The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-11-13
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

DOAID Of lSUhSs
The Board Of Supervisors met yesterday at A p. NJ,
pursuant to adjournment his Honor the Mayor in the
chair.
sundry petitions for correction Of were received
and with few minor bills Of public interest referred
to their appropriate committees.
COPYING IN THE COMMON PLEAS COURT.
communication received from the Comptroller
in 70 resolution of inquiry to the amounts
paid from the city treasury since May 1854 for alleged
services for copying papers in the Office of the
Court of Common Pleas. With the communication was
mited list OF the OF those to whom the
ments in question had been made with specification of
the work performed and the amounts respectively paid
varying from $50 to $175. The communication was
dered on file.
PERSONAL TAXES.
The Committee on Annual Taxes, to whom refer
red the report of the Receiver Of Taxes laid before the
board the 2sh of October last presented this report
in which they expressed approval Of the proposition Of
the Receiver print the furnished
and offered for adoption resolution to that effect d.
rectng that such detailed statement Of unpaid personal
taxes be published in the newspapers Of the city.
lengthy discussion ensued.
Supervisor moved the acceptance Of the report
and adoption Of the resolution.
Recorder said he hoped the resolution would not
be adopted s effect would he TO blazon forth to the
unable to pay their taxes whose credit would thus be
unnecessarily impaired in some cases perhaps 70 most
serious degree. II not improbable many might tenn
poray be unable to pay even their personal BUT
as was we'll known there often private conditions,
II were, in the monetary affairs OF q man In
which the smallest payments were Of the utmost
The publication Of the statements called
for by the resolution they had no right to make Legal
facilities afforded for all requisite researches touch
ing the payment receipt Of al public monies The
present publication he added would be, moreover,
beous He cited the fact that not long since re
search, at great expense was instituted OF Judgments
against individuals indebted to the city, with view to
their publication. Upon consulting counsel was DIS
that make the proposed publication would be
ltelous, and the same WAS accordingly abandoned:
While publication necessary to aid In carrying out
the law might be justihabe, but to coerce the pay
OF by such was altogether wrong
Necessary where there denquences to adopt this
supervisor Ely said he was sensitive Of proclaim
ng 10 the world the OF individuals not having paid
Constituted and legal obligation He urged the adoption
OF the resolution the ground that II was due those who
bad occupied the position Of Receivers OF Taxes since the
organization Of that adjustment II had been alleged
that taxes had been paid that had been entered
upon the books of the Receivers should all the Receivers
BEAR the gnominy Of such ntimations The publ
proposed would show who had paid and to whom pay
nsn,s had been made The bureau would In his view,
exhibit itself to exonerate from all suspicion AZ to
It's being hbeous he could not see how could BE- The
/ originals from which the publication was to be made
| accessible every citizen BY law to examine
whenever he chose Instead ola libel thousands would
Be glad 70 know of payments thus due b them o. which
amend the resolution by including all taxes unremtted
Mayor wooD stated that the statements In question furn
hed by the present Receiver Of Taxes called for by
himself and Tor purposes he deemed Of great importance
After explaining the difference in the Law regulating the
collection OF personal taxes and taxes upon real estate
he stated that In the collection Of the former there was
apparent gross negligence. II impossible TO tell
whether for the past years there had any pay
mept Of personal areshe books had not been balanced
during this time lie was opposed TO it's continuing so
| ad tnfniam The Receiver Of Taxes said there
ss00 GOO OF personal taxes due the city. Some OF
i this might be collected, and where Il could not
be collected II could be made charge against the State
and thus be virtually much money In the City Urea
sury. L was furthermore hi dut! e see tha the