New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-02-22

In connection with the Real Estate Ledger Which is
PREPARING, Mr.. John j. Serrell Is preparing Index
Maps Of the wboe real estate and migrated Itnds
uncer water OF the East and North Rivers, belonging
TO the CORPORATION, 60 a. TO show It's loo son Oh the
streets or avenues and is proposed to aix mum
Der to each parcel, which will designate II on the
Real Estate LedS er, where an account IA 10 De Kept
of the cost snd source OF title Of each parcel as also
the ward and se et Dumbers for the purpose OF a.
certainir how it may be affected by taxes or a.sess
nents and manner in which the same is occupied.
The premises occupied and used by the various
Depsrfme Dts Of the City Government are scattered
through the various wards, and have become 50 nu
n erous that il has become indis penssbe 70 have
resoy reference by sd Index Map ADD a Real Estate
Ledger which shall give the precise location OF the
pre- 1ises the uses 10 which they are spped and tue
terms by which the City holds them. Although II
" IA REQUIRE some labor and considerable expense TO
complete the maps and books before alluded TO, yet
il il believed that the proper execution OF the pan
will siord facilities which will save the labor ana cost
in every yeAr after its completion.
1b. Chief Engineer Of the Fire Deaartment has
furnished statement Of the cost OF the apparatus
now In ufe by ths, Department. lSee No. y Inc
total yalue is SOP PIG 10.
R,yIsrE FRoN PIERS AND DEDUCTIONS FROM THE
NOMINAL Rents.
Tho seductiors on account of Pier rents are very
large and increle with the addition 10 this descrp-
ton of property. Ii was stated 10 the last Annual
Repor page 80 that the net proceeds of rent on this
n.rbabie property for 1853 less than three per
=. ut on the estimated value OF s., % 600.
The sun collected for Pier rent during the present
wear ................-...sl 91,loO
The cum reed in 1885, Repor. Of last year. l27 900
lncresrt. -
ExpeI ed for pairs by Sup't. e27 755
EXPENDED by i.s:ees and al
lowed on reni............. 1899 56-s3O9s7 30
Deouct this cum from el55 i65 and it leaves a. tho
bet prooeecs Of revenue, after paying for eP:irs,
sl24l77 a., which il s3il77 "a more than the net
proceed. OF the preceding year. New piers have
been added but other pi-is have been converted ~
f.rry purposes ard Otherwise occupied.
Tier. Il another view Of this sublsc' when Is no'
.rcours to the tsx payers All the revenues coli
l.ci.d from piers aid clips are paid to the SINKING
Fuuc While the means tor the construction oil ne"
doels The extension ard rebuilding OF old ones ana
the adj ual repairs Of all OF them are provided ~ o.
rect tsx-,on IL il that in lsjl oan OF s9ooOoo
vas author red and this sum wH borrowed IN leol
and lss2 but the sun thus b0rro red with Interest on
II il PAYABLE from taxation al the rate of ~ wv al
uuslly until the whole sun is paid.
The following table shows the amount PAD oy Taxa
ton for the uc,ion and repairing OF docks IRON
lssO 70 i-J4 with the gross cum received ia esce Of
tbose wears for r.n: Of piers and slips and the DINER
Gee between the sum. expended and the revenue re-
c..ved IN esch year: - n.s....
Docss. =, 80. :, -.