New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-07-14
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

FRIDAY, July 13.-Tbe Recorder Ia the chair.
Reports.--In favor of raising by tax the sum of
$4,000 for the Commissioners Of Records. Adopted
In favor of paying bill of 9th Regiment for expenses
OH 18th March Isl. Patricks Day. The report states
that said Regiment ordered out by the Mayor
were likewise the eth, sth and other Regiments for
the purpose of preserving the peace of the City aud
County ainst any attempts at its disturbance which
" were aDticpGted'-he having deemed II necessary
to take the course should the civil force not be su
cient The present bill is SOL Ordered paid In favor
ofpaying X. h. Connolly County Clerk, 1919 90, for
making lists ofJurors, attending drawings do &C., for
six months ending June 30. Adopted.
RAISING Salary Of Judges.-After some unsuc-
cessful motions 10 postpone this subject to different
days which were lost, to 9, the Board finally de-
cided TO postpone it to the second Monday in Sepem
Der.
RcpOrts-Tn favor of paving bills Of Coroners for
quarter ending June 80 amounting to s5,764 62l also
the of s4O5 for pos;-moltem examinations. Adopt
ed In favor OF paying Sheriff Orer $501 so for re-
turn and conveyance OF prisoners and 1903 20 for
serving notices of Jurors being 81 i0i 70 for quarter
ending June 3d. In favor of paying bill OF Asa L.
Harris S7l 90, expenses in bringing two prisoners
from Buffalo; John Duplon and James barrow,
$7i 20 expenses In gong To Newport and bringing TO
New-YoIk James Mitchell charged with murder Of
his WIFE VIM. g. Elder $l7 ~, expenses in ding to
Albany in search of Thomas Toomey, charged with
larceny. All adopted. In favor Of disallowIg bill of
c. 4 Walters errand boy to City Judge. Adopted.
In favor of correcting tax Of A. Belmont aud others
X. ThOrne $ll3 Is, for services 10 going 10 Pam0s in
bark Grepeshot in pur-ult of Lewis Baker. Adopted.
Ss7 s5 bill Of Thomas X. Barton, Policeman, expenses
incurred In arrest of LeayenwOrth and Breckenridge
ADOPTED. S37 O., to officer Thos Sampson for con
yeying prisoner TO Boston. Adopted. One or two
other small bills ordered to be paid and some pc
ttons, afdayits MS to Communication, &C., referred.
Remission Communication Of Idres to Corpora
tioRs.-1he Committee on Annual Taxes. to which
referred the subject of Remission and Commutetlon OF
Annual Taxes, under the law ofJuly, 1853, to incor
porated companies made report, III which they
spoke of the law partial and ust, absOlylng the
capital of corporations from taxes when it fails TO real
ize income at the time the capital of indyld
uas assessed whether profit derived from II or not
They find the statute, however, land have taken the
advice Of the Counsel TO the Cooperation on the sub
ject TO lie imperative the point the rule being that
where there has been income but not over certain
percentage named to commute, but where there have
been 10 profits, to strike the assessment from the
sesement rolls altogether. The Committee offered,
consequently, for adoption he following resolutions
R9ired That the oSng interpretations be allowed TO COM
their respective names being heir net profit or clear income
curing preceding year: san Muna Insurance Co sOo
Atlantic Bank s6ei \. \. India Rubber Co. sloooj N T.
BAfLce Book Co $500
rods having been in receipt during the reeed
s of any ne. Pohs or clear income whsteveT Union
tua Ins. Co. Aston Mutual ms Coz Aercante Mutual In
pies Ins Co United States Mail steamship Coz Third
Railroad Co. Sixth Railroad Co.; Southst Stage Co
Dry Docl GTand-st Bowery and South Ferry stage Co..
Kniekerbocker Life ms Co.. kneierboeker Ice Coz st.
Nicholas Fire las Co.
Motions were made to have the report laid upon the
table to be printed. The statute spoken of
of those rascally laws which pushed through the
legislature frequently for the especial benefit of par
ticular Companies and individuals and unjust 10 the
community. Under this rule a Company can place its
nominal capital at very large amount, while at the
san time its real capital is not perhaps onehird
one-quarter the amount; aud If they do not get GER
tain per centage on the whole, they commute on
their receipts instead of being taxed the value Of
their property. And reference had TO the Third
and Sixth-ay. Railroad Companies nomnally eleven
or twelve hundred thousand dollars but in fact not
over three or four hundred thousand and an inquiry
was made Of the Recorder lawyer, if in the eVent
Of the report being laid upon the table, whether Is
different Companies could not be compelled 20 s
their real capital The Recorder replied tn 81 tns Io
panies have made affidavit, agreesDiy 10 ~. H.
their condition and that il oil thar can 2e .t hH
this Board. II the statements OF any ~ 'ei ono'
he discovered AT any time to be false they Gun D pro-
CODED AGAINST for perjury but the afhdasii as now
s,srSs mnst govern the Board.
In oInostion 10 laying the report on the taOe was
"a ,ft are different companies now stand upon the
Cor ls55 according TO the valuation Of their
1870 and unless the amount is at once changed
n -. must be confirmed las the time IA at hand
hen the confirmation NUT take place. with the full
valuation and the county will have to pay on that
valuation its pro rata 10 the State.
The report was adopted-when the Board adjourned
Friday next.