New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-02-22
ro,,1-sa5-so2 "a 295 40. .

Total ss5sO2 ga 295 900 29j GO
Immediate, folloaisg the general tables, showing
the recspts ana expenditures account OF tue SINK
ING Funds are detailed statements, Numbered from
No IS TO No. 81, inclusive
TAXATIOs FOR The SUPPORT OF The sIAIL COW hN'
MEST.
In le46. after provision msde in the Constltu-
ton 10 pav the Canal debt from the revenues OF the
public works and TO furnish annually n1ed cum Tor
be .u oport Of the Government oil the Slste, u was
cotfceitly Anticipated that the annual TAX OF one
fourih of mil would not be increased lhis reason
able anticipation, however, has been disappointed
Al the extra session Of the Legislature, III jay s'1
an act was passed chapter t5l which has the follow
ing title VIZ: IAN act TO provide means TO pay Stale
debts and 10 support the Government for the hscAl
"xe.r commencing October |, ls53, and for other
" purposes passed July q, 1883 ~
1ba first section of this act provides that IN alduon
TO the then eXstiI annual State tax OF oDeourh oi
mill there .hould be imposed for the fiscal year com
uenciDg Oct. l. 1883 three quarters OF mill, and Tor
the fscal year commencing Oct. J. 1894, one haii OF
mill on each dollar Of the valuation OF The real ana per-
sopsl property taxable the State vi The sums to be
raised u1de this law 5000 600 were applied 10 the
pawn ent of canal debts and the balance OF the tax 10
he retained for the use of the general fund Of the
State. - ,
COPY Of this law did not reach this City until the
Superylsors had confirmed the Tax Books OF l-oj
which embraced only the State tax of one fourth OF
MIL equal TO about 600 O00 As the three quarters
Of mil TO be added by the Act of l-53 could only be
To-
Assessors the additional sum was borrowed IN antic-
patton of the levy in July 1884, and paid into the
State Treasury several months before The TAX rolls
were confirmed In this way the Mi-tax required Tor
the fscol year CONNIE acDg October l, 1888, was as
sessed on the tax payers in the proportion OF about
on.. fourth in ls53, and ,bree-fourths in 1854
A MILtax seems to be very trifiing burden but
with opr EXPANDED tax roll Multax claims very
zion. I'D, ration II amounted on the valuation
NJ 1873 70 the sum Of Sil3 o3l 4J. Tue aggregate
yalua non Of The property OF the ~hoe STATE "a loo'
wa. sl Ice 1896 23G and the gross amount OF tax on
the who lie State, 81 l6s 335 49, Tins Clty, therefore,
nsxs fraction more than one-third OF the entire Null
tsx of the State .,,....
tax OF " for two Year, and the second levy Is one
half of a mill 70 be added TO tne-Ourth OF hiil
which il continued under the Act OF lsi2. Inc rate
Of Saetox TO be levied in 1889 Will be three-fourths
of one mill Oh valuation Of tit2, ,JOO equAi 10
S346 677. ,s. :;
the means of supporting the Government OF 600
on the let OF October, 1885, Notwithstanding an sVai
Able revenue Of $780, 600 claimed from ts1ston.
How ID en- is the State TO get along without rene~ng
ths Mtaxl This will require, on the PreseLt vaua'
ton s462 900 TO be raised for the State treasury
But while we must bear our proportion OF an equal
tax what apology be made Tor adulng 10 'his Sc
we're burden an unequal TAX, uhd ID" VI tue ''e'
ts,abi.hirg rule which does not permit the super
;ntendeut TO make an equal and just superintendent
This is the case with the la passed IN l-9,
fax of 900 coo for the support Of Free SCHOOLS 10 Tue
State a large ADDITION 10 our own
School tax, amounting 10 eoou' niui'o" VI N
The inus,ce Of the general Free School Act, in its
on.r,tioi on this City fully set forth In tue Reports
from this Department IN leo? ana ieS, no ~ .uoS'
reports the Common Council is respectfully referred.
a memorial from the Common Council, setting iorIh
the in. quality OF this law might produce moiinca-
ton Of its oDerous PROVISIONS
In 1854 the County OF New ork vas caiea aPyIn,
nser the act of s5i 10 raise by tax and pay into the
Tsssu,v the sum Of s237 Gle H. as Its p)rton OF the
state school tax of s-0o, 900; while the amount ap,
po,ioped 10 the City out OF the $500 Ooo mus raised
vas oply s95 CAS- 90. The sum OF sJ1 Oo' o. "as sp
portioued TO the City in addition to the above ou,
his ia oply the shsIe Of the County from 'ne 1onaa,
revenues Of the School Fund proper sed the ni'su
States Deposit Furd.
TOT AL AMOUNT OF IANEs PAID - as'f
A statement has been furnished by the Bureau fDr
the Collection Of Taxes which appended ana ma
No Sc:
Total amount Of tax received 10 Jan !, ...,oo a,
1855. 5000 't-''''' -
Tot,l amount OF tax returned t. Bureau ,., .,
of ARE -, a.,
Total 7. lived for Creton arresTs...... "a
To discount on Tax of 1885,. ......-.. - a.
Total an cunt Of interest received.....-. 49,, o.
Total amount OF remissions...- -'i0o'
Amount Of tex remaining III pald y an. l, -, :.
..............-.....-.- lf4o''Vf -
AGGREGATE VALUATION OF RIAL AM
EsrArK.
n. ,.h,. M 40 ,nor. the valuation OF Real and
Personal Estate in the several Wares Tor Ieo' anu
1854: 49,, &c, ga "a
Total value Of Real Ests'e. $3.50 81 tSs ~
Total value of Personal Ests,e. l5li7-I 0'' -
Total of Real aud Personal Estate. si62 go, ~ -
The amount OF tax levied I'D ls5i...- 81 si9,1So "
TAXES ON INCORPORATED cOnPASIEs' -,
Statement No 40 gives let Of the names OF u,
several incorporated Companies ia The CHy ~!
County Of Nes York, deriving az income IRON toe.
capital sbowipg slso the amount OF res' a'u 81
,obsl property and the amount of tax s.s ss'
on each Company. The total results are as i'A'0'''
viz: 49, 49, ,oa A.
Total smount of Persons Estate. 20, 80 40
Total amount OF Real E,tste. oo-''
IT,, ,..;o, ESQ 20 sal Al
Total 81 cunt Of tax LEVIED in ls54---- : % 20
TIE SARKEIs AND TIE xsRkEI FHof ~ =.
In May lasi, In compliance with res"a 'ou - -
Board Of Aldtrmen very full report "a
in regard 10 the history, management a1d -
pe,s Of the market property and 4 aochse' a-,It
fceIty believed that the revenues OF ne ~ .sfa
b. decidedly increased, sd tn eon1i'i'l - tn
te.s Of tire markets greatly improved, ~ 5s,o ras
whole Of them at public suction, snh
rhsle nshsgtnert Of them IN he Dan'e -