New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-12-13
PUBLIC MEEZINGS
LIENS on REAL ESTATE.

The Committee on Ordinances Of the Board Of Al
dermen, Mr.. Ely, Chairman, met yesterday afternoon
AT tie Controllers Office to consider the matter OF
communication from the Controller in relation to the
Rmeau OF Arrears, which had been referred to them
The document under consideration introduced the sub
c Of liens upon real estate created by toe operations
Of he Municipal Government, and referred also Incl.
d.usly to the charges made recently by clerk 10 the
State Department sgaits the manner in which books
were kept in the Department of Finance. IL appears
from The comm unicstop that an act was passed in
lime 1853 the seventh section of which provided that
the Street Commissioner should, without delay make
10 The Clerk of Arrears separate return of all
remaining unpaid on every assessment, at the expira
,on If twelve months after the date of the entry of
such assessment and at The same time notify the Con-
troer of the aggregate amount OF arrars Of each
essment 90 returned. So far from this being done Mr..
Faee states that although three years have elapsed
since the passage of this act, the Controller has
been furnished with return IRON the Seet comnis'
sonpr of the sggrega'e amount charged by him to the
CLERK of Arrears the assessments In his hands pre-
yious TO Il passage of this act ard no return ha,
BEEN mao to The Controller Of the totals of the several
assessments since the passage OF the law.
In regard to some of the Difficult les and develop
ue1ts Arising from want of proper and authentic re-
turn. rom the Street Department the Controller says;
The Bureau Of Arrears before stated, partially
had been made In February March year
lien was reported on certain os @ 20
several In due time the owner o. the lot' pro
eue,d The soIs w. c.%Sb deputy "s
in year 1880 On making inquiries the Street Depart
uru aimed hat the of the deputy collector
Rad Ions been the Department and that the In
cumbent had ony continued an indulgence which h prede
ce,so had extended Mr. Campbell Then for the hst time,
The IL. OF arrears some parcels which bad been placed in
the bands the Collector several years before were returned
the Controller, TO enable him to commence
against the Collector shown IN the Proeeednss Of the Bosd
Of Aldermen Ms b. ~ sud the coscor 5a. since
about half this having been received by him
and paid TO the city, prosecution was commenced Out
the suit has not yet b. EN- closed
otter errors somewhat diferen, character have been
disclosed from time TO time which have emoarrssed the &C
ton of the Finance pstment 10 into effect the OBJ
vlous design OF the 10th section Of this act'
The sixteenth section alluded to, requires dupli-
cate account of moLeys collected TO be kept by the
Controller sbd that The receipt of the Clerk of Arrears
or his certificate countefsgned by the Controller shall
forever free any lot To- from all liens OF taxes or tor
tsXes with tie regular rents f Ccoton water ADDED
prcr TO the let of June then last past and for all assess
in.nts cue hr months or over prior TO the date OF
said receipt or certhcaie.
Mr.. Fsgg gives a number of memorands, disclosing
facts which 81 ow the Importance OF having accurate
returns duly authenticated which to base the acton
of the Bureau of An in regard to that branch
duty which may jeopart the claims OF the CorPo alton
for the reimbursement of moneys advanced from the
civ and hicb on the other hand may involve i1di-
viduals in the oss of their land litigation for their
rot.c ,ioD in cases where they have III due time and
in good faith paid all the claims of the city.
In conclusion. Mr.. Flsgg says
bas
in estate that the provision,
of section ard TO searches have not been carries
Of The have informed the ComPoer
that they inclined TO enforce compliance with the 10TH
,sfiop BY application the Court The law specific Ia
IL. terms and probably obligatory the Bureau and the u
papee Department without The action Of the Common Council
He prefers, how ever, that the Common Council
shouli pass an ordinance which he subnirsl remedy
iIg The defects he has pointed out
The ordn aDce follows, submitted by the Con:
troD,r being fully explained the Committee concluded
TO recon mend its adoption by the Board:
"sEcIIoS l. All bills Of assessments taxes and
REGULAR for CToton and tor redemption and all
certificates of the CLERK Of Arrears that no liens main on
uy lot which arch has been required shall be copied be-
fore delivery diary be kept tor that purpose which
coy after having been compared with the original BY the
Csik shall be signed respectively BY the CLERK
MAILING the search the Clerk Of and the Comptroller
SEc shall be five assisting clerks In the Bureau
Of Arrears who shall be appointed in the PROV led In
the Orh section of the amended charter Of l3e and shall
respectively he the First second Third Fourth and
Filth Clerks and shall perform such duties in the once
ssnsy be required by the Clerk VI Arrears or the Comptroller
and the the First and second Assistant CLERKS
shall be each twelve hundred dollars the Third and Fourth
Assistant Clerks each THOUSAND dollars and the fh As
.i.,snt Clerk eight hundred dollars per annum.
So much and such OF all ordinances heretofore
sdopted As are with the foregoing sections Of this
ordnance hereby repealed"