New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-02-20
TIE NETWORK TAN BILL.
MEETING OF TAXPAYERS AND PETITIONS TO

LEGISLATURE.
As all matters relating to the annual taxation in the
City Of Newiork of deep interest to the citizens
the following account of meetings held on the lih
and 9Th inst with the memorial and petition to which
they CAV. rise ard which have been forwarded TO
Judge Foot for presentation to the Assembly wiz re-
ccye the attention and consideration OF the public:
OFFICIAL ACCOUNT OF THE MEETING.
At meeting of tax payers held at the Insurance
Buildings. corner of Wall and William streets. New
York on Thursday Feb. H. for the purpose OF adopt
inc measures 10 piocure reduction in the amount of
the annual tax sought TO be- authorized by the bill
entitled An act to enable the Supervisors Of the City
and County Of New ork to raise money BY tax now
pending in the House of Assembly, William III. Macy.
esq. was called to the chair, and Robert Oracle, esq.
was appointed Secretary.
ON motion OF J. De Peyster Ogden. esq, il was
Rerd That Committee Of Ten be appointed by the chair
address emor to the legislature Of the state asking
the stponment Of Select Committee TO be composed Of
examine into the item. Of said BILL reduce The
Of taxes aud that said COMMITTEE nave I~si 70
ReorS That tie Committee OF Citizens the City of
N the premises may be in their power.
On motion of William b. Crosby, esq., i was
Re,orsd Tha, when this meeting adjourn adjourn to meet
on tomorrow. Friday Feb IS, at p m. at this place.
The meeting adjourned.
At meeting held pursuant to adjournment, the
Chair announced the following Committee oil ten, In
accordance with Mr.. Ogden's resolution adopted yes
terday: j. +. Cooley, William b. Crosby, Peletiah
PERT. James Harper, Caleb o. Halsted j. DE Pegs
tor Ogden Geo W. Blunt +. :. Lsthrop, II. NJ.
Schefiein, X. {. Root.
ON motion OF John ID. Jones, esq, the meeting ad-
ROBERT 70 GSAcrr secy WM H. MACY, Chairman
MEMORIAL OF THE COMMITTEE Of TEN.
To tie Honorable the legislature Sci
The undersigned, a Committee appointed AT meet
np of tax PAYERS of the City of New York have long
perceived with regret, not unaccompanied by alarm
the great annual increase IN the amount OF taxes
,rcittts rara hay with
giyirgs that improyident appropriations, under the
various leads Of expenditure may have taken place
either for the want of proper supervision, or possibly
from lax administration on the part of those
immediately concerned. The undersigned are
seriously apprehensive that due regard to
wise economy has not prevailed IN the
management OF this important department OF
the City Government; and they accordingly fear
that increased outlay instead of judcious retrench
ment NAV continue to be the order Of the day. They,
therefore think that the time has arrived for strenu-
ous effort to be made in order to apply remedy tor
thi, serious and growing evil,
The undersigned accordingly beg leave respectfully
to ak the Legislature to appoint Special COMMITTEE,
composed of Representatives as well from the CITY a.
from the State at large whose duty II shall be to IN
quire into the subject of City taxes in all its details
with power 20 send for persons and papers
Signed by the Commttee.)
PETITION OF TIE TAX PAYERS.
The undersigned, citizens of the City oil New DIRK,
most respectfully take leave to call the attention OF
your honorable body to the bill entitled An Act to
:: nable the Supervisors of the City and County of
New York to raise money by tax, recently reported
in the House Of Assembly and laid upon the table;
and to the very large amount Of tax which it seeks to
impose and ark that this bill may be referred to
Select Committee of two Members from the City Of
New.York, and three Members from other parts Of the
State; and that said Committee examine into the items
which make up the several tox-suns named in the
bill; and that to enable them to make such examlna
ticn, the Committee be authorized to send for per-
sons end papers.
And your memoralists further ask that the amount
of said uxcs may be reduced that the rate of taxa
ton, now so Increasingly large, may be- diminished;
that all unnecessary items may be stricken out, aud
that restriction may be put upon the needless expend-
iture Of the public money.
slgned-Wm b. Crosby George Grswold, VIM n Macy
John d. Jorts r. c. Root John e. Beekman, Wm. =. Beck
ma n, John r. Seaman. James N. Brown, Samuel Nicholson
Robert Goodhue Brown, John C. Green, r. Pert
Lanes T. De Pewter, WIN. b. Aston James Brown, u. A
Worth W Blackstone Caleb o. Halsted Spoaord Tleston
Co r. Strong Stephen Whitney. Jas. Donaldson J. j.
Palmer Peter Lonllard Benz. L. swan Jo.eph sampson
MN ~ Dodge Estate Of Arson O. Phelps by James stokes
ELEPHANT Sen, r. j. 1horne. r. B saterthwsits, Josiah
Macy John H. Lyme samuel Drske Smith, David Levitt A.
p Hslsey, a. B. Nelson Atwood Walter Frederick Dem
ing John C. Delprst, Dennistoun Wood Co, A. g. Stout
II. Hendricks