The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-04-26
THE NEW ASSESSMENT BILL.

ABoLJTIos OF THE WARD ASSESSORS, AND BOARD
OF TwEL'E DEPUTY TAN, COMMISSIONERS TO TAKE
THEIR PLAcE--How ASSESSMENTS ARE TO BIZ MADE
HEREAFTER
One Of the last acts the State legislature pass
law recognizing that department Of the city government
which relates TO assessing the value OF real and personal
estate. The ward have been leglated ont vi
existence and i'll their stead board OF twelve deputy tax
commissioners has been instituted The object OF this bill
To eqnaze The valuation OF property throughout the city
Under thu law Just abolished some strange anomalies
presented by the tax rolls house side Of the
street would be valued 81 000 while precisely simhr
description of house the other side Of the street
timated as being worth $l2 600 oil owing the varying
Judgment Of The ward assessors The new law provides
remedy for this discrepancy In future Again IL u notorious
that the valuation of property this city far low each
ASSESSOR 10 curry favor with his constituents putting the
value of the property in his ward the lowesthgu
Is promised that the law will rectify all this The
following v synoTe's OF its principal provisions
SC. The three Tax Commissioners now IN power 70
hold ofice until the first Monday in July 1859.
Sec. e. The Board Of Supervisors TO appoint the Tax
Commissioner when their term OF Office exsre4-their
salary 70 be ~ 500 per anpnm each. I .. 3D. ..
Sec. g. The Bureau Of Assess ments ia the Street Com
misioners office Is abolished and also the present ward
Assessors ...
Secs and provide for the appointment. twelve
puties by the Tax Commissioners, who aso
them At any time they tit The salary OF the deputies
to % Sy e the S peu O s
To ali the property in the several districts that may
be assigned 70 them for that purpose by said Commits
sioners, and shall furnish to them under each such de-
tailed statement Of all such property that said deputies
have examined each and every house, building lot, pier
or other assessabe property, giving the street and ward
map number vi such real estate embraced within SAID dis
Giets together with the Of the or occupant
if known also, In their Judgment the sum for which such
property under ordinary circumstances would SELL with
such other Information detail relative To personal pro
perry, otherwise the said COMMISSIONERS may from
time 10 time require snch deputies shall Commence 10
real and personal estate the first Monday OF Sep
TENDER in each and every year.
Sec T. The books 10 be kept open for public inpoc
tion. ela Iet g.
secs Sand Provide FOR the appointment of such clerks
necessary; Also City Surveyor, with salary
exceeding 81 900.
Sec 10 The assessment rolls 10 be kept open from the
second Monday in January TO the ls OF May for correction
secs H. IL and H. Provide for the correction Of mis-
taken aud for the equalization OF the city
ton.
Fees IA and i5 Provide that the rolls shall
be harsd over 70 the Supervisors by The first Monday IN
Sec l6. Stricken out a.
Sec AZ. whenever any permit shall be granted by the
prorer or of the city government for the erection OF
ang bnid,nS pier or hakhead within said city. copy q
Commissioners Of Taxes and Assessments.
Sec. IS All assessments directed by ordinance OF the
Common Council OF the city OF New York shall be made
in ACCORDANCE with existing laws, by the persons &C,
lcced and designated deputies The said Commissioners,
with any Of said deputies shall together form Board
aud select President, who shall give all notice. now rc
quired by law 70 be given by Assessors, tho Chairman
thereof for assessments directed by corporation
dnanccs, and all objections shall be heard before said
Board until the LIST day of January, 1859, tho persons
office, known tho Assessors of the Street Depart
ment, shall be designated by said Commissioners their
shall exercise the powers perform the duties and receive
the compensation provided by law before the passage
&c this act but az the expiration 81 the said term the de
pues designated for snch duties shall receive an annual
salary, as provided for IN section Eve of his act
Sec. 10 The said Commissioners and their DEPUTIES %
be sgnatod Aforesaid, shall make the estimates and
assessments required by law for building wells. erecting
pumps pitching paving, and rersing streets construct
ing sewers, fencing lot, and filing public slp any
other Improvement directed by ordinances Of Common
Council
See. 20 Provides that due notice shall be given Tues
day IN Tie Corporation newspapers ct the action taken on
matters mentioned In the preceding section
Sec "a The Commissioners shall describe IN Tho
merit LIST the several houses and lots eset by the
known street numbers aud the ward naP Numbers and
shall also stae therein the of the rcr
and occupant occupants thereof respectively In making
their asscssment the Comms soncrs shall Ia
upon house or lot, upon lind, whether improved
unlmprovsd moro than third tho value, lived BY
hon tho annual record Of for taxes lat
confirmed by the Board OF SUPERVISOR
sec ~ They shall enter In books 80 be provided for
Da purpose, full and complete record IN detail 81 all the
msBis confirmed by the supreme Court by tins
Common Council which shall AZ all convenient TINES DO
oIen % public inspection.
Sec % All the POWERS and duie5 now pos csed by the
Street tommssonsr 81 tho cty o. New York. ~ bis
department. IN regard 20 making and I-rfenung
Dent shall devOly. upon The Commissioner q nvcs and
Asses mcnts.
Sec "a ccrtiorar review and correct thc merits
any decision action II thc said Commissioners under
sscon IL or Is of this act, shall be allowed by the S
trcnc Court. any Judge th.re directed 10 tho add
Commissioners the PETITION of the party acgeve, and
shall With the return, o heard and decided Forthwith 10y
said Court IN preference " all oer matters, actions
proceedings.
The ooi e. 80 into eject Immediately.