New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-10-11
MAYOR TIEM.ANN AGAIN.



Sn.: "A Ta1-Payer" again makes his appearance
in your columns this morning, admitting the cor
rectnes. of nv suppositon that he is one Of those IN
ter,st.d in the West Washington Narke, preston.
1t will be Do fault Of ulire II a Taxpayer j,
allowed to manufacture capital for that ci.a by heap
ing abuse upon and manufacturing falsehoois agaIs:
cur Mayor
Islall no, row. rs dil not before, "evsie," or
ATTEMPT 10 "eyade" the "main point Of a Tax
Payers' structures" neither shall aitenp, to
weaken the force Of hi. "erideaoe he IS pleased
TO term his assertors-by calling attention TO his mo-
tiyes: they are now too apparent 10 b. mistaken
reperusal bv MIN of mine OF the 10th Will satisfy nm
THAI there is assertion Of his eit unconuadie'ed oy
me.
If" TAXPAYER is not one who would knowingly
circulate" slanderous nuendoe. and absolute ialse-
hoods" ar not " Interested IN the attempt 70
" fch from tie City large and valuable portion
her estate to wit, West Washington MarSet-sucG
an inference might easily have been avoided by puo-
fishing hi- letter under his own name.
He should have known that honest men with upright
intentions never charge another under an anonymous
signature with drunkenness iucompetency ard crme
did not attack traduce AMI m!srepresent; my reply
was defense. Whether Another | AK fayeI - d
Deputy Clerk OF attHche even OF the Mayor phte,
is inna,erial He Is not informed whether tue Mayors
official eGuanimlty was or was not disturbed by
IaxPayers assertions: but if an uuquaued denalo OF
those statements il evidence OF their truth, lax,
Payer is welcome ~ his opinion, and aPprehehd
the same judgement will be awarded that opinion by
the public as viii be the assertion that the Mayor has
involved the City IN a sum of 100000 by admitting
that she has received rents from property winch nc
firmly believes belongs to, and his duty requires nm
70 protect her in, vail lawful means.
1he Counsel 10 the Corporation dsd rd'hts those
associated with him in the defense ofthe Citys rights
Upon his requisiIion they were paid ont OF funds 81
the city, warrant drawn by the C9ntrvHer' ana
signed by the Mayor. thy vere not e'nRoysi or Pam
Ig he Mgvor. "A Taxpayers explanation that
the Judiciary Committee of the Senate refused tore
port resolution instructiug the AttoIneyEen al 10
bring suit to recover the West Washington Market
property, because hey Tcre cohrHeed nat he ne 81
Il tie S,de already perfect, Is mover esamusing
Ii is commonly supposed that when person IS un-
lawfully in the possession OF vaIuaoie properly nom
which large rents being received the lawful owner
viii not stand idly by and permit him to receive those
rents without either forbdding the payment or taking
steps to disposscss the squatter that it would
lie Standardization TO assert his title because he
khtE 10 te perfect is suggestion eminenlly worthy
of "A Tax-Payer.
The judiciary Committee had no such notion; and
know that they satisfied the State had no good
grounds for such suit despite the opinions OF the
Controller and advice of the Harbor Commissioners
again assert that the Mayor has no dOah OF the
title Of the city, Rcrer expressed himself " darersey 10
a." and is sustained, notwithstanding the opinion OF
Judge Davies to the contrary by the dtSt urlst OF
this city and State"
Ii s true that Judge Davies says in his opinion that
the chief officer of tue city meaning the Mayor IS o.
tie opinion the Corporation have no title to these
premises; but il is equally true that such assertion IL
made upon the affidavit of an apparently Interested
party, and has been emptaiicaHy deq'ed Pie Mayor
The question Of title not raised, discussed or
alluded to by the Counsel for the city on the motion
heard by Judge Davies that motion being simply for
tie appointment Of Receiver. The opinion, there
fore j. the voluntary deturl OF Mr.. Davies, and not
the decision of Judge
"concuiredin' as is alleged, by his two assocates
that will be, doubt not, critically and ably done at
the proper time. And Iupprehend "A TaxPayer
will then find that the Of Fu1nan in 9Th Slniords
S. G. Reports $50 confidently relied upon) rs wen as
oier lars not referred 10, will be shown to establish
udiciay the right and title OF the Corporation to that
property -
,uryest careful study Of tue of Gould agt. The
Hudson River Railroad e Selden, 52 to SEE 1t they
can find that case any doctrine when allows tue
people Of the State or former sovereign, TIer
HAVING granted 10 the Of the acon upland the
so under alter in front Of their lands with the rights OF
wharfage and craneage in front thereof accompanied
10y the right to fill in and make up the same to the eI,
tent even beyond such grant; Also the f theT fgut
to erect piers and slips in front OF such filing as far
into the water such grantee may elect also, 70 MI
ND with wholesome earth or other solid filling such
public slips ut such times aud IN such manner az they
may deem proper; to claim the ownership OF such
lands after they filed in by such grantees aud thus
cut him off from his water 'front.' aud from his rights 10
the wharfage and crureage granted .
CHAD "a TaxPayer' informed me OF the rdpe OF
his little place when it was taxed for s6O and it,
rdlue now when taxed FOR 500, could have judged
whether such increased taxation, for which Ibis hard
A" won earnings" TAKEN was chargeable ID the
ipcrea I'd value or the "dnner ut the Metropolitan.
IL is untrue that Mayor Tenants property is beue
fitted by working the Eleventh avenue-there being
already opened in front o 1t good country road or
that lie had anything to do VITA getting this appropri.
alton II is generally supposed that the opening OF
city avenues and streets near little plnces enhances
the value of these llttle,' well great, places
and that the assessments laid commensurate with
such bort FITS and | doubt not "a Tax-payers'
little place has been so increased in value by such
openings as to warrant the increase Ia his taxes.
Ii il be "toOsh uudguited" 10 endeavor %
protect the community against the acts VI q lawess
mob, who in the dead of night apply the lncendiary
tor IA TO dwellings covering the sick and feeble, and to
bring the perpetrators to justices and II be equally
urdignied and foolish To seek TO shelter those house
les. sick ard feeble Strangers 10 try and uphold tue
laws. and keep from midst disease and pestlience
then is the Mayor guilty Of "A Tax Payers charge
To my mind, the energy and support given by him 70
the Commissioners of Emigration, will endear him IN
the estimation Of all lsw-aJidag cHi.ens, and cause
those who did not know him TO respect and those who
did 10 esteem him the more. The malice aud "mur-
nuns Of discomfort" Of disappointed ard bafted
"Tax.Payer," will not njure in him the opinion o.
"a generous and confding community, or r,,noye
the impression that "A Taxpayer fdded while the
Quarantine burned.
"A Taxpayer" may elaborate bis schedule TO
his utmost extent, bat opine such elaboration viii
not convince the people of this city, that the State
have q perfeet tile 10 West Washington Hdrhel, Or
that they twill be implicated" for at least sS'o,Voo
% <~'''-''' ANOTHER TAXPAYER
stte Yoi SEPT. 20, la5a.