New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-10-08

il makes total amount Of arre.rs taxes on the ist
of July. 1853. equal to 3, CS2.l6i -.
The statement shows the amount u arrears
returned for each year from 1871 70 1857. and the
smount collected by Augustus Purdy for each ofthoes
years.
The delinquency account Of non-re.isnts is only
small portion Of the 81 personal taxes unsoI-
l,e,ed an unc llectable. The preceding statement II
tie Receiver OF Taxes shows that the total amount Of
arrraraers Of personal taxes including those Vi
residents Amounts to the large snm oi % no 80,
If this sum the Receiver OF Taxes considers II prob
able that net than one-,hird VIII ever De
showing that sum exceeding 81 Ooo, 900 is probsolys
desd less to the city.
T. e statements contained In No. % were prepared
hy J. {. PiECkuey from the books Kept by him.
Appende To the zane document l. n sistemeN show
ing the smoun OF Gncueced tor the years IRON
ioo 10 4, inclusive prime pay personal tax, snd Is
supposed to be urcorectable The total amount tor
these years is go rs To-
statement No. II show, the total amount of the tax
levy IN each year from 1850 10 1858 both Inclusive,
ana also the total amount o arcarages If tax real
ard PEI orsl estate uneoec,cd on the Isl of Juse sub
sequen, 10 the year IN which the levy Was inside. Il
vii be by this statement that the tax lew has
nores sed om So O. ia Is in $50 10 - OIL 09l 81
in 1853 and that the unpaid at the end of about
twelve months after the levy haVe increased from
f.W.?li - in 1871 10 <lOll,Y6' ~ in lSS
Lar Err,gses Of ~ Corporation
The sums paid from the Treasury for law expenses
for the twelve months preceding the 1T OF july 1874
have been very large. Toe following sums have been
paid Tor the object named in connection VITA each
amount, viz;
For expenses incurred BY Mayor wood......"<ie'e
For aw expenses incurred By tie PVce Conus.ouer lsx
For sw expenses incurred BY d. D. Conoser....... 1880
Tatsl.......................... s@,sS
The Appropriation Of $40 600 to pay the expenses
incurred nv Mayor Wool connection with the itiga-
ton in regard to the Metropolitan Police law, &C., was
included in the ordinance Of the Common Council in
the Tax law of 1873, being OF the items in tina, law
Of tie arresrageS of lso'.
After providing in the Tax law for the payment Of
As rs % for the salaries %. ID. d. tonONer and his
employees in the Street Department, that law provides
for the pawn ent of the law expenses of Mr.. Conoves
AID the Police Commissioners A. given IN the follow
ing sections of the Tax law, VIZ:
Ard further II $3.50 toward desyins the
incurred by said Couos,r in various proceedings ct
The Controller OF d city .han dr'y h III f.,O.of
laid pay himself each Of all his -ubcrdus'es for
s,a' upon the certificate SAID tonos, OF the time
aud employment by himself aud cscn os his cnposce. rh"
Controller l $50 draw his warrant n favor Of 'eid Cono,er
ior the further s,San iubursc bm Tor legal
pen. incurred hc various proceedings at law sus out OF
ard also he iuTbcr rn OF +l6 50 Sy ,sx on the e.,,es
real snd Icrola subject 20 taxation according 70 law within
county and BE- collected according law.
No,r, 81 p,. ~, the Mrtrorosn poee IL vsri as prosed
ina. the t. be- dbur.cd upon the order and
r., eipt Treasurer OF the said Board Of Police"
The Controller did not include in his estimate any
portion If the above sum of SiO.SO, nor did the
Counsel to the Corporation certify the law expenses in
any of the three above referred TO. Payment
was made in these The authority of the
eral sections in the Tax Law, stated above.
The names OF the several persons 10 whom the
amount allowed in the preceding section for the ex-
p,nses incurred by Mr. Conover are given at page IS
Of the Auditor report for the quarter ending june 30.
SlS and the names of the several persons who re-
ceived the amounts on account OF sw expenses of the
Police Con missloncrs.
The amount paid account Of law expenses for
the twelve months preceding the lst of july 1885, on
the certificate Of the Counsel to ,he Corporation is As
follows. VIZ:
FROM July 20 December 81, l2p7........ $3.50 90
From January e. june 81 lao3.......... Boil 10