The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-01-10

Total expenditures over receipts ....... s6oo74 81
The above Is exclusive of the following items viz
Inspectors salaries travelling expenses Of the inspect
transportation Of conycis from place Of conviction to
the prisons and on account of the appropriation for
building &C. for insane convicts amounting 10 (see state
ment b s3s. Oc0 So
The aggregate re.eipts from al the prisons
the fiscal year ending September &c. 1857 exceed the
cepts the previous year s3olT o. and the expenses
for the last fiscal year exceed the expenses OF the proceed
ing year So 6gl ~.
The expenses Of the prisons for the last year have been
materially increased By the Increase of pay chapains,
physicians clerks and guards provided for by chapter
"a laws Of 1857 The Increased pay Of the guards the
principal item, and am ounts to $4,000 Annually.
STATIONERY.
Amour, of stationery hard oct l. 1856. 81 coz 81
Amount delivered TO public officers and clerks
Of the Senate aud Assembly 1902 90
Total. ........................s5lSs 90
Amount oCs on asi bas ;dc;,'is;;...'iiiSiii II II
Total. ..s5ise %
Table a. annexed to this report exhibits the cost Of
the stationery delivered to the clerks Of the Senate and
Assembly and to each Of the public officers during tne
fiscal year
CLERKS IN THE PUBLIC oFrIcKs
Table Co. annexed to this report, exhibits the names OF
the clerks employed in the public Offices Except those in
the Canal and Banking departments during the last fiscal
year with the amount paid and their present respective
salaries.
AUCTION DUTIES.
There has been received into the State treasury for
duties on sales at auction during the year ending septom
Der 80, 1857, 49,, go ~
ing the auction duties paid during the year the names Of
the persons paying the and the amount OF goods
sold by each suctoneer respectively.
IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS, CONTRADICTION oP ROADS,
BRIDGES,
Tie amount paid darlng the year (see statement b.
For Improvement Of ,662 q
Dor building bridges. :................... I'll ~
for construction Ct roads. $3.50 60
TAxEs.
In pursuance Of the provisions Of the entitled An
In relation 10 the collection of taxes lands of
residents, and e. provide for the sale Of such lands fcr
unpaid taxes, the counties where they assessed
passed April TO- 1850 sales had in the year 1862 for
the payment Of the tax OF the year 1850 in the year
1868 pay OF the Of the year 1850 and
the year 1854 FOR the payment Of the tax Of the
year ISL Tbs law repealed by the provisions Of
he ACT entitled An act IN relation 10 the collection of
lands Of nonresdens and to provide Cor the sale
OF such lands for unpaid taxes passed April H. 1885. In
order fuzzy TO perfect the record Of tax sales Ia this
Office. the Comptroller deems II advisable, and would
therefore recommend that law be passed requiring that
the sales books, with all tho papers and documents IN
OF The county reasurers by whom such sales were made
shall be transferred to this Office and that all the duties
pertaining to the County Judge and County Treasurer rea
10 the convey OF land sold Tor taxes be hereafter
devolved upon the Comptroller.
TAXATION STATE PROPERTY ~ un@ AND VILLAGES.
The Comptroller In his last report 10 the Legislature
commended that state property located in cities and vii
lagos should be exempt from taxation by way Of assess
that the Law should be amended protect the State
nom Ices without due notice Of the sale Of such property
pay No action the subject having been
been made during the year the property OF the
state the city Nev York tor improving streets 70
Of about ~ 600, the Comptroller has deemed
the subject ~ sufficient Importance " again bring 70 the
notice the legislature and with that view repeats tho
remarks made Ia his lsst report
Authority IL claimed by cities and villages 70 subject IN
ssments the properly of the state
Improvement and other purposes II the pro.
county purposes w9d seem that should also Be exempt
perry makes that the state should be protected
by amend nsn 81 the existing laws making y the duty 81
ocer notify the Comptroller % the character
and amount OF such with 70 the iquida
eT Or Y exempt nS ~ ~ ngs
Of this nature apparent from the fact that all notices in
such asstssmens published only in the news
Of the ciea and villages in which such property n
situated this almost invariably the notice Of those
duty would be 10 protect the interests Of the State
VARIATIONS RIAL AND PERSONAL ESTATE FoR 1887.
The aggregate amount valuations of real and personal
estate ", VIZ 49, - -
Real (asscssed) III Dol s29 90
Personal, assessed .......... 319,s9I loo 90
Corrected aggregate valuations. 81 1893, 800 713 90
The amount OF ~, mill tax viz IA mill for support of
government and mill for the enlargement aud com
The amount Of 4 mill school tax Is ... 1,07ios2 20
The amount of town tax is............ 2,25TT02 10
The amount OF county tax is........ s,eos o7s 50
The rate Of tax ON 81 valuation il 10 10th mills u~'
The increase Of the aggregate valustons OF real aud
personal estate, the year 1865, is 29i50I the in
crease Of aggregate taxation t23 29 49, and the in
crease OF tax on 81 valuation is ! $40 mills.
II appears that six counties the rate o tax 81 vau.
alton exceeds 10 mills, viz
Albany. .........".115 New York. ...........l5t
Kings ............1T3 Warren ...............10.9
And The averape rate In theec corntes being ~ 10 mills