New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-05-04
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On the days Of December i. viii the
nebts IS follows: .,o-o, 2,
Pee sT 1S5 81 ~
Dec 4ss Sc
On tho hiso G.y preceding the @ Of DecsuSr the
second addition per took effect equal two
cent?. the collections were IS follows s,,,o =.
Dec ~
Dec ,so,f ~
Total amount II. 18th Deo.mS. the oocotioa =.
December slsO45 90 December l7...... $685. II
tn. g S. sa Collected dunn; the three day;
December III GS December 5l..siol4l7 ls
In the S9fa frs: iTss day. Of January
January 81, q q January s7loe 81
i0''' amount RrmissIos OF TAXES IN 1851
Statement No IS shows RENTED in the year 1857 by
the Supervisors and the Common Council The total s
%''''N TAXES ON INCORPORATED COMPANIES.
Statement No shows the amount of assessed ncor
porsied companies doing in the City Of New York
Amount of personal eststs......... $3.50 n
Amount of real estate. HHl,6l2
.................Ss1SOl n
The amount Of tax levied against the same companies in 1857
NONRESIDENT TAX.
The LEGISLATURE passed Act in February, 1859 tchsper 81
YORK In accordance with this Act book is made mp
nusy containing Of residents who doing bus
Act The lis: for sdents made for the
year 1856 This book contained the names of 6 persons with
valuation 49 l30 In the 1856, the number
of persons assessed 1884, The total valuation 4s6ol S5
In the year 1857 the number Of assessed s5i and the
The Receiver Taxes Wilson Small has furnished tho fol-
lowing statement which shows the collected from
residents thus fer the RENTED, and the sums in ar
rear viz .. ~.
Total amount Of levy for 67 40
Amount collected TO Jan. l. llSS u
$3.50 So
Remsning unpaid is &c ono 90
RENTED by Supervisors ssiS $50 5ss %
Amount collected t. JAM l. l5s 1872 IS
sa,4al IS
Rni,ted by NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. iI5Is 57-ss7 42 IS
Total amount Of levy for 1857. 68 lS5 4s
Amount collected to Jan l, 1869 80
Remaining uDpsid. siil 4s5 So
Statement No il shows the valuation of real and personal
e,tate for the years 1856 and 1857.
THE LowBER JUDGMENT.
On the % March, 1857 the Common Council passed are.ouon
pb between the East Rv
er and TO pay o the Of O This the Controller
S5snsa &c S SD 80 1857 The Counsel to the Corpora
ton approved and Mr. Lowbe after making the tender Of
the acceptance Of which refused commenced suit
which referred referee who reported in favor OF allow
log the claim of Mr. Lowber to the apouSt Of SsOo Jg1s
transcript presented TO the Controller which he
in the hsnds 81 the Sheriff levied al the personal
er,y of Corporation and notice that the paintings 10 e
sy the claim Of MIR Lowber The sale however postponed
u The suggestion of Mr. Lowber and in tho time sppca
70 stav the execution get ssid An injunction
tanned affidavit Of the Controller as tax payer on the 18th
of August and the argued by James Whiting
before Judge Roosevelt in September aud On order pro
oder and the opinion the annexed
The was appealed by Mr. Lowbe the General Term of
the Supreme Court before which Judge Whiting again argued the
case Judge Cleke delivered opinion substantially con
rmne the positions taken by Judge Roosevelt of which
opinion the order argued at the General Term are an
neAed tsee statement No. ~ .o,,,,.,.,
which verified sy Flag R as ns I ss. HOq S
he ,nm of COO as required by the order II
in order TO carry the proceeding TO obtain the consent OF the
Of the to use the name of F the people and
serrel, gave second bond oI the sum OF s'Go 70
dditon to this the Attorney General required .tpu
lation from Judge Whiting that the taxed costs should
requested Controller approve which request complied
With Subsequent to TIL. Poceedins the counsel to M
length Judge Whiting coneneDg alone for the OF the
Nh Lowber which resulted in favor OF the taxpayers is
shown by the opinion of Judge Davis copy oil which is
rexed (See statement No. 90
VACANT LANDS OF WARDS ISLAND.
On the slst Of December 1857 the late Common Council
or who in connection with arbitrator be appointed by
Alexander McCOer should estimate the amount 70 be paid BY
Wards bland and the rights connected herewith Al
inc hs o me last Of the Board the Mayor
c. p the interests Of the city IN con-
iluct 5.
NJ McCoeT The sbiIatos made award the 18th day Of
February copy which served the Controller on the
18th Gay Of , a. eGsy 1 sc Of
per equal to about s77 and IS acres Of land under
: :s Ct @'o per acre. Equal to $500 making total Of
The present Common Council took consideration the
purchase lands and the payment Of 50 age
by the present time and very promptly adopted
ho q their session The las, solution is as follows
That The Gsoos to re- Ssn .n aIS wbs
pe.,ed the Bd Of Councmen Oct 49, 1857 and the Board OF
Aldermen D 81 1857 and approved by the Mayor Dec ST.
lt57, be and the same 10 hereby iescinded
IN the annual report this Department the attention
Of the Common Council directed condition
battery and the contract for its enlargement The attention
Common Conncils again invited to the suggestions made
SvEs1iesTroS or FRAUDS PAYMENTS con.
This report ben delayed by examination of numerous
irregularities and fraud, in payments on contracts Tor
the property The results Ct these veations ars
consu.d in statement No. p which emeodie. most OF the s
cmmuu from time time the Controller TO he Com
Frauds Of the Board Of Councmen OF % the Mayor
the desh Of Joseph Taylor late Street CoTis
ope (which occurred on .hc 9th lss; announced
10 the public controVeTy arose as TO The power OF hns the
18th day Of June CAMEL D. conOveT presented to the
Controller bond which said the Mayor refused 70 approve
appointing him Street Commissioner On the l6h OF the
month Charlie. Devm presented 70 the Controller an ap
ponmeut by the Mayer and Common Council Of himself as
Street Commissioner and bond in due form approved BY the
ibs Mayor gave notice to the Department thu; he
should not recognize Mr. Conoyer Street ADd
hat be had not approved ms bond Inc controller deter
either the until the Courts decided
which OF tbs IN had legal right 20 the Office.
Charles Turner the Deputy ofJoseph Tsylor continued
The e office by Charles evn and BY his aid propositions
wsIede open bids for about eighty Jobs the nth of July
Ate = days a Devn got Of the rooms in the Hal
Records The Controller declined to attend a. the oPenng OF
these bids and the contracts not made.
the 18Th July D. ID. Conover sgan 10 possession Of
the the Hall II Records and about that time the books
and pspers IA ed in his custody BY Judge Peabody In
the time contracts made BY the Street Depart
meut progress and these finished and the
mt rolls confirmed by the Conn Council the Controller
psy the Coactor their assigns according 10
the st,ulaions in TIE several contracts and jobs exceeding
in ,uouut eco the certificates Of the the
work backed from MI Tuner produced the
be, evidence the reach of The contra and the parties
claimed the payment monthly the 10 per
he work done provided by the odiusnee Of Dee 80 1854