The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-07-22
$50. 1858 % 1888, AL 90

$Ss6,3tS 20 $25344l W
Some persons agsessed auder this law have resed the
collection Of the tax levied against taem An application
was the United States Crca. Court by Dennipg
Duer E Injunction sgaiast the Receiver of Taxes
and others restraining them from taking any steps for
the collection OF the tax imposed upon hiu on the ground
that the law in violation Of the constitution OF the Unit
ed States and is otherwise illegal and vod the case was
recently decided in vcr OF the city authorities, and the
application for injunction was denied Jus,e niger
non resident within the limits Of State, whether be
real personal, equally protected by the law With the
property Of tho resident There would appear therefore,
10 be no good reason why should not equally pay IN
for such protection good reason why tue non
resdent, with the RESIDENT should not give portion, 10
order the perfect enjoyment Of the remainder
Renissons Of Taxes, &C.
BY resolution Of the Common Council, passed Febru
airy %, 1855, Is made the duty Of the Comptroller 70
publish his annual report the remissions OF taxes as
and Coton water rents made by the Common
Council and similar resolution passed by the Board
Of Supervisors July IA, 1856 The resolution as iol
lows
Resolved That whenever resolution for the remission
Of any tax assessment or rent for Coton water
by the Common Council shall be the duty Of the clerk
thereof to transmit to the Finance Department copy OF
sad resolution agned by him. for the purpose OF enabling
the Comptroller adjuat the account between the Cor
poraton and the Receiver OF Taxes ami Collector OF
Eessments and also 10 credit the property where the
has been returned 70 the Clerk Of Arrears and
shall be the duty of the Comptroller 10 have the resou
tons thus sent TO him copied into separate book and to
give detailed statement Of the re!ssons thus made In
bis annual report and when the resolution is copied this
fact shall be stated on IT, with the remted given
In the resolution and the original resolution snail DC sent
tC
Of Assessments the Clerk Of Arrears as the case may
require.
The statement on page is therefore given, showing
the remssOus Of made by the Board OF Supervisors
and the Common Council for the year ending December
81, 1868, ss we'll as several years previous.
The amount RENTED In the Bureau OF Receiver o.
TaveB In 1858 was. ,9oZ ~
In the Bureau Of Arrears. 2,lo2 4b
rotal. ssl ,o64 SO
The taxes levied in each year are based upon specific
appropriations made by the Common Council and the
the extent that the taxes are RENTED or uncolected
there must be deficiency in the means to pay such ap
poprsons does NOT appeal 40 t o any
Such deficiency should every year be provided for in the
tax levy for the next succeeding year.
No record has been kept in this department Of the
missions Of Croton water rents made during the year.
The remissons made of assessments will be stated in
another part OF this report
Valnatioa Of Taxable Property
The state nent is elsewhere given, showing the compa
the years 1857 and 1885, and the amounts Of taxes levied
in each Of said for city, county and State purposes
The total uaton and amount of taxes for said years
$3.50, 559,4S SS.066568 81
1858. t3l ,194 200 1921 09l 81
Increase Of Taxation
Notwithstanding the constant yearly increase In the
amount Of taxable property within the city and county,
there has for several years been still larger proportion
ate In the OF taxation and the statement
page has been prepared for the purpose Of showing
caused the 1t will be seen, by reference 70 said
statement that the gross amount Of taxes for all purposes
for the year 1858, IS, 6N ,0N 81
And for the year 1858. 5000 $50 05
The increase six years Thus appears be
ty cent while the increase in valuation OF the taxable
property for the period Ia only about twenty eight
per cent.
large portion OF this great increase composed of
items over which neither Of the local legislative bodies
the Department Of Finance having any effective control in
fixing the sums to be expended. The following are some
Of ead items -
1883. 1858.
State Tax. .$163 408 20 $I,I72,644 81
Common schools for Stale. 129 97l 81 390,408 90
Aims house. ............:. $4,000 90 6os,ooO 90
Board Of Education for city
common schools. ....,... o4,coo 90 1,a26,o1a 90
Total ,222 $3.50 IA 1894 066 II
The practical operation Of the state Free School law s
very upon this city, and takes from 1t large
amounts every year for the benefit Of the interior
ties The following abatement shows the amount Of
tsXea imposed upon and paid by this county for State