New-York daily tribune., 1859-02-10


Mondsy ir January til tie fret Of Msy in each yesr.
~hen they sbsl be closed to enable tho Con
10 prepare assessment rolls Of the several srcS, ter
! delivery 10 the Sc pervisor,.
! SIC. q The Commissioner shall advertise tho fsct
/ tbst the books are open for inspection.
StC TO- During the time tie books are open, spph-
ca'ien mrs' be made BY sgsreved parties t. have
their assessments corrected and sbord they COG ynoe
The Commissioners thai their property has bssn as
sessed too high saia Commissioners shAl couec. such
assessmtrts.
SIC. II. Ose of the objects Of til. oct being 70
equalire ,a,s.ion in the City Of New Y,rk the Com
m:s,oters msy M Ter certain CONDITIONS Increase o.
o.uI ish the assessed valne Of property.
SIC. II. On the Is, day Of May 10 each year to
Commissioners shall cause tie assessment rolls 10 DO
made Up srG certified.
src. Is. Snch rolls shall be delivered to the Sapsr-
yi.ois or he frst Monday in July in each year, vso
shall nee. on that day 20 receive the rolls and perform
such other duties are prescribed by law.
Sac. a. w beneyer any permit shal Dc gIae'ed ~
the proper officer Of the City Government Tor tes
erection Of any building, pier or hubheai Ttsia saa
city, copy ol such perli shall be farm shed ~ ne
s.d cer to the c. nmssiOner of Taxes and assstset
SIC l5 In addition 20 the duties now prescribed ~
lav or herein imposed, the Commssoner oy thiee
their deputies especially by them selected for tbs par
pose 81 al perform All the duties heretofore perormee
by the Astessors 20 make estimates and assessmes1
for pnbio improvements directed by the oIdlHancos%
! the Common Council
SEC. le. AT assessments directed by ord;uances o.
the Common Coutcu shall D. made by the thee dcpu-
ties before referred 10 N accordance H.h existing laws
The Commissioners with ary of their deputies shall
| tog.tber form Board sad select President VINO
shall give all notices ncs required by as TO be giyenoy
Assessors the Chairman thereof for assessments ia
rected by Cooperation ordinances and all objections
shall be made in wItug and shall be verified by OATH
OF tie party making them or by his agent or ally, aAd
! all objections shall be heard before said Board.
SIC IL. The Deputies shall make all Assessments
| for building wells erecting pumps, grading paving
and repar'rg streets, constructing severe, or aay
other public improvement directed by tbs Commoa
CouncI.
Sac. 49, On the completion Of any assessment mea-
ioatd in section Il, the Commissioners shsii aiver,ss
that the same comp ed and viii remain open iG
exsu ralcn twenty days. at the end OF which time the
Commissioners shall certify the same to the Common
tcur ell for Confirmation.
SIC 10. in making their assessments the Comnw-
sorela shall in no assess upon house OF ot, W
upcu land, whether improved or unhnproved, moro
t0sn one.hsf the value, fixed by them on the an
al of assessments for taxes last conhrned ~ 'he
Board Of Supervisors.
SIC 20 provides Tor record of all assessments for
improvement confirmed by the Supreme Court or the
Common Couucl. .
SFc ~ An powers and duties COW possessed By
toe Street Comm ssiorer by his D. psrtment in re-
gard 10 mak ng and peri, ctrg assessments anu sppor
onuent Of assessments Of property cold Tor assess
nents, sta dsvolye upon tie Commissioner oi Taxes
| and Aset sSmeLts v
SIC. ~ Directs that wherever an assessment lis
shai he certified to the Common Council for conhr.
nation il shall be proceeded with at once, and tako
| precedence Of other business. A.
SIC. 80 ceItioraii TO review and correct, on tAs
elits any cecision action Of the said Commssioe
eIs uuder sectors 10 and Ill Oi this ac shan De a.,
lowed by the Supreme Court, or any Judge thereon.
directed 10 said Commissioners, on the petition d an
acg,ieyed psIty snd shall with tbs return, be heard
and decided forthwith by said Court in prefereacsss 70
! other business. 4.
SIC -. Repesls the New York City Assessment Act
Of 1857 aud all sots parts of acts inconsistent win
| this. 90,
Mr.. CONKIING has given notice that he viii In.
troduce the following bill in regard toassessnents;
II shall not be lawful for Commissioners OF Esta-
mate and Assessment to alter or amend any report
supplement or smended report, after the same shan
! have been deposited for inspection a. now required ~
law by ircrs asrg the amount OF any assessment toe
benefit or diminishing any award Tor d.mage ~ euecsSs
by such increase diminution shall have had notoe
thereof ard an opportunity Of being heard before saa
Commissioners before their report shall be proeented
! to The Court for confirmation.
In the ASSEMBLY to-day, Mr.. MOORE reported
tie bill for the removal of steam power from Brook
lyn and closing the tunnel Atlantic street, which
provides for the appointment of Commissioners
authorized in the first place, to contract with tho
Long Island Railroad Co., to close up the tunnet,
restore the street TO its proper grade and run
horse cars from South Ferry to the city line ~
least every half hour, connecting with steam cars
to Jamaca. at the rate OF fare as charged Do
lween South Ferry and Jamaica.
| When the contract il executed and registered.
the Commissioners are required 10 assess Sl25 900.
with sufficient additional sum to pay for the col
lection of the same, win interest, upon tne pTO-
perty adjacent to the road-being the lots on both
/ sides Of Atlantic street and Avenue, Pacific and
| Dean streets and the cross streets between them.
| They are authorized to appoint collector with
sureies and to employ all assistants that they may
require, and are to determine how much owners Of
lots are seyeraily to be benefited, and to assess
that amount on such lots, respectively. They are
made subject to the provisions OF section OF
Title 4, of chap. 354 Of the laws Of 1854.
respecting Improvements and assessments, and all
the provisions Of that act consistent with this BILL
are made applicable, except that where the Com
mon Council and Clerk have certain duties to per
/ foIm, the Commissioners are substituted for the
| purposes ofthe bill.
The act provides that hafhourly trains shall be
run from Brooklyn to Jamaica, with steam from
| East New. York, from a. m. to : p. H., and ono
! night train each way after 10 O'Clock.
| Mr. AMEs has gwen notice of bill to provide for
the sale of the property Of the State in front of
Washington Market, in the city Of New-York,
known as West Washington Market. The State
is understood 10 own considerable more prop.
erty Of similar character, Laying around
loose" in the City Of Eew.fofk, and it
would not be bad idea for Mr.. Ames to include
| it all in bis sale. II might produce fund which
would BE- useful in the way Of assisting to complete
the Erie Canal and other public works Of tho
State and save the people, to some extent, from
taxation.
REPTBIIcag CEsTRAL COsxTTTEE.-The regular