The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-04-20

bad undsr the old law The board viii A,so appoint
their own borainstee, taout Interference o. soe %
voitr or any other authority, and reorginEei le
Commissioners ony be reached pv Tesura -
reschnent In The coorss when an indrtmens c DC "
tanned against item. The oicss Of ward assesso 40
ahols he'd and the board Is emprsere' '" ~ 'us
twelve paos hold Office dnrng the psasu'o " .uo
Comps soneTs, salary OF $1,000, ana as many "a
lar and exta cerks al 81 30 year as they shall SOC NJ
without any check by the Snoefvlsofs, Tue
or any body else The salaries oil the three commission
rs ~ copIipued az 50 800 earh Under the
old the total expenses OF tae org ~ s
ts7 900, under the new ana .e n'ao
40 be put IN operation, especially by authority OF ms
sATd giving tDe boaro unhDtei ana Irresponsible
powers To appoint Twelve hundred dollar clerks rs as
serted that buoget of 800 900 already ORGANIZED upon
The bass of lobby compromises cutered suo whilst the
bill was aai secret way through the var,oos
stages Of becoming law here. Bsdes tbe other Offices
which placed at she dsosal OF the hre proposed
there provided three others, or dup'
Gates tne be knowo US the Board Of AssssTs Tor
levyBg the expenses OF street suon AZ
street paving sewers &C. lhese assessors 70 hold oloe
duIng The pleasure of the tax comm sslooers.
This bn will at once strike every extensive real
revolution IL Wi place in the hands OF three men tue
power Influence tSo iaSabe valuation ~ property IN
the city change its distr buton altogether. ls
announcer a law 10 the mul,i.ate Of real estate
owptrs hera 10 the loboes for other purposes has
created tue hyeiies. excitement Tue eec,ive wnopis
by which property valued by the .lrd ssors, s
done away WITH, and tho local interests OF the several
must at enter upon tue strife Tor
fair With the three men TO he appointed as con-
TX the taxable value Of city properly of INC
next Ave years.
There has been a vast decrease, or comparative
stsgpsuon, in the value Of real estate 10 several
of the lower wards for the past feS years. Toe
creation of tho Central Park has had most
exciting influence upon ,ulaton 10 the section or
the city II asserted that property above Madison
square under estimated, and below Fourteenth street
asserted be the real aim Of the law, and deep
laid scheme charged upon The agents anu oweers OK
real estate dos town. and certain attaches OF tho Tax
Board with the view TO control tue estimates for the next
u
have oopd the parties in this scheme secret
ly work here with the Washington Heights joobers,
seeking make the proposed laying ont OF toe avenues IN
tt quarter basis OF plan for mapping dpsn all
the pusuveyed portions OF the island IN house lots the
b ing to the fields and estates above the paved
sections OF the city, at such an increased VALUATION as
SHOULD shit million or two OF me Guy taxes 70 THESE
Ia the lover wards.
Inc scheme ii appears, originally conceived in the
Tax Office, with design OF continuing in office the
Of The present Board, all OF whose terms would
expire in June next under the old oganzAtion The bill
was drawn up by ex Alderman Ribard Mott who ia much
employed In defending assess ment suits under the tax
| lists
The Tax Commissioners began by sscertainipg whether
Haws would pledge himself TO reappoin before they pro-
cured the Governors Signature. But Mr. Haws, ia con
fornIty with tho uniform rule and policy which he has
been compelled TO aoopt in all matters o. ths mature
ness, long 1t had aoy concern with the making
or influencing any act Of legislation involving an in
crease or appoftiopment OF patronage under him.
On this point !, well known he has been nacxioe all
winter. The lobbying Tax Commissioners were ST. ucs
with terror Could Haws ntand 70 turn them all out
We're all their plans to be exploded by hs refusal to no
appoint them Mr.. Allen appealed at once to ihe Cover
nor MIR. Haws sent for by him; but the ConpTol 81
refused TO come he would bold no consultation 90 ths
subject Ineeed the Tax Commissioners fatty siver
N understand that the bill altogether OF their
device. They had consulted Mr. Haws about IL,
was Il in shape which be could sanction. 1t placed
upon him exclusively the responsibility Of appointn
three suboad mates for term OF years his
gave them the exclusive privilege of al the vast control
In choosing their suborin aes ordering the add
tie OF assessing the Immense OF the tax levy
and eli without any provision of accountability or CHECK
| whatever even the privilege OF die atng how the &C
counts shall be kept and audited no. conceded TO the
| appointing power.
ter picked up the loor OF the House, probably
dropped by Of the lobby managers. send 1t " yoa
| for publication:
| OUR INTERCEPTED CORRESPONDENCE
| ALBANY, Satnrdey-2P.
| DEAR JAKr-The game ie up. Everybody has come u
grief The Old Man has abandoned toe field and goes
Gown on the so train this afternoon Tue prospect was
good until Thursday night, when the republicans in tue
senste 70 put through the Charter bill, wc
Dick Busted omitted snapped up Frank spnola fool
petepce Of dsordefly language and ordered him under
arrest. We had counted noses down close, and Frank
is TO the road through. Having go
hrn out, and knowing him 70 be the most elective an
troublesome democrsJ in the body, they mean 70 kee
him The leaders dare not arraign him at the bar
the senate, because such proceeding would necessary
result restoring him to his seat II is idle TO say tn
bis LANGUAGE was disrespecudi 70 tue sena'e and tue
know IL they know that be won't make any COZ
cessious the initiative towards having the host.
action OF the Senate reversed so there we se-ln limb
az sure an Won are alive Oyertures have been made
us nv a re publican Senator from the Soutt
tier, bot his terms unreasonable. He has had
liberal counsel fee ron the opponents OF the Parable
and will not eel them out unless be Is well paid for II
He demands sixteenth Of the stock OF all the roads 10
self friends and ALEC insists upon further conditor
that we shall procure the consent city corporation
This we have voted exorbitant and won't bite; he
lkey 10 remain true to bis original clients Anothe
senator vg in tue Of the State, been DO
away from u.s. His position Is strong one, ana we IA
M , pia. 'hsr aide av in cash While re M
up poes and checks whose payment Ia contingent upo
bill going through This gives them great advantag
over us, an 'ear We are o ssa a, ,,,a nm ,s,s,;
that enous Of the ACKNOWLEDGMENT have been interested
nnr var,nns iobs IN ipsure their succeas But los
nj, bones If VIC c1d yet oinola back into his seat ia
! thing MIGHT he done We have gained over a Westerr
epator uhose accession nakes good the loss sustaiue
nv the densrtre above named and he with Frank woul
| make mn The seventeen Weed will be back on Monda
| morning and you had better return with
| Tbere ia bad blood between the old man and Morgan
Weed N amazed that a Governor of his own Great o
should presume TO have an eplnion Of his Own. IN