New-York daily tribune., 1864-04-14
The Tax Levy.
To shs Editor Of Ne N. Y. Tribune.

SIR: | observe in yourissue Of the 4th inst. an
editorial commenting on the Memorial Of the Ct1sns'
Association to the Legislature in response to the Tax
Levy, the following paragraph viz: The causes d
the delay In sending forward the tax levy hinted a
in the memorial and may be openly stated without evok
ing denial OF oven indignation from municipal auth0
II, % corrupt as ours followed by the statement that
tey were kept back in order 10 protect them from ex
animation and concluding by urging the suggestion of
the memorial upon the attention OF the Legislature
The only suggestions in the memorial that reflect upon
the Common Council aside from the one indicated
above were. requesting that the power TO transfer a
propriaton be taken away from the Common Council
And an ntimation that the 100000 for National Pur
poses is designed for some other and improper use.
While IL appears TO be the determination of almost
everybody 10 make the Common Council responsible for
every sin suspected proved that grows out of the
administration OF our local government both city and
county, it is at present constituted under seven or
eight different Commissions, Departments and Legs
latye bodies feel II duty 10 ask OF you the privilege
OF brief reply TO the above unjust and, an frank to
saw ungenerous statement. In common farress think
that the member Of the body that am associated with
should at least have extended TO them that Justice
pass over the fact that OF the 900 named a.
the amount of taxes beimposed this year only about
SS 900 under the cognlzance OF the Common
Council and OF that amount aside from salaries. only
about s400 600 be expended by them for any OBJ
ect whatever assert this and challenge contradiction
this is true why not let the contrary be shown
it is true is asking too much TO have stated ana
I
The causes of delay in forwarding the Tax Levy were
two.fod. First, The ordinances direct that tne ON
Departments &C.. 10 the Common Council On
the "la Of Norembsr Of each year" wise pro
vision. and afording ample tlme iOf pf,n., ,hs,
Common Council before it would be necessary to send It
10 the Legislature. Heretofore this has always been
done at least before DS S dhs Ssa nnS S1s sGsS nos
IN the hands OF the mombers Of the Board Of Aldermen
uptil the latter part of February
In less than days after its reception the Finance
Committee reported the budget with nearly million
and half of dollars reduction from the estimates Of the
Departments as recommended by the Controller aud
further reduction Of 100000 on some items that he rec
commended. Does this look like delaying IT, Ito pro-
feet them from examinaton In reference 10 amounts
inserted by the Board Of Adermenwhich were prlnoi
pally: Russ pavement broadway improvement, sluo.
GOO; National Purposes" 100000 about the smount
spent last year for the object resettng monument
stones $40 600 which has been urged az public neces
sy for the last five or six years by one OF the ue
public officers and of the oldest city hss
ever been honored with Edward Even. esq and others
OF like character. amounting TO about sJJoOV-t DO
eye them to be matters OF prime necessity 70 tne eec
i've and proper working Of the City Government ana
would be perfectly willing to go before any or
nv constituents defend them at length and aOlde oy
the ISSUE Let the present Common Council rave q l.il
trial; il is oil they ask. and Judge them by Ine, 49,
and when other departments commissions ana poues;
assuming legislative powers squanderthats the WV nv
-squander the peoples money. and hide S Common
a. S,i honsa Ss truth and honest
public opinion will award the verdict ,ovor from the
In reference 70 taking Swas waacsproprat'ons desire to
that % ,s tbst mower "a, taken away from them
SS%S5sa uRSa .Sss 'as any
the about the amount S
%, for nat;onal purposes being used ior any pIs L.
a'e GA nn.s can 90 man base. IN or out OF '"c
Common ao, Council who would dare attempt 70 sou'S
iund oi TINS en.I < 1854. LEWIS K RyERs
NJ. To all which we have only to add thas
our comments upon the Memorial OF inc 0i',AO..
Association were directed not to any paIueu'''
branch of the City Government, but to all Oh 'n.'
If the delay in forwarding Tax Levy ~~ W.
fault of the Controller, though that may eAon.'s.
the Common Council, it docs not excuse tho 0''''
itself.-IEd.