The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-03-11
Total. $40, 1882 ga IL 2,2l7,io7 10
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twill be observed that the increase ia the above item
OF city taxation 10 100000 in tea years, or ar
average increase Of $2ls, sss IS psr annum
During successive years this city has oae year after
smother lost the control OF It's county government, the
Pocs Department. the Almshouse Department, the con
troll OF and jurisdiction Its streets ts public parks
supervision improvements in which the cost IL IS
sesed upon the property bensftted supposed 70 be
erty until dnay last year to complete tho picture II Is
to be presumed the remaining heads OF the departments
OF the city government were essated into ONCE Tor
period OF four years each, thereby removing them on
trey beyond the control OF the city corporate author
ties aud even the poor privilege OF publishing ts Official
proceedings Ia newspapers Of its own selection Was de
papers for that purpose selected through
the agency Of the state Legislature.
been most disastrous The OF Expenditure incur.
rcd by the irresponsible Boards Of Commissioners created
at Albany to administer the trusts conaded 20 them ia
their creation have .ncreased beyond oil precedent as
has bee, shown IN previous part OF this report.
The foregoing tables OF comparison will serve TO con
vay TO the Common Council and citizens the disadvan
tsges OF snusng tho government Of the city to the
custody o. Boards OF Commissioners. who are totally
irresponsible for the proper Of their trusts
aud the expenditure Of the moneys wrunx from our ci
To Illustrate toe wrongs and injustice perpetrated upon
owners Of property by deprvng thsm OF the privilege
OF applying TO the Common Council, was formerly
DONE Tor the correction Of erroneous oppressive a.
ments two iustaaces,w serve specimens Of the
suits OF the present mode OF confirming assessments
from Fourth 20 Third avenues through Third sysuae to
Eghtysixth street, and through Eighty sixth street,
from Third to the East river; and Tor opening
Madison avenue, from Forty second TO Eighty sixth
street In the arst instance tho assessment levied upon
the property fronting tbs Si3s per lot, or
s27s for every twenty ave feet Of amounting 10
than tii foot for every foot Of sewer built
nearly 81 per inch. The consequence has been. that
the owners Interested have contested the legaity
OF the ssssssnent-havo already twice obtained
verdcs in their favor aud the matter is up on appeal
before the highest court IN the state where no doubt
the Judgment OF the lower court will be affirmed, and the
city be compelled to pay the entire cost or the work In
the second Instance property has been assessed for the
proposed opening OF Madison avenue, In sums varyn
from $40 to $500 lothe area included W the
whole or the lists for simply declar
S9Tf 0O0 Extending the assessment so as 70 include
property located quarter Of mile from the line Of
the proposed avenues principle In evying assess.
ments as rule established by the Common Councii
that Tor improvements the principal avenues or tne
opening Of Ones assessments were to DO levied ony
the property fronting tho said avenue snd extent
ing both sides half TO the I'd oiung avenues w.
whole IL questionable procesdps and may ye. % -
aside Ne against the owners Of property, aha u
be taxed upon the city. The above TWO ,us's".os
selected ouly showing the abuses INeiy ~ ~ ~,
mitted by persons totally rrespoispe TOT ,t'' w
with their duties, and but one more eVl
dencc or The folly Of dcprivDg the people who are direct
y inte,esed OF the right OF ecctng those whom they
desire 10 administer their affairs for them
Tho Board OF Education caiin 70 make tueit Own est
mates OF The amount Of money required tor eduatonal
and no alternative presented TO the Common
council other thin submitting 70 the demand nor is any
supervision allowed Them ovcr such estimates or In US