New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-04-14
THIRD AVENUE RAILROAD.
II II T. EALTH BILL.
THE TAX COMMISSION DIFFICULTY.
From an Occasional Correspondent.
TIE THIRD AVENUE RAILROAD BILL,

legaging and recognizing tho Corporation Ordinance
which conls such exclusive use sent down n the
Assembly dy before Yesterday and ID 10 bf put through
with rush. Without giving any b. aiing against
IT, end without pretenss of nqu nv. the packed
Committee to which 1t rserred r@ )ortei back to
the House within few honr after is receipt. This
bill confers the absolute fec smpls as many acres OF
the pubc streets as the Third Ave- ne line passes over
on that already most favored COM panr.
THE BILL CoysoLIDATTSo AL T. CITY RAILROADS
very strongly urged by Jncob sharp ard the other
projectors OF the Bioadway linz thus giving conGrna-
ton TO Your suggestion mad editcrlay yesterday
that this bill Is wood en- horse" with n Broad
way grant. by way Of an aw cndment. In lis belly Ihe
Broadwcgiars, MS your correspondent M. Oh'
calls them deny this with scrimouy; but their denias
tho more earnest they are only the more strongly CON
firm the suspicious sugg' sted BY your article ana oy
other surface Indicate ms" the oilerporcrs "ouie
say.
THB HEALTH BILL
=, In state Of exf-et e debility and doubt the vi'ai
shark only lingering In its fame by the acnve care Oh
many friends. It 70 known. ard csn DO proved by
hundred afjavits that every cmployo In tho CH'
u.nec,or DEPART meat has been taxed months pay
each; rnd witt, hc large funds thrs obtained the WHY
tors ID here feel conf lent Of continuing the
present murder % and disgraceful mismanascment oil
that Department for another year. The present
Senate is not worse. the average. thln many OF t'
predecessors; but Senator Andrews. Imss add goes
for Booo ar d his rtrpciu ,tion on institution.
TIE TAX coMaIssI0SERs I'LL
|. NOT "a Tar gone toward marasmus as the Health Bill
in faos ihe impression "a that I. viii pass; but.
theless the influences at work against II under the
management Of George II. Purser both powerful
Arlr uho counted "a
ccrt-i-y in it,. favor. Is now regarded on the
an1iSrs seat and likely TO ono way ms the other
although his friends still claim that he win DO found
true to the public interests and opposed to The unhoy
coalition Of your place holders at tho proper moment
Tnz COMMITTEE ON MUsIcrPAL AFFAIRS
having charge OF this Tax Office matter Is the old
Conn itee on Cities aod Villages which now
consists Of Senator. ApdTcws. White. Laimbeer.
Strong and Butcher unionisA; with Senator's
Shafer and Ss,ion Smith. Democrats Tho hope
Of the frieads Of reform il that Andrews Whit. Lain
beer. sarton Smith and Datcher-fve-wlll support the
proposed reorganization Of the Tax bureau while
Shsfcr Strong Andrews and SaK.nn Smith are also
claimed hy Us opponents There Is evidently one s!de
or tho other TO bs cheated here: but TO Senator
Andrews We hope he may come out al right
while II Mr.. Smiths Democratic pirIissnthlp would
allow hin u examine the matter dispassonairIy there
Is 90 dot ID be would he In its favor. he bears the
character OF very upright, oiearsigired and ihde'
pendent gentleman.
THE PrESEsr TAX COMMISSION,
dropping Purscr and me- ofensve "Cpppc!hoad resola
lions as far VI sight IL aud Ignoring me
sineeure htld in 1t by Senator Woodruff IL attempting
to use the and alleged character Of Jonathan W.
Alien. its third member. a. iend-ca ard bulwsfs
against ali sssailants They parade pc.itoa signed
BY about 30 payers Of nil parties In favor % re-
tanning tho Commlssiol as IL stands. walle oMeiniy
the fact that petition for the proposed
reform in this bureau IL before tho Com riiec on
Municipal Ailirs signed b. ovcr 1900 Unioa tsxpay'
err representing aysTega.e property OF over
elOo 600 600 within the limits OF your city. Docs II
require that the legal history o. ths f.rfamed contract
for building new reservoir" shall be erhuned Hnd
parsdcd before the pablo the oontnot which was
held In the names 81 Fn.rchild. Walker Co. for
whom Mr. Allen was bondsman, and behind whom b.
stood chief captalisi That contract. II viii be
remembered made Fsirchld. Walker l. Co. the lowest
bidders at a price somewhere between stDooo ana
s7o0 COS while tho other bona fde bidders offered TO
prove that the work could not be done for nearly double
the price, aad thst therefore. the bid should be dsre
saricd II was no, disrcgarded, however; and the
result was that Fairohd and bis associates poeketed
between them about s $4,000 for that joh-an excuse
for this price being solght in some
trivial anl inexpensive alterations Of plan which the
Croton Board ordered during the progress OF the work
/ TIE VALUE OF THE TAx-PAyiRs' siGSaTUnTs
attached 81 tho memorial for the Retention OF the pres
eut Commssion admits al lonst Of serious doubt for
the reason that al such signatures have been obtained
by tie personal solicitation Of the three Commissioner
who hold absolute powe- to increase or diminish the bur
dens Of each signing. pon-sigpng. taxpayer II is
~ Mr. Alien chiefly that these appeals have had 70 be
addressed for the last twelve years and upward
and it is chiefly II wholly by his agency and name,
that The 2 signatures OF respectable payers In favor
Of retaining tho present system have been
obniped Could WIN. b. Astor and rome eew others OF
eoua in'e gence have been induced 10 sign Ia favor OF
Uepiy CORPORATION Counsel. General Lobbyist OF the
Ring and Tax Commissioner Purser. or Senator and
Tax Commits sioner Christian u. Woodruff They
al doubtless under obligation To- the courtesy and at
tenton Of Mr. Allen and IL is with the sole purpose Of ac
kuowlcdgins their obligations to him that they have
signed dIsregardns the fact that he Is but one Of
Board Of Three and that HE two associates fall under
the class Of the tar payers natural enemies.
THY pERsoSsL OF TIE PRESENT TAX-oFF1CE
has been devised to embrace strength In both horses OF
our Legislature and In both political parties II has
Senator and Tar Commissioner Woodruff In the upper
house, the Hons George L. LoutIel Deputy Tax Com.
missioner and Jacob J.. Smith. sln'opre clerk. 10 the
Assembly PurGer urges az llnst tho reform that It In
oroases the salaries Of tho Commissioners from 5000
year cach to 5000; but keeps out " sight tho other
fact that an ordinance Is already drawn Increasing the
salaries u the Two present Commissioners TO 5000
year and the salary Of the chairman 10 s7 800 which
will be rushed through the "rng q your
Board of S1pcry 3Drs within DAYS after tho ad iourn