The New York herald., 1866-09-25
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

AN
ries Rnd Drill Rooms.
The Board OF Supervisors yes Afday no the Pres
ident Henry Smith, In the chat.
| A resolution allowing s. COO per annum ~.on, -.
January 10, 70 the Guy jude Tor oloe rent was re
I ferred.
The Committee on Annual Taxes reported In favor O
remit ug the tar on $4,000 assessed Mr. E. r Bon
matt for he year 1885, he having applied at the proper
TINA 10 ,hc>Tax Commissioners and made affidavit thai
\. w.s moi ,ssed OF any personal property
above his debts an liabilities
The Committee on .'rmores and Dnli Rooms reported
in favor OF uayiug the following bills For repairing
the armores OF First sevcM v-sovenh and Niney-hfth
regiments N Y. 5 N G. s4,61> painting tho armoiea
Of Seventy seventh and Nnetyn'.n rg,ments el9;
rent for armory of Fifty y-dfsh regiment for one
month $1s7; rent for armory OF reei.
ment for four months 5000; carTetins arnory or
Supervisor TWEED moved that, as II was sea, mat
ter NJ impossbiity to find what the Registry Law was
the Committee on Annual Taxes ss no to have
the Registry and Election law passed ON the 18th OF
May 1885, together with the amendments passed thereto
April 20, 1855 The resou Ion was adopted
rHB YEAR 1885
The Committee on Annual Faxes 70 whom was referred
the Comptroer's communication Of June 81 1859, trans
mng statement OF the mt required to be raised
by for state county and city purposes for tho
1885, reported that the many important Interests affected
by the annual tax levy had received careful examna-
tlon; that there not county in the Satef IN the
United Sateswhere us citizens we're called upon to
bear the burden of taxation for many objects and
purposes which the local county governments had
no oversight control The committee il the consid
Grafton Of the levy of the pres Mt year had been moro
than usually impressed with that fact
Tho levy for 1885 might be classed As folows:-
Tax for State purposes -, e02, $40
Tax for county purposes 5O7l 405
Tax for city purposes. s,a5725I
Total. $40, AL ,5ll
The irst item included Tie lax for common schools
throughout the State, for general purposes, aud for
tt.nsa afavn ,stnA IN fslta mi In
proportion upon all the counties IN thcSate inc amount
assessed upon the county OF New York woui be coia
paratively trng aud be deemed proper aud reason.
able appropria ion But when Il was remembered Inc
BoarG of Equalization had fixed tue value OF the pro-
perty the county OF New York al moro than forty per
cent of the valuation OF the property OF the whole tae
this tax Should be considered burdensome and M
equa assessment upon our citizens. Tine local anthori-
ties had no oversight these
and had but single representation in the Board OF
Eq oalzaton
The committee also presented The following facts
nected with the levy for county p0rposcs:-Tbc
amount required s50Il.ao5 by anayzng this, II
was found that a great proportion cf the expenditure
was for objects which The Board Of Supervisors the
represen aves OF the people OF the county, had no i'm
MEDIATE control as or esams ,ng oownR n ra a'r, @
OF New York, $s5 900, Harlem Bridge construction,
sls7s70; interest on loans SIS 600 inere., on riot
poitan Board Of Health. S225 900, Police fund,
81 lOs,s7o, and many Others, making a total Of
purposes Of only 1878 9s which could bc in any wise
considered within the legislation of the Board Of super
something less than ST. 900 000
The examination Of the City lew also showed hs' Of
tho 81 437 27 required for city purposes over 900
for special purposes, over which the Common
Council left them control
The Le slature had also added this year, as in pre-
vious years large amounts tor special objects and pu
poses not included In the rcglar county and city p1r
poses In call ng attention 10 this fact, the committee
werc meroro,s and hirhy deserving OF the support %
the citizens Il seemed 10 them 10 be duty 10 let Il be
plainly understood that the local Authorities we're not
ded by the Legislature.
A reference the laws rendering the approximation
for certu expend mandatory the Board would
be found in the Cornptrollers communicative. ." "'
The emonnt required TO be raised by tax this year is
much less than las. year. aud tho tax rate has been con-
The following Is list Of the more important items In
TAX roa srArx ruprorEs
For common schools throughout the state. $486p46
For general purposes. 900 ~!
For canals. oIsslo
COUNTY PURPOSES
care and Maintenance Of Coles or Harlem Bridge 100
College Of the city OF New York. 65 900
Coroner fees. 2sWo
Construction Of New Court House. 800 900
Deaf and Dumb Asylum. m..................... e,060
Disbursements Of county officers and witnesses
Election erpcnses ......................... 5000
Construction Of Harlem New bridge .lsss7s
| Interest on loans ..................... $4,000
Interest on Court House stock $4,000
Interest riot damages indemnity bonds 3eo 900
Interest on riot redemption bonds ......... 10000
dcmp,ion bonds .l2o 900
demptIon bonds. SO 500
Interes, on soldiers bounty fund bond. 24o 600
| Interest solde ers bounty fund redemption
Interest on soldiers bounty fund boads No
Lighting cleaning ard supplies for county Offices % 900
Metropoab Board Of Health fund .225 900
| Printing stationery and blank books..... 60 900 600
Police contingent expenses Observation-Disclosures. e,7Oo
Salaries Legislative department. .......... 3s, 900
Salaries Executive department. .lt6 53l
Society Society i for the Protection Of Destitute Roman
Catholic Children OF tho city OF New York 800
Armorcs and drill rooms ................... $4,000
The foreroing. with many minor items make grand
total OF IS Isl 4o5 for county purposes from which IS TO
be deducted for Of revenue OF the county
otherwise specially appropriated by law, $40 O00 icav-
Ing balance Of s5o7 sOS to DO raised by for county
purposes
Advertising FOR the Common Council $4,000
Aqueduct repairs and mprovem nts $4,000
Alterations Of aqneduci, Eishty-sixth street to
Ninety. street. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 60os1
Belgian pavement. so 600
Bridge over Broadway. is 600
Central Park-msiuenance and government or .2si 600
Cleaning streets under sol 500
Cleaning rests under Board of Health ...... 5000
Cclning markets 1900
city Chamberlain fees es........,............ 10000
City contingencies co 600
CONTINGENCIES Mayors office c............... 5000
Contingencies Comptrolers Office. e........... 5000
Contingencies law Dcpsr mont .............. 90 522
Contingencies strfot Department. ............ 1900
Contingencies City Inspectors Dopsrlment.... 6,l12
/ Contingencies Croton Aqueduct nepartment... 5000
Donations special llo go
Donations 10 the blind. 10000
pcfaicstcn In ONCE OF Public Admin strator a. 900
Deficiencies Ia compiling aud embollishing Cor
poraon Manual 1896. o5.......................l 10 32i
Election expenses. 10000
Fire machines aud apparatus. ~ 900
Fire telegraph 20 600
Inehriae asylum. 100 0o0
Judgments ls3 600
Lamps and gas. T63 7a5
lands purchased for and assessments. 90 coo
Motropol Fire Department fund .........s s7n, 600
Public buildings, construct on and rcpars... 80 600
| Painting for the Common Council. 5000
Painting for departments a................. 10000
Public charities and corrections. .........e eo7 $50
Public instruct ion. as s27