New-York tribune., 1870-01-07
TAXATION IN wEsTCHEsTER COUNTY.
MEETING OF CITIZENS OF WEST FARMs-ATTEMP1
TO MAKE DISTURBANCE.

held. RumOrs OF probable attempt 10 interrupt
the proceedings the leaders to have hand
sufficient police force They were directed to admit
one to tho hall who was not taxpayer; but crowd
rushed in who came for tho purpose Of annoying and
putting down the regulars Of the meeting. and all
through the proceedings they kept up their onensVe
demons raons.
Mr. Haskin made the principal speech. He said the
town OF West Farms was more heavily taxed than any
this wear is $23OOO That Is made up OF these Items
State tax s6j25 ~ State school tax, 66i 4G county
terest on bonds bounty loan s2S5S O principal
and second bounty loan s69 09 proportion
1886 26 unpaid school tax District No: 10, Interest
ts6i a.; town bills. 1929 80; relief Of poor S2oS
bridges, $3.50; police siOO7 G5 school district No. l.
s23 $780, town bonds $780, principal and inter
principal aud interest Wescheser turnpike, 1880 S9
principal and interest southern Boulevard slB35i 9O
principal and interest bonds macadamzing roads $685.
working CatharnesL, sl2; working general highways
EcTranaye So O5G working aud grading Madson,ave,
75O raising Williams Bridge, $50; relayng plank. $50
amount raised in the town was s749Oo. We then paid
than Morrsania or any other town IN the county
three times much was raised IN 1861 and the prin
these: For these roads, not including the $4,000
which Mr. Batbgate and the other commissioners
~ behways will spend In tho town. there has been
epproprjaed for laying and making Berran-ave aud
Madisonave. tG52O0 for the other roads $iS55O H.
SO 900 which Mr. Bathgate and the other gentlemen will
have to use legtnately In making the highways,
town in the State OF NewYork As to Berran.ave and
Madisonave IL you deduct the sum OF eos 400 from
S 81 c or little over five dollars aud half on every
hundred dollars For those two avenues alone each
fax has the OF 81 90 $780, $40
81 900 That is, those Of you who shouting and yell
g here and who b "a may s cabin assessed at az
81 OOO you have 10 pay s9; or II 1t assessed a S2o
g y to pay s s So e ISr tsS E
and let that that Is the road that am especially
as9E ana Ees aFes me WI" an Winter tS 'nS and OGf ali
summer. on the line that | have laid out lcries OF
Madison.ave which commences at Hull-st., and term-
mates at tho Bathgate Reserve, without outlet and
only about mile % IN E9@ are asked S Rs ySSP
mn oy@ bnnws The whole amount of taxation this year
as have before said is S3 OOO per the
500 "A Voice" That is nothing" That is 81 on every
siO0. ana there Is town and no city in the United
Satos-nay, in the civilized world-where the taxes in
one year amount to as much. Voices" That's So 81
wish to say that the opposition have made to the rails
ing OF sG5OOO aud Of this s235OO does not proceed
vduas who engaged in the matter but t proceeds
from principle. private road. known as Madisonaye
be worked at an expense OF s6O this year. to the
people all the town. who are not at all benefited by
It. It is IN no sense public highway 10 is private
road, and part OF the and which Is taken belongs 10
Flone A. EyersOn and the Commissioners In their gen
6S hamo m not Opposed to Smy esmss public
improvement l am not opposed to any highway
Meeting town with another, Centralave connects
New.York City with White Plains. or FOrdhamaye..
which connects Mott Haven with Fordham As to Ber-
rianaye. have no objections to Its being made. 10
might be made highway, and do not oppose It the
have told and desire all to know that took part
in the Centmlave. did drew the bill. and assisted
to put IL through the Legislature. That avenue was
made upon the principle OF having a backbo road,
Broadway through westehesteE County The County Of
Harlem River to white Plains It has got it. That is
viii increase the value OF properly on each side
OF IT, and has paid. and will more than
which 1t will bring into your Golfers of the
Commissioners OF Centraayenue. in fact am the Presi
dent OF the Commission. aud issued bonds to pay
each year. with the interest For instance there
AL OF these bonds out and the last bond issued is due
and yabe 22i years from now IL gradual system
OF taxation which those who move into the town year
after year will contribute toward paying and it is not
burdensome but when you come TO impose tax. as
such avenues as Madison-syenue and Berrianavenue.
you carry our taxes up to 81 on the sOO, drive people
cause West Farms is the most overtaxed aud worst
governed town In the United States. The debt
Various vpE% highways now amounts to ,5asSoc
When the Supervisor reported TO tho Board.
making 2s 500 in bonds thatare out aganst the town
In addition to that am informed that there will be
OF 100000 the proportion which this town will have 10
bear Of the County Indebtedness amounts to tl5OOo
that There will probably be required for the Central.
another 100000; there will be required for these
900. and II they begin with s65.OOO that may not be
enough. Then there IA Pelham.ave. that will require
against this town today Is over sOOoOoO. aud the
assessed valuation Of the property real and personal IS
s3oOO,oOO. and II follows that II man has
| place In this town worth $1,000, 1t Is
moraged In these town bonds and taxes to the extent
OF 1888 49, In the report to your Supervisors II
stated that our county bonds amounted 10 0OOO;
much more than half tho amount Is In this town. ash
you have you macadamzed streets have you sidewalks,
have curbs and CUTTERS have any of the improve
ments here which warrant this enormous taxaonf say
desire to that the Southern Boulevard Is
after it lad passed the sohste hsppened to be in AL
bany and / called HOratio Ballard, Chairman
or the Committee OF Sixteen Of the House, aud
asked him to amend IL limit the 10 be
pended tnat road to 90 900 mile. 1t not done
i also asked him TO insert an amendment to the effect
that when any part OF IL put out contract IL should
DO given 10 the lowest bidder. That not done
The road runs seven miles, two Of which are In
West Farms aud have bonds Issued for II amounting
10 t235 900 Aud what ts vauei say that citizens
OF tho town should stop this thing or we are
them. The tax -gatherer them, and bond
holder owns them lrepeat that all ask Is that the
shall pay for them. l have avenue tho place on
which live IL Is called CrOtOnave where the Episcopal
Church is 1t was mnde 10 or is John Bussing
and myself owned IT, We did not think then that
mission OF ye men should be appointed 10 mako It, aud
that the town should he called upon TO pay for It, but
we laid IL out and made 10 ourselves. aud
used by the public and became highway called upon
the Commissioners OF Highways and Il to the town
That Illustrates the prlnelple under WHICH mink these
In them. having Ots for sale fronting them, aud who
are TO DO benetited by thep make them, ana ihen II
they want to put them on the town. they are OF use to
the public, they do
Jhe resolutions then read:
Rd That tho Chairman Of this meelng snpOai committee Of
inquire Sto aud The smoup Of the c, Indebtedness o
the towB o West Farms whshs Ia bonds ethewss for what
and hoa Of all bosds outstanding and 10 become due 70
ascertain om .hon such bonds purchased and at what rate they
ToisyegAte all the books ad 10 the possession Of the
Supervisor aud Tosn Cert Of the OF West Farms appenns