The New York herald., 1871-10-28

The committee are informed that for the able ser.
vices rendered TO the fremen OF the suburban dis
trlcts, in procuring the passage OF the laws making
and collecting the money from Che Corporation,
ture from the city at the time was allowed BY them
the very liberal fee OF nfty per cent, which would
amount to something over quarter million Of dol
lars
The Fire Department stock bears interest at six
per cent per annum, the principal being redeemable
IN 1892 and both being required to be provided for
by taxation.
The balance OF over two millions apparently due
from this fund consists OF an OF aprropria.
tions from 1t made in the year 1870. The only leg.
mate mater means e OF making good the deficiency is by
The obvious intention OF the Legislature has been
TO limit and restrict appropriations and expendt
lures Tor oil city and county purposes (other than
those provided for by loans TO the amount OF means
annually provided by the tax levy, but this very
Gus laws passed within the last few years appears
to have been overlooked, II not wholly disregarded.
The large BALANCE Ss e. 81 g. spparen, Due
on this account consists OF arrears OF taxes OH real
estate, Croton water rents and assessments which
nave been sent TO the Bureau OF Arrears from the
Receiver OF Taxes and The Collector OF Assessments
as provided BY law. The committee are informed
taxes ana water rents for the years 1885, 1857 and
1885, also that 1t Is ne intention OF the Finance De-
partment to bold q sale for unpaid assessments Cf
which there is q large amount, as soon as the same
can be prepared. The committee are OF the opinion
that such sales for unpaid taxes and assessments
should always be held upon the expiration OF the
time prescribed BY law, which afYords ample time
Tor the voluntary payment OF such dues 10 the Cor
poratiOn.
II. Stark,ceathe,, collector Of Assessments.
This account represents the amount OF uncolIected
lection within the last year. Upon the expiration
OF one year after such assessments have been con.
nrmed they are sent to the Bureau OF Arrears, when
they become subject 10 an increased rate OF interest
by way Of penalty for delaying payment.
The compensation allowed TO the Collector and
Deputy Collector or Assessments being at the rate
OF TWO and one-balf per cent collections render
those oflces dlsproportonately lucrative, and the
committee are o. the opinion that there should be
such compensation per annum.
Thomas Du'tdp, Collector or city Rerenue.
s6i7,74e TO- consists OF rents OF various Kinds, and
interest which has accrued during several years
past.
the Collector OF city Revenue dated September 10,
1871, the amount then apparently due and uncol-
$27o. 760. which IL found to be for the following
ferry rents, VIZ. =:
Peck slip fey four and cnshslr from No 40. soo
Grand street ferry, and
from November l. 1859, 70 August I. 1884, At $4,000 1880
Total o75o
On rcierring TO the record OF ferry leases, pages
ferries were granted to jeremiah V. MeseToc. riem
ing duncan Gerrit Smith, William X. Painter, Jonh
0Donohde Francis Dubois and LOTUS WGSd ,S AZ eaen an
annual rent OF $4,000 for tue Peck SIP erfs am~
$4,000 for the rand street ferry u also appess
should be assigned 10 the Long lslana Ferry so ~,
pany. In the Comprollers annual CITY repoI.s n ~,
s ana ss% eH sre n Of the
Counsel and that suit had been comme9Ceu, ~ mad al
them viii be noticed tnat fcp cr sGns sn srrv was
not charged up after iss OF Nay l,ee On inqu,Dy D
Of the Collector oi CITY asvenSe ss ss 70 large rse
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