New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-12-17
BGookLKNs PUBLIC FINANCES.
THE DEFICIENCY TAX.

Attorney-G General Barlow appeared yesterday
Tappen in the Supreme Court Of kih Con
ty and argued motion Of tho Controller for
emptory mandamus compelling the Boards of Supervisors
of Kings and Queens Counties to place IN the budgets for
the coming year their respective quotas OF the Canal
Fund Deficiency. He read affidavit from Controller
Hopkins which held that the act for fundingtbe "Cana
Deficiency Debt" unconstitu tional, and that the
Judges Of the Court Appeals sustained his opinion II
also stated that the SUPERVISORS haa g'%n informed on
an the supply bill. He also said that the tax CHIEFLY
TO nav Tor canal work done ia excess opriationi
The Fnnding act provided thai matters other than
school special fund accounts should alone thus be
treated. The design Of the act was to prevent log
rolling and to enable the people when called upon 10
vote the question Of creating debt, to know dis
tinctly and specifically what they were To vote for.
Joshua NJ Van Colt of counsel for the Kings County
Supervisors claimed that the funding might he unconst-
Tutona Int the state officers the responsible
persons in that and that 1t was the business OF the
Supervisors 10 carry their orders The general law
for tine state to pay as went ana not to contract
debt exceeding 100000 without vote OF the people.
Eight millions had been Illegally spent however, aud
tne fund plan was designed the States credit
The Court reserved IT'S decision.
STREET ASSESSMENTS.
The Brooklyn Board of Aldermen met at 3
D. m yesterday and received from property owners
Bedford-ave between FultOn-ave aud the city line
remonstrauce against allowing certain other property
owners between St. Mark's-place aud Fulton-ave, t.
and pave that thOroughfaro at their expense.
They claim that the object OF the persons asking the
permission is to avoid bearing lair proportion OF tue
opened They further demonstrate against the granting
petition pave that section OF the ayenUr with
crete pavement, submitting that th kind Oi pavement
proved unbt for city streets. Tho matter WAS
ferred TO theGradng aud Paving Committee In accord
auce with the Recommendation OF the Street Commits
siOneT the following amounts ordered for
the improvements mentioned:
IWnpkns Ptehenayos Scrunhaw R6S6 el
BcslaaT CatsFe city line scnsbsw sidewalks. 800 %
Ffenkhnaye. beweehi Bergen aud ButleT--. bues,one
sdes LUIS "a
Begen.si. between ClssOn and fTankln-aTes, bueone
eewsks......,...... Observation-Disclosures. 2Gi se
Fst5ushaye and Baiost blnestone raie walk 10 10
Fourb-sye. between Unon-st
g5e ig2 20
between CAsOn and
Isa 81
BrofNsy from Gates-aFt 70 city hnei 'eng onre l4i q
aces II
Beave from Flushing BushSeG-sve., grading anil
GIs2 Il
from BOshWlek 10 MYrtleaye., grading and
....... 1889 %
........ a,el Go
,5 rs
scketitt, Fourth FsVe grading and rayng... l5t2 9
MGeont grading and paying ~ Jii 20
HGFesL Van Csu and N0nnalae grading aud Oh 10
grading All sica 50
QnLey-si between IlasSon-aVe aud D0Nningst grading
~
l av lenih TO Twenty Grt grading aud paving 2lJ! 70
'I 4s51 30
FROM Bnshgcs-ave. gading and
psdle 22l7 "a
Rocnts betseen Auantie-sye. and HfkiacIst,
gra1s -ul I6if o.
Noyss,. fvm light 10 Hcar,t eang ard pa,ilg