New-York tribune., 1872-07-16

,he 5cht commission of experts consisting of Messrs
-ourtandt Palmer Anthony j. Bleecker ana Adrian H.
Muller last year duly employed to appraise tis
eal estate After several months of patient examha-
ion they reported he following estimate duil specnca
ions thereof being upon file in the Finance Depart
nent)
Miscellaneous property ...............-. $LS3l40
Pubic Charities and Correction ....... ls'5sscoO
Board Of Education EToS,I7 SToSI7S
Ine Department. :---..'-''''-'''''---'-.' ifI9440
Police Department tosg'a 9sga7G
Pubic Squares and Parks n6,4eo
Wharves ana Piers North Hdver...--. !6ye'GS
Whaivcs and Piers, East Rlver......... 565s'45S
Croton Aqueduct Department'.....-'..' ~oOV'VOV
Total value of Real Estate and Realty
ercctiOns belonging TO NeW-1olk 80. ,oo
CITY and County y....-...............>@i .>@i5'9oo'fV'
THE RATE.
Tho poord NJ Apportionment has ordered a tax levy
,,rne the current year for o. aud appropr-
sed 81 100000 from general fund Since these amounts
we're apportoned the Legislature has authorized tue i
her sum Of to be raised by tax for street clean
nc investments and disbursements The tax rate Tor
he year will be about g. OF the first amounts there
: 70 be the following legally arbitrary use;
state tax including state tax for common
schools to be paid by the County Of New am o.,
Interest on bonds and stocks OF the city Of
Interest on bonds and stocks of the County
pndesi Si SeT If bonds and stocks that may he
come due and payable from taxation 49, .oo -
within the year ls'2.......' .--.'''''. o9o'1-O %
Total .s14,9l5,777 rs
By this table connection with the state Controllers
,cport it will be seen that one COunty-New-fork-is
,ompelled through state agency and influence to pay
,teen 40 and 80 per cent Of the entire state tax leav
20 or per cent be shared by 60 other coun
The Board Of Appointment also appropriated the re-
,,ainder of the Taxation and General Fund as follows:
-fv expenses 20 Dec 81, 96sll lg
county expenses to Dec 81 Zoz4so4 VI
Total ,745 26
The statement Of current city and county expenses
sounds large but must always recall in this conneo-
on the statistics which belong TO the necessary mann
enanoe and development of the metropolis our
resident population is about 100000 New-York CITY
comprises p square miles. 1t has 20 miles OF water
ontage II has 800 miles Of paved and GO miles OF un-
paved streets Twenty thousand gaslighs nightly burn
streets and public places, at public expense OF s4S
Der year for each lamp. Three hundred and htty miles
~ Croton water pipes and 27 miles of need CON
,tant watching and repairs. Demands for new mains
md sewers increase with the population and buildings
One hundred seyenyye miles OF sewers are yet 10
De made There 1900 men in the police force,
md COO hremen whose salaries together amount 10
,ound sum Of SsOOOOO0 We employ an average number
If 1910 workmen each day OF the year upon pubic
works New-York Is not only emporium Of wealth,
bnt an ASYLUM for poverty and crime. The city con-
trbuted TO the support during the past wear, OF 6t0
criminals It aevated during the same tme' by out
ioor and institutional charity the suerngs OF lvo5A OF
the SICK. NtN-1OIA II HOt ohiS Wy
Charities all cities OF the world IN eau
,atiopa advantages maintains brigade of teachers
and an army scholars in public schools IL contributes
% the support under private auspices OF $4,000 children
IN the private schools OF various denomlnatOns' new
work CITY disburses largely also in the endeayOr to
force ignorance and greed 10 respect the laws
n health 1t expends s2J0,OOO for salaries OF
Judges and Court attaches. THIS sounds largely
set il must be remembered that substantially, New
York Courts the tribunals where moves immense
litigation foreign countries and from every State
In the Union. The city authorities must necessarily
take the nitatory and lead in all public improvements
and advance the first cost Of them until 1t can be 10
great extent collected back from property Owners and
they are generally glad TO be advantaged without pay
ing for the benefit at ALL If paying to proong the day
Of payment as long possible. This assessment ad-
vance averages several millions per year, and must al
WAYS be borrowed and the interest lost
Promises that the city and county expenses will dimn-
ish and increase, must necessarily prove deusVe
The city expands and III every year demands rev oDl-
cations for expenditure and shows fresh fiscal necess
ties Taxation rates must increase yearly. The re-
former is not vet born who hereafter even keep them
uder three per cent In five years hence taxpayers
will look back and wonder at the present complaints.
Attractive capital the city has been IN the past
the docks. parks, weh-cleaned aud perfectly paved
streets Of its future must prove more magnetic to wealth
Increase OF population and Of taxable capital WILL how
ever distribute che load Of accumulating tax
POLICE
Six years ago the number OF patrolmen was lS4S Ihe
nnuer now il only about 800 recommendation OF
our body 70 the Legislature for an increase OF the police
force 10 900 would do much toward meeting the exi-
gency During recent conflict Of labor and capital
In this city the police duty throughout the
"a hours Of three consecutive days The force ought to
be sufficient 20 any contingency OF riot and to pre-
oude all necessity Of calling for military aid II citizens
knew how extended in parts OF the city, were the
beats over which, respectively only one paromah walks
ot night our appeal for additional police force would be
universally seconded Nevertheless, the recoleeOns OF
the past year. well the police report snow tat o
poice are entitled body, great praise ana cOIh
denee Notwithstanding their disparity OF numbers-the
very professional and drilled breakers OI the mo
trOpOlis Outnumberlng them constantly ,.
The Police Department have recently assumed ehaIgeO OF
street cleaning powers ana duties. As yet the machinery
n adjective: but such ample arrangements have been
made that hereafter II may be reasonably expected the
brooIn grown old, instead Of the new one, Will sweep
Much however, must depend upon inc
rifjzens themselves. Half the debris which is thrown
mo the streets from dwellings and stores ought 70 be
removed through private means and expenditure PUB
lie street cleaning cOntempates the carrying away Oh
dt arising the authorized pubic use OF the streets
Whatever law authorizes the use o. makers
slnuld proect to the extent Of s use, ana tDat only
Tle Wreiched condition Of the eobbehtone pavement
esnacialv In the ryerWard extreml1es Of lDe Guy,
dhes fhe expense Of street cleaning IN such IOcaes
IN your honorable body would authorize the fepa'ng Oh
rstT numlr of streets then In the end the Increased
Ynense OF paving could be met by the diminishing e1-
pense of street cleaning JOURNALISTIC complaint has
Lsen made that under the new arTanRemehti the eA-
euse Of street cleaning becomes sOaIRe Fhhy eAhn-
fcd there should be complaint Inc lhsL contractor
was 10 receive about 10000 per year ms service,
akjng an his obligations, was 10 ceau tne ene PaEu
surface Of the city, average, twice heeh: ilo
estimate Of the present expense Is Dassu ui1 th ,9 t