New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-11-20
THF RINGS COUNTY SUPERVISORS.
REPORT on THE STATE TAX-THE STATE cox
TROLLER'S POWER TO COLLECT THE CANA
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REPORT on THE STATE TAX-THE STATE con-
TROLLER'S POWER TO COLLECT THE CANAL
DEFICIENCY THIS YEAR DENIED.
The Board of Kings County Supervisors met
at p m. yesterday, and received from the Special
Commlttoo on State Tax report in substance as
follows:
The Committee refers 70 s report submitted oct.
1o and accompanied with the legal opinion OF e1Judge
thus far punished people Of this state by their vote
expressed their v - fund the canal debt by an UMPIRE
Ill me vote ss be in fvor Of funding tho canal debt,
the inclusion OF amy part OF Ine $1,000 IN the Turent
Therefore seem to he manfesty proper not to
include any portion OF the $5,OOOOOO in this years
levy Tho Commit GO replies 10 the circular OF tS tae
We ftei assured lat legal opinion above referred TO
l. more la accord with our 0ulles ana legal rlgnts as
dct and that chapter 5J7 might he decided by the Court
as sperseang chapters 7cO and 7S4 the legal opinion
under which the Committee propose TO ACT states tnaI
AZ chapter l57. by necessary Implication repeats cha
i(s 'g l i II igde the sSooSoo0 deficiency in tins
years levy, except possibly IN the event at tae People
VOC AGAINST funding the debt" The Committee there
SSi a he Ccrs Board sppeuus the taxes Of
e present y,r dIed TO @ 70 the quota Of the county al ae
re Of s ~ -s being iGI si' 9 u's RES es0g =
uu the cor rs last item Of 81 mills on the eqaale
- sS9s4 s.. al Of which /, respectfully Submitted
Tic resolution UNANIMOUSLY adopted
Tia Committee on Printing and Stationary 10 which
had hccu referred the matter Uadvertsng for supplies
of stationary for distribution by the clerk to the several
department. for Cine ensuing year reported that 1t had
received bids as foloWs Geo. + Nesbitt & Co., $3.50
h. D. Benson l5c 30 Henry L. Bowel, 1885, i. Car
pontcr Slss 81; James T. Bolles SI219 ~; Mcdonald
bros. Duout &lIg5; Leyey Maigs Co., H2ls 69;
r. NJ Whiting iro s!l62i Brooklyn Daily Eagte,&l,ls 80
Cuttor Coz Sl,2l5.
Supervisor Coe called attention to the fact that the
specifications had called flor large quantities Of Hos
frds ,ct pens and asked who HOsfOrd was, as he had
h.cn unable to iIt any manufactures by that name.
II was then elected that the specifications had been
drawn by supervisor HosOrd Otfthe Fourth Ward, and
that had monopoly of the pens OF the class desired
and which other p manufactured for him, placing
MS uamc upon tlaln. Being member OF the Printing
Committee IIoSf,d thus enabled TO bring ms article
into the county departments and receive handsome
profit Supervisor Coo asked to have the matter re-
fcrrgd again the Committee, ANA readversed, pens
Of another make being required. The report by the
Committee Wns. however, adopted and the Committee
VIA authorized enter into contract with D ID Ben
ucssrs Fletcher W.lkevson. and Fairchild, com
iffrc 2uuuutCd 90 advertise Tor contracts 70 build an
srInory Company 47th Regiment az Greenpont, at
cost $500 authorized by the late Legislature,
rcrurcd the following bids for the work: Charles Cas-
uar 5UO Isaac D. jacobs, $1,000 Harmed Williams,
tG475 stephen Smith, $500; Philip Englehard $3.50
Tuc Committee asked 90 be allowed q award the con-
tract 10 Isac b. Jacobs for the OF $780, having
come o the cor uson that he offers the greatest value
for thc money invested. The matter was postponed for
nf. q Vf d