The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-08-07

Tho Return or the Mayor from Long
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Green Replies to
Comm issioner Van N0rt-C0mmi ssi0ner
Van Mort Also Explains-What the As
sessment Committee Did Yesterday.
Mayor Havemeyer has returned from his brief
visit OF couple OF days at Long Branch, and yes
terday resumed his functions In the executive
chair. There was comparatively little OF public In
terest transacted in the departments yesterday,
and matters had assumed an awiully midsummer
like appearance.
Comptroller Green yesterday made public the
following correspondence in cOntrOversiOn OF the
allegation that he was responsible for the fact
that no appropriation was made at the last meet
ing OF the Board OF ApportiOnment to pay the "big
pipe" men employed in laying the large Croton
mains on Tenth avenue for the two weeks ending
July 49,
CRY or New YORK. 2, p
To THE DEpAnrMENr or PysLIc WORKS :
The pay roll Of additional alterations Of aquednct
July is 1878, has been received It win be necessary
peaaon by the Of Pnbc
t6sr additional orcien ASasdaSss sSek
h By SoaT 81
nave Desh eApenaenaN pREW s0 T. aRREN, Comptroller
To facilitate the issue OF this stock and enable
the workmen to get their pay the Comptroller had
u
Apportionment for the 23d Of July, but, as will be
seen by the following letter, the Commissioner OF
Public Works failed to send IN the necessary requ
stion until the day after the meeting OF the Board
which authorizes the issue OF stocks and bonds:-
CRY or NEW YORK. Dn 6ann 1 or p
To THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS.
this s asd a
duet nss stoeE '0f ''OOV u
The Board of Estimate and Apporionment met yester
II
ceived time, would have been laid before them for
N'''Ne' ANDREW H. GREEN, Comptroller
The Comptroller has made arrangements to have
o meeting called for two O'Clock p. M. to-day.
1t was learned, however, at the Office OF Com.
missioner Van Mort that in response to the second
asked for was drawn and forwarded to the Finance
Department on the I'D inst, and that 1t reached
the Comptrollers office actually while the Board
OF Apportionment was in session in Mr.. Green's
private Office Through some neglect, however, in
his department the document was not handed in,
and, as q consequence, no action was taken on IL.
THE ASSESSMENT INQUIRY.
The Committee of the Board OF Supervisors yes
terday continued their investigation into the eX-
cessive and unequal assessments on property in
the threeupper wards. The great interest taken
III the investigation by property holders all over
presented TO the committee from property owners
in other wards, but which they nave no power to
entertain, have induced them to ask at the next
meeting OF the Board OF Supervisors, on the 18th
proxim0, for an extension OF power, so as to go
over the whole city.
Alderman Koch, chairman OF the Committee,
thinks that the opinion that the assessments for
this year cannot be changed 10 erroneous. The tax
books have not yet been confirmed 10y the Board
OF Supervisors, and he believes no law or power
can compel them to approve and confirm sucn
manifest and
OUTRAGEOUS FRAUDS rl
as the Committee have brought to light. He says
no mandamus or other legal process will compel
MIN to sign the books. He will 60 to the Tombs
first. He took an OATH OF office, and no party
can force him to perjure himself
The following complaints were received yester-
day.
Patrick Callaghan put in protest against the
assessment on unimproved lots owned by him In
the Twenty second ward, in West Eighty second.
Eighty third and Eighty-fourth streets. Last
year the aggregate assessment on this property
s52. 465 and this year 1t has been increased to
$l54, 100, being an increase Of $10l.635 or nearly
three times as much as last year. One lot assessed
last year at $500 Is assessed this year $4,000 be-
ing an increase OF 500 per cent He also conf
planned that In addition TO this assessment he was
assessed $56,477 Tor Riverside Park and Drive I'M
prOvements.
Abraham Lewis said house OF his on Tenth
avenue is assessed at $4,000. He would give lease
OF the house for five years to any person who would
pay the taxes on II.
Thomas Maher, No. $40 West Thirty-sixth street,
complained OF an increase Of $500 each on waste
lots owned by him in West Sixty-hfth street. lie
would gladly sell the lots at the assessed valuation.