The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-09-12

April, notices were posted an over the CITY, calling
upon them to can a. the tax once and see the
HOW TO GO BUNKY.
Mr.. Koch-Oh yes; the notices were put mp.
concede that. But what did all that amount tor
why, the taxpayer who went TO the once got no
satisfaction II he was assessed too high. In nine
out q ten the west tgs
loud laughter)- THE supervisor evidently meant
buncombel-I will tell him that ne and others who
think as he does about this matter will bunk when
they get their tax bills. Then they'll md Dunky.
A CAUCASIAN RIB TrcKLER.
Mr.. FAULKSER-l don't remember any citizen
appearing before the committee who investigated
the charges OF unequal valuation and stating That
treated.
Mr.. MoNHEIMKR-I can tell the gentleman why he
meetings often enough, because he was too busy
getting up that caucus. tlaughter.l
VERY FLATTERING FOR BOTH SIDES.
Mr.. Billings and Mr.. Cooper explained their posi-.
lions. The former was opposed to rec0mmitting the
report He believed the committee had done good
remarked, had done good work Also the results Of
which would be SHOWN in future assessments; but
we uiu not believe the Board could change the
Inc Inc Mayor here read the session law Of 1856,
SCISSORS acted. and beyond which the Board OF
Supervisors could not 90. II
Alter considerable further talk all round on the
subject MI Vance moved a. an amendment to the
motion to recommit that the report be printed and
laid on the table for week. i
tion. accepted the amendment which was carried
by the following vote:-
Kehr, Koch, Lysaght, McGanerty. Monhelmer,
Reilly and Van Schatck-9.
Mayer suRsr,ylsoT na Rinss Cooper
HOW THAT REPORT Is TO BE PRINTED
on the announcement Of this vote Mr.. Koch pre-
the testimony upon which II Is based has been pub
lished from time to time in the newspapers 1t Is
almost needless TO go into any detailed statement
aa n @.
say that many OF the inequalities OF the taxation
testified to before the committee were the result
Of bribery and CORRUPTION They suggest That the
tax commissioners should be elected and the
deputy and local assessors be selected from the
various wards, and that the Board OF supervisors
be empowered to revise the tax books at proper
periods. dI-a
dispensed with after large portion or 1t had been
read, and II was ordered printed, the members
who did not want IL read forgetting in their anx-
iety to have it laid aside that the motion of Mr..
Reilly was to dispense with the reading not only,
but to have 1t printed as well.
The Board then adjourned and at once resolved
itself into the Board OF Aldermen.
THE POLICE JUSTICES YET SAFE.
1t was now rather late In the afternoon, and
motion to adjourn was carried without any STRIFE
o to 6. 1t was rumored that kehr had succumbed
to mayorial Establishments In the way OF Official
appointment OF the Police Justices already
nominated, whenever the nominations came
up for a, acI H but the rum o was yeaementy
Thursday next the present Police Justices are sure
OF being able to have at least one more weeks
salary. indeed 1t is pretty safe to say now that the
next Legislature will meet before they are made to
cease drawing their salaries at all, which Is an
agreeable prospect to them, II not to the aspirants
to their seats.
It is also said that the Mayor will have consider.
able trouble In getting his Correction and Charity
Commissioners confirmed, inasmuch as not y few
OF the Aldermen object to section so OF the act re.
lating to tile Commissioners, which gives the
take ali truants therefrom and hand them over to
the commissioners.