The sun., 1873-09-05
VINO PAYS THE T4yESY
IL New York Cit, bearing her Proper Pro-
poriion of the states Expcuse-s

The state Assessors met yesterday in the
Tax Commissioners ofice, with them the Tax
Commissioners and Supervisors Mctanerty.
Koch, Vance. Cooper, aud Ottcndorfer. Mr.
Fowler the Chairman of the board, called upon
Tax Commissioner Andrews for such inf Jrma-
tion az might enable the Assessors properly to
equalize the assessments in New York Mr. An
drews said that the whole law and practice Of
assessing property In this state was a muddle.
The law requires assessments to he made at the
iull value Of property. To enforce that law
strictly In tins city would drive property owners
out of II. Throughout the State the assessme { nts
varied from fifty 10 sixty per cent. In this city
there we're four classes Of property, namely I:
Improved and productive; unimproved and
productive unimproved but improbable: and
uuimproNed and unimproyable. He added that
the commissioners had instructed the assessors
= assess property IN this city on the basis of
sixty per cent. ~ lie actual market values.
Mr.. Fowler asked whether there was not prop
srty Ia this city that was assessed AZ low a. ten
per ccEt. Mr. Andrews replied that there nj,
be. fur said he, 1T Is imposs ble t. avoid
discrepancies ana irregularities In city where
values huc;uate 50 rapidly and improvements
are being constantly made.
Several of the property owners were exam
incd as to the a,tual value Of property In yari-
compared with the assessed valuation.
Here Mr.. Andrews said that the unfnpruyed
and uuinpr"Nahe property in this city was the
worst property IN the state.
10 This state Assessor Briggs replied that the
Board had found property ia the country which
was worthless assessed at 81 acre.
supervisor Vance thought that the people Of
New ork believed that they were payins more
than their share Of the State tax. II would re-
quire facts and figures Of the strongest Kind to
change their opinion. They expected. added
the supervisor that the proportion Of the State
tax laid upon this city would be reduced
Mr.. Briggs replied that ninetee I wentieths of
the farm property in this state was assessed at
more than sixty per cent. Of It's ssuable value
Ia one county which the board had visited the
law was strictly complied with and the property
assessed at its fun value. lie added that the
young county man were going away FROM their
lnges. They would not work the land SO long as
the assessments were so nigh. The populatiun
Was decreasing in The agricultural districts and
Increasing ia the cities and villages.
supervisor Vance thought that the decrease
Of population Ia the agricultural districts " a.
saving machinery on farms had done away with
the need Of So many farm hands.
IN the country SAID Mr.. liri KS the people
think that the city of New York is not taxed
nues the splendid equipages, any one of which
would buy "a farm. They know that these are
not taxed. countryman comes here and sells
an Ok and ON the proceeds spends a night in the
dressed in -lh- aud sitins, with fingers hedcckcd
with costly gems. lie knows that these are not
taxed. such things tend 10 impress him with
the nelef tLat this city docs not pay enough OF
Tho state tax.
How many Of these oxen which the country
"fropaniy not more than ono III thousand"
answered MI. Briggs.