The sun., 1873-07-08
TIE POLITICIANS TRICKS.
THE KIND or REFORM WE hhE
GJTIING FROM REFORHEh


,ur UtND or REI'ORN WE AK
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GIIifN" '"''
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tco.,tcm,ju IN TuN non rhc Aged "hN"r
Sh,Li,, hts GrizIlV Locks The tNH
80 ronit to be Let TO Breed Pestheu'e
1hr"n -h""i 'ne 0"''"'''
,r, ,t..,.,,. ,,.titi..i,ua nrniu crowded
lhc tUf-ly P"'l'""l' -" =, =, -.
the corridor. and l"bluc' oi the 'l'y ''"' H.S,v'
dN. 1t WIS rumorcd that the thr'a,H "i ,n'
Custom 'l"u'' N'P""'. "" '''', - ,th NV
drsi ed effect upon Aldermen N'nI "" N''"'
and tina, they would vote at the meeting t'
n,t upou the nominees for the Police Ju~tl'e-
.birs II WAS also rtinorcd that two Of the
''I' ,,,....,. ,ri.t,,r,d bv their own
Tannnny Aldermen ir'E"''h'u Nv 'le" '""
shadows, had agreed To Withdraw from the COM
bin tion. some uf the nominees hurried To the
city Hall early in the morning ana dlVd'u 'n''r
time between the Mayors Office and the ONCE
of tho clerk of the Common Council. Ahout
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IL @ CLOCK II was rum r'u 'n"' "' '"V '"',l
visors meeting an effort was TO 1 c made to de-
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ied' 'nc '"'""'i''''"' y, '''''''"- Wv
tees % their origin u stltus'
Yr,..,,.,,.,r l., ,b, chair The call Of tho roll
ii"''"V!'' III Wv -
showed but six members oi inc comblnatlon III
the room
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Commissioners ot T'xcs and Assessments
tran.ni tins the books c2ntainins; the valuation
SIrrty.Sur NrCaHarfv moved th II the assces-
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~" Frc', ,4",,,ni ~ rIs IL" 'nfrr. cd tr n c,u"
u.it,rc,f thrcc fur invest .aIiou. lie said that
ftn -r.x trr' -, 'rrrl IL a ,,iv~n an, that fIn
r., - tnN ri -, r'.t h,cn rn,,, sod to > +. tcr
', IA ttio ICY - =, =, 49,, 80 ,,t r., .,, -tI,,t
the val ati, II ~ property b.d been increased To
re- .tly Il trr cent I'm lie nDtI nth Ward.
he ad, cd. the valuation hdd been incrrb--
pd slpJU.un. althuu n property iu that wa~l
IT. r1f ,,ndor inc hammer would n 4 brI.
-, .,.b ,s In ISL Ur .urli. tI.t th, ,e ,i. a..
a. .h. tu ..ulw ia Il thi~ talk about reducing the
r,u, oft,x,tfnn yvt.
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VT Nhu"'
Supcrvisor Vance s'id that the usual pr7c. ice
had bc, II to rricr thr report tothe Committee
On AunId iaxe- AMI Finance. lie al-I ru~ei
tne point of order tina A. the rules utd htch
suspen icd to- ccclNe ine rep"rt- "nyi ~ III
trrtainrJ
Suuc,visor Coopcr acrced with Supervisor
Met ,t.rtN lie knew tnai the valuation Ia the
A.. t.unlNsi nnd that M the down town wards
tl,., IA 4, Lc.n do, r,,. ed ppourh to make the
total in the CITY .itn,0UD lie wa. aware that fnr
th. tn.t tv,, ~ Al. The rate oi taxation had been
limited bV law to . 70 per cent. But he was also
aw.re that to raise the money To carry on the
riiy government the vnluat .ons had been in
crcased in NV York gnd Brnuk klyu SO mucn
that those che. had really pad more TIA u one
hair Of e t,xe5 OF the state. lie could 6uv
which could not have been nourht Two year.
agn e, 4 btsQ, and vet tine valuations In tnat
ward IA. d Gccn 't,ed many millions. lie wa.
e. posed to maxim. hc people oI the city Of
New York ray the taxes Of tie state.
The May + rulD TINT SupcrIsgr NcCafcrty =
motion out ~ ,idrr. IL" a2dth 'nal me
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,r, x,l,l,. ~ ,Inir t,r',,r,V. If tn,H n,d not
dom ] 81. r J., w's & ."rr r,, TTH , ,a' the peore hal
been deceived 10y lie 'p That tie taxes had
Suprt,,"r \ a zee thought that nothing would