New-York tribune., 1873-06-19
TIE CONTROLLERS VIEWS.

Controller Schroeder was visited by a re-
porter Of THE TRIBUNE and questioned relative the
matter. The following is his statement:
There has never been any thorough examination OF
tbe Tax Collectors books while the city has been city.
Formerly the Tax Collector required 10 account
finally to the County Treasurer for all collections Of
taxes on the expiration OF the Supervisors warrant -
that Is days after the warrant delivered to the
Collector. Tie County Treasurer required 10 ex-
the items on the taro tho Tax Collectors Cice.
After that done the amount remaining unpaid was
called arrears OF taxes" and after the expiration of
three months subsequent 10 the expiration oi the war
on which the taxes remained unpaid. Now this cXamI-
nation OF the County Treasurer Of the Tax Collectors
accounts could have been thorough because the
Tax Collector not called upon 70 MAKE returns Of
items 10 anybody. An amount equal 10 the aggregate
Of uucOccttd taxes at Ic end OF september n
several wards in the following year; so that no Il
cIency could possibly arise in the accounts After the
expiration Of the warrant and after the examination by
"a oto ~ Ty CoIiccfor 10 aIvbodv lie t.jght coI"cf
$4,000 SOJO 100000 Of Of taxes during any
one year. and nobody would know II but ne, himself or
his deputy. Under the now Charter the Controller ls
REQUIRED 70 keep copy of the XrOs Of each ward in
ms Office The Tax Collector is required TO make returns
Nv Mems the Controller is required TO cheek OF The
items as they paid off his rolls and at the eXpra-
tiOn of year. the Tax Collector IS required TO furnish
10 the Controller. The items remaining unpaid
t the etnrns Of uncocctcd raves Of the ControiirT
The uncOlected items thon into the hands Of the
Registrar OF Arrears for collection.
taxes is loose and unsatisfactory, requiring simply the
affidavit of a deputy collector who receives Sl,OJJ per
wear salary, lie has been unable to collect item
OF personal tax in order TO wipe IL of the books OF the
corporation; whereas under the new charter per
soual tax Is Cancelled until the Registrar Of Arrcar, mas
also made effort 10 collect IT, In 1871 provision was
made to change the system of reeyyng arrears
by providing for the issue oi tax certificates 10 cover
the whole amount OF arrears remaining unpaid on the
lst of July in any year The arrears collected after
that time set apart 10 pay of the certificates.
Cancelled taxes either real or personal property have
not since been relieved IN manner II is UNDERSTOOD
however, that about $4,000 OF Cancelled and un-
collected items Will have 10 he made good by tbe
next annual tax levy. Tue Tax Collector has for more
than six months past had three four clerks work
writing up the tax accounts Of the last twenty years Ii
will probably take him twelve months longer 10 ud
what amounts may remain uncDlectcd for any year
during that period and IT, after he gets those accounts
written up aud ascertais the aggregate amount OF
collected taxes, continued Mr.. Schroeder laughing
heartily, II the Committee OF Fifty or some equally
patriotic body will take up the accounts OF the County
treasurer and make comparisons, Il will be discovered,
and until then whether or not they have had honest
collectors in the City Of Brooklyn for the last ~ years