The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-03-01
THE MAYOR AND THE TAX
PAYERS,

A Delegation or tho Taxpayers OF the
Tenth, Eleventh and Seventeenth
Wards Interview the Mayor ON Taxa
ton and tho Cherter-Tho Mayors
Reply.
number Of gentlemen waited upon Mayor
Havemeyer yesterday, ana alter few PREDATORY
remarks, presented the Mayor with the following
set OF resolutions, which they said had been auani-
mousiy passed at a meeting OF taxpayers, held
within the last few days.
RESOLUTIONS.
whereas the Legislature Is now engaged In consider;
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mSniepSI affairs Of thus city should be honestly and
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BRANCHES thereof with wedelned powers and respon-
Resolved therefore, That are earnestly In favor Of
investing the Mayor Of this city with the power Of ap
ments, and that OF the highest mpor that all
aS s state ana the % AND I
DO kept separate from issues and questions Of purely
Resolved Ths. elections in the Spring Of the year
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THE MAYORS srRECH.
Mayor HAvEMEYER said that he received the
great pleasure AS to the spirit and object OF
those resolutions, he might say that very little
COuiu pc uOuo Single nandeu 80 lat 0S the PUBIC
expenditure OF this city was concerned, 1t had as
sumed SO formidable . character that 1t was fear
full to contemplate. The possession OF power he
did not personally desire, but he should endeavOr
discharge the responsibility that might be placed
In his hands for the benefit OF the people. He was
not . partisan IN this respect; whether he was
called democrat or republican does not concern
him. So long as either party responded to the idea
OF an economical government and decreased taxa
tion they should have his sympathy and support.
Unless the bill to reduce taxation. before the
Legislature, suggested by the Comptroller, became
law, the taxation OF this city would unpleasanty
large The effect OF this bill would be to reduce
taxation nearly one per cent by pOstp0ning for .
certain period the payment or claims which the
State had imposed upon the city IN the shape OF
ton which had been Improperly ,,approprt-
to authorize by constitutional amendment,
which could be secured at the next election,
an issue OF stock by the State, which,
with its present powers, could not be done. In the
issued to meet the demands OF the State in that
respect to be reinstated by an equal amount OF
the bonds or the State when the constitutional
authority to issue them should be authorized by
the people. Whether the bin would be passed or
not, or what shape It would take he did not know;
1t had reached third reading; but this he did
kn0w-it ought to pass. Arrangements could then
be made to postpone certain payments, which
would OF course relieve the taxation Of this year.
These things were, however, OF very little conse-
to which the Mayor said he had already expressed
his views. The charter had becOme law before the
Legislature and unless modified in many essential
particulars the work OF reform OF the last two years
would, to certain degree, be entirely sacrificed.
the good of the people.
The deputat0n then withdrew.