The New York herald., 1873-12-20
THE ANNEXED TERRlToRY,s DEBT.

A Conference Between the Wcstchester
and New York Supervisors to Fix the
Debt Of the County and the Valuation
Of County Property-Thc Debt About
Ss45,OOO-The Value OF the County
Property About $2I2.OOO.
Among the many details OF the annexation Of the
towns OF West Farms, Morrlsania and Kings
bridge the apportonment OF the debt and
interest in the county property is one Of unusual
difficulty, and several conferences have been had
between the Committee on Assessments and FL
nance OF the New York Supervisors and the Super
visors OF Westchester county. Finally both
boards appointed subcommittee to consider
the matter Messrs. Ottendorfer and Koch being
named on the part OF this city, and Messrs. +. M.
Carpenter OF Newcastle Edmund c. Sutherland,
ol White Plains; A. o. Wheeler. OF Greenburg and
Daniel Hunt, OF Louisboro being chosen from the
Westchester Board.
Yesterday the New York gentlemen. accompanied
by General Pnckney, clerk OF the Board OF Super
vsors, visited White Plains to confer with the
Westchester authorities as TO the debt OF that
county anu nx valuation on the county property.
The party had with them Mr.. Joseph Kreutzer
as a valuator. Arriving at the depot hacks were
In attendance, and the party drove out to the
poorhouse and farm, i've miles from the city,
John Kenscr and George Cooper, Warden Ham
mond aud Surgeon Scriber, who escorted the
OulClalS through the premises anu gTOuDuS. Inc
poorhouse, which has 4Ol inmates-men, women
and children-was very clean, and to all appear
ance the inmates are carefully treated.
thorough inspection was made OF the nine stone
and wooden buildings and members guessed at the
valuation, but thev came to no understanding
The larm is 1856 acres, located close to the New
Boston and Northern Railroad, only so acres OF
which, however, is ft for cultivation. The build
ings are probably worth 900 and at the rate
land Is selling ground Is probably worth $1,000
Returning to White Plains the Court House and
aii. a fine stone structure on about two acres of
land. was examined, but no value was Hxed.
The debts OF the county. as near as could be as
certaiEed IRON Mr.. Charles +. Johnson, clerk OF the
County Supervisors, are about $S45, 900, and con-
sist Oh
The bonded loan in 1880 for bounties for the rs
towns which the county guar anteed ..... S5G2i U0
The seconded bonded loan for similar purposes
now being paid on and $6u.0go of which natures
Peinam Bridge bonds ....................... - 2OUoY
The wietts defacaton bonds Observation-Disclosures. Il3.WO
Central Bridge bonds ,S
Total debt .ss45 600
The value OF the county property is probably
about as lolows:-
Poorhouse buildings. S60nN
The arm 900
The Court House aud Jail a.................... I50O0
The land attached to above ........ l00U
Total value of property ssI2oo
The New York Committee notified the West
chester supervisors that they would meet at one
T. NJ. to-day and then oficially ask them 10 make
statement or the debt OF the county IN detail ana
TX their valuations OF the county property; aiter
the reception OF which they would name day lot
another conference to apportion the debt that
New YORK must assume ior the tnree .oWns an
ne xed and decide the amount tne city snould pe
credited with on account OF the interest held by
| the said towns In the county properly.