The sun., 1873-07-12
man ON REFORM PARTY.
pixtne Things for the Rich, and Mak'ns the
Psor PAY for Them Mayor iinvemoyers
Quarrel with the Supervisors.


Psor PAY for Them Mayor Invemeyer's
quarrel with the Supervisors.
The contest between the Mayor ana the
Supervisors continues. The Mavor, supposine
that the Supervisors investigating committee
may attempt to get possession OF the tax books,
has taken them from Gen. Pinckney and locked
them up in his private once He says that he
will not allow the committee to have access TO
them, holding that as they have no power to
alter the assessments or valuations " Ia useless
for them to examine them. IL IL understood
that the Comptroller the CORPORATION Counsel
and the Tax Commissioners advised the Mayor
to take this course.
The committee deny the right Of tho Mayor to
prevent their seeing the books. They say that
the resolution by which they were appointed
gives them power To-. send for persons and
papers This power they intend to use. Alder
man McCaGprty, one NJ the committoc, said yes
tcrdny that they intended to summon the Mayor
the Comptroller, and the Tax rumi si Nor II
aprclr aud hrin. with them tho tax books. lie
Thought that the people were en'itlcd to know
whether the rate of taxation Is really only Nv
I,r c,ui.. or whctlcr,h hy reason of increased
Valuation, 1t i- per cent.
MAYOR u,yrVrytu's sorurSrRY.
The Nayor." said hr "ina mc-sarc tu the
Common Council dated April a. says that most
Of the property which the owners seek To have
inprovcd at the ci,ys expense will not bo
needed fur habitaton for generation to come.
The property of which the Mayor sncaks' he
. continued, "is situated in the Ninetccnth
ward aud In that part of the Twelfth ward
/ living east " tho sixth avenue. " the streets
/ were GRADED and uaVcd the lot, would be hgilt
/ uu1n without delay The Alderman added
that IL the Mayor wa. correct iu his estimate Of
. the ncce ssity VI improvements iu that part of
/ the city. u was singular that he sustalncu the
action NJ the Tax Commissioners. " For, Salu
tIpN l.tN largely sTtNsru the Valuations
Of thp very property go which the Mayor AlludeS.
/ :" Tho pcdrlr who live enst Of the sixth avenue
have to- pay for that Improvement ON their prop
| crtv," said Alderman Koch. But the Improve
mcut- on. the Wet side are made at the city's
81 That Is true" said Alderman McCaGcrty.
"Ali ui Comptroller Green's pet schemes the
varl. ~. Nicholas avenue &c. %c.. were paid
Tor 10y the city. while all the improvements on
the east side " the town were paid Tor by the
property owners.
WHO PAYS ron THE novtrvARrs'
It isthe poor, people who have to pay the
taxes said Alderman Koch. The rich men
! their nue hur~e- ON. lLd the poor mon must pay
t'r thcm.' lie added, ironically, That is re-
~ think The people oucht;o understand these
thiu-.." stid Alderman Nctahrrty. "rhcN GER
taiuN ought To- know whv discrimination Is
made iu the valuation Of two PIECES "i Property
which are Coiticuuus and equally good. " We
c,n sct bold of ,ne iaN hn'hs We VII, yGntil,te
these tlluc-. " the gent .hen VINO nave ,'u-
trul ,t them will not permit as 10 examine them
the, viii hear from the penple.
"fhr Mayo. once talkrd with me- SAID Alder
man Koch. about the cost ~ the government
when he WAS Mayor before He told me amonl
other things th.t his sMary wM but tw" u
three thousand dollars. but lac did not say that
Dee Thought hi- present salary DSl'tHh too large
r., t,-n, ..',,rn'nctt. added the Alderman
" hf.t uIr uf tine tt1. missinuers seem To- tuna
. thtt tu,Ir,Nu dciartutut- do not need reform
Iu-. I., COM ROLLER wants to reform eVcry de
. tYr,u,It hut DIS own. tie taNora rrdu"tlut
'tr>rrn.,. iu ,hc several dcpartm,pts. Blt
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