New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-09-30
TAX DODGNG.

INsrFFICIEECY OF THE ALLOWANCE IN THE TAX
LEVY OF 1874 FOR TAXES RENTED, ERRo-
NEoUsLY ASSESSED, OR OTHERWISE NOT COL
REHABILITATION DEFICIENCIES ARE CREATED
WARNINGS FROM PAST EXPERIENCE.
TO the Edftor or The Tribune.
SIR: Having been obligingly furnished from
Controller Green's office blank bill for 1874, with
the usual interesting and useful information for tax
uayers" printed on back Of it, my attention has
heen arrested by the unusual smalness Of the amount
provided the general tax levy OF this year 10 supply
and make good the deficiency In the actual product
thereof caused by the usual errors in assessments OF
taxable property. removals. and insolvencies' &c,
amounting upon total levy OF k2Sl2.Sl6 w. 10 Only
s.9Oa25 49, being a small fraction more than II per cent
For some unexplained reason this allowance is very
much less than the percentage and amounts provided
for the same purpose for many years past,
except in 1871 and 1872, when the require
mept OF the law OF 1861 in that respect
appears to have been overlooked or purDosey disre
garded. This being a matter OF considerable lmpor-
lance 70 the taxpayers Of this city have Thought tha
the following sketch might be deemed Of sufficient pub
lie interest 10 be allowed space in paper The first
annual report of Controller Robert T. Haws upon the
finances OF the corporation Of the city Of Newfork ana
of the County Government, was made to the Common
Council on July 81 being for the fiscal year ending
Dec 81 1885, at which time the last Official term OF the
late AZartah c. Fagg City Controller expired. The
eyhiht therein made of the condition OF local pubic
affairs was generally considered ana pronounced 10 De
anything but credtaDie 10 the municipal authorities
r. n the Arst official announcement made Of the
decencies which had for many years previously been
Constantly occurring IN the realized from the an
mai taxevies for paving the annual appropriations
made by the Common Council and the Board OF super
sors for ty and county expenses. After stating the
smount OF remissons and corrections OF taxes made
during the year at s91O5 CO. said report without
mentioning the far greater sum WHEN tea 10 Do rear
levied each rear are bAdi gpsH spea .ppropaoa
county parpOse To the that the taxes are reDd or sno
ccto dessney the means to pay oes spPrep
been supply make good the oaeeneies -a occurring
The TsI Lew q he ssm next SUGGESTING rear -,
This obviously proper accommodation inled 70 re-
oeIve any attention either OF the local legislative
bodies until 1850 In that year appropriations we're
made TO provide for deficiencies Ia the Lax Levy Oh
BT the Common CouncI. 5000
BIZ he BoAIa Of sspsfTi'0r' lSOOO
Tot. $4,000
The amoYnt Of the general Tax Levy OF Is59 being
A. sso 2 a. il is presumed OF s64ooO provided.
a. above, make good the deficiency N the product
thereof was not more than one-quarer OF te amount
actually needed for that purpose The estimated a9gre
gate amount OF the deficiency in the city aud county
Treasury existing Jan. l. 1882 was supposed 70 Do
duy provided for by Of G.I4SOOo Of Floating
Debt Fund stocA OF the Corporation, which author
zd BY Chapter Of the laws Of 1870 aud an ordinance
vide for deficiencies the general levy Of and for 1880.
the folio provisions we're Unsupported in the Cy
ape 70, s,asa sesaSs q. s,oa arising
.ss.ess s.ss, Nd '@S.osss. made nc J .s.s
~ 1908. 80 59.-iscs-Oa Ls~,, 1850 peg i.oSo
y At' s.sss.1 .sss.s:, O. ps.d... ~ .s
fo9 ss esro..es n.ss g NE Sosfd q 81
az. ~ s6s.5ei 3. m O.ss LOLA
IN pursasHss q such authority eAe sa'o~fns Amounts
e. LIZ 2, y 1srPs. s. Ss5si 81
Tgs, nd nsc.ty a. SON.
proysioD for supplying preventing IN the future soh
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