New-York tribune., 1874-03-09
4 PEA ron 4 HOSPITAL.

A MEMORIAL FOR THE EXEMPTION FROM TAXATION
OF THE BLOoMNGDNE GROUNDS OF TIE NHw-
YORK HosPIrAIl-A NEW RECEPTION HOSPITAL
TO BE BUILT.
Mcssrs. Otis ID. Swan, VIM. DennistOun and
Jackson Schultz, Committee OF the Society o. the New
York Hospital have prepared and submitted the Lcis
lature memorial ana petition asking for the exemption
from taxation OF the socetys grounds at Bloomingdae
Some OF the points OF the memorial which Of gen
era interest appended Tue petitioners that
all the property of the Society was, by act of the
Legislature passed April 1922 exempted from tax
alton In 1862 however the Tax-Levy bIl for the City
and County OF NewYork contained the following clause
The real estate OF the NewYork Hospital except build
ngs which actually used Tor hospital purposes, shall
be liable to taxation I'm the other prop
erty-Chap $50. This clause inserted on the final
passage of the bin In the Senate, and it passed
without the knowledge OF the Society which uspcndcd
hospital operations in the year From that period
10 Dec /, ls73 nearly the whole of the Of
the Society has required for the payment Of its
debtedness OF taxes and assessments and OF necessary
repairs and to the buildings and grounds
appropriated to the accommodation and of insane
patients in New York, Manhatanyille. and known
the BOomin gdale Asylum for the Insane. The So
ciety has recently purchased eight lots of land the
southerly side OF SXteenthst between Fifth and Sixth
aves for the purpose OF erecting hospital for the
cepton and treatment Of arising from injuries by
casualties and sickness, there being like inst
tuition the lower OF the city west Of Broadway
The Committee state that the Society will erect add
oual hospitals Of relief the lower part Of
th" city west OF broadway as rapidly as lt income VIII
sty such enlargement OF Its charitable operations.
It cost OF the iand already purchased Is EohVJj Inc
estimated expenditure for the land and buildings with
the requisite appliances for hospital operations viii be
aOou sJJlC0J ana the annual cost oI optiaJiue tue
hosrtal VIII amount 10 $4,000 exclusive of the interest
on the indebtedness tons incurred until tho same eau
he paid Oh by the application OF the surpns Income OF
the Society, ana this viii require az least i've
Thc annual city taxes Tor 1870 S7 1872, aud o73 paid
by the society," amounted 20 So' 80 ana were asseseu
upon the only lands OF the society not leased upon
ground rent. The Memorial Committee state that in
come whatever m derived from the lands 80 assessed Tor
annual taxes, the same bcng necessarily connected
with the administration Of the BoOmingdae Asylum
department OF tn" charitable operations OF the 20
cicty CXcluiVe!y devoted 10 the and treatment OF
either for the support OF tie asylum hosehOd or Tor
The pleasure and recreation of the patients without
ana the Ocneht OF lts patents IL WOuu oe lP9etc.De
continue the treatment OF the insane 40 blooming
dale. Moreover large proportion OF the inmates oi
the asylum are received ana hiahtalheh AT tnaISc
less than the actual cost OF support and the eA
pendi5ures OF the last current year. exclusive of
s64Co SO PAID Tor repairs and p,fmahcht improvements
exceed s. Si IS the receipt from patients during the
period. The Society has paid s679 IS Tor assess
meDts ON the asylum grounds sOce 1863, exclusive Of
awards received for land taken 10y the corpora
ton OF the city. ana large assessments yet re-
main 10 be made. The corporation OF New-Yofk
from the leased lands OF the Society. Concern
ing these the mcmoras5 ask no relief nut they SUNNI
that they Justly entitled 70 exemption from taxauon
their real estate used 10 the prosecution % the
charitable work and frOm which no income IL derived
On this account they desire the enactment OF law
whereby such lands shall be declared exempt from TAXA
uon the lands Of other charitable corporations.
Tne annual report OF The NcwYOrk Hospital and
Booungdale Asylum has iust been issued. aud 1t shows
that the receipts OF the Society for the past year were
SiOllO3 49, Tne balance Dee 81 1873 $i3l 4o IA
cash, with temporary investment III United states
bonds Of Sl4362 So The number OF insane patients az
the Booin Zdale Asylum jan 1873 wasl 40 aud no
admitted during the year, making toiai OF 30
patients treated slnoe ts Organlduoh ia ISL 10Oi
patients have pren treated ~ the asylum.