New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-07-23
SUPERVISORS DECIDING TAXATION.

SUPERVISORS DISlDlNG 1AAalIoN.
AMOUNT TO BE RAISED FOR 1875, S32,3G7,7tI 10
RATE OF TAX, 81 81 PER Tl0o-AMOUNr
Allowed FOR Deficiencies CUT DOWN.
The Board of Supervisors met yesterday for
the purpose Of fixing rate OF taxation for the ensuing
year The following report VI the Committee on Finance
was read;
The Committee Finance to whom were referred the
assessments the real and personal property IL me city
vi Newly for tine year 1870, as nhdc ny the cOihls
souers OF Taxes and A>scssnoi,s ANA also the aplnO
praiios Of the Board Estimate and Apportloin'nt
or purposes OF the city government during ne same
wear AZ adopted "a, -74 in Offering tine customary
ordinance 10 enable the Board OF supervisors, under the
PROVISIONS of the law 10 raise levy ana collect thc heces
saIy aiio.n required for the city government the pay
mcnt nercst and principal falling due on lie clty
debt and the quota OF the se TAX Tor thH c"Ith lc'
beg leave accompany their report with rei stale
mont in explanation OF the causes acting On Their ecis
and forcing on tncin e decohinena' ION % isner
rate Of taxation, naming - % on every FlVo OF me an
nexed ra and personal estate instead oil - so as II
Tne assessed value " real estate was In 1874, SSH
54793J; 1879, Sss3,GlJ.5l1 Ine assc,s ed value oil
personal estate was III 1874, S272lSl,lsl; Ill 1870,
ri 1900 1Jl-in o!n,r words me asScSainrits Oh real
estate s2os5,52O hi2ner, and the assesleIt' on
personal estate 10, lsO27 lower in 1870 tal ia tic
preceding year, MAKING toe total valuation for 1870
ql,1oo,003GJ9, against - ,l'lo29i|o III j. -. me
flaming on III valuation 10 he amount gwen WIS caused
by lurn e h,s 81 al, and wsn MI n n1i
cctcd, and to ali appearances, uncOcc'dhe mus, W
"a recurrence To said rolls, 1t VIII be ioani that III ls1-
SJI 80 523 1873. ,G9J,63i IA, representing >4
So .I,iJ; and ISL Sl.Oll 3d. representing $50
value representing uncolcctcd city taxer, the cty,
during last years, from lS6J To ISL inclusive
mas mad 10 DAY state in taxes Sl,3OJOOO Tbs
unreasonable burden caused ny the retention on the rolls
unprodnctiNe values, tic Tax commissioners nave
very utopcry wiped u 10 extent warranted by past
cXIcII. additional amount oi personal property
assessed has hrwisc been strcken from Tao
rO IN consequence OF Judicial DECISIONS From the lac
report FAX Commissioners toe sp cied eases
he learned Owing 10 tnis large amount oi nncollccted
taxes, Uehccncy has been caused, Tor wnIcn
provision following. levy mad To he made,
adm III thai proportion to the regular annual appo,
i,Vo1o1 ' ., 1 r 'v mi ii. Of cSmrmf ~
eIuct,d 1mOunt Of uneAended balances from the
ilvoI, p,o, ~ m ah led To- ine ipnr,rai.ns 9a, y
the Late Board Of Estimate AMI OItiOnnen In order
to cover ofthcOing uehcencies III collection Of 49,,
l7l472 30, sj20,JJ5 6i, making .thc total amount 20
.Vcd collected for the purposes ol the city
erricn. during the cIiIent year T5@0"so27 s6 watch
il less 1l3S,JSS % the law authorizes you
rase 10y levyIng tnc real AMI personal property.
Your COMMITTEE on close eAdiiidilO, have found the
recommend to you the middle tween tc two cNtrrmc,,
uanrly: - 81 a. aIoIq.sad IT, owing To corsi ifal,
lalg Oh in amount Of uncolcctcd taxes to pre-
suinaue uDcXpcnd,d balances OF appropriations. II
suUd De ,s,crule,l 1T me close Of t, ii,a year hai
tne foregoing ~ Js,O27 50 nave been amply sufficient
To all ordinary requirements Oi tine tity Govern
mcn AMI that lie customary deficiency mas been wiped
Unt, guiding Ion tr Iut,!ie Is gained, the cOnscIe
tOds appIcttiOl OF winch must b. followed by con
lcsscins of the burdens oi tLe taxpayers TIE
Committee recommend the Adoption OF this report.
Supervisor Purroy moved to strike out the part in
tended TO deficiencies, he believed II 20 be
Necessary. Supervisor Vance sad he believed the
asked Tor would b. necessary TO cover defccn
lie mai ~ SIDE a close calculation, ana deemed II
decidedly unsafe to make no extra provision ioI doh-.n
cl's
Supervisor Purroy said that he wanted the rate low
pJslUe wniIc ydnS fol paying the Jdst debts oi
city. wa. Lad. and tAe motion 10 strike out
the asked Tor DEFICIENCIES was carried supervisor
Killings then moved -.ipD,3o6 :
making the tax - 80. THIS was also lost. super
Pdrroy moved lat the sum OF Sl5G272 ~ b. in
serted TINS Carried Tine tax rae was then fixed
ut - "a per SlUO.