New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-02-20
THE CITY'S UNJUST BURDEN
THE EFFECTS OF UNEQUAL ASSESSMENT
OF THE STALE RAX.

YORK CITY's PROPORTION or THE STATE TAxA
TON UNJUsTLY LARGH-iTIs BAN OP EQUMIzA.
TON TO MAKE THE CORPORATIONS or TnE STAT.
PAY THE STATE TAXES.
George II. Andrew, President of the Tar
Commission, made an argument yosSertay before The
Financial Committee OF Tho BD5ri OF Al icrpen ia 70.
gard to the equalization Of taxes. r'f'rred TO IN the
MAYORS message. Aldermen Gross, tole' am LysasAs
were present. Mr. Andre vs. said:
think IL favorable Indication that Tire Chief Msg,
trate Of This cy deems Tue subject or ia ria I've p,o.
portion OF the taxes u be paid by is ~ 90 nat pai
by the Whole o,a.s OF stf'i momeEl - 0a tho At
tentOp OF YOUR able Board % II. reSatI
~ ss ,yremey faynrable that YOU Z. atcneo o. 80
Committee, deyOag yOef nme e. IT, coa ierst,a
of tbs Important su'je't And yer t"'re Is this .
const Erred that II Is not 80 nuoh q" meth d tH,
amour: aud while tho method !, detective appear,
inequitblc still reference to tine sDOa A. unieT pros
ent circumstances. must Always be- IN oder. ESIrAy-
GAM expenditure, the part OF the Ma nal. sag and
Muoicpii vrrnmens aas 0een tue rue or - nr yeiFs
Its former simln ,tratiOn, and set 4. does
come tho people tbs Sato point scOrn to 10
unfinished COurt-nUuya while the Cipitoi AID. ny
mains I'm ~ pesen state, N3w-YOk be 10 lrscr
proportion OF taxes tnan the rest " the s1e, exec II
HrOozIyn which ats close resemblance tnis ctf.
III reference TO cJ AMI country valuations lhcfo m1
specla reasons for 10 assessments ia ihc country. To
aSles.ogs are elected ~ sual coDstuc ies 100 -.
90 cor Is gentleman Ind iaudOwDer, ani wbii' has
lis year a;sessoI next year no w" DO sio &c g ns
action Of another assessor, aud II ne can Keep dOwd 40
ass. .snenJ upon nj own and hl' neigHDors property
just proportion tlfy VIII escape tue our zen o. sac
taxation. BIS mast Dc admltiel hht u ru'te.'i"5"
dOciim. ntary pru0.. [PresdeDt AajreT5 h;rr sdr
nmttra ~ ious, table Ica no mad pfepaF1 anu "ara
had been cOaiod iroa olioiIi auth'l1l2' showing 70
aase sed valuation real estate IN ehch couhy ms
state for 1855 aud ~ OF tue GO couhtles % Ia oar'
81 show decline Ia no aNsrssed ySuatl3n OF rtd es"s
in 1s7s rs compared With 1863 o. l65Gsi4o o3Yenotsr
counties show Increase above idSt amount ui
3, ass60 TIC net ,rease u toe cpIaiiOI IN ,hess
81 cOauas as detormneI By the United a.es CousJ'.
was IN 20 years 16lTt persons LIZ "O"s IA lOs0 II
c"untlss a d.ore.se ID over SO 0)J,0J1
". II du not .oow - r1r- tIstrc's taat De.
crease IT, population should indicate do"ieis' Ia lao
yalue OK uroporty o. ausO len HOI small tracts. aud
they
Industry tIe lIudbocr5 te"io1ei ss Is OGF nAiIo1
t,uiency, Is constantly TO annex tao pop'ry Of hs
ueis3or, SO that "Ithin unt O"n Aho"lsvg' Ia 'J"o
tacyi where there hYs houses, tHefe ~ No" O"y
oue house Or the OAe house 10 worth ten lanes Wa.
rIther OF the oJner i've was. Ihls has nc'h idf-cy
brought about By the intrOiicuo 81 nachue'1 Va -.
.ulIrs While would be truc mat the Population hdl
cr.Lscd IL would lot aHJrJ OASIS oF dssuNits tas
the value nld Increased lac cghIdi - 'uD ii1t Ia
population ncre ,sed ani tue 'a'uo h,s uoeo'1I
l. uoc Dsca farmer reaz's les f1r as croI.
tn4t these counties are Gnlhishei "a t'.'
st IL 1913. l4t'.; lard, 1885, u " Ia l'J ~ wn~"s
:, ,c =. y 3d., aI Ga;. 81 81 b.. 81 I5 ' -
Now IN 1873, TINS c..y PAID state tax OF 81. th'n
$500 'I1 neabt II. on las ayer.se' pys so
o chs, while each iLbaDsAbt Of tue STAGE Ot1 " 40
Guy pays ~ % Now, the discrepancies between sGs
ILL -eut ACTIONS OF the state. attracted the ateuusa
q. tue Legislature some Years asO, aud method Wa
equ za.on would b. established, 10 wa proved % 40
VI tGe Board 10 "b0m tue duty Was ierred' inS
state Boa,i Of EguNz uon created III 1917 evnsi',"t
of .hrcc State AMI thit department 81 tns
otas Government IN VA as tuo ' w l
Y" per. WntS - "a cOLpos.ytu w. '1 ~ Do,
vi II Nc" YORK 10 o Set nct I,e.,s, y, 80, ,,,
kings C.unts' ono a. Ss' 1 us, Mn f'is 5000
responsibility, not nan OK tn- roihes IrO'n suo N'I
Vi rwiorA Ies '"e ny '" ~ It, ,I,a,, 1oi,,rs
One-baIl the ttxcs al 90 - 80" 80. , 49,, -
the sneaer when the question 81 taxation coe' ~ oe
Inc K, ravrdluary rr ucons maize by thi, Board are
noteworthy. Pumi f-cle, the Valuation OF o'u1y
must 10 greater ~" 'n.n - 1 ~, =" yt y, Ir.s
cnange OF currency from ROri 10 paper Ses al uoS,
counties we snail see Li tAe II ~, - - & -
the STATE boari y. I'D t.os snmsth,u,
Oeeh eSVu S"oHS III NV Go H. rsIues ~ h,r a.
sessm9nt npoa real estate ia % sG' iaS
o.Ato Doatu y, r ~ I ,n sinkus tney had fijI %
OF sympathy, ploDaD'S' am 49, tIr mr. re nrr tn.ta
spgr 7oo CAN'T reduced SELF SJL6li Tue
otdto Board Doneic"bty reduced ~ iut,"S' s',S"'
Gencsee County red"ceI ltseu $3.50, anl ~. go,
board so5S.oVo iurth' o'aiD ,,cn ~ and Sv.s "a
s-.12,0lI, out tno ga b!HI s'ep ~ "a 40 9,.
further oone1t OF Sy)5ii. Orean No.r' 49,
State Board. s2l,2J' seneca Conhv sio4'1't, 90
Board gives tnem grasaity vi s'o1.o'o ouoe"
Washington COdIty. toLGii oSne ps ~ a.,
WyomlnG S0uu1?' s'iV''' 90 I'D H. Io AZ, leo
cOulties winch have rcuuceI tAei. aaS1saheuS "POa
real estate IA 20 years. sl)755 aa tho s'ile Board
hn fnrtner reuuced tneuI 11 O5l Aad sul tue simo
c0Unt.es show a net in,r, Ok ppdlatIUI OI 2ll@
NM Sir hold tlat il Is iusC Impossible that t1s
civ OF New York oiu tnri' aud prOs9e, nd tho sta
Sc,rt ,al bOuni WIN The puisatlOns health. n
b. felt In the extreuiNes JOur body ~ sh," hoN
the rural sgd u IL proper 10 snow nov
a.ses,neu ts al o made la Guy Of New iOrd. M0 ID
uot nader one law, which 49, l'Ll estate shall 10 AZ
osanI Al II. ful and true yalIp, payment VI det
frnn solvent debtor. lat /, the great problem lu'
rolants iscr ur soluti 10 tue CON ssOuer,f
ETst tne law which mus be OOeycI. Wa IS tnJ fdJ
,nd irue vaule Of city zeal estate TLc true value
nnder All cfr.umst lnces in times VI pan.o and 40
uTeasIoni Mhy, S.r, cO4iuOn usage has dct'rDlnei
naI Capai,ts ever tile alert 10 further acir Owh
ntere-ts Ia ave fixed tIGIo lmIntrl'! SI thst
nrr cent OF tno uUiuai yiue, VI the value wDch hs
xppr of lls properly pui, H. tie seller pats upon
liza solid substantial. fuil, aJd true Ndid3 vi lnd
property and Le WG- 10 loan 10 tA.t t&.eni' 100
Tax Commi Soncrs liked upon 60 per cent OF tic nom
ni voina AMI Whatever 'aplci,y tLey possessed
noen voted 10 lie ca Goi VI taxes upon raAa