New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-29

l6a 3O7 s73 1850 7s0I 90 2Ol 30e42o 2s3t1s6
In ths statement, the valuation OF Ncw-fork cay In
cudes tho first tine the newly annexed district ana
tho valuation Westchcster County excludes the same
territory The increase in these counties Is only 80 aud
per cent respectively, while in Of the other and
poorcr counties the percentage of Increase IL enor
NOUS. In Franklin County 1t 10 go, IN Delaware ~
In Livingston 90 I'm Cayuga 49, In Orleans 49, In sten
ben l02, Ia Tompkns 1876, in Chantauqia lf7, IN Rich
mcnd So and In Lewis ia per cent increase upon the
yuai ion Of the previous year. while In Schuyler II rises
to the Increase of 2l2 per cent The assessors
report that full value assessments made In eome
or oil tho towns OF certain eonntics which
have hitherto borne the character Of the most dshonest
and unfair in the State. Monroe County Tor
instance which has been notorious for low valatfons
usually assessing only % per cent OF her property,
has an increased valuation VI IL per cent upon
asst year, while Kings, which was deemed Q very
fair county because she assessed AZ per cen.
Of her full value mas an sreased ysaon 81 per
Delaware, Franklin, Genesee, Jefferson, Lewis, Liv
seluyr seneca strnsen, TOmpEns wySG IA, "a. and
Yates among these reported 10 have made tn value
Hamilton County, where the inhabitants depend mainly
pns Snnsy sompssd S saS"Hce the
inhabitants OF that wind land about Flo each. counting
reeen the have risen to the suiy Of in
creasing their valuation 20 per cent.
The cause OF this uniform Increase in variations can
only be accounted by persistent efforts Vt the Con-
trollcr % have the Legislature take elective measures 70
n nsvi enI.rsa STIFFNESS Of the local asssssor
tne sp '0 of sSI aceoanaSy and reform
that has been injected into every Mt OF the state
report the present Controller has called the attention
Of the sars To- tho ReSrSs Of SSSSy As'e
eye that unless they made more honest re! turn.
When nave p"ea ALREADY taken With the County Treas
urers and which threaten the dishonest officials Of the
Canal Rang la his last report Controller Hopkins called
IA utt
s Ei rs cash Or market value "a web thai
species e Of property PIT upon tbeir rolls below
in open Notation OF the aw q I
requiring property DO assessed at It's true value II "a
PIs de- .a@ ss Ss
TO be wlliu and corrupt perjury. -,-
fright among the Local assessors can this uniform In
crestse tho issesscd valuations he accounted for:
This by the state Assessors has yet IN DO
submitted to the State Board OF Equalization, which
meets II ~ T to tine set .ls s c SpSn
troer is OF the opinion that the aggregate valaa,
n NOT be eectaly dep"ied from by the State
Board and that tue tax levy VII consequently be based
tax thus rosed will be Sl4,2OO,6sO and upon the
tnued increase Of valuation throughout the state, In
duced not only by the actual accumulation OF weath bur
by the newborn zeal of the local asscssors may fairly
be assumed that the tax levy next year need not exceed
Heretofore II has been the rule OF the State Board Of
EQUALIZATION not TO increase the aggregate valuation OF
the whole state notwithstanding any evidence which the
State might have Of the glossestunder
valuation by the local assessors. They have
been permitted, 1t believed, by the
law, to make change beyond equainiDg
the values, increasing cOnnty's valuation
deduct,ng from anOthes without actually enhancing
tme wtiOe amount 10 be taxed Bn the Controller IL
convinced by careful reading Vf the law ogganz
ng th Board CT Equalization lCDap. BIZ OF the Laws OF
1850, that even tiut power IL gwen the BCar The
following IA the extract upon which lac bases his opinion,
aud Ia which ne will call the attention Of the Board at
It's next meeting in September
SIC. g. The Board Of Equalization may increase
diminish the aggregate Of es'aic ia county by aGd
deduetng such their opinion be just and
prriuce just relation between all the values OF
estate ia the state but they shall In no instance reduce
boaIs OF
the Controllers office but the aTeee 81 the
valuation " the whole state SHAH not for the year
1852 dim used by the Board VI Equalization.
Tue express prvoiion mere for the year 1899 sup
by legal minds 10 convey tho inference that there
Is express prohibition for any other year. and upon
that fact the Controller bases his belief Ia the power "
the state Board to increase the aggregate valuation Of
the whole STATE. II he is upheld in that olsnon the
State Board will possess tne right which mas been
demanded for them Of nearly every Lgisar
turc, to revise the action OF ignorant and
gate assessed valuation OF the Slate may reach something
the four billion known 10 be the full value Of the
taxable property within It's limits and such anomalies
the assessment of the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany SO0VO0 upon its Sil 100000 OF property, and tho
OF nothing al all upon all tue railroad prop
ery OF the State, except the tracks, will be unknown