The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-03-04

work in progress during each OF the several years
since 1857. with the amount OF each years ex-
penditures, and resume OF the successive laws
passed In relation to the powers and duties Of the
Board. From this he makes these deductions:-
F1rst-Tnat, compared with the years 1s69-72
the expenditures by the department have been
greatly reduced.
SeCOnd-The expenditures on the construction
OF the Museums OF Art and Of Natural History are
not to he counted in the general eXpendll ures OF
toe department., as they are erected under special
provisions OF law.
Tnfrd-Thc work Of the department extends
over as many subjects as at any time heretofore
except the working OF roads and avenues.
F0urth-N new work has been authorized by
law since 1871 except that which results from the
annexation OF the Twenty-thiid and Twenty
fourth wards, and the department is not now
v0us undertakings.
PROPORTION OF BURDEN ON THE CITY AND ON
PRIVATE PROPERTY.
In estimating the relation between the amounts
that have been paid by the city and the amounts
that have been assessed upon private property
toward the completion OF the improvements re.
CURED to tit the northern wards OF the island for
population, and the effect these expenditures
have had upon the increase OF the value OF real
estate there for the purposes OF taxation approx
mate measures have TO be taken; yet they are
generally accurate, and the allowances that ought
to be made can be readily discerIed.
Since the Central Park was undertaken these
new improvements have been made in the region
between FOruetn and 155th streets, and the
growth IN value and population which has been
Influenced by them directly has been ia the same
GIVEN is not cOterminons "
The area Of tne Nineteenth Twentvsecond and
Twelfth wards extendInu from FortIetn sIreer 70
KtnrshridVe ia the basis of the stat,st,cs nnon
TAXATION and popua lion The nortion from ih5th
street to KIngsbridQe should be excluded If IL
were practicable, and the portion between For
tleth and Fifty ninth streets has grown from the
natural increase OF the city, as well as from the
impulses gwen Dy the new improvements
Inc area between Fifty. ninin and l55th streets
is the basis the statistics OF tue expenditure on
these improvements. para bv the city ana by pr-
Eirv ~ n Street - incinaaJ' no"au ueiu"
portance; but the great mass OF expensive WORK
COST OF the Improy ements above Filrvntnfh street.
a S ,ee nas 90 mcn te cls Pao
effect has been TO inn crease the value of properry
IN the vicinity benedtlnr both nropertv owners
and The CITY at large adding 10 the mark value
of properly and increasing its assessed value Tor
TAXATION The lncreas, of TAXATION IN the Twelfth
Nineteenth and twenty. second wards ahnvc
Forteth street be youd the increase of me rest of
the CITY ia an approyjmate measure of the norfion
of the increa SO due to these Imnrovpmpnfs Mr.
OF taxation received by the city IN consequence OF
the enlarged value of property caused Dy the park
improvements. ny .nis u appears tnat tne city
Gao 77a 6l6 leaving only 81. 5S4 oO5 a. the not
outlay of the city Tor these improvements beyond
the additional tax receipts resulting thereirom;
whereas the prOperty owners have paid for The
improvements. directly, $751; 709, 324 and an added
taxation OF 1924, O94, 73l making the cost to them
$780, 7O4 O55, besides when they bear their propor-
ton OF the increase OF the city debt men has oc-
Cured from the expenditures on these works.
Mr.. Martin enumerates works contemplated for
the next five years as oows:-