New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-02-19
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From Sent 49, 1871 whom the present Controller TOOK
Office 10 Dec 81 1874 period OF more than three ana
quarter years. the total number OF judgments ootane
against the city, including costs taxed upon tne e'
was s44 including 27a for vacating assessments anou
ing to g. 1853 on IN which sum was incuded LOT eo,
se3os2 %: $40 of these Judgments amounting tnc'uu
COATS S.sssl Oh TO $50 T3 or about two-thirs VI
tho whole in number aud than onehal In amount
are on causes o. action originating prior to the present
Controllers accession to oice Fortythfee OF tnen a'
for salaries of Supervisors In additi on to their salaries
as Aldermen amounting to 1887 s2 So are for wages
f homie ward men supposed 10 have been illegay I'm
0oyed Amounting TO $3.50 1s; IT'S are miscellaneous
Amounting Sj4l, 20 81 or Total Oi sls1ooo' ", p
ments obiained In favor OF the Guy are not
The Character OF some Of the above judgments Will ne
Sr sasr"s of SUPERVISORS In addition to their salaries as
Aldermen. given. an
alton was made by the Board Of Apporlonment 10 se
this class expenditures because OF the aDoSe ann
ifory provision law, but yet 45JudgDents nave oe0
Obtained. ,. -, or s,oo oeo
,S nayinn New C6archst and South Fifthave. with
natent stone block pavement Those works were zone
nndsG % one Chaes ude aud at the exorbant
price Of % per square yard BID Tor laying sii "a,
In Newark was as w Work a5e was awarded to
another party at "a 81 per square yard was
given Of more than $4,000 on the ss,o or pt
by Vim. NJ. Tweed Commissioner OF Pubic morKs, MN
Joseph A Monhemer late Alderman IA. nas Goa w"I s
by present utter worthlessness
lecting tho assessments, and tho whoe eAPeuso 10
thrown upon the taxpayers at large: o,,.,ooa Il, ,ne
Manhattan Gasght Company for supply OF gas IN Tue
year prices which were exoroltant Ine court
allowed $5 instead of $50 per lamp the amount charged
| thus saving the city the sum OF sos 0Co -, 90,
In 1871 the cost or was about sOOooo anu Ia lo,4
the saving was about one-thri OF that amount IL VIII
be seen that the great bulk OF Judgments against the
city obtained since the present Conroher tooh ohco
originated In transactions which took place before tna,
| finne In an era %
| reckless extravagance
| VI-Amount sared to me city by litigation.
The judgments obtained against the city within the
last three years were has been stated very generally
based on claims OF fraudulent or extravaganza character
il became duty Of the Controller to resist
such as we're not clearly exempt from any objections OF
this sort The courts of this city are maintained out OF
the public treasury at the cost OF more than 100000
per aunun They are furnished with criers. clerks, a.
PENDANTS nries and all the means OF asceraning the
truth they can summon and punish them for
| false testimony. The city Is PROVIDED Win Ll% De
sistants maintained at cost OF neatly 100000 per
annum. Cases against the city are by law gwen pref
erence before all WHAT is all tins machinery
of courts and lawyers paid by the city for unless It be
to in just sucn emergencies as nave arisen ~ IS
upon the legality OF these claims That Is what they are
| constituted TOR. -, ,..,. g.. :,
1871 are detailed schedule d. In these cases. either
decided against the whole claim or REDUCED ee
| whole amount OF saving IN These SUITS mus Iar Is
III the Controller pOSsesseu power
to adjust and pay old and doubtful caims ana he same
appliances ascertain the TRUTH Fewer OF these claims
Of The treasury 1t proper
add this connection that, besides the Saving 10 the
city by litigation, the amount saved by reductions and
attachments Sept 6 1871 claims adjusted III the
Finance Department without the intervention o, tne
the total saving effected during the administration OF
the Controller TO Dec 81 1874; On SUITS hus TAI deel9eu
the Department $S56eI2 81 total saving. $3,Sl35b 10
Besides this these tgaons nave o'e en- on G Ssf
| similar claims to d large amount
VIL-Amout of Bonds aud Stocks Created by he LegtS-
l0tUe.
| Schedule I'D T." presents detailed statements Of the
issues OF stocks and bonds which have been made under
the three kinds of authority distinguished as follows
| blond. aud Stocks Issued by authority Of the
Lsgsl,ture approved bT the Common Council m ~ a..
bcaS. O.. md sci as By ..SS toe
s.,tq ana PTISySsa by a S q sRs 1sasO. n
S-Donds and StOcls issued BY Authority Of The
Common Council or Board Of Supervisor, Of the
CITY County Of Newlork amounting to s49O2 i2T d
sl4I sO3 1853 90
| vIIL-Amount of unpaid lares and assessments.
Schedule IF" exhibits yearly statement OF taxes on
real and personal estate remaining unpaid on Dec 81,
1874 from the year 1911, "a years. amounting In the az
| greCate S follows:
Vap.id taes real estate TO and including ~
Unpad taxes on pel.cnsl estate pdos including
Unpaid take, on ard estate iS74 o7s7l ii
l364USZi rs
The unpaid taxes on real estate on the prop
erty assessed and will be In the main ultimately col
lected Sales OF property have been made for unpaid
taxes down the year 1870 but there are many items
Of taxes unpaid In former years. which for various
reasons have not been included in the sales for xes
and still appear the records as unpaid very large
amount of personal taxes remaining nnpaa VIII, now
they stand cannot be found or have no property what
ever II Will be seen that the deficiencies in the pro-
dnct of personal taxes have increased immensely within
few years past There are defects In inc mode or
assessing personal taxes which should DO corrected to
The Board Of Supervisors OF last year $50. against
the wish OF the Controller ADDED only s925 49, or only
about Of the three per cent for deficiency allowed
by law and which should have been added thus falling
10 proyde for actual deficiency in the product Of the
| tax levy which obviously would occur for that year
Such course OF acon might deceive the public 6y low
which must be met by an increase vi the public debt OF
s.Sedue n" exhibits statement Of unpaid assess
ments on property benefited by local improvements
with the years in which they are respectively confirmed
The total amount remaining unpaid Dec ST. 1874 is as
| follows: -,
lection Of Bar, ,s., Of Ar r.,.,
Assessment Fund
SarI Sc..... s4O2745 90 s22s7O5l 81 ss.eS9,7oe "a
Pund|Regulsrs,
gliding Ic...... 2es2,s7G o. 22sss27 CT l9G7Os II
AZ lo5 62i GA s5Iio87e 81 s7,eO6,6oO IS
Sales OF property have been made for arrears OF
S Tear I and in. of fTCs 4P 70 o
improvements up TO the date is In course
preparation The amount OF assessment bonds out
standing Dec 81 1874 Will be under the proper
head is go O00 This class OF debt should be strictly
limited az have constantly reeommended, by some
provision OF law fixing maximum Of issues OF assess.
mcn bonds II no limit is set TO their issue. there will
be no limit to wasteful and extravaganza expenditures
Tor unnecessary and costly local Improvements The
outstanding assessment bonds are represented by the
following items:
Advances contrsct.p ......... 739 q
Boulevard 75Jl477
l. Ulcollected
NJ, 400 s6o ZOE 90
Total
In the Summer of 1871 the credit OF the city received