The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-23
,oyG ISLAND CITY TAXES.
nj, 4ND HUNTERS POINT As
I'I ,,,.Irrp4L IOkEF ELLOBS.

az" ,r pny 4 Trial To-,nsrrow'
.,r,,, The suit Of Long Island city
rn,tn J. Woulsev Will he tried before
E''" ,.t..rf. IN IIcmnsicad. Woolsey Il the
gaut' MAN I'M Long Island cay, and paws
e','., individual tax. His property IL az
w' a. stc,lDN. thoagh probably worth -FOUR
&c. ia, amount. Land, for Instance |
Vw' "a voul MT sell for S6OW an |
r'"' ossc-scd at 5000. Tho amount |
against Mr.. woolsey is $d,SH6i TINS
,.estnuav on She ground that the TAX IN |
"a. tnt,r,at on the water bonds whereas the
u,t nc LEGISLATURE ur,yid'ng for the water
declared that the interest for the hsst
NV.' .,,na should he paid out OF the
90 rt,. &. the prctcxt for Mr. Woolsey1s
r"O' ,,,hts OK. and his example has been
,'u"a.d by the Rev. W. II. Ten bvck'
re MY A-toran; the Union college
",.,v Jaoi,s Thomson, ana numerous
n,, tax p,,,r4. TIE contest IA simny
,,nu.uon II the struggle be'weeh
,,n,,r,.v.iut anil astoria, which has been 60
IT,, an ever since the organization oil Long
t.1.,tr cav. Astoritis INHABITED Tor the most
49,, n, ncath ana conservative people tena-
',tre,rp -iyil scs and prcjudices Hunt
p,,,t ba. teen settled less than quarter Of
.,n,,ry. II was originally included in tho
,.,,,, h.,,rod nj. ttlc from Queen Anne. The
,n,,,,umte College Commuy.ot SCHENECTADY bought
,bs ,afrs. ana about score = wears GO plot
,.t ont End SOLD number ot lois. Sutu was
.et,rinnius hunters Point.
WEALTHY CORPORATIONS.
The Tnion College Cnwp .uv retains large
onar ify ~ land n the FIR {. Second and I hird
wris. cstin ated to he worth over miili9n
Ie ,l,v ah, ut $4,000. Ia lsfg the legislature
f,anieI ch rter for the ofganil Ton oi Long
/ yewtovn. nearly square Ia form. with AN excel
ant river frontage. and Including me NlilaCts
Known - Asst ria and Hun. f"lnt me
Stt was div ided INTO I've wards. Hunters Point
i'ne,hi AS ~ the First Ward, M Astoria IN
| he Fourth aid Ffth tn charter provided
hat n o Mavor hold Office for three Veara ut
rs,sh Of Astora was the first Mayor. lie l.
| ISy,r md has An ofce IN William street, New
Y.rk The contest between Astoria ana hun,
,srs Point began soon after the election, ana
va. bout the Billie in the uul lac schools. ! he
| Hunters Point eopic. many OF whom are Cain
air-. opp, sed the reading Of the lNtle In the
| schools. and the Astorlans. led ~ the hev. W.
| Ten E,cK, were determined that Bhle les
,ns should ne part OF the instr. Won. ne
ou-rce u this difference Il orinion attracted
toe a;ieution o' the country; M.Nyr ln,m'arsh
fvorcd the reading 81 the Bible whi,e Jor-
..y Of the civ Council opposed IT,
Tur wATrH WORKS.
Meantime. IN Atlil 1871. the legislature grant
81 q revised ~ after. which provided ia the
say,rhold oClc' for ihice Nc -. and which bad
S't,re.,fh 'rle,e pr.vidcI that he Nayor,
CT, jude. and Con tiI-sirner - Public works,
aat toec 5ef.r Log l,snd Siiy, to he -
90. crs. vl'n tower - take md hold any real
e-iat, N Queens county &C. a.. lney also
r.naI te 'se iu'y 700 Comron Council to rro.
vie 'crrti.f- co. f.c,.-.rt iuras igr Tag rutnn.e,
r0,eeec in tF.,~ 'n, on on. ',rn, , ,' n,sd
,iN iCr fuc' urrp tr frc o. tu. h"Iril seven
,riuf.sp',,t ,ttesa, racir ~ sa,d civ. Z. :
1te rrn's 81 De- so rrei ard kent tnat re asgr.gate
tqss east s,vrn per oeg'. on the then exits vi;
,,t at OF s 1ss. a ",' p,a,,ai.
c inie'cs' on n. 10y Used ne construct OF Oh.
her,cson, and ,h rged al t'c original cost OF
nc satAr, and cldcd m Doads g. be issued.
II f. nder these provisions trat Mr.. Woolsey
| md other leading taxpaNers claim that the city
has no rignt to tax the % fr int est On the
Fater dcht. and they refuse t. py any taxes
shstcver until the count Of interest IN the
| water debt be deducted from the total demand
| ~ from them.
THE BInLE Issrg.
The water debt question, however, did not
ZONE W. until within the pist wear. la ih'
| ,pfmg 81 1872. when the first election II
| Mayor under the new charter WAS hid
he Bible issue ranpAn. Mayor IA
| MI sh was the candidate of Astoria, an,
p,ciallv Of those who sustained tho read
h.. Of The Bible IN the schools. wlle a wealth
Young u.un named Debev0s was the nomilc
u Hunters Point and Of those who took view
DfrN- site to those II Mr. l. tWarsh. Dehevoi-
umphant. The water WORKS were completed 7
me reuer / satisfaction 81 the tify. and NJ allie
CATION uf fraud IN expenditure was tsfal li-hes
Tie feeling between A. ora ana nm Grs i9lt
i VS. tecuming more bitter. li"uteI Point la
The majo. ity, and The arlstucrai- 81 Ast"ilt 10
gan To fear that the sceutre hdd passed ava
rom them, and that they wn..ld 10 forever Ii
p ct 10 tho Hihernl M Of the Point. IN lst
tuweyor, "A new issue came 40. The Lcgl- lttur
ra--ed an act providing for what Is knOWn
he Improvement In the first, second, an
| fhirl wards Of Long Island Cty. Ine con
NtNNF FNAN ~ "a AL
Il )n luW. r~amuy land, and IN rainy weith'
/ .0e streets were almost INN ss1' lr Tho ~
provided that The streets in the SIS lmry distrc
i io rii.ci, tie Work 10 he done WITHIN I'VE year
II md tie cost To be assessed against tue land
i 40 u.ud,ues benefited. lre work was he9u
itort two Seais ago, and h'irrr year u 4.
,la. sod the inst stories Of buildings on IA
frAclial Mreeis ~ Long lslant titv wore mo
/ sem ron view hy immense mounds % Cart
Mi tnc condition II the streets ia RAINY Wcatht
N4swoise than before.
AFVRIGHTrD.
4 ran- spread among the poorer renl estc'
ewnrr-. and the Astoiians irdusiEiouslf FED IN
me Improvement mat tho cost would be erra
mat 81 would reach into millions OF dollaIs. at
/ .hlt the ss~essWsnt against every lot anecie
soli. ne not less III n $3.50, which sum does NJ
n 4. ude nae cost Of rai,iur buildings to the ne
II ife'i Tow. In the midst OF the ex'itemon
II ,ne am. came around for another electl n, an
III lrNlr,h was nominated by the Astoriani
III l.u-h ~ the fri-Ltened real estate owners
hlnt,r- Po M yo'ed fnr him to secure his ce'
ii binNsl noI oiuted solomon u. Nubie, an Ast,
nan, 10 the lui orlant ONCE Of Clrporat.u
IL l0uh-cL the Ire1udice against the improve
LOni r. .tuully snt-ided, and II n believed IN;
III NOT unrr than dozen properly owners are no
III hONeulY opposed To II.
lefa fDr ls-f iu Long Island CITY amour
ii td lutll o., at OUT $4,000 Of winch StOUOO W.
Il ,rei'd 90 l4N interest on the city debt Z
Il ,. .N Tho me cost on the water dcDt was II
L qua ID iu toe geu,ral item q interest on publ
/ Az .W! N,-@fs. No iscy, Tn Eyck, and 9th
rat ft0- continued to refuse - pay TIE
L Ok -.nl,,- tNr "atrr dent item was dcducte'
Il h.nlla ana a. out 5000 OF the tax
81 l-ti 500 UNPAID. The following
1 .1e am1.nt II taxes unpId 10 lor
| '-a'1 't 300 the wears named 81, 500
--, .-.fI, l-.i. 5000; 1874, SGOOD. To
4 t...Y. JOG fur -cry uls of the CITY lafl
| H'h'u. 80 iie tHXes uncOllccted IN pTeVlo'
| ''dr .tc.I laii within few months. As
N'ih" Il.,., school teachers, and utuers hn'
fr.'''d h4 ,N fur pen DIS varying lT9m tol
| M'''Il fAH'. The charter Il Imperfect
| -".i FL" Nui frruent uf tax lev.es Ahol
| ,"i t'h ttN fir cityinstiuted suit again
fil' " . l-'t in Icrly. the amount due b, hii
/ ihlt SIN .....r IA O. trial on Monday, and s.
."' ''uA'io. ~ Long Island City is $i135,9'
II vi 'if ttf. -t.tr. county, school, rii y, az
Want ere, from s5.l h. sG3i per 500. y
~" % ITO ''y lrr Ifmer, asserts, nuWeN'
:" .h' li'atifF lt tho tltt IS rcllY worth o'
l'i'' l.ll u.s. ni % % rs. lie aided that he h
DO ...i iili 20 o., LcXt spt.ug al ctiOn llu
~ b .l.h. Wln lcat s t.r'a lArec 70 one.
--as------
Interesting 10 JAY Gould,
HN.. 49,. a.mNf a..