New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-29


FIsu's AMENDMENT IN REGARD TO TIE BOARD
OF APPORTIoNMENT.
[Br TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBuNE.l
ALBANY, March 2S.-The Assembly consld-
cred for three hours tonight Mr. Fishs bill TO secure
better public administration within the city OF
New-YorlS, and, after making very import
ant amendment passed the Dill by
vote of 81 to l. This bill was known TO
the last Legislature as the woodn Charter was passed
by it, and was vetoed by rlden. Tonight the main
portion of the debate was two amcndmcnts-one
proposed by Mr. Hustled and the other by Mr. Fish, Mr
Husteds as follows:
The BOARD Of Apportionment shall hereafter consist Of
the MAYOR Of the City of NewIork the Controller OF S
CITY, aud three discreet, reputable persons VINO s
be known rs Commissioners OF id I ,hTen
Commissioners shall he appointed 6y the keeo1ed O
years nom the date Of their appointment anu uG.
Others are appointed in their stead They shal receive
compensation Tor lhef services. NdV"h'40" NV " "
filed by the Recorder.
Mr. Fish offered as a substitute the following:
The Board Of Apportionnent shall hereafter consist OF
said city, the President OF the DepaItmen OF Taxes ana
ASSESSMENTS the President Of the Board OF Adellnei
who shah hold other office under the lily CIy
~ commissioners OF Assessment which said three com
mssioners shall be appointed by the Mayor OF the Cl OF
I'D snail hold their offices for tie terms Of three four
and five years respectively from the date OF tnelI az
pontment They shall receive compensation Tor Their
services.
Mr. Hustled said that he offered his amendment in DC
half of the tax burdened community of NewYork over
whose woes many crocodile tears had been pfoIuSey
shed during the session. He offered 1t as piacucai
measure of relief for NewYork taxpayers No argument
could he advanced against the measure that dld not
have the narrow foundation Of partisan supremacy ana
also in the Elusive theory of taxation without rcpiesei
tation. The Quarter Commission nad lately aiG down Inc
principle that the Board Of Finance should Ice booyTo
resenatIve of those who contribute an dltc"'e sDN
toward the public expenditure. The commission HAD
also suggested that member OF the cY gov
eminent should be permitted to be connected
with the appropriations expenditures. MUM
cipal government lar more expensive ~
America han Europe. The only remedy was
70 give those who pay taxes direct voice III hEAeIi
government BY the present arrangement IL" JAo'Sa'
persons owned the property and paid the taxes Nll
men who had NO properly voted away the money. This
system was vicious and unjust Thc proposed amendment
would place taxpayer III position [" Pioiee' DIS
property aud also the llborcr In his opinion ilie was
no subject before ,hc esislturc which was so necessary
t. the wclibcug of Ncw-IJck as the amendment nc
trusted that IN view Of It's eminent necessity
and OF its uuqucsti0ned justice 1t WoWd
be unanimously adopted. Nh Purdy argue"
that it VS. mere conflict between IaIhiH"'S
and Aut-I.unmauy, iu winch the Republicans have ho
interest. and favored the adoption O. Nj I"s Su'ai'-
tute. Nj. OIIarc sad that Mr. Hu,tcGs amend
ment if adopted, would preserve NoN-fo'h
from being further pan tered H. oficchodeis.
Mr. Grady aud Nj Spinola favored "a, adoption oil Nr.
FIslsamtndmeut in preference TO MI Husica's. MI.
strahlu sad that ne would gladly vote Tor
giving the Taxpayers representation In the Board
of ApporiionmCnt, bat could not support
Mr.. Huscds amendment. becaGso he believed
that it would Doc uucoa>ttUoal. to invest tne Recorder
with such power, tie Recorder being county ANA n''
ciU officer. Mr Hayes denounced TIC ild
as a Tmmany measure. Dir. FiycEc coutchcet
that III Hustled aimed to give Andre" H.
Green control over tie Democratic majority IN
Kcw-l orL Mr. Fish. substitute Mas ,nailv adopted By
vote OF = 10 -. None OF the city members tNc'r
Mcs>rs. OTIaIc and Hayes voted against the adoption 81
the sub ttu;,. H. favor Of it, adoption Were iAe follow"
ins: M,>,Fs. C'VdiD Hrrrisan, Coulter, C'1hS'
DmoHd FitcS,. Grady Hetly, HoH4an, Lantj'n'
Ndclnnln. Rooney, syiroia. stein auj sus,hau. I-o
bin wa, atrrFgrj pas-ed by vote Of o 20 l. The onj
negative vote being siycn by Mr Rooney, Democratic
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