The New York herald., 1878-02-27
CITY. TAXATION.

PUBLIC MEETING OF THE TwENTY-sEcoND
WARD TAXPAYERS ASSOCIATION.
The first public meeting of the Twenty second Ward
Taxpayers' Association was held in The hall corner
Broadway ana Forty fourth street last evening" the
President, Wilbur Marlin, the chair. The objects
oil the ASSOCIATION are explained in Its title The
ing was ended by OF the largest taxpayers In
the ward TO The number of five or six hundred.
On oponing the meeting the Chair stated that the
poor properly holders" In the city were between the
upper and neither millstones the tenants who did
not pay ront and the tax gatnercr For the ameliora
ton of their condition he urged that ward associa-
lions be organized throughout the CITY, with central
organzation lor effective cooperation beh alt
oi the taxyayers.
General Frauz SGel said the American and German
taxpayers were unllng IN several wards. He urseu
cooperation among all taxpayers 10 lessen the bur-
dens under which they labored.
SIMEON h. Church said that out OF over one million
habtants In this city only 70 paid taxes
seven per cent Tue taxpayers were outvoted TWO to
Tho eight hour law, bs contebded, should be
pcaled Hc favored rapid transit irou end 0 the
city TO the other 1t would cause the erection of
many houses IN our vacant lots aud bring thousands
OF people IRON Jersey ana Brooklyn, and swell the
amount OIL property subject TO taxatlOn.
The comnittee apponlo cd TO inquire wnat measures
OF Legislation are demanded IN the interests OF tho lax
payers OF tho cry rcported:-
firw The bill introduced the Senate by Senator Pom
eroy Ior the appointment OF commission or scaling and
reducing the salaries OF officers in the city and sboshng
Secod-i he bill introduced in the Senate by Ec.
cesine comDee the routes OF rapid transit
and securing rapid transit tor the whole city.
Third hs bills ntrodnced IN both aud Assembly
for extending the tie for The payment OF and
ana reancin- the o interest
that the bil b. amended divide such
payments into i've annual nsalments with interest
d seven per cent
OF unfinished pn c wnich have begun and
for wicu assessments have made aud paid
Fjh Tue repeal OF the Eiglt Hour law in its appca
ton the puvic worKs IN this city and to the Capitol
Snh "a prohibiting the erection maintenance of
poes n the principal streets and OF the
especially In the bouevarus aud streets iroutn
the public parks. and requiring the wires In such.
Setenfh act u encourage building by ex.mptng
buildings taxation for two years, according
costs.
To the above was added resolution 10 indorse tho
bill prcsen ged The Legislature by Hamilton FIsh,
Jr, relative to taxation ~ New York CITY, ana the
whole were luaily adopted.
CAUSES OF EMBARRAssMEST.
simon Stern said that snCc tue organization OF 1870
this the most important meeting over held In the
city, lie attributed Tho great loss oil the prosperity OF
the city TO the pressure OF taxation. our COM
merciGl interests, he SAID, had also vastly
suffered. Baltimore and Montreal mad taken
Irom our great gram carrying trade. New
York had permitted itself TO become the foob Ill
OF the great railroads instead OF being their master
The speaker took up the poIica view OF the quest
ana urged that NOMINATIONS 10 oihce should DO pro-
teced with as jealous care as the election TO Office.
They should look alter primary elections and make
the orgory Of ucket as criminal an act as the iorg
cry OF a mans name TO bank check.
ment adopted ana the meeting soon after ad-