The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-17

cation OF their wrongs and Tor protection Of their
Interests and rights viii sween from power and place
here barnacss that attached 10 our city
keel In memorable instance they consigned 10 re-
tircment and iufamy tho Tsmmany Ring one and all,
.ssy used TO save inemseives from dsirst and 70
perpetuats their power
The people OF our cry have been deceived by ofncia
reports pretending 10 show n reduction OF our CITY
taxation The only reductions worth referring 10 have
9.76i. 752; and 1873 81, 00s. 2'2, snowiag re-
duction IN State taxes in i've years Of $5so34oo.
While the Tax Com mssioners here, during the same
period increased our assessed Valuation
SIS. $40, sS3. 20 The serious deIriment aua IN
}ury q Sv people ,s ssd .ns alt The
other counties the State. II may be replied that
buildings erected 1873 induced our increase
OF assessments yet that does not Jusy tne large ~
crease Valuations SO unfair as considering that
other counties the have assessed az about
oueQuarter Of value aLd here II rs assessed a. rom
siyty TO one hnndred per cent OF values rho assess
ments should Dc reduced by the Tax C0mmssion-
gious collegiate other corporations 10 here ex
empted
COMMISSIONS TO RxDucE Salaries
In thus hastily passing the necessities In the
way OF retrencnment your committee are aware Of the
fact that they have not done IL as completely 10 detail
should have been done, and they suggest that for
the purpose OF having orr city government 80 re-
trencbcd In It's expenditures as 10 make comparable
with that OF Philadelphia, Baltimore and London that
a concurrent resolution should bv passed by the
Assembly and Senate OF shs state as early - possible
creating oi,o,ng Ins,s Ss oom%a,ss 1--WE .bo
names OF several we'll known cit,zensl 10 scale
The rates Of the Deductions IN the salaries Of
all the officers OF our local government aud Also 10
report the earliest practicable moment 10 the
Legislature, by bil or Otherwise those Offices which
OF the disting uisned gentlemen composing repre-
yentatives rom the 'hrst estate" III this country
S Ss aes%sn SS your
having Wow promptncss and despatch IN
the work proposed recommend them becausc
the great organs OF public opinion represented and
controlled by them nave each favored this movement
oil the people Ia lavor OF TAR and honest retrencn
mcut, aud Tor the reason That tier metnods, kuowi
edge ana ability 10 successfully handle aud report
upon the subjects referred will en- ibe them TO per-
form IN forty .eIght hours others not so we'll
informed and capable would require q ike humber OF
one thing remains tor your committee, aud that 10
TO suggest The organization oil 'rnc Democratic Ciu
zens' Party Of New York." which should DO promptly
orpanszeu IN favor OF measures Of acts OF Ieg,s-
SET OF men not IN ACCORD with the interests Ut
the psopls city The tendency vi organizations
past years has been 10 central zatIon
10 winch your committee are opposed. YUur com.
mttee sug- ORGANIZATIONS in eicn Assembly DIS
trct, consisting OF three members rom eAcn Eectlon
primary elections nave been neld IN each Assembly
district ana the committees havo neeh selected ther.-
from they suggest that the members VI such
Assembly district committees snail constitute
the general COMMITTEES OF the city ana county.
having power to regulate all general AFFAIRS In tne
county organ cations Tor this county. And IN pur
suance Of this general Recommendation we woIld
name the following persons 70 call at suon place as
they Designate and at such hour as they may APP
point u primary election IN eacn of the Assembly
districts OF The CITY to complete the organization
hereby intendod. Name, time and places 10 ne de-
rms committee viii provide At an early day suit
abe So ana propor or S tns ars
OF ths proposed resolution Tor passage by
the Legsla!ure appointing proposed somm,ssion ana
also tabular statement ia detail showing existing
salaries oil proposed red ucti0ns aud the say.
ipNs to the city TO be thereby effected
la Conclusion, your committee recommend that q
meeting OF all the ctizeus OF New York iAvoriug the
views and the measures herein expressed be con-
tu.e 10 assist 10 good work redecmug this city
IRON he unjust taxation and misrule under which II
now groaus. GEORGE W. MCLEAN
ALfRLD l. ACkERr.
vANDEkBILr ALLEN.
FRANK II. KODENBURG.
JOHN b. HASKlN
JAMES FITZGEkALD
THEODORE h. rOMLtNSON.
ROBERT b. MOONEY.
The concurrent resolution which the committee
suggests is that certain citizens. whose names are
gwen in the draft 10 be presented tho Legislature
should be appointed as . commission to scale tho
salaried list Of Tie ohces or tho reduction Of
such salaries Of such officers and employees they
may deem proper 10 be reduced and ihe nx.
ing the amount of salaries to be allowed
and paid to such officers retained and
ON ployes severally and respectively, and
also to abolish all existing sinccurs positions and all
officers existing and drawing salaries
and pay from treasury Of the said city or county
The necessary expenses Of the said commission in-
cud,ug this pay OF the secretary thereof and Of one
s,enosrapher and necessary stationery, snail be paid
out Of any unexpendsd balances, funds OF said city,
upon bong certified by the president and secretary Of
the said commission.
aALARY SAVINGS.
Tho following table will show the amount OF saving
that, the committee claim, could be effected BY tho
plan thoy advocate
Total