The New York herald., 1879-03-06
NEW YORK HERALD THURSDAY MARCH g. ls7eTRPLE SHEET

told the sneaker that he Erhardt could retire er
same sure and would undertake to keep the streets
clean q parlor hoor. Mr.. Adams furnished
statistics and facts already published in the HERALD
the report of the Municipal Society the subject OF
cleaning. tending to the utter incapacity
of the Police Department. He also called attention to
the fact that half the appropriation Tor street clean
Ing was spent on labor.
Assembyman sharpe spoke in opposition to the
idea of taking the work ont of the control Of the
Police Department
Ex-Police Commissioner Disbeckcr alluded to the
difficulty of getting rid of the garbage.
Mr.. Adams thought S200.0 year might be saved
by passing Mr.. Langbein's bill. The Commissioner
of Public Works had sent him word that he did not
want to be sadded with the duty cleaning streets
He therefore suggested that the street cleaning be
made an independent bureau. and that the Mayor
have power to appoint the superintendent. At the
conclusion of the argument it was evidently the
opinion of the committee that the bill should be
ported favorably with the amendment suggested.
TAxEs PAID by CORPORATIONS.
A meeting of the Committee ON Ways and Means
held tonight in order further to take into
sideraton the important subject OF corporation tax
alton. Messrs. John IL. Strahan and J. a. Mooney
furnished very interesting table OF figures
relative to corporations who pay and
together with other items bearing tho
subject. The committee was very much impressed
with those figures and desired the gentlemen to pre-
pare bill on the general proposition as to pay yment
Of taxes by corporations The most interesting OF
these statistics fur as they affect the metropolis
for year. follows:-
Resident personal taxes assessed sll9 taxes
paid S3,050.296
NOn-feSlueuu personal dsseSScup Slx to'7oUs pelu,
1924 700.
Banks. real estate assessed. s1o5a5,255; paid.
Sa6S, GAO.
Personal property assessed. s65.l79.s2o; paid.
81. .6G2,072.
Fire and marine insurance companies. personal
property assessed, SSao7 $685. paid S229. .4s9.
Life Insurance companies pay no personal taxes.
Capital and assets about sl5.O00.O00.
Trust companies capital. $40 T30, ,000 paid. $35 060.
assessed on, So. .S9T ,495: paid. S99.39S
Miscellaneous business corporations. capital,
col A ngnO ODk ncsn1n nn ,fss
95s.
Non-resident corporations. total capital. S1o..
l62, ,125; assessed on S7s4,275 paid. $1o,991.
Miscellaneous corporations paying no tax. capital.
S169. 1890.
Gas companies, assessed value OF real estate, S4.-
Street railroad companies real estate $500. 400;
paid. S1Ol 1908.
Elevated railroads, real estate, 81 500; paid,
S36.452.
Life insurance companies real estate ss.so5, 600;
paid, S9S557.
Telegraph companies, real estate s1Ooo.OOO paid.
ANOTHER VETO BY THE GOVERNOR.
STATE OF NAx AnasH asTk r. Mareh ss
s sr sf 70, ss
s Sss'G
nlss sa, fsHsa &c
State Liabilities II conflict with the stlinscnt pr"vis
any debt in any without submitting question
Of people, except in the special instances
mentioned in sections 10 and IL of said article.
Tho only exception which possibly apply to the
indebtedness for which this appropriation Is provide
that of provided for" In Judgment that
phrase intended to apply simply and only for
the ordinary administration of the of the govern
ment and for the construction of canals
railroads public buildings Of any kind have how
ever consulted with the Capitol Commission, OF
whom the Attorney Generai aud also with the Judiciary
Committee of tho Senate TO whom this bill referred
The Attorney General and majority Of the said commit
be regarded not provided for within the
meaning of the phrase in tho tenth section of the seventh
article 1t is claimed also that inasmuch the Lcgis
lature directed the Commissioners to complete certain
work, they authorized and compelled. to incur
any amount of indebtedness which might be found
necessary II the appropriation made for tho pur
pose proved TO be insufficient. l find nothing
IN the which any such
1t made allusion any Indebtedness and
which could be construed into author
ity for mourning unless by implication But even II
il had done its action would In view of the
have been void because the constitution itself
bids the creation Of such debt by the Legislature
by any else except by submission to the people,
In dcferenco however, to the opinions of the Attorney
General and the Judiciary Committee above referred to-
have concluded while withholding appfoval from the
bill allow to pass the limit Of ten days
leaving tho question OF it's validity to the appropriate
judicial tribunals II shall chose to there
nevertheless protest most earnestly against its being
garded In manner precedent for the incurrng of
debt hereafter not clearly by tho letter and
spirit of the constitution. LUC1US ROBINSON.