, 1880-01-11

fs..i :. pa ee''' ~ S't''t'7'f 49, '''N ~
ono Of tho most valuable contributions to
su1uEcr or TAXATION
for this year ls tho stXtl' anllaal report q Tho
hr,ng fur isio. II could hn rcad With profit
tf1!s State. # tho Katlroad Commission IN
tloll or the Revenue lays, their present use
fuincss would ee greatly Increased.
~ New York the State Assessors consist
ilytstisation Ii d tie lax protlet', a,al ths ai.
ministratfnn of thc Revenue laws, md make
NIL nl.l,i,al report to the State. .LeHislaturc.
Here n t1,ls StntG no attention wl!HteyGr is
n nn q t9 4S, sSsst i " yyt qy9y @ mi a' sp @ weI'
III ,New York they l.ave long Ind = Knye-
ME law, Which, like ours, WIS devised for
the purI0se Of icvying. taxes tiI1n rcaf aita
pefsa, ,opGrty at'ks, bnF ~ has ss oe9' nt
work out either equality or uniformity, for
while the tRxrs upon real estAt1 can ntwnys
be COLLECTED tE'oso levied upon personal prop
Then, too, thcro aru thousands Of people
WHO possess tnrge amounts of personal prob
ersy wiID nrt ieyer nssrssGd Mt I'LL. while nut
9 pnrtlclc Of real estass ever cscaprs. Tho
Slate Assessor OF New York gives some very
INTERESTING FACTS
NvDU lilly SNUJCEts Utlltl lNlkIkS
To Individuals III ltntllestur nrd ln Utica til
1SG: was not rana! to tho assessment ,.nf two
wttluws iu bAtnvi. for that ytnnr. 'rtc ;,s-
txs,'sf t sf S oss ws syo st!fs o w{ isss a S liz
bank capital, md SIT tho capital WINS nsscssud
out Of ai proportion to, any other
personal property, unless it might be
~ H. r1Gspy nGoayx Of tSe Sef asf " vans os " y
rral rst,Vo from 1S7, to 1s7; was
sl5,fo9,oa3 ting personal property haa H.
ito morr tl,al the assrssiilent ott siock to
culHpaHtrs.
:, Iii ls;7. in tho City ot Utica, w'tl, more
than $1,000 inhabitants, there were only sixty
fSys' s a wsr sseEse W Yf oysf 5 Srql1,y ay
ltallts, there were live asstsalielits Tor prr-
snna1 property, amounting III all to ser, OK, i
ono assessment ngntslst I'LL executor for
~ S a foaf I" ts civ " us ua'sss e %sWs Sr4
nj propurty assessed 10 individuals in 1877 Is
fractien 0yeri per cont Of tho total nsscss-
soat pr property 3 n assssse, to indt1idusls nd @ Was
l.U per cent Of tho wliOle nsscssel valuation
Of real anu personal essute, alla tll the Coun-
ty Of Monroe In which Rochester Is sttunteO
%aS ts snX7 t3 = 9f 1 t9 Hss ysqnt9 y H. tero
ness. Only forty-llna wero assessetl fur per-
sonnl property $:1U,..5o. Population over
or to r rois iii ii tic M Gityof tSt o NV ei Yor 'ss
WHO PAID TAxEB
on personal property was only 1dG1o; G,lG0
swurb pttt so that tlle number retained wnS
ohly iO,45o. III 1878 tho number oil tho otrli-
llE Of the rolls wns I, ,els: thy humber who
fGSts se WIS vi cny %s @ te s AssrssSfs asSf r. II
their report then ald: sIn 1870 the p!rcent-
age retained vii! be fur leSs, AMI we lave no
Hesitation in asserting TINT there are few
gent Inquiry Is made to .nscerinti the taxa
York, aMI yet i Is diminishing every, year"
1n the City u New ,inrk tl1e liers!anal, ,prup-
sesslnent of :sl3,5sl 800 10 ,loi,-resilents II,
1877, WIS only Il fractioD over 8 pcr cent
Of tho total assessment OF real and personal
prnperty.
lii lsi I n The en{ru }state, t wus l-lSe p'is pr
ceNt OF the total assessment Of real and per
''i ii tic m 1ewin' Of veronu, in onct!a County,
aud I ii It tic Tewa & Desereid IT. will ihs popaia
tim Of ., l04, the assessment nf personal prop
eerty IL ls17 was only $5,b'5; aud go It goes
Mpoi, thousands Of PERSONS doing business III
that State do
NOT PAY A CENT
either to tho Stale or Municipal Governments,
.ula aI q the sane is true III this Stats in every
I,lIo Assessors then say that "the owners
Of tho ind lAye complained, not without
good reason, tint they have to bear tlle
grCatGr portion OF MI tnxos lDylcd fur local
s ss 7ssy fSs sa a q soX ns tS eeSpas cpan
iii tho system, and propose n Tux upon I'LL
business, trades, irai'ics, md professions Of
every k|Ml aud .le?cr!ptlo'', especially for
soM who does business shall contribute so,ne-
towH ID Witch 10 Ives. They aso ss; sseo'.I. II.
mend tint tho valuation of real property for
corslallee with Its rental yaue, md that every
person who occupies store, shop, or place
of business shall pay upon thnt
lsEs5rAL VALUE
rs followa {whicl, cnn be tlono by way Of H.
cenSe1: Il 4 pays 500 rent, hIa tax Or license
II + puys $lO, 200, $500; il + pays $1,000. 37S0:
II q pays $4,000, $1,000; Il, ~. .ho owns his
stors sI ~ tho rental value OF Is s5oooo' lo
BY adopting this rental value tnx or license
| system, nvcry person III business would my
| something to relieve real estAte Of tile I'M
iMc,.sc burdens now. heapel upoe 1t, a!ui
every man would taku sumo s.terest in tho
affairs OF the Government especially city
governments. AZ Il Is now, very fuw parsons
pay anything. II IL possible l,at wo should
| ~ this State meet with difficulties In adopting
the system proposed BY tbs State .AsseHsori
! OF New York, but that we can adopt tho Il.
s cense ,sy@stSni @ for towns, cities, and villages
Tic report Of the New York Department
of Building for last year shows tho fIrst
.rFEcrs or RAPID TIsAKslr
upon tho north end Of tho island. Tho total
mittt,ter Ut building puns was 060, nguinst
13 Iast year, and represent total Of :, ,0.s
Of over 81. o0o. .09o on lust year, ai.! a larger
aggregate then has been shown In. any yGar
slice l81}. Neceat years compare In ttfls rc-
spcct IS follows: 1sE., Its buildings, $a7,.
S9l,BD; 1878. 1,3ll, 81, ,0Sh E'3; 1874, LES
SlGG87,417; 1875, 400, 3l8 ssk $40; l80|, 1870
Slh,0Gi 8S0; 1877, ,i1, $l3,aG5ll4; 1873. l,aTa,
Sla,3lQ,6So; 1879, a,065 SCI 5G7,slA
| THE VANDERBILT FAMILY
have spent 81, o00, 900 OF this Ss9, 900 900 oi
1b7u, --f
The lYull Street Daily Nctus rays Dostou
Water Power u !aild company, for Instance,
olice SOLD Ut 80, Is now ll3i; boston 1.and
frM from debt, ~ only 10; brooklyn 1.al,I i
sailing ut .; WayerIy Ii quoted under l.
| RtNt 81.