New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-01-04

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Anyone reading this list will understand one reason
| why assessments lave not been promptly pad IheIe
are other cases different yet Of equal or OF even great
erd lots in arrears TO such an Overwhelming extent that
in my iut gment nothing Int Commission such az We
~? There IS one case ike his Against single lot the
clalm Of tine city for arrears Is 500 ,- g.. oo,o.
| There claims against this lot under TAX safes
T2e assessed value Of this lot Is $500
Il il to be hoped this Is exceptional case Bu while
call attention to these facR. by no means wish to
imnly that the CITY has been wrong in every case,
that there no fault the part Of those in arrears Ny
purpose in going INTO details Is to demonstrate the
| Commission. 1t is far too intricate 10 be solved in any
other way The comparatively small amount 20 tar col
eced through abors of the Commission Is largely
due the that hey could not get TO work In The de-
cision Of cases until septembgr owDg to the terms OF
partment as also hempercd and DELAYED them not
little But despite the somewhat discOuragiug showing
results thus ar am clearly Of opinion that the Conn
mission should be continued
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arrears dining the last year through the operation Of
this law much taken out OF the category OF property
var Tiare is every rcesou hope that in ume this
most difficult problem may be ehe"tuuly -oIFeu DIt US
solution demands emphaucaHy both patience ana Wis
TIE CIrY's GROWTH AND NEEDS.
The growth Of tuc city s.l, indicated by the num-
Der OF new buildings been greater than ever before
The number Of buildings. erected in l,sO was greater
than in any previous year. hut 1881 has more brilliant
record stil. The figures are
Number Of buildings erected oo,
IN the whole of $50 ..---.: l1O3i value Fb'"9ooO
Nm Der of buildings erected
in sal M 10 December i 1867; value F9I1j,O0O
tits by such substantial aulmcnatons these OF our
taxable property that rrci rom tNaoh by lowered
g ~ W." 49, ,c pncy indica Cd ty the Controller
since 1872 the population of the city nas Increased by
eu;i OOO ana the number OF bindings has Increased
about / 900 there has been corresponding IN
crease n he police force the Fire Departments The
Board O Hraih las been deprived from necessity OF tue
services policemen inspectors. BrooAiyns streets
a,art ir,ul tn, thoroughtarcs nave been practically
whou repairs since 1873, while her school aCcommo-
r vy BTooiyn sSoI not De asked to pledge hcr
credit further no this time under any retcnce except Tor
the completion OF the Bridge
Wien HE demands upon treasury from the Bridge
shall cease, Brooklyn viii have ample need FOR all the
money she can afford TO risc Iot several yours 10 CONS
III bringing hor living needs up 10 inc stdhdafu oi a-
There may be no better place Than tbs to say tha tho
slow pro ress upon the Bridge Of late ha' been
Dissatisfaction The interest char" against brooklyn
oi, an tbe r,dre account IL running now AT the rate
g 81 tc Trustees sucl steps us sna secure t- speedy
When the construction Of the Bridge ceases interest
on the bonds viii have TO De inserted i'm tho tax levy
Hp 'io f 1.J 'i some lime o come what We can do
however. In that direction must he done.
THE BOARD OF HEALTH
To one feature OF the situation feel That ought, in
justice myself, to call attention. During the past
year the expenses OF the Board oil Health have been
about 100000. The amount included in the tax levy on
account O. the Health apartment by he Board OF Es
mate Tor next ear is ouiy $4,000 The difference Will
ricnts nader the Tmcrerncy caasc OF the charter. in
I1~1, therefore raising through the tax levy
while we must again spend $4,000 or $4,000 more,
He> ond thr mes hen tb ~ I, 9ust
100000 he current expenses Of tle Board OF
Health, and $4,000 or 100000 for money spent me
year before should that time come, and think 1t VIII
during my administration. II would make the apparent
expenses OF the department III one year F'o,VOV 9l
100000 instead Of appearing to be what they really
wond be- and what they nave been a along 93OOO3 or
Inlscd IN the future into misrepresentation OF facts
LIMITING THE Diets or CITIES.
In connection with this general subject OF taxation
wish most earnestly ask the aid Of your honorable
body the passage 10y the new Legislature, for
submission to tie people the proposed Constitutional
amendment limiting the debt and taxation OF cities
Mayor Low here gives the amendment in full. Ithas
been published repeatedly
tails and these should he examined carefully but the
principle l. uuqUcstlonably sound.
This amendment mas been passed by one legislature,
and must De passed by the present one before can be
submitted to the people. The experience OF than
one city warns Of what may happen city, II the
debt-makmg power is not restrained. The thought OF
The added value "hlch YOU'D b. gwen TO az our ICl
estate If the maximum OF taxation to which 1t could be
subjected were known OF All men, Is nducencnt enough
OF positive kind to make the passage ana adoption OF
the amendment very desirable.
In the same connection wish to suggest that Brook
the future the bonds with an option OF re-
demption similar to that contained in the United states
bonds Had tins policy been pursued In the past Brook
Ign coul now fund all her pee cent bonds, many OF
af he
terest al per cent. IMAGINE general law covering
state. such Option may seem comparatively unm-
Et mo one can tell on tne one hand how soon per cent
may normal per cent sceIns today, nor on the
to the di-adyantace bonds issued at such a time.
The United states Government Is paying on lts dept
with wonderful rapidty The adoption Ivy the state OF
New 1ork OF the above constitutional Amendment
would make the bonds OF our cities a. safe an invest
mrut as governments The passage Of such a law a.
have Indicated with its option clause would place each
city III position to avail from iImc To the, q" lower
direction, wne leaving the city free TO pay the bonds
only ~ maturity II that were most To hor advantage
In ihs way cities may be made TO rep Indirectly
no small benefit from pay ment of the national debt,
which process is setting free such lartr sums, ana
compelling them 10 seek OtAcr Investments equally
secure,
THE BOARD OF EDUCATION.
There are suggestions in the reports Oi several
Of the departments to which may have
occasion to refer at some future time No
other report seems call for comment now
except that from the Board Of Education. Some OF
c matters suggested hy this report OF such moment
that slaI address SPECIAL message to the Board Of
Education itself with reference 20 them take this
usual the purpose Of attracting 10 the subject
the more i,caton, aud 10 avoid an undue icuEthcmug
OF tails document. lt proper Tor me 90 hly here, how
ever q rluc word as 90 t.o course shall pursue Ia
maa.- appointments 10 chat body 40 this tiIue The
following -urciuct from the ~ the Board
j., tIC official statement oil fact which has been "a re
prUiCn NOT uuly % the Board, Ju. t0 Brooklyn;
The discovery early ga inc month OF June last OF
u,Iutucy u jhr accounts O the Board fol-
lowed closely hy the d-npp 1raucc az Tue books Vourn-
cr and records pertaining thereto, that 1t il impos-
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