New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-01-03

For $50 the tax rato VIII be materially less than dur
ng any year ior the past ten years As already sa9wn'
the final estimate for the present year Is 81 50.
The law permits the increase Of this amount Tor dehcien-
Ge ~ te o no T1 or tSan & 5 viii be s Teored Tor
iris purpose during The current year, thus making
total OF not over 72IIOoOOO whlch Will oe observed,
for any year since 1871 This would give tax rate OF
taxable property aud 22j in the event Of an
In the valuation corresponding to the Increase
dug pss yelrs II tue tax rate is higher than this it
Will not be the fault OF municipal authorities but
can be- due only legislative interference Ia affairs;
ond il the latte refraus from imposing any new
burdens upO the city, people will have OCCASION 10
congratulate themselves upon paying their taxes al
lower rate aud less IN the aggregate, than at any tune
According 70 he equal zation table OF the state Board
o Assessors for tie Year the total equaiLed value.
purposes Of taxation OF real and personal property
in the State OF NcwTork, Is s26Sl ,2j7,GO0 OF which
46 - 100 per cent Of the aggregate equalization value
o. ali taxable properly IN the state, and when percent
age accordingly, Oh the entre tttatoh To- Ital" Pur
poses is laid upon The city Of New YORK Nhue paying
tns nmcnse and obviously unfair propor,lon OF tne
the Cty OF New GOrA Is deprived ehtrry 2i
representation III the state Board OF Assessors, wheh
may account IA some measure Tor the fact tuat tins
Board added the sum Of Slll6l7O92 10 tho appraised
value OF taxable property OF ths city and county as
fixed by our Commissioners Of Taxes ana Asseea-
The city II fortunate, however ia tHs that the
amount required to be paid for State taxes Tor The year
Ise2 is On S2,s27257 49, rs compared wiIh SfZ7O1oo
The question OF arrearage OF taxes s continues to bo
one OF great gravity. The total amount oi taxes on
real estate remaining UNPAID on July 81, 1851,
is &5,253945 30, and ON personal property Is rs
Sl3TJD,I0I Il. 80 Oh the UNPAID personal ihAt> loI
orner years" the Controller says IN his last annual re-
port, small proportion only can ever De collected,
and almo-t ten mi lion, be set down total Oss
To the C" la view OF such state or iacts It i apps-
rent that thorc Is crying need OF reform Ia our nA avs
which reform mus. take Oftwo directions; either py
continuing the ia. alton OF personal property maAing
every possible provision against uand I'd tht returns O
taxable property aud sUbiectiug all persoud property,
Within ceriun wailIehnod limits 70 taNdtohi "i Oy
following the advice q. lie majority OF great dba ust
worthy authorities upOn TINS subject, ana dispensing
altogether with The tax upon pere0halty q" hhyt4O
ticaSle ANA unjust, WORKING numoerless haidshiYs
striu, al t honest AMI he poor, While allowing no
crfy and ac zion 30 escape resulting, M tne long fU
,t IA tpf accumulation O funds FOR the redemption Oh
rr J,bt Int .n the accumulation simply OF hic"hcet
e claims as shown BY the Controller, 10 th' extent o.
nIs' Ss Ine civ has 40 large debt 1t H. at The same
i tbs nosses ~ vi property and revenues more than
srirnt 10 ngtdate H. lhis fact Is one Nhlyh shoui
Gwav. be LOrue ia mind when consideihg INC eOisu-