The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1882-08-13
LONG ISLAND CITY'S TROUBLES.
Appointment Yesterday by the Mayor OF
Tive PoiIoo Commissioner.

No raid upon the pool sellers and gamblers
was attempted by the Long Island City police
Yesterday. and the merry chink OF coin went on
uninterruptedly all day The topic of CONVEX
satiOn In places OF public resort was the flnan-
cial conditiGh and inefflciency of the city
Government. 1t was declared that Long
Island City. since it's Incorporation in 1870
had been run by a Ring OF INSCRIPTIONS mon.
who had speculatod in city lots. relieved them
selves of taxation. prolted by street-lighting
contracts and stolen everything In sight. All
employees. including its officials and school
at heavy discount. and taxation Of the poorer
property owners was inordinate.
cdMne snd d te tresdsnt OF tho Common
the Common Council resolved to secure legis-
lation enabling them to collect arrears OF taxes.
Of Tf sns fha rs w4s ep
tSs tho Of q resou hs
long sanG Gy nS ness he b Ills had aa0fS oeSs
sanctioned by the Common COUNCIL. this being
an attempt to break up private private inflpenGes. The
Council and Citizens Association. and consist
ed in the consideration Of a new bill for the
taxes. Jesse Johnson. formerly Corporation
| Counsel Of Brooklyn, was employed to advise
was adopted and Introduced into the Ieglsla-
ture; After tho bill had been put through so
far that its friends. sanGuipe Of success had
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| eiectually killed it for all good purposes.
| Tho amendment excepted from liability
| to sale for delinquency land upon which
| mortgage rested or which was in litigation. AS
| several large land spectators owned the bulk
| Of the land in tho city. and as they had their
land all morgaged or In friendly litigation. the
taxes came out OF tho pockets of the small
| property owners
Mayor DE Bevoise appointed two Police Com
mlssionerS yesterday in place of w. ii. Williams
and Richard Armstrong. resigned. David Nj.
| Tior. Jr.. butcher on Fulton street Astoria.
aud Owen Clarke, n soda water bother of Long
| Island City. are the appointees and they will
| be sworn in on Monday.
| Neither OF the new Commissioners is willing
| to state what he advocates in respect to the
| treatment of the pool sellers. Mr., Clarke says
| that he has no doubt that the business may be
| closed up. but Is unwilling to state whether ho
| will take up the cudgcl OF not. Mr. Tier said: :
| Maybe pool selling hurts somo people and
| maybe it does not hurt others" He declined to
| give his own opinion upon tho question. Both
| gentlemen profess great surprise al their APP
| pointmeht, and declare that they have not
| giyon tho duties Of the Office a moments con-
sideration.. Upon being questioned con-
| corning the truth Of the statements
| OF rottenness IN the administration OF the city
| Government Mr. Tier ridcued tho idea Of
| Wholesale frauds and while admitting that
| some official irregularity might Mt times have
| been noticed declared that as u rule tho affairs
| OF tho city were conducted honestly.
| Mayor Do Bevolso also appointed George ii.
| Smith and Patrick Cavanagb to vacancies In
| the Board OF Education, ia place Of DR.. j. d.
| TraSk and ohm Metz. resigned.