New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-02-06
Dta sa7c, o73, 290 81 ,oaa .2OO 1875 SEQ, $50 s37

There was decrease in the Fourth Ward Of
1857 900 said t. bc to property tnken for the
Br"nklJh h rage.
Real estate il assessed Only 60 PER Of its rea
,ipe and in many instances much smaller percentage
tiles ~ fl is dit9cut to Fix the market vane it Is
,ner.tor, assumed that the value OF the real estate in
tin, city aside from owned by the corporation, is
NOT less than - Juu uUOUOO THAT owned 10y the city Is
said to ne about Slao.Oon,DoG There Is an in
creased valuation tbs ear a. the assessors BOOKS 81
Cortlanni-st Tie Increased value o real ~Hiitr tilS
Harlem District, herr the building has been sl "clFe
INV !, ssIn IL Sl22i4.255 auc so Z&U.o91 rcSIrc-
tVriy H.. asscssI,rnJ ~ The tracks OF elevated ana
surface railroads and the poles uiH wires q" irG1ph
.nnuauics real estate, accounts for considerable
portion -, the Increased valuation during the ESi Two
Yetr, The New lors Elevated halfway is assessed Tor
S"265:'1o. aud the Sriftiyutan Gao LOT TSo"", u
mere OF only 9l'1O"O over last year ana
ts iuc Tie completion "i Tie bridge across tbe
Ministers oi the Gospel OF priests Of any denomination
ar, exempted real estate 10 An aI""iht ui rNcrIS
~ 500 each IN" exemptions on tl0 account are piiIeu
al about Sl50.OO0 The church property exempted ms
year ts 4stiIatcc to bc worth SJj.coUoO me iscel
aIecus property "xeiiicd sum rs to'l'ts Ho's au
libraries, II estimated al TJOOOOOOO; ana the property
Of hr Uuitcd states. ais" cAempte' iS estimated al
president Asten. Of the Tax Department. says that
o'nduce to prevent large Increase IN
the amount oi personal property thNei- Mrb are oe
coming informed every year as to the laws OF
exemption aud taking advantage OF them Inls is
especially Ui persons supposed 10 possrss large
ainonut Of personal estate man with small amount
"i s'i :, i. -. s,, t,'Y int +vrry rcf man AS
a rule resorts to sdch means. Mr. Aseh states
f. iredv Ink YEAR ~ho in doing So have stated
that theg had temporarily invested their money in
Government bunds Very few bankers Q" brokers pay
any persn1 taxes. TGe laws for the assessment Of per
suna PROPERTY. he says are grossly detective ana opeT
ate uueqaay, sensible reicI having cone from any
action Of the Legislature in recent years
MANY PERSONS" continued Mr.. Asten have tod me
that they have gone elsewhere to live. t. NewJersey
and Phlladclphis Tor INSTANCE 10 escape l", personal
taxes imposed New York. As al instance ~ now the
tax operates poor man With iarge family wa" mas
~ 500 saved Tor his children IRON Ms tarhihss was
here rhi, mOrnngt" see e COMIC M" escape paying
personal tax 10 could not Oh, lie = obliged TO
pay. After ne ha1 gone ont 'nah d?It iarsv onSl
ness This city IN and made affidavit tha ne was
not liable any personal tax. lie sal; h mad 100000
invested IN mandatory IN Hartford, 'ohh, oul 'hat
lie only kept sdrsruom III Ills cry WI sihPVs
and enjoys al The al vanasen 81 thls clly ~ pace OF
business but ne sends his orders 30 Ar factory 70 he
iat nrrsenn taxrs should be abolishcd would get
fr" reai estate tax alone i"e Ast"rs and other
laws should bc adr a. compete with those Of adj"ln
ins States. A uluieIhtr income tax would be 3'trr
would not operate So uurqiiaiiy hid OpireSsi'tl5.
DEVICES OF CORPORATIONS.
The lumber Of corporations, like tie NewIOrk Central
Iailr,ad. whose "main offices are elsewhere than III
tIs Iy also largely on the Increase Fire insurance
conla:ies other corporations invest their surplus III
Government bonds ard in other escape personal
TAXATION one Of Tax Commissioners said that of
the managers Of the singer oewuS Machine Company
had told HIN that they would m"ve their mandatory
To this city 1t not Tor the taxes Tie Lorliards
pay n" personal taxes Cyrus ". Field JAY Gould,
Russell sage aud many other equally web known mill
caaires paid personal tax iast year and viii pay
none thIs. ". II. vanderbilt alOWrs himself iO 10
xminrI 1T length ry the Commissioners, and they
kuowIadgcd tf.a Int was not liable t.r any personal
faxes =. then statcG that nr did not g.
called q iillvhIlfe' he WClll voluntarily Pay
a.rsDnal taNcs 9IUupuOU. a." did last year and
viii l4N the tIs ear
H. 50 The lax ratc sa- - g. THIS year consequent
an ia tt lars- reduction state taxes, aud Increase
IN, he p~-.---d yuultIuu ~ real estate rate
TobabIs uJIut - - Something deIc ds upon the
ut. ,,iic tie state board of Assessors add h. he
tuurtrd value ~ iir t3ydrl- property in tLs city.
i.sf ,etr 30 added lIGi7J-t although the t1mInr-
nnrs state Chat property ih ih- oIA l- assessed one
tl,.r.l b,..r tiun f,o~t 90 &C. counties OF the Ste.
NM. t pa. - TO per cent ID tue entire stale taxes
v.f itl Tor lsdi- Tie 9iate Tax upon
mans millions OF ASSESSMENTS i"' lris'hdi property
-l,.t never lave lstu and never can Zoe, collected.
T.- uur.lcciihr personal Ats que ~" 'l'N amount I"
e,ry - attDl0 The following u tie Tate Of tax in
tis cIly al various times since SO