New-York tribune., 1884-03-01
THE ROOSEVELT COMMITTEE.
THE s,rRRocATEs AND THE TAX OFFICE

THE sIrRRoGATEs AND THE TAX offiCh'
MR.. RoLrINs's CLERKS AND now THEY AXE
NECESSARY MAPS NOT SUPPLIED
IT, Assembly, Special Committee resumed
...s,on. rs,,erasy in the Metropolitan Hotel ine'o
,aro nresent the chairman, Mr. Roosevelt snu - 70
Yrvis o'Ne and Nelson. together WV. 80. ,ha |
M;tsr counsel William v. Leary' ths en'o It t,a |
surrora,e's Office was called to the WINES o,,an
sa,a that he had occupied the once ''r .oc,s.s
,norths. preyio,s TO that service ne was ,"e r,,,
s,,an, ua entered the Office win hr' ho,ins'
~ ~, eD,ed copy OF tho Office payroll. showing ,'V
,.h, amployes on tho regular force, fecoi''na :"
.rs,e salaries amounting TO $6S,9oo anhua'p'
are In addition seven cerhS =, an
en-, ,t ~ rreseryatiou Of records, who receive III 'no
'"' - ,oo annually Under section OF the code
49, sga*e is authorized employ additional CLERKS,
I'm, q, hts own expense. The Board oi hsnma a'c 90"
nooyti ionrpept has nothing tn do Win hxins 'ne
90 clerks ON the regular force. The witness expaoeo ~
detail the nature OF the duties performed oy "
an. -ncnsl clerks Under the authority OF reso""n
ss.d NV the Board OF Aldermen in 1850 tho clerk Oh
the cor s allowed 10 charge foes for making eoes Vi
veeoras and papers In the office and eeru1yng tho s0
other provisions admit Of payment of Tees 10 SeStcn
he witness wac OF the opinion that the re-oi''on "
1850 had never rece, ed the approval OF the Mayor ne
d no, know the amount of the fees received fe eerh
., tho couy, charges 10 cents per folio for copying anu
30 eaufs for certifcaton and attachment oi s'
The witness said he had e1an'ne'
code hut was unable to ma any go 81,
authorizing the charge OF so cents Mr m'uo' V''eu
tenon to the provision OF tho code o.ivod
rate 10 keep book showing che amount OF uos 80 -
"a a,si,,rsements made The witness relieu 'n'' II"
.nch hook was kept for tho reason inst no ioVs "u
oo,ectcd nv him "There would De- II Ieiu'"'0i, "V
.aaed zone or two possibly IN "hch nc "osiu po
entitled 10 certain charges as Ior is'"i0 '''''
has in no instance exscted it,
Mr. MierIf such book had been found Necessary you you
would have provided 1t would yon nof tho Lax; M thew
assumed that the fees being isceY1 oy ndar s cor.
were not such as the law referred 10. , sre e,cs
structon no reports to the Secretary oil stae Ho
sary. ,. o,r,, M
ved ,es ON filing decrees his right to do so was de
rived from the clerk OF the court In tue pr"oahS "
wills and the issuing Ofetters OF administration quo c
,n charge of those departments received onehat OF 'ne
price paid cerneatcn fhe eerk ot IN tse % Sog nct S
sloyed two eopysts. whom he paid out OF hs oMi
Tbe witness claimed that all the clerks feglSy o ~,
oyeS we're nocessary to enable tue office to Keep up
wiS its work The office only six weeks l ne,
hind seven of the clerks found IN office oy MT NJ hoih %
otLers we're appointed 10y the present smroSse oD,a1
In reply TO question Is 70 whether ycoY1seted
SSfh a. rhe witness said that man named van oohaiek
,ag s'V of citations Issued by the clerk OF tho
court lie had been there Tor nu'auer, =" y9r, y990,
vim rraier facility and advantage TO all concerned
than any else He did not know thst tne v
snrroYaa even knew the man, except IN n sL'nS Wy
and he knowledge OF any ages0e%o Sovs sr three as
standing between them Van schSSS sigcs Nj Ro
sistantS ~. osce and The witness thought their sue
Ss %ot Tsre or pSea chass for
service OF citations is 81 30 Another d nn Inv the
appraisers The APPRAISERS are aIgoeStea as S M
arises. The present Fire Marshai MT .h
Perley, ex-flre Commissioner are t"o vi 'uo "pP
WITNESSES FROM THE TAX OFFICE
rdvard G. Donnelly, Commissioner OF Taxes ana
Assessments since December 1882 was next cX"iiHeO
with special reference to the failure OF Tie faA
.,ousra 10 supply maps Of the annexed district vi o
1r-..n,v;hrd ard Txenty-f0urth Wards" he SAID We
h.s 90 osicaI maps save I'VE OF the Ientyhird ward
tour more being necessary 70 c0nQit's 'nS "nVI 80
Iass,s sS nome at al fifteen bemg required Proyis'
ion was made in 1876 for tue Preparation o. s ~ m tN &
Deputy Tax Commissioners from TIE tax mApS ~ , ,se
Mss,shes'fES e. sSo CTR Ward should think
ought TO have tie maps by this time -, 49,, III. anita.
A /. Cady was next sworn. tie sald tndt ni9 ~
were the collection OF arrears OF ,a1Ss, ad sS' tnc
rnents aud CrotOn water rents re eAlt,irn w Nv
,S ,hat there we're SIX egt searchers in the once
wno work independently and are pad 1oi tSl 6 h
the persons employing them. Mr. Miller SSece @ ne " ~
ness knew Of the existence Ot an old iaw OF 1870 e9
the office 70 give on agpaGaSSn S sSgd be- SoncuSo ei
dencs that there were propeyty ne Ipea
tass II sgeh rnSeT S Of Years He did not think there had
been half dozen certificates issued niUtr 'ii'' - ~ =
lie ihon0bt that II aw passed proV'uE iOI VO
t ser6ers "a be paid by the county they should oe uh
bonds as heavy as those re9Hlen n ism"be ior an,
s,,T M c, SsioIs -Four I've of the present sehehtr
SsS failed 10 make proper returns Of assessments ans
80. snJ 10 his l,ersnal knowledge errors made no
-, t,., in tbe ueirhl,orliood Of $1,000 The pf(@eu
he who had grown up VI i"'p'iSI
mesa sou succeeding MS father ana ther eN - =;
sled Them 10 do the work much more correctly an, tAt
fionsv tau sraugor the business c0d 40 H. ne 60.
as his opinion that II was great olsa ~ % w W, cu
,h mans OF the annexed district had not bee' con-
nrted n S" said he "a very great deulheht, Sl'
everv following year makes II more so Ihefe arc ppp"
DIV ESQ OeO city lots the island tns e'o Oi n
River These constantly changing hihdS anu 1't0
great need OF official maps TO guide the seaIcheiS
Lawyers FXPEBIENCE.
George c. Holt lawyer of this CITY, was caieu Wy '
Miller He related an incident in his own pracuce col
neced with the transer of certain property In me 'ich
ftv OF spuyten lmyvel He had applied 10 the bureau
Arrears Of Taxes 10 ascertain whether any payments Te
,oonsa due the number OF the lot being property dele
mated The reply made that the taxes iOr 100 a.
not beep paid Tho fee demanded was @Zu
and was made up OF three items. wv" a. ~
ssa soch and one of 81. he Ohcctcd 70 paying On
sToos,rt snd il resulted in a reduction OF $40 lie sal
seo@nfy concluded 10 have themap exalnlhsd III OiMe
10 satisfy himself that the bill was correct nc tahe vi
idu TO gentleman who went 70 the lax CONN
once to consult the map of the deputy Ohc oi ~
deputy assessors said the map 4. Wa o. ,,,
house al fremont subsequently 1t was ion.
fSst an error had been made, an
-sSst the numbers had been confused, and the pro-
srry oeiually reported upon proved 10 ne iO q' 70
ofa us distant from that IN whicn tue Whr"S was u
teresfe1 lie said that he held two cerhcatesr OH
70 the effect that the taxes were po anu ,' ,Sa ba
were not He thought, in view OF ue NM ,%iat % -
elapsed since authority was gwen ioi iurliSl''H u
mans that they should he ready for use; 81 ,,,
e committee adjourned TO meet Today ~ 10 o'oci
Surrogate Rollins is xpeeted 10 appear at han past
OLEOMARGARlNE AND PUBLIC HLAlIH'
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