New-York tribune., 1885-02-12
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
r,r pvoposED NEW PARKS.
~.yor eaAcE's v1Ews-INJUsTIcs IN PAYING 70

THE PROPOSED NEW PARKS.
MAYOR eRACE's vIEws-INJUsTiCE IN PAfiNa Fo"
THEM BY TAXATION.
Mavor Grace Yesterday expressed his views forcl,
bv ,Sith reference to the proposed new parks. and
the way In which they must be paid for uhder tno
operation OF the new Constitutional amendment.
He said
The subject is one that demands the immediate aten,
tion Of the Legislature and of paramount nteret 10
every taxpayer The people o. ine sam amend.
ment. which took effect on r, JannaIyy NOM; n;
restricting municipal ons S hundred thou
aDd nhsbitSnts from incurrng debt which. including
existing s is as real a
and proydes that any city whose indcbedess exceeds
nrher amount until such Indebtedness shall be reduced
within such limit The last assessed valusuon OF Leai
ss'Is ss7 Ten per cent of that is 81 10
The total bonded debt OF the city on January now ea
ceeds the constitutional limit by abont tion
Hence bonds can beissued twltn ns 6y The
of water supply bonds, which are excepted py .ie
anendment) until this excess is paid or which cahn''
be done for number Of years unavoidable expendi
lures for public improvements which have Ss et
beeh ct py yaos Which will swell our annual tax levy
by several millions. These expenditures hciuuo al, oo
roe by the Dock Department which is authorized
6y law to expsnd $3000000 annually although III Il
usually spends about 81 100000 They aiso lncude al
the money required purchase OF stes ana Tor tne
erection OF new school houses, amounting & 70, say
Ing to another 81 500 OOO besides the necessary or
laying ont grading etc. new streets ana avenues @
these expenditures are ana & must DC
for partially or wholly from year 10 year y, swell
The increase that now threatens 10 swell
our tax levy one that for an object Which,
laudabc In ITSELF not of pressing Importance anu ws
intended by the LEGISLATURE to pe pae p ne r et m
tonai amendment The last Legislature provided ior
the asaaid0n and Of FSens
chester County parks and parkways inc IL nien
ton was provided In this act that the money 10 pay
for this land should be raised by the Issue OF
bends for term not exceeang a In'y d yea th
money to pay for these parks must be paid py areot
taxation The legislature would certainly sS meyer sbnnS Gsys
promptly modify it to conform 1t to the present
condition OF affairs The estimated OF Of ls ana
The whole expense Is to DO ,i n"fn9 nr9nertv py tue
This is radical departure from tho system hereIoioe
adopted in this city. -., p..,, Tho o,vrer.
of property in the vicinity paid upwards OF OF
the entire amount Manhattan uarecosng Soao49 oL
S Mas he waS ohsr aa large parks projected and within
the city have been paid for In whole or III se pa S
the city expected pay the whole expense OF taking
an of land to be used for park purposes
country for which portion the City OF New aofK VIII ha
annual taxes to not bsne bound .as
to pay a single cent toward the cost
Mr., Grace added that the Commissioners appoint
ed to appraise the land have aresdy DeSun .ns cit
will become possessed in fee OF the lands ana the
former owners can sue the city If not PAID. Inere
is injustice, too. because taxpayer IN the flrst
Ward whose property s not beneSted, Will be
taxed rs much for the parks as property,owner IN
the Twenty-third or Twenty-fourth WARDS
MRS. DUDLEY SENT BACK TO THE TOMBS.
Mrs. Yseult Dudley changed her abode for short
time Yesterday from the Tombs to the courthouse,
to be present before Justice Donohue In the Sq-
preme Court Chambers, while her counsel. LOUIS >.
Grant argued for her admlttance to bail or for an
Immediate trial. She was accompanied on her trip
by Officers Faon and Downey. On arriving in
court Mrs. Dudley found a large crowd OF people
awaiting her arrival. She took a seat near her
counsel John l.. Hill and Mr. Grant, with the ut
he with r 0ah was her
head covering, while light veil partly concealed
her features . Dn, n.
charge. - Assistant DIstrict-Attorney Purdy
called attention to the fact that Mrs
Dudley was o,ooo,s Pss1"nry assan ynoS 81
j. 0,Donovan Rossa. The prisoner had been gwen
no examination. because she was held to await the
result of Rossas injuries or until ne could appear
been made for an immediate trial or for bail be,
cause it had been publicly stated that Rosa dld
not intend to prosecute Mrs. Dudley. fuTtner-
more physicians had informed the counsel that
Rossa was as able 10 come forth at present as nc
would be in some tide. There was no reason
therefore why the examination should not take
place at once.
Mr. Hill-Mrs. Dudley feels that she ought to be in
ncs Ronoh1e~As Mr. Purdy is here suppose she
knows who her accuser is-the people 80 . a.,
MT Puriy-I assume that the people will take the
usual course In the case. -, -, IL -
Jastice Donohue-I shall not interfere with the police
magistrate in the case -. l.. =, ,o.o
in this case.
Mr. Purdy-I intend to prosecute all offenders AGAINST
the law ihaye no doubt Justice Patterson JUS
tce o. Reilly will that Mr. Rossa he is able to obey
a subpoena, is present as witness ASK lhal lne VIII
be dismissed and the prisoner remandcd
Justice Donohue granted Mr.. Purdy's request.
Mrs Dudley returned at to the Tombs. Mr..
Grant stated that lie would apply TO ponce
nuIlav