New-York tribune., 1885-03-16
STATE TAXATION.
AIR cHAp1N,s PLAN FOR REDUCING IT.

.,ovxx NEEDED FOR THE PRISONS AND THE ADJ
RoNDACK REGION.
ry,ox THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRiBUNh'i
Albany, March 15.-COntrOller Chapih
p,an to lessen State taxation was the subject OF
deal of talk In the Legislature last weea' ."' 80
was due to the publication In pampnios ', ~ =.
trollerss message TO tho Legislature gi'inR 'no pan
detail thus enabling members 70 son ~ oso' on.
20 the favorable report OF the oomni'.e' M
w.. and Means on the amendment 70 the
Con.titution introduced by Mr. ONeu 10 carry
out one part Of the scheme. Tho amehamen'
authorizes the Controller to convert into easn to oo
mon school fund of "a, 25O,0OO and devote tno oey
thus acquired to the payment Of taxes fno 20,
An hs pampblet makes q financial statement "noh W. w.
c.usa the taxpayers heart to throb with JOY Inc e
of this ia that IL will be easily possible 70 ro ~
-. NJ taxation I'm the next eight fiscal years. NO
compared with the eight last preceding, w '"e an,
900 2l7OoO Not moro than $3,oooooo' NO say. VIZ
be required to complete 'he 49,.
-st,sr saneuiue anticipation. The structure mas
49,, much beyond every estimate that has been maze
from time TO time Mr. Chaplin viii therefore 10 iorS
his prophecy come; ,ss s.0s Sinking Fund for eight
Years 70 come he estimates will be 900 oelow
those S1 shs ssns q 81
be applied to a reduction Of taxation Inc hs sight
I. law w aogSs giSSuc9n II Should saved that
would be an average reduction In taxation OF ts
iSs s.Sn IN he las. esns was The
amount therefore,. Of such taxation IN tne elgnt
sca wears should exceed $54l5oOV which Is ~ 90
fhan any tax levy since 1882 The Controller s,sss
1nnon the present valuation this amount w9uio io %
than si0 mills for the eight years under Ssa
ton being lower than the rate OF any year since
The Controller will have to meet one isrge @ n Ito
anon which may upset his estimate OF SZo,ooovvv
duction In eight years TO come aa1 " o"' the
an appropriation for the malntenahco III VIZ
etate rrisons Mr. Baker, the superintendent o Sn'
asks the LEGISLATURE Immediately TO approPriae 80
600 for this purpose and says that ths c4nrE.s nv
rspidy getting insubordinate through not navng ahs
work Employment can only be gwen dnem t tnv % man. %
snpcrintendent has some money with which 70 ouy nn
tools and raw materials There are now Voo
conyicts idle the State prisons When tne %
centracts ex pire Mr.. Baker estimates tnat ne ~
80 500 600 for the purchase OF manulacturns
and machinery Much OF TINS exPenui
fnre OF course will be subsequently ae.
maid by the labor Of the conv1cts, put uie cVss ~
81 the manufacturing machinery must w
large Msnbers OF the Legislature already begnhlns
ScnJsr ybether the alleged competition OF the con-
victs with the workingmen will not pe just 80 o
when The state conducts the prison Factory as was
asserted to be when under the management OF P'a'o
Tberr arc also bills which will require some expendi
ture for the protection of the Adirondack forests
Controller s an xious to have the Legslanro pass % ~
6ill making good the States title to the acIGs VI
land ii ostensbly owns in the Adirondacks Much s%
ton is anticipated between the State and the ,
Of Judge TappaH recent deGsHn mi
States title 10000 acres OF forest ian9 IN
County II will be remembered that the decision
worthless the States title to the lasd and also an
snspcion that the States title to all other iand ID '
Adfrond acks is equally invalid Controller ChsPin 10
endeayoring to cure the defects in the titles