New-York tribune., 1885-01-06

The difficulty Of assessing and collecting tax per

The difficulty Of assessing and collecting tax per
face that IN some process or other corporations as well
as indivdDs escape the payment Of their proper pro
impossible that in community where there 156 333
pieces Of real estate large and small subject to taxation
are taxed as holders Of bank stock who are subject to
personal taxes And is curious that there should ap
tcn Of the last bal CONVENTION Of th. state
to the effect that real and personal property shall be
subject to uniform rule Of assessment and taxation
81 G sw pt G
statute books requiring that all lands and all personal
s be @ to Se
only to certain prescribed exemptions II s the uniform
defective taxing personal property is not
tolerable The experience OF our own city fully ustihes
Taxes before the Assembly Committee OF Ways and
Means IN 1874 that the law providing for the assess
bottom, the remnants Of which are held together only
by the cohesion OF habit custom. or usage" It's
mission appointed by the Governor in 1871 to revise the
tax chat that po5s9 T. bs OF ws
Is best able 70 bear it, as capital not permanently IN.
Ss eoOn that that
exemption would most condnce to the I'M hnterss.
imperative and becoming greater year
y, and when class OF property fails to bear It's por
on Of the burden the burden OF al other classes nee
essary increased and Genes eventually TO be borne
indirectly by tho great body the poor for the rich pay
taxes only such real estate as they actually occupy OF
permit lie faow. and practically altogether escape
taxation their personal property The present sys
tenn Is rotten. useless and incquitable and be-
eve that II had better be wholly abandoned. Such
would the way for an equitable and inte-
gent All property sheltered By law should pay
for that shelter II Is not for me to suggest meth
this matter; Ia the Legislature
determine; but that city IL suffering sadly for
OF proper reform fell 10 incumbent on me 10
make emphatic as II Is IN my power To do IL s 10 De
hoped that the necessity which we are now under OF
raising larger annually by taxation instead Of bor-
rowing on Tue credit OF the city may efpedte the rem
cdyng OF the existing evils
The total equazed value for purposes of taxation. OF
al md al N WY
the year 1854 is SOlI 59l 372 of which 81 800 $780,
sO3 Is placed 10 the account Of the city.-which Is
Sli391 $3.50 than the assessed valuations fixed
by the Department OF Taxes and or In other
words the City OF NcwIOrk Is called upon TO pay 4ol2
per OF all the state taxes The manifest unairness
this score old one, and nothing add emphasis to
the injustice which is wrought against the city year after
year by the state Board OF Equalization unless he the
fact that while thus 49, IL per cent OF the taxes
this city has in that Board ana mas not
had for many years.
THE AQUEDCCT COMMISSION.
On the 18th OF December last, contracts were awarded
side tho Harlem River TO the present Croton DAM the
work to within thirty days from notice OF
award OF the contract and to be completed within thirty
three calendar months
The sections IN the Twenty fourth Ward OF the city
designated Section (bcgnning at Harlcm Rlyer) and
b.. ending the New-YOrk City and Yonkers bound
the end OF section TO CrOton Dam, the
sections are designated o. g. 7. o, s. !. 3. and 2.
The Of bidders TO whom contracts were awarded
length aqucuct embraced in their contracts amount
OF bid upon quantities. in Engineers estimates and the
cost each section estimated the Engineers for
the purpose OF fixing tho OF security to be gycn
bonds for the faithful performance OF
the contracts are shown In the following schedule: