New-York tribune., 1886-03-31
SALARIES AND TAXATION.
REFORMS PROPOSED BY MR.. CHAPLIN.
ABOUT $5,OOOOOO PAID BY THE STATE IN sALA-


RIEs-,cnEME FOR TAxING CORPORATIONS.
ALBANY. March 3O.-Controllcr Chaplin to-
day tine Legislature special report showing the
number Of persons drawing salaries paid wholly OF IN
bY the State and the ~ such salaries a' pe
| appeared on October I. ls3j lie says:
The extraordinary num;er and variety of the enact
meus, general and special under which public servants
are or may he employed, and the muititudnous docu
mtht7 N"hchefH iel"rlT pay ro] ana oltcr ,a
which must he searched In order to present tbls a"
completely, made II labor OF months to collect tey
items composing it. Even now il may bc imperfect.
As ptescnt"d IT shows tnat OF the persons drd"lng
Officers, wn" draw 500 yearly; NJ are legislative
drawing S}22.s5O; ~ administrative mot Including
the apartment of Public Works, dInwing TG92,'.S
thry are National Guard olhc,aS' dIaWn2 go ~, ,
$50 are prison officials. drawing ~ SO95O: l3l persons
draw $l3O26f; $50 on and employees of charitable
! institutions draw S23G925; hfy officials and emploi"S
others, employed only during the season OF navigation
diaw S2i4,l0i, and ll2 school commissioners draw
/ $4,000 making total oi $500 pe,snns drawing
salaries amounting to T2,4lO."72 p, which are pald
TO mis- summary should he added 265 persons
connected with charitable Institutions drawing salaries
hid parih by the state the part thus PaI by the otS'e
Iulther. there should he added persons drawing
salaries paid wholly by State PER- dirD, basis
! they draw annually SljOOo0 80
The payments thus far given aggregate S29l9143 10,
paid 10 I56l persons But 1t is st necessary to make
important additions. The foregoing statement docs not
Include allowances pad to non salalied ohciaIs. a
method OF payment quite frequently rsorted to IN the
| military establishment. Neither does include rcuun
GRAFTON paid to performing ocai services such
experts scientific OI otherwise stcnngIaphe special
counsel accountants process servers slecal agents
| custpdians
Nor does it include sborer4 OF whom upon the
"ltI h.he' tu'Ic are ,IeIurhty more h,n lvoo' "nt
10 "hom the average yearly payments I"r nc pt't
hrc" years upon that hudng alone la been TGOOOOO
Neither does II include toachers. TO wh"m during tue
as isca wear, there pai 10y the Stae the sum Of
S9G2,i7? 81. II doe, not include quasi comueu Saton
such ms NatioIal Guard uniforms, per deu allowances
while Ia camp. special payments To commissioned
officers, or ercchl payments Tor expenses at brigade
other officials rentals presented 10 such officials
provided with residences 10y the state allowances for
expenses "hiie AZ Albany or while elsewhere. .
assumed ofc. since Crfrr i--S .u,b A. rho Forest
Commission. and certain additional oMpIoyeS IN 0tbor
it does not include fees uf county troasurcrs on
ycIg were S25Io2 o. nor many other fees such those
81 Loan Commits, .onrrs and non -a.arlcd officials.
Adding surh payments those previously
excluding those made tor National Guard un'orp-l,
and the total state payroll coH 1t be 20 c"mpcl ~ To
exhibit those r'cci:lur compeu-lipn % eyc.y sort,
whether hy ."ary, WAGES, allowance. fees or otlcr
motaod would contain the names ~ upward o' o."oo
persons. h"-idr' te'cher' 70 whom there is annually
fh- sum ~ money 'sr the la'rest constant drain
upon me tiea- rl.-hoII obviously hc expended In
economical nrd rusir.- Eoa manner %, i- pract"a
h' i"' trl'f I- -H'W 'l'H g" y'i h"'r''.' .o.t III
tAc belief That y"u NAV no' '" aware ~ tue m'-nII@r :"
Whrh "r'r pay mrn', NV ,Tred a.d ~ ne more ,h't
study "i Their d"', may lead i' prohthbe I"r..au"n
Ih' r.mhry or,c' in L"inR iH> trh'rH Inject
certain ur"d'd nd prnooc''. l'f'tuS, Ih" clerical
.i q.
cab" r'- "i distinctions " '' hardly 'r"ni'"'r' ~
d, present th"lc l- no provision of law deri'rIu' what
amount ea. 'c "f.d '"r .I. specie. = ccIir' -'r'ur
in the STATE departments OPP th' 'h"r" r uo Law hH'rt
im.'- within which tl' "upoiutu- officer mus acf 100
Gf,c.crk i'm thi. department should Doc removed 20
urotn~i department - dn ",.c'y hc sam" work a. lcr"
n ,, ,., ,rye 20. , @ '"'. " T.. ,," "T , r m m . '
within v'rr f"g vo'~' any u1r ,a-y happen A-.dn
v"'. ""inr equally experienced rc,"i'" quite different
q.
,,'r. G- , g.' ,.r ''G'' , ''' - S o,5 ,,u,
,nnuy y.ooo 'Iicud,l. j. drawn rom ,oc p.r."', -
C.u.rc.. r,.d year ~. 'a,uron re,, '.'a." 1
r-"'t," - 49,. 'l' r"' .s,,'.a '''
mated y" e-uu,'c e,u scr .rr.c. - 'he r-u.o.'-. .t
no Lateral lu.'-i 'rr. ~ u i, ooy"I- 'A''
i, ir., c.. .,.,r ,l, Pie. ,-,,. t,, .,., n.-.,i,y
l- I.',r better tl,u f'.'.. 90 ,..
Nr Chaplin them c,. attention o. 'ho system ~ 'yr.
cn-p.r,.u.. ana argue. thar tho, '-rlY" t,Sfou th,
f., upon .uduII.,- lic recommend. tutt corporate
boul,. vu,u moss bc,- Ait, Cd. no -lro % TIE public
uuri'H ,.... lc 't''l a' d, .at'otu.h u.. io. each
on" '- r.at "' .a''i".t ,At t,.c'a -'' 80 - 49,
n" aIl,:
ia ,'.mor rur in.o' ''rm 'o' $1,000 r'yin'r
iui-f paw Itv,- luuu Pho vI... y,. '.u without '.
ducuou Of any ,Iua II tur .ano farm 'oId Dee sold for
I,-' D.. ,..n'r, 49,. ., .nI rr,,yI ...r. touI. 10
ia~ amount OF 81, -5ooo r5,m p,lin- ta,o, upon ~
q
,r'u trc uarl.t Value o. .', -a,rc capita, ',r croc
valuation ~ 'hc ',rui. although nuc h't o' that r4.Ia-
Ton .lr.I Do. '.r i..r" - Nr"t-. wI.".. as
,'"' . ,.' @ i"'.' , ,m m ' tH "..t f r
farmer Ny t'- purchase w,u. hyr u..'t,rl u.. ftNr.
t-' -f. "l" 'hr 'o-l Grafton. h} .un, PRECISELY to
-,r purchase wou.I not have INCREASED rs t'Rc, ouo
H. r'oro,.qra change 10 tie system OF tANlton Mr..
CUa. suggest, that. Boz oiIrf to base available funds
dut.rt tA~ transition from au "autlua,rI system 70
h.'tr ouc' tlr i-'pu'p now loc,c upiu tuc scnoo.
fund Should Nr converted Ilto cash
Accompanying hi- report IL hiI tor taxing the IN
dcu'nr,. ot corporations the chief provision 81 which
Is - fpllow-:
section T. Hereafter % shall Do, ue du'y o' She
~ 80 d curpuriiiou iplt sur tuiup,s as-lDl
IuI,t- or.tuls.j Do. H;tlrr Oh" u'
thi' stale, oi TIE I"' ar uu' uiurI state Hut d"N'
i-lur-~ Ia thi" ~i"t" ami IaNluK ufrlr.t upon niF
stil bonds o' Ia -btr in-u.I -,Ii
corporation. |,ld stock company a-.uc...l.u. To-
rcpoIt annually loo tr month 90 November o j.r con-
IND rlur-- owned Do, -ir's u' 'i. state nearly
uc hscct uri uuucr o'tu ur tnr president ur
TREASURER ot sAid couorAtou i"ut stock company or
atom, hud Shd eofp"I'pu ou stock coulhuy or
association shall tue Controller hu hitreu duN-
after tc r,t aaJ o. January neat Thereafter Tax upon
such -rIlp, bonds u- cert Nic- y ludohfrdur-s AZ rate
o' tuaftcr uf mu "n "arh d".l'r ~ par yhlto
th"r""i tor each on" prr ccta NJ interest prNh'r uIon
scrip bond, ,rrfi. i"s ~ Indebtedness. and
sAId 80 pufhtnn joint -tu,, conn any or association
may deduct the said tar pail o tho Interest pANa'
in. ...ltf. .u~,-. Tor e",rg ti report pay
afrrcsa j. tho Co.iI" 81 suau ntd 10 per cent as -
ratio ci per cent per ,uuum .n'il the shall he
paid
DOINGS ~ THE LEGISLATURE.
THF CAPITOL APPROPRIATIONS BIII-WOKK or COM |
MlrrrrS