New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-04-06
CITY FINANCES DISCUSSED.
WORK OF THE BOARD OF ESTIMATE.
PROTESTING AGAINST BILLS BKroEE THE LEGIs-

PROTESTING AGAINST BILLS BErOEE THE LEGIs
1ATCRE
At the meeting Of the Board of Estimate yester-
lay the Controller moved to rcscind the action of
March 1, providing for paying the New York Life
Insurance Company So, 600 for two parcels Of land
containing nearly ten acres, IN the town OF Green
President Coleman said that he felt confident all
along that this ward was excessive. lie bad the
word Of a dealer in real estate IN Westminster
County that this land not worth more than
5000 an acre. 1t was assessed for taxes ut only
Sl6O Corporation Counsel Lacombe wrote to the
BOARD reviewing the subject carefully and request
ing the Board TO act with caution in purchasing
land, as its actions might make his efforts IN OBJ
tanning fair land damages much more diihcuil'
The Board rescindcd Its former action.
The Bc0rd OF Education asked Tor the transfer %
3d. 800 from the appropriation for 1850 to be added
building on the northwest corner OF Lewis and
RivingtOn SITS The Board also asked for transfer
Of $1,000 for the purchase OF strip OF ground ten
feet wide Ninety th-st. near lexington,ave,
adjoining the site of tho present school building.
The matter was referred to the Controller
Controller i.oew. In reporting the application OF
the West Washington Market SHAREHOLDERS and the
property -owners around Oausevoort Market. that a
market building be erected. held that nothing
could be done until an appropriation was made Tor
the purpose. President Coleman had bill read
which has passed the Assembly. providing that
dealers In market produce may occupy with thclr
wagons the streots adjacent Any public market
under certain restrictions If this passed MT Cole
man said the city would lose property worth
800 900 He was requested to prepare protest
against tho bill for transmission to the Legislature
President Porter Of the Degsrtmeat OF Cherries
and Correction. asked that 5000 he tIansterred
from the appropriation for building pavilions on
Wards Island in 1888 to constructing similar
Buildings on the lana owned by the city III Ccnuai
lshp L. l. lie said Tint the pavilions were for the
insane The question was laid over.
The sum of 81, Alb "a was appropriated from the
excise funds for the support of childIcn commit
by magistrates to various rctorma tory lnsttui IONS
An act Is now before the Legislature to provide
for the of the taxes OF TIC frle hali
road for the year ss3 on S. SCI, 900 Of property
in this city, President Oleman spoke strongly
against the custom of procuring from the Legisial-
ure a reassessmcnt OF taxes. In mo't cases the
taxes were reunited altogether. Con roler LOow
said that on general principles ne 'Hl'cVtu tu9
practice was wrong. In this case the imposition OF
taxes was probably Illegal. The railroad mad never
been assessed In that way before 1888 nor sincc.
President Coleman was requested TO SEND protest
against the bill 10 the chairman OF tue Senate Com
mlttce on Cities.
Commissioner Squire's bin giving largely increased
powers to tine Department of Public W orks was
read at the request Of President Coleman. lie was
emphatic in his co@oemhation of ~, mus oI,I
was never drawn up bY Ncw-l OTk man, lie SAID
IL is the work If one from Boston: hr.
Squire does not need anv more legSlut on lie can
make any changes he desires in his department
without going TO the Legislature lie mas zone
more damage to real estate in NcwIoTk by his syS-
fem of collecting CrotOn water rents than any one
who hasever before been in the Department..
The Mayor said that if there was to be any change
in the collection of CrOtOD water rents he was ia
favor OF giving IT to the flnance Departnept. Inc
the Commissioner of Pubic Works control or me
construction and repair of the aqueduct tunnel
under the Harlem hiver.
President Coleman favored sending to the Legis-
lature a bill providing that the CrOtOn water tax
he levied the same as taxes real estate and
ehould not be increased in any yeai after the
amount had once been fixed II was decided to
send protest to Albany against the bill