New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-27
THE MAINTENANCE OF ARMORIES.
AZ UNSUCCESSFUL EFFORT To- MAKE NEW
YORK AND BROOKLYN BEAR MORE THAN

YORK AND BkOOhL fN bEAR NOKE THAN
THEIR SHARE OF THE ExPENsE.
Albany. Feb 90 tspecall.- the country members
OF the Legislature propose that New York and Brook
yn shall pay all the state taxes IL begins t. look
as II they had some such idea in their heads. Tho
state Board Of Equalization yearly imposes $4,000
additional taxes New York and abont sjOoW upon
brooklyn under prc,cnce OF "cupazing taxition.'
Then there is law which takes sl,6O1.ooO yearly
out Of the treasury OF New York city To pay for tho
support Of the state schools, and Ncw.iork only ~
ccivcs back soOoOOO Of this amount for the support
Of her own schools, the other &oOo.WO benz dis
tItbucd about the state among other counties lot
the support of their schools. The present year bI
has been passed by the Assembly Increasing the H'ate
school appropriation and New-lork will have ~ pay
$4,000 Of this additional amount. and brooklyn an
other largo portion OF it, and get nothing III rturt
But New York and BROOKLYN are rich ccs' shu +"
Assemblymsn Peck, Of Cortland County. mas no
scrlple about introducing bill providing that IN inc
future, except In New York and brooklyn. the OK
pcnsc Of maintaining armorics shall be borne by tho
state. and not by the counties in which they are
situated. as at present. The effect Of such law
would be to shin upon the shoulders Of Ne" lork ana
brooklyn the expense Of maintaining hori"| III Inc
remainder OF the state. while thcy alone must niaH
tain their own armOrics. Mr. Acher. OF Stubch
County, who is candid country member. gave an
other strong argument against thc Oli''
~
become state charges. those which arr now
maintained for sOOOO will cost 10000 To MAINTAIN
There Is strict local supervision OF their MAN
tcnance bills. each county having 10 maintain II"
armOry. A. soon tho state shohld ,ollNht 10
pay the bills they would instantly expand
But the New York and Br'ohlyn members TSist"u
the bill when Il came up for second reading 10
day, on the ground that II vas all injustice to '"hpcI
their cities to sustain armOrIcs IN the interior m tic
state a. well their own and Thu, largely ihthasc
city taxes. Mr. Martin made a strong speech III op
position 10 the bill that ground.
Mr. Peck. in reply, argued that armorlcs wcrc
properly state charge. \ riot In New YORK would
Gull trvops from the country the defence "f that
Martin mo, that the bill should ic amended ~
u, Ia provide that the arnioric, If Ne" OK ana
Brookvn should lhcai>c he Maintained al The >t1"'
expense. lie >dd that New l"rh htd built all her
aripurc, III her own cNpcn>" and u Wis tl'f''!"I"
BOP tha. tc>t "ri">. wit uthc'- ~ - l. t.
.honM lie "a state ,haI:c. Mr. Martins amend
nicnt adopted 10y W" 81 =" IT, b. Inc OH
was then ordered e. u third reading.
Nj. stems hill authorizing IN" adnltt'ii'" 81 ne"N
IA Der reporters Ia electrical cNc' O. al mufu rr'
was then debated. Mr. Adam> sud lie iHv"rd ia"
iii. because the presence al Reporters would add in
the severity Of the death p"raltN. Death ""hih
have ADDED horrors with r'p"rt'r~ present.
Mr.. Webster oppo>ri the I'LL. sd'ius there Wa 10
good reason why II should pas