New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-17
DECENTRALIZATION OF REAL ESTATE.

SOME REASONS FOR 1T SUGGESTED TO THE NAN.
HAITIAN SINGLE TAX CLUB.
The letter of the Manhattan Single Tax Club to
President Coleman Of the Tax Department has ELECTED
the following comment from Cyrille Carcau:
Gentlemen: Your letter to President Coleman OF
the Tax Department OF New York City published
i'm The Tribune, and / read the same with interest.
While [ think you are correct 10 the law, think
yon fail fully to appreciate the position that President
coleman and his associates are placed in, doing
they are what to be the duty Of the assessors
throughout the State. viz, to make low conservative
valuations for the purpose oil aess Ie Zane Tor
wrong under the law we only need 10 read Tie law
TO know ard fully to appreciate; and to InOw and
fully appreciate how generally this undervalnatOn i,
resOrted TO by all the counties Of the state We only
need to go all the counties and try to buy proper
assessors, valuations of New-York city properties are
correct from the point OF view taken by all assessors
terence that the New-Yorl CITY valuations are nearer
the full values than in other counties in which have
A, to the undcrvaluat0n Of vacant lots, wish YOU
would consider how near the owner of vacant los
comes to the position OF bcneiactor VINO buys Dt
and allows the space or air and other benefits to he
used by the residents Of the location ana What better
use or improvements be made further TO Increase
the benefits from ,uch open space or o'' as III uls
Of the city paying large amounts ior open spares
or parks could not your objection, be parity disposed
OF by what benefits vacant lots now confer on tbs
residents and such improvements IN tat direction
can be made until point could be reached that vacant
lots would really be desirable from all public points
OF view and also beg 10 differ from YOU as 10 your
further views TO speculation III unlnipToNeu Ws
also as builders being ready 10 build on them, e
There j. now I'm New York ample accommodation for
a further population Of about 10000 people ready 70
be occupied and vacant only for the reason thdt ts
supply i, larger than the demand also there j. large
proportion Of paving tenants who move very oten
and paw very little rent. For among other reasons
the fact that helpless I'm the face Oh tls
over production and other unfortunate factors wIcn
are al work In many departments Of or city Now
any state OF things which would tend 10 Increase TINS
overproduction would corcspondngly diminish ths
object Of such buildings, 80 far a. they are or cOllo
be a paving investment.
The only way to stimulate improvements I'm my JUICE
l. give property more prpi'iion ana 10 se,ge
to the investors some cncOufag"meni ana !usu'e
which can be relied = 10 their nature ana AURA
bility which cannot be found while the stat" charges
the CITY Of New York Onclaf Of the expenses oi e
state and only seeks increase burdens and MAKE
a technical charge that our assessors do no OBEY
tho law, i'm the sentiments that your letter above
referred to and hereby partly noticed Your object
and intentions command my highest re-pect and con-
sidcration but most respectfully differ with y0u "s
10 remedies You suggest. they are IN the direction
~ the evils YOU propose stop decrease
CNRlILE CARREAC,
Real Estate Broker, Offices Grand-st and bowery'