New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-19
DLMOCRACY AND TAXES.
GOVERNOR FLOWERS CRITICISM OF THE
LAST LEGISLATURE
HE vETOEs ITEMS ~ THE SUPPLY III III AMOUNT
ING TO $3.50 900. But THE TAX RATE THIS
YEAR WILL NOT RE LOWERED.
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Albany MAY le-Govcrnor Flower sent n the
Secretary Of state this afternoon long document
containing his reasons for vetolng various appro'
priations made In the supply BILL When the bill
came into III, hands IT appropriated s2.o'4,'l4 ii"
vetoed items amounting 10 $j30.oo0. leaving IN the
bill the large sum OF :2.4ii.7li The taxpayers
should understand. however th1 the State tax rat"
was based upon all the appropriations made by the
Legislature. and. having been approved by the Gov
crnor, IL remains unchanged despite his having cut
100000 out OF the supply bill. The tax rate Is
2.JS mills. and except for the fact that controller
Campbell ignored 100000 Of appropriations made
by the Legislature 1t would have been three mills
In I-0I. with a Republican senate, the state tax
rate was only IS mills the lowest in hirtysiv
years The tax rate has steadily advanced under
Democratic Governors and Legislatures. In 1s02 II
Los mills This year the rate Is Sill iurther
advanced to lbs mills. The total appropriations
made BY the Legislature amounted TO over $4,000
COO. which would require state tax rate OF 3
mills only that Controller Campbell has not consid
cred 81 O00OOO OF them in making up the tax rate
Governor Flower boosted TO day I'm n little cOmmun
cation TO the press that since the adjournment 81 the
Legislature he had vetoed appropriation bills amounting
10 $l,O5l 800. But what severe criticism upon
Democratic Legislature by Democratic Governor !
Every dollar OF this ~. O5l 800 unnecessarily ap
poprIa,ed by the Legislature according TO Mr.. Flower
but, already stated. every uoiilT Ut 'hN
helpcd 10 raise the state rate. III" sum OF Sl,Ojl
900 Is thus ncedcssy to Lc taken out OF the pockets
OF the taxpayers Of the state by the Democratic Lc9is
laurc for ii will be- idle In the state treasury, not
being required TO meet any appropriations
Mr. Flower give, his sanction In the supply bill 10
what must be considered robbery of The state Dy
the Democratic Legislature by approving an app'opr
alton OF ST. 900 for the payment Of A~ircw Hamilton,
the counsel OF the special Joint Committee on Tax
alton. Mr. Hamilton Is clerk Of the Court OF Claims,
at "A salary Of ~ 900 year. In December last liz
began work counsel Of III" Special committee %"
Taxation OF which senator Mctlcnnd was chairman.
This committee held two sessions before the Leelsi
turc met and eight afcrward. NJ. Hamilton examined
the witnesses and up six taxation bills not one
Of which was passed by the Legislature M lianh
ion now Is 10 receive 1000 for his servces-a sum
larger than Roswell l.. Flower receives for his re-
sponsble work as Governor. The payment Oh thiS
largo sum for snch small services l. prcpo'teroiS ana
Il Is evident that II could not have been grated II
Mr. Hamilton had not been n member OF The STATE
Democratic Regency. The people viii not approve
Governor Flowers action IL permitting this robbery
OF the state by the Democratic Legislature
Mr. Flowers reasons for vetolng some OF the Items
OF the supply bill given below:
For the and bcttcment OF roads about the
State Camp $40 900 "unnecc,.aIy"
For ur,ha,lrg the historical painting OF James walker
represenne the decisive blow victory in the repulse
OF ongstrects assault by the Union troops on TIE thrd
DIV OF the Getty burg To he placed In the Capitol
$50 OuO Until the Capitol Is completed. do not think
IL wise to embelish IL with pictures
For artesan wells on Swinburnc and Hoffman islands
$1,000 81 am advised that these wells are impac-
tieabie."
ror extension and enlargement OF Hoffman Island con-
cretng the and erection Of new deck, r2Go,OOO
The items allowed stand In this bill include large
APP rorraons for quarantine purposes There II S3ooO0
for care and repair OF the quarantine
establishment s33 600 for tbrcestoy frame building
and iurn ,hings Holman Island $1,000 for three
boilers and chimney for heating apparatus ana mr.
cNtingushet, on Swinbune Island $500 for iechouse
furnaces Tor srperntcnden hous'. disinecting chest.
hosting apparatus coal and baggage and repair, to
crsmatory Oh Swnburnc Island. $4,000 for bathhoue
and registration room HOFFMAN Island, 5000 for
Two story deck shed receiving aRgage, t22 800 for
erecting ,ler, ana making alterations To dslnecting
au.rotu. on Hoffman Island SlO,250 for lling slip
and extending dock Hoffman Island, III ,OTS 81 for
bi and liabilities by the health officers during
the cholera epid. mic fall aud yet unpaid and
SO TO- embusng the Health Onccr for The amount
cXD,ndrd by him during that epidemic making I'm all All
aggregate aypopi OF alUJ3l0 81 Most Of these
are extraordinary appropriations made In order
In GUARD tho Stat. against admission OF to'ia Will,
NOT criticisnc the liberal spirit displayed by the Legs
a,ur. in this emergency, II seems 10 that un
necessary expenditure ought to be carefully guarded
ac,ins The purpose sought to DO accomplished ly tho
ammo, raton in particular om could not possibly
no attained within ON. year year ami hail. ana may
mt he nece-.ay ut all for the that the United
states Government completed its quarantine camp a.
sandy Hook and the further reason that tho State