New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-31
A SLAP AT MR.. FLOWER.
MAYOR GrLROY ADMINISTERS 1T.
THE BOARD or ESTIMATE Cuts 5000 go o. OFF
rur STATE TAXEs IMPOSED on THIS CITY

THE BOARD or ESTIMATE CUTS 5000 go o. OFF
THE STATE TAXEs IMPOSED on THIS CITY
Ply LAW STONED BY THE GOVERNOR
ri. ,,...ao.a,,c city government has awakened
70 The fac, that 1t is being robbed by the Demo
cr,,tc state government and Yesterday proceeded
., uo, M. ie0s 27s o. OF the State tax when the
State Board Of Equalization placed on u'e o'.y
shoulders FOR the state care OF inc i'Hd"e' Ia"
assessment was made under OH VIM" 7'
,broupb tho Democratic Legislature at Albany III
rs lac, hours and received the signature o' WV
orror E-iov.er under the title Of Chapter OBJ Laws
of $50, II added S3iCnl9 81 to the burdens OF the
poonle Of the state of when soN'-''o' "aS p"'
rpo, mis- CITY The Board Of Estimate met az "'e
Navors Office yesterday to finish up TIE proNiSo'"i
estimates for lsgi. 1t was to meet at hoo"' pu'
tho frs, hour and a half Of the session were con-
.,,,ad babind closed doors in the Mayors private
oeicn Tho secret meeting called executive
session" About $50 o. m All hah'iS ca''r ou' NV
the big public Office looking tired ana sorry. VINE"
the various members had dropped INTO their seats
q, the long table the Mayor began to talk about the
work Of the board. He did not say IN so many words
that in spite of all the short corners which had
boan turned and the manipulation OF Items whch
had been made to prevent the totai from aldri'"s
the taxpayers the actual amount was about SS""o
over last years budget. but the faces ot MS col
leagues of the board Tax Commissioner Barker.
CORPORATION Counsel Clark. Controller Myers ana
colonel Mcclellan president OF the Board OF Alder
mon showed the strain which had been upon them
THOUGHT He HAD FOOLED THE cor NTRi MEN
Whom Chilly" Suzer, otherwise Speaker OF the
Assembly by the grace of Richard Croker came
back from the meeting of the stat" Boaru Oh
Humiliation at Albany last month ana announced
that he had taken the countrymen into camp ana
"iollied" them into canccing about everything
there was 4 State taxes against this city. the news
was received with bowls OF satisfaction at the
Wgwam and In the Tammany district headquarters
all over town The boys" calculated that the re-
ducton OF the State tax which Sulzer pronised
would give them a "cool million" or more extra to
divide up among them. and most OF the heads OF
d.nartments inflated their estimates accordingly.
Blk and little grabs made all around the
board The Public Works. the Street Cleaning. the
Police tho Fire the Health the Charities the Park
and other departments, as well a. some OF the
courts went in to bag whatever they could get
But one fine day while the merry game was go
ing on and the extra "swag" was being dstr-
| bnted President Mcclellan received an innocent
looking document from the State Controller. lie
was sitting In the Board of Estimate mes'ing when
it was handed to him. The Colonel thought it was
"A circular at first and was about TO drop 1t IN the
waste basket Closer inspection. however, con-
WINGED him that II was official notice OF some
kind and he passed 1t to President Barker. OF the
Tax Department who quickly saw that thos" con-
nding countrymen with whom SulZer had swept the
floor at Albany instead OF cutting Of any OF the
citys had gently raised II about N2"Vp more
than was looked for.
THE cool MILLION V,NISHTS
Great Scott, Mayor" said Barker under his
breath as he showed the paper on TO Mr.. Gil
ROY. There goes all that million you fol-
lows have been parcellng ont among the boys
The Mayor gazed at the heading. at tho state
Controllers signature then at the dreadful figures
turned four different colors and ordered that the
board 20 ut once into secret session. what was
said and done there that afternoon none OF the
members would ever tell. but 1t reported
that the Mayor sank into a chair almost In state
OF collapse and that it only Corporation
Clark's vigorous work which kept him from faint
Ever since then there has been nothing but cary
INK and pruning and slashing Of items 10 geI me
provisional estimates down 10 cover ,he u,io ~
OF course. when the mai budget Is made up; tne
reduced Items. most II them at least; VIII have
ably be added Hut the trick TO brins the
total down az low az possible for ia eject on me
into the general fund hitting II 70 the unprecedented
figure of s. 1000 yet this left IN" remainder sun
away above $4,000" To b. raised ny direct TAXA
Instlgated by Mr. Parker the Mayor YESTERDAY
SOsg;sG which added by the act already
mentioned Although this was direct slap IN ne
SENATE and Assembly which enacted ths steal
In his denuncaiion Of the act. the Mayor said
The law IL unjust and. in my opinion. is un-
constitutional | opposed to paying thot tan
and the city shall not pay It II can help H.
Ne are now paving ts7i 90 a year 10 care for our
own insane. and this attempt II little better than
highway robbery"
CONTROLLER MYERS CARRIES HIS POINT
The item Of 10000 for a police signal system
which raised the breeze between the Mayor and
Controller Myers when the Police Departments
figures were being considered. stricken out
II II had not been the Controller would have re-
fused sign the budget.
John J. Scanners Fire Department suffered
cut of $1,000. Mike" DAILY lost $4,000 ont of his
Public Works estimates. the Charities Depart
meni's figures were reduced $4,000 and other
auctions made. The city libraries even were
invaded and dcspoiled Of $4,000 to bring the ag
gregate down a. low possible. When the total
was footed up 1t was found that it stood at
SIS 80 C3 ~. or. deductng the general fund, N-
5a6 6gS g.
There H. little doubt that this will be increased
In the final estimates In December. and that the
tax rate year will go up with bound.
The following table gives the appropriu lions
1895. compared with provisional estimate for
1894. signed yesterday:
Amounts Amounts
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