New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-30
SUEIRING orr THEIR PERSONAL TAAEH

| PERRY BELMONT AND J. II. FLAGLER IN THE
CROWD SEVERAL POLICEMEN NECESSARY
The Department Of Taxes has seldom seen such
rush and 80 much excitement stirred II mp y'str
day tn" last day for swearing or PERSONAL as'''s
| mcnt and n half-hoiday bc,iie,, when th' doors
| closed at Il IN. Although those who had received
notices u assessment had four long months before
them and Tho DO H. had been opened since January
| l. m r, than 900 men and women had pat oil at
tending TO their ease, until le last Tn" conSe-
ououcc was that The StaatsZcung" building. where
In. Tax Offices are, bt leg d before H. H. with
| "A crowd Of wd-cy'd citizens Glowing, iGhting anu
cnr,inc a, they pushed their way up the stairs quar-
ciling or place In IN" elevator ana Trying 10 or'c
th.n,elyc, INTO the presence If Commissioners har"'r
,l,u,cn ard Paris where the swearing OH WAS
dQ.".
I'M. crush became so irresistible by 10: 80 O'Clock
a, Fre,den, Barker was obliged to ask for ponce
force to rr,torr order and keep the people from
,umplnc over one another. Three lines had been
e. mod one lea ng into tie office u each commis )ner
but they were thrown into utter disorder. Mayor
Gil,oy sent all the policemen on duty In his once
ma these were soon followed by officers from q,
Clty Hau and Oa!..st. police at H.. i p" ''ani1
loohing men were In turbulent condition 81 h.iNd'
fearing that they must pay taxes which niue iose
thought might have enabled them TO get out or 50
that the policemen obliged In several cases 10
use the vigorous methods sometimes employed by
guardians OF inc peace W DIilS '"c i'''"NN''S
(, their
When Il O'Clock came there was long Inc out
ado file Offices which extended far down the stairs
President Barker directed that all who inside the
building might and make their ail1AvtS'
inward Of 100 citizen, unwilling t. be- taxpayers. an
WHO wanted T. swear that they had no personal
property. or II they had any that their debts 'N
ccctcd The value Of thu pIopIty. were unable 70 get
within the gates.
President Barker said that the cause Of the IN
/ thi, wear was 10 De- fond In the amcnlmcn> which
the legislature had added II the tax laws, which ht
enabled the Commissioner, to inclul" IN their ns''
many men ~ means who had hitherto Improperly
ESCAPED taxation. Many Of thes" had ioohNhN
p-ocra .hnat,d giving at nt'on 10 TIA" notices sent
them on the bad advice Of lawyers and Others who
alleged that they pO,S ,>sC special facilities for having
/ assessment, cancelled. Certain firms" hay" been
| sending circular, among taNabie> mailing representa-
tions Of thi, knd some - the s"ni'IS of these
circular, may find Themselves before police Justice
or the Grand jury ~ soon Mr. Barhcr ha> tl'n'
! 10 attend - them when they viii hay" an oppr.
unliv # explaining what their special ac.. les ar
Among IA WHO 20; la yesterday q. Il " ~ "" OF
/ their personal taN., wcsc Perry Belmont. J. II.
/ lrr,r Of the standard oil Company: the Re- Df.
| Kennedy Iauc, VI. Ilt>icai. R"n,> alarr No. IN,
| David VI. Johns and Percy j. Davis. Mr. Belmont
! ,vorr that h., l. resident of Babylon, l. l.. and
! paws his personal taNoS there. The appl auon, ~
real estate and corporations for TAX rciurt! III
| viii b. heard during the month Of May.