New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-14

for office is being inquired into thoroughly New
Workers may expect to see a superior SCI of cleo
ton officers at the polls this fall ard 1t Is 'afe to
predict that the police will support the elec-lon
officers In the prevention NJ frauds a: the polls
CRIME on THE wANE.
There has been peace and good order In the city
and crime has been diminishing since the reform
administration got into power. The improvement
Is bound to continue until NEWCOMERS cal boast
OF having the really finest" police force In the
world
THE TAX DEPARTMENT.
The Tax Department has been reorganlzed.
Mayor Strong reappointcd e p. Barker president
and made Theodore Sutro and James L. Wells
commissioners. Much has been done toward the
reorganization of TIE department. Many changes
have been made among the employees. and civil
service examination has been conducted by the
Tax Commissioners In the selection OF deputies In
order to secure intelligence and adaptability TO
discharge this intricate and responsible duty,
which must in the end result In raising some
$S,Ooo,OC0 necessary 10 conduct the city govern
ment during 1896. 1t Is believed that by the
changes and reorganization Of the department
now being made the Tax Department will show
beneficial results
LEGACY FROM TAMMANY.
In reference to the tax rate for 1895. which was
fixed at 191 II is ne,ligently explained In the fol-
lowing remarks OF Alderman Olcott, chairman OF
the Finance Committee Of the Board OF Aldermen,
when the tax rate fxed
Before vote is taken upon this ordinance,
which will fix the tax rate for 1895 at l9l desire
to a word. authoritative because coming from
the Finance Committee Of this Board, explanatory
OF the reason the increase Of the tax rate from
l.79. last years figure. to the present proposed
rate OF l9l.
AN impression is abroad that the present mu-
nicpal administration Is responsible Tor the IN
crease; how general this enron .ous impression Is
do not know but sufficiently general to be authori-
tatively and incontrovertibly corrected.
The total of the tax budget is so. 4O31 6l Is.
which represents the expense of maintaining tn,
city government for year. First. the let appro-
priaton as per final estimate. s37,476,s5o o. This
item (being more thar 81 per cent or the WhOe
brdgeD was adjudged fixed and decreed by the
Tammany officials IF the c!ty's government In
December last. and with this Item Mayor strong
and the present administration had nothing what
to do
The second Item making UP the bndget Is the
deficiency fund OF ss26.s0l H. This item Is COM
posed IN ma jor part of that portion or the person
al taxes for 1894 which the Tammany officials OF
the citv's government failed to collect and with
this item Mayor Strong and he prese1t adInin's-
tration had nothing whatever 70 40 II SIMPLY nau
not been provided for in last years taxation. be
cause the Tammany administration was ABOUT 10
GO into en- important and danger-traughl poiiIlcaI
campaign and wanted 10 make last years taxes
very low. you see. .
THE third and last Item Of the budget Is the
amount added by Chapter No l.OO3 of TINS year
ssiOn laws for Gefraying the eAp-ls's Va vi ON
investigations This item. nd this one alone tne
Lrosent administration is responsible for: ana II
believes that the expense will prove TO be war.
ranted. This item is about one folIr-hundrenth vi
the. whole tudrct, ard il cuts so small hgure
that Z IL had not been included. the tax RATE
would still have been fixed at the same round hs-
Of 19l. ,..
II make this statement because A contemplation
Of II will assure any taxpayer that the response
hilitv for this years increased tax rate does not III
any manner or way rest upon Mayor strong oi the
ri. sent municipal administrations
The work II the State Poard or EquanZatloi
added some s10OOo.O00 u land values as nXed ny
tie Tax Department + this city. This increase Is
tho result Of the So per cent ba ais as adopted by
the present Board II state Assessors. The former
STATE Assessors held New-Yorl CitN's valuations
IN 4 60 per cent basis the highest they were
willing to allow the city. Hlc the valuations oeeh
calculated TINS year BY the STATE Assessors upon
the old co per cent basis The citys valuatlors
would have been increased Some sl3oo'oo" rms
difference OF 500 100000 means 20 this city nearly
$500 000 in state tax for this year from WHO" Ne"
reli