New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-10-04
OVER A MILLION GAINED.
prvrEw OF. CONTROLLER RoBERTgs
ADMINISTRATIONS.
-, HAS REDUCED THE COST Of SUPPORTING
,..sr,rr,rroNs BY 100000 AND HAS
COLLECTED 100000 MORE FROM COR
popArIoN AND INHERITANCE
TAXES THAN WAS coll
LEcrED LAST YEAR
-r,rosAPH TO TIE TRfBuNE.]

foV
r.mes A. Roberts, the State Con.
A,o'",' ,,,.,eed his denomination BY the Repub-
- 80, hv reducing the cost OF MAINTAINING ths
.h.r,,ab,. Institutions OF the stat; @"''o ana
'roa.rv the States revenue from ,he cofpora-
.,, and inheritance taxes SS9'V" '"o - "
over 81 10000 The exact nsu'e' -. 80
.o,or poberts's success In obta'h'"s '' 80
mn. from these forms OF indirec' 49,.
",oad to-day The States fiscal year eh'sa On
ciose" 30 s,,ce then the Controllers o'cers
- hrsv examining their books ana u
-, IN, tho States income from the co'p''a"on
TOW forms a grand total OF sl,S',Sf' % $500.
,r,, 4. Tho largest amount OF rece'pts squeezed
ont of this tax by Controie'' WIZ" - .
s,nce the law was passed. Tine e*cep''o" 1913,
IN 1883 while Ira Davenport aho'"'' p =.
,as controller and the receipts theh a"'o'"'e' "
=. on, so ., M advancement OF Mr. Da'0p'r'
Intended when II IL said that large p'opo'"'" VI
49, ,axes then collected from the corporations was
afterward returned to them IN 'he i''" - ''
:, having been discovered that they we'e '''"e
ousIv assessed Probably, therefore inc SUI" '''-
,ec,ed nv Mr. Roberts IL actually the ms" "a'.'
mark Of the amount collected Dy means =. 49,. 80
The collections of the tax since ls'' nav 80
,,s 1854 3S77 49, 1882 S.l725s 49, lsSo si'ios-
o7s Al 1891 81 s5O3ss So; 1892. s43o.7l ST. 1873 so''
o., CO. 1897. n5s9O57 80; 1895. NS5'.3g %. IL wiz 10
ohssrved thar Controller Roberts has collected s<@'
%, q, more than was taken in last year ana w.
60 more than was cOlIccteu III a"y - -
Democratic predecessor Frank Camppeu. -
Mr. Roberts also has increased tnr % cornora-
tons AT his suggestion, Senator hIggihs; oi e,
introduced bill last winter npos'dd ear ~ Foreign
OF one-elghth OF per cent on every dGsr ~ ~ the
capifal employed in this State ms "a ,n,i
organization tax brought in over sso ne ne t S
organization for the fiscal year ,i ~ % % as
srher IN was s25s O72 A. In 1894 only siJ oi 81 was
Collected Taxes were collected from 4ofo cor
t,nns of which 1853 were looked up ana put Oh TINS
tax list by Controller Roberts ,a.,. ,rcrease in
Wr Robertss books also show larse M IT, "a
,hn receints from the Inheritance tax re co,ec,ee
90 126 500 n This increase OF e1,,sD "a ~, "
fSaa 81 nd is the largest amount ever co.Inn 5,ae
Controller with exception Inc $500 "a III
IN isaS when Controller Campbell coiecte. 49,,
a. % But that the year when t' ,he aA other
nuec Cd ON the estates Of Jay Gould anu tnie. at
Erw-York mlonaires. These four $50 snS e,tsen
- q, 900 600 into the State treasury anu .,
maid over 600 and the largest OF '"ese " 49,
Prnuse estate which paid $3.50. ss2 a. ,,,o, has
The effect OF Mr.. Robertss admn H a. ahie
han N reduce the OF supporting the cnai az
instittions of the State 100000 ana 70 ,ses az az
,o,o's income from its indirect taxes py |'.oS M
,o,al gain of 81 OO3 535. The taxpayers r shn,, ~
doubtedly feel that IT has been b States fnan-
put a business man al the "'"u - w.
cia department