New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-18
DOCK DEPARTMENTS POSITION

| IT HAS NOT REFUSED INFORMATION TO THE TAN
DEPARTMENTAL LIST THAT TAKES TIME.
To The Editor OF The Tribune
/ Sir. In the editorial columns of to-day's issue o.
The Tribune the following appears:
President O'l5rien. OF the Dock Department. miglt
q clined 10 give information to the Tax Departmeis
IN referen,e To- s'rutures upon per Ann be levied
on them and referred the tax officials to the oiN
4 Record" and the annual reports of his department
The above editorial entirely mlsstates the postum"
OF the Department OF Docks. and does President
OBrien a positive injustice. The Board OF DOCKS
received a communication from the Department u
Taxes and Assessments, dated the 25th Of Novem-
Der. incosng copy OF an opinion from the Cou''s'
to the Corporation OF the 22d OF the same month III
relation to property under the jurisdiction OF Inc
Board Of Docks liable q taxation. and requesting
the Department of Docks TO transmit list OF an
property referred 10 in said opinion liable TO assess
ment that the same might be entered upon the
books of the Department Of Taxes and Assessments
for the purposes OF taxation. This communicate"
was tabled. pending an opinion from the Couhsel ~
the Corporation as to what structures were coVerei
by said opinion.
on December the President OF the Board o.
DoCks-addressed communication to the CorpoIa-
ton Counsel stating The above iacts,
data showing the ciFcums tahces am conn M
rounding the existence OF the structures IN quest
and asking to be advised as to eNacuy w
structures were covered by the opinion, ne ga d
rendered to rhe Department Of Taxes ana Asses
on December the Corporation Counsel replied
stating that all structures. whether erected ulit
leases or under permits 20 endure only durIis NV
pleasure Of the Board are subject 10 taNtuoh 80
long they remain the property of the lessee %,
grantees under such permits or their SUCCESSORS III
I interest. other than the city.
Immediately upon rece pt OF this opinion ll' SCI
and engineer-in chief of the Depaitln
were directed 10 prepare a hst OF an 81 i..s,,
erected by lessees waterfront properly BELONGING
TO the city for transmission TO the Tax DepiItlen
The Department OF Docks al no time dttlHru -
comply with the request OF the Department OF idNcS
/ Assessments
structures waterfront property belon-lhB 10 ''
city IL an entirely one. and any n@l OF SUI
structures That may be furnished 10 tn" Ak i''-
partment necessarily be very cdIrlull PFC
pared II has. Therefore. been no easy task 70
make up such statement but the Work mas nrtH
pushed as RAPIDLY possible. and the same VIII D'
furnished a. soon a. compeie' , ,,.. ~,
n Will thus be that The second opinion 0o-
tanned from the Counsel to the Corporation 10y 'h'
Department Of Taxes ana Assessments was uHh'
essary and entirely unc8ed for particularly as Ih
President O'BIcns COMMUNICATION 10 IN" l3N -. IT,,
nartment under date Of December 1. after having
disproVed My. Bankers statement, that the JeidIi
I naent Of Docks mad never complied with Section no
Sy2 OF the Consolidation Act by giving oates anu
data Of the times ana KIND or Information ~,
hereunder he closed the same by saving tnat.
information heretofore furnished Dy the l)rpdI
m-nf 10 the Department OF Taxes and AssessIleil
is insufficient and incomplete, the BOARD OF DOORS
will thank the Department or laNes ana NS-es9
ments to point out IN what particulars, ana de7.s-
nate what further information IL desires ~ 'V'
pliance with Section No. ~ ol the NoH,olua ~"
Act" which suggestion met with no reply ne
Counsel TO the Corporation, IN MS opinion 10 'le
Tax Department Of December y recognizes TINS. an
advises tho President OF that Department to aNaH
himself Of the opportunity offered and designate
in what particulars tne information i Meoi"p'' '
'''1 GEORGE ; TERRY Secretary.
w-York De-. L.. 1893.