New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-16
NETWORK TO BE A GAlNER
HOW THE CITY MIGHT FARE UNDER THH
RAINES BILL.
,rs AUTHOR FIGURES THE ADVANTAGE TO THE
METROPOLIS AT s2,s23.55o 4 iEAR-rhAii
JOINS IN A CONFERENCE on THE BILL
AND APPROVES TITO BE
CAUCUS MEASURE.
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Albany. Feb. 1--we shall pass the Raln,s
Iiouor Tax bill next week." said Thomas e. fla''
today after he had had long conference with
Governor Morton Senator Raines and Assembly
man Aids. chairman OF the Excise Committee In
the Executive Chamber. Mr.. Plat remained IN
Albany after the harmony" dinner at the Ex-
ecutive mansion last night. Frank Hiscock and
Charles w. Hackett chairman OF the Republican
State Committee accompanied him to the Execu-
tive Chamber at an early nour. There M. Nor
toms canvass for the Pre- idency was debated
Then Mr. Platt turned his attention TO IN"
Raines BILL as already stated. Speaker FISH
strolled in later and expressed the opinion that
the Raines bill would have at least eght!-hNe
votes In the Assembly. 1t was determined by MI
Plat and his lieutenants 10 have caucuses heId
on the bill at the earliest possible moment by the
Senate and Assembly X pubcans as Ii Will APP
parently meet with severe opposition good
many Of the city Republicans are opposed to H.
and the Democratic Senators and Assemblymen
will vote unanimously against it. Senator Kaines
tonight gave out the following statement:
The figures in relation to excise moneys In the
city OF New-York decidedly interesting, and
from them can be argued win reasonable degree zee
proposed law. The report o: the Excise Commits MS
soners OF the city eo Of shS y inan
restaurant, Licenses in all 1865. which under the
Raines bill. would pay $500 each. amounting %
licenses, which. at 500 each would amount to 500
600, and seventeen druggsts licenses Which o., It
soc This does not take into account any extra
license fees If we estimate that there wiz ac De bs
Would be reduction Of 49, leaving ne,
s Ssp Ps. u as xd ns F ss a Of ~ The share
The license fees collected in New-York City for for
M ssre xs e. he city city 3 sSGsS%
$50 less than the share Of the city under me haihes
OF places while at the same time s2075.67O would be
paid into the State Treasury.
money ou ' to 20 to NeW-York CITY Sew-York city
pays percentage tax TO the Sas at rate h ya
uatioa. which rate is also uniform throughout ne
The ss sm sa a BY s aa
necessary to meet the expenses OF he state Tor the
Yorf cy pays HS The ,S% qS
we have estimated: and 4: as We are tod over and
oyer Ss SAGE asan taxes se dd s year
hr9ush OF the to oa De p paa he
Fof!y:avs and thundredths per cent Of
the quOr tax % have left 70 her ser sasu ISs ss sss
But that is not all. New-York no, on:y gets 20
s n1 ems Of PER the cen tax Of Pas ay IS p Trans A
Treasury, but she ais, gets 4s1s per cent OF , rne
example, suppose the STATE expenses for next year
si5.ooCO. The snare Ee%.iork would pay
collect from Quoi taxes revenues Tor the STATE OF
s. OgjO c the State tax. the amount 10 be raised
hy state tax, will be reduced by that amount or
s. CO., 50 that there would be raised by tax SO
OOcVo New-York City would pay Of that 1913 per
cent. $i.jjS0o0. 80 that the amount OF STATE TAX
maid By New-York the basis OF collection OF
K 900 600 LIQUOR taxes for the state would be re-
duced from sGSs7oco to A.55SccO-a decrease for
New-York CITY OF s2.s1s0oo. Add this decrease to
the 90 per cent which IL eft under the Raines Pm
in the treasury Of the city Of New-iork. and the
account would stand as follows: Fifty per cent OF
tax to the State Treasury S2.07567o; G.s per cent
deduction en- account of State tax. s2"aacO; ioia.
benefit TO New-York CITY A%4's'O. whereas last
ye,r they received from licenses si65l 20. so
~, ,he gain OF New-York City under this bill. on
The basis estimated. would De go. and 1t must
n. he forgotten that this estimate Is based On re-
duc,ion OF 40 per cent in the number OF places sell
inc Uouor-.hat IT, from 9,0oS places lcensei under
The present Board OF Excise last year. to o.i31
citizens of New-York should also remember mat 3a
,h,s is not money taken from the city treasury Tor
Without this bill It would remain just where II ~
now. and always M, mas o, peen n; N \,
After the conference at the Exscutve t 20 ,he
Der II was admitted that amendments 10 'ns
Raines bill would be proposed next week and
that there was no probability Of getting the