New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-10-02
1 RUSH TO PAY TAXES.
THOUSANDS TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE
REBATE.

COLONEL AUSTEN AND A BIG FORCE OF CLERKS
KEPT Busy-MANy WOMEN N THE CRUSH
Colonel David +. Austen. Receiver of Taxes. wit
messed the greatest rush on tho part OF New-1orh
taxpayers yesterday that he has seen In MS term
OF Office When the doors Of his Office on Inc
ground floor of the Stewart Building, Hon'hs vi
Chambers-st.. were opened 1T b a. H. ABOUT Nv"
persons, IL large part of them women ahAiouS "
make payment and secure the rebate OF per cent
were crowded around the entrance. Ten policemen
had formed lines of men and boys three deep wh'ch
extended 10 broadway outside the building ana me
length Of the Chambers-st hallway INSIDE Inc
women were allowed to sit OF park oehches' P'"oeu
within the spacious apartment OF the RECEIVER
until their turn came 10 pay. So great was 'he
,ru,,,,udo that AN extra force of police was sent
from the Fifth Precinct to aid the men already on
duty ,
In ,o4p. m. Colonel Austen reported to Acting
Controller Lyon that the sum received ana ei'c'eu
OH the books footed up s5.61l. 1852 os X! maj anu
messenger service Colonel Austen received ABOUT
.ou enve,ones each containing a check. These
have not been opened yet, and VIII not ne u'' INC
rush is over. The envelopes. the fece'Ner eS'-
mates contain upward Of saeo.VW
Colonel Austen said yesterday that apo", :" per
cent more payments were Demg "a"e y. '''
means tina in any former year lie expects that con-
.,d~rahlv over sa0OO0OO0 of the sAoWo coliectipie
for this wear will be taken in this week Inc re-
ceiver has about seventy additionai CLERKS anu
..h,ors Of work A large force OF tellers was
husy on the second floor of the ouudins cou"ui'e
and asserting the money and send'ne " 10 t,'e
importers and Traders National BANK anu ''e
Eourth National Bank for deposit.
The u.or,en ware as tenacious OF their places IN
linz as we're the opposite sex. One woman III hef
excitemen, her new fal' nat mo q e'
Tha lovely flowers and ribbons which decorator
the hat caught fire and in an instant the oeau'iu'
ere alton WAS q wreck. The wearers taNpd!'s
.i.,ers we're 20 unsympathetc that many OF them
exclaimed Served her right" in tones loud enough
for the bereft one to hear. .
The outer doors of the receivers o"cc "'e
closed at n M. but there were enough taxpayers
within to keep the force of clerks BUSY .Ia ths
,hereafter Ii was nearly midnight Wnen I'M, tne
decks we're cleared sufficiently for the ac"o'' "'N''
will be renewed at this morning; ro. IN this
''Who would say that money Is scalUe s ~
country?'' said Assistant Controller IeNey sdi Ia
inc the stacks OF greenbacks beng couih,euf az" Az
hacked up for transmission TO the pihs =" rata
iosit The amount OF rebate aoweH 10 o o. for
~ nor cent until December l. which accounts no
yesterday's crush. taxpayers desiring 10 "'"''
themselves of the highest possible discoun, o,,ar
'rha increase In the number OF bills inns yea, w.
last Receiver Austen said was ~ per ctI', waved
he vast territory annexed beyond the old annexed
dstrict The Annexed Districts contlngeht We o's
in force many of them having eft thelr ioiiss "n
carN as o'clock in the morning. so as ~ 1e IN
time To get there first. but When the! Iedane" 81
once they found thousand or more III i' ne. 6rsi
individual having startec OUT e"''' W
All Of the unopened envelopes bear ,ae , aio,e
stamp of their arrival at the Once, anu NJ
slowed away In the safes uhtii inc 0'e ~
Among the checks Of interest received ei'Nei ny
vail or 1ersOnal tender were the follo"lhs'