New-York tribune., 1903-01-08
GOV. 0DELL'S MESSAGE.
Continued from first page.

twenty wears have been in this direction, with
the result that, since the passage of the original
corporation law in 1850 these & reeeipts &c Ja have
includes the special tax for Judges and stencg-
Taphers-
There is an impression that the benefits of
indirect taxation have been secured at the ex-
pense of the larger centres of population. Moth
ing could be further from the, truth than this
because IL ca be shown that II all sueh re-
ceipts were to go TO the localities from which
they come and recourse had To a direct tax Tor
the moneys necessary for the States mainte-
nance the amount collected from the larger To-
calities would be considerably greater thah uh-
der the present system As an Illustration OF
the truth Of this statement II may pe cl1ea @ that
during the year ended September Su, isuz OF
the total in6irect receipts the city or w-hork
contributed:
From transfers SO GS2 81
From corporatien taxes including trust
companies and savings hanks.--'.-'--' S,oSII1e W
Total ss.OVolsS ;"
which is practically SEQ per cent of the total.
In addition New-York paid this year IN dlrect
taxes S4gs s54 % so that the gross cost TO the
CITY was 50 l03, AS 09 If the appfop[la p aos
for the years 1908 amounting 70 sL,ssor s-L,s9o,
a05 9S were raised entirely by direct taseten,
New York City's proportion would oe oa PEI
cent which is its percentage OF the total ass
ce1ieS Ton 10 nav Si 26 81 or s56sS.
TS3 Sc more than il does to-day. Erie county
paid S4654s3 4 but 29 per cent tre1 % Ie taK Of
S39 pa u makes total OF Sot4'i-i 90; y " NJ ~
its proportion of direct tax, it having % Per
81 1I12 $50 10. or S639 Ill % more than under
the present system. 1t may De clailISu neo q
iRasrauch as the revenues are sosfoV,1-S.o
short of the appropriations, 10 MAKE a pioPeL
,on7oa-sson the percentages of this oenclehey
should be deducted from the savings s, hereIn re-
rerrea 10 which in the case OF New aOrh woid oH
he SS $50 50T 4S. and Erie County s-S3,o4- o.,
but even then the benefit of idlreol az 4, -
shown in New-York TO be Sl.4l4,2io 4o ano IN
the other case S339 56S 81 In ADDITION 70 l this
II must not be lost sight of that polh buIaIo na
and Greater New-York receive from the STATE
srp soy this wear S195.561 as. or SI2bo@o Oh
more than il paid in direct taxes; WnlIe LIis
latter receives 800 126 Al. which is Seoo1'l 4o
tyreafer than the amount of Its oirect con-
tribution te the State
BENEFITS TO LOCAL TREASURES.
In addition 10 This the local treasury of New
-varu bee beer benefited by 81 492 %. and
Erie County by S654, ,641 81 by reason OF m
creased revenues for the year I9o- IIoLn - e
receipts over the last year OF liie opetoti %
5be Old law All this has been pTacilcally ac-
car,nlisbed without any reduction IN the assess
roent rolls of the municipalities anecueu, 20
that from every standpoint OF be1ehI II WI oS
seen that these wise laws nave hol elits ssjbIe
MS 10 maintain the State with the least posSlpie
burden upon the localities. but that they haNe
aiso greatly aided in meeting local expenses
The total receipts into the State G Treas %
lIrv. including the balance OF 81 iSSSSao 20
for fhe wear ended September 90 1So- go, An ,ae 20
The total payments for all purposes 1920 272 6s
Leaving balance of....--.----..-.- SlN2ZsS 500 q
Divided among the various funds as follows:
canal f1nd $'9Se' % %
School fund 9d4.s ~
Seleral luLo. .o,,s f,iod .. 1ss 645 9S
yO22ss5s 81