New-York tribune., 1903-04-24
F., 70 CATCH TAX DODGERS.
ON PERSONAL PROPERTY +.
In Reuie5o of Legislation Naro"
EgpLains ReUenue Methods.

Albany, April 2S.-Speaker Nixon IN reEle"ile ~ I 80
work of the legislature said In MS Faleoi1'0'' 60
dress to the Assembly:
last wear tor the nrst time in the history of the
STATE me members OF legislature feteI heu "
their constituents win the Weicohe allo @ M hnr
maj tne oIrect state tax upon estate nad Deeh
practically auonsAed. You nave tIe pleaoiis Iuat
thfougn your the same poIcy WI "ilL rt DC % ~
tInucd Last year there was no ooaaS 6 end Of re-
the fact taat 10 accomplish tne deslreu eliu VI
levng real estate from AS DulUen OF otde "a S
OF the large SUI pius& & ~ 'e nar V"u nave PROVIDED
sufticienL revenue TO pay tne o.a1e pirnnis and
little ii any. orart upon the treasury Stafe
the farms and homes continue 10 30 Iiee "a ~
''iN congratulate you upon this auspicious result.
which caIiIUL TO graufy the o"ielo VI - ~
Throughout the state Ing04s B Haon. tn the buraens
upon real estate for local expenses diiu d v,taees
ana trust tnat the direct state tax oeroem artv wv
agaln be imposed upon tnaI & caSs "a and Stores
and shops that represent the immoVaD4e "eai'h "a
To accomplish this result important measure t5e
was that which increased the rates OF ta1es " TIA
trathc IN liquors to the extent OF 9o per &c
increased rate may reduce the number az set he
In some communities, but the eneet VIZ VIII Ho Ths
eu6r faxes in this state are s lower than those
that have long been in force in several ns cSdies
Statas which Contain fewer and less popuous citeS
to make the business prontapIlee: ;ss,onars shows
The report of the State Tax commissioner I % tbs
that there is upon the assessment roa o oa bs
State real estate valued at over to
onIv s5S 600 COO The real estate assessmensss s oI IN
0 e 6ersonal assessments decreased over sz 9
GG0 Vet is probable that the personal properly ~
this State would than buy al ,dt tne dSat q How
to make all the wealth OF the state hannroximats
proportion to it's value is great pfa dt ar
trust that some future legislature may son than
at least make a nearer approach to equity 'h@'i
obtains under present laws u ovnac+ed TO
pass have failed the legislature has by e=G5nolS = am ~
other directions been able TO pass sone e those
eaton that Of s0oo good roads $1,000 % der
the proper representation OF the state a' i COO d0
10, II. sA0O,O1S
to give bright and ambitious Pn2aS5 5 IN Schools which
the more populous are able 70 rn,ancs
The last men94ed 4 the Governors Message
and was also earnestly advocated III my au tSoT
the begnnin Of tS SqF the appropriations Be
lost in the Iamentable conflict between rnn,ent I,v
but botIl denartments in the distribu-
NON ~ the money | am sure you are all grained
hat the prime object has been attained-nameIy; 10
distribute wider the benefits of our spenda syssea
favor the sparsey settled toWisPIo @ a,,ateS the
the benefit of the State for wnateVgr benefit
quality Of citizenship Is the f s the Quality
that be acquired by the Stae: rs Which has
nade New-York the Empire State. .s
q hi providing for the largest instrument in an an
artificial waterway that any Vder a approve tho
nroect There is a wide difference OF opinion as 70
the eas3tg he length Tt tn Of this reat tate and all the
reliable information possLoie te their decision
The terminal cities interested are SO large f aad
contribute SO fSeX agSrsed upon plan they felt
titled to decision from the people. but It Is a
entitled to vote according to his own pest Ji JuIs
nent whether the state as r %hOSs t5 We grea debt
which all the taxpayers must meet AS SalG iect ~
and Should not be treated local measure; l
also said One condition we should 1LsSt Isl bet epT, M
namely the question be submitted 50 W oa1 LIZ to
voter may be deceived as TO the amount ol ui'i-
Five resolutions for amendment Of the constitu-
ton have received your SanctoIi ~ stts debt to
os Pit Sfate debt TO run fifty years one allow the
% iegisIatare to regulate h5urs Of labor and wages
and protection for laborers on pubic VOTES, s os
in a district to increase in proportion to poPuia a
ton, and one removing the unit for OF w9teT suppiy
These amendments all important ana VIII pe
snPea Pa d to ehaead 5ae PfoPe m this oH for the
ton Of children n who labor LIMITING liz yeG % meet
the approval S Of all humane e PsoP PeesIaon relating
to greater New-Yorl1, ana much OF II very oEar I'M
portant. t has been asked for by the CHOSEN
representatives. of that city including the iS n1ayDr
and heads of city Departments note 9 the I3iloM d
regarded as especially lInporta&Ht & any Va tor
Two bills amending the Greater NeW-fork char-
Sinking Fund The effect of these bills is to giye
the Commissioners OF the 9l1ns biio bS n7on
of the Board of Aldermen giving to the PennsyI- M
vania Railroad the right OF entry TO the city oy
Its tunnels under the North River: ,
Three bills. which provide in brief for the eln1l-
ave tunnel: for the enlargement Of the terminal
facilities OF NeW-YOrk Central railroad, III tne
CITY of NewYork: for the depression OF It's tracks:
for the abolition of all grade crossings; for the
strafghtening of the railroad tracks at Spuyten
Duvvl and along the Harlem River, and for the
streets above Forty -ninth-st. in the city. main
tanning their grade and crossing above the tracks.
The Jaw to prevent illegal voting in the primary
meetings of political parties
The concurrent resolution, introduced by Senator
Marshall amending the State constitution, except
Ing New-YorI City, from the debt limit as regards
supply.
Amendments to the Tenement House law. intro
duced at the request of the Tenement House Com
mission of the city of NeW-York, which has done
such valuable work in improving the sanitary ar
rangements of the apartments of the Loor.
which the annual tax levy in the city
of New-York by about $S.000.0oo. This is regarded
as the most important measure introduced at the
request Of the city government 1t provides that
the surplus income of the sinking fund may he
aDpIied TO the reduction of the tax levy The bill
asked for TO open saloons from o'clock p. m till
II D. m Sundays was not passed, and the moral
Of State the refusal
I have thus briefly mentioned few Of the con-
spicuous enactments of the legislature of 1903.
You are answerable to your constituents according
to the YOU have cast for or against the
various measures presented, and | have no doubt
YOU have each endeavored to act for what you
considered the best interests Of your locality and
OF the State.