New-York tribune., 1903-05-23
STATE TAX AND EXPENSE.
GOTERNOR'S SETTLEMENT.
Direct Tar Practically abolished for
Three Years.

-f =, inform t.e people of the state to-day that
not only will direct State taxation oe suosta''ais
abolished for the fiscal year beginning ocuOVet =
lssfs but also for the fiscal year beginning octooeI
1ep proxidtng that there greater eA-
penditures for the support Of the Sta'e EoN@i"
ment and the State income continues 10 pe "0
great Thus for three years in succession unoer %
Mr.. Odelrs administration direct Sla'e '0N
will De substantially abolished
The Governor made the statement about lhe
abolition Of direct State taxation IN inenoi
he fled with the Secretary of State appeilaeo 10
th nsu fixing the State rate at 1S-loo OF q MN
He also points out in this memorandum tea' tiie
abolition OF the direct State tax and the adopuoh
Of other measures beneficial 10 New-Aork VIII re-
lieve the taxpayers OF that city Of taxes Gnlou1s
10 SIC cso 0e0 The financial part Of the "orA OF
abolishinc direct State taxation he declares. 'aS
been made possible by the increase Of the cost OF
lsouor tax certificate. The increased revenue ol
the state under The liquor tax increase Jaw lie
sevs i estimated at S55 80 Finally. he declares
that while the States ineome has been 1loIea,'u, s
The new financial measures have added to- rather
.,a ,,I,rrced from the revenues of local govern
uents.
The Governors nlemora ndum IS given below:
Memorandum fled with Assembly, Bill No - I'll; IL
s5ioIeart s,S1erS Of goverTlrrer ert. Approved.
This act fixes the tax rate at @ - m1l bs ior sfafement
alone is sufficient to Justify commendaton or me
ss8t for the constitutional requirement which
makes necesry the istSlE % for s the total aboli-
4446- of a 5i-ct tax would have accompiished
adonffon IN ie15 a. the amendment the constitu-
ton. which vii permit tne I, IaKHJ h NO ~ ionger the
necessity for the levyinE Of a cirect tax Ior 'no
The total OF ali appropriation bills sent 70 the
Executve by the legislature OF 1905 was % ~.
steus Of direct appropria ton dts2pproNed
70 50 7 sS gS the total Of reappropriated items clS
9.lowed vas $500 = - a 80 M Ieaving the total net
appropriations So. 497. 442 ~ 1000 u-.s
The total Of appI Iopriatior3s for me year Far I OF
so .as6 sl5 9S, showing an increase TINS year VI
While these figures might lead to the belief that that
the increase due TO eNtraNagahGe bE - te s -,
fouhd thai there has been etravagagce in Pro- pro
approximations as compared with last year $40"
the following increases: ,,.,. t
For eniarglng the scope Of the tuberculosis nos
For the Home for Crippled and Deformed Chit
For the purchase Of farm for the Rochester In
FoT the PnTcase q new site for new hospital
1or For ne fb reeiiSn of new administration buildings
and Isolation hospitals for Infectious a1G e fr
about fifteen hundred additional patients as %e s As
for the ordinary increase IN e1aeld s1ed For
ss rs II Of additional appropriations were aShe I
for the lunacy department s,oo ooo
FOR increase in the appropriations lot noi iii"'
For increased expenses Of the judiciary, S27475
For grade CROSSINGS $1,000
Fer armories Sl0o,0o5. - e.. ~
For additional land at Creedmoor and for re-
For increased share OF the States expense toward
the repairing Of roads under the Plank-f uer l@"a'
ese Il items aggregate 81 348 97s 10 will be seen
that the increase Of a million and haf doilaLs
over last years appropriations .4 - 1 ybicb has
counted fer. and that the statement "nC- @ ,.a
CANT is borne out This has all been accom-
on the tirst day Of OCTOBER 1904 after providing
for al appropriations now in force, OF SIX lnllo.s
that with no greater expenditures and with estl-
Of dollars for the year oeglnIlhg OGCOpet o,+ car
tax will be unnecessary again next !eaIS;
cellars win left in the treasury for the new ad-
ministration which will take ONCE IN t ls9o ,,-a
fully the work Of the Legislature As affecting the
rnifting the use of the sinking fund in excess or
requirements and rsdncng & the m re mis- and
ny the abolition of a direct tax which New York
he taxpaVers awe Of that city viii be relieved to the
extent Of about 100000 in taxes ,,os
1be Young against those who would use their labor
al the expense Of their health and education. In
broadening the scope of charitable work in other
record win compare favorably with that of any
Of its predecessors and the laWs es Nrtt,en "a he
statute books are sullclehI IsIus.lIUi4 s 80 10
criticisms which have been MADE from uine 10
The financial part Of the work has been made
possible by the amendment to the excise @ law.
The operation of that law for the hrst ten DAYS
increase OF S4,S1s9S7 % over the coTre-
riye to the localities an Increase Of s74O5OO
The fiscal year l902-'03. The increased revenue 70
she State under the operation of the recent amend
1nent for the year IS estimated at S. oo5 80 The
decrease the number or licensed places IN tIle
FIST ten days the laws operation was
SO per cent
II may be said almost without question that the
results that have been produced in increasing the
States income have added 10 rather than sub
1racted from of the various localities
-hIls carving out a well defined policy TO secure
new moneys without taking anything away from
the municiDalities.
with this record the legislature of 1903 well
AFFORD TO go before the people OF the State with
she certainty Of meeting with their approval IN
approving this measure, which in effect ends the
legislative enactment Of the year, 1 take this
opportunity Of congratuating the members OF the
legislature well the people OF the State upon
7he wisdom which has been shown and the re-
suits which have been produced.
=. 3. ODELL. Jr.