New-York tribune., 1909-01-31
PLANS OF TAXPAYERS.
Organization Announces the Names
of Its Officers.

The committee appointed by delegates from near
ly all the taxpayers associations OF the greater
city to draw up tentative plan for apportionment
and permanent organization Of the Taxpayers Con
Kress met in the Of the New York Real
Estate Board of Brokers' 1t was decided to leave
the final distribution OF territory and the exact pro-
portion CT IN the congress for each territorial
division to the executive committee OF the central
body and to recommend the following plan OF per-
rnanent organization:
President, Robert z. DowIing, president OF the
City Investing Company; vIce-presidents. John
Jacob Astor Robert Goeet Levi P. Morton. John
D. Crimmins T. J. Oakley RhinelanGer. Charles f.
Hoffman and Idspenard Stewart.
The presidents OF some thirty-fve banks. fnsur-
ance companies and trust companies have also been
requested to act as vice presidents
The following men constitute the executive COM
mittee. which will do practically ali the routine
work Of the congress through its subcommittee:
Robert E Dowling ex-ohicio.
Alfred r Conkling. president Of the Realty
Allan Robinson, president of Allied Real Estate
Joseph P. Day, president Of the New York Real
Estate Board OF Brokers.
Popery owners 2sscciation eSaen' OF the
Henry Bruere. director of the Bureau OF Munici-
James Van Dyke Card. president of the West
John D. Beals, president of the Washington
Heights Taxpayers Association.
Adolf P. Rosenberg,. president of the West End
F. NJ Burdick, president OF the Riverside and
Ira j. Ettinger, counsel for the Real Estate own
ers' Protective Association. 18th and 22d Wards
Frank Demuth, president OF the West Side Tax
payers Association
Warren Cruikshank. chairman OF the AID Street
Association.
Cornelius 2. Mitchell president OF the Washing
Thornas Krekeler. president Of the Taxpayers
Association of the 10th. 11th and 18th Wards
York Taxpayers Association.
c. j. F. Bohlen, president OF the 18th Ward Tax
PAYERS Association
Adolph Bloch counsel for the H. and R. E
Owners associations of the 18th and 18th wards
Joseph F. Schwab. Of the Harlem Property Own
Association.
]. Clarence Davies. president Of Association OF
John F. Sleeves president Of the North Side
Harold NJ. Phillips. counsel for the Greater New
Cornelius G. Kof secretary OF the Richmond
Chamber OF Commerce
This plan for permanent organization adopted
because the committee recognized the necessity Of
placing the most prominent men in the real estate
world at the head OF the congress without delay.
They wanted to clear the minds OF taxpayers from
any suspicion that the movement was intended TO
bolster the ambitions of any group Of men a
means OF political exploitation.
To make the representation OF the various sec
tions Of the greater city completely fair and i'm
partial In the congress the executive COMMITTEES
taxpayers association vote IN the congress
and in addition. to give each such association one
vote for every 900 for assessed valuations In
its territory. also vote for every two hundred
owners in the same territory. This would give a
good average among assessed values, number OF
owners and number OF members OF the various
organizations