The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-06

New YORK res estate not only sup
ports It's own municipality but many
towns between this city and Brewster
along which the aqucduct runs Thirty
million Increase IN assessment was al
fixed by these towns and villages THIS
yr9r 10 the burden Of our taxpayers.
Upstate towns through which the
aQueducts of the city pass assess this
property not only at an extremely high
rate. but inoIud. within the as,so s.sment
tho value of the property on the sur
face ~ we'll n dams and also aune-
dues and tunnels beneath ;hc surface.
Their. ha.s ,oru consider bA leldsla-
ton from 1870 10 1901 RELAXING 70 eXemp-
ton from taxation OF property helong-
ina 20 the city Of New Gorn situated
outside uc thc municipal limits ard used
for the Introduction ana maintenance o,
o water supply Tho general tax law
OF 1896 took away this exemption which
had Heretofore existed by right of com
mon law In 1927 the LEGISLATURE re-
stored to the city such exemption from
taN1t'on. and n 1901 the Leg .slature
withdrew tho exemption from taxation
and .eft municipal property not within
tho city limits sUrI'-ct &C. 6sso sslnen-
from IANttIliNUt fNffIlk- EsA Only OF INC
aQueduc;A Consequently g Is evident
that merely tho land through which
these aqueducts run is legally subject
o. taxation. and rot mo property upon
& or the aqueducts through Il
l. = tho custom OF the upstate towns
10 charge very high rate on this city
aquoduct property compared 20 the tax
rates on similarly situated property be-
pie IN tho town OF Southeast IL - assrss-
ront Of the city aqueduct property was
increased Immediately after 10 acqul-i-
ti1r by -he city Of New York from 800
an aero TO S6l- AN acre. with tho result
thtt tho city 4 New York owning 1
that town IN 1910 hut l6is per cent -
the total area of tho town, most 81 e
acreage property lying outside ~ Brew
s,er. paid nevertheless ~ per cent. OF
the taxation OF the entire town
In MouHt L, asant there Is plot
now Included IN tha CItys aqueduct
property which is dssr ssed al AZ aver
Ege az $500 AZ acre \ year before the
city acquired = the rate was 500 an
acre. In Cortland tire average assess
ment az acre IL approximately 500.
while the assessment against the city
Of New YORK - s534s In Gardner
tho assessment was Sls74 an acre. bu,
after tAN city OF New York took
/ tie 20 property Tho sssessnent IN
/ crea''d - 2275 an acre In Philips
town an assessment OF SIS sos was in
/ creased 20 S3u2 203 after Tho city &C
! CURED ne property. IN Yonkef~ tn,
ass, Ssment increased from $3.50 600 IN
1913 10 sig 900 600 in 1914
The city owns per cent 81 tho land
| AM pays 20 per cent OF tho taxes, IN
. The town OF Kent. In the town OF Nlrtf
! Sa.em the city owns 10 per cent Of the
/ land and paws 30 per cent OF tire tax.
alton. IN the town ~ Owe parcels
wor" assessed before the city acquired
/ -, property ~ 1880. and after the
/ c'ty acquired Il AZ sl7.7o6.
/ To-day one town hnds its ,uS burden
! cut IN -wo oy rs ability 70 raise IN,
I h-seSer.ar. o. n" dams ana structures
. OF 70, city u New York while q r,ig'-.
tor..r Town IN VII II there sre no S,-uc.
/ tlrC- ,.'1s 20 achieve IL" same result by
. t--. .Ds tle hand OF the ..ty ~ Nrw
/ loIa a- s"rorma. and ridiculous valus.
icons .u ,.Wp4-.,on witt adjacent ant
sim lar .au.s.
IN. .Er handed methods " up.Seat,
4 communities IN milking taxpayers o
Now York Was investigated last summer
los a committee OF The Advisory Couu cl
e.. l;'.e Estate Interests headed by W II.
.aW J. lgrr - former Assistant Cor
Tartyon Counsel Mr.. Hurrs comm!tte,
aas Just Med IS report. which show
a Vo.v Interesting s,nts az AFFAIRS whicl
V'I r"pu.r- 'h- EFFORTS Of every tax
payer to bring ABOUT change. Tn,
aoDIU.'teA suggests the drafting OF
measure rN'mpr.s from taxation th'
c!Cs UP state property