The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-21
ALMOST ARIOTOYER
TAX RATE BILL
Police Called to City Hall to
Pull Combatants
Apart.
BOARD VOTES NO
Mayor Against Herrick-Schaap
Bill, Yet Would Not
Veto It.


Half dozen big policemen were CARED
into the Council Chamber IN the lily
Hall yesterday afternoon TO stop threats
OF riot The room was packed with
men and a few women to hear board
Of Estimate arguments for and against
the proposed referendum on the matter
of reducing the tax rate on buildings to
half that on land The board had voted
adversely on the proposal and had left the
room when some persons became so sper-
sonai in their remark. that fights started
in several places The policemen came
o. the run. pressed into the crowd and
pulled the combatants apart They re-
mained until the room was cleared
Members Of tho hoard Of Estimate went
on record ss absolutely opposed to the
Herrick- Schaap hill now before the Legis-
,.,,ra N,,,or >,,ch.ii s.id after the
-. ..,., T.. ,,,o,,,, onno,n, =, commission
'o'e 10 10 "''N -. !, a.
TO study the matter anu report oh IL nc
said that he believes 1t VIII come to
referendum vote eventually. and he wishes
the voters 10 De tui'y INFORMED On maj.
,.,,e,,a,,,,
"o" H"e" w WV
An uuusuaI Proceedings.
4.
Inc meeting was u''''uA' 81
was held that the BOARD OF r's'''na'e
might take action on bill which has not
Va, heep passed by the Legislature. 1t
- ,,or,,s. ,,,do nv IN.
~ae e'e 'e'' VI -. =,
Mayor 10 the Lower Ne''
have the board hear the matter uisc"sse"
| He allowed each side forty-hve minutes
for argument, At the close OF the hear
,,. comn,ro,,er prendergast offered
80 -, - aa,,a, u,ap,-
resolution. which was auoP'
mously, deprecating the Herrick- Sehaip
| bill and any similar legislation before IN"
ma,,sr had been carefully investigated
-, 49,, va,,or has r,ade a thorough
""u VI" -, "a hu,tdi,ys
study OF taNa'io" "' '" ~
| In voting for the measure po'h 'ho
| Mayor and President McAncny or the
BOARD Of Aldermen said they would not
| oppose a referendum vote II the Legs
| iature nassed "A referendum bill. but they
/ did not believe the city was ready TO vote
! ON n at this time Comptroller Prender-
ya.t vent further and declared himself
| onrosed to the principles OF the bill
!
Btg Crowd Present.
r., IN. ,arrss, proner.y owners
,,,. .,rar,s on taxation. single
Az VI - co.tai,s,s dubbed elbows I
$3.50. 10 On. Tho largest and most
'"1 oa,tr, ,h Council Chamber
shimA'.I 49,, ,...rs prot Ss,igman OF
mas hau ~ rn,,.r.,,, c,re down 10 give
So'u'o aS,.r,. 4, or,osI,,on Ia
.ne ~ pohsr, = Dowlinr CYRUS
tne ,ar,s vn,,a,n schienslin and
M' p.',,am.a,.sr h,crad hin, nm
Joseph H. ~ ~
represehtlns sucn .,.S" I,,tnr ~. R.ai
OF Commerce. "s 49, 80 ,ha Allied
Esta'e noaiu % ,,arv ,,xnay.
heai Esla.o "N '
ers orsa'1a' '' r,..r., L, r.
In favor ot .ne n'e "a Pp,. ~
LeuouscheI' Wr.s a.n,,..d
Marsn anu ~, ,,,.,ns IN 70 tho STATE
| ment he made before election flVoring the
20. ,s,,ar On ,hs subject In which ne said
ne, ha wo,id vote FOR the referendum II
/ 80 r,a,,ar ever came before him for his
-n,aI Ua aadea that he would stand
~ 10, s,atsrIen,
o! ."" ~ ,nor .xcen,ton % IN. state.
M,' .s. ~ ,rsmhsrs az the hoard
nen', 80. no, nre,,r.d "a vote
uIa. W. 49, =, -sducins Tho ,ax ON huiId.
y" e"' - a.Laa ,hs,, ., nm, som. az
nss ,,,''s, uho u.ra u,a,u,I IN
.he't Nv 80, a,.r. me,tior.d so
'he tasN' ~. w..,, a,,a,k ~, Mo-
v,sotous was I| WS,.'au, o,'d ~ 49,
Mi'che! 'ne' VI 49, 49,, "a
thought ne snou'u NC "a.
Mayor sm'ilnsly Ie"'a, ~ ou ,o n'''''
ne 10 Jus' Hs"e W pu IN. 49, L.
Inc ou.ue" " sns an ~ r., .,
iaVor OF the taN ieuuo" ma
would reouce .en's, Mou.u ~ Wv.
CITY par, oi 'ne ~ , ~
OF vacan, iahu, wou'u presen. .onss. ~
ana woulu s''!nua,e INC unp'o "
vacant iaho merely .u'
ment 20 many y, s,v
speakers VINO sac 'ney rero p,uro.' ;.
owners atlAcked INC a nos ~,
EVERY epeAxeI We ~ a,, ~,
TIE mayor Ie" tn. ,.,ne ,as ,nclrdsS
In the forty-hVe minutes Allows" e"1''
'''''
Prof. seIiWman' Objections.
-, A., .,, T., ,,..t,u
frof; eensn",' .,u J,,a 80 w., sn,
~ouIo nave a" 49, ~, .t, ,h.,
iorth py as 90 so,,,a u. ,o,,orsd
~, S,.,ar ,n,ers.t rates and this would
oy Msn., 80 g., ,on.r roo, n hous.
cornpehsa.e, IL said aiso ma,
owner u's"' oo."',' -, -,