The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-04

" IHEN Gov. Whitman an
A roulced recently that about
w $4,000 900 would have to be
raised this year by direct
uyation throughout the State to
meet the States expenditures il
SdS said that 20 per cent. would b.
required from New York city and the
other 80 per cent. from all parts O
The State outside of the city. M.nv
persons learned then for the first time
nat New York city pays on an aver
age OF from 60 TO so per cent. of al!
the States revenues raised by taxa
ton. Though more people live and
Die outs de the city limits than within
and although there are fifty-seven
Counties beyond the borders Of the
city against FIVE within. the fact re-
mains supported by indisputable fig
ures in the office of the State Comp
roller. that Greater New York is the
Wheel horse on the State money
wagon.
New York state IL able to meet its
bis principally by means of fumes
'"''' ~ lllell'NA AdNh'Nt'' 49,
instead ~ levying a large direct tax on
every county the state takes for It's
own the moneys derived from spec.2l
,sNeS, of which there are eiIht princi-
pal sources: excise, corporation. or
ganizatiun OF corporations, inherf
lance. stock transfer, mortgage, motor
vehicle and secured debt taxes. FROM
,hese various accounts the state took
In las' year about si2 100000, and that
New York city paid about 20 per cent.
Of the total Lawson Purdy. head OF
the local Tax Department. thinks right
and proper, because, he says, that
much Of the total wealth OF the state
h to he found here.
Mr. Purdy. as one Of the administra-
i've officers of the city, is not entre's
h'Isiied VIII the present tax law pu'
unlike many thoughtful reS estate
uen. he does not advocate the abohuon
o. all indirect taxation and the SUD-
rituIon ~ direct tax for state pur-
poses. Elsewhere on this page MI
purdy tells his own views on the mat
tr Of state taxes.
II has been said that tho state takes
Ne income principally from inH!fcc.
'txstlon ~ vet II does not tax u"
tie money thus raised. Excise taxes
and taxes on mortgages are diNided
evenly by the state and the localities
In which tho amounts are raised, pu'
even under those conditions New horn
city pays more than all the rest Oh
The State
~ oVr.sc taxes the city contributed
% ne state Golfers last year Just n
rae .0 over 60 Der cent. of the total
o. g. 2lu Ugs Manhattan and Inc
Bronx armed over s3,464,5lo; Kings
Ns3isao. Queens. s275,55O, ana Ken
Horl Sr 2iO for a total OF s5,66Sooo'
hrhar. this result is reached because
ii a.. high rate for liquor licenses
rN.d ,u Great r New York. "n"re
Mp lowest rate j. $3.50 and the highest,
IN Manhattan and Brooklyn, H'2oo'
OUTS If the city rates range from
'5.5 FOR places Of from 10 900 10 oo'-
WD poulatIun down to 500 Tor places
Up a. 200 population. so the less
popua'rl counties get on nghtiy'
iatcs .urlng turned In only Ns'o
last year but ON the other hand they
'-iAn c-s. as their contributions are
hss
IN '.o ,n.ltor of inheritance tax Ne"
YORK ~ Jared better last year ny
Nd" Mlr-In than though a dir'ct TAX
Of 70 I.r cent. had been levied asaihs,
It Tor r' tho total amount OF sll,l62 ''s
cerycI from the estates OF persons
Who diei' the city paid only ss,22o,ias
ora .r'lc less than So per cent Ham
utos county had no inheritance taxes