New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-09
Proposed Measures Relate
to Effecting Economics
in Local Affairs.
AIM TO RELIEVE TAX
BURDENS ON REALTY
Mitchell Names SO in List Sent to
the Advisory Council of
Real Estate Interests.

Mayor Mitchell has sent TO the Ad-
visory Council OF Real Estate Interests
list of thirty-six legislative measures
in which he is interested. These bills
have all been introduced into the Legis-
lature by the city administration with
view TO eifecting certain economies in
local affairs, so as TO relieve the tax
burden upon real estate. Several Of
these measures are contained within
the legislative programme prepared by
Senator Brown as result OF his In
vestigation of the city's financial con-
dition.
Early in the year the Mayor prepared
programme which planned TO reduce
the city's tax rate 81 points, or a de-
crease OF s25.275,000 In the budget for
1917. Senator Browns programme con-
templates a reduction OF the tax levy OF
Sl2,900,000. Since the several confer
ences between state legislators and the
Mayor many other measures have been
added 10 the list of bills introduced by
the Mayor. The following are the bills
included in the Mayors Legislative pro-
gramme:
Vocational training, city's share OF
highway money, stock transfer taX,
automobile tax, repeating state aid law,
department Of purchase, collection OF
water revenue, plant and str ctures de-
partment. health and hospitals depart
ment, Public Service Comm ion regu-
latory expenses, abOlshlng Office OF
Public Administrator In five counties,
consolidating Offices of Comm -ioner Of
Jurors in five counties into Office,
transferring jurisdiction Owe county
iails TO Department Of Correc.1.. abol-
ishing Office of Counsel TO Cos. Y Of
fcers and transferring duties I'D Cor.
poration Counsel, ab0lishlng otco oil
Commissioner Of Records In New crk
County and Kings County. aboi hing
Office OF Commissioner OF Records 80
Surrogates' Court.
Reenacting Chapter 593. Laws OF 1915
--Chaptcr 1913 is law proviolrg TOT
excess condemnation. Repeating Sec
tiou 4s of the tax Law Section As Of
the tax law has been construed tf Tie
courts as permitting public SOP. o.
CORPORATIONS TO deduct from .helr taxes
the amount of the Franchise tax which
they pay 20 the state. giving NE
Board Of Aldermen power 20 tr sal
aries of officers and employees; giving
the Board Of Estimate power 20 tx
number Of all officers ard employee
Board OF Education, clcing same
from forty-six 20 nine members; Com
miss.oncrs of Accounts. orc IN place or
two: Board Of Water supply. giving
the Board Of Estimate authority 20 fix
number and salaries Of employees;
amend Charter in relation to publica-
tion Of civil list; amend Charter re-
Cardiag consent for public surface rail-
ways.
Amend railroad law regarding con-
sent for surface railways; bill 20 amend
the greater New York charter in reia-
ton 20 transportation Of prisoners
committed to the custody Of the Com
missioner Of Correction; bill to amend
the election law in relation 20 election
officers: bill TO amend the election law
in relation 10 the custody OF the sigma
ture copy Of the register OF voters.
Bill TO amend the greater New YORK
Charter so as to abolish the Examining
Board Of Plumbers; abolishing the
Sherif's fees in the several counties,
and bill which would divide any adj,
ditional excise tax that may be levied
By the state between state and city.