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relieve the financial stress OF New York
city. so far as the Legislature At Albany
, Is concerned. were introduced tonight
by Senator Zion II. Brown. These bills
carry out the recommendations OF the
Brown committee. which Is investi ga ting
the finances Of the city.
One OF the most important of these
bills was prepared by Comptroller
Prendergast. and advances the date for
the paym OF taxes in New York from
May | and November 1 to January /
and July !. 11nis change carries with
1t the allowance OF premium at the
rate OF per cent. for the advance pay.
nent Of the second half OF the years
taxes.
Ultimately 1t is expected IL will he
wise to do away entirely with the pre-
MUM, as the large amount Of taxes paid
during January. In advancs Of the grad.
uai disbursement for city requirement.
will limit In great measure the amount
Of revenue bonds which II is necessary
to issue In order to finance arrearaseA
The bill also provides for the gradual
advance OF the date OF penalty from the
present dates June and December 1.
The act has been so drawn az to make
the advance progressive during a four
year period.
Date for Realty Tax~s.
Ultimately the frat half Of realty
taxes and all Of personal take. will he
duo ana payable on Janusvy I IN each
year and undev penalty on February I.
The second half OF reaity taxes will ne
due and payable on July I and under
penalty on August I. Under the prrsen,
premium principle enough money prob
ably will be paid early I'm January to
finance January requirements and In
part to finance AREA RACES Ultimately,
in the opinion of Comptroller Prender-
gast. the natural tendency OF some peo-
pie 10 pay promptly will serve the same
purpose
Under this new scheme the conmis-
sioners Of taxes would commence to
assess OH April 10. the annual record
would open June |. real estate appiica-
tions 10 review would be received from
June to June Is. applications to re-
view personal assessments from June 1
to June 80, hooks closed July 81. assess
ment rolls sent to Aldermen October Is.
tax rat. would he hxcd October 90 aud
The tax rolls would be sent to the Re
ce.ver Of Taxes on November 90
The recommendation that the State
should pay Toy the maintenance of the
normal schools IN New York city was
not embraced In the bills INTRODUCED
tonight This question will have a
hearing before the Finance Committee
first.
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New York city Democrats made an
Intellectual attempt tonight to kill In
the Assembly bill OF Assemblyman
Maicr appropriatinE $I0.000.0o0 for
highway Improvement from the $40. .00V.-
600 bond issue authorized ir Ial2. New
York city Republicans joined them when
an efror, was made TO put action on the
bill over FOR a week 10 await results
that might develop from conferences
now taking place in New York to de-
wise a plan for giving the city part
OF the money. But when tine final vote
was taken the New York city Republ-
cans, with two exceptions. joined the
rest Of the majority and put through
the measure h, "a vote OF - To 40.
only twn Republicans voted against
the bill. Assemblyman Leon Bleecker OF
Manhattan and Assemblyran Fred G.
voted for II. Edward y box of Scho-
harie. j. VI Mead OF Buffalo. John +.
shannon Of Troy and Jeremiah F.
Twomey OF Kings.
The ba sis Of the New York city Oh
lection 10 the hill was the fact that the
city gets nothing from the highway inn
proveincnts expenditures because Of
provision in the referendum. as adopted.
that the issue should be expended only
IN counties containing towrs. \ motion
to defer consideration was lost - 10 ~,
Assemblyman Robert Nice. Marsh Of
Manhattan and H. Hunter McQuistiOn of
Kings Republicans. supporting the prop
osit.on.
McQuis,ion said tha, while he did not
believe the city Is legally entitled 20 a
share in this highway money. I've did
think IL was entitled 10 consideration
from the LEGISLATURE
"New Work drybabying."
Majority Leader Adler said: New
York city itself. through .ts own reck-
less eXtraVdgauce, has got into such a
miro OF dent that il Is now looking
around for some excuse This was the
basis ~ the opposition. he said. ard he
did not think Il fitting that the city
should come "cry babying around now
a!ttr the people themselves, win
large majority in New York city. had
approved sucn a bond issue.
SuffraEists and th"ir opponents viii
come to grips seriously for the first time
during the present legislative session to-
morrow when senator ieovge \. Slaters
bill Conferring on women tn" right To
vote for Presidential and Vice. presiden-
tial electors comes up for a hearing be-
fore the senate judiciary Committee.
Mrs. IIarriot Stanton Rlatch will he
one Of the chief speakers for the bill.