Year: 1872




The City and County Tax Levy bill now
pending the Legislature provides for tax rate or
" 30 each dollar of the assessed value OF property
that being the plain English of the expression " IS plus
an additional fraction sufficient 10 raise the sum by
which the for NewYork County Tor the year
1872 exceeds that for the year 1870 The Tax Dill now
pending first passed the Senate in the shape OF an
amendment the two per cent law OF isl IL passed.
the Assembly to-day completely remodeled IN torh anu
with the addition Of the following sections:


SEC l. To provide the pay the revenue bonds
OF the City County Of NewYork, issued or that may
hereafter issued under ard by virtue OF chapter or
bonds of CITY and County Of NewYork issued under
unpaid at Tine time OF the issue OF the bonds hereby
authorized provide the means to pay the amount
Dc vacated by order OF the Supreme Court, shall De
lawful for Controller Of the City Of NewYork and he
il hereby authorized and empowered to create and issue
50 much consolidated stock OF the Clty OF Ne",
YORK." or so much % conSPndStea on S.Oca "a nro "
vide the pay said revenue bonds at or before
their maturity and the amount OF SAID 80
created and issued shall be created aud Issued
IN the manner prescribed by and subject the pro-
visions chapter 322 OF chapter 1913 Of the Laws OF
ls tine consolidated stocks hereby author
led had beeu included n and authorized be issued
under and by virtue OF SAID chapter 2 or 3 or the LAWS


sTc ANY unsettled claim against the City or County
Of New York other than those embraced within the pro,
visions OF said chapter OI the LAWS Oh l5I ehuIeu
"An act relating 10 appropriations and deficiencies In
the city and County OF New-York and the audit and
payment OF salaries ana claims in said city and county
maturing before the st day OF January 1872 upon
being audited in the then required by law, may
be paid out OF the moneys provided by the second section
Of said chapter and the Controller hereby authorized
and required to pay whatever amount may be due upon
any such claim TO the party entitled thereto. the
Controller, IN there shall be reason to believe that
any jud gent recovered against the Mayor Aldermen,
and Cornmonalty Of the City Of New-York has been
the Judgment was obtained have the set aside
and may employ counsel for that purpose. Any judg-
recovered against the said Corporation for any
clam maturing before the first day OF January last un
less the same shall DE set aside or unless an appeal sa
be pending may be paid out OF the moneys proVded Ny
said section ,.


SEC g. ANY person or persons having claim against
the city or County OF NewIOrk maturing on or Oeiore
the lst day of January 1872, may within 60 days at9r
the passage Of this act present detailed statement OF
such claim the said Controller. with notice requiring
him to allow reject such claim The said Controller
snail examine such claim within 20 days after the re-
ceipt by him OF such claim ana notice. anu elther nnse
thereon statement OF The amount Justly due ana OWING
owing thereon. ANY amount certified by him % be 50
due and owing. shall be paid as hercinaDoye pro
vided, II the claimant shai! accept the same ana
deliver TO the Controller a release OF any ana
al further demand by Of the SAID claim II the
OF the Controller shall not he accepted by the
claimant the claimant may, within 90 days aftef sucn
presentation Of the claim 10 the Controller present me
same to William Mitchell, Henry NcOl, and Charles
Crarv. who hereby appointed Commissioners for the
purposes with the powers specified in this section and
any vacancy in flee or any such Commissioner. or
of any successor such Commissioner. snail be ned by
presiding Judge OF the Court Of Common Pleas OF the
shall MAKE full examination ~ each ana every claim 50
presented 10 them, and hear the proofs ana allegations
OF the parties ana make fair and just decision IN re-
pcct thereto; and their decision shall De nna anu CON
elusive II such COMMISSIONER a majority Of them,
shall report that any amount is justly due and owing
% the claimant, such amount saIl De palu 10 nun DJ he
Controller out OF the moneys provided by section Of
said chapter Of the Laws Of 1872 said Commits Ssoners
snail have power 10 employ clerk, ana the COntrOler
shall pay OF the of the said city all ex
peses incurred carrying ont the provisions OF TINS
sec1r including just and reasonable compensation 70
the Commissioners and their clerk each Of whom shall
subscribe and take oath affirmation 10 be filed in
the Department Of Finance. that he VIII faithfully per
form hls duties under this act.


The bill. amended above stated, when IL was TO-
turned to the Senate was motion Of Mr.. Palmer
committed the senate Committee on the Afaiis Of
Cities.