Bi-centennial history of Albany. History of the county of Albany, N. Y., from 1609 to 1886. With portraits, biographies and illustrations, Part 29

Author: Howell, George Rogers, 1833-1899; Tenney, Jonathan, 1817-1888
Publication date: 1886
Publisher: New York, W. W. Munsell & Co.
Number of Pages: 1452

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For carpenter work.

For carpenter and mason work.

For carpenter, mason work and painting.

For mason work.

For painting.

The committee had awarded the work as fol- lows :

Carpenter work to George Martin, Troy, for. . . $963 43 Mason work to Alex. Shanelley for. 70 00

Painting to Wm. Griffin. 184 00

Total. $1,217 42

The committee sold the old furniture and carpets at auction for $79, less $7.90 expenses.

FALL SESSION .-- The Board convened November 5, 1870. A full Board present, except Supervisor- Fredericks ..

AN INTERESTING QUESTION TOUCHING EXCISE. -- at a previous meeting of the Board, a resolution was adopted denying the Commissioners of Excise the right to employ counsel to prosecute suits for them and conferring the right to employ counsel for them upon the Law Committee of the Super- visors. The Commissioners denied the right of the supervisors to interfere in the matter. Litigation

ensued and the case finally terminated in the Court of Appeals, which court decided that the Commis- sioners of Excise had the power to employ counsel to prosecute such claims as they decided were proper to prosecute for any violation of the excise law. On Nov. 21, 1870, the report of the Com- mittee on Equalization was presented. It is an interesting and instructive report, too long, how- ever, to be inserted in this work; but the reader is referred to pages 37-38 of the journal of the Board of Supervisors for 1870 for the tabulated report, and to pages 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45 for the pro- ceedings of the Supervisors, and the opinion of the Attorney General in relation to the said report.

On November 28, Joseph C. Y. Paige, City Chamberlain, made a report to the Supervisors of the county, pursuant to chapter 77, section 43, laws of 1870, that according to his estimate it would require for the expenses of the District Attorney's office for the ensuing year ending Oct. 31, 1871, the sum of $3,000 for the following pur- poses, viz. :

Salaries of two special officials at $1, 200 $2,400 00 Traveling and other necessary expenses. 600 00

Total. $3,000 00

GRAND JURORS .- On December 1, 1870, Mr. Adams, from the committee appointed to appor- tion the Grand Jurors for the County of Albany, reported as follows :

First Ward, 8; Second Ward, 8; Third Ward, 9; Fourth Ward, 13; Fifth Ward, 10; Sixth Ward, 14; Seventh Ward, 6; Eighth Ward, 10; Ninth Ward, 8; Tenth Ward, 6; Eleventh Ward, 13 ; Twelfth Ward, 9; Thirteenth Ward, II; Four- teenth Ward, 9; Filteenth Ward, 11 ; Sixteenth Ward, II.

TOWNS.

· Berne, 7 ; Bethlehem, 15; Coeymans, 10; Knox, 6; New Scotland, 9; Rensselaerville, 9; Guilderland, II ; Westerlo, 8; Cohoes, First Ward, 7 ; Cohoes, Second Ward, 5; Cohoes, Third Ward, 8; Cohoes, Fourth Ward, 5; Green Island, 5 ; West Troy, 24 ; Watervliet, 15.

CITY BUDGET. - On December 5 the City Budget was presented to the Board, which amounted in all to $675.573, $195,730 of which was for the support of Public Schools, pursuant to chapter 444, laws of 1866.

COUNTY TREASURER. - On December 7 Alexan- ander Kennedy, County Treasurer, transmitted his annual statement of money received and disbursed from January 1, 1870, to December 1, 1870.

The receipts amounted to. . $891,000 67 The disbursements were 891,000 67

EQUALIZATION OF ASSESSMENTS, COUNTY OF ALBANY, ANNUAL SESSION OF 1871.

The Board convened pursuant to statute, at the City Hall in the City of Albany, Tuesday, May 9, 1871. Supervisors present:

ALBANY.

First Ward, Peter Halpen ; Second Ward, Frederick Schifferdecker ; Third Ward. William J. Weaver ; Fourth Ward, Richard Bortle ; Fifth Ward, Thomas H. Craven ; Sixth Ward, John C. Feltman ; Seventh Ward, Ira Porter ; Eighth Ward, Henry R. Haskins ; Ninth Ward, Andrew

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Kean; Tenth Ward, Andrew R. Hunter; Eleventh Ward, John McHaffie; Twelfth Ward, John McKenna; Thirteenth Ward, Edmund J. Lord ; Fourteenth Ward, Michael H. Kenneally; Fifteenth Ward, Jacob H. Ten Eyck; Sixteenth Ward, Patrick H. Daly.

COHOES.

First Ward, Joseph Coleman ; Second Ward, W. Taylor Dodge ; Third Ward, John Scully ; Fourth Ward, Solomon Dotter.

TOWNS.

Berne, William Zeh; Bethlehem, Albertus W. Becker; Coeymans, John B. Shear; Guilderland, Hiram Griggs; Knox, Peter Schoonmaker; New Scotland, Robert Taylor; Rensselaerville, Walter R. Tanner; Watervliet, Emmet Flagler; Westerlo, Warren Rosenkrans.

The following were the officers chosen for the year 1871 :

President, William J. Wheeler; Clerk, Charles L. Pease; County Physician, Dr. Milton M. Lamb; Doorkeeper, Ed- ward J. Flanegan.

STANDING COMMITTEES .- On May 10, 1871, the President announced the Standing Com- mittees.

FALL SESSION .- The Board met according to adjournment, November 14, 1871, all members being present. After attending to the duties re- quired of them as a Board of Canvassers, they ad- journed.

COUNTY JUDGE'S SALARY .- On November 21, 1871, a communication was presented to the Board of Supervisors, signed by Hon. Hamilton Harris, Hon. Wm. L. Learned, Hon. Amasa J. Parker, Hon. Lyman Tremain, Hon. Samuel Hand, War- ren S. Kelley, Esq., Simeon W. Rosendale, Esq., M. Frothingham, Esq., N. Swartz, Esq., and nearly every member of the profession in the city, setting forth that the duties of the County Judge would thereafter be very largely increased, in con- sequence of the enlarged jurisdiction given to the County Courts by the late amendments of the Con- stitution of the State, and that a salary of $5,000 per year would be no more than an adequale com- pensation for the performance of the duties of County Judge ; and, therefore, as a matter of justice to the occupant of the office as for the dignity of the position, they respectfully ask the Board to fix the future salary of that office at a sum not less than $5,000. In accordance with this communication a resolution was adopted fixing the salary of County Judge on and after the ist day of January then next at $5,000, in quarterly payments.

The County Treasurer transmitted his annual statement of moneys received and disbursed from the Ist of December, 1870, to the Ist of Decem- ber, 1871, showing a balance on hand.

The whole amount of such receipts amounted to the sum of $1, 164,420. II ; the disbursements amounted that year to $1, 164, 420.II.

Equalized valuation of the City and County of Albany :

President Weaver, from the Committee on Equal- ization of Taxes, made the following report, which was adopted :

689,645 31

1,895,811 00

1,309,701 00

1,138,915 00

1,501,368 00

450.130 90

735,465 00

769, 286 00

2,546,940 00

2,569,703 00

3,066,520 00

$48,286,505 21

Personal.

$5,841, 183 00

130, 161 00

79,341 00

80,773 00

12,185 CO

79,700 00

49,416 00

300,500 00

444,583 00

293,600 00

$7,456,441 37

Real.

$25,771,837 00

674,780 94

1,765,650 00

1,175,575 00

1,059,574 00

1,420,595 00

437,945 00

655,765 00

719,870 00

2,246,440 00

2, 125, 120 00

2,772,920 00

$40,830,071 94

City of Albany.

Berne ..

Bethlehem. ..

Coeymans. .

Guilderland. .

New Scotland

Knox ...

Rensselaerville. .

Westerlo ..

Watervliet.

Green Island and W. T

Total.

ANNUAL SPRING SESSION, 1872.

Proceedings of the Board of Supervisors of the City and County of Albany, held at the City Hall, in the City of Albany, May 14, 1872. Members present:

ALBANY.

First Ward, Charles A. Dennison; Second Ward, Peter Halpen; Third Ward, Moses White; Fourth Ward, Thomas H. Craven; Fifth Ward, Francis N. Sill; Sixth Ward, Horatio P. Prime; Seventh Ward, Marshall Tehbutt; Eighth Ward, John Daly; Ninth Ward, James McMurray; Tenth Ward, Leopold C. G. Kshinka; Eleventh Ward, John McHaffie; Twelith Ward, William Hutchinson; Thir- teenth Ward, Edmund J. Lord; Fourteenth Ward, Jacob H. Ten Eyck; Fifteenth Ward, George B. Hoyt; Sixteenth Ward, Robert S. Dumont.

COLIOES.

First Ward, Michael Sherlock; Second Ward, W. Taylor Dodge; Third Ward, James McGuirk; Fourth Ward, William Nelligan.

TOWNS.

Berne, William Zeh; Bethlehem, Albertus W. Becker; Coeymans, Cornelius Van Derzee; Guilderland, Hiram Griggs; Knox, Peter Schoonmaker; New Scotland, Robert Taylor; Rensselaerville, William R. Tanner; Watervliet, Emmet Flagler; Westerlo, Orson L. Hannay.

Mr. Flagler offered the following resolution :

Resolved, That the following-named persons be and are hereby appointed permanent officers of the Board of Super- visors of Albany County for the ensuing year:

President, Hiram Griggs; Clerk, William Anderson; County Physician, James F. Mckown; Doorkeeper, Richard B. Hagadorn.

At a meeting of the Board May 15, 1872, the Chairman announced the standing committees.

Total.

$31,613,020 00

14,864 37

130,135 00

EQUALIZED VALUATION.

Cohoes.

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HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF ALBANY.

At a meeting of the Board December 7, 1872, the Chairman from the Committee on Equaliza- tion reported as follows :

Total.

$33,386,608 20

3,085,905 00

675, 888 00

1,943,621 00

1,307,520 CO

1, 110,531 00

434,235 00

1,467,519 00

716,421 00

725,906 00

2,578,350 00

2,764,098 00

$50, 196,602 20

Personal,

$5,614,769 20

290, 100 00

19,671 00

119,506 00

128,355 00

71,682 00

30.515 00

81, 376 00

78, 119 00

50,266 00

278,350 00

448,608 00

$7,211,317 20

Real.

$27,771,839 00

2,795,805 00

656,217 00

1,824, 115 00

1, 179,165 00

1, 038,849 00

403,720 00

1,386, 143 00

638,302 00

675,640 00

2,300,000 00

2,315,490 00

$42,985,285 00

Cities and Towns.

City of Albany .

Cohoes ..

Berne

Bethlehem ..

Coeymans.

Guilderland .

New Scotland.

Rensselaerville.

Westerlo . .

Watervliet. .

Green Island and West Troy. .

Grand Total.

Knox.

H. Griggs, Geo. B. Hoyt, Jno. McHaffie, W. T. Dodge, H. A. Prince, A. W. Becker, O. L. Hannay, Wm. R. Tanner, L. C. G. Kshinka, Peter Halpin, Committee.

Report adopted.

THE CITY BUDGET was also presented at this meeting.

Mr. Schoonmaker, Chairman of the Finance Committee, moved that $200,000 of the war debt of the County be funded, which motion was adopted.

COUNTY BUDGET .- A motion was presented order- ing that the sum of $771,626.31 be levied and assessed on the taxable property of the County of Albany, to be applied for various purposes, among which were the following :

State and school tax. $452,323 39

Support of Alms house 15,000 CO

Support of Patients in State Lunatic Asylum .. 25,000 00

Supervisors and officers. 13,000 00

Principal due on County bonds 174,000 00

Audited accounts 110,000 00 Contingents. 15,000 00

Making with other items. $971,626 39

Less the sum of $200,000 ordered funded by the Board.

The ratio of taxation for State and County pur- poses was fixed by the Board at $1.54. The ratio of taxation in the City of" Albany, City of Cohoes, and the several towns was fixed as follows :

City of Albany, $4.10; City of Cohoes, $1.72; Berne, $3.96; Bethlehem, $1.70; Coeymans, $1.80; Gilderland, $2.88; Knox, $2.00; New Scotland, $1.64; Rensselaerville, $3.00; Westerlo, $2.40; Watervliet, $2.24.

The great looseness in the form of accounts for legal services which had been presented to the Board, and also in the manner of their verification, led to the following by Mr. Kshinka :

Resolved, That no accounts for legal services rendered in any proceedings before any Justice of the Peace or Police Justice, shall be audited by the Board of Supervisors of Albany County, unless certified by the Justice before whom such proceedings shall be had that such services were ac- tually necessary and rendered at his request, and all such accounts shall be accompanied by a statement showing the result of the proceedings in each case; which resolution was adopted.

The salary of the District Attorney was fixed and established at $4, 500 per annum, commencing on the Ist of January, 1872.

Mr. Schoonmaker, from the Finance Committee, reported the following :

Resolved, That there be levied upon the taxable property of Albany the sum of $867,562.15 for the following pur- poses:

City Budget $631,441 57

Police Department. 116,500 00

Park Commissioners. 61,864 56

City charges 11,794 29

Unpaid Taxes due the County

45,961 73

Total $867,562 15

The Board adjourned December 19.

1873 -- ANNUAL SPRING SESSION.

The board met at their rooms in the City Hall, Tuesday, May 13, 1873.

Supervisors present:

ALBANY.

First Ward, Charles A. Dennison; Second Ward, Jolin Lyons; Third Ward, Moses White; Fourth Ward, James Macfarlane; Fifth Ward, Alexander H. Wands; Sixth Ward, Horatio P. Prime; Seventh Ward, Marshall Tebbutt; Eighth Ward, John Daly; Ninth Ward, James Condon; Tenth Ward, Leopold C. G. Kshinka; Eleventh Ward, John McHaffie; Twelfth Ward, Wm. E. Murphy; Thirteenth Ward, Edmund J. Lord; Fourteenth Ward, Jacob H. Ten Eyck; Fifteenth Ward, Charles L. Pease; Sixteenth Ward, Warren S. Low.

COHOES.

First Ward, Silas Owen ; Second Ward, George E. Simmons; Third Ward, James McGuirk; Fourth Ward, Cor- nelius Vandercook.

TOWNS.

Berne, William Zeh; Bethlehem, Albertus W. Becker; Coeymans, Cornelius Vanderzee; Guilderland, Hiram Griggs; Knox, Tunis Slingerland; New Scotland, Horace T. Devereux, Watervliet, Jesse C. Dayton; Westerlo, Orison L. Hannay. Chairman, Hiram Griggs; Clerk, Michael J. Powers; County Physician, Dr. J. F. Mckown.

This session of the Board of Supervisors in its organization and appointments resembled the Assembly in many respects.

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Among the matters of resemblance, two pages were on motion appointed, and their appointment was given to the Chairman, and seats were drawn. Spectators were impressed with the dignity, ability and courtesy which characterized the proceedings of the Board. It was indeed in all respects what the Legislature of the capital county of the State ought to be.

After the usual routine of business the Board adjourned.

Special Session .- August 20, 1873, the Board met in special session. On the 26th of August the Supervisors met the State Board of Assessors at Albany. This meeting was the only business trans- acted at this session, and that was of little impor- tance.

FALL SESSION. - The Board met November 11, 1873; all the members present. After concluding their business as canvasse:s they adjourned till November 12, and proceeded with the regular order of business, presentation of petitions, of accounts, reports of standing committees and mis- cellaneous business.

A communication was read from N. K. Hopkins, Comptroller of the State, stating that the Board of Equalization of Taxes, in pursuance of chapter 312 of the laws of 1859, had fixed the aggregate valuation of property in Albany County at the sum of $49,631,006, upon which a State tax of $344,935.49 had to be levied for the then current fiscal year beginning October 1, 1873, being 6.95 To'6 mills on the dollar, for the following purposes :

Mills.

Per chap.

Laws of

For schools.

756

1873

For general purposes.

765

1873

For bounty debt.

765

1873

For new Capitol

765

1873

For asylums and reformatories

765

1873

For canal floating debt under chap. 171, laws 1859 ....

765

1873

For new work on canals and extra repairs.

766

1873

For payment of awards by Canal Appraisers and Canal Commissioners, pay certifi- cates of indebtedness and

deficiency in sinking fund ...

708

1873

For academies and union

765

1873

Total

6.95

100

The following interesting report shows the amount which had been contributed from criminals by way of fines and penalties to the treasury of the County during the year 1873 :

From Court of Oyer and Terminer and Court of County Sessions.

$575 00

Amount due County Treasurer last report 55 00

By amount paid County Treasurer $630 00

From Court Special Sessions. $1,514 28 Amount due City Chamberlain last report. 182 00

$1,696 28

By amount paid City Chamberlain.

1,633 28

By amount due "

$63 00

COUNTY TREASURER'S REPORT.

The County Treasurer's report from January I to November 29, 1873, inclusive, shows that the receipts to that time were $1, 211,922.53; the dis- bursements were $1, 211,922.53. The amount on hand as per report was $52, 500.

PRINTING ACCOUNTS .-- Among the accounts for printing was the Times printing account, which was allowed and audited at $1, 648.25. The amount paid the Argus Company for printing was allowed at $3, 868.04.

Henly & Co. were also allowed the sum of $1,690. 36 for printing; the Albany Knickerbocker, $789.75; Albany Evening Post, $627.75; Albany County Democrat, $209.25; Albany Publishing Company, $861.75; William Bean, $320; making a sum total of $9,955. 14.

WAR LOAN BONDS. -- As there was to fall due on the ist of March, 1874, the sum of $183, 000 of War Loan Bonds of the County, the payment of which would largely increase the rate of taxation, already excessively large, it was proposed that the Finance Committee borrow, on the credit of the County, that sum and issue County bonds therefor, with interest payable semi-annually, and the principal in three annual installments, payable March 1, 1881, 1882 and 1883. That such bonds be issued in the sums of $100, $500 and $1,000 each.

CORONERS .- The amount of Coroners' and Phy- sicians' fees for holding post mortem examinations from December 31, 1868, to December 31, 1873, inclusive, amounted to the sum of $13,742. As these bills were yearly in the increase, many of the members of the Board pronounced the charges ex- orbitant, and therefore proposed to make the office of the Coroner of Albany County a salaried office, giving the Board of Supervisors power to determine the amount.

The assessment roll of the city this year showed a total value of real estate to be $29,417.870; per- sonal, $4,970, 457.50; total, $34, 388, 327. 50.

The assessment roll of the City of Cohoes for the year showed a total valuation of real estate to be $3,084, 208; personal, $378,400; total, $3, 462, - 608.

The assessment rolls of the towns in the County of Albany showed a total valuation of real estate to be $11, 610, 523; personal, $1, 158, 899. 17; making a grand total of $ 12,769,422. 17.

Grand totals of Albany, Cohoes, and the towns in the county, $50,610,357.67.

HOMEOPATHIC HOSPITAL. - The sum of $1,000 was ordered to be paid by the County Treasurer toward the Homeopathic Hospital.

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Total.

$33,598,209 37

680,721 21

1, 924, 386 84

1,314,330 00

1,010,982 00

411,688 00

1,467,945 39

714,252 17

2,634, 189 40

2,688,339 00

3,462,608 00

$50,620,702 88

Personal.

$4,970,457 50

109,802 00

86,357 00

9,680 00

74,350 00

76, 116 17

37,516 00

270,050 00

339, 153 00

378,400 00

$6,508, 101 88

Real.

$28,627,751 87

662,201 00

1, 814, 584 84

1, 176, 630 00

924,625 00

402,008 00

1,393,595 39

638, 136 00

675,535 50

2,364, 139 40

2,349, 186 00

3,084,208 00

$44, 112,601 00

Rate.

$17 00

57 64

39 00

25 00

15 50

38 39

17 24

19 00

70 91

Acres.

38,953 31,481

30, 170

36,985

25,936

36,301

37,003

33,340

City of Albany

Berne. .

Bethlehem ..

Coeymans. .

Guilderland ..

Knox.

New Scotland.

Rensselaerville.

Westerlo. ..

Watervliet.

W. Troy

Cohoes. .

CITY BUDGET .- The amount levied upon the tax- able property of the City of Albany this year was $201,444. II; as follows :

Police Department.

$116,500 00

Park Commissioners 35,431 00

City charges

15,013 00

Unpaid taxes due county

34,500 II

Total $201,444 II

There was levied on the taxable property of the county this year the sum of $955, 162.49, less $150,000, ordered funded by the Board, the same to be applied to the salaries of officers, etc. The largest item in the making of this account is the State and school tax, which amounted to $344,- 935.49.

PUBLISHING THE AUDITS .- The Sunday Press, the Cohoes News, and Times and Post, were desig- nated as papers to print the county audits.

NEW COUNTY BUILDINGS .- On December 10, 1873, Hon. Amasa J. Parker and Hon. Henry Smith addressed the Board concerning the erection of a new county building. Among other things, Judge Parker recommended that the lot fronting on Maiden lane, between the City Hall and jail, be obtained for the purpose of erecting thereon a suitable county building, so that prisoners could be conducted immediately from the jail to the court-room without danger of escape, and with no undue exposure. It would seem that the conve-

nient causeway between the jail and the New City Hall was the result of Judge Parker's suggestion, referred to in his address.

The County Treasurer's report for the year 1873 shows that his receipts amounted to $1,211,922.53; the disbursements amounted to $1, 211, 922. 53; the balance on hand was $52,500.

TOWN AUDITS .- The town audits for this year were as follows :

Berne $3,618 87

Bethlehem. 2,933 25

Coeymans. 1,954 89

Guilderland. 2,024 68

Knox. 762 II

New Scotland. 1,050 51

Rensselaerville 4,368 22

Westerlo. 1,423 91

Watervliet 46,875 85

Election accounts and town elections :

Cohoes City, election accounts arising in the sev- eral wards at the general election of 1873. .. $688.89 Albany City. - 362,007.51

1874-SPRING SESSION.

The Annual Spring Session of the Board of Su- pervisors for this year commenced on Tuesday, May 12. Supervisors present :

First Ward, Augustus Whitman; Second Ward, Peter Lasch; Third Ward, John H. Finn; Fourth Ward, James Macfarlane; Fifth Ward, James Allanson; Sixth Ward, Horatio P. Prime; Seventh Ward, Worthington Foland; Eighth Ward, John Daly; Ninth Ward, John Kirkpatrick; Tenth Ward, George Messer; Eleventh Ward, Edward Kays; Twelfth Ward, John H. Grogan; Thirteenth Ward, Charles H. Smith; Fourteenth Ward, Jacob H. Ten Eyck; Fifteenth Ward, Charles L. Pease ; Sixteenth Ward, War- ren S. Low, Jr.

COHOES.

First Ward, Thomas O'Dea; Second Ward, George E. Simmons; Third Ward, James Quirk; Fourth Ward, Mau- rice Fitzgerald.

TOWNS.

Berne, George H. Reinhart; Bethlehem, Albertus W. Becker; Coeymans, Nelson Schermerhorn; Knox, Hiram Gage; Guilderland, Hiram Griggs; New Scotland, Henry H. Meed; Rensselaerville, Horace T. Devereux; Westerlo, Daniel M. Wooster; Watervliet, Jesse C. Dayton.

The following officers were elected :

President, Jesse C. Dayton; Clerk, Michael J. Powers ; County Physician, Dr. D. V. O'Leary; Doorkeeper, James McCormick.

At a meeting held May 14 the President an- nounced the Standing Committees.

The Albany Argus and Express were appointed to be the county papers for the ensuing year.

DRAWING OF JURORS. - It was

Resolved, That a wheel-box, similar to those usually used in drafts for military purposes, be procured, to be used by the County Clerk, Judge and Sheriff in the drawing of Grand and Petit Jurors; that these officers superintend such drawing ; that any member of this Board may at any time visit said box and see that all the names are placed therein.

FALL SESSION .- The Board convened on No- vember 10, 1874, all the members being present. After discharging their duties as County Canvassers the Board adjourned.

THE COUNTY BUILDINGS .- The committee to whom the subject of erecting County Buildings was

EQUALIZATION OF TAXES, ALBANY COUNTY, 1873.

18,520 21

137,700 00

713,051 50

Green Island and

Totals.

35,55412

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HISTORY OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

committed submitted a very able and elaborate re- port. They reported a building providing accom- modation for all the County officers of the Tenth regiment, a County Court-room much larger than the present one, and a smaller Court-room which might be used when, as frequently occurs, several Courts are in session at the same time. If the building was entirely fireproof it would cost $164,000; if only basement and first floor fireproof, $124,000.

To this the cost of property to be purchased of private parties had to be added. The site was between the City Hall and the County Jail, running through from Pine street to Maiden lane, and was owned in part by the City of Albany, the County of Albany and private parties.

ASSESSED VALUE OF PROPERTY .- The assessed value of real estate in this county for the year 1869 was $35,345,497. The State Board of Equaliza- tion placed the equalized valuation at $40,000,000, being $4,654, 503 above the assessed value.

The assessed value of real estate for the year 1873 was . $44, 188,851 While the equalized was placed at. 43,161,203

Being less than the assessed $1,027,648 Thus it will he seen that in 1870 the county was equalized above assessed. $4,654,503 While in 1873 the equalized was less than. 1,027,648

Making a sum of $5,682, 151

The Chairman presented a communication, showing the number of days which had been oc- cupied by the different Courts in the city during the year :

Special Term, 16 days ; General Term, 51 ; Circuit and Court of Oyer and Terminer, 102; County Court and Court of Sessions, 95 ; Special Session Supreme Court, 54-mak- ing in all 318 days.

CITY BUDGET-Amounted this year to the sum of $732,230.83.

The amount of uncollected personal tax was $18,717.14.

UNLICENSED PHYSICIANS .- The following was adopted :

Resolved, That hereafter this Board will not allow any physician's claim unless he be a member of a county medical society, or has received a license to practice his profession from some medical college or board of censors.

The annual account of N. D. Wendell, Treasurer of the County, shows receipts from all sources amounted this year to $1, 250,840.19. Disburse- ments were $1,250, 840.19. The balance on hand was $57,000.00.

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Bi-centennial history of Albany. History of the county of Albany, N. Y., from 1609 to 1886. With portraits, biographies and illustrations, Part 29

Author: Howell, George Rogers, 1833-1899; Tenney, Jonathan, 1817-1888 Publication date: 1886 Publisher: New York, W. W. Munsell & Co. Number of Pages: 1452

Author: Howell, George Rogers, 1833-1899; Tenney, Jonathan, 1817-1888
Publication date: 1886
Publisher: New York, W. W. Munsell & Co.
Number of Pages: 1452