Bi-centennial history of Albany. History of the county of Albany, N. Y., from 1609 to 1886. With portraits, biographies and illustrations, Part 31

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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Jesse C. Dayton was elected Chairman; Thomas C. Cravan was elected Clerk; Dr. J. R. Boulware was elected County Physician; Patrick H. McCaf- fery, Doorkeeper.

The following gentlemen were elected Coroner's Physicians, by ballot :

Dr. R. H. Starkweather, Dr. L. C. B. Grave- line, Dr. J. W. Moore, Dr. Henry E. Mereness.

JOINT BOARD.

A joint meeting of the Supervisors of the County, together with the Mayor and Recorder of the City, was held at Supervisors' rooms May 15, pursuant to chapter 152, laws 1844.

Present, Hon. M. N. Nolan, Mayor; Hon. Wm. S. Paddock, Recorder, * and all the Supervisors of the County and City. The Mayor acted as Presi- dent and the Recorder as Secretary.

The matter of the large number of industrious, worthy mechanics out of employment, caused by the general depression of business, owing, as was alleged, to the interference of prison labor with legitimate trades, was presented to the meeting by Mr. Daly, who offered a resolution that a com- mittee be appointed to inquire into the manner in

which contracts were made for labor, and the com- pensation received for the same by the Superin- tendents of the Penitentiary ; the quantity, quality and value of the manufactured articles, and the relative cost of the labor on such articles compared with the cost of labor of similar articles produced by our local manufacturers ; the effect of prison labor as conducted in this institution on skilled labor in the County ; the effect on our local manu- facturers engaged in the production of such articles as produced by the convicts in said Penitentiary ; and in what manner, if any, it affected the skilled labor employed by them ; also to investigate as to the general and financial management of the affairs of the institution, and that the said committee have power to send for persons and papers.

After an animated debate Mr. Daly's motion prevailed, and the Mayor appointed the following committee to act with the Mayor and Recorder, as provided in the preamble and resolution : Messrs. Daly, Maher, Rowe, Bresler and Young.

The meeting then adjourned.

On Thursday, May 16, 1878, the Chairman announced the Standing Committees, 6.

FALL SESSION, NOVEMBER 12, 1878.

All the Supervisors present.

The session continued on, with one or two brief adjournments, until January 10, 1879, when it adjourned sine die.

According to the annual report of N. D. Wen- dell, County Treasurer, the money received by him during the year from all sources amounted to $1,078, 885.76. The amount disbursed by him was $1, 078, 885. 76.

Estimated disbursements for December, 1878 :

Supervisors' salaries and accounts. $20,000

Salaries County Officers. 5,000

Asylum Accounts 5,000

Court expenses. 10,000

Audited and miscellaneous 10,000

$50,000

REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSED IN ALBANY

COUNTY IN 1878.

City of Albany.

.$36,342,890 00

Cohoes.

3,620,426 00

Towns. 12,717,524 881/2

Grand totals $52,680,840 581/2

Equalized valuation of real and personal property in 1878 was :

Albany City. $34,458,018

City of Cohoes. 4,041,494

Towns. . 14, 181,328

Grand totals $52,680,840

RATE OF TAXATION.

Berne, $2.24; Bethlehem, $1.12; Coeymans, $1.14 ; Guilderland, $1.56 ; Knox, $1.36 ; New Scotland, $1.08 ; Rensselaervillc, $1.62 ; Westerlo, $1.66; City of Cohoes, SI.JO.

STATIONERY .- The stationery furnished the Cir- cuit Courts, Special Term, and the County Courts, for three years ending December 31, 1878, was

*See Biography of Recorder Paddock, in another part of this work, under head of Legal Biographies.

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as follows : 1876, $2,078.60 ; 1877, $2,135.41 ; 1878, $1,310.43.

1879 .- The annual spring session of the Board of Supervisors met May 13, 1879; the following members present :

ALBANY CITY.

First Ward, Henry Hoffman; Second Ward, Thomas Powers; Third Ward, John Bowe ; Fourth Ward, E. A. Maher; Fitth Ward, T. J. Sullivan; Sixth Ward, Ignatius Wiley; Seventh Ward, James Young; Eighth Ward, Rich- ard Rhatigan; Ninth Ward, Stephen P. Eastman; Tenth Ward, H. R. Starkweather; Eleventh Ward, W. H. Gay- lor; Twelfth Ward, W. H. McCall; Thirteenth Ward, John B. Slingerland; Fourteenth Ward, Wheeler B. Melins; Fifteenth Ward, Michael E. Higgins; Sixteenth Ward, Wm. H. Murray.

COHOES CITY.

First Ward, William O'Brien; Second Ward, John H. Pynes ; Third Ward, Peter Grandjean; Fourth Ward, John Groves; Fifth Ward, George E. Simmons.

TOWNS.

Berne, Frederick W. Conger; Bethlehem, Wm. Flagler; Coey mans, John A. Hunt; Guilderland, John C. Grant ; Knox, I. W. Chesebro; New Scotland, D. V. S. Raynsford; Rensselaerville, Albert T. Moore; Watervliet, John Reiley ; Westerlo, A. C. Requa.

President, Edward A. Maher; Clerk, thomas H. Craven; Journal Clerk, John C. Morgan; County Physician, Dr. James L. Babcock ; Doorkeeper, Michael Hayden; Cor- oner's Physicians, Dr. H. K. Starkweather, Dr. Wm. II. Murray, Dr. P. J. Keegan, Dr. G. H. Billings.

The members proceeded to ballot for County papers. The Argus and Evening Journal were de- clared elected as such.

Mr. Sullivan offered a resolution appointing Joseph Levi as Sealer of Weights and Measures for Albany County, which was adopted.

The President announced the Standing Commit- tees.

At a meeting of the Board held May 15, Mr. Higgins offered a resolution recommending five members of the Board to form a committee to inquire into the manner and mode of making contracts in the Albany County Penitentiary, and that they have power to send for persons and papers, and to em- ploy counsel to ascertain what powers this Board has in that institution.

Report of ex-County Treasurer Wendell from date of his last report, November 30, 1878, to January 1, 1879:

RECEIPTS.

Balance on hand November 30, 1878 $14,621 78

From collectors. 3,771 00

City of Albany, tax 1877 37,775 94

City of Albany water rents of 1878. 4,208 55

Redemption of land sold for taxes. 7,912 85

Temporary loan. 35,000 00

L. Hotaling, District Attorney, costs collected. 203 71

Account back taxes for towns. 41 95

$103,535 78

DISBURSEMENTS.

Audited accounts.

$17,440 82 43º 73

$17,871 55

Brought forward. $17,871 55

Salaries. .

4,980 75

Interest.

3,208 33

Redemption of land sold for taxes.

5,436 36

Publication of tax list.

485 00

Marshall Infirmary.

65 00

Jurors ..

$914 30

Constables

2,619 50

J. Fencham

276 00

Stenographer

120 00

Court Crier

252 00

Justices

158 50

Court orders

198 20

$4,618 50

Bonds paid.

5,600 00

Coupons paid .

203 00

Balance paid Henry Kelly, Treasurer-elect. 61,067 29

$103,535 78

REDISTRIBUTING THE COUNTY .- A special meet- ing held June 17, 1879, was held to re-apportion Assembly Districts, twenty eight members being present.

The Board proceeded to redistribute the County according to law, and discharged their duty in a most satisfactory manner.

The proceedings were published at the time in the daily papers, and they may be found fully pub- lished in the proceedings of the Board of Supervis- ors for the year 1879, page 23.

TREASURER'S REPORT .- At a meeting of the Board December 2, the President presented de- tailed report, showing the receipts and disburse- ments of the office from January I to November 30, 1879, one month having been included in the report of Mr. Wendell, the late Treasurer :

Total receipts.

$843,298 50

Total amount paid out

$844,286 30

Total amount disbursed

$744,286 30

Total amount received. 843,298 50

Leaving treasury overdrawn. $987 80

The following balances are due the County at this date, viz. :

City of Albany

City of Cohoes.

4,002 07

Bethlehem

678 98

Guilderland.

593 06

Knox.

371 83

New Scotland

119 14

Rensselaerville.

2,732 58

Town of Westerlo

651 0I

Westervliet

2, 137 64

Total. $43,189 59

The Town of Coeymans has a credit balance of $113.74.

At the meeting of the Board held December 5, the report of the Committee on ASSESSMENT ROLLS was received, and the amount assessed on real and personal property in the

City of Albany for 1879 is $37,647,975 8

City of Cohoes for 1879 3,591,098 00

Towns in 1879. 12, 192, 128 21

Making a grand total of. $53,431,201 21

Miscellaneous.

$28,901 14

Town of Berne 3,002 14

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The Committee on Equalized Valuation pre- seated the following report :

Equalized value of real and personal property in the

City of Alhany for 1879 $33,746,992 40

City of Cohoes for 1879.

5,341,100 00

TOWNS.

Berne $699,074 30

Bethlehem.

2,224,973 56

Coeymans.

1,344,564 79

Guilderland

1,218, 169 08

Knox .

469,717 50

New Scotland.

1,564,741 43

Rensselaerville

746,371 00

West Troy and Green Island.

2,972,978 51

Watervliet.

2,857,945 76

Westerlo

744,482 88

Grand total $53,731,201 21

DESTRUCTION OF THE CITY HALL BY FIRE. - On the 10th day of February, 1880, the City Hall was destroyed by fire. *

SPECIAL MEETING OF THE BOARD .- On Febru- ary 16, 1880, the Board convened a special session in the Justices' Court-rooms, City Buildings; the meeting convened in pursuance of a written call signed by all the members of the Board for the pur- pose of taking such steps as the Board might deem necessary in view of the destruction of the City Hall by fire. All the members of the Board were present.

The proceedings were very interesting. Many valuable communications from the most eminent citizens were read, among which were the proceed- ings of a meeting of the Albany Bar held at the Justices' Court-rooms, City Buildings, on the 11th day of February, 1880, at which the following reso- lution was adopted:

Resolved, That the site of the City Hall, recently de- stroyed by fire, is the most appropriate and convenient for a building for the County Court and County officers, and the members of the Albany County Bar hereby unanimously urge the Board of Supervisors to take immediate steps toward the erection of said building or another upon the City Hall site for the use of the County Courts and officers.

HENRY SMITH,

Chairman.

WM. P. RUDD, ALPHEUS T. BULKLEY,

Secretaries.

The Board had been strongly urged to purchase, or lease, the property in the City known as Martin Hall for the use of the County and City offices. The members of Albany Bar, deeming this building as entirely unfit for such purposes, by reason of its location and construction, united in a written pro- test against purchasing or leasing it, directed to the Board, urging upon the members not to consider further the proposition to do so.

An interesting letter from Hon. W. L. Learned to Edward A. Maher, Esq., Chairman of the Board, relative to the packages of half-burned and wet package of papers rescued from the City Hall while burning. Judge Learned recommended some immediate action to prevent them from being entirely ruined.

" If allowed to dry in their present condition," he said, "they will stick together and, perhaps, mildew so as to be utterly illegible. They should be taken to some safe and dry place, opened carefully, spread out separately to dry. As Clerk of the Court and as President of the Board you know the great value of these papers, and as such Chair- man you can give some official' direction to the necessary expense. I cannot think that there would be any hesitation in paying whatever this most important work may cost. I therefore beg leave to press on you, and through you the County Clerk, the necessity of immediate action."

The public spirit and forethought of Judge Learned in thus calling attention of the Board to the important matter contained in his letter was warmly commended by the public. As the Board acted upon his timely recommendation, papers and documents of immense value were saved to the County.

DESERVED RECOMMENDATION TO W. B. MELIUS.

E. A. MAHER, Esq .- Dear Sir : We think the Board of Supervisors should by resolution, or in some other expressive manner, while commending the firemen and others who so bravely worked to save the property of the city and county from the fire at the City Hall, not omit to speak specially of the great and extraordinary services of W. B. Melius, to whose exertions we are all indebted for the preservation of the most valuable records.

ILAMILTON HARRIS, R. W. PECKHAM, T. J. VAN ALSTYNE, L. HOTALING, E. COUNTRYMAN.

This reference to the services of Mr. Melius by these distinguished citizens was eminently just, and shows how generously they appreciated his almost superhuman efforts. The members of the Board, acting under the recommendation of this letter, adopted a handsomely worded preamble and reso- lutions expressive of their high appreciation of the valuable services of Mr. Melius in thus saving the property of the city and county.

Mr. Melius has been connected with the County Clerk's office, officially, at least eighteen years, and in all, for twenty-five years. No man understands the records of the County as fully as he.

The fire in the City Hall broke out about one o'clock on the morning of the 10th of February. It was bitterly cold, and an icy wind was blowing. Mr. Melius was one of the first to reach the clerk's office, and began the work of rescuing the precious volumes containing the records of mortgages, deeds, judgments, decrees, etc .; notwithstanding the blinding and almost suffocating smoke that filled the room, he passed 700 volumes, weighing from 12 to 16 pounds each, through a narrow window in the searching room to a place of safety. A few moments after the last one was passed out the flames swept fiercely and destructively through the rooms. The loss of these records would be im- mense and irreparable to all owners of real estate situated in the County of Albany and to all persons interested in mortgages, decrees and judgments contained in these volumes.

Mr. Melius was quite overcome with his efforts and had to be assisted in reaching his home.

INTEREST OF THE COUNTY IN THE CITY HALL BUILDING. - Measures were taken at this meeting to

* For a more full description of City Hall, old and new, see chapter on Public Buildings.

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ascertain what interest the County of Albany had in the City Hall building then lately destroyed by fire, and Hon. R. W. Peckham was employed to assist a committee appointed for the purpose of ascertaining the said interest of the County.

BOOKS OF RECORD OF THE COUNTY .-- The County Clerk was by resolution authorized to make true and perfect copies of all the books of record of the County mutilated, damaged and defaced in the then recent burning of the City Hall, and that he be paid the ordinary legal rates by the County Treasurer, and he was further authorized to re- arrange, sort and label all papers disarranged and confused by the same fire, and that he be reason- ably compensated therefor. Mr. Melius was, on motion, authorized to assist the County Clerk in the foregoing designated work.

Other important business touching the matters growing out of the destruction of the City Hall was transacted; also at the adjourned meeting held March 1, 1880, other important measures were taken in regard to the same, which will be found in the MS. record of proceedings of the Board, from page 9 to 20, inclusive.

1880 .- ANNUAL SPRING SESSION held at their rooms, No. 38 Beaver street, May 11, 1880.

The following members of the Board were present:

First Ward, Henry Hoffman; Second Ward, Thomas Powers; Third Ward, John Bowe; Fourth Ward, E. A. Maher; Fifth Ward, T. J Sullivan; Sixth Ward, Ignatius Wiley: Seventh Ward, James Young; Eighth Ward, Richard Rhatigan; Ninth Ward, Stephen P'. Eastman; Tenth Ward, H. R. Starkweather; Eleventh Ward, W. H. Gaylor; Twelfth Ward, W. H. McCall; Thirteenth Ward, John B. Slingerland; Fourteenth Ward, Wheeler B. Melius; Fifteenth Ward, M. E. Higgins; Sixteenth Ward, W. H. Murray.

COHOES.

First Ward, Wm. O'Brien; Second Ward, John H. Pynes; Third Ward, Peter Grandjean; Fourth Ward, John Groves; Fifth Ward, George E. Simmons.

TOWNS.

Berne, Frederick W. Conger; Bethlehem, William Flagler; Cocymans, John A. Hunt; Guilderland, John C. Grant; Knox, J. W. Chesebro; New Scotland, D. V. S. Raynsford; Rensselaerville, Albert T. Moore; Watervliet, John Reiley; Westerlo, A. C. Kequa.

At the election of a chairman of the Board for the ensuing year suggestions were made as to the legality of the election of the members of the Board for the term of two years, whereupon the following officers were elected for the ensuing year.

Edward A. Maher, President; John A. Mangan, Journal Clerk; Thomas H. Craven, Clerk; Dr. James L. Babcock, County Physician; Michael Hayden, Doorkeeper; Edgar Palmer, Sealer of Weights and Measures. The following gentlemen were elected coroners: Dr. W. H. Murray, Dr. A. R. Starkweather, Dr. P. J. Keegan, Dr. G. H. Billings.

NIGHT WATCHMAN FOR COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE.

At a meeting of the Board, May 12, the Presi- dent presented a communication signed by a large number of the leading citizens of Albany request- ing that the services of a night watchman at the County Clerk's office should be continued, and they further recommended that the night watch- man be made a permanent employee.

On motion of Mr. Bowe it was resolved to authorize the County Clerk to continue the services of night watchman until otherwise directed by the Board, his salary not to exceed $75 per month.

The Board met according to adjournment on November 22, when Mr. Weaver presented the following report of the Committee on State Equalization :

Albany County assessed value of real estate for the year 1878. $47,702,870

Equalization in the year 1879 at. . 64,295, 172

Equalization over assessed value $16,592,302

The Board of Equalization of Taxes, in pursu- ance of chapter 312, laws of 1859, fixed the aggre- gate valuation of property in Albany County at the sum of $68,426, 226, upon which a State tax of $239,491.80 must be levied for the current fiscal year commencing October 1, 1880, being three and one-half mills on the dollar :

MILLS.

CHAP. LAWS. 1880

For schools.

11000

515

For general purposes

1475

515

1880

l'or new Capitol G

515

1880

Canals ..

248

1880

Total

A report giving a statement of the receipts and disbursements of the County treasury was sub- mitted on December 2, as follows:

Receipts and disbursements from December 1, 1879, to November 30, 1880:

RECEIPTS.

Total amount received. $996,299 99

Disbursements

996,299 99

Amount on hand 39,008 46

The amount of real and personal property assessed in Albany County in 1880:

City of Albany, real and personal. $37,085,425 00

"" Cohoes, 66 3,648,093 00

Towns, real and personal. 12,330,250 26

Grand total $53,063,768 26

On December 6 the President received the fol- lowing statement from the County Treasurer, being the balance due the County at that date:

City of Albany Cohoes 1,620 45

$42,193 55

Town of Berne. 66 Bethlehem

3,039 50

12 30

Coeymans.

42 86

66 Guilderland

458 0I

Knox.

197 94

66 New Scotland

121 94

Rensselaerville

2,849 74

Westerlo.

581 22

Watervliet.

4,664 18

Total $55,163 69

THE EQUALIZED VALUATION FOR 1880.

City of Albany, real and personal. $32,883,306 03

.. Cohoes

5,394,927 56

Making a total.

$53,063,768 26

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On January 5, 1881, Mr. Murray, in a well- worded resolution, made a motion that a tax of $100.08, assessed on the premises No. 117 Beaver street, in this city, and used by Dr. John Swin- burne as a Dispensary, be canceled, and the Board of Assessors were directed to omit said property from its lists of taxable property and assessment roll, so long as the property is retained for dispensary or hospital purposes.

This was unanimously adopted, inasmuch as Dr. Swinburne is known to devote largely of his own time and money to the charitable care of the sick poor of the city, and employing assistants, and keeping and sustaining a private dispensary wholly from and upon his own personal means, for the purpose of relieving the sick poor and unfortunate of the city.

Adjourned January 24, 1881.

Proceedings of the Board of Supervisors at the annual meeting held May 10, 1881, in Martin Hall. Members present :

First Ward, Augustus Whitman; Second Ward, John Ryan; Third Ward, William Casey; Fourth Ward, Edward A. Maher; Fifth Ward, George L. Thomas ; Sixth Ward, John Parr; Seventh Ward, James Young; Eighth Ward, Michael J. Hayden; Ninth Ward, James A. Lynom; Tenth Ward, Mathew C. Clark; Eleventh Ward, William B. Scott; Twelfth Ward, William Guinan; Thirteenth Ward, Joseph C. Griffin ; Fourteenth Ward, Robert Geer; Fifteenth Ward, Michael E. Higgins; Sixteenth Ward, Wm. II. Mur- ray; Seventeenth Ward, Frank Brennan.

COHOES.

First Ward, John Clark; Second Ward, Jolin H. Pyncs; Third Ward, C. M. Nadeau; Fourth Ward, John Groves; Fifth Ward, Charles Knott.

TOWNS.

Bernc, Frederick W. Conger; Bethlehem, W. C. Hota- ling; Coeymans, Estes H. Strevell; Guilderland, Aaron Fuller; Knox, Izrahiah Chesebro; New Scotland, Henry H. Meed; Rensselaerville, Hercules Sayre; Watervliet, John Reilly; Westerlo, Anson C. Requa.

President-Edward A. Maher. Clerk-Thomas H. Craven.

Journal Clerk-John. C. Mangan.

County Physician-Dr. U. B. La Moure.

Doorkeeper-James A. McCotter.

Coroners' Physicians -- Doctors P. J. Keegan, H. R. Starkweather, R. D). Clark, G. H. Billings.

Sealer of Weights and Measures-Edgar Palmer.

Counsel for Overseer of Poor-Martin D. Conway.

Pages-John Ward, Joseph Foy.

COUNTY PAPERS .- Argus and Express.

COMMISSIONERS TO REPAIR OR REBUILD CITY HALL.

By the laws of 1880, Chapter 285, M. H. Nolan, Edward Maher, Barclay Jermain, Charles Van Bentheusan, Robt. C Pruyn, C. P. Easton, Erastus Corning and Leonard G. Hun were appointed Commissioners to repair or rebuild the City Hall in this city. The names of the gentlemen com- posing this Committee was the highest guarantee that the important duties committed to them would be performed with the utmost ability, exactness and dispatch.

At this meeting of the Board, in pursuance of Section 8 of the said act of 1880, this Committee presented a succinct and ably drawn petition to the Board, requesting that body to direct the issue

of bonds of the County of Albany, to the amount of $145,000, to be negotiated by the Chairman of the Board of Supervisors and the Treasurer of the county, at such times and in such amounts as may be required by the Commissioners ; such bonds to be signed by the Chairman of the Board of Super- visors and the Treasurer, to bear semi-annual in- terest at the rate of four per cent per annum, and payable, one-third thereof in twenty years, and one- third thereof in twenty-two years, from the date of their respective issues.

The Commissioners presented a resolution to the Board, in conformity with the said petition, which directed that the said sum of $145,000 be paid, as stated above, to wit : $50,000 in the year 1901, $50,000 in 1902, $45,000 in 1903.

COMMITTEE ON CORONERS AND PHYSICIANS. - This Committee is very important, and for a time was very onerous, requiring a clerk ; but by the law touching the salaries of physicians appointed to make post mortem examinations, and by a law of the Board letting by contract the burial of paupers under said contract, the Committee were relieved from much of their labor, so it became unnecessary to keep a clerk, and a resolution was presented for the discharge of the clerk, but it was tabled ; whereupon it was moved by Mr. Higgins that a clerk be elected, and John P. Masterson was elected clerk to the Committee. Adopted.

SPECIAL MEETING, August 12, 1881. - Called under a written request and signed by all the mem- bers of the Board, to enable the Finance Commit- tee and County Treasurer to borrow money to meet deficiencies and transact such other business as might be necessary. The sum required was not to exceed $120,000, and was for the purpose of paying State tax, which was to fall due on the Ist of September then next. This amount was directed to be raised in conformity to the foregoing.

STATE BOARD OF HEALTH .- At a meeting, November 15, an important communication was received from the State Board of Health in regard to the amendments of laws designed to secure the complete registration of births, marriages and deaths, and especially to give the greatest possible accuracy to the record of the causes of death and burial of the dead.

THE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION OF TAXES fixed the aggregate valuation of property in Albany County at $67, 372, 736, upon which amount a State tax of $151, 588.66 was to be levied for the current fiscal year commencing October 1, 1881, being 24 mills on the dollar, for the following purposes :

For Schools 100 mills, per Chap. 453, Laws 1881.

" General purposes. 100

453 1881.

" Canals. 595, 1881.

Total. 2} mills.

The non-resident taxes credited to the County for 1880 were $202.92.

At a meeting of the Board November 21, 1881, a communication was read in regard to the State

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Board of Assessors and the State Board of Equal- ization.

The assessed valuation of real estate in Albany County in 1880. $49,151,808

Personal estate

3,911,960

Total. $58.063,768

To the assessed valuation the State Board have added $14, 308, 968; this made the equalized valua- tion of real estate $63.460, 776; to this add the per- sonal, $3,911, 960, which makes the sum $67, 372,- 736, upon which we pay a State tax this year.

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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 31

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