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New York State Comptroller's Office Land Tax Bureau Notices of Local Assessments of State Property for Local Improvements


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Overview of the Records

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New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230

Summary:
By a law of 1894, a person, body, or board in a locality was authorized to assess lands for local improvements and file a written notice with the comptroller. These notices were then audited by the comptroller and paid out through the treasurer. These records consist of notices of local assessments on state property made for the purpose of local improvements on state land.
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Notices of local assessments of state property for local improvements
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0.4 cubic feet

( including 1 volume)

Inclusive Dates:
1904-1909
Series Number:
A1341

Arrangement

A1341-99:Roughly chronological.

Administrative History

By a law of 1894, a person, body, or board in a locality was authorized to assess lands for local improvements and file a written notice with the comptroller. These notices were then audited by the comptroller and paid out through the treasurer.

Scope and Content Note

A1341-77: This accretion consists of notices of local assessments on state property made for the purpose of local improvements on state land. The information recorded is date notice received; property assessed; nature of assessment; amount; and remarks. Correspondence relating to these notices is interleafed throughout the volume.

A1341-99: This accretion consists of scattered notices from local tax officials to the comptroller's office of taxes due to the cities of Rochester and Syracuse for improvements made on state lands. Most taxes are for construction or repair of bridges, sewers, or sidewalks. Cover letters, payment schedules, and published city tax rates are also included.

Related Material

A1385 Notices to State Regarding Assessments for Local Improvements, 1888-1901, predates this series.

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