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PJlayor in Albany Today Moving Hits Mayor on Realty Tax CI By DICK LEE Mayor LaGuardia's attempt to confound the department store foes of his increased sales tax plans by citing their efforts to obtajn reductions in their own real estate tax assessments, was answered yesterday by figures showing how New York realty is selling for far less than assessed values. Walter Hoving, president of To Plead for Tax Rise By RAY CONNELLY Albany, March 22. Mayor LaGuardia tonight accepted an invitation of Republican legislative leaders to confer with them here tomorrow afternoon to justify his demand for new tax revenues for New York City. The invitation was sent after STEKOTYPE MACHINE SHORTHAND 150 to 250 Words per Mm. Enables WOMEN of 1 6 to 60 to share in the war effort NOW Insure your postwar future with THIS NEW PROFESSION Previous iMilftffi nt ttreetftary.

Com in tar fro tomeaatrattia or hM writ tor infoVmatisn. Day ana "Sipltt rtaM? TheSttnttypeCo.292 Madison Av. general sales tax increase. He said that the first day he had been able to prune about $7.50 estimated municipal expenses. He took time out to ridicule the recurrent rumors that he was leaving his city job to become some sort of military governor in North Africa.

PS IS Pi MU 6-4580 Open Evps. Sat. KM. MAPS WITH MELTING ICe CANT KILL SPARKie Lord who is serving as chairman of the committee to balance the municipal budget by economies rather than increased taxes, came up with the figures on the sacrifice sales. The Mayor had accused Hoving's firm of seeking assessment reductions on its own real estate.

"A property at 154 Nassau St. which was assessed at $2,430,000 for tax purposes recently sold for $215,000," said Hoving. "A 56th St. apartment house taxed on a valuation of $200,000 sold for $50,000. A building in W.

142d assessed at $340,000, recently went lor ijVvu. Hoving also took city officials to task for their sneers at $100,000 savings that could be accomplished by abolishing the Mayor's Gracie Mansion home and his municipal broadcasting station WNYC. Hov ing said another $100,000 could be saved by liquidating the Municipal Parole Commission. Mayor Busy on Budget. The Mayor went to work with Acting Budget Director Thomas Patterson on his municipal budget yesterday after announcing that he had asked the State Legislature for action on his graduated retail sales tax as a substitute for the CANADA DRY IN 0RINKS ITS Pjji mm (IS? the Republicans' conference rith Gov.

Dewey and followed receipt of a Jetter from the Mayor in which he warned G. O. P. leaders that "it would be most dangerous for the Legislature to adjourn without giving the city enabling statutes to raise the additional revenue." Has Other Plans. The Mayor, apparently abandoning hope for the city sales tax bill increasing the levy from 1 to 2rc, suggested half a dozen other proposals designed to aid his administration in averting a deficit.

The Mayor's suggestions were: Restore the cigaret tax which the Legislature took from New York City in 1940. Restore the utility tax, two-thirds of which the state took from the city in 1938. Permit the increase of the business tax from l-20th to l-10th of Have the state assume the cost ef state courts to relieve the city of fixed charges of more than $9,000,000. Issue of School Costs. Or, the Mayor said, "Why not have the state take over the cost of public schools, permitting the city to contribute 4 and 9-10ths of each tax dollar as its share of the cost The Mayor's major proposal, however, was the levy of a business tax on a graduated scale of IV2 to 29c- which he outlined in his radio address Sunday.

"The City of New York is at your mercy," the Mayor wrote. "To place the city, which has a population greater than the bal- ance of the state and which pays ever of all the state taxes, at the mercy of a few individuals each year is not fair dealing. Heriil'f 55 Hnl 14 Street What famous whiskey do vou think of when vou see a Ajraraenia i Ws 010 1 Dapper Walter Hoving explains how city could save $100,000 by closing Gracie Mansion. The Mayor warned he is going to balance the city budget as required by law no matter how heavy a tax burden he has to impose on home owners. He asserted there was nothing else he could do.

The G. O. P. legislative leaders, in response, sent a telegram which said, in part: "We are still wholly without any information concerning the actual amount of the budgetary deficit of the city or the amounts which the various taxes you propose would raise, or the necessity for such taxes. "Since the Legislature will adjourn this week it is essential that the facts be available to its members, so they can take whatever action is necessary prior to adjournment.

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