[DOCUMENT NO. III.]

BOARD  OF
ASSISTANT ALDfiRMEJf,

December 5, 1831.
 

The Special Committee^ to whom teas referred a
Petition of S. B. Rugglcs, to have certain
Lands exempt from Taxation, made the fol¬
lowing Report, which on motion was ordered
to be printed.

B. CRANE, Clerk:
 

The Special Committee to whom was referred the Peti¬
tion of Samuel B. Buggies,' an inhabitant of the city of
New-York, to have the taxes and assessments which may
become chargeable on certain lands which he proposes to
lay out in an Open Square, hereafter rateably apportioned
and imposed as an additional charge upon each of the lots
surrounding the square, so that the square itself may be ex¬
empted from taxes and assessments,

RESPECTFULLY REPORT,

That the want of a sufficient number of open and public
squares in this extensive and densely populated metropolis,
is a cause of frequent and just complaint, inasmuch as
they would greatly tend to embellish and ornament the city,
and promote the health and convenience of its inhabitants.