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Show PLAN FOR COLLECTING CITY TAXE8 8EMI-ANNUALLY New York, Feb. 7. Comptroller Prendergast will recommend to the Now York board ot estimates a plan for collecting the city's taxes twlco a year instead of annually, as ut pies-cnt. pies-cnt. Ho belloves that tho scheme could bo adopted advantageously by all American municipalities, Tho plan Is designed to mako tax-paymonta sraallor, 'thus lightening tho burden on property owners and tending to do-crease do-crease delinquencies. It also will save tho city a considerable sum In Interest on short term loans and will lesson tho strain on Wow York banking Interests In-terests at a critical porlod of tho year. |