The New York Times/1918/11/11/Untermyer in Tax Case
UNTERMYER IN TAX CASE.
Will Act for Mayor's Committee to Prevent Lion Sale.
The Mayor's Committee on Taxation announced yesterday that it had obtained the services of Samuel Untermyer as counsel in an endeavor to prevent the sale in Nassau County in December of property on which taxes have not been paid. In a letter to Supreme Court Justice Scudder, Mr. Untermyer said that Mayor Hylan had suggested to him to prepare a brief or to argue the case orally. He asked for two weeks' time in which to look into the merits of the matter, and it is believed Justice Scudder will grant the request.
The situation will be discussed at the office of the State Controller, Eugene Travis, this afternoon. Among those present will be Nathan Hirsch, Chairman of the Mayor's Committee on Taxation; Samuel Breslin, Grover Whalen, Peter J. Brady, and James P. Holland. Governer-elect Alfred E. Smith has written to the Mayor's Committee saying he considered the present law, with reference to the sale on land on which taxes have not been paid, as good, but he urged that it be amended so as to make it impossible for any one to deprive landholders of their property before having their day in court.