The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-04-02

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H. T. Hornby's, delinquent, 1885,. so IS
e =" ss.r -r Ill 1884,. las 81
Henry Horribly, delinquent in 1857, Els So
i Total ....... ..................-S1,6e Sos so
Upon this amount (l,6e5 5o) James G.
Jones paid to George Wolfin, Jan. G, 1853,
as per order of City Council, TO be applied
as per the following statement by James G..
Jones 4.e
"The money paid to George Violin,
was to be applied according to my directions
Ito be subsequently given-to the taxes of
these several persons, viz: W. G. and G..
W: Ewing, H. F. Horribly, Evans heirs,
Jones, and Jones & Carpenter. There was
q part of the taxes assessed that thought
Illegal, and was unwilling to pa; but so
much as i DID PAY 1890 40, or thereabout)
paid without any intention to reclaim it,
and entertain no such intention noe.
JAMES G. JONES'
October $, 1858.
This last sentence, of course. refers to his
injunction that he had sworn out to resist
the collection of his taxes twill be re-
marked, also, that this statement and spe-
cife appropriation of the 1890 is made be-
fore the tax list for 1858 was put into the
hands Of the Collector. The appropriation
mast, therefore, have been for the taxes due
in 1856 and 1867, then delinquent and en-
Joined. On the next day, viz, October 9Th,
1858, the Collector settles with the Council
| and turns over this order of Jones and is
allowed for it. and on it gets his commits
sions - 40 -f 49,
This would appear, to all intents and
purposes, final settlement of the matter ;
the Collector presents the order as a part of
the taxes collected by him for 1857, and is
SO received by the Council. . .a. .as
In 1865, Mr.. Jones was again delinquent
in the payment of his taxes, and his proper
ty was advertised to be sold by the Collec-
tor on Monday, the 3lst of January, 1889.
On the Saturday night preceding the sale,
Mr.. Jones goes before the Council and bam-
BOOBIES it into passing the following strange
order:
WHEREAs, James G. Jones paid into the
hands of the City Collector, on the 9Th day
of January, 1858, the sum of $940 80, to be
applied on taxes against ". G. and G. W.
Ewing, Fl. F. Horribly, Evans heirs, J. G.
Jones, and Jones 4 Carpenter, under the
| direction of said Jones; and, LII.
| WHEREAS, On the 9Th of October 1858,
the City Collector, in settlement with the
Council, accounted for the said amount OF
money; therefore,
Resolred, That the said Collector be and
is hereby directed to apply the said amount
of $940 80 on the taxes of the aforenamed
persons, for 1857 and 1853, under the direc-
ton of the said J G. Jones.
On this order, Mr.. Jones, on Monday
day morning, goes to the Collector and OBJ
tains receipt for his taxes for 1853, to the
amount of $4s5 81, and stops the sale, leav-
ing SAB nnapplied; and leaving his taxes
for 1856 and 1857, amounting, as per state
ment TO 81, sos so still unpaid, and still un-
der an injunction against their collection
Deducting the S445 the balance of the
order. there will be due the city the sum oil
sl,25O.
All that the city has realized on taxes fol-
three years, amounting TO the sum of 50, 80
due from Mr.. Jones, is the unappreeiated
: benefits of his services in the Straight Line
Railroad controversy. To aggravate the
wrong, Mr.. Horribly says-and presume il
is the case with the others-he has paid
Mr.. Jones the money for the taxes, which
in his case, are withheld from the city, and
the collection of them enjoined by Mr.. Jones
Whether person having such an account
with the city is a proper person to be sen
to the Council, leave to the voters of the
! Second Ward to determine, confident tina
! they will look to the interests of the city il
the selection of the person to represent them
All the facts here stated are upon the record;
of the Council, and can be obtained from
the City Clerk
Mr. Jones is understood to be hostile tt
our free schools, and refuses to pay his schoo
tax, because, as he alleges, it is unconstitu
tional and illegal.
A VOTER OF THE SECOND WARD.
RTrRNFn tn DF Atm ON the eveuinp %