, 1869-11-21

ipg relieved Il ucls,ct, II u often NEARER Jefot,
1s cee = c'eAted Of tho pcbtio, theb sue rsal Il
~ vust of sAs dA1, and 10 mailing np caAh. VfIo{
Y no ettalt mat IT. ahsfe receipts Of tfum 0fty ia
Iaiee hnndred thousatl tf0&fl Ate iat en daily, 1
fot !te puttt*e and II hixhi i il he iaty of ifs
tlHkI 70 ~ thfuuxh ihess tookA AMI ct,tnphfs lbe
seoota q eArh feoslpt III by lot, Win tas ksnsfA
its,e ~, i - 10 hass thzt1i fent'ds1. Ths III
's ataa'si y r. ~ .la,bx yp N. xatfaA!s t9
thas1'd VIM tbs r0artl0h a& lAs {tNtlt sni,anI
~ Mh r. :As aaa a., =, shs .soRF,sI h txsthsz
.as ta s.py III ~ ~ dst!naasRt tais Anil taad.
e. e. |asaSs7h Il, * .st*traS g s*s'aa ], q
duty o. tns t'o.Itot0s has loen 10 mako reports
10 ~ t9f tqdgmant neiNesn the TAN DAY 0f
sanuafy and tha isat day nf Fehfua1y 10 each
!he court on tho n1xs day Of tha February term
A.; A.: .sPpss,sd N.1ee 2. lss reaas ID. .tas
~ and tho lbth day Of March 10 each year. report
to solne court Of competent tnr.sd1c,lon, ii 4
frgulsI OF 1secthl term the1roi, ii unpaid sAxes
ludanent theieon" lii hoT t pTobso!s Ill ia. tss tos
FpoH Ml!l 10 made A. The March term OF the court;
10 70, @ w1l 70 setn taa.. although the books do
- formerly, the time for paying ID extended il
the PPM 9. which makes About au even thing Of it.
~ ~! toon a. Judgment has been obtained. nnothef
8t o. !ne delinquent lots and lands ettt cu8Iping
onpald has 10 BE- made, and the Collector ldves-
Ise4 lenst three times IN eorne Newspaper
punisned N ih'd CITY" "tnat, unless The taxes arc
w oe eold Anothrr very lAborous duty is the
MntER ont Of weekly reports for the Comptroller.
~ nefe eo.!ectlonA arc made on nve OF n1 hundred
"ln1ef, II IA 70 small Item
IN aoinR al thi. extra Labor. such IS adding up
tle HMlant. ak!ne fepsrts, preparing lists for
AnA 81 L.
qnite1 acd during the husy season the AvesaHe
9ntnt f!Ec Of the clefks has been about 10 ..
onf @ ofssnrmes they Do not leave until ors
douotediy Be employed 70 the better accommodl.
tion Of The public, at Htin2 ADDITIONAL expense:
olt unr! Larger once i luslAned 1t u sheer non
eenRe 70 think OF such thing, for 1t Il absolutely
Impossible to ayltematlze the v11t suount Of
necessary labor tu collecting the nIes And special
sssesamen,9 Of thts great and growing CITY IN such
lttie nutshell Of an once ~ u nov provided.
Respectfully. DC. 4. L. HkALn Collector.
HWin b seen that the Collector oniy gt4es III
greater detail the farne general polnta Of con-
b1t does LOT suggest any remedy. Lis st4.enens
q she care ho~eTeI, shows thar u II VAS 70 alf,-
cult to pay the smaller aggregates Of taxes during
psy sne areay sno1ns e. ge.
un.ess there 4 an increase Of the. once
snd clerical iactlitIes The cause Of much eot The
tem-or r1trer the entire lack Of syssem-ta
charging up the amorn,a due on each 1ot OF parcel
o. Ihno Sor SPECIAL A1seAmeHt4 There Ia no
rea1on xhy coLdeuscd sccounf might not be
Kept with each lot, 70 ~ to show at glance the
total amount due far both general and
erectal taxes; hut the chief difficulty
setns 10 be the want Of trore ONCE rootp and the
fery1ces OF tour or nve more clertB during az
months Of the year. There are plenty OF Office
roors IN pnrAte business buildings within q
Etotes throE Of tho present Collector ot,lce any
Of which might be reuIel and appropriated 10 the
collection Of taxes In particular dir1stons
OF The ciu, and II there Is any
ob4sac;e to renting one or
Iwo OF these We sbouid IKE to hear It Gtattd. The
additional expense certainly would b nothing
compared to the loNH Of time, which the Taxpayers
Will experience IN The endeayor to pay 1xea, or IN
theif property from that set Of Sny-
,ockk, the tA1 deatcEs. for whore special benefit
thA shameful condition OF hlngs see1s pufposel5
nainlalned
A sale was perfected daring The past week as
figures which ahow the value Of come important
bIAtnesa property, which, untu within tue past
year-whtn TIC eocth~ar1l and eastward progress
OF business localities Rave II m additional
v1lue-hAs been considered only Secopt or third
rate rropertr, VIZ, the southwest corner Of MHf-
ispn and Clark 11eets being 70 s51o0 feet on
C.ayk by 12d feet on Madison street, for S16aQ00-
4 his II at the rnte Of Sa1sa<3 per front foot on
Cart street, Ft1n dcpth Of le6 feet
The following table BaoWa the volume and ten
dency OF UansActton4 IN real estate. st0ate within
a radius extending seven m1lea IRON the COurt
House, during The Weet ending Nov 90, the az
ETcSste value in each dlrect!11 and the total Ia
all. being conparel with the saMe for the louf
previous weeks: