Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-05-24
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
4 Loud Grow =.

EDITOR OF The STAE-Dtsr 81 Some OF
our core ponden's have called the attento
o; tax pay-r~ to the fact tina: he N Gnicipai
officers for this city soon ~ De elected, and
t1at IL importance attaches 20 the character
aud fitness of tn. men selected; and that oy
tolrraunE extrSvasanee we incur q reckless
taxation. thereby shutting out wsn sud EsGns
So necessary TO mike our city what NE capital
o. this great nation should De; thai justice and
retrVnCnmen; are known only as party names,
NV, SIR. have thought upon his MISTER,
aud while am not opposed 10 & liberal taxa
ION for general improvement, yet l am op-
pose0 20 the legaIIZ d fra uds practiced by some
of the par:eS now n office. l believe, sir, that
the legal'Zing of frauds that may be pract:csd
upon ih- Hnoc-nt do not make the extoruon
Just ana hence n is The duty OF law makers -
restrict the executors OF law by statutory lin
ration, so ihlt their execution may no: be
made oppressive.
Eut our laws, IA t.ep e-erution, are made
Oppressive, a i Will show by the folio wing
tacts- and submit II, upon the hypothesis
above There may no; be Jus: cause Tor com.
plant:
neighhor that my house and 10. were advertised
IN a ''ChTonIcle Extra 10 be sold for taxes.
Slr.53 beng The amount. l immediately Went
10 the City Hail; called for nv tax bill. WAS
presented with a oil OF 81. 70-Si6g " of which
purp rted TO b. for advertising and commits
sIOHs My inFr"s IOu was that there must DE-
some IT take III tie case. So took nv bill TO
one CT NJ Aldermen. called his attention - - =
lrJus'Ic- OF being required TO nav nearly
80 PR cent. on nv Xxx 70 supper; Extra
CtroRicts, While II was a faCt tha.. living as
"sdu, two qHSrss from the horse cars-I0,h
str"et ea,t-tnnt We were Obliged 70 go down
Iea he Navy Yard 20 get the Chronicle. which
" diu Tor long i'u.c, no carrier came INFO
our suburban district; and we cheertGllv eu-
dured ms IrcrnyrnI-Dte until me STAR
changed hands. making It's eveHIu- visits az
GU oOCT. 1ud always " lc0nei by Us.
Wei, The y drTman llstr2ed % my Complaint,
then informed ne that Il made no difference,
y was legal tIansa, lion. 81. / expressed 10
him my doubts AS TO the Legality OF notices IS
snrd ln HOaung XXI As, called his a-tent on TO
h May oT's decision, which ! sin believe =
corr :. but he informed ne IN substance IA
a i~yI, f5dge was provided for The s.neTgeuc y
tIdL X was not an "--'rI hut sIDpisHl.f -, ;dd
that H. Mayors necisIon wouId D.. overruIsd
by ihe Board D; Aldermen; said ia had many
Nolum' OF law books winch he had examined
Oh thr suhIeei, &c. l saw no hope IN my case,
and wen: 10 the Collectors ofiice, paid ny tex,
~'H9', and : 6g7 Tor SeJ plsa,sR.s 70 the CErogi-
-t|, (not 'Ntras Yet l confess chat after gs,-
ting enlightened by our Alderman, and being
al vlsed by some Of our political friends not 10
MAKE the matter personal. that there was no
other way 10 get al The taxpayers. &c. sc. }
that could hot see why circular letters might
NO he adtTes ed 10 taxpayers, gJ-1UO
of which would probably reach them
AZ cost o. 2u cents each, 20 be added TO the
lega! tax, instead OF being re-, uIred 10 pay 200
per CEN. Tor supplements which would not
be !lh"!y ID Tracb cHe in tn OF the taxpayers.
suppose. Mr.. Editor. the Honorable EOard-
our guarclans-so amend the law as 10 re Iuire
tn Collector TO issue circular letters at the
price shove named. which would certainly pay
him we'll, and also restrict every incumbent by
law ~ justice, d. you think the interests OF
our c!ty would nag under such administration.
Ih'se, sir, are matters which trust our tax
payers Will con slider before he nominations TOR
our next board of officers arr ratified
1. sir, have fully resolv we'd 70 vote for no man.
OF clique OF a>pirants for office. who allow hese
ana Kindred frauds - pass uncorr ected and
uHTebuked. More anon.
Washington, ID. g.. May both, 1-Gq.