, 1869-02-09
Tire COURTS.
Impo, taut Decisions Of tho 8u-
preme Court 81 II the CITY
!. Assessasnll.
Marrying fox Monev>.-Ths Result
Of q Divorce Suit. ~,
a Father Accuses His Son Of
Stealing $4,000.
moro EInnder, Seduction and
Divorce Ca4os.


New Suits. Etc.
5UpLEAg COURT OF ILL1HoH.
j. =. u. Elicit Ct al. =. city of Chicago.
Opinion 81 Brctse. Chsf Justles. This was "a
ppheasi lon BY 4. Il. us,1d, city Collector OF tho
II! OF Chicago TO the snoertcr Court, far tudK:
belt against certain lots II that c,tY, asaessed
or ctstsln Improvement on Michigan Aye-us.
The appellant. Elliott, appeared aul made obtee-
uors to the ertzy Of aoS tnd2meut against Eaa
p1opetiy ASSESSED In nts uant, on the grouuds.
!. That 10 notice. "a 1s1ut1ed By law, wse
Eisen q he application fo1 ;1tguont.
= hc eonn'ssfores, ~ifrIy and fraudulent
y, 1steo ana refused 70 atte., r,al estase know
ng TIC same 10 b specially bsncuted by the
proposed inpfosensut.
Because Ill the raates,al requirements of the
:ity ctare1, as TO thepa.stns or tht osdiasucc Eo
he improvement and ~ to a:ts OF tho Cou,mss-
sIo1efs Of tho Board u Public Works aud the
omnon Council and o6csss Of the ctr, hsye mt
been complied with.
4. No notice. Is rtqni,ed hY Law. vas gtv.n of
tho meeting OF tho Commissioners sot tho pur-,
pote OF making ,hs sssesaEens.
5. No notice. Is rtaulred b5 iaw. was gives OF
the ding OF the Assessment ro1, xt:h tbs c!,Y
Clerk, OF the Comrnl3saouera' intended co1nlp.-
tlon thereof.
These objections were oYanu'ed md Judgment
snttzed FOR the amount asaessed, With ono per
cent per month elfee SeptsEcer s, 1867, sud
xosts, apd IN ordar e1t<rxd that sufficient CT ,ha
properly aese1Eed b sold to satisfy TIC jadz-
ntrt.
g reverse this luaznsn., Elliott sppea,ed to
appc!isn. called several wll1esses Who, iii, eoo-
curred IN ttsi!Eyiug that otEet property On Mch1-
esn avenue. 1ot asseseed. was benedted ~ tho
proposed improvement ~. thereby, tie vainc IT
tie property was enhanced. Had thesa wttnasae&
seeapied the poslt1on at tbs Hoard Of Public
rens and tticial osIhs+ might hsva asses.sa sha
property not included IN the assessment By tbs
comnasssscnest. vne Commissioner wele ret.
ind9 ncnt OF none otheis bat their OWL. and. oa
their ostn5, have N .de their 1s'usu that tho lots
sd Sss
st.Id ), unless impeached fE ffsai: not
toe .nsh,ess pseof , Of which ~ ..e;. is exhibited
such improvement. II i Board Of Fuh.ic Wosts.
eei*esed, ~ must DO supposed, fer the!r good
| under their o1lcisI oatht. dcciarc By TIER re.
lo1t sha: certain property f. specially hsn. hsed
tademeni thail ~ o7uttbroSn or the testaosY
Of othots. 20 more Intelligent and no mora
nPsss @ s.p ,9y ths's 1 r: u .sty
m.nsins r. exercise. aea ID satss Ike tsis i
nust bu shown tba: 4 was upf.T!y Of ::auda-
| Tteir Judgment must bu c1nclntiro ia tnc Ab-
se1cc Of Il! frzui. (C4sy ]u1ticu ~ fllaots 4s0)-
The n m.:sr!al @ seqasem.n % of u tho iaT hsse bec
substantially complied w,th md I'll tho prut.ed-
lnga from ,ha ineep,,on In tho dual Judgment harm
bccL regular aLd IN Aceof1aGce with tpo cha9teF.
hscetv,ta no sssos IN tho record. tho Judgment
i'@otsy Wight et a. '. Tho cl.y; y: pssese.
aupt rio, Court Ut Chicago iot Judsmen: on
special assetanent wassatt ftE iu1pioytnc csr.
eus objections arc .Iksn 10 ITO Proceeding by tho
apreltaui, III tot which wcre o.srEn "a. and iuaE-
nent ~ entered n q plsysd; To r.vse snta judE-
tlous. "a Tho poltts themselves havs hcea settled
na q - spacii.0t on tho h.t.
nts:,onerst @ III Z Paoe wosFs di,, il III in;ss-
Eate Mhottur there Was any zeal tdtata which
would bo spsetaly h:nr 1tcd to tue e1fent 0! tho
las8eesEust ever onI nhuvu tho cikJ At largo of
taat tho Common Council, when pa4strg ID. ox.
dsusnet h.d before it any evidence. derived nom
anch An inTettigation, that the.a VAS eaeh prop
TIE word tnxesusate"la III not fonud IN ths re-
ptr1 Of ,he Conmlts stonaEt, but thero IL tnnud In
II. substantial compliance With the ordinance
Sfoana" a1d submitted tns Ssnca:a to private
property Ecl4l1say to Inst Of The whole city, and
atseeted tueh property sesordlnglI: , s,
TERED 10 By arpellalt, ii was hs1d that tnp lsw
ii tle pzocesaifRa levyius tho ass'ssne9t.
mept upon ,hs report of lis Col,essof.
which It 10 tot requisite stouli refer to OF State
az q tbn tns nut ~ M tes
pa1tel. 1t Haa fot The defendant to overcome this
p1esuuptiau By showing afirm.uyeiy thar some
~ per Of be
Eot require, fof tns baFpess sta.cssigat,on ihat
Fail 11vsttieaiion Of a subject. be + moral. po-
puFsara Il s4s eioees tsaa @ Gpon q in eeoTasd
| s,1e.t.. Eminent ltxlcozra2heEs detnc s'savts'
tieauonr to be the action or PROCESS OF aearch'n9
Iousy 10 ID na out out .hat ID nnknown ciiacs ID tho
phrt,cal moral world. either hy observation Of
1iasssEstoRs 1a of
, or Mathematician; the Investigations Of 4 Judge,
y saa Ell *. ;da
. Il must be presumed, then, lnas tae coa,rts
.toles,. - tseI sere sro1n 70 d9, tho.ossnl! !.
ga as 1hs me5, n o hs aos
. krevng, as they a.e presumed 70 haze known
. I'll The pccu,tartics Ct tho locality md ian1la
= With tha subject. The result Of their 1n!csf1s.
ton was theit report 10 the Common CoanGs
e accompanied by he required ordinances. All th
e. sastr ana
|, i is orJcetcd BY The appellant thu. The ecu
. ss. spss.ai, Il heeea Cd b. Dc proposed impray
|
Illegal reason that those lots or blocks either ha
I. | been or pgre about to be assesTed fox tmnroy
al men,s en- other streets: and be complains that
g. wa Eot permitted to show By evidence tha. 10
- Omitted from the assessment Ware specially ben
IN, lifted by the improve nsnt, as rnuea as other 10
Is to the ntst usst.er Of compliant. We arc Il
>oo prepared 10 Say the 1eaeon g1sen tor omtttil
90 Certain lots, that they we're 10 be included IN
49, not good reason for onattting ,heu. Al Z.
luo 1ate. The improvement in process Eaa not 70 9
peld upon lhe judement Of ny ether pessop n g., T.
Bl2 works, They, 10 their judgment. swo.n to cx'
Is cise It fairy ard houeetIy, deemed It proper
50 ms same may BE- said Of the renn.tn'ng mat
OF Complaint. The Commissioners were lhe; -
@n )noRes IN the ptemlses. On their oafns tney ~
$50 benenttrd BY tho p1o2os d Improvement, .
their Judgment must stard unIess impeacaed
-, tisr CIV: :. Burt'ce 81 lis: Isl:
aso See seTpa1sa F1ops.es y
ihe Comm a. s.tonefs, which tie Court dtas!ioM'
and W think property IT, scope ana tn Up1,en
LIED lie tie oains they I'd i.ken before n.sl1g
900 iaeefsnsa. Il eas.. jad,sisi sspsss:y; i
-:o wcrs required 10 inyesdgats. deliberate !. !.
t u
tng be cs1ied o. in my EihunA1. 70 inc1ipate ihe
she sel1es Of show. reasons for their actioas. o,
ter f2 fne 1cmain!ss point is that the Court a1loa
re- one per cent month a. dsmaRet. We ssn
n tbs ~ fSe - sns ne n
and CS1IEp s1A7Es coURsa.
po1ea for Sto!ss,on II i ate1a. Rsysnae ia~
United States =. L1lenbere. ,Irdtctu,e4t
,S ,Se stsh:s4sinF ssss t;oa ea.k without dsf.e'
o IN BAx3REP1cx.
9rh 1r1. nh
}. CIRCUIT COURT.
Not IN sess'on. zzv su,rs,
H. Albert 9. Morey :: Mareas & "al1eF; .,isna htts
y, '1iSn 5asn 8 8 Tsuaeton " The Same. Assseame
~ ~ 1ndebtecrees stated a. x1s5.4a
dsy TIE hrarIrg Of obIectiots to assessments
get taxes MS resumed, yesterday oefse Cbiet Jusi
er. cav. Ot1ec1nns were overralfd ana jud2ne
3 5sR F. sss.st Randolph to n,
s ,ttia P.7ng Twent5.seeond street, from stsss st
-, Paving franklin suest. from Lake tosouth
,eer ne u PsVIne y.n Buren street, from Michigan
xitn | nue. to susie tseet. {seeond stses.nent-t
AVE Psytng pesplAnes street, hoo Van bufen 81
can 5un6HRs1h.
One Charles =. Whitman =. John Gotesha'z'
ES OF | NJ a. HooQs MpHI0E AAu neAp.Ia - n
art Company Tha same. By conieseip2nh 2nhaxt ~
hot Edwin Power, SURVIVOR, &c. '. tooets S =.
urn, snd James ntesens, a2ainss Julia 3. fee~' g
pnlY shee Ges $2sQ. mn, n, n Ros
shall Hanuet Cufn ct ii. y pAn1el hA4' 1ot e@'o"'
loTo- N cHAAc2hI. u,, H an
as1y. Amanda T. Armstrong q q. Eest T. h.,T r. n
t Of ct Al. Decree OF p1nAoa ~ nIrhsssf 'nns
a let halY. Ct sentbeast 4uassef at ao11ns@s' ~.
nent | Of zetstou -. 81. ~. ox,.. w.r,,,.ne a,
Till Ueen $. McFalla1e :: 5assa aaM.r ~ snniot
Wish Decree for paftinoa q hsiy At iot e. b]
o ali, enbdtstetnu o 10y at ~ ID "a. II al
ID to 10 Original toT1: tCen :, ~ .nhdi Ylafon ol
way . Of eioex - r ,st.-s, snbdiyison OF saci
,u a. Il; lot 81 md II Of nleck L Z. y. Soea' !3
AA'' snhdivlalon ot out lot $, Canal tluNeee ~