, 1869-10-29
MR.. seAmMuA AS A TAXPAYER.

IT. tlr EditoT n II. Chicago 7friIsae:
tusths er much Interested IN reading rcpo7.
ol q political meeting IN thu EineIeel1h H'arJ.
where Dr. e. '. Dyer delivered hluaeu In the
follow ing manner:
m Dyer warned she tzlc ssatass elevattne = office
S;sahS h. t sl.a u A. 70 81 g. , som ss ID
..s.. j"si ssr. srti iss srr i.r IT, ruI..e. s.T.
nx:Le tEy .eal. ~, md tusIy hs.s,1s .ar city "
1-si. ssur'A ~ irl1.. tases1. whereby ,hey
] s m sr 'ns 3 entrt L iii m @ IT,
II Is evident that Dr. DYer bad Ia bis mind the
tag tur The pup1lc improvement known us the
.peLtIg of Dearborn street, and That be wAs re-
1tlriar, Ia his remArls, to tho 1EAnoer IN which
MI. JoDnthnu y. Sca1nEnon recently celuyed that
tnp,n, etucnt, and tired out the poor people who
HeIe upxbte to contest that matter with him
fhort time PREVIOUS 10 tht opening Of tLls street,
Mr. ScaEnon wos The owner OF so:ne zeal estate
Gu The present southwest colner Of Dearborn and
+,oe OF Monroe, tcE,nning B. the wet line Of
Dearborn street EXTENDED, tJ about 100 feet on
Natburn sttcet. A corbcr lot Of such dimensions
upcnltR OF tue street, aud tho pwLes would De
obliged 10 pay \ ia1ge assessment on account Of
lhe ncneht inus accfatoT. The increase Of the
ol the sIett ID about nse fold Cnder such cltc1n.
siunces II Ialutaly t.ccane the duty Of wealthy
IND gentleman TO reduce he assess.
Me1t Op lii corner, poe8lble even II 1t hA 10 be
gene at the expense G: the small hoaaehoIders gu
Ttrd and Fourth avenues. Tue EoaEd OF Public
rseesu.opsiy T SDa @easrr ~ va sasca ); NJ scsu IN
| fntn, us nDyocc interested 10 know may learn
from the rrcord OF The leea. proceedings mad in
SCAN n oi, PROCEEDED to iiyes. 1tusell ii the tee
OF ~ feet out Of the u Of h valuable psope1y By
40 szcceassg sassnl11s sso snd; - ~ r. a fsx1tt
ot the street uonl navo left hin ~ feet front on
Montoe. t1um this lot he cuta on the west 80
on Monroe, leaving, IN hts own unuae, corner
:ot 1ifl| letI-a piece Of g1ocnd Of peculiar hl.
.rent1nuF for haid.nc purro-es. These two wcAt
ri on 10 The assessment claims 10 haze conyc! Ell
III dccdH Of warrantee to t'so dlsintcreasea third
taf1es rnmc'v ass 70 dannh'ers Tne Issnn o. ms
II surpassed 10 strategy ~ The New Jefusale!r
l Ghuecn chuIter which C0rers " MuCa iud1fld1a
property On which no taxes are pai,, ~1S, IN :
sc4sucht t1t upon Mr. Sraunon's II feet va!
t1n,:lM The assesamen, levied on The corner. IN
tzs u NJ e .Ron S 1ot y
and WHICH, for practical purooees any sesi cstal'
man viii say wns worth no more than oae-hau I:
i ihc tA,l,c Ia;e III scanI1taon would have had I
.ay lor bis Il feet about saa oco instead OF etaoN
t3s r5s es3f1c~' 1sscsSe soceS ,s " TO 19s me- s;s
TO pay fur an Improvement which Increase
the ,alue Vi a111-fols 1crt 10 WhnmsoeveI tte
my have tHionEet> fse-fohl. and, don6aes!
I considered that, however philosophical he Nigh
I Laturaly be, hts duties to his ranly rrq1rcd n.u
'et'tisl economy. Aceoenngly ny: seanmon vts
] %si1s tot t sssxso. s ofa Tas s.ss,smeat @ Of Ss
,n the opposite crrnct OF Thirty feet was pa.
III. The auo.utA 1GsIrd 90 most o. the nropert
ready, but MI. Scammon would mol withdraw l.
! opp0sitiou. Al LAT Certain gentlemen, mc re an1
loalA 70 have The s.reet opened than 70 hAse u
| tIce done, am cTeuh15 Informed. m4de up
pure OF {. 600, Which reslucel the assessment
, The scammon come, to $500. Thus ar. Scan
; ntnKos on With tho "a, uent of ss,see 'nstsH
!: Il ,sa tomewnas tfnrfar fact that, although II