, 1870-04-09

ehasTed Only WIN tna special beosnis conferred W
Tbs co1r1, then, cassains TIA, this principle haa
been recognized In the cassz qu1teo+ ana
thereby established, announced IN lndi3poeiuon
p.ea om ms oenR lor sae oencs q the
whole publ!c, that public should pay me Goss o.
On the principle equally inst and equlaoie o.
ntcd With thr amount Of such bcnenss, .f.any my
there be- And taxing the public for tae denc!enc5
by an equal and uniform assessment Gl ~. .nn,
Ii IA to be regretted that the Court used tne Mptu
.de1cirnc7" ID Tits connection It. et nrst Hixht,
sppears to reverse the positions taken u tnG pr
s,eaI s,ea tpas mnsr postion was meant While some
other tenn might havc been uscd uoIe ~ ntn,.s M
With the tone Of the argument nna M g1a = acsnra
With the j,ies which seeuls TO have pelsaa&sa & tho
mIndA Of those occupying thu suprcmG sssn' ns.asa
from beginning 10 end that ~neIe @ sasha vss no,
to saddle eevcn-elghtns upon Ahtu4o& ps0Pfst,a{t pf,t
and uuc-clshth ulun tho puillc, ont 70 equ.Aa5 q5
Hon ~ he sxpspsc equal 70 the comparative inter
eat or advantage received " inc nunMs An9 .oe
owners Of properly assessa - .nc;nie n'o,;
which the benefits should be kitoftloned aod the
asscss1nrut Understandings, for the a1le OF the
sTruinrnt, that special as*ersnents ase nccessl-
~ and can be properly md cuusututlonay
leyted al all: which am not ready ~ admit, CT.
ccl,t to show show how grossly the System Is per
claifnr,1 ,ha1 the Board Of Public Works recognize
nnA follow it n nll but that, On thu contrary the
discretion with which tneF tFt vested n5 law y
usr1i TO enable them to net Without question, and
without my check or remedy, III an cuhIrly tiacf-
cnt direction, and that because their judicial eAvr-
c!sc Of this discretion cAnnut be questioned IN
court, according To all decisions heretofore madc
we arc governed far thfeefou1hs OF all our
taxes arc concerned, by an arbitrary desss,tlstn
utterly rerugnant 10 our general understanding VI
| the essence and nature Of republican taatitut:"aS
st41l1. II permitted, hereafter saoT fhat tnt
taard and council. and the low machinery tarnhes
which their actS aud DEGREES arr ENFORCED, tlsIe
gard not only the Ep!st but the lettss also o. tnt
law, as INTERPRETED ,os Y a1 ;,,v sa!.Sm1t cI.sna
tcuy. should govern and control them al!
| close thIs article with an extract from pnpA'
document, which, coming from an antnnntH IN y
| npture equivalent to Our BUard III lubllc Mn'ks
| AID used In IN RIs0lURelic manner, CANNOT
! c;almcd to present the 1nattcE spoken VI ~ ~
| fpt5,t Of unchatltab1e exaEKcfa1!on; anu pIeael
this rather than ms own !anEuase, ,sIa :et
ca1nts from thu other SIDE OF Inc nouse III 'ni' e'
trnyersy. -,,.,, e., ,bo,r epor
The South S.le Park Commits n teat ai,i. ~
- rntHIu rtreutIy Published, S8y: ne boa!u nla
=. permitted in ibis cASe to Fclet ~ INC GuIutt
stni:rss In which they have been placed " Accoul
! ~ INC Mcuilar sens{tiScncss OF the panlic lalt'
III III i.1,s.a,{yt and municipal bodies seem 70 has
net.n n1rllctett with mania iof ta1Al.gu. - ~ ~
shirt OF rivalry madness 70 VIC VIII saSn "'a ~
sr.. 4..... a'pfs1..' nn1h Luz ~. nj
tusttilcI by the artlou u1 the bod.es ratefresi 7
and haa weli-nfEh ripcne,l into organized r.ell!'
| al the time II became necessary 1oF tile boAt'!
| call for nn nRAtAslnetlt In order 70 caIfE out !!
ul1rlsJee Of the act untleF which II was organized
Ao'e ~ ~''1'14 E. r bowen,
CHICAGO, April 3, 1870