The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-05-29
LET us SEE WHO LIES.
And let US see Who don't Pay their Taxes

And let US see Who don't Pay their Taxes
Among the names of persons published
in THE ARGUS as owing city taxes for 1871
was that of p Gregg The Union, with
more zeal than discretion, declares that
we are guilty of "a wilful lie, and DR..
Gregg proceeds to publish the following,
which the Jealous Union declares nails
the lie on THE ARGUS, fatty and unequiv-
ocally, viz
TREAsUREB's OFFICE,
Rock ISLAND. May IS, 1873 {
DR. GREos. Dedr Sir The books in my office
show that YOU have paid all taxes both State com.
~ and city returned TO me for the year A. d.. 1871
and that said payments were made previous to the
sale for taxes OF said year
Respectfully. DAVID o. REID.
County Collector.
We beg these gentlemen not to tear
thir linen, butte attention to facts. Mr.
Reds certificate don't cover the case, for
he knows, and other people ought to know,
that delinquent personal property taxes
are not returned to the county treasurer,
Now read the following.
WHAT BOB KoEHIER SAID
STATE cr ILLINOIS
CITY OF Rock ISLAND,
CRY CoLLRcToR's OFFIcE,
MARCH 4th, 1874
The undersigned collector Of the city Of Rock Is
land makes return 10 the City Council, OF the with
In and foregoing warrant; that he has collected
the taxes all the real and personal estate descrb
ed IN said warrant opposite to whieh, a. tne aPpro
PIRATE column. the word paid i written mat
demand OF payment has been made OF the several
other taxes not marked paid, Of the persons men
toned in said warrant ns liable to the payment
thereof and that he has not been able to md any
personal property belonging 10 them. or either Of
them subject 10 the payment thereof; he Therefore
returns the said warrant unsatshed a. To all taxes
not marked paid" on the face OF the warrant
RoBERT KoEHLER, city Collector
WHAT THE CITY CLEEK SAYS.
CITY CLERKS OFFICE
Rock ISLAND, MAY % 1873
The book in this Office, a. returned by Robert
Kochlcr city Collector, show that the number Of
persons who did not pay their real estate taxes OF
1871 was s. aud the number of pcrs1usNho did not
pay their personal property taxes of 1871 was $50
Among the latter Is the name OF T. Gregg.
JonN BARGE, city Clerk
This sustaius the statement first made
by THE ARGUS The books are in the
city clerks office, where any citizen can
look at them Mayor Davenport is there
too, looking after the delinquents. Walk
up gentlemen and pay your taxes The
Mayor has paid his taxes. Read the fol
lowing
CRY TEEAsURER's OFFICF
RoCk ISLAND, May 29th. 1873
Received Of T. Davenport Esq. the sum OF six
hundred and seven f2-lOO dollars, City taxes of
1871. j. NJ BJFoRp Treasurer.
CITY TREAsURER's OFFICE,
Rock ISLAND. May Goth, 1873.
Received a. Mrs. 5 NJ. Goldsmith, the sum O!
ninety -four 800 dollars CRY taxes Of 1871.
J NJ. BUFoEp. Treasurer.
That's all the city taxes for 1871 due
from Mr. Davenport or his mother Now
let us see the people who haven't paid, for
ISL. walk up and pay up.
We know several people, Republicans
aud Democrats who have been very free
to eensure Mr. Davenport for resisting an
illegal tax. or for not paying up promptly,
and yet they are doing the same thing
they censure him for. Has anybody been
more free in their censure Of him than Mr..
NN Banding? Yet the books show him to
be delinquent for ISL. All we claim is
this 1t don't become people who live in
glass houses to throw stones Look at the
following
The charge that either OF the pr0prittors of the
Union owe the city any taxes FOR ISL, is equally
false and his repetition ui that statement il simply
tht rritera'lon Of fal-ehood. IT, Z MON 29H
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