The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-03-25
OH S7airr grsns.
Tuesday, March Is, 1873.



Neyt Tuesday Supervisors are TO he \,
elected. rs well as other township officers,
Tbemo.t important of the officers, for the
interest of the people. are the Supervisors
and the Assessors The practice of elect
inc Assessors who win persist in assessing
property at high rata rate higher
than in other counties, is bad one, and .
the people ought TO see to that matter
when they vote-see that no man is elect I
ed who Is in favor of high assessments
see that the men who are elected will
meet in county convention, before they be
gin their work, and agree upon some uni
form rate, etc etc There is one assessor
Iva this county who has had the good judg
mCut 20 hit within fraction Of the State
average for two or three years. We refer
toJamcs Taylor. Esq, Of Edgington The
County Equalzing Board has always raised
his assessment and then the State Boardhas
always reduced IL, SO that Edgiugtou has,
each time been left about as he assessed
IT, The assessors should meet and agree
upon some uniform rule-it will save
much trouble and perhaps some cash
All the pretty talk about assessing at casn
value is very well. ia theory, but when no
bodv rraetiees II we see no occasion for in
sistinr upon il. The fact is that 1t is OF no
sort of consequence whether property Is
assessed at one half, oue-third, or one
fourth it, value, provided the assessment
shall be a. uniform as it can well be,
throughout the county and throughout
the State
As to Supervisors we hope the people
will send their ablest men, regardless of
their politics Many questions Of great
Importance to the people will come before
the Board-such As salaries for county Of
Gcers appropriations for court and other
expenses furnishing books and blanks
and stationery for the county officers and
court officers appropriations for roads
aud bridges for poor expenses and many
other things Thousands Of dollars of the
people money have been voted away by
the Supervisors on bills that were mau.
thorized by any law. On the question of
fixing salaries and of paying bill, it is of
vital importance To- the people OF tins
county 70 send men who can't be- intlu
cuced by the people holding county oth
cc, men who will look out for the people.
ana VINO VIII resolutcly refuse to pay any
bin not clearly authorized by law, and not
then uulo.. it Is % reasonable biIL IT the
law cannot be shown authorizing the BILL
vote against 10. anyhow The people
must look out for these things when they
elect Supervisor. and Assessors. for upon
these officers depends the fact %. high tax
es or low taxes II the people will elect
incompetent easy going men To- thcs,
places. simply Oh party grounds or bee
cause they are clever or popular the pee
pie will suffer for IL when the tax u1llccto
call. them 10 account Look for a mo
mrut at one item For about 21 years
the people have been paying Jail IaN
% ray for bonds sold On raise money q
build jail The people have rrohabl.
paid more money IN that way than
would cost % build several lall,, and stu
the bonds are not paid and still the cour
house people annually call for Jail TaN
Win the people send somebody Tor super
y,,or- who can g. to the bottom OF chi
busjues. and -rc how much the bond
were, originally how much has been co
lectcd and what has become of the money
Thi. is only a sample Of thing, that nee
investigation Let the people sec 90 th
before it Is too late II they wont sen
men who are independent of the rulu
powers about the court house. then tn,
must expect 10 60 on paying high take
and they well deserve TO continue 10 p'
high taxes Ii /. the business. OF the pc
ple--aud if they think more of party tn
they do Of their own interests. why-th
will let their own interests suffer and en-
uuuc 70 bleed for the party