, 1873-07-13

Total fair cash vA1uo Of lots md blocks.
md improvements on 1ola ntd blucks I
tc0trH fR WR4T ffff1dAun

md improvements on lola and Ioczs no ,os5, GO
ToWN or WEST Cn1uAto.
Fair cash valto Of improved lands. ......,$ ccop
Fair cash valuo Of imrrovonta on lnnds.... so.W1
Fair casl val,io Of tnimproved tands...... 1031,e
Fair casll vAluo of; iands and improvements
NSm1or q improved ics and iocis sssi
Number Of unimrroved lois aud blocka..... 9,79
Fair cash va1uc or improved fos and bockB. 40
hlocts: :...,.....: 12s7,os
blocks. :. 1o,6so,17
To.alfair cash valuo Of lois and blocks
and improvements on lots and blocks .$Q8, ,910,
Total fair cash yalue Of aAsosanent roll. 3Q0p5,45
The rotrrnB for North Chicago aro not Ut
completed. Tho returna for porsona1 propery
aro not complete IN oislor Of tho towns. To
ing to our roadorB who have 10 foot tho bils,
particularly whom 1t Ia understood that proola4Y
tho anne monns havo to DO adopted to aBcorttn
tue yal9 for taxa.o9 for mgnicpsl
ship Of Mr.: O: N: Holden, DISCRIMINATION,
and h1r ". II. B. arny, Assessor, with their litla
army Of asBiBtants. Perhaps this account Of
aomo q tho costly machinery of our local py-
late the ambition Of Bono Of our praotcal-mnd-
cd citizens, both In and out Of tia Legislature,
to devise simpler, moro economical, and 1ora
ed9ye sg1em tof tie eos and
oitios IN this State. particularly, rs wo hull
soon bo rolieved from the necessity OF RISING
direct taxcs for the purpose Of State reven,e.
The present plan for assessing for Eato,
as follows: On the frat Tuesday In Apr tho
town officers arc elected at a town moting.
In Chicago, prior to this year, ;heso
officers were elected at tho regular eloettol for
Lat Of May tho County Clerk is required o do
liver to each AaseHsor q descriptive list of all
blocks, LOTS aud parcels Of laud Of record in lis
oillco on May I, situated in the town. Ito AB-
$c
giow the property, and nsscas the value o onch
lot, block, and parcel Of land, aud tho imrovo-
monta separately, and foot up the various col4
nnns, ,extond tho amounts, and then reapitu-
ste antt the ThGH on.v n general aD1t1a& IT,, On
Board, after having glvon ton days pre-
vious notice, moot for tho purp,se Of
revising and approving, tho assessment, and Of
hearing objections on the part Of intoreshd par
Board, having tho books of all tho towns in tho
county before thom, mot for tho purpose Of
further revising and oqualizing the asnasmont
before tho returns arc sont to Springfield to be
still further revised and cqualizod by. tic State
Board OF Equalization, which meets in August.
So much for tho real estate now, az to .ho per-
sonal property to bo liatod for taxation Each
Asaosaor is provided with an ample number Of
ried % around by Lis deputies, and IN un-
limited ansount OF blank BcheduloB forms,
statemonts, aifidavits, ctc., numbering aevon
different varioties of tho most complex and
ingenious character. Tho schedules fir lifting
ductions are cnrioaitica IN their way, md hnvo
excited during tho past mouth the wndor and
| aatontshment Of mRny shrowd merchant and
banker. In the minds Of some, worlar gave
place to tho moat profound admiration OF tho
ointment statistical gouius who had cmtrfycd to
elaborate such profound connndrnnB. Our
! worthy County Attorney Jim Root, lad lively
h. o{E I'D ns,1fa Fla
and simplicity Of tho Revenue lay Of 1874.
Having Ind the honor to 10 a member Of tho
Assembly when tho law was enacted, aome OK
cited citizon would demand with Ious e1plo-
law, II you can't explain it to lis ?" In win the
lcarnei attorney denied all responsibility, and
! assorted that tho journal Of tho House would
chow that he entered hs solemn protest against
mombors One Of the most eminent nlombers
Of tho Bar rushed excltedly into the oflc9 Of tie
at tho ber' for nearly thirty years,
sute iSS Sas that i1S thns t1rowg dcMa tho
schedule, stakes mo down, confcss. cannot
make my returns: am worth SO mnch (naning
pay % taxes upon that ainonnt." 4 few s moments Is
after messenger enterol with note from
distinguished journalist, l'imsef statatician Of
ropnto, in which ho writes: II cannot spare two
is required Of me BY this document, and even
then do not think could succeed; 21eaHe make
out my return from tho following da:a.'
uent though In another 1nd moro
profitable occupation, utterly declined
to make any return or furnish any information
to enable the deputy to do so. But this is not
always figures proninontly in tho tnI-aghters'
catalogue.
This manner OF obtaining information for the
purpose Of taxation is Extensively inquialtorial,
Tic w present law requiring tho Issessor to outer
Driysto roeidouceB and IN tho n1oet sonrchjno
mannor inouiro into tLo uriynte afnirs of citi
1nna and at h;e nntinn avor,inn thcm nnior
ont an tn ti,eir rasnnrcos thn;r ilehta Tho yaiuc
If thair wifc'a niano inwclrv, eto 1hia il rc.
uarIIci ponnrn11v Rv c;t;xenr M ofi;oMa