, 1873-10-08

Fortible Speech by R. ?. Dorrickson, in
His Protest Against tho Chicago
Assessment.
Objections Urged by Some members Of
the Board Against the Rail-
road Assessment.

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Steetat DtaNm{ch to The Chicago Tri6une
Spn1EaF1ELp, Oct. 7.-The work Of tho Stat8
Board Of Equalization may bc regarded rs SUBJ
stantally doue. Much Of the detail Of tho final
report will be loft to the arrangement and Bupnr~
vision Of Con. q. i. Llrpiucott, Chairman, md
William staddin, Secretary Of tho Board. ALL
tho principles. however, upon which 1t is to be
based have boon settled, md thoir application to
tho details is left to theHo gentlemen. Tho work
has occupied The time Of tho Board forty 1ayB.
during which time 1t is but just to soy that Tie
members Of committceB, iii which most Of tho
work waB done, hive 1abored unremttingly.'
Many Of the members Wero now to tho dutiea
which deyolvod upon them, but is doubtful, in
any event, II tho work could have boon conl-
plototl in losB tinin.
FORMER ABsEBBMENTH.
Heretofore It lad come to be rule TINT the
property Of tho State WIS to be assessed at one-i
fourth or one-1ifth Of its cash va}uo,-and that
rule was pretty accurately adhered to by AHaoss-'
orr, ,-so that, whom tho assessments were laidl
bofore the Board OF Equalization. It was found
TINT tho observance Of tho r1o had made tho as-!
monts uniform, and it was but littlo trouble to-
reconcile and oqua1ize the differences. Under
the present Revenue law, it was sought to have
tho property Of tho 6tato assessed at tB fair CASH
value. .Iu como instances this was done, and tha
remainder Of tho assessments ranged from thl1
downward to a lower valuation, III homo casos,s
than had ever before been placed upon proporty-l
This condition Of things made tho
WORK OF THE BOARD COMPLICATED.
Thon, too It was required to aBsess railroAd
property and capital stock Of corporations, much
Of which bud to bo done upon data TO be ao-'
cured independent of anY information to bo OBJ
lancd from reports made to the Auditor. ALL
this las taken time; Ihe work is dono, and
whether it will roneive tho approval Of all iat
doubtful. blr. DerrickBon las
STEADILY PROTESTED
against tile asaessnlent mado upon tho property
Of the County Of Cook, and in fnal protest
Committee on General Equalization he said that
it would not bear analysis. Mr. Dorrckaon said ::
After laborng, havo for tho Inst four weeks, to
hAye uatice done to Cook County without ava It is'
ehaase IN % @ Of M ss nnw maFlea 'p
Twill avail mysof Of thu privileges Of member Of
sarns w1opss On W viii perpcrae 'oS oaops a
report In orter to explain to 1nembors who nay not
nays syen close n qtteon to Il viii xo you
oa Or assessment II i thd S{ase isr is7s j. e-lo
wod as'e yo sp xas 5
ed vae now, whereas hs report raises her eq'iazcd
aud you m'st resSor tut Wien l % you @ add ;i S5
to Cook County, you take corresponding amount
stand Cock County raiacd i~1o: otler Counties
80. Do tllesa figures loo5 vigil to honest men,F
lied tho town nnd city lots Ill Cook at $B7 in
tue entire baanco OF tho State at 6l64 SOL equal
lied cook her town md city lois at s32, ,733, 800
tho atate Arc theae figures satisfactory to you2 Do
yo1 think you viii 60 hence after adopting ha report
mpossd T upon On you BY yor oat ry 'q eqzs
between tie counties IL the State? Lei is look st
s OF p Of Gf M ooqy
Sa IT, f' IS nor seS III M to san S
out after other property, but xIl 10 spread back
looks like apoation for tho bcnont Of other counties;
tame as to submit to this wrong? but It is not for
Cook County alone thst COMPLAIN. These glerne
s rss II %
Board. uniatentional hope, this disparity generally
aud city lots ut $5o5 each; while hlc1IenEy, with
the magnificent sum Of $50.
Seventeenth District aiaconpn and kadison He Side BY
side. both od mud we'll settled Counties # there 10
% IL tug 69E
H. ao psors :, nj Madisen vii siana ths
gonlery with 0hrIstian Tazowol with Woolford, and
you will sec injustco IN ALL Toglvo opportunity to
report, with instructions.
Aside, however, from tho opposition Of Mr.
Derriokson, the report waB concurrod in, and ID
generally believed to DO
FAIR AND EQUITABLE.
There were Ma jority aud minority reports SUBJ
mitted on all classes Of property, but those re-
ports differed moro in tho manner in which re~
Aults wcro roachod than IN tho results then1-
sclyoB, and 10 soon as tho Doarl adopted either
other made no further opposition, Bavo In tla
case OF tho Committee Oil Railroad Property, in
which Committee the theory Of tho minority was
accepted by tho Board, and tho minority H. that
case content themselves In Aling tho following
To tho Board ef Equali.atto,:
The Undersigned, members Of satd Bonrd respect
Bonrl tor tho OF railroad property for tho
following reasons: Yo bo1iaye
tTs-That the Consultation and laws Of the State of
Illinois contemplate tile assessment OF all tangible
SseondErTllat r The improvements beneath tho iron
and tics constitute valuable tangible part OF rail-
Thfrd-That the fuuro Of THU noard to aaaess such
Ultimate losa to tic assess,s1t-ros q the State q 80
a1poant exceeding {38 0ou, 900 for the year 1873.
6. A. y: WARMER. Fifth District:
JOHN ". sAvAaE. Twofth District.
Q. Q. D1aa1sa, Fourth District.
u. u. PARRY, Tenth District.
8. H. DEWEY, Seventh District,
CAPITAL HTDOK.
It In claimed by tho Committee on Capital
Stock TINT their report will moro than compnn-
sate for tho loss OF the s38 600 000 BY ASSESS
mert which they make on the capital stock Of
tho railroads OF tic btato.
Tho table (which Is printed on tho second
pago] shows tho aggregate assessment by coun-
ties of all property III tho State sayo railroada
and capital stock OF corporations, tho aggregate
being 81 ,l94 ,22l ESQ., Ii shows tic total oqual
izod value to DO fl, 100, 00s, 701, which In
| cludes railroad property asscssed In counties
aa personal property, lallsls md lota anonntin:
! running ruilroad property amounting [seo TO-
port]. The porcomta which havo boon adj aod a.1l
| deducted from tAe asnesAod values is as',
! shown, aud tho total yaluo OF landst porsonal
property, 9ltt1 town lots aHsessed anl returned
| to tho Auditor.