, 1873-09-09

LANDS AND VALUES.
Mr. Alexander Wolcott was called upon md
cerning lands and values in the city and county:
lstate Of Illinois, County ~ coox, 81.
J. Alexander Wolcott, County Surveyor Of tho ooun-
ty Il Cook In The Aate aforesaid, 90 soen,n1y swear
tho following statements to 10 true and corroct Viz
FfrsrThat The Government survey Of Cook County,
appears from certified copy Of Tho original survey
aeres ia Cook County to havo boon tlesa fracion)
ooy naa s 'is ar is7s not 'es e
q;ss e. ttfs,s,oa} .,,ro
property IN Cook County liable to assessment for 1875
and not suodividaa into town city ota is eas frac
f6urth-Thns the the total number of aorea In.
Guiding town aud city lots reduced to ncres) in Cook
County occupied ny shursh9
road, aud public grounds. exempt by law from ta1a-
FVfh-Tha tho total number Of sores in tho City Of
Chicago subtvided into lots, mot including property
Thss y sT esss aa5sq 5ass Il in tic County
into lots not Including property exempt by law> is
strenth-Iho original number Of acres In Cook
County waa b9G 831,
Eighth-That thare arc 1o4,41l lots in the City Of
MICS, and etcepting those exempt by law (which aro ILL.,
c!uded In tho fourth statement abogo and the avorago
number OF otaper aero III tho City Of Chicago Is g. e7
Ninth-That thero aro 12o,sol lots outalde Of tho
oisy Of oh1sago n coos County tenang 22a b.
empt b law (which are included In the fourth stae-
mont aboye) mud the average number Of lots per aero
outside tho City Of Chicago in Cook County. 2, 81.
1enth-That within 81. miles from The City Of Obi
,aftS aun sa mes 'o der wv
miles from the City OF Chicago. tlere are IN Cook
oJrbt fIou
from Chicago there are in Cook County s.&75 lots.
Thtrteenth--That over eighteen miiea and under
twcnty-tour miles from Chicago there are IN Cook
Fourseenth~That over twcnty-tour ,ntles and under
thirty miles from Chicago thero nrc III Cook County
fyteenth-Tho total number Of lo.a In Cook County,
outsido ths CITY Of ohicngo, Is l2o, SOL.
a ors vs
they lie tnder water, Or IN low, ,harsby ground:
County TX foet front BY 10 let decp with 2-toos
alley aud 6-foot street; In addition 10 thor entnu.
ton u, Town 81 Range is, locality whore drainage
ean never 10 sueeessial,y secomPlisde42;; h., ,o.r
County Surveyor Cook County, Ill =,
Subscribed and sworn to nriere mo shs sh 1, nv
AN APT 11LuarRA7loN.
Mr.. II. H. Porter, President Of the expired
Wost Sido Land Company mndo IN explanation
Of tho afralrs Of TINT corporation, which serVcB
o. illustrative OF many other oMco fattoring Or
gauixatlons and tl,oir onl. 10 said that the
Company waa Incorporated with an authorized
capital Of e9,ooo,oo6, tho major part Of whloh
had boon paid up. Doubts wore then. Expressed
when judges Trumbull, Lawrence, Cation and
other eminent turists were consulted and they
had Expressed the opinipn that s org;snisatiioo
repayment to stockholders Of their money, and
Tho virtual dissolution OF the Company.
DU1lIH6 THE AFTERNOON
seHslon tic business waH all informal resulting
iu tho bollof that tho Committee would recon-
mead to tho State Board tho propriety Of holding
all stock Of corporate companies that did not
mako returns to bo at par, and make m asgeaa.
mont theronu at taoo value. TAuB ali Interested
will aoo tho adyisability OF prompt, explanatory
roturns to tho State Board atSprlngheld, to avoid
much vexatious trouble.
The Commlttoe leave for Will County this
morning, and will epond couple Of days. at
Joliet.