The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-07-22
HARRELL TO THE SUN.

Speaking Of the recent assessment of
Cairo out-lots, tho Cairo Sun says
at is hard for ne to believe tina. Mr.
Martin did this work. As the Gazette
has been investigating assessments and
publishing results, can it tell tho people
who made this assessment ? d"
1t seems "bard for the editor Of the |
Sun 10 believe that Mr.. Martin could !
mako AL assessment which il dcuounces
as "a Uungling piece of rank iniustice;"
but he can believe without hesitation that
Mr. Martin would so far disregard his
oath and his duty MS to permit u name-
less person % to tako possession OF hi.
book and inhic. upon Cairo property.
holderSa "a buughug piece Of rank in
justicc ''
We can iasotm Mr.. Davis, for be
seem, TO b, tho only person in tho city
! ignorant Of the feet TIA, assess
mont Of all tho rc.l.ostAte
o'tovn.hip l., range |, which embraces
the.ou,.lo!s in question was made by M-.
Martin in person. No happen to know,
IS another disin,erss.ei citizen doc., th.,
tho out.lo,s were valued By Mr.. Martin
wi!hou! remsrk or suggestion from any
one. We copied his figures into the A,.eu-
menl roll, prcci,ely a, furnished TO us;
and II they inhict rank Injustice" on
any ono, Mr. Martha being rospon-.ble, j.
no: tho nAn - try to cvaie the respons-
biIty.
Continuing this subject, We must say.
that II Nr. Martins did certain
Cairo property holders, wiz: Mc.srs
Halliday Bros frank injustice,
the suns publication doe,
greater injustice to tho county ASSESSOR
The editor forgot. or purp5.oly c.ncesle %
the fact. tia! Messrs. Halliday. 10, 6, Wal
valued at $4,000 because Me,srs. IL.
after paying tina. sum for a limited tree
hold, expended nearly or quito an ECU.
sun in making improvements thereon
Tho sun, evidently Intending 10 rilo.d
its readers, Ignores these facts, and pot
, the matter SIMPLY thus: Lot No. .
, 1000 Tee. Halliday Bros asiesied At $40
COO"
! Lots and 10 which furnish the grss.
- Get contrast are presented by tho Sur
thus 80 and To- 80 feet, Hub factory an
, Cairo Box and Basket factory, as,eued 4
' 800 The pHrpo.s here ia apparent.
is 10 convey the idea that Ms.sr.. Hall
day.. lo:, which is ASSESSED a. 81. o0
, is a vScan! strip Of river bank Will
lots and 10, wLish are valued ut oul
, 500, contain, in the Hub factory and III
Box and Basket factory, property shat
worth $4,000 or $4,000 The gross ur
; fairness o. this showing will be see
: when we state what IL know
u hs fact. that lots Q and
are valued a. 500 because they Al
wholly uuimproyoi tho fsc.orios name
being assessed sepHraselyl because ii
public posses. the RICH, Of essemer
=, thereon sni because they amount I
% nothing more than - vacant strip
70 river bank, bu. Ii.tIo used, and no. n
- condition to be used And 70 on through
= GU. the !.G.
" We DO not pretend 10 sniorso the q
ssssmensss al equitable ono. In fact, v
- DO not. We should have made dIiIerer
~ igures-yssliy different Bat whilo .a
Ing thi', It il bat justice 10 Mr.. Martin
" say !hs. We regard his judgment in sue
matters ~ good a. our own, aad vast
- superior to that Of the editor Of the Sun
" We believe further that he wa. actuste
by an honos. desire to do his duty all
i TO tho indiIiiusls concerned and to Il
= public That ho would purposely di
criminato against Moss's. Halliday or
favor Of the Cairo City Property trustee
no man bellows who knows him. L
was compelled to make his s,sessmont
u grant haste, and if ho erred therein Il
ID error il asaIibab!o TO HE head and not
20 his heart En-. CAIRO GAZETTE.