, 1874-02-09


Chicago arc a humbuE.
OPINIONS OF PRIVATE CITIZENS.
Mn. ]. ". DoANE,
one Of the most prominent importing grooers In
Chicago. was waited upon by TRIBUNE report
or, who asked him low he regarded tho matter
| OF assessing for State aud county purposes, un-
der tho present systom.
Mr. Doane stated that, as the State and County
TresBuiies we're somewhat depleted, lie Was will
ing to pay Ills assessment to help them along.
At tho snmo timo, lie did not consider that the
current mode Of making assessments was proper.
| The officers had not sufficient timo in which to
DO tlle work expected of them. In any casq, ,1.-
| losH the imposition VAS rather too moustfoue,
businessmen would rather pay tho difference
| than fight about it. He was awaro TINT good
deal OF eiasatiafacton existed relative to Chicago
| taxation, but he had 10 particular reason to
| camo moro generally from tho Bmall household
eEs than from the largo business firms.
| MI. FARGO.
| Mr. @. Fl. Fargo tho wholesale boot and shoe
| doalor, stated to reporter that the fncongrui-
ties and inequalities in assessment matters, es-
pccially IA regarded the new Assessors, were.ao
glating thnt there could be no excuse. Some
| tlmeB MI irnmonso Wholesale house WIS taxed a
lesser sum thAn house not dong ono-fourtl of
it's business. II the Collector would permit his
be detected. lfaf tho mon employed to do u.s.
aessuens work woro fools, and the other half, as
md always ''on the make" He declined to
prefer any persona! charges, although he nd
| mitted that ho could make some, IL 80 disposed.
| THE coLLEcTon'a OBJECTIONS.
Collector Cleary was visited and asked for
etatemont Of the incongrnities referred to: The
| Colonel Expressed himself VI follows: I can-
not aB mau Of business, permit my books to bo
copied beforo the assessments arc, lowed, for
In my duties; but am always willing to glyo the
press any information consistent With the duties
Reporter -Thcn you admit, Colonel, that there
are incongruitles III tho raturnB2
Col. Oleary-I cunt deny it, but that is as far
as I deem it prudent to go. Aa told you once
BEFORE cannot be hold justly responsible for
the blunders Of tue Aesesaors.
ASSESSING HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE.
Whom the reporter was prosecuting hs in
quiries In relation TO tllis subject, he happened
to moot friend Of his, n gentleman OF wealth,
who occupias large and well-furniBhod house
on Michigan avenue and 1t occurred to him that
hc would ask this gentleman what bis personal
property Tux was, and put tho question,
Mr. Any personal property ta1 this year is
about 81.
negortor&m IS dol!arss :, VIZ, @ you %nst hare
your house, worth at least $4,000?
| Mr. Al insure them for that.
Roportor-Then why do you not list thom at
that?
| CONSCIENTIOUS sCRUpLEs.
| Mr.. Al hayo conscientious objections to
paying taxes in any form, but it seems to mo
Tint Of al forms Of taxation TINT on personal
property is the worst. OF course taxation IL
| robbery but eau stand al assessment on real
eatate, because 1t is increasing III value all tho
time but to pay tax Oh personal property
on the furniture which is getting shabby, on the
| clothes which arc wearing out, and plato1-waro
which is losing its plato-aecms to me contrary