, 1874-06-23
ASSESSMENT MATTERS.


The Town Board of Equalization of South
Chicago met In Room 8, No. 1923 Eaat Adams
utreet, yosterlny morning, Assoasor Corrigan In
tho chair, and Clerk Groonbut acting as Hecreta~
II. The AsBessor hubmitted q communication.
stating that he had given ton days' previous no
tico Of the time aud place of meeting by posting
notices In six conspicuous places. It wAs docil-
cd to hold SESSIONS from to 12 q. m. and to 8
p. IN. until all tile matters roatyo to the asscs1-
mont arc disposed Of. A large number of prop
erty.owners wcro present IN tho morning-moro
than during tho ten preceding years-to aHoer-
tain the valuation placed upon their roal eatato !
and personal property. -. -
Among thoae who. appeared WAS ono old and
prominent citizen, WHO, though known as large
monoy-lender. has never paid taxes except on
"oflice furniture valued at acoupla of hundred
dollars. 70 bis horror, ho found that he was
down for $500, 900. Against this he Protested
to $4,000. Tho Board declined to aocedo to this,
and ho gradually raised bis figures to ESQ, 600,
but the Board deolined to mario any ohango. IN
como instances, firms whioh hnve for years patd
up to S10U 000 md aro unable to SECURE any re-
auctlon.
The following il list Of some Of the hoavy
Taxpayers, and the assessment on which they
town assessment this year will not deal 80 hoavi-
chants not being as honyy al last yoar: Pullman
Palace Car Company, e. ooo,o Field Letter 4
saaers n; Ipsuraacc S COMPANY. $500 eSo npab
INSURANCE Company, eboo, ,06oi Chicago Gas.
Ight 1oks COMPANY S2sS Hslln hal9
II. liz Mssndorsson dvsG / o., stoo, 900 q. +. KoIoge i
Co, $1l0,00o; Kelth Brothors, S1so, o,o0oi Il. ".
King Co., sloo.oooi ?; ;,, 3: Fish 4 4 .! oo;1 Sa1
s19S aSSsr s1saas4 rsEgas Wha6ss ase Ayor &s
100000; Hall, Kimbark, 4 Co., o.oooo; shcr-
man House, e1Qo, 900; Richards, Shaw d Wins
low, e10o, 900; sturgss = Co.. 100000; Wll'
!eughby, Hil ., GO, sdoo edo 9oos ghloago 0ity
Ss5S sieS pi' Dapk u Menroe % oaless'
ton, Blair l. Co., 400 900, Fiold, Donodlet l. Co.,
ss0,000; Hayden & King, $4,000; Reid. Mur.
S9h 4 f4Hasg noa,tt oooo !s Rmth * 6 G
Broa., s7o, QUO; Monroe bank, s77, 200; Culver,
Page& Aoyhc,. $4,000; Hurlbut q Edsall,
$4,000 Kirk d DarAor, 1000; VansohAalt.
Co., 1900; diles dies Dfos s5d,ooo; aess i FhIl:
Jamea s6e,000, Singer Manufacturing
ss 9e%9Rsny 9 n nss22eSs; 2oe5;s1ss 1"Fly ad. aAns e 1S
). &. Wayne q Son, s5o, ,oo0; Teuton'la Lifo:In'
surance Company, $4,000; Stewart, Aldrioh 4
Co., F5o,00d; booborxor 3 Briuky, sb0, 200
Btbfey, Endicott i Co., e50, 900; Protection Life
insurance company, EDuuuVf y. ". IRrOrluRG
$50, 900; Miller Bros. d Keop, $50, 600; clement
Morton j. Co., e59,00o; r. D. cosBltt d Co.,
$4,000; John A1ston & Co., $60, 900, Burton
Piorco l. Co., $4,000; Bois, Fay Il Coultey
Gao, 900; Burloy d ryrroll, $40 900; Chicago &
Rook Island s48,0 Duranl i Co., $4,000
Domestic Sowing Machine 540, 600; Abran
Frenah l. Co., $40, 900; Gago Bros. d Co.
$4,000; Gilbert, Hubbard & Co., 100000; w
.. Keen, Cookie i Co., $40, 900; Leopold. Kool
d Co., s41, 1,o00) Luldington, Wells d Wax
Behaaok. 844, GOO, Luke Shore d Michigan
southern Railroad, s4B, 600 j; A. y. Meoker h Go.
$4,000; Michigan Contral Railroad, $4,000
9. T. Raynolda 4 Co.. e4g, 600, apraguo,. Warnol
4 o., s40, ,000 Simpson, Norwoll d Co., e46. 900
". W. Strong Furniture Company, 1000
BtettAuer l}Eos., $40 900; Dradnor, Smith & Co.
$40, COO; Unton leoilng-Mill Company, OIL, 900
Cohn, Wampod 4 TO-, $40, 200; Barltlay, Vorlei
d Co., gao, QUO James Fo1sytho l. Co., $50, 900
O. Il, Fu1go Co., $4,000; ureonafoider, NoH
snthal d Co., QUO, 600; 0rann!s l. Tsrwell, $9O
QUO; Goodyear Rubber Company, @aA 900 il. T.
EIo!liator a Co., SOC, 900; Howe AiaoIlpo Com
pany, 330u00; Heath 4; NIil!iuan, 5000; In
graham, Uorbiu l. May @BB,000; Jansen
&IcClurg d Co., $4,000; Larrebco h
North, 300, ,U00; r. bloVelgh Il Co., RS5, 900
Western Mothodlnt Book, Concern, @37, 600; II, i
Cragln d Co., $50, 900; ". A. Wood, Mowint
and Iseaping Manufacturing Company, $90, 900
Walsia 4; HntoliuBon, a06, ,000 Wells a Faulk
ner, &80, 0,0UU; i. u. White, 10000; Wrenn 4
Brewster, :3t, 600; American CLOCK Company
300, 900; Allan l. Maokoy, $4,000, l,eols !,
With. ka0000; Dliss, Moore 4 Co., $50. 900