, 1875-12-09
COLLECTING CITY TAXES.
Conference Between the City and
Town Ollicors.
Tho Inter Show Disposition 10 Get All
They Cnn.


troler Hayes Eorooratson.Counscl Ia'os and
Mr. Adams, Assistant City Attorney. mot yoster-
t!av afternoon In Con,pt1ulIcr UayoH' nn1co IN
tt,c c,,v, mr., N e1nntdcr lin ,r.,ta- ~ co,n
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Po'aat'o" W wv" eo'Hc'"sH' 4ho 1o"""i"s
named we're present: 3 Mayor Colyib, Conptfol-
ior Hayes. AIl. Heath aui Ou!rt, Alexander
Morrison. rsprose ming thu 1ysst Town uosfd
m'1s r,s H'@u,' ,"''ee'oF sonsa 'o'oAsoi uss'u
Hn'lnAo' Io''eetof meet lineage; Efneas iA""-
mel. Collector Norsn Chicago; 81. T. Iuley rep
reacnied Nike l;vans NJ attorney, and J. r,
Ioutieid reptcscn cd Mr., lialIinan. 1runsnel
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c1nib'tod his usual amonht OF ctecH,
end he smoke with n confidence
which ucr1u1 tho proceedings showed hfa
coysn. toot t1a raeciyed N anprooripto ant
h,,,, p,,1. s,or, H. ADAM, Ass,.tsnt t,o,ror..
pst*' po'h 'fo.o MT 1a'""1, "ss.'lant Wv
tion Cennsel, AMI from or. Aoft'sons ot the
West Iown poard. Mr.. Adams emphatca'ly
s ssnce foe , .oor e b. but MT ret eriprmea by
tho Houth Town board, was ILLEGAL, and not
worth tho papar it was ,vrittnn op. Mixes blarooy
waa shut on after that honest remark, and AZ hc
knows that tho Cihzcns' Association ia now on.
eAged looaiug IN hts casa ami that VI thn south
Town Hoard. he appreciate ! that It WAS another
potnt decidedly against lin and lliB robnor-
cl!1ue
conrrnoLhnn HAYES
disc,lfa lie compcnsat ION u Town Collectors for
collecting the city taxos, mud to haye interchange
Of vlewa on shs auttso: ~ to villa. would bo'
equitable sud satisfactory to all concerned.
Mike Evans was called upon for Ills opinion.
Ut. TrsxY
stated thAt ho representa- Afr. Evans. As ho
understood il tllu city taxes Were collected nt
the samo ume AZ State county. aud town taxea
and that neGp1e psid these willingly, while Wnf-
raata uors ii tho hatts Of tho Co'lsctor but
city lakes wsre 20 much higher aud harder to
colloct that, for thu Bonth Towr. fifteen or twen
ty addiuonal deputies would be nsoded on nc
cnuat Of The oxtrA amount OF WORK
Mike Evans stated that he had collected ovs,
$3lG.U100 Of peraonAl taxes last year out OF over
94oo0Oo
hit. Tuley thought per cent would he a aroa.
sonabio comm,sston, aud that the city would
hava 1loth,ug further to pay II that were altowcd
either for advertising OF anything elsa, Ho
thought that would result in saving.
Tho MAyor stated that Inst year 95i, o0D had
iecn paid for ollleotlng tho ta1ea, and that
Iii. Tu.sv ssa,oa that he thought il had cost
nearly &16G 600.
Milo Evauu Atatnl TINT tho paraonal.propersy
tax this yoar would huouut to aoout $500, 900 90
tho South Side. There wero about IL, QUO per-
! sonal- tax payers there to be visited.
; 81. Tu,ey stated tIat III tie extra exreuscs
croatad b1 Tho new diyBsous uond fail on tho
| Town -Cnlitctora And de;,utiea.
Mlko Evana thought it gonIl be m advantage
TO have tho Town. Collectors colIec. the city
ta1es. ~ they would gosca tito matter to the ban
| oft Of the CITY.
| A general desulory discussion was next had In
regard to the liabilities of Collectors. The May
or saked My. Tulayif he thought
2 aEa oENr 4 7AIR CONFIRMATION.
| Mr.. Tutey thought shat it WAS aud II the Col
lectuss we,o mid fair salary thoy would collect
the taxes up lle sooner, and lhors would bo loss
| losH.
The Mayor slated that tlaiB would fx Alr,
Evans compensation at Els, 900, N casp hp suc.
ceoded IN collecting Aii Tho sA1es.
Mis. Evans =, stated sass Ao did not think ho
| A diucussiou pow took place on tho collection
ot taxss on real sstAte Tulsy boldn9 that por-
sonal property aonld bo loyiod on for The tsk.
| Mr. Adams coutcudcd Inherently, but tito mat
| lsr wns d.oppch,
Eyana stated that hu was "eone for thin
tha1-foiglthers on the South aido. He ouIy
wanted to ret clancs at thou1.
Tho poraopRl .4x on the West eido IL about
e275, ,O6Q, liz, lalliuan stated thst there wore
stout 5000 po,sppsl.,r r. psrty t.1-payern 10 pay
this. TLoro worc about 0, 600 ou tho North Side.
! III. Tuley stat.d tint ho thouehn psr cent Of
lie taxes Should 70 into tho County Treasury,
Mr. Xdams d.iresed nom tie gentleman. lie
| thought mono could 20 INTO tho Treasury OF tho
county ,,rdsr tho law. g.
MiHa EpauB s,AtaI that II tho salaries OF tho
Deputies for tho collection OF personal ta1os
wonld bn reduced tho city would 10 the Loser.
! Ms. Adaus stased ttAt the Boatli Town Doasd
claimed tho per ceut under bso 80, which pro.
,ides that the Collector slail ouly faneiye ST 500
AZ salary, and the halaneo to b. plxoed in tho
Town OF District Trsashty to ens bls them 10 pay
| tho c,9s Of assessment and collection Of taxes.
| 1'hs blagor usulod to know II tbs I'll, ,5U0 vna
| al tho CAyulont provided for.
air Tuiey staked tia! 1t was, but that tho Col
leotor uas allowed all expenses, but would only
bs allowed 1880 ~ saIpty.
Mike Evana thought that
TIE BEST T,I1>u TUE CITY cop1n DO
| wss topaz per cent for collecting,
The Ilayor sutpd that tho goutu Town would
bo bonehted BY th,s,f but tlaas tho NORTH aud
West Sides would anfYvr.
Mr. Adams stated that tho rs7onuo laws pro-
yided that cities Of tho f1rst and secopd class
| coNt1 psy no mora than por cent for tho col
ioctiou II tsxos. This did not refpr to Chicago,
/ ctr Of the third olaaa.
T6s Mayor utatsd tnat all prasenk vera inte,-
Gated in ths.mattsr, aud the ,ques,ion waa ~ to
tina compensation, sAloh should bs aattled.
Aesurs. Atisus and Tuov stated that no moro
| than per cant could 10 allowed by lAw,
Tho Goileotosb sisted that ,tAoy would prefer
that ptoytslons should to made for thair salary
| hofore thev rorttt1n,ced the work an that thay