, 1875-11-04
LOCAL LETTERS,
THE CouSTY TREASURY,

TO ths Editor of The Chtcaao Tribune.
OFFICE or THE COUNTY THEABunER AND CouN- /
II COLLECTOR. CooK COUNTY, ill.,, CHICAGO, Nov,
1.-As You havo scled very fairly towards MIC dur
Ing tbs exciting campaign NO hayo iua. paoasl |
through, and ss my official character hso been !
grossly snd ou.rageouBly libecd, hone. a. al |
act of justice to na, you will publish this COM
munication. All the figures 10 far published aro |
ERRONEOUS; oven thoso obtained from tho Audi
tors oftlco arc not full. The :ax.yol for ul1 |
etate tA1ea Ia charged entlro to me, and stand.
csss psia e soT s1s whish sia have ct:a;
Amount standing against mo now ). ;, .Sso17l3es n
A. an Offset to this, got csadit for ts1es an
peaied to the Supreme Court, ta1cn forfeited to
tbo State, peraona!-propeEty taxos uncolIectsbic,
errora AND abattmcbte otc., etc., vbich vii
amount to at loast o00U and NAV to more
We arc now working QUE Wlote force to got our
books in sAapc for final scttlanleus. and hupo 10
bo ready In ten days, Whou tho baa,.co, wiat-
.islon Is made IN the law for such counties o.
aro unable to sottlo on the lht day Of July, aud
the lmpossbity OF doing 10 in THIS county vii!
readily bo seon when atate that We never 70,
tue order from tho Court authorizing LIE to se,i
delinquent lands until the I'd day Of AUGUST. j.
j. numsoy. whon Treasurer Of the county, made
his tinai settlement with the stalo
Oh tho 2sth day OF Oetober. shall
Do Two &GGkH later, because deemed It " tlIH
tntc1eat OF the Sthte to be lvuiout to tho tax
payers, and my official couduct in this tegatl
Was comu.el dod hy all c!asses.
During ths tHo yhafa have beau In Office
have yet 10 ask tho politics OF single onplUye
tho responsibility III 10 great and tito ch2ncoa
for or1oss no numerous that tho clellcal help
Woro employed for thar capacity and honesty.
"a soon IL tho IEeasureT-alect takos pobsoBnlUf,
Of bis office the moucy will be counted, aid
those who think have not got 1t on IaMd aro H.
S!ted to L. present. II. D. MILLER.
N. H.-Ihe following sections OF tho l:ayeuue
Ian apply to this county:
sEc. IN. All applications for Judgment aud order
OF salo fos ta1ss special asses.ne;s on cliuGeni
shus hna ots hha!l 10 niade 1t tho May srrn nf ta
County court. II, fr1M any e4utr ths iln,rt sfi.I
not 70 holden At sha term 1t which Judgment il
ftaycdt lAo cause shall stand Continued AtI It nikil
noi nc e easy ta 3tsdfelt!ts The lit or antite TO-
4uftA W ~ IL ba Aussrttsci tetoEa Judgment and
hut ~ Tho he1t regular term Thereafter hs t,on
ahau hesf aud deteEmnu the matter sJu II i}vmsn,
u rendered. tue bas shall bu n,adu 0u ths MorIs.S
9pec1aed III Tho not!ee, - pFastdta In see lb!-slr
Monday TO be txe h, tho County coll*sior n tLs 10.
ADVERTISING md oetnn!n9 }ntRlutut ii said tcr, !:
shall be held 10 be legal to obtaia II .ny
sa11ent term OF said court. . ~
sEq M Ths failure Of any County coll.e.o. to ,,
tain Judgment sha! not rFeTent him from pte.eutjn.
his skstelusnt Of credits. aud making nslk!rmxni III
tA1e4 and special assessments iu Lis hands liz TIM,
rciu!sed by this sct but H. Jr0.a J1u u H. IaI
AefoF, As fall " ohtan udKMsut aud aAu p{ lrItt,
1uent real eaale Al tae time required ty thLK art h.
shA L. allowed IL Ills settsu4suts ssul lusary cred.
such delinquent Lat. which anllnlnens tsAts n,,
aports! aAAtasMsnts shall u secouAttd tur and ps
immediately aftsE sails IL had.