, 1875-05-02

Tho above table does not attempt to include
the many other subdivisions III which the lists
ara tangible IS to size but not as to value. There
arc many other thriving suburbs near Chicago
| where the yalue Of the property In almost solely
| in the imagination OF the operator: that is, Of
COURSE, above the market value OF the Same land
rs farming property. Among this lattar class
| Gen. Leib instances Jaussn's and Phillips Sub
divisions in 49, '96, is in the Town OF Thorn
| ton, also AttHood's and the Dellcvfew Additions
to Washington Heights, in 1878, aud in 23,
81, II. The yearly taxes on these lots range
| from II to ~ cents and not tho thousAudth part
| is ever collected.
Having further reference to
g THE LABOR AND ExPENsS
| which these, subdivisions :; cause thu
| county, It nasy be noted that the first
t1s Town nssa of So ses o. e
Collectors book for that town, or two out OF the
three volumes used by the officer. In other
words, the work OF assessing and attending the
taxes on tho lots in scott's fraudulent subdivi.
sions ia twice Dis much as TINT for ail the rest Of
the Town Of Worth put together the 100 acres
sliced up by swindlers and thieves for dishonest
purposes cost the county more than twics as
much as all tho resi- Of the town. Hero il an
abuse which, though not very large, is OF the
most aggrayating character, lnasmuch as it
makes the county officers and government q
party TO barefaced Buindng and cheating-not
only in name, but alsoin the actual paying out
Of money which can never be gotten back.
bad, or even worse. In the COLLECTORS books for
the litter town South LAWN occupies A pages,
Park Ridge Ct pages, Phillips Subdivision s.
pages, and CanaanBport 38 pages, Or d total Of
202 pages devoted to recording ta1es on patches
Of ground little larger than a street-car, but
which are called lots, and sold IS SUCH TO the
honest ruralist and saving Granger who hopes to
make spec out Of his Chicago prdpe1ty.
a CAREFUL ESTIMATE =
has been made of the cost to tho county OF, the
1;rr 3cfu nat Hatu7 tnt1 In
above. There arc Is. 954 Of them in all, And :ney
cover 572 great pages in the official records.
Following ID q tabulatod showing Of the costs:
Clerical work.eopying into Assessors boos. TOO
Copytng into CollcctprN bcoka. $50
Extending in Collectors books 1890
Copying delinquent llss. ::.::.:......:.....- s4o0
Copying same for publication. 90Ho
Copying same for County Clerk. ...-....-.--. 5000
Copying INDIGNANT recofda... ...-+..-..-.....- 800
copyn$ opy saaS Sael sna Forfeited sso
Bill for advertising ii 8sl lots at loe 13o54o
Total cost to tho county for s., 1879 |
The above cost (about 2,500) ia only for the !
year just past, but It must be noted that the |
abuse has been in existence for several yearB,
aud. unless some legislation is had or some |
vigorous measures taken, the sharks will entail |
tvice or three timos aB much expense on the I
county in year or two to come Without going
back Of 1874, it would be we'll to cast glanca 1t
> TEE FUTURE 49,
and judge, as near as may be, what the present |
frauds will cost Tho county for. say, tho next i've
years, for it must bo remembered that the bur-
den on the county was not fot last year alone,
made to remove it. It will be noticed that, like
the Old Man OF the Sea, the burden on the tax
payers grows greater tue farther On they go. |
Here is che estimate for i've rears:
add t eas saa II .adns yesry Tor 10