, 1875-12-30
Tho People Who Manage to Es.
cane Taxation.
It Is Singular that They Should Be-
long to Ono Political Party.
Explanations Which Phillips Has 10 Mako
Ahout Ills assessment.
Parties WLo Arc Seeking Remedy by
Injunction.
Mr. Derickson on Our Revenue 6ys.
lenl---Corrospondence.


FURTHER REVELATIONS.
TnEnE ALE tTIL1. ROME NEaAHKAELE PEcU-
I,1AEiT1Ea
10 10 explained in tla assessment buttners. Al
present Ed rhllllps tho Assessor Tor the South
Iown, Ia confined 10 bis bed by batly.sprancd
a1tllc, received Monday evening by clipping of
the platform Of q chr whto Attempting to jump
on when It Tas III motfnn and iils Office, NO.
POL LaSallo street, waB therefore cloacd for tho
greater portion Of yesterday. and no access was
hat to Tho original hnokH. Il TRIBUNE reporter
rnilcd OIL Ed Phillips at llia residence Yesterday
n1orninat autl was very coustcous'y received.
thIpa Htnte,1 that Hhen tlD asscHanlut WIS
about 10 bp ,naic, t1u
INSTRUCTED Hts MrS,
and told them n substance TINT they wnro about
to unlct lake Tho nsseesment Oh tho South side.
lilo waited thom to ntt with ronttc8y a1h! fair
ness. and tn know nn!ttlcr thor friends nor
enemies in this b,srinerF. III regard to osnr-
nsseb,n.ents. csIccatly in tho Lasc.Shnro por-
lion Of tho Fifth Ward. Phillips sud ti!at this
tent ,,an. In regard 10 tho nsseaamont Of IN
4,uual pauku, Phillips says TIM, each
t1osAholtlor Haa assessed individually
ars taxable nntior tho gonerul law. but Tho ban94
nro nRseHHch II! d lump, simply for tho accom-
mudatton Of tlla stockholders. Forty per cent
of thoir valuation was tnken ns a fair estimate
in proportion to other hlto property. III regard
10 tho
PRIVATE nA>HEns,
ho enya that they oil nado ,leir own rctlrnet
which llo had right 10 ,luoetion. llo HayA TINT
wloIp I,p returns nr0 nado, hD IL authorized by
ices. 70 and a3, General state norcnuo law. to
mako fair vnluation Of tho property 60 omitted.
Phillips claims that tnis was dono IN nnul-
bor Of inHtnncea. lilo said alao, that he ~na
sorry that this Accideut EllouIl have lIappenhd
IN 1tint nj f1utD Tttnfl I'M MhntEH t1 DO
in Ills uliiue tn explain tho tnatter+ lilo cn1ms
TINT thu gcueInf
rEnHoNA1rrnorEnTr
assessment fA lower thA Yent than 1t was Inst, q
gleat deal Ut Tho 1ault-tinding cotntng from tho
fact IT oil tic rorsounl taxcs baipE Jumped and
Tho Slate Duarl Of Equalization adding o. per
gent
lilo suggests to tho
COMMON coCSC.L
.nat they got aoa,o Of tho loading business mon
to meet with them when they cOnvene, ~
rludlng sucll meu as Marshall Field. J.
Y. Farwe!., G. =. Kellogg, nnd some OF tho
lcad,ns mon Of tho Ctizeus' Association, and
James 7. Root. who understands sho entire tax
business. aud hngo them 60 oyor the asHesament
rs made this year, and aca IL II wnh not generally
fair ono. PHILLIPS aays ho wants to bo cttoa be-
fore iukt aucu Committee iu otdcr to he nblo to
cxnluln ......-....-..
ALLEGED IRREGULARITIES
upon his part. lie thinks that he ought not to
10 hold responsible for everything duue BY his
pretty hard jub to keep, track Of
forty meu. In regard to lis $4,000
salary 4 year, he saSs tint ho has
not yot received all due him for 1878, and ho
showed the reporter nearly $4,000 in South
rowu orders Of TINT year which had not yet
boon paid. Phillips claims TINT. for nearly
t3,000 OF hls eninry received in theso ordots, ho
has not received over 10 per cent, md ho hna
tho ba!anc0 Of tho orders OH band get. Till
ieat'H pay bo will receive In tho satDe class OF
Funds mud yet he llad to pny full prices for eta-
tEonoty nnd ofco e1peusos. Ho claiins also
lint eight ur ten weeks IL not sntlctont length
nent.
THE Council.
A TRiDESE reporter yrstolday hNd an intor
ricw With several Of tho AtdcrdlGn, WHO ex
lnythlug to ileIp lha pcop!o. They Bad That ar
st1ort would bo made at lcaat at next meeting Il
aavo silo 52 per cent removed on potsonAl prop
l1ly, added by thu State Doa1i of Equalization.
JusTIcEs' ArpolSrMI.NIB.
4 TnlnusE reporter also called upon Justice
Ilasnes Yesterday to suanmo from sina IN sosars
10 tue snanner of tho npl,oiuttnent Of Assi"tan
Asscssoss by tho South Town Board. OF whlcl
nas ssuo tI,at tho Justices ot tho Fcac
did recommend some mou. But it WA
not on account Of political prefermett
but bccanse it was thought that they wore Attee
for tl9 poHltiun, pdip8 mauo ont LIST Q
nIont seventy ualrles, some OF which wera sus
gasttM by tile Justices. When this lust wan pro
scnted to the Eoarl only tho bost wore taltctl
Hugh Hocd was ole u the ulou objected 10 an
believed TINT Tho Justices did theIE bess 10 &c
good AaasiBtaAt Assossolh aprolntcd,-at tcaat b
could Fay that for himself. lfa thought tho pa
was smpl6 to scGuro conIpetcnt ald oapcEiencc'
Men.
Mon1: o. rEn ASSESSING SAMPLES.
But II HAolt EIancu wps taken over tho AsFns
Ru!'a bvoks yesterday, wAca zeyealed the ~!
lo"ins facts. Henry oppenlelmer 4 Co.. wealth
jswsosn, who do tn tnaSs Oh Monroe ntrnot, an
curry an immrnsd btook. amounting to e2uu,oDU
are assosscd at II. oup: l'oor Mayor Golyln, th
t!g-mouey 1oau. J. X. G. Furress, C'ty. C!ork
Mike a!uloy,,, ho OF The County board; AID
gptrcly from tic tax.liut. q course. Mayo
Colyiu, who wants to hold otllco for clgttre
uunshs longor than ho WIS elected toI
u Hupposud to haye 10 pcrsonul propert,
ls known to be very wealthy, ~ nut down It bc
61.0UO, Assessor Phillips $500. Mike Evan
eG1O. Mud Jim hIeGarry S2,0uU. Ibeae btgh
nnt interesting lights we're blatant losing Ku1
ike tho tst1ats-Zcltunq's, tt,o,r reward Is n"te
aUs to sheu by a4ther low ahaess,uouts OF uou
It nlt.
WEST B1nL rI0rnEH.
And nor lot tho leador to}tuw Z Tnr8rNE r
porter to tle Wust b.do. Tns clolks ,u Dav
lialIanins, tho Collectors. oflco ato yet bl,s,l
spgasud srEAagtME ttta ntleHts aud tlxtng up IL
buoan eo ~ to ho uoulu .at-hbIo. illlH tAr tn1l
&tD CuiuluH III &l0lbO lSllli 4NlA tlH Gl1lA1i va
payers aud tho ayerago il about $4,000 da
Ilc1o IL great luat Ut fnulttlnding. bnt !
s,ich widespread dissatisfaction az OIL tho Soul
Sido. However, Asacssos nyan cotnmitsud
srnta ntitraEoH thor0 III wer0 doAe by PhitaiI
islslapta. It will 10 Eoun1 tlat
TIE RING wAs k1rDLi DEALT WITH.
The t&x-eatcIs aEa uot maA th0t pay ta1cs,
ia shown above, from culyin doNl to tho Oh
horso foows, and tho gang TINT constitute Il
t:.ug III thu County Board. Here arc G. fen Q
,mplcs; John Comiskey, Clerk to tho Couu
Board, 00D, 900 o1.hld. NafHcrty, tho Sal
tuaount Aid. Cullurson, NlasrsI, and Daii
!ofgotton.
AID. o'uHlEN
Is assessed at e15!. o,,Elnal assessment $lt
=. q. +. lluden, one Of tho County board incl
born IL put down, aiding tho State 81 psr 60.
ut *913 Larry O'Drlon. the south Side Poll
Court Clork Nas assessed At e200. and the Sta
uado 1t S3Ua. LonerKan, whose wealth is kno,
to DO large, IL assessed, with State vAluati
ladsd. 1t hut Il ,620, sud taxed eG3. 4o onahu
WHO is bad 10 Ia .'well leelat,'
I1,nC Ct.t.s ia