, 1875-08-10
DELINQUENT TAXES.
What 0bjeotors Think Of Levying On
Personal Property.
MIR, tlnrd Tf,inks It Unjust and
IncxpedfGnt.
What The City Gains by Collections under
the Gonoral Rovonuo Law.
4 Dole1nl Screel from an Unhappy Tax
Fighter.
Blood and slaughter to Ensue.
COLLECTING CITY TAXES.


COLLECTING CITY TAXES.
WHAT MI. nunp TnlNKa or HELLlH0 rEnaoFAL
PROPERTY.
Tho oity authorities In their tlllemma over the
collection Of taxes, resulting from Judgp Wal
iaeos decision, have been advised by tho City
Law Department aud otlles mcmberB OF tho bar
with whom tloy hhyo conferred 10 enforce pay
Ment Of delinquent taxes on real estate by Iro-
cccding ngailat tito persona! property Of It's own
era. Thosuageatioh has boon adopted by Comp
tro)ler Hays, and no llaa recommended such
coarse to the Council. Tho proHpect Of such .
summary prococd.ng e1citcs considerable inter-
est, as we'll AS ln,icl, trepdaton. among tic OBJ
1sotoJs. In order 10 learn Aometliug OF thoir
proposed conEao, TRIBUNE reporter called npou
tho Hon. II. u, IIurd, Ml1o has boon actively Oh"
gagged In tax nattofs rocously, and ropresents
many tar {lgl,tcza, for ts purpose OF getting Ills
vscva OIL tho subject. The following convcGsa-
Non enHucd:
H.-Mr. 1Eurd wnt do you think of ths legal
Ity uf attaching personal property to sntorco col
lection Of delinquent real-eatato tsxos
Mr.. iE.-up9n tho iirst reading Of tho law u
would socm That, II tho levy Of rho taxes is good
they might have boeb enforced By dstrannE
the personal propesty Of the owucrs, where their
uauieH ara properly placed In the warrant, whcl!
soems unfortunately to DO very acltlon,. But
ean hardly think the city authorities Would
uHDERTAKk Ro uNluaT MxAsuRG.
R-ln what respect would it bo unjust
Mr.. 1i.--It would be discrimination againnt
owuuts reading 1lthin tho city lnts Tho war
raMt hss 10 toEco boyond tho limits. =,
not do It?
hlr. Ill am Inclined to think that, having
proceeded against the rea! estpto, the judgment
against tho cityls
coNcLuaIvE T1tr REVERSED.
Even without Judgment 1t might he considered
su election to purtlle tint remedy III preference
to lirtsaining, WHICH tho oity might havo done
before reporting tho lan'H delinquent. Az
rnlO, al.lB Are DbTof delinquent till otAsr reno
dies AFRO exhausted.
r. Arc there any other renSonH?
Mr.. u.-There IL still another. Tho city has
takon Judgment for about sa,O.l0 nA0 Of taxcs,
aud haa beon defeated on about 81 ,OUO, QGU, Tbs
sale 90 this judgment In favor Of tho city VIII
tako place OIL tl1n 3Ut. No doubt the city will
have 10 Dny IN tile pronerty on TINT sale. That
will satafy tho tax. And Of course 10 lovy can
satisfied, apd il Judge W,lninH' decision IL ll-
1lrmcl those certificates will be worthless, aud
that amount Of ta1eH lost, II would be
QUITE UNFAIR
II the other f. 00O ED0 wtro collected nnder such
circumstances, surprising such thing woro pus-
eible.
H. Whnt do you think Of Hsycs proposition
to pursue tho courao OF lcvYiug upon peruonal
Mr. i'll think II ia not worthy Of Mr.. Hayes.
It mnat DO tho resuIt Of !latty conclusions or
bad adslcc. iia la too clchr.lcadcd for that,
and caunot think 1t his mature Judgment. Il
tha. oonrea ia to be pursued. tho best why woull
be to withdraw the application, for Judgment
Against the lands altogether, and exhaust that
remedy first. Then upply for judgment apd
tcat tho Inv. or. perhaps Wh9t would bo
eS,.t h.t ,ov wst n6R ttr ~ tho msSa sSeson ON, 81
prOpcrtv till the law could bo 10 a1lleuded