, 1875-06-25
BILL 300.

1b thu Edaor at The chteaao TRIBUNE.
CHICAGO, June 24.--In your tesuo Of to day r.
An aslicIs headed y Tho City Taxea," which tbs
public sannot regard otherwise than Is holding
the Law Department. Of tho city, hs at presppt
constituted responsible for tlo assessment,
levy, aud attempted collection Of tho taxes of
1873 undor tho City Tax act. "Tair play ia
bonny play" Cannot TuE TE1BrsE allow Just o
little fair play to the Law Dopartsaent
The appropriation upon which ths .ss ~ leyy o.,
by s scference 10 tho Council proceedings of July
Z. 1878, MASSAGE from, tho then Mayor
the Hou. Joseph Modili, yotoiug certain
es .r, y nhe hs tS5 .p1aDrsea Sia,asS a
.nes nde.ssns nHH il a X proeeods
tho collection Of tho ta1ea Of 1873, other"'se
thSu under tho City Tax act. In tho Council
proceedings Of Aug. 4. 1a79, find passed. IAN
ordinance In regard 70 tho agaessmontn Ut property
~ tic Mayor. lilo 11ou, Josepll Modli!. Aug. q,
1873, the next day altar Its passage. Tho osdl-
nApco diyidea the city into eEht xsaeeslpont dlS-
tricta authorizes tho city Asaeaaor to appoint ~
sistan!s. a8es the cosnponaaslon of thp AssossoF
meut books ahall poata.u, provides 'tAst tho
assessment a,ss books nloi before Tie
tiryt Monday Of Heptomber Of each year. and also
provides ttat TIE Guy qolles!or sb! aIYe 3 ba94
sufiicensI Isurctiss u Conditioned Tor the faithful
dlRchRtga ct bis official duty.
Tue dopesal Aevenus iaw, et the tiue of tho
paasaEo Of tli4 ordinance l.aa bes!l ~ force
cced under tie General Law. no city asssssulaut
suoA ~ ~ provided for by tAs psliusuca in auss-
tiou. would h9Ye been n,9sesseafy, 9cca,'so. ~
auch esae the city tex would have had 70 DO cgr. r
statp valuation. ~ qtlluqPrse, W. psasol @ 2,
sSass sSssea t"a h II T5t' 9F mo- tue otSsF aSw
nuthorizotl suoh au ordinance. and tho passage
.Da sppGys q shs fs99oeS 9 e
cssd for ths collection Of the taxos OF 1873 m"
TbIs is not all. Tho City AsHassor appointed
by that Administration nn1c THO nssesstnont, At
lsTy ot 1878 Vsa based, Il44 the .pEpsoas Ad'
| mlujs,rason, Or tho prsseut Law Department,
anything to do With All thls9 Tic ordinance
lsvyipg tho lax Of 1878 was passed. Dec. q, lB75
49 'esf0s5 e5tsa pSst'bn Ss L. Is 0se sitsaasa a.G
uss' ths .ssessnens M n T Il Valuation ofderal md
I msdo br tho praxlous Administration.
Tllalo Mas clearly 10 9ther yaluat'a''
upon which It could DO e1tondoJ. After y W. w,
pticaiion for Judgment a.@dee WI 800.
II thoIe was any o!he5 Tsy wikl yen 90 Sec %s,
enough to inform tho public what It was IN
CITY aud the tbaA LAW 4JSPaFtpe4t HHa iHN4uA y
cesstui. This, fol tho reason that "a aprlica
tioa 70 tho County cours, In 8.ptetnoar, 1878
for iqdgpsn! for ths ts1o4 of ls72. s;S., taa
beaa sutcessful IN the County oour1 mo IT,
% fosos March ~, is7a. passed aarinH M. Medlll'.
Auulnisssatiu4, snd, T4iea tho Supreme Coqt
has just aesidel Iad Soa!.lnea taa xsry sin' 4e'
hed not ths houor to 10 III. tAo employ a
tha city Il tbu tmp tho County GouFt Eefaaed
iudrmeut for the ta.os Of 1871, but upon boins
consulted as to the course which SHOULD ba pur'
real, TIE colaqtlon OF tho taxes Of 18Th this
year undes The General Noyenus law. y sin,
plv Impossible. II you thhk II possltto WI
you, os soms other ''iniplligent mn, outs!ls y
the LAr Department" tell ua how It cAn bo dope
The LAW Dsuattmeut has s.ayiBod tlo city that to
application heretofore directed by ordinance !
b. mada to the County Court u the pa4t w
tazp tos jn4RgYaapt sQE k4s ssfss y as1