, 1875-04-17
DEARBORN STREET ASSESSMENT.
An Unexpected Decision by Judge
Jnm0SOn.
How to Get at People Who Are Assessed
Too Little,

Attention has hseu Fapeetad,y called TO tho
TACT elat tho amusement Of some Of the lots on
dearborn street MAS grossly inequitable, some
being asaessed for bennflta as half tho amount
that oshfrs were calesi on to pay. A decision Or
ruling, however, was made by Judge Jameson yea
terdar which will go far II It ls not entirely au
Client, TO olvale tllcAe difficulties and ineauiteB,
and Ravo tho city from haa7y expense, III the
opinion Of It's law officers
Tho Judge said thai complaint hnl boen made
by rome Of the counsel In tho eaae and also by
tho prcas as to sonio portion Of tho assosamonts
reported by tho CotntnisaioHcrs in tho present
Deashotn street naso. u hati been alleged that
b* miftske Of by sorne fraud atscasments had
been laid on certain property on the linn OF tho
improvement much lees thnn they should have
been; tl,st property which ought to bear assesB-
n,cnta Of e20,0 900 or $4,000,
HAD BEEN LET orr
witt, very mitch lcsr sim. Tho Judge said hs
had not been deaf to thsao complaints and had
been engaged I'll studying the aiatutes to Heo IT
they rsosiatd any remedy. The remit wss TINT
lo thought tha statute did provide one.
THERE wEKE TWO Qrrs71oys
under tho statutes authorizing tho present nro.
cceding, which were to he answered by tho fury.
The ilrst question ~aa, whether tho property Of
any OF the obtectorH had been asReasef for hon.
ettH, more or less. tl.Ru II has been benefited.
Tho second question whs whether 1t had bsen a..
Rcsecd moro than its rroportionato aharo OF tlis
cost Of tho improvement. Thepo Iuehtions, and
no ~ uaueIh, we're 70 &c Gons'"esea III sAe case.
The haaring shall 10 conducted IN ottss cases al
.c 1nn ~ y tase ~ !as oaa pse. ~ tan @ ~
~nrS,tG a. ranrc or is.s INN thrr n,',sra,,s W
safe Of tho cost Of ihe nroyclpeut, the iury nusS
ind. and also na the amount for which such prem
lses ought to b. nsseased, aud Judgment shall b
dered accordingly.
Now, whore adssahmouta upon property Wcrt
Observation-Disclosures HMAL!.
It Vas not pEobshlc that the owners would MAKE
aoy objections, and In those casas there would
be no finding Of tic Jury in respect to them, e1.
cept to cosErfn thu aescHsment. Accordingly.
| the Judge said thai whenever an obiectar had
| offered eritlRnee to allow that Bono 1ther lot,
not Owned y him, sas assassed too l!'tle he
,ssnes. ts lot Of the the ao'eesos
benefited. or more than its proportionate shurec,
i did not concern, him. as tho plsadi,gs stood,
Ihis Was tho strict legal aspect Of tho question.
But II there were cases in which lots had been
asaosaaa 60 little tlat thu ngncss had not up-
Eos peass4 lee2 7" al' objections there ought to be
ua thought
THE REMEDY
might be stated az follows: Supposins that all
amounts. aud that tlo jury 20 found, BIT that
consequences, undsr tho statute, was, that thn de-
nclt must: bo made up By general taxation. It
Taa clcnr TINT tho taxea OF overr man paying
taxes in the city, including Tho o6toctols iie1e.
we're enhanced, and that ,lojustty.
| fec. III OF tho statute provided;
An, uerson ,,otcaca In auy se,l estata ia lie
1ach report toi tAe Conint.slonprs}. and taa Court
any NUKE such order, III regard to tie time
ans snsh on5settos T. r. ~ + RaX ;,,n ps .. maas
~ 81 H. I ~ 5sts ana rs 1araa y, ~ f."
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