, 1875-06-12
THE WEST TOWN ASSESSMENT.
cAttsE OF TttK DEADLOCK.

There IL trouble In the West Town over the
difficulty basweon tho Deputy-Assossors aud tho
Town Board. The formor haTo boon used to
have things thoif own way, but tic pFeaont
Board Of Audit pertinnciously adhore to tho law.
unaffected by tho action Of ths other Town
Boards. Tic Assessors struck day before 5cs-
torday, and arc still of work, declaring that
tley will not 60 on until thoy are paid horne on
eccount. or at least until tho board tells tIlou,
what their uages will be. But Justice Hculiy
sud tho majority Of tho Town board point to
the following provision Of the lAw aud plant
themselves upon 1t:
Assasors and shAai ,hke ont thei
accounts In dotaal giving tbs date Of each day from
which they shall hars bsen employed, which accoun.
they shtl verify u,cr OATH The Assessor shal, not
10 enitied to compensation nntil 10 shau hnys led
tho lists, schedules statements, ard books 4ppertAf1
Ing 10 tic OF properly for each year tho
oco Of tho County CLERK, Tho books to b. sccuratvly
alalt not 10 sutei to ply unless hs has performed
tho labor and uhe return IN strict appliance to law.
II REGARD 10 FIXING TIE AATK or coMrEHsA-
TtoN.
to force which, it Is sad is tho real object Of tho
strikers, the Justlcea say that tho reason whr
they obj act to dong 1t IT, thht tho Board will be
subjected to intitnidntson. II tho price named
does not snit the men. they will strike, and In or
required by law, tho Board will hayo to accedo to
thoir torms. Last Year, when tho Board hxed
on 800 month for one class OF Assossors, md
SIPS month for nnothcr clasa, tho mon forced
them to allow *t25 = month all round. THUS
any httompt to tx wages now would 10 pracsi-
oally to put tbs town ut the mercy Of tho Aesesa-
orB.
Things we're sosy dull asound ths town Office
ycatosta1.
AsaEsson n1A1
mas reported to tavo dcc!aresi that morning TINT
not book should no out Of tho u!ilco until Tho
Board chmo 10 tar1ns, aud 10 not man WAS Mt
work, supervisor Dakoe reEarua tlae situation
With hie habitual ph!eg1n. Ilo said the man Ind
statement, Assessor 1syAn ia dcsirous Of settling
the difficulty and possuadug tho mon to 60 u
work, but, ~ fau discharges would
eoon ae.tle thnm, 1t is most probable that
no Ii making common cauue WITH the boys.
nhonid 10 something for them, but BaIor ,hin4a
that ho l,hs enough to do to gst tho town money
out Of Larry .O:Dren'B lands, aud will not par
out any money without \ warrant from tho
Board. One OF Tho Deputy -Assessors remarked
kcopfng tho town money 1t lntoreas and was
right III 1ctuaipg to tako any 1isG, or pay out any
nlo1o monoy than he had to.
JUSTICE sMEnyDAN
IL tho mouthpicco OF the men In thu Town
Hoard, and IL ubaut tho oniy hdyocate thor hayo.
II is most probable that tito majority
vii! stand firm, Au1. IL go, tho AZ
sessor aud hiu mon wilt have oulY tlloir
trouble for their pains. Iho JAH provides that
IL, Casa Of failure 10 sna9s retusn OF tho Aasesa
mont. tho Doa1i of Equalization shall es!ulata
tho valuation. In that case, Mr. Nysn aud hia
pals will Dot rocetyo q cont Of compensation.
Tho succeHs Of tho "byes" with tho SOUTH
Town Board has eneou1aged tho Went Town
Assesaors to adopt this conrso, but it Seems
moss probable that they will dacover that thoy
osunos rido oser tue law, however hard Il may
bo while tho prcsont board holds ohlcc. Al
present about two-thirtls Of tho sssessH,ent has
BEEN completed but Al! the clerical labor alli TO-
mains to be performed.