, 1876-01-05
NO REMEDY.
Meeting Of tho Council Com
mittee on Taxation.
Frank Adams Says the City Authorl-
Ties Can Do Nothing;
And Comptroller Hayes Fully Coin
oides in His Opinion.
Ssnth Side Business Hen Preparing to llrc
4 Lawyer and Fight It 0ut.
Suits Brought Yesterday to Enjoin the
Collection Of Taxes.
Tho Citizens Association Issues
ln Address to tho Public;
And Urges q Change in the Manner Of
Making Assessments.
West Side Meetings.

West Side Meetings.
THE COUNCIL COMMITTEE.
or1NIoH BY FRANCIS ADAMS.
An adjourned meeting Of tho Special Com.
mittoo on Taxation was held Liant night In the
Ctr ulerk's Office. There wcro present Aid.
Campbell (Cbaru1an), Bchafncs. Waterman,
Stone (Fourth Ward), Mayor Co1Tin, Collector
Eyans, AsseHaot Phillips, Assistant Corporstlon-
Counsel Adams aud Comptroller HaYea.
AID. Waterman was appointed Secretary of
the meeting.
Iii. Adams road tho following opinion he had
prepared OIL tic question
CrEr Law DEPARTMENT, CHICAGO, Jan. 4-9ExrLE-
N1N: Tbs following communication from your Com
requested to Inform tho Committee whchoF sne Coun
c!1 haa tho power to remit CITY ta1es to inuiriduas
tho v7luo Of their property"
Tbs question is ! ganaril onc and bctore answering
1t thihk II best to slate tho sense In which under
stand Ia order that slcru may 10 misarprehsu
sion in ieaard 10 my opinion. understand ques-
on to Esc to hc axes Of 1875 tho warrants for ths
Collector, and undtrstanl tic word "renlt to 10
u es,esS. 1a IT, tsy sfes
ta tuay hava teeu cxtenacd ou oper-valuauoa or
as,ea ment of their property.
specified u III, question Of your committee, snd will
stae oEioty son,e 9f my .easons fot sGas op!uion
presrnt Quarter, Iud he gensIs, rnysaus lsw Of TIE
stste: see. provides rs i11ows:
IS M u nossa w. o. - IT,
AuRust in each year ascertain tho to,El sn,uuni o!
appropriations for ~ purnosts legally nEte:
thnt n,c. .1r .,d fonI ~ n.an,,c. A e'' osa os
c1,,i rxsr.a sncsn sr,,uni ~ ~ .o,,.,m.Ii
ul0o tic rexi md rtrsouai PROPERTY within Inc civ ur
yt4go subject 10 txou a. thu si1no il sasesae for
stale and county purpoes for Tho current ,eas. 4
County clsik ot Tug proper eosnty. wio,e duty 4
ta toe 10 70 S.ou Of III propeY sbiec. 10 a.ao
sas.,u1ea for ststo sr county PURPOSES vii ploiueo
net amount net lesa than the amount sllractod to
be cYied and assessed and II shall ee tho duty Of the
County cssH 70 extena .1eh ~ ~ ~ selar4tS Sol,,
sEon 6o tooS Or Lock- " Us Gotesto1 or Goesto1s
H1 "ro to 9'1e Aoa county 'A@e3 "''n.n 'a'n CITY os VII
Ti,ero b.s becn no stnropr1,t.on Ct nouey to bo
used in rcn,iting ta1rs. ot il Iotupdng taxes, Ii Al
really paid,
lected aud enforced in 1ae sasne naahof and " 10
sa.ne officers as bato and county ts1os. &C. thst u
er III and Nv H. tontv collor. sfter n m
wsrr.nts ars rsturned to item, 'O'-
Tnu duties of those oiAcers, tho Town Collectors
md the County Collectors, prescribed BY statute.
They look tue warrants for their authority aud Ls
luanner in which ula warrants shall 10 o1eeuted Is
treciheally and EXPRESSLY prescribed BY !aw. When
ps thn e1o a tm ,rannsr ,rcsrrtned hv f.w th
cg ,nn H. H.. 'Is no 1an to shanas the a @
snon ~ tno nat'ne .nseouont 10 tIs rsca,. Of tn
wsrrsn bJ ihs Collectors Is blutus on COLLECTORS.
10 remit the tax would 10 III elect to ch:ugo tho
warrant. gapro'e that Town Collector. after thu
wsse 10 execute tho wsErnnt ~ Distress. aud sse "
goods md fhae!s q t1e pessun tnxea a. nfesefDsd
~ W. "oIta ~ ast'oh ~ ~ ~ H. sue s, ~,
o, xnsar .na Aph lho S o, of a
UtiY Council ia oppoolsion u theaa would 10 held
null!ty,
Nut thezn Is another eonsac1at.on, which, In ny
judgment, IL conrius,yo Of tAo question:.
4ae power 10 fetult - lHu!s1uuaM "lo Aafa poen
assessed ss fof an amount grss9s tn7n tao vsao o.
o,nr,pp psop1 ,N , ~ -. ntn,r,v AG ,oro ~
ro"nc ,1n ,rtsiIoortty n1,rstsr liz NJ *or IL ~