, 1876-02-09

Tho Adrdnce waa tho frs: to flo bill ycstor-
day for injunction aGainat Evans. .1ts prop1i-
etor8, G. II. Howard, 4. II. Day, and E. p.
Smith, stato that they arc all non-reeidenta OF
the city, but arc doing businesa horo In publish
Ing q paper called the Ad0dnce. Tho fair cash
va,uo Of their property In May last in South CHI
cngo was 81 600; but tho Assessor, without my
notice, A1od 1t at a5, 600, and now calls on them
to pay \ tax Of S319.5O. Tho complainsnta OBJ
joot to .lo assessment because they arc only
taxable whore they live, because thoy n1o as
Bebaed undor tho fnlao nnrno Of @. II. Howell Il
Co.; and they further foar that lrrcpsrabic danl-
their subscription list and carries 1t of, as thoy
would not bo nblo to iBsue their paper aud they
want All injunction immediately.
White, swan Il Co.. Of No. 252 South Water
etraes, also lifted up thclr voices and wopt yoa-
tertlAy at tho way Mr.. EvanB Ind treated thcn,.
They state that they 1.-Two at Muskcgon, Mich,
whero they hayo paid taxes on all their property
for, 1876. In this city thoy only llayo email
amount Of oficp furniture worth 500. Never
tho!ess Phillips, with ono Of Sam Wollor's
thom $4,000, which Tho Btato Board raised to
$4,000, and on which tho tax Ia 33lB.37, md they
think the tux In my event should not DO more
tEhn tho whole amount OF their property.
JUDGE DRCa1MoSD
ynHtor1ay decided the motion for injunction In
tho caao Of tho Mih!tl Manufacturing Company
m. EvAns. and refused tile injunction. In this
chse tho Company claimed 1t had no property IN
the city on tho lst Of May last. Thu main OBJ
1cction to tho arBessluant waa that tho city waa
not undor township orgaulzatton, but the Judge
Bald that question had lust been decided by tho
Supreme Cont Of the s!nte, and ho Should fol-
low ita decision. The amount LII controversy
wsn just over $500. and the Judge shid it was
not worthy the jurisdiction OF tho Circuit Court,
and that. il tho tnxoH Tightful1y due had bcen
paid, tho amount would not have bccn sufficient
to enable the compiainauts to bring the suit In
that Court. ,
Mike Eyana yesterday collected s29,39l.20 for
personal tnxoH, aud nlH0 patd over 950, 900 TO
City Treasuror O'IIara. Tho Fifth National
Hank paid i!s taxes for 1915, amounting to 3D.
Bank paid s1.337.14. Tho journal paid is
taxos, amounting to 51,273.40. q. Foansbao,
tho banker, also onriched tho general county
purse by paying in t355 for his personal prop
crty.
George Won Hollen succeeded In gotting In
goodly amount Of buck taxes. Tho titat Ma
t1nai Uank paid itB tax for 18Th amounting to
6l5,300. but on tho ~ tax Won Hoi'on tAreaton-
90 to mako levy, as It has not been paid. Tho
National Bank paid 4A,GoO for tho tax at
1871. and also s14,40O for tho tar
Of 1874. To each Of their checks was
attached protest that tue tax Lad hoen ra!d
under throat Of levy, aud q warning To the City
Collector that II llo transferred tie amounts to
any other parbon or corporation Ao did 30 nt tia
peril. Thfa WAS sianed by lBaao Z. Lombard,
Easbier. There ia yet warrant ont ngainst the
bank for tho ta1ea OF 1879, md unless they are
paid the Fifth National stock will be Bold In tho
Clty-1lall on tho 18th Inst.
Yesterday afternoon Won 1Inllon'a Deputies
proceeded 10 make lovy on tho International
Bank, southwest corner Of LaHlllo and WlHhing-
ton HtrcotB for the 1874 tax, amounting 70
81 $40. This. after HcmA threatnning Wna maid
undoe protest.. TIN ta1o8 for 1872 ind 1878 on
this bank aro set due.