, 1876-01-22
Another Series Of Suits Brought
Yesterday.
A New Point natsed as to Tho Aboll"
ston Of Township 0rgan%
jzati0n.
Beginning Of the Argument in the
Case Of 1.-THE Tribunen
Company.
The Knight & Leonard Bi!!...NeW Appli-
cants for Justice.
Progress Which tho Collectors Are MAX.
ing-..DelinQuont Bank Taxes.
West Chicagonns Organizing.
NEW POINTS RAISED.

THE "7hncxh eoAFASfs Sttt'
The bill filed By TIE TRIBUNE Company yea-
teraay sets out shas Philips aoons n.as nss'
F1tbont giving u any noIce. Ut ss1s'uh @"J pe'-
een connected vllh H. prosecuted 70 ,eo5 w :sa n
upoa j. w uAs's " . '"'e~~S1 20 $"''
inquiry wss nado Of tho Company. Or Of any o.
i+n nfr1eo,u mr. ps q nnv nronar or lawfu1 kuoHi-
-, o"eetD nss ~. ' - a.. .ah;..t h..
eage OF into'mAs'on ou'noSa - ap ."o -auJoes w
1ote maAang Inc FAl"Atson. 1no o1a'o noA'4 .'~
creased this amount to a33 600. on which tag
Of &3,501.91 wxs lnviad. Tho complainant
cb.rz.a that this t.v in tt,ooa] and ofYacs to pay
bs. ~ s...ss-h,. ~ ts,.1
"rmt ~, 10y - Ms.. tesaouaos ~"a ,o .
1Ao no1t h1lo8as1oh as en''se!5 ae"' ana ~ ~
foltowa:
And comphinants, en- information and bolef, fur
thsr ~ that snes the lat day Of July, D. st
II pot rr1or thereto, satd Cook County has not bsen
mnder toWnsnp osRanan1n Ania tah ass .sis ., shis
tats,a .i.Soh ~ ~ cnnr.rr ,a hssn sssnnsd to be
faad 10 uusl.fT a. Town hss&azoy " aforesaid, for
lie 5sar lb7j anu wholly faad to take eni subscribe
se 's,n noosf ~ eese.ts .htpso Il the
olcs for said tnvn aud that ona Andrcw j. corrgsn,
~ ;a ghns and y ~ dn 1s fo
tbs Year 1874. wa and CONTINUED 10 bs ths
assesaor of 1ad town. and hold ths oAco Of Town Az
.eaanr therein i,r and during lhB whole OF tho ysar
is5: .t shory sttet ths rttusn of sIa ssld ssseas
,nent. boofs hY Phlns. aald County otark 1uado IN
otaer towus Of 1sta Coot Comfy md transmitted lie
saIna n tIa stats Auditor and Il was y him laid bs.
ore Tie 8tsta Hoard OF E7uslizaaon At thcs meeting
tone wth ia otI,5 Ills nNatgacts of s4ssassuen
soiYs from te othar counra Of this stae also that
n ihev an advttei and i,aaye no proper meeting
M had tv tho hssesaoT Clerk and Supervisor Of said
Iown Of South Chicago al iho ne and upon tho notice
ID prssc,!bad ty law for .c purpoaa Of ravoH!ng .hs
,ald assessmont uf tbs property VI asd town n1as By
Idl Phillips. ...
Tho operations Of the State Board OF Equslt-
kstiou ara no1t Hek out 1t lopGth. and IL ts
charged that IL tho ASSESSORS OF Cook County
did ansess tha properly OF thc couusy st email
proportion ot ita cash valua as Tas assunaod BY
tho State Board Wien such assessment was
:aiapd "a por cent to mako 1t equal to ons-half
Tho cash vaue OF tho property. then aud In Rnch
:aso tho assessment Of PMlhps aaould 10 get
aside, it being itsalf fs,r cash value, 80 thas
any percentage Of addttion Wonld r11a u too
high, aud that guci1 valuation OF Nhillipe' formkd
no lawful basls wheroou the State Boasd could
0qnaliz8 vAluo8.
The eompta1nat4ts further charge, On information
ind balie that asid Htats Boar conld nas un:z the
node prescribed ay hw bare found tFon ths lasa -
efe me pee eon y 10 caap
I'M upo aid rio Of 81 por cent for personal proper
II, aid no. mt obtsi ts rate per cans WHICH. &C
coeding to ha Aeysnua ac., should form ,hs b.aIs
upon which thu equalization 9! personal properly
nhou!d ~ mAde. h1F dta u cona'aef aha act npnn ho
san aoe ~ IT. sate W as cent ~ 1e
rrtTs on,a.nrd on s.ja ,asi.' but vrourfuy an,i
erty n1cI upon tbs s1I rute Of 81 psr cs,t insteal
Of faIiug tha fsr c.ph value. Morsover. BY cutting
down ,alnes oneh4k III suei mannes t1s state no.t!l
DEopsftJ 2F Ih9y aso undervaasa o,nsr
- aH "a s "
hMs ssscuoa the smount Of ta1sbIc properly il tAe
Tovn Of Suuth Chickuo TO tha rloat dtimeul ct ths