, 1876-04-01

and statutory utica Of Town 0oecor has performed
Inc Town Of South Chicago and that tho money 70 paid
out by him VA fot tho uae and benst Of he o,ty of
Coiiecior he collected Of State park town. and county
the OF <a59 s97.32 For the city he collected
sss ths Il osrd al 10 nofmsd she
Of services rendered o town and tho city. II remains
io5 yoa 70 ssy whether Tho asreuses incurred n hs
For hose and other reasons NO ara no. prepared to
aYise the auditing OF the Collectors account - now
stated, We hayo not had time to do Justice either to
tho Hoard tho Collector in this matter, but we are
contanpg the itcms Of expense before tho Board, ~
doubtful qucaions to proper charges having rst
sn w now
s<''>|o'N' LOGAN b. WALLACE,
rE7En Foo7E.
Justice Mech submitted tho following minor
ity report:
~ u. Heaesal.s as Hoard a Auditors af d. zo's" u
Tls unaeFsigued,. ons Of yoaE commi.teo to whom
reports that, from lie examination of sad vouchers
and such othpr ovdcncc - ho has been aGe TO have.
H. II. mt Il n s e u s
undermined doea not UNDERSTAND that ths Board 70.
aecoua. had beoa ae.ualy radc and does nos under
stAu that tho honorable Board intended e delegate to
m!t,oc, tho auditing Of accounts which should be audit
Cd by tho Board Itself. Very Essnsstaly' sanm' urr,u
Supervisor 1sYan movod that the Collector's
account be audited as submittod.
1usrIcE D'woLR
had collected about sao0.000 On town, county,
anu park taxes, anu some S700,000 for the city.
11o was about to get $15, 500 for four mouths
services, Or at tho rato Of about $48.o 600 year*
IIe moved, as an amendment, that Evans DO
paid y 600 In full of oil his claims. Az far as
regarded tue Idea shat tho Doatd had bound IT.
Holt To the payment Of tho suna claimed by the
action in estimating for them IN August 1as. tho
and said that he would uovor glvo hiH vote OF
talon ta at tho timo namod was simply
| q gueeB at what might possibly DO
needed. aud i was tie duty 81 The town oficcru
to take A. little Of that sum a. they could got
| Gu with, and not lHbor to spend It all II they
could. Notwithstanding tho action thon taken,
| the speaker said le would yoto to audit nothing
| but reasonable billA ut proper rate.
Justice Footc said that tho question Was. a. he
un1erHtood 1t, how much tho sssiHkants OF
Evnns wete 10 GET The board had said. In
Auguat VAS only conditional one, and that
| the bills Of tue officers wUro to ho audited.
JUBTtoE auMa1EAF1ELD
| said that EyanB had Admitted that tho men whose
| nccounts ho had brought in were also employed
in collecting the city taxes. It Boomod4 thero-
foro, that tho town Was paying for collecting tho
city taxos, aud the spenlter thought that this was
| altogether wrong. A part OF tic payment OF
per cont which l,o was TO colluct from tho city,
and which had boon voted to him by tlo City
| Council.
Justce 3lecch sail TINT thore waa only . small
Of the city tax. aud also only a small amount Of
mouoy needed to pay extra expenses OF that col
lection.
Ju8T1cE roo1E
4 "a knI a.. ttttrh {r1
tolligontly at present. 1Io wiahed to inquire
! whethcr tho city wne not liable for tue payment
Of tho asaiatauts employed BY Evans. was TIE
payment to be made undor the prosont bill. II
in the tno nn1ncd, or would those men present
another bill TO tho city for work dole IN the col
lection OF ita taxes2
/ JusT1oE WALLACE
asked II any ons could say whather thb 8tatute
compelled the town to pay tho expenses Of col.
locting tue city taxea aa it did tho exPcnso oi
collecting tho county and park taxes: Tht
question was purely legal ono; 4 decision lat
ss'a tho rendered tnsy tbs ssssh oss
ordered to perform certain dut!es In addition
TO those prescribed for him By Law could draw
10 extra pay for those services. uo wished e
| know II tnts was case In point. Ihe whols
| mattor Hecmod to him to hluge On tho question
whether the town was or was not to be com
pel!ed to collect tho city taxes tor tho soutt
Town thcroot withont getting any return for 1t
Of which he was methbor had not. had time t
examine the law on this subject. On 1
rosted tho whole decision Of the mhttor
Tho question to ba solyed wau. whether th
, amounts Wero reasonable. That would 1epouE
Oh whether tho work was the collection Of $3O0,
00U or 81, ,G0u, 700. The sunls wero certainly YER
} large,-for Instance one man took *ooo month
d larger sa!Ary than WAS paid by anf corpora
tion ia tho city. Az far "a ho was concerned
ho would not vote for auditing, the bill until
| Whh shown that Tie sumB paid wore no NOR
than fair compensation for the work done. |
|, in collecting tue town tax, well and good; bn
= at present ho thought thoy were large enough t
cover tho collection OF all tho ta1ea which cam
. Into hfr. Evans hhnda.
Justico summaraold saw WAY. out OF tn
difficulty by pos.pontnH tue consideration Q
= tue rnattar for the preasnt. 10 that ond !
moved to reconsider the motion BY which th
Committee was discharged Ile wanted th
: subject recommistod to them for = furthoE con
si1sratiou OF the whole matter, especially In Il
= lega! bearings.
= Justice Hainea wantad ! no8 Committee, In
,. asmuota as tho old QUO lacked harmony:
Justice Foote said that tho Committee coul
haEmonlze it they had more tnlo.
Justice Meoch thought that the subject ahoul
). be dlsoussodiu iu opou Boala.
TUE cAsE wAs,
. | That the town was tectlVlnY pef cent On u
% collection OF county and park taKee. There wa
| legal question ~ 10 wbekher the town could {
should iacelye The same proportion for the wo1
doue by it's officers III collecting the city tax
tIs South Division. That Was legal quoskio
- that needed investigation. As far as ha vi
~ concerned, he would not 10 bound By any form.
II action Of tho Hoard lu disolAsmiug any tu:ore
iu Evans rccoipts from the ety, Il y could |
ahosu that the torn hAd right 70 tlat psopo
lion, "a It had to Zoo for collecting tho p,
II tax, for Instance. II the Board h&d Mtsmpss