, 1876-05-05

decision Of Judge zano, OF tho ssueamon Clr-
CUT Couft, g ta1 oup.eme .ou IT,. te Ky. pH oi,
pose OF ueo.o,bB tuo Huaetion ~notna. .un eNJ
haa power 10 issuo caft'lcatea ot lpoeoteanesd'
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LETTERS FKUM 1lE HEVFLEs
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TOWNSHIP oNdANlzA.1of-A nKf1r TO MI ROOT.
10 tie Editor qf The Chicago Tribune:
Cu,oAoo. Nav An yuE TRIBUNE Of this
ornIn,, ~ nnh,,s,, a COMMUNICATION fror,
~ p s,.s"Ins. =" ,.e H.. I.,x
1a1nee =. 4"o'' La4.' P'oAeeenld ~ b''o w" ia"
In regard TO counties not organized anuer town.
ship organization; and In connection Herewith
ho n.nroaRcs tho opintop that 1eeisletiop NAV DO
~,4.,a.a ~ ,-o ~. .v,Ie ~ ctthor .v.,o,,, T,iu
1 , :. ~. 49,. st,s,a. t.cn, ~" .,-o.S
leaves ua 70 lhloi 1ues cu"aRe 'Fom 'no P'os.
ont town sysscn in Cook County is not ilecessary
TO right tho uumorous wrongs Incident to It. Lot
ia examine this matter little aud sec II 1t 10
trua,
II vii, In n.,oahfo 10 t1,e mind NJ ovcrv intel
tro,| W; nt.ye w. pat I'm ~ mo "a as la,ro nner
as can conyenioutlY asss,nblo in "town moot-
inc tn transact busiucsn. aud TINT eyot, tlat
nnmbnr tn ynry cumherHouo and unwicldy,
,yhoro. in lilo nature Of tGfres, 40 few rules can
obtain for thoir poyOrumont. Now, II this cnut,-
~ rnu,d bo iern}Iy d{viJet, into ..&owns," each
containing ~ H 5oossy ynteTs. We woulJ haTo
At least 100 eli towns in the county,
lD OF which would bo In the city, with
hy tnxo1 vruur from the pockets Of an abused
nnnnin 0nn hunt]rcd md tuonty local Aeseg-
sots shch InJepeuIent at iii tho others, md
ros1,onKlbJo to 10 hotu, and anb}oet 10 ii! tho
i,,tlunncoa which Cause inoauA]ity OF ssBess-
nouta between iudlyttluats and towns, would
ratt,cr nrvravata th.,, cra tI,e v,cen now proya-
lens.
Il will not do to say that but onc~uuartcr or
nnc,tnnti, nf lin nenpto viii attend tho town
tno.tinra. mn, hnncn tho towna mar bo four or
tnr, i;,ncs sa rnnuous. and when tho vicious MI
nor,tv snjzn 1T unstinn. denonnco The minority
for uot attending meoiiDg where no provision
X Ills vlctoua ayssaul ot tux aaaesamauts
onnliod only to town rcyenuo or oyop to towu,
county add State taxes, 1t might be borne, but
when used "a Tho bnsis upon Which tho nix
insufYcra1lo IL attempt to ouuhzo taxes "a
hntweon ipdiyidusls under tho existing laws. iB
sitnuty ridicujoug aud stch equalization between
the towns is rot only grossly defective,
wrougs dono to tho Individual tnx-payoru.
Tho lion. H. T. Derickson haa shown, II d So
ftea Vi n1tiot' t,s -. @ ~, =. ~ IL, ~
ypt, s'us s.'s IL " s.n.' J., ,a;,tsa ....,,u.
na,,,.roa ,viti rIic,, ,io nriavsnces that lrovo
n,,r nnrrntore In rebel against Tho british Coy
ernment wore harmless.
In anticipation that the people VIII vote 70
alsconnuJ III ~ - ~ a.
csrta;n defn,,o anl mandatory ruics 10
govern tito assessment OF h!l property in
tho comfy, undor tho supervision and control
81 one teeponsbo Uouhsy Asaeasot. 70 secure 70
.ne ' s"ao, ~" vii, .tn taast ,,osui,in Sr,c.
i'm dnrinr transliion. aud Also to trannfor Tho
collection of the taxea from tho Sheriff back to
tho County Treasurer, and thus retain all that
ia roally good in tho present ordef OF tAlhRs.
city WHICH annually co'lecls mora fovonnst
includtug specaa! hdaessmentes tAan tna Average
annual roVonuo or Tho Upatod States during
tho administration o. john Quincy Adams,
must haEo q di1erans system from
That which 10 hdaptou 70 fnlal
New England town; aud man Who bnpposea 1t
does not, seemR to mo 10 10 ootter 'istoa ior .
lnnntio ssyluln thnn soat III legislative
body.
OF conrse. this iase romark ~ not intended TO
apply to my freud lsoos, WHO Is TOO 6hrewd to
| commit llrnself to any such nonaouse; lus to
tue worry few who, elthor from tntorestcd mo-
ttvea or for .hoef Iaek OF nfalns, lnsla1 upon re-
taning this incubus upon tue er'pple1 eisrs'es
| OF tho metropolis Of tic Northwest: Vcry truly
yours, a. ]. GALLOWAY.
! ,a,,t, onr,,r,,,r,,u ro.uv amor,
ooont ao"Tsar .stnp ~ ,,nom rn1,srr2
| ioasD s1 -, ~. .eoA n..s....
7s.hs Editor ~ a"@ ehseogo lF'ou".
0ALEsyuno. ILL.,, May al soe this question
discussed with referonce to its effect upon Ohl-
ctzo. Town ORGANIZATIONS within the ltmtta Of
80, ~, -, .,,,,o ,ra t,,.,. oxi.t.nc,
large ci.y a'o oa1 u p'Aso: Aue W.
40 AbauEdstJ. A town meetsng' which should bo
\ 4 delibsratiye body, in town with l0o.o0o In
haNltanta is propos,etouH. OF tho various town
f..or. III ,,.o,nd q, ,I,e cornt,y v.rv fav h,yc
oHlcetD, =" neooea ~ .n0 r'.'a W., 80" n
any duties 70 perform IN chlcago' setF 10" oi
| the powers given to towns can DO oxorcised 10 q
town 1hoIy included within Tho lnlth Of city.
The vho,o MACHINERY Of town organization il
nntirai7 nnt OF place there,
Mnt iho conntry town. Of Cook County arc
,tn similar cnmnnnnite ea otasvIoro in tho State.
n@S S ~. tnv, liz s ussf,1 ard "a,
ccntshSo III = tiron@f,out tho s,nto Is iu.t a. we'll
n .dertcd IN rons Connty. oulside Of Chicago, as
to Knox County, Il viii be- found that tho
count+T towns Vii, not he saIAffod NTH tue
euan,,nt ~ noucr nvar t,,nir i!nmoslin afYs,rs
IN ths h,nis OF Comfy CommigslopaTs by tba
change. snd you will probably and, even IN
e1tcndcd than you desiso.
II hau seemed 10 40 uulpt0reateu spectator,
Tor ysers past, strange ana4 tho Cnlcaso peopl.