, 1876-01-05
WEST SIDE MEETINGS.
u1ugrn'u t{tFF

Il meeting OF Wes: Sida Taxpayers WAS held
last oyanlng 1t No. 81 yicst Randolph street,
for the purpose Of further protesting against
tho unjust aud unreasonable assessmouts made
aRainBt them by tho Town Assessor,
Tho mcotlng Wns presided over by BIZ. Edward
Jacobs. WHO statod tho obcct OF tho meeting,
ind sail that the Committee On Resolutions 2}I-
pointed At . previous me,t!nE we're ro1dy to re-
port.
behalf Of the Com mMttso, submitted tbs folon-
ing, which rms unanimously adopted:
Ws, Tho Committee appointed to draft resolutions,
have tho honor to oHer the following:
ttfsofreI, That, In tin o2lntou Uf your Conrn!teb
tho t.no has arrived for Acou,-iomclls ste action.
That the encroacltueut batu3 ilas Oh tas taxable
PEEK. :.o sp'y a.,Dnase I'D sSa5afy To- hs epir
Rssor<d, That, In the opinion Of your humble Com.
shall act with : c0ntnittee wh1 shall here lfter bo
uamed ssanty look &ftes tho interests tho tax
ss; md nsnoraby and Z @ ras.t !.
era anu to sct ~ untt for tie common 9ood OF ths
issoirt, That iii she4o stringent time. It bohooves
every ayss 10 lout wall &ftuF Ais own Individual
nu' peghboEe intcroats a that hn II not robbcd VI
hts hari oaTnuss 10 enrich thtDya4 aud dead-bcat Of
tcshoidsss. whose ouy ambition seems to 10 to !lfus
ia.snssl. That wh!io No are 1av-.b!iIns citizens,
yet vi dcem Il right to spoak jatu]y ant III terms
that caot bo mistaken, that Ro1! may IT
thu present uvil checking Tho yauau.r1a ~ho surL
tns our liias blood by unA~fu aud eHos1!taut Ara-
Rfso'pea, That w thank tho press Of thu City ot
Chicago for sneir ontsoien se"s anu for uuo.sthlny
this alabo'ral t41-asc4E.
Eeso ped, That we 2se opposed to discrimination 10
wbsIoYor forn enaset. aud tbat ne will legally yht
to the hitler ol. That wa su84e lhs appotntent Of
aconutee to carry out our s1e"s II e1preassd In
these rcau|utiona
Irseeed, rhat th!s Committee fool issoH greatly !-
deoI the psesld.n1 0:hrcr OF this alvetiug. Mr.,
Edward Jacob, for ihs Interest hs has tskeu tu Geha
Of every assembled In s hall aud tic enzu tax
abIo people.
Mr, Jacob Klein spoke at como lepgth regard
luz tho high and nu1uHt aeseasIneut imposed
upon tbs poor people Ut tito Wust Side. lie
knoW Of iuatancea Hli6Yo people weEo aB3eaaoa
far more than thelr ousfre personal t1ro1eTtY
was worth, Tho people m.lae Eiso aud drive tho
thieyoA and robbers Who WeEe taxioE shem to
daath from mower.
iis was followed BY Mg. George ". emtsh.
whosa re,uarks weye OF tie aauao import as thnsu
of tho preslou. spoako1.
Tie following gentlemen Woro appointed \
standing COMMITTEES CAsrlea Bls!ettor, Frank
Gtuuueja, md iIunsy Hobef.
On motion, tic following Finance Committee
uAs appointed Edsa:d Jacob, Jacob @. Keiu,
and leorga ". Snlth. ... .
After listening to 1tfdresses BY var1ou4 gentle.
mon, ths meeting adjourned.
THE ELEVENTH WAlp.
4 meeting Of tho a3gr!oyol taxpayers OF tho
Weat Lake sttoet 10 discuss thess troubles eai
devise Boue plan Of action for .gcdfcsH. The
attendance ass nof lasgu, aud, ~ a'couksquenco,
The proceedings weEo entirolY ln!orn,sl. 1t waB
tiualIy agreed - draw up an instrument Of writ
tns. providing for tho employment OF III attor-
ney to attend to thelr iu.crca.s la tue courts to
be cltentated for signatures 1t onco,