, 1876-02-08
TAXATION.
ARGUING WITH TIE 1ANKs.

ARGUING WITH TIE HANKS.
Yesterday tie employer In City Collector Won
Uotlon's office wcre nBarly all engaged In max
lug out warrants for.evfes OH The National Banks
which hkvo not paid their taxes for 1H7i-'72 and
~. goodlv number were competoi. and tho
banks notified. Tho warrsmta for 1871 And ~
Arc vory nirnithr, h,lt In 1874 slight variation Ia
n,ado inasmueh as tax ia added for tho West
Hido Water. Works and Jonas School. bnt the
details are Tho oasno. Thera arc, besldoa tho
lint accompanying the warrants threa !isss Of
tho stockholders MAIDS ont, for tho purpose OF
advertising tho salo Of STOCK, aftor a loyy has
been made and tho banks r0ftlEo to pay.
Tho following bankA forked over Yesterday
National Bank Of 1itlnols, 30 coo. buck taxes for
1874 Central National Dank, $500. taxes for
1874 City National Bank, S9,o2S. tAsos for
1874 Traders National LINK. 81 1000. taxes "a fos
s1,993; 1871 &1.1lo; 1879, $l.66360. Tue
taxes for 1878 have boon paid by most Of tho
banks, Tho Corn Exchange National Bunk WAS
pus down IN tho list printed In Sundays Thin.
Ss5 = ot ssE bs b bss sss s p, SS @
lakes promptly each year: To-day George Won
Ho!ten Intends 10 70 for tho banks. mud hc nays
they will have to pay tlloir back taxes, 10 thoy
hayo no othor recourse left them.
Deputies mado tho biggest raid Of tbs eoason
yesterday. nearly so coo. The following bsuks
paid tho 1876 taxes: Corn Exchange National,
el2, 7J0.75; National Bank OF Illinois, el2.-
73G75; City National Dank. e6,367.74. Thcto
helped to Anoi Tho aggregate amount Of col
lec:ious very materially, and Nike smiled 40
cordtugly. Ono Of tho banks paid tho .ensiro
smount in greenbaoka. Evnns viii to-day 60
altar tho National Banks, and compel tl,on TO
pay their taxes, OF ouforcn his lcyy warrants,
which ho has ali ready for tho putpoao.
MR. aTpAkY's ADVICE.
A reporter Of tho journal Ind Tho following
interview yostcrday with Mr. Storey, Of tho
1,mes On tho question Of dghtlug The pcrsona-
property tax,
Reporler-Do you intend to tske any further steps
to p:cvsi.t tho collection OF your 1er*onatrrcperty
TAXI It ts generally understood, of corse, what you
sir. storsJ~I intend to keep on lighting It To the
emu.
Reposter-wl1 you have The saprcme Court trke up
Mr. storey.-I untlc1rand ths. II cannot bo taken up
In liz present form. shall walt Until fosy Is At
tempted and then begin suit for trespses. In that
form can bs brought before sho notice Of ths higher
Roportss-iias Mike Erans attempted to mako a
levy yet -.-.,
anu wsntcl to know what would do IL he should
,nake levy. told him should tpHin shit for
tresIaes Men Of ha stump won't like that. ]!
Ike tha 7smts ior Tho damages would quickly arolni
10 very large 1uu,. Tie expense Of such nnatu,
brought by newspapers other paetca, would 10 sd
ha woaa s.op so Gof1.lon OF the
HePorter.-You would advise othe1a thcn 10 begin
tresrass suits II inlunctsons fsi17
MI. storey-lea, would: Tie collection Of thi!
ht 30 Judges doesn't amount to anything. They arc
III influenced by outsido pressure. Yct. thers 4
lTtsms; he is on tie boud Of cue Of Tho West Sid.
tax-entcrs. What !s sltch mans decision wos.h7
am going to fight tho Tux to tho cul, md sserybod,
els ought TO do tho Ratne.