, 1876-01-04
Tho Taz-Payers Of the Fifth Ward
Also Hold q Meeting.
Tho couacil Comlailtco and Tho County,
Boarl Talk 10 10 pnrpose.
A Further Comparison of the figures
Ct 1874 and 1875,
MIR. Dcrlc1sson On Our Recent
Assessment.

THE PALMER HOUSE NEETfNHs
E,Lsst night, in tue Palmer House. d rncc!iug
was held Of tax-raycrs WHO aro ovcr-asseeacd,
aud who eitowed thar determination By tho ex-
preston Of their views to fight this ta1-stonl to
tho bitter end. It wss no 1nclo.drumatic meet
In. ior nottrat OBJECT, but ono whero grievances
Of grave character were c1pnBel, and thay
showed how truly TnE TRIBUNE had lately
snokeu,-ts,at our burdens were becoming too
great tc bc horuo hny longer, and that tho time
has como for decsiyo action to drive tho bstnl-
ner-cliquo from power, to oNAt
TIE STEALING, LAZY rAx-EATKNs,
and nut into o.Ilco1 honest AMI trustworthy tag
ruyers. Tho meeting was smaller than 1t would
hhya been int for n misunderstanding M to
wheru 1t was to le hoh1. I1owovor, capital aud
honest labor wore represented thcro, and the
n"1nsor in attendance was comparatively large,
considering the circumstances.
At about $50 tho aszcn,binga WITS called to
order, DR.. j. Il. Clark l'elns chosen to p1sa!tlo.
D1l. is1ALY
Gtatcd that ho knsw nothing Of ttle mcoiing. Or
that 1t was to bo hold until hc road the call pub,
}sl,ef in yesterdays Tn1nrNr. He hardly know
what tnc object Of Tho noetiug was. lie WAS
comparatively \ sn,all taxpayer, bus ho
thought that ths MAS to DO an
experience meeting rather than anything olso.
lIa was not much Interested, comparatively, be-
tuE taxed f25, vhen lo should hare been taxed
no mo.o than S22,50. Tho object Of tho meeting
was aH he undcratoo1 it. to get All injunction
4gainst the unjust taxes. and to organize for the
PURPOSE OF enEaging counsel and to raiso funda
5or tho pnrpoHe. ....
1n. J. Il. DAILY. ...
Of Daly, IIoUfotiu d Co., Waa chosen Secretary.
lie sail TINT he had cou,o as auy other citizen t,
aid In temcdylug tho owls now c1stnE i'll oyer
assessments, uua to find out away to do it.
Eo,no OF tho great merchants who WoEc present
ought to sugeest Houao remedy for all tho gIicv-
nnces thoy lad to complain Of. Tho firm Of
DAILY, 1Ienrosn 4 Co.. was asseasea S5,ooo last
ycat, aud thia yeat Sfnddj
fln. j. N. GAGE ... ,.
Of Messts. QAgo Brothers, stated that he had
u,ada return Of s3u,U0o, Which had beeu
changod to $50, ,00J which the Stato luaru had
ruiscd s. per cont. liz stuffed that bis nrm had
pngagel Mr.. Asay to get AL injunction. ant no
(Atay) Ind said Tint hs could ret m injunction
for 1UJ NJ well rs ono ni,d ut creator ox}ellse.
Sir. Daily was in favor Of ono counsel to ropra-
a5ut all patssses.
sE. nLtE1r
stated that he had NJ fault I. ind with Tho A.
seeAor. but that ho had been osurtnxesl by tho
adding OF tho 54 per cent. III 1874 their lnxes
wero as folows: Valuation, saD,o1o city tax,
FGi5.40; State and conbty, S46.>ao total tax.
9D97.39. In 1875 tho AsEcssuens wns on d
$4,000 valuation, mud tho tux 9l,232.bo, being
s2y4.GO morn than laaty year.
oIs. Daly thought Tho As5essors lad no. lono
their duty. Tnls meosiug sloull DO something
definite. ...
iii. HUNTINGTON, .-.
who wAs asseeHsa S30u lust year. and e25, 500
thA stntctl i.,at lust year hia ta1 wa. S99G. and
this year 1t was II. .G2'G7. I'd Ph,ihns said 1t
VAS a tnissako, and he ttae s7eaEcr} th"a!ht It
waA too. I'd Phillips had promised 10 LiaAe it
right, Int bad failed TO tn ~.
MIR. DAILY suggottcI that ttioeo who Ind any
proposition to 1iaso should d. so. lIa thought
they sAoutd con,eino on uuo ATTORNEY. III.
Gage had suggested i. u. Asay Wnoia aIr. Dal3
thought all able au1 tit laxycr. ns nnioa thu.
tEoHp III favor OF that proposition should tslroll
1o,lS WENTWORTH
Htatsd that they dld not know how 10 light the
taxes, lle raid that in tbs Town Of Lyous,
wncra he lived, whene' or tho peollo woro dis
lawynr'a oi1icn nl,I they paid him a commission
uu MiIa. l4u eayo,i. Thsy had oleanizea III the
coun.ry for sax-!iehting. Ta1-eatcrn were III.
creasing too fast, nnl tAs-paycrs wese tired, and
getting orgnatzed to rcsiEt tlloAo unlawful OF
veadi.',rca: llss rersona! property wss light
but he rad aa mich ~ anybody on unproductiyt
reAt estate, Ihia higti tax would fal heaviest
npon ieal eatats. Factories would bo dsirer
2f livelihood, yot these very mon who wora most
Injured wont on alccslon.uly and yotal for The
G0,ulncrv, who took tho vusy bread out OF thei
taoushs.
whro Of tho sssno sort. They cslca for .worl,
yet they voted for those wlu n,a1s tho isigLen
takos aud wore driving iabor from thosn. 1t Wa
roey to tha lenens pt tho wora.lEmen to lAv
he saYed, 1t would 10 ali tho sam,
to tho lawyer whether he wo1koa 70
l,0E0 rich or 1000 POOR man. Ills fees "cr
thefe Just tho HAtue. This tax-levy waH put-ul
job o( tho AssessoEa, because tho real.es1as
owrcte would sinnsl high tAxes no lougo1. All
the ta. was PLACED on personal property. The
ehoM!a have law that II tar weto NJ In
jStf Fun n hf10tIi In n n {r1f,hstIo n
On nll, lIo know Ut porsonn who had not rai
personal ta1es for ycalh An Illegal tax WAS Il
ia1 at oil. a mat who submitted to ono ilogs
tax rAoud not submit to another. It was th
thluat Of theso butpuIcrs to
LEVY ON PERSONAL PROPERTY
III order 10 scare pouplo. Hut this should nj
lr.ghtsn oil my holy. llo understood that tt
to nav uvxt week. liz tholsght The tax-payo,
should comHuneu at the head and reduce t.
expenditures nni ratartus NJ ofictaIa Ever.
thing ilaa l,een REDUCED rfnco tho War exec
thebs. and dtstloutst nad corrupt mou were bel
lu Office.
air. Daly 1tased that tls had been told by
ex-AhseMsor that ha conll have niado this
scsameut and hna everybody hutiHlsea. II
great oh]ectson was to tho gruat oyer-aasea
nientH u,ade III individual cascd, TlA waa VII
WA wos k,nK tho great inlasy. Mike Eyaus III
stated tlln. La WAS sorry they were orer. .asscsae
Tho AnhcahotA had ~ Mauy 1tlcuda to 1ee til
thoy fufgut so,na, he thought.
COMMISSIONER lLEEp1ct
stated that q committee should be appointed
investigate tho books OF lLe .assursors, a
Mhtn 4AuAb as.ekbacuts were foNnn to 10
grossly unequal ,hay had remedy ut law.
thought tho committees should touziht Ut afte,
or twenty r,eu, OF Ut lou u,tu II NECESSARY, h
they should c1eul!pe the booka carefully, q
taGit baye thess men indicted. lie ca,a" to t't
the people III this usatter anl tu kako kett
ugaluet TIC AEBcAsors. HI thought tho 1nl
nc1 aul mode Of inak.nE The sBssssInent wus
hand. yhoy ehuull eGrt honest Assesso
Low ci!aIlctess appointed low deputi
nntl It was agatnbt lheFo III
that they should 10 Bomethit
They shtu II sefect Auueat tpou. TAty hhol
u11u.ul&a N 81, whuM honest cstlZeuu would Y.
tAr. anl uut such 1nou III lad tccn ssiaclod Il
year. He explained tho cu,nmunic alton le b
published in TnE TalnuSx. end win "a
tIULsht eHered fair remedy. Mr, Daily reAt
Ll3r or 1AL1 ,xEA
placed on hotels ~ pnplishrl Ii. TUE TR&Du,