, 1877-03-04
COLLECTOR KIMBALL.
yesterdays pQ1HGs.

| There has been some delay in filing the bont
OF Mr. Mark kimball, the recently-appointet
Town Collector, not because OF any difficulty II
procuring sufficient names, as will be seen il
the list below, but because it was thought bes
to secure q large number of the names of thu
most responsible citizens, in order to inspire tht
people OF Chicago with confidence that the du
ties Of the Office would be faithfully executed
The paper has for several days been in the hands
OF MIR. L. e. Letter, who has been loodine after
the matter. Yesterday morning the bond was
! taken to Supervisor Lincoln, who inspected It
and pronounced it valid. WAereupon Mr..
Kimball was duly empowered to proceed with
! the collection of taxes.
The amount Of the bond is S7,115,052 5D,-
quite unnecessary in size, but it represents q
| volunteer expression Of confidence in Mr.. KIM
ball that is hatterlDg to that gentleman. The
following names arc signed to the document as
BENJAMIN ?. Hutchinson, Sidney A. Kent, Jabez
X Bostsford, Solomon a. Smith, George
Schneider, Jacob Rosenberg, n. X. Fairbank,
Marshall Field, Henry ". King, Charles 2. Kcl-
loEg, 1s Charles n. Henderson, Levi z. Letter,
mour, ". ". KmbaH, John =. Farwell.
Alter Mr. hfm6all had prepared his bond and
had it approved BY the Supervisor aud Town
Clerk, he called on County-C1crh Lieb and laid
1t before him, and also a certified copy Of the
elected Collector, and also certificate OF his
election signed By Watts S. carver, Town Clerk,
and demanded the South Town books. Gen.
Lteb was satisfied of the sut1icicncy Of the bond
was still inclined to hold to the position taken
few days ago. He called MIR. kimbal1's atten-
ton to tue Judgment Of custer rendered by
Judge Rogers against Carver, and said that he
did not see how he could give up the books on
his order, etc Hc wanted to go slow in the
matter, and preferred that Mr.. Klmball should
apply for nandamus. Thus ended the inter-
view.
In tho afternoon Mr.. Kimball, accompanied
by Frank Adams and City-Attorney Tuthill,
again called on Lteb. He had brought Mr..
Adams with him to advise as to the legality OF
the books being turned over to him, and Mr..
luthIil had been sent By Mayor Heath to repre-
sent the city's interest in the matter. The in
the subject vas read and expounded to have |
convinced almost any one Of anything, but Gen. ]
Lleb, looking over his glasses, suggested that he
was being made Judge, much against his will; |
tue case, aud was satisfied that just as much |
law could be quoted on the other side, he was
NOT prepared to rcccde from his former position
when he knew that he could make no mistakes
y y aSi1e adheripg to it. Mr. Adams offered
law points Of the case as. might
be made by outside attorneys, and
suggested Mr: Goudy, but no agreement was
feacneo on tiils score Finally, Lieb, kfmhal1, |
and tho attorneys called on the County Attpr-
ney and renewed the consideration OF the aues-
lion, aud, after lengthy discussion. Gen. Lieb |
agreed to accept and act on the opinions of
lcssrs. Adams and Tuthill, so far as the city
taxes were concerned, and to act on the opinion
u ALT. Rountrcc so far Us tho county and town
axes went. A further conference Ia to be held
o-inorzow morning at 10 o'o1ock, when Alr,
sountrce will give his opinion. This conference |
Till settle whether or not Mr. kmball will be |
:1vcn the books, or whether he will have to seek
heir possession through the courts.
ANOTHER MOVE.
County-Attorney Rountrec has drawn bill !
o be forwarded to Springfield for the consider
tlon OF the law -makers, which is intended to
over the present exigrncy IN South Chicago
AK matters. Its main provision authorizes the
;ouuty Clerk, in the event of the failure of a
own Collector to serve, as in the Evans case,
Q turn tho Collectors books oyerto the COUNTY ;
Collector on the 10th Of March, Assistant
county Treasurer Beyc takes the document to
this evening, and intends to do what J
c can to secure its immediate passage The !
assngse OF some such measure is believed both
J the county Attorney and Mr.. Beye to be the I
ply sure way secure the collection Of the South
h1caso taxes this year. As the law now stands, J
nc County Collector can only collect tho dcIin-
uent list. which must be returned to him hv {
&c Town Collector. II the South Town hooks ,
&c not delivered to 3Ir. Kinlball, or somebody. {
lew days, no dclinquent-list can he rcturn. | 6
/; hence, though the County Collector were in q
ossesston Of the books, he would be powerjess !
collect the South Town taxes, Or apy purt t
hereof. fAA@