, 1877-01-14

! 4o4t uass l'au cAIcc1eu nhtnlngg, "oull auoLn.
postponctncnt be any more fortunatcs lie di
not know but it would, still he did apprehen
thut the difficulties would then be removed
that there would be q decision Of the qucstio
as to whether 1t was the duty Of the Supervise
to approve the bond or not. Nor did It seem t
him that there would be solution Of the othc
problem as to whether Evans was at present
deiaultcr or not II q defaulter, he could no
hold the Office.
| Justice Mcech-Hc is not a dcfaulter.-
Justice Dc1yolf--I did not say he was.
Justice Wallace-That question doesn't oris
! here.
Justice DcWolf-The question might aris
when that OF offering the bond byorder OF cour
| came up.
Supervisor Lncoln-That has not been reach
| cd yet.
Justice DeN'olf-That question would arise a.
| soon as mandamus was applied for to approve
Inc bond, and the Court would have to pas:
| upon 1t.
Justice Haines-The question is in court, an5
likely to be disposed OF speedily.
| Just'ce De Wolf was under the impression
that neither short nor a long adjournment
would remove. the difficulties. There was one
solution It was said the city was suffering for
the want OF money. That Was undoubtedly
true, and the taxes ought to be COLLECTED, SC
that the city would get some funds. But there
WAS compensation for the difficulty. Tic peo-
pie had money in their pockets whlch would 9th
erxise be in the City Treasury. It was safe
|
| Admitting that there ought to be Collector,
aud that he ought to be collecting taxes,
If the collection went oyee until
next spring, and the city ,t1 should r, not t
be in the hands Of the County Treasurer, and
| he would be authorized to collect, the only
harm done would be keeping money from the
city,-1noEey which would be all the time in tho
| pockets Of the people The expenses OF tile
| thing OF calamity to whit; but after all per-
| haps not very serious Que.
! Justice Haincs moved to adjourn for one
week. ..
Justice Wallace asked Justice DeWolf what
| he thought of Evans? He understood that
some Of the city officers had said That perhaps
Evans would do more III the collecting hire
than ANYBODY else who could he appointed. He
{Wuliace) didn't know ANYTHING about it.. 1t
was said Evans was dcfaultcr. lie (aFallace)
didn't know ANYTHING about that Mike knew
better than lle did, The Court would decide
that lie had no desire to tallc up his c!ainls
and champion his cause; he didn't run in the
SAME channel with hin.
Justice DeWolf thought it was quite possible
that among all the people Of Chicago there
might be man who would collect taxes just us
we'll as Evans.
Justice Wallace-Nho could give bonds that
would be approved!
Justice DcWolf-Ycs.
Supervisor liuculn-And good Democrat,
too.
The roll was then called on the motion to ad-
journ. When the Clerk had finished, Justice
Srinmerheld, whose uamc came last, asked the
Clerk if the yeas had it. Being told ''Yes," he
said. ~ vote uo.''
The motion was agreed to-ycas S, nays i,
as follows:
}tds-wallace, Hsinea, pollak, Mech, and
Footc.
-Nay.-Lincoln, Carver, Dewolf, and Summer
field.
Whcrcupon the Board adjourned for one week.
PUBLIC OPINION.
In conversation with some prominent citizens
yesterday afternoon, they expressed to the re-
porter their surprise that so little had been
said OF late in the papers regarding Mike Ey-
ans desperate efforts to get possession cf the
Collectors books. What intensified this sur
prise in their minds was that Immediately after
the election was held III April. ami after the
discovery Of the frauds By which the legal
voters OF the South Town had been deprived OF
their rights, and their ballots thrown away amt
others substituted, bearing the names Of men
WHO had mot pcen known to be callIilatcs, the |
newspapers were illcd with columns In denun-
ciation Of this Outrage, and that now. when the
whole business was approaching its elimination |
and its consunmation, nothing was said con-
So IT. keen nhs in puss apf interest," ad ay which a
10 fL the Exposition building with |
throngs OF indignant thousands, had SO far died |
out as to be replaced in the minds OF many By /
sort OF 4 feeling that Mike Evans was persc-
,uted man, Who was being unjustly deprived Of |
his rights. This impression htr Evans had in
1ustrlously sought to foster by the interviews !
which he forced upon the newspapers, aud to
:hcse men Mr.. Evans seemed the head and
ront Of the he, "1ele T villainy which was perpe-
vas the Collectors. The Supervisor, Town
Clerk, and Assessor got but little. He
'ecciyed $4,000 or $4,000, and it
sas from that sum that he WAS enabled to pay
fnir
le carried out his purposes. Neither Glceson
lor Phillips cared much Tor the pay Of tile Of
Tres to which they pretended to be elected.
What they received from them was but little in
comparison to what they got from Evans.
rhcy stated also that Evans was cnleayoring
TO EXCITE SYMPATHY
n his behalf by. persistentiy claiming that the
merchants, who had begun the legal
against him and thus far prevented
llm from obtaining possession Of the books,
we're actuatcu by no other motive than to DELAY
he collection Of their taxes. The fact
vas, however, that many Of those men had
d reality already paid their taxes. Thus, for
Field u Letter had taken, early in the
ear: s2Aooo worth OF city certificates which it
Tas their intention to turn over when tie time
anne Tor paying the taxes. What was true Of
hem was also true Of many other residents Of
he South Town, who had figured in these legal
These gentlemen regretted the action Of some
Il the members Of the Town Board since it ap-
'eared to indicate that they were bent upon
laving Evans or nobody, while no man could be
nore distasteful to the taxpayers OF South Chi
ago than this particular Evans; not because
'e was good Collector, for any man paid by d
'er centage would be good Collector, but be-
anse they believed him to be elected by fraud,
nd would rather that no taxes should be paid by |
nybody than that fraudulent election should |
e upheld, and gross outrage upon the ballot
OF permitted to exist.
It is believed that majority OF the Town
'oard will sustain next week, rs they did in tile |
priug, the cause Of honesty and justice But if /
hey should attempt to approve the Evans bond
yer the Supervisors head, the law is SO plain
hat it will lc impossible for Evans to got pos
ession Of the books. The only result OF such
ction on the part Of the Town Board would be ;;
still further delay the collection Of the taxes
nd to increase the financial difficulties under1
nich both city and county are now laboring.
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
ASHTABULA BRIDGE.