The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-10-05

this county be released from the assess
or's book of the town of Eagle, the same
having been assessed in Livingston c0un-
ty. where they rightfully belong. Upon
| the petition of Martin III. Cryder, OF the
town of Otter Creek, asking the refund
| ing of Sl522, being an excess Oh taxes
| paid by him for the year 1870, upon a
clerical error in the collectors DOCK, we
would recommend that the clerk De III
structed to draw his order IN tlle Treas
urer in favor of said Martin IL. order
for the sum of Sl522, and that the same
amount be extended against lle IVY =
of SWli Sec. 8, L. 81, H. t. east vi .ile
third principal meridian, rs back coun-
ty tax. .,ho,i,tod
JAMES W. STEVENSON,
Chairman.
Supervisor White introduced the fol-
lowing resolution. which on motion OF
Sunervisor Lynch was referred To the
committee on finance:
WHEREAS, There is now i'll the county
treasury about $1,000 OF the 7-36 TAX lullu
of 1873. and as there is large number Oh
persons who have not received their snare
of said tax, therefore ,r...
RcSolred. That the County Treasurer
be authorized to pay the same 10 Said par
tias unou presentation of their receipts
TO the County Treasurer for payment.
ON motion of Supervisor Tower the
Board adjourned till = O'Clock TINS Z. NJ.
2P.M.-Board met pursuant to ADJOURN
ment. Present same as TINS A. VI.
On motion Of Supervisor DonieVy IL Is
ordered that Tuesday afternoon next De
fixed as the time for the election OF an
inspector of mines.
Supervisor Bowen, chairman OF the
committee on equalization, submitted the
following report, which on motloh was
adopted
10 the BOdrd Of Supervisors:
GENTLEMEN Your committee on
equalization of personal property, TO
whom was referred the resolution OF TINS
Board passed ut its last session, WIFI N
struction to make investigations as 10
regularity and correctness OF the assess
ments of various towns IN TINS county;
beg leave to report that they proceeded
first to the town of Meriden, that being
the town in which discrepancies were
most apparent, and which was brought
prominently to the notice OF the commit
tee by the fact that this Board had added
40 uer cent. to the assessment OF llaI
town. Your committee visited IN per-
son many citizens of the town and FOUND
the facts about rs follows -,
The following example Will illustrate
the manner of assessing the town OIL
Meriden: \ prominent FARMER pelIB III
terrogated by your committee ana DelilS
fully advised as to their character anu
purpose, stated that he haa reIulheo
horses 8, cattle -, hogs II, lettering 10
his schedule your committee found the
comDarisOn as follows horses returned
Q listed 4: cattle 10, listed 5; hogs re-
turned II, listed 5. Being shown his
schedule the gentleman stated that ne
returned the property as above, ana the
assessor put it in the schedule. mat ne
was surprised at finding it so listed, as ne
had returned all his property ana ialr as
he believes. (The whole stock in this case
was a fair average value.) This manner
of assessing was pursued throughout the
town. as your committee believe, ana
thew have the facts in their possession
showing large NUMBER of similar cases.
The poor man with little property, how
ever. suffered by it, One horse, COW or
pig could not be divided easily, ana the
committee believe that the 40 per cent.
added to said town is fully Justihed Dy
their investigation.
Your committee visited MENDOZA anu
La Sale. In these towns the assessment
seemed about fair; except III Mendoza, the
facts led them to believe that very large
portion of the money escapes taXatlon,
and in La Sale Il large portion OF money,
material and manufactured arllcleS on
hand escapes taxation. Concerning llleSe
towns vOur committee have in their
knowledge facts and figures upon which
some action should be taken.
Your committee would state That they
aye.omitted to give names in this report,
believing that it would be improper to do
SO. and that they are unable to suggest
any particular line of action to this Board
as n remedy for the evils complained or
That in their Judgment the law provides
"A remedy. but that is Il question ratherf Tor
the County Attorney than for tins com
mittee. In conclusion, your committee
would state their conviction that TINS
method of assessing, if continued, can
have but one result, viz. that the Durthen
of taxation will gradually be placed upon
the more fixed and visible property
real estate.
Respectfully submitted,
FRANCIS BOWEN,
WM. b. BAYLEY,
ALIEN. WYLIE,
J. y. ClIAPPLE,
JOHN L. MINER.
Supervisor f.. G. Lewis introduced the
following resolution
ReSOlred. That the committee on equal
ization of personal property be instructed
to place all the evidence III their hands in
the POSSESSION of the County Attorney,
who is hereby instructed and empowered