, 1879-01-16
THE REVENUE LAW.
THB MAJORS Dill.

A telegram from Springfield, published In
yesterdays TRIBUNE, gave fn substance tho
result Of tho Iabors OF tho Committee appointed
BY thu Mayors Convention OF Oct. 8 10 draft
legislation With sicw Of milking equitable tho
assessment ot property throughout the State,
lcssenng the cost OF the collection Of taxes.
and shortening the ttms between the levy and
tho collection. In ortleF to find out what was
thought Of tho Committees work in Chicago,
reporter called on Clty-AttorncY Tutl,tll.
t'fIow do you regard tho bill amending tho
act for tho Incorporation OF citics and villages
30 that the Appropriation bill shall be passed IN
the lost, quarter Of the preceding year, Instead
Of In the lint quarter OF the year !tscsf, nnu
requiring the antonns ,f. to o. rascu 10 po cctta
second Tuesday In May instead Of Augns.f"
II think that wouil he very desisablc.h
s'wnAT BENEFIT WOULD IT min
"Thn ttmc bctwcrn tl,e levy and collection
would be- shortened. As iAs new, tho Antr,.
Of the Iirst quarter of the year, and tho ord-
nance lcyyln4 tho taxes not passed until some
tIule In Mar 80 It ia impossible for the city to
borrow my money Ut Isauo scrip nAtfl several
montl,s Of tho ycar hare elapsed. The employees
have to 60 without their pay, hocnusc no paucr
can bo Issued untt! thu usoacy ID appropriated
ind the taxes levied. 1t Is dcsiraGle to have the
appropriations acted 0u md tho taxes leylcu na
curly In the year as possible"
"What about tho 1cgul aspertslh 49,,
al haven't given any particular attention to
them. bit sec no reason WY this OIL should
not pass. Tue only practical difficulty, perhaps.
would bo that Of determlnin9 how nllich to pnt
Ia tue Appropriation lll In tho last quarter OF
the p!ecc'itog year; but that is NOS serious
difficulty" -....
"What do ron thtnlc of Amending tho Town
sh!p-O Reorganization act 50 that Assessors shalt
hold ofllcu four years, and tleir pay can be i0-
creased era by the Town Board OF Auditors 10
towns lying wholly within incorpotated citlcsi''
have a1wuys believed, and think. TINT IL cat per
sons vino 6ayc givcn uny attention to tho m at
ter Of assessing property believe. that Assessors
;hou vc hays sF'a'1f aks length ot ss
at q" ''' ienst four years, II not iopgrr.
and ought to l,nvc months, perhaps year, for
assessing property and correcting unjust aascss-
mcnts. People wlWsc property h nn1ustlJ a.
seascd should have ctaEca to secure ~ equal.
zatton, and tine to SEC that their nolghhors'
property !s assessed o. fair valuation, Whom
tho assessment is sna.lo t!l'ak Il sisoa!u etaau
requires ita alteration, 1t seems To me very
inoq1itablo that the value Of tho property Of q
citizen should to dependent upon tho notion OF
sessor, beeaaso sycry man haa a dil1etcnt ilen
as to tho valuation Of property. Fut IN A this
year and be thlnla property Is valuable, and
tnakea tho assessment thigh-c1traTasant. Next
] ID
makes . ridiculous1y low assessment My
vtew 10 that the assessment, once etiuitably
fixed, should only change wtcn there Is an
actual change III ths value OF tho property.
And a. to tho pay of Assessora, think It y
right to lot the Town Bosris within Incorporated
cities nx it,-tonhy tt,ctn such sum u may seen,
Just for their services. Their duties aEo more
onerous, and a longer time Is ssauEFed' than ID
the country"
"IIow about the proposition to make
FIVE FIR CENT INTEREST nun ON TAxss
from the ttmo tho warrant Is delivered to the
"That is q good idea. 1t will bc an object t.
The taxpayer 70 pay, for by 50 dolng he will save
tho futerGst. n Yast alnount Of money Is sent
hers avery year to pay taxcs. lf II weFo made
to tho luts!est Of tl's taxpayofa to pay ~ ONE
1eet, since they can defer payment until the salt
Ia about to takn place. And in the meanwhile tht
city has 10 boErow inoncY u paY expenses, 81
taxa It nut nf tho employees, which II tnntaulouH
TO 1t. rhs propos'tioa Ut interest Is ttIe bcs
eonpu!sory legislation tllat could bo Adopted
| The aano rulB Is operating In Eastern States
and works well. arlflnterest ia tho strongest
tHduceTcnt to make people pay their taxes
"Couil not the publication ol tbs dcllnquru
''Yes, M good Is accomplished by It. M
one sees the list. It really gives hottch tn III
onn: Every dslinauest knows thai 10 haan'
. paid. A simple aauouncement IN nil tho paper
That Judgment VII! b. applied for on ccrta!l
day woulu he sufficient"
! Al Corporat Ion Counscl Rontieid was Il
!, Springfield attending tho nd5ourncd session y
: the Mayors Convention, his views could not b
baud III tho preparation of the thres blis, whtcl
II Is proposed u ask the Legislature to pass, MI
, which cover the improvements referred t
: above.