, 1880-09-05

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TIE ADOPTION OF THE REPORT OF THE Rou.r
Tn snaattne- ~ h,s a,,tss. .1.1EE CsnE-.
-,sda - 1asx.s,. - mV4ou. commissioner Woo
mattsr @ isa&ay ha',a, atment 9 covering the eatr
to be correct, yet at the same tima <.sa contarsa
that Assessor Chase's va1,,atton ~ 49,. .'4
property was entirely wrong. He Ngr.a was toH, 20
nenobai. nj fha f!nznnott~aa i,s fa. to ~asr aa
~ instead Of ~ ner cent r. ~ ~ aasoe OF adding
fi1a Enrfh Tnun US ~ ~ I ~ tae assessments
Wns whiting 10 arref tn TIC raart Its9 ~ neasaf!
Commissioner SpofYnrd hejtavad 10 assaanN ssea
had not performed their dr1tv ns laid finvn :,
the Supreme Conrt. Assuming that the a assess' y
sao9!d R be ehs q
FED ssa Is ss, SSnssg seen Gsns %
line. - '''' 'o"n
After some discussion as to the proper NM
ner ,., Of disgosing ot the report Commissioner lone.
regard to the assessments IL h. ettx ~ oe In ~
therefore moved that s. much Of The report as as
Commssioner Wbeeier @nS etnres.e4 es adoRieq: re-
he Cook County assessments He bad b se4ue ths DC
and hoped it would be adantad u Als eoaal0''ee'
Commissioner Wood admitted that Il, ,,ost n,
low, but be insisted Tint IN te fnTens @
the city the property had been assessed IS S hIrS
the assessments IN the farming towns 1ena na1 nj
high enough It was fct that n eevara1 1os VI
the towns adjoining Chicago showed q. laree de-
crease In valuation, but he thot,phr ti1a1 16oars
had no right to increase the assessnenfs ~ the
o9tside q farming towns on hat account. u |as
burn, the Chair said that tie CountT artornsv nv
Ind stated that as next Monday vas the ht cora-
II necessary that the tax matter be disposed of
| az once, and he thought the report Of the COM
lant matee saonlo De acted upon before adjourn
| "e"'- .,,r, ,,..z,..- -
ro.o 9Hh hsroRr DEFEATED, .~'~
Woods motion to adopt the report Of rha CON-
mtttee, and it was lost By voto Of Stod.
,,tx Commissioner nas5 senne moved the adoption Of
1fom q, Horth Chicago the proposed addition
OF ~ per cent : per cent from West Chicago.
@ from the rewe G
Pasne naa u saatS end also from
per cent to Lyons, 8 per cent to Maine, 10 Der
t eentto Hew Irter per cent to Northteld, per
OF : per cent in the Town OF Lake.
,rennaa Eoss.oner Hoese sad 1t was not just to
Naf s5 W 91 @ ths poor people ~
De added to the South Side, where rich property
owners Hanls % we're T. able to pay it. These wealthy
and paid their taxes at any ad ali lines rfth.
out protest.
per cent inorease ' 1a rth 10 haa@Tocattng @
COMMITTEES aaa ana@saeax coSxsss & ss
wrong AGAINST the citizens Of Chicago.
"A a vote vas then taken on the question OF AK
~ pet csns Increase IN North Chicago, and it was
Aot Aoopteu.
~ E9oIe vas then taken upon the adopHo2 Of
~ Ut; senne's motion, and 1t prevailed BY Tote
OF sto4 L
Mr. THOMAS r. WITHRoW,
11enera1 solicitor OF the Chicago, Rock Island l.
Pacific Railrosd requested the privilege Of stat
luE some 1acts IN connection with strip OF land
n N IN me IoWn OF Lake now occupied By the COM
tor +. side,track room. It had been recommended
ot that property undsr the head OF railroad
had already been three decisions in the court9
the position assumed BY the road hat
5sas hat 6ass
:avor, but II the Board should decide to make
another = legal contest upon the question at ISSUE
tro6 a1 tns yet they desired 70
course.
commissioner Wood discussed the question, -
g. aKing the ground that none OF the previous de-
;slons were satisfactory to the public, and th8
committee had been called upon by citizens not
assess this property as track property. It
eemed to him not only desirable. but 4 matter b
. 1useice 70 al concerned, that the question be
aken before the Supreme Court for final de-.
ls5on
sav - the .nG 1aaat pstopers5 several acres ~nicn.
,firoad nnrnosas, "Tro ~ ~ oruPsr t.,aPPat ~;
ia taxpayers Of Cook Conntv he heIiexe3 II ad-
isab1e to test the oas. Thorx upara naur 1afI-
e point being one which would come up here:
eli fo r. San a Probability tos It was in bis opinion
ltuted railroad property. The Commtttee then