, 1880-02-15

IoWu q La1e..- x1tW4.0
South Chicago 2553,377.1
From these figures it will be seen that South
Chicago pays more than twelve times a
much as Hyde Park.
Hyde Park, from 1871 to 1878, as shown
by. the Collectors warrants, has
raised for school purposes the sum
The Town Of Lake for the same pc oef'0s'V
Making total iof-..............S 81 ,040 sss5.9l US o.
This does not include the school taxes OF
1879 at all; but If there are two other towns
i'll this Western world that can beat this we
would like to know it.
SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS.
Special assessments in this State have at times
been subject to great abuses, and, under the
pretense Of benetiting the property, have in
some instances contiscated it. The original
idea Of special assessment was based upon
the equalization Of benefits, and when the
amount Of the benefits haye been levied then
the property should be relieved. There is an
idea prevalent among some Of the municipal
authorities in this State that, when a public
improvement is ordered to be made and a
SPECIAL assessment determined upon, the cost
upon the property, whether it is
BENEFITED OR NOT,
and If one assessment is not sufficient that
they can 60 OH assessing the Same until the
entire cost is raised upon the property. It is
true that BY See. 16l OF Chap. q OF the Re-
vised Statutes pertaining to cities, it is pro-
vided that II il in any case the first assess
ment proves insufficient second may be
made. as nearly as NAV be. and so on until
sufficient moneys shall have been realized to
pay for such public improvement # too
excess shall be refunded ratably to those by
whom it was paid.' But this entirely ignores
the principle, tllat no more can be assessed
upon property than 1t is benefited, and is no
more and no less than the
MEXICAN FoRcED-LoAN SYSTEM,
and can never be sustained or upheld in any
Constitution Of tits State providing that IT,
cornnrate authorities Of Cities. towns. and
yiilar res NAV have power TO make local i'm
proyements by special assessment, or by
Special taxation Of contiguous property, OF
otherwise, does not confer the power upon
cities. towns. and Villages to ralse the entire
cost Of the Improvement upon the property
by special assessment unless such property IS
actually benefited to that extent.
The discussion which toox place In the
.uae adontad oh0,vs FIAT what fha 1nen,hars
3,nt XIV ,,nn+ ,vn tho enac;ai aesase
ment as
DEFINED By THE SUPREME COURT
n ,,,n,aroue casae that 1yare rafarrad IN
which was paseu upon @ tne EQUATION OF nene- M
fits, and nothing else. Wedeem It perfectly
just and fair that local improvements should
be made by special assessments to the extent
that property is benefited, but beyond that it
becomes an Impression. an abuse. and contis-
cation. Tn this city This matter is now pretty
we'll understood, and Mexican forced loans
are now seldom resortetl to, but in some Of
the suburban towns and outlying cities tnls
thlng IS SILL pleValent, ana tney assess tn9
properly untll tney ale llteu, "ltAout 1egaru
to benefits.
THE PUBLIC DOMAIN AND PUBLIC SURVEYS.
The first action taken BY the authorities of
the United States in relation to the public
lands occurrpd in August 177G Great
britain had a short time before this passed
m act inviting our troops to desert the
service. and also threatening lmpressment
and cotnnrlsorv service to ali those taken at
sea The people of the country became
greatly excited and indignant at this and
ssccnrdjnrlv Congress. after due REMUNERATION.
nasead tRe fn1ln,vinfT nreamhlo and resnln-
tr;nns.
Wurps.e The Parliament of Great Britain
our troops to desert our service but to direct a
OF our people, taken at sea, to serve
against their r. country
M s,,o e. a eboii eors +io
or1;cs e. ~ hfa nritan1ic Maiestv n amerco. ana
shnIi choose to BECOME members Of any Of these
States, and they shnl1 be protected il, the free
exercise Of their respective religions, and be in
vested with tho rights, privileges, and n1nuni-
ties of natives, as established by the lnws OF
those Suites. and, moreover that this Congress