The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-03-06
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time specified. A. A. KLovE,
T.. Z. LEWIS,
NATHANIEL MCINTYRE,
Finance C0mmittts.
On the 18th day of October following your
sommttee again met to consider the propos-
ais. Eleven bids were handed in and open
ed, which were as follows:
Oliver Cornell Observation-Disclosures. $3.50
7 r Hunt 1876
Ruger Il Ruger. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. ID
John Stout 400
Clarence +. hODeTt.. ..,.....'..' lco
John w. Hewitt. .............'.''... $40
Sherman LELAND & Observation-Disclosures $50
Don,eyv a. stout $50
Arthur Lockwood $50
Although the bid of Sherman Leland Il
Co. was not the lowest, it was considered the
most satisfactory, and was therefore accepted.
A contract was therefore signed with Sher.
man Leland & Co, and they entered into
bond for the faithful performance of their
work The work was not completed by the
contractors by the time specitied-as has
been stated to the board. Your committee
do not hesitate to say that the work so far has
been accurate and thorough. Your commit
tee are satisfied that the plan is good one,
and will aid the incoming assessors materI-
ally in getting hold of property that has
heretofore escaped listing for taxation, and
would recommend that the present commit
tee be continued or enlarged, or new com
mittee appointed, as may seem best to the
board, TO pass upon sad work when COM
pleted.
Your committee would further say that IN
very few cases does the record disclose the
township in which the mortgage or other
obligee resides And we therefore further
recommend that anew committee be appoint
ed or the present committee be authorized
and empowered to complete such classitica'
ton.
Your committee further recommend that
the original list be filed with the county clerk
for further reference, and the assessor Of each
town be furnished by the county clerk with
Il written copy of such list so completed, so
far as the same is applicable to his town;
and that the county clerk be authorized to
draw an order on the county treasurer, i'll
favor of Sherman Leland Il Co., for three
hundred dolars,--the contract price OF max
ing said list,-when the chairman OF the
committee appointed to pass upon SAID work
shall notify hlm that SAID list is completed
and accepted.
All OF which is respectfully submitted.
A. A. KLOvE,
Chairman Of Finance Commtttee
Mr. Chairman, and GeHtiamen IF the B0drd
of lSUperrisOrs The undersigned, men,
beis of the Finance Committee, beg leave to
submit the following minority report:
That he acted with the other members OF
the committee under the resolution referred
to in the majority report, until the time OF
letting the contract referred to in the MAORI
ty report That from that time he has been
compelled to antagonize the views OF ma
iOrity Of such committee Tor many reasons,
aMong which the following may be mention
ed, IN addition to the one that he did not
believe that the committee were authorized
TO let contract under the resolution refer
red to:
1st. 1t is proposed to create new county
department, winch would have to be continu-
ed, and would be expensive.
ID 1t will depreCiate the value OF securl-
ties IN The county, and Will have tendency
to drive money out OF 1t.
3D. 1t will have the effect TO teach money
loaners to entirely cover up their credits and
encourage evasion oil tax, and even the
crime of perjury.
18th. 1t attempts to lcgislate by creating
new and extraordinary powers III assessors,
by enabling them to go behind the return
under oath, a power which this board even
do not hold.
9Th. 1t assumes every money loaner to be
dishonest,-a tax evader and perjurer,-
and proposes to make and publish case
against innocent and guilty alike, with no
other effect but to injurc the innocent
9th. At best 1t is only a case shown by the
records. and is liable to he explained away
entirely by parties interested.
18th. For the reason that return on oath
il final and conclusive upon the assessors
and this board, until impeached 10y indic;-
ment. trial and conviction for perjury.
Sth II creates false and uncertain basis
of assessment, and proposes that upon TINS
credits shall he assessed. Such course
wou,d. if generally adopted, keep this board
in session Tor months hearing complaints
and abatiug taxes.
OH Section "a, p, 252, Session Laws OF
tsTg furnishes complete remedy for false
re,nrn. and failure To make a return.
10Th The report proposes the additional
expense of preparing separate abstract LOT
each town in the county, and no assessor Is
hound TO take such list
For The foregoing and other reasons the