Daily Republican., 1889-11-25

The rlckety old tax mill rattles and
wheezes ,and groans and creaks ps Col
lec'or Mckee grlnds out pol tax receipt
every now and then. Inspector General
Crippen is on hand noting every move
mert. Collector Mckee was caught
some three weeks ago by staying In his
oiDce on Saturday until almost o'cl ck
re found then that workmen knocking
oil at O'Clock, really had email
chance for cltching hin at his desk
before o'clock. The next Saturday he
was not 10 he caught In this manner.
When o'clock came he shut up his
books and went over to tho south side of
the bridge 10 his lumber yard. Thinking
this might have been merely incidental
nothing was said about II at the time, but
what the number OF Taxpayers thought
who came TO pay their taxes aud couldn't
mud Mr.. Mckee may be Unsigned. But
ON Saturday last the same thing hap
after O'Clock, and hied himself over to
hia coal and lnmbcr yard, leaving
Inspector General Crlppen in the rear
Office. Presently six men from the Lob
dell works came to pay their taxes, but
no collector could he found.
lie was over In his lumber yard Office
laughing In bis sleeve no doubt at the
nice little trick he had played. Alter
these six men departed eight more men
came with dinner baskets and kettles on
! their arms TO pay their taxes on their way
home from work, hut Mr.. McKee,, in
stead OF being at his post, was over in
his lumber yard Office counting up the
profits of the week and chuckling over
the number Of Republicans he was 81
nicely dieiranchlsing. Mr.. Mckee was
telephoned too to know if he could not
come to his Office and take these mem &
taxes, but he answered back that he was
tco busy and 10 tell the men 10 come
Iext Saturday when he would be found
sure.
1t is not known that Inspector General
Crlppen kept note of all the men who
applied to pay tsxes. Most likely he
would report to the Democratic papers
that the collectors were In their ofic al
the time aud nobody called to pay thoil
taxes. That Crippen Is cunning lttl,
fellow, just adapted to that kind of work
Now word for Mr.. Dougherty. Whel
heard from on Saturday morning hi
physician had forbidden him to go ou
that day, and scolded him for going GU
the day before. But on Saturday after
noon he WAS out promena,ing Marke
street, and stood for u long time at Eight
| and Market streets in the cold, bitinI
wind.
1t seems that Mr.. Dougherty gets III
sickest when he goes to his office and pol
taxpayers begin TO call upon hin. ii
. can stand visiting saloons and prone
nading the streets In all kinds OF weather
1 but the sight of the tax Office is 10 hiI
almost what the deadly sirocco is to tn
African traveller. II Mr.. Dousherty
g sick let him stay In his house until Ii
1 gets we'll, and not play well on the street
Q and sick in the tax office Meantime MI
0 Mckee attends faithfully TO all NJ
: Dougherty's real estate taxpayers VIII
r call to pay their taxes.
o This morning little colored girl froI
: Eleventh ard Orange streets called wit
4 the money for her fathers property tal
Mr.. Mckee took the money without
D question, and inspector-geno Grippe
/ didn't even make o note Of 1t. But theI
D is no let up for the hard:workod poll Ia
= payer. so this 10 the way the old mil
' jumbles and rumbles and tumbles along
I plenty of grist to grind, but the miller
I will not grind. ssSsss4