New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-14
CHICAGO'S REVENUE LAW
IT rs EXPECTED TO REMOVE UNEQUAL"
IrIEs IN TAXATION
MAYOR CARTER II. HARRISON AMRirloos-A'
x.srrax SYNDICATE CONSOLIDATING THE
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~..xop CARTER n. HARRISON AMBIT1ous-AN
EASTERN SYNDICATE CONSOLIDATING THE
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IN THE STREETS
Chicago. May 10 CspeciaD. Is IN the
thjbes OF a general reform movement, ~ I aa 80 80,
form revenue law and reform city Council 10 say
co,h,ne Of several minor reforms which are we"
under way. -.uo, tho
abuses OF assessments in the past, by wnioh some
people have escaped paying any taxes at All anu
others have paid less than their share, WINE us
honest assessors have grown rich from prioes. INC
new law is sweeping In It's reforms. Under the oiu
arrangement there was an assessor for eaeh .o""
within the city limits-seven In all These oh0e'
are all abolished. In their places BOARD Oh "'e 90
SCISSORS already elected IL to serve Tor the VIZ
cI,v The city is TO be divided into small as
,r,c,s The real estate owned by each taxpayer
,,,bin each district Is to be listed, with the amount
at which each parcel OF properly is as' a.
These lists are TO be printed and copy er ,,
every taxpayer in the district Inc ioea III ,i"'s
The amounts assessed public is that man VINO sees
~, h,s re,ghbor,s nronerty is assessed at lower
aeure than his own will be apt to make COM
nIaint and In this way undervaluatons VIII DC oo-
tected and prevented.
A .Imyar plan Is TO be followed in regard 70 per
sonsl property To this part OF the new law 'ne'e
q. considerable objection Many merchants say
that 70 make public sworn statements OF the as
sessed value Of their real estate and personal piop
erty win injure them 1t is also pointed OUT '".'
NV securing the publication OF stuffed" statements
OF their personal holdings dishonest persons might
secure more credit than they are enutieo TO-
A CHECK TO BRIBERY.
7, another point the new law makes even mora
Ysdcal changes Under the old plan the assess
.asn,s a. made IN bv the assessors were submitted
>or correction 10 the State Board OF EQUALIZATION
This Board could. II 1t desired. raise a" 'he as
easements In a certain county nxeo per cent w
Il could not change any individual assessment
Under the new law Board OF Review co"ss.'is
OF three men, takes the place or the boa'u y,
y,oual,zation The new Board has almost unlimited
mower II can raise one mans assessment ana cut
down that of his neighbor. or 1t can II II SO oe
sires order an entirely new assessment 10 NC iia"
throughout the city.
rho no,nt has been raised that the new law Is not
constitutional In anticipation Of such decision
&he assessors In the various towns ran as usuai a.
the last election. The successful candidates nave
chosen Henry Stuckart, elected assessor III oe
South Town TO make the issue for them. he rnaue
a demand for the South Town books. which was
refused Application then made TO the circuit
cour, for a writ of mandamus 10 compel the de-
livery OF the books. This also was Denied ana INC
case was taken at once, by agreement 10 'he gu
preme Court OF the State Arguments VIII DC na r
without delay and decision Is hopeu i' " Wv
dune term Of court.
1yha,ever the faults of the law II cannot faiI
IN he a great improvement over the Old In FORMER
years assessors have been notoriously ana almost
nubicly corrupt Attaches OF the assessors o'Hees
r,si,ed business men, offering for certain amount
IN have their taxes materially reduced Thus great
,n,us,,ces and Inequalities crept into the assess
,rants which the Board OF Equalization was pow
,r,ess 10 correct even II II had desired TO DO SO
TAXPAYERS who took advantage OF the Venah'y oi
the assessors escaped paying their fair proportion
~ the taxes while the increased burden was car.
Review will stand between the Board OF assessors
and the consummation Of attempted bribery diV p
Ss,aiis Of the new law or the methods Of its en-
forcement. are In favor OF the prihc'pe io' "'N''
st stands
MAYOR HARRIsONs HARD ROLE
Mayor Carter H. Harrison, having returned from
his visit to the tombs Of Washington ana JEFFERSON
,s ending II hard work serve the city faitniuhy
and at the same time take care OF this poucai am
btion. 1t Is TO the death between Harrison
and Altgeid, and both sides have made puphc oee-
iarat,on of their Intentions. Harrison wants 10
secure the next Democratic nomination for Coy.
ernor In this ambition he mas not me ,, mearu
That body is inclined to the Altgeld faction though
It stands ready 10 lump ni HaTTson aso wants
TO 60 to the Democrats National TOnvent ion
s.s che r sssS Of the hss Pss
ns result & Mr. hf stFrs hsah
pc:sSs Rs Ss
FOrtunatey for his political prospects Mayer or
H Tia csS Of T city aeye council a. majority
sess ' which the Tst time IN ysar q s sSe
Ea sss g 81 be r basis
DOWN SSnC Of the tn old Powers Dink"
sains for a Mayor who honestly wishes to give
the city good administration
STREET RAILWAY CONSOLIDATION.
The consolidation OF the North and West town
street railroad systems and the Northwestern ana
all
under the control OF an Eastern syndicate. IL gen.
orally believed here to be practically
though the details are not made public on the the
IN q both NOPth and nd Wsst cn
cago stock II is undersood that ne SrsDteed
S0 Sa sG Ss sOcH n west Chicago and
I large 0t economics in the management Of the two
syndicate.
CRUSADE FOR CLEAN STREETS.
For the last month the downtown streets have
been visited every windy day by regular simooms
or dust storms The sidewalks in places have been
covered inch deep with deposits Of dry dirt and
store sweepings. Every gust Of wind Allied the air
ruined and many people almost blinded Under the
stimulus Of crusade started by the newspapers
morning this week large number Of people have
been arrested Tor sweeping refuse INTO the street
BY the Wind
CONGRESSES AT THE PARIS EXPOSITION
American associations OF every klnd-lterary
artistic commercial, technical. etc.-are interested
in knowing that the administration OF the Paris
Exposition OF 1900 Is prepared to give every ia.
cility and convenience TO all special congresses
20 be held during the Worlds Fair The success,
OF the sixty congresses held during the exposition
of 1883 indication Of the interest there
would be in the organization OF similar congresse,
at the exhibition of 1900. Ministerial decree wa.
issued. institutng a series OF such assemblies an1
appointing twelve special committees charged I,
examine all questions relative TO the congresses
The committees look after the following:
Section l. Education and teaching. ca Fine arts