Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-04-20

Frederick ltindcrcr. Town Clerk of
North Chicago. ON Wednesday Attor.
ncy lIOyt King. In the name of Eugene
'russing. n North Chicago taxpayer.
secured an injunction from Judge
stein against John Il. Barnes. North
Town Supervisor. and Frederick Rim.
dcrer. forbldding the payment to the
latter of S2.IOO salary. The warrants
for this salary. IL IL charged. were
issued without authority. us the maxi.
mum amount allowed town clerks by
statute Is $50 per day In town and
$50 per day ont of town. The bill
further alleges that Supervisor Bnynes
rs North Town Treasurer has In his
possession S2,I51.IG ami Mr.. Prussing
says he will he greatly injured If the
Supervisor IL allowed to pay all the
money In the town treasury for the
salary of the Town Clerk.
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Springfield, ILL.,. March 20.-Invcsti.
cation has revealed that secret altcra-
tons. involving many millions of dol.
| lars, have been made in the tax
schedules of Chicago corporations now
on file In the auditors Office. EXplana.
tons have not been made for the
changes ana crasurcs of figures. and
It Is said the matter will he probed
thoroughly. The changes reported
have been I'm the schedules of the trac'
ton companies. but the reasons for the
/ nj t..p Inn mi In .lI.
legged alterations are in part rs follows
| North Chicago Street Railway Com
pany-Original items. Capital stock
paid up, $780, 600; total Indebtedness
S3,5O0,OOO. Added items: Personal
properly. S2,707 800: total indebtedness
changed to S4,14I,OOO; value of stock
erased.
West Chicago street Railway Com
pany- Original items: Capital stock
paid up, $3.50, 900; total Indebtedness
S4O70,OOO. Added items: Market
value of stock, $7,Sl2,5OO; amount OF
Indebtedness erased.
Evanston Electric Railway Company
Original items: Paid up capita
stock, $1.OOO,OOO; total Indebtedness
$4,000 to Sl3O,O0O (eraseD. Added
items: Market value of stock, $1,000,
600; total Indebtedness, S130.OOO.
Chicago North Shore Railroad Com
pany--Original items: Capital stock
paid up SG5O,OOO; total Indebtedness
100000 to SG75,OOO (erased. Added
items; Market value of stock. $3.50,
600; total Indebtedness, S6I5,OOO; per
sonal property, S3GO,OU.
North Chicago Electric Railway Com
pany-Original items: Capital stocl
paid up, $2,OOO,OOO. Added items
Value of stock, S2,OO0,OOO; total in
debtedness, SS6S, ZOO.
South Chicago Railway Company
Original items: Paid up capital, 81,
Cos, 500. Added items: Value of stock
81 ,603, 500; total Indebtedness, Sl,5G3,
600.
North Side Electric Railway Com
pany-Original items: Paid up capt
tai stock, Sl,5OO,OOO; total indebted
ness, $4,000 to $l55,OOO (erased)
Added items: Market value of stock
$1,lOO,OO0; total Indebtedness. Sl55,0O,
Chicago Electric Traction Company
Original items: Capital stock paid NJ
$2,OOO,OOO; total Indebtedness, S50O,OO
to S1,5OO,OOO (erased. Added items
Market value of capital stock, $1,000
600; total Indebtedness, $iOO,OOO: pei
sonal property, 800. The last iteI
was written in with red ink.
i General Electric Railway COMPANY
Original items: Amount of capita
stock authorized, $5,OOOOOO. Adde
! items: Capital stock paid up, $1,000
; 600; market value of stock, $1,000
600; total Indebtedness, 100000.
: Cicero and ProyisO Railroad Con
, pany-Origlnal items: Capital stOc
! paid up, So, 800 900; total Indebtedness