Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-08-24

taxed and may do 1t without reference
to the Board of ASSESSORS
The opinion presented by Mr.. Sims
cites the law on the various points and |
says
lin the matter of your cOmmunica. |
ton of the 10Th inst, asking for an
opinion as to the right of your Board
to assess lots and lands owned by rail
road companies in the county IF Cook.
nU improved by railroad track AMI n"t
part of the railroad right of way. but
which lots and lands have been return
ed by such railroad companies to the
County Clerk In its schedule a. as u
part of their right of way. claiming
thereby that such property is subject
to assessment only by the state Board
of Equalization. which property has
been returned by the Board of Assess
sors to your Board as railroad track
and unnssessed. we beg to say:
"rhe revenue law provides that rail.
road companies shall file with the
County Clerk the property held for
right of way, and shall also file with
the County Clerk a schedule of lots and
lands owned by 1t other than that de-
| nominated railroad track and not used
as right of way.
''l'hc revenue law further provides
that the state Board of Equalization
shall have original and exclusive juris.
diction In the matter of the assessment
of such railroad track owned by the
railroad company and used by the rail
road company as right of way. which
includes, In addition to the main track
or line. all necessary side and second
tracks. turnouts and switches used IN
connection with such main track or line
by the railroad company as a common
carrier. together with all the stations
| and improvements located on such
right of way. all of which and only
which should he included by the rail.
road company In its schedule A to the
County Clerk, describing the property
held as right of way.
"rhe law further provides that all
real estate, including the stations and
other buildings and structures thereon.
If improved. belonging to any railroad
company other than that denOminated
railroad track shall be listed as lands
and lots. as the case may he. and shall
he assessed as such by the Board of
Assessors and Board Of Review. and
In the matter of the assessment OF
which these tribunals have original and
exclusive Jurisdiction.
''rhc Board of Review has authority
to make original assessment for the
purpose of taxation"
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Captain VIM. +. Black. VIM. Prentiss,
Major Il. Il. TOlman, George Mills
Rogers. John G. King, ID. J. Mcmahon.
Miles J. Devlne. Donald l.. Morrill, and
T.. McIlugh are all mentioned for Judi
cial hOnOrs.
Bacteria. nltrates and ammonia IN
quantities forbidden by the laws have
been found by City Chemist Bisbce In
samples of Ice of several cOmpan MES
dealing In the frozen product. Bncilli
almost Identical with those of typhoid
fever were found In one sample. and
other bacilli supposed to he characters.
tic OF sewage were discovered In more
than one block Of Ice.
| 'Orlinary city water, when exceed
ingly pure. has not more than 100 In
cllll tn the cubic centimeter." Mr.. Bis
bee said. water called disable some
times has rs many rs 1900. but the city
water IL never called disable II there
are any sewage bacteria found In It.
Freezing has II tendency to eXpel i'm
purities from water, and therefore Ice
should contain fewer bacteria than the
same amount Of water. Twelve hun
dred bacteria to the centimeter nre a
great many"
Bacteria We're found. according t.
the record of the Health Department
I'm Ice intended for domestic use In the
possession of the following companies
. KnickerbOcker Ice Company -. l.2Ot
KnickerbOcker Ice Company. -. bon
n. casey ...............,... .1.3W
Inttermeister Company -. 80. 1900
, Knickerbocker Ice Company. 1.1Ol
, i. \. SprOul L. Co. IN
In Ice labeled as intended for cOOlin:
purposes bacteria per cubic centimetc
were reported found as follows:
George Taylor .................11. 0O'
Phlak l. NOvak. ................ 1,SO'
, KnickerbOcker Ice Company. =. 1906
, The laws prescribe that In pure ic,
| there shall be no nitrates. Traces o.
nitrates are reported by the city OH
Gals as being discernlble In samples o
/, Harry Lawler, % North Union street
/, ana e. +. Burggren. 1917 West Poll
| street.
Only 900 parts out Of 100000 parts o
! Ice are allowed by the law to cOnsis
! of albuminOid ammonia. In n sample
! of Ice Of the KnlckerbOcker Ice Com
$ pany reported as having been takel
t from car on the Pullman Railroad a
. KensingtOn the record says the pres
3 ence of Ola parts of nitrogen as nit
y rates was discovered. This sample wa
2 of Ice not intended for domestic use
, but the report of the Ice inspectO
reads: This ice Is being sold to par
p ties who take 1t away In hand carts.
2 Colon group bacilli, said by DR.. Bis
bee to be similar to bacilli taken from
2 sewage, are reported In samples from
the KnlckerbOcker Ice Company. Geo