The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-02-11
THE SECOND DAY
VERY BUSY ONE.
Concluded from Fifth Page.l

strnct them as 10 the manner OF as
sessing. think this is one OF the
most important meetings Of the year
and should he so considered by the
Board OF Assessors.
II Is just TO the tax payer that eN-
cry citizen should be equally assessed,
according 10 the amount of property
he possesses. At this meeting the
assessors should be instructed that
every piece and parcel OF property
should be assessed at its fair cash
yame, and not what II would bring
il put up AT forced sale, as SO many
people contend when the assessors
interview them
have noticed in my work, IN
handling the assessors books, that
some assessors still valie horses at
20 and 60 dollars. another will value
horses. Of abont the same value, at
from 500 10 sl25 Some would val
ne hogs at one dollar per head re-
gardless OF the size another would
value them at so much per pound,
and so on with the same degree OF
variance with all other articles sub
ject 10 taxation II may readily be
seen how unjust an assessment OF that
kind would be. Each assessor assess,
ing property al a different value 10
conform with his own views. or to
snit the party being assessed. and
by this means making the assessments
in the different townships very I'M
equal that II is not to be wondered
at that when the Board OF Review
meets and trys to adjust the matter
they find that about the only thing
they can do is TO raise or lower each
township certain per cent. which
may be readily seen is a hazardous
way OF equalizing taxation. because
the property Is not within their view
The land has been assessed upon the
same theory as the personal property
and the boards have on their hands
q most difficult and perplexing prob
lem. With due consideration and re-
spect for the different boards of re-
view present, venture to say, that
when this state OF facts presents ii
self. you have never been able to do |
equal justice to all parties concerned, |
and never viii be able so 10 do. II /
the assessor goes from house to !
house and from farm to farm and |
views the properly. both personal and |
real, and fails to place upon the same
u fair cash value, how can the board
Of review, composed Of persons who
have never seen the property. raise or
lower the valuation with any certain
degree of equality.
| would there fore suggest that one |
Of the greatest improvements that
can be made In the enforcement OF the |
law as Il now exists. is to reach
definite basis of valuation of all per.
sonal property. and that the assessor
should be so thoroughly informed |
concerning the basis fixed that II any
two or more OF them were called up. |
on 70 assess a particular piece of prop. I
erty, they would have practically the
same ideas as 10 In proper valuation
for taxation. -4s.- |
The subject Of bridges has layer !!
been and will ever he one of vast !
Importance TO the development OF |
every country. History tells us that
the ancients were builders OF things 7
permanent and durable as yell, Al
beautiful, and so successful were they
in accomplishing the former that, to.
day, their edifices stand as monuments I
I si
10 their memory. and are The pride OF I
the peasantry and nobility of their
countries. In Greece. Rome and
France, the bridge OF 100 years ago
present true type OF what is today
the personiiication OF architecture and !
durability. and no where was TO be Z
found the Oft familiar wooden bridge.
with possibly one exception. in "IIo.
ratisus at the bridge. where we learn
but meanwhile ak and lever have
manfully been piled, sa !,
And now the bridge hangs tottering
above the boiling tide
But with voice like thunder. fell
every loosening beam.
And like a dam. the mighty wreck
lay right athwart the stream.
Inanfnlly been Piled and now the [.
bridge hangs tottering above the boil
ing tide. bur with voice like thunder. /
fell every loosenlng beam, and like
dam. the mighty wreck lay right
athwart the stream"
All work of this kind must come
through stage 81 development and
decay which leads TO new experiments I
which may bring success. Of. perhaps, |
failure, yet. in all stages. no matter
the cost the best should be the ideal
and should be adopted by those who |