Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-03-11
SUPERVISORS VOTE
TO SUE MATTHIESSEN
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the residence of the victim should be
placarded. Dr. Crawford also appealed
to the board to report promptly 10 the
department II new cases, as most cpl
denies start from the failure Of re-
porting the first ease of disease,
also that the county should consult
their attorney and II any person vic.
lated the rules they should be at once
prosecuted and that the state depart.
ment would back them. Copies of the
! new rules will be published later.
Refer to Review Board Action.
\ meeting of the board or review, it
was discovered that Mr.. Matthiesscn
escaped the paying of taxes on his
personal property. At the September
session Of the board the committee
on efficiency and economy reported
that they procured information that
convinced them beyond all reasonable
doubt that f. w. Matthiessen, de
ceased, had escaped the payment of
taxes on his personal property by
the method among others Of emitting
to make "A fnll complete and lawful
schedule Of all his personal property
and that the delivery Of such ached
uleS to the tax assessor as required
by the revenue law Of the state, and
in other ways and by disappearing
the amount Of his personal belong
ings and holdings, whereby he cscap-
ed the payment Of taxes apparently
amounting to approximately $500
600"
On these taxes approximately only
$50 600 rightly belongs to the county.
the balance being tax rates due the
state the school and other taxing bod
les.
Recommend Employing Counsel
The members of the board of re-
view then recommended that the
board should employ attorneys to
represent the county in the collcc.
ton of these back taxes from the Mat
thicSscn T. Hegler zinc company of
La Sale. This report was respect
fully submitted to the board. by Su-
pervisor Richie, who is chairman Of
the committee on economy and eff
cheney. Upon motion of the chair
man and seconded at the last session
the report was adopted by vote
taken. The only one tat stood in
opposition TO te motion was Supcrvi-
sor Charley of La Sale
At yesterdays meeting he stated
that al taxes had been paid and that
he wiShe dthe board to rescind the
action taken by the board of review
at their last session and made mo-
ton to that effect, which vas not sec
onded
Supervisor Richie chairman Of the
cfilciency and economy committee, i'm
mcdiately took the floor and opposed
Mr.. Charleys statement. saving that
these back taxes had not been paid
and that now was the time to take
up the matter. a heated argument
then enSued between the two Supervi-
Sors. Richie asked if the records
would substantiate his statements.
and if the showed total estate left
by Matthiessen, amounting to $5,477.-
1874, Supervisor Charlie looked
over the record1 but could find no
such figures.
Makes Pointed Charge.
Supervisor Richie stated that in
cludcd in this vast fortune was $685.
600 worth of German government
bonds, while he had not one dollars
worth of United Sttaes bonds or
stamps Of any kind IF an honest re.
turn was mad, did Mr.. Matthiessen
pay what he should have PAID" ask
ed the supervisor.
Criggs Defends Matthiesscn.
Clarence Griggs. attorney for the
Matthiessen & Hegler zinc COMPANY
then took the floor and state that n
schedule of taxation was made in the
year 1918, which amounted to Sg7,-
I97. He also stated that the settle
ment made by the board. assisted
assisted hy the county attorney and
Attorney Hihbs, was binding and i'm
mediatcly afterwards it was filed and
cannot he changed. as the courts will
attend to that
why single ont Mr. Matthiosscns
case. among hundreds of others p"
asked Mr.. Griggs. Il believe the as
Sessmcnt he gave in was a very fair
one, Furthermore, stated Mr.
Grlggs, any attemp' to upturn it
won T. tand in court. and intend to
make this thing clear in the minds