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. m: mum um. mfi W.Mmm.mmmmmma «mu which boadu were lined, m «Mbywntamdnmmy much-man. which 0mm 1. Mbymmofuomtmm madman-octane”! malt-herein refund town Part of the overdnn wee aleo chimed by torteitnrea‘that is by ree- m of the tact that none ot the prop- erty owner- did not pay their u- easements end permitted the prop- erty. In the fluence of tax buyen at the ennui tn me. to be forfeited to the state. The mount. however. I! it appears trom the village records the these several nuement funds on mean! of each forfeiture, ts very and! end for All practice! put-pone e neuisible quantity. The nheunthl deficiency in each one at these amen“. or more correctly menu. the nine deferred The reason for in future II this mm. I do not criticise. for the rot- m that l have no mu in my pone.- slon whfich would wlmnt a criticism. [- ulu-wort." tilt question. I In» cute that the village of Downer! Bron on account of m on My and the unusual what It on no cont of will: benefits. which Mid have ten paid M the vmnne «ring the last the yarn. amount. to “.1763“. as shown by the vIllue record. up to the year 1911. had mm aged top-y It: own assessment out 01 Its senor-l (and. but since that time. it In: failed in doing so. w Emu "v. u. .. um Inch! Am: m u... 1.1“." Inch! AMI! No. :5... “I.“ W Anne-ml No. a... 8.040.“ Ouch! Amt No. a... no.“ mm Am: m a... mm W Amt Na 10... m Incl-l Anon-ell No. 4]... In... W Anon-at No. 41... us.“ 1')- qua-“a war-fly. an" glu- chc out then m which mu molt to our III“ us. why the“ over- “In? u..- â€"â€" -_- ,_,,,, him no mm m (m n on- manna-mama!” “minim! maul. when any It In In summon III. on tonhuucuC-uoofmeald (lo M man! out no and!“ Mutant!“ 'I'Ih «II-nu In unwed to to II!- Mail to met the outlaw”. After (III sun“: In he“ named to the no". of heal thyme-ell. m '- 333¥§§§¥35§§ 388833823333 8'00le Ouch! Amt huh! Anna-on W Amt Inch! Anon-om No. N Such! Amt Nu ll Ml Ammo-l No. IO Inch] Aunt-on No. In Inch! WI No. 10 Inch! Amt No. :0 Buck! Auto-loll Na 2| Incl-l Ame-t No. :8 890cm Ante-uncut No. 7. Th bond- ilnt won luuod on this «on. men: have nil been paid um this leave- . Ihottuo 0! 3591.21. which ”Ml! on the boon :- an ovordnn. min: the (allowing mentioned 3* menu. bond- woro issued. nil of which bond- in" not. us yet. been paid. and lune: the mm «ileum u this line cannot be anally nect- inland, but ovlnc lo-lhc not that non 0! than unannoun- have boon wly all mid. will the execution at on. of two installments. the additional dolcieney which my be added to ill-:3 Ibo" hon-Ill will be lllflll. The om» dram u they upmr non nit Tm" report no u toilan: lpoclnl Aunt-lent No. lull.“ local-l Anus-cal No. 10... Law Spool-l Amen! No. II... 140.“ Special Ann-uncut No. I)... III." special mun No. n... 8.8“.“ wmwmotmmuamo The following figure- wm mm from the Trouurar'o report. submitted to our Bond of Truman. It their monthly meeting at lay. 191$. municipality ha been In a very Mun condition. euecleily thet portion heionsin: to what la known on the amid aaaeeeulent fund. By reason of that condition. the value authorities have detaniwd in the ver- meet oi aneoinl aeeeument honde end the intereet aecroinx thereon. which tent neceaeerily haa brought the credit of the village in dieteouto. indirectly. Information hae come to the writer's knowledge that the pree- ent incumbente at our villus ounce. at lent home of then. have made a statement thet this condition one brought about by nod through the m at tanner edlninietrationa oi our village government. which indirectly reflect: upon the writer. who, during the period from 190‘ to 1911, aerved our villese ndminietrntion an attorney and counaelor. "â€"â€" wvv... -W... inniereneetoipeeialueeaanentflw as. This meet wee unread tor‘ the porno-e of paving mole nvenue bomthecnnlqmntucbto theweeternlhnlteotthevillan. The deficiency in thin ”moment I! more apparent then real. Thia improve- ment hordere what in known ea Gen. Duet property. oi which the Chicago 'l‘itle Trust Company in the man- aw. lthnaheenthecnetouioi'the Chicano 'i‘ltle Ttnat Comm to reeiet the collection of need: every inntelllnent. ea it waa returned de- linquent to the County collector. Bev- erni nppenie have been taken to the Suprane Court and in eech cane the court has Iueteined the comment. but with the reault tint no (at the Chicano Title 1 Trust Company he- not paid the eecond. third, fourth, nev- enth and eighth inetnllrnenta. which amount to several thou-end dollere.‘ When thie perticuler npeclel anew -4“- -_ ‘._.L_._a By reuon of tint feet. end the further fact that 1 nm now represent- ing 0. number of epecinl neeeument bond holdere whoee bonds remain un- plld. and eieo u a citizen of our vii- lue interested in the mnintenence of its good name and credit. 1 teke this opportunity a laying before the inâ€" habitat- of the muse of Downer- Gtoye n few feet. in reference to the conditions ebove referred to. which feet- nre obtained from n careful ex: nminntion of the village reeorde. ‘ mmmm mummmmm. ., mu : my.“ 1ng m Wmumm ammwmw .mm mmwmm miwwm in In much u all theee eminent: were mad over ten yem. It in lul- potable to ohuln I definite knowledge In ndnnee n to that the deficiency In tntereIt would he. Seth deficiency cm only be “ordained after each u- snsmeute hate run to thou! the slxth ‘or tenant lnetnllment which took mince about 1912. about a year after jthe writer ne'ered Ila conneetlon wtth the village n It: attorney. The administration. at the time when the eueument n: levied. did not want to Impoee any heefler bur- den upon the "overly owner! that was abolutely meet-try and felt that: by realm of the mute! I flight up- plementnl meat. mid be levied In Inter yen: to net: up the do deleney when it w ”certified. Section 50. Chapter M. of the Re- fined Statute. of minds. thinly palm out the duty of the muse ”brawn-«hamlet. nummmflelthtnnle- “TI-:TIâ€"nu‘lrnier of these special unen- meutl. the [ml- were very clone. ht (III mm» In to“ unkind to the no“! of local hymn-ell. m Band that m the ”I" a. cloth“ m an“. ll ordnance lo the Board at Trlfleet for m. After the oval-nee In and and the IWC Mo boon ml and con» firmed iv the mm. (In. nil not be» tore then. In no musclnmy “- ount-Ind to m: to! Ms. in}; «SiTMi of «no. woman thou! 83.100 worth of MI m mat bond- mlut um particular a.- Eifi'fii’bfim ' :- unad' ' to the full man d the hotel" mind. The only and!“ which thou odors men! to «mm and have no! u m Judgments otmlmuon a”... to the mount (Ind-uh any “any: to Ian bond- mlut tho mu: In- unllmt {or the purpose at flying the bondholdon who m below I. that :5. My II not M non all It win he mum not man than Iu proportion!- mu at tho Mona. Which tut. We". hood: mum tlb ”mount autu- doc- ... predate (I. "u... u .0 not". “no cum on In clued It the present (In. I. that (boy would In mid. to and A buyer [or that bonds. levying n union-an] mt on (human! aloud. ' cnucmn bu nllo has «a. ll)- onlly puud u to a. min at on This I: “My (m. M! m. quot- Ina-m. Ir. ’_ w. Rm who ‘m‘humu'nhmm’m' momtutmonhvm-u (or IMO fl“? 0‘“ the MI". m m- m Wm“ II!“ u m mwcnvnwummmm- mu! 0! mar such! mat and by mm at am“) lllr “vim pol-nu It by. he” ‘11:!» At the am when thin Improvement was paid tor. It was not nooemry tor the Villue Board to Inn. and .0" bond- must the entire ton lutnll- menu. Ind (or that moon It left In the tenth tnntnllmont In round cum nbont “.500 to he ntlluod In the (n- tun .- the oontlnuncy might artu. The continue! to null“ nu! amount by tuning bond- min-t It did not nrtu nntll Amt. 19M. vhon‘ the VIII-co lithoflflll. notwithmnfl Dun property, of which the Oh The more [0'0- ‘mnt Me" “It 1! know u .32; the value Attorney, um u the noun ‘ mn- ‘Iw. It MI been the mm of Tltlo Trust Company In the a? 2" fl 5 2 E 8. 5' a. E 5 a [Chicago was a mu: Comm: 'mlat the collection of nearly to a E i 5' E E 5811’ pays bikini-menu against the and brown! and the last Inmllmunt otuupIIthmvmbeamm sable survlu which mould be re- tunded to the pmpony ownerl. When thin particular lpeclal anew meat was levied. the vlllue authori- tlu at that time expected that sooner or liter trouble would probably come my ,wlth thin propeny Ind (or that fiié-i the cumo rule a Trugt cogn- Sudan It 1917154! 3 Iain!- hues-men! tor the construction of that Improve: Vivi-1.1“" my (be binds. by m a! mo of the property ovum 130‘ having mil w‘ r~â€"r" their Wt m MW‘ . .._a-. Anyone who ll hullhr with special attainment. know- tht It I. the em certm that I" property were pay their emu" when due. 11ers never has been I time In the history at our vlllue. and I venture to my II the history of any other municipality. where every luullnent us will It the "me when lt became «he. T‘te bare facts arr tut when the very flat tnmllnent a! special .5 eemment bonds become due enlist the second Installment or any name!!- In Inmnment. there can not «no .,..A,-.- A. («humminmm hvemnednpumnucothl "mum-swung”: Mal-Coulomb‘s. [in u for I mt “ulna It. memammm and apply It in the mill”! .- they existed during the um I)“ I". Rogers mod n Tram: o! the “lingo. . atntnte of limitation. From my ex- nerlenoe and by reaaon of the tho!» ough inveetwntinn or the inw which I have made, 1 nm forced to any that there in abeolutely nothing in the law of the State of Illinois which prohibita the village of Downera Grove at thin time trom levying eneh aunnlementni naneeement'for the W or taking care of theee deficiencies. In tact. quite to the contrary. the etatnte melee it obligatory for the bond to tae theae atone. Another ohJectton. an the writer re- members. wan urged by the nttorney tor the village to each aupplementai neeeaament. to the elect that the property by reason of the originni na- eeeament had been benefited te the full extent 0! that naeeaament and hence no nunnlemental moment: could be levied at this time. I am: forced to any. from my knowledge ot‘ eneetal neaeeament ntoceedinga end ‘the law on that nnbject had from the lvnrionn order- ot confirmation entered In eneh one at theee aaeeeatnente. that there in nheointely nothtns to thnt IWL ' None or our mu 0! confirma- tion contained any finding by the court that the property la naeeaeed to the full extent a the benelta received. The only finding which theae nedete and indgtnenta oi‘ confirmation contain in that the My in not neon-ed more than it will he benefited not more than ite proportionate ahare at It I remember correctly. the Villa's Attorney made the Imminent am the value w“ unable to levy the supple- mental Iueument became the village monument: to '9 ”"‘ ‘5 " ii} I I! 11!“: :51 fig: gi‘i‘: til ;§1§§EԤE§i§|egzg iégxgfi.‘ E ‘3; it“ innue- t'pmtois’aelm1mao ~11:- nggt, {be non mt «vile! u m Whlnmmm-uut an: m”- merwuflboufileto-oet M . Ila-t mm: on delinquent M to Into "maelm,ltlll‘llfl¢'.l.¢l- Watch-e give-Including“ property and stora- a mil"! 0‘! redemption by Him 0' m h’ “batman-MW!“ meat, the whole mt 0! Vin! u unis-(benidmummy mar an not I!” the mm“! M? mun. Ii nutâ€" 32 mind that the character of property chugg- ninth; {in (in in In delinquency. a“ I! not "no“ ml min! ml 091mm! m” I. I“ ”E‘- men tie men: In acuna le- mnuont lid Oh? may nah d~ fomrmmulntkmflm I' 5;};gii igllfi 2322:: "Hi-:13” {3' m 33H“ :33 it 1’ 1! clients. sud slso ss s class: of tho villus or Downers Grove. sud thst Is to common“ modulus proceedin- ln tbs Circuit Court 0! Ds Psxo Coun- ty [or the purpose of oompomu tho Bosrdtoioltsdhtytothoboodhold- ors sud tbs oltlssns of the Village. sun for the purpose 0! ohm the bonds sod routsbllshlhs the credit otthovlllsnssmsstholsttorlosy mmwfiblflflu be done. For thst lesson. I ssk list other holders 0! spoolsl sssosslnsht hoods who Is" not ss 1st plsosd tbslr bohdslnthshshdsotsssttorhoyror “WW sctloo. to plsos tbs-solvss In con- nshlcslloh with the vrttsr so list tbs sstlrsnsttsrosshshsuledlhoss pnossslsa lot tls psrposo o! ssvlu V fisht w ......... ...;.........::::: ll: lssvstlssshllossloslsss Ropmenttn‘. u I do. I number of cltents ham-c ”new nun-uncut bond. which no not due at! not pad. motel-onlymthluthatnmm (or no to do. u attorney for m clients. w! also .- a class: of tho villus or Downm Grove. and that It to commence mm:- proceedlnu‘ In the Circuit Court 0! Du M Cour} t7 [or the purpose of oompolltu the Boardtoioltldutytothebondhold- on and the citizens of the Village. alike for the purpose or paying the bonds Ind mutating the credit of the villa: u m u the hue: may be done. The question to be anlwered now remains. who ia responsible tor the condition? Can then be any other answer but that the present adminil- tration ha been eetligent in not lee- inz to it that the necessary nappie- mental nun-menu were levied in tune to that when the honde meter-em together with interest. there use out- licient money in the treaeury to meet them! Ci “0 D firm ‘7“ mamaâ€"mm». mxwmuummmub :mtmulhuwnuy “abym‘m m. pm a» hot-unnum- which II. was hmofimuqmthom ltomlowmmflwflchm wmwmrmuum 1911. the would“ helm no" . mudmwmthu mmmmhmoxmthm mmmhuouaflyim mmamcmwhmmh canted II! the deficiency in later- ut and than than mud upon tn; Board anvil!!! duty of main: me the Village Tron-mot was supported '- In In: desire to m the luck! CIIOII‘ meat bond: of the value .- they I ‘V ' 3 , . . WWII. WORK mo "mm“ ”2 "WW “M'flum '99 «mm-yum!- chlaumumuponmomurtyto momentum»:- mno up such deficiencies. hWQovnpyngwa A A __-___A Lin- nun: 2L " ' itw-mummwth!upplmmmma9qu I. 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