" And non I have to tuke it,'' sald Asse...

" And non I have to tuke it,'' sald Assessor O'Hearn to ye scribe yesterday, " for everybody who has a raise of a few cents or a tew dollars seeks some one to cast the blainc upo, and it is usually the assessor." "Tases are higher tliis year, are tliey not?" queried the reporter. "Yes, 90 cents on the $1,000. That makes the per cent, for this city about 1M '('83 "OW, I presume, than ui most anycHyin Michigan. ín fact tliere are few cities in the country having any of the neceêsities of the day, such as water works, electric lights, etc., that can show so low a per cent. But you must remera)er that our city s growinj; and projressing, and that it is altogether proba)le tuses will be higher in the future than they are DOW." "Are there any s eoial reasons why axes are more thigyear tbfto last?' "Yes; in the flrst place there are $t,)00 hospital bonds to pny togelher witli f840 interest. Then the scLool board called for $5,000 or $0,000 more money han eyer 'uefoie, causid no doubt by the inisliing and furnishing of the new school building. Nearly one-lialf the axes this year are for our schools. All hese things tend to pile up the taxce and of course the "officials who have the wotk to Jo must bear the growling.'' Nevertheless Mr. ü'llcarn doesn't apear to be losing any great amount of lesh ever the matter. Ilis work is done so well and witli such good judgment that he masses of the people do not seem to iid fault, but on the contrary applaud ïim