Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-02-22
RsA ,sEssMENT OF TAXES.

Lsst night the Assembly Judiciary Committee
continued their investigation of the railroad
tax eases Members OF the Sta.e Board of
Equalization testified that the San Francisco
and Oakland Ferries were not directly assessed
as part of the Central or Southern Pacific Rail-
road. But that in fixing the value Of the pro
fits were taken into consideration, and they in
cluded the receipts from the ferries Mr.. More
house, Mr.. Gildea, Mr.. Msslin were exam
lned upon this point.
E Black Ryan. the Tax Agent of the Central
and southern Pacific Railroads. presented a tab
ulated statement of the State aid county taxes
paid by the railroads owned or operated by said
companies, showing that since 1879 they have
paid in taxes S5,S76,2 l a. That the mortgage
upon the of the Central Pacific combination
amounts to $4,000 ,0o9 that about one half OF
the mileage of this railroad is in California and
that If the mortgage had been deducted from its
assessment, is done in the case of other
real estate in California, the so-called delin-
quent roads have paid more than 81 100000 in
excess Of their share of the taxes.
Mr.. Delmas testified that he was the at torney
for the Controller on behalf of the State in the
railroad tax cases. That under the statute of
of 1883 he claimed the right to conduct the
eases subsequently brough That the Attorney
General Of the state claimed that it was the
prerogatlye OF his office to control the manage
ment of the cases. That the question was
argued in the United States Circuit Court and
d. etermined in Mr.. Marshalis favor That
thereafter he signed no stipulation in the causes
That orders were made in which il appeared
that the attorneys for the plaintiff made certain
important motions. That he made motions to
have the records corrected so that it would ap-
pear that he did not consent to them In some
cases the motions were granted, and in others
denied because the term Of the Court had ex-
| pired at which the orders were made.
In regard to the fences, he had argued in the
United states Supreme Court in the Santa Clara
county case that the fences were properly as
Sc sed as part of the roadway. He believed
so then and still sobelieves,
In the United States Circuit Court. one mem
Der of the State Board of Equalization testified
that the fences were included in the assess
ment. Another testified that he thought they
| traIy, under this eyideace Of admissible), the
findings of the Court IA that regard were war
ranted by the evidence, and there was no evil
dence to the contrary He had conteaded that
| this evidence was nok competent but the Court
had ruled against hisa. There could be no rea-
| son or Justice in any one saying thstthat find
| ing was false or fraudulent
| Mr.. Chamberlain. testified that he had been
Treasurer OF San &ateo county. That the rec
ords of the courty showed that the full aInoIni
OF railroad taxes for the years lSSc-1 and 1881 {
/ had been fully paid There had been some ir
regularities il. entering the payments on the
books, but all 5ae taxes with interest. cosss anG
attorneys Tess, lad been received and used BY
! the cunntise
| The seSS1 = lasted until rsally u O'Clock, ani
| was revelation to tho e present, who had pre-
viously supposed that The 1ailroad company has
been Stacking the peyrne5St of their lost pronor
ton " the taxes. The committee adjourned
until AenSiaY evening next.