The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-06-20
ASSESSED TOO HIGH.
The Supervisors Consider a Large
Number of Claims.

A meeting of the Supervisors as Board
of EQUALIZATION to consider the cases of a
number of corporations and taxpayers
who think they have been oyerassessed
was held yesterday afternoon. Present
Supervisors Boyd, Becker, Kingwell, FL
lert, Bush, Barry and Bingham. Assessor
Nealon and several of his deputies were
also in attendance. The chair was taken
by Supervisor Boyd.
w. f. Goad, in behalf of Alexander
Montgomery, asked for reduction from
$4,000 to $500, on the ground that the
ASSESSMENT was levied on money invested
in mortgages. Assessor Nealon stated that
the statement Lad not been proved TO him.
The application was granted.
c. j. Woodbury., for the Pacific Varnish
Company, asked for n reduction in assess
ment from $3.50 to S10.24O; granted.
Toklas, Singerman q Co., assessed for
$500. stated that they only did commits
sion business. and had nothing to assess.
The goods held by them in March belong TO
Davis Bros The assessment was ordered
stricken off.
L. ID. Ladlaw, agent for p. Lorillard &c
Co., large Eastern tobacco firm, applied
Tor reduction from $4,000 TO $500. He
stated That he carried 10 stock and only
sold by sample. No collections here were
made by him. The request was denied.
Nj. Shelley. Superintendent of the North
Beach and Mission Railroad, applied for a
reduction on an assessed value Of the fran
chise from 1000 to S150.0O0. He stated
that the road Is doing very bad business
now, and las not been paying expenses.
No dividends had been paid for six months.
and probably would never be resumed, as
the horse-lines are being ruined by the
cable-cars. The application was granted.
w. Steel, for the London and San Fran
cisco Bank, asked for reduction in the
valuation Of the franchise from $4,000 TO
$500 On motion the matter was taken un-
der adviSement.
A. K. Knoll, an accountant residing in
Oakland, applied to have his assessment Of
$3.50 Cancelled; granted.
Goldfish, Cohen & Co. asked for a reduc-
ton from S17,250 to So, and Mr. Goldfish
stated that no such firm existed any more,
as it had dissolved. The application was
granted.
The Chinese cases were then taken up.
Attorney Riordan representing the appl-
cants. Fang Wo's application to have his
assessment reduced from $500 to $500 was
first taken up, but the request was denied.
kwoDg FUng WU u Co. next asked for
reduction from $4,000 to $500 This firm
has been assessed as above for three years
and has always refused to pay the assess
meDt. In the assessment, opium on hand
was valued at $1,000. The attorney stated
that such an amount of opium is never kept
The application was denied.
The application of Kwong FOng Ty & Co.
in similar case TO the preceding was also
denied, and the same action was taken in
regard TO Chew Song Il Co., who asked for
a reduction from 5000 to $1,000
The Pioneer Soap Company asked for a
reduction from $3.50 to nil, as the business
is not located in San Francisco. This was
granted, as also the reduction asked by X.
W. McChesney & Co. from $4,000 TO 5000.
The Preside and Ferries Railroad Com
paDy requested a reduction in the assess
ment of the value of the franchise from
100000 to $4,000 A representative of the
company said the road did not pay and had
never done so. On motion the assessment
was reduced to $4,000.
s. f. Young, receiver Of the California
National Bank Of san Francisco, applied
and was granted reduction from 5000 TO
500. All he has on hand as assets uf the
bank is a quantity of wine valued at 17h
cents a gallon, aggregating about 500.
The reduction asked by the Columbus
BOrax Company from S63j0 to $3.50 was de-
MED, and an adjournment until next Mou-
day at 10 O'Clock was then taken, when the
board will resume its la6ors.