The morning call., 1891-07-26
OAKLAND AND
ALAMEDA NEWS.
Auditor Snow Refunds City
Money TO the Mayor.
The Hays Mansion, Alameda, Withdrawn
Beer Vendors Must Pay License.

Mayor Chapman sent the following COM
munication, with reference TO the $3.50
mentioned in the report of Robert A.
Hughes, the expert who examined the books
of the Oakland city officials, to Auditor
Snow yesterday:
To Hon. r. ". Snow-DEAR SIR: You are
hereby requested tn return forthwith to the City
treasurer OF said City OF Oakland he sum of
three hundred and ninety dollars $500 lawful
money Of The UniIed States, the same being The
amount paid TO you by said City Treasurer on,
to VIII the third (3dl day of January. 1891, as
per AUDITORS warrant numbered forty-one nun
dled aud tbirty-seven (4l37b and indorsed Rod
w. Church, by r. w. Snow, Collector, X. W.
Snow" Yours, etc. MELVIN CHAPMAN,
Mayor OF the city OF Oakland,
Mr.. Snow shortly afterward drew check
for the amount had it certified and pre-
scented it to the City Treasurer with the fol
lowing note:
q. r. GNpin, Treasurer City of Oakidnd-
SIR: / am just now in receipt OF communica-
ton from Hon. Melvin Chapman. Mayer of Tins
city, especially referi ing to a report of II. H..
Hughes, city expert for.the year 1S90-91 just
closed and requesting lie to return the City
Treasury 1890 paid me upon warrant No. 4137.
The eXper''S report referred TO suggests that In
hts opinion, demand Ne. 4l37 Is not legal; that
his Honor the Mayor Is now Of like opinion is
evidenced In his request, Acknowledging his
Honor the Mayor as The head OF tie govern
ment OF the city of Oakland, but retaining all
rights Tor the Claim ant and myself TO establish
the legality OF the demand In question, inclcse
herewith a certified check for $780, drawn In
your favor, upon The First National Bank aud
signed by Il. w. Snow, Assessor Very respect
fully, X. ". SNOW.
What further action in the premises may
be taken is at yet unknown. There is talk
of trying to impeach the Auditor, but there
is nothing definite. He was asked II he
would contest any action to remove him.
and he said he would. 1t having been
Tumored that Mr.. Hughes, the expert, was
preiudieed against the City Auditors Office,
he stated 10 CALL representative that
such was not the case. He was not preju-
diced against any of the officers, and only
did his sworn duty in reporting things just
as he found them.
GIDEON wooDwARD'S WILL.
The last viii of Gideon Woodward, de-
ceased, vas filed for probate yesterday by
his son, John A. Woodward. The value of
the estate Is not given. The " i'll dominates
John a. Woodward, son, and Tyler Wood
ward of Oregon, brother, as executors.
The greater part of The estate is understood
10 have been disposed before death of de-
cedent by deed 10 the surviving widow and
SIX children. j. j. Tobn is acting as spe-
cial administrator.
A man named Michael Murphy, who
made his debut in Oakland about the time
the pool-roons were established, but who
appare ntly did not thrive at the business,
was up in the Oakland Police Court as a
vagrant yesterday. He pleaded guilty on
tDe COHulliOu lie WOuIu DC allowed 10 leave
town. Sentence was suspended aud Muir
ply skipped. There are a lot more, it is
said, lying around the pool-rooms, appar-
emily idle, dissolute ard without visible
means of support,
The town of San Leandro now has the
title to EStudillo Square, Judge Henshaw
having decided suit in its favor as against
the estate Of Lizzie Curley, deceased.
THE ORDINANCE VOID.
The city ordinance requiring the licensing
of vehicles was declared invalid by Justice
Ogden in the Police Court yesterday on the
ground that as it read it would require
license on every buggy and carriage, whether
in use OF not
1t was expected that the Garfield School
Building at Vwenty-third avenue would be
ready for occupancy Tomorrow but it is
not sufficiently completed.
James Ryan, arrested and fined for
drunkenness, died in the City Prison Fri
day night. An autopsy revealed the cause
Of death 10 be alcoholism. He had been an
excessive drinker for years.