The morning call., 1892-09-03

assessments against the Rich Lowered: and
-. Those Against the Poor Raised Charges :,
-. -. Of Jobbery,: " =:

F. Supervisor Levi r. .Ellert.is popular with
l. the W estern. Addition people: - =; ::
That was shown last plight at The meet
. ing: Of the cliizens opposed To the job that
lies in the extension Of Pest street.. 49,
E :. Residents of the Western Addition alung
E.the.lne affected BY the EXTENSION. of: Post
/. street :aie up in: arms against the last
amended report Of the PQst- street. Commits
sion. AstroDg fight Will be made against
it, both in and 0ntso of, the Board Of Supef-
visers. -: :: "a; -
l. The latter body GENES in for the no Gndest
|: Of ;denancfations. for allowing lhe matter to
+ 6eTeopened after tire first Protest dadabeen
upheld. TIE amended report is cislmed:te
Oe worse than the original. as far as the
;pourer proretty-ewners ara c0neernea. and
,heronlmissior IS lac ing accused OF all sULis
1 of 10bhery.. -: -:
:: Il meeting of the indignant: proiestants
was. held in: HAmiltou-square Hall last
/ riufpro yenrent Club: The: attendance was
large and each one present seemed: to be
:~bGilfng. over With: dght Charles IL. Hubs
/ pTesided-.: !, -. :.:.*. :: e. ::
s; Z. .AftSchpi made strong speech, against
+ TIE. amended report He: Said rha FIST
:amGnded report reduced the assessments
E:froIn S1G9,500 62 TO sS9,103, or :SSQ,9o FkiS
l. was eHdugh 10 condemn the VI belle FIRST re-
*p0rl rs The w 0fst klEd of job 1t: showed
|. that tlsee 6mm iSsi0h favored the rich: latd-.
that the. coiHmssipn -claiAfs:. 10 have In:
|. :creastd its .expenses.s1e,DCG was character
ized us the holdest piece Of eifrQntery known
in aldnicipal HISTORY =. :: 49, 49,;
!; --Jalne5 REady stated that he bad PARTLY
| :dieested tile entire report, and found: the
rich> landowners, like jerdan,: especially
|; fav0rtd. By the first report lie was to. pay
.SS24;ep0; and by the amended: repolt: only;
L 5000. On' the other hand moor iran on
Octayia slleet was aSsesSed $50 in the first
aud S33 in the amended report. He also
sand that all the disernlipatiof poinleG ont
/ op.the occasion Of hearing tile: first protest
nyarA year ago :StiH: tenlained nncoIrected
in the Amended. report. -. '+' -.
:: The question Of placing an: Injunction On
the Board. ::of Supervisors: prohibiting it
from accepting, the amended report was
eotsidereu-: This, step was not Thought adj.
ysaOe,. and 1t was Resolved. as; one. 1fen bel
Stated, 10 shame the;"beard. into giving the
/ OVERWHELMINGLY uslfes; =.
On:metloa the executive: committee was
| objected te.vistt ak siiflilar. organizations,
pi Qtesilng against. exorbsaItt assessments,
|: wltha View of consolidation end mating:a
/ united attack: on the b0odlers. -. =
j: TIE club gave three Iouslng: cheers for
Supervisor. 'Ellert for his, support: OF the
l. peoples rights, aud. unanimously Endorsed
/ him: for Mayor. -: =:
twas resolved that all poIitca :canq1-
aalas:. be compelled to pledge themselves
|: against street commissions, and: all bar ties
be required 10. have Il plank in their plat
l. form:to the same effect before the members
| Of the clnb would support f.. -. .i...'.
:'Apr0test, OF which the: following is: IA
| SYNOPSIS. was read and unanim6nsly
/ adopted: Z; :: $500:
After the lapse OF more than one year since we
argued and convlnced you :of the IaElacY, intus-
/ tice and wrong Ut the first report OF The Post
street Extens1oh Gonlnlissen, we are contested
/: witl:a second amended report. At this 1Lnelt
l. Is alltt oprfaie to ask whathas been gaiued by
l. this long delay of more than year, It. Is true
| tiral she amended repeft has cut down tile as
sessmeptfrotn the sumof SlG9i5Q0'62 to- $685.
f0'5.: but tile second amended report has
tseh fncrea sed 10 81 01 1925 lG and shifted Tie
|: adjustment from one locality 10 another, but
wthhut giving better satisfaction or even; banded
/: 1nsuee.: The expenses 10 Witch we objected ut
/ tFatiTme as unjust, eXtra9agantr and .epUrm0us
/ have not been curIalEed. INT have n:impu.
IDENTIFY increased over SlQ.Q0Q. we ask You
| genllshen to discharge rhts commission Tor
.eause:and We renew our request: II this cog.
|. mission thinks, and The Board Of SUPERVISORS
/ Dy.tielr acl s. .cQnilim them III her belief, that
theyean pile UP an unjust and large sineunt OF
expenses and Think that they can get away with
re Psunder they VIII eventually hud themselves
mistaken, for we intend 10 resist witn every law.
iur means at our command every Unjust exac-.
tiBu By. said Commission.