The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-06-24
EQUALIZATION.
More Petitions Heard by the Su.
perVisOrs Yesterday.
A Number Of Firms Cited TO Show Cause
Why Their Assessments Should
Not Be Raised

The Supervisors met again yesterday as
o Board Of Equalization to pass upon petit
tions to have assessments for personal and
other property reduced. Mayor Sanderson
presided.
Ex-Judge r. s. Mesick appeared in behalf
of petition which was fled by Richard ".
Dey, executor Of the estate of the late Mrs
Theresa Fair. asking that the assessment Of
S1,99S. SIS against the estate be reduced to
S6993 The amount consists of 81 1915 600 in
Southern Pacific of Arizona bonds and
$4,000 shares of the Mackay- Bennett Gable
Company.
Mr.. Mesick contended that the cable
stock is owned in New York and the bonds
in Arizona. AS regards the latter the rail-
road company was already paying taxes
upon their bonds, and to have the estate
pay upon them would be double taxation.
The matter was referred TO The City and
County Attorney for his opinion.
Irwin Z. Stump appeared as the represen-
tstye Of the estate of the late George
Hearst. and asked that an assessment Of
S3.S72, 721 against the estate on stocks and
bonds be cancelled, and the matter was also
referred 10 the City and County Attorney.
THE ASSESSMENT CANCELLED.
An assessment OF $1,000 against the steam
launch Aquillo, formerly owned by the
Hearst estate, was cancelled, as II was
shown that the launch was sold TO other
parties in January, 1891.
TIE petition Of +. b. Carr for the reduc-
ton Of an arbitrary assessment OF $500 10
$3.50 was granted.
The assessment of the Stock and Bond
Exchange was reduced from $1,000 to $50.
a. ArOns0n petiti0ned the board to reduce
the assessment on the Hotel MlTabeau,
corner If Ellis and LeaveDwOrth streets,
fl ON SIS, 800 to $4,000. lie holds mort
gage on the place for furnishing II, and
claimed thai $4,000 was the highest figure
il was now worth. As the prOprietress Of
the place had already filed sworn state
ment fixing the value at SIS, 800, the petition
of ArOn son was denied.
The assessment Of the Vulcan Powder
Company was reduced from $1,000 TO 500,
a tile company is not now engaged In buSl-
mss.
INVESTIG ATING OTHER FIRMS.
1t was decided to subpoena the following
firms TO appear before the board and show
cause why they should not be assessed in
larger amount than they are at present:
Jerome Lincoln, assessed for $4,000; II.
Levi IL Co., $4,000; Livingstone ~ Co.,
$4,000; Alexander Montgomery S45, 500;
Daniel Never. S125 COO Murphy, Grant IL
Co., S460. eco; Main Il Winchester, Si56 400;
NeuStadter Bros, $50 800; j. J. o BTien IL
20, Sit,UUU, OSDOIu " AieAduutI, C. l,UUU.
O'COnnor, Moffatt Il Co., $4,000; Porter,
Slessinger & Co., Sol 500 Pacific Rolling
Mills, $4,000; Union Iron Works, Sl07, 400;
Whittier, Fuller II Co., $4,000; Wells,
Fargo x CO.. $50. $50; Durham, Carrigan 81
Hayden; Dodge, Sweeney Il Co; l.. Din
kelspiel IL Co.; Henry Doyle IL Co.; Ames
IL Derrick; Buckingham Hecht; Brown
Bros. & Co.; L. a. Fargo x Co.; Goodyear
Rubber Company, L Il 5. Heller; kohler
& FrUhling; Lachmau Il jacob.
Horace Dunn, expert Of the Grand Jury,
announced that he wanted the firm OF VIII
& Finck cited t. show cause why their
assessment Of So 40 should not be in
creased to $780, 900. Mr.. DuDn also stated
that ne wanted NJ. II. de YOung's assess
ment investigated aud reasons given why
ii should not be raised.
An adjournment was taken until o'clock
P. NJ. to-day.
Regarding the matter Of the assessment
of the Pacific Mail Steamship COmpany's
steamers. wherein an application is made
10 have the entire assessment Of over
S1.0OO.CO0 Cancelled, Attorney L. b. Young
raised the point that the vessels could not
be legally taxed in this State, as they are
registered in New York. The company is
iDcnpacitated under the laws of that State,
and the shipping laws compel all vessels TO
be registered at the port nearest the resi-
dence Of the owners. The matter was re-
feTTed to the City and County Attorney for
his opinIon.