The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-08-09
OVER IN OAKLAND.
A Difference in the Tax
Collectors FOotings.
AT THE WILD WEST SHOW.
A Street Railroad Surprise-Thrown
From a Buggy and Injured.
The School Board.

Just exactly S119S 90 in the settlement of
County Tax Collector Alex Rosborough
with the county.
1t is not knownjust how this discrepancy
occurred, but that it does exist there is
no question. and it worries Mr. Ros borough
not little to know just how it is to be sur
mounted.
When he took charge of the Office of Tax
Collector he accepted from Mr.. Stone, his
predecessor, the accounts, and was
charged with the balance I'm collected upon
the several tax accounts. The amount
since collected and the balance uncollected
when he took the office fail to balance the
amount charged.
Now the WORRY lies here With Mr.. Ros-
borough. He accepted the accounts as
turned over to him, and has no redress
therefore.
Who is responsibe2 is the question.
There Is no question of the honesty of any
of those interested. The books don't bal
ance. that's all.
When Mr. Rosborough took the Office he
asked the Supervisors to expert the &C.
counts, but that body refused to do this,
not deeming it necessary. aud so he took
Mr.. Stones statement of what was due.
The Auditor holds the Tax Collector
responsible for the amounts charged on
the books, and Ii may be necessary to in
stitute friendly suit to settle the matter.
1t is not definitely known who is to
blame. The Tax Collector states it may
be his fault, it may be bis predecessors,
or the Auditor may be to blame. The
fact remains that those stubborn figures
S119S 93-stareS them il the face and will
not down.
The public had quite a surprise when
the announcement was made that the new
Twelfth street electric line was giving
transfers to the Teegraph-avenuc line, the
San Pablo cable line and the Twelfth
street horsecar line. all known Southern
Pacific properties.
When the Twelfth-street electric line
was being built it was limited that it's own-
ership vested IL the Southern Pacific Rail-
road Company, but people changed their
minds and stated after Its completion that
it was under the control Of the "BoraX
King" +. NJ. Smith, mainly, it is thought.
because 1t secured its power from one OF
Mr.. Smiths lines.
The new Superintendent of the Twelfth
street line. Lanngan, who succeeded Ru-
theTford. " hen seen in regard To the mat
ter, would not say anything more than
that there WAS an interchange of transfers
inaugurated between the lines mentioned
He gave no reasons for the new move.
A Lead Mime in Lake Merritt.
The dredger ON Lake Merritt has brought
up some queer fish during its operations
there. Among other things are a large
number of bullets, slugS, cartridges and
balls of all conceivable sizes and shapes.
1t became necessary to stop occasionally
to clean the dredger pump and on these oc-
casions as much as twenty pounds of lead
was taken out. 1t is the result of pistol
and quo practice over the placid body of
water IN the years agone.
Other relics are lifted up with the Shiny
ooze. a bangle bracelet with six dimes
dangling from it was enc of the finds. One
of the dimes contains the monogram
up. S." Evidently a Renaissance of
moonlight boating party. The young lady
can have the same by proving property.
Says He Is Not Rich.
The wife of Edward o. Webb. the Hay
wards farmer, who is being sued by her
husband for divorce on the grounds of
adultery, has answered the charge. and
asks therein that her husband be COM
PEELED to pay her alimouy and counsel
fees.
Now comes the husband with an answer
denying that he is wealthy. He says that
he has only the fruit farm at Haywards.
and only tLirty-fve acres of this is in
LHdL lUc DdlhUC6 OIL IL only raises
feed for the stock. Webb says he has no
other income than that from his ranch.
except $40 per month. He says he has
paid for his sons schooling, and that the
defendant has lived at the family resi-
dence since the commencement of this
action. and that he has furnished her with
all the money for her needs and more.
Was He Serving Time Not?
A nice point was brought to the atten-
ton of Judge Ellsworth yesterday in the
case OF the return by the Chief of Police
upon the writ of habeas corpus obtained in
behalf OF j. d. Heggerty by Attorney
Aram. The application was based upon
the fact that Heggerty, while in the City
Prison under sentence of fifty days. was
taken with typhoid fever. and upon the
Recommendation of the City Physician was
remained month. The police claimed
that the time Heggerty was in the ospita
did OF count upon the time the prisoner
was sentenced to serve. The Judge de-
clded that the prisoner was in custody
during the time he was in the hospital and
as, counting in this time, Heggerty had
served out his sentence be was ordered
discharged.
A Serious Accident.
On Monday evening last, while driving
to their home In Fruitvale, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. 6. Nye were thrown out of their buggy
and quite seriously injured. They were
carried to the home Of their daughter,
Mrs. G. A. Childs, on Twenty-fourtE
street, near where the accident took place.
EThey were driving at a pretty good gait
with young Nurse. when their buggy
collided with heavy wagon and wheel
was taken off smooth. Tie shock startled
the horse and ne became frightened and
unmanageable, throwing both the occu-
pants out and upon the electric track.
When picked up it was found that Mrs.
Nye had a brokon arm and both the old
people were very considerably bruised.
1t is feared Mrs. Nye is hurt internally.
But Once Each Month.
Instead of holding weekly meetings as
heretofore the Board of Education will in
the future meet but once each month, the
third Monday. Their next meeting will
be held on the 21st inst.
At the meeting on Monday night there
were number Of persons anxious to get
in to buttonhole members 10 the interest
OF friends who wanted positions as teach
ers, but the doors were kept religiously
barred against the public.
There was a new rule adopted by the
board which keeps the high school opeu
until 80 o'clock in the afternoon.
Caught an Insane Man.
+. ID. AkOhin. German, 40 years of