The morning call., 1893-06-27
OVER IN OAKLAND.
The Financial Condition
the City.
PUNISH THOSE WHO GAMBLE.
The Psulson Divorce Suit-EffectS of
Opium-Wbat Ben Morgan
Will Work For.

The financial condition of Oakland is
given in the following. prepared by Audi
tor SNOW:
The assessment of property for the pur-
pose of taxation has already been made
for the next fiscal year. Banks may now
break. argosies may never come to land,
but values are fixed. and the tax gatherer
will surely follow the Assessor.
The assessment roll has not vet been
footed. The taxable property within the
city will probably aggregate S45, 900. 0O0
The income of the city this year from other
sources has been S26O000, This is not
likely to be increased except by the bal
ances brought over. nor will 1t be de-
creased, unless some liquor saloons GO out
OF business. The revenue from saloons is
now $S0,000 per year.
The returns for taxes should be the
maximum benefits for the minimum rate.
When taxnayers give studious thought to
municipal affairs this will be practically
true. II is not now.
Having adopted our present charter
auth orzed salaries must by paid. These
aggregate 100000. Horses and prisoners
must be fed, streets lighted. the public
schools main tanned, and streets must be
put in order and kept so.
The public schools have cost $500, 900 this
year-new buildings not considered.
Our streets have been dirty. dusty and
full OF chuck holeS-but they have cost
$4,000.
The unavoidable expense of the city-as
munlcirsl affairs go-will next year amount
to S775, coo. This includes $4,000 for
bond interest and redemption. TO meet
ihrse expenses tax levy of 81 upon each
500 of taxable properly will be required.
Shall the police force be- increa sed Shall
corporation ward he built? Shall the
Fire Department be- increased? Shall the
Free Library have new house? Shall
clean? Shall the water front be fought
tor? Then 20 cents must be added to the
above levy.
After the Gamblers.
At the meeting of the City Council last
night much business of Importance was
transacted.
resolution to tho effect that the CO.
called station-house at Market street on
the local road be removed brought out con-
siderable discussion.
Mr.. Dalton. who introduced the resolu.
ton, stoutly favored it, and Mr.. Hoffman
took the opposite ground. The resolution
was referred to tie Street Committee, and
Mtesls. Dditou duu I16ltnan ware aD-
pointed committee to confer with the
railroad company in regard to the matter
A resolution disapnroving the liquor
license bonds of Otto Hansen, NJ. Henas,
Frank Roach. George Mansfield, Lawrence
Welker, John NJ. Creegan and Emil Lang
muth was referred to the License Commit
tee.
A petition signed by over 800 taxpayers
was presented asking that Ben Mo ryan be
appointed special counsel 10 assist in the
prosecution OIL the waterfront cases now
before the United States Circuit Court, and
MIR. Pomeroy stated that Mr.. Morgan
would carry the mattsr through all the
Finance Committee.
The following resolution was introduced
by Dir. Barnard and went through without
dissent:
Resolced, That whereas complaint has been
maze 10 members IF This Council that gambling
Is very generally carried on in back rooms and
other apartments conncced with most of The
cigar-siancs on the principal streets OF the city
and III connection with one or more billiard
balls in the city; and whereas, in consequence
many OF the youth of the city are being cor
iupted thereby, IL is therefore the judgment Of
the Council that the Chief of | Olice he in
stfucted 10 investigate The same and make re-
Port 10 this Council, and If found 10 be true, 10
make necessary arrests and institute proper
proceedings for the conviction of the gully
parties.
Captain Trnvers' Money.
r. M. Fitzgerald, who Is acting for James
Travers in his big fight over the estate of
his father, appeared in the Superior Court
yesterday and stated that it had been
agreed that the case 60 over until August.
The captain died some time ago, and the
widow, second wife, stated that he had
left no property except life insurance
policy in her favor.
His sons by former wife stated that
the father left big estate. and James
Trarers, one of the sons. more than limited
that his father had been made away with
by means of poison.
This son has brought suit asking tina:
letters of administration be issued TO HIM
and the widow opposes the application.
She desires to administer upon the estate
herself.
1t is expected that this suit will bring
ont tuil Investigation of all the facts
bearing on the captains death.
Entitled t" 100000.
Under the act of 1888 this county is emit
tied TO S100 year for all indlgents over 60
years Of age. Under an act Of 1880 the
county can draw from the State S1O0 for
full orphans ana SIS for half-orphans and
abandoned children.
Some time since j. E. Douglass entered
into contract with the Board of Supervi-
percentage OF the amount collected, and
this Mr.. Douglass has about completed
The work done by this gentleman has ne
cessitated large amount of research and
hauling over Of old records He has pre-
pared statement of the amount due up to
January l, 1898, which is So. 457 o. lit Is
expected that this will be sweled TO
100000 by July l.
The Lowrie Estate.
This afternoon at o'clock Judge Greene
Will give decision in the petition of Mrs
Lowrie for distribution Of the estate OF
her deceased husband, John Louvre, who
was lost at sea while returning from a
trip to Alaska. he left n rich landed
estate IL the county. which since his
death has increased considerably in value.
Under the terms of the will the widow
is given life interest. and nnder the law
she is entitled to one-half
Her attorney stated that she would
claim her half interest and would take the
life interest in tbs other half
Judge Greene said he desired to inyesti-
gate the trust before he made ansorder.
The Bonds Upheld.
AS far as the Superior Court ia con-
cerned all controversy over the validity
of the Oakland school bonds is a. an end.
Judge Greene rendered decision at 6
o'clock yesterday afternoon upholdipg the
bonds.
In view of the fact that, although the
bonds had been questioned. the money
was still being used. Attorney w. r.
Davis appeared in court for the bonu-
holders. Blair Sc Co, of New York, yester-
day afternoon. and urged upnn Judge
Greene the necessity of special hearing.
Recognizing the gravity of the situation
his Ii Onor set o'clock of the same even