The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-09-04
JUST FIFTEEN PER CENT.
Kings County Lowered and tn,
Others Passed.
JABEZ SWAN GETS VERY ANGRY
lie Accuses the Other EquaIizers of
Forming Nice Little Com
bination.


of Equal cation went into executive ses-
sion this morning to consider the relative
assessments of the several counties of the
State.
At late hour this aftern oon it was de-
cided to raise San Francisco Is per cent,
which will add S4S. 1900 to the assess
meRt roll of that city.
Kings County, which the board consd-
cred assessed too high, was reduced per
cent, which will make its. roll $3.50, 900 less
than the amount returned by its Assessor.
The balance of the counties have not been
altered In their assessments.
During the open session Alameda, Al
pine and AmadOr counties were passed.
When Butte County was called Swan
moved to raise the assessment Is per cent
aud his motion was seconded by Hebron,
but the votes of ColgaD, Beamer and
Morehouse defeated it.
Motions were made to raise the assess
ment 10 per cent. 8 per cent. and finally 21h
per cent, but all were defeated by the same
vote.
Calaveras County was passed and then
Swan moved to raise the assessment 10 per
cent. This being defeated he demanded
an Increase of 8 per cent. but again Colgan,
Beamer and Morehouse voted in the mega
tive.
Swans motion to raise Glenn County 10
per ceut. and afterward per cent, was de-
feated by the same vote On the motion
TO reduce Kings County per cent Colgan,
Beamer and Morehouse voted no. More
house moved TO raise Los Angeles per
cent, but Colgan, Hebron and Besmer
voted no. The same vote defeated Heb
bron's and Swans motions to raise Sacra-
mentO 12h per cent, Napa 10 per cent, San
Joaquin 20 per cent
JabeZ S. Swan, the representative from
San Francisco. was boiling over with in
dignation when interviewed this evening.
at the Golden Eagle Hotel. by The CALL
correspondent. He gave the following
version of the part taken by members of
the board: II consider this one of the
groSsest outrages ever perpetrated on the
city and county of San Francisco. They
had no hesitation in cinching counties out
side OF their respective districts, but in no
case would they tread on each others
corns. said to Colgan that no raise
could be had in any of the counties which
these two members represented, for l be-
lieved that Colgan would vote for no raise
In San francisco, because he had not done
so heretofore, and l believed he had no
reason for changing bis mind. he gave
me no reason TO think that he had changed.
"The solid two could vote for a raise in
Hebbron's district and they thought |
would vote aye. and when San Francisco
came up they expected Hebron 10 vote
with them for the raise. | wanted to
break the combination, and so told Heb
bron. He replied that 1t was an unfair
proceeding and that that programme could
not win, SO 1 suggested that they take up
the counties alphabetically and pass upon
them separately, and We would skip Los
Angeles and San Francisco temporarily.
so as to get an expression from the com.
binaiion on the outside districts first /
thus wanted to place them on record and
show Hebron how they would act The
programme was carried out 10 the letter.
and all motions 10 raise counties in the
district OF Beamer and Morehouse were
defeated liz every instance.
First l would move 10 per cent raise
it would be defeated. Then | moved
successfully for 1e. a and 21a per cent
raise. and these motions were defeated ali
along the line on every county north of
San Francisco. Even in the case OF San
Joaquin, which is in Warehouses; district.
the solid two would not stand 2b per
cent raise.
"Then came the case of San Francisco.
when Beamer moved to raise ii 15 per cent.
This was carried. Hebron voting with
the solid two and Colgan and myself
against it. When the board reconvened |
saw Immediately that something was the
matter with CoIgan. He moved uneasily
in his chair and made motion to adjourn
until 10 O'clock on Tuesday. AS this mo-
ton would indorse the whole action of the
board in the forenoon voted against the
adjournment, which had been seconded by
Beamer. Colgan withdrew his motion by
permission of Beamer. l then moved
there be no raise in San Francisco. but pot
no second. Colgan then made a motion
that the action OF the board in raising San
Francisco at the morning session be con-
sidered final.
Shortly after this Colga went Into his
Office and / entered and accused him of
unfair dealing. saying to him: Some things
have been at work here. and if you think
this is going to help your election you
make. great mistake. l have been
wounded iD the house OF my friends, and
l never shall forget the injury done to nv
constituents, and | shall do everything in
my power to oppose your election. You
have tried to do politics once too often.'
"Colgan replied that could GO to-
There were ladies of whose presence we
were not aware at the time and the con-
versation ended"