The herald., 1895-02-19
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An Oakland Man Who Has a
VerysSoft Thing
1T is AS GOOD AS A MINT
Salary Drawn By Assessor Leckis
Of Alameda
He Drew Down Sixteen Thousand Dollars
Year, But Attempts to Shut
Out His Successor

Robert s. Leckc of Oakland, who has
been visiting in Los Angeles during the
past week, returned home yesterday
afternoon. His departure was rather sud
den but he had to leave to be present in
Sacramento to refute severe charges which
have been brought against him.
For number of years Leckie was
Assessor of Alameda county and has a
state reputation for having introduced
into his offices q system of books which
are more complete than can be found in
almost any other office in the state.
During the last campaign Leckie de-
sired to be reelected but he was badly
defeated by Populist named Henry y.
Dalton, who was comparatively unknown
q to the average Alameda county voter.
Leckie was advertised as being friendly to
the Southern Pacific Company, and to the
spreading of this report is due his defeat.
The defeated candidate blamed Dalton
for spreading the reports and after the
campaign was over he set about in o
quiet way to be revenged on his oppon-
ent The best way to get even on the
county Assessor was suggested to legis-
lative committee when a proposition was
urged to cut the salary of Dalton down
$4,000 ayear. Mr.. Leckie sentan itemized
statement to Sacramento few days ago
showing that during the last year he was
in office he received an enormous salary.
In fact his statement tended to show that
the Assessor had q snap and was getting
q better salary than any bank president
in the town across the bay. These are
Leckle's figures for a year, which have
been sent to Sacramento: Total receipts,
S29, 902.93 disbursements. $12 905.
The new county government act, which
went into effect on January /, 1895, gives
the Assessor five deputies at $100 month
and chief deputy af $2l00 year, which,
according to Mr.. Leckie's figures, would
give the Assessor a total salary of 500
902.93 with no increased expense. His
actual income in cash, therefore, would
amount to the munifcent sum OF St6,-
99S. SO per year.
When Dalton learned of Leckie's tactics
he went to the state capital, and while
not attempting to oppose the reduction of
his revenue he made charge against
Leckie which, if proved, will discredit
anything he may hereafter have to say.
Dalton showed that Leckie had filed
sworn statement with the Board of Super
visors of Alameda county in July, 1892,
wherein he declared that his total salary
was only $40, 965S9. He also made
statement of his expenses, wherein he
swore that his net salary amounted to
SS56l: 80 for the year. Dalton therefore
openly declared that Leckie had either
falsifed his report made to the G superyi-
sors or else he had made a false statement
to the Legislature.
Ex-Assessor Leckie was seen yesterday
before his departure for home, by a Her
aid reporter. He said that he was going
to return to Oakland sooner than he had
anticipated to meet Dalton and refute the
charge OF perjury he had brought against
nm. Dalton is not content with having
beaten me for Office" said Mr.. Leckie,
but he has to attack my integrity when
l am away upon my vacation. | never
made any sworn statement with the fig
ures as he claims, and will defy him to
prove that / did when | meet him.
The figures | gave concerning my Of
flee gave to the Legislature Committee
at their request, as it was my duty to do.
did not consider Dalton in the matter at
all -