The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-04
A Serious Difficulty Confronts
County Auditor
Whidden.
WILMERDING SITE PLEDGE.
Ex-Chief of Police Schaffer Lays
the Foundation for a
Suit.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRASclsoo CALL,l

90S Broadway, Sept. D.
Auditor Whidden is in a quandary. lie
has two assessment-rolls and there Is a
difference OF s., COG, 600 between them and
he does not know which one to use. On
the third Monday in September the Super
yisors must fix the tax levy on the figures
furnished by the Auditor. The Auditor is
compelled first to estimate the rate of taxa
ton for the various school districts Of the
county. There are thirteen OF them, and
until he secures the correct assessments
roll he cannot commence.
The difficulty that confronts the Auditor
now is the question which set OF figures to
use IN calculating the various estimates
that are necessary. The litigation before
the Superior Court, he claims, is bar to
further progress until the questions there
under considerat ton are determined and
the disputed assessment valuation are
settled.
The WiImerding School.
The committee of citizens who are work
ing for the locating of the WlImerding
School in this city are meeting with much
success.
The amounts received up to this evening
are:
Edison Adams 800, W. G. Palmanteer 800,
c. F. Weber 800, the Misses Platter 800, Vol
nev D. Moody 800, Victor II. Metcalf 800, j.
E. McElrath 800, William G. Henshaw 800,
F. II. Smith 800, J. J. Emery 800, P. E.
Bowles 500, Thomas Prather 300, William J.
r. Davis Jr. and George Clark Davis 800,
Isaac L. Requa 800, ". J. Keller 500,
F. Delger 500. John Crellin 500, F. (. Shat
tuck 800, r. ". Fitzgerald 800, James Motif tt
500, B. f. Durham 800, Quincy Chase 800,
Oakland ENQUIRER $50, C. W Wendte $50
Mary A Blow $50, John R. Glascock $50, W.
H. Ch chi $50, J. M. Wright $50, j. c. Mar
tin $50, Charles Jurgens $50, A. A. Moore $50,
Pierce Hardware Company $50, W. E. Miller
$50, G. ". Percy -S25, Judge Stanly 800, Mrs.
E. N. Vrooman $50.
Short-Lived Liberty.
Waller Ross one of the young fellows
who was arrested with the Holland
brothers for the robbery of the drugstore
OF CARAT & Taggart, but who was after
ward released, was again arrested yeSter-
day by Captain Wilson and Detective Hol-
land at his home on the San Leandro road,
near High street, upon the charge of rob-
bing a young woman. Grace Walls OF San
Francisco. He was apprehended while in
the act OF escaping through a side window.
Ross is accused Of entering the woman's
room, with another young fellow, and re-
ieving her OF $50 at the point Of a pistol.
His companion was captured, but Ross
managed to escape to Oakland. Grace
Walls, the woman who claims to have
been robbed, served a term in the Oakland
Jail some months ago on a charge Of va
grancy.
Church Officials.
The fourth quarterly conference of the
First Methodist Church was held last
evening. The district mbraces forty-two
churches, and all were represented.
The following trustees were elected for
the ensuing three months:
0. J. Backus, Baxter Booth, Charles w.
Kinsey, James a. Johnson, G. H. Holt, /.
G. Burpee, 0. S. Orrick, w. T. Lewis and w.
W. Mackay. Besides the trustees there
we're thirteen stewards elected. W. +.
Lewis was elected lay delegate to the lay
electoral conference of the State, with
Myron 7. Holcomb as reserve.
Want a Hermit's Gold.
Some OF the nonresident devisees of the
Fruitvale hermit, Morris Goldberg, are
seeking for a share of the $3.50, 900 left to be
distributed among thirty or forty legatees.
Seven persons are represented in the
petition, asking for the distribution of
S14, 800 in the following amounts: Mrs.
Mussa Shirman, $4,000; Mrs. Sarah Parsch,
$500; Fannie O. Leopould $1,000; NJ. c.
Phillips, $4,000; Francis Phillips, $1,000;
Thilly Phillips, $1,000; Beatrice Sells, $1,000
The Gymnasium Costume.
The Board of Education quickly disposed
of the High School gymnasium costume
affair tonight by passing resolution
granting the request OF Mr.. Mackinnon
that his daughter be excused from attend
ing the gymnasium. Director Friend said
there was no foundation for any objection
to be raised against Principal McChesney's
course, and the other directors thought
the same.
Schaffer Wants His Pay.
Louis Schaffer. ex-Chief of Police, filed
two claims for salary to-day with the
Board OF Public Works. One was for him
self. and the other for his clerk, Louis
Agnew. The claims were not allowed by
the commission. The action is probably
preparatory to a contest for the office.