The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-12
LATEST OAKLAND NEWS.
The Board of Equalization
! Granted Five Days Extern
sion Of Time.
NO REQUEST MADE FOR IT.
A Contest of the Estate Of Mrs.
Elizabeth r. Cook win Be In
augurated.

Assessor Dalton was astonished to learn
Yesterday that, without the request OF the
County Board of Equalization, the State
board has given the former body 1lVe-day
extension of time in which to receive petit
tons for the lowering Of the assessments
Just finished by Mr.. Dalton.
The time limit set by law expires on
Monday next, and none of the large corpo-
rations whose assessments were increased
had put in their petitions. This was con-
sidered singular, in view of the fact that in
order to have them considered three days
notice must be given. Had the extension
not been granted it would have been i'm
possible for the corporations to have had
their assessments equalized.
What is bothering Mr.. Dalton is unsatls-
fed curiosity as to the identity OF the per
son who had the extension granted. NO
mention of such a request appears on Ine
minutes OF the county board and 10 MI.
Dalton it appears that the corporations
have powerful friends in touch with the
State board to have the latter so promptly
informed of the fact that their petitions
had not been presented and that more
time was needed to prepare them. Inc
notice received by Auditor Snow in rela-
ton to the extension was as follows:
sAcRAMENTo. Cal. July IL, 1895.
he Auditor OF AlcmedG County: J. Charles
n. Coglan, clerk OF the state Board OF EquaIlzs-
ton. do certify that the following is copy OF
an order made by said board and entered upon
s,1T IS berehv ordered that the time of the
County Board of Equalization of Alameda
County to equalize the property IN the county
for 1895 be extended TO and including Satur'
day, July 20, 1885"
Please notify the chairman and clerk of the
receipt OF this.
at seems very strange" said Mr.. Dalton
Yesterday. that at time when the corpo-
rations of this county particularly need
time in which 70 make their preparations
for a contest of my figures the State
board should suddenly eYince sufficient in
terest in the county boards work to grant
it an extension OF time when such thing
had not even been asked for. 1t appears to
me that there is a colored gentleman in
the woodpile somewhere.
''As the matter now stands the corpora
tons viii have plenty OF time 20 file their
applications, though had the extension
not been granted they would have been
barred out for this year at least.
Il understand from reliable authority
that the Southern Pacific and other corpo-
rations will send in their applications for
reductions tomorrow"
It is said by those who are IN position
to know that the reason why the corpora
lions nave IlOI dlI6dOy S6lG III JuSlA pOL1-
tons for a reduction of their assessments
is that three of the members of the County
Board OF Equalization have been known TO
express a belief that the valuations set by
Mr.. Dalton are just and that they should
not be reduced. 1t is said also that Super
visors Church and Johnson are of an oppo-
site opinion, and that they have been try
ing to bring Supervisor Bailey Of Liver
more over to their side of the house.
Should they succeed they will have work
ihSs majority in favor of leLiency toward
The tight viii be hot in any event, as
Assessor Dalton proposes to fight for his
Valuations TO the bitter end.
! The following applications for reductions
were made yesterday: E. Barnett, prop
erty on Telegraph and Hobart streets,
from $14, 500 TO $13, sos; by Thomas Moran,
on twelve acres in Piedmont Park, from
$500 to $500; William Cliff, on brick
building on Twelfth street, between Broad
way and Washington, from So, 800 to
$4,000; John T. Ward, on lots in San
Leandro Addition, from $500 to $500, and
~ acres in the Ward Tract, from $4,000
to $4,000.