The herald., 1895-12-13
HOW THE STATUTE READS
Duty of the Tax Collector Re-
garding Settlements
TO REDUCE DR.. BARBER'S PAY
Motion Made to That Effect Fails to
Meet Supervlsoral Approval
Ex-county Clerk Ward Comes Down From
San Francisco to See II the Grand
Jury Knows Any f1ore
TO REDUCE DR.. BARBER'S PAY

The exclusive publication made in The
HERALD yesterday morning of the failure
of the tax collector to make his payment
of taxes-some $7OO,OOO--to the treasurer.
as required by law, created decided SEN
sation.
The law upon this subject is very clear
and explicit. 1t reads as follows:
Sec. 1853. On the first Monday in each
month the tax collector must settle with
the auditor for all moneys collected for
the state or county, and pay the same to
the treasurer, and on the same day must
deliver to and file in the office of the audi
tor statement showing:
First-An account of all of his transac.
tons and receipts since his last settle
ment.
Second-That all money collected by
him as tax collector has been paid.
Sec. 1854. A tax collector refusing or
neglecting for q period of five days to
make the payments and settlements re-
quired in this title is liable for the full
amount charged upon the assessment roll.
Sec. 1856. The district attorney must
bring suit against the tax collector and his
sureties for such amount, and in case of
neglect the controller of the state or the
board of supervisors may require him to do
SO; and when the suit is commenced no
credit or allowance must be made to the
One officer in the court house stated that
the tax collector was certainly cOnversant
with the statute, and he went on to add
that his final report should have been pre-
pared if he had competent help to assist
hun. There is no doubt about the fact that
the tax collector has had enough help in
point of numbers, but their efficiency is
another matter.
ACUT IN SALARY.
Supervisor James Hanley has introduced
at board meeting resolution reducing
the salary of Or. E. #. Barber, superintend-
ent of the county hospital, from $3.50 to
5000 per month. The motion was submit
ted in writing, but failed to receive q Sec
ond, and was therefore filed. 1t will come
up again, maybe, under the head of new
business.
seem to receive very favorable considera-
tons at the hands of the board.
Supervisor Hanley contends that when
the superintendent of the hospital was
given $3.50. or $50 more than the superin-
tendent of the county poor farm, it was be-
cause DR.. Barber had to pay house rent
out Of his salary. But the doctor was
the maternity ward Of the hospital and
abolished that ward in SO far as the quar-
tiers designed and built ar the public ex-
pense for that purpose are concerned.
Now Supervisor Hanley says that as he
has established his family.in the maternity
ward the genial doctor can we'll afford u
$50 reduction of salary. So he has made
the motion. The truly good Supervisor
MIR. Field is in deep brown study
over the matter. In the meantime
woven are being delivered at the county
hospital in the old nursery, where condi.
tons are neither healthful nor humane.
MR.. WARD BUSY.
Ex-County Clerk Trowbridge II. Ward
says that he does not know what to expect
next. Mr.. Wards former chief deputy,
Frank H. Lowry was indicted a second
time for enbezzlinR $1354.95 of county
money and Mr.. Ward himself promptly
came to hand to see what could be done.
Mr.. Ward is discouraged. He has made
up over 81 ! 200 of shortages in his Office
and he frankly admits that he does not
know what to expect next. He is tired of
making up shortages.
1t is rumored that the grand Jury has
called Mr.. Ward down here to explain
some matters in connection with his Office.
Lowry still boldly asserts his innocence,
Gays that he will get off all right, and like
the coroner, he is putting in every technic-
atty he can to prevent his case going to
trial on the indictments found against him.
The belief Is becoming quite general that
Lowry 10 q first-claas buffer.
COUNTY MONEY
Adecision has been rendered by the su.