The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-17
LATE NEWS OF ALAMEDA,
Artesian Water: Works Prop
erty Assessment Lowered
by the Equalizers.
City Assessor j. c. Linderman Dis
pleased With the Boards Action.
A $4,000 Damage Suit:

ALAMEDA, Aug. 16.-The City Board
of Equalization had the assessment of
the Artesian Water Works under consider
alton to-day, and Superintendent Borden
carried his point by having the assessment
reduced $42,95o. The board adjourned at
noon until this morning, but no session
will be held tomorrow, as this procedure
was taken to conform with the law and
hold Jurisdiction by adlournments from
day to day.
The application of Philip Heuer for a
reduction of his assessment of $500 on
property at the southwest corner of Central
avenue and st. Charles street was denied.
The request of ]. L. Faust for reduction
from $2050 to $3.50 was also denied. DR..
L. P. Tisdale asked for reduction on the
property where the library is located from
$13,475 to $11,550. His request was denied.
Susan Barlow was denied reduction on
property assessed at $3.50, the Loyal Oak
Hotel, on the east side of Park street The
improvements on the property are the old
est on Park street.
The Artesian Water Works property was
next taken up, and the. Assessor claimed
that the board could not afford to make a
reduction. Mr.: Lipderman stated that he
had consulted the District ATTORNEY, and
Equalizers had no power, in that Captain
Thompson had not filed a statement.
Attorney Taylor, however, cited the Sec
ton in the City charter comforting power
upon the Board of Equalization, showing
that it had the right to make all reasonable
reductions.
The mem bers of the board called for the
report submitted by the water works in
February, but it was not available in the
clerks archives, and President Forderer
was of the opinion that should the report
be found the matter might result in a
greater reduction.
City Assessor j. G. Linderman was not a
bit pleased with the outlook, and stated
that should the board reduce the Assess
ment it would practically charge him with
crime. However, a reduction was granted
on the Park-street property, on which the
water-works building is located, from
$50, $50 to $25,OO0 and from $127, $50 to
$50, 500 on the assessment on the pipe
lines, meters and materials. The reduc-
tons were made by motion OF Hammond
and seconded by Clark.
Captain r. r. Thompson's assessment
was next considered, The reduction from
$4,000 on the High-street property was
denied and the assessment of $500 on the
Alameda Bank building was also denied.
The equalization on the marsh lands on
the north line of Alameda was referred to
the Assessor.
The discovery was made that the fran
chise of the Sunset Telephone and Tele-
graph Company had not been assessed. J.
E. Damon was granted cancellation of
the double $3.50 assessment on property in
block B, West End. The total reductions
to date amount to $53,945.
Suit for Ten Thousand.
Mrs. E. Kuenzel and her husband have
brought suit against the Alameda and Oak
land Railway and Goldberg, Bowen g.
Lebenbaum for $4,000. This claim is on
account of injuries received between an
electric car on which she was riding and a
delivery wagon on November H. at the
crossing of Eleventh and Jackson streets,
Oakland. The plaintiffs have made sew
eral efforts to settle the matter out of court
without effect.