The herald., 1896-03-08

Improvement will be greater than 81 per
front foot along each line of said street, in
Guiding the cost of intersections, and it
was determined in pursuance of an act of
the legislature of the state of California,
approved February 27, 1898, that bonds
shall be issued to represent the cost OF said
improvement. The bonds will be serial,
extending over period of ten years, an
even proportion of the principal sum of
which shall be payable annually on the
second day of January of each year by
coupon. after their date, until the whole
are paid, and to bear interest at the rate
of per cent. per annum, payable semi
annually on the second days of January
and July of each and every year.
On the Oath day of February, 1896. the
contract for the work was awarded to
John T. Long at 81 cents per square foot
for asphaltum pavement with concrete
base, including grading; 361a cents per
lineal foot for curb, 35 cents per square
foot for cutters.
THE CITY ATTORNEYS ANSWER
City Attorney William E. Dunn has
answered Assessor George Hull's queries
propounded to him on Thursday, the text
of which WAS published in The HERALD
yesterday as follows:
Replying to yours of the 4th instant,
In answer to your first question will say
that the law provides that you should be
in collecting taxes for personal property
unsecured by real estate. As the rate in
the city last year outside of the rate fixed
for the purpose of paying interest and
principal on bonded Indebtedness was 81,
and as the property in the annexed terri
tory can in no event this year be assessed
at rate greater than 81, you should collect
on personal property in such annexed ter
ritory at the rate of 81.
As to the second question: It will be
necessary for you to keep the assessment
roll Of the property in the annexed district
not you shall keep it in the assessment
books used for the rest of the city property,
and 80 designate 1t as to show that it 10 in
the annexed district, or to keep it in
separate book, alphabetically arranged, is
q mere matter of convenience. and think
you can keep it either way. But as this
property will have to be kept and assessed
at q separate rate for at least thirty-nine
years, l think it would be more convenient
to keep the same in separate book.
In answer to your third question: find
no recent law on the subject of assessing
number Of years, and under it you should
assess all mortgages to the mortgages as
heretofore, making the proper credits on
the assessments of the estate covered by
the mortgage.
PROPER APPRECIATION SHOWN
Walter S. Moore, chief of the fire depart
mont. received from W. II. Hallett and
John A. Pirtle yesterday the following self
explanatory letter, containing the enclosure
noted:
'As slight testimonial of our apprecia-
ton of the prompt and efficient work rem
dered by your department in subduing the
fire which occurred in our building, corner
Fourth street and Broadway, February 20.
we enclose you herewith check for fifty
dollars ($5O) for benefit of sick and dis
abled f1remen."
M'EvoY LOST
Lawrence McEvoy, of the city health
office, lost wager on Friday and gave an
oyster supper to the whole health depart
ment Friday night as result, including
the plumbing inspectors and superintend-
ent of buildings. The feast was prepared
and served in a surprisingly effective man.
ner by Inspector Hinke, who is a many
sided genius. The milk room in the attic
of the city hall was the scene of festivities,
But few traces of the merry making were
to be detected next morning, for the host
proved himself q thoroughly domesticated
man and an excellent dishwasher.
The toasts were all responded to from a
humorous standpoint. Among them were
Sanitation. Condensed Milk. The Monroe
Doctrine, Prof. Roentgen and DR.. Nansen,
The eussts included: DR.. F. W. Steddom,
Y. A. Luckenbach, J. H. Drain. Col. L. P.
Crane, Charles L. Strange, DR.. J. C. Blsck.