The San Francisco call., 1896-01-21
JORDAN WRITES DALTON
The Two Officials Show a Marked and
Commendable Desire to Add to
the School Fund.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANcIsco CALL, !
908 Broadway, Jan. 20. {

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908 Broadway, Jan. 20.
The polltax "bogie" that Assessor Dal-
ton will use, indirectly, of course, to in
duce voters to register with his friend, the
County Clerk, across the street, has re-
coiled. Mr.. Jordan does not intend that
Mr.. Dalton's desire to collect all the
eclipse his own, SO he has written a yerv
patriotic letter to the Assessor.
Mr.. Jordan says his offer to Mr.. Dalton
is not done for the purpose of neutralizing
the effect of the polltax on the electo RS
but because he is anxious to relieve the
ASSESSOR office of the great rush that will
most assuredly take place when the voters
know that they can register and payl poll
tax at the same time.
Mr.. Jordan's letter is as follows:
Henry P Dalton Esq, County Assessor MY
DEAR SIR: am pleased to see that you are
quoted as satisfied with the opinion of the Dis
trict Attorney presented to the Board of Super
visors on January 13, wherein he decided
that the Assessor of this county was charged
equally with the County Clerk with the duty
of registering the voters of Alameda County.
because OF the fact that thereby electors a In,
plying 1or enrolment upon the roll of electors
10 be kept by the County Assessor, and which
roll should show the same facts as the Great
Register in the clerks Office, would have an
opportunity given them TO at the same time to
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thereby greatly benefiting the school funds of
the State.
Assuming, of course, that this would be an
inducement to the elector to apply earlv for
registration in order to avoid paying the extra
81 polltax imposed after the first OF july of
each year, and desiring also to assist in any
way | can the collection of this tax which
will inure to the benefit of the public school
fund, less, OF course, the commission of Is per
cent allowed the Assessor by law for such col
lection, will cheerfully allow you to appoint
Onn1lfV in emnlOy a. Dap11ty +4,
Assessor, for the purpose of collecting from
those applying at this Office for registration SO
for polltaX, the total collections, without any
reductions for commission, to be daily handed
in to your Office by my employe and your ap-
pointee.
1t has also occurred to me that if the AS
SCISSOR lnstructs his deputies in the field charged
with the duty of collecting poll tax to request
the elector TO give to them his affidavit of regis
registration and will accommodate the citizen
as well as those charged with the duties of
registration
Expressing the hope that the suggestion con-
cerning the appointment will be favorably
considered by you, and that thereby YOU will
be relieved somewhat, the public will be ac-
commodated and the public school funds of
our State kept in a fiourishing condition. /
am, very respectfully yours,
FRANK JORDAN, County Clerk.
The Reliance Benefit Sale.
OAKLAND, CAL, Jan. 2O.-The sale of
seats for the Reliance benefit TODAY was
the i1yellest in the history of the Mac
donough. There was long line waiting
at O'Clock this morning when the box.
office opened. I've entire house has heen
sold for Friday night. A large number of
the sea is for Saturday night were also
taken, and it is evident that both nights
Will be pronounced social events.
No Rehearing.
OAKLAND, CAL. Jan. 2O.-Tbe sp.
preme Court has denied the motion for q
rehearing of the appeal of the OAKLAND
consolidated Railway Company from the
judgment of $4,000 given Clara How
land. There is judgment of $4,000 grow
ing out OF the same action in favor of f. p.
Rowland, the husband, on account of the
same accident.