The San Francisco call., 1897-01-20

years. are accused OF having paid out and
diverted portion of the funds for their
own use, suit being necessary to recover
the same.
Mr.. Clarke specifies that they paid to
George Clinton $4695 so, 10 Sheldon Pom
eroy $4695 so, to r. 2. Hammond Jr.
$1,000, 10 William E. Hail $500, making
total of over $11, 800.
The liabilities of the fund at this time
are said to exceed 1882. and that the as
sets do not exceed $40 462; SO 1t is alleged
that the defendant can now pay 81 cents
on the dollar Tor shade less) on Its LA
bilties.
Furthermore. it is declared that the in
come Is approximately $110O month and
the liabilities $1,000 month.
Mr.. Clarke adds that there is no reason
able probability that the defendant under
its present management can recover
solvent condition, and each month OF its
continuance must result in an increase OF
its accumulated insoivent debt by
monthly deficiency of $40o.
The most serious allegation in the bill
in equity is that the managers OF the fund
illegally paid r. P. Hammond Jr. $1,000
on the pretense that his father, formerly
a mem Der OF the Board OF Police Commits
sionerS with salary of $3.50 a month, was
insured in the fund, although he had
never been a contributor thereto as other
benefciaries of the fund had been. The
fact that payment of great many CLAIMS
had been resisted by the Commissioners
is referred to by Mr.. Clarke, who adds
that "the management while willing to
litigate with widows, was puerile and
timid in its dealings with men of political
strength. 1t paid George Clinton $4693 54
for pension from March 4, 1889, and the
same amount to Sheldon Pomeroy, under
the pretended sanction OF section IL OF the
pension law"
At the office of the Police Commits
sioners the latest suit is spoken of lightly,
though it is freely admitted that all per-
sons connected with the department are
weary of Mr.. Ciarke's vexa!ious litiga-
tion. 1t seems 10 be impossible to get rid
of him or shake him off in any way, un-
less he finally runs out of causes for COM
plaint, which seems a hopeless outlook. as
| he has fertile brain Tor coniuring up ex-
cuses for damages. In addition 10 the
suits in the Stale courts Mr. Clarke has
about a dozen suits pending in the United
States courts.
at the Office of the Police Commits
sioners it was stated yesterday that the
pension fund instead of being in danger
of insolvency has a big surplus every year.
It's sources OF revenue are as follows:
First-Not less than nor more than 10 per
cent of ali moneys collected and re ceived from
lIceuses for the keeping of places wherein
spirituous, malt or other intoxicating LIQUORS
are sold.
Second-One- half of all moneys received
from taxes or from licenses upon dogs.
Thifd-An moneys received from fines i'm
posed upon members of the ponce force OF
said county, city and county, city or town for
violation OF the rules aud regulations of the
Police Department.
Fourth-Ail proceeds of sales of unclaimed
property.
Fifth-Not less then one-fourth nor more
than one-half OF all moneys received from IL
censes from pawnbrokers, billiard hall keep
ers, second hand dealers and junkstores.
SiXth-All moneys received from fines for
carrying concealed weapons.
Seventh-Twenty-fve per cent of all fines
collected in money for violation of county
city and county, city or town ordinances.
bers of such police force, except such as shall
be excepted by the Chiei of Police
Ninth-Two dollars a month from each mem
ber of the Police Department.
The direct receipts last year figured up
in this manner:
Contributors OF officers. ............. S13 4o5 90
Fines and forieitures, Police courts..... $3.50 81
Sale OF police effects ts..........-........ 794 Is
Total. ............ S22 394 So
This revenue, supplemented by the re-
ceipts from the first, second and fifth
so urces yielded SO much that there was a
surplus of $4,000 which was conveyed
into the general fund of the City treasury
Attorney Brobeck says that he has
made an investigation, and that he cam
not see how the police pension fund can
ever fail to have surplus of from $15, 900
to $40, 900 year.
Mr.. Ciarke's ability to initiate litiga-
tion, while it is boundless, seems to end
there. lie has not yet won suit, and his
com plants have been Knocked out by the
courts, one by one, as fast as reached.