The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-13

of the turning over of this property to
the corporation until the city had
taken time to eject certain bad tenants
who were not paying rent, leaving US
a clear field. We did not want the
property until after those tenants were
out and I believe the city paid the ex-
pense of throwing them out.
Q. Then the board has always been
very lenient in the matter of not ex-
acting rent on the date specified
A. Those were the services rendered
Q. When was Waller paid this $4,000?
A. He was paid it at the time the
contract, or Immediately after the con-
tract was turned over to the corpora
ton.
O. Immediately after the award of
the Board of Education?
A. No. sir; not the award, but imme-
diately after the execution Of the con-
tract.
Q. Did you see 1t paid?
A. No, sir.
Q. Who paid 1t to him?
A. 1t was paid to Waller, as 1 under
stand, by James A Shook
Q. Who told you that Shook paid it?
A. don't recollect just now how the
conversation occurred, but asked II
Waller had been paid. He said: es.
Yes. of course he has been paid" And
I said: We'll, how did you get around
it? You have got to get that into the
books Of the corporation, haven't you!
And he said: "Oh, that is easy
is Williams talking. He said: on
that is easy. We have got that down
as. counsel fees for Jake Samuels.
O. Do you know. whether or not that
item appears as counsel fees appear on
the books of the company?
A. I am satisfied that it does, but /
don't know of my own personal knoWl-
edge.
o. You never have seen it?
A No. sir; never have asked for the
books.
services?
A. was to receive 25 per cent of rs
ner cent of the 10000 shares constitut-
ing the capital stock Of the corpora
ton. o. ,o,
cent? oor+i-
A. It was paid for the use or certi-
fed check for s5OO0-the check that TOOK
the place of the one put up by MT
Mar+in-and for the use of $4,000 In coin
Maid TO the Board of Education.
O You say that Waller was palo
sa0oo and that he received a $1,000 Sc
cretlv for his personal services?
A. Yes, sir.
n And that makes the $4,000 of which
you spoke?
A. Yes, sir.
n Did YOU ever get your stock?
received 1000 shares. 1 demand
cd settlement after the lease had been
granted and the contract entereu lllto
nv the Board of Education demand
ed a settlement and asked Tor my 1916
shares. Shook said, That IS all right
We will hold a meeting some OF THESE
DAVIS and get the matter all straight
! ened I'D. 1 am tired now ana uoh
want to go into these things now, pu'
we will fix it up later. AND salo' Al
rsyb+ About a week later l walked
| 80 tho office Of the Justices Cour1
oIark and 7 said, well, Ed, how about
+ba+ nneeting?" and he said, I'VE have
haId that meeting" and 1 said, We'll
that is funny I wasn't there ana ne
handed. me a certificate for 10OO SHARES
hitch refused to accept at the time
| ord told him that that was not my
ebare of the thing and called MS atten-
| ton m the fact that he and l had hao
distinct understanding that l was tc
receive % per cent of what stock was
loft of the 1900 shares after the capital
ISIS had been paid. He said, 1 know
that lack. but Crimmins and Snook
overruled me-" and l said, Shook is
foolish I had a distinct understanding
1,;tb him also. He knows 1 am entitled
"a 1875 shares of 1t" and he said, We'll,
7 can't help 1t, they overruled me, but
7 am willing to do what is right with
Won I am willing to give you as much
as nv share of this to secure you" and
7 said. well, that looks like business.
Let's get them together. And he
said. Il will see that you are all right.
Won go and see Crimmins and Shook. "
T went up there and Crimmins said,
Bring Shook and Williams at o'clock
tonight and we will fix this thing
I'M tonight" But when I vert
up there Shook wasn't there and
he said to wait until the next
afternoon and Williams wasn't there,
and 1 couldn't get those two together
and I never got my 1875 shares. I had,
in the meantime, accepted this 1000
shares because 1 thought 1t was better
to have half a loaf If could not get a