The San Francisco call., 1898-03-26
THE AUDITOR
 IS SUSTAINED
Dalton's Assessment of the Adams Property Is
 Valid.
The City Board of Equalization Has Their Right of Review
 Upheld.
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,

90S Broadway, March 9.
 The suit of Edson r. Adams 70 recover taxes paid the City of Oakland under protest on the Adams estate property north of the lake, was decided in favor of the city this morning by Judge Hall. The plaintiff was represented by Harvey s. Brown, while City Attorney w. A. Dow and Assistant s. w. Condon repre- scented the city's interests.
 The property was assessed for S456 .2OO in 1895. The Board of Equalization re- duced this to S2S9, ,000 City Assessor E. w. Snow accepted MT. Dalton's figures and made his returns for that much. The representatives of the estate ap- peared before the City Board of Equal ton as made by the county board, but this was refused. The tax under the city assessment amounted to $4051 42, while the county assessment would only have made it $2627 90. MT. Adams paid the whole amount. under protest, and sued to re- cover the s152l g.
 City Assessor must accept the figures fixed by the County Board of Equalizers, being without power to fix valuation Greene's decision made last week, in which he held that tax money paid could not be recovered. He held that it was cord with the intent of the law.
 Attorney Dow responded by presenting reference to the County Board of Equali- zation. It provided for the fixing of the city assessment by, the County believe that it contemplated the equal izers in any way. AS the rolls were turned over to the Auditor on the first Monday in August it was an impossibility to accept the revised rolls as basis of taxation.
 Goodall-Comstock Nuptials.
 OAKLAND. March 25-Captain Charles Minor Goodall and Mrs. Marion Cullen Comstock will be married tomorrow at the home of the brides parents in East Oakland. It will be very quiet wedding with only the immediate family in at tendance. The ceremony will be per formed by the Rev. pr. Breck, cousin of the bride. After the ceremony, bride and groom will leave on a short honey moon trip. Mrs. Comstock is a widow with one child. and is one of the most charming women in Oakland. Prior to her first marriage she was a Miss Cullen of East Oakland and social belle. Re- gently she has resided with Mrs. H. R. Hunt at Glen Echo.
 Annexation Suit Decision.
 OAKLAND. March 25.-Judge HaAl has inI4mated that he will render a decision on Monday on t.-e annexation test case. It is entitled, "The Suit of the People, on the Relation of Thomas Cuff. against the City of Oakland and attacks the valid ity of the entire portion of territory an- nexed last fa -. The decision will be short oral one in favor of the city, if the fntimations thus far made go for aught. Auch interest is being manifested in the outcome of this suit and if favorable to the city it means much for that portion, as well as in politics. 1t is not likely that the case will be a pealed, unless the deci- sion is against the city.
 Miss Meads' Death.
 OAKLAND. March 25-Miss Eloa E. Meads the I4-year-old daughter of Pro- lessor Meads, of the high school. died this afternoon of inflammation of the base of the brain. She has been studying hard Tn school, and in the preparation for the anniversary of Washingtons birthday she oVerdid herself After the exercises she returned home greatly exhausted and nerNously excited. She went to bed and never rallied thereafter
 Death of Mrs. Kate Shepherd.
 OAKLAND, March 25-Mrs. Kate Shep- | hero or 1l23 Peralta street was buried this l afternoon: death having been caused by | apopteXy last Wednesday, She had been 1 Ill for some time and a short time ago her divorced husband attempted to secure l her commitment to an insane asylum She 1 mas TWO daughters, who survive her.