The San Francisco call., 1899-07-04
ALAMEDA OFFICIALS
SPRING SENSATIONS

ALAMEDA, July 3-City Trustee
Schultz created a sensation a the board
meeting tonight by openly charging City
Clerk Lamborn with holding money back
from the creditors of the city. Specifical-
ly he charged that the money for one
claim had been drawn from the treasury
last April and the money had not been
paid over to the firm to whom it was due
until last Tuesday. Schultz declined to
make public the name of the firm, but
after the Trustees adjourned Lamborn
supplied the information. The Clerk claims
that the charges are an attempt TO
knock him because he would not stand
in on certain schemes Of some of the
Trustees which he did not think to be
square. He gives an apparently perfect
explanation of the transaction upon which
the charges are made. The trouble grows
out Of the purchase of supplies for the
last city election; After the routine 81 busl5 81
Mr.. Schultz dropped his bombsheil.
Il wish to cali the attention Of the
board to the impairment OF The The sTseT siIy
houses have been having difficulty collect
ing their money The Clerk has been tell
ing them that our funds were aePiefIeIr iPIfs r6e 0e
fact IS we always have had plenty Oh
money and are anxious to pay our bills.
lone case in particular that mas Deen
called to my attention by the bookkeeper
of the firm gives ground for lnvesuga-
ton of some kind. The bill was con-
tracted last April and the money was was
drawn from the treasury, but althougn
repeated demands were made Tor IT. II
was not paid over by the clerk until last
What do YOU mean by money drawn?"
inquired Mackie. -, -
Il mean Just what say wv WAS a1d the fSe RE
money paid on it, but it did not reach
the firm until nearly three months later
A Call correspondent asked Sch9lte Ior
y ha
declined to give any informaatlon 10 any
newspaper concerning city affairs
Clerk LambOrn was more communlca-
tive. He stated that the name of the man
who gave Schultz the story was Charles
Hanley. a bookkeeper for II. >. Crocker
& Co.. and that the bill OF the hrm Tor
election supplies is what the charges are
II was authorized by a resolution of the
Trustees" said Mr.. Lamborn, ito pur-
chase the supplies for the last city eIec-
tion | drew for the purpose $l2S 10 from
the Treasurer on my personal account. L
purchased the precinct supplies from ii.
s Crocker & Co., compelling the frm TO
sell each set at the rate of 81 20, when
Oakland was paying $11 go for the same
goods. Their bill amounted to $64 80; the
balance of the money went for postage
and other incidental expenses. Subse-
ouently a warrant was drawn in favor or
the Treasurer for the amount advanced
to me. A.,
last Tuesday. The reason was that some
of the sets were incomplete, and l thought
Crocker telephoned and asked me if I had
their money. l replied to, send over the
man who sold me the goods, that had a
bone to pick with him because of the
Shortage in the supplies charged for.
When / learned that there was likely TO
be trouble over the matter l paid them
the money under protest.
1.-The whole business is a scheme to
knock me because of my stand in oppo-
sition to Mr.. Schultes many queer trans
actions in connection with city affairs
Interesting developments are promised.
and it is openly asserted that serious ac-
cusations against some of the City Irus-
tees will follow to-nights sensational
charges.