The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-12-12
WELLS CLASHES
WITH TREASURER
Brooks Declares Auditor
Plots to Have Son
Retained.

Treasurer Brooks and Auditor Wells
had another clash yesterday, which re-
suited in some interesting disclosures.
Wells made a declaration that he was
consulting with his attorneys with view
toward holding Brooks responsible for
paying coupons of Dupont-street bonds,
and the latter retaliated by charging the
Auditor with scheming to have his son,
William Wells, who is now his deputy
appointed to a deputyship in his office
before the father retires from political
strife.
The trouble between the two city Off
Gals was precipitated when Brooks was
informed that Wells had intimated that
he would decline to accept Brooks ac-
counts covering the payments of Dupont
street bond coupons and that the Treas
urer would be held responsible on his
bond for the money which he had paid
out. incidentally Wells remarked that
Brooks would have to make good the
moneys he had paid out on court orders
which had not been countersigned by the
Auditor.
Treasurer Filled With Anger.
AS soon as Brooks learned Of the Au-
ditor's intentions he fairly bristled with
anger and said:
has been talking again. Why, he certainly
knows that he has absolutely nothing to do
with the payment pay, OF the 6e Dupont-street bond
the city is not liable for their payment. The
assessed to pay for the Improvement, but they
either refuse to do so on the ground that the
bonds are illegal else they pay under pro-
test. The latter the case of property
owner who recently desired to SELL and as
funds were thus made available to redeem
BONDS in the order of their REGISTRATION 'GY am
clearly within the law and do not fear the
Auditors threats.
1t seems that Wells is always making
for his holding up the demand of Daniel Cor
dan and Henry Zemansky, who were promoted
by resolution of the Supervisors to $3.50 posi-
tions in the Registrars office, r. that Wells
is endeavoring to coerce Mayor Phelan into
recommending that additional deputyshp
be created in the Auditors office before he
tires. His object is to make place for his
son. who is now his chief deputy and who will
be retired with his father. The scheme is tc
GUST one of the clerks receiving 500 per
month and to raise the position to the dignity
of a deputyship at salary of $125.
Brooks Informs the Mayor.
told Mayor Phelan that he should not be a
party to such plot as he could not afford to
do 1t, simply for the sake Of having the de-
mands of Gordan and Zemansky audited Why
Wells has refused to sign the demand of a
clerk in my office, G. A. Harris, who is re-
quired to pay rebates to small holders of per-
sonal property. Harris is working at the risk
of not receiving any pay, but If he should quit
the payment Of the rebates would cease with
him, as l have no other clerk to do the work
l told the Mayor, however, not to let that
stand in the way of his refusing to consent to
Wells little scheme, and 1 trust it will not
be consummated.
As far as the payment Of court orders are
concerned, I acted under the Code of Civil
Procedure, which permits the payment Of court
orders on direct presentation to the Treasurer
If the courts called upon to decide that
end of the dispute have no doubt that will
be upheld.