The San Francisco call., 1903-12-29
MACMILLAN ANGERED.

This angered Macmillan, who, being
facile of pen, proceeded to write sundry
letters to the Council cIiticizing, abus-
ing and threatening such men as Presi-
dent Dornin and Chairman John l..
Howard Of the Finance Committee and
others of like character. This did not
help Macmillan in the eyes OF the city
officials nor the public. and when the
Council refused to receive any more
communications from him unless
couched in proper language Macmillan
reached the end of his rope in that
quarter.
Since the county expose there are
many happy officials around the City
Hall of Oakland.
This story is known to several Off
cials and it has been told by Mr. Burke
to more than one and there is plenty
of corroboration.
The first chance that this story had
to come to the surface In full public
view was when the first Macmillan
claim was put through last week. Up
to that time and even at that time the
Board of Supervisors had absolutely
no information Of what Macmillan had
been doing. His reports had been made
to Assessor Dalton and there was Moth
ing to show when the tax rolls were
turned over last July whether Mr.. Dali
toms regular deputies or Macmillan
had discovered the large increase in
taxable property In Alameda County
The work was supposed to have been
that of Mr. Dalton's office and 1t passed
for such until Saturday last when Mac
Mullan finally came out of the brush
and openly declared that he was the
man that had discovered" the ferry
boat franchises, the water in Lake Cha
bot and a total of about 5000, 900 of
property upon which he wanted his
commission, the first installment of
which he had applied for in his claim
for $1099 To-
SUPERVISORS INVESTIGATE.
When the Supervisors faced the re-
suit of their action to- day they prompt
ly rescind everything they had done
and then proceeded to look about them
to find out exactly where they stood.
They have not yet discovered. but they
have started in the right direction and
they are determined TO investigate
every phase of the 'unsight and un-
seen contract that they made last
April. The county may be discovered
to be legally bound by its agreement
with Macmillan, but the Investigation
will have its benefits in preventing any
more trickery in the future.
Macmillan precipitated the action
himself. though Chairman John Mitch
ell was ready 10 demand full inveSti-
cation. Macmillan sent the following
communication to the Supervisors, in
which he took exception to the inter-
views of some of the Supervisors that
appeared in The Call:
OAKLAND, Dec. rs, 1903
ITO the Honorable Board OF Super
visors of Alameda County:
Whereas, The San Francisco Call of
this day intimates that my employment
by your honorable body is not credit
able; that the county treasury is to suf-
fer by such employment. and that as
consequence my engagement by you is
burdensome to the taxpayers Of this
county,. and
Whereas. Your chairman has as
sured the public through said issue of
The Call that the matter OF my en-
ployment. by which certain commits
sions are now due me, will be thorough
ly investigated by you.
therefore petition that you proceed
with such investigation forthwith that
l may plead guilty on account OF the