The San Francisco call., 1904-07-06

The Board of Supervisors yesterday
resolved to sit as a Board of Equaliza-
ton on Tuesday next at 2:30 D. m.
for the purpose of hearing verified ap-
plications for the reduction of ASSESS
ments. The assessment books of real
and personal property were returned
by Assessor Dodge, showing that
the aggregate assessed valuation is
$511, 100000.
The board adopted a rule that no.
tices shall be delivered to persons,
firms and corporations at least twelve
hours prior to the time set for hear
ing their applications for reductions.
1t was resolved that all assessments
arbitrarily fixed by the Assessor will
be Increased unless the persons as
sessed file with the board a statement
of their personal property. The AS
SCISSOR was authorized to add to the
assessment books all property which
may have escaped taxation and also to
make corrections of clerical errors
in the assessments.
The ordinance fixing the municipal
tax rate for the ensuing fiscal year at
81 IL on every $100 of assessed valua-
ton was finally passed. OF this rate
92.46 cents is for the expenditures of
the city government, cents for the
park and 1884 cents for redemption
Of and interest on bonds. AS the rate
was based on an assessed valuation of
$500, 100000, when in fact it is
$511, 100000, there will be a surplus
of $123,2O0 collected. OF this amount
$7700 will be added to the park fund
of $350,000; the library fund will Sc
cure $3.50 additional to its $751; as
estimated in the budget and the bond
interest and sinking fund will receive
$13,794 in addition to the $628,336 al
ready voted. The remainder of the
surplus, $10O,056, cannot be used dur
ing the present fiscal year, as it was
not apportioned, but must he carried
over into the funds of the next year
and then used for municipal better
ments.
ARBITRARY ASSESSMENTS.
Assessor Dodge submitted his list of
arbitrary assessments upon those per-
sons who refused to make sworn state
ments of their personal property.
Among those SO assessed is Daniel
Meyer, who heads the list with
$1,O00,00O. The others are:
Samuel Davis, $3.50. 600; r. spreckels. $50, 900;
w. H. CrockeT, $50, 600; George E. Bates, $2O,-
600: l. Steinhart $25 600: Robert Oxnard $25,-
0e0; Mahoney Brothers, $40. O00 w. H. Crocker,
Mrs. III. c. Alexander ct al. $50, 600; Thomas
H. Williams $4,000; J. X. Prior $780, 600;
Charles S. Wheeler. $4,000; Sidney V. Smith
$40. 900; j. o. Hrschfelder SO 600; Sullivan
& Sullivan. S7500; ". ]. Dingee $4,000; S. b.
McNear. $4,000; Morrison & Cope, $4,000; W.
M. Pierson, $4,000; A. Ruef $4,000; j. B. Rein
stein, $4,000; j. G. Mcguire $2500; d. T.
Murchy $4,000; w. H. H. Hart, S250O; Henry
H. McPike. $2500; E. L. Eyre, $500; Edward
G. Harrison. $500; George T. Marye, $500;
E. NJ. Graney $1,000; r. ]. Tobin. $1,000; E.
F. Preston $1,000: A. f Morrison $4,000; T.
c. Van Ness, $2500: C. D. Pierce $2500; John
A. Wright, S25O0; NJ. Strauss $500; ]. L.
T0bin, 1920; ]. M. Trout. $3.50; F. p. Deering,
$3.50; Fred S. Knight, $3.50; Horace Guittard,
5000; George d. Collins $500 d. NJ. Delmas,
$500: j. ]. Dwyer $500; Barclay Henley, $780,
The estates assessed arbitrarily
which are secured by real estate in
clude those Of Jennie A. and Charles
Crocker, minors, $S7S,SS5; Miranda w.
Lux, deceased, 100000, and Harry
Floyd Gopcevic, s2990. The assessment
of ]. NJ. Rowan, incompetent, is not
secured by real estate. 1t is $500.
The Assessor also turned over to the
Board of Supervisors the military roll
containing the names of those subject
to military duty.