The San Francisco call., 1904-07-19
LOWERS MANY
ASSESSMENTS
Board of Supervisors Holds
Final Session for Equal
izing Property Valuations
COMPLAINTS SUSTAINED
Assessor Will Act on the
Cases Referred to Him
for Final Consideration


The Board of Supervisors held their
final meeting as the Board of EquaIi-
zation yesterday morning. The hear
ing Of complaints on the alleged high
assessments was continued until noon,
when the functions Of the board came
to an end, as prescribed by law.
The Assessor has been working
night and day on the cases that have
been referred to him for further con-
sideration, and 1t was almost IL
o'clock before he appeared with list
of the property on which the assess
ments had been reduced. The usual
list Of complaints was heard and all
referred to the Assessor for investiga-
ton. Most of the complaints were
based on the alleged inequality Of the
assessments in the same blocks. Be
fore adjourning the board passed a
resolution empowering the Assessor
to make or refuse reductions on all
complaints referred to him at the pre-
vious sessions of the board. Among
those whose complaints were referred
to him yesterday were: P. F. Butler,
McNab & Smith, John F. Boyd, Ma
rion Lacy, Elise a. Drexler, Thomas
j. Knight, White Investment Com
pany, estate of Emma Joseph, Tim
othy Hopkins Mary A. Keyser. Mary
c. Raum. R. NJ. Gashwicker. Mrs. A.
G.. Leary, c. B. Wilson, Lizzie D.
Smith, Hannah Coughlin, c. F. A.
Langerman. Jacob Fitz, Thomas Mol
10y, Eleanor j. Spreckels, George Dill
man. Ella Murphy, Robert P. Keating,
Bridget Coyle and Mary A. Wightman.
The following reductions were made
on recommendation of the Assessor:
California Pacific Company to S12o, 600; Jer-
emiah CoakIey. to $500: L. u. Merle to S16O.-
600; Margaret Meyer, to $26. coo; Robert Nc
Elroy to S51 $50: Crocker Estate Company. to
S210000 Schroth Estate Company, to S7OOOo;
Charles Schroth, to $101, 500; A. Cousani, to
$780, Joseph O'Neil TO $4,000; James
Charles z. Cain to $31. 800: Edward p. White,
Cain SOI9 to ss Ssh 500 chares t p 3 cain to $50 ao
Jane + White. to 5000; Fred r. Baruch'
to $4,000: Gustav Harshal to Sl12 600; E.
n Fritz. to S24 6l0; Amelia Haas. to Sl3ooo
Wells Fargo. to $500, eco; J. R. Feehan. TO
$4,000: G 3. Wilson, 70 $4,000; Rebeces Ru- ~.
George 4. Haas to $4,000. r. ". Mastick,
one third of original assessment; Joseph PHI
Wolf. to $50 O0O H. Summerfield. to $685. 600;
J Hyman. to Sis. 75O: Hyman Bros. Company.
TO S145. O00; James Freeborn. to Sll5 coo; A.
7 Rich to $4,000: j. Lebes. TO SEQ; f.
p Connolly to $4,000; A. L. Whittell to
s19o 00o: Hama Plantation Company. to $500;
~ 81 90 COO Mary HYDE, to sio 800; Caroline
Nixon to sl9,5oo: ]: e Walsh. to SIS, ,25o;
500 GOO: Jane Riley, to $500; ]. F. Osgood.
TO sac. o00; Alice McCone, to $4,000;
Oliver to SIX 500; Bank OF 1e Gad0rnia d6or a 70
dental Land and Improvement Company. to
$50. 100; Andrew Downey, to $6soo William IAN
+. Mau, TO SIG. 500; George n Lent. to $40 GOO;
George H LeiI to S245 00o; Charles Lackman,
to S65.ooo William J M aeGri1' Herr to rSlo,,e SlSoo9'
TO s120,O00: William J. Newman. TO Sl4 600;
Druids Hall Society. TO $4,000 ". p John
ston. to 81 80 g. Schweitzer & to $l4S 81 Goo
to $4,000: Dudley Bates. to $1S5,000; Henry
Colombat. TO $4,000 c. Taleri. 70 s24oo: E
dore II Hittel, to S24 900; Nathaniel Halliman
10 S12. COO William Monahan, to $4,000; w
Charles Champion, to 500; w. Albers, to $500
NJ. Abers. to $500; NJ Albers, to $5S00
Charles Cain. to $2l .e9o a. 3. Mccreery. to
Boyd. to S97, coo; Charles Holbrook. to S294.-
goo: Vincent F. Finnegan, to $l136 $50: r y
McElroy, to S33, ,o0o; L Lowenberg. to $4,000
Alexander D. Keyes to S1S9 0O0 Mary Dooley
TO $s1 eco; William A. Magee, to $294.-
$50; George P. Poultney, to s16.O0O
$4,000; Robert Heating. to s130 OOo; George But
Ter, to $40. 600: H. F. scheIter, TO $4,000; F.
$4,000; Joseph Coyle, to $1,000; Lizzie Muir to
1926. .Oc0; Catherine Pike, to SO, 500: H. c.
Poehlman to $500: Pacific Coast Steamship
Company, to 500 600; B'nai b rith Endowment
Association. to $40 700; L. Sachs to S12 GOO;
Charles Koch, TO $1,000; George Clark. to $4200
Moses Clayburg. to So, 600: George Clark to
1920: F c. Bekeart, to $3.50: w n. Mccar-
thy. to s160. .O0O; Eugenia Goss, to $1,000; NJ P
Mendel, to $4,000; G. E. Girwin. to $500; J. L.
Hicks to $4,000: Eliz Foote to sl25O A. s.
Newburg. to s400: Mrs D. r. Manning, to
S2590 Thomas S Williams to Sl09 600: Charles
init N = 20
300; Oscar Bernstein, TO s475O; Alex Wilson. TO
$274. 800; F. j. Stanton. TO S195 600; L. Adler
Refs, to $140cO; George Fredericls, to $40 500;
Olive B. Martin, to $4,000: II. F. Ross to $780,
OOO Samuel Knight. to s25, 200; H. n. Hav-
land to S32, 900: San Francisco Savings Union
to $4,000: Robert Mcwilliam. to $1,000: H. A.
Hansen. sc, 600; j. Coakiey. $3.50; C. b. viii
son. to $780, 00o; Herbert Law. to $525o; Ben
SIS. 600; John CARRIER. to $4,000; Maria o'Con-
nell, to $1,000; the Baird estate. to s5S. 900;
WiIlism .anoo G. Brittan to $4,000; j. c. Peters.
John r. Hite, to S75 600; H. Levy. to $s4 900;
Edwin Goodal, to $3.50: Thomas Mahoney. to
to S454 500; William A. Magee, to SOS COO;
Virginia Vanderbilt, to $4s2. s2o; Thomas
$3.50, 600: H. G. Pendleton, to $1s 600: George
Z. Raum, to $4,000: Timothy Hopkins to $179,-
$50; Emma Joseph estate. granted reduction
Gashwiler, to $50, TO- O. B. Martin, to $26s 700:
r.. o. Neil. to s5OO0o; John H. Speck, to
I SS0,0o0; Mary Williamson. to $12, 600: Herbert
Goewey. to $4,000: Roman Catholic Arch
bishop, to 100000; s. ]. Mcguire, to $e5 600;
Mary t. Craig, to $500; Mary A. j. Leary'
| to S2500; George K. Fitch. to S57, 400; Lizzie
Smith to $4,000: Howard D. Smith, to $50 600;
Jacob Wits. to SIS. 600: Catherine Maloy to
$54. 800: John T. Doyle. to $35. coo: c. Massacre,
to Ss620; John j. Deane, to $496 600; Joseph
A.. Gardotte, to $4,000: Mrs. NJ. Droger. to
$4,000: A. NJ Rosenbaum, to $94 600: Richard
Kennedy. TO $4,000; r. W. Sanford. to $4,000:
Esther Harshall. to 1000; one-half of Wilson
Estate Company. TO $50 0o0: w. J. Somers, to
$40 eco; Franklin Wakefield to $35 600; CITY
Realty Company. each reduced 10 per cent:
Joseph Kennedy. to $4,000
PHILIPPINE SECURITIES