The San Francisco call., 1905-01-26
ROW ENLIVENS
The ASSEMBLY
San FranciscO's Delegation
Is Divided on Bill Relating
to the Assessment Maps
TAX COLLECTOR VICTOR
Measure Directing Assessor
to Furnish Him Desired
Data Passes Lower House
TAX COLLECTOR VICTOR
Special Dispatch to The Call.


SACRAMENTO, Jan. 25.-The AS
sembly was enlivened this morning oy
rumpus over Assembly bill NO. lzl'
by Atkinson, providing that the maps
made annually by the Assessor or the
City of San Francisco from the piock
book in his office shall be turned over
to the Tax Collector each year a1ter use
has been made of them by the Asses
sor. There was division or the San
Francisco delegation over the DILL
which is local to the metropolis. 1t is
always a matter of pleasure to the
members from the interior when the
representatives from the metropolis
fall out. They like a situation Where
they can sway the destinies OF san
Francisco's own measures.
The bill in question was passed at
yesterday mornings session, put
Treadweil gave notice that ne would
move for a reconsideration to-day. This
he did and made a speech, which devel-
oped the fact that there is merry row
on between San Francisco's Assessor
and her Tax Collector over this SEEM
ingly trivial. matter, the disposition or
the annual assessment maps. The Dat
tie has been fought out on the floor or
the Assembly and there the Tax Coliec-
tor has won. 1t was limited during the
fight that the title insurance companies
OF San Francisco were interested.
SPEAKS FOX THE ASSESSOR.
After the adjournment yesterday"
said Treadwell, when the matter was
taken up this morning, i received
telegram from Washington DodgeS AS
SCISSOR of San Francisco, asking that he
be given a hearing on the bill before 1t
was finally passed This bill provides
for the turning over to the Tax Collec-
tor of the maps showing the location OF
realty in San Francisco, taking away
from the Assessors office what repre-
sents the work of forty or fifty years.
Anthony said the transfer OF the
maps would entail great expense.
1T appears that Mr.. Treadwell has in
mind" replied Atkinson, the block
books kept permanently in the office OF
the Assessor. The maps We want turn
ed over to the Tax Collector are not the
ones he refers to at all. The bill con-
templates only those maps which are
made annually from the block book
and which the Assessor changes annu-
ally by merely making erasures. The
Tax Collector handed me the bill, say
ing his records were not now complete.
He gets the assessment roll and other
data, but he needs these maps also. l
have exported the Office of the Assessor
miliar with 1t. The other gentlemen.
who are opposing this measure, know
little about it,
1T seems the bill before us states
only the Tax Collectors side" said
Cromwell. II think the Assessor should
be allowed to make his statement"
THE gentleman from San Francisco
says we know nothing about this bill"
said Treadwell, land yet he asks us to
&C hot fo 1foH hxyt hos ha-
hind 1t is that the State of California
and the city Of San Francisco shall
bear an expense that should fall on
title insurance companies"
After some further discussion the roll
was called on motion to reconsider,
which was lost by vote Of 81 for and
% against, it requiring a majority of
all the members to carry such a mo-
ton.
FIGHT GOES TO SENATE.
The bill now stands passed in the As
sembly and the fight between San
Francisco's Assessor and her Tax Col
lector over the annual realty maps will
be transferred to the Senate, which
must also pass the bill before it can go
to the Governor.
The bill providing how election bal
lots shall be counted, that was handed
Atkinson by the Registrars office In
San Francisco for introduction and
and which, when it came up yesterday
for final passage was held over because
noxious insect was discovered in its
folds, was finally passed this morning
with an amendment made by Atkinson
that covered the objection. The bill as
passed provides. as did the original
law, for the placing of the initials of
election officers on the backs of ballots
for purposes Of Identification.
The Assembly failed to pass Boards
lees measure providing that a wife's
separate property shall be responsible
for debts incurred by her husband for
the necessaries of life while they were
living together as man and wife. The
author gave notice OF reconsideration.
Gates measure permitting School Su-
perintendents of two or more counties
to call joint teachers Institutes was so
passed by the Assembly.
Slavin's joint resolution memorable
Ing the Federal Government to set
aside tract of land including the Pin
nAcles, in San Benito County, as a ma
tional park was unanimously adopted.
I The Committee on Agriculture re-
ported In favor of the passage of john
stones bill providing an appropriation
for an agricultural farm. At the same
time the Committee on Education re-
ported favorably the bill presented by
Hawkins for the same purpose.