Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-17
C0UNClLMEN SIT AS BOARD
OF EQUALIZATION
FAMOUS SCHOOL CASE ENDED
Mrs. Jeanette williamson Dismissed
by San Bernardlno Board Of Edu-
cation on Her Marriage
Loses Suit
Special TO The Herald.


members of the city council, sitting
as board of equalization, have de-
clded to dig into the city assessment
rolls and the prospect is that there
will be big raise in many cases. In
the last three years property values
have practically doubled all over the
city, but there has been only a slight
increase in the assessment. 1t is al
legged that numerous properties all over
the city. are assessed far below what
they should be, and that 81, 900, 900 could
be added to the roll without doing in
justice to any one.
One property. owner, r. e. Swing,
this morning appeared before the
board and asked that lot of which
he Is the owner be raised from 5000 to
$500, as he stated he had recently re-
fused $1,000 for 1t. The work of re-
vising the rolls will be commenced
tomorrow and daily sessions will be
held until the work is completed.
A decision was rendered today in
the superior court by Judge B. F. Bled-
soc in the famous case of Mrs. jean
nette Williamson VS.. the Board of
Education of the city of San Bern
ardino, the judgment being for the de-
fendant. Mrs. Williamson, formerly
Miss Bemis, was a teacher in the pub
lie schools and was married during the
midwinter vacation, the board then fill
ing her place in the schools by electing
a a 70 nj
school year Mrs. Williamson com
menced suit against the board for the
balance of her salary for the year,
claiming that she had been ready to
go on and complete her contract, but
that the board would not allow her to
do so. The evidence, however, seemed
to prove to the contrary. Even this
the court held was not vital as she
had slept on her rights by allowing
the newly elected teacher to go on and
fill the place without protest.
The 14-year-old daughter of Mrs.
Ogaz of Cotton eloped last night with
a Mexican whose name is not known.
The officers are searching for the
couple but as yet have secured no
trace of them. They are known to have
been in this city yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. Ogaz recently came into promi-
nence by confding to James Hughes,
the notorious ex-convict, a considera-
BILE sum of cash to be used in getting
her husband out of the penitentiary.
At the special election of Company
K, N. G.. c., last night Second Lieuten-
ant Charles B. Hansen was elected first
lieutenant and First Sergeant Walter
Davies, second lieutenant. This election
was made necessary by the retirement
of First Lieutenant Byron Allen owing
to the expiration of his commission
The company has secured a new rife
range on Little Mountain, and is prac-
ticing preparatory to the state shoots
during the fall months.
Fukus Jua, Jap, is in Jail on charge
of attempting a murderous assault on
Harry Warren from whom he rented
barn, subletting sleeping quarters
in the barn to number of his fellow
countrymen. Warren attempted to raise
the rent on Jua, who came at him with
big knife, a lively fight ensuing.
Bound Over in $1,000
Louis Bellamy has been bound over
to the superior court for trial for the
attempted murder of Way Tong, a
Chinese, his bail being in the sum of
$1,000. A stubborn fight will be made
for his acquittal, two of the best Grim
inal attorneys in the city having been
employed to defend him. Bellamy has
connections of high standing here, but,
he himself is a half-breed Indian and
has already served one term in the
penitentiary.
F. M. Wood, a bridge carpenter in
the employ of the Santa Fe, got
broken leg while engaged in removing
the rotten timbers from bridge near
Mentone. One of the big timbers un-
expectedly gave way, falling on Wood,
pinning him down and breaking his
right leg.
Miss Vida Sherman has resigned her
place on the high school faculty to ac-
high school. She is instructor in Latin
and is one of the best teachers on the
faculty. Her successor has not been
elected.
The Young Mems Christian club is
having new quarters prepared and will
soon open UP and be conducted on Y.
M. C. A. lines. A complete gymnasium
outfit has been ordered and 1t is ex-
pected the new organization will be-
come an important one in the life of
the city's young men.
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