The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1905-05-23
WANTS TAXES
MARKED PAID
Isaac Kohn Petitions Super
viSOrs to Credit Him With
Check Cashed by Ed Smith
4 PUBLIC BOULEVARD
Board Declares Nineteenth
Street From Dolores to
Church Open ThOrOughfare

Isaac Kohn yesterday petitioned the
Board Of Supervisors to pass a resolu-
ton directing the Tax Collector TO mark
paid upon the assessment books the taxes
paid by him, amounting TO s40Ss Kohn
paid the taxes by check TO ex-Tax Col
lector z. J. Smith on April 6, 1905, and
the latter gave Kohn duly receipted tax
bills. but Smith cashed the check and
appropriated the money to his own uses
Kohn says that Tax Collector Scott will
not assume the authority of making the
entry upon the books without an express
resolution Of the board. The taxes Of
the Southern Pacific Company. amount
ing 70 some $500. are in the same cate
CORY. as the checks paid for taxes by the
corporation were also cashed by Smith,
who failed TO turn the money into the
city treasury. W. J. Somers and other
taxpayers also paid their taxes in the
same way and complication will arise as
10 whether they should be credited on
the tax books The petition filed by Kohn
was referred 10 the judiciary Committee
and whatever action is taken by the
board VII be made the test for the cred
iuing Of all taxes collected by Smith, for
which he failed to make return to the
city
The following business was also trans
acted AZ the session:
The board passed 10 print an ordinance
oeciaring Nineteenth street. between Dolores
and church. public boulevard, along which
10 railroad shall ever be built and prohibit
ing heavy traffic thereon A petition had been
Ned 70 close the TWO blocks described so they
would form part OF the Mission Park
which has just been purchased under the bond
issue. The law. however. prohibits the clos
ing Of street more than forty feet in width
50 compromise was effected by declaring the
street 20 be q boulevard for the two blocks
hR n viii lob
expenditures may be authorized from the pub
lie building funds for the construction Of
vas finally passed. Ike ordinance provides
that competitive plans shall be invited for the
buildings. with the exception Of those which
nave already been prepared under previous
bond issues. supervising architect win
also be appointed L. Stone having been de-
The petition OF the United Railroads for
permission to convert its Ninth. Larzin Polk
and Suffer street lines into an overhead
trolley system vas referred 10 the Joint Public
Utilities Finance and Street Committee.
third street Al NoA ans Sanohez CLAYTON
street at Ashbury Twenty-frst avenue at
Lake street. Anderson street and Eugenia ave-
me
The ordinance granting Henry C. Callahan
permit 10 construct spur track on Japan
street, near Townsend, was passed to print
ordinances were passed to PRINT conaItlonally
accepting Wildey avenue between Webster
ard Fillmore streets Lily avenue. between
blchanan ana lsss1na streets. and Dubocs
avenue between Market and Church streets.
The following ordinances were finally
passed. Ordering the matchmaking Of Forty
eighth avenue between II and / streets
Providing for the acceptance OF Twenty
fourth street between Utah and Vermont:
Sixth avenue. between California and Lake
streets. Washington street, between Maple and
Cherry, Eelvedere street between Haight and
Waller and Valencia street between Twenty
second and Army.
Changing grades on Forty sixth Forty
seventh and Forty-eighth avenues and B. Full
ton and Castro streets.
Authorizing the appointment OF one assist
ant clerk and stenogrspher in the office OF
per month
Ordering the construction and equipment Of
six additional rooms on the Croker Grammar
School building al an estimated cost Of $l7, 500
Establishing rules ard regulations for the
plumbing and drainage OF buildings