The San Francisco call., 1905-08-25
State Board Of Equalization
Decides to Accept the Fig
ures Turned In by the Au-
ditors Of All the Counties
MOTION BY COLGAN
SETTLES DISPUTE
Question of Relative Value
Of Properties in Cities of
Los Angeles and San Fran
cisco Is Not Determined
spec.., Dispatch to Tn. Call.

SACRAMENTO, Aug. M.-The State
Board Of Equalization to-day voted on
the motion Of Controller e. p. Colgan
to accept the figures returned b. all
county auditors for the basis Of fixing
the tax rate This action came after a
motion to cite Los Angeles County, made
by Equalizer w. H. Afford yesterday, had
been renewed and lost. Afford and r.
II. Beamer voting AYE and Chairman
Alexander Brown, Controller Colgan and
F. H. Mattison voting mo-"
Mattison sought to amend Affords mo-
ton by including San Francisco In the
citation with Los Angeles, but Afford
raised the point OF order that to cite
San Francisco separate motion would
have to be made. Chairman Brown held
the point Of order to be well taken, and
Affords motion then went to vote, with
the result stated.
In voting against the motion to cite
Los Angeles, Brown said he was not
satisfied with the showing made by Los
Angeles when its representatives were
before the board seeking a reduction OF
25 per cent in the assessment levied by
Assessor Ward. The Los Angeles repre-
sentatives had asked that II that county
was to be cited they be given five days
notice in order to present their case. This
convinced him, Mr.. Brown said that Los
Angeles would send the strong delega-
ton II usually sends out when 1t wants
anything. and would make a far better
showing than had been made at the hear
ing yesterday and the day before. In the
limited time left in which to conduct
the hearing, Brown said 1t would be i'm
possible to get at all the facts and a
citation against Los Angeles would be Of
no avail.
When the motion to cite Los Angeles
was lost, Mattison made no attempt to
cite San Francisco, and Colgan's motion
to accept all auditors figures carried
unanimously.
Beamer said he believed that the show
Ing made by Assessor Ward was hinged
on Assessor Dodge Of San Francisco.
and did not reflect the true conditions
with respect to Los Angeles and San
Francisco Dodge's claim that Los
Angeles was assessed at only 35 per cent
Of selling values was too low, and his
further claim that he Dodge) had assess
ed San Francisco properties at 65 per
cent was too high.
Although the tax levy cannot be Of
fcially made under the law. until some
time between the first and second Mon
day in September. probably September s,
the rate will be forty-nine cents on the
800 of assessable property.
The gross valuation Of all county valu-
ations is 81, sos. .737.727. which. with railroad
assessments of $6s, ,820, 1885, give a total of
s., ,625, ,557 ,913.
From this amount must be deducted
5 per cent for delinQuencies and 81 $40, $40
for State University mortgages, which
leaves 1,542, ,339,07S on which to base the
tax levy.
The general fund will require $4,000, 900;
the school fund 81, 851. .7s6: the high school
fund $217, ,335, and the interest and sink
ing fund s141, ,435, making total OF s7,2lO,-
556 to be raised, which gives a rate OF
forty-seyen cents. To this must be added
the fixed rate of two cents on the 800
of property for the further support OF
the State University, which makes the
rate forty-nine cents In all.