Amador ledger., 1907-08-16
WEBB BRANDED A PRE-
NAVIGATOR BY BOARD
Ledger Man Eligible to Membership il
Roosevelts "Ananias Club"

Roossvslts "Ananias Club"
The following appeared in the
AmadoI Ledger, published July 10,
1907, in reference to the proceedings
of the Board OF Equalization of
Amador county had ON thu 18th day
of July:
ut appears that W. j. Mctiee had
two other applications for reduction
which he intended to present to the
board at O'Clock in the evening. At
that hour he was Informed that it
was too late-t that the applications
ought to have been in by l O'Clock.
Whereat McGee protested, claiming
that 1t was not the law The district
attorney said the board had adopted
such rule. Thereupon the attorney
denounced the board, claiming that
its position was unjust, and con-
trary to law, that the board had
preJudged the cases, and left the
meeting.
1.-The board took all cases under
advisement until the evening session,
and then denied all applications
except the Central Eureka, which
was reduced $4,000, making the
assessment on that property SlOO, 600
instead of $40, 0OO ~
The true facts are as follows: At
O'Clock p. M, or therea bouts. on
the 18th day of July, Mr. Moe ee
informed the heard that he had two
other applications to file, and the
board Informed him that 1t would be
in session at O'Clock p. NJ, and he
coald at that time file any appIica-
tions that he might have; that the
board adjourned at 30 p. In. to
meet at p. m. to consider all ap-
plicatIons presented and to hear the
applications that Mr. Notice was to
present at that time.
Immediately after adjournment If
$50 p. m. Mr. MCGEE entered the
room of the board, and in the pre-
senee of the board and district attor-
ney, made this proposition: That
(MoGee) would not file the two other
applications, which he claimed he
had, II the board would agree to re-
duce the assessments on the Central
Eureka Mining Company, and the
Wlldman and Mahoney propertv.
The board resented the proposition
and said to Mr. MCGEE that it would
not enter into any collusion with him
whatever; and he theIe1pon became
angry and abusive, and refused to file
other applications, il any he had.
because it would not submit to his
proposition, which was in every
partlo liar an attempt to intimidate
and compromise the members of the
board.
The article referred to is totally
false. malicious and without founda.
tion, and was wltten by an unjust and
unfair man.
W. M. AMICK,
JOHN SIROHM,
D. A. FRASER,
A. GRILLO,
LAURENCE BURKE,
Members of the Board of EquaIiza.
tion of Amador county. "Amado1
Dispatch.
We publish the above article in
full, including the scare headlines
attached thereto by our contemporary
as showing the animus actuating the
publication. We regret exceedingly
that body of men, occupying such
responsible positions of trust in the
government OF Amador county, should
so far forget themselves, as to send
forth such a screed in their official
capacity. 1t becomes officials to be
cautious and confident of their
ground, and above all things to be
temperate in their language, when
making an appeal to the public in
print, otherwise they are apt to call
down upon their own heads the very
accusations they so rashly hurI at
others. The Ledger would have al
lowed this emanation from the board
of equalization to pass without COM
ment, were it not for the three clos
ing lines, sweepingIy stating that
the article referred to is totally
false, malicious, and without tounda-
ton, and was written by an unjust
ana unfair man.
Minus Those lines, the official de-
tense would have been unassaiIabIe so
far as our personal knowledge is con-
cerned. Faced with such strenuous
words we are constrained to turn
tables on the signers. Now let us see.
The Ledger says that 'W. j. Notice
had two other applications for reduc-
ion which he intended to present at
O'clock The official protest says
Mr. McGee informed the board that
he had two other applications to file,
and the board informed him that it
would be in session at O'Clock. :"
These two versions are substantially
the same, and how the officials, on
their own confession, can make good
the assertion that the Ledger's state
ment is totally false, malicious and
without foundation" trips our un-
Outstanding. Then again, the Ledger
says: '"rhe attorney denounced the
board D.. and left the meeting" The
official explanation says: "He INC
Geo. became angry and abusive, and
refused to file other applications. -
These statements do not materially
conflict; so that here again the sign
ers were not warranted in saying that
the article is totally false and with
out foundation. ~
Again, the last paragraph of the
Ledger's article says: 1.-The board
took all cases under advisement, and
than dpDiad all uppIioofioDe ovoo.1