The San Francisco call., 1908-07-04
.FORGETFUL ONES
ARE ASSESSED
Prominent Citizens in List OF
400 Whose Names Are on
Arbitrary Roll

The arbitrary assessment roll. to-
taling more than s75O.OOO, was sent to
the board of supervisors yesterday by
Assessor Washington Dodge. The
board, in its rehearing, has power to
raise assessments in the list, but not
to lower them. The persons assessed
in this manner are those who have
either neglected or refused to send in
their own tatements of the amount Of
their personal property.
Daniel Meyer. whose name for years
was wont TO head the list, is absent
from this years roll. The assessors
expedient Of increasing Meyers per-
sonal property assessment by round
$4,000 each year over the arbitrary
assessment of the previous twelve
month, or some change in Meyers
former conscientious scruple against
making a statement of his personal
wealth. has operated to take him out
Of the range of Dodge's fiat. The figures
in this years list, in fact, are all of
modest dimensions. Robert Oxnard be-
ing put down at the highest, $4,000.
SMALL FIGURE FOR RUFF
Abe Ruef, who is popularity supposed
to be in the habit of deciding millions
to his near relatives out Of love and
affection" is on the roll for a paltry
$4,000.
Banker Ignatz Steinhart has been
too busy or preoccupied to file his
statement, and was put down for $40,-
0OO the second highest amount.
Attorney Garret McEnerney followed
his usual custom Of saying nothing
in the matter and the assessors dep
uty thought this should cost him the
tax rate on So 900. Several other well
known attorneys, presumably occupied
with the affairs Of their clients, let the
matter slip and the assessor, In con-
sequence, has them on his little list.
Among them are: w. H. Metson, $4,000;
the firms Of Campbell, Metson and
Drew, and Oatman and Mckenzie,
So 900 each; Morrison, Cope and Bro
beck. $4,000, and Charles S. Wheeler,
now in Europe, $4,000.
Tom H. Williams, the racing man, is
estimated to be worth $40 000 Mahoney
Brothers, the well known builders.
are supposed to have personal effects to
the amount of $4,000, and not to show
partiality the City street Improvement
company is set down for the same sum.
William 3. Bourn, a reputed million
aire, who is popularity supposed to have
swallowed most of the holdings Of
Spring Valley, the only company that
ever made 10000, 900 in a single night.
must pay his pro rata on all Of $4,000.
William J. Dingee is also down for
IS. 900. Just out of this class are T. c.
Van Ness and Mrs. H z. Huntington,
with $4,000 each. H. Shainwald. the
real estate man, escaped with $4,000.
Duffey Brothers. whose best known
member is the ex-supervisor and works
board president, must accept the load
Of $4,000. Horace G. Platt has been so
occupied with maintaining the cor
porate ghost Of the Geary road and
reducing the supervisors unfeeling per
cents that the assessor had to name his
personal property total and placed it at
$4,000.
Among the larger sums named were:
To the White sewing machine COM
pany, S25, 1000; Bohm Bristol company,
$4,000. and H w. John-ManvilIe COM
pany, $4,000.
Jeremiah Lynch, the Psychologist.
mining man, traveller, writer and bohe-
rnian, but better still known as the
donor of real Egyptian princess to
San Francisco's expensive funeral pyle,
gets off with $1,000. T. P. Bishop, R.
c. Harrison and c. W. Reed are also in
the $1,000 class.
Isaac Trumbo, absorbed in other con-
Germs and perplexities, let his personal
property assessment slip and is held
responsible for $4,000.
Inc Deueen MISUNDERSTANDING company
are supposed to have in personal ef-
fects S2.500.
Sullivan, Sullivan & Roche are down
for $4,000, and United States District
Attorney Robert 7. Devlin for $500. Z.
J. McCutchen, the attorney, is as
sessed $4,000, and Thomas H Days
Sons the same figure. In all some 400
citizens are called upon to help support
the municipality, having forgotten the
privilege, and any not liking their
quotas have a remedy-next year.