The San Francisco call., 1908-03-06
Tax PAYERS Of Alameda County Muctd From $1,000 Sl5OO
Yearly for Mass Of Useless Official Cuff in the Tribune

papers elaborated the various events and affairs
absurd, would charge for such
publication thus blazoned to local fame
hagranty attempt levy graft on the citizens
of the county.
WASTE BENEFITS CRATER
Most of the proceedings" usually of the
paid motion" supervisor sec
ayes of majority OF supervisors-al OF Wncn is ouiy
printed cost aggregating dollars in the course
these claims allowed is that OF B. 14anktree VINO
trustee, assignee nearly everybody in Alameda
county who has shave The tax payers of
Alameda county probably pay not less than nunoreo
Darge by connivance of the board OF
for printing the of J. B. Lanktree and
the fact that he is trustee assignee for warrant holders
who with him. If the grand jury
curtaing this Darge graft they may at least eompe n
the supervisors to condense j. B. Lank-
paragraph in the proceedings"
the of Alameda county about SO to
publish of supervisors had rejected
of the Phillips tract" information of possible
except to the owner Of the map who OF course
the truth 1t disclosed by the
supervisors the belated of the proceed
of the board OF supervisors OF Alameda county II
printed about So that poundmaster had
appointed Piedmont. and that petition for the
appointment of poundmaster at Fitchburg had been
Bridge The announcement that
foremen of sundry districts
received and ordered fled cost the tax payers
about s5o The tax payers of Alameda
county ssor printing in the Oakland Tribune
the important information that on motion of Super
seconded by Supervisor Bridge rule (what
may be) suspended by the following vote
and that hereupon on motion OF Supervisor Rowe Sec
by Horner. three claims amounting
s201 IA paid Dargie probably argue
that this cheap enough dollar for
claims allowed by the board after approval
by the committee" supervisors,
equally disdanfu of the trivial graft would probably
laugh heartily sincerely the of payer
explanation of the necessity
this picayune tribute to Dargie
.IEGAL, OBLIGATORY
examples of Dargies exclusive graft n one
of the printing graft culled
proceedings of regular adjourned meeting
of supervisors" Monday. February IT,
the verbiage of the exordium,
February 26, 1908. What the payers
county will pay is yet de-
termined Darge has not presented his claim"
heretofore stated there is stipulation
"proceedngs' this one and far
expensive to the If the grand jury
district attorney doubt the allegations herein
them call the county clerk for his
tanning the ohcia publications in the Oakland
let them analyze the in has
suggested. Then let-them members
the board of supervisors they pay Darge from
1000 to $1,000 from the
printing proceedings" Oakland Tribune
among medicine the queer
of by
The will probably defend their COL
action in the premises insisting pubica-
legal This defense much of
graft in Alameda county is clearly legal in the
animation of that will demonstrate to the complete
satisfaction of the jury district ATTORNEY
that this graft is not obligatory
be dispensed with district attorney
is determination unnecessary and unjust
expenditures of the peoples shall cease.