The San Francisco call., 1910-11-30
CITY OFFICIALS
ALMOST SCORN
TONS OF GOLD
Treasurer McDOugald Anglers
Deputy Tax Collector by
Question About Interest
Auditor Boyle Makes Peace and
His Deputies Help TO
Count SI,244,IS6

City Treasurer John NcDougaId
shifted disdsinfully at two tons of gold
yesterday The s1,244OoO which Deputy
Tax Collector Low planked down on the
receiving table at the treasury about
3 o'clock yesterday afternoon only
caused McDougald TO turn up his nose.
He almost refused to accept it. He did
st first refuse 10 count it or give a re-
oeipt, but Auditor. Thomas Boyle was
called in and brought about truce.
Trouble had been brewing for sew
ersl days
Where is that $4,000 .ooO?" asked Nc
Dougald early in the day "The tax
collector should have turned in about
Ss,000.00o by this time. And we have
only little over $4,000. coo at hand
SITUATIONS CAUSE CLASH
~Of course. haven't any direct evil
dence. but I would like to know if
somebody is not getting interest on this
delayed tax money. They send their
checks to the Mercantile trust COM
panv for collection ard the tax collector
ended taking checks 10 days ago. This
money ought 10 be in. all of it.
1T looks funny" said Cashier Per
kins.
Il can't understand IT," said Book
keeper Hobro
News that these iutimations were
being given out AT the treasury drifted
across McAIhster street.
It's absolutely false that we have
been holding back money in bank. -
said Low. who. since BusEs illness
and inability to get down to the Of
fee. has had complete control at the
tax collectors.
We do have rule not to accept
checks for the last seven days before
delinquency. but as a matter Of fact
we have 10 take them Withholding
receipts until We have verified the
amounts and drawn the checks The
trouble is Cashier Perkins brought
his own checks over the other day and
wanted his receipt right a way. I didn't
see any reason why he should be
treated any different from other tax
PAYERS.
CHECKS HAVE TO BE CASHED
We have made a practice of des
posting 2 check one day and drawing
out the next after il has gone through
the clearing house. Several times dur
ing the last month deposit may have
remained two days-over Sunday or a
h0lidaV-and the checks piled up here
the last few days hundreds deep. One
check might be the payment on 100
pieces of property and each had TO be
looked up before we sent in the check
for collection We worked all day Sun
day here and nights TO keep up. Nc
Do0gald is IN ole wOT1lan. He com
planned 10 the Mayor and Mccarthy
and Lefingweli called us up about the
matter. but they are satisfied. Nc
Dougald wiz get the last Of his. money
this afternoon. ahead of time"
81 4n,.-f
row and several Of his aids carried 50
sacks of gold and some old coin into
the treasury yesterday a6'83 o'clock
Low had drawn $500. 900 from the Mer-
camille trust company during the day
The exact amount piled up before Nc
DoUgald was, by the card. S1.24+s1S6
TREASURER OBJECTS TO TIME
What do YOU mean by bringing in
al this money at this time of day?
demanded McDougaId- The deputies
piled up the sixty odd sacks of coin
$4,000 in shining 'twenties', in each
sack and began emptying them upon
the table.
There. Mr.. Treasured. we have done
our duty. We have delivered the tax
money TO you. We demand that it be
counted and = receipt given for. the
amount" said Low.
Wen count until four o'clock and
receipt for what We have counted. and
that's all we'll DO" returned McDoug-
add If YOU think YOU can fool around
ail day and keep las working here until
no o'clock tonight YOU are mistaken.
Wen receipt for the other sacks just
as SO many sacks and count them in
the morning. You can take them or
leave them. as YOU please"
The argument became somewhat
heated. and then the auditor appeared.
AUDITOR MAKES PEACE
"Oh. here's Boyle" said Low. Here's
the auditor. want you. Mr.. Auditor
to hear the treasurer say he viii not
accept this money"
BOYLE is a peace maker. "Tll tell
Tou,' lie said. "Tu get some of depu-
ties to come over and help
The deputies came. Ten men sur
rounded the table and began stacking
the "twenties, shaken from tile sacks
ITO the wooden trays Four O'Clock
came and passed. Nobody quit Some
sealed sacks from the mint were passed
without = count and that helped some
The whole amount was counted and put
under the double seal Of the treasurer
and the auditor, and the job was done
SUMMARY OF PAYMENTS
The payments made TO the treasurer
by the tax collector on the taxes which
became delinquent Monday night were
as follows
During October .-.---.-.-.......... s2s5. .SSl .9s
November %. inclusive .--..-... .935. .635. IS
November 1926 ---.----.------... 1.4I3 eO4 Oe
November IS .--.--.--------..-... 5s6, SIS. 81
Total paid 70 treasurer. according
10 his books. up 10 yesterday s.. 222. .o09. s.
With yesterdays payment of sl,244,-
lG6. the sum totals 466,195S7
Among the big payments made Fri
day. saturday and Monday were: Unit
ed Railroads. sl9219265; san Francisco
gas and electric company, s11s.7OS.9O
Southern Pacific company, $10l,27544
Spreckels estate. S9S,099.2O.
city Treasurer McDougald sent no.
tees TO the banks 100 in number, from
which sl.60O.O00 had been called in dur
ing the last 60 days to provide for the
running expenses of the government
that the city could replace these de-
posts with the banks at per cent
interest in all cases where the institu-
tions had left their securities intact
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