The Washington times., 1913-10-03
TELL WHY THEY
OUS1ED KALBFUS
Commissioners Say He Was
Inefficient and NegIectfuI
of His Duties.
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| removed on August is, but that he re-
| fused to retire. The answer then re-
cites the evidence on which the removal
was based, referring particularly to the
hearing before the Commissioners in
| 1911.
Reviewing the testimony given at the
hearing, the Commissioners allege:
In real estate speculations said Kalb-
fus made profits aggregating s2i,a5O ip
| land sold wholly or in part to Peter A.
Drury, and made further profits of 81, $50
| In mining stock sold to NJ. j. Keane, A.
S. Clapham, H. H. DarneiIle and one
Robbins, keane being said Drury's per
sonal attorney. Darneille being the as
SCISSOR, chairman of the excise board
and director in a bank, of which said
Drury was president, and of which bank
said Clapham was cashier. The said
Profits, aggregating ss7,9oO 900. Were
made on an investment in cash of
8, ,3S3 %.
Deals With Bank.
''Said Drury also loaned said Kalbfus,
by request of said Kalbfus, through
said Keane, 5000 at one time, and at
another said Drury indorsed the note of
said Kalbfus for S,3Ol, thus enabling
said Kalbfus to borrow said sum in the
bank Of which said Drury was an OFF,
Ger. Said Drury was owner of a half
interest in, and later owned practically
the entire interest in the Abner-Drury
Brewing Company, which company he
bltually loaned sums Of money aggre-
eating 100000 to saloonkeepers under
agreements requiring said saloonkeepers
to sell draft beer manufactured by said
company, which also owned many prop
critics used for saloon purposes.
Said Keane was also attorney for
said Company, receiving an annual
salary therefor and for which he was
required to reder said saloon keepers
the ordinary professional services, fee
censes by the Excise Board of which
said Kalbfus was a member Said
Drrry was also president of the NatioE-
al City Bank. and 1t had many deposit
tosr who We're saloon keepers and VINO
made so many loans from the said
tank that the Comptroller Of the Cur
reDcy criticized said bank therefor by
letter.
Keane Was Kalbfus Lawyer.
''The. said Keane was also the at
torney for said Kalbfus and their rela.
tions were so. friendly that the said
kalbfus, at one time. and at the re-
accommodation, took title to an unim-
proved tract of land. gave his own
promissory notes foS s11, 500 and secured
the same by deed of trust thereon, col
lected rents and turned them over to
said Keane and held himself out as
the true owner.
All of the above transpired while
Kalbfus was member of the perman-
ent Boapd of Assistant Assessors and a
member of the Excise Board.
THE said Kalbfus also engaged In
many other speculations in unimproved
cfof fro ina IN fSvna nv1Io
ing H1any thousands of dollars, which
made 1t necessary for him to be a con-
slant borrower of large sums OF money
and which speculations and loans were
negotiated through real estate agents
and brokers who were interested in the
time to time by said Kalbfus and other
members of said Permanent Board OF |
Assistant Assessors, as agents of the
owners of said real estate and whose |
interest wa to reduce or caue to be re-
duced said assessments
Further Allegations
The Commissioners then take up fur
ther alleged speculations in real estate. {
and charge:
a, 1902 secured his first real estate. This 4
was the purchase of lot 162, square 262S,
600 square feet, for 81 ,915,
Dr. l9 cents per square loot, located on
Belmont road, near Connecticut avenue
bridge. Connecticut avenue bridge was
not then built, but there were prospects
,t bridge there. On July 8, 1903, said
I<albfus sold said lot to P. A. Drury
1t $l.43 per square foot, or $s,4$. out Of
which he realized profit of approxi-
nately $500. In 1902 this property was
assessed at S719; In the assessment OF
9e5 at $3.50; in the assessments Of 1908
md 1903 at $3.50, the said last named as-
'essments were approximately less than
,ne-half of what they ought to have
been considering the price for which the
property was sold
said KaIbfus testified that he was
to said property by deed
hat came into the assessors office, sew
.ral gears prior to his purchase; that
when he bonght it he did not pay cash
or it, except in this manner, that he
Borrowed 5000 on it; that loans on
,eal estate are made on the basis of
wo-thirds the value OF the property:,
hat in 1904 said Kalbfus increased said
oan on said property to 5000; this
oan grew out Of his second real estate
which was the purchase on
November a. 1904, of lot !, in square PA,
or 5000. subject to a trust of 1900.
md TO raise the difference of $1,000. In
rider to make this purchase he borrow
d an additional $1,000 on said lot 162,
quare S26, paid off the former loan
hsreon of 5000, and used the $1,000 to
purchase said lot ], in square IA.
said kalbfus further testified that
iaid L. a. Drury was a banker, and
ilso interested in a brewery at the
ime when he, said Kalbfus, WAS n
member of the Excise Board, as well
Is che of the assistant assessors. and
hat, as such member Of said Excise
Board, he, said Kalbfus, acted on
matters in which said Drury was in
crested: said <albfus further testi-
led that the next real estate transac-
ion involved the purchase of lots
2, SIG and sci, in square 1926, on
darch 2s, 1907, which property is
,ack of lot 162, and was bought on
ne basis of 25 cents per square foot,
IT total OF $*,22S, for the joint ac-
cunt of Joseph c. Ramage and said
Salbfus; that part of said property
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