Franchise assessment of the
Contra Costa "Water Company to
be cut nearly $1,000,000 in the city
of Oakland.
Property valuations of the city
of Oakland to be raised nearly $1,
000,000 to make up for the. cut in
Contra Costa.
WHAT IS YET TO COME.
Contra Costa Water Company
burns its books.
.'Company sues the city of Oak
land to force it to fix, water rates
upon a valuation of 58,000,000.
Judge Hart is imported from
Sacramento to try the case.
Judge Hart fixes value of the
Contra Costa Water Company at
$7,000,000, upon which the city of
Oakland must pay water rates.
Possession of the City Council is
secured.
City Council fixes water rates in
compliance with Judge Hart's'de
cision.
Alameda County Supervisors cut
assessment of Contra Costa Water
Company's franchise nearly $1,500,
000. " ' -
SOME PHASES
OF WATER COM
PANY TROUBLES
But within the past few years a new in
terest has been taken In that section of
Ponoma County near the Russian River.
Over 2<v) families have built inexpensive
summer homes there and the number la
constantly increasing. The future pros
pects for the road on that account war
rant the improvements for which prepara
tions are now under way. With the open
ing of next season the public may look
for improved service to Cazadero and all
way stations. The policy of the road is
tojnerease the facilities just as fast as
the public flfmand •warrants.
This section of country •when the road
was first built was a great freight pro
ducer, shipping large quantities of grain,
potatoes and other agricultural products
to the metropolis. But changes in crops
to dairying and the working out of the
great timber tracts deprived the road of
Its freight traffic, and. while in former
years it was customary to see loaded
freight trains moving Bouth and empty
cars northward every day in the week.
now the freight business has fallen off to
one freight train that goes up the road
one day and comes back the next.
For the past year the North Pacific
Coast Railroad nas been Improving its
roadbed between Sausalito and San Ra
fael and double-tracking the road between
Corte Madera and San Anselmo. On the
main line between San Anselmo and Caz
edero bridge builders have been employed
on all the high trestles and smaller
bridges. All old timbers have been re
moved and new ones substituted, so that
all crossings are now in first-class shape.
Only & few years ago the old rails, which
were of light weight, were taken up be
tween San Anseimo and Point Reyes and
new ties and rails put down. The com
pany is preparing to put down new rails
beyond Point Reyes all the way to Caza
<Jero.
Contemplated.
and Better Line to San Rafael
New Double Track to San Anselmo
PACIFIC COAST ROAD
MAKES IMPROVEMENTS
There is very strong feeling against the
new ordinance, and since the Tuttle case
has come out many persons declare they
will cause its repeal If they have to take
it to the Supreme Court. According to its
provisions everything is closed except liv
ery stables, transfer and news agencies.
restaurants during specified hours and
drugstores for the sale of drugs-only. No
milk, ice or bakery wagons are allowed
to run. and pr?at inconvenience is there
by occasioned.
Tuttle is th? proprietor of the largest
drugstore in town, and was arrested to
day on a charge of selling other things
besides drugs on Sunday. He pleaded
guilty and paid his line •without demur.
According to Ms own statement a man
came into his store Sunday morning to
buy a hairbrush, saying that he and his
¦w-if* arrived here late Saturday night and
found they had forgotten a brush. Tut
tle. believing the case to be urgent, sold
the brush.
PACIFIC GROVE. Aug. 7.— There is
much excitement here over the breaking
of the recently enacted absolute Sunday
closing ordinance by City Councilman C.
K. Tuttle. The fact that he was the
prime mover in the passage of the meas
ure and is the first to break it only adds
more interest to the case.
Pacific Grove Council
man Violates a New
Ordinance.
BREAKS A LAW
WITH A BRUSH
First the captain tried to beach the ves
sel with assistance from shore, but the
wln.l drove the burnirg craft off shore.
Fmoke and flames were mounting high in
the rigging and soon the flames spread
below and the heat was so intense that
it was impossible to even stand on deck.
Finally the captain decided that the battle
was useless and the vessel was deserted,
all the crew rowing ashore.
The burning vessel with its furnace of
flame was a grand spectacle from shore
ar.d was seen Ly many people. The Em
pire was owned by J. J. Moore of San
Francisco.
Two days later It was discovered that
her cargo was on fire, and despite all ef
fors made lo que'.l it the bark
nurned to the water's edge a short dis
tance from shore and everything was
lost. The fire was first noticed in the
efterpart of the vessel, but burned so fast
that the captain and crew could not go
below to investigate. Captain Knack at
once sent his wife to another vessel at
anchor, and all hands began to fight to
put out the fire.
VICTORIA. B. C, Aug. 7.— News was
received by the steamer Moana. which ar
rived to-night, of the destruction by fire
pf the American bark Empire off Mahu
kona, Hawaii. She arrived at Mahukona
on the 24th of July after a voyage of sev
enty-three days from Newcastle with a
cargo of coal.
Special Diepatch to The Call.
Flames Start in Cargo and
Vessel Is Burned to
the Water.
American Bark Empire
Makes a Blaze Off
Hawaii
FIRE DRIVES
CREW ASHORE
BERLIN. Aug. 7.— The Berliner Tage
blatt announces that "Wllhelm Meyerbach.
its correspondent with the Boers, has
been arrested by the British on a charge
of espionage. \
Correspondent Arrested as a Spy.
All the warehouses are on the Oregon
Railway and ¦ Navigation Company's sys
tem, except the last named, which is 'on
the Northern Pacific, nine miles south of
Pullman. All are in Whitman County ex
cept the first n.amed, which is in Moscow,
Idaho, one mile from the State line. The
warehouse at Wawawai is in reality two
houses connected with a tramway 9000
feet in length, one warehouse being at
the top of the bluff overlooking Snake
River, 4500 feet above the other ware
house, which Is on the river bank and
from which the grain is- to be loaded on
Oregon Railway and Navigation steam
boats. The price paid is said to be $30,000.
The , new firm assumes control of the
warehouses immediately and will handle
this season's crop.
country to Balf our, Guthrie & Co. of San
Francisco and Liverpool. ¦ The sale. In
cludes sixteen warehouses located as fol
lows: Moscow, . Idaho; Pullman, Guy,
Riverside. Colfax, Mockenemo, Diamond,
Lees Siding, Endicott. Meeker, St. John,
Sunset, Glenwqod, Elberton, Wawawai
and Granite Point.
Calle- — Now. my little man, what la
your parents' genealogical chart for?
Bright Boy— To hide a tear In the parlor
paper, sir.
On the same date It la said the offices
of the two companies* at Seattle and Ta
coma will be consolidated in each place.
This consolidation will be effected by put
ting all the business of both lines in that
field in the hands of the present Oregon
Railroad and Navigation agent, who iv1U
thereafter represent the Interests of the
Harriman group and not merely the sep
arate Union Pacific. Wherever known
this announcement Is Interpreted as a pro
cursor of consolidation of the general offi
ces In Portland. The impression is strong 1
that- General Freight and Passenger
Agent Markham of the Southern Pacific
will be made general freight agent of tho
combined interests and that Traffic Man
ager Campbell and General Passenger
Agent Craig of the O. R. and N. will hold
the same offices In the consolidation. Thus
the traffic staff will be Campbell. Mark
ham and Craig and they will have charga
of the O. R. and N. and Oregon and Cal
ifornia business. No date is yet set for
this merger of general offices, but it is
believed that It will not be postponed be
yond the first of the coming year.
PORTLAND. Aug. 7.— The Oregonian
to-morrow will say: Another step In rail
road - consolidation is reported to take
place In Portland, Tacoma and Seattle on
the first of September. This will be no
less than the consolidation of the city
office of the "Union Pacific (O. R. and N.)
and the Southern Pacific. The general
offices of the two companies in Portland,
are not yet to be disturbed. V. A. Schil
ling will be the agent and he will be as
sisted by C. "W. Stinger and J. L. Sllpp
from, the Southern Pacific office. Agent
B. J. Kirkland of the Southern Pacific,
It is understood, will be taken care of
elsewhere. v
Will Have New northern Busi
; v^v ness Centers. . v 7:
Southern Pacific and Union Pacific
BATIBOAD OFFICES
TO BE CONSOLIDATED
MARTINEZ, Aug. 7.— An Italian fisher
man whose name and whereabouts are
unknown shot and nearly killed Captain,
Olsen, the skipper of the schooner Nettie.
In Suisun Bay this afternoon. Although
the mariner will recover from the num
erous wounds he received, the sight oC
his left eye is endangered and one of his
arms is so riddled, with buckshot that ho
may not be able to use it again.
The shooting was the result of Olsen*3
unintentional interference with the Ital
ian's fishing net. The schooner became
entangled in it and the Italian rebuked
the skipper. For a few minutes there
were warm ¦words between the men. Th.e»
verbal controversy culminated when tho
Italian raised a shotgun and opened fir©
on the captain of the schooner. The first
charge of shot struck Olsen in the face.
A second charge of shot caught him in
the arm and disabled that member.
Satisfied that he had wrought sufficient
damage or possibly fearful that Olsen's
friends would retaliate with weapons, the>
Italian made off in his boat and has not
been eeen. since. Olsen was sent to San
Francisco to have hla wounds dressed.
Special Dispatch to Th» Call. ¦
Fisherman in Suisun Bay-
Nearly Commits a
Murder.
TURNS A GUN
ON A SKIPPER
The Pittsburgers who are conducting
negotiations are President James A.
Chambers and Vice President M. K. Mul
len of the American "Window Glass Com
pany. They left this city for Europe
about ten days ago.
PITTSBURG, Aug. 7.— The Times to
morrow will say: Another vast indus
trial combination, one of the greatest
that has ever been planned, 13 evidently
under way, and two prominent Plttsburg
ers are taking a leading part in the con
summation of the project, that has for
its object the world's supply of windefw
glass by one corporation.
. The proposed combination Is to take in
all of the window glass manufactories of
the world, and if effected* the business
will be conducted from Pittsburg. as the
nucleus of the organization Is the Ameri
can Window Glass Company of this city.
This company practically controls the
window glass business of the United
States and the only factories in Europe
that amount to anything are located in,
Belgium. f ¦ .
A combination of these, judging from
the Item - from Brussels, is now under
way. and as one of the men. whorls ac
credited with being one of PittsDurg'a
leading financiers, is one who has par
ticipated successfully in previous deals
of a like nature, it la safe to assume
that the present one will be consum
mated.
Two Financiers of Pittsburg
Are at the Head of the
Combination r Will Em
brace All the Facto
ries of the World.
WINDOW GLASS
TRUST FORMING
THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, (THURSDAY, "AUGUST 8, 1901.
Drum, Loreta Kelley, Daniel E. Martin, H. R.
Havens, A. H. Russell, Emil Bluming, Mary
Vinest. the F. Galindo Estate. Martin Ryan,
M. Lonjre. Hettie 'P. Henshaw, E. ¦ M. Brown..
\W R. . Foye. Henry Evers, O. Lamarche, P.
Bocquerez, Albert Kayser. J. Barrett, J. D.
Halsted, E. C. Farnum, E. Remillard, A. H.
Morris, O. R. Smith and J. J. Shoo.
The third district that was created is
bounded by Fourteenth. Seventeenth and
Clay streets and San Pablo avenue, and
the following named residents within it
must appear before the board on August
13:
Thomas E. Hanson, C. R. Lewis, Martin M.
Dunn, Charles Camdon, George C. . Pardee,
Maria Vlard, Charles Jurgens. T. Harding,
estate of E. W. Playter, Emily S. Pardee,
Frank O. Dunn, Annie B. Bnshell, S. H. Pal
mer. Martin V. Sparks. Nellie L. Edwards. J.
Faure, A." S. Macdonald. fJ. and J. Scott. Mrs.
Henrietta and Sylvester Clark, Jacob Werner,
James Prespo, Claus B. Tackle. Margaret Hart,
Central Bank, the Real Estate Combine, Alice
F. Blake. James Moffitt. H. F. Wltcher. John
R. Spring:. Bacon I.anrl and Loan Company.
Olive E. Stevens and Amelia E. Stevens.
The Council has secured Information to
show that in the territory bounded by
the water front. Fourteenth street and
from the Lake Merritt arm to Market
street, there are several pieces of prorj
erty that are not assessed. as high as the
mortgages upon them. It is now pro
posed to raise these pieces of property to
the face of the mortsaires at least. It is
estimated that $250.0(10 can be added to the
assessment roll by this move. These par
ties will have to appear on August 12:
Mortgagees— F. W. Schultz, Thomas D. Rlor
dan. Remillard Brick Company. Pacific Surety
Company. Thomas Mehan, Henry Busing. John
McRae, Catherine Manchester. F. Ries, Equity
Building and Loan Association, Hlbernia Sav
ings and Loan Association, A. H. Hitchcock,
L. C. and L. S. "Holcomb, Henry Hayes, Edna
J. ¦ Aiken, Augusta Simons. .Ella Clunie.' G.
Rosenck, Mao B. 'Waserwitz. . Oakland Bank
of Savings; Mary Keenan, Elizabeth Moon, H.
C. Morrison, Union Savings Bank, I. L. Requa,
W. S. Kej'fts, N. J. Stiles, J. West Martin
Estate. D. Edward "Collins, H. L. Tanner, L.
L. Solomons. A. Craig. Katherine Brown.
Edith M. Able. A. Lynde, Husband & Brooks,
Elizabeth Mild, 'J.^ Mosbeck, Mary E. Powell,
German Savings and* Loan Society,' Minna I.
Thome, F. H. Gray, Lowell J. Hardy, W. G.
Henshaw, Humboldt Savings and Loan Society,
Union National Bank. J. V. Harris. G. San
derson. 'Marie HUlegass. C. "W. Gibson, G. W.
Hazeltine. H. C. Campbell. Thomas Smith,
Dora B. Hubbard, Sarah M. Dunning, Louise
Nordhausen, T. L. Barker, W. J. Dingee.
Francis L.. Berteline, H. B. Houghton and, P.
Bocqueraz. ¦¦ ".
¦ Mortgagors— Knisht & I^lttlefletd,', Pacific
Coast Lumber and Mill Company. Elizabeth
McNeill.- Cella Callihan. Margaret AIcI<auf?hlln;
LcnaChrtster.Ben, T. M. Anthony, I. Cress
well; Ingler. Atkinson &"Younfr,- J. M. Haven,
Sarah J. ; Richardson; Fred Becker, Paul M.
Barker, Germania Hall Association. L.Rlngrol
sky, John Allman Kstate. Methodist Episcopal
Church Extension Society, Mrs. F. H. Kelly.
A. C. Henry. Charles McCleverty Estate. W.
C. Pond. Anna M. I Johnson, Salvation Array
of New Tork, Charles L. Stanley. A. C. Beck,'
George H. Barrett, W. D. English. F. Sen
ram, The Ainsworth Company, Blanche I.
Sherman. Mrs. M. F. E. Farren. George T.
Hawley (trustee). J. ¦ V. and J. W. Harris, F.
H. Rice. , D. Huslngr. • A. C. DIetz, Margaret
Wy the, Louise' Heeseman. Theodore Gier. Lucy
P. and- A. E. Lohse, Marie La Flache, Joseph
ine E. Brown, Mary I. Meyers, Anna M. Rob
inson. Joseph Hutchinson. Marie I. Stone, ; H.
A. ' Powell, Henrietta J. Levy. First ¦ Swedish
Lutheran St. Paul's Church. -W. R. Thomas.
Hook Brothers, • Mary E. Breck. -Mary Mc-
Cutchen, George Hallahan, Josephine L.
Girard. John R. Glaseock, Mary Gilbert, Kate
Skinner. Hattie - Chamberlain. Loraine Pam
mey. Marc Reading. : Mary Kelley, Josephine
B. Healy, Selesta' Seerlng, Morris ."Wint. .R.
B. Melouolwi. Joseph Harris, Kahn. Brothers,
Ida C. Kelsey, J, H.- and A. S. McDonald. V.
P. Mitchells and .L. ,M. Cobbledlck.
SAN FRANCISCO FIRM .
• { BUYS THE WAREHOUSES
Balf our, Guthrie & Co. Make a Large
Deal in Wa shington Grain
District.
SPOKANE;. Aug. : 7.— At Colfax to-day
a deal was consummated by, which Aaron
Kuhn, : the largest individual grain dealer
and .warehouse proprietor' in ; the.Stkte,
dispoBed of his warehouses in the Palduse
There is another side to this reduction.
It is ths question of revenue. .
The city of Oakland Is always "hard
up " Holes begin to make their appear
ance in the financial garments of the city
about three or four months before the end
of each fiscal year. Then a great "to do"
is made about a deficit. and all salaries
are carried over Into the next year and
no deficit occurs. But under this system
Oakland always starts • each fiscal year
with a deficit in the shape of three
months' salaries that have been carried
over.
Oakland started this year just as it al
ways does, with three months' salaries
to the bad. The City Council knows this.
It also knows that the annual revenue
of the city of Oakland is scarcely more
than eufflcient to maintain the city with
out an inheritance of debt from the year
Then Ihe specter of the high water
rates loomed up before them, for the
water bills of the city for municipal pur
poses will be nearly double those of last
year. The hydrant bills, which form the
A Question of Revenue.
Then the frost became evident, for with
five votes to reduce Councilman Wixson
declined to vote with his colleagues, ask
ing for more time to consider. But as he
would not vote for the resolution, he
would not vote against it. and so the res
olution failed for want of votes enough.
There "were 'mt three votes against it,
those of Dornin, Wallace and Fitzgerald,
and two were absent, Cuvellier and Ruch.
Cuvellier is sick and would have voted
with the minority. Ruch has been voting
with the majority of late when it is neces-
Bary and the course of his vote in this
matter is being watched with interest.
But tho possibilities of this reduction
are not dead yet. The reduction was once
refused by the Supervisors, but enough
votes \ftere afterward secured to cause a
reconsideration and the cut was made, so
that hope has not been abandoned as to
the Council. The matter will come up
again to-morrow night and it is confident
ly asserted that either Wixeon or Ruch
will vote with Bishop. Boyer, Bon. Court
ney and Schaffer to make the reduction.
Wixson Wanted Time.
President Louis Schaffer. who is wise
In his day and generation, saw that some
thing had gone wrong, and when Council
man Bon and Councilman Courtney want
ed to make motions to reduce the assess
ment he ruled them out of order. They
did not take the hint, and Councilman
Courtney rushed to the front with a reso
lution to reduce the assessment as had
been done by the County Supervisors.
This caused embarrassment in the Coun
cil, for City Attorney Johnson is the legal
adviser of that body. It is true that Emil
Nusbaumer, attorney for the Contra Cos
ta Water Company, did not agree with
Mr. Johnson, and said so in extenso, but
that did not help matters very much, for
Mr. Nusbaumer represented "the corpora
tion and Mr. Johnson represented the city,
and that is what is reputed to have
chilled Councilman Wlxson's feet.
talked right out in meeting and said that
the franchise of the Centra Costa Water
Company was a thing of value and that it
was assessabl3, and that it should be as
sessed in Oakland and not in San Fran
cisco. The City Attorney supported his
statements with a lot of law that was
very dry and which few understood, but
when It came to his final resume of "the
situation he said positively that his con
clusions were that the franchise of the
Contra Costa Water Company should be
assessed, and should be assessed right in
Oakland.
Ernestine Delger, J. C. Westphal,' "William
T. Hamilton. 'Harold t». Martin, president of
the Theological Seminary, Joseph . Boardman,
William Clift, J. and H. Abrahamson, Mary
Canning, Edson <f . Adams, A. Moller, C.
Bechtel. Emily S. Pardee, Kahn Brothers, B.
Leary. Bacon Land and Loan Company. - M.
H. and ¦ M. ' M. Murphy, the Alnsworth Com
pany,. M. V. Sparks, , James Eva Estate Com
pany, A. Brown, F. G. Drum, Henry Seven
ing. H. Adrian. I. A. Baldwin. Joseph Lan
caster." L.. Trowbrid ere. M. Brown, ' A. C. Hent-'
ly. the John Nicholl Company, "W. G. I Wltten,
M. A. Goodlngr, A. < M. Snyder, L; w. Moffltt,
M. E. Martin, E. Hindman. M. Reading, F.
K. Shattuck. A. Mockler, Central Pacific Rail
road Company, E. Newland. M. Newland.
Theodore Gter, Benjamin Ide Wheeler, E. , L.
Hutchinson, A. N. . Wachs, S. K. McLean. R.
S. Farrelly, E. R. Tutt.,J. T. Moran. J. E.
Estale, Sunset Telephone and Telegraph , Com
pany, E. Vrooman, , Grove Investment Com
pany, Oakland Masonic , : Temple Association,
Young: Men's ' Christian Association. E. M.
Havens, William R. David. J. : H. Nash, E. J.
Russell, C. Rowe, L. M. B. Edwards, G. H.
Collins. Paul , Eppinger. , M. 8. Rudolph, - E. J.
Tennon. A. 'A. Kennedy, V. D. ¦ Moody. • W. H. -
Rouse, the Salvation Army, C. • W.\ Bursars,
A: Wilson,^ John Simon, J. T. Qulgley, J. . 8.
Seulberger, O. M. Ktmball. ' L. ' H. Briggfl, : E.
M. Havens,- Mrs. M. K... Blake,- J.' A. Nash,
L D. '•Brown,. E. ' M. Read, ; J. F." Woodward.
M. S. ¦ Rudolph, E.. J. ¦ Fennon," George- Ellis;
A.". Ellis." 8. Bearing-, M. Borland. Anna John
son.-C. M. Kielebersr. E. Henshaw, J. Barrett.
J. McElroy. 8. J. Fearn, Oakland Gas, Light
and Heat Company, Inez , Demmlng, F. G.'
1 Here is a list of the property owners af
fected, who have been cited to appear to
morrow night with the WaBhington-street
property, owners:' • ,-
Following the. creation of this district
there, was another, the property owners
in'which were cited. •> This second district
is'cociposed of the side streets from Sev
enthtito/ Fourteenth, inclusive, running
fromiBroadway to Clay street.
Benjamin Ide "Wheeler, trustee of the Sather
property on the corner of Fourth street, for
the University of California; Harriet "W.
Blake, Mary Matthews. George Uhl. J. C.
Westphal. Harrold C. Martin, Joseph Board
man, .T. T. Moran, Grove Investment Cbmpany,
Masonic Temple Association, John A; Beck
wlth (president). J. and H. > , Abrahamson,
Thomas Crellin. H. Kahn, Mr3. M. K. Blake,
William R. Davis, Bacon Land and Loan
Company. Henrietta < Levy, ; F. W. Schutz.
Henry Sevenine. F. Or. Drum. Arthur Brown,
Mary E. Dewlnfr. Isabella A. Baldwin, V. D.
Moody, Fireman's Fund Insurance Company,
Joseph Boyd. The John Nicholl Company, Ann
Reier. A. . M. ' Snyder, T. W. Corder, Paul
Schlntzhauer. , O. Lamarche. Henry Ever*.' R.
S. Foye. Kletta M. Brown. • A. Michel. P.
Bocoueraz, E. and R. Hancock, Edward New
lands and L..- Campbell. ¦-
This list is composed of the following
named: ¦ . ?•¦
Property-Owners Who Are Cited.
The first district comprises the property
owners on each ride of Washington street
from Seventh to Fourteenth street. The
property owners who are affected in this
district must appear to-morrow night be
fore the Council sitting as a Board of
Equalization.
The Council, for the purpose of this in
crease in the assessment roll, created
three districts in which it is proposed to
raise the value of the real estate, and one
district in which it is proposed to raise
the assessments upon mortgages to the
faces of the mortgages.
iUp to the present time it has been a
question that affected the people at large
and the people at large seldom protest,
for what is everybody's business is no
body's business. But when it becomes a
question that- involves individuals there
•will be a great, big, generous, whole
souled objection, and that objection will
be registered to-morrow night when the
property owners along Washington street
will have to come forward and show
cause why their assessments should not
be raised so that revenue sufficient to
supply the deficiency made by the pro
posed Contra Costa reduction can be met.
Water Company fixes water rates or the
City Council fixes revenue, or both. It
only becomes a question of how much
they have to pay the piper.
Judge Hart pave the water rates a. lift
on one side by his decision, and now- the
City Council is going to give the other
side a lift and give the taxes a boost.
These little matters of revenue and
rates all get right back to | the people,
who have to pay the piper no matter
whether it is because the Contra Costa
People Must Pay Piper.
Now it is "up to" the Council to do like
wise, and great surprise has been ex
pressed in many- quarters over the fact
that there should have been any hitch
last night. That hitch was due entirely
to the decided stand that City Attorney
James A. Johnson took, which rather
staggered the Council.
But between July 19 and July 23 Super
visors Horner and Rowe discovered that
it would be better to reduce^the assess
ment upon the franchise than to reduce
it upon the real property and took the
ground that the company would fight the
assessment and stood a better chance of
knocking out the assessment upon the
franchise than that* upon the- real prop
erty. So on July 23 things were, restored
to the harmony of their successful - way
and Supervisors Horner and Rowe voted
with Church and reduced the franchise
.valuations from $1,450,000 to $9000. .
It is true that there was threatened a
slight hitch before the Board of Supervi
sors. When it came to a vote upon tho
reduction of the assessment upon the
Contra Costa "Water Company's franchise
before that body on July 19. Supervisors
Horner, Rowe, Talcott and Mitchell voted
against reduction, while Supervisor
Church stood alone for cutting the valua
tion. -.-•-..
Supervisors Changed Minds.
The City Council has fixed water rates
based upon this decision of the Sacramen
to jurist.
Judge Hart fixed the valuation of the
Contra Costa Water Company at a most
satisfactory figure, and the burned books
could not be brought into court to show
what the plant 'cost. . :
Up to the present time it has been very
plain sailing for the City Council and the
Contra Costa Water Company.
Nothing remains of the burned books
but the smoke.
So it has been decided that the property
assessments in the center'of Oakland will
be increased about a million, and the
Council, sitting in its capacity as a Board
of Eawalization. has issued a series of
citations to property owners to come be
fore them and show why their assess
ments should not be raised. The first of
these citations are returnable to-morrow
evening, and then the troubles of the City
Equalizers •will begin.
It is argued, and this argument was ad
vanced last night by Councilman Boyer
at the meeting of the Council, sitting as a.
Board of Equalization, that the people
would have to pay the taxes of the Con
tra Costa Water Company anyway, under
Judge Hart's decision. While this is true
it becomes a question of revenue for the
city. It is money that is needed no mat
ter from what sources the money comes,
whether the people pay it through the
Contra Costa Water Company or whether
the property valuations are increased and
thev, are made to pay it in that way. So
if the Contra Costa Water Company's as
sessment is reduced a million of dollars
somewhere about the city that million will
have to be made up or Oakland will never
b*» ab1» to make both ends meet this year.
Must Make Up Deficit.
largest Item of municipal water expendi
ture, will be double those of last ¦'•ear.
In the face of this the City Council Is
pledged to municipal improvements.
It ¦was a gloomy outlook for the munic
ipal Improvements and those Jn the Coun
cil who could see into the future saw only
a struggle for revenue with which to keep
the city going and put on a few patches
where it was breaking: out at the elbows
and running down at the heel.
Then came the proposition to reduce the
assessment of the Contra Costa Water
Company. The financiers of the Council
s=aw that to do that would mean a decided
reduction in the revenues of the city that
were already too small. Something had
to be done to fill the vacancy that was to
be caused, and so the scheme of increas
ing the values of the property of the city
was advanced.
ONE MEMBER OF THE OAKLAND.CITT COUNCIL WHOSE VOTE IS RECORDED AGAINST THE RESOLUTION
* TO LOWER THE FRANCHISE*ASSESSMENT OF THE CONTRA COSTA WATER COMPANY AND SIX OTHERS
WHO. IT IS SAID, WILL VOTE TO SAVE TO THE CORPORATION TAXES ON NEARLY Jl.000,030.
CITIZENS WILL BE CALLED UPON TO PAY TAXES
THAT SHOULD COME FROM WATER CORPORATION
Oakland Council Purposes 1 Lowering the Contra ;Costar Company
Assessment Nearly $1,000,000 and 'Raising Assessments of .Indiyidualsa
Like Sum to Prevent Deficiency in the Budget That \Vould Other\vise Result
ties last night, or if Councilman
Andrew Ruch had been present, or if City
Attorney Johnson had not been so posi
tive in his opinions and statements, the
proposed cut in the franchise assessment
of the Contra Costa Water Company
would have been made, and nothing would
have remained to be done except raise the
property assessments of the business por
tion of tho city of Oakland In a sufficient
amount to supply the revenue that will be
lost by the reduction of the assessment
of the water corporation.
But City Attorney James A. Johnson
OAKLAND, Aug. 7.— If Councilman
J. S. Wixson of the Second Ward
had not been suddenly stricken
with a chill of the pedal extremi-
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