The San Francisco call. [volume], August 28, 1907, Page 5, Image 5

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Superintendent Roncovieri to Fight
for a Ten Cent School Tax Levy
Declares He Will Oppose Amendments
to Charter Because of Board's Action
Twenty-three charter amendments approved by the board of
supervisors, among them the new sections providing for the recall,
a fixed telephone rate and hospital and health board reform, may
be kept off the ballot at the November election by School Superin
tendent Roncovieri, who will petition the superior court for an
injunction to prevent them being submitted. to the voters of the
city, because the provision for a 10 cent school levy was not
included in the tax division amendment.
Roncovieri appeared before the board when it took up the char
ter report of the amendment committee yesterday afternoon. He
urged the incorporation of the school levy in the provision giving
street and public improvements 15 per cent of the tax receipts. He
declared his plea was backed by the approval of 30,000 voters, who
petitioned the supervisors to aid the schools in October, 1904.
When he was turned down, he at once announced his intention of
tying up all the charter changes unless +- — '\u25a0 — '\u25a0' ' ' ' \u25a0»
the measure vitally concerning; public
education in Ban Francisco was made
one of them.
Brandensteln objected to the amend
ment changing the composition of the
health board so as to make it consist
of two physicians and five laymen, un
less the mayor would have the power
to remove the board for cause.
f "The . power of removal was elim
inated advisedly." said Sullivan, "so as
to prevent the building up of a power
ful political machine. I would not ob
. Ject If a man like Mayor Taylor were In
office, but his successor might be a
man like his predecessor, who removed
city officials to build a vicious and
powerful political machine, and tbe
amendment is designed to prevent just
such a condition. If there is one thing
that should be taken out of politics it
Is the management of the county hos
pital and almshouse.
"J believe there should be more busi
nessmen and fewer physicians on the
Hoard of health," continued Sullivan,
'"because the management of the county
hospital under a board of physicians
has been notoriously bad."
"Why not eliminate the physicians
entirely?" asked -Mayor Taylor, Jok
ingly. \
"Because they are a necessary evil,"
replied Sullivan.
The amendment was changed so as
to make the health board consist of
three physicians and four laymen, and
placing the power of removal In the
hands of the mayor.
The amendment providing that of the
tax levy S5 cents shall be levied for
the current expenses of the city gov
ernment and 15 cents for street im
provements and restoration of public
buildings, was adopted, there . being
nine votes in its favor. This was the
section that elicited the school super
intendent's declaration of war, and
Brandenstein. Brenner, Faymonville,
Murdock, Rixford and Sachs voted
against it. There was some doubt'
whether the amendment was passed
with only- nine votes, but Mayor Tay
lor ruled that it was carried.
Braadenstein objected to the amend
ment on the ground that the board of
supervisors should not be restricted In
the fixing of the tax levy. Brenner
held that a specific tax of 15 cents for
Improvements might not be needed In
the" years to come, but Center said the
tax would always be needed and he
considered a tax of 85 cents too much
for the city's running expenses.
TO INCREASE SALARIES
The board adopted the amendments
increasing the salaries of the~ members
of the tire and police department.
The amendment providing steps to
ward the recall of city officials on peti
tion of 40 per cent of the voters was
adopted after it was changed to read 30
per cent instead of 40.
- J. C Hayne, president of the direct
legislation league of California, said
the recall had proved successful in
-many other cities and he urged that the
percentage of petitioners be reduced to
25 per cent.
The amendment requiring the city to
pay the premiums of the bonds of city
officials wlwn they were In excess of
$10,000 provoked some discussion.
Mayor Taylor objected to any discrimi
nation, holding that the . provision
should apply to all official bonds. Mur
phy asserted that this might lead
boards of supervisors to fix bonds of
city, officials at a figure In excess of
510,000 to make business for a favored
surety company.;
"Well, let us assume that boards of
supervisors from now on will be hon
est," said Mayor Taylor. The amend
ment was then changed so that the city
will payj premiums only on those offi
cial bonds fixed by the charter. . •
SALE OF PUBLIC LANDS
The amendment providing for the
\u25ba ale of lands belonging to the city and
not necessary for public use except as
children's playgrounds was adopted
efter a provision was incorporated per
mitting the sale of lands in the bed of
Mission creek lying between Ninth and
Eighteenth streets.
Before the amendment giving the su
pervisors specific power to grant per
mits for spur, tracks was adopted, a
provision was : Inserted at Mayor Tay
lor's suggestion that the spur tracks
must be used for freight purposes only
and never be regarded as part of main
lines. O'Neill thought a limit should be
placed on the length of spur tracks.
His reference was meant for the long
spur track recently granted the South
ern Pacific company in North Point and
Beach streets.
The amendment providing for the ap
pointment by the mayor of a children's
playground commission of five men and
two women was changed to prevent the
setting aside of any portion of Mission
park for a. playground. Sullivan 6ald
that the Mission should have more
parks.
TO FIX TELEPHONE RATES
The amendment regulating . the rates
to be charged for telephone service was
made stronger by the insertion of a
clause limiting long distance tolls.
The amendment requiring a,circula
tion of 2,000 instead of 8,000 for the of
ficial newspaper was adopted. Murphy
explaining that it. was designed to en
courage competitive bidding. Murphy
referred to the action of the Schmltz
board in awarding the contract to the
Post, although that paper was not the
lowest bidder.
OTHER AMENDMENTS
Other amendments adopted were as
follows:
Providing for tbe distribution of. tbe surplus
earnings of public utilities in tbe discharge of
anr bonded indebtedness.-
ProTiaiß* tor the deposit of public funds in
bunks at tbe rate of 2 per cent Interest, as *u
tiiorired by th« state law. t
Authorising prosressire payments on public
contract*, not exceeding 75 per cent of tbe entire
bond of the cSty treasurer from
ftiOOOOO to $200,000 and proTldlng for the pay
ment by tb« city of premium* on official bonds
**&&«*! *Vmt »eee»lty fund from $86.'.
change, and . widening of
f t^ts . ttroiake the charter comply with 4 the
* l i!immng the liability of the board of works
for accidents due to defectlre streets and sewers.
Authorizing lea*e of school lands for 35 years
instead^ofSO years in order to permit of. tbe
Sraible leasing of tbe Lincoln school property.
InereMlM^ the rate of Interest on . municipal
bond" wn«h« term ©r. serial, from 4 t0. 5. per
cent, tbese to run far 75 years instead of 40
years and to be redeemable in other cities.
ProTidlag for an express gT&nt ' of power to
the board of superrisors for the municipal owner
ship of public utilities and the purchase of land
for water supplies.
Requiring signatures to petitions for charter
amendments to be arranged by precincts, so they
may be properly authenticated by tbe registrar. .
Fixing the salaries to be paid the employes of
the department of electricity to conform to union
wages. _
Begin Today Extermination
of Hospital Fleas and Rats
Health Officer Will Borrow Army
Tents for Patients
The board of health decided yester
day thoroughly to. cleanse and disin
fect the county hospital. The cleaning^
will be done under the supervision of
Health Officer Watkins, who will begin
work this morning.
Watkins will take a gang of 150 men
from the department of public works
and put them to work first on the
grounds around the hospital. The ex
termination of fleas will be the first
object. . V
After the grounds have been cleaned
Watkins will scour the interior of the
hospital buildings. He proposes to
procure tents from General Funston in
which he will temporarily house the
patients.
A war of extermination will be
waged on the army of rats In the
hospital. Disinfectors will then utilize
sulphur fumes to fumigate the build
ings. Disinfectants and germ destroy
ers will be spread in large quantities
all over the hospital and grounds.
Hundred Thousand Set Aside
For Cleaning of Streets
Supervisors Order ; 189 More Arc
Lights Installed
I. The board of supervisors set $100,
000 aside yesterday for cleaning,
sweeping and sprinkling -streets.
The board adopted a \u25a0 resolution di
recting the San Francisco gas and
electric company to install 189 new
electric arc lights at designated-loca
tions and to remove 16 unnecessary gas
lamps and 91 electric lights. Among
the latter are 60 electric lights to be
removed from McAllister street and
placed in Valencia and other streets
where they are needed. '
The board set aside $3,892.52 to pay
the July salaries of 35 employes of the
department of electricity for whom no
provision was made in- the municipal
budget. * •
The resolution transferring $10,000
from the maintenance /to the salary
fund of the department of electricity
was referred to tbe joint committee on
finance and electricity. Mayor Taylor
*-eld that* the resolution was designed
to amend the budget, which was ille
gal.
One thousand dollars was allowed to
move the assessor's office to 236 Mc-
Allister street.
To Decide Tonight Whether.
Vote Machines Will Be Used
Supervisors Order Election Board
v to Make Choice -
! The supervisors directed the election
commission yesterday to notify the
board next Tuesday whether it In
tends to hold the November 'election
under tbfe Australian ballot system or
by voting machines.
The action taken was an amend
ment proposed, by, Sullivan to a reso
lution presented by the finance com
m—tee. formally; directing the election
commission to, hold the election under
thip^ Australian ballot, system Instead
oT^he voting machines. The - resolu
tion recited that T.» V. Cator, president
of the election commission, y-had in
formed the finance..; committee that
there was danger that the voting ma
chines would not accommodate all the
party tickets entitled to representa
tion.
'O'Neill asked if it was not a fact that
the election commissioners were * di
vided on the question of using the bal
lot system, he . having been t informed
that Commissioner Cator had spoken
for himself v and not for his colleagues
on the commission. . ,
D'Ancona urged postponement ot-the
resolution for one. week on account of
: its importance, but the matter was
disposed of \u25a0by the * adoption of Sulli
van's amendment.
This puts the question, of whether
voting machines or ballots shall 'be
used squarely up to the election -com
; mission, which ; will meet tonight.
Board of Education Asks
Erection of New Schools
Recommends the (Construction of
9119,000 Bayvlew Building
The board of education recommended
to the supervisors yesterday the im
mediate -'; erection of the Bay * View
school, at a , cost "of - $119,000. . ; The \ fol
lowing named schools also were recom
mended for construction:
Monroe. $81,000; Marshall,, $38,000;
Sunnyside, $54,000; Laguna Honda,
$81,000; Washington Grammar, : $119,
000; Jean Parker, $31,300; Garfield,
$26,700; v Winfield Scott, $39,000.
Tveitmoe Made Chairman -of
Committee on Outside Lands
Returned Supervisor Chosen , for
Work of Small Note
; . Mayor Taylor • notified . the board .of
supervisors yesterday that the return of
Supervisor -.Tveltmoetol the ; councils 'of
the - board and . the appointment i of : Su
pervisor Comte had necessitated ; a ; re
arrangement: of ' theFcommittee* ; of < the
board. BiBBBKBBBBB9EBHBBBtt£
Tyeitmoe was made chairman . of., the
committees bn~' licenses', and orders,*
\u25a0THE SJ^YKAXVIiSGO: GAl£,< WEDNESDAY, .; r AUOFST. ; 28, 1907:
DISCUSS SPRING VALLEY
REPORT MADE BY HEUER
Committeemen Believe That
City Will Be Able to .
. Purchase Plant
VALUATION REDUCED
Members of the Federated
\ Body Lower the Figures
of . Appraisement
From 3 o'clock until nearly 6 yester
day afternoon. the executive division of
the federated water committee debated
on the Spring 1 Valley purchase recom
mendations formulated -by/ Colonel *W.
H. Heuer,. formerly :' United States eri-,
gineer, who has been 'examining ; the
corporation's : system for - the allied
commercial bodies. At the end of a
prolonged discussion ..the sußoommittee
men expressed their conviction that the
result of their work .would, enable !> the
city to take \u25a0 over the Spring Valley
plant within the next year. . They went
over Colonel Heuer's report in minute
detail, discarded parts of it and* made
additions. - Then they . approved It, and
the revised list of recommendations to
the board of supervisors will go to the
federated water committee this after- .'
noon./ / .
Heuer's work has covered every por- 1
tion of the corporation's plant. The!
report he ; submitted to the executive
committee put an- estimate ' on the !
present condition and value of every j
pipe line, pump and -bit of machinery,'!
besides the real estate holdings, .and
while no amount was named as the '
.price the clty^.ought to pay for the
dilapidated plant, a large sum,: it is
.said, has been subtracted from the
$32,000,000 the company says It is wilU
ing to take. The pruning, it is assert
ed, goes co far that ' something is
lopped off, even- the. $28,000,000 Spring
Valley would accept if the city did not
want the Lake Merced lands, which the
corporation would keep. ;cut into coun
try estates for country gentlemen and
sell/ for $13,000,000. The cut is not
madeon the real estate, but is the dif
ference between the estimates of
Heuer, and v the appraisers of- the com
pany upon its : machinery, aqueducts,
dams and reservoirs.
C. H. Bentley, James D. Phelan,
Judge" Walter B. Cope, Walter Mac
arthur and Isldor Jacobs, the entire
membership of the' executive commit
tee, -attended the meeting .yesterday.
The session was a secret one, and
nothing specific regarding Heuer's re
port was given out. Each member of
the committee, however, felt confident
that the engineer's valuations and esti
mates were fair in every way and
would meet with little or no opposi
tion. They also were confident that
the- recommendations offered would be
approved by the federated body and
adopted as its report to the board of
supervisors. i"^v > *
The meeting of the water commit
tee will be held at 3 o'clock , this after
noon in the rooms of the Merchants'
association in the merchants' exchange
building.
TIMELY INFORMATION
The Jamestown exposition at \u25a0 Nor
folk. Va., in* its completeness, is. in
deed, a -handsome \u25a0spectacle. -v Located
as it is.; overlooking 1 Hampton'roads," a
short distance from Norfolk ; arid : Pdrts
mouth. near Old Point ComforC Hamp
ton and Newport News; in a region full
of historic interest and places, •in a
state which has always been a battle
ground, • emphasizes the wisdom 'of its
projectors, who, knowing the patriotic
fervor of the great American people,
also knew that they would generously
patronize this most unique of exposi
tions. \u25a0 ' "
v This is the first "great exposition to
be held at the, seaside, in a beautiful
country and within the center of .a
populous civilization. The , potency of
the combination is obvious. Delegate
soldier, sailor, diplomat :and civilian
meet thereto commemorate the three
hundredth anniversary of the"- nation's
birth. \u25a0
The Erie railroad offers to the expo
sition visitor an excellent train ser
vice, with close connections at Marion,
O. ; Peoria, O. ; • Mansfield, O. ; Youngs
town, O.; Olean. N. 1 V.; Elmira,- NY •
Waverly,N. V.. and New York City.
A daily through sleeping car line is
operated from Chicago on Erie train
No. 8. leaving at 9:30 p.- m.,. to Marion,
0., via Hocking Valley to Columbus,
; thence to Norfolk , and ; Western train,
leaving Columbus 8 a. m., arriving
; Norfolk 8:30 following morning
The Erie equipmenp Is comprised of
: comfortable high back seat day coaches,
the best Pullman drawing room sleeping
cars • and Erie dining and cafe ; cars,
operated on the European plan; you
simply pay for what you* order.
Tickets can be purchased going one
way, via New York, returning direct,,
or reading going and returning .via
New York and rail or steamer.
Xl Theroutes 'embrace' trips via Balti
more and Washington, thence various
steamer lines. : - . ;. .-.•- •'. ;.
In addition to stopover privileges
now, permitted at Niagara Falls. Chau
tauqua Lake, until October 16; if ticket
is deposited on or before September 30
(Jamestown .or Lakewood), Cambridge
Springs | and Saegertown,' stopovers are
permitted : at ' any station " on this com
pany's lines, including Stopover at
New - York/ iat X the ; latter point for 10
days If desired... \ ' :.-\u25a0,.. \u25a0
Stopovers are . permitted only within
final return, limit; of ticket. /
SELLS MOUNTAIN ROCKS
FOR FARM; IS ARRESTED
OAKLAND, Aug. 27— J. C. Smith, a
printer.- was arrested today In * San
Francisco by Detective Hodgkins ; of
Oakland and; brought back to this city
to be charged;: with obtaining, money
under " false pretenses. .T P. ,A. , McFar
land, who" obtained 'the warrant,' stated
that Smith has located = land ; in . Napa
county which he represented- to \u25a0 be
adapted . for farming. ; -McFarland ! made
a; partial , payment F; of J $100, . but • found
that his prospective farm was ' largely
rocks and boulders on the top* of a
lonely, mountain. .
charities; and corrections and outside
lands, which are regarded as among the
committees of lesser importance. Tveit
moe, who; appeared Monday for, the first
time ' since -he i ddelivererd r his i ultimatum
that- he- would tnot 'sit with.' the .Taylor
board, was ' not! present -at yesterday's
session. .. -. .:> \u25a0. ; - \u25a0:.'\u25a0'\u25a0"\u25a0.-.- '
Mayor Taylor put Comte on the com
mittee of; licenses/judiciary, . education
and equalization of assessments. Comte
takes the place of .Brande'nstelnVori: the
Judiciary,, committee.*' , The" latter "has
enough to do as chairman of the \u25a0 finance
committee. :"\u25a0 v ;
Dr. Arthur A. O'Neill VVHI
** ffe County Hospital Warden
BoardT Appoints Poly clinic Surgeon
for'ihe Place
» 'The;: board'-of health met \u25a0 yesterday
and' named Dr. 'Arthur fA/ k O'N«ill^ acting
warden \u25a0 of . the : city, and [ county, hospital.
Dr."? O'Neill n will % be f appointed 5 perma"
nently xas \u25a0 soon as \he has • formally I sig
nified \u25a0! hi* i acceptance ' of ; the ; post.'i .'; > %*&
: : ; Health Officer has been
acting: warden! for,? severaliweeks,:,win
return to his regularlduties^Dr.^ O'Neill
Is ia 1 prominent f surgeon' and" a « member,
of;, the.. San Polycllnic ' and
county medical society. . .
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trimmings for your new fall Iff JBSb^^^^^^X^y key — : a liquor that sells ordi-
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fa natlng. The trimmings are embroidery and lace yokes and berthas; ; diate clearance must be effected, so they will be closed out regardless of '4
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H Pillorr Cases— Mad© of good; y, : Long Cloth— The small i lot that . I^ace Curtains— A miacellaneous Henriettas and Granite Suit-
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| It is a regular 10c grade. Special; \u25a0^a^te^V'pIJSSSS- ;- # --V™wb. (Jersey Bibbed Cot- ordlnary circumstances at from fc
I yard :...,, ......,.:.:::... 6c | .g^g^^J^o^^, 35c garments; ?i 50 to |3. The special prices
1 Ladies' Swiss Lisle Vests-Cut each ..........:.......... ....23c \u0084.l oC will be, each.... S9c |
I with low neck and sleeveless; ; ... .\u25a0 .^ ; , : Yfhite Nainsook— An j excellent a Miseellaneons Assortment of
ta they have been very slightly Dotted , Swiss— For curtains, _L_>V. \u0084-„,,, ; «,«tj *«A ** Beahtlfnl Lawn Wal*t« r»,
I soiled, but are worth 26c and 35c. Bed Sets and Scarfs; it Is , a .?radev «^ally sold at 20c a yard; J™ the SStSII
m -Special sale price will be, :-•; /grade that -sells ; ordinarily .* at will . be offered at the "Damaged SL models, and l wo,S ?'£££ 53, 50
Hf. each ..................... .81-8e 12%. v Reduced to, yard.. 7He in Transit" sale, yard BV-3c to $4. Today, each ...sli69
O. R. T. TO GIVE $250,000
A MONTH TO STRIKERS
Secretary of Railroad Organ
ization Sends Appeal «
to Members'
The striking telegraphers received
yesterday: substantial evidence of ', the
sympathy that . the railroad telegraph
ers feel for theif^cause when the com
mercial union was notified that It could
expect f about $250,000 • a month • from
the order of railroad telegraphers.
L.W. Quick, grand secretary:; and
treasurer ; of .the 5 railroad telegraphers,
ordered an assessment upon each;mem
ber of $1 \u25a0 a ; : week. There "are nearly
50,000 \u25a0: railroad - keymen In "the
States -who .will -respond to ; that appeal,
many ,of -whom, it is" expected, '^when'
able . to. =do so.'lwlll increase
the amount of ;/ the official ' : assessment.'
This,', it ' is • estimated by National i Dep-r"
uty President' Copps, will produce -an
3^^|f let the -children ll^uY
v^^^ know you have |\^J
j^^3p a package of
' rW Jx IWGER Snaps. M^/jL
income for 'the' strikers from this one
source alone ; of about .8250,000, every
calendar month, j
"In^ other, respects, it was reported, no
particular . change r developed in the
strike yesterday^. .'. ' - . •-
Following ' is the : appeal ; sent out by
Grand , Secretary, Quick: .
To all members. Order of Railroad T«leg
raphers — Brothers:" - One of : the greatest strug
gles in • tbe history '; of the country between ; or
ganized - labor and ' organized capital Is now - on.
; : A general .strike -of 'all. telegraphers 'in the
employ \u25a0 of the .Western Union - and the ' Postal
telegraph companies Is \ln progress. . - \u25a0 ' "
-Nearly. every line of railway Is scheduled and
therefore we are in duty - bound .to - respect
those agreements, : which necessitates your con
tinuing to - perform . tbt . same duties now that
you .did \u25a0 before -the ••\u25a0 commercial .;, telegraphers*
strike was called — nothing more, nothing less. :
The fact:; that you will.' respect your agree
ments '.with ; the - railroad companies \u25a0.. does not.
howeTer, *; prerent you ' from ' lending financial
assistance to your : fellow . workers in the com
mercial serrice who are now putting up - such * a
heroic fight -for their rights. ;It \u25a0is a -well
known fact - that it ' takes . money, i and lota of it.
to . conduct . a~. strike . of *\u25a0 such :; magnitude, and,
knowing the sentiment of \u25a0 the ; railroad .telegra
phers toward their commercial , brothers, ' I . feel
that , I am but carrying out \u25a0 your wishes . when
I > make \u25a0 this \u25a0 appeal, asking \u25a0 that . each member
of ' tbe ; O. R. T. " contribute at . least one dollar
for the benefit of the commercial telegraphers'
union \u25a0: so as to • assist it in , conducting the pres
ent ' strike >to a - successful conclusion. .
! \u25a0 1 1 Is ' hoped > that : each , member will - detach
the \u25a0 following \u25a0 slip ' and ~ return • to <me by first
mail with his contribution, the receipt of which
will ibe duly \u25a0 acknowledged ; and - the i money In
turn ? will ".- be : turned •• ofer to : the commercial
telegraphers' , union. . Act • promptly. .
Report of the Condition of
WELLS FARGO NEVADA NATIONAL BANK
r Of " SAN FRANCISCO
At San Francisco, in the State of California, -at the
Close of Business, August 22, 1907
RESOURCES:
Loans and Discounts. ..'.~ k . . .'..... .$l9 553.348 44
Overdrafts, secured and unsecured ....;.". .....*.*!.*! ' 4O^Os!lS
U. S. Bonds i to secure circulation S,700,0(K)!oO
U. S. Bonds to secure U v Sr- Deposits. 870 (MM) 00
U..S. Bonds on ;hand....< , 24,000*00
Premiums on U. S. Bonds. 255^5907
f°, «•• * ••• •• 2,826,43X95
Bank Premises. . 296,56&22
Customers' Liability under Letters of Credit 2,192,887.47 '
Due from National Banks (not Reserve Agents) . . .$1,997,413.19
Due from State Banks and Bankers. : 1,422,666.18
Due . from Approved Reserve Agents 1,181^16^83
Checks and other Cash Items. 34,903.40
Exchanges for Clearing House 365,910.89
Notes of other' National Banks 50,000.00
Fractional Paper Currency, Nickels and Cent 5......; 6,290.75 "
Lawful Money Reserve in Bank, viz: . ' , -\u25a0
Specie .......... 1. ......... $3,935,250.00
-Legal Tender Notes .....:*.. 66476.00
< — — '— 4,001,826.00
Redemption Fund with U. S. Treasurer (5 per cent
"of drcnlation9,^j»^s?»?S???l^Syyj^tfs?^'; 285,000.00
Capital Stock paid in . $6,000,000.00
Surplus . . . ..... . . ....... .......... ... .... % . .. . . .... 3*500,000.00
Undivided Profits,* lesSyExpenses and Taxes paid.. 1,029,703.01 .'
National Bank 'Notes- outstanding. .* 5,554,995.00 '
Duel to other : National Banks . $2,062,706.21
Due ; to. State -Banks and: Bankers.. . ..;; 3,523,890.05
Due to". Trust Companies and :Sa%nngs Banks .; 4,506^21J12
Dividends Unpaid"..................:.....:........ 4^00.00
Individual -_ Deposits Subject to Check :....... '. ..... 10,623^17.33
Demand .Certificates of Deposit ......... . .. 134,208.58
Time :' Certificates of Deposit 622,101.93
Certified Xhecks .". . ... ... . . . . . . '..-. 35,420.78
Cashier's Checks outstanding, . , : . ... 146,159.71
United States Deposits V . : ." 877,810.69
! - — 22,586,937.10
! Bonds ' Borrowed .....>.... '. 270.000JX)
Letters of Credit, Domestic and Foreign . . .-; . . . . . ; . . . . . . '.: . . ... 2,192,33747, .,
T0ta1... :..... A .. J.. $41434^27 J|'
I State of -California, City and County of San Francisco— as: \
I -I, Isaias s j\V. Hellman,. President of the above named Bank, do solemnly f|
swear, that the : above statement is true to : the best of -my knowledge and 1
f<. "\u25a0'; Correct — Attest;
Subscribed and sworn to before me: this "37th day of August, 1907. /
'(Seal) v V " " O. A. ECGERS, Notary Public
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