The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-07-29
+. a Protest from the PrOgressiOuistc Club Against
Market Street Extsnsion-Two Ghsmi-
cal Engines Ordered.

he Will investigate and surv ey the road to
be extended southerly from Market street
-. ts the lands of the City Land Association,
after which lie will confer with the Street
Committee on the subject.
MARKEr-srEEEr EXTENSION.
= p: A, protest was received from the Progress
.si5e Club against the proposed extension Of
Market street from its junction with Cas-
tro. The signatures OF about 800 property
owners. were attached to the document,
which set forth that the extension of the
street rs proposed cannot be done in a feas-
-ible manner to make good thorOughfare.
Further that the Twin Peaks, on which
the proposed road viii run, are natural land
marks and their beauty should be preserved
and the expense which the extension would
create would be 50 immense as to make the
project uujuStiiable and iniudiciOus. Fur
Ihermore the matter is considered illegal.
- The protest was referred to the Street CON-
IN ttee.
The following protests were read and re-
ferred: From prOperty-oWnerS against the
grading of Clay street from Cherry to First
avenue; against-a sewer in Converse street
between Bryant and Brannan. and Eighth
and Ninth streets. from j. IL. Mitchell
against The opening OF and extension OF
- Post street, from pr0pertY-OWneTS against
'ET ding and SeWeTInG Sacramento street
--AetWecD Cherry and First avenue, against
any further extension of time on the con-
tract TO grade Castro street between
Fourteenth and Fifteenth; against the
proposed establishment OF a grade on San
Bruno ROAD and against grading Eureka
street between Nineteenth and Twentieth.
a REPORT On FINANCES.
. a report was presented by the Finance
Committee regarding the adjustment and
settlement of the bills and accounts of the
fiscal year lSS9-90, and the disposition and
apportionment OF the moneys in the several
funds. The difference in the increase of
tie valuation Of property on the assess
ment books Tor the fiscal year loo9-.O, over
and above the estimate upon which the tax
levy was based, less the delinquency,
amounted to about S15,G00,000, upon which,
as shown by the statement OF the Auditor
the sum OF Sl5G0O0 vas collected as addl-
tI0ual revenue for municipal purposes,
which was appOrliOned In conformity with
the levy As follows
General Fund. S65,7o0; Street Depart
mfnt. sligo; Street-light Fund, SO. :}9J;
City Hall Fund, $1,000; Park Improvement
Fund, S6545; Library Fund, S1645; interest
accounts and Sinking funds. $40, go; total,
$4,000.
The surplus however, from taxes was
Somewhat reduced by reason Of oyelesti-
mates Of the receipts from other sources.
The Loss by these overestimates aggregated
SG2,4S9. OF the $4,000 apparent surplus
tee board OF Supervisors only had control
over $685. the remainder having by law
IL be applied to specific purposes.
HOW TIE SURPLUS WAS SPENT.
The appropriation of $50, 600 for a site for
4 smallpox hospital is still intact, and the
81 OOu for establishing police patrol syS-
:. tenn Is also intact, less SSH. This makes
sl4l.7Sj to he accounted for. Deduct from
TINS the So, $50 oveTestlmates ef receipts
actual surplus to be accounted for IS S79. sos.
Tins surplus has been expended as fol-
lows:
=. Fire Department material, S41, $50; Elec-
ton Commissioners expenses, S66So; courts.
orders and shorthand reporters, SIj,267;
court witnesses, Sl469; court exam iaation
Of insane persons, $500; court expense tor
juries in criminal cases, S403: courts final
judgments, S4439; hospital expenses, $500:
subsistence OF prisoners, Sl302; printing
Municipal Reports, Sll55; assessment and
military rolls, S6S4; License Collectors
tags and blanks, S47o Total, S79305
The foregoing receipts and expenditures
account Tor the surplus aud for the appro-
pTiatiOns made and the portions thereof
which were not expended for the purposes
for which they were made out OF the appro-
rrlauons Tor other purposes designated IN
the several funds under control of the
board The deficiencies in other funds I'M
der like control were met and liquldated.
RATE OF TAXATION.
In conclusion. the report favors taxation
at the rate OF 81 upon each 500 worth OF
taxable property without limiting it to
So, 007 900. as al present; also urging the :
erection Of a new County Jan and improve
ments in the Fire Department, In reference
to the present city charter the committee
says II has been.a bulwark to extravagant .
expenditure, aud while some persons have
thought that anew charter would be prefer
able, ~ view OF the Two attempts already
made regarding Snch a matter 1t has. nOt
been deemed wise by "A majority of the
people.
a resolution was introduced, based on
this report in regard. TO the transfer of
moneys in the funds Of the fiscal. year, 1889
90, as follows: = - e. 90.
10 tile General Fand-From Street-light /
Fund, S4l; from Street Department Fund.-
S1T,9To; from Special Fee Fund, S2oS4; from
DISAGREEMENT Find, 5000; from Police
Pension Fund, S5S562; from Duplicate lax
Fund, S8733; total, $50. 800. =
To the School DEPARTMENT Fund-From
thePolce Pension Fund.- S607S; from Surety
Fund and Interest Accounts of Bonds Of
1870 S59l9 81. Total, S9,9I7 81.
ATBANsFER ORDERED,
On such transfers being lmade,aand after
payment OF outstanding obEgations,a trans
fer from the General Fund of 15S9-90 TO the t
General Fund Of. 1S9O-91 is ordered to be
made. the amounts SO transferred TO be
added TO and become the appropriation
tor the purpose named. to wit:
tor the purchase OF a site and erection of
smallpox hospital, SO 900; for the police
patrol (uneXpended balance of appropria-
ton. S23.1SS BY this resolution : the 4
Treasurer was obliged to make the trans
iers as stated.
A resolution was introduced in regard 20
the expenditure OF 81, 900 for the improving
OF San Bruno avenue, proposed to be used
in part or in whole for the payment of
guards Of the House of Correction to look
after prisoners employed ON the. avenue.
1t set forth that the proposed employment
Of prison labor to improve the avenue is
not, in the opinion Of the board, we'll con-
SlGered, and would. be lnimical to.the best
Interests Of the laboring men, and that tn e
work should be done by the Superinten-
dent Of Streets with free labor.
a resolution declaring vacant the position
Of john Weir, Inspector of Street Paving
and appointing T. Nunan to fiji the posi- /
ton, was lost by vote of ayes, 4 noes 2
excused.
SURVEYING CoRBErr ROAD,
BY resolution Surveyor Smith was
authorized to make the necessary survey
and define the lines OF Corbett road, from
Douglass street to the Park Lane Tract:
A resolution was introduced granting
the Southern Pacific Company permission
to construct pier In Dolores street, be-.
tween Twenty-siXth and Twent y-seyenth, :,
1or. the purpose of sustaining yiaduct
which the company proposes 10, erect there
ana over which tracks may extend:
=. "A. resolution was also passed TO print au-
-thorzlng the payment of Sl0026 IL out of
judgments secured against the city as fol
lows; Samuel Neumann, assignee of J. i,
boone attorney for tile executriX Of Robert
taHeI1 5 estate, S26S5 81; Elizabeth NJ. Lit
Lie' administratriX Of the estate of Albert
s8,E,ook and Bodfsh & Burnett, S3776 SO;
W iillam ). Adams, s1668 10; Alfred Clarke,
assignee OF j. NJ. Eaten, S24e O5; Oswald
krenz S1l96 %; Home for Ipebriates in
SAT- to compel Clerk Of Police Court 2 to
Pay certain moneys, S455.
:" ne resolution authorizing the establish
ment OF two additional engine Companies.
one to be known as Company IS, and one to
operate the water tower was finally passed;
The resolution awarding the contract for
lighting the streets with gas for two wears
10 the San Francisco Gas!ight Company.
and another granting a contract for two
years FOR supplying electric lights in out
lying districts, was also finally passed.
TWO NEW CHEMICAL ENGINES.
A resolution was passed to print author
izing the purchase of two additional chemi-
cal engines at a cost Of $1,000 each.