The morning call., 1891-07-14
NEW CITY HALL.
A Report on Its Funds and the
Condition of Work.

E. l. Wolfe, Secretary of the new City
Hall Commission, has prepared his annual
report, which will be filed with the Super
yisors to-day. The balance in the fund on
July l, 1891, as per a. I. Spots report. was
$3.50, 751 61 Received from taxes for the
fiscal year 1S90-91, S296, 200 13; total, $751;
951 "a The total disbursements for the
year 1S9091 were S432, 159 10. leaving a
balance of S159,792 81. On July 1st there
were warrants outstanding amounting to
SSS62 Il. This leaves net balance in the
hands Of the Treasurer to the credit of the
fund Of S1G3,654 70. The detailed account
given of disbursements is as follows: Sala-
ries. S25,550 20; payments to contractors,
S391, 1854 SO; advertising, 1851 %; miscella-
peOus expenditures, S579S 30; printing and
stationery, Sl46S AZ. Total, 1882. 159 ID.
In the miscellaneous expenditures are in
cluded plumbing and repairs on roof and
Easements. filing in and improving grounds
and garden.
The balance due contractors on July /,
1891, was as follows: Antonele & Doe,
Contract dn lltigaton), Sll06 ~; Mccain
u Rlddell, Contract II (balance re-
tanned by Commissioners for performance
of minor work., $500; Calvin Nuttiug &
Son, Contract Is, iron work, $40, 7S7 % ;
Shain u Hoffman, Contract 90 brick work,
S25,499 70; Henry L. Day, Contract 81,
northwest wing, Police Courts, etc, $780,
$40 AT; f. W. Kreling q Son, Contract %,
furniture and fittings for new Police Courts,
etc, S19,927; Batemau Bros, Contract %,
northwest wing, work in basement, prison
cells, etc, S39S2l %. Total, S13S, 2S2 IA.
In addition to these are contracts recently
let to w. 5. Shook 81 Sons for closets,
S254S, and the Hall Safe and Lock Com
pany for two new vaults in the County
Clerks Office, $500. When ali these con-
tracts will have been completed ana paid
for. there will remain in the hands Of the
commission Sl5.S1l as an actual balance.
The total amount expended on the City
Hall up, to July l, 1891, is 81, $40, 81 81
The estimated amount TO be received from
taxes for the fiscal year 1882 is sos. 600.
The amount calculated on was $500, 600, but
the Board of Supervisors cut down the tax
levy from 10 to 612 cents on the 500.
Drawings have been prepared by Archi-
tect Patten for a magnificent driveway on
the McAllister-street side of the building,
and when completed it will resemble the
one in front of the Capitol at Sacramento,
When finished carriages will be able to
drive UP to the front entrance and deposit
their occupants within Il few feet of the
DOORS.
The architect is also preparing plans for
the completion of the grand entrance front
Ing on City Hall avenue. 1t will be built in
such manner and connection with tue diff
ferent corridors made in such way that
people entering will be able to go 20 any
part of the building. He is also preparing
plans for the completion of so much of the
tower as shall extend to the cornice of the
building. After this temporary roof will
be placed on the tower.
Specifications have been adopted by the
board, aud Will he advertised in a few
weeks, for the completion of the granite
coping around the hall and for concrete
work on sidewalks Oh the McAllister and
Larkin street fronts. ALI this work will be
completed by the end of 1891 according to
present calculations.
In the northwest wing the work being
done on Contract %. for the police
headquarters, will be completed in sixty
days. Within this same period the new
County Clerks office, with the exception Of
the new $4,000 files, and the Police Courts
will also be completed and ready for occu-
pancy.