The morning call., 1893-06-20
TWO TAX LEVlES.
The Board of Supervisors
Undecided.
THE TELEPHONE FRANCHISE.
An Attempt Made to Reconstruct the
Standing Committees Meets With
Strong Opposition

James I. Stanton, the new member Of the
Board of Supervisors from the Third Ward,
took his seat last night, and made good
impression by the few speeches which he
made.
The principal business before the board
was he consideration of the tax levy for
the next fiscal year.
The Finance Committee. of which Super
visor James is chairman, presented long
report, in which was incorporated the list
of appropriations to the different depart
ments published in Sundays CALL. In
its report the committee stated that it could
not appropriate for all the city's prior in
debtedness, and added:
The only prior ndebedness which was of a
character to Justify such action was for the
amount of judgments obtained and for iudC-
ments allowed 10 be taken, there being no rea-
sonable grounds OF defense; these aggr gate
about 74,120. The remaining Indebtedness
arising from election expenses, reporters fees,
salaries allowed by law in excess of appropria-
tiODs, etc, amounting TO about S270.000, ma
iority of your committee declined 10 provide
for in view of the fact that 70 obligations ex-
pressed or implied, Won Id justify such action,
lhs party platforms being silent on such
proposition. 1t certainly was assumed by all
parry platforms that whatever Indebtedness
might arise could with economy be LIQUID tied
without any extra levy being imposed. While
il is true that this Indebtedness is
so great that its liquidation in that manner is
out of the question, 1t Is safe to let The
people through their respective party platforms
declare wbaI action shall be taken by their
respective representatives in the future iD re-
spect to amounts due. If for no other reason
1t would seem TO be the dnIy of the board and
the members thereof TO exercise no othe or
further taxing power than that under which
they were pledged and assumed office, and even
If ii were not In violation of their pledges the
present depression IN business and the in
adequate returns from improved property
would render any such attempt unwse and
injudicious at the present time to bear the i'm
position OF any addition TO their just tax bur
dens.
Supervisor Kennedy submitted a minor
ity report of the Finance Committee. He
stated that while concurring in the report
as TO the appropriations made and the reve-
nue. to be provided for the fiscal year he
dissented from the principles governing
the majority of the COMMITTEES in not car
rylng out the inttructlOns OF the board in
providing for the payment of legal and
outstanding Indebtedness. After a long
argument in favor of his views hs recon-
mended that levy of cents should be
added to the general fund to meet eXpendi-
lures that should be provided for during
the fiscal year 1884.
In acc ordance with the report of the
Finance Committee an order was intro
duced providing revenue for municipal
purposes for the fiscal year ending June
80, 1894 reading as follows:
Section l. Under and in pursuance OF acts of
the Legislature of the Stae of California and
In conformity thereto. and under and In pur-
suance OF various municipal orders and ordi-
nances and in conformity thereto, there is
hereby levied a tax for city and county pur-
poses for the fiscal year ending June 30, IS 81,
on all property both real and rsonal In The
city and county of San Francisco, excepting
such property as Is by law exempt from taxa
lion. the sum OF one dollar and three cents
Isl 03) on each one hundred dollars (SlOO)
valuation of said taxable property upon lie
assessment book for aid fiscal year, which sum
of 81 o3 is hereby appOrtioned to the funds
and accounts known and deslgnated.as follows:
General fund. .531l
Street light Observation-Disclosures. .0S3S
Street Department ................... .O960
School fund Observation-Disclosures. .1O95
Library fund. .......... ............... -. .0I03
New City all. Observation-Disclosures. 1000
ParS improvements. Observation-Disclosures. .O60O
Interest account, park Improvement bonds. .00S7
Interest account, House of Correction
Interest account. City Hall construction
bonds -. ............. ............ -. .0O2s
Interest account. Pacific Railroad bonds. .000S
Sinking fund, City Hall construction bonds.
ls72-73 .............. .OOs3
Sinking fund. park improvement bonds
lST4-75.. ........................ .0OSO
Sinking fund, House of Correction bonds. .0023
I'M Einy fund RatI