The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-06-19
Making 81 limit TO raise the amount of
CO 900 GOO

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| Among the most important appropriations
| tn wants of the Fire Department in the mat
| Ter OF the purchase OF apparatus, hose aud he
erection OF buildings were considered. The
statutory ppToprtattOus when made in 1878
being inadequate tor its proper maintenance at
present an additional allowance of S75, $50 was
therefore made for these purposes your COM
mttee being OF opinion that the allowance now
made will permit of extending the benefit
OF fire protection TO other districts of the city
and enable tie purchase or requisite accessO-
fies and material 10 insure the efficiency of that
department,
The appropriation for the fiscal year,
amounting 10 S5l7, 600. is distributed as
follows:
Salaries, 1921, 1SO; material, $4,000 i;
running expenses, $50, 600; hose apparatus
aud houses. S75. 1920; relief of disabled fire.
men, $1,000; pensions. $4,000; total, S5l7. O00
The Police Department asked for an in
crease IN Its appropriation. While the
| demand was made for an increase of City
officers. the report continues:
| Your committee in cOnceding and providing
| for an increase or twenty-five officers could not
| In justice TO other conditions Increase the bur-
| dens OF the taxpayers even for that purpose I;
ana while recognizing the influence that repre-
scented the necessity, and approaching the force
! of the argument used, no further Increase than
! That recommended could. III the opinion of
! your committee, be Justified.
| The appropriation for the police. amount
ing to SOS. 100 for the fiscal year 1894. is as
follows: Police Commissioners, $500
| Chief of Police. $4,000; salaries (police
oficers), s6OS, goo; police patrol. $50, 900:
| Police telegraph. $500; police contin-
| gent fund, S7200; total, S658 100.
The appropriation for registration and
election expenses had to be increased this
year To defray the expense of the coming
! general election, and amounts to S156, 600
The members OF the Board OF Election
! Commissioners express hope that this
| appropriation will be sufficient to cover
all the expenses, notwithstanding the as
sertion of the Registrar that the amount is
inadequate. II will be borne in mind that
| the last election cost twice this amount,
the sum of S160, 600 being expended in ad.
dition to the appropriation of $4,000
provided, and from this expenditure other
| indie btdenesS has not been paid for sup.
plies furnished the city by reason of thi:
amount in excess of The appropriation
being paid out for election purposes.
The report goes on 10 say that:
In reducing The amount for further construc
ton of the City Hall from 1892. 900 TO SI18,-
0SO. your committee felt that at this juncture
when monetary Obligations are pressing oul
citizens and business is dull, the money u
be used should b. devoted TO finishing the
work on hand, and that it would b. more OF an
advantage to the taxpayers 10 postpone further
burdens until the times were more Opportune.
Your committee deemed il wise TO appropriate
only S119,0SO for the completion OF the new
City Hall.
Inc dppIOpGi 'liOu IOr the SlTeeI DeD9fLmen
aggregated S256,S 800, and Is apportioned a,
follows:
Repairs to btuminous pavements. 5000
Street sweeping. S0,00t
demonstrating streets aud repairs to
sewer 1855 7ssS
Total. $3.50, s6l
In addition there is provided for the improve
mt OF squares and parks. including Holly ant
squares further sum OF $4,000, making
total of $500. $50. The object of the special ap
preparation for parks is To place the appropria
Iion within the control OF the board.
The appropriation for the School Depart
ment has been fixed at S1.00S. $50. appor
toned as follows: For the maintenanc
of schools Sl,000.200 salaries. snperln
tendent's Office $500. total S1,000, 460 Ii
addition there will he the sum of S51, 90
from the rents of the Lincoln School lots
after the redemption of the bonds in July
The appropriation for the maintenance
of Golden Gate Park, as reported by tn
A uditor, in the sum of 1924, 900. has beef
allow
When the report was presented, an orde
r as follows. providing for the levy, wa
read:
There is hereby levied a tax for city an
county purposes for the fiscal year ending Jun
80, 1895. OH all property both real and pei
sonal In the city and county of San francisco
excepting such property as is by law eXeml
from taxation, the sum OF 81 on each SO
valuation of said taxable property upon the as
sessment-book for said fiscal year, which sun