The morning call., 1894-01-07
URCITY FINANCES
The Deficit Not as Big as
Expected.
EXPERT WILLIAMS REPORT.
Where Over 100000 Can Well
Be Saved.
PRUNlNd.KNIFE TO BE USED.
Supervisor Denman's Efforts to Save
the City From Colossal
Indebtedness.
TO BE USED.

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number of important propositions being
considered.
The committee first took up the question
OF the work being done by the unem-
ployed the impression being that some of
the men put TO work under public sub
scription should be employed on city
work
The committee recommended that the
executive committee for the relief of the
unemployed be asked to put men to work
on Alta plaza, the condition OF which is
such as to require immediate attention to
prevent landslides and blocking the
streets, the condition of the city funds be-
ing such as 10 prevent any relief being
furnished the property owners.
Il was next agreed to recommend the
passage of a resolution providing that the
Free Public Library pay its own electric
light bills out of the fund app rOprated for
its maintenance on account of the enor-
nous quantities of light used
DIR. SOmers the police surgeon, appeared
before the committee and asked for an in
crease in subsistence for the City Receiv-
ing Hospital on the ground that he was
not compelled to take care of insane
patients, which formerly cost the city 5000
at the Home Of the Inebriates. The COM
/ mittee decided to allow him 500 q month
/ extra, as follows: Allowance for subsis-
! tence, from $50 to 500; additional steward,
| SEQ: assistance steward, salary raised
! from $50 10 $50; matron's salary, from $50
TO $50; total 500 increase.
The most important question before the
| committees was review of the city finances
alter the expiration OF the first half OF the
| fiscal year.
There have been many wild estimates of
the deficit with which the board will be
! confronted at the end Of the fiscal year,
some going so far as to say that it would
reach over $500, COO, and that the cOntrac-
tors during the last three months of the
| administration would refuse 10 furnish
! supplies TO the city.
During the midwinter vacation the
Finance Committee has been paying es-
pecial attention to the question OF the
city's finances Supervisor Denman has
particularly devoted himself toward OBJ
tanning a correct idea of how things stand,
and has sacrificed many hours of his time
n going over all the records.
AS result Of the efforts of the Finance
Committee to find out how savings can be
made in the expenditure Of the public
moneys Expert Williams was set 10 work
TO draft report embodying the views Of
the committee.
This report was submitted to the FL
nance Committee yesterday. 1t can DO
considered in two ways, and If the figures
/ presented be correct, ana the saving
( shown can be made. the Supervisors will
come out far better than was expected.
First-The deficit for the present year is
| placed at S253 800. if all the moneys apprO-
prated are used up. But according to
| Expert Williams report Sl49, 800 can be
saved by judici0us management. This.
deducted from the first amount named,
| will leave the administration short about
500 600 at the end of the fiscal year.
Had not the June salaries been paid out
of this years appropriation by order of
the Supreme Court, with this saving the
! Supervisors would have had money 20
their credit as far as eXpending the
finances of the fiscal year is concerned.
! Secondly-lt must be remem bered that
/ there are S215 600 of outstanding bills from
last year-lS92-93. This is a deficit that
still exists, but it cannot be paid out of
! this years funds except on an order of the
Supreme Court.
Adding $4,000 to the Soj3. 900 deficit
| calculated Of 20 saving takes place. there
appears total deficit of S46S, $50. If the
! S149, 800 can be saved. as Supervisor Den
man and Expert Williams believe, this
deducted from the S4GS, 800 will give the
zeal deficit of the city government which
will exist at the end of the fiscal year,
namely, S319.0OG.
The amounts that can be saved and tie
deficits that will appear in the various
! funds are nus shown by Expert Williams:
In the Almshouse fund it is thought that
! $1,000 can be saved of the amount appro-
! prlated for an assembly hail. and $4,000
which was appropriated for painting. 1t
! is thought the inmates can do most of the
necessary painting free of charge.
! In the fund for the examination of the
! insane there will be deficit of $500: in
| the Fire Department pension fund $500.
and in the County Hospital fund $4,000.
! The Supervisors believe they can save abe
| $40, 900 in the hospital fund appropriated
for repairs and new buildings
| A calculation is made that $1,000 can be
| saved out of the pnbic building fund.
The lighting of public buildings fund is
| in a sorry condition. The appropriation
| for the year was So, 900, whichs would be
| ST., 800 for six months. On this fund bills
aRgregating S19,S56 46 were presented for
the first half OF the fiscal year, making a
deficiency OF S6356 46. The additional
| lights to be furnished The new Free
| Library at $500 month, and the new
| City Prison will bring this deficit up to
! about $4,000
For additional clerks for the Assessors
office there will be deficit of $40, 600. for
| Tax Collectors clerks $4,000. County
| Clerks deficiency $500.
1t is estimated that there will be a saw
| ing OF $4,000 in the Recorders Office
There will he saving of $4,000 on the
official map, which will not be made, and
Il saving OF SfO,UUU on tue amount appr0-
prated for judgments. none of which will
be paid. as the Auditor will not pass on
them. The saving on the disinierment
! fund will be $40, 800. The amount realized
| from the License Office is placed at $40, 900.
The deficiency in The County Jail fund
will be 5000. There will be deficit OF
| 500, 800 in funds under the control of or
ders of court The deficiency in salaries
will be S133,435. This large Gefcit is due
| to the payment of last June's balances out
! of the funds of this fiscal year by order of
| the Supreme Court.
| There will be a deficiency of $500, 600 in
the collection of personal property taxes,
which is the general average every year
Calculating the expenditures of the
| Street Department on the basis of the last
six months. including the work ordered by
| the Board OF Supervisors. there will be
| deficit of 71.196 in the main street fund.
The expenditures for the first six months
were $4,000, but it is thought that n OF
| more than 100000 will be expended dur
ing the remainder of the fiscal wear.
| 10 offset this deficiency there will be a
| saving from the other segregated portions
of the street fund as follows: Alamo
! square. S6211 ST; Alta Plaza, S11,OI4 70:
| IOfl 7 liz