The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-24

tainty as the rule of official life. 1t inspires
extravaganza in municipal affairs.
There are many items in the tax levy that
might properly, with regard to efficiency and
honesty, be materially reduced. Perhaps they
would readily aggregate 81 100000 or more.
The present levy exceeds the pledges OF all the
political parties in their last campaign plat
forms.
1t far surpasses the estimates of the Auditor,
and is much higher than that proposed by. the
Finance Committee, and is the highest levy
in the last twenty-five years.
1t seems TO me that tax levy, somewhere in
the neighborhood of $1-1 per cent on a
$500 600 GOO valuation-is ample to run our
CITY on an economical basis, this being supple
mented by about million and half dollars
derived from other sources aid available for
our public uses.
For the above reasons my assent to the pas
sage OF Order No. 1908 is withheld, and my OBJ
jections thereto are hereby presented for the
consideration of this board.
Then came the battle.
Superintendent Dimond moved that
the veto take the usual course.
superintendent Hughes amended that it
be placed on file.
1.-THE amendment is out of ORDER
promptly ruled Mayor Sutro, making a
bold stand. CAL measures of revenue are
subject to the Mayors order. Are you
ready for the motion?"
one another. "On what motion?' de-
manded Supervisor Wagner.
ION Supervisor Dimonds notion" an
swered the chair.
81 appeal from any such ruling of the
chair" sang out Supervisors King and
Hughes.
So the appeal was put to the test vote, and
resulted in the old, old way. The Solid
Eight voted to man in standing by them
selves, and the chair was overruled.
Then the veto was placed on file by the
regulation vote:
Ayes-King, scully, Benjamin, Hirsch,
Hughes, bunker, Morgenstern, Wagner.
Noes-Taylor, Dimond, Spreckels.
Absent-Hobbs.
The only move now left is to bring suit
to enjoin action to collect the levy. There
is talk of Mayor Sutro and of the Civic
Federation taking such action.
Supervisor Wagner introduced an order
providing regulations to be observed in the
use of bicycles, bicycle tandems, etc. 1t
was referred to the License and Ordinance
Committee.
The order provides that the rate of speed
shall not be greater than eight miles an
hour son the streets in that portion of
the City and County lying east of Devisa-
dero street, north of Thirteenth street to
Twentieth street, and lying north of Tween
tieth street from Guerrero street to the
waters of the bay, nor at any time on any
street IN this CITY and county between
one-haf hour after sunset and one-half
hour before sunrise without having a
lighted lamp in good order and condition
attached to and in front of the same"
1t also provides that riders must sound
a whistle or bell when approaching within
twenty five feet of a street crossing. Rid
ing on sidewalk is prohibited.
Riders shall not carry children under six
years of age.
Riders shall always keep to the right
side of the roadway and to the right in
passing vehicles.
The Chief of Police is charged with the
duty of enforcing the order.
Penalty-Any person who shall violate
this order shall be deemed guilty of mis-
demeanor, and upon conviction shall be
punished by a fine of not more than 500
or by Imprisonment in the County Jail not
less than thirty days, or by both such fine
and imprisonment.
The appointment of John J. Sullivan as
bond clerk was laid over one week. Meet
ing adjourned.