The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-02-01
RELIEF BILL DRAWN.
Mayor Sufo's Committee
Ends Its LabOrS.
FULL TEXT Oh THE MEASURE.
A Commission Created TO Handle the
Funds Obtained.
THE GOVERNOR is 10 BIZ A MEMBER.
The Amount Of the Levy to Be Left
to the Discretion of the
Legislature.
FULL TEXT OF THE MEASURE.
THE GOVERNOR is 10 BIZ A MEMBER.

The committee on the unemployed ap-
pointed by Mayor Sutro In response to
petition signed by several thousand men
concluded it's labors yesterday, and adopted
bill designed for the relief of those with
out WORK. The bill was drawn up by Tay-
lor Rogers, the Mayors private secretary,
and incorporates the views of the members
of the committee representing the unem-
ployed. The committee consisted of James
H. Barry, w. II. Hutton, Taylor Rogers,
George w. Sells, P. r. Martin and Walter
Joyce.
The bill as drawn up will be sent to Sac
ramento to-day, and will be followed by a
representative who has not yet been
chosen. In drafting the measure the COM
mittee thought best to leave to the Legisla-
ture the amount to be raised by levy, in
case that body shou Id favorably consider
the bill, or one of a similar nature The
following is the text of the proposed act
relating to the relief of the unemployed:
Be it remembered:
First-That there are estimated to be about
80 900 citizens OF California able and willing
to work, and lacking the opportunity so to do,
who are in actual distress for the necessaries of
life, and this is disgrace TO our civilization,
and by reason of the magnitude of the evil can
State, and that immediate action is imperative.
Seeond-That as the compact between the State
and the citizen imposes on the latter when the
need comes the duty to yield his time, property
and life for the public good, SO as a correlative
obligation the State is bound to extend aid to
the citizen when his extremity arrives.
Third-That the improvement of the navi-
gable waters in this State and the reclamation
of swamp lands and the irrigation OF lands
owned by the State are beneficial to the COM
monwealth, and the construction of highways,
IN fiAG or.I
cities are likewise beneficial, and therefore are
subjects for which taxes lawfully may be levied,
collected and applied.
Now, therefore, be it enacted by the Senate
and Assembly of the State OF California as fol-
lows:
SECTION L. There is hereby appropriated out
of the general funds for the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1895, the sum of --- thousand
dollars ($-), and thereafter special levy
of - per cent on each 800 assessed value
shall be raised annually, and the same shall be
known as the labor fund and shall be used
solely for the purposes herein stated.
The Governor, Attorney-General and Con-
troller, without further compensation than is
now provided by law, shall be and hereby are
created a commission to disburse such fund as
wages for persons employed in the above-speci-
fed improvement, reclamation or irrigation.
Within five days after the passage of this act
the said commission shall appoint some skilled
engineer as superintendent of all work herein
provided for and a competent accountant to
keep the minutes of this commission and the
DOCKS OF us business a1rdlrS.
Sec. 2. The salary of the accountant shall
not exceed 300 per month, and the salary of
the engineer shall not exceed $175 per month,
payable out OF such labor fund.
The contingent expenses of this commission
shall not exceed 800 per month"; and be pay
able from such fund.
Within five days after the appointment of
such superintendent, the commission shall
under the management of the superintendent,
and shall as near as practicable apportion the
money and the work TO be paid therefor in the
county or city and county where it is raised,
and shall for a daily wage, and payable weekly,
employ to do the work contemplated only citi-
zens of this State, whose names were regis
tered as electors at the last general election
and voted then or were entitled to vote, and
who are without means and disemployed.
Wages shall be the same as paid for public
work of the like character.
Sec. 3. In order to furnish work for the dis
employed all Boards of Supervisors of this
State shall be and are hereby authorized and
directed TO expend out OF the general fund,
severally under the control OF any OF said
boards, the sum of money not to exceed --
for each SlC0 OF assessed valuation
The above named money shall be paid as
wages to the like persons described in section
L. and who were resident in said county or
city and county at the time of such last cleo
ton.
All money expended under this section shall
be applied to the construction of highways,
streets or sewers, as may be designated by the
board.
The Board of Supervisors shall determine the
rules of employment, but the wages shall be
the same as are paid for work OF like character.
On filing petition OF l per cent OF the cleo
tors voting at the last general election, the
Board of Supervisors within five days there
after shall proceed as stated heretofore.
In all cases where money is appropriated and
expended herein the several amounts shall be
included in the next tax levy collected and
returned severally to the general fund.
Sec. 4. All acts or municipal charters In con-
f1ict herewith are hereby repealed.
Sec s. This act shall go into effect on It's pas
sage