The San Francisco call., 1895-07-17
Limit of Expenditure In Sew
eral Municipal Depart
mentS Fixed.
MONEY FOR EXTRA POLICEMEN
Estimates Made for Park Improve
ments and Public Schools
Cut Down.


of the Board of Supervisors got their
heads close together last night and agreed
on a number of things concerning the
limit OF next years expenditures OF the
City's money. Nearly all the members of
the board were present and expressed their
views on the matters under consideration.
To begin with, the Finance Committee
agreed to give to the Police Department
the sums asked for, providing for the APP
pointment of seventy-five additional men
on the force and for horses and equipments
for ten mounted men. Then they agreed to
set aside sum for the erection of a new
smallpox hospital. They agreed on the
appropriation for park improvement and
for public school purposes, both consider
ably under the estimates furnished by the
officials In interest. They provided for
clerical salaries and they talked consider
ably on all matters.
The first question arose on the Exem pt
Firemens relief fund.- Somebody sug-
gested that they set aside $4,000 for this
fund, but CLERK Russell pointed out that
under the act establishing the fund the
firemen were authorized to make demands
not in excess of $4,000. Supervisor Tay-
lor thought that the firemen, one of which
he IS, would get along with less-some-
thing like $4,000
II know from the character of the men
who have control of the fund.-" he said,
"they would not draw cent more than
we put into it,
Don't you think they need $12,000?"
asked Supervisor Benjamin.
NO" was the reply; "1 do not think
they do. | am satisfied they won't kick at
$4,000. l suppose they can get some of that
as soon as we make the order"
1t was so agreed, and the committee
went on to the consideration of Fire De-
OF several new engin-ehouses, particularly
one at Ocean Beach, was pointed out, but,
as the Supervisors desired to hear Chief
Sullivan, it was decided to postpone action
on the matter till the next meeting.
The police estimate for salaries in the
department was placed at $704, AS This
included pay for the seventy-five additional
men to be appointed. After very little
discussion the committee agreed to it.
The item, $4,000, for the erection of
smallpox hospital, brought out considera-
BILE discussion. Supervisor TAYLOR was in
favor of postponing the matter until other
and more i'm portant matters in the list had
been considered and fixed. Supervisor
Benjamin said it was pressing necessity
and should be fixed at once. The City
needed respectable retreat for those
affected with Infectious diseases, the one it
had now being disgrace. Supervisors
Dimond and Hobbs agreed with him, and
it was finally decided to put it in the list
at $40, 600, to be cut out should the necessity
arise.
Short work was made of the Board of
Educations estimate of 81, ,2S6,370 for the
public school fund. The unanimous
opinion of the Supervisors present was
against it.
II am not in favor of so much orna-
mental education in the public Schools"
said Supervisor Benjamin.
"Let them cut out some of the drawing
and civil engineering and that sort of
thing" said Supervisor Hobbs
81 am in favor of the grammar and
primary schools said Supervisor Wag-
ner. land l don't believe in university
educations in the public schools"
The Finance Committee Topped off
$236.370, taking the Auditors estimate for
it, thus giving the Board of Education
cool million, aside from the $45, 800 it gets
from rents of school property in the City.
The Park Commissioners estimate for
the park improvement fund suffered a
similar unkind cut. In q communication
addressed to the Finance Committee, the
Commissioners set forth that they contem-
plate improvements the coming year
which would cost $230,000. They, there
fore, asked for 1865, ,000 After considerable
discussion it was resolved to give them
$256, 900, and it was so entered.
The total of matters decided upon is as
follows:
Exempt Firemen's relief fund, $4,000.
County Clerks deputies, $126,0O
Police Department, $7O4 ,44S.
Tax Collectors clerks, 1000.
Fireman, two plumbers and a carpenter in
the hall, $1,000.
License Collectors clerks, $4,000.
Dupont-street widening assessment, $12, 100.
Freeholders' election expenses, $8770.
Smallpox hospital, $4,000.
Horses for mounted police, their equipment
and care, $4,000.
Park Improvement fund, 1886, GOO.
Public school fund, 81 ,0U0, 900.
The committee adjourned to meet Fri
day evening at 7:30 O'Clock.