The San Francisco call., 1896-06-09
THE STREETS WILL
Be IN DARKNESS,
Supervisors Order All the
Lights Out for Two
Weeks.
A MEASURE OF ECONOMY
Auditor Broderick Gives the
Board a Financial
Warning.
HEALTH FUNDS 0vERDRAWN.
Dimond's Transfer Check Ordinance
Finally Passed Without a
Protest.
HEALTH FUNDS ovERDRAWN.

Beginning with the night of the 18th
inst. San Francisco will be without street
! lights until July l, when the appropri-
ations for the next fiscal year will be
available to pay for the same. Like nearly
all of the funds that are used to carry on
the City government, the street-light
| fund is nearly exhausted, and the two
weeks of darkness was occasioned by a
resolution introduced yesterday by Super
visor Hirsch, chairman of the Street
lights Committee, who by this means in
sures that the funds under the control OF
| his committee shall not be overdrawn.
Auditor Broderick politely but firmly
gave the board to understand that he was
keeping a watchful eye on the various
appropriations under the control of the
board in the following communication:
To the Honorable Board Of Supervisors, City
and County of SGn Francisco; l beg leave
herewith TO submit tabulated statement
showing the condition of several -appropria-
tions made by ordinance 2905, approved
September %, 1885, so far as the auditing OF
demands relates thereto, up to date OF June 4,
1896 This statement will show the condition
of each appropriation account, but does not
show what the condition OF each appropria-
tion would be if outstanding demands against
the same now in the hands OF the Board OF Su-
pervisors were included.
L respectfully suggest that 1t is more than
probable that sections and OF ordinance
2905 are being violated, and would respect
fully ask that some action be taken by your
honorable board to meet the situation.
Section limits all boards, officers and de-
partments in expenditures for the fiscal year
to the various appropriations. Section d.
reefs the Auditor and Treasurer to refuse audit
or payment of any demands in excess of Rp-
propriations, unless REQUIRED to do so in pur-
suance OF decision OF Supreme Court. An
examination OF the condition of the various
appropriations, as shown in accompanying
statement and the demands against the same
now awaiting your action, will show that
many demands must be denied by myself and
the Treasurer il we comply with the terms OF
section OF ordinance 29O5. have been in
formed that many demands are being held in
suspension by your honorable board, so that
other certain demands may be allowed by the
Auditor without the violation on his part of
section 4. If this be so l beg respectfully to
call your attention to the terms of section 80
of the consolidation act that demands that
may now be legal should not suffer by the pen
alties imposed upon failure to present Tor a.
lowance and audit within the time specified in
said section. Yours respectfully,
WILLIAM BRoDERICR, Auditor.
The tabulated statement referred to by
Mr.. Broderick shows that several funds
going to make up the Health Department
| funds are heavily overdrawn, Health De-
partment expenses being $653 go behind
| and Quarantine funds 1924 40 overdrawn.
| Other funds overdrawn are municipal re-
ports $461 Is and reporters expenses in
criminal cases $4033 81. The matter was
referred to the Finance Committee without
| debate.
The Sunset Telephone Company sent in
communication calling attention TO a
petition signed by over two thousand of
their subscribers whose telephones are
supplied with nickle-in-the- attach
ments.
The petitioners stated that the ''drop-a-
nickle" arrangement was of great benefit
| to them, as it reduced the cost OF their
machines and prevented in many cases
strangers from using the phones and caus-
ing the subscribers extra expense.
This matter, as we'll as the question as to
| which of the many street-car tenders that
have been submitted shall be adopted by
the board, was referred to committee of
the whole.
Supervisor Dimond's ordinance, doing
away with the transfer check system es-
tablished by the management OF the Mar
ket- street system, and which has caused
the patrons of the cars SO much incon-
venience, was finally passed, and only
awaits the Mayors signature to make it a
law.
Four Intellectual ballots on the plans
for the new municipal building were taken,
the result being scattering vote that
failed to indicate any definite change
from previous ballots. Shea & Shea had
tlve votes that stuck closely to them, but
the other six scattered over nearly all OF
the other candidates for coin and architec-
tural honors. The matter was finally laid
over for one week.