The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-07-10

City and County for any Fish and Game
| Warden, and, therefore, recommends the
| Having increased the appropriation for the
Health Department. we believe that the ex-
! animation of insane persons should be con-
Quoted under the supervision and at the eX-
| pense OF the Board of Health. BY the exercise
| OF reasonable economy, the expenditures for
stationery and printing can be reduced to
| $1S, 200 for the next fiscal year. The Audi
tors estimate for $24, 600 for the urgent neces-
| sity fund is recommended by your committee.
Tax rate.-During the past ten fiscal years,
| the tax rate Tor City and County purposes has
never exceeded 81 OF on the 500 assessed
| valuation, except in 18S7-SS, when it was
| nearly 81 ID, and in the past fiscal year when
1t exceeded the exorbitant rate of 81 90. 1t is
unfortun ate, but true, that San Francisco has
not prospered during the past decade. In
mated at $50, 600, while it is now estimated
at350,0 600, showing the slight increase of only
10000 inhabitants. The assessed valuation.
however, of all real and personal property in
the City has increased from 1927 100000 in
1SS5-S6 to $500 100000 in 1S96-97, showing
an increase in valuation of fully $I33, 900 900.
This large increase OF itself gives the City an
increased revenue of 81 $3.50 900, at the rate OF
81 on the 500 assessed valuation This sum
should be more than ample TO cover the IN
creased expense attendant upon the expansion
of the City and the building up of its suburbs.
Your committee is, therefore, fully convinced
that tax rate OF 81 on the 800, with the
other sources OF the City's income, Will raise a
sufficient amount to conduct and maintain the
City government and will provide sufficient
funds to pay the expenses attendant upon the
election to be held in November of this year.
The surplus shown in the table herewith sub
mitted is sufficient to permit of q reduction of
more than $40 ,OOO,O 900 in the assessment roll
OF this year. We confess, however, that many
OF the reductions can only be achieved with
the cooperation of the City officials. Under
the present defective system of our municipal
government the Legislature has provided more
! offices and higher compensation than war
ranted by the needs of the City.
The new charter-An examination into the
financial affairs of the City government empha-
sizes most strongly the necessity of q new
charter for the municipality. The present
method OF raising and spending the peoples
officials shirk their responsibilities and cannot
be held accountable for the proper disburse-
ment of the public funds. One of the most
vicious methods of diverting public money is
posted the revenue intended for many OF the
various departments. Expenditures are
drawn unfortunately from this general
| fund, without regard to the public welfare.
! This fund will be abolished by the new char
| ter and twenty-four specific funds WILL be pro-
! vided. Each fund will be kept separate and
distinct, and the appropriation for each spe-
| cifie purpose will be placed in its respective
fund, and cannot be used only for the exact
purpose tor which II was appropriated very
respectfully submitted,
A. S. BALDWIN,
j. g. CoNwELL,
MANFRED S. KoHLBERG,
VANDERLYNN STOW,
F. A. SWAIN,
Committee on Public Affairs.
The committees estimated expenditure
for the fiscal year 1862, arranged by de-
partments, was as follows:
Courts and Law Observation-Disclosures and
! Counselor, $4,000; District Attorney, $21,
| 200; Superior Courts, $25, 800; Police Courts,
! $4S, 400; Justices Courts, So, 500; Grand Jury
| expenses, $500; jur1es in criminal cases,
$1,000; Interpreters in criminal cases, $4,000;
publishing law calendars. $2400; reporters in
criminal cases, $25 600; witnesses in criminal
cases, $500. Total. $l76,600.
| General departments-AsseSsor $95, 900;
Auditor, SIS 600; Coroner, ST., 200; County
| Clerk, $72, 600; License Collector, $25, 900;
Mayor, $500; Recorder, S3l 800; Sheriff,
| $Z3, 400; Supervisors and Clerk and Clerk
| Equalization, 1913, 800; Surveyor, $500; Tax
Collector. $40, 600; Treasurer, SIS, 100. Total,
1927, 200.
| Fire Department - Apparatus hose and
houses, 100000; material. 10000; pensions
and relief funds, 500. 600; running expenses,
/ $4,000; salaries. 1885. 600; leave of absence
account, substitutes $4,000; telegraph, $1S,-
| 100. Total. $645, 100.
Police Department Contingent expenses,
Salaries (Chiei), $4,000; salaries (commis,
| sioners), $5400; salaries (orce). sos, 600;
rents and repairs, $1,000. Total, $762, 200.
| Hospital (City and County,, $75,o 600; Health
Department Salaries and expenses, 81, 900;
quarantine expenses, $4,000; Receiving Hos
pital 600; ambulances (two. equipment
! and expensesl, $4,000; smallpox hospital,
| 1920. Total, 1924, 700.
school Observation-Disclosures common
! schools, $1,000, 600; salaries of superintend-
ents and secretary, $1,000. Total, 81 ,009, 400.
Libraries-Free Public Library, $50, 1000 flaw
! library, $4,000. Total, $53, 600
| Streets, sewers and sQusres-Saiaries OF super
| intendent and deputies, $4,000; improve
ment of streets fronting City property So, 600;
Improvement of streets around parks and
! squares, $50, 900; repairs TO county roads,
$1O,0o0; repairing and repaving accepted
street sprinkling, $4,000; cleaning and re,
pairing sewers, $4,000. Total, $3s9,5o0.
/ Parks and public grounds-Golden Gate
| Park, $3.50, 900; City Cemetery, $1,000; garden
s so6. hV' puOn' squares S4'OO' Total 800
Public buildings-City Hall building, jani-
tors, 1880; City Hall building. employees,
| 1850; fuel for public buildings, $4,000; fur
niture and repairs, $12 900. Total $43, 02O
Public institutons-City Prison, S33, 00O
County Jail 2, $50 goo; County Jail 3, $780,
Gas and electric light-Lighting public build
ings, $50, 900; lighting streets, gas and cleo
| tricity, $2S5, 900. Total, 1915. 900.
water-Water for municipal purposes, $780,
600.
Observation-Disclosures and election ex.
| penses, $3.50 900.
Funded Debt-Interest on City Hall bonds
and sinking.fund. $35, 435; interest on park
Improvement bonds and Sinking fund, $751;
! $50. Total $500
Observation-Disclosures $4,000; assess
ment roll compiling, $40, 500; burial deceased
| soldiers and sailors, $500; burial INDECENT
! dead, $4,000; delinquent tax list publishing
/ $4,000; Fourth of July expenses, $4,000; judg-
ments. $3.50; municipal reports, $1,000;
poundkeeper, 5000; San Francisco Benevo-
| lent Association, $4,000; stationery and print
| ing, $4,000; transcripts, criminal cases.
| 430
summary-Courts and Law Department,
! SIG, 800; general departments, $427, 700;
Fire Department, S645, 100 Police Depart
/ ment, $762, 200; Health Department, 1924
| 720; School Department, $1,009, 400; libra
/ ries. $4,000; streets, sewers and squares
! $3.50 800; parks and public grounds, 1926
! 700; public buildings, $43. 020; public insti-
tutions, 1913 600; gas and electric light
S. 600: water. 100000; election, $780,
sos, 430. Total, 81 ,955 sos.
Estimated tax rate for the fiscal year 1696-97:
Revenue exclusive of taxes:
Fees Of the City and County ......... $3.50, 600
Fines imposed in police courts....... 10000
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