The San Francisco call., 1897-09-21
THEY FIXED
THE LEVY.
The New Board Transacted a Lot
of Business at Both Sessions.
The Governors Telegram.

The new board proceeded TO business
immed lately after the troubles of the day
were over.
The committee of the whole received
the report of its subcommittee and then
! commenced to discuss j.. Many items
were passed over without comment, but
when the Health Department allowance
was reached Supervisor Dodge protested
! against the cut made by the sub commit
| tee.
! First the board was allowed $50 000 for
its expenses and $4,000 for repairs on the
City and County Hospital. The sub-com-
mittee cut the hrst amount to SGT. 600.
| Dodge said IL was an insufficient amount
for the department, and DR. Williamson
of the Board of Health was given an op-
portunity to speak on the matter. He ex.
| planned that food inspection must end if
! the appropriation remained as it was
scheduled, that branch receiving hospi-
tails would be abandoned and that many
other things would be neglected.
Supervisor Dodge finally prevailed upon
the board to cut $4,000 from the
amount allowed the Street Department
and add it to that allowed for the Board
of Health.
While this matter was being discussed
the Mayor called upon Clerk Russell TO
read the following telegram from Governor
Budd:
STOCKTON. CAL, Sept. 20, 1897.
Mayor Pheidn, Pr eStdent Board of Supervisors,
San FTdRcisco: Night not conhagra,ion or
epidemic following serious cut in Fire Depart
ment Or Health Board appropriations cripple
the usefulness of the board? Our understand
ing was that neither department should be
injured. Cannot the cut TO the rate be made
where no injury TO lie or property might
follow? JAMES ii. BUDD.
MT. Phelan Informed the board that he
had no unde rstanding with the Governor
about the departments mentioned, or any
others. He said they talked about the
efficiency of the Health and Fire depart
ments, and that was all.
There was an hours argument about the
antine station. Mr.. Phelan and Chair
man Denman were strongly opposed to it,
declaring tina. as the United States Gov
ernment had a station here and wanted to
coptro the quarantine of foreign vessels.
there was no necessity for the appropria-
tion. The May or wanted it cut to $780,
DIR. Williamson then explained that the
Quarantine Officer had last year turned
5000 in fees into the treasury.
Chairman Denman thought the collec.
| tiol of ices injured the shipping interests
| and wanted them cut off. He also inti-
N ated that the station wns maintained to
give patronage to the Board OF Health.
They wrangied and wrangled until the
board, to end the matter, allowed 5000.
On the suggestion of the Mayor $500 was
| added to the library fund.
Clerk Williams of the Justice Courts
| appeared before the board and stated that
| he could not conduct his Office with the
| number of clerks provided for in the esti-
| mate for his office expenses. Five clerks
was too great number to remove. He
| pie AIDED with the board for three extra
all orlys nd NfnA n i'm bxy.
| creasing the estimate $1,000.
A committee from the Exempt Firemen
| asked the board 10 give the society the
| $40 000 originally set aside for il. 1t had
| been cut $1,000 by the sub-c committee. On
| Supervisor Barry's N otion the $4,000 appeal
was granted.
After these matters were settled it was
| This was added to the Street Department
| fund, which had been Gu. $4,000
The report was adopted ana the le w
was submitted 10 the board when it wen t
| into executive session.
| The tax shows that ii is estimated on q
! basis of S35. .000, 600 assessed valuation. II
| figures $l.l5S7, but is m ade 81. 1910 to SIM
| plifv the figuring OF the taxes to be paid by
| individuals.
| at the afternoon meeting OF the board
| Mayor Pheian introduced resolution
which specifically stated what should De
done with o part OF the apportionment
| made to the Board OF Education.
| The resolution caused considerable of q
stir before it was adopted, and save rise to
| some pithy remarks concerning the School
| Directors and their extravagant methods
| The resolution is as follows:
/ ResoIUeG. That in allowing the School De
| partme IT 81 200 600 1t shall be distinctly un-
| derstood between his board and the Board oi
Education that the teachers salaries shall be
! paid in fn.l including ell deficits up to the
! end of the fiscal year 1S97-9S, and that we re-
| sp. ctfuliy call the attention of the Board OF
Education to the provisions OF the one-twelfth
act.
Supervisor Denman opposed the resoiu-
| tion on the ground that the Boar Of Edu-
cation might spend all the money in pay
| ing teachers salaries, aud would neglect
the setroolhouses. He thought that IN ey
| would employ more teachers and pay out
all the money in salaries, and not have
any left 10 buy fuel or repair school
! houses.
supervisor Biggy was emphatic in his
advocacy of tho resolution.
The educators got another snub from
Mr.. Barry, who SAID that no one should
oppose the resolution. ''Ths Board OF