The San Francisco call., 1897-09-22
FINANCIAL FROELEMS.

THERE Is I'D p1actcal 69esacs between the TX ssg
passed b. ne new and te Old Board # Supervisors, an-
@bste.sf may 5e ae outcome cf TIE 11sp9te1 o1pef
,sgia 1es It te City Hal during te current fiscal yea
ne financial pocy Of 11e government m ase 70 BE- ua9or
TIE syy Of TIE board 81 y 800 valuation aa1
m leyg q rs cd bard Il 81 u These figures are no
given Ba exacaess s1ste9 aco-9tsY tere IS derenoe
q oeats and rs8 5sfseea TIE sgles Nearly mr.
ease amount q both lees IS found 20 RE general fund
TIE ae9 b2srd ey-s , this fund q cesl and TRACTION and
ne od board y cents aa6 fraction Tie esJes fr tae
eee gat Street Department ScB9ol Department horsY,
PARK I3Yeeot nd te interest aa sinking funds sre SUP
stsDijslIy slke ua1ef poln b9s.1s.
IN order 70 reach cear understanding Of te financial
resg which is going fo Gow fror the competition which mas
e1eoty lac9oe5 bo 5oar1s 70 reduce taxation 70 tc oest
not It IS necessasy site oer fact: into general
fund dumped ne bulk q TIE money raised b. taxation fo'
~ support c: the government of Saa Fraaosoo This is
observed 10 te a mt re nea board y f9 tatfDnd 6s
cents @e yy 70, I'll the oler funds IS II cents. ae
sop,ee Cog has decided tnar e Ba,d q Supervisors has
70 powet u segtega es fnd md limit The Departments en-
te1 to cfaw upon Il u oae-t8ea Ct fe amount allotted 70
eaca q them. Thus aappens int I'll ezpenda1es agro-
zs3 ~ sy be pa3 og Of gos fund without reference 70
me orders Of he Board o Sup~sofs and mt BODY does
proY1s sosat money tor TIE maintenance q tie GOV
eminent te oner ooenocsrs, acting Independently q the
3os,d draw until they decit This system IS n0t
e best 10 u3e #ordin fsc il the Bo,st-b1t has grown
y under the present charter aD1 cannot now Be ange1 The
money raised By f1e eYies o. Monday Bhlcever may
Ultimately b declared 10 Be egal vii be governed by il
In or1e 70 enforce dollar INIT upon Yauanon Of
fe Board II Supervisors nas reduced t1e ap
preparation for hose snt spparats for tie Ere Department
some &5oooo u ms reduced ac appropriation 0r Go1en
Gafs Psrh szzooo thss appropriated for the School Depart
neut Gtzooooo ~hd1 sum Superintendent Of Schools Web
declares viii Be insufficient conduct the public schools
tey should be conducted during the current fiscal year
Whe Is probably prouess 70 discuss the subject fur
e, at the y has been passed-tere being 10 power
recall revise 1.-THE fat still remains that both boards
Ia reducing tese ceparnegls have made mistake Il IS a
important tat tie Fire Department should BE kept Up 10 nigh
state Of eaency. Tae may 20 70 decay and remain
uas@ep te may oonnngs 10 Be choked and 20
pieces under winters rains the parks may Be washed away
dned Up under the summers and no particular harm Will
Be done but tie ecsny Of the Fire Department is impaired
The entire cy may be EFT II the mercyo c9ufagraon Both
boards make ample provision for the Police Department but
both seem 70 have been entirely unn1fu 9 the claims Of the
Geen for generous support Almost the thing may be
said Of the park and schools We public opinion
viii sustain either Of the boards making nadequa- p,o
for these important functions. The people are yay in
terested in the choos and park, and they viii never sp
prove municipal policy which retards their progress and de-
Yeloprnent.
The haste With which the levy Of the new board was
made may many Of its mistakes As the levy Of the
old board evidently imitation Of that Of the new,
nothing need be said aboutit But the existent that the
city Is about face Of inadequate appropia ions in
of the most important departments Of the government
without the power 70 remedy whatever difficulties may flow
Of them was opinion serious mistake for the
Board Of Supervisors, which apparently the de acto
board make provision the government as would
have aVerted deficit. As political proposition deficit
such occurred few years ago will be fatal any party or
set Of men.