The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-05-28
THE RATES
( CHANGED
AGAIN
Supervisors Unable to De-
eide the Water
Question.
NEW FIGURES SPRUNG
b4 hU1 i AIN al.
Smith Refuses to Accept a
Vote Upon Them at
Sight
THE SPRING VALLEY MAKES
CRITICISMS.
The Beard Adjourns Out Of Respect
to the Late Frank
McCoppin.
Smith Refuses to Accept a
Vote Upon Them at
Sight.
THE SPRING VALLEY MAKES
CRITICISMS.
The Beard Adjourns Out Of Respect
to the Late Frank
McCoppin.

The Board of Supervisors met IN COM
mittee of the whole last evening with the
purpose, as understood, of finally fixing
the water rate. DR.. Rottanzi, however,
submitted new resolution making ma
teriaI changes in the schedule as made up
in his resolution previously submitted
and which had been under consideration
for some time.
DR.. Clinton. chairman of the Water
Committee, agreed TO accept Rottanzls
schedule in order, as he said, to eliminate
controversy and have some rate adopted.
This action had the contrary effect 10 that
he hoped for, as Supervisor Smith de-
clined to accept the new mass OF figures
hurled at him in such unexpected
fashion" and insisted upon adjourning in
order to study them at leisure.
Seeing this Clinton moved the adoption
of his own resolution. Chairman Dodge
asked Smith if would not Withdraw his
motion to adjourn. which had been
made and seconded before Clinton took
this action. But Smith refused, insisted
on having his motion put and, 1t being
done. it was carr ed by vote of to 5.
The board will meet next Wednesday
morning 10 take final action.
DR.. RottanZI's new schedule cuts oil
SIS 900 OF the reduction proposed by his
original resolution-that is to say, the
resolution originally made reduction of
the company's revenue OF $321, 900.
while the resolution presented last night
made cut of $243, 600.
The reduction is distributed as follows:
Household, Is per cent; meter rates, gen.
eral reduction, 10 per cent; shipping, 20
per cent.
The net revenue for hydrants is in
creased $50, 000. For stores the rate is the
bame as on January l. 1897.
The revenue allowed the mpany under
the resolution is as follows:
interest its bonds. S49S, $50
IDteres. on overdrsfts. .......-...---.. 4evUU
operating ex penses Observation-Disclosures. 375 COO
Interest upon stock. per cent. 64U.00O
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $4,000
Total revenue. 81, GAS, $40
DR.. CIinton's figures, which provided for
straight reduction of 20 per cent on
househoders' rates, we're as follows:
Interest on 6opds. ....--.-...-.. s4so, oOO
In crest on ovrrirafts .....-..-....-..... 10000
PsF denas az psF cent on $4,000
Taxes 100000
Total 81, 653 500
From this deductions were to be made
for other revenues as follows:
Rent Y5U,UOU
Hydrant rates increase. Observation-Disclosures. 5000
Increase of business. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $4,000
Other sources. 10000
Total $4,000
This deducted from 81, $685. 500 left net
reduction of 81, $50 800.
The demand of the companyis consider
ably higher than this, as follows:
Interest on bonds ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. s49S 500
Interest at rate of per cent stock. $4,000
Observation-Disclosures. lU5,00U
Running expenses ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 100000
Overorafts Observation-Disclosures. 4500U