The San Francisco call., 1897-09-18


afternoon. During the recess the new
City Fathers visited Governor Budd at
the Palace Hotel.
Chief of Police Lees appeared at the
opening of the afternoon session. he
proved successful advocate Tor MS ue-
partment. Everything he asked 1or was
granted, and the board even went fur-
ther. He was allowed $72C0 for contin-
gent expenses. $4,000 fer rents and repairs
of statione, S29 500 for pollce'patrot SER
vice, and Sis, GA for salaries.
He informed the board that great deal
of money could be saved the city by
stabling its own horses, and suggested the
building of a new station-house and stable
| on big piece of city property at Eight
eenth and Folsom streets. The board
favored MS suggestion by allowing $50, 900
for the buildings desired.
Captain Reddy appeared in behalf of the
Almshouse and asked that $4,000 be set
aside for it. He declared $77, 500 insutti-
Client. After a bit OF discussion Mayo
Phelan asked about the duties of the in
spector of the poor. This is the position
created by the last board for ex-Supervisor
f. c. Wagner.
The duties were not defined to the salts
faction of the Mayor He declared that it
should be abolished. AS Wagner Is draw
lug 500 a month, the Almshouse appro-
priatIon was set at SIS, SEQ. The Board of
Supervisors would hive allowed the $50
600 asked, if the Board of Health, which
created the Office of inspector of the poor,
would abolish 1t.
School Director Waller wanted money
galore for the School Department. As
chairman of the Finance Committee of
the Board of Education, he furnished The
Supervisors with the estimates. The
amounts be asked for were excessive In
every particular. If $500 was needed for
= IL G1000
and take chances of the board allowing
his claim.
He maintained that the School Depart
ment could not get along with cent less
than 81, 49,, 045 for the salaries. Chairman
Denman contended that too many teach
ers were being employed. 1t was shown
that th!rty-six substitute teachers are en-
ployed a salary OF $40 month, and
that they only labor on an average eight
days in month. School Superintendent
Webster admitted that the number of
substitutes could be reduced to fifteen
without in any way Gripping the depart
ment. He also declared that many classes
could be consolidated thus saving money
to the city. Denman stated that there
were 100 more teachers in the department
than were needed.
On Supervisor Clinton's motion the
salary estimate was fixed al 81, 122 900, a
cut of over $40, 900 on the amount asked.
Before the motion carried the Board OF
! Education was warned not to create de-
tcit by applying this money TO any rur-
pose but that OF paying salaries. The
Mayor had the one-twefth act read, and
addressing Walker said: 1--WE have in
voked the law and we find you can be i'm
peached for creating a deficit. This
money must not be squander red on sup
plies"
For board of examiners of the School
| Department 5000 was allowed. Waller
asked $1,000 for stationery for poor chill
dren ana $1,000 was allowed. He wanted
$500 lor drawing paper and got $1,000
He staggered the board by asking for
$25, 900 for furni, ure for the Mission High
School. No time was wasted in cutting
1t to $l2 500. Another poser was a request
for 5000 tor jahitoIs' supplies. This was
cut 10 5000 For the purchase of globes
and maps $3.50 was asked and $1,000 al
lowed. The board thought $500 worth of
hostage stamps would do the department
instead of 1861 worth.
For fuel $1,000 was allowed, and for tele-
phoning 1865. Supplies for cooking classes
was cut from $1,000 10 $1,000, advertising
from $500 TO 500, lighting evening schools
from $1,000 10 $500, printing from $4,000 to
! $500, expenses for school census from
| $500 TO $5000 incldentals from $4,000 to
$l50), painting and whitening from $l7, 900
TO $4,000.
The board thought the City and County
! Attorney could look after the School
Boards legal affairs, and refused TO allow
$1,000 for counsel fees.
For repairing roofs panking and BIZ
tuminiz,ng $50 600 was allowed. For huild-
ing additional srhoolrooms $23.CO0 was
asked, but only 5000 allowed.
Director Waller wanted only $50 900 for
the replacing OF old vaults with sanitary
oil
next sum lie wanted was $1,000 fer new
furniture for the rooms of the Board of
Education. The sum was not allowed.
When Chairman Denman heard the re-
quest for $3.50 for electric fire gongs he
nearly fell into a fit I'VE have got
along about forty-seven years without
| them" said be, "and | think we can get
along without them for a while longer"
1t was not allowed. The request for $2400
for physical culture instructions was also
| denied.
The board acting on the figures of Su-
| periniendent Webster allowed 500, 800 for
permanent Improvements. Most OF this
money will be used IN enlarg1ng and build
| ing the Buena Vista, Rchm mond Madison.
| Sutro, Sunnysi .e and Mission road
! schools
| The slashing of estimates continued
through the evening session. The Asses.
sor asked for $4,000 for the payment of
extra deputies. The application occa-
stoned Supervisor Clinton TO say that the
Assessor had willfully presented corpora
lions with $250,000, and then desired
| SIS 600 TO pay deputies to go among the
| poorer classes and assess their property at
! It's iull value. He stated that the property
| of the Market-street Railway Com Dany
| was worth $40, 900 yet it was assessed
| for only 81 500,0 Chairman Denman
! could not uDders and why it required two
| deputies to visit house for the purpose
| of leaving an assessment blank. On
| Barry's ommendation the matter was
laid over until to-day in order to give the
Assessor an opportunity to make an ex-
| plauation.
County Clerk Curry asked $l33, 900 for
extra deputies in his office. Mayor
Phelan declared that by law be was only
entitled TO $68, 400. He said the clerk was
making extra appointments by virtue of
the act of April ,, 1880, and the act of
February IA, 1891. The latter applies to
cities and counties having over 125, 900 in
| habtanls. He said the acts we're void A
motion was then made allowing the cleI k
| $75, 900.
The District Attorney asked $21. 500 for
the payment OF deputies. The Mayor de-
! clared the extra deputies were appointei
in the Dislrlc' Attorneys office by virtue
of the ac; of March 3 1891, and that 1t as
void
He said that $14, 300 was all that he was
entitled TO, but on motion $l7, 500 was al
/ lowed.