The San Francisco call., 1897-09-11
A MATTER OF COMMON-SENSE.

TINE question whether not would be wise policy the
present time to establish the Mission foul-sm ng
geological garden invested with many considerations
intimately comfort being the
population OF San Francisco. Granting moment
collection Of wild animals place mentioned
intellectual development of the
city, granting that propositions sell land park
selfish behind them; granting
people Mission yearnng for the establishing
them monkey ranch" which IS from being
shall be said regarding business expediency
spending this $500 900 OF the peoples money
In other words that altogether
pay for the geological whistler
According reports Sacramento tax rate
this year will approximate so the 500
State Board OF Equalizaton by reducing the
has $40 600 off prop
of the wealth, has thus increased rate
If annual levy State purposes does
fall much below 81 2 and the Supervisors
provision County Clerk reporters the
Street Department and the other municipal offices
has been the custom to make inadequate appropriations
above that figure any event. tax
for Stale city purposes 81 75 on
the 500, and il may be
1t necessary gloomy view of the financial
condition of this city to assert that this OF
81 75 will fully the gune expectations
paying people Every cent pied upon that will an
burden the industry business energy
city. Propertyowners and community should
not be asked to will pay any
depressing effects of the cam they
not be asked pay any
The question then is, Should the paying
quired this time il order appease
number OF real estate SPECTATORS
purchase of fousmeing animal preserve Mission?
What this inquiry negative?
What business possessed of grain of sense
he managing the affairs of the city, would contemplate
such expenditure under similar circumstances?
100000 is to be expended this year in
which it be used with benefit the
city present about 151 miles of
thoroughfares have the
and for all time will be charge general
During fifteen little money
them There hundreds of blocks which
bad state of repair and hundreds blocks
upon the of ruin. Half million dollars bs profit
ably the accepted city once Indeed
double this upon them within short
tme portion will be beyond die
tates appropriation be Immediately for main
tanning btumnous rock for re-
moving and repairing the stone that is well nigh worn
The accepted streets not the only decayng municipal
gives frugal taxpayer We have no
system few years ago Republican of Super
created Sewage Commission and invested power
to drainage system adequate of the
growing metropolis few months afterwad Democratic
board along in money
axeates could absorb it, abolished the
and the apartment Since then
nothing been done toward devng sewerage system
repairing present apology for work
will have day. longer delayed the
will One hundred thousand dollars ought be
spent this in getting ready for the
sewerage system
view of the necessity for the expenditure large
departments OF pressing public work. silly it
for of reaestate spectators try to make
think that unless establish monkey
year planets will bolt their world will
end Truly the promoters of the
very opinion of intelligence people Of
But what shall be said of the
helping their childish scheme along? Are they
the taxpayers gone that
public has departed2 1t looks that way.