The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-17

veniently spared, and so telephoned to
| Devany and Haskins, but told them in
| the same breath that If they wanted to
take up the consideration OF the tax levy
town and see them. The Finance Com
mittee had been instructed to prepare
tax schedule to present to the Super
visors to-day when they sit in committee
of the whole
| The hours of the afternoon dragged
slowly by, and Supervisor Rottanzi, sit
ting on camp stool by the the pig guns and
dered why he did not get Finance Com
mittee message. When 1t grew dark he
took passage for the city, and visited
several places where Supervisors are
wont to congregate, but failed to see the
missing committeeman.
1t was a clever game of hide and seek;
Devany and Haskins had little financial
meeting of their own during the after
noon TO fix on certain items of the tax
levy, and they had called in Delany and
Rivers to assist In the evening they
did not care to go over the whole ground
with the chairman of the committee, so
they left him out.
The afternoon meeting was held under
difficulties. The reporters were deter
mined to be present, and the committee
men were equally determined that they
should not be. AS the meetings of COM
mittees are by rule open to the press and
citizens, the only way to avoid public
session was to meet secretly In another
part of the building behind locked doors.
This remarkable proceeding was carried
out Three department appropriations
were considered, also the question of the
new Zoo Park -. Ca. amount cunt Of money 9ney
and with the full approval of Delany and
Rivers. Delany was determined that the
Zoo Park project should be carried out
at all hazards. He quoted the tax rates
of Eastern cldes and wound up by de-
claring that it would be better to have
IS per hundred tax rate than a dollar
rate. 1t would give poor men work to do
If the high rate was fixed.
The impromptu Finance Committee fin
ally adjourned the afternoon n secret ce5
rate. It was, however, arranged that an
evening session should be held to finish
was 0 TIVE Was ans no.
tice sent to Chairman Rottanzi
The latter, however, will be before the
pendent tax schedule, which, the doctor
said last evening, would represent the
views of six of the Supervisors II ex-
and Morton, are understood to be in favor
of low tax rate. although somewhat
to vote Smith, Morton, clinton. Dodge,
Lackmann and Rottanzi will be found on
! the side of low taxes, and Devany. Has
for high rate What these last named
! gentlemen will propose only they know
! There has been no meeting of the FL
nance Committee to fix on a tax rate
| that purpose"
Supervisor Haskins was asked yester-
| day morning as to why the Finance Com
mittee did not meet according to instruc-
tions of the board to prepare a tax sched-
ule for Saturday morning. I'VE don't
know what we will do" was the vague
reply.
The Committee on Health and Police of
the Board of Supervisors held meeting
| Friday morning and decided on the fol-
lowing recommendations That the
Hartford Athletic Club be permitted to
hold boxing exhibition at its club rooms,
IL Hartford street, between September 20
and 30. without the payment of license
| that sl4 be refunded to Sarah n Norton
said amount having been paid to the
poundmaster for the release of three
| cows and one calf
The Supervisors will, within the next
two weeks, order bids to be received for
the public printing for a period of two
years from January l, 1899. This print
ing Is now done under farcical conditions
In daily medium unknown to the gen
eral public. 1t is practically impossible
Ior reputable newspaper of general cir
culation to publish paid city notices and
other matter. owing to the custom of
awarding the contract to the lowest bid
der 1t happens that the lowest in this
case is free bid, the publisher depending
| upon extras for CONDENSATION.