The San Francisco call., 1898-10-09
WILL HAVE ID
 MAKE 4 NEW
 TAX ORDINANCE. Reason Why the "Six" Ignored Thomas. KNEW OF HIS INTENTION WOODWARD AGAIN COMES INTO
 PROMINENCE. President Heitmann Says He Will
 
KNEW OF HIS INTENTION
WOODWARD AGAIN COMES INTO
 PROMINENCE.
President Heitmann Says He Will Discuss the Question When a New Levy Is
 Proposed.
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,

sos Broadway, Oct. s.
 President Heitmann of the City Council, when asked this morning for his reason for not attending the conference on the tax levy called by the Mayor last even ing, said: Il read in the papers that the Mayor intended to veto the ordinance, and consequently I could see no purpose in discussing the matter. We could not change the ordinance without it going back to the Council, being passed to print and going through the routine of such matters, and in the Council cham Der is the proper place under the circum- stances to discuss il. Had the Mayor not said that he intended to veto 1t l might have been present, but it was no use wasting time. and stayed away l do not know why the others did not attend.
 Foreseeing such a deadlock as has oc- cured, Councilman CuVeIheT secured the tending the time for fixing the tax levy one month from the first Monday in Oc- tOber. This will give ample time in when to prepare another ordinance.
 Everybody at the City Hall is now at sea regarding the tax levy. They are all spending money in their various depart ments on the presumption that they VIII be allowed as much money as last year, whereas if the ideas of the SoIld SIX COuncilmen prevail they will have spent all their income by January, and the city will have to close down it's business Tor the remainder of the fiscal year
 The amusing incident in the analr Is the position or MI " OtuN al Iu 1IllS OI4- fortunate gentleman, aIIhough only one of the Solid Six and To more reprehen- sible than the other live, always sue Ceeds in occupying the position of being the man on whose vote all depends. His fellOw-supporteT Of the obnoxious tax ordinance were expressing amusement to-day that he had attended the Mayor meeting last night and shown some VacinatiOn regarding his position, es- pecially as Woodward took the trouble last Monday night to read a lengthy typewriter report in support Of his vote.
 The Mayor has not yet vetoed the Ordi- dinance, and sent 1t back to the Council, but it is presumed he will do this before next Monday night
 Councilman Woodward issued the fol- lowing statement to-day:
 I propose to stand by the proposition of nak- Ing these grand improvements for the city. l think they will benefit the entire people. The lake certainly ought to be dredged and Cleansed Of the filth and sewerage It now con- tzins and that is constantly being dumped into Cemetery Creek. This creek should be diverted and the sewerage matter run into the main lake sewer. We already have rights of way granted for this improvement As l am Tn favor of these public improve meuts provided for in the levy of S1 q l pro- pose to stand by the measure unless something better is submitted to me. am not in favor of crppling the depart n1ents of the city. but 1 firmly believe that these improvements can be made with the Sl q levy if rigid economy is practiced in the ad- miaistratiOn of the city government. In conclusion, 1 firmly believe from all the information ] can secure, that the whole Of Lake Merritt can be dredged by June 30. lsss. The best citizens of this city, large property owners as well as small ones, are one and all interested to see our city cleaned up and i'm proved MT. Pringle, Councilman-at-l at-large from priation Of $50 coo to improve the lake and dredge it at once. [. W. WOODWARD.