The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-20

So the appropriation was cut from the
SEQ, 900 figure of 1928 to $4,000 for 1s9S-99.
That will compel the Health Board to
discharge few dozen useless inspectors,
was the final comment of Clinton.
The fire department was reduced $4,000
and brought down to the $6OO,O0O basis.
SAC. 900 for 1S9S-99
The police .z department; remained f1led un
increased from s53 900 last year to $56,52o
The school fund passed under the scrutiny
Of the Supervisors, and despite y eoa ooo lew w
| 1898 to 81 .232, 14O. The street lighting
fgn So was put at or an tba Ha of
opening of a street on the east side OF the
ment got what it wanted. $685. 900, or .rath-
er, all that it expected to get. This Is the
same sum that was given to the depart
Supervisor, Rivers brought, up the so5 Mis- is
be given for it's purchase. He also
wanted $4,000 for ST. Mary's Park. No
but the Mission Zoo was roasted, If it be
possible to OF roast sst zoo 7od 81 +bs
ers,' said Dr.. Clinton. 1.-The price asked
is four times what the property is worth.
l took competent real estate men out
there and they. told me the tract was
should the city pay over 5000. 900? It is
an outrage to suggest such thing"
Again came an unexpected break on the
part of Supervisor Britt. II must vote
against the Mission Zoo" he said.
Rivers, who sat next to him, leaned
over and said few emphatic things, sub
rosa, but apparently without effect.
They could not pass 1t because 1
Supervisors near the reporters table.
Sheehan, Devany, Delany and Haskins
sided with Rivers, the Zoo project was
dropped.
During the afternoon the committee of
the whole adjourned from the committee
room to the chamber of the Supervisors
and resolved itself into a board with
Mayor Phelan in the chair, to receive
bids on the plans for a new City and
County Hospital and transact other bust
ness There were eighteen architects
room was numbered with big boxes con-
tanning the same. Following the pre-
sentation of the plans, which remained
unopened, the opinion of the City and
County Attorney on the illegality of the
proceedings was read.
Some discussion followed as to how the
their, waste of time, if the hospital could
not be built. 1t seems that the board
offered e three prizes of $1,000, $3.50 and $500
as to what should be done about the re-
wards was reached.
Following the board meeting the Su-
peINlSOTS returned TO the committee room
and resumed the consideration of the, tax
levy. The various items were finally put
together and before recess was taken Ex-
pert Cyril Williams stated that the to-
tai city and county levy, on the basis of
the appropriations passed, would be
$1.29S, or practically 81 80. Adding the
about 81 70.
The Supervisors reconvened at $50 D. M
as committee of the whole, and after
several matters relevant to street i'm
DrOVQmpnfS had hppn 0iGnOSed n
visor Rottanzi moved that the considera-
ton of the Mission Zoo be postponed in
definitely slnI In order that the tax levy
be done, however, it was suggested that
the resolution to purchase the Miranda
Tract, a strip of land adjoining the Pre-
explained its provisions at length, and
Mayor Phelan stated that the identical
resolution had been repeatedly passed by
the board. He did not favor its passage
unless the Supervisors would pledge
themselves to make use Of the money af-
ter it had been appropriated, and with
adopted
DR.. Rottanzi then asked that a sum
should be segregated from the school
fund with which to erect and maintain an
addition to the Polytechnic School. This
was also reserved for future considera-
ton. Supervisor Haskins then an
nounced that the Finance committee had
prepared an estimate for the tax levy
which annroximated 81 20. but upon DR..
CllntQnS query as to whether or not it
included the 900 for the ST. Mary's
Park. he remained silent. I'VE will put
it in said DR.. Rottanzi. But DR. Gin
ton spirftedly replied that he insisted
upon knowing why it had been left out
Mr.. Haskins appeased him. however, and
Dr.. Rottanzi moved that all proceedings
seeking to condemn land for the Mission
Zoo be at once dismissed. Supervisor
Rivers offered an amendment to the eff
feet that the City and County Attorney
be instructed to this end, and the motion
was unanimously carried.
At this point the boards proceedings
were interrupted by an occurrence which
was not on the programme, and though it
took place just outside the committee
room the noise and disorder which en-
sued were sufficient to bring all business
to an end for several minutes. The par
ticulars of the incident, in which Super,
visor Clinton and A. S. Baldwin the real
estate agent were the central figures. are
set forth in another column. Shortly be-
fore 10 o'clock the committee adjourned
sine die, and five minutes later met in
the board room as the board proper
The committee of the whole then pre-
sented its estimate, fixing the tax levy
at S.3177, and 1t was about to be sub
mitted to a vote when Mr. Haslsins. at
the instance of the Auditor, moved that
the figure be fixed at s1.31S His motion
was seconded by Supervisor Morton. and
a vote had. All the Supervisors voted
aye except Clinton. Lackmann, Rottanzi
and Dodge, these four voting in the neg
ative. Supervisor Devany then moved
that the board adjourn until next Monday
at o'clock, and his motion was unani-
mously adopted. 1t was exactly seven
minutes past II o'clock when the board
ceased Its labors.