The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-18
At LAST ALL
SUPERVISORS
co ON RECORD
Give Their Views on
the Tax Levy.
SIX WANT A S1.4O CITY RATE
THE OTHER SIX WILL VOTE
FOR $1.2O.
The Finance Committee Failed to Re-
port 20 the Committee of the
Whole at Yesterdays
Meeting.
SIX WANT A S1.4O CITY RATE
THE OTHER SIX WILL VOTE
FOR $1.2O.

Chairman Britt of the Fire Committee
stated yesterday that Hewitt would re-
ceiVe not to exceed $50 900, of witch sum
$500 will be for salaries, $4,000 for extern
sions OF the present system and S12 500 for
police telegraph The other $4,000 is for
placing wires underground in the business
portion of the city and for material, ap-
paratus and repairs thereby neceSsitated
THE items in Hewitt's estimate which
the committee have turned down., re-
marked Britt, ARE as follows: Thirty
five thousand dollars for 150 police signal
boxes, $500 for wire, sl2,500 for fire alarm
boxes and $4,000 for wire for the same
$4,000 for a central electric station at the
City Hall and $500 for suitable building
for the same The new station is needed,
and so are the other things recommended
by Hewitt; but they will have to wait in
order to keep down the tax levy to a rea-
sonable figure"
What is your opinion as to the total
amount of the tax levy?" was asked.
figure the total tax levy at from 81 So
to 81 40 said Supervisor Britt, 1.-The diff
ference in my estimate depending upon
whether or not the Supervisors will have
to appropriate $50 900 or $250,000 this year
for a new City and County Hospital. 1
have to-day sent communication to the
City and County Attorney, asking him
whether 1t will be proper, from a legal
aside $50 600 this year for the hospital
foundations and leave future appropria-
tons for construction to our successors.
In case it is found that this plan can be
followed the board will be able to save
S250.o00 for other purposes and reduce the
levy proportionately. Under no circum-
stances Will the majority favor tax levy
reaching 81. There are no members of the
board who will vote for 81 or 81 10
levy. That story was all rot. / know that
there has been no decision reached yet
a. to the exact amount of the levy even
by two or three Supervisors figuring to-
gether. Every man seems to have diff
1erent idea We do not agree as to the
For Instance. Haskins wants so much for
streets, or something else. have differ
ent figures, and Devany and the others
have their own. We are at sea. under
stand that Smith and Morton intend to
try and make political capital out of this
business by voting for lower tax levy
Rottanzi viii side with them; SO will Gin
ton. Dodge and Lackmann- That makes
will try and do their duty and vote for
levy that will not carry heavy deficit
over into next year. We cannot get along
on 81 10, as some persons seem to think,
by the next board, It is not honest to
pose it. SO will five other members of the
board. There may be a deadlock over the
matter. We simply wish to get sufficient
to economically conduct the city govern
ment and to make a few needed improve
ments. We want the hospital AS for the
Zoo project shall favor its abandonment
out this Improvement until later.s '
Supervisor Devany said: THE tax levy
will not go to 81. That much is certain.
l coincide with Supervisor Britt in say
ing that levy of about 81 40 for munici-
pal purposes will be the correct thing
This added to the State tax of 4SS cents
would bring the, total levy, up to 81 IS,
which is reasonable enough
Supervisor Sheehan said: II am not
going to vote for a levy of 81 or over.
Moreover. I favor dropping the Zoo. I
we can put the city and county expenses
down so that the municipal rate will be
about 81 10. The hospital equipment will
cost about 100000 in addition to the $500,
coo for the building, but we can let the
matter of the equipment go very well I'M
til we get the building. ! am in favor of
only appropriating the $50, 900 for the hos
pital foundations this year and get the
work started"
Supervisor Hawkins was asked for a
statement. Put me down for total tax
No expression was secured from Super
visor Rivers ''He wants the Mission
marked another Supervisor, because he
has financial interests out in that section
OF town."
Captain Delany expressed himself as
d
unemployed men work on public improve
mentS.
1t is known that Rottanzi. Dodge
Lackmann and Clinton expect the coop
Grafton of Smith and Morton TO kill the
Zoo and several other projects. and that
they will favor. city and county levy
members of the board That is the situa-
ton precisely summed up at the present
time, and there seems to be no proba-
bilty of a change.
of x-oc 10
nance Committee attempted to get to-
gether and agree upon tax levy sched-
ule, but failed. Chairman Rottanzi OBJ
sion Zoo, and Devany and Haskins IA
vored it. There was also disagreement
concerning the public printing. Rottanzi
a cause for public scandal. Finally the
chairman left the meeting and refused
TO return. The remaining members did
not come to an agreement to present a
schedule on their own account, and so
nothing was done. Again, at O'clock in
the afternoon, after the second meeting
of the Supervisors in committee of the
whole, an attempt was made by Rottanzi
and Haskins to come to an agreement
Devany being Ill and not present. In the
event that the committee come to
on Monday at 10 o'clock to the Board of
Supervisors, but failing that, the ma
jority and minority may present their
with the dilemma as best it can
When the Supervisors met yesterday
morning in committee of the whole, the
spirit of retrenchment was uppermost
School affairs came up first for discus
sion School Director Gallagher made an
address on behalf of the Board of Edu.
cation urging that the Si,515.000 estimate
of the board be allowed, as the money
was all needed
What is your salary roll?' asked su-
pervisor Smith.
about 81 DOS O0o," replied Gallagher.
"Can you not reduce that?" queried the
Supervisor
What was the deficiency last year?"
"In the neighborhood Of 100000"
Dr. Clinton asked a question at this
point 81 understand that your board has
recently appointed 200 teachers. Is that
sou
IF we cut down your appropriation
what department will suffer-" asked Su,
peryisor Britt.
''.fhe pupils" responded the School
Trustee.
School Director Waller then addressed
the Supervisors at some length, Defend
ing the expenditures for the schools
In the afternoon Registrar Buggy ap-
peared before the committee of the whole
of the Supervisors and sprung u little sur
prise. He stated that he did not want
the entire $4,000, which the Auditor had
allowed him in his annual estimate for