The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-13
Supervisors to Meet To-
Morrow Morning.
CLINTON GOES ON RECORD
ASKS A RATE OF $1.15 FOR MU-
NICIPAL PURPOSES.
Rottanzi Also Declares in Favor If
as Low Rate as Will Meet
the Requirements of the
City.

| The tax levy will be taken up by the
| Board of Supervisors, sitting in commit
! tee of the whole, at 10 o'clock tomorrow
morning, when the present fiscal year
| taxes will be fixed. The matter came up
before the board at its regular session
yesterday, when Supervisor Clinton Of
| fered resolution amendatory of the mo-
ton made by Britt to devote $4,000 to the
purchase of land embraced in the pro-
posed St. Mary's Park. Clinton's resolution
| pledged the Supervisors to keep the city
and county levy down to 81 Is and appro-
priated the sum asked for by Mr.. Shad-
burne for the park.
There was such strong opposition to the
resolution that Clinton withdrew it and
allowed the park appropriation to- be
passed. He gave notice, though, that he
would reintroduce that portion relating
to the tax levy later in the day.
Mayor Phelan asked when the Finance
Committee would meet for the purpose of
taking up the levy, and after consulta-
ton among the members it was decided
to meet Wednesday morning in commit
tee Of the whole. Clinton then announced
that he would present his resolution at
that time.
Rottanzi, In the course of a speech on
the tax levy, took occasion to denounce
the Examiner for insinuating that he was
not likely to support low tax rate. Ine
doctor declared that as some of the de-
conducted, 81 10 might not be sufficient to
meet the requirements of the government,
but he certainly was in favor OF low
rate-just as low as the city could get
along with-and he would certainly oppose
any attempt to make any material in
crease over the present rate,
Smith then offered the following reso-
luton, which was referred to the Finance
COMMITTEES:
Resolved, That in making appropria-
tons for this fiscal year, of the
amount set aside for school purposes a
provision be made in said levy requiring
the Board of Education to expend there
from a sum not to exceed $50, 900 for the
erection of a Schoolhouse in the district
west of Castro street"
The clerk was instructed to notify the
heads of the various municipal depart
ments of Wednesdays meeting, in order
that they might attend If they cared to
do so.
The board received bids for a power
plant at the Almshouse, and referred
them to the Hospital Committee. Bids
were also received for 100 keyler boxes
for the fire alarm and police telegraph
system, and they were referred to the
Fire Department Committee.
Permission was granted the NATIONAL
Athletic Club to hold a boxing exhibition
during the month of October
The following contractors were granted
extensions of time on their street con-
tracts: ]. J. Bowling, paving crossing of
Church and Thirteenth streets, thirty
days; Finn & Treacy, constructing stone
sidewalks on Jones street, near Pacific,
and on Bernard, between Jones and Tay-
lor, sixty days each; City Street Improve
ment &c sn y, PAYNE sy crossing OIL
The demand of the Risdon Iron Works
for S2925 for seventy hydrants supplied to
the Fire Department was ordered paid