The San Francisco call., 1899-07-25
PLEADING FOR
AN INCREASE IN
APPROPRIATIONS
Supervisors Listen to
Various Prayers.
NYMPHIA ORDERED CLOSED
BALDWIN WANTS TO PUT A ROOF
ON HIS BUILDING.
Petitions Presented and Resolutions
Passed-Market-S Street Railway
Sends in It's Annual Finan-
cial Report.
NYMPHIA ORDERED CLOSED
BALDWIN WANTS TO PUT A ROOF
ON HIS BUILDING.

The Supervisors, with his Honor the
Mayor in the chair, listened yesterday
afternoon to deputations from the Health
Department, the County Clerks office, the
City and County Hospital and the Street
Department, all intent upon impressing
the minds of the city fathers that the
appropriations allowed them under the 81
tax levy will fall far short of the actual
and absolute necessities of each depart
ment.
Supervisors Attridge, Black, Byington,
Deasy, Heyer, Holland, kalben, Lack
mann, Perrault and Phelps made up the
quorum. The regular business was waived
and the crying demands of the depart
ment orators were heard.
Joseph Goddard chief deputy Of the
County Clerk, was given first chance. He
took oath that $4,000 was the minimum
limit at which his office could exist The
former figure allowed was $4,000, and
less than $50 ,00O, he said, would be de-
structive. The business of the office VIII
be paralyzed and crippled and the work
never up to date unless we get at least
100000" iterated Goddard, after reading
a tabulated statement which contained
the records of former years and which
| he produced as conclusive evidence OF his
case
DR.. Sussdorf was the pleader for the
City and County Hospital. He implored
for a raise on account of necessary re-
pairs, past expenditures and future i'm
provements. He claimed that there was
no place to isolate contagious diseases;
that the nurses needed a new building,
and many other Improvements should be
set on foot. Perrault asked DR.. SusSdorf
| if it We're true that the Merchants, Asso-
| citation would recommend $11l,0OO for the
use of the City and County Hospital. The
| doctor said he had not heard of it, nor
| did he have an idea what appropriation he
! would get.
DR.. Barbat trumpeted the demands of
the Health Department.
! Street Department, recited a long list of
/ expenses that would have TO be INCURRED.
He ,,d did II not see how the $50 400 Peductqn fe ION
preparation for the life of his department..
| W. R. Hewitt of the fire-alarm service
was next and he likewise displayed
| tendency toward the desire for more.
! The Mayor listened patiently, interro-
eating the pleaders from time TO time. The
| entire matter was put over for consider
| o'clock, when the board will convene for
! the sole purpose of the discussion Of these
Assessor Dodge has notified the board
! of his estimate on taxable properties 1t
| is follows:
! and County of San Francisco-Gentlemen Re
/ plying TO your request per resolution No. 1858
| estimate s3S6 900 900. with of course the usual
! allowances for shrinkage due to delinquencies.
| etc. The amount the rolls over and above
! 1856 000. o00-namely, about SIS, 600 OoO-wlll be
| contested in the courts and in my opinion can
!
spectfulIy st f yours yours WASHINGTON DODGE.
! Upon resolution introduced by Holland
| to close the Nymphia, Thomas b. o Brlen
| representing a committee to state the op-
! position to these houses of i'll fame on the
! part of the residents of that district arose
| and set forth the requests of his constit-
uents. The board Immediately voted upon
! the resolution and the Nymphia received
| it's final death stroke. 1t was declared
| public nuisance and was ordered closed.
!
| experts of the board to prepare list of
| supplies furnished the various depart
ments not under contract during the last
three months, together with the prices
! charged for the various articles. a copy
of the list must be furnished to each OF
the board before July 81.
p. J. Baldwin has petitioned the Super
visors for permission to place a metal or
asphaltun roof on the premises known
| as the Baldwin Hotel building, over the
first story, with thirteen-lnch brick par
| tition walls not more than 100 feet apart,
! and finish the stores and Easements for
The Mayors veto of the resolution al
lowing pool-selling and betting at dog
| races was sustained. Deasy, Heyer, Hol-
land, Lackmann and Byington voted
Holland withdrew his resolution which
provided for a reception committee to wei
| come the California volunteers.
| The American Fire Engine Company
| was allowed $4940 for a metropolitan steam
engine and the bill ordered paid. Bills
! paid 70 the Risdon Iron Works from the
| general fund.
Deeds were accepted from Lizzie Carr
! of the property on Twenty-htth street
| from San Jose avenue to Guerrero street
| a communication was received from the
Market-sreet Railway Company setting
| forth the earnings of the line for the
| wear ending December 81, 1898. This is
! in accordance with statute. The report
| is as follows:
Under order 2065, finally approved and passed
|
From the railroad on Sonora and Ne
! braska streets and San Bruno ave
ron, to Market street a. IA 80
fros9 Rioni T1,t6Gag eonerv w to Kearny.,.. 1862 o.
| Order No. 2304, finally approved and passed
From Fren,'uee the railroad on Broadway from
| Fast street to Kearny street,. S26,535 SO
| From the railroad on Sacramento
street from Walnut to and along
= Street etiee anu 80, 1874 so
trent Ifona iafAs' So 4o512 "a
Fron sofeT the railroad on Fulton street.
Seventh avenue to Nineteenth ave-
| nue. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Is4 10
| Under order No 2311 finally approved and
| passed December 29, 1880:
From the railroad on Carl street
First avenue, street and Ninth
From a1tfee the railroad on Hyde and oFar-
ren streets. from Ellis street to ., eco .,
Fro3 s9oti the s'ieIi railroad on Mason street
! from Turk street to Eddy street.. 1926 II
Under said order No. 2311 and order No. 2407.
| approved July H. 1891:
| From the railroad on Page street.
| from Masonic avenue to Stanyan -
street .......................-. A2,57S 81
Under order No. 23l2 approved December 20,
| From the railroad on Page street. Ma
sonic avenue and Frederick street. s16,9S6 47
Under order No. 2469, approved November IS,
IST5i From the railroad on solano street.
| from Kentucky street TO Sixteenth
street fIo 10
| Under order No. 2541, approved June g. 1892:
! From the railroad on Sixteenth and
Fillmore streets .S119, e21 29
Under order No. 25S9. approved December 6,
| From the railroad on Devisadero
street, from Page to Jackson
I From the railroad on Twenty-second
! and Twenty-fourth streets, from
Mission street to Hoffman avenue. S24, 100 0e
! Said gross receipts amounting in the whole
| IN sass IA 81 and that per cent of such gross
| raceipts amounts to S9.T15 49.
PETITIONS RECEIVED
| The following petitions were received and re-
ferred to the proper committees: