The San Francisco call., 1899-07-01
DOLLAR LIMIT IS
ROUNDLY DENOUNCED
City Officials Protest Against the
Tax Estimate.
Chairman PerrauIt Of the Finance Committee Is
Willing the Mayer Should Make Good bis
Ante+Electi0n Statement.

with the. view however, Of keeping intact
/ TIE estimates for the support OF the various
ipstitutioiIs and departments under the con
/. .sc;ff3ation act ana under the new charter your
camiuittee has prepared schedule showing
TIE amounts 50 far provided fur. 70 wit:
For. exuenditUres under consolidation
,.act from Jqiy l to: December 81 -,o
Iagr exi5er,ditIires under tie ney rnar-
ter from January 20 June 80, 1900 2,432' 83J
+ Total expenditures fur fiscal year =. 81, ,93S,5
Est innate CT receipts froHl other sources ,,,
Amount to be. raised by taxation, 81: *: T..
on $%Q, ,yt0. tD': - '9.yo9VVV
FL addition as outside the =.
dtel sialies-. 49,. $4,000 II. ..> ::
Acquisition - property for - .:;>'..s !.
st. M&rys I5arL., L-7i .:zs. -s2 g! "
Making the tax levy on a Valuation *of $50, (
600 ,0j $Os5 on each ;$Q0 valuation @lt = rol, =
The Auditor rs*estimate provides for s2,SG7,195'
flr expenditures under. the consultation "a e.
and 81 $50 9f7 under the new cnart err; (rll [;
tf s. 46S, ,!42 The amount os $1.40S1S2 eStfrfated
10 :te received from other sources, reduces ti
alaita.nt 10. be raised by taxa don. 10 SL:l6.on
each sloc valuaticn:on on total vasuatQn of $s:9, :
The estraates-to be raised by faXat!9n:so* far
The statement made by his Honor the@ !: :.s .
Mayor on the members. taking heir ~. ::.. =.
seats was that. there should be: raised =: -: -z=
Aliditor's estirllte ..s:.. -. -06O.oG
Finance Committee s. t22.DVO
/ Tie Merchants Committee, who were re.
qhestsd by your honorable board TO Prepare
an estimate. VIII probably complete the. same
during the present week and as that: body Is
bsstOwng great. care In Its compilation, II VII
be some g,l{detG . this hoard in making its levy
on the third. Monday in September 1888 :
Yelilr COMMITTEES will present a resolution fix
ing ,be aDprorrfati0n as. a guide to the Auditor
and Treasurer in a accordance with the report %
control the expenditures 10 be made and recon-
The subject Of the levy however. VIII be
finally determined as provided by the Polt3cal
AT-.v1 1arf IN -aTefa ON l0E l
The receipts from the insurance commission
ers in aid of the Fire Department amounted
last wear to the. sum OF s29. 6S5 q and this year
the receipts from this source VIII add to the
appropriation Of the Fire Department and IN
crease the allowance.
Then follows the figures as published in
The Call Yesterday morning.
Before acting upon. the estimate the
committee listened TO the protests OF As
SCISSOR Dodge and city. ard. County Al
to1ney Lane against the allowance made
for their respective departments. Dr.
Dodge called attention TO the esumate
which allows him 5000 with Whfch 10
conduct his office for the first six months
of the fiscal year and $4,000 for the second
half
statutory officers for the next six months,
allowing nothing for extra deputies, said
the Assessor. For the past ten years the
Office has employed NOT less than thirty
five deputies during the last six months
of the calendar year 1t VIII REQUIRE AT
the very least S20. BOO for me to perform
the necessary work OF the office up TO the
1st of January
The Assessor said he had adopted d sys-
TEN which he thought would result IN a
saving Of S15 600 or $50 300 a year in the
expenses of the office, and he was willing
to stand reduction of $20.g $50. but he did
not see how ne could get along with any
less. The Assessor had to collect a half
million dollars in poll taxes. and that
alone required q considerable outlay to
gather in. He said he. was now working
his deputies day and night and had man
aged to keep $500 within his allowance
but If his force was reduced it would be
impossible to continue the work.
Chairman Perrault explained that every
member of the board had pledged himself
to keep within the dollar limit The
Mayor in his annual message had called
attention to this pledge and, after two
years experience in office had assured
the Supervisors that by strict economy
they could easily keep within the dollar
limit not counting expenditures for public
improvements and the payment of de-
fiCienCies created under the last board.
If this levy is not satisfactory" con-
Cluded Chairman Perrault, and Mayor
Phelan can improve upon it. the commit
tee will be pleased to accept suggestions
from him"
Supervisor Attridge was greatly inter