The San Francisco call., 1899-07-01

~ ONSTERN ACTON : reigned through
~ out: the City Hall: :: yesterday when
Il Z, tlie* new. tax levy as proposed
- 10y ..iIie. Finance Committee" of the
:. Board. = Of. Supervisors and pup!shei
eXcHisiveIys. in She Gall Was dfgested
aud 81 he heads of the vari6ns depart
merits saw that their appropriations had
. }eens shaved :eveN closer than..1he Audit
:0r,S~eStimate. had -cuE E'rhem- One: ana all
declared" hat iii would be Impossible 10
:]l.6p6rlN~ Conduct their offices ol1 the estE-
'- mates tnJde.%**BUt the members or the
.<bQart..staIId plcdGedao, keep the taN levy
.doAyn t0z.fbt dollar limit. and 50 when
the FINANCE Committee met during the
ofterno0a.Jhe leNN was recommended To
jhGboard As ii was Published IN The Salb
.4vi IN, she fellQWi ing = ate1Ifelt-
70 tho Fontjsil)la tLr- I.oafl or Super71s27S
flf..i and County III san .F'ra9ls.I-s.o
II eifasr: n ,C,c54I with the Usqulretuent Incl
tlent.-lo sIerrly}pg the amount uf. the apTr"-
Itrlatr0 0ns or condUttiug. the munlctrtf govern
fiscal y ear yauIae aging July l.
.fSse thai tile SUuitar and Treasurer Tllgh
he a7ll iseg st t.le Eatt OF the aptreti -lt3
il::the@4lQIing ana Nallntalt u tie city 9b'i-
.IJuI F,irEaIFee llflac5 zee beg 70. Tenert taat
als I : ley f6r ts .isc;t! yeas' lSgs-is'J eanhot
legal 14il liil5 Fl. he third Monday in Sep
tenn her. .fSSp ttfs eottISs is rendered Gbsoate
IS wit{l5T aGliQn On tne. taIt Sl *45uE t9-,o1 ,
=: ..[rfiiyi .:1 a fail eztnaie. the pledge
% F..
-ufard> llsrT0tJ5ti5s Sand EepubIean. was that a
Ak :at II each 500 al al assessed valuation
Sj5itlf31.ir: :"t,rgetker with other sources OF
i5tefliie MAS sufficient for The proper main
IN Tsfl1ift5Gn 10 This pledge his Honor. the
SIaSe.r lsin his asidIess TO the members Of this
l1oa rly< 81. elr- ssurntg~ office, stated: me
tifze Heard ;sI SSliiJerYisors is pledged 10 con
duct Jtsl6fy. government u basis OF 81 on
each : iLJ15t 256.GQneGu valuation tof property,
iebf6R..M'puf9 Sjeld S3.5egNQ0 plus revenue from
{, ,tiieg*s56re6s 6E 81 - SIS making total OF
3
.sajl5 .sjl5h Stems aS are probably outside the
ItteligSe fc<s arn9untng to $S2l 0jo and for
Ivhjcli y75 are lof@ responshe; salaries for eX
ira police isf. Sob. 6)p iudsE1lents interest ana
- r$Tsy funds a5prtX mating 51B j esti-
IN, arr I fheref6i5l the board can keep its
pl4dse and. rsi lSA l& total Of these amounts
%7rsl A. la aIllIe for the current fiscal
.f5r fIt& pIlrpJssS was S.. 9u6 Y. re
ferTctieIlr foE the next fiscal year of Sil9.lsl is
lleeessaIy This @b,jsrH. on its entry into office
rasCInlel@ the: order providing for an increase
6ft4le I6liCef9ECe.f fstinared S3y,6Do. and that
Svould. effect a reduction based. on the Mayors
fsureS of $559 $sl from the amount raised last
Ills H1n6r. the Mayor. having two years ex-
lieIlenee ms. lew : We're certainly e|tLltleQ ~
he. treated. with great respect. and there:ore
the. tlrGlusions. QrFtEed..at by him merit atten-
uon an d lS Illusions are .that the tax ley.
less thA %de3iJ@ti2Is 9f :S3g.soo Tor extra ponce
sol.rces. witf*.denlani*tq o DE raised 10y taxation
The sum =0f = S9f. 600. .-. =-...- ...
Ililttat Tecognize the fact that some
80 -i355z-t-i tlxtEilsltt5sr of liking the tax
iht g6;.5rnIilzrt under.: the -eona9lioation act
vii continue or SIX mont hs only. and that
ftovis. should. be made a. provided for IN
Ihe new: pFar er. for. increase in the tax levy.
and asta= whether or not I he pledge eXacted as
tjs the.l iuiit of :taXatien only applies 10 thu
arfIount.t0:.be urogIlled under the consolidation
act e. - -: -: '.r--
WITHOUT preslpllng TO. pass upon--this ques-
ton it is fhcient to assume that the mem
L5rs OF THIS :boardare PIE ged- to impose q Ger
tain .Izite< of taNation and: cannot IN view Of
that fact: take:an other course by the. 4mPosi-
tior Of a great @f1urien. upon the taxpayers at
this time and as'it will req!ife some time after
the INDUCTION of the gogernment under the new
charter until it gets .intQ-.sueCessfui operation.
IL would seem that file expenditures VIII not
demand any ',increased- taxation even pro-
Nided under that. instrument
The provisions -'of. the new charter confer
greater powers upnn the Board OF Supervisors
as 70 taxation and provides for 81 tax on
each 500 valuation" of the property assessed
4not on a valuation OF $3.50. pe0 00o). IS exclusive
also Of the interest and sinking funds Of the
bonded debt. the Improvement and maintenance
ef the parks squares and public grounds. but
for the reasons stated il is not deemed expe-
dent that increase such as contemplated be
made the Organization of the new govern
meHt will occupy some time and the necessities
FOR appropriations made evident during the six
months operation will enable suitable amounts
to be provided Under the charter.