The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-07
WILL TRY TO
KEEP WITHIN
DOLLAR LIMIT
Supervisors Discuss
City Finances.
POSTPONE PAYMENT OF BILLS
INFRINGEMENT PROVES TO BIZ
THE ORDER OF THE DAY.
Over Hundred Thousand Dollars in
Bills Contracted in Excess of the
One-TweIfth Act Go Over
Until June.
POSTPONE PAYMENT OF BILLS
BEREAVEMENT PROVES TO Ri
THE ORDER OF THE DAY.

The Finance Committee of the Board of
supervisors met twice yesterday for the
purpose Of discussing the situation that
confronts the men who will govern the
city for the next twelve months. They
are between two fires, as they cannot
meet the obligations left them by the last
board and run the city on the dollar limit
as they pledged themselves to do. AT the
same time they feel they cannot be mig
gardly in expenditures, as the claim will
be made that they are neglecting the
wants Of the city and thus retarding its
development.
According to a report filed with the
committee by it's expert Mr.. Williams,
the retiring board repeatedly violated the
one-twelfth act, thus creating deficiency
for the past six months of S114, 300. Accord
ing to the rate at which money had been
expended during that period it was esti-
mated the deficiency at the end of the
next six months would be increased by
$133, $780, In view Of the condition of the
citys finances it was decided to postpone
payment Of bills totaling over S112 900,
which are in excess of the allowance
made by the one-tWelfth act, until the end
of the fiscal year in June. AT that time
they can be paid out of the surplus fund.
Thirty-seven thousand dollars of the
amount is due for labor and material used
in the office of the Superintendent Of
streets Superintendent Ambrose exceeded
his allowance by that amount, which is
included in the Inheritance of debt which
the old administration left the present
one.
In addition to these drains on the treas
ury, which the Supervisors find it impos-
sible to guard against, there are extraor-
binary expenditures, such as the Botk1n
trial court orders and judgments, over
which they have no control. Under these
conditions it is difficult for them to keep
within the dollar limit They affirm their
intention of endeavoring to do so, and eX-
press the belief that they can when re-
lieved of the deficiency in the funds Gre
ated by the outgoing board.
In addition to the morning session the
committee, consisting of Dr.: Perrault
(chairman), Attridge and Collins, held
protracted session again in the afternoon
Various plans were discussed for reduc-
ing the expenditures as much as possible.
The members seriously discussed the pro-
posed new police station for the Mission
district.
Committee in the morning 1t was agreed
to report in favor of readvertising for bids
in accordance with the modified plans.
$4,000 building, saying that $4,000 should
be sufficient. 1t was explained that in
addition to the police station there would
be a stable for the sixty horses used in
the patrol wagons of the department.
These horses are at present boarded out
at various stables, the city paying SIS
gested that the matter regarding the re-
quired outlay be discussed shortly at a
conference between members of the
Finance, Building and Police committees.
The new Board of Supervisors is going
on record early in its official career as
not being friendly to boxing clubs The
Health and Police Committee met yester-
day and passed upon the request of the
National Club for permits for two box
ing bouts during the month Of January.
The entire committee was present, con-
sisting of Collins (chairman), Phelps, Att
ridge, Heyer and Lackmann. From the
views expressed by the members it was
apparent that they do not look upon box
ing as one of the arts they should foster.
The committee finally decided to grant
one of the desired permits. This will
cover the meeting between Jeffries and
Kennedy during the last week Of this
month. According to Supervisor Heyer,
if the fight should develop any evidences
of job he will vote against granting any
permits hereafter.
Manager Groom was not altogether
happy over the outcome of his petition
to the board, and meeting Supervisor
regarding the fact that he had secured
but one of the two permits desired. He
received no consolation here, as he was
told that the board had not yet passed
upon the recommendation of the commit
tee and might not confirm its action. The
Supervisor said the chairman of COM
mittee was not the whole committee and
a committee was not the board, and init
mated strongly that the permit would not
be granted when ii came up for final ac-
ton at the board meeting on Monday.