The San Francisco call., 1899-07-08
CITY OFFICERS
CLAMOR|NG FOR
MORE MONEY
Trouble in Store for
Supervisors.
HEALTH BOARD TO BE HEARD
JUDGE MURPHY MUST SEE THE
MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION.
Finance Committee Holds UP Bill
of Dunham, Carrigan & Hay
den for Investiga-
ton.

Protests against the reduced apportion-
ments for municipal departments are be-
ginning to pour in upon the Supervisors.
and the members are anticipating an ex-
ceedingIy uncomfortable time OF 1t dur
ing the next few weeks. An inkling or
what may be expected in the future was
given at the meeting Of the Finance Com
mittee yesterday afternoon.
The first TO appear was Assistant Dis
trict Attorney L. S. Salomon, who asked
the committee to increase the salary OF the
stenographer and typewriter employed by
District Attorney Murphy. Salomon ex-
planned that he appeared on behalf OF his
chief. who thought that the stenograph-
er's present salary of $50 was entirely in
adequate, as he had to work long over
Chairman Perrault explained that being
pledged to the dollar limit he did not see
ho it was R9ss1s psy to hdgs fn9 M2
ply" concluded Perrault. Ito see the
Merchants Association or Mayor Phelan.
Perhaps they can figure out now your
stenographer can get more money under
the dollar limit. We can o, s ,d troa,
+be Trea q fShrarV trustees setting forth
many reasons why the library appropriaoo
ton should not be reduced to the S5O,Og9
Then the Board of Health got in with
a written protest against the financial
slashing it gets, and asking that a time
be set when the members of the board
may appear before the committee and
personally enter protest. AS IT was evil
make a vigorous fight against the reduc-
ton it was decided to give the members
a hearing next Tuesday evening at 7:S9
o'clock.
Clerk Russell was instructed to send out
notices to those who have filed protests
against their assessments that the Su-
pervisors will meet as a Board of Equal
iZation at 10 a. m, Tuesday, and continue
in daily session until all protests are acted
upon.
The committee reported in favor of re-
uuesting the Assessor to inform the board
as to the amount of assessable property
out any uncertainty the amount OF the
levy to be raised by the board on the
third Monday in September. 1879, so that
sufficient revenue may be provided Tor the
support and maintenance OF the 1soo seVerai era
partments for the fiscal year 1S99-l9OO,
and in compliance with the pledge exacted
from the members of the board.
The charges of extreme favorlt1sm IN
the purchase of supplies for the Fire De-
partment cropped up again when a Dill
from Dunham, Carrigan & Hayden was
presented to the committee. Chairman
Perrault announced that of the fifty items
in the bill only five were included in the
contract the others being bought in open
market He cited carriage bolts, which
were purchased from that firm at cents
each, while the contract price was 50
cents a hundred.
what's that?" demanded Collins.
''Why, that's a raise of 81 05 per hundred
over the contract price"
Here are the figures in the bill; they
speak for themselves replied Perrault.
1.-The best thing for US to do is to hold
agreed with him, and the chances are
good for the heads of the Fire Depart
ment and Durham, Carrigan & Hayden
being called upon to do some explaining.