The San Francisco call., 1899-10-03

by Assessor Dodge. 1t is also claimed
that the Mayor considered that a knowl-
edge OF the valuations fixed would create
more or less dissatisfaction among the
taxpayers interested and the anticipated
favorable result of the election would of
consequence be jeopardized.
The supervisors, however, took the
other side of the question. They held
that every property owner along the line,
in order TO vote intelligently at the forth
coming election, should be informed of
just the status of his possessions as re-
CARDS to municipal plans. AS DR.. Per
rault, chairman of the Finance Commit
tee, said after the meeting, There are doc
tors and lawyers and other professional
people and bakers and business men in
that district, the success of whose profess
sions and trades depends largely upon the
length OF their residence in the locality.
Iheir values are not confined solely TO
their realty and improvements, but large
Iy TO the fact that they have established
places of business in the community. This
value was not reckoned by the appraisers.
yet In some cases 1t exceeds the actual
value Of the holdings. Condemn the
homes and places of business of such men
and they, are forced into other neighbor-
moods, where they will suffer a compara-
tive loss until they have been there such
a time as to have built up another prac-
uce or list of customers"
1t was from this standpoint and from
the other point that every man had the
rlght to know just what plant the city
contemplated with regards to his property
tion yesterday and seeing it In that light
they voted to open the report. file it and
refer 5 1t to the Finance Committee.
Inc proposed new City and County Hos
pital also came in for some little further
discussion. Under the original resolution
empowering the medical and art associa-
tlons to select a board to supervise any
plans that might be submitted only the
County Medical Society was recognized.
and good-sized kick went up from the
College OF Physicians and Surgeons. as
s. n hlr Of hn
Medical College and every other like in
stitutton in the city The same old bitter
ness that has existed for years among the
DOCTOR factories found fresh vent, and
the roar was loud and long. In framing
the original resolution Supervisor Per-
rault was ignorant of these factional feel
lngs and unintentionally sighted every
one save members of the County Society
He squared himself yesterday by amend
Ing his first resolution to include Cooper
MedlSal college the College of Physicians
and surgeons and the University of Cali
fornia Medical Department and two
citation.
The gas question bobbed up again when
the bids for outside stations not acted
upon last week was called up. A motion
was made to put it over another week
Perrault moved that the whole gas 'uues-
tion be taken up on Wednesday. night a :
8 o'clock. Deasy amended by making it
at o clock Wednesday afternoon Both
motions were lost and nothing will be
meeting
Monday next.
The letting Of the street light contract
| upon the gas companys bid of 81 35 per
thousand feet was brought up next but
IKE the outside stations bid it went over
for a week. Chairman Perrault of the
Finance Committee reported that the
gas bill for August exceeded the limit Of
the one-twelfth act by S167. Apropos Of
this and other eXcesses the following
resolution was adopted:
Resolved That public notice he and &. h.r.h
given to all contractors, merchants and others
supplying the city with merchandise or labor
that the one-twelfth act will be strictly ad-
hered to by this board and that no demands
will be audited in excess of the monthly an
proprtation. Information to the condition Of
the funds can always be obtained and persons
companies and corporations supplying denart
ments whose funds impaired or depleted
must distinctly understand that they are doing
so at their own risk.
cET-Superyisor Tom Morton's bill for
coal furnished the City and County Hos
pital precipitated a rather warm discus
sion which resulted in the presentation
OF some figures which demonstrated that
| that institution has not been conducted
| upon strictly economical lines. The
monthly appropriation amounts to $500.
Inc July bills were as follows: Coal.
& S1V7 70 ,,,ef I9re1ture e7 and carpets. 1855 IS;
stable expense, s125 Is; salaries. s2943'
with other items the total was s9603 35
In In August the total footed up SSS22 Sc.
Shook for the feeding of the prisoners in
County Jail No. during August was as
sured by the adoption of a resolution
which eliminated the segregation of the
each branch Jail and threw the different
apportionments into one fund to be drawn
upon for SUBSISTENCE by any of the insti-
tutions included in Snook's contract
The veto by Mayor Phelan of the order
granting the Market Street Railway Com.
pany permission to substitute wooden for