The San Francisco call., 1899-11-26
BOND ELECTIONS
ARE PROVIDED FOR
NEXT MONTH
Election Commissions
ers Take Action.
CONSOLIDATION OF PRECINCTS
AUDITOR WELLS REQUEST TO
POSTPONE OVERRULED.
Provisions Made for Appointment Of
Officers at Reduced Compensa-
ton and Expenses VIII
Be Kept Down.

The Election Commissioners yesterday
morning passed resolutions for holding
TWO bond elections next month. Auditor
We4ls asked that the matter be postponed
until next July. or later, on the ground
that the city's finances were in such a
condition that no money would be avail
ao!e Tor the expenses OF the proposed
elections. He thought ii expedient to have
the money appropriated out OF next years
tax levy. but was overruled by his col
leagues.
Inc resolutions as adopted provide for
the consolidation OF the established 3O3
general election precincts into Jog special
eIecuon precincts One OF the elections
viii be held on December 27 for the pur-
pose or submitting the question OF the is
suance OF bonds for the acquisition Of
lands for public park purposes, and the
other, on December 29 for mourning an
Indebtedness for the acquisition OF q sewer
system, construction OF a new City and
County Hospital and the construction OF
seventeen new schoolhouses and repairs
10 schoo!houSes now existing
Auditor Wells refused to vote on the
consolidation OF precincts, but voted with
the other Commissioners on ali other
De stated that only s65 900 was appro-
priated at the beginning OF the year for
eIecuon purposes, and that amount has al
ready been overdrawn by $4,000 Mayor
Phelan and the other CornmIssioncrs
however, took the stand that the elections
could not be delayed, and proceeded 10
maze = the necessary arrangements, but at
an expense, according TO Registrar Step
paehers figures not TO exceed $40, 900.
On motion OF Commissioner Tlton Il was
decided 10 limit the number OF election
officers in each precinct 10 four. the COM
pehsauon or each officer 10 be SIS for the
two elections.
Bills for the election just closed were
ordered paid TO the amount OF SIS, ,295 a
one per cent was deducted from the bill
or Cunningham, Curtiss & Welch, owing
70 the fact that the large envelopes fur
nlsneu Dy that nrm were not satisfactory
The same firm was awarded the contract
to furnish 1900 envelopes.
Ar the suggestion Of the Mayor, the six
clerkS VINO nave been watching the vault
IN which the ballots are kept will be dis
missed next Monday In the future the
Mayor, Registrar and as many OF the
comm iSsioners who desire will place their
official seals on the vault and q policeman
Will be placed on watch
Ihe Commissioners adjourned to meet
eeihn tomorrow morning, when the Of
clared.
We viii have an election" said Audi
tor Neils after the Election Commission
ers had adjourned, but the money will
nave TO come out OF the pockets OF the
city 5 creditors. This Will not be very well
come news TO the merchants who have
furnished supplies and who are now clam
orlng Tor their money. but the cold. bare
fact confronts US that there wifi a def
cheney OF over 100000 in the various mu-
nicipal funds at the end OF the present
fiscal year. / anticipated a deficiency In
the general fund IL S69O.O00 because of the
refusal OF banks and corporations to pay
on bonds held by them and on the as
sessIneuts as levied by Assessor Dodge
understand. however, that they are
paying In the moneys under protest and
Intend TO sue the city for the amounts
claimed by them 10 be illegal. II IS GER
tain that the city will be involved in end
less litigation. with a possibility of an
unfavorable decision. In that event my
estimate OF a deficiency In the general
fund win no. fall short Of the figures 7
The estimated deficiency at the end Of
the current fiscal year 1Se9-l9o0 as compiled
by Auditor Wells is as follows;
Advertising, $1,000; burial OF INDECENT
dead. $500; County Jail No. l. no appropri-
alton. $1,000; County Jail No. 2, $500: Coun-
ty jail No. :. 5000; sherift,s deputies.
$500; Coroner's expenses, $3.50; City Re-
ceiving Hospital. $500: Bosworth-street
tunnel, extra work 5000: miscellaneous
court orders, $500; examination Of insane
mo appropriation1. 800: city and County
Hospital, S60O0 plans for proposed hos
pital. 5000; Health Department. $40. 900:
penses criminal cases). 1900; License Col
lector, blanks, etc, $3.50; extra clerks.
500; maintenance OF insane; 500;
dren, 5000; municipal reports, $1,000;
registration and election expenses
CoYerdraft). $1,000; two bond elections,
SSl,V1O, Attorney expenses, SI,W0, pubic
buildings-fuel 5000: repairs and furni-
ture 5000: lighting Sl000 urgent necessity.
so, COO: water for municipal purposes, Sl5.-
600: panhandle expenses, 5000; Supervisors
penter. etc, S400; County Clerks deputies,
1890: plans and specifications for school
house sites, $500; Recorders folio clerks,
$500; transcripts on appeal. $500; steno-
graphing and reporters expenses (court
orders). $1,000: Boys and Girls Aid So
eiety, 1880: street light fund, $1,000; Street
Department fund. $500; stationery for
public offices, $1,000. Total probable deficit.
eO0e 100