The San Francisco call., 1899-09-07

the Auditor after consultation with
General Dickinson. his attorney, yesterday
sent the following communication to the
Supervisors and to the County Treasurer:
AUDITORS OFFICE,
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 6. 1899.
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors, City
and County of San Francisco:
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incose herewith certified copy of state
ment made by me showing the, sum total of
school teachers salaries for the last fiscal
year, and 1 beg leave to notify you that.
have and will set the full amount of s1,029.
the school fund for this current fiscal year
as a special fund to pay teachers salaries for
section. Very truly, ASA r. WELLS
Auditor.
The statement referred to follows:
AUDITORS OFFICE,
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 6. 1899.
Statement showing amount of money used
in the payment Of teachers salaries a in the the
Francisco for services rendered during the
fiscal year 1S9S-99:
Amount actually paid out for
said services ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS $500, 453 20
Amount of salaries of teachers
for November and December of
said year and remaining unpaid
by reason of litigation concern
ing same ................'''.'"''. 1G5,o4o ~
Sum total ......................s1,O29 ,O29, 500 10
Tho fnreeoinr statement is made in pursu-
snce Of section 1S1SA, Political Code and is
the amount necessary to pay salaries of teach
ers for the current fiscal year based upon the
sum tOlhl vi NSoNilSAS tA7NNA
Auditor City and County of San Francisco.
I hereby certify the foregoing to be a full
true and correct copy of the statement made
by me pursuant to the provisions of section
rsi'<, caI Year n % commencing July /, 1883
In witness whereof 1 hereto set my hand
the 9Th day of September .ss lSss- p WELLS
Auditor City and County of San Francisco.
A copy Of the communication will be
sent to the Board of Education this morn
fhe action of the Auditor practically
makes the teachers preferred creditors OF
the department and in all probability the
matter will be carried into court on man
danus proceedings, that are almost sure
to be instituted by the merchant creditors
of the department on the ground that the
law quoted by the Auditor is unconStitu-
tional in that it is special legislation The
section of the statutes which bears on the
subjects reads: ANY city or city and
county regarded as one school district
and as San Francisco is the only city or
city and county in the State regarded as
"one school district" it alone benefits by
the law.
City and County Attorney Francis K.
Lane has been requested for an opinion
as to the legality of the law, and he is
now engaged in looking up the author1-
ties.
@>-@-%- % % -9->-4<0
A. Chesebrough of the firm of Williams,
Dimond & Co. appeared before the Har-
Dor Commissioners in regard to wharf
room, A big line of steamers and sailing
vessels is 10 be put on the run be-
tween New York, Honolulu and San
Francisco about July, 1900. and Mr.:
Chesebrough wanted to be sure that
there would be plenty of dockage ia
cilities He was assured by the Conn
missioners that ample space would be
provided for the new line. The steamers
will be put on with the beginning of the
sugar season next year.
George w Kneass and John Twigg 4
Sons are occupying space in Central Basin
without paying any rent to the commits
sion. Chief Wharfnger Henderson was
instructed to make demand upon the
two boat builders for rent and If they re-
fused to pay to eject them at once.
The new collier Matteawan arrived from
New York yesterday. She will have to be
docked for repairs here, as she was
aground at Satellite Patch, in the Straits
of Magellan and temporary repairs cost
$40 ,O0O The Matteawan takes the Macki-
naw's place, carrying coal for the South
ern Pacific while the Mackinaw will carry
coal for p B. Cornwall. and the Progreso
will run to Tacoma for r. d. Chandler,
carrying Roslyn coal.
The steamer Fulton, which was ashore
at Fort Point. is to go on the California
drydock to-day.