The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-08
PLEDGES FAITHFULLY KEPT.

IL nth the adoption of tax levy within the
| w dollar limit the Republican majority OF the
fs Board OF Supervisors have kept faith with the
public on that ISSUE and the party now point to
record of official service remarkable for its fidelity
to campaign promises.
The subject merits the attentive consideration OF
voters AS it is the rule to denounce an official who
proves false so it should be the rule to give honor
to those who are faithful and under that rule the
Republican Supervisors deserve and should receive
the concentrations of their fellow citizens.
The Republican platform, after declaring IN favor
OF municipal ownership OF public utilities, went on to
say: Until that result is accomplished we pledge
our nominees for Supervisors to TX water rate which
will net the Spring Valley Water Company not more
than per cent its capital stock providing that the
operating and constructing expenses OF the corpora
ton be reduced to an that is fair and equal
To that end we pledge our said nominees to make
careful and methodical investigation OF the books of
the company"
That pledge has been kept, and water rates both to
the municipality and to private consumers have been
reduced in accordance with it
On the subject of the lighting supply OF the city
the platform said: "The charge for gas and electric
light should be reduced and the quality improved
and the city should have its lamps lighted every night
in the year. The lighting OF the city constitutes
vor legislation which will encourage competition for
this contract and secure to the public the maximum
OF efficient service at the minimum of expense. We
are in favor of placing underground all electric wires
and we pledge our nominees to secure these results.
The three demands set forth in that plank have been
complied with The cost OF lighting has been re-
duced to the municipality and to private parties the
Supervisors have provided for competition by grant
ing franchises to competing companies and electric
wires are required to be put underground.
The platform asserted: The affairs OF the munich
pality should be conducted upon principles of hon
esy and economy that prevail .in private business.
Conducted on these principles tax OF one dollar per
hundred dollars of assessed valuation of $35oooo,-
600 will be amply sufficient properly to operate the
municipal government We therefore pledge
ddaes for the office of Supervisor to limit the annual
tax levy to an not exceeding that which will
be produced by tax of dollar for every hundred
dollars OF assessed valuation not exceeding
$35ooo 900"
By the action taken yesterday that pledge is full
filed and after years of struggle the people will at
last thanks to the Republican majority of the board,
have fair test made of the dollar limit tax.
On the subject OF assessments the platform de-
clared eve pledge our nominees for the Board of
Supervisors sitting Board OF Equalization and
our nominee for Assessor the leyyng of all assess
ments upon an absolutely fair and equal basis. We
insist that as between rich and poor corporation and
private citizen, there shall be no discrimination, that
the burdens of government shall be borne IN equal
proportion by all classes and that IN the assessment
Of corporate franchises shall be taken to de-
ernre the reasonable value of such franchises in their
relation to more tangible property vested in the
poratons assessed by deducting the value of the
tire tangible property of such corporations from the
market value of their stocks and bonds.
D Gle he Accae
but the Republican majority of the Board of Equali
zation set itself earnestly the task of revising the
| assessments made by the Democratic incumbent Of
that office. They increased the assessment of the
Market Street Railway Company, and would have
increased that of the Suffer street line and those OF
other corporations had not the Democratic minority
by diatory tactics prevented. Even with such OBJ
staces to contend with the Republican Supervisors
acting as Equalzers have fulfilled that plank of the
platform to the extent at least OF giving the city the
farest assessment of property made within the life
OF this generation.
Such is the record of pledges fulfilled by the Repub
lican Supervisors The six great issues which made
up the points OF popular interest in the campaign last
wear have been met accord with the demands of the
people and the promises of the party. First, water
rates have been reduced. Second, gas and electric
rates have been reduced Third, competition in gas
and electric lighting has been encouraged and pro-
vded for Fourth, electric wires have been required
to be laid underground. Fifth the dollar limit of
taxation has been adopted Sixth, assessments have
been equalized better than before between the
private citizen and corporations between the rich and
the poor.
On that showing of fidelity and honesty the Re
publican party justly ask the continued support
OF the voters in the municipal campaign.
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