The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-12-16
Oakland once San Francisco Call.
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Oakland once San Francisco Call.
e0s Broadway. Dec. Is.
Ihese were tie propositions and the ap-
proInate amounts that Will be allowed
Tor each. as determined by the City Coun-
CT, 20 be submitted 10 the people OF Oak
land az a bond election. So the FIRST move
toward bonds has been made. The City
council In committee OF the whole to-
night began the discussion OF City At
torney Dow's report upon the method of
submitting the bond question TO the peo-
pie. They started q little at sea and
Mayor Snow read 70 them a message that
he had prepared upon the bond question.
A careful figuring shows that Is cents
ADDED - the tax levy OF Oakland viii pay
The Interest and the one-fortieth redemp-
ton on each million dollars worth OF
bonds" began the Mayor. "If the i'm
proVement 70 be made can increase the
value OF the property OF this city 81, 800. 900
then the taxes on this increased valua-
ton viii pay the interest and redemption
on each million dollars worth Of bonds
and there VIII be no increase IN the tax
rate. Therefore IL viii be only necessary
To Increase the assessed valuation Of Oak
land 100 per cent in twenty years 10 be
able 20 pay the interest and redemption
~ s. 900 900 IN bonds without an increase
lu the TAX levy. and Oakland has more
than doubled in assessed valuation in the
last twenty years"
Mayor Snow then went over the propo-
fiuons which he suggested. he urged the
construction by bonds OF tho southern and
western intercepting sewers and a storm
sewer Tor the annexed districts. In order
- increase the assessment valuation Of
The city he proposed the purchase OF some
az The low lands along the southern and
western shore. the improvement Of this
land under the park and boulevard act by
Ga special issue Of bonds and the leasing Of
tns land tor manufa curing. This he held
would 50 improve other land In the neigh
horhood OF these sewers as 10 bring up
the valuation and the municipal income.
Under the law separate election must
DE held Tor parks, boulevards and thor
oughfares, and Mayor Snow suggested
that about $50. 900 be set aside for these
purposes OF which $4,000 viii be for per
manent crosswalks. This money, he said.
should only be asked for from the people
after the most definite plans had been
prepared for a system OF parks.
Tor the building OF wharYes he recon-
mended no specific amount, but that one
grand plan for the city should be first
adopted, and that this plan should always
lie adhered 10, but that IL should be car
RED out from time 10 time as the people
chose 10 vote the bonds.
on water works the Mayor said:
Until State absorption OF private waller
plants for the beneft OF municipalities oc-
ours bond money invested by cities n
water system that Is any less complete
than that Of the private corporations sup
dying the city viii always result IN an
apparent loss that will have 70 be paid
more apparent than real, for while water
rates are pcrninally fixed by the Council
they are really regulated by competition,
and a system OF pipes that would supply
water 10 Oakland would reduce the cost OF
water TO consumers, wherever laid, 50 per
cent below the present charges. II is
probable that Sl50 900 annually could be
saved the people OF Oakland, which would
De interest and redemption upon &,5OO,0Oo
"a bonds.
''If the fresh water for consumption
proposition is submitted the salt water for
eprfnkling will be unnecessary. but the
salt water plant should be gone ahead
with should the other fail.
There should be more schoolhouses and
more engine-houses IN the annexed dis
trict.
feels that IL should be submitted l will
Join with them should half million dol
lars be asked"
The Council then discussed the matter
for several hours and finally settled, in
the rough, that the propositions above
should be the ones submitted and that
plans should be prepared for some figure
III the neighborhOod OF those suggested.
The council also decided to take the
necessary steps for the calling OF a free
holders election for the framing OF new
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