The San Francisco call., 1899-08-25
MILLER DENIES
ANY DESIRE TO
OFFEND MAYOR
Sole Anxiety to Have
Good Streets.
Oakland Office san Francisco Call,

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Superintendent Of Streets Miller does
lot approve of Mayor Shows criticism
Of his actions regarding the tax levy.
He says he has no idea OF running
counter to the Mayor but that all his
interests are centered in a desire 10 i'm
prove the street system.
MI. Miller said to-day:
The exact language Of my communication to
the City Council in regard to providing funds
for the Improvement OF main thorougAfaFes
reads as follows:
I therefore respectfully recommend to your
honorable body that East Fourteenth street
between Thirteenth avenue and the easterly
city line and telegraph avenue, between
Broadway and ThiTJy-siXth street. be declared
by the ordinance 10 be bouleyards. ana thlt
an allowance OK L cents be- included IN tle
10 be fixed Tor the express purpose OF paying
one-half OF the cost or paving The former street
ana Of permanently repairing the "orhout i'F-
In making this request had no thought Of
asking FOR an increase In the tax levy, was
simply anxious that :. new mere IN lle re -
there should be provided an allowance toT tIlis
complishet through the fuhl neHl-yl-=l-. i -
VIII be remembered. no doubt. that three years
ago WHeu me q-esti9A OF my, -SNt-.s,, -
Twelfth street was before the Council tAst
communication after communication was az
dressed t. this body BY the Street Superintai-d-
in the city including the Board Of Trade. Mer-
chants Exchange and other tnprov eTnent
clubs. took an interest in the matter, and that
irz an allowance made IN the tax levy for the
There IS always more or less debate in the
CITY Council over fixing the exact amount %
be- provided for each fund and it VIII not be
known until the levy is actually fixed by the
Council just how much VIII be placed in the
park and boulevard fund.
cu Committee on Tuesday evening, as were
the heads 1f other departments, 70 discuss this
Ten !ate MONDAY 4-teI:i1 attVF selu hollcs
had been received desired that the matter
lar meeting Monday evening 50 that the ques-
ti0u would be properly before the Council. It
ct all the departments appear belore the Clty
council each year, not only or their own
volition. but upon the demands Of the Coun-
ell when the tax levy IS being discussed, ana
that each man does the b=sr he can to pre-
vail upon the Council 10 provide as literally
possible for his particular department This
was the sole purpose had in making this
recommendation, and any thought Of offending
the Mayor personally or the Board Of Public
Works was flrthzrrnosc from MY thoughts
l have never known Of the members Of the
CITY Council going either individually or as a
cCss matters oc this kind pertaining 10 the
Street Department
occurrence for members Of the Council 10 call
al my office for information and data Of one
during the period Of the year when the tax
levy is being discussed II seems 20 have been
department, who is dey1tilE 4is whole time
and attention to his official duties, is compara-
lively well informed as regards the details OF
his work and the necessities Of his department.
On June g last. a communication was ad-
dressed % the Board OF F-OuC Works, stat
ing substantially the facts set forth IN my
communication of last Monday TO the City
Council. and urging al the same time that
their influence be eNerted II behalf Of this
much needed work.
know @; no other way of accomplishing
the Improvement OF these thoroughfares at an
early date except by having provision made
IN the tax levy of this years funds. and
certainly had uo thought OF exciting any op-
position. much less personal attack by the
Mayor by making effort in the usual and
customary manner TO bring about the desired
rasuIts