The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1903-01-29
Pet Measures Will
Suffer in Inter
est of Economy

ALL HEADQUARTERS. SACRA-
| n MENTO, Jan. Ex-Governor Par
" 4 dee has his worries. What with
~ receiving scores of stalwart Re
publicans, who are seeking posi-
tions, and examining bills for appropria-
tions and enacting new laws, he has his
hands full. The legislators are daily in
Producing bills for appropriations. which
if they pass. must come to him for ap-
prevail With nearly 100000 shortage in
the general fund to carry until the next
tax money comes in December. 1908. he
is confronted with the difficult task of
keeping the State government on a sound
financial basis. 1t is true that he can IN
der the law have money transferred from
the school fund to tide over the financial
stringency, yet the money must be paid
back as soon as the county taxes are re-
ceived.
Despite this condition of affairs the
members of the Legislature are daily in
PRODUCING bills for large appropriations
In the Assembly alone, Of 500 bills intro
duced, Isl Of them call for appropriations
amounting in the aggregate to S,742,OOS 51.
That would Indicate that one-third of the
bills call for money. More than 800 bills
have been introduced in the Senate and
large percentage call for appropriations
not duplicated in the Assembly bills
Before the Legislature adjourns it must
pass a general appropriation bill approx
imating $5,0O0,000, plus S1.GO0,WO for or
phans and the Veterans Home at Yount-
vile.
PRUNING KNIFE NECESSARY.
If Governor Pardee cuts the special ap
preparations down to $1,0O0,0O0 the tax levy
for the next fiscal year will be So cents on
800, to which must be added cents more
for the maintenance of the University OF
California. In using the pruning knife
the Governor is likely to hurt the feelings
of residents in many sections, but this
will be necessary in order that he may
run his administration on a satisfactory
financial basis.
When Ex-Governor Budd was in Office he
put the State in a good financial condi-
ton. Gage came in and was told that
he could run the State government on
40 cents on 500, but this would not leave
much money for his successor to run the
affairs of government from July TO De-
cember Cages policy makes it neces-
sary now for Governor Pardee to have a
high tax levy. When Gage went into
office he had s2,1s4,OO0 in the treasury,
which is a larger sum than any other
| incoming Governor has ever had to assist
| him in the affairs of state.
Despite this large amount, Gage made
| tax levy of 60 cents. During the last
| two years of his term Gage used the
money he raised by the high tax levy.
| He was thus enabled to make a low tax
| levy of 3S cents for 1902. This of neces-
| city leaves Governor Pardee to bear the
| brunt of the criticism of his constituents.
] Among the big appropriations that, con-
! front Pardee may be mentioned the fol-
| lowing: st. Louis Exposition, $150000;
| Southern California Hospital. $4,000; San
Diego Normal School, $102, 900; University
of California, $3.50 900; the new Yosemite
! Valley hotel, $3.50 600; the San Francisco
| High School, S24O, 600; the San Francisco
/ Normal School s150.0OO; the Water and
/ Forest Association, $107. 900; the Big Basin
] Redwood Park installment $4,000; the
| Grand Army of the Republic, S25 900. and
/ numerous other appropriations absolutely
necessary for the maintenance and run
ming of the various institutions of the
| State.
1t is up to the Legislature to help the
/ Governor out as much it possibly can
Each day new appropriations for coyote
| claims which already aggregate $500. 600
! are coming IN and the chief executive
| wonders when the grinding of the Iegis-
! latiVe mill will cease.