The San Francisco call., 1904-06-07
ADOPT BUDGET
AND TAX RATE
Supervisors Turn Down Re-
quests of Various Depart
mentS for Increased Funds
APPROPRIATIONS STAND
Mayor Gives Notice That He
Will Veto Certain Items
as Means of Retaliation

The Board Of Supervisors yesterday
finally passed, exactly as il was passed
to print, the ordinance designating
specific appropriations for expenditures
aggregating s7,S94.S36 in the next mu-
nicipal budget and fixing the tax rate
for city purposes for the fiscal year
1sO4-1s05 at S1.205S on every $780, based
on an estimated assessed valuation Of
s465, 900, 900.
The ordinance was finally passed by
the fifteen affirmative votes Of Super
visors Alpers. Bent. Braunhart, Bran
denstein. Comte, Connor, d 'Ancona, Eg-
gers, Finn, Hooks, Mcclellan, Payot,
Rea, Rock and Sanderson, after the
heads Of the various departments had
been heard regarding their petitions for
larger appropriations. The two mega
tive votes came from Supervisors Box
ton and Lunstedt. Booth was absent
The ordinance was not finally passed
until several efforts had been made TO
change some Of the appropriations in
the interest of several departments.
Supervisor Boxton started the ball
rolling by submitting a resolution
striking out $4,000 of the $780, 900 ap-
propriated for Twin Peaks auxiliary
water supply, $500 for a public conven-
ience station at Fifth street, near Mar
ket, and $500 for an elevator in the
City Hall and giving to the School De-
partment $4,000 to the Fire Depart
ment $4,000 to give f1remen one day Off
in a week and to the Police Depart
ment $4,000 TO pay for twelve addition
al patrolmen.
Brandenstein objected to the consid-
Grafton of the resolution, saying that
the matter of the budget was ended,
that il was on submission and up for
final passage and no changes could be
made.
OBJECTS TO GAG LAW.
IF the gag law is to be enforced
here" said Lunstedt, lit is about time
we know ii. / have also a resolution
TO offer that may affect this budget"
Braunhart took exception to what he
called an attempt to draw political
lines and argued that if the budget
were not finally passed at once it
would be attacked by some tax shirk-
ers. Braunhart favored an extra holi-
day for firemen, but wanted to know
what had become of the $500 set aside
last year to give the firemen five days
more vacation.
BoXton made sarcastic reference to
the debate on the terms of his resolu-
tion, even before 1t was read, calling
his colleag CUES "a lot of mind readers"
that the budget should be passed on
the last Monday in June, not necessar-
lily by ordinance, as insisted uoon by
the Finance Committee but by a ma
j0rity vote of the Supervisors.
Boxton's resolution was defeated un-
der suspension of the rules by the fol-
lowing vote:
Ayes-Alpers Bent Boxton Finn
Lunstedt and Rea; g.
Noes - Brandenstein Braunhart
Comte, ConnOr, D'Ancona, Eggers, Nc
Clellan, Hooks, Payot, Rock and San
derson: II.
Lunstedt's resolution to make the ap-
propriation for cleaning the streets
$4,000 instead of s215,O00 was defeated
by the same vote.
TO CLOSE ENGINE HOUSES.
A resolution from the Fire Commits
sion was read ordering the closing of
engine houses Nos. >. and "a, because
of insufficient funds TO put them in
sanitary condition.
Brandenstein said the board would
not be intimidated by the departments
into changing any appropriations and
that the "filibustering tactics might
continue until the internal regions
freeze over" He asked his colleagues
not TO consider any resolutions of the
kind introduced and was called to or
der by the Mayor. who said he had no
right TO question the right of any mem
Der TO introduce a resolution.
Lunstedt's motion that consideration
of the budget be postponed until re-
ceipt Of a letter from the Board of
I Works was lost by the previous vote.
Il have no desire to antagonize this
board by my power of Veto" said the
Mayor, but there have been certain
recommendations made which 1 believe
should be accepted. If the claims made
/ for the Fire, Police and School depart
ments are ignored ] shall be compelled
/ TO veto certain items in the budget as
/ that is my only alternative The fire.
/ men should be given one day off each
week and the School Department
should not be hampered."
D'AncOna stated that the School
Board was given S116.000 more than
/ last year. The Mayor said that an al
/ legged surplus of $1080 900 was reckoned
4 in that amount which does not exist
I D'Ancona said that the money had
! been received from the State to pay
I teachers salaries and if any of it had
I been used for contracts il had been
I done illegally. D'AncOna figured that
as the charter allowed $32 so for each
/ Of the 1882 pupils attending the
( schools the department was entitled to
81, ,27S,940 and under the new appro-
priaion, even excluding the surplus Of
4 9lVcsVVvs Nle utpdi WOulQ receive
4 81, ,27s .OO0 or within $940 Of the limit.
SHIFTS RESPONSIBILITY.
Mayor Schmitz stated that the Board
of Works wanted ii distinctly under
stood that it would be impossible for
the city to clean the streets satisfac-
torily for $215, 900 in view of the fact
that the laborers would have to be
paid 81 80, or 25 cents a day more than
under contract, and that the gangs"
would be increased from three to five
men.
THE Board Of Works desires to say
that the Board of Supervisors must
I bear the responsibility for street
sweeping if done improperly" said the
Mayor. IF you want the streets to be
swept better than under contract you
must give them the sum of $3.50, 900 they
have asked for"
Il want to notify this board" said
the Mayor, before the budget was fin
ally passed, that / disapprove of
number of the items in this. budget
and L shall exercise my power of veto
! thereon"
The ordinance will now go to Mayor
Schmitz. who has ten days within
which to veto any specific appropria-
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