The San Francisco call., 1905-03-28
WATER
BILLS REDUCED
Board Cuts Spring Valley
Demands to Conform to
One Twelfth Charter Act
SCHOOLS TO BE BUILT
Cost of Grading Site for
New City and County Hos
pital Is to Be Estimated

The Board of Supervisors, acting
yesterday on the recommendation OF
the Finance Committee, cut down the
bills Of the Spring Valley Water Com
pany for hydrants from $65,64S O6 TO
| S33,333 %, and for water furnished
public buildings from $15,029 60 to
$9333 33. The bills covered period
of eight months and were largely IN
| excess OF the one-twelfth provisions OF
| the charter. The appropriations for
the purposes were respectively $o0,-
600 and $4,000 and the bills were re-
duced to amounts based on elgnt-
twelfths of the whole appropriations.
! Chief Clerk Booker agreed on behalr
of the company to accept the reduc-
| tions and the bills were ordered PAID.
| The Finance Committee passed de-
, mands for groceries for the County
Hospital which have exceeded the
| onetwelfth act during the winter
months, but a saving will be erected
in the next three months to offset the
overdraft.
The ordinance ordering the con-
struction of five additional classrooms
to the Crocker Grammar School at
! cost of S17,50 out of the bond pro-
ceeds was referred to the Utilities
Committee, as the Board of Educa-
| ton has decided to build six rooms in
stead of five.
NEW PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
The board directed the various
| municipal departments to file archi-
| tectural programmes of the type OF
construction and equipment of the fol-
! lowing public buildings to be erected
under the bond issue:
i Board of Health for the new Coun-
| ty Hospital.
| Board of Education for new school
! houses and additions to existing school
/ buildings.
/ Public library trustees for the new
/ public library.
/ Sheriff for the new County Jail.
/ Police Department and District At
4 forney for Hall of Justice additions.
/ The Board of Works was requested
to file the plans and specifica tons for
the new Washington Grammar School,
which have already been prepared.
/ The same board was requested to
file specifications and estimates of cost
for the grading of the site of the new
County Hospital on the Almshouse
tract.
Resolutions adopted by the United
Spanish War Veterans were filed with
the board reciting that the true pur-
! pose of Memorial day has been mis-
construed and the day has heretofore
ton. The resolutions call on all So
cieties. unions and citizens to join
with patriotic fervor in properly
showing their high regard for the SER
vices of the heroes of the nation.
7 The board passed many demands
for the return of taxes paid in 1909
for schools and hospitals which are
now being prepared in the Auditor s
office.
Sidewalks were ordered laid on
Hayes street between Devisadero and
Broderick, Haight street between Ash
bury and Masonic avenue. McAllister
street between Broderick and Baker,
Haight street between Octavia and
Laguna. and California street between
Fifth and sixth avenues.
DISPUTE OVER DEED.
i Edgar Peixotto appeared before the
Finance Committee and said that his
client held a deed to the property of
defaulting Treasurer Widber. The
committee thought the Sheriff's GER
tificate to the property obtained by a
judgment to be applied to Widber S
defalcation of $116.000 gave the city
possession of the property. 1t was
decided to, refer the dispute to the
/ City Attorney and Peixotto for settle
ment.
County Clerk Greif informed the
committee that he had caught up with
one and a half years back work left
as legacies by his predecessors in Of
flee. Greif said that in few months
he would have all the back work done
by his regular office force.
City Treasurer McDougald and Au-
ditor Baehr were each authorized to
appoint two extra clerks for the pay
ment of rebate taxes for schools and
hospitals.
Owen McHugh was granted a per-
nit to explode blasts for the widening
of Cliff avenue. his bond being fixed al
! $4,000.