The San Francisco call., 1905-01-17
Will. DIMINISH
SCHOOL FUNDS
Proposed Legislative Bill Is
to Be Opposed by Super
visors and Local Teachers
SHOEING BIDS DISPUTED
Board Purchases Fifty More
Beds Urgently Needed at
City and County Hospital

School Superintendent Langdon off,
cially notified the Supervisors Finance
Committee yesterday that a bill which
has been introduced in the State Leg
islature fixing the States apportion-
ment to the school funds of the yari-
GUS vounties would. if adopted, reduce
the school revenue Of this city from
that source by $215. .496. The bill pur-
ports to allow $500 yearly for each
teacher in the State and the rest of
the school income IL based on the
actual enrolment of pupils instead of
the school census as at present. Lang
don said that a committee of three
teachers had been appointed to urge
the Board of Supervisors. the Mer-
chants Association and other civic or
ganizations to oppose the measure.
The bill does not accomplish the
purpose which Governor Pardee has
sought" said Supervisor D'Ancona,
namely to add to the funds of out
lying school districts. 1t diminishes
the tax rate for school purposes, but
it's effect will be to lessen the revenue
of the San Francisco schools. I have
requested our clerk to prepare data
for presentation to the Legislature as
arguments against the passage of the
BILL
Il understand that the San Fran
cisco delegation will oppose the bill,
as will also the legislators from a few
other counties whose school income
would be reduced" said Langdon.
M. Regensburger appeared before
the Finance Committee and urged the
return of $201 license paid for the
"Cineograph" from July /, 1904, to
July 1, 1905. Regensburger said the
owner of the place had been refused a
permit by the Board of Public Works
and had closed it on January 1. Tax
Collector Smith reported that the sum
of s2211 had been paid in advance for
licenses by eleven theaters to which
refusal had been made because they
do not comply with the theater ordi-
nance and which are now operating
without licenses, although the money
therefor had been paid to the city. No
action was taken, pending a report
from the Board of Public Works,
which has the matter of granting per-
mits under consideration.
The committee began an inquiry
into the evasion of the payment of IL
cense taxes by owners of teams en-
ployed by the Board of Public Works
The teams are not owned by the city
and the committee takes the ground
that the fees should be paid. Tax
Collector Smith will endeavor to COL
lect the money.
The resolution granting permits to
various persons to conduct hospitals
and sanitariums was rereferred to the
Health Committee. A protest has been
filed against the granting of a permit
to Drs. Hunsaker and Harvey at 2119
California street.
Acting on the recommendation OF
the Finance Committee the Board of
Supervisors allowed out of the urgent
necessity fund $500 for the purchase
of fifty beds urgently needed for the
County Hospital and S1100 for the
equipment of the nurses quarters at
the same institution.
The petition of the California Spirit
ualists' Association that its members
be exempted from a license tax on me-
diums was laid over for two weeks.