The San Francisco call., 1905-01-04
Ask Legislature to
Give more Time
for Claims.

The Board of Supervisors yesterday
adopted a resolution memorializing the
State Legislature to amend section Seo4
of the Political Code, extending the
time from six months to three years
within which claims for protested taxes
NAV be filed with the board. Inc
amendment is designed to legaiize the
return of the special levy of Is cents
for a hospital and schoolhouses, when
was subsequently declared invalid by
the Superior Court.
Many of the taxpayers failed to pay
their taxes under protest and to COM
mence an action within the time re-
quired by law or to file their claims
within six months of the date OF pay
ment, as required by section 1904 OF the
Political Code. The City Attorney ad-
vised the board that no refund can pe
made of some $300,0 900 paid without pro-
test for the taxes unless the statutory
time is extended for three years. rms
will give taxpayers until November
1905. to file their claims. The clerk or
the board was directed to transmit
copy of the resolution to the Governor,
the President of the Senate and the
Speaker of the Assembly.
The Board of Supervisors also ADOPT
ed a resolution declaring its intention
to memorialiZe the State Legislature
to submit to the people an amendment
to the constitution permitting munich
palities to authorize the deposit of pub
lie funds in banks and similar financial
institutions on condition that reason
able interest be paid on current bal
ances and adequate security given In
the form of United States bonds, State
bonds or bonds of che municipalities
whose funds are so deposited.
OBJECT OF AMENDMENT.
The object of the proposed amend
ment is to relieve the financial strin-
gency owing to large payments OF
taxes, which withdraws the money
from general circulation. The same OBJ
ject was partially secured when the
law was amended allowing the payment
of taxes in two installments in April
and November. The form of the pro-
posed amendment provides that the
legislative body of any city may adver-
tise for proposals for the safe keeping
of all public moneys not Immediately
needed, and such proposal shall state
the rate of interest to be paid thereon.
Such person or corporation who offers
to pay the highest interest shall be
designated as a public depositary for
municipal funds.
The Health Board petitioned the
board to reconsider the granting of the
. permit for a laundry at Twenty sixth
ana I Ork streets, as II IS the lTt0IlL1Oll
of the owners to empty the drainage
into the swamp at TwentY-sixth and
Army streets. The first named board
also recommended the condemnation of
land in the vicinity so sewer connec-
tions may be carried to the Army street
sewer. 1t also recommended the con-
demnation of tanneries and soap fac
tories that drain into the swamp. The
recommendations were referred to the
Health and Finance Committees.
YORKE MAY LOSE CONTRACT.
The demand of F. M. Yorke & Co. for
$3727 for repairing bituminous pave
ments during September was referred
to the Finance Committee. The in
spector employed by the committee re-
ported that the company had not re-
sumed repair work, which was a condi-
tion imposed for the payment of the
bill
Commissioner of Works Schmitz later
held conference with the Finance
Committee and agreed to ask the Yorke
company if it desired to go on with the
work of repairing the streets, which are
in deplorable condition. If 1t refuses
to go on then the contract will be abro-
gated and either new bids invited or
the Board Of Works may undertake to
do the work itself. The committee
agreed to pass the September bill If the
company does work the rest of this
week