The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1905-05-23
FINANCE COMMITTEE SUBMITS CITY.
BUDGET TO SUPERVISORS.

property, SIS, 900; appropriation OF the city
5000. 900; repairs and sanitary plumbing to
fifty schools, 100000; total 1,5o5, 900;
For salaries and maintenance of public ilpra-
ries $i6,500 is allowed, and the park funo Is
fixed at 1851, 900.
Accompanying the budget was the re-
port of the Finance Committee thereon,
in which reasons are assigned for the
various appropriations. The report says
in part:
TO OPERATE ROAD.
In order to make effective the declaratory
is set aside for the reconstruction and con-
version by the municipality of the Geary street
ground conduit system. The road thus to be
constructed will begin at kearny and Market
streets and extend along Geary street 10
Fifth avenue and along Point Lopos avenue
to Tenth avenue and along Tenth avenue 70
Fulton street and Golden Gate Park ms
appropriation will permit the actual opera
fiscal year of 19O6-7 by the purchase In that
year OF the necessary rolling stock and otner
equipment.
That the commercial progress of the CITY
Is dependent In great measure upon the
efficiency of its transportation facilities Is
obvious. And it Is equally obvious that we
should rest content with nothing but the best
of such facilities The unwillingness or IN
ability of private corporations to give US the
service to which we entitled leaves the CITY
no alternative.
The appropriation Of s25, 900 is for the pur-
by blasting operations and to preserve Ieie-
graph Hill historic and esthetic land
mark. There can be no doubt as to the Wis
dom of the policy of preserving this hill:
The board. of course. does not concern ltseii
alone for the immediate commercial needs OF
the city but must also be guided largely by
intelligent ideas for its Identification. The
hill Is picturesque TO a degree and known
to the seafarers the world over as distinctive
and inspiring feature Of our harbor The loss
of the hill would be irreparabe- This is in
line with the present movement guided by
D. H. Burnham of Chicago for the adornment
of our city.
To bring the school buildings in a better
state of repair and sanitation we have specit-
icaliy segregated from the school appropria-
ton the sum of 100000 to be devoted ex-
clusively for that purpose. 1t must be re-
membered that in addition to the allowances
In the budget there will inure to the benent
OF the school department for the construction
OF new school buildings sum In excess Of
81 600 600 already realized out or the SAFE
of municipal bonds and available for the pur'
pose.
Your committee directs your attention spe-
legislation respecting the school department
the revenues of the municipality were cut
down by about quarter o. miiion ,,sht hy
every means within its power to onset ana
has endeavored to meet carefully and 1uily
the maintenance needs OF every department
and to provide for important public improve
ments. In conclusion your committee SUBMITS
that an examination OF the proposed pudset
enues raised by the dollar tax between ~
and 20 cents has been set aside for permanent
improvements and repairs IN the nature u
public improvements.
No action was taken on the ordinance
as recommended BY the Finance Commit
tee. The board adjourned to meet this
evening at O'Clock, when taxpayers will
be given an opportunity to be heard as
to their desires for improvements. The
budget will in all likelihood be passed
to print IN the shape as presented by the
Finance Committee. Two hundred copies
have already been printed for distrlpu-
ton and more will come from the printer
to-day. An attempt will be made to pass
the ordinance to print Thursday evening
or on next Monday. A week later it will
be finally passed and then will go to the
Mayor, who has the power to veto spe-
cific items therein If he so chooses. 1t
will take the votes of fourteen Super
visors to override the Mayors veto Of
any item.