The San Francisco call., 1906-09-29
Thousands of Dollars
to Be Saved Relief
Fund Monthly.

lief CORPORATION approved the October
budgets of the several departments
yesterday. In every instance SUD
stantial reduction was made over the
September expense
The budget of the department OF
finance is reduced to $621s.25, from
s7641.25 in September and ss76S In
August. The salary list In this de-
partment, which was s1S7 day In
August and S142 IN September, Is re-
duced to $50 a day for October. The
secretary's department, which is pro-
vided for In separate budget Is re-
duced from $1,000 to 1876.
The budget of the department of bills
and claims is reduced from $500 to
$500.
In the rehabilitation department
reduction of $1o.S00 is made. the Sep
tember budget being for S44,355 and
| that of October $685. A saving OF
! $500 month is made in office expenses,
| $4,000 in the bureau of investigation,
| $4,000 in the purchase of supplies ana
| medicines and $1100 in the allowances
| for accredited hospitals.
ses,Oe9ee IS SAVED.
The most remarkable showing is
made in the department of camps, OF
which Rudolph Spreckels is the mead
There the budget is reduced from
s1125767S for September to S49,507.12
| for October. a reduction of 63,06966.
The principal saving is made in the
item of soup kitchens The kitchens
| as conducted by private individuals
during September cost the fund $oS,-
| 3S4.30. Under the management or the
Relief Corporation at Ingleside, under
| Captain ]. N. Kilian. the estimated cost
| of the kitchens will be only s4S3S.l2
month, saving of $34,046.1S. The ad-
ministrative headquarters of the de-
| partment for September cost SlSso.
This has been reduced for October to
| $S70, a saving of 1920. other reduc-
tions are as follows: Department OF
camps, from s3o,116.s0 to s25.56S.
saving of $455S.90; subsistence ware
house, from 1885 to s1485. a saving of
| $1,000; clothing warehouse, from 1880
| to sS11, a saving of $544; Board or
Health, $1S,910 to $16,S45, saving OF
$2565. Expenditures during Septem-
Der of s5335.5S for special diet. ss25o
| for clothing and bedding and s445O for
wood will not be made during Oc-
| tober.
NO HELP FOR THE SCHOOLS.
School Director Roncovieri appeared
before the committee and stated that
| the schoolhouses had been materially
damaged during their occupancy by
| the various relief workers and that the
city authorities had made no provision
| in the school budget for their repair.
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committee assist in making the neces-
sary repairs. President Phelan, speak
| ing for the committee. replied that
| while the committee was inclined to
| be generous. 1t Is short of funds, and
| that custodians of relief funds in the
East are opposed to the money being
used for municipal purposes. However,
| the secretary was directed to investi-
gate into the condition of the damaged
buildings and report.
The resignation of Ernest P. Bick-
nell, secretary of the corporation. was
accepted and the following resolutions
| adopted:
Whereas. Ernest P. Bicknell shortly
after the late disaster came TO oan
Francisco as the representative OF the
| Chicago Commercial Association and
| the Chicago Mayors committee; and,
Whereas For more than five months
| he has co-operated in the relief work,
contributing intelligent and expert
| enced services; and,
Whereas, In recognition OF ms merils
| and of his devotion to the interests or
| the people of San francisco ne was
| chosen to act as secretary or this ex-
ecutive committee and made member
of the rehabilitation committee, trust
| of the highest responsibility; and,
Whereas. He is. now called by the
Chicago Commercial association and no
resume the work he laid down by the
urgency of San Francisco's needs and
| is about to depart, DuI not WITHOUT
promise, pursuant to the pressing re-
quest Of this committee, that he will
return to San Francisco II his further
services be required; therefore, be 1t
Resolved, That the executive commit
tee of the San Francisco Relief and
Red Cross Funds, a corporation, ex-
presses its profound gratitude to Mr.
Bicknell and the organizations which
| he represents and does hereby voice
| its unreserved appreciation of his in
valuable services in the cause or relfef
| in San Francisco.
Chicago sent us much when they
sent us money" said Mr.. Dohrmann
when the resolutions had been adopt
| ed ''They sent us more when they
| sent US Bicknell.'
DOHRMANN SUCCEEDS BICKNELL.
There was another Bicknell resigna-
! ton that had to be filed: that of his
position as local representative of the
| National Red Cross. The following
| telegram addressed to Bicknell. by
! Charles L. Magee, secretary of the Ma
| tional Red Cross, at Washington, ac-
cepting his resignation and appoint
| ing Mr. Dohrmann to his place, was
read:
| The American National Red Cross