The San Francisco call., 1907-06-04
SUPERVISORS DECIDE
To- LEVY EXTRA TAX
FOR STREET REPAIRS
Board Will Pay for Geary
Road Out of Dollar
Limit
BUDGET rs AMENDED
Restriction as to Purchase Of
Voting Machines Is
Removed
BUDGET rs AMENDED

The board Of supervisors amended
the municipal budgetsyesterday In sew
eral important items In order 10 pre-
vent possible attack thereon as 20
the legality of the special tax levy OK
20 cents for the building or the Geary
street road as a municipal system.
The finance committee changed the
wording of the budget so that the $72O.-
900 Tor the Geary street road would
come out OF the dollar limit OF taxation
and $4,000 will be raised instead for
the sprinkling. sweeping and repair
of streets and 100000 to pay 10 per
cent increase in the salaries or pri-
mary and grammar school teacners py
the 20 cent special tax.
The fund for public improvements
and rehabilitation of departments was
reduced from $1,246,580 to $620,OS0 ana
$4,500 was taken from the 100000 for
the purchase of supplies by the COM
missary department to pay Tor team
ing.
MORE COIN FOR PROSECUTION
The district attorney was allowed
$1,000 for a messenger. and when
Chairman Gallagher stated that the
employe was required in view OF the
necessary enlargement of business IN
the district attorneys office" he pro-
voked a smile. As an evidence OF the
enlarged business the district attorney
has also been allowed $4,000 for two
additional deputies and $4,000 for con-
tingent expenses.
In explaining changes In the budget
Gallagher said:
The belief prevails that the con-
struction of the Geary street road Is
not such an emergency as might be
the subject of special tax and in order
to avoid possible litigation 1t was de-
cided to levy the tax for the improve
ment of the streets, which all will ad-
NIT Is necessity.
Gallagher also explained that the
restrictive clause contained in tho
budget that no part of the 100000
appropriated for the department of
elections should be used for the pu--
chase Of. voting machines was stricken
out, as there appeared to be misun-
derstanding as to- the power of the
election commission to purchase voting
machines already. contracted for and
that the misunderstanding had been
settled.
URGE HIGHER SALARIES
Supervisors Nicholas and Coffey mad ,
strong appeal that the salaries OF
firemen and policemen be increased as
those OF the school teachers had been.
salaries of the first named were fixed
by the charter, which would have to
be amended for the purpose.
The budget as amended was again
passed to print and will be finally
passed next Monday. It carries with it
total estimated expenditures of $685.
700. necessitatingx1a tax of $1.415 on
every 800 for cit& purposes.
Supervisor Furey stated that there
appeared to be a. tendency to reduce
salaries of city employees and he urged
that the working people be paid thu
same wages as paid by private con-
Germs.
1T is the intention that the city
will continue to pay the union rates
of wages said Gallagher. ANY cuts
must be Of the high salaried officials
Of the city government"
FOR DEFENSE OF HARBOR
The petition of the war department
that a small tract of land on the
Ocean boulevard near H street be con-
demned for use In connection with the
fire patrol system for the defense of
San Francisco harbor was referred to
the Judiciary committee. 1t is proposed
to erect stucco cottage, two stories
in height and high concrete wall will
be built around it.
The resignation OF Martin Fiedeman
as assistant clerk was accepted. Fiedc-
man will go into business.
The salaries Of laundrymen in the
county hospital was raised from $50
to $50 and those of ironer and washer
from $35 to $50.