The San Francisco call., 1907-06-11
SUPERVISORS ADOPT
MUNICIPAL BUDGET
CARRYING s8,G36, 700
Allotment of Funds Now
Goes to the Mayor
for Approval
CITY TAX RATE $1.415
Appropriation Made for Re
construction of Geary
Street Road
CITY TAX RATE $1.415


The board of supervisors finally
passed yesterday. without debate, the
amended municipal budget for the MS
cal year 19G7-S, carrying with 1T ag-
gregate appropriations of Ss,636.fUV
and city tax rate of $1.415 on $1oo
The protest of the Merchants associa-
ton against the purchase OF the Geary
street road was ignored.
The amendments include $4,000
out of the dollar limit for the recon
struction of the Geary street road as
an electric conduit municipal system
S525.OSo for public improvements and
rehabilitation of city departments,
$4,000 for the sprinkling, sweeping
and repair of streets by the board of
works under the direction OF the su-
pervisors, and 100000 for increasing
salaries of primary and grammar
teachers Tbe last two Items are to
be raised by special tax levy of 20
cents.
Isadore Jacobs, chairman of the ex
ecutive committee of the Potrero man
ufacturers' association, protested
against the appropriation of $I20,00O
for the Geary street road, which, he
held. should be utilized for immediate
necessities in the way of street paving
and sewer building, which would re-
quire at least $20,000,000
tlcCIiOn COMMISSIONER >~1tOi scio u
that the appropriation of s125.000 for
his department would not be sufficient
to purchase voting machines and 1t
was doubtful If they could be rented
again. Gator said the election COM
mission favored the machines il the
number of party xickets warranted their
use. Gallagher said that the super
vfsors' finance committee would con-
slider petition for additional funds at
a future date If the appropriation We're
inadeauate Gator asserted that the
expense of the elections would be far
less with the machines than with the
Australian ballot system
MORE MONEY FOR WATER
The federated water committee rec
ommended that $239.000 be allowed
the Spring Valley water company uur-
ing the next fiscal year for water fur
nished to the city, subdivided as fol-
lows; Fire hydrants. 5000 at $50,
$50. 600; public buildings, $4,000;
street sprinkling. 100000; schools, $15,-
900; parks, $4,000.
Chairman Gallagher said that the
finance committee would recommend
a sufficient allowance out of the sur
plus fund so that the Spring valley
water company would have no excuse
for not bringing in an adequate water
it was not deemed advisable to amend
the budget or to levy a special tax for
the purpose. but that the allowance
would be made before the end of the
fiscal year.
Replying to a. question of McGushin.
Gallagher stated that the money paid
by saloon keepers for unused licenses
would be refunded in the event that
there were sufficient sums for the pur-
l.
ances of the various municipal funds. Z
MUST PAY UNION WAGES
O'Neill again called attention to the
fact that various departments were
preparine to cut down salaries of me-
chanics because of the alleged meager
appropriations made by the supervis-
ors. Coffey said this was the case in
the health department
THE appropriations will permit of
the payment of the union scale of
wages" said Gallagher. though it may
REQUIRE the cutting down of high sal
aried officials. If the health board or
any other department is unable to so
arrange its salary roll to pay union
wages, the finance committee Will 90
it if it be desired"
c. NJ King. secretary of the Potrero
manufacturers association urged the
board to allow funds for the extension
and sewering Of Hampshire street and
other improvements in the Potrero. He
was informed that all appropriations
for especial purposes would be taken
up at a later date. Among these are
requests for three fire boats, for the
building of a viaduct across 1slais
creek at Mission street and other i'm
provements.
The budget will go to the mayor,
who will have 10 days to veto any item
therein. and it take the votes of Is su-
pervisors to override any veto.