The San Francisco call., 1907-02-24
-FOUR MILLIONS CUT OFF
THE OFFICIAL ESTIMATES
Estudillo Prunes Amounts
Asked by the State
Departments
TAX RATE So CENTS
Larger Salaries and April
Disaster Cause Some
Increases
TAX RATE Sc CENTS
CALL HEADQUARTERS,
1907 EIGHTH STREET.

SACRAMENTO. Feb. 23.-The biennial
general appropriation bill put in an
unexpected appearance in the Assem-
bly, today. This necessary measure is
usually not presented until the f1ftieth
day, but Chairman Estudillo of the
ways and means committee worked al
most all night in order that he might
present the bill this morning and thus
save two days time
In all, the appropriations asked for
amount to SS,609, ,9S9, which is nearly
$4,000. 900 less than the estimates of the
heads Of the various State departments
and institutions. This means that
many officials are up in arms and that
insistent demands will be made for
amendments carrying increased appro-
priations, but Chairman Estudillo has
the interests of the taxpayers at heart
and will object vigorously to adding a
single dollar to the bill. A special ap-
preparation measure carrying at least
S2,0OO,0O0 is yet to come, and further
increases would run the tax rate UP
above So cents. At present the rate is
only AZ cents, but larger salaries and
the disaster of last April compelled ad-
ditional appropriations, running into
the millions. The bill introduced to-
day calls for 100000 more than the
general appropriation bill passed by the
furnish rich material for sociologists
Nearly half of the total amount is
needed for the care of prisoners and in
sane persons. The apportionment is as
follows:
State hospitals and ADMINISTRATION, S5S2
go; go; Napa SaB9 SOL. .462; Agnew. $500 900; Mendo
Ellen s2ss sS7 state LunScy commission Sa Gtel
$500. Total. 50, 36s. 800
Prisons and reformatories- Quentin, s62s,
Folsom CnbA nf T.,
dustry S125. .010; Whittier, $215 600: transporta
ton Of prisoners. S135,ooo Total, 81, 4s4 $50.
So. 7es, $50.
The foregoing amount does not in
clude the $500 600 necessary to replace
the destroyed buildings at Agnew. That
expense will be part of the special
appropriation bill
Among the large sums apportioned
by the general appropriation bill are
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Commerce of this city has indorsed the
movement to change the location of the
capital from Sacramento to Berkeley
and will send a committee to heir
Berkeley carry the day in the Legisla-
ture.
This generous spirit is not entirely
of disinterested character. The
Chamber of Commerce does not want
tuS county OF santa cara divided, anC
it expects to trade its support of the
capital removal for the support of the
Alameda County delegation in opposi-
tion to the Broughton bill.
1t is generally understood that il
would not be possible to procure the
removal of the capital to this city un-
der any circumstances, and, in view ot
this fact, the people of San Jose are
quite willing, and even desirous, OF
having it transferred to Berkeley. This
action on the part of the local organiza.
ton was taken at the suggestion OF
Assemblyman Guy w. Smith, who ad-
1 dressed the Chamber of Commerce this
morning.
The committee which will go to Sac.
ramento will consist of Supervisor John
Roll, Attorney V. A. Scheller and At
torney R. r. Syer. It's first and most
vigorous fight will be against county
division, but it will convey the almost
unanimous desire of the people of this
city in favor of the capital removal
project.