The San Francisco call., 1908-04-25
AUDITOR SUBMITS
BUDGET FOR YEAR
KOster Estimates Expenditures
J.. Will Be S7,9S6,O62, While
Revenue Grows

= Auditor Roster transmitted TO the
supervisors yesterday estimates of the
probable expenditures of the city and
county for the ensuing fiscal year; the
amount required to meet the interest
and sinking funds of outstanding debts:
the amount necessary to be apportoned
TO each fund in the treasury and also
of the revenue to be derived from
Sources other than taxes.
- The auditor calls attention particu-
:larlv to the sum set aside for the
salaries Of the school teachers, which
IS. only sufficient to pay their present
Salaries together with the raise for
primary and grammar school teachers
Granted in the last budget This sum.
he saws is not sufficient to permit of
xhe increase in the number of teachers
requested by the board OF education.
Comparlng the salaries of the teachers
with those Of other municipal en-
fplos-es. Koster says the teachers are
underpaid, and accordingly requests
shat they be granted an increase.
In accordance with the amendments
-ra the charter made at the last gen
6saI. election Auditor Roster has in
. creased the urgent necessity fund and
the salary rolls of the police and fire
6epartments and the department Of
electricity
NO SANITATION FUND
no provision is made for the contin-
;isstion Of the present sanitary work,
the auditor believing that if action is
necessary by the supervisors the needed
funds should be raised by special tax.
Attention is directed in the report TO
The insanitary condition and lack of
proper hse escapes in the public schools
: and the urgent need for immediate
action.
4sxpENSES ANn INCOME
The auditor estimates that the cur
rent expenditures for Is0S-os viii be
s79Ss.s62. which amount will be
raised as follows; BY taxation. $4.760.-
600: from licenses. fees, etc. S3,226.-
o62. IN addition 1898. 200 will be re-
quired for the park fund; s247,SO0 for
sinking funds or bonds, due July 1,
1908. and s120,2s1 for interest at 3 Y
per cent on ss,zSs,eoo outstanding
bonds.
Auditor Roster estimates that the
assessment roll being prepared by As
SCISSOR s9odge viii show total prop
erty valuation of S1.1Ss,504, an in
crease Of s5I.555e1 (about 12 per cent?
over the 1907-0S valuation Of s429,-
s32,5s5.
Ia the estimate Of revenue from other
sources are the following appropria
tions, which have not been used and
which will become a surplus at the
end Of the present fiscal year: Geary
street railroad fund, 1896, 600; interest
provided for bonds not sold. $4,000; in
stalling general system of public ac-
counting S25.000-
SOME ITEMS IN BUDGET
Following are some OF the principal
items in the auditors budget: Light
ing public streets and buildings, $500.
600: urgent necessities, 500, 00e: water
Tor municipal purposes. S76,To0; salaries
of employees at city and county hospi
/. tails $4,000: subsistence city and
county hospotaI. ss1.500; almshouse
salaries. s2e.120; subsistence. $4,000;
assessor. s95. 200; coroner. s2S,1o0: re-
corder. se3.300; tax collector, $7o,240;
district attorney. salaries $4,000, and
for contingent expenses $4,000; county
clerk 1922. 500; sheriff for salaries
$4,000. and for subsistence of prison
ers at county jails $4,000; police de-
partfnent. for salaries Sl,252,54S. for
pensions $4,000, for patrol wagons and
launch s27, 500: health departments.
salaries s56.460 for expenses $4,000,
for burial INDECENT dead $4,000, emerg-
ency and insane hospitals $4,000; de-
psrtment of electricity, salaries $64,
000 for expenses S15.S50: fire depart
faent. for salaries sl.IS5,764, for appar-
atus' sI74. 500; department of elections,
-SI26.000. rent Of quarters for public
efices. S70.51O; department of public
works Sll07.590: school department.
SI.67835O divided as follows: salaries
sl.35S9fo. expenses $3S9,4lo) free Ii
brsry. sTl,40o.