The San Francisco call., 1909-06-02
SUPERVISORS PASS
MUNICIPAL BUDGET
City Tax Levy for the Coming
Fiscal Year Is Fixed
at SI.60
Estimated Expenditures for the
Next Twelve Months Is Ten
and a Half Million Dollars

Next years tax levy viii be $3.50 on
each 500 valuation in San Francisco
The board Of supervisors, by the neces-
sary unanimous vote yesterday, de-
cisred that a 80 cent special tax must
be levied for the construction of pub
lie, IRE and police buildings, for sani-
tary measures and for sewer and street
pavement construction. Supervisor Nc
Leran. who last week voted against the
budget of slo.z4I.4ss. and by implica-
ton against the $3.50 levy, agreed to
A. as any other course would tie up
the municipal departments. Hooks came
over with McIeran. and the vote stood
le for the budget and the tax
A total revenue OF nearly SIo,50O 900
vas apportioned TO the upkeep OF the
municipal departments, the public
buildings needed next year. the main
tenance Of the parks, schools, hospi-
talss etc. and the payment of interest
ana principal upon the bonded indeht-
edneks
DISTRIBUTION OF REVENUE
One dollar Of the levy will go 20 the.
ordinary municipal expenditures. 90
cents to the parks, bond issue pay
ments, etc, and the special 80. cent levy
i
Fer streets, sewers and main public
buildings. q cents; fire houses. s.5
cents; sehoolhouses. 2.5 cents; police
houses. cents; sanitation. ] cent
The estimated receipts from. direct
TAXATION viii be s7,64S,000 and the to-
tai assessment roll $3.50. .0O0. 600 "
supervisor William Wilson Sahderson.
took his seat in the board yesterday.
succeeding former Supervisor A II
n
marked by ceremony. but Supervisor
Booth later introduced resolution.
which was adopted. instructfng' the
nnsnce committee to rearrange. the
committees Of the board Supervisor
RtNford set in the board yesterday
but viii today begin his term of Of
nee as city architect, and Supervisor
Wells +. Balloon will succeed him.
The last step in the series of ~ordf-
nsnces relating TO the bond issue cleo
tons Of June % and "a was ia ken BY
the board yesterday in the finaI pas
sage Of two bills giving notice of the
elections s.
McAlIister voted. no to the bill call
ing the :Geary street railway election:
and Broderick voted no to that calling
the election for the civic center. city
hail. polytechnic high school. Juvenile
home park and playground projects.
REPAIR OF STREETS
The board appropriated $4,000: for
the repair Of Market and other streets,
and $4,000 for the cleaning and re-
pair of sewers. = >...: : =.
The mayor informed the board that
he had appointed Zoeth Eldridge and
Charles ~S..Aiken a. committee TO sug-
gest the retaining of. certain: streets.
The board OF works announced that
the hrst bills OF lading on the 900
tons OF cast iron pipe to be installed
IN the FIRE protection system had been
received. and that the first shipment
of three carloads would arrive within
three weeks:
The bill authorizing the mayor 10
enter into a lease Of six stories of the
David Hewes building at Market and
Sixth streets. for sl.57l- per month. .
was returned to the building COM +
mittee -:
WILL GUST SQUATTERS s
Bancroft secured the Instruction 10
the city attorney 10: bring: action to
Gust "squatters" upon city property in
Twenty-third avenue between: Lake
street and Point Lsobos avenue:
The bill prohibiting smoking <7tbon-
whsrves and wooden sidewalks was
sent back TO committee and the Pa
cilc athletic club given the June
prize hght permit.
Mayor Taylor received. .yesterd
letter from President Taft as. .foll orgs:
Ny dear Mr.. Mayor have your
letter OF MAY le in which YOU are good.
enough TO testify TO the 'yaluabI aid
Of the federal government in your re-.
cent campaign against the bubenic
plague in san Francisco. thank you
for kindly advising me. Very sincerely
yours. wM. h TAFT.