The San Francisco call., 1910-01-15
brief REVIEW OF
APPROPR PRIATlONS
Figures Reported by Commit
tees of the Retiring Board
of Supervisors

A brief review of the condition of
city funds relating to school and other
buildings, to sewer construction, etc,
which is of interest to all tax payers,
is herewith submitted The figures
were all reported by the committees
of the retiring board of supervisors
and were brought up to January l,
1910. Some of the more important
facts follow:
The appropriation of $1,00s.oO0 for
streets, sewers and repairs to buildings,
except school buildings, realized under
the extra tax levy of 21 cents has been
apportioned monthly to the department
OF public works by the supervisors up
TO and including January, 1910.
A balance of Approximately nve-
mains si at credit. a difference of $4,000
being appropriated in advance through
all the months of the fiscal year for
the Improvement of San Bruno avenue
and for surveys in the Market street
homestead.
The appropriation of S16S,000 for con-
struction of fire department buildings
and for purchase of lands realized un-
der an extra tax of 3 u cents has been
expended for the purchase of flre lots
to the amount of $33,2S0, and in con
tracts for the construction of engine
house No. Al at Leavenworth and Clay
streets. truck house No. / at Duncan
and Church streets, battery station No.
at seventeenth street anu ave
nue., chemical engine No. IL at Forty
fifth avenue and l street and the cor
poration yard building at Francisco and
Stockton streets.
REPAIRS TO SCHOOLS
The appropriation of $4,000 for re-
pairs to school department buildings
realized under an extra tax levy OF IL
cents has been appropriated to the
board OF public works 10 the extent of
$4,000, and s45,sS5 OF this latter sum
hoc 606 in
The appropriation of $4,000 for con-
structton of police department build
ingS and for purchase of lands realized
under an extra tax levy OF cents has
been obligated to the extent of $SS,570
through the purchase of a lot in South
San Francisco and by authorization to
the board of public works to grade lot
in the Potrero and TO construct the In
gleSide and the park stations.
OF the appropriation of S4S,000 for
sanitation purposes realized under the
extra tax levy of l cent, but ss,325 has
been appropriated and from the surplus
at least $4,000 will be available to
meet the loss in revenue from other
sources in the general fund under the
dollar limit, should such course be
! necessary.
OF the sum of s4,67S, $3.50 realized
from the sale of fire protection bonds
$4.304,47S.22 has been appropriated for
the purchase of lands for the construc
tion of two firebOats, for pumps for
fire boats and for pumping stations, for
chase of pipe for establishment of pipe
testing plant for construction of fire
boat and pumping stations, for con-
struction of Twin peaks reservoir, for
purchase of fire hose and for other mat
ters incidental to the fire protection
system.
The contracts let by the board of
public works have, however, been we'll
within the appropria tions, notably in
the cases of the fire boats, the pumps,
the fire cisterns and Twin peaks reser-
in hn 1era l1n
placed to the credit of the general ac-
count At present there is unapprOpri-
ated to credit of this account the sum
of S3S5,755 and 81 900 900 of bonds re-
main unsold.
out of the sum of s2,s62, ,70S.50 re-
allied from the sale of sewer bonds
$2,376, ,903.39 has been appropriated for
the purchase of lands and for the con-
struction of sewers.
The principal sewers constructed or
which are under way are the Fulton
street. the East Potrero. the Lombard
street, the Fifth street, the Greenwich
street. the Division street. the Univer-
sity Mound and Silver terrace, the
North point system, the Bay View dis
trict, the Harbor View district, the H
| street, the Ocean avenue, the Hunters
| point and the Yerba Buena district
There is unappropriated at credit of
! this account the sum of s4S6So0 and
$1.A00,000 of bonds remain unsold.
| OF the sum of $3,132. 1913: 40 realized
| been appropriated the sum of S2,752,-
41269 for the purchase of lands and
| for the construction of the following
| buildings, to wit: Bryant. Clement.
Commercial high, Hancock Holly Park
Jean Parker, Frank McCoppin. Madison.
Mission, Mckinley, Lakeview, Sheridan.
| and in part for the Garfield and the
Washington grammar schools.
! A balance at credit of $379,7S0 re-
mains unappropriated on this account
and $2,100. 900 of bonds remain unsold.
! The sum of s1,199,634.60 was realized
| from the sale of hospital bonds, and of
priated for the purchase of lands for
construction and equipment of the San
| Francisco hospital and for the con-
struction in part of the infirmary in the
4 relief home tract. A credit of S7S,155
remains unappropriated in this account
and $3.50 900 of bonds remain unsold.