Municipal blue book of San Francisco, 1915 . Assuming that nofurther bond issues of any magnitude are authorized, the city willreach its peak in bond redemptions and interest in 1920. For four years past the city has paid a four-cent tax for Expositionpurposes. The payment of this tax ceases in 1915. and unless unforeseenexpenditures arise there should be no appreciable increase in the tax rate. Surplus revenues from the successful ^^lunicipal Railway, under thelaw, must be devoted to bond interest and redemption. Should therebe more than sufficient for these annual payments it remains for the
Municipal blue book of San Francisco, 1915 . Assuming that nofurther bond issues of any magnitude are authorized, the city willreach its peak in bond redemptions and interest in 1920. For four years past the city has paid a four-cent tax for Expositionpurposes. The payment of this tax ceases in 1915. and unless unforeseenexpenditures arise there should be no appreciable increase in the tax rate. Surplus revenues from the successful ^^lunicipal Railway, under thelaw, must be devoted to bond interest and redemption. Should therebe more than sufficient for these annual payments it remains for theP)Oard of Supervisors and the people to determine how the additionalsurplus shall be expended. California, seccmd in gross area in the United States, has a landarea of 155,652 and a water area of 2645 square miles, or 158,297 squaremiles in all, aggregating 99, acres. The United Kingdom—Eng-land, Wales, Scotland and Ireland combined—has an area of 121,391,or 32,261 less than California. 40 ]\rrxicii.\L Blue Book of Sax Francisco. WILLIAM DOLGE, C. P. A. Finance Committee Expert w ILLIAAl DOLGE, C. P. A.,consulting accountant and aud-itor for the Finance Committee ofthe Board of Supervisors, is a na-tive of New York City, where hewas born December 29, 1876. Hisfather, Alfred Dolge, who was laterto make his home in California andis now a resident of Covina, was thefounder and head of the notablepiano material, felt and felt shoemanufacturing- establishments bear-ing his name and located at Dolge-ville in the Empire State. The elderDolge took great interest in publicaffairs, was active in Republicanparty politics, and he numberedThomas B. Reed, James G. Blaine,Presidents Harrison and McKinleyand other leaders of the organizationamong his personal friends. A\illiam Dolge attended various public and private schools in NewYork, graduating first from Grammar School No. 3S, afterwardfrom the New York Military Academy, and later from the School ofSocial Economics. He received
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