To the Honorable Edward R. Taylor, San Francisco, Cal., July 27, 1909. Mayor, City and County of San Francisco. Dear Sir: I beg to hand you herewith reports in detail of the business handled by the Tax Collector's office in the matters of Property Tax Collec tions and License Collections for the fiscal year 1908-1909. The Total Collection of Taxes against Real and Personal Property and Unsecured Personal Property, fiscal year 1908-1909, as compared with the Total Collection for fiscal year 1907-1908 in the following statement: I beg to call your attention to the small increase in amount of delinquency, $481.00, for 1908-1909 over 1907-1908, compared with the large increase of $415,310.09 in amount collectible for same period. Following is a comparative statement of Total Collection of Licenses as made for fiscal year 1908-1909 with that of the fiscal year 1907-1908. Loss by diminished number of liquor dealers' licenses, 368 at $500 per annum 46,000.00 $71,164.00 Subtract gain on slot-machine licenses due to increase of rate, two quarters, January 1 to June 30, 6,087 machines at $5 each...... 30,435.00 Indicated increased efficiency in collecting.. $40,729.00 The closing of 368 retail liquor dealers and the increase in the rate charged for slot machines being due to causes not under control of the Tax Collector, these factors are shown and the final figures given, $40,729, indicate the net increased efficiency of this office for this fiscal year over that of last fiscal year. In addition there should be taken into consideration the following statement of estimated collections depending upon suits now pending: which sum, but for the delay caused by court proceedings, might have been collected during fiscal year 1908-1909. Respectfully submitted, DAVID BUSH, Tax Collector, City and County of San Francisco. ANNUAL SETTLEMENT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1908, DAVID BUSH, TAX COLLECTOR CITY, COUNTY AND STATE To Total amount charged, real estate taxes, first By Taxes collected and paid to the Treasurer.. By Property sold to the state for taxes of year 1908 By Property assessed to the School of Mechanical By Property assessed to the City and County of By Property assessed to the City and County of By Property withdrawn from sale under Sec. 3806, By Partial payments amounts still due. $3,302,307.44 3,968.45 876.00 439.09 95.00 90.63 1,293.11 $3,320,584.44 $3,320,584.44 REAL ESTATE, SECOND INSTALLMENT To Total amount charged, real estate taxes, second By Taxes collected and paid to the Treasurer. $3,295,635.90 $3,320,584.44 year 3,389.49 |