Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-03-04
SAN FRANCISCO LETTER.
frnox Dun REGULAR coRarroSDExr.l
MONTGOMERY STREET COM.
MIssIONERg-sT. PATRICK's
DAY MENDICANCY IN SAN
FRANCISCO NATIVE AND I'M
PORTED BRGGARs-A SERIES
OF FORGRRIRs.

sDAb"A shS NSASA wy
readers how easily they might make
fortunes by getting appointed "Com-
missioners to open Montgomery street
straight" 1t is certainly a good thing
to be a commissioner, Notwithstanding
that the official feelings are liable to be
lacerated by such differences Of opin-
ion respecting the value of services
rendered as occurred in the recent
case before the County Court. The
commissioners for extending Mont
gomery street straight" lit is a very
crooked extension) thought that 800
600 In gold coin would be but n
modest recompense for the arduous du-
ties they had performed, while the
people, on the contrary. through tho
City Attorney, demurred to the charge
as being exactly 100000 too much.
Under these circumstances, the dispute
was referred to Judge Stanley, and he
so far sustained the views Of the people
as to reduce the amount to $S,433 In
currency, and with that sum the Com
missioners will have to be content.
As the $S,433 represents the value OF
one hours labor per diem for twenty
two months, which labor was for the
most part delegated to assistants, who
also charge the city for their work, 1t
will be seen that 1t pays better rela-
lively to be n Montgomery street
Commissioner than President Of the
United States.
Another Montgomery Street Com.
mIssion.
It Is a fortunate thing for taxpayers
that there Is but one Montgomery
street, and that what there is Of 1t is
rather limited in extent, or an ingen-
ious Legislature would certainly have
devised some plan for saddling q few
more Commissioners upon 1t. At pres-
ent the street averages one Commits
sioner and q third to each block. Three
Of these Commissioners have been
drawing $500 Il month for the last
year, and keep so quiet over 1t that
every one has forgotten their official
existence. They were appointed to
open up Montgomery avenue, q street
which It was intended should run from
the Metropolitan Theatre. OH Mont
yomery street, through the Barbary
Coast to Stockton street, and thus fur
nlsh q decent thoroughfare between
North Beach and the southern portion
Of the city ; but II they have done any
thing In the matter. tho who pay tho
piper are profoundly ignorant Of 1t.
[ believe, however, that they l!aye
done something, for one 0f the clerks
In the Commissioners office who has
5000 a montli-apparently for oscillat-
ing between the Mint and Bank EX-
change saloons-told an acquaintance
Yesterday that q rough estimate of the
cost of the proposed avenue showed
that 1t would be so enormously cXpell-
sive that the Commissioners hesitated
to initiate the necessary work without
obtaining the further sanction Of the
Legislature. This unlikely story-un-
likely rs inferring that Commissioners
have any care for tho property of
others-may account for the delay In
carrying ont the avenue project, though
such phenomenal honesty rs this state
ment implies Is so marvellous that 1t
ought not to be credited without fur
ther testimony.
California Mcndicnnts and Imported
Ones.
The fine Spring weather Of the last
few days has had n very perceptible
effect in increasing the number of street
corner mendicants. Some of them are
old hands, who have been alternating
during the Winter, and whose coun-
tcnances are familiar to every San
Franciscan ; while Others r veteran
professionals from Eastern cities, re-
Gently arrived here In search OF fresh
fields for their vocation. 1t Is the
easiest thing In the world to tell the
Californian mendicant-that Il, one
who has been in the State for some
years-from the Eastern i%mportations.
The former always appeal for aid with
a meek. pleading ~countenance, lat
never ask for aims outright; while the
latter Is either pathetlcally or impu-
IDENTIFY aggressive-an active instead OF
a passive supplicant. And
The Coolncss Of These New Comcrs
Is almost beyond belief. Indeed,
don't know how the acclimatizcd Of
tho fraternity arc able to stand such
INSCRIPTIONS competition. They don't
even make a pretcnsc of selling cigars,
or grinding organs, or having been
blown up In o coal mine, but violate
the accepted California code Of the
profession by just walking UP to you
on tue street and holding out their
hnnds for any dimes you have to spare,
without other ceremony than lies dd
lib. A number Of gentlemen were
standing In front Of the Hlbernia Bank
Yesterday, when o woman, followed by
a little Girl, approached, and int dolor-
Gus voice asked for charity. Either
from lack of coin or benevolence the
appeal was not needed, and the woman
turned away and went into the bank.
There, In full view Of tho persons she
had just implored for IA tritle to help
a moor woman" she deposited some
dollars In silver, and then started again
on her begging expedition.
A Healthy Csusamptive.
This Is hardly as bad as the woman
the papers are telling about, who called
on Mr.. Lander Of the Lick House to
ask for some Of the remnants from the
table for a dying consumptiye and his
deformed wife, and who, after being
served with a carpet bag full Of delica-
Giles for q month or so, was followed to
a house on Howard street, where she
waS seer to enter n splendidly fur
nlshed room, spread the repast, with
the addition of wines from a sideboard,
and then sit down to 1t In company
with n fashionably dressed man OF
healthy but fstldious appetite. The
tale Gems somewhat bordering onrthe
fanciful, but is authenticated beyond a
doubt.
81. Pairlck's Dny.
If St. Patrick will only arrange with
the clerk Of the weather for an omis-
sion of the pluvial dispensatlon that
always marks the anniversary Of his
saintsi,ip's birthday. the forthcoming