The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-05-27
EBBETS' PROTEST.
A Charge of Irregularity in City
Coal Contracts.
The Supervisors Decide to Investigate the
sutj ct - Bids for Supplies Light
shafts-Clerks Appointed.

A NJ Fbbets presented protest at the meet
ing OF The BOar0 of Supervisors last evening
against The award of any contracts on bids sub
miiIed on May 10Th for supplying pubic instltu-
lions with coal
The piees for Pennsylvania anthracite,
SI4 1912 and S14 90; Wallsend sydney
IS 121a. and Wellington, IS 81, are from so
cents 10 81 80 a ton less than any dealer bid
ding can purchase it and place 1t in his yard,
regardless OF labor, delivery and profit. The
inference is that a substitution OF inferior coal
and short weights must be resored TO.
The past year he states has been prolific Of
business, and during The past TWO years the con-
sumption OF coal al the County Hospital has in
creased from 3612 tons 10 81 tons. At the new
City Hall and public offices $1,000 has been
spent in tue past niue months against S5687 for
a similar period for The previous year. the cost of
coal linen being from 10 cents 10 So q ton less,
showing difference OF 30 per cent. Mi. Ebbets
asserts that lie has frequently examined The coal
furnished The Fire Department during the last
year, and lie has moi found d ton OF coal accord
Ing to contract. Canadian, Coos Bay and Gilman
coal, selling at from 81 to 81 30 less per ion,
having been substituted.
INFERIOR IIGNITEs SUBSTITUTED.
THE Fire Department" lie continues, asks
for aud wants Tie best OF steam coal TO get all
Tie NoIk II can out OF Its engines; and When In
IeriOr iieniGes are substituted Tor MallSend
Sydney, the result may cause. and has already
cone near causing, a dangerous cOnndgrauOn.
The coal for me School Department, delivered
during the past TIVE years, shows the same state
Of things as to quality ana shoitness OF weight.
Ii has no scales inspectors 10 prove this propo-
siloH, but the Auditors figures say that with
an increase of attendance OF only l4O0 scholars
The increase OF bills the past over the previous
year was SlU20 or 20 per cent aud this year
VIII be still more"
Mir Ebbets submitted a certificate of wholesale
dealers as 10 prices, and asked that the awards
TOT coal he continued until lhe board can lnYestl-
gale The matter
THE PROTEST. Is REFERRED.
Supervisor Ebert moved that the protest be
Vafa IN Ia A ptf an IN
but supervisor Bush thought as Ebbets Was an
unsuccessful bidder no notice should be paid.
his did MOI meet wlth the a. proYal OF super
visor Boyd, who said that tie protest contained
serious ChaIges, which the board could not
afford 10 ignore. The document was thereupOn
leieted 10 JOINT conference OF lie committees
on Public Buildings and Fire impairment,
which considered Tie bids.
In conformity with 4 recent decision OF Judge
Y an keynvg om, an amendment TO the lire Ordl-
nance was submitted by the Fire Wardens Tela-
1--WE 10 light shafts. defining them TO be inciosed
structures, passing through the floor OF floors OF
buildings for the purpose OF anordlnS llgnt aud
air
1t is provided that 10 all buildings over three
stories Ia height the light shafts shall be formed
with substantial fraltng, tie sides OF which
Shall be covered with smoke proof iron laths and
Three coats OF mortar. The frames and sasles
IN TIE shafts STAN be made Of metal ana glazed
with thick glass.
Tie amendment was referred to the Fire De-
paItmeut Committee.
BIDS FOR SUBSISTENCE.
Tie following bids were received for supplying
-.ae daily subsistence OF not exceeding OUU
prisoners in tue City Prison. County jail and
House Of Correction, from July !, 1880, TO June
30, 1891, aud, after reading, were referred TO
tie Health aud Police COMMITTEES; NJ. Vert
heimrT, 23is cents. each per day; K. Uni & Co,
20 3-lO cents; Thomas MclEerny Co. 10 23
cents, Holman y Noeune, p 39-1OO cents;
Mahoneg & son, 10 95-1O0 cents; Neubauer &
jackson, 3 T5-100 cents.
a large number OF otner bids for subsistence
and other supplies of The County Hospital Aims
house ana Industrial School were received and
opened and then referred TO the Hospital Com
mntcr.
Supervisor Bush's now ancient order relating
to The licensing Of athletic clubs was again laid
over for TOUR weeks.
Supervisor EllerPs order providing for the in
speettOn OF gdS-nXtures IN hotels and lodging
houses was passed 10 print.
lhe extension of Post street, reported upon by
The street Committee, was LAID over Tor one week
by the board, al the instance OF Supervisor
ElieIt who Insisted That The people affected
Should petition for The Improvement.
SUPERVISOR WRI GIT SATISFIED.
a resolution read appointing a. j. Clark,
John Linehan, Edward Fitzgerald, Jacob Harris.
George w. Thomas ana William Doyle as clerks
Of the Board Of Equalization at salaries of 500
a month.
Supervisor Wright moved that Deyles name
be stricken from tire list and that Of William NJ.
. Edgat substituted, aud demanded 10 know who
bad suggested lie names, and Mr.. Barry said
The Democratic County Committee"
'Oh. II that IS so, 1t is all right" echoed
Wright.
lie motion to substitute was lost and the resO-
fuliOu was then adopted.
Tie board decided 10 sit as Board OF f quail
cation from June 9th to June 23d, inclusive, to
Lear objections against assessments.
ine board adjourned Tor Two weeks, as a holt
day-MemoTlal day-interyenes and prevents
lie legal publication OF orders.