The morning call., 1890-05-13
A PRIVILEGED CLASS.
What the Finance Committee
Says of the Chinese.
The Supervisors Kill Ellert's Gas Inspection
Order-Preparing for the Fourth-Eight
Hours Legal Day.

The report OF the Finance Committee at last
nights meeting OF the Supervisors adverted to
the peculiar character OF the proceedings In the
acceptance OF Chinese bail bonds as well as lines
imposed upon Mougoians. making 1t appear that
these people are privileged and that neglect,
il not something worse, characterizes the accept
ance OF bonds and collections of fines from
Chinese. The committee says that 1t Is the duty
of the Police Judges to remedy these shoricom-
iDgs that they should exercise great care In ac-
ceptlng sureties, and give preference 10 cash
bail, and in all the operations there should ap-
pear a desire 10 prevent chicanery and fraud.
Accompanying the report was statement
from the committees expert, giving In detail the
fines imposed in April by the Police courts, and
branding tile bail bonds as worthless, and sug
costing hat only cash bail be accepted. A large
number OF cases are OH appeal the bonds aggre-
gazing S2l ,U60. The report says:
Total Chinese fines in the three courts during
April $1,000. of these paid. 5000: Appealed $500;
appeal bonds Chinese suretes $500. Fines due
appeals to March 31st $276O; hnes on cases affirmed
in April, S2725. Total, $54S5.
OF above paid to May 9Th. 1925; bonds forfeited
to May 9th. $500; fines due cases affirmed In March,
$500; fines due cases affirmed in April $500; habeas
corpus Supreme Court SII5O: fines affirmed bonds
missing, $3.50 This makes the exact balance
A resolution was passed to print approving the
expenditure made by the North Beach and Mis-
sion Railroad COMPANY, amounting 10 $4,000.
in compliance with their franchise requiring the
expenditure OF $4,000 the first year.
The order requiring hotel and lodgng-house
keepers TO have their gas-fixtures inspected
quarterly was indefinitely POSTPONED on motion
OF Persia, seconded by Becker. Supervisor Elletr.
its author, was not present.
An order was passed TO print accepting deeds
from Granville b. Gilman. Mary Z. Nelson and
Anna l.. Clark for lands extending from Ne
braska to Vermont streets for a street TO be
known as SOnOma.
Supervisor Boyd introduced a resolution au-
tbOrzing the Mayor TO appoint five members of
the board who shall make preliminary arrange
ments for tile proper observance OF the forth
coming national anniversary. 1t was passed TO
print.
A resolution of intention was passed to print
Tor the grading of COlusa street, from San Bruno
avenue 10 Kentucky street.
A resolution was adopted calling the attention
OF Tile Police Judges to the worthlessuess OF
chinese bail bonds, and recommending that cash
bail be required in all cases.
III accordance with recommendation OF the
Health and Police Committee resolution was
adopted, directing the Board of Health TO return
all lepers 10 the places from which they came.
A resolution was adopted providing that eight
hours shall be deemed a legal day In all cases
where labor Is performed under any State law,
or under the control of any board OF officers OF
lie municipal government, ana that such limit
shall be inserted In all municipal contracts
Ihe board adopted a resolution requiring the
Superintendent of the Fire Alarm TO ring the
bells al o'clock in the morning aud o'clock in
the afternoon, as an aid TO the eight hour move
ment Supervisors Becker and Noble voted
against the measure.