The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-12-03
lie Becomes frightened and Tells His
: Cupartnsrs in Municipal Jobs to
Beware of the Injunction.
Wasting the Peoples Money
- on Shag Rock.
Rushing Through Batch of Railway
= Franchises - Two Previously
:, Granted Vetoed by the
Mayor-Hand- Bills.

A meeting of the Board of Supervisors
Was held last night instead of Monday even
ing, on account OF Thanksgiving interven-
ing the week before, and interfering with
the necessary number of days required for
printing resolutions. All of the board were
present with the exception of Boyd and
Noble. Supervisor Wright presided in the
absence of Mayor Pond.
:: The session was a long one and consid-
cradle business was transacted. Although
the " solid nine missed one of its members
the ring was out in full force and made its
power felt as usual. Supervisor Ebert tried
To- fight it, but found himself saddled like
Siubad, the sailor.
BARRY FRIGHTENED.
The first misstep made by the ring was
the reading of a resolution awarding the
printing contract to the Stock Report As
soon as the resolution was read Supervisor
Barry jumped excitedly to his feet and ex-
=: claimed: I'VE can't act on that tonight.
HOW did the resolution get there? We
have been enj0ined by the court from act
ling in that matter" The resolution was
laid aside. the ring considering their own
:safety-nOt wishing to 90 so far as to brave
the strong arm of the law, whose minister
: Ing influence in the way of a corrective they
seemed to have neither the courage nor the
INCLINATION to feel.
a communication was next read from the
=. Beard of Health, stating that at meeting
: held during the day to consider matters
pertaining to the present condition of the
Twenty-sixth sire ct (or smallpox Hospital,
it was found that there was q lack of funds
to properly care for the eight lepers and
fouF cases of smallpox in the hospital. The
communication said 1t was decided TO make
the City Physician or substitute attend to
the eases. 1t was further resolved that if
the necessary funds could not be raised to
run the hospital it would have TO be closed.
\ protest was also filed by the Board of
Health against the purchase OF Shag Rock
as a site for smallpox hospital on the
ground that il was unfit for any such pur-
pose.
The communication was referred to the
Health and Police Committee.
;. sHAG ROCK.
Clerk Russell read the report of the Health
and Police Committee, in which it was re-
commended that Shag Rock be purchased as
a~sits for the smallpox hospital
Supervisor Ebert was on his feet in an
t. instant, and in an underground voice said ::
Il object to that part of the report. The
Health and Police Committee did not re-
commend anything of the kind. | was
mended the City Surveyor to investigate
. the cost of grading tho rock. L don't know
who has changed the report" and Ebert
iHterrogated with his eyes the other men,
bers of the committee. Barry SUNK back
in his seat and looked shamefaced. he had
mot WORD to say. Pilster rose and managed
after much Stumbling to inform the Board
=. that the committee had met during the day
and adopted the course mentioned.
. :Ellert-I was net notified of tina. meeting
We're you, Supervisor Wright?
Wright responded that he had not been.
Ebert continued: 1t looks very strange,
this sort Of thing. Three members meeting
and adopting such an important resolution
at the last minute, and not notifying the
other two. ! protest"
= In spite of his objection the report was
. adopted by the Ring.
GROSS EXTRAVAGANCE.
Shortly afterward a resolution was read
providing that the Committee on Health and
Police be and are hereby authorized to pur-
Chase On behalf of the city and county from
A. W. Won Schmidt, Shag Rock, tOget her
with Blocks 723 and 730 of tide lands sur
rounding said rock, for the sum of SIS, 600,
as a site for a smallpox hospital, the title
to said property to be first passed upon by
the City and County Attorney. and If found
perfect, then said purchase to be made.
Elert protested most vigorously against tine
resolution. He said: This is gross ex-
: trayagance without reason or sense. The
. committee don't know what they are talk
ing about. What! Spend $4,000 for a
rock against the protest Of the Board OF
Health, when that body has not funds to
: pay doctor for its present patients, and is
talking OF closing up the Twenty-sixth-
street Hospital" Bush Interrupted, saying
the board wanted to keep its pledge to re-
move the Pest-house from its present loca-
ton.
=. -Ellert answered: IF you want to keep
your pledge you are only remembering it at
. a very late day. Out OF the $4,000 appro-
: priated for the new hospital you are spend
ing $1,000 for rock. There is no excuse
for this measure"
Supervisor Wright started to explain his
= position on the question, when Becker arose
!: and called him TO order, saying the Chair
:. had no right 10 speak. Everybody was
dunrfoundtd. Supervisor Wright with
great calmness and dignity requested
Becker to take the chair while he could ex-
: plain his vote on the floor. Becker never
noticedrhim.
BECKER WOULDN'T.
Wright asked three times, "WiH Mr..
Becker take the chair?" But Becker
grasped his seat firmly, and refused to
. bulge. He would not answer. He grew
red in the face, and fixed his eyes on the
. ceiling, but still refused to answer or to no.
tlce the Chairman.
Clerk Russell was out of the room at the
time, but when he returned and learned the
trouble he said In loud voice:
That Is your privilege, Mr.. Wright, to
explain your vote. Ii is given you by the
law"
Still Wright insisted ON Bingham taking
the chair while he explained his vote on the
. floor. He thought il was rushing the bust.
ness too much to adopt the resolution. He
was in favor Of purchasing suitable site
but did not know whether Shag Rock was
worth S15,000 That ought to be investi.
= gated.
THE MONEY GOES
The resolution was finally passed to print,
: supervisor Ebert voting no, and Wright
being EXCUSED. The ring stood by each other
10 man. :
Two orders granting railroad franchises,
were read One was to the Geary street
road and the other the Market street line.
and the reasons were set forth at length.
=. A resolution was presented fixing the sal.
aries OF the members of the various street
Improvement Commissions at $500 per month
Supervisor Ebert objected to the payment
of such salaries after the six months service
Of the commissioners. He said the board
had no right to saddle such heavy expenses
On the people, which meant thousands OF
dollars. He cited the Laguna survey, and
SAID too much money is being paid to such
:. commissioners. They ought to do theil
Mork In six months and they take years
Ire order was finally adopted.
"A resolution was passed to print to
Change the grade of Market street bey ond
the Market street cut from Valencia to Cas-
tro. Supervisor Ebert strongly objected to
the resolution on the ground that il would
be piling up a lot of damage suits against
: the city. lie held that according 70 a late
dtcS;on OF the Supreme Court the property
owners wouid have case OF action against
the city If they bought their lots in good
: faith He further said that the properly of
citizens should not be injured at the within Of
ey,ry b ard.
TIE rule requiring Justices of the Peace
to Z v. loads In the sum Of 5000 each was
rescinded.
GIVING AWAY FRANCHISES.
The board took up number OF franchises
for street railroads.
The order was finally passed granting {
franchise TO Henry Moffitt and NJ S
Eisner co maneinp at Broad WAY and Davia