The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-08
BURNS SNUBBED.
Supervisors Will Not Grant a
Leave of Absence.
The Governors Appointment of Colonel Dan
as Police Commissioner Ignored.
Work of City Fathers.

Wnen the minutes and communicate us
had been read last night at the meeting OF
the Board of Supervisors request from
Colonel Daniel Burns for a sixty days
leave of absence from the State was read.
IT'S hardly necessary to explain that Burns
was appointed by Governor Markham a
Police Commissioner, but sailed away for
Mexico after presenting his commission
and being accorded seat in the board.
Supervisor Ebert moved that the request
be granted and Mr.. Jackson seconded the
motion.
Supervisor Taber moved as a substitute
that the matter be laid over for considera-
tion the last thing in the evening.
'Why?" shouted the City Father from
the Sixth Ward.
Because" said the Supervisor from the
Eleventh, Pm not yet prepared to vote
on it,"
Mr.. Ebert advocated the adoption of the
motion to grant the leave of absence. He
said there seemed to be disposition not to
grant the leave, growing out, no doub bit, of
the ques ton as to the right of the Governor
to make the appointment 'If the Gov
ernor." said he, has not the right of ap-
pOintment. this is not the way to fight him.
think it's too small, too petty, for the
Board of Supervisors"
NOT COUNTY OFFICER.
Mr.. Burling asked to be excused from
voting. saving he did NOT consider Burns
county officer. He did not want to Stultify
Inns elf by voting for the leave of absence.
Such action As granting the leave would be
a virtual admission that Burns is legally
Police Commissioner, when Burling, for
one, held that the appointments of such Off
Ger lies with the Supervisors.
Mr.. Taber agreed with Burling and said
The Governor appointed Mr.. Burns; let
him grant the leave of absence. We were
not consulted in regard 10 the appointment,
but were ignored altogether"
Mr.. Ellert argued that the mere granting
OF the leave of absence was in no manner
recognition of Burns title.
Mayor SandersOn interrupted the speaker
by saying, somewhat Hereby, something
like this: I've heard enough of this. I've
heard you two or three times, anu We can't
be all right on this, you know"
LEAVE NOT GRANTED.
When the vote was taken on the motion
to grant Colonel Burns leave of absence il
was lost, only Jackson, Ebert aud Heyer
voting ia the affirmative, and Carnes and
Hunt in the negative while Burling, Cur
It's, Coffee, Taber ana Wilkinson excused
themselves
Lawyer \. S. Writ sent in a communica-
ton In which he gave notice that he in
tended TO institute quo warranto proceed
ingS to GUST the present Police Commission
ers If the board would agree to elect their
successors. He also stated that the Gov
ern0r had no constitutional authority to
appoint the Commissioners, and Tor that
reason his appointment of Colonel Dan
Burns as the successor of the late Major
Hammond Sr. was Illegal.
Wirt's offer was referred to the Judiciary
Committee without comment
ORDERS FINALLY PASSED.
Supervisor Burling moved the final pass
age OF the order authorizing the board to
appoint the members of the Board of
Health. Coffee seconded the motion. Ebert
and Heyer were the only objpctors, all the
other members voting i'll favor of the order.
The amended pool ordnance making it a
misdemeanor to bet on baseball games, eX-
cept on the grounds where the game is con-
Quoted, Wa Gnally passed So was the
order providing Tor the use Of dark coloring
in artlfcial-S stone sidewalks.
Another order finally passed was that
allowing striped bass to be sOld il of three
pounds weight or over. instead OF requiring
them to weigh eight pounds or over.
The order granting the Syndicate and
Trust Company franchise for a connecting
line of street railroad to extend from Eddy
and Powell streets along Eddy to Mason
was Indefinitely postponed.
AN EXTRA" GUARD.
John W. Collins was appointed an extra
guard at the House of Correction, his duties
to consist OF taking care of the farm and
agricultural implements recently turned
over from the Industrial School to the insti-
tuition.
a communication from Auditor Smiley
asked that committee be appointed to as
certain what repairs will be necessary to
the record books destroyed or damaged by
the recent fire IN his office.
Clerk ID. j. Gordon of the Justices Court
asked for the appointment of an extra clerk
by reason OF the extra work caused by many
new suits to collect delinquent taxes
A petition from the Federation of In
provement Clubs asked that the Southern
Pacific Company be requested to place
proper guards at all street railroad cross
lngs between Ninth and Guerrero streets.
PIPING SALT WATER,
Directors of the Olympic Athletic Club
petitioned for permission TO erect pumping
works near Point LoboS to be used in rails
Ing salt water to reservoir to be thence con-
veyed through iron pipes to the new club
building on Post street. The petition sets
forth that the line of pipe would extend
along Point LObos avenue to Geary street,
to \ an Ness avenue, to Suffer street, to Lar
kin, to Post. to the clubhouse; thence along
Post TO Market, to Second, to Howard, and
to the bay. Water Will be furnished along
this pipeline to those who desire it, and the
$4,000 gallons of water which will be made
available Will be at the service of the Fire
Department i'll case of a great emergency or
big contiagratiNn.
The Superintendent of the Almshouse re-
ported that the expenses of that city institu-
ton during November amounted to S6241 o.
The expenses of the COroner's office for
the past month were reported as S1037 "a
An order providing that hereafter frame
buildings shall not exceed 80 feet in height,
except churches, was referred.
Edgar Painter was appointed a member
of the Board of Commissioners on the ex-