The morning call., 1891-07-21
COTTON HOSE WINS.
Deficit or No Deficit, 1t Must Be
Purchased.
So Say Eight Of the supervisors-The Fire
Department Charity Fund to Be
Recognized.

Mayor Sanderson while looking over
number Of checks accompanying bids for
certain work suddenly tuned his voice In
the finest tones of irony at the meeting of
the Board of Supervisors last night as lie
said: % would like to inform contractors
who make out checks to guarantee their
work that E. B. Pond, though an estimable
gentleman, is no longer Mayer of this city.
Mr.. Pond does not want to be bothered with
these checks, and inform you that you will
save great deal of trouble by making them
out payable to the Mayor. | will pay no at
tention to any other checks"
This sarcasm of the Mayer produced con-
siderable surprise. which turned to astonish-
ment at the Rip Van Wrinkle character of a
number of contractors. when 1t was found
that they were regularly making out their
checks PAYABLE to E. B. Pond. evidently
never having learned that an election had
retired him TO the paths of private life.
AN UNBUsINEssLIKE SCHEME.
When the resolution was called up pro-
yldIng for the purchase Of 10000 feet of
Eureka cotton hose at 81 IL per foot, Super
visor Ellert warned the board to be careful
in its expenditures, as there you'd be large
deficiency at the end of the fiscal year. The
proposition, he said, was 10 eXpend S11, 600
for cotton hose. The proper way would be
to advertise for bids. The way the Fire
Committee proposed to buy the hose was
not businesslike, nor just to the tax payers.
He moved that the portion of the resolution
regarding the purchase of hose be stricken
out.
Supervisor Bhrlng, on behalf of the Fire
Committee, stated that rubber hose was slip
perry when wet, besides being dearer and
that cotton hose was guaranteed one year
longer. Again, the Assistant Chief En-
gineer OF the department was In favor of it.
supervisor Coffee spoke in q similar strain.
CHIEF sCANNELL FAVoRS RUBBER HOSE.
- Is Chief Scannell in favor of cotton
hose?" asked the Mayor.
Burling confessed that he was not. but
said the younger members of the depart
ment were.
Ebert stated that Chief Seannell had it,
formed him that rubber hose was the best
for downtown districts, and that only one
half of the cotton hose could be used, while
the other half dried.
On the suggestion of Taber, Ebert
amended his motion so as to refer the whole
matter back TO the Fire Committee. The
motion was lost by the following vote:
Ayes-Evans. Ebert, Heyer and Taber;
noes-Jackson, Burling, Curtis, Aver,
Carnes, Coffee, Eunt and Wilkinson.
The original motion to pass to print was
carried by the same vote.
SNAP JUDGMENT ON THE BOSSES.
Ebert gave a surprise by calling ND the
resolution providing for the reorganization
of the Fire Department Charity Fund. The
resolution grew out OF scandal connected
with the paying out of money for political
purposes by which John Uousherty man
aged to get control of the entire fund. The
resolution, with that purpose, was referred
TO the City and County Attorney, but he
rendered no opinion. ElcIt stated that
over month had passed by and no word
was heard from the City and County Attor-
ney, so that it was time for she Supervisors
to act in the matter. The resolution was
unanimously passed.
FIRE-PRooF ROOFING.
The old resolution requiring the roofing
of buildings with certain fre-proof M
terials within certain limits was indefinitely
postponed. and a new one introduced so as
to include asphaltun under certain condi-
tons.
Elert wanted the resolution 10 include
any kind Of fre-proof material, but it was
passed 10 print SO as to lnejude only slate,
metal, tile and asphaltum.
resolution was passed authorizing the
California Electric Light Company to re-
move one electric light at the following
points; AT the crossings of Yolo aud Utah
streets. Fifteenth avenue and San Bruno
road, Sierra and Kentucky streets, and San
Bruno road and Silver avenue. The reso-
luton also empowered this company to
place twenty-five electric lights of 20O0-
candle power on poles 40 faet high in such
places as shall hereafter be designated
A petition was received from the AsSo-
ciated Charities requesting the continued
maintenance OF the position of matron at
the City Prison.
Supervisors Jackson, Coffee, Taber and
Wilkinson were granted thirty days leave
of absence from the State, dating from
August 1st.
The board adjourned to meet next Sat-
urday morning as Board of Equalization.