The morning call., 1891-12-01
THE SUPERVISORS.
A Breeze That Was Created by a
Motion Offered by BurIing.
Election of Two Fire Comulissioners-seve
teenth Street Will Be Widened-Public
and Private Contracts.

supervisor Burling created small breeze
| at the meeting Of the Board of Supervisors
| by arising and moving that the board pro-
| ceed to the election of two Fire Commits
| sloners TO I'LL vacancies caused by the eX-
piration OF the terms Of Commissioners
| Martin and Parsons. The resolution was
carried, Ellert, Heyer and Taber alone
voting against it.
| Supervisor Burling nominated 7. J. Par
,, sons to succeed himself. and Supervisor
jackson placed in nomination the name of
+. l.. Jones.
supervisor Taber characterized the at
tempt to nominate the men as a farce, as
the Governor had already appointed two,
and they had qualified
Mayor Sanderson stated that Parsons
term had not yet expired.
Burling replied that the board should
assist Parsons. 1.-The idea is" he said, ito
give Parsons all the possible chance TO hold
his seat"
Supervisor Ellert urged that the board
had as much right to elect a Police Commits
sioner as one in the Fire Board.
Il believe we have that right" returned
Burling. Il would like 10 nominate d. V.
b. Henarie for that position If can get any
one 10 second it."
This proposition startled every one pres
ent, and no one seconded it.
AWAIT THE DECISION
Supervisor Taber stated that if the law
allowed Inc board to appoint Fire COM
mission 1t had already done SO, and the
matter IS IN the courts and decision should
be awaited.
How can Mr.. Parsons recognize the
power OF this board to appoint Fire Com
missioner" asked Supervisor Ebert, "when
he recognized the power of Governor Water
man oy accepting commission from him
some years ago?"
Buriing-The Governor overlooked him
this time, and we should give him chance.
he Doard proceeded in spite of the oppo-
sition made, Parsons and Jones being
elected by seven votes, Ebert Heyer and
Taber being excused.
Supervisor Burling then delivered a
lengthy speech, In which he upheld private
contracts, and claimed there is less COM
plant OF them from citizens than from pub
lie contracts.
Supervisor Taber, Chairman OF the Street
Committee, arose and stated that he was
surprised at Supervisor Buriing's remarks,
as in committee he had been one who was
always IN favor Of public contracts. The
Street Committee in his knowledge had
never held that there should be no private
contracts He had always believed that
street work should be let by the board. He
did not intend to bar private contracts, but
thought there would be less checker board
Nolh luDIe results ii the pup
Tic contract system were followed.
INTENDED NO REFLECTION
Supervisor Burling replied that he in
tended no reflection on the Street Commit
tee, but IS considerable had been said Of
late in regard 10 the abolition of private
contracts he wanted to state his views on
the subject He thought that the matter as
to whether the contract should be public or
private should be left entirely to the Street
Committee.
A resolution was passed to print extend
ing Seventeenth street from Park Lane to
Stanyan, and widening Seventeenth street
west from Santa Clara for distance of 136
feet to "a feet and appointing commission
consisting CT William Van Housen, Henry
Lankenau and Henry Holman.
resolution was read granting a six
months extension of time to the Commits
sioners appointed to open up Nineteenth,
Twentieth, Twenty first Twenty second
and Twenty-third streets; the report on
benefits and damages not yet being ready.
The matter was laid over week to give
propeIty-owners an opportunity to be heard.
CHANNEL-sTREET SEWER.
The Street Superintendent was instructed
through an order to inves ,igate the manner
in which the Channel-street sewer is being
cleaned in order to ascertain whether the
work is being done in such a way as to
create nuisance by damming up sewage
matter.
A protest was received from William
Sehilling and others protesting against the
manner in which tile Pacific Paving Com
pany is tearing up Webster street. between
Washington and Jackson. The company
claims to have obtained private contract
for the work at the high figure of IS cents
per square foot.
A second protest in relation to street
matters was received from a number of
citizens VINO objected to the terribly filthy
condition OF Washington street, between
Dupont and kearny.
An order was passed allowing City Sur
veyOr Tilton $3.50 as compensation for the
work of preparing preliminary maps for
the Fell-street sewer.