The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-08
TO DEMAND SEATS.
A Lively Meeting of All the Fire
Commissioners.
Brown Secured Newman's seat-Martin and
Parsons Refused TO Step Out DAILY, Proll
and Jones in the Cold

The Board of Fire Commissioners held its
annual meeting yesterday afternoon. Those
present were Schmitt, Parsons, Ames, Mar
tin, Newman. DAILY, Proll, Brown and Jones.
George A. Knight, attorney for Daily and
Prob, ami Garrett McEnerney, for Frank G.
Edwards, were also present, as well as a
large crowd of spectators, who expected to
witness a small row.
Commissioner Newman called the meet
ing to order aud asked for the presentation
OF credentials. Parsons presented Brown
and Jones and their credentials. Martin
presented DAILY and PrOll with their ere
dentials. Parsons was represented by his
attorney Bates, who advised him TO mold
his seat
When Brown had been presented with his
credentials SchIBiit made a motion that he
be given his seat.
Newman ruled the motion out of order
and said he did not propose to be fred cut
In any such summary manner.
Schmitt and the Chair wrangled for few
minutes more upon the motion, when the
former appealed from the Chair and the
appeal was put to the vote. Parsons, Ames
and Schmitt voting against the ruling.
Newman said the motion was lost as il had
hot received the necessary twO-thlrds vote
NEWMAN YIELDED GRACEFULLY.
Knight then made demand for the seats
of Martin ana Parsons for his clients. Daily
and PToll, appointed by the Governor to
succeed them.
Newman said as he believed his term had
expired he was then ready tn retire. Brown
then took his seat and Ames was called
temporarily to the chair.
Nominations for Craftsmanship of the
commits 'ion being announced 10 be in order,
every one of the members was nominated
except Martin. All, however, refused the
honor except Schmitt, who was thus made
Chairman.
He said on taking the chair that he would
See that all the rules of the department
would in the future be obeyed, which had
not been the case under the preceding
regime. He asked for time to consult his
attorneys in regard to how he should act
concerning the applicants for seats in the
commission.
The status now is that DAILY and Proll.
the Governors appOintees, are being held
out by Martin and Parsons, while Jones is
5nother, appolnee by the Supervisors for
Parsons chair. Wilshire's contest for
NeNmans seat has fallen to the ground,
because Newman'S term has expired. Ed
wards contest of Parsons seat now in the
supreme Court, may result in another con-
test between Edwards and the new men
scrsmbling for Parsons seat.
Schmitt is Of the opinion that Martin and
Parsons cannot retire as they were APP
polnted Tor term IF four years. The end
Is not yet.
UNPROTECTED SCHOOLS.
Before the meeting adjourned Assistant
Chlef Sullivan submitted 10 the board list
OF the public scno0l-house5 in the city,
which are unprotected in case of fire. Out
OF the slxty-two named in his list only two
were found to have sufficient number of
hydrantS. Sullivan said there should be at
least SIX hydrants placed in the vicinity of
each of the remaining sixty. The matter
was referred 10 him to consult with the
President OF the Board Of Education.
When asked how the cost was to be de-
frayed, Sullivan replied that he supposed
u would have TO come out of the " Urgent
Necessity" or some other fund than that OF
lie department. In the 1rst-named the
appropriation is $4,000, while the cost of
the hydrants will amount to almost $4,000.
Sullivan says 1t Is very important thing
and should nave immediate attention.
The schools named in the list are the fol-
lowing:
Both the Boys ana girls high schools; Com
mel clal High School: Tie Union and jackson
street Experimental schools; The Laguna Honda
lOooS avenue and Point LOOOs schools; the
q oadWay Clement, Columbia. Denman, Frank
iin, Hamilton, John SWEET, Lincoln, Mission
South COsmo. olitan, Spring Valley Valencia,
Washington. Hearst and South san Francisco
Grammar schools; aud lie Bartlett BernaI
Heights, Buena Vista. Cleveland, Emerson, Fair
mount, Garfield, Grant, Golden Gate haight,
Greenwich, Hayes Valley, living. Lombard,
Pot eio, Powell, ReddDg, Sanchez, Shotwel
South Cosmopolitan, Bush, Spring Valley, Starr
King, 1ehama, Turk, Union, Whittier Chinese
ana Edison Primary schools.