The morning call., 1892-04-26
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
II. L. HammOnd's Claim Rejected.
No Extra Engineers Yet.
The Matter OF Making Places for the Removed
District Engineers Referred Back
to the Department.

The Finance Committee Of the Board OF
Supervisors, Ebert dissenting. reported at
last nights meeting in favor of paying the
claim of the estate Of i. p. Hammond
against the police relief and pension fund.
The claim is for $1,000, ard County Attor-
ney burst approved II, because In the eyes
OF the law the deceased was member OF
the Police Department in his capacity as
Police Commissioner. Mr.. BurIing ex-
plalned that the reason he and Mr.. Jackson
approved the claim was because the citys
legal adviser had declared it valid. He had
been informed, however, that the Auditor
would not pay it, but he did not consider
that sufficient reason for acting contrary
to the advice of the City and County At
tOrney
Mr.. Ellert said that the reason be did not
approve the claim was because the deceased
had not paid cent out of his salary toward
the police relief and pension fund. out OF
which it was proposed TO pay the claim,
and to maintain which all policemen con-
tribute 50 month from their salary.
The claim was finally rejected by vote
of to jackson, Burling, Curtis and
Carnes, only, voting for it.
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
A new ordinance was proposed organizing
three steam relief fre-engine companies.
The object of this measure, as heretofore
explained, is TO Put the three district engi-
neerS-Wills, McKittrick and Walsh in
positions where they can draw their salaries
legally. The Auditor maintains that there
is no law for the appointment of more than
Tour district engineers. hence refused to
audit the salary warrants of the three ext, a
ones mentioned. The court sustained him.
Mr.. Ebert objected to the order because 1t
was simply scheme to defeat the law,
which he would not lend himself to. He
cid not deny the need of the extra engineers,
but desired to have their Offices legally ere
ated
Taber agreed with him. and proposed that
the whole matter be referred TO the Fire
Committee for further consideration.
Burling made a long appeal Tor the order.
because the engineers were needed the city
had grown till it is not safe TO be without
them. The motion to refer prevailed
The Superintendent Of Streets was di-
rected to compel the Metropolitan Railway
Company to remove all the macadam and
debris placed by them Oh the west side of
company to put the street and crossing IN
good condition.
The order declaring the San Bruno road O
county road was finally passed.
STREET WORK PROPOSED.
Street work was proposed by resolution
OF intention as follows:
That the roadway of Filbert street, between
Laguna and Buchanan, be regarded ana re-.
naeadamiZsd and that eobble gutierways be
laid.
A 3x5-toOt brick sewer. on a concrete and
plank foundation, constructed along The center
OF Tenth street. from Folsom 10 New Channel
Alabama street. between Solano and Butte,
e. AIDED 10 the official line.
Union street belwef n Van Ness avenue and
Cough street. reg AIDED 10 the official line.
Kansas street. from Humboldt TO a point 100
feet distant noriheTiy, graded TO the official line.
l6-lnch irOnstone pipe sewer constructed
therein; redwood eurbs aud rock guiierways
constructed and the rOadways and sidewalks
macadamzed.
Artificial stone sidewalks laid on Suffer street,
between Grant avenue and Stockton street.
l6-iuch tTOnStOne pipe sewer constructed In
Carl street. between Willard and First avenue.
Plank sidewalks laid Ob SOnOma street, be.
/ tween POtTerO avenue and Nebi aska street.
Plank sidewalks laid on Clipper stIeet, between
Church and Sanchez.
Granite curDs lad on Page street, between
Masonic avenue am Injury street; lhe roadway
paved With bituminous TUck
Granite curhs laid on Page street. between
Ashbury and Clayton, aud The roadway paved
with biIuminOus rock.
First street. from BTannan 10 Federal re-
graded granite cuTbs laid plank sidewalks laid
! Tie sidewalks DOW laid reconstructed 10 the OH
cial line; The roadway paved WITH basalt block 3
and granite crOssNalks Ia Id on tile westerly side
| OF the intersection of Federal and First streets
Granite cuI bs laid on Harrison street, between
Second and Essex, ana tile roadway paw Win
Lasalt rocks.