The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-09-01
How GOES REGISTRATIONS:
IT Is Nearly Double .t That"of
.*=... Four. Years Ago.
The Election Commissioners. Meet>apd Civ.
III: s All the :Priaters a Chance at the = "
..=.:.. II Great Register: '+. +. +.

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Yesterday: was the. eighteenth day SINCE
the registration-rolf was opened at the City.
Hall :. r. &. : -:
: Up ito 4 o. clock 800 had REGISTERED during
the:. day. TX s..
: :. THIS. made IA. total for eighteen days Of
*l3,t72s as against 1888. for the me:Period in
ISIS. =: - T., =:
The: Board"0f ELECTION C0mmiss ioneEs
n eli. a the. City. aiFyesterday morn Ing
! a motf6n to adjourn owing to the deathof
Registrar Brown s.: father, who: died at
"WoCd and on Monday, made by Tax Col
+. lectGr r0S Briea,. was lOst;* Auditor Smiley
sUg{estiiE.that the: sympathy of the board
SHOULD NOT be allowed to: interfere with its
business: =. -. = !:
'::The=claim. OF, T. J:@>Peters.. who resides
temporarily in Santa. Clara, that he be per
Iilittedto register from his office ION Market
street was laid .oyerto all0wAttorney burst
to look I'D the law Of; the matter.:-. :
: The names of j. -C.~fPrsissleT, els LON
bard street, and. Andrew Held, 467 Eehana
street, were stricken from the rOli.+ as they
]. were otnaturalized until August22 last ::
=. a protest was read from number OF
printing firms, stating that the method of
+ making known tile boards readiness :foE
| printing bids had. bean: Irregular, ana ask
ing that the contract awarded Tor printing
the precinct registers be .Tescinded. =: -
The firms signing the protest Were: Frank
Eastman d Co.. c.. A. Murdoch IL Co., b. F.:
Slerrett; George IS pauldfng, -CubeTy 60: CO.,
T. j.. Thomas. d.. r. -BrOdie:& Co, Il. C..
/ Hughes; p. M.Dfelz, w: NJ Hinton, & Cos,
RaYeley Printing Co., Br4nt& Co, -Valleau
81 : Peterson, Francis: Y aentine 81 Co,
Rollins *ElectrOtype Company; john Mona
han 81 Co.; Upton Bros, JanIes- IL. Barry,
w: A.. woodward: IL Co, ~B0squi Engraving
and Printing Company :: =.
-. On Smiley's motion, the contract awarded
the HickS-Judd Company at 80 cents a.
name was Tescinded, .Mr*Durst stating that
his notifications regarding the bids had mis-
: carried, wherein on. at. Auditor: omiey's
motion, it was agreed TO notify ali the print
ers that plans and specifications fol the
registers would be ready at thu next meet
ing. and that a ttfne would thereafter be set
I. for receiving bids. -: -
=: On motion of zComnissioner. O'Brien, It
was resolved that applications TO serve on
the precinct election boards be made. with
the Registrar, andtdat the applicants should
register before they can qualify.
The bin of JED. Brown for $500 for copy
ing tie assessme3t-rolf was laid over.
:: Max Pope, Garrett McEnerny, Jud ge
Sullivan. ard Mr.. Dwyer< appeared before
the board. as. representing the Democratic
party, asking fnrinformatiOn, regarding the,
selection of. officers for the Registration
Board and. for election. The proposal Of
the Commissioners to make the appoint
ments without consulting the local manage
l. ment Of the two great parties had caused
much dissatisfaction. The law.reQuired the
boards TO be selected from the two parties
polling the largest vote at the last election.
Auditor Smiley reserved for the board
the right to pass upon the fitness Of candi-
dates.
ON the motion of O"Brien. the Registrar
was directed to mail in vitatigns t0the chair
men Of the Republican Site Central Com.
mittee, the Republican County Committee
and of the other party committees to make
recommendations for registration and cleo
ton officers. 2"
The board then adjourned until next
Wednesday morning.