The morning call., 1892-01-12
TuE MAYORS NOAnNATION.

meut OF NOMINATION. mayor 0auuelSOu
d.a so in the following message:
THE MAYORS NOMINATION.
MAYORS OFFICE,
SAN FRANCISCO. January II, 1892. {
To the Honorable BoaFd Of supervisors or the
-C.ty and county Of san Ff1HctScO-GENTLE-
MEN, As You know there IS vacancy ln the
,7ica 81 Supervisors OF the First Wald caused
lv the deau OF lie late Henry Evans. Under
-fHe laws regulating the ming OF vacancies ~ ne
Ensr,f Of SuueryisOrs, Il Is my duty as President
uf The board 10 appoint bis successor The
names of several gentlemen nave Oeen submitted
10 9n as re sons well quaHbe0 20 MI Inc posi-
non. They have been Endorsed by petition aud
otherwise ! have very carefully considered
Heir respective claims and merits, aud from
aiming them / have selected one whom tHlnk
.sfnrrpufIN qualified for tie honorable position.
. Ils comes Win the Endorsement of petition
containing Tie names or nearly 100 Cit
Zals among whom are many prominent 10
beth political parties. large owners OF real estate
Hud taxpayers OF Inc "aru. MS appo'H'heut
las been solicited by tie North Beach Improve
rurnt Club With such endorsements ] present
10 v1u the name OK Dr.. Joseph /. Antiques, a
ua,Iye SON. born IN san Francisco, educated IN
tgr schools, and graduated from the cooper
Medical College. He is prominent member or
the leading fraerna, societies, stands higl IN ms
profession, IS o. the medical STAN OF the Fiehcu
H0spUal- Is an accomplished iinguiSt ana IN
touch through birth and association, with The
Lain races, whose people constitute large ele-
neut OF oar population, aud especially IN MS
ward From both a political and social stand
s. 4o5ut / consider him one whose appointment 10
abe supeiyl>orSuip OF tie First ward would ada
strength 20 Tie Eepub.eab patty ana whose
work in the board. ] am satisfied would Teuect
credit on himself and year administration WIN
THIS statement 1 place jhe name OF Df. Antiques
lefOre you. Very IespeC fully yours,
GEORGE b. SANDERSON, Mayor
DR. Antiques ELECTED.
Supervisor Ebert moved the confirmation
IF the APPOINTMENT Of Dr. Antiques, ant
tie motion was seconded by Burling and
Hryer in chorus When the roll was called
tie confirmation was unanimous.
"I declare DR.. Antiques unanimously
elected Supervisor Of the First Ward, said
+. tie Mayor. and routine business was re-
p. sumed. II DR.. Antiques quallues and HleS
his bond in time he viii take his seat next
Monday night.
BAD BITUNEN.
Suparvisor Buring made a few pointed
remarks I'M reference % Ditumon used as a
covering for the r0adWayS Of the city. On
California street, from Montgomery 10 Bat
tpTy. which was covered with bitumeu a
few months since, he noticed that il was
rapidly disintegratDg lE places and wearing
OF .iu tie shape Of powder. From reports
.la mad received from chemists he Ola not
consider this bitumen a proper covering for
a roadway. There IS not sufficient heavy
Unanimous oil to absorb tie asphaltine, the
brittle compound.
There ara millions Ct tons Of bitDmen in
California continued MI. BUrluE, but It
IS not ali good for paving streets, although
many people seem 10 think so. The BIZ
Jumen should be inspected and tested the
same as the concrete, Tor II the covering Is
bad tile roadway will soon 60 10 pieces"
AN INCOMPETENT COMMITTEE.
The Finance Committee recommended
that contracts for mOrthly supplies be
awarded as follows: BlankbOOks for the
police courts and License 0lhCe TO Gun
niDgham, CuTtlss Neich, printed blanks
to Z. {. Hughes, stationery to Croker *
CO. These contracts were awarded by the
Finance Committee because of alleged IN
competency on the part OF the Printing
- Committee tOmauage It's business, as shown
10y the fact that during the past SIX months
il has gone beyond the appropriation about
$1,000 IL is claimed that material that cost
the Printing Committee $1,000 O month has
been secured by the Finance Committee for
sos
An order directing the Ferries and Cliff
House Railway Company to erect a signal
post on the southwest corner Of Hyde and
Sacramento streets was passed.
a communication from D0nnelly, Dunn
az Co. stated that they had never seen the
protest against the extension OF POtrero
avenue, to which their signature had been
attached as representing 1861 feet.
4 dozen prOperty-OWneTS appeared and
presented arguments IN favor OF extending
P0tTeTO avenue westerly 20 the county line
aud tried 10 rebut The assertions Of pro-
testants.
Action on the matter was postponed for a
week
The Commissioners for the extension of
TWeuty-dfth avenue, New street and
Wenty-seTentn avenue were granted an
extension of SIX months time, dating from
June 81. 1921, ia which to complete their
work and draw salary.
The Mayor was authorized by resolution
to appoint I'VE additional delegates TO the
California River Convention, TO be held at
Sacramento on the 15th inst Mayor san.
Cerson therefore appointed Z. A Dsnicke,
I. 7. DonneHy, T. W Zsile, J. Z. Sheehau
and Samuel c. Bigelow as such delegates.