The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-09-05
BAYREUTHER GOES
He Will Not Be Plumbing
Inspector.
Mayor EIIert's Sharp Criticism of a
Subordinate at the County
Hospital.

A special meeting of the Board OF
Health was held yesterday and the ses-
sion proved quite lively.
The object was to consider a communi-
cation from the Master Plumbers Assecia-
ton. protesting against the appointment
of G. w. Bayreuther as Chief Inspector OF
Plumbing, to succeed John r. Wade.
After the reading Of the protest Mayor
Ebert asked if there were any persons
from the Master Plumbers Association
who would like to be heard.
President Vance of the association re-
sponded, and said that Bayreuther was an
unknown quantity. that be was lacking in
the necessary technical and practical eX-
perience to fill the important position.
Ex-School Director Ford stated that be
represented the association, and that some
very bad work done by Bayreuther in tn G
new City Hall had TO be torn up and gone
over by man named Reilly.
J. O'Dea, a member OF the sanitary
committee of the association, objected TO
Bayruther because he did not have repu-
tation among plumbers as representative
Of the business.
Bayreuther was called on. and he stated
that he had been in the business for twen-
ty-three years. He said he was born In
Sacramento. He had been solicited to
Join the Master Plumbers Association,
and had sent an initiation fee of $40. The
fee was subsequently returned to him and
be was not elected, and he claimed that
his rejection was due to the fact OF his
election TO his position as Plumbing In
spector. He exhibited two certificates
from the owners Of private houses,
stating that his work had been done salts
factoTlly.
Dr. Rsgensburger, in defense of Bay
reuther, delivered quite tart address.
This is simply matter of PERSONAL
ity," he said. " 1t is simply the move of
an association to down everybody not be-
longing to it. This association wants to
dictate 10 the Board of Health, but will
not be dictated to. l will not stand any of
this nonsense. They have not proved
that our man is incompetent, ana their
objection is absurd. l admire Bayreuther
for not joining their society"
\ On motion of DR.. Rengensberger the
action of the board in appointing a
Plumbing Inspector was reSclnded.
a motion was made that w. X. Allen be
elected as Chief Plumbing Inspector, and
1t was carried without opposition.
DR.. Regensburger moved that Bayruther
be appointed Assistant inspector OF Plam b.
Ing. nut the motion was not carried, IL be-
Ing resolved to continue the matter for
one week. In the discussion II transpired
that Bayreuther had worked in certain
stores as timer and stovepipe man.
Police Surgeon Somers reported that be
had suspended Night Steward Beckhausen
on the ground of inef1iciency.
DR.. Regensburger was in favor of giving
Beekhausen another chance. as he had a
family TO support; but the board sus-
tanned the Police Surgeon, and voted that
the suspension be made permanent The
vacancy was not filled.
Mayor Ebert introduced a resolution
providing that the president and mem bers
Of the Board of Health and the Health
Officer be authorized to issue permits for
the admission OF patients to the City and
County Hospital.
In support Of his resolution Mayor Ell
lert stated that the Superintendent Of the