The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-04-25
PUBLIC PRINTING.
The Official Paper Tired of
Its Contract.
DIR. LINDLEY AND HIS SCHOOL.
The Board Refuses to Rescind Its Ac-
ton Making the House of Correc-
ton County Jail.

| there was not as large an attendance as at
| previous meetings.
The principal topic before the board was
| the question OF transforming the House Of
Correction into County Jail. At the pre-
| Vl0us meeting resolution was introduced
instructing the Sheriff TO take charge of the
Institution in accordance with the act of the
Legislature.
1t seems, however, that there was a
! change OF opinion on the part of some of
the members of the board Oh the subject
during the week. and when the session
| opened resolution was introduced by Su-
pervlsor Dundon repeating the resolution
adopted at the last meeting authorizing the
Sherln TO take charge of the New County
Jan. Inc new resolution stated that IN the
| opinion OF the City and County Attorney
| Inc provisions of the act of the Legislature
| dees not warrant this action, in that if the
requirements Of the original resolution be
enforced the action taken may lead to re-
| suits undesirable by the board.
supervisor Dundon supported the resO-
luton to repeal, saying that il was the
| opinion OF some lawyers that the present
prisoners OF the House Of Correction might
walk out under the law il the act was en-
forced. He stated that the question was
very uncertain one and that the board
sn0uId let tie act be tested in the courts
before 1t took any action. He called for
the reading OF lengthy opinion sent to the
board by City and County Attorney Cress-
well. which held the act to be unconstitu-
tional The City and County Attorney in
the course OF his opinion said
III my opinion the House OF Correction is not
and under the law cannot be abolished and il is
not ana cannot be made by the Board of Super
YlSors county jail or u branch county 1aI as
long as the statutes now in force remain In
force.
He said he was not prepared to discuss
Inc consequences nOSsihla an iltp1al
Interference with the status of the prison
known as the House of Correction.
supervisor Denman stTenuously objected
TO the board going back on its resolution Of
the last meeting. He said the board had
been discussing the matter for months, and
every member should be informed on the
question.
The motion to adopt Dundon's resolution
to repeal was lost by the following vote
Ayes-Rogers, Ryan, Day and Dundon;
nnoes-Goadwin,. Montgomery, Kennedy.
fOrman, Reis, Hinton, Jones and Denman.
As result Sheriff MeDade Will proceed
to-day to enforce the act of the Legislature
by transferring a number of prisoners from
the County Jail to the House of Correction
a communication was received from the
Daily Report, signed By w. NJ. Bunker and
a. Z. Hester, asking that the board submit
to the judiciary Committee and the City
and County Attorney the contract to do the
| puDlc printing entered into between the
parties mentioned and the city and county
OF 81 Francisco OIL Septic Der %, 1892, for
their and his opinion as to the relative
rights and obligations OF The parties thereto.
The official paper contracted to do the
public printing al cents thousand ems,
but from the communication it LOOKS as if the
owners OF the paper were growing tired of
their bargain.
The Finance Committee sent In a report
on Tue petition OF the unemployed asking
the OoaTu 10 appropriate several hundred
thousand dollars worth of work to give idle
| men chance. The substance of the re-
port was as follows:
Your committee, While DESTROYS OF performing
their duties required by law and in conform
Ivy 20 Their pledges as TO tile expenditure OF the
pubic funds, hdve no other power or authority
TO solicit or make demands for the raising or ex-
pendtures OF money for public purposes other
than those specified IN the statutes and sanctioned
by our citizens. Tie eXiEeDcles Of the unem-
iyed are a con slant theme which merit The
fostering care ot all citizens, all charitable per
sous and associations, ali such being always
ready to aid and assist when distress as sequaI
! lalls " on individuals ana San Francisco. and
her citizens are and have always been willing 10
| respond TO the appeals OF the unfortunate
The manly character aud Independence insep-
arabic from the condiio ion aud character Of tie
wOIkingmen Of this county would be wholly
Destroyed II their characteristics OF energy self
reliance and personal ambition should be set
aside and system OF dependence instituted
upon the public TO provide by taxation fund
Tor The employment Of idle men or upon the
municipal government the humIliatlng duty of
begging from our citizens (alTeady taxed 10 the
limit allowedl subscriptions to provide for The
support OF the unemployed The result If II
cap be defined, would be to take all incentive
from the workngmen, 10 make them drones on
the community destroy all ambition and de.
grade whit IS lie pIlde OF our WoTkInemen-
their character and independence.
Mayor Ebert stated that he had invited
DR. Waiter Liudley, Superintendent of the
Whittier Reform School, 10 address the
board, saying that the city spent So. 600
year on the institution and the Supervisors
should be interested in its progress The
board granted permission and DE-. Lindley
delivered long address, showing the work
ings of the school on S25 a month for each
pupil. Formerly the cost was SIS for each
pupil.
Supervisor Deuman asked Dr. Lindley if
he thought 1t was right that the people
should be taxed TO provide such an expen-
sive education for the bad boys and giils of
the community. lie thought it was carry
| ing taxation to an extreme limit
DR.. Lindey retorted by saying that the
State appropriated vast sums for the educa-
| tion of the rich mems sons in the university
and IL any pruning should be done it should
not be In the case OF the unfortunate boys
| and girls in the reform school, but in the
| schools where the wealthy receive a free
education.
Supervisor Montgomery introduced a
resolution that the Mayor be authorized in
| view of the Chinese openly defying the
! Geary act to take steps to defend the rights
].
| call a mass meeting of citizens after the 9th
| of May, and employ special council in his
discretion TO secure tile enforcement Of the
| law. 1t was adopted unanimously.
a communication from Clerk Stevens of
| Police Court l, making a statement III re-
| gard 10 the acceptance oy him of certain
! bond in the case of the People VS.. Clinton
| X. Smith, and requesting an investigation,
| was referred to the Finance Committee,
The Board of Health sent In a communi-
aaffon which tra m al frnp, he
| Francisco Health Association requesting
| the passage OF an ordnance 10 increase the
number Of sanitary inspectors to at least
| twelve and that some of those appointed be
| women; also providing that such a sys-
| TEN of inspection as Is possible be made
| by districts, and that immediate action be
| taken for thorough and complete system
| of sewerage and for the establishment of a
| system OF city saltwater reservoir.
A communication was received from a
| large number of property-owners through
| their attorney, j. c. Bates, asking for the
| passage of an order or resolution repeating
| and annulling all proceedings in reference
| to the extension of Sixteenth street. so as
| to prevent resurrection of the same here
| after. 1t was stated that the uncertain
way in which proceedings now stand will
tend to cloud the title of the petitioners and
embarrasS the transfer Of real estate In the
assessment district.
A resolution was introduced providing
for the purchase of 800 barrels Of chloride of
lime to be used by the Superintendent of
Streets, under the direction Of the Board of
Health, for the purpose OF preventing the
spreading of infectious diseases. The mat
ter was referred to the health and police
! committee.
A petition was received from the Park
Lane improvement Club regarding the lay
ing Of water mains in the Park Lane dis
trct.
j. G. Conway asked the board to give
For ho inv
terial used by him in grading the crossing
OF Broadway and Pierce street.
Flood Still Unconcerned.