The morning call., 1893-07-18
DECKER is ANGRY.
Threatens to Mandamus
the School Board.
They Approve of New Commercial
SChool-House - HonOrs to the
Vice-President- Laws.

The Board of Supervisors decided last
night to give the freedom of the city to
Vice-Presdent Stevenson. and in the FOL
lowing appropriate resolutions welcomed
him to San Francisco:
WHEREAS Our distinguished fellow citizen
the Vice President OF the United States is en-
route aud will soon arrive In this city; there
fore
Resolued. That the Board OF Supervisors on
behalf of the city and county of San Francisco,
do hereby tender TO the Hon. Adlai +. Steven
son a most cordial welcome, and extend TO him
the hospiIalities and freedom of the city.
In addition to these resolutions, it was
decided to present the freedom of the city
to the Vice. President on silver plate
with suitable engravings.
committee consisting Of Supervisors
Dundon, DaY and Stanton was appointed
to carry out the boards wishes.
The Fire Department Commission was
authorized to purchase two chemical en-
gines for the department, the cost not to
exceed $3.50. These machines are to be of
the double sixty-gallon champion class.
An order was passed TO print forbidding
anybody having in his possession. selling
or Offering for sale 10 this city and county
bob whites. quail, rail, duck, snipe, etc.
between March and October /; and doves
between March and July /. 1t was also
vrnison in their possession in San Fran
cisco during the months in which other
counties permit the killing of deer.
A. E. Buckman a contractor, was
granted permission to blast rock from
Reservoir Hill, on the Market-street cut.
The Park-avenue cOrpOratlOn-yard will
be closed on the 18th inst.
Street contracts Tor paving many blocks
in the Western Addition with bituminous
rock were awarded at 2112 cents square
foot.
A resolution to build a three-story
schoolh Ouse on the lot where the Com
mercial High School stands at present, at
Bush and Stockton streets, was finally
adopted. Supervisors Stanton and For
man voted against the motion.
After this scheme had been rushed
through School Director Decker appeared
to make protest against it. He declared
that indecent haste had been taken with
regard to the matter.
Il feel sorely aggrieved at this treatment
from the Board of Supervisors" said he.
Il was present at folr meetings to speak
against this scheme, and to-day / wrote to
Mr.. Day asking him to await my arrival, as
l would be unavoidably delayed at another
place.
Now. 1 intend to take this affair into
the courts and see that justice is given to
minority of the Board of Education.
Very few of the Supervisors have seen the
premises. and are not qualified to vote as
they did tonight. But the mandamus
proceedings will bring the School Direc-
tors into court, where a complete ventila-
tiOn will be had.
II intend to show that this is not ne
cessty; that three neigh borhoods suffer
now for want of school accommodations
that there are seventy-five vacant rooms
in the schoolhouses of this city.
1.-The proposed building will cost S11 200
to build, and the present one-a substantial
structure of brick and iron-can accom-
modate over 200 pupils more than attend,
II sincerely hope that Mayor Elert will
calmly consider the question, as he has the
veto power"