The morning call., 1893-10-31
THEIR SYMPA1H I
Supervisors Message OF
Coincidence.
THE BROTHERHOOD OF LABOR.
Several Supervisors Object to the
Proposed Milk Ordinance in Its
Present Shape.

There was very little business Of any 1m-
portanee before the Board Of Supervisors
yesterday afternoon.
When the session began Supervisor
Kennedy offered the following resolution
of coincidence, which was ordered trans
mitted to Chicago:
Resolved. That the Board of Supervisors OF
San Francisco, in session assembled, deeply de-
plore the unfmely end of the late Carter ID.
Harrison. Mayor OF the city Of Chicago. In full
knowledge OF his especial ability as judicial
leader. his eminent qualifications as man and
citizen, and his Instincts as an advocate OF
progress, We heartily extend TO his family the
Board OF Aldermen and the people OF Chicago
our sincerest sympathy In the hour OF their
great misfortune.
The resolution was adopted by rising
vote.
In the matter of the petition of the
United Brotherhood Of Labor requesting
the board to favor the establishment OF
Government workshops, and lay the mat
ter before the Governor with the request
that he will call special session of the
Legislature 10 afford Immediate relief Dy
the appropriation of funds to be used on
public works, the Committee on Judiciary
reported as follows:
for all persons who desire TO find employment
and are unsuccessful. and II 10 the power OF
he board would deem IL their duty TO recon-
mend the performance of such work as might
aIford temporary employment TO all persons
willing TO Work, but unfortunately the powers
OF The board are so circumscribed that no ex-
penditure can be made or authorized except
such as are provided By law, and no liza abilities
can be incurred, being expressly prohibited for
any purpose, no matter what. The conslltu-
tiOnal provisions as TO revenue ana eXpendl-
lures having the same binding force and effect
on the Legislature. prevents any such relief be-
inR granted If a special session OF the Legsla-
ture OF the State was cony ned by the Gov
ernor, therefore the action petitioDed for would
be OF no avail to the persons who Imagine mat
relief could be extended by this means
! he facts arr that under the municipal and
State Governments no appropriations OF money
can be made for tile purpose. The statement
embodied in the petition as follows:
We do not say the Government owes any able
bodied man or woman a living. but we do emphat-
icaly declare that 1t owes every person right 10
earn a iivfng.
Is somewhat peculiar statement. as since the
foundation OF our Government it has been and
is the inalienable right of every citizen to earn
living. Ihe meaning, therefore. OF the petl-
ton can only be that the Government must pro-
vide work for the unemnioyed. The result, If
II can be defined and carried out, would be TO
take all incentive from the workingmen, TO
make them drones upon the pubIic, destf oy all
inhibition and degrade what is the pride OF our
working class-their character and indepen-
dence.
The report was adopted.
Supervisor Stant0D'S order providing Tor
the disposition of bodies where death was
the result of crime was finally passed. The
order has been published in full in The
CALL.
the order providing for the confine-
ment hereafter of girls charged with
offenses In the NJ Magdaen Asylum instead
of the branch County Jail was referred
to the Health and Police Committee.
Aresolution was adopted empo wering the
Mayor and Street Committee to employ a
suitable expert to pass on and examine
the quality of material used in the mixing
of concrete for the city sidewalks and the
quality Of bitumen to be used or city pave
ments, the salary Of the expert not to
exceed $50 month.
The new milk order as published some
days ago was ordered passed to print.
Supervisors DuDdon, Stanton and James
expressed some opposition to the order in
its resent shape.
The clerk was instructed to advertise
for proposals for the erection of an engine
house for the use of the Fire Department
on the Ocean House road near the corner
of Douglass street. in accordance with the
plans and specifications of the Board of
Fire Commissioners.
A resolution was adopted directing the
clerk to advertise for proposals to clean
the brick sewers in the district bounded
by Fourteenth. Eighteenth. Mission and
New Channel streets.