The morning call., 1893-09-19

showed that after all the work ordered
had been paid for there would be little left
TO run the streets on. Of course the report
only dealt in this respect as to depletion
of that portion OF the street fund set aside
Tor accepted streets. The report showed
the following figures:
Accepted streets audited and bills
on hand Onclu ing Fourth-street
sewers audited aud bills on hand Sssss sSs SS SS
i. j. WeIch auJhorlz the state
ment that with contracts made as
advertised for in addition to above
amount there VIII be a future liza
bnity of.............................. 10000 90
Appropriations to meet above; ''''' %
Streets ........................ $4,000 90
Repairs 10 lU999 10 500 90 90
Extending Channel Street.......... lO.5OO 90
Total .......--, .,............ $I62,5OO 90
material ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $35,903 81
The report was referred to the Street
Committee.
a resolution introduced by Supervisor
Foreman, repeating the order adopted last
week cutting down Workingmen's wages
Swas read.
Supervisor Denman said the first resolu-
tIOn dld not reduce wages. but simply
placed the compensation of laboring men
working for the city Oh the same scale as
those paid by individuals. He said the
time had passed by when the city should
be compelled to pay SO for 81 worth Of
work.
Supervisor Dundon said the reduction
had only been brought about by force of
circumstances, and with a desire to give
employment to as many men as possible
in his remarks he stated that Superin-
tendent Ackerson had. wnen interviewed,
consented to a reduction.
Superintendent Ackerson was present
and denied that he had said any such
thing, and said thatin his conversation with
. DuDdon he had merely consented to re-
: ductlon OF his force aud not TO reduction
OF wages. He maintained this point with
great vig0T.
+. Supervisors Day, Ryan and Stanton OBJ
1eeteQ 10 the penurlouS policy Of cutting
down workingmen's wages. When vote
was taken the origins resolution reducing
wages was rescinded, Refs. DundOn and
Denman voting against the repeal.
When the resolution accepting the
FouTth-street bridge came uD SuperVi-
sQr DeQman. said that according TO the
terms of the contract the bridge should be
fn use for the period of tWenty-six days
before acceptance. but it has not been in
use for that time. The contract also stated
that the bridge should be kept in repair
: for one year by the contractor. Supervisor
Denman held that the bridge should be
accepted according TO the terms of the
contract
Supervisor DuDdon also made objection
to*fhe acceptance of the bridge for the rea-
son that portions of the iron of the bridge
are not OF California manufacture, as
called for in the contract. He also said
: that the bridge was not in COOL condition
1t Lad been defectively built, and the con-
- tractors should be compelled to remedy
the defects before the bridge is accepted.
Supervisor Day cOntended that the
bridge had been constructed according to
specifications according to the reports of
competent officers who had examined it.
The motion Of Supervisor Denman was
adopted, and the bridge was accepted ae-
coIdlng TO the terms Of the contract.
.. a resolution repeating the one recently
:: passed restraining A. E. Buchanan from
prosecuting the work of grading Liberty
street came up, but was lost. The resolu-
tioh caused considerable discussion, and
NGn nttactoT buckman addressed the board,
ASKING TO De allowed 10 proceed with the
work. Tie majority of the mem bers of the
Doard DelleVed that it was wrong and un-
Just TO allow tie contractor to proceed with
= Work when would bury the homes of peo-
: pie ON one SIDE OF the street sixty feet. and
refused TO repeal the restraining order
the result was great victory for the two
Misses Pease, wbO have made such a
valiant fight 10 maintain their home from
destruction.
Supervisor Stanton introduced the fol-
lowing amendment 10 the ordinance Q stah-
" fishing a charity fund, which is of great
Importance to tiremen:
- Upon The death of a member in good standing
: each member shall be assessed aud pay into
:: SAID fund the sIm Of 81. on or before tie 5th
- DAY 81 the following month, and,
-. W HEREAS. OF lie sum SO collected but 5000
.~-lSapplOpTlated TO defray he expenses OF the
funeral, ana the number of members iii The Fire
: department VIII soon exceed 300 be 1t
- AesoIced, That section 3 OF order 24i8 be
: aMd Is hereby amended TO read: " That The
- assessment levied upon the members OF the
:, ftre Department for the parpOse Of defraying
:. Lnc Iuheial ana other expenses Incident upon
= The Qe I'd or a member IN good standing shall
not exceed The sum OF $3.50. and this sum shall
: De cOiltcteq III sucn manner that each men,
OF said amount"
: In supporting his amendment Supervisor
stanton said that he did not desire TO bring
any scandal on the Fire Department. but ii
was notorious fact that all Of the money
collected was not paid for funeral Px-
penses. He said be knew of case per-
sonallv where widow of one of the fire.
men killed the Page-street fire had got
only $500, while much more had been col
Iected. He stated tnat he knew the fire.
men did not object to paying one dollar if
they were satisfied the amount was paid to
the families of deceased hremen, but such
was not the case. Firemen themselves did