The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-04-18
THE SOLID SEVEN.
They Grin1iy Stick to
Spring Valley.
EXHIBITIONS OF "NERVE."
CressweII Directed to Oppose the
Mayor.
A NEW PEsTHoUsE PROPOSITION.
The Unemployed Want Vast Public
Iniprovements-PoI Court Clerk
MahOney Dismissed.
A NEW PEsTHoUsE PROPOSITION.

OIL lAe bOaEu OF ouDelNlSUIS last night as at
the Circus Maximus.
The gallery was throRged with property
owDers ana citizens from the Mission who
bad gathered to protest against the estab-
lishment OF Pesthouse in the grounds of
tie Civ and County Hospital.
The lobby OF the chambers and the space
within the ratings were crowded with
prominent taxpayers, merchants and law
yers interested in the great legal muddle in
which the Rogers resolution OF last week, in
denying the right Of the Mayor to veto the
water ordinance, had placed the board.
The al-lbSorbng subject of interest was
the water question. 1t was known that the
seven water Supervisors had caucused
during the day, and it was rumored that
there was possibility of some of them
going back on their former action.
This Iumer probably originated from the
fact that it was known that the party lead
CTS Of the men had been making strenuous
efforts to make them keep to their pledges.
1t was also known that Mayor Ebert did
not intend to be transformed into munich
pal nonentity and fgurehead, and the course
he would pursue was looked forward TO
with interest.
AS soon a the roll was called Supervisor
DundDn rose, and asked that the board in
dulge him in the special privilege of pre-
sentinE resolution at that time, as it was
OF vital importance. The rules were sus-
peUded, and Supervisor DundOn had the
clerk read the following resolution:
WHEREAS, This board heretofore adopted
an order fixing and regulating wafer rates for
ibis city aud county for the gear commencing
July !, 1898, and whereas The Mayor OF this
ihe board returned said order without
his approval and whereas by the action OF said
Mayor there Is at present no order IN existence
regulating sQch water rates Tor said year
commencing July l, 1893 and under the law
II Is the duty OF this board forthwith to adopt
water order; therefore, be Is
RssoLusd, hat The Water Committee Of this
boaid be and they are hereby directed forthwith
TO provide and prepare another order regulating
and fixing said rates. ana that 30 framing such
order full and complete inquiry and luyeStlCa-
Ties held by the Spring Valley Water
COMPANY essential 10 tie supplying
OF wafer 10 the inhabitants OF this city aud
county together with the amount Of the meces-
saty operating expenses OF said company be
made, and That 10 such Invests. ttOn 4 fun and
complete opportunity be given TO all citizens of
Ibis city and county desiring to participate
therein.
After the resolution had been read. Super
visor DundOn moved that il be adopted,
and it was seconded by Supervisor Dem
man.
It was thought that the resolution would
excite warm debate. But it did not.
Thers was an ominous silence among the
water Supervisors but they stood by each
other in a solid phalanx. All that was said
was simple call the roll" asked by
Rogers.
So the resolutIan was defeated, as every
body said il would be, by ths following
vote: Ayes-kenUedy, Dundon, Hinton,
DeBman; nOes-GOodman, Rogers. Mont
gomery, Forman, Refs. Ryan, Day and
James.
James asked leave to explain his vote,
and said that be thought the Dundon resOlu-
ton a lille premature, as the board could
cUah 1lpiarl fbpra II
water ordinance. He said the new
ordinance adouted would stand until
some action was taken on the Mayors veto
enc way or the other. II the Mayors veto
was OYerrldden the ordinance recently
adopted would stand, If sustained it would
be necessary 10 make new water ordinance.
This ended the first phase of the water
question.
Later oil it bodied up again, when Super
visor Denman rose and, under the head OF
new business, moved that, nOtWith standing
Tie Mayors veto, the water ordinance lately
ad pied be passed.
Dundon did not appear to understand the
motion and asked for an explanation.
Supervisor Rogers said Denman's motion
could not be entertained, because the
board had passed a resolution the previous
week not 20 take any action in the matter.
This was equivalent to making tie ordl-
nance stand as irTevocsbly passed as a law.
Mayor Ellert said: The resolution is in
order. The action OF the board was first In
the usual way in such cases. The veto
message was passed to print. Subsequently
tie board adopted resolution not to take
any action in the matter. That resolution
was void and Of no force. 1t was valueless
because it was au action stating what the
board was going to do In the future. You
must act on the Denman resolution. Such
is my ruling"
R0gers-I appeal from the decision of the
chair
Supervisor Forman seconded the appeal
Supervisor DenmaH-The veto message
has gone through every legal form and is
now complete. 1t was duly published in
the official paper and signed by the clerk
l have called it up. l don't think the
board is bound by the Rogers resolution,
which is a resolve not to do something in
the future. l hope you all have had a
change OF heart and will vote differently
from last week.
Then a vote was taken, and the seven
water Supervisors failed TO bulge. The
condemnation of the press of their suddenly
sprung resolution deprivlng the Mayor of
his veto right in opposition TO all precedent
aud the whip Of their party leaders which
was held over their heads during the week
failed to drive them from the position
where Spring Valley had driven them.
The vote was as follows: In favor of The
appeal from the Mayors decision and up
holding the rogers resolutlon-Ayes, GOOD
win, Rogers, Montgomery, t0rman, Rels,
Ryan aud Day; nOes-kenDedy, Dundon,
Hinton, James and Denman.
Thus ended the second phase Of the water
question. short while alter third
phase presented itself when another reso-
luton, offered by Rogers, came before the
Tie resolution directed City and County
Attorney Cresswel to defend the suit
brought during the week against the board
by one r. V. Collins, involving the question
as 10 the right of the Mayor to veto water
ordinance
Dundon spoke long and hard against the
resolution, which in effect was to make the
City and County Attorney reDreSen tatiVe
Of seven Supervisors and the Spring Valley
and legal opponent OF the Mayor and five
Supervisors.
Dundon said the water order, which 1t
was designed to foSt on the people, was a
bad one and should not be c0nsummated.
According to many statements OF per-
sons who had investigated 1t the Ordi-
nance instead of making a reduction
in rates in reality increased the revenues of
Spring Valley. BE said he wanted inform
alton on the subject and moved to refer the
resolution 10 the Water Committee, so that
the whole thing could be again inVestl-
gated.
Rogers objected and held that the water
order was already law. He wanted the
board represented by counsel.
The motion OF Dundon TO refer to the
Water Committee was lost by tbs usual
vote OF to 3.
The resolution that the City and County
Attorney represent The board in the suit
mentioned was carried. and be was author
lied 10 employ assistance il necessary.
Thus the Rogers resolution stood and
Spring Valley won all along the line. The
matter must now be settled in the courts.
Supervisor James setthe board in another
Juror OF excitement by Offering a resolution
providing that an annex be built to the
Last Chance" building on the Aimshouse
tract as a place for lepeTs, or in other words
4 pesth0use.
He appealed earnestly for the passage OF
the resolution, and asked favorable con-
sideTation as a personal favor.
Supervisor Dundon said the resolution
had not been recommended by the Health
and Police Committee.
Supervisor Montgomery was opposed to
locating the Pesthouse near the Almshouse,
saying ii would be inhuman. Hs thought
the CRY was wealthy enough to buy three