The morning call., 1893-10-10
ONE=TWELFTHA ACT
The Street Fund to Be
Watched.
NOTICES MUST BE POSTED.
An Endeavor to Abolish the Lunacy
Commission Through the Aid
of the Courts.
NOTICES MUST BE POSTED

afternoon, but most OF the business which
ought to have been finished did not come
up for the reason that owing 10 Labor day
the necessary time for publication did not
intervene.
On the opening of the meeting Supervisor
Rogers asked for the privilege of making
an explanation of his vote on the anti
side entrance to saloons order, which was
finally passed at the last meeting. He said
he had voted against the order. but this
was through inadvertence, as he had in
tended to vote in its favor, and would al
ways vote for similar orders having for
their object the abatement of social evils.
A number of contractors presented
pet ition to the board which was referred
to the Finance Committee asking that
their bills for supplies and materials fur
nished the city be paid. The contractors
say:
We feel that an injustice is being done us an d
we desire that the city shall carry out its part
OF the contract and pay US for the supplies we
have furnished and make arrangements for
paying us for the supplies that we shall furnish
hereafter under our contracts. We are in
formed that when the real esl ale taxes are col
lected there will be money in the treasury to
property taxes were collected we were ln-
formed that when they were collected we
would be paid. The personal property taxes
have been collected. but still no money is being
given us who furnish supplies that are neces-
sary to carry on the business OF the city.
The creditors ask that steps be taken to
protect them so that at the end of the fiscal
year there will be no repetition of what
occurred last year when the city had to
confess judgment to just claims for sup
plies.
When the bids were opened on con-
tract to keep in repair for a period Cf
twenty-one months all the btuminous
pavements and crossings in the city re-
markable discrepancy was discovered,
which will be easily seen from an examin-
alton of the following bids: j. j. Dow
ling, $50, 600: 3. B0net, S19.975; George A.
Wilson, S49 800; A. 4. Buckman, S11, $40;
q. +. McCrosSen, S9950.
The bids were referred to the Street
Committee.
The following resolution was introduced
by Supervisor Denman and adopted. and
according to it the board seems to be in
| favor of enforcing the one-twelfth act In
Street Department affairs:
WHEREAS, Under the provisions of the stat
ute of this state known as the One-twelfth act
IL Is made the duty Of the Superintendent OF
Public Streets 10 keep an exact account OF all
streetwork and every expenditure chargeable
! TO or payable out OF the Street Department
| fund, and whenever the contracts performed or
| uDperformed, lawful claims due or to become
| due, exceed the amount that can lawfully be
expended during any one month. the said
| Superintendent OF Streets Is required TO give
| notice in writing 10 the Auditor and Treasurer
and also TO this board, and TO post in his office
notice of that fact, and that no more claims can
| be lawfully contracted, and 10 notify this
| board, by the clerk thereof, to post similar
notice in its Office; and whereas, the expehdi.
lures of the Superintendent of Public Streets
| and by contracts awarded by this board largely
exceed the amount allowed by and under the
fan hn. finn
and the provisions OF the one-twelfth act. there
fore be II
Resolved, That the Superintendent of Streets
be ana he Is respectfully requested and re-
Quired 10 comply with the provisions OF the one
iwelfth act and the limit of the expenditure
allowed by said act being exceeded,
ResOLued, That the clerk of this board is
hereby directed TO post notice in his office
and keep the same posted until further orders
of this board that on and from this GATE no
claims can be lawfully contracted on the Street
| Department fund for labor performed, material
| or supplies furnished for the public streets
| The board adopted a resolution emanat-
| ing from Supervisor Refs. which has for
its aim the abolition of the so-called
Lunacy Commission and the transfer
| ring of its duties ON the city physicians
and their assistants. The resolution is as
| follows:
| WHEREAS, The appointments OF physicians
TO examine persons suspected or accused Of
being insane are wholly within the control
|
| been exercised TO impose unnecessary burdens
upon the taxpayers of So for each one Of the
| two physicians being paid out OF the treasury
! for each examination, making $40 for each
| person so examined; and whereas. the city and
| county has ~ its employ city physicians aud
| assistants who are fully competent TO examine
under the direction OF the superior Court a IL
persons claimed or alleged to be insane without
| incurring any additional expense, therefore
Resolved. that the Judges OF the Superior
Court be and are hereby respectfully requested
| In, fhai nj
| persons charged with being Insane TO appoint
| two or more OF the city physicians who are now
employed and their services paid Tor by the
city and county, so that no additional unneces-
sary expense be imposed upon the city and
| county.
Supervisor Forman introduced a reso-
luton, which was unanimously adopted,
providing that all the owners OF houses,
barns and fences on the principal streets
| leading to Golden Gate Park be requested
to paint and put Them into good condition,
so that the city will present decent and
respectable appearance during the ap-
preaching Midwinter Fair
Supervisor Denman asked that the au-
thorization passed to print at the last
meeting of the board. giving McMahOn q
Son S13,5O0 as the remainder of the con-
tract price of the new FOurth-street bridge
be rescinded. he said that under the
contract the contractors agreed to keep it
in repair for one year, and some Of the
money ought to be withheld in order to in
sure fulfillment of the contract. 1t was
finally resolved to rescind the authOriZa-
ton, and give the contractors $500, with
holding the sum of $1,000 for the faithful
performance of the terms of the contract.
Supervisor Dundon said that some por-
tions of the machinery of the bridge were
not such as they should he and would soon
need repair.
A resolution providing that numerous
cesspools in the city on macadamiZed
streets be closed in order to prevent the
flowing in of various kinds of dirt clogging e
the sewers was referred to the Street Com
mittee.
The board adopted resolution rescind-
ing q resolution previously adopted giving
$500 to Surveyor FitZhugb for surveying
an outlet to the Richmond district sewer.
Supervisor Forman said it was no more
than right and just to the Surveyor that
his claim for more money should be ex-
! amined and he moved that the Mayor be
authorized to appoint committee of two
to examine and pass on the matter. The
committee was increased to three and the
motion prevailed.
A resolution was adopted giving the San
Mateo Electric Company permission TO
erect temporary tracks on Falcon avenue.
j. w. Mcdonald and q. T. Bohen, the