The morning call., 1893-10-04
Two Fire Commissioners
Selected.
J. w. MCDONALD, ,.G. T. BOHEN
Mayor Ellert Promptly Signs the
Ordinance Closing Up the Side
Entrances to Saloons.


Rogers. McDohdiu anu DonIn
stanton n........... Mccarthy and Mcdonald
Kennedy .............. Mccarthy and Bohen
FOREMAN. McDohau anu nonoi
Refs Observation-Disclosures Mcdonald and Bohen
RYAN Nc Donald and Bohen
Day Mcdonald and Bohen
Hinton ,................... Boyd and Mccarthy
James Mcdonald and Curran
Dennan Mcdonald and koyd
Duudon Mcdonald and Bonen
The above list shows how the Board oil
Supervisors voted yesterday afternoon Tor
the two next Fire Commissioners to sue
ceed Commissioners Fisher Ames and
Maurice Schmltt, whose terms will expire
ON December /.
For some weeks considerable wire pull
ing had been going on among the Super
visors regarding the app ointments to be
made and a large amount OF pelltlcal ln-
! fluence was brought TO bear to press Tor
ward some Of the candidates.
The result of the election by the board
is considered a triumph for Sam Rainey.
The board did not take up the subject OF
| Fire Commissioners until all its other
| business had been transacted. Many or
the members did not think that the matter
would be mentioned. but just before ad-
journment Supervisor Day moved that the
! board proceed with the business OF select
ing two new Fire Commissioners.
| Supervisors Stanton aud Denman OBJ
jected to rushing things through, and
| argued for Il postponement. They were
not successful in their efforts 10 secure
continuance, and nominations were de-
| clared In order.
Before any candidates were placed be-
fore the board resolution was Introduced
by Supervisor Refs pedging each candi-
| date 10 do all In his power to t ke the Fire
Department out of politics and to prevent
firemen from interfering with primary
elections.
Supervisor Stanton objected to the reso-
luton, saying that 1t was useless, for
everybody knew that the Fire Department
was in politics, aud that it was impossible
TO keep the members out. Supervisor
| Stanton was in favor Of electing good men
! instead of rus hing candidates through with
useless pledge that might be easily for
gotten.
Nominations were declared in order, and
the following were nominated: BY Super
visor Day. George T. Bohen, ex-presdent
of the Exempt Fire Company; by Super
visor Denman, Colin NJ. Boyd. ex-Super
visor and insurance agent; by supervisor
Dundon. ex-School Director John w. Nc
Donald, at present contractor; by Super
visor Kennedy, John Mccarthy. mer-
chant: by Supervisor James, John Curran !;
by Supervisor Forman, j. A. Valentine. a
tailor.
Immediately succeeding the nominations
vote was taken, and the two highest can
ddates were declared elected Fire Com
missOners, Mcdonald receiving ten and
Bohen eight votes.
The order providing for the abolition
Of all ladies' and family side entrances 10
saloons came up for Tnal passage. The
order was finally passed, Supervisors Good
win, Rogers, Forman and Ryan voting
against the measure.
The final passage of the order was con-
sidered a great victory for the cause of
| MaV0r El1qrt with hia nSua1
promptness when measures affect the vital
4 interests of the city, at once made the
order law by affixng his signature Of
approval.
The order prohibiting the circulation or
distribution of handbills and circulars for
the purpose of advertising on the public
streets was finally passed and was at once
signed by his Honor The Mayor, thereby
becoming law Immediately. During the
last three Boards Of Supervisors efforts
have been made to pass an order prohibit
ing the circulation of dodgers, which have
so long been nuisance in this city. There
was always a successful opposition 10 any
such measure, but which failed at this
session.
According to the new order any person
violating any provisions OF the order shall
be deemed guilty of misdemeanor and be
punished by fine not exceeding SIS or by
both tine and imprisonment.
The following resolution affecting work
in the Street Department was introduced
by Supervisor James and carried:
RESOLVED, That it is the sense OF this board
that hereafter no work of repaving streets shall
be done by days work under the supefinten-
| dency Of tile Superintendent OF Streets.
/ A resolution was read. introduced by
| Supervisor Den man. providing that Messrs.
Marsden Manson and G. E. Grun sky be en-
| ployed to supervise the construction and
reconstruction of sewers as heretofore
AID Ivy nnyd nd
perform such other work as may he re-
ouired from time to time by the Board of
! Supervisors, the compensation OF the en-
glnesrs to be S275 each a month on and
from October ]. 1898.
The resolution excited considerable dis
cussion, and it was finally resolved 10 post
pone action in the matter OF selecting
supervising engineer until the board is
ready TO let the contracts.
Quite discussion took place regarding
repeal of a resolution appropriating $500
to pay Surveyor Fl,zhugh tor his work on
the Richmond sewer. The Surveyors bill
was $1,000, but Supervisor Denman SAID he
had the work investigated aud went over
it himself, and it was not worth any more
than $500. A resolution to this effect was
recently passed, and an attempt was made
to rescind it yesterday. The entire matter
was referred to the City and County At
torney to see whether the board had the
Surveyor Ftzhugh claimed that he sur
veyed 400 acres in the Richmond district
and that his bill is a reasonable one.
A resolution introduced by Supervisor
Dundon, providing that contractors work
Ing for the city should ray the schedule of
wages provided for the city. was indefi-
nitrly postponed
The following was referred to the Street
Committee:
Resolved. That the San Francisco and San
| MateO Railroad Company Is hereby granted
| Temporary permission during the pleasure of
the board TO continue the laying Of us tracks
and the building Of it's roadway on Falcon
| avenue between Caselli avenue aud Eagle
street. and thence easteily along said Eagle
| street for 800 feet. nendlng the approval Of the
| survey and The animation of the official
q ade on Falcon avenue and Eagle street.
z. NJ. Hendry was made keeper and en-
| pineer of the new Fourth-Street bridge at
| a monthly salary of 500.
Surveyor FtZhugh was authorized to
furnish the Superintendent of Streets
with the lines and grades necessary in the
extension of the Channel-street sewer
at com pensation of $500.
Society Notes.