The morning call., 1893-06-19
LEFT THE STATE.
Deputy Ackerson Anglers
the Supervisors.
The Street Superintendent Is Also
in Trouble Over Poor
Sewer Work.

G6OTR6 AcheTsUUf DlULHcE VI tnc SupOi-
intendent of Streets and his chief deputy,
is in Chicago. supposedly enjoying the
wonders of the exposition, but it is very
probable that his hours will become less
pleasurabie when he learns of some things
that are going on in this city and which
greatly concern him.
The truth is a few Supervisors have
commenced to daily with young MIR. Acker-
SOD aud his ways. and they are not doing
their dallying with their hands encased in
kid owes, either.
1t is the vacation which the deputy SUI
perntendent is now willing away on the
other side of the Sierras that has caused
our city fathers to pause in their laborious
duties of fixing water-rates and arranging
taX-levies long enough 10 take interest In
Mr.. Ackerson.
To begin with. those who have interested
themselves in the matter maintain that
young Ackerson has sacrificed every claim
he might nave had topublic Office by taking
a vacation and leaving the State without
first having made appl ication to and OBJ
tained the permission OF the Board of Su-
pervls0rs.
One of the gentlemen while discussing
the matter said:
say the least, alarming.
"If any other official in the city desires
to Leave the State lie first obtains our per-
mission to do so, but Mr.. Ackerson packs
up and starts of in as nonchalant man.
ner as he could do did he own the city.
Why, we didn't know he was going until
we read of his safe arrival in Chicago.
Now l don't believe this is right and
am not going to let up until / sift this
thing to the bottom and learn just who is
in authority here. If the Street Superin-
tendent's office runs the city, well and
good. let X DO so, and | will resign. but If
it does not it must at least be made to re-
spect those who do and such laws as they
SEE fit to make"
George Ackerson's departure is northe
only thing, however, which is to be looked
into.
It appears, according to a statement
made by several Supervisors. that although
not at present performing any work Ack-
erson's name is still being carried upon
the payroll and monthly warrants are
being drawn in his favor.
This information. it is asserted, was OBJ
tanned from Auditor Broderick, who
| thinking It very peculiar that man in the
East should be drawing San Francisco
salary, made some inquiries concerning
the matter of one or two Supervisors.
| AS soon as this condition of affairs was
! discovered a verbal or written notice was
| SbTVeu upon lH0 auultOT requesting MN
| to audit no more warrants drawn in favor
of George Ackerson until that young man
! had resumed the duties of his Office, and
| at the same time it was intmated that
! perhaps he might never be permitted to
| do so.
While heretofore the investigations into
! the conduct of and talk concerning the
cuIpability of young Ackerson has only
been of disultory nature. to-day an in
vestigation will be commenced in earnest.
Then there is another matter concerning
the Street Superintendents Office, and
! about which some OF the Supervisors have
unpleasant things to say. 1t relates to the
| manner in which many sewers have been
! flushed and cleaned.
A short time ago, when the Supervisors
! proposed ordering the expenditure Of
some money for the flushing of the Mis-
sion sewer system, Street superintendent
| Ackerson came forward and said that
such action was not necessary, as he had
already thoroughly overhauled the sewers
| Of the district in question.
| Now, it is asserted that while he NAV
have paid a gang of men for doing that
| work it never was done, and tho assertion
is backed by what is purpnrted to be re-
| port from the Sewerage SSioners,
and which is now in the possession Of a
Supervisor.
Several months ago, and after very
heavy storm, when all the Mission sewers
| were choked, and the streets, resembled
seas of mud, the Commissioners were
ordered TO make an examination and learn
the condition of the troublesome sewers.
They did so, and found that in many of
them mud and dirt had been allowed to
collect until they were two and three
feet thick along the sewer bottoms. They
reported these facts to the Supervisors and
recommended a method of abatiDg the
| nuisance.
A few days spo and after Ackersnn had
stated that his men had cleaned the sewers
the Comm ssioners made another examina-
ton, the result of which several of the
Supervisors say shows remarkable con-
dition of affairs.
The exact contents of the report cannot
be learned, but Supervisor in discussing
it said:
while / am not at liberty to tell the
nature of the report, l will say this much /:
In many of the sewers which the Street
Superintendent claims to have cleaned the
dirt on the bottom was found to be three
feet thick instead OF two and half feet,
as it was at the time of the last nvestga-
tioE. In other places it was found that
instead of removing all the dirt which had
collected only one or two inches had been
taken off.
'Now, what 1 want TO do is to learn
just what the two or three hundred men
who were employed by Ackerson were
doing when they were supposed to be
cleaning sewers"
Sappho, the Doetess, was not a wanton