The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-04-08
WANTED TO KNOW
Veteran Stevens Demands
an Explanation.
He Had Only One Vote and Could Not
Elect Himself-Typical Soldiers
Home Meeting.

'Tf can't get justice 10 this board ]
will 60 outside and get ii. | am the equal
of one member of that committee and the
superior Of the other"
Comrade Stevens of the Veterans Home
Association had requested the board of
directors to cause an investig alton as to
why he bad been deposed as chairman of
the supplies committee, and Committee
man Hyde had responded by offering a
motion setting forth that there were only
three mem bers of the committee, and that
two of them had voted for Director Ar
buckle for chairman, while only enc had
voted for Director Stevens. The motion
was To declare this the result of the inves-
tigaton. and Director Stevens was speak
ing to the motion, when, shaking with
rage, he 10 ade the above declarations. The
motion was carried by vote of 5 to l, Di-
rector Stevens voting in the negative.
This was only one OF half d0Zrn char
acteristic incidents OF the last regular
meeting of the board. as now constituted
at the Sansome-street rooms last evening.
This is the last month of the fiscal year
and new board goes into Office in May.
The retiring directors are Ii. L. Hobbert.
Z. ii. Herrick, George ii. Stevens, Marcus
P. Hyde and c. A. Fuller.
d.
isfactory annual report. IL showed that
when he went into office, April %, 1898. d
balance in the treasury of $500 90 was
turned over to him. The total receipts of
the year had been $148, 1924 90; total dis
bursements S147,1S0.
When the treasurer assumed the duties
of Office there was deficit of S17.S79, aud
bills unpaid amounting to about S35, 000
There was an Indebtedness to the First
National Bank of $1,000, and this had to
be increased to $1,000 by further sums
borrowed. All this had been paid off up to
March 1, and there was now due from the
State and the Government S24, 323. After
the March anG April bills are paid there
will be a sur lus of about $4,000.
For permanent inn rOvemeDts SAT, 376
was expended. The R'yce defacation
COST the association S2278 40 for investi-
CATION and litigation, to say nothing of the
S17,S79, the amount for which a judgment
has been secured against Royce to cover
his populations.
The association will begin the next fiscal
year wi healthy balance on hand. and
in a better financial condition than existed
at the beginning OF the present year.
The auditing committee reported that
the books of the secretary ana the treas
urer were correct.
The department encampment meets on
the 25th Of Arrll and invitations were ex-
tended to all State posts, the Mexican Vet
Grams, Women's Relief Corps and ladies
of the G. A. K. TO visit the home at Y unit
vile. Department Commander e. &.
Seymour has accepted a similar invitation.
The secretary read communication
notifying the board of the death of Colonel
Charles 1reichel, governor of the Pacific
branch OF the home, on March %.
Many heated wrangles occurred when it
came to settling up the bills. Contractor
Jones was allowed balance Of $50 on
his bill. He and Architect Wharf, had
dispute over an item of SIP for art glass.
and the architect, who has paid for the
glass, has sued Jones and will sue the
board. Jones says the glass wasn't in the
contract and the board refused to reim-
burse the architect for buying il.
P. Leproh0n was awarded the contract
for connecting the boilers with steam
tables in the dning-room at S2S7.
A motion tn dispense with the services
of Architect Wharf was carried by vote
of to 1. Wharf was exceedingly wroth,
ana, getting on his feet began to score the
board, but Director Afbuckle called him
down.
Director Fuller ventnred question
about the Leprohon contract, and Director
Stevens stormed again at his contumacy.
1t was the usual running fight all through.
The total amount of bills allowed was
S7107 for March. Plumber Ward, over
whose contract bill for work on the Yount-
vile building there has been so much
trouble. carried his point, his account being
among those allowed.
The board Will hold q called meeting
next Friday at 80 P. NJ. to wind up all its