The morning call., 1894-07-03
GAVIGAN is OUT.
A New Clerk for Police
Court Three.
SHORT IN HIS ACCOUNTS.
Superintendent Torpey Resigns
His Place.
SUTRO GETS HIS FRANCHISE.
He Bids $6oIo for the Privilege of
Building a Road to the
Beach.
UTRO GETS HIS FRANCHISE.

Adolph Sutro stepped up to the clerk
desk at yesterdays meeting of the Boart
| OF Supervisors and handed CLERK Russell
| large envelope.
Mayor Ellert called for bids for railroad
franchises, and that was the reason Mr
Sutro handed in the envelope.
A thin, wiry man passed up secont
envelope, and the Mayor first opened this
one. The envelope contained bid fol
what is known as the Sutro franchise Il
The Cliff via Central avenue and Clemen
street The amount bid was 81 green
back, which was in the envelope.
The bid was rejected. The man who
made the ridiculously low bid was c.
Buckland.
Mayor Ellert cut the second envelope.
and drew forth certified check for $6o10.
THE bid of Adolph Sutro." said his
Honor. what is your pIeasure?"
II move that the bid be accepted and
the franchise given to Mr.. Sutro.' said
Supervisor Denman. Supervisor James
was unanimously given to Mr.. Sutro.
The resignation of w. Torpey, superin-
tendent of the fire-alarm service. was ac-
cepted. and William Hewitt was appointed
to fill the place. The resignation grew
out Of an investigation held last week, in
which Torpey was accused of COM
plicity in transaction to eXtort $40 80
from one Slower, who had furnished the
fre-alarm service with goods. TOrpey
thou ght the best way out of the difficulty
was to resign.
The Finance Committee called attention
to the fact that the clerk of Police Court
8, ID. Gavigan. WAS behindhand in his ac-
counts. The committees expert found
that Gayigan had kept no hooks for the
n
money received as bail which was not ac-
counted for. Clerk Gavigan was also
charged with being drunk for an entire
week. The board decided to declare the
position held by Gavgan vacant, and to
investigate bis case TO see how he stood
financially. In case shortage is dlscov-
cred Gavigan will be prosecuted.
Quite fight took place over GavigaH's
successor. There were four candidates
in the field for the place-Lawrence Buck
ley, nominated by Ryan; John T. B0alt.
nominated by Rogers; Thomas Casey,
nominated by Stanton, and II. p. Mills.
the candidate of the Health and Police
Committee. After taking several ballots
Buckley was declared elected 10 the place.
Buckley says he is no relation to the we'll
known boss
Mayor Ellert handed in his veto of the
Darby Laydon resolution, making con-
ditional allowance of S7103 80 for the work.
In the message of dlsapproyal the Mayor
says:
1.-The judgment and determination of the
board should be unequivocally pronounced
ana expressed. so that its action may not
be misconstrued or viewed as an attempt
10 evade lis obligation in passing upon the
claim presented and raising questions to
be determined by other tribunals which is
the duty of your honorable board TO de-
eide in the first instance"
The Board Of Police Commissioners
were authorized to appoint twenty-five ad-
ditonal police officers, provision for the
payment of their salaries having been
made in the tax levy.
The City and County Attorney was in
structed 10 commence suit against Thomas
O'Brien, eX-Tax Collector. and his bonds
men for the recovery of S5S2S IA, repre-
senting a shortage during his admins
tratiOD.
The Board of Fire Commissioners was
authorized to appoint an additional clerk
alta salary of S125 per month.
A resolution was passed overriding the
objection of the prOtestants to the changing
of the grade of Market street