The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-05-01
Payment Refused by the
Supervisors.
DENMAN LEADS THE FIGHT.
The Surveyor to Discharge His
Whole Office.
FOURTH OF JULY COMMITTEE.
The Board Calls for the Removal of
Superintendent Titus of the
County Hospital.


weeks vacation in Southern California in
time to preside at yesterdays meeting Of
the Board of Supervisors. He said he had
a royal time and looks the picture oil
health as result of his relaxation from Of
fetal duties.
Little Of interest transpired in the
boards proceedings until the bill OF $14l
presented by City and County Surveyor
Fitzhugh was reached. The fight which
ensued was not for the amount of the bill.
but the principle involved.
Supervisor Forman moved that the &C
ton of the board in referring the matter
to the City and County Attorney be re-
scinded, as that official did not wantto rem
der an opinion on the subject as be had two
cases in court involving the question at
stake.
The claim of Surveyor Fitzhugh is for
work done for the city, and the contention
made by Supervisor Denman and others is
that under the consolidation act the Sur
veyor must perform all work for the city
free, and his salary is placed at $500
year. He can charge fees only when his
work is for private persons.
Supervisor Rogers took up Surveyor
FiHhugh's end OF the contest, and said it
would be preposterous TO hold that when
Surveyor Fitznugh had been ordered to do
work for the city. and had to hire fifteen
or twenty men to do 1t, he was en-
titled TO no compensation outside of $500
a year. He said that under opinions of
previous City and County Attorneys the
Surveyor was entitled to charge for work
for the city which was OF such magnitude
that he had to employ others to do it.
The board finally decided. BY vote of
10 6, not 10 resciDd the resolution referring
the matter to the City and County Attor-
neg, but to wait until the cases in court
were decided.
After the meeting Surveyor Fitzbugh
said that there was about $1,000 worth of
work involved in the matter. He said the
against ex-Surveyors Smith and Tilton on
a similar question, and 1t might be years
before they were decided. Those survey
ors had been paid for their work.
IF tile board persists in Its action | will
discharge everybody in my Office" said
twelve to fourteen men, and have to pay
them "ut of my own pocket. l will not do
any more city work, and pay the men my
self. if / am only TO get $500 year. l
can't hold both ends of a chain myself.
The reason why City Attorney Creswell
did hot render an opinion Is because be
has two cases inherited from previous city
WHICH, iufOifC tuo mdttcT. ne
would be bound To decide against me, or
be thrown out of court, and In that case
the principle would never be decided.
This is a contest which has gone on for
years. but L can't pay other men and lot
have the city paw me-"
The Finance COMMITTEES presented re-
port condemning the extravagant manage
ment of the City and County Hospital. and
unanimously adopted the following reso-
luton calling for the rem oval of Superin-
tendept Titus:
WHEREAS, The board considers that the
present Superintendent Pbysic n OF The City
and County Hospital Is and has been extrava-
CANT 10 his expenditures, and appears to be
unable to maintain the hospital Oh the appro-
priation provided, therefore
Resolved, That he BOARD of Health be and is
hereby respectfully IeQues ed to remove said
Superlntc ndent Physician, DIR. f. ii. Titus, and
replace him by another physician who will
undertake to conduct the hospital on the ample
allowance made for that purpose.
Supervisor Kennedy introduced reso-
luton, which was passed, directing the
Street Superintendent to employ more
men In flushing sewers as the present sys-
tenn employed Is useless and eXtravagant.
Supervisor Dundon introduced an amend
ment to the fire ordinance as he claimed
the old order was too full of technicalities
on the matter dealt with. Supervisor
Denman thought Dundon's amendment
was referred to the Fire Committee. The
folio wing is the amendment:
Sec. 40. 1t shall be unlawful for any owner,
agcnI, lessee, manager, or person or persons
having the control of any theater, Opera.ho use,
concert hall or building used for public enter
tainments or assemblages, to place, or causesto
be placed, Or maintain, or suffer to remain in
the aisles or passagewayS thereof, any camp
stools, chairs, sofas, seats or any Obstru ction
or distractions. or 10 allow or suffer any per-
son or persons to sit, stand or remain in the
alsles or passageways thereof, or in any way
obstiuct the same during the service. exhibit
tion, lecture. performance, concert ball, public
entertainment or assenbiage.
Ii shall be unlawful for any person or per-
sons sit. stand or remain in the aisles or
passageways of any theater. opera house. con-
cert hall or building used for public entertain
menis or assemblages or In any way cbStruct
the same during the service. exhibition. lee
ture, performance. concert. ball. public enter
tainment or assemblage.
The Fire Committee reported adversely
to the communication from the Board of
Education asking permission to violate the
fire ordinance by making wooden altera-
tions and additions to the old schoolhous
on the corner of Bush and Stockton streets,
now used as the Commercial High School.
The matter OF advertising for bids for
sweeping and cleaning the public streets
for two years from July 1, 1894, one of the
terms of the contract to be the delivery Of
the cleanings TO Golden Gate Park at some
point on Golden Gate avenue to be deter
mined by the Street Committee. was laid
over for one week in order that new speci-
fications could be prepared.
The board empowered Mayor Ellert to
appoint a committee of three Supervisors,
whose duty 1t shall be to appoint a COM
miltee of fifty to provide arrangements for
an appropriate celebration of the Fourth
of july.
Police Commissioner Tobin and Police
Judge Conlan were each given a 60-days'
leave of absence from the State. beginning
yesterday.