The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-08-15
ELECTION. CLERKS.
Twelve More Are Al Given
i. Positions. r.: -:
The Mayor. Says That He Underesti-
mated the Work That Had ="

Registrar Evans won: his fight for more
/ election clerks yesterday. He went before
the Board Of Election Commissioners and
asked for twelve additional CLERKS. and
after a long discussion the request was
granted. Auditor ~Broderick opposed the
proposition, but the board finally gave its
consent :. -
The appointment Of these extra clerks
has been opposed. all along by Mayor Ell
lert an d some of The other members of the
Election Commission y.
+. In explaining his change of 'frontin the
matter Mayor Ebert said: 81 had thought
the appointment of those twelve extra
register clerks would produce not a little
talk, as you we'll know L have been all
along opposed to enfarging the force of
election officers. =
81 rather think that these men who
have had charge of the assessment rolls
might have hustled little more, but. the
fact remains that they were back on their
work, and it is very mportant that these,
rolls should be made OUT. as 1T is from.
them that these officials: are selected.
+ Perhaps Ihaxe criticized the work of the
men engaged upon the assessment rolls. "a
little toe harshly. There is a great deal Of
work connected with making. THEM out. /
ackuoW ledge. and; may be there is: more
titan have. any idea of. :; -:
'"As L said before, the men were behind
ON their work, and it, was very urgent that
the work should be pushed, The Com
missioners thought it lad ViSable to take
twelve of the register clerks and put them
to work: Oh the assessmant rolls. So there
were ,crea ted twelve vacancies on the regis
ter board. Now the work on the register
lists is as important as that oD the assess
ment. rolls. Thec clerks befOre thesevacan-
cieS occurred had: all the business they
could attend to-. 1t is time thatthe polling
lists. were made out and verified and in
the hands of the printer The. work has
got to be pushed all along the line. and IN
order to do 1t it was very necessary TO APP
paint these extra register clerks. They.
WILL. however, be dispensed with. as soon
as the work is. caught: up a little. These
app0in tmentss were, made only. for: the
time being" -. -
The selection of:the register clerks and
all other election officials is made on a
different basis than was done last year.
Heretofore the chairfnen of the various
district cemmi ttees Of the two old parties
lave submitted lists to the ELECTION Com
missioneEs, and from these lists the cleo
ton, officers were appointed, but this year
a. different plan is being pursued. The
officials Of the nextefection will be chosen
from the assessment list. .:
Bids ware. opened for furnishing 10000
envelopes fer election. purposes and the
contract awarded to Hicks, Judd & Co. at
81 Is a thousand. -
The3awarding of the contract for fur
niShing eight type written copies of the
assessment roll, as compiled FROM the tax
books, was postponed until the NEXT meet
/ Ing, on account of the great difference in
she :est fmates. the bids for the work rang
ling from $50 to $500. = o.
+. The. Registrars request that lie be al
lowed to keen his Office open for registra-
lion until 9P, M..was denied on the ground
/ that such action would be in violation of
law. g se,s 80 IS :.
I Two notable names were registered
yesterday. One was that of Peter FL. Bur
nett the first Governor of California, and
Ithe other Jnhn G. Clark: Ex-Goverhor
T Burnett is Sc years old. bur is still com:
|. paratiyely vigorous. John c. Clark was
! h0rnsin. San Francisco Id 1889, and is there
/ fore probably one of the oldest native