The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-03

ager Vining of the Market-street Railway
Company, in which he assured the fedora
ton (apropos of the demand, made by the
federation, that officials of the Market
street Company be indicted for not using
tenders on the company's cars) that the
company was not only complying with the
law, but was going beyond the legal re-
quirements, was read, and. without de-
bate, referred to the committee on public
safety.
Mrs. Rose NJ. French reported on
the condemnatory resolutions, adopted
by the Good Government Club,
against Judge George III. Bahrs,
for his action in retaining the Coleman
case in his court and deciding the appeal
even after he had been earnestly urged to
transfer the case to some other court, and
urged the federation to indorse the action
of the Good Government Club. Judge
Bahrs, Mrs. French said, had not given his
reason for his order allowing Coleman an
other trial until the club had adopted the
resolutions, and his decision was based on
teohnicality which had not been raised
by the counsel for the defendant at any
stage of the argument.
Mr.. Truman thought that while Judge
Bahrs was justified by law, possibly. in re-
tanning the case in his court, even though
he had been counsel for the hquor-dealers
when they protested before the Board of
Supervisors against the passage of the very
ordinance for the violation of which Cole
man was arrested, still as matter of COM
mon decency he should have allowed some
other Judge to decide the appeal. II. T..
Gear agreed with Mr.. Truman and thought
that high-minded man would not have
done as Judge Bahrs did.
Rev. II. n. Bevier was inclined to believe
that the speakers were drawing too fine dis
tinctions, and Mrs. French said in reply
that while Judge Bahrs had not been Cole
mans counsel before he became Judge
he had acted for liquor association OF
which Coleman, like all other dive-owners,
was member, and it all amounted to the
same thing.
G. G. Terrill favored the adoption of the
resolutions adopted by the Good Govern
ment Club. Mr.. Hillyer mildly protested
and the matter was finally referred to the
committee for the enforcement of law
to report the facts of the matter at the next
meeting.
Charles w. Reed brought up the posi-
BILE installation of DR.. Marc Livingston as
Health Officer, and after spirited debate
and review of the term of DR.. Livingston
as Coroner the following resolutions were
adopted:
WHEREAS, 1t has become known to the men,
bers OF the Civic Federation through. the public
press that certain notorious and corrupt poll
familiar to their kind, to deceive Governor
Budd into appointing certain persons on the
Board of Health whose appointment would OF
be in the interest of good governments; and
whereas the object for which this combination
OF evil men is laboring is the filling of the posi-
tons under the Board of Health with unfit and
unworthy men; and whereas il is openly and
without contradiction asserted that one Of the
principal objects of this vile combination is 10
infiict on the citizens of San Francisco as Health
Officer one Marc Livingston, whom the people
of this City remember as the worst Coroner ever
known in this City, whose administration Is re-
membered with shame and disgrace as blot on
the official history of our City; and Whereas.
the members of the Civic Federation OF san
Francisco have implicit confidence in the
worthy Intentions of Governor Budd and 40
not believe that he will make dishonorable or
unsatisfactory appointments unless under de-
ception of artful and designing persons; there
fore, be it
Resolved, That the Civic Federation hereby
petitions Governor Budd to place only honor
able men on the Board of Health-inen who
will have no utilization with the corrupt and
evil elements represented by Dr. Leyinston.
elements which have done so much to retsrd
the development of our City, and has so often
corrupted and poisoned the atmosphere of our
official life; and be it further
Resolved, That the secretary is instructed
hereby to forward copy of these resolutions
to Governor Budd.