The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-02-02

their task in framing the new charter when
they sent the last committee report-tnat
OF the legal department-tO the revision
committee last evening.
When the section giving the Superior
Court Judges power to make arbitrary
acquisitions on the Sheriff and Treasurer
was reached, Mr.. Boyd objected, on the
ground that the privileges now accorded
them are often abused.
He stated that some of them have made
custom of calling for carpets, canopies,
chairs, ETC., when the same are not III the
least necessary, and sometimes enforcing
their demands by peremptory orders to the
Sheriff, even when the fund from which
the money to pay for the articles must
come is exhausted. This statement was
denied by Mr.. Clement, who cited Judge
Slack court as an instance of economy in
this line. He wanted the section LETT IN
and his motion to that effect prevailed.
When the section relating to the Public
Administrator Office was reached 1t was
seen that the board had added still more to
the already extraordinary powers OF the
Mayor by making the Office of Public
Administrator appointive and giving the
Mayor authority to fill it.
Mr.. Clement stated, in explanation OF
paragraph allowing the County Clerk one
chief deputy, forty deputy clerks and
twelve copyists, that it was the object OF the
committee to definitely fix the number of
employees of the Office, and not simply the
amount of money asked for by the clerk
and then allow him to spend 1t as he
pleased.
Mr.. O'Brien called attention to the fact
that the section as read interfered with the
provisions of the report of the civil-serylce
committee and asked that the committee
take cognizance of the fact. Mr.. Clement
agreed to arrange the matter satisfactorily.
At this iuncture a committee OF the I'M
employed asked for hearing and was re-
ceived. In long communication the
members asked, among other things, that
the hours of labor for men employed IN
street-cleaning be fixed at eight hours and
they be allowed a compensation of 81 per
day. They also ask that the tax levy pro-
vide a fund for the relief of the body they
represented. The matter was taken under
consideration.
Mr. O'Brien asked that section be in
serted in the charter providing that teach
ers who have served twenty-five years con-
tinuously in the schools Of the city be
granted pension. He thought they were
as much entitled to pensions as the mem
bers of the police or fire departments, as
after twenty-five years they would prob
ably be incapacitated from other work.
The motion was not acted on, but was lett
to the consideration of the School Depart
ment committee.
H. A Clifford appeared before the
board with a vote-reoording machine
which drew much favorable comment from
the members. The machine was thought
capable of putting an effective stop to bal
lot manipulation.
Mr.. O'Brien presented a communication
from the Blood horse Association asking
that an inspector be provided for, whose
duties shall be to inspect livestock OF all
kinds which may arrive in this city, with
view to excluding infectious diseases OF
cattle or horses This was favorably re-
ceived and will be incorporated in the
charter.
Mr.. Umbsen stated after the meeting
that he had received communications
commencing the action of the board in
providing for street-sweeping by hand,
and further stated that he hoped no recon-
sideration of the question would prevent
the Freeholders from providing labor for
the deserving unemployed at times when
many were out of work.