The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-04

majority as well as the minority, "that the
motion to place on file is in order. The
clerk will call the roll"
The vote was of course the old division
OF the solid seven to five.
The ayes were-hing, Scully, Benjamin,
Hughes, bunker, Morgenstern, Wagner.
Noes-Hirsch, Dimond, Taylor, Hobbs,
Spreckels.
The resolution to appoint Mogan as
Fish and Game Warden, under the act of
the last Legislature, created something of
breeze before it was adopted, which it
was by vote of to f.
Dlmond and Taylor protested against
the appointment, declaring it was a use
less expense. This bill was passed at the
last session of the Legislature by way of
providing places for the friends of the
members-passed in the midst of cry for
economy, and placing burden of 100000
on the State. AT time when there is a
general clamor for provisions at the Aims
house and hospitals we are asked to pay
out something like $1,000 year without
any corresponding benefit. / have con-
suited with the Fish Commissioners and
they say there is no need of such an officer
In this County,"
II would like to ask the gentleman from
the Fifth (Dimond) if he did not say he
had four or five candidates for this Office,
and If he did not want the matter thrown
open for nominations? Pr said King. Cant
we have the names of those candidates."
The gentleman is mistaken" said Di-
mond. II did have one candidate, but [
don't know that l am required to name
him under the circumstances"
'These gentlemen have experienced
great change of heart very recently on this
subject" said Hughes. ga little while
ago they all had candidates and wanted
they say that anybody can fill the place
because there is NOTHING tn do ~
IF there has been any change of heart
in this matter it has been with the gentle
man from the Sixth" (Hughes), said Tay-
ior. ~ have approved appointing any one
to this office all along, and [ have invited
the gentleman several times to go with me
to visit the Fish mmissioners and make
inquiries as to the need of doing so, and he
has promised to do SO but never did"
The resolution passed, the appointment
to take effect on the 1st of June.
Supervisor Hobbs introduced a resolu-
ton which in its preamble recited the ne
cessity of having an effective streetcar
fender adopted such as would reduce the
number of if it did not wholly prevent the
slaughter of innocents by the juggernauts
and the apparent insincerity of the street.
car companies, or their failure to appre-
ciate the situation. 1t then provided that
the clerk be required to advertise calling
upon all persons desiring so to do to SUBJ
AlAG blOOCio 1O1 iCIlQSIS W Tic DOdIu Oh
June Is; that persons submitting designs
shall be prepared, in case the board thinks
sufficiently well of them, to build practi-
cal working model such as may be fixed to
Car and subjected to a practical test. This
must be done at their own expense. The
board will then under the conditions of the
resolution require the railway companies
to give it such test. Then, on any of
them being found to work satisfactorily
the board may direct the company to
equip their cars with them.
Benjamin moved that this resolution be
referred to the Health and Police Com
mittee. He said that they (the members
models for long time, and had advised
each of the inventors to have a fender
built for a practical test, but very few could
or would go to the expense.
Dimond said the main trouble was that
the railroad company would not give the
inventor a chance to test his apparatus.
The fact was the company was trifing
with the whole proposition. It wanted to
bald some cheap affair of its own upon
which it would have to pay no royalty. He
knew OF one man who was arranging to
have test made in Oakland and had in
vited the Supervisors of this City to go
over there to witness it simply because he
was given no opportunity on this side. He
thought the resolution should be adopted
at once.
Taylor talked along the same lines. He
said that IF we wait till the railroad COM
pany gets something to suit it through its
system of working out the problem itself
or playing to its favorites, we can hardly
expect verdict that will please the peo-
ple."
Only King, Scully and Benjamin voted
to refer to committee, and with the ques-
ton on the adoption only King voted
against it. The resolution, therefore, is
law, and an exposition of fender inven-
tons may be expected on the 18th before
the committee of the whole.
Supervisor Spreckels introduced the fol-
lowing, which was referred to the Street
Committee:
ResoIved, That the Superintendent of Streets
be requested to notify the Mayors Office each
day what inspectors are detailed on street
work and sewers, with their names, addresses
and where they are located.
A resolution was adopted approving the
action of the Health and Police Committee
in leasing the first floor and basement of
the building at 538 California street for
police headquarters. pending the rebuild
ing of the old City Hall.