The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-01-08

habilants.
OUR PUBLIC LIBRARY
Ought to be tr ated with liberaltty as an lnsti.
tuition Of the greatest benefit to the general
public. Good books are the best companions
young people can choose; they give tnem a
chance TO associate with the great mipos Oh all
times. More branch lbrari- S should be estsb-
lished In outlying districts where tney may De
easily accessible 10 the people.
NAVAL TRAINING SHIP
Should be provided Dy the Federal Govern
ment The old Hartford, now lying ID the
nayy-yard, Is we'll suited for that purpose. A u
urgent request sent by The Board OF super
visors, addressed to Congress, would PROBABLY
Dflng ABOUT the desired result.
we nave large number OF boys without
occupation who are the best elements Tor max
Ing daring Sailors
A training ship would take them from The
streets, teach them discipline, and at the same
time provide a want on this coast OF trained
sailors for our navy and merchant marine.
WORK FOR THE UNEMPLOYED.
That men aud women should go about seek
Ing work unable to procure It,. with nothing to
eat for their starving families, is shame and
blot upon clyilizaliO at the close OF this
| nineteenth century. They are thus made
pa upefs and often criminals. Many are sup
ported by people charitably inclined. and the
greatest pressure is brought TO bear upon those
who have The reputation OF being generous,
wnile the hard-hearted ana penurious escape;
Provision should be made by the State, the
county and the city to set aslde annually Tor
the purpose of giving work lo' the worthy I'M
employed sum taken flom the general AK
iund, so that all men. whether misery or llb-
erai, shall be compelled 10 contribute their
share toward The support OF their less fortunate
Ilio@. men. The State should contribute TO
the city a portion of this fund, as many needy
persons, especially In the winter, flock TO the
city. ! bis Is a sacred duty we should not fail
10 perform, and If strict economy Is practiced
In our municipal affairs money enough, with.
out increasing the dollar limit, could be saved
to provide employment for all who are willing
to work. and at the same Time beautlfy the
parks and the city.
CONTRACTS
For city WORK should be made TO conform
strictly TO specifications, and no inferior mate
rial or workmanship should be acc pied.
The Mayor, as the head OF the municipality,
should inspect all such work and act as an adj
ditiOnal guard to see that the CITY Is not taken
advantage of.
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS,
Such as Golden Gate Park, the Almsbouse, the
County Hospital, the jail and branch 1afls, asy
lums and other public establishments will,
after more complete Inspection has been
made, receive attention in future communlca-
tons to the honors bic Board OF SUPERVISORS.
CORPORATIONS
Should be watched with an ever careful eye as
regards their eDcrOachments upon the rights OF
the people.
Some OF them have, from year to year, become
holder and sometimes defy public opinion in
demanding privileges from the CITY, which has
already FILTERED away franchises and privi-
eges for long periods OF time, which are or
VIII DeCOUe OIL lD6 1lgUtSL FdluF'
The City Attorney should be requested 10 ln-
quire into the legality OF street railroad COM
bnations which result IN monopoly and OPP
piessions OF the people.
LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE.
There Will be more or less legislation re-
quired for the city during The present session
OF the Legislature. 1 would recommend the
appointment Of a committee, consisting OF
three Supervisors, to proceed TO Sacramento
whenever necessary 10 look out for the city's
interests.
THE REPUBLIC CANNOT ENDURE.
The Government OF the United States, from
the municipality TO the Federal Government,
has been largely perverted aud Is no longer the
government of the people. Corporations with
their mOneyed power have largely assumed the
reins of government aud 1t Is high time that
this be stopped.
The republic cannot endure under such rule,
and the result may be an uprising OF the people
that will wipe out bribery, corruption and the
whole brood of dishonest politicians. together
Will their emplOyors-the unholy alliance oil
graSping corporations.
In conclusion, | appeal TO the honorable
Board OF Supervisors aud tn citizens OF san
Francisco TO stand by me in bringing about
good and honest local government.
When MAYOR Sutro had concluded,
Supervisor Wagner of the Twelfth Ward
arose and said that he had a resolution 20
offer. Al the same time Supervisor Taylor
OF the Eighth Ward announced that he
also had resolution. The Mayor proba-
for he recognized Mr.. Taylor first. The
latter's resolution was In regard to the
appointment OF committees as follows:
Judiciary-Dmoud, Spreckels, Taylor.
Finance and Audltng-Taylor, Hobbs. Ben
jamD.
Morgenstern, Benjamin, DunKer.
l'ubllc BuIdlngs-Hobbs, Spreckels, King.
Water end Water Supplles-M orgenstern,
DImOnd, TAYLOR, Benjamin, HOBBS.
Health. and POliCe-RSUiamin. bunker, d.
mOnd, King Morgenstern.
Fire Department-Dunker, Hobbs, Hughes,
Morgenstern, Taylor.
Licenses and Orders-Wagner. King, Benja-
min.
Hospital-King, Hlrsch, bunker
Printing and Salaries-Hughes, bunker, Ben
jamin.
Street Liahts-Hlrsch, Hughes. Hobbs, Nor
genstern Scuy.
Outside Lands-Scully, Morgensteru, Wag.
ner, King Taylor.
These are the committees that were de-
cided upon in the caucus, and the first
named IN each is chairman.
Mr. Wagner's resolution was a substi-
tute for this one inasmucn as it provided
for the appointment of the committees by
the Mayor, the same 60 be announced a
the next meeting.
The result of the balloting on the reso-
In ions caused laugh on the part of the
spectator. Mr.. Wagner's substitute was
lost by a vote of 9 to 8 AS follows:
Noes-King, Benjamin. Dimond. Hobbs,
Dunker, Taylor, Morgenstern. Spreckels,
Huges-nlne.
ACCESSIBILITY. Hirsch, Wagner-three.
Mir. Taylor's resolution then came up,
and was carried by 9-t0 vote. Messrs
S'ully, Hirsch and Wagner being in the
minority
No fur her business was transacted, and
the board then adjourned to meet next
Monday afternoon.
After the adjournment was taken the
board met in caucus and arranged for
meeting days for the various committees.
The result of their deliberations was as
follows:
Tuesday, p. NJ, Fire Department Com
mitee; Wednesday, 2 P. NJ. License and
Orders Committee; Thursday. 10 A. NJ.
Street Committee Friday. 10 A. M, Health
and Police Committee; 2 P. NJ, Judiciary
Committee; 2:30 P. M, Finance Com
mittee. The only change from prior ar
engagements is in the meeting of the
Finance Committee On Friday instead of
Saturday. The matter of appointments
will probably come up at next Mondays
meeting.
A new face looked over the counter of
the Mayors Office yesterday afternoon
that recalled the DAYS OF Bartlett and
Pond. 1t was colored face-that of the
new messenger who is to succeed Messen-
IN 0f fhta yxp