The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-02-02
MIR. SCOTT OBJECTED.
DisIiked Mayor Sutre's Plain
Language.
HIS HONOR WAS IMPEACHED.
A Very Lively Passage Before the
Freeh0lderS.
FIRE DEPARTMENT SALARIES FIXED.
Suggestions Of The Merchants Association
Regarding Street Sweeping and
SpriRkling.
FIRE DEPARTMENT SALARIES FIXED.

M ay0r SuJfO ndu dAotllSr inning before
the Board of Freeholders at yesterdays
session and as usual ruffied Mr.. SCOTS
feelings to such an extent that the latter
filed a vigorous objection to the language
and deductions of the city's chief execu-
tive, at the same time using some forcible
language himself.
Mr.. Sutro intimated that the action of
the committee having charge of the reser-
yation of streets and boulevards might
have been influenced to some extent by
Difference to the feelings of the Southern
Pacific Company. He further said that
the object of the company was to have as
many streets as possible reserved so as to
prevent competing roads from getting a
foothold
Mr.. Scott did not wait for him to finish
but broke in with:
''By -, sir, | do not propose to listen to
such outrageous talk. will not permit you
or any other man to besmlrch my honor or
question my standing as citizen of this
community in this manner. | am a mem
Der of this committee, and | have acted
to the best of knowledge and judgment
and not from any sympathy with the
Southern Pacific Company. l have moth
ing to do with that company or its officials
and I demand that you cease connecting
me with it.
'There has been too much said about
corruption in the meetings of this body,
and it is time we got down to the business
for which we are here and stop this bicl-
ering. have been talked about in the
newspapers by you until / am tired of it,
Mr. Sutro--I did not intend to insinuate,
gentlemen, that Mr.. Scott was working in
the railroads interest, but since
Chairman Britton-Order, gentlemen,
order!
Mr.. Sutro-I came here at the invitation
of members of this board to present my
views and give advice, if any was asked
of me. When l said that railroad in
tiuences were working to shut off avenues
by which competing lines might be built l
said what l feel to be true, and L shall adj
here to it.
While Mr.. Scott was struggling to find
words for q reply the chairman demanded
that both excited speakers take their seats,
and persisted in his ruling in spite of the
efforts of both to continue. When they
had cooled off a little Mr.. Satro continued
his argument, carefully avoiding, however,
any reference to railroad influence over
the Freeholders.
"When the Market-street Railroad Com
pany wants anything" he resumed, land
avows as its object the good OF the people
of this city, | for one at once look Tor
niger in the fence. Every person in San
Francisco, even to the children, knows
that certain malignant intiuence-an oc-
topus-spreadsi its arms over San Francisco,
and that its iron heel is on the government
of the municipality is the Southern
Pacific of Kentucky. Its influence ex-
tends everywhere, and when it asks that
certain streets be closed to street railroads
and kept for the use of the people it means,
to me at least, that it wishes to strangle
competition
J. l. I
but he controlled himself with an effort
and allowed Mr.. Sutro 10 finish without
further interruption, which he did by de-
claring that before reserving streets as
boulevards the committee should make
thorough investigation of the matter.
The committee appointed to fix the sala-
ries of the members of the Fire Depart
ment rendered its report, which was as
follows:
Chief engineer, $4,000; first assistant,
$4,000; second assistant, $2400; battalion
chiefs, $2100; secretary Fire Department,
$500; assistant, $3.50; clerk, $1,000; chief
of bureau for construction, combustibies
and explosives, $2400; superintendent of
police and fre-alarm telegraph, $2700; cap
tains of companies, $3.50; lieutenant, $1,000;
engineers Of fire engines, $1440; driv-
stokers, second year. $1,000; stokers,
and truckmen, first year, $1,000; second
year, $1,000; third year, $500; pilots of fire.
boats, $1,000; firemen, $3.50; engineer, $780,
assistant, $1,000; clerk OF supply depart
ment, $780, superintendent of fire en-
gines, $210O; assistant $500; foreman ma
chinist, $500; hydrantmen, $1,000; dray
men, $500; watchmen. $500; veterinary
surgeon, 500; chief operator tire-alarm
and police telegraph, $500; department.
carpenter, $3.50; operators tire-alarm and
police telegraph, $500; foreman of con-
struction fre-alarm and police telegraph,
1920; assistant, $1,000; repairers, $1,000;
inspector fire-alarm and police telegraph,
$500; linemen, $1,000; batterymen, $10S0
Mr.. Truman objected to the report on the
ground that it would increase the expenses
Of the department. He said that times
were hard. and that the city was full of
men who would work for far less wages
than those given by the committee to the
Fire Department employees. Men had to
take small wages to save themselves from
poverty, and he thought the city should
take this into consideration.
Mr.. Sloss wanted the charter to fix salar-
les at a fair if not liberal figure. He
thought that no advantage should be taken
of the condition of men when times are
hard and they had to take whatever they
could get.
Mr.. O'Brien of the committee thought
city which, owing to the arduous duties of
the employees, should be literally dealt
with-the School and Fire departments.
The report was accepted without dis
senting voice.
The reservation of streets as boulevards
was reconsidered, and the following were
placed beyond the pale of street-railroad
| franchises: Van Ness,avenue, Golden Gate
avenue, Fulton street from the new City
Hall to the Park, Lombard street from
Van Ness avenue to the Preside, Steiner
street and First avenue.
The following suggestions from the Mer-
chants Association regarding the cleaning
of streets were ordered incorporated in the
charter:
That the system now in use for keeping
the principal business. streets clean by
hand labor during the daytime be adopted.
That all streets with steep grade where
machine labor cannot be applied, be
cleaned by hand labor.
That power be granted the Board of Pub
| lie Works to have the rest of the street
cleaninp done bv either machine or hand