The morning call., 1895-01-26
and for few moments the air was fun OF

and for few moments the air was full of
war-wordy war.
The question of the city acquiring its
own water and lighting plants came up
during the reading of the report of the
committee on legislation, and the chair
man took occasion to make some remarks
regarding the amount of influence the
great corporations of the city have exer-
cised over the Supervisors in the past. Mr.
Boyd's name cropped up during the dis
cussion and that gentleman was on his
feet in an instant.
"Mr. Chairman" he shouted, ~ desire
that you at once and for all refrain from
making such remarks. You have no bust
ness to make such insinuations and do
not propose to sit here and listen to them.
1t is an insult and uncalled for that the
chairman of such body of men as this is
should take advantage of his position to
indulge in personalities and cast slurs on
his colleagues. l am on record as having
voted against and fought against the en-
croachments of the corporations and | will
not have aspersions cast upon my char
acter."
81 call you to order, Mr.. Boyd" shouted
the chairman in return. "You have no
right to interrupt my remarks. l am the
chairman of this board, and no member
shall tell me when | shall talk or when /
shall keep silent. Sit down, sir"
So 81 will not sit down." reared Mr. Boyd,
above the din OF voices that were counsel
ing order. "You talk altogether too much
for chairman. You were put in that
chair to preside over the deliberations of
this board, to put the question and declare
the result as motions are presented, and
not to monopolize the time of the board by
arguing questions where there is no ground
for arguments. The members of this BODY
are in favor of the very measure you are
advocating, and yet-Oh, you are full of
wind" and Mr.. Boyd sat down with an
emphatic bump.
"Mr. Boydl Mr.. Boydl' sputtered the
chairman, vainly seeking words strong
enough for the occasion, but here Mr..
Maryes well-modulated voice fell like oil
on the troubled waters and the wrangle
was at an end, except for small outbreak
on the part of Mr. Boyd, who insisted with
the apparent assent of the other members,
that Mr.. Marye be allowed to continue his
of order by the chairman.
HE is not out of order" snapped the
peppery insurance man, land move that
he be allowed to continue in spite Of
Calls of "Order" from all sides drowned
his voice, and Mr.. Marye went on with his
dispassionate address. The question of
framing proper regulations under which
the city may own and control its own water
and light plants went over until to-day.
A. L. Mann, principal of the Denman
Grammar School; Elisha Brooks, principal
of the Girls High School; Joseph O'Con-
nor, principal of the Horace Mann Gram
mar School, and Silas A. White, principal
of the Spring Valley School, appeared with
draft of certain regulations which they
wished to have Incorporated in the charter.
The members read until their eyes met a
provision calling for a salary of $1,000 per
year for each of the five members of the
Board of Education which the teachers
wished to have control the department
and then they quietly put the matter aside
as food for thought.
The Board of Freeholders has vet eight
working days, or sixteen sessions, in which
to finish the charter now under consider
alton, and the consensus of opinion among
the members is that the work will be
finished by midnight on the 4th prox., if
not before. The reports of the various
committees are nearly all in the hands of
the printer, and each day from now on
will see one or more of these reports