The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-25
SEEKING DAVIES ARREST,
City Engineer Wilson Charges
the Mayor With Malign-
ing Him.
DAVIES REPLY IS SHORT.
He Says Talk Does Not Help to
Carry Sewage Up
Hill.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL,

OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO GALL,
908 Broadway, August "a.
The quarrel between the triumvirate
composing the Board of Works is becoming
sensational, and all three memb ers are
giving vent to their feelings in unmeasured
language. The charge Of incompetency
implied in Engineer Boardman's report
on City Engineer Wilson's manner of lay
ing a sewer in East Oakland, as published
exclusively in to-days CALL, has angered
Mr.. Wilson, and he threatens to have the
Mayor arrested for using vulgar language.
This afternoon he appeared in print as
follows:
The Mayor is trying to get back at me because
have refused to stand In with him on the city
patronage. When we first went into Office
Dsvie came to me and proposed that he and
should combine against Peirsol.
Don't let Peirsol know you are with me, F"
said Davie, sand In the board you can oppose
some of my propositions so as to throw him off
the track. but we will understand each other
and run things to suit ourselves"
told him that was willing that he should
have an equal voice in the management of
affairs, but did not favor a combination. Iaso
said to him that / did not anticipate any
trouble or misunderstanding between the
members of the board. but / soon found that
Dayie was doing underhand work and trying
TO get Peirsol to stand in with him for the pur-
pose of shutting me out entirely. In order to
protect myself combined with Peirsol Then
Davie tried TO use the Peoples party in an en-
deavor to bring Peirsol over TO him, but his
jamming didn't work. In the meantime the
Mayor went around promising positions pro-
miscuously to his friends, and then casting
them aside for new favorites.
For instance. he asked Fred A. Campbell to
become candidate for Chief of the Fire
Department, agreeing to give him his support
Campbell held off for while, but Davie in
sisted so strongly that Campbell should permit
his name to be used as candidate that Camp
bell consented and asked me for my support.
was not unfriendly to him and SO told him.
short time afterward Campbell came to me
and informed me that could consider myself
released from any obligation might be under
as far as he was concerned. Davie, he said,
wanted him to make certain promises in regard
to the department and affiliate himself with
maternal organizations of which the Mayor
was member Campbell told him that he
strings on him or not at all and finally said
that he wouldn't take the position if DaVie' g
vote was necessary for him TO secure it.
When the board was endeavoring to select a
new Caief OF Police, Mr.. Peirsol and l called
upon DaVie for a conference, but he acted SO
rudely and used so much vulgarity toward Us
that anything like an amicable talk was out Of
the question. The Mayor wanted Hugh Aldrich
to be made Chief, and when he found his man
could not be elected his anger knew no bounds
For weeks past Davie has been going around
on Broadway, in the presence of a crowd, called
me vile name. was not present to hear the
remark, butt had been would have thumped
him in the jaw. will have Davie arrested if ]
can secure the names of several of those who
heard his language. I have already obtained
one witness, NJ. de la Montanya, who will testify
to the Mayors vile language, and expect tc
secure other names in day or two.
: Mayor Davie laughed when he read
Wilson's statements. Gall that does not
make the sewer larger" he said, "and will
not help to carry out Mr.. Wilson's plan Of
trying to make water run up hill. All tbs
nonsense about politics is child's play, but
it does not pull wool over the peoples
eyes regarding incompetency. If people
their duty there would be no need for me
to appoint experts and no opportunity fol
Mr.. Wilson to differ from their reports"