The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-08-20
DIRTY CORRIDORS
At THE CITY HALL
A Health Inspector Com
plains of Their Con-
dition.
JANITORS ARE BLAMED.
Expenses Must Be Curtailed at
the City and County
Hospital.
OUT CLINIC TO BE ABOLISHED.
Contractor A. E. Buckman's Grading
Camp Again Comes Under In.
vestigation.<
OUT CLINIC TO BE ABOLISHED.

Inspector Patten OF the Health Depart
ment struck a popular strain yesterday
when he complained at the meeting of the
board of the filthy condition of the corri-
doris and stairways of the New City Hall
and incidentally demanded to know why
when $25, coo year is paid for ianitors
such state of affairs exist.
The board, in the capacity of an echo,
answered why" and to get some informa-
ton on the subject ordered copy of the
communication sent TO the Board of Su-
pervisors. Inspector Patten said that he
had not investigated the interiors of the
offices, but that he had paid some atten-
ton to the corridors and stairways and
that the janitors seemed to think that
merely throwing water on the floors and
sweeping it up was all that was necessary
for cleaning purposes.
He stated that dust, tobacco juice and
other filth were so thick on the ratings
and stairs as to make them an eyesore as
well as a menace to the cleanliness of
linen and hands and that the corners of
doorways were never cleaned out. He
suggested that the board take some meas
ures to have the hall cleaned thoroughly,
at least occasionally.
DIR. Stable, superintendent of the City
and County Hospital, in a communica-
ton to. the board, stated that in view OF
the action of the Board of Supervisors in
cutting down the annual appropriation
for the hospital from $50, 600 to SIS, 900 it
will be necessary to abolish the out clinic
and some of the wards, consolidate other
wards and limit the number of patients to
be cared for at the institution to 800. The
matter was referred to the Hospital Com
mittee> and copy OF the communication
was ordered sent to the Board OF Super
visors.
Secretary Godchaux read letter from
the Bureau of Animal Industry at Wash
ington stating that the local representa-
tive of the bureau had reported that Miller
g. Lux had defied his authority in relation
to two carcasses OF cows that had been
found to contain traces OF disease that
brought them under the ban of the law.
The nrm had declared Its INTENT ion of
doing as it pleased with the beef, the local
inspector having no power to order them
destroyed. The cooperation OF the board
in the matter was asked.
The communication was placed on file,
it being known to the board that Meat In
spector Davis had taken possession of the
ca rcasses and had them removed to the
fertiliziDg works.
The Chinese Consul sent in commune
cation stating that he had notified the
Chinese occupying the buildings recently
condemned by the board TO vaeate ct
once and that he would be willing to use
every means to aid the board in cleansing
the Chinese quarter.
The matter of A. e. Buckman's grading
camp was taken up, a communication
from the German Savings Bank, owner OF
the property on which the camp is located
being read. 1t stated that Buchanan had
been ordered to vacate by September 16.
Contractor Buchanan also sent in a let
ter stating that it would cause him great
loss of time and money to move his camp
at the present, but he had done every thing
possible to get the camp into sanitary
condition, and asking the board to recon
slider its action in condemning the place.
The matter was lett to the discretion OF
the Health Office.
At the request of the Health Officer a
resolution was passed asking the attorney
of the board to render an opinion on the
liability of the street railroads to keep the
streets on which their tracks are laid in
repair, and as to their liability to repair
streets after they have torn up their tracks.