The San Francisco call., 1896-04-23
to hand labor and to permanent residents OF the

City.
EIGHT REASONS FOR OUR scHooLs.=
60 School directors must be residents OF the
City over five years and must be appointed with
out regard to politics or sex
81. No book or teaching for or against the doc
trnes of any sect religion shall be permitted in
the public schools.
shall receive any Of the school funds.
63. Text books cannot be changed within four
years after their introduction.
Ga Teachers in the primary and grammar
schools must be educated in the public school
system of California.
So. Adults shall be admitted free to evening
schools and kindergarten schools be established
for young children.
practical so as 10 enable pupils living and
respect truth, labor and Industry.
81. Any member, Off er or empoye OF the
Board of Education accepting any money or dona-
tion from any teacher or applicant is guilty OF mis-
demeanor and shall be removed from office.
POLICE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES REASONS
6S. The appointment of the Police Commission
ers shall be made without regard to politics. and
the board must be kept always strictly nom
SO. No person in the Police Department ia al
lowed to take part in politics or in any political
10 The Police Commissioners must reside con-
tinuously in San Francisco, and their term of Of
fee is limited to four years.
IL. Policemen must be citizens OF the Tinted
States, OF good character and five years residents
of the City, and able to read and write English
IRA relief and pension fund is provided for
policemen over 60 years old and twenty wears in
service and for those disabled and for the families
OF those killed.
73. Neither the appointment nor the dismissal, Of
any person in the Police Department can be made
for political reasons.
lowed in the Police Department, and all officers re.
tain their positions during good behavior
FIRE pEPARTMENT-SEvEN RRAsoNs
rs. Ihe appointme ent Of the Fire Commissioners
shall be made without regard to politics; and the
board must be kept always strictly non-partjsan.
76. No person in the Fire Department is allowed
to take part in politics or in any political conven-
tion.
States of good character three years. residents OF
San Francisco and able to read and write Eng
lish
7s. Ample provision is made for fully paid and
fully equipped Fire Department.
79 relief and pension fund is provided for in
1ured fremen and for the families OF those killed
in service.
80. Neither the appointment nor the dismissal of
any person in the Fire Department can be made
on any political grounds.
81 No political assessment of any kind is al
lowed in the Fire Department., and all firemen re-
tain their places during good behavior
HEALTH DEPARTMENT-THREE REASONS
3d. Only such regular physicians who have lived
in San Francisco over eight years are eligible to
SO. All appointments in the Health Department.
must depend upon free, public. competitive exami-
nations.
s4 Draining and plumbing of all buildings in the
City must be done according to plans approved in
writing by the Board of Health.
ELECTION DEPARrMENT-THREE REASONS
IS. The Board Of Election Commissioners must
be kept always strictly non-partisan and the
Commissioners must be residents Of the City over
s6 All citizens who may be appointed election
officers must serve as such or forfeit 500 to the
City.
ST. Strict provisions are made for the honest and
correct registration of voters and for the safe and
accurate canvass OF votes.
CIVIL sERvIcE-THIRTEEN REASONS
SO. The government of San Francisco in nj, r.,
departments must be conducted strict business
principles.
So The Civil Service Commission sbal, alrvava
strictly
must not in any be interested in politics or in
any political convention.
go Free, public, competitive examinations of a
practical nature, provided for all applicants.
who must be citizens of the United States
81. No question shall relate to politics or re.
ligion; examinations shall include physical tests
and manual skill wherever necessary.
80. No employe OF the City shall be discharged
except for dishonesty, inefficiency ipsnhordina
ton or habitual discourtesy
93 Salaries shall be fixed and regulated at
prices no higher than are paid for similar services
In business houses.
ga Neither the appointment nor the dismissal
of any employe in the City government shall be
made for any political reason.
95 No person cen be removed from any Office
in the classified service of the City without q fair
and impartial trial before the Commissioners
90. Sex is no bar or obstacle to any suitable
office in the City government.
97 Promotion In the classified offices OF the (,itv
shall be made according to length Of service and
efficiency.
tiOn by the Civil Service Commissioners; re fusaI
to furnish information shall be misdemeanor
g.
ton shall be misdemeanor and render The gniltv
party ineligible TO any municipal office for five
years.
100. Any officer employe Of the City who
promises or pays anything for his nomination,
election or appointment forfets his position and is
permanently di qualified TO hold any municipal
oftice.
The speaker concluded with an eloquent
peroration, saying that under the present
regime vacant houses, unclean streets.
foul sewers and corrupt officials would con-
tinue to be rife, but with the new dispen-
sation the reverse conditions would exist
and the City would climb rapidly to
higher plane of prosperity.
A vote of thanks was extended to Mr..
Freud for his able address, after which
addresses were made by f. w. Dohrmann,
president, ana M. S. Kohlberg, vice presi.
dent of the Merchants Association, Charles
III. Hubbs and several other members of
improvement clubs of the Richmond
section.