The San Francisco call., 1897-04-06
HEADS ARE SAFE
FOR THE PRESENT
Board of Supervisors Said
to Have Declared a
Truce.
Only One Patrol Wagon Driver
Removed at Yesterdays
Meeting.
Police Commission M. A. Guns
Given a Leave of Ab,encs Be-
cause Of Sickness.

| The gallery and lobby OF the meeting
room of the Board of Supervisors were
crowded yesterday in anticipation that
| something sensational in the way of
changes in the matter of City EN- ployes
would occur, but for some reason a truce
has been declared among the warning poll
ticians and only one man lost his Job.
Supervisor Clinton is particularly inter-
esied in Edward Nolan and had him for a
patrol wagon drivers position, but when
the slate was made up at the last meeting
Nolan was put down for janftor's berth.
This did not suit the doctor little bit and
| he refused to vote for the slate.
Yesterday the matter was patched up
by removing Patrol Driver George How
ard and giving Nolan the place. Nolan s
vacant jauitorship was filled by the ap-
pointment of Charles Eerkson.
| 1t is confidently asserted by Supervisors
| in position to know the state of affairs
that while there may be few m ore minor
| changes the board will not make the gen.
eral cleaning out that was feared few
| days ago.
| Police Commissioner NJ. A. Gunst was
granted a six months leave of absence,
with permission 10 leave the State, to be-
gin on the 11th inst. His physician certi.
| fled that he was seriously i'll and that it
| would be necessary for him TO consult GER
| tain physicians in Europe in order to OBJ
| tain the best results.
| Gas and Water Inspector Charles L. Tay-
| lor notified the board that the Spring Val
ley Water Company had failed to place
meters in certain public buildings and
squares as required. In his communica-
! tion he says:
Pursuant 10 your resolution-No 1851,
third series-requiring the Spring Valley
/ nata
| schoolh ouses named therein, also City ana
| County Hospital and Alta plaza, 1 have to re-
| port:
Upon receipt of the resolution referred to
| Immediately called upon the company and re-
| quested that they would notify me as soon as
| the meters were placed as requested, to which
| the reply was made that it would be some lit
| tie time before this could be accomplished as
| they had no meters available for he purpose.
have since made several calls Oh the COM
!! pany in order TO ascertain what they Intended
TO do in this matter but with very little So It's
! fac tion, as the company claimed that there
must be an understanding with the Water
| Committee of the Board of Supervisors as to
who will pay the cost of the meters, espec ecially
as they claim that II will be necessary to
either have them manufactured or send East
! for them. This is one OF the subjects for your
consideration and in which / have no power
| or discretion.
The matter was referred TO the Water
| Committee. Supervisor Clinton gave no.
| tice that at the next meeting he would
offer resolution that several men be ap-
| pointed as street and sidewalk inspectors
SO that all public work may be examined
| as II goes along. His action was caused
by the protest of proper :y-owners in diff
ferent sections that their sidewalks curbs
and other street improvements are not
being done according to specifications.
A resolution permitting the perform
ance OF street work by private contract
until certain material points bearing on
the matter are decided by the Supreme
Court was adopted unanimously.
supervisor Clinton presented q resolu-
ton ordering abandoned and removed
| certain hydrants that had been reported
by the Fire Department as of no further
use to the City. The resolution, which
was adopted. was as follows:
Reso,ved, That the Chief Engineer of the Fire
Department Is hereby empowered to have re-
moved by the mechanics employed in said de-
partment the hydrants erected and maintained
no further service for the extinguishing of
fires, to wit: One hydrant at each OF the fol-
lowing locations: On the east line OF Fifth av-
enue; at points 225 feet north of Fulton street.
80 feet south OF street, 800 feet north of C.
| street, 80 feet south OF street and 800 feet
| north OF street, also at the northeast corner
of Fulton street and Fourth avenue
ResolUed, That the Spring Valley Water Com
| pany is hereby required to take notice that
said hydrants being of no further use are
hereby abandoned and no further payment
Will De made on said hydrants.
Thomas Sawyer, president of the Society
OF Old Friends, notified the board that the
| parties who recently applied for permit
| for masquerade ball under the name of
| the society have no connection with the
| original organization and that the gani-
cation has no masquerade under contem-
plation.
| Mayor Phelan appointed as Com mittee
on Taxation, in conformity with the reso-
luton offered ct the last meeting by Su-
| pervisor Clinton, Supervisors Clinton,
| Dodge and Lackman.