The San Francisco call., 1897-01-05
new ones are coming in rapidly. A pros
porous year is already assured.
EVERY HEAD TO FALL
Supervisors Take Office and Do
Business on the Whirl.
wind Plan.
Roeth Wanted 10 Sc All His Friends
Drawing Official Salaries Next
Week.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, |
qO8 Broadway. Jan. 4. (

908 Broadway, Jan. 4.
A lively session marked the inaugura.
ton of the new Board of Supervisors this
morning. Although each member ac-
complished much, the honors OF making
the pace were definitely carried off by
Supervisor Roeth. Not content with or
ganizing the new board passing rules fol
its government and transacting much i'm
portant business, MIR. Roeth also intro
duced blanket resolution covering every
office in the gift of the board and declar
ing them vacant. This final am bition o.
his. however, was temporarily laid over.
No time was lost by the outgoing mem
pers in handing over their seats to theil
successors. Joseph Johnson gave way tc
Charles Roetn, N. S. PelouZe to John H.
Mitchell and Hiram Bailey to Thoma:
Wells. Mitchell at once nominated Tai.
cott for chairman, and the appointment
was made unanimous.
Very few words were lost in cerem ony
when Supervisor Roeth b introduced set Of
rules for the government of the new board
which was unanimously adopted. After
the adjournment Chairman Talcott an
nounced the following standing commit
tees:
Building Committee Mitchell, Roeth
Church.
Finance-Mitcheu. Church. Roeth.
Roads and Bridges-Roeth, Wells, Mitchell
Hospital-Church, Mitchell, Roeth.
Printing-Roeth, Mitchell, Wells
Secretary Roeth then introduced his
voIuml nous resolution. 1t provided fol
the i'm mediate decapitation OF courthouse
janitor, gardener, assistant gardener, fire.
man, night-watchmen Hall OF Records
and TreasureT's office, Receiving Hospital
physician and steward, County Intirmary
drug clerk, matron. farmer, cook. night
watchman, dining-room steward and
baker, bridge-tender Webster street, copy
lists, and roadmaslers of Piedmont, Clare
mont, Bay and Peralta and Temescal
districts.
Supervisor Church was inclined to show
little lenency 10 the incum-
bents. and after ating that there was no
need to turn all the poor fellows cut till
the end of the month at least, the reso-
lutlons failed to pass. 1t will, however,
go through in time to make the changes
on the first of February.
The lucky men TO fill positions so far
as made public are the following: Assist
ant gardener, l. II. Cobb; fireman, j. E.
Maloon; hospital physician. Dr. r. 4.
Stratton;. steward. |. D. Tobriner; in
Urinary drug clerk. George w. BaxIey
cook, George w. Walker; watchman, Sam
Jeffries; bridge tender, c. A. Emlay
copyists. Miss Isabel Mitchell and J. z.
Cook; roadmaster. Piedmont, Chris Jes-
sen; Claremoht, ]. Daries; Bay, Frank
Slater; Peralta and Temescal, A Mead am.
Supervisor Church brought UP the
Wehster-street bridge matter. I'VE have
received orders from the Secretary of
War" he said, ITO build that bridge. so
we must do something at once. For one.
l do not feel competent to pass on thoss
plans, so / move that special committee
be appointed to fully investigate the
matter"
Talcott and Church were appointed and
instructed to empoy competent person
TO report on the cost and feasibility of the
new scheme. The committee was re.
stricted in expenditures to $l0O.