The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-05-25

appointees he was indignant and asked
one OF the Supervisors why he did not
send to the old country and get out his
remaining relatives.
When Mayor Phelan called for resolu-
tons yesterday he handed in resolution
that sent broad grin around the board,
aud even the presiding officer had TO
smile. 1t read as follows:
Resolved, That all members of the Board of
Supervisors whose relatives have not already
been provided for at the public CRIB be and they
are hereby requested to SEND IN list OF their
unemployed relatives SO that the necessary
steps may be taken TO provide for them; pro-
vlded, however, that such Supervisors as may
not have any unemployed relatives in this
city may be allowed sixty days time to send
over for them; and be 1t further
RescLUed, That copy of this resolution be
transmitted TO Senator Mulrooney.
The resolution was solemnly referred to
the com mittee of the whole on motion of
Supervisor Smith.
In a communication to the, board City
and County Attorney Creswell suggested
that the City and County begin a new
action against the Shells Estate Company
to recover possession of certain property
in the Mission Creek ana Channel street
district The City began suit in 1886
against 208 occupants of lands in that
vicinity and recovered possession. Shiels
was, by some oversight, left out of the liti-
CATION, and the property has since, through
the death of Shiels. passed into the pos
session Of the company that Mr.. Creswell
desires to sue
James A. Garfield Woman's Relief Corps
No. q, addressed the board on the subject
of removing Mrs. Ellen Morton's house
from its present location at Fremont and
Bryant streets. She stated that the only
petitioner for her removal was the firm of
Hobbs, Wall & Co., and that it would
work a great hardship on soldiers
widow, 20 years old, if she were compelled
to move her home now.
Mrs. Howard asked that the board
postpone the matter until Septem bel,
when Mrs. Morton will be able to move
her house.
The Grand Jury sent in a communica-
ton recommending the adoption of the
plans which have been appoin ted by the
City Engineer for sewer system N j
street and Eighth avenue, along J street,
Tenth avenue and l street to Twentieth
avenue; the sewer to be constructed as
soon as possible. The matter was referred
10 the Street Committee.
The Democratic General Committee of
the Thirty-eighth Assem- bly, District sent
in protest against the re moval of Charles
Casassa, bridge tender. and Martin
O'Brien, janitor. Like action was taken
by the General Com nittee of the Thirty
sixth Assembly District in the matter OF
John Kelly, ianitor, and James McCor-
mick, driver of a patrol-wagon.
The Supervisor from the Eleventh gave
notice that at the next meeting of the
board to consider the water question he
would introduce a resolution to have the
water of all new MIGRANTS erected between
June 30, 1897, and July 1, 1898, delivered
free by the Spring Valley Water Com
pany.
Supervisor Smith stated that at the same
time he would offer some amend ments to
the water rate schedule offered by the
chairman OF the Water Committee.
DIR. Rottanzfs high hat ordinance was
finally passed.
a resolution was introduced by Super-
visor Rottanzi calling attention 10 the In
ternational Postal Congress now in prog
gress III Washington, D. c., and authoriz-
ing the Mayor 10 invite the delegate, to
visit this City as guests OF the munich
paIity.
The resolution also called for provision
in the next tax levy for the expenses of
the delegates trip here.
The matter was referred to the Finance
Com nittee.