The San Francisco call., 1897-07-07


am convinced that this del artnent can De
as well conducted with fewer employees, ana
al much less expense to the City.
In relations to fees and charges collected Dy
this department, l respectfully call the atten-
ton OF your honorable board TO section "a,
SUBDIVISION Is, of the consolidation acl. ana
also to an opinion of the City and county At
lorney. filed with the clerk OF the board Au-
gust 10, 1896.
have personally called the attention OF the
Finance Committee of your honorable board
to continued investigation OF public otflces
and the memLers have assured me that these
inquiries will be con ntinued by the committee
through its expert. Respectfully submitted,
7. A. RoTTANzI, Acting Mayor.
San Francisco. july 3, 1897.
Laler in the day Clinton again provoked
tart discussion. He had been left out
entirely in the distribution OF little bit
of patronage. Twelve clerks were TO be
appointed TO assist the public in exa m
ining The assessment records in the work
OF securing an equalization of assess
menis. The reason that twelve clerks were
10 be appoin ed was that there are twelve
members OF the Board of Supervisors, each
to apIo,nt one. The resolution passed
early in the day, bGt only few minutes
before ad journment Clinton discovered 1t.
II lie had not been consulted and no man
representing him was among the ap-
pointees. Hs asked leave o make motion
out of order and it was granted. He said
Ward to secure him this brio clerk ship,
but some member had evidently named
two men, while he, Clinton, had not ben
allo we'd one. He moved that Ward $
name be added.
1t was suggested that as the stipend
fixed for each was $50 and but $500 had
been appropriated TO pay them tuIs could
not be done.
Mayor Pnelan suggested that Ward be
n
William Daily was among the twelve, and
as he had place in the License Collec-
tors office which lie would hold for a
month at least, and he could not therefore
fulfill the duties OF the new office, Ward
might be given his place.
DAILY was Haskins' man, and he was not
ready TO give his patronage to Clinton
Ii Daily was 10 be displaced he wanted the
name of John Mallon to go in its stead
and insisted on it.
Clinton demanded as right that he be
represented among the appointments
Sheehan admitted he had by arrangement
with some other NJ EN- bers named two of
the clerks, but refused to Withdraw either
OF their names. He said Clinton had seen
to it that he got as mnch patronage as any
member and referred to certain copying
that had been let out by the Water Com
mittee, of which Clinton is chairman.
Gin on declared that he had not named
a single eMploye in the City Hall, while
some of the m N Der, lad found places for
SIX or seven.
II wish to say" sad Britt, THAT l am
about patronage. 1 have had less oil it
than any body; l am the fellow who got
left"
The matter was finally settled by add
ing Wards name, making thirteen clerks,
and the substitution OF the name of John
Mallon for that of William Daily. The
list, as appointed, is composed of the fol-
lowing: ]. ]. Sullivan, ?. A. Cadogan,
William B. Smith. ]. Msllon, Thomas
john Hamill, J. Fogarty, F. A. Elliot,
Robert Noonan and Philip Hirlernan.
The board refused 10 reconsider the vote
by which, IN spite IF the Mayors refusal
to approve that officers salary warrant,
the Office of Fish and Game WRrIen was
al the last meeting recreated. Only L=cg-
mann and Clinton voted aye. 1t also re-
fu sed to reconsider tho vote by which the
office of janitor TO the Tax Collectors Oh
fee was declared vacant. Both were called
up py Clinton.
Clinton offered a resolution requiring
all PERSONS who have failed to make q
statement of their personal and other
property TO the Assessor TO do so under
oath within ten days and in case of fail
by the Assessor be increased 10 amount
deemed proper by the board. 1t passed.
Smith introd uced a resolution which was
adopted providing that the Judiciary Com
mittee inquire in ana report upon the
status OF all pending litigation TO which the
City is q party. and also to examine into
and report upon the City property here
tofore leased or rented TO private parties
or corporations, the terms, conditions OF
such leases and the amount oil the rentals,
and whether or not the revenue under
the same is 3 reasonable return.
The board resolved upon meeting fire.
quently between this date and the 18th
inst. for the purpose of hearing applica-
tions for the cor. ection of property asseEs-
meutS.
The recommendation OF the Street Com
mttee favoring the ad option of an INFER
mediate grade on Liberty street t"Battle
Mountain") was laid over for a week at
the request of Supervisor Smith. who still
insisted on more time to consider.
Tax Collector B ock was granted three
weeks leave of absence.
The following petition was presented
and referred TO committees:
T. the Honorable Board of Supervisors Of the
CITY and County Of San FrlnciScO-G GENTLEMEN:
We, the Undersigned, residents and taxpayers
in said City aud County and the owners of
properly situated on Morton street, respect-
all orders and resolutions which prevent your
petitioners from renting their said property
ana deprive them of the beneficial en- ioy m en-
ther@oi. Particular reference IS mai+ to reso-
lutions Is, ,434 (third series) and 1870 Nhtrd
series), and tie orders passed in pursuance
thereof. And your petitioners will ever pray,
ETC.
Signed: Henry Cailieaud, 916 Pine street:
Mary Herihy, Elizabeth kehoe, Anna NJ
Thesis, 262 Minna street; ?. Levy, S3l Sutter
street; Mary o. He'll, 1922 Twenty fourth street.
The following comm unication was pre-
sented by :be Mayor:
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, July 3, 1897.
To the Homo rdbie the Board Of Superutsors-
GENTLEMEN: / herewith transmit To you re-
port OF the citizens committee for the relief
of the unemployed, signed by William NJ
Bunker (rhairman), L. r. Ellert. John Met ord
Lipman Sachs, Henry J. Crocker and Philip j.
Fay secretary The work which this com nit
tee nominated by me la>t spring, has under
taken. nancy, to construct boulevard from
the Almshouse 10 the Corbett rond by popular
subscri ption. has bten successful v consum-
mated, and the City is now in possession Of
what is officially known as Balboa boulevard.
AT the same time the needy poor, among
whom was distributed pract cally the whole
amount of the sum raised, which went into
The actual construction OF the road were
made benehcisries TO the extent of S34. .472,
the cost OF the boulevard. The entire road
way, excepting small piece on the
Almshouse tract, is on the land of
Adolph Sutro Esq, ana the right
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