The San Francisco call., 1897-05-18

Charles F. Cassin, bricge-keeper at Fourth
street. vote to l.
John G. Bigley, assistant keeper at Fourth
street bridge, vote to l.
James Mccormick and Montefiore Harris
police patrol drivers, vote to 2.
Edward Duff, engineer City Hall, vote to 8.
John OHara, fireman City Hall; vote, to /.
James Loney and Charles L. Daily, assistant
Iinemen fire alarm and police telegraph; vote,
ayes. Britt excused.
Thomas G. Denahy, assistant repairer fire
alarm and police telegraph; vote, 9 to /.
J. F. Hynes, conductor elevator 2; vote 8
10 l.
The board then proceeded to appoint
men TO fill the vacancies created as fol-
lows:
Thomas F. Graham, prosecuting attorney of
Police Court 3.
Harry Rivers, clerk of Police Court q
James }. Lynch, clerk of Police Court 3.
Philip j. Haskins clerk of Police Court 4.
Thomas B. McGinnis assistant clerk OF the
Board of Supervisors.
N. Barry, janitor License Collectors Office
William Mocker Jr, ianitor Recorders o.
James wrenn, janitor Superintendent of
Streets Office
J: Sullivan, janitor of Superior Courts 2
and z.
John Corbett. janitor of the District At
torney's office.
H. Carson, janitor Justice Courts.
John Kirkpatrick. night watchman City
Hail.
James Walsh, gardener Uniou square.
Frank Moran. brid dge-keeper at Fourth street
Ben Brewer, assistant bridge-keeper at
Fourth street.
J. F. Hynes and William Butler, drivers
| police patrol.
Daniel Cronin. engineer City Hall;
Thomas P. 0'Neil fireman City Hall.
| \. Weynewsky and ]. +. Kelly, assistant line
men police patrol telegraph.
George B. Skead assistant repatrer police
patrol and fire alarm telegraph; o..--
William Holland, conductor elevator 2, City
| Hall.
! Out of the lot only one Republican was
appointed, the exception being Thomas
| F. Graham, who was given back his Old
! BERTH from which he was removed several
| months ago, because of his efficient SER
Vices TO the City government
! Supervisor Haskins introduced an order
which he expects to work much good In
the community if adopted, prohibiting
the sale of cigarettes in this City. The
order, which was referred to the Judiciary
| Com mittee, reads as follows:
! ORDER NO. -.
Relating 10 cigarettes or certain substances en-
closed or covered By paper wrappers and
| known as cigarettes the use OF which is in
| furious to health and causes vice and crime.
The people OF the City and County OF San
| Francisco do ordain as follows
Section l. As injurious to health and as a
causation of vice and crime it shall be unlaw-
! full for any tabacconist, saloon-keeper, or any
| employe thereof or any person whatever, to
| n,
i deliver TO any person in the City and County
| OF San Francisco any cigarettes or substances
| enclosed or covered by paper wrappers and
known as cigarettes, or any combination OF
or covered by paper OF whatever color or tex
/ ture and known as cigarettes.
Sec. ?. Any person violating the provision of
this order shall be deemed guilty of misde-
! meanor and be punished by a fine not exceed
! ing $500 or by imprisonment not exceeding
six months or by both such fine and imprison-
! ment.
The Public Buildings Committee filed a
report censuring the contractors for the
Hall of Justice, Bateman Bros. for their
delay in beginning work on the structure.
Supervisor Clinton gave notice that at
| the next meeting OF the board he would
! offer a resolution that permits be granted
for but one boxing exhibition each
month.
The Peor'e's Mutual Telephone Com
pany recently filed bond OF $4,000 to
| secure the City against loss by reason OF
tearing up the streets while the corpora
tion was laying conduiis. The expert OF
the board reported that the sureties were
insufficient. The clerk was instructed TO
inform the company that a new bond
/ must be filed.
Supervisor Clinton stated that the
] final report of the Water Committee, fix
! ing water rates for the coming year, would
! probably be filed at the next meeting. He
| apologiZed Tor the delay in the matter,
stating that it had been long and
| tedious job to get the Information neces-
sary TO arrive at decision.
! A resolution offered by Supervisor
! Rottanzi. requesting the opinion of the
/ City and County Attorney, as to whether
or not the board has the power TO regu-
late the compensation paid copyists in
the Recorder office, was adopted.
The City pays II cents folio for copy
ing, and receives but 10 cents from those
who record documents. Many of the
papers are printed forms. needing only
the filing in of names and dates, but they
are charged just as though they were
copied IN full.
County Clerk Curry and DR.. G. ]. Fitz-
gibbon of the Board of Health were each
granted sixty days leave of obsence with
permission to leave the State.
The Market-street Railroad Comany. in
/ response to request that it state when ii
| would be ready to remove the terminal
station of the Park and Ocean Railroad on
| Stanyan street so that the street can be
widened and improved. stated that prop
| osition was on loot to change the road
into an electric line and that nothing
could be definitely settled until this nat
! ter was in shape.
E. ". and J. E. Calvin requested per-
mission to begin suit in the name of the
! City and County against E. S. Palmer 10
recover possession of a 50-vara lot situated
| on the corner of Hyde and Beach streets
| The petition alleged that the deed had
! been procured from the City by fraud, mis-
| representation and deceit.
| DR.. Rottanzfs high hat ordinance was
finally passed to print, after the author
| had eliminated the portions relating to
! the arrest of ladies for wearing towering
| headgear
A resolution instructing the clerk OF the
board to request the State Com mission on
! Lunacy to examine the accommodations
| that have been provided by the City in
connection with the Receiving Hospital
| and make such suggestions as they may
! deem proper to improve the same was
| adopted.