The San Francisco call., 1897-01-24

issue subpenas for witnesses and compel
attendance of witnesses before such
boards, and also TO confer upon these
boards power to adopt and pass ordinances
relating 10 sanitation, were discussed
James W. Kerr protested that the nliis
gave too much power 10 boards OF heulth
the power of enacting laws seemed TOO
sweeping.
l. Jacobs cited the present scandal OF
the CITY and County Hospital, where ne
said 1.-THE most fragrant thefts ana rob-
berries have been committed In the past
few months" but the Board of Health
was powerIess to investigate them,
w. ". Montague SAID that the Olty
should not be run by board OF health;
these bills he deemed too sweeping IN
their character But the following reso-
lutions were adopted:
WHEREAS. There are two bills now pending
before the Legislature in relation to Ihe pow
crs OF the Boards OF Health in the cities and
counties OF this State: The said bills are As
sem blv bills 374 and 375 and Senate bills 349
and $50; aud whereas, 1t is manifest that
Boards OF Health should have the necessary
authority to deal with all matters concerning
the public health OF the community and TO
have the authority to issue subpenas and sum-
mon witnesses in Investigations held before it;
therefore be it
Resolred, By the Council of Associated In
dustries, that We recommend to the Legisla-
ture the adoption OF the bills enumer ated
heretofore, as we consider them vitality neces-
sary to the best interests OF public health in
this State.
Resolued, Further, that copy of these reso-
lutiOns be sent 10 the judiciary committees of
the Senate and Assembly, to the Speaker OF
the House, to the President of the Senate and
to each member of the Senate and Assembly,
urging their favorable action in this matter.
E. A. Denicke moved that the committee
indorse the bill appropriating $40 600 for
the California display in the Omaha Exhi-
bition Of 1898. The motion was carried.
The bill in6orsed by the Miners Asso-
citation and now before the Legislature
was submitted by Montague. He said it
was necessary to amend the bill which
appropriated $3.50, 900 for construction of
debris impounding dams to make 1t con-
form with the United States Government
requirements in order that the $500 ap-
propriated by Congress might be secured.
The amendments were favored by unani-
nous vote.
Montague presented a bill now before
the Legislature. 1t gives power to citizens
of other States to attach for debts in Cali
fornia. while it looks very nice on its
face, " said Mr.. Montague, "the effect of
this bill would be to increase the sales OF
Eastern men in California, because it
would protect them in their dealings. If
they sell goods here at sixty days they
collect by draft, and if that be not forth
coming they levy an attachment right off.
We know here that 2 per centum of the
country merchants pay promptly. East
ern men care nothing about our customers,
whom We carry from one season to an
other. This seems to ME to be an infamous
bill, fathered by the Code Commission
ers"
"A rocky bill ;" interrupted the chair.
1--WE can't go into another State and put
on an attachment" continued Montague.
1 This thing is done in the interest OF
Eastern men; it would have the effect of
bursting up half the merchants OF Cali
fornia."
The council declared itself opposed to
the proposition. Messrs. Kerr and Row
! ley were appointed a committee to confer
with Asse mblymen and the Miners Asso-
citation on the matter.
An act to amend an act entitled IAN
act appropriating 900 for the purpose
of the establishment and MANAGEMENT of
the Industrial Home for Mechanical
( Trades for the Adult Blind of the State of
California" approved March s. 1885, and
prescribing the duties of tue officers
thereof and of the State officers in refer
ence thereto was approved by the council.
P. J. Healy introduced the question of
the Mining Bureau. He wanted the bu-
reau preserved for this City as an educa-
tIonal factor. at is our duty" he added,
''as citizens of this City and State, to pre-
serve this bureau IN It's present scope or
action, and rather than have its appropri-
alton curtailed we ought to petition the
Legislature for an increased appropriation
for it, and to make that allowance perma-
nent, that the work of the bureau may be
continuous in its action. In this connec-
ton it has been a mistake for San Fran
cisco not to insist on a State building, in
which all State departments should be
housed"
He moved that Mr.. Montague be re-
quested TO bring up the matter before the
Miners Association at its next session,
and the motion was carried.
A resolution was carried in the interest
of the fight against convict-made articles
i'm ported to California.