The San Francisco call., 1897-10-17
MEN
CURTAILED
IN SALARY
The Fire Department APP
portionment Decreased
Somewhat Also.
BUAkD Uf ffEALlH MADE HAITI.
DR.. Williamson's Oratory Gets
$4,000 More for the
Public Welfare.
DELiNY'S VAIL ALSO REWARDED.
Clerks of the "Old Board" Paid for
Their Arduous Service-Street
Fund AppOrtiOned.
DELiNY'S VAIL ALSO REWARDED.
Clerks of the "Old Board" Paid for
Their Arduous Service-Street
Fund ApportiOned.

The mem bers of the Finance Commit
tee of the Board of Supervisors, assisted
by several other stalwarts of that body,
among whom Captain Delany scintil-
lated as the star performer, played little
piece out at the City Hall yesterday that
will bring Joy 10 the heads OF several de-
partments and sorrow to others. Chief OF
Police Lees Is one of those who will have
to grin and bear ii, and Chief of the Fire
Department Sullivan Will likely clench
his fists after the manner of his famous
namesake in the pugilistic world. But to
the gentlemen who comprise the Board of
Health cometh happiness as mamma from
the skies.
The Finance Committee was supposed TO
meet at 10 A. M, but DR.. Rottanzi was the
only member present The meeting was
therefore postponed until 2 P. NJ, and the
board was invited to attend and recon-
mend changes in the municipal appor-
tionments. II was believed that many
heads OF departments would appear and
ask for large appropriations, but none ap-
peared except DR.. Williamson o. the
Board OF Health. DR.. Rottanzi was called
out, and Devany presided, with Haskins
as right bower. Other members of the
board also came to be heard.
The result OF the meeting was an added
appropriation of $40, 600 for the Health
Department, a reduction of $14 100 in po-
lice salaries, reduction of S6050 in Fire
Department salaries, many other changes
of note, and the apportionment of the ap-
propriation for the street fund.
AS the meeting was called to order
Sergeant-at-Arms Giannini annOun ced
that DIR. Williamson would like to add ress
the members OF the committee. He was
invited to speak. HIS remarks were terse
but had perceptibIe effect on the COM
mittee. He said:
"Our expen' es are $1,000 month, which
foots up $4,000 per annum. l. We are
not given that amount we Will have to re-
duce the saldry-roll and discharge a num-
ber of emp oYes, some of them i'm portant
officials. We will have to abolish food in
| spection and the branch an bulance sta
ton. We believe thai, in addition to the
| $50 600 already granted TO Us, we should
have at least $25 000 We shall even then
PROBABLY have 10 abolish the baci erioogi-
| cal and the vaccination departments.
Devany inquired whether DR.. William
son did not believe he could do with a
smaller appropriation. He was willing to
make an increase, but did no: know
whence a large one was to come.
The doctor said they could do so, pro-
| vided milk inspection were carried on
merely ION the outside" He explained
| oy stating that the pure food stations
could not be supported on that amount,
| but that Dockery would have 20 go out
on the road with his deputies and hold up
| the dairymen as in the past If the ap-
| preparation was cut any lower than
| $50, 600, the branch hospital would have to
go, as we'll as bakery and laundry inspec-
| tion. All of these he considered neces-
sary, e. pecially the branch hospital.
| Delaney wanted TO know whether there
was any danger CT typhus fever, and was
told that there was very little. In the