The San Francisco call., 1897-06-29
Mayor Phelan's Veto Is Over
ridden in the Asphaltum
Roof Order.
Mogan Reappointed to the Office
of Fish and Game
Warden.

have made on tour of the CITY institu-
tions. In those OF offices controlled by
Democrats every prospect seems to have
pleased the doctor, and where a Republi-
can was in charge he had only i'll TO re-
port. This seemed to the doctor to be
very funny, and he listened TO its reading
by the clerk with evident delight
Supervisor Smith called attention TO the
careful manner in which the doctor had
Disseminated in his praise and blame
anu moved the communication be not re-
Celved- The motion was promptly sec
ODded, and as the acting Mayor rose 10
pat this motion to the board it was evil
dent be realized that his funny business
had misCarrled. DR.. Dodge saved him the
humiliation Oy moving as an amendment
that the communication be sent 10 the
Finance Committee, and this carried. The
commun icatiOn is as follows:
san Francisco. June %, 1897.
city and County Of san Frdncisc0-GENTLEMEN
! beg leave to report to you the following as
the result OF visits paid TO the various Offices
OF the City government during the past week.
A careful inspection OF The AlmshoUse The
manner III which il is Conducted. condition OF
the inmates, dis buTsements during the time
II has been under the management OF Captain
Reddy. i'm pressed me very iaVOrsbly. COnsid-
erlng the amount OF money expended / con-
slder 1t one OF the best conducted institutions
IN the City government. The mployes are
attentive TO their duties, and under the direc-
tion OF superintendent Reddy render compe-
tent service.
The Cooperation Yard was visited and the
employees were found busy performing various
services incidental 10 their duties.
l called at the Justices clerks Office during
business hours and found the clerks gathered
in one corner Of the Office engaged in ami
mated discussion, with cigar accompaniment.
They may or may not have been discussing
some Of the intricate legal questions filed in
said Office. Al any rate, they were not doing
8 n Vf1r "a q " 1pn nr- ha Homo
The justices clerk, Mr. Williams, was not
present. 1 am informed that he is in the
country.
statistics show that during the fiscal year
ending 1893 half of the force employed at the
present time did 81 per cent of the work that
:: tue whDle Of the present force performed dur
= ing. .the-fiscal year 1896. I am of the opinion
.tha n atIeRSt three II not four, OF the employees
OF this Office can be dispensed with without
ID detr1ment 10 lis efficiency.
! The FAX COLLECTORS Office IS cond ucted in an
" oFtefIy and businesslike manner, The clerks
q: being arten tive to their clerical duties and
:;thp Publc counter.
:: Calls were also made at the Recorders Office
Oh two fsTeut occasions, but was unable
to see The Recorder, Mr.. Glynn, being informed
u. could not make as thorough an examination
as ! should have desired.
Two visits we're made II the County Clerks
.: office. Mr.. Curry is IL the East. Mr.. Piper,
.: his chief deputy, accoT0 panied me in the first
tourof.the office. He informed me that some of
the employees were at lunch, although the time
OF The visit was IL 80 O'Clock a. N.
Out Of force of thirty-six cOpyists en-
ployed at q compensation Of 50 per day but
twenty-fOur were present Upon second visit
made few days later the chief deputy failed
TO materielize and could not be found in the
building by his subordlnates DiligenI inquiry
TO who was in authority during his absence
failed to fix that important responsibility and
. lett The impression that under such circum-
stances the office is conducted ''go you
please" Upon this occasion eleven of tie
copyists h ad mysteriousIy disappeared, as had
aso some OF the deputies II Is to be hoped
r-fII lima fp Cfg 4h1Sr
monthly salary warrants.
This Office seems TO be rather loosely con-
Quoted, and l would sugg gest that the Finance
Committee OF your honora bic board confer
with the City and County Attorney TO the end
that these employees be com PEELED, II posi-
Die, to do fair days work Tor q fair Us pay.
And also 10 ascertain If any means exist
whereby legally we may curtaiI the force there
supposed to be employed,
The employees of the Assessors Office were
giving di1gent attention to the work under
The same may be said of the Treasurers
oflce, Auditors office anG Sheriff Office, all
of which are conducted in a Dusinesslike
The Superintendent OF Streets Office is also
well managed. owing to a lack OF funds but
a small force is now employed in comparison
with the usual number.
.Ft'Tas my intention TO visit other depart
IN ents, but lack of time during the week pre-
vented the same. Very respectfully
e - T. A. ROTTANzI, Acting Mayor
II notice that the acting Mayor has
made mention of the fact in his commu-
: nicatlon relative to the clerk to the JUS
:. tices OF the Peace that he DR.. RottanZi.
. tired TO get friends of his in that office, "
said SuiBrvlsor Smith.
ny GU re sure that is true ?' said the
docfo- from his perch on the dais.
g Yes sir, l am sure"
" '.Perlecty sure?"
aPAriecty sure. 1 know it..
County Recorder Glynn, who had heard
. Of 3he proposed report and dropped in TO
=. hear il read, now stepped forward, and
Z: with evident indignation, without waiting
. to ask leave, said: II wish to state to the
board that / am always in my office dur
ing Office hours, and if the acting Mayor
did not find me in he must have selected
s.. his hours with care 10 that end"
With. this the matter dropped. The
board passed the asphaItum roof order
over the Mayors veto with the following
yo.e: .Ayes-Devany, Haskins. Delany,
Smith, Rivers. Noes-Dodge, Morton,
Clinton.
Not satisfied with this, the board took
e. another slap at the Msvor, reappointing
J. a Mogan TO the office of Game and
: Fish Warden. The Mayor recently re-
fused 20 approve Mogan's salary warrant.
. Clinton gave notice that he would move
to reconsider al the next meeting, chang
ing his vote to that purpose.
:. J. p. Silver was r leased as janitor in
The Tax Collectors Office and John Muir.
rhv given the place Murphy formerly
held the job. but was one OF those let out
some time ago.
g was on DR.. Rottanzis motion that
The charge was made yesterday. Clinton
objected and gave notice that he would
move for reconsideration at the next
meeting, hus hanging the matter up for
week. Clinton diiated upon the injustice
TO Silver, Whereat Britt remarked that
there are others"
A resolution was passed giving per-
mission to the Fourth OF July committee
to make its fireworks display at certain
vacant lot east OF the Chutes.
The clerk was directed TO advertise for
bids for land for the Mission park and
2 jological garden.
A resolution introduced by DR.. Dodge
was passed providing for The conversion
OF he room in the City Hall used rs a car
penter-shop to the uses of the Receiving
: Hospital for a ward for the insane. DR..
Dodge said that nowadays persons strick-
en- with insanity were treated not as out
laws but as sick people. They should not
be confined in dungeons. Such treatment
often made permanent what was other
wise temporary affiiction.
The Richmond District improvement