The San Francisco call., 1897-10-08
JUST AS
IF NOTHING
HAPPENED
The Board of Supervisors
Returns to It's Old
Quarters.
QUIETLY, TRANSACTS BUSINESS.
The Day Spent in UndOing
What the Other Board
Had Done.
B9ODERICK is RUSHING MATTERS.
The Auditor Has a Large Force
at Work on the Tax
Rolls.
B2ODERTCK is RUSHING MlTTERS.
The Auditor Has a Large Force
at Work on the Tax
Rolls.

n scenes OF lum ulLuOHS Joy maj hed AK
restoration OF the old Board of Supervl-
sors 10 official power. In the corridor OF
the new City Hall leading to the assem-
bly, chamber of the board, admiring con-
stituents OF the ousted eight assembled
Yesterday morning to tender congratula-
tions to the restored, but the welcome
back to the official fold was extended in a
quiet, subdued fashion. AS the eight, one
by one, entered the rooms from which
they had but a short time since been
elected by the uniformed minions of the
municipality they glanced furtlvely
around to see If any police officer was
lurking in the vicinity. The doors of the
Clerks office and the committee-room
were swung wide open to receive the re-
instated.
There was no regular session of the
board yesterday, but committee meetings
were in session all day long. The accum-
ulated business was taken up in the regu-
lar fashion and dispatched according to
the customary style. John A. Russell,
clerk of the board, went to work as if
nothing had occurred TO interrupt the
routine of official duty. The clerk recent
" appointed by the old board looked on
in a half interested manner, but inter
posed no objection to the performance OF
the work by Mr.. Russell.
Vague hints we're thrown out that the
persons on the payroll accredited to May or
Phelan and Supervisor Clinton might not
be performing their official duties IN the
manner that the gooI OF the municipal
service required, and II investigation
should confirm the Suspicion as TACT some
changes might follow.
To the old ousted and recently restored
eight Supervisor Clinton is persona non
grata. The Mayor can be tolerated, but
they find it hard to endure DR.. Clinton.
With special emphasis they refer 10 the
notes OF the stenographic reporter-the
official record OF the debates when the
subject of fixing water rates was under
discusson-to prove that Clinton was the
Supervisor who was mainly responsible
for the delay in fixing the rates. 1t was
Clinton who wanted more time. 1t was
Clinton who advised against haste.
1t was Clinton who was oppressed with
the great burden OF responsibility and
who was not prepared 10 vote in February.
1t was Clinton who wanted time to visit
the works of the company and examine
the books of the corporation. In defer
ence to Clinton's plant for delay the
board consented to give him tima, and the
result was the suit brought by Mr.. Fitch
to oust the whole twelve for failure to per-
form the work in February.
The new board during its brief season
of authority did not transact much bus-
ness of importance. Some street work
was projected which must be readverlised
and some bids for supplying San Fran
cisco with water were opened and referred
10 the Water Committee. No demands on
the treasury were passed hence there will
be few complications in the Auditor S
Office. J. J. sullivan, sidewalk spector
was removed from Office.
TtaM "A ~ yIcit hic nffi i,,4 la
new City Hall during official business
hours yesterday. Colonel Sullivan, the
Mayors secretary, received guests in the
onyx room, and impaired such lnforma-
tion as visitors desired TO receive. Inc
secretary was not advised that anv caucus
was held by the twelve Supervisors APP
polluted by the Mayor and the Governor.
The busiest department of the munlci-
pality is the Auditors office. The tax
roll, consisting of seventy-fve volumes,
must be turned over to the Tax Collector
week from next Monday. All the de-
scripuve work has been written, and it re-
mains now for the figures of the tax on
each piece of property to be computed and
entered. Seventy-tive clerks, many OF
them experts in that class OF work, were
engaged during the hours of daylight yes
terday, and an equal force worked last
night by electric light. The Auditor has
Daniel Leary his chief deputy, capable
man, in charge of the work, and the indi-
cations are that the roll will De turned
over in good form at the appointed time.
When the figures are all entered, and :ne
tax on the mortgages as well as the real
estate entered, each book must be COM
pared by expert proof-readers 10 ascertain
If the figures are correctly entered. The
Auditor went sailing on the bay yesterday
and had a pleasant outing.
There was no conference between the
Mayor and the members of the Budd.
Phelan board, and as none has been
called il is not likely that they will get to-
gether.
Mayor Phelan was seen last night rela.
tive to the decision of the Supreme Court
He was not IN laxative mood, but said
81 have taken no steps 10 do anything
but our attorneys have had consultation
with the Justices. l shall not resign or dc
anything whatever now, but shall allow
things TO take their own course l have
nothing TO say about the decision"