The San Francisco call., 1897-04-13
Civil Calendars

The number of prisoners incarcerated with
out bail and awaiting trial is no greater than
at any other time. There necessarily must be
a large number so circumstanced, and it de-
pends upon the District Attorneys Office 10
bring them to speedy trial. Sixty days after
arraignment is not too short and should not
embarrass the Office If there are more
criminals held in the County Jail awaiting
trial, the number of cases received remaining
Eubstan italy the same as formerly, it wou Id
argue rs ther that the District Attorney s
Office iE not doing much work in other
years. Furthermore, since his aDpointmen t
Mr Dunno has been detailed TO prosecute the
cases brought by the Board of Health against
the violators OF the pure-food law; SO that the
employment of Mr.. Dunno does not servo to
reduce the number OF prisoners held in the
County Jail.
The Sheriff, however. supplies me with this
infoTmation:
Number of prisoners on hand awaiting trial
and on trial April l, 1895 5......-.... 12s
Mum Der of prisoners on hand awaiting trial
and Cd trial April l, 1896. 125
Number OF pri'oners hand awaiting trial
and on trial April ], lS97......-.-........-. n
In q communication to the Board of Super
visors the District Attorney expresses surprise
that your hGnora BILE body should hesitate to
admins tering justice" and refers to the OBJ
jections raised against increased expenses as
marrow bubbles about bagatele." If there
is no law Tor the payment of his assistant mar
row bubbles become insurmountable oh
stacles; and If there is 10 necessity for an as
sistant narrow bubbles become pu bic duty.
Inc fOrce at Inc QlBpOShl OIL the Olstrlct AttOr-
ney, as we have seen. is sufficient to uphold
the criminal law If the precedents oil other
years be any guide. The constant temptation
TO create offices, and maintain unneces-
Bary Ones is one of the evils OF our system,
against which the Legislature in its wisdom
has, In large measure, protected US. Safe
guards have been thrown about the treasury,
and it takes more than quibple to break them
down. Respectfully,
JAMES D. PHELAN, Mayor.
Supervisor Rottanzfs high-hat ordi-
nance came up on reconsideration, but
after half an hour of pickering was laid
over for two weeks.
The names of Supervisors Rivers and
Lackman were added TO those already on
the com mmittee to attend the pure-food
congress.
1t was decided to hold meeting Of the
committee of the whole on Thursday
evening at o'clock to consider The mar
rowing of Turk street in the Western
Addition.
a resolution permitting Sheriff Whelan
to supply badges in the shape of num-
bered stars bearing the words "Sheriff' 8
Deputy" to his men was finally passed.
The Committee on Tenders submitted a
report in which the various street railroads
were given thirty days in which to select
the style Of liie-saving devices they desire
to use and lay statement of their action
before the board. An effort TO have the
Tenders Committee discharged and future
action placed in the hands of the Health
and Police Com was defeated.
Fosom-street property owners requested
that the thoroughfare between Ninth and
Tenth streets, and the crossing OF Fol-
som and Ninth, Eleventh, Twelfth and
Twenty-fourth streets be paved with btu
men, and the matter was referred to the
Street Com mitIee.
The Southern Pacifc sent in commu-
nicatIon that was referred to the Street
Committee, stating that it would not con-
sent TO establishing grades al certain cross
ines named by the board. The company
expressed its Willingness to grant the City
the right-to make either overhead or un-
DER grade crossings at the points where
the same are deemed practica BILE.
The Sheet-metal Roofers in a commune
cation called attention 10 the fact that the
nre ordinance is defective in that lis pro-
visions do not properly cover fre-proof
coverings for roofs and asked that the mat
ter be looked into. The communication