The San Francisco call., 1897-09-21

OTedJ pISNd1lSu db lAe Olty
Hall yesterday morning. The new Board
of Supervisors came in contact with the
late but not Iamented Solid Eight, and a
battle was on Immediately.
A personal encounter occurred between
Supervisor Biggy and ex- Supervisor
Britt and for few moments it seemed as
if Supervisors, ex-Supervisors, police and
political heelers would be fighting in the
cham bers like Kilkenny cats.
Britt was dragged out of the chambers
by police officer. and when the smoke of
battle partly cleared away a squad of po-
lice, led by Captain Whitman, dashed
through the crowd and lined up in the
board room. In another moment the
tramp SupeI Visors were practically kicked
out of the cham bers which they had held
possession of since last Saturday after
noon. TIE crowd, which filled the cham
bers to the suffocation stage, cbeered
loudly when the disgraced ex-otficials
were pitched out of their seats and
driven through the doors.
This was one climax of the interesting
and exciting drama. The outcasts were
given no quarter. After their eiectment
from the board rooms they took up posi-
ton in the committee-room and barri-
caded the doors. The police hunted them
and wasted no time IN forcing the doors
open. Then they drove the ''ex-Supes,"
their attorney and clerk pellmell into the
corridor.
Repulsed and beaten, they hesitated.
The ''push" tried to console them, but the
words passed to ears that had been deaf
ened by the clamor of the pubic for their
undoing. Finally they mustered up
enough courage to make a stand on the
cold marble slabs of the corridor, drew
a dead line to escape the fumes of the
push" and then proceeded in a haphaz-
ard sort of way to fix tax levy. 1t took
but few moments for these bright"
men to decide upon levy of 81 Is on the
500.
The making of tax levy in record
breaking time was easy for the late eight.
They did more marvellous thing in the
afternoon. They made Jimmy Britt
Mayor of this big city and county. He is
TO hold Office until Mr.. Phelan desires to
once more preside over the sessions of his
co-workers, and if Mr.. Pheian does not
take care they will remove him altogether.
Deathlike silence prevailed during the
proceedings of the board" whose office
is now in it's hat, and the feet of the dis
graced crowd scratched their political cpl
taphs on the marble slab.
While the farcical proceedings of the
old board were being enacted, the reor-
ganized board was adopting the report of
the committee of the WHOLE which pro-
vides for tax levy OF 81 ID on the $780,
The day opened with the ex-Supervisors
still in possession of the cha mber of the
board. Something out of the ordinary
was expected to happen. The ''push" and
citizens interested in the impending strug-
gle for the reins of the city government
commenced to arrive about 7 O'clock in
the morning. From that time on men of
all characters, kinds and descriptions ar.
rived upon what was soon 10 be battle
field.
When Britt called the "ex-Supes'' to or,
der at 8 o'clock there were fully 1900
about the doors and in the ham bers. The
ex- board started to resolve itself into
committee of the whole to consider the
tax levy, but the finance committee asked
further time Ill which to make its recon-
mend ations.
A recess was taken and Haskins and
out of the room to hold consultation.
The other six held the seats.
During the recess Britt swe1led up and
declared that his board had no intention
of keeping any body out of the cham bers
The new board might come in like any
otper body of citizens, but must not in
terfere with the transaction of public busl-
ness.
Delany had no fear of being elected by
the new board. He said compiacenty,
when asked what he would do if the new
board tried 10 take forci bic possession,
"Oh, we will throw them out"
All this time the mem bers of the new
board were holding a caucus in the
Mayors office and Chief of Police Lees
was present
At 10 o'clock the ball was set rolling.
Greatly to the surprise of the disgraced
eight they saw policeman forcing the
crowd back, and Mayor Phelan, Chief of
Police Lees and all the Supervisors EXCEPT
Rottanzi filing into the board room. The
old board wasted no time in sitting itself
down. Sheehan, Britt, Smith, Rivers. De-
lany. Morton and Devany c,utched with
vise-like grips the arms of the chairs they
occupied. They saw the impending dan
ger and were fearful of the consequences
of forgetting to bring in pots of glue
Haskins, who apparently had experienced