The San Francisco call., 1898-04-01
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 Each of the Solid Six
 Put ina Place of ... Trust
New City Hall Appointees Are Now Installed in
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Merchants Anxious That Politics Be ; Kept Out of tho Street De- partrnent
Oakland ofice San Francisco Gall

z: z: .'... 9oS Broadway, March. 31. E City steal politics and scandals are still the topic of conversation and a fresh morsel: for gossip: was furnished. this evening when it became. known that the ! majority of the City. Council .h had cau- .cused and had agreed on the reorganiza- ton of: that; body, It is customary to organize every: year, and the: time will be due for doing so next Monday night. ::. ::
 :; The Solid Six have decided to keep everything in their own. hands and have agreed ons the following appointments, which it will be noticed gives each one of the five an important. :chairmanship: :
 :ll.:'w1LL1AM D. HEITMANN,i* President of the e H. BRosNAHAN, Chairman of the ordi- nance and Judiciary Committee.
 :: E. ": WOODWARD. Chairman of the Audit. JAMES: HENNEBERHY. Chairman of.:the
 GEORGE J. EARL, Chairman of the IL F.. WILLIAM H. :wATK1NsoN. Chairman of the Fire and Water Gemuiittes. ... E.. MT. Woodward Is in the happy position of. being able to recommend or. reject bills and MT. Watkinson can please the. water companies as much as he desires by ordering hydrants put in lat exact cost by. the combination. :' :-.: The minor committees have been. given to the, lowest, five members, who are thus placed in a position where they cannot seriously. interfere with any jobs. that the gang may put up: It is not altogether impossible that this programme may be broken tn places; but the Solid Six are now united by so many mutual ties" that they are not likely: to fall apart at this stage Of the: game :. .:.- :. The. Board of Works were to have met this afternoon. but they did not: It. Is stated that Tom :: Agnew is: to be ap- pointed to the clerkship of the: Chief of Police and that the Chief of the: Fire De- partlnept Is also to be given a clerk:
 1t Is ruInored that Melvin Holmes Is to be appointed: Superintendent of Streets to succeed M K Miller. but this is denied in, official circles. ,..: . :. ::: . The Board of Trade: this: afternoon unanimously passed the following reso- of Oakland, fear that the honorable Board ot Public Works of. the City. of Oakland may re move NJ K; Miller the: crescent Superintendent 9f Streets ;. and twh :: we; deetf said Super cornpetent and efficient; and. whereas. we feel especially grateful .to said. Superintendent of Streets for his good work in reniacadamizing many of our woFn-otlt streets at moderate cost
 Oakland demand that. the position. be- filled by competent civil engineer; such; as M- Ks Mill Ter; now. therefore, be 1t
 Resolved That we: believe that the best in terests of the City of Oakland require that the honorable Board of Public Works do retain said M, K. Miller in: his present position. and honorable Board.of Public Works. to SO retain
 s.@. Chief Fletcher took formal charge of the Police Department to-day. Nick Ball assumed his duties as Chief of the Fire Department ;:Captain Carson took: charge of the night watch and Elmer Lawton succeeded Fred Murdock*as Fire Warden.