The San Francisco call., 1898-01-18
Hurled Vile Epithets and Shook Fists at Each
 Other.
DiscOrd Over the Proposed Mis- sion Park Becomes Per-
 sOnal.
DELANY HINTS AT TAKERS
The Construction of a New City and County Hospital Will Be
 Rushed.

''You lie. you scoundrel, you lie," hissed Supervisor Clinton at Super visor Britt as he shook his finger under the nose of the representative from the Ninth Ward at the meeting of the Board of Supervisors yesterday.
 Britt struggled in the embrace of Supervisor Smith, blind with rage and swiping the air with his fists in an en- deavor to get at the man who de nounced his veracity and turned the meeting room of the fathers of the municipal government into a prize ring Smith held fast to the angry Supervisor and averted blOodshed. Both men were forced into their chairs and for the rest of the meeting the two men sat glaring at each other.
 The dispute arose over a resolution that had been introduced providing for a survey of the tract 1t is contem plated to purchase for the proposed Mission Park and Zoo. Supervisor Clinton when the resolution was pre- sented. took occasion to resent some allusions that had been made concern ing him in a daily paper. and in main taining his position he said he believed that the project to purchase the tract of land for the Mission Park was job. T walked over the land offered" he said, and in my opinion l do not think 1t is worth over S150,000 and l repeat it is a job when it is tried to be foisted on the city for $9600 900. Our in digent sick are suffering for the want of covering at the shack known as the City and County Hospital, and why should we establish a zoo and take care of a lot of monkeys when our own kind are suffering? 1 have been ap preached by persons at the instigation of members of this board with induce ments to favor the purchase of the land offered for the park, and because l have refused to sell myself l have been referred to by some of them in very ungentlemanly way. My record has been attacked. I will place my record alongside that of theirs, and can assure you that mine will not suf- fer by 1t. I could mention name in , this matter and the person would hang his head in shame
 Nothing he can say will make me hang my head in shame" shouted Supervisor Delany, as he Jumped to his feet and shook his fist at Clinton from across the room.
 Do not indulge in personalities, cautioned the Mayor as he rapped for order.
 He cant do nothing else" blurted Supervisor Britt as he joined in the melee. Hes a gallery player, he is.
 The newspaper article Supervisor Clinton referred to charged him with having run away from a meeting of number of residents of the Mission dis trict who were to take him to task for opposing the purchase of the tract for the proposed park. Clinton said he did not know what the object of the meet ing was. and he left it shortly after 1t had been called in order to attend to some other business.
 When order had settled over the meeting Britt got the floor, and he com- menced an attack on Clinton. When the gentleman says he does not know what that meeting was called for," he said. The is talking to the gallery. l saw the gentleman a few minutes be- fore the meeting was called, and nave an opinion, and I have right to ex- press it, and I say it is true mat gentleman knew what tndl heeIiAS was called for"
 "Mr. Mayor, he knows he lies when he says it' roared Supervisor Clinton, as he jumped to his feet and pointed his finger at Britt.
 ''I am not afraid of you! yelled Britt. as he made a rush at Clinton.
 Supervisor Smith caught Britt and held him back
 ''You knew what that meeting was for" shouted Britt, as he waved his fists in the air and struggled to get loose rom SlIllLn s eIDDTdCe-
 You lie, you scoundrel, you lie, re- ,dtorted Clinton, shaking his finger under NBritt's nose.
 The sergeant -at-arms came to the as- sistance of Supervisor Smith, and they succeeded in pulling both men to their seats before blood was spilled.
 Order was again restored, and the resolution providing for survey Of the property was adopted.
 The committee on health and police presented a report recommending the granting of permits to the Empire Ath- letic Club to give two exhibitions of physical culture next month. Super visor Clinton asked if there had been any other applications for like permits from any other persons, and if so, why had they been refused.
 Supervisor Delany, the chairman of the committee, who was still Smarting under the remarks of Clinton, jumped to his feet to answer the question. There were other applicants he said, for such permits, but they were re- fused because they were fakes like some gentlemen who sit in this board. 7"
 On motion it was decided to grant only one permit to the club
 resolution was adopted instructing the City and County Attorney to agree to a judgment for $5000 in favor of A. V. Smith for damages to his property on East street, near Jackson.
 resolution providing for the con- struction of a new City and County Hospital was referred to a joint com :: m!ttee Of. the Finance ana Hospital Committees: A number of residents of the Mission district were at the meet e ing to advocate the cause of the new buildlng: L. J. DMyer was the spokes- man or them, and he said they did not want to select a site for the building, only to urge that a suitable structure be erected as soon SIS possible and prop erly equipped. Supervisor RottanZi <asl{ed that the matter be expedited as huch as possible, so that when the ap- pr0priation. is ready in July next all the necessary plans will be ready and the work. Of It's construction can be rushed as rapidly as possible.
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