The San Francisco call., 1898-03-11
His Bills Aggregate $500 per Month for Stabng Fey Belonging to the Central Station Wagon and
 the Hospital Ambulance.
His Heavy Demands the Treasury Likely Result an Investigation by the Grand Jury-Receiyes Pay for Taking Care of
 Captain Wttmans Charger

There is one man in this city wh,
 has no desire to go to the Klondike
 His name is c. H. Westphal MT. West
 phal is a veterinary surgeon, doins
 business at 121 and 123 City Hall avenue
 According to the bills which he pre-
 sents to the Board of Supervisors ever,
 month, and which are duly audited, ht
 has small Klondike in this city,
 For some time past Westphal has en- Joyed the friendship of the heads of the
 Police Department, and as the result
 he has materially added to his bank account. Not content with allowing
 him to draw over $400 a month from the city for feeding and caring for a few horses attached to the patrol wagon of the Central station and the Receiving Hospital ambulance the Po- lice Commissioners some time ago ap- pointed him veterinary surgeon of the department.
 Westphaps bills for the month of January, according to the records of the Board of Supervisors, were as fol- lows:
 Feeding and caring for the horses at- tached to the Receiving Hospital ambu- lance, s111.
 Caring for the horses belonging to the mounted police, s152
 Stabling and feeding the horses at wagon, $200.
 Salary as veterinary surgeon, s1O0
 Total, S563.
 This does not include the frequent sums Westphal receives for caring for stray horses and dogs Whep a run away horse is caught by the police it is at once turned over to Westphal He fOr fhn appears. and he is then taxed at the rate of Sl per day. It matters not whether the horse has been in the sta ble only five minutes, the owner is con- pelled to pay the usual rate.
 Just why Westphal should enjoy a monopoly of the stabling and care of the horses attached to the Central sta tion patrol wagon and the Receiving Hospital ambulance Is a source of con- siderable worriment for the various other stable keepers. They openly de- clare that he is a friend of Captain Whitman. and that he induced ex-Chief of Police Crowley to appoint him a of the department
 Frequently Whitman and Westphaf can be seen driving through Golden Gate Park behind a spirited team Whether the city is charged for their pleasant drives" the records of the Supervisors do not state.
 Westphal also enjoys the privilege of horses for the department Whenever horse attached to the pa- .rol wagons goes lame or Is pro nounced unfit to travel over the coble- stones of Market street, he is at once condemned and Westphal is instructed 70 buy another" After purchasing m animal he turns the bill over to the head of the department and it is mark sd 70. K"
 Westphal receives additional pay for ,aking care of the Chiefs horse and also the one belonging to Captain Whitman. Just why Whitman should ,e allowed horse at the city's expense s puzzling the other captains in the department. Captains Spillane and Ounleavy manage to cover their re- ;pective districts without the aid of horses, and Captain Gillen stables his | ,harger at his own expense.
 Westphals monthly draw down" rom the city has caused considera ble | comment about the City Hall and it is | lot unlikely that the Grand Jury will | 'e asked to find out where he gets his | pull"