The San Francisco call., 1898-08-09
ABOUT THAT sAILoRS'sHoME
BUT THE COMMUNICATION sWAS
 "PLACED ON FILE"
Proceedings of the NoardH in Regatd to Improvements of Streets in Various PartssoS
 the City.

reading tho Communication wheIt super visor Clinton arose and remarked that a communication had been filed after the opening of the meeting. Il wish very much" said he. that it be re9d at this time" The communication was sent for and was laid before the board. It read as follows:
 AN OPEN LETTER TO THE BOARD OF
 SUPERVISORS.
 Gentlemen of the Honorable Board Of Super visors; While congratulating ourselves ana thanking you and his Honor Mayor Phean Tor tbe righteous decision which has again put the public property known as the sailors Home in the possession ot the Ladies Seaineh Friend Society, We regret that your act has subjected you to aspersi0ns as unjust to your motives as many Of the statements they heFAAH are untrue of the society they censure,
 We allude to & series Of articles in the Moni- der the caption Topics of the Times, which were. scurrtlous, detamatory and incorrect
 Tho simple facts are that forty years SS<9 band of devoted women. intent upon providing place where the sailors in our pert could ,!nd a temporary and comfortable retreat. free frC tl the influences of the saloons and kindred temptations, after years Ot selt-denta ana labor. which at times was drudgerY, accunu- lated sufficient money with which 10 purchase suitable lot upon which 10 erect th0ir lae9l of a sailors Home, These women were largely Jhe wives and mothers ot sailors hence theIr I,it the growing city and needs of the sailors In port far cutsjgipped the growth of their fuaNcus Tho Marine Hospital on RiuCon Htll haNius been abandoned and fallen Tn decay. I,oeslne. make t hahitable and in it cacry on their humane and dlsinterested work Tor the iulaaediaae,y parties at the expense ot the society were sent To N@StliuSteh to IlIsNe At, character of the society was well known 10 a ,i11obsr of infiuential Cungresslnen from New York and Peuusy lvaDia. who Joined with the members from the Pacific Coast and readily sscl~a9 the end sought
 The lease was placed in the hands of the city for the Ou}y reason that the city was per IpanencyA while tAe society might de out and fr. "a rFaIe rfrF
 IL was never contemplated that the city should undertake the mAnaEement oi the nome. CT that it should be considered in any way governmental institution. either State or na- Had ,he city been required. as q condition of tGe lease, Co spend any money 10 make the old building teaaele, there IS no probability tha1 the lease w0uld have been accepted
 The Ladies Seamen's Friend Society secured the franchise, laid our the work ot improve amount ot money then h hand. 10 which they were able to make an increase to the large permanent Improvements on the old building without the cost of one cent Co the city. With the injustice cs handing over larSe an amount of haoi-earned v0iues 10 another SO lease oC toe building. which society was with cut experience tl the management ot such a ever toward creating these values, Your honor able board riglTlN held that such an act could that The C!ty really held it's lease tn the nature CT a trust lease in favor ot the society which
  t'u1'V Co 'isScaarEs itS d0S;eS sn accoS''.lSe with Jhe conditions upon which the lease was obtatRe,3 Individual members ot your board and hts Honor Mayer Fheia2' by personal m sqectton- had asccrt&iDed that the matters TpIly stated and that the sailors Home was conducted. in ali its details. i1 ua&nner quite the plain but clean and comfortably IuTalshed beo3roous-Wsth excellent fare. that t offeVet to the sailors at S per week-S library Well s1ocAet with excellent uiScS itahe9vs t.Se'a'NFs and uCwSpG3ers galore at Ihetr dispeSa3-
 taeFe SEe s,.t.,gSyS tss t,,s % ns-ri & r,,r,, SS- rolikious and literary services into which the No inquiry into the depoqinstiea of the sail CTS religious belief ts ever asked nor that oi trustees Relieving ia the fatherhood Of God and er'theThoed ct man The naentssEs try te Any minister q whatever denoII'irai.ion. .. c hold religious services tn the chapel of the Sailors Home 1s at liberty snd mas always AesSiuts lilerty os conscience Is given ,e every Inmate. and whea sick each Is ger mitsed to call 70 his bedside any religious The home is nc. a relisi6as institution in the sest It's main osje,t is to care for she home les sailor and eSciaie intoxicanss from his fr,ra Ihoss who aye able 10 pay for board and isassag The rloasy thus obtained Is all used in &efrayins tAe current expenses of the home, which are heavy. 10; meEpher e< he board recelvtnE one penny tn compensation for sery- ices rendered
 When seaman Is sick he is tepderiy cared for at the sOeiety's SNpeuse fl he dies he Is buried ia their cemetery lot, or. it disabled. te two sailors of the Catholic faith st an ex- renSe @ the society St SSee Many sailors are classified had debts and the sailor leaves YovS rejoicias The eoard e'''pl9ys . supeTfn- has entire confidence and whose books. as well as & @ ss s 5ss T tbs sn,,sr ,S 'sStSs'' S sSs r. A. p-e3ilecttons of the nlanagement Is Mstne0S .eSs>i1SSets gnu ws-'s si 1..se1 loE havc nothing whafeycv Co do with i;s good will The san Eysancisco Sailors Home is known among seaassa and commercial iR all the
 ae S eSs ee q q. SSs s ss6tSeHs SF s FSpgsa'q SpsS n operation shfs is the hest in equipment, per Tac Iaales' ssanen's Friend SccieIy is known Hs the originator and compiler ot the present mentioned ss sa evidence os the prscticai kuowaeiSe, cNTeTieIS's and capacity oS this so- 50 long been engaged.
 As9ia shsgS.nS yo9, ssaslsweR es She board and Mayor fNCiSn. for yCGr justice exhibited ia the lsase recently granted as, sna trusting ssss tss EesSs eL yassySnyss.aly lstioss has gsr- Eoara of Managers of Seasnea's Frlena Saeiefy.
 ANNA AscANNEy. Secretary,
 Secretary ct EaauS cf Trustees
 San Francssee. Cal. Angus, s lSsS
 Clerk Russell had proceeded with the reading as far as the paragraph charg- tHE E1&t &rLtCleS iG tAe Monitor Were '1ScurrslouS. tefaraatOVy and incorrect when Supervisor Smith quickly arose and obfeSte8 60 the further reading of the communication. ''We are nGE sitting here. said he ito attack any person or paper, believe that the comuiOaicatian should be returned, as iS has no rele- NancS t0 th4 business Of this board
 Smith accordingly moved that the fur Lher readIpS>cf the communication be dis pensoG with. but the motion was not sacind06.
 Clerk Russell proceeded with he read f.- and when he concluded Smith zgaip claimed sho floor T noW 1loVeH said ce. that the communication he returned to Inc society II is 0l-aGvisel and ill., timed. l5 is simply digging up matters that ! hoped were dead and buried at the last election. lS Is a matter that should never be tolerated, No attempt should ever he made so mix politics and religion
 Supervisor Clinton. that tAe c0mm0ni- cstJlon Ge spread in gu1 ol the minutes Os this meeting. ] ask this sn justice t0 saSSels and to the other members of the board wtee have been tn3ElSslg accused The est,a~gs-S aF sha Annfrar arzA EafSa and