The San Francisco call., 1898-04-12
Mayor Phelan Explains the Provisions of the
 New Resolution.
Veto of the Contract for Re- pairing Third Street
 Pavement.
Devany Determined to Put Stop to Slot Machines Used by Saloons
 and Cigar Stands.

Mayor Phelan has addressed a com munication to the Scavengers' Union, in reply to their petition requesting him to veto the order passed by the Supervisors at their last meeting, in which he denies that the order is prejudicial to their busi- ness or that 1t will injure the scavengers in any manner. The Mayor states that the Board of Health will not require the use of any particular make of carts, but will only insist upon garbage wagons being water-tight and covered. Regard ing the resolution passed declaring in favor of a tax levy to enable the board to enter into a contract for the removal of garbage at the city's expense, Mayor Phelan informs the union that the proper course to take is to protest to the board next September, when the levy is made, or else secure the contract itself for it's members.
 At yesterdays meeting of the board the Mayor presented his veto of the reSolu- ton awarding the contract for repairing the bituminous pavement on Third street, between Mission and Howard, to Finn 6 Treacy. This is the job recently exposed by The Call, wh~~ein the Supervisors ig- nored the bid of J. J. Bowling of $S75 and awarded the contract to Finn & Treacy at s2099. When Dowlings bid was called
 
 Britt said that Bowling had bid for the work under misapprehension. The mat ter went over until last week, when Dowl- ing was called upon for an explanation. His statement was lamentably weak, but the board accepted it and awarded the contract to the other hrm. In his veto message, the Mayor said:
 MT. Bowling admitted before the Board of Supervisors that II the contract were awarded to him he would do the work, and ] recommend that IL be so awarded"
 Devany offered an amendment to the resolution presented by Delany last week regarding the licensing of nickel-in-the- slot machines. DeVany'S amendment eX- pressly prohibits the licensing of all such machines paying winners in drinks, ci- gars or their equivalent. The effect of this order would be to abolish all such machines, which IS DeVany's object. The matter was referred to the License Com mittee.
 The Equitable Gas Light Company med a bond of $5000 insured by the National Surety Company, as guarantee for prop erly repairing the following streets after laying mains thereon: Stockton, from Sutter south and across Market; Post, from Stockton east to and across Mont gomery; Sutter street the same.
 The board passed resolution to SuS- pend the one-twelfth act, so as to admit of expenditures being provided and paid for the lighting ol public buildings, owing to the lnS1IlclencN O. tH6 lu1lQ TOT that purpose. The deficiency is $14,0 900.
 It was decided to authorize the clerk to advertise for bids for repairing all bit luminous streets for a term of two years.
 The bids for laying stone sidewalks on Mason street, between Geary and O Far rell. received on Apr4l 4 were rejected.
 .F0hr P. Devorea1'x u-as anponted to take charge of insane patients temporar- fly detained at the City Hall. at a salary of s75 a month, and Mrs. Nellie E. Wright and Miss Louise Malloy were apointed matronS at S60 a month each.
 The board staved off for another week the request of the Mutual Electric Light Company for permission to extend it's service, in order that it may be prepared to enter into competition for the public lighting contract; also the petition of the Merchants Association for the lighting of public streets by electricity, by adopting a resolution referring the matter to the committee of the whole and fixing the date of the meeting at 10 o'clock next Saturday. As the present contract for lighting public buildings expires on May l. there is little chance of the Mutual Company being given a chance to make good it's guarantee to save the city $40 ,000 a year on the present cost
 Mayor Phelan asked that the final pass age of the award of the contract for re- paving Market street with btumen he postponed one week, in order that H. E. Huntington might confer with the Street