The San Francisco call., 1898-03-15
BR0DERlCK TO
 MAYOR PHELAN
A Discussion as to the Care of the Municipal
 Funds.
The Auditor Declares He Has Signed No Bills Which Are
 Illegal.

Auditor Frederick made another warm talk to Mayor Phelan yesterday in a com munication to the city's chief executive. He denies that he has either been in strumental in allowing extravaganza in the municipal departments or that he has passed any bills that are not legal. The major portion of MT. Brodericks letter was as follows:
 Long service in ofhce'' or fear of stulti1- cation of previous course" have nothing what inc direction of the Mayor. It is attributable entirely to a spirit of caution and conservat, ism due to an education in office, obtained through experience somewhat seasoned by the Information obtained through close application and study and the lessons taught by many e1Iits instituted by parties desirous of having me to do that which my judgment dictated so far. sustained by the judicial arm a of the government on such occasionsl The Mayor lions oS law to have any right to expect me to take directions In preference to my own Juog- ment'
 Continuing. the Auditor refers to cer- tain personal correspondence between himself and the Mayor, and declares ',,,I. the Mayor to be in error as to the possipIlIIy of Stationery and printing being the same thing. Stationery is provided Tor under the act of May II, 1881, and pTlnsing ai ggocH IS provided for by an act or Marcn otda,, z4 ioeS SS and the Consolidation Act' secuoh o'' Says Auditor Broderick;
 The demands allowed to me for stationery are strictly legal and it Is therefore peconidns i offensive encouraged or made in letters, interviews ana editorial comments, containing at times III m proper and disgusting illusions to my persohai as well as official character
 As to the extravaganza charged against the County Clerk the Auditor says:
 The attention of the Board of Supervisors nas been called to 1t each year when l supmitseu estimate expenditures for that ofnce. MY opposition and protest has been uniform ll and steady against that office TOT a es lens time before you were elected to the oinee of Mayor, and if mistake not mace aSs suggestions to you long since now yous .s power might lessen it to some extent ,Ia II applied. It is therefore more than aniosI ms to have it. thrown up to me as q new qleour 1. cry in letters interviews and editorial con- ments. A proper public spirit should suggges. that the existence of such extravasance ID iioe chargeable to the Auditor. The failure III tlie suit of the Superior Court to which you nave referred but lends force to. the sloe hase taken in the discussion of the subject, ana ls against your contention. In my letter to you November I said: 1T am disposed to hold the demands reasonable time, say ten days (all the demands of the County Clerk and also the District Attorney, so that you may recon, sider your premises wherein we differ, and should no change Of opinion arise then we may bring about some means of securing speedy judicial determination of the ques- ton at issue" You preferred to try the issue alone; you should therefore hold the Auditor blaneless for the result.