The San Francisco call., 1898-02-02

brooks complaint is a sweeping one that calls for complete investigation of the whole matter.
 During that investigation an effort will be made to show that one of the reasons why the pound was taken out of the control of the society was be- cause the orders of certain Supervisors asking for the release of the animals of their friends without the prescribed fee to the city were not recognized by the PoundmaSter, who was responsible to the society for the proper conduct of the institution. Persons whose dogs were impounded because they had neg lected or refused to pay the necessary license would, when the animals were caught roaming about the streets, go to some one of the Supervisors with whom they had political pull and get an order on the Poundmaster de- manding the release of the dog. Before the society took charge of the pound such orders were honored. It had the effect of giving those so favored inn munity from the ordinance prescribing tax on dogs. The officers of the So- ciety for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals took the stand that the ordi- nance was made for all citizens alike, :and they refused to honor such orders or requests. That brought on them the wrath of several of the Supervisors,
 
 do with:the action of Delany and the rest of the solid eight when they voted to take the management of the institu- .tion from the society and placed it in the hands of the politicians again.
 Osborn. who was given charge of the pound by the Board Of Supervisors at the meeting of the board on Monday, has been voted out of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Osborn still claims membership in the organization, but the members will have nothing to: do with him.
 There is considerable speculation as to what the city will now do for a pound- The corporation owns no place suitable for the purpose, and there is no appropriation sufficient for such purposes. At the beginning of the fis- cal year $500 was set aside for the ex- pense of the pound, but at that time it was understood that the Humane So- |. ciety would take care of it on their premises at Sixteenth and Alabama streets It is now said that with the $500 and a levy from the urgent neceS- sity fund a pound will be fitted up. It | will require about $20,000 to properly equip the place, and it is said if 1t IS run on political methods it will always be source of great expense to the city. Persons with Supervisors for friends will be relieved of paying li- 
 less fortunate will be compelled to pay the tax The officers will be open to corruption and no check can be had on them.
 The foregoing four charges are all grave in character. Those affecting the integrity of members of the Committee on Health and Police are the most urgent at present and will be investi- gated ahead of the others, though no time will be lost in calling the Super visors to account for their failures in the case of lenders and in the building of the Hall of Justice. It would seem that the storm cloud of wrath and ac- cusation had about settled over the heads of members of some of the more important committees of the citys law making body. The fact that the Grand Jury is active may spur the board to act in matters now pending, but noth- ing can stop thorough investigation of the charges that crimes have been committed in the past. The result of all these accusations will be watched w;ta more than usual interest.