The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-13
THE JANUARY
WARRANTS ARE
ALL AUDITED
They Will Be Paid
This Morning.
NO MORE INJUNCTION TIE-UPS
A BATTLE MAY RESULT OVER
FEBRUARY CLAIMS.
NO MORE INJUNCTION TIE-UPS
A BATTLE MAY RESULT OVER
FEBRUARY CLAIMS.
Merchant Creditors Will Seek to Hold
ex-Auditor Broderick Respon-
sible for Illegal Payments
During His Term.

All things may not come to those who
wait in this disappointing day and gene
ration, but to some who wait long
enough, things have been known to come.
This has been verified in the case Of the
school teachers Of San Francisco After
three and a half-months they will get
thirty days pay, less 20 per cent, and the
claimant who gets his or her warrant
cashed before 10 o'clock this morning will
avoid possible trouble.
The Superior Courts open at that time
and if any legal tie-ups are to come they
can only appear after that hour.
Auditor Wells pew in church was
empty at yesterdays service but he sat in
his office most all day auditing the teach
sion to attend divine worship will be writ
ten very family in the Book of Records
and will fade and be forgotten in the
light of the good deed done instead. There
were just 1919 warrants signed and turned
over to Secretary Simpson Of the Board
of Education in the afternoon. They call
ed for S,2O2 l5, The 20 per cent holdback
amounts to s19,550 "a.
The office of the secretary of the board
will be opened at o'clock this morning
for the delivery of the audited warrants
and the Treasurer will pay off at 10
o'clock. Principals of schools in sending
down for the warrants of their teachers
must have the order signed by each in
dividual. These orders will be retained by
of the warrant to the messenger.
Auditor Wells, by the advice of Gen
eral Dickinson, signed the warrants in
obedience to the order of Judge Seawell
but with some miSgiVings as to the final
outcome of the action. He makes the
following statement in regard to the mat
"After consulting with my attorney,
and owing to the demand for immediate
action that the teachers may be relieved,
temporarily, at least, and being in line
also with Judge Seawells .intimation,
demands, relying upon the November and
December demands, upon which | can
now act, as the restraining order has been
modified, to recoup the treasury for. mon
If they should be insufficient, the balance,
Quoted out of February demands
81 am glad to do this, as 1t will relieve
many most deserving teachers, and hope
all difficulties between them and the mer-
mands come along. / have wanted to pay
| these demands, but the litigation which
| has arisen, and without my consent or
| previous knowledge, has developed the
| points upon. which | was compelled to
seek legal advice and act upon It,
| The merchants have decided not to re-
| strain the payment of January salaries
! to-day but will look for relief to ex-Aud-
| itor Broderick. 1t is claimed that this
official was in error In regarding teachers
! is legally Responsible They assert that
| he also disregarded the one-twelfth act in
| auditing obviously Illegal demands, and
will be held liable for such payments.
Several years APO the merchant cred
shod manner OF fnanciering. and do not
propose to submit to second loss. They
| bow to the dictum Of public opinion. but