The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-10
MORE MEN ARE
PLACED BY THE
SUPERVISORS
Many Minor Positions
Are Filled.
A MONETARY DEADLOCK
MONETARY DEADLOCK
EXTENSION OF PARK PANHAN.
DIE TO BE PRESSED.
The Annual Request to Spring Valley
Water Works for a Detailed
Statement of It's Affairs
Is Made.

The Supervisors met yesterday and
transacted a large volume of routine bust
ness in an expeditions manner. The lobby
was thronged with Purchasers and their
following. The moment the appointments
were made they at once left the meeting
place.
The names of many of the men who
will serve the city under the present ad-
ministration in various capacities were
previously announced exclusively in The
Call. The appointments, which were
agreed upon at a caucus of the Supervis-
ors held in the latter part of last week,
were confirmed by the board at the meet
ing yesterday as follows:
Attendant and messenger Justice
Courts, James MCGEE; Fish and Game
Warden, James FalIon; caretaker of in
sane patients, Miss Lucy Brown; care
taker of drinking fountains, T. B. Craig;
day Waterman City Hall, Charles Mayer;
engineer City Hall, James Symons; car
penter City, Hall, Peter Lynch; assistant
elevator No. q City Hall, G., McLain;
fireman heating room, City Hall, Edward
Keegan (Keegan was employed at the re-
quest of the Fireman's Union); gardener
Alta Square, Lawrence Rice; gardener
Columbia Square, William Welch gar
dener Garfield Square, John Kelly; gar
gardener Portsmouth Square, Albert Ben
net; gardener Union Square, II. Mayors;
gardener Washington Square, Mike
Welch; gardener City Hall grounds, ].
Kerr; gardener Lafayette Square, Arthur
Nagle; gardener City Hall grounds, Will
Liam Miskell; engineer and bridget keeper,
bridge-keeper,. Fourth street bridge, B.
q. Lauterbach; assistant bridge-keeper,
Fourth, street bridge. Matthew Shute;
bridge-keeper, Seventh street bridge, -
Weber; keeper Sixth street dumps j. J.
Hanlon; keeper Street Department cor
poration yard, John Crimmins; police pa
troll diverse. Heppler, Andrew Traut-
vetter, James Barry Dave Sullivan,
George Madden John DAILY, Henry Beas,
ley, Vincent Barbreto Philip Ray, Louis
Holtz, Henry Peterson and Henry ia
cobs.
For a time there seemed a deadlock in
the board over the positions to be filed.
1t seems at the first meeting two janitors
were appointed where only one was pro-
vided for. One had to be dropped and the
name A. T. Hynes was selected. 1t
should have been j. c. Bauer, and when
the necessary correction was made the
deadlock was speedily broken.
The annual attempt to force officials of
the Spring Valley Water Works to file
detailed statement of the corporations
affairs as required by the constitution was
made. Supervisor Deasy introduced
resolution, which was adopted, notifying
the company that it was required to fur
nish a comprehensive report before the
end of the current month. The resolution
went into details as to the information
results in the required information being
furnished.
The recommendation that the city ac-
quire twelve city blocks extending from
Van Ness avenue to Baker street, to be
made a part of the park panhandle, was
brought before the board by Supervisor
Holland, and his recommendations were
adopted. They were in effect that the
necessary land for such purpose be ac-
! CURED by the city and county. The
blocks required are Western addition
blocks Y, al 30. 22o. 2S7, 29S, 1853, 37S, 437,
AS, 516 525 Further that the board hereby
pledges itself to provide the necessary
revenue in the manner provided by ex-
listing laws for the acquisition of this land
and that the City and County Attorney is
requested to inform the board at it's next
meeting the best method of proceeding to
accomplish the object intended
The Mayor asked the Supervisors to
Devlin & Devlin of Sacramento and
| Rogers, Paterson & Slack when they
! agreed to ascertain what money. If any,
Is still due. the city and county of San
unnamed laws and to sue and recover the
! same. The Mayor pronounced it an i'm
position and asked the board to act ac-
eordingly. According to his figures the
| lawyers would pocket $500 900 as their fee,
! grossly absurd compensation for such
services. Supervisor Perrault presented
a resolution asking that the contract with
| the attorneys be rescinded. The matter
was referred to the Finance Committee
and will be considered at it's meeting
! Friday at II o'clock.
j. B. Reinstein, chairman of the COM
! mittee having in hand the preliminary
arrangements for an exposition in this
city two years hence, addressed the board
| briefly. He told of the scope of the expo
sition and it's financial requirements. 1t
was finally determined that a special
meeting of the board be held in It's own
rooms tomorrow night at 1880 o'clock,