The San Francisco call., 1899-01-01

3 the business of the old year with a piece
Cf burIesque legislation, farcical 70 the
point Of idiOcy. such as could have been
conceived only in the whisky muddled
brain OF a chronic spokesman or the twist
.si :,ateilect Of a mental incompetent. The
noard viii meet again at 10 o'clock Tues
tly morning 70 go through the foTuality
RI adjournlug sine die, but its term ex-
fs-es by law at p. N. OF that day, and
+as people VIII be rid Of one of the most
corrupt public bodies that ever disSraCed
3 community But IL cannot get rid Of
rJe legacy Of shame which the outgoing
sar4 viii leave behind, 10 be q lasting
+a-9t on the history Of the city and county
& san Francisco.
=. last nights session was a fitting close
10 season OF corruption and rascality
valch has marked the acts Of the major
.ty u this public body in the last TWO
ears Although the session ended with
g f&rce. u began with one Of the most
disgusting exhibitions Of fouI-mouthed
. fll garLty and boisterous badinage that
5.5r .aIs6raced the proceedings Of a public
:Q9Cy IN the United States.
p; Il ne members OF this unSaVory BODY who
nave managed 20 retain AS much OF their
.s .t-respect as vas possible IN the tainted
atmosphere & OF the '-lU0bery" had the de-
.GeEcy 10 absent themselves from the hual
,-cfFYusal OF their eTstWhIle associates.
:4-le lTSI act on the programme was a
.4-llz-llS attack the character ana mo-
':.LFes OF tne learned JurtSt who na=d the
: st.iJeaclJy 10 publicly criticize the acts OF
t@rle Gisreputa5ls gang that has succeeded
p u casting reproach on the department. ef
:. C7e city government that should be
above suspicion. The men who have been
entrusted with the auty Of passing judg
. lIlelit on the qualifications or the men and
women VINO are 20 have the care and edu-
cation OF the young children Of this city
lelEed IN NTH 70 Hnd words 70 express
l5letr anger az Judge BeIcher's CaUsJic
.ctlstisaLion The language INDUCED in
vas utterly unprlntabte in any pub;ica-
ton tharn makes the Veriest- pretense to
'Creeney, aud yet IL IS 70 be inscribed on
!. lhe oTlcial records Of the School Depart
c-seo. .or the calet 9Iender against de-
Sency insisted that his words be taken
down 20 form part. ct the proceedings OF
Jn,zC BODY. The object Of his wrath was
-t6eDed unto q filthy beast his courage
IN lHsed and his motives QUESTIONED
Inc traducer did not openly charge the
-.Atle4I Jur1st with corruptioy, but said
.= -stS peen informed that the tight on
t1e 1caool Beard was the part Of a. con-
$500 ~ Whlch money played an i'm
He was followed by 4 fellow-rnenber
1stllaSher, VINO lameuted that the report
~. me flnance Committee. of which he
vas CHAIRMAN, had not been returned by
tna printer because II covered the ground
l1-Gled upon by the previous speaker IN
mere thorough manner. He could not
EaFe meant that the language in the re-
l.
although he rad been anticipated in fur
--Shtug all the ''eurert4 snrrra-7-'' ~ the
expense of Judge Belcher. he glesfuIIy
a1uoL1ced that he had embodied Fn his
report a recommendation that the Iegfs-
-at5lre be asked 20 impeach the Judge for
u.a .teasance in Office and general cor
v-puont and he sat down satisfied that
he had acquitted himself in a most praise
worthy manner.
The crownlng act of felly and stupid
presumption on the part Of this delecta-
bic body was the election Of Director E.
- 1aliagler as City Superintendent of
Hehools, ar Office created in the imagiua-
tive brain of Sam Waller and intended as
q parting thrust at Superintendent Web
sler- Wllle the proposition was evidently
. " regarded as huge Joke Of the barr0om
faiielF hy the Eang. they stood in TO
naN and carried the farce through with
tse MARTY and utter lack of dignity
which has characterized the proceedings
g me board at almost every meeting in
the past.
The gang paid its respects to Superin-
tendent Webster and Deputy Superiu-
frfdent stone at the afternoon session
WAel report was filed by the COMMITTEES
on JaDitQrs. in which the head OF the
School Departn7ent was csiteS a liar and
accused OF playing the monkey 10 his
deputy and otherwise conducting himself
IN q reprehensibIe manner. Stone also
came ID Tor scoring At the afternoon
session also the gang made another batch
az transfers and appointments, raised the
grace OF one school. Increased the salary
TWO schools. Directors Armer. Head and
Derham remained away from both after
noon ana evening sessions, contendlng
that the meeting was an adjourned spe-
fore any action by the board in the mat
ter OF appointments. etc. was void.
Ihe board was scheduled TO meet at 10
a m. out II was noon before a quorum
showed up Director Carew occupied the
chair IN the absence Of President Bar
rlugron. The other absentees were Di-
a
The first business taken Up was the re-
=. port o3 the Committee on Elementary
Education, which was adopted after
striking out the paragraph transferring
3. CleEleut Grammar School 10 the unassi gn-
ed list. OF teachers and eiecting Miss Lew
s..to..hls place The amended report fol-
$That~s!r. c. ". Marx vice principal OF the
EsFerAtc Grammar School, be transferred 70 the
day sc;lJQI unassigned list
3" 3hat: Mrs. E NJ. Baumgartner. vice princi-
:psl.'It. the Denman Grammar School. b trans
fercel: - the vice Drincjpaisltp q the Everett
GreuiElar School, vice c. V. Marks, trans
ferrs'i:..
. THAT Mrs. F Baehuan be transferred from
BsuTlEarcner's class in the Denman Gram
mar arilooi and elected vice principal Of ssid
Deuuan Grammar School
That Miss Mary E Toruey be transferred
from the day substitute list % the Pacific
. Heights Grammar School ard under the reso-
luton adopted December %, tsss. she be elected
regular teacher.
That the Burnett intermediate Grammar
School be raised in rank 10 that Of second
class grammar schcci.
ssThat Miss z Madden Of the day unassigned
: list be transferred to the Lincoln Grammar
School!
That Miss J B. HInds OF the Cooper Prtm-
ary School be transferred 10 a class in the
HtehDond Interruedia ate Grammar School
That Miss Kane oc the day substitute list
o. transferred 70 a class n the Lafayette
Primary.
The report Of the Committee on SaIar-
les, recommending an increase of 500 in
the salary account Of the Darlington and
Jackson Primary School and increasing
the salary OF the principal of the Noe
Valley School 70 S125 per month, was
adopted.
The report Of the Committee on Even
ing Schools was also adopted 1t was as
follows:
That Miss Martin Of the Falrmount Evening
School Be elected principal OF the said school
That J. Drew OF the Hearst Evening School
be elected principal OF that school.
That Mrs. J. Scott of the Hearst Evening
School be assigned % a class IN the John Svett
Evening School.
.s That Mss f. Daniels OF the Hamilton Even
ing school be transferred TO the day unassign-
. THAT Miss E Gaines Of above school 10 as
signed 70 the class OF Miss Daniels trans
sferred-
That Miss Julia Baker OF the Hearst Even
ing School be transferred TO the John SWEET
Evening School.
That Miss Z. Cert OF thA Lohu SWEET Even