The San Francisco call., 1904-07-12
REPORT SHOWS
GREAT EXPENSE
Eypert Finds More Men En-
ployed in the Fire Depart
ment Stable Than Before
HORSE BILLS EXCESSIVE
Supervisors TO Ascertain if
1t Costs More by Con-
tEct Than by Days Labor

Expert cyril Williams OF the Board
Of supervisors yesterday filed a report
relative 10 the complaint OF ]. G.
Smythe Of certain irregularities in the
Fire Department Williams reports that
the cost CT the Fire Department stables
has increased during the past two
years and that since the dismissal OF
Superintendent Of Horses O'ConneH 1t
requires il his place a battalion chief
a. SIS. a foreman at 800 and a super
fntendent at 500. The report con-
tinues:
charged 70 the stables amounted 70 S755. and
! June, 1s54. SfaS- The salaries OF the ad-
e.tionol n.en. amounting 70 ss75 per month.
ncr charged % the stables account
Bsr-alicu chief AlcTZittrfek has to call at
tac stables ana ses that the men are perform
ing thelr 0orh- Lieutenant Murphy OF truck s
is detailed as foreman and Driver " Tobin
a engine . acts as superintendent Captain
Gu-n-eriez is detailed ss superintendent of
Harness. Captain DCYle Of RELIEF company 3
IS dets-le[ as superintendent Of carpenters 10
l--a after The repairs of The Fire Departu1e-t I
rs- ~ certain daiies and their present worit
Is t-keu up by other employees. no new mea,
2 ever. being appointed.
Commissioner Parry was present at
the meeting Of the Finance Committee
and asked 10 see the report. but was
Informed that he would be furnished
with a copy and the matter would be
Investigated next Monday.
BIDS FOR HORsESHOEING.
Parry informed the committee in re-
Spouse 10 q question that the Fire
Commission had invited bids for horse
sf0eing il order 10 see If it could be
done more cheaply than by the city.
The following resolution was later in
troduced by Hooks and adopted by the
Board Il Supervisors:
Resolved That 5le Board OF Fire Commis-
E-ers ne hereby requested 70 inform this
20 served bl The advertising for proposals for
:a= award ef contract for The shoeing Of al
i-@ ---e service ana Under the control
c- gre Ere Department; and De IL further
Resolved lEct the Board of FiTe Commits
.crs le requested 20 postpone action on al
si5s f1r Eorseshceing until Inc relative n5erits
e..-e- Il - --s-rl- - -s :. = - !
-ses ~ the Fire Department he INVESTIGATED
Dr. t-e Finance Committee CT this board
B-aunhart stated that il cost 81 80 TO
shoe horses under contract and 81 So
Uhen the work is done by the Fire De-
partneut
IA II.
Permission was granted TO the Cali
foruia Wire Cloth Company 10 lay a
sDur track on Harrison street. between
Nineteenth and Twentieth, 10 connect
with the Southern Pacific tracks.
Grades were ordered changed on
Clinton Park.
An ordinance was passed TO print ac-
cepting q deed from the South San
Francisco Dock Company to land re-
Quired for the opening Of Fifth and
Tenth avenues south from A street to
The water front.
Similar action was taken on the or
chances accepting a deed from the s
Ducas Company 10 land required foI
The opening Of Butler avenue from Pc
rata avenue 10 Tomasa street. and fol
the opening Of Wall street from Holla-
CAV avenue 10 Butler.
James L Flood was granted permis-
sion 70 erect three storage tanks Of q
capacity OF $3.50 gallons each on the
premises at Powell and Market streets
for the purpose Of storing fuel oil.
Monday. July p. was set as the time
for hearing the appeal OF Finn &
Ireacy from the assessment for stree
work IN South Park.
A demand for sl5. 900 was drawn II
favor Of Joseph /. Schmitt as fna
payment on the purchase price Of the
iot and Improvements at the northeas
corner Of Commercial and Drumrr
streets for the use OF the Harbor Po.
lice station.