The San Francisco call., 1905-03-28
SUPER VISORS
DENY CHARGE
Lunstedt Makes Vigorous
Demand That Alleged
Corruption Be Probed
OTHER OFFICIALS SPEAK
City Attorney to Pass On
Resolution for Municipal
Half Holiday On Saturday

Supervisor Lunstedt rose to a ques-
ton of personal privilege at yester-
days meeting of the Board of Super
visors relative to the published charges
that certain Supervisors had last year
demanded $500 apiece from the San
Francisco Gas and Electric Company
in return for fixing a favorable gas
rate. Said he:
"I pronounce the charge entirely
false and malicious. The reason for
the insinuation / do not know, unless
it was for political purposes. / stand
ready to have my vote on any munich
pal measure investigated and / earn
estly request that the matter be weigh
ed by a court Of competent jurisdic-
tiCn.'
Supervisor Rea told Of the denial
made by President w. B. Bourn Of
responsibility for the article.
MIR. Bourn declared to me that the
company had never approached any
body" said Rea, nor did any Of the
Supervisors approach the company's 8
officials. A great wrong was done. I
think the matter should be taken up
by this board and every effort should
be made to bring Lawless. the former
manager, who, it Is alleged, made the
charge, back to the CITY,"
EGGERS MAKES DENIAL.
Supervisor Eggers also denied that
he was in any way connected with the
allegation and Supervisor Alpers, who
was also accused, stated that the only
visits he ever made to the gas COM
panys office were when he paid gas
bin.
Supervisor Eggers' resolution di-
recting the attention of the Board Of
Works to the unsightly and unsani-
tary condition of the receptacles for
street sweepings along Market street
was referred to the Street Committee.
The City Attorney was requested to
furnish his opinion in the matter of a
proposed resolution suspending all
municipal business every Saturday
afternoon from May 13. 1905, in COM
pliance with State law recently en-
acted by the Legislature. Supervisor
Comte was of the opinion that the law
was clear on the point but deemed it
wise to refer the resolution to the City
Attorney.
SOME OFFICES OPEN.
The resolution directs the County
Clerk, Justices Clerk, Sheriff and Re-
corder to keep their offices open on
Saturdays until p. m. with a mini
mum force of employees to accommo-
date the public. 1t also provides that
no deduction is to be made from the
pay of city employees affected by the
| law.
A resolution was adopted authoriz-
ing the Mayor to execute a deed to
Joseph F. Nolan, as successor in inter-
est to James P. Treadwell, to lands
bounded by Hayes. Fulton and Clayton
streets and Masonic aveune.
The petition of Margaret Bannon
offering to compromise her suit for
$1,000 damages for the killing of her
husband by the collapse of a sewer
excavation was referred to the Ju-
dietary Committee.
Property-owners petitioned that the
work of raising the grade at Polk and
Chestnut streets, which was ordered
or; March 1S, 1903, be proceeded with.
The petition of the st. Mary's Square
Association and Paulist Fathers that
the sum of $4,000 be included in the
next budget for the acquisition OF lands
for st. Mary's Square was referred to
the Finance Committee. The petition
says that property of the value of $83,-
$40 has already been acquired for the
park and asks that the revenue there
/ from be set aside in the ST. Mary 8
Square fund,