The San Francisco call., 1906-07-03
CONSIDER
GUT TING Of
EXPENSES
Men in Charge Of Relief
unds Contemplate
Reductions.
Commissioners and Board
Of Health Hold Sc
cret Conference.
Rehousing Committee Of
Fourteen Architects Is
Appointed.

| ~ dDSOTDeQ III the pTODIeDl VI Cultii .
expenses. The Commissioners held an
| executive conference with the civilian
chairmen yesterday morning, which
| lasted four hours. 1t is expected a
material decrease will be made in the
| budget. One of the civilian chairmen
volunteered the information that he
| had managed to make a cut of $500
in the July budget and that as the time
went on from month to month the ex-
/ penses would decrease. He accounted
for this by stating that as people were
supplied with complete outfits fewer
! employees would be required, as the de-
mand would fall off. He stated fur
! thermore that he believed the other
chairmen had been able to make like
reductions.
| Substantial evidence of the efforts of
the Commissioners was presented at
their meeting yesterday afternoon,
when Z. f. Moran stated that the Chief
of Police had volunteered TO detail
thirty three patrolmen to take the
place of the hired guards. This means
a reduction of $1,000 a month. The
policemen will be paid out of the mu-
nicipal budget. The guards were dis
missed by Major CASTOR. The Health
Board did not present any statement.
but it was learned that it was making
many reductions and would have it's
complete pay roll on file Wednesday,
July A. Major CASTOR stated that his
estimates would be revised and COM
pleted by that date.
FIRE PRECAUTIONS.
Colonel Pippy who had previously
suggested that the retired firemen be
appointed TO act as guards, stated that
the failure to act upon this suggestion
left the camps absolutely unguarded
from fire. DR.. Devine inquired of Ma
jor CASTOR If any precautions had been
considered. Major CASTOR answered.
NO, there have been none whatever.
but / understand that there are con-
venient water mains which will en-
able US to provide against the dangers
mentioned DR.. Devine appointed
Colonel Pippy and Major CASTOR a COM
mittee of two to confer with the Chief
of the Fire Department and draw up
budget of the expenses that would
have to be met in the installation of an
adequate fire system.
A representative from Bishop Mont
gomery appeared before the Commits
sioners and applied for permission to
erect a chapel at the Speedway en-
campment in Golden Gate Park. This
was granted, with the understanding e
that the church would pay all expenses.
communication from the directors
of the Board of Education was received,
IN which lney Ildt Iney WlSneO
to rescind the permission given TO use
the Moulder School as the parents of
the district had raised considerable OBJ
lection. The use of another lot be-
longing to the School Department in
the vicinity was offered to the COM
mission free of charge. but it was the
opinion of the Commissioners that the
warehouse in course or construction at
the corner of Cough and Geary for the
Af
present in the Crocker School could be
enlarged sufficiently to accommodate
those from the Moulder also. The mat
ter will be passed up TO the finance
commission at it's next session.
RESTAURANT SANITATION.
The sanitation of the free hot meal
restaurants was considered under the
scope of the Health Department and
will be included in their budget
Major CASTOR stated that the people
of several camps had applied for in
corporation under the organization of
permanent camps. 1t was his Judgment
that the settlements of Alamo square,
Bernal Park and Columbia Park should
be taken in. There are 500 people in
the first named encampment, 800 in
the second and 500 in the last, making
total of 1900 people. This number
is taken as the minimum. The COM
mission accepted the majors opinion
and unanimously decided to take over
the camps The additional cost will
be added to the budget and the ap-
pointments of camp commanders made.
There will be no increase in the sani-
tation budget, as the city department
is at the present time in charge of the
situation.
ONE CAMP CONDEMNED.
The camp at Mission Park was con-
demned upon the recommendation of
Major CASTOR, Colonel Torney and Dr.
Devine. The occupants of the unsanf-
tary location will be transferred to the
Duboce Park encampment. Action was
left to the Health Board and the mat
ter of an allowance for the additional
cost of providing floors for the tents
at the new site was referred to those
in charge. The cost is estimated to be
about $3.50.
DR.. Shiels reported that by this aft
ernoon all the patients will have been
removed from the Deer Park Hospital
This institution is to be closed unless
the Board of Health sees fit to continue
it, adding the running cost to it's
budget. Twenty of the patients were
assigned to the st. Luke's Hospital at
Ingleside. Eight will be sent to the
City and County Hospital and will be
maintained by the municipality. The
patients sent to the private concern
will be kept at an expense OF $40 per
month. to be paid from the relief fund.
In considering plans for rehousing &
all of the refugees a committee of
fourteen prominent architects has been
selected. They will be requested to
volunteer their services. They are as
follows:
j. w. Reid, Walter d. Bliss. William
B. Faville, John Galen Howard, ]. d.
Galloway; II. A Schulze. president
Chapter of Architects; Frank T. Shea.
Frederick Meyer, Albert Pissis, John
Mahoney, Walter Miller, George A.
Dodge, Willis Polk, William Curlett.