The San Francisco call., 1906-06-26
NICHOLS FEELS
He IS SIGHTED
Says He Ought to Be
Consulted as to
Buildings.
Mayor and Judges Ignore
Him in Housing of
City Officials.

Supervisor Nichols expects to submit
a report in regard to a permanent home
for the various departments of the city
and county government at the next
meeting of the Board of Supervisors.
While he refrains from any statement,
ii is understood that the chairman of
the building committee is not at all
pleased with the manner in which his
powers have been usurped.
Despite the fact that he has been
working along the line of arranging
plan for housing the city officials. 1t is
understood that Mayor Schmitz and the
Superior Court Judges have also been
devising schemes. And it appears also
that a report would have been filed yes
terday but for what Nichols considers
interference.
Yes. l had intended TO report" he
admitted. but I understand that others
are making plans, and that stopped
me"
who are making plans?"
'Oh, I don't know was the re-
sponse.
Nichols has a scheme of his own,
which will be presented for considera-
tion. His idea is TO erect a temporary.
home either on one OF the lots belong
ing TO the city or the city to lease
property. Such structure. he says.
could be built at a cost OF $50. 900, and
would be able to accommodate all the
departments He has several locations
in view-a vacant lot at -McAllister and
Laguna streets. sites of the Mechanics,
Pavilion and Central Park and city
ground at Fifth and Market streets.
In the meantime, acting under the
instructions of the Supervisors, he will
make a thorough investigation of the
City Hall. the Hall of Justice and the
Hall Of Records, to see II portions of
these buildings can be put in shape for
occupancy.
The Board OF Supervisors met yester-
day, bat for lack Of a quorum adjourned
10 meet tomorrow afternoon.
ration provides for about half that of
a soldier.
II was also estimated that a refugee
needs less dried fruit, vinegar and even
salt than a fighting man,
The relief committee agreed with the
United states War Department on
three Items Refugees must have as
much pepper, soap and candles as a
soldier.
The refagee's and soldiers rations
are offered for comparison in detail:
RATION FOR REFUGEES.
Meat components-Ten ounces OF
canned OF salt meat or canned fish.
Bread eomponents-Sixteen ounces OF
cofree and tea-One pound OF coffee
TO ntteen rations. or one and one six
teenth ounces to one. One and one-ha1t
Sugar-Fifteen pounds to 100 ra-
tions.
of beans. peas. rice or hominy TO a
Potatoes-Three-q ot:i of a pound
OF potatoes. or three quarters of q
pound of tomatoes to a ration.
Dried fruit-One ounce to the ra-
tion.
Vinegar or pickles-Three quarts tc
sait@Two pounds to the hundred
ratiOns.
Pepper-Four ounces to the hundred
rations.
Soap-Four pounds 10 the hundred
Candies-One and one-half pounds tc
the hundred rations.
RATION FOR SOLDIERS.
Meat components-Twenty ounces o1
twelve ounces. Canned meat, when i'm
practicable to furnish fresh meat six
teen ounces. Dried fish fourteen
ounces. or eighteen ounces OF picked
fish. or sixteen ounces of canned fish.
Bread Compon ents-Eighteen ounce:
of flour to ration; or eighteen ounce.
Of soft bread; or twenty ounces of corr
Cofree or tea-One and three fifth,
ounces TO a ration. or ten pounds to 10'
rations. Roasted or ground coffee, on
and seven tWenty-f1fthS ounces, o
eight pounds to 100 rations. Tea
black or green, two pounds to 200 ra
tions.
Sugar-Three and one-fifth ounces t,
ration, or twenty pounds TO 100 ra
tions.
egetables@Beans. two and two
flfths ounces; peas, two and two fifth
ounces; rice, one. and three fifth
ounces; hominy. one and three-fi fifth
ounces.
Potatoes-One pound to a ration; o.
twelve and four -hfths ounces and thre'
and one-fifth ounces of onions: o
eleven and one-ffth ounces of potatoes
and four and four-flfths ounces o
fresh vegetables.
Fruit components. dried or evapor
ated-Prunes, apples or peaches, 80 pc
cent Of the issue TO be prunes. one ant
three-fifths ounces to ration.
Vinegar-One gallon to 100 rations
Vinegar and pickles-One gallon. Il
100 rations.
Pepper-Four ounces to 100 rations
Salt-Four pounds to 100 rations.
Soap-Four pounds. to 100 rations.
Candles-One pound and one-half =
100 rations.