The San Francisco call., 1906-09-05
HEALTH BOARD HAS
ALLOWANCE GUT.

We've scaled the budget OF the
Board of Health down from $4,000 to
sis.see. and they thank Us for it Next
month we may be able 10 cut them
down 10 sseee.u said Al Fl. de Young
at the meeting OF the executive conn
mittee of the Relief Corporation yes-
teFday-
Rudolph SpTeckeis. who had done the
sealing" looked as though something
Of the kind would probably be done,
and the remainder OF the committee
showed that in their opinion the Board
OF Health had been very amply pro-
yided with funds
fash of grim pleasantly in an
otherwise dull meeting was brought
out by the reading of a letter from
DR. James W Ward. president of the
Board of Health in which he thanked
the committee in the most emphatic
way possible for the $4,000 which the
committee had set aside for the board
TO spend in promoting the sanitation
OF the city.
The committee ordered placed te the
credit of Thomas Magee, chairman OF
the building department. 100000. to
be used by him for the purchase Of
material for houses fer the refugees.
This makes ssss,eee that has been Pro
sided for Mr. Aagee's department
during the last fortnight. s5s5-aaa hav-
ing previously been set aside.
The committee vetec 5000 for the
use Of the sewing eenters, that sppro-
priation having been accidentally
omitted fram the September budget
approved last Friday.
Mr. Pheian reported that the at
tschmenf levied by T. W Lake on the
corporations belongings at Camp Lake
should he looked after. The property
levied upon is valued at several thou
sands OF dollars. and Lakes claim is
for s555. Mr.. Pheian was authorized
to employ an attorney to straighten
out the matter.
number Of claims freEl transperta-
ton companies for goods confscetc5
during the fire. that were allowed by
the old finance committee. but never
paid bobbed up TO worry the direct
ers II seems that after these claims
had been allowed. other similar claims
had been uQfavorahly considered and
held UP for further investigation As
result. the claims that had been al
lowed were not paid The claimants
wanted to know why. and appealed to
tine executive committee The exeeu-
tive committee gracefully passed the
query along to the new judicial COM
1nittee OF Eve, appointed expressly 10
consider confscstien claims The ju-
dieiaI committee will be asked to act
lflalle141lel4.
The White Sewing Machine Com
pany also had a tale of woe This
concern had a claim for about $4,000
against the fund which was reduced to
5000. and allowed. But the company
cannot get It's money unless il signs a
voucher in satisfaction of its full
claim. releasing the whole world from
liability. The company asked that the
receipt be modified so that only the
Relief Corporation would be released.
leaving the company free 10 bring suit
against any other part OF the world
for example, the city and county OF
san Francisco. or the militia. or the
United States ArTny-that might be
found RESPONSIBLE for its loss But the
committee decided that, inasmuch as
the receipt asked Of the White sewing
machine people was required OF ali
other similar claimants. that no excep-
ton should be made in this case
The school department presented a
claim for s674e.S0. aiieGing that school
property had been damaged by the
various relief workers 70 that amount
Mr.. spreckeis stated that the claim
was enormous and the other mem
hers of the committee agreed witt.
aim flat il would be difficult 10 injure
school property to any such an amount
The demand was ordered fled.
The committee ordered paid certified
vouchers 10 the amount of s1520-15.
and bills aggregating sis.s5a.sL