The San Francisco call., 1908-05-09

SUPERVISORS HEAR
APPEALS FOR CASH
County Clerk Asks for Deputies
and Copyists to Handle
Increased Work
Fire Department Appeals for
New Apparatus and Increase
in Salary Roll

| County Clerk Mulcrevy appeared be-
fore the finance committee of the SUI
pervisors yesterday to urge that pro-
-four more deputies and 10 additional
copyists to handle the increased work
! in the office. Mulcrevy explained that
about 25 900 suits to establish titles
will be brought under the McEnerney
act and that unless he Is given more
clerical help the Office will be unable
Ito keep up with the business. He said
that the banks have many of these
suits ready for fling. but are holding
them back until more help Is given to
the Office.
The committee took the petition
under advisement.
! James J. Maher, chief examiner OF
the civil service commission. asked for
and. was allowed the services of an
additional clerk for three months and
$500 for statutory salaries.
allows SHERIFF GUARDS
Sheriff l.. j. Dolan will be allowed
an additional appropriation to pay for
the services of four extra road guards
to watch over the persons who will be
] employed on the work of repairing
the streets aad lanes contiguous to the
county jail on the old house of
/ iu6O iOls NC CO4illlilltCG. dloO W III
recommend an allowance of $4,000 for
the subsistence of the prisoners-the
same amount allowed this year.
Commissioners Mccoy, Astredo. Peix-
otto and Mrs. Lowell White of the
Fairgrounds commission asked that
/ $4,000 be set aside for the improve
ment of Fairgrounds in the districts
north and south of Market street.
/ Commissioner Astredo said that the
money would be wisely expended. for If
the children are kept off the streets
there is less possibility of their be-
coming menaces to society. He added
that the records showed that the ma
jority Of Juvenile Offenders came from
the districts where there. are no play
grounds for children,
supervisors Murphy and Jennings
promised to give the application full
consideration when they are preparing
their report.
VOTING MACHINE QUESTION
5 The amount of the appropriation for
the election commissioners will de-
pend on whether OF. not voting ma
chimes are to be used at the next cleo
tions If machines are decided upon,
| the city will save $4,000 in clerk hire.
Registrar zemansky and Election
commissioners Mcguire and Gator ad-
dressed the committee. but did not
Spfhiiiil ftHstHSe1NeS sOn etHe- ~ machine
! question. The city at present owns
| hfty-two voting machines and would
have to either rent or purchase at least
! 100 more if 1t is decided to use them
! at the fall election. The manufacturers
| are working on several improvements.
| and It is doubtful If they could have
| the requisite number of the improved
machines ready on time.
The committee will not decide on
what course to pursue until after a
more thorough investigation,
ASKS FIRE APPARATUS
1t was tentatively agreed to allow
! the fire department $1190,000 for SAL
aries and s212,300 for new apparatus
ana repairs. ss
Fire Chief Shaughnessy and Commits
sioners FaymonviIIe, Delaney and Nc
carthy asked that provision be made
for five extra engine companies. two
chemical engines and two trucks, which
would increase the salary roll $780,, $40,
/ in addition to the $4,000 increase pro-
,vided for by the charter amendments
adopted last fall. The new engine COM
panies. II allowed, Will be assigned to
the outlying districts that have grown
irapidly since the disaster.
Chief Shau ghnessy said that truck
companies are required in the vicinity
of lower Pacific street and O'Farrell
street, near Market, to afford ample
protection in the. business district.
Murphy and Jennings expressed
themselves In favor of Strengthening
the department In every possible way
and promised to give careful considera-
/. tion to the application.
| The committee will meet again this
| morning. to consider the estimate fur
fnished by the board of public works