The San Francisco call., 1909-05-09
BUSINESS JEALOUSY, SAY ACCUSED OFFICIALS
Would Be Absurd to Sus
Demanded by League
Mayor Taylor Declares 1t

dropped from the AZ 900 to 5000 that we
stated to 10000 TO 81. 900 pounds; that subse-
quent TO the said meeting one Of the said com
missioners, to wit, C. A. Day. addressed
letter to the said good government league,
stating fiat test would be made according to
the promise made at said meeting; that copy
Of said letter, marked exhibit CO Is annexed
hereto and is hereby especially referred to and
made part hereof.
Promise Not Kept
That thereafter and on OF about the 18th day
Of April. 1903. test was made on the reinforced
concrete floors of said county nfrmary building
by one Loren E. Hunt, acting for and on
behalf of said commissioners: that said Loren
f. Hunt made no examination of any slabs
already constructed of the size and grade of
material called for in the original specification,
snd examined only those slabs constructed with
the substituted materials. and for that reason the
undersigned charge that real test was madt
in compliance with the said promise of said
board.
That Jubb, as assistant engineer in the
office Of the city engineer In and for the city
and county OF San Francisco advised said Tharp
and said commissioners that the material enter
ing into said construction possessed equal
strength with the material called for In said
original specifications:
That since the said hearing before said com
missioners and the said pretended exsHsina tion.
above set forth, there has been change in
the material going into the construction Of the
reinforcing of the floors Of the said county
inhrmsry building, and that the said commits
sioners have been informed Of this fact, and
that the said commissioners have failed neg
lected and refused to take any action In said
matter, or TO insist that the reinforcing of the
floors of said building should be done according
10 the plans and specifications of said city
architect; that the reinforcing OF the floors of
said county infrmary building SO far completed
has not been done according to the plans and
specifications OF the city architect.
Dereliction of the Board
Therefore the undersigned committee for the
Good Government league do allege and charge
that all of the original charges above set forth
and formerly fled with your honor and the
said commissioners, are true; that the said
board OF public works and each member thereof
knows and has personal knowledge thatsmaterial
other than that called for in the plans and
specifications of the city architect is being
substituted in the reinforcing of the floors of
said infrmary. and that the said board and
tuition to continue; that the said building so
far as constructed has not been constructed
according to the plans and specifications of the
city architect: that the materials now being
used IN the reinforcing of the floors Of said
county innrnary building are OF less value than
that called for in the original plans and specin-
cations of the city architect; that the said board
Of public works and the said commissioners and
the said city engineer know and have personal
knowledge of the facts herein set forth. and that
the said board and the said commissioners have
refused to act in the said matter and have
refused TO compel the persons performing the
said work TO perform said work according to
the plans and specifications of the city architect
Wherefore the undersigned committee prays
that your honor make an official investigation of
the charges herein contained. and that day
may be set for the hearing of said charges and
that the undersigned be notihed OF said day Of
hearing; that your honor suspend each aud all
works from office pending said official investi-
gation-sll as provided in section 2 OF chapter
Of article and section 9 of chapter 1 of
article of the charter Of the city and county
of San Francisco
MILTON T. U'RES,
Chairman.
CHARLES n LATHRoP
ISIDOR JACOBS
Committee of the Good Government League Of
San Francisco.
Exhibit "a"
Resolution adopted by the executive committee
Of the good government league at regular