The San Francisco call., 1909-03-06
REPORT TO Be
MADE ON CHARGES
Alleged Extravaganza on Part
of City Government Being
Investigated

GRAFTON the charges made by ID. OCon-
nell in letter to the council that the
mayor and the boards of the city gov
ernment were extravagantly spending
municipal funds announced last night
that 1t will present it's report next Fri
day night and asked that it be made
the special order of business at $50
o'clock.
S. Y. Costello in letter called the
attention of the council to the case of
Sullivan against the United Railroads
for the purpose of showing that the
agitation started in the council for
speedy trials in personal injury cases
has already produced good results. This
is the case of tsamster who lost a
leg in collision. The case was started
in July, 1908, and was set for trial for
December, but was continued till Feb
ruary of this year at the request of the
defense The defendant had by order
of Judge Hunt to make a payment Of
500 as "a condition for the postpone
ment. The case was not tried for the
reason that at the time it was set
Judge Hunt was i'll. When he recov-
cred he set the case for trial, but be-
fore that time the company made a
substantial settlement. The writer
suggested that the council give Judge
Hunt vote of thanks for his efforts to
advance this personal injury case. The
matter was referred to the executive
committee.
WEBSTER Is QUOTED
Mayor Taylor, in reply to letter
from Secretary Gallagher on the sub
ject of the salaries paid to hostlers of
the fire department, says: Secretary
Gallagher of the labor council. refers
to Webster's dictionary for the defini-
tion Of hostler' and 'stableman. I
can only say that it is pity that the
board of fire commissioners of 1903, and
those who inspired them, did not ap-
parently consider it worth while to
refer to Websters dictionary when
they undertook TO reclassify hostlers
as stablemen for the purpose of rails
ing wages not justified by the charter.
The mayor stated that he had re-
ferred tAe whole matter to the city
attorney to ascertain If the men were
entitled to the increase asked for on
their behalf. The communication was
FLED.
The council was thanked in letter
from the stablefnen's union for the
stand it has taken in the matter Of
pay for hostlers of the fire department.
Delegate Compton complained that a
great deal of eXtraneous matter is
brought before the council that ought
to be "cut out" so that the council
may transact its labor business and
close not later than 1890 p. m. 1T is
about time" said Delegate Compton,
that this council do not have SO much
I0dI is III TIE IdluIe Ol d0fOlAtoAhS ~
take up the time to the exclusion or
labor business.
The secretary quietly said that the
business could be disposed of by the
if some of the delegates did not take
up so much time in talking.
FAY ADDRESSES COUNCIL
international Organizer Frederick
Fay of the Garments union addressed
the council on the efforts that he is
making to organize the platform men on
the various streetcar lines. He asked
that the council and the unions afflli-
ated with it lend their aid by asking
the platform men to join the union
and give them assurance that organized
labor will stand by them.
The iron trades council requested the
appointment of a committee to act with
it in the matter of having as much as
salt water system retained in this
city. Delegates Mclaughlin. Wissler
and Tracy were appointed as such COM
mittee.
council, declares 'in favor of home in
dustry in the matter of fire alarm
boxes and in everything where 1t is
possible and practical" He asserts
that the new fire alarm boxes will be
finished at less cost than the first lot.
The municipal shop, ne writes, will be
working to its fullest capacity lin a
few days.
the attention of the council to the dim
ner that is to be rendered to DIR. Rupert
Blue in the Fairmont, March 81, in
recognition of his work in putting the
city in sanitary condition last year.
Secretary Gallagher said that any dele
gate can attend the banquet on paying
$3.50 plate.
PREVENTION OF DISEASE
The Society for the Prevention of
tuberculosis sent a number Of cards
70 Ia cd 70 To- mi a n
teach those who may read something
about the prevention of the disease"
A letter from Frank Morrison, sec
retary of the American federation of
labor, in reference to the moving pic
ture operators unions application for
a charter, sets forth that such union,
If it does not affiliate with the San
Francisco local of theatrical employees,
will have TO obtain a charter from that
body, as the A. f. of l.. will not grant
it an independent one.
The horse shoers reported that they
have trouble with a firm and that if it
is not settled by tonight the assistance
of the council Will be asked.
The executive committee reported
that it had investigated the difference
between boiler makers and stationary
firemen and decided that both organ
izations should meet in conference to
settle their differences.
BARBER INJUNCTION SUITS
The delegates from the BARRIERS
union reported that the union now has
six injunction. suits on It's hands and
that Judge Trout had decided that ac-
tion can not be maintained against the
union, but that proceedings must be
instituted against individual pickets,
a new action against each picket.
At the request of the Typographical
union the council instructed the sec
retary to communicate with the Cali
fornia senators and representatives in
relation to retaining the work of the
next census in the government printing
office at Washington, d. c.
In the matter of the trouble be-
tween the two factions of the electrical
workers the executive committee re-
ported that it deemed it best at tlis
time for the council not to interfere
in the matter, but to request the Amer
lean federation of labor to continue its
efforts to amalgamate the two factions
and suggest that in the meantime the
whole matter be either referred to the
international brotherhood of electrical
workers or to referendum vote of the
subordinate locals.
International Vice President McCon-
augay of the McNulty faction, not a
delegate, asked for the privilege of the
floor. which was granted on motion of
Delegate M. j. Sullivan of the Reed
faction. He said that he was aston
ished that such report should have
been brought ip1 and added: .If the
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