The San Francisco call., 1909-05-09

uation. Attached to the charges is a
letter from President Day Of the
board, in sghich he states that IL the
floors, as constructed, do not come up
to the necessary requirements addi-
tional door slabs viii be added This
letter is submitted as part OF the
proof Of the charges and as exhibiting
the attitude of the commissioners
The evidence which the league has
prepared" said George B. Anderson,
manager of the league, yesterday.
points To wilIful neglect on the part
of the board of public works, to say the
least
We have evidence bearing on other
activities of the board which we are
prepared TO lay before the proper or
ficials when the time comes We are
preparing right now TO go to the
courts IN connection with the charge
just fled. IL the mayor does not meet
US in the proper spirit
Tho mayor is hard to understand In
this matter When informed that Sc
rious charges were formulated against
the board. he set them to Investigating
themselves, surely not the best means
to arrive at the truth or faIsity OF
the charges.
I'VE are not trying to annoy or
hamper the mayor, but to help him.
The league feels that 1t is. in good
,a-+ ,aono7vsbta <o~ +bo rrArepf ad-
ministration and that the people look
to it TO protest against abuses if
any there be. IT is in this spirit we
have set to work The charges made
executive committee OF the league.
They were carefully discussed before
action was taken"
CHARGE FILED WITH MAYOR
Following is a copy OF the charge
fled with the mayor yesterday:
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal. May S. 1909.
Hon. Edward R. Taylor. Mayor City and County
Of San Francisco. State of California.
Dear sir-The Good Government league of San
Francisco at its regular meeting. held at III
Market street Thursday afternoon. May 8. 1909
adopted a resolution appointing the undersigned
a committee for the purpose OF preparing and
ding with your honor written charges OF willful
neglect of public duty against each member Of
the board Of public works of the city and county
OF San Francisco. to wit. Michael Casey, c. A.
Day aud John D. McGIlyray Jr A copy Of said
resolution. marked "exhibit A." is annexed
hereto and is made part hereof.
In accordance with said resolution the tfodar-
signed, as said committee, do hereby charge each
member Of the board OF public works. 10 wit,
Michael Casey, c. A Day and John D. McGilYray
Jr.. with willful neglect OF his duty as commits
sioner of the board OF public works, and as
ground for said charge do hereby charge and al
lege follows:
That on or about the 9Th day of February
1909 the Good Government league was informed
that the reinforcing Of the floors of the county
lnfrmary building was not being performed ac-
conding TO the plans and specifications Of the
city architect. n. J. Tharp; that this fact was
thereupon communicated to your honor and 10 the
said members OF the board of public works. and
that thereafter. and or about the 10th day of
February, 1909. hearing upon said charges was
had by the said board OF public works. and that
at said hearing the Good Government league
through its representative. msdes the following
charges, to wit:
(s) That the specifications for reinforcing the
floors OF the county inhrmary building. as drawn
by n J. Tharp. the city architect, in and for
the city and county Of San Francisco have not
been followed.
(b) That said specifications permitted the
Of high carbon 'deformed bars, subject only TO
the condition that IL their elastic limit be less
than that specified sufficient additional material
strengths.
tc) That the privilege was also granted in
these specifications to use electric welded or
other drawn wire fabrics. in long lengths or
rods in place OF the twisted rods shown in the
plans. provided equal strength was obtained. The
plans called for three-eghths square rods spaced
at nine inch centers for the floors reinforcement
7.6 spans. These rods should provide a reinforce
ment of about .1s6 ssquare inches per foot Of
slab. The reinforcement that was being used
consisted Of three strands Of No. 6 wire per foot
Of width, which gives reinforcement of .0s7
square inches per foot of width. which is about
IS per cent of what is required
Id Samples of the reinforcing wire fabric
that is being used the building have been
submitted to the Pacific laboratories to deter
mine its elastic limit and the ultimate strength
per square inch. They report that they find
the elastic limit to be about ~ 900 square
pounds per square inch. and the ultimate
strength ranging from 81 900 20 $1,000 pounds
per square inch. This elastic limit strength
is only about 65 per cent Of that required in the
specification issued by the city architect.
The Reinforcing Metal
From the foregoing il is charged that the
reinforcing metal that is used in this building
is only about 81 per cent Of the efficiency re-
qured for the material in the specifications;
that this 81 per cent is dependent upon the
elastic limit which may vary. This variation
viii tend 70 increase or decrease the ~. coo
pounds elastic limit found in the sample tested.
II it IS increased, then the 81 per cent must
increase. and vice versa. II II is decreased.
then the 81 per cent win decrease.
Even II IT were possible to fulfill fhe re-
quirements for metal there would still exist
a deficiency Of about As per cent of the con
ditions enumerated in the specifications; that
If wire fabric consisting OF a No. 6 wire were
to be used in strict accordance with. the spec
ihcations these strands would have TO be placed
about II inches from center TO center, if the