The San Francisco call., 1910-11-01
MAJORITY RIDES
over BANCROFT
Supervisors Wrangle Over the
Demerits of Several
City Architects
Board Shelves Bill to Give the
Southern Police S4,50O for
HandbaII Court


were the distinguishing features Of
yesterdays meeting of the board of su-
pervisors. The building committee, ex-
elusive of Supervisor Harris, presented
the administration defense of the
present bureau of architecture and its
Indictment of the bureau in the days
! of Doctor Taylor, and Supervisor Ban
croft presented his defense of the old
! bureau and his indictment of the pres
ent, both being voluminous reports.
1T comes down, not to question OF
veracity; but to a matter of the inter
! pretation of dgures, and figures can be
! juggled," said Supervisor Kelly, head of
the finance committee and acting chair
man after Mayor Mccarthy had with
/ drawn.
The mayor, while presiding, spoke his
own views.
IF it is as funny as your former reso-
luton, MI Supervisor" said he to Ban
croft, 1T will be interesting When
! girders in school houses show only Is.
30 and 80 per cent of the required
strength 1T is just as well that our bu-
reau takes the time to make changes
to protect the lives of the pupils"
NONSENSICAL, SAYS MAYOR
Your report Is more nonsensical than
| the former ONE said the mayor later
to Bancroft. 1T ought to be reaa"
BY stages the supervisors reply to
! the committee finding of Nelson and
| Pugh was read. Bancroft in a sum
mary said:
l have substituted facts and figures offer.
ing as proof In every instance official records
OF the city and county showing that but eight
new schoolhouses were contracted for in 1910.
as against l6 in 1909.
/ have shown that the total contracts let
on schools, hospital, hall of justice and jaiI
were 81. 927, ,s4l.1e in 1909. as against ST o1s,-
| 1880 in 1910; that the average monthly con-
tracts let were s243, OBS. 43 in 1900, as against
| | have shown that the average monthly pay
toll OF the bureau of architecture has been
81 FL Z4olo Tor 1909, as against S12, 4I4. 35 for
| aalO, showing that the payroll of the bureau
| exclusive Of rent. office expenses and supplies
has been 1o7 per cent on the work contracted
Tor In 1910, as against 4.6 per cent for the work
| contracted for in 1909.
In the committees summary Nelson
and Pugh held:
We find that the various statements con
talned IN the several preambles In the resou-
tion are not based on fact; that the evidence
| submitted TO this committee in open meeting by
! supervisor Bancroft and the records offered in
| rebuttal by the bureau of architecture show
| clearly the high degree of efficiency maintained
! In the bureau and that the work of the inspec-
| ton department of the bureau is absolute and
| thorough.
We find the bureau is maintained economically
and along careful, conservative lines.
We finally declare the entire resolution not to
| therein are not true. and as result are abso-
| lutely unfair TO tne people.
REPORT ACCEPTED
The board accepted the committees
report by a vote of Is TO f.
The proposition to build $4,000
! handball court at the southern police
station for the force was lost by a
vote Of 10 70 :, Healy, Herget, Kelly
| Knowles, Nelson. O'Dowd and Pugh
voted for the expenditure.
| w n.y. this is a matter OF economy"
said ODowd. The police cost SIS, 900
for men on sick leave last year, and
they get sick because they don't get
any exercise
What's this gallery for 80 spectators
for?' asked Mclaughlin. so they can
invite their lady friends in to survey
their manly forms at play?"
The city needs this money to buy
beds and blankets for the poor at the
relief home" said Walsh.
Attorney Vogelsang spoke briefly for
a butter ordinance, requiring it's sale
| by net weight. Mrs. Louis Hertz had a
similar bread ordinance presented, and
the police committee reported a gem
| eral weights and measure bill: All
were ordered printed for the members
| information and will be taken up next
week
| STATUS OF GEARY%RoAD
| The present status of the Geary road
undertaking will be the subject of a
report to the board from the works
commission. Supervisor Hayden had
! the clerk instructed to make the in
quiry. The debate developed the fact
! that, bids for the steel rails will be
received November 19, and that sites
| for the car and power houses were now
| being investigated.
Sheriff Finn asked that the grand
jury's recommendation that sanitary
conditions at the county jail be i'm
proved be carried out, especially in
placing running water in every cell,
adding iron beds in the women's, de-
partment and building stable. A
new measure from the finance com
mittee appropriating $4,000 for the
4 water supply was accepted after Super
visor Walsh had withdrawn his bill.
| The question of establishing an all
night rest room in the ferry building
| and employing a>matron to look after
the safety and comfort of young women
arriving late at night at the city's
gates was referred to the finance COM
mittee. Isabel Munson, for the Woemn's
| Civic Association, asked the appropria-
ton.
A proposition to place SIS and $40
| license tax on automobile trucks was
passed to print, and the question Of
| prohibiting the cremation of. dead
I special order for next week.
| The South. Side athletic club was
given an amateur fight permit for De-
cember 8.
The increase in salary for seven of
the auditors deputies from 500 to $50
a month was voted down when Hooks
called the boards attention to the
charter provision fixing the sum at the
| lower figure.
RRODERICK RETIRES
| Commissioner Patrick Broderick for
mally announced his withdrawal from
the board of works at yesterdays ses-
! sion.
II do not care to say why I with
draw" said Broderick later. The
mayor has supported all I have tried to
do IN building up the city's streets and
our relations are friendly
Supervisor Mclaughlin and Park
Commissioner William Bemiss were
mentioned as probable candidates for
Broderick's job.
GIRLS WHO ELOPED
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