The San Francisco call., 1910-08-28
Charter JOKER
WOULD "CINCH"
POLITICAL JOBS
Proposed Amendments Practi-
caIIy Rivet City Employees to
Their Positions for Life
Could Not Be Removed From
Municipal Patronage Sine
cures Except After Trial

Three attempts to amend the charter
so that all. the political appointments
made up 10 July /. 1910, in the de-
partments OF public works, health and
electricity. may be riveted into place
under the civil service clause Of no
removal without a trial have been
discovered among the proposals ad-
Nanced by $4,000 petitioners for gen
eral legislative changes.
The charter revision convention, 1t
appears, had the cooperation of the
civil service association in getting sig
natures TO their joint petitions. The
tollowing phrase WIS inserted in the
snendnents affecting the three depart
I1ents
And also any person who, on or be-
foge July l. 1910, WAS appointed is
hereby declared appointed TO said po-
SftioH and can be removed from said
position only for cause
Just who IN either body is responsi-
Die for the clause does not appear, but
5he effect of the inclusion is plain.
WILL BE VOTED on
The three proposed amendments
mast be submitted 10 the people, and in
The for1n presented. They are backed
by The 19,e00 names Of petitioners who
lnay have been ignorant Of the fact
that the amendments would entrench
employees now enjoying the favor of the
board Of works, health and electricity
otlcisls.
Large increases in salaries go with
the other features OF these proposals.
The larry roll in the board OF works,
for example. if the people add the pro-
p0saI 10 the charter at the November
election, viii read this way: Secretary,
SS 600; superintendent of buildings,
50 Geo. head carpenter. $4,000; fire
house head carpenter. S2.l0O; school
house head carpenter S2,l00: three
f0remen carpenters, Sl,600; p carpen-
ters $500: foreman painter, $2,l00;
-four foremen painters, S1,S00; TWO
painters S1.500; foreman plumber.
S2.l0O. 10 plumbers, SI,SO0. two plumb
.frS lelOerS, Sl.OSU, superintendent of
street sweeping, $2,40U; 10 district
loremen sweepers. $l,4+0; one inspector
of side sewers; $2,400; foreman street
repairs Sl.S0O; nve miscellaneous in
spectors, $500; il inspectors of streets
and sewers Sl,500, 20 sewer cleaners,
SI500, leo laborers, $3.50; two fore
men PAYERS. $1.S00; 20 PAYERS, $500;
u rammers, sl,50O; eight watchmen,
$1,000; seven bridge tenders, s1,200; two
0unkermen, SL200; three pump tenders
St,zu0; I'VE dump foremen, $1,000; head
lanitor Sl.800; one janitor, Sl,5O0; one
Janitor. SL20o, % Janitors, 1850.
HEALTH BOARD LIST
The board of health list is not as
. long. It includes, however, 81 inspect
'ors at salaries from s2,1O0 to 81 800, in
the central Office and the fun STATS of
the hospital, relief home, isolation and
emergency services.
Following is the text of the clause
in the works commission instance, in
tended to plant incumbents of tenn
porary jobs in firm civil service status:
Any person who under a classi-
ncaUOn of positions by the civil
service commission has been eX-
amined and appointed in conformity
with article l3 Of this charter TO a
position similarly designated above
or 10 a position whose duties CORE
spOnd 10 a position designated
above, and who Is now holding
said position and performing said
duties.
And also any person who on or
before July j. 1910, was appointed
10 a position hereinabOve desig-
mated under the provisions of sec
ter and who is holding said
position without legal contest is
hereby declared appointed 10 said
position and can be removed from
said position only for cause.
Section 10 is the one empowering the
commissions to make temporary ap-
pointments. Its reference will have the
effect Of putting everybody in the three
departments in the civil service boat
as passengers for life unless elected
by the always problematical outcome
Of removal after trial