The San Francisco call., 1910-08-26
Held To
HIS Low BIDDING
Fairgrounds Committee Refuses
to Allow Him to With
draw His Contract

A contractor in the plumbing line
presented bid to the Fairgrounds
commission yesterday to do certain
work at the North Beach grounds, but
after it was accepted discovered that
it was nearly a half less than those
of other bidders and at once brought
the telephone into play to say that he
had bid for only part of the work,
but this did not avail him, for the COM
mission declared that he must do the
work or forfeit his check amounting
to $3.50.
The contract was awarded to M.
Levy to install lavatories in the girls
section of the North Beach playground
for $59S, a. against 1915 and $500 by
two other bidders. Subsequently Levy
notified the commission that his bid is
only for the plumbing.
This looks as If Levy wants to back
out now that he discovered that his
bid is so much lower than that of the
others" said one of the commissioners.
1t was stated that Levy had bid ac-
cording to the advertisement which ac-
companied the bid, and that If he did
not want to carry out his bid the COM
mission would forfeit his certified
check.
Ray Doherty was elected director of
play at the South Side grounds at a
salary of 500 per month.
Doherty was questioned as to his
qualifications for the position, and
among other things was asked, What
experience have you had with the
gang?"
Considerable" replied Doherty my
idea is that some one should get on
top of it and keep it down.
DEAN ADDRESSES COMMISSION
oil =,
relation to the Madison playground in
Clay street near Walnut, urging that
it should not be fitted up as are the
other grounds, but that it should be
arranged in an artistic manner as a
place for nurse girls and babies, and
have only a tennis lawn without a
gymnasium or swinging rings and the
like.
The commission announced that the
suggestion would be taken under con-
Sideration.
Playground Director Schlitter stated
that he had completed arrangements
for the informal opening of the South
Side Fairgrounds September l. and the
formal opening on Saturday, September
"a He stated that the installing of
100 lockers at these grounds would cost
$500. Also that he was arranging pro-
gram for the Fairgrounds during the
Admission day festival.
Applications for positions within the
gift OF the commission were received
from Gladys v. Mann, Robert Leando,
Mrs. G. S. Mehan and Mrs J. Nee
laine. The applicants will be required
to appear before the commission at the
next meeting.
PATRONAGE LACKING
Commissioners Astredo and Hayward
were requested to wait on the park
commissioners and call their attention
TO the fact that some of the public
squares are not patronized by the pub
lie. and suggest that part of these
should be fitted up as Fairgrounds 1t
was stated that last week tab was kept
on Peralta park, with the following re-
suit: Friday, nine visitors; SATURDAY..
II, and Sunday. 40.
The commission decided to request
the police commission not to grant or
renew liquor license for any saloon
within 80 feet of any of the public
Fairgrounds.
Director of Fairgrounds George
Schlitter was granted a 10 DAYS leave
OF absence as he is to be married early
in September