The San Francisco call., 1910-01-11
MCCARTHY wins IN
FIRST BOARD FIGHT.
Seven Vote Against Mayor on
Question of IndOrsing the
Spring Valley Purchase
Two Supervisors Take Floor to
Argue With Executive;
LOughery Bolts

That P. II. Mccarthy is mayor of the
city and county of san Francisco was
the first lesson spread over the unwrit-
Ten minutes Of the board of supervisors
yesterday at the first session of the
new administration. There were two
supervisors who took the floor to differ
sro.5 the mayor-Supervisors Charles
A. Murdoch and J. Emmett Hayden
and seven. by their votes, opposed him
on the only crucial question which
came up. but the majority was safely
5ntrenched and ready to cooperate
eNpeditiously with Mccarthy in all his
policies
That there viii he constructive poll
cies vigorously pushed was apparent,
for Mayor Mccarthy instructed the
finance and public buildings commit
Zee of the board Immediately TO begin
work on finding location for tenn
porsry city hall which viii house all
the municipal departments practicable
under one roof
MURDOCH ENGINEERS TEST
The test Of the board came on reso-
luton introduced by the obvious leader
Of the minority-Supervisor Murdock.
Murdock. who is one of the three su-
pervisors reelected, introduced a reso-
tuition to the effect that the board in
dorse both bond propositions-th
Hetch Hetchy project and the Spring
Valley purchase bOnds-which come
before the voters on Friday next, jan
uary Il.
While Mccarthy is strongly in favor
of the acquisition OF the Sierra water
sources. he Is determinedly opposed to
Law
plant at S35. 600. 600, the price provided
for in the bonding proposition. Muir
docks resolution therefore. raised as
clear a point as could be conjured up
10 test the unity OF the new board.
The vote showed that opposed to
Mccarthy on the board may be ranked
The oldovers-Murdock, Paul Ban
croft and Oscar Hooks. and the new
members. Edward L. Cutten, Matt Har-
ris Sr.. J. Emmett Hayden and Robert
J. Loughery. LOughery was the sur
prise Of the proceedings. He was
elected on McCarthy's labor union
ticket. and at the first point he bolted
the Mccarthy propaganda Hayden
furnished some excitement by defying
the lightning Of Mccarthy by arguing
with the mayor from the floor on the
Spring Valley question.
DEFIES MAYORALTY LIGHTNING
Murdock was the real defer of the
mayoralty bolts. Not only did he lead
the critical fight for the ratification of
the Spring Valley purchase PROPOSE
1ion. but he took up the battle of
former Supervisor Henry Payot, who
had been accused in McCarthys Sat
urday address of sharp dealings with
the city in the purchase of site for
an incineratiOn plant in North Beach.
The supervisors chambers were
ion aa1 led
10 order at $50 O'Clock. Many of Nc
Carthy's friends were prominent in the
audience. His attorney, Cleveland
Dam. sat al the foot of the mayors
dais o. A Tveitmoe, Secretary Yoell
Of the Exclusion league and other
prominent labor leaders were in the
hall
The first business was the election
OF clerk Of the board, the best posi-
tion in the gift of the administration.
supervisor John A Kelly introduced
resolution naming William r. Hagerty,
former president Of the San Francisco
labor council as clerk of the board,
vice John L Behan, resigned The
resolution was adopted. and amid ap-
plause Hagerty was installed at the
clerks desk No other changes in the
Office Of the board were made yester-
day. John i. Behan, the former clerk,
whose work was so highly commended
by the retiring board. was in the office
during the day aiding the new admins
7ration ia getting started.
COMMITTEES NAMED
Supervisor Charles A Nelson then
introduced the following resolution,
which was carried:
Resolved. that the following named be and
they are hereby elected and appointed 10 the
standing committees hereby constituted Of the
board Of supervisors. the first named OF each
1rti6oisl lights-walsh. Nelson and cutten.
Building lsws-Pugh, Healy and Hayden.
Charities and corrections, prisons and reforma-
Charter amendments = o Dowd Loughery,
Walsh. Hayden and Bancroft.
Civil service-Healy, o'Dowd and Hooks
Education-McLaughin, Healy and Hooks
Electricity-Deasy, Nelson and Bancroft.
Equalization of assessment-Wssh, Deasy
FinSnce-KeIIy. Herget and Mclaughlin.
Fire-Knowles, Minehen and Pugh.
Free emarket-McLsughlin, Pugh and Harris
Hospital and health-Healy, walsh and Mel
Lioenses-o' 'DOwd. Dessy and Harris.
Outside lsnds-Knowles. Minehan and Cutten.
Polioe-Herget, Deasy and Knowles.
Public buidingS-HelSoa, Pugh and Harris.
Public utilities-Pugh, Walsh and Herget,
Streets, sewers and parks-McLaughlin, Lough-
Telephone rstes-Loughery, Kinehan and
Healy
Water rates-Nelson, o'Dowd and Murdock.
One Of the new matters which came
up was the receipt OF bids for the print
ing and publishing OF copies of the gen
eral ordinances of the board of super
visors. The lowest bid was that Of the
James H. Barry company for $1S4k -
printed page. That was half a cent
lower than the next lowest bid. The
Barry company is the publisher of the
Star, which supported Mccarthy at
election time.
MURDOCH MAKES SUGGESTIONS
Supervisor Murdock, before he be-
gan his interesting vocation Of chal-
longing McCarthy's lightning made
several suggestions of conduct which
were received cJtrtly by the new ad-
ministration. Supervisor Bancroft
then volunteered as a mentor and re-
ceived more consideration Possibly
Mccarthy suspected what Murdock had
up his sleeve
The board was just about to adjourn
when Murdock came to the defense OF
Payot. He arose to a question of privi-
lege- He said that, while he was heart
fly in accord with the suggestions of
the incoming mayor in regard to pro-
gressive measures. he felt called upon
70 make an explanation of a transact