The San Francisco call., 1910-03-08
MAYOR OBJECTS TO
BEING COLLECTOR
So Supervisors Pass Bill Au-
thorizing Employment of
Agent to Do Work

The mayor absolutely refuses to go
out as a bill collector for this or any
other board declared Mayor Mccarthy
yesterday when resolution to author
ize the employment of an agent to col
lect city rents came up for action be-
fore the supervisors. THE mayors
secretary does not propose to make a
political platform put of his office |
will not do this work and neither will
my secretary.
The board passed the bill.
Wasn't there a job created in the
city attorneys office by the former
board in December to see about city
leases?" asked Mclaughlin.
Yes, McKannay, Mayor Taylors sec
retary, holds it, said Nelson.
Well. this mi ght be matter to
turn over to him." added Mclaughlin.
the mayor to employ a regular agency
to collect the city rents on l per cent
basis.
POPULATION OF 100000
San Francisco has 100000 popula-
tion, said Ct. B. Baldwin, supervisor
of the census for the fourth district of
California. But it is the duty" con-
tinued he, ''of her citizens to CO operate
with the 315 enumerators who will be
going over the city in April to secure
the returns for the census. The world
knows that the city has been rebuilt
and now 1t has the opportunity to show
the world that it's children to the num-
Der of half million have returned. On
this depends it's allotment of public
buildings and all kinds of public un-
dertakihgs as well as an additional rep
resentative in congress-
The board advertised for sale S116-
600 worth of the ~ per cent sewer
ponds. all remaining, and will receive
b1ds for the same between and 8
o'clock Monday, March 2S.
BY vote of II to / the board re-
rused TO grant Theodore Knutsen a
permit to keep two horses at 1120 Po-
trero avenue, Mclaughlin making a
lone fight against the hospital COM
mittee and small army of house hold
ers who appeared to protest against
the stable.
ARC LIGHTS ORDERED
The board ordered the constructiop
of the southern section of the Mission
street viaduct with the $4,000 set
ASIDE Tor the purpose, and directed the
installation of 73 arc and SO gas lights
throughout the city. Chairman Walsh
said these were all of the 500 appIi-
cations which could be filled. the old
board having installed lights which
end and the new finance committee
having allowed $4,000 of the $4,000
asked by his own committee for further
extension of the service.
The board of works transmitted to
the supervisors the city engineers esti-
mate that it would cost $4,000 to make
the proposed cut in Hayes street be-
tween Steiner and Scott so that the
railway may extend its trolley line
out Hayes street from Fillmore
The supervisors also received +
health boards recommendation that the
old corporation yard in Sacramento
street between Drumm and East be-
used as site for the new harbor hos
pital.
1t denied the application of the San
Francisco Home for Incurables for the
use of the California woman's hospital
buildings in Sacramento street.
The health board asked for $40 ad-
ditional monthly to employ two more
sanitary inspectors at $3.50, one food
inspector at 500, two market inspect
crs at s115. one school inspector at
500 and two women inspectors of
schools at SIS. The matter was re-
ferred to the finance committee.