The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 21, 1896, Page 30

30 THE FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, JUNE 21, 1896. Nat C. Goodwin has broken the record of disgruntled actors—he has not called this a jay City. Night after night he shivered with loneliness in the empty Baldwin | Theater, and the members of his troupe could not be persuaded that they were not giving a series of dress rehearsals. Judg- ing by precedent, Geodwin should have ne away saying that hayseeds clung to r hair and that we dwelt on the jump- ing-off place of creation. The actors who deign to glorify the town by their presence have always judged us by their box-office receipts. 1f they departed with their pockets full of money they bowed to our refinement; if they lost coin here they aiscovered our souls to be dead to all culture. But Goodwln has heaped coals of fireon our heads in return for neglect. He told us so on Friday in a speech. Although he met with a chilling frost he battled with the temptaticn to call us| “jay’’ and rose superior to it. The cruel | word mever passed his lips. Kind, con- sidergte Nat Goodwin! Itis pleasant to | know that there is an actor who does not judge us by a purely monetary standard. In return for Goodwin's moderation the least oane can do is to wish him all pros- | perity in Australia. If he were taking a different and a better company he would be more sure of it. “In Mizzoura” should | be played as often as possible and “A Gilded Fool” seldom or not atall. In the| latter play no one shines except Goodwin himselfl. When he is off the strige the audience suffers from that tired feeling that comes from an utter lack of Interest 1n the proceedings. It is useless to specify the particular actors and actresses who are | misfits in their parts, for ia that| comedy the whole company fall* below mediocrity, excepting always Coodwin himself, and excellent actor asbe is the days of one-man plays have gone by. Though lost to sight for some years, Colonel Mapleson has remained dear to the memory of American opera-gcers, and if he really tulfills his promise of coming back t> us next season, he is pret of a walcome. The old gentleman making it hot in London lately w plans for building a great opera-house on the site of the theater that used tc be Her Majesty's. The scheme fell through for the reason that so many of Mapleson’s schemes have fallen through, he was jound to be minus the necessary capital. It is said that heis now the employe of the Im- perial Opera Company, and in that capacity he will bring a troupe to the Baldwin Theater early next year. He| has been in Milan, looking over the oper- atic market for young and promising singers who can be picked up at a bar- gam, and he professes to have found several prima donnas who will make Calve and Melba look to their laurels. The colonel has a positive talent for | discovering genius. One could cite | numbers of operatic stars who owe their hirst recognition to him, and though he bas seldom paid them in coin of the realm, he has brought them fame. which is as good as money in an opera- singer’s poc People whose reputa- tions are made have in these later years shunned Mapleson as they would the plague, but the beginners who are for- tunate enough to have friends to pay their bulls still hail him as their iriend. If the coionel does not relapse into his almost chronic state of bankruptcy between now and January, it is very possible that he will bring us a good troupe of coming stars, willing to sing for glory in the hope that later on they may reap a golden re- ward. Baldwin Theater. John Drew begins a week’s engagement at the Baldwin Theater to-morrow night in “The Squire of Dames,” a comedy adapted from the French for him by R. C. | Carton. Kilroy, the BSquire of Dames, is a knightly sort of gentleman who has made a lite study of the fair sex, and saysitis | his duty 1o save them from their own fol- lies. He finds a young married woman, Mrs. Dennant, separated from her bus- band and on the point of falling into the bands of:lscouz.ni)rel{_\' baron. He imme- diately steps in, and constituting himself ber squire, saves her from the conse- | quences that threaten. He. has just met her, but that makes no difference. With breezy nonchalence he bobs up at the proper moment to push the scoundrel aside and take charge of the young wife. | He succeeds finally in routing the baron | and reuniting the separated couple. Mean- while he himself falls a viciim to the wiles of a pretty American heiress. Miss Maud Adams, Drew’s leading lady, will have the role of Mrs. Dennant, and | the other members of the company em- ployed in “The Squire of Dames” will in- clude Annie Ir hel Barrymore, Gladys Wallis, Harry Harwood, Arthur Byron, Lewis Baker, Graham Henderson, Frank Lamb and Herbert Ayling. The curtain will not rise on “The Squire of Dames” until 8:30 every evening. California Theater. The last presentation of “The Home Secretary” by Stockwell’s company of | players will be given to-night at the Cali- fornia Theater. To-morrow evening an | English comedy by Sims and Raleigh, | “The Gray Mare,” will be presentea. It was last played here by the Lyceum Theater Company, and its humorous situ- ations were greeted with plenty of laughter. Herbert Kelcey will appear in his former | role of John Maxwell, M.D., a comedy part in which seriousness is nacessary to the development of the humor. The plot centers round a lie, which he tell his fiancee in order that he may later on ex- pound to her a moral lesson on the harm- ful art of lying. But before he gets an opportunity to lecture her the lie has in- | volved him in all sorts of trouble, which is | only straightened out after a series of | amusing complications, running through three acts. Miss Effie Shannon will play the part of Kate Stanhope, and William Beach will | bave a good role as the musical brother of | the hero. “The Gray Mare” will be pre- | teded each evening by the curtain-raiser “A Pair of Lunatics,” by W. R. Walkes. | Next week the Stockwell players will be | seen in “A Bunch of Violets,” tirst pro- duced in this country by Beerbohm Tree. Columbia Theater. “Lord Chumley,” a play from the pens | »f De Mille and Belasco, will be produced | st the Columbia Theater to-morrow night | by the Frawley Company. Itisa comedy whose chief character is somewhat of the gilded fool order, but the theme has been | reated with considerable originality by :he authors. *“Lord Chumley” had & run »f over eight months at the New York Lyvceum Theater. The young English Lord, who gives the | will be another addition to the bill. | tricks. : | Western, who styles herself “The Instru- name to the play, is not only poor in this world’s goods, but 1s so inane as to con- vey the impression that his mind is weak. Te is in love with the sister of a young bid ho is his great friend, thougn the dy fancies that he only seeks to hes for her money. The lieutenant i mblerand, through this besetting sin, he has fallen into the power of a French adventurer, who trades on the situation to the extent of forcing himself into the young man’s home and trying to marry the sister. Chumley grasps the situation. and shows an unexpected amount of shrewdness in foiling the viilain’s plots. Aiter exhibiting a great amount of self- sacrifice, he 1s finally rewarded by the | hand of the girl he loves, and the French- man is sent back to the galleys, whence he had escaped. Grand Opera-House. The coming attraction at the Grand isa spectacular comedy-drama new to this | coast, entitled “*A Perilous Voyage.” Itis from the pen of Harry Meredith, author of “The Promised Land” and other well- known melodramas. His latest work, “A Perilous Voyage,” has, as its title implies, a strong nautical flavor. Most of the scenes are laid on board a United States frigate on its way to China. One of the leading roles, that of a lieu- tenant of the ship, Frank Desmond, will be played by the well-known leading man, William L. Roberts, who has been especi- ally engaged for the production. Tivoli Opera-House. The Tivoli’s summer attraction will be presented to-morrow night, in the shape of Offenbach’s operatic spectacle, “A Trip to the Moon.” The fantasie is founded on Jules Verne’s famous story, and consider- able preparation has been undergone in order to present it appropriately. Fifteen musical sets and changes constitute the illustration of the plot of the voyage from the earth to the moon, and they bave all been arranged with an eye to scenic effect. There will be new and brilliant costumes, | light effects and accessories. The cast will include all the favorites of the company, together with a ballet led v Mlle. Adele Vercellesi, under the direc- gnor de Fillipi. Several special- ill be introduced. After *‘A Trip to the Moon” the grand- opera season will open, under the direc- tion of Gustav Hinrichs, who is announced to bring with hima number of artists. During the course o1 the season several grand operas not yet heard 1n this City will be present At the Orpheum. It is announcea that the Orpheum in- tends to take a new departure in the shape of three matinees a week, beginning with next Wednesday. The matinee days will be Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday. Among the newcomers this week will be Billy Van, whose name is familiar to lovers of the old-time minstrel show. He was seen here two years ago with the Primrose and West Company, and was considered one of the hits of the show. | He is billed to do a funny monologue act to-morrow night. The Stewart Sisters They are szid to be comely young women, who introdnce original songs, dances and paro- dies into their “‘turn.” Bimbo and Tehi will give burlesque magic and juggling Another newcomer will be Lillian mentalist’’ on the strength of performing on thirty different musical instruments. Several of last week’s performers will be held over, among them being the Marlo- | Dunbam family, the Meers Brothers and Hayes and Post. have arrived for the vitascope, among them being the much-discussed May Irwin | and John Rice kiss. Columbia Dramatic School. The eizhth performance of the Columbia School of Dramatic Art will take place on Thursday afternoon next, June 25, at 2 o’clock. Two new :curtain-raisers will be pre- entitled “*Expiation,” and the other, by Miss Ellis Yates Grunt, is called “‘The Tiree Miss Biddles.” Inadditionto these glnys there will be a performance of erome K. Jerome's curtain-raiser, “Sun- set.” There will alco be a minuet dance | by eight young ladies in the character cos- | tumes of Louis XIV period, with novel light effects, a Spanish bolero, and a new | character dance, called “‘Pastand Present.’” Macdonough Theater, To-morrow evening Nat C. Goodwin will | open a two nights’ season at the Macdon ough Theater, Oakland, with “In Miz zoura.” The second night will ke devoted to “A Gilded Fool.” On Tuesday, July 7, John Drew will open a three nights’ season at the Mac- donough. Grover's Alcazar. “The Crossroads of Life’’ will be the at- traction at Grover's Alcazar this week. The first performance will be given to- MOTTOW evening. the star actors in the caste. Park Theater. Notice will be found in another column of the opening of the commodious Park | ““The Cruskeen | Theater on Grove street. Lawn,” which was successfully produced last night, will occupy the boards for the | rest of the week. Dramatic Brevities. Frederick Warde leaves New York on the 24th for this City. Hoyt is in Paris now and he expects to t}_ml‘lze a new play when he returns in the all. There are but two characters in the cur- tain raiser to be given at the California this week. “The Idier” will be the bill for the fourth week of the stock season at the California. Marie Marchesi, daughter of the famous singing teacher, will make her debut on the London concert stage in July. In the noted | A number of new views | ented, one, by William Greer Harrison, is | Collier will- be one of | late forties Mme. Marches: herself was a | favorite mezzo-soprano concert singer in | London. She was a pupil of Manuel Garcia. Mary Forrest, an American singer, lately made her London debut at Queen’s Hall and received ‘‘good notices.” Melba’s Ophelia, or at least her render- ing of the mad scene in Thomas' opera, | has stirred Paris as greatly as it stirred | New York. The present prospect is that the only foreign dramatic stars of note in_this country next season wiil be E. 8. Willard and John Hare. Maurice Barrymore will open at Palmer's Theater next November under William A. Brady’s management, in his own play, “‘Roaring Dick & Co.” Thomas A. Edison promises ultimately | to combine the phonograph with the vita- | scope, so that one may hear as well as see | all the marvelous things provided. “Bohemia’ still remains ihe star attrac- tion of the Empire Theater company’s repertoire and will be the opening play of | that organization’s engagement at the | Baldwin next month. Mme. Emma Eames has taken the trou- | ble to deny a printed rumor that she will | make a tour of this country next season with Colonel J. H. Mapieson’s New Im- perial Opera Company (Limited). Daly will take his dramatic company, | headed by Miss Rehan, to London this vear, after all. The run of “The Geisha’’ at Daly’s Theater, of course, will not be disturbed, and the American players will probably appear at the Shaftesbury. Mme. Calve has contradicted the report | that she will appear in Paris, and except | as to her London season, she declares she will rest all the summer in the country, | till the time arrives for her return to the | United States. Moreover, she wiil not create the chief part in M. Massenet’s new opera, ‘‘Cinderella,” as she believes sne is not physically suited to the role, while as to “*‘Sappho,” it will not be finished till nex year. | *The Clergyman’s Daughter,” the new | musical play which George Edwardes will produce at the London Gaiety, is not “‘friv- | olous or skittish.” Edwardes says it is an | old-fashioned littledrama, which attempts to get something of the sweetness of the “Vicar of Waketield” and the sympathy of “Sweet Lavender’; and it set to | music, a good deal of which is liveiy, and | some of which is tender. Add a crowd of pretty chorus giris and the mixture is complete. Modern Dramatic Tuition. | Loud and angry voices were heard in the rcom above. A woman’s piercing scream smote the air. Thump! Thump! Thump! A woman’s heartbreaking sobs broke | upon the ears of the horrified listeners. ‘With oneaccord they rushed up the stair- way and burst open the door of the room from which the sounds proceeded. | A woman with disheveled bair, torn and dust-covered clothing and eyes red | with weeping stood in the middle of the | room. A man with his coat off, sleeves rolled | up, his eyeballs rolling in frenzy, and the | perspiration streaming down his face | confronted the intruders. | “What do you want here?” manded. ‘‘We are here in the interests of human- | ity,” sternly answered one of them. “You mistreating a woman!” ’ he asked, turning to her. -0,” she sobbed, ‘‘you are not! Gen- tlemen, he—he is teaching me how to—to express the—the natural emotions. This is a—is a school of dramatic art.” And the avengers siunk out of the door and went slowly down the stairway.—Chi- cago Daily Tribune. he de- OFFENDED THE ACTORS. How Lord Russell Made Inconsiderate Remarks at a Public Dinner. For the first time in the history of the English theater the Lord Chief Justice ha: presided at an actors’ dinner. Lord Rus- sell of Killowen, who will cross the ocean to see America in August, in his speech as chairman at the fifty-first annual dinner o the Royal General Theatrical Fund, had a | little fun with the players. He said: It may not be known to all of you, but | itis known to some of you, though per- | haps not by experience, that the Lord Chief Justice is head of the criminal judi- cature of England, and the time was when | her Mdjesty’s servants—the actors on the stage—were not so willing, as I am happy | to see everybody here is, to favor and | honor the Lord Chief Justice. In truth, | this points to one of the most remarkable changes that ever occurred—and it oc- | curred within comparatively recent times —in connection with the great profession of the stage. I looked up an ancient | statute—a statute passed in the times de- scribed as those of ‘good Queen Bess.’ This statute, passed in the fourteenth year | of the reign of that distinguished sover- eign, declared that all fencers, bearwards, | common players of interludes and min- strelsy, not belonging to any baron of the realm or person of greater degree, wander- ing abroad without the license of two Justices of Police, should be liable to be grievously whipped and burned through the cristle of the ear by a hot instrument. You wiil observe from the statute that in the days of 2dod Queen Bess only barons, like my Lords near me or persons of greater degree, could enjoy without run- ning the risk of penal consequences the society of fencers, bearwards, and common players. It may sound odd, but are you aware, gentlemen playactors, that until the | year 1825, thirteen years before the Queen ascended the throne, you were, oneand al, vagabonds by act of Parliament? It is, in- deed, a remarkable thing, but gentiemen and ladies following this profession are now treated and received into society as all men and women ought to be received— on their merits.” > All of which has excited either the ire or the ridicule of the few Englishmen who know anything about the stage and theat- rical history. "H. Barton Baker, author of “‘Our Old Actors,” writes to the Standard: *“In the first place, Lord Russell’s quota- tion from the much-misunderstood statute of Queen Elizabeth plainly shows that only unlicensed players were aimed at by its provisions. In that respect, where isthe difference between then and now? Atthe rresent day actors performing witheuta icense can be summarily arrested as vagrants. The players of the Black- friars, the Globe, the Fortune, etc., no more came under such an enact- ment than do Sir Henry Irving, Mr. Tree, or Mr. Alexander. They were the friends of the noblest, vide Shakespeare and Lord Southampton. In the old play of ‘The Return from Parnassus,’ one of the characcers says: ‘For honors who of | more repute than Dick Burbage and Will | Kemp? Heis not counted a gentleman who does not know Dick Burbage and Will Kemp.’ In the wills of several of the Elizabethan actors the testator is styled ‘gentleman.’ And the word bad a posi- tive meaning in those days.” WANTED FOR BURGLARY. A Peddler of Japanese Wares to Be Sent to Sacramento. Philip Fitzsimmons, George Hanley, an old balltosser, and John Monaghan were peddling Japanese goods at the north end of Larkin street Friday evening when they were arrested on suspicion by Policemen Cullinan and Mylor, as com- plaints had been received of peddlers com- mitting petty thefts. They were taken to police headquarters, where they denied that they were doing anytBing but a ligitimate business. Chief | Crowley thouzht they could only be charged with peddling without a license and feit digposed to let them go. Detective Bainbridee had been watching | Fitzsimmons and surprised him by telling | Lim he was wanted for burglary in Sacra- mento. Fitzsimmons was loud in his de- | nials, but he was locked up and agmessage was sent to Chief Drew of Sacramento askmg 1f he wanted Fitzsimmons. A reply was received yesterday that he was badly wanted and an officer would leave at once to take him there. | DEFIIENT STREET FUNDS Supervisors Find That the Ap- propriation Will Not Go Round. There Will Be $25000 Less Than Enough to Carry the Depart. ment Through. Present indications are that nothing can | prevent a big deficit in the Street Depart- | ment funds for the fiscal year that ends | on the 30th inst.,and the question of re- sponsibility for the lack of money has be- | | would file a bid which DISCRIMINATION [N CONTRACTS, City Supervisors Charged With Showing Favor- itism. JORDAN COMPANY’S SUIT The Folsom Street Paving Con- tract Alleged to Be Illegal. $20,000 PAYMENT QUESTIONED. Auditor Broderick May Not Allow Money to Be Paid the City Im- provement Company. Thomas J. Crossman, secretary of the Jordan Bituminous Rock and Paving Company, has petitioned for a writ of cer- tiorari and fora writ of prohibition re- straining Auditor Broderick from signing a warrant on the City Treasurer for pay- ment of $20,000 to the City Street Improve- ment Company on account of the paving of the Folsom-street boulevard. The complaint alleges that the Board of Supervisors, on February 10, after the usual proceedings, passed resolution 13,- 740 (third series), directing the clerk to ad- vertise for proposals to reset the granite curbs, reconstruct the cesspools and re- pave, with bituminous rock, the roadway | of Folsom street between Nineteenth and Sixth, with the provision that bidders es- timate and state a specific sum for which the entire work would be performed, also the amount they would allow for the old material on the street. It is further alleged that when the bids were opened the Jordan Bituminous Rock Company filed with the board a notice in writing that if it be allowed to do the work under the specifications in force prior to May, 1895, instead of the recent specifications, which it 1s said diserim- inate against the petitioner, it could and would be very much lower than the lowest bid that could be obtained from auy other con- tractor bidding for the work. Tnis communication was 1gnored and the contract, on March 2, 1896, awarded to the City Street Improvement Company, in Auditor is not to pay the $20,000 author- ized by the board and that he has been so informed by the Jordan Company, but says he will audit the warrant if it be pre- sented to him unless be 1s restrained by the court. It is also believed that the Boara of Supervisors tend to issue further warrants to the City Improvement Company. 3 3 Therefore the Jordan Bituminous Rock and Paving Company prays that a writ of certiorari to review the prcceedings of the Board of Supervisors of the City and County of ‘San Francisco be issued, and that a writ of prohibition forbidding the Auditor to audit any warrants for the City Improvement Company on this con- tract be also made. AN INHUMAN BRUTE. Cohn, a Peddler, Who Drove a Horse to Death, Severely Pun- ished by Judge Conlan. D. Cohn, a peddler. living at 1044 How- ard street, was taught a lesson by .lud,ge Conian yesterday that he will not forgetin a hurry. : Cohin on Sunday, May 24, hired a horse and buggy from Joseph F. Sophey’s livery stable, 820 Folsom street. He took the rig out at 7 o’clock in the morning and re- turned with it at 7 o’clock at night. The day was very hot, and the horse had been driven so hard that it was thoroughly played out and died in a few minutes. A veterinary surgeon was called in, and after examining the horse he came to the conclusion that its death was caused by overdriving. | Cohn_was arrested two days later by | Officer Hooper of the Society for the Pre- vention of Cruelty to Animals for driving the horse to death. The case was contin- | D. ued from time to time, but Friday Cohn was convicted by Judge Conlan snd or- | dered to appear for sentence yesterday morning. The Judge, after scoring Cohn for his cruelty in driving the horse to death, saia he would make an example of h;:\, and sentenced him to pay a fine of 1$250'or be imprisoned in the County Jail | for 180 days. Cohn’s ‘attorney gave no and filed a bond for $1000. tice of appeal FOUR BLACK EYES. Three Men and a Woman Surprise Judge Campbell. Three men and a woman, each with a | black eye, called upon Warrant Clerk i Jackson of Judge Campbell’s court yester- | day morning and asked for warrants. Lawrence Suiton ot his black eye from a bartender, and as he did not know his | name he was designated as *‘John Doe.” James Lane was in the same position and his assailant was named “John Doe.” dichard Roberts knew bhis man, and the warrant asked for the arrest of Thomas Carr. Honora Walsh, a striking blonde, said she got her optic colored by John | Hurley. A Jackson wrote out the complaints and | marched the four complainants into the | courtroom. The Judge was poring over the Political Code, and Jackson disturbed him by telling him he bad four warrants for him to sizn. Without looking up the Judge‘askod, “Have you the goods in evidence?” Jack« son replied that the evidence was before | him. The Judge looked upgnd when he | saw the four black eves he said: “What's this? Are you putting up a job on me?” He signed the warrants, —————————— Held for Perjury. The long-pending case of Frank L. Stocking, charged with perjury i swearing as & bonds- ‘man that he owned certain property on Octavia street, was disposed of by Judge Low vesterday, He held the deiendant to answer before the Superior Court in $3000 bonc -——— Clara Collins’ Estate. Alexandre Collins has applied for letters of administration on the estate of his wife, Clara | C. Collins, who left property valued at $5000, AL HAYMAN N A THE BALDWI JOH MR. STAMPE AT THE CAGFoRNIA el S T Every Evening at 8: FOURTH ANNUAL TOUR OF GRAHAM HEND. NOTE.—On Monday, June 29, THIS THEA TER WILL C! and will reopen MONDAY, July 27. with the New York Begzinning Monday, June 22. —Matinee Saturday Only. DREW And his American Company—Management CHAS, FROHEMAN—presenting “THE SQUIRE GF DAMES 1 By R. C. CARTON, Author. Mr. Drew’s Company Includes: MAUD ADA ETHEL BARRYMORE. LEWIS BAKER. )7 ANNIE IRISH. HARRY HARWOOD. FRANK E. LAMB. Z» GLADYS WALLIS. _ ARTHUR BYRON HERBERT AYLING, N, Ete., Etc. for the heater Conipan summer Holiday, pire D WITH THE SEAL OF SUCCENSS ! come one of deep interest to the Superin- | accordance with the specifications and | tendent of Streets and the members of the | With the provisions of section 4 of order Board of Supervisors. | 2146, at the contiact price of §39,636 69, E The Play—The Company—Thne Production L R Stockwell's | TO-NIGHT (SUNDAY), LAST PERFORMANCE The Pall Mall Gazette learns that Mr. | The Finance Committte of the board has | had its expert working on the figures in | the matter for some time past with a view | to hringing the situation down to facts and has learned the condition of affairs within the past two days. | While the members refuse to discuss the matter until a report is made to the board to-morrow, it has been learned that | the actual deficit for the fiscal year will | exceed $30,000 and that aftér using all the money available to help out the fund there will still remain a denhcit of $25,000 or | more. The exvert’s report embodies the fol- | lowing points: Expenditures—Demands presented on | the Street Department fund up to June 19, | less §3310 69 to be allowed forold material, the net bia therefore being ¥31,576. The deponent further alleges that he1s informed and believes that a contract ac- cording to the same terms was afterward made with the Improvement Company for the same work and passed to print on June 15, 1896. The authorization of June 15th reads: Resolved, That an expenditure of $20,000 be, and the same is hereby authorized to be made out of th i i payment to the City Street improvement Com- pany for first progressive estimate on contract for repaving with bituminous rock certain ac- cepted blocks and crossings on Folsom street between Nineteenth and Sixth streets, as per Resolution 13,876 (third series.) For entire work....... e ‘Amount allowed for old material $39,656 63 5,310 69 Net cose Company of Players, Including MR. HER KELCEY, MISS EFFIE SHANNON R HERBERT n’hik&(“ Favorites. THERE IS NO TIME LIKE THE PRESENT TO SECURE YOUR SEATS............ : | MONDAY, JUNE 29 “THE HOME SECRETARY. Beginning To-Morrow (Monday) Night, GREY MARE. o | The Popular FORLAUGHING PURPOSES ONLY. | Craze, " 15e, 25¢, 3¢, He and 7oe, A Cholice Seat for 835c and 50¢c (ALL RESERVED). MATINEE 25¢ AND 50c, A BUNCH OF VIOLETS, 31,376 00 20,000 00 $11,376 00 ; June requirements (esti- | ve estim 5,368 40; amount to be paid on | contracts not completed, $51,519 60; total, $563,414 96. The Jordan Company hold that the Receipts—Street Department portion of | authorization for the payment of the $20,- money raised by tax levy, $493858 | 000 is void, because the contract was tc be | licenses, ; miscellaneous, § paid for in one total sum at the end of the | 69: ipts (estimated), $939 work and not in progressive payments | total, §: This shows a deficit of | during the construction and that no $30,858 31 for the fiscal year. money is due on the contract; also, that As a partial offset for this there is the | the authorization is based upon illegal sum of $5700 left in the Street Department | proceedings because petitioner was ex- fund from last year, which will serve to | cluded from the bidding and discriminated brins the actual deficit down to about | against by the specifications, which pre- 000. | vented the Jordan Company from using hese figures are exvected to have no | its bitumen in the construction of the small bearing on the fixing of the Street | work, because that bitumen 1s brought to | Department appropriation for the next | San Francisco in vessels, cut up in small fiscal year. pieces to make 1t {it for transportion, in- S e e | stead of being brought in bulk from Santa’ A Joke in the Commons. Cruz on Southern Pacific cars, and because Ttis not often that the House of Com- | the Jordan Company’'s kettles are open mons has the chance of enjoving a good | kettles instead of closed kettles, such as and innocent joke. But it found the occa- | are used by other contractors. £ sion the other night, and at the expense of | 1t is further alleged that the proceedings John Burns, who is far too earnest a man | are void because the specifications, sub- to indulge in jokes of malice prepense. stantially in their present form, were once “Since I came into the House, four years | adopted by the board and vetoed by the ago,” said Mr. Burns, ‘the confidence of | Mayor, which veto was sustained by the the public in it has much diminished.” | board and then again adopted and again The laughter that here broke forth pre- | vetoed by the Mayor, and have not since vented him irom finishing the sentence.— | been passed upoa by the board. 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