The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 5, 1897, Page 9

o B @ E—— { THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, JANUARY 5, 1891. A DT e L I \ - T nug p = MAYOR PHELAN PRESIDING OVER THE NEW BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. V7 i PUELAN TAKES UP THE REWS - F MUNICIPAL COVERNMENT He Plainly Points Out the Way of Duty and Needed the board next month Mayor Phelan said it had been suggested in public discussions | that 5 per cent interest is enough to ailow the company on its bonds and cavital stock in eddition to its operating expenses, and that per cent is tfair and reasonable, especially in view of the belief that the company is overcapitalized and that much of its property is held for specula- tion instead of use in supplying water or | to exclude com petition. He recommended | that the board at once take steps to in- quire into the real value of the Spring alley Water Company’s property and fix the rates accordingly, as the “water rates in San Francisco, compared with t { | those of other cities, are unmercifully Reform to the New Board of {Bomelr st sul i S, The suburbs of the should have the fos- Superwsor;. “nnnegcnreof the municipal authorities, for he benefit of any partof the City is the bene- | fitof all. By maxing the suburban and resi- | dential districts attractive we can recover our | Tost popuintion from the bay counties and ing the two years of office just terminated | Other partsof the State, which was driven 3 e the people honestiy and | away by bad and unclean streets, neglected is board we have nad | Parks and uusanitary conditions. "By attract- nces o opinton an public guestions eue | N BOPRGOS 06 NS RIONCH, (08 b ations bave generall , wh t Charncter, and “you have my best | presence of population, will materially in- r futire prosperity. | erease and compensate us for any unustial out- .| lay. | Mayor P .mll:m“men responded rnl:imz‘ in fecasd Yothe Glotitie 96 G mbleaa e | his inaugural address with a o usi- 2 2s TRVES s | nes i said it is unfortunate toat as the law now ALSO ADVISES INVESTIGATIONS. | Psostifg manner and tone of volce: coie | stands there is no restrictions on_burials | nd public improvement. He ssig: | iR the City limits, although the City doubt- ble the Board of Superersons: | 158 has power to forbid burials as a OTable hp Bonrd of Supervisors: | measure ior the preservation of the public i 2 i1s OPPOIS| ) ealt. Also large cemeteries retard the vou, the newly e.ected " who' witl have in sour | growth and development of the City. He fays the P:zop'e and City Are] Overcharged for Light i and Water. 5 Soid Talk About Tixss, C:meteries and Troliey ddress cf re of this.Oity and Qounty | recommended the passage of an ordinance | 5 & next two years: You huve been culled | fixing a term“after which buriale in the Ex-Mayor Satro. a high and responsible trust and invested | Qity limits shall cease. h LaTge powers ut a time when ihe citizens 3 i 0 51 san Franoisco have to an unprecedentod de.. | He suoported practical trades and tech foteract tn pubi matere dfics | nical education in the publié schools, and vement clubs, the discussion of a | said: 1d the fmposition of An exces- | There has been extravagance in the School arter tax have brought the forces of good gov- he Mayor's ¢ is now occupied by siv D. Phelar to : ave ! o ! Department, as was recently evidenced by the d'tha off SR ARGt fesecative ot Ban ey to the front to make batile for a | Grand Jury report, which concluded thus. and he ¢ of chief executive of San | better, gressive and more widely | to which 1 ca'l vour attention: *In 1883-84 Francisco. Mayor Sutro left the office S 1-‘“““"“ of '“1“““‘-"_”;1 af-'| there were 81,578 pupils,average attendance, oot las ne ve expressed confidence | with 714 teachers, with salaries of $657,824; | day afternoon for the last timein |, your wiliingness and ability to undertake | in 1895.96, with 32,436 average aitendance cial capacity. task, and they place their reliance in | there were 928 teachers. with saiaries of $872,. ceremon introducing the new | your integrity and hlmln" \‘lvu have been | 311—that is, an increase of 858 puplis had S 1S e s al political parties speci- | been attended by an increase of 214 teacher: and Board of Supervisors yesterday uerally 10 a business like admin: | an ? : d an increased expense of $214, was pretty mnch according to City's affairs. 'l‘:“..he,-,v P - ol b LR custom. The assembly chamber and City | He expressed regret that the City has | He commended the Merchants' Associa- corridors were crowacd. The two | not a inore satisfactory charter than tne | tion for its work in assisting City officials 50 to speak, met in the executive | onsolidation act, and said no municipal | 1n (ke direction of the use of public mo nd proceeded together to the com- me,ff:fi»br"d and -~v;duréng ‘lmeshls.‘evs for the improvement and cleaning of -room of the Board of Supervisors, | PORSIRS U » oW COATIER Dased on the SEels OHC Len oL TeTavng el : > | rience : he City to pay hal!f the expense an ie old and new members biad as- | adopted. He said it would be his first | braneriy.onnors the other should be en. o y D z 5 3 | proverty-owners the other, shoula be en- sembled. Mayor Phelan and ex-Mayor | duty to consider economy without parsi- | couraged. alked arm in arm into the assem- | mony. The people desire/improvements, iz : : 3 o 2 4 * | There has been a general demand for the re- bly chamber, and each new and oid Su- ‘glllf\[‘eY ““;'-d‘“"HP:i]b“xc Tevenues pru- | pavement o1 Market street and you will have ently expended. igh taxation in the | to give this subject your careful consideration. oon istration o ere r followed arm in arm in line. The ot o Mayor ocoupied seats on |-Pst bas peen due to waste and extrava- | The pavement should be at once durable, - et P . |'gance and to the shiftinz of the tax bur- | smooth and possibly noseless. As & mere tiorm, and each new Supervisor re- | dens, especially as to franchises and per- | sugzestion I call your attention to the fact sonal property, which, he told ‘the new | that m“‘:!‘l‘%“(eyfu cfl:ie)bll)n\'f 1aid wooden board, it is in their power to remedy. The | PESTench ot Xolor Bon Leof fietied il | board, sitting as a board of equalization, | pavement offars an apparent advantage over 3 - | should co-operate with the Assessor. He | asphelt or bitumen, inasmuch as it has b n as their names were called the new s : L | as A s De . said he would point out one or two of sev- | demonstrated to be durable, smooth and noise- s presented th als and | P | members presented their credentials and | g1q) extravagantly conducted City depart- | less and, at the same time, it prevents the slip- took their seats, the old members during | ments to illustrate the spirit of extray~- | pIngof horses and reduces the wear and tear the remainder of the ceremony occupying | gance which has erown up in the munici- | 5 Yeblcles. Turopean cities have recently chairs behind them. {;:fli‘(;' Whéch cmnld l}el rlelnediedfi t;y the | FyGu1d in this conneetion call your atication s i he F 7, oard or by the Legislature, and he rec- | to section 11 of general orders of the Super- upervisor King' of the First Ward was | [0 754"t he appointment of a legisla- | visors, No. 1587, reguiatinz the width of the superseded by Supervisor Devany, Super- | yjve committes to watch and prevent | tires of wheels, for it is useless 1o put down r Scully of the Second Ward by Super- | jegisiation inimical to the City. fine puvement uniess every means is employed 7 ‘sinaden i o preserve it. visor Haskins, Benjamin of the Third by | 1n 1893-94 the County Clerk’s office ex- | ‘There is estimated to be 16,000 bicycles in Delaney, Hirsch of the Fourth by Shee- | pended for salaries the sum of $76,261. In | Dimoud by Dodge in the Fiftn, |1 muined standing while the retiring mem- | vers occupied the seats pending the trans- ion of the usual preliminary business. 1 261 use in this City, and the introduction of this 94-95 hat sum had erown to $95,686, and | meens of conveyance has meade it even more 3 1895-96 to about §134,000. There must be | incumbent upon the Supervisors to provids Hughes by Lackmanu in the Sixth, Dun- | a legisiutive check pnt iipon the wusteful ex-| the Sttests With smooth BUFIAGes. DeLwoen thie. by Rottanzi in the Seventh, Taylor by | travagance of this ofiice, becaube tie County | homes of the people and their workshops, Clerk himself refuses to voluutarily conduct | ana hetween the parks and residential sec- in the Bighth, Morgenstern by Is by Smith in Morton e i his vithin ressonable limits of expendi- B et pe his office within Teasonable limits of expendi- | tions and the center of the City. Certain . ture. | streets shouid be maiutained as boulevards the Tenth, Hobbs by Clinton in the The cost of the clerical force in the office of | for the safety and pleasure of the people. In eventh, Wagner by Kivers in the | the Justices of the Peace hasincreased over | order 1o enhance the beauty of the streets Twelfth Inst year 25 per cent. In the license office | tree planting in the suburbs should be gen- there has been rikewise an increase of about | 20 per cent, while the Police courts have be- | come a large source of expeuse, whereas | formerly they ‘Were a source of revenue 1o the City. The Supervisors should recommend the gislature to abolish one of the courts. a: ree courts are smply sufficient for the ne ies of this City. The sum of $24,720 ha: janitor service in the new Clearly excessive. But not only the amount expended, but the character of the work done has been the cause of public indignation. He called attention to the abuse of the nrgent necessity fund. The sum of $29,- 730 15 had beer expended for things which were in no sense au_urgent neces- | | sity. About $1,000,000 had been expended | | for supplies throughout the City depart- | ments, when he knew from competent authority that 25 per cent more than the LAl i vk paid for them. He recom- mended the abolitiou of the fish and game warden as an unnecessary office. erally encouraged on the sidewalks. He recommended that the telegraph | and telephone companies be required to remove the poles from downtown side- welks, put the wires in subways, as has | been done in most Eastern cities, and .+ |tbatiron bins sunk in the edge of side- been set aside for | waiks take the place of the present un- ¥ > | sightly bins for street sweepings. He recommended, in the matter of | granting street railway franchises, that | new measures should be enacted by the Legisiature, and also recommended the underground trolley system, the economy and perfection of which has been demon- strated in New York. He took a strong stand agaifst adulte- rated and diseased food and milk. The public health is a matter of first considera- tion in cities. He recommended that while the one- company bond system for City officiuls bas mach to recommend Ex-Mayor Sutro then made bis retiring uad introduced Mayor Paelan. n of the Board of Supervisors: Our e has expired. only thing we sw is (0 furn Over our part of u ors. i 0 has many re- | They grow from year to year, gisiation is nceded to maintain and City’s natura: progress. The Orig- inal consolidation act has been supplemented by in iative and muicipal en- actme able’ wilderness of law— coustruction and application, usion and loss. s re, becomd an_absolute nec 0 #dopl & new fundamental iaw or coar- This shouid be clear, concise and com- , based upon thé best experience of t.es in ted States and in During the two years of our adminis- Europe. tration hardly day has passed that we have not been vividly and torcibly reminded of the cumbersomeness and other impericetions Of our present laws. The aciion of the Legisia- ture has conferred Goyororol anG tate many of the Powers that rightly and v be.ong to the Mayor of Sau Franeisco, hie decisions of the Supreme Court have, many cases, reauced toe chiel executive of City to the position of a i The curse of aur large corporations, which own near! utliities and by the unscr s wealth have succeeded in gaiiang control of the political management of wunicipal afairs, If the City owied its waier, g leciricul street car nd othe- public works as'weil as 1 the saving per annum would amount 1o ns and might, in time, make it possitle direct taxation, busides our growth and prosperity. San Fraucisco, by its geographical position. its magnificent har- bor and climatic advantages, should command the trafic of the whole Pacific Oceau. The high port chargessnd other obstacles raised through the influence of corporations have almost driven away our maritime commerce, and year siter year the Nicaragus canal bill has been defeated by ihe secret machinatious of the railroad powers. Hereafter let the citizens of San Francisco solidly unite to ralse our beloved City to the rank to which it is entitied, and permit me to express the hope and belief that the incoming edminisiration, in its efforts for good, honest, impartial and ‘economical governmeni, may excel all that have gone before it. As far as 1, fndividually, am concerned, dur- | The contract for lighting public build- | ings and streets by gas haa been let for nearly two yeurs ahead. He had been in- | formed by “competent authority that 12 | cents per lamp is excessive and recom- | mended investigation. He made the same 3 | criticism and recommendation in regard | to public electric lignting, the price being | more than is charged private individuals { in the same circumstances. The advance | of gas and electric siocks was due te the | increased - enrnine capacity of the com- pavy. In New York, where the gas and | electric companies have combined, as they \ have here, the Board of Aldermen had taken steps toward the acquisition of a gas and electric plant, fearing the power | of the combination. The ma jority of this board are pledged toa material reduction of the cost of gus, electric { light and telephone service, which can be | done without any injustice t0 the com penie: | We are paying nearly double the price of elee- tric and gas illumination in this City that is peid in E: cities, and while the condi. tions are different the difference 1s not by any means as considerable as that. As an example of municipal progress 1 would ¢all your atten- tion to the fact that the City of Glasgow after Junuary 1 will levy no municipal taxes, the revenue from the water department, sireet- cars and gas being sufficient for all municipal expenses. Inregard to the fixing of water rates by it, the law be amended so as to require two companies to qualify. The completion of the new City Hall is promised this year by the Board of Commis- stoners, and it is a natter of congratulation that the new Board of Supervisors will at leagth occupy a completed building. The mouey saved in tnis direction will, among other things, enable the Supervisors to keep down the tax levy, which has grown progres- sively iu the last ten years until the total ra per 100 for City, County and State purposes reached $2 25, yielding the enormous sum of $6,896.572. This year the amount which will be reisid by taxaticn for the same purposes of $5,901,000. Last year the assessed valuation of the 'City’s property, upon which the rate is $2 25 was levied, was $327,805,147. This_yeor, in ’sddition to_an increase of sbout 30,000,000 made by the Assessor, the State Board of Equalization added 20’ per cent, increasing the total assessment to $422,- 069.000, & gross injustice to the eity t Iarge, and which, if permitted again, should be stubbornly resisied by the Board of Super- visors. Tie tax levy upon this basis will pro- duce this véar for City and County purposes £4,090,000, and for State purposes $1,810,000, or an exact lotal of $5,901,000. In uddition 10 the revenue derived to the City from direct taxug on, amounting, as above, to $4,090,000, the City is in _receipt of revenue irom other sources amounting to $1,630,513 and from reilrond taxation of $1974, making a grand total of the revenues of the 'City for the fiscal year of 1896-97 of $5,722,186. ‘Ihe Ciiy property, including the parks, lots l improvements, 18 estimated to be worth 000,000, and the net indebtedness of the y, Teoresented by bonds, amounted on June | 30, 1896, to but $186,000. I and The majority oi this board is pledgec during | | its term of office to levy no tax in excess of §1 on th>$100, on & basis of $310,000,000 of as- sessed property, exclusive of the needs of the park and the smaller parksand souares. As amonnt allowed for the park this year is 50,000 and ior the sma.ler parks and squares $30,000, the total revenue which can be raised by taxation will under this pledge amount to $3,360,000, as against $4,090,000 raised this year, which forces upon you the necessity of retrenchment in the various de- partmerits, which I am_sure crn be done with- out impairing the efficiency of the public service, as we have already seen. In conclusion, gentiemen, I desire to assure you that I will be always ready to co-operate 1 you in any work designed to benefit the . " ButI wm convinced that high taxes not only repel population, but discourage ail pro- | ductive enterprises, and no city can prosper | that is laboring under great and unnecessiry | burdens. ‘The watchword of our admimstra tion must then be, and the sentiment involves | no inconsistency,” enlizhtened economy and | municipal progress. Sau Francisco, by reason of its lucation, is one of the great cities of the world, and it should elso, with its natural ad- | vantages, be one of the most attractive and | prosperons cities. I trust that you will dedi- cate your labors 1o realization of these ends. | The following committees were read by | the clerk, the first-named being chairman': Judiciary—Smith, Rottanz!, Clinton. Finauce and Auditing—Rottanzi, Devany, Haskins, | " Streets, Wharves, Grades and Public Squares —Devanéy, She-han, Delaney, Britt, Rivers. Public Bnildings—Sheehan, Brity, Rivers. Water and Water Supply—Clinton, Rivers, Dodge, Britt, Morton. E Health and Poiice—Delaney, Rivers, Devany, Rottanz), Haskine. Fire Départment—Britt, Sheehan, Devany, Rottanzi, Morton, Lluensé and Orders—Lackmenn, Rivers, Has- ns. Hospitals—Dodge, Rottanz!, Haskins. Priuting and Siuries—Haskins, Sheehan, | Britt. Street Lights—Rivers, Delaney, Sheehan, Smith, Lackmsan. Outtide Lunds—Morton, Clinton, Dodge, | Delaney, Lackwann. Supervisor Clinton arose and objected to the commuittees saying some changes had been made from those as originaily agreed upon, that he bad not been consulled, and he moved that action on them be post- | poned till next Wednesday night. | Dr. Rottanzi said the committees were | as recommended by a majority of the board, and he insisted on their adoption. | Mayor Phelan expressed himseif in | favor of postponement, as public business would not suffer thereby. | Rottanzi withdrew bis objection to con- tinuance and action on the committees was deferred till next Wednesday. Supervisor Ciinton offerea s resolution opposing the passage of the Pacific rail- roads funding bill, and providing for its transmission to the California delegation in Congress, which was | adopted. | Joseph Mogan was, by a vote of 7 to5, | reappointed fish end game warden for | three years, notwithstanding Mayor Phe- lan’s inaugursl objection to the continu- ance of the office. Supervisor Rottanzi called attention to the fact of deficits last year in several funds, notably oi $13,000 in the salary fund, and expressed the hope that the board would assist him in keeping tue fiscal page ciear at the end of this year. The board then acjourned. A crowd gathered around Mayor Phelan, congratulating bim on his ad"ress, The Mayor used & haudsome new silver- | mounted gavel, presented him by the | Mission Improvement Union along with a very appropriate communication. POLICE PENSION LIST. Two Patrolmen Tucapacitated From Duty Are Enrolled on It. The quarterly meeting of the Police Pen- sion Commissioners wus held yesterday afternoon. After routine business had been disposed of two policemen were placed on the pension list, being incapaci- tated from active duty. James Smith joined the force on August 19, 1879. On September 5, 1895, while on duly at a meeting in Columbvia tquare he was struck on the head with a rock, para- Iyzing his right side. Eugene Horrizan joined the force on April 27, 1878. On August 30, 1883, while arresting Jumes Dunn on Folsom street he was thrown down by a gang of hood- Jums ana kicked on the side, breaking three ribs. A few months later while ar- resting a man on the steamer Modoc he siipped and broke his left leg, and on Do- cember 22, 1895, while pursuing some thieves he fell torough a bole on Fisher- man’s wharf and broke his knee cap. — -———— Charged With Grand Larceny. Mark Kelly, & boy 17 vears of age, was booked at the City Prison vesterday mornine on & charge of grand larceny. He appeared in Judge Conlan's conrt 1o &uswer a charge of Wisturbing the peace and was recogmized. James Marshall. 322 Sixth street, a.leges that on or about May 29 :ast Kelly stole a horse and wagon from him and sofd ihem to a man named Patr.ck Heeley for $12. A warrant for Keily's arrest was issued by Judge Low at the time, but he kept out of the way. e Turx It UPsIibE DOWN’ 1s & suggestion of C.H. Evans & Sons to impress the fact that they have overcome the Objectionable dregs and sediments commonly found i botiled ale. Sherwood & Sherwood, Pacific Coast agents. + ———————— Suit to Quiet Tile. Christian H. Voigt has sued James B. Jobn- son, William Dahl. Mary Maud Dahl, Anna L. Johnson, Judah Boas, Nathan Boas and Wii- jinm W, Van_Pelt to foreclose a mortgnge for §5000 0n o loton Capp street near Twenty- {nrd, the property being 57:6 by 122:6 feet in size. unanimously | | changed places with many smiles and SOME ARE OUT, OTHERS ARE IN Changes That Took Place in the City Hall Yesterday. Board of Education Made Almost a Ciean Swzep of Its Employes. Superintendent cf Streets Made a Numb r of Appcintments. Minor Changes. Yesterdny was cleaning-house day at the City “Hall-and the ins and outs congratulations. The ball started in the Bourd of Education, where almost a clean sweep was made. The old board met just before noon, and after listening to a report from the finance committee, which attributed its troubres to the Board of Supervisors in cutting down the appropriation, and an address | from the acting president, Dr. Clinton, walked out and gave the new directors their seats, Before retiring Dr. following address: This is not & time for along speech, but I wish to say a word before we sever our con- nection with the department. I think that our administration has been & good one, and that the good we have dome will far outbal- ance the wrong. When we took charge of the | department we found a feeling of unrest | among the pupils and teachers, but in a short | time the teachers learned that we were their | friends. They learned that we were not eager to snatch their positions from them. We heid no star chamber proceedings to work tnem evil, and when they feit secure the work of the department progressed harmoniously and for the benefit of the pupils. Ialso wish to say, thank God this board never developed a boss. It was not known as a Joues board or a Smith roard. It will be known as the decent | board of 1895 and 1896. The new board at ance got to work by electing C. L. Barrington president. The new presiding officer made a brief address in which he said that unless al! sigus fail the incoming board would be the best that the people of California had ever elected. He hoped that when its epitaph had been written it would be said that it had shown as much zeal and interest in the welfare of the public as any board that had pre- ceded it. He continued: - To be selected presidirg officer of such a roard of Education as I believe we will have during the ensuing two years is indeed an | honor which any oue might covet. 1 have met you all singly and collectively on numerous occasions since the verdict of the peopie was rendered on November 3, and un- less all sigus fail, we are to have a board which will justily the coufidence expressed by the peopie at that time. It bas irequently been said that the board which has just concluded its labors has been | an improvement on many of its predecessors. When the epitaph of this board shall have been written may it be said that it nas sur- passed all others in zeal for the welfare of 1s | warde, prudence and judgment in the super- | vision of the property interests intrusted to itand in general faithful and meritorious ser- | vice. Gentlemen, I thank you and hereby promise that my best efforts shall be directed toward those ideals which we should all strive for and Iearnestly hope ail may obtain. He then anncunced the appointment of the following committees: Finance—Waller, Burns and Armer. Classification—Derham, Carew, Burns and Halstead. Rules—Drucker, Armer and Waller. Qualification — Armer, Bantel and Ham- mond. Buildings and Grounds—Burns, Drucker and Gallagher. Salaries—Head, Derham and Bantel, Supplies—Bantel, Carew and Head. Judiciary—Halstend, Hammond and Head. Printing—Ga lagher, Burns and Drucker. Visiting—Carew, Halstead and H ammond. Superintendent of Schools Babcock statea that changes in the staff of the office had been decided on, and that Sec- retary Beanston would be succeeded by Charles Welch. The attention of the board was called to the fact that Mr. Beanston had been a trusty and cfficient empioye of the depart- ment for many years, and that he should be retained, but the appointment of his successor was confirmed by a vote of eight to three, Director Halstead being absent. Director Waller then offered the follow- ing resolutions: Resolved, That the positions of the three assistant secretories of the Board of Education, the position of head storekeeper, the position of head Inspector of Buildings, be and the seme are hereby declared vacant. Reso'ved, That John 0’Donnell, R. P. Hoe and John Castiin be appointed assistant secretaries of the Board of Education, and that George W. Ryan be appointed head storekeeper, that John J. 0'Brien be appointed Inspector of Buildings and that Alex Vogelsing be ap- pointed attorney of the Board of Education. Clinton made the An effort was made to have Mr. Asheim Children Cry for Pitcher’s Castoria. P& | bonds, or either_thereof. retained as an assistant secretary in place of Mr. Hoe, but the motion was lost by a vote of 8 to 3, and the resolution was car- ried by the same vote. Superintendent of Streets Ambrose and A. J. Donovan, who has been reappointed Chief Devuty, spent yesterday afternoon looking over the lists of the applicants for office which have been presented. The following names were decided on to supersede an equal num ber removed: A. J. Donovan, Victor Hoffman, George Love, P. W. McGlade, Charles t. Derham, W. F. Max. well, James Ambrose, I L. Bevans, Matt O'Brien, J. D. Cunningham, Peter Quinn, Thomas F. Clark, John Bowen, John P. Cully, Joseph A. Fiizpatrick, J. M. Ferris. Foremen were appointed as follows: John Lyons, John Foppiano, J. Houston, H. Monahan, Fred Butz. In the Justices’ clerk’s office Clerk Wil- liams made one change, J. M. Cabe being substituted for T. Carroll, a brother of | Justice of the Peace Carroll. Mayor Phelan, after presiding over the meeting of tae Board of Superyisors, took possession of his office and made the fol- lowing changes: William P. Sullivan, clerk; Ernest McCullough, consulting en- eineer; John E. Richards Jr., stenogra- pher; W. J. Lofton, messenger. ELECTRIC-OAR VICTIM. Dies From John Hogan, a Teamster, His Injuries. John Hogan, the teamster who was thrown from his wagon on Oak street, near Baker, Saturday afternoon, died at the Receiving Hospital yesterday, with- out having regained consciousness. The body was taken to the Morgue and an in- quest will be held. - Hogan was on his way to Buckman Brot. ers’ eamp with a load of bay and was driving along the car track, when electric-car 565 struck the rear part of the wagon, throwing him off his seat. He re- sided at 191214 Mission street. Cornelius Kngby, the motorman, sur- rendered himself at City Prison yes- terday afternoon, and was_booked on’the charge of manslaughter. He was released on his own recognizance by Judge Conlan. NEW TO-DAY. PROPERTY OWNERS! ATTENTION. 173 CENTS Per Square Foot (n0 diserimination) s what you can get your stresc paved with BITUMINOUS 5. OCK for by the PACIFIC PAVING COMPANY. Office 108 and 108 Phelan Building. Call on us or send your address and our repre- sentative will call on you. Teiephone Main 856. Yale Locks 17 AND 19 BEALE STREET. CITY Street Improvement Co. Rcoms 11 & 45, Fifth Floor, Mills Building. Telephone Main 5377. SACRAMENTO OFFICE: 411 J STREET. . K. DE § COL.G. H. MENDELL. J)W. MCDONALD | & Corps of Engineers, U.S.A. W. E.DENNISON |3 (Retired), CONSULTING ENGINEER. CONTRACTORS All_Kinds ot Street Work, Bridges and Railway Constraction. Wharves, Jettles and Sen Walls. PROPRIETORS Santa Cruz, Cal., and King City, Monterey Co., BITUREN MINES. COMPOSITION AND GRAVEL ROOFING. Parafline Paint Co., 116 Battery Straet. CALIFORMIA CONCRETE (0. ARTIFICIAL STOXE PAVEMENT. 14 Post St.. San Francisco. Telephone Main 110. SOLD BY ALL DEALERS. ETCAGIADDING McBEANS.(0. WSS 3581360 MARKET ST, UL WORKS.LINCOLN CAL. NOTICE INVITING SEALED PROPOSILY For the Purpose of Sale of Bonds of the City of San Jose. HE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF the Ct.y of San Jose, having by ordinance en- titled “An ordinance providing for the issuance and sale of bonds of the City of San Jose.” ete., passed -on toe 21st day of December, 1896, and approved on the 23d day of Deceamber, 1896, ordained that there shouid be issued by said city of San Jose six hundred hign school bullding bonds, of the der.omination of §125 each and four bundred sewer bonds of the denomination of 8100 each, both classes of bonds 10 bear interest at the rate of al4 jer cent ber annum. payable semi- annually, and aiso by said ordinance authorized aud directed the City Clerk of suid city to give notice inviting proposals for the sale of said boads, now therefore Public notice is hereby given that the City of San Jose intends to issueone thousand bouds aforesaid, and that sealed proposals will be received a: the office of sald'City Clerk. at the City Hall in San Jose, ¢ alifornia, until the hour of eight 0'c oc: P.>x, on the eighth day of February, 1897 (at which time, or as soon thereafter as said M aud Commoh Council shall duly convene, will be opened), for the purchase of thé whole or any part of said high school building and sewer Said bonds are to bear Gate Juno 1, 1897, and the Interest thereon to bn paid semi-annually on the first day f December and the first day of June of each year thereafter, both principai and {nterest payable in goid coin or Iawful money of the United States Said hizh school building bonds shall be num- Dered consecutively from one to six hundred, both inclusive, and be divided into forty series, num- bered consecutively irom one 10 forty, both iu- cinsive, each series consistiug of fifteen bonds; the first series is 10 include those bonds which are numbered from one to_fifteen, both inclusive, and each succeeding series is to inciude the fifteen bonds numoered consecatively after those in- cluded in the next preceding series. Suid sewer bonds shau oe numbered consecu- fively from one to four hundred, boih inclusive, and b divided into forty series numbered ~on- secutively from une to forty, both inclusive, esch serles consisting of ten bonds: the first series is to include those bonds which are numbered from one to ten, both inclusive, and each succeeding serfes is to include the ten bonds numbered coi- s:cutively after those included in the next pre- ceding serles. The firsc serics of said high school building bonds and said sewer Londs shill be made payable on the first day of June, 1598, and_one of the re- maining series is 10 be made payable on the firs, day of June in each succeeding ca endar vear thereaf er, until and inciuding the ye.r 1937, Said bonds are to be made payavle to ih - order of the purchaser or payee by name, and lo each of said bonds there i3 0 be attached interest-bearing coupons, double in number (o the number of y-ars whicu stich bond bas to run before its matarity. Propossls must state the price offered, the descrip- tion of the bonds desired, and_be accompanied by & certified check on some responsiule bank, pay- able 0 the order of the Mayor of said City, for at least ten per cent of the amount_ bld, said check to be returned to bidder in casethe’ bid is not ac- cepted. The purchase money for said boncs shall be paid in goid coin of the Uniied -taies within ninety days aiter notice of acceptance. The right toaccept any or all bids and to rej-ct any or all bids, or portions of bids, is_hereby expressly re. served. J. W. COOK, City Clerk. Dated January 24, 1897. COSMOFPOLIITAIN, Opposite U. S. Mint, 100 and 103 Fifth st., Saa Cal—The mos: select family hotel la clty. Board and room $1, 81 35 and $1 80 pee Meals 25c. Kooms 500 0 and from the hoiel 100k for the Coach bearing the name of the Cag WA FAHEY, Proprieioc Statement of Capital Stock —¥— The German Savings and Loan Society, A Corporation Doing Business at No. 526 California Street, Dated December 31,1896 Capital stock actually patd upingo'd comn......; <eoo. o...81,000,000 00 Reserve fund sciually paid up in gold com. % 780,000 00 P. A. BECKER, President of the German Saviugs and Loan So- clety. GEO. TOURNY, Secretary of the German Savings and Sean So- ciety. State of California, Francisco—ss. B. A. Becker and George Tourny, being each separately duly sworn, each for Limse f, says: That said P. A. Becker is President and tha' said George Tourny Is Secretary of the German Savings and Loan Soclety, the Corporation above men- tioned, and that ihe foregolng sta:ement s true. B. 4. BE(KER. GEO. TOURNY. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 31st day of December, 1896. (Seal.) GEO. T. KNOX, Notary Publicin and for the City and County of San Francisco, State of California. City and County of Sen Fifty-Bighth Half-Yearly Report —0F— The German Savings and Loan Society, 526 CALIFORNIA ST, San Francisco, California. SWORN STATEMENT Of the condition and value of the assets and liabilitles of the (ierman Savings and Loan Soclety, a Corporation doing business at No. 526 Calisornia street, in the City and County of San Francisco, State of California, and where said assets are situated, on December 31, 1896. ASSETS. 1-$1,450.000 United States 4% registered and m celianeous railr firs. mortgage bonds, the value of which is 81,575,500 00 Tnese bonds are kept in a box In the vauits of and rented from the New York Stock Exchanze Safe Deposit Company in New Yorx City. 2,447,750 Misceilaneous first mortgage railioad bonds of ~Eastern States and State of Cailfornia. Cabie and Street Kailway, Water, Light and other ~ corporation first morigage bonds, the vulue of which is All of sald bouds are kept inthe vauits of the corporation. $8,897,7t0 2,490,965 00 Standing on the books of the corporation at. ..$ 8 889,430 00 2—Promissory notes secured by first mort<ages on real eitate within this State, the States of \ ashinglon, Nevada, The value of said promissory notesis ... e 8—DMiiscellaneous raiiroad, cable and street railway frst mori- xage bonds, and other corpora- tlon siock cer:ifiates pledged 1o the soclety for the amount of All said notes, bonds aud certifi- cates ure heid and kept by siid corporation in its own vaulis 4—Bank building and lot, the value of which is « 5—Otherreal estate situatad in States of California, Oregon, Washington and Utah, the value of which 13.. i @—Furniture in the bank office of said corporation...... 7—Cash in ¢ nited ~taies gald ane silver coin, kep: by said corp r- addon in iis own vaults, the actual value 0f whieh Is........ 21,272,006 80 775,000 00 170,000 00 864,222 08 1,000 00 2,720,629 70 Total...... LIABILITIES. 1—To depositors: “aid corpora- tion owes deposits amounting to, and the valne of which s. .. $27,750,247 45 2—To stockholders: The amount of capital stock, actua iy paid up, 1 gold cow, the value of WREEOIR . ot ki v Bipacoss The condition of said Tiahility to stockhoiders is_that no rart of the amount can be paid to them, or in any way be with- except 1n payment of Josses, durin the existence of the corporation, nor un.il all deposi tors shali have been paid in full the amouut of their de- posits and accrued diviiends. 8—To depositors and stockhold- ers: (a) Ihe amouni of the reserve fand in_gold cofu, the value of which is Inc uding the am tured but uncollected interest on loans and_securi: ies (b) The amoun: of the contin- sent fand, the valu® of which is The condition of sald fund is, that the same bas been cre- ated for the purpose of addi- tonal security to depositors aguinst losses, 4—State, Uiy and County taxes assessed by the Government, but not yet payable. Total... 1,000,000 03 780,000 00 60,201 86 121,898 45 $20,602,347 568 B. A. BECKER, President of the German Savings and Loan So- clety. GEO. TOURNY, Secretary of the German Saviugs and Loan So- clety. State of California, City and County of San Fran. cisco—ss. B. A. Becker aud George Tourny, being each sep- rately sworn, Guly each for himself, says: Thas smd B. A, Becker Is President and that said Georze Tourny s Secretary of the German Savyjugs and Loan Society, the Corporation above men- tioned, and that the foregoing s:atement is true. B. A. BECKER, GEO. TOURNY. Subscribed and sworn to before me this Slst day of December, 1896. (S.aL) GEO. T. KNOX, Notary Public. ELECTRIC BELTS Are good things if prop. erly made: butthere is no sense in paying a high price for a poor article simply bes se some ad- vertising quack " de- mands {t._Buy no Bels till you see Dr. Pierce's. B~ Book Free. Calior rddress DR. PIERCE & SON, 704 Sacramento s, cor Kearny, 8 K. Branch Cice 640 Market ai.. S F. A