The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 23, 1899, Page 12

UNDAY, JULY 23, 1899 ests appeared in the grotesque costume, ered into the spirit of the affair. Mr. and Mrs le D. Gatss, Vacaville; A F. M. Smith, Mabel :Smith, J. R. Phillips; Colusa; P. Willigm Vailett Methvin,~ Dorg, Methvin ‘ord; J. Mc- i Houseman, A e is now making an extensive tour of the southern part of the State. Webb and daughter, Miss Ida Dougherty, Miss May Dougherty San ' Francisco; adys Wright Skaggs Springs. Mr._and Mrs. Ben D. Harris and Mrs. Mae S. Thomas are spending the summer Alice Bulger, Rose. Hurley, Briare and fam- rout of Sacramento has re- George Bulger, Mr. and Mrs. sit with her turned from a two wee! sister, Mrs. B. Morgensterne, at Coulter- iile, 'and is now stopping at the Golden West Hotel. Misses Maud and Miriam { rusticating at Wrights, They are the gues Thomson are ita Cruz Moun- s of Miss A. E. Aggs Sprin . Glocker leaves in August, to Hunter, Berke- spending a few months in Oz spending her vaca- MATH HOT —Charles Umback ar Frankiin Dave Wasse spending a few kagzs Springs. . Jeffery and wif their sojourn Society at the Resorts. SPRINGS—Mr. Mrs. Charles progressive party at the popular resort on Friday wife and child, Mrs n and daughte prizes were Miss O’ Brien, Mrs, C. B nd ‘daughter nts were served, specchmaking 724 Golden | Freda Cox Maxwel leave for a tour accompanied Miss Maybelle Phillips, and her M. Phillips will shortly FARM—During registered at llowing guests Summer Home Far; Hogan, Mis Funkenstein and Moore and’ family, and son have six weeks’ week's visi- Carmeto Hotel and family summer in Oak Lea cot- Fraser is spending rove as the ancisco and to their respe Homt, (Hom & el’s summer Mount Madonna Wedding Bells. ind Willlam iTot Springs, will be iends in Gilroy Mrs. B.D. Harris have returned | Miss Dwyer, Miss was given to moon trip t the happy | rous supper the gentlemen guests BoNnE s started for 2 ride \ in visiting their return indulged in, entertained by entertained from Los Angeles and are sojourning at) ges Springs. Captain A and Miss Sylvia Smith Kittle 0'Day ihe guests of Mrs. George Mertes of | Hughes and Mertes, of Berkeley John Shira and children are enjoy- | Heaney at Oak Lea cottage, Sono- ma County. and Mrs. A. Goodman and daughter returned from a Bloom, Olema gave a dinner Warren | Mrs. William Dunn of MeAllister street recently for a trip eral weeks. Mr. and Mrs. N. Ohlandt and daughter, Frede, have left for Lake Tahoe and vi- Marie Smith Miss Carrie € o be gone. A Port_Costa: John Leary Pauline Murray gert and Mr M. E. Hopkins. Brewington. est arrivals at Hotel | James P. Par- In the Future. The Sero Club has issued invitations for v and Geneviey daughters, | Belvedere are as follow: H. Bigelow, Hammersmith and and Florence, are at Wrights, Santa for the summer. ses Frances and Pearl Lipman accompanied T. R. Hamilton o at Capitola. ncher has gone to Guer- | for the summer. Atwood have T visit to Cata- I : Sheaff, Mis s Wanda Muir, Mr: Cruz Mount Curtis, Charles V. ‘Jones, Julian Thofne, Harry D. Bannister Sloan, take place Saturday evening, August Techau Hall, 117 M ADD PERSONALS , near Eddy. [ of Watso John Hoey, | Alfred Kummer, £ this city, "Wednesdas Personals. Miss Martha Johnson he after a three weeks' sketching tour in the nta Cruz Mountains. Miss Millie Hedgeboon has gone to Cal- istoga, where she will spend the summer. Mrs. A. J. Ttsell of this city, ac Daniel Stewart & Count will Hie, SBonoma oty gton Dodge, Master Royal Dodge, Harry Bodwell, Mrs ; Virginia Nokes, fleanan, Miss Grace Cole, Haw: | Lester B. Smith, s just returned | Dodge, Mrs turned from a four lina Island. Adolph Oppenheim of 1402 Mont- Eames, Chico; M Viola. Pier ned from San Jose after a six weeks James ' Jerome | Charles H. Misse's Bes. Sacramento: < Rlla Houghton, heim, are spending three weeks in the Santa Cruz mountains. Nathan Bibo and family have retur from their northern trip and will res or the winter season at the Wellesly Ho- | whera_they helr friends. J. J. Sullivan, Thompson, John Hoey, C! E mpanied by s Agnes M. Stew- sojourning mily Hager is at the Hotel Rafael e and children Hannah Sandbu: Frank Wilson, , San Francisco; Mrs. an Follis is the guest of Miss C. J. Floo lla Morgan is expected to return Monte and will spend the remainder of the summer at San Rafael, Cunningham Mrs. James A. Folger at the Hotel Ra- Miss. Gertrude Han- Rosenzwelg and duughter, Ginsherg and family. Mrs. L. Wilson and Miss Lillian J. Wil- son are summering at “Wiljenella, mento; Judge James A. Miner, Mrs. Miner, Salt Lake City; Mrs, John Hurd, { Misses Emma G. and Grace M. Sullivan and Master Willie summer at soon from Del Mrs. William A. Averiette of Alabama her sisters, Mrs. S. W. McPher- frs. F. L. Walker of San Fran- McPherson from Alaska last week, and the meeting | niec of the sisters was a delightful event. John Caffrey Calderwood. J. Herbert Rose Morse, F. Sanford, Oakland; 3 A gheet and pillow case party | M. E. Anthony, M. W. Anthony, Oakland: Mrs. J. Kastendleck, Mrs. Cecil W. Mark, San Fran- cisco; Mrs. Charles M. Beckwith, Horatlo|and command the lowest prices. is visiting Wegner Villa, Glen Ellen. Miss F.© A. Gunn, accompanied by her Miss J. C. Wiison spent some weeks at Paso Max L. Mar- golts, Berkeley. was ‘given at the hotel on Saturd July 16, and proved very enjoyable. after having .obles Springs, Alss Leontine Blakeman leaves in a few Hurd, Sacramento; Minnie Bisby, Nellie Bisby, the past week has been ger ghtful. Under the Anna Domegan, San Francisco; Frank Burton, [ new management of the well-known San Fran- Mrs. C. W. Cadle, Stockton; Miss M. T. Brady, | cisco physician, Dr. J. Perrault, the springs Emmert J. Brady, Columbla; Mamic E. Burke, | bave become very popilar. The late arrivals Bart Burke, Ora’A. Haslam, Carrie E. Luch; | are: Claus Spreckels, Mrs. A. Cutler. L. Mrs. E. A. 'Jefterds, Sonora; T. Howard Win< | Crocker, Mr. and Mrs. Boyee, J. N. Matheson, ‘“’é’;‘;’r‘;";‘\‘"i_% k. Mr A Hauxhurst, . C Dunphy, Joseph >A AYLOR-Thedrollowwifik. dusigl roa’ | A el and 2 E_A Kober, g'harles Block istered at Camp Taylor during ll\k"pd& M rea [ jh) I&vl.‘ll“bl*‘!"&‘“ s JBrown and Miss May Murphy, John Wlison, C. M. Chris- | ¥} Tke Folkenstein, Mr. aml Mrs. E. M. artin Finberg, Mrs, F. | Johnston, A, Crocker, L. Carran, Mrs. P. i T s ch: | R Pechin, Miss n, Miss Mac ings, H. Hirschman, aco, wife and daugh' Professor ter, Rev, P. John O'Connell, L. and Rofenbaum_and wife, Charles Greenbers, I | Hutchingson, | A. Baum, Miss Kate Quinlan, Miss Louise E J. Donald, I Louis | Freese, A" F. Ross Parkinson, Georzs . Wright, Mr Quinn, F. Anderson, Edith Lenhart, ary Duntc fan, Mamie Powers, Jack Dalv, te Foster, Grace McIntyre, Henry Powers Jack V alan, J. A Miss Amy | Steinman, Miss M A Steele, Miss Queena Powers. Miss Josie Coakey Miss Minnie Leffman, Edward H. St | Peter Dean, Mrs. J. Murry Bailey Ster Ronald Balley, Gustin Bamberger, L. Steinaard Ivy Rosenfeld, Mrs. Bergm Mis - | mann, Mrs. J. Regan and child Mrs. A 1, Miss Drossel, Wa sel. Mrs, Ackerman, Mrs. Furman, J.'Norwoc orwood, Mrs. H im Fanny sidman, T. Cohn and wife. H. Hartmann, F. E. Hartmann, W. Eggert Miss H. E Miss W. J. Miller, Jacob Har | ris, Jumes Hughes, Lizzie Hughes, Georg I Mr. and Mrs. A. Lynch, J. B. Kui 3 J. Goldman, J. Goldstein, Gibbert, F. Mavish, W. Ry “ollin, John Beel, Mixs M. Mur "H. Buergenbach, Mr. and Mrs Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Whittock Schanks, Mr. E. Brown, Mrs. M. Trefts, Miss L. Trefts, Miss A Miss : E. Hutchings, Miss D man A | Kaehler, Miss Alice I re Miss Gusset Specke, B | Henry. Willwiber, Mis Wwillian Dengel, wife and’ son Kinsella, Miss Mamie Murry Miss . B. _Avery, from clsco; Mrs. J.- R. Hodgkiss; M Hay wards, ctein and family, J. S Pelton and ¢ W. Ru Du ‘rank Hanly, 7 C. Witam, Mrs Bastian, Mrs. Spiers, Mrs. William Miss Adams, Mrs. N. W. Ande lish, Mrs. J. B. Lon, Mrs. K wards; John -KinseHa. R.°W R. Kinsella, from ¢ braith and wife, W Eimhurst. GILROY . HOT ' SPRINC 'he guests haye registered at ( Hot during the past week: Charles B. Pol Steel, James Kannely and wife Kannely, James E. Kannely Jr. Miss Kannely, George Kannely, Miss_ gan, Gus: Flanagan, Miss Alice 3 Kllen, Miss H. Baillaige. 3 John Pedemont, @enry Mrs. Shea and childre N. Jacks H ‘ord, Frank F ptain J. Jensen W. Wallis and wi Lillian Rae, Miss Lill son, James Culp, Josey M Bertiz, R. Rodgers, C. Mason, ames Princevalle, Palmer, J Leon Loupe. weather. M. E. Ellis and wi I | Eitis, Mr, and Mrs. E. A. Hollaway, G. T. Dunlap, wife and son, Miss L. Swan m Rlake, Samuel Hooper, Henry Mayock, Lauterwaseer, J. Roy Phelps. Edward F. Arm- strong, J on, Mrs. Allen, Mrs. Gear: P. Emigh sARATOC arrivals ‘a ing Miss F 'r, Miss Miny 1e and wife Mart I nwoski muel Watson, wife and child Job €. Cambell, Mre. Cambell. ¥ra | and wife, William H. Watrous, T rington.” W. T. Welch, John Browr Peet, F. Kievesahl, Mrs. Klevesah Klevesa Mad Lada, ville riast dgar THE MERCHANTS - URGE THE CITY « T0 ECONOMILE ——— | | They Outlinea Money- | Saving Plan. | ety | CONDEMN ANNUAL CCNTRACTS gl WHY GRAFTERS GET MUNICI- PAL BUSINESS. e Association Advises the Supervisors | to Buy Fire Department Sup- | plies in the Open Market. on Monthly Estimates. | e The Merchants' Assoclation has sub- | | mitted to the Board of Supervisors a | { plan of procedure to be followed by the | city In purchasing supplies for the Fire J. B._Smith, H " Botz « . Mrs. S. Hochstader, | such a feeling should not exist. econe our recomme Edwin Kinc: cis Mr. and Mr A Miss M. J. Stewart, Booth Tucker, New York; Mrs. §. N. Wyckoff, N. Pontiledes, Berke Josie Colehower, Mr. Morsey, Miss Mitchell, P. N. Morse, Watsonville; August Astredter, Mrs. H. M. Stover, Soledad; Miss Kate Heggarty, Miss Lou Heggarty, San Jose; arr, Miss Ella Bradley, Marys Stover, Alexander Stover, Port- and PASO ROBLE: rivals at Paso Robles fer the week- enc 19 a H. L. Bates, E. A. Kaber, Cr E. Jeffery, San 3 « frs. Lemon, A W. H. King, 0. Lewis A, D." Baldwin, P (8 Oakland; R. Lea A. Martin, San’ Francis Angeles 1. W. Wright, Mur- ison, San : J James Neinberg, co; T. Neathe Colorado Fos neisco; Mrs. M. C. Tr Oakland} Rush, L. Lewis, ncisco; J alla, Watsonville: M Gragg, Monte- v; P. L. Fisher, R. I. Manas reodore O, Gadd G. Tee, J Danner Bates, Charles Bach & Pach, F, J..0'Con- Hunter M. Rum- en, J ellows, M. Jorgen: G. A. Lynch, P, " Al Hayes, H ge R, Polachi, = Alam M. 7 7 ¢ M. Berner and wife. cisco: E. M. Payne Payne, R. E. Jack, & Smith’ and Glenn, W ‘William " SPRINGS Sonnenberg S. Shoenholz, E.' Schmidt, San R; Washin D. C. ymouth PRINGS -Late arrivals at Miss Libbie Schumacher,.Clarenca J. Weill, John M. Curtis and wife, Schumacher h F. Conway, Miss E. Alex- ma West, Miss My Grove and wife Miss Elsle Smith Hazel Muir, Roy Muir, J g guests Ke ley, dur- wee hrop _and na A. Root, Miss e s M. J. Wade, Miss and Miss MeConnell, family, Mrs. Weineke, Miss Slavar MeDonough San Francisco. Fourth—There will always be some arti- s required from time to time which are icluded in any schedule which ¢an be for a year's supplies. Purchasing e in_open market, as is done at pres- leads to charges of favo m_upon part of the party doing the purchas- not ma the ing. We find that on account of the above reasons many of the leading hardware yuses have declined in the past to bid for these supplies and they emphatically state that they will not bid in the future under such conditions We submit to your honorable board that The pur- s is a purely business pro and should be, conducted in a business-like manner. The present offi- cers of the city government were pledged by the different parties at the last elec- tion to conduct their departments in an mical and business-llke manner, and dations are solely to enable chasing of su them to do s0. In view of the conditions enumerated above and in order that the furnishng of these supplies may be conducted in a pusi- ness-like way and afford the city the benefit of that competition to which it is Iy entitled the Merchants' Association sspectfully begs to recommend that a different system be pursued and suggests that the method as outlined in the in- closed memorandum, ich is stmilar to the one used by the United States Gov- rnment and the State, be adopted. Wa are satisfied that the purchase of all kinds of supplles made in this manner will re- and economical sult in a more efficient administration of such affairs, will be more satisfactory to the dealers and the public and could, with advantage, be ex- .d to all departments of the clty gov- nment which purchase supplies. Re= spectfully vours, MERCHANTS' ASSOCIATION to be followed hereafter As a plan Department. It is a plan laid down | the association submitted the follows along solid business lines and on the |ing same busipess principles which the | First—In attempting to make anenor- hard-headed members of the associa- | mous —schedule containing all supplies tion have rigidly adhered to in build- needed during an !vl\ll;'w' .\;‘dl' :iindil‘ ng | ofr owr coessful conc < | no quantities the heads of each depart- e jShie iR en '”", D | ment should once a month prepare a LROEs s nt | oquisition of the supplies which will ill-conditioned avagant method | required by that department during tb and instead of yearly s < and | next ensuing month. These requisitl contracts suggests monthiy ments | to have the different art divided into | and an open field for all reputable mer- | clas so that each bid need consult | chants only the class containing the goods in | okl ot accon which he deals. Exact quantity desirec | , ,The communication accompanving | for that month of each article shouid be | the plan, which was filed yesterday, | stated. These requisitions should be sub- criticizes severely every detail of the | mitted to the chief engineer for approval, system now in vogue. It points out the | after making such chang: as to quan- innumerable weak spots and tells | lity, ete.. as in his judgment seems bes : 2 S ‘Ahiat Hoarear | and’ refer them to the Fi department pointedly why it is that scarcely one | 2! : t > D m edly why b I8 e city will do | Committee of the Board of Supervisors reputable merchant in the eity will do | fiinov, ) business with the municipality. AS an | Second—Typewritten or printed eopies explanation of why city business has | of these Ii in the form of proposals fallen into the hands of grafters and | should be sent to all, or at least not less brokers, who get from two to six prices 'hu'k lgn’t@ hr"‘p nsible firms (‘;’U'Y_ ing o everything ordered, it is complete | Stock of such articles. inviting them to x::d ‘l;,f',x,‘ :,‘.1”' ! PIEte ubmit bids en a cer i date, If it s P ough. - made the rule and is known that these The communication as filed is ap- | jiste will be sent out on a certain day in pended: ach month and a .~,,,;_\- s post 1l c;n tha st_We find that it is impracticable | Official bulletin board every dealer in containing ¢ the articles required by | Supplies are wanted and procure a cor e te Department during the year of the proposal from the clerk in case Second—We helieve that it is not ad- | One has not been sent to him o navertise for bids and contract | Third—These bids should be recelved e aolics Tor as long a time as one year. | Only_from legitimate licensed firms car E RiSVe belleve, after considering the | TYing_stock of the supplies desired. ay question | thoroughly and giving - due | provided in present specifications. —to- e to the troubles which have arisen | kers, who simply bid on contracts and de- Sver this nfatter heretofore, that the en- | P upon purchasing supplies from e item of purchasing supplies in | Wholesale houses as they ar¢ required, T\l at the present time is unbusiness- | Should not be permitted, 10 ‘3iC. OB A economical and’is obnosed te | Kourti—The bids sbould becpenedion & ¢ fixed day in the presence of all bidders the public interest. I Pauprort of these conclusions we beg | to call the attention of your honorable board to the following facts: 3 The schedules as heretofore sub- | mitied for bids do not specify in any way the probable quantity required of each article. 1t is perfectly evident that in many of these articles the quantity re- quired to a great extent determines th price. To ask a firm to bid intelligently for an article when it is not known whether there will be required a gross or | only half a dozen is to ask an impossibili- and the city undoubtedly suffers from | such a method. Sccond—The contracts at present not | only call an indefinite quantity but | also requir: successful bidders to rur- | | nish the articles at a_specified price at | any time during a y time. Tt is well | known that the cost of many goods. par- ticularly in the hardware line, varies greatly during a vear's time. A pric which may be perfectly fair now may be very much too high or too low in six months from now, according to the chans ing conditions of the market. The resuit is that dealers, in order to protect them- selves from loss, are compelled to bid higher prices than the articles are worth | at_that time. which is unfair to the city. Third—The uncertainty of securing p ment for goods supplied. In the past mer- chants have in several Instances lo heavily on the city because orders we given for which no funds were availabl At other times pavment has been undu withheld for trifling errors or apparent difference in price these facts but do not always understand | the reasons and cannot afford to give suf- ficient time to watching the state of “hw‘ n- Merchants know of | treasury or the technical question in- | volved. Hence many merchants refrain | entirely from competing for any busines done with the municipality, while if the | ordering for the city were properly done | the city should enjoy the best of credui Who may attend by the Fire Departmenc Committec, who will award the order for each item to the lowest bidder. The advantages of this method are: First—Oniy one month's supplies being required, except in the case of small arti- cles rarely used, the heads of départ- ments can easily and closely estimate the tmantities required. Second—Bidders. knowing the quantity and that it is to be furnished within thirty s or at once. can bid inteili- gentl the lowest market prices Third—It will be necessary for dealers to inform themselves concerning the con- dition of the funds only when hidding Fourth—In cases of ~ emergency, or if during the month some articles are re- quired which were not in the monthly re- quisition, a_special list of these can ba dent at any time to not less than three leading houses. and such order given to the lowest bidder. and thus avoid exces- sive prices, charges of favoritism, and pressure for patronage, as is frequently the case when goods are bought in_open market from some house especially desig- éd _for this purpose. —Such a method w save the un- pense of advertising the ard of contract for each of over 700 ticles. many of which-are used in small quantities and perhaps only two or three times during the vear. Sixth—Furthermore. in support of these recommendations we beg to report that we have discussad this entire matter with av members of the leading wholesale hard- ware houses in this city, and they unani- mousl sve this proposed method of furnis supplies. and state that If tha city will adopt such a system they will regularly bid on the monthly supplies and will guarantee the pri Consequently we strongly = recommend that the system hereln outlined be adopt- ed. The best plano is the Decker & Son. See new styles at Mauva®s’, 769 Market. *