The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 24, 1900, Page 12

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1900. MUST NOT TOL INIQUITIES A Vigorous Protest A studied the poolrooms evil closely, knows that it wae injurious to the morals of the young, and for that one reason alone would have it condemned. *It must be | stopped,” she sald. ‘“We women must pro- | tect the young.” This woman, the friend and helper of | all working women, was amazed at what she termed the effrontery of those desiring | to reopen the poolrooms. *“It is aston- | 1shing, " she said, “that they dare to think PHELAN IS HUMILIATED AT THE WATER INQUIRY gainst Licensing Vice or Placing a Price on Crime. Cupervisors Called Upon to Pass the Anti-Pool- Maintain the Barrier acetrack Gambling. room Ordinance and Against Ingieside R agents and mouthpie to present an ordinar vhich © gleside and the perpetuation of them offer as a preamble to th truthful statement of the misel ble. Let them pres and murd e Let th whi e T been responsible. embezzle ing ring at In fauiters, side. | shortages, of those have hea eside and ruin. Let the Board of Supervis ttorneys Dorr. and Drumi 3 wey are the hired coun ve on the proceeds of crin the iniquities of Inglesid, her they can adopt such an Drum will present. Superzisor Joseph Tobin, mittee which is handling the ma from family that bea known as @ man who is fond of of decency. His uncle is the ma Would Supervisor Tobin, gr ile the fumds of the thous v to bet at Ingleside or is is the question that confrc omes a at comme: expects an answer. If Mr. Joe Tobin in h cion upon a racetraci freq 5 is pri reopen Ingleside when he an Francisco will | assaults being at- | manipulators of the The effort of the pool- | 10 t ain without re- | r -breeding game will 8 ncy. The pr and the people will not be nt F voices are needed as a barrier | evil things which thrive on | nd fatten on the proceeds of | but the hint that these in- c 2 s of ¥ we in showing their 1gly ads ) pre the people for | r t action. Business men, bankers, minis prominent women | ring their protest. | walks of life fear | ing of some life that | e been filled with tempter been per- | its grasping claws The women fear for | sex if Inglesi nd | permitted to ume raffic. Must Remain Closed. T ment expres & t remain cic bolts must bar the way That is San Francisco's the gamblers and blacklegs red a price to the city for f continuing in the business 1d breedl re Ingleside T .k ed— e d decided no: e t to rec- ssage of the proy ugh morality It's not a new variety of headache. It's the old pain comsequent on condi- tions which result from study, confine- | ment, and careless eating. It is only one symptom of a derangement of the stomach and organs of digestion and nutrition. Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery cures headaches by curing the diseases which cause them. 1 was troubled with very frequent headaches, often accompanied by severe vomiting” writes Miss Mary Belle Summerton, of San Diego, Du- val Co., Texas. " Bowels were irregular, and my stomach snd liver scemed continually out of order, Often I could eat almost mothing, and sometimes absolutely nothing, for twenty-four hours at a time. I was entirely unfit for work, 1 scemed 80 run-down that discouraged. ra Golden Medical Di scovery, and did so with such results that before finishing the 1 feit perfectly able to undertake public schoo! life, and con- most heartily advise those sufiering with indigestion, and its atfendant evils, to give this great medicine a fair trial.” Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets keep the bowels healthy. satisfactor third bott the duties nmdin{ tracted to do so. HEN Attorney Dorn and Attorney Drum appear be- 4 fore the Supercisors next Monday night as the paid 0 hat commitied arson because the ever-greedy, the ever- rtless horde of racetrack gamblers had lured them the story of sin, of misery and privation directly trace- ial institution he represents, employ a man to | of the | favor of the racetrack or its partners in re sick spell and was much | 1 ‘was advised to try Dr. bierce's | ces of gambiers and blacklegs, vill permit the reopening of In- the downtown poolrooms, let eir petition to license crime a ry for which the racetrack has ent a list of the suicides, de- rers who have been bred at the em recite the cases of commer- ve fled from justice and of those ors keep before them the fact v do not represent the commu- sel of gamblers—of men who Let the members of the Board e and then ask their consciences ordinance as Attorneys Dorn a member of the Police Com- tter, is a man of means. He rs an honored name. He is honest sport and likewise fond nager of the Hibernia Bank. as the successor of his uncle in ands of depositors who was in the downtown - poolrooms? nts him and to which San Fran- ivate affairs would look with uenter, is he prepared to wvofe otu's the harvest of human souls the intentions of the conspirators when he ed to pay the city a license if racing permit The poolrooms like- ise magnanimously offered to contribute tion of their earnings to the public v if they would be allowed to con- tinue their game of polluting the young | and robbing the old No License for Crime. New San Francisco has not reached the stage where it finds it necessary to license crime or put a price on vice. Public indignation started the crusade against Ingleside a year ago. The people were victorious. A purer atmosphere floated over San Francisco from the day triumph of decency. It is not for the citizens now, when the gamblers and touts are attempting to get another hold on the community. to calmly submit to | the outrage. The Supervisors are their servants. Di- rect them as to the course they must pur- ue That there is no public sentiment in the crime, the poolrooms—that there is no crying demand from the better element of the community for the reopening of these places is evidenced from the tone of the interviews which follow. Protest of the People. 8. W. Buckbee, Shainwald, Buckbee & | Co.—The mere suggestion that there is a | possibility of these places being reopened | 2nd permitted to go on without restraint injures the city. It has a bad effect on the morals of the community. Such places hold out the delusion to the young people that they can make money without work- ing. They encourage idleness, which leads to crime. The young people who are lured into the poolrooms and tempted to bet on horse races spend not only their own money but frequently the money of their employers whenever they can get hold of it. I cannot believe that the Supervisors will fall into the snare that is evidently being set for them. If they should do so they would forfeit their claim to the re- spect of the community. “hat will become of our poor soldier boys if the poolrooms once again are al- lowed to throw open their doors? Why, | they were comparatively safe in the Phil- ippines to what they would be here should the city officials decide to retrograde and let the evil again flourish.” That was the cry of Mrs. Willard B. Harrington when | she heard of the probability of the pool- | rooms reopening. For the past two years this noble woman has given her best and all to the boys in blue, and naturally her { first thought was for thelr welfare and | safety. Awful Consequences of Gambling. Gambling is not a mere word that for an evil with Mrs. Harrington. ws all of its awful consequences, r charitable work she has knocked | against the terrible resylts of the vice too | often to speak of it su({)erflvlally. She has seen homes made desolate and lives | wrecked, and knows whereof she speaks. | _*‘Half "the little ones in the Children's | Hospital are there because their home has been gambled away by a reckless father | or a weak mother,” she sald. *“‘More than | half the people who apply to me for as- sistance are suffering because some man closely connected with them has tasted of the excitement of horse racing.” | Mrs. Harrington is sanguine, fhough, | that the evil will never again be allowe | to flourish. *““We have made one step in | the right direction,” she sald. ‘““We must keep on. It can’t be possible that we are | retrograding.” 1. J. Truman, ex-City and County Trea: urer—I am decmedly,oprosed to the ope: | ing of the poolrooms within the city, and hope for the sake of new San Francisco that no such inflictlon will be imposed | upon hertveople at this time. Pool-selling |in any form is only another name for | gambling. It educates the boys to seek something for nothing without the trouble of labor. It leads to thefts, lying and all- | around dishonesty, and will if persisted in | destroy any community in which it is per- mitted to exist. I hope the Supervisors will not entertain the idea of reopening the poolrooms. They are closed, and for God's sake let them remain closed for all time to come, Systematic Robbers. C. A. Fisher, merchant and ex-Super visor—I am not in favor of the reopening jof the poolrooms in this city, now or at any other time, as I coasider them a curse and a trap by which the hard working classes are systematically robbed. The poolrooms lead boys to gamble, and when you educate boys to gamble you educare them to be dishonest. We don’t wan:t our future men and women to be a population 1 of gamblers and thieves, because one evil | follows the other. Show me a gambler, and I will show you a dishonest man. Ready to Fight for Decency. Madam Louise Sorbier, president of (he Women’s Educational and Industrial Union, an organization which represents some 2000 earnest, noble women, stanis ready at the slightest move made in the direction of the reopening of the Dool- | rooms to muster her forces and make the lnik(n for decency. adam Sorbier, while she has not | of their outra; D e o S g of such a thlng. But I feel sure it will never be. New San Francisco would never permit it.” Dr. Charles V. Cross, Columbian build- ing—I am a lover of horse racing, as I am of all manly sports, but horse racing as it was carried on at Ingleside was not sport. There is no law stopping horse racing in this State or city, but there is a law stopping gambling—raw gambling by which the youth of this city gets cor- rupted and homes destroyed. Was Tempted and Fell. P. F. Nolan of Nolan Bros., a resident of San Francisco for over forty years—I do not favor the reopening of the pool rooms downtown by which the horse run- ning business can be carried on at Ingle- side. Now, let me tell you a portion of my objections. I had a clerk working for me for a number of years, and a better salesman or more honest man never lived. He was sober, industrious, true and trust- worth?", a good father and husband. I thought the world of him. At last I found that he was led into betting on the races then in vogue at Ingleside. The first thing I learned was that my good man had become a defaulter. In other words, he commenced to steal from me to bet on the races. I had to discharge him. I could not have the heart to put him in prison, although I had the proof. Let me say, however, that this man is not the only one of the many who fell by visiting the pool rooms. Poolrooms Fill Our Prisons. Rev. E.R. Nelander, First English Luth- eran Church—The speed of the horse | should not be cultured at the expense cf human degradation. The evil begins when betting_begins. Fast horses make tast men. Young men and boys are the food of the poolrooms. Our prisons are full of men who ascribe their forgery, thefts and embezzlements to poolroom _gambling. These are the things the Supervisors should take into consideration when they are called upon to take action ou_ the anti-pooiroom ordinance. It would .be a crime to allow Ingleside to reopen or the poolrooms to continue, Rev. W. E. Dugan, Stewart Memorial United Presbyterfan Church—I am glad that the people have learned of the inten- tlons of the poolroom gamblers before it was too late to prevent the consummation eous scheme. I have con- fidence that the city authorities will | guided by the wishes of the people in this | matter. The poelrooms must not be per- mitted to continue and Ingleside must re- main closed. Young men just starting in life, who ought to be laying the founda- tion for a successful career, are the marks of these places of vice. It is the duty of | every citizen to enter a protest against the poolrooms and racetrack gambling. Embodiment of All That Is Bad. Rev. Dr, Woods, First Baptist Church— The poolrooms are the embodiment of all that is bad and demoralizing, and should be crushed out of existence. They have re- sulted in thelossof character and financial ruin to many young menand in debauching young girls and women who but for this influence would have been virtuous and respected members of the community. Certainly the Supervisors are cognizant o the evil influence of the poolrooms, and | they are men of honor they will not per- mit these places to continue in existence. Dr. Parker's Cough Cure. One dose will stop a cough. Never fails. Try it. All druggists. * —_———————— The up-to-date man has no time for ancient history. Spring Valley Sneers Subsidizing at the Insolence of Politicians. Investigation Assumes Grave Interest and the Mayor Pays the First Penalty for His Corrupt Bargaining. HE investigation of the affairs of the Spring Valley Water Company by the Board of Supervisors last night took a turn of startling in- terest. For the first L(lm!' since the revelation of Mayor Phelan’s dis- honesty and trickery as the chief” executive of this city, his Honor was com- pelled to endure the sneering contempt of men whom he dared to question on a mat- ter involving their honesty. He was made to feel the sting of a public humiliation by being told that men of honor resent the arrogance of one who seeks with shat- tered reputation to interrogate them in a matter in which their personal honor is involved. He was told as plainly as words can convey a meaning that a politiclan and a subsidizer of unclean agencies has no right to become a cross-examiner of any man who values his name. This is the first harvest of the seed of which Mayor Phelan sowed iIn his criminal bargain with the yellow sheet. It is the first proof that his influence has been destroyed; that men will not tolerate that insolence which is displayed In an assumption of mentorship by one who has trailed his garments in the mire of disrep- utable associations. It is an evidence that Mayor Phelan has lost the right to sub- serve any decent interest in this city, for men will ask him, as they asked him last night, by what authority he demands the right to question anybody until he re- moves the spots and stains with which his own reputation has been besmeared. His Honor is, by analogy, in the posi- tion of a convict whose unsupported tes- timony is worthless; whose rebuke is im- udence, and whose criticism is offense. g‘he Mayor was told last night, by indi- rection, to look to his own skirts before he pointed to others, and to cast no reflec- tion of improper motive until his own hac been cleansed in a stronger fire than siience. - The situation is a serious one, where evil is to be removed and dishon- esty to be checked, and the Mayor of San Francisco is the butt for those who care not to answer his questions or heed his suggestions. They Cry for More Water. The session opened with a general and rambling discussion provoked by two petitions, one from residents of Cortland avenue and contiguous streets uklni for water facilites and the other from Sun- get. Helghts property owners demandfng fire protection. Hermann Schussler, who was on the witness stand, declared in an- swer to the petitioners ‘that the Spring Reasonable, rapid and reliable. Mysell-Rol- lins, 22 Clay. Lithograph, print, bind anything.* Valley Water Company is naturally eager to extend its system, as extension means BALDWIN RESENTS INSULT TO SISTER Resigns From Burlingame Club Because Members Object to Mrs. Deacon. 1 ; 4 : } i ; i ; ; ; % } ; : i L e e a2 R i S R R R R S o 4 CHARLES A. BALDWIN, THE WELL-KNOWN CLUBMAN. URLINGAME soclety has been languishing for something to gossip over for a long time; it has borne the privation resultant on a dearth of scandal with a fortitude bordering upon the heroic, and fate has at last rewarded this patience. For Charles A. Baldwin has resigned from the swell club and all on account of an insult, or a fancled insult, to his sister, Mrs. Edward Parker Deacon. The story is the sequel to the recent visit pald Charley Baldwin by his sister, Mrs. Deacon, whose husband, Edward Parker Deacon, shot and killed Emile Abellle at Cannes, France, because of the relations he clalmed existed between Mrs. Deacon and the Frenchman. The shooting, which took place in 1892, created a tremendous sensation at the time. Both parties to the scandal wcre representatives of the most exclusive arls- toeratic circles of their respective countries, and the subsequent trial of Deacon became a matter of national importance. He was eventually acquitted, but the le- gal preservation of his life naturally substantiated the charges he had made against his victim and resulted in the wrecking of the reputation of his wife, from whom he was subsequently separated. Owing to the peculiarity of the French law, Mr. and Mrs. Deacon were not di- vorced, but the decrse of separation was unequivocal, and the father was given the custody of the children, of whom there were four, one boy and three girls. The stir made by the scandal and trial, great as it was, gradually dled away, and the gossip it had engendered was drowned in that occasioned by later and equally sensational happenings in other great families of the East and of Europe. Therefore when Mrs. Deacon came out to visit her brother some time ago her advent was hardly noticed and if any man thought of her at all it was in pity of the suffering that the long years must have brought her. Others of her own sex, however, were not so charitable. They could not find it in their charity to forego the delight of picking the unfortunate woman to pleces and every little thing she did, little things which In others would have passed unnoticed, was commented upon and talked about, the volume of gossip finally culminating in a protest against her appearance at the Burlingame Clubhouse. The management of the club was finally officlally approached and requested to ask Mr. Baldwin to refrain from bringing his sister with him when he appeared within the sacred precincts of the temple. This the management reluctantly did. At first, so the story goes, Baldwin refused to keep his sister away. But the pressure was too strong and he was forced to comply; his acquiescence being im- mediately followed by his own resignation from the membership.’ A few days ago Mr. and Mrs. Baldwin and the balance of the family came up to the city and after a couple of days spent here started for the East. Mr. Baldwin is the son of Rear-Admiral Baldwin of the United States navy. He was born in Newport, R. L, and is a graduate of Oxford University. family is onés of the best in the entire country, and His Baldwin himself is a leader in the club and social world, being a member of the Union Club of New York as well as the Pacific Union in this city, and a number of other swell or- ganizations In this country and England.- He was one of the founders of the club from which he has recently resigned, and prominent in all its sports, particularly in the polo field. He is a brother-in-law of Walter Hobart, having married Miss Ella Hobart some four years ago. profit. The company, he said, is willing fo subply the Cortland dlstrict, but it de- mands that the city be fair in its estab- lishment of rates. There is in the matter a reciprocal obligation. The company owes something to the city and the city owes something to the company. Schus- sler declared that on Mouday next he will inspect the district and see what can be done. ' He asked and .was told that the residents will be perfectly satisfied with the rates now established by the city. As for fire protection, which involves the laying of large and expensive mains and the expenditure of a great deal of money, Schussler said that is another question. He explained that since 185 the Spring Valley Water Company has expended over $700,000 in laying pipes for water supply for fire protection. is was done at the sug- gestion of the authorities of the Fire De- partment after the disastrous fire in the uth Side district in 15%5. The company was assured, he said, of some additional revenue by the city for hydrants. ‘With that understanding the company Incurred the enormous expense protecting the district south of Market street and the boarding-house district north of Market street with larger mains. When this had been done the city refused to keep its agreement and refused to pay for over 300 hydrants. Schussler . asked therefore that the city give some tee of fair treatment. an enormous expense without at least some recompense. A Threat of Forfeiture. The discussion then turned to the cost of laying pipes, but nothing of impor- tance developed. The witness showed that the cost varies with conditions as those of transportation, size of pipe and character of pavement to be removed and replaced. Supervisor Maguire's nightmare of a meter appeared for a second engage- ment, but in no manner justified an encore. Encouraged by this returnengagement the | semlanerl from Cortland avenue asked chussler for Something more definite than his first promise. e Mayor inter- ected to remark that the Spring Valley ater Company is compelled to supply all districts with water or submit to ac- tion for forfeiture of its franchise. Schussler replied that the company ready to supply all districts. He asserted that he is willing to Investigate the district and will supply it with water, - and, it possible, with® firs rotection. 'All he asks {s that the Fire epartment be requested to station hy- drants in the district. Phelan Shudders at Advertisement. Again the inquiry turned, this time to a discussion of that bone of contention, the advertising expense of the Spring Valley Water Company, which his Honor the Mayor has been so persistently chewing gince the investigation began. Mayor Phelan has been sorely troubled over that contract. Ever since he established a shady connection with an evening paper of this city and since he entered into a criminal contract with the local morning yellow sheet to dishonor himself, sell the g:wer of his high office, barter the Police epartment to thugs in high places and uy and sell institutions as he handles that thin commodity which he calls personal honor, he has been deeply inter- ested in advertising contracts. He knows in bitterness what it has cost is him to advertise himself, and naturally | aran- | It is hardly just, | he argued, to ask the company to stand | his | he believes that all advertisement costs | what it cost him. He knows the price which he has paid In shattered reputa- tion, public humiliation and the degrada- tion, doubly deep, which has followed a pretention of decency in public office which possessed no merit more virtuous than its arrogance. The Mayor feels con- sequently a very deep concern in all ad- vertising contracts. He wants to know if they Involve shame and disgrace, if public scorn must follow in the wake of others as it did in that infamous one of his which left him in the nakedness of a dishonest compact and pitiable in the expose of a sham honesty and a bogus public spirit. And it was natural, too, that the Mayor should pursue his inquiry with the firm | conviction that all advertising contracts are dirty contracts, involving unclean methods and bemired hands, calling for skulking and sneaking tactics, entailing clandestine sessions that savor of con- spiracy and have the disgrace of un- worthy acts. His Honor the Mayor knows of no other advertising contracts, for he has dealt only in such as these. And the only instance on record where such a contract was not honored was when James D. Phelan purchased the col- umns of the Examiner and failed to pay the price in the election of an Examiner creature as Chief of Police. Perhaps his Honor believes that in his tattered repu- tation he has paid more than his bargain was worth. Side Lights on a Politician. The discussion over advertising arose when Attorney Kellogg announced that he was ready to explain the advertising con- tract of the company and to assure the Mayor that the amount, which was $4433, will be charged against the stockholders, and not the consumers. The advertising, the attorney explained, was chiefly for the publication of a history and description of the Spring Valley Water Company. “Did_.the newspapers get all of that money?”’ asked the Mayor. ““Yes, sir,”” was the reply. “Did the Chronicle get some?"” “I cannot say.” “Did The Call receive some?”" “I do not know."” “Did the Wasp receive a share?” Honor asked Deruls!en(il(y_ “I cannot say,” was Kellogg’s answer. “But they are subsidized,” added Phe- lan, sneeringly. “You are mistaken, sir; they are not,” was Kellogg's reply. ““Well, it looks like it,” was the Mayor's rejoinder. s “You must remember,” retorted Kellogg. in contempt, “that we are not in politics and do not have to subsidize.” The shot struck home. Everybody saw the motive of the reply and a titter float- ed through the room as the Mayor sub- sided. He had been answered as he least expected. Plead for Protection. As usual the board was late In conven- h:%. Mayor Phelan called its members to order fully an hour and a half after the time fixed for mee!infi Immediately on coming to order the Mayor directed the clerk to read a communication from the City and County Attorney, In which the latter advised that the bids for ecity print- ing be thrown out and new bids be ad vertised for. At the conclusion of the reading a resolution to that effect was adopted and then the board resolved itseif into a committee of the whole to consider the establishment of water rates. Super- visor Connor took the chalr and before the inquiry could be gone into the Mayor informed the chairman that delegates from the Sunset District Club and resi- dents_and property owners of Cortland and Virginia avenues were desirous of addressing the members on the question of water. After some {mrley Chalrman Connor directed the clerk to read the pe- titions from both districts. The latter first read the communication from the Cortland avenue citizens, which stated that water was a luxury in their neigh- borhood; that to procure the useful arti- cle for common use the residents had to carry it a long distance for dally con- his sumption. It also stated that the streets in some places had been graded and sewered, but no water was to be had for flushing the same. It was signed by Will- jam A. Newson and various other resi- dents and a committee of six was present to_set forth their grievances. Mr. Schussler was asked why the dis- trict had not been given a supply of wa- ter, and he explained that it was chiefly because the district was at a hlfller level than the College Hill reservoir. He stated that he was perfectly willing to meet the Peo way e | that they got heir water, but it wolld be necessary ’for the city to ald the company in br(ns. the about. Mr. Newsom and C. heceseity "ot BAving water i their - dis: water in r trict and Schussler promised 7 th that he would visit thelr Section on Mone day and investigate their condition with a view to bettering it. The Sunset was we have purchased the entire stock of watch daily nouncement Turkish towels, 12:c. so dozen Turkish towels, unbleached, 20x42 inches, extra heavy quality. $1.35 50 dozen damask napkins, size —x— inches, all linen, these would be chea woven seivage. are marked, per dozen, only news of toilet goods. good news, too, of every-day prices. crown perfumery soap, regular 25¢ cake, but only... c satinette face powder, only....10c the best eyebrow pencils, only.10c (hreel cakes of good soap in a box, only.... more pulley belts. e ' black—each, only... | new spangled nettings, 27 inc signs that have just come in by affidavit brand. linen collars—each, only... -10¢ represented a petition, and Edward BT e big proparty-owner of the dis- trict. The residents wanted the four- inch pipe water mains taken up elght-Inch mains substituted for the pro- tection of the district from fire. M. Schussler explained the difficulty en- countered by his company in supplying the residents of the district with water at the outset, and explained that it would incur a great expense to grant them what they asked. He said that if there was a reasonable assurance that his compa:( would remain in the enjoyment of a fair amount for running its works he thought that the Improvements might be made. Maguire Wanted a Meter. The Mayor devoted the next half hour to examining the water. company's en- gineer on the cost of pipe and the laying of the same and the board was emlight- ened by numerous fgures and opinions. When the Mayor tired of his task of sift- ing Information on pipes and pipe lines. Supervisor Brandenstein jumped into the breech and more dry information was elicited. The matter of meters was then taken up by the city’s executive, who was de- sirous of helping Supervisor Maguire out Mr. Maguire lives in a picturesque portion of the city called “Visitacion Valley.” There are twenty families in the district whose water sup- ply is dependent on the winds that blow over their section. If the wind blows strong a windmill pumps enough water to supply a regiment, but there are times when a calm striles the neigho borhood, and then it is necessary to fall back on the Spring Valley Water Com- pany. As Mr. Maguire and his neighbors were not willing to pay too much for the water delivered by the local corporatidn, they were desirous of having a meter put in so they could gauge the supply and pay accordingly. Mr. Schussler was not aware of this strategic move, and fearing that his company might be called upon by every consumer to supply meters to them, he prepared himself with a logical and statistical reply. He said: “We have now connected with our works 61,91 families, 13,312 places of busi- ness, 156 public places, making a total of 81,419 places, of which 3828 are regular meters, leaving 75,591 places of which about one-twel{th have trial meters on. It would require fully 70,000 additional meters, or about twelve times the num- ber of present regular meters. Qur annual meter expense will consequently be fully tenfold and run from about 323,000 per angum to about $230,000 per annum. ";he average cost of the above meters, W ut taps, covers, cutting and repair of sidewalk and labor, ete., will be full $15 & plece and very likely very mucl more, making the cash outlay for meter- ing the entire town upward of one million dollars. It would take-from four to five years to meter the entire town with ex- perienced men, to say nothing of the large outlay that houseowners would be put to in making changes in their house-pipe systems. The life of a meter Is ten years; 10 per cent should be retained annually for wear and tear, which is $100,000 a year; adding to this the additional running ex- pense of $230,000 a year and 4 per cent in- terest on the cost, $40,000 a year, we have an additional annual expense of $370,000 per annum, or fully $1000 a day. This does not include probable additional taxes on ac- Count of such increased system. As by metering the entire town, the consump- tion of water will be decreased, water rates will have to be correspondingly in- creased to meet the above additional out- of a dilemma. “¥he foregoing was such a complete an- swer to the question that no further in- quiry was needed. Supervisors to Visit Works. Supervisor Reed arose and said that al- though Mr. Brandenstein had stated that a visit to the water works would not en- the works and thought that a number of other members of the board would like- wise like to visit the place. Mr. Schus- sler informed him that any day fixed would be suitable to his company, as it avas more than willing that the board go there and see for themselves what ex- ense the company was put to to run its usiness. Supervisor Brandenstein at this junc- ture called for the ldver(llln{ account which_he asked for at the last meeting. He addressed his request to Mr. Ames, but before the ‘latter could answer At- torney Kellogg stepped forward and started to explain the matter. Mr. Bran- denstein seemed adverse to_listening to the counsel, although later he expressed himself that he was always willing to hear him speak. The Supervisor wanted to know if Mr. Kellofi; had been sworn, and the attorney replied that he had no ambition to be or to give testimony. All he desired was to make a short expla- nation in regard to the advertising ac. count. He sald: “The advertising account in brief is a perfectly legitimate one. It conmsists of publication of historical advertising re- garding the works, for the information of the stockholders and general public; and of works that are contemplated, works that are in progress, so as to keep the gubllc and the investors informed as to the efforts of the company to.meet the demands of the populace for water. ‘When we saw that it was not a proper charge against the consumer, but was slalnlt the stockholders, it was with- rawn.” Kellogg Replies to Phelan. The Mayor asked where the publicati: had appeared, and he was informed “in the newspapers from time to time.’ The Mayor pointedly asked whether the money had been paid to The Call, Chronicle or the Wasp, and Mr. Kellogg he mmld l'l:lt1 enlighten hln.;. e could not allow the opportunity Y without Inlinll&!hls that the money ha used to subsi the papers e m‘!r Kellogg's reply was as stingl as it was clever. He sald: "W'danx another lot just In by express—the first went in a few days—thlis second shipment contains all sizes run up to $5 a yard, but we have them as low as.... linen cuffs—per pair, 2 183c lighten him, he was desirous of visiting | papers for an- of sale. P at $1.50, but must-haves at less than every-day menthol inhalers, only...........18¢ Hudnut’s almond meal. 25¢ Hudnut’s cuticle acld, for renaw- ing cuticle eesoas: S0c Hudnut’s perfumery, all odors, per ounce, only....... .50¢ $1.25 $2.50 collars ana cuffs. in hes wide, new de- express. the prices 1,1 — write for our new spring catalogue, now being published. have to do that Yo to.¢ business, as we are not in Dol Christian Froelich, a dealer in iron ' Siand and wes ssked e price” was e price . but he did not add any m}'{x‘:c f&s’fim- tion to that already obtained from Mr. Schussler. The committee of the whola then took an adjournment until Wednes- day evening next at § o’clock, when it will conclude its labers. —_— FAIR-CRAVEN CASE. Grand Jury Will Investigate Perjury Charges Next Friday. The Grand Jury yesterday decided to take up the charges brought up against G. W. Simpton and others connected with the affidavit making which caused a sen- sation In the trial of the Fair-Craven case last week. District Attorney Byington was in' close consultation with the body for several hours, and after presenting the evidence he had gathered the Grand Jury thought that it was suffictent to warrant an investigation. Mrs. Craven, Attorney W. W. Foote, Late Pence and H. J. Bar- ling went to the District Attorney's offica at. 3 o'clock. They had not been subpenaed but came voluntarily to testify as to their knowledese of the case. The Grand Jury ¢xpressed its entire willingness to inves- tigate into all the circumstances, but no tnesses were called. 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