The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 29, 1900, Page 14

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, MAY 29, 1900 ST. MARYS PARK FUND iS SAFE i x Levy Estimates e COURT SUSTAINS CHARTER APPCOINTEES CVIL SERVIC DECLARED LEGAL | PENDING APPEAL § Judge Cook Fails to Hand 9 Down V Opinio ESTIMATES 4 A & ESIHE Finance Committee submitte: rd of Supervisors yesterday £ $400,000,000, xed a nt a a r W. Commissi It to a De for the aif. NEW TAX LEVY e Shua ¢ : 5 FOR d its estimate of the next tax levy to the The rate, determined on an assessed t $1.118, of which $1 is intended for actual nd $0.118" for purposes provided by the ot 81 limit rter 240,000 234,500 8, 00 tionate reductions 2400 than ic improvements has been en- ind that sum has gone to swell nment urvler the charter. The ction in reducing some spointment of an ad- itional allowance of 1 personal property and one messenger for DD Dl OO DO RO D O D 1O Gl S0 0 i e 1D PO L0 D e D4 O - O 010 1 14O 4G O O O w o OO 101 SO FOLOIC O O 3 six monthe, three months . three month three mont per c er one-fortieth one-eightieth.. 000 Hospital, $100,000, on: 1€ Grand total to audit 1 turned vice pro- An order dis- writ in each case NONEYWILLNOW 8% USED TO BOY ST, MARY' PARK Supervisors Rule That Fund Shall Not Be Diverted to Other Uses. — ngements to tr; with all cases ffense. | at a | ng so | MARKS BROS, STORE CLOSED TO-MORROW, MEMORIAL DAY. TO-DAY WE HOLD A SPECIAL SALE IN OUTING SKIRTS, WAISTS AND WRAPPERS, Overskirts. full width. 25e s, deep flounce, trimmed braid wiee....49e | Overskirts, full width.65¢ | in navy and black, | Rev. Father Otis Makes an Urgent Plea for the Project—Auditor and Treasurer Must Keep Coin Intact. —_— HE Board of Bupervisors adopted resolutions last night declaring It the sense of the board that the money now in the treasury set aside for the purchase of the proposed St. Ma- e e Tesolution was intro. T purpose. e re % gt:"id rsevpeml months ago by Reed, and to make it more binding his amendment directing the Auditor and Treasurer to keep the money intact and not to pay any demands out of it, except those calling for nts on the land purchased for the also adopted. The vote on the stood: payme park, was resolution s Booth, Brandensteln, Connor, Curtls, hA.(‘x:-. na, Dwyer, Helms, Maguire, Reed, San- on and Tobin. e es Hotalink, Jennings and McCarthy. Absent—Duboce, Fontana and Boxton. This action was taken notwithstanding the unfavorable majority report of the Finance Committee signed by Jennings and Hotaling and only after earnest pleas 4 been made by Rev. Father Otls and | Geor; Shadburne of St. Mary’s Square Association. | In an impassioned address to the board | Father Otis recited the history of the ap- propriation of the §12.,00 for the park. Father Otis’ Appeal. “The Jast board,” said Father t Clot - hirt Waists, blouse ef Otis, white pigue.... WRAPPER ‘ SPEGIALS Wrappers, well made pers, walst Sleeves raid .. ORe waist and siceves or embro “through my personal solicitation appro- pri: v ed the money with the express pro- »n that I would not allow it to be ed for amy other purpose if 1 could pre- t it. Unless you show us fair play we will carry the fight to the Supreme Court and competent attorneys have assured us We will win there. We have already ex- pended $1000 of our own money in this project, and if there is such a thing as justice ‘'we have a claim on you to carry out Cessors. “As to the legal point we have the opin- jon of the City Attorney that the fund cannot be used for any other purpose. The majority of this board has personally declared itself to me as favoring the pro- ject. I ask you now to support us in re- moving a nuisance that has been in our and 1212-1214 MARKET ST., Bet Taglor and Jones, Manuf: ors of Ladies’ and Children's Wear, O etats at Whotogale Pricen per cent per ¢ 010IOHOIOIDIOIOFOH 08D the compact made by. your prede- | 36,000 238,080 10,000 10,000 6,000 00 12500 13.600 14:500 55,400 20,000 114,90 £100 1,000,000 59,500 10,000 200,000 0,000 290,000 cent ent ent | | | midst for yvears. We witness scenes even | now in that locality, though the ‘upper | office’ in the Police Department has been | changed. 1 ask vou in a spirit of fair play to stand by us and prove your iriendship. It is’ not right that "you should repudiate this just claim for the ke of paying other claims. Ours is a | prior one and takes precedence over all others.” Chairman Jennings of the Finance Com- mittee replied to a question of Branden- steln that If the obligation was recognized he city government would come to a standstill.” Brandenstein then asked the Mayor to enlighten the members on the proposition and to express his views, | The Mayor Is Fearful. | “When the last board appropriated $125,- 000 for the park,” sald the Mavor I Lod to hold that it exceeded the $1 limit, but it was put in the tax levy. It is in the treas- ury now and If we were in funds it would be available. There is, however, an ex- traordinary pressure on the general fund | I have no advice as to the legal status of | the case. Personally I am in favor of ac- | quiring the park. It would, however, re- | sult In a struggle between the creditors of | the eity and tne proponents of the park and one side will suffer. it has been held by the committee that creditors for sup- pites and labor should be glven prece- dence. Mr. Reed's resolution, as I under- stand it, would onlv strengthen the hands of the St. Mary's Park supporters if the matter were taken to court.” Two Appropriations Made. Attorney Shadburne argued that the K{)ncmey trur ‘gxe pl:irn:hnsfi o}(. the park had | been set aside and urged t | dw%‘: 4 ; elboard not to |, “There were two appropriation: or the purpose,” sald Shadburne, "ooq one was taken awav. The second time the appropriation was included in the tax levy and the money was unquestionably | raised for St. Mary's Park. It is the duty | of you gentlemen of this board to stand | by the order your predecessors have | made. There have been some statements that the monev is not in the city treasury, but we contend that every doliar of it is there. A resolution was adopted by the former board directing the Finance Com- mittee to include the money in the tax levy, and any attempt to d{vert $1 of it is undoubtedly wrong as a legal proposi- tion. The opinfon of the City Attorney is cleariy in favor of our contention that the money should be used to purchase the !{mrl'(i‘ n‘nd ’l ,nubmlt that ym: a‘:e bouna | by that opinion to carry ou " 'Sl%fls} of t‘l;::’ la il . s efore the resolution was pas: i denstein asked Father Otis 18 he ans willing to release $50.000 of the fund if it were provided for in the next tax levy. Father Otis replied that pledges had been made before but had been broken. It was discovered that nmo such pledge could be given by the board and be of any effect, and the resolution was finally adopted. Ladies Find In Camelline an absolute preventive and relief from the effects of tan, sunburn and poison oak. Indispensable for the moun- tains and seashore. Refreshing, effective {and harmless. At all druggists. . | —————— Cruelty to a Horse. | Richard Fletcher, the book canvasser who was convicted Saturday b Cabaniss on the charge of cn’x’e!u}r’ tguadxfif mals, was sentenced yvesterday to serve three months in the County Jail. —_——— As a tonle, nothing In the world beats Jesse Moore “AA" whiskey. [ e b e e . ] MUNICIPAL MATTERS e B i o e e e i o B B % ADVERTISING CHARTER BOARD OF HEALTH HAS BEEN SUSTAINED Judge Troutt Finds Gage's Appointees Have Not Legal Title. Alleged Right of Deposed Officials to Exercise Jurisdiction Over Ship- ping and Bay Counties Re- mains Undecided. AN TS Salle s AN FRANCISCO'S Charter Board of Health has been adjudged the legal body, and that appointed by Governor Henry T. Gage has been declared illegal and finally deposed from office, its duties and accruing benefits. Judge Troutt handed down a decision vesterday sustaining' a demurrer inter- posed to the petition flled by Dr. William M. Lawlor, -health ofticer of the Gage board, in which he sought to remove the charter board from office and enjoin’ its members from asserting any claim or title thereto. Although the opinion gives the petitioner the right to amend his plead- ings, this formality will not be taken ad- vantage of, for the merits of the entire controversy as to the board proper have been adjudicated. One point, however, as yet remains un- decided—that is whether or not the Gage board has the right to still exist for the purpose of enforcing quarantine regula- tions throughout the bay counties and in regard to shipping. Action will be filed with the object of determining this point and then final judgment by the Supreme Court will forever quiet the title to the contested office. Judge Troutt’s opinfon In part reads: A Conflict Arises. When the charter of this city and county be- came fully operative on January §, 1900, a con- flict occurred between the former Board of Health which had been appointed by the Gov- erncr of this State and the new board appoint- ed by the Mayor of this city and county under and by virtue of the provisions of the charter. The former board, although seriously objecting, was obliged to yleld to the new board, and thereupon instituted this proceeding. The constitution of this State provides that a freeholders' charter, when ratified by the re- quired number of electors and approved by the Legislature, shall become the organic law of the municipality and supersede any existing charter and ali amendments thereof and all laws inconsistent with such eharter. Our constitution also provides that a charter framed or adopted by authority of the consti- tution, except in municipal affairs, shall be subject to and controlled by general laws. The charter of this city and county provides for a “‘Department of Public Health,” under the management of a Board of Health. The board consists of seven members, who are to serve without compensation, five of whom are appointed by the Mayor, the other two members b»lnf the Chief of Police and the president of lh[r‘ Sm;rd"nf Public Works. ur Political Code specially provides for a Board of Health for this city dnd county, con- sisting of the Mayor and four other resident members, appointed by the Governor. The board shall elect a Health Officer for the city and county and port of San Francisco, who shall be the executive officer of the Heaith De- partment. The board must appoint a Quaran- tine Officer and certain other officers and em- ployes, as directed by section 3009, The Quarantine Officer. The Quarantine Officer is®required to perform very important dutfes, and s Invested with very important powers in connection with ves- entering the harbor or port of San Fran- cisco when subject to quarantine or examina- tion. e also has very important duties to perform within the city and county. Now it is contended by the relator ‘that sani- tary matters are not “‘municipal affairs’’ within the meaning of the constitution, and that the code provisions concerning the appointment of a Board of Health of the city and county of San Francisco constitute a “‘general law,” and, hence, that by reason of section 6 of article X1, of the constitution the charter Board of Health must yield to the statutory Board of Health. It 15 further contended by the relator that while the State may temporarily deleate or transfer fts power and_control over sanitary matters which may affect the public health throughout the State, yet it cannot irrevocably surrender such power arid control as would re. sult if the charter provisions concerning sani- tary_matters be held to deal with municipal affairs and hence be beyond the control of gen- eral laws. We find that pur constitution itself provides that a municipality may make and enforce within its limits all such local. police, sanitary and other regulations as are not in conflict with general laws. We also find that our Poli- tical Code (sectlon 3058) provides that the Board of Supervisors of any county in which there is even a port of entry or harbor, “for which there is not otherwise provided health and quarantine regulations’’ may by an ordinance adopt the whole or any part of the provisions of article III of said code, entitled, “‘Health and quarantine regulations for the city and county and harbor of San Franclsco,” appoint a Board of Health or Health Officer, locate quarantine grounds when necessary and provide for the enforcement of health and quarantine regula- tions. May Be Enforced. Evidently, therefore, the aforesald provisions that concern health matters are properly incor- porated in cur charter and may be enforced, unless it is that they do not pertain to ‘‘muni- cipal affaire,”” in the technical sense, and are controlled and invalidated by the aforesaid provisions of the Political Code relative to health matters in this city and county. Iam of the opinion that the provisions of the code in question do not constitute a ‘‘general law” and do constitute a *‘local law.” within the meaning of the constitution, such as can not control the vrovisions of the charter when inconsistent therewith. A Point Undetermined. My final conclusion s that the act of the Legislature in recording its final approval of our charter in the mode prescribed by the con- stitution has, in _effect, modified if not re- pealed the statutory provisions that refer spec- fally to this city and county in regard to the appointment of & Board of Health, its juris- diction and its powers and dutles, and that thereby the Legislature, ns the representative of the State, has delegated a portion of ths sovereign power of the State to this muniel pality. Asthe charter Board of Health may, In my opinion, exercise within the limits of the muni- cipality the powers conferred upon it by the charter, it is unnecessary and not within the issue for this court now to determine whether or not the code Board of Health may ap- polnt a quarantine officer and exerclse Jurl diction over the port and harbor of San cisco and the quarantine grounds at the anchor- age of Sausalito, as required by certain sections of our Political Code. Accordingly, the defendant's demurrer f5 sus- talned on the ground that the complaint does not state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action, and overruled as to every other sround. FAVORS NEW LICENSE SCHEDULE ON BANKS ject and Suggests That Bankers Pay More Taxes. The Mayor vetoed an ordinance of the Board of Supervisors yesterday which im- poses a license on banks and money brokers. The Mayor in his veto says: The reason of my objection f{s that banks should be licensed as at present on their gross receipts and brokers as at_present on their &ross profits. (See pages 117 and 113 of Gen- eral Orders, 1898.) By preparing a new sched- ule the city may properly derive an increaged revenue from bankers. Thirty-five banks now pay 8478 quarterly. The bankers recefve in a special degrec the protection of the govern- ment. The police and detective. departments and the courts are constantly employed in business arising’ out of the banks. The Supreme Court has recently held that certain securities held by the banks, amount- ing to about $20,000,000 In this city, are ex- empt from taxation. For thes: reasons I be- lieve bankers' licenses should be at least doubled, which would yleld the city $20,000 a year new revenue from this source. I there- fore resubmit the ordinance to your honorable board for its further consideration. fully submitted. JAMES D. PHELAN, Mayor. —_——— $1 30 misses’ kid shoes for 8c a pair at 1 the Beehive Shoe Co., 717 Market st. * > Civil Service Scores One =< HEALTH BOARD SALARIES UNDER FIRE R X R KER R Mayor Vetoes an Ordinance on Sub- | Respect- | FENCES TO BE CUT DOWN [ B e o ORDER LIMITING FENCES 10 TEN FEET IN HEIGH Booth’s Amendment Submit- ted to the Board of Su- pervisors. —_— Ordinance Extending Pound Limits to County Line Passed to Print. To Select Site for New City Hospital. | ~ | HE ordinance limiting the height of fences' for advertising purposes to | twenty feet was taken up at yester- day’s meeting of the Board of Su- | pervisors and read without any recom mendation from the joint Judiciary and Street Committee to which it had | been referred. Brandenstein stated | that the vote in the committee stood three for ten feet and three for twenty feet. Booth moved to amend the ordinance to read ten feet Instead of twenty, as he regarded the lower height the proper one. McCarthy questioned the right of the board to restrict the height of fences, but the Mayor said that the latest Supreme Court decision held that it was competent for municipal boards to | so_leglslate, J M. Heller addressed the board on be- half of the billposters. He said it had taken a number of years to build up the business. Kepresentatives of paper fac- tories, ink houses and other industries had testified In committee that their profits would be cut in half if fences were limited to ten feet in height. He asserted that the property owners regarded the higher ences as more sightly than a vacant lot. Reed stated he was unwilling to vote against the property interests oL any one, but he held that the pecuniary interests | of a few people were alone opposed to the | best Interests of the city. He argued that the representations that greal losses would result from a ten-foot fence ordi- nance were largely exaggerated. No doubt | the rates for advertising on the ten-foot fences would be increased as an offset. | Booth’s amendment limiting fences to | ten feet In height was adopted, with | Booth, Boxton, Connor, Curtis, D' Ancona, Dwyer, Helms, Reed, Sanderson and To- bin voting aye, and Brandenstein, Comte, Fontana, Hotaling, Jennings and Maguire no. ‘When the amended ordinance came up for passage to print L. D. Owens made an | earnest plea against it. Connor's amend- | ment that_the ordinance be amended to go into effect July 1, 1%1, was lost and | Comte’s motion to postpone consideration | for one week prevailed. To Extend Pound Limits. An ordinance providing for the exten- sion of the pound limits to certain streets in the Excelsior Homestead district was defeated after several taxpayers had been | heard in behalf of the measure. Reed's amendment that the limits be extended to the county line, to take effect on Janu- ary 1, 1901, was passed to print, A communication was received from the Board of Health advising that the site for the new City and County Hospital be selected in some location situated away from the thickly pogulated centers. Me- Carthy contended that. the health board had not complied in its communication with the request that it recommend the | most suitable site of the several owned | by the city. Reed then moved that the | matter be resubmitted to the health board | with instructions to pick out the best | site and report. Dwyer amended to ex- clude the present hospital site from con- sideration, but the amendment was lost | | after objections against it had been made | by Brandenstein. Dwyer said he was in- formed that the architects had stated that the buildings would require eight acres alone, and there were only nine acres in the present location. Reed's motion that | the health board recommend a defnite | site then prevailed. D'Ancona stated that | some months ago several Supervisors | and members of the Board of Health had | made a visit of inspection and had agreed that the site west of Dewey boulevard in the Almshouse tract was the most de- sirable of all. License Ordinances Passed. An ordinance was passed to print im- posing a license of $§ per quarter on per- sons who sell merchandise from station- ary wagons or stands on streets or side- walks; $6 per quarter on proprietors of billiard and pool tables not kept exclu- sively for private use, and $ per quarter | on bowling alleys. The new law, also im- posed on house movers a tax of $10 for | each building moved through the public streets and an additional license of $0 | per,auarter upon those engaged in the | usiness; on hotels, boarding houses, | lodging houses and 1estaurants whose gross receipts amount to $250,000 per quar- | ter, $100 per quarter; for receipts of $150.- | 000, $60 per quarter; $75,000, $40; $50,000, $20; | $25,000, $15; 315,000, $10; '$6000, $5 per quar- | ter; less than $6000, '$3 per quarter; on owners of boats used for the transporta- | tion of passengers and freight $5 per quar- | ter;on owners of restaurants where liquors | are sold in quantities of less than one quart, but where there is no bar and where gross receipts do not exceed 33000, | $3 per quarter and $ per quarter if the receipts exceed that sum. | An’ordinance was passed to print impos- | ing a license of $10 per quarter on every proprietor or lessee or manager of any | uncovered enclosure wherein baseball | games are held and where an admission | fee is charged. 1 Miscellaneous Business. The board repealed the ordinance prohibit- Ing the sprinkling of bituminous pavements as’a result of the experiments of the Mer- chants' Assoclation, ~which found that the sprinkling was unobjectionable, The Mayor was requested to appeint a cft- izens' committee to take charge of the cele- bration of the national anniversary. The Columbia, Athletic Club was granted per- mission to hold a boxing_exhi 5 Vari's Pavilion on My ar | oiion at Wood The ordinance prohibiting the sellin; pools on contests between men, whic! adopted will have the effect of closing the poolrooms iu this city, went over for | one week, as the full board was not pres- ent. 2 The ordinance providing for the regu- lation of theaters and the introduction: of prope’r lnu facilitles therein was passed to_print. The board adjourned to meet on Thurs- day evening at 8 o'clock as a committee | of ‘the whole to hear taxpayers and city | officials on the financial budget for the noxt fiscal year and to discuss the next tax levy. i Referred to Committees. The following petitions, protests and com- | munications were referred to committees: Property owners asking for the removal of cobblestones at the junctlon of Market, Bat- tery and Bush streets: visiting physicians .of | the City and County Hospital agalnst the re- moval of that institution; Memorial day com- mittee inviting the board to participate In the | parade_and exercises to be held May 20; Pad- dlers’ Protective Assoclation thanking the city officials for passipg what Is termed ‘‘just license taxation and wise regulations’; ex- employes of the Street Department asking that demands for services rendered between Janu- ary 1 and 8, 1900, be pald; taxpavers asking | that Folsom ‘street be improved befween Third | and East streets: Willlam Kennedy protesting against the operations of A heavy steam -ham- mer maintained by the Market-Street Railway Company on Crocker street, between Colton and West Mission; Federation of Mission Im- provement Clubs asking that the new City and County Hospital be erected on the House of Correction tract: Fairmount District and Glen Park Improvement Club that the same insti. tution be iocated either on the House of Cor- rection or Fairmount Park sites: J. C. Wilson & Co. for perm'ssion to lay and maintain g spur track frem the belt road to the south- | weet corner of Front and Vallefo streets: jani- | tors_employed in the City Hall n atlow ghele wagew 't be increamed to &2 co ver ay. of it Notice to Passengers. Round-trip transfer tickets on sale at any of our offices. One trunk (réund trip), 30 cents. Morton Special Delivery, 408 Taylor street, 650 Market street, Oakland ferry depot. . | Center and Popper had the same object in Hale’s, Hale’s will be closed decoration day the closing of this store all day May 30 will naturall fect the total sales for the week, but that they shall adversely af- as large as possible we offer to-day such special inducements as will bring to us all the well-posted, shrewd, moncy-saving shopper: veili'n_gs as a veiling event this week we offer 2500 yards all- silk tuxedo| mesh \'emngesl in plain, self| and silk che- | nille dots; also | chentlle dotted grenadine vell- ings; a lot of 100 pieces pur- chas ed from | an _overstock ed jobber, re; ularly worth 35c to 50c per yard;| our ryeducuon of stock price is 2c. handkerchiefs 130 dozen ladies’ handkerchiefs, em- broidered. scalloped and hemstitch- ed borders; each handkerchief on | the original card—a sample line | bought at one-third less than the regular price; included in the lot will be handkerchiefs worth as high as 50c; your choice. ...2%¢ each | we place on sale| to-day at about one-third man facturers co 2150 ladies’ belts, | the entire closing stock of a large wholesale h o u s they are all cle up-to-d a t e goods, and consist of dog collar belts, in tan or black, 132 inches wide, with or with# out mmetal plate in back, at....9c each black patent leath- er belts with nickel shield or medallion; brown or tan dog| collar with nickel | shield or medallion 114 Inches wide; chain dog collar ef- fect in shell patterns, with chain, 1 inch wide, at.......12% each a wonderful beautiful styles at | we lock | full length .. collection’ of other |6 .. |crash flags ndveerar ai the timer) muslin flags on sticks— 6x9%4 in., doz...10c 8x14 1n., d0z....24c 11x18 in., doz. 12x22 in., doz...40c 18x27% In., doz.60c rishons ce on sale /70f until sold out 5000 yards of Ameri-} can flag ribbons. Nos. 5 and 7, for Decoration day and patriotic event: yard 5c also 3000 yards of Nos. §, 7 and 9 all-silk taffeta moire s ribbons in & good range of colors, also in black: regularly worth Tie, l0¢ and 2¢ per o 5¢ all the new and desirable shades in our 4%-inch liberty satin and satin taffeta ribbon for crush belts and neck- wear....50c yard very special nos. 12 and 18 extra quality A brilliant taffeta molre in a i\md' bright of shades, worth regularly 1 and 16 2-3¢; all go at. 5% erash skirts § dozen crash walklnf skirts, dt] d w! iadies’ walkin ozen| 18¢, 25c and 48c each | skirts, trimmed t P event of the season. gloves -eminently the belt | with |white | with box ~pleat | back .95¢ 5 3 rows pique, dozen crash we have all the new shades In the|skirts, with ap- celebrated Hte Jouvin real French kid gloves—the glove with the ad- mirable reputation with correct dressers.......... ..$L.50 pair pl white pique. fque front and ack, with HEALTH BOARDS SHLARY LIST 15 NOW UNDER FIRE One Hundred and Thirty- Four Thousand Dollars for Tax-Eaters. Max Popper, Acting for Mission Fed- eration, Points Out Some Use- } less Jobs With Big Pay Attached. Pt HILE George L. Center, repre- senting the Mission Federation of Improvement Clubs, has been investigating the finances and expenditures of the Phelanized Board of Public Works, Max Popper, represent- ing the same body, has inquired concern- | ing the plans of the Board of Health for the disposal of public moneys. Messrs. view, which was to find out whether, by dispensing with sinecures, some money could not be saved for permanent fm- provements. Mr. Center, it will be re- membered, found that to every 33 that the Board of Public Works proposed to expend for actual work on streets, school- houses, etc., the sum of §1 was set apart | for clerical labor and salaries. In other | words, $1 will go to those holding soft snaps to every $3 expended for the actual | benefit_of the public. Mr. Popper has obtained from officials at the City Hall a statement of the sched- | ule of places, salaries and general ex- enses that has been mapped out by the helan Board of Health. This schedule | is as follows: calth Officer, $3000; secretary and assistant, o o Cleria (82400 and $w0). $330C; chiet | fanitary inspector, $1800; six heaith inspectors, | $7200; four market inspectors, $3600; eight food | inspectors, $1200; bakery inspector, $30; bath | and laundry. inspector, $900; chief plumber, | $1500; two painters (32400 and $900), $3300; di {nterment inspector, $1200; bacteriologist, ‘$1800 toxicologist, 3600; chemist and assistants, $3%0. Veterinary, $1200; statistician, $1500; vacein: tion, $1200; messenger, §900; city physician and | ts, $3000. A mergenicy and insane _department—Chiet surgeon, assistants, stewards, matrons and ambulance drivers, $24,780; maintenance, under the same heading, $11,950; total, $34,740. Twenty-sixth Street Hospital—Salarles, $3660; majntenance, $1060; total, $4660. ‘Almshouse—Salaries, $22,000; $60,000; total, $72,000. City’ and County Hospital—Salagies, maintenance, $38,000; total, §50,000. “I got these items,” sald Mr. Popper to 2 Call representative, “from Dr. Willilam- son, and he at that time said that the charter gave the Board the right to em- ploy all necessary employes and to pay | them salaries. I will cali your attention | to Section 5, Article 10, of the charter, | treating of the Department of Public Health. It says that the board ‘may’ ap- | oint, and so forth, but does not make t compulsory for that body to appoint. “Dr. Williamson said that a superin- tendznl“physlclan was necessary for the City and County Hospital, and that the | board could provide one for it. The char- | ter provides that the board shall fix sala- ries, but that the salaries must not exceeds| those paid for similar service in private institutions. I have been told that the | farmer at the Almshouse gets $100 per month, his pay having been raised. trom | $60. 1 would itke to ask why the board did that when the farmer has been satis- fied for years with $60 per month? The civil service provision of the charter was | ignored in this case. | 1 have reported to the Mission Federa- | tion of Improvement Clubs that the food | inspection bureau could very well be abol- ished. It costs between $500) and $10.000 per annum. The food inspectors are not mar- ket _inspectors. No suggestion has been made to do away with the market inspec- tors, numbering four, who could do much in other directions in addition to the @u- ties now performed by them. The food inspectors are supposed to investigate the | contents of cans and jars. In the absence | of State supervision the maintenance of | focd inspectors at San Francisco alone has no utility. l “‘Here let me suggest a question which the Merchants' Association might well | consider when municipal salaries are un- | der discussion, which is. ‘Do the mer-/ chants require as much help to sell $500,000 worth of goods as they do to sell $,00,00 ! worth? Would they provide elnnur;ucl maintenance, $32,000; machinery for doing something before they knew what they werc Koing to do? The figures concerning the salaries pro- vided for the Board of Health tell their own story. The salaries alone amount, as estimated by the Auditor, to $134,00.” | dry work, of course. STRUCK A PASSENGER WITH A SWITCH IRON Frank Monaghan Tells Police a Story of Being Assaulted by a Gripman. Frank Monaghan, a clerk, yesterday swore out a warrant for the arrest of a gripman named Beebe, charging him with an assault with a deadly weapon. A cording to Monaghan, he boarded the de- fendant's car on Sunday night, being ac- companied by two women. took exception to some remark that was made, and, picking up a switchiron, he struck Monaghan over the head, inflicting a _se- vere scalp wound. Up to a late hour last night the gripman had not been arrested. e s How to care for Belgian hares. Tells in Park News every week . ADVERTISEMENTS. omvmienn IT TAKES THE CAKE! What does? Why, our superb laun- urs Our establish- ment is a smile factory, and the re- sults of its workings are found all over town. Our customers are all pleased and happy, and as our work is always good they never have reason to be otherwise. 2 UNITED STATES LAUNDRY Office 1004 Market Street, Near Powell. Telephone—South 420, Oakland Office—409 12th Street. Prices Quality Sells Our China Crockery Glassware Come Just to Look. Great Imartng T Ca. MONEY-SAVING STORES. 210-212 Grant Ave. (Bet. 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