The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 10, 1901, Page 5

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNE SDAY, JULY 10. 1901. ADVERTISEMENTS. ELLIN’S children do mot have trouble when cutting their teeth. Mellin’s Food furnishes the phos- phatic salts necessary to build up the teeth and in consequence the teeth are well formed and sound, and 1g iS an easy process. ple say ebout Mellin's Food. questions about Mellin's Food. i we will send it to you free. MELLIN’S FOOD COMPANY, BOSTON, MASS. WILL BE MARRIED WHEN THE NOON BELLS RING United to IMiss Pauline Dubois. v FAOLLIK L~ Dosors MORDAY AND THURSDAY THE CALIFORRIA LIKITED OK SHT This Great Frain runs but twice per weck during the summer. Leaving at 9 am, it arrives in Chicago at 2.15 pm on Thurséays and Sundays. its high standard of service is fully maintained. Swell ameled trimmed front whitz en- iron bed, bras - - -- $6.00 Get an estimate from us on | everything required to furnish your entire establishment. Credit and free delivery within 100 miles. We close at six, except on Saturday. 1. Brilliant FURNITURE €O, 888-342 POST STREET, Opposite Union Square. | UNITED STATES BRANCH. STATEMENT ~OF THE— CONDITION AND AFFAIRS —OF THE— PHENIX ASSURANCE COMPANY F_LONDON, December, A. D. 1300, and for the year ding on that day, ~STATEMENT CONDI ON AND AFFAIRS —OF THE— AMERICAN FIRE INSURARCE COMPARY R ATE OF NEW State of California, pur- ant to the provisions of sections 610 and 611 L P Sk 3 | of the Political Ccde. condensed as per blank Amount s S Y furnished by the Commissiones. ASSETS. Cash Market Value of all Stocks and Bonds owned by Company....$2,237,026 25 Cash in company’s Offic 221 63 T sh in Banks........ 2 4 23,224 54 Interest due and accrued on Stocks and Loans....... {"Cash in hands of U. §. Tru Premjums in due Course o tion ... A Due from other Companies for Re- insurance on losses already paid 25 2 g 53 st £ Collec- 237,251 26 12,403 52 Total Assets 44590 1 BT 1,342 68 | e run 63 8 & exp Gross premiums on Fire Risks ning one year or less, $1 reinsurance 50 per_ce p Gross premiums on Fire Risks run. ning_more than one vear, $1480,- 104 C3: reinsurance pro rata... Due and accrued for salaries | 281,634 85 | 829,181 94 761,192 22 25,879 64 203,690 8 ete . s All oth iabili Total Liabilities > - INCOME. $941,657 63 | Net cash actually received for Fire 5 B i premiums ............ ......$2,281,322 0§ 759 17 | Raceived for_interest and dlvidends on Bonds, Stocks, all other sources. Loans, and from Total Income Net amount (including $2: vious: years) 1,560,453 64 $694,234 11 | P_1d or allowed for Commission or < Brokerage 45,941 %6 195,664 30 136,331 29 3,208 31 76,105 75 140,008 82 2,359,811 46 29,086 46 Fire. Losses incurred during the year....$1,584.399 62 Fl $864,825 10 Risks and Premiums. | Fire Risks.| Premiums. P, It | ! s.| Premiums | Net amount of Risks| | = | “written during the| ear | $208,534,133 | 3,432,350 19 ¢ amount of Risks| xpired during = | | $180,163,843 | %1,380,488 77 lhe[ .| 369,213,974 | 2,976,730 36 e Net amou 365,884,972 | 1,205,183 79 | “hecember 31 1900....| 315,819,148 | 3,139,067 92 149,664,207 | 1,148,702 24 A. D. IRVING, . - = T United States Manager. GEO. & A YOUNG, Erest. | Subscribed and sworn to before me, — this " AT B AL, orc¥an | 24 sy of February, 190 g cocb g g T e GEORGE O. RUGER, Notary Public. ~ T EDWIN F.I\I‘ORT’,Y. —_ Commissioner for California in New York. | | PACIFIC COAST DEPARTHEAT. PACEF 1T COAST DEPARTMENT, 323 California Strect, S.F. THOS. J. CONROY, Manager. GEO. W. BROOKS, Asst. Mgr. BALFOUR, GUTHRIE & (0. . Directors, BUTLER & HEWITT, General Agents, _413 CAL}FORNIA STREET. ViM, VIGOR, VITALITY forMEN MORMON BISHOP'S PILLS have been in use over fifty years by the leaders of the Mormon Church and their fol- lowers. Positively cure the worst cases in old and young | arising from effects of self- abuse, dlssipation, excesses or clgarette-smoking. Cure Lost Manhood, ~Impotency, Lost } Power. Night Losses, Insom- nia, Pains in Back, Evil Desires. Lame Back, Nervous Debility, Headache, Unfitness to Mar- ry, Loss of Semen, Varicocele or Con- stipation, Stop Ne rvous Twitching of Evelids. Effects & are immediate, | Impart vigor and CENTS poicncy to every function Don’t get despondent: a cure is at { Band. ~ Restore small, undeveioped organs. Stimulate the brain and nerve centers; blc & box; 6 for §2 50 by mall. A written guarantee to cure or money refunded with 6 boxes. Cir- culars free. Address BISHOP REMEDY CO.. 4 _Ellis st, San Francisco, Cal. GRANT DRUG CO., 8 and 40 Third s. sent required. Sold by all druggists. s § er every room ; elevator runs all pight. | ley & Green, Mills building. He is promi- A. HENSLEY, a well-known athlete of the Olympic Club, and Miss Pauline Dubois, a Q charming resident of this city, will be married at noon to-day at the residence of the bride's parents, 3249 Folsom street. The ceremony will be performed by Rev. Mr. Eldridge of St. John's Presbyterian Church. Immediately after the ceremony the couple will leave for Del Monte, where they will spend their honeymoon. On their return they will take up their residence in this city. Miss Dubois is the daughter of a well- known employe of the Southern Pacific Company. She is handsome and accom- plished, and is well liked in social circles. She has taken part in amateur theatricals and is a very clever amateur artist and also a fine musician. Mr. Hensley is a well-known mining man. He is a member of the firm of Hens- nent in athletics at the Olympic Club and is to-day the retired lightweight cham- plon wrestler of the Pacific Coast. He is a_handsome specimen of young manhood. Mr. Hensley has taken an important part in the politics of California and at the last election stumped the State for Mc- ‘Kmley as a member of the- Republican State Central Committee. His father is prominent in mining circles. OLYMPIC CLUB ATHLETE AND THE YOUNG LADY WHO IS TO BECOME HIS WIFE. G. A. Hensley, a Weli-Known Athlete, to Be \ P THE EMPORIUM. | K RERRRRRE RRRRRRRRE RRRRRRRRRREERRRE RRRE RRRRE RRER RRRRERRE RRRE RERR RRRRR RERE RRRR Coke Dandruff Cure 59c. The $1.00 size that we sell ordinarily at 85c; special to- dayonly.......... i THE EMFPORIUBMN. [ EMPORIY Golden Rule Bazaar. |I . 592 CALIFORNIA'S LARGEST--AMERICA'S GRANDEST STORE 34 THE EMPORIUM. i Golf Ciubs,one-half off marked, . Choice of our entre stock; from the worksh ps of cele- brated makets. Cilothing Sale. This has been the most successful sale of Men’s and Boys® clothing s'nce the opening of the big store. Where asscrtments of the Summerfield stock have become broken we have fil'ed in the m'sing s'zes with cqual’y as good clo hing. A'l are the latest styles, well and car-fa'ly made. Our purchase prce 57c on the $100; our seliing price the same. Men's $12.00 Chev'o! and Cassime-e Sui's—Pretty mixtures; and blick; ‘now. ... .. BN . 88.78 Men's $'5.00 Worsted, Tweed a-d Chevict ftits—Many of 1h- coa's wth the popu ar miitary shoul- $8.95 s cers; now Men's $20.00 Worste, Pique, Serg: and O.ford :cits inthe ‘aest col ring: Men's $20.00 Overcoats— and Ox opds: now . . Bovs' $6.00 Long Pants Suits— Al-wool Ch viots and Cuss'mer:s: sizes or foys 12 to 19 y a's, now. .. ... Boys' $10.00 Long Pants Suits—Choice fabrics in pretty patterns; s'zes ;or boys 12 fo 19 jears,now . ., . Bgys' $7.50 3.Fiece Suits —Now .. s §3.00 Al'.Wool Pants — Nuw Men’s $5.00 Fire Wors‘ed Pants—Now . .. Men's $4.00 and $5.00 Fancs Vest:—Now. ... Boys' $6.00 Ru.sian Blousz Suts—Now....... nglish Whipcords, Coverts $i1.45 $3.98 also plain thas | Shoe Sale. A clean-up of abcut 8o brcken ines of Shoes for Ladies, Misses and Children. One-third, one- half, and even more, has been d¢- ducted from the regular prices. | Hundreds of pairs to choose from. If we Faven’t ycur sze in cne style, we have in another. Lacies’ Frech Kii Cxford Tirs—L'ke Jlut ton—Added to the eae to-dw. Sems= hive w='tel exten i sol s, soms are hand- uned, wih c'th tops, modern toes, Cutan hee's; with either ra ert leather or kid tp; a dressy $2.50 thee; Lacies” $1-50 Oxferd Tie —Black Vici Kid, with patent ‘exth r or kid tipznow .. ... & 98,'? Lad'es’ $2.59 Ox'ord Ties—Fine Vici Kid; black cr S tan ... $1.27 Ladies’ $300 Ox’crd Ties—Very fine Vi kid, c'oth tys, kid tips, Lou's XV heeis, Fand-turnei soes, modern tees; $1.78 i = La<ies’ $'.50 to $2.50 Shoes—A dozsn sma’l ‘ots of Viei k'd thoes; som: lac+, some button; now marked, | | Lad es” $2.00 Vici Kid Shoes—Lace or tutton, R N e B b e L Ladies’ $2.50 Vi i Kid Shoes—Tan or black, Jace or button; p'ain c.oth, i k vest'ng or kid t. p;; now ctt to Lacles’ $3.50 Shoe:—Vii kid sl fan wilow cal; now Misses” Shoes—T! | - ".585 $1.98 3 1.50ani §1.75; now cu: to §2¢, 87¢ g bat we'e § Jacksts and Dresses Reduced. .$2.50 .$3.75 $5.00 and §6.co all-wool Jacket, clean-up pr'ce. $7.50 all-wool Jackets, clean-up price. . $10.00 Si k Et:ns, clean-up price $12.50 Silk Etons, c'ean-up prid £18 to $35 Sitk and Woo! Jackets anJ Rag'an:, row $12.50 and £15 all-wool Drss es, cean-up price The prospective groom is the grandson of Alfred A. Green, one of the best-known men in the early history of California. WATER SUPPLY 15 DISCUSSED Board of Works Confers With Committee of SPRING VALLEY to Enjoin the-Board k. L Y PSSR T R Tt v e e AGHIN IN COURT Judge Morrow Is Asked $6 85 §18.00 to §27.5> new al'-wool fancy Eton Dresses, now....$13.25 .$24.50 $15.00 new al -woo' E on Dresses, now. ...... $30 to $45 newest ali-wool fancy Eton Dresses, now $1.00 and $1.25 Wash Skirts, clean-up price $1.75 and §2.00 Denim and Covert Skirts, now. ... $5.co to §7.50 F ward, A'paca and Wool Skirts, now $8.00to $10.00 fines: A picy and Wool Skirts, now. . $1.co new Shirt Wais s, clean-up price £2.50 to $3.00 Albatross, A'pacaanl Pongee Waists $3.50 to $6.00 A'bitro's, Alraca and Sik Waists. . $7.50 to $10.00 a'l styles Si k Waists, clean-up price 95¢ newest calico Wrappers, clean-up price. ... $1.25 newest ca’ico Wrappers, cean-up prie . $1.00 back and white Un’erskirts, c'ean-up pri £1.25 to §2.50 black Uncesskirts, ‘arcy and solid, now, $1.50and $1.75 Perca’e axd Lawn Wrappers, now. ... Extra Bargains To-Day. U~dermuslins Reduced. Finely made and of finest materials. 25¢ Corset Covers, clean-up price. .. _....... J8¢ | 50c Cors t Covers, cl=an-up price .. 2 P 282 | 752 Corset Covers, assorted Jot, clean-up price. 78~ 35¢ Drawers, § tucked ruffl-s, clean-up pri 230 §2.06 fine Lace Skirt Ch-m: 85¢c £3.00 fine Lawn Sk'rt Chemi £1.25 350 J. B. Corets, sizes 20-21 $7.7°0 730 P. D. Corsets, sizes 20-21 ., ’1-90 85c fine Drawers............ 5 .8"e $3.00 fine embroidery tr'mmed S'irts, now . $1 75 £1.25 fin> Gown:, em! roidery and tucks .73c 952 %1.50 fine Gowns, embreidery and tucks $2.25 fine Gown-, embroidery and tucks 85¢ lace or embroidery trimmed Chemite, c'ean-up price Children’s Wear, Jackets, Dress 85c Chiliren’s Gowns, now. 45c Infants’ Long Slips, now 75: Inants” Long S ips, now. $1.25 Infants’ Long Fannel Skirts, now . $2.5> Infants” Long Naincoolt Slips, now, 75¢ Bvs' Bou e Wash Waists, now $6.50 fine K-rey Coats, now . $1.75 Linen W:sh Saicr Suits, no L 2 § ] LR 5 s of o8 o ENGLAND, on the 3ist day | as made to the Insurance | Supervisors. | The Board of Public Works met with | the Public Utilities Committee of the | Board of Supervisors vesterday afternoon | for the purpose of securing, if possible, permission to usc $14,500 of the $20,000 pub- | lic utility appropriation in the develop- | ment of elaborate and definite plans for | bringing a water supply into the ei | Every member of the committee was | present, and every member likewise of (X?e | Board of Works. Mayor Phelan came to the meeting when he was sent for. Chairman Charles Wesley Reed, for the committee, opened the proceedings by de- siring to know exactly what it was that the Board of Works wanted. City Engineer Grunsky took it upon himself to answer. He sald that it had been deemed by the Board of Works that | the water supply was at the present time | the most important . public utility under consideration. He had, in a general way, examined all the proposed sources of sup- | ply, and it had been determined that the three most feasible plans for securing | water were th: Lake Tahoe project, the | Tuolumne River pian and the Yuba River | scheme. For many reasons it had been | also determined that the best of these. to serve as a base for intelligent calculation, | was the Tuolumne River plan. What the board wanted was authority to expend, | approximately, $15,000 to make such sur- veys and estimates as would enable the | people to act intelligently upon it. It was | desirable to center cffort upon one pro- | ject; not that it would be essential to get | water from the Tuolumne River, but in | order that a basic estinrate of the cost of | 2 water supply might be had. Reed wanted to know approximately what would be the c-st of securing reports upon the acquisition of the other public utilities provided for in the charter. | Grunsky gave them as thus: = Geary- | street railway, $3400; telephone system, 151250; gas light eystem, $1500; garbage cre- matory, $1250. Reed Cites the Charter. Then Reed raised the point, which he continued thereafter to insist upon, that under the charter no bdnds could be voted for the acquisiticn of a public, utility until the Board of Supervisors was in posses- sion .of estimates of the probable cost of all public utilities. “It was insisted by the Mayor and Super- visor Comte that this was a strained dis- tinction. Reed admitted as much, but said | he was opposed to running the board up against a lawsuit that might invalidate its bonds issued for a specific purpose. There was a long d'scussion at this point as to the ~lative value *of the Geary-street railway system and a sys- tem of waterworks to the city. Marsden Manson brought it back to the water sup- ply by stating. on bebalf of the Board of ‘Works, that it was thought necessary to known definitely, before submitting a project to the people, exactly the nature of the work to be done and what it would cost to bring 60,000,000 gallons of water into the city, and to this end the board wanted authority to expend $14,500. Pipes Across Bay Not Desirable. Grunsky told why it was better, §§ pos- sible, to avold bringing water in pipes across the bay, this mnaking those sources of supply from Lake Tahoe and tho Atwerk'un River southward more avail- able. Supervisor Hotaling said the question, therefore, was to obtain a definite plan as to cost, and Reed raised his point on the provisions of the charter a second “We must proceed upon that,’ he sald, nd the people, under that docu- ment, are to have a volce in saying what public utilities they shall vote upon. Sup- pose, Supervisor Hotaling, that 4000 peo- ple should petition for a vote of bonds to build a telephone system in preference to the acquisition of a water supply?’ “Why,” replied Hotaling, “‘the best way to cure them of that would be not to give them any water to drink until they changed their minds."” There was some further discussion of the legal aspects of the matter and then it was moved and carried that the entire $20,000 be placed at the disposition of the Board of Works, with the understanding that all g:bllc utilities provided for in the charter reported upon. { after deducting operating expenses - and of Supervisors. The Spring Valley Witer Works filed a suit yesterday in the United States Cir- } cuit Court against the Supervisors and the city and county of San Frahcisco to re- strain them from enforcing the new wa- ter rate ordinance. United States Circuit Judge Morrow did not issue a restraining order, but cited the respondents to appear ‘before the court on August 5 and show ceuse why they should not be enjoined fiom enforeing the ordinance. The company alleges that it has a cap- ital stock of $14,000,000, divided into 140,000 shares of the par value of $100 each, which shares are held by 1500 persons, and that the ordinance has depreciated the market value of the shares from $97 to ! a figure ranging from $33 to $56. The point | is raised that the new ordinance is unrea- sonable and unjust; that it destroys the property of the 'comblainant without compensation; that it is in conflict with the fifth and fourteenth amendments to the constitution of the United States, and that it was adopted illegally and is there- fore null and void. It is averred that the ordinance was finally and forever defecated at a meet- ing of the Board of Supervisors March 18, 101, and no motion to reconsider was made, ‘but that at a subsequent meeting the rules were suspended for the purpose of allowing Supervisor Braunhart to give notice that on the next legislative day he would move to reconsider the vote on final passage. It is averred further that the water rates as fixed in the ordinance are the result of guesswork and_ were fixed at i random and it is alleged that under the ordinance the complain- ant’s gross income for the fiscal year, RRRRERNRARRERAERR RRERRERERNRR RRRR RRERE RRERERRERRRR RRRR KRR RRRRRRER RURR RRRR RIRRE RRR RRERRnn RERR RRERRRRRR RRRERRRRRRRR RERR RN RERRE KRR XRRRRELR RRER RERR RRRRR KRN RN R RN RRRY RERY RRRRE RRRE N, taxes, will be $§70,000, which will be wholly insufficlent to pay the operating expenses and taxes and any reasonable interest upon the actual value of the property, and that it would allow only an interest of 2.48 per cent. DEPUTY SHERIFF SAYS HE WAS DUPED BY A WOMAN Warrant Out for the Arrest of Miss Maud C. Howes, Now of Colfax. E. J. Crawford, a Deputy Sheriff in San Jose, who has temporary quarters in the Ramona Hotel, swore to a complaint in Judge Conlans court yesterday charging Miss Maud C. Howes with obtaining money by false pretenses. Crawford said he met Miss Howes at the St. Nicholas Hotel in January last vear. was introduced to her by a Mr. Reed, who lived at the hotel and pre- tended to be her husband. She is a tall, handsome woman. She told Crawford that she had located and then owned a silver mine in Elko City, Nev., the vein being not less than six feet wide for a consider- able distance. The ore had been assayed and was worth from $250 to $1400 per tom. | On_these representations Crawford gave her $1000 for a half interest in the mine, he says. He went to Elko City, but failed to discover any trace of such a mine and came to the conclusion that he had been swindled. _Since then he has been trying to loeate Miss Howes, and has now dis- covered that she is living in Colfax, —_—— Chamber of Commerce Meets. The Chamber of Commerce held its reg- ular monthly meeting Yesterday. Harvey F. Chase was elected to membership. The committee appointed to investigate the feasibility of applying a system of wire- less telegraphy between Point Lobos and the Farallon Islands made a partial re- port of its findings and was given time to make a more thorough study of the suc- cess with which the new sclence is meet- ing in the E: e Chinese Funeral Stopped. Because the death certificate of Lee Yin was not countersigned by the Federal au- thorities the Health Board had the police stop the funeral yesterday morning, near Ocean View. The corpse was returned to the Morgue at 641 Merchant street, where an examination will be made to verify the cause of death as returned by the Coroner, Fruit Jars at Gut Prices.: Puttng up fruit? jars and jelly tumblers, time to-n'ght. 75¢ dozen, to-day . . Bacon—B=:t Fatern sugar-cured; 18¢ Ib.; We nesdav only,.. .. If you are, read thess prices for fruit and come down to-day, for they will only te on ale at these prices until closing | Genun= Maton : Fruit Jars: night. * Pints, regulary 67c A'l-Weol Flain Batiste, 6oc quaiity. .. 370 All-Wool Checked Cheviots, regular’y $1.25 ki Noaad sy ..63¢c Silc Striped Challies, regu! and e $1.00; now .. 689¢c Grocerles To.nay. French Voi'e ( Erami: regularly $1.00. 720 regularly .. 15%e Coin Meal—Best E: 10 ib. sacks; instead of 25c, to-day. . .. 20c Macoroni, Vermicelli or Spaghe!ti—Loose; ¢ = Hponlyy g B TL . ...25¢ Laundry Starch—Loos o-2ay only, § ibs... . Sugar Corn—Pest W.stern; regu'ar’y 10c tn; akf Tea—Eng ish Bre: 5 3 Ligguor Specials. Port or Sherry Wine— Our extra qua’ ularly §1.0> per gal'on; on special sale Wednes ‘av only , Holland Gin—Very ckoice; gallon grace; reduced for nRne. anan te-day, 3tins .. el 240 i % : Best Main: Corn— Regu'arly, 2 tns 25¢; to- specisbu'e Wedneshay aaly, P sne ...38¢ 5 Teg- . 25¢ he $2.75 per Wednesdas on'v $2.25 regulirly 95¢c a 75¢ Dress Goods Glean-Up Sale The last day. ot this grea* special offering of s'ylish and seasonatle . Dress Fabrics. Sale positivelys closes at 6 o’clock to- The prices are but little more than Fralf their real worth ! Nivy Biue Alpact, 4oc quality 27c Imported Challizs, regular s0: quality. 28¢ Etamines, Bzti t>s and Crzpes, $1.50 quil- ity. .....98¢e Black Mohair Bunting, $1.00 quility. 530 75¢ Brocades 48c. Atout 700 yards of rich Satin Biozade, rew design, mide especially for evening wear, such colorings as lavender, yellow, nic, b ue, red, etc., that wil make bandsom= cos- tures; the regular 75c quality; on 48 c Towel Bars, 60c Kind, 27c. To stll fur- ther intrcduce our sock of Bathroom#Fixtures, we place cn special sale to-day (Wecnesday) ony, there handsome nickel- 35¢ Véi ing 12c Yard. 30%0 yards of the 18-inch allsilk Tuxedo Veiings. fancy meshes, both detted and plain, this sesson’sbest styles—black, brown, roral navy, white—regular 355 per yard quality, special Ween:sda: only J2 € Sale of Linen Table Cioths. Unusually Heavy Linen Damask Table Cloths —Ma-eof best flax, fine weave, no dressing, fringed all around, fully 3 yards long and 2 va'ue at $2.75, on special sale ".88 to diy (Wedneséay ) on'y, at... Special Sale of Sporting Goods. Pacer Toe Clip—Made of best tempered steel, nickel plat-d and poli-hed, fits foot nicely, regularly 20c pair, Wednesday only 14 WAN WA W R R AR R NI NN RN AR R ENEE MR LR AR WA RN e Wi Solar Acetyline Gas Lamps—Model 1901, improvements, burm with all the latest tetter than ever; r gu'arly $3.00; special Wednes- day ony. . .... $2.23 Skirt Linings, 20c Quality, 1ic. 36-i ch Tafizta Skirt Lining—Ba-k grounds, wita Fancy Penian and new stice effects; patel 18-inch Towel Burs, E , regular 6oc each, for 270 WANR RRRNR ARAAARR R AR AR AR R ANTR R the n=at st and prettiest combinaticn shadings we bave evershown; regularly 3ocper yard; on special sale Wednesday only.. 1le BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS FINDS NEW HOLE IN CHARTER WHICH REQUIRES PATCHING The Board of Public Works Is the latest discbverer of a new hole in the charter which requires immediate patching. Com- missioner Manson said yesterday that the prohibition by the charter of partial or progressive payments on contracts en- tered into with the city was unjust in that it operated against.the smaller con- tractors, who cannot afford to walt for their money until the completion of the contract and are thus practically shut out from putting In competitive bids. The attention of the Supervisors’ Committee on Charter Amendments will be calied to the following sections of the charter with a view to their correction by a vote of the people, so as to afford rellef.in the prem- ises: ‘The contract Shall epecify the time within which the work shall be commenced and when to be completed, as specified in the notice in- viting- propoeals , therefor. In case of failure on the part of the contractor to complete his contract within the time fixed in the contract, or within'such extension of said time as is herein provided, his tract shall be void, and the Supervisors shall not pay or allow to him any compensation for any work done by it shall so geclare by resolution, and thereupon the board Shall deliver to the contractor a cer- tificate to that effect. While the language of the sections does not specify that partial payments are in- hibited, the attorneys of the board say that under the terms noted a contractor cannot receive progress payments, as his contract may be declared void if he does not complete it within the time allowed by the Supervisors. Partial payments have not been made heretofore, and Manson believes that the charter should be so amended as to permit of a contractor re- ceiving a certain gercentua of the work he has accomplished. The State allows 75 per cent to be paid monthly on progress work, while the Federal Government pays 90 percéntum. The last named figure Man- son belleves to be a fair proportion of what a contractor should -be paid. ‘While the board has experifenced no par- ticular trouble in awarding contracts in the past on account of the onerous condi- tions of the charter it believes that many small contractors have been excluded from bidding on that account. The char- ter has also forced other successful bid- ders tc the necessity of borrowing money from the banks or money lenders at a high rate cf interest to carry them through the period of their contracts. 1 ne contracts in the past have been for com- hardships to prospectiye or successful bid- ders, which can only be avoided by amending those particular sections of the charter. Beautiful Pictures Need pretty frames as a lovely girl needs a pretty” dress. We Invite you to call on us and see all the season’s pretti- est designs. Shapes and finishes were never more artistically unique. You should, see our imported novelties in_small gilt metal photo frames. Sanborn, Vail & Co., | 741 Market street. ° . Mixed Morphine ;fi His Liguor. Robert Curtin was treated at the Emer- gency Hospital early yesterday morning for morphine poisoning. Curtin wasout for a time, and while in a Market-street saloon took a drink of morphine and whisky, presumably with suleidal intent. He recovered after a few hours’ rest was permitted to leave the hospital. Lake Tahoe and Return. Very low season round trip tickets' to Lake Tahoe from San Francisco, Oakland, Alameda, Berkeley, San Jose, Stockton, him under said contract; and, in the case of | SURECER I AR Biounts, but when con- | Sacramento, Marysville, Napa, Santd the tmprovement of streets, no assessment ehall | tracts are to be let for public improve- . Woodland, ~Friday to Tuesday, e e, comptees | BOBE or wker S banstooe for Bonbieds | Lieiaiary Mectest ‘akent oF ot ork shall ha complet L wv:x‘:nmugn”u‘t'hn and .mp”&m of m%fl of thousands untold | ket street.