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14 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, JULY 2, 1902. HER EIGHTH HYMEN EAL VENTURE RESULTS IN ARREST FOR BIGAMY Mrs. Francisca M. de la Guerra, or Fitzgerald, as a * Jury May Decide, With Long List of Conquests to Her Credit, Goes Tearfully to Dungeon Cell WOMAN WHOSE EIGHTH MAT- RIMONIAL VENTURE RE- SULTED IN HER ARREST. | B E3 . 2 RS. FRANCISCA MARIA DE A\ LA GUERRA was booked <% \/ |} the City Prison yesterday on a and from all of bigamy ts she bears a record as woman that would be She is now 41 years of age, &nd since 1880, it is claimed, she has been married eight times, death or divorce raving intervened except in the last two & muchly mx bard to beat instances, which have led to her arrest. | The complaining witness against her is | W ace A. Fitzgeraid, who was married | to her in on August 17, 1900, | and has not been divorced from he: of this year she was married y's Cathedral, this city, to C the ‘wealthy s de la Guerra, a member of De la Guerra family of San- since their marriage they living 427 Sutter street, and De la Guer by Policeman Hutchins Monday Yesterday morning De la_ Guerra sed from custody, as he believed the woman was divorced 'When he mar- d her. ASKED DIVORCE AND COIN. ory is interesting. He e was married he learned | arrested by night was rele wife’s past history. Her | maiden ns s Schultz a he is a native « He' discovered thas | in 1880 she married Josepn Mark i View, Or., and lived with him about five years, two children being born to them, both of whom died. She sued Mark for divorce and a share of the community property and won the suit. About the year 186 she was married to a sheep raiser in Alturas named Reheart, after living with him for about s months she applied for a divorce and $1 000. She got the divorce, but money. She came to this city and was employed in a cloak and suit street. In 1891 she was married to Ben Waller, who had a collection agency of- fice in the Chronicle building, but soon got a dlvorce from him, and in 1892 she married Dr. C. H. Webb, who died the following year. T was manager in the Hoffman cafe in 1894, during the Midwinter Fair,” contin- ued Fitzgerald in. telling his story, “and became acquainted with her. After the fair I went to Chicago, and she teie- graphed me there that she had married a man named Young of San Francisco, and they had gone to Los Angeles. YOUNG WAS MUSCULAR. “Subsequently she wired me that he had thrown her Gownstairs and had been sentenced to ninety days in the chain gang. She procured' a divorce from Young while he was serving his sentence, I went to Los Angeles in 189 and found her working in a cloak and suit house | there. 1 weeks and came on to this city. stopped there for about two She fol- lowed me, and after stopping here for two days she returned to Los An- geles. I corresponded with her, and when | ed Los Angeles I found that she had been married to John Roller of Roller’'s creamery. “I went to El Paso, and after being there for about two and a half years I was attacked with gastric fever, and when 1 was convalescent I returned to Los Angeles on December 9, 1897, her, and she told me the Roller family had been doing everything to separate her and her husband, and his father had sent_him to a private insane asylum. She tried to get possession of a piece of prop- erty_which she thought was in her hu band’s name, but discovered that it be- longed to his father. Roller applied for a divorce from her and it was granted on Scptember 19, 1599. GAVE HER HALF HIS MONEY. “1 married her on August 17, 1900, but soon saw that it was impossible for to live together. I was then in the fi insurance and real estate business, 1 of last year I told her that it would be better for us to separate and I would di- vide the money I had. I gave her enough to live on_for a ir, with the under- standing that she should get a aivorce from me, and left Los Angeles. Since n Lake | then I have written her two letters, but | WILD WITH ECZEMA And Other Itching, Burning, Scaly Eruptions with Loss of Hair. Speedy Cure Treatment $1.00 Bathe the affected parts with Hot Water and Cuticura Soap, to cleanse the surface of crusts and_scales, and soften the thickened cuticle. Dry, without hard rubbing, and apply Cuticura Ointment freely, to sllay ftching, irritation, and inflammation, and soothe and heal, and lastly, take Cuticura Resolvent Pills, to cool and cleanse the biood. 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Oewramyy, 5., Priis, Wn Brifis Depots s Puix, o it Pex, Paris. PoToas Duve axa Caxn. Gume. and | not the | house on Kearny , I met | ELEWTOR FLLS T BISEMENT Five Men Are Badly Hurt | by the Parting of } a Cable. |Louis Meireider May Die of | the Injuries He Sus- tained. Five men suffered severe injuries through the falling of a freight elevater in the building occupied by the Del Monte Milling Company at 307 Brannan street yesterday afternoon. The men were on | their way to the first floor to secure their salaries. They had entered the elevator at the top and when they reached the third landing the cable parted and the lift and its human freight were precipitated to the basement. Fellow employes imme- diately ran to the assistance of the un- fortunate men and carried them to the first floor. The injured are J. Miller, who resides at 233 Bartlett street; R. Ford, 614 Folsom street; Louis Meireider, 366y Twenty-first street; John Lamee, 1318 York street, and ; Alfred Ruiz, 25 Scott alley. | Dr. R. Chandler Hill was called in and | rendered medical aid. Miller was taken home by his father and Ford was_re- moved to the Rallroad lospital. Both men were attended by Dr. Coffey, chief surgeon of the Southern Pacific Compa- Hospital. iller suffered great pain about the chest and complained of inter- | nal injuries. The bones of his left foot were crushed, his right leg broken be- tween the knee and ankle and his collar- bone was dislocated. Ford escaped with lesser injuries. His right ankle was dislocated. Both men suf- fered from shock to their nervous sys- tems, but their injuries were not neces- | sarily of such a character as to cause la lv apprehension of their resulting fa- tally. Meireider, Ruiz and Lamee were taken | to the Mount Zion Hospital for treatment. | Meireider is in a precarious condition. Dr. Hill gives little hope for his recovery. | His injuries are very. severe. He is suf-| fering from two incised wounds on the neck, a rupture of the ligaments of the neck, contusions and abrasions of the | right_ thigh and an incised wound of the left leg, two inches long. He has also a fracture of the left ankle and is inter- nally injured. Lamee and Ruiz suffered | fractures and other injuries, but will re- cover. Ruiz was the only one of the five men | who was able to tell of the accident. He said he and his fellow workmen were on their way to receive their salaries when the rope holding the elevator parted and | hurled them into the basement. | The elevator was commonly used for | reight, but the workmen were In the | habit of riding on it. . B S S e 2 received no reply. I returned to Los An- | | geles recently and read of her marriage |to De la_Guerra in the San Fancisco papers. Her name was given as Fran- cisca M. Webb, ignoring the fact that | she was married to me. I came here two | days ago and placed the matter in the | hands of the police.” | Mrs. de la Guerra says that Fitzgerald | wanted her to apply for a divorce from him, but she declined owing to the pub- | licity it would give her, and he told her | that he would go away and secure a di- vorce from her in some place, she did | not know where, on the ground of deser- tion. It was in the belief that Fitzgerald had obtained the divorce that she married De la Guerra. She hinted that Fitzgerald had caused her arrest through spite, and she did not speak of him in flattering terms. ~_She admitted six of the mar- riages, but denied that she was married to Reheart or Waller. “I had a millinery shop at 322 West | Twenty-third street, Los Angeies,” she centinued, “when I met Mr. de 11 Guerra. fl told him all about my past life when he asked me to marry him. We came to this city to get married and settle down. | It is nobody’'s business how often I have | been married, because that has nothing | to do with the present case. I have many | kind friends in Los Angeles, as I'am a | prominent member of Eastern Star Chap- | ter No. 51 there, and they will be sur- | | prised to hear of my arrest.” Mrs. de la Guerra is a tall, stately bru- | nette and a fluent talker. She purchased the lodging-house at 427 Sutter street, and De la Guerra, who is 49 years of age, Is connected with an oil company in the Ho- { bart building. ‘She had a brother, Dr. { Schultz, a dentist, in’this city, who died | about eight months ago. HER SANTA BARBARA RECORD SANTA BARBARA, July 1—The pres- ent Mrs. Carlos de la Guerra made her | appearance in Santa Barbara several | months ago and registered at one of the | leading hotels as Mrs. Fitzgerald of Los | Angeles. She-had -the appearance of a | woman of wealth. After about a week’s | | residence in this city she became ac- | | quainted with Carlos de la Guerra, a son of the late Judge Pablo de la Guerra, for mer Mayor of Santa Barbara. They were constantly together and it is said that Mrs. Fitzgerald often signed her name as | Mrs. de la Guerra. About a month agn | both parties left by steamer for San Fran- cisco and about a week later (he an- | nouncement of their marriage was re- | ceived here. Rumor has it that the groom was given $1000 on his_departure from this city by the bride. It is understood that the De | la Guerra family strenuously objected to the marriage, but without avail. Little is known of the woman in this city, but Don Carlos is a descendant of one of the oldest and most wealthy Spanigh familles .in California and the De la Guerra mansion in this city is one of the most picturesque | landmarks in the State. KNOWN IN LOS ANGELES. LOS ANGELES, July 1.—Mrs. Francisca de la Guerra, arrested to-day in San Francisco on a_bigamy charge preferred by Wallace A. Fitzgerald of this city, first came to Los Angeles eight years ago with her husband, whose name is not known. The couple lived together for a.time at a | hotel, and it is said she was abused cruel- ly by her spouse, on which grounds she finally obtained a divorce. At the time of this trouble the woman was befriended | by John Roller, son of an Anaheim rancher, who was proprietor of a refresh- ment parlor on Third street, in this city. After living with Roller for some time Mrs. Roller. was granted a divorce, and she attempted to gain title to certain property in Roller's name. In this she | was unsuccessful, and finally began sup- | porting _herself by working as a sales- woman in various business houses. She had been employed 1n3 similar capacity in a large fur store in San Francisco and commanded a large salary. She was in her thirties, of attractive appearance and be- | coming manner, and made many friends. who looked on her as a persecuted | voman. A member of the order of the ern Star, she took an active part in the functions of that society, thereby widening her circle of acquaintances. Her conduct was above reproach. August 3, 1900, she was married in this city to Wallace A. Fitzgerald of Los An- | geles, of whom little is known. The couple lived' for several months in a Bovle Heights cottage owned by Fitzgerald, but in April of last year they separated, Fitz- gerald going to Mexico and his wife to San Francisco. Eight months ago Mrs. Fitzgerald returned to Los Angeles and was employed as saleswoman in a Third- street millinery shop. She left here early in the year, and the next heard of her. was that she had been married in May in San Francisco to Carlos de la Guerra, a member of the old Spanish family of that name at San Francisco. Friends of the woman say they knew she had been married four fimes, but they weye in ig- norance of the existence of any other hus- bands, and supposed she had been di- vorced from all of them. About the time that Fitzgerald and his wife left Los An- geles in 1901 a man known as ‘‘Lengthy” Fitzgerald was driven from the city by the police because of his connection with sure-thing gambling games conducted by the notorlous “Poker” Davis. It is be- lieved that the men are the same, as the Fitzgerald who has brought the suft was known as a private detective, and the gambler wore a star and acted as ‘‘cap- ver”’ for the gamblina bouaa GRAND JURORS ASK THE MAYOR TO REMOVE TWO COMMISSIONERS File a Report Attacking Capabilities of Mendell and Manson of Public Works Board----Hospital Em- ployes Say MoneyWas Demanded to Defend Suit HE Grand Jury has sent a com- | munication to Mayor Schmitz, asking him to remove from office Commissioners Mendell and Man- son of the Board of Public Works. Their removal is requested on the grounds’ that they Have failed to ex- hibit sufficient capacity for performing the duties of their offices and that they lack earnestness, vigor and sound judg- ment. The complaint recites the fact that when Mendell and Manson were ap- vointed by Mayor Schmitz's predeeessor the assurance was given that they would seek to replace the “‘wastefulness and cor- ruption of former administrations” with ‘‘honesty, vigor and achievement.” ~ The Grand Jury declares that these promises have not been. fulfilled. « In substantiation of their charges of negligence the grand jurors have called the Mayor's attention to the manner in which the Board of Public Works has al- lowed the public streets to become ob- structed. They complain that, in direct violation of the provisions of the charter, the beard has permitted bootblacks to itconvenience pedestrians ~with their stands, fruit wagons to obstruct the streets and merchants to pile their mer- chapaise upon the sidewalks, leaving scarcely any room for the people to walk between the obstructions. ‘I1ie board is severely criticized for its slowness in constructing and repairing sewers and for ‘‘neflicient methods and hecdlessness’ in regulating the scatter- ing of loose materials, such as bricks, mortar, sand and lumber, in tront of buildings in course of construction The substance of the communication is as fellows: Hon, Eugene E. Schmitz, Mayor of the City and County of San Francisco—Dear Sir: ‘The following statement is intended to set forth in & general way certain matters that have been made the xrounds of much com- plaint to the Grand Jury against the Board of Public Works of this city and county. We ask you- to- glve early attention and due consider- ation to this subject, and, if these premises are belleved to be correct,’ to afford the peo- ple the remedy which the charter explicitly empowers the Mayor to apply. We desire to call your attention to the Board of Public Works' administration particularly as to the public streets. ‘The charter says it ‘shall have ‘‘charge, superintendence and _control, etc., of all public ways, streets, lanes, alleys, etc, now opened or which may hereifter be opened in the city and county; of the manner of their use; of all the work done upon, over or under the same; of the using of the streets, or any portion thereof, for the deposit of bulld- ing material in front of any bullding during its construction or repair.”” While the charter gives the Board of Public Works the sole pow- er and authority to grant permission in writ- ing to_temporarily use the streets, this power is qualified by the following very plain and specific limitation, that ‘‘nothing in this sec- tion. shall be so.construed as to give sald board the power to grant permits for or allow the permanent encroachment upon any side- walk of any structure.” STREETS ARE OBSTRUCTED. An especial feature of the maladministra- tion of sald board and its careless and wrong- ful exercise of these powers is the comspicu- ous violation of this restriction of the charter upon their power and authority, as aforesaid, in almost innumerable Instances throughout the city. Your attention is called particularly to the " followin, dows and bay-windows in the first story buildings, encroaching upon the sidewalks; of advertising signs supported on posts at the outer lines of the sidewalks of all our principal thoroughtares; of structures built for private offices and business uses on_the sidewalks, at- tached and unattached to bulldings; of boot- black stands and fruit stands usually placed where the sidewalks are required by the pub- lic; the depositing and storing of almost any kifid of merchandise upon sidewalks and road- ways of our principal streets, in many cases leaving space barely sufficlent for pedestrians to walk between the obstructions; the placing daily of all kinds of vehicles, most conspicu- ous of which are fruit wagons, in the roadways at the curbs; and in this connection we men- tion the habit of certain street railroad com- panies of leaving bob-tall cars on the street all night, thus, forming an obstruction as well as a menace fo the fire engines and vehicles of fire patrol, hospital service and ambulances. In this particular category of official laches of sald board, we call your especial attention to its poor and inefficient methods and heed- lessness in regulating and controlling the de- positing of loose, unconfined materials as sand, mortar, bricks, lumber, etc., on the sidewalks and roadways in front of premises where build- ings are being constructed; and also, what is more objectionable to public health and com- fort, the loose debris and rubbish and filth re- moved from old structures being torn down or undergoing repairs, and such offensive matter deposited likewise on the siGeways and road- ways of our streets. Under the haphazard methods of safd board and of the apparent in- attention ard indifference of some of its mem- bers and its employes, these deposits, as afore- sald, are permitted to remain, without any in- terférence, weeks and months and the better part of a year in some instances, until the im- provements are quite or almost completed, in- side and out. Recurring to the viclation of the charter as aforesaid In the case of the bootblack stands, we belleve that instrument clearly intends that the Board of Works itself, and not its employes, should pess. upon all permits of whatever kind, It appears from our investi- gation that the power is delegated to the clerks and. subordinates In the office, Who grant per- mits at thelr own discretion or pleasure, In the occupation and use of these stands we were advised that in presumably every instance ren- tal was paid to the owner, lessee or occupant of the building in front of which the stand 1s located. Whence does any one of these parties in_irterest derive the right to rent the public sidewalks? We coptend that obstructions authorized or tolerated as aforesald upon the public streets Dby the Board of Public Works are unquestion- ably ‘‘permanent”’ and clearly intended to be 80 considered in the aforesaid section of the charter. SEWER WORK DELAYED. We desire to call your attention to the mat- ter of sewer connections. The method pur- sued by the Board of Public Works, under subdivision- 9, section 9, aforesald, is very objecticnable, not only in its method .of han- dling this particular work, but also in the charges for the same. 1t is an established fact that to have a side sewer put in by said board {s miore expensive than under the old system. An additional charge for inspection has been imposed, while the provision of the charter empowering sald board to be the only party to open up streets and to restore the same to as good condition as before implies certainly that the responsibility rests alone with sald board, and that it should employ competent and _trustworthy men to do the « work properly without additional inspection charges to property owners. There is usually much delay in the putting in of side sewers. In a recent in- stance about five weeks was consumed in puf ting in a connecting sewer in one of our bu: est streets. When a defect in a sewer is re- ported to sald board, after a box or fence Is placed around the same oy its direction, it not infrequently happens a’' week or more clapses before men are sent to open up the street, usually consuming two or three days of time. After repairs arec made this gang of men .will then fill up the holes, throwing the cobbles or blocks on top of the loose sand and leave it In this condition. Afterward generally about a week expires before another gang comes to finish the job. FAILS TO FILE REPORTS. Before concluding this communication we would call especial attention to a matter that we have learned recently in the course of this investigation with extreme surprise, ~Desiring to obtain.an authentic statement in detail of the expenses, etc., of the administration of the Board of Public Works during the fiscal year of 1900 and 1901, we sought for such Information in the municipal reports of said flscal year and falled to find therein any report of this, per- haps the most important of all our municipal departmenty, We refer you to section 9 of article 16 the charter In reference to this omission. ~ In regard to the cleaning and sprinkling of streets, the work thereof has been very poorly done. 'This has been evident to every observer in the business and residence portions of the city. We hold that it is the plain duty of the Roard of Public Works to see that this work is properly performed. INCOMPETENCY CHARGED. In conclusion we ‘state that two of the Com- missioners of the Board of Public Works were appointed by your predecessor with the strong- ©est assurances to the pbilc that the wastefu ness and cormuption of former administrations sghould be replaced by honesty, vigor and achlevement. We consider these promises have nat_been_fulfilled. A The Board of Public Works is intrusted with the expenditure of vast sums of public money, and its duties are such that the results of its work should be visible and reasonably satisfactory at least to the people. The per. neésty of the members of sald board AYOR SCHMITZ has been con- ducting a quiet investigation regarding the charges made by three employes of the Health Department that they were assessed to. help pay the -expenses of defending the suit brought against the Mayor to restrain him from removing. the members of the Health Board. The names of two of the subordinates are kept secret by the Mayor through fear that they will lose their positions, but-the Mayor states that they informed him that they con- tributed 25 per cent of a month’s salary for the purpese named. They allege in an affidavit that they delivered the cash to another employe of the board and Wwere given to understand that they would lose their places if they did not submit to the assessment. SAYS WAITER MADE DEMAND. John N. Elbert, who was removed from his position as superintendent of the City and County Hospital, is the latest one to charge that he was approached. He says a man named James Rafferty, a waiter at the hospital, made the demand on him. Rafferty told I''bert that the board need- ed money to carry on the litigation in which it was involved and he would be expected to contribute one month’s sal- ary of $200 and to assess the employes under him 2 per cent of their salaries for the same purpose. Elbert immediately went to Mayor Schmitz and told him of Rafferty’s over- tures. The Mayor advised Elbert not to pay anything out of his own salary and not to assess the employes. Elbert be- lieves that he was discharged because hs refused to accede to Rafferty’s demand. Dr. Buckley, chairman of the Hospital Committee of the Health Board, on whose recommendation Elbert was removed, on the other hand, says that the experiment of having a lay superintendent of the hospital had proved a failure, although he had himself favored the plan one year ago. DEEMS McELROY COMPETENT. Dr. Williamson, president of the board, had always contended that a physician with executive ability was the proper person to manage the institution, and Dr. McElroy, who it is believed possesses the necessary qualifications, was installed as superintendent. The members of the board deny that any one was detailed to collect assessments for litigation pur- Pposes, Mayor Schmitz has been restrained from interfering with the Health Board Dby court order, but he says that he has alil his evidence prepared to present at the proper time. The Mayor says that he has already removed the old board and he is powerless to take any further ac- tion. Should the courts decide that his removal of the board was illegal, he will try another tack, and believes that he has the cause necessary to remove the derelict officials. The Grand Jury will also take the mat- ter up and yesterday a subpena was is- sued for Rafferty, who, it is alleged, act- ed as the go-between to levy the assess- ments to be used to defend the board in its litigation, BARS ON FERRY BOATS STILL DOING BUSINESS General Manager Kruttschnitt’s Or- der Does Not Go Into Effect as Scheduled. General Manager Kruttschnitt’s s*ame to turn the bars on the local ferry#oats into dining-rooms did not go into force yesterday. Thirsty customers were there- fore given another day’s grace, and felt happy accordingly. Some of the wise ones came prepared to assuage the thirsts of themselves and friends, but refrained from drawing corks, as the bars were do- ‘nfi business at the old stand. ruttschnitt’s plan is to have the rail- road company reap the profits now being enjoyed by those who have the privilege of conducting restaurants and bars on the ferry-boats. He has given notice to the men who have these concessions that they will have to leave. It is the inten- tion of the rallroad company to have the rooms now being used for bars and res- taurants converted into dining-rooms when the boats are laid up for repairs. Thirsty people who cannot wait until they reach shore to moisten their parched thoats will have to pay for their beverages at din. ing-car prices. In the meantime com- muters need not carry their own stock, as the bars are still running. —_————— Refuses to Dismiss Christal. The Board of Public Works yesterday referred the protest of the Bricklayers’ Union against the employment of Thomas Christal as inspector of the construction of the Army-street sewer extension to the Civil Service Commission. President Phil- lips of the Bricklavers’ Union appeared before the Board of Works and explained that the rules of the union required that | a man supervising any bricklaying should be a practical bricklaye E thie o ring b SnSmber | L ortunity to sweep and sprinkle the streets of the union. In referring the matter to the Civil Service Commission the Board of Works states that as Christal was taken from the eligible list it {s not with- in the power of .the last named hody to discharge him unless charges are pre- ferred against him. ———— Announcement. Mr. F. G. W. Paige, formerly of Kohler &.Chase, is now to be found at his new plano warerooms, southeast corner Post and Stockton streets. Paige Piano Co, * e e e e o e e S S S S ] ) their_administration of the affairs of certain departments of the Board of Public Works suf- ficient capacity and adaptability for their im- portant duties, as clearly evidenced in the lack of the earnestness, vigor, sound judgment and dispatch of business which s expected and re- quired in the management of private affairs. In conclusion, in View of these premises, we hereby respectfully and earnestly recommend to your Honor to exercise the power vested in your office by the charter by removing the above-named Commissioners and appointing in their places suitable persons who will in your judgment be able and disposed to render a larger measure of satisfaction. All of which is very respectfully submitted. CHAS. SONNTAG, Foreman. W. B. SANBORN, Secretary. SPROAT'S MARKET 1049 MARKET ST., Eet. 6th and 7th. . 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This Blan- ket is verp desirable for camping purposes. $3.00 Pair. 50 pairs TAPESTRY POR~ TIERES, with very hand=- some fringes, good assort- ment of colors and full length and width. $3.50 Pair. 75 Tapestry TABLE COV= ERS, two pards square and reversible, heavy Kknotted fringes and all good color=~ ings. $1.75 Each. 175 dozen Bleached Damask { DINNER NAPKINS, in a. great variety of designs and verp heavy quality of linen. $2.00 Dozen. One case (20 pieces) 72-Inch Bleached Satin TABLE DA~ MASK, extra heavy and yveryg handsome designs. . $1.00 Yard. Napkins to match damask, 24 inches square. $3.00 Dozen. One case (40 pieces) Checked GLASS LINEN, Irish manu- facture and 18 inches wide, assorted colors. 12ic Yard. We will also offer this week a.large assortmeet of GENUINE FRENCH PRINTED SATEENS, 32 inches wide, .10c per Yard On and after July st this store will ppen for business at 8:30 a. m. and close at 5:30 p. m. HL 03, us, ur, U9, 121 FOST STREET. JTREET GLEANING BY MUNIGIPALITY Merchants’ Association Offers Draft of an Ordinance. The Merchants’ Association sent the fol- lowirg communication to the Committee on Charter Amendments of the Board of Supervisors yesterday, advocating the policy that the city do its own street cleaning, if possible, and suggesting that, if such a course be not feasible, the pro- posed measure be drafted in such a wa; as to leave an opportunity for granting contracts for the work: “We note that there has been recom- mended an amendment to the charter to permit the city to do 1ts own street sweeping and sprinkling. The Merchants’ Association desires to strongly indorse the policy of now giving the city the op- with its own men and teams, and it has been our intention when the matter came up to recommend an amendment to the charter to that effect. “We note, however, that the amend- ment, as proposed, is mandatory in its nature, in that it says that the Board of Public Works ‘shall employ such labor- ers and other employes as may be neces- sary,’” and does not give the city the right to perform the work otherwise in case unexpected conditions should make it desirable to do so. In view of the past experience of this association in this work. we respectfully suggest that this amend- ment be changed so as to leave it optional whether the work or a portion of it is done by the city itself or by public con- tract. ‘“‘Theoretically, the ideal way is for the city to do the work itself. . We have no hesitation in saying that if this is done and the work is done on business prin- ciples, the city can be kept cleaner for the same amount of money than can be done by any contractor. The experience of the city in thehrast. however, has demonstrated that this result does not always follow. When the Merchants’ As- socfation, after it had cleaned the eity some years ago, relinquished the work, it was turned over to the Street Depart- ment, to be done by the city. The result was that the work was so poorly perform- ed and cost so much that the city was obliged to" let it out by contract again. ‘We think the time has come when condi- tions are different, and that now it is not only possible for the city to do this work _itself, but that the experiment should be again tried. We submit, how- ever, that the city should have the right to contract for the work or a portion of it, in case it should be found desirable torf2 Sommunication wa e co s accompa a draft of an ordinance drawn l?p rl‘:fda'g cordance with the sufsestlons made. The Supervisors’ Committee on Charter Amendments decided ?’fl(el’flny to recom- mend_the adoption of the measure pre- sented by the association. The commit- tee also rescinded its aetion approving of a proposed amendment which would per- mit property owners to make their own side sewer connections on unaccepted streets. The present law requires the Boa-d of Public Works to perform such work, and Is considered preferable, as it insures uniformity in sewer construction. —_— Work of the Chinatown Squad. Sergeant Lionel Shaw and his squad continue their effective work in China- town. In the report of last month’s op- erations submitted to Chief Wittman yes- terday the total arrests were shown to have been 322. Those convicted and A;am fine numbered 223, convicted and confined 2, convicted and appealed 1, dismissed 62, pending 10. The total fines and for- feitures amounted to $1720. ——————— Big Harness Sale. $900 will buy a good buggy harness. 10 per cent off Wednesday and Saturday. Leibold Harness Co., 2il Larkin street, opposite Citv Hall. . ABER'S U9 TAYLORST. 100f FILLMORE S1. WEDNESDAY—THURSDAY—SATURDATY. BEST RANCH EGGS, Fresh, doz... ... .. Large select white; usually 25e. REFRESHING TEAS, all varieties, pound 38¢ Delicate aroma—straight or blend. Tea store price, 80c: our- regular, 50c. COVE OYSIERS, best i pound cans. s Sound, bright and plump oysters. Peerless brand. Usually 12%c. GOVERNMENT WHISKEY, 7-year-old..... PR e S Gallon $2.63 Straight proof; direct from bonded ware- house. Testing and sampling invited. We're always ready to prove quality. Usually $4. | PORT or SHERRY, “Asti”” Vineyard, gal 65¢ Pure wines; build up vour strength, ime prove your appetite and aid digestion. Well worth $1. BUTIER, Fancy Creamery, square . . There’s a big difference In quality. Usually 40c. Saturday Night from 6 to 11 o’clock. SUG 'R, Spreckels’ best cane .35¢ Extra Dry Gr: Buy nothing else unless you desire. leave it to your judgment. Saturday night's special list at stores. GREENBERG & GREENBERG, 31-33-35 and 37_3_"_!( ave., cor. Geary, SPECIAL SILK WAIST +2.AND.... SILK SKIRT SALE THIS WEEK, $6, $7, $8, 39 SILK WAISTS, $3.90 $8, $9, $10 SILK SKIRTS, $6.50 All shades. GREENBERG & GREENBERG, 81-33-35 and 37 Grant avenus, cor. Geary. we ORLAN CLYDE CULLEN, Counsclor-at-Law U. S. Supreme Court, U. 8. Patent Office, Uni! eign Patents, Caveats, Trade Marks Copyrights. No. 700 Tth Street, N. W. Opp. U. 8. Patent Otfice, Washington, D. Ww. T. HESS, NOTARY PUBLIC AND ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, Tenth Floor, Room 1015, = a0 Tale:;mm l?i:‘”flipmm - Residence, 821 California st., below Powell, Residence Telephone. James 1501 BO‘BPNARB S _ St from traveling opticians; must DIRECT _from R o IGINAL GEORGE MAYERLE, 1071 'Al?:z' street, near 7th (opposite Hibernia BII'%‘. Ger-, man Eyewater 50c. Telephone South CAMP PATEIIS' 700 G st., N. W._Washington, D. C. Formerly examiner in Patent Offie. 25 years’ practice. Fees for cases recelved me in July and August need not be paid annlication is allowed. Write for particulhm, Beds, Chairs, Stoves, Ete. Tents for Rent and for Sale, Guns. Rifles, Fishing Tackle and Sporting Goods. Send for Catalogue. SHREVE & BARBER CO.. 739 Market st and 511 Kearny st.