The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 10, 1904, Page 35

Pages 35 o ~ NEISCO; UARY A 10, 1904. SCHMITZ’'S NEW BOARD OF HEALTH INAUGURATES ITS REIGN BY WHOLESALE REMOVALS OF SUBORDINATE OFFICIALS - p of Emploves Removed From Positions; ‘lared Vacant and New Places Are * » Which Appointments Are Made. )sitions. »i Health began its term of office yesterday by inauguratirig an upheaval in the various departments under its control which brought consternation to a small army of employes, who were summarily The board abolished numerous positions, created many new ones and rewarded men who had taken an active interest in Mayor Schmitz’s recent campaign by appointing them to the positions | at a number of the positions abdlished were under civil service did not deter the board in its policy of effecting a complete reorganization of its various branches an d thereby effecting a saving of ap- ’ - -3 on Affects the T = C hot 10US and Emerg ) effected or- Tames W tion for lam War the Health effected © nomy - PLACES IN BOARD'S OFFICE ABOLISHED AND CREATED ANEW then intro- which Jowing resolutions, ne b Resolved® That the following offices and po- . " eretof eated b the DBoard of 3 abolished fe. Monthly Sal Cameron a Inspector Inspectors ($100 POSITIONS CREATED. . hat the following new positions fices be and they are herebs jealth Officer Three | Health Offi ‘ . hemist Officer, ity Physician. from $150 CheM¥ist, from $150 per ef Food Inspector, from nth the following ealaries bs h-house and Leundry In- > $100 per month: three s from Health That the following offices and po- < be and they are hereby declared vacant. to take effect forthwit > P. O Brien $250 150 150 5 100 100 100 kel Health Officer § El Cemetery inspector, L, Walkh. NAMES OF APPOINTEES. Fesolved, That the f be. they hereby appointed to m:m—“ ; | and—Cou $115 to $125 per | nure of Subordinates in Gen- | Office, City and County Hospital, Alms- ency Department. S. | - and Frank surlenky and 7 ach 125 A B. M. Hinkle.. 100 p 175 Goodale, M pector, Henr) ce Walsh. 75 & positions in the s be and the same P. Har- APPOINTED TO IN THE EMERC HOSPITAL Y SERVICE It was further resolved that the fol- lowing be appointed to the various po- jons in the Hospital ser- | their respectiv ergency ith OFFICERS NAMED TO SUPERVISE THE CITY AND COUNTY HOSPITAL The following, introduced by Dr. Har- vey, was adopted: “Resolved, That in accordance with the rules and regulations this day | adoptec the government of the City ¥ Hospital e following of- ficers be appointed: Warden, J. N. El- | bert, $200; assistant warden and cus- todian, James P. McQuaide, $1 ceiving secretary, Dr. B. P. F $100. | “Resolved, further, that the office of resident physician, now held by B. F.| ! McElroy, be declared vacant, to take | effect January 31, 1904, and that in ac-| cordance with the new rules governing said City and County Hospital the in-| terne selected by competitive examina- | tion, as provided in said rules, be ap- pointed resident physiclan from Feb- ruary 1, 1904, without salary, as in said rules provided.” The positions of clerk of the City and | County Hospital, held by D. Wolfe, and | assistant clerks, held by J. N. Barry and E. A. Calegaris, were abolished. The position of commissary at the City and County Hospital, held by J. E. O'Brien at a salary of $125 per month, was declared vacant, and F. S. Ward was appointed to the place. The position of apothecary at the City | and County Hospital, held by W. M. Stanton at a salary of $100 per month, | was declared vacant, and J. H. Huba- chek was appointed. The position of assistant apothecary at the City and County Hospital, held by R. O. Burnett, was declared vacant, and J. F. Kelly was appointed, salary $75 a month. The position of X-ray operator at the hospital/ held by F. Graham, was abol- ished. 5 The position of matron at the City and County Hospital, held by M. Han- ley, was declared vacant, and Julia Kane is apnointed matron, salary $60. The position of ambulance driver at the City and County Hospital, held by J. F. Johnson at $60 per month, was de- | clared vacant and Harry Rix appointed. ! The position of baker at the City and | County Hospital, held by P. Gallagher, was declared vacant and M. A. Kopp ! appointed, salary $80 a month. The position of J. V. Thompson as ! orderly at the hospital at $65 per month was declared vacant, and Thomas Reardon appointed. ~ e iCHA!\'GES ORDERED IN 3 ALMSHOUSE AFFECT x ALL ITS BRANCHES The position of superintendent of SE PH : . POHIETPL NABENIEMT PROTO % — | | PHYSICIAN NAMED' BY MAYOR SCHMITZ AS ONE O OF THOSE WHO HAV OF THE DEPARTME AND SO2 BRANCHE:! = BEEN APPOINT THE NEW MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH, D TO DESIRABLE POSITIONS IN THE VARIOUS k | | | i | i | _ 3 by J. T. Kelly at $60 per month, were declared vacant, and Frank A. hmitz was appointed superintend- dent and Mrs. Frank A. Schmitz yas appointed matron at*the same sala- X Kelly filed his resignation with the board, which was accepted. A. M. Currie was appointed assist- ant superintendent of the Almshouse at a salary of $100 per month. . W. E. Conlan, M. D., incumbent, | was reappointed resident physician | | at the Almshouse at $125 per month. The wvosition of clerk of the Alms- house, held by George J. Berger, was abolished. The position of commissary, held by William Ross, was declared va- cant, and F. Julian appointed at the same salagy, $100 per month. The position of outside foreman, held by P. J. Kelly, was declared va- cant and F. J. Hopper appointed such at $90 per month. E. H. Coffee was appointed apothe- cary of the Almshouse at a salary of $756 per month. The position of nurse, held by J. Nickson, was declared vacant and Clara Lawton appointed at the same salary of $40 per month. On motion of Dr. Stinson the exist- ing rules governing the City and County Hospital were abrogated and a new set of rules were adopted. These provide for a special maternity ward and for representation of the eclectic school in the force of visit- ing physicians. Dr. Stinson and Dr. Harvey were appointed a committee to draft rules for the conduct of other institutions under the board’s charge. Secretary Emery filed a written pro- test against what he termed an unjust and illegal act in abolishing the posi- tion of secretary. He will contest his remo'al in the courts. The following, introduced by Dr. Po- heim, was adopted: “Resolved, That until further or- der of the board the ratio for the ap- portionment of patients at the City and County Hospital shall be as fol- lows: To the physicians representing the University of California, five wards (in- cluding the San Francisco polyelinic, one ward). “To the physicians representing the Coover Medical College of San Fran- cisco, three and a half wards. “To the physicians representing the College of Physiclans and Surgeons of San Francisco, two wards. “To the physicians representing the Hahemann Medical College of the Pa- cific, two wards. “To the physicians representing the the Almshouse, held by W. J. Kelly, | California Medical College, one ward. at $200 per month, and the position “One-half ward to be used as a ma- of matron of the Almshouse, now held | ternity ward for the use of all physi- cians of the various staffs of the hos- . Joseph Pohtim, the new meinber of the Health Board, 1s 27 years of age and was born in this city. He was graduated in medicine in 1898 from the Coopgr Medical College. He has just returned from a four years' trip to Europe, where he completed a course in the Stephania Hospital in Vienna. He is a son of Joseph Poheim, who has been in business here f8r thirty years. by Dr. G. F. Brackett, who was appoint- ed chief emergency surgeon, is already on his way “East to study the methods | in various emergency hospitals there. He was granted a leave of absence by the Health Board and his duties will be assumed by Dr. J. L. Stephen, who was appointed first assistant and act- ing ehief emergency surgeon. Louis Levy, who was appointed as- sistant health officer, will perform the dutfes hitherto performed by Secretary Emery. He'is a well known newspaper man and is in every way qualified: for the position. 4 —_——e————— TREASURER'S DEPUTIES COUNT CITY’S FUNDS Experts Find T\hat the City Has Seven Cents Over Amount Called for/ by Ledger. Treasurer John McDougald and his deputies were engaged yesterday in the difficult task of counting the money stored in the vaults of the City and County Treasurer's office. The count was made in the presence of Frank L. Gilbert, representing the National Surety Company of New York, and Harry Baehr, Auditor of the city and county. 2 Upon summing up the moneys on hand it was discovered that there was 7 cents to the credit of the city. Fol- lowing is a list of the amounts in the vault: & in twenties, $2,407,060; in tens, $2150: in fives, $3690: in ones, $42,- 249; in 50-cent pieces, $1459 50; in S5-cent pieces, $1860; in 10-cent pieces, $2365: in'5-cent pieces, $1010; in coppers, $4 78; in currency, $108,- 182; in checks, $6230; 'in demands, $17.419 13, 2 The total amount in the vaults is $2,593,511 71. The ledger . balance calls for $2,593,511 64. The clerks began counting at 10 o’clock in the morning and finished at 4 o'clock in the afternoon. McMurray Is Removed. Policeman H. McMurray, who has been attached to the California Soclety for the Prevention of Ity to Chil- dren for many years, will report nz street duty to Captain Spillane to-mor- I row and his place will be taken by Po- | A L | iceman William H. Young. Chief | Wiitman in announcing the change | yesterday said that McMurray had not been attending to his duties recently with that zeal which he had previously displayed. Young has been in the de- partment for twelve years and is an efficient and painstaking officer. —————————— RAIL LAYING RECORD IN STATE FOR LAST YEAR - Report of New Construction Work Done on Various California Roads During 1903 Is Prepared. According to data in the possession of the State Rallroad Commission, California is credited with the con- struction of 169.55 miles of railroad | during the year just ended. This mile- age is accredited as follows: Butte County Railroad (Diamond Match Company), from Chico to Couteline, 23 miles; California North- western, Willits to Christine, 10 miles; | Guerneville to Camp Vacation, 4 miles; Eureka and Klamath Rh‘er,‘i Campa to Luffenholz, 3 miles; Oakland and East Side (Santa Fe), Oakland to Richmond, 11.50 miles; Port Angeles and Pacific, 6 miles; San Francisco and Northwestern (Santa Fe), Burnell to Carlotta, 3.50 miles; San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Raiiroad, Dag- gett putward.- 40 miles; Pealey to Riverside, 7 miles; Sunset Railroad (Santa Fe), Sunset to Maricopa, 2.60 miles; Southern Pacific, Montalavo branch, Chatsworth Park and Bur- bank, 16.95 miles; Old Beach to Im-| peria, 28 miles. WEATHER BUREAU REPORTS | BIG STORM BREWING | Professor McAdie Says It Wil Sweep ‘State, Resulting In Great Benefit to the Crops. Professor McAdie of the Weather Burean reports that from all general Indications the flurry of a great storm center is brewing on the northern coast. The barometer is falling fast. Reports all tend to point that the storm in all probability will sweep | over the entire State. even to the most gouthern portions, which, at the mo- ment, are greatly in need of rain. If these indications proye to be true the | storm will be of incalculable value to the State, running into millions of dol- | lars, as great crops will be insured. ! I Insolvent Restaurant Man. George Okugawa, restaurant keep- r, Oakland, filed a petition in insol- vency vesterday in-the United Staies District Court. He ,owes $345 and has $80 assets. terday | Judge Murasky *Supervisors, in his possession of the of- | not decide the merits of the Mayor's, | yesterday the|suit of the Bank of ]Board of Education Installs Two Newly Appointe d Members, Thomas F. Boyle and Lawrence F. Walch, Who Were Named by Mayor Schmitz. Effects Reorgafiization b School Director Roncov the Ensuing Ter The Board of Education met yes-, morning to install the appointed members. Superintendent of Schools Langdon called the meet- ing to order, saying that it had been called for the purpose of reorganiz- newly | ing the board. The retiring director, Thomas P. Woodward, introduced his successor, Thomas F. Boyle, in a brief speech. Mr. Boyle responded, saying it would be his earnest endeavor to co-operate with his asociates in working for the | good of the Schbol Department and to reflect credit on Mayor Schmitz's ad- ministration. Director Lawrence F. who succeeds himself, also | presented his commission and took his seat. On motion of Director Mark, sec- onded by Director Walsh, Director | Ronvovieri was unanimously elected | president of the board. Mark said | | that Roncovieri possessed all the nec- ess qualifications for the position. | > | pi y Unanimously Electing jieri to Be President for m of One Year. cast the ballot for President Renco- vieri, who thanked his assoclates in a graceful speech honor be- stowed upen him. Director Boyle was constituted a committee on public schoel buildings and grounds and was authorized to sign requisitions on the Board of Public Works. Director Walsh was constituted a committee on supplies and authorized to sign all requisitions pertaining to the general supplies of the School De- tment. The board by resolution changed the time of its regular meetings from Wednesday at 2 p. m. te Thursday at 3 p. No action was taken on the appoint- ment of a successor to Thomas Egan as storekeeper of the Board of Edu- cat as Egan, who is slated for light and water inspector, will not as- sume his new duties under the Board of Works until February 1, Otis M. Tupper’s resignation from the latter office taking effect on January m. | Secretary Barrett was instructed to | next. COLDEN GAINS | AN ADVANTACE, Dissolves In-| junetion Restraining Him | .. Y From Interfering With Dorn | b AL | Isador Golden, was appointed by Governor Pardee to the office of | Justice of the Peace of this city made | vacant by the election of Percy V.| Long to the office of City Attorney, is | at least entitled to possession of Long's | courtroom, according to a decision ren- dered by Judge Murasky vesterda: The court dissolved the injunction re- who { straining Golden from interfering with Walter E. Dorn, who was appéinted Justice of the Peace by the Board of fice. Judge Murasky. who issued the injuncticn upon application of Dorn, dissolved it on the ground that Dern failed to prove his claim that he was in possession of the office at the time the complaint was filed. The deeision is a direct slap at the methods pursued by Dorn and his at- torney, former Assistant City At-| torney Sims. Dorn was not ap- pointed until forty-eight hours after Golden had received his | commission from the Governor and | had served a dav as Justice of the Peace. After Golden had been in un- disputed possession for a day and de- parted, Dorn and his attorney secured a key to the place, rushed into it and out again to the chambers of Judge Murasky and secured, by Pepresenting | | that they had possession of the prem- ises, an injunction restraining Golden | from interfering with them. The next morning they took the place by force from Golden and when he objected they coolly presented him with the order of court directing him to keep his hands off. Murasky's decision, though it does the Board of Supervisors’ or the Gov- ernor's claims to the right to make the appointment, effectually disposes of Dorn's immediate interest in the posi- tion. The opinion handed down with the decision is as follows: “I am convinced from the established facts of the case that when plfintiff’s complaint was flled he was not in pos- session of the office of Justice of the Peace; that defendant, Golden, was then the de facto officer; that there can be only one de facto. officer; that pos- | session of the office under color of au- thority is mecessary to sustain a claim | for the reliet herein invoked, and that therefore the motion to dissolve should be granted. It js so ordered.” | —— Passes:Worthless Checks. S. Lubfin, 960 Howard street, swore | to a complaint’in Police Judge Ca- banpiss’ court yesterday charging 8. Mehr with ‘obtaining money by false pretenses. Lubfin alleges that on Jan- uary 2 he cashed a check for Mehr for $73 drawn on the First National Bank and found that Mehr had ne ac- count there. Mehr was arrested in Sacramento on Thursday. for passing worthless checks and he is also want- | ed in Santa Rosa. — Eppinger Suit Dismissed. . 1r the United States Circuit Court | Monterey vs. Henry Wadsworth as re- | ceiver in the bankruptcy éstate of Ep- pinger & Co., Was dismissed by stip- ulation. The stipulation did not state the terms of the dismi 1, but.they are the same as those on which the suit of the American Bank against the same defendant was dismissed some weeks ago. | the May primary RECISTRATION FOR PRIMARY — . Voters Must Be Enrolled Anew , in Order to Participate in the Elections of This Year - Voters residing in San Franci should bear in mind that all registra- tions for the general election of 19 and the local election of 1903 have b canceled, and a the Presidential ele required by law new registration f¢ ion of the year Voters can now rég- ister. The office of Registrar George P. Adams, at the City Hall, is open daily from 8:30 a. m. to § p. m. Moreover, it should be borne in mind by ecitizens, irrespeetive of party affilia- tion, that a primary election to choose delegates to State and district conven- tions wilt be held in San Francisco on Tuesday, May 3, 1904. These State and distriet conventions will select dele- gates to attend the national conven tions. Registration for the May pri- mary is now open and will not close until April 13. A voter who fails te register before the last named date will not be allowed to participate in clection. A voter who registers before April 12 will not be required to re-register in order to cast his vote in the Presidential elec- tion next November. The early regis- tration will also entitle him to particiy pate in the May and August primary elections. Section of the amended elec- tion law makes the May primary mandatory in the cities of San Fran- cisco, Los Angeles, Oakland, Sacr: mento, San Jose, San Diego, Stockton, Alameda, Berkeley, Fresno, Pasadena and Vallejo. Registrar Adams is mak- ing all necessary preparation for the enrollment of voters. It is understood that the amended law will not be ques- tioned in court by the governimg body of any political party in this State. —_————————— Turn Verein Elects Officers. The San Francisco Turn Verein has elected the following named officers for the ensuing six months: President, F. Attinger; vice president, F. Zecher; recording secretary, J. Kuhn; corre- sponding secretary, A. Brand; finan- cial secretary, A. Bergmann; treasur- er, F. Jacoby: sergeant at arms, W. Gerke; first librarian. G. Gehrkeus: second librarian, F. Fortmann; first leader, F. Attinger Jr.; second leader, C. Schiehing:; trustee, Oscar Hoc! officers of the sick fund, A. Fester, F. Fortmann, H. Meanet, G. A. Trost and C. K. Zimmer; president of officers of clections, H. Stieber. B — Officers Are Nominated. The annual election of the Chamber of Commerce will -take place in the Newhall bullding rmext Tuesday after- noon. The ticket, to which there is no oppesition, is as follows: G. AL Newhall, president; E. R. Dimond, vice president; €. H. Bentley, second vice president: F. L. Brown, W. J. sDutton, J. A. Foiger, W. L. Gerstle, R. P. Jennings, H. D. Loveland, W. H. Marston, T. Rickard, James Relph | Jr., H. Rosenfeld, J. B. Smith and W. R. Wheeler, trustees. —_—— Attacks His Landlady. Mrs. Birdie Joseph, who has a lodg- ing-house at 590 Stevenson street, se- cured a warrant from Police Judge Cabaniss yesterday for the arrest of Willlam Graham on a charge of bat- tery. She said she went to Graham's room on Friday and asked him for his rent. He struck her on the face, black- ening her eyes and knocking her down. ‘While she lay on the floor he kicked Aer on the ribs and abdomen.