The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 9, 1906, Page 5

fHE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1906. SCHMITZ NOUW NEWLY ELECTED MEN INDUCTED AT NOON. PRSRERS L Al but Assessor and Few Minor Officers mn Control of Administration. 7 /e Continued from Page 1, Col. 7. kkeeper e office staff, d Danlel V. r announce his to succeed rk of eodore being vacancy tary Ronco- > names I Super Danfiel Deasy, who ar mder an f $5000 to be disbursed PERVISORS TAKE SEATS New Board Is Organized | X nd Keane Assumes Secretaryship. ock yesterday order the Supervisors, was for the pur- entials of the induct- The retiring desks, each with cembers sitting at his and of room was h interested al his_ po- modesty. piece in to the y now wishes e retir- to ad- 2 tely fair ste referred briefly to the 3 between the old board a glowing | and paid P of the clerks in reply =aid reached' by the d in the senti- Rueft 1 peace an The Supervisor ollows SERVE THE PEOPLE. we have come into w tives of any class sprang from ‘the 1 we intend to serve s munk lity without e r. the sentiment plece sent by our friend will lead to everything ted for the iders ‘1o ent of lean streets are mfort of the good condition re congested as e great quasi- we must the corporations. at the people are mot n the matter of have a great in estab- ake stepp for and bond moneys ard, It will, how ver, unreasonable refusal ic improvements, bu: alue for eves Under the lear Who in. the past o rmountable diff all of the will be asst on that will eventually neiseo being the “City Beau- Q n City of the West.” FORMALLY SEATED. A then called op the new sors to take their scats, which w il |hu.liuvss. |\ WILL SOON X’ Parkside Company Asks .| for a Franchise for Ward Re-elected Health Board’s Presi- nt and Altmann Succeeds Roncovieri. P | they did, eighteen answering rolleall, as follows: Thomas F. Lonergan, Kelly, M. W. Coftey, Fred P. . Furey, Jennings Phillips, be enti Walsh, Max Mamlock, W. agher, P. M. Charles Boxton, ¥, D. G. Coleman, Cor-| s Harrigan and Andrew Wilson. | chmitz thereupon read his message, which is published in | 1 elsewhere CLERK FAY RESIGNS. When the Mayor had finished his message Clerk Charles W. Fay filed his resignation, which was read and ac- cepted on motion of Supervisor Gal- lagher, who complimented Fay for his § unfailing courtesy shown to the mem- also for his efficiency and ca- and wishing him every suc- then presented an ur(Hf' » was passed to print and | d, providing for wne appoint- n of the following named as the ! | clerical force of the board: { George B. Keane, clerk of the board, | at $300 per month i Ryan, first assistant clerk, at month. Assistant clerks—John Behan, $176 per month; P. H. McKenna, homas B. McGinniss, $160 per month each; David A. Barry, J. L. Hughes, Daniel Curran, Martin Tledeman, $125 per month. Expert—Cyril month Stationery clerk—Charles liams, $175 per month Sergeant at arms—Edward , $100 per month he retiring assistant clerks are Robert Loughery, James Lynch, James e, John Finn and Nicholas Bren- Sergeant at Arms Anderson also a ctim te the turn of the politi- cal wheel J $200 per E J. Williams, $200 per J. Wwil- > { | NE IS INTRODUCED. or introduced George B. Keane as the new clerk and the latter eived with a round of applause. anked the board for his ap- pointment and promised to perform | | bis duties faithfully. | On motion of Boxton the following | standing committees of the board were | elected | (Finance—Gallsgher | Walsh, | Btreets, Sewers and Parks—Rea (chairman), | Banderson, Furey, Phillips, Coffey. (chairman), Davis, | Artifictal Light—Dav (chalfman) Loner- | gan, Boxton. | Police—Sanderson (chalrman), Walsh, Har- rigan | _Public Utilities—Boxton (chatrman), Cole- \mn; Davis, McGushin, Nicholas, Kelly, Gal- lagher. | Public Bulldings—Nicholas (chairman), Duf- | ey, Rea. Fire—Duffey (chbalrman), Mamiock, Mc- Charities and Corrections, Prisons and Re- ‘matories—Harrigan (chairman), Kelly Cof- Charter Amendments—Wiison (chairman), Mam k, Walsh. Wharves and Water Front—Wilson (chair- man), Coffey, Boxton, ALQ cation—Furey (chairman), Duffey, San- = Capital and Labor—Furey (chalrman), Duf- Mamlock, Lonergan, Nicholas. tricity—Mamlock (chairman), Kelly, ice—Waish (chairman), Davis, Assessments—McGushin Wilson. —Lonergan (chairman), Furey. Rates—Phillips (chalrman), Walsh, (chairman), eman (chairman), ips, Furey. ification ‘and Adornment of San Fran- and Public Receptions—Coleman (chair- Gallagher, x 2 Duffey . Rea, Harrigan, McGushin. - Lands—Harrigan (chatrman), Box- t b l Gallagher's motion that the old | rules of the board be adopted, with the | exception of the one referring to the appointment of committees, which was | referred to the Judiciary Committee | for revision, as two new commiitees | have been added to the list, was car- | ried The board -then took a recess until p. m. for the transaction of offictal H A e e . GO 70 WORK Street Road. The Parkside Transit Company filed | with the Board of Supervisors a petition | for a twenty-five-year franchise to oper- | ate by electricity or other motive power |a single or double track street-car rail- | road along the following described route: | Commencing at the intersection of Ocean and Corbett avenues, thence northerly aiong | Corbett avenue through - private property to | Sixteenth avenue, thence northerly along Six- | teenth avenue to T street, thence curving into {T street and westerly thereon to Thirty-ti and southerly thereon to W 1 westerly thereon to the Great Highway. o commencing at the southerly end of teenth avenue to connect with tracks on teenth avenue to and across Ocean avenu | and commencing at_the intersection of Twen- | tieth avenue and T street io conmect with tracks upon T strect, thence northerly along | Twentieth avenue to and across H street. The petition and draft of ordinance pro- | viding for the grant of the franchise were | referred to the Btreet Committee. The | ordinance requires the company to com- plete the road in five years, The proposed route of the road was ! changed from Nineteenth avenue to Six- | teenth avenue, after The Call directed {attention to the fact that it was de- signed to dedicate Nineteenth avenue as {a boulevard, which was recently form- ally done by resolution of the Board of Supervisors. After a recess of one hour the new Board of Supervisors reconvened at 3 ‘HAS FULL GRIP ON THE CITY HALL /MA.U BRANDENSTEIN EXTOLLED THE VIRTUES OF THE OuT- GOING BOARD . 7 MARMONY AND THE GEARY STREET ! ROAD WERE THE THE | OF SUPERVISOR JAMES L.GALLAGHER GETTING ON TO THE DOPE YESTERDAYS | MUNILIPAL HOLD-yP * = N\ O Puguic OFpF, + and the Street Committee on the same day at 2 p. m. The petition of the Hayes Valley Ath- letic Club to give a professional boxing exhibition in January was referred to the Police Committee. . WELCOME SUCCESSORS Rertrring Shersff, Auditor and Attorney Give Greeting. Sheriff Thomas F. O'Neill took charge of his ofice promptly at noon. He walked in with his deputies and Ex- Sheriff Curtis smilingly gave him the reins. The outgoing Sheriff and his deputies presented Colonel O'Neill with a great bunch of roses as a token of their good wishes. Durlng the after- noon they remained about the office of- fering suggestions and helping when- ever possible. ' The affairs of the office were found to be in perfect condition. The West of feeling was exhibited dur- ing the change. Thomas Finn, recent- ly Fire Commissioner, is Under Sheriff. Harry 1. Mulcrevy was fairly show- ered with flowers ‘when he stepped into the County Clerk’'s office to take the reins from John J. Greif. There were pleces from his Hayes Valley neigh- bors, from his parlor of the Native Sons and from his many ‘riends about the city. He assumed his dutles promptly at twelve and the office was soon running smoothly. A familiar face about the Cowynty Clerk's office which will be greatly missed is that of F. R. Danforth, who for seventeen years has presided over the marriage license bureéau. He has been appointed Deputy Insurance Com- missioner and will serve under E. My- ron Wolf. ‘William G. Burke was ready to take possession of the City Attorney’s office shortly before twelve and before the noon hour had struck he was guiding the legal department. Percy V. Long expressed his delight at having so good a man as Mr. Burke to continue the office. There was no ceremony in turning over the affalrs, everything having been left In good shape. WARD HOLDS PRESIDENCY Health Board Reorgan- 1zes and Announces Apporntments. Business was combined with pleasure at the meeting of the Health Board yes- terday noon, and after the re-election of Dr. James W. Ward as president the rou- tine business was transacted. In the up- per offices of the department there were no changes, while many of the employes who were apathetic regarding the success of the present administration at the No- vember election were given § chance to resign. The entire board was pressnt at the meeting, with the exception of Dr. Worth. In his short speech of acknowledgment of the honor conferred on him by his colleagues Dr. Ward pledged the policy of the Health Board to the upbuilding of the City and County Hospital in cvery branch. Dr. Arthur McGinty succeeds Dr. Ku- cich in the emergency service. The resig- nations of varfcus members of the hospi- tal staff were accepted. Minor appoint- ments were made to fill these vacancies, as already anncunced in The Call, and the following new appointments of internes at tha City and County Hospital were confirmed: University Edward E. . of California—Paul Castelhu: Baumerster, Pernler A. Mix, Wil | p- m. and opened two bids for the pur- ! chase of street bonds to the value of | helm Waldeyer. |$324,000. The Hibernia Bank bid on the | Hahnemann Medical College—Walter Turn- | entire issued offered for sale at par, to- 2;‘,'.‘,.'.'.'"3“'““"‘,1 Lavy, Claude H. Leshlee, | ¥ £ gether with accrued Interest and $100 pre- [ ~ Cooper Medical College—Frederi; 3 - mium. The bank imposed as a condition wg’p&rl ‘LnPormA e S he bonds be delivered to it before ege of ysicians rgeons—Geo: s S amneite MY wib tao A X Chappel, Wiliam iora’ Froett i panied by a check for $10,000. P mc“u'y_m lege—Herbert - V. “The Mission Bank bid par and accrued | Externes—Dr. interest for street bonds of the face value | Elizabeth D. Siebe. |of 837,500, and deposited a check of| The following nurses were graduated $1876 45 to bind its proposal. Both bids | from the City and County Hospital and vere referred to the joint committee on | were granted diplomas: Dorothy A. | Finance and Utilities, which will meet | Burns, Mary B. Marshall, Pauline M. noxt Friday at 3 p. m. Rodrigue, Ada Dillon, Mae de Mange, It was annourced that the Police Com- | Mary Frances Kennan, Dalsy Hortense mittee will meet next Thursday at 12 m. | Dennery, Hortense J, Morton, Teresa Emilie Brinckerhoff, Dr. MacGillivray, Ernestine Davoet, Agnes MacDonald, Maude Merrill, Alice M. Cus- sen amd Nellie Langmatd. Dr. W. J. Walsh, the new Coroner, was welcomed at noon yesterday by Dr. T. B. W. Leland, the retiring Coroner, in felici- tous terms. Coroner Walsh immediately assumed the dutles of his office and Dr. Leland gracefully retired with his depu- tles. The new force consists of Dr. O. S. Kucich, autopsy surgeon; chief deputy, Frank Markey; Peter J. McCormick, Rob- ert T. Burke, Jchn F. Gately, assistants; Edward Kane, David Humphries and Robert Ellis, messengers; Miss Hannah Dhue, matron, and Joseph F. Vaughan, stenographer. e E e e LONG FILES HIS REPORT Tells of Acquisition o Lands for Use of Municipalsty. City Attorney Long yesterday submitted to the Board of Supervisors a report on the ecxpenditure of bond moneys during his administration. The report states that $1,622,115 has been spent for lands, and property valued at $207,500 has been accepted but not paid for. The entire block for the new public library site has been purchased, with the exception of a frontage of 22:6 feet on Fell street. Land for the Park and Presidio exten- sion has been acquired to the value of $208,662 05, and there remains but $25,500 to be purchased. Land for th¢ preserva- tion of Telegraph Hill has been bought at a cost of $24,825, and for a réservoir site on Twin Peaks costing $49,500. el TAKE OVER CITY’S COIN| Horton and Bantel Are Counting Millions of Dollars. Auditor Samuel Wells Horton took for- mal possession of his office in the north- east wing of the City Hall yesterday noon.” Retiring Auditor Harry Baehr greetad him cordially and helped to facll- itate the work of the new men in the of- fice. George J. Berger succeeded W. W. ‘Wilkinson as chief deputy. During the afternoon Auditor Horton was present in the Treasurer's office to take his part in the counting and receipt- ing of the city’s money as turned over to the new regime by retiring Treasurer Mc- Dougald and by Baehr. Recorder Nelson's office was turned over by Edmond Godchaux, and the new staff took possession and transacted busi- ness without a hitch. The induction of Treasurer Bantel into office was accompanied by floral offerings from many friends, and an immense hand- some floral horseshoe, with the inscription “Success” emblazoned thereon, was the particular gift of the San Francisco let- ter carriers. For the next three days the Treasurer's office will remain closed wl the office force counts the sacks of gold that the re- tiring Treasurer has left to his successor. The money is bagged and sealed with the seals of the Treasurer and Auditor. The amount turned over will be a little under $6,216,840. ‘ ALTMANN IS 70 PRESIDE New Head for the Board of Education Is* ~ Chosen. The proceedings were brief at the or- ganization of the Board of Education, although it took two meetings to accom- plish it. The first was held at noon and was adjourned to 4 o'clock, when the members assembled and unanimousiy’| chose School Director Aaron A. Altmann as president. The credentials of School Director David Oliver Jr. were pi ited and accepted. Superintendent of Roncovierl, as a £ Acter a short speech of thanks Prest- | | ul vency Court. dent Altmann announced the following committee: Supplies, Director Walsh; buildings and grounds, Director Boyle; high schools, special departments and playgrounds, Director Oliver; printing and statiohery, Presldent Aitmann. The same order of business and stand- Ing committees will stand for the high school board, the allotment of committees to remain in effect for six months. An adjournment was taken to the regular meeting day next® Thursday afterndon. REORGANIZE COMMISSIONS Works, Fire and Crovil Service Boards Are Ready for Work. The Board of Works did not meet for reorganization until two o'clock in the afternoon. Commissioner Thomas Eagan, who was reappointed as a mem- ber of the board, remained in an out- side room until his credentials were read by Commissioners Maestretti and Aigeltinger. He was then admitted to the room and took his seat with the other members. He made a few re- marks. Frank Maestrett! ‘was re- elected president of the board. No other business was transacted. The meeting of the Fire Commission was a jolly affair. Pointed witticisms kept the members laughing much of the time. The credentials of Commis- sioner Mario Bello were approved and he took his seat with the board. Com- missioner John 8. Parry (reappointed) was also seated. Commissioner Wreden was elected president unanimously. Richard Cornelius took his seat .on the Civil Service Commission yesterday afternoon, as did Edward F. Moran, newly appointed, and George H. Bahrs, who succeeds himself. Moran was elected president. The commission will ask the Board of Supervisors to ap- propriate money to pay the expenses of conducting future examinations. Je TR TS L CATOR GETS HIS REWARD Election Board Recerves Him 1n Meeting of Much Oratory. Vocal tributes flew thick and fast in the office of the Election Commissioners, and two Commissioners were, inducted into of- fice. Thomas McGuire (reappointed) was elected president. The new Commissioner is Thomas V. Cator. Commissioner A. W. Voorsanger pre- sented the credentials of Commissioner Cator, and his appointment was spread on the minutes. Commissioner Leffing- well presented the credentials of Mc- Guire, and like action was taken. ¥ Little business was transacted by the Commirsioners, and an adjournment was taken until 8 m. January 23. WIFE ASSERTS ACTOR SPOUSE DESERTED HER Files a Suit for Divorce Against Player of the Or- pheum Circuit. RENO, Jan. 8.—Divorce proceedings on the ground of abandonment have been in- stituted by Mrs. Mabel Cross against Wil- liam E. Cross of the Orpheum circuit. Cross has secured the services of Attor- ney O. H. Mack of this city and will fight the case. It was stated by Attorney Mack that the case will be made sensational by letters that passed between the Crosses prior to their separation one year ago. The case will have to be heard behind closed doors, says the attorney. Cross and his wife played an engage- ment at the Grand Theateér in this city one year ago. They had trouble here and se . She went to Goldfield, where she has been working under an assumed name in a restaurant. They have one ckild, a 7-year-old girl, who is now with her mother. Mrs. Cross also asks for the possesslon of the child. ————— INSOLVENT CLERK.—Edgar Bridgewater, Sacramento, flled a petition in insol- u‘n‘.. m'” District in Btna. clerk, e 3 and Nearly are SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS RONCOVIERI WAS THE RECIPIENT OF A FEW BOTANICAL OF FERINGS. (43 ) s i L HOW THE PROCEEDINGS AT THE CITY HALL IMPRESSED THE CALL'S CARTOONIST. NONAGENARIAN CONTESTS WILL Californian, Ninety-Six Years Old, Strives for Estate of His Deceased Brother Special Dispatoh to The Call. NEW YORK, Jan. 8.—That Francis As- bury Palmer feit deeply grieved because his once favorite grand niece. Mrs. 8. D. Rockwell, married a second time with- qut his knowledge and then made a claim against him for a portion of his fortune, was established by his letters, read to-day by a jury in the Supreme | Court, where an attempt is being made in the name of his brother, James R. Palmer, 9 years of age and a resident of California, to upset his will. The contestants declare that between $5,000,- 000 and $6,000,000 is involved. Palmer was for fifty-two years presi- dent of the Broadway National Bank. He died on November 1, 1902, at 82 years of age. His will had been executed a year previously, affd by it he bequeathed the greater part of his fortune to the Francis Asbury Palmer fund, organized for the support of missions and to help needy clergymen. The brother, who is a contestant, receives an annuity of $100 a month for life. Counsel for the contestant asserted in court to-day that Palmer was unduly influenced by certain clergymen in the making of his will. Austin G. Fox, who appeared for the defendant, declared the charge was unfounded. Up to the time of the second marriage of Palmer's favdrite grand niece to Sam- uel D. Rockwell, she had been receiving an allowance from Palmer of $§12,000 an- nually. When the marriage took place this was stopped and in letters to Mrs. Alice Palmer Miles he wrote: I feel very much grieved since Susie (Mrs. Rockwell) has ‘shown herself ungrateful and deceptive to me, but I have my only com- panion and constant faith in God, whom I trust implicitly throbgh all my lomely hours. If_you are ever in want, let me know and I will divide with you to the last. ROBBER RAIDS A POKER CAME |Takes the “Pot,” Robs Till and, After Searching Play- ers, Backs Out of Saloon Special Dispatch to The Call. RENO, Jan. 8.—The boldest hold-up im the history of Winnemucca since the rob- bery of the First National Bank several years ago occurred at 4 o'clock this mern- ing, when a lone robber entered the Club saloon and secured several hundred dol- lars in coin and escaped in the darkness with his booty. A poker game was in progress when the robber entered, and from this game he secured the greater part of his coin. The robber entered the front door with a revolver in each hand | and stood the players up in a row on one side of the room. He then took the money on the gaming table. amounting to about $500, rified the cash drawer, in which was $100, and went through the pockets of the men, relieving them of their watches as well as their coin. He them backed through a side door into the street and disappeare: EVIDENCE I S DENIED TACOMA GRAND JURY Reformers Refuse to Give Re- sults of Investigations to Inquisitors. TACOMA, Jan. 8.—A Grand Jury was assembled to-day and dismissed within ten minutes by Judge Snell. County Attorney Bates stated that he had no evidence to put before it. A citizens’ committee of twelve, which has beem probing affairs for six months, refused to place its evidence before the jury unless a speclal prosecutor was ap- pointed. The Judge sald that the calle ing of the jury seemed to have beem unnecessary and promptly sent the jurors home. BETTER THAN DOCTORS If you wish to keep strong and vil of perfect health. take Du 's Pure . rections, and take no other medicine. It th dru; dangerous to fill your mtmdo they poison the body and heart (qu! inine depresses the heart), while Malt Whi tones and Mrs. J. C. Craig of Four Oaks, N. C., suffered from asthma, heartdiseaseand nervousness. Duffy’s Pure Malt Whiskey cured her after eminent specialists hadbeenunsuccessful. Her health is now better than ‘ever before. She writes: “Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey has done me more good than all the medicine [ have ever used, and I have been treated by emlnente?eclallsts for years. “I suffer from a complication of asthma and heart disease, coupled with nervousness. “My husband insisted that I give up the doctors when I failed to_improve and use Duffy’'s Pure Malt Whiskey. This I began to do, and I haye fuily re- covered. My heaith is now Better than €ver before and I am very thankful, . J. C. Cralg, Four Oaks, N. C., Sept. 24, 1905.” Malt Whiskey orous and have on your cheeks the glow tl.whllkey regularly, according to di- e 1y has stood severe tests for fifty years a has always been found absolutely pure and to contain great medicinal properties. UTION. — When you ask your Lo for Duffy’s Pure Malt