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BRONZE FIGURE SURMOUNTING LICK STATUARY
IN CITY HALL SQUARE
SAN FRANCISCO
MUNICIPAL REPORTS
FOR THE
FISCAL YEAR 1896-97, ENDING JUNE 30, 1897
PUBLISHED BY ORDER OP THE
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
SAN FRANCISCO
HINTON PRINTING COMPANY, 321 SACRAMENTO ST,
1897
TABLE OF CONTENTS.
PAGES.
ASSESSOR'S REPORT(Juo. D. Siebe) 1- 10
Introductory Remarks, Aggregate Valuation of Real and Personal Property,
Decrease in Assessed Valuation over preceding year. Time of delivery of
Assessment Book, etc 1
Poll Tax Collections— Fiscal Year 1896-97 , 1
Taxes Collected on Personal Property Unsecured by Real Estate 1
Office Expenses 1
Report to Surveyor-General 2- 10
Statistics— Mechanical and Manufacturing Industries, June 30, 1897 2-10
AUDITOR'S REPORT (Wm. Broderick) 643-742
Demands Audited— General Fund 643-663
" " Advertising Expenses ^ 643
" Almshouse Expenses 644
" " " Assessment Roll 645
" " " Boys and Girls' Aid Society 661
" Burial of Indigent Dead, City Cemetery Improve-
ment 645
" City and County Attorney's Contingent Expenses 645
" . " " " County Jails Nos. 2 and 3 646-647
" " " " County Jail No. 1, Repairs to 661
" »" " Coroner's Expenses 645
" " " " Delinquent Taxes— Collection of 645
" " Dupont Street Widening Assessment paid 647
" " " " Equalization, Clerks Board of 645
" Examining Insane Persons ... 647
" " " Exempt Firemen's Relief 667
" Finance Committee, Expenses 647
" " '' "Fire Alarm and Police Telegraph Salaries, Exten-
sion and Repairs 647-648
" " " " Fire Department, Material, Reliuf Fund, Rents,
Running Expenses, Salaries and Leave of
Absence 649-652
" " " " Firemen's Pension and Relief Fund 652
" " Fish and Game Warden 647
" " " " Fourth of July Appropriation 652
" " " " Gas Inspector's Expenses, Grand Jury Expenses. 652-653
ir CONTENTS.
AUDITOR'S REPORT— COXTJNUED. PAGRS.
Demands Audited— General Fund, Health Department and Quarantine Expenses . . .653-654
«< " " " Health Expenses for Sanitary Purposes, Small-
pox Hospital, Jails and Prisons— City Re-
ceiving Hospital 654-655
« " " " Horse-keeping for Prison Van 655
« « " " Hospital Expenses and Repairs 65£-656
« " " " Interment of Decedents, ex-Union Soldiers and
Sailors 656
" " " " Jury Expenses in Criminal Cases — Jury and Wit-
ness Fees 657
<> " " " Judgment (Thos. O'Brien) 657
.< " " " Justices Clerk and Attendant 657
« " " " Law Library Expenses, License Collector's Blank",
Dog Tags and Basket Numbers 657
" « " " Mayor's Contingent Expenses — Typewriter 657
" " " Military Roll— Copying of 657
«< «' " " Minors— Maintenance of at Magdalen Asylum,
Preston School of Industry, and Whittier Re-
form School 646-647
" " " " Miscellaneous— Court Orders, Clerk and Attend-
ant in Justices' Court 6"7
« " " " Money Paid in Error and Refunded 657
«• " " " Municipal Reports, Printing, Binding, etc 657
<« " " " Official Map of City and County 658
u « «« " Police Contingent Expenses 669
« « « " Police Patrol Expenses 658-659
<i « « " Police Department, Salaries and Rents 658-659
« « " " Police Station, Constructiou of, etc., O'Farrell St. 659
i« " '< " Police Telegraph Expenses 659
« « " " Public Buildings, Fuel, Lighting, Furniture and
Repairs 660
« " " " Prisoners, Subsistence of 660
i' «« «« " Recorder's Newspapers 660
« «« " " Registration and Election Expenses 660-661
« «' « " Reportsrs' Expenses in Criminal Cases and Court
Orders— Boys and Girls' Aid Society 661-662
t< « « " San Francisco Btnevok-nt Association ... (>(»:>
K " '« " Smallpox Hospital Expenses. 654-655
« '< « " Special Counsel Expenses— Taxes Refunded 663
t< « « " Telephone Service- Public Departments 6C6-U67
" Urgent Necessity Expenses 664-667
«< « " " Water for Municipal Purposes 667
" <« " " Witness Expenses 667
" " Salaries, City and County Officers— General Fund (Statutory). . .662-663
CONTENTS. T
AUDITOR'S REPORT— CONTINUED. PAQBS.
Demands Audited, Salaries, Almshouse Employees 644
" " " County Jails Nos. 2 and 3 646-647
" " " City Receiving Hospital 655
" Disinterment Inspectors 667
" Fire Alarm and Police Telegraph 648
" " " Fire Department 651-652
Fish and Game Warden 647
" " Free Public Library , 668
' ' Gas Inspector 652
" Health Department 653-655
" Hospital Employees 656
" Law Library 657
NewCityHall 66&
' ' Park Improvement 669
" Police Department 658
" " " Police Patrol 659
" Police Telegraph 659
" Poundkeeper . . , : 670
" " " Free Public Library 668
" Quarantine Department 654
Registration Department 660-661
" " School Department 671
' ' Smallpox Hospital 655-
" " Special Fee Fund (Statutory) 671-672
" Disinterment Fund-Salaries Inspectors of Vaults 667
" " Duplicate Tax Fund 667
" Exempt Fireman's Relief Fund 667
" Fee Fund Unapportione J 670
Funded Debt, Interest Account and Sinking Funds of 670
" Free Public Library Fund. 667-668
" New City Hall Fund 668
" Nineteenth Street Extension Fund 668
" Park Improvement Fund ' 669
" Personal Property Tax Fund— Overpayments 668
Police Contingent Fund 669
" " Police Relief and Pension Fund 670
" Potrero Avenue Extension Fund 670
" Pound Fee Fund 670
" Public Building Fund for Erection of Municipal Buildings 670
" Robinson Bequest Fund and Interest Funds 670
" School Fund— Erection of Buildings 671
" School Teacher's Annuity and Retirement Fund 670
vi CONTENTS.
AUDITORS REPORT— CONTINUED. PAGES.
Demands, Audited, Special Fee Fund, Stationery City and County Officers 671-672
" " " California Decisions, Subscription to— Printing
Transcripts on Appeal 672-073
" Delinquent Tax List, rinting and Distributing. ... 672
Law and Motion Calendar, Publishing for Superior
Court 672
" Street Light Fund, Lighting Streets, etc 670
Demands Audited -Street Department Fund, Repairing County Roads, Streets,
" " " " Cleaning Streets and Sewers, etc. 67 8-674
" " " " Repairs to Accepted Streets, Cleaning
Streets and Sewers 673
" " " Fourth Street Bridge, Repairs to 673
" " " " Presidio Sewer, Salaries of Clerk,
Foremen, Keepers of Bridges, etc.. 673
Improvement of Public Grounds and
Repairs to Streets Around Public
Squares 674
" " Repairs to Streets in front of City
Property 674
" Sinking Funds — Interest Accounts, Coupons Paid, etc 670
Teachers' Institute Fund 670
Total Amount of Demands Audited, 1896-97 74
Recapitulation of Demands Audited— Demands Audited in Excess of Appropriations.675-685
Demands Audited, Paid, and Outstanding for Year Ending July 1, 1897 686-687
Treasurer's Account with City and County .* 688-693
Receipts, General, Special Fee Funds, etc 688-693
Total Cash Receipts, 1896-97 .... 693
Disbursements, 1896-97 693-694
Cash in Treasury at Credit of Funds and Accounts, June 30, 1897 694-695
Cash Received for, and Paid to the Stale, etc 694
Transfer Entries, 1896-97 696-697
Treasurer's Account with State, Receipts, Payments and 1'aliuu'e on Hand 698
Loan Account, 1896-97 -. 696-698
License Exhibit— City and County, etc.— Amount of Licens< s sold 699-706
Police Court Fine Receipts and Forfeitures 688
Poll Tax Statement 707
Tax Collector's Account with City and County and State, lS9(i-!)7 708
Summary of Taxes Collected and Paid into Treasury, 1896-97 Dupont Street
Widening 708-710
Taxes Held under Protest by the late Alex. Austin, ex-Tax Collector.
Apportionment of Taxes Collected -Recapitulation of Collections 711-712
Bonded Debt and Amount of Sinking Fund, June 30, 1897 716
CONTENTS. vii
AUDITOR'S REPORT— CONCLUDED. PAGES.
Bonds Redeemed during Fiscal Year 1896-97 718
Bond and Coupon Accounts— Number of, Outstanding 718-720
Recapitulation of Coupon Account 1896-97, and Amount of Coupons Outstanding
June 30, 1897 719-720
Bonds, Special, Outstanding— Montgomery Avenue and Dupont Street— Payable
from Taxes on Lands Benefited 717-719
Bonds, Special Coupon Account— Montgomery Avenue and Dupont Street Widen-
ing, Recapitulation 720-722
Dupont Street Bonds, Prices Paid for Redemption and Coupons Outstanding 723-725
Assessed Value of Property, Rates of Taxation and Delinquency from 1861-62 to
1897-98, inclusive 713-715
Estimated Expenditures and Revenue for the Fiscal Year 1897-98— Auditor's and
Board of Supervisors Comparative Estimates 726-739
Recapitulation of Expenditures and Revenue for Fiscal Year 1397-98 740-741
Tax Levy for the Fiscal Year 1897-98 742
BOARD OF HEALTH— Report (James D. Phelan, Mayor; G. J. Fitzgibbon, M. D.;
Henry H. Hart, M. D.; John F. Morse, M. D.; J. M. Williamson, M. D.) 877-1031
Remarks and Recommendations on the Reform effected in Sanitary Requirements,
Inspection of Food Supplies, Prevention of Sale of Adulterated Milk, Food
and Fruit — Increase of Health Inspectors, Appointment of Veterinary Surgeon,
Bacteriologist, Chemist, etc., Orders Recommended for the protection of the
Public Health, Nuisances in Chinatown and the Latin Qu rter Abated, Bills to
confer Additional Powjrs defeated at the last session of the Legislature —
Mortality Reports -Quarantine Service— Receiving Hospital crippled through
lack of Surgical Instruments, Accommodations for Insane Persons Improved,
Branch Receiving Hospital Established and Two Modern Ambulances Pro-
vided, etc 877-889
Members and Officers of the Health Department 887-889
HEALTH OFFICER'S RKPORT (A. S. Love'ace, M. D.) 890-948
Condition of Health Department, improvements carried out and progress made in
the enforcement of the Sanitary Regulations— Inspection of Plumbing and
Meat Supplies curtailed owing to inadequate number of Inspectors, etc 890-891
List of Mortality Tables Included in Report 892-893
Tabular Statistics— Alphabetical List of the C mscs of Death 894
" Monthly Distribution of Mortality from the Year 1872-73 895
Mortality, Arranged According to Classes, from the Year 1872-73 896
Estimated Population, Deaths and Death Rate from the Year
1872-73 897
Mortality Report, Showing Cause of Death, Age, Sex and Na-
tivity of Decedents, for Fiscal Year, etc 898-913
" Monthly Report of Deaths Registered During Fiscal Year Show-
ing Age, Race, Nativity and Locality 914-915
Tiii CONTENTS.
PAGES.
BOARD OF HEALTH REPORT— CONTINUBD.
HEALTH OFFICER'S REPORT— CONCLUDED.
Tabular Statistics — Comparative Annual Statement of Deaths Registered During
Calendar Years from 1886 to 1896 inclusive 916
" " Yearly Distribution of Mortality from the Year 1872-73 by
Classes, of Mongolians 917-918
" " Estimated Population, Deaths and Death Rate of Mongolians
from the Year 1872-73 918
" " Monthly Distribution of Mortality, Sex, Race, Nationality, Lo-
cality and Ages of Decedents 919-925
" " Monthly Distribution of Mortality from Zymotic Diseases 926
Monthly Mortality from and Diagram Showing Twenty of the
Principal Causes 927-928
Localities and Monthly Distribution of Mortality in Hospitals
and Public Institutions- Violent Deaths, etc 929-930
Comparative Statement of Deaths from Diphtheria, Scarlatina
and Typhoid Fever from the year 1892-93— Diagram of
Cases and Deaths 930-931
Monthly Comparative Statements of Mortality from Con-
sumption from Fiscal Year 1894-95, also showing Popula-
tion and Yearly Mortality from the Fiscal Year 1867-68. . 932-933
Comparative Statement of Deaths from Preventable Diseases
from the Year 1S87-88 934-»35
Comparative Statement of Deaths of Children from All Causes
and Death Rate from the Year 1890-91, and Diagram show-
ing Mortality of Children under One Year of Age 936
" Social Condition of Decedents in Fiscal Year 1896-97 937
Monthly Statement Showing Number of Free Vaccinations
During the Fiscal Year 937
Births, Marriages and Deaths Registered, and Population, from
the Year 1871-72— Diagram Showing Number of Births
from Fiscal Year 1889-1890 938-942
" " Monthly Statement of Number of Births, Sex, Race and
Nativity of Parents 939
" Number of Births, Marriages and Deaths Each Month of Fiscal
Years from 1891-92 (. 940-942
" Interments During the Fiscal Year — Names of Cemeteries and
Monthly Interments in Each 943
Disinterinents and Removals— Receipts and Expenses, etc 944-945
Meteorological 0 servations Taken at U. S. Weather Bureau During Fiscal Year. . . 946-947
Amount of Salaries Paid in Hospital, Almshouse and Other Institutions by Health
Department 948
CONTENTS. ix
BOARD OF HEALTH REPORT -CONTINUED. PA«I«.
SECRETARY'S FINANCIAL REPORT (Edmond Godchaux) 949-950
Salaries and Expenses of Health Department for Fiscal Year. 94»
Fees Collected for Certified Copies of Births and Deaths, etc WO
PLUMBING INSPECTOR'S REPORT ( J. J. Sullivan) 951-955
MARKET INSPECTOR, REPORT OF (Ben Davis, Chief Inspector) £54-955
Animals, Poultry and Fish Condemned, etc 955
HEALTH INSPECTORS, REPORTS OF (D. Fay, Otto Luders, J. W. Crowe, W. H. Duren,
A. B. Kinne, T. Donovan, I. L. David and F. E. Benjamin) 956-961
Complaints Made, Disposition of and Nuisances Abated, etc 956-961
BATH AND LAUNDRY INSPECTOR'S REPORT (Wm. H. Tobin) 962-964
Remarks and Recommendations — Summary of Laundry and Bath-house Inspection 952-964
BAKERY INSPECTOR (J. W. Cameron) 965
Examination of Bakeries and Improvements made, Nuisances abated, etc 965
DISINTERMENT INSPECTORS' REPORT (A. K. Happersbcrger, M. D., Richard M. Jones). 966-967
Disinterments and Removals of Remains of Decodcnts, Names of Cemeteries, etc. . 966-967
BUREAU OF FOOD INSPECTION, Report of (Jas. P. Dockery) 968-978
Remarks and Recommendations, Result of Milk and Food Inspections, Estimate of
Expenses 968-975
Wagon and Milk Inspection from Stations 1, 2, 3 and 4, Number of Gallons of Milk
Inspected from November, 1896, etc 976-978
CHEMIST, Report of (W. T. Wenzell) 979-990
Analysis of Tomato Catsups and Adulteration 989
" " Condensed Milk and Evaporated Cream and their Constitutents, Fruit
Jellies, Jam and Marmalade, and Adulteration 981
Names of Firm', Description and Results of Analysis of Samples of Jellies
Purchased From 981-989
Analysis of Honey, Raspberry Syrup, Cow's Milk, and results 99«
CITY BACTERIOLOGIST. Report of (John C. Spencer, M.D.) 991- 998
Remarks and Recommendations, Fully Equipped Laboratory Established, etc.. 991
Examinations Made and Results 992-998
VETERINARY SURGEON, Report of (I. W. O'Rourke, D. V. S.) 993-99S
Inspection of Dairies, Catt'e and Horses 998
Remarks and Recommendations 994-995
CITY CBMETKRY — Report of Superintendent ( J. 0'Kanex 996
Interments and Disinterments 90€
QUARANTINE OFFICER'S REPORT (W. P. Chalmers, M. D.) 997-996
Vessels Boarded and Examined, Quarantine Fees and Expenses, etc
x CONTENTS.
BOARD OF HEALTH REPORT— CONTINUED. PAGES.
CITY PHYSICIAN'S RKPORT (A. P. O'Brien, M. D.) 999-1001
Number of Cases Attended to of Indigent Sick, Nativity of Cases Treated . .999-1000
Monthly Numb2r of Cases Treated at County Jail No. 1 1000
Number of Cases and Character of Diseases Treated at the Twenty-sixth Street
Hospital 1001
ASSISTANT CITY PHYS'CIAN AXD POLICE SURGEON'S REPORT (Conrad Weil, M.D.) 1002-1015
Introductory R marks— Requirements of City Receiving Hospital, Establishment
of Branch Receiving Hospitals in Golden Gate Park and on the Water Front. 1002
Disposition of Cases Admitted to City Receiving Hospital 1003
Cases Received and Treated at City Receiving Hospital— Classification of 1004-1009
Table Showing Number of Deaths in City Receiving Hospital, Names and Causes
of Death 1010-1015
PARK RECEIVING HOSPITAL REPORT (J. T. Stafford, M.D., \V. W. Wymore, M.D.) 1016-1018
Disposition of Cases Admitted to Park Receiving: Hospital 1016
Cases Received and Treated at Park Receiving Hospital— Classification of 1017-1018
HOSPITAL REPORT (John M. Williamson, M.D., Superintendent Physician) 1032-1150
Statistics— Summary of Patients Admitted and Discharged— Receipts and Expen-
ditures—Cost of Subsistence Per Diem for E«ch Patient -Total Expense Per
Patient Per Diem, etc 1032-1033
Remarks and Recommendations as to the Operation, Conditions and Require-
ments of the Present Hospital Building 1032-1040
" Improper an'l Extravagant Expenditures of Repair Fund 1033-1035
" Closing of Maternity Ward during Months of January and February,
1897, until Sewage was Reconstructed 1034
" Improvement of Hospital Grounds and the Necessity of Further
Improvements 1035
" Necessity of New Surgical Instruments and Appliances, Electric Bat
teries, Medical Library, etc., being provided, etc 1035-1039
" Want of Proper Facilities for Protection of Inmates in Case of Fire, etc. 1036
" Training School for Nurses— Conditions and Labor Imposed upon each
Nurse, etc 1037
" Hospital Building Unfit for Use and the Immediate Necessity of a
Modern Building being Constructed on Scientific Principles 1040
Tabular Statistics— Number of Patients Admitted and Discharged , and Daily
Average Number for Twenty-six Years 1U41
Number of Patients Remaining on First of Each Month, the
Number Admitted and Discharged Each Month, and
the Monthly Average 1042
Sex, Race, Nativity, Age and Civil Condition of Decoased
Patients '. 1043-1048
" " Nativities and Occupations of Patients 1045-1053
CONTENTS. si
BOARD OF HEALTH REPORT -CONTINUED.
HOSPITAL REPORT— CONTINUED. PAGES.
Tabular Statistics —Monthly Exhibjt of Births and Coroner's Cases During1
Fiscal Year 1047-1048
Monthly Number of Medical and Surgical Cases Treated in
Out Clinic 1053
' ' List of Donations— Names of Donors 1054
" Number and Classification cf Medical and Surgical Diseases
Treated During Fiscal Year. . 1055-1087
" " Number and Classification of Diseases of the Eye Treated
During Fiscal Year— Number and Classification cf
Gynaecological Diseases and Obstetrical Cases Treated.. 1088-1093
Mortality Report, Showing Sex, Cause of Death and
Classification of Diseases 1094-1100
Diagram Showing Population of and Number of Deaths in City and Daily
Average of Patients in Hospital from 1872-73 1101
" Showing Daily Average of Patients and Total Expense from 1872-73. . . 1102
" Showing Total Number of Cases Treated and Total Number of Deaths
from 1872-73 1103
Diagrams Showing Number of Deaths, etc. from Tuberculosis, Diseases of the
Heart and Circulatory System, Pneumonia, and from Cancer, from 1S72-73. .1104-1107
STEWARD'S REPORT (Paul Edwards) 1108-1120
Remarks on Expenditures, Supplies, and Recommendations 1108-1109
Statistics — Showing Principal Articles of Subsistence, Quantity Used and Cost. .. 1110
" Expenses of Hospital for Fiscal Year, Showing Supplies, etc. Pur-
chased and Cost... 1111-1112
Showing Monthly Expenditures during Fiscal Year 1113-1116
" Classification of Expenditures, Showing Daily Average of Patients and
Expense, etc 1117
'• Contract Prices of Articles Furnished 1118
" Comparative Table of Expenditures from Fiscal Year 1872-73 1119-1120
APOTHECARY'S REPORT ( Wm. M. Hickman) 1121
Statistics— Showing Monthly Expenditures During Fiscal Year 1121
" Drugs, Surgical Instruments and Liquors Purchased, From Whom and
Cost 1122-1124
' ' Amount of Principal Drugs and Surgical Supplies Used and Cost 1 125
MATRON'S REPORT (Mary E. Black) 1126-1129
Material Received -and Issued, etc , . . 1127-1128
Articles Manufactured and Issued, etc 1129
xii CONTENTS.
BOARD OF HEALTH REPOilT-OoNCLUPED.
HOSPITAL RKPORT — CONCLUDED. PASBS.
TRAINING SCHOOL FOR NURSES REPORT (Mary Patton, Principal) 1130-115*
Remarks and Recommendations, etc 1130-1131
Statistics of Training School for Nurses from 1892 1132-1133
Names of Graduates — Lectures Given by and Names of Physicians and Dates 1135-1140
Names of Lecturers for Yearl897-9S 1140
History of the Founding of the Training School for Nurses 1141-1142
Diagram Showing the Number of Patients Allotted to One Nurse in American
Hospitals with Training Schools 1143
Contributions and Donations to the Training School 1144-1145
List of Graduates — Names, Occupation and Residence 1146
Names of Officers and Employees of the Hospital 1] 47-1150
ALMSHOUSE REPORT (E. A. Reddy, Superintendent) 1019-1031
Inmates Admitted and Discharged, etc 1019
Nativity, Occupation and Ages of Inmates 1020-1024
Inmates, by whose Order Admitted, etc 1024
Social Condition of Inmates, etc. — Number of Inmates Admitted and Re admitted. 1024-1 030
Expenditures for Fiscal Year 1025
Expense and Cost of Each Inmate and Emploj'ee, Average Number of Inmates, etc. 1025
Clothing Made and Shoes Manufactured (Women's Department) 1026
Farm, Live Stock, Acres Under Cultivation, etc 1027
Receipts from Sale of Property, and Annual Expenditures— Money of Decedents
Paid to Treasurer, etc 1027-1028
Remarks— As to Appropriation, Cow Killed by Order of the Health Department,
Being Afflicted with Tuberculosis— Improvements Made— Land Given to Con-
struct Balboa Boulevard, etc 1027-10*0
RESIDENT PHYSICIAN'S REPORT (W. E. Conlan, M.D.)— Number of Inmates Treated,
Deaths, etc. , Cost of Drugs, Alcohol and Liquors 1081
CHIEF OF POLICE'S REPORT (I. W. Lees) 403-471
Introductory Remarks— Explanatory of Statistical Tables 403-405
Recommendations— Police Stations, Suggesting the Purchase of Lots and Erection
of Buildings tilted up to Accommodate Officers' and Patrol System, etc 405-488
Recommendations — Extension of the Patrol and Signal System, Four Patrol
Wagons Required to Replace Those in Present Service. . . 408
Police Stations Recommended to be Located in Vicinity of
Steiner and Union or Greenwich street; alsd at or near
Golden Gate Park 408-489
" Harbor Police, Steam Vessel Should be Provided to Promote
Efficiency, etc 409
" Merited Tribute to the Services of Chief of Police, P. Crowley,
on his Retirement from Office 409-410
Arrests and Classifications, Disposition of Cases, General Recapitulation, etc., for
Fiscal Year... . 411-481
CONTENTS. xiii
CHIEF OF POLICE REPORT— CONCLUDED. PAGES.
Comparative Statement of the Number of Arrests and Strength of Police Force
from 1866-67 432
Comparative Statement of Population, and Police Force of Nine Principal Cities. . 433
Cash Received, and from Whom, for Keeping Prisoners in City Prison 458-461
Value of Property Stolen, Lost and Recovered 435
Value of Property Stolen, Lost and Recovered from Fiscal Year 1880-81 436
Witnesses Subpoenaed for Criminal Courts—Lost Children Found and Restored to
Parents 434
Unclaimed Money and Property in hands of Chief of Police 437-455
Police Stations—Location, etc 463
Report and Disposition of Police Court Appeals for Fiscal Year 431
Members of the Board of Police Commissioners and Numerical Strength of Police
Force 464-465
Summary of Action taken by the Board of Police Commissioners on Applications
for Retail Liquor Licenses, and on Complaints against Police Officers, etc 464-465
Number of Lottery Tickets (exclusive of Chinese) Seized by the Police 457
Number, Character and Nationality of Incoming Vessels Boarded by the Police. .. 456
Fines and Forfeitures in Police Courts from Arrests Made by Police, Cash Received
from 462
Synopsis of Number of Letters, Protests and Telegrams Received and Acted on
by Police Department During the Year 465
Police Patrol Wagon Service— Nuisances Abated 466-467
Number, Names and Offenses of Fugitives Arrested by the Police and Delivered to
Authorities of Other Counties and States . 468-471
CITY HALL COMMISSIONERS' REPORT (James D. Phe'an, Wm. Broderick and H. T.
Creswell ; S H. Beckett, Acting Secretary) 870-874
Receipts and Expenditures from July 1, 1896, to June 3«, 1897 870-871
Payments Made on Contracts During Fiscal Year— Name of Contractor, Description
of, and Amount Paid on Each Contract 871
Amounts Received and Disbursed 872-873
Total Expenditures and Cost of New City Hall to July 1, 1897 , 873
Contracts Awarded and in Course of Completion— Reference to 874
Remarks on the Completion on July 12, 1897, of the Tower Dome, Description
and Dimensions of Dome, etc 874
Remarks— Building to be Turned Over to Board of Supervisors upon Completion
of Existing Contracts 874
CITY AND COUNTY ATTORNEY'S REPORT (Harry T. Creswell)— Receipts and Ex-
penditures, etc 291-401
Introductory Remarks as to Litigation During Fiscal Year, etc 292-293
City Litigation— Condition of Cases Pending in the Supreme Ccurt of the United
States... 293-294
xiv CONTENTS.
CITY AND COUNTY ATTORNEY'S REPORT— CONCLUDED. PACKS.
City Litigation— Condition of Cases Pending in the United States Courts 294-312
Condition of Cases Pending in the Supreme Court 312-322
" " Condition of Cases Pending in the Superior Court.. ; 323-388
" " Condition of Cases Pending in the Justices' Courts 38S-396
Opinions Given on Matters Submitted 397-401
CITY AND COUNTY SURVEYOR'S REPORT (Charles S. Tilton) 479-480
Surveys Made and Certificates Issued -r> 479
Recommendations— Extension of Co'e Street, Army Steeet and Brannan Street
Sewers 479-480
Construction of Main Sewers South of the Park, also Lyon,
Chestnut and Devisadero Streets Sewers to Outlet in the
Bay 480
Copies Required to be Made of Block Books to Preserve
Valuable Data 480
COMMON SCHOOL REPORT 1153-1201
Report of Superintendent— Remarks and Recommendations (R. H. Webster) 1153-1166
Financial Review — Deficiency in Salaries of Teachers, Estimate of Required
Revenue, etc 1153-1154
Mission High School Building— Condition of School Buildings; Recommendation.. 1154-1155
Comparative Statement of Total Enrollment of Pupils and Average Daily Attend-
ance during the Last Two Years 1155
Cost of Instruction per Pupil in High, Normal, Primary and Grammar Grades 1155
Increase and Election of Teachers in a Majority of Cases Unnecessary—Causes
Therefor 1156-1157
School Inspection —Increase of Deputies Required 1157
School Census— Number of Children not Attending Public or Private Schools, etc. 1157-1158
Teachers' Institutes — Reference and School Libraries— Legal Requirements, etc. .1158-1159
Teachers' Certificates — Time Limit and Requirements, etc 1159-1162
Normal School Report (Miss Laura T. Fowler)— Conclusions of Superintendent. 1162-1163
Public School Teachers' Annuity and Retirement Fund (R. H.Webster, Secretary).1164-1166
Annuity Fund, How Provided, Administered and Qualifications to Enable
Teachers to Become Beneficiaries— Name of Annuitants and Amount in Fund. 1164-1166
Statistical Report (Chas. B. Stone, Deputy Superintendent) 1167
Comparative Statement— Population and Number of Youth in City in Years 1896
and 1897, etc. f. 1167
Estimated Value of School Sites, Buildings, Furniture, Libraries and Apparatus. 1167
Receipts and Expenditures 1167-1168
Schedule of Teachers' Monthly Salaries 1169-1 173
Number and Classification of Teach era' Salaries R,ece'verl 1174-1176
Number and Character of Schools, Enrollment and Attendance of Puj ils; Classifi-
cation... ...1177-1179
CONTENTS . XT
COMMON SCHOOL REPORT-CONCLUDED. PAGES.
School Census Report for Fiscal Year — Comparative Statement of the Number of
Children, from the Year 1888 to 1897, inclusive 1181
Comparative Statement of the Number of Children Enrolled and Average Daily
Attendance from Fiscal Year 1884-85 , 1182
Number and Classification of Teachers in Department June, 1897 , 1183
Number of, and Classification of Teachers by Grades in the Various Schools 1184-1187
Qualifications of Teachers in Department and Certificates Held 1188
Estimates of School Requirements for Fiscal Year 1897-98 1188
Names and Locations of Schools arid Description of School Property- Evening
Schools 1189-1196
Realty Belonging to and Not Occupied by the School Department 1196-1198
SCHOOL TEACHER'S RETIREMENT FUND (R. H. Webster, Secretary) 1199-1201
Receipts and Disbursements, Names of Annuitants, etc 1199-1201
CORONER'S REPORT (W. J. Hawkins, M. D.) 33-81
Mortuary Tables— Autopsies Made and Inquests Held, etc , 34
" Suicides — Nativity, Causes and Occupations. 35-37
'! Causes of Death and Nature of Crime Charged, if any 38-39
Expenses for Year ending June 30, 1897 33
Tabular Statement of Property of Decedents and its Disposition 40-81
COUNTY CLERK'S REPORT (C. F. Curry) 145-163
Introductory — Ordinary Fees, Inheritance Tax and Expenses 145
Deposits in Courts in Civil Cases 147
Number of Causes on File in Superior Court, June 30, 1897 146
Receipts and Expenditures 146
Civil Actions commenced in the Superior Court during Fiscal Year 147
Court Proceedings General Department Superior Court 147-152
Number and Disposition of Civil Actions Commenced in the Superior Courts, 1896-97.
Number and Disposition of Actions Appealed from Justices' Courts, etc , 147
Naturalization of Foreigners. Number of Declarations of Intention made during Fis-
cal Year —Certificates Issued of Naturalization. 154-155
Medical and Dental Certificates Recorded During Fiscal Year. ... 149
Marriage Licenses Issued 149
Number of Articles of Incorporation— Certificates of Co-partnership Filed 148
Number of Notarial and Auctioneers' Bonds filed during Fiscal Year . 148
Proceedings in Insolvency — Number and Disposition of Cases 147-148
Coroner's Inquests, etc , 149
Appeals from the Police Judges' Courts 147-151
Whittier and Preston Reform Schools— Number of Incorrigible Juveniles Commit-
ted to 1S2
Examination of Insane, Number of Persons sent to Asylum, Nativity, etc 149-150
x«w CONTENTS.
COUNTY CLERK'S REPORT-CONCLUDED. PAGES
Probate Proceedings, Superior Court, Departments Nos. 9 and 10 j 53
Number of Estates and Amounts Reported to Treasurer on Collateral Inheritance
Tax 150-lf>l
Criminal Proceedings, Indictments, Informations Filed and Disposition, Superior
Court, Criminal Departments, General Recapitulation 156-162
Amounts Deposited in, and Paid Out, by Order of Court 147
Number of Certificates of Co-partnership Filed 148
Remittiturs from Supreme Court— Writs of Habeas Corpus Issued 151-152
General Summary of Civil Cases and Disposition H53
COUNTY RECORDER'S REPORT (Thos. J. Glynn) 6-31
Introductory —Remarks and Recommendations — Receipts and Expenses, County
Fee Rill Responsible for Deficit in Receipts, etc.— Condition of Building, Electric
Lighting and Heating Apparatus Required— Additional Expense Entailed
Under the Torren's Act, etc 26-28
Tabular Statement Showing Monthly Receipts and Deposits 28
Instruments Recorded or Filed During Fiscal Year 29-30
Tabular Statements of Salaries and Expenses 31
Recapitulation, Receipts and Expenses— Deficit 31
COUNSEL, SPECIAL, REPORTS.
Progress and Condition of City Litigation under charge of —
Fisher Ames, Esq., Collection of Delinquent Taxes for Fiscal Year 1872-73-74 1202
Jos. E. O'Donriell, Esq.," " 1889-90. 1202-1203
Alfred Fuhrman, Esq.," " 1897 1203
W. H. Levy, Esq. 1882-83. .... 1204
Jos. P. Kelly, Esq., " 1883-84 1204
Walter M. Willett, " for Fiscal Years 186S;
1874-82 inclusive; 1887-88 to 1890-91 inclusive; and 1895-96 1205
W. A. S. Nicholson, Esq., Collection of Delinquent Taxes for Fiscal Years 1884,
1885, 1386, 1887 . 1206
Jos. E. O'Donnell. Esq!, Collection of Forfeited Bail Bonds 1203
Walter M. • Willett, Collection of Bonds on Street Contracts 1205
DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S REPORT (William S. Barnes) 102-131
Introductory Remarks 102
Summary of Disposition of Cases for the Year Ending June 30, 1897— Offenses
and Crimes in Alphabetical Order 103-122
Recapitulation— Cases Awaiting Trial June 30, 1897, etc 121-122
General Recapitulation of Disposition of Cases, Petitions for Habeas Corpus,
Police Court Appeals and Cases Against Incorrigible Minors 123-125
Tabular Statement Showing Offenses Charged and Disposition of Criminal Cases
during Fiscal Year 126-131
ELECTION COMMISSIONER'S REPORT (Registrar W. M. Hinton) 274-288
Names of Members of the Board of Election Commissioners 274
CONTENTS. xvii
REGISTRAR'S REPORT— CONCLUDED. PAGES.
Introductory as to Election held November 3, 1896— Expenses, Registration, Vote
Polled on Proposed Charter, etc 274-275
Expense of Office for Fiscal Year and of Presidential Election held November 3,
1896 276
Statistics Showing Date of Elections on and from June 19, 1878 -The Character of
Election, the Number of Precincts, Total Registration and Number of Votes
Cast 277
Statistics Showing Annual Expenditures Registration Office and Elections, from
Organization of Board March 25, 1878 278-280
Statistics Showing Nativity of Registered Voters, 1896 ' 281-282
Statistics Showing Registration and Number of Votes Polled in Assembly Districts
at General Election held November 3, 1898- -Recapitulation , 283-288
EXEMPT FIREMAN'S RELIEF FUND (James O'Donnell, Secretary) 634-642
Introductory — Relief Extended; Number of Exempt Firemen to Whom Certificates
Were Issued; Number of Survivors, etc 634-635
Names of Beneficiaries; Company to Which They Belonged; Age and Amount of
Relief Paid During Fiscal Year 636-641
Recapitulation of Ex penditures 642
FIRE ALARM AND POLICE TELEGRAPH (W. R. Hewitt, Superintendent) 610-633
Alarms— Number of for each Hour, Day and Month of Fiscal Year 6iO-613
Signal Boxes— Number and Location —Number Erected During the Year : 615-618
Tabular Statement of Number of Fire Alarms from Each Box, etc 614
Gongs, Bells, Tappers, Tower Bells, Whistles and Amount of Wire in Use, etc 624
Employees of Department— Names and Positions 631
Police Patrol Telegraph — Number of Boxes in Operation in the Different Stations. . 619-623
Location and Number of Stations — Boxes in Respective Circuits 619-623
Tabular Statement of Expenditures, etc . . 632-633
Extension and Improvements— Fire Alarm Boxes Changed During the Year and
location of 625-628
Fire Alarm and Police Telegraph Repair Shop, Character of Repairs Made 629-630
Recommendation that Fire Alarm Office be Located in City<Hall — New Fire Boxes —
Appointment of Additional Operators, etc 630-631
FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORT 481-609
Report of the Board of ^Fire Commissioners (George T. Bohen, President, Frank
G. Edwards, Jno.W. McDonald, Colin M. Boyd, Joseph Marshal) 481-485
Organization of Four Steam Fire Engine Companies for Relief and Emergency
Purposes 482
Copy of Act Fixing the Salaries of the Officers of the Department and Action
Taken Thereunder— Suit Pending in Supreme Court, etc 483
List of Members, Officers of the Board 482
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xviii CONTENTS.
FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORT— CONTI UED, PAGES.
Officers and Employees— Numerical Strength of Uniformed Force and Salaries of,
etc * 484-485
Expenditures During Fiscal Year 483-484
Valuation of Property Belonging to the Department 484
REPORT OF THE CHIEF ENGINEER (D. T. Sullivan) 486-609
Introductory Remarks — New Companies Organized— Buildings Erected and Re-
paired—Hose, Apparatus and Horses Purchased, etc.. 487-488
•« " Water Supply— Amount and Size of Pipes Laid and
Amount of Pipe Taken up and Replaced by Pipe of
Larger Diameter to Afford better Protection Against
Fire ... 489
" Hvdrants— Number Set and Re-set during Fiscal Year. . . 490
" " Fire Cisterns Condemned — Number and Location of, and
Number of Cisterns Available for Use 490
" Amount of Apparatus in Use - Condition of Houses -
Hose and Apparatus Transferred 48S
" " Sample Room of Department — Award of the Scannell
Medal— Promotions of Members, etc 490-491
• « " Names of Decedents and of Members Retired from Active
Duty by Reason of Physical Disability 491
'• " Losses by Fire, Amount of Insurance and Amount Paid in
Settlement of Losses 487
« " Notable Fires, History cf — Casualties, Losses, etc 492-494
Recommendations— Increase of Apparatus Required— Fire-boat of Good Speed and
Large Pumping Capacity Needed— Electric Telegraph and
Telephone Wires Should be Placed Underground 494
" Companies Responding to Fires in the Mercantile Districts
Should be Placed Under the Fully Paid System 494
" Office of Inspector of Wire Should be Created— Keyless D ors
on Fire Alarm Boxes— Larger Water Mains Recommended
— Citterns Should be Repaired and Reservoirs Constructed 494-495
" Removal of Fire Alarm Office to Dome of City Hall
Recommended 495
" Engine House No. 11 Should be Torn Down and a New Build-
ing Erected 495
" Lot Should be Purchased at Holly Park and a House Erected
and a Company Placed in Service ' 495
Report of Superintendent of Engines (J. W. Reilly) 496-497
Apparatus Received during Fiscal Year, also Apparatus Built in City for Use
of Department— Character of Repairs Made, etc 496-497
Report of Carpenter (William H. Ayers) 498-500
Houses Built and Repaired under Contract and Houses Repaired by Depart-
ment. . . 498-500-
CONTENTS. xix
FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORT— CONCLUDED. PAGES.
Report of Plumber ( Jas. Byrne) 500-502
Character of Work Performed— Location and Material Use 1, etc 500-502
Report of Painter ( Felix P. Desmond)— Work Performed 502-504
Report of Harnessmaker (I. Gurmendez) 505-5C9
Harness Made and Other Work Performed— Stock on Hand, etc 505-509
Report of the Veterinary Surgeon (Wm. F. Eagan) 510
Number of Horses in Use in the Fire Department -Treatment of in Hospital. . 510
Names and Designation of Officers of Department and Corporation Yard Employees 511
Rules and Regulations for Government and Prescribing Duties of Members of 542-552
Copies of Approved Orders issued by the Chief Engineer 553
List of Employees and Location of Steam Fire Engines (34) 512-528
List of Employees, Chemical Engines and Location (7) 532-534
List of Employees, Hook and Ladder Trucks and Location (7) 529-532
Water Tower No. 1, List of Employees and Location 534
Monitor Battery Companies (2)— Names of Drivers 535
Relief Engine Companies (4)— List of Employees, Rules and Regulations for Gov-
ernment of 535-537
Tabular Statement of the Kind of Apparatus, Number of Men and Horses, Amount
of Hose and Duty Performed by Each Company, etc., for the Fiscal Year 538-541
Appendix— Monthly Tabular Statement of Fires and Alarms, Showing Time, Date,
Location, Character and Use of Building, Cause, with Name of Owner or Occu-
pant, and the Loss, Insurance and Amount Paid in Each Case for Fiscal Year. 564-609
FISH AND GAME WARDEN REPORT (Joseph A. Mogan) 1152
Salary and Expenses, Arrests Made and Disposition,^Fish and Game Seized, etc... 1152
FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY REPORT (Colin M. Boyd, President) 24-2-273
Introductory, Conduct of the Library and Requirements, etc 242-243
Board of Trustees, Officers and Employees 244-245
RBPORT OF SECRETARY (George A. Mullin) 246-248
Receipts and Disbursements of Fiscal Year 246
Record of Delinquents; Fines Imposed and Amount Paid; Volumes Lost and Paid
for 247
Statement of Expenses for Branch Libraries 248
Report of the Librarian (George T. Clark) 249
Introductory Remarks— Use of the Library — The Library Staff— Catalogue and Ju-
venile Department —Branch Libraries, etc 249-252
Statistics, Volumes and Pamphlets in Library and Disposition, etc 253
Monthly Statement of Circulation of Books in Library by Cashes, etc 254-257
Statistics, Classified Circulation in Main Reading and Reference Rooms 256-257
" Circulation of Books in Branch Libraries 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 258-260
Examination of Applicants for Positions— Rules Adopted to Te&t Qualifications of
Applicants 260-264
Gifts to the Library— Donors' Names ... . . 265-273
xx CONTENTS.
PAGES.
GAS INSPECTOR AND EX-OFFIC1O WATER INSPECTOR'S REPORT- (C. L.
Taylor) 82-101
Expenses of Office 82
Companies Supplying Gas and Rates Charged, etc 82
Public Buildings Lighted by the San Francisco Gas and Electric Co. and the Pacific
Gas Improvement Co 83-86
Location of Gas Works, Capacity of Tanks, Average Specific Gravity of Gas
Supplied 86
Electric Lighting— Use of in Certain Bui. dings and for Street Illumination 86
Candle-power of Gas Furnished by the San Francisco Gas and Electric Company
and the Pacific Gas Improvement Company 87-88
Candle-power of Electric Lights Furnished by the Edison Light and Power Co 89
Ga* Lamps— Amount Paid for Lighting, Furnishing Gas to, Cleaning and Repair-
ing, etc
Amount of Gas Used and Paid for in Public Buildings, etc 90-93
Electric Lights for Public Buildings and Streets and Amount Paid Therefor 95
Water Supplied for Municipal Purposes and Cost— Number of Hydrants, etc 95-96
Water Complaints— Number and Condition of Meters Tested 97-99
Recapitulation of Expenditures for Gas, Electric Lights and Water 99
Statistics as to Cost and Candle-power of Gas in Eastern Cities, etc 100-101
INTERMENT OF DECEASED EX-UNION SOLDIERS (Edward A. Bullis, Super-
intendent) 1151
Interrnents Made at the Expense of the City ami County; Applications Received
and Action Taken Thereon 1151
JUSTICES' COURT, CLERK'S REPORT (E. W. Williams) 32
Suits Instituted and Fees Received, etc.— Receipts and Expenditures 32
LAW LIBRARY 475-478
Librarian's Report (Jas. H. Deering), Membership, Names of Decedents ; Addi-
tions; Names of Donors of Works ; Number of Volumes in Library 475
Number and Classification of Books Received During the Ytar 476-477
Receipts and Expenditures 477-478
LICENSE COLLECTOR'S REPORT (Fred. W. Lees) 132-136
Introductory Remarks ( 132
Quarterly Licenses Issued, City and County, Municipal 133-134
Receipts from Tax on Stock Certificates 135
Yearly Licenses Issued — Street Department 134
Exemption Licenses, Issued when Sales or Income were less than $600 per Quarter. 133-135
Recapitulation 135
Expenditures 136
CONTENTS. xxi
PARK COMMISSIONERS' REPORT (Joseph Austin, Irving M. Scott, JohnRosenfeld). 164-241
Park Commissioners, Superintendent and Secretary, Names o* 164
Introductory Remarks and Recommendations 164-185
Vindication of Board of Park Commissioners from Sensational Charges 165
General Character and Progress of Improvements and Construction of Grounds. . . 165-165
Concert Valley and the New Music Concourse 167-168
Driveways, Walks and Bicycle Paths, Construction and Reconstruction of 168-169
The Arboretum and Nursery, Valuable Collections in 169-170
Extension of the Water Supply System— Progress of and Work Done 170
Additional Drainage Facilities Provided 170-171
Construction of New Bridge Leading to the Museum and Concert Valley 171
Improvement and Change of Location of Big Tree Cabin 171?
New Buildiner Erected for Electrical Works 171-172-
Capacity of Pumping Works Increased for Irrigation and Sprinkling Purposes 172
Museum Annex and Park Museum— Condition of Collections, Library, etc., in
Museum 172-174
Donations to Park Museum, Names of Donors and Description of Gifts 174-176
Exchanges— Natural History Department— Fire Protection, Etc 176,
Obligations Acknowledged to Wells, Fargo & Co., the Late Col. C. F. Crocker, the
Southern Pacific R.R. Co. and Others 174-176
Location and Number of Articles Belonging to and in the Park Museum 176-177
Park Extensions Recommended for the Southern and Southwestern Portions of the
City— Boulevards . 178-179
Park Attractions- " Strawberry Hill," "Stow Lake," " Huntington Falls," "Alvord
Lakelet" and the " Recreation Grounds." 179-181
Zoological Department, Children's Play Grounds and the Jap-
anese Village 182-183
Park Museum, New Park Lodge and the Conservatory 184-185
Band Concerts, Police and Ambulance Service 185
Obligations Acknowledged to the Pacific Mail, the Oceanic and the Oriental and
Occidental Steamship Companies 185
SECRETARY'S REPORT (V. V. Bloch) 186-291
Receipts an J Disbursements, Construe ion, Maintenance and Miscellaneous Ac-
counts : 186-193
Bills Paid Monthly During Fiscal Year, Names, Purposes and Amounts 194-216
Length and Mileage of Roads Constructed 216
Amount of Water Pipe Laid During Fiscal Year 217
Loam and Manure Purchas d and Cost 217
Stock, Fixtures, Grain, Hay and Horses on Hand June 3\1897, Description of, etc. 218-223
Boats, Stock and Fixtures 223
List and Names of Animal': and Birds, Description of 224-225
Donations to Park Museum, Donors' Names, Description of Articles Donated, Loans,
etc .. 226-241
xxi CONTENTS.
PAGES.
POLICE JUDGE'S COURT No. 1, REPORT OF CLERK OF (S. T. Kohlman) 137-138
Receipts of Fines and Forfeitures ; Expenditures 137 -138
POLICE JUDGE'S COURT No. 2, REPORT OF CLERK OF (Harry Rivers) 139-140
Receipts and Expenditures 139-140
POLICE JUDGE'S COURT No. 3, REPORT OF CLERK OF (James J Lynch; 141-142
Receipts and Forfeitures— Amounts Paid into Treasury 141-142 *
POLICE JUDGE'S COURT No. 4, REPORT OF CLERK OF (P. J. Haskins; 143-144
Receipts and Expenditures 143-144
POLICE RELIEF AND PENSION FUND COMMISSIONERS' REPORT (Robert J.
Tobin, President) 472-474
Tabular Statement, Showing Names of Officers Granted Pensions and Persons
Receiving Allowances, etc 472-474
POUNDKEEPER'S REPORT (Fred. A. Osboru) 289-290
Receipts, Dogs Impounded and Redeemed, Amount Paid into Treasury, etc 289-290
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT (A. C. Freese) 11-25
Tabular Statement, Value of Estates, Expenses, Disposition of Cash Received,
During the Fiscal Year 11-25
ROBINSON BEQUEST COMMISSION (W. P. Sullivan, Jr., Secretary) 4' 2
Donations to Charitable Institutions, Names and Amounts 402
SAV FRANCISCO BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATI ON REPORT (C.V. S Gibbs, Treasurer. 875-876
Receipts, Disbursements and Assets 875-876
SHERIFF'S REPORT (R. I. Whelan) 8-M-869
Fees Received and Paid into the Treasury from Superior and Justices' c'ourts ..... 851
Cash Received for Board of United States Prisoners , 851
Statistics— Classification. Charges Against, Number and Disposition of Prisoners
Confined in County Jails— Recapitulation... 852-856
Statistics— Number of Charges Against Prisoners Awaiting Trial July 1, 1897, in
County Jails Nos. 1, 2 and 3 852
Statistics— Prisoners Committed, Discharged, etc 857
Monthly Number of Inmates ; Terms of 'Sentences ' 858-859
Offenses for Which Prisoners Were Committed 863
Courts in Which Prisoners Were Committed 860
Occupation of Prisoners Committed 861
Number of Prisoners Who Have Been Committed More than Once 862
Number of Prisoners Who Can Read and Write, etc., Committed During the Fiscal
Year ... 860
CONTENTS. xxiii
SHERIFF'S REPORT— CONCLUDED. PAGES.
Character, Value and Amount of Work Performed by Prisoners on Count}- Roads,
etc 864-867
Expenditures of Fiscal Year 867
Inventory of Movable Property, Furniture, Tools, etc., in County Jail No. 2 863-869
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC STREETS' REPORT (Wai. F. Ambrose) 779-850
Introductory Remarks— Character of Street Work Performed— Mileage of Accepted
Streets 779
Disposition of Annual Appropriation 780
Monthly Tabular Statements of Character and Cost of Material for Streets,
Sewers, Parks and Public Squares 781-847
Recapitulation of Expenditures— Appropriation? 848
Sewers Constructed from 1856— Mileage of 848
Recapitulation, Character and Amount of Street Work Performed During Fiscal
Year 849-850
TAX COLLECTOR'S REPORT (Jas. N. Block) 773-778
Collections of City and County and State Personal Property Taxes of 1896 Secured
by Real Estate -Property Sold to the State, etc 772
Real Estate Roll, Tax and Amount Paid into Treasury on First and Second In-
stallments , 774-775
Personal Property Roll, Tax Unsecured by Real Estate, Amount Paid into Treas-
ury, etc 776
Percentages Collected on Taxes of 1896 776
Additional Amount Paid Treasurer — Dupont Street Widening Assessment — Collec-
tion of Previous Year's Taxes and Percentages, etc 777
Recapitulation of Collections 777
Office Expenses 778
TREASURER'S REPORT (A. C. Widber) 743-772
Receipts and Disbursements, On Account of State of California 743
General Fund 744-745
School Teachers' Annuity and Retirement Fund 745
Special Fee and Unapportioned Fee Fund 746
School Fund 747
Persinal Property Taxes Unsecured by Realty 747
Street Department arid Park Improvement Funds, 748-749
New City Hall, Library and Street Light Funds 749-750
Disinterment, Police Contingent, Exempt Fireman's Relief and Pound Fee
Funds 750-751
Laguna Survey, Nineteenth Street and Potrero Avenue Extension Funds 751-752
Pacific Railroad Interest Tax Account, Coupons of School Bonds of 1874 and of
House of Correction Bonds 752
xxiv CONTENTS.
TREASURER'S REPORT— CONCLUDED. PAGES.
Duplicate Tax, Teachers' Institute and Robinson Bequest Funds 752
Public Building Fund (Erection of Hall of Justice and Morgue Buildings) 753
Bonded Debt— Interest and Sinking Funds 753-756
Police Relief and Pension Fund, Personal Property Tax Fund- Overpayments. 756
Recapitulation Showing Balances on Hand in the Various Funds on June 30, 1897. 756-757
Loan Account and Recapitulation of Loans Outstanding on June 30, 1897 727
Special Deposits of County Clerks and Recapitulation 758-762
Special Deposits of Police Clerks and Recapitulation 763-764
Deposits of Public Administrators, Names, Amounts, etc 765-767
Special Redemption Fund— State and County Taxes and Recapitulation, Names,
Amounts, etc: 767-772
Expenses of Office for Fiscal Year 772
APPENDIX TO MUNICIPAL REPORTS.
COMPILED BY JNO. A. RUSSELL.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS 2- 15
List of Members, Standing- Committees and Officers 2
Rules of Proceedings 3- 6
Introduction of Members of Present Board 7
Remarks of the Hon. Adolph Sutro, the Retiring Mayor, and Introduction of his
Successor, the Hon. Jas. D. Phelan 7- 8
Inaugural of the Hon. Jas. D. Phelan, Mayor 8-15
WATER RATES FOR FISCAL TEAR 1897-98 16-134
Constitutional Provisions and Statutory Enactments 16- 18
Statements Required from Companies, etc., Supplying Water 18- 19
Synopsis of Statements Filed Showing Receipts and Expenditures of Companies
and Persons Furnishing Water 19
Statement of the Visitacion Water Company, with Recapitulation of amounts ex-
pended for purchase, Construction and Maintenance and Gross Receipts from
18S4 20
Statement of the Spring Valley Water Works ^howing Revenue and Expenditures
for the Year 1896 21
Recapitulation of Annual Statements of the Spring Valley Water Works from 1880,
Showing Receipts and Expenditures 22
Taking of Testimony and Fixing of Water Rates referred t > Committee of the Whole 23
• Certain Information desired by Committee on Water and Water Supply with Com-
munication from President of Spring Valley Water Works in reference thereto... 23
Report of Committee on Water and Water Supply, with statement of the information
desired from the Spring Valley Water Works 23-26
Meters requir d to be attached to Certain Public Buildings, etc 26
Board to meet in Committee of the Whole to consider the matter of Fixing Water
Rates, and Officers of the Water Company to be notified to be present 26- 27
Tabular Statement of Amounts paid Spring Valley Wat r Works for Water for
Municipal Purposes, etc. , during the Year 1896 28
Board Resolved itself into Committee of the Whole, February 10, 1897, to investi-
gate and judicially consioer the business affairs and Property of the Water
Company preliminary to fixing Water Rates 29
xxvi CONTENTS.
WATER RATES-CONTINUED. PAGES
Further time granted Water Company to furnish a list of their Property, and a
roster showing names, duties and location of its Officers and Employees and
the compensation paid each, and Officers to be pressnt at next meeting to
explain , 29
Herman F. A. Schussler, Chief Engineer, Extract from Testimony given on February
10, 1897 29-34
Verified Statement of, showing the Operating Expenses of the Spring Valley Water
Works for the Year 1896 35
Investigation resumed February 15, 1897, anl Officers of Water Cooipany required
to be present on February 17, to give information required by the Board 36
Verified statement fl shewing the names of Officers and Employees and the
Average Salaries paid 37-46
List of Real Estate of the Spring Valley Water Works 47- 48
Detailed Information as revested, not being furnished by the Water Company, the
Attorney of the Company stated the Company, by its Office, s, were prepared to
comply with the request 48
Board Resolved if necessary, to employ an Expert Accountant to examine the
Books of the Company, and an Engineer or Corps of Engineers to report upon
condition of works, etc 48
Opinion uf City and County Attorney requested as to whether or not it was the
duty of the Board to fix Water Rate* during the month of February 48- 49
Committee on Water and Water Supply to employ an Engineer or Corps of
Engineers and an Expert Accountant subject to approval of the Board 49
Opinion of City and County Attorney received that the Board must fix the Water
Rates during the month of February, but the authority to fix the Rates con-
tinues beyond the month of February 49- 50
State nents of Supervisors Clinton, Rottanzi and Britt as to the fixing of the Water
Rates . 50-51
Herman F. A. Schussler, Chief Engineer of Company - Extract from Testimony
given February 15, 1897 51- 57
Market Street Reservoir Property, Information furnished by Mr. Kellogg, Attorney
for the Company, in response to interrogatories of His Honor the Mayor 57
Herman F. A. Schussler, Chief Engineer of Company— Extract from Testimony
given February 23, 1897, . . 58-62
Valuation of the Spring Valley Water Works, Information given in response to en-
quiries by His Honor the Mayor 62
Pelham W. Ame?, Secretary of Company— Extract from Testimony on February 25,
1897, showing shares of stock sold and amount rea'ized therefrom 63
Herman F. A. Sohussler, Chief Engineer of Company — Extract from Testimony
given on February 23, 1857, Water Rights of " Stanford an 1 Manzanita Water
Company" 63- 67
Committee on Water and Water Supply appointed to examine the books of the
Spring Valley Water Company, for the purpose of verifying statements made. . 67
CONTENTS. xxvii
WATER BATES— CONTINUED. PAGES
Report of Committee on Water and Water Supply, that a demand was made for
certain statements which the Company agreed to furnish, etc 67- 68
Statement of Spring Valley Water Company, Amount of Water drawn from Various
Sources in the Year 1896 69- 70
Detailed Statement of the Spring VaMey Water Compjmy of their Several Pumping
Plants 69-70
Detailed Statement of Bonds of Spring Valley Water Company Issued and Out-
standing and Rates of Interest Paid 70
Shares of Stock sold in 1896, and Amount Realized therefrom and used for payment
of indebtedness 70
Detailed statement of Spring Valley Water Company of the amount paid on account
of New Construction and Permanent Improvements 71
Examination of Messrs. Schussler, Ames, Col. Gco. H. Ment'ell and of Complain-
ants 72
Petition presented by Supervisor Clinton for redaction in rates for Water, Gas
and Electric Lights, Statement on Resolution of 72-73
Testimony of T. B. Quinlan, Adjuster of Spring Valley Water Company, as to
the placing of Meters and the reasons therefor , 73
Castroville Lakes and Tenibladera Channel— Chas. A Ogden heard relative to
Water Supply from those sources 73- 74
Complaints of R. H. Stetten, A. J. S. Perley and others heard 74
Messrs. A. B. McCreery, E. B. Pond and Jas. D: Phelan, opinions as to a Reason-
able Rate of Interest on Stock of San Francisco Water Co 74
D. T. Sullivan, Chief Engineer of the Fire Department— Extract from Testimony
given on April ]5, 1897, as to Hydrants, Mains, etc., their necessity, with
statistics from Eastern Cities 74-76
Extract from Testimony of Daniel Meyer, A. L. Langerman, Adam Grant and A. S.
Baldwin as to what is a reasonable rate of interest on the Stock of the Spring
Valley Water Company 76-77
Communication of John T. Doyle as to the proper disposition of the Water Prob-
lem and the solution of Existing Conditions 77- 80
Communication from the Chief Engineer of the Spring Valley Water Works in
response to request to put meters in certain of the School Buildings, also
in the Hospital and Alta Plaza 80- 81
Communication from the Spring Valley Water Works relative to Eastern Water
Works, their operating and pumping expenses and price of fuel 81- 82
Communication from Chairman of Water and Water Supply Committee to Spring
Valley Water Works requesting certain information 83
Communication from Secretary of Spring Va!ley Water Works, stating the approxi-
mate income required for the Fiscal Year 1897-93 83-84
Expert of Finance Committee, Cyril Williams, reports on the method of keeping
the accounts of the Spring Valley Water Works, and the number and classi-
fication of buildings, etc 84-87
xxviii CONTENTS.
WATER BATES— CONTINUED. PAGES
Officers of the Spring Valley Water Company heard on May 15, 1897 87- 88
Extract from Decision of Supreme Court of Pennsylvania as to the rule for de-
tt^i termining what are reasonable Water Rates 88
Geo. E. Booker, Book-keener of the Spring Valley Water Works Company, rela-
tive to Revenue derived from Meter and Fixed Rates 88- 89
Spring Valley Water Works required in next Annual Statement to arrange names
of Rate-Payers in Alphabetical Order, etc 89
Address of His Honor the Mayor relative to the Water Rates to be established.. 89- 90
Report of the Committee on Water Supply on the Rates proposed for the Fiscal
Year 1897-98 90-95
Resolution of Committee on Water and Water Supply to fix the rates as recom-
mended 95-99
Amendatory Resolution of Supervisor Rottanzi to fix Water Rates with his re-
marks and reasons for presenting the same 99-105
Messrs. M. B. Kellogg and H. F. A. Schussler of Spring Valley Water Works-
Extract of Statements made 105-106
Declaration of Board that in computing Water Rates, it will base its action on
128,000 Shares of the Spring Valley Water Works, etc 106
Declaration of Board that in computing Water Rates, it will base its action on
allowing Five in lieu of Six per cent on the Cap txl Stock of the Spring
Valley Water Works 107
Communication from the Spring Valley Water Works as to the effect of the so-
called "Clinton" and "Rottanzi" Water Orders on the Revenue of the
Company 107-110
Remarks of S ipervisor Dodge as to the facts to be determined to fix the Revenue
to be allowed the Spring Valley Water Company 110
Explanatory Statements of Supervisors Clinton and Rottanzi as to the effect of
their respective Resolutions proposing to fix Water Rates, etc 111-112
Action in determining the Order in which the several Resolutions proposing to
fix Water Rate* shall be taken up and passed on 11 3
Resolutions introduced by Supervisors Clinton and Rottanzi to establish Water
Rates, acted upon and defeated 113
Resolution introduced by Supervisor Haskins to fix Water Rates 113
Amendatory Resolution to Fix Water Rates introduced by Supervisor Dodge,
with his remarks and reasons for introducing the same; acted upon and
defeated 113-121
Resolution introduced by Supervisor Haskins to Fix Water Rates, considered
and adopted, et: 121
Proceedings, proposed amendments to and notice given by Supervisor Dodge of
motion to reconsider action in passing the Resolution of Supervisor Haskins 121
Statemants of M. B. Kellogg, Attorney of Spring Valley Water Works, to inter-
rogatories of His Honor (he Mayor as to whether the Company would accept
the Hasking Order and as to the rate of Interest proposed to be paid on the
Stock... 122-123
CONTENTS.
WATER RATES— CONCLUDED. PAGES
Proceedings in the matter of reconsidering: the Action of the Board in pass'ng
Supervisor Haskins' Resolution Fixing W iter Rates for Fiscal Year 1897-98... 121 -124
Copy of Resolution No 10,533 (Third Series), Establishing- Water Rates for
Fiscal Year 1897-98 124-128
Statement of Supervisor Haskins as to the effect of the Resolution fixing- Water
Rates and the amount of the Reduction of the Revenue of the Company
from Former Rates, accompanied by Reports of Cyril Williams, Expert,
showing comparative Reductions, etc 128-134
Question on motion of Supervisor Dodge to reconsider action of Board in pass-
ing the Resolution of Supervisor Haskins establishing Water Rates taken
and defeated 134
Declaration that Supervisor Dodge was opposed to the passage of the Haskins
Resolution establishing Water Rates 134
ASSESSMENT OF REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY 135-147
Action taken, with Copy of Resolution adopted, to prevent discrimination in As-
sessments of Real and Personal Property 135-136
Standing Committee appointed on Assessments of Real and Personal Property. 137
Communication from State Board of Equalization, expressing a desire to confer
with Standing Committee and result of conference had 137
Report of Committee on Assessments and mode of Procedure, State Board of
Equalization to furnish the data upon which said Board acted in raising
the Assessment last Fiscal Year 137-1SS
Committee empowered to appoint an Expert to assist in examinations of Assess-
ments; Chas. Gildea, Esq., appointed 138-139
Report of Committee on Assessments, stating that it would be impracticable this
year to raise the basis of valuation of realty; also referring to the action to
be taken on Arbitrary Assessments 139-140
Copy of Section 3,633, of Political Code, as to the action to be taken on Arbi-
trary Assessments 140
List of Arbitrary Assessments filed h}- the Assessor, Classification of 140-141
Requiring all parties having Arbitrary Assessments imposed, to file statements of
Personal Property owned or controlled by them on the first Monday in March. . 141
Assessment Book of Fiscal Year 1897-98 delivered by Assessor, with statement of
the valuation of Property 141-] 42
Report of Chas. Gildea, Esq., Expert, appointed, upon the assessed Valuation of
Real and Personal Property , 142-143
Certain Corporations cited to appear on July ?4, 1897, and show cause why their
Assessments should not be increased 143-144
Extension of Ten days' time requested from and granted by the State Board of
Equalization to equalize Assessments 143-144
Certain Persons, Firms and Corporatians cited to appear on July 27, 1897, to show
cause wky their assessments should not be increased... ...144-145
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ASSESSMENT OF REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY- CONCLUDED. PAGE.
Persons, Firms and Corporations cited appeared, and by themselves or their rep-
resentatives sworn and examined 145
Report of Committee on Assessments as to the comparative assessments of
property of the present and prior years, etc 145- 1 46
Board considered the cases of the Assessments of Banks and other corporations. . 146
Report of Committee on Assessments recommending a mode for determining the
assessable value of the franchises of quasi public Corporations 146
Action of the Board approving the Assessments of Banks, Corporations, Mer-
chants and Mercantile Firms as made by the Assessor, etc 147
Amount of Reductions and Corrections as made by the Board of Supervisors and
Assessor on Assessment Book 147
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENTS, 1S97-98 148-325
Names of Persons and Assessments of Persor al Property of $1,000 and Over 148-324
Names of Chinese and Assessments of Personal Property of $J,000 and Over 310-316
Names of Ves;els and Assessments of $1,000 and Over 318-324
Recapitulation of Assessments of Personal Property on Assessment Book 325
Statistics -Classifications of Assessments; Reduction Made by Board of Supervisors,
Assessor, etc 325
PUBLIC CONTRACTS AWARDED FOR SUBSISTENCE, SUPPLIES, ETC 326-360
Character of Supplies, Contractors' names, Prices and Dates of Expiration of
Contracts 326-331
Material for Repairs to Streets an-1 Cleaning Streets 332
Miscellaneous Contracts 332-333
City and County Contracts for Street Work, Alamo Square 333
General Supplies for the Fire Department 334-360
TELEGRAPH, TELEPHONE, ELECTRIC LIGHT AND POWER COMPANIES 361-379
Applications for Erection of Poles to suspend wires 361
Chief Engineer of Fire Department and Superintendent of Fire Alarm and Police
Te'egraph instructed to furnish with report of names of persons and corpor-
ations having Poles and Wires on and over the Streets 361-362
Representatives of Telegraph, Telephone, Electric Roads, Electric Light Com-
panies, etc , heard as to the removal of wires and placing the same in conduits.. 362-365
Report of Committee on Streets recommending information be required from
Companies having Poles and Wires on and over the Streets, as to the time
required to substitute Conduit system 363-365
Copy o! Resolution requiring the Companies to give their views as to rea?onable
regulations to be imposed to lead to adoption of conduit system 365
Communications received from General Electric Company, Mutual Electric Light
Company, Sulro Railroad Company, San Fnincisro and San Mateo Electric
Railwr y Company and the Southern Pacific Company r 68-367
Franchises Granted to Tele; raph, Telephone and Electric Light Companies and
Privileges Granted Incidenial Thereto 368-379
CONTENTS.
XXXI
PAGES.
P EOPLE'S MUTUAL TELEPHONE COMP AN Y 380-390
Telephone Franchise applied for 380
Conditions modified and Company to furnish all Telephones for City and Counti7 free
of charge 380
Application for Writ of Review and temporary restraining Order issued by the
Superior Court, City and County Attorney to appear on behalf of the Board. . .381-382
Modification of Writ of Review, by setting aside restraining Order 382
Proceedings of Board. Award of Franchise 382
Copy of Order No. 3,035, granting Franchise 382-385
Copy of Bond in the sum of §10,000 filed and approved 385-383
Proceedings taken on Bond of $5/00 given as required by Order No, 3,062 388-390
Summary of Court Proceedings 390
Extension of one year granted in which to expend the $100,000 required by Section
5 of Order ND. 3,035 390
THE PHELAN FOUNTAIN— Completed, Dedicated and Accepted September 5, 1897.. 391-393
Correspondence between the Hon. James D. Phehn and Board of Supervisors, etc.. .391-392
Designation of and Description 392-393
FINANCIAL EXHIBIT AND REVENUE ORDERS 394-450
Estimate of Wm. BroJerick, Esq., Auditor, of Revenue and Expenditures of Fiscal
Year 1897-98 , 394
Itemized Statement of Revenue from Other Sources than Taxation 394
Communication from the Auditor calling attention to Decision of Supreme Court
relative to the Collection of Fees; also as to expenditures claimed to be under
control of Officers, etc 395-396
Instruction to Auditor, until tax levy was made, to audit Demands for Expendi-
tures on basis cf prior years' appropriations 396-397
State Board of Equalization -Notice of Its Intention to Increase the Total Valuation
of Property— Action Thereon 397-398
Mayor, Committee on Assessments, Officers and Citizens heard by State Board of
Equalization in opposition to increasing the assessed valuation of property 398
Statements made by Supervisor Clinton, Hugo Herzer, Esq., Chief Deputy As-
sessor, before State Board of Equalization as to the assessments made of
Real and Personal Property 398-406
Suit instituted by Geo. K. Fitch in Superior Court to remove the Board of Super-
visors for failure to fix Water Rates in the Month of February, 1897 406
Suit Assigned to Department No. 6, W. T. Wallace, Judge, for trial 406
Trial of Suit and Decision of Court removing the Board of Supervisors from Office. .406-410
Proceedings taken by His Honor Mayor Phelan and the assumption of the duties of
Supervisors by che Gentlemen appointed by His Honor the Mayor and the
Governor of the State 410-411
Extract from Minutes of the Gentlemen appointed by the Mayor and Governor, as
to the forcible ejection of certain Supervisors from their sea's and the chambers
of the Board on September 20, 1897 412
xxxii CONTENTS.
FINANCIAL EXHIBIT AND REVENUE ORDERS- CONCLUDED. PAGES.
Appointment by the Board of Supervisors of Clerical Assistants on Ejection
from their chambers 412
Extract from the Minutes of the Board of Supervisors as to the Forcible Ejection of
members of the Board from their chambers and rooms on September 20, 1897. .413-414
Copy of Order passed by the Board Imposing a Municipal Tax Kate of £1.1854 on
each $100 valuation of property 414
Classification of estimated Expenditures for Fiscal Year 1897-98 415-419
Copy of Order No. 9 (Second Series), designating the Limit of Expenditures for
Municipal Purposes .' 420-425
Communication from State Board of Equalization Fixing State Rate of Taxation at
51 cents on each $100 valuation of property 425-426
Copy of Order Fixing Rate of Taxation for State purposes .... 426-427
Copy of Resolution adopting a new series of Numbers for Orders, Authorizations
and Resolutions 427
Appointment of Supervisor Britt to perform the duties of Mayor, and declaring ihe
reason for such action 427-428
Statement of the Board as to the action taken on the decision of W.T. Wallace, Judge
of the Superior Court 42S-429
Appointment of a Special Committee with instructions to take necessary steps to
protect the rights and privileges of the Board and its members 429-430
Notification to the Auditor and Treasurer not to audit or pay any demands on the
Treasury unless passed by the Board, the members of which were elected by
the people 430
Assessment of Railroads by the State Board of Equalization and apportionment to
the City and County 430
Collections by Assessor of Taxes on Personal property not secured by realty, for
1897-98, etc 431
Levies of Taxes for Municipal Purposes as made by the Board; also the gentlemen
appointed by the Mayor and Governor, filed with the Auditor 431
Auditor's refusal to accept either levy until decision by Supreme Court, and his
reasons therefor 431
Writ of Mandate applied for to compel the Auditor to accept the levy made by the
Board 431-432
Testimony taken by Supreme Court, and Attorney s heard 432
Argument of Mr. Garret W. McEnerney before Supreme Court 432-440
Argument of Mr. John Garber, Attorney, before Supreme Court 440-444
Decision of Supreme Court directing a Peremptory Writ of Mandate to issue as
applied for, etc 445-449
Board resumed possession of Chambers and Offices of Clerk, etc., on October 7, 1897 . 449-450
Declaring null and void the proceedings of the gentlemen appointed as Supervisors
by the Mayor and Governor and ordering the same evpunged from Records 450
Rescinding the appointments made of Officers of the Board, etc 450
STEVENSON MEMORIAL FOUNTAIN 4H-453
Communication from and action of the Board in approving and accepting the gift. .451-453
Inscription on and description of the Memorial Fountain and its acceptance by the
City and County 453
FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE CITY AND COUNTY on October 1, 1S97 454-455
VALUATION OF PROPERTY AND RATES OF TAXATION IN THE SEVERAL
COUNTIES OF THE STATE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1897 456-459
RESOLUTION CALLING FOR MUNICIPAL REPORTS, ETC.. . 460
ASSESSOR'S REPORT.
ASSESSOR'S OFFICE,
SAN FRANCISCO, July 6, 1897.
To the Honorable, the Board of Supervisors
Of the City and County of San Francisco —
GENTLEMEN: In compliance with Resolution No. 16,412 (Third Series) of
your Honorable Body, I herewith submit my annual report as City and
County Assessor for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1897.
On July 6th I delivered to John A. Eussell, Esq., Clerk of your Board,
the Assessment Roll of unsecured personal property which, with the secured
personal property assessed on the real estate book, amounts to $67,013,148,
and the Real Estate Assessment Roll, contained in fifty-four volumes
amounting to $278,322,285, of which $187,636,545 was the assessment
Bgainst land and $90,685,740 was the assessment on improvements. In
addition to the above I also delivered four volumes of Indexes and fifty-four
Block Books of Maps of all the lands and subdivisions of real estate within
the City and County of San Francisco.
The assessment of personal property (secured and unsecured) last year
footed up $82,251,831, while the Real Estate Roll amounted to $275,334,295.
We therefore find a decrease of $12,250,657 on personal property and real
estate, the entire assessment last year having been $357,586,126 against
$345,335,469 in 1897.
The receipts and expenditures of the office were as follows :
RECEIPTS.
Tax on personal property (unsecured) §385,611 05
PollTa* 72,12400
Total $457,735 05
EXPENSES.
Salary of Assessor $4,00000
Salary of Deputies (regular) 24,300 00
Salary of Deputies (extra) 74,097 21
Rolls, Stationery, Block Books, etc 2,879 31
Horse and buggy hire 631 00
Telephone service 99 82
Subscription to papers 25 00
Total $106,03234
1
2 ASSESSOR'S REPORT.
I herewith submit for your inspection a copy of my annual report to the
Surveyor-General of this State, with the statistics of the mechanical and
manufacturing interests of this City and County.
Very respectfully,
JOHN D. SIEBE,
Assessor of the City and County of San Francisco.
ASSESSOR'S STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE MECHANICAL
AND MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES
OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING
JUNE 30. 1897.
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT MANUFACTORIES- 1.
Men employed 25 | Value of manufactures
Men employed.
AIR COMPRESSOR MANUFACTORIES-2.
25 | Value of manufactures.
$40,000
$150,000
Men employe!.
ARTIFICIAL STONE MANUFACTORIES-20.
200 | Value of manufactures .
ARCHITECTURAL IRON MANUFACTORIES-?.
Men employed 65 | Value of manufactures
Men employed. .
AXLE GREASE MANUFACTORIES-4.
20 | Value of manufactures ,
BAG MANUFACTORIES (Jute and Hemp)-- 3.
Men and boys employed 160 I Value of manufactures,
BAG MANUFACTORIES (Paper)-!.
Men and boys employed 10 | Value of manufactures
BARREL MANUFACTORIES-20.
Men and boys employed 350 | Value of manufactures . J
BARBED WIRE AND WIRE NAIL FACTORY-1.
Men and boys employed 75 I Value of manufactures
BEDDING AND UPHOLSTERING FACTORIES-14.
Men employed 150 | Value of manufactures
$150,000
$50,000
§590,000
$40,000
$575,000
$110,000
$300,000
ASSESSOR'S REPORT.
BED SPRING MANUFACTORIES- -2.
Men employed 25 I Value of manufactures .
BELLOWS MANUFACTORIES-2.
Men employed 10 | Value of manufactures. ...'. 820,000
BELTING MANUFACTORIES-5.
Men and boys employed 30 1 Value of manufactures $140,000
BILLIARD TABLE MANUFACTORIES— 2.
Men and boys employed 10 [ Value of manufactures $20,000
BOAT BUILDERS-12.
Men employed 60 | Value of naanufactures $40,000
BOOK BINDERIES-18.
Men ,women and boys (white) employed 600
Chinese employed 150
Value of manufactures §1,500,000
BRASS FOUNDRIES-8.
Men and boys employed 350 [ Value of manufactures $700,000
BOX MANUFACTORIES (Cigar)-5.
Men, boys and girls (white) employed. 55 I Value of manufactures 860,000
Chinese employed 50 | Value of manufactures 15,000
BOX MANUFACTORIES (Paper)— 5.
Men, boys and girls employed] 200 | Value of manufactures $150, 000
BOX MANUFACTORIES (Wooden)-5.
Men and boys employed 300 | Value of manufactures $550,000
BREWERIES-27.
Men employed 750
Hops consumed yearly, pounds 600,000
Barley consumed yearly, tons 23,000
Beer manufactured, barrels 562,000
Aggregate value of product $2,750,000
BROOM MANUFACTORIES- 5
Men and boys employed 100 I Value of manufactures $125,000
BRUSH MANUFACTORIES-7.
Men and boys employed 30 | Value of manufactures $75,000
CANDLE MANUFACTORIES-2.
Men, boys and girls employed 40 | Value of manufactures $40,000
4 ASSESSOR'S REPORT.
CARRIAGE AND WAGON MANUFACTORIES-47.
Men and boys employed 300 | Value of manufactures $250,000
COFFEE. SPICE AND CHOCOLATE FACTORIES-24.
Men, boys and girls employed 400 | Value of manufactures $2,250,000
CONFECTIONERY MANUFACTORIES- 20.
Men, boys and girls employed 400 | Value of manufactures $700,000
CIDER MANUFACTORIES-3.
Men employed 8 | Value of manufactures $7,500
CIGAR MANUFACTORIES-300.
Men, women and boys employed | Cigars manufactured 50,731,500
(white) 200 I Value of manufactures ... $1,500,000
Chinese employed 500 ' Cigarettes manufactured 8,279,500
CRACKER MANUFACTORIES-3.
Men and boys employed 175 I Value of manufactures $700,000
CAR MANUFACTORIES-2.
Men employed 80 I Value of manufactures $100,000
CHEMICAL WORKS-9.
Men employed 100 | Value of manufactures §1,200,000
CLOTHING MANUFACTORIES-28.
Men, women and boys employed I Chinese employed 300
(white) 700 ! Value of manufactures $1,000,000
COPPERSMITHS-3.
Men and boys employed 30 | Value of manufactures $75,000
CORDAGE AND ROPE FACTORY-1.
Men, boys and girls employed 250 | Value of manufactures $500,000
CLOAK MANUFACTORIES-34.
Women employed 750 | Value of manufactures $400,000
COFFIN MANUFACTORIES-2.
Men and boys employed. 50 I Value of manufactures. . .f. $100,000
CUTLERY MANUFACTORIES— 4.
Men employed 25 | Value of manufactures $27-500
DRY DOCKS (Floating)— 2.
Men employed 60 I Capacity of docks-lst, 4,500 tons; 2d,
2,000 tons... 6,500
ASSESSOR'S REPORT.
DRY DOCKS (Stone)-l.
Length of excavation in rock, feet .... 490
Width of top, feet 120
Capacity of length 425
Capacity of drawing, feet 22
Capacity of pumps for cleaning per
hour, cubic feet 326,316
Total cost of work $675,000
ELECTRIC MACHINE WORKS— 3.
Men employed 120 | Value of manufactures $100,000
ELECTRIC LIGHTING COMPANIES -4.
Men and boys employed 400
Number of incandescent lights 90,000
Number of arc lights 3,300
Horsepower and motors 1,300
Coal used annually, tons 35,000
Value of manufactures §1,000,000
ELECTRIC SUPPLY MANUFACTORIES-15.
Men employed . 120 | Value of«manufactures $250,COO
ELEVATOR MANUFACTORIES-2.
Men and boys employed 80 | Value of manufactures $150,000
FERTILIZER MANUFACTORIES-3.
Men and boys employed 75 I Value of manufactures $325,000
FIRE WORKS MANUFACTORIES-1.
Men and boys employed 15 | Value of manufactures $25,000
FLOUR, FEED AND MEAL MILLS-9.
Men and boys employed 235 | Value of manufactures $2,000,000
FOUNDRIES AND MACHINE WORKS-40.
Men and boys employed 3,500 | Value of manufactures §4,000,000
FRINGE MANUFACTORIES-4.
Men and women employed 125 I Value of manufactures $140,000
FRUIT CANNING AND PRESERVING FACTORIES— 9.
Men, women and boys employed 2,000 | Value of vegetables, fruits and meats. $2,500,000
FUR MANUFACTORIES-5.
Men and women employed 100 | Value of manufactures , $300,000
GAS WORKS-2.
Men employed 600 I Value of manufactures $1,750,000
GAS ENGINE WORKS-2.
Men employed 80 | Value of manufactures $75,000
6 ASSESSOB'S REPORT.
GLASS WORKS -1.
Men and boys employed 175 I Value of manufactures $1,300,000
GLASS STAINING, CUTTING AND BENDING WORKS-4.
Men and boys employed 45 | Value of product $135,000
GLOVE MANUFACTORIES-12.
Men, boys and women employed 400 | Value of manufactures $450,000
GLUE MANUFACTORIES- 1.
Men and boys employed 8 I Value of manufactures $10,000
GLYCERINE MANUFACTORIES-1.
Men employed 10 | Value of product ... $25,000
HARNESS MANUFACTORIES-30.
Men and boys employed 250 I Value of manufactures $425,000
HAT AND CAP MANUFACTORIES-8.
Men and women employed 125 | Value of manufactures $400,000
ICE MANUFACTORIES -3.
Men employed 40 | Value of product $100,000
INK AND MUCILAGE MANUFACTORIES-1.
Men employed 14 | Value of product $4?,000
IRON FENCE MANUFACTORIES-4.
Men and boys employed 20 | Value of manufactures $25,000
JAPANNING AND GALVANIZING FACTORIES-3.
Men and boys employed 40 | Value of manufactures $110,000
JEWELRY AND SILVERWARE MANUFACTORIES-19.
Menemployed 150 | Value of manufactures $750,000
LAUNDRIES (White, 125; Chinese, 165)-290.
Men, women and boys employed 1,500 | Chinese employed... v P50
LAST MANUFACTORIES-2.
Menemployed 10 | Value of manufactures $12,000
LEAD PIPE AND SHOT FACTORY-1.
Menemployed 50 | Value of manufactures $500,000
LINSEED OIL WORKS-1.
Men employed 55 | Value of product $150,000
ASSESSOR'S REPORT. 7
MACARONI AND VERMICELLI FACTORIES-10.
Men and boys employed 120 | Value of product $125,000
MALT HOUSES-4.
Men employed , 60 | Value of manufactures $500,000
MARBLE WORKS-20.
Men and boys employed 70 | Value of product $125,000
MATCH FACTORIES- 2.
Men and boys employed 60 j Value of manufactures $40,000
MILLINERY MANUFACTORIES -109.
Women employed 700 | Value of product
MUSICAL INSTRUMENT MANUFACTORIES— 10.
Men and boys employed 50 | .Value of manufactures $55,000
NEATSFOOT OIL MANUFACTORIES-1.
Men employed 5 | Value of manufactures $5,000
OAKUM MANUFACTORIES— 1.
Men employed 20 | Value of product $15,000
PAINT MANUFACTORIES -6.
Men employed 60 I Value of product $550,000
PICTURE FRAME MANUFACTORIES-6.
Men and boys employed 200 I Value of product $150,000
PUMP, AND PUMPING MACHINERY MANUFACTORIES-?.
Men employed 40 | Value of product $160,000
PROVISION PACKING HOUSES-3.
Men employed 400 | Value of product $1,800,000
ROLLING MILLS— 1.
Men employed ; 350 | Value of product $600,000
RUBBER MANUFACTORIES-3.
Men employed 25 | Value of manufactures $45,000
RUBBER STAMP MANUFACTORIES-?.
Men and boys employed 35 | Value of product $35,000
SAFE AND VAULT WORKS-4.
Me .1 employed 15 1 Value of manufactures $40,000
8 ASSESSOR'S REPORT.
SAW AND PLANING MILLS- 10.
Men and boys employed 300 | Value of product §400,000
SHIRT MANUFACTORIES-40.
Men, women and boys employed 800 I Value of manufactures §1,200,000
Chinese employed 1,000 I
SAW MANUFACTORIES-12.
Men employed 40 | Value of manufactures $125,000
SASH, DOOR AND BLIND FACTORIES-10.
Men and boys employed 200 | Value of manufactures $300,000
SHIP YARDS-6.
Men employed 400 | Value of product $1,000,000
SALT WORKS-4.
Men and boys employed 50 | Value of product $100,000
SOAP FACTORIES-10.
Men employed 75 I Value of manufactures $300,000
Soap made annually, pounds 9,000,090 I
SODA-WATER WORKS-7.
Men employed. ... 50 I Value of manufactures $65,000
SOLDER AND BABBITT WORKS-3.
Men employed 35 | Value of manufactures $80,000
SHOW-CASE FACTORIES-3.
Men smployed 10 | Value of product $12,000
SUGAR REFINERIES-1.
Men and boys employed 83') I Sugar (yellow) made, pounds 12,886,050
Sugar (raw) used, pounds 368,379,889 I Syrup made, gallons 621,740
Sugar (white) made, pounds 338,434,435 I Value of manufactures $14,211,516
c
SYRUP AND CORDIAL FACTORIES-4.
Men employed 25 | Value of manufactures $25,000
TANNERIES. HIDES-20.
Men employed 200 | Value of manufactures $900,000
ASSESSOR'S REPORT. 9
TANNERIES OF SHEEP SKIN3-3.
Men employed 90 | Value of product §150,000
TINWARE AND TIN-CAN FACTORIES-8.
Men and boys employed - 1,000 | Value of manufactures $1,750,000
TRUNK MANUFACTORIES -2.
Men and boys employed 50 | Value of product #115,000
TYPE FOUNDRIES-4.
Men employed 103 I Value of manufactures $50,000
TANK FACTORIES-2.
Menemployed, 25 I Value of product $30,000
VARNISH MANUFACTORIES-5.
Menemployed 8 I Value of manufactures $50,OCO
VENEERING FACTORIES-1.
Menemoloyed 30 | Value of product $50,COO
VINEGAR AND PICKLE FACTORIES-9.
Men and boys employed 100 | Value of manufactures1 $135,000
WHITE LEAD MANUFACTORIES-^
Men employed 55 | Value of manufactures $275,000
WINDMILL MANUFACTORIES— 3.
Menemployed 20 I Value of manufactures $12,000
WIRE AND WIRE-ROPE MANUFACTORIES-1.
Men employed 75 | Value of manufactures $340,000
WILLOW AND WOODEN WARE MANUFACTORIES-2.
Men employed. 25 ] Value of manufactures
WOOLEN MILLS— 1.
Men, women and boys employed 125 | Value of product
WHIP FACTORIES-1.
Men, women and boys employed 5 | Value of manufactures $12,503
10 ASSESSOR'S REPORT.
WOOD TURNING AND CARVING MANUFACTORIES-?.
Men and women employed 100 | Value of product $85,000
WATER-WHEELS MANUFACTORIES-1,
Men employed 55 i Value of manufacture $275,000
WOMEN AND CHILDREN'S UNDERWEAR MANUFACTORIES-15.
Women employed 150 I Value of product $160,000
Chidece employed 500 |
WOOL SCOURING AND GRADING HOUSES- 6.
Men and women employed 300 I Wool scoured, pounds 12,000,000
Wool produced, pounds 35,000,000 I Value of product $1,200,000
REPORT
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR.
FISCAL YEAK ENDING JUNE 30, 1897.
SAN FJRANCISCO, July 1, 1897.
To the Honorable the Board of Supervisors
Of the City and County of San Francisco —
GENTLEMEN : A. C. FREESE, Public Administrator of the City and County
of San Francisco, respectfully makes this return of all estates of decedents
which have come into his hands for the twelve months ending June 30,
1897.
A. C. FKEESE,
Public Administrator.
12
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT,
ESTATES OF DECEDENTS
Date of Issuance of Let-
ters of Administration
NAMES OF DECEDENTS.
Approximate value of
estate as far as ascer-
tained
Money which has come
into the hands of the
Administrator
Funeral Expenses, Ex-
penses of Last Illness,
Debts and Family Al-
lowances Paid by Ad-
ministrator
1896.
July 1
July 1
James Keleher
Edward Sproul . .
$80 63
1 049 61
§80 68
1,025 11
$310 00
July 1
Michael Bray
385 97
385 97
251 25
July 1
Orrick W Marye .
13 377 98
11,770 48
254 15
July 13
Kate Calla<>-han
1 789 81
1,78-2 81
187 00
July 13.
George Shaw
360 55
360 55
246 50
July 13
135 71
44 63
July 16
Mayne Worrall
588 17
322 67
147 60
July 16
Albert Grutter
604 ^0
604 20
225 00
July 16
Aug. 11
Edward Sheehan
1 03'' 00
1,032 00
60 00
Aug. 11
370 35
316 70
75 00
Auo-. 11 .
S. W Lindshbor^, alias
50 40
50 40
7 50
Au° 1L
181 22
31 50
Aug. 11 .
Oscar J Petersen
209 53
209 53
150 50
Auo- 14
R H Minor
323 77
Aug. 18 ....
Aug. 18 ...
Aug. 18 . .
Henry Wasmund
Valentine Schwartz
AnJro Gallo ....
51 50
904 01
491 04
51 50
904 01
491 04
45 00
177 95
96 50
Aug. 18 . .
Maria Scott
489 07
461 57
184 35
Aug. 18 ...
Auo- 18
Patrick Conroy
266 00
112 75
140 00
112 75
121 00
Aug. 18 ....
Aug 18
Bernhard Lighthold
Albert Morath
38 02
161 S3
52
61 83
50 00
Aug 18
120 00
120 00
82 00
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT.
13
ADMINISTERED.
Vtvs and Expenses Paid
by Administrator
:
Mai a nee Cash in Hands
of Administrator
Money in Savings Banks
and not Withdrawn by
Administrator
|f
g*
P
If
• P
; a
• P.
Money on Deposit with
California Safe Deposit
and Trust Company to
Credit of Estates of De-
cedents
Property, Exclusive of
Money, in Hands of
Administrator
Distributed to Heirs. . . .
$33 15
$47 53
144 97
570 14
$24 50
89 53
845 19
1 400 0''
3 116 31
1 607 50
7 000 00
209 89
1,385 92
75 08
38 97
42 20
48 83
1-74 67
315 90
128 44
250 76
13 00
163 70
808 30
98 5S
196 77
31 65
11 25
11 50
9Q 00
149 72
42 90
16 13
9 50
323 77
6 50
147 84
578 22
92 67
301 87
111 18
193 54
26 50
196 00
35 15
77 60
10 50
37 50
7 18
4 65
100 00
38 00
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT.
ESTATES OF DECEDENTS
Date of Issuance of Let-
ters of Administration
NAMES OF DECEDENTS.
Approximate value of
estate, as far as ascer-
tained
Money which has come
into the hands of the
Administrator
iiai
gSsSE.
!;^l
: g|l|
; stir
; £(J *
1896.
Aug 18
Philip Marks ...
$1,024 74
$1,024 74
Aug 18
Patrick B. Derby
1,123 11
1,123 11
$32 00
Aug. 24 ....
Henry Hohndorf
Ulrich Stedler
5,314 21
608 56
3,564 21
60S 56
557 90
1 785 00
Sept. 4
Sept 4
Elizabeth Delehanty
Maria J. G. Ingerson, alias
157 00
7 00
Sept 11
Balbina Israel
Sept 11
Charles H Pollard
Sept 11
Sept 11
130 20
130 20
Philip Collam
Michele Wolff
Sept 11
414 74
414 74
508 59
508 59
Sept 16
John H Franklin
119 13
119 13
Sept 16
73 86
73 86
Sept 22
Due Bow ....
975 18
875 18
736 05
Sept. 22....
Lizzie Clark
1,574 59
1,574 59
122 00
Sept 23
Alexander Pennie
568 53
568 53
52 50
Sept 24
John F O'Neill
2,412 00
112 00
53 60
Sept 26
Joseph Kolb
VOO 00
Sept 30
Carl J Swensen
2,342 59
2,342 59
Oct 1
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT.
15
ADMINISTERED- CONTINUED.
*!
II
Balance Cash in Hands
of Administrator
1
Money in Savings Banks
and not withdrawn by
Administrator
Money in the City and
County Treasury
Money on Deposit with
California Safe De-
posit and Trust Com-
pany to Credit of Es-
tates of Decedents. . . .
_
Property Exclusive of
Money in Hands of
Administrator
Distributed to Heirs....
$169 99
$855 45
204 70
^886 41
603 68
$2 95
4,14968
149 83
458 73
38 26
$1,785"00
19 00
150 00
1 00
1 00
1 00
1 00
48 66
81 54
3 00
1 00
85 28
329 46
81 35
427 24
21 00
47 34
71 79
32 27
41 59
7 00
132 13
100 00
197 63
1,254 96
137 60
378 43
84 60
9 300 00
26 22
j
700 00
284 63
9 057 96
1 00
... . .
I
16
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR'S BEPORT.
ESTATES OF DECEDENTS
Date of Issuance of Let-
ters of Administration
NAMES OF DECEDENTS.
Approximate value of
estate, as far as ascer-
tained
Wone which has come
into the hands of the
Administrator
Funeral Expenses, Ex-
penses of Last Illness,
Debts and Family Al-
lowances Paid by Ad-
ministrator
1898.
Oct 1
Judith Prudhon
89 15
89 15
Oct 1
Pierre Petrissant
Oct 1
Celina Bouolet . .
Oct. 6
Elizabeth Sheils
3,265 85
3,246 35
156 00
Oct 6
Erick Carlson
223 45
223 45
9-7 CO
Oct 6
Simon M Finn
3,061 11
2 054 11
045 75
Oct 6
John Kinney ....
200 22
197 72
104 50
Oct 6
Paul Hoerlwer
116 38
111 38
94 50
Oct. 6
Oct 6
David Canepa
John De Lacv.
3,181 08
1,981 08
512 75
Oct 9
Fanny Speer
97 10
07 10
Oct 14
Anna Dittes
Oct 15
Jesse Mav
43 59
12 90
Oct. 15.....
Oct. 20. .
Oct 2'?
Frank Musil
Jemima Cong-don
John S. Little
560 00
4 575 00
Oct 22
Dorothea Horstmann . ....
Oct. 22
Oct. 29.....
Nov. ?
Nov 5
Paul Emil Hestres
W. L. Hopkins
Hans Theodor Hansen
Irad B.- Coldwell
3-19 00
925 22
307 10
7,281 38
75 00
925 22
307 10
t 555 75
J33 85
70 00
Nov 5
Walter E. Miller
M? 30
Nov. 9
Thomas Post Warren . ...
Nov. 16
Nov. 16 . .
Thomas Jones
Philip E. Bergthold
145 45
484 00
115 45
434 00
92 50
423 00
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT.
17
ADMINISTERED— CONTINUED.
Fees and Expenses Paid
by Administrator
Balance Cash in Hands of
Administrator
Money in Savings Banks
and not withdrawn by
Administrator
Money in the City and.
County Treasury !
Moneys on Deposit with
California Safe Deposit
and Trust Company to
Credit of Estates of De-
cedents
Property Exclusive of
Money in Hands of
Administrator
Distributed to Heirs. . . .
$27 50
1 00
1 00
457 84
56 04
378 25
64 75
17 00
534 11
2 00
38 80
3 50
6 00
36 77
6 50
24 00
19 50
43 50
194 51
53 80
555 75
9 50
2 00
10 45
61 00
$61 65
$1,338 50
145 41
2,437 11
1,313 51
28 47
$2 50
5 00
2,134 22
58 30
$6 20
31 39
560 00
4,575 00
31 50
274 00
596 86
183 30
6,725 63
542 30
12 50
30 00
18
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT.
ESTATES OF DECEDENTS
Date of Issuance of Let-
ters of Administration
NAMES OF DECEDENTS.
Approximate value of
estate, as far as ascer-
tained
Money which has come
into the hands of the
Administrator
Funeral Expenses, Ex-
penses of Last Illness,
Debts and Family Al-
lowances Paid by Ad-
1896.
Nov 17 ...
William Barry
$306 92
§990 92
$75 00
Nov 17
Georg Futterer, alias
223 33
223 33
89 00
Nov 17
David Hoffmann . . .
204 10
204 10
100 00
Nov 17
Philip Segoni
140 00
140 00
88 50
Nov 18
Georg F Planck, alias .. .
2,472 05
1,969 55
284 40
Nov 18
Frederick W Schnitker
178 39
128 39
Nov 21
Thomas Callaghan
387 31
387 31
117 00
Dec 1
Edward A. Torpie, alias
358 25
58 25
Dec 1
Jane Little ....
1,623 35
1,623 35
Dec 2
Claude Chatclet
2,388 68
1,840 68
216 00
Dec 9
John Ittner
1,974 10
1,974 10
Dec 7
Frederick Franklin
200 00
200 00
98 2&
Dec 7
James Meehan ...
103 00
103 00
50 00
Dec 14
Joseph Hamel ....
6,452 50
418 00
310 oa
Dec 15
Newton H. Roberts
Dec 23
James S. Dawson
83 95
53 95
20 00
Dec 98
Millie H. Hippilv .
Dec 28 ..
Louis F. Kramer ...
568 49
363 49
115 00
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT.
19
ADMIXISTERED-CONTINUED.
Fees and Expenses paid
by Administrator
Balance Cash in Hands
of Administrator
Money in Savings Banks
and not withdrawn by
Administrator
Money in the City and
County Treasury
Moneys on deposit with
California Safe Deposit
and Trust Company to
Credit of Estates of De-
cedents
Property Exclusive of
Money in Hands of Ad-
Distributed to Heirs. . . .
$28 50
$187 42
$16 00
57 38
§76 95
53 09
51 01
37 35
14 15
358 32
$1,829 33
10 00
118 39
50 00
63 56
»
206 75
58 25
300 00
288 91
1,334 44
312 43
1,860 25
210 95
1,763 15
48 44
53 31
7 00
46 00
188 20
6,034 50
1 00
20 00
13 95
30 00
1 00
28 50
219 99
205 00
20
PUBLIC ADMINISTKA.TOK'8 EEPORT.
ESTATES OF DECEDENTS
Date of Issuance of Let-
ters of Administration
NAMES OF DECEDENTS.
Approximate Value of
Estate as far as ascer-
tained
Money which has come
into the hands of the
Administrator
Funeral Expenses, Ex-
penses of Last Illness,
Debts and Family Al-
lowances Paid by Ad-
ministrator
1897.
Jan. 12
A. Gadipee
$9,270 81
$270 81
$49 00
Jan. 13
William Reinicke ... )
Jan. 19
Property delivered to succeeding^
administrator. >
Karl Emil Anderson
850 15
300 00
210 00
Jan. 19
Thomas Cornell
14,245 64
14,245 64
Jan. 25
M. F. Colburn
1,093 91
Feb. 3
Alphonse Allman ....
579 71
379 71
88 00
Feb. 4
William J Trewella
843 29
826 29
185 00
Feb. 4
F. W. Stein
109 77
40
Feb. 4
Soledad Unda Herrara, alias
999 75
99 75
Feb. 9
Ellen Tynan ....
3,056 00
356 00
Feb. 10....
D. E. Karaoloff. . ....
90 47
90 47
Feb. 10
John Phelan ....... . ...
l.OCO 00
Feb. 12
John P. Callaghan . .
326 00
46 00
Feb. 12
Daniel Larsen . .
50 00
Feb. 16
454 78
Feb. 17
Morgan Edwards
Feb. 24
Property delivered to succeeding \
Administratrix. )
John Trapp ....
2,369 47
4,016 50
118 50
Feb. 27
Beverly C. Sanders . . .
March 4 . .
3 949 6°
3 949 62
March 4....
J ohn Nash
150 99
150 99
75 00
March 5...
650 00
March 15
2 9'78 10
2, 9 ""8 10
March 16
William 0 Berg
393 29
393 29
139 00
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT.
21
ADMINISTERED-CoNTiNUED.
Fees and Expenses Paid
by Administrator
Balance Cash in Hands
of Administrator
Money in Savings Banks
and not Withdrawn by
Administrator
Money in the City and
County Treasury
Money on Deposit with
California Safe Deposit
and Trust Company to
Credit of Estate of De-
cedents
Property Exclusive of
Money in Hands of
Administarator
Distributed to Heirs. . . .
$39 75
$182 06
$9 000 00
91 05
17 00
300 00
60 25
14 185 39
37 50
1 093 91
43 05
248 66
200 00
24 40
616 89
]7 00
2 50
109 37
8 50
91 25
900 00
93 00
263.00
2 700 00
18 75
71 72
20 50
1 000 00
16 50
29 50
280 00
50
50 00
2 00
454 78
25 50
44 50
4 016 50
1 00
75
3 935 87
13 90
62 09
2:50
650 00
7 50
2 990 60
12 90
°41 39
22
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT.
ESTATES OF DECEDENTS
Date of Issuance of Let-
ters of Administration
' NAMES OF DECEDENTS.
Approximate value of
estate, as far as ascer-
tained
Money which has come
into the hands of the
Funeral Expenses, Ex-
penses of Last Illness,
Debts and Family Al-
lowances Paid by Ad-
ministrator
1897.
March 17..
Edward McNamara
$278 59
$278 59
$85 00
March 19
1,088 50
88 50
March 23 ...
March 24
Daniel McFadden. ,
John Hinds
3,834 02
21,191 57
1,799 62
21,191 57
332 35
March 27
286 35
33 60
138 50
March 30. .
3,711 51
204 01
142 00
March 30
James Sullivan
4,070 00
70 00
March 31
Joseph Lunny
153 00
153 00
April 2
Herman Randcr
1,724 18
1,704 18
81 50
April 2 ..
John Schwetscher
160 79
160 79
11 00
April 6
John J Fenton ..... .
1,946 10
946 10
170 00
April 7
Margaret S. Clapp .
4,144 07
1,144 07
200 OC
April 7 .
Axel H. Grundel
1,247 29
933 46
265 OC
April 14
10 25
April 14
Daniel V Gates
10 25
April 14
10 25
April 14
10 25
April 15
April 15
659 01
G59 01
April 17
J. P. Thomas, alias
37,842 20
35,128 08
5,715 69
April 19
Mary Leahy
\pril 21
John Go°"er
58 25
58 25
April 21
Charles Keenan . .
366 50
306 50
25 00
April 27
Harriet E Love joy..
April 28
John Reidy
345 38
320 38
99 00
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT.
23
ADMINISTERED -CONTINUED.
Fees and Expenses Paid
by Administrator
Balance Cash in Hands
of Administrator
Money in Savings Banks
and not Withdrawn by
Administrator
Money in the City and
County Treasury
Moneys on Deposit with
California Safe Deposit
and Trust Company to
Credit of Estates of De-
cedents
Property, Exclusive of
Money, in Hands of
Administrator
Distributed to Heirs. . . .
$13 55
$180 04
3 70
84 80
$1 000 00
128 05
1 339 22
2 034 40
536 15
20 655 42
4 50
252 75
45 25
16 76
3 507 50
113 05
4 000 00
1 00
152 00
16 25
1 606 43
20 00
53 00
91 79
39 75
736 35
1 000 00
39 78
.
874 29
3 000 00
35 30
693 16
253 83
10 25
10 25
10 25
10 25
1 00
8 00
!
651 01
1 649 70
27 76° 69
9 714 12
2 00
2 00
56 25
27 75
253 75
60 00
2 00
35 70
135 68
25 00
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT.
ESTATES OF DECEDENTS
Date of Issuance of Let-
ters of Administration
NAMES OF DECEDENTS.
Approximate value of
estate, as far as ascer-
tained
Money which has come
into the hands of the
Administrator
Funeral Expenses, Ex-
penses of last Illness,
Debts and Family Al-
lowances Paid by Ad-
ministrator
1897.
April 28
Jonathan F Kolb
$328 79
$304 79
April 29
Perley R Downer . .
418 17
318 17
$160 00
April 29
Kate Spear
104 90
104 90
74 00
May 6
John A Monroe .. .. ...
May 8
Richard Stepney
968 35
May 8
W T. Sprague .
748 20
697 20
*
125 45
May 17
Peter J Jeram . ...
67,200 00
272 00
May 21
Elizabeth Kelly
1,200 00
May 24
Mary Larkin Flinn
5,168 74
35 74
May 24
Alfred C. Bothner
May 24
Joseph Hirschbach
May 26
Gustav Dinse
2,540 76
1,040 76
454 00
Mav 29
James Paterson
1,650 10
319 10
Joseph Hoch
12,639 30
John Tyrrell
76 00
75 00
James S Bennet . ...
4,760 22
Adel Lanno
941 00
41 00
Henry Pottker
528 00
523 00
Theresa Young
100 00
June 19
Mary S. Bryarty
1,560 00
60 00
874 77
Edwin L Childs .
Total for six months ending June
30, 1897
8318,752 86
^138,030 08
$16,302 52
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATORS REPORT.
25
ADMINISTERED-CONCLUDED.
Fees and Expenses Paid
by Administrator
Balance Cash in Hands
1 of Administrator
Money in Savings Bants
and not Withdrawn by
1 Administrator
Money in the City and
County Treasury
Money on Deposit with
California Safe Deposit
and Trust Company to
Credit of Estate of De-
cedents
Property, Exclusive of
Money, in Hands of
Administrator
Distributed to Heirs ....
$23 25
$281 54
$24 00
12 50
145 67
100 00
9 00
21 90
3 00
2 00
968 35
28 75
543 00
51 (0
....
100 50
171 50
66,928 00
26 50
1 200 00
31 00
4 74
5 133 00
3 50
1 00
44 30
542 46
1,500 CO
22 50
296 60
1 321 00
5 00
12 639 30
5 50
69 50
15 30
4,760 22
17 00
24 00
900 00
60 00
463 00
5 00
18 50
100 00
40 10
19 90
1,500 00
1 00
874 77
2 00
$12,623 06
89 515 42
$85,748 86
$156,303 48
$36,377 04
COUNTY RECORDER'S REPORT.
OFFICE OF THE
COUNTY RECORDER, HALL OF RECORDS,
SAX FRANCISCO, July 8th,
To the Honorable the Board of Supervisors
Of the City and County of San Francisco—
GENTLEMEX: In compliance with Resolution No, 16,412 (Third Series) of your honor-
able body, I herewith respectfully submit to your attention report of transactions of this
Office for the fiscal year 1896-97. By reference to the accompanying schedules and recap-
itulation you will learn that for the first time this office fails to show a surplus earning for a
year's work. A total expenditure of $41,217.92 as against total receipts of $31,559.45, has re-
sulted in a deficit of $6,653.47. This result is not to be attributed to an increased expenditure,
but is owing entirely to the adoption of the County Fee Bill which by its operation has cut
down the receipts of this office considerably more than one-half. As it is a fact that not
more than 20 per cent of the residents or taxpayers of this city annually make any use of
this department, it is certainly a very poor policy that lessens the cost of recording to a few
at the expense of the many. That the deficit is owing to the adoption of the County Fee
Bill solely is shown Toy the fact that the expenses of this office for the past year are not as
large as those of the last previous year when the old table of fees was in force. A com-
parison of the reports and accounts of this office will show this statement to be the truth,
and a more extended comparison of the annual reports and books of the Auditor's Office
will show that but $6,242.74 was expended during theflve years of the present administration
as against $10,133.75 of four years of the immediately preceding administrations. In ether
words, this administration expended in five years less money by $3,891.01 than the im-
mediate preceding administrations did in four years. The above amounts represent the
sums expended for stationery, newspapers, books of record, etc., and while less in amount
under this administration, have been incurred under a continually increasing business.
To understand just wherein this office suffers under the operation of the County Fee Bill
it is necessary to know that the Bill cuts the fee for folios from 20 cents to 10 cents; the fee
for Indexing names, from 25 cents to 10 cents per name, and the fee for entering the time of
recording the volume and page of the record book, etc., from 25 cents to 20 cents. These
are the changes that most particularly affect the office earnings. Of the above cuts in the
rates of fees that of indexing of names has the greatest bearing in creating the deficit as
matters now stand. At the very least 90,000 names were indexed during the past year,
representing a loss in fees under the present system of $13,500 as against the amount that
would have been collected under the former table of fees. The further loss of $1,113.50 on
22,270 papers recorded, being the cut of 5 cents in the timing of recorded documents and a
further loss of about $20,000 on folios, being the difference between the old charge of 20 cents
and the new charge of 10 cents per folio, and the paying of 12 cents to copyists, will go far
towards explaining the present deficit. "Under the old system of fees this office wouid have
RECORDER'S REPORT. 27
for the past year shown a surplus earning of about f 26,500. This result would, of course,
have been unfair to the public who make use of the office and would call for a change in the
table of fees.
The remedy for preventing a deficit will net be found in cutting down the pay of copy-
ists as one or two persons in public life are representing in order that in the meantime they
may make the most of posing as guardians of the City Treasury, knowing full well their
own incomes will not be affected thereby; but It can be found in a very slight change in the
present Fee Bill. Copyists are paid but 12 cents per folio and;only for as many folios as they
correctly copy into the books. That amount is little enough considering the character and
responsibility of the work required of them, and the very poor and miscellaneous char-
acter of writings they are called upon to correctly decipher. Without harm to any one and
justice to all, the present Fee Bill should be changed so as to read 25 cents for entering the
time of record, etc. on each paper and 15 cents per folio for each folio presented for record.
All other charges should be left as they now stand. If such a fee system had been in force
this past year the office would have come out with a surplus of not more than $500 for the
year, and would be about as close an example of a purely self-sustaining department as can
be figured on. Continuing for a moment on the subject of fees, I most respectfully beg
leave to submit that this office is compelled by law to charge the fees fixed by law for
services rendered by it. I mention this matter in respect to a recent resolution of your
honorable body in connection with furnishing to certain classes certified copies of records
free of charge. While greatly desirous of being in accord with the wishes of your body, I
respectfully submit that in this matter I am compelled to govern my official conduct with
respect to the laws as promulgated by the State Legislature. To make my position clear I
herewith quote Section 130 of " An Act to Establish a Uniform System of County and Town-
ship Governments," which in defining the duties of County Recorder reads as follows, viz:
" SECTION 130. He shall not record any instrument, or file any paper or notice, or
furnish any copy, or render any service connected with his office, until his fees for the
same, as prescribed by law, are, if demanded, paid or tendered."
As the County Fee Bill sets forth the fees to be charged for services, I respectfully
submit that under Section 130 as quoted I must obey the law in regard to such matters.
There is another matter to which I desire to call your attention. It is that of the con-
dition of the Hall of Records. Since the erection of the building, over twenty years ago,
nothing whatever has been done to keep it in repair, nor even to clean the interior which,
as a result, is grimy with dirt. From the plan of the building it is impossible for the janitor
to reach the dust and dirt to remove it. The walls are cracked, the plaster has fallen and
in places continues to fall daily and during the rains of winter the water soaks through the
brick work rendering a state of affairs that can only result in harm to the health of
employees and damage and destruction to records. An electric lighting system is abso-
lutely necessary during the winter months and short days of the year, and a heating
apparatus is greatly needed during cold and damp weather as a preservative of health and
of records. Under the Torrens Act, now in force, a further item of expense will be added
to the account of this department. New books and certificate blanks, after a form prepared
by the Secretary of State and Attorney-General and to be furnished this office by your
honorable body, will entail an additional expenditure. A fire and burglar proof vault for
the retention of original certificates of title will be required under the Act. Also additional
clerical assistance. These matters are provided for in the Act and it will be well for the
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RECORDER'S REPORT.
Board of Supervisors to consider them in fixing on the appropriation for this office for the
ensuing year. In the matter of appropriation I beg leave to suggest that the amount of
$25,000 00, as settled upon by the Auditor as being proper for the payment of copyists, is
altogether too little. When it is considered that the copyists have earned from $26,000 00 to
$28,000 00 and over during each of the past five years when the real estate market was dull'
it appears a very poor policy to set aside less than the amount actually paid out in poor
business years in the face of a promised increase of business. Such a policy only results in
deficiencies in the Treasury that have to be made up later on. By a due exercise of
economy in the matter of stationery, the only item within the power of the Recorder to
regulate, this department has been enabled to live within its appropriation.
Respectfully submitted,
THOS. J. GLYNN,
County Recorder.
SCHEDULE "A."
MONTHLY RECEIPTS, PAID INTO TREASURY FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDING
JUNE 30, 1897.
PAID INTO TREASURY
July
August
September
October
November
December
1897.
January
February
March
April
May
June
Totals...
HI 32 75
2,703 20
2,142 15
2,25985
2,093 25
2,456 00
2,387 55
2,443 70
2,929 00
2,763 65
2,476 50
2.646 85
$4,132 75
2,703 20
2,] 42 15
2,259 85
2,093 25
2,456 00
2.387 55
2,443 70
2,929 00
2,763 65
2,476 50
2,646 85
§31,434 45
$31,434 45
RECORDER'S REPORT.
29
SCHEDULE "B."
LIST OF INSTRUMENTS FILED AND RECORDED DURING THE FISOAL YEAR
ENDING JUNE 30, 1897.
18
36.
18J
)7.
|
INSTRUMENTS AND DATE.
«H
£
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>
c
<*5
c
September.
§•
i
November.
December .
January ...
1
I
f
>
•o
i-j
1
«H
1
i
Attachments, Releases and
34
30
44
54
30
43
48
61
6?
48
45
39
531
Assignments of Mortgages
Bank Statements
13
1
15
14
20
14
33
26
20
28
26
22
27
258
1
Bonds
4
•?,
4
1
5
49,
15
3
1
10
10
6
103
Builders' Contracts and
81
67
61
64
40
3-'
53
46
70
114
83
76
787
14
15
19
19
?1
17
15
11
94
9
11
14
175
Death and Birth Returns
11
8
3
4
8
5
6
14
3
11
6
5
84
Deeds of Trust
Deeds
34
440
28
499
19
474
16
484
21
408
44
510
49
400
29
491
42
6fll
51
547
28
537
50
551
411
6052
Homesteads and Abandon-
ments
91
29
?6
90
?0
18
25
88
27
30
?1
25
285
Leases, Assignments, and
17
18
14
19
14
19
9
14
9|
16
90
19
193
Liens^and Satisfactions
Lis Pendens
37
S7
91
19
54
97
22
94
28
4?
41
46
33
47
34
?8
40
61
41
4^
31
97
14
?9
466
433
Limited Partnerships ....
9
2
Marriage Certified Copies
9
7
6
6
4
5
2
2
10
7
11
4
73
Marriage Certificates
272
232
243
245
297
244
256
302
240
262
196
209
2998
Miscellaneous
Mort°-a<res
9
sn
19
266
25
96S
23
309
104
?68
32
9Q9
29
989
28
397
29
S6t
23
S'fi
28
SI 9
399
379
3657
Mortgages of Personal Prop
erty
74
75
70
7S
91
99
8^
109
110
84
91
1045
30
RECORDER'S REPORT.
SCHEDULE "B"— CONTINUED.
1896.
1897.
1
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>
m
0
y,
a
^
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K
>
g
^
INSTRUMENTS AND DATE.
,~
^
1
|
1
|
§•
1
2.
?
i
1
I"1
8
if
}
5
:
•
Power of Att'y, Revocation
and Substitution
11
17
9
20
8
12
21
16
17
17
12
31
191
Reconveyances
82
39
99
?,6
?0
41
42
49
44
4S
SO
48
426
Redemption Certificates
23
14
12
18
29
44
20
36
31
31
32
17
290
Returns of Mortgages and
Marginal Releases
VII
180
200
190
184
940
268
998
9"Q
999
940
9-77
2748
Sheriff's Certificates and As-
7
g
4
g
5
5
9
9
3
4
6
56
Street Contracts and Exten-
1
1
Separate Property of Wife
1
1
Sole Traders
9
Tax Certificates
...
Tax Deeds . ...
5
8
25
33
Transcripts of Judgments
and Satisfactions
13
17
11
24
17
26
21
24
32
21
26
29
261
Guardianship
Certified! Copies of Deeds, Etc.
2
8
17
12
9
3
1
10
13
4
c
15
103
Certified Copies of Deaths
....
11
13
16
11
11
6
9
15
7
3
10
112
Certified Copies of Births
10
1
1
12
9
1
6
12
3
5
2
9
71
Wills
?
1
9
SO
35
Acceptance of Buildings
7
7
Totals
1™
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RECORDER'S REPORT.
31
SCHEDULE "C."
MONTHLY STATEMENT OF SALARIES AND EXPENSES AS CHARGED AGAINST THE
RECORDER'S APPROPRIATION.
1896 AND 1897.
Recorder
Three Deputies. . .
Mortgage Clerk...
ll
? 1
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: ^
p
i ?•
Folio Clerks
W*o
ff p ro °
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nil
1
July
$333 33
$550 00
$100 00
$75 00
$2,021 88
$104 92
$3,485 13
August
333 33
550 00
100 00
75 00
2,050 44
52 01
3,160 78
September
October
333 33
333 33
550 00
550 00
100 00
100 00
75 00
75 00
1,937 28
5? 112 36
28 81
15 81
3,024 42
3 186 50
November
December
333 33
333 33
550 00
550 00
100 00
100 00
75 00
75 00
1,983 96
2,263 20
336 59
526 74
3,378 88
3,848 27
January
333 33
550 00
100 00
75 00
2,307 00
122 55
3,487 88
February
March
333 33
333 33
550 00
550 00
100 00
100 00
75 00
75 00
2,227 56
2,685 00
289 80
17 87
3,575 69
3,761 20
April ....
333 33
550 00
100 00
75 00
2,419 92
10 50
3,488 75
May .
ooo QO
550 00
100 00
75 00
2,246 76
71 90
3,376 99
June
333 37
550 00
100 00
75 00
2,377 56
7 50
3,443 43
Totals
$4,000 00
$6,600 00
$1,200 00
$900 00
$26,632 92
$1,885 00
$41,217 92
RECAPITULATION.
Total Expenses for Fiscal Year 1896-97 .
Total Receipts for Fiscal Year 1896-97.
$41,217 92
31,434 45
Deficit
For Recording Marriage Licenses, Paid City Treasurer by County
Clerk
Total Deficit ...
$9,783 47
3,125 00
$6,658 47
REPORT
CLERK OF JUSTICES' COURT,
SAN FBANCISCO, July 1, 1897.
To the Honorable the Board of Supervisors
Of the City and County of San Francisco —
GENTLEMEN: In compliance with Resolution No. 16,412 (Third Series)
of your Honorable Body, I submit herewith the following, showing the
business transacted, including the receipts and expenditures of the Justices'
Court during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1897.
Number of civil suits filed during the year 7,907
Number of tax suits filed during the year 14,000
Total number of suits filed 21,907
RECEIPTS.
Fees collected and paid into the City and County Treasury $27,475 25
EXPENDITURES.
Salary of Presiding Justice of the Peace §2,700 00
Salaries of four Associate J ustices of the Peace 9,600 00
Salary of Chief Clerk 2,400 00
Salaries of deputies and assistants 7,200 00
Salary of Messenger 1,080 00
Total disbursements $22,980 00
Excess of receipts over expenditures $4,495 25
Respectfully submitted,
E. W. WILLIAMS,
Clerk.
CORONER'S REPORT.
COBONEE'S OFFICE,
SAN FBANCISCO July 9, 1897,
To the Honorable the Board of Supervisors
Of the City and County of San Francisco^
GENTLEMEN: In compliance with Resolution No. 16,412 (Third Series). I
herewith submit to you my annual report of the operations of the Coroner's
offijeof the City anl County of San Francisco for the fiscal year ending
-June 30, 1897.
Respectfully,
W. J. HAWKINS, M.D.,
Coroner.
EXPENSES INCURRED
IN THE PROSECUTION OF THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR
ENDING JUNE 30, 1897.
Chemical analysis $1,800 00
Interpreters 80 00
Rewards, bodies recovered from San Francisco bay 580 00
Total -32,46000
CORONER'S REPORT.
TABLE No. 1.
NUMBER OF CASES REPORTED, INQUESTS HELD AND AUTOPSIES MADE.
MONTHS.
DEATHS.
INQUESTS.
AUTOPSIES.
1896— July
69
39
66
August . . . .
62
29
60
September . ...
46
30
42
October .
90
47
84
November
5?
26
56
December
68
35
62
1897 — January
73
38
70
February
63
31
61
March
76
37
63
April ........
50
28
48
May
58
31
57
June . . ,
51
35
53
766
405
722
CORONER'S REPORT.
TABLE No. 2— SUICIDES.
NUMBER.
COLOR.
White
Yellow
SEX.
Male
Female
CONDITION.
Married
Single
Widow
Widower
Unknown
RELIGION.
Christian
Jewish
Pagan
Unknown
171
7
112
36
159
178
178
178
173
36
CORONER'S REPORT.
TABLE No. 2— SUICIDES CONTINUED.
NATIVITY.
Belgium
Canad
China.
Dennu
England.
France
Germany
Holland
Hungary
n . 1
Italy
1
i 3
Japan ....
2
5
1
rk 1
Russia
4
d 10
Scotland
3
8
4
ny 43
Switzerland
5
d . 1
64
rv 1
10
rotal...
.. 178
CAUSES.
Domestic troubles 15
Despondency 78
Financial troubles 10
Intemperance 14
Insanity 17
Jealousy 4
Sickness 17
Unknown .23
Total .. 178
CORONER'S REPORT.
37
OCCUPATIONS.
OCCUPATION.
NUMBER.
OCCUPATION.
NUMBER.
Actor
1
2
Agent
4
1
1
Baker .
3
4
1
M older
Butcher .
2
Millman
2
1
2
Capitalist .
1
Peddler
1
1
2
1
1
Clerk .
7
1
Carpenter
7
1
1
1
Collector. . ....
1
4
Cook
2
4
4
1
Cloak mail
1
2
Coal dealer
1
Soldier
1
Domestic
1
2
1
j
Dressmaker
1
3
Drummer. .
1
Student .
2
1
Stevedore
1
1
Servant
1
Furniture dealer
1
3
1
2
Tailor. .
1
1
5
3
1
Housewife . .
21
21
Hostler
1
Waiter. . . ....
4
J eweler
1
Watchman.
1
7
1
1
Laundryman
1
Total
178
Ladies' rnaid
1
38
CORONER'S REPORT.
TABLE No. 3.
MORTUARY TABLE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1897.
CAUSE OF DEATH.
g
Accident
CO
Unknown
Natural
S
2
2
Abortion (Self Induced) . .
8
8
18
11
24
53
Asphyxia (Gas) ..
1
16
42
3
62
5
1
7
14
14
Concussion of Brain
2
21
23
Fracture of Skull
19
1
20
16
3
47
1
67
Hanging ...... .. .
14
14
3
31
1
OK
Knife Wound
2
8
10
Natural Causes
307
307
Premature Birth
15
15
Still Born
15
15
Shock (Violence)
30
2
32
1
8
g
Poisons-
Aconite
1
I
Arsenic
4
4
Carbolic Acid
1
19
20
Chloral
1
1
2
Cyanide of Potassium
4
4
Chloroform
1
1
Coculus Indicus ,
2
2
4
11
5
20
Mushroom
3
3
CORONER'S REPORT.
39
TABLE No. 3— CONCLUDED.
MORTUARY TABLE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1897.
1
9
f
£•
CD
Unknown.
Natural....
I
CAUSE OF DEATH.
Poisons (Concluded)—.
Nitric Acid ..
1
1
Opium ....
2
4
g
I
1
3
3
Strychnine
4
4
Sulphuric Acid .
1
1
Total
28
171
178
82
307
766
40
CORONER'S REPORT.
TABLE No. 4.
SCHEDULE OF PROPERTY SHOWING EFFECTS BELONGING TO DECEASED
PERSONS, AND THE DISPOSITION MADE OF THE SAME.
DATE.
NAME.
PROPERTY AND TO WHOM DELIVERED.
1896_July 3
Peter Bainbridge
Keys, letters, books, trunk and contents,
July 4
F G Smith
bundle of clothes. September 14th, to
City and County Treasurer.
i July 4
George Wallenrod
Gate Loan Office, key to house No. 1217>£
Golden Gate avenue. July 6th, to W. E.
Counnary by order of Mrs. Emma Smith.
! July.5
July 5
W. W. McCormack....
Harry W Parker
eighteen dollars, yellow metal watch and
chain, yellow metal locket (white
stones), yellow metal pin (red stones),
yellow metal ring, yellow metal cuff
buttons, yellow metal collar button, two
bunches of keys and pistol. July 4th, to
George Wallenrod, Jr.
Thirty cents, keys, satchel and contents,
bundle of miscellaneous articles. July
llth, to Dennis Hogan.
Julv 5
William Hansen
satchel, suit of clothes. July 6th, to W.
H. Plaisted on order.
Yellow metal ring. July 5th, to Miss A.
July 5
Simon Askins
Hensen.
Thirty cents, purse, whistle, wallet and
papers, two pair of spectacles, keys, yel-
low metal chain, bundle of clothes. July
5th, to Mrs. A. Askins.
CORONER'S REPORT.
TABLE No. 4— CONTINUED.
DATE.
NAME.
PKOPERTY AND TO WHOM DEMVEKED.
1896— July 6
A ndreas Alth
Thirteen and 5-100 dollars, yellow metal
JulyS
Watch No. .675,866, white metal chain,
white stone, three lottery tickets, key,
knife, papers, five foreign coins, souvenir
Midwinter Fair, bank book of German
Bank No. 88,765, one hundred shares of
Overman No. 18,006, yellow metal chain,
yellow metal and black silk guard. July
6th, key to Mrs. Bonback. July 18th,
balance to Public Administrator.'
Julv 8. .
Jacob Dietrich
County Treasury.
One dollar, two keys,' purse, white metal
Julys
Julv °
H.M. Barker
John M. Olds
watch, yellow metal chain, two pipes,
f wallet and papers., cigar case, trunk and
[ contents, bundle of clothes. July JOth, to
Mrs. H. Dietrich.
Yellow metal chain and charm, white
metal watch, yellow metal pin, twelve
and 25-100 dollars, foreign coin, yellow
metal ring, purse, two knives, two pair
yellow metal rimmed spectacles, bunch
of keys, two books, cane, five white
metal chains, will, yellow metal cuff but-
tons, papers, yellow metal pencil, trunk
and contents, valise and contents, hatbox
and contents. July lltn, to E. H. Barker.
Purse, knife, key, yellow metal cuff but-
Julys
July 11
J. E. Quinn
C. Christopher
tons. July 16tb, to Mrs. J. M. Olds.
One and 80-100 dollars. August 31st, to
A. W. Bodges.
Ten cents. September 14th, to City and
County Treasury.
42
CORONER'S REPORT.
TABLE No. 4— CONTINUED.
DATE.
NAME.
PROPERTY AND TO WHOM DELIVERED.
1896 July 12 . ...
August Dorove
July 14
G W Wallace
and County Treasury.
July 14
John Figoni
July 15th, to James A. Kent.
Key. July 14th, to Mrs. Jackson.
S. W. Holt
Bunch of keys, books and papers, trunk
July 15
George Bradford,
and contents. September 14th, to City
and County Treasury.
Forty-five cents. September 14th, to City
July 15
Harry Luther
and County Treasury.
Ten cents, yellow metal charm, yellow
July 16
Thomas Ludgate
metal badge, two yellow metal chains,
white metal watch case, three canes,
umbrella, bundle and contents, pistol.
July 18th, to A. Vendernailen.
Keys and Yellow metal chain. September
July 18
July-18
Charles Brown
C. Ferrari
14th, to City and County Treasury.
Seventy-five cents and purse. September
14, to City and County Treasury.
July 18
John W. Newell
pistol, trunk and contents. July 21st, to
D. Palandri.
Papers. September 14th, to City and
July 20
Lee Tie
County Treasury.
July 22
H. M. Cox ....
match box, bracelet and papers. July
22d, to Lee Yung.
to City and County Treasury.
CORONER'S REPORT.
43
TABLE No. 4— CONTINUED.
DATK.
NAME.
PROPERTY AND TO WHOM DELIVERED.
1896 July 24
Clara Olsen
White metal watch No 6 918 yellow metal
Jnly24
Albert Stetson .
chain, yellow metal earrings, four yellow
metal pins, one white metal pin, keys,
purse, trunk and contents, basket and
contents, bundle of clothes. September
14th, to City and County Treasury.
Pistol August 4th, 'to Grove P Ayers.
July 22
George O'Neill
Papers September 14th to City and
July 24.
John Wallin
County Treasury.
July 24.
Jacob Bill
24th, to Charles Wallin.
July 24
Joseph Frantz
August Uter for wife.
July 26
Maria Scott
and County Treasury.
July 26...
Oliver Peterson
yellow metal watch No. 2,940, two yellow
metal chains, five yellow metal rings,
box of miscellaneous jewelry, hand-
satchel and contents, tin box and con-
tents, bunch of keys, trunk and contents,
contents of room at No. 623 Larkin street.
July 27th and 30th, to Public Adminis-
trator.
July 28
Unknown Man
metal pin (white stone), purse, thirty-five
centS; key, white metal chain, yellow
metal key. September 14th, to City and
County Treasury.
andrCounty Treasury.
44
CORONER'S REPORT.
TABLE No. 4— CONTINUED.
DATK.
NAME.
PROPERTY AND TO WHOM DELIVERED.
1896-July 30..
William H. Wyman . . Fjve an(j 73-100 dollars, badge, yellow
metal chain, keys, yellow 'metal watch
No. 6,763,028, match box, yellow metal
seal ring, yellow metal pin, memorandum
book and papers, hand satchel, pistol and
knife. July 30th, to H. C. Wyman.
July 30...,
Jacob Pape.
July 31
August ).,
August 1.
August!.
August 5.,
Morris Oltsman . . .
George Steinart
Charles McKeever
Elizabeth Laux
A. J. Bretonuel
August
Laurence Surratt.. . .
Thirty-five cents, keys, knife, pistol, yellow
metal ring (quartz stone), yellow metal
sleeve buttons, yellow metal collar but-
ton, papers. August 5th, to Henry Pape.
^Purse, yellow metal ring. Septembor 14th,
to City and County Treasurer.
Papers, trunk and contents. September
14th, to City and County Treasury.
Thirty -five^cents.' September 14th, to^City
and County Treasury.
Eighty-five cents, key, purse. August 2d,
to L. Laux (son.)
Silver dollar charm, three copper coins,
thirty cents, yellow metal stud (white
stone), yellow metal sleeve buttons, two
yellow metal chains, white metal watch,
bunch of keys, two knives, scissors, pis-
tol, five shares Great Bepublic.lMining
I Co., five shares of New Star^Mining Co.,
Letters, wallet. ^August 6th, to J. Breton-
nel.
Twenty-four and 25-100, _dolj_arg>_)[lottery
^ticket No. 53,279, keys, knife, match box.
August 6th, to Mrs. Laurence Surratt.' jfi
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TABLE No. 4— CONTINUED.
DATE.
NAME.
PROPERTY AND TO WHOM DELIVERED.
1896— August 6
August 6..
August?...
Augusts...
August 9...
August 10.
August 10...
August 14...
August 14...
August 15..
John Sopher
Jesse C. Fruchey . . . .
C. D. Kenison
Joseph Frantz
Ng Ah Sunn
August Florentine....
James S. McGllvray.
Peter Lemmo
R. A. Dickerson
John Lough
Knife, key, purse, pistol, fifteen cents,
property of Mrs. Sopher, yellow metal
heart (white stone), white metal pin,
yellow metal chain, yellow metal brace-
let, yellow metal earrings (white stone),
yellow metal pin, knife. September 10th,
to Mrs. Sopher.
Three knives, keys, match box, punch,
scissors, memorandum book. August
6th, keys to B.B. Peterson. August 7th,
balance to Sarah Fruchey.
Shotgun. August 13th, to Asa Kenison.
Pistol. August 8th, to C. Gander.
Purse, thirty cents, foreign coin, knife,
papers, basket and contents, bundle of
clothes. August llth, to Yee Chew
(brother).
Three yellow metal rings, papers, white
metal sleeve button. September 14th, to
City and County Treasury.
Knife, key, wallet and papers,
llth, to John McGilvray, Jr.
August
Pistol. August 3ist, to Mrs. Lemmo.
Yellow metal chain, white metal watch,
keys, letters and papers, pistol, yellow
metal cuff buttons, white metal cuff but-
tons, valise and contents. August 17th,
to Mrs. M. A. Dickerson.
Twenty-five cents, purse, knife, two keys,
spectacles. September 14th, to City and
County Treasury.
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TABLE No. 4— CONTINUED.
DATE.
NAME.
PROPERTY AND TO WHOM DELIVERED.
1896 -August 18..
August 20
August 21
August 21
August 23 ,
August 24
August 25
August 25
Flora Finlayson.
Louis Locks
William Scott. . .
One and 61 -100 dollars, purse, white metal
locket, letters, hand satchel and contents,
two trunks and contents. August 19th,
two trunks to Mr. Leahy (order;. August
26th, balance to Mr. Leahy.
Eye glasses. August 24th, to M. Graduran.
Forty cents, keys, yellow metal ring,
match box, instrument, knife, papers.
September 1st, to Mrs. Scott.
Adam Wallace Jack...! Thirty-five cents, bunch of keys, yellow
metal stud (white stone), yellow metal
stud (gray stone"), knife. September 3d,
to Mary C. Jack.
Charles McCallum..
O. F. Bernhard.
Paul Hoerhagei .
Anthony Wanner . .
August:
Paul Demartim
One dollar, yellow metal watch No. 15,558,
yellow metal chain, key. August 29, to
Andrew Moore.
Nine and 95-100 dollars, comb, stamp,
badge No. 853, whistle, yellow metal cuff
buttons, key, letters, notebook. August
25th, to Carew <fe English, for wife.
Bank book on German Savings and Loan
Society No. 64,611, books, papers, trunks
and contents. August 29th, to Public Ad-
ministrator.
Purse, yellow metal watch No. 27,758, yel-
low metal chain, sleeve buttons, keys,
knife, spectacles, roll book, papers.
August 26th, to T. Cognet for Mrs. Wan-
Yellow metal ring (eleven white stones),
yellow metal ring (yellow stones), knife,
comb. August 28th, to A. De Martini.
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TABLE No. 4— CONTINUED.
DATE.
NAME.
PROPERTY AND TO WHOM DELIVERED.
1896— August 26
August 28 .
Louis Hellvogt
Yellow metal ring. September 1st, to Mrs.
Hellvogt.
August 28...
tents, bag and contents. September 14th,
to City and County Treasury.
August 29
August 30
.Rudolph Miller
dred and fifty dollars, No. 84,413; forty-
seven and 72-100 dollars, white metal
watch No. 5,143,192. August 29th. to Pub-
lic Administrator.
Sixty-one and 25-100 dollars, yellow metal
chain, white metal watch No. 2,397,260,
bank book on Hibernia Savings and Loan
Society No. 1,971,171, key to 505 Lyon
street, yellow metal charm. August 31st,
Amalie Deckelman. ,
August Gerard
case, pipe, knife, keys, yellow metal pin,
Hibernia Savings and Loan Society bank
book No. 138,437, trunk and contents,
chest and contents,' bag and contents,
picture. September 5th, to Matilda
Dunn.
Yellow metal chain, white metal watch
August 31
Margaret Crowlev
No. 6,359, white metal match box, knife,
spectacles and pistol. September 4th, to
Julia Girard.
Two yellow metal rings and fifty cents.
August 81...,
Peter Owens
September 4th, to Tim Crowley.
County Treasury.
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CORONER'S REPORT.
TABLE No. 4— CONTINUED.
DATE.
NAME.
1896-August 31 Patrick Qleason.
September 3.,
September 4..
September 5..
Septembers,
September 6..
September 7 ,
September 7..
September 11,
Belle Stevenson
M. Clark
Charles Stedman....
Rena Garcia
S. Romero.
William Gatbmer, alias
William Yachman...
John Duldon.
Jeremiah Bagley
PKOPERTV AND TO WHOM DELIVERED.
Thirty-five cents, rule, purse, keys, knife,
papers. September 9th, to Mrs. P.
Gleason by P. Powers.
Ninety cents, purse, hand satchel, bundle
of clothes, cardboard box and contents,
and telescope basket. September 14th,
to City and County Treasury.
Knife, pawn ticket No. 7,507, bracelet.
September 12tb, to Mrs. Clark.
Fifteen cents, yellow metal watch No. 233,-
419, knife, keys, papers, spectacles, will
dated June 2, 1896, shotgun, canes, trunk
and contents, valise and contents. Sep-
tember 7th, toGeo. H. Mastick, attorney
for Administrator.
Pistol, yellow metal earrings and yellow
metal ring. September 14th, to City and
County Treasurer.
Knife, pistol, spectacles, five cents, letters.
September 14th, to City and County
Treasury.
Papers, key, box of old shoes, iron lasts,
iron stand, etc., and key to G. Holmbcrg
(owner). September 14th. balance to City
and County Treasury.
Purse, razor, spectacles and comb. Sep-
tember 14th, to City and County Treas-
ury.
Key. September 14th, to City and County
Treasury.
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TABLE No. 4— CONTINUED.
DATE.
>-September 12
September 14...,
September 14
September 14 ..
September 14
September lf>...
September 15.
September lit .
NAME.
PROPERTY AND TO WHOM DELIVERED.
Jas. Delee
Twenty cents, purse key and papers
Sabino Escobr
Unknown Man
Mary McNamara
J. E. Moore
September 14th, to City and County
Treasury.
Yellow metal pin. September 14th, to
City and County Treasury.
Fifteen cents and key. November 20th, to
City and County Treasurer.
Bundle of clothes. Januury 18th, to City
and County Treasurer.
Ten cents, whistle, tobacco box and key.
Mrs. E. L. Hays
Simon M. Finn
November 20th, to City and County
Treasurer.
Five and 20-100 dollars, yellow metal ring
with red and white stones, yellow metal
earring, yellow metal breast pin, key and
ring, yellow metal glove buttoner, knife,
purse and papers. September loth, to E.
L. Hayes.
Maurice Clancey
buttons, yellow metal ring (white stone),
white metal watch No. 602, yellow metal
cuff buttons, two keys, package of pap-
ers, Hibernia Savings and Loan Society
bank book name of P. Mellon No. 108,648,
Hibernia Savings and Loan Society bank
book No. 137,190, trunk and contents.
September 17th, to Public Administrator.
Knife November °0th to City and County
Treasurer
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CORONER'S REPORT.
TABLE No. 4— CONTINUED.
DATE.
NAME.
PROPERTY AND TO WHOM DELIVKRKD.
September 25.
1896— September 19.... | Charles McCallum ; Three bags of clothes, marine glasses, spec-
tacles, three pictures in frames, white
metal match box, five cents, old silver
coin, yellow metal cuff buttons, scarfpin,
yellow metal chain, purse, two blue over
coats, one fur-lined overcoat, and oilcoat.
September 19th, to Andrew Moore
(cousin).
F. W. Heinze Five cents, two cigar holders, two pairs of
spectacles, yellow metal watch No. 2,891,
hair chain, yellow metal charm, key,
glass cutter, German Savings and Loan
Society bank boos No. 109,926, papers and
ring. September 25th, to Mrs. Hadley
(daughter).
Philippe Segond One hundred and forty-four and 40-100 dol-
lars, Mexican dollar, white metal watch,
white metal rim spectacles, compasses,
papers, two valises and contents. Sep-
tember 29th, to Public Administrator.
Henry Whinfleld Eighty cents, keys, knife, book and letters
eye glasses, valise 'and contents, bundle
of clothes. November 20th, to City and
County Treasurer.
I. B. Coldwell Six and 95-100 dollars, white metal watch
No. U54, yellow metal chain and charm,
book and papers, yellow metal sleeve
buttons (brown stone), keys and knife.
September 29th, keys books and papers
to John Daly. October 2nd, balance to
John Daly.
John Blackburn . ... Eighty-five and 54-100 dollars, yellow
metal watch No. 113,273, yellow metal
chain, bunch of keys, knife, book, papers
and yellow metal ring, to W. S. Black-
burn.
September 25.
September 29.
September 29.
October 1
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TABLE No. 4— CONTINUED.
DATE.
NAME.
PROPERTY AND TO WHOM DELIVERED.
1896— October 3.
F. E. Luty....
October 3..
October 4..
October 4.
P. Reilly
James Lathlean,
Unknown^Man . ,
October^..
October 5...,
C. Reed
Lee AhMee
October 6 > Qng Ah Chung
October 7 I Richard Pringle ,
October 8.
. 1 Edward J. Edgar.
I
Sixteen and 10-100 dollars, yellow metal
watch No. 6,766, yellow metal watch
chain, yellow metal cuff buttons, yellow
metal collar button, yellow metal stud
'white stone), keys, spectacles, pistol,
knife, wallet and papers. October 7th, to
Ella R. Luty.
Papers. October 7th, to John F. Reilly.
Thirty-five cents, papers, purse, yellow
metal watch No. 180,936. October 5th, to
Major Lathlean.
Fifteen cents, knife, yellow metal rimmed
spectacles. November 20th, to City and
County Treasury.
Knife. November 20th, to City and County
Treasury.
One and 65-100 dollars, keys and papers.
November 20th, to City and County
Treasury.
Five and 10-100 dollars, purse, keys and
papers, handkerchief, yellow metal
watch No. 439,139, yellow metal chain.
October 6th, to Hoo Gun (wife).
White metal chain, key, papers, bag and
contents, grip and contents, bundle of
clothes. November 20th, to City and
County Treasury.
Fifteen cents, yellow metal chain, account
books, knife. November 20th, to City
and County Treasury.
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CORONER'S REPORT.
TABLE No. 4— CONTINUED.
DATE.
NAME.
• PBOPERTY AXD TO WHOM DELIVERED.
1896 October 9
James Pierson
Yellow metal chain,' yellow metal watch,
October 9
William Martin
five cents, key. October 10th to Mrs. J,
'iS. Piersoii.
One and 50-100 dollars,' keys,'papers, Hum-
boldt Savings and Loan Society No. 9,083,
two certificates Nos. 103 and 109 of the
Vulcan Coal Mining Co., one certificate
No. 3 of the Inca Gold and Silver Mining
Co., trunk and contents. October llth, to
H. Fredericks, on order of Public Admin-
istrator.
Yellow metal pin (three white stones),
/
October 11
A J Kenny
yellow metal earrings (one white stone),
white metal pin (three stones), yellow
metal pin, yellow metal glove buttoner,
yellow metal collar button, keys. No-
vember 4th, shipped to Stockton by
order of and to Julia A. Travis (mother).
White metal watch," yellow metal cbainr
October 1 1
William Ernst
charm, knife, keys, papers. October llth,
to M. Kenney (brother).
White metal watch, stud, keys, spectacles,
October 11
Nellie Deady
knife, pistol, trunk and contents. No-
vember 20th, to City and County Treas-
ury.
Papers. October^ 12th," to (Mary Deady
October.12
October 13
John Armstrong
Herman Gardes
(sister).
Keys. November 20th, to City and County
Treasurer.
Note for thirty-five dollars signed by
George Creane. October 15th, |to Henry
Gardes.
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TABLE No. 4— CONTINUED.
DATE.
NAME.
PROPERTY AND TO WHOM DELIVERED.
1S96— October 13.
Jacob Gravert.
October~13..
October 13..
Benjamin Asch
David T. Stevens..
October'14.
October 15..
October 15.
George Pabst .
Frank C. Bell.
E. T. Hicks...
One hundred and thirty-seven and
60-100 dollars, keys to saloon at 1524 Ken-
tucky street, papers, yellow metal
watch, No. 989, yellow metal charm,
green charm, one and 25-100 dollars,
purse, gold coins, five lottery tickets
Nos. 31,238, 39,531, 6,912, 21,012. October
13th, key of safe to Mary Weiss by order
of J. V. Coffey, Judge of Superior Court.
October 24th, balance to Benj. Healey,
attorney for executrix.
Bicycle. January 27, 1897, to W. B. Morrill
order of I. Asch.
Thirty cents, keys, knife, yellow metal
link buttons, white metal watch No.
2,922,908, pistol. October 14th, to Annie
E. Stevens 'wife).
Papers, yellow metal button. October
15th, to Fred. Kimball (father-in-law).
Ninety-one cents, yellow metal watch
No. 2,455,149, yellow metal chain, 'purse,
bunch of keys, spectacles, knife, cork
screw, tobacco pouch, book. October
15th, to W. P. Lenfestey (father in-law).
Twenty-two and 50-100 dollars,' yellow
metal watch No. 770,474, yellow metal
chain, keys, yellow metal ring, (three
white stones), yellow metal Odd Fel-
lows'pin, .knife, books, papers, two yel-
low metal collar buttons, whistle, yel-
low metal stud with white stone. October
15th, keys to Police Officer Reynolds.
October 23d, received keys from Officer
Reynolds and given to Mrs. Gregory
(sister). October 19th, balance to Mrs.
Abbie Hicks Gregory, Special Executrix.
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TABLE No. 4— CONTINUED.
DATE.*
NAME.
PROPERTY AND TO WHOM DELIVERED.
1896— October 16
Frank Holland.
Fifty cents. November 20th, to City and
October i«
October 16
H. Hendrickscn
J.C.Moore
County Treasurer.
Fourteen and 45-100 dollars, cards, pipe,
papers, J yellow imetal badge. October
21, fourteen and 45-100 dollars to H. C.
Porter & Co. for burial expenses. No-
vember 20th, balance to City and County
Treasurer.
Keys, letters, knife, trunk and contents.
October!"
October 17
J. P. Samson
Jacob Spath
October 16th, to A. Moore.
Ten and 40-100 dollars, yellow metal watch
No. 224,670, yellow metal chain and
charm, keys, knife, papers, eye glasses.
October 17th, to A. Kronberg by order of
Public Administrator.
Key and yellow£ metal ring. October
October 18
J. J. Richard
17th, ring to C. J. B. Metzler and key to
Katz & Son.
Magnifying glass, two pairs of spectacles,
October 20
t
Harry Dryer
match box, revolver, valise and contents.
November 20th, to City and County Treas-
urer.
Four and 55-100 dollars, two knives. No-
vember 20th, to City and County Treas-
urer.
October 20..
October 21..
Jens Ingmanson
C. H.Dorans, alias C'has.
H. James
Bundle of clothes. January 18, 1837, to City
and County Treasurer.
One and 15-100 dollars, spectacles, key, pap-
ers and knife. November 20, to City and
Connty Treasurer.
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TABLE No. 4— CONTINUED.
DATS.
1896— October 22....
October
October 24.
October 24....
October 24....
October 25.
October 28..
October 31..
November
NAME.
Julia O'Neill.
PROPERTY AND TO WHOM DELIVERED.
Yellow metal ring. October 22, to Mary
Tully.
Ellen Hummeltenberg One and 25-100 dollars, purse. November
20th, to City and County Treasurer.
William Anderson Knife, white metal sleeve buttons, pipe.
November 20th, to City and County
Treasurer.
Prosper Keisel
W. Oldenberg.,
Dan McMahon
A. H. Capelle..
David Hoffman
Ah Gee.
Yellow metal watch No. 122,500, seven and
95-100 dollars, knife, two bunches of keys,
comb, papers and purse, yellow metal
ring, yellow metal chain. October 24th,
to Mrs. Keisel.
White metal watch No. 296,667, key and
knife. October 26th, to W. E. Oldenberg.
Papers. November 20th, to City and
County Treasurer.
Twenty six and 60-100 dollars, yellow metal
chain, white metal watch No. 418,923,
yellow metal collar button, knife, white
metal match box, bunch of keys, book,
papers, pistol. October 30, to Robert
Capelle.
Two white metal rings, one yellow metal
ring, white metal watch No. 105,959, yellow
metal chain, yellow metal barrel charm,
match box, three old coins, German Sav-
ings and Loan Society bank book No.
106,248, bundle of clothes. November 2nd,
to Public Administrator.
Bunch of keys, knife, bundle of clothes,
November 2nd, to Wo Youw (cousin).
5G
CORONER'S REPORT.
TABLE No. 4— CONTINUED.
DATE.
NAME.
PROPERTY AND TO WHOM DELIVERED.
1896— November 3. .
November?..
November 9..
November 9..
November 11.
November 11.
George Futterer, alias
Geo. Miller...
Michael Seligson
Alonzo L. de Clairmout
Bertram Watson
William Gade
William E. Brown...,
November 12.
Unknown Man
San Francisco Savings bank book No. 72,865.
November 5th, to Public Administrator.
Knife, two white metal cases, keys, cards
and wallet. November 20th, to City and
County Treasurer.
Papers, bundle of clothes. November 10th,
Clothes to Theo. Dierks, balance to R. de
Clairmont.
Forty cents, key, wallet and papers. No.
vember 20th, to City and County Treas-
urer.
Two yellow metal rings, white and yellow
metal chain, two yellow metal studs,
corkscrew, keys, book and papers, white
metal watch No. 149, yellow metal watch
No. 93,152, trunk and contents and bundle
of clothes. November 20, to City and
County Treasurer.
Ten cents, key, yellow metal link buttons,
three yellow metal collar buttons, pocket
book, note book, two pawn tickets No's
96,740, and 35,788, bundle of clothes. No-
vember 12th, clothes to Carew & English.
November 20th, balance to City and
County Treasurer. f
Cigar holder, pipe, white metal chain,
match box, yellow metal cuff buttons,
pistol. November 20th, all but pistol to
City and County Treasurer. March 10th,
1897, pistol to City and County Treasurer.
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TABLE No. 4— CONTINUED.
DATE.
1896— November I:
November 14.
November 1.3..
November 16.
November 16.,
November 17.
November 18.
November 18.
November 18...
November 19.
NAME.
Sigmund Strauss. .
A. A. Wood
William Ulmann...
Mrs. L. Johnson ..,
A. J. Life
Unknown Woman.
James Childs
PROPERTY AND TO WHOM DELIVERED.
David Sheehan
One and 55-100 dollars, purse, snuff box,
white metal head cane, white metal watch
No. 2,492, white metal chain, bundle of
clothes. November 12th, clothes to Hal-
sted & Co., balance to H. Levy, Secretary
Pacific Hebrew Home.
Thirteen and 50-100 dollars, yellow metal
ring (black stone), yellow metal cuff but-
tons, match box, book. November 16. to
Mrs. L. D. Hart.
Six and 50-100 dollars, yellow metal chain,
white metal watch. November 16, to
Mrs. K. Ullmann.
Three pictures. November 20, to City and
County Treasurer.
Ten cents, knife, purse, two account books.
November 20th , to City and County Treas
Pair of yellow metal earrings. November
20th, to City and County Treasurer.
Two and 25-100 dollars, purse, knife, keys,
yellow metal sleeve buttons. November
21, to W. W. Childs.
Knife, key, papers, match box. January
18th, 1897, to City and County Treasury.
W. H. Johnson. . .
J. Giacomini
Scarf pin.
Johnson.
November 19th, to Charles
Twenty-six cents, knife, key and book.
January 18th, to City and County Treas-
ury.
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CORONER'S REPORT.
TABLE No. 4— CONTINUED.
DATE.
NAMK.
PROPERTY AND TO WHOM DELIVERED.
1896— November 2! —
August Parendi
Twenty-seven and 50-100 dollars, white
metal watch No. 115, white metal chain,
keys, menthol glass, yellow metal ring,
purse, knife, Forester badge, pipe, papers,
hammer, strings. November 22d, to W.
H. Godkin.by order Mrs. A. Parendi.
November 22....
Wm. Weatherall
Two and 75-100 dollars, white metal watch,
cigarette holder, two keys. November
24th, to Johanna Weatherall.
November 2 1 ....
Thos. Pladget
Fortv C6iits knife yellow iu6tRl ch&in
white metal watch No. 10,700, purse, keys,
rule. November 30th, to John Brickwe-
del, order of Public Administrator.
November 2-:....
George Brook s
Five cents, yellow metal chain, white
metal watch No. 75,154, white metal
badge No. 42, pipe, spectacles, knife,
papers. November 26th, to J. M. Brooks.
November 2r
Monta Kelling ,....
Purse. January 18, 1897, to City and
County Treasury.
November 26
Unknown Man
Purse, Canadian shilling, key, white metal
pin. January 18, 1897, to City and County
Treasury.
November 28
J.W.Daly
Purse, [spectacles, knife, two keys, book.
January 18, 1897, to City and County
Treasury.
December J
Louis Schaufele
Twenty and 60-100 dollars, yellow metal
chain, white me^al watch No. 348,641,
purse, keys, match box, three memor-
andum books, eye glasses. December
2nd, H. J. Scnaufele (son).
December 1
Fillipa Catalan o
Yellow ,'metal ring. key. December 14th,
to F. Murini (order of wife).
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TABLE No. 4— CONTINUED.
DATE.
NAME.
PROPERTY AND TO WHOM DELIVERED.
1896— December '2
December 2
December 4 ... ,
December 4
December 0. ..
December c
December 7
December!).
George L. Barnes Purse, three keys. January 18th, to City
and County Treasurer.
Harry Thompson Thirty-five cents, letters, book, papers.
I December 28th, to C. H. Brooks (order of
wife).
Patrick Regan Keys. December 4th, to Miss L. B. Regan.
Daniel Shea Papers. December 5th, to P. Driscoll.
Mrs, Jndkins,
Lizzie Emerson
Robert Nagler
J. G. Cavanaugli
Heph/jbah Robbs
Chain, bracelet and locket, key, three yel-
low metal rings, one earring, trunk and
contents. December 18th, two rings to
Sadie Taylor (her property). January
18th, balance to City and County Treas-
urer.
.Three and 10-100 dollars, yellow metal
watch No. 3,052, white metal watch No.
2,611,165, .white metal chain, keys, eye
glasses, knife, papers, valise and con-
tents. January 18th, to City and County
Treasurer.
Fifty cents, knife, purse, papers. January
18th, to City and County Treasurer.
Bank book on San Francisco Savings
Union, No. 77,272, white and black metal
watch No. 563,121, two and 80-100 dollars,
keys, two trunks and contents. Decem-
ber 21st, bank book and two and 80-100
dollars to H. C. Porter & Co. for burial
expenses. January 18th, balance to City
and County Treasurer.
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TABLE No. 4— CONTINUED.
DATE.
NAME.
PROPERTY AND TO WHOM DELIVERED.
1896— December 9 ,
L. F. Kramer.
December 12
December 12
John G. Locke . . .
December 13
December 13 ,
December 14
December 14
December 14
W. Harael.
W. J. Trewella .
Jacob Hanes ...
C. H. Wheeler
Ann Allen,
George Frank,
. One and 55-100 dollars, yellow metal watch
No. 3,227, white metal chain, check on
Crocker, Woolworth Bank, No. 20,011, for
three hundred and sixty dollars, papers,
keys, match box, spectacles, valise and
contents. December 14th, to Public Ad-
ministrator.
Keys, yellow metal ring, memorandum
book, papers, knife, yeilow metal chain,
white metal watch, marked J. G. L.,"
white metal knife, pistol, Webster spell-
er. December 14th, to Frank H. Locke.
Yellow metal watch No. T2633, yellow
metal chain, spectacles, 4 keys, one to
house No. 3,422 Eighteenth street, letters,
yellow metal ring, yellow metal coin.
December 12th and 14th to Public Admin-
istrator.
Yellow metal lodge pin, book, papers,
white metal watch No. 2,901,910, shotgun,
December 14th, to Public Administrator.
Papers, valise and contents. January 18th,
to City and County Treasurer.
Nineteen and 90-100 dollars, knife, eye
glasses, keys, match box, yellow metal
cuff buttons, yellow metal stud (red
stone), memorandum books, papers. De-
cember 14th, to Mrs. Wheeler (wife).
f
Yellow metal ring. December 14th, to
Thomas Allen (husband).
Seventy-five cents, knife, bunch of keys.
January 18th, to City and County Treas-
ury.
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TABLE No. 4— CONTINUED.
DATE.
NAME.
1896— December 16 .... Henry Blanken.
December 17 Max Langevin...
December 18 .... Frank Brown
December 19 . .
William Hannaford
December 21
M.D.Nile..
December 22 .... ' F. W. Stein
PROPERTY AND TO WHOM DELIVERED.
White metal ring, yellow metal ring.
January 18th, to City and County
Treasury.
Thirty -eight and 30-100 dollars, two yellow
metal rings, keys, package of yellow
metal, white metal watch, yellow metal
chain, knife, two pair spectacles, wallet,
papers, account book, two valises and
contents. December 17th, to H. T. Atkin-
son (son-in-law).
Three and 55-100 dollars, bunch of keys,
knife, papers, yellow metal chain, yel-
low metal watch No. 130,419, five cents,
trunk and contents, bag and contents.
January 18th, to City and County Treas-
ury.
Yellow metal chain, yellow metal badge,
pawn tickets Nos. 7,221, 7,223 on Uncle
Ike's of Sacramento, California, yellow
metal locket (white stone). December
19th, to Mrs. S. F. Cole (sister).
Eyeglasses, knife, keys, yellow metal cuff"
buttons, pawn ticket No. 58,483, on M. J.
Franklin's loan office, pawn ticket No.
9,923, on G. Aronson's loan office, yellow
metal chain, papers. January 18th, to
City and County Treasurer.
Forty cents, white metal watch No. 54,440,
pistol, purse, key, bank book on German
- Savings and Loan Society No. 94,903,
papers, deeds, nineteen boxes cigars,
valise and contents. December 26th, to
Public Administrator.
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TABLE No. 4— CONTINUED.
DATE.
1806— December 23
NAME.
PROPERTY AND TO WHOM DELIVERED.
Francis Bajunen
December 25 — (Jhris Nelson ,
Fifteen cents, pipe, papers, note No. 70 for
one hundred dollars, and one for one
hundred and fifty dollars No. 21, signed
Robert Hernberg. December 26th, to
Public Administrator.
One and 95-100 dollars, knife, key. January
18th, to City and County Treasury.
December 26 ,
Otto G. Heuser.
Pistol, books. January 18th, to City "and
Count y Treasury.
December 26 ,
Aristide Bearnes
Knife, papers. January 18th, to City and
County Treasurer.
December 27 Frank Rabbage
December 27
December 27
December 28
December 29 . . .
December 30
1897— January 1
EliDuval
Maurice M. Golden ..
Alonzo P. Boyd
Chu Chang, alias Ju!
Jing
!K. R. Jersen
Thorn as .1. Palmer
Letters, memorandum book. January 18th ,
to City and County Treasury.
One lead dollar, knife, key, papers, wallet.
December 28th, to Lillian Duval.
Yellow metal ring, book, two handker-
chiefs. December 27th, to Mrs. M. Gol-
den^(wife).
Purse, cards, pistol. January 18th, to City
and County Treasury.
Twenty -six and 40-100 dollars, keys, papers.
December 29th, to Ju Lee Keong
(brother).
Key to house No. ^8 Federal street. De-
cember 30th, to Mrs. Hansen (niece).
Thirty-five cents, key, purse and papers.
January 6th, key to C.W. Opdyke (owner).
March 10th, balance to City and County
Treasurer.
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TABLE No. 4— CONTINUED.
DATE.
NAME.
PROPERTY AND TO WHOM DELIVERED.
1897— January 2.
Frank H. Brockman.. Knife, key, fifty-five cents, suit of clothes
hat, shoes. January 2nd, shoes, hat,
clothes to California Undertakers, bal-
ance to W. II. Eastman (brother-in-law).
January 4. ,
January 6. . .
Barbara Groom. . .
P. W. Sheurich
January 9 Wm McKinney.,
January 9 Bobert Crawford
January 9 Fred Du Jardin . ,
January 10
January 10.
January 11.. ,
Anna Burket —
Charles Weber.
Kaspar Burri. ..
One and 20-100 dollars, purse, white metal
buckle, letter, valise and contents, bundle
of clothes. January 4th, to J. M. Groom
(brother).
White metal watch, chain, knife. March
10th, to City and County Treasurer.
Four dollars. January 13th, to C. McKin-
ney (brother).
Thirty cents, papers, pawn tickets on Lich-
enstein & Son No. 12,063 for watch and
chain, two grips and contents, two hats.
January 26th, to C. D. McDuffiie (order of
brother).
Cash, two and 85-100 dollars, knife, books.
January 8th, books to Mount Shasta
Mineral Water Company, balance to Etta
Du Jardin.
Yellow metal ring, yellow metal earrings,
bundle of clothes. January 14th, to Ed-
ward Burket (husband).
Yellow metal cuff button (white (stone),
yellow metal collar button. March 10th,
to City and County Treasurer.
Purse, white metal watch, yellow metal
chain, two keys, papers, spectacles, knife,
trunk and contents. January 28th, to J
V. Gantner (for brother).
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TABLE No. 4— CONTINUED.
DATE.
1897— January 11.
January 13..
January 15.,
January 15..
January 15..
January 15..
January If...
January 17.
January 18.,
January 18
NAME.
Ella Smith, alias Ella
Taggart
Alex McNaughton
Charles Schulz, Or
Brims Schulz
John Hansen Weding.
George \V. Saw in
John Ralston.
John Nash
Robert Michael .
Robert Killip
William Hubbard.
PROPERTY AND TO WHOM DELIVERED.
Papers. January llth, to Public Adminis-
trator.
Knife, keys, spectacles. March 10th, to
City and County Treasurer.
White metal watch, yellow metal chain,
A. O. U. W. badge, papers. March 10th,
to City and County Treasury.
Fifteen cents. March 10th, to City and
County Treasurer.
Five spoons, letters, Bible. March 10th, to
City and County Treasurer.
Yellow metal pin (three white and green
stones), letters, trunk and contents. Jan-
18th, to R. Madden, by Valenti, Marini &
Company.
Bank book, Hibernia Savings and Loan
; Society No. 2,121,186, papers, spectacles,
valise and contents, bundle of clothes.
January 26th, to Public Administrator.
Black chain (yellow metal ornaments), yel-
low metal A. O. TJ. W. badge, letters,
papers, accountbook, valise and contents,
bundle of clothes. January 22nd, to Fred
Michael (son). ;
Sixty cents, knife, white metal chain, pap-
ers, valise and contents. March 10th, to
City and County Treasurer.
Five cents, knife, white metal watch, yel-
low metal chain, papers. March 10th, to
• City and County Treasurer.
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TABLE No. 4— CONTINUED.
DATE.
NAME.
PROPERTY AND TO WHOM DELIVERED.
1897— January 19.
January 20.,
January 120.,
January 22..
January 22. .
Mrs. McLeod
David Morrisey..
Lawrence Sutton.
R. S. Harris.
Richard Binder...
January 23. J. A. Weaver ,
January 23.,
Fong Ching.
January 23..
January 26.,
A. H. Griesbach.
William Blake...,
Paper, gloves, handkerchief. March 10th
to City and County Treasurer.
Spectacles, cards, receipt, keys. January
23rd, to Frank Morrisey (son).
Book and papers. January 23rd, to James
Sutton (nephew).
White metal watch, yellow metal chain,
pistol, knife, seventy-three cents, purse,
key. February 23, to Alonzo J. Harris
(brother).
Twenty-five cents, bank book German Sav-
ings and Loan Society No. 18,944, yellow
metal watch No. 5,338,893, yellow metal
chain, knife, key, papers, deed to land in
Santa Clara County, Cal. January 30th, to
Henry Binder (brother).
Purse, yellow metal ring. January 30th, to
T. R. Weaver of San Jose (by mall per
order).
Sixty-two and 70-100, yellow metal watch
No. 20, yellow metal chain and charm ,
yellow metal ring (white stone), knife,
keys, papers, match box (jade stone})
white metal coin, yellow metal ornament
January 24th, to Chun Shee (wife). Jan-
uary 29th, white metal coin, yellow metal
ornament to T. D. Riorden (for wife).
Purse, black metal watch, cane, match box
keys, wallet, papers. March 10th, to
City and County Treasurer,
Fifteen cents, key. February 4th, to H.
W. Blake (son).
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CORONER'S REPORT.
TABLE No. 4— CONTINUED.
DATE.
NAME.
PROPERTY AND TO WHOM DELIVERED.
1897— January 27
Angus McMillan
Five cents, yellow metal cufl' buttons, let-
ters, account book, keys, trunk and con.
tents. March 6th, to W. E. Burns (order
of brother).
Yellow metal chain, yellow metal watch
January 30
January 30
Maria ;Sprinznik
Franz Wolf
No. 13,209, purse, one and 5-100 dollars,
spectacles, yellow metal stud, (white
stone), yellow metal ring, two yellow
metal buttons.'keys, knife, rule, snuff box,
matchbox, book, papers. January 30th,
to J. W. Wolf (son-in-law).
Yellow metal ring, yellow metal earrings,
bank book German Savings and Loan
Society No. 81,819, purse. February 1st,
to Franz Sprinznik (husband).
Yellow metal pin (red and white stones),
February 1
Charles L Woest ...
yellow metal sleeve buttons, pistol.
March 10th, to City and County Treas-
urer.
February 2
Ah Gwo
1 Woest.
One and 20-100 dollars, purse, keys, whistle,
February 2
February 2
George A. Brush
Frank Fox
papers, knife. February 3rd, to Lee Jan
(brother;.
Yellow, metal chain, white metal watch
:No. 136,357, knife/book, eighteen dollars.
February 3rd, to Edward Burden (order
of wife).
Papers. February 5th, to H. C. Porter and
Company.
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TABLE No. 4— CONTINUED.
DATE.
NAME.
PROPERTY AND TO WHOM DELIVERED.
1897 February 4
John Trapp
papers, bag and contents. March 10th, to
City and County Treasury.
P W Winkiey
rule, specs, lottery tickets on Little
Louisiana Lottery Company No. 50,997.
February 5th, to Public Administrator.
Comb, key, specs March 10th, to City and
February 4
February 8
February 8
Walter Harris
Richard Lambert
Donienlco Arbini.
County Treasury.
Five cents, knife. March 10th, to City and
County Treasury.
Twelve and 25-100 dollars, purse, yellow
metal sleeve buttons, knife, specs,
marker, syringe, key, letters. February
8th to Mrs. Fowzer (sister).
Book, papers and purse. March 10th to
February 10 ...
Ponald Fleming
City and County Treasury.
One and 54-100 dollars, yellow metal chain,
February 11 ...
G A Nelson
yellow metal locket, key. February 13th,
to W. S. Fleming (brother).
One hundred and eight and 60-100 dollars
February 12
Fong Bow
wallet, yellow metal watch No. 47,317,
yellow metal chain and charm, specs,
knife and papers. February 12th, to
Public Administrator.
Purse, keys and papers. February 13th, to
February 16
Laurence E. Crane
2 Fong Youe (cousin).
Forty cents, white metal watch, yellow
metal chain, memorandum book, papers.
February 16th, to J. H. Boden.
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CORONER'S REPORT.
TABLE No. 4 -CONTINUED.
DATE.
NAME.
PROPERTY AND TO WHOM DELIVERED.
1897— February 19....
Carl Paulson.
February 19 Helmann Bander
February 20.
February _21...
February 22.
February 23.
Daniel J. Booney....
J. Wilson ,
Wong Fook
White metal watch No. 132, yellow metal
ring (black stone), knife, key, pawn ticket
No. 39,693, papers, eyeglasses, yellow
metal scarf pin, purse. February 24th, to
Selina Paulson (wife).
Four and 20-100 dollars, yellow metal watch
No. 25,975, yellow metal chain, charm,
white metal watch No. 160, yellow metal
ring (red stone), yellow metal ring, pair
of white cuff buttons, purse, keys, papers,
bunk book German Savings and Loan
Society No. 54,658, bank book San Fran-
cisco Savings Union No. 7,557-. trunk and
contents. February 23rd, to Public
Administrator.
Twenty cents, white metal watch No.
46.043, yellow metal chain and locket,
yellow metal cuff buttons, yellow metal
collar button, eyeglasses, papers, letters,
etc., valise and contents, two suits of
clothes, hat, overcoat. February 21st, to
Thomas H. Booney (brother).
Knife, five cents. March 10th, to City and
County Treasury.
Purse, whistle, papers. February 23rd, to
Wong Goong (cousin).
Edward McNamara...! Bank book Hibernia Savings and Loan
Society No. 21,903, specs, purse, key to No.
2 Bacon street (in rear). February 24th,
to Public Administrator.
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CORONER'S REPORT.
TABLE No. 4— CONTINUED.
DATE.
NAME.
PROPERTY AND TO WHOM DELIVERED.
1897— February 26
February 28
February 28.
March 1.
John M. Fitzgibbons
March 1.
March 2
March 3.
March 3. . .
March 5.
March 5
March 7.
Charles Cross
C. F. Hirsch
Gottlieb Bippstein
Bichard Carnell
William Patterson...
Bichard Byan i
John M. Oakley
Jane Angus, alias Jam-
Young or Jane Wal-
lace
Louis Goscli . . .
Bobert Heinsius
Thirty-five cents, whistle, star No. 16, yel-
low metal and hair watch chain, yellow
metal rimmed specs, [keys, letters.
February 26th, to W. E. White (son-in-
law).
j Letters, valise and contents. March 10th,
to City and County Treasury.
Box of papers. March 10th, to City and
County Treasury.
Thirty-nine and 50-100 dollars, yellow
metal ring, letters. March 3d, to Anna
Bippstein (wife).
Letters and papers. March 2d, to F. M. P.
Lake.
Keys, book. March 6th, to Mrs. A. Pet-
terson.
One hundred and sixty-eight and 85-100
dollars, spectacles, razor, knife, papers.
March 3d, to Public Administrator.
Yellow metal ring. March 10th, to City
and County Treasury.
Two Bibles. March 10th, to City an d
County Treasury.
Twenty cents. March 10th, tp City and
County Treasury.
Sixty five cents, keys, knife, papers
valise and contents. March 10th, to City
and County Treasury.
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CORONER'S REPORT.
TABLE No. 4— CONTINUED.
DATE.
NAME.
PROPERTY AND TO WHOM DELIVERED.
1897— March 7
John Foley
March 8
March 8
March 8. .
A. T. Sullivan
Jacob Kaspar
Ed McLaughlin...
March 10th, badge to Gus Klopper, bal-
ance to Mrs. John Foley.
Five and 20-100 dollars, souvenir, yellow
metal watch No. H. 6,639, yellow metal
chain and charm, keys, d'iary, revolver
belonging to police officer. March 8th,
to Robert Sullivan (brother). March loth,
revolver to officer B. Harter.
Yellow metal ring, letters. March 10th,
to City and County Treasury.
March 8
Genie Mann
low metal shirt button. March 8th, to
Thomas McLaughlin (brother).
March 10
March 12. . .
William Hennessey .
William Freese .
yellow metal ring (dark stone). March
10th, to City and City Treasury.
Five cents, compass, match box, knife,
keys, pistol. March 10th, pistol to Ser-
geant Donovan. May 19th, balance to
City and County Treasury.
March 13
Harry Schuhl
white metal watch, yellow metal sleeve
buttons, yellow metal ring (dark stone),
book, pistol, keys. March 16th, to Henry
Toepke (step-father).
Knife, kev. May 19th, to City and Countv
March 13
March 13
Ernst Halmhuber
John Bennett
Treasury.
Knife, two keys, eyeglasses, papers, pistol'
May 19th, to City and County Treasury.
Keys, Knife, purse. March 17th, to D. G.
Bennett (son),
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TABLE No. 4— COKTINUED.
DATE.
NAME.
PROPERTY AND TO WHOM DELIVERED. ,
1897-March 15..
March 17.
March 17.
March 20..
March 20.,
March 21..
March 22..
March 22. .
March 23.,
J. W. Goodhue.,
W. Sherrington.
John Boyd. ..
Lewis W. Faber....
D. M. Gilbert
Patrick Rush.
Frederick A. Wheeler.
Robert Taylor..,
Celini Snamenatzky,
alias Mrs. E. Robert
son
Fifty and 30-100 dollars, yellow metal
watch No. E1449, yellow metal chain,
knife, four keys wallet, book, papers,
yellow metal stud. March 15th, to Miss
G. E. Goodhue (daughter).
Spectacles. May 19th, to City and County
Treasurer.
Pistol. May 19th to City and County
Treasurer.
Knife, four keys. March 22nd, to C. J.
Faber (brother).
Key to No. 174 Clementina street, Flat No.
3; papers. March 27th, key to Crim &
Co. May 19th, balance to City and County
Treasurer.
Deeds, papers, key to house corner Yolo
and Rhode Island streets. March 22nd,
to E. Rush (sou).
Yellow metal watch No. 1,340,031, yellow
metal charm, yellow metal chain, white
metal matchbox, two yellow metal pins,
purse, papers, keys, will, two valises,
bundle of clothes. March 27th, to Mrs. L.
Morey (Executrix).
Seventy cents, eye glasses, papers. March
22nd, to Robert Taylor, Jr.
Twenty-eight and 60-100 dollars, three for-
eign coins, two pawn tickets on Sixth
Street Loan Office, Nos. 2,560, 2,761, pawn
ticket on Golden Gate Loan Office, No.
16,951, keys, papers, three* trunks and con-
tents, box and contents, sewing machine.
March 26th, to Public Administrator.
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COKONEE'S BEPORT.
TABLE No. 4— CONTINUED.
DATE.
NAME.
PROPERTY AND TO WHOM DELIVERED.
1897— March 23
Mrs. Brady
Yellow metal ring, black ring. March 24th,
March 26
James Costello
to McAvoy & Gallagher by order of
Mary G. Nealon.
March 26
L. H. Fink
6,512, hair chain, keys, papers, pistol.
March 28th, to J. McCauley (brother-in-
law).
Forty-one dollars, papers, knife, key, two
March 28. ...
Marie Marchall ...
memorandum books. March 27th, to
Miss Ella Fink.
March 30
April 2
W. Newton
Miles D Carev
Savings Union, No. 47,419, bank book on
San Francisco Savings Union, No. 30,932,
bank book on French Bank, No. 5,207,-
bank book on Hibernia Savings and Loan
Society, No. 4,21fe, two dollars, bank book
on Cosmopolitan Deposit and Savings
Bank, No. 4,120, papers, keys to house
No. 421 Powell street, whistle, hand-
satchel. April 7tb, to John H. Durst, at-
torney for Josephine Rogers, (special ad-
ministrator).
Pistol, purse. May 19th, to City and County
Treasurer.
April 2
metal cuff buttons, April 2nd, to Lydia
Carey (wife).
Papers hair chain trunk May 19th to City
April 3
and County Treasurer.
April 6
Katherine Spear
May 19th, to City and County Treasurer.
Yellow metal ring, purse. May 19th, to-
City and County Treasurer.
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TABLE No. 4— CONTINUED.
DATE.
NAME.
PROPERTY AND TO WHOM DELIVERED.
1897— April 6 . .
H. Rubon
White metal watch No. 21-1,534, yellow
April 7
J W Kluthass
metal chain and charm, yellow metal
pin [(white stone), keys, yellow metal
sleeve buttons, wallet, papers, trunk and
contents. May 19th, to City and County
Treasurer."
Papers. Mav 19th, to City and County
April 7
M C O'Connor .
Treasurer.
April 8
W. Haubrich
eyeglasses. April 7th, to J. S. O'Connor
(son).
Knife. April 16th, to L. B. Haubrich
! April <i
April i1
April 11
April I.1
T. H. Nelson
Frank Hanlon
William Eraser
Lulu Jobberns, alias
Mrs. R. Walker
(brother).
Three and 5-100 dollars, spectacles, yellow
metal watch No. 13,880, yellow metal
chain, two bunches of keys, two books,
cuff buttons. April 9tb, to A. S. Nelson
(son).
Yellow metal watch No. 1,210,207. May 19th,
to City and County Treasurer.
Thirty cents, purse. April 12th, to S. P.
Fraser (father).
Seven and 45-100 dollars, yellow metal
watch No. 19,817, two yellow metal rings,
yellow metal ring (white and red stones),
yellow metal ring and hart, one red ring,
yellow metal ring (dark stone), purse,
card case, yellow metal chain, locket,
yellow metal chain, locket, papers, three
keys, white metal cross, photograph, two
trunks and contents. April 19th, to E.
1 B. Bendall on cable message from IX
Jobberns (father.)
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CORONEE'S REPORT.
TABLE No. 4 — CONTINUED.
DATE.
1397-Aprill2..
April 14.,
April 15. .
April 18..
April 20..
April 21.,
April
April 23.
April 25.
NAMK.
Adolph Schulte..
. P. Kolb
PROPERTY AXD TO WHOM DELIVERED.
George Williams.
Sophie Miller
Papers. May 19th, to City and County
Treasurer.
Three and 20-100 dollars, yellow metal chain
and charm, white metal watch No. 1,976,
stud (white stone), bank book San Fran-
cisco Savings Union No. 78,719, Grand
Army badge, letters, papers, keys, specta-
cles, deed for lots, 27, 28,29 block 73, plat
1 of Long Island, New York, 10 shares
North Comstock Mining Company No.
167, valise and contents, bundle of
clothes. April loth to Public Ad-
ministrator.
. Papers. April 19th, to Public Administra-
tor.
One and 20-100 dollars, knife, whistle, key
to room 17 Sixth street. April 19th, to
Joseph C. Tittel (son).
David Morris Yellow metal shirt button (white stone;,
three knives, purse, papers, scissors,
comb, match box. May 19th, to City and
County Treasurer.
Mrs. Devechi Yellow metal ring, yellow metal pin, yel-
low metal earrings (white stone). April
21, to George Devechi (husband).
Albert Wardwell
Joseph B. Armstrong.
P. II. O'Brien.
Yellow metal ring, rafcor, pistol. April
24th, to Josephine Wardwell (wife)
Ten cents, bundle of keys, rule, yellow
metal shirt stud, pipe. April 23d, to Mrs.
.T. K. Armstrong.
White metal ring.
O'Brien (son).
April 26th, to J. W,
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TABLE No. 4— CONTINUED.
DATK.
NAME.
PROPERTY AND TO WHOM DELIVERED.
1897— April 26.
Joseph Dos Santos...,
April 27.,
April 28.,
April 28.
April 28.
April 29.
April 30
May 2...
MayS...
May 4...
Paul Bachley
Dr.J. C'. McCall
F. H. Bowley
NgHow
Joseph F. Schuster...
Two and 85-100 dollars, knife, keys, papers,
trunk and contents, valise and contents.
May 1st, to Mrs. F. Marshall (daughter).
Knife, letters, key, pistol. May 19th, to
City and County Treasury.
Knife, brass check. May 19th, to City and
County Treasury.
Yellow metal rimmed spectacles, twenty-
five cents. April 30th, to J. A. McDonald
(order of wife).
Keys, whistle. April 29th, to Chow Yung.
Yellow metal ring. May 19th, to City and
County Treasury.
Maurice Maloney I Thirty cents, two purses, papers, spectacles
keys. May 19th, to City and County
Treasury.
.... ! Edward Cuadro...
Unknown Man.
Dr. J. J. Robertson ..
May 5....
May 6.
Marko Stampalia.
Arthur G. Kemp, .
Twenty-five cents, knife, papers. May 19th,
to City and County Treasurer.
Five cents, pocket lamp, keys, leather case
and contents. May 19th, to City and
County Treasurer.
Yellow metal cuff buttons, knife, white
metal watch, yellow metal pin (white
stone) card case, letters, papers, um-
brella, cane, two valises and contents
and bundle of clothes, May 6th, to J. B.
Ryan and H. James by order of Public
Administrator.
T^n cents, comb, knife, keys. May 19th, to
City and County Treasurer.
Letter, papers, valise and contents. May
19th, to City and County Treasurer.
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CORONER'S REPOKT.
TABLE No. 4— CONTINUED.
DATK.
NAME.
PROPERTY AND TO WHOM
DELIVERED.
1897- May 6 Patrick McGillen
May 8
Laban E Turner
May 9 . .
Robert Ruberti
Aiav If*
May 10
May 12
May 14
May n
R. Lindow
Mnv M...
Molinari Guiseppc1.
Sixty-five cents, knife, razor, rule, two pair
spectacles, prayer book, one yellow metal
cuff button. May 19th,[to City>nd County
Treasurer.
Keys, knife, yellow\metal ring, thimble,
purse. May 19th, to City and County
Treasurer.
Yellow metal chain aud~charm,' bunch of
keys, note book, letters,' trunk and con-
tents, two valises and contents, one bun-
dle. May 19th, to City and CountyTreas-
urer.
Yellow metal stud (white stone) two yel-
low metal chains, yellow metal watch,
papers, shotgun. May 19th, to City and
County Treasurer.
Papers, yellow metal chain, white metal
watch, bag and contents, basket and con-
tents. May 19tb, to City and County
Treasurer.
Keys, knife, yellow metal pin. May 19th,
to City and County Treasurer.
Yellow metal watch, note No. 7,249. May
14th, to Charles Lehmann (father).
Five cents, knife, keys, wallet and papers,
two pawn tickets on G. Aronson, No.
10,596 and 10,719, pistol, watchworks. May
19th, to City and County Treasurer.
Two and 10-100 dollars, yellow metal watch,
note No. 154,917, yellow metal chain and
charm, keys, knife, two yellow metal
tubes, fifty shares Carrara Marble Quar-
ry of Amador County, Cal., No. 50. Chest
and contents. May 18th, .to A. Franco-
vich and D. Delucivicn, President and
Secretary of Fishermen's Union.
CORONER'S REPORT.
77
TABLE No. 4 — CONTINUED.
DATE.
NAMK.
PROPERTY AND TO WHOM DELIVERED.
1897— May 16....
May 18.
May 19. .
May 19.
May 21. ,
May 23..
May 24.,
May 27.
May 28..
Henry, Tintrup.
Ivor Wyland
Unknown Man..
H.P.Meyers
James Ardery
Louis Bertos..
IJarnett Stone
J. S. Bennet.
Elizabeth Frebolen...
J. Brown, alias Adams.
G. S. T. Newell
Thirty cents, yellow metal watch No.
335,361, keys, yellow metal cuff buttons,
purse, yellow metal chain. June 7th, to
Elizabeth Tintrup.
Yellow metal watch No. 4,454, yellow met-
al chain, knife, papers. May 20th, to
Theo. Johnson.
Rule, knife and nail set. June 26th, to
City and County Treasury.
Three yellow metal buttons, knife, papers,
pawn tickets. May 20th, to L. J. Meyers
(brother).
Papers, specs, comb. June 26th, to City
and County Treasury.
Papers. June 26th, to City and County
Treasury.
Ten cents, thimble, pistol. June 26th, to
City and County Treasury.
Papers, letters, bank book No. 736, City
Bank of Savings, Loan and Discount,
trunk and contents, bank book No. 21,261
San Francisco Savings Union, bank book
Sacramento Bank No. 296. May 26th, to
Pub'ic Administrator.
Basket and contents. June 26tb, to City
and County Treasury.
White metal ring, key, papers. June 26th,
to City and County Treasury.
Knife, keys, papers, valise and contents.
June 19th, to R. W. Newell, by Wells
Fargo and Company.
78
CORONER'S REPORT.
TABLE No. 4— CONTINUED.
DATE.
NAME.
PROPERTY AND TO WHOM DELIVERED.
7-May2<>..
May 31
June 1.
D. J. Einfeldt
June 1
June 2
Isaac Hoffman
Hannah M. Calnan
alias Ethel Gordon...
June 2. . .
June 4.
Henry Bursill Letters. June 26th, to City and County
Treasury.
Fred Nelsson Purse, pistol, key, yellow metal cuff but-
tons. June 26th to City and County
Treasury.
Ten cents, yellow metal watch No. 256,274,
yellow metal chain, yellow metal charm,
yellow metal ring (white stone), keys,
magnet, yellow metal pin (white stone),
knife, yellow metal sleeve buttons,
match box. June 8th to Mary E. Einfeldt
(wife).
Two yellow metal cuff buttons, yellow
metal stud (white stone). June 25th, to-
James Moran, Property Clerk, Police
Department.
Yellow metal chain, yellow metal ring
(white and yellow stone), yellow metal
ring (two white and one red stones), yel-
low metal earrings (white and blue
stones), yellow metal ring (taken from
finger), four and 50-100 dollars, trunk and
contents. June 16th, to H. C. Porter &
Co., for E. J. Bourne, (brother-in-law).
Jens Nielsen Twenty-one and 30-100 dollars, yellow
metal watch No. 90-1,265, yellow metal
chain, yellow metal pin (white stone), yel-
low metal ring, two keys, two bunches of
keys, letters, package marked fifty cents.
June 2d, two bumches of keys to Mr.
Marks, No. 508 Montgomery street. June
3d, balance to Mrs. C. M. Rasmussen
(sister).
Unknown Man | Key, knife. June 26th, to City and County
Treasury.
CORONER'S REPORT.
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TABLE No. 4 -CONTINUED.
DATE.
NAME.
PROPERTY AND TO WHOM DELIVERED.
1897-JuneG
t June 7.
June 8.
JuneS..
June 9.
June 10..
June 10.
June l'2
June 12.
June 13.
June 14.
Otto Polckow...
Emanuel Cohen...
James Roach Balfour
alias J. D. Burton....
Ben C. Fabre.
Ed. Costello or Butler
Walter Ikeda.
Gertie Weir.
May Jordan
William Band or Bangs
Louis Schmidt
Edward Hitter . .
Ten and 35-100 dollars, yellow metal watch
No. 217,861, yellow metal chain, two keys,
purse, papers, knife. June 26th, to City
and County Treasury.
Ten cents, letters, knife, memorandum
book, pistol. June llth, to Jos. Constine
(brother-in-law).
White metal cuff buttons. June 26th, to
City and County Treasury.
Papers. June 26th, to City and County
Treasury.
Sixty-five cents. June 26th, to City and
County Treasury.
Two pair white metal cuff buttons, purse,
key, pocket book, pistol, letters, bundle
of clothes. June 28th, pistol and key to
Dr. Trask. June 26th, balance to City
and County Treasury.
Papers, pawn ticket on Golden West Loan
Office No. 24,765, bundle of clothes. June
llth, bundle of clothes to Maggie Weir,
June 26th, balance to City and County
Treasurer.
Yellow metal earrings. June 14th, to Mrs.
Taylor, by S. A. White.
Pipe, key. June 26th, to City and County
Treasury.
Knife. June 26th, to City and County
Treasury.
One and 90-100 dollars, two keys, book,
papers. June 16th, key to O. Kalt-
schmidt. June 26th, balance to City and
County Treasury.
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CORONER'S REPORT.
TABLE No. 4— CONTINUED.
DATE.
18D7-Junel4..
June 15.
June 16..
NAME.
James G. Sullivan
William E. Vaughan..
Henry Pottker.
June 16 I B. Reardon —
June 16..
June 16..
June 17.
June 19.,
June 19.,
June 21.
E. Hoffman...
Isaac Norton.
Charles Schmidt
Kate Richards
Harry Richardson —
Henry Fruhauf
PROPERTY AND TO WHOM DELIVERED.
Three and 20-100 dollars, knife, key. June
18th. to J. M. Sullivan (brother).
Anchor 'guard. June 26th. to City and
County Treasury.
Thirteen dollars, white metal watch No.
110,104, yellow metal chain, yellow metal
sleeve buttons, yellow metal ring, yellow
metal locket, knife, match box, keys to
store southwest corner of Bush and Scott.
June 16th, to Public Administrator.
Knife, five cents. June 26th, to City and
County Treasury.
Key and ring, purse, note book. June 26th,
to City and County Treasury.
One and 50-100 dollars, five keys, knife, two
yellow metal studs, 3'ellow metal cuff
buttons, (white stones), yellow metal
stud (white stone), papers. June 17th, two
keys, and four papers to B. Thomas,
Deputy Collector. June 2fith, Balance to
James Norton, for wife.
Key, ring, papers. June 26th, to City and
County Treasury.
Yellow metal ring, fifteen cents papers.
June 25th, to Mrs. M. Fitzgerald (sister).
Eighty cents. June 26th, to City and
County Treasury.
Knife, purse, key, papers. June 26th, to
City and County Treasury.
CORONER'S EEPORT
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TABLE No. 4- CONCLUDED.
DATE.
XAME.
PROPERTY AND TO WHOM DELIVERED.
1897— June 21.
June 22.
June 26..
June 27.
June 29...
June 30....
Joseph Carroll
William Wilson....
Unknown Man
Margaret Murphy.
John S. Caprou....
Aug. Pitzer
Yellow metal chain, white metal ring, yel-
low metal ring. June 26th, to City and
County Treasury.
. Valise and contents.! June 24th, Ito Hal-
sted and Company.
. White metal watch No. 64,181, white metal
chain, twenty cents, six copper coins,
purse knife, key, papers. July 10th, to
City and County Treasury.
Yellow metal >ing. June 28th, to John
Murphy (husband).
Pistol. July 10th, to. City: and County
Treasury.
Four pairs of specks, yellow metal pin
(four white stones, five green stones), two
knives, souvenir, three books, ;yellow
metal chain. July 10th, to City and
County Treasury.
GAS INSPECTOR'S REPORT.
CITY HALL, \
OFFICE OF THE GAS AND WATER INSPECTOR, v
SAN FRANCISCO, July 1, 1897. )
To the Honorable the Board of Supervisors
Of the City and County of San Francisco —
GENTLEMEN: Pursuant to Resolution No. 16,412 (Third Series), passed
by your Honorable Board on May 10, 1897, I herein respectfully submit say
report of the working of the department of Gas and Water Inspector, for
the fiscal year ending June 30, 1897.
Very respectfully,
C. L. TAYLOR,
Gas and ex-officio Water Inspector.
EXPENSES.
Salary of Inspector $1,800 00
Material, including stationery 76 50
Total $1,87650
The gas used in the City and County of San Francisco is furnished by the San Francisco
Gas and Electric Company and the Pacific Gas Improvement Company, two private cor-
porations. The rate charged for gas sold to private consumers is $1.75 per thousand cubic
feet. Gas is furnished the City by contract at the rate of $1.60 per thousand cubic feet. The
street lamps are supplied with gas by the San Francisco Gas and Electric Company, and the
City pays twelve cents per night for each lamp for every night lighted.
The lamps are lighted one-half hour after sunset, and are extinguished one hour before
sunrise. They are lighted every night during the year, excepting certain nights of each
month (the night of full moon) and the nights preceding and following full moon, as may be
designated by resolution of the Board of Supervisors.
The number of lamps in use June 30, 1897, 5,377.
The San Francisco Gas and Electric Company furnished the following public buildings
and Fire Department Buildings with gas:
GAS INSPECTOE'S REPOET.
83
SAN FEANCISCO GAS AND ELECTEIC COMPANY.
PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
BUILDING.
BUILDING.
Police Patrol Stable.
Fire Alarm Station.
Exempt Engine.
City and County Hospital.
POLICE STATIONS.
BUILDING.
Police Station . ,
Police Station . ,
Police Station . ,
Police Station . .
Police Station . .
Police Station . .
Police Station . .
Police Station . .
Police Station . .
203 Seventeenth street.
827 Folsora street.
32 Sacramento street.
536 California street.
Fourteenth and Railroad avenues.
Napa street, between Kentucky andJHlinois.
Kentucky street.
1712 Washington street.
Coroner's Office.
84
GAS INSPECTOR'S REPORT.
FIRE DEPARTMENT BUILDINGS.
Engine Company No. 7 Sixteenth street, between Valencia and Guerrero.
Engine Company No. 9 Main and Folsom Streets.
Engine Company No. 11 ( South San Francisco— Annie and Railroad avenue
Engine Company No. 13 i Valencia, near Twenty-sixth street.
Engine Company No. 16 South San Francisco— Tennesee and Shasta streets
Engine Company No. 17 Mint avenue, near Fifth street.
Engine Company No. 18 Duncan street, near Church.
Engine Company No. 19 Walter street, near Octavia.
Engine Company No. 21 Oak street, near Broderick.
Engine Company No. 24 Douglas street, near Twenty-second,
Engine Company No. 25 j Folsom street, near Twenty-second.
Engine Company No. 27 Herman street, near Steiner.
Engine Company No. 28 Francisco and Stockton streets.
Engine Company No. 29 — ' Eleventh and Bryant streets.
Engine Company No. 31 Pacific and Jones streets.
Engine Company No. 32 Seventeenth and Folsom streets.
Engine Company No. 31 Ellis street, near Ootavia.
Chemical Engine Company No. 5 1802 Stockton street.
Truck Company No. 3 Market street, near Tenth,
Fire Department Stables Ridley and Steiner streets.
Fire Department Stables Bryant and Tenth Streets.
Fire Department Storehouse Francisco and Stockton Streets.
GAS INSPECTOR'S REPORT.
85
The Pacific Gas Improvement Company furnished the following public buildings and
Fire Department buildings with gas:
PACIFIC GAS IMPROVEMENT COMPANY.
FIRE DEPARTMENT BUILDINGS.
Engine Company No. 1 ,
Engine Company No. 2.
Engine Company No. 3
Engine Company No. 4
Engine Company No. 5
Engiue Company No. 6
Engine Company No. 8
Engine Company No. 10
Engine Company No. 12
Engine Company No. 14
Engine Company No. 15
Engine Comgany No. 20
Engine Company No. 22
Engiue Company No. 23
Engine Company No. 26
Engine Company No. 3D
Chemical Engiue Company No. 3.
Chemical Engine Company No. 4.
Truck Company No. 1
Truck Company No. 2
Corporation Yard
Water Tower . . .
419 Pacific street.
Bush and Kearny streets.
California street, near Hyde.
Second street, near Howard.
Stockton street, near Pacific.
Sixth street, near Folsom.
Pacific street, near Polk.
Bryant street, near Fourth.
Drumm and Commercial streets.
1017 McAllister street.
California street, near Laguna.
2119 Filbert street.
Post street, near Fillmore.
3022 Washington street.
West side Second avenue, between Point Lobos
avenue and Clement street.
South side Waller street, near Stanyan.
112 Jackson street.
634 Eddy street.
O'Farrell street, near Grant avenue.
Broadway street, near Stockton.
50 Sacramento street.
New Montgomery, near Mission street.
GAS INSPECTOR'S REPORT.
PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
BUILDING.
LOCATION.
City Hall
Larkin and McAllister streets.
County Jail
The gas furnished by the San Francisco Gas and Electric Company is manufactured at
the Potrero Station, -and at the new works called the North Beach Station, situated on Bay
and Buchanan streets.
Since last report the Company plant and office at Howard and First streets has been
abandoned and property sold. The principal business office is located at No. 415 Post street.
The Company has holder plants at Howard and Fifth streets and at King and Second
streets. The kind of gas made is a mixture of coal gas and water gas.
Estimated capacity of works, 6,700,000 cubic feet per twenty-four hours; storage, about
4,609,000 cubic feet.
The Pacific Gas Improvement Company's works are located on the grounds bounded by
Fillmore, Pierce, Francisco and Bay streets. It has also a holder at Townsend, between
Second and Third streets, where are also located the work and repair shops of the Company.
The principal business office is at the corner of Annie and Stevenson streets. The kind
of gas made is a mixture of coal gas and water gas.
Estimated capacity of works, 2,500,000 cubic feet per twenty -four hours; storage capacity
about 1,600,000 cubic feet.
Frequent tests have been made of the gas of both Companies for the presence of sul-
phureted hydrogen, and no trace of it has been found.
The average specific gravity of the gas made by the San Francisco Gas and Electric
Company was 568, and the average specific gravity made by the Pacific Gas Improvement
Company was 563.
The electric light, used by the City, is furnished by the Edison Light and Power Com-
pany, a private corporation, office 415 Post street. The electric light is used by the City
principally for street illumination, and comprises lamps placed at various locations con-
sisting of 641 single lamps of 2,000 candle power each, and incandescent lights in the offices of
the City Hall, Fire Alarm Station and Branch Jails, City Morgue, two Food Stations, two
Engine Houses, North End Police Station and Folsom Street Police Station.
GAS INSPECTOR'S REPORT.
87
TABLE
Showing average candle power of the gas made by the San Francisco Gas and Electric Company for
every week during the year ending June 30, 1897.
CANDLE POWER.
WEEKLY AVERAGE.
1896-July ISO
August iJ'Sb
I59th2b
^20
November 7th.
December 5th.
19.20
1897- January ... 2d.
18.70
February 6th.
IS. 20
March 5th.
19.40
April... 3d.
21.00
May... 1st.
19.75
June 5th.
19.00
llth.
19.30
19.20
12th.
19.50
10th.
19.50
14th.
19.50
12th.
19.25
9th.
18.00
10th.
18.50
llth.
19.J5
10th
18.90
8th.
19.20
12th.
18.75
18th.
18.80
15th.
19.30
19th.
19.60
17th.
19.60
21st.
19.30
19th.
19.20
16th.
19.00
19th.
19.80
19th.
19.75
17th.
19.00
14th.
19.10
19th.
19.60
25th.
19.70
19.60
18.90
24th.
19.60
18.70
26th.
20.00
23d.
18.50
23d.
19.40
27th.
21.22
24th.
19.26
21st.
19.60
26th.
29th.
19.60
31st.
19.50
29th.
18.00
29th.
19.50
Average candle power for the year, 19.14 Candles.
88
GAS INSPECTOR'S REPORT.
TABLE
Showing average candle power of the gas made by the Pacific Gas Improvement Company for the
year ending June 30, 1897.
CANDLE POWER.
1896-July Jth^
August 1st.
19.10
September.... 5th.
19.10
October ... 3d.
19.30
November 7th.
19.30
December 5th.
19.00
1897— January 2d.
18.00
February 6th.
17.30
March .... 4th.
19.75
April ... 3d.
19.00
May 1st.
19.00
June 5th.
18.50
WEEKLY AVERAGE.
llth.
19.00
8th.
19.20
12th.
19.50
10th.
14th.
19.20
12th.
18.75
9th.
17.50
10th.
18.80
12th.
19.25
10th.
18.50
8th.
18.10
12. h
18.50
18th.
19.00
15th.
19th.
19.60
17th.
19.00
21st.
19.10
19th.
19.20
16th.
18.50
15th.
18. 2C
19th.
18.30
17th.
19.20
14th.
18.10
19th.
25th.
19.40
22d.
19.60
19.00
24th.
19.50
27th.
18.50
26th.
19.00
23d.
18.00
23d
19.50
27th.
19.63
24th.
17.92
20th.
18.20
26th.
18.53
29th.
19.50
31st.
19.30
29th.
17.50
18.50
Average candle power for the year, 18.63 Candles.
GAS INSPECTOE'S BEPORT.
89
TABLE
Showing average candle power of the Edison Light and Power Company for every week during the
year ending June 30, 1897.
CANDLE POWER.
MONTHS.
WEEKLY AVERAGE.
£
nth.
18.60
8th.
17.00
12th.
16.80
10th.
16.80
14th.
17.30
12th.
17.00
9th.
17.20
10th.
19.40
12th.
19.25
10th.
20.40
8th.
19.55
12th.
21.75
J8th.
17.50
15th.
17.00
19th.
16.60
17th.
16.90
21st.
17.00
19th.
17.00
16th.
17.70
15th.
19.00
19th.
18.85
17th.
20.00
14th.
18.10
19th.
21.15
15th.
17.01
22d.
16.60
26th.
17.30
24th.
16.90
28th.
18.33
26th.
17.00
23d.
17.00
23d.
21.30
27th.
19.28
24th.
19.95
19th.
19.50
26th
21.00
29th.
16.80
17*01
29th.
17.50
29th.
19.00
September
October
December
1897 January
February
Average candle power for the year, 18.24 Candles.
90
GAS INSPECTOR'S EEPORT.
AMOUNT PAID SAN FRANCISCO GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY FOR GAS FOR THE
YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1897.
PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
MONTH.
CUBIT FEET.
AMOUNT.
1896— July. ..
347 SrO
$556 48
August
330 200
528 32
September
October.
357,600
467 800
572 16
748 48
November
December
1897 — January
475,800
619,000
617,400
761 28
990 40
987 84
February
516,600
898 56
March..
611,800
978 88
April . . .
383,400
613 44
May
375,600
600 96
June
359,800
575 68
Totals
5,462,800
$8,812 48
GAS INSPECTOR'S KEPOKT.
91
AMOUNT PAID SAN FRANCISCO GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY FOR GAS FOR
YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1897.
FIRE DEPARTMENT BUILDINGS.
MONTH.
CUBIC FEET.
AMOUNT.
LABOR
AND PIPE
CHARGED.
1896— July
68,000
$108 80
$47 40
66 500
106 40
70 900
113 44
October
97 900
156 64
•
November . . ....
106,900
171 04
40 44
December . .
137,900
220 64
33 14
1897 January
108,300
173 28
97 500
156 00
March
99,100
158 56
April
66,600
106 56
49 16
May
67,200
107 52
63 04
63 400
104 64
Totals
1,052,200
$1,683 52
$233 18
92
GAS INSPECTOR'S REPORT.
AMOUNT PAID PACIFIC GAS IMPROVEMENT COMPANY FOR GAS FOR YEAR ENDING
JUNE 30, 1897.
PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
1 896— July 718,900
August 694,500
^September 738,100
October .s, 773,200
November 883,000
December. 952,300
1897-January 959,500
February 862,000
March 978,300
April 839,800
May 871,500
June ? 640,900
Totals. . . . 9,912,000
SI, 150 24
1,111 20
1,180 96
1,237 12
1,412 80
1,523 68
1,535 20
1,379 20
1,565 28
1 ,343 68
1,394 40
1,025 44
$15,859 20
GAS INSPECTOR'S REPORT.
93
AMOUNT PAID PACIFIC GAS IMPROVEMENT COMPANY FOR GAS FOR YEAR ENDING
JUNE 30, 1897.
FIRE DEPARTMENT BUILDINGS.
1896— July 104,700
August 84,800
September 100,200
October 108,000
November 118,000
December 135,100
1897— January 138,100
February 111,900
March 112.40D
April 90,800
May 82,200
June 76,100
Totals 1 ,262,300
$167 52
135 68
160 32
174 40
188 80
216 16
220 96
179 04
179 84
145 23
131 52
121 76
$2,021 28
GAS INSPECTOR'S REPORT.
AMOUNT PAID SAN FRANCISCO GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY FOR GAS FUENISHED
TO CITY LAMPS FOR YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1897.
MONTH.
NUMBER OF
PUBLIC GAS LAMPS
LIGHTED
EACH MONTH.
NUMBER OF
NIGHTS LIGHTED
EACH MONTH.
AMOUNT
CHARGED EACH
MONTH.
1896 July
5,654
27
$18 277 68
5 654
26
17 608 56
5 654
25
16 930 20
October
5,490
26
17 262 48
November
December
1897 January
5,490
5,490
5,49)
27
28
28
17,741 04
18,408 48
18,410 64
5,377
21
13,582 20
March
5,977
23
14,806 44
April
5 377
22
14,154 24
Mav
5 377
23
14,782 20
June
5,377
14
9,008 16
Total .
$190,972 32
Lamps in use June 30, 1897,6,377, at 12 cents per night each when lighted.
GAS INSPECTOR'S EEPORT.
AMOUNT PAID EDISON LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY FOR ELECTRIC LIGHTS
FURNISHED TO CITY FOR YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1897.
MONTH.
PUBLIC
BUILDINGS.
STREET
LIGHTS.
1896— July
$783 80
$9 286 20
August.
841 74
8 Q73 9^
September
935 30
October
1 109 83
o ana oc
November. . . . . .
1 361 12
December
1897 — January
February
March ... .
April
May. .
June
Total. .
The average power of the incandescent light, 18.24 candles.
The water used by the City and County of San Francisco is furnished by the Spring
Valley Water Works, and the rate or amount allowed to be collected for such service must
be fixed by the Board of Supervisors some time during the month of February of each and
every year. All of the public buildings of the city, such as jails, hospitals, City Hall, engine
houses, police stations, school houses, etc., are rated at so much per superficial foot for
general purposes, then a specified rate for water closets, urinals and fixtures, and so much
per head for inmates of public institutions. Parks and public squares are charged under the
rate of irrigation, one-half cent per square yard. Public sprinkling is charged for at the
regular meter rate of 30 cents per square hundred cubic feet. The public fire hydrants, for pur-
poses of fire and flushing sewers, are charged for at the rate of $5.00 per month per hydrant.
The.'rate fixed by the Supervisors applies also to all other consumers and water-takers
within the city.
96
GAS INSPECTOR'S REPORT.
AMOUNT PAID SPRING VALLEY WATEI* WORKS FOR WATER FOR MUNICIPAL
PURPOSES DURING YEAR 1896-97.
MONTH.
PUBLIC
BUILDINGS.
PARKS.
HYDRANTS.
TOTALS.
1896-July
August..,
§2,084 63
2,115 18
$725 51
721 56
$15,455 00
15,545 00
§18,265 14
18,381 74
September
2,116 43
721 56
15 600 00
18 437 99
October ,. . ..
2,124 93
721 56
15 600 00
18 446 49
November
2,103 68
721 56
15 6CO 00
18 425 24
December
2,126 73
7-?i 56
15 600 00
18 448 29
1897 — January
2,139 4S
721 56
15 600 00
18 461 04
February . . .
2 141 18
791 56
15 600 00
18 469 74
March
2,148 68
721 56
15,600 00
18 470 24
April . .
2 166 83
721 56
15 600 00
18 488 39
May
2 139 53
721 56
15 600 00
18 461 09
June
9 159 93
721 56
15 600 00
18 481 49
Totals
$25 567 21
$8 662 67
$187 000 00
s-?2i ^29 88
On June 30, 1897, there was in service 3,345 hydrants.
Water is also furnished to the following engine company and fire hydrants by the Visitacion
Water Company:
Engine House— Fifteenth and Railroad avenues.
4 Fire Hydrants— Fifteenth avenue, between Railroad avenue and N street.
Fifteenth avenue, between Railroad avenue aud Q street.
Twenty-fourth avenue and K street.
Engine House- $5 00 per month ,$60 00
4 Hydrants, $5 CO per month per hydrant 240 00
Total...,
$300 CO
GAS INSPECTOR'S REPORT.
97
LIST OF WATER METERS TESTED DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30,
1897, UNDER THE ORDINANCE PROVIDING THAT A TEST MUST BE MADE BY THE
WATER INSPECTOR TO ASCERTAIN THE CONDITION OF A METER UPON COM-
PLAINT OF A CONSUMER.
CONDITION OF WATER METERS TESTED.
DATE OF TEST.
J. O'Connell 1896-
105 Larkin street
653 Mission street '
512 Haight street
1346 Market street
409 Dupont street
606 Montgomery street. . . . —
517 Sansome street
616 Sutter street
514 Bush street
603 Bush street
35-37 Geary street
512 Bush street
115-117 Turk street
113-115 Howard street iS97-
1200 Geary street
115 Larkin street
3028 Sixteenth street
108 McAllister street
1000 Market street
514 Bush street. ,
614 Sutter street
5 Taylor street
N. E. Cor. Haight and Goughj
I
streets
22 Hayes street j
783 Market street :
1101 Gearystreet ,
September 16
September 16
Octobers....
October'8....
October 13...
October 13...
October 24...
October 24...
November 12.
November 12.
November 12.
December 4. .
December 11.
December 16.
January 15.. .
January 15...
January 16...
January 16.. .
January 28...
February 1. . .
February 16.
February 16.
February 18.
February 19..
February 26..
March 8
March 10...,
CONDITION OF METER.
Correct.
i Correct.
Four and one-sixth per cent slow.
Eight and one-third per cent slow.
Thirty per cent slow.
Correct.
Eight and one-fourth per cent slow.
, ! Correct.
I
Eight and one-third per cent slow.
| Eight and one-third per cent slow.
Twenty per cent slow.
Correct.
Twenty per cent slow.
Sixteen and two-thirds per cent slow.
Sixteen and two-thirds per cent slow.
Twelve and one-half per cent slow.
Four and one-sixth per cent fast.
Correct.
Twelve and one-half per cent slow.
Four and one-sixth per cent slow.
Twelve and one-half per cent slow.
Sixteen and two-thirds per cent slow.
Four and one-sixths per cent slow.
. | Twenty and five-sixths per cent slow.
. i Four and one-sixth per cent slow.
. ; Correct.
. i Correct.
GAS INSPECTOR'S REPORT,
CONDITION OF WATER METERS TESTED— CoNTixt :ED.
PREMISES.
DATE OF TEST.
CONDITION OF METER.
517 Mason street
1897 March 12
421 Front street
115-117 Turk street
20 Taylor street
March 15
April 5
April 17
Eight and one-third per cent slow.
Three and one- third per cent slow.
22 Sacramento street
April 22
April 23
Twelve and one-half per cent slow.
41 Eddy street
April 23
1107 Hyde street
May 18
Eight and one-third per cent slow.
Natoma, bet. 4th & 5th streets
(Pacing Transfer Co.)
512 Bush'street
1 Polk street
May 22
May 22
June '26
Correct.
Twelve and one-half per cent slow.
Correct.
447 McAllister street
June 26
Correct.
S. E. cor. Golden Gate Avenue
and Larkin street
118 Sixth street
June 26
June 26
Four and one-sixth per cent slow.
Twelve and one-half per cent slow.
GAS INSPECTOR'S REPORT. 99
RECAPITULATION.
Total meters tested 41
Total meters correct 11
Total meters slow 29
Total meters fast 1
41
Total amounts paid by the City and County for Gas, Water, Electric Lights, etc., for fiscal year
ending June 30, 1897:
For Gas-
To San Francisco Gas and Electric Company-
Lamps $190,972 32
Public buildings 8,812 48
Fire Department buildings 1,683 52
Pipeand labor 233 18
201,701 50
Pacific Gas Improvement Company-
Public buildings $15,859 20
Fire Department building*. 2,021 28
17,880 48
For Electric Lights-
Public buildings 816,572 85
Edison Light and Power Company, public squares and streets 101,398 55
117,971 40
For Water-
Spring Valley Water Works -
For public buildings $25,567 21
Parks 8,66267
Hydrants WOO 00
221,229 88
Vi»itacion Water Company —
Engine houses $60 00
Fire hydrants 240 00
300 00
Total... $559,08326
100 GAS INSPECTOR'S REPORT.
The following information from Eastern cities was collated and submitted to the
Honorable Board of Supervisors on May 17, 1897:
The City of New York has contracts with no less than six Gas Companies to supply
street lighting. The prices charged by the different companies are as follows:
Contracts to furnish lamps with gas all over the City upon their lines-
Consolidated Gas Company, per lamp per year $17 50
Contracts cover only lamps on their mains-
Equitable Gas Company, per lamp per year
Lamps on their mains-
Standard Gas Company, per lamp per year
Control certain sections of the City-
Central Gas Company, per lamp per year
Control certain sections of the City-
Northern Gas Company, per lamp per year 28 00
Control certain sections of the City—
Yonkers Gas Company, per lamp per year 28 00
The contracts specify that the gas furnished shall not be less than twenty candle power,
and the statements of the various companies show the actual candle power from a fraction
above twenty up to twenty-nine candle power.
The City of New York has a lamp department and own the lamp posts, lanterns and
burners; in some instances they furnish their own service from the mains to the lamps, and
keep all in good condition at the expense of the city, also pay for the lamp-lighting and
extinguishing.
The cost of lighting public buildings is the same as that charged the citizens and is fixed
by law and is one dollar and twenty-five cents per thousand cubic feet.
The City of Philadelphia owns her own gas works and they are considered one of her
most valuable assets. They have been valued at $30,000,000. However, it is admitted in
their annual reports "that the quality of their gas is not what it should be for want of
further improvements." The rate charged for gas sold is one dollar per thousand cubic feet.
The commonwealth of Massachusetts has a Board of Gas and Electric Light Com-
missioners whose duty appears to be that of general supervision of the different gas and
electric companies of the State, as to quality and price of gas, also the amount of stock and
bonds issuBd by the companies. They report 133 companies distributed in the various towns
and cities, of which they report twenty -seven engaged in the supplying of gas only; twenty-
four in the supply of both gas and electric lights, and sixty-two supplying only electric lights.
The law requires that the quality shall not be less than sixteen candle power, the price of
street lamp lighting in the ten cities with the largest number of lamps averages about one
dollar per thousand cubic feet, the rate being from seventy-two cents to one dollar and
seventy-four cents per thousand, and the price received for gas sold in five cities with the
largest consumption was from ninety-nine cents to one dol.'ar and thirty-five cents per
housand cubic feet.
The street lighting system of Boston is similar to that of New York herein referred to.
They have a street lamp lighting department, with a superintendent, who has his deputies,
clerks and assistants, who attend to the business of street. lighting, repairing, etc., at the
expense of the City.
GAS INSPECTOR'S REPORT. 101
Cincinnati-
Price per thousand cubic feet, sixteen candle power fl 00
Cleveland-
Price per thousand cubic feet, irrespective of quality 80
Buffalo-
Price per thousand cubic feet, eighteen candle power 1 00
Milwaukee— ,
Price per thousand cubic feet, eighteen candle power 1 00
Price per lamp, public buildings 80
Price per lamp, five feet burners, per annum 22 00
"Indianapolis—
Price per thousand cubic feet, sixteen candle power 1 25
Price per each lamp per annum 17 00
St. Paul-
Price per thousand cubic feet 1 40
City street lights, eachjlamp per>nnum 23 00
Allegheny-
Price per thousand cubic feet, sixteen candle power 1 00
Albany-
Price per thousand cubic feet, supposed to be twenty-six candle power 1 70
Syracuse-
Price per thousand cubic feet, supposed to be twenty-two candle power 1 30
I have written to the authorities or friends in thirty of the largest cities in the United
States enquiring as to the quality and illuminating power of gas manufactured, and prices
charged, and the cost of manufacturing the same, and the only cities heard from are herein
reported upon. The information from some of these is from private sources, especially so
in the case of New York. I find it a very difficult matter to get reliable information, or.in
fact any information at all, as to the cost of manufacturing of gas in the different cities for
the reason that the companies are not disposed to give the information. Further, so much
depends upon the cost of the raw material, which varies very much in different localities,
that I do not find it possible to make any accurate comparison of the cost of gas of other
cities and San Francisco.
DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S REPORT.
SAX FRANCISCO, July 30, 1897.
To the Honorable the Board of Supervisors
Of the City and County of San Francisco—
GENTLEMEN: Pursuant to your Resolution No. 16,412 (Third Series), I have the honor
herewith to submit the report of the District Attorney's Department for the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1897.
During the fiscal year the office received 472 felony cases, and 242 cases were pending for
for trial June 30, 1896. There have been 221 convictions and 103 acquittals; 79 defendants
have been discharged on account of insufficient evidence; 43, in furtherance of justice; 1,
on motion to set aside information ; 5, on account of death of defendants; 26, against defend-
ants sentenced on other charges; 1, under sixty day rule; 9, on demurrer; 7, on habeas
corpus.
The comparatively large number dismissed is due to the fact that I ordered dismissed a
large number of what are known as " dead" cases, which have been pending and carried on
the books for many years— some as long as ten and twelve-and which it was plainly im-
proper to yearly report as pending.
During the year 182 writs of habeas corpus were issued, and 4 pending June 30, 1896. Of
these, 102 were denied and writ dismissed; 50 were granted, 8 issued and no return made up
to June 30, 1897, and 26 are pending.
93 appeals from the Police Courts were filed during the year, and 30 were pending July
1, 1896. Of these, 37 were affirmed, 40 reversed, 12 dismissed, 5 recalled and reversed, and 20,
including cases reversed and new trials granted, pending June 30, 1897.
.During the year 5 incorrigible minors were committed to the Whittier State School, and
12 to the Preston School of Industry.
During the brief time in which .this office had charge of the trials of parties arrested
under the Pure Food Law in the Police Court, my representative conducted 9 trials, which
resulted in 7 convictions and 2 disagreements. §385 was collected, as fines, and paid into the
Treasury.
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM S. BARNES,
I'istrict Attorney
DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S REPORT.
103
SCHEDULE
OF THE DISPOSITION OF CRIMINAL OASES.
ABDUCTION (Felony under Sec. 267. P. C.).
Cases reported pending July 1, 1896, against defendants fugitives from justice. 3
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants fugitives from justice. ,
3
ARSON.
Cases reported pending July 1, 1896, against defendants discharged on own
recognizance
Cases reported pending July 1, 1896, against defendants insane
Cases reported pending July 1, 1896, against defendants fugitives from justice
Cases reported pending July 1, 1896, against defendants for trial
Cases received during the year ending June 30, 1897 '
Acquitted
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants discharged on own recognizance.
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants insane
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants convicted but not sentenced —
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants fugitives from justice
ASSAULT BY MEANS AND FORCE LIKELY TO PRODUCE GREAT
BODILY INJURY.
Cases reported pending July 1, 1896, against defendants fugitives from justice. 7
Cases reported pending July 1, 1896, against defendants for trial 11
Cases received during the year ending June 30, 1897
Convicted as charged
Dismissed— no evidence to convict
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants sentenced on other charges
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants fugitives from justice
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants for trial
19
101
DISTKICT ATTORNEY'S REPORT.
DISPOSITION OF CRIMINAL CASES-CONTINUED.
ASSAULT WITH A DEADLY WEAPON.
Cases reported pending July 1, 18%, against defendants discharged on own
recognizance 12
Cases reported pending July 1, 1896, against defendants sentenced on other
charges 1
Cases reported pending July 1, 1896, against defendants insane l
Cases reported pending July 1, 1896, against defendants fugitives from justice.
Cases reported pending July 1, 1836, against defendants for trial
Cases received during the year ending June 30, 1897
Convicted as charged
Convicted of misdemeanor
Acquitted
Dismissed— no evidence to convict
Dismissed— on motion to set aside information
Dismissed— in furtherance of justice
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants discharged on own recognizance
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants sentenced on other charges
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants insane
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants convicted and judgment suspended
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants fugitives from justice
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants for trial
92
ASSAULT WITH INTENT TO COMMIT THE INFAMOUS CRIME
AGAINST NATURE.
Cases reported pending July 1, 1896, against defendants for trial 3
Convicted of misdemeanor
3
ASSAULT WITH INTENT TO COMMIT MURDER.
Cases reported pending July 1, 1896, against defendants discharged on own
recognizance
DISTRICT ATTORNEY S REPORT.
105
DISPOSITION OF CRIMINAL CASES— CONTINUED.
ASSAULT WITH INTENT TO COMMIT MURDER-CONCLUDED.
Cases reported pending July 1, 1896, against defendants sentenced on other
charges 4
Cases reported pending July 1, 1896, against defendants insane 4
Cases reported pending July 1, 1896. against defendants fugitives from justice
Cases reported pending July 1, 1896, against defendants for trial 12
Cases received during the year ending June 30, 1897 26
Convicted as charged
Convicted of lesser offense (assault with a deadly weapon)
Acquitted
Dismissed- no evidence to convict
Dismissed— defendants sentenced on other charges
Dismissed— in furtherance of justice
Pending June 30, 1897, aga!nst defendants discharged on own recognizance. . .
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants sentenced on other charges
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants insane
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants fugitives from justice
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants for trial
ASSAULT WITH INTENT TO COMMIT RAPE.
Cases reported pending July 1, 1896, against defendants discharged on own
recognizance 3
Cases reported pending July 1, 1896, against defendants sentenced on other
charge.-
Cases reported pending July 1, 1896, against defendants fugitives from justice.
Cases reported pending July 1, 1896, against defendants for trial 7
Cases received during the year ending June 30, 1897 5
Acquitted ~.
Dismissed— no evidence to convict
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants discharged on own recognizance. ..
106
DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S REPORT.
DISPOSITION OF CRIMINAL CASES— CONTINUED.
ASSAULT WITH INTENT TO COMMIT RAPE— CONCLUDED.
Pending June 30, 18&7. against defendants sentenced on other charges
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants fugitives from justice
Pending June 30, 1&>7, against defendants for trial
ASSAULT WITH INTENT TO COMMIT ROBBERY.
Cases reported pending July 1, 1896, against defendants discharged on own
recognizance
Cases reported pending July 1, 1896, against defendants fugitives from justice
Cases reported pending July 1, 1896, against defendants for trial
Cases received during the year ending June 30, 1897
Convicted as charged
Convicted of misdemeanor
Acquitted
Dismissed— in furtherance of justice
Pending June 30, 1897. against defendants discharged on own recognizance. . . .
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants fugitives from justice
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants for trial
ATTEMPT TO COMMIT BRIBERY.
Cases received during the year ending June 30, 1897
Acquitted ..
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants for trial
13
ATTEMPT TO COMMIT BURGLARY.
Cases reported pending July 1, 1896, against defendants discharged on own
recognizance
Cases reported pending July 1, 1896, against defendants sentenced on other
charges
DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S REPORT.
107
DISPOSITION OF CRIMINAL CASES— CONTINUED.
ATTEMPT TO COMMIT BURGLARY-CONCLUDED.
Oases reported pending June 30, 1896. against defendants minors committed to
Reform Schools on the other charges
Cases reported pending July 1, 1896, against defendants for trial :
Cases received during the year ending June 30, 1897 | '
Convicted of attempt to commit burg'ary in the first degree
Acquitted
I/ismissed in furtherance of justice
Pending June 33, 1897, against defendants discharged on own recoguixance — j
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants sentenced on other charges
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants committed to reform schools on
other charges
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants for trial
19
ATTEMPT TO EXTORT.
Cases reported pending July 1, 1896, against defendants discharged on their
own recognizance
Cases reported pending July 1, 1896, against defendants for trial
Dismissed in furtherance of justice
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants discharged on own recognizance
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants for trial
3
ATTEMPT TO COMMIT GRAND LARCENY.
Cases reported pending July 1, 1896, against defendants discharged on own
recognizance 2
Cases reported pending July 1, 1896, against defendants fugitives from justice. 1
Cases received during the year ending June 30, 1397 2
Acquitted
Dismissed — no evidence to convict. . .
108
DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S REPORT.
DISPOSITION OF CRIMINAL CASES— CONTINUED.
ATTEMPT TO COMMIT GRAND LARCENY-CONCLUDED.
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants discharged on their own recog-
nizance
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants fugitives from justice
ATTEMPT TO COMMIT THE INFAMOUS CRIME AGAINST
NATURE.
Cases received during the year ending June 30, 1896
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants convicted and judgment suspended.
ATTEMPT TO COMMIT MAYHEM.
Cases reported pending July 1, 1896, against defendants sentenced on other
charges
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants sentenced on other charges —
ATTEMPT TO RESCUE PRISONERS.
Cases reported pending July 1, 1896. against defendants fugitives from justice
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants fugitives from justice
BIGAMY.
Cases reported pending July 1, 1896, against defendants discharged on their
own recognizance
Pending June 30, 1897, aga'nst defendants discharged on own recognizance. . .
BURGLARY.
Cases reported pending July 1, 1896, against defendants discharged on. own
recognizance
Cases reported pending July 1, 1896, against defendants sentenced on other
charges
Cases reported pending July 1, 1896, against defendants insane
73
DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S REPORT.
109
DISPOSITION OF CRIMINAL CASES— CONTINUED.
BURGLARY-CONCLUDED.
Cases reported pending July 1, 1896, against defendants fugitives from justice. 10
Cases reported pending July 1. 1896, against defendants for trial 26
Cases received during the year ending June 30, 1897
Convicted of burglary in the first degree 24
Convicted of burglary in the second degree 42
Convicted of attempt 4
Acquitted 12
Dismissed— no evidence to convict 10
Dismissed— defendants sentenced on other charges 12
Dismissed - in furtherance of justice 5
Dismissed— on habeas corpus 1
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants discharged on their own recogni-
zance 75
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants sentenced on other charges 59
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants insane 5
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants convicted and judgment suspended 7
Pending June 39, 1897, against defendants fugitives f rolai justice 11
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants for trial ! 20
287 287
CHILD STEALING.
Cases reported pending July 1, 1896, against defendants discharged on own
recognizance
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants discharged on own recognizance
2
CRIME AGAINST NATURE.
Cases reported pending July 1, 1896, against defendants discharged on own
recognizance
Cases reported pending July 1, 1896, against defendants sentenced on other
charges
110
DISTKICT ATTORNEY'S REPORT.
DISPOSITION OF CRIMINAL CASES— CONTINUED.
CRIME AGAINST NATURE-CONCLUDED.
Cases reported pending July 1, 1896, against defendants fugitives from justice. 1
Cases received during the year ending June 30, 1897 3
Convicted as charged
Acquitted
Dismissed— defendants sentenced on other charges
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants discharged on own recognizance
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants fugitives from justice
DESTROYING TELEGRAPH MESSAGE.
Cases reported pending July 1, 1896, against defendants discharged on own
recognizance 1
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants discharged on own recognizance....
1
EMBEZZLEMENT.
Cases reported pending July 1, 1896, against defendants discharged on own
recognizance 3
Cases reported pending July 1, 1896, against defendants sentenced on other
charges 18
Cases reported pending July 1, 1896, against defendants fugitives from justice.
Cases reported pending July 1, 1896, against defendants for trial 19
Cases received during the year ending June 30, 1897 ,
Cases in which new trials were granted by the Supreme Court 1
Convicted as charged
Acquitted
Dismissed— no evidence to convict
Dismissed— defendants sentenced on other charges
Dismissed — defendants dead
Dismissed — in furtherance of justice
DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S REPORT.
Ill
DISPOSITION OF CRIMINAL CASES -CONTINUED.
. EMBEZZLEMENT— CONCLUDED.
Dismissed— on habeas corpus
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants discharged on own recognizance... .
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants sentenced on other charges
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants convicted and judgment suspended
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants fugitives from justice.
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants for trial
73
EXTORTION.
Cases reported pending July 1, 1896, against defendants discharged on own
recognizance 2
Cases received during the year ending June 30, 1897
Convicted as charged
Dismissed- no evidence to convict
Pending June 30, 1898, against defendants discharged on own recognizance. . .
4
FELONY UNDER SEC. 51, PENAL CODE.
Cases reported pending July 1, 1896, against defendants for trial . ,
Cases received during the year ending June 30, 1897 1
Cases in which new trials have been granted by the Supreme Court 1
Acquitted
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants for trial
4
FELONY UNDER SEC. 222, PENAL CODE.
Cases reported pending July 1, 1896, against defendants discharged on own
recognizance 1
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants discharged on own recognizance
112
DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S REPORT.
DISPOSITION OF CRIMINAL CASES— CONTINUKD.
FELONY UNDER SEC. 266, PENAL CODE.
Cases reported pending July 1, 1896, against defendants fugitives from justice.
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants fugitives from justice
FELONY UNDER SEC. 476, PENAL CODE.
Cases reported pending July 1, 1896, against defendants discharged on own
recognizance
Cases reported pending July 1, 1896, against defendants fugitives from justice.
Cases received during the year ending June 30, 1897
Convicted as charged
Acquitted
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants discharged on own recognizance
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants fugitives from justice
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants for trial
FELONY UNDER SEC. 497, PENAL CODE.
Cases received during the year ending June 30, 1897
Dismissed— on demurrer
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants convicted but not sentenced
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants for trial
FELONY UNDER SEC. 563, PENAL CODE.
Cases reported pending July 1, 1896, against defendants sentenced on other
charges
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants sentenced on other charges. .
FELONY UNDER SEC. 564, PENAL CODE.
Cases reported pending July 1, 1896, against defendants fugitives from justice.
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants fugitives from justice
DISTEICT ATTORNEY'S REPORT.
113
DISPOSITION OF CRIMINAL CASES— CONTINUED.
FELONY UNDER SEC. 587, PENAL CODE.
Cases reported pending July 1, 1896, against defendants discharged on own
recognizance , 1
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants discharged on own recognizance..
1
FELONY UNDER SEC. 596, PENAL CODE.
Cases reported pending July 1, 1896, against defendants for trial.
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants for trial
2
FELONY UNDER SEC. 641, PENAL CODE.
Cases reported pending July 1, 1896, against defendants for trial
Dismissed —on demurrer
1
FELONY UNDER SEO. 22, PURITY OF ELECTIONS ACT.
Cases reported pending July 1, 1896, against defendants sentenced on other
charges 1
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants sentenced on other charges i . . .
1
FELONY UNDER SEC. 27, PURITY OF ELECTIONS ACT.
Cases reported pending July 1, 1896. against defendants discharged on own
recognizance
Cases reported pending July 1, 1896, against defendants for trial 4
Cases in which new trials have been granted by the Supreme Court
Dismissed — no evidence to convict
10
FELONY UNDER SEC. 29. PURITY OF ELECTIONS ACT.
Cases reported pending July 1, 1896, against defendants for trial 3
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants for trial
114
DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S REPORT.
DISPOSITION OF CRIMINAL CASES— CONTINUED.
FELONY (PUTTING WIFE IN HOUSE OF PROSTITUTION.)
Cases reported pending July 1, 1896, agaiust defendants discharged on own
recognizance •
Dismissed— in furtherance of justice. .
1
FELONY (COMPULSORY PROSTITUTION OF WOMEN.)
Cases received during the year ending June 30, 1897
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants sentenced on other charges.
1
FORGERY.
Cases reported pending July 1, 1896, against defendants discharged on own
recognizance
Cases reported pending July 1, 1896, against defendants sentenced on other
charges
Cases reported pending July 1, 1896, against defendants insane 5
Cases reported pending July 1, 1896, against defendants fugitive from justice 7
Cases reported pending July 1, 1896, against defendants for trial
Cases received during the year ending June 30, 1897 22
Cases in which new trials were granted by the Supreme Court 2
Convicted as charged
Acquitted
Dismissed- no evidence to convict
Dismissed -defendants sentenced on other charges
Dismissed— defendants dead
Dismissed— in furtherance of justice
Dismissed on demurrer
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants discharged on own recognizance.,
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants sentenced on other charges
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants insane
DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S REPORT.
115
DISPOSITION OF CRIMINAL CASES— CONTINUED.
FORGERY-CONCLUDED.
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants convicted and not sentenced
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants fugitive from justice 7
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants for trial 7
FRAUDULENTLY CONCEALING PROPERTY.
Cases reported pending July 1, 1895, against defendants discharged on own
recognizance
Cases received during the year ending June 30, 1897 1
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants discharged on own recognizance...
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants fugitives from justice
GAMING.
Cases reported pending July 1, 1896, against defendants for trial 24
Dismissed— in furtherance of justice
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants for trial 4
24 24
GRAND LARCENY.
Cases reported pending July 1, 1896, against defendants discharged on own
recognizance
Cases reported pending July 1, 1896, against defendants sentenced on other
charges
Cases reported pending July 1, 1896, against defendants insane
Cases reported pending July 1, 1896, against defendants fugitives from justice.
Cases reported pending July 1, 1896, against defendants for trial.,
Cases received during the year ending June 30, 1897
Cases in which new trials were granted by the Supreme Court
Convicted as charged
Convicted of attempt
Convicted of petty larceny
Acquitted. 16
116
DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S REPORT.
DISPOSITION OF CRIMINAL CASES— CONTINUED.
OFFENSE. NO.
Gft&ND LARCENY-CONCLUDED.
Dismissed— no evidence to convict 10
Dismissed— defendants sentenced on other charges 1
Dismissed— defendants dead 1
Dismissed- in furtherance of justice 3
Dismissed— on habeas corpus o
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants discharged on own recognizance 32
Pending June 30. 1897, against defendants sentenced on other charges, 32
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants insane 1
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants convicted and judgment suspended
Pending June 30, 1897, "against defendants fugitives from justice 31
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants for trial 23
195 195
INCEST.
Cases reported pending July 1, 1896, against defendants fugitives from justice.
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants fugitives from justice 1
~
LIBEL.
Cases reported pending July 1, 1896, against defendants discharged on own
recognizance 4
Cases reported pending July 1, 1896, against defendants sentenced on other
charges 3
Cases reported pending July 1, 1896, against defendants for trial 5
Cases received during the year ending June 30, 1897 14
Convicted as charged r . . . 1
Acauitted 1
Dismissed— in furtherance of justice 2
Dismissed— on demurrer 1
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants discharged on own recognizance —
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants sentenced on other charges 3
DISTRICT ATTOENEY'S EEPOET.
117
DISPOSITION OF CEIMINAL CASES— CONTINUED.
LIBEL— CONCLUDED.
Pending June 30, 1896, against defendants insane
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants for trial
MANSLAUGHTER.
Cases reported pending July 1, 1896, against defendants discharged on own
recognizance 1
Pending July 1, 1896, against defendants sentenced on other charges 1
Cases reported pending July 1, 1896, against defendants for trial j 1
Cases received during the year ending June 30, 1897 4
Convicted as charged
Acquitted \ 1
Dismissed— no evidence to convict 1
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants discharged on own recognizance. .. 1
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants sentenced on other charges 1
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants for trial 1
7
MAYHEM.
Cases reported pending July 1, 1896, against defendants discharged on own
recognizance 1
Pending June 30, 1837, against defendants discharged on own recognizance... 1
1 1
MISDEMEANOR.
Cases reported pending July 1, 1896. against defendants discharged on own
recognizance 1
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants discharged on own recognizance... .
MISDEMEANOR (VIOLATION OP FISH AND GAME LAWS). 1
Cases received during the year ending June 30, 1897 j 11
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants for trial 11
11 11
118
DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S REPORT.
DISPOSITION OF CRIMINAL CASES— CONTINUED.
MURDER.
Cases reported pending July 1, 1896, against defendants discharged on own
recognizance 4
Cases reported pending July 1, 1896, against defendants sentenced on other
ch arges
Cases reported pending July 1, 1896, against defendants insane 4
Cases reported pending July 1, 1896, against defendants fugitives from justice. 10
Cases reported pending July 1, 1896, against defendants for trial 2
Cases received during the year ending June 30, 1897 17
Convicted as charged
Convicted of manslaughter . .
Acquitted
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants discharged on own recognizance. . .
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants sentenced on other charges ...
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants insane
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants fugitives from justice
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants for tria'
OBTAINING MONEY OR PROPERTY BY FALSE PRETENSES.
Cases reported pending July 1, 1896, against defendants discharged on own
recognizance 2
Cases reported pending July 1, 1896, against defendants sentenced on other
charges
Cases reported pending July 1, 1896, against defendants fugitives from justice. 20
Cases reported pending July 1, 1896, against defendants for trial 18
Cases received during the year ending June 30, 1837 ,. . 13
Convicted as charged
Convicted of misdemeanor
Acquitted
Dismissed— no evidence to convict
DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S REPORT.
119
DISPOSITION OF CRIMINAL CASES— CONTINUED.
OBTAINING MONEY OR PROPERTY BY FALSE PRETENSES-
CONCLUDED.
Dismissed— on habeas corpus
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants discharged on own recognizance 1
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants sentenced on other charges 4
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants fugitives from justice
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants for trial 16
57 57
OFFICIAL MISCONDUCT.
Cases received during the year ending June 30, 1897. . 7
Acquitted
7
PERJURY.
Cases reported pending July 1, 1896, against defendants discharged on own
recognizance 5
Cases reported pending July 1, 1896, against defendants sentenced on other
charges 1
Cases reported pending July 1, 1896, against defendants insane
Cases reparted pending July 1, 1896, against defendants fugitives from justice-
Cases reported pending July 1, 1896, against defendants for trial 17
Cases received during the year ending June 30, 1897 14
Convicted as charged 3
Acquitted 2
1— no evidence to convict 5
Dismissed— defendants dead 1
Dismissed— in furtherance of justice 1
Dismissed— under sixty day rule 1
Dismissed— on demurrer 4
Pending June 33, 1897, against de fen lants discharged on own recognizance. . . 5
Pending June 30, 1897, against def eu lants a -.ntenced on other charges 2
120
DISTKICT ATTORNEY'S KEPORT.
DISPOSITION OP CRIMINAL CASES— CONTINUED.
PERJURY— CONCLUDED.
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants insane
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants fugitives from justice 10
Pending June 30, 1897. against defendants for trial 15
51
PETTY LARCENY (SECOND OFFENSE).
Cases reported pending July 1, 18S6, against defendants discharged on own
recognizance
Cases reported pending July 1, 1896, against defendants sentenced on other
charges
Cases received during the year ending June 30, 1897 5
Convicted as charged ! 4
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants discharged on own recognizance | 1
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants sentenced on other charges
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants for trial 1
14 14
RAPE.
Cases reported pending July 1, 1896, against defendants discharged on own
recognizance 3
Cases reported pending July 1, 1896, against defendants sentenced on other
charges 1
Cases reported pending July ], 1896, against defendants fugitives from justice 2
Cases reported pending July 1, 1896, against defendants for trial 7 I
Cases received daring the year ending June 30, 1897 3
Convicted as charged r. . . . 1
Convicted of misdemeanor 1
Dismissed— no evidence to convict 4
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants discharged on own recognizance ; 3
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants sentenced on other charges 2
DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S REPORT.
121
DISPOSITION OF CRIMINAL CASES— CONTINI ED
RAPE— CONCLUDED.
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants convicted and judgment suspended
Pending June 30, 1S97, against defendants fugitives from justice
Pending June 30, 1897, agiinst defendants for trial
16
RECEIVING AND BUYING STOLEN GOODS.
Cases reported pending July 1, 1896, against defendants discharged on own
recognizance 1
Cases reported pending July 1, 1896, againstjdefendants for examination 1
Pending June 30, 1896, against defendants fugitives from justice
Pending June 30, 1890, against defendants for trial
Cases received during the year ending June 30, 1897 3
Convicted as charged
Dismissed— on habeas corpus
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants discharged on own recognizance
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants for examination
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants fugitives from justice
Pending June 30, 18S7, against defendants for trial
12
RESISTING AN OFFICER.
Cases received during the year ending June 3f), J897
Acquitted 1
3
ROBBERY.
Cases reported pending July 1, 1896, against defendants discharged on own
recognizance j 17
Cases reported pending July 1, 1896, against defendants sentenced on other
charges 7
Cases reported pending July 1, 1896, against defendants fugitives from justice 6
Cases reported pending July, 1896, against defendants for trial 7
122
DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S REPORT.
DISPOSITION OF CRIMINAL CASES -CONCLUDED.
ROBBERY— CONCLUDED.
Cases received during the year ending June 30, 1897 18
Cases in which new trials have been granted by the Supreme Court
Convicted as charged ,
Convicted of lesser offense (felony)
Convicted of misdemeanor ,
Acquitted ,
Dismissed— no evidence to convict
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants discharged on own recognizance —
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants sentenced on other charge?
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants fugitives from justice
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants for trial
57
SEDUCTION UNDER PROMISE OF MARRIAGE.
Cases reported pending July 1, 1896, against defendants fugitives from justice. 1
Cases reported pending July 1, 1897, against defendants for trial 1
Cases received during the year ending June 30, 1857 1
Acquitted
Dismissed- no evidence to convict
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants fugitives from justice. .
DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S REPORT. 123
WRITS OF HABEAS CORPUS
DURING FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1897.
Writs pending July 1, 1896, for hearing 4
Writs issued during fiscal year ending June 30, 1897 182
Writsgranted 50
Writs denied 46
Writs dismissed 56
Writs issued, upon which no return has been made up to June 30, 1897
Writs pending 26
186 186
CASES AGAINST INCORRIGIBLE MINORS.
Complaints pending July 1, 1896 1
Complaints filed during the year ending June 30, 1897 5
Charged in informations with felonies ; 10
Charged in indictments with felonies ]
Committed to Whittier State School : 5
Committed to Preston School of Industry 12
17 17
APPEALS FROM POLICE COURTS
DURING FISJAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1897.
Appeals pending July 1, 1896 30
Appeals filed during year ending June 30, 1S97 93
Judgments affirmed 34
Judgments reversed and cause dismissed 40
J udgments modified 3
Recalled and dismissed 5
Dismissed 12
Reeversed and new trial granted, 4. Pending June 30, 1897, 2.', 29
123 123
124 DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S REPORT.
GENERAL RECAPITULATION.
Cases reported pending July 1, 1897. against defendants discharged on own recog-
nizance 215
Cases reported pending July 1, 1896, against defendants sentenced on other
charges 184
Cases reported pending July 1, 1896, against defendants insane 23
Cases reported pending July 1, 1896, against minors committed to Reform Schools
on other charges 2
Cases reported pending July 1, 1896, against defendants for examination 1
Cases reported pending July 1, 1896, against defendants fugitives from justice 144
Cases reported pending July 1, 1896, against defendants for trial 242
Cases received during the year ending June 30, 1897 472
Cases in which reversals were made by the Supreme Court 8
Writs of habeas corpus pending July 1, 1896 4
Writs of habeas corpus issued during the year ending June 30, 1897 ... 1 32
Proceedings against incorrigible minors pending July 1, 1896 1
Proceedings against incorrigible minors received during the year ending June 30,
1897 16
Appeals from Police Court pending July 1, 1896 30
Appeals irom Police Courts filed during the year ending June 30, 1896 .... i»3
Convicted as charged. 150
Convicted of lesser offense (felony) 23
Convicted of misdemeanor 43
Acquitted 103
Appeals from Police Court affirmed 34
Appeals from Police Court reversed and causes dismissed 40
Appeals from Police Courts modified. 3
Appeals from Police Court recalled and dismissed 5
Appeals from Police Court dismissed 12
Writs of habeas corpus granted (discharged under) 50
Writs of habeas corpus denied 46
Writs of habeas corpus dismissed 56
Writs of habeas corpus issued and no return made up to June 30, 1897 8
Incorrigibles committed to Whittier State School 5
Incorrigibles committed to Preston School of Industry 12
Dismissed— no evidence to convict 7.'
Dismissed— defendants sentenced on other charges 26
Dismissed on motion to set aside information 1
Dismissed— defendants dead , 5
Dismissed — in furtherance of justice 43
Dismissed— defendants discharged on habeas corpus . 7
Dismissed under the sixty day rule 1
Dismissed on demurrer 9
DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S REPORT. 125
GENERAL RECAPITULATION-CONCLUDED.
Feuding June 30, 1897, against defendants discharged on their own recognizance. . . 215
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants sentenced on other charges 189
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants insane 24
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants convicted and judgment suspended 14
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants convicted but not yet sentenced 3
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants minors committed to reform schools
on other charges
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants for examination 1
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants fugitives from justice 166
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants for trial 182
Appeals from Police Court including cases reversed and new trials granted pend-
ding'june 30, 1897 29
Writ of habeas corpus pending June 30, 1817 26
1,617 1,617
126
DISTKICT ATTORNEY'S REPORT.
DISPOSITION OF CRIMINAL CASES FOR
OFFENSES CHARGED.
.
gs.
Abduction
Arson
Assault by means and force likely to produce great bodily harm 18
Assault with a deadly weapon 36 56
Assault with intent to commit the infamous crime against nature
Assault with intent to commit murder 34 21
Assault with intent to commit rape 13
Assault with intent to commit robbery 12 4
Attempt to commit bribery ]
Attempt to commit burglary 12
Attempt to extort 3
Attempt to commit grand larceny 3 2
Attempt to commit the infamous crime against nature 1
Attempt to commit mayhem 1
Attempt to rescue prisoners 1
Bigamy
Burglary 175 109
Child-stealing 2
Crime against nature (sodomy) 5 3
Destroying telegraph message 1
DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S REPORT.
127
1HE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1897.
CONVICTED.
Acquitted
DISMISS D.
PENDING.
5f
Attempt to commit burg
lary, first degree
AS charged
Burglary, first degree.
Burglary, second deg
Attempt to cummit bur
Manslaughter
Of misdemeanor
Of lesser offense — an as
with deadly weapon.
Of lesser offence — felon
Att'pt to commit g'd lar
I
£
a
v;
No evidence to convict
On motion to set asid
formation
Defendants sentenced
other charges
Defendants dead
In furtherance of justic
On habeas corpus
Under sixty day rule. .
On demurrer
Against defend'ts sentencen
on other charges
Defendants discharged or
own recognizance
Against defendants insane.
Defendants for examinatioi
Convicted and judgment
suspended
Minors commit'd to Reforu]
School on other charges . .
Defendants convicted bul
not sentenced
Ag'rist fugitives from justice
For trial June 30, 1897
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DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S REPORT.
DISPOSITION OF
OFFENSES CHARGED.
Cases pending July 1, 189.">
Informations filed -Jurmg fiscal
year ending June 30, 1896
Indictments filed during fiscal year
ending June 30, 1896
j Granted new trial . .
( Total number of cases
49
10
18
1
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Extortion ...
2
2
4
2
1
I
4
(Adding to or subtracting from votes given at election.)
Felony under Section 222, Penal Code
1
1
(Administering stupefying drugs.)
Felony under Section 266, Penal Code
(Seduction for purposes of prostitution. )
Felon v under Section 476, Penal Code
1
4
9
1
1
(Making, passing, altering and attempting to pass fictitious paper )
Felony under Section 497 Penal Cole
4
4
(Larceny and receiving stolen property out of the State.)
Felonv under Section 563, Penal Code
4
4
(Frauds in keeping accounts in books of corporations.)
Felony under Section 564, Penal Code
]
1
(False reports by officers of corporations.)
Felonv under Section 587, Penal Code
]
1
(Malicious injuries to railroads.)
Felonv under Section 596, Penal Code. . . .
(Administering poison to a horse.)
Felony under Section 641, Penal Code
(Bribing telegraph employee.)
Felony under Section 22, Purity of Elections Act
(Approved Feb. 23, 1893— Procuring illegal registration.)
Felony under Section 27, Puritv of Elections Act
1
1
1
1
10
(Approved Feb. 23, 1893— Forging election returns.)
Felony under Section 29, Purity of Elect ons Act
3
(Approved Feb. 23, 1893— Neglect of duty bv election officers,)
Felonv under Act of March 31, 1891
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1
(Putting wife in house of prostituth n.;
Felony under Act of March 23. 1893
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1
(Compulsory prostitution of women.;
Forgery
21
1
9
Fradulently concealing property
\
0
Gaming
•>4
DISTKICT ATTORNEY'S REPORT.
129
CRIMINAL CASES— CONTINUED.
CONVICTED.
Acquitted '
DISMISSED.
PENDING.
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On motion to set aside
formation
Defendants sentenced
other charges
Defendants dead .......
In furtherance of justice
C
3
—
TJ
Under sixty day rule
On demurrer
Defendants discharged on
their own recognizance . .
Against defend ts sentenced
on other charges
Defendants for examination
Against defendants insane. .
Convicted and judgment
suspended
Minors commit d to Reform
School on other charges. .
1 Defendants convicted but
not sentenced
Ag'nst fugitives from justice
For trial June 30. 1897
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DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S REPORT.
DISPOSITION OF
OFFENSES CHARGED.
Cases pending July 1, 1895
Informations filed during fiscal
year ending June 30, 1896
|j Indictments filed dminj- nbcul year
endinsr June- 30, 1896
Granted new trial
Total number of cases
Grand larceny.
o
77
5
1
195-
Incest
1
1
Libel
12
2
11
26
Manslaughter
2
4
7
Mayhem
1
1
Misdemeanor ....
1
1
Misdemeanor violation of fish and game law*
11
11
Murder ,
21
17
38
Obtaining money or property by false pretenses
44
7
6
57
Official misconduct
\
7
Perjury
37
3
1 1
51
Petit larceny, second offense
Rape
9
13
....
14
16
Receiving and buying stolen goods
9
..
12
Resisting an officer
3
Robbery
r 37
15
fj
9
57
Seduction, under promise of marriage
2
3
Totals . .
787
403
93
g
1291
DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S REPORT.
131
CRIMINAL CASES— CONCXUDED.
CONVICTED.
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on other charges.
Defendants for examination
Against defendants insane. .
Minors commit'd to Reform
School on other charges..
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suspended
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not sentenced
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REPORT
COLLECTOR OF LICENSES
OFFICE or THE COLLECTOR OF LICENSES,
SAN FBANCISCO, July 1, 1897.
*
To the Honorable the Board of Supervisors
Of the City and County of San Francisco—
GENTLEMEN: Herewith please find my Annual Report of the operations
and results of this office for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1897, in com-
pliance with Resolution No, 16,412 (Third Series), the same showing the
revenue derived by the city from licenses of all classes, and also the ex-
penses entailed in collecting the same.
I have the honor to remain, gentlemen, very respectfully,
FRED W. LEES,
Collector of Licenses.
LICENSE COLLECTOR'S REPORT.
133
GENERAL FUND-CITY AND COUNTY LICENSES ISSUED QUARTERLY.
NUMBER
OF LICENSES
ISSUED.
20,234
138
250
44
161
267
7
243
179
94
8,357
4,424
34,398
Merchandise
Bankers'
Brokers'
Billiards
Auctioneers'
Livery stables
Bowling alleys
Pawnbrokers'
Theaters, exhibitions, circus and shows.
Intelligence offices
Retail liquors
Groceries and retail liquors
CHARACTER OF LICENSES.
One dollar received on each of the above,
and paid into the Special Fee Fund
Exemption Merchandise Licenses issued
upon affidavits being filed at this office
showing gross receipts of the several
places of business as being less than six
hundred ($600) dollars per quarter.
Exemption Lodging-house and Restaurant
Licenses, issued upon affidavits being
filed at this office showing gross re-
ceipts of the several places of business
as being less than six hundred ($600)
dollars per quarter.
$78,506
21,100
1,855
1,055
1,125
801
35
7,290
9,526
1,410
167,140
88,480
$378,323
34,398
$412,721
134
LICENSE COLLECTOR'S REPORT.
GENERAL FUND— MUNICIPAL LICENSES ISSUED QUARTERLY.
NUMBBR
OF LICENSES
ISSUED.
CHARACTER OF LICENSES. AMOUNT.
7 751
Municipal licenses . . s;v> V>5 00
952
Produce peddlers' tags (wagon) 9,520 00
673
1 537
Produce peddlers' tags (basket) 6,730 00
Peddlers' badges . ... 384 25
2 311
Poo- tags .... 4 6*2 CO
593
Dog tags (duplicates) 261 50
1
3,724
132
Runners' and solicitors' badges 10 50
Nickel in the slot tags 11,172 00
Fireworks licenses (issued yearly) 1 600 00
99
C3'clery licenses .... 116 00
1,045
Gratuitous licenses (peddlers)
18,684
886,541 25
STREET DEPARTMENT FUND LICENSES ISSUED YEARLY.
NUMBER
OF LICENSES
ISSUED.
CHARACTER OF LICENSES.
AMOL'NT.
5 244
Vehicle licenses. .
£17 364 25
849
Vehicle numbers . .
849 00
351
20
Drivers' cards for hacks, coupes and coaches
Hack, coupe and coach badges
351 00
50 00
28
Street railroad licenses (issued quarterly). .
6,743 75
6,492
$25,358 00
LICENSE COLLECTOR'S REPORT.
135
STOCK CERTIFICATE TAX.
NUMBER
OF CERTIFICATES
ISSUED.
STOCK CERTIFICATE TAX.
AMOUNT.
15,025
Original issues and transfers, General Fund
$1,502 50
31,684
Original issues and transfers, Mining Fund
3,168 40
$4,670 90
46,709
RECAPITULATION.
NUMBER
OF LICENSES
ISSUED.
CHARACTER OF LICENSES.
34,398
18,684
6,492
15,025
31,684
1,262
107,843
DR.
City and County Licenses, General Fund.
Special Fee Fund
Municipal Licenses, General Fund
Street Department Licenses, Street De-
partment Fund
Stock Certificate Tax, General Fund
Stock Certificate Tax, Mining Fund
Exempt Merchandise Licenses
Exempt Restaurant and Lodging house
Licenses
CR.
By amount paid to City and County
Treasurer
By amount paid to State Treasurer
$378,323 00
34,398 00
86,541 25
25,358 00
1,502 50
3,168 40
$526,122 75
3,168 40
8529,291 15
$529,291 15
136
LICENSE COLLECTOR'S REPORT.
EXPENDITURES.
SALARIES PAID DEPUTIES AND ASSISTANTS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING
JUNE 30, 1897.
TEAR.
MONTH.
AMOUNT.
AMOUNT.
1896
July
$2 860 00
1S90
Aucfust . . .
2 850 00
189(5 . .
September . .
2 850 00
189B
October
2 850 00
1^> i
2 850 00
1^ Mi
December
2 845 85
1897
January
2 850 00
1897
February..
2 850 00
1897
March .
2 950 00
1897
April
•' ()4S 30
1897
1897
May
•_',!)f)0 00
•' (»r)0 00
Salary of Collector of Licenses
Stationery , etc . . ...
s:;,oOO 00
472 00
*::l,f>S9 15
Telephone .
10(J 82
3,578 82
Total. .
$38,167 97
REPORT
CLERK OF POLICE JUDGE'S COURT No. 1
SAN FRANCISCO, June 30, 1897.
To the Honorable the Board of Supervisors
Of t'ie City and County of San Francisco—
GENTLEMEN: In accordance with Resolution No. 16,412 (Third Series), I herewith sub-
mit my report of the receipts and expenditures of Police Court No. 1, for the fiscal year
ending June TO, 18!)7.
RECEIPTS.
MONTHS.
AMOUNT.
TOTAL.
1896 July
$212 00
200 00
205 00
October
325 00
November
210 00
406 00
1897 January
828 00
1 075 00
March
607 00
April
390 00
May
609 00
June
476 00
Total receipts ....
95 543 00
138
REPORT OF CLERK OF POLICE COURT NO, 1.
EXPENDITURES.
TO WHOM.
AMOUNT.
TOTAU.
J udge
§4,000 00
Prosecuting Attorney
3,000 00
Assistant Prosecuting Attorney
1,500 00
Clerk
2,400 00
Bailiff •
1,200 00
Stationery and Printing
100 00
Total expenditures
•*! ;> o<}Q f|Q
Respectfully,
S. T. KOHLMAN.
Clerk of Police Court Dept. No. 1.
REPORT
CLERK OF POLICE JUDGE'S COURT No. 2.
SAX FRANCISCO, June 30, 1897.
To the Honorable the Board of Supervisors
Of the City and County of San Francisco—
GENTLEMEN': Below find statement of receipts and expenditures of Police Court
Department No. 2, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1897.
RECEIPTS. J
MONTHS.
AMOUNT.
TOTAk
1896 -July . . . . .
$495 00
August. ....
445 00
September .
366 00
October
280 00
November
340 00
December
440 00
1897 January ....
483 00
February ,
March
609 00
475 00
April
470 00
May
514 00
June
400 00
Total receipts
$5 317 00
140
REPORT OF CLERK OF POLICE COURT NO. 2.
EXPENDITURES.
TO WHOM.
AMOUNT.
TOTAL.
Judge . ....
$4,000 00
Prosecuting Attorney .
3,000 00
Assistant Prosecuting Attorney
1 500 00
Clerk
9 400 00
Bailiff ....
1,200 00
Stationery, Printing et°
236 95
Total expenditures . ....
$12 336 95
Respectfully submitted,
HARRY RIVERS,!
Clerk of Police Court Dept. No. 2,
REPORT
CLERK OF POLICE JUDGE'S COURT No. 3
SAN FRANCISCO, June 16, 1897.
To the Honorable the Board of Supervisors
Of the City and County of San Francisco—
GENTLEMKN: In accordance with Resolution No. 16,412 (Third Series), I herewith
submit my report of the receipts and expenditures of Police Court Department No. 3, for
the fiscal year ending June '30, 1897.
RECEIPTS.
MONTHS.
AMOUNT.
TOTAL.
1896 July
$480 00
1 649 00
.
460 00
October ,
562 00
November ...
545 00
December
458 00
1897 — January
758 00
February
590 00
March
655 00
April
540 00
May
460 00
June (vacation from June 15th)
185 00
Total receipts
$7,342
142
BEPOET OF CLEEK OF POLICE COUET NO. 3.
EXPENDITURES.
TO WHOM.
AMOUNT.
TOTAL.
Judge ...
$4 000 00
3 000 00
1 500 00
Clerk
•7 400 00
Bailiff
1 °00 00
Stationery, Printing et*1
406 90
Total expenditures
*19 5(6 90
Respectfully submitted,
JAMES J. LYNCH,
Clerk of Police Court Dept. No. 3.
REPORT
CLERK OF POLICE JUDGE'S COURT No. 4,
SAN FKANCISCO, June 30, 1897.
To the Honorable the Board of Supervisors
Of the City and County of San Francisco—
'* GENTLEMEN: Herewith find receipts and expenditures of Police Court No. 4, for the
fiscal year ending June 30, 1897.
RECEIPTS.
MONTHS.
AMOUNT.
TOTAL.
1896 July . . .
$194 00
675 00
515 00
October
November
December
460 00
560 00
471 00
680 00
February
545 00
March
720 00
April
740 00
May ...
465 00
June
520 00
Total receipts . .
$6 545 00
REPORT OF CLERK OF POLICE COURT NO. 4.
EXPENDITURES.
TO WHOM.
AMOUNT.
TOTAL.
Judge ......
$4,000 00
Prosecuting Attorney ....
3,000 00
Assistant Prosecuting Attorney
1,500 00
Clerk . .
2,400 00
Bailiff ...
1,200 00
Stationery Printing etc ....
243 75
Total expenditures .... ...
$12,343 75
Respectfully submitted,
P. J. HASKINS,
Clerk of Police Court Dept. No. 4.
COUNTY CLERK'S REPORT.
OFFICE OF COUNTY CLEBK, )
SAN FKANCISCO, July ], 1897. \
To the Honorable the Board of Supervisors
Of the City and County of San Francisco—
GENTLEMEN: In compliance with Eesolution No. 16,412 (Third Series),
of date May 10, 1897, I respectfully submit herewith my annual report for
the fiscal year ending June 30, 1897.
The ordinary fees of the office amount to $77,205 86
The inheritance tax collected amounts to 68,438 00
Total receipts $145,643 86
Salaries, transcripts on appeal and stationery amount to : 134,847 23
Showing a balance of $10,796 63
In addition to this there is due and payable on collateral inheritance
tax, according to the report from this office to the Treasurer, the
sum of $378,892 63
C. F. CURRY,
County Clerk.
10
146 COUNTY CLERK'S REPORT.
NUMBER OF CAUSES ON FILE IN THE SUPERIOR COURT
JUNE 30, 1897.
•General Department 60,415
Probate Department 18,834
Special Proceedings 2,717
Adoptions 219
Insolvency 3,133
Certificates of Incorporation 1-1,612
Certificates of Copartnership 5,144
Appeals from Justices' Courts <i,930
Coroner's Inquests . 7,433
Informations, Indictments and Appeals from Police Courts 2,121
Total number of Proceedings on file I'll, f>53
RECEIPTS FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1897.
General Department §39,849 15
Probate Department 23,708 71
Marriage License Department 6,270 00
Fines imposed in Superior Court 667 00
Law Library Taxes 0,540 00
Medical and Dental Certificates. . . 171 00
Total Receipts $77,205
DISBURSEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1897.
Salary of County Clerk $4,000 00
Salaries of Deputies and Copyists 127,079 83
Stationery and Supplies and Printing 3,767 40
Total Disbursements... $134,847 23
COUNTY CLERK'S REPORT. 147
DEPOSITS IN COURT IN CIVIL ACTIONS.
Amount on deposit, June 30, 1896 $20,829 11
Amount deposited during year ending June 30, 1897 25,909 57
$46,738 68
Withdrawn by order of Court 9,805 63
Balance on deposit June 30, 1897 $36,933 o5
CIVIL ACTIONS
COMMENCED IN THE SUPERIOR COURT DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING
JUNE 30, 1897.
Total number of civil actions commenced 4,686
Number adjudicated * 1,437
Number discontinued 268
Number transferred to other Courts , 44
Number still pending 2,937
Total 4 ,686
ACTIONS
APPEALED FROM JUSTICES' COURTS DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING
JUNE 30, 1897.
Number of abstracts 183
Number appealed 281
Number adjudicated 103
Number discontinued 11
Number still pending 1(57
PROCEEDINGS IN INSOLVENCY.
Number of petitions on file June 30, 1896 2,916
Number of petitions filed during year. ..... 217
Number of petitions on file June 30, 1897 3, 1 33
H8 COUNTY CLERK'S REPORT.
CHARACTER OF PETITIONS FILED DURING YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1897.
Voluntary 188
Involuntary 29
Total ' 217
HOW DISPOSED OF.
Number of decrees of final discharge during year 86
Number of proceedings dismissed
Number of proceedings pending 126
Total... 217
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION.
Number on file June 30, 1896 14,104
Number filed during year ending June 30, 1897 508
Total 14,612
CERTIFICATES OF COPARTNERSHIP.
Number on file June 30, 1896 5,075
Number filed during year ending June 30, 1897 69
Total 5,144
AUCTIONEERS' BONDS.
Number filed during year ending June 30, 1897 ,
NOTARIAL BONDS.
Number filed during year ending June 30, 1897
COUNTY CLERK'S REPORT. 149
•
MARRIAGE LICENSES.
NUMBER ISSUED DURING THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1897.
. . 276
185
292
3,125
MEDICAL CERTIFICATES.
Number of medical certificates recorded during year ending June 30, 1897 130
August
257
February ....
September ....
257
March
October
311
April
November
987
Mav
December
279
Total
DENTAL CERTIFICATES.
Number of dental certificates registered during the year ending June 30, 1897 41
CORONER'S INQUESTS.
Number on file June 30, 1896 7,053
Number filed during year ending June 30, 1837 400
Total number on file June 30, 1897 ... 7,46*
EXAMINATION OF. INSANE.
Total number of examinations of insane during year ending June 30, 1897 499
Number committed to the several asylums for the insane 357
Number discharged after examination 142
...'... 499
150
COUNTY CLEKK'S REPORT.
EXAMINATION OF INSANE- CONCLUDED.
MALES.
FEMALES.
Number committed to Agnews Stole Hospital
36
30
Number committed to Napa State Hospital
Number committed to Stockton State Hospital .
46
28
43
°8
Number committed to Ukiah State Hospital . . .
114
3.7
224
133
NATIONALITIES OF INSANE.
United States 142
Ireland 52
Germany 50
England 17
Italy 8
Finland 1
Norway 3
Austria 5
China 16
Denmark 3
France 12
Scotland... 7
Prussia 3
Russia 4
Sweden 7
Mexico 5
Switzerland 2
Japan 1
Greece 1
Holland .... 1
Chili. 1
Unknown 16
Total...
357
NUMBER OF ESTATES AND AMOUNTS REPORTED TO TREASURER
ON COLLATERAL INHERITANCE TAX
FROM JUNE 30, 1896, TO JUNE 30, 1897.
Total number of estates 79>
For the quarter ending September 30, 1896 14
For the quarter ending December 31, 1896 12
For the quarter ending March 31, 1897 36
For the quarter ending June 30, 1897 17
COUNTY CLEKK'S REPORT. 151
Amount of tax, as per inventory, on 14 estates $17,808 15
Amount of tax, as psr inventory, on 12 estates 4,280 00
Amount of tax, as per inventory, on 36 estates 50,860 65
Amount of tax, as per inventory, on 17 estates 12,050 00
Total $84,998 70
Amount reported to Treasurer during year ending June 30, 1895 $330,348 95
Amount reported to Treasurer during year ending June 30, 1896 31,982 98
Amount reported to Treasurer during year ending June 30, 1897 84,998 70
Total $447,330 63
Amount received by Treasurer during year ending June 30, 1897 , 68,438 00
Total amount due as per report, June 30, 1897 $378,892
REMITTITURS FROM SUPREME COURT IN CRIMINAL CASES
DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1897.
Number of remittiturs received 25
Judgments affirmed 15
Judgments reversed and new trial granted . . 6
Judgments reversed 3
Judgment dismissed 1
Totals . . . 25 25
APPEALS FROM TfiE POLICE JUDGES' COURTS.
Appeals pending June 30, 1896 30
Appeals filed during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1897 93
Judgments affirmed 34
Judgments reversed and cause dismissed 40
J adgments modified • 3
Judgments reversed and new trial granted 4
Judgments recalled and dismissed 5
Appeals dismissed ... 12
Appeals pending June 30, l!s97 25
Totals . . . . 123 12^
152 COUNTY CLERK'S REPORT.
INCORRIGIBLE JUVENILES COMMITTED TO WHITTIER AND
PRESTON STATE SCHOOL.
Pending June 30, 1896 1
Informations 10
Indictment 1
Complaints 5
Committed to Whittier School 5
Committed to Preston School 12
17 17
WRITS OF HABEAS CORPUS ISSUED.
Writs issued during fiscal year ending June 30, 1897 182
Writs granted • 50
Writs denied 40
Writs dismissed 50
Writs issued and no returns made up to June 30, 1897 8
Writs pending 22
Totals.. . .. 182 182
COUNTY CLERK'S REPORT.
153
1
1
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No. of Claims allowed and iiled..
$ •' S & 8 • $ 5T . g 8 , S fc g S
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NUMBER OF
PROCEEDINGS
A RE REMITTED
OR DEFERRED.
No. of Proceedings
Fees Deferred . .
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No. of Proceedings
Fees Remitted..
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LETTERS ISSUED.
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COUNTY CLERK'S REPORT.
DECLARATIONS OF INTENTION
FOR YEAR ENDING JUNE 30. 1897.
NATIONALITIES.
Australia
26
Jamaica . .
2
50
Japan
1
Asia Minor
1
Manilla .
•
Belgium
. ... 5
Mexico
Brazil
. . . .'. 1
New Brunswick
1
British Columbia
1
New Foundland
9
Bohemia.
1
New Zealand
g
Buenos Ayres
.. .. 1
Norwa}7
Ti
Canada
62
1
Denmark
82
Persia
Egypt
•7
Peru
I
England
183
Poland
11
Finland
83
Portugal
g
France
51
1
German v
359
Roumania
1
Greece
.... 11
Russia
40
Guatemala
Holland
Hungary
2
15
4
San Salvador
Santa Domingo
Scotland
1
1
7°
India
2
Spain
4
Ireland
. . 256
193
Isle of Man
•>
49
Isle of Azores
Isle of Cypres*
Isle of Jersey
Isle of Mai* a
1
1
1
]
Syria
Tripoli
Turkey
Wales
1
2
8
19
Italy
SO
West Indies
2
Total.
COUNTY CLEKK'S REPORT.
155
NATIONALITIES OF NATURALIZATIONS
FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1897.
Aleiers
o
Japan
1
Argentine Republic
1
11
Malta
Mexico
1
13
93
New Brunswick
3
12
4
1
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Norway
Nova Scotia
Peru
Poland
Portugal
Prince Edward's Island
Roumania
7
1
122
17
1
24
54
2
7
88
British Columbia
1
121
Chile
Cuba
2
2
Denmark
145
295
2
Finland
35
.. 73
San Salvado
Scotland
Spain
Sweden
1
106
1
. ...... 369
95
841
4
1
3
Holland
13
14
Tahiti
1
12
17
2
4
3
Turkey
Wales
Western Islands .
West Indies
. 653
Isle of Man
Italv
2
168
Isle of Azores .
Total. .
4
3,443
156
COUNTY CLERK'S REPORT.
DISPOSITION OF CRIMINAL CASES FOR
OFFENSES CHARGED.
n
1
c.
5°
aq
c_
d
<?
Informations tiV<l during1 fiscal
year
Indictments filed during fiscal year
I Granted new trial
Total number of case*. .
Abduction.
3
3
Arson ....
4
1
5
Assault by means and force likely to produce great bodily harm
18
1
19
3d
56
02
Assault with intent to commit the infamous crime against nature
Assault with intent to commit murder . . ....
3
34
•21
5
3
60
Assault with intent to commit rape
13
5
18
Assault with intent to commit robbery
12
4
10
Attempt to commit bribery.
1
1
2
Attempt to commit burcrlarv . . .
IS
If)
AtteTipt to extort • . .
3
3
Attempt to commit °rand larceny
3
2
5
Attempt to commit the infamous crime against nature
Attempt to commit mayhem ....
1
1
1
1
Attempt to rescue prisoners
1
1
1
1
r
175
10°*
B
287
Child-stealin011 ...
9
2
Crime against nature (sodomy) . ....
5
3
s
Destroying telegraph message . .
1
1
COUNTY CLEEK'S KEPORT.
157
TEE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1897.
CONVICTED.
Acquitted
DISMISSED.
PENDING.
Attempt to commit burg-
lary, first degree
As charged
Burglary, wcond degree;
Burglary, first degree
Attempt to commit burgl'l
Of misdemeanor
Manslaughter
Of lesser offense— an assau
with deadly weapon. . . .
)r lesser offense— felony..
Att'pt to commit g'd larcel
Petit Larceny
No evidence to convict . . .
On motion to set aside i
formation
Defendants sentenced c
other charges
Defendants dtad
In furtherance of justice.
On habeas corpus
Under sixty day rule
On demurrer
Defendants discharged c
own recognizance
Against defend'ts sentenced
on other charges
Defendants for examination
Convicted and judgment
suspended
Against defendants insane. .
Minors commit'd to lieform
School on other charges . .
Defendants convicted but
not sentenced
Ag'nst fugitives from justice
For trial June 30, 1897
<<
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. vs
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: 5 :
• 3
3
3
1
8
13
8
12
3
5
19
92
3
60
18
16
2
19
3
5
1
1
1
1
287
2
8
1
1
5
i
1
1
1
1
1
22
8
11
8
1
••
1
11
4
••
1
1
10
7
8
1
4
1
3
I
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8
4
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4
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4
9
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1
8
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1
1
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5
9
5
7
11
20
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1
1
4
1
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1
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158
COUNTY CLERK'S REPORT.
DISPOSITION OF
OFFENSES CHARGED.
T3
5,
3'
<*;
«H
Informations filed Junng fiscal
year
1
3
s
a;
I
ft,
e
1
•-
1
Granted new trial
I
H
C
3
5*
n
2,
49
10
13
1
73
t)
2
4
Felony undor Section 51 Penal Code
9
1
1
4
(Adding to or subtracting from votes given at election.)
Felony under Section 222, Penal Code
1
1
(Administering stupefying drugs.)
Felony under Section 266 Penal Code
1
1
(Seduction for purposes of prostitution.)
4
2
1
(Making, passing, altering and attempting to pass fictitious paper.)
Felony under Section 497 Penal Cole ...
4
4
(Larceny and receiving stolen property out of the State.)
Felonv under Section 563 Penal Code
4
4
(Frauds in keeping accounts in books of corporations.)
Felony under Section 564, Penal Code . '.
1
1
(False reports by officers of corporations.)
Felonv under Section 587 Penal Code
1
1
(Malicious injuries to railroads.)
Felony under Section 596, Penal Code. . . .
2
2
(Administering poison to a horse.)
1
1
(Bribing telegraph employee.)
1
1
(Approved Feb. 23, 1893— Procuring illegal registration.)
Felony under Section 27, Purity of Elections Act
9
l
10
(Approved Feb. 23, 1893— Forging election returns.)
Felonv under Section 29, Purity of Elections Act
3
3
(Approved Feb. 23, 1893— Neglect of duty by election officers.)
Felonv under Act of March 31, 1891
1
1
(Putting wife in house of prostitution.)
Felonv under Act of March 23, 1893
1
1
(Compulsory prostitution of women.)
Forgerv ... . ...
75
21
1
2
99
Fraudulently concealing property
Gaming
1
1
•71
2
24
COUNTY CLERK S REPORT.
159
CRIMINAL CASES-CONTINUED.
H .... ..... . . :
1 .. 1 --
160
COUNTY CLERK'S REPORT.
DISPOSITION OF
OFFENSES CHARGED.
Cases pendino- July 1, 1896
Informations filed during fiscal
year
Indictments filed during fiscal year
O
3
HI
Total number uf cases
Grand larceny
112
77
B
j
P :,
Incest
1
1
Libel .
12
2
1?
Manslaughter . .
4
7
1
1
Misdemeanor . . ... ...
1
1
Misdemeanor violation of fish and game laws
11
11
Murder ...
•21
17
38
Obtaining money or property by false pretenses
44
7
7
6
...
57
Perjury .....
37
3
11
51
Petit larct ny second offense
9
5
14
Rape .
13
3
16
Receiving and buying stolen goods
9
3
12
8
3
37
15
t
9
57
Seduction, under promise of marriage
Totals . ..
2
787
1
403
8
3
1291
COUNTY CLERK'S REPORT.
16]
CRIMINAL CASES— CONCLUDED.
CONVICTED.
| Acquitted
DISMISSED.
PENDING.
sr
>
%$
f!
f.g.
fi
i|
: §"
• ^
As charged
Burglary, first degree
Burglary, second degree
Attempt to commit burgl'rj
Of misdemeanor
Manslaughter ....
Of lesser offense— an assault
with deadly weapon
s
sf
Cfl
1
s
3"
=
Att'pt to commit g'd larceny
Petit larceny
No evidence to convict
0
!i
v.
I
CD
• 5'
Defendants sentenced or
other charges
Defendants dead
In furtherance of justice. .
C
8
1
Under sixty day rule
On demurrer
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own recognizance
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GENERAL RECAPITULATION.
Cases pending July 1, 1896 787
Informations filed during fiscal year ending June 30, 1897 403
Indictments filed during fiscal year ending June 30, 1897 93
Oases in which new trials were granted by Superior Court 8
Convicted of an attempt to commit burglary in the first degree 3
Convicted as charged 82
Acquitted - 102
Convicted of burglary in first degree 24-
Convicted of burglary in second degree 42
Convicted of an attempt to commit burglary 4
Convicted of manslaughter 5
Convicted of misdemeanor 35
Convicted of a lesser offense (assault with a deadly weapon) ... 10
Convicted of a lesser offense (felony) 3
Convicted of an attempt to commit grand larceny 1
Convicted of petit larceny 13
Dismissed, no evidence to convict 79
Dismissed on motion to set aside information 1
Dismissed, defendants sentenced on other charges 26
Dismissed, defendants dead 5
Dismissed in furtherance of justice 43
Dismissed on habeas corpus 7
Dismissed under sixty day rule 1
Dismissed on demurrer 9
Pendine June 30, 1897, against defendants discharged on own recognizance 215
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants sentenced on other charges 189
Pending June 30. 1897, against defendants for examination 1
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants insane 24
Pending June 30. 1897, against defendants convicted and judgment suspended 15
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants committed to Reform School 2
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants convicted but not sentenced. 2
Pending June 30, 18i*7, against defendants fugitives from justice 166-
Pendinsj June 30, 1897, against defendants for trial 182
Totals ...1,291
COUNTY CLERK'S REPORT, 163
GENERAL SUMMARY.
CIVIL DEPARTMENT.
Number of civil actions commenced during the year
Number of appeals from Justice i' Courts 281
Number of insolvency proceedings 217
Number of marriage licenses issued 3,125
Number of medical and dental certificates recorded 171
Number of Coroner's inquests filed , 400
Number of auctioneers' bonds filed 5
Number of notarial bonds filed '", 11
Number of articles of incorporation 508
Number of certificates of copartnership 69
Number of certificates of naturalization issued 3,443
Number of declarations of intention 1,821
Number of estates commenced, Probate Department 1,398
Number of letters issued, Probate Department 1,488
Number of claims filed, Probate Department 1,750
Number of examinations of insane 499
Number of informations, indictments and appeals from Police Courts filed 589
REPORT
BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONERS.
THE BOARD OF PAEK COMMISSIONERS.
JOSEPH AUSTIN PRESIDENT
IRVING M. SCOTT COMMISSIONER
JOHN ROSENFELD COMMISSIONER
JOHN MCLAREN Superintendent
V. V. BLOCK Secretary
PAEK OFFICE, July 1, 1897.
To the Honorable the Board of Supervisors
Of the City and County of San Francisco —
GENTLEMEN: The Park Commissioners herewith present a report of
their management of the grounds under their charge for the year ending
Jane 30, 1897.
JOSEPH AUSTIN,
IRVING M. SCOTT,
JOHN ROSENFELD,
Board of Park Commissioners.
PARK COMMISSIONERS' REPORT. 165
!Your Commissioners, in presenting their Twenty-sixth Annual Report, cannot
refrain from expressing their satisfaction at the steadily increasing popularity of
the people's pleasure-ground, and the hope that their efforts to maintain its high
standard of beauty and picturesqueness will be aided by a liberal appropriation.
The year has been a favorable one for the general maintenance of the Park.
i The trees and shrubs have made a good season's growth, and all, with the excep-
tion of the unlearned tracts, show a healthy and vigorous condition.
I Most of the improvements begun during the fiscal year have been successfully
'carried out, and are now either completed or making satisfactory progress toward
completion. Favorable weather having prevailed during the year, the work of
grading and constructing on the different roads, grounds and walks has been car-
ried on almost uninterruptedly.
During the latter part of the year 1896 various irresponsible rumors were circu-
lated in regard to the management of the Park.
These rumors were presented to the Grand Jury the latter part of 1896, through
the committee appointed to examine the Park. For some reason the Grand Jury
practically ignored the charges made and the rumors circulated.
The Park Commissioners immediately asked not only the fullest investigation
of these rumors, but of every department of the Park, and when the new Grand
Jury met in the first part of 1S97, an official letter was addressed to the Jury, ask-
ing th3 fullest examination of the Park affairs.
A great many exaggerated statements were presented to this Grand Jury, and
a portion of the press of the city spread exaggerated statements regarding the
same.
The Grand Jury made a most exhaustive examination, employing two experts,
who went into detail of every particular statement or charge made, taking charge
of the pumping engine and running it, and ascertaining for themselves the amount
of coal burned to pump a certain quantity of water, comparing that with the
amount charged for the year; feeding the horses, taking the number, and comparing
the result with the amount of feed charged to that department; examining the
men to see if the pay-roll and men agreed. In fact, the Grand Jury made the
mosti exhaustive report possible, and it is gratifying not only to the Commis-
sioners, but also to every citizen of San Francisco, to know that not one particle
of foundation existed for the sensational reports that had been circulated.
IMPROVEMENTS AND CONSTRUCTION OF GROUNDS.
The laying out and improvement of grounds and lawn area has gone steadily on
during the year, notably at points around Strawberry Hill and the lake.
The verges and slopes on each side of the Main Drive, west of the Boat House,
have been graded, manured, loamed and planted with different varieties of
shrubbery and sown with seeds of native wild flowers which are now in bloom,
and add greatly to the beauty and attractiveness of these points.
The grounds between the bicycle path and the new approach, south of the
lake, have been graded, manured, surfaced with loam and planted with cedar, red-
wood and madrone trees.
The grounds on each side of the new drive west of the lake have also been
graded, sloped, loamed and planted with hardy trees, principally pine and acacia
on the exposed points, and with redwood, madrone and manzanita on the more
sheltered sides. West of the Boat-House the newly-graded points were planted with
the stone pine of Italy, the Calaveras big tree, the European silver fir and the
California silver spruce. Amongst these are planted the more common pines and
acacias to act as nurses to shelter the more tender varieties until they will have
become acclimated and to protect them from our prevailing summer winds.
16J PARK COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
Along the South . Drive, from the Recreation Grounds to the west side of the
lake and to a point opposite Eighteenth avenue, a distance of three-quarters of a
mile, the verges have been graded, shaped, manured, loamed and seeded to grass.
The banks and slopes have been planted with appropriate trees and shrubs, and,
during the months of October and November, the surface of the ground for a
distance of several hundred feet on each side of the driveway was covered with
loam to a depth of eight inches, thus improving the health and appearance of
the older trees in a marked degree. Extensive Improvements have been carried on
along the line of the South Drive, west of the Water Works and connecting the
South with the Main Drive, by grading, shaping and loaming the grounds. By
this improvement the grass verges extend ort each side of the Main Drive from
the Baker-street entrance to a point opposite Twenty-fourth avenue; thence around
Strawberry Hill along the South Drive back to the avenue.
The valley north of the Japanese Garden has been considerably improved.
This valley, comprising about ten acres, has been graded, surfaced with a coating
of loam, manured and plowed in, ready for seeding. Water pipe, with hydrants
attached, has been laid sufficient to irrigate the whole tract. The whole area
of the grounds, formerly the site of the old "49" Mining Camp, has been covered
with loam eight inches in depth and planted with large groups of different varie-
ties of deciduous trees, such as oak, maple, linden, walnut, liriodendron, ash and
others of a similar character.
The grounds in this vicinity, owing to their being so well sheltered by Straw-
berry Hill and the lake embankment, are extremely v/ell adapted and favorable
to the growth of deciduous trees. At a point between the Bicycle Path and the
Main Drive, near Sixth avenue, the borders have been regraded, reshaped, manured,
loamed and seeded to grass.
The grounds around the Old iLodge site have been reconstructed, the plots sur-
faced with loam, the lawns resodded and improved by planting with rhododen-
drons, azaleas and heaths. The borders dividing the Main Driveway and the
Bicycle Path, west of the "Cut," have also been regraded, shaped, loamed and
seeded to grass.
A great deal of work has been done toward the improvement of the grounds
around the Children's quarters by replacing and rearranging the shrubbery, thor-
oughly overhauling: the entire surface and enriching it with loam and other fer-
tilizers.
The grounds on each side of the Main Drive from in front of the Conservatory
Valley to a point a little to the west of the new bridge have been entirely re-
constructed, and a change effected in the line of driveway by reducing the former
zigzag curves to one curve, thereby making the driveway more direct and the
lines more graceful. With this decided improvement, the driveway is now of a
uniform width of seventy-five feet, with the grass verges on either side dividing
it and the Footpath on one side and the Bicycle Path on the other.
The grass verges vary in width from four to ten feet, and dispersed over them
are groups of shrubbery. The grounds around and between the groups have been
seeded to Kentucky blue grass; south of the Bicycle Path they have also been re-
shaped and laid out in a similar manner.
On the north side of the present Footpath considerable work has been done
in the way of taking up the old macadam and replacing it with surface soil. The
sharp points at the junction of the Sixth-avenue entrance and the Main Drive,
have been graded down to an easy slope, covered with surface soils and planted to
grass, while the great width pf gravel space between the site of the old Casino
and the Bicycle Rest has been reduced to about eight hundred square feet, and
the space improved in the usual manner by loaming and planting.
PARK COMMISSIONERS' REPORT. 167
CONCERT VALLEY AND THE NEW MUSIC CONCOURSE.
Among the many improvements since the last report was submitted, and one
that will give the Park an additional hold upon public favor, is the construction
and completion of the grounds in and around Concert Valley, where it is proposed
the new band-stand will be erected in the near future.
Soon after the closing of the Midwinter Fair the work of demolishing the
buildings and general reconstruction of the grounds was begun, and was vigor-
ously carried on, until now the only remaining buildings to mark the site of the
Midwinter Fair are the Japanese Village and the Memorial Museum.
Concert Valley was the project of the late W. W. Stow. He selected the site
as the most desirable location for a music concourse, and your Commissioners
have, in the laying out of the grounds, endeavored to carry out his wishes.
The site is truly a grand one, not alone for the beauties of its surroundings,
but for its being in the midst or within easy access of the most interesting features
of the Park. To the north is the Main Drive and Museum; to the south, the South
Drive leading: to the Lake and Strawberry Hill; while on the east is the Aviary
and the Buffalo Paddock, and on the west is the Japanese Garden.
On graceful slopes surrounding the Music Court are planted belts of trees with
dense foliage, and which, while adding to the natural picturesqueness of the
scene, act as wind breaks. By this much will be secured for the comfort of the
large concourses of people who will attend the concerts, and the acoustic arrange-
ments of the band-stand will be at once protected and preserved.
On the east, south and west sides of the court are a double carriage drive and
bicycle path. The new Music Court is somewhat rectangular in form. It is 600
feet in length and 300 feet in width, with the angles curved so as to present a
pleasing and symmetrical appearance. The surface of the court, which is twelve
feet below the surrounding driveways, has been laid out in macadamized walks
and the parterres planted with shade trees, forming a fresh and pleasant retreat
for those who wish to find rest and relaxation and escape from the chilly winds
or the sun's hot rays.
Adjoining the Museum, and in close proximity to the New Bridge, the lawn
surface has been considerably extended and the plots planted with palms and other
appropriate plants.
Though the work of reconstruction has been necessarily slow owing to the
rough and heavy labor, still, on the whole, steady progress has been maintained
until it is virtually completed, with the exception of the band-stand, the erection
of which is under consideration. The first heavy piece of work accomplished was
the breaking up of the old roads and the construction of new ones. Excavating
under and blasting the remaining concrete foundation of the Mechanical Arts and
other buildings necessitated heavy labor and much time. About 1,000 loads of this
old concrete and other accumulated rubbish was carted away, the greater portion
of which was used in building the embankment on the north side of the New
Driveway around the Panorama and other rock work in the vicinity. Hills were
graded down, and the material thus obtained was used in the construction of
wind breaks on the westerly and southwesterly sides of the Music Court, which
have all been shaped, loamed and planted with rapidly growing trees. Many of
the trees were from twenty to thirty feet in height and required a large amount
of heavy work and great care in moving in order to have successful results at-
tained. The larger trees with six or eight cubic yards of soil attached were
planted in large holes from eight to twelve feet in diameter and filled with rich
soil. The grassy slopes dividing the drives, bicycle road, promenades and seating
grounds have been planted with groups of rare and beautiful flowering shrubs,
already in thriving condition and beginning to show their characteristics. The
168 PARK COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
principal species planted in this locality are myrtle, erica, guava, yucca, agave,
echium, rhododendron, euonymus, fremontia, carpenteria, abelia, diosma, and oth-
ers, giving a very interesting and attractive finish to the grounds.
The wide belt between the Museum and the Japanese Garden has been graded,
loamed and seeded to blue grass, and at its most westerly point much has been
added to the attraction of the neighborhood by planting groups of semi-tropical
plants embracing various species, large-leafed and ornamental, forming new com-
binations both in leaf and flower.
DRIVEWAYS, WALKS AND BICYCLE PATHS.
Owing to the increased traffic, the work on construction and reconstruction and
general maintenance has been considerable this year and the expense very heavy.
The reconstruction and reshaping of the drives and slopes at a point on the drive-
way leading west from the Boat-House, where the Twenty-fourth-avenue entrance
crosses the Main North Drive, involved a great amount of heavy labor, which
engaged the services of forty men and eight teams constantly for over a month.
So many roadways met at this junction that it was difficult to keep them in good
order on account of the numerous long points. The sharp angles have been taken
off and new curves laid out, thus making the turns easier and the roads more direct.
The construction of the driveway around the westerly and southerly sides
of Stow Lake was quite an extensive improvement, entailing much labor. The
material used, including 20,000 cubic yards of sand, was hauled from the Cut west
of Strawberry Hill.
The building of the Bicycle Road encroached so much into the road leading to
the Boat-House that the approach to the Lake had to be changed. This was done
by building a new road about 800 feet long and 40 feet wide some 100 feet further
to the south, which makes the curves more graceful and a more direct drive.
Another important piece of work was the reconstruction of the Driveway around the
Panorama and Strawberry Hill. In order to preserve the driveway it was neces-
sary to build an embankment of stone along the northerly side, which will thus
support the fill, as the hill is much steeper than a natural slope of such material
would be.
Extensive work was involved in the reconstruction of the drive and walks cross-
ing the New Bridge. The work was attended with considerable difficulties and
delays, owing to the fact that vehicles were constantly passing and repassing over
the bridge, but it has now been satisfactorily completed. Irrespective of the
Bicycle and Foot Paths, the width of the drive is seventy-five feet, affording
ample room for observing the "right of way" at this point, where the traffic will
be greater than at any other section of the drive.
The Ocean Boulevard built last year on the great highway has been maintained
at considerable expense on account of the sand being carried by the strong pre-
vailing winds and deposited on the surface of the driveway. In order to prevent
this in the future, grass has been planted for a width of one hundred feet between
the driveway and the ocean. Brush has been placed in hedge form along the
Boulevard for a distance of nearly two miles in order to keep the sand from being
blown or the grass roots from being torn out by high winds or washed away by
the action of the receding waves during high tides. This work of reclamation
should be carried on until the grass is firmly set to the level of high water mark,
thereby remedying the trouble caused by drifting sands.
During the months of March and April a large force of men and eight teams
were put to work upon the repairing of Point Lobos Road. Loads of rock were
hauled and spread along the middle of the driveway for a width of sixty feet from
Central avenue west to Fifth avenue, and thirty feet in width from Fifth avenue
to the Cliff House, a distance of three miles.
PARK COMMISSIONERS' REPORT. 169
A footpath fifteen feet in width and 2,000 feet long has been graded and
graveled. It extends from the Aviary to the slope in front of the Museum. This
will make a continuous and pleasant footway between these two attractive feat-
ures. As it was deemed advisable to have a pathway connecting with the walk
through the site of the old '49 Camp leading to the bridge and crossing the lake
on the north of Strawberry Hill, a walk has been constructed along the steep
slope of the hill below the level of the lake. In order to make it more secure,
stumps of trees, which had been grubbed out, were placed on the north side of
the walk to serve as a retaining wall.
A new walk was constructed leading from the driveway in front of the Grant
Monument through the subway, dividing at its north end so that access can be
gained by the one to the Eighth-avenue entrance and by the, other to the Tenth-
avenue entrance. With the work done in constructing the walks at the old and
new Lodge sites, the foregoing represents the principal improvements in regard to
walks.
The extension and completion of the Bicycle Path has met with great popu-
larity by bicyclists, and to the management of Golden Gate Park may be attributed
the first construction in America of a bicycle path for the exclusive use of wheel-
men. Considerable care has been exercised as to the proper grading and surfacing.
The foundation is composed of four inches of coarse red rock, well packed and cov-
ered with two inches of finely broken rock rolled to a smooth, even surface. It has
an elevation, or crown, in the center, and along the entire course the best system
of drainage has been introduced, with silt basins at intervals connecting with
drains in such a way as to keep the path entirely free from standing water. It is
constantly kept well rolled and sprinkled so as to keep down the fine dust.
The entire length of the path is nearly five miles and varies in width from
fifteen to thirty feet. Commencing at the Cyclers' Rest, opposite Conservatory
Valley, the Main Path extends along the Main Drive, crossing the New Bridge on
the south side, thence on to its terminus at the western entrance to the Speed
Road.
A pleasant adjunct to the path is the Bicycle Track at the Music Court, paral-
leling the double carriage drive, and then, following the road leading past the Grant
Monument, east of the Museum, it connects with the Main Bicycle Path.
THE ARBORETUM.
As urged in former reports, no time should be lost in making this interesting
and instructive feature as complete as possible. The progress in planting was
greatly retarded during the Midwinter Pair, and for some considerable time sub-
sequently, during the demolishing of the Fair buildings and removal of debris.
Considerable planting has, however, been carried on this year, and with the
additions that will be constantly made, it is hoped that the Arboretum will ere
long become worthy of its purpose. The collection is already a valuable one and
embraces specimens of a goodly variety of Pacific Coast trees and different species
from other States and foreign countries.
The terraces adjoining the Water WTorks have been planted with a very fine
selection of firs, spruces, cedars, araucarias, junipers, redwoods and sequoias, all
of which are doing well and beginning to show their respective characteristics.
Foreign countries are fairly well represented by various specimens from the
Pyrenees Mountains, the Alps, Chili and South Africa, and varieties of the Kauri
pine and other conifers from Australia and New Zealand, besides several of the
more important conifers indigenous to the Eastern States, have been planted and
are doing well.
170 PAKE COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
Here in the Arboretum may be studied the culture and all the wonderful and
varied phases of tree life. Next year it is intended to add to the collection varieties
of lindens, elms, maple, oak and other deciduous trees, both domestic and foreign,
all of which have been carefully tested and will, under proper treatment, make the
collection a thoroughly representative one and a most valuable acquisition to the
Park.
THE NURSERY.
The Nursery continues to be stocked with a large variety of trees, plants and
shrubs, all of which are in excellent condition. About 150 new varieties of trees and
shrubs are now under cultivation for the first time, most of these being imported
from Japan.
WATER SUPPLY.
Considerable extension has been made in the water supply system, the most
important being the introduction of an eight-inch main from a point 240 feet east
of the Reman Bridge, on the north side of the Lake, and running north toward
the Main Drive for a distance of 340 feet. Here the main supplies two laterals of
four-inch pipe, one extending east 440 feet midway between the Lake and the
North Drive; the other, going west 200 feet, leads towards the Boat-House. At
intervals of 100 feet along the four-inch laterals are double T's connecting the
laterals with two-inch pipes leading out at right angles to the four-inch pipe,
each having hydrants attached 100 feet apart. This permits the irrigation of that
portion of the grounds that was occupied by the '49 Mining Camp and the entire
area in that district. A four-inch main has also been laid, extending 650 feet from
the east end of the Lake to the valley immediately behind and north of the Japan-
ese Garden. Here about 700 feet of laterals are connected with hydrants attached
about 100 feet apart, thereby permitting a thorough irrigation of this large area of
ground, which has been graded and loamed, and is now ready for plantation.
In the vicinity of the New Bridge about 1,100 feet of two-inch pipe has been
laid connecting with hydrants so as to effect means of irrigation for the borders
and slopes on the north and south ends of the subway. The Recreation Grounds
have been provided with additional irrigation facilities. Two-inch laterals have
been connected with the main, with hydrants attached, extending the system over
the entire acreage. Besides, 1,200 feet of two-inch laterals have been connected
with the four-inch main in the neighborhood of Deer Glen, in order to irrigate the
various groups of trees recently planted there.
DRAINAGE AND GUTTERWAYS.
Additional drainage facilities have been laid from a point directly north of the
Aviary, on the south side of the Main North Drive, opposite the Sixth-avenue
entrance, extending 475 feet across the drive and along the west side of the en-
trance on D street, where it empties into the sewer. It is connected with the
silt basins so as to receive the drainage from the north of the Main North Drive
and also the drainage from the Sixth-avenue entrance.
A stone gutterway has been constructed from the Roman Bridge to the crest
of Strawberry Hill. Ten silt basins have also been placed at intervals along the
line, from which branch sewers carry the water to the main drain under the Lake,
at a point about 300 feet east of the Rustic Bridge, on the south side of Straw-
berry Hill, thus carrying off storm waters from the hill and preventing wash-
outs and other damage from winter rains.
Another sutterway with silt basins has been laid on each side of the main
walk leading from the Museum, beneath the New Bridge, which provides an outlet
PARK COMMISSIONERS' REPORT. 171
for the surface waters from the slopes on either side of the bridge. The material
used in the construction of these two gutterways was composed of chips from
the granite used in the construction of the New Bridge.
NEW BRIDGE.
Early in the year a contract was entered into with the Messrs. Gray Bros,
for the construction of a concrete Subway leading beneath the Main North Drive
oppqsite a point midway between Ninth and Tenth avenues, to the Museum and
Concert Valley. The work was completed in August of last year. The length of
the Subway is 132 feet and the width is 21 feet. It is of concrete, the arch being a
semi-circle two and one-half feet in thickness at the spring line and one and one-
half feet thick at the top. The walls are perpendicular and two and one-half feet
thick. The foundation extending beneath the walls is four and one-half feet wide.
This is the most important of all the structures built during the year. It is built
after a design submitted to competition and accepted by your Commissioners in
January, 1896; the main object being to allow foot passengers to cross under the
Main Drive through the Subway to the Museum and Concert Valley, thus avoiding
the exposure to accidents owing to the large number of carriages and bicycles
that pass this point. The work is designed and constructed with a view to abso-
lute permanency and in accordance with the best rules of art and masonry. The
material used is of the finest granite from the quarries near Raymond, admitted
to be the best in the State. The bridge is simple in design, richness being con-
centrated around the arches by carvings of buffalo heads, etc., while the flanking
retaining walls were purposely made plain, but capped by a bold cornice and
balustrade.
The embellishments at the center of the two inner balustrades are omitted
until such time as your Commissioners shall arrive at some final conclusion in
the way of appropriate groups of statuary.
It is proposed to plant, at the ends of the outer balustrades, groves of tall,
graceful trees, which, when they have reached their growth, will increase the per-
spective of the Driveway and blend together, as it were, the picturesqueness of
the bridge and the surrounding landscape.
BIG TREE CABIN.
The Big Tree Cabin, relic of the Midwinter Fair, that stood near the entrance
to the Japanese Garden, has been moved back about one hundred feet, where it
will be partially hidden by the pine trees. A foundation of brick has been built
under it for support and to protect it from rot and damp. A bench has been put
around the interior of the Cabin so that it can be used as a shelter or a summer-
house. Immediately in front and around the Cabin a group of California big trees
ranging in hight from three to six feet have been planted. The Cabin being made
from a section of one of the giant redwoods of California, and the younger trees
of the same species being planted around it, there is a good opportunity for com-
parison of the tree at different stages of its growth.
ELECTRICAL WORKS.
The idea of the proposed Electrical Works, discussed in former reports, has
so far matured that we have been warranted in the erection of a suitable building.
The matter as to what shall be the extent of lighting the Park is still under con-
sideration. The building adjoins the Pumping Works and is similar in material
and design. It is fifty feet long and thirty feet wide, and is so divided as to
allow for the convenient placing of the boilers, engines, dynamos and switchboards.
172 PAEK COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
PUMPING WORKS.
The great importance of a thorough irrigation system cannot be over-estimated.
Therefore every effort has been made to extend the water supply so that all cul-
tivated and improved grounds throughout the Park may be effectually irrigated
and sprinkled. The large increase of lawn surface (amounting to sixty acres this
year) and finished grounds tested the pumps to their full capacity, and, in an-
ticipation of still increasing the lawns and finished grounds, a new set of Dow's
double-acting pumps, with a capacity of 50,000 gallons per hour, have been
erected, and, after being thoroughly tested, are now in full working order and
give entire satisfaction. The full capacity of the combined pumps is now 125,000
gallons per hour.
MUSEUM ANNEX.
Though a large and commodious Annex to the Museum was completed last
November, so rapidly are the contributions pouring in from all parts of the States
and Europe that it was decided to erect another Annex seventy feet long by thirty
feet wide, which will be utilized for a new Picture Gallery. A furnace and
engine-room has also been erected in connection with the heating apparatus that
is now being laid throughout the entire building. The heating of the Museum
was considered to be of great necessity, not merely for the comfort of visitors
during the rainy season, but more especially as a preventive against dampness and
mildew, which would cause irreparable damage to a great portion of the exhibits.
PARK MUSEUM.
The Park Museum was first opened to the public on March 23, 1895. Less than
three years ago the first articles were secured, which formed the nucleus of the
present collections. Within that time the growth has been so rapid and great
that twenty-two halls and galleries are now required for the display of the forty
thousand objects.
The progress made during the past twelve months has been much greater than
during the previous fifteen months and furnishes abundant cause for congratulation.
The collections in nearly every department have been materially strengthened
and a large number of new departments created and entirely filled with exhibits.
During the summer of 1895 several thousand new exhibits, which had been
collected in Europe by Mr. M. H. De Young with the surplus funds of the Mid-
winter Fair International Exposition, arrived at different times. These, together
with the numerous large lots which were received from the East, were necessarily
placed in storage by reason of the already overcrowded condition of the halls.
With the extensive and rapid increase of collections and to provide space for
the accommodation of the new accessions, as well as to improve the arrangement
and classification of the old exhibits, your Commissioners decided to erect a new
building as an annex to the old one. The new building was accordingly begun
early in the winter of 1895 and finished in July, 1896. It was divided into eight
halls and utilized for the following departments: Picture Gallery, Tapestry and
Antique Furniture, Arms and Armor, Model Room, Ethnology, Mineral Hall,
Forestry, and Hall of Agriculture and Horticulture.
With the additional new halls we were enabled to reorganize nearly all of the
old ones and create several new departments. The old Armor Hall was trans-
formed into a Graeco-Roman Hall; the two rooms at the left of the main entrance,
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formerly the Mineral and Colonial Rooms, have been utilized for the Pioneer Hall
and the historical exhibits of the Wells-Fargo Express Company, respectively.
The halls at the right of the main entrance, formerly used for storage and work
rooms; have been converted into elegant rooms for the Colonial exhibits. The
Art Metal Department is a new creation, and has been assigned a room opposite
the main entrance and leading into the Statuary Hall. More space has been given
to the Indian Department by the removal of the Wells, Fargo & Co. exhibits.
The Forestry and Produce exhibits have been transferred from the department
of Natural History to separate apartments in the new building. This latter change
is a great improvement to the appearance of the Natural History Department and
has allowed for the greater expansion of the collections. Most of the space thus
created has been filled with new and valuable material, which has been in storage
for lack of space and display cases.
The task of installing the thousands of exhibits was commenced early in August
and involved the entire rearrangement and classification of all collections through-
out the entire institution.
CONDITION OF COLLECTIONS.
The specimens of all kinds in the Museum are in excellent condition. They have
been constantly watched and carefully wiped with proper solutions; as a result no
permanent injury to any article has been observed. The new steam-heating appa-
ratus now being introduced will prevent further trouble of that kind.
CASES.
During the year one hundred and five new display cases have been built and
distributed throughout the different departments. Of this number fifty-nine
were made by contract, by regular show-case manufacturers. The material utilized
was Eastern maple (ebonized), quartered oak, cedar and mahogany. The best
plate glass was used and the locks were extra strong and made to order. The
remaining forty-six cases were built in the Park shops.
LABELS.
Much time and labor has been expended in the preparation of several thousand
descriptive labels. A great many old labels, some that were soiled or faded, and
others that had been typewritten, were replaced. The printing was done by hand
with pen, and involved much of the time of one man during the past six months.
LIBRARY.
The Museum is gradually accumulating material for a Reference Library.
There are now very nearly a thousand bound volumes, magazines, pamphlets, and
miscellaneous publications, many of the text-books treating on kindred subjects
within the scope of the institution. A large number of them are, however, ancient
publications, including a quantity of bound volumes in French, which have a
bearing on museum subjects. No purchases whatever have been made for this
most important department, for the reason that the Museum has no fund that
could be used for that purpose. What we have were contributed by generous
friends of the institution.
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ACCESSIONS.
The Museum has no fund at present with which purchases can be made, and
therefore nothing has been expended for exhibits. It is very gratifying, how-
ever, to note the large number of accessions by gift since the date of our last
report, in addition to the extensive collections furnished by the Midwinter Inter-
national Exposition. Among the more important contributions of generous friends
was the recent gift of Mr. John L. Bardwell of his entire collection of wood and
ivory carvings. This exceedingly fine and valuable collection, numbering about
six thousand pieces, represents an outlay of about $25,000, and is considered one
of the most important of its kind in America. It contains mostly ancient carvings
which are rapidly increasing in value and difficult to obtain. Mr. Bardwell has
been a lifelong lover of art objects, but his specialty has been the acquirement
of rare and choice pieces of carved ivory. To this pursuit he has devoted much
of his time, and he has certainly exercised great care and good judgment in
selecting these treasures during his long residence of forty-five years in this city.
The great interest taken in the Museum by this gentleman is most gratifying,
and is suggestive of what others might do towards advancing the institution.
Soon after the Museum was established, Mr. Bardwell presented his extensive
collection of miscellaneous curiosities. Following closely came other donations,
and from time to time during the past two years he has contributed many rare
objects which he is constantly collecting. His donations have increased to such
an extent that a separate room was set aside as a repository for them exclusively.
This room, called "Bardwell' s Old Curiosity Shop," is now completely filled with
curio treasures. The ivory collection, however, is exhibited in the Oriental Hall,
where the light is excellent and the floor space ample for the accommodation of the
six large new cases built expressly for the purpose.
Mr. Bardwell announced his gift in the following letter to your Commissioners:
San Francisco, Cal., June 24, 1897.
Gentlemen: As a constant visitor at the Park Museum during the past two
years, I have observed with much pleasure and satisfaction the great progress
and eminent success which has attended your zealous efforts, as well as the in-
creasing popularity in public favor.
Stimulated by this, I am induced to supplement my previous contributions by
the tender to your keeping of my entire collection of carved ivories.
I have been a collector of Japanese ivory carvings for about forty years, and
I do now offer for your acceptance as a gift to the Park Museum, located in
Golden Gate Park in the City of San Francisco, Cal., my entire collection of
Japanese wood and ivory carvings, numbering about 700 objects.
The gift will be made upon express conditions that the entire collection shall
be permanently exhibited at all times, in well-lighted apartments in said Park
Museum, in the hardwood, velvet-lined cases containing plate glass and strong
locks, and the various articles properly cared for at all times.
It is my desire that, if the collection be accepted, the same shall forever be
exhibited in the said Park Museum, free, for the enjoyment and education of all
who may frequent its halls and galleries.
Respectfully,
JOHN L. BARDWELL.
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In response to his generous offer, the following letter of acceptance was for-
warded to Mr. Bardwell:
San Francisco, Cal., June 30, 1897.
Dear Sir: Your communication conveying to the Park Museum your splendid
ivories was received and the same formally accepted and recorded in the minutes
of Golden Gate Park.
In accepting this collection the Park Commissioners cannot refrain from a more
cordial expression of their views regarding the patriotism, interest, and splendid
feeling you have displayed toward the Park Museum and citizens of San Francisco,
in conveying to them all right and title to these ivories without any conditions
whatever.
The collection will be taken care of in proper shape and due acknowledgement
to the donor will be given. We hope that this example will be followed by others,
and that eventually the Park Museum may be unsurpassed in its collections, due
to the patriotism and generosity of the people, following the example you have
so nobly set.
Yours very truly,
BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONERS,
By V. V. BLOCK, Secretary.
Another exceedingly valuable gift was made by Mr. C. P. Huntington. This
consists of nine large oil paintings from his private collection, and is a most wel-
come addition to our Picture Gallery. For this gracious gift of Mr. Huntington, the
public owes a debt of gratitude.
The Picture Gallery has also been further enriched by the generous gift from
Mrs. Margaret E. Crocker, of Sacramento, of three large and beautiful oil paint-
ings, to commemorate the life of her late husband, Hon. E. B. Crocker.
Several magnificent gifts were received during the early part of the year from
the late Jacob Z. Davis, member of the Museum Committee. These consist of a
series of weapons, including swords, knives, spears, battle-axes, pistols, and guns
in great variety, covering the early flint and matchlock period, and illustrated by
examples from Egypt, Soudan, Arabia, Turkey, East India, France, Germany and
elsewhere; twenty-five old images and curiosities from Japan and the "Ingall's Col-
lection of Indian Relics" of more than 200 rare and curious objects, illustrating the
domestic and social life, ceremonies, superstition, modes of dress, artistic tastes,
industries and other matters appertaining to savage life among the Aborigines of
North America.
To the Department of Ethnology has been added a valuable and interesting col-
lection, the liberal contribution of Dr. H. W. Yemens, of this city. This consists
of relics of the Esquimau and Alaskan Indians, and includes various costumes,
implements of war and of the chase, crude utensils of domestic and culinary usage,
etc.
Many choice works of art and science have been loaned to the Museum during
the year. To the generosity of Hon. John Daggett, of this city, is due the hearty
thanks of the Museum and the public. Mr. Daggett has deposited with us his large
and complete collection of Indian relics and curiosities. This includes the cos-
tumes, articles of personal adornment, native moneys, baskets, foods, weapons,
domestic utensils and photographs illustrating the life of the Klamath Indians,
among whom these articles were collected.
The Museum is also deeply* indebted to Miss S. M. Spooner, of this city, for her
extensive loans of various paintings, tapestries, antique furniture, rare ceramics,
and other works of art. Her choice collection of paintings has delighted thousands
of visitors during the past season.
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The Museum acknowledges with gratitude the liberality of the Wells, Fargo
Express Company. From the date of the inauguration of the Museum, they have
continued to transport specimens and parcels free of all expense. The Museum
and the public are also indebted to the late Colonel C. F. Crocker and Mr. H. E.
Huntington for their generosity in personally paying several large freight bills on
exhibits from Europe and the East. Also, to the Southern Pacific Railroad for
free transportation.
Appended to this report is a full list in detail of all donations for the year.
EXCHANGES.
The Museum has on hand considerable duplicate and excess material which will
be useful for exchange purposes. A list of such material will be published and sent
to other institutions as soon as time and circumstances will permit.
During the year several minor exchanges have been made, mostly in the De-
partment of Natural History. One large and satisfactory exchange was made with
'the museum at Selangor, Straits Settlements. We received from them ninety-one
specimens of birds, animals, and skeletons. In exchange, we sent them 327 speci-
mens of birds and animals, minerals, woods, Indian relics, and miscellaneous speci-
mens of natural history.
NATURAL HISTORY DEPARTMENT.
This department has been greatly improved, and a very large number of new
specimens added. Prof. F. Gruber, as curator of the department, has most faith-
fully and industriously carried on his work. A large part of his time has been
devoted to taxidermy work, mounting skins that have been in storage and pickle,
as well as fresh skins that have been acquired during the year; while much work
has been done in restoring, embellishing, and remounting old specimens.
FIRE PROTECTION.
Almost every reasonable precaution, in the way of preventing fire, has been
taken. There are four hydrants at favorable locations within the buildings, to which
lines of hose are constantly attached, ready for instant use. Smoking is strictly pro-
hibited, and no fire of any kind, excepting gas lights and watchman's lanterns,
are allowed within the buildings.
MUSEUM PROPERTY.
A census taken for this report shows the total number of objects in the
Museum to be 41,458, as follows:
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LOCATION AND NUMBER OF ARTICLES.
LOCATION.
Colonial Rooms
Historical Rooms
Ecclesiastical Hall
Indian Hull
Oriental Hall
Egyptian (Graeco Roman)
Coln'and General Hall ,
Ceramic Hall
Produce Hall
Foressry Hall
Mineral Hall
Model Room
Armor Room
Tapestry Hall
Art Metal Room
Picture Gallery
Jewel Hall
Napoleon Room
Royal Pavilion
Bardwell Hall
German Room
Natural History Gallery
Store Room (Duplicates),
Total....
NUMBER OF
AKTICLK3.
492
39'.
156
2,964
1,003
«38
2,498
549
431
285
1,560
133
534
291
352
383
3,212
849
133
462
39
23,374
969
41,453
12
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PARK EXTENSION.
In the present enlightened age it might be deemed superfluous to say anything
in regard to the utility and necessity of parks and open spaces in crowded cities.
Eminent sanitarians in all civilized countries have written and spoken eloquently
on the subject, all agreeing that the proper ventilation of a city is a determining
factor in the health of that community.
The Park is a priceless boon to the weak and invalid of all classes, but par-
ticularly to the poor. To be able to go from cramped rooms and close atmospheres
to regions of sunlight and verdure, Is an indescribable pleasure, bringing back hope
as well as health to multitudes. Thousands who can never spend the time nor
means to take a vacation may recuperate waning energies by physical exercise or
quiet rest in the midst of delightful surroundings.
The moral influence of parks, especially with provisions for recreation, is very
great. In this regard a late eminent physician wrote: "Foul air prompts to vice
and oxygen to virtue as surely as the sunlight paints the flowers of our garden.
The tired workman who, after the day's labor, needs repose and the relaxation
of home, is apt to be driven from it by the close atmosphere of the house and the
street in which he lives. He would, if he could, get into the fresh air of the coun-
try, but as he cannot do this, he seeks the relief which drink and other excite-
ment yield. If there were an attractive park convenient, he would seek it as in-
stinctively as the plant stretches toward the light. The varied opportunities of a
park would educate him and his family in the enjoyment of open air pleaures. De-
prived of these, he and his are educated into the ways of disease and vice by the
character of their surroundings."
In urging the extension of the park system in London, England, an eminent
sanitarian gave the following reasons: "Parks and open spaces are the constant
source of health and innocent enjoyment to all within their reach. It is difficult
to conceive any lapse of time or change of circumstances whicn shall take away
their value. They are available, if properly placed, to the very poorest classes.
They are a kind of charity which cannot demoralize and cannot be abused or
jobbed."
The rapid growth of cities makes the question of open spaces one of vital
importance. There is not a large city anywhere which is not feeling the need of
more breathing room owing to the rapid increase of the population. Unfortunately^
their park areas do not grow so fast and the time comes when public safety requires
new spaces and they have to be provided at fabulous expense. It is the part of
wisdom to be forearmed as well as forewarned.
The north and northwestern portions of San Francisco are now well supplied
with parks and pleasure grounds as possibly as any city of its size in the world.
The southern and southwestern portions are, however, utterly destitute of any
park or open space that can be used either for pleasure or for recreation, although
these portions are the most densely populated, and are getting more crowded every
year. Years ago people were satisfied with a house fronting on the street, but now
houses are being built in the rear of other dwellings covering up all vacant spaces
for the recreation of children and intensifying the evil caused by overcrowding.
In the judgment of your Commissioners, the time is now favorable for laying
out a park system for that district, and also for establishing a system of boule-
vards to connect the different reservations. Van Ness avenue is now a boulevard,
so is Lombard street, between Van Ness avenue and the Presidio. First avenue has
also been set aside as a boulevard, connecting the Presidio with Golden Gate Park.
The opening of Twenty-fourth avenue from Lake street to the Presidio should be
pushed through to the line and continued to the McDowell Drive, and other boule-
vards laid out from Golden Gate Park to Mountain Lake Park and the Presidio.
These should be a block wide, if possible, with footpaths and bicycle roads skirting
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the driveway, making a magnificent parkway connecting the popular reservations,
which, if purchased now, would in a very few years be considered one of the city's
best assets.
Another broad boulevard should be laid out connecting the Mission district with
Golden Gate Park. It should, of course, be made as direct as possible consistent
with practical grades. People living in that district, desiring to visit the Park,
have now to drive down town, cross car tracks and overcrowded streets, and are
compelled to travel double the distance necessary to get there by a reasonably
direct roadway.
Other cities on the continent, notably Chicago and Buffalo, have had complete
systems of boulevards and avenues for years, and are moving to still further extend
the system beyond the built parts of the city. Buffalo has 942% acres of parks and
nineteen miles of boulevards. Chicago has six large parks and several smaller ones
scattered over the city, all being connected by a system of boulevards thirty-seven
and one-half miles in extent.
THE PARK AND ITS ATTRACTIONS.
The Park to-day ranks inferior to none, and may justly claim to be, in some
respects, without a rival on the American continent. With the strikingly visible
improvements that have characterized its rapid growth and developments since its
insignificant inception, in a few years it will be recognized among the foremost
parks in the world.
Superb and elegant as many other parks are, due to the lavish application of
wealth in architecture and sculptural adornment, Golden Gate Park has no superior
in point of its beautiful natural advantages, picturesque scenery and the mildness
and salubrity of its climate.
Three decades have scarcely lapsed since this noble park was nothing but a vast
wilderness, a barren waste; not a tree to mark its outline, not even a blade of grass
to relieve the monotony of the shifting sandhills stretching for miles to the ocean's
brink. Thus one can imagine the toil, the hardships, the privations of those
pioneer workers who conceived, founded, and planned it.
The vastness of the undertaking was only equal to the unsurmountable barrier
that seemed to mar its success. All sorts of devices were tried for the reclamation
of the shifting sand dunes. Grain crops were put in and nearly all varieties of
grasses, but with little success. What was wanted was a grass with roots of a
strong, fibrous nature to hold the sand in place. Yellow lupin was tried and met
with fair success, but it did not seem to take sufficient hold. The sea bent grass
was tried, however, and the results were much more satisfactory; its strong, fibrous
roots took firm hold, and, shooting out its sinewy rootlets, it seemed to grasp
the moving sand and hold it like a vise. It took four years, however, before it
proved thoroughly successful, and then under its shelter stronger plants and shrubs
were planted and grew up, and what was a barren waste became fertile land clad
in perennial verdure.
In justification of the assertion that Golden Gate Park is now without a rival
on this continent as a pleasure resort, reference is made to some of its most strik-
ing features.
STRAWBERRY HILL.
As each succeeding year it grows grander and more beautiful, so does it grow
still more in public favor, and never did it wear a more pleasant aspect than it
does to-day. The luxuriant growth of the beautiful acacias and the noble pines
mantling its brows has been remarkable in so short a time; so rapid, indeed, that
it has been reluctantly deemed advisable to cut back and thin them out so as to
open up vistas of the scenic beauties of the surrounding country. Here, amid
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rocks, gracefully drooping ferns thrive, as if in their native soil, their delicately
green colors forming a pleasing contrast to the dark green color of the pines, with
which the hill is covered.
The summit of the hill is either reached by the driveway or by the numerous
walks leading through cool places and shady groups. By a little extra exertion of
climbing to the summit, the visitor is amply repaid, for there stands Sweeney's
Observatory, or, as it might more appropriately be called, the Panorama, as, from
its windows or from the turrets above, one has a magnificent spectacle unfolded to
the view. This Observatory, erected at a cost of $15,000, is a gift from Mr. Thomas
U. Sweeney.
Below is the Park, revealed in all its loveliness; its winding drives bordered
with noble trees; .its forests of pine; its graceful and undulating slopes mantled
in the richest verdure; its glistening lake; its wildly romantic water-fall. Looking
to the west is the grand old ocean, with the fine sweep of coast line towards Ocean
View. Quite distinctly can be heard the muffled roar of the waves as they roll upon
the long stretch of sandy beach. Away in the distance, faintly outlined against the
horizon, are the Farallone Islands, twenty-one miles away. Northward an enchant-
ing view of the Bay and the Golden Gate, so famed in song and story, is obtained,
and, looking beyond, the light-houses on Points Arena and Bonita are plainly dis-
cernible. Nearer is seen Sausalito, nestling 'neath the purple hills of Marin; while,
to the right, is Mount Tamalpais, whose aspect on a fine day is truly a brilliant one,
especially when the sun's rays fall upon it, showing beautiful effects of light and
shade.
Across the bay, Oakland, Berkeley, and Alameda stand out in bold relief from
the dark background of the hills rising in gradual undulations, until the heights
of Mount Diablo rise towering to the clouds. It is useless to attempt further de-
scription, for no words, however eloquently expressed, can give anything like an
adequate idea of the ever-changing beauty of the scenery which the view from
Strawberry Hill affords. It must be seen to be appreciated. A ledge of rock has
been quite recently constructed which, while forming a bulkhead to support the
western bank of Sweeney's Observatory, adds considerably to the picturesque
beauty of this much frequented spot.
Not far from the Hill, and placed upon a slight eminence, is the Prayer Book
Cross, in Runic style of architecture. It is of great historical interest, and was
the gift of the late Geo. W. Childs, of Philadelphia, by whom it was erected, in
commemoration of the first prayer offered up in consecration of the spot where Sir
Francis Drake landed on the shores of Drake's l-ny, un June 24. 1571).
STOW LAKE.
Stow Lake is another of the many improvements introduced by the late Mr.
Stow, who had always an eye for the beautiful in nature and art. He could not have
selected a more appropriately lovely spot for location of the Lake now bearing his
name. It is a marvel of engineering skill; art and nature being so wonderfully
blended that it difficult to detect where either begins or ends.
The Lake is seroentine in form, and its rippling waters meander around the
base of Strawberry Hill, washing its banks and winding around verdantly-fringed
islands, studded here and there with rugged pieces of rock fromf which hang the
emerald verdure of aquatic flora, while dipping to the water's edge are graceful
willows, mirroring on the water's surface the imagery of their beauty. Swans,
ducks, and other fowls swim and flutter over the surface of the water, the whole
scene forming a picture of remarkable loveliness.
But the beauty of the scenery is not the only attraction that the Lake affords.
Near the water's edge is stationed the Boat House, a rustic piece of architecture
commodiously fitted up, and fully equipped with pleasure boats fdr those who wish
to indulge in aquatic explorations of the Lake.
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The drive around the Lake is remarkable for the succession of gratifying vis-
tas which meet the eye at almost every turn of the road. Such a variety of breaks
and openings is hardly possible to conceive. It must be borne in mind, however,
that, in the construction of the Lake, its utility was not sacrificed for its ornamen-
tation. It acts as a reservoir, having a storage capacity of twenty-five million gal-
lons, and is the source of the entire irrigation system throughout the Park.
HUNTINGTON FALLS.
(Gift of Mr. C. P. Huntington.)
Of all the most beautiful and romantic artificial spots that can be imagined,
Huntington Falls is unrivaled. Beginning at the reservoir on tne summit of Straw-
berry Hill, the water comes tumbling and splashing over masses of rugged rock
and, leaping from ledge to ledge o'er-hung by drooping trees and feathery-plumed
ferns peeping out from the crevices in the rocks as if to catch the spray, it rushes
madly along, forming here and there little pools that lie half-hidden beneath the
leafy underwood, until it reaches the rustic foot-bridge, where it makes a fall of
fifteen feet, and then, seeming to make one grand effort, it plunges down the falls
about one hundred feet, leaps high into the air and spends its force 'midst clouds of
spray, finally reaching the Lake below.
ALVORD LAKELET.
(Gift of Mr. Wm. Alvord.)
What more beautiful spot could be imagined! Birds bathing in the water; hum-
ming-birds, bees, and butterflies regaling themselves in sipping the nectar from
the flowery plants; and the air permeated with fragrant odors.
Masses of flowering shrubs, trees, ferns, wild flowers, and climbing vines on the
surrounding slopes form a pleasing and sheltering background. If the visitor de-
sires peace and tranquillity, there it will be found, the hush and beautiful surround-
ings making one forget the strife and turmoil of the busy world without.
RECREATION VALLEY.
This favorite resort, as an extensive rural playground, has more than fulfilled
the purpose for which it was intended. Here, at the outskirts of a crowded city,
within easy access from every point, the youth, more especially those athletically
inclined, can escape from the city's close confinement, and, each in his own way'
engage in such sports of manly and vigorous exercise as their fancy dictates.
Numerous base-ball and foot-ball clubs are daily to be seen engaged in these
favorite pastimes, but, ere long, other games, such as cricket, lacrosse, and tennis,
will hold sway with the others.
Unlike the great eastern cities, where the intense cold of the winter and the
excessive heat of the summer so often interfere with outdoor sport, San Francisco
has the advantage of a mild and equable climate, where a continuous round of
sports can be indulged in almost without interruption.
In crowded cities, public recreation grounds are moral necessities for the physi-
cal development of the younger generation. From recent statistics, it is shown
that in large and populous cities, where such places of recreation do not exist,
the death rate is much higher than in cities possessed of such pleasure grounds,
or breathing spots, us they have been very appropriately called.
The grounds, since they were formally opened, have never been in such per-
fect condition as at the present time, which is mainly due to their being constantly
mowed and sprinkled. Covering an area of about twenty acres, they are girdled
by slightly undulating hills and slopes, on which are planted suitable trees to form
shelter from the prevailing winds.
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ZOOLOGICAL DEPARTMENT.
During the period that has elapsed since the introduction of this highly attrac-
tive feature, a large number of animals have been obtained, a detailed list of which
will be found in the Secretary's successive reports.
The Deer Glen never fails to draw attention. The animals look well and seem
quite reconciled to their captivity, the extensive grounds giving them full scope
for ranging, a condition essential to their activity and health. Within the enclosure
is also domiciled the kangaroo, whose curious evolutions cause much merriment to
old and young. The moose is now enjoying the society of the ostriches, and divides
honors with his feathered rivals in the way of attracting admiration.
Adjacent to the Deer Glen is the Buffalo Paddock. Like the deer, the buffaloes
and their progeny are increasing, which is very gratifying, as it is only a matter of
a few years when they, in their wild state, will have become extinct. The mon-
archs of the prairies, these noble animals, twenty years ago, ranged in vast herds
throughout the western plains; but when it is considered that, during their rapid
extermination in the years 1870 to 1875, when nearly six million were wantonly
slaughtered for their hides, it is not to be wondered that so few are to seen out-
side of the preserves of public parks.
The big grizzly bear, the monarch of the Sierras, entertains large crowds daily;
and, for a captive, he looks remarkable well, his confinement apparently causing
him little or no anxiety. The peacocks invite considerable attention as they proudly
strut about, each vieing with the other for supremacy in the gorgeous display of his
plumage.
The pheasants, now throughly domiciled, enjoy, unconfined, the full range of the
Park.
The Aviary, which is fast becoming one of the most attractive features of the
Park, contains an interesting collection, principally of song birds, although birds of
other characteristics are fairly well represented. Bird life is here exemplified in all
its varied phases, and no greater pleasure can be experienced than to listen to their
pretty cries and little snatches of songs, as they flit from tree to tree filling the
air with their melodious music.
The area of the Aviary is a little over an acre, its height being thirty feet.
Trees growing in it over twenty-five feet in height and a spread of some twenty
feet, afford the thousands of birds, as nearly as possible, their natural conditions.
They have both shade and open ground to exercise in, as well as natural thickets
in which to build their nests and for roosting places, all perfectly protected from
both storm and butcher birds.
One of the fairest in plumage and sweetest in song is the Persian .bul-bul, whose
sweet notes charm the visitor every month in the year. They are doing very well,
look healthy and strong; and, as soon as a surplus has been raised, it would be well
to turn some of them loose in the open air, to test their adaptability for colonizing.
Nearly all, among which are the Eastern thrush and robin, the nonpareil and blue-
birds of the South, the European grey and black thrush, the African weaver bird,
the red bird of Virginia, the oriole of this State and of Mexico, the mocking-bird,
and hosts of others, are doing well and producing their kind.
In close proximity to the Aviary, are the lively, frolicsome squirrels, gamboling
around their cage evidently thoroughly contented with their lot.
CHILDREN'S PLAY GROUNDS.
(Gift of the late Senator Sharon.)
The Children's Play Ground continues to be as great an attraction as ever.
Crowds of delighted children are to been seen daily, joyously amusing themselves to
PAEK COMMISSIONERS' REPORT. 183
their hearts' content amid the many contrivances that have been devised for that
purpose. Here they can satisfy their childish desires beyond their wildest dreams.
Those of them who have equestrian tastes can ride the donkeys, while those who
prefer driving can be driven around in dainty little equipages drawn by goats.
Swings, merry-go-rounds, spring-boards, May poles, and many other devices,
all equally amusing and beneficial to the healthy development of the younger gen-
eration are there. In the center of the play ground is a little rustic arbor. There,
the youngsters can eat their lunches while watching their play-mates making
merry.
Ample refreshments and restaurant accommodations are provided in the hand-
some Sharon Building; and, from its veranda overlooking the grounds, the parents
can watch their offspring at play. For those who do not bring their lunches, pro-
vision is made in the Sharon House, where such things as sandwiches, milk, and
other articles of the best quality can be obtained at the lowest prices. This mag-
nificent bequest of Senator Sharon, costing $50,000, might well be followed with ad-
vantage by other citizens.
The grounds are well sheltered from the winds by trees and thickly-planted
shrubbery. All amusements are provided and kept up for the children, the object
being not to make any money out of these grounds, but to return all revenues col-
lected to the children. This is done each year about Christmas time, when a free
day is given to all the poor children of the city.
JAPANESE VILLAGE.
This is another interesting memento of the Midwinter Fair, and the crowds who
visit it daily are evidence of its decided popularity. It is approached through a
lofty gateway (Shuro Mon), a quaint piece of highly artistic wood carving. The
buildings throughout the grounds, and the general surroundings, are thoroughly
typical of Japanese life, and illustrate the love for art and fine workmanship which
so characterizes the natives of the land of the rising sun.
Miniature waterfalls, lakes, and rippling brooks add to the beauty of the gar-
dens, which are tastefully laid out and planted with great varieties of curious
dwarf trees and plants.
There are also tea-houses, where tea and light refreshments are served in true
Oriental style by Japanese attendants.
THE MUSEUM.
As a free public institution, the Memorial Museum is one of the most popular
attractions which San Francisco affords, and from its rapid growth it may be
safely predicted that it will, in the near future, be in the front rank with similar
institutions of any of our great cities.
Any one who witnessed its inauguration, on the 22nd of March, 1895, and sees
what it is to-day, must confess that its progress has been remarkable. Nearly a
million people visited the Museum during that time, a record which, though it may
seem incredible, surpasses that of all other institutions of a like character.
Though the period of the existence of the Museum has been brief, it is wonder-
ful to see gathered together an assemblage of objects so complete and representa-
tive in all branches of science, art, antiquity, and natural history; and among which
all intelligent classes of whatever nationality, the student, the historian, and the an-
tiquarian, will find ample and varied material for great thought and study. The
numerous collections are all systematically arranged, and legibly labeled with de-
scriptive matter relative to each object. The arrangement is made not merely to
please the eye, but to appeal to the understanding by exhibiting the wonders of cre-
ation, as well as the actual and tangible evidences of the march of civilization.
184 PARK COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
Mr. M. H. de Young greatly deserves and has justly earned the praise of the
people of Calfornia for the way he has, almost single-handed, built up an institu-
tion of which any city might well be proud, and which is and will continue to be
a great power in educating our people to an appreciable understanding of science,
antiquity, the ideal and beautiful in art, and the realistic wonders of nature.
Your Commissioners desire to express their regret that the Museum, its patrons,
and its friends, should, by the unexpected death of Mr. Jacob Z. Davis, be deprived
of such a highly honored member of the Museum Committee.
THE NEW PARK LODGE.
On the north side of the main drive, near the intersection of Stanyan street,
on a slight elevation, and facing the south, the new Park Lodge has been erected.
Of a Moorish-Gothic style of architecture, and of a decidedly unique design, the
structure presents a substantial and picturesque appearance. Topped by the red
Spanish tile, with walls of coarse-grained, dark grey sandstone trimmed with a
relieving shade of lighter stone, the building stands as an architectural treat to
the most fastidious. Massive it may be termed, yet in general features grand and
imposing. Immediately around it the grounds have been pleasantly and judiciously
arranged. Their easy undulations are covered with groups of handsome shade trees
and flowering shrubbery that are a fit setting to the structure of stone they sur-
round. The interior finish is commensurate with its outer impression. The building
is divided into two main parts; offices for the Commissioners, Superintendent, Sec-
retary, and Engineer on one side, the other being occupied by the Superintendent
and his family. The entrance to the part in which the offices are located is up a
flight of steps of red sandstone from the Sespe quarry, to a veranda, this having
a tile floor and a grey sandstone balustrade. Overhead, the finish is of unpolished
pine. The whole appearance of the entrance is plain but rich.
Passing through the doorway, one finds himself in a small lobby. The floor and
walls are of oak, the floor having inlaid borders, the ceiling being tinted plaster.
A hallway, finished similarly to the lobby, leads to the room in which the Commis-
sioners hold their meetings. It is 18x30 feet, with handsomely paneled walls and
ceiling finished with polished mahogany and leather, the floor being oak with inlaid
borders. The furnishings are of polished mahogany, with leather finishing to cor-
respond with the walls and ceiling. The Secretary's office is 16x12 feet, with walls
of polished oak, the floor being similar to that in the Commissioners' room. The
Engineer's office is 20x14 feet, containing a fine draughting table. 12 feet in length.
The table is of oak, with a cover of soft sugar-pine. The walls of the room are
of tinted plaster. The Superintendent's office is 16x12 feet, the floor and trimmings
being of oak and the walls of tinted plaster.
The half-story over the offices is divided into two apartments; the one being used
by the Park Band, and containing the necessary shelves for music, the other being
used for the storage of light articles. All of the offices are fitted with plumbing
of the finest quality and workmanship. Each room contains fixtures for both gas
and electric lighting, and may be heated by either a register or a grate.
The residence portion is two stories hig-h, with an entrance similar to that of
the offices. The first story comprises four living-rooms, and the usual accessories.
The second story is divided into bedrooms and a bathroom. The entire residence
portion has plumbing and lighting fixtures similar to those found in the office por-
tion. The finishings, mouldings, and tintings are tastefully chosen, and the ap-
pearance is very pleasing.
A roomy basement extends beneath the entire building, and is used for storage
purposes.
PARK COMMISSIONERS' REPORT. 185
CONSERVATORY.
To a large portion of the visitors to the Park, the Conservatory always offers
the strongest attractions. Orchids, palms, ferns, lycopods, nympheae, and water
lilies are here in great variety from nearly all the tropical regions of the world.
Prominently attractive are the orchids, caladiums, and cycads. These must invite
the admiration of all lovers of the beautiful in nature. They are perfect marvels
of magnificence and splendor, but they must be seen to gain anything like a fair
conception of their wondrous beauty and fascination.
BANT> CONCERTS.
The present music stand, on concert days, attracts immense crowds, and, though
the seating capacity of the Court has been considerably augmented, the promenades,
the slopes, and carriage concourse are always overcrowded.
The band is composed of forty-five pieces, and the musicians are all thorough
masters of their profession. The selections of music are of the highest order, and
the intense interest with which the band is listened to by large and appreciative
audiences is evidence of its deserving popularity, and fully corroborates the distinc-
tion claimed for it of being the finest in the State and, outside of military bands,
compares favorably with any similar organization anywhere.
POLICE AND AMBULANCE.
One of the most necessary features of a great public concourse is a complete sys-
tem of police protection, and in securing this protection Golden Gate Park has been
very successful. Nowhere is order and good conduct more desired than in a visiting
place where thousands daily retreat to seek rest and recreation.
The general deportment of the visiting public has been good, but due credit
should be given to the police department of the city's pleasure ground, for it has
more than realized expectations by keeping the Park in an almost ideal state of
peace and protection to the public safety.
In such extent of forest territory, it might be expected that the criminal ele-
ment would best find a place to prosecute law-breaking intentions, but the exist-
ence of a sufficient and capable force of well-trained men has seemingly served
as a preventive of any such state of affairs.
Composed of two divisions, mounted police and footmen, every section of the
grounds is daily traversed many times. On the outskirts and toward the ocean,
the mounted police are on duty, while both mounted police and footmen patrol the
more covered parts of the interior. The police station occupies the site of the old
Casino, and has, as an annex, a branch of the Receiving Hospital controlled by the
City Board of Health. Here, a physician is constantly in attendance, and the neces-
sary operating table, general paraphernalia, and ambulance wagon are at hand.
This complete system of police and medical supervision has certainly given emi-
nent satisfaction, and the purposes for which they were established have been car-
ried out in every detail.
FREE TRANSPORTATION.
Your Commissioners desire to thank the Pacific Mail, the Oceanic, and the Orien-
tal and Occidental Steamship Companies for the way in which they have, gratui-
tously, carried freight and other materials used in the improvement and mainte-
nance of the Park.
186
PAEK COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
SECRETARY'S REPORT.
PARK OFFICK, July 1, 1*!>7.
To the Honorable the Board of Park Commissioners:
GEXTLKMEN-: T have the honor to submit herewith my report for the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1807.
VALENCE V. BLOCK,
Secretary
RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS FROM JULY 1, 1896,
TO JULY 1, 1897.
RECEIPTS.
From Taxes $244,852 57
From Fines 195 00
From Rent of Boat House 850 00
From Rent of Children's Quarters 1,003 0)
From Sale of Old Junk 3 00
From Sale of Old Lodge 300 OJ
From Sale of Old Casino 40000
From Saleof Shed 10 00
From Sale of Furniture, Museum 50 00
From Rent of P. & O. R. R. Depot 10000
From Sale of Old Iron 4 00
Balance Carried Over Last Year P73 45
DISBURSEMENTS.
Construction Account .5124,60760
Maintenance Account ] 1 1 ^75 QO
Stock 1,800 63 f
Miscellaneous Accounts 5^77 35
Salaries, Superintendent and Secretary 5.703 00
8248,343 02
5249.G60 55
Overdraft on account of shortage in tax appropriation of $1,317.53.
PARK COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
187
CONSTRUCTION ACCOUNT
FOR WHAT PURPOSE.
STRUCTURES.
GRANITE BRIDGE.
Granite... $27,83532
Concrete 5,898 51
Carving 625 00
Setting Concrete Blocks 23 50
Model 50 00
Architect's Services 1,89794
LODGE.
One pair Andirons $12 °°
Brass Hoods over Grates 35 00
Concrete Floor Basement 103 60
Extra Work, Secretary's Window 5 50
Building Fence and Stable at Lodge $371 72
Ladies' Toilet, Strawberry Hill 474 91
Police and Ambulance Station 1,885 27
Beaver Pen 17 50
Electric House 2,449 42
Foundation for Weighing Scales 105 95
Scales 235 00
Construction of Fences— Labor and Material 57635
Construction of Locker, Boat House 5163
Construction of Tool House 8 35
Concrete Steps, Hayes Street Entrance 13 20
$36,336 27
156 10
6,189 30
$42,681 67
188
PARK COMMISSIONERS' KEPORT.
CONSTRUCTION ACCOUNT-CONTINUED.
FOR WHAT PURPOSE.
AMOUNT.
TOTAL.
WATER WORKS.
New Water Works System, Extension of Distribution Pipe
System, including New Pumps, Tank Pipe, Labor, etc
DRAINAGE.
Grounds, Pipe Labor etc
$ 1 2, 277 41
$777 91
$12,277 44
#777 91
ROADS AND WALKS.
Construction Bicycle Road
s5 506 35
Construction Road, Fair Grounds
1,941 54
Construction Drive, Tunnel
935 25
Construction Drive, Lake
1,922 25
Construction Drive, Twenty fourth avenue.
280 70
Construction Walk Cypress avenue
141 00
Construction Walk to Shed.
39 25
Construction Walk to Tunnel
J.673 5,)
Construction Walk to Lake
247 00
Construction Walk, Strawberry Hill
190 50
Construction Walk to Sixth Avenue
273 00
Construction Walk to Ninth avenue
399 50
Construction Walk to Tenth avenue
214 00
Powder, Fuse, Hardware and Cement
212 30
GROUNDS.
To Labor, etc., of grading, forming, dressing, trimming and
fertili/ing grounds, newly brought to a finished condition
in this respect, and purchase of Ijam, manure and trees-
Construction Music Concourse
Improving Grounds
Loam and Manure
16 55
4,983 95
11,334 13
$ 13,976 U
PAIIK COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
189
CONSTRUCTION ACCOUNT— CONCLUDED.
FOR WHAT PURPOSE.
GROUNDS-CONTINUED,
Trees, Ferns and Seeds
Supplies, Hardware and Implements.
Enameled Signs
PLANTATIONS AND FORESTS AND RECLAMATIONS.
Planting trees, loam, etc., for reclaiming the sand drifts ; labor
and material-
Labor.
Loam
Trees.. . .
SMALL WORKS.
Rock Work on Island— Labor and material .
MUSEUM.
Annex
Putting up Marble Slab . . ,
New Cases and Shelves
Collection of Win. Webb .
$2,756 04
98 72
211 80
$3,115 25
9,021 31
90 00
25
$10,283 44
516 85
5,740 22
35 93
$25,431 19
$12,226 56
$660 25
190
PARK COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
MAINTENANCE ACCOUNT.
FOR WHAT PURPOSE.
STRUCTURES.
Labor, lumber, paints and oils, hardware, glass, etc., devoted
to and used in repairs and general maintenance of build-
ings-
Labor 83,329 10
Material 1 ,702 06
WATER WORKS.
La'bor in repairing, water pipe, maintenance of Water Works.
Engineer, coal labor and material —
Labor §3,23130
Coal I 2,882 05
Supplies (Valvoline, p icking, hardware, etc ) I 302 64
DRAINAGE.
Labor and Material for maintenance of Sewers §755 90
ROADS AND WALKS.
Labor and material, repairing cleaning, dressing, sprinkling,
etc. roads, walks and concourses—
Maintenance of Roads and Walks $11,!?89 55
Sprinkling and repairing Point Lobos road | 4,395 53
Boulevard 1,250 75
Buena Vista Park road 259 25
Hardware, supplies, powder and fuse 316 29
GROUNDS.
Maintenance of garden and flower plots, lawns and grounds
generally—
Labor I $39,919 38
$3,031 16
$6,448 S9
$755 90
§17,511 34
PAKE COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
191
MAIN TEN A N CE A CCO U N T— CON TIN UED.
FOR WHAT PUKPOSE.
GROUNDS— CONCLUDED.
Loam and Manure $459 00
Supplies : Plants, Petroleum, Hose, Seeds, etc 1,774 03
FORESTS AND PLANTATIONS AND RECLAMATIONS.
Labor, trimming out and cutting trees and luaming same-
Labor.. .. ?3,501 85
Loam and Manure 748 15
CONSERVATORY.
The current cost of the Conservatory including labor, material,
fuel, etc.—
Labor $3,871 15
Coal .... 1,602 35
Plants, Bulbs and Supplies 279 42
POLICING.
The services of the regular police and extra men-
Labor $18,116 72
Gas, Police Station 19 60
Sundries 63 50
MUSEUM.
La*>or $5.735 55
Ga3 260 75
Supplies, etc 580 82
Uniforms 108 CO
TOTAL.
$42,152 41
§4,250 CO
$5,752 92
§18.199 82
§6,685 12
192
PAEK COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
MAINTENANCE ACCOUNT— CONCLUDED.
FOR WHAT PURPOSE.
AVIARY. DEER, ELK, BUFFALO. ETC!
Labor $1.491 50
Supplies 1.570 34
LAKE.
Labor $1,57050
Lime and Cement 455 00
APPORTIONED ACCOUNT.
FOR WHAT PL'RPOf-K. AMOl'NT.
NURSERY,
The entire Nursery expenses, including labor, mate:ial and
new stock-
Labor $4.237 00
Trees, Plants and Seeds 143 33
STABLES.
Including hay and grain, attendance, veterinary services
rendered—
Labor $3^43 90
Hay and Grain 5,23195
*3-CG1 84
$2,025 50
*'380 33
PAEK COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
193
APPOKTIONED JACCOUNT-CONCLUDED.
FOR WHAT PURPOSE.
AMOUNT.
TOTAL.
STABLES— CONCLUDED.
Veterinary Services Rendered
$193 40
Drugs
42 55
Harness and Supplies
591 40
Sundries
23 75
$9,726 95
MISCELLANEOUS ACCOUNT.
FOR WHAT PURPOSE.
AMOUNT.
TOTAL.
STOCK.
Horses, Birds Boats and Boiling Stock
$1 800 60
$1 800 60
A number of current expenses not chargeable under either of
the foregoing heads, printing demands, office expenditures(
telephone, stationery, music, electric lights, insurance on
buildings, expert services, Children's Day, freight anl
§5 677 35
$5,677 35
13
PARK COMMISSIONERS' REPOET.
BILLS PAID MONTH OF JULY, 1896.
NAME.
FOR WHAT PURPOSE.
AMOUNT.
«1ftft AS
J. McLaren ............................ Sundry expenses— freight and
express ......................
28 15
$194
BILLS PAID MONTH OF AUGUST, 1896.
FOR WHAT PURPOSE. I AMOUNT.
Jas. Winslow Sprinkling Point Lobos Road. $16665
J. McLaren Sundry expenses— freight ami
express 1 56 84
BILLS PAID MONTH OF SEPTEMBER, 189G.
$223 49
Chas. R.Allen...
Atlantic Brush Co .
A. E. Buckman
FOR WHAT PURPOSE. AMOUNT.
Coal
! Supplies. .
. I Loam . . .
§1,28525
' 23 CO
I
; 749 25
PARK COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
195
BILLS PAID MONTH OF SEPTEMBER, 1896-CoxiiNUKD.
NAME.
FOR WHAT PURPOSE. AMOUNT.
TOTAI,.
Baker & Hamilton
California Paint Co
Hardware $110 £0
Paints and oi's. 561 55
California Nursery Co
Trees 63 80
California Powder Works
Powder and fuse 12027
j Caire
Bottles for museum 14 53
H S Crocker Co ....
Stationery 23 10
Wm. Cluff Co
Bird seed, meal and corn 125 59
E. Denny
Surveyor's stationery 1 25
Dunham, Carrigan & Oo
Hardware, pipe, etc 72 83
Edison Light Power Co
Electiic lights 10 75
Paint 30 00
Dr. Wm. E. Egan
Veterinary services 61 40
W. P Fuller & Co
Paints and oils 70 72
Golden Gate Lumber Co
L. W. H. Greene
Lumber 82 65
Pasturage 8 00
Goodyear Rubber Co
Hose, etc Ill 39
W. E. Garratt & Co .
Valves 4D SO
Haight Street Pharmacy
Drugs . 17 30
Holbrook, Merrill & Stetson
Pipe and fittings 172 86
H F Holmes Lime Co
Lime . 51 75
Moss and trees 5503
David Kerr
Repairing rolling stock 73 OD
K. Kelly
Bread for fowls 20 40
Leonard & Ellis
Valvoline 16 50
Thomas Lewis
J.K.Logan
Powderette 20 CO
Extra window lodge 550
Le Count Bros
Stationery 32 05
McNab & Smith
Drayage 14 87
McLaren & Co
Plants 9 18
196
PARK COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
BILLS PAID MONTH OF SEPTEMBER, 1896-CONTiNUED.
NAME.
FOR WHAT PURPOSE.
AMOUNT.
TOTAL.
Main & Winchester ....
$14 50
Plants and seed
70 77
Jas McNab
550 00
McLee Bros
67 50
Miller Sloss & Scott
278 51
Material.. ..
25 95
Neville & Co ...
Burlap
39 85
Gas ..
57 05
Telephone
46 00
Rediugton & Co
Drugs
23 16
q fin
Studebaker Bros. Manufacturing Co...
Repairing rolling stock .
42 50
Scott & McCord .
Hay and grain
1 470 42
A M SellingT
Vegetables
5 20
Meat for birds
23 15
Plants
100 75
Seed ....
27 84
Sanborn Vail & Co
25 70
W. & J. Sloane & Co
Carpets
104 00
J D Spreckels & Bros Co
Cement
68 75
Lumber
435 25
W F Webb
Collecti m
35 92
A. Wilkie
Mill work
319 00
R Weil & Co
Material
6 9D
Chas P Wilcomb
16 25
Geo B Wilcutt
Music
616 00
1 00
Jas B. Winslow
Sprinkling Point Lobos Read.
166 65
H M Black
96 CO
Wire
5 20
PARK COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
BILLS PAID MONTH OF SEPTEMBER, 1896-CONCLUDED.
NAME.
FOR WHAT PURPOSE.
AMOUNT.
TOTAL.
Gladding, McBean Co
Pipe
$2 20
Mrs. I. W. Kersey
Plants
10 75
L. E Ross
Plumbing' . .
13 50
Wm. Chapman.
237 00
Jas. Quinn
388 75
A. Burke.. . .
387 50
P. Gordon. ...
150 00
M. Dempsey
53 75
M. Pierce
18375
P. Joyner
172 50
O. McHugh
2.989 70
Wm. F. Pitzhugh
P. Kilroy .
Loam
152 40
246 25
P. Hogan
255 00
Jas. H. O'Brien
102 50
C. A. Dallmau
56 25
J. McLaren
express
41 80
P. Carroll
133 75
M. Gutter
66 25
A. Green
66 25
A. McLennon
3,000 00
Coxhead & foxhead
SCO 00
T. O'Brien
722 00
Gray Bros
1,500 00
$21,591 99
198
PARK COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
BILLS PAID MONTH OF OCTOBER, 1896.
FOR WHAT PURPOSE.
AMOUNT. TOTAL.
Chas. R. Allen
L.H Butcher & Co
Baker & Hamilton
Thos. Butler
Thos. Bodkin
Clabrough, Colcher & Co.
California Paint Co
California Powder Works
Wm.CluffCo '.
Edison Light and Power Co
W. P. Fuller & Co
W. E. Garrett& Co
Golden Gate Lumber C j
Fireman's Fund Insurance Co —
Hamburg, Bremen Insurance Co
Haight Street Pharmacy
Holbrook, Merrill & Stetson
K. Kelly
Le Count Bios
McLea Bros
Miller, Sloss & Scot'
Neville&Co
Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co
T>. O'Day i Loam
Jas. H. O'Brie •> Loa ,i ...
F.Riley Model for bridge
Studebaker Bros. Manufacturing Co.. . Repahing rolling stock
Sunset Seed and Plant Co Seeds and plant?
San Francisco Lumber Co Lumber
A. M. Selinger ..' Vegetables...
Coal
Paints
Hardware . ...
Carpenter work
Plastering
Cartridges
Paints and oils
Powder and fuse
Bird seed and meal, etc ...
Electric lights
Paints and oils
Valves
Lumber
Insuiauce
Insurance
Drugs
Hardware, etc
Bread for fowls . .
Stationery
Harness
Hardware, etc
Burlap
Telephone
$392 15
9 00
63 80
167 50
35 00
225
236 67
4392
74 11
7 05
136 33
38 40
40 99
120 00
120 0)
3 10
5 00
14 03
17 10
106 57
240 62
7 00
15 53
254 00
7 50
50 00
(
19 50
85 60
]74 24
4 90
PARK COMMISSIONED' REPORT.
199
BILLS PAID MONTH OF OCTOBEK, 189fi— CONCLUDED.
NAME.
FOB WHAT PUKPOSE.
AMOUNT.
TOTAL.
A Wilkie
Millwork
$425 13
C B Willcutt
185 00
Wm T. Fitzhugh
60 30
T O'Brien
109 00
Chas P Wilcomb
6 40
Pacific Gas Improvement Co
Gas
15 05
65 00
Inyo Marble Co .
Marble slab
516 85
Jas Winslow
166 65
Wm H. Chapman
237 00
Dunham, Carrigan & Hayden Co
Sullivan & Sons
Hardware, etc
800
],252 86
61 21
6500
Scott & Mcford.
728 01
A. M McLennan
Account, granite bridge
5,500 00
100 00
$11,993 2
200
PARK COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
BILLS PAID MONTH OF NOVEMBER, 1896.
FOR WHAT PURPOSE.
Chas.R. Allen Coal $43390
Atlantic Brush Co ^ Supplies 14 50
D. H. Bibb Lumber Co i Lumber 412 35
Baker & Hamilton | Hardware' 53 09
Wm.CluffCo Birdseed 49 70
Dunham, Carrigan & Hayden Co Hardware 63 87
Jas E. Finck Manure 2800
W. P.Fuller&Oo Paints and oils 33130
Gladding, McBean & Co Chimney pipe 7 06
Haight Street Pharmacy Drugs 555
E C.Hughes \ Printing 425
Holbrook. Merrill & Stetson Hardware 28 87
David Kerr ' Repairing rolling stock 19 00
Kent Lubricant Co Oil 9 05
Le Count Bros Stationery 5 95
Leonard & Ellis Valvoline 1125
Murphy, Grant & Co Material 81 38
Main & Winchester Harness and supplies 18 CO
Thos. Meherin Seed 51 £6
Miller. Sloss & Scott Hardware 46 27
Pacific Gas Improvement Co Gas 13 30
A. M. Selinger Vegetables 2 60
Sunset Seed and Plant Co Birdseed 10 00
San Francisco Lumber Co Lumber 54 96
J. H. Sievers Plants 40 00
J. Schrader | Meat for birds and animals.. . . 23 15
Geo. B. Willcutt Music 185 00
J.F.Wilson ! Metal polish 5 00
Scott&McCord Hay and grain 1234 13
Dow Steam Pump Works New pumps 9,80200
i
PARK COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
201
BILLS PAID MONTH OF NOVEMBER, 1896-CoxCLUDEO.
NAME.
FOB WHAT PURPOSE.
AMOUNT.
TOTAL.
$65 00
Regilding frames
47 50
85 00
G W Clark
Wall paper
9 00
113 50
~
Glass
20 00
Power Co
Electric lights
8 70
Sprinkling Point Lobos Road .
166 65
80 30
771 24
J. McLaren —
Sundry expenses— freight and
112 78
25 25
K Kelly
Bread
6 60
Harness and supplies
95 92
Horse
200 CO
Cement
2,185 00
481 95
Chas P Wilcomb
23 30
Account granite bridge
5,000 00
$22,557 24
2C2
PARK COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
BILLS PAID MONTH OF DECEMBER, 1896.
NAME.
FOR WHAT PURPOSE. AMOUNT.
TOTAL.
Chas. R. Allen
Coal ' $258 15
Atlantic Brush Co
Baker & Hamilton
Supplies 28 85
Hardware 6 20
H. M. Black & Co
Repairing rolling stock. ... 12 50
California Paint Co
Paints and oils . . 130 49
,
Win. Cluff Co
Bird seed meal etc 75 71
H. Dutard...
Wheat and oats 68 52
Dunham, Carrigan & Hayden Co
Hardware 40 52
Edison Light and Power Co
Electric lights 9 80
Golden Gate Woolen Man'fact'ng Co..
Holbrook, Merrill & Stetson .
Blankets 8 00
Hardware 41 93
Haight Street Pharmacy
Le Count Bros .
Drugs 800
Miller, Sloss & Scott.
Hardware 45 91
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Co. . .
Rediugton & Co
Johu A. Roebling's Sons Co
Sunset Seed and Plant Co
Studebaker Bros. Manufacturing Co. . .
Sanborn, Vail & Co
Telephone 10 50
Drugs • 1490
Wireclotli 86 17
Labels 1 50
Repairing rolling stoc'c 2 75
Frames 26 20
Schaezlein & Burridge.. ...
Police stars 12 00
San Francisco Lumber Co
Lumber 134 35
Geo. B. Willcutt..
Music 185 00
Pacific Gas Improvement Co
Gas 36 49
Chas. Adams....
D. R Bibb Lumber C"o
Uniforms for attendants, mu-
seum ICO 00
G. W. Clark & Co
Wall paper 8 73
E. C Hughes
Prjntin" 11 25
PARK COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
203
BILLS PAID MONTH OF DECEMBER, 1896— CONCLUDED.
XAME.
FOR WHAT PURPOSE.
AMOUNT.
TOTAL.
W W Montague
$35 00
W P Fuller & Co
2 10
P Kilroy
35 00
Sprinkling Ponit Lobos Road..
166 65
R Phillips
Roofing
60 60
Gladding McBean & Co
Rooting tile
20 00
West Coast Wire aud Iron Works
C Curtin
Wire baskets and wire cloth . .
Supplies
48 45
3 90
A Wilkie
Millwork
432 45
Ed Denny & Co.
Surveyor's stationery
35 45
L E Ros«
Plumbing
83 40
K Kelly
Bread for fowls
6 60
C P Wilcomb
Museum expenses
18 20
Scott & M cCorcl .
Hay and grain
202 50
A.Wolfe.
Cases for museum
1 978 85
H Melde.
Trees
35 00
A M Selinger .
Vegetable-
3 10
A McLean
Fern roots
450 00
A . McLennan
Geo. M. Murphy
Account, granite bridge
Chil Iren's day
3,750 00
958 01
s9,£65 6:
201
PARK COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
BILLS PAID MONTH OF JANUARY, 1897.
NAME.
FOR WHAT PURPOSE.
AMOUNT.
TOTAL.
Wm. Cluff Co
$39 67
Holbrook. Merrill & Stetson
Dunham, Carrigan & Hayden Co
Hardware
34 16
24 00
%T. Schrader
23 15
H. S. Crocker Co
Stationery
21 15
McLea Bros
20 25
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Co. . .
Telephone
20 65
Paraffine Paint Co
Paint
18 00
Goodyear Rubber Co
16 07
Main & Winchester
15 50
L. E. Clawson & Co
Chimney pipes . . .
12 50
G. W.Clark & Co
Wall paper .
1 65
H. Loewenhayn & Co
Nuts
11 55
Edison Light and Power Co.
Electric lights
8 35
Leonard & Ellis
K Kelly
Valvoline
7 53
7 65
Calif 01 nia Paint Co
Paint
6 75
Sunset Seed and Plant Co .
Seed
5 05
Chas. P Wllcomb
3 20
Sanborn, Vail & Co
•> tn
A. M. Selinger
Vegetables
o -in
W. P. Fuller & Co
Hoffman Dahl & Co .
2 520 40
981 54
L. McLean
H. Cowell & Co
Fern roots
Lime
475 00
388 60
Chas. K Allen
Coal
366 25
J. Tuttle
249 00
C. S. Laumeister
Barley and bran
232 39
Scott & McCord
196 84
PAKE COMMISSIONERS' REPOBT.
205
BILLS PAID MONTH OF JANUARY, 1897. -CONCLUDED.
XAME.
FOR WHAT PRRPOSE.
AMOUNT.
TOTAL.
Jas. Winslow
Sprinkling Point Lobos Road. .
$166 65
Geo H WillouU
Music
1QO 7 =
Del Monte Milling Co
Oats
128 55
O. McHugh....
121 00
D. V Fclgei
100 01
Baker & Hamilton
95 60
J. McLaren
express
82 70
81 89
Dr. Wm. F. Egan
Veterinary services
77 00
L E. Ross.
70 16
D. H Bibb Lumber Co
58 58
Pacific Gas Improvement Co
Thos. Meherin
Gas
Seed . .
46 90
42 83
Miller, Sloss & Scott
Hardware
37 77
Le Count Bros
Stationery . ...
26 90
American Salt Co
Salt. .
6 50
Clabrough, Golcher & C<
Cartridges —
1 60
1 OCO CO
88.C37 93
206
PARK COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
BILLS PAID MONTH OF FEBRUARY, 1897.
NAME.
^ FOR WHAT PURPOSE.
AMOUNT. TOTAL.
j
Coal
§270 25
Raker & Hamilton
Wm Cluff Co -
Hardware
Bird seed
13 23 i
47 55
California Powder Works
Dunham Carrigan & Hayden Co
Powder
1 93
29 20
1 25
235 00
1 05 !
Tiles . .
52 00 !
Cement
842 49 j
15 70
E. C, Hughes
Printing
22 23
18 CO
Trees
60 00
•
115 00 '
2 50
Miller, Sloss & Scott
McHuo'h & Sheerin
Hardware
11 75
15! 20
11 63
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Co. . .
Telephone
17 50
Paraftine Paint Co
Paint
41 63
Sanborn, Vail & Co
2 70
Sunset Seed and Plant Co
Seed
16 SO
Wiester&Oo .
9 50
Geo. B. Willcutt
Music
185 00
(
D H. Bibb Lumber Co
bridfce
75 00
134 23
H Cowell & Co
17 20
PAEK COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
207
BILLS PAID MONTH OF FEBRUARY, 1897— CONCLUDED.
NAME.
FOR WHAT PURPOSE.
AMOUNT.
TOTAL.
L. McLean
Fern roots . .
$85 00
L. E. Clawson & Oo
Chimney pipes . . .
3 25
Pacific Gas Improvement Co
Gas
26 60
C. E Grunsky
60 00
15 53
Seed
19 00
H M.Black&Co
Repairing rolling stock
14 80
Scott & McCorcl
Hay and grain
254 64
McLea Bros
Harness
12 40
Studebaker Bros. Manufacturing Co. . .
K. Kelly
Repairing rolling stock
Bread for fowl
63 00
6 60
Coxhead & Coxhead
Architect's services
679 92
13,663 27
208
PARK COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
BILLS PAID MONTH OF MARCH, 1897.
NAME.
FOR WHAT PURPOSE.
AMOUNT.
TOTAL
?l,474 62
Miller Sloss & Scott
793 45
279 98
250 00
W P Fuller & Co
191 20
Chas R Allen
Coal
164 70
California Paint Co
113 15
Gladding McBean & Co..
107 66
90 30
Del Monte Milling Co
Oats
97 74
Baker & Hamilton
Hardware
89 04
C S Laumeister
Barley, etc
88 69
A. Wilkie
Millwork
88 70
89 99
J D Spreckels & Bros. Co
Cement
68 75
R Phillips
68 00
57 60
A. J. Johnson
Trees
55 00
Geo B Wi'icutt
£0 00
Sunset Seed and Plant Co.. ....
42 50
Dunham, Carrigan & Hayden Co
Hardware
36 65
A. D>bl3 &Co
Grates
33 80
J Forsyth. .
Trees
31 00
D. McKay
29 59
H. Melde
Plants
25 00
San Francisco Lumber Co
Lumber
22 03
Atlantic Brush Co. .
Supplies
21 CO
Pacific Gas Improvement Co
Gas
18 20
J. Quane
Painting signs
IS f5
PARK COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
209
BILLS PAID MONTH OF MARCH, 1897— CONCLUDED.
HAKE.
FOR WHAT PURPOSE. AMOUNT.
TOTAL.
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Co.
Telephone $17 70
Chas. P.Wilcomb.
A McLea
P. Henderson & Co
Seed ' 13 39
C. M. Volkman
Seed 1'' 15
Leonard & Ellis
Valvoline . i 9 00
H. Loewenhayn
Nuts 8 20
Le Count Bros
Stationery 1 8 ?7
K Kelly
C. Curtin.
Carl Purdy
Moss | 6 00
J C. Vaughan
1
Seed 5 69
H. M. Black & Co . .
Repairing rolling stock 4 90
A. M. Selinger.
Vegetable* 3 90
E. C. Hughe?
Printin^ . ' 3 50
G. W. Clark
Holbrook, Merrill & Stetson.. .
San Francisco Gas and Electric Co
Henshaw, Bulkley & Belcher
Electr'c lights i 10 35
Grease... j 1 00
$4,672 38
14
210
PARK COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
BILLS PAID MONTH OF APRIL, 1897.
FOR WHAT PURPOSE.
Chas. R.Allen | Coal $251 70
D. H. Bibb Lumber Co ! Lumber... 31 81
Baker & Hamilton Hardware 76 38
Wm. Cluff..: I Bird seed and meal 52 96
California Paint Oo ; Paints and oils 29 95
California Nursery Co j Trees 203 65
Dunham, Carrigan & Hayden Co Hardware 59 33
Del Monte Milling Co ! Oats 50 44
W. P. Fuller & Co j Paints and oils 281 00
Goodyear Rubber Co Hose, etc 115 05
J. Horstmann & Co . , Lime 18 03
Haight Street Pharmacy i Drugs 6 10
E.C.Hughes j Printing 4 00
Holbrook, Merrill & Stetson j Supplies 2 26
J. Kelso j Manure 9 00
Kelway & Sons I Plants and seed 135 20
C. S. Laumeister ; Barley and bran 236 58
Le Count Bros Stationery 15 40
Main & Winchester Harness and supplies. . . 22 15
Miller, Sloss & Scott Hardware 54 10
Pacific Gas Improvement Co Gas 23 10
J. A. Roebling Sons Co Wire rope 4091
J. Rock Trees 5000
A. M.Selinger j Vegetables 2 60
San Francisco Gas and Electric Co ! Elect. ic lights 7 40
San Francisco Lumber Oo J umber 25 12
J.T.Wilson Metalpolish 9 Cp
Geo. B. Willcutt i Music 150 00
Clibrough, Golcher & Co Cartridges 200
Thos. Meherin Plants and seed 95 29
PARK COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
211
BILLS PAID MONTH OF APRIIL, 1897— CONCLUDED.
NAME.
FOR WHAT PURPOSE.
AMOUNT.
TOTAL.
Studebaker Bros. Manufacturing Co...
H. Cowell & Co... o-.
Repairing rolling stock
.$12 00
26 40
Sunset Seed and Plant Co
Seed
16 30
Doane & Co
17 50
A. McLea
84 10
C. Purdy
Trees
5 00
K. Kelly
Bread
6 60
J. McLaren
express ....
57 28
C. P. Wilcomb... .
11 45
F. A Miller .. ..
2 65
J. H. Sievers
Plants
40 75
Reddington & Co
Drugs
8 05
A. Berthelet
5 30
A. Wilkie
Millwork
262 "57
Buchman Contracting Co
1 347 00
J Schrader
23 15
L. E. Ross
23 00
McHugh & Sheeriri .
96 00
fi.lOG 26
212
PAKE COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
BILLS PAID MONTH OF MAY, 1897.
X A M K.
FOR WHAT PURPOSE.
AMOUNT,
Chas. R. Allen
Coal
Atlantic Brush Co .
Supplies . .
Baker & Hamilton
Hardware . .
Bakei Enameling and Manufact'ng Co
Hose, etc ....
ooq OK
H Cowell & Co
Lime
Coburn, Tevis & Co
Petroleum and oils
119 29
Win Cluff Co
Bird seed.
California Paint Co
Paints and oils
Cla ' irough Golcher & Co
Cartridges
297 80
Hardware
J. J. Downing
Asphaltum work
H Dutard
Oats
W. P Fuller & Co
Paints and oils
Goodyear Rubber Co
Hose and fittings
G Greene .
Pasturage . .
W T. Garratt & Co
Garden valves
1QO Ql\
Golden West Iron Works
Fencing ....
Holbrook, Merrill & Stetson
David Kerr , .
Boiler
6 67
79 cf)
Le Count Bros ...
26 60
Main & Winchester
fi7 75
Miller Sloss & Scott..
Peters & Cowle
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Co. . .
Reddingbon & Co
J. D. Spreckels & Bros. Co
San Francisco Lumber Co
Scott & McCord
Straw
Telephone
Drugs
Cement
Lumber
17 10
31 40
6 30
641 25
99 74
Taber Photo Co
PARK COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
213
BILLS PAID MONTH OF MAY, 1897-CONCLUDED.
NAME.
FOB WHAT PURPOSE.
AMOUNT.
TOTAL.
$59 90
Jon. Woodlock. . .
129 60
Geo. B Willcutt
Music
185 00
Pacific Improvement Gas Co
A. M. Selinger
Gas
Vegetables
21 35
2 60
A Wilkie
Millwork
112 52
Sanborn Vail & Co
Frames
13 20
Sunset Seed and Plant Co
Seed
1 25
Leonard & Ellis
Valvoliue
36 00
J. McLaren
express
43 95
K Kelly
9 85
Win. Patterat..
Plants
15 00
F. Kenny
198 00
A. Burke
348 03
T M McCloskey.
214 60
A. Wolf
Case for museum
150 75
H. S.Crocker
Stationery
110 00
J. A, Roeblings Sons Co.
Wire cloth . ...
11 03
O. McHugh
847 20
T. O'Brien
184 60
McHugh & Sheerin
Loam and manure
351 30
$7.238 18
PARK COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
BILLS PAID MONTH OF JUNE 1897.
NAMK.
FOR WHAT PURPOSE.
AMOUNT.
TOTAL.
Atlantic Brush Co
Supp'.ies
Matting
$9 80
10 24
H M Black & Co
Repairing rolling stock
47 75
Material
5 32
Wm Cluff Co
Bird seed and meal
71 61
H Cowell & Co
Lime . . .
47 63
Clabrough, Golcher & Co
De Kalb Fence Co
Cartridges
Fencing .
6 00
40 80
L E Ross
21325
Del Monte Milling Co
Gorham Rubber Co
Oats
Gaskets
44 64
10 50
W. T. Garratt & Co
Water pipe fittings
11 30
Drugs
2 50
Le Count Bros .
Stationeiy
11 00
Nuts
15 49
Barley and bran
275 38
Main & Winchester
Harness and supplies
13 50
L G. McMullen
Loam and manure
127 00
W. A. Manda
Plants and seed
36 95
D.O'Day
Manure
100 00
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Co. . .
Pacific Rolling Mill Co.
Telephone
Roof trusses and castings,
15 55
Sanborn, Vail & Co
Sunset Seed and Plant Co
rods and beam girders
Frames
1,255 10
11 20
12 70
San Francisco Gas and Electric Co
Electric lights
5 55
C. M. Volkman
Bird seed, etc
62 75
Geo. B. Willcutt
C. P. Wilcomb .. .
Music
Museum expenses
231 25
13 65
Dr. Wm. F. Egan . . .
Veterinary services
52 OC
PARK COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
215
BILLS PAID MONTH OF JUNE, 1897— CONTINUED.
NAME.
FOR WHAT PURPOSE.
AMOUNT.
TOTAU
Pacific Gas Improvement Co
Gas
$22 40
M. A. Le Jeune
Carving granite bridge
375 00
South & Burton
Horse
65 00
American Salt Co
Salt
1 75
K. Kelly
Bread and salt for birds and
animals . . .
8 55
Coxhead & Coxhead
J.H.Sievers
A. Wilkie
J. McLaren
Architect's services
Tree ferns and plants
Millwork
318 02
525 00
492 68
express
42 CO
Chas. R. Allen
Coal...
691 45
J. E. Carey
Brick
847 OC
Wm. McCall
Labor laying bricks
848 50
E Kenny
Manure!
165 00
F. H. Huffman..
Harness ....
25 00
M. Dempsey . .
Loam
113 10
T M. McCloskey.
Loam .
191 10
L & M Alexander & Co .
Typewriter desk & stationery
117 75
P. Kilroy
Loam
81 50
P Hogan.
72 80
J. Kempton
Loam
139 10
Sheerin & McHugh. .
Loam and manure ,
904 75
San Francisco Lumber Co
Jos. McBoyle
Boats
100 00
21 00
A Burke
562 50
O. McHugh
2 495 10
M Connelly.
20 80
Paciric Tank Co
Jas. Winslow
Tank
112 10
395 oo
PARK COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
BILLS PAID MONTH OF JUNE, 1897— CONCLUDED.
NAME.
FOB WHAT PURPOSE.
AMOUNT.
TOTAL.
Geo. P. MeNear
Horse
Horse
$200 00
200 00
$12,835 3
LENGTH OF ROADS.
NAME OF ROADS.
Length of new driveways made . . . .•
Length of Park system of driveways
Length of new walks made
Length of Park system of walks
Length of bicycle paths made
Length of Park system of bicycle paths
2.24
25.73
1.91
18.86
1.99
4.81
PARK COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
21.7
WATER PIPE LAID DURING YEAR 1896-97.
FEET. IN. FEET. IN.
Sinch 451 1-12 1J inch 1,636 1-4
4inch 1,560 1 inch 531 1-4
Sinch 33 finch 104 1-2
2 inch 3,536 1-2 } inch Ir5 1-2
liinch 4,744 2-3
Total 12,684 3-4
LOAM AND MANURE PURCHASED DURING YEAR 1896-97.
XAME. CUBIC YARDS. I COST.
Loam 31,641 $19,518 54
Manure... 4,807 2,04405
Totals 36,448 $21,56259
.218
PARK COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
STOCK ON HAND JUNE 30, 1897.
ARTICLE.
NO.
ARTICLE.
x<>
Axes
12
Dump carts and harness
Anvils
4
Draw knife
Augers, post . . . .
1
I Dust pans and brushes
1
Forks, hav...
j
8
Forks, spading ...
1
38
Files
1
12
Furr. ace tools ...
]
2
Forks, draw
28
Furnace
4
Flatter
Barrows wheel
46
Funnels
Blocks and tackles.
6
Figures, set of steel
Braces .
2
Floor scrapers
Bits
6
Garden lines
Bellows . . .
1
Glass cutters
1
Gas stoves .
3
Governor.
Carts hand
1
Hatchets .
Clamps
3
Hoes, draw
400
Hoes push
]
Chisels
7
Compass. . . .
1
Hack- knives glaz'ers.
Carpenter's bench and vice
1
Hose in lengths
Callipers, pairs .
IlinseSi pairs
Currycombs
4
Harrows . .
Crowbars....
8
Horseshoes, kegs . .
Diamonds
2
Horsesho? nails, Ibs ..
2
5
Drills
13
Drill press
1
i Harness carriage double sets.
PAEK COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
219
STOCK ON HAND JUNE 30, 18L>7— CONTINUED.
ARTICLE.
NO.
ARTICLK.
NO.
18
Plows
2
3
Portable forges
Insecticide, pump, barrel and sprayer..
1
8
Pumps
Punches and chisels
3
6
Ladders
22
Rakes, steel
23
6
Reducers
6
3
Rakes, grass
9
1
Rock rollers
2
3
Shovels
H3
Spades
t-2
1
Mattocks
1
Sulphur bellows
1
2
Sieves
7
MODS
g
Shears .
28
11
Sod cutters
2
2
Scales...
3
29
Straight edges .
1
Nails Ibs
700
Sponges
8
Nuts
100
Sickles . . .
3
Nail extractors
2
Scythes
11
Oil cans
2
Saws
19
2
Screw drivers.
5
Oil filter
1
Spirit level
1
Oil tanks 7inc
3
Ftocks and dies sets
4
2
Solderiiig ' sets
13
Pails .
12
Spi inkling wagons.
11
5 !
Sand wagons....
16
Paint, Ibs -
700
Spring wagons. . .
1
Picks
5
Swages, sets
7
2
8
Pipe taps
4
1
220
PARK COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
STOCK ON HAND JUNK 30, 1897-CoNCLCDED.
ARTICLE.
NO.
ARTICLK.
NO.
1
-
1
4
Trucks, hand
2
Stones (whet).
2
Tobacco fumigator
1
3
Thermometer engineer's .
j
Skinning knife..
1
Vices
5
Spanners .
2
Wrenches
44
Surface plates
2
Watering cans
&
Tampers
10
Wire stretchers
1
Trowels
15
Weed cutters
2
Tape lines
1
Wagonette
1
Tackles and books
4
1 000
Tongs
27
GRAIN, HAY. AND HORSES ON HAND.
ARTICLE.
NO.
ARTICLE.
xo.
120
17
°0
49
Bales of hay. .
40
(
PARK COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
221
CHILDREN'S QUARTERS.
STOCK AND FIXTUBKS.
NO.
STOCK AND FIXTURES.
NO.
22
Ice tongs
1
17
Plates
250
18
Glasses.
500
22
Saucers
750
6
ls, barrel cups .
1
Saddles
17
Croquet sets
„
Bridles
17
Pairs of skates
20
19
Coffee po!s
20
Donkey harness wagonette
4
1
Pop corn frames
Set Roman sports
8
1
Hitching straps
41
Pop corn press
I
1
Candy kettles ..
2
2
Gasoline stoves .
2
!
Tubs
3
2
18-quart and 1-40 quart ice cream
2
2
Hay forks
2
Platform scales
1
Milk box
1
Pair candy shears
1
2
Show case
1
1
Pop corn chest
1
6
Sieve
1
1
1
10
8
i
5
Glass candy dishes
10
Candy jars
8
Parlor set (eight pieces)
1
Lantern
1
Picture of Hotel Del Monte
1
1
1
Oak tables
41
1
Chairs
423
222
PARK COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
CHILDREN'S QUARTERS-CONTINUED.^
STOCK AND FIXTURES.
NO.
STOCK AND FIXTURES.
NO.
Mincing machine
I
8
Milk bowls
$
1
Coffee urn
I
1
Milk urn .
1
Cake box
1
Table napkins
Silver mugs
Call bell
1
Mustard pots
19
1
Coffee cups
Milk sterilizer
1
Milk glasses
£•>
70
Goblets
6
Soda glasses
Gross table spoons
13
3
Soda glass holders ,
Large mats
33
117
Small mats..
Silver plated knives
56
•10
Cream pitchers
Castors .
25
Ice cream dishes
1)4
Plates
196
Saucers
_
Hanging lamps
Waiters' trays
15
Ham boiler.
1
Lemon squeezers
Milk bowl
I 'e cream jars ..
-
Dish pans
Carving knives
4
Tea pot...
I
Steel
1
Coffee pot
Dust pan and brush
Long handle brush
Brooms
1
1
4
Rolling pin
Sieves ,.
i
i
Zinc ash barrel..
Mop
1
PARK COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
223
CHILDKEN'S QUARTERS-CONCLUDED.
STOCK AND FIXTURES.
NO.
STOCK AND FIXTURES.
NO.
Montague range
1
Hammers ,
3
Chopping travs . .
Hatchets
. 9
Boiler
1
Forge with posts and fittings
1
Iron pot
F.gg churn
r
i
BIOCKS and tackle
Oit Cans
2
Apple slicer
i
1
Apple peeler
i
Swings
3
Clock
i
Boats
12
Sugar bowls ,
30
Chairs
24
Cupboard ..
1
Flag
1
Engine boiler
1
Boxes for tickets
0
4
Giant poles
3
Brace
Bits
1
9
Spring boards
Seesaws
H
Vice
1
Swings
17
Vertical vice
Anvil
1
1
3
Locks and chains for swings
Ticket box for donkeys
Ticket office
1-
1
1
BOAT HOUSE.
STOCK AND FIXTURES.
Skiffs
Lap streak boats
Oars for same —
Cushions for same...
STOCK AND FIXTURES.
Canvas bottom boats
Automatic clock
Office desk, chair and basket
224
PARK COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
BEACH CHALET.
STOCK AND FIXTURES.
NO.
STOCK AND FIXTURES.
NO.
Chairs
12
' Table .
1
LIST OF ANIMALS.
NAME.
NAME.
NAME.
Bear.
Elk.
Mule deer.
Buffalo.
Kangaroo.
Spotted deer.
Black tail deer.
Moose.
White tail deer.
IN SQUIRREL HOUSE.
NAME.
NAME.
NAMK.
Gray squirrels.
Black squirrels.
Chipmunks.
Brown squirrels.
PAKE COMMISSIONERS' KEPORT.
225
LIST OF BIRDS IN AVIARY.
NAMK.
NAME.
NAME.
Australian love birds.
English jays.
Meadow larks.
Arizona mountain quail.
East India mino.
Nashville warblers.
Australian king bird.
Goldfinches.
Nonpareils.
Blue bird.
Grosbeaks.
Oriole finches.
Blue sparrows.
German wachtels.
Oriole.
Bull finches.
Irish skylark.
Owl finches.
Blackbirds.
Irish thrushes.
Pekin nightingales.
Black hoodednuns.
Indigo finch.
Red heads.
Bleeding heart pigeons.
Indian skylarks.
Road runner.
Black headed sparrows.
Indian finches.
Ring doves.
Bronze winged pigeons.
Japanese mocking birds.
Robins.
Brown sparrows.
Japanese nightingales.
Sociables.
Black canaries.
Japanese goldfinches.
Siskin finches.
Canaries.
Japanese gray sparrows.
Strawberry birds.
Cardinals.
Japanese white sparrow.
Snow birds.
Chinese orioles.
Java sparrows.
Thrush.
Chinese mocking birds.
Kansas quail.
Towhee bunting.
Chinese larks.
Linnets.
Topknot pigeons.
Chinese ducks.
Lazula finches.
Tomtit.
Chaffinches.
Lark finches.
Woodlarks.
Central American quail.
Mountain quail.
Wanga wanga pigeons.
Doves.
15
226
PARK COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
GOLDEN GATE PARK MUSEUM.
DONATIONS TO PARK MUSEUM DURING THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1897,
OF THESE OBJECTS 8,871 ABE LOANS, LEAVING THE NUMBER OF ARTICLES
ABSOLUTE PROPERTY OF THE MUSEUM, 32,587.
DONATIONS.
NAME.
RESIDENCE.
ARTICLES DONATED.
Abbott, G. W. .
Arnold, Mrs —
Arnold, J
Ashley, Miss.. ,
Ashley, Mr
Bardwell, J. L.
San Francisco, Cal .
San Francisco, Cal
San Francisco, Cal.
San Francisco, Cal.
San Francisco, Cal.
San Francisco, Cal .
Two old Chinese newspapers; one set (nest)
of curious bronze boxes, Japan.
One red and yellow Macaw, Central
America.
One cane made of redwood and redwood
bark; one piece United States fractional
currency.
One egg of Japanese chicken.
One gray squirrel.
One grotesque mask (carved.wood,) Japan ;
one head of small seal (mounted), Arctic
regions; one piece of ancient pottery,
South America; one jaw-bone of shark,
Hawaiian Islands; one jaw-bone of wild
boar, New Caledonia; one vase made of
cocoanut shell, South America; two boxes
made of birch bark, Northern Indians;
one bottle (basket work), Ilaicla Indian,
B. C. ; two minature cannon, Steatite
Yaqui Indians, Sonora, Mexico; one
gourd cup (carved), Central America; two
native fans, Samoa; one cigar case
(beautifully decorated), Persia; one tor-
toise shell (polished), large; two silver
chalices (ancient); nineteen bronzes,
PARK COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
227
GOLDEN GATE PAKK MUSEUM-CoxTiNU£D.
NAME.
RESIDENCE.
ARTICLES DONATED.
Bardwell, J. L..
San Francisco, Cal
Belsor, It. A...
San Francisco, Cal.
Berggien, Mrs. Julia.. Sweden
Japan; three'- figures (earthenware),
Japan; two fins of shark (mounted),
Pacific Ocean; fifty -five medals (.bronze),
of all the Presidents of the United States,
some war and navy; one Chamois horn,
Switzerland; three earthenware" vessels,
Corea; one pair wooden shoes (ancient);
one old wood carving, Japan; three pieces
of Paper Currency, France; one basket
work, Indians of N. W. Coast; one old
tea-pot, Japan; one Cloisonne vase; one
Lacquer ware, Japan; one clock (large);
one China plate (old); ten historical docu-
ments; sixty-four water color paintings of
animals (by Hening); one silver six-
pence \.1573), England; two models of
Cleopatra's needle, Egypt; two walrus
tusks (elegantly carved); one photograph
of pioneers of 1849 and earlier; one large
vase, Japan; two pieces of skull of Polar
bear, Arctic Ocean; thirty-five carved
ivories, Japan ; one vessel of wood, Haida
Indians, B. C.; twenty carvings (ivory
and wood); five agates (polished); one
punch-bowl of porcelain, China; three
Japanese figures; one Siamese vase; hat
and belt of Veteran Firemen, San Fran-
cisco; one battle axe of Jade, New
Zealand; two ofi'cial'papers (A. D. 1315),
Turkey; five hundred and eighty-four
ivory and wood carvings; one jewel
brooch, England.
O:ie nest of bullock's oriole; one barnacle
in sea weed.
One model of Swedish sloop; one model of
three masted ship.
228
PARK COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
GOLDEN GATE PARK MUSEUM— CONTINUED.
NAME.
RESIDENCE.
AllTIC'LES DONATED.
Boston Museum of
Fine Arts
Bravernian,'M
Bristow, Mrs. E
Brown, Mr. and Mrs.
I \V. S . . .
Boston, Mass.
Visalia,Cal
Yolo, Cal
San Francisco, Cal.
Burgess,' J. E.
CalifornialMid-winter
"international Expo-
^ sition
One " Twentieth Annual Report for 1896";
one "Twenty-first Annual Report of
Six gems; one magnesite, Tulare County,
Cul.; one green opal, Washington; seven
chrysophrase, California; two emerald
green muscovite, North Carolina.
One pair old shears, (date 1792j.
One branching coral, South Sea Islands.
Three fossils, Warren County, Ohio: four
minerals.
San Francisco, Cal
One ivory inlaid screen; one inlaid panel;
one gong (of bronze); two Japanese fig-
ures; one screen with frame of roots; two
tobacco boxes; one figure with balancing
head; one female figure (of porcelain);
one arm-chair (period of Louis XIII); one
hall clock, Italy; one Ivan hoe silver
shield; Newmarket cup of Jockey Club,
England ; ninety-six sword guards (inlaid
with gold and silver), Japan; one marble
statue, " Summer" ; two hundred and ten
implements of wrought iron, Russia:
twenty-nine plaster im.'iges. Ku.ssia;
thirty-six wood carvings (antique); three
carved wood panels (ecclesiastical); two
carved wood figures; one old painting on
wood by Quentin Amets/s; one painting;
one portrait of Tenniers; one sleigh
(period of Catherine I), Russia; one por-
trait of French lady; one metal placque
with stand; two carved panels.
PAKK COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
229
GOLDEN GATE PARK MUSEUM-CONTINUED.
RESIDENCE.
California State Min-
ing Burea I San Francisco, Cal .
California Travertine
Company
Call, J. H
Campbell, J. I>
Chanche, Mrs. M. E..
Chutes Company,
The
Clarkes, G. W
Clark, W. L
Coussins, R. H
Crocker, Mrs. [ Mar-
garet E
Davis, J. Z ..
I)e Young, M. II
San Francisco, Cal .
San Francisco; Cal.
Oakland, Cal
San Francisco, Cal , .
San Francisco, Cal. .
Santa Barbara, Cal.
San Francisco, Cal . .
Sacramento, Cal
San Francisco, Cal.,
San Francisco, Cal.
ARTICLES DONATED.
Three shell ornaments (found with Indian
skeleton); one bibliography relating to
geology, etc., of California.
Two polished slabs of Travertine. Cali-
fornia.
One barn owl; one weasel; one squirrel;
one sharp-shinned hawk; one road-run-
ner; one Audubon's warbler; six abaloue
shells.
One black ground squirrel skin.
Twenty-one African birds' skins.
One squirrel's skin, Mexico.
Three colemanites (crystallized), Inyo
County, California.
Two Indian baskets,'California.
Two sea horses, New Zealand.
Three oil paintings.
Fifty-four East Indian, Egyptian and
Turkish weapons; twenty -five Japanese
curiosities; one birch bark canoe with
paddles, Yukon River, Alaska; two
hundred and twenty-seven Indian
curiosities (" Ingalls collection").
One full set "Encyclopedia Britannica";
one full set " Century Dictionary and
Cyclopedia."
230
PARK COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
GOLDEN GATE PARK MUSEUM— CONTINUED.
NAME.
Eastwood, George. . .
Edgerly, L. M
Edgerly, Mrs. S. A...
RESIDENCE.
Denver, Colorado..
San Francisco, Cal.
San Francisco, Cal.
Ellingson, Mark | San Francisco, Cal.
Farnham.E. M j Oakland, Cal
FicM m Columbian
""Museum...
Chicago, 111..
Flood, D. P. H...
Foreman, A. M...
French, G. K..
Gam per, George.
Goodrich, E. D....
Gould, B. P
Griffin Museum..
San Francisco, Cal
San Francisco, Cal
San Francisco, Cal
San Francisco, Cal
San Francisco, Cal
San Francisco
Auburn, New Hamp-
shire ..
ARTICLES DOXATEP.
Twenty-three minerals, including polished
agates.
One war relic; one bound volume; one old
almanac.
Six colonial relics, Salem, Mass.; one old
China tea-pot; one pair antique mittens.
One Spider crab, Bearing Sea.
Esquimau canoe (kyak), Arctic Regions.
One Annual Report of Director, " 1896" ; one
" Annual Exchange Catalogue, 1896-97'';
one " Pub. 8, Anthropological Series,;. Vol.
1, No. 1, 1395"; one "Pub. !>, Botanical
Series, vol. 1, No. 2, 1896"; one "Pub. 11,
Zoological Series, Vol. 1, No. 3"; one
" Pub. 12, Zoological Series, Vol. 1, No.
4"; one "Pub. 13, Zoological Series, Vol.
1, No. 5"; one " Pub. 15, Botanical Series,
Vol. 1, No. 3"; one "Pub. 16, Anthropo-
logical Series, Vol. 1, No. 1"; one ''Pub.
18, Geological Series, Vol. 1, No. 2."
One wooden cross from coffin of Henry
Clay.
Five birds' eggs; three birds' nests.
One copy "The Gold Coast, Ashanti and
Kun.assi"; one copy "The National
Geographical Magazine."
One Indian mortar.
Three United States coins.
One parrot, South America.
One "Annual Report. l-".»7."^
PARK COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
231
GOLDEN GATE PARK MUSEUM— CONTINUED.
NAME.
RESIDENCE.
ABTICLES DONATED.
Golden Gate Park ....
San Francisco, Cal.
<3rindly, Dr. T. R. ...
{Jruber, Prof. F
Hackmeyer, V. . . —
San Francisco, Cal.
San Francisco, Cal.
San Francisco, Cal.
Hagenkamp, A. T San Francisco, Cal
Hagenkamp, L. K —
Haubrick, Miss L. B. .
San Francisco, Cal.
San Francisco, Cal.
Harting, L. C Astoria, Oregon
I
Harris, George j San Francisco, Cal.
Haussen, P. J...
Henshaw, Mrs. J. S...
Hewes. David
Higbee, Mrs. Chas. E.
Hobbs, J. K. Carlton..
Horning, Dr.
San Francisco. Cal....
San Francisco, Cal
San Francisco, Cal...,
San Francisco, Cal...,
San Francisco, Cal —
San Francisco, Cal. . .
One Japanese rooster; one grey squirrel;
four phalaropes; four black swans; one
sparrow hawk; two road runners; one
head of mountain sheep; one black
thrush; one Amazon parrot; one yellow
grosbeak; two lions;-, one pea hen; one
bluejay; one weasel.*
, .. j One Indian mortar.
, .. ' One marble Murrelet (mounted) Farallone
Islands.
One gopher snake (mounted).
Two hundred and twenty-one minerals.
Three old engravings, after Rubens.
One Chinese drum.
One wood bored by tereds.
One old license, dated San Francisco.
November 1, 1849.
Two minerals, Norway.
Three varieties of coral, Samoa.
One "Catalogue of Pompeiian Frescos and
Photographs."
One lamp-shade of lace bark, Jamaica.
One powder horn (elaborately carved).
Two bush rats; two Price's chipmunks; two
dwarf thrushes; one white bellied swal-
low.
* Total of twenty-two specimens received in the flesh from the aviary and animal quart-
ers in the Park.
232
PAKE COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
GOLDEN GATE PARK MUSEUM-CONTINUED.
NAME.
Howard, Mrs. S. J....
Hubbard, Col, A. S....
Hubbard, Mrs. A.S..
Huntingtou, Hon. C.
P. ...
Hutton,Mrs. H. W...
Klich.Max
Knox, Dr. S. B. 1'
Krebs, E
Kunz, Geo. F.
Lamar, P. A.
Lattin.F. H.
Leary, Thos
Lee, Mrs. Edward E.
Letcher, Mrs. Annie.
Lewis, E. W
Lloyd, Hon. R. H....
McLaren, Mrs. John.
RESIDENCE.
San Francisco, Cal . . .
San Francisco, Cal . . . ,
San Francisco, Cal
New York
San Francisco, Cal . . .
San Francisco, Cal . . .
Santa Barbara, Cal...
San Francisco, Cal. . .
New York City. .
San Francisco, Cal.
Albion, N. Y
Sun Francisco, Cal
Salem, Mass
San Francisco, Cal
San Francisco, Cal
San Francisco, Cal .
San Francisco, Cal.
ARTICLES DONATED.
One piece homespun linen, Vermont, 1793.
One Esquimau canoe; one pair Indian
snow shoes, Alaska; one* copy "Sons of
the American Revolution."
One historical pamphlet.
Nine oil paintings.
One piece of whalebone.
Hair from back of chamois.
One copper cannon ball, Santa Barbara.
One Kamchatka mangle; one Aleutian by
Darka (model), Alaska; one throwing
stick; three Aleutian spears; one pair
baby's boot of reindeer hide, Kamt-
chatka.
One copy -'The Production of Precious
Stones in the United States, 1896."
Three silver and copper coins, Finland.
One egg of wandering albatross; fifteen
birds' eggs from original sets.
One dwarf thrush.
Two photographs of colonial buildings.
One weapon of shark's teeth. South Sea
Islands.
One piece of wood from a house built in
1H40, Massachusetts.
Two large pieces Tapa cloth.
One ostrich's egg.
PARK COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
233
GOLDEN GATE PARK MUSEUM-CONTINUED.
NAME.
RESIDENCE.
ARTICXES DONATED.
Mark, Mr
Mellen, Mr
San Francisco, Cal
Sun Fr&nciscOj Cul ...
One spider crab, Behring Sea.
One California shark.
Melone, II
Oak Knoll, Napa Co.,
Cal
Six quail's eggs.
Metropolitan' M u -
seum of Art
Xew York
One liancl book ISTo. 6* one T\VGntv-sixtli
Mulil Henry
San Francisco, Cal
Annual Report, 1896.
Three eggs of ruddy-horned lark.
Muller Cettfried
San Francisco, Cal
One silver coin, Sweden.
Noeldeke, Master K..
San Francisco, Cal
One horned toad.
Noeldeke, Nita
Noeldeke R
San Francisco, Cal
San Francisco Cal
One paroquet, Mazatlan, Mexico.
Obnitnus L
San Francisco, Cal
One green parrot, Mazatlau, M.exico.
One gray fox.
Ohnimus, Master
Oilman, John
San Francisco, Cal
Sissons, Cal. . ....
One larva of water beetle.
Palmer, J. A ;..
San Francisco, Cal
Porcher, John
San Francisco. Cal
One election ticket for Abraham Lincoln.
Quarre, Emile
Larkspur, Cal
Three jaspers, Marin County, California
one Indian mortar, Marin County, Califor-
nia; three gold quartz, Douglas County,
Oregon; one wire gold, Blue River, Ore-
gon.
Rosenfeld, Hon. John
San Francisco, Cal
One albatross (mounted; in glass case; one
nest of Mason wasp; one pearl oyster
with spondylus attached, South Sea
Islands.
Sacramento Chamber
of Commerce
Sacramento, Cal
Three glass jars of fruit.
234
PARK COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
GOLDEN GATE PARK MUSEUM-CoxTiNUED.
NAME.
RESIDENCE.
ARTICLES DOXATED.
San Francisco Chroni-
cle San Francisco, C'al
Schafer, Mrs San Francisco, Cal
Schneider, Louis San Francisco, Cul
Short, Ernest II | Albion, New York....
Simms, Dr. J Xew York City, N. Y
Sing'.Fat & Company.
Sloane, \V. & J
Smith, Miss Carrie...
Sonnenfeld, S.
San Francisco, Cal .
San Francisco, Cal.
San Francisco, Cal.
San Francisco, Cul. ..
Files of newspapers.
One four-legged domestic lien.
. One bird of paradise ;rone ground squirrel
(black); one red squirrel; one chacalaea
(mounted); one hen hawk, Chili; one
I grooved-bill ani, South America: two
fossil shells, Baden, California.
. One specimen onyx marble (arogonite),
Arizona.
One old painting "Home of Garibaldi";
one writing desk (lacquered), Japan;
one lacquered table, Japan; three heads
of clay images, Toltec, Mexico; one obsi-
dian core, Mexico; one obsidian arrow
head, Mexico; three specimens gold ore,
Alaska: two wooden bowls (lacquered),
Japan; one old horse pistol.
One large gloisonne jar, Japan.
Carpet for floor of Napoleon room.
Four marine curiosities; two Abalone
shells and sea weed ; spine of spine-backed
shark; shark fgg; one skin of spine
shark; one model Portuguese man-of-
war; one echinoderm " Hair Sea Star."
Six opals, Mexico and Queensland; four
Pescadero pebbles, California; three tur-
quoises from an old Mexican mine; two
amethysts, California; two enamel glass;
two silver quartz; two malachito; two
Chinese jade.*
The above are represented in the rough and also polished.
PARK COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
235
GOLDEN GATE PARK MUSEUM-G'ONTINUJED.
NAWB.
RESIDENCE.
ARTICLES DONATED.
Smith, E. J | San FranciscQ, Cal.
Smith, Dr. M. E San Francisco, Cal ,
Spence, D. J San Jose, Cal
Spooner, Miss S. M....J San Francisco, Cal,
Suter, Daniel San Francisco, Cal.. .
Thompson, Master S.
Thompson, Mrs. W. . .
San Francisco, Cal.
San Francisco, Cal.
Torrence, I. S San Francisco, Cal..
Walt, Milo I Paso Robles, Cal . . . .
Willey, Rev. S. H San Francisco, Cal. .
Williams, Dr. E. J. . . . San Francisco, Cal .
Willis, G San Francisco, Cal .
Wooster, V. D Berkeley, Cal
Yeomans, Dr. II. W..
San Francisco, Cal.
One case of butterflies, beetles and moths,
Japan.
Two old historical newspapers.
One Mexican saddle (historic).
One precious opal in matrix, Mexico; four-^
teen moonstones gems, India; one silver
card-case; one ^brooch, silver and pearl,
India; one locket, gold mounted, France;
one crocidoiite, South Africa; one crys-
tallized iron pyrites, Colorado.
One millitary pass, dated 1663.
One toad, California.
One collection of land and marine shells;
one gorgonia, grown on fire-brick; one
fire-brick; one crab; one star-fish; one
piece Tapa cloth, South Sea Islands.
One spider crab, Japan ; one skull of squir-
rel.
One red-shafted flicker (woodpecker.)
j One proclamation of war by President
James K. Polk, dated Monterey, May 13,
1846; one "General Order" by Com. John
D. Sloat; one newspaper, dated Monterey,
September 5,_1846.
One Peruvian cat (mounted.)
One cedar bird (mounted.)
One barn owl.
One hundred and twenty-one relics and
curiosities from Alaska, Liberia, British
Columbia and other localities.
236
PARK COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
GOLDEN GATE PARK MUSEUM— CONTINUED.
NAME.
RESIDENCE.
ARTICLES DONATED.
Yates, Dr. Lorenzo C.
Santa Barbara, Cal.
One copy of " The Channel Islands," by
Lorenzo G. Yates; one copy of " Charm
Stones," by Lorenzo G. Yates; one copy
of "The Mollusea of Santa Barbara
County and new Shells of the Santa Bar-
bara Channel," by L. G. Yates; one copy
of "The Geology, etc. of the Channel
Islands." by Lorenzo G. Yates; one copy
" Bulletin No. 2, Santa Barbara Society of
Natural History"; one copy " Catalogue
of California Fossils," by Dr. J. G. Cooper.
LOANS.
THE NUMBER OF LOANS IN THE MUSEUM AT THE CLOSE OF THE FISCAL
YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1897, IS 8.87J, AS FOLLOWS:
RESIDENCE.
AKTICLKS LOANED.
Amesbury, Mrs. J. A.
Redlands, Cal
Six pieces old wedgwood and chain.
Burdell, John L
San Francisco, Cal
Three oil paintings; one piece old jewelry.
Best, Mrs. M. E
San Francisco, Cal
Two oil paintings.
Bromley, Mrs. W. L..
Bugbee, P. J .
San Francisco, Cal
Redding, Cal
Two old historical objects.
Thirty-two specimens minerals, rock
ores.
and
California State Min-
ing Bureau
San Francisco, Ca]
One black walnut show case.
PAEK COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
237
GOLDEN GATE PARK MUSEUM— CONTINUED.
NAME.
RESIDENCE.
ARTICLES LOANED.
Daggett, Hon. John..
Davis, A. W
Edrington, Miss E. P.
Ethell,G.r_W
Garnett, Mrs
Greany, W. F...
Grindley, Dr. T. R....
Hahan.Mrs. W
Hornung, Dr
Josephi, D. E
Paulson , Mrs. B
Payne, Mrs. A. D. L...
St. Germain Billiard
Company
Spooner, Miss S. M
Weaver, Mrs. Ellen
Wells, Fargo & Com-
pany
San Francisco, Cal..
San Francisco, Cal .
Santa Cruz, Cal
San Francisco, Cal ,
San Francisco, Cal.,
San Francisco, Cal.,
San Francisco, Cal. .
Oakland, Cal
San Francisco, Cal .
San Francisco, Cal . .
San Francisco, Cal..
San Francisco, Cal..
San Francisco, Cal..
San Francisco, Cal..
San Francisco, Cal.,
San Francisco, Cal.,
One hundred and sixty-five Indian relics
and photographs.
One ship model.
Four pieces old jewelry.
Two historical relics.
Five old bronze bells.
Twenty-one Indian stone and earthernware
relics.
One antique China plate.
Three oil paintings.
Eight hundred and seventy-six natura
historj- specimens.
Four pictures and old furniture.
Fifty-six souvenir spoons.
One ancient prayer book, papyius.
One large laurel wood plank.
Two hundred [and sixty-two articles, con-
sisting of oil paintings, tapestries, antique
furniture, ceramics, embroideries, etc.
Forty-three curiosities from Sandwich
Islands.
Three hundred and ninety-eight historical
relics.
238
PARK COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
GOLDEN GATE PARK MUSEUM-CONCLUDED.
NAME.
RESIDENCE.
ARTICLES LOANED.
Wilcomb, C, P
San Francisco, Cal .
Woodhead, George. ..
Yates, Dr.L. C
San Francisco, Cal.
San Francisco, Cal.
Six thousand nine hundred and twenty-
eight articles, consisting of Indian relics,
minerals, precious stones, Colonial relics,
old paper money, natural history speci-
mens, war relics, etc.
One antique carved chair.
Two Indian stone ollas.
LIST OF DONATIONS RECEIVED DURING YEAR 1896-97.
NAME.
Miss L. Robinson
Mrs. Capt. J. Lafferty. . .
8. P. Stow
Miss Sessions..
Mr. Schwerin ,
RESIDKN- K.
E. D. P. Beylard
Mr. Schlater
San Diego, Cal.
ARTICLES DONATED.
One tree squirrel.
One duck.
Two ducks and seeds of perennial scarlet
pea.
One banyan tree.
Thirty-one dasylirons; eight coffee trees;
fifty alalia sieboldii.
One plant trndescantfa warsewiezii.
One plant onychium japonica; one plant
chieanthus elegans; two plants pilea
murcosa.
PARK COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
239
LIST OF DONATIONS RECEIVED DURING YEAR 189€-97-CoxxiKUED.
NAME.
Miss Alice Eastwood..
Miss V. Jensen
T. Klink
Mrs. R. F. Rooney ..
C. Grunwald
L. Fisher
Mrs. E. L. Cole-
Mrs. E. B. Church...
RESIDENCE.
Mr. W. Giffard
Mr. P. W. Fish
Prof. Sargent
Mr. Eldred
Capt. Rob't. Quintoi
Geo. Cuthbert...
Sunset Seed and Plant
Company
Miss Edrington..,
Honolulu
Pacific Grove, Cal..
Boston, Mass
ARTICLES DONATED.
Seeds of abies bracteata, and two packages
of seeds from Calcutta; one package of
meconopsis simplicifolia hookfil; one
package primula sikkimensis hookfil.
One wild goose.
Four donkeys.
Eight canaries.
Two sables.
Seeds of ravenala.
Two bluejays.
One canary.
One plant variegated anthirrium.
Passion vines.
Collection of rhododendrum rhomboiduna
and indicum.
One dark purple bounganvillia; one an-
thurium from Central America; one
oleander from Palestine.
Collection of seeds from the South Sea
Islands.
One package penguin seeds; two packages
dypsis madagascariensis; one package
areca eutesesus; one package swislona
humiles; one-half dozen nutmegs.
Collection of sweet pea seeds (seventy-five
varieties).
Mexican vine seeds.
240
PARK COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
LIST OF DONATIONS RECEIVED DURING YEAR 1896-97-CoxTixuED.
NAME.
RESIDENCE.
ARTICLES DONATED.
Mr. Hugh Tevis
Bakersfield, Cal
Package pecan seed; two magnolias; two
Mr Hamm
macrocarpa; two coccineas scarlet; three
seeds of fancy gourd; collection of nastur-
iutn seeds; twenty-two dwarf varieties;
thirty -five tall varieties.
Eleven begonias and one trades-cantia.
A . Meyer
One pair of pheasants.
Mrs S Wright
Seeds of South Africa lilac tree.
Mrs M. S. Field
One package of seed.
J W. Floud
Collection of primula, gloxinia, Celvsias
E. M. Sleattor
and balsam seeds.
Package of seeds of meadow sweet, Forest
F. A Miller
Club, group of redwood trees, loam and
manure for planting same.
K. E. Kneiss
flora.
Six orchids from Guatemala, one cattleya,
H. Sander
one oncidium; two epidendrom; two cal-
canthes.
One road runner.
Mrs. J. J. Valentine..
Two Mexican red birds.
Mr. Burt Davy
Berkeley
One package of seed of the following:
Acacia sophora, acacia calamifolia, acacia
brachybotaya, acacia stenophylla; euca-
lyptus longifolia, eucalyptus pancifolia,
eucalyptus cornuta, eucalyptus polyan-
thetna; pimelia stricta handsome;.kunzca
pomifera; kennedya rnonophylla; ba-
chychilon populneus; phorium tenax.
PARK COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
241
LIST OF DONATIONS RECEIVED DURING YEAR 1896-97-COJ.TCLUDED.
NAME.
RESIDENCE.
ARTICLES DOXATED.
E. D. Sturtevant
Los Angeles.
(i eo. M. Stratton
Dr. Brigham
Mrs. Fairley
II. M. Drew
J. C. Vaughan
J. Spitz
Chicago, 111.
One plant nymphea alba; two plants
nymphea carnea; twelve plants marlia-
cea chromatella; two marliacea albida;
one plant marliacea rosea; two plants
marliacea candidissima; two plants mar-
liaces odorata sulphurea.
One can palmetto palm seeds from Florida.
Two Toulouse geese.
Oue cockatoo.
One king parrot.
Collection of canna plants.
One rubber tree.
16
FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY REPORT.
To the Honorable the Hoard of Supervisors
Of the City and County of San Francisco—
GKXTLEXIKX: In compliance with the provisions of the statute under which they are
organized, the Trustees of the Free Public Library herewith present their report for the
year ending June 30, 1897. The reports of the Librarian and Secretary appended hereto
give a detailed account of the aifairs of the Library and a full statement of all expenditures.
By that of the former it will be observed that during the year 11,197 cards were issued to
people desiring to avail themselves of the privileges of the Library, making the total num-
ber of cards now outstanding 19,777, an increase of 2,9G3 since our last report. The total use
of books for the year is shown to be 571,468 volumes against 440,117 for the previous year, a
gain of 131,351 volumes. These facts clearly indicate the far-reaching influence exerted by
the Institution and the gratifying extent to which it is fulfilling the ends for which it
was established.
With the growth of the Library and its increasing circulation it is unavoidable that there
should be also an increase in the running expenses. The elevator, which the City Hall
Commissioners so considerately constructed and placed at our disposal, while almost in-
dispensable to the convenience of our patrons, involves a considerable outlay for power and
service. The new branch library, opened in June of last year, on Harrison street, while it
has done excellent work and brought the Library within the reach of many citizens hitherto
deprived of its benefits, at the same time has added to the necessary operating expenses of
the Library. Notwithstanding these growing demands upon our funds, however, we have,
as a result of the liberal treatment accorded us by the Auditor and the Board of Supervisors
in the last annual tax levy and by a careful husbanding of our resources, been enabled to
add materially to the number and value of our collection. An examination of the Secretary's
report shows the sum of §10,318.33 expended for books. In other words, the permanent
value of the Library has been increased by that amount. It will be noted also that the
sum of §4,934.40 is pledged on outstanding orders for books, leaving an available balance of
$9,660.22, which amount is necessary for running expenses for the first three months of the
coming year, or until the funds from the next tax levy become available. It is the policy of
this Board to incur no obligations which it has not funds to meet, hence the necessity for
carrying forward from year to year a balance sufficient to cover expenses for three months
as stated.
As will be seen by the list appended to the Librarian's report, the Library has received
by donation a goodly number of books and pamphlets, the most notable gift being a bequest
of $500 from the estate of the late Thomas Mootrj1, Jr. It has been decided to devote this
sum to the purchase of books on American history, and orders have already been placed
therefor.
THE FKEE PUBLIC LTBEAEY. 243
With th^ constant addition of books necessary to meet the demands of an increasing
patronage, we find that our shelf accommodations are insufficient to last for more than a
comparatively short time. We have already encroached upon space heretofore occupied
by readers, and had it fitted up with cases for books. Practically all available space that
can be used for shelving purposes is now occupied, and when the shelving now in place is
filled, we shall be without means for properly caring for future accessions. The crowded
condition of the City Hall precludes all possibility of extending the present area of the
Library. The apparent solution of the problem is the erection of a suitable building worthy
of our progressive city. How to obtain a proper site and erect such a building as is required
for the needs of the Library are questions yet to be determined. Had the proposed charter,
submitted to the people on November last, been adopted, the permanent income thereby
assured to the Library would have been sufficient for its maintenance and also to provide
for it a future home. At present, however, our revenues are dependent entirely upon the
will of your Honorable Board, and we make this statement of our ultimate needs in the
hope that at the proper time provision may in some manner be made for them.
Our system of branches now includes five libraries and reading rooms, located in districts
remote from the Main Library. In addition to a good selection of standard books, each is
equipped with a small collection of reference works and files of the leading periodicals.
In this manner the beneficent influence of the Library is greatly extended, and thousands are
accommodated who otherwise could not avail themselves of its privileges. Although all
our branches have been judiciously located, there still remain portions of the city whose
residents feel that their remoteness from all library facilities entitles them to some further
consideration at our hands, and requests have been made for the establishment of additional
branches. The expense involved has hitherto precluded the extension of our present sys-
tem, but we trust this cause may not in the future prevent our bringing the Library either
through branches or by some other means of delivery within reach of all desiring to avail
themselves of the advantages it offers.
Mention was made in our last report of the system analogous to civil service prevailing
in the matter of appointments to the Library staff. We would respectfully call attention to
the rules governing such appointments, as printed in an appendix to the Librarian's report,
together with a set of the questions asked at the examination recently held. We take
pleasure in expressing our confidence in the ability and judgment of our Librarian, Mr.
George T. Clark, and our satisfaction with the manner in which he has administered the
affairs of the Library. The faithful and diligent services of our Secretary are also worthy
of praise, and we cheerfully endorse the sentiments expressed by the Librarian a* to the
fidelity and efficiency of the staff.
We wish to acknowledge our obligations to the Mayor and City Hall Commissioners for
the great interest they have manifested in the welfare of the institution entrusted to our
care; and to the Auditor of the city and county for many kind acts which have rendered
the relations with his department most pleasant. We take this opportunity to express also
our gratification for the friendly attitude of the local press and others whose esteem we
prize.
Respectfu'ly submitted,
COLIN M. BOYD. T
President.
244 REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF
BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
COLIN M. BO YD (President) 501 Montgomery Street.
JOHN H. WISE ' . . .312 Sansome Street.
P. N. LILIENTH AL Anglo-Californian Bank.
A. L. MANN 2222 Clay Street.
EDWARD R. TAYLOR 530 California Street.
JOSEPH O'CONNOR Horace Mann Grammar School.
GEORGE T.SHAW Grand Secretary Grand Lodge, I. O. O. F.
Odd Fellows' Building,
RALPH C. HARRISON ^upreme Court Chambers, Parrott Building.
HORACE DAVIS 134 California Street.
JOHN S. HITTELL 1216 Hyde Street.
THOMAS B. BISHOP •. . .532 Market street.
THE MAYOR, ex-officio.
GEORGE A. MULLIN, Secretary. MISS M. T. TYLER: Assistant Secretary.
COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN.
HORACE DAVIS Books
JOSEPH O'CONNOR Building
JOHN H WISE Rules
EDWARD R. TAYLOR. . . ... Finance
A. L. MANN ..Branches
RALPH C. HARRISON.. Municipal Relations
GEORGE T. SHAW Printing and Binding
THE FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY.
245
LIBRARY STAFF.
GEO. T. CLARK, LIBRARIAN.
J. LICHTENSTEIN, ASSISTANT TO THE LIBRARIAN.
CATALOGUE DEPARTMENT.
EMILY I. WADE (in charge).
CELIA A. HAYWARD
ROBERT RE A.
REFERENCE AND PEKIODICAL ROOMS.
ANNA L. SAWYER. MRS. E. C. AINSWORTH.
W. M. WILLIAMS.
ALICE J. HAINES
ANAIS HAHN.
MRS. E. MELVILLE.
Delivery Room.
MRS. E. M. HAY.
JOSEPHA MARTENS
E. J. STURGES.
ANNIE E. POWERS.
CHAS. EHRHORN.
FRANK MCLAUGHLIN.
RICHARD SHERIDAN.
F. BLESSING.
GEO. J. NOLAN.
Juvenile Department.
Newspaper Department.
D. A. NOLAN.
Messengers and Work Room.
WILLIAM HARRY.
EUGENE MEYER.
W. McKEE SHERRARD.
Janitors.
Elevator Attendants.
Branch Libraries.
No. 1 — MISSION
GERTRUDE WIMMER
R. F. McCARRY
HENRY NEPER
G. H. THOMAS
J. GOMEZ
EDWARD PALMER
MKS. L. E. MORTON, Librarian
MARY CARSON, Librarian.
M. A. SCHMIDT, Librarian.
M:;<. .\I. A. WIGG, Librarian.
NELLIE A. CASEY, Librarian
No. 2— POTRERO.
No. 3-NoRTH BEACH.
No. 4 RICHMOND.
No. 5— HARRISON*.
MYRA FLOOD, Assistant
ANNETTE EASTMAN, Assistant
ANNIE WOODMAN, A?sistant
MRS. S. J. FOLGER, Assistant
BELLE A. GOLDMAN, Assistant
246
KEPOKT OF THE TRUSTEES OF
SECRETARY'S REPORT.
To the Trustees of the San Francisco Free Public Library—
GKNTLKMEX : Following is a statement showing the Receipts and Expenditures for the
year ending June 30, 1S<>7 :
RECEIPTS.
Balance in Treasury July 1, 1896
From Taxes
Fines collected
Books lost and paid for
Bindings injured and paid for
Catalogues sold
Old newspapers sold
Reserve postals sold
Advertisements in Monthly Bulletin
Bequest— Thomas Mootry, Jr
Fire Insurance Account— Loss at Branch 2.
Cash on hand July 1, 1896
DISBURSEMENTS.
Salaries
Books
Periodicals
Printing :
Stationery
Binding
Telephone ......
Electric power
Furniture and repairs. . .
Expense — Sundry
Fire insurant
Rent of branches
Gas for branches
Fuel for branches
Cash on hand (with Secretary)
Balance in Treasury June 30, 1897
LIABILITIES.
$12,174 54
51,533 39
847 05
70 90
3 30
12 19
4 60
38 30
132 00
475 CO
40 00
68 14
$27,414 15
10,318 33
1,856 56
1,666 35
161 61
3,328 84
85 00
456 60
2,838 33
421 37
11 25
1,689 00
303 42
127 25
116 73
14,594 62
Outstanding book orders .
865,399 41
65,399 41
§4,934 40
THE FEEE PUBLIC LIBEAEY.
247
RECOED OF DELINQUENTS
AMOUNT.
TOTAL.
FINES.
$847 05
511 Fines uncollected, amounting to
99 70
10,483 Total Fines imposed, amounting to
$946 75
BOOKS LOST AND BORROWERS BLACKLISTED.
Main Library, 21 volumes, amounting to
Branch No. 1, 8 volumes, amounting to. ,
$17 30
7 35
Branch No 3 2 volumes amounting to
1 75
Total 31 volumes, amounting to
$26 40
BOOKS LOST AND PAID FOR.
77 volumes, amounting' to. ...
870 90
248
KEPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF
STATEMENT OF EXPENSES FOR BRANCHES.
BRANCH 1.
BRANCH 2.
BRANCH 3.
BRANCH 1.
BRANCH 5.
TOTAL.
Salaries
9 1,491 90
§1,198 55
$1,509 85
$1,319 80
s'.UO 20
$6,430 30
Gas
95 63
67 86
49 56
45 15
45 17
303 42
Rent
360 00
312 00
480 00
307 00
940 00
1 699 00
Fuel
31 50
31 75
17 00
°9 00
18 00
127 25
Furniture and
repairs
218 86
146 92
95 81
298 03
83 95
843 57
Exp., sundry .
12 20
24 75
2 90
10 65
1 55
52 05
11 9fi
11 25
Periodicals . . .
92 73
54 67
99 68
60 52
65 35
372 95
Newspapers ..
75 60
36 30
66 80
40 30
18 50
237 50
Books
1.055 55
208 99
658 46
251 00
746 44
2,920 44
Total
$3,434 02
$2,081 79
$2,980 06
$2,361 4fj
$2,140 41
$12,997 73
July 1, !897.
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE A. MULLIN,
Secretary.
THE FKEE PUBLIC LIBIUKY. 240
AXXUAL REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN.
To the Trustees of the Swi Francisco Free Public Library—
GENTLEMEN: I have the honor to submit my report for the year ending June 30, 1897.
USE OF THE LIBRARY.
With the exception of Branch No. 2, which, on account of damage by fire, was closed
during the early days of July, the library and branches have been open 353 days. There
have been issued for home use 3°5,944 books, an increase of 38 per cent on the home circula-
tion of last year. The nuiaber of borrowers' cards issued was 11,197, making the number of
"live" cards now outstanding 13,777. Your attention is respectfully called to the tables
appended to this report, wherein the record is set forth in detail.
The Juvenile Department, which was opened in October, 1895, continues to be very
popular with the young folks. Its contents have been increased by the addition of more
books and more copies of the popular standard authors to upwards of 4,500 volumes. An
inventory just completed shows a total loss for the 21 months the department has been in
operation of 39 volumes. In view of the fact that unrestricted access to the shelves is per-
mitted and the circulation for the period named amounts to 118,656 volumes, the loss is far
from being excessive, and is many times offset by the saving in messenger service effected
by the open-shelf system. While the necessity of reporting even a small loss is deeply re-
gretted, a much larger one would in my judgment be justified by the results accomplished
by bringing young readers and good books in contact.
The growing use made of the reference and periodical rooms is apparent from the statis-
tics included in Appendix III of this report. The attendance of the newspaper reading
room is somewhat in excess over that of last year. In addition to the six local dailies there
are on file bO local publications, 199 papers published in other counties of California, 72 papers
from the States and Territories, and 12 from foreign countries, making a total of 319.
During the year 2,476 volumes have been issued for school use. Most of these were re-
tained for the full period of four weeks, and during that time were in use either at school or
at home by hundreds of pupils. The system by which books are issued for school is as
follows: A teacher desiring library books for class use has applications for cards signed by
such of his or her pupils as are not already card-holders. After being indorsed by the
teacher and countersigned by the principal of the school, these applications are filed with
the Secretary of the Library, and on them library cards are issued to the teacher, who may
then draw books corresponding in number to the cards held. The books are issued for two
weeks, and if not in demand may be renewed for a like period. As provided by your honor-
able body, this system applies to the three upper grades of grammar schools and to high
schools. By this method the pupils for the time being surrender the privilege of becoming
borrowers in person, and in return have the benefit derived from the books issued for the
use of the class. As a rule, the pupils whose names are used have not held cards previously,
hence experience no hardship. These are present in every class in sufficient numbers to
enable the teacher to procure cards sufficient for all books needed. The number of such
cards now in force is 384, representing 14 classes and 8 schools.
250
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF
ACCESSIONS.
The library was the recipient of a bequest of f%0 from the late Thomas Mootry, Jr.
After deducting the collateral inheritance tax, the sum of ;475 remained, which, by action
of the Board, was placed at the disposal of the Book Committee. Under the direction of
this committee an order has been placed for books on American history to that amount.
A few of the items have come in, but the major portion of the order is yet to be received.
As shown in Appendix 1, 10,007 volumes have been received during the year. Several large
orders for books from the East and abroad yet remain to be filled, but sufficient funds have
been held in reserve to meet all demands. The number, cost, and in a general way the
kind of books ordered, are shown by the following table:
BOOKS ORDERED-JULY 1, 1896-JUNE, 1S97.
CLASS.
General works, cyclopedias, bound periodicals, etc 622
Philosophy and Theology 266
Sociology, including Education 202
Science and Useful Arts 68*5
Fine Arts, including Music 166
Language and Literature 718
English Fiction 765
Books for the young 623
Geography and Travel, including Mounted Maps 224
History and Biography 1,099
Replacements, largely English fiction and books for the young 1,891
Monthly purchases of current publications ($100 lists) , 800
For Branch Library No. 1 1,381
For Branch Library No. 2. 277
For Branch Library No. 3 827
For Branch Library No. 4 283
For Branch Library No. 5 . . 916
VOLUMES.
11.746
COST.
480 10
321 64
1,444 25
450 62
1,017 20
546 15
498 00
678 80
2,356 25
1,299 40
966 14
1,130 30
218 60
668 80
251 25
767 65
$14,210 80
The contract with a local firm for the library binding expired in November, 1896, and on
the recommendation of your Committee on Printing and Binding, was extended for a year
THE FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY.
251
on the same terms. As will be seen by the Secretary 's financial statement, our expenses
for binding show an increase over previous years. While this Increase is to be attributed
in part to the larger circulation and greater use to which the books have been subjected, it is
largely due to the rebinding of files of local papers and sets of periodicals which, for want
of funds, had been allowed to go without repairs. This accumulated work now being dis-
posed of, the expenses for the coming year should not show more than a normal increase
proportionate to the growth of the Library. The amount and kind of binding for the year
are as follows:
STYLE OF BINDING.
ORIGINAL WORK.
REBINDING.
TOTAL.
Half Morocco
540 volumes.
913 volumes.
1,453 volumes.
Half Roan
Half Buifhi0"
321 volumes.
26 volumes
471 volumes.
3,497 volumes.
792 volumes.
3 523 volumes.
Half American Russia
29 volumes.
173 volumes.
25 volume*.
62 volumes.
54 volumes.
235 volumes.
Newspapers
84 volumes.
56 volumes.
140 vo'umes.
Total
1,173 volumes.
5,024 volumes.
6,197 volumes.
CATALOGUE DEPARTMENT.
Although the number of books received has been unusually large, the work in this de-
partment has not fallen in arrears. To secure uniformity in cataloguing, all branch library
books are classified and numbered at the main library before being sent out to the branches.
With such considerable purchases for the branches as have been made during the past
year, the work of the cataloguers is materially increased by this system. However, this
work and the large accessions of the main library have been promptly disposed of, and in
addition the preparation of the new fiction catalogue has been accomplished. Beginning
with January, 1897, the composition of the Monthly Bulletin has been done on the linotype
machine, and the titles of all new books have been kept for future use. A-t the end of the
year it will be a matter of comparatively small expense to rearrange those titles in one
series and print a list of the year's accessions. Now that the fiction catalogue is out of the
way, the advisability of printing class catalogues of other portions of the library might well
receive your attention. Without discussing the limitations of the Rudolph indexers in
meeting the requirements of borrowers who come to the main library, it is evident that
to those who are served by branch libraries they are of no benefit. The contents of the
library are covered by the printed catalogues to 1888 only. For the books added since that
date the branch readers have practically.no guide whatever, for the Monthly Bulletin, pub-
lished since 1895, is of only temporary value for purposes of consultation. At present thirty
per cent, of our borrowers are served by the branch libraries, and during the past year, not-
withstanding the meager facilities for ascertaining Its resources, drew 15.000 volumes from
252 REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF
the main library. With the natural expansion of the area of population and the growth of
the library we may expect constantly increasing demands upon our system of branch de-
livery, making adequate facilities in the way of catalogues very essential.
BRANCH LIBRARIES.
The number of volumes now permanently placed in the branch libraries is 8,837, a net
increase for the year of 3,34*. The practice of allowing access to the shelves at the time of
my last report in operation at the Mission branch has been extended to the remaining
branches, with satisfactory results. Branch Xo. 4, in the Richmond district, was moved and
reopened June 1st in a more central location in the district it is intended to serve. The num -
ber of new cards issued during June, and other circumstances, point to an enlarged circu-
lation for this branch for the future. The Harrison branch, opened June 1, 189G, shows a
steadily increasing circulation. In fact, all of the branches show large gains in their circu-
lation. The aggregate circulation in the five branches of books for home use is 115,973
volumes, while last year for four branches it was 59,578. According to the reports of the re-
spective branch librarians the number of borrowers' cards issued for branch use now in
force is 5,922. A detailed record of the use of the branches may be found in Appendices III
and IV. No record of the number of visitors to the branches is now kept, since it was not
practicable to keep it accurately, and authority having been granted by your honorable
Board to discontinue it.
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS
The elevator, of which mention was made in the Trustees' last report, was completed
and accepted by the City Hall Commissioners in September, and with few slight interruptions
has been in constant use since that date. Early in the year it was found by a careful esti-
mate that the available shelf space was barely sufficient for the accommodation of a year's
accessions. On this showing and on the recommendation of the Building Committee, cases
were constructed in the east gallery, thereby gaining 1,400 feet of shelving. The removal
of the public documents and long sets of the least used periodicals to this gallery has re-
lieved the congested condition of the main book room. The relief is but temporary, how-
ever, and the question of additional space is one which cannot long be deferred.
LIBRARY STAFF.
There have been few changes in the personnel of the library staff. Miss Alice J. Haines,
substitute, has been promoted to the position of regular assistant and assigned to duty in the
reference room and at the delivery desk. Mrs. E. F. Lovelancl, from the list of eligibles, has
been elected substitute, vice Miss Haines, promoted. Miss Myra Flood, also from the list
of eligibles, has been elected assistant at Branch No. 1. There being but one name left on
the list of eligibles selected from the candidates examined in February, 1896, another ex-
amination was held in May of this year. Of 54 candidates examined 13 have been accepte^
and placed upon the list. The provisions governing examinations and appointments, to-
gether with the questions asked at the recent examination, are included in Appendix VI of
this report. The completion of the elevator in September and its subsequent operation
necessitated an additional employee for that purpose.
In conclusion, I wish to add but a word concerning the staff. The notable increase in
the work of every department has affected every employee in the service of the Library.
The willingness and fidelity with which all have performed their respective duties merit
com mendation.
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE T. CLARK
Juiy 1, 18°>7. Librarian.
THE FKEE PUBLIC LIBRARY.
253
APPENDIX I.
STATEMENT OF ACCESSIONS.
Volumes in Main Library July 1. 1896 8 2,236
Added by purchase 151
Added by gift 304
Continuations and pamphlets bound by the Library 527
Total 6,982
Less volumes withdrawn 2,226
Net increase 4,756
Volumes in Main Library June 30, 1897 86,992
Volumes in Branch Libraries July 1, 1896 5,491
Added, chiefly by purchase 3,925
Less volumes withdrawn 579
Net increase 3,346
Volumes in Branches June 30, 1897 8,837
Total volumes received 10,907
Volumes in Main Library and Branches June 30, 1897 95,829
USE OF BOOKS.
Volumes issued at Main Library for home use 219,971
Volumes issued at Branch Libraries for home use. *115,973
365,944
Volumes issued at Main Library for library use 147,151
Volumes issued at Branch Libraries for library use 58,373
205,524
Total 571,468
Borrowers' cards issued 1895-96 8,642
Borrowers' cards issued 1896-97 11,197
Total issue for two years 19,839
Borrowers' cards canceled 62
Cards in force June 30, 1897 19,777
* Not including volumes sent from Main Library.
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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF
APPENDIX II—
18<
6.
CLASS.
|
«<"
August
September . .
October
November . . .
1
General Works
193
238
315
296
283
°69
Philosophy
351
521
454
426
482
482
.Religion .
484
458
482
531
549
598
Sociology
900
1 101
1 060
799
978
1 042
270
364
382
403
350
3' \'>
Natural Sciences
906
996
1,139
989
1 163
1 231
Useful Arts
1,094
1 156
1 ^40
1 275
1 ^28
1 301
Fine Arts
487
526
534
602
585
790
Miscellaneous literature
Poetry and drama
Travels
882
555
947
1,001
770
1,157
1,011
747
1 107
1.C06
731
981
1,176
778
] 052
1,154
961
1 144
Biography.
648
819
714
729
8°6
886
History . .
l 063
1 330
1 743
1 654
1 6CO
1 686
Bound magazines . ...
2516
2 669
2 936
3 251
3 267
3557
Current periodicals
Juvenile fiction
English fiction
780
4,820
8657
801
4,430
95°0
842
5,018
9 475
853
5,572
10 088
798
5,397
10 416
848
5.694
10 376
French and German fiction
School use
770
935
296
897
330
888
287
849
&w
914
94
Totals.
26 3°3
29 088
30 426
31 371
32 i 47
33 419
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255
CIRCULATION BY CLASSES.
1897.
TOTAL
VOLUMES.
PER CENT.
I
February
March
'
K
I
297
237
281
279
260
256
3,224
0.81
550
676
636
606
527
520
6,231
1.57
696
537
699
754
575
513
6,926
1.74
1,288
1.123
1,319
947
866
791
12,219
3.08
455
422
576
431
354
389
4,788
1.21
1,383
1,364
1,615
1,319
1,104
1,023
14,237
3.59
1,843
1,518
1,737
1,462
1,572
1,306
16,732
4.21
867
802
1,055
823
780
731
8,582
2.16
1,337
1,334
1,775
1,426
1.319
1,105
14,526
3.66
1,001
1,061
1,113
902
909
752
10,280
2.59
1,147
1,218
1,482
1,103
1,180
1,161
13,679
3.44
1,218
1,160
1,551
1,123
1,317
1,023
12,014
3.03
1,862
1,847
2,302
1,979
1,706
1.332
20.104
5.06
3,300
3,010
3,629
3.C63
2,612
2,665
36,475
9.18
886
754
809
753
789
865
9,778
2.46
5,757
5.660
6.492
5,948
6,342
6,326
67,456
16.99
11,102
10,765
12,123
10,609
10,555
11,292
12i,978
31.47
1,067
1,109
1.354
1,089
1,183
1,352
12,417
3.13
380
178
286
209
34,825
133
34,083
13
2,476
397.122
.62
100.00
36,441
34,850
40,834
33,415
256
KEPOKT OF THE TRUSTEES OF
APPENDIX III—
OH
e
*
August
1
I
October
November
December
Books Issued—
16,547
17,994
19,109
20,344
20,527
20,325
Library use
Total
9.776
26 323
11,094
29,088
11,317
3C< 426
11,027
31 371
11,520
32047
13,094
33419
27
31
29
30
28
30
1,057
1,050
1 107
1,145
1 193
1 2(7
Visitors—
2441
3,232
3,350
3,104
3,340
3468
Periodical Room
3,247
3,732
3,792
3,926
4,160
4,495
13 390
19,817
18255
18358
20 286
21 470
Cards Issued—
1896-97
761
1,106
957
909
891
800
1895-96
645
944
600
634
685
£88
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LIBRARY STATISTICS.
1897.
TOTAL.
January
February
9
>
ts
2.
1
«H
B
B
JB
22,086
21,704
24,533
21,810
22,237
22,755
249,971
14,355
13.146 16,301
13,015
11,846
10.660
147,151
36,441
34,850
40,834
34,825
34,083
33,415
397,122
30
1,356
27
1,425
31
1,392
30
1,279
30
1.280
30
1,227
353
4,114
3,797
4,455
3,932
3,580
3,020
41,833
4,923
4,598
4,968
4,350
4.346
4,380
50.917
22,769
20,005
23,858
16,455
14,261
19.432
228.356
1,019
782
1,050
662
1,031
727
876
767
833
702
,964
966
11.197
8,642
17
258
KEPOKT OF THE TRUSTEES OF
APPENDIX
CIRCULATION OF
18
)6.
f
03
I
1
October....
November..
December. .
BRANCH LIBRARY No. 1.
Home use. Books from Branch
Home use. Books from Main Library
Library Use
2,570
256
761
2,974
315
1 303
3,185
300
1,208
3,370
359
1,314
3,252
322
1,478
3,734
334
1,847
Total . .
3,587
4,592
4,693
5,043
5,052
5,915
Daily Average
132
148
161
168
179
197
BRANCH LIBRARY No. 2.
Home use, Books from Branch
Home use, Books from Main Library
838
97
464
410
175
234
1,034
202
1 034
919
206
1,013
904
185
1,104
1.C64
223
1,933
Total .
1 399
819
2270
2,138
2,193
3,220
Daily Average
45
26
73
71
78
107
BRANCH LIBRARY No. 3.
Home use, Books from Branch
Home use, Books from Main Library
Library Uie
2,339
229
757
2.726
468
924
2,215
372
703
2,390
362
710
2,413
356
761
2,423
362
874
Total
3,325
4 118
3290
3462
3530
3,659
Daily Average
125
132
113
115
126
121
BRANCH LIBRARY No. 4.
Home use Books from Branch
370
471
575
698
732
610
Home use, Books from Main Library
150
251
168
545
138
444
143
446
134
351
163
279
Total *
771
1 184
1 157
1 287
1 217
1,052
28
38
39
42
43
35
BRANCH LIBRARY No. 5.
Home use, Books from Branch
Home use, Books from Main Library
839
158
631
942
197
546
911
257
772
1,084
230
583
1,338
204
883
1,202
245
781
Total
1 628
1 685
1 940
1 897
2 425
2 228
60
54
66
63
86
74
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No. IV.
BRANCH LIBEARIES-1896-97.
IS
«nr.
•
i
3
3
gf
2
£
q
1
>
I
1
^
3
(D
TOTAL.
3,837
3,961
4,800
4,499
4,675
4,c67
45,424
416
381
423
339
378
320
4,143
1,563
1,557
1,896
1,647
1,647
1,262
17,489
5,822
194
5,899
218
7,119
229
6,485
209
6,700
223
6,149
204
67.C56
1,178
1,353
1,421
1,317
1,280
1.272
12,990
178
162
182
148
134
114
2,006
3,271
1,402
1,224
1,117
1,256
1,231
15,283
4,627
154
2,917
104
2,827
91
2,582
86
2,670
89
2,617
83
30,279
2,486
2,900
3,195
2,821
2.809
2,939
31.656
388
396
435
361
310
323
4,362
1,073
1,152
1,183
934
1,059
837
10,934
3,947
131
4,448
164
4,810
155
4,116
137
4,178
146
4,069
135
46,952
689
659
784
768
658
973
7,987
130
145
164
119
104
120
1,678
423
248
381
363
555
762
5.048
1,242
1,052
1,329
1,250
1,317
1,855
14,713
41
39
43
41
47
61
1,596
1.657
2,093
1.969
2.017
2,268
17,916
285
233
3.'5
262
250
240
2,886
1,163
1,013
1,004
865
712
666
9.619
3,041
2,903
3,4J2
3,096
2,979
3,174
30,42i
101
107
110
K3
1
99
105
260
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF
APPENDIX V.
STATISTICS OF BRANCH LIBRARIES, 1896-97-
w
r
W
3
bd
2
U
ich No. 1.
(Mission)
ich No. 2.
(Potrero)
* &
* ?
I •"
ich No. 4.
[Richmond)
ich No. 5.
(Harrison)
TOTAL.
67 056
30279
46 952
14 713
30 421
189 421
1,432
191
1023
284
637
3 567
Cards in force June 30, 1897
2,548
419
1,685
408
862
5 'J22
Volumes in Library June 30. 1896. . . .
2,016
1 395
823
326
1,604
936
740
341
308
927
5,491
3 925
Volumes withdrawn
278
1,117
103
223
169
767
27
314
925
579
3346
Volumes in Library June 30, 1897. . . .
'
3,133
1,046
2,371
1,054
1,233
8,837
APPENDIX VI.
PROVISIONS RELATIVE TO THE EXAMINATION AND APPOINTMENT OF APPLICANTS FOB
POSITIONS IN THE LIBRARY SERVICE.]
Adopted May 7, 1895.
SECTION 1. All appointments to the library staff sball be made; from those whose
names appear on a list of eligibles to be kept by the Secretary.
SEC. 2. In order to determine who shall be entitled to places on the said list of eligibles,
examinations for applicants shall be held under the supervision of an examining committee
composed of the members of the Committee on Rules and Administration, and the Librarian.
Such examinations to be conducted in writing, and to be of such nature as will fairly test
the applicant's knowledge in the elementary branches of study taught in the higher grades
of the Grammar schools, including questions on history and literature of a general nature.
All who pass such examinations to the satisfaction of the Examining Committee shall be
required to render a probationary service in the library for a period or not less than two
weeks, in order that a judgment may be formed as to their personal qualifications or
adaptability for library work. Such, service shall be given without remuneration and at
such times and in such manner as the Librarian may direct. At the expiration of the pro-
bationary period, the Librarian shall report to the Examining Committee on the qualifica-
tions of such applicant. The Examining Committee shall thereupon prepare a list of those
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persons who, in their judgment, may be eligible for appointment to the library service.
The order of the names on this list shall be determined by the standing obtained on the
written examination, taken in connection with the fitness of the applicant as developed
during the probationary service. This list shall then be filed with the Secretary. No ap-
plicant failing to render satisfactory evidence of fitness shall be placed on the list of
eligibles.
SEC. 3. All substitutes shall be selected from the highest three names ou the list o^
eligibles.
SEC. 4. In general, the line of promotion shall be from substitute and from eligible
assistant in a branch library to subordinate in the main library ; and since it is desirable
that branch librarians should have the knowledge and training acquired by experience in
the main library, vacancies in such positions shall be filled by appointment from the main
library.
SAN FRANCISCO FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY.-APPLICANT'S BLANK.
Your Number is , (Write it instead of your name on 811 of your Examination Papers.)
Name in full? .•
Residence ?
Age?
In what schools were you educated, and how long did you attend each ?
What letters or references can you furnish in respect to ability and character ?
What has been the nature of your employment heretofore ?
QUESTIONS FOR EXAMINATION IN LITERATURE.
April 24th, 1897.-(300 credits).
In writing your answers to each group of questions, place the number of the question at
the beginning of the line, and the answer directly afterwards, beginning the answer to each
question upon anew line.
I. Give the names of the works and the authors in which the following characters are
found, viz.:
262 REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF
1. Captain Cuttle; 2. Hester Prynne; 3. Natty Bumppo; 4. Caliban; 5. Dominie
Sampson; 6. Uriah Heep; T.Dogberry; 8. Ichabod Crane; 9. Sancho Panza; 10.
My Uncle Toby; 11. Mrs. Malaprop; 12. Becky Sharp; 13. Sir Roger de Coverley;
14. Dolly Varden; 15. Two Dromios.
II. Give the name of the author of each of the following poems, viz.: "
1. Locksley Ha:l; 2. Tiianatopsis; 3. Eve of St. Agnes; 4. The Raven; 5. Pied
Piper of Hamelin; 6. Tarn O'Shanter; 7. Rape of the Lock; S. The Deserted Vil-
lage; 9. Prisoner of Chillon; 10. Marco Bozzaris; 11. Lochiel's Warning; 12. Par-
adise and the Peri; 13. Lycidas;-; 14. Rime of the Ancient Mariner; 15. The Bridge
of Sighs.
Ill Give the name of the author of each of the following works, viz. :
1. Lothalr; 2.-Hypatia; [3. Elsie Venner; 4. Midshipman Easy; 5. Paul Clif-
ford; 6. Vicar of Wakefield; 7. Robinson Crusoe; 8. Quentin Durward; 9. Essays
of Elia; 10. Hudibras; 11. Gulliver's Travels; 12. Humphrey Clinker; 13. Biglow
Papers; 14. Faerie Queen; 15. Rasselas.
VI. Give the name of some work written by each of the following authors, viz.:
1. Macaulay; 2. Thackeray; 3. Froude; 4. Carlyle; 5. Darwin; 6. Shelley; 7.
Fielding; 8. Robert Browning; 9. Jane Austen; 10. Charlotte Bronte; 11. Charles
Reade; 12. George Eliot; 13. Robert Louis Stevenson; 14. George Sand; 15. Wash-
ington Irving.
V. Give the title of some work written by each of the following authors, and the language
in which it was written, viz.:'
1. Aeschylus; 2. Boccaccio; 3. Boswell; 4. Camoens; 5. Cervantes; 6. Chaucer;
. Dante; \8. Gibbon; 9. Herodotus; 10. Victor Hugo; 11. Josephus; 12. Livy; 13.
Montaigne; 14. Schiller; 15. Tasso.
VI, 1. Give the names of ten living novelists not heretofore named, with the title
of some book written by each.
2. Give the names of five noted poets not heretofore mentioned, who have lived
within the last fifty years, and the title of some poem written by each.
8. Give 'the names of three American historians, and the subjects of their
histories.
4. Give the names of three writers of English history, and the epoch of which
they wrote.
5.^ Name the authors of two metrical translations of the Iliad into English.
6. Who was the principal writer for the " Spectator" ?
7. In whose reign' was it published ?
QUESTIONS FOR EXAMINATION IN HISTORY.f
May 1st, 1897.— (150 credits).
(a) When and where did the first constitutional convention of California meet ?
(6) When was California admitted to the Union ?
(c) When was the present State constitution adopted ?
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II. Describe ;the method provided by the Constitution of the United States for the
election of the President.
III. How are United States Senators and Representatives in Congress chosen ?
IV. What historic event is associated with Lexington; Concord; New Orleans; Fort
Sumter ?
V. What were the chief defects of the Articles of Confederation remedied by the adop
tion of the Constitution of the United States ?
VI. What do you understand by the " Home Rule" question ?
VII. What was the Edict of Nantes?
VIII. (a) Where and by whom was the battle of Marathon fought ?
(b) Why is it considered one of the decisive battles of the world ?
IX. State approximately the time and territorial extent of the conquest of Gaul by the
Romans ? By whom was the narrative of the conquest written ?
X. (a) State as accurately as possible the date of the invention of printing by means of
alphabetic types.
(&) In what country was the process first employed ?
(c) By whom was it introduced in England ?
QUESTIONS FOR EXAMINATION IN GEOGRAPHY.
May 1st, 1S97.— (100 credits).
I. (a) In what direction is one traveling when one does not change one's longitude ?
(6) When one does not change one's latitude ?
(c) At what point on the earth are the latitude and the longitude both zero ?
II. (a) Name two countries where there are extensive plains.
(6) Name some locality in the temperate zone where glaciers are found.
III. Name four large river basins of North America whose waters enter the Pacific
Ocean; one whose waters enter the Arctic.
IV. Name five states of the United States that produce coal.
V. (a) Name four European nations that have colonies in Africa.
(b) Why is the southern part of Africa most favorable to colonization ?
VI. (a) What are the government and the religion of Japan ?
(b) What are its capital and its most important seaport ?
(c) What is the name of the island on which they are situated ?
VII. Name all the bodies of water passed through by a vessel in going from London to
C-tlcutta by the shortest route.
VIII. («) Name and locate the three main rivers of South America.
(ft) Why is the longest river on the eastern side of the continent ?
IX. What and where are the following : Formosa. Servia, Costa Rica, Montevideo, and
St. Elias?
X Name five important possessions of the British_Empire outside of the British Isles.
QUESTIONS FOR EXAMINATION IN ARITHMETIC.
May 1st, 1897.— (50 credits).
I. Divide .67104 by 3.728.
II. Add 121i', 29' 3', 8 and 7-12. - !
III. Interest on §213.50 for 1 year, 8 months, 15 days @ 4 .'o per cent per annum.
264 REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF
TV. A book-case contains five shelves, each 4 ft. 6 in. long. How many books will it
contain if each book averages 1% inches in thickness ?
V. A set of books is listed at $60. There is a discount of 33^ per cent to libraries and 5
per cent off for cash. What will be the cash price of the set to a library ?
VI. A library circulates 24,000 books per year at an expense of $3,000; what is the cost of
circulating each book ?
VII. In one month there are borrowed 409 novels, 237 histories, 113 books of travel, 110
biographies, and 50 scientific books; find the percentage of each kind of books.
VIII. If the entire city tax is $4,500,000 and the library tax ia $50,000, what per cent, of the
whole tax is the library tax ?
IX. If the assessment of city property is $350,000,000, and the library tax is $50,000, what is
the library tax on $100?
X. Divide 1200 books among three libraries in the proportion of 2, 3 and 5.
EXAMINATION IN COMPOSITION.
May 1st, 1897.— (150 credits).
I. Write an essay of not less than 300 words on your favorite book.
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GIFTS TO THE LIBRARY, 1895-96.
FROM WHOM RECEIVED.
BOOKS.
PAMPHLETS
1
1
2
American Forestry Association, Washington, D. C..
2
American Museum of Natural History, New York City .
1
1
Andover Theological Seminary
1
Argentine Republic, Director General of Telegraph
3
Armour Institute of Technology, Chicago
2
Atlantic and Pacific Eailroad
4
Ayer, W. C., Union Village, O
1
Balch, T. N., Philadelphia, Pa
1
Baldwin , W. H. , Boston
2
Bank of California, San Francisco.
1
Belleville (111 ) Public Library
1
Bigham, Rev. J., Greencastle Ind
1
Birney. W., New York
1
Boston Merchants' .Association
1
Boston Public Library
6
35
Boston Young Men's Christian Union
1
Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Me.
3
Bridgeport (Conn.) Public Library
j
Bronson Library Fund, Waterbury, Conn..
2
Brookline (Mass.) Public Library
5
Buffalo (N. Y.) Library
1
Bunker Hill Monument Association, Boston
2
3
Bureau of Charities, Philadelphia
1
California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco
6
California Bank Commissioners
1
California Bureau of Highways
1
California Historical Society, San Francisco
1
2
266
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF
GIFTS TO THE LIBRARY CONTINUED.
FROM WHOM EECKIVED.
California Pioneers, Society of, San Francisco
California R. R. Commissioners 2
California State Library, Sacramento 1
California State Mining Bureau i 10
California Surveyor General
California, Yosem ite Val ley Commissioners
Cambridge (Mass.) Public Library ,
Canadian Pacific Railroad 10
Carles, C., Buenos Ayres, S. A 2
Carnahan, Louise, San Francisco 1
Carnegie Library, Pittsburg, Pa
Chicago Civil Service Commission 1
Chicago Historical Society 3
Chicago Public Library 1
Cincinnati Public Library
Civil Service Reform Association, New York City
Clapp, E. L., San Francisco 2
Clarke, G. T., San Francisco 2
Clerkenwell Public Library, London, Eng
Cleveland Public Library
Coelho, Jos£R., Lisbon 1
Colby University, Waterville, Me
Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford, Conn 1
Cooke, J. P., Boston 1
Cooke, J. P.Washington, D. C
Concord (Mass.) Public Library
Cornell University, Ithaca, N. Y f . . . . 1
Council Bluffs Public Library 1
Curtis, George Munson 1
Davis, Horace, San Francisco 3 20
Davis, L. E., San Francisco 2
PAMl'HI.KTS
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GIFTS TO THE LIBRARY— CONTINUED.
FROM WHOM RECEIVED.
Denver Public Library '• 5
Detroit Public Library
Egleston, T., New York
.Emerson, Edward Waldo
Enoch Pratt Free Library, Baltimore, Md 3
Erickson, H., Wisconsin
Faisi, Mme., San Francisco
Field Columbian Museum, Chicago ' • 3
Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, Vt
Franklin Institute Library, Philadelphia.
Friends' Free Library, German town, Pa 1
General Society of Mechanics' and Tradesmen, New York City. ... 6
Geological Society of America, Rochester, N. Y 15
Golden State Iron Works, San Francisco
Grand Rapids (Mich.) Library - 1
Greene, J. L., Hartford, Conn .
Griswold, William M., Cambridge, Mass I 1
Hamilton College, Clinton, N. Y ! 1
Hartford (Conn.) Public Library,
Hartford (Conn.) Theological Seminary !
Harvard Medical Alumni Association 2
Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass 1 4
Hazard, R., Peacedale, R. I I 3
Healy, P. J., San Francisco j 1
Heard, J. , Paris 1
Hill, Clark & Co., Boston 1
Hoepli.U., Milan ' 1
Howard Memorial Library, New Orleans
Hubbell.M. S., Council Bluffs, Iowa 1
Indiana Physico-Medical College 1
Indian Rights Association, Philadelphia 2
PAMPHLETS
KEPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF
GIFTS TO THE LIBRARY— CONTINUED.
FROM WHOM RECEIVED.
I
Irish Parliamentary Party, Dublin ' 1
Japanese-American Voice 2
Jersey City Public Library 1
Keidel, George C 1
Labor Exchange, Independence, Mo 1
Lawrence (Mass.) Public Library ... 5
Leland Stanford Junior University, California 1 6
Lewisham Public Libraries, London 1
Library Company of Philadelphia 2
Lick Observatory, Mt. Hamilton, California 5
Los Angeles Public Library 2
Loud, Hon. Eugene F., Washington, D. C 1
Low, Marston & Co., London 1
Lowell City Library, Lowell, Mass
McCormick, C. H., New York j i
Maiden (Mass.) Public Library 1
Massachusetts Horticultural Society, Boston
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston 3
Mechanics' Institute, San Francisco 3
Melville, Mrs. E., San Francisco | 4 fi
Mercantile Library Association, San Francisco 1
Mercantile Library of New York 2
Merchants' Association, San Francisco
Minneapolis (Minn.) Public Library | 1 3
Milwaukee (Wis.) Public Library | 1
Monmouth Reading Room Association 1
Montgomery, Mrs., San Francisco j f
Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, Mass 1
Murray, D., Glasgow 1
Murray, William, Boston 1
National Civil Service Reform League, Washington, D. C ! 2
PAMPHLETS
THE FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY.
GIFTS TO THE LIBRARY— CONTINUED.
FROM WHOM RECEIVED.
Neubaum, J., Los Angeles
New Bedford (Mass.) Free Public Library.
New England Anti-Vivisection Society. Boston 1
New Haven (Conn.) Public Library 12
New York Farmers, New York City
New York (City) Free Circulating Library
New York (City) Public Library ; 5
New York State Library, Albany, N. Y 2
New Zealand Government, Wellington 6
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REPORT
BOARD OF ELECTION COMMISSIONERS,
THE BOARD OF ELECTION COMMISSIONERS
CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO.
[Created by an Act of the Legislature, approved March 18, 1878.]
HON. JAMES D. PHEL AN (President) Mayor
HON. WILLIAM BRODERICK Auditor
HON. JAMES N. BLOCK Tax Collector
HON. HARRY T. CRESWELL City and County Attorney
HON. C. S. TILTON Surveyor
HON. W. M. HINTON Regis' rar and ex-officio Secretary
JISTRAR OF VOTERS, ~\
), July 15, 1897. j
OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR OF VOTERS,
SAN FRANCISCO,
To the Honorable the Board of Supervisors
Of the City and County of San Francisco—
GENTLKMEN : In compliance with Resolution No. 16,412 (Third Series), adopted by your
Honorable Board, May 10, 1897, I respectfully submit the following report of this office for the
fiscal year ending June 30, 1897.
Respe tfully,
W. M. HINTON,
Registrar of Voters.
BOARD OF ELECTION COMMISSIONERS' REPORT. 275
Dur'.ngthe fiscal year a general election, for Presidential Electors and other officers, was
held November 3, 1896.
The total expense of the office of Registrar of Voters and for the election for the fiscal
year 1896-7, amounted to the sum of $202,1:6.78.
Tne number of voters registered was 72,992, against 68,039 in 1831, an increase of 4,953.
The registration at the City Hall (or central office) was 58,691, against 42,248 in 1894,
an increase of 16,443.
The large increase in registration at the City Hall (or central office) together with 4,441,
transfers of residence from one precinct to another, on account of removal, necessitated an
increased expense for clerical assistance.
The number of voters registered by the precinct boards was 14,301, against 25,791 in 1894,
a decrease of 11,490. This decreasa was occasionel by a doubt which existed as to the legality
of precinct registration.
The registration of 14,301 in the precincts cost nearly $45,000.
The number and pay of the precinct officers are fixed by law and the rent of rooms for
precinct registration, averaging $13.25 per precinct, is the same whether the registration is
larg^ or small ; and the cost of supplies and supervision would vary but little. The 939 pre -
cinct officers could register the entire vote of the city at a cost not greatly exceeding $15,000.
The registration of applicants between the ages of 21 and 22 years was 4,004, against 3,492
in 1894, an increase of 512.
The total vote on the New Charter was 33,857—15,879 for the Charter and 17,877 against—
while 32,958 neglected to vote.
Counsel were employed by the Board of Election Commissioners to defend eight suits ;
ore against the Board of Election Commissioners and seven against the Registrar of Voters.
The action of the Registrar of Voters was in every instance sustained by the courts. The
expense for costs and counsel fees amounted to $5, 117.06.
In addition to the usual statements, I append the following :
A table showing the date of election, the number of precincts, the total of each general
registration, and numler of votes cast at each election.
A statement of the annual expenses of this office and the cost of each election since the
organization of the Board of Election Commissioners, March 28, 1878, to the close of the last
fiscal year.
A table showing the place of nativity of the voters who were registered last year.
A table of the registration by precincts of last year and the number of votes cast in each.
276 BOARD OF ELECTION COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
EXPENSES OF THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR OF VOTERS, AND
FOR ELECTION, FROM JULY 1, 1896, TO JUNE 30, 1897.
OFFICE EXPENSES.
Salary of Registrar of Voters $3,600 00
Salaryof Registrar's Chief Clerk 1,800 00
Salary of Registrar's Messenger 1.200 00
§6,600 00
EXPENSES OF GENERAL-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
HELD NOVEMBER 3. 1896.
Advertising $7,07359
Attorneys' fees and costs of Court 5,11706
Assistant Clerks 45,438 39
Ballot boxes 110 25
Building and repairing booths 7,199 05
Candl s, lamps, etc 145 75
Carfare 9620
Carriage hire, etc .'.... 408 50
Cleaning rooms 125 05
Delivering aud returning ballot-boxes 900 00
Dry goods 12 87
Expressage 5 00
Furniture 2,120 95
Hardware 68 47
Insurance... 80 00
Incidentals 82 13
Inspectors, Judges' Clerks, etc 82,744 91
Lumber and carpenter work 626 10
Paper and printing ballots 10,448 15
Paper boxes 7 88
Postage stam ps 785 15
Printing lists »f voters. 21,625 87
Printing and posting proclamation 88 00
Printing and stationery 2,765 03
Rent of registration and precinct places 4,834 25
, Rent of storage of election booths 600 00
Rubber scamps 31 1 50
Surveying (100 foot limit) 300 00
Taking down, repairing and storing booths r M99 50
Telephone service 167 68
Typewriting 68 00
$195,556 78
Total $202.156 78
BOARD OF ELECTION COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
277
TABLE
SHOWING DATE OF ELECTION, THE NUMBER OF PRECINCTS, THE TOTAL OF
EACH GENERAL REGISTRATION AND OF VOTES CAST AT EACH ELECTION
UNDER THE "ACT TO REGULATE THE REGISTRATION OF VOTERS AND
SECURE THE PURITY OF ELECTIONS," ETC., APPROVED MARCH 18, 1878.
DATE OF ELECTION.
NUMBER
OF
PRECINCTS.
REGISTRATION
TOTAL VOTE
June 19, 1878...
May 7, 1879
136
136
27,098
38,034
Delegates to Const'l Convention
Adoption New Constitution.
September 3, 1879....
March 30, 1883
136
136
44,765
41,575
33,877
General.
Freeholders.
September 8, 1880
136
23,398
Charter.
November 2, 1880
152
43,775
41,292
General- Presidential.
September 7, 1881....
152
33,216
Municipal.
November 7, 1882
March 3, 1883
March 18 1884
152
152
42,135
39,102
18,764
2,655
General.
Charter.
Assemblyman.
November 4, 1884
164
50,542
47,535
General- Presidential.
November 2, 1886....
176
48,792
45,716
General.
April 12, 18S7
176
25,959
Amendments and Charter.
November 6. 1888 ....
176
58,549
55,313
General-Presidential.
November 4, 1890
310
59,770
55,56->
General.
November 8, 1892. . . .
275
67,849
60,790
General-Presidential.
November 6, 1834
293
68,039
61,548
General.
Novembers, 1896
313
72,992
64,8-20
General- Presidential.
278 BOARD OF ELECTION COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
TABLE OF ANNUAL EXPENDITURES FOR REGISTRATION OFFICE
AND ELECTION .
SINCE THE ORGANIZATION OF THE BOARD OF ELECTION COMMISSIONERS
MARCH 25, 1878, TO JUNE 30, 1897.
FROM
EXPENSES.
AMOUNT.
TOTAL.
March 25 to June 30, 1878
Expense of Registration Office and cf
election of Delegates to Constitu-
tional Convention held June 19, 1878.
$53,007 64
s??,cor 64
July 1, 1878, to June 30, 1879. . .
Expense of Registration Office
36,688 93
Balance of election June 19, 1878
27500
Expense of Election for adoption of
New Constitution May 7, 1879
14,644 8G
51,608 7S
July 1, 1879, to June 30, 188°.. .
Expense of Registration Office
21,024 62
Expense of general election, September
3, 1879
69,624 71
.
Expense of Freeholders' election,
March 30, 1880 .
13,426 60
104,075 9:
July 1, 1880, to June 30, 1881 ..
Expense of Registration Office
14,326 60
Expense of charter election, September
7 1883
10,524 01
Expense general election, November
2, 1880
73,937 32
98,787 X
July 1, 1881, to June 30, 1882..
Expense of Registration Office-
11,739 75
Expense municipal election, September
f
7, 1881
21.EC6 37
33.3C6 15
BOAKD OF ELECTION COMMISSIONERS' REPORT. 273
TABLE OF ANNUAL EXPENDITURES— CONTINUED.
FROM
EXPENSES.
AMOUNT.
TOCAL.
July 1, 1882, to June 30, 1883..
$8,954 38
Expense general election, November 7,
1882 .
76 900 23
July 1, 1883 to June 30 1884
Expense charter election, March 3, 1883
8.866 60
7,427 80
$94 721 21
Expense of election for Assemblyman
in Thirteenth Senatorial District,
March 18 1884
1,790 45
July 1, 1884, to June 30, 1885. .
Expense of Registration Office
Expense general election, November 4,
1884
7,843 71
78.215 57
9,218 2
July 1, 1885, Jto June 30, 1886..
Expense of Registration Office
6,641 50
86,059 28
July 1, 1886, to June 30 1887
Expense of Registration Office.
7,239 18
6,641 50
Expense general election, November
2, 1886
76,328 11
Expense of election for Constitutional
Amendments Nos. 1, 2 and 3 and
Charter, April 12, 1887.
7 214 99
July 1, 1887. to June 30, 1888. .
July 1 18S8 to June 30 1889
Expense of Registration Office
Expense of Registration Office ..
6,764 25
7 Oil 03
90,782 2
6 764 25
July 1, 1889. to June 30.1890..
Expense of general election, November
6,1888
Expense of Registration Offic
95,231 93
13,148 60
102,242 96
13,148 6
280 BOARD OF ELECTION COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
TABLE OF ANNUAL EXPENDITURES-CONCLUDED.
FROM
EXPENSES.
AMOUNT.
TOTAL.
July 1, 1890, to June 30, 1891. .
Expense of Registration Office
§6,787 17
Expense of general election November
4. 1890
128.286 00
$135,07317
July 1, 1891, to Juue 30, 1892. .
Expense of Registration Office
20,744 75
20,744 75
July 1, 1892, to June 30, 1893. .
Expense of Registration Office
7,287 83
Expense of general election, November
8, 1892 .
292,700 35
July 1, 1893, to June 30, 1894. .
Expense of Registration Office
16,574 79
899,298 2
July 1, 1894, to June 30, 1895..
Expense ofJRegistration Office
6,600 00
16,574 79
Expense of general election November
6 1894
1QO f\(*f> OQ
204,666 23
July 1, 1895, to June 30, 1896. .
Expense of Registration Office
iyo,uoo &o
5,680 00
Expense of registration, etc
9 994 45
15 674 45
July 1, 1896, to June 30, 1897. .
Expense of Registration Office
6,600 00
Expense general election, November 3,
1896
195,556 78
202,156
BOARD OF ELECTION COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
281
» TABLE
SHOWING NATIVITY OF REGISTERED VOTERS, 1896
UNITED STATES OF AMERICV.
NATIVITY.
NUMBER.
NATIVITY.
NUMBER.
Alabama
84
12
7
North Dakota
2
46
86
Alaska
3
47
19,644
Nevada
416
39
327
409
533
Delaware
62
New Mexico
.
4
District of Columbia
117
New York
5348
Florida
21
Ohio
1 507
Georgia
81
265
Idaho
20
1 664
Illinois
1,277
248
Indiana
483
South Dakota
4
Indian Territory
3
91
Iowa
490
175
Kansas
146
108
401
Utah
52
389
322
1,070
Virginia
375
468
West Virginia
97
2,570
Michigan
512
Wisconsin
545
Minnesota.
167
7
84
769
Total
41,669
282
BOAKD OF ELECTION COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
OTHER COUNTRIES.
NATIVITY.
NUMBER.
NATIVITY. NUMBER.
•
Asia
1
Java 2
Austria
630
Algiers
2
Mexico 73
Australia
278
Malta 4
A rgentine .Republic
Q
Ma^oa 1
Asten Islands
1
New Foundland 16
At Sea
25
New Zealand 41
British Guiana
1
Norway 500
Belgium . .
82
Poland 151
Brazil
5
Portugal H2
13
Peru 9
China
4
Chile
30
Corsica
Cyprus
1
Scotland 977
Central America
7
Spain 23
Dominion of Canada
1,607
Sicily 1
688
Dalmatia -
1
South Africa 10
2616
Sweden 1 274
Egypt
3
Switzerland 5°5
East Indies
20
Sardinia 1
758
'•'andwich Islands 18
58
8 417
Tahiti 5
Greece
25
Turkey 13
Gibraltar
3
U S Columbia 10
66
Wales 1"6
Holland .
99
West Indies 47
Ireland
9 779
Total 30,693
3
United States of America.
Other countries
30,690
Total.
72,359
BOARD OF ELECTION COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
283
TABLE
SHOWING REGISTRATION AND VOTE POLLED.
1 Precinct
A
3 3
•
5C
It
i*
Vote Po
5'
ft
0
It
r!
Vote Pol
ASSEMBLY DISTRICT.
; £
B*
O.
ASSEMBLY DISTRICT.
; %
« S-.
"* 0
3
i
1 1
it
j
;?
1
Twenty-eighth . . . t . .
1
269
261
192
Thirtieth
1
244
233
187
2
241
237
175
2
212
209
180
3
198
192
170
3
239
231
196
4
200
199
170
4
213
201
179
5
193
188
152
5
245
246
213
6
212
209
170
6
204
196
171
7
262
2H4
231
7
220
211
175
8
208
202
173
8
191
193
166
9
•250
253
197
9
296
301
266
10
219
215
179
1C
2 2
216
172
11
193
194
172
11
231
230
203
12
231
228
199
12
154
155
132
13
234
226
190
18
168
264
236
14
241
243
215
14
240
237
206
15
206
!96
156
15
235
229
201
16
198
186
162
16
252
242
220
17
236
237
216
17
210
200
174
3,791
3,730
3,119
3,886
3,794
3,277
Twenty-ninth.
254
251
207
Thirty-first
258
<> 9
212
a
186
175
141
7>
239
240
203
3
184
173
149
H
279
253
4
206
196
155
4
293
292
247
B
214
216
177
6
222
216
192
fi
158
150
126
6
245
246
911
7
163
164
120
7
271
270
247
8
217
224
188
8
257
259
227
9
196
201
159
9
263
262
239
10
233
2-?,7
178
10
199
194
178
11
211
211
187
n
223
211
187
12
285
271
228
12
249
261
13
201
184
164
18
240
•241
223
14
238
247
217
14
225
215
195
15
219
•222
193
1o
193
182
169
16
231
244
211
16
214
210
199
17
188
185
157
17
194
198
180
18
203
208
184
19
255
248
218
4,044
3,997
3,359
4,061
3,979
3,551
284
BOARD OE ELECTION COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
REGISTRATION AND VOTES CAST.-CosmuED.
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8
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ASSKMB Y DISTRICT.
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1 5?
I 3
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s.
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1
'• §•
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Thirty-second
1
250
243
199
Thirty-fourth
235
244
225
?,
281
268
232
9
276
283
238
3
198
187
162
8
199
206
190
4
202
207
175
4
230
224
202
5
300
297
263
6
300
305
274
6
194
186
168
fi
211
204
184
7
132
132
110
7
164
160
144
207
208
190
8
243
242
217
9
292
290
256
9
226
225
199
10
285
280
256
10
302
303
•274
11
17.T
184
165
11
259
262
237
1?.
248
237
216
236
227
208
13
244
249
•215
13
203
208
191
14
297
302
263
14
235
227
209
15
273
275
238
16
223
214
192
17
236
235
214
18
220
222
204
19
211
205
184
9f|
208
213
191
21
256
249
230
3,305
3,270
2,872
4,946
4,933
4,445
Thirty-thi d
1
219
223
2^7
Thirty-fifth ....
1
2 5
260
244
2
227
233
218
9
246
246
233
3
262
270
253
8
279
277
254
4
240
239
2'21
4
234
233
225
b
241
245
230
^
186
189
178
6
241
230
Q
224
231
211
7
264
266
246
7
222
229
206
8
225
224
209
8
228
207
189
9
185
189
167
q
208
211
191
10
285
289
266
215
2'4
199
11
302
305
291
11
247
216
222
12
288
288
253
12
260
266
254
13
225
216
209
248
246
233
14
237
251
233
14
282
277
250
15
284
271
253
3,725
3,750
3,486
3,344
3,332
3,089
BOARD OF ELECTION COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
REGISTRATION AND VOTES CAST.— CONTINUED.
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Thirty-sixth
l
264
270
243
Thirty -eighth
1
207
212
198
2
265
262
241
2
220
212
191
3
244
248
228
3
<;37
223
197
4
258
260
234
4
223
237
213
5
210
209
196
5
254
260
243
6
253
249
230
6
239
243
221
7
248
243
223
7
224
222
205
8
305
295
272
8
208
202
189
9
229
234
212
9
264
269
246
10
247
248
232
10
239
235
215
11
250
238
220
11
253
260
245
12
290
289
267
12
244
248
227
13
2"5
203
189
13
255
255
241
14
276
265
246
14
270
270
253
15
262
266
255
15
231
236
223
16
305
310
291
16
241
247
234
17
217
243
227
17
241
241
228
18
286
284
250
18
132
136
126
19
268
272
243
20
294
288
254
5,206
5,176
4,75a
4,182
4,208
3,895
Thirty-seventh
1
226
211
192
Thirty-ninth
1
209
215
198
2
246
250
219
2
241
249
228
3
199
195
176
3
280
291
257
4
245
239
225
4
241
243
209
5
258
244
222
5
285
271
236
6
246
230
218
6
291
278
247
7
215
225
204
7
197
196
171
8
256
256
241
8
187
192
169
9
268
269
244
9
254
260
230
10
272
263
237
10
272
275
242
11
261
261
239
11
302
301
283
12
231
243
226
*
12
192
197
173
13
232
239
223
13
243
240
208
14
258
257
237
14
236
243
225
15
228
229
209
15
196
190
175
16
209
211
196
16
261
271
249
17
216
217
2i- 2
17
258
252
229
18
204
203
190
18
?89
283
251
19
236
235
213
19
205
205
185
20
191
201
182
20
215
220
207
21
263
263
246
4,960
4,941
4,541
4,854
4,872
4,372
286
BOARD OF ELECTION COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
REGISTRATION AND VOTES OAST. -CONTINUED.
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295
187
297
174
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236
258
224
216
186
206
3
241
241
226
8
230
229
197
4
236
230
215
4
212
212
168
5
159
158
146
5
241
244
222
6
235
241
231
6
181
191
169
7
194
193
179
7
275
267
247
8
244
240
224
8
229
221
207
9
268
270
258
9
228
238
218
10
220
213
200
10
238
241
226
11
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256
244
11
239
242
220
12
187
179
168
12
168
165
152
13
230
224
202
13
218
206
191
14
267
270
257
14
265
255
224
15
213
211
193
16
225
220
202
16
212
209
192
16
203
200
187
17
241
241
223
18
269
268
248
19
226
224
215
20
273
269
2 3
4,662
4,621
4,324
3,645
3,602
3,222
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1
189
194
185
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1
191
184
150
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258
256
?38
2
263
260
203
242
242
232
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1*9
146
4
253
254
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198
192
167
2B5
250
236
5
221
215
189
6
259
260
239
6
237
237
207
7
211
219
202
228
222
193
8
224
217
200
8
289
288
263
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235
241
231
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242
250
211
10
229
224
210
10
210
197
169
11
227
199
190
11
227
225
196
12
213
2C9
179
12
190
101
171
13
241
242
230
13
202
191
179
14
193
200
188
14
216
215
184
15
252
254
230
15
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170
146
16
231
228
216
16
171
161
137
17
250
252
236
18
31 3
225
202
19
229
241
228
4,514
4,407
4,103
3,425
3,367
•2,911
BOARD OF ELECTION COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
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1
207
210
185
Forty-fourth
2
252
252
224
2
180
176
154
3
213
205
188
3
182
164
122
4
191
187
162
4
258
256
196
5
230
229
208
5
255
256
203
6
232
228
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6
180
184
147
7
257
254
224
7
313
305
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190
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197
186
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217
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10
241
243
231
10
244
248
223
11
216
218
191
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166
168
139
12
176
173
160
12
190
185
137
13
205
209
182
13
204
205
182
14
219
224
214
14
210
214
180
15
288
281
256
3,433
3,406
3,085
3,006
2,974
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288
BOARD OF ELECTION COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
RECAPITULATION.
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Twenty-eighth Assembly District 3,791
Twenty-ninth Assembly District 4,044
Thirtieth Assembly District 3,886
Thirty first Assembly District 4,064
Thirty-second Assembly District 3,305
Thirty-third Assembly District 3,725
Thirty-fourth Assembly District 4,946
Thirty-fifth Assembly District 3,344
Thirty-sixth Assembly District 5,206
Thirty-seventh Assembly District 4,960
Thirty-eighth Assemb'y District 4,182
Thirty-ninth Assembly District 4,854
Fortieth Assembly District 4,662
Forty-first Assembly District 4,514
Forty-second Assembly District 3,645
Forty-third Assembly District 3,425
Forty-fourth Assembly District 3,433
Forty-fifth Assembly District 3,006
Totals 72 992
3,730
3,997
3,794
3,979
3,270
3,750
4,933
3,332
5,176
4,941
4,208
4,872
4,621
4,407
3,602
3,367
3,406
2,974
72,359
3,119
3,359
3,277
3,551
2,872
3,486
4,445
3,089
4,753
4,f41
3,895
4,372
4,324
4,103
3,222
2,911
3,085
2,416
64,820
POUNDKEEPER'S REPORT.
SAN FEAKCISCO, June 30, 1897.
To the Honorable the Board of Supervisors
Of the City and County of San Francisco —
GENTLEMEN : I herewith submit my report as Puundkeeper for the twelve mouths ending June
30, 1897.
DOGS IMPOUNDED AND DISPOSITION MADE.
Number of dogs on hand June 30, 1896 51
Number of dogs impounded during 12 months 4,745
Number of dogs redeemed 533
Number of dogs released on licenses 80
Number ot dogs sold 100
Number of dogs killed 4,083
Number of dogs on hand May 31, 1897 0
Total 4,796 4,796
Dead dogs delivered to National Fertilizing Company, as per receipt attached 4,083
Dead horses delivered to National Fertilizing Company, as per receipt attached 0
Dead cows delivered to National Fertilizing Company, as per receipt attached 227
290
POUNDKEEPER'S REPORT.
CASH RECEIVED.
NUMBER.
AMOUNT.
Received for dogs redeemed
533
$1 386 70
Received for dogs redeemed on licenses
80
49 90
Received for goats redeemed
50
98
Received for cows redeemed
Received for horses redeemed
991
1 022 50
Received for goats sold
11
17 0
Received for cows sold
Received for horses sold. ....
55
238
Received for carcasses of dogs killed in 11 months ending May 31st. .
Total cash received during 12 months
4,342
3,039 40
$6,152 50
DISPOSITION OF CASH RECEIVED.
Fees for destroyed dogs $3,039 40
Paid city 135 45
Paid city surplus and sale of mare 18 30
Pound fees ... 2,959 35
Total
$6,152 50
Respectfully submitted,
FRED. A. OSBORN,
Poundkeeper.
REPORT
CITY AND COUNTY ATTORNEY.
OFFICE OF THE CITY AND COUNTY ATTORNEY,
SAN FBANCTSCO, July 1, 1897.
To the Honorable the Board of Supervisors
Of the City and County of San Francisco —
% GENTLEMEN: By Resolution No. 16,412 (Third Series; the Board requests
the City and County Attorney to make a report embracing all operations,
receipts and expenditures during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1897.
A report showing the operations of the office in detail must of necessity be
voluminous. The books of the office being always open to inspection, in-
formation regarding the status of the litigation can be agcertained from an
examination of them, and I can not see that any good will result from fur-
nishing the Board with such a report for publication. A detailed report,
however, has been prepared in obedience to the request of the Board, and
will be found attached hereto. I herewith submit a summary of what has
been done in the office during the year.
The receipts of the office amounted to $593.75, $500 of which was paid
directly into the treasury, $53.75 paid into the treasury through the Sher-
iff's office, it having been collected by execution, and $40.00 paid as costs
for publication of notice of sale under execution, which was paid directly to
the publisher. The money expended, exclusive of salaries, amounted to
$865.53, which was spent for books, stationery, witness, jury and steno-
grapher's fees, printing of transcripts on appeal, printing biiefs, telephone
service, and abstract of title.
292 CITY AND COUNTY ATTOKNEY'S REPORT.
Two money judgments were rendered against the City and County : one
for 2.045.36 in a case brought to recover $31,687.90 paid as taxes under
protest. This case was decided in favor of the City and County in the
Superior Court and affirmed in the Supreme Court during the fiscal year
1896-7 as to all except the sum of $2,045.36 above mentioned. The other
judgment was for $4,000 in the action of Buckingham & Hecht vs. The City
and County, and was ordered allowed by the Board of Supervisors.
One hundred and twenty-nine suits were commenced against the City and
County, or its officers, in which the City and County was interested; ninety of
them commenced by one attorney, all of them practically involving the same
question, and claiming damages amounting in the aggregate to the sum of
$3.213,097.73; two were commenced by the City and County. Seven cases
were decided by the Supreme Court in which this office represented the City
and County: six of them in favor of, and ons agiinst the City and County.
Judgments were had in forty-nine cases: forty-eight in favor of, and one
against the City and County. Eight appeals to the Supreme Court were
taken: two by the City and County, and six by unsuccessful plaintiffs.
One hundred and nineteen demurrers were filed: forty-eight were argued
and disposed of.
Seventeen briefs were written. Forty-three written opinions were given
to the Board of Supervisors and other officials.
There are now pending in the office, exclusive of seventeen cases on
appeal, three hundred and sixty-three case?.
HARRY T. CRESWELL,
City and County .Attorney.
CITY AND COUNTY ATTORNEY'S REPORT. 293
SCHEDULE
OF CASES AND MATTEBS PENDING IN THE SUPBEME COURT OF THE
UNITED STATES.
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE U. S.
Albert S. Rosenbaum ^ No. 16,150 in Dept. No.
6 of Superior Court.
No. 3.869 in U. S. Cir-
cuit Court.
John A. Bauer, Treasurer of the City and County I No. in U. S. Sup.
of San Francisco. J Court.
D. M. Delmas, Esq., attorney for plaintiff; A. L. Rhodes, Esq., of coun-
sel.
Action to compel defendant to advertise for redemption of Montgomery
avenue bonds.
October 13, 1885, action commenced.
October 18, 1885, cause removed to U. S. Circuit Court.
January 18, 1886, U. S. Circuit Court disclaimed jurisdiction and re-
manded cause to State Court.
June 2, 1886, citation issued to appear in U. S. Supreme Court October
11, 1886, on writ of error.
January 6, 1887, defendant's brief filed in U. S. Supreme Court. Pending.
R. 5-P. 57.
Albert S. Rosenbaurn -\ No. 16,598 in Dept. No. 6
of Superior Court.
vs. I No. 3,933 in U. S. Circuit
> Court.
The Board of Supervisors of the City and County No. in U. S. Supreme
of San Francisco. J Court.
D. M. Delmas, Esq., attorney for plaintiff; A. L. Rhodes, Esq., of coun-
sel.
Action to compel defendants to levy a tax to pay accrued interest on
Montgomery avenue bonds.
December 11, 1885, action commenced. Cause transferred to U. S. Circuit
Court.
294 CITY AND COUNTY ATTORNEY'S REPORT.
May 24, 1886, cause remanded to State Court.
June 2, 1886, citation issued to appear in U. S. Supreme Court October
11, 1886, on writ of error.
January 6, 1887, defendant's brief filed in U. S. Supreme Court. Pending.
R. 5— P. 66.
SCHEDULE
OF CASES AND MATTEBS PENDING IN THE UNITED STATES COURTS
FOB CATIFOBNIA.
UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT.
Solomon Herxheimer vs. The City and County of San Francisco.
D. M. Delmas, Esq , attorney for plaintiff.
Action to compel the payment of the coupons on the bonds issued for the
widening of Dupont street, amounting to the sum of $3,089, with interest
from the date of their falling due at the rate of seven per cent per annum.
May 9, 1884, answer filed.
January 20, 1886, amended complaint filed.
February 15, 1886, demurrer filed.
Submitted on briefs on demurrer. R. 4— P. 294.
Carl Litbrnann vs. The City and County of San Francisco— No. 3,188.
D. M. Delmas, Esq., attorney for plaintiff.
Action to compel the payment of the coupons on the bonds issued for the
widening of Dupont street, amounting to the sum of $1,750, with interest
from the date of their falling due at seven per cent per annum.
May 9, 1884, answer filed.
January 20, 1886, amended complaint filed.
February 15, 1886, demurrer filed.
Submitted on briefs on demurrer. R. 4 — P. 295.
William Duden vs. The City and County of San Francisco— No. 3,348.
D. M. Delmas, Esq., attorney for plaintiff.
CITY AND COUNTY ATTORNEY'S REPORT. . 295
Action to recover upon one hundred and twenty $1,000 Montgomery
avenue bonds, with coupons and interest.
June 13, 1884, suit commenced.
Answer filed August 21, 1884.
Garber, Thornton & Bishop appointed special counsel for the city and
county, by resolution of the Board of Supervisors, in 1884.
February 28, 1885, signed stipulation waiving jury trial.
Argued on demurrer and submitted on briefs. R. 4 — P. 318.
Solomon Herxheimer vs. The City and County of San Francisco -No. 3,347.
D. M. Delmas, Esq., attorney for plaintiff.
Action brought to recover on seventy-five $1,000 Montgomery avenue
bonds, with coupons and interest.
June 13, 1884, suit commenced. Answer filed August 21, 1884.
April 26, 1886, cause argued and submitted. Awaiting decision.
Same. R. 4— P. 317.
F. W. Muser vs. The City and County of San Francisco — No. 3,346.
D. M. Delmas, Esq., attorney for plaintiff.
Action brought to recover on seventy $1,000 Montgomery avenue bonds
with coupons and interest.
June 13, 1884, suit commenced. Answer filed August 21, 1884.
April 26, 1886, cause argued and submitted. Awaiting decision.
Same. R. 4— P. 316.
Frank Livingston vs. The City and County of San Francisco— No. 3,345.
D. M. Delmas, Esq., attorney for plaintiff.
Action brought to recover on one hundred and eleven $1,000 Montgomery
avenue bonds, with coupons and interest.
June 13, 1884, suit commenced. Answer filed August 21, 1884.
Same. R. 4— P. 315.
Mark Livingston vs. The City and County of San Francisco — No. 3,344.
D. M. Delmas, Esq., attorney for plaintiff.
Action to recover on one hundred and eight $1,000 Montgomery avenue
bonds, with coupons and interest.
June 13, 1884, suit commenced. Answer filed August 21, 1884.
Same. R. 4— P. 315.
296 CITY AND COUNTY ATTORNEY'S REPORT.
Carl Liebmann vs. The City and County of San Francisco — No. 3,343.
D. M. Delmas, Esq., attorney for plaintiff.
Action to recover on one hundred and six $1,000 Montgomery avenue
bonds, with coupons and interest.
June 13, 1884, suit commenced. Answer filed August 21, 1884.
Same. R. 4— P. 312.
H. DeCrue vs. The City and County of San Francisco — No. 3,342.
D. M. Delmap, Esq.. attorney for plaintiff.
Action brought to recover on eighty-seven $1,000 Montgomery avenue
bonds, with coupons and interest.
June 13, 1884, suit commenced. Answer filed August 21, 1884.
Same. R. 4— P. 312.
A. S. Rosenbaum vs. The City and County of San Francisco — No. 3,341.
D. M. Delmas, Esq., attorney for plaintiff.
Action brought to recover on one hundred and thirteen $1,000 Montgom-
ery avenue bonds, with coupons and interest.
June 13, 1884, suit commenced. Answer filed August 21, 1884.
Same. R. 4— P. 311.
Jacob Triest vs. The City and County of San Francisco— No. 3,340.
D. M. Delmas, Esq., attorney for plaintiff.
Action brought to recover on one hundred and twenty-seven $1,000 Mont-
gomery avenue bonds, with coupons and interest.
June 13, 1884, suit commenced. Answer filed August 21, 1884.
Same. E. 4— P. 310.
Solomon Herxheimer vs. The City and County of San Francisco— No. 3,934.
D. M. Delmas, Esq., attorney for pliiintiff.
Same cause of action as above (No. 3,864).
January 20, 1886, action commenced. Cause argued and submitted.
Same special counsel as above. R. 5— P. 76.
Solomon Herxheimer vs. The Board of Public Works, etc.— No. 3,935.
D. M. Delmas, Esq., attorney for plaintiff.
CITY AND COUNTY ATTORNEY'S REPORT. 297
Same cause of action as above.
January 20, 1886, action commenced.
February 18, 1886, demurrer filed.
May 12, 1886. Brief on demurrer filed. R. 5— P. 77.
Solomon Herxheimer vs. The City and County of San Francisco— No. 3,937 ,
D. M. Delmas, Esq., attorney for plaintiff.
Action to recover judgment for money due upon Dupont street bonds.
January 19, 1886, action commenced.
February 18, 1886, demurrer filed.
May 12, 1886, brief on demurrer filed. R. 5— P. 78.
Carl Liebmann vs. The City and County of San Francisco — No. 3,936.
Same as above.
Providence Institution for Savings vs. The City and County of San Fran-
cisco—No. 7,399.
Stetson & Houghton, attorneys for plaintiff.
Action to recover the sum of $31,500, alleged to be due upon 900 cou-
pons of Dupont street bonds.
June 15, 1888, summons and complaint filed.
June 25, 1888, time to plead ten (10) days after notice. R. 5— P. 218.
Mark Strouse vs. Hale Rix et al.— No. 10,733.
Alfred Clarke, attorney for plaintiff. |
Action brought to recover the sum of $100,080 damages alleged to have
been sustained by plaintiff by reason of the alleged wrongful arrest and im-
prisonment of plaintiff, under color of a certain alleged void order of the
City and County of San Francisco.
May 27, 1890, received copy of summons and complaint at law.
June 4, 1890, stipulated that defendants have twenty (20) days from date
within which to plead.
June 24, 1890, stipulation extended thirty (30) days from date.
R. 6-P. 88.
D. C. Nealon et al. vs. D. B. Jackson et al.— No. 11,204.
Action brought to restrain the defendants from passing a certain resolution
in reference to the opening of Sixteenth street.
298 CITY AND COUNTY ATTORNEY'S REPORT.
January 19, 1891, received copy of restraining order and order to show
cause.
January 26, received copy of bill in equity for injunction.
February 24, demurrer submitted on briefs.
April 14, defendants' brief on demurrer served and filed.
August 21, received copy of plaintiff's brief on demurrer.
March 3, 1892, stipulated that the demurrer be submitted on briefs now
on file.
R. 6— P. 111.
Alfred Clarke vs. Geo. H. Sanderson et al.— No. 11,393.
Alfred Clarke, Esq., attorney for plaintiff.
Action brought to recover the sum of $510,835 for damages alleged to have
been sustained by reason of having been deprived of certain privileges
granted by Resolution No. 5,532 (Third Series) in relation to plaintiff's
water works.
August 10, 1891, received summons and complaint. R. 6— P. 154.
February 14, 1893, received copy of amended complaint.
Edward Van Orden vs. The City and County of San Francisco et al. — No.
11,425.
Messrs. Myrick and Deering, attorneys for plaintiff.
Action brought to recover judgment for the sum of $51,109.66 for damages
alleged to have been sustained by infringement of a patent on feed water
heaters for fire engines.
August 19, 1891, received summons and complaint.
August 21, papers delivered to A. Ruef as special counsel.
K. 6— P. 158.
Pacific Gas Improvement Company vs. L. R. Ellert et al.
E. S, Pillsbury, solicitor for complainant.
John B. Mhoon and R. Y. Hayne, of counsel.
Action to enjoin defendants from improving Lewis street, between Baker
and Laguna streets, as provided for in Orders No. 8661 and No. 9017 (Third
Series) of Board of Supervisors.
October, 1893, received copies of bill of complaint, order to show
cause, etc.
W. S. Goodfellow, special counsel.
R. 7— P. 3.
Providence Institution for Savings vs. The City and County of San Francisco.
Ed. Gray Stetson, attorney for plaintiff.
Action brought to recover $19,250, alleged to be due upon certain Dupont
street bonds, interest, etc.
CITY AND COUNTY ATTORNEY'S KEPOET. 299
January 13, 1894, received copy of summons and complaint.
January 30, 1894, stipulated that defendant have ten days from notice to
plead.
E. 7— P. 28.
Alfred Clarke vs. William Alvord et al.— No. 12,198.
Alfred Clarke, in propria persona.
Action to recover the sum of $20,000 claimed by plaintiff as damages
under Section 1,979, Eevised Statutes U. S. ,for depriving plaintiff of certain
rights secured under Section 1,977, Bevised Statutes U. S.
April 16, 1896, received copy of summons and complaint.
June 11, 1896, demurrer served and filed.
E. 7— P. 137.
Edward Nettleton vs. Boird of Police Pension Fund Commissioners — No. — .
Alfred Clarke, attorney for plaintiff.
Action to recover $10,000 damages alleged to have been sustained by plain-
tiff by reason of defendant's refusal to grant him a pension out of the Police
Pension Fund in violation of his rights under Section 1,977, Eevised Stat-
ute's U. S.
May 22, 1896, received copy of summons and complaint.
June 3, 1896, received copy of amended complaint.
June 11, 1896, demurrer to amended complaint served and filed.
E. 7— P. 144.
Alfred Clarke, Executor of W. H. Kentzell, vs. William Alvord et al.— No.
12,227.
Alfred Clarke, in propria persona.
Action to recover the sum of $7,148, damages sustained by the deprivation
of property by defendants without due process of law, contrary to Section
1,977, Eevised Statutes U. S.
June 10, 1896, received copy of summons and complaint.
E. 7— P. 151.
Fred Frey vs. Wm. Alvord et al.— No. 12,241.
Alfred Clarke, attorney for plaintiff.
Action to recover the sum of $1,354,709 damages alleged to have been sus-
tained by reason of defendant's violation of Section 1,979, Eevised Statutes
U. S.
August 5, 1896, received copy of summons and complaint.
August 28, 1896, demurrer of defendant Tobin served and filed.
November 25, 1896, amendment to complaint received.
December 7, 1896, demurrer to amended complaint served and filed.
E. 7— P. 171.
300 CITY AND COUNTY ATTORNEY'S REPORT.
P. T. Kelley vs. Win. Alvord et al.— No. 12,262.
Alfred Clarke, attorney for plaintiff.
Action to recover the sum of $271,000 damages alleged to have been sus-
tained by reason of defendant's violation of Section 1,979, Revised Statutes
U. S.
October 12, 1896, received copy of summons and complaint.
October 28, 1896, demurrer of defendant Alvord served and filed.
November 25, 1896, amended complaint received.
December 7, 1896, demurrer to amended complaint served and filed.
P. H. 7—179.
Jno. H. Colbert vs. Wm. Alvord, et al.— No. 12,261.
Alfred Clarke, attorney for plaintiff.
Action to recover the sum of $671,100 damages for the alleged violation
of Section 1,979, Revised Statutes U. S.
October 13, 1896, received copy of summons and complaint.
October 28, 1896, demurrer of defendants Tobin and Alvord served and
filed.
November 25, 1896, amended complaint received.
December 7, 1896, demurrer to amended complaint served and filed.
R. 7— P. 180.
Alfred Clarke, Executor of W. H. Kenlzell, deceased, vs. Wm. Alvord et al.
—No. 12,227.
Alfred Clarke, attorney for plaintiff.
Action to recover the sum of $7,148 damages for the alleged deprivation
of property in violation of Section 3,977, Revised Statutes U. S.
October 27, 1896, received copy of summon and complaint.
November 7, 1896. demurrer served and filed.
R. 7— P. 182.
Theresa Stevens, Executrix of George Stevens, deceased, vs. William
Alvord et al. — No. .
Alfred Clarke, attorney for plaintiff.
Action to recover the sum of $6,677 for the alleged deprivation of plain-
tiff's property in violation of Section l,977,iRevised Statutes U. S,
October 27, 1896, received copy of summons and complaint.
November 7, 1896, demurrer served and filed.
R. 7.— P. 183.
Theresa Stevens, Executrix of George Stevens, deceased, vs. William
Alvord et al.— No. .
Alfred Clarke, attorney for plaintiff.
CITY AND COUNTY ATTORNEY'S REPORT. 301
Action to recover the sum of $43,100 damages for the alleged deprivation
of plaintiff's property in violation of Section 1,977, Revised Statutes, U. S.
October 27, 1890, received copy of summons and complaint.
November 7, 1896, demurrer served and filed.
R. 7— P. 184.
Mary Thompson, Administratrix of Thomas O'Shea, deceased, vs. William
Alvord et al.— No. 12,276.
Alfred Clarke, attoiney for plaintiff.
Action to recover the sum of $7,155,55 damages for the alleged denial of
the equal protection of the law.
December 1, 1896, received copy of summons and complaint.
December 11, 1896, demurrer served and filed,
R. 7— P. 192.
Alfred Clarke, Administrator of John C. Daley, deceased, vs. William Alvord
€t a]._No. 12,274.
Alfred Clarke, attorney for plaintiff.
Action to recover the sum of $6,747 damages for the denial of the equal
protection of the law in alleged violation of Section 1,979, Revised Statutes
U. S.
December 14, 1896, received copy of summons and complaiot.
December 29, 1896, demurrer served and filed.
April 3, 1897, received copy of amendment to complaint.
R. 7- P. 193.
Alfred Clarke, Administrator of Nicholas Berges, deceased, vs. William
Alvord et al.— No. 12,275.
Alfred Clarke, attorney for plaintiff.
Action to recover the sum of $46,266 damages for the alleged denial of the
equal protection of the law.
December 14, 1896, recehed copy of summons and complaint.
December 29, 1896, demurrer served and filed.
April 3, 1897, received copy of amendment to complaint.
It. 7->P. 194.
Alfred Clarke, Administrator of Ed. Ward, deceased, vs. William Alvord
et al.— No. 12,2/7.
Alfred Clarke, attorney for plaintiff.
Action to recover the sum of $3,198,40 damages for the albged denial of
the equal protection of the law.
302 CITY AND COUNTY ATTORNEY'S REPORT.
December 14, 1896, received copy of summons and complaint.
December 29, 1896, demurrer served and filed.
April 3, 1897, received copy of amendment to complaint.
R. 7— P. 195.
Ellen Burdette, Administratrix of William Burdette, deceased, vs. William
Alvord et al.— No. 12,278.
Alfred Clarke, attorney for plaintiff.
Action to recover the sum of $6,770 damages for the alleged denial of the
equal protection of the law.
December 14, 1896, received copy of summons and complaint.
December 29, 1896, demurrer served and filed.
R. 7— P. 196.
Ellen Burdette, Administratrix of William Burdette, deceased, vs. William
Alvord et al.— No, 12,288.
Alfred Clarke, attorney for plaintiff.
Action to recover the sum of $40,400 damages for the alleged denial of the
equal protection of the law.
!,_, December 14, 1896. received copy of summons and complaint.
December 29, 1896, demurrer served and filed.
R. 7— P. 197.
Alfred Clarke, Administrator of T. W. Greggains, deceased, vs. William
Alvord et al.- No. 12,289.
Alfred Clarke, attorney for plaintiff.
Action to recover the sum of $6,600 damages for the alleged denial of the
equal protection of the law.
December 14, 1896, received copy of summons and complaint.
December 29, 1896, demurrer served and filed.
April 3, 1897, amendment to complaint received.
R. 7— P. 198.
Alfred Clarke, Administrator of F. J. Coriigan, deceased, vs. William
Alvord et al.— No. 12,290.
Alfred Clarke, attorney for plaintiff.
Action to, recover the sum of $11,600 damages for the alleged denial of the
equal protection of the law.
December 14, 1896, received copy of summons and complaint.
December 29, 1897, demurrer served and filed.
April 3, 1897, amendment to complaint received.
R. 7— P. 199.
CITY AND COUNTY ATTORNEY'S REPORT. 303
Alfred Clarke, Administrator of J. E. Burress, deceased, vs. William Alvord
et al.— No. 12,291.
Alfred Clarke, attorney for plaintiff.
Action to recover the sum of $11,600 damages for the alleged denial of the
equal protection of the law.
December 14, 1896, received copy of summons and complaint.
December 23, 1896, demurrer served and filed.
Submitted on briefs.
R. 7— P. 200.
Alfred Clarke, Administrator of Andrew Dempsey, deceased, vs. William
Alvord et al.— No. 12,292.
Alfred Clarke, attorney for plaintiff.
Action to recover the sum of $6,600 damages for the alleged denial of the
equal protection of the law.
December 14, 1896, received copy of summons and complaint.
December 29, 1896, demurrer served and filed.
April 3, 1897, amendment to complaint received.
R. 7— P. 201.
Alfred Clarke, Administrator of N. Berges, deceased, vs. William Alvord
et al.— No. 12,294.
Alfred Clarke, attorney for plaintiff.
Action to recover the sum of $7,099.39 damages for the alleged denial of
the equal protection of the law.
December 17, 1896, received copy of summons and complaint.
December 29, 1896, demurrer served and filed.
K. 7- P. 203.
Edward E. Dodge vs. William Alvord et al.— No. 12,295.
Alfred Clarke, attorney for plaintiff.
Action to recover the sum of $9,800 damages for the alleged denial of the
equal protection of the law.
December 17, 1896, received copy of summons and complaint.
December 29, 1896, demurier served and filed.
R. 7— P. 206.
Samuel B. Alden vs. William Alvord et al.— No, 12,297.
Alfred Clarke, attorney for plaintiff.
Aotion to recover the sum of $9,800 damages for the alleged denial of the
equal protection of the law.
January 2, 1897, received copy of summons and complaint.
301 CITY AND COUNTY ATTOKNEY'S REPORT.
January 28, 1897, demurrer to complaint served and filed.
March 1, 1897, demurrer submitted on briefs.
March 20, 1897, brief of defendants served and filed.
March 20, 1897, brief of plaintiff received.
R. 7-P. 208.
W. H. Shear vs. William Alvord et al.— No. 12,299.
Alfred Clarke, attorney for plaintift.
Action to recover the sum of $9,900 damages for the alleged denial of the
equal protection of the law.
January 2, 1897, received copy of summons and complaint.
January 28, 1897, demurrer served and filed.
R. 7— P. 209.
Jacob Sichel vs. A. Sutro et al.— No. 12,270.
Reddy, Campbell, George Lezinsky, and E. W. McKinstry, attorneys for
plaintiff.
Action to obtain a judgment declaring valid certain Montgomery avenue
bonds, and declaring them a lien upon certain property.
November 18, 1896, received copy of subpoena ad respondendum.
January 4, 1897, appearance for certain defendants served and filed.
March 1, 1897, demurrer of certain defendants served and filed.
R. 7-P. 210.
Alfred Clarke, administrator of D. M. Dehaney, deceased, vs. William
Alvord et al— No. 12,307.
Alfred C^rke, attorney for plaintiff.
Action to recover the sum of $6,650 damages for the alleged violation of
Section 1,979, Revised Statutes U. 8.
February 1897, received copy of summons and complaint.
April 1, 1897, demurrer served and filed.
April 3, 1897, received copy of amendment to complaint.
R. 7— P. 227.
E. T. McLean vs. William Alvord et al.— No. 12,300.
Alfred Clarke, attorney for plaintiff.
Action to recover the sum of $17,600 for the alleged denial of the equal
protection of the law.
February 19, 1897, received copy of summons and complaint
April 1, 1897, demurrer to complaint served and filed.
R. 7-P. 124.
CITY AND COUNTY ATTORNEY'S REPORT. 305
Alfred Clarke, Administrator of A. W. Haskell, deceased, vs. William Alvord
et al.— No. 12,308.
Alfred Clarke, attorney for plaintiff.
Action to recover the sum of $6,930 damages alleged to have been sus-
tained by reason of defendants' violation of Section 1,979, Revised Statutes
U. S.
February 19, 1897, received copy of summons and complaint.
April 1, 1897, demurrer to complaint served and filed.
April 3, 1897, received copy of amendment to complaint.
R. 7— P. 225.
Alfred Clarke, administrator of R. C. Gilchrist, deceased, vs. William
Alvord et al.- No. 12,309.
Alfred Clarke, attorney for plaintiff.
Action to recover the sum of $6,840 damages for the alleged violation of
Section 1,979, Revised Statutes U. S.
February, 1897, received copy of summons and complaint.
April 1, 1897, demurrer to complaint served and filed.
April 3, 1897, received copy of amendment to complaint.
R. 7— P. 228.
Alfred Clarke, Administrator of W. L. Cummings, deceased, vs. William
Alvord et al.— No. 12,310.
Alfred Clarke, attorney for plaintiff.
Action to recover the sum of $6,990 damages for the alleged violation of
Section 1,979 Revised Statutes U. S.
February, 1897, received copy of summons and complaint.
April 1, 1897, demurrer to complaint served and filed.
April 3, 1897, received copy of amendment to complaint.
R. 7— P. 229.
Alfred Clarke, Administrator of William Bingle, deceased, vs. William
Aivord et. al.— No. 12,311.
Alfred Clarke, attorney for plaintiff.
Action to recover the sum of $6,980 damages for the alleged violation of
Section 1,979 Revised Statutes, U. S.
February, 1897, received copy of summons and complaint.
April 1, 1897, demurrer to complaint served and filed.
April 3, 1897, received copy of amendment to complaint.
R. 7— P. 230.
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306 CITY AND COUNTY ATTORNEY'S REPORT.
Alfred Clarke, administrator of Joseph Maguire, deceased, vs. William
Alvord, et al.— No. 12,312.
Alfred Clarke, attorney for plaintiff.
Action to recover the sum of $6,690 damages for the alleged violation of
Section 1,979 Revised Statutes U. S.
February, 1897, received copy of summons and complaint.
April 1, 1897, demurrer served and filed.
April 3, 1897, received copy of amendment to complaint.
R. 7— P. 231.
Alfred Clarhe, Administrator of James Pugh, deceased, vs. William Alvord
et al.— No. 12.313.
Alfred Clarke, attorney for plaintiff.
Action to recover the sum of $6,770 damageg for the alleged violation of
Section 1,979, Revised Statutes U. S.
February, 1897, received copy of summons and complaint.
April 1, 1897, demurrer to complaint served and filed.
April 3, 1897, received copy of amendment to complaint.
R. 7— P. 232.
Alfred Clarke, Administrator of S. C. Flemming, deceased, vs. William
Alvord etal.— No. 12,316.
Alfred Clarke, attorney for plaintiff.
Action to recover the sum of $7,050 damages for the alleged violation of
Section 1,979 Revised Statutes, U. S.
February 27, 1897, received copy of summons and complaint.
April 1, 1897, demurrer to complaint served and filed.
April 3, 1897, received copy of amendment to complaint.
R. 7— P. 234.
Alfred Clarke, Administrator of Alexander Grant, deceased, vs. William
Alvord et al.— No. 13,316.
Alfred Clarke, attorney for plaintiff.
Action to recover the suoa of $6,980 damages for the alleged violation of
Section 1,979, Revised Statutes, U. S.
February 27, 1897, received copy of summons aud complaint.
April 1, 1897, demurrer to complaint served and filed.
April 3, 1897, Received copy of amendment to complaint.
R. 7— P. 234.
CITY AND COUNTY ATTORNEY'S REPOKT. 307
Alfred Clarke, Administrator of J. J. Cotter, deceased, vs, William Alvord
et al.— No. 12,318.
Alfred Clarke, attorney for plaintiff.
Action to recover the sum of $6,950 damages for the alleged violation of
Section 1,979, Revised Statutes U.S.
February 27, 1897, received copy of summons and complaint.
April 1, 1897, demurrer to complaint served and filed.
April 3, 1897, received copy of amendment to complaint.
R. 7— P. 235.
Alfred Clarke, administrator of A. J. O'Brien, deceased, vs. William
Alvord, et al.— No. 12,319.
Alfred Clarke, attorney for plaintiff.
Action to recover the sum of $6,610 damages for the alleged violation of
Section 1,979, Revised Statutes U. S.
February 27, 1897, received copy of summons and complaint.
April 1, 1897, demurrer to complaint served and filed.
April 3, 1897, received copy of amendment to complaint.
R. 7— P. 235.
Alfred Clarke, Administrator of William Doran, deceased, vs. William
Alvord et al.— No. 12,320.
Alfred Clarke, attorney for plaintiff.
Action to recover the sum of $6,635 damages for the alleged violation of
Section 1,979, Revised Statutes U. S.
February 27, 1897, received copy of summons and complaint.
April 1, 1897, demurrer to complaint served and filed.
April 3, 1897, received copy of amendment to complaint.
R.7— P. 236.
Alfred Clarke Administrator of J. R. Boullett, deceased, vs. William Alvord
et al.— No. 12,321.
Alfred Clarke, attorney for plaintiff.
Action to recover the sum of $6,630 damages for the alleged violation of
Section 1,979 Revised Statutes U. S.
February 27, 1897, received copy of summons and complaint.
April 1, 1897, demurrer to complaint served and filed.
April 3, 189 7, received copy of amendment to complaint.
R. 7— P. 236.
Alfred Clarke, Administrator of John Pollard, deceased, vs, William Alvord
et al.— No. 12,322.
308 CITY AND COUNTY ATTORNEY'S EEPOET.
Alfred Clarke, attorney for plaintiff.
Action to recover the sum of $6,820 damages for the alleged violation of
Section 1,979 Revised Statutes U.S.
February 27, 1897, received copy of summons and complaint.
April 1, 1897, demurrer to complaint served and filed.
April 3, 1897, received copy of amendment to complaint.
R. 7— P. '237.
Alfred Clarke, Administrator of J. H. Baker, deceased, vs. William Alvord
et al.— No. 12,324.
Alfred Clarke, attorney for plaintiff.
Action to recover the sum of $6,950 damages for the alleged violation
of Section 1,979, Revised Statutes U. S.
February 27, 1897, received copy of summons and complaint.
April 1, 1897, demurrer to complaint served and filed.
April 3, 1897, received copy of amendment to complaint.
R. 7— P. 237.
Alfred Clarke, administrator of James Pugh, deceased, vs. William Alvord
etal.— No. 12,327.
Alfred Clarke, attorney for plaintiff.
Action to recover the sum of $27,000 damages for the alleged violation of
Section 1,979, Revised Statutes U. S.
February 27, 1897, received copy of summons and complaint.
April 1, 1897, demurrer to complaint served and filed.
B. 7_p. 238.
Alfred Clarke, Administrator of D. M. Dehaney, deceased, vs. William
Alvord et al.
Alfred Clarke, attorney for plaintiff.
Action to recover the sum of $37,100 damages for the alleged violation of
Section 1,979 Revised Statutes U. S.
February 27, 1897, received copy of summons and complaint.
April 1, 1897, demurrer to complaint served and filed.
R. 7— P. 238.
Alfred Clarke, Administrator of J. R.Boullett, deceased, vs. William Alvord
et al.— No. 12,329.
Alfred Clarke, attorney for plaintiff.
Action to recover the sum of $38,400 damages for the alleged violation of
Section 1,979 Revised Statutes U. S.
February 27, 1897, received copy of summons and complaint.
April 1, 1897, demurrer to complaint served and filed.
K. 7— P. 239.
CITY AND COUNTY ATTORNEY'S EEPORT. 309
Alfred Clarke, Administrator of W. H. Burke, deceased, vs. William Alvord
et al.— No. 12,330.
Alfred CJarke, attorney for plaintiff.
Action to recover the sum of $31,500 damages for the alleged violation of
Section 1,979 Eevised Statutes U. S.
February 27, 1897, received copy of summons and complaint.
April 1, 1897, demurrer to complaint served and filed.
R. 7— P. 239.
Alfred Clarke, Administrator of J. H. Baker, deceased, vs. William Alvord
et al.— No. 12,331.
Alfred Clarke, attorney for plaintiff.
Action to recover the sum of $32,000 damages for the alleged violation of
Section 1,979 Revised Statutes U. S.
February 27, 1897, received copy of summons and complaint.
April 1, 1897, demurrer to complaint served and filed.
R. 7— P. 240.
Alfred Clarke, Administrator of William Blair, deceased, vs. William Alvord
et al.— No. 12,323.
Alfred Clarke, attorney for plaintiff.
Action to recover the sum of $6,740 damages for the alleged violation of
Section 1,879 Revised Statutes U. S.
April 2, 1897, received copy of summons and complaint.
April 3, 1897, demurrer served and filed.
Alfred Clarke, administrator of W. Nichols, deceased, vs. William Alvord
et al.— No. 12,325.
Alfred Clarke, .attorney for plaintiff.
Action to recover the sum of $7,090 damages for the alleged violation of
Section 1,979 Revised Statutes U. S.
April 2, 1897, received copy of summons and complaint.
April 3, 1897, demurrer served and filed.
R. 7— P. 251.
Alfred Clarke, Administrator of W. Burke, deceased, vs. William Alvord
et al.— No. 12,326.
Alfred Clarke, attorney for plaintiff.
Action to recover the sum of $6,800 damages for the alleged violation of
Section 1,979, Revised Statutes U. S.
April 2, 1897, received copy of summons and complaint.
June 3, 1897, demurrer served and filed.
R, 7— P. 252.
310 CITY AND COUNTY ATTORNEY'S REPORT.
Alfred Clarke, Administrator of James 0. McVey, deceased, vs. William
Alvord, et al.— No. 12,340.
Alfred Clarke, attorney for plaintiff.
Action to recover the gum of $7,160 damages for the alleged violation of
Section 1,979 Revised Statutes U.S.
April 2, 1897, received copy of summons and complaint.
June 3, 1897, demurrer served and filed.
R. 7— P. 252.
JohnT. Cosgrove vs. William Alvord et al.— No. 12,341.
Alfred Clarke, attorney for plaintiff.
Action to recover the sum of $33,700 damages for the alleged violation
of Section 1,979, Revised Statutes U. S.
April 2, 1897, received copy of summons and complaint.
June 3, 1897, demurrer served and filed.
R. 7— P. 253.
Alfred Clarke, Administrator of Charles E. Shute, deceased, vs. William
Alvord et al.— No. 12,346.
Alfred Clarke, attorney for plaintiff.
Action to recover the sum of $33,800 damages for the alleged violation of
Section 1,979 Revised Statutes U. S.
April 2, 1897, received copy of summons and complaint.
June 3, 1897, demurrer served and filed.
R. 7— P. 253.
Alfred Clarke vs. William Alvord et al.— No. 12,347.
Alfred Clarke, in propria persona.
Action to recover the sum of $523.32 damages for the alleged violation of
Section 1,979, Revised Statutes U. S.
April 2, 1897, received copy of summons and complaint.
June 3, 1897, demurrer served and filed.
R. 7— P. 254.
W. G. J. Bloomfield vs. William Alvord et al.— No. 12,348.
Alfred Clarke, attorney for plaintiff.
Action to recover t\ e sum of $24,500 damages for the alleged violation of
Section 1,979, Revised Statutes U. S.
April 2, 1897, received copy of summons and complaint.
June 3, 189 1, demurrer served and filed.
R. 7— P. 254.
CITY AND COUNTY ATTORNEY'S REPORT. 311
Alfred Clarke vs. William Alvord et al.— No. 12,356.
Alfred Clarke, in propria persona.
Action to recover the sum of $13,350 damages for the alleged violation of
Section 1,979 Revised Statutes U. S.
April 2, 1897, received copy of summons and complaint.
June 3, 1897, demurrer served and filed.
R. 7— P. 255.
T. H. Callahan vs. William Alvord et al.— No. 12,357.
Alfred Clarke, attorney for plaintiff.
Action to recover the sum of $31,100 damages for the alleged violation of
Section 1,979, Revised Statutes U. S.
April 2, 1897, received copy of summons and complaint.
June 3, 1897, demurrer served and filed.
R. 7— P. 255.
Henry Tassett vs. William Alvord et al.— No. 12,358.
Alfred Clarke, attorney for plaintiff.
Action to recover the sum of $55,000 damages for the alleged violation of
Section 1,979 Revised Statutes U. S.
April 22, 1897, received copy of summons and complaint.
June 3, 1897, demurrer served and filed.
R. 7— P. 258.
Alfred Clarke vs. William Alvord et al.— No. 12,359.
Alfred Clarke, in propria persona.
Action to recover the sum of $14,000 damages for the alleged violation of
Section 1,979, Revised Statutes U. S.
April 22, 1897, received copy of summons and complaint.
June 3, 1897, demurrer served and filed.
R. 7— P. 258.
James Ribbey vs. William Alvord et al.— No. 12,360.
Alfred Clarke, attorney for plaintiff.
Action to recover the sum of $33,000 damages for the alleged violation of
Section 1,979, Revised Statutes U. S.
April 22, 1897, received copy of summons and complaint.
June 3, 1897, demurrer served and filed.
R. 7— P. 259.
312 CITY AND COUNT? ATTORNEY'S REPORT.
P. J. Dwyer vs. William Alvord et al.— No. 12,361.
Alfred Clarke, attorney for plaintiff.
Action to recover the sum of $14,800 damages for the alleged violation] of
Section 1,979 Revised Statutes, U. S.
April 22, 1897, received copy of summons and complaint.
June 3, 1897, demurrer served and filed.
R. 7— P. 459.
E. Nettleton vs. William Alvord et al.— No. 12,364.
Alfred Clarke, attorney for plaintiff.
Action to recover the sum of $42,200 damages for the alleged violation of
Section 1,979, Revised Statutes U. S.
April 22, 1897, received copy of summons and complaint.
June 3, 1897, demurrer served and filed.
R. 7— P. 260.
Henry Tasset vs. William Alvord et al.— No. 12,377.
Alfred Clarke, attorney for plaintiff.
Bill in Equity to have dissolved a certain Bill of Attainer alleged to have
been adopted and enforced by defendants, and against plaintiff.
June 1, 1897, received copy of bill, affidavit and notice of motion.
June 28, 1897, demurrer served and filed.
R. 7— P. 263.
S. B. Alden vs. William Alvord et al.— No. .
Alfred Clarke, attorney for plaintiff.
Bill in Equity to have dissolved a certain Bill of Attainer alleged to have
been adopted and enforced by defeudents, and against plaintiff.
June 8, 1897, received copy of bill, affidavit and notice of motion.
R. 7— P. 263.
SCHEDULE
OF CASES AND MATTERS PENDIKG IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
Andrew Himmelmann vs. The City and County of San Francisco— No. 6,193,
Robert Y. Hayne, Esq., attorney for plaintiff.
Complaint filed October 13, 1887.
CITY AND COUNTY ATTORNEY'S REPORT. 313
To recover $810.39, with interest from November 29, J 870, damages for
failure of Superintendent of Streets, etc., to correctly record a diagram at-
tached to street assessment, by means whereof plaintiff lost his lien.
Judgment in lower court for defendant, February 11, 1878.
June 24, 1878, plaintiff appealed.
July 29, 1878, transcript filed.
R. 3-P. 244.
J. V. Coffey vs. The Board of Supervisors of the City and County of San
Francisco.
Mandamus to compel defendants to allow demands of plaintiff for $200 for
services as attorney for J. P. Dunn, Auditor, etc., in defending suit on four
demands, aggregating $2,020, for extra compensation to watchman on New
City Hall.
March 16, 1882, alternate writ issued. March 25, 1882, filed answer.
Cause off calendar, to be restored by stipulation. R. 4 — P. 224.
Leopold Kahn vs. John A. Bauer, Treasurer — No. 11,704.
D. M. Delmas, Esq., attorney for plaintiff.
Action to obtain writ of mandate to compel defendant to advertise for the
redemption of Montgomery Avenue bonds.
September 6, 1886, received copy of petition and alternative writ of man-
date.
September 17, 1886, motion to quash alternative writ denied.
January 3, 1887, served and filed answer for defendant.
June 17, 1887, issues settled and cause referred to Hon. T. K. Wilson,
Judge of the Superior Court, to take and report evidence.
R. 5— P. 97.
P. H, Burke, administrator estate of Honora Lewis, deceased, vs. The
City and County of San Francisco— No. 12,711.
M. C. Hassett, Esq., attorney for plaintiff.
Action to recover $20.000 damages, alleged to have been caused by over-
flowing of sewer on Eighteenth street.
July 5, 1884, commenced.
August 2, 1884, answer filed.
October 17-22, 1889, cause tried before a jury in Department 5, and judg-
ment for plaintiff for $2,000 and costs.
December 20, 1889, proposed statement on motion for new trial served.
May 12, 1890, plaintiff consented to remit $1,000 from judgment.
Ordered defendant's motion for new trial denied.
On appeal.
R. 4— P. 320.
314 CITY AND COUNTY ATTORNEY'S REPORT.
Louis Anzenhofer vs. W. Bartlett et al.— No. 11,206.
J. M. Lucas, Esq., attorney for plaintiff.
Writ of mandamus to compel Board of Supervisors to allow claim of
$664.95 for two judgments recovered against City and County.
November 27, 1883, received copy of alternative writ.
November 30, 1883, answer tiled.
December 4, 1883, writ granted.
January 14, 1884, transcript on appeal filed.
February 8, received copy of notice of motion to dismiss appeal.
February 18, motion to dismiss appeal argued.
March 22, motion to dismiss appeal denied.
R. 4— P. 290. Off calendar, to be restored on motion.
John Symons, et al. vs. The City and County of San Francisco — No.
44,965.
J. C. Bates, attorney for plaintiff.
Petition for writ of review as to proceedings of Board of Supervisors
ordering streets and parts of streets closed up.
April 13, 1894, received copy of summons and complaint.
June 22, 1894, demurrer served and filed.
October 29, 1894, demurrer sustained.
November 12, 18U4, judgment for defendants.
November 16, 1894, received notice of appeal.
November 26, 1894, transcript on appeal received.
December 19, 1894, appellant's points and authorities received.
January 16, 1895, respondent's points and authorities filed.
August 19, 1895, cause submitted.
December 17, 1895, judgment affirmed by Supreme Court.
Rehearing granted.
August 5, 1896, cause re-argured in Supreme Court in bank and re-sub-
mitted.
January 8, 1897, judgment for defendants affirmed.
John W. Mackay et al. vs. The City and County of San Francisco — No.
41,624.
William F. Herrin, attorney for plaintiffs.
Action to recover $31,637.90 paid under protest for City and State taxes
on certain personal property, as per complaint.
July 12, 1893, received copy of summons and complaint.
November 6, 1893, demurrer and motion to strike out served and filed.
March 16, 1894, agreed statement of facts received.
CITY AND COUNTY ATTORNEY'S REPORT. 315
May 23, 1895, judgment for plaintiff for $1,911.55, against defendant City
and County. Dismissed as to defendant James N. Block.
June 19, 1895, cost bill served and filed.
July 5, 1895, notice of appeal received.
September 16, 1895, received appellants' points and authorities.
October 19, 1895, respondent's points and authorities served and filed.
February 19, 1896, cause submitted.
July 22, 1896, judgment for defendant affirmed.
R. 6— P. 277.
The City and County of San Francisco vs. Mrs. F. Grote.
T. J. Blakeman, attorney for defendant.
Action to recover possession of Garden avenue, east from Broderick,
north from Geary.
January 22, 1894, complaint filed and summons issued.
March 7, 1894, complaint and summons served.
April 26, 1894, demurrer received.
May 25, 1894, demurrer overruled; ten days to answer.
July 10, 1894, answer of defendant received.
December 26th, 27th, 1894, cause tried and submitted.
January 18, 1896, plaintiff 's brief served.
February 27, 1895, defendant's brief received.
March 4, 1895, plaintiff 's reply brief served.
April 20, 1895, judgment for plaintiff.
May 14, 1895, findings filed.
May 18, 1895, cost bill filed.
June 18, 1895, received notice of appeal.
January 13, 1895, received transcript on appeal.
April 3, 1896, received appellant's points and authorities.
June 2, 1896, respondent's points and authorities served and filed.
August 21, 1896, appellant's reply brief received; cause submitted to
Supreme Court.
February 23, 1897, judgment reversed; rehearing granted and cause sub-
mitted on briefs on file.
R. 7— P. 35.
Behrend Joost vs. A. E. Buckman, <=t al.— No. 45,684.
Morrison, Stratton & Foerster, attorneys for plaintiff.
Action to restrain defendants from opening a certain road or street, known
as Corbett road, as per complaint.
June 9, 1894, received copy of summons, complaint, injunction and order
to show cause.
July 21, 1894, answer served and filed.
September 21st, 24th, cause tried,
316 CITY AND COUNTY ATTORNEY'S REPORT.
January 15th, 16th, 21st, 1895, argument of cause; submitted cm briefs.
January 31, 1895, plaintiff's brief received.
February 15, 1895, defendant's brief served and filed.
May 27, 1895, judgment for defendants.
March 5, 1896, cost bill served and filed.
March 10, 1896, received notice of motion to re-tax costs.
April 30, 1896, received notice of appeal.
R. 7-P. 42.
John H. Sievers vs. The City and County of San Francisco— No. 49,203.
Otto Turn Suden, attorney for plaintiff.
Action to recover $7,500 damages, caused by raising grade of Van Ness
avenue and Chestnut street, thereby flooding plaintiff 's property.
December 18, 1894, received copy of summons and complaint.
December 28, 1894, demurrer served and filed.
January 11, 1895, demurrer submitted on briefs.
January 25, 1895, defendant's brief served and filed.
January 30, 1895, plaintiff's brief received.
February 4, 1895, demurrer sustained.
February 7, 1895, amended complaint received.
February 16, 1895, demurrer to amended complaint served and filed.
March 12, 1895, demurrer to amended complaint overruled.
March 28, 1895, answer served and filed.
April, 1895, notice of motion to strike out portions of answer received.
April 12, 1895, motion to strike out parts of answer denied.
September 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 1895, cause tried; motion for non-suit argued.
September 24, 1895, non-suit granted.
September 26, 1895, cost bill and notice of judgment served and filed.
October 1, 1895, received notice of motion to re-tax costs.
November 22, 1895, received notice of appeal.
March 3, 1896, received transcript on appeal.
March 11, 1896, received appellant's points and authorities.
June 12, 1896, respondent's points and authorities served and filed.
June 23, 1896, appellant's reply brief received.
August 25, 1896, cause argued and submitted in Supreme Court.
January 25, 1897, judgment for defendant affirmed.
R. 7— P. 61.
John J. Conlin vs. Board of Supervisors et als. — No. 51,344. f
Rogers & Paterson, attorneys for plaintiff.
Petition for writ of mandate to compel the payment of $61,577 and inter-
est, under a certain Act of 1895.
June 20, 1895, received petition for writ and order to show cause.
June 24, 1895, demurrer served and filed; demurrer argued and submitted.
CITY AND COUNTY ATTORNEY'S REPORT. 317
July 2, 1895, demurrer sustained.
August 28, 1895, judgment for defendants entered.
August 30, 1895, cost bill served and filed.
September 18, 1895, received notice of appeal.
October 28, 1895, received transcript on appeal.
December 10, 1895, received appellant's points and authorities.
December 31, 1895, respondent's points and authorities served and filed.
January 30, 1896, received appellant's reply brief.
February 20, 1896, cause argued and submitted in Supreme Court.
October 3, 1896, judgment for defendant affirmed; rehearing denied.
R. 7— P. 99.
Home for the Care of the Inebriate vs. The City and County of San Fran-
cisco-No. 51,909.
Sawyer & Burnett, attorneys for plaintiff.
Action brought to quiet title to certain lot of land situate on Tenth avenue
near Point Lobos avenue.
September 11, 1895, received copy of summons and complaint.
October 8, 1895, received copy of complaint in intervention of George W.
L ewis.
October 17, 1895, served and filed notice of motion to strike out complaint
in intervention.
October 28, 1895. demurrer to complaint in intervention served and filed.
October 30, 1895, demurrer to complaint served and filed.
November 1895, demurrer to complaint in intervention sustained.
November 15, 18 J5, answer to plaintiff's complaint served and filed.
January 20, 1896, cause tried; submitted on briefs.
February 1, 1896, plaintiff's brief received.
February 17, 1896, defendant's brief served and filed.
February 28, 1896, plaintiff's brief in reply received.
March 13, 1896, judgment for defendant as prayed for in answer.
March 30, 1896, findings filed.
April 14, 1896, received notice of appeal.
April 21, 1896, received transcript on appeal.
Mny 11, 1896, appellant's points and authorities received.
June 30, 1896, respondent's points and authorities served and filed.
July 15, 1896, appellant's reply brief received.
R. 7-P. 107.
Max Goldsmith vs. Board of Supervisors et al. — No. 52,511.
Mullany, Grant & Gushing, attorneys for plaintiff.
Petition for writ of mandate to compel defendants to allow the judgment
demand of plaintiff, said judgment being for goods, wares, etc., furnished
during the fiscal year 1892-3.
318 CITY AND COUNTY ATTORNEY'S REPORT.
October 14, 1895, received order to show cauge, petition and writ of man-
date.
October 23, 1895, answer to alternative writ served and filed.
October 23, 1895, demurrer to answer received.
November 29, 1895, demurrer to answer overruled.
December 13, 1895, cause tried; judgment for defendants.
December 26, 1895, received notice of appeal.
December, 1896, received transcript on appeal.
March 18, 1896, received appellant's points and authorities.
April 28, 1896, respondent's pointg and authorities served and filed.
August 24, 1896, cause argued and submitted in Supreme Court.
November 20, 1896, judgment for defendant affirmed.
R. 7— P. 115.
Joseph Livingston et al. vs. A. C. Widber, Treasurer, etc.— No. 52,829.
E. B. & G. H. Mastick, attorneys for plaintiff.
Petition for writ of mandate to compel defe ndant to pay out of Dupont
Street Fund the sum of $5,005, upon the surrender of certain coupons.
November 4, 1895, received copy of petition; papers delivered to special
counsel.
November 25, 1895, application for writ of mandate granted.
November 30, 1895, notice of substitution of attorneys tiled.
November 30, 1895, notice of appeal served and filed.
January 3, 1896, transcript on appeal served and filed.
Appellant's points and authorities served and filed.
February 7, 1896, respondent's points and authorities received.
Cause submitted.
December 28, 1896, judgment affirmed.
K. 7— P. 119.
J. S. Reid vs. G. C. Groezinger, Justice of Peace, etc. — No. 53,068.
C. W. Reed, attorney for plaintiff.
Petition for a writ of mandate to compel respondent to accept certain fees
and enter judgment in a matter pending before him, under an Act of the
Legislature of 1895.
December 2, 1895, received copy of petition and writ of mandate.
December 9, 1895, demurrer served and filed.
December 16, 1895, ^demurrer sustained; action dismissed.
January 10, 1896, received notice of appeal.
February 5, 1896, received transcript on appeal.
March 4, 1896, appellant's points and authorities received.
April 23, i896, respondent's points and authorities served and filed.
May 25, 1896, appellant's reply, brief received.
August 24, 1896, cause argued and submitted in Supreme Court.
January 7, 1897, judgment for defendant affirmed.
R. 7— P. 121.
CITY AND COUNTY ATTORNEY'S REPORT. 619
Henry M. Gore vs. Board of Supervisors et al. — No. 53,568.
Messrs. Mullany, Grant and Gushing, attorneys for plaintiff.
Petition for a writ of mandate to compel defendants to grant a franchise
to plaintiff for the removal and destruction of garbage in the City and
County of San Francisco.
January 6, 1896, received copy of petition and alternative writ.
January 20, 1896, demurrer served and filed.
January 22, 1896, application for injunction argued.
January 24, 1896, injunction denied.
Demurrer of Mayor and Board of Supervisors sustained, and judgment for
said defendants.
Received notice of appeal.
R. 7— P. 125.
Mutual Electric Light Co. vs. Thomas Ashworth, Superintendent of Streets,
etc., et al.— No. 54,297.
M. M. Estee, attorney for plaintiff.
Action to enjoin defendants from interfering with plaintiff in the erection
of posts and connection of electric light wires therewith, in the block
bounded by Kearny, Geary, Market and Grant avenue.
March 2, 1896, received copy of summons and complaint and restraining
order; affidavit of J. Crowe served.
April 7, 1896, affidavits of Cornwall, Summerhayes et al. in reply received,
April 18, 1896, plaintiff's opening brief on motion for an injunction re-
ceived; defendant's brief served and filed.
June 2, 1896, injunction denied; restraining order vacated.
June 4, 1896, received notice of appeal.
June 16, 1896, stipulated that defendants have ten days from notice to
plead.
June 22, 1896, received transcript on appeal.
July 10, 1896, received appellant's points and authorities.
August 28, 1896, respondent's points and authorities served and filed.
September 11, 1896, appellant's reply brief received.
February 9, 1897, cause argued and submitted.
R. 7-P. 129.
In re Application of George T. Bohen for Habeas Corpus.
E. S. Pillsbury, attorney for petitioner.
Petition for writ of habeas corpus to test legality of imprisonment of
Georga T. Bohen, convicted of violating Order 2,950 of Board of Super-
visors, known as the Cemetery Ordinance.
April, 1896, received copy of writ and petition.
May 4, 1896, application for writ argued and submitted.
320 CITY AND COUNTY ATTORNEY'S REPORT.
Brief of people filed.
Brief of applicant received.
December 17, 1896, petitioner ordered discharged by Supreme Court.
R. 7— P. 139.
Frank J. French, executor, etc., vs. The City and County of San Francisc —
No. 51,326.
T. M. Osmont, attorney for plaintiff.
Action to recover $2,500 damages sustained by reason of the grading of
Sanchez street.
July 8, 1895, received copy of summons and complaint.
July 23, 24, 1895, demurrer and notice of motion to strike out served and
filed.
August 2, 1895, demurrer sustained, notice to strike out dismissed.
August 3, 1895, notice of sustaining demurrer served and filed.
April 20, 1896, judgment for defendant.
April 24, 1896, cost bill served and filed.
April 20, 1897, received notice of appeal.
R. 7— P. 102.
John H. Moore et Ux. vs. The City and County of San Francisco— No.
51,327.
F. J. French and T. M. Osmont, attorneys for plaintiffs.
Action to recover the sum of $2,500 damages sustained by reason of the
grading of Sanchez street.
July 8, 1895, received copy of summons and complaint.
July 23, 24, 1895, demurrer and notice of motion to strike out served and
filed.
August 2, 1895, demurrer sustained; motion to strike out dismissed.
August 3, 1895, notice of sustaining demurrer served and filed.
April 20, 1896, judgment for defendant.
April 24, 1896, cost bill served and filed.
April 20, 1897, received notice of appeal.
R. 7— P. 103.
Charles Lampe vs. The City and County of San Francisco et al. — No.
51,328.
F. J. French and T. M. Osmont, attorneys for plaintiff.
Action to recover $1,000 damages sustained by reason of the grading of
Sanchez street.
July 8, 1895, received copy of summons and complaint.
July 23, 24, 1895, demurrer and notice of motion to strike out served and
filed.
CITY AND COUNTY ATTORNEY'S REPORT. 321
August 2, 1895, demurrer sustained; motion to strike out dismissed.
August 3, 1895, notice of sustaining demurrer served and filed.
April 20, 1896, judgment for defendant.
April 24, 1896, cost bill served and filed.
April 20, 1897, received notice of appeal.
R. 7-P. 104.
Margaret Nichols vs. Board of Police Pension Fund Commissioners— No.
51,527.
W. M. Madden, attorney for plaintiff.
Petition for writ of mandate to compel defendants to order paid to plaintiff
$1,000, as widow of Watson Nichols, deceased.
July 10, 1895, received copy of affidavit and petition for writ of mandate.
July 20, 1895, demurrer served and filed.
August 30, 1895, demurrer submitted on briefs.
September 12, 1895, defendant's brief on demurrer served and filed.
October 22, 1895, plaintiff's brief on demurrer received.
February, 1896, defendant's brief in reply served and filed.
March 3, 1896, demurrer sustained.
March 5, 1896, notice of sustaining demurrer served and filed.
April 21, 1896. judgment for defendants.
April 25, 1896, cost bill served and filed.
August 20, 1896, received notice of appeal.
R. 7— P. 105.
Catherine Slevin vs. Board of Police Pension Fund Commissioners — No.
54,673.
W. W. Foote, attorney for plaintiff.
Petition for writ of mandate to compel defendants to audit and allow
plaintiff's demand for $1,000, as insurance upon the lifa of her husband.
March 31, 1896, received copy of petition and alternative writ.
April 9, 1896, answer served and filed.
May 22, 1896, cause tried and submitted.
June 30, 1896, judgment for plaintiff.
November 28, 1896, received notice of decision and entry of judgment.
January 9, 1897, notice of appeal served and filed.
January 12, 1897, order dispensing with undertaking on appeal served and
filed.
February 13, 1897, transcript on appeal served and filed.
March 13, 1897, appellant's points and authorities served and filed.
May 26, 1897, respondent's brief received.
R. 7— P. 134.
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322 CITY AND COUNTY ATTOKNEY'S REPORT.
In the matter of the application of George C. Gould for a writ of review
directed to Board of Supervisors — No. 57,107.
Wood and Levinsky, attorneys for applicant.
Petition for writ of review to annul the proceedings of the Board in the
matter of the awarding of a telephone franchise to the Peoples' Mutual Tele-
phone Company.
November 2, 1896, received copy of affidvait and petition for writ.
November, 1896, demurrer served and filed; demurrer submitted in briefs;
received petitioner's brief; respondent's brief served and filed.
December 30, 1896, demurrer sustained.
January 8, 1897, judgment for respondents entered.
January 18, 1897, cost bill served and filed.
March 6, 1897, received notice of appeal; received transcript on appeal.
May 12, 1897, received appellant's points and authorities.
R. 7— P. 185.
J. C. Corbett etal. vs. A. C. Widbur, Treasurer, etc.— No. 37,372.
Hav en & Haven, attorneys for plaintiff.
Petition for a writ of mandate compelling respondents to pay to plain-
tiffs the sum of $40.05 for rebate on personal property taxes paid by appli-
cants' assignees for the fiscal year 1896-7.
December 11, 1896, received copy of petition and alternative writ.
December 21, 1896, answer served and filed.
December 23, 1896, demurrer to second defense of answer received.
December 24, 1896, demurrer to second defense sustained.
December 28, 1896, cause tried, peremptory writ ordered issued.
December 31, 1896, judgment ordered entered for plaintiffs.
January 6, 1897, notice of appeal served and filed.
January 7, 1897, order dispensing with undertaking on appeal served and
filed.
January 18, 1897, transcript on appeal served and filed.
March 6, 1897, appellant's points and authorities served and filed. Res-
pondents' brief received.
April 21, 1897, appellant's reply brief served and filed.
K. 7— P. 202.
CITY AND COUNTY ATTORNEY'S REPORT. 323
SCHEDULE
OF CASES AND MATTERS PENDING IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE CITY AND
COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO.
Eugene Lies vs. The City and County of San Francisco — No. 23,849. Late
12th District Court.
R. R. Provines, Esq., attorney for plaintiff.
Suit for $8,080.02 on Montgomery Avenue warrants.
January 17, 1879, complaint filed.
January 19, 1880, received copy of complaint.
February 2, 1880, demurrer served and filed.
February 14, 1880, demurrer overruled.
March 7, 1880, answer served and filed.
August 24, 1880, served and filed notice of motion to file amended answer.
September 1, 1880, motion to file amended answer granted.
December 30, 1892, stipulated that plaintiff file an amended complaint and
that cause be set for trial.
R. 4— P. 54.
The City and County of San Francisco vs. Amanda M. Rice, executrix of the
will of Henry R. Reed, et al.— No. 12,736. Late 12th District Court.
E. A. Lawrence, Esq., attorney for defendants.
Ejectment for City Slip Lot No. 92.
April 15, 1866, complaint filed.
October 4, 1882, cause retried; judgment for plaintiff.
December 21, 1893, new trial granted. Ready for trial.
K. 4_P. 451.
George C. Arnold vs. The City and County of San Francisco— No. 22.08&
Late 12th District Court.
Eugene N. Deuprey, attorney for plaintiff.
Suit for $2,000 damages alleged to have been sustained by destruction of
property by a mob or riot in July, 1877.
August 30, 1878, complaint filed.
September 5, 1878, answer filed.
Off calendar, to be restored on five days' notice.
R. 3— P. 284.
324 CITY AND COUNTY ATTORNEY'S REPORT.
The City and County of San Francisco vs. The Spring Valley Water Works. —
No. 6,238. Late Third District Court.
C. N. Fox, Esq., attorney for defendant.
Suit to obtain a decree setting aside Outside Land grant to the Loboa
creek property, and that the property be declared to be dedicated to the ^ae
of the plaintiffs forever for the purpose of public water works.
September 10, 1877, complaint filed.
August 18, 1879, answer filed.
Off calendar; thirty days' notice.
R. 3— P. 237.
Lydia A. Baldwin et al. vs. J. M. Goewey et al.— No. 22,606. Late Twelfth
District Court.
Winans and Belknap, attorneys for plaintiff.
Action in ejectment to recover land commencing on east line of Van Ness
avenue 120 feet north from northeast corner Van Ness avenue and Fell street,
thence north 17 feet 6 inches, east 100 feet, south 17 feet 6 inches, west 100
feet (property known as Linden street).
September 14, 1881, city and county filed complaint of intervention to
erjoin plaintiff from asserting any title, etc., to same, and to have same
adjudged to be a public street.
April 9, 1883, received plaintiff's answer to complaint of intervention.
R. 4— P. 202-203.
The City and County of San Francisco vs. The Spring Valley Water Works
and Joseph Lawlor— No. 1,230. Late 19th District Court.
Wilson and Wilson, attorneys for defendants.
Action in ejectment to recover part of Franklin Park, and for $10,000
damages for withholding same, and for $15,000 damages for loss of rents
and profits.
April 17, 1873, action commenced.
July 2, 1873, answer of Spring Valley Water Works filed.
July 8, 1873, judgment for plaintiff against Spring Valley Water Works
without costs or damages.
July 22, 1873, demurrer of defendant, Joseph Lawlor, filed.
March 31, 1873, demurrer of Joseph Lawlor overruled.
September 18, 1876, answer of Joseph Lawlor filed.
R. 4— P. 445.
The City and County of San Francisco vs. Joseph Lawlor — No. 1,229. Late
19th District Court.
No attorney of record for defendant.
CITY AND COUNTY ATTORNEY'S REPORT. 325
Action in ejectment to recover part of Franklin Park, and for $1,500
damages for the withholding thereof, and for $5,000, value of rent and
profits.
April 17, 1873, complaint filed.
R. 2— P. 319.
Henry Pierce vs. John Hagan, Superintendent of Public Streets, etc. — No.
5,351. Late 19th District Court.
Van Dyke and Wells, attorneys for plaintiff.
Suit to enjoin defendant from entering on plaintiff's property on northwest
corner of Pine and Stockton streets.
October 16, 1877, complaint filed.
November 13, 1877, answer filed.
August 10, 1883, to be placed on calendar on ten days' notice for trial.
R. 3— P. 245.
George F. Sharp vs. William Ford, Tax Collector— No. 5,052. Late 19th
District Court.
W. H. Sharp, Esq., attorney for plaintiff.
Suit to obtain a decree that the Montgomery avenue assessment is invalid,
and that the plaintiff recover $3,128, with interest, for moneys paid under
protest.
June 21, 1877, complaint filed.
August 6, 1877, answer filed,
March 28, 1883, ordered off calendar.
George F. Sharp vs. William Ford, Tax Collector— No. 5,080. Late 19th
District Court.
W. H. Sharp, Esq., attorney for plaintiff.
To recover $3,128.77, and interest, for moneys paid under protest by
plaintiff and his assignors, on the Montgomery avenue assessment.
June 30, 1887, complaint filed.
August 6, 1887, answer filed.
April 1, 1888, ordered off calendar.
R. 3_P. 228.
The City and County of San Francisco vs. Frank Quale— No. 10,676. Late
15th District Court.
Theodore H. Hittell, Esq., attorney for defendant.
Ejectment for Western Addition lot situated on south side of McAllister
street between Polk and Van Ness avenue; also damages for use and occu-
pation.
Complaint filed July <2'2, 1878.
January 5, 1885, Craig & Meredith employed as special counsel.
326 CITY AND COUNTY ATTORNEY'S REPORT.
R. S. Randall vs. The City and County of San Francisco— No. 22,751.
Late 4th District Court.
W. H. Tompkins, Esq., attorney for plaintiff.
Suit for $5,000 damages, for withholding plaintiff's premises on Union
street, and for $50 per month from January, 1879.
Summons served February 2, 1881.
To be answered on ten days' notice. B. 4— P. 189.
The Spring Valley Water Works vs. the City and County of San Francisco-
No. 10,046. Late 15th District Court.
C. N. Fox, Esq-^attorney for plaintiff.
Suit to quiet title to what is known as the Lobos Creek property.
April 26, 1877, complaint filed.
June 18, 1877, answer filed.
June 26, 1877, received copy of demurrer to answer.
September, 1881, cause assigned to Department 6.
R. 3 -P. 222.
P. J. Cantin and Caroline T. Everett, Executrix and Trustee of A. Everett,
deceased, vs. The City and County of San Francisco — No. 23,113. Late
4th District Court.
W. H. Sharp, plaintiff's attorney.
Action to recover $20,000 damages claimed to have been incurred by im-
proper construction of sewers, whereby large quantities of water were caused
to flow upon premises in Mission Addition.
Complaint filed June 5, 1879.
Answer filed November 22, 1879.
R. 4— P. 27.
Patrick Donahue vs. John Hagan, Superintendent of Streets, etc. — No. 21,821.
Late 4th District Court.
Jarboe & Harrison, plaintiff's attorneys.
Complaint filed December 21, 1877.
Suit for $6,000 damages sustained by defendant's acts in tearing down and
destroying certain fences on a lot in Mission Block No. 21, which is claimed
by the Board of Education.
Answer served July 25, 1878.
R. 3— P. 267.
The City and County of San Francisco vs. David F. McCarty— No. 3,650.
Late 3d District Court.
Wilson and Wilson, attorneys for defendant.
CITY AND COUNTY ATTORNEY'S REPORT. 327
Suit for $22,906.50, moneys had and received by defendant in his official
capacity as Clerk of the Police Judge's Court, and converted to his own use,
with interest from January 11, 1875.
June 14, 1875, complaint filed.
March 30, 1876, answer filed.
R. 3— P. 155.
Edward Martin vs. The City and County of San Francisco — No. 17,813.
Late 4th District Court.
Winans & Belknap, attorneys for plaintiff.
Action to quiet title to a lot on northeast corner O'Farrell and Scott streets,
portion of Hamilton Square.
February 23, 1872, complaint filed.
November 3, 1873, answer filed.
December 1, 1875, motion to transfer cause to U. S. Circuit Court.
October 12, 1886, cause remanded from U. S. Court.
R. 2— P. 110.
The City and County of San Francisco vs. R. H. Sinton, License Collector,
etc.— No. 306.
William M. Pierson, Esq., defendant's attorney.
Complaint filed February 9, 1880.
Suit for $840, collected by defendant between January 1, 1878, and Janu-
ary 1, 1880, and not paid into the City and County Treasury as required by
law.
February 11, 1880, answer served and filed.
February 13, 1880, complaint of intervention filed.
May 31, 1881, defendant's answer to complaint of intervention received.
R. 4— P. 56.
The Hibernia Savings and Loan Society vs. The City and County of San
Francisco et al.— No. 1,688.
Tobin and Tobin, attorneys for plaintiff.
Suit for $1,500, and to forecloss mortgage executed by Peter and Elizabeth
McCann.
July 14, 1880, complaint filed.
January 31, 1881, answer filed.
R. 4— P. 98.
United Land Association et al. vs. Willows Land Association et al. — No.
2,622.
D. K. Tripp, Esq., attorney for plaintiff; Harmon and Galpin, of counsel.
328 CITY AND COUNTY ATTOKNEY'S REPORT.
Action in ejectment to recover lands adjacent to Mission Creek, and for
rents, etc.
Complaint filed November 1, 1880.
September 10, 1892, answered and filed. R. 4— P. 214.
The City and County of San Francisco vs. William Doolan, Administrator of
Alexander Austin, deceased, Fred MacCrellish et al. — No. 3,173.
January 6, 1881, complaint filed.
Suit for $50,000 on official bond, dated September 26, 1870, for money
received by said Austin as Tax Collector, as taxes under protest, which were
not paid over by him to the city.
Pending on demurrer as to some defendants, sustained as to others.
November 30, 1886, in accordance with resolution of Board of Supervisors
dismissed action in "Superior Court and appeal in Supreme Court as to defend-
ant Maurice Dore.
November 21, 1888, dismissed certain property by stipulation.
The City and County of San Francisco vs. William Doolan, Administrator of
Alexander Austin, deceased, Donald McLennan et al. — No. 3,180.
Joseph M. Nougues, Esq., attorney for defendants Dore, Cobb and
Kaeding.
Suit for $60,000 on official bond dated November 20, 1868, for moneys
received by said Austin as Tax Collector, as taxes under protest, which were
not paid over by him to the city.
January 6, 1881, complaint filed.
Not at issue as to all the defendants.
The time for the others to answer has been extended, pending the decision
in The City and County of San Francisco vs. Hey man et al., in which the
Supreme Court on October 23, 1886, sustained the decision of the lower
Court.
November 17, 1888, on application of defendant Abell, action dismissed
by consent as to certain real estate.
September 16. 1891, stipulated that the action be dismissed as to Jno.
Center.
B. 4— Pp. 107, 473, 475 and 476.
The City and County of San Francisco vs. Thos. B. Howard et al.— No. 3,461.
February 5, 1881, complaint filed.
Suit for $3,500, money paid by plaintiff to abate nuisance existing on de-
fendants' property.
February 16, 1881, lis pendens filed.
April 17, 1891, default of defendant, T. B. Howard, entered.
B. 4— Pp.110 and 431.
CITY AND COUNTY ATTORNEY'S REPORT. 329
The City and County of San Francisco vs. Henry F. Holmes et al. — No.
G,782.
Pillsbury and Titus, attorneys for defendants.
Action to recover $1,144 upon a bond of $1,150, executed by defendant
November 15, 1880, for the faithful performance by Albert R, Owens of his
contract, dated November 15, 1880, to furnish lime for construction of New
City Hall, Owens having failed to furnish the lime.
April 15, 1882, action commenced.
May 20, 1882, demurrer filed.
August 8, 1882, amended complaint filed.
August 18, 1882, demurrer to amended complaint filed.
March 20, 1883, demurrer to amended complaint sustained.
April 18, 1883, second amended complaint filed.
October 17, 1883, demurrer to second amended complaint filed.
R. 4-P. 228.
P. McAran vs. The City and County of Francisco— No. 9,369.
P. McAran, Esq., attorney in propria persona.
Action to recover the sum of $1,032.86, with interest from October 4, 1882,
being money deposited with the Tax Collector to meet certain outside land
assessments.
April 17, 1884, complaint tiled.
April 28, 1884, demurrer filed.
January 6, 1886, stipulated that the hearing of the demurrer be postponed,
until five (5) days' notice.
R. 4— P. 301.
The Central Land Improvement Company vs. The City and County of San
Francisco— No. 12,153.
L. B. and L. Mizner, attorneys for plaintiff.
April 17, 1884, complaint filed.
Action brought to quiet title to certain property bounded by Fifth, Chan-
nel, Hudson and Irwin streets.
May 26, 1884, answer served and filed.
March 18, 1889, cause off calendar.
R. 4— P. 302.
John J. Brady vs. City and County of San Francisco — No. 13,944.
D. H. Whittemore, Esq., and William M. Pierson, Esq., attorneys for
plaintiff.
Action to recover the sum of $1,119.86, with interest, alleged to be due on
certain street assessments, numbers 153 and 458, under Act of April 4, 1870.
December 14, 1885, complaint filed, summons served.
330 CITY AND COUNTY ATTORNEY'S REPORT.
January 15, 1886, demurrer filed.
August 28, 1896, judgment for defendant.
August 29, 1896, cost bill and notice of judgment served and filed.
R. 5— P. 68.
Charles A. Bayly vs. The City and County of San Francisco — No. 13,945.
D. H. Whittemore, Esq., and Wm. M. Pierson, Esq., attorneys for plaintiff.
Action to recover the sum of $1,222.28, with interest, alleged to be due on
street assessments Nos. 196 and 348, under Act of April 4, 1870.
December 14, 1885, complaint filed.
January 15, 1886, demurrer filed.
R. 5— P. 69.
Theobald Mauch, Administrator of the estate of A. Himmelmann, deceased,
vs. The City and County of San Francisco— No. 13,948.
D. H. Whittemore, Esq., and Wm. M. Pierson, Esq., attorneys for plain-
tiff.
Action to recover the sum of $3,018.48, with interest, alleged to be due on
street assessments Nos. 58, 66, 100, 147, 295, 296, 367 and 448, under Act of
April 4, 1870.
December 14, 1885, complaint filed.
January 15, 1886, demurrer filed.
R. 5— P. 70.
E. F. Ohm vs. The City and County of San Francisco— No. 13,977.
D. H. Whittemore, Esq., and Wm. M. Pierson, Esq., attorneys for
plaintiff.
Action to recover the sum of $978.94, with interest, alleged to be due on
street assessment No. 120, under Act of April 4, 1870.
December 14, 1885, complaint filed.
January 15, 1886, demurrer filed.
R. 5— P. 67.
John L. Love vs. City and County of San Francisco — No. 13,991.
James A. Waymire, Esq., attorney for plaintiff.
Action to recover the sum of $25,000, for legal services rendered by plain-
tiff, under contract with the defendant in litigation regarding assessments of
property.
December 20, 1884, commenced.
December 29, 1884, answer filed.
Craig and Meredith employed as special counsel.
R. 4— P. 347.
CITY AND COUNTY ATTORNEY'S REPORT. 331
Catharine O'Connor vs. John W. Allyne et al.— No. 14,034.
James F. Smith, Esq., attorney for plaintiff.
Action to recover $20,630 damages, alleged to have been sustained by de-
fendant by falling through a hole in the sidewalk in Emmet Place.
December 17, 1885, received copy of summons served on defendant John
Shirley (ex-Supervisor).
May 20, 1886, stipulation made giving defendant Shirley until twenty days
after notice to plead.
R. 5— P. 91.
Daniel McDevitt vs. Frank M. Pixley et al., as Park Commssioners, Chief
of Police, etc.— No. 14,596.
Vincent Neale, Esq., attorney for plaintiff. Alfred Clarke, Esq., attorney
for defendants Crowley, Alvord and Tobin.
Action to recover $5u,000 damages alleged to have incurred by reason of
destruction of defendant's property on ocean beach.
March 13, 1885, commenced.
Now pending upon answers of various defendants to the amended com-
plaint, and ready for trial.
April 11, 1887, jury demanded by plaintiff.
February 17, 1888, action dismissed as to defendants, Crowley, Hammond,
Alvord and Tobin.
R. 5— P. 12.
Andrew V. Smith vs. The City and County of San Francisco — No. 15,377.
McAllister and Bergin, attorneys for plaintiff.
Action to recover $10,000 damages for ouster and loss of rent.
Commenced June 22, 1885.
July 21, 1885, demurrer filed.
November 4, 1885, demurrer overruled.
May 6, 1887, answer filed.
March 14, 1888, T. J. Clunie employed as special counsel.
March 25, 1896, received notice of motion to set cause for trial.
R. 5— P. 20.
The City and County of San Francisco vs. Daniel Callaghan et al. — No.
16,402.
Lloyd and Wood, attorneys for defendant Callaghan and others; various
attorneys for many other defendants.
Action in ejectment to recover possession of, and forever quiet title to, the
gore of real estate known as the Mission Plaza.
November 13, 1885, filed complaint.
332 CITY AND COUNTY ATTORNEY'S REPORT.
November 13, 1885, to January 26, 1886, served summons on seventy-three
defendants.
February 9, 1886, orders of Court gave certain defendants to March 15,
1886, to plead.
March 15, 1886, demurrers of defendants Callaghan and others filed.
April 13, 1886, demurrers overruled.
May 17, 1886, answer of defendants represented by Lloyd and Wood filed.
Mayo to 25, 1886, served summons on twenty- six defendants.
May 15, 1876, answer of J. M. Wood filed.
May 17, 1886, answer of Wm. Brooks filed.
May 22, 1886, demurrer of Bank of California filed.
July 23, 1886, demurrer of Bank of California overruled.
October 23, 1886, disclaim of Bank of California filed.
October 10, 1888, evidence and stipulation filed.
At issue.
Flournoy and Mhoon appointed special counsel by order of Board of Su-
pervisors, April, 1887. R. 5— P. 64.
Sol. Lewis vs. The City and County of San Franccisc— No. 16,513.
Rosenbaum and Scheeline, attorneys for plaintiff.
Action to recover judgment for $1,050, alleged to be due and unpaid upon
certain "Dupont-street bonds" issued under Act of the Legislature, approved
March 23, 1876.
December 12, 1885, received copy of summons and complaint.
January 19, 1886, stipulation made giving defendant until ten days after
written notice to plead. R. 5 — P. 71.
I. C. Moore vs. The City and County of San Francisco— No. 16,610.
Rosenbaum and Scheeline, attorneys for plaintiff.
Action to recover judgment for the sum of $315, alleged to be due and
unpaid upon certain "Dupont-street bonds" issued under Act of the Legis-
lature, approved March 27, 1876.
January 5, 1886, complaint filed.
February 13, 1886, stipulation made extending time to plead until ten days
after notice. R. 5— P. 73.
C. Leek vs. The City and County of San Francisco— No. 17',872.
Wm. M. Pierson, Esq. and W. H. Sears, Esq., attorneys for plaintiff.
Action to recover .$650.64:, with interest, alleged to be due on street assess-
ments numbers 179, 180 and 217, under act of Aprii;4, 1870.
June 11, 1886, complaint filed; summons served.
CITY AND COUNTY ATTORNEY'S REPORT. 333
July 9, 1886, stipulation giving defendant until 20 days after notice to
plead.
Henry E. Highton, special counsel. R. 5 — P. 89.
Emma Joseph vs William Kreling — No. 22.710.
Action to restrain defendant from offering to sell certain property for
unpaid taxes on account of Dupont street widening.
June 1, 1894, injunction dissolved.
June 15, 1894, demurrer sustained.
R. 5— P. 202.
L. G. Bingham et al. vs. William Kreling— No. 22,706.
June 1, 1894, injunction dissolved.
Same as above.
June 15, 1894, demurrer sustained.
R. 5— P. 204.
Harriet E. Johnson vs. The City and County of San Francisco — No. 19,399.
W. H. Bodfish, Esq., attorney for plaintiff.
Action to recover $2,030, for damages alleged to have been sustained in the
grading of Montgomery avenue.
January 14, 1887, received copy of summons and complaint.
November 15, 1887, answer filed.
April 23, 1888, notice of motion to strike out part of answer filed. De-
murrer to answer filed.
December 14, 1888, motion to strike out denied. Demurrer to answer
overruled.
R. 5— P. 123.
Albert Meyer vs. The City and County of San Francisco— No. 19,356.
Rosenbaum and Scheeline, attorneys for plaintiff.
Action to recover the sum of $10,605, alleged to be due upon interest
coupons attached to bonds of Dupont street widening.
January 14, 1887, received copy of summons and complaint.
Time to plead, 20 days after notice.
R. 5— P. 122.
Vernon Campbell vs. The City and County of San Francisco — No. 20,601.
J. F. Cowdery, Esq., attorney for plaintiff.
Action brought to recover the sum of $35, and interest on each of sixteen
coupons held by plaintiff and known as coupons of Dupont Street Bonds.
334 CITY AND COUNTY ATTORNEY'S REPORT.
January 5, 1889, summons of complaint received.
January 9, 1889, stipulated defendants have one hundred and twenty days
after notice to plead.
R. 6— P. 2c
The City and County of San Francisco vs. L. Gottig et al.— No. 19,110.
Pillsbury and Blanding, Sharp and Sharp, Tobin and Tobin, attorneys for
defendants.
Action to obtain judgment to parcel of land bounded by Waller, Steiner,
Ridley and Scott streets, designed as a Hospital lot.
November 24, 1886, filed complaint and summons issued.
Action dismissed as to defendant German Savings and Loan Society.
R. 5— P- 112.
The City and County of San Francisco vs. John Center et al. — No. 19,136.
Stanly, Stoney and Hayes, Pillsbury aui Blandiug, Louis T. Haggin,
Esqs., Mastick, Belcher and Mastick, Sharp and Sharp, Gunnisonand Booth,
etc., attorneys for defendants.
Action to recover tract of land formerly known as Mission Creek, lying
between Ninth and Eighteenth streets.
November 27, 1886, filed complaint; summons issued.
Disclaimer of certain defendants filed.
Answer of certain defendants filed.
January 3, 1894, on trial. Defendants' motion for non-suit; motion for
non-suit denied.
R, 5— P. 113.
The San Francisco Gas Light Company vs. The City and County of San
Francisco— No. 19,304.
Garber, Thornton and Bishop, attorneys for plaintiff.
Action to recover judgment for $33,534.07, alleged to be due for gas light
furnished, etc.
December 23, 1886, received copy of summons and complaint.
Papers delivered to Flournoy and Mhoon, special counsel.
May 29, 1896, demurrer served and filed.
R. 5— P. 117.
D. W. C. Gaskill vs. W. M. Wade et al.— No. 20,877.
M. G. Cobb, attorney for plaintiff.
R. Percy Wright, attorney for Wm. M. Wade.
Action to obtain a decree declaring void certain street assessments upon
specified lands for grading Kentucky street and Railroad avenue, and to en-
join the Superintendent of Streets from giving deeds therefor.
^^ CITY AND COUNTY ATTORNEY'S REPOET. 335
August 16, 1887, received copy of summons.
September 21, 1889, demurrers of Patterson, Ashworth, Wade, and San
Francisco Bridge Co. filed.
R. s_p. us.
James E. Damon vs. M. Ryan et al.— No. 20,882.
Same attorney, and same as above.
December 13, 1889, demurrer overruled.
R. 5— P. 144.
James E. Damon vs. H. Levy et al— No. 20,883.
Same as above. R. 5 — P. 145.
D. W. C. Gaskill vs. George Gonzenes et al.— No. 20,789.
Same as above. R. 5— P. 146.
James E. Damon vs. M. McCann et al.— No. 20,875.
Same as above. R. 5— P. 147.
James E. Damon vs. M. J. Mertens et al.— No. 26,880.
Same as above. R. 5 — P. 148.
James E. Damon vs. John McMullen et al.— No. 20,861.
Same as above. R. 5— P. 149.
D. W. C. Gaskill vs. J. R. Mogan et al.— No. 20,886.
Same as above. R. 5 -P. 151.
D. W. C. Gaskill vs. M. J. Mertens et al.— No. 20,871.
Same as above. R. 5— P. 152.
Isadore Burns vs. M. J. Mertens et al.— No. 20,889.
Same as above. R. 5 — P. 153.
Mary E. Lyle vs. John McMullen et al.— No. 20,878.
Same as above. R. 5 — P. 154.
336 CITY AND COUNTY ATTORNEY'S REPORT
James R. Burke \s. Mrs. J. Cabanot et al.— No. 20,888.
Same as above. R. 5— P. 155.
T. A. Lord vs. M. J. Mertens et al.— No. 20,885.
Same as above. R. 5— P. 156.
J. G. Wickersham vs. M. J. Mertens et al.— No. 20,891.
Same as above. R. 5— P. 157.
M. H. Boothby vs. San Francisco Bridge Company et al. — No. 20,964.
Same as above. R. 5— P. 158.
Fanny Arnheim vs. John McMullen et al. — No. 20,963.
Same as above. R. 5— P. 159.
D. W. C. Gaskill vs. John McMullen et al.— No. 20,872.
Same as above. R. 5— P. 150.
Richard D. Mowry vs. The City and County of San Francisco— No. 21,401.
Stetson and Houghlon, attorneys for plaintiff.
Action to recover $800 for damages for removing rock and earth on
Geneva avenue and Howth street.
October 13, 1887, received copy of summons and complaint.
November 14, 1887, answer filed.
September 12, 1896, judgment for defendant.
R. 5.— P. 180.
Annie McMahon vs. The City and County of San Francisco— No. 21,729.
Smith and Murasky, attorneys for plaintiff.
Action to recover $1,200 damages, alleged to have been sustained by
choking up sewer in Gilbert street, corner Bryant street.
January 28, 3888, summons and complaint filed.
March 24, 1888, answer filed.
February 15, 1893, cause off calendar. R. 5— P. 186.
H. E. Scheeline vs. The City and County of San Francisco — No. 21,948.
Rosenbaum and Scheeline, attorneys for plaintiff.
CITY AND COUNTY ATTORNEY'S REPORT. 337
Action to recover the sum of $840 on coupons due on Dupont street bonds.
December 31, 1887, summons and complaint filed.
January 10, 1888, time to plead and twenty (20) days' notice.
R. 5— P. 185.
Charles Main vs. The City and County of San Francisco — No. 21,972.
Gunnison & Booth, attorneys for plaintiff.
Action brought to recover the sum of $14,875, alleged to be due on
coupons held by plaintiff on bonds known as Dupont street bonds.
December 31, 1888, summons and complaint served.
January 9, 1889, stipulated that defendant have twenty days after notice
to plead.
R. 6— P. 1.
Michael Conniff vs. The City and County of San Francisco— No. 22,831.
Smith and Murasky, attorneys for plaintiff.
Action to recover $3,000 for damages alleged to have been sustained by
the grade of Montgomery avenue, between Chestnut and Bay streets.
May 7, 1888, summons and complaint served.
June 18, 1888, answer filed.
March 4, 5, 1896, cause tried and submitted.
March 5, 1896, verdict for plaintiff for $600.
March 10, 1896, received copy of plaintiff's cost bill.
June 4, 1897, costs relaxed at $153.
Pending on motion for a new trial.
R. 5— P. 212.
F. L. Turpin vs. The City and County of San Francisco— No. 23,037.
Dorn and Dorn, attorneys for plaintiff.
Action to recover the sum of $12,382, damages alleged to have been sus-
tained by wrongful possession of property known as the Central House,
owing to the appearing of smallpox among the lodgers.
May 22, 1888, summons and complaint filed.
June 30, 1888, answer filed.
June 8, 1895, notice of motion for judgment on pleadings served and filed.
December, 1895, motion for judgment on pleadings submitted.
January 2, 1896, plaintiff's brief received.
January 7, 1896, defendant's brief filed.
April 21, 1896, motion for judgment on pleadings denied; plaintiff allowed
ten days to amend complaint.
September 4, 1896, judgment for defendant.
September 7, 1896, cost bill and notice of decision served and filed.
R. 5— P. 214.
338 CITY AND COUNTY ATTORNEY'S REPORT.
Charles Schmidt vs. B. Joost et al.— No. 23,132.
Moses G. Cobb, attorney for plaintiff.
Action to obtain a decree to set aside assessment for grading Kentucky
street and Railroad avenue, and to enjoin the Superintendent of Streets
from giving deeds therefor.
June 6, 1888, summons filed.
September 21, 1889, demurrer served and filed.
October 4, 1889, demurrer off calendar.
R. 5— P. 215.
George W. Howard vs. The City and County of San Francisco— No. 23,326.
Henry Thompson, attorney for plaintiff.
Action brought to recover the sum of $4,410, on unpaid coupons of
Dupont street bonds.
June 25, 1888, summons and complaint served.
July 6, 1888, stipulation made giving defendant until twenty days after
notice to plead. R. 5— P. 219.
Albert Meyer vs. The City and County of San Francisco— No. 23,374.
Rosenbaum & Scheeline, attorneys for plaintiff.
Action brought to recover the sum of $1,785, alleged to be due upon inter-
est coupons attached to Dupont street bonds.
June 30, 1888, received copy summons and complaint.
July 10, 1888, stipulated defendant have twenty days after notice within
which to plead. R. 5— P. 221.
The City and County of San Francisco vs. Peter Johnson, et al. — No. 23,559.
A. F. Morrison, Esq., of counsel for plaintiff.
D. L. Smoot, Esq., attorney for plaintiff.
Action to condemn certain property for the purpose of putting in sewer on
continuation of Potrero avenue to Army street.
July 24, 1888, complaint filed.
August 10, 1888, summons and complaint served and issued.
August 20, 1888, demurrer filed as to part of defendants.
R. 5--P. 222.
Henry A. Du Bois vs. The Board of Health of City and County of San Fran-
cisco—No. 23,816.
P. F. Dunne and M. H. Wascerwitz, attorneys for plaintiff.
CITY AND COUNTY ATTORNEY'S REPORT. 339
Application for writ of mandate to compel defendant to approve, allow,
audit and order paid the sum of $276, for 4,600 vaccine points alleged to have
been delivered between January 6 and 12, 1888.
August 24, 1888, received copy of writ of mandate.
September 8, 1888, answer filed.
R —P. 227.
Alfred Clarke vs. The Police Life and Health Insurance Board— No. 24,268.
Alfred Clarke, Esq., attorney for plaintiff.
Action brought to recover the sum of $807.88, alleged to be due plaintiff as
administrator of Joseph Clark, deceased, by virtue of Act of Legislature to
enable the Board of Supervisors to regulate the police force.
October 22, 1888, summons and complaint received.
October 30, 1888, demurrer filed.
May 2, 1889, demurrer overruled.
September 17, 1889, answer served and filed.
R. 5— P. 229.
Benjamin Curtaz vs. Thomas O'Brien — No. 25,610.
Charles F. Hanlon, Esq., attorney for plaintiff.
Action brought to restrain defendant and his successors in office from
offering to sell, until the further order of this Court, certain property for
non-payment of taxes on account of the widening of Dupont street.
March 27, 1889, received copy restraining order, complaint and sum-
mons.
April 5, 1889, demurrer filed.
April 5, 1889, stipulated that hearing of demurrer be postponed until five
days after the decision of Lent vs. Tilson, now in the U. S. Supreme Court.
June 1, 1894, injunction dissolved.
R. 6— P. 10.
Matthaus Schwaumm vs. Thomas O'Brien — No. 25,615.
Same as above.
June 1, 1894, injunction dissolved.
June 8, 1894, demurrer sustained.
R. 6— P. 11.
James Phelan vs. Thomas O'Brien— No. 25,664.
Charles F. Hanlon, Esq., attorney for plaintiff.
Same as above.
R. 6— P. 12.
340 CITY AND COUNTY ATTORNEY'S REPORT.
James Phelan vs. Thomas O'Brien— No. 25,665.
Same as above.
June, 1894, injunction dissolved.
R. 6-P. 13.
Bernard Schweitzer vs. Thomas O'Brien — No. 25,671.
Lloyd & Wood, attorneys for plaintiff.
Same as above.
June 1, 1894, judgment dissolved.
June 15, 1894, demurrer sustained.
R. 6— P. 14.
Isaac Levy vs. Thomas O'Brien— No. 25,672.
Same as above.
June 1, 1894, injunction dissolved.
June 15, 1894, demurrer sustained.
R. 6— P. 15.
B. Ernst Tittel vs. Thomas O'Brien— No. 25,679.
Ash & Matthews, attorneys for plaintiff.
Same as above.
June 8, 1894, injunction dissolved and demurrer sustained.
R. 6— P. 16.
The Argonaut Publishing Co. vs. Thomas O'Brien — No. 25,748.
Charles F. Hanlon, Esq., attorney for plaintiff.
Same as above.
June 8, 1894, injunction dissolved and demurrer sustained.
R. 6— P. 17.
Catherine Fahey vs. Thomas O'Brien— No. 25,747.
Same as above.
June 8, 1894, injunction dissolved and demurrer sustained.
R. 6— P. l^.
Daniel E. Easterbrook vs. Thomas O'Brien— No. 25,754.
Rosenbaum & Scheeline, attorneys for plaintiff.
Same as above.
June 8, 1894, injunction dissolved and demurrer sustained.
K. 6— P. 20.
Anne Byrne vs. Thomas O'Brien— No. 25,775.
Frank J. Fallen, Esq., attorney for plaintiff.
CITY AND COUNTY ATTORNEY'S REPORT. 341
Same as above.
June 8, 1891, injunction dissolved and demurrer sustained.
R. 6— P. 23.
Susan McElroy vs. Thomas O'Brien— No. 25,790.
Charles F. Hanlon, Esq., attorney for plaintiff.
Action same as above.
June 15, 1894, injunction dissolved.
R. 6— P. 24.
Katherine Adams et al. vs. Thomas O'Brien— No. 25,804.
Thomas F. Barry, Esq., attorney for plaintiffs.
Action same as above.
June 8, 1894, injunction dissolved and demurrer sustained.
R. 6— P. 25.
Jos. Scheerer vs. City and County of San Francisco — No. 25,798.
Geo. E. Lawrence, attorney for plaintiff.
Action brought to recover judgment for $1,997.05, with interest at seven
per cent per annum from April 15, 1884, in favor of Paul Friedhofer, which
judgment is claimed to remain unpaid.
April 12, 1890, received copy of summons and complaint.
June 14, 1890, answer served and filed.
September 5, 1891, submitted on briefs.
March 20, 1893, received plaintiff's brief.
June 5, 1894, defendant's brief served and filed.
R. 6— P. 82.
Jos. Scheerer vs. Board of Supervisors of the City and County of San Fran-
cisco—No. 25,803.
Action brought for a writ of mandate to compel the defendants to pay the
above sums, etc.
Same attorney and same action as above.
Submitted on briefs.
March 20, 1893, received plaintiff's brief.
June 5, 1894, defendant's brief served and filed.
R. 6— P. 82.
Aurelia J. L . Spofford vs . The City and County of San Francisco — No.
26,131.
Reinstein & Eisner, Esqs., attorneys for plaintiff.
342 CITY AND COUNTY ATTORNEY'S REPORT.
Action to quiet plaintiff's title to a portion of block 138, Western Addition,
known as Birch avenue, between Franklin and Gough streets.
May 21, 1889, received copy of summons and complaint.
June 27, 1889, answer filed.
July 24, 1889, cause tried and submitted on briefs.
August 23, 1889, submission vacated.
August 7, 1891, off calendar.
R. 6— P. 35.
Jacob Schweitzer vs. The City and County of San Francisco — No. 26,397.
Lloyd and Wood, attorneys for plaintiff.
Action brought to recover the sum of $7,875, alleged to be due upon inter-
est coupons attached to Dupont-street bonds.
June 21, 1889, received copy of summons and complaint.
July 1, 1889, served and filed demurrer.
July 26, 1889, hearing of demurrer, off calendar.
R. 6— P. 36.
Bernard Schweitzer vs. The City and C3untyof San Francisco— No. 26,398.
Same attorneys and same action for $11,480.
R. 6— P. 37.
Eugene Mehler vs. City and County of San Francisco— No. 28,183.
Action brought to recover the sum of $3,780, alleged to be due on coupons
of Dupont street widening bonds.
January 4, 1890, received copy of summons and complaint.
January 14, 1890, stipulated that defendant have 20 days after notice within
which to plead.
R. 6— P. 65.
James Phelan vs. Thomas O'Brien— No. 28,953.
Frank J. Sullivan, attorney for plaintiff.
Action brought to enjoin defendant and his successors in office perpetu-
ally from offering to sell any part of plaintiff's property for non-payment of
taxes on account of the widening of Dupont street .
June 8, 1894, injunction dissolved.
R. 6— P. 70.
B. Ernst Tittel vs. Thos, O'Brien— No. 28,943.
Ash & Mathews, attorneys for plaintiff.
Same.
June 8, 1894, injunction dissolved and demurrer sustained.
R. 6— P. 73.
CITY AND COUNTY ATTORNEY'S REPORT. 343
N. Graff vs. Thos. O'Brien— No. 28,990.
A. Comte, Jr., attorney for plaintiff.
Same.
June 8, 1894, injunction dissolved and demurrer sustained.
R. 6— P. 74.
Wilhelmina B. Pitcher vs. Thos. O'Brien— No. 28,991.
A. Comte, Jr. , attorney for plaintiff.
Same.
June 8, 1894, injunction dissolved and demurrer sustained.
R. 6— P. 74.
Isaac Levy vs. Thos. O'Brien— No. 29,895.
Lloyd & Wood, attorneys for plaintiff.
Same.
June 8, 1894, injunction dissolved and demurrer sustained.
R. 6— P. 75.
Matthews Schwamm vs. Thos. O'Brien— No. 29,026.
Frank J. Fallen, attorney for plaintiff.
Same.
June 8, 1894, injunction dissolved and demurrer sustained.
R. 6-P. 75.
Jacob Schweitzer vs. Thos. O'Brien— No. 29,096.
Lloyd & Wood, attorneys for plaintiff.
Same.
June 8, 1894, injunction dissolved and demurrer sustained.
R. 6— P. 76.
Bernard Schweitzer vs. Thos. O'Brien— No. 29,097.
Lloyd & Wood, attorneys for plaintiff.
Same.
June 8, injunction dissolved and demurrer sustained.
R. 6— P. 77.
J. H. Meese et al. vs. Thos. O'Brien— No. 29,099.
Garber, Thornton & Bishop, attorneys for plaintiffs.
Same.
June 8, 1894, injunction dissolved and demurrer sustained.
R. 6— P. 77.
344 CITY AND COUNTY ATTORNEY'S REPORT.
Argonaut Publishing Co. et al. vs. Thos. O'Brien — No. 29,049.
Charles F. Haulon, attorney for plaintiff.
Same.
June 8, 1894, injunction dissolved and demurrer sustained.
R. 6— P. 78.
Marion Leaventritt et al. vs. Thos. O'Brien — No. 29,111.
Naphtaly, Fiiedenrich & Aokerman, attorneys for plaintiffs.
Same.
June 8, 1894, injunction dissolved and demurrer sustained.
R. 6— P. 78.
Frank H. Woods vs. Thos. O'Brien— No. 29,150.
Chas. F. Hanlon, attorney for plaintiff.
Same.
June 8, 1894, injunction dissolved and demurrer sustained.
R. 6— P. 79.
Katherine A. Adam et al. vs. Thos. O'Brien— No. 29,129,
Thos. F. Barry, attorney for plaintiffs.
Same.
June 8, 1894, injunction dissolved and demurrer sustained.
R. 6— P. 79.
Daniel E. Easterbrook vs. Thos. O'Brien— No. 29,068.
Haven & Low, attorneys for plaintiff.
Same. R. 6— P. 83.
Susan McElroy et al. vs. Thos. O'Brien— No. 29,173.
Sullivan & Sullivan, attorneys for plaintiffs.
Same.
June, 1894, injunction dissolved and demurrer sustained.
K. 6— P. 76.
City and County of San Francisco vs. Mary A. Tobin— No. 29,331.
, attorney for defendant.
April 30, 1890, complaint to quiet title filed and summons issued.
June 17, 1890, summons served on defendant.
R. 6— P. 86.
United Land Association vs. Pacific Improvement Co.— No. 26,370.
Action brought to quiet title.
CITY AND COUNTY ATTORNEY'S EEPOET. 345
November 25, 1890, received copy of summons.
August 13, 1892, demurrer served and filed.
September 10, 1892, answer served and filed. E. 6— P. 98.
William Nicol vs. The City and County of Sat? Francisco— No. 30,147.
A. P. Needles, attorney for plaintiff.
Action brought to recover the sum of $1,000 for damages alleged to have
been sustained by the overflow of a sewer on Potrero avenue.
August 1, 1890, received copy of summons and complaint.
November 13, answer served and filed.
R. 6— P. 95.
A. H. Cohen vs. N. W. Spaulding et al.— No. 30,731.
J. C. Bates, attorney for plaintiff.
Action brought to recover judgment for the sum of $1,530.20, the sum
alleged to be due plaintiff upon a certain street assessment warrant.
October 13, 1890, received copy of summons.
December 8, answer served and filed.
E. 6— P. 97.
William L. Murphy et al. vs. The City and County of San Francisco — No.
30,285.
A. P. Van Duzer, attorney for plaintiff.
Action brought to recover $16,000 for damages alleged to have been sus-
tained by reason of improper construction of sewer on Potrero avenue.
April 3, 1891, received copy of summons and complaint.
April 13, demurrer served and filed.
May 29, demurrer overruled.
August 27, answer filed.
September 22, 1893, motion to file amended answer granted.
E, 6— P. 131.
John C. Spencer vs. The City and County of San Francisco — No. 30,796.
Edgar M. Wilson, attorney for plaintiff.
Action brought to quiet title.
November 15, 1890, received copy of summons and complaint.
February 10, 1891, answer served and filed.
June 29, decree entered that defendant be dismissed with its costs.
September 29, 1894, received statement on motion for new trial.
November, 1894, statement of case settled.
January 4, 1895, motion for new trial submitted.
Motion for new trial granted.
R. 6— P. 99.
346 CITY AND COUNTY ATTOKNEY'S REPORT.
B. Earnest Tittle vs. Thomas O'Brien— No. 32,434.
Ash & Matthews, attorneys for plaintiff.
Action brought to perpetually enjoin defendant, as Tax Collector, from
selling land of plaintiff for non-payment of taxes on account of Dupont
street widening.
March, 1891, received copy of summons and complaint.
March, 1891, received copy of injunction and restraining order.
June 8, 1894, injunction dissolved and demurrer sustained.
R. 6— P. 117.
Max Englander vs. James Gilleran— No. 32,537.
John Desbeck, attorney for plaintiff.
Action brought to enjoin defendant from depriving plaintiff of the enjoy-
ment of certain premises.
March 27, 1891, received copy of complaint and summons.
March 27, 1891, received copy of restraining order and order to show cause.
April 21, 1891, answer served and filed.
April 26, 1892, cause submitted.
R. 6— P. 121.
George E. Bates vs. Andrew J. Angel et al.— No. 32,771.
A. C. Freeman, attorney for plaintiff.
Action brought to obtain judgment for partition of certain property.
Received copy of summons.
R. 6— P. 135.
The City and County of San Francisco vs. Mary Brenuan et al. — No. 33,172.
Action brought to foreclose a lien of $100, for abatement of a nuisance.
June 1, 1891, complaint filed and summons issued.
R. 6— P. 142.
The City and County of San Francisco vs. James C. Pennie, as administra-
tor of the estate of M. L. J. M. Bensley, et al.— No. 33,27o.
Action brought to foreclose a lien of $50, for abatement of a nuisance.
June 11, 1891, complaint filed and summons issued.
R. 6— P. 145.
Frank H. Woods et al. vs. Thomas O'Brien— No. 32,486. f
\
Charles F. Hanlon, attorney for plaintiff.
Action brought to restrain the defendant, as Tax Collector, from selling
property of plaintiff for non-payment of taxes alleged to be due upon Dupont
street widening.
CITY AND COUNTY ATTORNEY'S REPOKT. 347
March 26, 1891, received copy of complaint and summons.
March 26, 1891, received copy of injunction.
June 8, 1894, injunction dissolved and demurrer sustained.
R. 6— P. 79.
James Phelan vs. Thomas O'Brien— No. 32,499.
Frank J. Sullivan, attorney for plaintiff.
June 8, 1894, injunction dissolved.
Same as above.
K. 6— P. 70.
Napoleon Groff vs. Thomas O'Brien— No. 32,539.
A. Comte, Jr., attorney for plaintiff.
June 8, 1894, injunction dissolved and demurrer sustained.
Same as above.
R.6— 124.
Wilhelmina B. Pitschner vs. Thomas O'Brien— No. 32,540.
A. Comte, Jr., attorney for plaintiff.
June 8, 1894, injunction dissolved and demurrer sustained.
Same as above.
R. 6— P. 74.
C. B. Mooney vs. The Police Life and Health Insurance Board — No.
3,070.
Alfred Clarke, Esq., attorney for plaintiff.
Action to recover the sum of $210.25, alleged to be due for salary as police
officer.
January 11, 1888, judgment for plaintiff.
Pending appeal.
R. 5— P. 206.
Alfred Clarke vs. James Gilleran — No. 33,465.
Alfred Clarke, attorney in person.
An action brought to obtain an injunction restraining the defendant from
moving fences upon plaintiff's premises, corner of Cassel avenue and Douglas
street.
July 2, 1891, received copy of complaint and summons.
August 3, 1891, demurrer filed.
R. 6-P. 147.
Alfred Clarke vs. City and County of San Francisco et al.— No. 33,721.
Alfred Clarke, attorney for plaintiff.
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An action brought to condemn a tract of land known as Lake Puerca, or
Lake Farragut, for a storage reservoir.
July 28, 1891, received copy of summons and complaint.
February 23, 1892, received copy of amended complaint.
Alfred Clarke vs. The City and County of San Francisco— No. 33,733.
Alfred Clarke, attorney for plaintiff.
An action brought to recover the sum of $11,000 for alleged damages to
water works of plaintiff by a riot.
July 29, 1891, received copy of summons and complaint.
February 23, 1892, received copy of amended complaint.
March 29, 1893, served and filed demurrer to amended complaint.
April 7, 1893, demurrer to amended complaint sustained.
April 10, 1893, received copy of second amended complaint.
May 11, 1893, served and filed demurrer to second amended complaint.
May 19, 1893, demurrer submitted on briefs.
Demurrer overruled.
Notice of motion to substitute assignee.
April 19, 1895, motion to substitute assignee in insolvency granted.
R. 6— P. 150.
J. J. Rauer vs. J. P. Moran et al.— No. 33,797.
G. H. Perry, attorney for plaintiff.
Action brought to recover the sum of $577 for street work.
August 11, 1891, received copy of summons.
R. 6— P. 155.
Pacific Improvement Company vs. The City and County of San Francisco —
No. 34,143.
J. E. Fould, attorney for plaintiff.
Action brought to eject defendant from the portion of land used in the
lower part of Tenth street.
September 5, 1891, received summons and complaint.
March 24, 1892, demurrer filed.
May 12, 1892, demurrer overruled.
June 13, 1892, answer filed.
February 2, 1894, received complaint of intervention of C. C. Tripp and
United Land Association. t
June 21, 1894, demurrer of defendant to complaint of intervention served
and filed.
R. 6— P. 161.
CITY AND COUNTY ATTORNEY'S REPORT. 349
Pacific Improvement Co. vs. The City and County of San Francisco — No.
34.U4.
J. E. Fould, attorney for plaintiff.
Action brought to quiet title to certain Mission Creek lands near Tenth
street.
September 5, 1891, received summons and complaint.
March 24, 1892. demurrer filed.
May 19, 1892, demurrer overruled.
June 13, 1892, answer filed.
February 2, 1894, received complaint of intervention of C. C. Tripp and
United Land Association.
June 21, 1894, demurrer of defendant to complaint of intervention served
and filed.
R. 6— P. 161.
The North Beach and Mission Railway Company vs. The City and County
of San Francisco et al. — No. 35,096.
Cope, Boyd, Fifield & Hoberg, attorneys for plaintiff.
An action brought to restrain the defendants from interfering with plain-
tiff's poles and appliances for their street electric railway.
December 5, 1891, received complaint, summons and temporary injunction.
February 11, 1892, answer filed.
R. 6— P. 172.
S. C. Scheeline vs. The City and County of San Francisco — No. 35,356.
Rosenbaum & Scheeline, attorneys for plaintiff.
An action brought to recover the sum of $4,445 with interest, alleged to be
due upon certain coupons on Dupont street bonds.
January 5, 1892, received summons and complaint.
February 9, 1892, demurrer filed.
R. 6— P. 178.
S. Harrison Smith vs. The City and County of San Francisco — No. 35,491.
Naphtaly, Freidenrich & Ackerman and Garret McEnerny, attorneys for
plaintiff.
Action brought to recover judgment for the sum of $5,776.30 for work
done as City and County Surveyor.
February 3, 1892, received summons and complaint.
February 23, 1892, demurrer filed.
November 4, 1892, demurrer submitted on briefs.
December 8, 1892, demurrer overruled.
December 12, 1892, answer served and filed.
December 16, 1891, cause tried, judgment for plaintiff.
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April 8, 1895, statement of case on motion for new trial settled.
September 18, 1895. motion for a new trial granted.
R. 6— Pp. 185-300.
The City and County of San Francisco vs. James G. Fair et al — No. 36,176.
W. S. Goodfellow and E. S. Pillsbury, attorneys for defendants.
March 12, 1892, complaint filed, summons issued.
April 11, 1892, received demurrer.
R. 6— P. 193.
James McCloy vs. George H. Sanderson et al.— No. 36,625.
T. V. O'Brien, Esq., attorney for plaintiff.
Action brought to compel the defendants to award to plaintiff the contract
to construct the sewer on Lake street.
April 27, 1892, received complaint and summons.
R. 6— P. 196.
Egbert Johnson vs. The City and County of San Francisco et al. — No. 37,063.
Messrs. Fox & Kellogg, attorneys for plaintiff.
Action brought to restrain defendants from proceeding to remove plaintiff
from Reservoir street, between Church and Market streets.
June 6, 1892, received summons, complaint and injunction.
June 16, 1892, demurrer filed.
August 5, 1892, demurrer overruled.
February 12, 1897, C. C. Judson, Administrator, substituted as plaintiff.
Answer served and filed.
11. 6— P. 198.
Spring Valley Water Works vs. The City and County of San Francisco et
al.— No. 37,054.
Messrs. Fox & Kellogg, attorneys for plaintiff.
Same as above.
December 29, 1896, answer served and filed,
R. 6— P. 199.
Investor vs. James H. Widber, Treasurer of The City and Coauty of San
Francisco.
A. C. Freeman, Esq., attorney for plaintiff.
An action brought to com pel the defendant herein to accept certain money
for redemption of certain lots of land sold for taxes.
June 13, 1892, received petition.
R. 6— P. 200.
CITY AND COUNTY ATTOKNEY'S KEPORT. 351
James O'Connell vs. The City and County of San Francisco— No.— J. C. A.
F. D. Brandon, Esq., attorney for plaintiff.
Action brought to recover judgment for the sum of $299,99, alleged to be
due for basalt blocks furnished defendant by John N. Taylor, who assigned
his claim to plaintiff.
July 31, 1891, received summons and complaint.
August 5, 1891, answer filed.
September 14, 1891, judgment for defendant.
September 26, 1891, received notice of appeal.
E. F. Preston et al. vs.Thomas O'Brien, Tax Collector— No. 37,323.
Garber, Boalt <fc Bishop, and Naphtaly, Friedenrich & Ackerman, attorneys
for plaintiff.
Action brought to restrain the defendant from selling property on Dupont
street for delinquent moneys for the payment of the Dupont Street Widen-
ing bonds.
June 29, 1892, received complaint and order to show cause.
July 13, 1892, demurrer served and filed.
July 20, 1892, demurrer submitted.
November 29, 1892, demurrer overruled.
December 22, 18U2, answer served and filed.
June, 1894, injunction dissolved.
K. 6— P. 204.
Cornelius O'Connor vs. Thomas O'Brien, Tax Collector — No. 37,372.
Naphtaly, Friedenrich & Ackerman, attorneys for plaintiff.
Same action as above.
July 5, 1892, received copy of complaint and summons.
August 5, 1892, demurrer served and filed.
November 29, 1892, demurrer overruled.
December 22, 1892, answer served and filed.
June 25, 1894, injunction dissolved.
B. 6— P. 206.
Joseph Musto et al. vs. Thomas O'Brien, Tax Collector. — No. 37,384.
Same as above.
June, 1894, injunction dissolved.
R. 6— P. 207.
Cornelia B. Stanley et al. vs. Thomas O'Brien, Tax Collector— No. 37,515.
Same as above.
June, 1894, injunction dissolved.
R. 6— P. 208.
352 CITY AND COUNTY ATTORNEY'S BEPOET.
Emma Joseph et al. vs. Thomas O'Brien, Tax Collector— No. 37,380.
A. Heyneman, attorney for plaintiff.
Same action as above.
July 6, 1892, received copy of summons and complaint.
August 5, 1892, demurrer served and filed.
August 19, 1892, demurrer submitted on briefs in case of Preston vs.
O'Brien.
June, 1894, injunction dissolved.
B. 6— P. 206.
T. M. Quackenbush vs. City and County of San Francisco — No. 37,602.
J. M. Wood, attorney for plaintiff.
Action to recover judgment for the sum of $1,236 for work performed and
materials furnished in repairing the Almahouse of this City and County.
July 25, 1892, received copy of summons and complaint.
August 30, 1892, demurrer served and filed.
October 6, 1892, demurrer overruled.
December 8, 1892, answer served and filed.
E. 6-P. 210.
Will E. Fisher vs. The City and County of San Francisco— No. 39,220.
Wilson and McCutcheon, attorneys for plaintiff.
Action to restrain defendant from grading or contracting to grade to the
official grade Bay street, Francisco street, etc., etc.
December 21, 1892, received copy of summons, complaint and order to
show cause.
Demurrer served and filed.
February 10, 1893, demurrer off calendar.
E. 6— P. 224.
Union Gas Engine Company vs. The City and County of San Francisco —
No. 40,804.
Cobb and Loefler, attorneys for plaintiff.
Action to recover the sum of $506.19, for goods sold and delivered to de-
fendant.
May 2, 1893, received copy of summons and complaint.
July 24, 1893, demurrer served and filed.
September 1, 1893, demurrer overruled.
September 21, 1893, answer served and filed.
October 3, 1893, received demurrer to answer.
March 9, 1894, demurrer to answer overruled.
E. 6— P, 245.
CITY AND COUNTY ATTORNEY'S REPORT. 353
C. S. Tilton vs. The City and County ot San Francisco— No. 40,946.
J. B. Gartland, attorney for plaintiff.
Action to recover $2,414, alleged to be due plaintiff for materials furnished
and labor performed as City and County Surveyor.
May 15, 1893, received copy of summons and complaint.
May 25, demurrer served and filed.
June 6, demurrer sustained.
June 16, amended complaint received.
June 23, demurrer to amended complaint served and filed.
December 4, 1893, demurrer sustained and ten days to amend.
January 24, 1894, received copy of second amended complaint.
January 30, 1894, demurrer to second amended complaint filed.
April 27, 1894, demurrer sustained and ten days to amend.
May 2, 1894, received copy of third amended complaint.
May 8, 1894, demurrer to third amended complaint.
August 27, 1894, demurrer to third amended complaint overruled.
September 13, 1894, answer served and filed.
April 24, 1896, amended answer served and filed.
R. 6— P. 247.
O'Brien & Sons vs. City and County of San Francisco — No. 41,074.
Forbes & Bernard, attorneys for plaintiff.
Action same as above; amount of claim $748.25.
May 24, 1893, received copy of summons and complaint.
May 23, 1894, demurrer served and filed.
R. 6— P. 251.
Wilhelmina Schuszler vs. City and County of San Francisco.
J. B. Carson, attorney for plaintiff.
Action to recover $5,000 damages, alleged to have been sustained to
plaintiff's property by sewer overflow.
May 27, 1893, received copy of summons and complaint.
August 21, 1893, answer served and filed.
R. 6— P. 252.
Swift Lumber and Improvement Co. vs. City and County of San Fran-
cisco—No. 42,554.
Forbes and Beatty, attorneys for plaintiff.
Action for goods sold and delivered to the sum of $1,257.14.
September 26, 1893, received copy of summons and complaint.
January 25, 1894, stipulated that defendant have ten days from notice to
plead.
R. 6.— P. 244.
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354 CITY AND COUNTY ATTORNEY'S REPORT.
J. 0. Connor vs. City and County of San Francisco — No. 41,071.
Chas. H. Hubbs, attorney for plaintiff.
Action same as above; amount of claim $519.
May 29, 1893, received copy of summons and complaint.
January 26, 1894, stipulated that defendant have ten days from notice to
plead.
K. 6— P. 253.
W. D. Hobro vs. City and County of San Francisco— No. 41,187.
Wickliffe Matthews, attorney for plaintiff.
Action same as above; amount of claim $657.50.
June 6, 1893, received copy of summons and complaint.
January 18, 1894, stipulated that defendant have ten days from notice to*
plead.
R. 6— P. 255.
K. Wertheimer, et al. vs. City and County of San Francisco — No. 42,379.
G. H. Perry, attorney for plaintiffs.
Action for goods sold and delivered to the sum of $724.96.
September 11, 1893, received copy of summons and complaint.
September 27, 1893, demurrer served and filed.
R. 6— P. 251.
Edison Light and Power Company vs. The City and County of San Fran,
cisco— No. 42,290.
Wilson and McCutcheon, attorneys for plaintiff.
Action for goods sold and delivered to the sum of $868 30.
September 8, 1893, received copy of summons and complaint.
R. 6— P. 255.
A. M. R. Pixley vs. The City and County of San Francisco— No. 41,576.
Pixley, Chapman and Pixley, attorneys for plaintiff.
Action to obtain $1,800 damages sustained by breaking of sewers on
Pierce and Green streets.
July 8, 1893, received copy of summons and complaint.
September 16, 1893, demurrer served and filed.
October 6, 1893, demurrer overruled ; ten days to answer.
November 6, 1893, answer served and filed.
R. 6— P. 272.
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company vs. M. Schmitt et al. — Na.
41,565.
CITY AND COUNTY ATTORNEY'S REPORT. 355
Pillsbury and Hayne, attorneys for plaintiff.
Action to enjoin defendants from interfering with wires and conduits of
plaintiffs in connecting hydrants with water mains.
July 10, 1893, received copy of summons, complaint and injunction.
September,. 1893, stipulated that answer of Fire Commissioners stand as
answer of City and County of San Francisco.
R. 6— P. 275.
A. M. Ebbetts vs. The City and County of San Francisco— No. 41,749.
W. C. Graves, attorney for plaintiff.
Action for goods sold and delivered to the sum of $2,415.22.
July 22, 1893, received copy of summons and complaint.
January 30, 1894, stipulated that defendant have ten days from notice to
plead.
R. 6-P. 278.
Lorenzo H. Sweeney vs. The City and County of San Francisco — No.
41,767.
S.W. and E. B. Holladay, attorneys for plaintiff.
Action to quiet title to the land bounded by Sacramento, Gough and Oc-
tavia streets and a line midway between Sacramento and Clay streets, being
a portion of Lafayette Square.
July 22, 1893, received copy of summons and complaint.
March 7, 1895, answer served and filed.
April 13-14, 1897, cause tried and submitted.
April 23, 1897, judgment for defendant.
May 18-19, 1897, findings and decree signed and filed.
May 20, 1897, notice of decision and cost bill served and filed.
May 26, 1897, notice of entry of judgment served and filed.
May 29, 1897, notice of motion to vacate and set aside judgment, also of
intention to move for a new trial received.
R. 6— P. 280.
Spring Valley Water Works vs. The City and County of San Francisco — No.
41,815.
W. C. Graves, attorney for plaintiff.
Action for goods sold and delivered to the sum of $17,017 09.
August 15, 1893, received copy of summons and complaint.
January 23, 1894, stipulated that defendant have ten days from notice to
plead.
R. 6— P. 283.
Mark Strouse vs. The City and County of San Francisco— No. 41,836.
W. C. Graves, attorney for plaintiff.
356 CITY AND COUNTY ATTOENEY'S EEPOET.
Action for goods sold and delivered to the sum of $525 91.
August 15, 1893, received copy of summons and complaint.
January 23, 1894, stipulated that defendant have ten days from notice to
plead.
E. 6— P. 283.
San Jose Woolen Mill Company vs. The City and County of San Francisco —
No. 41.837.
W. C. Graves, attorney for plaintiff.
Action for goods sold and delivered to the sum of $309.24.
August 15, 1893, received copy of summons and complaint.
January 23, 1894, stipulated that defendant have ten days from notice to
plead.
E. 6— P. 283.
Cyclops Machine Works vs. The City and County of San Francisco — No. —
W. C. Graves, attorney for plaintiff.
Action for goods sold and delivered to the sum of $1,428.25.
August 12, 1893, received copy of summons and complaint.
January 19, 1894, stipulated that defendant have ten days from notice to
plead.
E. 6— P. 283.
L. Feldman vs. The City and County of San Francisco— No. 42,411.
E. S. Heller, attorney for plaintiff.
Action for goods sold and delivered to the sum of $1,373.19.
September 19, 1893, reeeived copy of summons and complaint.
January 19, 1894, stipulated that defendant have ten days from notice to
plead.
E. 6— P. 288.
Pacific Gas Improvement Company vs. The City and County of San Fran-
cisco— 42,426.
E. S. Heller, attorney for plaintiff.
Action for goods sold and delivered to the sum of $7,757.76.
September 19, 1893, received copy of summons and complaint.
April 26, 1894, demurrer served and filed.
May 5, 1894, demurrer submitted oa briefs.
February 23, 1895, amended complaint received.
April, 1895, demurrer to amended complaint served and filed.
May 8, 1896, demurrer to amended complaint overruled.
January 26, 1897, answer to amended complaint served and filed.
E. 6— P. 288.
CITY AND COUNTY ATTORNEY'S REPORT. 357
W. A. Swinerton vs. The City and County of San Francisco— No. 42 412.
E. S. Heller, attorney for plaintiff.
Action for goods sold and delivered to the sum of $10,386.46.
September 19, 1893, received copy of summons and complaint.
January 19, 1894, stipulated that defendant have ten days from notice to
plead.
K. 6— P. 288.
W. de Jung vs. The City and County of San Francisco— No. 42,501.
E. A. Belcher, attorney for plaintiff.
Action for goods sold and delivered to the sum of $562.50.
September 19, 1893, received copy of summons and complaint.
October 24, 1893, stipulated that defendant have ten days from notice to
plead.
R. 6— P. 289.
J. O'Kane vs. The City and County of San Francisco — No. 42,213.
W. C. Graves, attorney for plaintiff.
Action for goods sold and delivered to the sum of $1,118.42.
September, 1893, received copy of summons and complaint.
February 28, 1894, stipulated that defendant have ten days from notice to
plead.
R. 6 -P. 291.
N. B. Jones vs. The City and County of San Francisco— No. 42,214.
W. C. Graves, attorney for plaintiff.
Action for goods sold and delivered to the sum of $473.34.
September, 1893, received copy of summons and complaint.
February 28, 1894, stipulated that defendant have ten days from notice to
plead.
R. 6— P. 291.
Enterprise Mill and Building Company vs. The City and County of San
Francisco— No. 42,215.
W. C. Graves, attorney for plaintiff.
Action for goods sold and delivered to the sum of $802.96.
September, 1893, received copy of summons and complaint.
February 28, 1894, stipulated that defendant have ten days from notice to
plead.
R. 6— P. 291.
H. Brandenstein vs. The City and County of San Francisco — No. 42,216.
W. C. Graves, attorney for plaintiff.
358 CITY AND COUNTY ATTORNEY'S KEPOET.
Action for goods sold and delivered to the sum of $320.00.
September, 1893, received copy of summons and complaint.
February 28, 1894, stipulated, that defendant have ten days from notice to
plead.
R. 6— P. 291.
California Petroleum and Asphalt Company vs. The City and County of San
Francisco— No. 42,376.
W. C. Graves, attorney for plaintiff.
Action for goods sold and delivered to the sum of $1,974 99.
September, 1893, received copy of summons and complaint.
February 28, 1894, stipulated that defendant have ten days from notice to
R. 6-P.291.
P. J. Smith vs. The City and County of San Francisco— No. 42,772.
Vogelsang and Brown, attorneys for plaintiff.
Action for goods sold and delivered to the sum of $305 40.
October 10, 1893, received copy of summons and complaint.
February 2, 1894, stipulated that defendant have ten days from notice to
plead.
R. 6— P. 292.
Baker & Hamilton vs. The City and County of San Francisco.
E. J. McCutcheon, attorney for plaintiff.
Action for goods sold and delivered to the sum of $501 98.
October 16, 1893, received copy of summons and complaint.
R. 7— P. 4.
Charles Downes vs. The City and County of San Francisco — No. 42,871.
W. J. Locke, attorney for plaintiff.
Action for goods sold and delivered to the sum of $838 07.
October 17, 1893, received copy of summons and complaint.
February 7, 1894, stipulated that defendant have ten days from notice to
plead.
R. 7— P. 5.
Pacific Paving Company vs. The City and County of San Francisco— No.
43,183.
Gunnison and Booth, attorneys for plaintiff.
Action for goods sold and delivered to the sum of $942 40.
November 11, 1893, received copy of summons and complaint.
March 19, 1894, demurrer served and filed.
R. 7— P. 9.
CITY AND COUNTY ATTORNEY'S REPORT. 359
A.. Mack et al. vs. The City and County of San Francisco.
Joseph Kirk, attorney for plaintiff.
Action for goods sold and delivered to the sum of $626 53.
November 11, 1893, received copy of summons and complaint.
January 26, 1894, stipulated that defendant have ten days from notice to
plead.
R. 7— P. 10.
Slitter Street Railway Company vs. L. R. Ellert et al.— No. 43,209.
Naphtaly, Friedenrich and Ackerman, attorneys for plaintiff.
Action enjoining defendants from interfering with plaintiff's railway com-
pany on Bush street.
November 11, 1893, received copy ot summons and complaint.
December 19, 1893, answer served and filed.
June 7, 1894, stipulated that cause be continued until after the hearing of
Sutter Street Railway Company vs. Ellert et al.— 43,432.
R. 7— P. 11.
William P. Redington et al. vs. The City aud County of San Francisco— No.
43,258.
Chickering, Thomas and Gregory, attorneys for plaintiffs.
Action for goods sold and delivered to^the sum of $718 31.
November 17, 1893, received copy of summons and complaint.
January 20, 1894, stipulated that defendant have ten days from notice to
plead.
R. 7— P. 13.
J. B. Wyman vs. The City and County of San Francisco— No. 42,713.
Beatty and Fowler, attorneys for plaintiff.
Action for goods sold and delivered to the sum of $1,500.
December 15, 1893, received copy of summons and complaint.
January 16, 1894, stipulated that defendant have ten days from notice to
plead.
R. 7— P. 19.
Market Street Railway Co. vs. W. W. Ackerson, et al.— No. 43,700.
J. E. Foulds, attorney for plaintiff.
Action to enjoin defendants from interfering with completion of plaintiffs
railroad on Eddy street.
December 29, 1893, received copy of summons and complaint.
R. 7— P. 23.
360 CITY AND COUNTY ATTORNEY'S REPORT,
Fohn Alton, et al., vs. The City and County of San Francisco— No. 43,792.
A. Ruef, attorney for plaintiff.
Action to recover $115.46 paid under protest as taxes under an alleged void
assessment.
January 3, 1894, received copy of summons and complaint.
January 4, 1895, demurrer served and^filed.
February 8, 1895, demurrer submitted on briefs.
February 18, 1895, defendant's brief on demurrer served.
R. 7— P. 24.
E. S. Johnson vs. The City and County of San Francisco— No. .
A. P. Van Duzer, attorney for plaintiff.
Action to recover $450 for goods sold and delivered.
January 4, 1893, received copy of summonsed complaint.
March 27, 1894, demurrer and motion to strike out served and filed.
May 18, 1894, demurrer sustained; ten days to'amend.
February 13, 1895, received copy of amended complaint.
July 30, 1896, amended complaint withdrawn.
August 19, 1896, judgment for defendant.
R. 7- P. 25.
W. E. Palmer vs. The City and County of San Francisco— No. .
Theodore Savage, attorney for plaintiff.
Action to recover the sum of $4,000 alleged to be due as contingent fee in
successful defense of Conlin vs. Board of Supervisors.
January 10, 1894, received copy of summons and complaint.
January 25, 1894, demurrer served andjfiled.
March 2, 1894, demurrer submitted on briefs.
March 6, 1894, opening brief served and filed.
August 22, 1894, plaintiff's brief received.
October 15, 1894, defendant's closing brief served.
April 2, 1894, demurrer overruled.
June 13, 1894, answer served and filed.
R. 7— P. 26.
Patrick Glynn et al. vs. The City and County of San Francisco—No. 44,076.
Ash and Matthews, attorneys for plaintiffs.
Action to enjoin defendants from entering upon Jessie ^street, between
Seventh and Eighth streets, and removing ^obstructions.
January 25, 1894, received copy of summons and complaint.
January 26, 1895, demurrer served and filed.
R. 7— P. 29.
CITY AND COUNTY ATTORNEY'S REPORT. 361
Jno. W. Mackay et al. vs. The City and County of San Francisco— No.
44,178.
Allen, McAllister and Frohmann, attorneys for plaintiffs.
Action to recover $30,875.35, paid under protest as taxes.
February 6, 1894, received copy of summons and complaint.
July 21, 1894, demurrer and motion to strike out served and filed.
B. 7_p. 32.
Sterling Furniture Co. vs. The City and County of San Francisco— No. 40,566.
Smith and Murasky, attorneys for plaintiff.
Action to recover $6,500 damages for overflow of sewer.
May 9, 1894, received copy of summons and complaint.
June 29, 1894, demurrer served and filed.
August 27, 1894, demurrer overruled.
June 1, 1895, answer served and filed.
April 4, 1896, stipulated that plaintiff may amend his complaint.
May 6, 1896, amended complaint served.
February 1, 1897, answer served and filed.
R. 7— P. 40.
Mary T. Hagerty et al. vs. The City and County of San Francisco —No.
45,876.
Henry M. McGill, attorney for plaintiff.
Action to recover $3,500 damages sustained by change of grade on Liberty
near Sanchez streets.
June 12, 1894, received copy of summons and complaint.
June 22, 1894, demurrer served and filed.
June 29, 1894, demurrer confessed; ten days to amend.
July 9, 1894, received copy of amended complaint.
July 16, 1894, demurrer served and filed.
September 11, 1894, demurrer sustained.
October 2, 1894, received copy of second amended complaint.
October 10, 1894, demurrer to second amended complaint served and filed.
October 15, 1894, demurrer to second amended complaint overruled.
November 20, 1894, answer served and filed.
R. 7_p. 43.
J. F. Clarke vs. The City and County of San Francisco — No. 41,792.
Alfred Clarke, attorney for plaintiff.
Action to quiet title to lots 11 to 14 and Section 26, T. 2 S., R. 6 W., Mt.
Diablo B. and M.
June 12, 1894, Mayor served with summons and complaint.
December 17, 1894, demurrer to amended complaint served and filed.
362 CITY AND COUNTY ATTORNEY'S BEPOBT.
January 18, 1895, second amended complaint received.
January 29, 1895, demurrer to second amended complaint served and filed.
January 30, 1895, third amended complaint received.
March 29, 1895, fourth amended complaint received.
April 8, 1895, demurrer to fourth amended complaint served and filed.
April 12, 1895, demurrer to fourth amended complaint overruled.
May 22, 1895, answer served and filed.
March 1, 1897, judgment for defendant.
K, 7— P. 44.
The City and County of San Francisco vs. James Hurst— No. 46,480.
Smith and Murasky, attorneys for defendant.
Action to recover possession of certain personal property belonging to
City and County, damages, interest and costs.
July 12, 1894, complaint and affidavit served and filed.
August, 1894, demurrer received.
October 12, 1894, demurrer overruled.
December 21, 1894, answer received.
January 7, 1895, demurrer to answer served and filed.
January 25, 1897, motion for judgment on pleadings argued.
March 1, 1897, motion granted. Judgment for plaintiff.
March 4, 1897, cost bill and notice of judgment served and filed.
March 9, 1997, notice of motion to retax costs received.
March 19, 1897, motion to retax costs denied.
B. 7— P. 46.
H. A. South worth et al. vs. City and County of San Francisco— No. 5,466.
Superior Court of San Joaquin.
James B. Louttit, attorney for plaintiffs.
Action to recover the sum of $1,435, alleged to be due plaintiff from de-
fendant for the care and maintenance of one D. Mahony in Stockton Insane
Asylum.
November 20, 1894, leceived copy of summons and complaint.
December, 1884, demurrer served and filed.
E. 7— P. 58.
John W. Mackay et al. vs. City and County of San Francisco — No. 49,224.
Byron Waters, attorney for plaintiffs.
Action brought to recover the sums of $18,820 and $10,712.05, paid as
taxes under protest.
December 18, 1894, received copy of summons and complaint.
December 27, 28, 1894, demurrers served and filed.
CITY AND COUNTY ATTORNEY'S REPORT. 363
January 4, 1895, demurrer of James N. Block sustained and action dis-
missed as to said defendant; demurrer of city and county sustained as to
first ground of action; submitted on second ground on briefs.
February 6, 1895, demurrer on second ground overruled.
February 18, 1895, answer served and filed.
R. 7— P. 60.
James D. Phelan vs. City and County of San Francisco — No. 49,211.
F. J. Sullivan, attorney for plaintiff.
Action to recover $69,912.18, paid under protest for Dupont street taxes,
levied from 1878 to 1893.
December 20, 1894, received copy of summons and complaint.
W. C. Belcher, special counsel.
On appeal.
R. 7— P. 62.
Alice P. Sullivan vs. The City and County of San Francisco— No. 49,212.
Same as above; amount of taxes, $103,833.83.
W. C. Belcher, special counsel.
R. 7— P. 62.
Julia E. Johnston vs. The City and County of San Francisco— No. 49,306.
Scrivner and Schell, attorneys for plaintiff.
Action brought to recover $1,780 damages to plaintiff 's profit, caused by
overflow of certain sewers.
December 27, 1894, received copy of summons and complaint.
February 16, 1895, answer served and filed.
R. 7— P. 63.
C. S. Tilton vs. Board of Supervisors— No. 49,395.
J. B. Gartland, attorney for plaintiff.
Petition for writ of mandate compelling defendant to fix compensation
for certain work performed by plaintiff as City Surveyor and Engineer.
January 4, 1895, received copy of petition, affidavit and writ.
January 22, 1895, demurrer served and filed.
January 25, 1895, demurrer argued and submitted.
January 31, 1895, demurrer overruled.
April 11, 1895, answer served and filed.
June 13, 14, 1895, notice of motion to strike out and demurrer to answer
received.
May 2, 1896, amended answer served and filed.
R. 7— P. 67.
364 CITY AND COUNTY ATTORNEY'S REPORT.
Buckingham & Hecht vs. City and County of San Francisco — No. 50,470.
Chickering, Thomas & Gregory and Gerstle & Sloss, attorneys for plaintiff.
Action for $9,756.31 damages sustained by reason of faulty construction
of sewer in Twenty-fourth street, between Sanchez and Castro, and the con-
sequent overflow of plaintiff's property.
April 9, 1895, received copy of summons and complaint.
July 11, 1895, demurrer served and filed.
March 6, 1896, demurrer overruled.
May 2, 1896, answer served and filed.
March 8, 1897, judgment ordered to be allowed tor $4,000 by order of
Board of Supervisors, per resolution 16,022 (Third Series).
R. 7— P. 75.
William F. Dockery vs. Richard 1. Whelan— No. 50,790.
Henry E. Monroe, attorney for plaintiff.
Petition for writ of mandate to compel respondent, as^_ Sheriff, to accept
certain fees contrary to the provisions of Statute of 1893.
May 4, 1895, received copy of writ.
May 9, 1895, demurrer served and filed.
R. 7— P. 85.
Neil Cameron vs. Western Union Telegraph Co. et al. — No. 51,103.
Sullivan & Sullivan, attorneys for plaintiff.
Action to recover the sum of $20,000 damages for .injuries received by
plaintiff as lineman by falling from a rotten pole.
May 29, 1885, received copy ot summons and complaint.
July 1, 1895, demurrer served and filed.
August 30, 1895, demurrer of city and county submitted on briefs.
September 16, 1895, brief of defendant, city an 1 county, served and filed
April 13, 1896, demurrer of city and county sustained.
R. 7— P. 92.
C. Lagomarsino vs. Thomas Ashwoith — No. 51,114.
James A. Devoto, attorney for plaintiff.
Action to restrain defendant from removing plaintiff's house from
Hooper street, between Sixth and Seventh streets, and interfering with oc-
cupation thereof.
May 31, 1895, received copy of summons and complaint and 'order to
show cause.
October 14, 1895, demurrer served and filed.
R. 7— P. 93.
CITY AND COUNTY ATTORNEY'S REPORT. 365
Jane L. Stanford, Executrix, vs. The City and County of San Francisco —
No. 49,746.
Wilson & Wilson, attorneys for plaintiff.
Action to recover the sum of $10,344.45, paid under protest to defendant
as taxes.
June 7, 1895, received copy of summons and complaint.
June 21, 1895, demurrer served and filed.
August 15, 1895, demurrer submitted on briefs.
August 15, 1895, defendant's brief served and filed.
June 13, 1896, plaintiff's brief received.
Jauuary 19, 1897, defendant's reply brief served and filled.
March 1, 1897, demurrer sustained. Judgment for defendant.
March 6, 1897, cost bill and notice of decision served and filed.
R. 7— P. 96.
Joan N. G. Hunter vs. James N. Block, Tax Collector, etc.— No. 51,433.
Morrison, Stratton & Foerster, attorneys for plaintiff.
Action to restrain defendant from selling certain property for assessments
for Dupont street widening, etc.
July, 1895, writ of injunction and complaint received.
July 23, 1895, demurrer served and filed.
July 29, 1895, answer served and filed.
July 29, 1895, cross-complaint served and filed.
R. 7— P. 106.
Carrie Lachman et al. vs. John Kelso and The City and County of San
Francisco— No. 52,347.
Charles A. Reynolds, attorney for plaintiff.
Action to recover $1,000 damages alleged to have been sustained by
reason of the grading of Sunnyside avenue.
September 21, 1895, received copy of summons and complaint.
October 25, 1895, demurrer of city and county served and filed.
November 8, 1895, demurrer of city and county sustained.
November 20, 1896, received copy of amended complaint.
December 24, 1895, answer to amended complaint served and filed.
May 13, 1897, judgment for defendant.
R. 7— P. 110.
P. J. Annock vs. John Kelso and The City and County of San Francisco —
No. 52,348".
Charles A. Reynolds, attorney for plaintiff.
Action to recover $2,000 damages sustained by reason of the grading of
Sunuyside avenue.
366 CITY AND COUNTY ATTORNEY'S REPORT.
September 21, 1895, received copy of summons and complaint.
October 25, 1895, demurrer served and filed.
November 8, 1895, demurrer sustained.
November 20, 1895, amended complaint received.
April 23, 1896, answer to amended complaint served and filed.
R. 7— P. 111.
C. S. Bonney vs. John Kelso and The City and County of San Francisco —
No. 52,34i).
Charles A. Reynolds, attorney for plaintiff.
Action to recover $2,000 damages sustained by reason of the grading of
Sunnyside avenue.
September 21, 1895, received copy of summons and complaint.
October 25, 1895, demurrer served and filed.
November 8, 1895, demurrer sustained.
November 20, amended complaint received.
December 24, 1895, answer to amended complaint served and filed.
May 13, 1897, judgment for defendant.
R. 7— P. 112.
George N. Leathers vs. John Kelso and The City and County of San Fran,
cisco— No. 52,350.
Charles A. Reynolds, attorney for plaintiff.
Action to recover $1,000 damages sustained by reason of the grading of
Sunnyside avenue.
September 21, 1895, received copy of summons and complaint.
October 25, 1895, demurrer served and filed.
November 8, 1895, demurrer sustained.
November 20, 1895, amended complaint received.
April 23, 1896, answer to amended complaint served and filed.
R. 7— P. 113.
Ambrose A. Watson vs. William Broderisk, Auditor, etc. — No. 52,527.
Henry E. Highton, attorney for plaintiff.
Petition for writ of mandate, compelling defendant to audit plaintiff's
demands for salary of Clerk of Police Court No. 2 from and after April,
1895.
October, 1895, received copy of petition and alternative writ.
Demurrer served and filed.
November 1, 1895, demurrer argued and overruled.
November 14, 1895, answer to alternative writ served and filed.
Received notice of motion for judgment on pleadings.
January 20, 1896, motion for judgment on pleadings denied.
CITY AND COUNTY ATTOENEY'S REPORT. 367
January 23, 1896, cause tried and submitted.
February 10, 1896, judgment for defendant.
February 12, 1896, findings signed and filed.
.February 13, 1896, cost bill served and filed.
March 16, 1896, received notice of intention to move for a new trial.
March 16, 1896, received defendant's statement of case, etc.
R. 7— P. 116.
Amos A. Irons vs. Jacob Lindo and The City and County of San Francisco —
No. 47,486.
John H. Miller, attorney for plaintiff.
Action to recover the sum of $492 05 and interest, alleged to be due on a
certain judgment rendered in the United States Circuit Court in favor of
plaintiff's assignor and against defendants.
January 20, 1896, received summons and complaint.
March 13, 1896, demurrer served and filed.
R. 7-P. 128.
John W. Mackay et al. vs. The City and County of San Francisco et al, — No.
54,339.
Lloyd & Wood, attorneys for plaintiff.
Action to recover the sum of $28,445 paid by plaintiffs under protest as
taxes on bonds, etc.
March 5, 1896, received copy of summons and complaint.
July 6, 1896, demurrer of James M. Block served and filed. Demurrer of
City and County of San Francisco served and filed.
February 17, 1897, demurrers submitted on briefs. Defendant's points
and authorities served and filed.
March 24, 1897, plaintiffs' points and authorities received.
May 1, 1897, defendants closing brief served and filed.
May 19, 1897, demurrer overruled.
June 1, 1877, order of May 19, 1897 vacated. Demurrers sustained.
R. 7— P. 130.
Alfred Clarke vs. Board of Police Pension Fund Commissioners — No.
54,473.
Alfred Clarke, in propria persona.
Petition for writ of mandate to compel defendants to pay plaintiff a pen-
sion under Act of Legislature of 1889.
March 13, 1896, received copy of summons and petition.
March 17, 1896, demurrer served and filed.
March 20, 1896, demurrer sustained without leave to amend.
March 24, 1896, judgment ordered entered.
368 CITY AND COUNTY ATTORNEY'S REPORT.
March 26, 1896, plaintiff granted leave to amend.
March 31, received plaintiff's amended complaint.
March 31, 1890, demurrer served and filed.
April 3, 1896, demurrer submitted on briefs.
April 23, 1896, plaintiff granted leave to amend.
April 27, 1896, received second amended complaint.
June 3, 1896, demurrer to second amended complaint served and filed.
June 5, 1896, demurrer to amended complaint submitted on briefs.
January 6, 1897, demurrer to second amended complaint sustained.
Judgment for defendants.
January 14, 1897, cost bill served and filed.
R. 7— P. 132.
Alfred Clarke vs. Board of Police Pension Fund Commissioners — No. 54,545.
Alfred Clarke, in propria persona.
Petition for writ of mandate to compel the payment of a pension under
Act of 1889.
March 19, 1896, received copy of petition and summons.
March 25, 1896, demurrer to petition served and filed.
April 4, 1896, demurrer submitted on briefs.
April 20, 1896, amended complaint received.
June 3, 1896, demurrer to amended complaint served and filed.
June 5, 1896, demurrer to amended complaint submitted on briefs.
January 6, 1897, demurrer to amended complaint sustained.
Judgment for defendants.
R. 7-P. 132%.
Edward Nettleton vs. Board of Police Pension Fund Commissioners — No.
54,516.
James A. Hall, attorney for plaintiff.
Petition for writ of mandate, to compel defendants to place plaintiff upon
the retired list of the Police Department, at a pension equal to one-half his
salary, etc.
March 18, 1896, received copy of writ and petition.
March 21, 1896, demurrer served and filed.
March 23, 1896, demurrer argued and submitted.
March 24, 1896, demurrer overruled.
March 26, 1896, answer served and filed.
March 31, 1896, cause partly tried and continued.
April 6, 1896, received plaintiff 's brief on admissibility of certain evi-
dence.
May, 1896, objection of defendant to evidence sustained.
May 22, 1896, supplemental complaint filed and cause set for trial.
CITY AND COUNTY ATTORNEY'S REPORT. 369
May 28, 1896, trial completed and cause submitted.
June 22, 1896, judgment for defendants.
June 26, 1896, findings signed^and filed.
January, 9, 1897, received notice of intention to move for a new trial.
March 16, 1897, received plaintiff's proposed statement of case on motion
for new trial.
R. 7— P. 133.
Behrend Joost vs. Fred Leffler, et als.--No. 54,794.
John A. Wall and Mullany, Grant and Cushing, attorneys for plaintiff.
Action to restrain defendants from interfering with or excavating upon'a
certain parcel of land in the San Miguel Rancho, known as " Corbett Road."
April 15, 1896, received copy of summons, complaint and order to show
cause.
April 17, 1896, answer of defendants served and filed.
April 20, 1896, ordered and stipulated that city and county be joined as
party defendant.
April 23, 1896, answer of defendant city and county served and filed;
cause tried and submitted on briefs.
June 6, 1896, plaintiff 's brief received.
June 17, 1896, defendant's brief served and filed.
R. 7— P. 136.
Hibernia Savings and Loan Society vs. Ernestine Kreling, et al. — No. 53,181.
Tobin and Tobin, attorneys for plaintiff.
Action to foreclose mortgage of certain property in Mission Block No. 36,
executed by Wm. Kreling, deceased, to secure payment of a promissory note
for $20,000.
April 21, 1896, received eopy of summons and complaint.
January 14, 1897, judgment of dismissal as to defendant City and
County entered.
R. 7— P. 138.
L. V. Merle vs. Board of Supervisors — No. 54,492.
Charles L. Tilden, attorney for plaintiff.
Petition for writ of mandate to compel the defendants to award to peti-
tioner the franchise for the removal of garbage, under Act of 1893.
May 1, 1896, received copy of petition and writ.
May 15, 1896, answer served and filed.
June 17, 1896, writ denied.
August, 1896, new trial granted.
September 2, 1896, received copy of writ of intervention.
September 7 , 1896, answer to complaint of intervention served and filed.
September 8, 1896, cause tried; judgment for intervenor.
R. 7— P. 140.
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370 CITY AND COUNTY ATTORNEY'S REPORT.
People of the State of California, by W. F. Fitzgerald, Attorney-General, vs.
Board of Supervisors et al.— No. 55,017.
W. F. Fitzgerald, attorney for plaintiff.
- Petition for writ of mandate to compel defendants to pay into State
Treasury the sum of $7,811.48, alleged to be due the Whittier State School
for the care of infants committed to said school from competent courts of
said cityjand county.
May 4, 1896, received copy of petition and writ.
|f May 22, 1896, demurrer served and filed.
""' R. 7— P. 141.
S. E. Dutton vs. City and County of San Francisco— No. 55,057.
F. Adams, attorney for plaintiff.
Action to recover the sum of $76 alleged to be due for services as trial
juror in the Superior Court in criminal cases.
May 4, 1896, received copy of summons and complaint.
May 18, 1896, demurrer seived and filed.
R. 7— P. 142.
Edward Horan vs. City and County of San Francisco— No. 55,184.
Hale Rix, attorney for plaintiff.
Action to recover the sum of $10,500 damages alleged to have been sus-
tained by reason of defendant's negligence in allowing a certain animal,
to-wit, a monkey, to escape from public pound.
May; 1896, received copy of summons and complaint.
May 22, 1896, demurrer served and filed.
August 21, 1896, demurrer argued and submitted.
August 28, 1896, demurrer sustained. Judgment for defendant.
August 29, 1896, notice of judgment and cost bill served and filed.
R. 7— P. 143.
The City and County of San Francisco vs. Honora Sharp— No. 55,323.
Rogers and Paterson, attorneys for defendant.
Action to quiet title to a certain parcel of land, being a portion of the
" Hospital Lot."
May 26, 1896, complaint and lis pendens filed; summons issued.
May 26, 1896, complaint and summons served.
January 21, 1897, answer of defendant received.
January 27, 1897, demurrer to answer served and filed. Demurrer to
answer overruled by consent.
April 12, 1897, cause tried and submitted.
April 23, 1897, judgment for plaintiff.
May 18-19, 1897, findings and decree signed and filed.
CITY AND COUNTY ATTORNEY'S REPORT. 371
May 20-24, 1897, cost bill and notice of decision served and filed.
May 26, 1887, notice of entry of judgment served and filed.
R. 7-P. 145.
The City and County of San Francisco vs. Eliza M. Sharp, et als. — No.
55,324.
Wm. E. Sharp, et al., attorneys for defendants.
Action to quiet title to a certain parcel of land in the City and County of
San Francisco, being a portion of the "Hospital Lot."
May 26, 1896, complaint and lis pendens filed; summons issued.
June 8, 1896, complaint and summons served upon Eliza M. Sharp.
June 20, 1896, default of Eliza M. Sharp entered.
June 24, 1896, default set aside on agreement to try on merits.
June 26, 1896, affidavit and order of publication of summons filed.
September 22, 1896, summons returned; default of defendants entered.
October 24, 1896, decree signed and filed.
November 19, 1896, decree entered.
R. 7— P. 146.
The City and County of San Francisco vs. German Savings and Loan Society
et al.— No. 55,325.
W. S. Goodfellow, attorneys for defendants.
Action to quiet title to a certain parcel of land in the'City and County of
San Francisco, described in the complaint, and being a portion of the
4f Hospital Lot."
May 26, 1896, complaint and lis pendens filed.
May 26, 1896, summons issued.
May 26, 1896, complaint and summons served on German Savings and
Loan Society.
August 6, 1896, answer of German Savings and Loan Society received.
August 7, 1896, action dismissed as to P. Murphy, without prejudice.
Oause tried; judgment for plaintiff, quieting its title to certain portion of
above premises, and quieting defendants' title as to remainder.
August 8, 1896, amended answer received. Findings and decree signed
and filed.
August 11, 1896, notice of decision served and filed. No appeal taken by
order of Board of Supervisors, as per Resolution No. 15,526 (Third Series).
R. 7— P. 147.
Henry Miller vs. Priscilla Burtch et als.— No. 55,199.
J. H. Meredith, attorney for plaintiff.
Action to obtain a judgment of partition of certain lands, being a portion
of the O'Neill & Haley Tract.
372 CITY AND COUNTY ATTORNEY'S REPORT.
May 27, 1896, received copy of summons and complaint.
July 8, 1896, answer of defendant City and County of San Francisco
served and filed.
R. 7— P. 148.
Edward Nettleton vs. William Alvord et al.— No. 55,384.
Alfred Clarke, attorney for plaintiff.
Action brought to recover $10,000 damages alleged io have been sustained
by plaintiffs through the action of defendants as Board of Police Pension
Fund Commissioners.
June 1, 1896, complaint filed, summons issued.
June 10, 1896, demurrer served and filed.
July 16, 1896, amended complaint received.
July 27, 1896, demurrer to amended complaint served and filed.
August 7, 1896, demurrer argued and submitted.
August 31, 1896, demurrer sustained. Judgment for defendants.
September 30, 1896, judgment docketed.
R. 7— P. 150.
Mutual Electric Light Company vs. John D. Siebe, Assessor — No. 55,777.
M. M. Estee, attorney for plaintiff.
Action to have franchise tax assessed against plaintiff declared void and to
perpetually enjoin defendant from collecting the same.
July 23, 1897, received copy of summons, complaint and injunction.
May 6, 1897, demurrer served and filed.
R. 7— P. 157.
LaSociete Francaise d'Epargnes etde Prevoyance Mutuelle vs. JohnD. Siebe»
Assessor— No. 55,759.
Stanly, McKinstry, Bradley and McKinstry, attorneys for plaintiff.
Action to review a certain assessment made against plaintiff for the fiscal
year 1896-7.
July 23, 1897, received copy of petition for writ of certiorari, summons and
order to show cause.
February 17, 1897, demurrer served and filed.
R. 7— P. 158. __
Nevada Bank of San Francisco vs. John D. Siebe, Assessor— No. 55,756.
T. I. Bergin, attorney for plaintiff.
Action to enjoin defendant from enforcing the payment of certain taxes
assessed against plaintiff.
July 23, 1896, received copy of complaint and writ of injunction.
May 13, 1897, action dismissed; judgment for defendant.
K. 7— P. 159.
CITY AND COUNTY ATTORNEY'S REPORT. 373
Crocker, Wool worth National Bank vs. John D. Siebe, Assessor — No.
Lloyd and Wood, attorneys for plaintiff.
Action to restrain defendant from collecting certain taxes assessed against
plaintiff.
July 23, 1896, received copy of complaint, summons and writ of injunction.
March 5, 1897, demurrer served and filed.
May 3, 1897, points and authorities on demurrer served and filed.
May 10, 1897, plaintiffs brief on demurrer received; defendant's closing
brief served and filed.
R. 7— P. 160.
Bank of British Columbia vs. John D. Siebe, Assessor — No. 55,741.
Sidney V. Smith, attorney for plaintiff.
Action to restrain defendant from enforcing the payment of certain taxes
assessed against the plaintiff for the fiscal year 1886-7.
July 23, 1896, received copy of complaint, summons and order to show
cause.
March 5, 1897, demurrer served and filed.
R. 7— P. 161.
La Societe Francaise d'Epargnes et de Prevoyance Mutuelle vs. John D.
Siebe, Assessor — No. 55,757.
Stanly, McKinstry, Bradley and McKinstry, attorneys for plaintiff.
Action to restrain defendant from enforcing the payment of certain taxes
assessed against plaintiff for the fiscal year 1896-7.
July 23, 1896, received copy of summons, complaint and order to show
cause.
February 17, 1897, demurrer to complaint served and filed.
R. 7— P. 162.
Alfred Clarke, administrator of N. Berges, deceased, vs. William Alvord
et al. No. 56,029.
Alfred Clarke, attorney for plaintiff.
Action to recover the sum of $1,300 damages for an alleged violation of
Section 1,979, R. S. U. S.
July 30, 1896, received copy of summons and complaint.
August 7, 1896, demurrer served and filed.
August 21, 1896, demurrer submitted on briefs.
October 19, 1896, demurrer sustained; judgment for defendants.
October 27, 1896, cost bill of notice of judgment served and filed.
R. 7— P. 163.
374 CITY AND COUNTY ATTORNEY'S REPORT.
Alfred Clarke, administrator of John C. Daley, deceased, vs. William Alvord
et al. No. 56,028.
Alfred Clarke, attorney for plaintiff.
Action to recover the sum of $1,500 damages for the alleged violation of
Section 1,979, Revised Statutes U. S.
July 30, 1896, received copy of summons and complaint.
August 7, 1896, demurrer served and filed.
August 21, 1896, demurrer submitted on briefs.
October 19, 1896, demurrer sustained; judgment for defendants.
October 27, 1896, cost bill and notice of judgment served and filed.
R. 7— P. 164.
Theresa M. Stevens, executrix of George Stevens, deceased, vs. William Al"
vord, et al.— No. 56,022.
Alfred Clarke, attorney for plaintiff.
Action to recover the sum of $1,500 damages alleged to have been sus-
tained by reason of defendant's violation of Section 1,979, Revised Statutes
U.S.
July 30, 1896, received copy of summons and complaint.
August 7, 1896, demurrer served and filed.
August 14, 1896, demurrer submitted on briefs.
September 4, 1896, received copy of amended complaint.
December 29, 1896, demurrer served and filed.
January 25, 1897, demurrer sustained; judgment for defendants.
January 29, 1897, cost bill and notice of judgment served and filed.
R. 7— P. 165.
Fred Frey vs. William Alvord et al.— No. 56,058.
Alfred Clarke, attorney for plaintiff.
Action to recover the sum of $40,000 damages alleged to have been sus-
tained by reason of defendant's violation of Section 1.979, Revised Statutes
U. S.
July 31, 1896, received copy of summons and complaint.
August 8, 1896, demurrer served and filed.
August 21, 1896, demurrer submited on briefs.
October 19, 1896, demurrer sustained; judgment for defendants.
November 7, 1896, cost bill and notice of judgment served and filed.
R, 7— P. 166.
,Hartland Lan et al. vs. City and County of San Francisco— No. 56,110.
John Flournoy, attorney for plaintiff.
Action to quiet plaintiff's title to a certain piece of land described in com-
plaint, being a portion of W. A. Block No. 47.
CITY AND COUNTY ATTORNEY'S REPORT. 375
August 3, 1896, received copy of summons and complaint.
May 22, 1897, demurrer served and filed.
June 24, 1897, judgment of dismissal for defendant.
R. 7— P. 167.
In the matter of the application of George R. Fletcher for a writ of review
directed to the Board of Supervisors — No. 56,107.
Leon Samuels, attorney for petitioner.
Action to review the proceedings of the Board of Supervisors in the matter
of offering for sale a certain street railroad franchise on application of Geary
Street, Park and Ocean Railway.
August 3, 1896, received copy of petition and writ.
August 13, 1896, demurrer to petition served and filed.
August 20, 1896, order to show cause argued and submitted.
October 21, 1896, demurrer to petition over-ruled; writ issued.
November 18, 1896, complaint in intervention of Geary Street, Park and
Ocean Railway received.
R. 7- P. 168.
In the matter of the application of George R. Fletcher for a writ of prohi-
bition directed to the Board of Supervisors— No. 56,108.
Leon Samuels, attorney for petitioner.
Petition for a writ prohibiting the Board of Supervisors from acting upon
certain bids for the sale of a street railroad franchise applied for by the
Geary Street, Park and Ocean Railway.
August 3, 1896, received copy of petition and writ.
August 13, 1896, demurrer to petition served and filed.
August 20, 1896, order to show cause submitted.
October 21. 1896, demurrer to petition sustained; writ denied.
November 7, 1896, judgment ordered entered.
R. 7— P. 169.
George R. Fletcher vs. City and County of San Francisco et al. — No. 56,109.
Leon Samuels, attorney for plaintiff.
Action to restrain defendants from receiving bids for, and from selling a
certain franchise.
August 3, 1896, received copy of complaint and restraining order.
August 13, 1896, demurrer to petition served and filed.
October 21, 1896, demurrer to petition sustained; ten days to amend.
November 7, 1896, notice of demurrer sustained served and filed.
R, 7 -P. 170.
D. S. Weaver vs. Board of Supervisors— No, 55,980.
J. C. Bates, attorney for plaintiff.
376 CITY AND COUNTY?ATTORNEY'S REPORT.
Petition for writ of mandate compelling defendants to audit plaintiff's
demand for $108, being the amount of a judgment for costs in case of
Weaver vs. City and County— No. 40,897.
July 23, 1896, petition and writ received.
August 17, 1896, answer to petition served and filed.
August 18, 1896, received notice of motion for judgment on pleadings;
received copy of plaintiff's biief.
September, 1896, defendants' brief served and filed.
September 12, 1896, received copy of plaintiff's reply brief.
December 7, 1896, motion for judgment on pleadings denied.
R. 7-P. 172.
Charles H. Atheam vs. John Kelso et al.— No. 56,466.
Charles W. Reed, attorney for plaintiff.
Action to recover the sum of $1,000 damages sustained by reason of the
grading of Sunnyside avenue.
September 5, 1896, received copy of summons and complaint.
October 10, 1896, demurrer served and filed.
November 20, 1896, demurrer over-ruled, ten days to answer; answer
served and filed; demurrer to answer received.
February 12, 1897, demurrer to answer over-ruled.
B. 7— P. 173.
In the matter of the application of George G. Gould for a writ of prohibition
directed to the Board of Supervisors -No. 56,664.
Woods and Lesinskey, attorneys for petitioner.
Petition for writ of prohibition restraining defendants from awarding a
franchise to construct and operate telephone and telegraph lines in this
City and County.
September 22, 1896, received copy of affidavit ;~writ and order to show
cause; demurrer served and filed.
September 29, 1896, writ denied and proceedings dismissed.
B. 7— P. 174.
Alicia Dufficy vs. City and County of San Francisco — No. 55,921.
M. Cooney, attorney for plaintiff.
Action to recover the sum of $1,260 damages alleged to have been sus-
tained by reason of the destruction of plaintiff's property.
September 25, 1896, received copy of summons and complaint.
November 11, 1896, demurrer served and filed.
December 15, 1896, demurrer sustained.
December 16, 1896, amended complaint received; demurrer to amended
complaint served and filed.
March 25, 1897, plaintiff's brief received.
CITY AND COUNTY ATTORNEY'S REPORT. 377
March 26, 1897, defendant's brief served and filed.
March 29, 1897, demurrer sustained.
March 31, 1897, judgment ordered entered.
R, 7-P. 175.
Thomas R. Have? vs. A. C. Widber, Treasurer — No. 56,693.
Freeman and Bates, attorneys for plaintiff.
Petition for writ of mandate compelling defendant to make payment of
certain coupons for widening of Dupont street.
September 2i, 1896, received copy of petition and notice of motion for
writ.
October 16, 1896, answer served and filed.
March 3, 1897, cause tried and submitted.
R. 7— P. 176.
J. C. Bates vs. City and County of San Francisco (Justice Court of Appeals).
J. C. Bates in propria persona.
Action to recover the sum of $218 90 alleged to be due and unpaid from
defendant for money had and received.
September 30, 1896, received copy of summons and complaint.
October 9, 1896, demurrer served and filed.
October 12, 1896, demurrer over-ruled; answer served and filed.
November 13, 1896, cause tried and submitted.
December 1, 1896, judgment for defendant.
December 2, 1896, received notice of appeal.
January 4, 1897, cause tried in Superior Court.
January 15, 1897, judgment for defendant.
January 28, 1897, findings signed and filed.
R. 7_P. 177.
Judson Manufacturing Company vs. I. Bohen et al.— No. 56,610.
Frank Shay, attorney for plaintiff.
Action to recover the sum of $784= 34, damages sustained by reason of
defendant's negligence whereby goods and merchandise in plaintiff's ware-
house were damaged by water.
September 30, 1896, received copy of summons and complaint.
February, 1897, demurrer to complaint served and filed.
February 19, 1897, demurrer to complaint over-ruled.
June 3, 1897, answer served and filed.
R. 7-P. 178.
S. W. Helladay vs. City and County of San Francisco— No. 56,943.
S. W. and E. B. Holladay, attorneys for plaintiff.
378 CITY AND COUNTY ATTORNEY'S REPORT.
Action to determine conflicting claims of plaintiff and defendant to a
certain parcel of land known as Lafayette Park.
October 19, 1896, received copy of summons and complaint.
November 12, 1896, demurrer served and filed.
December 11, 1896, demurrer sustained as to 3rd court of complaint, over-
ruled as to 1st and 2nd courts of complaint.
December 18, 19, 1896, answer served and filed.
January 9, 1897, amended complaint received.
January 11, 1897, notice of motion to strike out amended complaint~and
portions thereof served and filed.
January 12, 1897, demurrer to amended complaint served and filed.
February 1, 1897, motion to strike out granted as to 3rd cause of action,
denied as to 1st and 2nd; received notice of motion to vacate order striking
out 3rd cause of action; motion to vacate said order denied; answer served
and filed.
February 19, 1897, received plaintiff 's Bill of Exceptions; received plaint-
iff's motion to strike out portions of answer.
March 2, 1897, motion to strike out parts of answer denied.
March 13, 14, 1897, cause tried and submitted.
April 23, 1897, judgment for defendant.
May 18, 20, 1897, findings and decree signed and filed.
May 20, 1897, cost bill and notice of decision served and filed.
May 26, 1897, notice of entry of judgment served and filed.
May 29, 1897, notice of motion to vacate and set aside judgment and move
for new trial received.
R. 7— P. 181.
Sanmel Davis vs. Pacific Improvement Co. et al. — No. 56,221.
Freeman & Bates attorneys for plaintiff.
Action in partition of a ceatain tract of land bounded by Hubbell, Irwin,
Simmons and George streets, being South Beach Block No. 25.
Obtober 12, 1896, received copy of summons and complaint.
November 9, 1896, demurrer of City and County served and filed.
November 27, 1896, demurrer of City and County overruled.
December 7-8, 1896, disclaimer of City and County of San Francisco
served and filed, as per Resolution No. 15,422 (Third Series) of Board of
Supervisors.
R. 7 -P. 186.
Nevada Bank of San Francisco vs. City and County of 'San Francisco —
No. 57,340.
T. I. Beigin, attorney for plaintiff.
Action to recover the sum of $20,613.06 taxes paid under protest by plain-
tiff upon an alleged void assessment.
CITY AND COUNTY ATTORNEY'S EEPOBT. 379
November 23, 1896, received copy of summons and^complaint.
December 8, 1896, demurrer served and filed.
December 18, 1896, demurrer argued and submitted.
December 24, 1896, defendant's brief on demurrer served and filed.
February 10, 1897, demurrer overruled.
March 12, 1897, answer served and filed.
R. 7— P. 187.
Joseph Fritz, Jr. vs. City and County of San Francisco — No. 57,301.
Sawyer & Burnett, attorneys for plaintiff.
Action to recover the sum of $2,500 damages alleged 'to have been sus-
tained through the negligence of defendant's Superintendent of Streets.
November 23, 1896, received copy of summons and complaint.
December 3, 1896, demurrer served and filed.
February 5, 1897, demurrer sustained.
February 24, 1897, judgment for defendant.
R. 7- P. 188.
Robert A. Crothers vs. Daily Report Publishing Co. et al.— No. .
Henry E. Highton, attorney for plaintiff.
Action to restrain defendants from awarding the contract for public print-
ing from January 1, 1897 to January 1, 1899, to defendant Daily Report,
and to compel its award to plaintiff.
November 23, 1896, received copy of summons and complaint.
L December 22, 1896, demurrer of certain defendants served and filed.
January 21-5-8, 1897, demurrer argued and submitted.
March 23, 1897, demurrer sustained. Judgment for defendant.
March 25, 1897, judgment entered.
R. 7— P. 189.
Robert A. Crothers vs. The City and County of San Francisco — No. .
Henry E. Highton, attorney for plaintiff.
Petition for writ of madate compelling defendants to set aside award of
contract for public printing for 1897-8 to Daily Report, and to award same to
San Francisco Bulletin.
- November, 1896, received copy of petition and alternative writ.
December 22, 1896, demurrer served and filed.
January 21-5-8, 1897, demurrer argued and submitted.
March 23, 1897, demurrer sustained. Judgment for defendants.
March 24, 1897, judgment entered.
R. 7— P. 190.
Hibernia Savings and Loan Society vs. Jay E. Russell et^al.— No. 54,272.
Tobin & Tobin, attorneys for plaintiff.
380 CITY AND COUNTY ATTORNEY'S REPORT.
Action to foreclose a certain mortgage upon Lot No. 22, Eddy's Map of
the City and County of San Francisco, lying in Washer-women's Bay,
between Lombard and Filbert streets.
November 30, 1896, received copy of summons and complaint.
R. 7— P. 191.
Jennie Brickell et al. vs. City and County of San Francisco — No. 56,535.
Bishop & Wheeler, attorneys for plaintiff.
Action to recover the sum of $150 being the amount alleged to have been
unlawfully collected by the County Clerk for the filing of inventory and
appraisement, in probate, of estate of plaintiff's testator.
December 17, 1896, received copy of summons and complaint.
March 3, 1897, demurrer served and filed.
May 20, 1897, demurrer confessed, ten days to amend.
R. 7— P. 203.
Azro N. Lewis et al. vs. City and County of San Francisco — No. 56,908.
Bishop & Wheeler, attorneys for plaintiff.
Abtion to recover the sum of $750 being the amount alleged to have been
unlawfully collected by the County Clerk for filing of inventory and ap-
praisement of the estate of plaintiff's testator.
December 17, 1897, received copy of summons and complaint.
March 6, 1897, answer to complaint served and filed.
R. 7— P. 204.
A. B. Forbes vs. City and County of San Francisco— No. 57,749.
Chickering, Thomas & Gregory, Gerstle & Sloss, attorneys for plaintiff.
Action to enjoin defendants from entering upon Laurel Place, between
First and Essex streets, for the purpose of curbing and paving the same.
December 30, 1896, received copy of summons and complaint.
January 27, 1897, action dismissed. Judgment for defendant.
January 28, 1897, judgment ordered entered.
R. 7— P. 207.
Pacific Coast Savings Society vs. City and County of San Francisco —
No. 57,771.
Vincent Neale, attorney for plaintiff.
Action to recover the sum of $908,83 taxes for the fiscal 1896-7, paid
under protest.
January 11, 1897, received copy of summons and complaint.
January 19-20, 1897, demurrer to complaint served and filed.
February 5, 1897, demurrer to complaint argued.
CITY AND COUNTY ATTORNEY'S REPORT. 381
February 9, 1897, brief of defendant on demurrer served and filed.
February 20, 1897, brief of plaintiff received.
February 26, 1897, defendant's reply brief served and filed.
May 17, 1897, demurrer overruled.
May 24, 1897, answer to complaint served and filed.
R. 7-P. 212.
Mary Campion vs. William Alvord et al — No. 57,890.
Alfred Clarke, attorney for plaintiff.
Bill in equity to compel defendants to make good the sum of $30 to the
Police Relief and Pension Fund alleged to have been wrongfully appropri-
ated to the use of J. T. Moran.
January 13, 1897, received copy of summons and complaint.
January 19, 1897, action dismissed. Judgment for defendants.
R. 7— P. 213. /
R. V. Dey vs. James N. Block, Tax Collector, etc.— No. 57,924.
Lloyd & Wood, attorneys for plaintiff.
Petition for writ of mandate compelling defendants to receive the sum of
$1,447.30 in payment of taxes levied upon the real property for the fiscal
year 1896-7.
January 14,1897, received copy of petition, writ and order to show cause.
January 19-20, 1897, demurrer to petition served and filed.
April 30, 1897, demurrer overruled by consent. Answer served and filed.
June 3, 1897, motion for judgment on pleadings.
June 7, 1897, motion for judgment on pleadings granted. Ordered per-
emptory writ of mandate issued.
R. 7— P. 214.
Michael Horan vs. R. J. Tobin et al— No. 57,928.
Alfred Clarke, attorney for plaintiff.
Petition for decree in eqity ordering defendants to make good the sum of
$3,700 alleged to have been wrongfully appropriated from the Police Pension
Fund.
January 15, 1897, received copy of summons and complaint.
January 25, 1897, demurrer served and filed.
February 25, 1897, received plaintiff's brief on demurrer.
February 27, 1897, defendants' brief on demurrer served and filed.
March 2, 1897, demurrer sustained. Action dismissed.
March 3, 1897, judgment entered for defendants.
R. 7— P. 215.
382 CITY AND COUNTY ATTORNEY'S REPORT.
Fannie Burress et al. vs. Police Belief and Pension Fund.
Alfred Clarke, attorney for plaintiffs.
Action to obtain a decree that the Police Relief and Pension Fund is insol-
vent under the Insolvency Act of 1895.
January 18, 1897, received copy of petition, summons and order to show
cause.
January 19, 1897, injunction ordered dissolved.
January 20, 1897, received notice of appeal from order dissolving in-
junction. Received plaintiff's bill of exceptions. Demurrer to petition
served and filed.
January 26, 1897, demurrer to petition sustained.
R. 7— P. 216.
Fannie Burress vs. Board of Supervisors, etc. — No. 57,907.
Alfred Clarke, attorney for plaintiff.
Action to restrain defendants from passing certain demands upon the
Police Relief and Pension Fund.
January 14, 1897, received copy of summons and complaint.
February 3, 1897, demurrer served and filed.
February 6, 1897, received copy of amended complaint.
February 10, 1897, demurrer to amended complaint served and filed.
February 12, 1897, demurrer to amended complaint argued.
February 18, 1897, demurrer sustained. Judgment for defendants.
R. 7— P. 219.
George Davidson vs. City and County of San Francisco — No. 52.541.
Boyd & Fifield, attorneys for plaintiff.
Action to recover the sum of $1,559.10 for services alleged to have been
rendered as member of Board of Engineers to devise a system of sewerage.
February 6, 1897, received copy of summons and complaint.
April 20, 1897, answer served and filed.
R. 7— P. 220.
James T. Boyd vs. City and County of San Francisco et al. — No. 58.132.
Boyd & Fifield, attorneys for plaintiff.
Action to obtain a decree that the personal property tax of John T. Boyd
is not a lien upon the realty of plaintiff, and requining defendants to accept
the amount tendered by plaintiff in pay men e of the tax upon said realty.
February 6, 1897, received copy of summons and camplaint.
March 3, 1897, demurrer of defendants served and filed.
March 5, 1897, demurrer overruled.
March 26, 1897, action dismissed. Judgment entered for defendants.
K. 7_p. 221.
CITY AND COUNTY ATTOKNEY'S REPORT. 383
Savings and Loan Society vs. City and County of San Francisco — No. 58,055.
A. N. Drown, attorney for plaintiff.
Action to recover the sum of $22,267.54 paid defendant under protest as
taxes for the fiscal year 1896-7.
February 11, 1897, received copy of summoMS and complaint.
March 3, 1897, answer to complaint served and filed.
R. 7_p. 222.
Joseph A. Mogan vs. William Broderick, Auditor, etc.— No. 58,180.
P. J. Mogan, attorney for plaintiff.
Petition for writ of mandate compelling defendant to audit and allow
plaintiff's demand as Fish and Game Warden during the month of January,
1897.
February 12, 1897, received copy of petition and alfernative writ.
February 16, 1897, demurrer to petition served and filed.
February 19, 1897, demurrer to petition overruled.
February 23, 1897, answer to petition served and filed.
February 24, 1897, demurrer to answer received.
March 19, 1897, demurrer to answer submitted on brief a.
April 15, 1897, judgment for defendants.
R. 7 -P. 223.
Charles Altschul vs. A. C. Widber, Treasurer, etc.— No. .
Rosenbaum & Scheeline, attorneys for plaintiff.
Petition for writ of mandate compelling defendant to pay to plaintiff the
sum of $11,000 in redemption of certain Dupont street bonds.
February 19, 1897, received copy of petition and order to show cause.
March 10, 1897, action dismissed.
R. 7— P. 224.
Security Savings Bank vs. City and County of San Francisco — No. 58,054.
Sidney V. Smith, attorney for plaintiff.
Action to recover the sum of $8,398,99 taxes paid under protest in the
fiscal year 1896-7.
February 24, 1897, received copy of summons and complaint.
March 29, 1897, answer served and filed.
R. 7— P. 233.
William G. J. Bloomfield vs. William Alvord et al.— No. 58,586.
Alfred Clarke, attorney for plaintiff.
Petition for writ of mandate to compel defendants to restore plaintiff to
his position in the Police Department.
384 CITY AND COUNTY ATTOKNEY'S REPORT.
March &, 1897, received copy of summons and complaint.
March 16, 1897, demurrer served and filed.
March 19, 1897, demurrer argued and submitted.
April 1, 1897, demurrer sustained. Judgment for defendant.
R. 7— P. 241.
S. B. Alden vs. William Alvord et al.— No. 58,597.
Alfred Clarke, Attorney for plaintiff.
Petition for writ of mandate to compel defendants to restore plaintiff to
his position in the Police Department.
March 8, 1897, received copy of summons and complaint.
March 16, 1897, demurrer served and filed.
March 19, 1897, demurrer argued and submitted.
April 1, 1897, demurrer sustained. Judgment for defendants.
B. 7— P. 241.
J. W. Beckwith vs. William Alvord et al.— No. 58,633.
Alfred Clarke, attorney for plaintiff.
Petition for writ of mandate to compel defendants to restore plaintiff to
his position in the Police Department.
March 12, 1897, received copy of summons and complaint.
March 16, 1897, demurrer served and filed.
March 19, 1897, demurrer argued and submitted.
April 1, 1897, demurrer sustained. Judgment for defendants.
R. 8-P. 242.
Andrew Briggs vs. William Alvord et al.— No. 58,638.
Alfred Clarke, attorney for plaintiff.
Petition for writ of mandate compelling defendants to restore plaintiff to
his position in the Police Department.
March 12, 1897, received copy of summons and complaint.
March 16, 1897, demurrer served and filed.
March 19, 1897, demurrer argued and submitted.
April 1, 1897, demurrer sustained. Judgment for defendants.
R. 7— P. 242.
Joseph Enright vs. William Alvord et al. — No. 58,616.
Alfred Clarke, attorney for plaintiff.
Petition for writ of mandate compelling defendants to restore plaintiff to
his position in the Police Department.
March 10, 1897, received copy of summons and complaint.
March 16, 1897, demurrer served and filed.
March 19, 1897, demurrer argued and submitted.
April 1, 1897, demurrer sustained. Judgment for defendants.
B. 7— P. 243.
CITY AND COUNTY ATTORNEY'S REPORT. 385
J. H. Colbert vs. William Alvord et al.— No. 58,617.
Alfred Clarke, attorney for plaintiff.
Petition for writ of mandate to compel defendants to restore plaintiff to
his position in the Police Department.
March 10, 1897, received copy of summons and complaint.
March 16, 1897, demuirer served and filed.
March 19, 1897, demurrer argued and submitted.
April 1, 1897, demurrer sustained. Judgment for defendants.
R. 7_p. 243.
John H. Sievers vs. Charles Warren et al.— No. 58,719.
Otto Turn Suden, attorney for plaintiff.
Action to recover th^ sum of $10,000 damages alleged to have been sus-
tained by reason of defendants blocking up a certain sewer at Van Ness
avenue and Chestnut street, and filling the roadway of said crossing.
March 17, 1897, received copy of summons and complaint.
April 30, 1897, demurrer of City and County of San Francisco served and
filed.
May 20, 1897, demurrer of City and County submitted.
May 25, 1897, demurrer of City and County overruled.
May 27, 1897. answer served and filed.
R. 7— P. 244.
Eva Metcalfe et al. vs. S. M. A. Jackson et al.— No. 58,551.
F. R. Brandon, attorney for plaintiff.
Action to obtain a decree of partition as to a certain parcel of land on the
north line of Geary street, between Taylor and Mason streets, being fifty-
vara lot No. 992 of the City and County of San Francisco.
March 22, 1897, received copy of summons and complaint.
R. 7— P. 245.
George E. Pinder vs. City and County of San Francisco— No. 58,768.
William H. Jordan, attorney for plaintiff.
Action to recover the sum of $1,500 damages for the retention of plaintiff's
property, for the recovery of the possession thereof, etc.
March 23, 1897, received copy of summons and complaint.
April 10-12, 1897, demurrer filed and served.
April 16, 1897, demurrer overruled.
April 29, 1897, answer to complaint served and filed.
R. 7— P. 24G.
Mountford S. Wilson vs. City »nd County of San Francisco — No. 58,752.
Freeman & Bates, attorney for plaintiff.
25
386 . CITY AND COUNTY ATTORNEY'S REPORT.
Action to qniet title to plaintiff's property on the north line of Sutter street,
between Jones and Taylor streets.
March 26. 1897, received copy of summons and complaint.
May 17, 1897, demurrer served and filed.
May 20, 1897, demurrer overruled.
R. 7-P. 247.
Bertha Biber vs. City and County of San Francisco — No. 58,753.
Freeman & Bates, attorneys for plaintiff.
Action to quiet title to plaintiff's property on the north line of Sutter
street, between Jones and Taylor streets.
March 26, 1897, received copy of summons and complaint.
May 17, 1897, demurrer served and filed.
May 20, 1897, demurrer overruled.
R. 7— P. 247.
First National B ink vs. City and County of San Francisco — No. 58,815.
Lloyd & Wood, attorneys for plaintiff.
Action to recover the sum of $8,290 paid under protest by plaintiff as
taxes for the fiscal year 1896-7.
March 25, 1897, received copy of summons and complaint.
April 20, 1897, answer served and filed.
Jane 28, 1897, cause tried and submitted.
R. 7— P. 248.
William Larkins et al. vs. City and County of San Francisco— No. 50,767.
Duncan Hayne, attorney for plaintiffs.
Action to recover the sum of $1 323.35 for goods, labor and services fur-
nished to defendant during the fiscal year 1892-3.
April 3, 1897, received copy of summon? and complaint.
R. 7— P. 249.
Joseph Cuneo vs. City and County of San Francisco — No. 58,944.
John J. Coffey, attorney for plaintiff.
Action to recover the sum of $10,000 damages for the alleged destruction
of plaintiff's property by the agents of defendant.
April 2, 1897, received copy of summons and complaint.
April 30, 1897, demurrer served and filed.
May 20, 1897, demurrer to complaint argued and submitted.
May 22, 1897, received copy of amended complaint.
June 2, 1897, answer to amended complaint served and filed.
June 17, 1897, cause tried. Motion for non-suit argued and submitted.
June 24, 1897, plaintiff's brief received.
June 28, 1897, defendants brief served and filed.
R. 7— P. 250.
CITY AND COUNTY ATTORNEY'S REPORT. 387
Joseph Cuneo vs. City and County of Sin Francisco — No. 58,913.
John J. Coffay, attorney for plaintiff.
Action to recover the sum of $4,000 damages for the alleged overflow of
sewer on Taylor street.
April 2, 1887, received copy of summons and complaint.
April 29, 1897, motion to quash summons served aod filed.
April 30, 1897, demurrer to complaint served and filed.
~ June 1, 1897, demurrer to complaint overruled.
^ June 10, 1897, answer served and filed.
R. 7-P. 250.
San Francisco Savings Union vs. City and County ot San Francisco — No.
58,882.
H. C. Campbell, attorney for plaintiff.
Action to recover the sum of $31,375.78 taxes paid under protest for the
fiscal year 1896-7.
April 8, 1897, received copy of summons and complaint.
May, 1897, demurrer served and filed.
R. 7— P. 256.
Mutual Savings Bank vs. City and County of San Francisco — No. 59,155.
Frank J. Sullivan, attorney for plaintiff.
Action to recover the sum of $4,291.63 taxes paid under protest for the
fiscal year 1896-7.
April 22, 1897, received copy of summons and complaint.
May, 1897, answer served and filed.
R. 8— P. 257.
City and County of Sau Francisco vs. John H. Dunham et al. — No. 59,102.
Alfred Clarke, attorney for plaintiff.
Action to quiet title to that certain piece of land lying between Steiner,
Thirteenth, Scott and Waller streets, known as the Hospital Lot.
April 16, 1897, complaint filed and summons issued. Summons and com-
plaint served on John H. Dunham.
May 10, 1897, received answer ot defendant Dunham.
May 11, 1897, notice of motion for judgment on pleadings served and filed.
May 13, 1897, demurrer to defendants' answer served and filed.
May 25, 1897, motion for judgment on pleadings granted. Judgment for
plaintiff, as prayed for.
R. 7-P. 261.
Jane L. Stanford, Executrix, etc., vs. City and County of San Francisco —
No. 55,264.
388 CITY AND COUNTY ATTORNEY'S KEPOKT.
Wilson & Wilson, attorneys for plaintiff.
Action to recover the sum of $23, 157. '28 taxes paid under protest for
the fiscal year 1896-7.
May 20, 1897, received copy of summons and complaint.
June 28, 1897, demurrer served and filed.
E. 7— P. 262.
California Safe Deposit and Trust Company vs. City and County of San
Francisco— No. 59,446.
Gunnison, Booth & Bartnett, attorneys for plaintiff.
Action to recover the sum of $6,017.17 taxes paid under protest for the
fiscal year 1896-7.
June 8, 1897, received copy of summons and complaint.
E. 7-P. 264,
Samuel M. Hilton vs. Charles F. Curry, County Clerk, etc.— No. 60,288.
Barrett & O'Gara, attorneys for plaintiff.
Petition for writ of mandate compelling defendant to issue to plaintiff a
certificate of attendance as juryman in the Superior Court, as required by
law.
June 22, 1897, received copy of affidavit for writ and order to show cause.
E. 7— P. 265.
SCHEDULE
OF CASKS AND MATTEES PENDING IN THE JUSTICES' COURTS OF TH3 CITY AND
COUNTY OF SAN FEANCISCO.
A. E. Sabatie vs. The City and County of San Francisco— No. 33,540.
Eosenbaum & Scheeline, attorneys for plaintiff.
Action to recover $115 alleged to be due upon Dupont s,treet°bonds.
January 5, 1886, action commenced.
January 8, 1886, demurrer filed.
January 19, 1886, stipulation made giving defendant until_ten days after
notice to argue demurrer.
E. 5— P. 74.
CITY AND COUNTY ATTOKNEY'S REPORT. 389
Michael Conniff vs. The City and County of San Francisco — No. 65,985.
Smith and Murasky, attorneys for plaintiff.
Action brought to recover $239.99 damages alleged to have been sustained
by reason of a negligent construction of Jones street.
March 2, 1893, received copy of summons and complaint.
March 9, 1893, filed demurrer; demurrer overruled.
February 21, 1895, answers served and filed.
B. 6— P. 236.
Vincent Kingwell vs. City and County of San Francisco — No. 67,665.
Frank I. Kingswell, attorney for plaintiff.
Action for goods sold and delivered.
June 9, 1893, received summons and complaint.
January 2, 1894, demurrer served and filed.
E. 6— P. 260.
Charles Brown et al. vs. City and County of San Francisco — No. 69,586.
I. I. Brown, attorney for plaintiff.
Action for goods sold and delivered to the sum of $29.65.
•September 27, 1893, received copy of summons and complaint.
January 16, 1894, stipulated that defendant have ten days" from notice
thereof to plead.
R. 6— P. 238.
W. A. Swinerton vs. City and County of San Francisco — No. 69,507.
E. S. Heller, attorney for plaintiff.
Action for goods sold and delivered to the sum of $184.87.
August 2, 1893, received copy of summons and complaint.
January 19, 1894, stipulated that defendant have ten days from notice to
plead.
K. 6--P. 240.
Emil Pohli vs. City and County of Sau Francisco — No. 69,555.
S. Rosenheim, attorney for plaintiff.
Action for services performed to the sum of $26.25.
September 25, 1893, received copj^ of summons and complaint.
January 31, 1894, stipulated that defendant have ten days from notice to
plead.
R. 6— P. 241.
T. Connolly vs. City and County of San Francisco— No. 69,259.
G. H. Perry, attorney for plaintiff.
Action for goods sold and delivered to the sum of $159.92.
390 CITY AND COUNTY ATTORNEY'SjfREPORT.
September 11, 1893, received copy of summons and complaint.
October, 1893, demurrer served and filed.
R. 6— P. 253.
Wm. Healey vs. City and County of San Francisco — No. 19,098.
Sumner and Moses, attorneys for plaintiff.
Action to recover $250 for goods sold and delivered.
September 11, 1893, received copy of summons and complaint.
January 18, 1894, stipulated that defendant have ten days from notice to
plead.
R. 6— P. 254.
Wm. Ashcroft vs. City and County of San Francisco et al. — No. 68,108.
Maguire and Levy, attorneys for plaintiff.
Action for services rendered as Secretary of Fourth-of-July Committee.
July 6, 1893, received copy of summons and complaint.
July 11, 1893, answer served and filed.
R. 6— P. 271.
J. H. McKay et al. vs. The City and County o£ San Francisco— No. 68,218.
Milton E. Babb, attorney for plaintiff.
Action for goods sold and delivered to the sum of $213.64.
July 12, 1893, received copy of summons and complaint.
October 11, 1893, answer served and filed.
R. 6— P. 276.
W. A. Swinerton vs. The City and County of San Francisco— No. 69,303.
E. S. Heller, attorney for plaintiff.
Action for goods sold and delivered to the sum of $265 50.
September 19, 1893, received copy of summons and complaint.
February 2, 1894, stipulated that defendant have ten days from notice to
plead.
R. 6— P. 287.
Pacific Lighting Company vs. The City and County of San Francisco — No.
69,330.
E. S. Heller, attorney for plaintiff.
Action for goods sold and delivered to the sum of $34 75.
September 19, 1893, received copy of summons and complaint.
February 2, 1894, stipulated that defendant have ten days from notice to
plead.
R. 6— P. 287.
CITY AND COUNTY ATTORNEY'S REPORT. 391
California Furniture Manufacturing Company vs. The City and County of
San Francisco— No. 69,299.
E. S. Heller, attorney for plaintiff.
Action for goods sold and delivered to the sum of $255 60.
September 19, 1893, received copy of summons and complaint.
February 2, 1894, stipulated that defendant have ten days from notice to
plead.
R. 6— P. 287.
W. A. Swinerton vs. The City and County of San Francisco — No. 69,300.
E. S. Heller, attorney for plaintiff.
Action for goods sold and delivered to the sum of $265 50.
September 19, 1893, received copy of summons and complaint.
February 2, 1894, stipulated that defendant have ten days from notice to
plead.
R, 6— P. 287.
W. A. Swinerton vs. The City and County of San Francisco — No. 69,301.
E. S. Heller, attorney for plaintiff.
Action for goods sold and delivered to the sum of $265 50.
September, 19, 1893, received copy of summons and complaint.
February 2, 1894, stipulated that defendant have ten days from notice to
plead.
R. 6- P. 287.
W. A. Swinerton vs. The City and County of San Francisco — No. 69,302.
E. S. Heller, attorney for plaintiff.
Action for goods sold and delivered to the sum of $265 50.
September 19, 1893, copy of summons and complaint received.
February 2, 1894, stipulated that defendant have ten days from notice to
plead.
R. 6— P. 287.
W. M. Cooklin vs. The City and County of San Francisco— No. 69,258.
W. C. Graves, attorney for plaintiff.
Action for goods sold and delivered to the sum of $130.60.
September, 1893, received copy of summons and complaint.
February 28, 1894, stipulated that defendant have ten days from notice to
pleac).
R. 6— P. 292.
W. A. Swinerton vs. The City and County of San Francisco— No. 68,838.
W. C. Graves, attorney for plaintiff.
392 CITY AND COUNTY ATTORNEY'S REPORT.
Action for goods sold and delivered to the sum of $299.99.
September, 1893, copy of summons and complaint received.
February 28, 1894, stipulated that defendant have ten days from notice to
plead.
R. 6— P. 292.
A. Lo Presti vs. The City and County of San Francisco — No. .
W. C. Graves, attorney for plaintiff.
Action for goods sold and delivered to the sum of $117 40.
September, 1893, received copy of summons and complaint.
February 28, 1894, stipulated that defendant have ten days from notice to
plead.
R. 6-P. 292.
Nelson J. Rogers vs. The City and County of San Francisco— No. 69,785.
J. T. Rogers, attorney for plaintiff.
Action for goods sold and delivered to the sum of $123 75.
October 7, 1893, received copy of summons and complaint.
November 15, 1893, answer served and filed.
R. 7— P. 2.
J. E. Bier et al. vs. The City and County of San Francisco— No. 70,665.
In propria persona.
Action for goods sold and delivered to the sum of $245.
November 29, 1893, received copy of summons and complaint.
February 6, 1894, demurrer served and filed.
February 12, 1894, demurrer sustained; ten days to amend.
March 5, 1894, received copy of amended complaint.
March 8, 1894, answer served and filed.
R. 7--P. 15.
J. E. Bier et al. vs. The City and County of San Francisco—No. 70,666,
In propria persona.
Action for goods sold and delivered to the sum of $257 50.
Same as above.
R. 7— P. 15.
J. C. Johnson & Co. vs. The City and County of San Francisco— No. 70,844.
C. H. Herrlngton, attorney for plaintiff.
Action to recover $116 11 for goods sold and delivered.
December 9, 1893, received copy of summons and complaint.
January 23, 1894, stipulated that defendant have ten days from notice to
plead .
R. 7— P. 17.
CITY AND COUNTY ATTORNEY'S REPORT. 393
L. P. Degen vs. The City aud County of San Francisco — No. 70,916.
C. H. Herrington, attorney for plaintiff.
Action to recover $30 79 for goods sold and delivered.
Same as above.
R. 7--P. 18.
William Whitfield vs. The City and County of San Francisco— No. 71,009.
Beatty and Fowler, attorneys for plaintiff.
Action to recover $208 for goods sold and delivered.
December 15, 1893, received copy of summons and complaint.
January 30, 1894, stipulated that defendant have ten days from notice to
pie-ad.
R. 7-P. 20.
Jerome Millard vs. The City and County of San Francisco — No. 71,673.
F. A. Hornblower, attorney for plaintiff.
Action to recover $160 for services rendered.
January S6, 1894, received copy of summons and complaint.
January 10, 1895, demurrer served and filed.
R. 7— P. 30.
P. Foley vs. City and County of San Francisco— No. 81,765.
Action to recover $100 for services rendered.
May 14, 1895, received copy of summons and complaint.
May 18, 1895, demurrer served and tiled.
R. 7— P. 87.
Joseph Finn vs. City and County of San Francisco — No. 81,591.
R. F. Mogan, attorney for plaintiff.
Action to recover $96 for services rendered.
May 14, 1895, received copy of summons and complaint.
May 18, 1895, demurrer served and filed.
R. 7-P. 88.
J. H. A. Folkers vs. City and County of San Francisco— No. 81,616.
H. A. Powell & W. A. Dow, attorneys for plaintiff.
Action to recover $97.25 for goods furnished.
June 3, 1895, received copy of summons and complaint.
R. 6— P. 95.
W. Rigby vs. The City and County of San FrancUco— No. 72,066.
W. Rigby, attorney for plaintiff.
394 CITY AND COUNTY ATTORNEY'S REPORT.
Action to recover $49 75 for goods sold and delivered.
February 9, 1894, received copy of summons and complaint.
R. 7— P. 34.
Chin Fong vs. The City and County of San Francisco— No. 70,344.
Smith and Murasky, attorneys for plaintiff.
Action to recover $55 for goods sold and delivered.
May 9, 1894, received copy of summons and complaint.
July 6, 1894, demurrer served and filed.
January 24, 1895, demurrer overruled.
March 11, 1895, answer served and filed.
R. 7— P. 41.
E. P. Fellows vs. City and County of San Francisco — No. 81,079.
R. W. King, attorney for plaintiff.
Action to recover the sum of $35 for goods, wares, etc.
April 15, 1895, received copy of summons and complaint.
April 20, 1895, demurrer served and filed.
R. 7— P. 76.
Merchants' Exchange vs. City and County of San Francisco — No. 81,148.
Gunnison, Booth & Bartnett, attorneys for plaintiff.
Action to recover $20 for services rendered.
4pril 18, 1895, received copy of summons and complaint.
May 15, 1895. demurrer served and filed.
R. 7— P. 77.
H. M. Black vs. City and County of San Francisco— No. 81,323.
Fisher Ames, attorney for plaintiff.
Action to recover $126 for services rendered.
April 29, 1895, received copy of summons and complaint.
R. 7— P. 84.
J. M. Gilbert vs. City and County of San Francisco — No. 81,741.
Plaintiff in P. P.
Action to recover $299 for services rendered.
May 14, 1895, received copy of summons and complaint.
May 18, 1895, demurrer served and filed.
R. 7_p. 86.
Timothy Hurley vs The City and County of San Francisco— No. 88,398.
Alfred Clarke, attorney for plaintiff.
CITY AND COUNTY ATTORNEY'S REPORT. 395
Action to recover the sum of $216, alleged to be due on a certain judg-
ment against defendant, recorded in Book 2, J. C. A., p. 504.
February 14, 1896, received copy of summons and complaint.
February 29, 1896, demuirer served and filed.
March 9, 1896, demurrer overruled.
March 9, 1896. answer served and filed.
March 23, 1896, cause tried and submitted on briefs.
March 24, 1896, plaintiff's brief received.
April 1, 1896, defendant's brief served and filed.
July 22, 1896, received notice of judgment for plaintiff.
July 23, 1896, received cost bill of plaintiff. Notice of motion to strike
out cost Vdll served and filed.
July 27, 1896, motion to strike out cost bill granted,
R. 7-P. 127.
Moses Clayburgh vs. The City and County of San Francisco— No. 82,252.
Reinstein and Eisner, attorneys for plaintift.
Action to recover the sum of $280, for hire of horse and buggy during
months of January, February, April and June, 1893, and rent of Engine
House, for months of May and June, 1893.
June 3, 1896, received copy of summons and complaint.
June 5, 1896, demurrer served and filed.
R. 7— P. 119.
Alfred Clarke vs. Win. Alvord, et al.— No. 91,349.
Alfred Clarke, in propria persona.
Action to recover the sum of $222, damages sustained by plaintiff by
reason of the denial of certain rights secured by Section 1,977, R. S. U. S.
June 18, 1896, received copy of summons and complaint.
July 23, 1896, demurrer served and filed.
August 26, 1896, demurrer sustained; five days to amend. Notice to
strike out demurrer denied.
R. 7— P. 154.
Alfred Clarke vs. William Alvord et al.— No. 92,115.
Alfred Clarke, attorney for plaintiff.
Action to recover the sum of $280 damages alleged to have been sustained
by reason of defendants' violation of Section 1,979, Revised Statutes U. S.
July 20, 1896, received copy of summons and complaint.
July 25, 1896, demurrer served and filod.
R. 7-P. 158.
396 CITY AND COUNTY ATTORNEY'S REPORT.
John T. Hayes vs. City and County of San Francisco —No, 9 "5, 892.
Robert W. King, attorney for plaintiff.
Action to recover the sum of $150 balance alleged to be due to plaintiff
upon a contract for building Engine House No. 32.
January 8, 1897, received copy of summons and complaint.
January 29, 1897, demurrer to complaint served and filed.
R. 7— P. 211.
Richard Brooks vs. City and County of San Francisco— No. 96,259.
Alfred Clarke, attorney for plaintiff.
Action to recover the sum of $279 alleged to be due plaintiff upon a cer-
tain unsatisfied judgment.
January 23, 1897, received copy of summons and complaint.
January 18, 1897, demurrer served and filed.
R. 7— P. 217.
Alfred Clarke, vs. City and County of San Francisco— No. 96,189.
Alfred Clarke, attorney for plaintiff.
Action to recover the sum of $179.50 alleged to be due upon a certain
judgment obtained in the case of Timothy Hurley vs. City and County of
San Francisco.
February 2, 1897, received copy of summons and complaint.
February 17, 1897, demurrer to complaint served and filed.
In the Superior Court of Maria County, In the Matter of the Estate of J. M.
Donahue, deceased — No. 522, Matin County.
Petition for the final distribution of the sum of $25,090, in trust, to be
expended in the erection of a memorial fountain, as provided for in the last
will and testament of said J. M. Donahue, deceased.
Jane 15, 1896, petition of City and County of San Francisco filed; argued
and submitted.
June 25, 1896, brief of City and County of San Francisco mailed to Judge
Angellotti.
August 10, 1896, final decree signed making allowance of above sum of
$25,000 for the erection of memorial fountain.
CITY AND COUNTY ATTORNEY'S REPORT. 397
OPINIONS RENDERED
DURING FISCAL YEAR 1896-97.
TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
July 9, 1896— As to the title of the City and County to Ocean avenue; also
width of said avenue.
July 10, 1896 — As to whether Ash avenue, between Webster and Fillmore
streets, is an open, public street.
July 11 5 1896 — As to whether the City can convey title to portion of
Mission Block No. 48.
August 19, 1896 — As to whether it is necessary for the Board of Super-
visors to pass " plumbing rules and regulations " approved by Board of
Health.
October 14, 1896— As to whether City and County is liable to pay fees to
grand jurors and jurors in criminal cases.
October 20, 1896— As to the legality of the claims of William Roper for
work done in Ocean View by order of the Board of Health.
November 9, 1896 — As to whether proper proceedings were taken to con-
stitute a lien for the payment of the expenditures for the abatement of
nuisances in Ocean View by William Roper.
November 16, 1896— As to the power of the Board to establish an assess-
ment distiict to pay the cost of grading Polk street, between Greenwich and
Lombard streete.
398 CITY AND COUNTY ATTORNEY'S REPORT.
November 16, 1896— Advising a disclaimer in the case of Davis ag-unst
the Pacific Improvement Company.
November 20, 1896 — As to the liability of the City and County to pay the
judgment demand for $2,342.70 in the case of Mackay vs. The City and
County of San Francisco.
November 24, 1896 — As to the sufficiency of the bond submitted by the
People's Mutual Telephone Company.
November 30, 1896 — As to the necessity of employing special counsel in
the Lafayette Park litigation.
November 30, 1896 —As to the advisability of an appeal in the action of
the City and County against the German Savings and Loan Society.
December 31, 1896 — As to whether Oregon street, in Water Lot No. 66,
is an open, public street.
December 31, 1896— As to the title of the City and County to the gore lot
on Sacramento street, 275 east of Drumm.
January 8, 1897 — As to whether the specifications for the new municipal
building can be changed after the award of contract.
January 14, 1897 — As to when the City and County is liable for jury fees.
January 30, 1897— As to the liability of the City and County for work per-
formed in front of Hospital lot.
February 1, 1897 — As to the advisability of compromising the legal con-
troversy involving title to the engine Lot on McAllister street, between Polk
street and Van Ness avenue.
CITY AND COUNTY ATTORNEY'S REPORT. 399
February 1, 1897— As to the title to Brady street.
February 20, 1897 — As to whether the Board must fix the water rates in
the month of February, as provided in the Constitution of the State.
March 8, 1897 — As to the advisability of compromising the action of Buck-
ingham & Hecht against the City and County.
March 13, 1897— As to tlie liability of the City and County for the fees of
witnesses in criminal cases in the Superior Court for each day's attendance
upon the Court.
March 24, 1897— As to the constitutionality of the Act of 1893, providing
for the sale of franchises in municipalities.
March 29, 1897 — As to the power of the Board to pass an ordinance reg-
ulating the character of head adornment worn by ladies in theatres and
other places of amusement.
April 23, 1897— As to whether Baker and Sullivan alleys are open, public
alleys.
May 7, 1897 — As to what must be done by the Board to cl;>se Serpentine
avenue.
May 24, 1897 — Advising the commencement of an action against the
Shiels Estate Co. to quiet title to Mission Creek lands.
June 3, 1897— As to the proper action to be ta^en lo acquire the land
which prevents Houston street from being an open, public street.
June 8, 1897 — As to whether tlie I ondon Assurance Company is liable to
assessment for a fia ( hise on its business of fire insurance, an! arjotber on
its marine insurance.
400 CITY AND COUNTY ATTORNEY'S REPORT.
June 11, 1897 — As to whether the line drawn across South Beach Block
No. 12 should be erased from the official map.
June 1'J, 1897— As to whether Cumberland Place in Mission Block No. 72
should be delineated on the official map.
June 12, 1897 — As to whether the Board of Supervisors can exchange an
engine lot for other property.
Juue 14, 1897 — Calling attention to the necessity of recommitting twelve
patients to the Napa Insane Asylum.
June 14, 1897 — Advising a disclaimer in the action of Metcalfe vs. Jackson.
June 24, 1897 — As to the power of the Board to establish an intermediate
grade on Liberty street, between Noe and Sanchez streets.
TO THE AUDITOR.
August 4, 1896 — As to the legality of action of Board of Supervisors in
reducing assessment of property south of the Park.
TO TAX COLLECTOR.
March 23, 1897 — As to the advisability of receiving the amount tendered
in payment of taxes oc lot at northeast corner of Pennsylvania and Army
street, belonging to Mr. James T. Boyd.
Miy 4, 1897 — As to the authority of the Tux Collector to make a tax deed
for properly sold for delicquent Dupont street taxes.
CITY AND COUNTY ATTORNEY'S REPORT. 401
TO THE MAYOE.
As to whether the Catholic Archbishop ever quit-claimed to the city.
TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION.
October 20, 1896 — As to whether the Board is re quired to advertise for
plans for proposed Mission High School building.
December 22, 1896— As to whether any other teacher than Miss Hinds is
entitled to any money by virtue of a judgment in the case of Hinda vs. The
Board of Education.
January 7, 1897 — As to whether the Board of Education has authority
to return all the moneys in the Medal funds to the donors.
May 24, 1897 — As to the legality of the claim of M. J. Donovan against
the Board of Education for work performed on the Girls' High School.
REPORT
ROBINSON BEQUEST FUND.
Mr. Jno. A. Russell,
Clerk of the Board of Supervisors—
SAX FR
CITY HALL, ^
ANCISCO, July 21, 1897.)
DEAR SIR: In reply to your circular letter of the 14th inst., I wish to report the follow-
ing distribution of the .Robinson Bequest Interest Fund for the year 1896-97.
Amount to the credit of the fund January 29, 1897, $2,264.30, which was disbursed as fol-
lows:
Salvation Army, for Old and Homeless Women.
Children's Day Home
Associated Charities
Little Jim Ward, Children's Hospital
Little Sisters' Infant Shelter
San Francisco Nursery for Homeless Children...
St. Andrew's Society
Ladies' Hebrew Benevolent Society ,
Catholic Ladies' Aid Society, No. 2
French Ladies' Benevolent Society
German Ladies' Benevolent Society
Mayor's Office
Total...,
$150 00
250 00
300 00
100 00
100 00
100 00
100 00
100 00
100 00
ICO 00
100 00
764 30
$2,261 30
Respectfully submitted,
W. P. SULLIVAN, JR.,
Mayor's Clerk and ex-offlcio Secretary of the Commission.
REPORT OF CHIEF OF POLICE.
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF POLICE,
SAN FBANCISCO, July 1, 1897.
To the Honorable the Board of Supervisors
Of the City and County of San Francisco —
GENTLEMEN: In compliance with Kesolution No. 16,412 (Third Series) of
your Honorable Board, I submit herewith the annual report of the Police
Department for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1897.
EXHIBIT "A."
(Supplements Nos. 1, 2, 3.)
Tabulated statement of offenses charged and arrests made by the police
during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1897.
EXHIBIT "B."
Comparative statement of the number of arrests and strength of the
police force for the thirty years ending June 30, 1897.
EXHIBIT "C."
Comparative statement of population and police force of nine principal
cities of the Union, as shown by latest reports received at this office.
EXHIBIT "D."
Number of witnesses subpoenaed for the Police and Superior Courts
and lost children restored to their parents or guardians during the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1897.
EXHIBIT "E."
Amount of property stolen and lost, and amount recovered, during
the fiscal year ending June 30, 1897.
404: KEPOBT OF CHIEF OF POLICE.
EXHIBIT "F."
Unclaimed property and money in the hands of the Chief of
Police, on the 30th day of June, 1897.
EXHIBIT "G."
Number, character, and nationality of incoming vessels boarded by
the police during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1897.
EXHIBIT "H."
Number of lottery tickets (exclusive of Chinese) seized by the police
during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1897.
EXHIBIT "I."
Amount of money received from Sheriffs of other counties, masters of
vessels and others for keeping prisoners in the City Prison during the
fiscal year ending June 30, 1897.
EXHIBIT "J."
Amount of fines and forfeitures in Police Courts for arrests made by
the Police Department during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1897.
EXHIBIT "K."
Police stations and their locations.
EXHIBIT "L."
Summary of action taken by the Board of Police Commissioners in
retail liquor dealers' licenses during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1897.
EXHIBIT "M."
Strength of Police Department and summary of action taken by
Board of Police Commissioners in the trial of complaints against members
thereof during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1897.
EXHIBIT "N."
Correspondence, and synopsis of business, transacted in the office of
Chief of Police during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1897.
REPORT OF CHIEF OF POLICE. 405
EXHIBIT "0."
Huinmary of Police Patrol wagon service during the fiscal year ending
June 30, 1897.
EXHIBIT "P."
Number of nuisances abated by the police during the fiscal year end-
ing June 30, 1897.
EXHIBIT " Q."
Fugitives from justice arrested in the City and County of San Francisco
and delivered to the authorities of other counties and States during the fiscal
year ending:June 30, 1897.
The 'percentage of arrests for drunkenness show a marked decrease
during the fiscal year, but it is not to be understood that 12,738 persons were
arrested for drunkenness during the year, for it is a matter of record that the
same persons were arrested many times during the year for this offense.
The total arrests for the principal charges show a small decrease.
The majority of the manslaughter charges were the result of railroad acci-
dents, in which defendants proved their non-liability.
SUGGESTIONS.
It is required that in each annual report suggestions should be made for
such improvement in the arrangement and additions to the equipment of the
service, as experience has shown to be necessary or useful. In the annual
reports of previous years, it has been suggested by my predecessor that the
city and county purchase lots and erect thereon station houses fitted up with
dormitories, for the accommodation of a reserve force of police in cases of
emergency. The importance of this subject matter, both to the Department
and to the taxpayers at large, cannot well be over-estimated; and the pro-
priety of municipal ownership of station houses and their appurtenances
seems to be beyond question. No difficulty has hitherto been encountered
in the municipal ownership of their own buildings by other Departments of
the City Government. No objection that I am aware of, has yet been heard
of against the Fire or School Departments owning the buildings in use by
them. And why the Police Department should be singled out to be left to
the mercy of scattered landlords, I cannot understand. I can see no reason
why the station houses occupied by this Department should be located in
rented buildings, without the necessary accommodations for the officers,
badly lighted, badly ventilated and in a bad sanitary condition both as to
drainage and plumbing. No better illustration could be had of the wretched
406 REPORT OF CHIEF OF POLICE.
condition of the equipment of this Department in this regard, than the
history of the Southern Police Station on Folsom street. Prior to the fire of
June 6, 1897, at 839 Folsora street, immediately west of the station, the
station building was anything but a credit either to the city or this Depart-
ment, but since said fire, and by reason of the injuries caused by the fire to the
station house, the building has become so absolutely untenantable and unfit
for human habitation, that it has been condemned by the Board of Health.
My efforts to find in the vicinity a building suitable for a Police Station have
been, as might be expected, without success; and in deference to the
efficiency of the Department, and the health of those of its members who had
been assigned to the Southern Station, I was compelled to remove the station
temporarily to the basement of the Larkin street wing of the City Hall, fit-
ting up for that purpose two of the rooms south of the Larkin street entrance
for the use of the Captain and Patrol Sergeants and fitting up the Assembly
room on the west side of the corridor with Icckers for the patrolmen. I
have given such orders as will cause this removal to be completed by July 31st.
The history of the 17th Street Station also illustrates the proposition that
I am endeavoring to impress upon your Board. Like the Southern Station,
this station is without proper accommodations, badly lighted, in a wretched
condition, so far as draining and plumbing are concerned, a condition of
things which is the natural outcome of the use of an old, small and dilapi-
dated building. Heretofore, in a communication addressed to your Honor-
able Board, under date of June 21st, 1897, I pointed out the wretched con-
dition of the Mission District Station Houae and requested that a lot of land
in Mission Block No. 50, owned by the City and County, should be assigned
to the use of this Department for police station purposes; that a police
Station for the Mission District, and the stables for the horses of the patrol
wagon and Mounted Patrol, might be constructed thereon. In connection
with this communication I applied to your Honorable Board for the sum of
$50,000, to be appropriated out of the new tax levy for the purpose of con-
structing upon this property suitable buildings for the police purposes sug-
gested by me. I had a conference in this behalf with Hon. T. A. Rottanzi,
Chairman of the Finance Committee of your Board, and with the Finance
Committee itself, and was at such conference informed that the largest
amount of money which could be appropriated for this purpose was the sum
of $35,000, but this sum, I regret to say, will be wholly inadequate for the
purposes required. It is simple folly, in my judgment, to attempt the con-
struction of such buildings in any other than a substantial, fire-proof and
generally adequate manner, with due regard for the uses to which such build-
ings will be put. ,
The history of the Police Departments in other cities, and particularly in
the larger and more progressive Eastern cities, fully justifies the position
whish 1 am assuming in this matter. In these cities, the police stations are
city property and are fitted up in a substantial and adequate manner, to
accommodate all officers in the district in which the station is located, thus
REPORT OF CHIEF OF POLICE. 407
giving the force a place of rendezvous; where they can be concentrated in
cases of riot, popular outbreak, etc., and kept iu readiness night and day.
The municipal history in San Francisco furnishes more than one illustration
of the possible consequences to the citizens which result from times of great
public excitement. Without mentioning others, it will be enough to recall
the history of the Goldenson case, when an angry and inflamed mob
attempted siege of our City Prison. I cite this illustration to suggest what
may possibly happen, and to point out and emphasize the idea that police
protection to life and property largely flows from the adoption of measures
which are essentially precautionary in their nature. The destruction of
property by riots which has occurred in other cities, and the dangers to
which we have been exposed from similar causes, should warn us to use
reasonable diligence and proper precautions to avert such disasters. It fre-
quently occurs that a small body of police, properly drilled, skillfully handled
and adequately equipped, when thrown suddenly upon incipient rioters, will
generally quell them before property is destroyed, life sacrificed or muni-
cipal liabilities incurred. Promptness, skill and adequate equipment are
the factors which create efficiency in cases of this class; for from delay only
serious and disastrous consequences can follow. It is my duty to remind
you that, ultimately, it is the taxpayers who are obliged to make good,,
losses resulting from the conduct of riotous mobs; and I urge seriously upon
your most careful attention the proposition that the reasonable precautionary
measures here suggested for the adequate equipment of this Department
would be a very cheap insurance against the heavy losses which may be
incurred by neglecting to take that care of the public interests which any
reasonable person would take in the management of his private affairs.
In connection with this subject of municipal ownership of station houses,
let me make another practical suggestion to your Honorable Board. These
station houses should be constructed with stables for the horses and patrol
wagons in use in the districts. In communications heretofore addressed by
me to your Honorable Board, I have given you the details and the figures
which establish the great saving to the taxpayers which would result from
placing the stables and the care of the animals within the immediate control
and supervision of this department. I will not, therefore, at this time
repeat these details; but shall merely again insist that due regard for muni-
cipal economy establishes the propriety of this suggestion.
I am not unaware, of course, of the legal difficulties which may stand in
the way of the immediate realization of these ideas. While it is true that
under the present condition of the law governing this subject the City and
County is not in a position to purchase suitable lots of Ian4 for the purposes
indicated, still I earnestly recommend that action be taken by jour Honor-
able Board for the purpose of providing a remedy for this condition of affairs;
and in this behalf I suggest that steps be taken to obtain from the next Leg-
islature such an enabling act as will permit the City and County to purchase
or transfer from other Departments suitable sites for police purposes. This
408 REPORT OF CHIEF OF POLICE.
plan will at once relieve the City and County from the constant drain for
rent and stable hire, which at present cripples the finances of this depart-
ment.
There can be no doubt in the mind of any man, with the requisite
knowledge and experience in police affairs and of the responsibilities of this
Department, that there is only one policy to adopt in this matter of station
houses and their appurtenances. Every consideration suggested by the
efficiency in this Department and the economy of its administration makes
in favor of municipal ownership of these buildings; and it seems to me that
in the equipment and management of this department the most simple busi-
ness principles, principles of every day application in the most common
affairs of life, should not be overlooked. In communications heretofore
made by me to your Honorable Board, I have pointed out and insisted upon
the saving to the taxpayers which would result from municipal ownership
of these necessary buildings; and I beg leave again to repeat, with respectful
emphasis, my recommendations in that behalf.
The patrol and signal system is now in operation at five police stations,
to-wit: Central Station, Citj^ Hall, with thirty-seven boxes ; California street
Station, with forty-three boxes; North End Station, 1712 Washington street,
with thirty boxes; Southern Station, 827 Folsom street, now removed to City
Hall, with forty-nine boxes; 17th and Howard street Station, 3215 17th
street, with forty-one boxes. Your attention is invited to Exhibit "O" of
this report, which gives in tabulated form the service rendered by this system
during the fiscal year. I beg leave to point out that the O'Farrell Street
Station should be equipped with an independent system complete, thereby
giving a full and adequate protection to the Western Addition and Richmond
Districts. Such an equipment would require the office table and batteries,
and forty new boxes at a total cost of $7,000. The area covered by the
signal system is too limited and should be extended at once by the addition
of signal boxes in the southern suburbs on the Mission, San Bruno and
Ocean House Roads, which are now covered by a Mounted Patrol. The
reason for this is obvious; no department adequately equipped should be
without proper facilities for bringing into rapid communication outlying
districts and the Central Office.
As soon as possible, four patrol wagons should be constructed for the
double purpose, no't only of replacing those worn out by long service, but
also to increase the efficiency of the Department by providing these wagons
for outlying districts.
There should be established a Police Station in the vicinity of Steiner and
Union or Greenwich streets, because that district, owing t<? the topography
of that part ot the city, the pleasure resorts of Seaside Gardens, Harbor
View Park, the Presidio, Fulton Iron Works, Gas Works, Lumber Yards,
etc., and the isolation from the main lines of street railways requires special
police protection.
REPORT OF CHIEF OF POLICE. 409
I recommend that a Police Station should be established in the vicinity of
Golden Gate Park, but so situated as to command the Park and Ashbury
Heights and Richmond Districts. The establishment of such a station is fast
becoming a matter of necessity, owing to the large increase both in building
and in population, in the district mentioned.
The increase during the last year of the mounted patrol for duty in the
outlying districts has demonstrated the value and necessity of this branch of
the service; a branch which is highly commended by the residents of these
districts. I would recommend a further increase of this patrol, and that
horses and necessary equipments should be supplied for that purpose.
Were this patrol augmented, I should then be enabled to patrol all avenues
and boulevards where dangerous fast driving or equally dangerous runaways
might occur.
The Harbor Police in a large commercial city like ours, with its extensive
water front, with many miles of wharves and with its large commerce which
requires the boarding of all incoming vessels, should, as a matter of
necessity, be provided with a proper steam vessel to enable them to dis-
charge their many duties properly and promptly.
I recommend that your Honorable Board adopt such legislation as will
place all parades of whatever nature (except funerals), and all public meet-
ings, political or otherwise, under the control of the Mayor.
To Wm. S. Barnes, Esq., District Attorney of the City and County, and
H. T. Creswell, Esq., City Attorney, I desire to express my thanks for
valuable services rendered this Department.
In conclusion, I beg to state that during the greater portion of the last fis-
cal year, my predecessor was in charge of the Department, and that I did
not assume the office of Chief of Police until my election thereto on April 7,
1897. Upon assuming the duties of Chief of Police, I found all branches of
the service, so far as the personnel of the members was concerned, to be
efficient. I have found the officers well drilled and disciplined; and, not-
withstanding that the force is smaller in proportion to population than in
any other seaport town in the United States and notwithstanding the
defective equipment of the Department, I have found that in this city the
preservation of order and the suppression of crime will compare favorably
with that of any of the other large cities in the Union. In other words, I
have found in the Police Department of San Francisco, what I had known
for many years before, the best material coupled with the poorest equipment
of any department with which I am acquainted. This is my first report
since my induction into the office of Chief of Police; and it is impossible for
me to close this report without saying a word or two concerning my past
experience and concerning those who mingled in it. For forty-four years I
kave served this community in the Police Department; and during all that
time have experienced all phases of police duties and police service ; and
during all that time I have constantly endeavored, to the best of my ability,
to do my duty in any impartial, just and effective manner. During twenty-
410 REPORT OF CHIEF OF POLICE.
two years of this time, by reason of my position in the Department as Head
of the Detective Corps, I was thrown into constant relations, of the closest
intimacy, with the retiring Chief, P. Crowley, and thus we came to know
each other as only men can who are in such constant association extending
over so long a period of time. Chief Crowley has left the Police Depart-
ment, but he has left behind him in the Department a record that any man
might justly envy. For faithfulness in the discharge of his duty, for single-
ness and sincerity of purpose seldom found among men, for steadfast friend-
ship and kindness of heart, Chief Crowley stands pre-eminent among the
men who have made history in this municipality; and while, in common
with the other members of this Department, I regretted his retirement, still,
that regret was tempered by the knowledge that he was about to enjoy the
rest and release from official care, toil and responsibility, to which he was
justly entitled. Upon his retirement, the Board of Police Commissioners
saw fit to place me in charge of this Department, and I cannot close my first
report without expressing the deep sense of obligation which I, in common
with the other citizens of this community, feel towards the members of the
Board. For very many years, this Board has gone steadfastly and cou-
rageously on building up an efficient Police Department in San Francisco,
bringing within its membership the best material obtainable and weeding
out all inefficient, incompetent or otherwise undesii-able members. The one
guiding purpose in the mind of the Board has been the efficiency of this
department, a purpose which they have carried out with a degree of impartial
justice to all concerned, which was and is judicial in its character; and the
result of their untiring efforts in this behalf is to be seen in the success
which has crowned their endeavors. It shall be my endeavor to retain the
respect both of the Board and of the community.
Respectfully submitted,
I. W. LEES,
Chief of Police.
EEPOET OF CHIEF OF POLICE.
411
2 I
11
Tot
als
9 ^
i
June
i-ii-Hf-ieoi-it.-rHt~ •
May
"
April
^
i-l rH OS i-l 0 i-l CO
March ......
. ^ J. CO ^ ^
February
T-H 1-H
1-1
CO g. 00 ^ ^
January ... .
:
CO rH Tf< ^ -*
*
December
- - S - | -
November
j CO rH JO ^ rt
October
i-H i-H O5 rH IO - 10
September . . .
• rH t- rn i-H CO i-H
August
• CO CM i-l I-H
i
July
•w
rH C^ CO ?-H CO
OFFENSE.
,
e
c
^
s'
•
I
1
Adultery . . .
||j !" j "1
• 'S § *
•y| 1 |
ill 1
1 i filial.
i : sS-SatSAS
1 i j 5 ! 5 S 5 * -a e
I § 1 ! 1 11 1 1 i I
-52S^JgSSSSe1
<3<J<J<j<!<!<)<!-<pq
412
KEPOKT OF CHIEF OF POLICE.
Totals
O OOrt-^^lMi-H-^Cq-^iOOCfli-IOi-ICM
2 S 2 &r rt n
';
June
m in t-t i-i «ft rt< <N
May
m oo CD »-i I-H
C5 t-H
«3 ^H (N
\
April
SJ IS :
» g »- :
'• <M
March
3 ^ "
« CO <M •* rt CS
lH
February
if
" g So
CO PH JH ^ ^
January
C-.
s §
TH t^ <M
<M
i
December. . . .
^ kO
O ^H
1-1
CD (M CO
1-1
November . . .
§ s
S S 2
October
Cs
$ a
§5 8 ~ *
September . . .
-1
IO «B tN
2 - S3 - "
1-1
August
<N
3 3 ^
§3 R : :
July
05 S5 *"*
% 2 « :
OFFENSE.
Basket ordinance, violating
Bathing undressed, in proscribed
si i. i I'.
Concealed weapon, brass knuckles . .
r!nnr>Pa.1prl vvpannn «liih
!
i
':|
;r:
a
i
I
i
50
i ! 1
Boulevard ordinance, violati
Bribery, attempted
Burglary
Burglary, attempted
Burglars' tools, having in pos
<~<rm^onl»,1 woanrm h1a./,1Hanl
Battery
Begging
Bicycle ordinance, i
j
t
' c
0 1
p
REPORT OF CHIEF OF POLICE.
413
Tota
Is
Oflt^«Of-IS^e»«Oi^M<<- < CO •* OT i-l »H rH O
i-HOJ <£> iH g» 6- CO i-l
'
June .
: ° : :
m
« - §3 : -* :.
"
May
iH CO i-l
1-1 1-1 T-l
« 0 CO ^
April
«
CO
i-i « CO CO IH
March
00
""*
s ^ ~
February
T-l fr~. r-t r-*
,_,
JH 00 CO rH
January
<M CJi <N
rt CO
i-t ef
& » «
"
"
'
December
1-1 S
CN
a s M
"
November.. . .
i i
CO
§ s ^
CO
: :
October
,-t i-l CM
9
CO
§5 S «
i
September . .
r-l CN
^ CO t, «
August
<M OO
s
rt gj CO t.
CO
July
CO t-
a
gj 00 «
^
OFFENSE.
.
Concealed weapon, knife
Concealed weapon, pistol
Concealed weapon, slung-shot
Concealed weapon, sword-cane. . . .
1
j
(
*
c
i
3 C
1 i
U:-
l|
£ 5 '
! 1 «
g
f-1
Disorderly house, keeping
Counterfeit money in possessi
Counterfeit money, passing. . .
Cruelty to animals
Cruelty to children
Defrauding hotel-keeper
Deserter from United States A
414
REPOBT OF CHIEF OF POLICE.
Totals
June
CM CO T-I CO 00 • OS CO
*
: : :
May
S : M 2 g S B : * ^
61
April .
S <" « S 3 S £ : S M
«
g
2
March .
OrH CO CO ,_| O t- • t>. CJ
S """' g *"* '.
"
•-1 ;
February
m I-H comt^ os' co oo
m
January
S = 8g® 8 ! |S
*"'
December
«OCM CO ouOO t^-C^-<fCN
CO g „ CO j
CO
November . . .
S ~ : ^S" c^^^^
"
October. ...
B : M " S g «-«-
CO
£
* ""*
1-1
September...
S g *-• •"
Ml
August
g OS g CO » 3
(M
July..
g « -|Sc5-S
in
OFFENSE.
i ^ « i I i J 1
• h r B ». H 'a 2s
^ 1 1 ' 1 1 la
1*1-1-* 1 a3 » 1 1
1 1 1 I S ? d = 1 I i ^
1 1 1 i 1 1 1 = i 1 5 s |
1 1 S.I i 1 1 II i 1 1 i
f i 1 ? 1 1 tl ! i i 1 1
-27^ '> « Mao 2 SS-oJsJ^
^o-s g £g§ lass
OPS P PPH ^ i ;Z ^.
Exhibiting deadly weapon in a rude
and threatening manner
REPORT OF CHIEF OF POLICE.
415
Toll
ils.
""
*
June
- rH • i-l O in
• rH i-H CO •* •*
May
rH
0. rH OO 10
"* : j :
.
April
rH CC
• rH CO fr»
TJ« rH rH rH
March
00 ~* S rH
rH • rH • O rH
February
1-1
rH <M in t~
CO rH OO rH t>.
January
"
10 ST. rH «0 •* iffl M
'
December —
0 05
-*• rH CO CO
November
1-1
10 m
CO • JJ
October
CO
CO IO
•
tt : :
September...
O rH
C^ «N -CO
August
"* rH
rH • r-. rH CO
July - .
I"H
(M 5O
rH lO CM CO rH C* i-H
. OFFENSE.
Exposing immature veal for sale. . . .
Extortion...,
Extortion, attempted
Failure to make legal entry on books
Failure to provide for minor child. . .
False pretenses, obtaining money or
goods by
Fast or reckless driving
TiVlnnv nnmnnnndinir
: 'g :
i ! - M 1
* f I f | |
; | I 1 i 1 1
111 111 t
416
REPORT OF CHIEF OF POLICE.
Totals
| I 3 | «
1
^
i S ° " !
May
^ '. **»!.-'!
:
j | CO t~ «M
April
-• : «o <M :
-*
N CO CO
•*
March
I-H T— 1 r-* OO C^ C>l CO
CD
8 -
°*
February. . .
- 3 - | «
: rt o> o-
*•* i-4
<M
January
rH OO
So N
»H
INN
•
December —
. cq rn
" \
-# r-l 0} SO
November . . .
- s - ;
- 0
— 1 CO t- C*
October
- °
CO
CO 0
S 2 1
September . . .
s M s -*
August
l-H IM
1-1
g M CO ®
July
C--
1-1 • e*"
00
^
a - -
OFFENSE.
Fraudulent conveyance
-tt
•
Gambling (stud-horse roker) . . .
Gambling, lot'ry aiding and manag'g
Gambling, lottery house keeping ....
Gambling, lottery house visiting
Gambling, lottery tickets, selling
|
A
M 9f tfl
ng (nickel in slot),
ug (pool-selling in
its)....
§
ri
a) aT "31 o ^-s -^
SO SO bC SO 60 SJ
- = 325-
UK (monte)
Illllllll^
Jooouoocso
REP GET OF CHIEF OF POLICE.
417
EXHIBIT "A"— CONTINUED.
Toti
ils .
Cq OS rH C^ rH SO i-l 54 «* -
cq °* 5 N
« g | « 3
1
June
» 10 eg * »
S «
«
May
% « g : » :
1-1
8 -
April...
* S °* §5
rH r- -
^ 1
March-
R"- S - S -
**
§ :
February
a » s - - 3
""" *"*
K *
January
I - s
& -
*
1
December
• • • I-l i-H CO
I
November . . .
s •** - 1 —
0 1-1 rH
0 00 rH
October
[-*•«.-•
(O iH
«S ^ <M t-
September. . .
" * " " Is
<M
B ^ :
August
• ^n 50 r-H • M
^
t^ rH l-H
July
. • . in tO
§ :
OFFENSE.
o
.
Gambling (Pie Gow game)
Gambling, tan game keeping
Gambling, tan game visiting
Garue law, violating
Hack ordinance, violating
Health ordinance, violating
Horse, leaving unhitched in publ
street
Hydrants, obstructing. .
: « : : :
j I I 1 i 1
i * 1 ! 1 1 1
J^> j? Q *G cc ^j
1 -i S S | 2
fc .8 * i « o 1 J
OJ ^SJ-MS^W-
1 I I I 1 S o S
§ 5 r 2 3 = <f S
114 1 fill
® »" «" a> «>" BBS
Js s a s a g g
, ! 1 1 ! * 1 1
A
27
418
KEPOKT OF CHIEF OF POLICE.
Tota
Is
1 a a s - • a -
i
June
"**
""^S05 § ^ ""* 3 - .CS|t>*:
May
1O
S K » | j *- - 3 ;
April
m
s „ s -.„--.- s |
March.
<M
S 3 S|S
r-i r-> 00 CO t~
February
l«
r-i i-i t>- • CS
- : : « S :
January
*
§3 8 "* S j
. - - - j, |
«
December —
CO
2 S - S S
• CO CO CO •*
November....
CO
a s j s s
- « S S i
October
. <N
S S ; S - S
- j-» i
V-,
September...
CO
s s i a | s
CO CO O CO
August
CO
55 ^ » OB •* il
w 3 S =» rt
July..
CO
2 S i S -
00 rH CO
OFFENSE.
Indecent exposure
Interest, charging unlawful rate of. .
.
Lewd and indecent act, committing.
Libel
License law, violating liquor
License law, violating merchandise. .
License, peddling without
License badge, peddling without
Liquor, carrying into City Prison
Language, vulgar and profane. .
Larceny, grand
Larceny, grand, attempted
Larceny, petit
Larceny, petit, attempted
Laundry order, violating ...
REPORT OF CHIEF OF POLICE.
419
To
,als ..
H | £ <0 C <0 <D 0 C, «
'
s -
«,
May .........
a -
1-1
April
|
3 - x
(O rH
March
O5 <M <N
«D « rH C-
February . . .
a j «
"
rH i-H
January
8 -
(M
Cq iH CO
i
December. . .
* -
T* rH
November . .
8 "
t"
r-I
October
S "
CO
September...
s -
r*
C* rH
August
j is -
CO C'
July
rH 0 CO
c-
IM Cs
:
W
1
0
1
2
s
0
o
1
a
o
i
& I
3 "o
o .S
i
Minor, jumping on and off steam car
in motion
Minor, selling liquor to . ,
Murder...
bo
H
1
i*
Obscene pictures, having in possess'n
Lodging house law, violating. .
Malicious mischief
Manslaughter
Mayhem . . .
Milk ordinance, violating
Minor, admitting where liquo
sold...,
1
I
a
a
|
!
i
420
EEPOKT OF CHIEF OF POLICE.
Tota
Is
-* 8 ° w ss i 3 -< ^ - 3 e* *, «
i
June
i™1 *
; to ^
1—4 I
May
•*
(M « rl
: ^ ;
-
April
t-
M §S :
Irt T-
March
<M
« S rt
•-H • cq
February —
<M •* •*
: « :
: :
January
1O
~ : 8 »
-* : :
: :
•
December . . .
•^
§5
N C3
November.,..
TH I-H
" S :
. eo ;
H
: :
October
!N
C* i-H O i-H
'
September...
TK «S <M « CO
<M ^1
: : : :
July
,_, : "^ • • <N >H ^n
OFFENSE.
.
: : 2 S - •
1
3
I
i
)
I : . : d ° :
; i § 's.
i u t i s i I .if
'.jiiHHH !U
iiiiii If JI i
1 I 1 1 1 1 £ I 1 1 I 1 1 I
! 1 1 1 1 5 2 1 I 2 £ 1 2 2
Property, selling unlawfully
franrl r>r»rlitr\ra
REPORT OF CHIEF OF POLICE.
421
* a -
S ° go
S
Total
H
« o
„
0
June
i j
May
^H IO
<M -*
*"*
00 i-
CO
April
rH CO
1-1 M
J
0<) Cv
s
• CO
March
" !
C4 l-H
i
OS i-
00
February ....
i-H CO
N •*
1-1
s
to
I
1
January
<M >-<
CO rH ».
1-1
s
H
1
December —
->
. . OO
<M
CM
1
• ,-( i-l
i-i •' 00
^
je
s>
November
:
H
»— i
CQ
—
October
1-1 t
• r-J CO C«-
i
"
3
a
i
~
September . . .
1-1
[
• ^ .^
M
i>
August
<N CO O
-
S
CO
<M l-H
: : ^
rl -
CO
0
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OFFENSE.
Street, driving advertising wagon on
.Street, playing ball on. ...
Street-car, expectorating in
Street-car, obstructing ...
Street-car, transfer order violating. .
Street-car transfer selling, contrary
to law....
: :
Street order, violating
Threats to do bodily harm. .
Threats to kill. . . .
Trade mark, violation of . . .
Tresnass . . .
Urinating in public streets.
Vagrancy
Wearing unlawful apparel..
* Total
REPORT OF CHIEF OF POLICE. 423
RECAPITULATION.
ESCAPES, PRISONERS EN ROUTE, INSANE PERSONS ARRESTED, WITNESSES
DETAINED, ETC., FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING 30TH DAY
OF JUNE, 1897.
Escapes from Boys' and Girls' Aid Society 1
Escapes from Orphan Asylum 1
Escapes from prison 1
Homeless persons lodged in City Prison 985
Insane persons arrested 192
Insane persons en-route to Asylums 10
Indigent persons committed to Alms House 67
Minors en-route to various public institutions 22U
Number of Chinese offenders arrested. . , 3, 762
Number of Japanese offenders arrested 138
Persons arrested on bench warrants from Police Judges and Superior Courts 77
Persons for medical treatment 869
Persons surrendered by bondsmen 230
Prisoners detained for United States Marshal 2
Prisoners en-route to other cities. 101
Prisoners en-route to State Prisons 81
Witnesses detained in custody , *
Total number of offenses charged and persons arrested 29,168
424
REPORT OF CHIEF OF POLICE.
SUPPLEMENT No. 1
OFFENSES CHARGED.
Abduction
Arson 4 1
Assault by means and force likely to produce great bodily injury 11 1
Assault with a deadly weapon , , 36 56
Assault with intent to commit the infamous crime against nature 3
Assault with intent to commit murder 34 26
Assault with intent to commit rape 13 5
Assault with intent to commit robbery 12
Attempt to commit bribery
Attempt to commit burglary 1?
Attempt to extort 1
Attempt to commit grand larcenj1 3
Attempt to commit the infamous crime against nature 1
Attempt to commit mayhem | 1
Attempt to rescue prisoners 1
Bigamy 1
Burglary 175 112
Child-stealing 2
Crime against nature 5 (
Destroying telegraph message 1
REPORT OF CHIEF OF POLICE.
425
TO EXHIBIT "A.1
CONVICTED.
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other charges
Defendants dead
In furtherance of justice. . .
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On demurrer
Defendants discharged on
their own recognizance. . .
Against defend'ts sentenced
on other charges
Against defendants insane. .
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Against fugitives from jus-
tice
For trial June 30, 1897
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5
19
92
3
60
18
16
2
19
3
5
1
1
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7
6
1
1
3
4
3
1
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:
4
2
4
9
1
1
8
2
1
1
2
1
3
5
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2
1
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1
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2
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1
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1
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1
12
10
12
5
1
76
2
4
59
5
...
11
20
1
1
1
1
1
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426
KEPOKT OF CHIEF OF POLICE.
SUPPLEMENT No. 1
OFFENSES CHARGED.
Embezzlement 49 23
Extortion 2 2
Felony under Section 51, Penal Code 21
Felony under Section 222, Penal Code 1
Felony under Section 266, Penal Code 1
Felony under Section 476 Penal Code 4 3
Felony under Section 497, Penal Cole 4
Felony under Section 563, Penal Code. 4
Felony under Section 564, Penal Code 1
Felony under Section 587, Penal Code. 1
Felony under Section 596, Penal Code 2
Felony under Section 641, Penal Code 1
Felony under Section 22, Purity of Elections Act 1
Felony under Section 27, Purity of Elections Act
Felony under Section 29, Purity of Elections Act
Felony (putting wife in house of prostitution) 1
Felony (compulsory prostitution of women) 1
Forgery 75 22
Fraudulently concealing property 1 ( 1
Gaming 24
REPORT OF CHIEF OF POLICE.
427
EXHIBIT "A"— CONTINUED.
CONVICTED.
Acquitted
DISMISSED.
FENDING.
So*
§r
1
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Of lesser offense
Of misdemeanor
No evidence to convict
Defendants sentenced on
other charges
Defendants dead
In furtherance of justice. . .
2
1
8
On demurrer
Defendants discharged on
their own recognizance . .
Against defend'ts sentenced
on other charges
Against defendants insane.
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Againsl fugitives from jus-
tice
For trial June 30, 1897
1
7
4
1
4
2
1
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4
2
1
15
14
18
3
73
4
4
1
1
7
4
4
1
1
2
1
1
10
3
1
1
99
2
24
1
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1
1
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11
4
7
7
1
1
1
17
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428
, KEPORT OF CHIEF OF POLICE.
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112
82
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195
Incest
1
1
Libel
12
14
26
Manslaughter
Q
4
7
Mayhem .
1
1
Misdemeanor
1
1
11
11
Murder
21
17
38
Obtaining mouey or property by false pretenses
44
18
Official misconduct
7
7
Perjury
37
14
51
Petit larceny, second offense
9
6
14
Rape
13
1C
Receiving and buying stolen goods
0
12
Resisting an officer
3
3
Robbery
37
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2
57
Seduction, under promise of marriage
2
3
Totals
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.REPORT OF CHIEF OF POLICE.
429
EXHIBIT "A"- CONCLUDED.
CONVICTED.
Acquitted
DISMISSED.
PENDING.
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Of misdemeanor
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other charges
Defendants dead
In furtherance of justice —
On habeas corpus
On demurrer
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their own recognizance . .
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on other charges
Against defendants insane. .
Against minors in Reform
School
c
5
For trial June 30, 1897
29
1
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1
13
16
10
1
1
3
2
32
32
1
31
1
23
195
1
26
7
1
1
11
38
57
7
51
14
16
12
3
57
3
1
1
2
1
3
1
1
3
1
1
14
1
1
11
5
16
4
4
5
1
5
3
7
2
4
1
1
4
4
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30
22
4
2
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3
4
2
2
8
5
1
1
1
4
5
1
3
1
2
8
2
2
10
2
5
7
1
15
1
2
3
3
1
3
3
5
1
4
1
5
1
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17
6
1291
430 REPORT OF CHIEF OF POLICE.
GENERAL RECAPITULATION.
Oases reported pending July 1, 1897 f against defendants discharged on own recog-
nizance 215
Cases reported pending July 1, 1896, against defendants sentenced on other
chances 184
Cases reported pending July 1, 18^6, against defendants insane 23
Cases reported pending July 1, 1896, against minors committed to Reform Schools
on other charges 2
Cases reported pending July 1, 1896, agaiust defendants for examination 1
Cases reported pending July 1, 1896, against defendants fugitives from justice 144
Cases reported pending July 1, 1896, against defendants for trial 242
Cases received during the year ending June 30, 1897 472
Cases in which reversals were made by the Supreme Court 8
Writs of habeas corpus pending July 1, 1896 4
Writs of habeas corpus issued during the year ending June 30, 1897 182
Proceedings against incorrigible minors pending July 1, 1896 1
Proceedings against incorrigible minors received during the year ending Juue 30,
1897 16
Appeals from Police Court pending July 1, 1896 30
Appeals from Police Courts filed during the year ending June 30, ISitf.. 93
Convicted as charged 150
Convicted of Jesser offense (feloni ) 23
Convicted of misdemeanor 48
Acquitted 103
Appeals from Police Courts affirmed 34
Appeals from Polic« Courts reversed and causes dismissed 40
Appeals from Police Courts modified 3
Appeals from Police Courts recalled and dismissed 5
Appeals from Police Courts dismissed 12
Writs of habeas corpus granted (discharged under) 50
Writs of habeas corpus denied 46
Writs of habeas corpus dismissed 56
Writs of habeas corpus issued and no return made up to June 30, 1897 8
Incorrigibles committed to Whittier State School 5
Incorrigibles committed to Preston School of Industry 12
Dismissed— no evidence to convict 79
Dismissed— defendants sentenced on other charges 26
Dismissed on motion to set aside information (. 1
Dismissed —defendants dead 5
Dismissed— in furtherance of justice 43
Dismissed— defendants discharged on habeas cjrpus 7
Dismissed under the sixty day rule 1
Dismissed on demurrer... 6
REPORT OF CHIEF OF POLICE. 431
GENERAL 'RECAPITULATION-CONCLUDED.
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants discharged on their own recognizance.. . 215
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants sentenced on other charges 189
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants insane 24
Pending June 30, 1897. against defendants convicted and judgment suspended 14
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants convicted but not yet sentenced 3
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants minors committed to reform schools
on other charges 2
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants for examination 1
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants fugitives from justice 166
Pending June 30, 1897, against defendants for trial 182
Appeals from Police Court including cases reversed and new trials granted pend-
ding June 30, 1897 29
Writ of habeas corpus pending June 30, 1897 26
1,617 1,617
SUPPLEMENT No. 2 TO EXHIBIT "A."
REPORT OF POLICE COURT APPEALS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING ON THE
30TH DAY OF JUNE, 1897.
Appeals pending June 30, 1896 30
Appeals filed during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1897 93
J udgments affirmed 34
Judgments reversed and cause dismissed 40
Judgments modified 3
Judgments reversed and new trial granted 4
Recalled and dismissed 5
Dismissed 12
Appeals pending June 30, 1897 25
Total? 123 123
432
KEPOKT OF CHIEF OF POLICE.
EXHIBIT "B."
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF THE NUMBER OF ARRESTS AND STRENGTH OF
THE POLICE FORCE FOR, THE THIRTY YEARS ENDING ON
THE 30TH DAY OF JUNE, 1897.
YEARS.
NUMBER
OF
POLICE.
NUMBER
OF
ARRESTS.
YEARS.
NUMBER
OF
POLICE.
NUMBER
OF
ARRESTS.
1867-68
84
9,588
1882-83
400
24,149
1868-69
104
11,882
1883-84
400
25591
1869-70 . .
104
13664
1884-85
400
24 432
1870-71
104
12332
1885 86
406
26 587
1871 72
104
11,035
1886-87
406
20 385
1872 73
104
12 810 i
1887-88
406
19 466
1873-74
121
13007
1888-89
406
23 462
1874-75
]875 76
152
150
16,820
20,108
1889-90
1890 91
406
406
23,549
24 528
1876-77
154
21,789
1891 92
456
28 417
1877-78
172
18,627
1892 93
456
25 987
1878-79
329
22 120
1893-94
456
25824
1879-80
340
21 063
1894 95
482
25 960
1880-81 . . .
400
23 Oil
•tooe aft
KK7
30 462
1881-82
400
25,959
1896 97
559
29,168
EEPOKT OF CHIEF OF POLICE.
433
EXHIBIT "C."
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF POPULATION AND POLICE FORCE OF NINE
PRINCIPAL CITIES, AS SHOWN BY LATEST REPORTS RECEIVED
AT THIS OFFICE (JULY. 1897).
M
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New York
1,513,501
4,958
305
2
Chicago .
1 099 133
3368
326
3
Philadelphia ...
1,046 752
2,608
401
4
Brooklyn
804 377
1 860
432
5
St. Louis
460,357
889
562
6
Boston ;
446 507
1 132
334
7
Baltimore .
431 151
819
533
8
San Francisco
297 990
559
533
9
Cincinnati...
296.309
495
598
28
KEPORT OF CHIEF OF POLICE.
EXHIBIT "D "
NUMBER OF WITNESSES SUBPO3NAED FOR THE POLICE JUDGES AND SUPERIOR
COURTS, AND LOST CHILDREN FOUND AND RESTORED TO THEIR
PARENTS OR GUARDIANS, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING
ON THE J30TH DAY OF JUNE 1897.
WITNESSES
SUBPCKXAKD.
LOST CHILDREN
RESTORED.
1896-July 980
August 1,112
September 1,146
October 1,003
November 996
December 946
1897— January 1,127
February 1,142
March 1,053
April 952
May 1.09D
June 851
Tota'.s... 12,395
37
33
51
36
31
27
22
25
32
55
40
40
429
REPORT OF CHIEF OF POLICE.
435
EXHIBIT «'E."
AMOUNT OF PROPERTY STOLEN AND LOST AND AMOUNT RECOVERED BY THE
POLICE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING ON THE
30TH DAY OF JUNE, 1897.
1896-July
August
September
October
November
December.
1897— January
February
March
April
May
June
Totals...
STOLEN AND LOST.
RECOVERED.
$7,801 65
9,744 70
$7,653 60
3,010 85
6,426 80
3,657 66
11,412 15
8,577 70
8,919 40
3,007 05
13,919 20
4,482 15
9,594 91
3,470 OS
9,242 95
2,826 30
8,891 80
3,586 4'J
9,725 10
5,138 45
7,498 55
5,030 80
7,265 10
3,934 20
$110,442 SI
$54,375 24
436
REPORT OF CHIEF OF POLICE.
RECAPITULATION.
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF AMOUNT OF] PROPERTY STOLEN AND LOST, AND
AMOUNT RECOVERED BY THE POLICE FOR THE SIXTEEN
YEARS ENDING ON THE 30TH OF JUNE, 1897.
STOLEN AND LOST.
1881-82 I SS7.323 10
1832-83 i 99,265 53
1883-84 108,731 15
1884-85 141,106 35
1885-86 83,771 15
1886-87 95,115 88
1887-88 | 123,75339
1888-89 | 106,10393
1889-90., 75,57010
1890-91 .
90,953 99
97,645 10
119,159 48
1894-95 98,666 78
1895-96 114,40570
1896-97 110,44231
Grand Totals. . . $1,650,882 57
$50,309 60
57,030 20
56,063 75
92,005 50
43,042 35
41.319 07
85,558 15
58,155 35
44,420 25
62,310 10
52.320 55
46,443 69
67,371 63
59,901 36
60,934 40
54,375 24
$932,161 10
REPORT OF CHIEF OF POLICE.
437
EXHIBIT "F."
UNCLAIMED MONEY AND OTHER PROPERTY IN THE HANDS OF THE CHIEF OF
POLICE, ON THE 30TH DAY OF JUNE, 1897.
NO. DATE.
NAME.
PROPERTY/
1 1896 -Oct. 18
Joe Saggree (Japanese).
One 25-100 dollars O.F. nickel watch
2 Oct. 12
Ah Chin (Chinese)
Silver charm book and contents.
a Nov. 3
S. Kasruyn (Japanese)..
Twenty cents, purse, chain, charm.
4 Nov. 21
Young Coey (Chinese)..
Nineteen 20-100 dollars and purse. '
5 Nov. 29
Loui Chung (Chinese). . . .
O. F. nickel watch.
'•• Dec. 29
Ah Wing (Chinese)
Purse and papers.
7 July 19
Aberigo, George
Fifty cents.
* Aug. 23
Abbott, Edward
Seventy cents.
'i Sept. 14
Anderson, Charles. . .
One cent, purse and matchbox
10 Sept. 23
Anderson, August
One 10-100 dollars and purse.
11 Sept, 26
Amleres, Jacob
Purse and glass drop.
12 Oct. 24
Arrows, Albert
O. F. nickel watch and steel chain.
H Nov. 24
Averly, Gotlieb
Twenty cents.
14 Nov. 27
Allen, Peter
One 30-100 dollars.
15 July 4
Bradley, Thomas
Pair of spectacles.
16 July 4
Brown, George
Bead necklace
17 July 6
Brooks, Cora
18 July 15
Brevant, Virgil
Ninety cents and purse.
!9 July 20
Burrigan, John
H. C. brass watch No. 249.
• 20 Aug. j
Brown, J. B., al's Adams
Letters, papers, purse and contents
21 Aug. 9
Boessenacker, John
O. F. nickel watch No. 62,132, and
chain.
Aug 18
Buxter David
Seven 5-joo dollnrs
23 Aug. 25
Bussey, Arthur
Scarf pin.
24 Sept. 2
Brooks, F
Three 10-100 dollars, chain & locket.
25 Sept. 3
Burke, John
Fifty-five cents.
26 Sept. 3
Barry Joseph
Pair of spectacles.
27 Sept. 5
Butler, Kittie
One 30-100 dollars, shirt-stud, and
handkerchief.
438
KEPOKT OF CHIEF OF POLICE.
EXHIBIT "F "-CONTINUED.
NO.
DATE.
XAME.
PROPERTY.
28
1896— Sept. 5
Brown John
Forty cents.
29
Sept. 22
Branan, Frank
One 35-100 dollars.
30
Sept. 25
Bertone Peter
Seventy-five cents.
31
Oct. 2.
Britten \Vm H
Chain.
32
Oct. 3
Bruce, Thomas
Twenty-five cents .
33
Oct 5
Burns, R. ....
One dollar.
34
Oct. 10
Brown, Thos. W
Fifteen cents and purse.
35
Nov. 1
Broderick, John.
Pair of glasses.
36
Nov. 14
Bermady, John
Two scarfs.
37
Nov. 17
Bohen, Mamie
Finger-ring.
38
Dec. 1
Breeze, Joseph
Seventy-one cents.
39
Dec. 11
Bailey, Thomas J
Pawn ticket.
40
Dec. 17
Beache, C. L
Seventy-five cents.
41
Dec. 20
Bower, C.
One 50-100 dollars.
42
Dec. 22
Bunger, Frank H
Papers.
43
March.7 ,
Craig, E Two dollars.
44
July 5
Carlson, Charles One 20-100 dollars.
45
July 12
Clifford, Patrick Eighty-five cents.
46
July 26
Connors, James O. F. nickel watch.
47
Aug. 11
Cline, James E ... Watch-chain and locket.
48
Aug. 22
Craig, Joseph
Pair of spectacles.
49
Aug. 22
Collins, John Fifty.'cents.
50
S.ipt. 12
Conroy, P. J Purse.
51
Sept. 12
Casser, Frank Glasses.
52
Sept. 12
Cody, William Three dollars.
53
Sept. 14
Cummings, Patrick One dollar.
54
Sept. 19
Cullen, Jack ; Purse.
55
Sept. 19
Corrigan, Dan Fivp fina'Ar-rin^s
56
Sept. 27
Conroy, Joseph
Forty cents and mock watch.
57
Oct. 23
Carlson, N. P Forty-five cents.
58
Oct. 23
Campbell, John J Two pairs of glasses.
REPORT OF CHIEF OF POLICE.
439
EXHIBIT "F "—CONTINUED,
xo.
DATK.
XAME.
PROPERTY.
59
1896— Oct 25
Collins, Thomas
Seventy-five cents.
60
Nov. 2
Cahill, William ..
Sixty cents.
61
Nov. 3
Curry, Archibald
H. C. gold-filled Keystone watch
No. 334.746.
Cft
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Carroll, James
Two scarf-pins.
bi
63
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Nov **!
Clifford, John
Eighty-five cents.
64
Nov. 24
Cosgrove, Joseph
Pawn ticket.
65
Nov. 24
Cunningham, Eugene
One 50-100 dollars, O.F. nickel watch
No. 4,032, chain and purse.
66
Dec. 1
Christowfensen, Nels...
Ninety-five cents.
67
Dec. 1
Collins, Daniel
Thirty cents.
68
Dec. 7
Cutter C H
Twenty-five cent?, purse and chain .
69
Dec. 8
Carter, Hedge, alias
O'Brien
Gold ring.
70
Dec. 12....
Culligen, Charles Two dollars.
71
Dec. 21
Cunningham, Delia. . . . One do)iar.
72
Dec. 21 ! Cook, James
H. C. brass watch No. 909,273, chain.
73
Dec. 23
Clinton , Joseph
Sixty cents.
74
Dec. 28.
Connollv, Kate
75
Dec. 30
Clancey, James W
Two o-lOO dollars.
Ring and scarf.
76
fun 5
Davison, A
r\t-*n fif\ inn /^niiQT«a
May 27
Ducey, Peter
une ou-iuu dollars.
Brass watch, chain and pin.
78
July 2
Deane, P. D.
Ten cents, purse, H. C. S. watch No.
2,548,071 and two pairs goggles.
7!)
July 2
Demming, J
Seven dollars and purse.
80
July 4
Donovan, Jerry
Two 80-100 dollars.
81
July 15
Dougherty, John
One dollar.
82
July 15
Donohue, Ellen
Pair of glasses.
83
Aug. 1
Drumm, Mattie
White stone.
84
Aug. 15
Deane, D
Seventy-five cents, H. C. brass
watch, No. 1,143,764 and chain.
440
EEPOKT OF CHIEF OF POLICE.
EXHIBIT "F"— CONTINUED.
NO.
DATE.
NAME.
PROPERTY.
85
1896-Sept. 12
Dugan , Edward
Thirty-five cents.
86
Oct. 8
Drey, Ferdinand
Sixteen dollars and purse.
87
Oct. 25
Davenport, Mollie
Fifty cents.
88
89
Oct. 26
Oct. 27
Dolan, Edward
Davie, Frank
Ninety-five cents.
Two pairs spectacles badfre t>urse
00
;Nov. 9
Dalzell, William
Two 50-100 dollars.
91
Dec. 1
Donnelly, James
One 25-100 dollars.
92
Dec. *
Donohue. Peter
Two 15-100 dollars.
93
Dec. 8
Dolan , Mamie
Five cents and pin.
M
95
Dec. 19
Dec. 21
Dal ton, Richard
Donaldson, John
Pin.
H.C. silver watch No. 531,843, chain,
purse, ring and two pawn tickets.
96
97
Dec. 26
Dec. 26.
Dockrill, William
Donohue, Daniel
Ring and locket.
Four dollars and O. F. nickel watch
No. o,591,799.
98
1893— Jau. 20
Evans, George
Yellow metal double vest chain and
charm.
99
100
1896-May 1
July °
Everett, Millbank
Edwards, C
Gold pen and holder, purse.
O.F. nickel watch, chain and charm
101
July 11.
Evans, James
One 95-100 dollars.
102
July °7
Erickson, Morris
Pair of spectacles.
103
Aug. 29
Elliott, Joe
One dollar.
104
Oct. 9
Erickson, Henry
Seventy cents.
105
Dec. 7
Ericio.'Colombo
H. C. gold tilled watch, No. 675,890.
106
July 18
Fowray, S
Scarfpin.;
107
Aug. 2
Frazer, Erwin
Thirty-five cents.
108
109
Aug. 7
Sept. 1
Fleming, John
Falquat, Chris
Silver pencil.
f ;
Three 40-100 dollars.
110
Sept. 4
Fautou, Thomas
Thirty-five cents.
111
Sept. 6
Flores, Atonio
Six cents, pair sleeve buttons, let-
ters and papers.
REPORT OF CHIEF OF POLICE.
441
EXHIBIT "F "—CONTINUED.
KO. DATE.
NAME.
PROPERTY.
112 1896— Sept. 10
Fleming, Charles
113 Oct. 3 ..
Fleming, P
Thirty cents
114 Nov. 8
115 Dec. 24
116 Dec. 29
117 Dec. 31
Fahey , Thomas
Ford. Jerry
Fennell, Emile
Fisher, Annie
Eighty cents.
O. F. silver watch, No. 263, and
chain
One 10-100 dollars.
Twenty-five cents.
118 Jan. 22
Garricky, Lulu
Twenty cents and purse
119 June 17
120 July 1"
Grantzer. James
badge.
Thirty-five cents.
121 Aug. 1
122 Aug. 17
123 Aug. 30
124 Sept. 5
125 Sept. 26
Gerlick, August
Gavin, Kate
Grey, Jennie...
Gillewich, Annie
One 95-100 dollars, Mexican dollar
and H. C. B. watch, No. 252,945.
Purse.
Pair of glasses.
Gilt scarfpin.
136 Oct. 13
127 Nov
Grace, William
Gardes, Herman
Grant, John
Sixty -five cents, H. C B. watch,
key, knife, picture and letter.
128 NOV. 20
129 Nov. 29
Glaverty, Joseph
Gray, John
Chain.
130 Dec. 10
Green, A. J
Fifty cents
131 Dec. 13
Guise, Victor . . .
132 April 28
133 July 5
134 July 7
135 Aug. 9
136 Aug. 11
137 Aug. 24
Howard, William
Hennessy, Daniel
Hansen, A. G
Hasse, Marks
Hourahan, John
Hines, Thomas
Imitation diamond ring.
Thirty -five cents.
Twenty cents, H. C. S. watch No.
132, chain, cuff-buttons an;l pin.
Fifty cents and three old coins.
Pair of spectacles.
Pair of spectacles.
442
REPORT OF CHIEF OF POLICE.
EXHIBIT " F "r-CoNTINUKD.
NO.
DATE.
NAME.
PROPERTY.
138
1886-Sept. 15
Healey,E. J
Book and papers.
139
Sept. 16
Hextell, Thomas
One 65-100 dollars, O.F. nickel watch
and chain.'
140
Sept. 25
Hoffman, Eliza
One 75-lCO dollars.
141
Oct. 3
Hoyt, Frank
Glasses.
142
Oct. 7
Harrison, George
Chain.
143
Oct. 12
Hoffget, Charles
Five 40-100 dollars.
144
Oct. 17
Hanifin, Timothy
Thirty-five cents.
145
Oct. 19
T\vcn t3'-fi.vc C6nts in id purso
146
Dec. 16
Harrington, JVlary
Harden, William
Two 80-100 dollars.
147
Dec. 28
Holmes R
Fifteen cents.
143
July 21
Iverson, John
H. C. brass watch.
149
Nov. 7
Isaacson, P. O
O. F. nickel watch No. f,334,7S5 and
chain.
150
Aug. 13 ...
Johnson E
Thirty cents.
151
Aug. 29
Johnson, John
Twenty -five cents and glasses.
152
Sept. 20
' ' T
Seventy cents
153
Oct. 7
Johnson. Gus
Pin.
154
Oct. 14..
Three 60-100 dollars.
155
Nov. 1
Jacobson, John
One dollar.
156
Nov. 7
Josupie, Joseph
One &0-1CO dollars.
157
Nov. 26
Johnson, Peter
Locket.
158
Dec. 24
Jones, Richard
Glasses.
159
Dec. 25
Johnson, Al
Pin.
IfiO
1895- April 1
Kloss, Frank
Book, papers and two keys.
161
181,6-July 18
Kelly, William
Eight dollars.
162
July 26
it
Purse and contents.
163
July 30
Kelly, Ellen
Sixty-five cents.
164
Aug. 1
Kelly, James
Sixty-five cents.
165
Aug. 11
Kelly, Mamie
Hair-pin.
166
Aug. 13
Kenny, K
One 60-100 dollars and papers.
REPORT OF CHIEF OF POLICE.
443
EXHIBIT " F "—CONTINUED.
NO.
DATE.
NAMF.
PROPERTY.
167
1896- Aug. 15
Kuroda, Yucano
."ixty-five cents, ring, watch-chain.
168
Aufc. 22....
Kelly, Thomas
H. C. S. watch No. 3,903,387, pawn
ticket, stud, charm and lorket.
169
Nov. 28
Kuntz, James
Forty-five cents and ring.
170
Nov. 30
Kane, Richard
One 75-100 dollars.
171
Dec. 6
King. Harry
Ring.
172
Dec. 11
Kelleher Daniel
O. F. nickel watch, silver ring,
scarfpin and memorandum book.
173
Dec. 25
Knauf, Fred
Purse.
t*M
Dec. 26. ..
Kellv, John
One 20-100 dollars.
1/4
175
July 3
Libby, Kittie
One 10-100 dollars.
176
July 10
Luther, Harry
Two 30-100 dollars, book, matchbox.
177
July 22
Lynch, Daniel
On e30-100 dollars.
178
Aug. 1
Lawton, Almy
Ring.
179
Aug. 18"
Lane, John
One 45-100 dollars.
180
Aug. 18
Lording, Ciro . .
Book letters and papers.
181
Sept. Hi
Lawsen, James
Twenty cents.
182
Sept. 14
Laborde, Jean .
Fiftv cents
183
Sept. 16
Linden, Kittv
Fifty cents.
184 ;
Sept. 30
Lalley, John
English florin, purse and gilt charm.
185
Oct. 5
Leford. Benjamin
One 20-100 dollars.
186
Oct. 16
Lindsey. George
Pawn ticket.
187
Oct. 29
Lowery, A. J
Pair of spectacles
1»8 :
Nov. 28
Liago, M . . .
Sixty-five cents.
189
Nov. 30
Langley, William..
One 70-100 dollars.
190
Dec. 13
Lagart, Peter
One dollar and purse.
191
Dec. 13
Lawrence, Arthur
Fifty cents.
192
Dec. 18
Lee, James
Twenty cents.
193
March 28
Miller, Henry
Seventy-five ce: ts.
194
April 3
Mulvihill, Edward
Two chains.
195
April 25
Moy William
Purse and watch-chain.
441
KEPOKT OF CHIEF OF POLICE.
EXHIBIT "F"— CONTINUED.
NO.
DATE.
XAME.
PROPERTY.
196 •
Mullen Henry
Broken watch, book and chain.
197
July 6
Mahoney, William
Forty-five cents.
198
July 7
Myro, Jam
One dollar and glasses.
199
July 11
Martin, Lizzie
Two 20-100 dollars.
200
201
Sept. 5
Sept 5
Meyer, Henry
Murphy, Francis H
O.F. nickel watch, purse, matchbox.
Spectacles.
202
Sept 8
Mason, Frank S
Fifty-five cents.
203
204
205
20fi
207
208
Sept. 10
Sept. 15
Sept. 17
Sept. 19
Sept. 21
Oct. 3 .
Mahoney, Frank
Maryns, Minnie
Meyers, Maria
Moore, Charles W
Monaghan, John
Twenty cents, watch-chain and pin.
Purse and glasses.
Thirty-five cents and pin.
Hand-lamp.
Five cents and purse.
One 85- 100 dollars and purse.
209
Oct 3
One dollar.
210
Oct. 26
Marsh , Joseph
Two purses and matchbox.
211
Nov. 4
Martin, Clement
Seventy-five cents and purse.
212
Nov. 11
Eighty cents.
213
Nov. 11
Twenty-five cents.
214
Nov. 15
Murray. C. C
Book.
215
Nov. 20
Murphy, John
Two 35-100 dollars.
216
217
Nov. 24
Nov. 25
Meyer Ernest
Mahoney, John
One 40-!00 dollars and gold ring.
Thirty-five cents.
218
Nov. 27
Meade, Harry
Two hundred and fifty shares of
219
Nov. 28
Marks, H
"Andes " mining stock.
Sixty-five cents, O. F. S. watch.
220
221
222
223
224
Dec. 12
Dec. 13
Dec. 14
Dec. 16
Dec. 18
Mansfield, William
Mebach, Henry
Mears, William
Murphy, Annie,
Melbourne, Harry
badge and chain.
Glasses.
Thirty-five cents and papers.
Fifteen cents and glasses.
Ninety cents.
One dollar.
REPORT OF CHIEF OF POLICE.
445
EXHIBIT "F "—CONTINUED.
NO.
DATE.
NAME.
PROPERTY.
225
1896-Dec. 24
Mack, Henry
McCarth y, George
One 25-100 dollars, smooth twenty-
five cent piece.
Ten cents and meal ticket
007
Julv 3 . .
MeNHlly, Frank
H. C. brass watch No. 23,585.
McCrossan , \Vm
Forty cents
229
230
231
July 4
July 6
July 25
McGrath, Thorn as
McCarthy, Harry
McCloskey, Frank
McGinness F M **
Match box.
Forty cents and paper*.
Six cents, purse and cuff button.
233
234
Sept. 7
Sept. 30
McLaughlin, Patrick....
McCormack, D. L
McCarthy John
One 15-100 dollars.
Pen and glasses.
Pin.
McKeen, William
Fifteen cents.
237
°38
Nov. 11
Nov 16
McGowan , Matt
McDermott Kobt
Twenty-five dollars and O. F. nickel
watch.
Pair of spectacles.
''39
Eye-glasses.
240
Dec. 3
McKenna, Andrew
Pocket-bobe.
241
Dec 12
McGovern, Philip..
Seventy-five cents.
242
Dec. 21
McAulifife, Daniel
One 30-100 dollars.
243
244
Dec. 26
Dec °7
McCarthy, Charles
McCarthy, Barnev
Glasses.
Watch chain.
245
246
247
Aug. 28
Sept. 17
Nordman, Robert
Newman, Isadore
Nash, John. . . .
Sixty-five cents.
Two cravats.
Thirty-five cents.
248
Sept °5
Sixtv-five cents.
249
250
Oct. 7
Xov 1G
Nelson, Andrew
One 20-100 dollars.
One dollar.
251
Dec 14
Nelson L
Book and photograph.
252
O'Neil James .
Sixty-five cents.;
253
\u°- I9
O'Connor, Dan
Ninety cents and purse.
446
KEPORT OF CHIEF OF POLICE.
EXHIBIT '• F "—CONTINUED.
NO
DATE.
NAME.
PROPERTY.
•254
1896-Sept. 1
Olsen, Charles
Ten cents.
255
Sept 28 Orr. John
Eighty cents.
256
Oct 3
O'Hara, John . .
Comb and glasses.
257
Oct 13.
Ostrom, John
Two dollars.
258
Oct. 15
O'Connell, Margaret....
One dollar.
259
Nov. 14
O'Hara, Thomas
Thirty cents.
2CO
Nov. 22. .
Orr, David
261
Nov. 23. ..
Olsen, Martin...
Ei^ht^fivl
262
Nov. 29
O'Connor, Frank
Cuff buttons and purse.
263
Nov. 30
Owens, George
One 20-100 dollars.
264
Nov. 30
O'Shea, Maggie
Twenty-five cents and purse.
205
Dec. 9
Olsen, Charles
One 35-100 dollars.
266
Dec< 09 O'Connor, Daniel
Spectacles and match box.
267
Tnl-\r 97
Piper, Ella... .
268
.1 uiy £t
t*ant ft
Pary, Ernest
7Cen
MS
oept. o
Sept. 15
Pardes, Jos., or Cordes...
H. C. S. watch No. 878,718, H. C. B.
watch No. 585,277 and ring.
270
Nov. 17 Page, Effie
Purse.
- • 1
Nov 26 Prpst.nn. O. .T
Papers.
272
Nov 30 .
Price, J
Fifty-five cents.
273
Dec. 18
Patterson, Robert. . .
H. C.'plated [watch No. 470,668 and
silver chain.
274
Dec. 26
Pooley, John
Three 5-100 dollars.
275
Feb. 5
Riley, Hugh
Glasses.
276
July 7 Roach, John
Purse.
277
July 16
Ross, James
Eight 25-100 dollars,!" purse,! nickel
watch'and two pairs glasses.
278
Aug. 19
Rowe Annie .
Purse and papers.
279
Aug 24
Reed John
One dollar.
280
Sept. 9
Riley. Patrick.
One 55 100 dollars.
281
Sept. 10
Roberts, James
Fifty cents.
REPORT OF CHIEF OF POLICE.
447
EXHIBIT « F "—CONTINUED.
NO.
DATE.
NAME.
PKOPERTY.
282
1896— Sept. 22
Regan, Annie
One 5-100 dollars.
283
Sept. 29
Rovve, Thomas
Five cents and pin.
284
Nov. 5
Rodezino,D. Augustina.
One 50-100 dollars, and H. C. gilt
watch No. 148,972.
285
Nov 18
Rodgers, Mark
Two 15-100 dollars.
286
Nov. 23
Riley, George
O. F. nickel watch, chain and purse.
287
Nov. 28
Roberts, Fred
Pin.
288
Dec. 1
Ryan, Julia
Seventy -five cents.
289
Dec. 4.
Robinson, Mrs. E
One 30-100 dollars.
290
Dec. 5
Roberts, Charles
One 30-100 dollars, and H. C. S. watch
No. 1,110,763.
291
Dec. 28
Rule, John
Seventy-ftve cents.
292
1895-June 28..
Sanborn, W. J.
.
spectacles.
293
1896— May 18
Stacpton, Ray . . . .
Glasses.
294
July 3
Scott, Thomas
Ring.
295
July 3
Smith, Fred
Sixty cents and match box.
296
July 6
Smith, James
Ten cents.
297
July 8
Schmidt, Joseph
One 50-100 dollars.
298
July 19
Smith, Fred
Ninety cents.
299
Aug. 4
Smith, Matt
Two 66-100 dollars, H.jC. silver watch
No. 2,932,186 and chain.
300
Aug. 18 ...
Smith, George
O. F. nickel watch. \
301
Aug. 15
Slater, Edward
Sixty-five cents and purse.
302
Aug. 16
Smith, Frank
Twenty-five cents.
303
Aug. 17
Steffannl, S
One 70-100 dollars.
304
Aug. 21
Smith, Peter
Glasses.
305
Aug. 25
Smith, Maggie
Two rings.
306
Aug. 25
Sharp, William
Ten cents and purse.
307
Sept. 2
Sheehan, Cornelius
Sixteen cents, foreign coin, charm.
308
Sept. 12
Starr, Christopher
Fifty cents.
448
REPOET OF CHIEF OF POLICE.
EXHIBIT "F"— CONTINUED.
NO.
DATE.
NAMK.
PROPERTY.
309
1896— Sept. 15
Smith, Carrie
Chain.
310
Sept. 22
Stockdlal, 0. M
Seventy -five cents.
Wilt-it 97
Stork G R
Three 35-100 dollars.
oil
0|0
to(?pt. ft
r\r*t ^
Smith Bernard
One 25-100 dollars.
oL£
313
UCu o.
Oct. 28
Smith, Annie
Spectacles.
314
Oct. 29
Stevens, Thomas
Ring.
315
Nov. 6
Stockand, W. J
Twenty-six cents, cuff buttons and
papers.
316
Nov. 7
Squire, John
Seventy cents.
317
Nov. 13
Schultz, George F
Thirty-five cents.
Nov 28
Sawyer, Mary
fair of spectacles.
318
Dec 7
One 5-100 dollars.
319
320
Dec. 8
Seier.John E
Ninety cents.
321
Dec. 19
Smith, May
Breast pin.
322
Dec. 23
Smith, John
Forty cents.
OOO
Dec. 24
Smith Joseph
Ten cents.
OiO
324
Dec. 24
Scanlan, John
Eighty cents.
Tl«« oc
Seagel John ....
HC* cr^lH filial Mrnf/-»H NTr\ 1 *} ">OO
325
Q9A
jjec. ^o
Dec. 29
Smith, J. J
. L-. goiu-niieu watcn rso. io, -'-.'.
Three 85-100 dollars.
O-O
327
Dec. 31
Siegel, William
Thirty-fiy« cents and pawn ticket.
328
July 9
Thornton, John
One 35-100 dollars and purse.
329
\ 1 1 "' 7
Taylor F
One 30 100 dollars
•"*-*&• '
A no- 91
Tarn Charles
330
331
A ug, -I
Aug. 23
Taylor, Mrs. Belle
Glasses.
Thirty-five cents.
332
Oct. 21
Taylor, George
Fifteen cents.
333
Oct 29
Tooniev Michael
Fifty-five cents.
334
Nov 14
Trade C C
H. C. plated watch No. 73,222, chain.
335
Nov. 17
Tighe G F
Seventy-five cents.
336
Nov. 25
Thompson, Ida
Purse.
337
Dec. 3
Thurston, J. B
Pocketbook and papers.
338
Oct. 8....
Valien, D. A...
One 70-100 dollars.
REPORT OF CHIEF OF POLICE.
449
EXHIBIT " F "—CONTINUED.
NO.
DATE.
NAMK.
PROPERTY.
339
1896- Jan. 1
Williams, Frank
:
Thirty cents.
340
Jan. 3.
Ward, Daniel
Forty-five cents.
341
Jan. 8. . . .
Wvman. Emil
One dollar.
342
Feb. 1
White, Minnie
Watch and chain, three finder-rings
343
Feb. 2 . .
Woods, Robert
Seventy cents.
344
Feb. 4
Woods, Julia
One 30-100 dollars and purse. '
345
Feb. 12
Wagner, Charles
One 6-100 dollars, H. C. plated watch
No. 92,703 chain and pin.
346
Feb. 14
Wofat. Carl
Spectacles
347
Feb. 17
Wilde, May
One dollar and breastpin.
348
Feb. 26
Wolfus, Carl
Forty-five cents.
349
Feb. 29
Wadson, C. W
Two dollars.
350
March 17
Williams, Fred
Chain, matchbox and two imitation
diamonds.
351
March 31
Williams, Augustus
Pin.
352
April 7
Wood, George
Watchchain.
353
April 24
Webber B. F
One 30-100 dollars.
354
April 25
Whalen, William
Eighty-five cents.
355
May 1
Walsh, E.G
Paper.
356
May 4
Whalen, W
Fifteen cents.
357
May 15
Walsh, John
Sixty cents and ring.
358
May 23
Williams, O. B..
One 70-100 dollars.
359
May 25
Whalen, William
Thirty-five cents.
360
May 25
Weelon, Timothy
Twenty-five cents.
an
May 31
Williams, Gus
King.
362
June 14
Waterman, William ....
Twenty cents and two watch chains.
363
June 17
White, Harry
Three 65-100 dollars.
364
June 28
Welsh, James
Money-bank.
MS
July 4
Wright, O. O
Fifty-five cents.
366
Aug. 15
Walters, Charles
One 15-100 dollars.
367
Aug. 16
Walsh. James
Pin.
29
450
REPORT OF CHIEF OF POLICE.
EXHIBIT " F "—CONTINUED.
NO.
DATE.
XAME.
PROPERTY.
368
1896 Aus 21
Ward, John..
369
370
371
Aug. 23
Aug. 25
Sept 7
Westerfeld, H
\VIlliams, Charles
Walton, Charles
O. F. nickel watch and badge.
Two dollars.
872
373
Sept. 8
Sept 20
Ward, Mary
White, Maggie
One 45-100 dollars.
374
Sept 9>T
Willard, Carl
One 75-100 dollars
Walsh, William
376
Nov. 1
Wilson, Charles
Nov 11
Williams Pat .
Fifty cents.
Nov 22
Woods, Robert
Dec 8
Whalen, Clara
Dec. 11
Williams, Minnie
Dec 18
Dec. 18 .
Welden Edward
383
Dec. 20
Dec 20
Wilson, Nellie
Wood J M
Two brass rings.
Dec 25
Williams Jarvis
Pin
386
387
•
1895-Nov. 8
March 30
Zalla, F
\h Chow
Four 95-100 dollars.
388
1886— Aug. 21
Ah Tim
lated Canadian dime (evidence).
Thirtv cents ''evidence).
389
Aug. 27
Lee Don
Twenty-five cents (evidence).
390
Sept. 25
lun0" Wing
Thirty-five cents (evidence).
391
Oct. 13
Ah Sing
Twenty-five cents (evidence).
392
393
Nov. 8
Nov. 12
Quong Sing
Ah Sing
Two 35-100 dollars (evidence).
Five cents (evidence).
394
Nov.127
Lee Sue Cheu
Twenty -five cents (evidence).
395
Dec. 7
Ah Lee
Ten cents (evidence).
396
397
Dec. 14
Oct. 23
Chin Sin
AhFat
Five cents (evidence).
Five cents (evidence).
REPORT OF CHIEF OF POLICE.
451
EXHIBIT "F "-CONTINUED.
NO.
DATE.
NAME.
PROPERTY.
398
1896— Aug. 14
Bowman, Daniel
Pair link cuff buttons (evidence).
399
Sept. 7 Campbell. John
Note Hnd papers (evidence)
400
^ o v 22
Oox. Curtis. . .
401
Dec 3 Gaoffroy, M
402
1889— Nov. 7 Paulson, Rudolph .,
b orty cents (evidence).
Scarf pin (evidence).
403
1896 July 17 Trvinp fipnre'p
Twenty-five cents (evidence).
' °
404
Aug. 18
Konegsborg, W
One dollar (evidence)
405
Oct. 15
Kelly, Thos. and Robt
Moffitt
Coupon book (evidence).
406
Sept. 4
McCluskey, Robert
Ring (evidence).
407
Auw 22
Phillips, William
Twenty-five cents (evidence).
403
Nov. 3
Peck, Harry
Three handkerchiefs and pair of
gloves (evidence).
409
Aug. 13
Reed, George
Sixty cents (evidence).
410
Nov °5
Thompson, Ida
411
Nov. 25
Wilson, James
Eighty -five cents (evidence). '
412
Dec. 10
Wilson, Fred
Two 10-100 dollars (evidence).
413
Dec 13
Watson, Alfred....
414
1 en cents and purse \evideisce).
Purse containing thirty-five cents,
medal, two hair pins for identi-
.
fication.
415
1896-July 14
H. C. gold filled watch No. 795,488,
case No. 2,102,488, offered for sale
to Capt. A. Boyd of the British
ship " Doon," and left for identi-
fication.
416
Sept ^
One berry spoon, one broken butter
knife, one sword pin, one O. F.
*
broken silver watch No. 40,378, one
brass vest chain, one plated locket
452
KEPOET OF CHIEF OF POLICE.
EXHIBIT «F "—CONTINUED.
416
417
•us
1896— Sept. 1 Bowman , Daniel'
Nov. 9.
Oct. 9 .
1895— Jan. 30.
420
421
422
1896-Feb. 15..
April 9.
April 14.
I'ROl'KRTY.
containing two tintypes, one
framed tintype found in cesspool
corner Bush and Kearny streets
by Street Department employees
and turned over to Corp. H. C.
Reynolds for identification.
Eighty cents taken from box in 3d
Precinct of 32d Assembly District
by Officer Hemenez, per order of
Grand Juror, and left for identifi-
cation.
Two 10-100 dollars, sent by special
delivery to Thos. Christian, No.
530 Herman street, by unknown
party, and turned over to Officer
John Fleming for identification.
Check for ?40.00 drawn by G. B.Mont-
gomery in favor of G. S. Montgom
ery, on the Importers and Traders
National Bank of New York, dat-
ed 2d Dec., 1894, found by Alga
Evans, No. 125 Ellis street.
j Keys and key-ring, found on Clar-
ence place by Special Officer P.
Kindelon.
Purse containing cards, found on
Howard street by Officer J. Con-
nolly.
Purse and contents, found at Market
street ferry by L. M. Strauss, at-
torney at law, San Jose.
REPORT OF CHIEF OF POLICE.
453
EXHIBIT " F "—CONTINUED.
NO.
DATE.
NAME.
PROPERTY.
423
1896-Julv 7
424
July 11
street by Officer M. J. Hemenez.
Ladv's belt buckle and tally-cords
425
July 21
found on Mission street by Officer
J. Galloway.
426
Aug. 2
on Market street by Officer T. W.
Stevens.
Justices' complaint, Henry Paine vs
427
Aug. 3
Robert Cannon, found on San Bru-
no road by Officer Wilkinson.
Screen-tester, found on Market
428
Aug. 14
street by Officer John Cronin.
4°9
Aug. 16
by Officer W. E. Dinan.
Certificate of naturalization found
430
Aug 29
on Howard street by Officer
Whittle.
Purse containing three cents and
431
Sept. 2
keys, found.on Jackson street by
Lieut. Esola.
Lady's O. F. S. watch Xo 2 515, found
432
Sept. 10
on Market street by Officer T.W.
Stevens.
433
Sept. 10
Twenty-sixth street, by Officer J.
Redmond.
and two keys, found by C. W
Mallett, No. 404 Gates street. .,.1 1
454
KEPOKT OF CHIEF OF POLICE.
EXHIBIT "F"— CONTINUED.
NO.
DATE.
XAMK.
1'KOPEKTY.
434
1896— Sept. 14
Lady's belt and buckle found on
435
Sept. 19
Folsom street by Officer X. Rear-
don.
Bunch of keys, found on Market
4S6
Sept. 23
street by Officer S. W. Royston.
One silver dollar, found in City Hall
437
Oct. 6
by Sergeant Lindheimer.
Five passbooks, found on Market
438
Oct. 7
street by Officer P. B. Chambers.
Certificate of deposit No. 254,870, for
43l>
Oct °7
$500, on Bank of California, dated
April 10, 1895, in favor of G. F.
Schmelzer, found on Montgomery
avenue, by Officer J. B. Freel.
Pawn-ticket No. 30,367, found on
440
Oct 27
Howard street by citizen J. Mc-
Laughlin.
Cased spectacles, found on Market
441
Nov 7
street by Officer F. Cassin.
Pocketbook and papers, found on
442
Nov. 8
Market street by citizen Ernest
Graham.
Purse containing five cents and key
443
Nov 8
found on Market street by Officer
H. D. Jackson.
Pair of cased spectacles, found on
Market street by Officer J. A.
Ryan.
EEPOKT OF CHIEF OF POLICE.
455
EXHIBIT "F"— CONCLUDED.
NO.
DATK.
NAME.
PROPERTY.
444
Nov. 10
445
Nov. 23
buttoner and silver coin dated
1790, found near Sutro heights by
Officer C. P. Schafer.
Kev, found on O'Farrell street by
446
Nov. 23
by Officer W. F. Brophy.
Package'of letters found in Oakland
4-47
Nov °7
by citizen L. G. Bushnell of No.
14 10 Market street.
Scarfpin, found in Southern District
448
Dec. 6
Police Station by Officer T. B. Gib-
bons.
One pair of spectacles, property of a
449
Dec. 12
man who died suddenly on Mar-
ket street.
Book-shaped locket containing pic-
430
Dec. 15
ture, found on Grant avenue by
Sergeant P. Shea.
Receipts and papers, found on Sixth
4.H
Dec 1Q
street by citizen G. R. Williams.
Seventy-five cents, found in base
ment of New City Hall by Ser-
geant John T. Green.
Pocketbook containing one 85-100
dollars, card and handkerchief,
found at Oakland Ferry by Offi
cer C. P. Castor.
456
EEPOET OF CHIEF OF POLICE.
EXHIBIT "G."
NUMBER, CHARACTER AND NATIONALITY OF INCOMING VESSELS BOARDED BY
THE POLICE DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30TH. 1897.
18
96.
18
97.
|
NATIONALITY.
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1
1
3
I
2
2
4
1
4
1
3
3
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in
3
fl
9
1
4
33
2
1
1
4
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4
1
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1
19
British ships
British barks
12
2
11
2
21
I
27
6
25
7
24
8
8
2
6
6
6
1
11
18
6
175
3fi
1
1
I
3
1
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1
2
1
1
1
6
1
1
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1
2
1
1
5
1
9
1
1
5
9
9
1
fi
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1
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1
1
1
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1
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French barks
1
1
4
2
2
9
1
1
1
Totals
18
'27
38
64
53
43
21
7
16
10
16
35
348
REPORT OF CHIEF OF POLICE. 457
EXHIBIT "H."
NUMBER OF LOT1ERY TICKETS (EXCLUSIVE OF CHINESE) SEIZED BY THE POLICE
DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING ON THE 30TH DAY OF JUNE, 1897.
Honduras National Lottery Co.. 61
Loteria de la Beneficencia Publica Co 55
Original Little Beneficeucia Publica Lottery Co 319
Original Little Honduras National Co 126
Original Ljttle Louisiana Lottery Co 696
Manilla Lottery Co 103
Mexican State Lottery Co 17
Total 1,377
458
REPORT OF CHIEF OF POLICE.
EXHIBIT "I."
CASH_,REOEIVED FROM SHERIFFS OF OTHER COUNTIES, MASTERS OF VESSELS
AND OTHERS, FOR KEEPING OF PRISONERS IN THE CITY PRISON FOR
THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING ON THE 30TH DAY OF JUNE, 1897.
DATE.
XAME.
WHEKE FROM.
AMOUNT.
Sheriff Ballou
San Luis Obispo Co
$1 00
Sheriff Ulm.
Orange Co
i 00
Kern Co
1 00
Tulv 8
Sheriff Desirello
San Mateo Co
1 00
Sheriff Price
Tuolumne Co
1 00
Sheriff L A Norton
Sonoma Co
1 00
July 13
Sheriff JB Thorn
Calaveras Co
Riverside Co
July 19
Constable G H Kimlock
Solano Co
o 00
July ot*
Sheriff T L Robinson
Solano Co
1 00
Sheriff T F Bergin
Trinity Co
1 00
Sheriff N A Ulm
Orange Co
1 00
Sheriff M. Be;ise
Santa Cruz Co
'2 00
August «
Sheriffs. D. Ballou
Sheriff N S Gregory
San Luis Obispo Co
Amador Co
1 00
1 00
Deputy Sheriff J M Black
San Jose, Cal
1 00
Deputy Sheriff R. M. Brown . . .
Yolo Co
1 00
E. Car! Bank ....
2 00
August 26
Sheriff H F. McClure.
LosAngeles Co
1 00
August 2$
Sheriff E. E. Holbrook
San Benito Co
1 00
Sept 1
VV. H Lorenzo, Insane Asylum
San Joaciuin Co
2 00
Sept 0
Sheriff Borgwardt
Kern Co
2 00
Sept. 7
Sept. 8
Sheriff R. Price
Sheriff Buckner
Tuolumne Co
Kings Co '.
1 00
2 00
Sept 10
Placer Co
2 00
Sept. 8
Sept. 16
Detective Sam Simmons
Marshal Geo. B. Dexter
Portland, Oregon
LosAngeles Co
7 00
•2 00
.REPORT OF CHIEF OF POLICE.
459
EXLIBIT •« I "— CONTINUED.
DATK.
NAME.
WHERE FROM.
AMOUNT.
1896-Sept. 17 Sheriff W. V. Buckne r
Sept. 11 Cantaiti Rebel
Kings Co
I 00
8 00
1 00
1 00
2 00
4 00
1 00
14 00
1 00
1 00
1 00
1 00
3 00
2 00
1 00
1 00
9 00
2 00
1 00
1 00
1 00
1 00
15 00
700
8 CO
1 00
1 00
1 00
1 00
10 00
Fr. bark Louis Pasteur. .
Contra Costa Co
Sacramento Citv
Sept 19
Sept. 22
Sept. 26
Sept. 28
Oct 1
Deputy Sheriff Schwiek
Sheriff Borgwardt
Sheriffs. D. Ballou.
Sheriff M. V. Buckner
Chief of Police Maddox
Sheriff S. D Ballou
Kern Co.
San LuisObispo Co
Kings Co
Oct. 2
Oct. 6
Oct. 12
Oct. 13
Oct. 14
Oct. 1!)
Oct. 20
Oct. 21
Oct 2-!
Fort Worth, Texas
San Luis Obispo Co
Santa Clara Co.
Deputy Sheriff Block ...
Sheriff S. D. Ballou
Deputy Sheriff J. J. Hinters
Constable Wrn. Delashmutt
Constable J. C. Ingalls
Sheriffs D Ballou
San Luis Obispo Co
Sacramento Co
Fresno Co
Sonoma Co
San Luis Obispo Co
San Benito Co
Seattle, Washington.. ..
Tuolumne Co
Madera Co
Stanislaus Co
Sheriff E. E. Holbrook
Oct. 25
Oct. 27
Oct. 30
Nov. 7
Nov. 10
Nov. 14
Nov. 15
Nov. 17
Nov. 20
Nov. 21
Nov. 2o
Nov. 2(i
Nov. 27
Dec. 2
Officer Charles S. Reed
Sheriff R. L. Price
Sheriffs W. Westphall . .
Sheriff R B Purvis
Sheriff Matthews
Monterey Co
Sheriff Purvis
Stanislaus Co
Connecticut.
Deputy Sheriffs. Cowles.
Captain Laizier
French ship Larnorciere
Iowa . .
Sheriff Know 1 ton
Sheriff Griffin
Volo Cu
Sheriff Borgwardt
Kern Co
Mariposa Co
Stanislaus Co
Sail Francisco
Sheriff R \ Croutv
Sheriff Purvis
, French Consul
460
REPORT OF CHIEF OF POLICE.
EXHIBIT "I "-COMINUED.
DATE.
NAME.
WHERE FROM.
AMOUNT.
1896— Dec 5
Kern Co
1 00
Dec. 14
United States Armv
1 00
Dec. 15
Sheriff B K Thorn
Calaverns Co
2 00
Dec. 15 ...
Sheriff R L Price
Dec. 17
Sheriff i£ \V Jones
Dec. 25
Sheriffs D Bailou ...
Dec. 28
Sheriff H C McClure
Dec. 30
Sheriff J A Malone
Solano Co
1897- Feb. 4
Sheriff Prouty
Feb. 4
Sheriff A. N. Mills
State of Washington,. ..
7 00
Feb. 5
Sheriff T. L. Robinson
. Solano Co
1 00
Feb. 8
Captain J B Hamon.
French ship Madeline
Feb. 9
Captain J B. Hamon.....
French ship Madeline
8 00
Feb. 21
Sergeant H Sommers.
United States Army
1 00
Feb. 27
Sheriff T F Bergin
Trinitv Co
Feb. 23
Captain Hamon
French stmr. Madeline
H 00
March 7
March 9
Sheriff W. D. Buckner
Sheriff S. D. Bailou ....
Kings Co
1 00
1 00
March 14
Deputy Sheriff F. Desirello...
San Mateo Co
1 00
March 16
Sheriff A. M. Hardy
1 00
March 16
Marshal Creed
Marin Co
1 00
Feb. 2
J W Warburton
March 17
Sheriff Ben Borcham
Tuolumne C'o
1 00
March 29
March 2!)
April 1
Sheriff Geo. H. Hilbert
Sheriff C. F. Sammann
Captain J B Hamon
. . El Dorado C'o
. . fcan Luis Obispo Co
1 00
1 00
- 00
April 2..
April 4
Sheriff Bailou
Captain Fisher
. Sun Luis Obispo Co
(
Sacramento Police Dept
1 00
2 00
April 8
Officer Reese Jones
Contra Costa C'o
1 00
April 13
April 14
Sheriffs. E. Duckworth
Sheriff E. W. Jones
. Monterey Co
.. Colusa C'o
1 00
2 00
REPORT OF CHIEF OF POLICE.
461
EXHIBIT " I "-CONCLUDED.
DATJE.
NAME.
WHERE FROM.
AMOUNT.
1S97 4pril °0
1 00
April 21
April 94
sheriff Borgwardt
Sheriff R R Veals
Kern Co
Contra Costa Co
1 00
1 00
April 26
Cripple Creek, Col
1 00
Jan. 1
Jan 7 ....
Sheriff H. F. L. Halcomb
Sheriff R D Orr
San Bernardino Co
San Luis Obispo Co
1 00
1 00
Jan 10
Amador Co
3 00
Jan. 10
Sheriff Block . ..
Santa Clara Co
1 00
Jan. 12 ....
Deputy Sheriff Ballou
San Luis Obispo Co
1 00
Jan 14
Sheriff B K Thorn
1 00
Jan °3
Sheriff M V Buckner
Kings Co
100
\pril °7
SheriffB J Davis
Kern Co
1 00
April 0()
Chief of Police Kingsburv
Stockton, Cal
1 00
April 30
Sheriff' M V Buckner
Kings Co.
1 00
May 4
Constable Blessington
1 00
May 13
Sheriff N. A Ulm
1 00
May 17.
Sheriff J. L. Matthews
Monterey Co
1 00
May °5
Sheriff C M.Gardner
Santa Clara Co
1 00
Mav <78
Sheriff W Mallagh
1 00
June <*
Sheriff R D. Orr
San Luis Obispo Co
1 00
Sheriff J F Eubank
300
JuneH
June 17
Constable E. Gaunoung
Sheriff S. D.Ballou
San Luis Obispo Co
San Luis Obispo Co
1 00
1 00
June 27.
Sheriff M. V. Buckner
Kings Co
1 00
Total $28200
462
REPORT OF CHIEF OF POLICE.
EXHIBIT "J."
TOTAL AMOUNT IN CASH PAID INTO CITY TREASURY FOR FINES AND FORFEIT
URES IN THE POLICE JUDGES' COURTS, FOR ARRESTS MADE BY THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT OF SAN FRANCISCO, FOR THE FISCAL
YEAR ENDING ON THE 3CTH DAY OF JUNE, 1897.
DATE.
DEFT. No. 1.
DEPT. No. 2.
DEPT. No. 3.
DEPT. No .4.
1896 July
$212 00
$495 00
$480 CO
$194 CO
200 00
445 00
1 649 CO
675 00
205 00
366 00
460 00
515 00
October
325 00
230 00
562 03
460 00
2:0 co
340 00
545 00
560 00
406 00
440 00
4:8 00
471 00
1897 — January
8:8 00
483 00
758 CO
680 00
1 075 00
609 03
590 00
545 03
March
607 00
475 03
655 CO
720 00
April .
390 00
470 00
540 00
740 CO
May ....
6U9 00
514 00
460 00
465 00
June
476 00
400 00
185 00
520 00
Totals
$5 543 00
$5,317 03
$7,342 00
$6,545 00
Grand total $24,747 00
REPORT OF CHIEF OF POLICE.
463
EXHIBIT "K."
POLIJE STATIONS AND THEIR LOCATIONS.
NAME OF STATION.
LOCATION.
Central Station
California Street Station. . . .
North End Station
O'Farrell Street Station
Southern District Station. .. ,
Potrero Station
South San Francisco Station.
Mission District Station
Ocean View Station. . . .
Harbor Station....
Boarding Station.
New City Hall and McAllister street.
536 California street.
1712 Washington street.
2117 O'Farrell street.
827 Folsom street.
609 Twentieth street.
Southeast corner Eailroai and 14th. avenues.
3215 Seventeenth street.
Plymouth street, between Sagamore and Ottawa
streets.
32 Sacramento street.
Foot of Powell street.
464 REPORT OF CHIEF OF POLICE.
EXHIBIT "L."
SUMMARY OF ACTION TAKEN BY THE BOARD OF POLICE COMMISSIONERS IN
THE SUPERVISION OF RETAIL LIQUOR DEALERS' LICENSES DUR-
ING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30TH, 1897.
Total number of license paying saloons on the 1st day of July, 1896 3,123
Total number of applications made for retail liquor dealers' license 1,500
Number of applications granted 1,409
Number of applications granted on property owners' petitions 53
Number of applications refused
1,500
Number of saloons not opened after consent was granted 66
Number of saloons closed after action by the Board 74
Total number of cases pending for violations of liquor license laws on July 1, 1896 3
Number of arrests made for the non-payment of retail liquor licenses 48
51
Number of cases tried and disposed of during year 50
Number of cases pending for trial in Police Courts on July 1, 1897 1
51
The following amounts were paid by persons under prosecution, for tines and forfeitures in
Police Courts:
For violations of Order No. 1,589 of the Board of Supervisors $610 00
The following amounts were caused to be paid to the License Collector through
prosecutions in the Police Courts 588 00
1 Total amount paid as above §1,19800
Total number of license paying saloons on July 1, 1897 3,048
Decrease in number of licenses paying saloons for fiscal year ending June 30, 1897. . 75
EXHIBIT "M."
STRENGTH OF POLICE DEPARTMENT AND SUMMARY OF ACTION TAKEN BY THE
BOARD OF POLICE COMMISSIONERS IN THE TRIAL OF COMPLAINTS AGAINST
MEMBERS THEREOF FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1897.
BOARD OF POLICE COMMISSIONERS.
ROBERT J. TOBIN President.
WILLIAM ALVORD Commissioner.
MOSES A. GUNST Commissioner.
I. W. LEES Chief of Police and ex-officio Commissioner.
REPORT OF CHIEF OF POLICE. 465
EXHIBIT "M "-CONTINUED.
NUMERICAL STRENGTH OF POLICE FORCE.
Chief of Police 1
Clerk to Chief of Police and Board of Police Commissioners 1
Property Clerk 1
Captains of Police 6
Lieutenants of Police .'.'. 5
Detective Police Officers 15
Sergeants of Police 43
Corporals of Police 12
Patrolmen 473
Vacancies 2
Maximum strength 559
REMOVALS DURING YEAR.
Resigned
Dismissed
Died 8
Retired 3
36
Appointments made to force during the year
ACTION TAKEN BY THE BOARD OF POLICE COMMISSIONERS IN THE TRIAL OF
POLICE OFFICEBS.
Number of complaints filed 86
Number of complaints sustained 47
Number of complaints dismissed 39
Number of witnesses subpoenaed and examined 157
Aggregate amount of penalties imposed $1,660 00
EXHIBIT «N."
SYNOPSIS OF CORRESPONDENCE AND BUSINESS TRANSACTED IN OFFICE OF
CHIEF OF POLICE DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1897.
Letters and postals received and acted on 2.883
Telegrams received and acted on
Letters and telegrams sent out 1-838
Total *.978
30
466
REPOBT OF CHIEF OF POLICE.
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REPORT OF CHIEF OF POLICE. 467
EXHIBIT "P."
Number of complaints of nuisances filed by the Police Department for the fiscal year ending
June 30, 1897 4,265
Number of nuisances abated during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1897 2,156
Number of houses and stores found insecure and made secure by the Police Department for
the fiscal year ending June 30, 1897 > 108
468
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REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONERS
OF THE
POLICE RELIEF AND PENSION FUND.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 30, 1897.
To the Honorable the Board of Supervisors
Of the City and County of San Francisco —
GENTLEMEN: In compliance with Resolution No. 16,412 (Third Series),
of your Honorable Board, we herewith submit the annual report of the
Police Relief and Pension Fund Commissioners, for the fiscal year ending
June 30, 1897.
TABULATED STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURES BY POLICE RELIEF AND PENSION
FUND COMMISSIONERS FROM THE POLICE RELIEF AND PENSION
FUND DURING FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1897.
JJRenlered in accordance with provisions of Section 2 of law approved March 4, 1889, as amended
March 31, 1891, as amended by Act approved March 2, 1897.
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Douglass, William Y. . .
Captain...
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Short, Johnt
Captain . . .
Sec. 3
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222 00
222 00
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870 63
Stone, Appleton W
Captain . . .
Sec. 3
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222 00
222 00
222 00
888 00
Hensley, William D . . .
Sergeant..
Sees. 4-5...
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184 50
184 50
184 50
738 00
Melody, Joseph
Sergeant..
Sees. 4-5...
184 50
184 50
184 50
184 50
733 00
Sharp, Abraham
Sergeant..
Sec. 3
184 50
184 50
184 50
184 50
738 00
Coles, William L
Sergeant. .
Sec. 3
184 50
184 50
184 50
184 50
738 00
Harman, George W
Sergeant..
Sec. 3
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184 5r)
184 50
184 50
738 00
Thompson, Gideon
Sergeant..
Sec. 3
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184 50
184 50
184 50
738 CO
*Retired April 7, 1897.
tDied June 23, 1897.
KEPORT'OF PENSION FUND COMMISSIONERS.
473
TABULATED STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURES-CONTINUED.
NAME.
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Cohrn, Edward
Sergeant..
Sec. 3
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$184 50
$184 50
$18450
$738 00
Dolau, John D
Corporal . .
Sec. 3
172 50
172 50
172 50
172 50
690 00
Lerman , Jacob
Corporal . .
Sec. 3
172 50
172 50
172 50
172 50
690 00
Gardenier, Henry
Patrol
Sees. 4-5.
150 00
150 00
150 00
150 00
600 00
Beatty, John
Patrol. ...
Sees. 4-5...
150 00
150 00
150 00
150 00
600 00
McDonough, Patrick. . .
Patrol
Sees. 4-5.
150 00
150 00
150 00
150 00
600 00
Cochran, James H
Patrol
Sees. 4-5. . .
150 00
150 00
150 00
150 00
600 00
Tyner, William
Patrol
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150 00
150 0(
150 00
150 00
600 00
Birch, William
Patro1
Sees. 4-5. .
150 00
150 00
150 00
150 OU
600 00
Clinton, George
Patrol
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150 00
150 00
150 00
150 00
600 CO
Pomeroy, Sheldon
Patrol
Sec. 13....
150 00
150 00
150 00
150 Oi
600 00
Flannery, Michael.. .
Patrol
Sees. 4-5...
150 00
150 00
150 00
150 00
600 00
Duff, Thomas
Patrol
Sees. 4-5...
150 00
150 00
150 00
150 00
60000
Curtis, George W
Patrol
Sec. 3
150 00
150 00
150 00
150 00
600 00
Kavanagh, James H —
Patrol
Sec. 3
150 00
150 00
150 00
150 Oi
600 00
McMahon, Francis C..
Patrol
Sees. 4-5...
150 00
150 00
150 00
150 00
600 00
Schroeder, John
Patrol
Sec. 3
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150 Od
150 00
150 01.
600 00
Bradrick, Isaac
Patrol ....
Sec. 3
150 00
150 00
150 00
150 00
6CO 00
Powers, John
Patrol. ...
Sees. 4-5...
150 00
150 00
150 00
150 00
600 00
Dickinson, Charles H.
Patrol
Sec. 3
150 00
150 00
150 00
150 00
600 00
Gillespie, Thomas
Patrol
Sec. 3
150 00
150 00
150 00
150 00
600 00
Brigaerts, Joseph H . . . .
Harold James
Patrol
Patrol
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gec. 3
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150 OL
150 00
159 CO
159 00
150 00
150 00
150 00
600 o;>
600 00
Gallagher, James L
Patro!
Sec. 3
150 00
150 00
150 00
150 00
600 00
Asher, Alexander IJ
Patrol. ...
Sec. 3
150 00
150 00
150 00
15000
6CO 00
Horrigan, Eugene
Patrol
Sees 4-5...
143 33
150 00
293 33
Smith, James *
Patrol
Sees. 4-5...
143 33
11 66§
155 00
Doran, Williamf
Patrol
Sec. 3
1667
16 67
Michaels, Amelia, widow
Sec. 6
100 00
100 00
100 00
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40000
"Died April 7, 1897.
tDied July 10. 1897.
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TABULATED STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURES-CONCLUDED.
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$75 00
$75 00 1 875 00
$300 00
( services as Clerk.)
$5,794 17
$5,777 50
$6,064 16
$6,493 42
$24,131 25
Mary E. and Paul A.
Cullen, executors of
the estate of William
Cullen, deceased*....
1 000 00
1,000 DO
Nannie Riley, guardian
of Stan i s 1 a u s and
Aloysius Riley, minor
children of James J.
Riley, deceased*
1 000 00
1.000 00
Mary Hagerty and
Katie Doyle, execu-
trices of the estate of
Henry F. Roskamp,
1,000 00
Bridget Mahoney, wid-
ow of J. A. Mahoney*
1,000 00
1,000 00
Sarah L. Moore and
Elizabeth J. White,
executricea of the es-
tate John M. Fitzgib-
bon, deceased*
1,000 00
1,000 00
J. F. Morau, Property
Clerk, for moneys ad-
vanced for clerk's fees
in the United States
Circuit Court for filing
demurrers, etc.. cases
by Alfred Clark
against Board of Po-
lice Pension Fund
30 00
170 CO
240 00
163 00
600 00
Commissioners
Totals
$8.824 17
$5,947 50
$7,304 16
$6,655 42
$29,731 25
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"'Under provisions of Section 7,
I. W. LEES, Secretary.
ROBERT J. TO BIN, President.
REPORT
SAN FRANCISCO LAW LIBRARY.
SAN FRANCISCO, September 14, 1897.
To the Honorable the Board of Supervisors
Of the City and County of San Francisco—
GENTLEMEN: Pursuant to Resolution No. 16,412, 1 herewith have the honor of present-
ing the report of the San Francisco Law Library for the year ending June 30, 1897.
The past year has been a successful one and the affairs of the Library have been prosper-
ous in accordance with the average of the past few years.
During the year there were lost by death:
James Wheeler.
A. H. Loughborough.
Mr. Loughborough has been one of the trustees for a number of years and at his death
was a member of the Executive Committee. He was one of the firmest friends of the
Library and in his death the institution suffers a severe loss.
There were two applications for life membership during the year:
William Grant.
Jesse W. Lilienthal.
There have been added to the Library 904 books— a smaller number than last year—
though equal to the average of former years. This makes the total number of books on the
shelves 35,659. Of these books 738 were purchased, 87 were presented, 79 were bound records
of the Supreme Court.
The donors to the Library were John T. Doyle, Charles W. Slack, Damrel & Upham,
Allen, Law & Scott, the Secretary of the State, John A. Russell, the Public Printer of New
Zealand, and the Secretaries at Washington.
476 REPORT OF THE SAN FRANCISCO LAW LIBRARY.
The following list shows the character of the books:
Text books 128
Reports 285
Statutes 67
Digests and Indexes 26
Legal Periodicals 109
Selected and leading cases 44
Miscellaneous Periodicals 29
Government publications 74
Literary works 29
General miscellany 34
Records of the Supreme Court 79
904
More particularly classified-
American text books 113
American reports 235
American statutes 50
American digests and indices. 25
American legal periodicals 86
American selected cases 37
English text books 10
English reports 27
English statutes 4
English legal periodicals 17
English digests 5
English selected cases 7
Canadian reports 19
Canadian statutes 10
Canadian periodicals 5
Canadian textbooks 5
Australian reports 4
Australian periodicals 1
Australian statutes 2
Other foreign statutes 1
Citations 2
Encyclopedias, miscellaneous 6
Encyclopedias, legal 7
Directories, legal 2
Directories, miscellaneous 2
Periodical', miscellaneous 29
Indices and digests, miscellaneous 2
Statisticians 3
Supreme Court docket 1
Civil, parliamentary and international law .* 7
Trials 1
Literary works 29
EEPOKT OF THE SAN FRANCISCO LAW LIBKAKY. 477
Rules and orders 1
Government publications 74
Maps 6
The expenses for the year have been as follows:
American text books §510 30
American reports 911 85
American statutes 205 10
American digests and indices 137 00
American legal periodicals 376 60
English and Canadian textbooks 32 85
English reports 71 71
English statutes 23 52
English legal periodicals 95 65
English digests and indexes 15 50
Canadian and Australian reports 167 56
Canadian and Australian statutes 26 25
Canadian and Australian periodicals 55 35
Leading and selected cases 120 25
Citations 30 70
Encyclopedias-Legal 18 00
Miscellaneous 21 00
Directories— Legal 15 30
11 Miscellaneous , 16 35
Miscellaneous periodicals and newspapers 61 05
International and Civil Law 4 25
Trials 5 31
Literary works 45 80
Government publications 7 50
Statistical works 3 00
Rules of Court 2 95
Maps 2350
District telegraph and telephone 79 10
Expressage and cartage 49 35
Postage 23 00
Binding and repairing 1,075 58
Books ...2,961 20
Htation e ry 910
Cataloguing 65 00
Furniture 700 00
Carpets and linoleu m 490 00
Sheila k'ns 190 00
Binding 1,075 58
Material for binder 5007
Book-supports 40 50
Assistance 2,395 00
Miscellaneous expenses 4CO 00
Total... $7,531 78
478 REPORT OF THE SAN FRANCISCO LAW LIBRARY.
The receipts for the year have been:
From life memberships $200 00
From subscribers 919 93
From dollar tax .. 6.057 00
Total $7,176 93
The increase of disbursements over receipts is due to the fact that unusual expenses were
incurred in the furnishing of the Library. The light in the Library, at night, is inadequate
aud there is now a petition before the New City Hall Commissioners for a further supply,
which it is hoped will be soon acted upon.1
Kespectfully submitted.
J. H. DEERING,
Librarian and Secretary.
REPORT
CITY AND COUNTY SURVEYOR,
SAN FRANCISCO, July 12, 1897.
To the Honorable the Board of Supervisors
Of the City and County of San Francisco —
GENTLEMEN: Pursuant to Resolution No. 16,416 (Third Series), I here-
with submit a statement of the number of surveys made and certificates
issued for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1897:
Number of certificates issued 398
Number of surveys made 527
There has been a very marked falling off in the amount of work done in this office in the
past year. For the fiscal year ending June 30, 1896, the number of certificates issued was
fifty-two per cent greater and the number of surveys made was ten per cent greater than
for the past year.
I take this occasion to briefly urge upon your Honorable Body the necessity for the
construction and extension of certain sewers, the neglect of which will probably result in a
considerable damage to property, for which damage the City may be held liable.
First and least costly of these required sewers is the extension of the Cole street sewer
across the Park pan-handle. When the Fell street sewer was constructed it was designed
and made of sufficient size to carry all of the drainage of the large watershed to the south,
much of which drainage is now delivered at the crossing of Cole and Oak streets. The Fell
street sewer now terminates at the crossing of Cole street on the northerly side of the Park,
leaving a gap of about 310 feet between the sewers, which should be constructed before the
fall rains set in. If this matter is not attended to the increased flow, inrthe time of storms,
in the Cole street sewer, due to the filling by grading of the large pond on the Pope and
Talbot Tract, which has acted as a storage reservoir for the storm waters, will cause flooding
and damage along Oak street. The Oak street sewer which now relieves the Cole street
sewer will not remove the increased flow.
480 CITY AND COUNTY SURVEYOR'S REPORT.
There is a somewhat similar state of affairs at Union and Lyon streets and on Baker
street north of Chestnut street. The City has, at a considerable expense, just constructed a
sewer through the Presidio Reservation as an outlet for the district immediately to the
south, And awards of contracts have been made for the extension of this sewer along Lyon
street to Chestnut street, thence to Devisadero street, thence to an outlet at the bajr. This
sewer is also designed to intercept all of the flow from the south which is now delivered at
Chestnut and Baker streets. Thus relieving the pressure in the Baker street sewer to the
north, where breaks have occurred in the past and damage resulted. However, the work
on this extension for some reason is not progressing. I would urge that the matter be
taken up at once and the work pushed to completion. This being necessary to prevent the
destruction of a portion of the work just constructed and to avoid flooding and damage on
the lower portion of Baker street.
The Army street sewer, terminating as it does at San Bruno avenue, has become almost
an intolerable nuisance; as has the Brannan street sewer terminating at First street. I
have now in hand the preparation of plans, which I shall soon submit, for the extension of
both of these sewers. The construction of these extensipns should then be started at once
so that they may be completed before the fall rains set in.
During the past year, Balboa Boulevard has been opened and the greater portion of it
has been graded. The grading of Seventh avenue, which is to be a part of the Boulevard
system, has also been in progress. The work now extending as far south as L street where
it is encroaching upon the waste pond, which has been a storage reservoir for the drainage
of a large watershed, which lies to the southerly. Further grading of the avenue would
destroy this reservoir and the full volume of the storm waters would flow at once down onto
the park and the land adjacent thereto and do much damage, there being now no provision
for its removal. The main sewers of this watershed, which lies immediately south of
Golden Gate Park and east of Sixteenth avenue, should be constructed at once to relieve
this district from the inconvenience and damage which it is now suffering and to avoid the
much greater damage with which it is threatened.
I would also call your attention again to the deplorable condition of the Block Books of
this Office. They are the official records of the location of street and property lines in the
City, also the official record of all lot surveys made since 1866. By thirty years of constant
use they have become so worn and tattered that if action is not taken at once to make copies
of them, these valuable records will be entirely lost. A complete new set of books should
be made, and the old books rebound and filed away for safe keeping.
Yours most respectfully,
CHAS. S. TILTON,
City and County Surveyor.
REPORT
BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS.
HEADQUARTERS FIRE DEPARTMENT,
OFFICE BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS,
NEW CITY HALL,
SAN FRANCISCO, July 1, 1897.
To the Honorable the Board of Supervisors
Of the City and County of San Francisco:
GENTLEMEN: In compliance with Resolution No. 16,412 (Third
Series) of your Honorable Body, the Board of Fire Commission-
ers herewith present and submit their Annual Report, contain-
ing a statement of the expenditures of the Department for the
fiscal year ending June 30, 1897; also Report of the Chief En-
gineer, showing the condition of the Department, a statement of
the fires and alarms and their causes, and other information per-
tain;ng to the Department.
ORGANIZATION.
The Fire Department as now constituted consists of a Board of Fire Com-
missioners who act without compensation, a Chief Engineer, one First As-
sistant Chief Engineer, four Assistant Engineers, four Engineers of Belief
engines (acting as Assistant Engineers), thirty-four steam fire engine com-
panies, seven hook and ladder companies, six chemical engine companies,
one water tower company, two monitor battery companies, and employees
of office and corporation yard, composing a force of 564 men of all grades
and positions.
31
482 FIRE COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
RELIEF ENGINE COMPANIES.
In addition to said companies, the Board of Fire Commissioners, on the
30th day of January, 1896, organized four steam fire engine companies for
relief and emergency purposes, in pursuance of Order No. 2,951 of the
Board ot Supervisors, and appointed four engineers for said companies at a
salary of $140 per month each, and said engineers were thereafter detailed
to perform toe duties of Assistant Engineers, as above stated, in addition to
the duties imposed on them by virtue of their positions in said relief engine
companies. The remainder of the crews of said companies are detailed from
the members and employees in service and employed in the Department,
and serve without extra compensation.
BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS,
GEORGE T. BOHEN,
PRESIDENT.
FRANK G. EDWARDS,
JOHN w. MCDONALD,
COLIN M. BOYD,
JOSEPH MARSHALL.
GEORGE F. MAXWELL,
SECRETAEY.
M. L. SPINETTI,
ASSISTANT SECRETARY.
D. R. CONNIFF.
MESSENGER.
FIRE COMMISSIONERS' REPORT. 485
Under and by virtue of an Act of the Legislature of this State, approved March 27, 1897,
the salaries of the officers of this Department were increased as In said Act provided, which
reads as follows:
AN ACT RELATING TO FIRE DEPARTMENTS OP MUNICIPALITIES OF THE FIRST CLASS,
AND FIXING THE SALARIES OF OFFIC RS THEREOF.
(Approved March 27, 1897.
The People of the State of California, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as fallows:
SECTION 1. In municipalities of the first class the following officers of its Fire Depart-
ment shall receive the following sums per annum:
Chief Engineer, five thousand dollars.
Assistant Chief Engineer, three thousand six hundred dollars.
Secretary, or Clerk, three thousand dollars.
Assistant Engineers, two thousand one hundred dollars each.
Veterinary Surgeon, one thousand eight hundred dollars.
Said salaries shall be paid in the same manner as is now provided by law.
SEC. 2. This Act shall take effect immediately.
Under the provisions of the foregoing Act the monthly salary demands of said officers
were duly and regularly made and presented to the Auditor for his approval, whereupon
one Max Popper brought an action in the Superior Court, as a taxpayer, against the Auditor,
to restrain him from auditing said demands, claiming that the Act above referred to does
not apply to the City and County of San Francisco, and if so applicable, that it is in conflict
with Section 6 of Article XI of the Constitution of this State.
The case came on regularly to he heard before Hon. James M. Seawell, and in a written
opinion by the Court, filed on the 30th day of April, 1897, the plaintiffs motion for an injunc-
tion was denied, the demurrer to the complaint sustained and the action dismissed, from
which judgment and order the plaintiff appealed to the Supreme Court, where the matter
is now pending.
EXPENDITURES.
The expenditures of the Department, as shown by the books o£ the'Com-
mispioners, are as follows:
Total amount appropriated §674,500 00
Foragfi .... $23,095 21
Fuel 5,01323
Ftirniture 2,272 70
Labor at Corporation Yard .... 13,67690
New Apparatus 18,80000
New Horses 4,540 00
New Eng'ne Houses ... 33,517 16
General supplies 25,156 86
Repairs to engine hois js 27.78486
Repairs to apparatus 21,624 52
Han ess and repairs . . 2,372 33
484 FIRE COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
EXPENDITURES— CONCLUDED.
Horseshoeing 7,699 75
Sundry expenses 20,171 25
Salaries 386,859 25
Pensions . ... 10,45520
New hydrants, castings and settings 28,74539
Machinery 2,942 20
Annual vacations, provided by law 8,675 65
Total amount expended 643.402 46
Surplus remaining $31 ,097 54
Total valuation of property of all kinds held in trust by the Board of Fire
Commissioners:
Real estate and improvements $650,000 00
Apparatus 260,000 00
Horses and harness , 56,000 00
Furniture and supplies 14,000 00
Hose and couplings 66,000 OD
Machinery and tools in repair shops .. 21,00000
Hydrants in use, 3,345 283,000 00
Total.... $1,350,00000
UNIFORMED FORCE AND PAY-ROLL.
The remainder of the uniformed force and pay roll, other than the officers
whose salaries have been increased by said Act, are a? follows:
4 Engineers of Relief Engines (acting as Assistant Engineers), each $1,680
34 Engineers of Steamers, each 1,680
34 Stokers " " 1,080
34 Drivers " " 1,080
7 Drivers of Hook and Ladder Companies, each , 1 ,080
7TiUermen " " " " 1,080
6 Engineers of Chemical Engines, each 1,500
6 Drivers " " 1,080
6 Firemen " " f 1,080
6Stewards " " " 960
1 Engineer of Water Tower Co. No. 1 1,500
IDriverof " " 1,080
IFiremanof " " 1,080
2 Drivers of Monitor Batteries, each. . . . . 1,080
FIRE COMMISSIONERS' REPORT. 485
MEMBERS AT CALL, NOT UNIFORMED.
41 Foremen of Companies, each $540
272 Hosemen, euch 420
84 Hook and Ladder Men, each 420
CORPORATION YARD EMPLOYEES.
1 Superintendent of Engines $1,800
I Assistant Superintendent of Engines 1,680
1 Engineer and Machinist 1,680
1 Clerk of Corporation Yard 1,500
2 Hydrantmen, each 1,080
1 Carpenter 1,200
1 Drayman 1,080
1 Watchman 900
f Besides the regularly appointed employees of the Corporation Yard above mentioned
there is an additional force of mechanics and laborers continually employed at the Yard and
other workshops of the Department.:
Your attention is also directed to an Act passed by the last Legislature of this State
entitled "An Act to provide for increasing the efficiency of Fire Departments within mu-
nicipalities of the first class in th«iState of California.," approved March 4, 1897.
This Act applies to this city and county and the Fire Department thereof, and author-
izes, among other things, the placing of this Department under a fully paid system, with
the entire force continually on duty, or as many companies thereof as the public interest,
safety or convenience may require.
In pursuance of this Act we have asked your honorable Board to make and allow this
Department a sufficient appropriation this year to permit the placing of all the companies
responding to fires in the mercantile district under a fully paid system, in order to insure
that portion of the city the necessary and proper protection against fire.
In conclusion, we herewith submit the annual report of the Chief Engineer, together
with the reports from the various branches of this Department, to which your attention is
specially invited.
Very respectfully submitted,
THE BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS.
GEORGE MAXWELL, Secretary.
REPORT OF THE CHIEF ENGINEER
OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO FIRE DEPARTMENT.
HEADQUARTERS FIRE DEPARTMENT, ]
NEW CITY HALL,
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL., July 1, 1897. \
To the Honorable the Board of Fire Commissioners
Of the City and County of San Francisco —
Gentlemen: I have the honor to present to you my annual report of the Fire
Department of this city and county, together with such recommendations as in my
judgment I deem necessary and proper to promote its efficiency.
REPORTS OF THE VARIOUS BRANCHES OF THE DEPARTMENT.
I herewith respectfully submit for your consideration the reports of the various
branches of this Department, wherein you will find a correct statement and account
of their respective operations during the fiscal year last past.
FIRES.
During the year the Department was called upon to respond to 607 alarms received from
street and automatic boxes, and 350 silent alarms received verbally and by telephone,
making a total of 957 alarms, an increase over the last fiscal year of 88 box alarmsland 59
Client alarms, or a total increase of 147 alarms. During the year there were 583 first alarms,
18 second alarms, and 6 third alarms. .i, *
CHIEF ENGINEER'S KEPORT.
487
LOSSES BY FIRE, INSURANCE, AND AMOUNT PAID.
MONTH.
LOSS.
INSURANCE.
PAID.
1896.
July
August
September
October
QI 700 *7
December
1897.
January..
February
March.
April
409,913 11
51,911 42
May .
137,600 00
10,787 85
June
107,914 08
284,995 00
231,050 00
112,587 00
91.966 02
Total
$854 632 23
$3 8% 375 01
$663 990 05
NEW ENGINE HOUSES.
Three new engine houses were built under contract during the year, viz.:
Engine House No. 10, at 516 Bryant street, two-story frame building; Engine House
No. 34, at 1119 Ellis street, two-story frame building, Truck House No. Z, at 1421
Market street, three-story brick building. A new story was also built on Engine
House No. 2, at 410 Bush street.
ALTERATIONS AND REPAIRS TO HOUSES.
Alterations and repairs were made to Engine Houses Nos. 1, 2, 6, 8, 10, 15, 17,
19, 20, 21, 24, 26, 27, 34; Truck Houses Nos. 2 and 3; Chemical Engine House No. 5;
Water Tower No. 1; Corporation Yards Nos. 1 and 2; Department stables, plumbing
shop, and carpenter shop.
CONDITION OF ENGINE HOUSES.
All the engine houses of the Department are now in good condition except
Engine Houses Nos. 11, 12 and 22.
NEW ENGINE COMPANY.
On the 15th day of April of this year, Engine Company No. 34 was organized
and placed in service, and stationed at No. 1119 Ellis street.
488 CHIEF ENGINEER'S REPORT.
CHEMICAL ENGINE NO. 2 DISBANDED.
On the 1st day of May of this year Chemical Engine Company No. 2 was dis-
banded.
APPARATUS.
The apparatus of the Department, all in good condition, consists of 44 steam
fire engines, 10 hook-and-ladder trucks, 9 chemical engines, 1 water tower, 2 moni-
tor batteries, 38 hose wagons, 1 hose carriage, 45 chemical extinguishers, and 63,750
feet of hose.
MISCELLANEOUS APPARATUS.
The Department has also on hand 5 hose carriages, 4 hose carts, and 5,700 feet
of watch line hose.
NEW APPARATUS.
During the year the Department purchased four new hose wagons and 4 new
steam fire engines.
HOSE, ETC., TRANSFERRED.
By authority of the Board of Supervisors, the Department transferred 1,700 feet
of hose, 4 blunderbusses, and 6 spanners to the City and County Hospital, and 500
feet of hose to the Street Department.
OLD IRON AND BRASS SOLD.
Upon the recommendation of your Honorable Board, and by authority of the
Board of Supervisors, the Mayor of this city and county sold 28 tons Of old scrap
iron and 6 tons of old brass, and paid the proceeds thereof into the County
Treasury to the credit of the Fire Department Fund.
HOSE.
During the year the Department purchased 3,050 feet of 2%-inch cotton hose, 350
feet of 3-inch cotton hose, and 1,100 feet of 1-inch hose.
HORSES.
There are at present in service in the Department 281 horses, including those
kept for relief purposes. With the exception of 22 that are now being treated for
various ailments at the Department Hospital and at engine houses, they are all in
good condition.
During the year 36 horses were purchased, 13 were condemned as being unfit for
further service, one of which was shot, and the remaining 12 sold, at public auction
by the Mayor, on authority granted by the Board of Supervisors. Eight horses
died under treatment at the hospital, and four were shot on account of broken legs.
HARNESS.
The harness in use throughout the Department is all in good condition.
CHIEF ENGINEER'S REPORT.
489
WATER SUPPLY.
The following additions have been made to the water_'supply for fire purposes during
the year:
LAID DURING THE YEAR.
SIZE OF MAINS.
NUMBER OF
FEET.
TOTAL FEET.
4-inch
10431
6-ineh
6 941
8-inch
47 482
12- inch
19 145
16-inch
5 500
30-inch
4 494
Total feet. ..
93,993
TAKEN UP DURING THE YEAR.
SIZE OF MAINS.
NUMBER OF
FEET.
TOTAL FEET.
4-inch . .
12189
6-inci. t
9,350
8 inch
12-inch
2,438
50
IC-inch .
2,067
Total feet
26,094
490 CHIEF ENGINEER'S REPORT.
HYDRANTS.
Two hundred and eighty-nine new hydrants were set during the year and 143
reset. Total number of hydrants, 3,345.
FIRE CISTERNS.
No new fire cisterns were built; and the cisterns in the following locations,
being in very bad condition, were condemned as being unfit for further use or ser-
vice to the Department:
Bush and Kearny streets.
Bush and Dupont streets.
Dupont and Green streets.
Dupont and Union streets.
Stockton and Union streets.
The number of fire cisterns now available for fire purposes being 26.
POSSESSION OF FIRE DEPARTMENT LOT.
The Department obtained possession of a valuable fire department lot, 30 feet
front by 120 feet in depth, on the south side of McAllister street, between Polk
street and Van Ness Avenue, the possession of which was held adversely to the city
by one Peter Quale, now deceased.
EXPIRATION OF LEASE.
The lease heretofore held by the Associated Veterans of the Mexican War to
the premises occupied by Engine Company No. 10 has expired, and the Department
is now in exclusive possession thereof.
SAMPLE ROOM OF DEPARTMENT.
The Department established a sample room at Corporation Yard No. 1, wherein
Is kept, properly arranged, a sample of all articles of every kind and description
used in the department, and all articles, etc., furnished thereto must conform with
said samples.
AWARD OF THE "SCANNELL MEDAL."
On the 20th day of August 1896, Assistant Engineer John Wills of this Depart-
ment was awarded the "Scamiell Medal" for his heroic efforts in saving human
life from the ruins of a building that had collapsed and taken fire, on the afternoon
of the 22d day of June, 1896, at the northwest corner of Fifth street and Mint
Avenue.
PROMOTIONS.
Upon my recommendation, the following promotions were made during the
year, viz.:
H. H. Smith, from hoseman of Engine 32 to Driver of Engine 22.
Emil Cranert, from hoseman of Engine 5 to Steward of Chemical 1.
Dennis Quinlan, from hoseman of Engine 2 to Stoker of Engine 21.
Charles Mulloy, from hoseman of Engine 22 to Driver of Engine 14.
Emil Cranert, from Steward of Chemical 1 to Driver of Engine 15.
Albert R. Ahlborn, from hoseman of Engine 26 to Steward of Chemical 1.
CHIEF ENGINEER'S REPORT. 491
Daniel Lyons, from Steward of Chemical 5 to Driver of Engine 3.
Jerre McNamara, from hoseman of Engine 33 to Stoker of same company.
Wm. Danahy, from Assistant Foreman to Foreman of Engine 10.
Wm. Newman, from hoseman of Engine 25 to Driver of Chemical 5.
Charles McDonald, from hoseman of Engine 13 to Stoker of Engine 18.
James McTiernan, from hoseman of Engine 29 to Driver of Engine 15.
Daniel McKenzie, from Foreman of Engine 2 to Stoker of Chemical 7.
Henry Mitchell, from hoseman of Engine 8 to Foreman of Engine 34.
Frank Becker, from Truckman of Truck 5 to Stoker of Engine 34.
John Dailey, from hoseman of Engine 12 to Foreman of Engine 2.
Joseph Stevens, from Steward of Chemical 5 to Driver of Engine 4.
C. G. Budd, from hoseman of Engine 32 to Steward of Chemical 6.
T. J. Kelly, from Steward of Chemical 4 to Stoker of Chemical 3.
Wm. Schultz, from Assistant Foreman to Foreman of Truck 3.
George McLaren, from hoseman of Engine 2 to Driver of Truck 1.
Philip Moholy, from Foreman Engine 11 to Driver of Truck 2.
RETIRED ON PENSION.
Four members were retired under the provisions of the Firemen's Pension Fund
Act, viz.:
William Cunningham, engineer of Engine 7, retired August 13, 1896, because of
physical disabilities and injuries contracted and received while in the service,
which injuries and disabilities were of a permanent character and incapacitated
him from performing any further duty in the Department. He was in the service
for more than twenty years.
Michael Sheehan, Driver of Chemical 5, retired December 4, 1896, because of
injuries of a permanent character received to his back an'd spine while engaged in
the discharge of his duties at a fire on the 18th day of November, 1895, which
injuries wholly incapacitated him from performing any further work or duty in
the Department. He became a member of the Department September llth, 1893.
B. B. Lawrence, Driver of Engine 26, retired February 4, 1897, by reason of age,
and through infirmity and disabilities contracted and received in the service, which
incapacitated him from performing any further duty. He was in the service far
more than nineteen years.
Hugh Kennedy, Foreman of Truck 3, retired June 1, 1897, because of physical
disabilities of a permanent character received while in the service. He was a
member of the Department for more than sixteen years.
DEATHS.
Edward C. Kenney, Truckman of Truck 1, died July 8, 1896, of congestion of the
lungs.
A. O. Hiatt, Driver of Engine 3, died September 2, 1896, of tumor on the brain.
Edward Bennett, Engineer of Engine 6, died November 6, 1896, of consumption.
rl. Noonan, hoseman of Engine 3, died December 4, 1896, of insanity.
Joseph P. Franks, hoseman of Engine 27, died January 4, 1897, of pneumonia.
James Reid, hoseman of Engine 19, died December 29, 1896, of pneumonia.
Frank Keller, hoseman of Engine 6; Timothy Hallinan, driver of Truck 1, and
John Moholy, Engineer of Chemical 6, were killed on the 6th of June, 1897, while
engaged in the discharge of their duties at a fire on Folsom street, between Fourth
and Fifth streets.
DEATH OF RETIRED MEMBERS.
David Kerrigan, retired on pension September 16, 1893, died of heart disease
January 19, 1897.
Thomas Shields, retired on pension January 23, 1892, died of dropsy August 24,
1896.
492 CHIEF ENGINEER'S REPORT.
NOTABLE FIRES.
July 11, 1896. At about 7 o'clock P. M. three alarms were sounded from box 62
for a fire in a three-story brick building at No. 733 Mission street, occupied by the
Doernbecher Furniture Manufacturing Company as a storage warehouse. The
flames made rapid headway in the inflammable material, and the firemen found
great difficulty in fighting them on account of the density of the smoke, which
rolled out of the aperture. An hour's hard work confined the fire in this build-
ing, where it originated, and sufficed to put it out.
Cause of fire unknown. Loss over $27,000, fully covered by insurance.
July 13, 1896. Shortly after 11 o'clock on this night two alarms were turned
In from box 25 for a fire in a three-story brick building at No. 715 Stockton street,
occupied by Chinese as a shoe factory, clothing store and lodging house. With
great rapidity the flames were soon shooting out of the three floors of the building,
the winding passages therein helping the progress of the fire. The fire extended all
through the deep building, and even to the rookeries in the rear. Streams were
sent into the building from the water tower, while others were thrown on it from
the adjoining buildings. The brick walls prevented it from spreading towards
Kearny street, in which direction the fire showed a tendency to proceed. After
about an hour's good work the fire was subdued and extinguished.
Cause, explosion of coal oil lamp. Loss, over $21,000, fully covered by insurance.
September 16, 1896. Shortly after 4 o'clock in the morning two alarms were
sounded from box 51 for a fire in a two-story frame building at Nos. 314-24 Spear
street, occupied as a box factory by Hobbs, Wall & Co. The fire was first dis-
covered shooting out of the boiler room of the establishment. The factory was
surrounded on all sides by great piles of light box lumber, and this, together with
the fact that the building itself was as dry as tinder and strewn with shavings and
sawdust, gave the flames a good opportunity of spreading very rapidly. The
factory was totally destroyed, as was some of the lumber piles, but beyond this
no damage was done.
Cause of fire unknown. Loss $74,000, partially covered by insurance.
October 30, 1896. About 4 o'clock in the morning three alarms were sent in
from box 18 for a fire in a three-story brick building at No. 407 Jackson street,
occupied as coffee and spice mills by D. Ghirardelli. The flames were first dis-
covered issuing from the rear of the building by a stableman, who gave the alarm.
The fire spread rapidly to the two upper floors, and in an instant the entire place
was a mass of flames. After a hard struggle the fire was confined to the building
where it originated.
Cause of fire unknown. Loss over $74,000, covered by insurance.
December 25, 1896. At about 12:30 o'clock on this day two alarms were given
from box 27 for a fire in a three-story brick building at 510-16 Commercial street,
occupied by Francis, Valentine & Co. and the Buswell Bindery as printing offices
and book-binderies. Shortly after the department arrived on the scene the fire had
assumed proportions that threatened to spread throughout the block.
A number of well directed streams were put to work, both on the Clay and
Commercial street sides of the building, and, together with the services of the
water tower, that sent in a great volume of water through the windows of the
top story, the fire was subdued in about an hour.
Shortly before the fire was gotten under control, Peter McCabe, hoseman of En-
gine Company No. 2, fell from the roof of an adjoining building to the street below,
a distance of over thirty feet. That he was not instantly killed can only be ac-
counted for, in a measure, by the fact that he struck a street lamp before landing
in the street, thereby breaking the fall. He was immediately conveyed to the
City Receiving Hospital, and from there to the German Hospital, where he fully
recovered and is now on duty.
CHIEF ENGINEER'S REPORT. 493
Cause of fire, spontaneous combustion. Loss $28,000, fully covered by insurance.
December 26, 1896. Box 534 was turned in about 10:55 on this night for a fire at
Sixth Avenue and R street. The frame buildings there were occupied by the
California Glue Works and owned by Martin Holje. The fire was first seen break-
ing through the roof of this establishment, and when the department arrived in
response to an alarm the entire building was a mass of raging flames. It was
almost useless to turn a stream on the doomed structure with a view of saving it,
and a majority of the engines confined attention to the surounding properties in
order to prevent the fire from spreading. Beyond the destruction of the glue works
no damage was done, as the fire was successfully confined therein.
Cause of fire unknown. Loss $47,000, partially covered by insurance.
March 16, 1897. At about 10:40 o'clock on this night two alarms were turned in
from box 156 for a fire in a two-story frame building at Sixth and Channel streets,
occupied by the Pacific Cooperage and Planing Mills. As far as could be learned,
the fire started in the rear of the planing mills, and the flames were first seen
bursting through the roof beside the smokestack. Before the department arrived
the combustible materials in the mill had got well started, and despite every effort
the fire spread to the cooper shop adjoining, where it was checked.
Cause of fire unknown. Loss $39,000, only partially covered by insurance.
May 11, 1897. At about 12 o'clock on this night, a second alarm was turned in
from box 524 for a fire in the tannery of B. Patrick & Co., which occupied a strip
of land on Sixth Avenue South, between Q and R streets. The fire was discovered
by the night watchman as he made his usual rounds. He saw flames issuing from
the roof of the hide-house, occupying the northwest corner of the property. By
the time he had turned in an alarm the entire building was in flames. The strip
of land on which the tannery was situated was bounded on three sides by tide
water, which made it very difficult for the firemen to get at. The tannery was
entirely destroyed, and the firemen who had battled hard, succeeded in keeping the
flames from communicating to the adjoining buildings.
Cause of fire, sparks from chimney. Loss $82,000, partly covered by insurance.
June 6, 1897. At about 12 o'clock this night three alarms 'of fire were turned in
from box 157 for a fire in a three-story brick building at Nos. 839-49 Folsom street,
occupied as a cracker bakery by Shroth & Westerfield. The tragic incident attend-
ing this fire, which resulted in the killing of three members of this Department,
will long be remembered.
The origin of this fire is something of a mystery. Morris Know, a tailor living
at No. 857 Folsom street, was the first person to discover it; he saw flames coming
from the second story windows of the building on the west side. He notified
policemen Ryan and Tracy, who at once turned in an alarm from the box on the
corner of Folsom and Fourth streets. When the department arrived on the scene
the whole building was enveloped in flames and a second and third alarm was
turned in. It was realized, however, that nothing could save the contents of the
factory from total destruction. The streams from several engines were kept play-
ing on*he sides and roofs of all frame buildings reached by the heat from the big
fire. The balance of the available water supply was devoted to flooding the several
floors of the big building. The water tower was placed in service, but unfortu-
nately some of its structural parts gave out and it was necessary to confine its
effectiveness to the battery thereon. This proved of material assistance, but was
not nearly as valuable as would have been the heavy stream that could be thrown
in the upper stories of the building by the tower.
John Moholy, Captain of Chemical Engine No. 6, carried his hose up the stairs
of an adjoining building. He made his way through the unoccupied second story to
the rear. Suddenly the wall of the brick building rocked, and part fell, crushing the
rear of a paint shop adjoining. "My God, Moholy' s in there," shrieked some one.
Lieutenant Lee, of the Fire Patrol, Frank Keller, hoseman of Engine 6, and
494 CHIEF ENGINEER'S KEPORT.
Timothy Hallinan, Driver of Truck 1, who were standing close by, rushed bravely
to the rescue. They made their way through the wreck and reached the rear of the
building, where Moholy was lying with a broken leg. They dragged him from the
wreckage, which had buried him to the waist, but the wrenching of Moholy' s broken
leg caused him such pain that he cried in agony. "Boys, get a board or a door to
carry me on," groaned Moholy, whose suffering was so intense that he could hardly
bear to be touched. Lee rushed out for a plank. Keller busied himself in placing
Moholy' s leg in a more comfortable position. Hallinan went to assist Lee in carry-
ing the plank, which he had picked up in the yard where District Engineer Mc-
Cluskey was standing, and pulled it through an opening to where Moholy was lying.
"Look out," roared McCluskey, rushing back. Lee looked up and saw the toppling
wall and got away in safety. There was a great roar, a crash, and the three
stout-hearted firemen were buried from view. Lee and a half-dozen others started
to rush in, but McCluskey ordered them all back, saying: "They're dead, and you'll
all be killed with them if you go in there." In time the flames were extinguished,
the debris cleared away and the men reached. Thy were found all together.
Hallinan's arms were over Moholy's shoulders, and Keller's hands grasping at his
feet. They had made one last effort to lift Moholy and get him out.
Chemical 6 was one of the first engines to reach the burning building. Captain
Moholy, who was in charge of the crew, realized at once that it would be useless
for him to attempt to stay the progress of the flames in the big building, and ac-
cordingly turned his attention to the frame structures adjoining it, his purpose
being to prevent, if possible, the spread of the flames to the long row of frame
structures between the factory and Fourth street. Then came the fall of the first
part of the wall, the pinning of Moholy, the brave attempt at rescue, and the
second and fatal crash.
Too much cannot be said in praise of these three heroes who so unfortunately
met their death. This Department has lost three of the bravest and most faithful
men in the service, and their death is keenly felt and sincerely mourned.
The damage at this fire amounted to about $50,000, covered by insurance.
RECOMMMENDATIONS.
I respectfully recommend that all the companies of this Department now re-
sponding to alarms of fire in the mercantile district of the city be placed under a
fully paid system, with the entire force continually on duty, in accordance with
and as authorized by the provisions of an Act of the Legislature approved March
4, 1S97, entitled "An Act to provide for increasing the efficiency of fire departments
within municipalities of the first class in the State of California."
The force should be increased to at least thirty-five steam fire engine companies,
nine truck companies, six chemical engine companies, two water tower companies,
one fire boat company, and two monitor battery companies.
A light-draught, high-power fire boat of good speed and large pumping capacity
should be provided for the harbor front and shipping.
Proper laws should be enacted to compel all electric, telegraph and telephone
wires to be placed underground. The office of Inspector of Wires should be created
and a competent person appointed to examine and compel the proper insulation of
electric wires in buildings; if this be done it would removef one of our greatest
dangers of fire. Certainly nothing more could be done that would be more welcome
to this Department.
The latest improved keyless doors should be placed on the fire alarm boxes in
the mercantile district, as a means of saving much valuable time in turfting in
alarms of fire.
CHIEF ENGINEER'S REPORT. 495
The water supply throughout the city should be increased by removing all small
and inadequate water mains and replacing them with eight, twelve, sixteen and
twenty-four-inch mains in all portions of the city not already supplied with mains
of large and sufficient capacity. I also recommend the setting of more hydrants
in all districts that are not sufficiently provided therewith.
The cisterns should be repaired, and one hundred additional underground reser-
voirs, with capacities of not less than 100,000 gallons, should be built on the corners
of streets in the hotel and mercantile districts, and should be fed by six or eight-
inch pipes with gate valves attached directly from the street mains; by this means
many more engines could be stationed nearer to fires, and their streams siamesed
into one large stream would enable the Department to fight fires more effectively.
I also recommend that Engine House No 11 be torn down and that a new build-
ing be erected for that company.
I further recommend the purchase of a suitable lot in that portion of the city
known as Holly Park for the purpose of erecting an engine house thereon, and that
an engine company be organized and placed in service thereat, in order to afford
that locality the proper and necessary protection against fire.
I also recommend the immediate removal of the Fire Alarm Office from its
present location in Chinatown to the dome of the New City Hall. This office in its
present location, is in very great danger of being destroyed by fire, as the surround-
ing neighborhood is inhabited exclusively by Chinese and fires are of frequent
occurrence in that immediate locality. The destruction of this office would result
in a very serious loss to the city, as all means of communicating alarms of fire
would be entirely shut off.
In closing this report I desire to tender my thanks to your Honorable Board for
the active interest manifested by you in all matters pertaining to the success of
the Department, and I also desire to thank the officers and members of the force
for the alacrity manifested by them on all occasions in complying with my orders.
I also desire to express my thanks to His Honor Mayor Phelan and the Honorable
Board of Supervisors for the interest they have manifested in all business pertain-
ing to the Department. To the Chief of Police and members of his force, to Fire
Marshal Charles Towe, to Captain Comstock of the Underwriters' Fire Patrol, and
to Superintendent Hewitt of the Fire Alarm Office I am under many obligations for
the manner in which they have assisted this Department in the discharge of their
duties on all occasions.
Very respectfully submitted,
D. T. SULLIVAN,
Chief Engineer of the Fire Department.
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REPORTS OF THE VARIOUS BRANCHES OF
THE DEPARTMENT.
ANNUAL REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF ENGINES.
San Francisco, July 1st, 1897.
To the Honorable the Board of Fire Commissioners
Of the City and County of San Francisco—
New pieces of apparatus received during the year:
2 new first-class La France engines.
2 new third size La France engines.
1 new 15-horse electric motor.
30 new electric let-goes.
39 repaired electric let-goes.
1 buggy built in corporation yard.
1 breaking cart built in corporation yard.
34 new wheels built in corporation yard (Archibald pattern).
14 new 3-horse hitches built in corporation yard.
4 set lead bars, hitches, built in corporation yard.
21 ladders, including three Bangors or ground extensions.
1 hydraulic test pump, arranged for 500 pounds.
12 wrecking torches.
12 circulators for chemical engines.
REBUILT.
No. 28 Engine, with new boilers; 19 Engine, new front gear; 3 Engine, new front
gear; 22 Engine new front gear; 16 Engine, new front gear.
ENGINES REPAIRED.
Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19.
20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34.
RELIEF ENGINES.
Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10.
TRUCKS REPAIRED.
Trucks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. Relief Trucks 1, 2, 3. We also provided those trucks with
chafing devices to prevent ladders from injuring themselves; rebuilt Trucks 3, 6, 7;
plated the shears with 3-16 steel, and otherwise improved their capacity for hard
service.
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BATTERY.
Rebuilt Battery No. 1; changed running- gear from four to two wheels, making
it much more portable.
TOWER.
Repaired Water Tower, and am making progress on Tower No. 2.
WAGONS.
Repaired Hose Wagons as follows: 24, 29, 2, 1, 4, 9, 22, 19, 10, 23, 8, 17, 3, 5. 26.
Relief Hose Wagons 1, 2, 3, 4.
Repaired and kept in operation all buggies connected with the Department;
placed safety clutches on twelve of them. Kept in repair four hydrant repair
vehicles, three wagons connected with the Department stables, two wagons belong-
ing to the Department carpenter shop, one plumber's wagon, one harness-maker's
•cart; rebuilt two large wagons for Corporation Yard No. 1, also small wagon.
HYDRANT WORK.
Making hydrant raisers, facing flanges and drilling, fitting up bronze valve
carriers keeps one machinist pretty steady at work.
Have performed quite some labor for harness department, blacksmithing and
machine work; also, for carpenter department. I find some thirty odd jobs of
•blacksmithing and machine work to their account.
The Department stables had twelve jobs of blacksmithing done here. We have
also done a good deal of blacksmithing and machine work for the Fire Alarm and
Police Telegraph Service (eleven jobs).
Have in a great measure introduced bells on the apparatus instead of gongs.
The latter seem to have outlived their usefulness.
Have also substituted hot water for house heating purposes instead of stoves,
the following houses having been supplied with radiators made in Corporation
Yard: Engines 1, 13, 18, 28, 29, 30, 33, 20, 32, 5, 26, 14, 16, 27, 10, 34; Trucks 2, 3;
Chemical House No. 5; Corporation Yard No. 2, two radiators.
The following houses have had heater appliances changed, so that any and all
engines of the Department may interchange with one another, the arrangement
being of a telescopic nature, so as to accommodate any height of engine. The pipes
and three-way cocks have also been enlarged from % to 1: Engines No. 5, 3, 2, 1,
11, 29, 33, 34, 31, 8, 14, 7, 13, 26, 24, 16, 23, 27, 15, 10, 21, 6.
WHISTLES.
Hepaired Hayes street power house whistle in August.
Repaired Hayes street power house whistle December 23d.
Took down Union street power house whistle February 10th.
Am now arranging to put whistle on Hobbs-Wall box factory.
Yours respectfully
J. W. REILLY,
Superintendent of Engines.
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ANNUAL REPORT OF DEPARTMENT CARPENTER.
San Francisco, July 1, 1S97.
To the Honorablt the Board of Fire Commissioners and the
f'Mef Engineer of the San Francisco Fire Department-
Gentlemen: The following is a list of carpenter work performed in this depart-
ment during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1897, both by contract and by the De-
partment Carpenter:
NEW HOUSES BUILT BY CONTRACT.
Engine Hou.se No. 10, Engine House No. 34, Ti-uck House No. 3.
HOUSES REPAIRED BY DEPARTMENT CARPENTER.
Engines Houses No. 1, 2, 6, 8, 10, 15, 17, 19, 20, 21, 24, 26, 27, 34. Truck Houses
Nos. 2, 3. Chemical House No. 5. Corporation Yard No. 1, Corporation Yard No.
2. Stables. Plumbing Shop. Water Towrr. Carpenter Shop.
Repairs made on buildings by the Department Carpenter from $200.00 and up for
the fiscal year ending June 30, 1897:
Engine No. 1. — Tore out old floor and floor joists, lockers in rear of building,
rear doors, stalls and stall posts, old gutters to stalls, broken plaster, etc.
Put in new brick piers, new sills, new door joists and floor, new stalls, and new
iron stall posts, new gutters in stalls, new lockers in yard, new double doors in
rear of building. Changed two sliding poles, made and put up trap door on slid-
ing poles, sheathed in and around skylight in dormitory with 1x47 and G. Bd. R. W.
Built one stationary double clothes locker in dormitory, built coal bin in heater
room, built new hay loft with three doors and new feed bin, took off all inside
blinds and put up shades, etc., etc.
Engine No. 2. — Tore out old stairs and built an elevator shaft.
\ Graded cellar and put in new underpinning and floor, new lockers, new feed
bins, plank walk on roof, new fastening on front doors, boxes in hose tower for
electric wires, made two cases with shelves and doors, changed gutters in stalls,
repaired floor, etc., etc.
Engine No. 6. — Repaired front of building, front doors, cornice, windows, stalls,
walls, floor, skylight, hay loft, weight boxes, hose tower, shingled, plank walk on
roof, moulding on wall at line of wainscotting, etc.
Engine No. 8. — Tore out old sheds, bell tower frame, graded lot and built bulk-
head on the north end of lot, covered the whole of lot with rough shed, put in two
large skylights and ventilators, built water closet and manure box in shed, repaired
stalls, floor, windows, doors, locks, glasses, etc.
Engine No. 10. — Fitted up No. 524 Third street for quarters for No. 10 Engine
while new house was building.
Engine No. 10, New House. — Cut foundation walls for weight boxes, setting
weight boxes, setting slide poles, putting plates on floor under apparatus, trap door
over heater room, built coal bin, ulatform for coal and wood, rack in cellar, re-
paired sidewalk, bulkhead stairs, and put water tanks over roof of building adjoin-
ing this house on the west, etc., etc.
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Engine No. 15.— Changed all the stalls and put in iron stall posts, new floors,
new gutters, vent box over manure pit, changed slide poles, partitioned arounrl
hose tower, making and putting up trap door at each slide pole, the floor in the rear
.end of the building was torn up and graded 18 in. deep under floor joists, and new
floor laid on line of main floor, new trap door cut through floor to heater room, etc.
Engine No. 17.— Tore out all partitions on second story, old stairs, bathroom, old
stalls, sink, part of hose tower, made dormitory of second story, put in new stalls
and iron stall posts, built new bathroom and water-closet, put in flight of iron and
steel spiral stairs, sheathed ceiling of engine room, new floor in engine room, re-
paired hay loft, put in new door and sheathed ceiling, tore off all wainscotting
and cemented walls, closed all skylights, took belfrey off roof, etc.
Engine No. 19.— Built bathroom, repaired stalls, floor, sheds, etc.
Engine No. 20 — Laid new plank runway, built large shed in rear of lot, bulk-
head and fence around lot, repaired stalls and floor.
Engine No. 21. — Raised one side and straightened building £he whole length,
and braced well, built new hay loft in center of building, also partition and arch
across dormitory, old stalls taken out and new stalls with iron stall posts and
gutters put in.
Front of building remodeled from sill to bell course above windows, new front,
doors and windows; hose tower torn down and new one built; repaired floors, wain-
scotting, sheathed under hay loft and on ceiling where hangers struck plaster,
braced shed in yard and put on new shingled roof, built five lockers under shed,
and water-closet in yard, etc., etc.
Engine No. 24. — Built new bathroom, now sidewalk, repaired battens on build-
ing, new floor in dormitory, repaired stalls, floor and fences, etc., etc.
Engine No. '26. — Put in new stalls and gutters, braced the building, built wagon
shed, planked yard, set partition in hay loft, window in hay loft and stair landing,
repaired floor, windows, doors, etc., etc.
Engine No. 27. — Took out old hay loft and built new one, put shelves in cellar,
repaired stalls, floor, wainscotting, cap on sink, new bed wagon, etc.
Engine No. 34.— Put in bulkhead on west side of building, sheathed walls of base-
ment and fence, laid hidewalk, planked yard, built fence, changed door, built stairs
from sidewalk to basement, digging holes under house 1'or weight boxes, put up
slide poles, plates on floor, moulding around engine room walls, rosettes on end of
girders, etc., etc.
Truck No. 2.— Tore out rear wall of building and put in iron lintel to carry
rear top wall, built an addition of thirty-two feet with two skylights and hay loft,
two bathrooms, sheathed the inside walls and ceilings with 1x4 & G. Beaded R. W.,
built storeroom shed, and box stall in rear of building, planked yard, changed
stalls, laid new floors, changed slide poles, tore out old bathroom in dormitory
and made a first class house, etc. ,
Truck No. 3. — Old house when moved put in underpinning, built bathroom,
storeroom, water-closet, fence, planked yard, repaired stalls, floor, hay loft, doors,
etc.
Truck No. 3, New House. — Cut brick walls for weight boxes, built weight boxes
in walls, set pulleys bet\veen floor joists for harness hangers, put up slide poles,
built lockers in yard, sheathed inside of fence with 1x67 & G. R. W., one sta-
tionary double locker up stairs.
Water Tower. — PJuilt sitting room, oat hrooin, water-closet, changed slide pole,
r. i >aired stalls, floor, etc.
Chemical No. 5, Old House. I';>rtit ion.-d dormitory into rooms, built sheds ami
water-closets on roof of old shed, put two n.-w skylights on roof of main building,
laid floor on top of slicd mof, rnlarg-fd hay loft, r-'pair-M floor, stalls, etc.
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Corporation Yard No. 1.— Built scaffold for bricklayers to repair walls of build-
ing, fitted up eld engine room for sample room, built iron and pipe racks, put new
underpinning under main floor near iron racks, made one box of fifty pigeon holes,
repaired doors, stalls, etc.
Corporation Yard No. 2. — Built washstand on rear of paint shop, also wind
break, took up main floor and cut in trap doors, repaired floor and doors, cut and
bored holes through studding to run pipe, etc.
Plumber Shop. — Moved old carpenter shop from Ellis street to Bryant and
Eleventh stroets, and made plumber shop out of it, put in underpinning, closed in
underneath building, laid new sidewalk, built new fence and steps in rear, repaired
roof, glass, etc., double floor in front of shop.
Stables. — Built sleeping rooms and large closet in hay loft, the annex of four
rooms and bath on the south side of building, repaired fences, stalls, doors, lock,
windows, put new hinges on all box stalls, planked in front of property adjoining
stables, and built large shed for wagons.
Carpenter Shop. — Tore out stalls and braced building, enlarged shops by remov-
ing hay loft of No. 27 Engine Co., changed lumber racks, put in six more windows
for light, put up shafting for nine pieces of wood working machinery, and one
dynamo. There has been an addition added to our plant of one large mill wagon,
9 pieces of wood working machinery, namely, one Planer and Shaper, one Rip and
Cross-cut Saw, one Band Saw, one Gig Saw, one Mortise Machine, one Lathe, one
Planer, one Borer, one Emery Wheel, one Dynamo. All of the above machinery
is of the best manufacture in this country.
We have now enough machinery of the different kinds as is necessary to do
about all the mill work needed in our line for this department.
We have made in the carpenter shop in the last year without machinery, 12
French ladders, 2 large extension ladders, 15 step ladders, 8 small extension ladders,
30 straight ladders, 150 charge boxes, 40 record boards, 8 tables with drawers, 60
clothes lockers. 10 small lockers, 12 blackboards, and a number of front side and
slat doors, skylights and other things too numerous to mention. We expect with
the machinery we now have to make such articles as we use in this department
at a much less cost than heretofore.
I would respectfully recommend that Engine House No. 22 be torn down and re-
built.
That Engine No. 11 be repaired.
Respectfully submitted,
WM. H. AYRES,
Carpenter San Francisco Fire Department.
ANNUAL REPORT OF DEPARTMENT PLUMBEK.
San Francisco, July 1, 1S97.
To the Honorable the Board of Fire Commissioners <ind the (
Chief Engineer of the San Francisco Fire Department—
Gentlemen: I herewith present my report as Department Plumber for fiscal
year ending June 30, 1897.
1 Engine House.— Changed sewer, put in new stall wastes, and made gas and
water connections.
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1 Truck House. — Put in new urinal, repaired sink, wash basin and leader.
2 Truck. — Put in washout closet, enameled bath-tub, wash basin and boiler;
changed stall-wastes, run gas, water, sewer, soil, waste and vent pipes
3 Truck New House. — Put in slop hopper, connected tank on roof, made gas
and water extensions.
3 Truck Old House. — Run gas, water and waste pipe for temporary use.
3 Chemical. — Put in new urinal, changed sink waste, run cast iron leader, made
gas and water extensions.
4 Engine House.— Changed all stall-wastes, repaired sink and wash basin.
4 Chemical. — Changed urinal, repaired bath, water-closet and basin.
5 Engine. — Changed all stall-wastes.
5 Chemical.— Put in new cast-iron sewer, washout water-closet, enamel sink,
and run water pipe.
6 Engine House. — Put in new hot water boiler.
S Engine House. — Put in enameled bath-tub, wash basin, water-closet, urinal,
sink and hot water boiler, run gas, water, waste and soil and vent pipes.
15 Engine House.— Put in new enamel bath-tub, syphon water-closet, wash
basin and urinal, run gas, water, waste and vent pipes; changed all stall-wastes
and made sewer extensions.
17 Engine. — Put in enamel bath-tub, taken from 19 Engine House; put in syphon-
water-closet, enamel sink, new slab and bowl, and slop hopper, run gas, water,
soil, waste and vent pipes, put in cast-iron leader pipe, repaired stall-wastes.
19 Engine. — Put in enamel bath-tub and boiler, run gas, water, waste and vent
pipes.
18 Engine. — Put in sink and slop hopper, run gas and water pipes.
21 Engine.— Put in washout water-closet and slop hopper, changed stall-wastes,
run gas, water, soil, waste and vent pipes.
23 Engine. — Changed all stall-wastes; made water pipe extensions.
24 Engine. — Put in washout water-closet, zinc-lined bath-tub, wash basin and
hot water boiler, run gas, water, waste and vent pipes.
25 Engine.— Put in new washout closet bowl and lined tank.
26 Engine. — Changed stall-wastes, put in water pipe, repaired sink and urinal.
30 Engine. — Put in slop^hopper, run water pipe, repaired water-closet and urinal.
32 Engine.— Put in new quarter-circle basin slab, repaired bath-tub and gas
pij>e.
33 Engine.— Changed rain water leader from west to east side of building.
34 Engine.— New House. Connected boiler with heater, made gas and water
extensions.
Water Tower, New Montgomery and Mission Streets. — Put in bath-tub, water-
closet, and hot water bciler, run gas, water, soil, waste and vent pipes, bath and
water closet taken from 10 Engine, old house.
Fire Alarm Office — Repaired wastes of sink, urinal and wash-basin.
Carpenter Shop— Changed sink, and water closet, made gas and water exten-
sions.
Stable Anrex. — Fitted uo one story cottage, with gas, water, soil waste and
vent pipes. Put in enamel bath-tub, syphon water-closet, wash basin, slop hop-
per, galvanized iron wash-trays, sink, and hot water boiler.
Fitted up temporary quarters for 10 Engine on Third street, opposite South
Park, with gas and water pipes, water-closet and sink. Old closet and sink taken
from Plumbing Shop.
Corporation Yard.— l?ut in gas pipe, repaired water-closet and urinal.
Fitted up new story of " Engine House, with gas, water, soil, waste and vent
I'ii'fs, enamel bath-iul>. syphnii w:iter-eloset, wash basin, sink and hot water
boiler, and s]t>|t l;i«i.in-r. Put in \M-\\- sewer in l.:is.-nit-nt, changed stall wastes, gas
and water ]>ipi s.
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Also repaired plumbing at various times through the year in the following
houses: 1 Engine House, 2 Engine House, 3 Engine House, 4 Engine House, 5 En-
gine House, 6 Engine Hou^e, 8 Engine House, 10 Engine House, 13 Engine House,
14 Engine House, 15 Engine House, 17 Engine House, IS Engine House, 1!> Engine
House, 20 Engine House, 21 Engine House, 22 Engine House, 23 Engine House. iM
Engine House, 25 Engine House, 26 Engine House, 27 Engine House, 2S Engine
House, 29 Engine House, 30 Engine House, 32 Engine House, 1 Truck House, 2
Truck House, 3 Truck House, 3 Chomical, 4 Chemical, 5 Chemical, Corporation
Yards Nos. 1 and 2, Carpenter Shop and Plumbing Shop, Dept. Stable.
Plumbing material on hand June 30, 1897:
Cast-iron pipe and fittings, 4 in. cast-iron, 165 ft.; 4 in. cast-iron fittings, 40;
:: in. cast-iron, 130 ft.; 3 in. cast-iron fittings, 47; 3 in. cast-iron traps, 28; 2 in. cast-
iron pipe, 95 ft. ; 2 in. cast-iron fittings, 12.
Galvanized water pipe and fittings; 288 ft. 1 in. pipe; 247 ft. % in. pipe; 425 ft.
1/2 in. pipe; 130 1 in. fittings; IS 1 in. unions; 135 % in. fittings; 64 % in. unions;
j!40 i/o in. fittings. Black iron gas pipe and fittings: 225 ft, % in. pipe; 216 ft. V*
in. pine; 34.' ft. % in. pipe; 45 % in. fittings; 75 % in. fittings; 120 % In. fittings;
20 % in. rough hose-cocks; 12 % in. rough hose-cocks; 2 % in. nickel -plated faucets;
•; gas brackets; 50 Ibs caulking lead; 40 Ibs wiping solder; 12 4 in. brass sleeves; 12
2 in. brass sleeves: 12 4 in. strainers; 4 sheets No. 10 zinc 4x9.
Respectfully submitted, JAMES BYRNE, Department Plumber.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT PAINTER.
T<J the Honorable the linuril of Fin Coiniitiftxionrrx am/ tin-
f'liirf EiKjineer of the. Nan Francisco Fire Dtparimcnt —
Following is the report of the Painting Department:
AVork performed on apparatus and buggies, outside of mixing paint, repair
work and work around Corporation Yards N< s. 1 and 2, from July 1. 1896, to July 1,
1897.
Painted and numbered apron for Engine N'o. :'.
Painted set of wheels for Chemical No. 1.
Painted and lettered S. F. F. D. signs for carpenter and plumbers' \vat;ons.
Touched up and varnished Chief Sullivan's buggy.
Painted UP and numbered apron for Engine Xo. 31.
Painted four new extra truck ladders.
Painted and numbered apron Tor Engine No. V,.
Painted new truck for No. 3, made my l.arkins & Co.
Painted buggy for Engineer McCloskey.
Painted Superintendent Reilly's buggy.
Oiled and painted new three-horse hitch.
Painted and varnished new repair work on Assistant Chi-f Fernandez's buggy.
Painted new buggy for Engineer Dolan.
Painted set of wheels for Engineer's relief bu!_-
Painted cart for Hydrantman Brady.
Paiated and numbered apron for Engine No. 30.
Painted new ladder for Truck No. 1.
Painted ne\v shafts to be used as relief shafts.
Painted 30- loot ladder for Truck No. 2.
Painted new set of wheels for Engine No. 15.
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Painted new set of wheels for Water Tower.
Painted buggy for First Assistant Chief Dougherty.
Painted ladder for Truck No. 2.
Painted new relief ladder.
Painted Relief Engineer's buggy.
Painted arid numbered apron for Engine No. 5.
Painted third-class Hayes extension ladder truck for Truck No. 4.
Painted new frame and transom for Engine No. :',!.
Painted new sideboards for Corporation Yard wagon.
Painted cart for hydrantman (relief cart).
Painted extra set of chemical engine wheels.
Painted and numbered apron for Chemical No. 5.
Painted new and repaired work on Engine No. 3.
Painted new shafts and touched up Assistant Chief Fernandez's buggy.
Painted hose wagon for Engine No. 29.
Painted new and repaired work on Chief Sullivan's buggy.
Painted three large boxes and fixtures for fire alarm lamps.
Painted eight barrels, buckets and fixtures for chemical use on ship fires.
Painted and numbered apron for Engine No. 28.
Painted cart for Hydrantman Keating.
Painted two front wheels for third-class relief truck.
Painted new springs on Engine No. 19.
Painted new accumulator at Corporation Yard No. 1.
Painted buggy for Engineer Wills.
Painted new hind axle and springs on Engine No. 12.
Painted new repair work on Engine No. 15.
Painted Corporation Yard wagon No. 1.
Two coats of paint on six sets of buggy wheels at Yard No. 1.
Painted new repair work on Truck No. 2.
Painted new repair work and varnished front and hind gear on Truck No. 3.
Painted new crouch poles for Truck No. 3.
Painted new wrecking hook and pole for Truck No. 5.
Painted repair work on Engine No. 2 hose wagon.
Painted repair work on Engine No. 17 hose wagon.
Painted repair work on Engine No. 23 hose wagon.
Painted wagon for carpenter.
Painted running gear and varnished body Chief Sullivan's buggy.
Painted fifteen set of stay chains.
Painted new front gear on Engine No. 19.
Painted new repair work on Chemical No. g.
Painted set of new engine wheels.
Painted Engineer's relief buggy.
Painted two hind engine wheels.
Painted new work and touching up and varnished Hydrantman Keating' s cart.
Painted new roof ladder for Truck No. 1.
Painted and numbered apron for Truck No. 2. x
Painted copper tanks on Relief Chemical No. 1.
Painted gear and varnished body on Engineer Waters' buggy.
Painted new buggy shafts.
Painted and numbered apron for Engine No. 1~>.
Tainted large canvas curtain for Engine No. 2.
Painted 18-foot ladder for Relief Truck.
Painted buggy for Engineer McCloskey.
Painted Truck No. 6. ,
1 'ainu-d Assistant Chief Fernandez's buggy.
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Painted desk for Engine No. 2. t
Painted new set of wheels for Assistant Chief Dougherty.
Painted Corporation Yard wagon No. 2.
Painted new breaking cart for the stable.
Painted three new alarm card frames and book boxes.
Painted new front gear on third-class Clapp & Jones engine.
Touched up and varnished Engineer Dolan's buggy.
Painted new axles, springs and touched up new work on Engine No. G.
Touched up and varnished Assistant Chief Dougherty's buggy.
Painted three large frames for flre alarm cards.
Painted buggy for Engineer Shaugnessy.
Painted and numbered apron for Engine No. 2.
Painted new small ladder for Truck No. 7.
Lettered sounding board for Truck No. 3.
Lettered sounding board for Engine No. 15.
Lettered sounding board for Engine No. 1.
Painted and lettered bulletin board for Truck No. 3.
Painted two hind wheels for Engine No. 8.
Touched up and varnished relief hose wagon.
Painted and numbered fifty signs— street numbers for each Fire Department
building.
Painted, lettered and varnished forty record boards, one for each house.
Painted buggy for Engineer McKittrick.
Painted new springs on Engine No. 34.
Painted two large French ladders for Truck No. 3.
Painted relief buggy.
Lettered sounding board for Engine No. 2.
Painted and oiled new three-horse hitch for Relief Engine No. 5.
Painted new spokes and rims on hind wheels of Chemical No. 3.
Painted new springs, axles and touched up Truck No. 3.
Painted new small extension ladder for Truck No. 3.
Painted new truck ladder.
Painted wrecking hook and pole for Truck No. 2.
Painted buggy for stable.
Painted new battery for Battery No. 2.
Painted two large ladders for Truck No. 2.
Painted new roof ladder for Truck No. 1.
Painted third-class La France engine.
Painted apron for Chemical No. 5.
Touched up and varnished set of wheels and axles for Assistant Chief
Dougherty's buggy.
Painted gear, touched up and varnished body on Engine No. 15 hose wagon.
Lettered sounding: board for Engine No. 17.
Painted new spokes and varnished wheels on Second Assistant Chief Fer-
nandez's buggy.
Painted" relief hoee wagon.
Painted large chart frame and furnished glass.
Painted springs on Relief Engine No. 5.
Painted repair work on Relief Hose "Wagon No. 1.
Touched up and painted repair work on Chemical No. 6.
Painted repair work on Engine No. 19.
Painted two hind engine wheels.
Painted two small extension ladders.
Painted two forward wheels for Truck No. 2.
FELIX P. DESMOND, Painter.
CHIEF ENGINEER'S REPORT.
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ANNUAL REPORT OF DEPARTMENT HARNESS MAKER.
San Francisco, July 1, 1897.
To the Honorable Board of Fire Commissioners and Chief Engineer—
GKKTLKMKN: I hereby submit the annnal report of the harness shop, with an account
of all new work, repairs, stock on hand, etc., ending June 30, 1897:
WORK, RKPAIRS, STOCK OX HAND, ETC.
THIS SHOP HAS MADE DURING THE YEAR—
Sets of double harness
Sets of single buggy harness
Fitting Male's patent wood hames to new collars
Horse boots, shin and ankle
Horse boots, ankle
Horse boots, cornet
Horse bridles, extra
Horse muzzles, box
Horse muzzles, strap.
Leather cases for shut off nozzles
Leather cases for nozzle tips
Leather cases for circulating nozzles
Leather cases for ceiling hooks
Leather boxes for insulated wire cutting plyers and rubber gloves.
Leather book cases to hold books showing sizes of water mains..
Leather horse bits
Leather whip sockets
Leather buggy housings, plain
Canvas lap covers, lined with blanket, for officers' buggies
Canvas horse slings for department stable
Canvas cushion for breaking cart
Canvas soda bags
Canvas feed bag ,....!
Canvas bags for two way Siamese connections
Canvas bags for three way Siamese connections. . .
506
CHIEF ENGINEER'S REPORT.
WORK DONE BY THE HARNESS MAKER'S DEPARTMENT-CONTixrKD.
WORK, REPAIRS, STOCK ON HAND, KTC.
THIS SHOP HAS MADE DURIN« THE YEAR—
Canvas hose wagon covers for Engines No. 2, No. 10, No. 16 3
Canvas go between covers i 9
Canvas drop curtains for Engines No. 2, No. 5, Truck No. 2, andj
Chemical No. 5 4
Canvas cover for jockey box for Truck No. 6 1
Spike covers with ten inches of elastic • 16
Braiding crackers on straight and bow whips 41
Dozen straps of assorted sizes , 73
Dozen leather washers assorted for suctions, nozzles and hose
cupplings 93
Dozen rubber gaskets assorted for hydrants 41
Sets of hold-backs for Engines No 3, No. 5, No. 10, No. 31, and|
Truck No. 4 5
Covering poles for engines and wagons 11
Covering shafts for engines and trucks 11
Covering shafts for buggies and carts 25
Covering pairs of pole chains 15
Covering dash for buggies 5
Covering boot for buggies 3
Trimming lazy backs for buggies 5
Trimming back of seat for buggies 3
One and one-fourth inch raw hide hitching straps ', 104
We have repaired more or less the harness for the whole depart-
ment. These repairs were made on harness used by officers, engines-
hose wagons, water tower, trucks, chemical engines, batteries, drayman,
carpenter's buggy and lumber wagon, plumber, hydrant-man and de-
partment stable.
WE HAVE ALSO REPAIRED—
Berry's patent hames and collars
Male's patent angle iron hames and collars
CHIEF ENGINEER'S REPORT.
507
WORK DONE BY THE HARNESS MAKER'S DEPARTMEXT-CONTiNUKD.
WORK, KKl'AIRS. STOCK OX HAND, KTC.
WK JIAVK ALSO REPAIRED—
Kale's patent old style wood haines and collars
Armstrong's patent single haines and collar
Odd single hames and collar
Berry's patent baggy haines and collars
Kale's patent extension buggy ham«s and collars
WE HA^E IN USE IN THE DEPARTMENT- »
Kale's patent old style wood hames and collars
Kale's patent new style wood hames and collars
Kale's patent angle iron hames and collars
Berry's patent hames and collars
Armstrong's patent single hames and collar
Odd single hames and collar .,
Kale's patent extension buggy haines and collars
Berry's patent buggy hames and collars
Express collar and hames for plumber
Boston team collars and haines for drayman and stable
WE HAVE IN RESERVE IN THE DEPARTMENT—
Kale's patent wood hames and collars
Kale's patent angle iron hames and collars
Berry's patent hames and collars
Kale's patent wood buggy hames and collar
Hale's patent extension buggy hames and collar
Berry's patent buggy hames and collars. . .
WE ALSO HAVE ON HAND—
New horse collars
Hale's patent wood hames not fitted to collars
THE HARNESS IN USE CONSISTS OF—
Sets double in companies
Sets double for department stable
100A
3
508
CHIEF ENGINEER'S REPORT.
WORK DONE BY THE HARNESS MAKER'S DEPARTMENT— CONTINUED.
WORK, RKL'AIKS, STOCK OX HAND, ETC.
THE HARNESS IN USE COXSISTS..OF—
Sets double for teamsters at Corporation Yard i
Set double for carpenter
Sets single for batteries
Sets single buggy for officers
Sets single buggy for hydraatman
Set single buggy for carpenter ^
Set single buggy for drayman
Set single buggy for harnessmaker
Set single for delivery wagon
Set single for plumb M wagon
Set single for breaking cart
HAUKESS IN RESERVE-
Sets double for companies and teamsters
Set single buggy 1
All engines, trucks and water tower have three-horse hitch, except
Engines No. 6, No. 9, No. 11, No. 20, and Truck No. 5.
STOCK ON HAND—
Bits on hand, July 1, 1896 °7
Bits received from July 1, 1896, to June 30, 1897 12°
Bits delivered from July 1, 1896. to June 30, 1897 | 144
Bits on hand July 1, 1897 ! 73
217 217
i
Straight whips on hand July 1, 1896
Straight whips received from July 1, 1896, to June 30, 1897
Straight whips delivered from! July 1, 1896 to June 30, 1897 32
Straight whips on hand July 1, 1897 25
57
ST
CHIEF ENGINEER'S REPORT.
5C9
WORK DONE BY THE HARNESS MAKER'S DEPARTMENT-CONCLUDED.
WORK, REPAIRS, STOCK ON HAND, ETC.
K ON HAND-
BOW whips on hand July 1, 18% :
Bow whips received from July 1, 1896, to June 30. 1897
Bow whips delivered from July 1, 1896, to June 30, 1897 52
Bow whips on hand July 1, 1897 ; 31
83 83
Armstrong snaps on hand July 1, 1896 i : 122
Armstrong snaps received from July U.1896, to June 30, 1897.. . j
i
Armstrong snaps delivered from July 1, 1896, to June 30, 1897. . . . ! 68
Armstrong snaps on hand July 1, 1897
i
122 122
I
Blankets on hand made up July 1, 1896 ;
Blankets on hand cut, not made up July I, 1896
Blankets delivered from July 1, 1896, to June 30, 1897 53
Blankets on hand July 1, 1897
53
53
In every company there is one extra bridle and one extra bit. We have on hand enough
grey horse blanketing, forty-inch canvas and one and one-half-inch boot webbing to make
about eighty-four blankets.
Also enough stock on hand, including leather, harness hardware, such as buckles, rings,
dees, snaps, thread, rivets, etc., to last about ten months and probably longer, so there will
be very little stock, if any, purchased this next fiscal year.
The harness, blankets and bits throughout the department are all in first-class condition.
Respectfully submitted,
" T. GURMENDEZ,
Foreman Harness Maker.
510 CHIEF ENGINEER'S REPORT.
VETERINARY SURGEON'S REPORT.
San Francisco, Cal., July 1, 1897.
To the Honorable the Board of Fire, Uvmintssiojiers and the
Chief Engineer of the Kan Francisco Fire Department—
Gentlemen: I herewith beg to submit my annual report.
Tfiere are at present in service in the department two hundred and eighty-one
horses, including those kept for relief.
With the exception of fifteen that are now under treatment at the hospital for
various ailments, and seven that are being treated at the engine-houses for sligh.".
injuries, they are all in good condition.
During the year thirty-six horses were purchased, thirteen were condemned as
being unfit for service, one of which was shot and the remaining twelve sold at
public auction by order of the Board of Supervisors.
During the year eight horses died under treatment at the hospital from pleuro-
pneumonia, peritonitis and influenza, with liver complications.
Four were shot on account of having broken legs.
Making a total of thirteen deaths.
Three hundred and seventy cases have been treated at the hospital, and two
hundred and sixteen in the engine-houses, for sickness or injury that did not neces-
sitate their being taken out of service.
All of the horses in the department have had their teeth attended to.
I have visited the hospital at least once a day, and the engine-houses once a
month, in addition to when I responded to calls to attend to horses that needed
treatment.
One mare had a colt, about ten months after she was purchase!, and there were
two oolta last year.
The colts have been retained in ihe department, making a grand total of two
hundred and eighty-one horses, and three colts. Respectfully submitted,
AVJLLIAM F. KGAX, Veterinary Surgeon.
> CHIEF ENGINEER'S REPORT.
OFFICERS, MEMBEBS AND EMPLOYEES
SAN FRANCISCO FIRE DEPARTMENT.
D. T. SULLIVAN CHIEF ENGINEER
JOHN DOUGHERTY ASSISTANT CHIEF ENGINEER
T. M FERNANDEZ ASSISTANT ENGINEER
P. H. SHAUGHNESSY
JOHN WILLS
MICHAEL J. DOLAN
EDWARD F. McKITTRICK ENGINEER RELIEF ENGINE No. 1
J. J. CONLON " " " " 2
WILLIAM WATERS " " " " 3
JOHN McCLUSKEY.. " " " " 4
CORPORATION YARD EMPLOYEES.
John W. Reilly Superintendent of Engines
John Kenney Assistant Superintendent of Engines
Henry H. Gorter Machinist
P. H. Fleming Clerk and Storekeeper of Corporation Yard
Philip Brady Hydrantman
Henry Rice Hydrantman
Robert Harris Drayman
Chas. Neil Watchman
William H. Ayers Carpenter
William F. Egan ... Veterinary Surgeon
512
CHIEF ENGINEER'S REPORT.
ENGINE COMPANY No. 1.
Location — No. 419 Pacific street, near Sansome.
NAMES.
RANK.
NO. BADGE.
Thomas Kelly
Engineer
24
John S. Brant
E<l\vard F. Welch ...
Driver.
Fireman.
25
26
MP.MBKRS AT CALL.
James Conniff
Michael O'Brien....
Frank Ca«sasa
Thomas Coletnan
August Banker
Fred Sayers
Joseph Schoen
George Van Poon
Frank Kruse
Foreman.
Assistant Foreman.;
Hoseman.
ENGINE COMPANY No. 2.
Location — No. 410 Busb street, near Kearcy.
NAMES. RANK.
NO. BADGK.
Edward Colligan Engineer
30
John Havclen Driver
37
William Derham Fireman
38
MEMBERS AT CALL.
John Daley Foreman
35
J. H. Hogan Assistant Foreman .
William Muenter. Hoseman
43
39
George W. Greves
F. B. Dougherty
Andrew Reese
40
41
42
E L Raffestin
44
Peter McCabe
45
G W Dinan
4(5
COMPANY STATISTICS.
513
ENGINE COMPANY No. 3.
Location— No. 1317 California Street.
NAMES.
RANK.
NO. BADGE.
Thomas J. Canavan
48
Daniel Lyons.
William Byrnes
50
MEMBERS AT CALL.
Thomas Magner
Foreman
47
Benjamin Currier
58
V\ m. M. Sime
51
C. Ward
M
Frank Page
53
Martin Spellman ... ...
John Finnigan
55
Uriah Graff.
John Cavanagh
K7
ENGINE COMPANY No. 4.
Location — No. 144 Second street, near Howard.
Michael O'Connell
Joseph Stevens. . .
J. J. Mitchell...
Thomas Mcllwain.
N. N. Mathewson.
James Mitchell
James Collner
James Brannan...
Thomas Titus
Henry Darr
Charles Dakin., .
B. Donnelly
MEMBERS AT CALL.
Engineer.
Driver.
Fireman.
Foreman.
Assistant Foreman
Hoseman.
NO. BADGE.
64
70
33
514
CHIEF ENGINEER'S REPORT.
ENGINE COMPANY No. 5.
Location— No. 1219 Stockton street.
NAMES.
RANK.
NO. BADGE.
72
Emil Crannert
73
W. W. Harvey .
Fireman
74
MEMBERS AT CALL.
John J. Mahoney
John B. Lavaroni
Foreman.
Assistant Foreman .
71
78
A Isaacs ...
Hoseman.
75
76
Joseph Gross
77
Julius Phillips
79
j p Ryan ....
80
William Ward
81
Patrick Hogan
82
ENGINE COMPANY No. 6.
Location — No. 311 Sixth street.
NAMES.
RANK.
NO. BADGE.
Patrick H. Brandon
Engineer.
Driver.
Fireman.
Foreman.
Assistant Foreman.
Hoseman.
, , f
84
85
86
S3
91
87
88
89
90
92
93
94
Joseph McDonald . . . .
Patrick O'Connell
MEMBERS AT CALL.
John Foster
Wallace Jamison . .
Philip J Diez
Patrick Sullivan ....
James A McGibben
James Crowlev.. . .
John Titus
John P. Grace.
Fred T. Petorious ....
COMPANY STATISTICS.
515
ENGINE COMPANY No. 7.
Location— No. 3160 Sixteenth street.
NAMES.
RANK.
NO. BADGE.
T. J. Canavan »
96
Lem Rudolph
Driver
97
J. Allen
98
MEMBERS AT CALL.
Eugene O'Connor
Foreman
95-
Samuel E. Kennard
105
George Styles
04
Edward O'Neil . .
oseman.
100
Eugene McCarthy
101
Edward Church
102
Chas. Mallov
103
M. Golden
104
Alfred Van Bergen
106
ENGINE COMPANY No. 8.
Location — No. 1616 Pacific avenue.
NAMES.
RANK.
NO. BADGR.
Charles Murray
En inee
D. F Buckley
109
A. Davis
110
MEMBERS AT CALL.
Stephen Russell.
107
Walter Willis
Williom Sawyer
Assistant Foreman .
115
111
Robert McShane
D McAuliffe
112
113
Stephen Balk. .
«
114
Mathew Brown
ii
116
Daniel Couohlin
it
117
L. H. Richards
"
118
516
CHIEF ENGINEER'S REPORT.
ENGINE COMPANY No. 9.
Location — No. 320 Main street.
NAMES.
RANK.
NO. BADGE.
Engineer.
120
Driver.
121
Fireman
122
MEMBERS AT CALL.
F H Kennv
Foreman
119
John S. Farley
Assistant Foreman.
124
123
W S Casebolt ... ... . ...
125
William Little
0
126
Thomas J Parker
H
1-27
Joseph E. Faille
«
128
«
129
Walter D Conrov
«
130
ENGINE COMPANY No. 10.
Location — No. 516 Bryant street.
NAMES.
RANK.
NO. BADGE.
132
William Shackleton
Driver.
133
Edward Lennon
Fireman.
1?4
MEMBERS AT CALL.
William Danahy
William M Gill . .
Foreman.
Assibtant Foreman
131
135
David Bridgewood
Hoseman
186
137
Joseph Ryan
"
138
139
C J. Strouse
n
140
W. E. Gallatin
141
R Driscoll
142
COMPANY STATISTICS.
517
ENGINE COMPANY No. 11.
Location— No. 1632 Fifteenth avenue.
NAMES.
RANK.
NO. BADGE.
C. H. Ferguson
Philip Moholy
Engineer.
Driver
144
145
Christopher Windrow . . . . . ...
Fireman.
146
MEMBERS AT CALL.
Charles Smith ....
Foreman.
143
Assistant Foreman
152
J M Rojas
Iloseman.
147
148
Owen McNulty
«
149
Richard Godfrey. .
H
150
Edward O'Sullivan
i<
151
John Ford
«
153
Thomas McTiernan . . .
«
154
ENGINE COMPANY No. 12.
Location — No. 101 Commercial street.
NAMES.
RANK.
NO. BADGE.
Thomas McElrov
156
William Hensley
Frank Becker
Driver.
Fireman.
157
158
MEMBERS AT CALL.
John Wilson .
155
Chas. F. Smith
Thomas Lyons
Charles Smith
Nicholas Barbetta
James P. Crowe
Assistant Foreman.
Hoseman.
166
159
160
161
162
Frank Johnson
«
163
Emil Gouvi
David Cappelli
«
164
165
518
CHIEF ENGINEER'S REPORT.
ENGINE COMPANY No. 13.
Location — No. 1458 Valencia street.
NAMES.
RANK. NO. BADGE.
J. F. McQuade .
Engineer.
Driver.
Fireman.
Foreman.
Assistant Foreman .
Hosemaru
168
169
170
167
176
171
172
i;s
174
175
177
178
George McLaren
John Pendergast
MEMBERS AT CALL.
Wm. Holmes
Jas. O'Connor
Edward Dannet
Thomas Rennilson. . .
Charles J. Hogan .
Thomas Barry ....
J. F. O'Donnell
Thomas Dorland.
George Faubel
ENGINE COMPANY No. 14.
Location— No. 1017 McAllister street.
Louis Barricks.
180
Charles Mulloy
Driver
181
Bert Sorenson
Fireman
182
MEMBERS AT CALL.
William J. Kenealey
Foreman
17!)
John White. v
188
David Lev}'.'
183
John Bowlan
Hugh Powers
1S4
18.")
Leo Castillo
i
186
Reuben Levy. .
i
187
Joseph Walsh
i
189
Edward Richardson
i f
190
COMPANY STATISTICS.
519
ENGINE COMPANY No. 15.
Location — No. 2114 California street.
NAMES.
RANK.
NO. BADGE.
A Imbrie
Engineer.
192
Frank Lerman
Timothy O'Brien . ...
Driver.
Firemen.
193
194
MEMBERS AT CALL.
Foreman.
191
Fred Whitaker . . .
Assistant Foreman.
197
Hoseman
198
Thomas R Walsh .
195
J. J. Moran
11
196
Edward J Moran . .
M
199
M E Wormuth
((
200
George F Brown
(I
201
Euarene Mclntvre...
«
202
ENGINE COMPANY No. 16.
Location — No. 1009 Tennessee street.
NAMES.
RANK.
NO. BADGE.
Thomas Murphv
Engineer.
204
John T. Crummey
M E Gray
Driver.
Fireman
205
206
MEMBERS AT CALL.
Patrick MoCormick
Foreman.
203
Michael Brown
Assistant Foreman.
214
Patrick Noone . . .
floseman.
207
E R Dou"-hertv
208
William Mcore
209
210
Dennis Toomey
Garrett Welch ....
,,
211
212
Constantine McCall
"
213
520
CHIEF ENGINEER'S REPORT.
ENGINE COMPANY No. 17.
Location — No. 34 Mint avenue.
NAMES.
RANK.
NO. BADGE.
William H Kerrigan
Engineer.
216
Claude Brownell
Driver.
217
F M^Cluskey
Fireman
218
MEMBERS AT CALL.
John Doherty
Foreman .
215
Thomas Atkinson . .... ...
Assistant Foreman.
223
T Muldowney
219
Wm O'Farrell
220
Joseph Hayden
221
William Nicholson
222
John Conroy
224
j j. Callen
225
Charles Cullen
226
ENGINE COMPANY No. 18.
Location — No. 317 Duncan street.
NAMES.
RANK.
NO. BADGE.
D McLaughlin .... .
Engineer.
228
Charles Thoney
Charles Macdonald
Driver.
Fireman.
229
230
MEMBERS AT CALL.
James Riley
Foreman
227
Daniel Murphy . . . ...
Assistant Foreman.
237
Henry Speckman
Hoseman.
231
Wm. Crowhall
John McCarthy
Robert Strahle
Thos. Murphy
John Reimers
Thomas P. Jones
f
•232
233
234
235
236
238
COMPANY STATISTICS,
521
ENGINE COMPANY No. 19.
Location — 1421 Market street.
NAMES.
RANK.
NO. BADGR.
S P Oppenheim
240
Daniel Farren. . . .
Driver
241
242
MEMBERS AT CALL.
239
John Matheson
Assistant Foreman
244
William Connors
Hoseman.
243
Joseph Zainmitt
245
Wm. Smith
«
946
William Mulcahy
ic
247
Philip Denehy. .
it
248
i,
249
Patrick Heniker
n
250
ENGINE COMPANY No. 20.
Location— No. 2117 Filbert street.
NAMES.
RANK.
NO. BADGE,
Frank Crockett .
Engineer.
252
William Matheson
Driver
253
James J. Tyrrell . . ...
Fireman
254
MEMBERS AT CALL.
Henry Schmidt
Foreman
251
Patrick Cantv
255
John Devlin. .
256
Richard Cosgrove ...
<
257
George Clement
<
258
P. J. Creede
i
259
J. J. Kellv.
4
260
John Gavin ...
<
261
John Fitzpatrick
i,
262
522
CHIEF ENGINEERS REPORT.
ENGINE COMPANY No. 21.
Location — No. 1152 Oak street.
NAMES.
RANK.
NO. BADGE.
Henry Smith
264
Joseph Cully
H H Smith
Driver.
265
286
MEMBERS AT CALL.
John Faj'
263
Joseph Rodgers. .
Assistant Foreman
274
Daniel Cooney
Chas. F. O' Byrne..
Hoseman.
267
268
James Feeney
269
James Fitzgerald ... .
270
J. F. Meacharn
Henry Monseese
271
272
Charles Cochran ....
273
ENGINE COMPANY No. 22.
Location— No. 1819 Post street.
NAMES.
RANK.
XO. BADGE.
F. S. Hall . ...
Engineer.
276
M J O'Connor
277
James H. Stroud
Fireman
278
MEMBERS AT CALL.
J. R. Mitchell
Foreman
278
Thomas Collins
Robert Jones
Assistant Foreman.
Hoseman
2S3
279
William Taylor
280
James Walsh
281
282
TheoJore Yeazell
284
Edward McDermott
John McDonald
f
285
•9S6
COMPANY STATISTICS.
523
ENGINE COMPANY No. 23.
Location— No. 3022^Washington street.
NAMES.
RANK.
SO. BADGE.
Charles Hewitt. .
Engineer.
288
J J McCarthy
289
Fireman.
290
MEMBERS AT CALL.
Foreman
287
Assistant Foreman.
291
Hoseman.
292
293
A W Hallett .
294
295
William H Thomas ....
.
296
W. J. Shields
William F Curran . .
297
298
ENGINE COMPANY No. 24.
Location — No. 449 Douglass street.
NAMES.
RANK.
NO. BADGK.
Chas A Rice . .
Engineer.
300
William O'Connor .. ..
Driver.
301
M J O'Connell
Fireman.
302
MEMBERS AT CALL.
Edward Skelly
Eugene McCormick . ....
Foreman.
Assistant Foreman
299
304
B. S. Wilson
Geo. W. Kamps
Hoseman.
303
305
James Tuite
306
Fred J Pope
307
John Arata. ... ...
308
Thomas E. Brown
309
Edward Toland
310
524
CHIEF ENGINEER'S KEPOBT.
ENGINE COMPANY No. 25.
Location — No. 2547 Folsom street.
NAMES.
RANK.
NO. BADGE
Engineer.
312
Malachi Norton
Driver.
Fireman.
313
314
MEMBERS AT CALL.
Foreman
311
Daniel Newell ...
Assistant Foreman.
316
Hoseman
315
Hai ry Allen
317
R. Jones . .
318
H S Morrison
319
Walter Nichols
320
321
Thomas Pendergast
322
ENGINE COMPANY No. 26.
Location — No. 327 Second avenue.
NAMES. ,
RANK.
NO. BADGE.
John J. Murphy . .
Engineer
324
George W Welch
Driver
395
Dennis Quinlan . . .
Fireman
3-26
MEMBERS AT CALL.
James H. Dever . .... ...
Foreman
323
Michael Drury . . . . .
Assistant Foreman.
331
327
Lewis Andrews. . ...
328
John Sheddy ....
329
William J. Wrin
330
George Lawson
332
Michael Dougherty ....
333
Charles Harkins. . .
334
COMPANY STATISTICS.
525
ENGINE COMPANY No. 27.
Location — No. 621 Hermann street.
NAMES.
RANK.
NO. BADGE.
336
Gabriel Woods
Driver
337
Walter Lintott.
338
MEMBERS AT CALL.
R. H. Sawyer
Larrv O'Neil
Foreman.
335
339
George F Bunner
340
John McGlvnn
341
Edward O'Donnell
«(
342
t(
343
William DeLong
,»
344
John J Nagle . . .
««
345
Neil Sullivan
(f
346
ENGINE COMPANY No. 28.
Location — No. 301 Francisco street.
NAMES.
RANK.
NO. BADGE.
William P. Delanev
348
J. F. Sweeney .
Driver
349
John Maxwell
350
MEMBERS AT CALL.
Joseph Keane.
347
Wm. Derham.
354
Anthony Phelan
351
Benjamin Whitehead.
859
David J. Harrison
,
353
W. A. Johnson
,
355
0. S. Lawrence .... . . ....
,
356
J. Mitchell
t
357
Daniel O'Connell. .
,
358
526
CHIEF ENGINEER'S EEPOBT.
ENGINE COMPANY No. 29.
Location — No. 1305 Bryant street.
NAMES.
HANK.
NO. BADGE,
Engineer.
360
Driver
361
Fireman.
362
MEMBERS AT CALL.
William Bvrne ....
Foreman.
359
Thomas J. Beans
Assistant Foreman.
370
363
364
365
366
John Sweeney
367
368
Joseph Wa'es .... ..
369
ENGINE COMPANY No. 30.
Location— No. 1737 Waller street.
NAMES.
RANK.
NO. BADGE.
Milton Morgan.
372
John Little
Eugene Crummey
Driver.
Fireman.
373
374
MEMBKRS AT CALL.
David K. Sewell
Foreman.
371
John Figuera
376
W. A. Cook
Hoseman.
375
Edward Kelleher .
377
George S. Manning
George Lynch
Jeremiah Mahoney
John En right. . . .
f
378
379
380
381
William Jordan
382
COMPANY STATISTICS.
527
ENGINE COMPANY No. 31.
Location— No. 1214 Pacific street.
NAMES.
RANK.
NO. BADGE.
William T. Welch
John Cahill
Engineer.
Driver
384
385
John Fitzsimmons
MEMBERS AT CALL.
Thomas Canty
Fireman.
Foreman.
386
383
Thomas Hardy
Assistant Foreman.
388
William Murray
M J O'Brien
Hoseman.
387
389
Martin Burns .
ii
390
Joseph F. Shaughnessy
James Mathews..
11
391
392
Charles O'Mallfty
;;
393
894
ENGINE COMPANY No. 32.
Location— No. 3050 Seventeenth streets.
NAMES.
RANK.
NO. BADGE
F H Sharon
396
John Blyrhe .. ...
Driver.
397
398
MEMBERS AT CALL.
Arthur Welch ....
Foieman.
395
Daniel J. Kelly
Assistant Foreman
400
John R. Thompson . .
Hoseman
399
J. J. McCarthy
401
Howard Marden ... . . ...
402
Michael O'Neil
H
403
Joseph Lee
it
404
David. Casey
ii
405
George W. Lahnsen
i«
406
528
CHIEF ENGINEER'S REPORT.
ENGINE COMPANY No. 33.
Location — No. 117 Broad street.
NAMES.
RANK.
NO. BADGE.
James Mason
Jerry McNamara
Engineer.
Drirer.
Fireman.
408
409
410
MEMBERS AT CALL.
R T Brown ....
Foreman
407
George Cook
William D Murphy
Assistant Foreman.
Hoseman.
416
411
Frank McDonald
James C. Farley
412
413
John Caully
<
414
John V. Conniff
<
415
Eugene H Casserly
<
417
George F McAfee
,
418
ENGINE COMPANY No. 34.
Location— NO. 1119 Ellis street.
NAMES.
RANK.
NO. BADGE.
Engineer.
558
Samuel Nelson
Driver.
559
Fireman.
560
MEMBERS AT CALL.
Henry Mitchell .
Foreman.
557
561
Albert Leaf
50 2
M. Hannan . . .
563
M
564
William Everson
H
565
W P Conlin
ii
566
Frank Quinn
567
568
COMPANY STATISTICS.
529
TRUCK COMPANY No. 1.
Location— No. 22 OTarrell street.
NAMES.
RANK.
NO. BADGE?
C. Connell
George Carew
MEMBERS AT CALL.
John K. Logan
Eugene Crowe
foreman.
Frank Nichols
ssiscant r orenmn .
Hugh Quinn
Joseph Wolf
Ha<ry Floyd
William Cunningham
Thomas Gallagher
Robert H. Woods
W. F. Tracey
Michael Boden
42£
430
Brown P. Haugen
W. A. St. Amant
432
TEUCK COMPANY No. 2.
Location— No. 627 Broadway street.
NAMES.
RANK
NO. BADGB,
Thomas Arnold
435
James P. Cumisky
MKMCERS AT CALL.
William E Kelly
Tillerman,
Foreman
489
434-
Joseph Capelli .
Assistant Foreman
447
John Dryer
John Leahy
Truckman.
437
43$
J. F. Doolev
43i>
Eugene Raffestin.
44O
John Crosby
Kinaldo Cuneo
441
4 4"
John Burneil
William Kelly
Henry Mulligan
Joseph Dunn
Frank Cununirigs.
443
444-
446
44(>
448
530
CHIEF ENGINEER'S REPORT.
TRUCK COMPANY No. 3.
Location— No. 1421 Market street.
NAMES.
RANK.
NO. BADGB.
M Fitzhenrv
450
Frank Carew '. .
NUMBERS AT CALL.
Wm. Schultz
E. Kehoe
Tillerman.
Foreman.
Assistant Foreman.
45 i
449
462
George McClennan
Frank Donnelly
•Joseph Vincent . .
Truckman
45:>
453
454
Geo T Lo«"an
455
456
Joseph Sawyer .
457
458
John Gildea
459
460
461
William Frodsham
463
TRUCK COMPANY No. 4.
Location — No. 1616 Pacific ave., near Polk street.
NAMES.
RANK.
NO. BADGB,
Driver
465
Bartlett F Jones .
Tillerman.
466
MEMBERS AT CALL.
Jas. W. Kentzel
Foreman.
464
Joseph C Fox
477
Daniel Donovan . ... ....
Truckman
467
T B Kentzel
468
Wm. H Kelly
46«,>
Thomas Timmons
George Donald
\
470
471
Joseph Corwell
H T Heffernan
47-2
473
George Davis
E F Murray
474
475
H. O'Neil
George Gciman.
476
478
COMPANY STATISTICS.
531
TKUCK COMPANY No. 5.
Location— No. 1819 Post street.
NAMKS.
RANK.
NO. BADGK
Maurice Hallinan
Driver
480
William F. Otto
Tillerman
481
MEMBERS AT CALL.
Edward Kingsley
Win. Serena
R. P. J ackman ...
Foreman.
Assistant Foreman .
479
484
482
Matthew Farley
483
Timothy Harrington
485
Frank Koopman
R. S. Chapman
Thomas Mahoney ...
486
487
488
John Scannell
Matthew Ostrander
489
490
O. M. Morgan
491
J F. O'Brien
492
Walter Cline
493
TRUCK COMPANY No. 6.
Location— No. 1152 Oak street.
NAMES.
RANK.
SO. BADGM.
John Brophy.
Driver.
495
Alfred Florance .
Tillerman.
496
MEMBERS AT CALL.
Henry Tucker
George Floyd . . .
Geo. Bovson
4.Q7
M. Flannigan
Walter Boynton
498
400
Henrv H. Casey
Joseph Aspden
James Franks
Gustave Hain
Alexander George
^Qf^
Davil Broderick. ..
David Wright
507
James A. Riley
608
532
CHIEF ENGINEER'S REPORT.
TRUCK COMPANY No. 7.
Location — No. 2547 Folsom street.
NAMB8.
RANK.
NO. BADGR-
Eugene Sheridan ...
Driver.
510
Tillerman.
511
MEMBERS AT CALL.
50&
512
J Grant
513
William J Bannan . .
514
Fred Woods
515
516
f A. Ellenberg
517
518
519
590
Michael Wright
521
William O'Conrtor
Philip Dugan
522
523
CHEMICAL ENGINE COMPANY No. 1.
Location— No. 144 Second street.
NAMES.
RANK.
NO. BADGE.
Engineer.
524
Richard Allen
Driver.
525
Peter Burke . . .
Fireman.
526
Albert Ahlborn
Steward.
527
CHEMICAL ENGINE COMPANY No. 2.
OUT OF SERVICE.
COMPANY STATISTICS.
533
CHEMICAL ENGINE COMPANY No. 3.
Location — No. 112 Jackson street.
William Kilday Engineer.
James A. Corwell ! Driver.
T. J. Kelly > Fireman.
H. Welch. . . i Steward.
532
533
534
535
CHEMICAL ENGINE COMPANY No. 4.
Location— No. 634 Eddy street.
NAMBS.
RANK.
NO. BA1>GB.
Engineer
536
Thomas McGovern
Driver.
Fireman.
537
538
Joseph Burnett ...
Steward.
539
CHEMICAL ENGINE COMPANY No. 5.
Location— No. 627 Broadway.
William Gallatin Engineer.
William Newman ! Driver.
John Riley Fireman.
John Riordan . Steward.
540
541
542
543
534
CHIEF ENGINEEK'S REPORT.
CHEMICAL ENGINE COMPANY No. 6.
Location— No. 311 Sixth street.
NAMES.
RANK.
NO. BADGE.
Thomas Murphv
Engineer.
Driver.
Fireman.
Steward.
544
545
516
547
John McGory . . . . .
William Black . .
C J Budd
CHEMICAL ENGINE COMPANY No. 7.
Location— No. 3160 Sixteenth street.
NAMES.
RANK.
NO. BADQK.
George Bailey
548
Howard Holmes . ...
Driver
549
William Murphv
550
J. D. Devine .
Steward
551
WATER TOWER COMPANY No. 1.
Location — No. 108 New Montgomery street.
Peter Wralty Engineer.
Edward J. Shaughnessy Driver.
John Rilev. . . . Fireman.
552
553
554
COMPANY STATISTICS.
535
MONITOR BATTERY No. 1.
Location— No. 1317 California street.
NAME.
RANK.
NO. BADGE.
Driver.
555
MONITOR BATTERY No. 2.
Location — No. 22 O'Farrell street.
NAME.
RANK.
NO. BADGE
Charles Hinkley
Driver.
556
RELIEF ENGINE COMPANIES.
7 On the 30th day of January, 1896, the Board of Fire Commissioners organized the follow-
ing Relief Engine Companies pursuant to Order No. 2,951 of the Board of Supervisors, and
stationed the same at the Corporation Yard of this Department:
RELIEF ENGINE COMPANY No. 1.
John Kenney ; Foreman.
E. F. McKittrick ; Engineer.
John Riley
Joseph Cannon
William Welch
Felix Desmond
J. Raff erty
J. Hurley
Thos. Moore
Patrick Kane
William Bush
Charles Whitelaw .....
Driver.
Fireman.
Hoseman .
536
CHIEF ENGINEER'S REPORT.
RELIEF ENGINE COMPANY No. 2.
Henry Gorter
.T. J. Conlon
Patrick O'Connell.
William Tobin....
D. McLaughlin
T. Buckley
J. Meagher
Hugh Quinn
I. Gurmendez
Edward O'Malley..
William Hart
John Hogan
Foreman.
Engineer.
Driver.
Fireman.
Hoseman.
RELIEF ENGINE COMPANY No. 3.
P. H. Fleming . .
Win. Waters
Robert Harris . . .
James Byrne
Walter Malloy...
Chas. Healy
Thos. Carlisle. ..
•B. Gallagher
Thos. Killi lea....
Wm. Kennedy . .
Alfred Girot
J. W. Thompson
Foreman.
Engineer.
Driver.
Fireman.
Hoseman.
RELIEF ENGINE COMPANY No. 4.
.John W. lit'illy.
John McCluskey .
Phil. Brady....'.
Henry Rice
John F. Riley ..
Michael Ryan
"Thos. Bulger . . .
Luke Curry
Wm. Whitfleld..
Jos. Harrington .
David Fuller. . . .
Foreman.
Engineer.
Driver.
Fireman.
Hoseman,
COMPANY STATISTICS. 537
RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING RELIEF ENGINE
COMPANIES.
The said Relief Engine Companies are subject to and governed by the following rules
and regulations:
1.— Upon the sounding of all third and fourth and general alarms uf iin> ;uid upon the
sounding of two second alarms of fire for fires burning at the same time, said officers and
members aforesaid shall immediately report in person to the Corporation Yard of this
Department and plane their respective companies in readiness to respond to any call, order
or alarm of fire that may be given or sounded thereafter.
The Foreman, or hi his absence the Acting Foreman, of each of said Companies, shall
communicate with the Chief Engineer or officer in charge of the Department by telephone
or by detailing a member of his Company to receive su?h orders and instructions from the
Chief Engineer or officer in charge as he may deem necessary and proper in the premises
and they shall perform such other and further duties as the Chief Engineer or officer in
charge may in his judgment direct and prescribe.
2.— Whenever the said Companies are in service the officers and members thereof shall
be subject to and governed by the rules, regulations and orders in force in this Department,
LOCATION OF DEPARTMENT WORKSHOPS, ETC.
i
Corporation Yard No. 1 No. 50 Sacramento street.
Corporation Yard No. 2 ! No. 307 Francisco street.
Plumbing Shop No. 1229 Bryant street.
Carpenter Shop ; North side 13th street, bet. Fillniore and Steiner.
Department Stables No. 534 Tenth street.
538
CHIEF ENGINEER'S REPORT.
STATEMENT OP THE KIND OF APPARATUS, CLASS, NUMBER OF MEN AND
WORK DONE BY
COMPANY- AND APPARATUS.
Engine Company No. 1, Clapp & Jones, double 1
Engine Company No. 2, Clapp & Jones, double 2
Engine Company No. 3, Clapp & Jones, double 3
Engine Company No. 4, American, double 1
Engine Company No. 5, Clapp & Jones, double 2
Engine Company No. 6, Clapp & Jones, double 1
Engine Company No. 7, La France, double 2
Engine Company No. 8, La France, double 3
Engine Company No. 9, Clapp & Jones, double 2
Engine Company No. 10, La France, double 1
Engine Company No. 11, Amoskeag, single 2
Engine Company No. 12, American, double 1
Engine Company No. 13, Amoskeag, double 2
Engine Company No. 14, Amoskeag, double 2
Engine Company No. 15, La France, double 3
Engine Company No. 16, Amoskeag, double 2
Engine Company No. 17, La France, double 1
Engine Company No. 18, La France, single 3
Engine Company No. 19, Amoskeag, double 1
Engine Company No. 20, Amoskeag, single 3
Engine Company No. 21 , La France, double 3
Engine Company No. 22, La France, dbuble 3
Engine Company No. 23, La France, double 3
Engine Company No. 24, La France, double 3
Engine Company No. 25, Amoskeag, double 2
Engine Company No. 26, Amoskeag, single 2
Engine Company No. 27, Amoskeag, double 2
Engine Company No. 28. Amoskeag, double 2
Engine Company No. 29, La France, double . . 2
Engine Company No. 30, La France, double 3
COMPANY STATISTICS.
530
HORSES, KIND OF HOSE, SIZE AND NUMBER OP JFEET IN EACH COMPANY,
COMPANIES, ETC.
HOSE.
No. of Alarms Re-
sponded to
No. of Fires Per-
formed Duty at . .
No. Still Alarms . .
TIME WORKED.
3 ?
I
02
f
S3
1
Minutes
Cotton
1.300
2£-inch.
97
31
1
59
30
Cotton
1,300
2J-inch.
142
37
6
69
45
Cotton .
1,300
23-inch.
84
20
9
39
Cotton
1,350
3 -inch.
160
36
1
94
30
Cotton
1,400
2|-inch.
108
35
10
68
15
Cotton
1,300
3 -inch.
153
35
1
92
45
Cotton
1,400
2^-inch.
51
8
8
18
25
Cotton
1,400
2Hnch.
58
9
12
24
30
Cotton
1,400
2|-inch.
78
20
7
50
25
Cotton
1,400
3 -inch.
132
46 8
135
30
Cotton
1,875
2i-inch.
22
22 7
77
15
Cotton
1,200
3 -inch.
82
21 4
37
Cotton
1,400
2J-inch.
81
33 5
59
30
Cotton
1,600
2i-inch.
77
14 10
28
30
Cotton
1,700
2^-iuch.
47
12 10
11
15
Cotton
1,600
2|-inch.
34
23 11
70
Cotton
1,400
3 -inch.
171
40 10
79
Cotton
1,800
2i-inch.
32
19 1
31
30
Cotton
1,600
2fiuch.
109
20 2
37
Cotton .......
1,600
2 J -inch.
9
3 2
3
30
Cotton
1,600
2i-iiich.
27
5 1
10
Cotton
1,600
2i-inch.
51
12 6
19
15
Cotton
1,600
2i-inch.
29
6 6
16
15
Cotton
1,600
2i-inch.
14
5 2
11
10
Cotton
1.700
2J-iuch.
87
29 6
61
15
Cotton
1.400
2Hnch.
8
8
9
Cotton
1.650
2i-inch.
49
7 2
15
15
Cotton
1,400
2Mnch.
32
14 8
25
50
Cotton
1,450
3- inch.
lal
37 3
114
66
Cotton
1,600
2A-inch.
12
10 6
9
17
540
CHIEF ENGINEER'S REPORT.
STATEMENT OF THE KIND OF APPARATUS, CLASS, NUMBER OF MEN AND
WORK DONE BY
COMPANY AND APPARATI'S.
Engine Company No. 31. Clapp & Jones, double ' 3
Engine Company No. 32, Amoskeag, double 2
Engine Company No 33, Amoskeag, single 2
Engine Company No. 34, La France, double 3
Truck Company No. 1, Turntable Extension 1
Truck Company No. 2, Turntable Extension 1
Truck Company No. 3, Straight Frame 3
Truck Company No. 4, Turntable Extension 3
Truck Company No. 5, Straight Frame 3
Truck Company No. 6, Straight Frame 3
Truck Company No. 7, Straight Frame 2
Chemical Engine No. 1, Champion, double sixty
Chemical Engine No. 3, Champion, double eighty
Chemical Engine No. 4, Champion, double sixty
Chemical Engine No. 5, Champion, double sixty
Chemical Engine No. 6, Champion, double sixty
Chemical Engine No. 7, Champion, double sixty
Water Tower Company No. 1, Hale Tower 1
Monitor Battery No. 1
Monitor Battery No. 2
COMPANY STATISTICS.
541
HORSES, KIND OF HOSE, SIZE AND NUMBER OF FEET IN EACH COMPANY,
COMPANIES, ETC.— CONCLUDED.
HOSE.
*9
iff
z
TIME V
fOKKED.
H
5"
c-
No. feet
B
f
la
ll
' en
Ll
of Fires Per-
>rmed Duty at..
00
> -
•
w
b
g
a
Minutes
Cotton
1,400
2-2-inch.
107
17
4
40
Cotton
1,375
2Hnch
97
26
41
40
Cotton
2,000
2i-inch.
6
6
3
12
15
Cotton
1,700
24-inch.
10
1
1
2
Cotton
200
1 -inch.
160
94
10
168
14
Cotton
200
1 -inch.
108
106
21
135
10
Cotton
200
1 -inch.
126
79
15
120
35
Cotton
ICO
1 -inch.
46
37
16
60
30
Cotton
100
1 -inch.
42
27
5
34
5
Cotton
100
1 -inch.
26
20
4
24
40
Cotton
100
1 -inch.
119
77
6
157
25
Rubber
250
1 -inch.
102
83
18
63
15
Rubber
250
1 -inch.
27
21
9
31
30
Rubber
250
1 -inch.
72
53
13
44
15
Rubber
250
1 -inch.
84
77
23
65
10
Rubber
250
1 -inch.
82
49
29
54
15
Rubber
200
1 -inch.
38
37
8
12
50
Cotton
104
3J-inch.
112
7
12
10
34
160
4
7
542 CHIEF ENGINEER'S REPORT.
RULES AND REGULATIONS.
OFFICE.
1. The Office of the Board of Fire Commissioners shall be the office of the Chief Engineer of
the Department, and shall be known as the Healquarters of the San Francisco Fire Department.
Office hours for the transaction of business shall be from 9 A. M. to 4 p. M. Sundays and legal
holidays excepted.
DIVISIONS.
2. There shall be two divisions of the Fire Department of the City and County of San Francisco ,
viz. :
Division No. 1, comprising Districts Nos. 1, 2 and 5, under the immediate supervision of the
Assistant Chief Engineer of the Department.
Division No. 2, comprising Districts Nos. 3, 4, 6 and 7. under the immediate supervision of the
Second Assistant Chief Engineer of the Department.
HEADQUARTERS.
4. The headquarters of the Chief Engineer shall be, during office hours, at the headquarters of the
Fire Commissioners. After office hours, which shall be construed as being between the hours of 6
A. M. and 4 P. M , Sundays and legal holidays excepted, he shall be at the house of Engine Company
No. 2, on Bush street, above Kearny.
Headquarters of Assistant Chief Engineer and Chief of Division No. 1, shall be, during office
hours, at the office of the Chief Engineer, and after office hours, at the house of Engine Company
No. 17, on Mint avenue, near Fifth street.
Headquarters of Second Assistant Chief Engineer and Chief of Division No. 2, shall be at the
house of Engine Company No. 19, on Waller street, between Octavia and Laguna.
Headquarters of District Engineer of District No. I, shall be at No. 1804 Stockton street.
Headquarters of District Engineer of District No. 2, shall be at the house of Engine Company
No. 2, on Bush street, near Kearny.
Headquarters of District Engineer of District No. 3, shall be at the house of Engine Company
No. 10, at No. 516 Bryant street.
Headquarters of District Engineer of District No. 4, shall be at the house of Engine Company
No. 13, on Valencia, near Twenty-fifth street.
Headquarters of District Engineer of District No. 5, shall be at the house of Engine Company
No. 3, on California street, near Leavenworth.
Headquarters of District Engineer of District No. 6, shall be at the house of Engine Company
No. 15, on California street, between Laguna and Buchanan.
Headquarters of District Engineer of District No. 7 shall be at the house of Engine Company
No. 27, on Hermann street, between Fillmore and Steiner streets.
CLERK.
5. The Clerk of the Board of Fire Commissioners shall attend daily atlhe headquarters of the
Department, and shall devote his whole time and attention to the duties thereof. He shall keep a
true record of all the proceedings of the meetings of the Board of Fire Commissioners, and shall
enter in the minutes of each monthly meeting all the appointments made by the Commissioners
and by whom made; and shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed by said Board and
Chief Engineer. He shall also perform the duties of clerk to the Chief Engineer and Assistant
Chief Engineer.
RULES AND REGULATIONS. 453
MEMBERSHIP.
6. Every person hereafter appointed a member of this Department must at the time of his
appointment be over the age of twenty-one years and not over the age of thirty-five years, a citizen
of the Unitod States, and a resident of this city and county for the period of time prescribed by law.
Me shall be able to read, write and speak the English language understandingly, and shall make
application in regular form in his own handwriting to the Board of Fire Commissioners, stating
therein the position he is an applicant for, his name, age, birthplace, residence and business occu-
pation, and certify to the correctness of the sama, under oath, before a Notary Public.
Every person appointed as aforesaid must be in sound bodily health, and able to perform the
duties attached to his position. All hosemen shall weigh at least 135 pounds stripped, and all truck-
men shall weigh at least 155 pounds stripped. And every such person or member must be exam-
ined by the Examining Physicians of the Department as to his soundness of healrh and procure
a satisfactory certificate from each of said Physicians concerning the same, whioh certificate
must be acknowledged and sworn to before a Notary Public.
Failing to comply with the necessary requirements of this rule within five days of appointment,
the position shall be declared vacant.
THE CHIEF ENGINEER.
7 . The Chief Engineer shall devote his whole time and attention to the Fire Department, hare
sole and entire command at fires and alarms of fires over all officers, members and employees of the
Department, and all apparatus and appurtenances belonging to the Bame, and he shall take all
measures which he shall deem expedient for the extinguishment of fires, protection of property,
preservation of order, and observance of the laws of the State, ordinances of the City, and rules and
regulations of the Board of Fire Commissioners. It shall be the duty of the Chief Engineer to
examine into the condition of all the houses, apparatus and appurtenances belonging to the Depart-
ment, to examine Engine, Hose and Hook and Ladder companies, and to appoint all clerks and
assistant foremen of companies in the Department. The Chief Engineer is vested with the power to
suspend any officer, member or employee of the Department who shall refuse or neglect to perform
the respective duties assigned them, or shall refuse or neglect to comply with the rules and regula-
tions of the Commissioners, and report such action. It shall be the duty of the Chief Engineer to
report from time to time to the Commissioners the name of such officer or member of the Depart-
ment, if any, who, in his judgment, should be removed or discharged, with his reasons thtrefor. la
all cases of removal from the Department, the name of the party removed, with a statement of the
reasons therefor, shall be entered in the minutes of the Board. He shall be responsible to the
Board of Fire Commissioners for the conduct and management of the members of said Department
and shall report to the Board of Fire Commissioners any officer or member of the Department who.
by reason of age, disease, accident, or other incompetency, does not or cannot fully, energetically
promptly and properly perform his duty in the Department.
ASSISTANT CHIEF ENGINEER.
8. The Assistant Chief Engineer shall devote his whole time and attention to the Fire Depart-
ment. It shall be his duty to respond to all alarms of tire except in case of sickness or the absence
of the Chief Engineer, to take charge at fires or alarms of fire, and in case of the absence of the
Chief Engineer he shall assume the same duties and have the same power as devolves upon the
Chief Engineer. It shall be his duty to visit the houses connected with the Department at least
once in every week, and report the condition of eash to the Chief Engineer.
ASSISTANT OR DISTRICT ENGINEERS.
9. It shall be the duty of the District Engineers to devote their whole time and attention to the
Fire Department ; to respond to all alarms of fires within their respective districts assigned to them
and report to the Chief or Assistant Chief on his arrival at the fire, and report in writing daily to the
Chief of his division the conditions of the several houses and apparatus in his district, compiled
from written reports from the different officers of the companies in his district as hereinafter pro-
vided. They shall also attend to their duties as Fire Wardens within their respective districts, and
see that all orders emanating fr,>m the Board of Fire Commissioners, or Chief Engineer, or Chief of
Division, are strictly enforced within their respective districts. When any member is injured in the
discharge of his duty, they shall report the same in writing to the Chief Engineer.
544 CHIEF ENGINEER'S EEPOKT.
In case of the absence at any fire the District Engineer shall assume and perform the duties of
Chief Engineer until the arrival of the Chief Engineer or Chief of Division.
The District Engineers of Districts Nos. 1, 2 and 5, shall report to Chief of Division No. 1 at his
headquarters, daily, in writing, between the hours of 11 A. M. and 1 p. M., and shall immediately
return to their respective districts.
The District Engineers of Districts Nos. 3, 4, 6 and? shall report to Chief of Division No. 2, at his
headquarters, daily, in writing, between the hours of 11 A. M. and 1 p. M., and shall immediately
return to their respective districts.
No District Engineer shall, except in case of fire, absent himself from his district, except by per-
mission of the Chief of his division, except when engaged in going to and from his division head-
quarters.
FOREMAN OF < 'OMl" ANTES.
JQ_ The Foreman of each Engine, Hose and ll:>uk and Ladder Company shall at all tires direct
the apjniratus in a suitable position at the scene of fire, and the Foreman of each Engine and Hose
Company shall have charge and directing of hose and hosernen.
The Foreman of each Engine, Hose and Hook and Ladder Company shall have charge of the
apparatus belonging to his company. He shall preserve order and discipline at all times among the
members of the company under him, and require of them and enforce a strict compliance with the
.ules and regulations of the Department and the orders of the Chief Engineer. He shall report to
the Chief Engineer any violation of any of the rules and regulations of the Department, or neglect
of duty by any of the men under his charge. He shall see that no person other than a member of
the Department (except a substitute acting for a member) shall sleep in the house, nor shall he
allow any parson not a mamber of the Department to lounge in and around the house. He shall
not excuse any member of his company from answering roll call on returning from an alarm of tire
during the hours of 8 P. M. and 5 A. >i.
He shall report in writing, to the District Engineer of his district, the name of any member of
his company injured in the discharge of his duty, with the cause of accident and injury received.
ASSISTANT FOREMAN.
11. The Assistant Foreman shall, in the absence of the Foreman, exercise the same duties, and
shall have the same powers as devolve on the Foreman.
CLERKS OF COMPANIES.
12. It shall be the duty of the Clerk of each company to keep an accurate record of the mem-
bership of bis company in a book provided for that purpose, and to note accurately therein all
absentees at all alarms of fire or drills, and to correctly keep an account of all weights and qualities
of feed, fuel, stores and other articles received at the house for the use of the company, and to
transmit a correct oopy to the Board of Fire Commissioners on the last day of each month. Said
Clerk shall make a minute ->f the reasons on the roll-call of all absentees from said roll-call during
the hours of 8 p. M. and 5 A. M.
ENGINEERS OF STEAMERS.
13. Each applicant for the position of Engineer of Steamers shall be a regular practical
engineer, and shall, after having passed a medical examination, be examined by the Superintendent
or Assistant Superintendent of Engines as to his fitness to run a steam fire engine.
The Engineer of each steamer shall give his entire time to the interest of the Fire Department,
and shall always be at the Engine House where his engine is kept, except when directed by the
Chief Engineer to perform other duty, or when at ineals. He shall, under the direction of the Fore-
man, have sole charge of the Engine House and of all property therein belonging to the city. He
shall be held personally responsible for the care and order of the engine, and shall work and man-
age the same, and see that it is at all times in condition for immediate use, and while working at
fires he shall not be allowed to use over eighty (80) pounds pressure of steam, and not over one
hundred and twenty (120) ponnds pressure on hose, unless otherwise ordered by the Engineer in
charge. It shall be his duty to take the number of the box coming in from all alarms of fires, and
report the number of box located to the driver. He shall report daily, in writing, to the Assistant
Engineer of his district the condition of the house and apparatus in his charge. He shall also assist
in keeping the house and apparat us clean and in good order, and shall, have the same ready for in-
pection daily ak» 10 o'clock A. M.
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DRIVERS.
14. The drivers belonging to the several companies shall devote their whole tima and attention
to the Fire Department, shall take care of and proparly groom the horses belonging to their respect-
ive companies, see that the same are at all times ready for immediate use to convey the apparatus to
the scene of the fire on an alarm being sounded, and perform such other duties as may be required
of him by the Foreman of his company, and shall also keep every thing in and around the stable neat
and clean, He shall report daily, in writing, to the Assistant Engineer of the district wherein his
company is located, the condition of his horses and harness, and shall have his horses and harness
cleaned and ready for inspection daily at ten o'clock A.. M. He is strictly prohibited from racing
going to or returning from alarms of tire, nor shall he permit his apparatus to pass any other appar-
atus of the Department unless such apparatus or horses should be disabled; nor shall he drive his
horses at a rate of speed that may be liable to cause accident. Nor shall any driver in this Depart-
ment gallop or run his horses to any fire, or while responding to any alarm of fire, or while returning'
therefrom, or while exercising; provided however that this provision shall not apply to drivers of
Chemical Engines while going to a fire.
FIREMEX OF STEAMERS.
15. The Fireman of each Engine Company shall devote his whole time and attention to the Fire
Department; he shall be under the direction of the Engineer of his company, assist in the care and
cleanliness of the apparatus and the house, and see that "the engine is properly supplied with fuel
and perform such other duties as the Engineer may direct.
TILLERMEN.
16. The Tillerman of each Hook and Ladder Company shall give his entire time and attention
to the Fire Department, and shall be required, under direction of the Foreman, to keep the appar-
atus of his company neat and clean. He shall report, daily, in writing, to the Assistant Engineer of
his district, the condition of the apparatus and house, and shall take the box and location that
comes in from all alarms of fire, and report the same to the driver ; he shall have the house and
apparatus ready for inspection daily at 10 A. M.
STEWARDS OF HOSE COMPANIES.
17. The Steward of each Hose Company shall give his entire time and attention to the Fire
Department, and shall keep the apparatus and house of his company claan and ready for immediate
use, and in the absence of the driver to his meals he shall perform the same duties as the driver.
He shall take the number of box and location that comes in from all alarms of fire and report the
same to the driver, and shall report daily, in writing, to the Assistant Engineer of the district the
condition of the hose and apparatus. He shall obey all orders of the Foreman of his company, and
have the house and apparatus ready for inspection daily at 10 A. M.
EXTRAMEN.
18. It shall be the duty of the Hosemen and Hook and Laddermen of each and every company
of the Fire Department to attend a Fire immediately upon an alarm being sounded, and to report
to the officer in command of their respective companies, to obey all orders in respect to the dis-
charge of their duty, and to return to their respective houses with their apparatus to answer roll call.
They shall be required to meet as often as once in each month, at regular monthly meetings, to be
determined by their respective Foremen; and any member of any company who is reported absent at
three or more alarms of fire or drills in any one month, without giving a satisfactory excuse to the
Chief Engineer, shall be liable to suspension or dismissal from the Department, at the option of the
Board of Fire Commissioners; but no member shall be excused from answering rollcall between the
hours of 8 P. M. and 5 A M. Each extraman assigned to duty to any truck shall forthwith provide
himself with a four-cone leather fire-hat, and shall wear the same at all alarms of fires and at drills.
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SUPERINTENDENT OF STEAMERS.
19. The Superintendent of Steam Fire Engines shall give his entire time and attention to the
Fire Department, and shall supervise all repairs and improvements upon the apparatus of the Fire
Department. He shall have general supervision of all the steam fire engines connected with the
Fire Department, and of the Engineers of said engines. He shall examine the engines at least once
a week, and report to the Chief Engineer and Board of Fire Commissioners, in writing, once a
month, any repairs or improvements necessary. He shall report all cases of neglect of duty or care-
lessness on the part of any Engineer to the Chief Engineer, He shall answer all general alarms of
fire being sounded, repair with all possible dispatch to the point from" whence the alarm comes, and
see that the Engineers are all in charge of their respective engines and working the same properly.
ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF STEAMERS.
20. The Assistant Superintendent of Steam Fire Engines shall devote his whole time and
attention to the Fire Department, shall be under the direct control of the Superintendent of
Engines, and shall faithfully execute all orders issued by him. He shall also perform such other
duties as may be prescribed by the Chief Engineer. He shall be in attendance at the Corporation
Yard, when not oherwise engaged in the discharge of his duties, daily, Sundays and legal holidays
cxcepted, from 8 A. M. to 5 P. M., and such other times as the Superintendent of Steamers or Chief
Engineer may direct.
CORPORATION YARD CLERK.
21. The Clerk and Storekeeper of the Corporation Yard shall, under direction of the Chief
Engineer, give his undivided attention to the duties connected with his office. He shall have care
of, and deliver to the several companies, all supplies required for the use of the Fire Department.
He shall keep a plain and comprehensive set of books, containing an account of all supplies
received by him and delivered to the several companies. He shall see that a full supply is kept ou
hand at the Corporation Yard for distribution to the several companies. In no case shall he deliver
any supplies to any company or any member of the Department except upon a written order from
the Chief Engineer, Assistant Chief, or Clerk of the Fire Department, except at alarms of fire. He
shall perform such other duties as may be required of him by the Chief Engineer, and make a
monthly report to the Board of Fire Commissioners of stores received and delivered by him to the
companies. He shall be at the Corporation Yard daily, Sundays and legal holidays excepted, from
8 A. M. to 5 P. M., and such other times as the Chief Engineer may direct.
CORPORATION YARD DRAYMAN.
2. The Corporation Yard Drayman shall devote his whole time and attention to the Fire
Department, report to the Chief Engineer at least once a day and hold himself in readiness at all
times to attend to any business connected with the Fire Department. He shall have full charge of
all the horses of the Department, shall see that they are properly mated, groomed, etc. He shall
have full charge of the Corporation Yard and Department Stables, and see that they are kept in
proper order. He shall be in attendance at the Corporation Yard when not otherwise engaged in
the discharge'of his duties, daily from 8 A. M. to 5 P. M. (Sundays and legal holidays excepted), and
at such other times as the Chief Engineer may direct.
MESSENGER.
23, The Messenger at headquarters shall be in attendance daily, Sundays and legal holidays ex-
cepted, from 8 A. M. to 5 P. M. He shall attend at all meetings of said' Commissioners, keep said
office clean and in proper order, and attend to such other duties as the Chief Engineer may direct.
HYDRA NTMEN.
24. The Hydrantmen shall attend to all hydrants and cisterns in their respective districts, see
that the same are in good working condition, that the hydrants are well oiled and packed, caps se-
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curely fastened, and ready at all times for immediate use. They shall see that they are kept free
from obstructions of every character, so that they can be readily reached and connections made
with them to supply the engines with water when a fire occurs. They shall report each month, in
writing, to the Chief Engineer the condition of the same, and shall assist in keeping the Corporation
Yard and office of said yard clean and in proper condition ; they shall report the number of
hydrants attended to in their district, and their location ; they shall also be in attendance at the
Corporation Yard daily, Sundays and legal holidays excepted, when not otherwise engaged in the
discharge of their duties, from 8 A. M. to 5 p. M., and at such other times as the Chief Engineer may
direct.
VETERINARY SURGEON.
25. The Veterinary Surgeon shall hold himself in readiness at all times to attend to any horses
oftus Fire Department that may require h;s attention. He shall report to the Chief Engineer at
least oiioe every day for orders, and promptly attend to any sick or d sabled horses belonging to the
Fire Department.
The person assigned to the duties of taking care of the sick and disabled horses shall devote his
whole time and attention to the Fire Department; shall report to the Veterinary Surgeon daily the
condition of the horses under his charge, and obey all orders the Veterinary Surgeon may direct^
and obey all orders emanating from the Chief Engineer
CORPORATION YARD HOSTLER.
26. The Corporation Yard Hostler shall be in attendance at the Corporation Yard daily between
the hours of 8 A. M. and 5 p. M. He shall assist the Drayman and Watchman in taking care of the
Corporation Yard stables and the horses and harness connected therewith, and attend to such other
duties as the Chief Engineer may direct.
DEPARTMENT STABLE HOSTLER
27. The Hostler at the Fire Department stable on Alamo square shall devote his whole time and
attention to the care of the horses, etc., in his charge ; he shall obey all orders in regard to the feed-
ing and care of the horses emanating from the Veterinary Surgeon, and such other duties as the
Chief Engineer may from time to time prescribe.
PAINTER.
28. The Fire Department Painter shall be in attendance at the Corporation Yard daily between
the hours of 8 A. M. and 5 p. M. (Sundays and legal holidays excepted), when not otherwise engaged
in the discharge of his duties; he shall keep his brushes and apparatus in good order, and obey all
order emanating from the Board of Fire Commissioners or Chief Engineer.
CARPENTER,
29. It shall be the duty of the Carpenter to devote his whole time and attention to the Fire
Depiiitment, to be at the office of the Koard of Fire Commissioners daily, when not otherwise
engaged in the discharge of his duties, Sundays and legal holidays excepted, from 8 A. M. to 5 p. M.
and at, any other times the Chief Engineer may direct. Whenever he has need of assistance and
material in repairing any property belonging to the Department, he shall make a written applica-
tion t > the Chief Engineer, stating the repairs, etc., necessary to be made. He shall make a report
in writing, to tl.e Board of Fire Commissioners monthly of the number of men employed, also th
number of days employed, the nature of the repairs made, and the amount of material used in
making said repairs.
THE CORPORATION YARD WATCHMAN.
3D. The Corporation Yard Waicaman shall be iu attendance at the Corporation Yard at all
ti:;n .- when the yard is closed. He thai: be n: readiness tj ful'.i.l all orders emanating from the
Kngineer. He shall iissis; t'.ie Cor; oiatiun Yard Drayman in taking care of and properly
grooming the relief horses in the Department, and keep the stable neat and clean, and obey all
order.; !ro..i the Veterinary Surgeon.
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LEAVE OI' ABSENCE.
31. No member of the Fire Department shall absent himself from the city for more than tea
days, except by permission of the Board of Fire Commissioners, aud any member of the Fire De-
partment requesting a leave of absence for more than ten days must apply in writing to the Board
^f Fire Commissioners for the same.
SUBSTITUTES.
32. All substitute H>semen and Trackmen, all substitute Firemen, Drivers and Stewards, and
all substitute Engineers, shall be appointed by tiis Commission in open Board.
All substitute engiueers shall pass the same examination as a regular engineer, and shall be
assigned to duty in rotation by the Superintendent of Steamers. All other substitutes appointed by
this Commission shall be assigned to duty by the Chief of the Department in regular rotation.
No Engineer, Driver, Fireman, Stjward or Tillerman, shall leave the city without having first
procured a substitute satisfactory to the Chief Engineer; and any other member of a company abaut
to leave the city shall be required to furnish a substitute, subject to the approval of the Chief Engi-
neer, failing to do which he is liable to dismissal.
Substitute Drivers, Stewards or Firemen selected by the Bjard of Fire Commissioners shall
report daily to ths Chief Engineer at headquarters, and shall be in attendance at all times, to be
assigned to duty in case of need.
All substitutes for Extramen who are duly appointed by the Chief Engineer to run to fires
during the day time, be allowed ten dollars per month for their services.
When a vacancy occurs through failure to report for duty, or any other cause, in the list of names
of Substitutes named by the Chief Engineer aud approved by this Board, the same shall be rilled
by the Chief Engineer subject to the confirmation of this Commission.
FINE AND SUSPENSION.
33. To secure and promote discipline in this Department, the Ohief Engineer is hereby author-
ized and empowered, when in his judgment the best interests of the Department are subserved, to
punish any member or employee thereof, guilty of any infraction or violation of any of the Rules
aud Regulations, by suspending from duty for not more than fifteen days, or by imposing a fine ot
not more than fiftaen days' pay, on any such member or employee, and the Chief Engineer shall
report such proceedings to the Board of Fire Commissioners at their text regular meeting.
REWARDS.
34. No member of the Department shall receive any rewards or presents of aijy kind for ser-
vices rendered in the discharge of his duties without the permission of the Board of Fire Commis-
sioners or the Cuief Engineer.
TO SURRENDER PROPERTY.
35. Members of the Fire Department, on resignation or dismissal, will immediately surrender
to the Chief Engineer all property in their possession belonging to the Fire I/epartment.
FIRE LINES.
36. No psrsou will be allowed within the lines formed by the police at a fire unless he be a
member of the Fire Department, or wearing the regulation badge authorized by the Board of Fire
Commissioners. Members of the Fire Department will, when on duty, have their badges displayed
conspicuously on their left breast. Any violation of this rule will subject the offender to suspension.
BADGES.
37. Members of the Departmant are strictly prohibited from exchanging or loaning badges.
Any member losing his badge will be charged the sum of $1 to replace it.
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DRIVING OVER HOSE.
33. Crossing a line of hose, when in use, is, except in cases of absolute necessi ty, strictly
prohibited.
DRIVERS HELD RESPONSIBLE.
39. Drivers will be held responsible for any damage caused by them or carelessness displayed
in conveying their apparatus to or from a fire or alarm of fire.
TO LODGE IN THE COMPANY HOUSE.
40. The Engineer, Firemen, Drivers, Tillermen and Stewards of companies shall lodge in their
respective houses, and one of their number shall be on the floor of the house at all times during the
day and night, the watch to be set by the Engineer of the district.
PROPERTY TO BE RETURNED.
41. Officers of companies having hose or other property belonging to other companies after a
fire, shall return the same to the company to which it belongs as soon as practicable.
DUTIES AT FIRES.
42. The Foreman or Assistant Foreman of each company, when in service, shall remain with
the company to direct the operations of the members thereof. Members of the several companies,
except when otherwise engaged, or on special duty, shall keep within hearing distance of their re-
pective Foremsu and strictly obey all orders emanating from them.
REMOVAL OF APPARATUS.
43. No company will be allowed to take their apparatus away from the house, except in case of
fire or drill, without the consent of the Chief or acting Chief Engineer.
The Hook and Ladder Companies must at all fires or alarms of fires report themselves the same
as other companies, and take their places as near the fire ds practicable, in such a position that they
can be found conveniently, and shall remain there until ordered to move.
UNIFORMS
44- The Chief Engineer, Assistant Chief Engineer, Assistant Engineers, Engineers of Steamers,
Drivers, Fireman and Tillerman shall, when on duty (except at fires), wear uniform hereafter de-
scribed.
The Chief of Department— A white leather cap with eight cones, having a gilded leather front,
depending from a gilt edge head, and attached to the front of the cap with the insignia of iris rank
painted upon it in black shaded with red, and also the word Chief, in b'.ack letters shaded with red,
upon a scroll of gold. For Assistant Chief, same as the Chief of Department, with the insignia of hig
rank; also the words Assistant Chief. For Assistant Engineers, same as for Chief of Department
with the insignia of their rank; also the words Assistant Engineer.
FOR INSIGNIA OF RANK.
45. For Chief Engineer— Five trumpets, measuring one and five-sixteenths inches, each crossed
withYrells outward and projecting beyond mouth-pieces, so as to form a design one and one-half
inches in diameter, to be embroidered in gold upon a circle of dark blue cloth. For Assistant Chief
Engineer, same as for the Chief Engineer, except that there shall be three trumpets, measuring
one and one-half inches each, crossed with bells downward. For Assistant Engineers, same as for
the Assistant Chief Engineer, except that there shall be two trumpets embroidered on an oval of
dark blue cloth.
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FATIGUE HATS.
46 For Chief Engineer, Assistant Chief Engineer and Assistant Engineers— Black felt army
hat, with the insignia of their respective ranks on the front of the hat.
COAT.
47. For the Chief Engineer— A double-breasted, close-fitting sack coat, made of dark blue navy
cloth,. cut to button close to the neck, with rolling collar, and to reach to a point midway between
the hip joint and bend of the knee; to have eight medium-size regulation buttons on each breast,
grouped in pairs; the cutfs to be made to fit the wrists, and to be closed with four small regulation
buttons; to have a pocket on the inside of each breast; the coat to be lined with dark cloth or flan-
nel and the sleeves with linen.
Coats for Assistant Chief and Assistant Engineer and members compelled to wear uniforms-
Same as for the Chief of Department, except that the buttons will be six in number ou each breast,
placed equidistant.
VEST.
48. For all officers and members of the Department compelled to wear uniforms— A single
breasted vest, made of the same material as the coat, without collar, and to button with six small
regulation buttons to within five inches of the neckband.
TROUSERS.
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49. For all officers and members of the Department compelled to wear uniforms— To be made
of the same material as the coat, with lap seams; to be cut to fit closely around the waist, but loosely
around the hams and legs, to admit of their free use.
SHIRT.
50. For all officers of the Department -White shirt of linen or muslin with turn down collar,
and all regular members wearing uniforms— blue shirt.
CRAVAT.
51. For all officers of the Department— A narrow necktie or bow of black silk, tied in a flat
knot in front, the ends to extend not more than threa inches from the knot, and all regular mem-
bers wearing uniforms, a black necktie.
FATIGUE CAP.
52. For members of Fire Department compelled to wear uniforms— Of United States Navy
pattern, made of dark blue cloth, pure indigo dye, with band one and one-half inches and quarters
one and three-quarters inches high, stiffened with hair-cloth, sewed into the seam of top and quar-
ters; the top to have a small hole for ventilation in the center, and to be lined with red silk; a
narrow well around the bottom of band and top of seam of cap; the inner band to be of strong,
serviceable leather; the visor co be plain, solid, black patent-leather, two inches wide, with rounded
corners; the chin-strap of black patent-leather, one-half inch wide, with slides of the same material
fastened to the cap on each side with a small regulation button; the insignia of position to be placed
in the quarters in center of the front, in gold or gilt letters, the lower points resting nearly upon the
upper edge of band.
MISCELLANEOUS.
53. No officer, member or employee of this Department shall belong to any club or political
organization having primary politics for its object, nor shall they take part in any primary elections
in this city and county, except to exercise their individual suffrage. No member of the Fire Depart-
ment shall be a delegate in person or by proxy to, or a member of any political or partisan
convention, State Central Committee, or County Committee, nor while a member of said Fire
Department shall be a candidate before any convention for any political office. All members of
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this Department shall remain at their respective houses from 11 o'clock p. M. preceding the day of
any primary election, and until the closing of the polls on the day of such election. Any member
violating this Rule .shall, upon conviction, be dismissed from the Department.
54. No member of the Fire Department shall be allowed to bring into any house belonging to
said Department any spirituous, malt or intoxicating beverage of any kind; nor shall any per-
manent member thereof visit any saloon where said beverages are kept or sold while on duty; nor
shall there be allowed in said Department any gambling devices of any kind. Nor shall any
member, at any time, be under the influence of any spirituous, malt or intoxicating beverages,
liquors, drugs or compounds while on duty Nor shall any member be guilty of immoral or improper
conduct, nor engage in any altercation of any kind.
55. No member or employee of this Department, shall sell or assign his salary, demand, or war-
rant on the treasury, or incur liabilities for the necessaries of himself or family which he is unable
or unwilling to pay, or neglect or refuse to honorably discharge ; shall not use obscene, immoral,
disrespectful, impudent or other improper language, but shall always be respectful and gentlemanly
to his superiors and equals, and to citizens.
56. Interference in any manner by one employee with the duties of, or the performance of the
same by another, is prohibited, and it shall be the duty of each employee to make immediate report.
57. All Foremen of Companies are directed and required to report in writing immediately to
the District Engineer of their respective district, the name of any member of their Company injured
in the discharge of his duty, with cause of accident and injury received, and on receipt of said
information the District Engineers are directed to report the same immediately to the Chief Engi-
neer in writing.
58. If by accident or otherwiss any person is damaged by any company, it shall be the duty of
the Foreman of the company causing the damage to report the same immediately to the Chief
Engineer, and be shall immediately investigate the matter and report the sam 3 in writing to the
Board of Fire Commissioners.
5y. Any member of the Fire Department maeting with an accident in the discharge of his duty
shall, within ten days, report the same to the Chief Engineer; and he shall, immediately on receiv-
ing notice of same, report the same in writing to the Board of Fire Commissioners.
60. Officers, members and employees ordering or receiving machinery, apparatus, horses, goods,
wares or merchandise of any kind for this Department will carefully examine all bills therefor, and
certify to their correctness in writing before presentation to the office of the Board of Fire Commis-
sioners.
No bill shall be certified to as being correct unless all the goods ordered and charged for therein
have actually been delivered and accepted, or the work charged for actually performed.
The bills of the machinists, carpenters, hostlers, workmen and laborers of this Department will
likewise be examined and certified to by ths heads of the various departments before presentation
to this office.
All employees, such as mechanics, laborers, etc., employed in the Corporation Yard, shall be in
attendance daily from 8 A. M. to 5 p. M., Sundays and legal holidays excepted. And they, and each
of them, shall obey all orders emanating from the Superintendent of Steam Fire Engines, or, in his
absence, the Assistant Superintendent of Steam Fire Engines.
Officers, members and employees ordering or receiving machinery, apparatus, horses, goods, wares
or merchandise of any kind for this Department, will carefully examine all bills therefor and certify
to their correctness in writing before presentation to the office of the Board of Fire Commis-
sioners.
No bill shall be certified to as being correct unless all the goods ordered and charged for therein
have actually been delivered and accepted, or the work charged for actually performed,
The bills of the machinists, carpenters, hostlers, workmen, and laborers of this Department will
likewise be examined and certified to by the heads of the various departments before presentation
to this office.
61. Telephones in Department houses shall not be used by any person not a member of the
Department, nor for any purpose other than business connected with the Fire Department.
62. Nothing contained in these rules shall preclude the Fire Commissioners and Chief Engineer
from at any time requiring any or either of the employees of the Department, serving under their
direction, to perform such other duties not herein specially prescribed for them, as the interests of
the Department service may, in their opinion, demand or require.
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DISTRICT ENGINEERS TO REPORT.
63. All District Engineers must report to Department Headquarters in person, through tele-
phone, immediately upon their departure and immediately upon arrival at their respective stations
during office hours'(except in case of fire). Any District Engineer desiring to leave his district at
any time for other than official business, must first procure permission from the Chief Engineer.
All District Engineers must fully report immediately to Department Headquarters upon their
return to their stations the result of all alarms of fire in their respective districts, by telephone, and
also in writing in their daily reports, including as fully as possible, cause of fire, name of owner and
occupant, and amount of loss to the best of their ability, between the hours of 9 A. M. and 4 p. M.
At all other times the above report must be made in writing upon their daily report to division
headquarters.
VACANCIES TO BE FILLED BY PROMOTION.
64. Upon the recommendation of the Chief Engineer, all vacancies in the department shall be
filled by promotion of the incumbent of the next lowest rank; provided, that a competent person
can be found fully qualified in every particular to fill the superior position.
iShould there not be a person therein fully qualified, then a competent person in the next lowest
rank shall be in line of promotion, and so on until a qualified man shall be found for the vacancy.
All vacancies in the position of Hoseman or Hook and Laddermen, shall be filled by promotion
from the regular list of substitutes when practical.
65. No officer or member of this Department shall directly or indirectly solicit the influence or
intercession of any person or persons, with any member of the Board of Fire Commissioners or
Chief Engineer, to effect his promotion or transfer.
All applications for promotion shall be made in writing to the Board of Fire Commissioners and
Chief Engineer, and in all recommendations therefor the Chief Engineer will be governed by the
competency and previous discipline and deportment of the applicant.
All applications for transfers shall likewise be made in writing to the Board of Fire Commis-
sioners and Chief Engineer, stating therein truly and fully the reasons and necessity therefor.
Any member violating any of the provisions of the foregoing rule shall be punished by fine
suspension or dismissal, as provided in Rule 68 of the Rules and Regulations of this Department as
amended.
ATTORNEYS TO ACT AS ADVISORS ONLY.
66. Hereafter when employees of the Fire Department charged with violation of the rules
thereof, shall deem it necessary to employ counsel or representation by attorney, said attorney shall
be permitted to act as advisor only and shall have no voice in the proceedings, pro or con, that may
be before this Commission, etc.
67. Any member of this Department, or person who has heretofore been dismissed, or may
hereafter be dismissed therefrom, or any member resigning under charges shall be ineligible to again
become a member thereof.
68. Any and all violations of the foregoing rule and regulations, and of all subsequent rules
and regulations and General Orders which may be hereafter adopted by the Board of Fire Commis-
sioners or issued by the Chief Engineer, shall be punished by either fine, suspension or dismissal, a?
the judgment of said Board, after investigation, shall determine; said fine, if any, shall be deducted
from the defendant's monthly warrant or warrants, and shall be retained in the General Fund of
the City and County, and any evasion of the above, shall constitute sufficient cause for dismissal.
69. All rules and regulations in conflict with the within rules and regulations are hereby repealed.
ORDERS ISSUED. 553
OBDERS ISSUED
BY THE CHIEF EXU1NKKK, APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS
AND MADE PART OF THE RULES AND REGULATIONS
OF THIS DEPARTMENT
ORDER NO. 1.
RULES AXD REGULATIONS FOR FEEDING, WATERING AND ATTENDING TO
HORSES OF THE SAN FRANCISCO FIRE DEPARTMENT.
SECTIOX 1. All horses must be watered first thing in the morning, then given a little hay to eat
•while the stall is being cleaned out. Feed oats in about halt' an hour after watering.
2. Water again at noon and feed carrots thereafter or whatever food is recommended by the
Veterinary Surgeon of the Department.
3. In the evening the watering must also be done before feeding; then give each horse a bran
mash and the usual allowance of hay. Do not water your horse after feeding or when they are hot.
4. A horse must never get water or grain when he is still hot after a run except according to
section 5.
5. After each run sponge the horse's mouth and nostrils out with cold water, and give him two
or three swallows of the same. Also wij.e the sweat from around the eyes and under the tail with
a damp sponge.
6. Horses must be blanketed immediately when left standing in the open air.
7. In returning to quarters from an alarm of fire, jog your horses.
8. (ti ) If a horse be under medical treatment the driver must be careful to follow the in-
structions of the Veterinary Surgeon in administering the medicine, and otherwise attending to the
horse.
(I) ) If a driver lays off while attending to a sick horse he must instruct his substitute as to
how the horse is to be attended to.
9. After returning from exercise or an alarm wash out the fest (n >t legs) and examine them
for nails, loose shoes, etc. Then rub down your horses, and, if warm, blanket them (in houses that
have no heaters). Keep the back door shut and avoid draughts as much as possible.
10. In cold weather take the chill off drinking water, or give only a small quantity of cold water
at one time.
11. Don't use a bucket to catch the horses' urine in. If you see a horse straining to urinate
and afraid to do so, shake straw under him, which will encourage him to pass it. Then rinse the
stall out immediately, and if necessary wash it down with a little water. Manure should also be
removed immediately.
12. Wash mane and tail once a week with soap and warm water, weather permitting, and the
sheath once every two weeks.
13. Horses predisposed to scour should get small quantities of water often, instead of a large
drink at one time.
14. Gray or white horses stained on quarters, etc., may have those parts sponged off with warm
water and soap, but must be thoroughly dried with a rubber immediately. White legs may be
treated likewise when necessary. Otnerwise ttie legs muse never be washed, except by orders ot the
Veterinary Surgeon.
15. Rain, sweat and mud must be removed immediately on getting into the house— first with a
scraper, and afterwards with a wad of straw or sack, being careful to dry out the hollow of tha
heels thoroughly. What is left can be brushed off when dry. Use no water to remove it.
16. The feet should be stuffed every other night in dry weather.
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17. Musty or over-dried hay or musty feed of any kind must be rejected, as it is injurious to the
horse's wind.
18. The house should be kept at an even temperature of about sixty degrees. Try and keep a
good supply of pure air, with as little draught as possible.
19. Clipping horses must be done only under directions of the Veterinary Surgeon.
20. Bedding should be removed from the house in dry weather, where it is convenient to do so.
21. Exercise all horses that have not been to a run during the day for at least one hour, to
cover a distance of about five miles, and select the best road for the horses' feet, near the house, and
avoid hard paved streets as much as possible.
22. Wash the houses out twice a month, weather permitting; the stalls every day.
ORDER No. 2.
Engineers of steamers and chemical engines and drivers of truck and hose carts will be held
strictly responsible for any Alterations or changes made in trace or pole chains, other than the
necessary adjustment, after the same are delivered from the Corporation Yard.
ORDER No. 3.
Engineers of steamers, draughting from cisterns, must nut use the cistern water to feed the
boilers of their respective engines, but must provide themselves with fresh water for boiler use, the
same as when working on the docks.
ORDER No. 4.
Members of Chemical engines of this Department shall strictly observe the following order:
MEAL HOURS
Breakfast from.. C:30 A. M. to 9:30 A. M.
Dinner from 11:00 A. M to 2:GO p. M.
Supper from 5:00 p. M. to 8:00 p. M.
Members taking three meals per day shall be allowed one hour for each meal, and members
taking two meals, one hour and a quarter Cor each meal.
The Engineer of each company shall keep the time of each member daily on a slate provided for
that purpose.
ORDER No. 5.
Engineers of steamers, stewards of hose companies, and all persons us;ng Fire Department
hydrants, shall carefully observe that the water is entirely shut off. after using, before replacing the
cap on the outlet.
ORDER No. 6.
All Engineers of this Department must leave their apparatus in good order upon relief engineer
taking charge A thorough examination by both at the same time must be made before interchang«
can be effected, and a receipt taken by the party reporting off. Such receipt must be given at onc«
to the Foreman of the company, and by him turned over to the District Engineer.
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ORDER No. 7.
Drivers of hose wagons, carriages or carts using cotton hose, shall not allow the same to rems.ni
on the wagon or reel more than twenty-four hours in a wet or damp condition if it can be possibly
avoided; the said hose shall be changed every fifteen days unless the same has been in actual use
during said time, and the clerk shall enter the date and fact of such change in the book provided
for that purpose.
Cotton hose, after being in use at a fire, and when returned to quarters, if only wet or damp,
will be immediately hung up in the tower. It* any hose is in a dirty condition, from mud, etc., it
shall be washed clean, using a broom if necessary.
When changing hose, before it ia taken from the wagon or reel, lower down from the tower all
the hose that is to be put on, and couple the lengths together, seeing that the couplings and swiv-
els are in perfect order, and all have proper washers.
A small quantity of oil or tallow should be used on the threads and swivels, but not enough to
run on the fabric or rubber, as grease wi'J injure either. Then remove what hose is necessary from
the wagon or reel, and place on It the dry hose; then hoist the wet hose in the hose tower. If any
of the lengths are injured, they will not be rolled up and set aside, but will be marked and hung up
until called for by the supply wagon.
ORDER No. 8.
All members of the Department must show proper respect by rising and saluting all Commis-
sioners and Officers of this Department or any other public Officer visiting their headquarters.
ORDER No. 9.
The Clerk of each company and the Engineers of chemical engines and water tower, shall keep
In a book which will hereafter be provided for that purpose, all orders heretofore issued applicable
to their respective companies, and number the same as follows:
Order No. 1— Rules and Regulations for feeding horses, etc.
Order No. 2— Relative to changes in trace or pole chains.
Order No. 3 -Relative to use of fresh water for boilers of engines.
Order No. 4— Meal hours of members of chemical engines.
Order No. 5— Completely shutting off water after using hydrants, etc.
Order No. 6— Examination of engine with Relief Engineers, etc.
Order No. 7— Relative to use and properly keeping cotton hose.
All orders hereafter issued shall be kept and placed in said book in like manner.
ORDER No. 10.
Engineers of steam fire engines will carefully instruct their assistants in the engine house In the
care and management of the apparatus, heater, syphon, etc., while In quarters; the man having
charge of the watch being held personally and solely responsible for said apparatus after having as-
sumed charge of the floor.
ORDER No. 11.
Engineers of steamers are specially directed not to dump the fires of their engines upon pave-
ments of bituminous rock or asphaltum.
556 CHIEF ENGINEER'S REPORT.
ORDER No. 12.
The members of each company who may be on watch on the floor at the time goods of a.ny kind
are being delivered, shall receive the same and take notice that the full amount of goods called for
on the requisitions of contractors and others are delivered, and shall receipt only for the amount
of goods delivered.
Coal, 2,240 Ibs. to ton.
Wood, per cord, 4 x 4 x 8—128 cubic feet.
Feed, per 100 Ibs. or fraction thereof.
ORDER No. 13.
Hereafter you will under no consideration use more than 100 Ibs. pressure per square inch on
your hose unless ordered to do so by your Foreman or other authorized officer.
ORDER No. 14.
Engineers of chemical engines are specially directed to take particular precaution that the rub-
ber washers in acid jars (one under glass neck and one under lead stopper) are renewed before they
become hardened or cracked.
ORDER No. 15.
Engineers of steamers who respond to boxes wherein it becomes necessary to draught from the
bay, will each day ascertain from the daily papers the condition of the tide and time thereof, and
place the same on the bulletin board; the engineers will then be kept informed when it is high or
low water, and whether or not it is possible to draught from the bay in case of fire in the immedi-
ate vicinity.
ORDER No. 16.
Permanent members of companies are instructed not to wander about when at » fire, but to
remain with their apparatus except when otherwise performing duty.
Engineers of steamers, -when in need of fuel at a fire, will immediately direct the Stoker or
Driver of the company to immediately procure the same from the nearest engine house.
ORDER No. 17.
"Engineers of steamers will under no circumstances use their draughting suctions on hydrants,
or in line of hose, or for any other purpose other than for draughting, for which they are intended.
ORDER No. 18.
Permanent members of this Department who are on watch on the floor of their respective
headquarters, will hereafter step outside every half an hour and take a general survey all round for
fires.
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ORDER No. 19.
All members of this Department, when at a fire, shall have exposed ou the left breast of their
outside garment, tho regulation fire badge.
ORDER No. 20.
Officers of companies responding to an alarm, will, when arriving ou the ground, immediately
place their apparatus in position, and if, in their judgment, the fire does not call for their immediate
stretching in, they will report to the Chief, or in his absence to the officer in charge, and remain
within sound of his voice, to receive any orders he may issue.
In the absence of the Foreman or Assistant Foreman, any member of the Company will report
as above.
ORDER No. 21.
Drivers and stokers of hill companies are hereby ordered, that when responding to alarms that
will take their apparatus off the hills, they will be careful to slow up as much as possible at cross-
ings, and watch each street as they cross, so as to avoid passing the fire.
ORDER No. 22.
Hereafter not less than twelve men in each Truck Company shall sleep in the house each night,
eight men in Engine Companies and six men in Hose Companies. They shall all be at quarters not
later than 11 o'clock p. M., except by special permission of their Superior Officer.
Amended by Order No. 38.
ORDER No. 23.
It shall be the duty of Engineers of Steamers to clean their respective engines unassisted, and
they will be held personally responsible for the same. The Engineer, Driver and Stoker of each
company will, in conjunction, attend to the cleanliness of the floor whereon the apparatus is sta-
tioned. Any rule or rules or parts of same in conflict with the foregoing provisions of this order
are hereby repealed.
ORDER No. 24.
Any act or omission of any member of this Department which impedes, injures or hinders, or
tends to impede, injure or hinder the discipline, progress or welfare thereof, shall be punished as
provided in Rule 68 of the Rules and Regulations of this Department.
Amended by Order No. 34.
ORDER No. 25.
Engineers of Steamers are cautioned against using water in or around the furnace of fire en-
gines of this Department, for removing sparks or other evidence of fire from the furnace; a dry
broom only will be permitted.
558 CHIEF ENGINEER'S REPORT.
ORDER No. 26.
When a district is uncovered by reason of a fire, breakdown or other cause, the uncovered dis-
trict shall be covered by the two nearest Trucks, each Company covering the nearest half of the dis-
trict uncovered.
Immediately after backing in the apparatus the Tillerman shall telephone to the Truck Com-
panies bordering on his Company's district as follows:
1 Truck to 2 and 3.
2 Truck to 1 and 4.
3 Truck to 1 and 6.
4 Truck to 2 and 5.
5 Truck to 4 and 6.
6 Truck to 3 and 5.
6 Truck will cover 3 Truck's district from Eleventh street out.
1 Truck will cover 3 Truck's district out to Eleventh street.
ORDER No. 27.
Members of the San Francisco Fire Department are hereby notified and directed not to shout
or conduct themselves in a boisterous manner while working at a fire, but must at all times conduct
themselves quietly.
ORDER No. 28.
When at a fire, water shall be turned on only by order of a Department Officer, Foreman or
Assistant Foreman, and not oth wise.
ORDER No. 29.
Members of this Depaitaient who are on the pipe, leading into a fire above the ground floor, are
specially directed and ordered to shut the nozzle off immediately upon connecting the same to the
hose.
ORDER No. 30.
On returning from a run the apparatus will be left on the outside of the house, the horses
blanketed, and the running gear thereof washed with small hose; companies having a yard may
wash their apparatus therein; the horses will thereafter immediately be stalled and rubbed down
with dry cloths or sacks. Washing horses is strictly prohibited.
ORDER No. 31.
Officers and members of companies will take notice that in the event of the tapper system be-
ing out of order, that they will respond to any alarm received on the gong from any box to which
they respond to on first, second, third or general alarms.
ORDER No. 32.
In case a fifth fire should occur and be tapped out before any of the four previous tires, the fol-
lowing signal should be used:
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For the 5th fire out, 1-5-5.
For the 6th lire out, 1-6-6.
For the 7th fire out, 1-7-7.
For the 8th fire out, 1-8-8.
For the 9th fire out, 1-9-9.
ORDER No. 33.
Engineers of Steamers after washing, cleaning and refilling their boilers with cold water, will
light their fires and get at least ten pounds of steam before connecting Engine with heater, and at
no time thereafter shall there be indicated on the steam gauge a less pressure than ten pounds.
The above order has been repealed.
ORDER No. 34.
(Amendatory of Order 24.)
Any act or omission of any member of this Department, which impedes, injures or hinders,
or tends to impede, injure or hinder, the progress, welfare, discipline or good name of the same,
shall be punishable as prescribed in Rule 68 of the Rules and Regulations of this Department as
amended.
ORDER No. 35.
Engineers of Steamers, on receiving relief or other engine in place of their own, will thoroughly
clean and refill the boiler thereof if necessary, and otherwise see that the engine is in a proper and
serviceable condition.
ORDER No. 36.
Stokers and Stewards of Companies are hereby ordered not to fold the hose covers. The inner
or go-between cover shall be " rolled " and stowed under the seat. The outer covers of Hose
Wagons, Carts and Carriages, when not in use, shall be hung at full length or width in a dry place,
and not creased in any manner.
ORDER No. 37.
All Drivers of this Department shall rise from bed not later than six o'clock each morning, and
shall immediately thereafter attend to the horses under their charge and control, in accordance
with, and as prescribed in Section I, of Order No. 1, of the orders of the Chief Engineer as amended.
ORDER No. 38.
(Amendatory of Order No. 22.)
(Amended by Order No. 54.)
Twelve members of each Truck Company, eight members of each Engine Company and six
members of each Hose Company, shall be detailed by the Foreman of the Company to report at the
Headquarters of their respective Companies at not later than eleven o'clock each night and remain
therein until six o'clock the following morning.
Any member who is detailed for said purpose who refuses or neglects to comply with the same
shall be punishable as prescribed in Rule 68 of the Rules and Regulations of this Department as
amended.
ORDER No. 39.
Members of Chemical Engine Companies of this Department, shall not leave their respective
Headquarters, without permission from the Engineer thereof.
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ORDER No. 40.
You are hereby notified that, at a meetjng of the Board of Fire Commissioners held August 15
895, parmission was granted the Health Inspectors to use the telephones in the engine houses of
the Department for the transaction of their official business. You are therefore directed to allow
said Inspectors the use of the telephone upon showing his badge, and for the transaction of his
official business.
ORDER No. 41.
No driver of an engine shall pass a tire to take a hydrant, unless by so doing he can obtain a
closer position to the fire without shutting out another company that may be coming from the
opposite direction.
ORDER No. 42.
Engineers of steamers will open and close, by hand, the snap valves connecting the engine with
the heater, at least once every twenty-four hours; see that the stems are well lubricated, springs
properly adjusted so as to insure their closing when the engine leaves its position. The engineer
will also see that said snap valves are closed each and every time the engine pulls away from the
heater connections.
ORDER No. 43.
(Prescribing certain duties for the hostlers at the Fire Department stables, etc.)
SECTION 1. The three box-stalls in the corral and two of those in the stable shall be reserved
for sick horses, and shall be kept in a thoroughly clean condition. They shall not be used except
by order of the Veterinary Surgeon.
SECTION 2. The sick horses shall get their medicine and other necessary attendance the first
thing in the morning, and no other work shall interfere with their care.
SECTION 3. A stall in which a sick horse has been kept shall be thoroughly cleaned out and
ventilated, and if necessary the floor and other parts shall be whitewashed, before it is again used
for or occupied by another horse.
SECTION 4. The Veterinary Surgeon shall give his instructions regarding sick horses to the
stablemen through the Foreman, or, in his absence, to any of the men in attendance, and they shall
promptly lend their assistance, especially in urgent cases.
SECTION 5. The operating room and the stable shall be kept thoroughly clean, and the stable
kept at an even temperature of about sixty degrees this to be done by means of the ventilators
windows, etc.
SECTION 6. Try and keep a good supply of fresh air in the stable, with as little draught a
possible.
SECTION 7. The stable drain and washst'inds shall be washed out with a disinfecting solution
once a day.
SECTION 8. The bedding shall be removed from the box stalls occupied by sick horses, daily
while the horses are being exercised or are left in the stalls in the corral during the fine part of the
day. Freab bedding shall be put under them every evening.
ORDER No. 44.
The engineers of engine and chemical engine companies and tillermen of truck companies of
this Department will, at the end of each da ever the tape connected with the register in their
ORDERS ISSUED. 561
respective houses ou which any any alarm or alarms of tire has or have been registered; thoroughly
amiliarizs himself with each box registered thereon, and then safely keep and store the same away
in some convenient place for at least one week.
Whenever there is anything wrong with the tapper, gong or register, or anything in connection
therewith, you will report the same to the Fire Alarm Office immediately.
ORDER No. 45.
SECTION 1. Officers, members and employees of this Department are allowed the privilege and
option of riding on the street cars of this city aud county without charge only in responding to and
returning from a fire or an alarm of fire, and by then exhibiting their official badge of the Depart-
ment and giving the number thereof to the conductor.
SECTION 2. No officer, member or employee of this Department shall ride, or attempt to ride,
on said street cars on his said official badge at any other time or occasion than as above mentioned.
SECTION 3. It is hereby made the duty of the Foreman of each company to immediately direct
the attention of the members thereof to this order, and to the attention of each and every member
that may be hereafter appointed therein.
ORDER No. 46.
The watchman of Corporation Yard No. 2 of this Department shall remain on the premises at
all hours of the day and night.
He shall diligently care for and keep the apparatus of the Department stored therein, and shall
keep the premises in a clean and proper condition.
He shall be allowed to remain away but one hour to each meal.
ORDER No. 47.
It is hereby mada the duty of the Superintendent of Engines of this Department to enter and
record in a proper and suitable book supplied to him for that purpose, and to be kept at Corporation
Yard No. 1, any and all apparatus of this Department that may be injured, broken or disabled in
any way, together with the date of such occurrence, the company or place to which such apparatus
belongs, the nature of the injury or disability thereto, the cause (if known) and such other and
further information regarding the same as may be necessary and proper.
ORDER No. 48.
It is hereby made the duty of the Assistant Chief Engineer, the Assistant Engineers and the
Acting Assistant Engineers of this Department to take and carry with them into all fires responded
to by them, thek respective smoke protectors, or respirators, and wear and use the same thereat at
all times.
ORDER No. 49.
SECTION 1. The Superintendent of Engines, Painter, Plumber, Carpenter and Harnessmaker
of this Department shall each make and keep in a diary provided to each of them for that purpose, a
complete account and record of all the material received, used or distributed, and work done and
'performed in their respective departments during each day, specifying therein fully the kind or
character of the work done and the material employed therein, the company, department, officer,
etc., for whom the same was performed, and such other information concerning the same as may be
necessary and proper ; and they and each of them shall at the end of each fiscal year make a report
in writing of the same to the Board of Fire Commissioners.
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562 CHIEF ENGINEER'S REPORT.
SECTION 2. The Veterinary Surgeon of the Department shall, with the assistance of the Hostler
or Acting Hostler of the Department, make and keep a correct and complete account of the number,
of horses in the department at all times, and of the condition of all horses under their care and
control at the Department stables and elsewhere, togather with the number of horses purchased,
transferred or otherwise disposed of, deaths and causes thereof, the horses treated by the Veterinary
Surgeon, and such other material information as may be necessary and proper. And the Veterinary
Snrgeon shall, at the end of each fiscal year, report the same in writing to the Board of Fire Com"
missioners.
ORDER No. 50.
On returning to quarters from a fire or an alarm of fire, the engineers of engine companies will
before pulling the fires of their respective engines and before entering the.house with their respect
ive apparatus, ascertain from the register therein if any alarm has been sent in during their absence
And the engineers of chemical engine companies and water-tower companies, tillermen of truck
companies and drivers of monitor battery companies will likewise, on returning from a fire or an
alarm of fire, and before entering the house with their apparatus, ascertain from the register therein
if any alarm has been turned in during their absence.
ORDER No. 51.
No officer, member or employee of this Department employed in the Corporation Yards of this
Department shall absent himself from duty except upon the permission of the Superintendent of
Engines, or, in his absence, the Assistant Superintendent of Engines.
ORDER No. 52.
•
Hydrantmen and acting hydrantmen of this Department will visit and inspect all cisterns once
in each week, and keep the same filled with water, in proper condition and ready for immediate and
serviceable use at all times. They will report the condition of the same once in each week to the
Assistant and Acting Assistant Engineers of the Department who are or may be officially called in
case of fire to the districts wherein said cisterns are located; and if any cistern, for any reason,
cannot be used, the same shall be immediately reported to said Engineers.
The said hydrantmen and acting hydrantmen shall locate and register in books provided for
that purpose the exact location of all hydrant gates in their respective districts, and they and each
of them shall see that said gates are conspicuously exposed, and not covered over or hidden in any
way by pavement, bituminous rock or other material or substance used for street purposes.
ORDER No. 53.
No member of this Department shall, while on duty, use or address to any person or member,
any vulgar, obscene, impudent or improper language, or language tending to create a breach of the
peace.
ORDER No. 54.
(Amendatory of Order No. 38.)
Twelve members of each Truck Company and eight members of each Engine Company shall be
detailed by the Foreman of the Company to report at the headquarters of their respective companies
not later than eleven o'clock each night, and shall remain therein until six o'clock the following
morning. And it is hereby made the duty of the Foreman or, in his absence, the duty of the Assist -
ant Foreman of each of said Companies to report at, andremaiu in their respective headquarters as
hereinbefore provided.
Any member who is detailed for said pnrposa w,ho refuses or neglects to comply with'said duties
shall be punishable as prescribed in Rule 68, of the Rules and Regulations of this Terartment.
ORDERS ISSUED. 563
ORDER No. 55.
All uniformed men must wear full uniform when on the floor of their respective quarters,
except while engaged in their required daily duties, and upon responding to an alarm of fire, after
returning, they must wear the regulation uniform cap.
ORDER No. 56.
Members of this Department are strictly prohibited from using chloride of lime, or any like
substance, on the floors of their respective Engine Houses or Headquarters; provided, however, that
the use of the same is permitted on the " Stall Floors."
ORDER No. 57.
Engineers of steam fire engines will thoroughly cleanse their boilers once every fourteen days,
by removing all plugs from around the bottom of the boiler, and using bent pipe, which will be
furnished on requisition. When an engine has worked a half hour or more, the same precautions
shall be observed as on regular boiler cleaning days, the same to be noted on your daily report,
together with such other remarks on the condition of your boiler as you think will interest the Chief
Engineer. After refilling boiler, light fire and heat up well before connecting with your heater.
ORDER No. 58.
All Foremen, Truckmen and Hosemeu of this Department are required to comply with the fol-
lowing regulation and order:
When members of companies report at quarters for an alarm of which their company responds
to on a second alarm, or on which it changes location, they will remain for thirty minutes before
leaving, and they and each of them shall remain for the same length of time on the sounding of a
second, third or fourth alarm.
ORDER No. 59.
Engineers of steamers shall, when their engines are disconnected from the heaters sufficiently
long enough to allow the water in their hollers to become cool, light the fire under tLeir bc.i~.ero and
keep the water at least at a scalding heat.
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CHIEF ENGINEER'S REPORT.
DETAILED STATEMENT OF FIRES AND ALARMS
FOR THE MONTH
DATE.
TIME.
BOX.
LOCATION.
HOW CCCl'PIED.
STYLE.
July 1..
July 1..
2.45 P. M...
11.21 P. M...
513
34
11 £6 Kentucky
53-59 Steuart
Library
Distillery
1 story frame. ..
4 stoiy brick.
July 2..
July 3
11.42P.M...
2 24 A M . .
234
173
1222 Alabama
Dwelling
1 story fiauie. ..
July 3
9 32 A . M. . .
161
Dwelling
July 3
5.35 P. M...
25
809 Washington
Rooms
3 story brick
July 3..
July 3
10.09P.M...
10 14 P M
42
42
3 Carlos place
Dwelling
2 story frame...
July 3..
July 4
11.07 P. M...
1 23 A M ..
5 3
9
1104 Kentucky
Cyclery
1 story frame . . .
July 4
9.35 AM...
217
1813 Devisadero
July 4..
July 4
5.55P.M...
6.58 P. M...
28 i
183
128 Twenty ninth ....
8 Ei"hth
Dwelling
Obesity belt works
2 story brick ....
2 story frame
July 4
8.08 P. M. . .
362
814 Fourteenth
Dwelling
2 story frame
July 4
8.57 P. M...
192
Montg'y ave-Taylor .
Vacant lot
July 4
9.01 P. M...
295
1314 Stockton
Dry goods store
3 story frame . . .
July 4
10.09 P. M...
254
False a' arm
July 4..
July 4
10.45 P. M...
10.53 P. M. . .
271
286
386 Dolores
False alarm .
Dwelling
1 story frame . . .
July 4
10.54 P. M. . .
62
839 Mission
Lodgings
2 story frame
July 5
11.41 A. M...
278
1015 Castro
Dwelling
1 story frame . . .
July 5
12.13 P M ..
352
July 5..
July 5..
July 6
12.19P.M...
4.59P.M...
6.19 P. M...
65
79
152
553 Stevenson
28 Kissling
9 Eldridge
Salvation Army
Dwelling
Dwelling . . .
2 story frame...
3 story frame...
'2 story fiame .
July 6..
July 7..
9.13P.M...
12.33P.M...
1 46 P M
91
185
24
418 Larkin
31 Sheridan
950 Clay
f
Locksmith
Dwelling
2 story frame . . .
2 story frame...
July 8
11 10 A M . .
287
Twenty-ninth & Noe
Vacant lot
July 8
12.59 A M. . .
451
Mission-Crescent ave.
Dwelling
2 story fiame . . .
STATEMENT OF FIRES AND ALARMS.
565
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1897.
OF JULY, 1896.
CAUSw
OWNER OP. OCCUPANT.
LOSS.
INSURANCE.
PAID.
Fireworks.
Robert Day
$134 50
2,538 75
550 00
$1,300 00
40,000 00
2,500 00
$134 50
2,538 75
550 00
7 50
Friction of machinery
Carelessness with matches....
A. B. McCreery
G. Rosenberg
Sparks from chimney
Fireworks
Fireworks
Mary Crowley
J. C. Martel
Nellie P. Moulton
7 50
10 00
2,425 00
3,000 00
9,850 00
2,005 00
Fireworks
Cusack & Patterson
H. Sommer
Mrs. D. Slessinger
Anna Gabriel j
P. T. Vrettos j
Jas Kavanaugh '
430 00
85 00 '
305 00
140 00
165 00
35 00
2,500 00
200 00
4,700 00
2.000 00
4.COO 00
5,500
430 0»
75 00
305 00
9000
165 CO
35 00 00
Carelessness with cigarettes. . .
Fireworks
Fireworks
Unknown
Geo. Wood
2,407 00
10,500 00
2,407 00
Fireworks
L. Wellock j
7 50
4,600 CO ,
7 50
Fireworks
Oscar Foss \
A. Bosse
635 70
2000
1,140 03
500 00
5 00
10 00
104 75
15 CO
75 00
2,000 00
1,600 CO
34.500 00
2,500 00
605 70
20 00
1,140 00
5 00
Fireworks
Fireworks
Fireworks
Golden Gate Lumber Co. .
U. S. Government
J. Serres
Children with matches
Carelessness with lamp
Sparks from chimney
Sparks from chimney
Mrs. M Prau
P. Heitzeberg
1,700 00
500 00
500 00
104 75
15 00
5000
Mrs. E. Broderirk
E, A. Huber
VV. P. Rearduii
1,000 00
y !
566
CHIEF ENGINEER'S REPORT.
STATEMENT OF FIRES AND
July 8..
July 8..
July 8..
July 8..
July 9..
July 9..
July 9..
July 10..
July 10.
July 10..
July 11..
July 11..
July 11..
July 11. .
July 13..
July 13..
July 13..
July 13 .
July 13..
July 14..
July 15..
July 15..
July 15
July 17..
July 19..
July 19..
July 19..
July 19..
July 20 .
July 20..
2.07P.M..
10.31P.M..
10.39 P. M. .
10.48 P. M. .
2.51 A. M. .
3.11A.M..
4.17P.M..
11.33A.M..
8.22P.M..
11.46 P.M..
8.56 A. M. .
6.57P.M..
7.25 P. M. .
7.34P.M..
12.12A.M..
1.24 A. M. .
1.53P.M..
11.21P.M..
11.26P.M..
4.36P.M..
2.10 A. M. .
8.43P.M..
9.33P.M..
3.55P.M..
10.09 A. M. .
1.52P.M..
6.31P.M..
10.07 P.M..
9.09P.M..
9.53P.M..
HOW OCCUPIED.
186 ; 921 Harrison Barber shop 2 story frame .
63 432 Fourth ; Wood and willow fact'y . . ! 3 story brick. .
63 Second alarm j
63 Thirdalarm
158 921 Harrison Barbershop 2 story frame.
152 315 Dore Dwelling 2 story frame.
294 Dupont-Sacramento . Herb store 3 story brick. .
395 Haight, near Cole — Scenic railroad 1 story frame .
261 68 Fiist Assayer's materials 4 story brick..
41 938 Bush Dwelling 1 story frame.
186 911 Harrison ! Dwelling 3 story frame.
•
62 733 Mission Furniture storage 3 story brick . .
62 Second alarm !
62 Thirdalarm i
52 False alarm
368 Dolores and Market . Lumber yard
153 1121 Harrison Grocery and saloon 3 story frame.
25 715 Jackson ! Shoe factory 3 story brick..
25 Second alarm .
,
:, ",(} N inth ave, near M . . . | Dwelling 2 story frame .
28 ' 409 Dupont j Lodgings 2 story frame.
;.H 2338 Buah Dwelling 3 story frame .
•
4 1 False alarm
53 Foot of Third Hay wharf
173 710 Willow avenue... I Dwelling . 1 story frame .
25 735 Washington Poultry and fish 4 story brick . .
78 1224 Folsom Dwelling 2 story frame.
26 Battery-Commercial . j Cigar factory 3 story brick. .
296 535 Kearny Clothing store ! 3 story brick..
51 False alarm...
STATEMENT OF FIRES AND ALARMS.
567
ALARMS FOR JULY— CONTINUED.
CAUSE.
OWNER OR OCCUPANT.
i
LOSS.
INSURANCE.
PAID.
Burning chimney..
Mrs. Trobock .
$6,267 75
$16 478 50
$6 067 75
i
Mrs M Trobock
190 00
1,600 00
190 00
Carelessness of tramps
Mrs. A. C. Mosher '
Frank Curdy >
729 00
10 00
4,000 00
3,000 CO
719 00
10 00
Carelessness with candle
Paul Boynton Chute Co. .
Donahoe Estate
2,000 00
1,406 00
6,125 CO
110,33? 00
1,825 00
1 406 00
Mrs. M. O'Connell
250 00
13 500 00
250 00
Children with matches
J. F. Bailey
Shields Estate
70 00
27,429 00
1,700 00
85,656 00
45 00
27,429 00
Careless smoking
. Chas. M. Lindsay
50 00
O t ' f n t h
P H. Lawton
306 50
3,400 00
306 50
Explosion coal oil lamp
H. Miller
21,103 08
36,200 00
20,659 50
Defective chimney
. Mrs. Xelson
20 00
1,500 00
20 00
Carelessness with cigarette. . .
August Masse
2,871 00
18,900 00
2,521 00
Miss A Goold
17 00
4 000 00
17 00
Sparks from galley stove
J. S. Kimball, C. S. Healey
236 00
600 00
136 00
Carelessness with matches. . .
Allen McDonald
3.0 00
1,300 00
30000
Explosion of coal oil lamp. . . .
Mrs. Marie Wiese
812 50
9,301) 00
812 50
Carelessness with josh sticks.
Jas. De La Montauya
20 00
23.000 00
Unknown
E Franks & Sons
7,075 00
26,500 00
7,075 03
j
1 I
568
CHIEF ENGINEER'S REPORT.
STATEMENT OF FIRES AND
DATE.
TIME.
BOX.
LOCATION.
HOW OCCUPIED.
STYLE.
July 21..
July 21
2.11P.M...
8 10 P M
518
241
431 Mississippi
1810 Bush
Dwelling
Dwellin" .
2 story frame. . .
July 21
8.19 P M .
537
905 Fourteenth av
Dwellin" ..
July 22
8.57 P M. . .
53
Foot of Third
Hay wharf
July 23..
3.09P.M...
132
False alarm
July 23 .
July 23
6.11P.M...
11 37 p M
281
53
San Bruno road
Foot of Third
Pork packer
Hay wharf
1 story frame . . .
July 24..
8.19 P. M...
418
723 Fifth ave
Dwelling and store
2 story frame. . .
July 26..
Ju'y26 .
1 34 A. M. . .
3.31 P. M. . .
48
48
lOKearny
42 Third
Millinery store
Dry goods store
2 story brick....
4 story brick. . . .
July 26..
July 26..
July 27
10.55P.M...
11.38P.M...
12.43 AM..
514
286
158
Napa and Michigan .
1321 Hampshire
Restaurant
Tannery
1 story frame...
2 story frame . . .
July 27
3.00 P M
61
142 Third
Furnishing goods
2 story brick
July 27
8 19 P M .
182
810 Sixth
Saloon
1 story frame . . .
July 28
7 47 A M
47
11 Eddy
Saloon
July 28..
July 28
11.44 A. M...
9 39 P M
532
183
1317 Seventh ave
622 Jessie
Dwelling
Dwelling..
1 story frame. . .
2 story frame . . .
July 29..
July 29..
July 29
12.40 A. M. . .
9.25 P. M. .
11 13 P M
368
32
61
2312 Market
210 Davis
Carrenter shop
Coffee and spice mills
2 story frame...
Brick
July 30
11.45 A M ..
85
523 Grove
Dwelling
2 story frame . . .
July 30..
July 30..
July 31
4.55P.M...
7.03 P. M...
12 44 P M
461
78
195
2679 Twenty-first
738 Clementina
820 Lombard
Dwelling and store
Dwelling
Dwellin" .
2 story frame. . .
2 story frame...
2 story frame . . .
STATEMENT OF FIRES AND ALARMS.
569
ALARMS FOR JULY— CONCLUDED.
CAUSE.
OWNER OR OCCUPANT.
LOSS.
INSURANCE.
PAID.
Sparks from chimney
Ernest Johnson
$2,224 69
$5,600 00
$2,124 69
Burning chimney. ....
Explosion of coal oil lamp
S. Gilmore
Smith & Purcell
42 00
275 00
1,000 00
1200
Mark Strouse
94 OD
800 00
94 00
Unknown . ,
Geo. Morrow & Co
700 00
1,463 90
675 00
235 00
3,000 00
235 00
Carelessness with gas
Chas. E. Adcock
6,923 49
29,500 00
6,923 49
Hyman Bros
2,157 80
62,500 00
2,157 80
N. Sutich
812 00
8,500 00
812 00
F. McAleer
4,300 00
200 00
200 00
Seligman Bros
3,086 54
5.000 00
3,061 54
Patrick Slater
506 50
2,000 00
506 50
Mrs. Riley
],442 CO
4,600 CO
1,442 00
Chris. Peterson
30 00
1,200 00
30 00
g
W. W. Rednall
175 00
Unknown
Mrs Abby Parrott
7,440 66
44,500 00
7,440 66
S Jacobs
34 00
2 000 CO
34 00
Mrs L Son tag
10 00
Mrs. M. Engwer
167 75
3,000 00
167 75
$113,564 96
> 676,905 43
$106,396 38
570
CHIEF ENGINEER'S EEPORT.
STATEMENT OF FIRES AND
DATE.
TIME.
BOX;
LOCATION,
HOW OCCUPIED.
STYLE.
Aug. 1.
Aug. 1.
Aug. 2.
3.54 A.M...
11.31P.M...
2.24 A. M. . .
293
281
138
Jacks'n-Sullivan alley
S. Bruno r'd 15th ave.
False alarm
Chinese store
Sleeping rooms
3 story brick
1 story frame...
Aug. 4.
Aug. 5 .
2.49P.M...
7.51 P M .
153
85
434 Seventh
536 Grove ....
Dwelling
2 story frame . . .
Aug. 5.
Aug. 5.
Aug. 7.
8.01P.M...
10.23P.M...
3 48 P. M...
76
364
275
1708 Market
305 Fourteenth
326 Vicksburg
Furniture storage
Carpet beating
Dwelling .
5 story frame . . .
1 story frame...
Aug. 7.
8.05 P. M. . .
136
Aug. 7.
8.32 p. M...
354
False alarm
Aug. 9.
12 27 A M . .
295
904 Pacific. .
Aug. 9.
4.50 AM..
125
Leavenworth- Filbert
Aug. 9.
10 45 P M...
17
Sullivan-Baker alleys
Lodgings
3 story brick
Aug. 10.
Aug. 10.
4.01 A. M. . .
f> 56 P. M. . .
517
16
Humboldt-Illinois . . .
9 Auburn
Roofing Co
Dwelling . . .
1 story frame . . .
2 story frame
Aug 10
10 12 P M
83
413 Octavia .
2 story brick
Aug. 11
3 02 P M
41
713 Post
Aug. 11.
4 10 P M..
63
175 Perry
Dwellin" .
Aug 12
1 00 ^ jj
7
1406 Dupont
Aug. 13.
Aug. 13.
Aug. 14.
12.01 A. M. . .
321 P. M...
12.05 A. M. . .
461
205
285
Twentieth-Alabama .
Mission and Main ....
Florida-25th, 26th . . .
Tannery
Feed mill
School building
2 story frame . . .
3 story frame...
3 story frame. . .
Aug. 15.
Aug. 15.
12.05 A. M ..
12 12 A M ..
152
152
87 Converse
Second alarm
Dwelling
1 story frame . . .
Aug. 15.
Aug. 15.
2.39 A. M. . .
2.48 A. M. . .
45
58
518 Geary
2 Grant place
Lodgings
Dwellin^ .
4 story frame . . .
2 story frame . . .
Aug. 16.
11.09 A.M...
19
8 Jackson
Restaurant .
2 story frame . .
Aug. 17.
12.05 A. M...
289
Calif nia av-Figueroa
Dwelling
1 story frame. . .
Aug. 17
2 22 P M. . .
135
1205 Polk
3 story frame . .
Aug. 18
7.45 P. M. . .
321
2708 California
2 story frame . . .
STATEMENT OF FIKES AND ALARMS.
571
AIARM* FOB AUGUST, 1898.
CAUSE.
OWNER OE OCCUPANT.
LOSS.
INSU RANGE.
PAID.
TieKee & Co
$50 00
$600 00
$50 00
Carelessness with matches ....
Henry Schurer
49 50
90000
39 50
Rats in matches . .
Frank Bellmer
115 00
1,200 00
65 00
ThoB. Gilmour
350 00
700 00
200 00
Wilson Bros
9766 81
87,300 00
9,766 81
J. Schiedeler
50 00
M C. Byrnes
35 00
1,500 00
35 00
A. Lsib
725 00
600 00
425 00
H. B. Myers
25 00
600 00
F. Sullivan
212 15
2,400 00
212 15
Pacific Refining & R. Co
2 000 00
S J. Mintzer
224 00
1,200 00
219 00
D. Samuels
223 00
6,000 00
223 00
Hastings Estate.
500 00
Carelessness with cigarettes . .
Buckley & McGovern
Owen Kelly
36 00
490 00
1,500 00
800 00
3600
490 00
C. S. Laumeister
112 00
14,000 CO
City and County . .
600 00
J. C. Donahoe
5,392 45
12,750 00
4,735 45
F. Ench
1 152 00
10 000 00
1 152 00
Unknown »
Susan Bassignaro
183 05
1,200 00
18305
J. D. Swanson
175 00
800 00
175 00
David Goggin ....
276 25
2 800 00
276 25
Sparks from chimney
Margaret Broderick
39 75
3,500 00
39 75
572
CHIEF ENGINEER'S REPORT.
STATEMENT OF FIRES AND
DATE.
TIME.
BOX.
LOCATION.
HOW OCCUPIED,
STYLE.
Aug. 21.
10.58 P. M. . .
461
2425 Harrison
Dwelling .
2 story frame . .
Aug. 22.
6.28 P. M...
296
410 Kearny .
Office and storage
3 story brick.. .
Aug. 23.
Aug. 24.
7.22 A. M. . .
1 33 P. M...
86
279
Franklin and Fell....
809 Valencia
Stable
Dwelli ii «•
2 story frame...
Aug. 24.
Aug. 25.
9.02P.M...
12.45 A. M...
261
7
Market and First ....
342 Union
Shipping Commissioner . .
Dwelling ..
5 story brick....
Aug. 25.
8. 03 P. M...
231
3215 Twenty-fourth . .
Dwelling..
Aug. 28.
2.46 A. M. . .
273
22 Collingwood
Dwelling
2 story frame
Aug. 29.
7 16 P M...
81
Dwelling
Aug. 29.
8.47 P. M...
517
Illinois-Humboldt
Aug. 29.
11.30 P. M...
61
Sherwood place-Third
Aug. 30.
5.05 A. M. . .
246
1308 Baker
Dwelling
Aug. 31.
11.10P.M...
294
834 Stockton
Fruit packing
4 story brick... .
STATEMENT OF FIRES AND
DATE.
TIME.
BOX.
LOCATION
HOW OCCUPIED.
STYLE.
Sept. 1.
3.29 A. M ..
418
720-726 Seventh ave . .
Stores
1 story frame . . .
Sept. 1.
5.46 P. M....
128
1227 Washington
Dwelling .
2 story frame . .
Sept. 2.
4.31 p. M...
261
129-35 Fifth
Paint works
3 story brick. . . .
Sept 3
5 20 A. M. . .
24
930 Clav
Sept, 3.
8.41 A M...
83
153Octavia
Dwelling
2 story frame . . .
Sept. 3.
11.07 A. M
25
729 Jackson
Lodgings
3 story brick....
Sept 2
4 17 p M
53
Wharf foot of Third
STATEMENT OF FIEES AND ALARMS.
573
ALARMS FOK AUGUST— CONCLUDED.
CAUSE.
OWNER OR OCCUPANT.
LOSS.
INSURANCE.
PAID.
$1 591 OC
$5 400 GO
SI 591 05
Carelessness with candle
H J Becker
138 00
20 650 CO
138 00
Carelessness with cigarette
Careless smoking
Davidson & Co-
M. E. Miles
250 00
10 00
1,000 00
100 00
Hot ashes
Mark Sheldon
75 000 00
Carelessness with gas jet
Jean Salanavo
320 00
1,000 00
320 00
Curtain too near gas jet
Thomas Brown
10 00
1.135 00
2,500 00
2,650 00
10 00
535 00
L A Sorbier .
2 00
Carelessness with matches. , . .
S.P. R. R
20 00
Carelessness with matches —
R. A. linger
398 00
2,300 00
398 CO
E. B. Cutler
750 CO
1,000 00
200 00
Joseph Getz
Overheated furnace
$26,906 01
$264,200 00
$21,615 01
ALARMS FOR SEPTEMBER, 1896.
CAUSE.
OWNER OR OCCUPANT.
LOSS.
INSURANCE.
PAID.
Carelessness of tramps
M J Lyon
$600 00
*800 CO
$340 CO
Sparks from chimney ....
J D. Bowers
830 00
1 ICO 00
830 CO
Carelessness with turpentine..
Upsetting coal oil lamp
Paraffine Paint Co
Aunie Herzog.
1,924 00
694 29
17.250 00
1,500 00
1,424 00
594 39
Spontaneous combustion
W. H.Watson
On Toug Society
353 CO
130 CO
4.3CO 00
3 250 00
553 CO
130 00
Careless snicking
-'mith & Purcell
183 CO
500 CO
23 00
574
CHIEF ENGINEER'S REPORT.
STATEMENT OF FIRES AND
DATE.
TIME.
BOX. ^LOCATION.
HOW OCCUPIED.
STYLE.
Sept. 3.
8.10P.M..
192 Foot of Montg'y ave.
Sept. 4.
2 23 A. M. .
9 1408 Stockton
Millinery ,...
Sept. 4.
7.05 P. M..
36 False alarm
Sept. 6.
5.33 P. M..
53 Wharf, foot of Third.
Hay storage.
Sept. 7.
7.38P.M..
36 False alarm
Sept. 8.
Sept. 9
4.55 A. M. . .
7.39 P. M...
69 449 Third
182 • 810 Sixth
....
Dwelling and bakery
2 story frame ...
Sept. 9.
8.21P.M...
136 920 Post
Dwelling
2 story frame. . . .
Sept. 9.
Sept. ]0.
11.48P.M...
5.58 P. M. . .
461 825 Alabama
129 1621 Leaven worth
Dwelling
Dwelling
2 story frame. . . .
Sept. 11.
Sept. 11.
12,14P.M...
10.16 P. M...
32 5 Spear
57 621-31 Second
Office and storage
Dwelling
1 story frame.. . .
2 story frame . .
Sept. 13.
7.24 A. M. . .
69 340 Third. . . .
Clothing store
3 story frame . .
Sept. 14.
Sept. 14.
Sept. 14.
10.18 A. M. . .
2.44 P. M...
7.24 P. M...
25 909Dupont
83 122 Lily ave
34 Mission street wharf.
Storage
Beer bottling
Power house
3 story brick ....
2 story frame...
2 story frame. . .
Sept. 15.
Sept. 16.
3.23P.M...
4.04 A M...
.19 504 Davis
51 314-24 Spear
Board and lodging
Box factory
2 story frame...
Sept. 16.
4.12 A. M...
51 Second alarm
Sept. 16.
6.11P.M...
47 Market and Powell . .
Saloon and cafe
6 story biick.. . .
Sept. 17.
Sept. 17
7. 32 P. M...
10.10 P. M...
86 1804 Market
453 4C83 Army
Paints, etc
Dwelling
2 story frame . . .
Sept. 17.
Sept. 17.
11.19 P. M...
11. 29 P. M...
187 IOCS Brannuu 1
187 Second alarm
Wine storage
2 story frame . . .
Sept. 18.
4.00 A. M. . .
48 Kearny and Geary. . .
Storage type .... ...
10 story brick
Sept. 19
8.33 P. M. . .
192 509 Chestnut
Dwelling
Sept. 19
8.46 P. M...
518 Missouri & Twentieth
Stable . . .
Sept 19
8 55 P M
43 761 Market ... ',
Sept. £0.
5.47 P- M. . .
25 Jackson and Dupont . i
Restaurant
3 story brick ....
Sept. 24.
4,57 P. M. . .
83 303 Octavia
Dwelling
3 story frame. ..
STATEMENT OF FIRES AND ALARMS.
575
ALARMS FOR SEPTEMBER- CONTINUED.
CAUSE.
OWNER OR OCCUPANT.
LOSS.
INSURANCE.
PAID.
Bottom dropping out of kiln..
Unknown
$725 00
$900 CO
$525 00
Careless smoking
275 CO
500 00
150 00
Overheated chimney
Mrs. Heir
608 65
2 750 00
608 65
Killing flies by smoke
Patrick Slater
15 00
Incendiary
406 00
4 000 flO
4flfi flft
Tramps smoking
Benjamin Schloss
5 03
Burning chimney
Careless smoking
Tramps smoking
Explosion coal oil lamp. . .
Mrs. E. I.Joy
Peter Brown
C F Far^o
365 00
485 00
50 00
3,400 00
10,000 00
4 000 00
345 00
45000
50 00
Careless smoking
Sing Shun
95 C6
8 500 00
95 00
Coal oil-
8 00
Sparks from smokestack
325 00
4 650 00
325 00
Defective chimney
William Lane
150 00
Soot from smokestack
Hobbs, Wall & Co
74,476 82
38,300 00
34,944 00
Carelessness with tinners' pot.
E. J.Baldwin
Spontaneous combustion
Daniel Foley
2 515 85
10 500 00
2 095 85
Carelessness with candle
E. Philpolt..
195 00
2 300 00
195 00
Unknown
Shields Estate . . .
5 198 00
6 400 00
4 200 03
Spontaneous combustion
Carelessness with candle
M. H. DeYoung
L.Arato
625 45
17 50
•yon nn
23,050 00
3,200 00
625 45
750
130 00
Grease on range
Bush Bros
Overheated chimney
Mrs H Keesin**
1 152 50
43 550 00
1,127 50
Burning chimney
576
CHIEF ENGINEER'S REPORT.
STATEMENT OF FIRES AND
DATE.
TIME.
BOX.
LOCATION".
HOW OCCUPIED.
STYLE.
Sept. 24
11.32 P. M...
42
312 Mason
Dwelling
Sept. 27.
.Sept. 28.
3.05A.M...
3.40 P. M...
-116
53
Fulton-First ave
Foot of Third
-Saloon and dwelling
Hay storage
1 story frame . . .
Wharf
Sept. 29.
1.40 A. M...
2J8
17th, near Nebraska .
Dwelling
1 story frame . . .
Sept. 30
5.04 P. M. . .
461
824 Florida
Dwell'ug
STATEMENT OF FIRES AND
DATE.
TIME.
BOX.
LOCATION.
HOW OCCUPIED.
STYLE.
Oct 2.
6.51 P. M...
45
52D O'Farrell
Dwelling
2 story frame . . .
Oct 5..
12.35 P. M...
63
221 Perry . . .
Mattress factory
3 story brick
Oct. 7..
2.45 A. M...
296
411 Kearny
Bird store
3 story brick
Oct. 8..
Oct. 8..
Oct. 9..
Oct. 9
12.19 P. M...
2.53P.M...
2.34 P. M. . .
4.25 P. M. . .
517
519
84
82
Illinois & Humboldt.
301 Pennsylvania ....
Market and Page ....
509 Fulton
Paving Co. works.
Towelling
Hotel
Dwellin0' .
1 story frame . . .
2 story frame . . .
5 story frame...
Oct. 9..
5.34 P. M...
192
409 Francisco . .
Dwelling
1 story frame
Oct 9
7.16 P M . .
368
2480 Market
Oct 10..
8.55 A. M. . .
68
Brannan, 3d and 4th.
Wine vaults
2 story brick ....
Oct. 10..
Oct 10
12.47 P. M...
?.°5 P. M...
76
246
1309-15 Market
1503 Scott
Furniture factory,
Dwelling
2 story frame . . .
Oct. 10..
Oct. 12..
Oct 13
7.43 P. M. . .
12.55P.M...
1 10 P M
34
25
183
46 Steuart
825 Dupont
636 Jessie
Shipping and commission.
Chinese merchandise
Dwelling
2 story brick....
3 story brick
STATEMENT OF FIRES AND ALARMS.
577
ALARMS FOR SEPTEMBER— CONCLUDED.
EOSttHK£ CAUSE. £
OWNER OR OCCUPANT.
LOSS.
INSURANCE,
PAID.
Explosion of eoal oil lamp ....
Mrs. K Smith
$66 00
2,050 00
248 98
400 00
27 50
$2,000 00
5.200 00
1,150 00
665 00
600 00
$4100
2,000 00
238 98
250 00
27 50
Mrs L. Duhr.
Unknown
(teorg* Morrow
I). L. Farnsworth
John Lindsey
$95,580 64
$237,215 00 | $52,539 82
ALARMS^FOR OCTOBER, 1896.
CAUSK.
OWNER OR OCCUPANT.
LOSS.
INSURANCE.
PAID.
r
Mrs. C. Hay
$25 00
John Hoey
82,500 00
Mice and matches.
A. B McCreery
4,000 00
Carelessness with pitch ..
Pac.Refin'ng & Roofing Co
75 00
Cooking tar on stove
C.F.Richards
W. T Foster.
190 00
408 00
4,000 00
34 500 00
$190 00
408 CO
Back draft chimney
Geo. Perry
H Lachman Estate
Carelessness with pipe . . .
Fink & Shindler ....
Spirks from chimney
Spontaneous combustion
Carelessness with candle
T. Denigan
James McKenna
Man Tai
120 00
843 00
558 00
4,000 00
8,850 00
14,500 00
120 00
843 00
553 CO
Defective stove pipe
Mrs. C. Seminitt
67 00
950 00
67 00
37
578
CHIEF ENGINEER'S REPORT.
STATEMENT OF FIRES AND
DATE.
TIME.
BOX.
LOCATION.
HOW OCCUPIED.
STYLE.
Oct. 13..
Oct. 13..
Oct. 14..
Oct. 14..
Oct. 16..
Oct. 16
7.54 P. M...
8.28 P. M. . .
10.12 A. M. . .
6.32P.M...
8.18P.M...
10.30 P M...
53
135
23i
148
59
25
Foot of Third
1326 Polk
3208 Twenty-fifth
1905 Mission
228 Brannan
738 Jackson
Hay storage
Harness shop
Dwelling
Dwelling
Dwelling
Lodgings
Wharf
3 story frame . :
2 story frame . . .
2 story frame...
2 story frame...
3 story brick
Oct. 18..
Oct 18
12.12 A. M. . .
3 36 P M
85
25
Grove and Octavia. . .
Grocery and dwelling
2 story frame...
4 story brick ....
Oct. 18..
Oct. 21
10.18P.M...
2 40 A M . .
546
62
San Bruno av. Bacou
748 Howard
Dwelling
1 story frame . . .
2 story brick
Oct 21
11 14 P M
461
20th and Alabama . .
Tannery .
2 story frame...
Oct. 22..
Oct 23..
Oct 23
6.10P.M..
5.14P.M..
1 53 P M. .
126
178
143
1311 Hyde ...
Geary and Buchanan
2422 Mission
Dwelling
Grocery and Dwelling
Dwelling
2 story frame . . .
2 story frame . . .
3 story frame. . .
Oct 23
2 58 P M
91
124 McAllister
Dwelling
1 story frame . . .
Oct. 24..
3.52 A. M. .
10 °1 P M
84
63
131 Rose ave
338 Fourth
Stable
Tailor
4
2 story frame...
2 story frame. . .
Ort 24
11 02 P M
251
Oct. 25..
Oct 26
3.40A.M...
7 11 A M
176
95
13i9 Gough
Dwelling
2 story irame...
2 story frame . . .
Oct 26
12 15 P M
53
241 King
2 story frame...
Oct 28
4 21 P M
9
8 Pollard
Dwelling
2 story frame . . .
12 12 A M
253
384
87
Oct. 30..
2.50A.M...
18
18
407 Jackson
Coffee and spice mills —
3 story brick
18
1
STATEMENT OF FIKES AND ALAKMS.
57?
ALAEMS FOK OCTOBER— CONCLUDED.
CAUSE.
OWNER OR OCCUPANT. *
LOSS.
INSURANCE.
PAID.
C S. Heftley et al
§147 50
§250 00
$137 50
Hats and matches
Mrs. C. Bergstein
345 00
5500 00
345 00
Edward Gentz
200 00
6 000 00
150 00
Hobart Estate
40 00
4 000 00
40 00
8 50
875 00
8 50
Upsetting lamp
P. B. Berges
5000
J 380 00
4,000 00
5 500 03
30 00
880 00
Chimney burning
Steve Cassinelli.
2353 00
3 600 00
2 153 00
E. P. Donovan.
242 00
250 00
219 00
Owen Kelly
15 00
Carelessness with candle
J. H. Schroder
45 00
2,500 00
25 OOj
Sparks from chimney
J .W.Scott
F. E Hestal
1500
35 00
2,000 00
15 00
Careless while smoking
W. P. Harrison
147 00
120 00
90000
15 250 00
147 00
120 00
281 50
6000 00
281 50
G Hansen
16 50
500 00
6 50
Careless with tinners* pot
John Perazzo
69 00
750 00
69 00
Unknown
D Ghirardelli
73 986 57
158 800 00
50 858^46
§81,782 57
$289,975 00
$57,671 46
580
CHIEF ENGINEER'S REPORT.
STATEMENT OF FIRES AND
DATK.
T.ME.
BOX. LOCATION.
HOW OCCUPIED.
STYLE.
Nov 1
11 20 P M...
367 43( 0-24 Nineteenth
Dwelling ..
3 story frame . .
Nov 2
11 25 P M
97 406 McAllister
Stable
Nov 3
8 24 P M
172 1031 Lamina
Dwelling
Nov 4
9 47 A si . .
2. 6 Rhode I near 23d
1 story brick
Nov 5
5 45 A M . .
512 Potrero
Oil works
Wharf
Nov. 6.
Nov °>
1216A.M...
5 03 P M . .
71 1438 Mission
154 516 Sixth ,.
Hardware store
Barber shop
2 story frame. . .
3 story frame. . .
Nov 9
5 95 P M
516 256 Michigan
Dwelling
Nov. 9.
Nov 10
9.23 P. M...
5 43 P M
79 136 Twelfth
48 9-15 Ktarny
Dwelling
2 story frame. ..
Xov 10
11 40 P M
284 27 Randall
Dwelling
Nov 11
3 30 P M
235 Potrero ave-22d 23d.
Hospital
°5 15 17 Leidesdorff
Nov 11
8 30 P M
6 36 P M
46 327 Bush
Saloon
3 story brick .
Nov 13
6 03 P M
384 624 Page
Dwelling
3 story frame . .
Nov. 14.
Nov. 16.
Nov. 16.
Nov. 17.
356A.M...
4.10 A. M. . .
1.29P.M...
10.32 A. M...
246 1416 Devisadero
17 7 Kaker alley
92 612 Van Ness ave....
214 112Wildey..
63 782 Harrison
Dwelling
Brothel
Dwelling
Stable
Dwcllin^
3 story frame...
3 story brick
2 story frame. ..
2 story frame...
2 story frame .
054 ; j 19 Front
Paints and oils
3 story brick . . .
128 1329 Clay
Dwelling
8 04 P M
41 722 Suiter . .
. University Club
2 story brick
6 08 P M
38 35 Sutter
. Printing office
3 story brick
152 385 Eighth
2 story frame . . .
217 1925 Devisadero
Dwelling
2 story brick ....
1 story frame
45 324 Ellis
1 story frame . . .
STATEMENT OF FIRES AND ALARMS.
581
ALAEM8 FOE NOVEMBER, 1896.
CAUSE.
OWNER OR OCCUPANT.
LOSS.
INSURANCE.
PAID.
Mrs M E. Moore . . .
$2,467 80
$9 900 00
$2 467 80
Carelessness candle
S. Shapro
671 00
1,825 00
495 00
Carelessness light
Mrs. L. Cogill ,
E. L. Renter
21000
50 00
10,000 CO
60 00
Arctic Oil Co
25 00
Joost Bros
105 00
2 000 00
85 00
Miss N. C. Woodard
15 00
12 00
1 500 00
12 00
Raphael's
9,000 CO
190 000 00
9 COO 00
J. H Daley.
25 00
City and County
300 00
g
S Livingston.
Defective gas meter
Carelessness, candle
Rats and matches
Claus Spreckels
R. C. Gardner.
Patrick Brady
45 00
80 00
50 00
10,200 OC
5,000 00
3,700 00
25 00
30 00
50 00
Young Chut
238 70
1,200 00
238 70
Sparks from chimney
W. B. Harker
74 00
3,500 00
14 00
Carelessness of tramps
Elizabeth Bays
Wm Hesthal
5 00
R. X. Nasoufc Co
229 00
24 250 00
229 00
T. Giblin Estate
280 00
8 000 00
270 00
Althea Walker
89 25
14,500 00
89 25
Coal oil lamp A
Wax builiug over
Coal oil lamp . .
Hcbart Estate
McLaughlin Estate
J.S. Kennedy
10 00
734 35
62 50
4,500 00
2, SCO 00
734 35
12 50
Coal oil lamp
H.&W. Pierce
Win Green
33 50
15 00
30000
3350
582
CHIEF ENGINEER'S REPORT.
STATEMENT OF FIRES AND
DATE.
TIME.
BOX.
LOCATION.
HOW OCCUPIED.
STYLE
Nov. 26.
7.24 P. M...
16
Mason and Wash'ton
3 story brick
Nov. 26.
8.16 P. M...
67
618 Harrison
Dwelling
2 story frame
Nov. 29.
5.26 A. M. . .
312
2123 Jackson
Dwellin^ .
2 story frame . .
Nov. 30.
5.01 P. M...
173
1234 O'Farrell
Dwelling
/ story frame. . .
Nov 30
11.25 P. M...
146
2009 Folsom
Stable
STATEMENT OF FIRES AND
DATE.
TIME.
BOX.
LOCATION.
HOW OCCUPIED.
STYLE.
Dec. 1..
Dec. 1..
Dec 1
11.28A.M...
2.08P.M...
3 12 P M .
513
53
73
1123 Kentucky
323 Hitch
1144 Howard
Dwelling and stable
Stable
2 story frame. ..
2 story frame . .
Dec. 1..
Dec 2..
7.32P.M...
2 47 A. M. . .
38
46
539 Market
Toys and fancy goods. ...
3 story brick —
Dec. 2..
Dec. 2..
3.04P.M...
5 56 P. M. . .
516
25
Illinois and Humbldt.
Wash. alley-Jackson
Pacific Paving Co
Dwelling
1 story frame . . .
3 story brick ....
Des. 2..
8.57 P. M. . .
156
732 Fourth . .
Saloon ....
3 story frame . . .
Dec. 3..
Dec 5
6.58 P.M...
9 48 A. M. . .
86
261
13 Van Ness ave
64 First
Grocery and dwelling
3 story frame . . .
Dec. 5
5.42 P. M. . .
142
954 Valencia
3 story frame
Dec. 5. .
8.?8 P. M. . .
532
6thave, nr M st S
2 story fraiu? .
Dec. 7..
Deo 7
7.07 A. M. . .
9 20 P M .
326
241
2528 Sutter
309 Austin
Dwelling
Dwelling
2 story frame. ..
Dec. 8
7 15 A M. . .
29
718 Stockton
STATEMENT OF FIRES AND ALARMS.
583
ALARMS FOR NOVEMBER— CONCLUDED.
CAUSE.
OWNER OR OCCUPANT.
LOSS.
INSURANCE.
PAID.
Friction machinery
Market St R R Station
Coal oil lamp
Kittle Estate
$1,418 00
§3 950 00
§818 00
Defective grate
2.C93 65
17 700 00
1,793 65
Tinner's fire pot. ...
Tramps smoking
25 00
1 800 OJ
#18,363 75
$311,325 00
$16,457 75
ALARMS FOR DECEMBER, 1896.
CAUSE.
OWNER OR OCCUPANT.
LOSS.
INSURANCE.
PAID.
$2 685 00
«^2 750 00
*•>! 800 00
Tar kettle .
25 00
1 600 00
Coal oil stove
Geo. Monnier
245 00
8 000 00
245 00
Kats and matches
4 C85 65
50 000 00
4 085 65
Hot ashes
E.D.Keyes
87 50
18.0CO 00
87 50
Explosion benzine gas
Pacific Roofing Co
25 00
Coal oil stove
Defective chimney
S.P.R.R.Co
270 25
700 00
70 25
J W McCormick
1 000 00
1 000 00
Carelessness with matches —
J. H.Boyson
16455
20,000 00
164 55
Carelessness with candle
S. S. F. Packing Co
60 00
..
Coal oil lamp
J. L.Taylor
5 00
Coal oil lamp
100 00
1 500 00
75 00
Defective furnace
Sophia Isaacs
125 00
584
CHIEF ENGINEER'S REPORT.
STATEMENT'OF FIRES AND
DATK.
TIME.
BOX.
LOCATION.
HOW OCCUPIED.
STYLE.
Dec 9.
8 12 A M
285
2630 Bryant
Dwelling
Dec. 10
11 20 A M
513
1050 Kentucky
Stable
2stor frame
Dec. 10..
Dec. 10..
Dec. 10 .
4.18P.M...
5.03P.M...
5 08 P M
27
264
264
612 Commercial
Pine and Front
Second alarm
Carpenter shop
Paints, oils, etc ...
3 story brick....
3 story brick....
Dec. 10.
6 10 P M
164
1626 Polk
Dry? oods
3 story frame
Dec 12.
4.58 P. M
49
400 Sutter
Dec 12.
7 ^1 P M
153
230 Langton
Dwelling
Dec. 12.
9 31 p M
78
735 Natoma
Dwelling
Dec 12..
11.00 P. M...
284
Valencia-27th &28th.
Hay bam . ...
1 story frame. . .
Dec. 13. .
5.15 P. M...
279
Valencia and 19th....
Drug store
2 story frame. . .
Dec. 14
7 21 P M
238
False alarm
Dec. 14 .
Dec. 14.
10.22P.M...
10 31 P M
152
152
810 Brannan
Second alarm
Hay barn
1 story frame...
Dec. 15 .
4.CO P M
512
False alarm
Dec. 15..
4.15 P M
518
False alarm
Dec. 15..
4 46 P M
352
Dupont and Bay
Sulphur works
2 story frame . . .
Dec. 15. .
Dec. 15.
6.17P.M...
7 09 P M
27
461
536 Sacramento
False alarm
Moulding factory
4 story brick
Dec. 15. .
7.57 P. M...
27
536-38 Sacramento....
Moulding factory
4 story brick
Dec. 16. .
Dec. 18..
Dec. 18.
12.48A.M...
1.14A.M...
7 11 P M
47
123
98
1016 Market
3 Marion place
838 Maiket
Saloon
Dwelling
3 story frame . . .
2 story frame...
2 story brick
Dec. 18
9 13 p M
184
525 Eighth
Dec. 19..
Dec. 20. .
553P.M...
4.14 A. M. . .
21
27
Comniercial-Kearny .
Comm'l-Leidesdorff
Clothing store
3 story brick
2 story brick
Dec 21.
9.45 P M
138
Stable
Dec. 22. .
Dec. 22..
Dec. 23. .
2.00 A. M. . .
2.21 p. M...
2.55 P. M...
27
25
25
Comm'l-Leidesdorff. .
Wash. place-Jackson.
633 Jackson
Boob and shoe factory —
Lodgings
2 story brick
2 story brick
3 story brick. . . .
STATEMENT OF FIRES AND ALARMS.
585
ALARMS FOR DECEMBER- CONTINUED.
CAUSE.
i
OWNER OR OCCUPANT.
!
LOSS.
INSURANCE. PAID.
Rats and matches
Geo. Hawley !
Jack Reis
§75 00
156 00
$1,003 00 $25 00
1,000 00 46 00
Geo E Miller
Spontaneous combustion
W. P. Fuller & Co '
13,372 55
127,000 00 13,372 55
Mrs. N Levin
445 63
5 OCO 00 445 63
1 053 50
20,300 00 728 50
J P Heenan . . ;
12 00
25 00
C S Healey
1,836 56
1 700 00 •' 1 700 00
F A. Grazer 1
110 00
3 900 00 110 00
Smith Bros ... . !
7,900 00
5 500 00 5 400 00
!
Explosion of sulphur
Stauffer Chemical Co
J T Hill
2 178 00
11 500 00 2 168 00
J. T. Hill
M Reiley
A.. Biagini
1,395 35
2,000 00 1,395 35
Wm.Ede
65 00
6 500 00 221 09
Geo. E. Cook :
321 00
503 00 221 00
Gas jet
L. V. Merle
15,448 91
34,500 00 15,448 91
Friction of machinery
Tramps smoking
E. T. Shattuck
Chas. R. Boran
Sang Kee
684 72
6 950 00 684 72
Defective chimney
Unknown.. . .
ChongHow Tong
Gendotti Bros |
187 50
467 50
7,400 0) 187 50
2,311 75 167 50
586
CHIEF ENGINEER'S REPORT.
STATEMENT OF FIRES AND
DATE.
TIME.
BOX.
LOCATION.
HOW OCCUPIED
STYLE.
Dec 23
9 10 P M
152
Dec 23
9 33 p M
182
9 55 p M
186
False alarm
Dec 23
10 03 P M
365
False alarm
Dec. 25 .
Dec 25
5.26A.M...
12 27 P M
184
27
1218 Folsom
510-16 Commercial . . .
Bakery
3 story frame . . .
Dec 25
12 34 p M
27
Second alarm
Dec. 25..
Dec 25 .
5.54P.M...
7.36 P M...
27
79
510 Commercial
40 Norfolk
Prin ting office
Dwelling
3 story brick
2 story frame
Dec. 26..
1 98 p. M. . .
294
607Dupont
Cigar store
3 story frame .
Dec. 26..
Dec 26
6.27 P. M..^
10 *>*> P M
154
534
515 Sixth
Sixth ave cor R
Iron works
Glue works
2 story frame . . .
Dec. 28. .
Dec 29
7.17P.M...
12 05 A M. . .
137
172
938 Geary
1036 Golden Gate ave.
Dwelling
Stable
2 story frame . . .
1 story frame . .
Dec 29.
4 55 A M. . .
274
229 Fan Jose ave.
Stable . .
1 story fran:e. . .
Dec. 30. .
Dec 30
6.24 A. M...
5.04 P. M. . .
*ii
136
182
1020 Van Ness ave ....
Boarding house
4 story frame . . .
Dec. 30..
Dec 30.
6,23P.M..
9.14 P. M...
97
49
326Larkin
613 Powell
Store
Dwelling
3 story frame...
2 story frame. ..
Dec 30
11 02 P M
219
STATEMENT OF FIRES AND ALARMS.
587
ALARMS FOR DECEMBER— CONCLUDED.
CAUSE.
OWNER OR OCCUPANT.
LOSS.
INSURANCE.
PAID.
Overheated'range
Mrs. E. B. Goor
§10 00
$3 5CO 00
Spontaneousjcombuation. .. . .
Francis, Valentine & Co. .
27,923 00
80,200 00
$24,195 50
Electric wires ....
Francis, Valentine & Co. .
W. J Kloss
712 90
900 00
212 90
Unknown . . .
Dorris Estate
1,991 00
6 700 00
1 801 00
Overheated chimney
Cahn & Bailey
Martin Holie
2,514 00
47 414 75
10,250 00
23 499 75
2,514 00
10 414 75
Chas. Tence .
630 00
12 100 00
630 00
Frank O'Kaue. ,
2 175 00
i7 325 00
2 175 00
Upsetting coal oil lamp
Mrs. L. R. Smith
2 100 95
6,100 00
1 950 95
Burning chimney.
Burning chimney
Coal oil lamp
$139,230 27
$513,486 50
592,744 21
588
CHIEF ENGINEER'S KEPORT.
STATEMENT OF FIRES AND
DATE.
TIME.
BOX.
LOCATION.
HOW OCCUPIED.
STYLE.
Jan. 1..
2 10 A M
461
Jan. 2..
11.45 P M
247
1527 Golden Gate ave
2 story frame . . .
Jan. 3..
Jan. 3..
5.33 A. M. . .
5.48 A. M. . .
25
25
Sullivan-Baker alley
Chinese lodgings
3 story brick....
Jan. 3..
Jan. 3..
Jan. 3..
7.05A.M...
9.28 A. M. . .
9 35 A M
36
485
415
228 East ,
209 Twentieth ave...
lodgings
Dwelling
2 story frame ....
2 story frame . . .
Jan. 3..
10 19 A M .
38
Jan. 3..
Jan 3..
7.03P.M...
7 05 P M
48
238
632 Market
Electric Belt Co
3 story brick.. ,
Jan. 3
7 33 P M
512
Jan. 4..
6 08 A. M. . .
426
Jan. 4..
11.41 P. M. . .
96
209 Eddv
Dwelling
2 story frame...
Jan. 5..
10 06 P M . .
342
1008 Golden Gate ave
3 story frame . . .
Jan. 6..
1 29 A M. . .
29
Jan. 7..
Jan. 8
10.01 A.M...
3 59 p M
532
512
1437 Seventh ave., S.
Dwelling
Planing Mill
2 story frame...
2 story frame. . . .
Jan. 8
4 23 P M
193
our
Jan. 8..
6 06 P. M. . .
518
Dwelling
2 story frame...
Jan. 9
909 P M
83
Jan. 10
11.08 AM..
71
310 Eleventh
Dwelling . ....
2 story frame . . .
Jan. 12..
Jan. 12
10.30 P. M. . .
11.17 P M..
8
43
1628 Powell
109 11 O'Farrell
Dwelling
Dwelling
2 story frame . . .
4 story brick....
Jan. 12..
11.25 P. M...
21
733 Clay
Tailor shop
3 story frame...
Jan. 13..
10.36 P. M...
451
3614 Mission.
Dwelling
2 story frame...
Jan. 14..
Jan. 15..
Jan. 16..
Jan. 16..
Jan 17
8.21 A. M. . .
5.53P.M...
4.50P.M...
8.22 P. M. . .
4.34 r. M...
36
49
86
69
3C6
Steuart and Folsorn.
420 Powell
1551-J Market
31 Perry
2823 Bush
Saloon
Ladies' Tailor
(
Dwelling
Stable
Dwelling
2 story frame...
2 story frame . . .
2 story frame...
2 story frame ...
2 story frame . . .
STATEMENT OF FIRES AND ALARMS.
589
ALARMS FOR JANUARY, 1897.
CAUSE.
OWNER OR OCCUPANT.
LOSS.
INSURANCE.
PAID.
Carelessness with matches
Upsetting coal oil lamp
W. T. Eager
F. Sullivan
$10 00
6,121 56
$23,150 00
$6,121 56
Careless smoking..
H. B. Kasch
738 00
9,400 00
738 00
Supposed incendiary
Mrs. M. A. Mertz
267 50
2,100 00
2C7 50
Leaky gas meter
Hyde Estate
215 65
17,750 CO
215 65
Carelessness with matches
36 00
5,000 00
36 00
Paper shade on lamp
Julia A. Carley.
231 00
11,500 00
231 00
A C Crocker
10 00
C A Hooper
10 00
Wm. Donnelly
38 50
2 200 00
33 50
Defective stovepipe
Daniel Maloney
H. S. Martin
685 CO
600 CO
40 00
Keyes Estate
3 767 00
122 000 00
3 767 00
J. Pachmann .
1 098 CO
4 K00 00
1 098 CO
Meyer Ruef
90 00
1 000 00
£0 00
84 25
875 00
84 25
nmey
Sarah Green
179 80
1 1 000 01
179 80
Unknown..
Joseph O'Connor
£5850
?,950 00
858 50
John Powers
187 00
l.OOJ CO
187 00
590
CHIEF ENGINEER'S REPORT.
STATEMENT OF FIRES AND
DATE.
TIME.
BOX.
3>k LOCATION
HOW OCCUPIED.
STYLE.
Jan. 18..
10.47 A.M...
79
1610 Folsom
Shoe Store
3 story frame . .
Jan. 18
5.03 P. M...
415
423 Eleventh ave
Dwelling
2 story frame
Jan. 19..
12.46 A. M. . .
273
430 Castro
Dwelling
2 story frame
Jan. 21..
3.37 A. M. . .
24
5 Prospect Place ....
Dwelling
2 story frame
Jan. 22. .
Jan 23..
9.53P.M...
11 04 A M
83
135
265Octavia
1513 Pine
Dwelling
Dwelling
2 story frame...
Jan. 23..
11 07 P. M...
147
Jan. 23. .
11.28 P. M...
97
Jan. 23..
Jan. '24..
12.02 P. M...
12.05 A. M. . .
154
34
23i Gilbert
False alarm ....
Dwelling
2 story frame . . .
Jan. 24..
Jan. 25..
Jan 25
6.19P.M...
4.47 A. M. . .
11.14 A. M ..
289
183
87
62 Manchester
1127 Mission
Dwelling
Cigar store —
2 story frame...
2 story frame . . .
Jan. 25
9.51 p M..
283
205 Day
Dwelling.
3 story frame
Jan. 26..
Jan. 27
9.29P.M...
10.25A.M...
174
273
1543 Eddy
194 Castro
Grocery and dwelling
Drug store. . . .
2 story frame . . .
2 story frame . . .
Jan. 28..
1.20P.M...
17
7C5 Jackson
Drug store
3 story brick
Jan 28..
Jan. 23..
Jan. 30..
8.35P.M...
4.27 A.M...
9.29 A. M...
58
25
64
417 Folsom
821 Washington
208 Fifth
Stable
Merchandise store
Dwelling
2 story frame . . .
3 story brick....
2 story frame
Jan. 31..
2.34 A. M. . .
328
False alarm
Jan. 31..
2.45 P. M...
98
False alarm
Jan. 31..
5.14 P. M...
138
1608 California
Outhousf
1 story frame...
Jan 31
6.27 P M
56
False alarm
Jan 31
7.26 P. M
125
Jones and Union.. .
Dwellin"
2 story frame. . .
Jan. 31
7.47 P. M...
21
516 Kearny
3 story brick. .. .
(
STATEMENT OF FIRES AND ALARMS.
591
ALARMS FOR JANUARY— CONCLUDED.
CAUSE.
OWNER OR OCCUPANT.
LOSS.
INSURANCE.
PAID.
Defective chimney
Carelessness with cigarettes..
Ashes in wooden box
Explosion of coal oil lamp
Emma McDaid
W.J.Denny
Emma Fredericks
$95 00
225 80
800
10 00
$6,100 00
3,000 00
18,500 00
$95 00
22580
800
Upsetting coal oil lamp
Patrick Swift
215 00
5,300 00
215 00
250 00
Careless with cigarettes
Margaret Coffey . ...
20 00
1,500 00
20 00
Explosion coal oil lamp
A ugust Voss
991 00
1,600 00
991 00
Explosion coal oil lamp
Kate Farrell
375 00
3,800 00
375 00
Unknown
G D Shadburne
674 80
2,500 00
67480
E S Pratt
Defective gas burner
N.Sands
D Van Hove
85 00
511 25
9,000 00
14,000 00
85 00
511 25
Burning paper . . ....
Unknown
F. B. & W. P. Masson....
52500
9,000 CO
52500
Explosion of coal oil stove
H. Hickman
85 00
4,000 00
40 CO
Carelessness with matches
Mrs. E, Burns
25 50
3,400 50
25 50
Explosion of coal oil stove —
W.T.Wallace
46 00
5,000 CO
46 00
$18,870 11
§305,275 CO
$17,790 11
592
CHIEF ENGINEER'S REPORT.
STATEMENT OF FIRES AND
DATE.
TIME.
BOX.
LOCATION.
HOW OCCUPIED.
STYLE.
Feb. 1..
Feb 1
1.05 A. M. . .
7.37 A. M...
216
95
24-24^ Sacramento..
20 Taylor
Dwelling
2 story frame . . .
Feb. 1
1248 A. M...
296
Feb. 1
10.53 P. M. . .
52
Feb. 2..
2.45 P. M.. .
75
1344 Market
Feb. 2..
8.16 P. M...
85
306 Gough
Blacksmith shop
Feb 2
10.02 P M.,.
98
914 Market
Cloak store
2 story brick
Feb 2
11.36 P.M...
9G
Feb 4
3.40 P. M...
81
320 Ivy ave
Dwelling
Feb 4
6 58 P M
231
2629 Mission
Dwelling
Feb. 4..
Feb. 5..
Feb 6
11.45P.M...
9.58 P. M. . .
4.19 AM..
284
275
178
3238 Mission
3887 Twenty-fourth. .
Merchandise store
Hardware store
2 story frame...
2 story frame . . .
Feb 8
10 51 A M. . .
137
820 Larkin
Feb 8
7.12 P M...
279
2231 Mission
Store
Feb. 8
12 34 r. M...
86
1515 Market
Dwelling ..
Feb. 9
7 22 P. M...
147
Feb. 9
8.05 P. M. . .
79
Feb. 9 .
8 56 P. M. . .
62
False alarm
Feb 9
9 03 P M .
78
1310 Howard
Dwelling .
Feb 9
9.06 P M .
63
Feb. 9..
11.03 P. M...
53
Foot of Third St....
Hay storage
Wharf....
Feb. U..
Feb. 11..
Feb. 12..
Feb. 13..
7.33 r. M. . .
9.28P.M...
11.51 A. M. . .
5.26 A. M. . .
91
183
76
275
14 Dale Place
Eighth and Minna . .
Market and Ninth .
932 Twenty-fourth
Dwelling
Dwelling
Photograph Gallery
Meeting Hall
3 story frame . . .
3 story frame . . .
3 story frame...
2 story frame
Feb. 13..
Feb. 13 .
Feb 16
7.43P.M...
7.57P.M...
7.44 A. M. ..
138
35
64
1604 California
Sansome and Piue. .
933 Howard
Lodgings
Offices
Dwelling .
4 story frame . . .
3 story brick
Feb 16
11 07 P. M...
1016 Kearny
Saloon
2 story frame
STATEMENT OF FIRES AND ALARMS.
593
ALARMS FOR FEBRUARY, 1897.
CAUSE. OWNER OR OCCUPANT. L058. INSURANCE.
PAID.
Ashes in wooden barrel ' Gustave Bare $8 00 S3 000 00
$8 0)
Grease on range. F Nigro 65 00 20 50i) 00
65 CO
Boilingover of tar kettle....
Electric wires Geisen Bros 3800 1,10000
Unknown.. G & M lowenthal 4365 78 11 500 CO
38 00
Burning chimney
Dropping coal oil lamp D. Keil. 20700 240000
207 CO
Coal oil lamp Tiffany Estate..... 2,50880 8,50000
2 5Q8 80
•Spontaneous combustion Moses Mossf ord :
Grease on range M. L. Milcovich
Coal oil lamp c F Martin 1500 50000
Burning chimney
Incendiary .1. P. Hotaling 14930 4,00000
149 30
Unknown c s Healey 53 65 135 00
53 65
Upsetting coal oil lamp Peter Cronin 10 25 2 700 00
10 25
Upsetting coal lamp Ella Kaplan 60 CO 800 00
10 CO
Fumes from acid
Coal oil lamp. Wm. B. Bradbury 11100 19,50000
Defective chimney Fletcher Rvder & Co 440000 40tO)OD
111 CO
4 400 00
Burning chimney..
Unknown Geo Spinelli 252 05 8 500 00
252 05
i I
38
594
CHIEF ENGINEER'S KEPOKT.
STATEMENT OF FIEES AND
DATE.
TIME.
BOX.
LOCATION.
HOW OCCUPIED.
STYLE.
Feb. 17..
10.35A.M...
236
350 San Jose ave
Dwelling
2 story frame...
Feb. 17..
10.59 A. M. . .
23
1107 Clay
Dwelling .
2 story frame .
Feb 18. .
1.50A.M...
76
1325 Market
Furniture store
3 story brick —
Feb. 22
841 p M...
153
1013 Harrison
Blacksmith shop
Feb. 22..
9. 48 P. M...
35
117-19 Sansome. :. . . .
Furnishing goods
2 story brick
Feb. 23..
8 22 P. M...
142
Dwelling
Feb. 24..
6.14 A. M. . .
284
1608 Valencia
Saloon ,
1 story frame . . .
Feb 24..
5 27 P. M. . .
3'
405-7 Sansome
5 story brick
Feb. 24..
2.24 AM...
149
424 Shotwell
Dwelling
2 story frame . .
Feb. 26..
6.12A.M...
381
Haight an' Buchanan
Orphan Asylum
2 story frame. . .
Feb. 27..
11.55A.M...
61
327 Third
Clothing store
2 story frame . . .
Feb. 27..
5.00 P. M...-
267
126-30 Market
Coffee roaster
3 story brick
Feb. 27..
8.08P.M...
79
16C6 Folsom
Bakery and dwelling
2 story frame . . .
Feb. 28..
8.31P.M...
125
908 Lombaul
Dwelling
2 story frame. ..
Feb. 28..
12.35 A. M. . .
45
509 Jones
Shed
1 story frame . . .
Feb. 28..
4.29 A. M. . .
249
813 Central ave
Dwelling
3 story frame . .
Feb 28
8.00 P M .
387
417 Baker
Feb. 28..
11.54 P. M...
48
Grant ave and Geary
Drug Store
3 story brick
STATEMENT OF FIRES AMD ALARMS.
595
ALARMS FOR FEBRUARY— CONCLUDED.
CAUSE.
OWNER OR OCCUPANT.
LOSS.
INSURANCE.
PAID.
E. A. Cutting
$60 00
$1 000 00
* 50 CO
Explosion of coal oil lamp
M. Eisenhauer
75 00
T. Hopkins
7 937 28
8 ooo no
6 937 28
Unknown
2 707 7fi
Overheated stove-pipe.
Maurice Rosenthal
5 446 46
9g 300 0Q
5 446 46
Coal oil lamp
Defective stovepipe
W. B. Kreger
Thomas Larue
181 55
350 00
5,000 00
1 3~0 00
181.55
350 00
Defective stovepipe
Britton & Key
Overheated stove
Margaret Sawyer
1 035 00
1 850 00
1 035 00
Carelessness with ashes
Explosion of coal oil lamp
Protestant O. A. Society-
Henry Matthews
50 00
989 50
20,000 00
2 500 00
50 00
514 50
Burning smokestack
Overheated oven
Carelessness with caudle
T. Murphy
Margaret MoAlpine
G W Morgan
349 66
15000
4,000 00
1,000 00
349 66
50 CO
Ra ts and matches
Mrs. F Ellon
58 50
3.COO 00
24 00
Ashes in wooden barrel
M. M. Stern
Carelessness with lighted pap'r
Mrs. E. Kavanaugh. ..
969 48
14,000 00
969 48
$33,353 02
$233,435 00
.$31,493 02
596
CHIEF ENGINEER'S REPORT.
STATEMENT OF FIRES AND
DATE.
TIME.
BOX.
LOCATION,
now OCCUPIED.
STYLE.
Mar. 1.
Mar. 1.
Mar. 3.
Mar. 5.
Mar. 6.
Mar. 6.
Mar. 6.
Mar. 7.
Mar. 8.
Mar. 9.
Mar. 9.
Mar. 10.
Mar. 11.
Mar. 12.
Mar. 13.
Mar. 15.
Mar. 15.
Mar. 15.
Mar. 16.
Mar. 16.
Mar, 16.
Mar. 17.
Mar. 17.
Mar, 18.
Mar. 19.
Mar. 10.
Mar. 21.
Mar. 21.
Mar. 23.
Mar. 27.
9.08 A. M. ..
11.36A.M...
10.53 P. M...
9.07 P.M...
4 00 A. M. . .
5.15 A. M. . .
1.24 P. M...
2.25 4 M. . .
1.35P.M...
9.40 A. M...
11 54 P. M...
8.44 P. M...
11.25 P. M...
7.40 P. M...
4.CO A. M. . .
1?.30 A. M. . .
2.45 P. M...
7.10P.M...
7.32P.M...
10.40P.M...
10.54 P. M. . .
10.50 A. M. .
7.09 P. M. . .
6.52P.M...
5.20 P. M...
2 21 A. M. . .
2.46P.M...
9.55 P. M. . .
12.28A.M...
5.58P.M...
264
7
16
95
69
43
251
68
81
271
364
294
47
62
28
253
514
265
156
156
96
176
47
97
8
48
276
47
43
212 14 California...
315 Union
False alarm
105 Taylor
Ritch and Bryant...
142 Geary, rear
2517Octavia
625 Fourth
Crockery store
2 story brick
2 story frame . . .
Dwelling
Furnishing goods
StaMe
3 story frame . . .
2 story frame . . .
2 story frame...
2 story frame . . .
I story frame. . .
2 story frame. ..
2 story frame...
2 story frame ...
2 story frame. . .
2 story frame . . .
2 story brick....
1 story frame...
2 story frame...
2 story frame .. .
2 story frame
Offices
Dwelling
308 Hayes
3518?, Sixteenth
False alarm
1361 Minna
Shoe store
Dwelling ..
Dwelling
Ill Ellis
Dwelling
Operating room
Saloon
1 Fourth
434 Pine
Franklin and Filbert
853 Illinois
117-19 Maiu
Sixth and Channel.. :
False alarm
Dwelling ..
Machine works
Cooperage
134-158 Eddy
Stores '.
2 story frame
3 story frame...
6 story brick
2 story frame...
1 story fin in ; . . .
: 4 story brick
3 story frame. ..
3 story frame . . .
3 story brick
1417 Post
Dwelling
954 Market
Drug store
' Dwelling
McAllister and Polk
Stockton & Filbert.. j
5| Kearny
3618 Eighteenth
104 Eddy
747 Market
Church
Store?
Dwelling
Fruit store ..
Furniture store
STATEMENT OF FIRES AND ALARMS.
597
ALARMS FOR MARCH, 1897.
CAUSE.
OWNER OR OCCUPANT. LOSS.
INSURANCE.
PJUD.
J. F. Osgood $5,339 50
•S31 000 00
s5 339 50
Defective chimney
Catherine Noijean | 28 50
650 00
28 50
Carelessness with candle
Unknown
J. Macdonough Estate . . . ! 245 00
Farnsworth £ Ruggl^s 30 00
Luning Estate. i 1 850 54
18,000 00
3,000 00
6 000 00
245 00
30 00
1 050 54
K. Melrose . 51 00
7 000 00
51 00
Sparks from chimney
Mrs. J. Bernard 445 00
2 325 00
445 00
M. Freud 680 58
4 600 00
680 50
Defective chimney . .
Mrs. Austin 15 00
Coal oil lamp
Patrick Connell 35 00
1,0:0 oo
10 00
Joseph Gordon Estate. . . 12 00
4 600 00
12 00
Peter McArdle 60 00
1,500 00
10 00
M Hart. 3371 ]2
109 800 00
3 371 12
C. C. Burr 75 00
A. W. Droger 5 00
3 500 03
4 00
Hot castings
Overheated dry room
Novelty Machine Works . . j 75 00
Pacific Cooperage Co 38.780 53
7,999 00
33,139 11
74 00
25,528 71
Carelessness with benzine
H it ashes
Upsetting acid
Luning Estate 5,839 81
E. Moffat j 5 00
E. J. Baldwin | 667 80
J. W. Key
38,450 10
6,000 00
10,000 00
5,589 81
5 00
642 80
Spontaneous combustion
Episcopal Church . . .
Carelessness with cigar
Coal oil lamp
.lohanna A. Schmidt 955 00
James Smith 69 00
16,700 00
2 000 00
955 00
19 00
Carelessness with cigar
J. K. Prior 1 110 00
o 000 00
910 00
Unknown
Shirek & Shirek 2,826 86
17,500 03
2,526 86
598
CHIEF ENGINEER'S REPORT.
STATEMENT OF FIRES AND
DATE.
TIME.
BOX.
LOCATION'.
HOW OCCUPIED.
STYLE.
Mar. 28.
4.15A.M...
27
624 j Washington
Mar. 28.
7.30 A. M. . .
17
1016 Kearny
Saloon
Mar. 28.
Mar. 29.
Mar. 29.
Mar. 31.
8.38 P. M. . .
8.55 A. M. . .
4.55 P. M. . .
1.40A.M...
7
72
249
451
312Union
Mission & Thirteenth
1743 Hayes
46 Arlington
Dwelling
School
Dwelling
Dwelling
2 story frame. . .
3 story frame ...
2 story frame...
Mar. 31.
204 P.M...
58
424 Fremont. . .
Mar. 31.
3.05P.M...
64
954-56 Howard
Store
STATEMENT OF FIRES AND
DATE.
TIME.
BOX.
LOCATION.
Apr. 1..
10.21 A. M. . .
48
38 Geary
Apr. 1..
12.52 A. M. . .
284
Chenery nr. Randall
Apr. 1..
12.35 P. M...
27
510 Montgomery
Apr. 3..
1.45 A. M...
25
926Dupont !
Apr. 3..
4.45A.M...
95
131 Taylor j
Apr. 3..
4.50P.M...
42
6 Scheerer •
Apr. 3..
7.21 p. M...
173
1307 Buchanan
Apr. 4..
8.57 P. M. .
185
322 Harrison
Apr. 4..
10.31P.M...
294
False alarm '
Apr. 7..
10.50A.M...
279
2118 Mission
Apr. 8..
2.38 A. M. . .
76
Market and Hayes . . i
Apr. 8..
7.14P.M...
84
1904 Market
HOW OCCUPIED.
Clothing store 3 stnr
:y brick...
1 story frame..
3 story brick...
School
Offices
Chinese lodgings ' 3 story brick.
Store and Dwelling ' 3 story frame
Dwelling 3 story frame
Variety store 2 story frame
Dwelling ' 3 story frame
Dwelling
Drug store —
Hotel....
"" j "
• 2 story frame.
— 6 story brick..
5 story frame.
STATEMENT OF FIRES AND ALARMS.
599
ALARMS FOR MARCH— CONCLUDED.
CAUSE.
OWNER OK. OCCUPANT.
LOSS.
INSURANCE.
PAID.
Carelessness with candle
W. H. Saunders
R. J. Tobin
$882 10
462 10
$12.600 Oj
8,700 00
$882 10
462 10
Unknown
G.B.Jones
1,070 00
2,903 00
1,035 00
L. F. Helbing
27 50
500 00
27 50
Julia Barrett
1 377 15
1 900 00
1,277 15
Children with matches
Mrs. A. J. Redmond .....
Emil Kehrling.
83 15
1,021 00
5CO 00
6,050 00
73 15
656 00
$67.495 24
$409,913 11
$51,941 42
ALARMS FOR APRIL, 1897.
CAUSE.
OWNER OR OCCUPANT.
LOSS.
INSURANCE.
PAID.
Carelessness with cigarettes . .
Lunine Estate
$209 45
$9,500 00
$159 45
Rats and matches
300 00
Coal oil stove
B urning rags
J. B. Lincoln
J. Dadeau
50 00
26,000 00
50 00
\ Chavane
293 00
3 250 00
295 00
Defective chimney
Upsetting coal oil lamp
Burning chimney
Thos. Emery Sons
Fred. Atzeroph
130 00
3,176 01
200 00
6,400 GO
20 00
3,066 01
Children with matches
Carelessness with benzine
L. V. Hodgdon
B. Doe
35 00
Xot settled.
650 00
37 500 00
35 00
Not settled
Coal oil lamp
2,097 75
7,000 00
2,097 75
600
CHIEF ENGINEER'S REPORT.
STATEMENT OF FIRES AND
DATK.
TIME.
BOX.
LOCATION
HOW OCCUPIED.
STYLE.
Apr 9
7 10 P M
139
806' Geary.
Dwelling .
2 story frame
Apr 9.
7 19 P M
135
109 Ash aveuue ....
Dwelling
2 story frame
Apr. 9..
Apr 10
10.00 p. M...
4 31 P M
51
461
233-35 Eeale
930 Florida
Iron work.-*
Dwelling
2 story frame . . .
Apr 11
2 34 A M
54
47 Minna
Ap" 12
8 ^8 P M
249
2011 Golden Gate av
Dwellin" .
Apr 12
10.31 P M
451
Stable
1 story frame
Apr 18
11 27 A M . .
57
529 Second
Dwelling
2 story frame
Apr 19
10.44 AM...
513
False alarm
Apr. 19..
Apr 20
8.02P.M...
8 05 A M
326
41
2723 Slitter
643 Post
Restaurant
Dwellin"
1 story frame . . .
Apr. 21..
Apr 21
6 15 A. M. . .
6 24 A M
537
281
San Bruno Road
Soap factory
2 story frame...
Apr. 21..
Apr. 22..
Apr 22
11.23 A. M...
4.08P.M...
7 58 P M
153
235
36
Folsom and Seventh
22d and Vermont
False alarm
Grocery store
Dwelling
2 story frame...
2 story frame. ..
Apr 24
2 36 A M. . .
426
Harbor View
Iron works ...
Steamship
Apr. 24..
Apr 25
10.03 A. M. . .
5.5'J A. M. . .
249
58
1911 McAllister
518 Folsom
Dwelling
Dwelling
3 story frame. . .
2 story frame. . .
10 32 A M .
164
1712 Polk
Dwelling
3 story frame
Apr. 25..
11.28A.M...
5 08 P M
27
182
513 Montgomery
Clothing store
2 story brick
Apr. 26 .
Apr. 26. .
Apr 29
5.52 P. M...
9.12P.M...
8 10 P M .
183
183
514
1166 Mission
1166 Mission
Storage
Storage
Yard
Yard
Apr. 30. .
8.15 P. M...
287
52 Whitney
Dwelling
(
1 story frame...
STATEMENT OF FIKES AND ALARMS.
601
ALARMS FOR APRIL— CONCLUDED.
CAUSE.
OWNER OR OCCUPANT.
LOSS.
INSURANCE.
PAID.
Mark Shawl
S3 15 00
s5 500 00
$315 00
Hannah Quinlau
Sparks from cupola
McCormick Bros
25 00
1 COO 00
25 00
Unknown .
Sing Chung
1,595 15
3 700 00
70 15
Domingo Marcucci
128 50
8 000 00
128 50
E. Sweeney
250 CO
Margaret Drummonc!
131 94
1 550 09
131 94
Explosion of coal oil lamp
W. Comstock
812 65
3,200 00
787 65
F, E. Seidel
1 175 00
4 100 00
•w^-i
1 175 00
Carelessness with fire
Unknown . .
F. Mercier
35 00
3 000 CO
35 oo
E. H. Paoton. .. '
j g5Q 00
1 250 00
1 250 00
Unknown
Fulton Iron Works...
. . . - ! 50 00
Mice and matches
Coal oil lamp . .
F. P. Adams.
James Mullan
25 00
43 00
3,500 00
2 000 00
25 00
43 00
Sparks from chimney.
J. Podesta
6 50
1 800 CO
6 50
Unknown
C. G. Hooker
i 046 90
5 500 00
846 90
J. O'Connor
100 00
1 nnn f)n
.Sparks fiom chimney.
| E. M. Bachelor | 125 CO
|
S13.807 85
2,000 00
$137,630 CO
125 00
§10,787
C02
CHIEF ENGINEER'S REPORT.
STATEMENT OF FIRES AND
DATE.
TIME.
BOX.
LOCATION.
HOW OCCUPIED.
STYLE.
May 1..
May 1. .
12.08 A. M. . .
11.17 AM...
458
237
3721 Twenty-sixth...
823 Dolores
Dwelling
Dwelling
1 2 story frame . . .
2 story frame. .
May 1..
May 1..
12.23 A. M. . .
10 48 P.M...
327
187
712 Point Lobos ave.
840 Brannau
Dwelling
Stable
! 1 story frame. ..
2 story frame. . .
May 2..
May 2..
May 2..
May 2..
May 3. .
1.03 A. M. . .
1.15A.M...
10.25 A. M . .
7.07P.M...
10.47 AM..
61
546
84
285
231
662 Mission
207 Gaviu
127 Rose aveaue
1322 Hampshire
818Capp
Wood and coal yard
Dwelling
Dwelling
Dwelling
2 story frame...
2 story frame...
2 story frame...
2 story frame. ..
May 3..
May 3..
2.18P.M...
4.28 P. M. . .
238
96
S. Clara-Wisconsin..
318 Ellis (rear)
Furniture factory
Dwelling..
1 story frame...
May 3..
9.0) P. M...
289
Treat & Precita aves
Dwelling ..
May 4..
4.31 A. M. . .
236
Folsom and 26tb
May 5..
4.56 P. M...
362
3529 Sixteenth
Dwelling.
May 7. .
11 46 A M. ..
83
302Gough....
Dwelling
May 8..
1.39 P. M...
137
1011 Post
Dwelling
May 8.
11 15 P M
79
151 Kissling .
May 9.
9 22 p M
oc
822 Jackson .
May 11..
May 11..
May 11
3.55 A. M. . .
3.36 P.M...
5 49 P M .
284
61
518
173 California ave. ..
168 Clementina
547 Wisconsin
Dwelling
Dwelling
2 story fiame. ..
2 story frame . . .
May 11..
May 11..
6.17P.M...
12.20 A.M...
187
524
Brannan & Converse
6th ave bet. Q and R
Dwelling
2 stoiy frame...
May 11. .
11.53P.M...
524
Second alarm
May 12..
May 12..
May 12..
May 14..
May 14..
May 14..
1.36 P. M. . .
204 P. M...
10.41 P. M...
12.23 A. 3i. . .
2.40 A. M. ..
3.07 A. M. . .
164
57
231
38
532
532
1704Po'.k
1153Kearny
2736 Mission
541 Market
Central av & Wash'n
Second alarm
Storage rooms
Dwelling
Laundry
Shoe factory
Dwelling
1 story frame. ..
• 2 story frame...
2 story frame...
3 story brick....
2 story frame . . .
i
|
STATEMENT OF FIRES AND ALARMS.
603
ALARMS FOR MAY, 1897.
CU7IV.
OWNER OR OCCUPANT. LOSS. INSURANCE.
PAID.
Carelessness with matches
Win Kiedel $1 164 35 34 175 00
v] i(54 35
Sparks fro n chimney . . .
Peter McArdle. . .. ! 20 03 200 03
20 00
Sparks from chimney
. Dr. H. Proschald 20 00 600 00
. Sutter Street Railway 35 CO
20 00
S. R Me Bride
E Taylor 3,02281 307000
2 163 81
Dr. Jas Healy 100 00
Burning sulphur
. Mrs. H. Wallace 500 '
Aimie Burger 35000
1 10 00
E. Marchand 1850 80000
18 50
PaulBarbien ' 4,41394 7,80000
3 328 94
Mrs. R. Corr 12500 4,60000
125 00
Fred Eggers. . ... 3 00 1,000 00
W. Powers 225 00 4,700 00
225 00
Upsetting coal oil lamp
. Mrs. M. E. McDonald.... 340 70 6,000 00
Henry Voorman 221 00 | 7, 150 00
340 70
221 00
Coal oil stove
• Geo Thomas 1 352 50 4,100 00
1 352 30
Coal oil stove
• Sarah Greer 8000 1,70000
80 00
Unknown
• F Milan ai 6,987 00 7,100 00
6987 00
Explosion of coal oil lamp. . .
• J. C. Donahoe 3,25500 5,20000
3,255 00
Sparks from chimney
• A. B. Patrick 82.087 73 61,030 00
61. CCO 00
Sparks from chimney
Defective chimney
Upsetting coal oil lamp
. F. Sand 46400 10,75000
. Chas. C. Bowman 1 3,537 83 4,400 00
. Mrs. H. Carroll 1,09300 7,40000 '
454 00
3,187 80
443 00
Overheated gas heater
. J. C. Nolan & Co 23,892 15 75.003 00
J T McCrossen 21 000 00
23,892 15
Not settled
'
604
CHIEF ENGINEER'S REPORT.
STATEMENT OF FIRES AND
DATE.
TIME.
BOX.
LOCATION.
HOW OCCUPIED.
STYLE.
May 15
5 C6 A M . .
31
513 Clay.
Press rooms
3 story brick. . . .
May 15. .
1.54P.M...
78
1223Folsom
Dwelling
2 story frame . . .
May 16..
7.45 P M .
98
20 Fourth.
Shoe store
4 story brick . .
May 17
6 11 P M
9
Bek*>ry
4 story frame. . .
May 17..
8.40 P M...
296
540 Kearny
(jlothing store
2 story brick....
May 19. .
1253 A. M. ..
153
Seventh near Bryant
Shoddy Mill
1 story frame . . .
May 19..
8.50 P. M...
137
912Larkin
Upholsterer
3 story frame...
May 20
9 00 P M
69
511 Third .
2 story frame . . .
May 23..
5.13A.M...
532
1330 Seventh avenue
Dwelling
1 story frame...
May 23. .
4.48 r. M...
76
1221 Market
Dwelling
2 story frame...
May 29..
May 99
12.44A.M...
98
oca
769 Market
Brod'k Bwy & Vall'o
Tailor shop
3 story frame . . .
May 31..
1201 r. M...
246
1322 Devisadero
Blacksmith shop
2 story frame. :
STATEMENT OF FIRES AND
DATE.
TIME.
BOX.
LOCATION.
HOW occrriED.
STYLK.
June 1 .
1040 A. M. ..
264
217 Front
Candy factory
2 story brick ....
June 1.
10.45 A. M. ..
238
16th and De Haro . . .
Soap factory
1 story frame. ..
June 1.
2.15 P. M...
451
233Chenery
Wood shed
1 story frame. . .
June 2
1.30 A. M. .
27
625 Merchant
Store
2 story frame. . .
June 2.
2.37 A. M. . .
64
Minna and Fifth . . .
Lodgings
3 story fiame. ..
June 2.
1145A.M...
45
505 O'Farrell
Lodging-house
2 story frame...
STATEMENT OF FIRES AND ALARMS.
605
ALARMS FOR MAY— CONCLUDED.
CAUSE.
OWNER OR OCCUPANT.
LOSS. INSURANCE.
kPAID.
Martha Thomas
F. Rakeman . .
-S'20 03 ^2,000 CO
<--20 00
Electric wires
J F. Sullivan .
10 09
Drying wood
Rosalind Desma
H. Frohman
10 00 |
175 00 : 14 000 00
175 0&
Friction of machinery
M. Solomon
859 20 i 2 750 00
359 20
3 403 05 ' 16 800 00
3 403 05
J. and H Joffe
10 00 i
380 00 ! 7 200 00
380 00
Careless smoking
T. J. O'Brien . .
5 00
Upsetting coal oil lamp
Jas Hallbeck
Burning brush
Sparks from chimney
E. C. Dudley
68 00 i 4.500 00
68 CO
j
1
I
$137,763 73 : $284,995 00
$112,587 00
ALARMS
FOR JUNE,
1897.
CATSK.
OWNER OR OCCUPANT. LOSS. INSURANCE.
TAIP,
Overheated chimney
'
'
Jacob Una $22 CO j 83,70000
§22 50
Richard Heinmann 10 00 1
Children with matches
J. L. McLaughlin 2500
Upsetting co;
il oil lamp
A B. McCreery 30 CO j
Spontaneous
combustion
T. Schoenfeld 1,075 (0 8,500 00
1,075 00
De/eeti ve chimney
Mrs. J. Curtin 14200 2.50000
112 00
606
CHIEF ENGINEERS KEPORT.
STATEMENT OF FIEES AND
DATR.
TIME.
BOX.
LOCATION.
1IONV OCCUPIED.
STYLE.
7 25 P M
137
992 Post
1 55 P M
23
Vacant lot
1 19 A M . .
53
Foot of Third
Wharf
June 4
3 40 A M . .
182
810 Sixth
1 story frame. .
2.15 AM...
342
2.46 P. M...
84
21 Crocker.
Dwelling ..
2 story frame. . .
June 5.
June 6
7.51 P.M...
4.08 A.M...
132
367
910 Pine
Dwelling
Dwelling -
2 story frame. ..
2 story f i ame . . .
June 6.
11.59 A. M. . .
12.04 P. M.. .
157
157
839-49 Fotaom
Cracker bakery
3 story brick
1 11 P. M...
156
943.51 Berry
2 story frame .
1.19 P. M...
156
1.29 P. M...
156
June 8.
June 8
8.55 P. M. . .
9.06 P. M...
364
51
1759 Howard
127-31 Beale
Dwelling
2 story frame...
June 8.
June 8
1.55A.M...
12.25P.M...
184
518
228 Eighth
Candy factory
Dwelling.. .
3 story frame. . .
2 story frame
June 9.
June 10.
June 10.
June 11.
Tune 11
3.18P.M...
10.45 A. M. . .
3.38 P. M...
1.49A.M...
4.34 A. M. . .
192
158
58
182
235
504 Francisco
213 Clara
7 Baldwin Court....
Hooper bet. 6th & 7th
Vermont & 22nd
Dwelling and b tkery
Dwelling
Dwelling
Planing mill
Dwelling
2 story frame . . .
2 story frame . . .
2 story frame . . .
2 story frame . . .
2 story frame
June 11.
2.38P.M...
9.34 P. M...
198
62
514 Lombard
734-* Howard
Dwelling
2 story frame , . .
3 story frame. .
June 12.
June 12.
June 13.
June 13.
June 14.
6.31P.M...
10.45 P. M. . .
4.24 A. M. . .
11.50P.M...
2.30P.M...
11.18 A. M. . .
246
451
25
231
138
61
41 Garden avenne...
134 West Park
Church Alley
2800 Mission
1415 Larkin
149 Minna
Dwelling
Dwelling
Lodgings L
Fancy goods
Dwelling
2 story frame . . .
2 story frame...
2 story frame.. .
2 story frame. . .
2 story frame . . .
2 story frame. . .
STATEMENT OF FIRES AND ALARMS.
607
ALARMS FOR JUNE— CONTINUED.
CAUSE.
OWNER OR OCCUPJSNT.
LOSS.
INSURANCE.
PAID.
Sparks from chimney
Scholle Bros
$10 00
$8,000 00
Unknown
Overheated range.
Chas. Healey
Patrick Slater
19800
520 06
30000
1,300 00
$198 00
520 06
Sparks from chimney-.
Carelessness of painters
Kate McLaughliu
Isabella Marcincowsky. .
C. W. Preston....
25 00
25 00
3.642 90
1,000 00
4,000 00
7,600 00
25 00
25 00
3,642 93
Unknown
Shroth & Westerfeld
47,820 65
50,000 00
47,120 65
Shavings in furnace room
Truckee Lumber Co
16,915 14
27,000 00
16,915 14
Soot in chimney
Unknown
A. W. Bode, Estate
Thompson Bros
30 00
753 70
6,000 00
2 500 00
30 00
653 70
Overheated stovepipe
Explosion coal oil lamp
Mrs. L. Juzix
John Anderson
Joseph Cuneo
493 85
17 50
225 00
2,500 00
2,300 00
493 85
17 50
Mrs Beck
7 00
4 000 00
7 00
T Murphy
11 00
800 00
11 00
Unknown
Elmer C. Pitcher
Edward Patton
8,692 56
1 COO 00
24,800 00
1 500 00
5,111 50
750 00
Sparks from chimney
J. Bandmann '.....
Not settled
Coal oil lamp
E.E. Eyre
R E. Durney
6800
4,000 00
68 00
50 00
Explosion coal oil lamp
John Jorgenson
G. Cadenesso
15635
290 00
1,700 00
156 35
^90 00
J. P. McDonald .
1 375 00
1 370 59
Mrs. Duncan .
5 520 00
7 000 00
5 520 00
Coal oil lamp
J At Driscoll.
1 860 00
3 850 00
1 385 00
608
CHIEF ENGINEER'S REPORT.
STATEMENT OF FIRES AND
June 15.
June 15.
June 17.
June 18-
June 20.
June 21.
June 22.
June 23.
June 23.
June 23.
June 23.
June 23.
June 24.
June 25.
June 25.
June 25.
June 25.
June 25.
June 26.
June 26.
June 27.
June 27.
June 29.
June 30.
June 30.
5.11 P.M...
8.53P.M...
11.14P.M...
12.14P.M...
10.25P.M...
8.52P.M...
12.32A.M...
12.56 A. M. . .
2.59P.M...
3.29P.M...
5.17 P.M...
8.37 P. M. . .
9.05P.M...
10.37P.M...
11.56A.M...
1.45P.M...
7.29P.M...
10.51 P.M...
4.49P.M...
9.44 P. M...
1.45P.M...
4.20 P M. . .
3.1') P.M...
4.39 A. M. . .
3.56P.M...
87
356
546
58
364
i 152
295
51
392
25
143
86
512
341
157
73
281
154
21
371
75
36
184
163
Pierce and Fell
Sansome and Bay. . .
Sweer.ey and Myitle.
5 Baldwin Court....
1648 Howard
26 Geneva
1305 Powell
3 Zoe Place
Oak-Masonic ave....
834-40 Washington..
2424 Mission
9 Oak
337 Twelfth ...
Kentucky-Merrimac
Ellis and Steiner
319 Tehama
559-61 Natoma
1731 San Bruno R'd.
542 Sixth
717 Clay
637Sutter
1123| Market
Foot of Fulsom
4 Harrison avenue..
Union and Fianklin
HOW CCCX'l'IED.
Vacant lot
Shipsmith 2 story rrame.
Dwelling 1 story frame .
Dwelling 2 story frame .
Dwelling 2 story frame .
Dwelling | 2 story frame .
Dwelling 3 story frame.
Dwelling... 2 story frame.
Vacant lot
Stores 3 story brick ..
Dwelling 3 story frame.
Dwelling j 2 story frame.
Dwelling 2 story fr^nie.
Dumps
Vacant lot
Dwelling 2 story frame .
Dwelling 1 story frame.
Saloon 1 story frame .
Dwelling . . 2 story frame .
Drug store j 2 story frame.
Dwelling j 3 story frame.
Dwelling j 3story frame .
Whai f ! 1 story frame .
Dwelling j 2 story frame .
Vacant lot..., .
STATEMENT OF FIRES AND ALARMS.
609
ALARMS FOR JUNE— CONCLUDED.
CAUSE.
OWNER OR OCCUPANT.
LOSS.
INSURANCE.
PAID.
Unknown
Unknown
Thos. Rollins
$805 00
10 00
$750 00
SCO 00
$750 00
10 00
Mr<* M A Daly
15 00
1,000 00
15 CO
Upsetting coal oil lamp
M. H, Williamson
536 10
1,000 00
536 10
Upsetting coal oil lamp
330 50
SCO 00
330 50
Explosion coal oil lamp
Careless smoking
Mrs. M. Sutter, Estate....
Jas. Buckley
1,093 50
7 50
3,100 00
1,000 00
883 50
7 £0
Careless with fire .
375 00
16,000 00
Sparks from chimney
Upsetting coal oil lamp
Mrs. M. B. Armstrong..
I. H. Litchenstein
Patrick McCafferty
95 00
190 70
435 00
3,500 CO
6,600 CO
2 500 00
95 00
190 70
Mrs. Estelle Dumont
646 12
2 000 CO
Upsetting candle
B. McManus
48 45
1 SCO 00
Explosion coal oil lamp
F.Chenacci
C. P Smith
1,122 00
1,025 00
975 00
Overheated chimney
Sparks from chimney
F. W. Becker
Edward Menken
20 00
25 00
1,000 00
2 SCO CO
25 00
20 CO
25 00
Carelessness with fire
Carelessness with matches
Fire crackers
J. F.Hite
State of California
E. Robinet
30 00
10,000 00
1,093 00
700 00
2,880 CO
30 00
1,093 00
$107,914 08
$231,050 00
191,966 02
39
REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT
FIRE ALARM AND POLICE TELEGRAPH.
OFFICE OF THE }
FIBE ALARM AND POLICE TELEGBAPH. V
SAN FRANCISCO, July 15, 1897. )
To the Honorable the Board of Supervisors
Of the City and County of tian Francisco —
GENTLEMEN: I have the honor to submit herewith, the thirty-second An-
nual Report of the Fire Alarm and Police Telegraph, for the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1897.
FIRE ALARM TELEGRAPH.
ALARMS.
The number of alarms received is as follows:
First 583
Second 18
Third 6
Still 350
Total.... ( 957
FIRE ALARM TELEGRAPH.
611
TABLE No. 1.
SHOWING THE NUMBER OF ALARMS EACH DAY AND MONTH DURING THE YEAR.
18
96.
1
397.
f
DAI OF WEEK.
CH
g_
<<"
>
g
03
September . . .
1
November . . .
December
January ....
February
5
I
f
CH
B
p
CD
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday ...
12
12
9
7
8
6
4
5
6
4
5
8
3
9
5
2
7
15
19
7
6
4
9
IS
6
11
4
8
6
1
8
7
7
9
5
13
86
91
88
Wednesday
Thursday .
15
10
4
2
8
1^
6
5
8
6
16
6
3
5
4
g
6
2
4
3
7
1
12
6
93
69
Friday
12
6
f.
1=;
3
8
5
3
5
4
12
85
Saturday
15
10
s
7
1
12
9
8
6
10
7
95
Totals
5
43
43
45
35
66
56
49
38
39
44
64
607
612
FIRE ALARM TELEGRAPH.
TABLE
SHOWING THE NUMBER OF ALARMS FOR
A.
M.
!
CB
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
|
1896.
July
4
4
1
1
1
8
1
f)
3
22
4
2
9
1
8
17
September .
8
8
4
1
1
1
1
1
13
October
1
4
9
1
1
1
1
1
1
9,
15
November
1
1
1
9
?
1
1
9
1
9
1
9
1
1
9
1
1
9
9
16
1897.
1
9
1
?
9,
1
1
1
3
4
3
9,
93
2
1
9
1
8
8
8
4
2
18
March
1
9
3
1
1
1
?,
1
1
0
15
April
1
3
1
1
8
1
D
3
1
18
May
9
8
?,
1
8
2
9.
6
18
June .
4
9
9,
4
1
8
4
9
21
K'r'l
Totals
18
98
14
93
1?,
6
9
8
10
?,0
9.7
30
205
FIRE ALARM TELEGRAPH.
613
Xo. 2.
EACH HOUR OF THE DAY DURING THE YEAR.
p.
A.
g
|
E
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
1896.
July
3
1
4
s
s
S
9
7
11
q
ft
fis
85
1
9
S
1
1
1
4
5
1
4
S
*>«
43
September
1
I
3
5
2
fi
f>
i
4
1
30
43
October
3
3
2
2
1
3
3
2
4
2
5
30
45
November
1
2
2
1
5
3
3
4
1
....
4
26
35
December
1
3
3
4
s
5
q
•)
4
9
9
*>0
66
1897.
January
9
1
3
8
3
^
9
4
3
fi
9
S^
56
February
1
1
1
1
1
6
7
6
?,
4
?
31
49
2
s
1
1
9
1
4
9
9
9
9
fj
38
April
<?
2
5
6
1
3
1
21
39
May
3
1
2
4
1
2
•2
4
1
2
2
2
26
44
June
6
4
6
2
3
1
3
3
4
5
2
4
43
64
Totals
22
21
27
28
35
27
52
51
33
43
39
24
402
607
Fourth .
General.
6H
FIRE ALARM TELEGRAPH.
TABLE No. 3.
SHOWING THE NUMBER OF ALARMS FROM EACH BOX DURING THE YEAR.
y
>
f
>
I
Alarms
1
Alarms ....
*
>
4
t;
2
4
73
74
2
164
165
4
1
264
265
5
2
381
382
1
7
8
9
5
2
4
75
76
78
2
6
5
172
173
174
2
4
1
267
271
273
1
2
3
384
385
386
2
15
79
8
175
274
1
387
1
16
3
81
4
176
2
275
3
389
17 i
5
82
2
178
2
276
1
391
18
19
21
23
3
5>
4
2
83
84
85
86
6
5
4
6
179
182
183
184
......
7
4
278
279
281
283
1
4
4
1
392
394
395
396
1
'"i"
24
25
26
27
28
3
20
1
12
2
87
91
92
93
94
5
3
185
186
187
192
193
2
3
2
5
1
584
285
286
2«7
2S9
7
3
3
2
3
412
413
415
416
417
'"2"
i
29
3
95
4
194
991
418
2
31
2
96
4
195
1
293
1
419
32
2
97
3
196
]
294
5
425
34
4
98
5
213
295
3
426
2
35
3
123
1
214
2
296
5
431
7
124
215
312
1
432
37
126
3
91(5
1
314
435
38
39
4
126
127
1
217
218
2
315
316
451
452
6
41
42
43
45
46
47
5
4
4
5
2
6
128
129
132
134
135
136
2
1
2
'"4"'
2
219
231
234
235
236
237
1
5
2
3
2
1
321
324
325
326
327
328
1
"*2*
3
i
453
455
456
457
458
461
1
' l"
9
48
49
51
52
53
54
56
57
58
59
61
62
63
64
65
67
68
69
8
3
6
2
11
1
1
2
6
1
8
8
8
4
1
1
2
6
137
138
139
142
143
144
145
146
147
148
149
152
153
154
156
157
158
159
8
5
1
2
2
'"l"
2
1
1
9
6
4
6
4
3
238
239
-241
24:)
244
-24f>
240
247
248
249
251
253
254
255
256
257
258
259
6
'"2"
'"5"'
i
"4
3
2
1
'"l"
341
342
344
345
351
352
354
355
356
357
361
362
364
365
366 f
367
368
371
1
2
'"2"
1
.....
'•"-r
4
1
'2
3
1
475
485
4S6
512
513
514
516
517
518
519
531
532
534
536
537
538
546
'"i"
'"5"
5
3
2
3
6
1
4
3
1
2
""3"
71
72
2
i
162
163
261
263
4
372
374
607
FIRE ALARM TELEGRAPH.
615
BOXES.
TOTAL NUMBER IN
SERVICE, 256. ERECTED DURING THE PAST YEAR, 10
NUMBERS AND LOCATIONS,
CIRCUIT.
NO.
I
LOCATION.
CIRCUIT.
NO.
LOCATION.
(0. V.)
4*
1
Plymouth ave.and Sagamore
7
48
Market and Kearny.
(0. V.)
6*
Mission and Sickles ave.
8
49
Stockton and Sutter.
1
7
Kearny and Union.
3
51
Folsom and Beale.
9
8
i Union and Montgomery ave.
1
52
Howard and Fremont.
1
9
Vallejo and Montgomery ave.
4
53
Third and King.
1
15
Clay and East.
2
54
Second and Howard,
5
16
! Pacific and Mason.
3
56
Bryant and Kincon place.
1
17
Pacific and Kearny.
4
57
Brannan and Second.
1
18
Sansome and Jackson.
2
58
Folsom and First.
1
19
Davis and Washington.
3
59
Brannan and First.
2
21
Clay and Kearny.
7
61
Howard and Third.
5
23
Clay and Taylor.
8
62
Mission and Fourth.
11
24
Clay and Powell.
8
63
Harrison and Fourth.
9
25
Washington and Dxipont.
10
64
Howard and Fifth.
1
20
Clay and Battery.
7
65
Mission and Sixth.
3
27
Montgom'ry and Washington.
4
67
Harrison and Hawthorne.
12
28
Pine and Dupont.
3
68
Brannan and Fourth.
3
29
Stockton and California.
4
69
Bryant and Third.
2
31
Sansome and Sacramento.
7
71
Mission and Eleventh.
2
32
California and Drumm.
4
72
Mission and Thirteenth.
3
34
Mission and Steuart.
8
73
Howard and Seventh.
2
35
Montgomery and Pine.
8
74
Guerrero and Sixteenth.
2
36
Folsom and Steuart.
12
75
Jones and McAllister.
1
37
Battery and Bush.
6
76
Market and Hayes.
4
38
Market and Second.
7
78
Howard and Ninth.
2
39
Howard and Spear.
7
79
Folsom and Twelfth.
3
41
Sutter and Jones.
12
81
Franklin and Hayes.
6
42
Geary and Mason.
12
82
Fulton and Gough.
3
43
o'Farrell and Market.
6
83
Octavia and Oak.
12
45
O'Farrell and Jones.
10
•84
Market, opposite Haight.
10
46
Kearny and Slitter.
12
85
Lagunaand Hayes.
12
47
Market and Powell.
8
86
Market and Van Ness ave.
616
FIRE ALARM TELEGRAPH.
BOXES— CONTINUED.
CIRCUIT.
NO.
LOCATION.
CIRCUIT.
NO.
LOCATION.
12
87*
Hayes and Steiner.
4
156
Fourth and Berry.
6
91
Turk and Larkin.
3
157
Folsom and Fourth.
6
92
Franklin and Turk.
7
158
Folsom and Fifth.
6
93
Turk and Jones.
8
159
Folsom and Sixth.
12
94
Polk and Ellis.
9
162
Pacific ave. and Franklin.
3
95
Taylor and Golden Gate ave.
11
163
Sacramento and Franklin.
6
96
Ellis and Taylor.
11
164
Clay and Polk.
12 97
Polk and McAllister.
9
165
Lombard and Van Ness ave.
10 93
Stockton and Ellis.
6
172
McAllister and Buchanan.
9 123
Hyde and Union.
12
173
Kddy and Buchanan.
9
124
North Point and Larkin.
6
174
Turk and Fillmore.
5
125
Jones and Filbert.
12
175
Grove and Webster.
9
12C
Hyde and Washington.
11
176
Post and Octavia .
5
127
Broadway and Polk.
6
178
Buchanan and Geary.
11
128
Clay and Leavenworth.
6
179
O'Farrell and Gough.
9
129
Pacific and Leavenworth.
4
182
Sixth and Townsend.
3
132
Pine and Mason.
10
183
Mission and Eighth.
11
134
Bush and Hyde.
10
184
Folsom and Eighth.
5
135
Bush and Polk.
10
185
Harrison and Tenth.
11
136
Post and Van Ness avenue.
4
186
Bryant and Fifth.
11
137
Post and Larkin.
8
1S7
Bryant and Eighth.
5
138
California and Larkin.
9
192
Mason and Francisco.
3
139
Ellis and Hyde.
9
193
Hyde and Chestnut.
7
142
Valencia and Twentieth.
1
194
Stock ton and Francisco.
7
143
Mission and Twenty-second
9
195
Montgom'y ave. & Greenwich
2
144*
Howard and Seventeenth.
1
190
Stockton and Greenwich.
7
145
Folsom and Twenty-second.
5
213
Bush and Buchanan.
10
146
Folsom and Sixteenth.
11
214
Sutter and Pierce.
10
147
Howard and Twentieth.
9
215
Washington and Webster.
7
14d
Mission and Sixteenth.
11
216
Sacramento and Fillmore.
7 149
Folsom and Eighteenth.
5
217
Pine and Devisadero.
4
152
Brannan and Seventh.
11
218
Bush and Fillmore.
7
153
Harrison and Se\7<enth.
9
219 Filbert and Fillmore.
7
154
Bryant and Sixth.
10
231 Howard and Twenty-fourth.
|
FIRE ALARM TELEGRAPH.
617
BOXES— CONTINUED.
CIRCUIT.
NO.
LOCATION.
CIRCUIT.
NO.
LOCATION.
8
234
Harrison and Twenty-fourth.
2
281
San Bruno avenue andArmy.
8
235
Polrero ave. n'r Twenty-s'nd.
8
283
Church and Twenty-eighth .
7
236
Twenty -sixth and Mission.
8
284
Mission and Twenty ninth.
8
237
Dolores and Twenty-second.
2
285
Florida and Twenty-fifth.
8
238
Potrero ave. and Sixteenth.
8
286
York and Twenty-fourth.
8
239
Bryant and Nineteenth.
S
287
Sanchez and Twenty-ninth.
5
241
Bush and Gough.
7
2S9
Folsom and Precita ave.
5
243
Scott and Clay.
5
291
Jones and Vallejo.
6
244*
O'Farrell and Broderick.
5
293
Jackson and Stockton.
6
245
Geary and Steiner.
7
294
Sacramento and Waverly PI.
11
246
Post and Devisadero.
9
295
Broadway and Powell.
6
247
Turk and Scott.
4
296
California and Kearny.
12
248
Fulton and Devisadero.
9
312
Jackson and Laguna.
6
249
McAllister and Central ave.
11
314
California and Laguna.
1
251
Broadway and Octavia.
11
315
Jackson and Baker.
9
253
Union and Laguna.
11
316
Vallejo and Scott.
9
254
Pierce and Union.
5
321
California and Pierce.
5
255
Vallejo and Buchanan.
5
324
Sacramento and Broderick.
5
256
Fillmore and Pacific avenue.
11
325
California and Central ave.
9
257
Fillmore and Chestnut.
11
326
Sutter and Baker.
11
258
Pacific avenue and Pierce.
6
327
Point Lobos ave. and Boyce.
9
259
Bay and Buchanan.
6
328
Point Lobos av. and Wood.
2
261
Mission and First.
12
341
Ellis and Pierce.
2
263
Main and Bryant.
12
342
Golden Gate ave and Octavia.
3
264
California and Front.
6
344*
McAllister and Pierce.
1
265
Main and Mission
12
345*
Hayes and Central ave.
3
267
Market and Beak.
1
351
Montgomery and Broad \va\ .
8
271
Church and Seventeenth.
1
352
Bay and Kearny.
8
273
Eighteenth and Noe.
1
354
Front and Broadway.
10
274
Guerrero and Twenty- fourth.
1
355
Battery and Union.
10
275
Church and Twenty-fourth.
1
356
Sansome and Greenwich.
7
10
4
276
278
•279
Valencia and Eighteenth.
Castro and Twenty-fourth.
Mission and Nineteenth.
8
10
357
361
362
Montgomery and Green.
Guerrero and Thirteenth.
Noe and Fifteenth.
618
FIRE ALARM TELEGRAPH.
BOXES— CONCLUDKD.
CIRCUIT.
NO.
LOCATION.
CIRCUIT.
NO.
LOCATION.
10
364
Howard and Fourteenth.
11
431
Cherry and Sacramento.
'7
365
Fourteenth and Harrison.
11
432
Washington and Walnut.
10
366*
Nineteenth and Diamond.
11
435
Washington and Maple.
8
367
Seventeenth and Douglass.
3
451
Mission and Highland ave.
10
368
Market and Church.
8
452
Courtland ave. n'r North ave.
12
371
Sutter and Mason.
8
453
Sanchez and Twenty-sixth.
12
372
Geary and Leavenworth.
10
455
Douglass and Twenty-fourth.
11
374
Pine and Jones.
10
456
Noe and Twenty -first.
10
381
Haight and Buchanan.
8
457
Church and Twenty-first.
10
382
Fillmore and Waller.
8
458
Guerrero and Army.
12
384
Webster and Oak.
8
461
Bryant and Twenty-first.
10
385
Haight and Scott.
12
475
H street and Ninth avenue.
10
386
Oak and Devisadero.
6
4;5
Point Lobos and 22d aves.
12
387
Hayes and Broderick.
Telephn
486
Sutro Heights.
12
389
S. Broderick and Thirteenth.
4
512
Fourth and Kentucky.
12
391
Ashbury and Frederick.
2
513
Kentucky and Eighteenth.
12
39?
Page and Central avenue.
4
514
Twentieth and Michigan.
12
394
Page and Cole.
4
516
Georgia near Twenty-second.
12
395
Haight and Stanyan.
2
517
Kentucky n'r Twenty-second.
12
396*
Stanyan and Parnassus ave.
2
518
Connecticut and Twentieth.
6
412
Pt. Lobos ave. and First ave.
4
519
Mississippi and Eighteenth.
6
413
Clement and Seventh ave.
4
531
Kentucky and First ave. S.
6
415
Clement and Twelfth ave.
4
532
Sixth ave. south and M st.
6
416
Fulton and Stanyan.
2
534
Sixth ave. south near Q st.
6
417
Fulton and Eighth ave.
2
536
Railroad ave. and 10th ave S.
6
418
Point Lobos and Fifth aves.
2
537
Fifteenth ave. south and P st.
6
419
California and Fourth ave.
4
538
Eleventh ave. south and Q st.
9
425
Lombard and Baker.
2
546*
SaTTBrnno ave^& Silver ave.
9
426
Baker and Jefferson.
FIRE ALARM TELEGRAPH.
619
, POLICE TELEGRAPH.
The box locations are as follows :
CALIFORNIA STREET STATION.
No.
CIRCUIT No. 1.
No.
CIRCUIT No. 2.
4
Bush-Montgomery.
15
Union-Dupont.
5
Clay-Battery.
21
Battery-Lombard.
6
Bush-Dupont.
23
Vallejo-Montgomery ave.
7
Sacramento-East.
25
Pacific-Montgomery ave.
8
Stocktou-Post
26
Bay-Kearny.
13
Jackson-Davis .
31
Union-Powell.
17
Front-Broadway.
32
Francisco-Powell.
22
Sansome-Sutter.
34
Bay-Taylor.
24
California-Sansome.
35
Mason-Washington.
36
California-Montgomery.
41
Poweil-Pacific.
45
Clay-Mon tgom ery .
42
Mason-Montgomery ave.
52
Sutter-Kearny.
43
Washington-Dupont.
54
Bush-Powell.
44
Greenwich-Stockton.
62
Pine-Front.
46
Broadway-Montgomery.
63
Battery-Pacific.
51
Stockton-Clay.
72
Jackson-Sansome.
71
Battery-Union.
122
Pine-Sansome.
121
VVashington-Kearny.
152
Bush-Battery.
142
Broadway-Stockton.
144
Hyde-Bay.
620
FIRE ALAEM TELEGRAPH.
CITY HALL STATION.
No.
CIRCUIT No. 1.
No.
CIRCUIT No. 2.
5
Van Ness ave-Oak.
4
Gough-McAllister.
7
Broderick -Hayes.
6
Steiner-Ellis.
13
Stanyan-Haigbt.
16
McAlhster-Steiner.
15
Devisadero-Fulton.
3i
Geary-Scott.
17
Scott-Haight.
46
Turk-Laguna.
21
Gough-Haight.
54
First-Point Lobos avea.
25
Haight-FiDmore.
123
Gough-Ellis.
27
Ashbury-Waller.
125
Geary-Central ave.
31
Gough-Fell.
41
Fulton-Seventh avenue.
.
45
McAllister-Central ave.
51
Fulton-Stanyan.
53
Otik-Fillmore.
No.
CIRCUIT No. 3.
No.
CIRCUIT No. 4.
8
Grove-Van Ness ave.
12
Ellis-Stockton.
22
Laguna Hayes.
14
Kearny Geary.
23
Van Ness ave-Geary.
24
Mason-Turk.
35
Octavia-Sutter.
26
Mason-Geary.
42
Grove-Webster.
32
Leavenworth-Sutter.
43
Buchanan-Geary.
33
Grant ave-O'FarreJl.
122
Larkin-Hayes.
44
O'Farrell-Hyde.
141
Golden Gate ave- Fillmore.
52
Ellis-Taylor.
61
Leavenworth-EcUly.
62
JonesfPost.
124
Pine- Jones
131
McAllister-Jones.
132
Eddy-Powell.
134
O'Farrell-PoweH.
FIRE ALAEM TELEGRAPH.
621
SOUTHERN STATION.
No.
CIRCUIT No. 1.
No.
CIRCUIT No. 2.
21
Steuart-Folsora.
12
Bryant-Third.
22
Mission-Steuart.
13
Bryant-Second.
23
Afission-Main.
14
Bryant- Beale. «
24
First-Mission.
15
Harrison-Beale.
25
Second-Howard.
33
Fourth-Silver.
31
Third-Mission.
34
Fourth-Townsend.
32
Fourth-Howard.
35
King-Third.
44
Harrison-Spear.
41
Second-Townsend.
51
First-Folsom.
42
First-Branuan.
314
Market-Beale.
43
Main-Folsom.
323
Second-Jessie.
45
Howard-Beale,
412
Post-Market.
52
Third-Folsom.
413
Market, opp. Grant ave.
321
Third-Howard.
512
Fourth-Stevenson.
332
Fourth-Berry.
No.
CIRCUIT No. 3.
No.
CIRCUIT No. 4.
53
Fifth-Brannan.
131
Sixth-Harrison.
54
Sixth -Berry.
141
Tentn-Harrison.
121
Seventh-Townsend.
142
Eighth-Howard.
122
Ninth-Brannan.
143
Tenth-Howard.
123
Ninth-Folsom.
144
Ninth-Mission.
124
Eighth- Harrison.
151
Seventh-Mission.
125
Seventh-Folsom.
152
Sixth-Howard.
132
Fifth-Harrison.
212
Fifth-Mission.
133
Sixth-Brannan.
322
Sixth-Market.
134
Seventh-Bryant.
331
Fifth-Market.
341
Fourth-Freelon.
622
FIRE ALARM TELEGRAPH.
SEVENTEENTH STREET STATION.
No.
CIRCUIT No. 1.
I
No.
21
Sixteenth-Folsom.
31
22
Fourteenth-Howard.
32
23
Twelfth-Folsom
33
24
Eleventh Mission.
34
25
Sixteenth-Valencia
35
324
Thirteenth- Valencia.
41
42
52
53
54
55
CIRCUIT No. 2.
Tvventy-fourth-Folsom.
Twenty-sixth-Folsoin.
Alabama Precita ave.
Twenty-fourth-Potrero ave.
San Bruno ave-Army.
Potrero ave-Seventeenth.
Bryant-Nineteenth.
Twenty-second-Potrero ave.
Nineteenth- Folsom .
Twenty-sixth-Florida.
Florida-Twenty-third.
No.
CIRCUIT No. 3.
No.
CIRCUIT No. 4.
43
Twenty-second-Dolores .
232
Fifteenth Guerrero.
44
Twenty-eighth-Church.
233
Seventeenth-Church.
45
Thirtieth-San Jose ave.
234
Seventeenth-Market.
213
Twenty-ninth-Mission.
241
Fourteenth-Noe.
214
Mission-Randall.
242
Nineteenth-Castro.
215
Cortland-North aves.
243
Twenty-fourth-Castro.
221
Mission- Valencia.
244
Twenty-fourth-Guerrero.
222
Twenty-sixth-Mission.
245
Nineteenth-Mission.
223
Twenty-fifth-Valencia.
312
Twenty-fourth-Church.
224
Twenty-fourth-Mission.
313
Twentieth-Valencia.
225
Eighteenth-Guerrero.
414
Market-Church.
231
Twentieth-Howard.
f
235
Twenty-sixth-Sanchez.
FIRE ALARM TELEGRAPH.
623
NORTH END STATION.
No.
CIRCUIT No. 1
No.
CIRCUIT No. 2.
51
Union-Hyde.
132
Octavia-Union.
121
Broadway- Hyde.
133
Fillmore-Francisco.
122
Lea venworth- Valle j o .
134
Jefferson- Baker.
323
Leavenworth-Washington.
135
Lombard-Baker.
124
Hyde-California.
141
Union-Steiner.
125
Sutter-Polk.
142
Pacific-Fillmore.
131
Sacramento-Polk.
144
Laguna-Broadway.
424
Jones-Pacific.
145
Pacific-GouRh.
432
Union-Polk.
No.
CCRCUIT No. 3.
No.
CIRCUIT No. 4.
143
Pacific ave-Scott.
423
Pine-Franklin.
151
Washington-Buchanan.
425
Sutter-Steiner.
153
Jackson- Central ave.
431
Sutter-Devisadero.
154
Clay-Broderick.
433
California-Central ave.
155
Sacramento-Scott.
434
California-Fillmore.
421
Sacramento-Webster.
422
Calif ornia-Laguna .
624 FIRE ALARM TELEGRAPH.
GONGS, TAPPERS, TOWER BELLS AND WHISTLES.
The number of Gongs, Tappers, Tower Bells and,Whistles operated directly from this office
are as follows:
Gongs 109
Tappers 114
Tower bells (Hall bell, 4,000 pounds) 1
Whistles . ! 1
Total 225
BATTERIES.
The batteries now in use are as follows:
Electropoion cells 157
Gravity cells 482
Leclanche cells , 886
Dry battery cells Ill
Total 1,636
One hundred 50 ampere chloride cells were'purchased.
WIRES.
The amount of wire now in operation is about 447 miles, divided into circuits as follows:
12 signal or box circuits 155 miles.
6 alarm or gong circuits 78 miles.
4 tapper circuits 54 miles.
18 Police Signal circuits. 160 miles.
Total 447 miles.
FIRE ALARM TELEGRAPH. 625
EXTENSIONS AND IMPBOVEMENTS.
The fire and police systems are in good working order, both having been carefully and
generally overhauled and inspected during the year.
Forty-five miles of No. 12 hard drawn, weatherproof copper wire were used in extensions
and reconstruction.
Signal circuits were extended to extreme South San Francisco to box 546, San Bruno
avenue and Silver avenue.
Alarm circuit No. 4 was relieved by extending alarm circuit No. 3 to the following
companies:
Chemical No. 4.
Engine Companies Nos. 3, 14 and 34.
Engine Company No. 34, a new company, was cut in service April 14, 1897.
A new pole yard was established in the Fire Department lot on 16th, between Folsom
and Harrison streets, which gives a better location without charge for storage.
All of the new boxes, which are of the keyless-door pattern, were placed in the down
town districts, replacing old boxes which were rebuilt and put in servi ce in the resident
districts.
The chief recommendation of a keyless door is its accessibility, and a fire alarm box that
is accessible at all times and to all persons is an ideal au xiliary in battling the devastating
element.
A gong was placed in the new police station on O'Farrell street between Devisadero and
Broderick, March 31, 1897.
The police circuits of the California street station were equipped with metallic returns
and brought into the Fire Alarm Office, and all calls are now relayed through this office.
This arrangement permits of a thorough and closer inspection of the lines and boxes and
gives general satisfaction.
The repair shop has been taxed to its fullest capacity throughout the year.
The ease and facility with which boxes or instruments may now be repaired, allows a
great many boxes to be thoroughly cleaned, overhauled and, in some instances, entirely
re-built, that have heretofore been overlooked and neglected.
Many of the boxes have been in service over twenty years, and when it is known that
the movement of each fire and police box is a really delicate instrument of watch-like fine
ness, subject to all of the varying conditions of weather, and that there has not been a single
mishap during the past year due to faulty boxes.it certainly is praiseworthy of a systematic
watchfulness and our ability to handle repairs.
Many character wheels have been made of such proportions as will suit the number to
be transmitted, which means regularity and smoothness of character, whether it be short or
long.
Aside from repairs, a great deal of new work after our own design, has been made up,
permitting the introduction of some new features in the service which have proved to be
entirely satisfactory and of great convenience.
626
FIRE ALARM TELEGRAPH.
NEW FIRE ALARM BOXES ERECTED DURING THE YEAR,
BOX.
LOCATION.
BOX.
LOCATION.
4
Plymouth-Sagamore.
344
McAllister-Pierce.
6
Mission-Sickles avenue.
345
Hayes-Central avenue.
87
Hayes-Steiner.
366
Nineteenth-Diamond.
144
Seventeenth-Howard.
396
Stanyan-Parnassus avenue.
244
O'Farrell-Broderick.
546
San Bruno ave. -Silver ave.
BOXES CHANGED TO KEYLESS-DOOR BOXES DURING THE YEAR.
BOX.
LOCATION.
BOX.
LOCATION.
19
Washington-Davis.
51
Folsom-Beale.
26
Clay-Battery.
52
Howard-Fremont.
37
Battery- Bush.
62
Mission-Fourth.
41
Sutter-Jones.
69
Bryant-Third.
43
Market-O'Farrell.
96
Ellis-Taylor.
47
Market-Powell.
98
Stockton-Ellis.
FIRE AIARM TELEGRAPH.
627
LOCATION OF BOXES CHANGED DURING THE YEAR.
27
73
78
91
173
184
187
195
214
217
218
238
246
273
295
352
365
367
372
412
416
418
512
513
Montgomery and Commercial
Eighth and Howard
Ninth and Folsom
Turk and Hyde
Ellis and Buchanan
Folsom and Rausch
Ninth and Bryant
Mason and Lombard
Bush and Steiner
Bush and Devisadero
Post and Fillmore
Seventeenth and Potrero avenue
Geary and Devisadero
Hartford and Eighteenth
Stockton and Broadway -.
North Point and Kearny
Division and Alameda,
Douglass and Eighteenth
Post and Leavenworth
Point Lobos and Third avenues
Fulton and First avenue
Fifth avenue and B street
Kentucky and Merrimac
Kentucky and Nineteenth
Montgomery and Washington.
Seventh and Howard.
Ninth and Howard.
Turk and Larkin.
Eddy and Buchanan.
Folaom and Eighth.
Eighth and Bryant.
Greenwich and Mohtgo:nery avenue
Sutter and Pierce.
Pine and Devisadero.
Bush and Fillmore.
Sixteenth and Potrero avenue.
Post and Devisadero.
Noe and Eighteenth.
Powell and Broadway.
Bay and Kearny.
Fourteenth and Harrison.
Douglass and Seventeenth.
Geary and Leavenworth.
Point Lobos and First avenues.
Fulton and Stanyan.
Fifth and Point Lobos avenues.
Kentucky and Fourth.
Kentucky and Eighteenth.
FIRE ALAKM TELEGKAPH.
BOXES TRANSFERRED.
BOX.
FROM
TO
214
246
No. 5 Signal Circuit
No 6 Signal Circuit
No. 11 Signal Circuit.
No. 11 Signal Circuit.
273
No 10 Signal Circuit
No 8 Signal Circuit.
321
No. 11 Signal Circuit
No 5 Signal Circuit
LOCATION OF POLICE BOXES CHANGED DURING THE YEAR.
BOX.
FROM
TO
16
McAllister and Pierce
McAllister and Steiner.
35
Sutter and Octavia
Sutter and Gough.
121
Vallejo and Mason
Kearny and Washington.
425
Sutter and Fillmore
Sutter and Steiner.
24,600 feet of No. 14 Crescent wire and 503 feet of new %-incb galvanized iron pipe were
used on above boxes.
The locks of fifty fire boxes were trapped to prevent false alarms by irresponsible
parties.
The fire alarm whistle at the Edison Light and Power Works was cut out and shifted to
the cable power-house at Tenth and Howard streets, October 10, 1896.
FIRE ALABM TELEGRAPH. 629
FIRE ALARM AND POLICE TELEGRAPH REPAIR SHOP.
One new milling machine complete was added to the equipment of this department.
About 734 repair jobs were attended to, besides the new work turned^out as follows:
Automatic switches 26
Testing board 1
Telephone hooks > 6
Register paper weights 3(5
Six point connections 2
Battery switch 1
Ink rollers 48
Double con tact relays 25
Box keys 237
Escapements (for fire alarm boxes) 24
Take-up reels for engine house registers 14
Paper slides 24
Sounding boards 14
Release movement for No. 9 Engine 1
Police box bushings and washers 100 .
Fire alarm box bushings and washers 300
Fire alarm box winding keys 6
Switch for Chief Sullivan 1
Combination police set (two circuits) 1
Automatic shunt relays (central office) 3
Engine house alarm equipments complete 5
INCLUDING -
Relay tappers 2
Double contact relay 1
Automatic switch I
Testing sets 2
Gong i
Register 1
Take-up reel and paper slide 1
Telephone I
Two button key 1
Push buttons -
Flat binding posts 400
Four circuit terminal sets for police station tables . 3
FIRE ALARM TELEGRAPH.
Seventeen boxes were rebuilt during the year as follows:
Box 27, from old 51; box 87, from old 124; box 124,ffrom old 41 ifcbox 144, from old 37; box
138, from old 43; box 244, from old 513; box 344, from old 69; box 345, from old 27; box 358, from
630 FIKE ALARM TELEGRAPH.
old 98; box 396, from old 518; box '112, from old 418; box 418, from old 26; box 458, from old 96;
box 513, from old 52; box 518, from old 187; box 541, from old 19; box 546, from old 62.
Eighty-four boxes were repaired during the year as follows:
Boxes Nos. 7, 17, 19, 21/23, 25, 27, 34, 35, 37, 39, 41, 43, 45, 46, 47, 48, 51, 56, 62, 65, 68, 69, 71, 73, 87, 91,
96, 98, 124, 129, 132, 134, 137, 139, 141, 147, 149, 152, 158, 173, 182, 164, 185, 187, 188, 196, 214, 216, 217, 218,
238, 214, 246, 247, 255, 257, 271, 273, 283, 287, 291, 312, 344, 345, 352, 357,.358, 364, 366, 367, 372, 384, 396, 412,
418, 425, 458, 512, 513, 514, 518. 541, 546
Fifty-seven police boxes were also repaired during the year.
Sixty-one new character wheels were made and placed as follows:
Boxes NOS. 17, 19, 21, 25, 26, 27, 34, 35, 37, 38, 39,41, 43/45, 46, 47,'51, 52,'62,'69, 71, 87, 95, 96, 98, 124,
129, 132, 139, 144, 152, 173, 187, 188, 214, 217, 218, 238, 244, 246, 271, 273, 344, 345, 358, 366, 367, 369, 372, 396,
412, 418, 425, 458, 512, 513, 518, 541, 546, 561, also police box 46.
New work for tappers, gongs and releasing devices was done in houses as follows:
Engines Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17, 19, 21, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31, 32, 34.
Truck No. 2.
Fire boat.
District Engineer Shaughnessy.
Four engine houses were wired for electric lights as follows:
Engines Nos. 2, 10, 19, 34.
Engine houses Nos. 1, 2, 6, 10, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 34, were cabled, using 893 feet of 10 inch wire
cable, 975 feet l]4 inch galvanized iron pipe, 90 feet % inch galvanized iron pipe, 125 feet one
inch galvanized iron pipe and 3,150 feet of % inch interior conduit.
Engine houses Nos. 1, 2, 15, 17 and 19, were furnished with new alarm boards, each board
being equipped with:
Double contact relay 1
Automatic switch 1
Testing sets 2
Gong 1
Relay tappers 2
Register 1
Take-up reel and slide 1
Telephone 1
Two button key 1
Push buttons -2
An automatic releasing device was placed in No. 9 Engine, to hold one horse back until
the other horse is under the harness, thereby avoiding accidents by crowding.
FIRE ALARM AND POLICE TELEGRAPH.
In a recent investigation of the fire alarm system of an Eastern city, it was found that a
great many boxes were pulled for tests and fires that failed to transmit the proper signal.
One of the principal causes of these failures was due to rusty slides in boxes of a style
that was obsolete^twenty years ago.
FIKE ALARM TELEGRAPH. 631
This city has to-day in service scores of boxes of that same obsolete pattern, and it only
by increasing vigilance that we are not in the same condition as was reported against our
neighbor.
These boxes should be replaced immediately by modern keyless-door boxes.
We have about eighty police boxes of an obsolete pattern which are constantly in need
of repairs and it is surprising, indeed, that anything like satisfactory service is obtained
from them. These boxes should be replaced by boxes of modern pattern.
The need of a new fire alarm office to be located in the City Hall is apparent to all
familiar with the service.
An appropriation of twenty thousand .dollars is needed to put the wires in conduits
already provided, and in new conduits about to be run.
Provision should be made for the appointment of three assistant fire alarm operators,,
made necessary by the large increase of business in this office, the complicated manner of
striking alarms and to guard against accidents to operators caused by sickness or electric
shocks.
One man alone on watch places the lives and property of this community in constant
jeopardy.
This city is about the only large city in the country without an ordinance for regulating
the installation of electric wires.
During the past few years I have been asked to pass upon many wiring installations
and have cheerfully complied, but such inspections have never been satisfactory to myself
because of the lack of frequent and systematic inspection.
FIRE ALARM AND POLICE TELEGRAPH.
The employees of this department are:
Superintendent WAI. R. HEWITT
Operator FRANK BISHOP
Operator ; JOSEPH H. BLAKELY
Operator ^ , G. Q. STEWART
Assistant operator FRANK A. BIEDERMANN
Repairer RHODE J. SWEENY
Assistant repairer WILLIAM G. PENNYCOOK
Inspector MICHAEL J. WALL
Assistant Inspector and foreman repair shop PHILIP S. BENJAMIN
Instrument maker ALBERT SCHURCH
Instrument maker PAUL BOEVEN
Assistant instrument maker WILLIAM L. GOODWIN
Lineman JAMES J GORMAN
Lineman JOHN F. RYAN
Lineman GEO. B. S KEAD
Lineman , MICHAEL J. SULLIVAN
Lineman ARTHUR DOWDELL
Lineman NICHOLAS WEYNEWSKY
Lineman JOHN F. KELLY
Batteryman . . . .DANIEL SHAY
632
FIRE ALARM TELEGRAPH.
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Labor.
Paints and Oils.
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FIKE ALARM TELEGRAPH. 633
Appropriation $28,750 00
Expended
Surplus $50 31
Returned to General Fund —
From Surplus $50 31
From Housemovers . . 101 00
Total returned $15131
In conclusion, I desire to thank His Honor Mayor Phelan. the Fire Department Com-
mittee of the Board of Supervisors for their support, Chief Sullivan and Assistant Chief
Dougherty and their assistants, Chief Lees and his officers, Captain Comstock of the Fire
Patrol f jr their co-operation, and members of the Board of Underwriters for their courtesy,
and the employees of this department for the faithful and satisfactory manner in which:
they have performed their duties.
Respectfully submitted,
WM. R. HEWITT,
Superintendent. «
EXEMPT FIREMEN'S RELIEF FUND.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 15, 1897.
To the Honorable the Board of Supervisors
Of the City and County of San Francisco—
GENTLEMEN: In response to Resolution No. 16,412 (Third Series), adopted May 10, 1897,
we hereby make our annual report, showing the disposition and present condition of the
und under our control and our entire official action in' connection therewith during the
fiscal year 1896-97. During that period, in discharge of our duty we awarded relief to
seventy-five (7f>) old exempt firemen, many of whom we found suffering under various in-
firmities ; while a majority of them had no other Income or means of support. To these
men we ordered paid the sum of eleven thousand nine hundred and forty-five 50-100
($11,945.50) dollars. For printing demand books, and for a small supply of stationery, en-
velopes, postals, postage stamps, etc., we ordered paid the sum of forty-one 25-100 ($41.25)
dollars, making a total outlay of eleven thousand nine hundred and eighty-six 75-100
(.*11,986.75) dollars, leaving a balance in the fund at close of fiscal year to our credit of
twenty-one 95-100 ($21.95) dollars.
Of the original twelve hundred and ninety-one persons who became Exempt Firemen
by service in the old Volunteer Fire Department during the years 1850 and 1866 (both in-
clusive), there are three hundred and fourteen still living, that is to say, as near as can
be ascertained. It is possible that there are a few (not exceeding five or six) whom we
have not yet succeeded in locating; in fact, during the past year the names of four persons
of that class have been added to the roll, while we are liable to hear from the others at any
time in the near future.
During the year just closed there have been nineteen deaths, of which number fifteen
(15) were on the relief list as beneficiaries on the fund at the time of their demise.
There were fifty-seven (57) beneficiaries still remaining on the roll at the close of the
year, all of whom may be classed as old men, several of them infirm and decrepit and
hopoless invalids. Notwithstanding this apparently large number, we have applications on
file for relief from a number of worthy persons whom we would cheerfully assist, but find
it impossible to do so because of the necessity of keeping within the limit of the appropri-
ation. Your honorable body will notice that a number of the beneficiaries receive a
pittance of ten (§10) dollars per month, a sum of itself insufficient to support an infirm ex-
empt fireman. In such cases, those receiving this small amount are engaged in some light
calling or they are receiving help from some other quarter. Three of them, for instance,
being Mexican war veterans, are in receipt of a small pension from the Federal Govern-
ment. Judging from appearances, it is safe to conclude .that there will be no immediate
EXEMPT FIREMEN'S BELIEF FUND REPORT. 635
abatement of the demands on the fund, but owing to the rapidity with which we are dis-
appearing, the necessity for maintaining it cannot project itself far into the future. Under
existing conditions, however, we respectfully ask that it be maintained at the maximum
sum allowed by law for the present.
For details of our management and>xpenditure, and for names and ages of the bene-
ficiaries, and the companies of the old Volunteer Department in which each man served
and from which he became an exempt fireman, we refer you to the annexed tabulated
form. All of which is most
Kespectfully submitted,
JAMES O'DONNELT,,
Secretary.
636
REPORT OF THE EXEMPT
NAMES'OF BENEFICIARIES.
1 J
?
1
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Age in years ,.
Anderson, George ... .
No. 8 ....
69
Armitage, John
No. 3
72
Atkinson Francis
No. 10
64
Brougham John . .
No 9
68
Brown, Frederick. .
No. 11
67
Bigley, John
No 7
60
Bendit, Herman.
No. 6
58
Bente, Louis. . . .
No. 11
68
Byrne, Francis E ....
No 5
59
Blasdell, George E.
No °
63
Chase E. Jacob.
No 5
69
Crowley, Jeremiah F
No. 13
56
Cosgrove, B. J
No 4
53
Carson, John E
No 5
67
Cohn, Solomon S
H & L. No. 1
63
Crosby William
No 13
74
Devitt Edward
No 5
62
Degear, George
No 6
67
Dreyer, John
No. 8
! 65
Daly, Edward1
No. 13
61
Farrell, Michael
No 11
68
Greif, John
No 12
78
Griffing, George J2
H & L. No 3
59
Haley, Dennis J3
No 10
57
Hardens, Timothy F ...
No 6
: 72
Hentz, Augustus H ...
No 4
61
Hudson, Henry D
No 9
65
Harris, Mark4
H & L No 1
71
Heim, John G
No 10
63
Inglis, Francis Ps
No 10
G4
Korniker, Louis
No 2
69
Kelly.M.B6
No 4
66
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17 50
20 00
20 00
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127 00
17 50
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20 00
20 00
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2000
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23850
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1600
16 00
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18400
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16 00
16 00
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15 00
15 00
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15 00
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184 00
17 50
20 00
20 00
20 00
21 00
20 00
2000
20 00
20 00
20 00
20 00
20 00
238 50
20 00
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20 00
20 00
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241 00
15 00
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15 00
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15 00
15 00
45 00
17 50
20 00
20 00
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21 00
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20 00
20 00
20 00
2000
238 50
17 50
20 00
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20 00
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20 00
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20 00
238 50
15 00
15 00
15 00
17 00
15 00
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15 00
75 00
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60 00
20 00
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21 00
20 00
20 00
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20 00
20 00
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23850
10 00
10 00
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10 00
1000
10 00
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10 00
10 00
120 00
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15 00
105 00
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20 00
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21 00
20 00
20 00
20 00
20 00
20 00
20 00
20 00
241 00
17 50
20 UO
20 00
20 00
21 00
2000
20 00
20 00
20 00
20 00
20 00
20 00
238 50
15 00
15 00
30 CO
15 00
15 CO
17 50
20 00
20 00
20 00
21 00
20 00
20 00
' 20 00
20 00
2000
20 CO
20 00
238 50
25 00
25 00
25 CO
25 00
2500
25 00
25 00
25 00
25 00
25 00
25 00
25 CO
30000
20 00
20 00
20 00
20 00
21 00
20 00
20 00
20 00
20 00
20 00
2500
25 CO
241 00
20 00
20 00
20 00
20 00
21 00
25 00
25 CO
25 00
25 00
201 00
20 CO
21 00
20 00
20 00
20 00
20 00
20 60
20 00
20 00
181 00
15 00
15 00
15 00
15 00
15 00
75 00
15 00
16 00
16 00
15 00
1700
15 00
15 00
15 00
15 00
1500
15 00
1500
184 00
17 50
17 50
633
REPORT OF THE EXEMPT
NAMES OF BENEFICIARIES.
O
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33
X
3
Age in years
Kohn, Joseph S7
No. 1
66
Levy Louis . ....
No. 11
63
No. 5
66
No 3
79
McDermott, William8
No. 5
66
Mordecai, Isaac T . . '
No. 14
63
McClellan, D. D
No. 6
76
McCarthy Timothy
No. 5
59
Muihlig William
No. 11
71
Mount William ....
No. 10
72
Oakley Oliver B9
No. 3 ...
81
No. 8
66
O'Neill Thomas
No. 13
66
O'Brien Dennis10
No. 1
57
O'Hara, Wm. G
Hose No. 2
56
O'Brien Patrick A
No. 4
68
No. 4 ..
75
Payson D W
No. 9
67
Prairo J M
No. 14
63
No 2
73
H & L. No 1
67
No. 6
57
Sullivan Daniel M ...
No 10
54
Stanton Geo W'2
Xo 6
64
No. 3
60
No 11
72
No. 11
63
Sproul James A15
No 10
62
No 1 6
61
Shields Thomas J's
No 7
56
Titus John T17
No. 6
65
Tennent, Thomas
No. 12
75
FIREMEN'S RELIEF FUND.
639
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$2000
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$2100
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$208 50
20 00
20 03
20 00
20 CO
21 00
2000
20 00
20 00
20 00
20 00
2000
2000
241 00
15 00
16 00
16 00
15 00
17 00
15 00
15 00
15 00
15 00
15 00
15 00
15 00
184 00
17 50
17 50
17 50
17 50
17 50
1750
17 50
17 50
17 50
17 50
17 50
17 50
210 00
15 00
15 00
15 00
15 00
15 00
75 00
15 00
1600
1603
1500
1700
1500
15 00
15 00
15 00
15 00
15 00
15 00
18400
17 50
20 CO
20 00
20 00
21 00
20 00
20 00
20 00
2000
20 00
2000
2000
23850
17 50
20 00
20 00
20 00
21 00
20 00
20 00
20 00
20 00
20 00
2000
20 00
238 50
10 00
12 00
12 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
124 CO
17 50
17 50
2000
17 50
2000
17 50
20 00
17 50
21 00
17 50
20 00
17 50
20 00
17 50
20 00
17 50
20 00
17 50
20 00
17 50
20 00
20 00
238 50
175 00
25 00
25 CO
25 00
25 00
25 00
25 00
25 03
25 00
25 00
25 00
2500
2500
300 00
15 00
15 00
16 00
16 00
16 OJ
16 00
15 00
15 00
17 00
17 00
15 00
15 00
15 00
15 00
15 00
15 00
15 00
15 00
1500
15 00
18400
124 00
15 00
16 00
16 00
15 00
15 00
17 00
17 00
15 CO
15 00
15 00
15 00
15 00
15 00
15 00
15 00
15 00
15 00
15 00
15 00
15 00
15 00
184 00
137 00
17 50
20 00
20 CO
20 00
77 50
10 00
1000
10 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
10 03
10 00
10 00
10 00
10 CO
10 00
120 00
17 53
20 00
20 00
20 00
21 CO
20 00
20 00
20 CO
20 00
20 00
20 00
20 00
238 50
10 00
12 00
12 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
15 00
10 00
15 00
10 00
15 00
10 00
15 00
10 00
15 00
10 00
20 03
10 00
20 00
124 00
115 CO
20 00
20 00
20 00
2000
20 00
20 00
120 00
20 00
15 00
15 00
17 00
15 00
15 00
15 00
1500
15 00
15 00
15 00
152 CO
20 00
15 00
16 00
16 00
15 00
17 GJ
79 00
15 03
15 00
16 00
16 00
16 00
16 00
15 00
15 00
17 00
17 00
15 00
15 00
15 00
15 CO
20 00
20 00
20 00
20 00
20 00
2C9 00
109 00
15 00
20 00
35 00
15 00
:5 00
15 00
15 00
17 00
15 00
15 00
1500
15 00
15 00
15 00
15 00
167 00
15 03
17 50
20 CO
20 00
20 00
77 50
10 00
12 00
12 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
10 CO
10 00
10 CO
10 00
10 CO
124 00
640
KEPORT OP THE EXEMPT
NAMES OF BENEFICIARIES.
3
3
Company Exempt
i
Age in years
H. &L
No 1
61
Van Orden David T
No 1 .
72
Valencia Estoquio
No. 13
69
Wood Henry
H & L
No 1
59
No 8
65
Wilson Charles. .
No. 10
Whiting M . S
No. 3
72
Walsh Cornelius18
No 8
66
Wilkins, B. P
H. &L.
No. 3
65
Wilson Charles Carroll
No 5
66
No. 8
63
Totals
I
•Died June 22, 1897.
2Died January 2-1, 1897.
3 Died July 13, 1896.
"Died March 26, 1897.
5Died May 6, 1897.
6Dropped August 11, 1896.
'Died May 4, 1897.
"Died November 13, 1896.
"Died May 7, 1897.
FIREMEN'S RELIEF FUND.
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$1500
$15 00
$45 00
17 50
2000
2000
2000
21 00
20 00
20 00
20 00
2000
20 00
20 00
20 00
23850
17 50
20 00
20 00
20 00
21 00
2000
20 00
20 00
2000
20 00
20 00
20 00
23850
15 00
16 00
16 00
15 00
17 CO
1500
1500
15 CO
15 00
15 00
15 00
15 00
184 00
17 50
15 00
15 00
15 00
17 00
15 00
15 00
15 00
15 00
15 00
1500
1500
184 50
17 50
20 00
2000
20 00
21 00
2000
20 00
20 00
20 00
20 00
198 50
1000
10 00
10 00
1000
10 00
1000
1000
1000
10 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
120 00
15 00
15 CO
15 00
15 00
17 00
15 CO
1500
!07 00
1000
15 00
15 00
15 00
17 00
15 00
15 00
15 00
15 00
15 00
1500
15 00
177 00
17 50
20 00
20 00
20 00
21 00
20 CO
20 00
20 00
20 00
20 00
20 00
20 00
23850
10 00
10 00
12 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
1000
1000
10 CO
15 00
15 00
132 00
"Dropped March 10, 1897
"Died October 30, 1896.
12Died July 25, 1896.
18Died November 30, 1896.
14Dropped February 10, 1897.
18Died August 20, 1896.
"Died August 24, 1896.
"Died October 16, 1896.
"Dropped February 10, 1897.
642 EXEMPT FIREMEN'S BELIEF FUND REPORT.
RECAPITULATION.
Total amouut awarded to seventy-five beneficiaries during fiscal year
1896-97 $11,94550
Ordered paid for demand books, printing, postals, envelopes and postage
stamps as per bill rendered August 11, 1896 , 23 75
Ordered paid for demand books and United States postage stamps in June,
1897, as per bill rendered ... 17 50
Total $11,986 75
Amount paid beneficiaries §11,945 50
Ordered paid for demand books, etc., etc 41 25
Total $11,986 75
Balance in fund to credit of Board, July 1, 1897 21 95
§12,008 70
Cash in fund on July 1, 1896, from fiscal year 1895-96 $8 70
Appropriations for fiscal year 1896-97 12,000 00
$12,008 70
Balance to credit of Board §21 95
NOTK.— Jacob M. Smith is included among the deaths; he died July 13, 1896, and was
classed as a beneficiary, having been on the roll in 1895-96 as such, but received no relief
award during the present fiscal year (1896-97), having died before the first month thereof
expired. He was exempt from " Knickbocker" Engine Company No. 5, and was in his
eighty-ninth year.
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
SAN FBANCISCO, August 1, 1897.
To the Honorable the Board of Supervisors
Of the City and County of San Francisco —
GENTLEMEN : I have the honor to submit, in accordance with law and
with Resolution No. 16,412 (Third Series), my annual report for the fiscal
year ending June 30, 1897.
Very Kespectfully,
WILLIAM BRODERICK,
City and County Auditor.
DEMANDS AUDITED DURING THE FISCAL YEAR 1896-97,
ENDING JUNE 30, 1897.
ON THE GENERAL FUND.
ADVERTISING FOR—
Auditor $328 02
Board of Supervisors 1,705 02
City and County Attorney 77 50
Sheriff 36 00
Tax Collector 384 10
Treasurer . . 1 207 45
Amount carried forward $3,738 09
644 AUDITOR'S REPORT.
Amount brought forward $3,738 09
ALMS HOUSE* —
Blacksmithing $265 30
Brass work 32 96
Brick and cement 434 58
Brooms and brushes 8 00
Buggy 200 00
Carpenter work 2,095 00
Carpets 61 16
Construction of steam laundry 3,170 00
Crockery and glassware 85 80
Drugs, medicines, etc 712 96
Dry goods and clothing 3,712 74
Electrical material 177 29
Forage 2,063 65
Fuel 6,137 51
Furniture 390 90
Garden seeds 133 45
Groceries and provisions 28,648 41
Hardware 1,761 46
Harness and repairs 237 50
Horse keeping 55 00
Horseshoeing 258 00
Horses 725 00
Ice 86 58
Incidentals 51 00
Kitchen furniture 35 75
Labor ... 98 50
Laying stone floor . 383 75
Leather and findings 709 27
Lumber and millwork 2,065 52
Patent chimney 6915
Painting and material 558 39
Plumbing, etc 50 88
Repairs to boiler, engines, etc 817 85
Repairs to vehicles 50 70
Rubber goods 18 00
Salaries of employees 17,475 58
Stationery and printing 139 85
Telephone service 9387
Wines and liquors 582 69
74,654 00
Carried forward $78,392 09
*$5,500 transferred from Alms House account to Hospital account.
AUDITOR'S REPORT. 645
Amount brought forward $78,392 09
ASSESSMENT EOLL —
Computing penalties on taxes due and
delinquent $1,641 00
Computing 20 per cent] raise and extend-
ing tax 8,738 50
Computing amount ic excess of collec-
tion by Assessor 1,343 60
Examining, adding valuations P. P. and
R. E. Rolls 3,120 15
Experting tax rebates and services on
R. E. redemptions 1,817 59
16,660 84
BURIAL OF INDIGENT DEAD —
Almshouse $359 48
Health Office 1,463 00
Hospital 489J06
Morgue 689 J70
3,001 24
CITY CEMETERY IMPROVEMENT —
Head-boards 494 65
CITY AND COUNTY ATTORNEY'S CONTINGENT
EXPENSES —
Transcribing testimony 354 45
CLERKS OF BOARD OF EQUALIZATION 625 00
COLLECTION OF DELINQUENT TAXES —
Printing and stationery 181 50
CORONER'S EXPENSES —
Chemical analyses $950 00
Drugs 2250
Horse keeping 300 00
Incidentals 823 50
Transportation 75 00
2,171 00
Carried forward $101,88077
646 AUDITOR'S REPORT.
Amount brought forward $10 1,880 77
COUNTY JAIL No. 2 —
Blacksmithing and iron work $100 90
Crockery and glassware 18 70
Drugs, medicines and surgical instru-
ments 478 55
Dry goods and clothing 852 56
Forage 2,263 83
Furniture 15 00
Groceries 223 90
Hardware 149 67
Harness and repairs 384 40
Horse-shoeing 541 85
Locksmithing 310
Paints, oils and glass 9181
Plumbing 5 00
Rent of water filter 2750
Repairs to vehicles 91 25
Salaries 16,291 65
Stationery and printing 82 40
Seeds 20 00
Subsistence of prisoners '. . . 20,345 87
Telephone service 136 41
Wire screen for prison van 29 75
42,154 10
COUNTY JAIL No. 3 —
Blacksmithing $33 95
Cement, lime, etc 33 83
Conveying pupils to Whittier Reform
School 39 20
Crockery and glassware 20 15
Drugp, medicines, etc 529 96
Forage 11 75
Groceries 72 91
Hardware 18 55
Horseshoeing 30 00
Locksmithing 4 25
Maintenance of pupils at Magdalen Asy-
lum 8,514 50
Carried forward $9,309 05 $144,034 87
AUDITOK'S REPORT. 647
Amount brought forward $9,309 05 $144,034 87
Maintenance of pupils at Preston School
of Industry, lone, Gal 2,54760
Maintenance of pupils at Whittier Re-
form School ... 7,172 08
Repairs to sewing machine 2 65
Salaries 5,11500
Telephone service 83 52
Transportation 39 25
Wines and liquors 80 00
24,349 15
COURT ORDERS, MISCELLANEOUS 410 65
DUPONT STREET WIDENING 469 19
EXAMINATION OF INSANE PERSONS 5,102 50
FINANCE COMMITTEE EXPENSES, BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS —
Salary of expert $2,754 95
Salary of clerk 660 00
Typewriting 25 00
3,439 95
FISH AND GAME WARDEN —
Expenses $175 00
Salary 600 00
775 00
FIRE ALARM AND APPARATUS, MATERIAL AND
RECONSTRUCTION —
Brass work $98 00
Cement 78 50
Doors and boxes for Signal Service 1,630 60
Drugs and chemicals 53 07
Electrical material 1,994 76
Fuel 43 55
Furniture 25 05
Hardware 603 30
Harness and repairs 94 50
Horse-keeping and hire 413 00
Carried forward $5,034 33 $178,581 31
648 AUDITOR'S REPORT.
Amount brought forward $5,034 33 $178,581 31
Horseshoeing, etc 17 50
Groceries and provisions 6 70
Incidentals 26 47
Iron work 118 12
Lumber and mill-work 196 13
Milling machine 304 50
Paints, oils and glass 212 16
Plumbing 74 65
Printing and stationery 98 70
Repairs to vehicles 267 95
Rubber goods 15 18
Salaries 870 50
Telegraph polep, hauling and storage . . 349 00
Telephone service 49 50
Time furnished 225 00
Washing 24 75
Wire 1,381 61
9,272 75
FIRE ALARM AND POLICE TELEGRAPH —
Drugs and chemicals $14 21
Electrical material 71963
Fuel 20 50
Hardware 32 10
Harness and repairs 109 55
Horse-keeping and hire 240 50
Horse-shoeing 22 50
Lumber 264 00
Paints, oils and glass 18 70
Printing and stationery 78 50
Repairs to vehicles 172 75
Salaries 8,174 98
Time furnished 75 00
Telephone service 18 00
9,960 92
FIRE ALARM AND POLICE TELEGRAPH SAL-
ARIES—
Superintendent $2,200 00
Operators 4, 100 80
Repairers 1.1CO 00
7,400 80
Carried forward $205,215 78
AUDITOR'S REPORT. 649
Amount brought forward $205,2 15 78
FIRE DEPARTMENT LEAVE OP ABSENCE — 8,675 65
FIRE DEPARTMENT APPARATUS, HOSE AND
HOUSES —
Adjustable muzzle, patent $615 00
Architect's services 1,495 21
Axle grease 88 25
Badges H 00
Blacksmithing 632 83
Boiler material and labor 237 71
Brass work, etc 1,907 43
Brushes and brooms 78 55
Cement, lime, etc 229 46
Compromise suit against City, lot on
McAllister street 750 00
Constructing sewer 10 00
Drugs, medicines, etc 741 81
Dry goods, etc 20 97
Electrical material • 1,021 90
Engines 16,650 00
Erecting house, Ellis street, near Gough. 5,938 00
Erecting Engine House No. 10 6,860 95
Erecting Truck House No. 3 15,343 75
Forage 13,420 17
Fuel 2,68858
Furniture 1,376 00
Gas stove, etc 1447
Groceries 263 82
Hardware 7,71870
Harness and repairs 1,400 85
Horses 4,390 00
Horse keeping 180 GO
Horse shoeing 3,241 00
Hose 2,034 71
Hydrants 13,286 19
Hydrants, set and reset 10,380 00
Ironwork 1,03839
Ice 9 15
Lamps, repairs, etc 240 50
Lumber and mill work 5,312 77
Machine?, etc. . 3,387 73
Carried forward.. ... $123,01885 $213,89143
650 AUDITOR'S REPORT.
Amount brought forward $123,018 85 $213,801 43
Metal polish 180 CO
Painting, paints, oils, etc 1,905 05
Patent chimneys 16 60
Pattern work 90517
Plastering Engine House No. 15 15 00
Plumbing, etc 730 98
Power furnished Corporation Yard 396 75
Repairs to Engine House No. 2 3,915 00
Repairs to Engine House No. 6 300 25
Removing and raising houses 144 00
Repairs to rolling stock 91 25
Rents 985 00
Rubber goods 283 31
Springs 217 32
Stationery and printing 165 20
Telegraph operator 180 00
Telephone service 1,420 16
Wagons, etc 3, 106 27
Wheelwright 180 00
138,156 16
FIRE DEPARTMENT, MATERIAL AND RUNNING
EXPENSES —
Architects' services on engine houses $94 70
Axle grease 37011
Blacksmithing 6,615 02
Boiler maker 1,011 00
Brass and copper work 1;763 68
Bricklayer, etc 128 CO
Brooms, brushes, etc ] 13 75
Carpenter work 10,924 00
Cement, lime and brick 158 29
Disinfectants 40 00
Drugs, medicines, etc. .. . 57626
Dry goods 13 95
Electrical material 351 65
Electrical power 127 80
Grrading engine lot }20 00
Groceries, etc 108 31
Forage 9,675 04
Freight 37 15
Carried forward $32,22871 $352,04759
AUDITOR'S REPORT. 651
Amount brought forward $32,228 71 $352,047 59
Fuel 2,436 13
Furniture 69244
Hardware 3,733 20
Harness and repairs 2,046 50
Horse keeping- •. 550 00
Horse shoeing. 4,458 75
Hose 233.00
Hostler and assistants 4,040 30
Hydrant?, set and re-set 4,995 56
Hydrant valves 97 43
Incidentals . 46 50
Iron work 364 32
Janitor 666 00
Labor in Corporation Yard 4,459 75
Lamps and repairs 205 75
Leather 371 65
Lumber and mill work 2,740 35
Machinist and helpers 11,726 10
Metal polish 177 25
Oils and glass 1,75077
Painter and helper 2,003 71
Patent chimneys 105 60
Pattern work 952 73
Plumbing, etc 2,26614
Printing and stationery 566 10
Removing buildings from Ellis street 297 00
Rents 794 50
Repairing engine house 326 09
Repairing heater. 109 17
Repairs to rolling stock 288 73
Rubber goods 3,598 02
Salary of assistant clerk 1,50000
Savogran 6 03
Sewing machine material ... 7 65
Soap sponges 31 07
Springs 35323
Teamster and hauling 714 12
Telegraph operator 810 00
Telephone service 2,65692
Tinner and tinning 1,298 00
Watchman . . 750 00
Carried forward $97,455 27 $352,047 59
652 AUDITOR'S REPORT.
Amount brought forward $97, 455 27 $352,047 59
Wagon material 519 20
Wheelwright, etc 1,317 50
Superintendent of Engines ,
Assistant Superintendent of Engines . . .
Sub. engineer and machinist
Clerk of Fire Commission
Clerk of Corporation Yard
Carpenter
,650 00
,540 00
,540 00
,650 00
,375 00
,100 00
99,291 97
FIRE DEPARTMENT PENSION FUND — 10,455 20
FIRE DEPARTMENT RELIEF FUND 500 00
FIRE DEPARTMENT SALARIES —
Chief Engineer $2,81721
Assistant Chief Engineer 2,200 00
District Engineers. 6,600 00
Drayman 990 00
Driver of monitor battery 1,816 50
Hydrantmen 1,980 00
Messenger and janitor 825 00
Watchman 825 00
Veterinary surgeon 660 00
Relief engineers 6,160 00
Employes of engines 236,304 40
Employes of hook and ladder companies. 49,940 15
Employes of chemical engines 29,187 10
Employes of water tower 3,355 00
352,515 36
FOURTH OF JULY APPROPRIATION 3,000 00
GAS INSPECTOR'S EXPENSES —
Salary $1,650 00
Expenses 7650
1,726 50
GRAND JURY EXPENSES —
Carriage hir* $179 00
Copying 4950
Carried forward $22850 $819,53662
AUDITOR'S REPORT. 653
Amount brought forward $228 50 $819,536 62
Expert services 550 15
Incidentals 31 20
Meals 4 85
Printing and stationery 105 45
Social evils (investigating) 46 90
Stenographer 66 05
1,033 10
HEALTH DEPARTMENT, EXPENSES —
Advertising $41 18
Analyzing 11 00
Badges 75 50
Brooms, brushes, etc 34 80
Carpet cleaning, etc 271 90
Carriage, buggy hire and horse-keeping. . 1,300 00
Copying press. 12 50
Drugs and medicines 2,50692
Dry goods 158 65
Expressage 11 90
Filling in lot at Ocean View 28000
Forage Ill 33
Framing resolutions, etc 54 60
Furniture. 337 17
Hardware 144 59
Harness 160 20
Horses 350 00
Horse-shoeing 35 00
Incidentals 391 76
Locksmithing, etc 6 50
Lumber .< 41 72
Medical treatment 104 00
Milk testers 59 85
Paints, oils and^glass 2 10
Photographing Chinatown, etc 272 25
Plumbing and repairing 160 40
Printing, stationery and postage stamps. 3,801 48
Reporting and transcribing testimony. . . 10 20
Rents 592 35
Rubber goods 32 75
Salaries.. 44,480 44
Services as guard 20 00
Carried forward $55,873 04 $820,569 72
654 AUDITOR'S REPORT.
Amount brought forward $55,873 04 $820,569 72
Stenographing, etc 284 25
Stoves and oils 43 05
Subscription to papers 43 95
Telephone service 712 92
Thermometers 48 55
Transportation 784 10
Type-writing machine, etc 122 50
Vehicles and repairs 1,312 00
Washing 18 00
Water 25 50
, 59,267 86
HEALTH DEPARTMENT, JAILS AND PRISONS —
Disinfectants $190 00
Drugs and medicines. 801 13
Harness and repairs 35 00
Incidentals 8 25
Salaries 550 00
Telephone service 22 05
Washing 47 S18
1,653 71
HEALTH DEPARTMENT, QUARANTINE —
Boat hire $8 00
Furniture 5 75
Rents 440 00
Repairs. 89 36
Reporting vessels -240 00
Salaries 5,445 00
Station ry and printing 31 50
Supplies 387 41
Telephone service 198 23
Water 58 00
6,903 25
HEAJLIH DEPARTMENT, SMALLPOX HOSPITAL —
Clothing $179 95
Crockery aud glassware 8 00
Drugs and medicines 314 25
Forage 36 45
Carried forward $>38 65 $888,394 54
AUDITOR'S REPORT. 655
Amount brought forward $53865 $888,39454
Fuel 412 95
Horse 50 00
Incidentals 8 33
Kitchen furniture 36 35
Plumbing . . . 20 00
Printing and stationery ... 36 75
Provisions 35 57
Rubber hose 7 50
Salaries 2,308 80
Telephone service 85 43
3,540 33
HEALTH DEPARTMENT, RECEIVING HOSPITAL —
Disinfectants $9 00
Dry goods and clothing 173 67
Drugs and medicines. 1,536 73
Hardware 11431
lea 33 30
Printing and stationery 76 04
Repairs to instruments 725
Salaries 6,075 00
Subsistence 60000
Telephone service 242 09
Washing. . . 480 00
9,347 39
HORSE KEEPING, PRISON VAN 600 00
HOSPITAL EXPENSES, CITY AND COUNTY- -
Brick, lime and cement $21 25
Brooms, brushes, etc 67 37
Cro:-kery and glassware 20863
Drugs, medicines and surgical instru-
ments 6,316 31
Dry goods 2,424 13
Electrical material 31 70
Forage 747 87
Fuel 3,848 75
Furniture and carpets 383 88
Groceries and provisions 29,546 19
Hardware 808 32
Harness and repairs 1 12 10
Carried forward $i4,516 50 $901,882 26-
656 AUDITOR'S REPORT.
Amount brought forward $4=4,516 50 $901,882 26
Hauling and expressage 737 75
Horse and buggy hire 52 00
Horse-shoeing 205 75
Ice 256 11
Incidentals 9 75
Kitchen furniture 8835
Lumber and mill- work 338 94
New bulkhead 89 00
Paints, oils, etc 192 47
Patent chimney 26 90
Plumbing, etc 2,046 13
Printing and stationery 844 75
Rent of filter 6 00
Rent of typewriter 22 50
Repairs to boiler, etc .... 473 75
Repairs to sewers 1,626 46
Repairs to vehicles 541 15
Rubber goods Ill 16
Salaries 28,605 35
Seed 5 00
Telephone service 189 37
Wines, liquors, etc 1,82398
82,809 12
HOSPITAL REPAIRS —
Brickwork $75 00
Carpenter work 1,973 20
Hardware 98 83
Iron work 72 00
Lumber and mill work 917 29
Painting and whitening 1,57000
Plumbing, etc 3,228 95
Repairing concrete floor .... 480 00
Repairing machinery 624 70
Repairing sewers 979 10
10,019 07
INTERMENT OF HONORABLY DISCHARGED Ex-
UNIOH SOLDIERS AND SAILORS 1,650 00
Carried forward.. $996,36045
AUDITOR'S REPORT. 657
Amount brought forward $996,360 45
JUDGMENTS —
Thos. O'Brien, vs. City and County of
San Francisco 127 40
JURY EXPENSES IN CRIMINAL CASES —
Meals furnished . 1,37130
JURY AND WITNESS FEES, CRIMINAL CASES —
Grand jurors $7,35200
Trial jurors 46,070 00
53,422 00
JUSTICES' CLERK AND ATTENDANT. . 2,090 00
LAW LIBRARY EXPENSES —
Electrical material $4 80
Salaries 2,970 00
Stationery 297 51
3,272 31
LICENSE COLLECTORS' BLANKS, TAGS AND
NUMBERS 2,073 20
MAYOR'S CONTINGENT EXPENSES 1,800 00
MAYOR'S TYPEWRITER 660 00
MILITARY ROLL, COPYING OF 1(500 00
MONEY PAID IN ERROR AND REFUNDED. . 781 24
MUNICIPAL REPORT EXPENSES —
Chief of Police $31 50
Expert 20 00
Gas Inspector 8 00
Sheriff 13 50
Superintendents of Streets, Highways and
Squares 51 00
Supervisors, Board of 7,800 94
7,924 94
Carried forward ; $1,071,3&2 84
42
658 AUDITOR'S REPORT.
Amount brought forward $1,071,382 84
OFFICIAL MAP OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF
SAN FRANCISCO 7,000 00
POLICE COURT FINES COLLECTED AND PAID
TO —
Golden Gate Park $130 00
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals 480 00
610 00
POLICE DEPARTMENT BENTS. ETC 8,295 63
POLICE DEPARTMENT, SALARIES —
Captains $9,768 00
Clerk to Chief 1,628 00
Corporals 15,180 00
Detectives 20,07770
Fines and contributions to Police Relief
and Pension Fund 13,977 33
Lieutenants 7,590 00
Police officers 517,879 49
Property Clerk 1,628 00
Sergeants. . 56,074 30
644,402 &2
POLICE MOUNTED —
Harness and repairs $144 00
Horses 850 00
Horse keeping 1,972 50
Horse shoeing 497 50
Forage 1,487 64
4,951 64
POLICE PATROL EXPENSES —
Brooms, brushes, etc $6 30
Buggies 225 00
Carpets and cleaning 46 20
Drugs, medicines, etc 129 94
Carried forward $407 44 $1,736,642
AUDITOR'S REPORT 659
Amount brought forward $407 44 $1,736,612 93
Forage 1,376 46
Groceries .... 44 03
Harness and repairs 1,273 65
Hauling and expressage 32 00
Horses . 1,145 00
Horse keeping and hire 9,064 44
Horse shoeing and clipping 1,16640
Iron work 314 40
Lamps and repairs 77 00
Motive power 20 00
Paints and oils 49 25
Plumbing, etc 32 40
Rents 544 00
Repairs to vehicles 1,400 90
Rubber goods 148 45
Salaries 12,959 00
Stationery, etc 4 75
Sundries 25 19
Telephone service 1,620 00
31,704 76
POLICE STATION (JSfiw) —
Architect's services $150 00
Construction of New Station 3,590 00
Furniture, etc.\ 174 20
Hardware 191 49
Locksmithing 207 50
Lumber and mill work 563 12
Paints and oils 67 85
Safe 55 00
4,999 16
POLICE TELEGRAPH EXPENSES —
Blue stone $18202
Electrical material 58 00
Hauling and storing poles 35 40
Horse keeping and hire 695 00
Horse shoeing 55 85
Motive power 236 CO
Salaries 5,813 80
Telephone service 20 00
Wire 369 18
7,465 25
Carried forward $1,780,812 10
660 AUDITOR'S REPORT.
Amount brought forward , . . $1,780,812 10
PRISONERS, SUBSISTENCE or —
City Prison f 5,898 71
County Jails, Nos. 1 and 3 30,845 66
36,744 37
PUBLIC BUILDINGS, FUEL —
Engine room.. $3,72463
Police station. 651 48
Public buildings .. 3,313 48
7,689 59
PUBLIC BUILDINGS, FURNITURE AND REPAIRS —
City Hall $17,204 05
City Prisons 209 79
County Jails 11915
17,532 99
PUBLIC BUILDINGS, LIGHTING —
City Hall $32,41846
County Jails 1,206 95
Engine houses 5, 119 37
Fire alarm 588 15
Food stations 610 06
Police stations 5,01484
44,987 83
RECORDER'S NEWSPAPERS 15 55
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REGISTRATION AND ELECTION EXPENSES —
Advertising $7,07359
Assistant clerks 45.438 39
Attorney fees 5,117 06
Ballot boxes 110 25
Building and repairing booths 7, 199 05
Candle?, lamps, etc 145 75
Carfare fa 20
Carriage and horse hire 408 50
Cleaning rooms, etc 125 05
Carried forward $65,713 84 $1,887,782 43
AUDITOR'S REPORT. 661
Amount brought forward $65,71384 $1,887,78243
Delivering and returning ballot boxes. . . 900 00
Directory. 5 00
Dry goods 12 87
Expressage 5 00
Furniture 2,12095
Hardware 68 47
Incidentals 77 13
Inspectors, Clerks, Judges, etc 82,744 91
Insurance 80 00
Lumber and carpenter work 626 10
Paper boxes. 7 88
Paper and printing ballots 10,448 15
Postage stamps 785 15
Printing and binding lists of voters 21,625 87
Printing and posting proclamation bills. ! 88 00
Printing and stationery 2,765 93
Rent of registration and precinct places. 4,834 25
Rent for storing election booths 600 00
Rubber stamps 311 50
Surveying 100 feet at polling places 300 00
Taking down and storing election booths 1,199 50
Telephone service 167 68
Typewriting 68 60
195,556 78
REPAIRS TO JAIL No. 1 —
Blacksmithing $44 50
Carpets 30 38
Dry goods 29 25
Gas ranges 28 00
Hardware 163 75
Locksmithing 140 45
Lumber 94 40
Paints and oils 139 45
Plumbing, etc 279 28
949 46
REPORTERS' EXPENSES BY COURT ORDERS —
Boys' and Girls' Aid Society. $12,125 00
Carried forward. . $12,135 00 $2,084,288 67
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
Amount brought forward $12,125 00 $2J(84,283 67
Police Court, Department 1 5,211 60
" " " 2 7,008 10
" ' •• •« 3 4,238 00
" " " 4 4,911 30
Superior Court, Department 1 110 00
2 1,325 75
« •• '< 3. 50 00
4 25 00
" " '< 5 293 00
6 5,903 75
7 284 50
8 878 00
" " 10 20 00
11 4,982 60
12... 5,401 25
52,767 85
SALARY or —
Assessor $3,66663
Assessor's Deputies 23,250 00
Assessor's Extra Deputies 62,427 20
Auditor's Deputies and Clerks 7,579 99
City and County Attorney 4,583 26
City and County Attorney's Assis-
tants, Clerks and Messenger. ... 13,750 00
Coroner 3,66663
Coroner's autopsy physician, sten-
ographer, extra clerks and janitor. 12,100 00
County Clerk's Deputies 87,670 83
County Clerk's Copyists 28,551 00
Court Interpreters 6,87074
District Attorney 4,58326
District Attorney's Assistants and
Clerks 14,850 00
Engineers, Fireman and Elevator
Conductors and Watchmen 8,983 35
Gardeners 4,11,750
License Collector, Deputies and
Clerks 31,639 15
Mayor 2,750 00
Mayor's Clerk 2,750 00
Carried forward $323,789 54 $2, 137,056 52
AUDITOK'S REPORT. 663
Amount brought forward $323,789 54 $2,137,056 52
Salary of Police Court Judges (4) 14,666 52
" Prosecuting Attorneys (4) 11,000 00
Prosecuting Attorneys' Clerks (4). . 5,500 00
Bailiffs (4) 4,400 00
Police, Chief of 3,37713
Police Commissioners (3) 4,950 00
Porters and janitors 22,65498
" Recorder's Deputies, Mortgage
Clerk and Messenger 6,32500
Recorder's Folio Clerks 24,25536
Registrar of Voters 3,60000
" Registrar of Voters' Clerks and
Messenger 3,000 00
" Sheriff' s counsel fees 1,65000
Sheriff's Under Sheriff 2,200 00
Sheriff's Bookkeeper and Deputies . 52,600 00
" Matron of County Jail and Driver
of Prison Van 3 ,465 00
" Superior Judges 24,000 CO
Superior Judges' Secretary 1,800 00
Superintendent of Common Schools. 3,66663
" Superintendent of Common Schools'
Deputy 2,000 00
Secretary of Board of Education. . 2,200 00
Superintendent of Streets, High-
ways and Squares 3,666 63
" Superintendent of Streets' Deputies. 26,05996
Supervisors 13,20000
Supervisors' Deputy Clerk, Assist-
ant Clerks and Sergeant-at-arms 9,255 00
' ' Surveyor 458 15
Tax Collector's Deputies 9,350 00
Tax Collector's Clerks 36,58765
" Treasurer's Deputies 7,97500
625,652 55
SAN FRANCISCO BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION. . . 5,000 00
SPECIAL COUNSEL 4,600 00
TAXES KEFUNDED . . 833 78
Carried forward $2,773,142 85
664 AUDITOR'S REPORT.
Amount brought forward $2,773,142 85
URGENT NECESSITY EXPENSES —
Appropriation Guatemala Exposition. . . . $1,000 00
Assistant Clerk Board of Supervisors. ... 45 00
Auctioneers' services for Mayor 128 00
Barber supplies, Jail No. 1 16 50
Books, bound and blocked, Mayor 375 00
Car fare, Board of Equalization 5 40
Car fare, messenger, City and County
Attorney . • 4365
Care of fountains 300 00
Carriage hire for witnesses, Superior
Court .' ] 5 00
Cleaning and painting police stations. . . 11 60
Conveying people to Glen Ellen 60 85
Conveying people to and from State's
Prisons 213 35
Conveying coin from Treasury 933 60
Coin bags for Treasury 2 75
Copying Delinquent Tax Rolls, for de-
linquent Tax Collector 1,861 15
Conversation of W. H. Cameron for in-
juries received (Fire Alarm and Police
Telegraph) 150 00
Compensation for loss of horse 100 00
Crockery and glassware for Jail No. 1.. 61 45
Destroying dogs ; 2,784 10
Directory for Superior Court, Dept. 7.. 5 00
Distributing and stamping Municipal
Reports 175 00
Dry goods for Jail No. 1 11 65
Dry goods, Head Janitor 4 50
Dry goods for City Prison 208 00
Dry goods for Coroner 75 60
Drugs for Coroner 108 80
Electrical material for Receiving Hospital 98 78
Expenses Head Janitor 240 00
Expenses Legislative Committee Board of
Supervisors 375 00
Expert services, District Attorney 110 00
Experting Assessment Rolls for Finance
Committee . . 120 00
Carried forward $9,63973 $2,773,14285
AUDITOR'S REPORT. 665
Amount brought forward $9,639 73 $2,773, 142 85
Exporting Bonds (Auditor) 100 00
Expressage on coin for Tax Collector. ... 45 05
Furniture and fittings, Milk Inspector's
office 485 00
Furnishing Abstract of Title for City and
County 75 00
Harness repairs for Coroner 84 00
Horse keeping for Coroner 260 00
Horse hire for License Collector 480 00
Horse hire for Supervisors 40 00
Horse hire for Sheriff 97 00
Horse and buggy hire for Assessor 628 50
Horse shoeing for Coroner 60 00
Horse shoeing and clipping for Sheriff. . . 64 00
Horses for Sheriff's van 287 75
Ice for public buildings 452 05
Incidental expenses, Board of Supervisors 70 55
Interpreter for Coroner 65 00
Interpreter Justices' Court.. 15 00
Interpreter Police Court 722 50
Interpreter Superior Court 140 00
Kitchen furniture for City Prison 23 60
Locksmithing for Jail No. 1 . . 11 50
Locksmithing for Sheriff 192 80
Locksmithing for Treasurer 15 00
Lumber for Police Department 133 63
Medical expert testimony, Superior Court 425 00
Medical expert testimony, Police Court. . 125 00
Money refunded, release of cows from
Pound 74 00
Money deposited, New Municipal Build-
ing 40 46
Paste for Supervisors 9 00
Photographing unknown dead 100 00
Plumbing, etc., for Jail No. 1 126 09
Plumbing work at City Prison 59 50
Plumbing work, Milk Inspector's office. 165 00
Plumbing and sewer work, City and
County Hospital « 632 90
Police clubs 100 00
Poll tax redeemed by the Assessor 510
Carried forward $16,049 71 $2,773,142 85
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
A-nount brought forward $16,049 71 $2,773,142 85
Recovering bodies from San Francisco
Bay 590 00
Redraughting maps in Recorder's office. . 450 00
Removing rubbish from engine houses.. 1,663 00
Sent of gas regulator 937 £0
Rent of Morgue 130 00
Rent of Public Pound 110 00
Repairs to City Prison 140 50
Repairs to Morgue wagon 129 60
Repairs to Receiving Hospital 229 20
Repairs to typewriting machine, District
Attorney 6 25
Repairing Sheriff's van, etc 73 15
Repairing and winding clock 55 00
Reporting Superior Court, Dept. 10 30 00
Rubber goods for Board of Supervisors. . 6 75
Salary of Treasurer, rebate clerks 2,235 9 3
Salary of typewriter, District Attorney . . 605 00
Serving subpoenas 216 35
Services of Veterinary Surgeon 120 00
Stamps for Assessor 179 80
Stamps for Sheriff 15 00
Stamps for Superior Court 17 50
Stamps for Board of Supervisors 20 00
Stamps for Tax Collector 20 00
Stenographer for Board of Supervisots. . 5 00
Subscription to papers for Assessor 39 00
Subscription to papers for Board of
Supervisors 196 00
Subscription to Guide for County Clerk 5 00
Telegrams for Board of Supervisors 28 26
Telephone service for Assessor 92 32
" Auditor 109 23
" Supervisors 138 68
City & County Att'y 16257
" City offices for June 481 90
County Clerk 249 15
" " Coroner 374 95
District Attorney.. 157 78
Delinquent Tax Col. 90 55
•« " License Collector.. 93 05
Carried forward. . .. $26,253 68 $2,773,142 85
AUDITOR'S REPORT. 667
Amount brought forward $26,253 68 $2,773,142 85
Telephone service for Mayor 132 06
Milk & Food Insp'r 1765
Police Department 2,364 27
" " Recorder , .. 106 47
" «• Reporters 149 16
Sheriff 554 02
" Supt. of Streets. . . 12326
Surveyor 69 09
" Tax Collector 119 32
" " Treasurer 81 42
Towel service for City Hall 335 00
Towel service for Harbor Police 6 00
Transportation, District Attorney 7 50
Transcribing testimony for City and
County Attorney 6440
Translating Chinese 50 00
Van for Sheriff 542 25
30,975 55
WATER FOR MUNICIPAL PURPOSES —
Computing and adding list of water rate
payers $730 00
Hydrants 171,680 00
Public buildings 41,908 77
Squares 7,941 11
Stenographers for Water Committee 485 CO
222,744 88
WITNESS EXPENSES 3,30140
DlSINTERMENT FUND 2>400 °°
DUPLICATE TAX FUND 527 07
EXEMPT FIREMEN'S RELIEF FUND 11,986 75
LIBRARY FUND —
Books, periodicals and newspapers. . $12, 169 89
Binding 3,336 34
Buildicg repairs, etc 51,290 13
Carried forward $17,796 36 $3,045,078 50
668 AUDITOK'S REPORT.
Amount brought forward $17,796 36 $3,045,078 50
Fuel for branch libraries ] 27 25
Gas light for branch libraries 303 42
Insurance 21 25
Printing and stationery 1,879 56
Rent of branch libraries 1,699 00
Salary of Librarian 2,400 00
Secretary 1,50000
" Assistant secretary 97385
Assistant librarians. 7,994 80
" Cataloguers 2,44145
Janitors 2,16000
Messengers 2,014 20
«' Employees of branch libraries.. . . 5,653 20
Supplies and incidentals 886 92
Telephone service 85 00
Expressman 750 00
Special officer 670 00
Substitutes 476 65
Elevatorman 380 00
Electric power 475 15
50,688 06
NEW CITY HALL FUND —
Salary of Architect $3,000 00
11 Commissioners 3,60000
" Draughtsmen 7,89454
4C Foreman of ironwork.. 1,42000
•' Foreman of brickwork 1,38500
" Messenger and janitor 840 00
Secretary 2,40000
11 Superintendent of works 3,00000
" Inspector of art and marble work. 1,600 00
Labor and material (as per contract) 144,847 85
169,987 39
NINETEENTH STREET EXTENSION FUND 3o 28
OVERPAYMENT PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX
FUND 163,714 67
Carried forward $3,429,503 90
AUDITOR'S REPORT. 669
Amount brought forward $3,429,503 90
PARK IMPROVEMENT FUND —
Architect's services $1,897 94
Bird feed 855 39
Bricks, Hme and cement 3,30262
Cases, etc., Museum 4,779 40
Condensing pumps and repairs 11,118 00
Exporting Books 100 00
Fuel 4,727 05
Gas and electric lights 348 30
Granite bridge 34,551 93
Hardware, hose, pipe, etc 4,202 85
Harness 585 95
Hay and grain 5.910 66
Horses 1,605 00
Insurance 240 00
Loam 21,58259
Labor 106,38970
Lumber 3,965 16
Marble arch 516 85
Miscellaneous supplies 5,309 35
Music 2,111 00
Paints and oils 3,026 84
Plants and seeds 3,260 20
Rolling stock and repairs 460 70
Salary of Superintendent 4,200 00
Salary of Secretary - 1,500 00
Salaries of policemen 15,065 27
Salaries of engineers 1,20670
Salaries of keepers of museum ... 2,715 25
Salary of curator of museum 1,200 00
Sprinkling Point Lobos avenue 1,166 55
Stationery 531 85
Surveying 84875
Telephone service 185 30
Veterinary Surgeon 193 40
— 249,660 55
POLICE CONTINGENT FUND —
Conveying prisoners, telegraphing, etc. ... $5,601 90
Photographing prisoners 775 50
6,377 40
Carried forward $3,685,54185
670
AUDITOR'S EEPOKT.
Amount brought forward $3,685,541 85
POLICE BELIEF AND PENSION FUND 29,086 66
POUND FEE FUND 975 00
POTRERO AVENUE EXTENSION FUND 519 20
PUBLIC BUILDING FUND 15,998 90
ROBINSON'S BEQUEST INTEREST FUND 2,264 30
STREET LIGHT FUND —
Gas light for streets $191,085 05
Electric lights for streets 101,443 49
Kepairs to lamps, pipes, etc 233 18
292,761 72
SCHOOL TEACHERS' ANNUITY AND RETIREMENT
FUND 9,336 97
TEACHERS' INSTITUTE FUND 951 35
UNAPPORTIONED FEE FUND 9,325 00
INTEREST ACCOUNTS —
Dupont street Bonds, 2,241 @ $35 each.. . $78,435 00
Park Improvement Bonds, 917 @ $30 each. 27,510 00
City Hall Construction Bonds, 378 @ $15
each 5,670 00
111,615 00
SINKING FUNDS —
Dupont street Bonds $399,160 74
Park Improvement Bonds, 1872-73 10,000 00
Park Improvement Bonds, 1874-75 58,000 00
City Hall Construction Bonds, 56 bonds
redeemed @ $500 and accrued interest,
$420 28,42000
Carried forward
495,580 74
$4,653,957 19
AUDITOR'S REPORT. 671
Amount brought forward $4,653,95719
SCHOOL FUND —
Advertising $253 09
Apparatus 1,191 72
Books 3,64553
Census Marshals 5.823 50
Erection of buildings 24,999 61
Fuel 5,28718
Furniture , , 18, 586 87
Incidentals 2,12887
Legal expenses 1,000 00
Lights 6,73603
Manual training 905 02
Mission high school 65,860 25
Permanent improvements 41,554 22
Postage : 330 00
Printing 2,785 57
Kents 1,41450
Eepairs 52,227 43
Salaries of teachers 795,432 72
Salaries of officers 8,097 60
Salaries of janitors 47,048 70
Salaries of shops 6,570 00
Stationery 5,13934
Supplies 4,465 16
Telephone and telegraph service 648 35
Water 59 00
- 1,102,190 26
SPECIAL FEE FUND —
Salary of Auditor $4,000 00
Clerk Board of Supervisors 3,600 00
Ass't Clerk Board of Supervisors. 1,800 00
" County Clerk 4,00000
" Presiding Justice of the Peace. . . 2,700 00
Assooiate Justices (4) 9,600 00
Clerk of Justices' Court 2,400 00
" " " Deputies (2) 2,400 00
" License Collector 3,00000
Clerks Police Courts (4) 9,60000
" Recorder 4,00000
Carried forward $47,100 00 $5,756,147 45
672 AUDITOK'S REPORT.
Amount brought forward $47,100 00 $5,756,147 45
Salary of Recorder's additional deputy 1,800 00
Sheriff 8,000 00
Sheriff s assistant bookkeeper 1,20000
Sheriff's Deputies (3) 4,50000
Sheriff's porters (2) 1,800 00
Tax Collector 4,000 00
Treasurer 4,00000
72,400 00
STATIONERY FURNISHED CITY AND COUNTY
OFFICERS —
Assessor $2,91136
Auditor 1,570 24
Board of Supervisors 1,723 32
County Clerk 3,76740
City and County Attorney 178 66
Chief of Police 2,553 90
Coroner 295 87
District Attorney 3»5 10
Justices' Clerk 1,016 50
License Collector 631 20
Police Court, Department 1 146 15
Police Court, Department 2 236 95
Police Court, Department 3 406 40
Police Court, Department 4 242 85
Recorder 1,23873
Sheriff , . 1,386 85
Superintendent of Streets 1,398 83
Surveyor 107 35
Tax Collector 2,076 66
Treasurer 816 75
23,091 07
DELINQUENT TAX LIST —
Printing and distributing tax list 2,592 03
LAW AND MOTION CALENDAR —
Publishing Law and Motion Calendar for (
Superior Court , ..... 2,400 00
PRINTING TRANSCRIPTS ON APPEAL . . 4,863 55
Carried forward $5,861 ,494 10
AUDITOR'S REPORT. 673
Amount brought forward $5,861,494 10
SUBSCRIPTIONS TO CALIFORNIA DECISIONS . . 241 50
STREET DEPARTMENT FUND — ACCEPTED
STREETS —
Advertising '. . $3,15027
Basalt blocks 6,278 36
Brick, gravel, etc 3,940 64
Contract work, repairing roadways and
crossings 71,918 54
Draughtsman 658 00
Fourth Street Bridge, repairs to 858 00
Hardware, tools, etc 2,137 05
Iron castings 2,754 28
Labor (day) 59,970 50
Lumber. 2,964 26
Materials, supplies, etc 7,398 99
Rent of Corporation Yards 1,200 00
Salary of clerks, Street Department 5,167 00
Salary of foremen, Street Department 5,512 00
Salary of keepers Fourth Street Bridge 1,601 06
Salary of engineer Fourth Street Bridge. . . 1,200 00
Salary of keepers Sixth Street Bridge 720 00
Salary of keepers Seventh Street Duraps. . 600 00
Salary of keepers Corporation Yards 2,817 50
Sewer pipe 1,037 13
Sprinkling Van Ness avenue 1,673 00
Surveys 15,650 50
199,207 08
CLEANING STREETS AND SEWERS —
Labor (day) $85,421 37
Contract work 1,941 80
Street sweeping 119,883 37
207,246 54
COUNTY ROADS —
Labor ( day) $10,525 75
Material, supplies, etc 90 67
10,616 42
PRESIDIO SEWER 17,027 33
Carried forward $6,295,832 97
43
674 AUDITOR'S REPORT.
Amount brought forward $6,295,83297
PUBLIC GROUNDS IMPROVEMENT —
Labor (day) , $36,227 95
Material, supplies, etc 18,146 22
54,374 17
REPAIRS TO STREETS AROUND PUBLIC SQUARES 14,475 05
STREET WORK IN FRONT OF CITY PROPERTY —
Crossings — grading, curbing, etc $1,964 22
Roadways — grading, curbing, etc 33,325 84
Sidewalks — curbing, planking, etc 8,785 03
44,075 09
Total $6,408,757 28
AUDITOR'S KEPOBT. 675
RECAPITULATION OF DEMANDS AUDITED
DURING THE FISCAL YEAR 1896-97.
ADVEKTISING. 3,738 09
ALMSHOUSE —
Expenses $20,328 85
Forage 2,063 65
Fuel 6,137 51
Groceries and provisions 28,648 41
Salaries 17,475 58
74,654 JOO
ASSESSOB —
Expenses, audited from Urgent Neces-
sity., $944 72
Salaries 89,343 83
Stationery 2,911 36
93,199 91
ASSESSMENT ROLL —
Computing military rolls, penalties on
taxes due and delinquent on real estate
and personal property rolls of 1896.
Examining and adding valuations on
real estate and personal property and
mortgages, etc., etc 16,660 84
AUDITOR —
Expenses, audited from Urgent Neces-
sity $209 23
Salaries 12,954 99
Stationery 1,57024
14,734 46
Carried forward $202,987 30
676 AUDITOR'S REPORT.
Amount brought forward $202,, 987 30
BOARD or SUPERVISORS —
Expenses audited from Urgent Neces-
sity $1,434 14
Municipal Report expenses 7,924 94
Salaries 27,855 00
Stationery 1,723 32
38,937 40
BOYS' AND GIRLS' AID SOCIETY 12,125 00
BURIAL OF INDIGENT DEAD 3,001 24
CITY CEMETERY IMPROVEMENTS 494 65
CITY AND COUNTY ATTORNEY —
Expenses, audited from Urgent Neces-
sity $270 62
Salaries 18,333 26
Stationery . . . . , , 178 66
Transcribing testimony 354 45
19,136 99
CLERKS OF BOARD OF EQUALIZATION 625 00
COLLECTION OF DELINQUENT TAXES —
Expenses, audited from Urgent Neces-
sity for copying delinquent tax rolls,
and telephone service $1,951 70
Printing and stationery 181 50
2,133 20
CORONER'S EXPENSES —
Chemical analyses $950 00
Expenses 1,221 00
Expenses, audited from Urgent Necessity 1^387 95
Salaries 15,766 63
Stationery 29587
19,621 45
Carried forward $299,062 23
DEMANDS AUDITED. 677
Amount brought forward $299,062 23
COUNTY CLEBK —
Expenses, audited from Urgent Necessity $249 15
Salaries 120,221 83
Stationery 3,76740
124,238 38
COUNTY JAIL No, 2 —
Expenses $3,252 75
Forage 2,263 83
Salaries '. 16,291 65
Subsistence 20,345 87
42,154 10
COUNTY JAIL No. 3 —
Expenses $999 97
Maintenance of girls at Magdalen Asylum 8,514 50
Maintenance of pupils at Preston School 2,547 60
Maintenance of pupils at Whittier Kef orm
School 7,172 C8
Salaries 5,115 00
24,349 15
COURT INTERPRETERS 6,870 74
COURT ORDERS, MISCELLANEOUS 410 65
DISTRICT ATTORNEY —
Expenses, audited from Urgent Necessity $1,102 88
Salaries ; , 19,43326
Stationery 385 10
20,921 24
DlSINTERMENT FUND. 2,400 00
DUPLICATE TAX FUND 527 07
DUPONT STREET WIDENING—
Assessment paid on city property 469 19
EXAMINATION OF INSANE PERSONS.. 5,102 50
Carrkd forward . . $526,505 25
678 AUDITOR'S REPORT.
Amount brought forward $526,505 25
FINANCE CJMMITTEE, EXPEBT, BOARD OB SUPER-
VISORS—
Expenses audited from Urgent Necessity. $120 00
Salaries 3,439 95
3,559 95
FIRE DEPARTMENT —
Exempt Firemen's Relief Fund $ 11 ,986 75
Fire Alarm, apparatus, material and re-
construction 9,272 75
Fire Alarm and Police Telegraph exten-
sion and repairs 9,960 92
Fire Alarm and Police Telegraph salaries 7,400 80
Fire Department apparatus, hose, houses
etc 138,156 16
Fire Department leave of absence J8,675 65
Fire Department, material and running
expenses 99,291 97
Fire Department, Pension Fund 10,455 20
Fire Department, Relief Fund 500 00
Fire Department, salaries 352,515 36
Water for hydrants, etc 171,680 00
819,895 56
FISH AND GAME WARDEN—
Expenses $17500
Salary 600 00
775 00
FOURTH OF JULY APPROPRIATION 3,000 00
FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY 5u,688 06
GAS INSPECTOR'S EXPENSES —
Expenses $76 50
Salary 1,650 00
1,726 50
GRAND JURY —
Expenses $482 95
Salary of expert 550 15
1,033 10
Carried forward $1,407,183 42
AUDITOR'S REPORT. 679
Amount brought forward $1,407,183 42
HEALTH DEPARTMENT—
Expenses audited from Urgent Necessity $650 00
Expenses 14,787 42
Salaries .... 44,480 44
59,917 86
HEALTH DEPARTMENT, JAILS AND PRISONS —
Expenses $1,103 71
Salaries 550 00
1,653 71
HEALTH DEPARTMENT, QUARANTINE —
Expenses $1,458 25
Salaries 5,445 00
6,905 25
HEALTH DEPARTMENT, RECEIVING HOSPITAL —
Expenses $3,272 39
Expenses, audited from Urgent Necessity 327 98
Salaries 6,075 00
9,675 37
HEALTH DEPARTMENT, SMALL Pox HOSPITAL —
Expenses $1,231 53
Salaries 2,308 80
3,540 33
HORSE KEEPING, PRISON VAN 600 00
HOSPITAL, CITY AND COUNTY —
Drugs, medicines, etc $6,316 31
Dry goods and clothing 2,424 13
Expenses 10,244 41
Fuel 3,848 75
Groceries and provisions 29,546 19
Salaries 28,605 35
Wines and liquors 1,823 98
82,809 12
HOSPITAL REPAIRS —
Expenses $10,019 07
Expenses audited from Urgent Necessity. 632 90
10,651 97
Carried forward $1,582,93503
680 AUDITOR'S REPORT.
Amount brought forward $1,582,93503
INTEBMENT OF HONORABLY DISCHARGED EX-
UNION SOLDIERS AND SAILORB 1,650 00
JUDGMENTS 12740
JURY EXPENSES IN CRIMINAL CASES. 1,37] 30
JURY AND WITNESS FEES, IN CRIMINAL CASES —
Grand Jurors' Fees $7,35200
Trial Jurors' Fees 46,070 00
53,422 00
JUSTICES' COURT—
Salaries $22,790 00
Stationery 1,016 50
23,806 50
LAW LIBRARY —
Expenses $302 31
Salaries 2,970 00
3,272 31
LICENSE COLLECTOR —
Blanks, tags, etc f 2,073 20
Expenses audited from Urgent Necessity. 573 05
Salaries 34,639 15
Stationery 631 20
37,916 60
MAYOR —
Contingent expenses $1,800 00
Expenses audited from Urgent Necessity 635 06
Salaries 6,16000
8,595 06
MILITARY ROLL, COPYING OF —
Tax Collector $1,200 00
Supervisors 300 00
1,500 00
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MONEY PAID IN ERROR AND REFUNDED —
Audited from Urgent Necessity $74 00
Money refunded 1,391 24
1,465 24
Carried forward $1,716,06144
AUDITOR'S REPORT. 681
Amount brought forward $1,716,061 44
NEW CITY HALL FUND 169,987 39
NINETEENTH STREET EXTENSION , 35 28
OFFICIAL MAP OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN
FRANCISCO 7,000 00
OVERPAYMENT PERSONAL PROPERTY TAXES FUND
(Rebates 1896) 163,714 67
PARK IMPROVEMENT FUND —
Expenses $117,383 63
Salaries 132,276 92
249,660 55
POLICE COURTS —
Salaries $45,16652
Stationery 1,032 35
46,198 87
POLICE DEPARTMENT —
Expenses audited from Urgent Necessity $2,663 40
Police contingent expenses 6,377 40
Police, Mounted 4,951 64
Police Patrol expenses 31,704 76
Police Relief and Pension Fund 29,086 66
Police rents. .. 8,29563
Police Telegraph expenses 7,465 25
Police Station (Naw) 4,999 16
Prisoners' subsistence, City Prison 5,898 71
Salaries of Officers 644,402 82
Salaries of Chief of Police and Commis-
sion 8,327 13
Stationery 2,553 90
756,726 46
POTRERO AVENUE EXTENSION FUND. 519 20
POUNDKEEPEB
Audited from Urgent Necessity, impound-
ing dogs, rent, etc $2, 968 10
Salary 975 00
3,943 10
Carried forward. . $3,113,846 96
682 AUDITOR'S REPORT.
Amount brought forward $3,113,846 96
PBINTING DELINQUENT TAX LIST 2,592 03
PBINTING TBANSCBIPTS 4,86355
PUBLIC BUILDINGS —
Expenses, audited from Urgent Necessity $1,225 75
Fuel 7,689 59
Furniture and repairs 17,532 99
Lighting 44,987 83
Salaries 35,755 83
Water 41, 908 77
149,100 76
PUBLIC BUILDING FUND 15,998 90
PUBLIC GBOUNDS—
Labor and improvements $54,374 17
Water 7,941 11
62,315 28
PUBLISHING LAW AND MOTION CALENDAB 2,400 00
RECOEDEB —
Expenses, audited from Urgent Neces-
sity $556 47
Newspapers 1555
Salaries 36,38036
Stationery 1,238 73
38,191 11
REGISTBATION AND ELECTION EXPENSES —
Expenses $195,556 78
Salaries 6,600 00
202,156 78
REPORTEBS' EXPENSES BY COUBT OBDEBS —
Paid by Treasurer on order of Judges,
without being audited 40,642 85
EEPAIBS TO COUNTY JAIL, No. 1— (
Expanses audited from Urgent Necessity $227 19
Repairs 949 46
1,176 65
Carried forward $3,633,284 87
AUDITOR'S KEPORT. 683
Amount brought forward , $3,633,28187
EOBINSON BEQUEST INTEREST FUND 2,264 30
SAN FRANCISCO BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION 5,000 00
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT —
Expenses $154,181 38
Erecting buildings. 90,859 86
Salaries 865,01565
1,110,056 89
SCHOOL TEACHERS' ANNUITY AND RETIREMENT
FUND , 9,336 97
SHERIFF —
Expenses audited from Urgent Necessity. $2,100 17
Prisoners' subsistence, Jails 1 and 3. ... 30,845 66
Salaries 73,415 00
Stationery 1,38685
107,747 68
SPECIAL COUNSEL 4,600 00
STREET DEPARTMENT —
Accepted streets $199,207 08
Cleaning streets and sewers 207,246 54
County roads 10,616 42
Presidio sewer 17,027 33
Repairs to streets around public squares. 14,475 05
Salaries 29,726 59
Stationery 1,39883
Street work in front of city property 44,075 09
Street Light Fund ... 292,761 72
Telephone service (audited from Urgent
Necessity) 123 26
816,657 91
SUBSCRIPTION TO CALIFORNIA DECISIONS 241 50
SUPERIOR COURTS —
Salary of Judges 124,000 00
Salary of Judges' Secretary 1,800 00
25.800 00
Carried forward $5,714,99012
684 AUDITOR'S REPORT.
Amount brought forward $5,714,990 12
SURVEYOR —
Salaries $458 15
Stationery 107 35
Telephone service, audited from Urgent
Necessity 69 09
634 59
TAX COLLECTOR —
Expenses, audited from Urgent Necessity $184 37
Salaries 49,937 65
Stationery 2,076 66
52,198 68
TAXES REFUNDED 833 78
TEACHERS' INSTITUTE FUND 951 85
TREASURER —
Expenses, audited from Urgent Necessity $3,268 70
Salaries 16,325 00
Stationery 816 75
. 20,410 45
URGENT NECESSITY —
Chargeable to no particular subdivision of
the General Fund 7,02567
WATER—
Expenses in computing list of water rate
payers 1,215 00
WITNESS EXPENSES 3,301 40
INTEREST ACCOUNT ON FUNDED DEBT 111,615 00
LOAN ACCOUNT FROM SINKING FUND 495,580 74
Total of Sundry and General Funds. $6,408,757 28
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
685
RECAPITULATION OF DEMANDS AUDITED.
FUNDS.
General Fund
School Fund
Sundry Fund
Special Fee Fund
Street Department Fund.
$3,030,164 68
1,102,190 26
1,623,792 51
105,588 15
547,021 68
Total.
86,408,757 28
DEMANDS AUDITED
IN EXCESS OF APPROPRIATION, AS PER RESOLUTION No. 16,888 (THIRD SERIES),
DEMANDS.
County Jail No. 2 $2,ir>4 10
Examination of Insane 602 50
Health Department, jails and prisons 153 53
Health Department, quarantine 1,903 25
Health Department, small pox 40 33
Hospital, City and County 7,828 19
Jury and Witness Fees 8,422 00
License Collector, blanks add tags 73 20
Police Department, rents 295 63
Prisoners, subsistence of 3,744 37
Public Buildings, furniture and repairs 2,532 99
Public Buildings, lighting 4,987 83
Registration and Election Expenses 15,556 7S
Stati nery for Public Offices 1,091 07
County Clerk's Deputies and Copyists 16,221 83
$65,607 60
686
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TREASURER'S RECEIPTS.
TREASURER IN CASH ACCOUNT WITH THE AUDITOR FOR
MONEYS BELONGING TO THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN
FRANCISCO AND STATE OF CALIFORNIA, DURING THE
FISCAL YEAR 1896-97, ENDING JUNE 30, 1897.
GENERAL FUND —
FROM —
Taxes $2,373,201 78
Almshouse, sale of material, etc 314 75
Board of Supervisors, excess of advertis-
ing returned 195
City and County Attorney, judgment of
costs 500 00
City and County Hospital, money from
deceased persons 256 53
City and County Hospital, sale of old
material 75 52
Mayor, issuance of 6 City deeds 36 00
Mayor, sale of property 1,173 61
Mayor, conscience money 10 00
Mayor, rent of city property 988 00
Sheriff, subsistence of U. S. prisoners.. 682 40
Sheriff, judgment for costs 53 75
Treasurer, burial expenses refunded 5 97
Scott & McCord, money refunded 50 19
Fines and forfeitures, Police Court, No, 1 4,704 75
Fines and forfeitures, Police Court, No. 2 4,360 00
Fines and forfeitures, Police Court No. 3 6,578 25
Fines and forfeitures, Police Court No. 4 5,,576 30
Fines and forfeitures in Superior Courts 717 00
Licenses, city and county 378,323 00
Licenses, municipal 86,541 25
Licenses, stock certificates 1,502 50
- $2,865,653 50
AUDITOK'S EEPOBT.
Amount brought forward
SPECIAL FEE FUND — •
FROM—
689
$2,865,653 50
Clerk of Justices' Court ... $11,200 00
License Collector 34.398 00
Tax Collector 2,384 99
47,982 99
UNAPPORTIONED FEE FUND —
FROM—
Clerk Board of Supervisors $140 40
Clerk Justices' Court 16,27525
Coroner 2215
County Clerk 69,886 70
Health Officer. ... . 2,01800
Quarantine Officer 3,545 00
Recorder 31,43445
Sheriff 12,101 10
135,423 05
DUPLICATE TAX FUND —
FROM —
Taxes paid in duplicate and overpay-
ments .... 2,136 57
LIBRARY FUND —
FBOM—
Taxes $51,134 66
Fines 911 00
Insurance 40 00
Sundries 623 75
52,709 41
NEW CITY HALL FUND —
FROM—
Taxes 2,558 32
Carried forward . . .
$3,106,463 84
44
690 AUDITOR'S REPORT.
Amount brought forward $3,106,463 84
PARK IMPROVEMENT FUND —
FROM—
Taxes $212,95313
Fines 195 00
Market Street R. R. Co 100 00
Proceeds from children's play-ground. . . 1,000 00
Rent of boat house 850 00
Sale of old material 767 00
245,865 18
POLICE RELIEF AND PENSION FUND —
FROM—
Contributions of officers $13,368 00
Fines imposed upon officers 1,703 33
Fines and forfeitures in Police -Courts.. 3,557 70
Sale of police effects 579 84
19,208 87
POUND FEE FUND —
FROM —
Fees 324 75
PUBLIC BUILDING FUND —
FROM —
Taxes >. $2,024 11
ROBINSON BEQUEST INTEREST FUND—
FROM—
Interest on loans . 2,14500
SCHOOL FUND—
FROM—
Taxes $512,092 77
State apportionment of State moneys. . . 642,614 34
Sale of material, etc 7950
Rents from school property 9,343 50
Tuition fees of non-resident pupils 627 00
Rents from Lincoln School Property.. . 37,857 25
1,202,614 36
Carried forward . . $4,578,646 11
AUDITOR'S REPORT. 691
Amount brought forward $4,578, 646 11
SCHOOL TEACHERS' ANNUITY AND RETIRE-
MENT FUND —
FROM —
Contributions of teachers 4,001 90
STREET DEPARTMENT FUND —
FROM —
Taxes $429,213 23
Licenses on vehicles 25,358 00
Percentages of profits from street rail-
roads 8,949 85
Sale of franchises 1,111 00
Sale of material 142 40
464,774 48
STREET LIGHT FUND —
FROM—
Taxes , 293,261 88
TEACHERS' INSTITUTE FUND —
FBOM—
Examination fees ,..,,., 532 50
ACCOUNT WITH ASSESSOR —
FROM —
Collection of Personal Property Taxes
unsecured by real estate, viz. :
Fiscal year 1896-97 $149,207 72
Fiscal year 1897-98 297,053 47
446,261 Ifr
INTEREST ACCOUNT.
INTEREST ACCOUNT, PARK IMPROVEMENT BONDS
FROM —
Taxes $27,368 88
Carried forward.. $5,814,846 94
692 AUDITOR'S REPORT.
Amount brought forward $5,814,846 94
INTEREST ACCOUNT, CITY HALL CONSTEUCTION
BONDS —
FROM —
Taxes 4,105 89
INTEREST ACCOUNT, DUPONT STREET WIDENING
BONDS —
FROM —
Taxes..... 47,017 70
SINKING FUNDS.
SINKING FUND, PARK IMPROVEMENT
BONDS OF 1872-73—
FROM —
Taxes $10,617 44
Loans returned 195,000 00
Interest received 748 77
. $206,366 21
SINKING FUND, PARK IMPROVEMENT BONDS
OF 1874-75-
FROM—
Taxes $9,398 39
Loans returned , 101,00000
Interest received
114,216 73
SINKING FUND, CITY HALL CONSTRUCTION
BONDS —
FROM —
Taxes 27,366 70
SINKING FUND, DUPONT STREET WIDENING
BONDS —
FROM—
Taxes.. 33,584 11
Carried forward $6,247,504 28
AUDITOR'S REPORT, 693
Amount brought forward $6,247,504 28
STATE OF CALIFORNIA —
FROM —
Taxes $1,752,251 86
Poll-taxes .-. 60,260 40
Redemption of real estate sold for taxes.. 6,152 86
Collateral inheritance tax , 46,85 i 27
Whittier State School 5,325 56
Preston School of Industry 2,052 24
$1,872,897 19
$8,120,401 47
PAYMENTS BY TREASURER.
FROM —
Account with Assessor $435,468 77
Disiuterment Fund 2,400 00
Duplicate Tax Fund 517 51
Exempt Firemen's Relief Fund 11,869 25
Free Library Fund 48,855 77
General Fund 3,213,536 86
New City Hall Fund 232,506 56
Nineteenth Street Extension Fund 35 28
Overpayment Personal Property Taxes
Fund 163,714 67
Park Improvement Fund 239,392 40
Police Contingent Fund 5,941 70
Police Relief and Pension Fund !.. 2), 086 66
Potrero Avenue Extension Fund 519 20
Pound Fee Fund . . 900 00
Public Building Fund 15,500 40
Robinson's Bequest Interest Fund 2,264 30
School Fund 1,181,280 41
School Teachers'Annuity and Retirement
Fund 9,336 97
Special Fee Fund 105,889 87 t
Carried forward $5,698,926 58
694 AUDITOR'S REPORT.
Amount brought forward $5,698,926 58
Street Department Fund 575,541 81
Street Light Fund 294,076 90
Teachers' Institute Fund 951 85
Unapportioned Fee Fund 9,300 00
Interest Account, City Hall Construction
Bonds 5,670 00
Interest Account, Dupont Street Widen-
ing Bonds 105,700 00
Interest Account, Park Improvement
Bonds 27,510 00
Sinking Fund, City Hall Cons. Bonds.. 28,420 00
Sinking Fund, Dupont Street Widen-
ing Bonds 399,160 74
Sinking Fund, Park Improvement Bonds
of 1872-73 30,000 00
Sinking Fund, Park Improvement Bonds
of 1874-75 58,000 00
State of California .. , 1,872,15144
Total... 9,085,40932
CONDITION OF TREASURY.
Cash on hand June 30, 18J7, at credit of the following Funds and Accounts:
Account with Assessor $297,053 47
Disinterment Fund 1,440 00
Duplicate Tax Fund 9,659 55
Exempt Fireman's Relief Fund 1,019 45
Free Library Fund 20,864 38
General Fund , 145,87109
New City Hall Fund ' 148,350 24
Nineteenth Street Extension Fund 246 77
Overpayment Personal Property Taxes
Fund 9,017 53
Park Improvement Fund 24,965 44
Police Contingent Fund 3,181 45
Police Relief and Pension Fund 23,264 04
Potrero Avenue Extension Fund 371 92
Pound Fee Fund.. 75 00
Carried forward. . $685,380 33
AUDITOR'S REPORT. 695
Amount brought forward $685,380 33
Public Building Fnnd $287,484 66
Robinson's Bequest Fund 50 00
School Fund 22,58094
Special Fee Fund 10,241 88
Street Department Fund 32,737 16
Street Light Fund 13,217 60
Teachers' Institute Fund 2, 138 49
Unapportioned Fee Fund 875 00
Interest Account, Pacific Railroad Bonds 35 00
Interest Account, School Bonds of 1874 . 30 00
Interest Account, Park Improvement
Bonds 8,38668
Interest Account, House of Correction
Bonds 35 00
Interest Account, City Hall Construction
Bonds 3,14202
Interest Account, Dupont Street Widen-
ing Bonds ; 56,390 92
Sinking Fund, Park Improvement Bonds,
1872-73 207,209 10
Sinking Fund, Park Improvement Bonds,
1874-75 99,823 03
Sinking Fund, City Hall Construction
Bonds 8,587 25
Sinking Funds, Dupont Street Widening
Bonds 24,273 94
State of California... 14,160 22
791,398 89
Total $1,476,779 22
BALANCE.
Cash on hand July 1, 1896 $2,441,787 07
Receipts during fiscal year 1896-97 (including
State)... 8,120,40147
Total $10,562,188 54
Demands paid during fiscal year 1896-97 (in-
cluding State) 9,085,40932
Balance on hand, July 1, 1897 $1,476,77922
696 AUDITOR'S REPORT.
LOAN ACCOUNT.
LOANS OUTSTANDING JUNE 30, 1897 —
Sinking Fund, Park Improvement
Bonds, 1872-73 $17,40000
Sinking Fund, Park Improvement
Bonds, 1874-75 76,50000
$93,900 00
TRANSFER ENTRIES.
FROM —
General Fund 57,551 07
To Police Relief and Pension Fund $17,431 00
Exempt Fireman's Relief Fund 12,000 00
Police Contingent Fund 7,700 00
Street Department Fund 20,000 00
Pound Fee Fund 418 05
Account with Assessor 2 02
FROM—
School Fund 356,00000
To Sinking Fund, Park Improvement Bonds,
1872-73 $170,000 00
Sinking Fund, Park Improvement Bonds,
1874-75 36,000 00
Public Building Fund 150,000 00
FKOM—
Street Light Fund $4,856 08
To General Fund 4,856 08
FBOM—
Special Fee Fund 64,000 00
To General Fund 64,000 00
FBOM—
Police Relief and Pension Fund 22,909 32
To General Fund 22,909 32
FKOM —
Disinter ment Fund 1,050 00
To General Fund 1}050 00
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
697
FBOM—
Unapportioned Fee Fund 125,973 05
To General Fund 4,03020
Special Fee Fund 120,452 85
Disinterment Fund 1,490 00
FBOM—
Public Building Fund 150,000 00
To School Fund 150,000 00
FBOM —
Sinking Fund, Park Improvement Bonds,
1872-73 170,000 00
To School Fund 170,000 00
FBOM—
Sinking Fund, Park Improvement Bonds
1874-75 36,000 00
To School Fund 36,000 00
FBOM—
Account with Assessor 2 02
To Duplicate Tax Fund . 2 02
Total $1,092,241 54
698
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
TREASURER IN ACCOUNT WITH AUDITOR FOR MONEYS
LONGING TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA., FOR
THE FISCAL YEAR 1896-97.
BE-
Cash on hand July 1, 1896 ............ $21 ,431 14
Taxes received ............... .......... 1,752,251 86
Poll taxes received .................... 60,260 40
Redemption of Real Estate sold to State
for Delinquent Taxes ............. 6,152 86
Whittier State School .................. 5,325 56
Preston School of Industry ............ 2,052 24
Collateral Inheritance Tax ............. 46,854 27
- $1,894,328 33
Amount paid to State Treasurer ......... $1,872,084 24
Treasurer's mileage .................. 6720
Transfer of Assessor's Commissions on
Peisonal Property unsecured by
Real Estate for Fiscal Year 1896-97
to General Fund .................. 8,016 67
Balance on hand June 30, 1897 ......... 14, 160 22
-— $1,894,328 33
LOAN ACCOUNT FOR FISCAL YEAR 1896-97.
LOANS MADE FROM SINKING FUNDS OM SECURITY OF UNITED STATES, STATE
AND COUNTY BONDS.
Loans unpaid July 1, 1896
Loans made during Fiscal Year 1896-97,
Loans returned during Fiscal Year 1896-91
Loans unpaid, July 1, 1897
SINKING FUND
PARK IMP.
BONDS,
1872-73.
8202,400 00
10,000 00
$212,400 00
$195,000 00
17,400 00
$212,400 00
SINKING FUND
PARK IMP.
KONDS,
1873-74.
•$119,500 00
58,000 00
$177,500 00
$101,000 00
76,500 OJ
$177,500 00
$321,900 00
68,000 00
$389,900 00
$296,000 00
93,900 00
$389,900 00
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
699
THE COLLECTOR OF LICENSES IN ACCOUNT WITH THE
AUDITOR FOR LICENSES SOLD DURING THE
FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1897.
CITY AND COUNTY— GENERAL FUND.
LIST OF LICENSES.
CLASS.
VA UK.
NUMBER.
AMOUNT.
Merchandise
First
$250 00
15
$3,750 00
Merchandise
Second
150 00
24
3 600 00
Merchandise
Third
100 00
63
6,300 00
Merchandise
Merchandise
Fourth . . .
Fifth .
65 00
40 00
78
147
5,070 00
5 880 00
Merchandise
Sixth
25 00
155
3 875 00
Merchandise
Seventh...
IS 00
323
5 814 00
Merchandise
Eighth. . . .
12 00
476
5,712 00
Merchandise
Merchandise
Ninth ....
Tenth
7 00
5 00
1,057
1 205
7,399 00
6 025 00
Merchandise
Eleventh .
3 00
4,195
12,585 00
Merchandise
Twelfth . .
1 00
12,496
12,496 00
Bankers
Bankers
First
Second . . .
300 00
^00 00
44
16
13,200 00
3 200 (0
Bankers . .
Third
100 00
16
1 600 00
Bankers
Fourth . . .
50 00
62
3,100 00
Brokers . . .
Third
95 00
4
100 00
Brokers
Fourth . . .
15 00
36
540 00
Brokers . . . .
Fifth .
10 00
33
330 00
Brokers ....
Sixth
5 00
885 CO
Billiards
First
5 00
1°
60 00
Billiards
Billiards
Billiards
Billiards
Billiards
Billiards
Second.. . .
Third. . . .
Fifth
Sixth
Eighth....
Ninth
10 00
15 00
25 00
30 00
40 00
45 00
3
2
6
8
8
5
30 00
30 CO
150 00
240 00
3-20 10
225 00
Carried forward. . . .
$10° 51600
700
AUDITOR'S EEPOET.
LICENSES SOLD— 1896-97.
CITY AND COUNTY, GENERAL FUND— CONTINUED.
LIST OF LICENSES.
CLASS.
VALUE.
NUMBER.
AMOUNT.
Amount brought forward
$!()••> 516 00
Third
$50 00
2
$100 00
Fourth
25 00
8
200 00
Auctioneers
Auctioneers
Livery Stable
Bowling Alley
Pawnbrokers . ...
Fifth. ...
Sixth
Second . . .
First
10 00
5 00
3 00
5 00
30 00
11
137
267
7
243
140 00
685 00
801 00
35 00
7 ^90 00
Theaters, etc. , 1 day
Theaters etc 1 month ....
4 00
40 00
49
23
196 00
920 00
Theaters etc. , 3 months
75 00
82
6 150 00
Theaters, etc., 1 year
Circus 1 day . .
200 00
24 00
10
10
2,000 00
240 00
Show 1 day .
4 00
5
20 00
Intelligence Office
15 00
94
1 410 00
Retail Liquor Dealers
Grocer and Retail Liquor Dealers
Second . . .
20 00
20 00
8,357
4 424
167,140 Oft
88 480 00
Fee of $1.00 on each License issued, paid to
credit of Special Fee Fund.
34 398
$378,323 00
34 398 00
Total amount received for City and County
Liccn ses.. . . .
$412 721 00
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
701
LICENSES SOLD, 1896-97.
MUNICIPAL LICENSES— GENERAL FUND.
LIST OF LICENSES.
VALUE.
NUMBER.
AMOUNT.
$2 50
68
$170 00
3 00
3,28f
9 861 00
5 00
1,251
6 255 00
Municipal
6 00
1,246
7 476 00
7 50
428
3 210 CO
10 00
890
8 900 00
Municipal
12 00
74
COO AA
15 00
129
1 Q3^ no
20 00
97
Municipal
Municipal
25 00
30 00
173
13
4,325 01
390 00
Municipal
40 00
5
9QQ Q0
Municipal
50 00
51
2 550 00
Municipal
75 00
11
825 00
Munic'pal .
100 00
39
Peddlers' ta(jrs Produce ,
10 00
952
Peddlers' ta^s -Basket
10 00
673
Do0" ta°'S . .
2 00
2 311
Dog1 ta^s — Duplicate
50
593
Runners' and solicitors' badges
1 50
10 50
Fireworks
10 00
125
Fireworks . . .
50 00
7
Nickel-in-slot tao-s ....
3 00
3 794
Gratuitous
1 045
Peddlers' badges
25
1 537
Cyclery . . ....
4 00
29
Stock transfers
18,688
15 025
$86,541 25
1 502 '0
33,713
$88,043 75
702
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
LICENSES SOLD, 1896-97.
MUNICIPAL LICENSES— STREET DEPARTMENT FUND.
LIST OF LICENSES.
VALUE.
NUMBER.
AMOUNT.
Vehicles
$1 50
2 776
$4 164 00
Vehicles
Vehicles .
i 75
9 00
353
74
617 75
148 00
Vehicles
9 25
°3
51 7&
Vehicles
9 50
650
1 625 00
Vehicles
2 75
104
°86 00
Vehicles . . ....
3 00
316
948 00
Vehicles
3 95
Q
99 25
Vehicles
3 50
22
77 00
Vehicles
375
33 75
Vehicles
4 00
129
516 00
Vehicles
Vehicles
4 25
4 50
3
fiQ
12 75
310 50
Vehicles.
5 00
184
920 00
Vehicles . .
5 25
12
63 00-
Vehicles.
5 50
51
"80 50
Vehicles
5 75
1
5 75
Vehicles
6 00
37
222 00
Vehicles
6 50
45
292 50
Vehicles
7 oo
9
63 CO
Vehicles
7 50
54
405 00
Vehicles
Vehicles
Vehicles
Vehicles
8 00
8 50
9 00
9 50
18
6
18
2
144 00
51 00
162 00
19 00
Vehicles
10 00
49
490 00
Vehicles
Vehicles
10 50
11 00
4
9
42 00
99 00
Carried forward
$12 078 50
AUDITOK'S REPORT.
703
LICENSES SOLD, 1896-97.
MUNICIPAL LICENSES— STREET DEPARTMENT FUND— CONTINUED
LIST OF LICENSES.
VALUE.
NUMBER.
AMOUNT.
Amount brought forward
$12 078 50
Vehicles
$12 00
4
48 00
Vehicles
14 00
6
84 00
15 00
28
420 00
4 75
2
9 50
Vehicles
6 25
1
6 25
Vehicles
7 95
2
14 50
Vehicles
8 25
I
8 25
Vehicles.
8 75
1
8 75
Vehicles
9 75
2
19 50
Vehicles
10 25
1
10 25
Vehicles
10 75
1
10 75
Vehicles
11 50
7
80 50
Vehicles
12 25
1
1? 25
Vehicles
12 50
19
237 50
12 75
1
12 75
Vehicles
13 00
10
130 00
Vehicles
13 50
3
40 50
Vehicles
13 75
2
27 50
Vehicles
14 50
4
58 00
Vehicles . .
15 50
6
93 00
Vehicles
16 00
2
32 00
Vehicles . .
16 50
4
66 00
Vehicles
17 00
2
34 00
Vehicles
17 50
6
105 00
Vehicles
18 00
10
180 00
Vehicles
18 50
3
55 50
Vehicles
19 00
1
19 00
Vehicles
19 25
1
19 25
Carried forward
|13 921 00
704
AUDITOR S REPORT.
LICENSES SOLD, 1896-97.
MUNICIPAL LICENSES -STREET DEPARTMENT FUND -CONTINUED.
LIST OF LICENSES.
VALUE.
NUMBER.
AMOUNT.
Amount brought forward
$13,921 00
Vehicles .... .
$20 00
5
100 00
Vehicles
20 50
21 00
2
7
41 00
147 00
Vehicles
Vehicles . •
21 50
22 00
3
1
64 50
22 00
Vehicles
22 50
3
67 50
Vehicles
23 00
o
46 00
Vehicles
24 50
1
24 50
Vehicle0
25 00
3
75 00
Vehicles
25 50
1
25 50
Vehicles
. 26 50
3
79 50
Vehicles
97 50
3
82 50
Vehicles . . -
28 00
4
119 00
Vehicles
28 50
2
57 00
Vehicles
29 00
0
58 00
Vehicles.
29 50
1
29 50
Vehicles . -
30 00
1
30 00
Vehicles
31 50
9
63 00
Vehicles
32 00
1
32 00
Vehicles
33 00
2
66 00
Vehicles
33 50
1
33 50
Vehicles
34 00
2
68 00
Vehicles
Vehicles
Vehicles
34 50
35 00
35 50
1
4
1
34 50
140 00
35 50
36 50
1
36 50
Vehicles
37 50
1
37 50
Vehicles
38 00
1
33 00
Carried forward
$15 5ri7 00
1
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
705,
LICENSES SOLD, 1896-97.
MUNICIPAL LICENSES— STREET DEPARTMENT FUND— CONTINUED.
LIST OF LICENSES.
VALUE.
NUMBER.
AMOUNT.
Amount brought forward ...
$15 567 00
Vehicles
Vehicles .... ....
$40 00
40 50
2
1
80 00
40 50
Vehicles
41 00
1
11 00
Vehicles . . . .
41 50
1
41 50
Vehicles
43 00
1
43 00
Vehicles...
44 00
1
44 00
Vehicles
45 00
2
90 00
Vehicles
50 50
1
50 50
Vehicles
57 50
1
57 50
Vehicles
Vehicles
59 00
59 50
1
2
59 00
119 00
Vehicles
62 00
1
62 00
Vehicles
63 00
1
63 00
Vehicles
63 50
2
127 00
Vehicles
Vehicles
Vehicles
66 00
75 00
81 25
1
1
1
66 00
75 00
81 25
Vehicles....
86 50
1
86 50
Vehicles . . ....
88 00
1
88 00
Vehicles
90 00
1
90 00
Vehicles
102 50
1
102 50
Vehicles
128 00
1
128 00
Vehicles
162 00
1
162 00
Railway
37 50
1
37 50
Railway
45 00
3
135 00
Railway
63 75
4
255 00
Railway .
71 25
4
285 00
Railway
75 00
4
300 00
Carried forward
$18 376 75
706
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
LICENSES SOLD, 1896-97.
MUNICIPAL LICENSES— STREET DEPARTMENT FUND— CONCLUDED.
LIST OF LICENSES.
VALUE.
NUMBER.
AMOUNT.
Amount brought forward
$18 376 75
Railway
$142 50
4
570 00
Railway .....
150 00
1
150 00
Railway. . . .
165 00
3
495 00
Railway .
1 101 25
1
1 101 25
Railway
1 135 00
1
1 135 00
Railway .
1,136 25
1
1,136 25
Railway . .
1,143 75
1
1,14375
Vehicle numbers . . . .
1 00
849
849 00
Drivers' cards
1 00
351
351 00
Hack badges
2 50
2 0
50 00
6,503
$25,358 00
City and County Licenses
34 393
$412,721 00
Municipal Licenses — General Fund
18,688
86,541 25
Municipal Licenses — Street Department Fund
6 503
25,358 00
Stock Transfers .. ..
59,589
15 025
$524,620 25
1,502 50
74,614
$526,122 75
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
707
STATEMENT OF POLL-TAXES
FOR FISCAL YEAR 1896-97.
Sold by John D. Siebe, Assessor—
706 poll-tax receipts, account 1896, at $3 00
Less 15 per cent commission
Sold by John D. Siebe, Assessor —
35,003 poll-tax receipt?, account 1897, at $2 00.
Less 15 per cent commission
Sold by James N. Block, Tax Collector—
8 poll-tax receipts, account 1896, at $4 00.
Less 25 per cent commission
$2,118 00
317 70
$70,006 00
10,500 90
$32 00
8 00
$1,800 30
59,505 10
24 00
$61,329 40
708
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
STATEMENT OF TAXES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1896-97.
JAMES N. BLOCK, TAX COLLECTOR, IN ACCOUNT WITH THE AUDITOR.
DR.
To City and County and State Real Estate Roll, Taxes of 18E6,
valuation $330,401,154 .•
To City and County and State Personal Property Roll, Taxes
of 1896, valuation $91, (368,562
To Penalties collected
CR.
By cash paid City and County Treasurer, Taxes and Penalties,
(see apportionment)
By property exempt from taxation
By property assessed to the Regents of the University
By property sold to the State for delinquent taxes
By delinquent taxes, City and County, $119,900 25
By delinquent taxe*. State, $53,071 82
§4,619,668 94
846,243 08
9,553 78
$5,286,111 77
576 06
7,431 68
8,411 1£
172,935 10
$5,475,465 80
$5,475,465 80
E-| AXES HELD UNDER PROTEST BY ALEXANDER AUSTIN, EX-TAX COLLECTOR.
Taxes for fiscal year 1888-69 83,362 63
Taxes for fiscal year 1869-70 3,572 80
Taxes for fiscal year 1870-71 ( 44,365 30
Taxes for fiscal year 1871-72 14.503 94
Taxes for fiscal year 1872-73 39,440 56
Taxes for fiscal year 1873-74 109,670 96
Taxes for fiscal year 1874-75 71,320 34
$286,236 53
AUDITOR'S REPORT
709
SUMMARY OF TAXES
COLLECTED AND PAID IHTO THE TREASURY DURING THE FISCAL YEAR 1896-97.
TAXES.
PENALTIES.
TOTAL
Year.
1896 -State, City and County Real Estate and
Personal Property Taxes
$5,276,557 99
$9,553 78
$5,286,111 77
1895— State, City and County Real Estate and
Personal Property Taxes ....
6,983 31
941 62
7,924 93
1894— State, City and County Real Estate and
Personal Property Taxes . . ...
1,175 53
228 26
1,403 79
1893— State, City and County Real Estate and
Personal Property Taxes
838 84
106 60
945 44
1892— State, City and County Real Estate and
Personal Propert3- Taxes
370 40
44 38
414 78
1891— State, City and County Real Estate and
Personal Property Taxes
431 27
46 36
477 63
1890— Statf, City and County Real Estate
and Personal Property Taxes
360 83
20 63
381 46
1889- State, City and County Real Estate
and Personal Property Taxes
30 13
1 57
31 70
1888— State, City and County Real Estate
and Personal Property Taxes
14 79
75
15 54
1887— State, City and County Real Estate
and Personal Property Taxes
81 7C
1 51
33 27
1886— State, City and County Real Estate
and Personal Property Taxes
13 84
73
14 57
1885— State, City and County Real Estate
and Personal Property Taxes
14 04
73
14 77
1884- State, City and County Real Estate
and Personal Property Taxes.
6 98
36
7 34
Ii83— State, City and County Real Estate
and Personal Property Taxes
21 41
1 07
22 48
1882— State, City and County Real Estate
and Personal Property Taxes
29 61
1 52
31 13.
18bl— State, City and County Real Estate and
Personal Property Taxes
5 75
34
6 09
1880— State, City and County Real Estate and
Person-.il Property Taxes
6 7ti
86
7 62,
1879— State. City and County Real Estate and
Personal Property Taxes
2 00
11
2.11
Carried forward
85,286,895 24
$10,951 18
$5,297,846 42
710
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
SUMMARY OF TAXES— CONCLUDED.
TAXES.
PENALTIES.
TOTAL.
Amount brought forward
$5,236,895 24
$10,951 18
$5 297 846 42
Year.
1878 State, City and County Real Estate
and Personal Property Taxes
16 63
85
17 48
1877— State, City and County Real Estate
and Personal Property Taxes .
63
03
66
1876 -State, City and County Real Estate
and Personal Property Taxes
5 23
28
5 51
1875— State, City and County Real Estate
4 88
61
5 49
1874— State, City and County Real Estate
and Personal Propeity Taxes
16 98
1 08
18 06
1873— State, City and County Real Estate
and Personal Property Taxes..
6 03
19
6 22
1872— State, City and County Real Estate
and Personal Property Taxes
13 55
1 94
15 49
1870— State, City and County Real Estate
and Personal Property Taxes
5 16
26
5 42
1866— State, City and County Real Estate
and Personal Property Taxes
16 14
81
16 95
1865— State, City and County Real Estate
and Personal Property Taxes
16 24
81
17 05
$5,286,996 71
$10,958 C4
$5,297,954 75
1896— Dupont Street Widening
$47,811 36
1895— Dupont Street Widening
1894— Dupont Street Widenin" .
982 11
1 063 76
$49,857 23
1896 —Personal Property Taxes collected by
Assessor
$435 468 77
City and County's portion of redemptions of
Property sold to the State
c
§15,448 07
1896— Railroad Taxes ^ . . . ....
SI 974 76
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
711
APPORTIONMENT
OF TAXES COLLECTED DURING FISCAL YEAR 1896-97.
General Fund ! $2,373,201 78
School Fund 512,092 77
Street Department Fund 429,213 23
Park Improvement Fund 242,953 18
New City Hall Fund 2,558 32
Library Fund 51,134 66
Public Building Fund 2,024 11
Street Light Fund 293,261 88
State of California ., 1,752,251 86
Interest Account, Dupont Street Widening Bonds 47,017 70
" Park Improvement Bonds 27,36888
City Hall Construction Bonds 4,105 89
Sinking Fund, Dupont Street Widening Bonds 33,584 11
" " Park Improvement Bonds, 1872-73 10.617 44
" Park Improvement Bonds, 1874-75 9,398 39
" " City Hall Construction Bonds..: 27,36670
$5,818,150 90
712 AUDITOR'S REPORT.
RECAPITULATION.
State Railroad Taxes of 1896 1,974 76
City and County's portion of redemption of
Property sold to the State 51,446 07
Personal Property Taxes, 1896, unsecured by
Real Estate collected by Assessor 43 5,468 77
Taxes collected in June, 1896, by Tax Col-
lector, and paid to and apportioned by
Treasurer in July, 1896 35,971 00
Dupont Street Widening Taxes collected in
1896 by Tax Collector, and paid to 'and
apportioned by Treasurer in July, 1896.. 71,33384
Taxes collected by Tax Collector Fiscal Year
1896-97 35,297,954 75
Less amount collected in June, 1897, and
paid to and apportioned by Treasurer in
July, 1897 49,266 26
5,248,688 49
Dupont Street Widening Taxes collected by
Tax Collector during Fiscal Year 1896-97 49,857 23
Less amount collected in June, 1897, and
paid to and apportioned by Treasurer in
July, 1897 40,589 26
9,267 97
$5,818,150 90
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BONDS REDEEMED DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING
JUNE 30, 1897,
ISSUKD FOR.
AMOUNT.
TOTAL.
City Hall Construction— 56 Bonds (at par and accrued in-
terest)
8500 00 each
$°S 000 00
Dupont Street Widening:— 397 Bonds (at 8942 50 to $1,000
and accrued interest)
1 000 00 each
397 000 00
BONDS OUTSTANDING JUNE 30, 1896, AND JUNE 30, 1897.
YEAR
OF
ISSUE.
ISSUED FOR.
OUTSTANDING
JUNE 30, 1896.
REDEKMED
1896-97.
OUTSTANDING
JUNE 30, 1897.
1872-73
$225 000 00
£2-?5 000 00
1874-75
Park Improvement
City Hall Construction
250,000 00
94,500 00
2,500 00
$28,000 00
250,000 00
66,500 00
2,500 00
.$572,000 00
$28,000 00
$544,000 00
Montgomery Avenue Opening. .
Dupont Street Widening
81,579,000 00
724,000 00
8397,000 00
§1,579,000 00
327,000 00
$2,303,000 00
$397,000 00
$1,906,000 00
LIST OF BONDS OUTSTANDING JUNE 30, 1897.
BONDED DEBT OF CITY AND COUNTY.
Park Improvement Bonds '1872-3. (475
Bonds $1,000 each, Numbers 1 to 125
and Numbers 1 to 250)
City Hall Construction Bonds, (133
Bonds $500 each, Numbers 1368 to
1500) 66,50000
Overdue Bonds 1858-67. (Due 1887-88) 2,50000
$544,000 00
$475,000 00
AUDITOR'S REPORT. 719
SPECIAL BONDS PAYABLE FROM TAXES ON LANDS
BENEFITED.
Montgomery Avenue Opening, (1,579
Bonds $1,000 each, Numbers 1 to
1579) $1,579,000 00
Dnpont Street Widening. 327 Bonds
$1,000 each, Numbers 136 to 150 327,000 00
155 to 176, 189, 190, 207, 209 to 215, $1,906,000 00
260 to 266, 269 to 275, 296 to 301, 314
to 316, 321 to 336, 367 to 372, 398 to
402, 408 to 410, 419 to 421, 423 to
427, 446, 447, 453 to 466, 477 to 180,
482, 483, 494 to 496, 498, 501, 504,
525, 526, 531 to 533, 565, 592, 598,
605, 611 to 613, 623, 625 to 627, 630
to 657, 660 to 703, 708, 709, 717, 732
to 734, 791, 793 to 799, 806, 818 to
821, 869, 871, 872, 875 to 879, 881,
882, 885 to 890, 894, 895, 897, 904,
905, 908, 911, 912, 914, 919, 920,
923, 926, 928, 930 to 932, 936 to 949,
954 to 988, 991, 992 to 995, 996, 999.
COUPON ACCOUNTS FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1897.
INTEKEST ACCOUNT BONDS OF 1858, 1863-64.
Pacific Railroad, School, 1874 and House
of Correction Bonds, same as June
30, 1896 $2,192 50
INTEREST ACCOUNT, PAKE IMPROVEMENT BONDS
OF 1872-3—
Coupons due and unpaid June 30, 1896. $1,500 00
Coupons due 1896-7, 6 per cent on
$475,000 28,500 00
$30,000 00
Coupons paid 1896-97 27,510 00
Carried forward $2,192 50
720 AUDITOR'S REPORT.
Amount brought forward $2,192 50
Coupons due and unpaid June 30, 1897. . 2,490 00
1872-73— Nos. 21 of Bonds 21,
45, 71, No. 49 of Bond 61,
62, 64, 66, 67, 68, 70, 78 to
82, 85, 96, 97, 99 to 103,
107, 116 to 118. No. 34 of
Bond 167, 28 coupons at $30
each, $840 00
1874-75— Nos. 36 to 46 of Bonds
25, 26, 27, 46, No. 41 of
Bond 28, 34 to 42, No. 46
of Bond 74, 55 coupons at
$30 each 1,650 00
2,490 00
INTEREST ACCOUNT, CITY HALL CONSTKUCTION
BONDS.
Coupons due 1S96-7, 6 per cent on
$94,500 §5,670 00
Coupons paid 1896-97 5,670 00
$4,682 50
COUPONS SPECIAL BONDS 1896-97.
MONTGOMERY AVENUE BONDS.
49,938 Coupons outstanding June 30,
1896, $30 each $1,498, 140 00
3,158 Coupons due 1896-97, 6 per cent
on $1, 679,000 94,740 00
53,096 . 1,592,880 00
6 Coupons paid in a previous year
and missing 180 00
53,090 Coupons due and unpaid June
30, 1897 '. $1,592,700 00
Carried forward $1,592,70 ) 00
AUDITOR'S REPORT. 721
Amount brought forward $1,592,700 00
DUPONT STREET WIDENING BONDS.
9,354: Coupons outstanding June 30,
1896, $35 each $327,390 00
1,448 Coupons due 1896-97, 7 per
cent on $724,COO 50,680 00
10,802 378,070 00
2,906 Coupons paid and cancelled 1896-
97 (paid $2,241, cancelled
$665) 101,710 00
7,896 Coupons outstanding, as per bond
books , $276,3 30 00
14 Coupons paid in previous years and
missing 490 00
7,882 Coupons due and unpaid June
30,1897 275,870 00
$1,868,570 00
46
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MEMORANDUM-PRICES PAID FOR DUPONT STREET WIDENING BONDS, 1896-97
4 Bonds §94250
10 Bonds 945 00
10 Bonds 947 50
10 Bonds 948 00
15 Bonds 95000
27 Bonds 964 00
7 Bonds 967 50
56 Bonds 97000
3 Bonds 975 00
23 Bonds 977 50
20 Bonds 978 75
16 Bonds 979 50
23 Bonds 980 00
22 Bonds 982 00
58 Bonds 982 50
10 Bonds 987 50
10 Bonds 989 40
9 Bonds 990 00
10 Bonds 994 40
11 Bonds 995 00
10 Bonds 997 40
10 Bonds 99840
5 Bonds 999 40
18 Bonds 1,000 00
337 Bonds, averaging about §977 per Bond . . .
Accrued interest . .
EACH.
VALUE.
$3,770 00
9,450 00
9,475 00
9,480 00
14,250 00
26,028 00
6,772 ;50
54,320 00
2,925_00
22,482 50
19,575 00
15,672 00
22,540 00
21,604 00
56,985 00
9.875 00
9,894 00
8,910 00
9,944 00
10,945 00
9,974 00
9,984 00
4,997 00
18.000 00
TOTAL.
$387,852 00
11,308 74 j
724
AUDITOR'S REPORT,
COUPONS OUTSTANDING, DUPONT STREET BONDS, JUNE 30,1897.
VALUE.
TOTAL.
1 Coupon on 99 Bonds $99 00
2 Coupons on 137 Bonds 274 00
3 Coupons on 44 Bonds 132 00
4 Coupons on 43 Bonds 172 00
5 Coupons on 15 Bonds 75 00
6 Coupons on 10 Bonds 60 00
7 Coupons on 6 Bonds 42 00
8 Coupons on 1 Bond 8 OC
9 Coupons on 4 Bonds S6 00
10 Coupons on 3 Bonds 30 00
11 Coupons on 8 Bonds 88 00
12 Coupons on 4 Bonds 48 00
13 Coupons on 4 Bonds 52 00
14 Coupons on 2 Bonds 2800
15 Coupons on 6 Bonds 9000
17 Coupons on 1 Bond 17 CO
18 Coupons on 1 Bond 18 00
19 Coupons on 4 Bonds 76 00
20 Coupons on 3 Bonds ! 60 00
21 Coupons on 5 Bonds 10500
22 Coupons on 2 Bonds 44 00
23 Coupons on 11 Bonds 253 00
24 Coupons on 13 Bonds 31200
25 Coupons on 10 Bonds 250 00
26 Coupons on 4 Bonds 1 04 00
27 Coupons on 3 Bonds 8100
Carried forward . . .
$2,554 00
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
COUPONS OUTSTANDING, DUPONT STREET BONDS— CONCLUDED.
VALCE.
TOTAL.
Amount brought forward . . .
$2,554 00
28 Coupons on 5 Bonds
$140 00
29 Coupons on 9 Bonds
261 00
30 Coupons on 7 Bonds . .
210 00
31 Coupons on 4 Bonds
124 00
32 Coupons on 6 Bonds
33 Coupons on 5 Bonds
165 00
35 Coupons on 5 Bonds.
175 00
36 Coupons on 106 Bonds
3 Slfi on
37 Coupons on 7 Bonds
$5,342 00-
Total Coupons outstanding, including 14 paid in a former year
and missing
*ft7 SQfi OO
726
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
EXPENDITURES AND REVENUE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1897-98,
AS ESTIMATED BY THE AUDITOR AND BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
AUDITOR'S
ESTIMATE.
BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS'
ESTIMATE.
ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES ON THE GENERAL, SPECIAL FEE, UN-
APPORTIONED FEE, POUND FEE, POLICE CONTINGENT FUND,
DlSINTERMENT FUND AND EXEMPT FlREMEN'8 RELIEF FUNPS —
$5,000 00
#3,500 00
80,000 00
77,500 00
Assessment Roll— Compiling, exporting and extending taxes, re-
demption of property sold to the State, etc
Burial of indigent dead
16,500 00
4,000 00
13,000 00
3,000 00
City Cemetery improvements
500 00
City Receiving Hospital, $8,400; 4 Assistant Surgeons, $3,600
Contingent expenses City and Countv Attorney . . . .
11,100 00
1,000 00
10,000 00
500 00
Coroner's expenses -Chemical analyses, $1,000; hors^keeping, $660;
and incidental expenses $900; rent and miscellaneous
4 440 00
2 700 00
County Jail No 1 Repairs ....
3 000 00
1 500 00
County Jail No. 2 (including subsistence)
42 000 00
49 500 00
County Jail No. 3
30 000 00
23 500 00
Examination of insane persons.
4 500 00
4 500 00
Exempt Firemen's Relief Fund
Finance Committee expenses Board of Supervisors . .
12.000 00
5 000 00
12,000 00
4 500 00
Fire Alarm and Police Telegraph . ...
10 000 00
10 000 00
Fire Alarm apparatus material etc . .
19 500 00
10 150 00
Fire Alarm and new rooms, New City Hall
f.
Amount carried forward .
$241,540 00
$218,850 00
AUDITOR'S EEPOET.
727
ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES AND REVENUE— CONTINUED.
AUDITOR S
ESTIMATE.
BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS'
ESTIMATB.
Amount brought forward ... §241,540 00 §218,850 00
GENERAL, SPECIAL FEE, UNAPPORTIONED FEE, POUND FEK, POLICE
CONTINGENT, DISINTERMENT AND EXEMPT FIREMEN'S FUNDS—
Fire Department, material 30,000 00 30,000 00
Fire Department, running expenses 80,000 00 80,000 00
Fire Department, hose, apparatus, houses, etc 104,000 00 95,000 00
Fire Department, leave of absence 6,000 00 11,000 00
Fire Department, pension of retired firemen 14,000 00 14,000 00
Fire Department, relief of disabled firemen 1,000 00 1,000 00
Fish and Game Warden's expenses 300 00 300 00
Fourth of July appropriation 3,00000 3,00000
Gas Inspector's expenses i 100 00 100 00
Grand Jury expenses | 1,50000 1,50000
Health Department expenses 10,000 00 10,000 00
Health Department, Smallpox Hospital expenses, $1,300; salaries,!
$2,700 4,00000 3,50000
Health Department, quarantine expenses 5,500 00 5,500 00
Health Department, jails and prisons, medicines, Matron, inci-
dentals 2,00000 1,50000
Horse keeping for prison purposes i 600 00 600 00
Hospital expenses, City and County 85,00000 82,00000
Interment of deceased ex- Union soldiers and sailors 2,500 00 2,000 CO
Judgments— Resolution 15,421, John W. Mackey and R. V. Dey,
May 23, 1895, $1,911 55; with cost and interest, 82,345 70;
Resolution 16,022, Buckingham and Hecht, $4,000 00 6,343 00 6>500 °°
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Amount carried forward $597,383 00 $566,350 00
728
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES AND REVENUE— CONTINUED.
AUDITORS
ESTIMATE.
BOARD
OF SUPBRVISORS'
ESTIMATE.
Amount brought forward $597,383 00
GENERAL, SPECIAII FEE, UNAPPORTIONED FEE, POUND FEE, POLICE
CONTINGENT, DISINTERMENT AND EXEMPT FIREMEN'S FUNDS—
Jury and witness fees in criminal cases $30,000 00
Jury expenses in criminal cases 2,000 00
Law Library expenses 400 00
License Collector's blanks, dog tags, etc 2,000 00
Mayor's contingent expenses 1,800 00
Maintenance of feeble-minded children
Maintenance of minors in non-sectarian institutions ,
Military Roll !»500 00
Mounted police 6,000 00
Municipal Reports 7'000 °°
Police contingent expenses 7,200 00
Police Department, rents and repairs of stations 7,000 00
Police Patrol expenses 32>°°° 00
Police Telegraph 8.750 00
Prisoners, subsistence of 35»000 °°
Printing Transcripts on appeal in criminal cases, $4,500; and
City and County Attorney, $500 5,000 00
Public Buildings, fuel for 10,000 00
Public Buildings, repairs and furniture tor 15,000 00
Public Buildings, lighting 40,000 00
Publishing Delinquent Tax List 3,000 00
Publishing Law and Motion Calendar 2,400 00
Rebinding books
Amount carried forward. . .
$813,433 00
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
729
ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES AND REVENUE— CONTINUED.
AUDITOR'S
ESTIMATE.
BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS'
ESTIMATE.
$813 433 00
$777 860 00
GENERAL, SPECIAL FKE, UNAPPORTIONED FEE, POUND FEE, POLICE
CONTINGENT, DISINTEKMENT AND EXEMPT FIREMEN'S FUNDS —
s20 00
Registration and election expenses
41 155 00
Reporters' expenses in criminal cases
15 000 00
San Francisco Benevolent Association . ...
2 500 00
Stationery and printing for City and County officers
22,000 00
22,000 00
32 000 00
Water for municipal purposes (average of 500 new hydrants)
Witness' expenses (court orders)
Salary of Assessor .... ....
225,000 00
3,500 00
4 000 00
250,000 00
3,500 00
4 000 00
" Assessor's Deputies
24 300 00
21,300 00
" Assessor's Extra Deputies
75 000 00
67,000 00
" Auditor
1 000 00
4,000 00
" Auditor's Deputy and Clerks
9 600 00
9,600 00
" City and County Attorney and Counselor
" City and County Attorney and Counselor's Assistants,
Clerks, Messenger and Typewriter.
5,000 00
5,000 00
" City Cemetery Superintendent of
15,000 00
' ' City Thysician
900 00
City Physician's Assistant (Police Surgeon)
" Clerks of Board of Equalization
*' Coroner.
1,800 00
1,200 00
600 00
1,200 00
1,300 00
4,000 00
Amount carried forward
730
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES AND REVENUE— CONTINUED.
AUDITOR'S
ESTIMATE.
BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS'
ESTIMATE.
Amount brought forward
$1,335 228 00
$1,281,735 00
GENERAL,
SPECIAL FEE, UNAPPORTIONED FEE, POUND FEE, POLICE
CONTINGENT, DISINTERMKNT AND EXEMPT FIREMEN'S FUNDS—
Salary of
Coroner's Deputies, Autopsy Physician, Stenographer,
Janitor and Messenger .... ...
13,200 00
13,200 00
l(
Countv Clerk ...
4,000 CO
4,000 00
County Clerk's Deputies and Copyists
I 0,000 00
85,825 00
(i
7 500 00
7 500 00
District At'ornev
5 000 00
5 000 00
«
District Attorney's Assistants and Clerks
16,800 00
16,800 00
"
Engineer, $1,200; Fireman, $960; Extra Fireman, $340;
Elevator Conductors (2), $1,680; Carpenter, $1,200;
Assistant Carpenter, $900; Plumber, $1,200; Assist-
ant Plumber, $900; Watchmen (2), $1,860, and Ex-
pert Street Committee (10 months), $1,500
9,810 00
12,240 00
"
Fire Alarm and Police Telegraph
8,100 00
8,100 00
«
Fire Department Employes
RI^ fino nn
396,000 00
Fish and Game Warden 1 900 00
1 200 00
lt
Gas Inspector 1 8 0 00
1,800 00
44
Health Officer .. 3 .000 no
3,000 00
»
Health, Board of — Regular salaries of and extra allow-
ance.
50,000 00
67,000 00
•<
Health Department, Quarantine Officer
1,800 00
1,800 00
«
Janitors of City Halls and Head Porter
24,^20 00
27,240 00
,i
Judges of Superior Courts (12)
24 rOO 00
24,000 00
((
Judges of Superior Court's Secretary
1 800 00
1 800 00
A
mount carried forward
82,122,998 00
$1,958,240 00
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
731
ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES AND REVENUE— CONTINUED.
AUDITORS
ESTIMATE.
BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS'
ESTIMATE.
$2,122,988 00
Amount brought forward
GENERAL, SPECIAL FEK, UNAPPORTIONED FEE, POUND FEE, POLICE
CONTINGENT, DISINTERMENT AND EXEMPT FIREMEN'S FUNDS—
.Sa!ary of Justices' Court, Presiding Justice 2,700 00
" Justices' Court, Associate Justices of (4) 9,600 00
Justices' Court Clerk, $2,400; additional Clerks (6),
§7,200; Janitor $900; Messenger, $1,080 I g,100 00
" Law Librarian, $2,400; Janitor, §900 | 3,300 00
License Collector j 3,00000
" License Collector's Deputy 1,800 00
" License Collector's Assistants (12) j 18,000 00
" License Collector's extra Clerks (13) ; 14,400 00
" Mayor j 3,00000
" Mayor's Clerk j 3,00000
" Mayor's Typewriter i 720 00
" Police, Chief of | 5,000 00
" Police Commissioners (3) ' 5,400 00
" Police Officers 718,64800
Police Court, Department 1 12,100 00
(Judge, Clerk, Prosecuting Attorney, Clerk to Prose-
cuting Attorney and Bailiff in each Department.)
Police Court, Department 2 12,100 00
Police Court, Department 3 | 12,100 00
Police Court, Department 4 ' 12, 100 00
" Poundkeeper 90000
Amount carried forward
$2,968,956 00
$1,958,240 00
2,700 00
9,600 00
11,580 00
3,300 00
3,000 00
1,800 00
18,000 00
15,600 00
3,000 00
3,000 00
720 00
4,000 00
5,400 00
705,548 00
12,100 00
12,100 00
12,100 00
12,100 00
900 00
?2,794,7S8 00
732
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES AND REVENUE— CONTINUED.
AUDITOR'S
ESTIMATE.
BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS'
ESTIMATE.
$2,968,956 00
4,500 00
4,000 00
8,700 00
25,000 00
6,600 00
8,000 00
1,800 00
2,400 00
63,000 00
3,480 00
4,000 00
3,000 00
2,400 00
4,000 00
28,500 00
14,400 00
14,400 00
1,200 00
500 CO
$2,794,788 00
4,500 00
4,000 00
8,700 00
25,000 00
6,600 00
8,000 00
1,800 00
2,400 00
63,000 00
3,480 00
4,000 00
3,000 00
2,400 00
4,000 00
28,500 00
14,400 00
16,200 00
1,200 00
5CO 00
GENERAL, SPECIAL FBE, UNAPPORTIONED FEE, POUND FEE, POLICE
CONTINGENT. DISINTERMENT AND EXEMPT FIREMEN'S FUNDS--
Salary of Pub'ic Squares, Gardeners of (5)
U
Recorder's Deputies (3), $6,600; Mortgage Clerk, $1,200;
Watchman $900
Recorder's Folio Clerks
Registrar of Voters, $3,600; Clerk, $1,800; Messenger,
$1 ->00
Sheriff's Counsel Fees
Sheriff's Under Sheriff
Sheriff's Deputies, Bookkeeper and Bailiffs
Sheriff's Driver of Prison Van, $900; Matron of Jail No.
3, SJ80, and Porters (2), $1,800
Superintendent of Common Schools
Superintendent of Common Schools' Deputy
Secretary of Board of Education
Superintendent of Public Streets, Highways and Squares
Superintendent of Public Streets, Highways and Squares
Deputies ...
Supervisors (12)
Supervisors' Clerk, Deputy Clerk, and Assistant Clerks. .
Supervisors' Sergeant-at-Arms . ....
Surveyor
Amount carried forward.
$3,168,836 00
$2,996,468 00
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
733
ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES AND REVENUE— CONCLUDED.
AUDITOR'S
ESTIMATE.
BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS'
ESTIMATE.
Amount brought forward ....
$3 168 836 00
$2 996 468 00
GENERAL, SPECIAL FBE, UNAPPORTIONED FEE, POUND FEE, POLICE
CONTINGENT, DISINTRRMENT AND EXEMPT FIREMEN'S FUNDS —
Salary of Superintendents of Disinterments (2)
" Tax Collector
2,400 00
4,000 00
4 000 00
" Tax Collector, Chief Deputy, Cashier and Deputies (3) . .
" Tax Collector's extra Clerks
10,200 00
40,000 00
10,200 00
35 000 00
" Treasurer....
4 000 00
4 000 00
" Treasurer's Deputies and Clerks
Salaries unprovided for
14,100 00
10,050 00
72 OCO 00
Hospital repairs
2,500 CO
Total. . .
$3.243.536 00
S3.134.2i 8 00
ESTIMATED -REVENUE
ON THE GENERAL, SPECIAL FEE, UNAPPORTIONED FEE, POUND FEE, POLICE
CONTINGENT, DISINTERMENT AND EXEMPT
FIREMEN'S RELIEF FUND.
AUDITOR'S
ESTIMATE.
BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS'
ESTIMATE.
GENERAL, SPECIAL FEE, UNAPPOBTIONED FEE, POUND FEE, POLICE
CONTINGENT, DISINTERMENT AND EXEMPT FIREMEN'S RELIEF'
FUNDS—
Fees of City and County Officers
8' 80 000 00
«iJ§Q 000 00
Fines imposed in Police Courts
Fines imposed in Superior Courts . . ....
22.000 00
1 000 f*0
22,000 00
1 000 00
Licenses, City and County
Licenses, Municipal
380,000 00
86 000 00
380,000 00
86 000 00
Subsistence of United States Prisoners 81,000 00
Suridries^Rents, §900 00; AssessorVCom. $7,000 GO 7,900 00
Taxes
8,900 00
o 565 636 00
8,900 00
2,456 318 00
§3,243,536 00
§3,134,218 00
734: AUDITOR'S REPORT.
ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES
Amount brought forward .
LIBRARY FUND —
Maintaining Public Library and Purchase of Books . .
Estimated Revenue —
From Fines .
From Taxes . . .
PARK IMPROVEMENT FUND—
Maintaining and Improving Golden Gate Park
E8timated Revenue —
From Taxes
From other sources
SCHOOL FUND—
Maintaining Public Schools General, §1 ,120,000 00
Back salaries, 115,500 00
Estimated Revenue—
From Taxes
State apportionment of school moneys
Rent of Lincoln School lots, etc
Sundries, non-resident pupils, etc
STREET DEPARTMENT FUND —
Improving streets in front of city property and around parks and squares
Improving and maintaining public parks and squares ,,
Repairs on County roads
Cleaning and repairing of sewers, and material
Amount carried forward.
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
735
AND REVENUE— CONTINUED.
AUDITOR'S ESTIMATE,
1897-8.
$1,000 00
57,000 00
296,000 00
2,000 00
553,700 00
635,000 00
46,000 00
800 00
70,000 00
40,000 00
10,000 00
100,000 00
$220,000 00
$3,243,536 00
[58,000 00
298,000 00
1,235,500 00
$4,835,036 00
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS' ESTIMATE,
1897-98.
$3,134,218 00
53,000 00
207,000 00
1,200,000 00
$45,000 00
40,000 00
10,000 00
100,000 00
§195,000 00
§4,594,218 00
736 AUDITOR'S REPORT.
ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES
Amount brought forward
Street Sweeping
Repaving and repairing accepted streets
Engineering and surveys
Estimated Revenue —
From Taxes $524,000 00
Licenses on Vehicles 26,000 00
Taxes on Earnings of Street Railroads ]0,OCO 00
§560,000 00
STREET LIGHT FUND—
Lighting Streets and Repairs to Lamps and Lamp Posts
Estimated Revenue —
From Taxes .*300,000 00
INTEREST ACCOUNT.
CITY HALL CONSTRUCTION BONDS—
Coupons required for fiscal year 1897-98
Estimated Revenue —
From Taxes $5,985 00
PARK IMPROVEMENT BONDS —
Coupons required for fiscal year 1897-98
Estimated Revenue —
From Taxes $15,850 00
Amount carried forward. . .
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
737
AND REVENUE— CONTINUED.
AUDITOR'S ESTIMATE,
1897-98.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS' ESTIMATE,
1897-98.
$220,000 00
135,000 00
200,000 00
5,000 00
$4,835,036 00
$195,000 00
$135,000 00
200,000 00
5,000 00
$4,594,218 00
535,000 00
300,OCO 00
21,835 00
560,000 00
300,000 00
5,985 CO
15,850 00
$780,000 00
$5,716,871 00
$5,451,053 00
47
733 AUDITOR'S REPORT.
ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES
Amount brought forward
SINKING FUND.
CITY HALL CONSTRUCTION BONDS —
Bonds due July 1, 1899 (2 Sinking Funds required) —
Bonds outstanding $66,500 00
Less cash on hand June 30, 1897, estimated 8,700 00
$57,800 00
One-half at par
Estimated Revenue—
From Taxes $28,900 00.
PARK IMPROVEMENT BONDS OF 1874-75.
Bonds due July 1, 1904 (7 Sinking Funds required) —
Bonds outstanding $250,000 00
Less cash on hand June 30, 1897, estimated 175,800 00
74,200 00
One-seventh at par •
Estimated Revenue—
From Taxes §8,600 00
Interest on loan?. . 2,000 00
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
739
AND REVENUE— CONCLUDED.
1897-93.
1897-98.
$780,000 00
§5,716,871 00
28,900 00
$5,451,053 00
39,500 00
10,600 00
$780,000 00
$5,756,371 00
$5,490,553 00
740
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
AUDITOR'S RECAPITULATION
OF ESTIMATES OF TAXES, ETC., REQUIRED FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1897-98.
FUNDS AND ACCOUNTS.
Total Expenditures.
Revenue Other t
Taxes
Bevenue from Taxe
i
p
3
General, Special Fee, Unapportioned Fee, Pound
Fee, Police Contingent Fund, Disinterment
Fund and Exempt Firemen's Relief Fund. ....
Library Fund
$3,243,536 00
58 000 00
§677,900 00
1 000 00
$2,565,C36 00
57 000 00
Park Improvement Fund
298 000 00
f) 0oo 0o
296 000 00
School Fund
Street Department Fund
1,235,500 00
560 000 00
681,800 00
36 000 CO
553,700 00
524 0^0 00
Street Light Fund
300,000 00
300,000 00
INTEREST ACCOUNTS.
City Hall Construction Bonds
5,985 00
5,985 00
Park Improvement Bonds .
15,850 00
15,850 00
SINKING FUNDS.
City Hall Construction Bonds
28,900 00
28,900 00
Park Improvement Bonds of 1874 75
10,600 00
2,000 00
8,6CO 00
Totals
<&C rCC 071 AA
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
741
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS' RECAPITULATION
OF ESTIMATES OF TAXES, ETC., REQUIRED FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1897-98-
I
ll
ft
3
FUNDS AND ACCOUNTS.
I
O
|
1
ft
CD
General Fund, Special Fee, Unappor-
tioned Fee, Pound Fee, Police Con-
tingent Fund, Disinterment Fund
and Exempt Firemen's Relief Fund. .
Library Fund .
$3,134,218 00
53 000 00
$677,900 00
1 000 00
$2,456,318 00
52 000 00
Park Improvement Fund
207,000 00
2,000 00
205,000 00
School Fund
1,200,000 00
681,800 00
518,200 00
Street Department Fund
Street Li°"ht Fund
535,000 00
300 000 00
36,000 00
499,000 00
300 000 00
INTEREST ACCOUNT.
City Hall Construction Bonds
Park Improvement Bonds
5,985 00
15,850 00
5,985 00
15,850 00
SINKING FUNDS.
Citv Hall Construction Bonds
28 900 00
28 900 00
Park Improvement Bonds 1874-75
10,600 00
2,000 00
8,600 00
Totals
^5 490 553 00
$1 400 700 00
84 089 853 00
742
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
TAX LEVY FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1897-98.
AUDITOR'S.
BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS'.
CURRENT EXPENSES.
General Fund, Special Fee, Unappor-
tioned Fee, Pound Fee, Police Contin-
gent Fund, Disinterment Fund and
Exempt Firemen's Relief Fund
$0.7436
$0.7119
School Fund
.1603
.1502
Street Department Fund ....
. 1519
.1446
Street Light Fund
.0870
.0870
Total current oxpense
$1.1430
Library Fund
$0.0165
$0.0151
Park Improvement Fund
.0853
.0594
Interest and Sinking Fund
.0172
.0172
1.2625
$1.1854
Auditor's estimates based on a valuation of §345,000,000.
Supervisors' estimates based on a valuation of $345,000,000.
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM BRODERICK,
Auditor of the City and County of San Francisco.
TREASURER'S REPORT.
B'S OFFICE, I
), July 15, 1897. )
TBEASUBEB'S OFFICE,
SAN FBANCISCO,
To the Honorable the Board of Supervisors
Of (he City and County of San Francisco —
GENTLEMEN: In pursuance of Resolution No. 12,338 (Third Series),
adopted by your Honorable Body, I herewith submit to you my annual re-
port for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1897.
Respectfully submitted,
A. C. WIDBER,
City and County Treasurer.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
EECEIPTS.
Balance cash on hand June 30, 1896 . . $21,431 14
From real estate and personal property taxes. . . 1,752,251 86
From poll taxes 60,260 40
From redemption of real estate sold to State for
delinquent taxes 6,152 86
From collateral inheritance tax 46,854 27
For the maintenance of pupils at the Whittier
State School 5,325 56
For the maintenance of pupils at the Preston
School of Industry 2,052 24
$1,894,328 33
DISBUBSEMENTS.
Paid State Treasurer as per settlements with
Controller of State 1,872,151 44
Commissions allowed Assessor, transfer to Gen-
eral Fund . . 8,016 67
1,880,168 11
Balance on hand June 30, 1897 . . $14,160 22
744 TREASURER'S REPORT.
CITY AND COUNTY FUNDS— GENERAL FUND.
RECEIPTS.
Balauc5e cash on hand June 30, 1896 $446,443 25
From real estate and personal property taxp*. . . 2,361,357 84
From State railroad taxes 1, 173 00
From redemption of real estate sold to State. . . 10,671 05
From commissions allowed by State on collec-
tion of personal property taxes unsecured
by real estate 8,016 67
From city and county licenses 378,323 00
From municipal licenses, dog tags and dupli-
cates 86, 541 25
From stock transfer tax 1 ,502 50
From fines in Superior Court 717 00
From fines in Police Court, Department No. 1. . 4,704 75
From fines in Police Court, Department No. 2. . 4,360 00
From fines in Police Court, Department No. 3. . 6,578 25
From fines in Police Court, Department No. 4. . 5,576 30
From Mayor, rent of city property 988 00
From Mayor, sale of horses 133 75
From Mayor, sale of old junk 19 80
From Mayor, sale of six city deeds 36 00
From Mayor, sale of scrap iron and brass 1,020 06
From City and County Attorney, on account of
satisfaction of judgment in re City and
County vs. Cook 500 00
From Superintendent of City and County Hos-
pital, unclaimed money of deceased persons 256 53
From Superintendent of City and County Hos-
pital, sale of old material 75 52
From Superintendent of City and County Hos-
pital, conscience money 10 00
From P, L. Weaver, Ex-Superintendent of City
and County Almhouse, sale of old junk. .. 40 75
From E. A. Reddy, Superintendent of City and
County Almshouse, sale of calf 6 00
From E. A. Reddy, Superintendent of City and
County Almshouse, sale of old junk 268 00
From R. I. Whelan, Sheriff, judgment for costs 53 75
From R. I. Whelan, Sheriff, board of U. S. pris-
oners. . . 682 40
Carried forward .$3,320,055 42
TREASURER'S REPORT. 745
Amount brought forward ..$3,320,055 42
From John A. Russell, Clerk of the Board of Su-
pervisors, excess on advertising 1 95
From Scott & McCord, refunding of duplicate
payment for audited demand 50 19
From A. C. Widber, Treasurer, burial expense
refunded 597
3,320,113 53
From transfer made from Disinterment Fund . . $1,050 00
From transfer made from Street Light Fund. . . 4,856 08
From transfer made from Police Relief and
Pension Fund. . 22,909 32
From transfer make from Unapportioned Fee
Fund 4,030 20
From transfer made from Special Fee Fund 64,000 00
96,845 60
$3,416,959 13
DieBJRSEMENTS.
Audited demands paid $3,160,769 01
Boys' and Girls' Aid Society 12,125 00
Orders Superior Court 19,273 85
Orders Police Court 21,369 00
Transfer made to Police Relief and Pension
Fund 17,431 00
Transfer made to Police Contingent Fund 7,700 00
Transfer made to Exempt Fireman's Relief Fund 12, 000 00
Transfer made to Street Department Fund 20,000 00
Transfer made to Pound Fee Fund 418 05
Transfer made to Account with Assessor 2 02
Transfer made to Account of State of California 11
- $3,271,088 04
Balance cash on hand June 30, 1897 $145,871 09
SCHOOL TEACHERS' ANNUITY AND RETIREMENT FUND.
RECEIPTS.
Balance cash on hand Jane 30, 1896 $5.335 07
From Teachers — one per cent of salaries 3,701 90
From Beneficiaries — as provided by Section 3 of
the Act creating the Fund . . . 300 00
$9,336 97
DISBURSEMENTS.
Audited demands paid $9,336 97
746 TREASURERS REPORT.
SPECIAL FEE FUND.
EECEIPTS.
Balance cash on hand June 30, 1896 $11,845 91
From Tax Collector 2,38499
From License Collector 34,39800
From Clerk of Justices' Court 11,200 00
From transfer made from Unapportioned Fee
Fund 120,000 00
$180,131 75
DISBUESEMENTS.
Audited demands paid $105,889 87
Transfers made to General Fund 64,000 00
169,889 87
Balance cash on hand June 30, 1897 $10,241 88
UNAPPORTIONED FEE FUND.
KECEIPTS.
Balance cash on hand June 30, 1896 $725 00
From County Clerk 69,886 70
From Recorder 31,43445
From Sheriff. . . , 12, 101 10
From Clerk of Justices' Court 16,275 25
From Quarantine Officer 3,545 00
From Health Officer, certiacates issued 378 00
From Health Officer, removal permits granted. . 1,610 00
From Clerk of Baard of Supervisors 140 40
From Coroner 22 15
$136,148 05
DISBURSEMENTS.
Audited demands paid $9,300 00
Transfer made to General Fund 4,03p 20
Transfer made to Special Fee Fund 120,302 85
Transfer made to Disinterment Fund 1,640 00
' 135,273 05
Balance cash on hand June 30, 1897. . $875 00.
TREASURER'S REPORT. 747
SCHOOL FUND.
KECEIPTS.
Balance cash on hand June 30, 1896 $1,246 99
From real estate and personal property taxes.. . 511,836 86
From rent of school property 9,373 50
From rent of Lincoln School lots 27,857 25
From tuition fees paid by non-resident pupils. . 597 00
From State railroad taxes 25591
From State school moneys 642,61434
From sale of old material 79 50
From transfer from Sinking Fund, Park Im-
provement Bonds 1872-3 170,000 00
From transfer from Sinking Fund, Park Im-
provement Bonds 1874-5 36,000 00
From transfer from Public Buildiug Fund 150, OuO 00
$1,559,861 35
DISBURSEMENTS.
Audited demands paid $1,181,280 41
Transfer made to Sinking Fund, Park Improve-
ment Bonds 1872-3 170,000 00
Transfer made to Sinking Fund, Park Improve-
ment Bonds J874-5 36,000 00
Transfer made to Public Building Fund 150,000 00
1,537,280 41
Balance cash on hand June 30, 1897 $22.580 94
ACCOUNT WITH ASSESSOR.
• EECEIPTS.
Balance cash on hand June 30, 1896 $458,993 25
From collection of personal property taxes (^ un-
secured by real estate) under New Revenue
Law of 1895 . ... 446,26321
$905,256 46
DISBURSEMENTS.
Apportionment as taxes to sundry funds $608,200 97
Transfer made to Duplicate Tax Fund 2 02
608,202 99
Balance cash on hand June 30, 1897 . . . $297,053 47
748 TREASURER'S REPORT.
STREET DEPARTMENT FOND.
KECEIPTS.
Balance cash on band Jane 30, 1896 $123,504 49
From real estate and personal property taxes.. 428,002 56
From State railroad taxes 213 94
From License Collector, licenses on vehicles. . . 25,358 00
From redemption of real estate sold to State for
delinquent taxes 996 73
From California Street Cable Railroad Co., pay-
ment of two per cent, of gross receipts of
Hyde street branch for the fiscal year end-
ing June 30, 1896 2,755 38
From sale of franchise to the People's Mutual
Telephone Co 1,111 00
From Market Street Railway Co., payment of
two per cent, on gross receipts on certain
franchises held by it as successor by interest
or consolidation 6,194 47
From Mayor, sale of old iron in corporation yard 15 40
From sale of old cobbles by Thos. Ash worth,
Superintendent of Streets, etc 127 00
From transfer from General Fund. 20,000 00
- $608,278 97
DISBURSEMENTS.
Audited demands paid $575,541 81
Balance cash on hand June 30, 1897 $32,737 16
PARK IMPROVEMENT FUND.
RECEIPTS.
Balance cash on hand June 30, 1896 $18,40266
From real estate and personal property taxes. . . 242,099 60
From State railroad taxes 120 82
From redemption of real estate sold to State for
delinquent taxes 732 76
Carried forward $261,35584
TREASURER'S REPORT. 749
Amount brought forward $261,355 84
From rent of children's play-ground 1,000 00
From rent of boat house 850 00
From fines in Police Court 195 00
From sale of old junk 7 00
From sale of old shed 10 00
From sale of furniture 50 00
From sale of Casino " 400 00
From sale of Park Lodge 300 00
From Market Street Railway as successors to
Park and Ocean Railway Co., account money
due under Ordinance No. 1, of the Board of
Park Commissioners passed April 24, 1886.. . 100 00
$264,267 84
DISBURSEMENTS.
Audited demands paid 239,302 40
Balance cash on hand June 30, 1897 $24,965 44
NEW CITY HALL FUND.
EECEIPTS.
Balance cash on hand June 30, 1897 $378,298 48
From real estate, personal property taxes 1,825 88
From redemption of real estate sold to State for
delinquent taxes 732 44
$380,856 80
DISBURSEMENTS.
Audited demands paid 232,50656
Balance cash on hand June 30, 1897 $148,350 24
LIBRARY FUND.
RECEIPTS.
Balance cash on hand June 30, 1896 $17,010 74
From real estate and personal property taxes.. . 50,980 07
From State railroad taxes. . 25 46
Carried forward $68,016 27
750 TREASURER'S REPORT.
Amount brought forward $68,016 27
From redemption of real estate acid to State for
delinquent taxes 129 13
From Secretary, fines 911 00
From advertising in monthly bulletin 123 00
From lost books, etc 25 75
From insurance on Branch No. 2 40 00
From baquest of T. Mootry, Jr., deceased." 475 00
$69,720 15
DISBURSEMENTS.
Audited demands paid 48,855 77
Balance cash on hand Jane 30, 1897 $20,864 38
STREET LIGHT FUND.
EECEIPTS.
Balance cash oa hand June 30, 1896 $18,888 70
From real estate a^d personal property taxes. . . 292,505 71
From State railroad taxes 146 30
From redemption of real estate sold to State for
delinquent taxes 609 87
$312,150 58
. DISBURSEMENTS.
Audited demands paid $294,076 90
Transfer to General Fund in accordance with
Resolution No. 14,890, Board of Supervisors. 4,856 08
$298,932 98
Balance cash on hand June 30", 1897 $13,217 60
DISINTERMENT FUND.
RECEIPTS.
Balance cash on hand June 30, 1896 $3,250 00
From Health Officer, transfer made from Un-
apportioned Fee Fund 3,64000
$6,890 00
DISBURSEMENTS.
Audited demands paid. .. 5,45000
Balance cash on hand June 30, 1897. . . . $1,44U UO
TREASURER'S KEPOET. 751
LAGUNA SURVEY FUND.
Balance cash on band June 30, 1897 $4 03
POLICE CONTINGENT FUND.
RECEIPTS.
Balance cash on hand June 3'), 1896 $1,423 15
From transfer from General Fund 7,700 00
$9,123 15
DISBURSEMENTS.
Audited demands paid 5,941 70
Balance cash on hand June 30, 1897 $3,181 45
EXEMPT FIREMEN'S RELIEF FUND.
RECEIPTS.
Balance cash on hand June 30, 1896 $888 70
From General Fund by transfer 12,000 00
12,888 70
DISBURSEMENTS.
Audited demands paid 11,869 25
Balance cash on hand June 30, 1897 . $1,019 45
POUND FEE FUND.
RECEIPTS.
Balance cash on hand June 30, 1896 $232 20
From Poundkeeper, fees 324 75
From General Fund by transfer . , 418 05
$975 00*
DISBURSEMENTS.
Audited demands paid $900 00
Balance cash on hand June 30, 1897 $75 00
NINETEENTH STREET EXTENSION FCJND.
Balance cash on hand June 30, 1897 . . $246 77
752 TREASURER'S REPORT.
POTRERO AVENUE EXTENSION FUND.
Balance cash on hand June 30, 1897 $371 92
PACIFIC RAILROAD INTEREST TAX ACCOUNT.
Balance cash on hand June 30, 1897 $35 00
COUPONS OF SCHOOL BONDS OF 1874.
Balance cash on hand June 30, 1897. $30 00
COUPONS, HOUSE OF CORRECTION BONDS.
Balance cash on hand June 30, 1897 $35 00
DUPLICATE TAX FUND.
EECEIPTS.
Balance cash on hand June 30, 1896 $8,038 47
From taxes paid in duplicate 2, 138 59
$10,177 06
DISBURSEMENTS.
Audited demands paid t.. 517 51
Balance cash on hand June 30, 1897 $9,659 55
TEACHERS' INSTITUTE FUND.
EKCEIPTS.
Balance cash on hand June 30, 1896 $2,557 84
From Superintendent of Schools, examination
and certificate fees 532 50
$3,090 34
DISBUKSEMENTS.
Audited demands paid 951 85
Balance cash on hand June 30, 1897 $2, 138 49
ROBINSON BEQUEST FUND.
Balance cash on hand June 30, 1897 $50 00
TREASURER'S REPORT. 753
PUBLIC BUILDING FUND.
BECEIPTS.
Balance cash on hand June 30, 1896 $300,960 95
From real estate and personal property taxes. . . 2,024= 11
Transfer from School Fund 150,000 00
$452,985 06
DISBURSEMENTS.
Audited demands paid $15,500 40
Transfer from School Fund 150,000 00
$165,500 40
Balance cash on hand June 30, 1897 $287,484 66
COUPONS, PARK IMPROVEMENT BONDS.
EECEIPTS.
Balance cash on hand June 30, 1896 $8,527 80
From real estate and personal property taxes . . . 27,297 35
From State railroad taxes 13 66
From redemption of real estate sold to State for
delinquent taxes 57 87
$35,896 68
DISBURSEMENTS.
Audited demands paid 27 ,510 00
• Balance cash on hand June 30, 1897 $8,386 68
COUPONS, CITY HALL CONSTRUCTION BONDS.
RECEIPTS.
Balance cash on hand June 30, 1896 $4,706 13
From real estate and personal property taxes.. . . 4,088 90
From State railroad taxes 2 04
From redemption of real estate sold to State for
delinquent taxes 14 95
$8,812 02
DISBURSEMENTS.
Audited demands paid . 5,670 00
Balance cash on hand June 30, 1897 $3,142 02
48
754 TREASURER'S REPORT.
COUPONS, DUPONT STREET BONDS.
RECEIPTS.
Balance cash on band June 30, 1896 $115,073 22
From taxes on enhanced values of land benefited 47,017 70
$162,093 92
DISBURSEMENTS.
Coupons paid on audited demands 105,700 00
Balance cash on hand June 30, 1897 $50,390 92
SINKING FUND, PARK IMPROVEMENT BONDS 1872-73.
RECEIPTS.
Balance cash on hand June 30, 1896 $10,842 89
From real estate and personal property taxes. . . 10,590 68
From State railroad taxes 5 30
From redemption of real estate sold to State for
delinquent taxes 21 46
From interest received on loans 748 77
From loans returned 195,00000
From transfer from School Fund 170,000 00
$387,209 10
DISBURSEMENTS.
Audited demands (loans made) $10,000 00
Transfer made to School Fund 170,000 00
180,000 00
Balance cash on hand June 30, 1897 $207,209 10
SINKING FUND, PARK IMPROVEMENT BONDS 1874-75.
RECEIPTS.
Balance cash on hand June 30, 1896 $43,606 r30
From real estate and personal property taxes.. . 9,369 53
From State railroad taxes
From redemption of real estate sold to State for
delinquent taxes
Carried forward . . $53,004 69
TREASURER'S REPORT. 755
Amount brought forward $53,00469
From interest received on loans made 3,818 34
From loans returned 101,000 00
From transfer from School Fund 36,000 00
_ $193,823 03
DISBURSEMENTS.
Audited demands paid (loans made) $58,000 00
Transfer to School Fund 36,00000
94,000 00
Balance cash on hand June 30, 1897 $99,823 03
SINKING FUND, DUPONT STREET BONDS.
EECEIPTS.
Balance cash on hand June 30, 1896 $389,850 57
From taxes on enhanced values of land benefited 33,584 11
$423,434 68
DISBURSEMENTS.
Audited demands paid (bonds redeemed). .... 399160 74
Balance cash on hand June 30, 1897 $24,273 94
POLICE RELIEF AND PENSION FUND.
EECEIPTS.
Balance cash on hand June 30, 1896 $38,620 15
From contributions of police officers 13,368 00
From fines imposed on officers 1,733 33
From sale of unclaimed property 579 84
From fines in Police Court, Department No. 1. 878 25
From fines in Police Court, Department No. 2. 1,141 00
From fines in Police Court, Department No. 3. 723 75
From fines in Police Court, Department No. 4. 968 70
From transfer from General Fund 17,431 00
$75,444 02
DISBURSEMENTS.
Audited demands paid $29.270 66
Transfer to General Fund 22,909 32
52,179 98
Balance cash on hand June 30, 1897 $23,264 04
756 TREASURER'S REPORT.
OVERPAYMENT PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX FUND, 1896.
BECEIPTS.
From transfer from account with Assessor, in
accordance with Resolution No. 14,932
(Third Series), Board of Supervisors, adop-
ted September 21, 1896 172,732 20
DISBUBSEMENTS.
Audited demands paid 163,714 67
Balance cash on hand June 30, 1897 $9,017 53
SINKING FUND, CITY HALL CONSTRUCTION BONDS.
BECEIPTS.
Balance cash on hand Jane 30, 1896 $9,640 55
From real estate and personal property taxes. . . 27,295 84
From State railroad taxes 13 65
From redemption of real estate sold to State for
delinquent taxes 57 21
$37,007 25
DISBURSEMENTS.
Audited demands paid bonds redeemed 28,420 00
Balance cash on hand June 30, 1897 $8,587 25
RECAPITULATION
OF THE BALANCES ON HAND IN THE VARIOUS FCNDS or THE
CITY AND COUNTY or SAN FEANCISCO,
JUNE 30, 1897.
General Fund $145,871 09
Special Fee Fund 10,241 88
Unapportioned Fee Fund . 875 00
School Fund 22,580 94
Public Building Fund 287,484 66
Street Department Fund 32,737 16
Park Improvement Fund 24,965 44
Carried forward $524,75617
TREASURER'S REPORT, 757
Amount brought forward $524,756 17
New City Hall Fund. $148,350 24
Library Fund 20,864 38
Street Light Fund 13, 217 60
Police Contingent Fund 3,181 45
Police Relief and Pension Fund 23,264 04
Pound Fee Fund 75 00
Disinterment Fund 1,440 00
Exempt Firemen's Relief Fund. 1,019 45
Teachers' Institute Fund 2, 138 49
Duplicate Tax Fund 9,659 55
Potrero Avenue Extension Fund 371 92
Overpayment of Personal Property Tax Fund,
1896 9,017 53
Nineteenth Street Extension Fund 246 77
State of California 14,160 22
Pacific Railroad Interest Tax Account 35 00
Coupons, School Bonds of 1874 30 00
Coupons, Park Improvement Bonds 8,386 68
Coupons, House of Correction Bonds 35 00
Coupons, City Hall Construction Bonds 3,142 02
Coupons, Dupont St eet Bonds 56,39092
Robinson Bequest Fund 50 00
Sinking Fund, Paik Improvement Bonds, 1872-
73 207,209 10
Sinking Fund, Park Improvement Bonds, 1874-
75 , 99,82303
Sinking Fund City Hall Construction Bonds. . . 8,587 25
Sinking Fund, Dupont Street Bonds 24,273 94
Account with the Assessor 297,053 47
Balance cash on hand June 30, 1897 $1,476,779 22
LOAN ACCOUNT.
Loans outstanding June 30, 1896 $321,900 00
Loans made 68,000 00
$389,900 00
Loans returned 296,000 00
Loans outstanding June 30, 1897 $93,900 00
RECAPITULATION
OF LOANS OUTSTANDING JUNE 30, 1897.
Sinking Fund of Park Imp'nt Bonds, 1872-73 . $17,400 00
Sinking Fund of Park Imp'nt Bonds, 1874-75. . 76,500 00
$93,900 00
758 TREASURER'S REPORT.
SPECIAL DEPOSITS OF COUNTY CLERK.
(Moneys deposited by order of Court in suits now pending.)
BECEIPTS.
Balance cash on haad June 30, 1896 $20,875 82
Deposited by County Clerk during the year. . . 27,51841
$48,394 23
DISBURSEMENTS.
Paid by order of Court 19.334 59
Balance cash on hand June 30, 1897. . $29,059 64
TREASURER'S REPORT.
759
RECAPITULATION.
TREASURER'S NO...
DATE.
SUIT.
COURT.
AMOUNT
15
17
1864 -May 23
May 23
Spring Valley Water Works vs. Land Owners. .
County
$1097
31 08
25
June 6
12th District
3 67
248
1871— Nov. 10
15th District
3 75
253
1872— Feb. 29
2 50
262
295
296
454
460
461
May 30
1873- Nov. 29
Nov. 29
1875-Nov. 19
Dec. 4
Dec. 18
Charles Mayne vs. P. Freund
Burr vs. North
Dyer vs. North
H. Levy vs. W. Truman
F. Tobelman vs. J. G. Goldsmith
J. Murphy vs. P. F. O'Neil
4th District
12th District
3rd District
3rd District
3rd District
15th District
28
2 06
1 96
5 25
278
5 62
566
576
1878— Aug. 9
Oct. 28
Fifteenth-avenue Com. vs. Unknown Owners..
County
4900
75
577
Oct. 28
Lyons vs. Holt
^3rd District
60
595
597
754
1879-Feb. 12
Feb. 20
1881 Apr. 7
G. Rabe vs. W. Hahn et al
Fireman's Fund Insurance Co. vs. Staple et al..
Estate of W. Young . .
12th District
4th District
203
1 98
1 00
755
Apr. 7
Estate of W. Young ....
1 00
803
1882-Dec. 2
The Home Loan Assocation vs. H. Schwerin
et al
13 08
829
1883— Sept. 21
Vena Kean'vs. C. R. Hall
15 13
832
873
Oct. 13
1885— Jan. 3
H. W. Smith vs. A. Lacy
Estate of Clark vs. Alexis Blethen
Superior
12 00
18 31
924
1886— May 1
Fauser vs. McCarthy
UPen°r
19 60
928
June 8
Whitelaw vs. Corcoran
42 65
935
951
Sept. 10
]837— Apr. 2
Edward F. Sheever vs. Chin Hong Foy et al
McKenna vs. Shaf er
Superior
07
4 00
superior.. . . .
Amount carried forward
$251 12
760
TREASURER'S REPORT.
RECAPITULATION— CONTINUED.
TREASURER'S NO...
DATE.
SUIT.
COURT
AMOUNT.
•
Amount brought forward ....
$251 12
961
1887- Aug. 4
Shain vs. Fix
2 80
971
Nov. 7
Estate of F. Naddes. . . .
105 38
1,068
1 072
1889- Dec. 24
1890- Jan. 16
Phrenix Insurance Co. vs. Geo. Brandt et al. . . .
Hinckley vs. Stebbins
Superior
I 21
17
1 074
Jan. 20
Hinckley vs. Stebbins
17
1,079
1,085
Feb. 13
Mar. 31
Sather Banking Co. vs. Collins
A. R. T. Hammond vs. Home Benefit Life As-
surance Co
Superior
Superior.
39460
3 29
1,089
1 128
May 1
1891-Aug, 29
T. W. Commins vs. Geo. W. Burnett et al
Sheldon vs. Coe
Superior
Superior. . .
3 57
31
1 143
1892-Feb. 17
Searle vs. Kreny
Superior
04
1 146
Mar. 21
McFarland vs. Cable
04
1 159
May 25
Estate of Nora Connelly
Superior
38 17
1 166
June 28
Tn re Arthur Jones et al
Superior
50
1,179
1893- Mar. 13
Feldmann v?. Van Leak
Superior
1 69
1,204
1 209
Sept. 20
Dec 7
Tn re Mary E. Thomas (Incompetent)
Frowenfield vs. Metzger
Superior
Superior
74 21
17 50
1 210
Dec. 8
Franklin vs. Morris
Superior
1 60
1 233
1894— May 9
In re Estate of Edward Cahill
Superior.
7 34
1 244
June 7
People vs. B. M. Gopchevitch
Superior. . .
200 00
1,245
June 8
Fletcher F. Ryan vs Am. Bank and Trust Co.
et al
578 31
1 260
July 26
Steel vs. Carvilie
15 00
1,320
1,339
Oct. 5
Nov. 15
Estate of Charles C. Wood
Bigelow vs. Ross
Superior
Superior
2 80
. 73 74
1,357
1895-Jan. 31
Wolff vs. Canadian Pacific R. R Co
Amount carried forward ...
Superio- 1
88 20
$'86 76
TREASURER S REPORT.
761
RECAPITULATION— CONTINUED.
TREASURER'S NO...
DATE.
SUIT.
COURT.
AMOUNT.
$186 76
1 359
1895- Feb. 13
James v<*. Sanchez . .
Superior
601 43
1 382
J'ne 11
Superior
16 82
1,395
1 401
Dec. 12
1896- Jan. 4
Dibbet vs. Northwestern Life Insurance Co —
Rauer vs. Wagoner
Superior
Superior
70 24
2 5
1 403
Feb 10
William Fitzhugh vs Thomas Ashworth
Superior ....
5,633 12
1 405
Feb. 29
Superior
2 56
1 407
Mar. 3
George D Toy vs George D Graybill
Superior
120
1,415-
May 27
Supreme Council A. L. of Honor vs. Gehrenbach
et al
Superior
2 790 CO
1 417
June 11
Superior
2,786 71
1,425
1 429
Oct. 6
Nov. 27
Sau Francisco Savings Union vs. E. B. Long... .
People vs Walter McCoy
Superior
5,733 15
1,OCO 00
1 430
Dec. 19
Key cart vs William Geist
1,425 00
1 431
Dec. 31
16 50
1 434
1897-Feb. 17
250 00
1 435
Feb. 18
16 00
1,436
1 437
Feb. 18
Feb. 18
Run berg vs. Runberg
Superior. . .
76630
190 00
1,439
Feb. 19
Estate of Mary McKeevy
Superior. . . .
126 00
1,440
1,442
Feb. 19
Feb. 19
Frank M. Dana vs. Leonard Lang and wife
Superior
Superior. . .
2 00
895 50
1,438
Feb. 19
Superior . .
250 00
1,441
Feb. 19
Superior ....
6 00
1,443
1,444
Feb. 19
Feb. 19
John F. Schroeder vs. Emile M. Pisais
People vs Walter McCoy
Superior
i
• Superior. . .
401 60
15000
1,447
Feb. 20
J C. Bitzer vs. O. C. Venn
' Suiierio-
86 75
825,200 50
762
TREASURER'S REPORT.
RECAPITULATION— CONCLUDED.
H
H
•
1
PATE.
SUIT.
COURT.
AMOUTN-
2
O
Amount brought forward
1,448
1.45D
1897-Feb. 23
Mar. 15
Fred Franz et al vs. George H. Porter
Estate of T. H. Linderman
Superior
Superior
1,185 33
1,451
Mar. 20
William Mays vs. P. Bellue
Superior
1,357 50
1,452
Mar. 24
Hibernia Savings and Loan Society vs. J.
Schulkeu et al.
Superior. ...
1,454
Apr. 9
Superior
1,455
Apr. 14
Estate of Theodore Klitzske
Superior
Superior
1 15
i ni
Total cash on hand June 30, 1897
$29,059 64
TREASURER'S REPORT.
763
SPECIAL DEPOSITS OF POLICE COURT CLERKS.
(A.s provided by Resolutions Nos. 2,300 and 8,945 (Third Series), Board of Supervisors.)
$760 00
OF I
]
Bail of-
:
SAIL M
POLICE
$5 00
5 00
5 00
5 00
100 00
5 00
5 00
10 00
20 00
20 03
5 00
5 00
500
5 00
5 00
5 00
5 00
10 00
5 00
5 00
$235 00
POLICE
$5 00
5 00
5 00
RECAPITULATION
ONEYS ON HAND JCJNE 30, 1897.
COURT, DEPARTMENT No. 1.
Bail of—
Brought forward $235 00
Hughes, J. F 500
M
Bailey, John
Jones, Thomas
Kean, J. E
20 00
5 00
5 00
5 00
5 00
5 00
5 00
5 00
5 00
500
5 00
500
5 00
5 00
5 00
250 00
500
500
Kelly, Phil
Brown, John
Byer P J
Maunch, F
Meehan,
Miller, W
Chilnia, A
Chow Han, Ah
Chue, Ah
Murphy, M
Murray, James
Neary, Phil
Smith F
Doober, Aug
Gallagher, B
Tobin, W
Wah Loo Ah
Glassett, Mary
Gorman, James O
Walsh M
Grant, P
Ham Ah
Wheeler. E.W
Willams, Frank
Hoffman, T
Carried forward
Bail of-
Fletchsr, George
Mackey Patrick
COURT, DEPARTMENT
Bail of-
Brought forward
Murray, John
Splain.S
No. 2.
.. $15 CO
.. 5 00
.. 5 00
Murphy, James
Carried forward
Carried
..$1500 Thompson, James
forward . .
$590 00
30 00
$620 00
764 TREASURER'S REPORT.
Amount brought forward $620 00
POLICE COURT, DEPARTMENT No. 3.
Bail of -
Chung, Ah ... . . $10 03
Bail of-
Brought forward $60 00
Gesslow, L ... 40 00
Laugblin, J. Me 1000
Hallihan, John 5 00
Lippman, George 2000
Hinton,Ed 5 00
Lung, Ah 50 00
Carried forward $60 00
HO 00
Total cash on hand June 30, 1897 ... $700 00
SPECIAL DEPOSITS OP POLICE COURT CLERKS.
As provided by an Act of the State Legislature, approved February 23, 1893.)
RECEIPTS.
Balance cash on hand June 30, 1896 $2,675 00
Deposits made by Police Court Clerk, Depart-
ment No. 1 . 42,224 50
Deposits made by Police Court Clerk, Depart-
ment No. 2 52, 120 00
Deposits made by Police Court Clerk, Depart-
ment No. 3. .. 52,110 00
Deposits made by Police Court Clerk, Depart-
ment No. 4 56,000 00
$205,129 50
DISBURSEMENTS.
Orders paid of Police Judge, Dept. No. 1 $42,464 50
Orders p*id of Police Judge, Dept. No. 2 51,830 00
Orders paid of Police Judge, Dept. No. 3 52,335 00
Orders paid of Police Judge, Dept. No. 4 55,905 00
202,534 50
Balance cash on hand June 30, 1897 $2,595 00
RECAPITULATION
Of bail moneys on hand June 30, 1897. to the credit of—
Police Court, Department No. 1 $400 00
Police Court, Department No. 2 1,080 00
Police Court, Department No. 3 205 00
Police Court, Department No. 4 910 00
$2,595 00
TREASURER'S REPORT.
765
ACCOUNT JWITH PUBLIC ADMINISTRATORS.
RECEIPTS.
Balance cash on hand June 30, 1896 $77,315 90
Receipts during the year 20,403 98
DISBURSEMENTS.
Orders paid during the year
Balance cash on hand June 30, 1897
RECAPITULATION
EX-PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR J. C. PENNIE, DECEASED.
$97,719 88
22,658 66
$75,061 22
Estate of—
Ahrens C
$292 85
Estate of-
19 80
$4,256 34
Ashby, E. W
59 23
Hare, Michael
189 25
Auglum, F
Baker, George
.. 124 30
43 72
24 75
Barker, John W
Henry, Margaret H . . .
Holmes, A. C
134 44
365 40
287 00
Bradley, Frank
Bruck, F
Brunei E
99 45
20 89
91 23
Houck, John S
Hubbasd, Catherine...
Kimpfel. Frank
211 28
782 41
43 94
Burger Andrew
336 30
Koch, Andreas
25 27
Burns, Robert
96 68
Johanson, Andrew . . .
183 42
Cain.J.O
68 34
Lang, Charles E
Maher John
145 12
1,063 28
Crawford, M. W
12 80
McKay, John
Meury E
97 87
33 90
Devere, M. C
Dick, Richard
Diebold, D
Feige, John
. . 233 79
156 20
49 98
. , 141 24
71 06
Morgan. Robert
Neilson, Stein
Nordstrom, C
Ralston, H. H
Rebuffat M
43 94
92 74
39 60
22 72
23 76
Foley, Patrick
Franklin, Edward . . .
Franklin, Lumley. . .
Fuller, B
Furman, F. W
Geissman, John H
38 21
138 70
. . 635 90
28 71
£2 67
134 89
Ricard, Andre
Riley, Cornelius
Ritchie, Robert
Seastedt, A
Shaw, George
Stepney, C
466 21
170 83
475 36
128 01
244 04
1,123 80
Gi'ldings, Henry. . . .
Good, Henry
37 23
120 75
Steward, Alexander . .
Stewart, J. M
1,679 17
13 41
Goss, Michael
Guyton Samuel .
59 89
10 05
Thicken, Julius
Treubner, Charles F. L
90 51
180 59
Harders, John .
. . 472 84
Turner, John
1,142 90
10 20
Carried forward .
. .$4.256 34
Wauters, Cha?. ..
496 25
Amount carried forwar.l.
$14,262 96
766
TREASURER'S REPORT.
RECAPITULATION.
Estate of —
Anderson, Hans C
Ashley, John
Barleben, Robert
Bee, Henrietta
Beck, George F
Bohan, Ellen
Brady, Thomas
Bryan, James
Burke Thomas
PUBLIC ^
. $57 54
85 29
61 13
75 80
. 766 42
5 01
. 293 02
. 1,113 85
8 77
iDMINISTRATOR A. C. J
Estate of—
Brought forward . .
Girard, Richard Paul. . .
Goetz, Katharine
Graham, William
Greb, Conrad
Gritter, Albert
CREESE.
89,109 36
915 45
29 45
15 64
241 05
248 25
181 47
18 32
4,108 28
169 35
146 36
231 83
198 26
794 48
57 03
50 50
326 17
590 89
85 01
63 52
1,687 03
1,226 11
193 18
79 04
412 14
747 32
25 90
)05 57
47 05
3 70
76 82
29 72
28 19
10
111 30
96 23
35 44
1,321 10
11 14f
131 25
1,623 32
12S 64
846 90
1,37£ 23
200 18
Hansen, Hans Theodor.
Hauber, Franz Joseph.
Hayes, Matthew
Hajek, John
Helgenson, John
Hennessey, Margaret ..
Henries, Charles
Henry, Peter
Hesse, J. H
Burns, James
171 79
Burnett, Victor Sorrano 542 64
Buckley, Patrick 8 32
Bulger, Michael 19 81
Butler, Thomas
Bianchi, Bonizer
Brown, Fred A
Button, Philip
Capelleti, G. N
Carter, C . H
Carter, Edward
Casselli, Alexander...
Cloche, Celena F
. 518 25
61 02
5 64
. 262 69
•27 75
. 41 27
156 33
. 118 14
404 77
Hoffman, David
Hogan, Bridget (alias).
Hopkins, William L....
Hoyt, Cyrus C....
Hunfcley, Charles G . .
Hurley, John
Ilynes, Richard
Chine, Michael
Conolly, John
Conolly, Thomas-
Connors, Mary . .
. 349 11
. 163 49
19 99
278 20
Irwin, Mary F..
Jamison, Matthew ....
Jensen, Antone
Jensen, Jsiels Peter. ...
Jacobson, John
Je«se W. R
Courtin, Henri
41 27
Crowley, Chas
Curl Alfred
. 361 97
. 769 51
3 96
. 283 S3
80 72
963 48
11 48
9 90
45 80
102 71
242 63
17 16
26 30
53 31
71 07
33 14
76 18
Kelleher, James
Kelly, Jeremiah
Keough, Edward
Kernan, James
Kinnev John
Dale, Chas
Darcey, Patrick
Davis, James
Davis, John W
Dietrick, Jacob
Dupont, Li Po Tai
Eagan, Mary .
Engelke, Fred
Enteneur, Martin ...
Evers, James
Fisher, Robert
Franklin, Frederick . .
Franklin, John H
Fromenschlager, Wm.
Fuller, Geor°"
Kruger, Charles
Kuhlman, Herman
Laidler, Surteer
Lewis, Arvin
Little, Jane
Lindschborg,S.W.(alias)
Luby, Daniel
Lutzner, Gustav
Lyons, Chas. E
Marks, Philip
McMahon J F
Galla, Andro
Carried forward . . .
. 298 85
McOormick, Thomas. . .
$9,109 36
Carried forward. ..$
28,123 27
$14,262 96
$14,232 96
TREASURER'S REPORT,
767
RECAPITULATION— CONCLUDED.
Estate of—
Brought forward
Miller, Madeline....
Miller, J. B
Mogensen, Ewald. . .
Moore, Andrew. ...
Moore Michael
PUBLIC A
. .$28,123 27
.. 121 41
.. 1,795 82
27 56
.. 302 24
1 150 66
DMINISTRATOR A. C. FREESE.
Estate of—
Brought forward . .$48,948 63
Segoni, Philip 14 01
Seligman, Loui* , . 113 97
Shaw Georg 38 97
Sheehan, John . . .
Shiels, Elizabeth .
Simpson, Edward.
Speer, Fanny
Sproul, Edward.. .
Stafford, Edward .
Stedler, Ulrich . . .
Steele, Henry
Stolt John
3 27
.... 1,300 37
425 73
57 72
564 44
68 48
.... 458 73
.... 399 41
64 83
Moran, David
Muller, Albert
Murphy, Lawrence .
. .. 341 34
19 65
.. 4,788 50
!U<>. SO
McConnell, R. G 278 22
McNannary, Michael... 1,597 11
Nelson, B 103 68
O'Connor, Edmund 120 61
O'Connor, Maria (alias) 66 54
Orfila, Pedro V 175 55
Parsons, Jennie B,495 65
Pangburn, L. P 186 20
Patterson J - . 237 07
Stone, John J . . . .
Sney Fong Sing . . .
Surmsey, Carl J.. .
Swift, Clark S. ..
Taylor, Mary J . . .
Taylor, John
Tierney, Sarali . . .
Ulrich Carl H.
.... 686 00
52 56
2,037 38
.... 196 97
46 32
1,816 59
67 83
197 35
Penrose, John
Peters, Frederick . . .
Prudhon, Judith. .
Purdy, Volney K. . .
Quinchart, Nettie. . .
Quinlan, Thomas. . .
Ramussen, John . . .
Rasmussen, S
Rau, E
Riley, James
Riso G U
. . 1,123 01
.. 769 13
61 03
4 26
. . 142 54
48 83
. . 273 49
91 38
66 50
.. 1,884 44
. . 158 15
. . 457 97
91 07
. 224 03
Villiard Jean B
320 73
Wakeley, Felix...
Ward, Ellen
Ward, Michael....
Warren William
1 39
lo 89
38 4S
1 961 46
Webber, Peter
7 87
Wilson J H B .
5 70
Wise, Martin
WoefHer, Charles .
Woehner, Joseph.
Wurster, John. . . .
Wren Thos
38 07
150 76
53 87
18 89
29 70
Roberts, James
Schoesch, Fredolin. .
Sohren, F. W
Scott, William
Carried forward.
Total cash
. . 279 27
Zachow, R. W....
ne 30, 1897. .
594 84
. .$48,948 68
on hand Ju
$14,262 96
60,798 26
$75,061 22
SPECIAL REDEMPTION FUND.
(Money received for redemption of real estate sold for delinquent taxes. )
RECEIPTS.
Balance cash on hand June 30, 1896 $1,587 11
Receipts during the year 1,88199
DISBURSEMENTS.
Paid to purchasers during the year
$3,469 10
2,277 35
Balance cash on hand June 30, 1897
$1,191 75
768
TREASURER'S REPORT.
RECAPITULATION— SPECIAL REDEMPTION FUND.
IN FAVOR OF
No. of
Certificate.
No. of
Treasurer's
Receipt.
Amount .
Total.
TAXES OF 1884.
927
548
$3 83
229
551
42 20
525
553
1 90
1,585
575
6 76
TAXES OF 1885.
j Long
476
130
$5 94
$54 69
S F Sinclair
743
291
9 12
S F Sinclair
744
292
6 57
D Swett
1,113
319
1 64
Daniel Buckley
158
355
19 26
F L Bates
484
374
13 39
W B Swain .
1 184
544
5 68
325
557
10 65
•
P F Gannon
905
588
6 74
773
590
6 85
J B Lewis
1 239
595
6 87
TAXES OF 1886.
W B Swain
92 71
M McCann
873
240
2 62
D. Buckley
N J Franklin
1,130
475
307
356
2 99
3 50
N J Franklin ....
1 057
411
2 11
N J Franklin
3 054
412
5 84
N. J. Franklin
N J Franklin
1,055
1 056
413
414
2 75
1 88
G W Jones ....
1 351
459
63 36
W. Bosworth
P J Gannon
862
594
483
499
5 49
6 45
W Bosworth . .
834
508
5 00
101 99
Amount carried forward
$249 39
TREASURER'S REPORT.
769
RECAPITULATION— SPECIAL REDEMPTION FUND— CONTINUED.
IN FAVOR OF
No. of
Certificate.
No. of
Treasurer's
Receipt.
Amount.
Total.
Amount brought forward
$249 39
TAXES OF 1887.
D. Buckley
195
311
«1 70
S F Sinclair
1 279
497
D Buckley
422
499
N J Franklin... .
1 235
501
J. B. Lewis
900
506
TAXES OF 1888.
23 71
J. G. Klumpke
481
53
J. G. Klumpke
482
54
3 22
D. Buckley
252
90
NEW SERIES-
TAXES OF 1884.
Thomas Penniman
1 273
809
10 30
Thomas Penniman
1 835
954
B Joost
945
Thomas Peaniman
1 298
1 2^0
F. D. Thorn
1 665
1 677
F. D. Thorn
585
2 624
William Bot worth
1 144
3 563
TAXES OF 1885.
M. McCann
481
337
25 78
M. McCann
William Nicol
1,523
887
955
4 92
Ellen Sinclair
1 430
1 682
Amos Mecaitney
1 436
2 218
TAXES OF 1886.
M. McCann
912
338
30 27
M. McCann
913
339
M. McCann....
914
04A
Amount carried forward
$648
*339 45
:__
770
TREASURER'S REPORT.
RECAPITULATION— SPECIAL REDEMPTION FUND— CONTINUED.
IN FAVOR OF
No. of
Certificate.
No. of
Treasurer's
Receipt.
Amount .
Total.
Amount brought forward
TAXES OF 1886- Concluded.
447
cor
$6 48
7 47
$339 45-
M. McCann
TAXES OF 1887.
John Hall ...
986
595
3,565
396
9 08
ss4 83
23 03
J. G. Klumpke
471
559
508
545
4 83
5 46
N J Franklin
305
6 15
N J Franklin .
220
1 n^fi
8 35
TAXES OF 1888.
258
SO
s5 58
29 62
Daniel Buckley
44
123
9 20
S F Sinclair
453
5 87
11 55
J.B.Lewis
j jj Lewis
902
904
],632
1.634
3 24
4 10
J B Lewis
905
1,635
4 23
j j} Lewis
906
1,636
3 61
J B Lewis
910
1,640
3 61
j B Lewis
922
1,649
1 87
J. B Lewis
884
1.652
4 35
j B Lewis
1,190
1,951
1 75
S. F. Sinclair
George Tourney
519
551
1,973
2,757
6 95
91 15
M McCann
569
2,910
5 97
J P Damerou
942
3,639
3 36
TAXES OF 1889.
Robert Fay
638
221
$3 09
160 52
Robert Fay
] 023
811
3 09
Robert Fay
1 125
990
3 09
Robert Fay
1 001
2,344
3 09
812 36
;j;552 62
TREASURER'S REPORT.
771
RECAPITULATION— SPECIAL REDEMPTION FUND— CONTINUED.
IN FAVOR OF
No. of
Certificate.
No. of
Treasurer's
Receipt.
Amount.
Total.
Amount brought forward
$12 36
TAXES OF 1889— Concluded.
Daniel Buckley . ... . ....
171
3 224
7 65
A. Davis and Son
M McCanu
1,189
528
3,418
3 496
47 55
Robert Fay
1 109
^ 594
2 02
T-VXES OF 1890
75 94
J G Klu:npke
848
1 315
^4 41
262
1 423
2 07
S F Sinclair
355
1 628
45 12
8. F. Sinclair
Daniel Buckley
S. F. Sinclair
789
28
7
1,768
1,783
2 101
11 64
5 68
Hi 75
S F Sinclair
790
2 357
7 44
Daniel Buckley »
142
3 22 >
7 58
J. T. Flemin" .
75
3 507
11 52
M. McCann
331
3 685
16 68
TAXES OF 1891.
B. Jost
976
1 470
"s2 58
223 89
M O'Brien
1 184
1 719
B Joost
M O'Brien
222
709
],746
1 764
2 88
0 00
M O'Brien ...
719
1 765
1 Q3
S. F. Sinclair.
1 110
1 841
9fi 2^
S. F. Sinclair
H. Emerson
124
115
1.S5D
2 997
41 01
66 16
TAXES OF 1892
144 64
S. F. Sinclair
5°6
1 930
*1K C-l
D J. Buckley
229
2 05''
12 64
D. J. Buckley
William Nicoi
375
28
2.366
2,499
4 71
25 95
Amount carried forward
•
$58 91
$997 09
772
TREASURER'S REPORT.
RECAPITULATION— SPECIAL REDEMPTION FUND— CONCLUDED.
IN FAVOR OF
No. of
Certificate.
No. of
Ireasurer's
Receipt.
Amount.
Total.
$58 91
$997 09
TAXES OF 1892- Concluded.
S F Sinclair
81
2,533
52 60
D.J.Buckley
D. J. Buckley
D J Buckley
1,103
398
399
3,344
3,345
3,346
3 05
4 27
3 58
400
3.477
2 52
D J Buckley
401
3,478
3 73
D J Bu kl *y
402
3,479
2 64
D T Buckley
129
3,558
4 63
D J Buckley
454
3,672
10 51
TAXES OF 1893.
652
3,057
8 76
146 44
M McCann
1,011
3,593
393
E. A. Haines
475
659
3,635
3.663
24 82
10 71
48 22
$1,191 75
-
EXPENSES OF OFFICE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING
JUNE 30, 1897.
DISBURSEMENTS.
Salary of Treasurer $4,00000
Salary of Deputies (3) 7,20000
Salary of Treasurer's Clerk
Salary of Fee Clerks (2)
Salary of Fee Clerk (1), five months
Sala-y of Rebate Clerks (rebating excess of per-
sonal property taxes, collected by Assessor,
law of 1895) ••'••
1,500 00
3,600 00
750 00
2,235 93
.$19,285 93
A. C. WIDBER,
City and County Treasurer.
TAX COLLECTOR'S REPORT.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 1, 1897.
To the, Honorable the Board of Supervisors
Of the City and County of San Francisco—
GENTLEMEN: In accordance with law and your Resolution No. 16,412
(Third Series), I have the honor to submit herewith my annual report of
the operations of this department for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1897.
JAMES N. BLOCK,
City and County T*x Collector,
CITY AND COUNTY AND STATE PERSONAL PROPERTY OF 189J.
SECURED BY REAL ESTATE.
Amount charged
$757 829 51
Transfers by Assessor from Secured to Unsecured
1,444 76
$756,377 75
Taxes collected an 1 paid to the Treasurer
$660,416 33
Property sold to th.3 State for Taxes of 1896
872,993 25
Property sold to the State for Taxes of previous
years
205 79
Property withdrawn from sale
5 04
Property erroneously assessed
22,755 32
Property in process of collection
2 02
95,961 42
$756,377 75
$756,377 75
774
TAX COLLECTOR'S REPORT.
CITY AND COUNTY AND STATE REAL ESTATE OF 1896.
FIRST INSTALLMENT.
Amount charged
$•' 309 8S4 47
Taxes collected and paid to the Treasurer
Property sold to the State for Taxes of 1896
87 817 07
$2,292,845 27 '
Property sold to the State for Taxes of previous
years
4 053 15
Property assessed to the Repents of the University
.of California
Property in process of collection
Property in process of Deaf, Dumb and Blind
Asylum
Property withdrawn from sale
3,603 98
29 79
118 86
1.054 61
Property of the City and County of San Fran-
cisco
Amount charged in excess of addition of Roll. . .
279 64
39 10
$2,309,834 47
$2,309,834 47
TAX COLLECTOR'S REPORT.
775
CITY AND COUNTY AND STATE REAL ESTATE OF 1896.
SECOND INSTALLMENT.
Amount charged
Taxes collected and paid to the Treasurer $2,287,803 99
Property sold to the State for Taxes of 1896 $12,614 76
Property sold to the State for Taxes of previous]
j
years 4,30248
Property withdrawn from sale 1,054 61
Property assessed to the Regents of the University
of California 3,603 98
Property assessed to the Deaf, Dumb and Blind!
Asylum j 111 86
Property of the City and County of San Fran-,
clsco ' 279 64
Property in process of collection 24 05
Amount charged in excess of adddition to Roll. . . 39 10
22,030 48
$2,309,834 47
$-2,309,834 47
776
TAX COLLECTOR'S EEPOBT.
CITY AND COUNTY AND STATE PERSONAL PROPERTY OF 1896.
UNSECURED BY REAL ESTATE.
Amount charged
$88,420 57
1,444 76
$89,865 3
Taxes collected and paid to the Treasurer
$35,500 42
Property erroneously assessed
$442 79
Property in process of collection
6 71
Property delinquent, as per settlement
53,915 41
54 364 91
$89,865 33
189,865 33
PERCENTAGES COLLECTED ON TAXES OF 1896.
Amount collected
$9 553 78
City and County and State Personal Property
§564 83
City and County and State Real Estate--
First installment
City and County and State Real Estate-
Second installment
City and County and State Personal Property-
Unsecured ....
7,189 14
1,661 28
(
138 53
$9,553 78
$9.553 78
TAX COLLECTOR'S KEPORT.
777
ADDITIONAL AMOUNT PAID TREASURER.
$65,916 95
For Dupont Street Widening Assessment
§10,436 32
849, 8 ~J 23
1,406 66
For advertising previous year's taxes
$1,083 37
1,392 00
2 475 37
51 00
For poll-tax .
24 92
For duplicates and over-payments
1,666 37
$65,916 95
$65,916 95
RECAPITULATION.
Real estate and penalties
Personal property and penalties —
Secured by real estate
Personal Property and Penalties —
Unsecured by real estate ,
Taxes of previous years and penalties. . .
Dupoat Street widening assessment
Advertising and fee;
Duplicates and overpaj-ments
Total Collection.
$4,589,499 68
660,981 16
35,638 95
11,842 98
49,85; 23
2,550 37
1,666 37
$5,352,036 74
778
TAX COLLECTOR'S REPORT.
OFFICE EXPENSES.
Salaries of Tax Collector, Deputies and Clerks.
Publishing Delinquent Tax List 1896
Cash books, billheads and stationery
Advertising
Military Roll
Cartage on coin
Postal cards
Postage stamps
Telephone service
Total . . .
$5-2, K.7 05
•2,592 03
1,970 66
384 10
1,200 00
45 05
81 10
45 00
119 32
$58,604 81
REPORT
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC STREETS
HIGHWAYS AND SQUARES.
OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC STREETS, \
HIGHWAYS AND SQUARES.
SAN FBANCISCO, July 1, 1897. )
To the Honorable the Board of Supervisors
Of the City and County of San. Francisco:
GENTLEMEN— In accordance with Resolution No. 16,412 (Third Series), I
respectfully submit herewith the annual report of the operations of the
Department of Public Streets, Highways and Squares for the fiscal year
commencing July 1, 1896, and ending June 30, 1897.
During this period there have been constructed —
£|f£ miles of cobble pavement.
lif!!r miles °f basalt block pavement.
9i|f o miles of bituminous rock pavement.
miles °f iron-stone pipe sewers.
miles of brick sewers,
and the city has accepted llfffjj- miles of paved streets, making a total of
miles of accepted paved streets in this city.
780 REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT
The money appropriated by your Honorable Board to conduct this De-
partment during the fiscal year amounted to $504,719.73; appropriation
$475,000.00, and $29,719.73 as a special fund to pay sundry outstanding
accounts of 1895-6, was expended as follows:
For wages $207,32i;i6
For street sweeping, as per contract 119,883 37
For materials furnished 30,639 J79
For contract work in front of public property 18,299 43
For contract work in front of parks and squares 26,771 94
For contract work let by Board of Supervisors 27,841 45
For contract work let by the Superintendent of Streets.. 15,380 50
For work in improving parks and squares 7,205 90
For repaying accepted streets 12,495 00
For sundry expenses 14,23425
For sundry outstanding accounts 1895-6 20,899 00
Total expenditures $500,971 79
Leaving a surplus of $3,747.94, all of which will more fully appear in the
tab ilated statement hereto annexed and made part of this report.
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM F. AMBROSE,
Superintendent of Public Streets, Highways and Squares,
OF PUBLIC STREETS.
781
EXPENDITURES FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1897.
EXPENDITURES FOR MONTH OF JULY, 1896.
FOB WHAT INCURRED.
TO WHOM PAID.
AMOUNT.
TOTAL.
Material for Streets and Sewers-
Wm Cluff <fe Co
$15 00
Coal oil
Wm, Clnflf & Cn,
4 80
Iron stone pipe
12 00
Brooms .
9 50
Twine . .
1 50
ZSTails
7 60
Shovels
18 00
Shovels
9 00
Sacks ....
2 04
Flags
16 80
Flags
71 25
Sewer lamps
9 00
Globes
Dunham, Car riganifcllayden
75
Pick handles
Dunham, Carrigan&Hayden
2 03
Sledge handles
Lumber
Lumber
Dunham .Carrigan&Hayden
E. K. Wood Lumber Co
;;o
87 9fe
28 29
Dra yage
Drayage
Drayage
E. K. Wood Lumber Co
E. K. Wood Lumber Co
City St. Improvement Co .
4 60
1 25
12 00
Millwork
E. K. Wood Lumber Co.
1 25
Millwork
Gravel
E. K. Wood Lumber Co
•I. R. Morton
4 50
321 OG
Brick
116 40
Basalt blocks
Rent
City St. Improvement Co...
George T. Marve
Wl 47
50 00
782
KEPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT
EXPENDITURES FOR JULY-CoxxiNUKD.
FOR WHAT INCURRED.
TO WHOM PAID.
Material for Streets and Sewers
Concluded—
I
Printing Bennett & Fall
Daily Report..
Printing
I
Repairs Fourth street bridge.... I Healy, Tibbitts & Co
Plumbing Ford Bros
Horse hire j M. Gilmore
Horse hire... . ! Frank Hill....
Sprinkling streets ! W. H. Havilaud & Co.
185 20
78 00
30 00
30 00
217 00
Drayage I M. P. Sessions 23 44
Repairing tools R. Lewin 45 10
Material for Parks and Squares-
Hoes I Dunham, Carrigan&Hayden $1 75
Machine oil j Dunham, Carrigau&Hayden 500
Files Dunham, Carrigan&Hayden i 90
Brass oilers Dunham,Carrigan&Hayden •>, 35
1
Forks Dunham.Carrigan&Haydeu 4 33
Wheelbarrows j Dunham, Carrigan&Hayden j 7 50
Baskets f Dunham,Carrigan& Ilayden «i 75
Paints and 6ils i Yates & Co j 17 25
Horse hire C. \V. Love 2000
Plumbing Ford Bros 4Q 04
Plumbing | Ford Bros 46 92
Plumbing Ford Bros 46 52
Plumbing Ford Bros UK '31
Plumbing i Ford Bros 10 00
Plumbing FonI Bros | 900
Plumbing Ford Bros 44 31
Plumbing j L. E. Ross 15 00
?2,13I 04
OF PUBLIC STREETS
793
EXPENDITURES FOR JULY— CONTINUED.
FOH WHAT INCURRED.
TO WHOM PAID.
AMOUNT
TOTAL.
Cleaning and sweeping streets
Work Let by Board of Supervisors—
1896. .July 31— For necessary surveys
and establishing and marking
the lines of Ocean avenue,
from San Jose avenue to In-
gleside, as per Resolution No.
14 371 (Third Series)
City St. Improvement Co. . .
C. S. Tilton
$200 00
$11,710 02
1396. .July 31— For necessary surveys
and reporting proper grades
to be established on Chelsea
place, from Bush street south-
erly, as per Resolution No.
14,425 (Third Series)
1896. .July 31— For necessary surveys
for the purpose of establishing
the lines of Ocean avenue.from
Ingleside House to the Ocean
Boulevard, as per Resolution
No. 14,372 (Third Series)
C. S. Tilton
C. S. Tilton
50 00
496 OC
189C. .July 31— For necessary surveys
and profiles for proper grades
to be established on Clement
street, from Thirty-sixth to
Forty-eighth avenues, as per
Resolution No. 14,062 ;Third
Series)
C S Tilton
497 00
1896.. July 31— For removing and re-
setting the curbs and recon-
structing the cesspools and
angular corners on Lombard
street, from Polk to Lyon
Williams, Belser & Co
1,25500
1896.. July 31— For superintending
construction Presidio outlet
sewer, month of July, 1896, as
per Resolution No.13,422 (Third
Series)
J H Humphreys . ...
250 00
t
2,748 00
784
REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT
EXPENDITURES FOR JULY-CONTINUED.
FOR WHAT INCURRED.
TO WHOM PAID.
AMOUNT.
TOTAL.
Work Let by the Superintendent of
Streets—
1896.. July 18— For repaying with bi-
tuminous rock San Carlos
avenue, from Eighteenth to
Nineteenth streets
S4''0 00
1896.. July 18— For repairs to bitum-
inous pavements, 2,828 sq. ft.,
at 12 cents per square foot
1896.. July 18— For reconstructing a
16-inch ironstone pipe sewer on
Larkin street.between Bay and
North Point, to connect with a
new sewer in the crossing of
Bay and Larkin streets
1896.. July 18 -For taking up and re-
laying sewer in Alabama st.,
between Twentieth and Twt'n-
ty-flrst streets
1896. .July 18— For raising brick man-
hole at Fourteenth avenue and
P street, south
Philips. Fay
W. A. Stark
J. H. Belser
339 36
54 60
43-1 00
6 00
1896.. July 18— For taking up and re-
laying 226 lineal feet of brick
sewer in Twentieth street, bet.
Florida and Alabama streets
J. H. Belser....
252 80
1896.. July 18— For paving and sewer-
ing on Fulton street and Fifth
avenue
W C Raisch
80 00
Work Done in Front of City Prop-
erty—
1896. .July 31— For repairing artificial
stone sidewalk on Taylor st.,
corner Bush, in front of Den-
man Grammar School. ...
»
1,586 76
1896.. July 31— For paving with bi-
tuminous rock the intersection
of Dehon and Sixteenth streets,
accessible to school lot
John R. Morton
19 48
OF PUBLIC STREETS.
785
EXPENDITURES FOR JULY -CONTINUED.
FOB WHAT INCURRED.
TO WHOM PAID.
AMOUNT.
TOTAL.
Work Done in Front of City Prop-
erty—Concluded.
1896.. July 31— For paving with bi-
tuminous rock the intersection
of Thirteenth and Noe streets,
accessible to hospital lot
1896.. July 31-The paving with bi-
tuminous rock and curbing
Thirteenth street,between Noe
and Sanchez streets, accessible
to hospital lot
1896.. July 31— For paving with bi-
tuminous rock and curbing
Thirteenth street.between Noe
and Sanchez streets, accessible
to hospital lot ....
City St. J mprovement Co. . .
•
City St. Improvement Co...
1,128 22
1 4-"0 16
1896.. July 31— For paving with bi-
tuminous rock and curbing
Scott street, bet. Thirteenth
and Waller streets, accessible
to hospital lot
1896.. July 31— For paving wish bi-
tuminous rock and curbing
Scott street, bet. Thirteenth
and Waller streets, accessible
to hospital lot
City St. Improvement Co...
City St. Improvement Co. . .
1,056 25
1,450 21
1896.. July 31— For paving with bi-
tuminous rock the crossing of
Scott and Waller streets, acces-
sible to hospital lot.
City St. Improvement Co...
432 70
1896.. July 31— For paving with bi-
tuminous rock the intersection
of Thirteenth and Waller sts.,
accessible to hospital lot
1896.. July 31-For paving with bi-
tuminous rock and curbing
Wiilow avenue, bet. Gough and
Octavia streets, accessible to
City St. Improvement Co...
George M. Ferine
361 80
81 92
1896. .July 31— For filling in school lot
on Greenwich street, between
Jones and Leavenworth sts., as
per agreement with Superin-
tendent of Streets
J J Dowling
300 00
$6,987 07
50
786
EEPOKT OF SUPERINTENDENT
EXPENDITURES FOR JULY-CONTINUED.
FOB WHAT INCUKKED.
TO WHOM PAID.
AMOUNT.
TOTAL.
Work Done in Front of Parks and
Squares—
1896.. July IS— For constructing con-
crete coping posts and but-
tresses for steps on Turk street,
bet. Gough and Laguua streets,
as per agreement with Super-
intendent of Streets, in front of
$466 00
189?.. July 18 -For constructing arti-
ficial stone sidewalks, concrete
steps and artificial stone drive-
way on Turk street, between
Gough and Octavia streets, as
per agreement with Superin-
tendent of Streets, in front of
California Concrete Co
118 30
1896. .July 31— For constructing a 12-
inch ironstone pipe sewer.with
manhole and cover, in Scott
street, between Hayes and
Grove streets, accessible to
Alamo Square
Garrett Burke
170 87
1896. .July 31— For macadamizing the
crossing of Pacific avenue and
Walnut street, opposite the
Warren & Mai ley
1896.. July 31— For constructing bi-
tuminous rock sidewalk on
northeast angular corner Clay
and Scott streets, accessible to
A Ita Plaza
1896.. July 31 — For regrading Six-
teenth street, from York.'street
to Potrero avenue, accessible
to Franklin Park
John Kelso
142 43
Improving Parks and Squares—
1896.. July 31— Horse hire furnished
for use of parks and squares
for month of July, 1896
C. W. Love
$20 00
$1 103 73
OF PUBLIC STEEETS.
787
EXPENDITURES FOR JULY-CONTINUED.
FOB WHAT INCURRED.
TO WHOM PAID.
AMOUNT.
TOTAL.
Improving Parks and Squares —
Continued.
1896. .July 31— For plumbing done at
Columbia Square — labor and
material
$40 04
1896. .July 31— For plumbing done at
Union Square— labor and ma-
terial
46 92
1896. .July 31— For plumbing done at
Washington Square— labor and
material
Ford Bros
46 52
1896. .July 31— For plumbing done at
Jefferson Square — labor and
material
1896. .July 31— For plumbing done at
Portsmouth Square— labor and
material
Ford Bros
Ford Bros
103 31
10 00
1896. .July 31— For plumbing done at
Alta Plaza— labor and mate-
rial
Ford Bros
9 00
1896. .July 31— For plumbing done at
Garfield Square — labor and
material
1896.. July 31— For plumbing done at
Lotta's Fountain — labor and
material
1896. .July 31— For 46 loads rock, at 50
cents per load, delivered at
Jefferson Square
15 00
Sundry Expenses—
1896.. July 31— For rent of Corpora
lion Yard on City Hall avenue
for month nf July, 1896
Geo T Marye
?358 10
1896.. July 31— For printing notices
and specifications of street
' work
1896.. July 31— For repairs to Fourth-
street bridge during month of
Julj7, 1896, as per Resolution
No. 10,921 (Third Series)
Healy, Tibbitts & Co
7800
788
KEPOST OF SUPERINTENDENT
EXPENDITURES FOB JULY-CONCLUDED.
FOR WHAT INCURRED.
TO WHOM PAID.
AMOUNT.
TOTAL.
Sundry Expenses— Concluded.
1896.. July 31 -For printing notices
and specifications of street
•work
1896.. July 31— For horse hire fur-
nished for use of streets and
sewers
M Gilmore
3000
1896.. July 31— For horse Lire fur-
nished for use of Street De-
partment month of July, 1896. .
Frank Hill.,
3000
1897.. July 31— For dray age— hauling
23 44
896.. July 31— For repairs to tools,
etc., during month of July, 1896
B. Lewin
45 10
1896. .July 31— For plumbing done at
Corporation Yard, City Hall
avenue
Ford Bros
6 50
1896.. July 31 — For sprinkling ac-
cepted macadamized portion
of Van Ness avenue, 31 days,
at $7 00
W II Havilancl & Co
217 00
$764 9
Wages-
Accepted streets
Cleaning and repairing sewers
c eoo Or
Parks and squares
3 1°9 00
Repairs to county roads
680 50
Total
OF PUBLIC STREETS.
789
EXPENDITURES FOR MONTH OF AUGUST, 1896.
FOR WHAT INCURRED.
TO WHOM PAID.
AMOUNT.
TOTAL.
Material for Streets and Sewers—
Lumber
E K Wood Lumber Co
$95 39
Lumber
E K Wood Lumber Co
13' 85
Nails
Miller, Sloss & Scott
Jo 40
Shovels
Miller Sloss & Scott
16~00
Sand
M. T. Sullivan
5 00
Paints and oils
Yates & Co
6 50
Coal oil
8 00
Lard oil . . .
Yates «fc Co
18 00
Iron castings.
•>39 39
Drayage. .
10 50
Drayage
2 75
Dravage
Gladding McBean & Co
[° 50
Dravage
W R Grace & Co
0 00
Drayage
W R Grace & Co
8 00
Drayage
W R Grace & Co
Drayage
j'> Q0
Ironstone pipe.
55 20
Lime
ot) 37
Cement
W R Grace & Co
48 00
Cement .
W R Grace & Co
192 00
Cement
Coal
W. R. Grace & Co
\ M Ebbetts
144 00
40 00
Basalt blocks..
Brick
Gravel
403 11
Material for Parks and Squares-
Lumber
Drayage ,.
E. K. Wood Lumber Co
E. K. Wood Lumber Co
$6729
3 00
$2,547 24
790
REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT
EXPENDITURES FOR AUGUST— CONTINUED.
FOB WHAT INCURKED.
TO WHOM PAID.
AMOUNT.
TOTAL.
Material .for Parks and Squares-
Concluded.
Mill work
E. K. Wood Lumber Co
$3 25
Cox Seed & Plant Co
75 00
DigginsBros
19 00
Material for County Roads—
California Powder Works.
slfiT 54
°3 75
Work Let by Board]of Supervisors—
1896. .August 31— C onstruct i'.n'%
twelve 'inch] 'ironstone] "pipe
sewer in crossing Ivy avenue
and Octavia street, Resolution
No. 14,644 (Third Series'), and
ten inch ironstone pipe sewer
in crossing Gougha'and Lily
avenue. Resolution No. 14,596
(Third Series)
Flinn & Treacy
$14000
1396. .August 31— Surveys and grades
to be established on Laidley
street between Fairmount and
Castro streets. Resolution No.
14,475 (Third Series)
1896.. August 31— Plans and specifi-
cations and estimate of.^'ex-
pense of grading Polk street
from Greenwich to Lombard
streets. Resolution No." 14,803
(Third Series)
C. S. Tilton
C. S. Tilton
2S500
1896.. August 31— Necessary surveys,
profiles and reporting proper
grades to be established in
Mission Blocks 13 and 14, on
Stevenson, Colton, Crocker
and Brady streets, and Colton
Place and Colton Court. Reso-
lution No. 14,374 (Third Series).
1896.. August 31— Surveys and map
showing encroachment on Or-
egon street near East. Reso-
lution No. 14,694 (Third Series).
C. S. Tilton
C. S. Tilton
169 00
70 00
OF PUBLIC STREETS.
791
EXPENDITURES FOR AUGUST— CONTINUED.
FOR WHAT INCURRED.
TO WHOM PAID.
AMOUNT.
TOTAL.
Work Let by Board of Supervisors-
Concluded.
1896, . August 31— Surveys, p r o fi 1 e s
and reporting proper grades
on Lyon street southerly from
Filbert street. Resolution No.
14,373 (Third Series)
C. S. Tilton
$187 50
1996. . August 31— Super intending
construction of Presidio sewer
and outlet, month of August,
1396. Resolution No. 13,422
(Third Series)
J. H. Humphreys
25000
'
Work Let by Supt. of Streets—
1896.. August 31— Grading and ma-
cadamizing on First avenue n'r
Presidio gate, as per agreement
A. E. Buckman. . . ,.. ....
$1,186 50
Work Done in Front of Parks and
Squares—
1896. .August 31— Constructing cess-
pools, culverts, granite curbs
and artificial stone sidewalks
on angular corners of the
crossing of Hayes and Scott
streets.. ..
Flinn & Treacy
159 65
Work Done in Front of City
Property—
1896. . August 31— Cesspools, culverts,
granite curbs and plank side-
walks in the crossing of 6th
avenue and B street, school lot.
1896.. August 31— Constructing arti-
ficial stone sidewalk on Stock-
ton street between Bush and
Sutler, " Commercial High
School"
Felix McHugh
Flinu & Treacy
§4500
220 00
1896.. August 31 -Paving with bitu-
men the crossing of Van Ness
avenue and Chestnut street.
Engine lot
19 54
792
REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT
EXPENDITURES FOR AUGUST-CONCLUDED.
FOR WHAT INCURRED.
Work Done in Front of City
Property— Concluded.
1896. .August 31— Constructing eight-
een inch ironstone pipe sewer
in Misson street, in front of
school lot in block No. 23 of
West End map No. 2. Reso-
lution No. 11,383 (Third Series).
Sundry Expenses-
Rent
Rent
Rent
Repairing tools
Repairing tools
Repairing tools
Repairs to bituminous pavement
Horse hire
Sprinkling streets
Cleaning and sweeping streets
Wages-
1896..Au§ust 31— Accepted streets...
Cleaning and repairing sewers.
Parks and squares
County Roads
Totvl.
TO WHOM PAID.
J. W. Smith
George T. Marye
J. W. McDonald
J. W. McDonald
E.B.Carr
E. B. Carr
R. Lewin
Philips. Fa.y
C. W. Love
W. H. Haviland & Co.
City St. Improvement Co...
$193 75
$50 00
50 00
50 00
29 35
36 90
23 55
463 74
2000
210 00
$7,408 50
6,366 75
3,549 PO
718 00
$478 29
933 54
11,003 72
18,0 « 25
§34,692 48
OF PUBLIC STREETS.
793
EXPENDITURES FOR MONTH OF SEPTEMBER, 1896.
FOR WHAT INCURRED.
TO WHOM PAID.
AMOUNT.
TOTAL.
Material for Streets and Sewers—
Lumber
E. K. Wood Lumber Co
51 22
83 87
E K Wood Lumber Co
6 25
E K Wood Lumber Co
10 75
E K Wood Lumber Co
10 75
W -R Grace & Co
4 00
Morton & Healey
1 00
N. Clark & Sons
2 00
City St. Improvement Co
19 00
"\nilwork
E. K. Wood Lumber Co
1 10
Millwork
Picks
E. K. Wood Lumber Co
Dunham. Carrigan&Hayden
35
26 60
Dunham Carrigan&Hayden
27 00
Pick handles
Dunham, Carrigan&Hayden
17 00
Steel
Dunham,Carrigan&Hayden
1 17
Dunham, Carrigan&Hayden
40
Spikes
7 60
Sacks
60 00
5 52
Lanterns and globes
Cement
Dunharn,Carrigan&Hayden
W B Grace & Co
22 00
9600
Lime ..
Iron castings ....
Kedington & Co
Morton & Healev
27 05
98 40
2 50
Lard oil
Ironstone pipe
Yates & Co
N. Clark & Sons
18 00
6000
Coal
A M Ebbett«
40 00
Wood.
A M Ebbetts
525
794
REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT
EXPENDITURES FOR SEPTEMBER-CONTINUED.
FOR WHAT INCURRED.
TO WHOM PAID.
AMOUNT.
TOTAL.
Material For Streets and Sewers-
Concluded.
J. R. Morton
$33172
Basalt blocks
City St. Improvement Co...
1,106 69
Brick
City St. Improvement Co. . .
181 30
*° 4^0 7
Material for Parks and Squares-
Lumber
E. K. Wood Lumber Co
$58 35
Millwork
E. K. Wood Lumber Co.
60
Drayage ...
E. K. Wood Lumber Co...
3 00
Seeds and plants ....
Cox Seed & Plant Co
45 00
Hose and couplings
Dunham.Carrigan&Haydeu
356 60
Files
Nails
Dunham,Carrigan<fcHayden
1" V)
Forks
Dunham,Carrigan&Hayden
5 83
Rakes
Dunham,Carrigan<fcHayden
1 30
Hoes
Dunham, Carrigan»&Havden
Linseed oil....
Yates & Co . . .
6 00
Paint
Yates & Co...
4 50
Brushes
Yates & Co
3 60
504 5.
Work Let by Board of Supervisors-
Preparing plans for a system of
sewers for the district bounded
by Laguna and Lombard streets
and Van Ness avenue and the
bay. Resolution No. 14,477
(Third Series)
Preparing plans for a system of
sewers for the district bounded
by Larkin and Lombard streets
and Van Ness avenue and the
bay. Resolution No. 14,476
(Third Series)
C. S. Tilton
C S Tilton
£350 00
(
350 00
2,935 2
OF PUBLIC STREETS.
795
EXPENDITURES FOR SEPTEMBER— CONTINUED.
FOB WHAT INCURRED.
TO WHOM PAID.
AMOUNT.
TOTAL.
Work Let by Board of Supervisors—
Concluded.
Estimate of amount of grading to
be done on Railroad avenue, be-
tween Twenty-fourth and Thir-
tieth avenues south. Resolution
"\o 14 768 (Third Series)
C. S. Tilton
4262 00
Surveys, profiles and reporting
proper grades to be established
on Capitol avenue, between Sag-
amore street and Ocean avenue.
Resolution No. 14,856 (Third
Series)
C S Tilton
498 00
Surveys, profiles and reporting
proper grades to be established
on Chapultepec street,from Coso
street to Virginia avenue. Res-
olution No 14 857 (Third Series)
C S Tilton
195 00
Surveys, profiles and reporting
proper grades on Fifteenth
street, westerly from Castro
street. Resolution No. 14,858
(Third Series)
C. S Tilton
60 00
For copy on ve.llum cloth of map
of the salt marsh and tide lands
under water south of Second
street. Resolution No. 14,906
(Third Series).
C S Tilton
25000
For lines and grades on Harrison
street, between Twenty-fifth aud
Twenty-sixth sts., and Twenty-
sixth street, between Harrison
and Treat avenue, and Treat
avenue, between Twenty-fifth
and Twenty-sixth streets. Res-
olution No. 14,908 (.Third Series)
C. S. Tiltou
56 00
Necessary surveys, profiles and
reporting proper grades to be
established on Brazil avenue,
between Paris and Munich
streets. Resolution No. 14,909
(Third Series)
C. S. Tilton....
281 00
796
REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT
EXPENDITURES FOR SEPTEMBER-CONTINUED.
FOB WHAT INCUKHED.
TO WHOM PAID.
AMOUNT.
TOTAL.
Work Let by Board of Supervisors-
Concluded.
Necessary surveys, profiles and
reporting proper grades to be
established on Russia avenue,
between Paris and Moscow
streets. Resolution No. 14,910
(Third Series)
C. S. Tiltou
$2-52 00
For laying out plots on Lafayette
Square, as per Resolution No.
14,907 (Third Series)
For superintending construction
of Presidio sewer and outlet,
during month of September,
1896. Resolution No. 13,422
(Third Series.)
C. S. Tilton
J. H. Humphreys
235 00
250 00
Work Let by the Superintendent of
Streets—
For the construction of a tempor-
ary roadway leading off Seventh
avenue, at K street, and connect-
ing with Linceln roadway
8. F. Boulevard and Driving
Association
$150 00
$3,039 00
For connecting sewer in the cross-
ing Seventeenth and Utah sts.
with the Utah street sewer
John Kelso
10 00
Repairs to bituminous pavements.
For constructing concrete wall
and steps in Garfield square on
Treat avenue, betweon Twenty-
fifth and Twenty-sixth streets,
and southeast corner Twenty-
fifth street and Treat avenue. . . .
For constructing manhole and
cover in Julian avenue, between
Fifteenth and Sixteenth streets,
as per agreement
Philip S. Fay
Williams, Belser & Co
J. J. Dowling
484 44
361 53
°0 00
For repairing the Williams block
pavement on California street,
between Mason and Taylor
streets, as per agreement
H. F. Williams
425 00
1,430 97
OF PUBLIC STREETS.
797
EXPENDITURES FOR SEPTEMBER— CONTINUED.
FOR WHAT I.VCURRKD.
TO WHOM PAID.
Work Done in Front of City Prop-
erty—
For constructing an 8-inch iron-
stone pipe sewer in Ninth
avenue, between Point Lobes
ayenue and Clement street. Lot
No. 18. Home for Inebriates
For constructing an 8-inch iron-
stone pipe sewer in Ninth
avenue, between Point Lobos
avenue and Clement street. Lot
No. 17. Home for Inebriates
For constructing artificial stone
sidewalk on N.W. angular cor-
ner of Broadway and Sansome
streets. School lot
For constructing artificial stone
sidewalk on N. E. angular cor-
ner of Devisaderoi'and Jackson
streets. School lot
For constructing bituminous rock
sidewalk in front of North Cos-
mopolitan School on Filbert
street, between Jones and ^Tay-
lor streets. School lot
For^bituminizing the crossing: of
Seventeenth and Sanchez sts.,
for City's portion. School lot. . .
Paving with bituminous rock the
crossing of Page and Broclerick
streets. School lot
For constructing 3x5 brick sewer
in crossing of Fifteenth and Mis-
sion streets, with manhole and
cover, as per agreement. School
lot....
For constructing storm water .in-
lets in the intersection of Octavia
Waller andj Market (streets.
School lot...
City Street Improvem't Co.
City Street Improvem't Co.
$32 79
32 79
H. G. Vaughan.
H. G. Vaughan .
Flinn & Treacy.
Pacific Paving Co..
J. J. Bowling
Williams, Belser & Co.
Daniel Kelleher.
105 20
29 10
423
798
REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT
EXPENDITURES FOR SEPTEMBER-CONTINUED.
FOR WHAT INCURRED.
TO WHOM PAID.
AMOUNT.
TOTAL.
Work Done in Front of City
Pr oper ty — Concl uded.
Macadamizing, curbing and con-
structing plank sidewalks on
crossing of Baker and Francisco
streets. Engine lot
For constructing artificial stone
sidewalks on Valencia street,
between Twenty-second and
Twenty-third streets, as per
agreement. School lot
217 50
Grading, curbing and macadam-
izing on Seventh avenue, be-
tween Point Lobos avenue and
A street. Lots Nos. 2 and 3—
school lots
.Grading, curbing and maeadam-
the crossing of A street and
Seventh avenue. School lot
Grading, curbing and macadam-
izing the crossing of B street
and Seventh avenue. School
lot
McHugh <fe Sheerin
11 53
For laying bituminous sidewalk
on Eight street, between Har-
rison and Bryant streets, as per
agreement. Hamilton Gram-
mar school
Philip S Fay
•
Paving with basalt blocks and
laying granite curbs on Thir-
teenth street, between Scott and
Noe streets. Hospital lot
For laying granite curbs and pav-
ing with basalt blocks the inter-
section of Scott and Thirteenth
streets, on northeast corner of
Thirteenth and Scott streets.
Hospital lot
City Street Improvem't Co.
1,330 17
For laying granite curbs and pav-
ing with basalt blocks the inter-
section of Thirteenth and Scott
streets, 35 feet, 15-16 inches east
line of Scott street. Hospital lot.
City Street Improvem't Co.
C
17 76
$3,2 ->5 32
1
OF PUBLIC STREETS.
799
EXPENDITURES FOE, SEPTEMBER-CONTINUED.
FOE WHAT IN CURB KD.
TO WHOM PAID.
AMOUNT.
TOTAL.
Work Done in Front of Parks and
Squares—
For curbing on Treat avenue
between Twenty-fifth and
Twenty-sixth streets, and south-
east corner Twenty-fifth street
and Treat avenue, as per agree-
Williams, Belser & Co
$394 00
For constructing ten feet of 14-
inch ironstone-pipe sewer in the
crossing of Haight street and
Central avenue. Buena Vista
Park
Williams, Belser & Co
12 50
For constructing artificial stone
sidewalks on Twenty-fifth street
between Treat avenue and Har-
rison street, as per agreement.
Garfield Square
J. J. Mulcreavy
439 40
For constructing artificial stone
sidewalks on Eddy street, be-
tween Gough and Octavia streets
as per agreement. Jefferson
Square
499 37
Forjmving with bituminous rock
Eddy street, between Gough and
Octavia sts. Jefferson Square..
For constructing 14-inch ironstone
pipe sewer in Buena Vista
avenue, between Waller and
Thirteenth streets. Buena Vista
Park
Pacific Paving Co
1.471 68
°74 48
For constructing sewers, storm
water inlets aud manhole at the
intersection of Gough and Clay
streets, in front of Lafayette
Square
Improving Parks and Squares—
For constructing artificial stone
coping around Jefferson Square
on Eddy street, between Gough
and Octavia Streets, as per
agreement with the Superin-
tendent of Streets
B H Graves
<S°8S 77
$3,152 49
800
REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT
EXPENDITURES FOR SEPTEMBER— CONTINUED.
FOR WHAT INCURRED.
TO WHOM PAID.
AMOUNT.
TOTAL.
Improving Parks and Squares-
Concluded.
For loam furnished and spread
on Lafayette Square, as per Res-
John Tuttle
$2,080 65
Sundry Expenses-
Repairs to Fourth street bridge.
Healy, Tibbitts * Co
Healy, Tibbitts & Co ...
$73 00
78 00
Printing -.
The Evening Post
76 45
Printing
F.G. Fall
155 45
The Evening Post
96 60
Repairs to Sixth street bridge. . .
P.F.Dundon'sS.F.Iron W'ks
Spring Valley Water Works
344 20
38 99
Plumbing
82 18
117 58
Plumbing
Spring Valley Waterworks
19 16
Ford Bros
6 00
Plumbing
11 50
Plumbing ,
28 00
Plumbing
Ford Bros
85 39
30 00
Horse hire
Horse hire
C. W. Love
20 00
Rent
Rent
Repairs on typewriter
Drayage
\V P Sessions
4 C0
Repairing tools
E B Carr
Renairs^to fountains
L. E. Ross
1,496 65
Cleaning and sweeping streets
City St. Improvement Co
10 554 74
OF PUBLIC STKEETS.
801
EXPENDITURES FOR SEPTEMBER-CONCLUDED.
FOB WHAT INCURRED.
TO WHOM PAID.
AMOUNT.
TOTAL.
Wages-
Accepted streets
$7,831 25
Cleaning and repairing sewers
5,741 50
Parks and squares
3,103 50
County roads
692 50
$17,368 75
Total. .
$45,702 62
EXPENDITURES FOE MONTH OF OCTOBER, 1896.
FOR WHAT INCURRED.
TO WHOM PAID.
AMOUNT.
TOTAL.
Material for Streets and Sewers—
Lumber. . .
E. K. Wood Lumber Co
$305 45
Lumber. . ...
E. K. Wood Lumber Co
163 79
Dray age
Drayage
E. K. Wood Lumber Co
E. K. Wood Lumber Co
70 50
34 50
Drayage
Morton & Healey
1 25
Drayage
W R Grace & Co
2 00
Drayage
W. R. Grace & Co
4 00
Dravage
N. Clark & Sons
2 00
Lard oil
A. C. Deitz & Co
20 00
Lard oil
Yates & Co
18 00
Lard oil
Yates & Co
18 00
Lard oil
Magner Bros.
17 00
Iron stone pipe
Gladding, McBean & Co.
3 80
51
802
REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT
EXPENDITURES FOR OCTOBER-CONTINUED.
FOB WHAT INCURRED.
TO WHOM PAID.
AMOUNT.
TOTAL.
Material for Streets and Sewers-
Continued.
Iron stone pipe .
N. Clark & Sons
$29 76
Gladding, McBean & Co
26 88
Morton & Healey
104 16
Shovels
Dunham.Carrigan&Hayden
18 00
Shovels .
Dunham Carrigan&Havden
27 00
Picks
Dunham Carrigan&Hayden
22 80
Oil cans . . . . ,
Dunham,Carrigan&Hayden
3 50
Oil cans .
Magner Bros
4 00
Nails and spikes
3 80
Nails and spikes
11 40
Nails and spikes ...
15 ^0
Nails and spikes ....
19 00
Nails and spikes
22 80
Nails and spikes ....
7 60
Nails and spikes
3 80
Nails and spikes
Magner Bros
22 80
Sewer lamps .
Magner Bros
4 50
Padlock
Magner Bros
1 20
Rope
Magner Bros
1 25
Hose
Magner Bros
375 00
Coal
John Smith..
40 00
Sand
Frank Simonart.
49 75
Cement
48 00
Cement
W R Grace & Co
Sacks
Neville & Co
61 50
Coal oil
Yates & Co
4 oo
Coal oil
Yates & Co
Sprinkling wagon
Studebaker M'fg Co
356 00
Lamp wicks
75
OF PUBLIC STREETS.
803
EXPENDITUEES FOR OCTOBER— CONTINUED.
FOR WHAT INCURRED.
TO WHOM PAID.
AMOUNT.
TOTAL.
Material for Streets and Sewers-
Concluded.
Magner Bros
~$2 25
J.R.Morton
405 65
Pick handles ....
Dun ham ,Car r igan & Hayden
6 80
Hose couplings
Sewer ropes
Lanterns
Axes
Dunham, Carrigan&Hayden
Dunham.Carrigan&Hayden
Dunham,Carrigan&Hayden
Dunham, Carrigan&Hayden
36 00
9 00
6 50
7 50
Axes
Files ..
Dunham .Carrigan&Hayden
Dunham, Carrigan&Hayden
1 25
1 21
Buckets
Brooms
Tacks
Dunham.Carrigan&Hayden
Dunham, Carrigan&Hayden
15 00
1300
18 00
1 87
Basalt blocks
•134 80
Material for Parks and Squares-
Lumber
E. K. Wood Lumber Co
E K Wood Lumber Co
$3563
2 05
i $2,996 57
Rock
Diggins Bros
10 00
Machine oil
Dunham. Carrigan&Hayden
7 50
Copper wire
3 00
Axes
2 90
1 °5
Files
1 90
Shears
Shears
Scythe stones
Dun ham, Carrigan&Hayden
Dunham, Carrigan&Hayden
Dunham ,Carrigan&Hayden
500
9 00
; Lawn mowers
Hatchets
Dunham, Carrigan&Hayden
Dunham , Carrigan&Hayden
17 10
3 20
804
REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT
EXPENDITURES FOE OCTOBER-CONTINUED.
FOB WHAT INCURRED.
TO WHOM PAID.
AMOUNT.
TOTAL.
Material for Parks and Squares-
Concluded.
Magner Bros
$6 50
Magner Bros
4 25
Magner Bros
2 20
Magner Bros
4 80
John Tuttle
2,260 70
Loam .
John Tuttle
30000
$2,677 03
Work Done in Front of Parks and
Squares—
For constructing 483 lineal feet of
granite curbing on Eddy street
between Gough and Octavia
streets, Jefferson Square
VV. C. Read
$313 95
For constructing artificial stone
sidewalks on Eddy street be-
tween Octavia and Laguna, in
\
W. C. Read
20700
Macadamizing, curbing and con-
structing plank sidewalks on
Webster street between Fran-
cisco and Bay streets, in front of
Lobos Square. ....
Warren & Malley
653 54
For granite curbing on Twenty-
fifth street between Treat ave-
nue] and Harrison street, in
front of Garfield Square
Williams, Belser & Co
164 15
For granite curbing on Harrison
street between Twenty -fifth and
and Twenty-sixth streets, in
front of Garfield Square
For constructing a twelve inch
iron stone pipe sewer with man-
hole and cover in Gough street
between Sacramento and Clay
streets, in front of Lafayette
Square .
Williams, Belser & Co
Williams Belser & Co
373 40
f
69 ''O
OF PUBLIC STREETS.
805
EXPENDITURES FOR OCTOBER-CoNTiNUKD.
FOR WHAT INCURRED.
Work Done in Front of Parks and
| Squares— Concluded.
For raising cesspools and man-
holes on Gough street between
Sacramento and Washington
streets, in front of Lafayette
Square
Improving Parks and Squares—
For constructing concrete coping
in Jefferson Square on; Eddy
street between Octavia and
Laguna streets
For constructing concrete coping
in front of Hamilton Square on
Post street between Steiner and
Scott streets
For constructing a twelve inch
iron stone pipe sewer with man-
hole and cover in Gough street
between Clay and Washington
streets, in front of Lafayette
Square
Work Done in Front of CityProperty
For constructing artificial stone
sidewalks and laying granite
curbs on Greenwich street be-
tween Jones and Leavenworth
streets, School Lot
For constructing bituminous rock
sidewalk on Willow avenue be-
tween Polk street and Van Ness
avenue, School Lot
For grading, macadamizing rock
gntterways and redwood curbs
on crossing of Fourteenth ave-
nue and N Street South, Engine
Lot...
TO WHOM PAID.
San Francisco Paving Co.
$12 50
W. C. Read .
William Ernest.
Williams, Belser & Co.
$62 65
424 00
63 20
J. J. Dowling.
$421 80
Philips. Fay.
Jacobs & Otto, assigns. M.
C. Hogan
322
$1,791 74
549 85
806
REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT
EXPENDITURES FOR OCTOBER-CONTINUED.
FOB WHAT INCURRED.
Work Done in Front of City
Property— Concluded.
For constructing an artificial stone
sidewalk on Page street between
Broderick and Baker streets,
School Lot...
For laying bituminous sidewalk on
Courtland avenue, fronting Ber-
nal Heights School
For grading, curbing and con-
structing artificial stone side-
walks in front of the Ocean
View School Lot on Corbett ave-
nue, at Ingleside
Work Let by Supt. of Streets—
For laying bituminous rock pave-
ment at the crossing of Pine and
Powell streets . . .
For constructing concrete wall
and steps in Garfield Square
on Harrison street between
Twenty-fifth and Twenty-sixth
streets
For constructing concrete wall
and steps in Garfield Square on
Twenty-sixth street between
Harrison and Treat avenue
For repairs to bituminous pave-
ments
For repairs done on the " Williams
Block" pavement at the crossing
of California and Powell streets
and California and Taylor
streets
For reconstructing the bitumin-
ous pavement on Valencia street
between Twenty-sixth and
Twenty-seventh streets, and
crossing of Valencia and Twen ty-
sixth streets...
TO WHOM PAID.
J. J. Dowling.
J. T. McCrossen .
B. Bonnett & Son.
$302 53
220 75
140 00
I, '56 55
J. T. McCrossen.
Williams, Belser & Co.
Williams, Belser & Co
Philips. Fay.
H. F. Williams..
Philip S. Fay.
200 00
319 00
OF PUBLIC STREETS.
807
EXPENDITUKES FOB OCTOBER-CONTINUED.
FOR WHAT INCURRED.
TO WHOM PAID.
AMOUNT.
TOTAL.
Work Let by the Superintendent of
Streets— Concluded.
Repairing bituminous rock pave-
ment on Kearny street from
Geary to California streets
Pacific Paving Co
494 72
For delivering and placing 521
16-200 tons of rock on the wooden
sewer at Eighth and Townsend
streets for purpose of protecting
said sewer, including labor of
For constructing twenty-two feet
of twelve inch iron stone pipe
sewer at Bryant and Division
Williams Belser & Co
30 00
Work Let by Board of Supervisors—
For constructing two wooden cul-
verts in Mariposa street between
Pennsylvania avenue and In-
diana street. Resolution No.
14,913 (Third Series)
•
$45 00
$2,650 94
For surveys, profiles and report-
ing proper grades to be estab-
lished on John street between
Powell and Mason streets.
Resolution No. 15,045 (Third
Series)
C S Tilton
45 00
For reporting plans for a system
of sewers for the district com-
mencing at Twenty-third street;
thence along Indiana street to
Nineteenth, Nineteenth to Min-
i nesota street, to Twentieth and
Michigan streets, Twenty-
second to Georgia, to Twenty-
third, to Indiana streets. Reso-
lution No. 14,728
For superintending construction
of Presidio sewer and outlet
during month of October, 1896.
Resolution No 13 4''2
C.S. Tilton
498 00
250 00
838 00
REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT
EXPENDITURES FOB OCTOBER-CONCLUDED.
FOB WHAT INCURRED.
TO WHOM PAID.
AMOUNT.
TOTAL.
Sundry Outstanding Accounts,
1895-96-
[ .For progressive estimate on con-
tract for the construction of
Presidio outlet sewer, as per
Resolution No. 12,983
Cleaning and sweeping streets
Sundry Expenses—
Drayage ....
City St. Improvement Co.,
Assignee, J. C. Nealon ..
City St. Improvement Co. . .
M P Sessions
$11 97
$8,000 00
10,637 22
Repairing tools
Sprinkling streets ..
R. Lewin
W H Haviland & Co
20 10
203 00
Rent..
George T Marye, Jr
5000
Rent
J. W. McDonald
50 00
Repairs to Fourth street bridge.
Repairs to fountains
Healy, Tibbitts <fe Co
L. E. Ross..
78 00
18 00
Horse hire
Printing
C. W. Love
F G Fall
20 00
244 48
Printing
The Evening Post
200 15
Wages-
Accepted streets
$8,683 50
895 70
Cleaning & repairing'sewers
6,140 00
Parks and squares
3,485 00
Countv roads
755 50
19,064 00
Total
£51,257 60
OF PUBLIC STREETS.
EXPENDITURES FOR MONTH OF NOVEMBER, 1896.
FOR WHAT INCURRED.
TO WHOM PAID. ",.
AMOUNT.
TOTAL.
Material for Streets and Sewers-
Basalt blocks ....
City St Improvement Co .
City St. Improvement Co. . .
L B Sibley
15 15
Sand
J. J. Mulcreavy
Sand
A Alderman
Sand
L. B. Sibley
rv3 oo
Drayage
9 00
E. K. Wood Lumber Co
28 60
E K. Wood Lumber Co
2 25
City St. Improvement Co...
1° 00
Drayage
Gladding, McBean & Co. . . .
1 50
E K Wood Lumber Co
4 50
Drayage
W. E. Jackson
11 70
E K Wood Lumber Co
2 °5
Drayage
E. K. Wood Lumber Co . .
2 OC
Drayage
E. K. Wood Lumber Co
4 50
Drayage
E K Wood Lumber Co
Drayage...
E K Wood Lumber Co
Drayfcge
Drayage
Drayage
L B Sibley
Drayage
Lumber
E K Wood Lumber Co
Lumber
18 49
Lumber
E K Wood Lumber Co
37 °5
Lumber .
E K Wood Lumber Co
Lumber
E K Wood Lumber Co
Lumber
E K Wood Lumber Co
13 45
810
REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT
EXPENDITURES FOR NOVEMBER-CONTINUED.
FOB WHAT INCURRED.
TO WHOM PAID.
AMOUNT.
TOTAI,.
Material For Streets and Sewers-
Concluded.
Lumber .
|52 51
Lumber
28 08
Millwork
E K Wood Lumber Co
5 75
Millwork
E. K. Wood Lumber Co
o 00
Brick
Brick
City St. Improvement Co. . .
City St. Improvement Co
116 40
77 60
Ironstone pipe
Gladding, McBean <fe Co...
83 20
Ironstone pipe
Gladding, McBean & Co
54 80
Ironstone pipe
Ironstone pipe
Gladding, McBean & Co
Gladding, McBean & Co
80 00
11 90
Crosswalks
Iron castings
Lanterns
W. E. Jackson
Morton & Healey
A C Deitz & Co
229 78
127 92
!> 00
Oil cans
6 00
Gravel
261 34
Material for Parks and Squares-
Seeds and plants
f 50 00
$3,809 78
Seeds and plants
45 00
Rock
Diggins Bros
36 00
Rock
27 00
Loam
•202 15
Improving Parks and Squares—
For constructing concrete coping
on Eddy street between Oc-
tavia and Laguna streets, Jeffer-
son Square
&2G6 50
For constructing concrete coping
in front of Washington Square
on corner of Union and Mont-
gomery avenue
William Ernest
OF PUBLIC STREETS.
811
EXPENDITURES FOR NOVEMBER— CONTINUED.
FOB WHAT INCURRED. ^^.
TO WHOM PAID.
AMOUNT.
TOTAL.
Improving Parks and Squares-
Concluded.
For constructing concrete coping
in Jefferson; Square on Gough
street between Turk and Golden
Gate avenue
W. C. Read .
,$139 00
Work done in front of Parks and
Squares—
For constructing concrete drive-
way on Eddy street near Laguna
street Sin front of. Jefferson
•
$63 00
?662 2
For constructing concrete wall
and coping on Filbert street be-
tween Powell and Stockton
streets in front of Washington
Square
Flinn & Treacy
440 00
Filling in sidewalk on Filbert
street between Powell and
Stockton streets, Washington
Square
Flinn & Treacy
5000
For bituminous sidewalk on Post
street between Steiner and
Pierce streets, Hamilton Square.
Concrete sidewalk on Eddy street
between Octavia and Laguna
streets in front of Jefferson
Square
Philip S. Fay
W. C. Read
461 70
442 32
Granite curbing on Gough street
between Golden Gate avenue
and Turk street, Jefferson
Square
California Construction Co
179 40
Paving with bitumen the westerly
half of the intersection of Gough
and Clay streets in front of
Lafayette Square
Paving with bitumen on Gough
street between Sacramento and
Washington streets, in front of
Lafayette Sq uare
W. C. Raisch
W. C. Raisch
313 13
436 43
812
KEPOKT OF SUPERINTENDENT
EXPENDITURES FOB NOVEMBER-CONTINUED.
FOR WHAT INCURRED.
TO WHOM PAID.
Work Done in Front of Parks and
Squares— Concluded.
Granite curbing on Gough street
between Sacramento and Wash-
ington streets, in front of La-
fayette Square, lot No. 12
Granite curbing on Gough street
between Sacramento and Wash-
ington streets, in front of La-
fayette Square, lot No. 9
Paving with bitumen Gough street
from Sacramento to Washington
streets, in front of Lafayette
Square
Laying bituminous sidewalk on
Union street, fronting Washing-
ton Square
Repairs to sidewalk on Powell
street and Montgomery avenue,
fronting Washington Square
Artificial stone sidewalks on
Gough street between Turk and
Golden Gate avenue, in front of
Jefferson Square
Laying bituminous sidewalk on
Post street between Pierce and
Scott streets, in front of Hamil-
ton Square
Laying bituminous sidewalks on
Filbert street between Stockton
and Powell streets, in front of
Washington Square
Work Done in Front of City
Property-
Constructing a twelve inch iron
stone pipe sewer in Twelfth ave-
nue between Point Lobos and H
street, school lot
Grading the crossing of Fifteenth
and York and Hampshire sts.,
school lot....
W. C. Raisch.
W. C. Raisch.
W. C. Raisch .
J. T. McCrossen.
J. T. McCrossen
California Construction Co..
Philip S. Fay..
Flinn & Treacy.
Felix McHugh.
E. Worth.
$82 99
82 99
436 43
36 00
400 30
461 70
448 58
$4,599 84
$112 50
19 38
131 88
OF PUBLIC STREETS.
813
EXPENDITURES FOB NOVEMBER-CONTINUED.
FOR WHAT INCURRED.
TO WHOM PAID.
AMOUNT.
TOTAL.
Work Let by Supt. of Streets -
Reconstructing pipe sewer in
Twentieth street between Ala-
bama and Harrison streets
Filling in 1,500 yards of clay at
Mission Bridge on Mission street
between Bosworth and Trum-
bull streets
Williams, Belser & Co
Smith & Quimby . .
$126 50
450 00
Relaying side sewer in Twentieth
street between Harrison and
Alabama streets. . . ,
Relaying iron stone pipe sewer in
Nineteenth street between
Florida and Alabama streets
Williams, Belser & Co
Williams, Belser & Co
53 60
104 50
Work Let by Board of Supervisors—
Surveys, profiles and reporting
grades on Duncan street. Reso-
lution No 14 991 (Third Series)
C. S. Tilton
£73 4 60
Repaving with bituminous rock
Montgomery street between
Bush and Pine streets. Reso-
lution No. 15,050. (.Third Series)..
Constructing wooden culvert
under Iowa street at crossing of
Twenty-second u street. Reso-
lution No 14 913
City St. Improvement Co. .
F. G. Drumm
$8500
48000
Artificial stone sidewalk on Pacific
street between Mason and Tay-
lor streets
J. M. Handley
228 90
Superintending "construction of
Presidio outlet and sewer, month
of November, 1896. Resolution
No 13,422
J H Humphrevg
950*00
^ Recommending^roper^grajlesjo
be established Vn^Folsom street.
Resol ution No. 15,377
Surveys, profiles and reporting
proper grades^to be established
on Bosworth and other streets
in the De Boom and Spring
Valley Homestead Tract. Reso-
lution No. 15,098
C.S.Tiltou
C S Tilton
5500
34500
1,466 40
8U
KEPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT
EXPENDITURES FOR NOVEMBER-CONCLUDED.
FOR WHAT INCURRED.
TO WHOM PAID.
AMOUNT.
TOTAL.
Sundry Expenses-
Sprinkling streets
W H Haviland & Co
f 18° 00
Sprinkling streets
W H Haviland & Co
140 00
Repairing tools .
R Lewin
E B Carr
Repairs to Sixth street bridge. . .
P. F. Dundon, S. F. Iron
Works. .
Repairs to Sixth street bridge...
P. F. Dundon, S. F. Iron
Works . .
Repairs to bituminous pave-
ments
Philip S. Fay. .
4°0 44
Rent
Geo. T. Marye, Jr
J W McDonald
5000
Ford Bros
Plumbing
Ford Bros
*.- 36
Plumbing
Plumbing
Ford Bros
Plumbing
Ford Bros
Printing
Horse hire
Repairs to Fourth street bridge.
F.G.Fall
C. W. Love
Healy, Tibbitts & Co
25708
20 00
78 00
*1 816 60
Cleaning and Sweeping.Streets
City St. Improvement Co,.
Wages-
Accepted streets
Cleaning and repairing sewers.
County roads
Parks and squares
15,902 75
Total
$38,083 72
OF PUBLIC STKEETS.
815
EXPENDITURES FOE MONTH OF DECEMBER, 1S95.
FOB WHAT INCURRED.
TO. WHOM PAID.
AkOUNT.
TOTAL.
Material for Streets and Sewers-
Lumber
E. K. Wood Lumber Co
?25 97
E- K. Wood Lumber Co
59 40
E. K. Wood Lumber Co
5 00
Drayage
Drayage
Sand
E. K. Wood Lumber Co
W. R. Grace & Co
Frank Simonart ....
3 50
(i 00
44 jo
Sand
Warren & Malley
4 75
Rock ....
Smith <fe Quimby
148 50
Hammers
Miller, Sloss & Scott
1 80
Hammers
Dunham, Carrigan &'Hay-
den. .
Saws
Miller, Sloss & Scott
4 20
Ironstone pipe
Cement. .
Gladding, McBean & Co
W R Grace & Co
1 20
Lard oil
Yates & Co.
Coal oil
$471 77
Work Let by Board of Supervisors-
Necessary surveys, monuments
and map of district bounded by
Ottawa, Mission, Worden and
Huron avenues, Resolution No.
15,097
Necessary surveys, monuments
and map of district bounded by
Ottawa, Huron, Worden and San
Jose avenues. Resolution No.
15,096
C. S. Tilton
C S Tilton
$49600
498 00
For superintending construction
of Presidio outlet sewer, month
of December. Resolution No.
13,422
58 33
For an 8-inch ironstone pipe
sewer in the crossing of Linden
avenue and Laguna street. Res-
olution No. 15,492
Flinn & Treacy
7000
816
REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT*
EXPENDITURES FOE DECEMBER-CONTINUED.
^ FOB WHAT INCURRED.
TO WHOM PAID.
AMOUNT.
TOTAL.
Work Let by Board of Supervisors-
Concluded.
For a 14-inch iron-stone pipe
sewer in Pacific avenue, from
Walnut street westerly. Res-
olution No. 15,209
For repiling, recapping and re-
planking the east one-half of
Steuart street, from Folsom to
Harrison streets. Resolution
No 15,287
City St. Improvement Co. . .
CattonBros. & Co
$226 87
9,470 00
For surveys, monuments and map
of district bounded by Worden,
Mission and Sherman avenues,
and San Jose avenue. Resolu-
tion No. 15,169 V
For surveys, monuments and map
of district bounded by Sherman,
Mission, Regent, Liebig and San
Jose avenues. Resolution No.
15 170
C.S.Tilton
C. S. Tilton...
49500
497 00
Work Let by the Superintendent of
Streets—
For laying bitumen on the cross-
ing of Eddy street and Bourbon
place
Union Paving and Contract-
ing Co
$11,811 20
Work Done in Front of City Prop-
erty-
Laying artificial stone sidewalks
on West Mission street, in front
of Peabody School
B. Bonnett & Son
$301 90
150 00
For grading, curbing and ma-
cadamizing Seventh avenue,
between California and Lake
streets. Resolution No. 15,335.
School lot
John Greely
150 00
Constructing 12-inch ironstone
pipe sewer in crossing of Thir-
teenth avenue and Clement
street. School lot
For grading west side of Seventh
avenue, between K and L its.
School lot..
Flinn & Treacy
17 90
49200
961 10
OF PUBLIC STREETS.
817
EXPENDITURES FOR DECEMBER-CONTINUED.
FOR WHAT INCURRKD.
TO WHOM PAID.
Work Done in Front of Parks and
Squares-
Paving with bitumen the crossing
of Hayes and Scott streets.
Alamo Square .. Flinn & Treacy.
For constructing five new but-
tresses in wall around Garfield
Square Williams, Belser & Co.. ..
Constructing concrete sidewalk
on corner Harrison and Twenty-
sixth. Garfield Square I W. C. Read
For laying granite curbs on Gough j
street, between Turk and Eddy
streets, in front of Jefferson
Square | W. C. Read.
Laying artificial stone sidewalks
on Treat avenue, between Twen-
ty-fifth and Twenty-sixth sts.,
in front of Garfield Square j California Construction Co.
Laying artificial stone sidewalks |
on Harrison street, between
Twenty-fifth and Twenty-sixth
streets, in front of Garfield j
Square California Construction Co.
Constructing artificial stone side-
walks on Gough street, between
Turk and Eddy streets, in front
of Jefferson Square W. C. Read. .
Constructing concrete coping on
Gough street, between Turk and
Eddy streets. Jefferson Square. ' W. C. Read
57 G2
34 22 i
Sundry Outstanding Accounts—
For balance due on contract for
construction of Presidio Outlet
Sewer. Resolution No. 12,983... J. C. Xealon.
For balance due for sewerage
system on district south of Gol-
den Gate Park. Resolutions
Nos. 13,995 and 14,061 I C. S. Tilton..,
180 70
561 57
561 57
41380
136 30
$2,184 08
$7,89900 j
5,000 00
12,899 00
818
REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT
EXPENDITURES FOR DECEMBER-CONCLUDED.
FOB WHAT INCURRED.
TO WHOM PAID.
AMOUNT.
TOTAL.
Sundry Expenses-
Printing.
The Evening Post
$55 00
Repairing tools
Repairing tools
R. Lewin
E B Carr
21 50
37 90
Ford Bros
9 50
Plumbing
Ford Bros
24 68
Plumbing
Ford Bros
132 81
Plumbing
Ford Bros..
"30 48
Wages-
$8 934 25
!Jf5irS7
Cleaning and repairing sewers
6 080 00
Parks and squares . . ....
2 805 50
County roads, ....
730 00
Total
?47,538 77
OF PUBLIC STREETS.
819
EXPENDITURES FOR MONTH OF JANUARY, 1897.
FOB WHAT INCUKRED.
TO WHOM PAID.
AMOUNT.
TOTAL.
Material for Streets and Sewers-
Rock
Blue Rock Contracting Co..
4)
$2 50
Bock
Warren & Malley
164 00
Sand
Frank Simonart
36 60
Sand .
James Norton
3 90
Sand .. ..
45 60
Sand
M Foley .
5 40
Sand
L B Sibley
3 30
Sand
H N McClure
7 50
Sand
Sand
Warren tfe Malley
13 20
D H Bibb Lumber Co
Lumber
D jj Bibb Lumber Co
76 80
Lumber
D H Bibb Lumber Co
10 00
Lumber
D H Bibb Lumber Co
43 55
D H Bibb Lumber Co
85 97
Coal.
A. M. Ebbetts
40 00
Coal Oil ....
Rop£
Hope
Lanterns
Wicking
Wicking. . .
Hammers
Hammers
Sacks
Dunham, Carrigan&Hayden
Neville & Co
3 00
Cement
Cement
Urayage
Drayage
Drayage
H. T. Holmes Lime Co
H. T. Holmes Lime Co
H. T. Holmes Lime Co
Union Paving & Con tr'ct. Co.
(Cladding, McBean & Co....
12000
48 00
500
20 00
8 00
820
KEPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT
EXPENDITURES FOR JANUARY-CONTINUED.
FOB WHAT INCUBKED.
TO WHOM PAID.
AMOUNT. TOTAL.
Material for Streets and Sewers-
Continued.
Gladding, McBean & Co
SJ075
Dra yage
Morton & Healey.
H. T. Holmes Lime Co
1 00
2 00
D. H.McMullen
14 80
Wire
Dunham, Carrigantt Harden
1C 20
Dunham, Carrigan&Havden
5 50
Dunham. CarrigaiufcHnyde-n
1 40
1 62
Nails
Xuils
Nails
Dunh im, Carrigan &Hayden
Dunham ,Carrigan<fcHayden
Dunham, CarrigaiutHayden
3 80
2 CO
4 55
Hinges
Dunham, Carrigan<fcHayden
Dunh am .Carrigan & Hay den
55
5 00
Shovels
Dunham, Carrigan .tHayden
4 50
Shovels
Miller, Sloss & Scott
10 50
Milling
D. H. Bibb Lumber Co
4 00
Milling .
D. H. Bibb Lumber Co
1 00
Jno. R. Morton
359 68
(jiravel
Jno. R. Morton
56 06
Dunham, Carrigan &Hayden
36 00
Broom handles.
Dun ham, Carrigan &Hayden
75
Buckets
Dun ham, Carrigan & Harden
15 00
Iron castings.
Dunham, Carrigan &Hardet)
24 00
Iron [castings
Ljme
Morton & Healey
Dunham, Carrigan& Harden
84 72
18 90
Lime
(
Redington & Co
16 32
Brick
Union Pavin0' & Contr'ct Co.
124 00
Basalt blocks
Citr St Improvement Co.
352 61
Basalt blocks. . . .
City St. Improvement Co. . .
G4 94
OP PUBLIC STREETS.
821
EXPENDITURES FOR JANUARY-CONTINUED.
FOR WHAT INCURRED.
TO WHOM PAID.
AMOUNT.
TOTAL.
Material for Streets and Sewers-
Concluded.
Ironstone pipe
Gladding, McBean & Co ....
$45 24
Powder ....
1 TX
Dunham.Carrigan&Hayden
Pipe
Dunham .Carrigan&Hayden
0 QQ
Pipe
Dunham, Carrigan&Haydeji
40
Socket
Sewer ropes
Dunham, Carrigan&Hayden
Dunham,Carrigan&Hayden
Dunham, Carrigan&Hayden
48
11 40
Dunham, Carrigan&Hayden
- ')Q
Sledge handles
Duoham.Carrigan&Hayden
TO
Hand drill
Dunham,Carrigan&Hayden
1 '70
Padlocks
Dunham,Carrigan&Hayden
Bolts
Dunham,Carrigan&Hayden
Files
Dunham, Carrigan&Hayden
Globes.. . ...
Dunham, Carrigan&Hayden
Picks
Pick handles
Dunham.Carrigan&Hayden
Dunham,Carrigan& Hayden
Material for Parks and Squares—
$88 50
$2,318 3
Loam
James Ker win
18500
Seeds and plan ts
Cox Seed «fe Plant Co
45 00
Seeds and plants
Rock
Cox Seed & Plant Co
Pacific Paving Co
25 00
240 50
Rock
i Digfrins Bros
15 00
59»OI
822
KEPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT
EXPENDITURES FOR JANUARY— COKTIXUBO).
FOR WHAT INCURRED.
TO WHOM PAID.
AMOUNT.
TOTAL,.
Work Done in Front of City
Property-
Tor grading Seventh avenue be-
tween K and L streets, school
lot .
$330 00
Laying artificial stone sidewalks
on Scott street between Waller
and Thirteenth streets, hospital
lot
J M Handley
556 73
Laying artificial stone sidewalks
on Thirteenth street between
Steiner and Scott streets, hos-
pital lot
,T M Handley
1,522 64
Laying bituminous sidewalk on
Bryant street between Sixth and
J T McCrossen
128 35
Paving with bitumen Seventeenth
street between Church and San-
Williams, Belser & Co
33 25
Work Done in Front of Parks and
Squares-
Macadamizing and constructing
plank sidewalks on the crossing
of Webster and Bay streets,
$158 19
$2,579 97
Paving with bitumen the inter-
section of Fulton and Stanyan
streets, Golden Gate Park
Granite curbs and cesspool on
corner of Washington and La-
guna streets, Lafayette Square..
Constructing artificial stone side-
walks on Fulton street between
Steiner and Scott streets, Alamo
Square ,
Pacific Paving Co
Geo. M. Perine
J M Handlev
132 10
438 20
928 58
Improving Parks and Squares-
Constructing 12 inch wall with 6
inch coping on Filbert street, in
$190 30
1,657 07
OF PUBLIC STREETS.
823
EXPENDITURES FOR JANUARY-CONTINUED.
FOR WHAT INCURRED.
TO WHOM PAID.
AMOUNT.
TOTAL.
Improving Parks and Squares-
Concluded.
Constructing sidewalks for stair-
Flinn & Treacy
$32 50
Constructing concrete coping and
4 posts at South Park, between
William Ernest . . !
°53 45
Constructing concrete walls, cop-
ing and posts in Washington
Square
Flinn & Treacy
. 270 00
Constructing concrete wall in
Washington Square, on Stockton
Flinn & Treacy
150 00
Constructing concrete coping and
4 posts at South Park, between
Center and Third streets
William Ernest
253 45
Work Let by Board of Supervisors-
Furnishing description of land
to be condemned to secure out-
let for sewer in Eighteenth st.
Resolution No. 15,489
C S Tilton
$75 00
$1,149 70
Surveys for grades on Cheuery
and Charles streets. Resolution
No 15 490
C S Tilton
65 00
Surveys and necessary work for
fixing lines of Randall street
from Mission street to San Jose
C S Tilton.
185 00
Surveys, profiles and reporting
proper grades to be established
on Richland ave., from Holly
to Andover avenues, and on East
Park street from Holly to An-
dover avenues. Resolution No.
15,244
C S Tilton
Necessary alterations in plans for
sewer in B street, bet. Fourth
and Fifth avenues. Resolution
~No 15,535
C S Tilton
200 00
824
KEPOKT OF SUPERINTENDENT
EXPENDITURES FOR JANUARY-CONTINUED.
FOB WHAT INCURRED.
TO WHOM PAID.
Work Let by Board of Supervisors-
Concluded.
Report 011 proper modified grades
to be established on Prospect
avenue, between Virginia and
Esmeralda avenues. Resolution
No. 15,588 .......................... C. S. Tilton.
Removing trees on Steiner street
between Green and Union sts.
Resolution No. 15,211 ............. ; R. F. Goodrich . ,
Constructing sewers, cesspools,
manholes, granite curbs and
plank sidewalks on angular cor-
ners crossing Bay street and
Van Ness avenue. Resolution
No. 15,333 .......................... Flinn <fe Treacy.
Paving with bitumen the crossing
of Bay street and Van Ness ave.
Resolution No. 15,332
Constructing sewers, cesspools,
culverts, granite curbs and plank
sidewalks, with manhole and
cover in the crossing of Eighth
avenue and Sixth street...
Flinn & Treacy
Work Let by the Superintendent
of Streets—
For repairs to bituminous pave-
ments
Driving sheet piles for bulkhead
on Steuart street, bet. Folsom
and Harrison streets....
Felix McHugh.
f 65 00
30 00
49000
410 00
9 00
$1,854 00
Philip S. Fay.
Healy, Tibbitts & Co.
$427 58
2.30 00
Reconstructing manholes at Dan-
vers street and Corbett avenue,
at Clara and Corbett avenues
and for furnishing and laying I
pipe at Caselli and Corbett aves. A. E. Buckman
For laying bituminous crosswalk |
from Wells, Fargo & Co's Bank |
to the south side of Market street J. T. McCrossen..
155 00
OF PUBLIC STREETS.
825
EXPENDITURES FOR JANUARY-CONTINUED.
FOR WHAT INCURRED.
.TO WHOM PAID.
AMOUNT.
TOTAL.
Work Let by the Superintendent of
Streets— Concluded.
Connecting Presidio outlet sewer
in Lyon and Union streets
City St. Improvement Co
$40 CO
Connecting Presidio outlet sewer
with sewer in Spruce street
For raising manhole on Folsom
avenue and raising cesspool and
granite curbs on S. W. corner
Fifth and Harrison streets
City St. Improvement Co. . .
Flinn & Treacy
30 00
20 00
Repairs to bituminous pavements
Filling in Baker street, between
Lombard and Francisco streets,
and for macadamizing, curbing
and laying gutters in same
Philips. Fay
Warren & Malley
175 84
300 00
For constructing 10 foot circular
curbs on N. E. and S. E. corners
of Nineteenth and Folsom sts...
Garrett Burke
10 00
Sundry Expenses-
Rent.
George T. Marye, Jr . .
5000
$1,543 4
Rent. ...
J. W. McDonald
5000
Rent
J. W. McDonald
5000
Rent
George T. Marye, Jr.
50 00
Printing
Daily Report
301 50
F. G.Fall
191 25
F.G. Fall
65 50
Michael Maher
10 00
F Knobloch
30 00
Horse b'1*0
F Knobloch . .
30 00
F Knobloch
30 00
Horse hire
Horse hire
Repairs to fountains
C.W.Love
C.W.Love
W. E. Lane
20 00
4 00
48 00
Repairs to fountains
L. E. Ross
1 50
826
REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT
EXPENDITURES FOR JANUARY-CONCLUDED.
FOB WHAT INCURRED.
TO WHOM PAID.
Sundry Expenses— Concluded.
Repairing tools
R.Lewiu
E B. Carr....
Repairing tools
Repairing tools. ... ' Ragan & Sclileger.
Repairs to Fourth street bridge.
Cleaning and sweeping streets. . .
Cleaning and sweeping streets. . .
Wages-
Accepted streets
Cleaning and repairing sewers..
Parks and sq uares
County roads
Total. .,
Healey, Tibbitts & Co
City St. Improvement Co.
City St. Improvement Co.
$33 00
106 80
56 Oo
78 00
f MG2 03
9,366 73
$4,311 00
3,«t75 25
2,430 41
610 00
17,528 76
11,326 66
$ 4 1,762 68
OF PUBLIC STREETS
827
EXPENDITURES FOR MONTH OF FEBRUARY, 1897.
FOB WHAT INCURRED.
TO WHOM PAID.
AMOUNT.
TOTAL.
Mateiial for Streets and Sewers-
Ironstone pipe
W. J. Cavanugh
$117 00
'
Ironstone pipe
Gladding, McBean & Co
1 60
Drayage
W. J. Cavanugh .
10 50
3 50
2 50
Drayage
H T Holmes Lime Co
2 OC
Drayage ...
ing Co
16 50
Dravage
D K McMulliii
11 50
Lumber
12 10
Saws
17 25
Hatchet
Baker & Hamilton
6 75
Shovels
Baker & Hamilton
16 00
Coal
Thomas White
30 00
Iron castings
Morton & Healey
187 52
Iron'castings
Morton & Healey
249 64
Machine work
1000
Gravel
68 98
Basalt blocks
110 64
Cement
48 00 j
Brick
ing Co
9300
Lard oil
Coal oil ..
Cylinder oil
Work Done in Front of City Prop-
erty-
Constructing artificial stone side-
walk on Steiner street, between
Thirteenth and Waller streets.
Hospital lot
I M *Handley
$°40 65
$1,056 38
1
828
REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT
EXPENDITURES FOR FEBRTJABY— CONTINUED.
FOB WHAT INCUKRED.
TO WHOM PAID.
AMOUNT.
TOTAL.
Work, Done in Front of City Prop-
erty—Concluded.
Repairing sidewalks on Union St.,
bet. Montgomery and Kearny
streets. Garfield School
John Schmidt
$14 00
Sewering.cesspools, artificial stone
sidewalks and paving crossing of
Turk and Gough streets. Jeffer-
son Square
John R. Morton
324 00
Sewering.cesspools, artificial stone
sidewalks and paving crossing of
Turk and Gough streets. Jeffer-
394 oo
C'onstructing cesspool, culvert,
granite curbs and artificial stone
sidewalks on southerly half of
crossing of Gough and Washing-
ton streets. Lafayette Square
J J Dowling
380 92
Laying plank sidewalks in front of
lot No. 5 on Thirteenth avenue,
between California and Clement.
School lot
40 73
Work Let by the Superintendent of
Streets-
Building up manhole at N street
south and Seventh avenue south
Repairing bituminous pavement
Williams, Belser & Co
William Ernest
$4 00
66 00
?1,324 3(
For 40 straps on concrete coping
around South Park
Repairing bituminous pavem'ts
Repairing bituminous pavem ts
Repairing bituminous pavem'ts
Repairing bituminous pavem'ts
Repairing bituminous pavem'ts
Repairing bituminous pavem'ts
William Ernest
City St. Improvement Co. . .
City St. Improvement Co...
City St. Improvement Co...
City St. Improvemen Co...
City St. Improvement Co. . .
City St. Improvement Co...
30 00
147 96
392 20
3^45
55 50
34 00
486 45
OF PUBLIC STREETS.
829
EXPENDITURES FOR FEBRUARY— CONTINCKD.
FOB WHAT IXCUBRKD.
TO WHOM PAID.
AMOUNT.
TOTAL.
Work Let by Superintendent of
Streets— Concluded.
Artificial stone sidewalks on the
corner of Fourth and Clara sts.
School Lot
California Concrete Co , ,
$267 00
Constructing artificial stone side-
walk with cover, on crossing
Fifteenth avenue and P street
South
Thomas Clarke
3600
Work Let by Board of Supervisors-
Grading and macadamizing cross-
ing of Fifteenth avenue South
and N street South. Engine Lot
M. C. Hogan (Jacobs & Otto,
Assignees)
$529
$1,556 5<
Repairing plans and specifications
for sewer system in Lyon, Chest-
nut and Devisadero streets
C S Tilton
498 00
Making necessary surveys and
estimate of grading to be done
on crossing of Fifteenth avenue
South and P street South. .
Necessary examinations and sur-
veys and reporting proper grades
on Second street South, at cross-
ings of Seventeenth and Eigh-
teenth aves. South. Resolution
No 15,815
C. S. Tilton
C S TiHon
2000
75 OC
Making surveys, plans and spec-
ifications for grading and im-
provement of Alamo Square.
Resolution No. 15,580
John McLaren
222 50
Making survey and reporting
proper grades on Lower Terrace,
as per Resolution No. 15,814
C.S. Tilton
35 00
Sundry Expenses-
Printing
$'J06 25
855 7<
Printing],
Daily Report
99 65
Prin ting
F.G. Fall
106 50
830
KEPOET OF SUPERINTENDENT
EXPENDITURES FOR JANUARY-CONTINUED.
FOB WHAT INCURRED.
TO WHOM PAID.
AMOUNT.
TOTAL.
Sundry Expenses— Concluded.
Printing
Evening Post
|74 61
Rent
. Rent
Geo. T. Marye, Jr
Geo. T. Marye, Jr
50 00
5000
Rent
J. W. McDonald
50 00
Repairs to scales
Fairbanks, Morse & Co
10 30
Repairs to Fourth Street Bridge
Repairs to Fourth Street Bridge
Repairs to fountains
Healy, Tibbitts & Co
Healy, Tibbitts & Co
Walsh & McCusker..
78 00
73 00
2 00
Repairs to fountains
Walsh & McCusker..
1200
Repairs to fountains
Walsh & Mc-Cusker
20 00
Repairs to fountains.
Walsh <fe McCusker
3 50
Horse hire
Edward Deady
3600
Horse hire
M. Conlon
10 00
Repairing tools
Ragan & Schlegel . .
58 85
Plumbing
A. Laib
5000
Cleaning and sweeping streets. .
Wages-
Accepted streets
City St. Improvemnt Co. . .
|7,766 14
.4,561 00
f 095 66
7,3fil 75
Parks and squares
2,313 00
County roads.
787 00
lo,0:2 75
Total
OF PUBLIC STREETS.
831
EXPENDITURES FOR MONTH OF MARCH. 1897.
FOR WHAT INCURRED.
TO WHOM PAID.
AMOUNT.
TOTAI,.
Material for Streets and Sewers-
$323 56
Iron castings ...
263 92
14 32
Wrenches
Dunham.Carrigan&Hayden
11 60
Screwdrivers
9 45
Oil cans ...
7 00
Lanterns..
24 00
Globes .
1600
Nails .
4 50
Nails
4 70
Nails
5 50
Nails
5 60
Sewer ropes
24 00
Paint
Bennett Bros
2 35
1 10
Handles
Bennett Bros . ....
25
»
53 50
Pipe
8 08
Wheelbarrows
72 00
Danger flags
Sewer lamps
Bennett Bros
32 10
36 00
Brooms
Maul handle
Bennett Bros
Bennett Bros
11 00
1 75
Wicking
Bennett Bros
60
Picks and handles
Bennett Bros
3500
Lnmber . .
D H Bibb Lumber Co
2SO 50
Ironstone pipe
Ironstone pipe
Gladding, McBean & Co. . .
W. J Cavanugh
2 00
150 00
Cement , . .
H. T. Holmes Lime Co
144 03
Drayage ..,,,.
H. T. Holmes Lime Co .
6 00
832
REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT
EXPENDITURES FOR MARQH— CONTINUED.
FOB WHAT INCURRED.
TO WHOM PAID.
AMOUNT.
TOTA L.
Material For Streets and Sewers-
Concluded.
Gorhara Rubber Co
$235 00
Bennett Bros. ,
40 00
Bennett Bros
7 20
Coal oil
\V. P. Fuller «& Co
3 80
.
A. C. Deitz & Co.,
2 60
L,ard oil
W. P. Fuller & Co
11 00
A. C. Deitz & Co
52 50
J. R. Morton
71 58
Basalt blocks
City St. Improvement Co...
Bennett Bros
81 85
5-} I9
Pauls and cogg
Bennett Bros
11 «)4
Bennett Bros
7 25
Material for Parks and Squares—
Bennett Bros
$8 00
?>,m '2-i
•
Dunham, Carrigan&IIavden
19 00
Shears
Dunham, CarriganA Hayden
SO 00
Dunham .Carrigan&Hayden
5 73
Dunham.Carrigan&IIayden
47 00
Files
Dunham.Carrigan&IIavden
8 'i5
Machine oil
Dunham,Carrigan& Hayden
Dunham,Carngan& Hayden
Rakes..
Spades .
Forks
2 61
Baskets
Dunham, Carrigan&Hayden
Turf edgers
Dunham, Carrigan&Hayden
226 10
OF PUBLIC STREETS.
833
EXPENDITURES FOR MAKCH-CONTIXUJSD.
FOB WHAT INCURRKD.
Work by Let^Board of Supervisors-
Copy of plans, specifications and
tracings for the improvement of
Alamo Square. Resolution No.
16,065
Work Done in Front of City Prop-
erty-
Constructing a 12-inch ironstone
pipe sewer in Minnesota street,
and a 12-inch and 16-inch iron-
stone pipe sewer in the crossing
of Twenty-second and Minne-
sota streets. School Lot . . .
Grading and macadamizing the
crossing of Fourteenth avenue
and N street South. Engine Lot.
Work Let by the Superintendent of
Streets-
Fifteen new stones on Stockton
street, and new coping around
Union Square
Manhole and cover in Fell street
sewer at intersection of Fell and
Stanyan streets
Constructing a 12-inch ironstone
pipe sewer with manhole and
cover in Stanyan street between
Hayes and the center line of
Fell street...
Cleaning and sweeping streets.
Sundry Expenses-
Printing
Printing
Drayage
Horse hire...
TO WHOM PAID.
AMOUNT.
C. S. Tilton.
$25 00
Charles Canney.
M. C. Hogan, Jacobs & Otto
Assignees...
California Concrete Co.
J. J. Dowling
$16500
322
J. J. Dowliug
City St. Improvement Co.
Daily Report
F.G..Fall
Morton Dr'y'ge &Whse. Co.
Edward Deady
§30 00
50 00
402 00
$285 90
38 55
6 00
20 00
482 00
53
834
REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT
EXPENDITURES FOR OCTOBER-CONTINUED.
FOR WHAT INCURRED.
TO WHOM PAID.
AMOUNT.
TOTAL.
Sundry Expenses— Concluded.
M C'onlon
$2 50
Rent.
Geo. T. Marye, Jr
50 00
Bent
J. W. McDonald
50 00
Repairs to fountains
Walsh & McCusker
16 50
Healy Tibbitts <fe Co
78 00
Repairing tools
Ragan & Schlegel
115 75
P. Swift
84 00
Repairing bituminous paveme'ts
Repairing bituminous paveme'ts
Repairing bituminous paveme'ts
Repairing bituminous paveme'ts
Repairing bituminous paveme'ts
Repairing bituminous paveme'ts
Repairing bituminous paveme'ts
City St. Improvement Co...
City St. Improvement Co...
City St. Improvement Co. . .
City St. Improvement Co ...
City St. Improvement Co. ..
City St. Improvement Co...
City St. Improvement Co ...
248 80
430 17
242 40
363 45
174 75
371 79
267 72
Wages-
•—T-f •
$5,525 00
$2,846 28
Cleaning and repairing sewers
8 352 00
Parks and squares
2,802 00
1 140 50
17,819 50
Total
$34 507 00
OF PUBLIC STREETS.
835
EXPENDITURES FOR MONTH OF APRIL, 1897.
FOB WHAT INCUBBED.
TO WHOM PAID.
AMOUNT.
TOTAL.
Material for Streets and Sewers-
Lumber
D. H. Bibb Lumber Co
$34 56
Lumber....
D. H. Bibb Lumber Co
5 76
Lumber..
D. H. Bibb Lumber Co
18 59
Lumber..
D. H. Bibb Lumber Co
285 42
Lumber,
D. H. Bibb Lumber Co
23 oo
Hose Couplings
Gorham Rubber Co
8 90
Rubber Disks..
I9 00
Milling..,. .
D. H. Bibb Lumber Co
3 00
Milling....
D. H Bibb Lumber Co
7 50
Milling
D. H. Bibb Lumber Co .
21 25
Nails
Bennett Bros
5 °0
Files
Bennett Bros
Mauls..
Bennett Bros
6 75
Saws
Bennett Bros
13 50
Axe
Bennett Bros
1 50
Lock.
Bennett Bros..
Hooks
Bennett Bros. . . .
1 50
Brads
Bennett Bros
Screws
Butts
1 35
35
Oilcans
Shovels....
10 00
Picks and handles....
Wicks
Wicks
Lanterns and globes .
Hoes
20 00
Pump
5 90
Iron castings
Golden West Iron Works...
41 14
202 76
836
REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT
^EXPENDITURES FOR APRIL-CONTINUED.
FOR WHAT INCURRKD.
TO WHOM PAID.
AMOUNT.
TOTAL.
Material for Streets and Sewers-
Concluded.
Golden West Iron Works. .
?89 40
Brick
Drayage
Drayage
Union Paving & Cont'g Co.
\V. J. Cavanugh
Union Paving & Cont'ng Co
So 25
19 00
l(i 75
'6 00
Coal
100 00
Wood
10 00
Cement
Ironstone pipe
Coal oil
M. Joost & Bro
W. J. Cavanugh
A C Deitz & Co
144 00
160 30
16 cSO
A C Deitz & Co
30 00
A C Deitz & Co. . -
21 40
Basalt blocks
City St. Improvement Co. . .
67 46
Gravel
J R.Morton
44 07
Material for Parks and Squares-
Thos. Meherin
$;?o oo
$1,601 31
Goodyear Rubber Co
441 75
Work Let by Board of Supervisors—
Renumeration account release of
contract to grade Thirteenth
avenue South between L and M
streets South. Authorization
No 6,066
John Kels^
471 75
For eight-inch ironstone" pipe
sewer in the crossing of Frank-
Flinn & Treacy...
§907 26
r
f. '/Y,
Surveys, profiles and reporting
proper grades on Alpine street
from Thirteenth Northerly.
Resolution No 16 158
Chas S Tilton
65 00
OF PUBLIC STEEETS.
837
EXPENDITURES FOB APRIL-CONTINUED
FOR WHAT INCURRED.
TO WHOM PAID.
AMOUNT.
TOTAL.
Work Let by Board of Supervisors-
Concluded.
Constructing granite curbs and
paving the intersection of Wil-
low avenue and Gough street.
Resolution No. 15,984
J H O'Brien
*19 50
Repairing gangways on Bryant
street between Main and Spear
streets. Resolution No. 16,267. . .
Darby, Layden & Co
250.00
£1,316 76
Improving Streets around Parks
and Squares—
For paving Eddy street between
Octavia and Laguna streets with
bituminous rock, Jefferson
Square ...
Citj St. Improvement Co
«9J1 QQ
Paving with bitumen the inter-
section of Eddy and Octavia
streets, Jefferson Square
For paving with bitumen.1 and
constructing -granite curbs on
Laguna street between Clay and
Washington streets, in front of
Lafayette Square
City St. Ii. provement Co...
Pacific Paving Co
162 50
987 53
Labor and material replacing man-
hole and sidewalk in front of
Clement Grammar School
California Concrete Co..
2500
Work Let by the Superintendent of
Streets-
Constructing bituminous rock side-
walk around school property on
corner Fifth and Market streets.
Constructing bituminous rock side-
wulk in front of North Cosmo-
politan School
Repairing bituminous pavem'nts
Repairing bituminous pavem'nts
K'-piiiring bituminous pavem'nts
Kepui ring bituminous pavem'nts
City St. Improvement Co. . .
City St. Improvement Co. . .
City St. Improvement Co...
City St. Improvement Co. . .
City St. Improvement Co...
City St. Improvement Co. . .
$82 33
-13 50
467 82
468 57
251 50
447 81
2,116 63
1,761 53
838
REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT
EXPENDITURES FOR APRIL-CONTINUED.
FOB WHAT INCURRED.
TO WHOM PAID. !
AMOUNT.
TOTAL.
Repairing and Repaying Accepted
Streets-
Paving with bitumen Folsotn st.
from Third to Sixth streets, as
per Resolution No 15,563
Constructing cesspools on Folsom
street from Third to Sixth sts....
Union Paving & Cont'ng Co.
49500
Improving Streets in Front of City
Property-
Constructing a plank sidewalk on
Greenwich street bet. Webster
and Fillmore streets
Fel ix McHugh
$12,495 00
For regrading and macadamizing
Sixth avenue between Clement
and California streets
Grading sidewalk in front of
School Lot on Sixth avenue, bet.
Clement and California streets. .
Sundry Expenses—
Drayage
Felix McHugh
Felix McHugh
D K McMullin
4500
4000
236 25
Horse hire
Horse hire
Plumbing
Edward Deady
A. Laib
20 00
4G 40
Repairing tools
Ragan & Schlegel
90 40
Rent
J. W. McDonald.
Rent
Repairs to Fourth street Bridge.
Geo. T. Marye, Jr
Healy, Tibbitts & Co. . .
50 00
78 00
Printing
F G Fall
Sprinkling streets
P. Swift.
|660 25
Cleaning and sweeping streets...
City St. Improvement Co...
? 10,859 32
OF PUBLIC STREETS.
839
EXPENDITURES FOR APRIL-CONCLUDED.
FOK WHAT INCURRED.]
TCVWHOM PAID.
AMOUNT.
TOTAL.
Wages-
Accepted streets
95,835 50
Cleaning and repairing sewers
11,895 00
Parks and squares
2,639 75
County roads
1,105 50
$21,475 75
Total
$52,994 55
EXPENDITURES FOK MONTH OF MAY, 1897.
FOR WHAT INCURRED.
TO WHOM PAID.
AMOUNT.
TOTAL.
Material for Streets and Sewers-
Coal .
M Joost & Bro
$100 CO
Morton & Healey
123 60
Golden West Iron Works
379 64
Pattern
Morton & Healey
4 00
Pattern
D. H. Bibb Lumber Co
3 00
Drayage. . .
Morton & Healey
1 50
Drayage
Brick
H. T. Holmes Lime Co
Union Paving <fe Contr'ng Co
800
93 00
Lumber.
D H Bibb Lumber Co
80 44
Lumber
D H Bibb Lumber Co
342 82
Nails.
Bennett Bros
5 20
Nails
5 30
Nails
Bennett Bros
15 80
Nails
Bennett Bros.
5 00
840
REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT
EXPENDITURES FOR MAY-CONTINUED.
FOB WHAT INCURRED.
TO WHOM PAID.
AMOUNT.
Material For Streets and Sewers-
Concluded.
Sewer lamps
Bennett Bros
Ropr>
Sacks
Bennett Bros
38 75
Sewer roprs
Bennett Bros
Padlocks .
Bennett Bros
Hinges
Bennett Bros.
3 40
Spanners
E B. Carr
°4 00
Coaloil
A C. Deitz & Co
8 40
Lard oil
•><> 50
Paints and oils
A C Deitz & Co
4 50
Fuse
Shovels
1 95
Saw
Files
3 75
Sewer buckets
Hatchets.. r
Oilers
Bennett Bros
Bennett Bros .
21 00
4 r,o
Reducers
Pump
Cesspool scoops
Gravel
Dunham .Carrigan&Hayden
J R Morton
384 00
Basalt blocks
92 14
Cement
H T Holmes Lime Co
199 00
Milling
D. H. Bibb Lumber Co
3° 4'y
Improving Streets around Parks
and Squares—
For bitumen, curbing and side-
walks on Washington street bet.
Gough and Laguna streets
City St. Improvement Co...
f
$4,431 76
TOTAL.
?2,157 15
OF PUBLIC STREETS.
841
EXPENDITURES FOB MAY— CONTINUED.
FOR WHAT INCURRED.
TO WHOM PAID.
Improving Streets around Parks
and Squares— Concluded.
For paving with basalt and laying
granite curbs on Laguna street
bet. Sacramento and Clay sts. ...
For paving, curbing and sidewalks
on Stanyan street, bet. Fulton
and Fell streets...
For paving, curbing and sidewalks
on Stanyan street, bet. Fulton
and Fell streets
For paving, curbing and sidewalks
on Stanyan street, bet. Fulton
and Fell streets....
For paving, curbing and sidewalks
on Stanyan street, bet. Fulton
and Fell streets
For'paving, curbing and sidewalks
on Stanyan street, bet. Fulton
and Fell streets., . .
For paving, curbing and sidewalks
on Stanyan street, bet. Fulton
and Fell streets
For paving, curbing and sidewalks
on Stanyan street, bet. Fulton
and Fell streets...
Work Let by the Superintendent of
Streets-
Artificial stone sidewalk and ce-
ment work at Engine House
No. 25
For cutting out, hauling away and
laying Hfi7 feet of driveway at
New City Hall
Paving the north half of the in-
tersection of Stockton and Mar-
ket stn ets
Repairing bituminous pavem'nts
J. J. Dowling.
City St. Improvement Co . . .
City St. Improvement Co. . .
City St. Improvement Co. . .
City St. Improvement Co.
City St. Improvement Co...
City St. Improvement Co.
City St. Improvement Co.
Gray Bros.
Gray Bros.
City St. Improvement Co.
City St. Improvement Co.
$964 14
1,440 15
1,440 15
1,440 15
427 32
155 00
498 00
$11,223 99
$223 00
396 09
284 60
135 50
842
REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT
EXPENDITURES FOR MAY -CONTINUED.
FOB WHAT INCURRED.
TO WHOM PAID.
AMOUNT.
TOTAL.
Work Let by the Superintendent of
Streets-Concluded.
Repairing bituminous pavem'nts
Repairing bituminous pavem'nts
Repairing bituminous pavem'nts
City St. Improvement Co...
City St. Improvement Co. . .
City St. Improvement Co. . .
$315 95
477 81
4:5 88
Work Let by Board of Supervisors-
Paving with bitumen, Stockton
street, bet. Ellis and O'Farrell
streets
$2,288 84
Surveys and reporting proper
grades on Stoneman street, bet.
Alabama and Folsom streets
C S Tilton
Co 00
For recommending a grade for
Stanley Place, between Harrison
and Bryant streets
C. S. Tilton
55 00
Necessary surveys and reporting
proper grades on Precita avenue,
bet Alabama and York streets
C. S Tilton
Necessary surveys and reporting
proper grades on Eighteenth
and Nineteenth avenues, north
of Lake street
C S Tilton . . .
70 00
Constructing a 14-inch ironstone
pipe sewer in crossing of Valen-
cia and Armv streets
Flinn & Treacy
C4 00
Constructing a 10-inch ironstone
pipe sewer in crossing of Minne-
sota and Eighteenth streets
Flinn & Treacv.
!»0 00
Estimate of amount of grading
to be done on Prospect avenue,
bet. Virginia and Esmeralda,
and crossing of Prospect and
Esmeralda
For preparing plans and specifica-
tions, and reporting estimate for
the cost of reconstructing the
culvert at Mission and Canal sts.
f
C. S. Tilton
47 00
385 00
1.S03 80
OF PUBLIC STREETS.
843
EXPENDITURES FOR MAY-CONCLUDED.
FOB WHAT INCURRED.
TO WHOM PAID.
AMOUNT.
TOTAL.
Sundry Expenses-
$33 30
Printing
F.G. Fall
Evening Post
107 80
15 75
D. K. McMullin
27 65
Union Paving & Cont'g Co. .
19 00
D. K. McMullin
29 65
Walsh & McCusker
39 26
A.JLaib
293 85
Kent and use of steam roller. . . .
Horse hire
Pacific Paving Co
Edward Deady
4500
20 00
I Repairs to Fourth street Bridge
Rent
Healy, Tibbitts & Co
Geo. T. Marye, Jr
78 00
5000
Rent
J. W. McDonald
5000
Ragan & Schlegel
169 60
P.Swift
217 00
Cleaning and Sweeping streets. .
City St. Improvement Co. . »
1,195 86
10,751 02
Wages-
Accepted streets
Cleaning and repairing sewers..
Parks and Squares
County roads
21,470 50
Total
$50 891 16
844
REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT
EXPENDITURES FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE, 1897.
FOB WHAT INCUBBED.
TO WHOM PAID.
AMOUNT.
TOTAL.
Material for Streets and Sewers-
Lard oil
$'iO 00
Coal oil
6 30
Hose...
Iron castings
Iron castings
115 98
Lumber
Lumber
D. H. Bibb Lumber Co
Lumber
Lanterns and globes..
Sledges
Wrench
5 10
Gas pliers
Oil cans.
Bennett Bros.
1 65
Sacks..
8 50
Xails
38 75
Screwdrivers
Powder
Chisels
Tacks
Seeds and plants
Milling...
Milling
Cement
Drayage
H. T. Holmes Lime Co
1912 00
Drayage. . .
H. T. Holmes Lime Co
8 00
Reducer. . .
W. J. Cavanaugh
7 00
Wicking
Bennett Bros
r
2 10
Bolts
Ironstone pipe
Bennett Bros
72
3 70
Brick
45 90
Union Paving & Cont'g Co.
2JO 25
$1,150 35
OF PUBLIC STREETS.
845
EXPENDITURES FOR JUNE-CONTINUED.
FOR WHAT IXCURRED.
TO WHOM PAID.
AMOUNT.
TOTAL.
Work Done in Front of City Prop-
erty-
Constructing corners on the cross-
ing of Alabama and Army sts.,
and laying sidewalks on Ala-
bama, bet. Twenty-sixth street
and Precita avenue
Paving with bitumen, and laying
granite curbs on Seventeenth
street, bet. Folsom and Channel
Williams, Belser & Co
$39 17
Paving with bitumen, and laying
granite curbs on Seventeenth
street, bet. Folsom and Army
City St. Improvement Co...
472 16
Paving with bitumen, the crossing
of Sanchez and Sixteenth streets
Paving with bitumen, the crossing
of Sanchez and Sixteenth streets
San Francisco Paving Co —
San Francisco Paving Co...,
34 57
16 92
Work Let by the Superintendent of
Streets—
For artificial stone and concrete
work in front of School Lot on
Golden Gate avenue, between
Scott and Pierce streets
Gray Bros
$143 70
f989 58
Reconstructing cesspool and side-
walk on corner of Folsom street
85 00
Repairs to bituminous .'pavem'ts
Repairs to bituminous pavem'ts
Repairs to bituminous pavem'ts
City St. Improvement Co....
City St. Improvement Co. . .
City St. Improvement Co. . .
352 20
20540
233 58
Work Done in Front of Parks and
Squares—
For grading and macadamizing
Precita avenue, bet. Folsom and
Alabama streets
Garrett Burke
1,024 .88
gqf) -^
846
REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT
EXPENDITURES FOR JUNE-CONTINUED.
FOB WHAT INCURRED.
TO WHOM PAID.
AMOUNT.
TOTAL.
Work Let by Board of Supervisors-
Estimating amount of grading
on Alpine st. from Thirteenth
street to its northly termination.
C. S. Tilton.. ....
$27 00
Necessary surveys and reporting
proper grades on Clarion Alley,
bet Mission and Valencia sts
C. S. Tilton . . .
55 00
Reporting proper grades for Cale-
donia Alley, bet. Fifteenth and
Sixteenth streets
C S Tilton
65 00
For surveys and grades to be es-
tablished on Twentieth street, at
crossings of Georgia, Louisiana,
Maryland, Delaware and Massa-
C. S. Tilton.
185 00
Surveys and grades at Castro and
Thirteenth streets
Examination and reporton change
of grade on Seventeenth street,
bet. Ashbury and Stanyan sts...
Necessary surveys and reporting
proper grades to be established
on Harrison street, from Nor-
C. S. Tilton
C.S. Tilton
C. S. Tilton.
55 00
165 00
6000
Necessary surveys and preparing
plans and specifications for grad-
ing Lafayette Square
C S Tilton
285 00
*S07 00
Sundry Expenses-
Nevada Stables
$ 8 00
Edward Deady
20 00
Repairs to fountains
Walsh & McCusker
J. H. Keefe
500
°-45 00
Printing
Daily Report '
48 85
F.G.Fall
109 70
Printing
Evening Post
19 00
Drayage
42 7^
OF PUBLIC STREETS.
847
EXPENDITURES FOB JUNE-CONCLUDED.
FOB WHAT INCURRED.
TO WHOM PAID.
AMOUNT.
TOTAL.
Sundry Expenses— Concluded.
Drayage
Rent
D. K. McMullin
J W McDonald
$16 30
50 00
Sprinkling streets
Repairing tools
P. Swift
210 00
Repairs to Fourth street Bridge
Healy, Tibbitts & Co
78 00
Cleaning and sweeping streets...
Cleaning and sweeping streets. . .
City St. Improvement Co...
City St. Improvement Co ...
$8,511 00
1,171 23
$911 25
Wages-
Accepted streets
$4 303 95
9,682 23
Cleaning and repairing sewers. . .
7 043 50
Parks and squares
2 793 00
County roads
1,010 50
15,150 25
Total
*30 704 89
848
REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT
SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURES,
FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1897.
Material for streets and sewers $ 25,223 94
Material for parks and squares 5,392 10
Material for county roads 23 75
Cleaning and sweeping streets 119,883 37
Contract work in front of city property IS,'-!)'.) «:>
Contract work in front of parks and squares 26,771 !)-i
Contract work improving parks and squares., 7,205 90
Contract work let by Board of Supervisors 27,841 45
Contract work let by Superintendent of Streets 15,380 50
Repairing and repaving accepted streets 12,495 00
Sundry Expenses 14,234 25
Sundry outstanding accounts 20,899 00
\Vages, accepted streets 77,767 50
Wages, cleaning and repairing sewers 84,923 00
Wages, parks and squares - 34,507 6<>
Wages, county roads 10,123 00
Total $500,971 79
Appropriation for fiscal year ending June 30, 1897 f475,000 00
Special funds-sundry outstanding accounts, 1895-96 29,71!) 7:<
Total §504,719 73
Total expenditures, 1896-97 500,971 79
Surplus $3,747 94
COMPARISON.
Total length of sewers constructed from^July, 1856, to July,
1896
From July, 1896, to July, 1897
Total length of accepted streets from July, 1856, to July,
1896
From July, 1896 to July, 1897
290
4
294
163
340
2,559
1,214
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SHERIFF'S REPORT.
SAN FBANCISCO, July 1, 1897.
To the Honorable the Board of Supervisors
Of the City and County of San Francisco —
GENTLEMEN: In accordance with Resolution No. 16,412 (Third Series) of
your Honorable Body, I herewith respectfully submit the following report
of fees received in this office, together with statistics of the County Jails, for
the fiscal year ending June 30, 1897.
The amount of fees received and paid into the City and County Treasury
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1897, as per statement made to the Audi-
tor, is as follows:
1896— July $1,431 50
August 1,559 50
September 823 50
October 1,303 30
November 692 90
December . . 887 45
1897— January $91040
February 814 05
March 995 05
April 1,111 70
May 856 60
June ... 715 05
$3,698 15
The above includes mileage for every month except June.
Amount received for board of United States prisoners for the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1897— Paid into the Treasury April 14, 1896 $1,647 20
Paid into the Treasury December 1, 1896 682 40
•5,402 85
Total paid for United States prisoners . . .
Fees paid from Superior and Justices' Courts.
12,329 60
12,101 00
Grand total paid into Treasury for fiscal year ending June 30, 1897. . . $14,430 60
Annexed hereto please find statistics of the County Jails above referred to.
Very respectfully,
E. I. WHELAN,
Sheriff of the City and County
of San Francisco.
852 SHERIFF'S REPORT.
RECAPITULATION.
Prisoners in County Jail July 1, 1896 51i
Prisoners received during year 3,072
Total... 3,583
Prisoners discharged during year 3,149
Prisoners remaining in County Jail July 1, 1897—
Males 351
Females . . 83
Total 434
The prisoners remaining on hand July 1, 1897, are distributed as follows:
JAIL No. 1.
Awaiting trial on the charge of forgery
Awaiting trial on the charge of embezzlement 3
Awaiting trial on the charge of felony
Awaiting trial on the charge of rape 1
Awaiting trial on the charge of murder 7
Awaiting trial on the charge of assault to murder 5
Awaiting trial on the charge of robbery 5
Awaiting trial on the charge of burglary 14
Awaiting trial on the charge of grand larceny 3
Awaiting trial on the charge of attempt to commit grand larceny 1
Awaiting trial on the charge of perjury 2
Awaiting trial on the charge of assault with deadly weapon .... 3
Awaiting trial on the charge of manslaughter 1
Awaiting trial on the charge of receiving stolen goods 3
Awa'ting trial on the charge of attempt to commit burglary 1
Awaiting trial on the charge of obtaining money by false pretences 1
Serving sentences 33
United States prisoners 16
BRANCH JAIL No. 2.
Serving sentences 243
BRANCH JAIL No. 3 (FEMALES).
Serving sentences 79
Awaiting trial on the charge of grand larceny 2
Awaiting trial on the charge of assault to murder 1
Awaiting trial on the charge of arson 1
Tota'. . . 434
SHERIFF'S REPORT.
853
Number disposed of each
lAM<COOiOpC*^HOS^lOlO^*
8SSS8S3383SJS
s •
Delivered to Police De
partmeut
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Sent to Reform Schools. .
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S
Sent to Altnshouse
i ! • • • i i • ; i • •
Transported to State Pri-
son
"'ssg^sssssss
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Sent to City Prison to la-
bor ....
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Sent to Insane Asylum . .
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Sent to County Hospital .
fH •' C<»
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of the Scate...
1-1
•
Pardoned by President of
United States
j ; ; i - - ; ; ;
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Delivered to Sheriffs of
other Counties en route
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g
Acquitted or Charge Dis-
missed
cq-«*<t^c<>io^-*5D-<^ix>a5
S
Discharged by Order of
Court
i-Hcoi-tooi-ttoi-i "oin • o
9
Discharged on Bail, Ha-
beas Corpus or Appeal
Bond
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S
Discharged on Payment
of Fine
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an
Delivered to U. S. Mar-
shals for Transfer, Bail
or Release
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2
Discharged on Expiration
f^OiOCOC<IOOOOOf)C^C<llO«O
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9
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of
MANNKR OF DISPOSITION.
MONTH OF
i j | . 1 1 ^ & j i j
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Number disposed of each of
the various ways
854
SHERIFF'S REPORT.
Detained on Writ of
Habeas Corpus
'. '. '. '. """* rH I i~H rH '. '.
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Deserters and Refrac-
tory Sailors (U. 8.).
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OO
Drunkenness
C~(NO£jCT>OOOI>.t~O«00>
S
Disturbing the Peace
OO^t-t^rHeDOiOiCOOit^
So
Discharging Firearms
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CO
Cruelty to Children
and Animals
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00
Counterfeiting (U.S.)
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«0
1 Contempt of Court..
COTf 1-Hl-HN i-H(M»OCO
8
Carrying Concealed
Weapons
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t^
Burglary, Attempt at
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IQ
Burglary
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0
Bigamy
[ Begging
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Battery
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Assault on the High
Seas and Mutiny
(U.S.)
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Assault with Deadly
Weapon
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5g
Assault
Arson
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Altering U. S. Note
(U.S.)
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CRIMES FOR THE
MONTH OF
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Number received for each of-
fense during fiscal year
SHERIFF'S REPORT.
855
Rape, Attempt and
Assault
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Rape
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99
Prisoners and Insane
en route
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Larceny, Petit— Sec-
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Larceny, Petit
SS8S3$3SSS3S3$c3
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Larceny, Grand
coeoojoioooost^oirtoou-i
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Obtaining Money and
Goods under False
Pretenses
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Murder. Attempt and
Assault
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Misdemeanors other
than those specific-
ally mentioned. . . .
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8
Mayhem
Malicious Mischief. . .
^co^^co^^. i j^c,
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Incest and Infamous
Crime against Na-
ture
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Forgery
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Felony and Perjury
(US)
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Felony and Perjury. .
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False Imprisonment.
Embezzlement
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Number received for each of-
fense during fiscal year
856
SHERIFF'S REPORT.
Grand Total
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Number Received
Each Month for
Various Offenses. . .
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Prison
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Witnesses Detained
(U.S.)
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Lottery Place . .
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Opium Place.
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Violating Postal Law
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Threats Against Life.
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Smuggling (U. S.)....
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Robbing U. S. Mails
(U. S.)
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CRIMKS FOR THE
MONTH OK
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Number received for eac
fense during fiscal year
SHERIFF'S REPORT.
857
EXHIBIT "A."
NUMBER OF PRISONERS COMMITTED DURING THE FISCAL YEAR
/ ENDING JUNE 30, 1897.
Number of prisoners on hand June 30, 1896 292
Committed during the year 1,374
Recaptured . / 2
Total number 1,668
NUMBER OF PRISONERS RELEASED DURING THE FISCAL YEAR
ENDING JUNE 30, 1897.
Discharged at expiration of sentence 1,408
Discharged by order of Court 9
Pardoned by Governor Budd 1
Died 2
Sent to Insane Asylum
Sent to City and County Hospital 1
SenttoCourt •
Escaped 1
Sent to Almshouse 1
1,424
Total number received and on hand 1,668
Total number discharged 1,424
Prisoners on hand June 30, 1897
858
SHERIFF'S REPOKT.
EXHIBIT "B."
SHOWING INMATE POPULATION BY MONTHS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR
ENDING JUNE 30, 1897. <v
1896.
1897.
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November ....
December ....
January
February
1
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Number on band 1st of mouth.
Number received by sentence
of Court . .
253
10?
355
225
123
348
233
92
325
•235
94
329
231
137
1
1
370
266
200
361
153
330
105
302
138
314
187
249
77
1
2
211
81
1
1
2
1
297
3110
1489
3
8
3
1
Number recaptured
From Countj' Jail No. 1
Received from Court
Received from Hospital
Totals
466
514
435
430
501
329
Number discharged by expira-
tion of sentence
125
85
81
70
94
188
186
114
1
1
115
"i
140
112
1
99
1408
1
2
1
I
19
1
Number pardoned by Governor
Budd
Number died
Number sent to Almshouse
Number escaped
|
3
1
1
Number sent to County Jail
No. 1
3
1
2
3
1
2
1
1
2
Number sent to Insane Asylum
Number sent to Court
Number discharged by order of
Court
1
1
1
....
2
•i
o
...
8
Number sent to City and Coun-
ty Hospital
Totals
128
86
83
74
96
191
188
116
120
144
116
100
1441
Balance prisoners on hand at
close of month
225
257
240
239
264
362
362
314
881
317
251
205
Net grain
Net reduction
Average daily number of pris-
oners
28
32
7
4
33
<K>
'91
3
2
6 ...
1
316
320
312
16
334
366
302
233
257
219
225
235
215
233
241
225
224
236
213
233
263
214
267
370
264
312
378
246
221
232
211
231
258
205
222
244
200
Greatest number on hand any
Least number on hand any one
day
SHERIFF'S REPOKT.
859
EXHIBIT "C."
TERMS OF SENTENCES OF PRISONERS COMMITTED DURING THE
FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1897.
SENTENCE.
i
Months
o a"
8.8
$1 000 and 12 months ...
j
i
$500 or ISO days • • • • •
i
$700 or 350 days
i
$180 or 180 days
$150 or 150 days
i
$100 or 100 days
8
§50 or 50 days
15
4
$30 or 30 days
10
$90 or 90 daj's
1
1
2
1
2
18
9
7
1
5
6
5
4
3
2
1
234
14
21
352
4
10
Total
686
SENTENCE.
!
Nramber sen-
tenced
Brought forward,
100 days
90 days
80 days
60 days
50 days
40 days
30 days
20 days
10 days
•11
195
1
470
Total . ,
195
1
470
1,379
860
SHERIFF'S REPORT.
EXHIBIT «D."
PRISONERS WERfi COMMITTED FROM THE FOLLOWING COURTS DURING THE
FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1897.
COURT.
NUMBER.
TOTAL.
SUPERIOR COURT, DEPARTMENT 12.
Carroll Cnnk .Tiulo-e ...
2
SUPERIOR COURT, DEPARTMENT 11.
F. J.
Dunn, Judge
SUPERIOR COURT, DEPARTMENT 6.
*W. T
Wallace Judge
1
POLICE COURT NO. 1.
Hon.
J. A. Campbell, Judge
331
POLICE COURT NO. 2.
Hon
C T. Conlan, Judge
379
POLICE COURT NO. 3.
Hon.
Henry L. Joachimsen, Judge
342
POLICE COURT NO. 4.
Hon.
C. A. Low, Judge. . . •
324
1,379
NUMBER OF PRISONERS LITERATE AND ILLITERATE RECEIVED DURING THE
FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1897.
Number of prisoners who can read and write
Number of prisoners who can read but cannot write.
Number of prisoners who can neither read nor write .
Total ...
1,264
115
1,379
SHERIFF'S REPORT.
861
EXHIBIT "E."
OCCUPATIONS OF INMATES COMMITTED DURING THE FISCAL YEAR
ENDING JUNE 30, 1897.
OCCUPATION.
NUMBER.
OCCUPATION.
NUMBER.
7
15
5
Ironworker
10
Barber
31
Laborer
480
Baker
13
Laundry man. .
22
Blacksmith
26
4
2
Machinist
14
Bootblack.
7
6
Butcher .
22
Miner .
12
7
Molder
20
21
None. .
13
10
Painter
56
10
Plumber
16
Clerk
29
Printer
31
17
Peddler ..
30
Cook
50
Shoemaker
19
5
Seaman
84
2
Tailor
19
1
84
1
Waiter
50
21
14
Electrician
11
Stonecutter
10
Fireman
13
Upholsterer
19
Hostler
6
32
«*•* » ~
Total
1 379
862
SHERIFF'S REPORT.
EXHIBIT "F."
PRISONERS COMMITTED FOR ONE AND MORE THAN ONE TERM, AND RECEIVED
DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1897.
First time committed .
Second time committed
Third time committed
Fourth time committed
Fifth time committed
Sixth time committed
Seventh time committed
Eighth time committed
Ninth time committed
Tenth time committed
Eleventh time committed
Fifteenth time committed
Sixteenth time committed
Fortieth time committed
Ninetieth time committed
Ninety-ninth time committed
One hundred and fifty-second time committed
Tota1...
851
228
149
47
31
20
8
13
9
11
5
1,379
SHERIFF'S REPORT.
EXHIBIT "G."
OFFENSES FOR WHICH PRISONERS HAVE BEEN COMMITTED DURING THE
FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1897.
Violating order B. S
Disturbing the peace
Vagrancy
Drunk (common) ......
Battery
Malicious mischief
Indecent exposure
Misdemeanor
Vulgar language
Burglars' tools in possession
Obtaining money by false pre-
tenses
Carrying concealed weapons
Misdemeanor, embezzlement
1
12
624
46
69
35
12
5
4
Impersonating an officer
Lottery tickets in possession
Visiting opium place
Begging
Failure to provide
Cruelty to children
Obtaining goods by false pre.
tenses
Exhibiting deadly weapon
Selling opium without a license.,
Selling liquor without a license..
Assault
Petit larceny
Total . .
2
101
1
624
1,379
864
SHERIFF'S REPORT.
H
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H
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W 5
2 (4
§
Total Loads
O V) • < M rH
: : S : ? : I : 5
. ^, 05 • «0 »
Total Teams
&4 • * M * * «D • §5 • •
Total Days' Labor "" : : °l : : : ** : :
1
'June
Ok 00 ~« • • • . •
^j> iT5
May
April 1 « § § ^ <» : :
O 1-1 00 I- iO rH
March j 5 -1 ^ ^ « ® :
February § S 8 § 8 S j j ;SS2
January
r-l
December.... : : : . : g °° §
November
: : : : : 5 «2 §3 : :
October
: : I § | : : : : :
September
: . 8 S | : : : : : :
August
: : S §3 S : : : . :
• CO rH -* • • • • ;
July
o os to t^ o> t~~
- S °° 53 : :
CHARACTER OF WORK.
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2 4s i ii ••• ^-S-^ d-5-«
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rf>oo<?oocsoo«?c:>o
QQ.JQQJQQH3QQJ
WHERE PERFORMED.
1 i J I
sill
K 0 0 0
SHERIFF'S REPORT.
865
Total I
jOads
CI • rl • IS
eo"
Total!
'earns
3 i i S M 5 i S : *
Total Days' Labor
s I- : § M g i !
i
June
: : : : : : • :
May
: g §5 sj : : : g S S
April ..'.
O i— l O
: : : : : « :
l^ O ••£>
:;;::;;;:
February
SMS::::::.::
January
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December
:::.::::::
November
::::::: | g g
October
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September
::::::: J£
r-l l«
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August
July. . .
::::::: ^ ^
lit
a:
O
P
X
0
1
II
u
: ::::::::::
::::::::::
Double teams
Loads hauled —
og'5o§'5og"3o
^^ 05J3^ 3 •& £ cS^3
5 -i ,5 '£ .-1 S 5 •§ * -
IL 1 •! s ' 1 -f EL 1 •! £
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a!
2
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&
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?
: -3 S
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1 1 1 I
55
866
SHERIFF'S REPORT.
EXHIBIT ';K."
NUMBER OF DAYS' LABOR PERFORMED ON ROADS, QUARRIES AND FARM, TAILOR,
SHOE, HARNESS, PLUMBING, PAINT, CARPENTER AND BLACKSMITH SHOPS,
IN AND ABOUT THE HOUSE, GARDEN, STABLES AND JAIL No. 3, FOR THE
FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1897.
MONTHS.
In and about Build-
ings, Stables and
Gardens
Blacksmith & Har-
ness, Shops
'I
2
9
OS
S|
|-
: S
: s.
J
F
it
: co
• 3*
Carpenter, Paint
and Plumbing
Shops
1
•
1896 July
3 620
122
260
820
1°4
119
5 058
3 7lc
100
280
871
196
116
5 184
September
3,650
116
298
1,013
119
103
5,304
October
November . ....
3,940
4,193
120
140
312
318
818
727
127
128
114
110
5,911
5 621
December
4 'U8
122
308
738
116
112
5 524
1897 — January
3,750
118
304
630
IK
114
5,016
3 890
112
318
1 192
]15
126
5 272
March
4 170
118
39 g
881
140
124
5 761
April ...
4,221
120
329
935
155
112
5,852
May
4 029
126
319
938
131
116
5,559
June ....
4 012
120
300
915
120
116
5 4°3
Totals
47 413
1 440
6 430
10 408
1 511
1 380
65 485
SHERIFF'S REPORT.
867
EXHIBIT "L."
VALUE OF WORK DONE ON ROADS, QUARRIES AND FARM, IN TAILOR, SHOE,
HARNESS, PLUMBING, PAINT, CARPENTER AND' BLACKSMITH SHOPS, AND IN
AND ABOUT THE HOUSE, GARDENS, STABLES AND JAIL No. 3, FOR THE
FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1897.
NUMBER OF
DAYS' LABOR.
VALUE PER
DAY.
TOTAL VALUE
On Roads, Quarry and Farm
10,588
$0 50
S5 294 00
Double teams, hauling rock
917
4 00
3 668 00
Tailor, Shoe, Harness, Blacksmith, Carpenter, Paint
nnd Plumbing Shops. . . .
4 331
50
2 165 00
In and about Buildings, Stables, Garden and Jail
No. 3
51 087
50
25 543 50
Total value of work performed
$36 670 50
Total number of days' work for men and teams ....
Less number of days' work for teams
63,9-23
917
Total number of days' work for men
66 206
TOTAL EXPENDITURES
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1897.
Salaries
Forage
Subsistence
Incidental expcns 8.
Total . . .
$16,291 65
2,263 83
20,341 87
3,252 75
$42,150 10
868
SHERIFF'S REPORT.
INVENTORY OF PROPERTY.
Superintendent's] * Apart-
Guards' Dormitories-
Prisoners' Bath House-
raents
furniture.
tuba, etc.
31 bedsteads and bedding
bedding.
boiler and fixtures.
(complete). 1
furniture.
Assistant Superintendent's
Guards' Pantry and Dining
crockery and glassware.
Bedroom-
Room—
4 carpets.
furniture.
3 tables.
linen.
carpets.
12 chairs.
2 bureaus.
rifles (Winchester).
1 sideboard.
7 chairs.
46 crockery.
3 lace curtains.
Assistant Superintendent's Of-
fice-
Officers' Kitchen—
Superintendent's Office—
furniture.
1 range.
1 safe.
carpets .
25 cooking utensils.
1 desk.
1 carpet.
Upper Hall -
Rotunda-
3 chairs.
fire buckets.
benches.
hose.
1 sideboard.
clock.
1 nozzle.
gong.
General Business Office—
chairs.
1 desk.
Dispensary-
fire bucket?.
1 chair.
furniture, etc.
matting.
1 book case.
drugs.
mats.
1 clock.
cuspidors.
1 cuspidor.
Library—
Commissary's Office —
2 desks.
furniture.
2 book-racks.
Shoe Shop -
tools, etc.
1 stool.
Lamp. Room—
Tailor Shop—
1 chair.
36 lamps.
2 machines.
1 letter press.
shears.
3 tools, etc.
2 inkstand?.
1 closet.
Vegetable Room—
Butcher Sbop—
1 cuspidor.
fixtures, etc.
17 tools, scales, etc.
SHERIFF'S REPORT.
869
INVENTORY OF PROPERTY— CONTINUED.
Carpenter Shop —
Stables -
Prisoners' Dining Room
tools.
1 van team.
tables and fixtures.
1 van.
tinware and hose.
Little Wing-
wagons.
110 iron beds.
6 sets harness (single).
Prisoners' kitchen—
70 buckets, etc.
6 sets old harness (double).
1 range.
locks (brass).
1 double set van harness.
20 cooking utensils.
blankets and ticks.
1 business buggy.
Bread room-
fixtures, etc.
Big Wing-
Blacksmith Shop-
anvil, bellows.
210 iron beds.
Barber Shop—
21 tools, etc.
100 buckets.
fixtures, etc-
locks (brass).
Paint Shop—
1 barber chair.
blankets, etc.
2 brushes.
1 case.
quarry tools.
paints, etc.
gardener's tools.
REPORT OF THE BOARD
NEW CITY HALL COMMISSIONERS.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL\ July 1, 1897.
To the Honorable the Board of Supervisors
Of the City and County of San Francisco -
GENTLEMEN : In accordance with law, I herewith submit my annual report as Acting Secretary
of the Board of New City Hall Commissioners for the fiscal year commencing July 1, 1896, and end-
ing June 30, 1897.
FINANCIAL.
July 1, 18%— Balance in New City Hall Fund $378,29848
Outstanding July 1, 1896 61,677 42
$316,621 06
Received from taxes fiscal year 1896-97 2,558 32
8319,179 38
Total disbursed for fiscal year 1896-97 169,987 36
$149,192 C2
July 1, 1897-Demands outstanding 1,918 92
Balance in New City Hall Fund $147,273 10
DISBURSEMENTS.
Payment on Contracts $141,424 74
Salaries 25,074 00
Repairs (Urgent and Sanitary). 752 00
Advertising 1,631 50
Printing and Stationery , 453 62
Miscellaneous Expenditures 651 50
Total $169,98736
NEW CITY HALL COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
871
DETAILED STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS FROM TAXES-1896-97.
August
. $1 442 55
1897 January
3389 17
it 19 94
February
33 43
tnber ... 90 50
March
18 29
April
37 86
May
441 14
aber 85 44
June
Total ReceiDts...
. . .$2,558 32
PAYMENTS ON CONTRACTS, 1896-97
NO.
DATE OF AWARD.
CONTRACTOR.
DESCRIPTION.
1
AMOUNT.
PAYMENT.
83
Sept 15 1896
Jas J O'Brien
New Roof.
$129 788 00
$26 809 75
84
June 10, 1896
S.F. Novelty & Plat'g Wks.
Finishing Int'r Dome
83,311 46
57,195 00
85
June 10, 1896
California Travertine Co, .
Marble Wainscoting.
16,584 00
15.626 25
85
June 10 1896
W H McCormick
9,508 20
6,750 24
86
June 10 1896
A N Woods & Co
Plain Glass .
900 00
900 00
86
July 21, 1896
Pacific-American Dec. Co.
Art Glass, per foot...
4 50
18,875 00
87
June 30, 1896
J. J. McGowan
Plumbing
1,885 00
1,365 00
88
June 10, 1896
Cahill & Hall Elevator Co.
Electric Elevator
3,675 00
3,675 00
89
Sept. 30, 1896
W. H. McCormick
Marble Work
5,340 00
5,340 00
89
Sept. 30, 1896
Inyo Marble Co
Marble Work........
4,798 00
3,598 50
90
Sept. 16, 1896
J. D. Spreckels & Bros. Co
Cement, per barrel..
2 15
1,290 00
Total payments on
contracts 1896-97
$141 424 74
872 NEW CITY HALL COMMISSIONEES' REPORT.
AMOUNTS RECEIVED IN NEW CITY HALL FUND FROM 1875 TO 1897.
Fiscal year 1875-76 $207,408 44
Fiscal year 1876-77 353,331 72
Fiscal year 1377-78 347,633 67
Fiscal year 1878-79 340,712 92
Fiscal year 1879-80 114,072 19
Fiscal year 1880-81 332,655 35
Fiscal year 1881-82 51,364 21
Fiscal year 1882-83 11,023 90
Fiscal year 1883-84 14,084 74
Fiscal year 1884-85 152 36
Fiscal year 1885-8(5 78 77
Fiscal year 1886-87 4-1
Fiscal year 1887-8S 249,617 51
Fiscal year 1888-89 268,212 81
Fiscal year 1889-90 300,980 07
Fiscal year 1890-91 290,200 13
Fiscal year 1891-92 198,208 64
Fiscal year 1892-93 237,726 92
Fiscal year 1893-94 337,042 79
Fiscal year 1894-95 117,801 7f.
Fiscal year 1895-96 323,550 56
Fiscal Year 1896-97 2,558 32
Received under Acts of Legislature prior to March 24, 1876, from sale
of New City Hall Construction Bonds, etc 1,619,070 95
Total receipts to July 1, 1897 $5,723,552 93
NEW CITY HALL COMMISSIONED' REPORT. 873
DISBURSEMENTS.
Amount paid out prior to Act of 1876 $1,414,785 48
Amount paid out under Board of Supervisors 204,284 57
1875-76 -Demands on New City Hail Fund 4,041 93
1876-77— Demands on New City Hall Fund 374,274 81
1877-78— Demands on New City Hall Fund 445,711 14
1878-79 -Demands on New City Hall Fund 343,907 22
1879-80— Demands on New City Hall Fund 176,099 61
1880-81 -Demands on New City Hall Fund , 224,015 81
1881-82— Demands on New City Hall Fund 114.068 92
1882-83— Demands on New City Ha1! Fund 66,802 93
1883-84— Demands on New City Hall Fund 18,018 64
1884 -85— Demands on New City Hall Fund 2,200 74
1887-88— Demands on New City Hall Fund 146,880 45
1SS8-89— Demands on New City Hall Fund 215,113 44
1889-90— Demands on New City Hall Fund 164,545 62
1890-01 —Demands on New City Hall Fund 432,159 13
18:) 1-92— Demands on New City Hall Fund 341,499 70
1892-93— Demands on New City Hall Fund 242,413 13
1893-94— Demands on New City Hall Fund 117,936 62
1894-95— Demands on New City Hall Fund 172,582 38
1895-98— Demands on New City .Hall Fund 185,840 05
1896-97— Demands on New City Hall Fund 16!?,987 39
Total expenditure and cost of New City Hall to July 1, 1897. . $5,577,070 61
874 NEW CITY HALL COMMISSIONED' REPORT.
CONTRACTS AWARDED, 1896-97.
Contract No. 83-Jas. J. O'Brien.
construction new roof $129,788 00
Contract No. 86— Pacific-American Decorative Co.
Art glass, dome 18,875 00
Contract No. 89 W. H. McCormick.
Marble work, etc., rotunda 5,340 (0
Contract No. 89-Inyo Marble Co.
Maib'e work, etc.. rotunda 4,798 00
Contract No. 90-Jno. D. Spreckels Bros. Co.
Cement, new roof, per barrel 2 15
During the year just passed the following contracts, Nos. 84, 85, 86, 83 and 89, have been com-
pleted and accepted :
Contract No. 84 finishes the rotunda proper and grand staircase, and includes all copper work,
painting, plastering, constructional steel, etc.
Contract No. 85 includes all marble wainscot and tile for first floor of rotunda. No. 85 includes
all marble wainscot ami tile of second gallery floor of rotunda.
No. 86 includes a.l the art glass in the different parts of rotunda and grand staircase.
No. 88, elevator for the Free Public Library.
No. 89 includes all the marble wainscot and tile in third gallery of rotunda.
No. 89a includes all marble wainscot and tile for grand staircase.
The completion of contract No. 84 practically finishes the New City Hall ; nearly two-thirds of
the roof is now built, and the remainder will be completed, if possible, before the winter rains set in.
The building will then be in a condition to be finally turned over to your Honorable Board, for
sucn disposition as you may in future make of it.
The last great architectural work this Commission has been engaged in, in connection with the
City Hall, has been the construction of the dome tower. The Commission and its employees are
justly proud of this structuie, which will for years stand as a momument to their taste, industry
and integrity.
It is practically constructed of California material and is thoroughly fireproof ; therefore, the
ravages of time can, owing to the honesty of the material and workmanship, make but little im-
pression upon it.
It is a matter for local pride that the rotunda contains the only art glass dome of such
large proportions, in the United States, and that in height and dimensions the dome tower is only
exceeded by St. Peter's at Rome and by St. Paul's in London. The height of the dome from the
sidewalk line is 335 feet ; the height to the base of the inner dome is 70 feet ; the diameter of the
structure at the base line or lower order is 115 feet, at the second order 88 feet, and at the third, or
attic order, 72 feet.
Six thousand tons of brick, 1,030 tons of steel and 1,000 tons of terra cotta were used in building
the dome. For grand proportions, beautiful lines and effective blending of 'grace and strength, this
dome tower is unexcelled on the western continent, and will stand as an enduring and deserved
niomumeut to its able designer, the builders and the Commission.
The tower dome was completed on July 12, 1897. The occasion was celebrated by appropiiate
ceremonies at the expense of the contractors engaged on the work.
The last tax levy was made in the fiscal year 1895-6.
Respectfully submitted,
S. H. BECKETT, Acting Secretary.
REPORT
OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO BENEVOLENT
ASSOCIATION.
AMOUNT. TOTAL.
1896-July 1
1897— June 30...
RECEIPTS.
On hand
Collections from merchants during the year ,
City appropriation during the year
Interest from deposit in savings bank
Thomas Mootry bequest
1897-March
April
DISBURSEMENTS.
Purchase of three .bonds Stockton Gas and
Electric Light Co
Subscription to Boulevard Fund
Salary of Manager
Rent of office and store of Manager
Groceries purchased
Flour purchased
Potatoes purchased
Medicines— doctors' prescriptions
Disbursed by Manager for rents, lodgings and
meal tickets, moving families and sundry
assistance
Disbursed by Treasurer for rents of families. . .
Sundry Expenditures ,
Meal and Lodging tickets from Woodyard of
Associated Charities
Balance....
$12,812 90
1,057 45
5.0DOOO
391 43
95000
$3,000 00
1,000 00
715 00
240 00
1,02464
238 50
175 40
301 62
1,122 50
1,278 40
11581
32987
10,670 04
$20,211 78
§20,211 73
876 SAN FKANCISCO BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION'S REPORT.
ASSETS.
Three lionds of Stockton Gas and Electric Light Co
Term deposit Savings Union Bank
Ordinary deposit Savings Union Bank
Cash...
AMOUNT.
S3,OCO 00
8,311 69
1,589 67
$13,670 04
C. V. S. GIBBS, Treasurer,
San Francisco Benevolent Association.
REPORT
BOARD OF HEALTH
OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO.
To the Honorable the Mayor
Of the City and County of San Francisco —
SIE : In accordance with the plan inaugurated by this* Board at
the close of the fiscal year ending Jane 30th, 1896, we transmit to you here-
with a brief outline of the principal work accomplished by the Health De-
partment since the presentation of the last annual report.
Through the liberality of the last Board of Supervisors, the Health De-
partment has had the opportunity to increase its efficiency and to engage
more extensively in the task of investigating the sanitary requirements of
the community than had been possible during any previous administration
in the history of the city government. For years this Department had been
forced by civic penury, if not by its own contented lethargy, to maintain
its existence on the meagre and insufficient appropriation of $26,000 per
annum. The number of employees was the same as when the Department
was first organized, while the population of the city had in the meantime
nearly doubled and the unsanitary conditions due to such increase of inhab-
itants greatly augmented.
In September of the past fiscal year the sum of $65,000 was set apart
by the Board of Supervisors for the salaries aud expenses of the Heahh
Department, and as soon as this fund was available immediate steps were
taken to regulate its expenditure in the best interests of the city.
The number of Health Inspectors has been increased from six to eight,
and the city redistricted, thus rendering it possible to secure a more thor-
ough and detailed inspection than with the limited force formerly employed.
An Inspector of Bakeries has been appointed, who, since the commence-
ment of his term of office, has inspected and caused to be placed in a proper
sanitary state 257 bakeries. The filthy and disease-breeding surroundings
878 BOARD OF HEALTH'S REPORT.
which formerly appertained to many of t^ese bakeshops have been entirely
abated by the exertions of this officer, and his system of daily inspection
effectively prevents a relapse into their former deplorable condition.
Two Bath and Laundry Inspectors have been added to the list of employ-
ees. Every laundry in the city, including those conducted by Chinese, has
been inspected, and wherever found lacking in sanitation has been cleansed
and renovated. Cement floors in wash-rooms have been insisted upon ; the
walls have been stripped of their moldy wall paper and coated with fresh
lime ; the inmates have been prohibited from sleeping under the ironing
tables, and, through the Board of Supervisors, an ordinance has been
passed forbidding the spraying of clothes by means of water emitted from
the mouth.
To facilitate the proper installation and inspection of plumbing, Health
Inspectors are now required to refer all work of this nature to the Plumbing
Inspectors. The duties of the Plumbing Inspectors have greatly increased,
and two assistants additional have been placed on the roll of this branch of
the Department. A Sewer Inspector has also been appointed and placed
under the orders of the Chief Plumbing Inspector. Naw plumbing laws
have been adopted and submitted to the Board of Supervisors for their
approval. These laws contain the be>-t features of those at present in force
in the principal Eastern cities. A rigorous supervision of all plumbing
work in new buildings, and repairs in old buildings, is constantly being
carried out. Vast amount of imperfect plumbing in the Chinese and Latin
quarters has been condemned and replaced by that of a modern type. In
many of the public and private schools new closets and additional sanitary
appliances have been placed.
The market inspection is not what it should be. The force engaged in
this particular division of the Department is entirely inadequate, and the
number of inspectors should be doubled. It is an impossibility for the
Chief Market Inspector and his three assistants to inspect all meat in this
city intended for human consumption. At the present time the duty im-
posed upon the Chief is that of examining meat exposed for sale in the
various public markets and retail shopa. One assistant is required to patrol
the approaches to the city from the south and west ; another is detailed to
watch consignments arriving at the water-front, while tbe fourth is on duty
in Butchertowu — the most important detail of all.
The inspection in Butchertown imperatively requires a larger force of men
in order to examine properly the meat coming from that source. Since the
withdrawal of the U. S. Government Inspectors from these abattoirs, the
necessity of reinforced inspection by the lo -al officers has become more
urgent.
Notwithstanding the pauoity of Market Inspectors, the results of their
inspection have been to a marked extent very satisfactory. Meat exposed
for sale, as well as that furnished to public institutions, is of a quality supe-
rior to that formerly sold. Many condemnations and seizures of immature
BOAKD OF HEALTH'S BEPORT. 879
and diseased meat have been enforced and several arrests have been made,
all but one of which resulted in conviction. One offender received a maxi-
mum sentence of six months in the County jail as a penalty for selling dis-
eased meat.
Fish markets bave been carefully watched and frequent seizures made.
Large quantities of putrid fish have been condemned and destroyed. The
traffic in shark meat, sold for halibut, has to a great extent been abolished.
For the betterment of the market inspection there is need of new and
stringent city ordinances ; one requiring both wholesale and retail butchers
to register in, and receive permits from, the Health Department, following
the same plan as in the case of milk dealers ; and another prohibiting the
exposure of meat to the dust from the streets during transit, and requiring
all meat wagons to ba properly covered. The hanging of meat outside of
butcher shops, where it gathers every form of impurity, should also be for-
bidden.
Under the increased appropriation the Board of Health'has been enabled
to establish and equip two laboratories — one for the examination of food,
the other for bacteriological investigation. An official Chemist with an as-
sistant, has been placed in charge of. the chemical laboratory and is constantly
engaged in the analysis of food-stuffs. In the bacteriological laboratory val-
uable services have been rendered. A systematic plan has been adopted for
the verification of diagnosis in cases of diphtheria reported by physicians to
this Department. Sterilized swabs placed in sterilized tubes are prepared in
this laboratory and forwarded to various stations in the city designated
officially by this Board, where they are at the disposal of ail physicians. In
reporting cases of diphtheria, physicians now submit the secretions from
the throats of suspected cases by means of these swabs, which, after being
used, are replaced ia the tubes and forwarded to the laboratory. Cultures
are then made and the character of the disease determined, reports being
furnished within a few hours to the physicians interested. Investigations
are also continually being made in this laboratory of post mortem specimens
taken from cattle slaughtered by order of the Veterinary Surgeon.
One of the most important acts of this Department during the past year
has been the founding of a Bureau of Food Inspection. This bureau is
under the direction of the Chief Food Inspector, whose staff consists of
fourteen food and milk inspectors. Four food inspection stations have
been established, at each of which day and night inspectors are constantly
on duty for the inspection of milk. These stations are so located that every
consignment of milk coming to this city passes through the station situated
oa the particular route by which it enters. The milk is subjected to differ-
ent tests in order to determine its quality, and when found satisfactory, the
vehicle in which it is carried is Iab3led with the inspection tag of the De-
partment. All persons selling milk in this city are now required to obtain
a permit from the Health Department before being licensed, and the Depart-
ment has the power to revoke permits in any and all cases of violation of
the milk ordinance.
880 BOARD OF HEALTH'S REPORT.
Two Miik Inspectors patrol the city daily, taking samples of milk from
the different hotels and restaurants and taking the same to the laboratory of
the Food Department, where tests are made to determine its purity. Very
rarely has a sample of milk taken by these inspectors failed to come up to
the «fficial standard, which fact demonstrates conclusively the success of
inspection at the stations.
Inspectors of the Food Bureau are authorized to purchase samples of
foods from different stores in the city, the same to be placed in the handa of
the Chemist for analysis. The Chemist renders monthly reports, and where
his analysis shows articles purchased to be adulterations or substitutions,
warrants are promptly issued for the arrest of the offending dealers. All
brands of condensed milks, catsups and jellies have been inspected and
analyzed, and many palpable and startling adulterations made known to the
public. Several dealers who have made a specialty of vending imitation
food-stuffs have, by reason of these reports of the Chemist, been forced to
retire from the trade, and others have been heavily fined and compelled to
stock their shelves with genuine and unadulterated goods. This Bureau has
adopted an official standard tor catsups which has been utilized and adopted
by Eastern firms who have been engaged in the importation and manufac-
ture of this commodity.
By order of the Chief Food Inspector, a close watch has been kept upon
shipments of fruit arriving in this city. Lirge quantities have been found
unfit for human sonsumption and have boen condemned and thrown into
the bay. The practice engaged in bv careless dealers of using old and dirty
boxes for the packing of fruit has been checked. Berries and other fresh
fruits brought into this city ate now required to be packed in new and clean
boxes.
Another important feature in the improvement of the Health Department
has been the appointment of a Veterinary Surgeon. During the year 152
dairies have been inspected, with herds aggregating 8,300 head of cattle.
The application of the U. S. tuberculin tests, officially adopted by this
Board, was deferred to th^ latter part of the year, owing to the earnest plea
of interested dairymen, who petitioned the I3oard of Health to postpone its
activity in this direction until legislative measures could be secured provid-
ing compensation for cattle destroyed. The Board acceded to this request,
but the Legislature having taken no action in the premises, it was not
deemed advisable to delay longer the enforcement of this important test, and
daring the last three months the cattle in several of the largest dairies have
been subjected to the United States test, and all those found in any degree
to be afflicted with tuberculosis were immediately slaughtered.
The appointment of a Public Vaccination Officer, to be in attendance at
regular hours in the Health Offise, has been productive of good results. The
regulation of requiring children who have been vaccinated to return for in-
spection before receiving a certificate entitling them to admission to the
public schools, enhances the efficiency of this service. During the past
BOARD OF HEALTH'S REPORT. 881
fiscal year the total number of free vaccinations amounted to 8,517 — being
an average of over 700 per month.
The largest number of birth certificates ever recorded in the annals of this
Department has been filed in the office of the Secretary during the past
year. The following figures of comparison are of interest :
Total number of births, 1894-95 3,755
Total number of births, 1895-96 5,020
Total number of births, 1896-97 5, 159
The Board of Health does not claim to have strengthened ths virility or
improved the fecundity of the people of Sm Francisco, nor does it boast of a
more prolific clientele than fchs neighboring city of Oakland, but it does
claim that by its constant reminders to physicians and midwives of failures
to register births occurring in their practice, and latterly the arrest and con-
viction of those who have been derelict, to have brought about promptness
in the filing of birth reports.
The statistical work of the Board has been facilitated by the employment
of a Clerk of Vital Statistics. Much interesting literature, pertinent to the
Department, has been issued during the year, and the monthly report is the
most thorough and exhaustive published by any health department in the
United States. Since the inception of the campaign in the interests of Pure
Food, the circulation of this report has notably increased ; local and Eastern
merchants are constantly making demands for current and back issues.
This report contains in brief the details of all business transacted in the
various departments under direction of the Board of Health.
This B^ard is responsible for the drafting of the following ordinances
adopted by the Board of Supervisors and now in force :
An ordinance prohibiting expectoration in street cars and public places.
An ordinance prohibiting the throwing of banana peels and other rubbish
on the floors of cars and other public places.
An ordinance prohibiting the spraying of clothes in laundries by means of
water emitted from the mouth.
An ordinance requiring supplies intended for public institutions to pass
through Food Stations for inspection.
An ordinance requiring the reporting by physicians of cases of tubercu-
losis, typhoid fever and measles, in addition to other contagious and infec-
tious diseases.
Several of these ordinances have penalties for violations thereof attached,
and in all cases where arrests have been made the ordinances have been sus-
tained by decision of the courts.
The recent regulation of the Bjard uniforming the Inspectors of the De-
partment, and the officers and employees in the public institutions, has
redounded to the improvement in the personnel as well as to the promoting
of discipline.
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882 BOAKD OF HEALTH'S KEPOKT.
The sanitary condition of Chinatown and the Latin Quarter has been
closely followed and markedly improved, although buildings which have
been ordered destroyed have been permitted to stand by reason of injunc-
tions served upon the Board. In a number of cases the owners themselves
have caused their destruction and have replaced them by new structures.
The plumbing throughout this portion of the city,, has been, to a great
extent, remodeled and renewed, and without hesitation we claim the sanita-
tion of these particular sections to be better than at any time for years past.
In order to devise plans for the improvement of the municipal sewer sys-
tem, conferences have been held with Professor George Davidson, Mr. C.
E. Grunsky and Col. Mendell, and the subject thoroughly discussed in its
various phases, but owing to the fact that Boards of Supervisors are strongly
inclined to consider innovations in the matter of civic improvement as
extravagances, we have not attempted as yet to carry out this project.
Conferences have also been held relative to the matter of Pure Food with
prominent commercial bodies of this city, namely : The Manufacturers and
Producers' Association, the Merchants' Association, and the Retail Grocers'
Association, to all of which associations the Board is indebted for sympathy
and support. Delegates have been sent from the Board to the Council of
Associated Industries, an organization having for its object the improvement
of the quality of commercial exports and imports of this State. At the
Pure Food Congress recently held in this city, representatives from this
Board were present. Papers were read and addresses delivered by several
of the members and officers of this Department. At this Congress resolu-
tions were adopted recommending the action of the Board in pursuing the
vital issues involved in the warfare against adulterated and impure foods.
Consultations have been frequent between this Board and the Master
Plumbers' Association, where subjects of mutual interest have been dis-
cussed. To this association the Board expresses its thanks for much valu-
able information concerning the subject of sanitary plumbing, and many
suggestions have been received from this source which have been of appreci-
able benefit to the Department.
The prominent dairymen of this City and County have met at intervals
with the members of this Board for the purpose of conferring in relation to
the milk ordinances and the application of the tuberculin tests. The Board,
however, has never found sufficient reason to alter or abridge its intentions
in the enforcement of the ordinance regulating the milk supply, notwith-
standing numerous protests and suggestions from interested dealers.
The Butchers' Board of Trade has also consulted the Board of Health on
important matters, notably in regard to certain measures introduced in the
last session of the Legislature. The arguments of this association in oppo-
sition to these measures were presented at great length, and the Board was
thoroughly convinced that any steps it might take toward the regulation of
the meat supply would meet with bitter and determined antagonism on the
part oC the Butchers' Board of Trade.
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At the last session of the State Legislature the Board of Health was instru-
mental in recommending and endorsing bills introduced for the purpose of
granting additional powers to Boards of Health : one providing for the
establishment of ordinances by Boards of Health in matters relating to sani-
tation, such ordinances to have the same weight and authority as those
adopted by Boards of Supervisors ; another empowering Boards of Health to
issue subpoenas for witnesses in all inquiries relating to public health and
sanitation. These measures were introduced by Senator Wolfe, of San Fran-
cisco, who, within a few days after their introduction, subsequently withdrew
both bills from the Senate file, giving as a reason for his action that the
opposition to these bills by certain of his constituents was so strong that
had he maintained the paternity of them his political future would have been
jeopardized. The same bills were simultaneously introduced in the Assem-
bly by Assemblyman Dibble, who fearing neither the enmity of the Butchers'
Board of Trade nor its influence on his political future, stoutly advocated,
both in committee and on the floor of the House, the passage of both
measures.
These bills were strenuously assailed by a powerful lobby led by the
Butchers' Board of Trade of San Francisco, which body circulated false and
mendacious reports concerning the attitude of the San Francisco Board of
Health in desiring their passage. It was stated that they were introduced
solely for the purpose of giving the Board of Health of this city an oppor-
tunity to interfere with the business of wholesale and retail meat dealers, the
ulterior idea being the extortion of money from these people in order that
they might avoid an implied persecution. The Butchers' Board of Trade of
San Francisco sent a representative to Sacramento from this city in the per-
son of a certain attorney named Martin Stevens, who appeared before the
Senate Judiciary Committee and stated to its members that the San Fran-
cisco Board of Health had originated and engineered these bills for the sole
purpose of levying financial tribute upon his clients, and of further increas-
ing the patronage of the Health Department. The insolent demeanor and
insulting language used by this individual in advocating his cause, together
with the absolute falsity of the charges made by him, gave such offense to
the members of the Senate Committee that he was called to order and denied
the privilege of the floor, being at the same time severely reprimanded by
the chairman and several of the Senators then present.
It is a matter of regret that both the above-mentioned bills failed of pass-
age ; the one being declared unconstitutional by the Senate Judiciary Com-
mittee, and the other slaughtered by the emissaries of the Butchers' Board
of Trade of San Francisco.
To Senator L. J^Dwyer, of San Francisco, the Board of Health expresses
its gratitude for the valuable services rendered by him in introducing Senate
Bill No. 60, authorizing the Board of Supervisors of this City and County to
levy a special tax for the purpose of erecting a new municipal hospital. The
needs of the city in this particular matter were thoroughly understood by
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Senator Dwyer, and his able advocacy of this measure resulted in its passage
by a large majority of both Houses of the Legislature.
With regard to the mortality tables for the past year, the Board invites
your attention to several interesting facts. The total increase in the num-
ber of deaths over the fiscal year 1895-96 is 184. Notwithstanding this
increase, the number of deaths resulting from pulmonary tuberculosis has
been considerably reduced, there having been during the fiscal year 1895-96
1,003 deaths from this disease, while during the last year only 896 deaths
from this cause are recorded. This shows a decrease of 107, which may be
attributed to the following preventive measures: The improved condition
of dairy herds in this and neighboring counties; the inspection of herds for
tuberculosis; the inspection of all milk at the different Food Stations; the
inspection of meat in slaughter houses and butcher shops, and the improved
sanitary condition of private residences, together with the gradual awaken-
ing of the public to the knowledge of the danger always present from as-
sociation with tubercular patients.
The records of the Health Office show that during the fiscal year of
1895-96, 101 deaths occurred from typhoid fever, and that during the past
fiscal year only 75 deaths from this disease were recorded, showing a de-
crease of 26 deaths. The cause for this reduction may be credited to the
rigorous inspection of plumbing throughout the city and the carrying out of
the house-to-house inspection by officers of the police force acting as
Health Inspectors. It may be noted that 34 deaths out of the entire num-
ber caused by typhoid fever were reported from the different hospitals of the
city, and may practically be classed as transient cases, many of them having
arrived in S m Francisco from interior points but a few days prior to death
and already suffering from the disease.
The prevalence of an epidemic of diphtheria during the latter part of the
year 1896, will account for the heavy increase in the number of deaths
resulting from this disease. Owing to the vigorous action of the Health
Officer and the Inspectors in tracing out the causes of the spread of the
disease in those parts of the city in which it particularly flourished, and
the subsequent arbitrary but justifiable action of the Board in insisting
upon the placing of modern plumbing in many of the public and private
schools in the thickly populated sections, mortality was steadily decreased
in the infected districts. Since the establishment of the bacteriological
laboratory it has been shown that many cases reported as diphtheria by
physicians of the city were not such in reality, but were various forms of
diseases of the throat resembling it in appearance. Circulars of warning
and of explanation, relative to diphtheria, were prepared by the Bacteriol-
ogist and issued by the Department at intervals during the»year.
It will be well at this point to mention briefly the attempt of the U. S.
Marine Hospital Service, under the guise of Federal supremacy, to prevent
the Health Department from obtaining information concerning the preval-
ence of contagious and infectious diseases in foreign ports. This Service
BOARD OF HEALTH'S REPORT. 885
has made every effort to induce shipping firms and shipping masters to vio-
late the laws of the State providing for quarantine inspection and the pay-
ment of quarantine fees, and has furthermore promised all such as obey its
suggestions, immunity from punishment by the State authorities. Protests
have been sent by this Board to the Treasury Department, citing instances
of unwr*rranted aggression on the part of the officers of the Marine Hospital
Service, but have never been accorded the courtesy of reply. Under order
of the Board, arrests of offending parties have been made and the Courts
will be called upon to pass upon the right of San Francisco td' maintain its
quarantine service.
The Receiving Hospital, during the early part of the year, was greatly
crippled by lack of surgical instruments. These instruments have been
provided for by a special appropriation by the Board of Supervisors, but
the parties bo whom the contract for these supplies had been awarded
showed no disposition to furnish them. The Board of Health thereupon
passed a resolution ordering the Receiving Hospital closed until the equip-
ment of instruments had been provided. Within a few hours after the-
passage of the resolution, the required articles were delivered at the Hos^
pital.
The detention of insane patients in the indescribably filthy apartments
adjacent to the Receiving Hospital, in the basement of the New City Hall,
has merited and received the condemnation of this Board, and we are
pleased to report that by the combined efforts of Sheriff Whelan and the
members of this Board, the City Hall Commissioners have been persuaded
to provide more commodious and better ventilated quarters for the recep-
tion of these cases in another part of the building, where their comfort and
safety will be assured.
Up to the past year, San Francisco has had no facilities for the treatment
of emergency cases other than those afforded by the City Receiving Hospital
at the New City Hall, to which Hospital the injured were conveyed mainly
in Police Patrol wagons and in ordinary vehicles, as the one ambulance
attached to the Hospital was insufficient for the service required in respond-
ing to the numerous calls from different portions of the city.
Recognizing the inefficiency of this branch of the Department, and the
necessity of providing more adequate means for transportation and treat -
ment of cases requiring immediate aid, two Branch Receiving Hospitals
have been established, at each of which an assistant Police Surgeon is on
duty day and night. Two modern ambulances, representing the most im-
proved type of this class of vehicles, have been constructed from designs
selected by this Board after careful consideration. To each station an am-
bulance has been assigned and is held in readiness for calls at any hour.
One of the ambulance stations is located in Golden Gate Park, in a building
provided by the Park Commissioners without expense to the city; the
other station has been placed on the water front, near the ferries. The
building in which it is situated was constructed by the Board of State
886 BOAED OP HEALTH'S REPORT.
Harbor Commissioners according to plans submitted to and approved by
this Board and also without expense to the city.
Both of these stations have been equipped with the appliances necessary
for the handling of cases, both medical and surgical, and the reports of the
surgeons in charge fully justify the statement that since the establishment
of these Branch Hospitals many lives, which under the old system of con-
veyance to the Central Hospital, would have been sacrificed during transit,
have been saved by the proximity of the ambulance stations to the scenes
of accident and the brief time consumed In procuring the necessary assist-
ance.
"While much might be said in this report in relation to the present City
and County Hospital, and the pressing needs for a new institution, refer-
ence to the report of the Superintendent Physician of the Hospital will
elicit sufficient information to show that the claims of the Board in this
respect are well founded.
The City and Ccunty Alms House and its administration continue to be a
source of satisfaction to the Health Department, and the Superintendent is
deserving of compliment for the excellence of the work accomplished by
him since his accession to office.
In conclusion, it is well to remark that in this report much detail has of
necessity been omitted, but we believe that enough has been set forth to
demonstrate that the course of this Department has been progressive, and
that its policy has been one of activity directed toward improving the san-
itary condition of the City of San Francisco and of protecting the health of
its inhabitants.
Respectfully,
G. J. FITZGIBBON, M. D.,
H. H. HART, M. D.,
J. F. MORSE, M. D.,
J. M. WILLIAMSON, M.D.
HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OP HEALTH.
HON. JAMES D. PHELAN, Mayor and ex-officio President.
G. J. FITZGIBBON, M. D., JOHN F. MORSE, M. D.,
HENRY H. HART, M. DM J. M. WILLIAMSON, M. D.
HEALTH OFFICE.
Health Officer ARTHUR S. LOVELACE, M. D.
Secretary EDMOND GODCHAUX.
Assistant Secretary HANDEL H. ZOBEL.
Clerk of Vital Statistics FRANK J. STANTON.
Messenger JAMES W. BRIER.
Stenographer MRS. M. TURNER.
HEALTH INSPECTORS.
WM. FINNIGAN, J. W. CROWE, A. B. KINNE,
OTTO LUDERS, WM. H. DUREN, T. DONOVAN,
I. L. DAVID, F. E. BENJAMIN.
PLUMBING INSPECTORS.
Chief Inspector, J. J. SULLIVAN.
THOS. H. McGRATH, WM. H. KELLY,
P. F. WARD, J. J. CONNOLY.
MARKET INSPECTORS.
Chief Inspector, BEN DAVIS.
J. L. RIVER, WM. H. JORDAN, A. D. TURNER.
BATH AND LAUNDRY INSPECTORS.
Chief Inspector, WILLIAM H. TOBIN.
P. LYDON.
BAKERY INSPECTOR.
J. W. CAMERON.
DlSINTERMENT INSPECTORS.
Chief Inspector A. K. HAPPERSBERGER, M. D.
Assistant Inspector R. M. JONES.
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PUBLIC VACCINATOB.
EDWARD L. PARRAMORE, M. D.
BUREAU OF FOOD INSPECTION.
Chief Food Inspector JAS. P. DOCKERY.
Chief Deputy THOMAS S. TAYLOR.
WM. E. SWETT, L. M. MARTINET, H. A. HARRIGAN,
P. KISSANE, GEO. W. DAVIS, EDW. TUMULTY,
M. GIBNEY, JOS. LEHANEY, THOS. McENROE,
THOS. CALLAN, J. H. BREEZE, JOSEPH REGAN,
H. I. O'DONNELL; BEN HANLON, JOHN HALL.
CHEMIST DEPARTMENT.
Chemist WM. T. WENZELL.
Assistant Chemist . . . . R. A . GOULD.
BACTERIOLOGICAL DEPARTMENT.
Bacteriologist JOHN C. SPENCER, M. D.
Helper A. DESSOUSLAVY.
VETERINARY DEPARTMENT.
I. W. O'ROURKE, D. V. S.
CITY AND COUNTY HOSPITAL.
Superintendent Physician J. M. WILLIAMSON, M.
Resident Physician F. W. DUDLEY, M. D.
Steward PAUL EDWARDS.
Clerk.. ..CHARLES EISNER.
CITY AND COUNTY ALMSHOU.*E.
Superintendent E. A. REDDY.
Resident Physician W. E. CONLAN, M. D.
Matron MRS. E. A. REDDY.
Clerk . . . . F. B. McCLUNG.
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QUARANTINE DEPARTMENT.
Quarantine Officer W. P. CHALMERS. M. D.
Captain of Steamer W. H. MILESTONE.
Engineer of Steamer J. D. SULLIVAN.
Deckhand J. F. GATELY.
Messenger J. J. HILLIARD.
BOARD OP HEALTH'S EEPOET. 889
CITY PHYSICIAN.
City Physician A. P. O'BRIEN, M. D.
Assistant City Physician J. R. MoMDRDO, M. D.
CITY RECEIVING HOSPITAL.
Police Surgeon CONRAD WEIL, M. D.
Assistant Police Surgeon ,F. T. FITZG-IBBON, M. D.
Assistant Police Surgeon EDWIN BUNNELL, M. D.
Assistant Police Surgeon G. H. THOMPSON, M. D.
Assistant Police Surgeon J. P. TORMEY, M. D.
Steward C. BUCHER.
Assistant Steward J. FOGARTY.
Assistant Steward . . . . JOSEPH MOGAN.
GOLDEN GATE PARK AMBULANCE STATION.
Assistant Police Surgeon W. W. WYMORE, M. D.
Assistant Police Surgeon J. T. STAFFORD, M. D.
Ambulance Driver CHARLES KAPLAN.
Ambulance Driver . . J. W. KELLY.
HARBOR AMBULANCE STATION.
Assistant Police Surgeon EDWARD E. HILL, M. D.
Assistant Police Surgeon R. E. HARTLEY, M. D.
Ambulance Driver JOHN TRACY.
Ambulance Driver . . . . GEORGE LILLY.
TWENTY-SIXTH STREET HOSPITAL.
Steward J. P. KEATING.
Nurse. . . . GEORGE RUDDOCK.
CITY CEMETERY.
Superintendent JAMES O'KANE.
HEALTH OFFICERS REPORT.
SAN FKANCISCO, July 1, 1897.
To the Honorable the Board of Supervisors
Of the City and County of San Francisco—
GENTLEMEN: I beg to submit to your Honorable Body my report for the
fiscal year ending June 30, 1897.
In briefly reviewing the work of the past year, I shall respectfully call
your attention to some of the valuable results achieved.
In my last annual report I referred to the importance of reform in sanitary
matters, and a general revision of some of the old methods which had so
long prevailed, and the introduction of some of the new methods which
conform with the requirements of modern sanitary science.
Much has been accomplished in this direction, and in addition to it the
Board of Health has assumed the tremendous work of preventing the sale of
adulterated foods. No organized system for this purpose has ever been put
in practice before, and it became necessary to establish and organize an en-
tirely new department, which has been designated the Food Department.
Four stations were selected situated at City Front, Army and Alabama, Geary
and Central avenue, and Fourth near Berry streets, and eight new Inspec-
tors appointed to man them. These stations are kept open day and night
and all dealers in milk are required to pass through them, their milk being
examined before entering the city. Any found to be impure or adulterated,
is confiscated and destroyed. For a more complete review of the work of
this department I respectfully refer you to the report of the officers in charge
of the same.
In the Plumbing Department new rules have been established and success-
fully carried out. This department is under the management of Chief
Plumbing Inspector J. J. Sullivan, who, finding under the new rules, the
number of his assistants were inadequate to perform the work, two additional
plumbing inspectors were appointed, making four instead of two. All the
defective plumbing is now referred to this department.
The duties of Health Inspectors consist in the inspection and abatement
of such nuisances as are dangerous to life and health, and that a more effec-
tive and thorough inspection should be attained, two additional inspectors
were appointed during the past year, making eight instead of six. The city
is divided into eight districts and an inspector is detailed for each, compelled
to make a thorough inspection of his di&trict, and to report daily at the
HEALTH OFFICER'S REPORT. 891
office the work he has done, which is recorded by the secretary in books
specially printed for the purpose. In this manner a most thorough and
complete service is obtained.
The establishment of two properly equipped Emergency Hospitals has
greatly added to the efficiency of the Receiving Hospital Department.
A Bacteriological Department, most ably presided over by Dr. John O
Spencer, and a Chemical Laboratory under the supervision of Prof. W. T.
Wenzell, are innovations which have been introduced since my last report.
During the months of September and October, 1896, a number of build-
ings and shanties in Chinatown were condemned and torn down by order of
the Board of Health. This work was continued until I was restrained by
owners serving injunctions against the Board of Health as well as myself
These cases are as yet unsettled, no decision having been arrived at by the
courts. Nevertheless much good was accomplished by the destruction of the
many filthy, reeking, useless houses, as well as compelling property owners
to repair a large number of others, many of which were in a most frightful
sanitary condition, and put them in proper shape by entirely renovating the
plumbing. Work in this direction was undoubtedly expedited by the fear of
owners of such miserable structures that their property would be condemned
and destroyed by order of the Board of Health. In my estimation this
work should be again resumed and continued until the many rickety, tumble-
down, uninhabitable houses still standing in San Francisco are entirely de-
stroyed, and I also believe that the litigation brought about by endeavoring
to enforce this very important sanitary measure should be urged to a speedy
settlement, so that the rights of the Board of Health may be absolutely de*
termined beyond peradventure of question.
The market inspection is under the management of Chief Inspector Ben
Davis, assisted by three deputies. The Chief Inspector's duties consist in
the general supervision of the entire service extending ovar the city. One
assistant is located at Butchertown, and it is his duty to see that no diseased
meat shall enter tho market. Another is stationed at the City Front to guard
against the entrance of impure food, or diseased animals. The other in-
spector covers the entire city and looks to the sanitary condition of the
markets and meats. These services, as suggested by the Chief Market
Inspector in his report, are utterly inadequate to fulfill the requirements
entailed by the ordinances of your Honorable Body in regard to the super-
vision of meat supplies being slaughtered for and sold in the City and County
of San Francisco.
Respectfully submitted,
A. S. LOVELACE, M. D..
Health Officer.
892 HEALTH OFFICER'S REPORT.
INDEX OF MORTALITY TABLES AND DEPARTMENT REPORTS
ACCOMPANYING HEALTH OFFICER'S REPORT.
TABLE No.
— Alphabetical list of the causes of death 894
1. Mortality and distribution for 25 years 895
2. Mortality and distribution for 25 years arranged in classes 896
3. Estimated population, deaths and death-rate for 25 years 897
4. Report of deaths registered in San Francisco during fiscal year 898-913
5. Calendar year report of mortality for 1896 914-916
6. Mortality in San Francisco for 25 years (Mongolian) classified 917
7. Estimated population, deaths and death-rate (Mongolian) 918
8. Ages of decedents in the different months of fiscal year 919
9. Localities of deaths in different months of fiscal year 920
10. Sex, race and nativity of decedents 921
11. Nativity of decedents, classified 922-925
12. Monthly distribution of deaths from zymotic diseases 926
13. Twenty of the principal causes of death 927
14. Diagram showing the principal causes of death 928
35. Monthly distribution of deaths for fiscal year 929-930
16. Comparative table showing deaths from diphtheria, scarlatina and typhoid
fever for five years 930-931
17. Comparative statement of mortality from phthisis pulmonalis for 3 years,
monthly, and for 30 years, yearly 932-933
18. Comparative statement of deaths from preventable diseases for 10 years. 934-935
19. Comparative statement showing all causes of deaths of children under 10
years and rate per thousand, for 7 years 936
20. Social condition of decedents 927
21. Statement of free vaccinations. , 937
22. Births, marriages, and deaths for 25 years 938
23. Report of births for fiscal year, classified monthly 939
24. Statement of marriages, births and deaths, arranged monthly, for 5 years. 940-941
25. Comparative statement showing number of births file;l for 8 years 942
26. Interments for fiscal year (cemeteries) 943
27. Disinterment permits issued during fiscal year 944
28. Disinterment account, receipts and expenses 945
29. Weather Bureau report 946-947
30. Financial account- salaries 948
31. Financial account — expenses. . 949
32. Financial account — fees collected . . 950
HEALTH OFFICER'S EEPORT. 893
Annual report of Plumbing Inspectors 951-953
Annual reports of Chief Market Inspector and Assistant Market Inspectors. 954-955
Annual reports of 8 Health Inspectors 956-961
Annual report of Bath and Laundry Inspector 962-964
Annual report of Bakery Inspector 965
Annual report of Disinterment Inspectors 966-967
Annual report of Bureau of Food Inspection 968-978
Annual report of Chemist 979-y90
Annual report of City Bacteriologist 991-993
Annual report of Veterinary Surgeon 993-995
Annual report of Superintendent of City Cemetery 996
Annual report of Quarantine Department 997-998
Annual report of City Physician 999-1001
Annual report of Assistant City Physician and Police Surgeon 1002-1018
Annual report of Superintendent of City and County Almshouse 1019-1030
Annual report of Resident Physician of City and County Almshouse 1031
Annual report of City and County Hospital, including Steward's report,
Apothecary's report, etc 1032-1150
894:
HEALTH OFFICER'S REPORT.
ALPHABETICAL LIST OF THE CAUSES OF DEATH
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1897.
Alcoholism 23
Anaemia 18
Apoplexy^ 211
Asthma 2
Appendicitis 14
Abscesses 27
Atrophy, inanition, etc 265
Asthenia and general debility 237
Beri-beri 1
Brain, congestion 15
Brain, softening 50
Bronchitis 195
Birth, premature 28
Cholera infantum 68
Croup ... 43
Cerebro-spinal meningitis 19
Cancer 344
Convulsions, infantile 118
Cerebral sclerosis 1
Cystitis 12
Childbirth 8
Diarrhaea 17
Diphtheria 66
Diabetes 31
Erysipelas IS
Encephalitis, etc 210
Epilepsy 11
Emphyssemia 3
Entero-colitis 8
Enteritis 127
Fever, typhoid 75
Fever, malarial 10
Fever, puerperal 7
Fever, brain 1
Gastritis 40
Gastro-enteritis 62
Goitre 1
Gangrene of lungs 2
Gangrene of foot 3
Gangrene 4
Herpes-zoster 1
Hydrocephalus 5
Hydro-thorax 3
Haemoptysis 33
Hgematemisis 10
Hepatitis 236
Hernia 16
Heart diseases 756
Influenza 9
Insanity 2
Intestinal obstruction 36
Intestinal inflammation 10
Intestinal gangrene 1
Lcucocy thaemia 4
Laryngitis 10
Lungs, congestion ~ . . 44
Lungs, oedema ... - 5
M easles 13
Morphinism n
Myelitis 6
Nephritis 248
Neuritis 1
Pertussis 21
Purpura haeniorrhagica 2
Phthisis pulmonalis 896
Paralysis 68
Pulmonic obstruction 1
Pneumonia 513
Peritonitis 68
Prostate gland, disease of 1
Potts' disease 1
Puerperal eclampsis 4
Puerperal mania l
Pylorus, stricture of 1
Rheumatism 13
Rectum, imperforate 1
Scarlatina 6
Septicaemia 52
Syphilis 5
Syphilis, congenital 22
Spina bifida. 1
Scrofula 3
Stomach ulceration 2
Spinal caries 1
Spinal cord softening l
Shock 33
Tetanus 5
Tumors 16
Tabes dorsal is 12
Tubercular meningitis 61
Tubercular peritonitis 7
Tubercular Iar3rngitis 3
Tuberculosis of stomach l
Tuberculosis of liver l
Tuberculosis of kidney l
Tuberculosis of kneo join1; l
Tuberculosis of intestines 24
Tuberculosis of bladder 2
Violent deaths 449
HEALTH OFFICER'S REPORT.
895
TABLE No. I.
MONTHLY DISTRIBUTION OF MORTALITY IN SAN FRANCISCO FOR
TWENTY -FIVE YEARS.
FISCAL YEARS.
Caucasian &Af rican .
!
1
jr
1
CM
c
%
>
e
CTQ
September
1 October
November
1
a"
>•»
January
February..
g
p
3
tr
>
•d
3.
f
e_i
p
P
1872-73
3236
405
3641
297
384
290
130
329
294
301
296
323
328
361
368
1873-74
1874-75
3548
3710
4182
5555
4450
3970
465
453
609
615
527
533
4013
4163
4791
6170
4977
4493
331
366
371
507
417
375
294
337
378
477
394
344
308
321
324
548
434
384
330
379
408
526
433
395
338
320
438
542
401
399
425
333
410
607
463
438
391
349
405
641
457
463
300
310
387
496
397
370
363
369
364
511
411
325
289
373
347
464
425
339
292
347
308
444
377
370
343
359
561
407
368
321
1875-76
1876-77
1877-78
1878-79
1879-80
3873
467
4340
335
313
377
405
341
352
393
363
422
405
316
318
1880-S1
1881-82
3808
4481
4430
4498
4818
4860
4871
5507
479
527
558
502
470
462
488
529
4287
5008
4988
5000
5288
5322
5359
6036
343
312
419
470
452
458
437
459
373
317
420
366
369
445
408
409
346
324
414
435
364
415
394
427
350
354
400
391
380
432
425
486
380
392
419
392
379
421
452
5?4
340
424
462
419
440
521
491
582
370
518
440
432
438
519
522
650
314
509
399
443
468
382
451
517
351
584
449
414
502
479
445
488
319
401
385
395
468
418
450
501
349
465
398
457
512
435
475
504
352
408
385
386
516
397
409
479
1882-83
1883-84
1884-85
1885-86
1886 87
1887-88
1888-89
5170
559
5729
519
478
425
460
562
473
517
484
479
478
456
398
1889-90
1890 91
5770
6138
6490
608
512
421
C378
6650
6911
443
600
580
408
549
550
453
460
465
507
540
554
479
545
548
482
580
800
798
612
700
551
574
593
600
603
579
562
564
486
551
530
530
544
495
526
1891-92
1892-93
5647
414
6061
580
450
468
452
540
565
567
478
529
466
514
452
1893-94
5643
417
6060
489
440
468
488
525
503
607
498
565
546
490
441
1894-95
1895-96
5672
5521
5688
387
445
462
6059
5966
6150
489
539
505
527
438
454
494
460
466
518
480
50fi
522
496
463
522
514
603
547
493
613
493
483
551
609
528
560
469
497
478
426
538
465
443
500
486
1896-97 . .
HEALTH OFFICER'S REPORT.
TABLE No. II.
MORTALITY IN SAN FRANCISCO FOR TWENTY-FIVE YEARS, ARRANG
ACCORDING TO CLASSES.
FISCAL YEARS.
CAUSES OF DEATH.
Zymotic
Diseases.
Constitu-
tional
Diseases.
Local
Diseases.
Develop-
mental
Diseases.
Violent
Deaths.
Unascer-
tained
Causes.
Total.
1872-73
652
922
672
728
1,410
1,428
412
429
151
187
344
319
3,641
4,013
1873-74
1874-75
785
743
1,503
537
222
373
4,163
1875-76
930
856
856
1,691
570
492
4,791
1876-77
2,148
814
1,846
593
276
493
6,170
1877-78
1,027
876
1,811
544
273
446
4,977
1878-79
743
875
1,729
546
215
385
4,493
1879-80
555
881
1,797
563
267
274
4,340
1880-81
645
845
1,884
521
191
201
4,287
1881-82
718
957
2,410
560
238
125
5,008
1882-83
644
1,111
2,375
513
263
82
4,988
1883-84
670
1,155
2,381
528
245
21
5,000
1884-85
927
952
2,440
582
276
111
5,288
1885-86
775
1,017
2,364
554
280
332
5,322
1886-87
1887-88
810
888
637
752
1,102
1,002
762
564
539
1,056
1,258
1,342
1,315
1,231
1,293
1,172
1,294
1,477
2,143
2,917
2,748
3,346
3,241
3,488
3,083
3,220
3,129
574
504
609
633
728
789
677
606
574
272
296
312
314
337
338
367 f
376
339
504
81
18
11
1
5,3c9
6,036
5,729
6,378
6,650
6,911
6,061
6,060
6,059
1888-89
1889-90
1890-91...
1891-92
1892-93
1893-94
1894-95
1
1895-96
1896-97
472
469
1,460
1,395
3,068
3,287
581
550
383
449
9
5,966
6,150
HEALTH OFFICER'S KEPOKT.
897
TABLE No. III.
ESTIMATED POPULATION, DEATHS AND DEATH RATE OF SAN FRANCISCO
FOR TWENTY-FIVE YEARS.
FISCAL YEARS.
ESTIMATED
POPULATION.
1872-73 , *18S,323
187:5-74 • *200,770
1874-75 *230,132
1875-76 *272,345
1876-77 V300,000
1877-78 *300,000
1878-79 *305,000
1879-80 1234,520
1880-81 f234,520
1881-82 f234,520
1882-83 t250,000
1883-84 1270,000
1884-85 t270,000
1885-86 1 280,000
1886-87 1300,000
1887-88 1330,000
1888-89 t330,000
1889-90 1300,000
1890-91 t330,000
1891-92 t330,000
1892-93 t330,000
1893-94 +330,000
1894-95 t330,000
1895-96. . , t330,000
1896-97 1360,000
3,641
4,013
4,163
4,791
6,170
4,977
4,492
4,340
4,287
5,008
5,000
5,288
5,322
5,359
6,036
5,729
6,378
6,650
6,911
6,061
5,966
6,150
PER CENT
PER 1,000.
19.33
19.98
18.09
17.59
20.54
16.59
14.75
18.50
18.27
21.34
19.92
18.47
19.58
19.00
17.36
18.27
17.36
21.26
20.15-
20.94
18.36
18.36
18.36
18.07
17.08
* According to Langley's City Directory.
fEstimated.
57
HEALTH OFFICER'S REPORT.
TABLE
REPORT OF DEATHS REGISTERED IN SAN FRANCISCO. CAL.,
Nnmber of Deaths, Fiscal Year
CAUSES OF DEATH.
H
AGES.
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6150
1001
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66
120
$08
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SH
479
137
16 1
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CLASSES.
469
1395
3287
550
449
110
62
553
273
3
27
•25
150
(
1
77
86
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a
9
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84
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199
473
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L48
527
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14
3
7
60
(53
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Ill Local diseases
IV. Developmental diseases
V Violent deaths
VI Unascertained causes
I.
1. Miasmatic
412
107
-7
77
41
9
6
39
•2:1
r
32
41
44
88
4
11
82
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75
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88
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103
205
91
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89
111
60
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10
17
2. Enthetic
3. Dietic ,
59
8
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1 Diathetic
387
1008
700
756
809
19
43
160
11
208
4
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f;5
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4
32
40
4
47
1
K
n
11
18
1
M
9
11
6
1
61
11
6
2 Tubercular . . .
III.
1 Nervous system
2 Circulatory system
3 Respiratory sj'stem
MOKTUAKY STATISTICS.
No. IV.
DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1897.
Ending June 30, 1896-5,966.
SEX.
RACE.
WARDS.
2
Q-
|
NATIVITIES.
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Female
Caucasian . . .
Mongolian. . .
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g
1
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1
1
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t Deaths
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Countries. .
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3769
2381
563?
462
•
145
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5
m
13
218
107
230
262
421
1327
796
1500
....
449
2883
976
2216
75
260
200
454
I
8
9
B<
11
1
8
IS
12
29
88
164
54
105
114
58
288
9
860
535
1902
174
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88
7(
1
142
2
64
18
68
50
08
285
178
401
701
261
427
6
2005
1 :>S9
3039
999
96
07
171
4
ao4
10
! 22
07
141
4:!
264
748
486
837
169fi
'iH
1119
28
979
978
504
88
8
22
84
24
9
19
30
41
130
78
157
197
57
9,95
1
363
86
433
16
449
"45
86
87
31
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181
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3
8
26
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158
59
82
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4
1
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18
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4
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8
6
2
22
20
15
10
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217
170
343
44
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16
16
68
f>1
151
949
98
44
3
643
365
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130
19
80
58
1
104
1
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127
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293
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500
256
704
431
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18
2
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4
25
14
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80
66
166
128
183
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49.
164
87
10
488
321
759
42 8
32 53
46
2
26
23
27
4S
66
203
92
192
337
82
383
7
900
HEALTH OFFICER'S REPORT.
TABLE No. IV
H
A
(;]<>
5.
CAUSES OF DEATH.
<»
>-i
8-
td
2 to 5..
tn
£
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10 to 15
15 to 20
20 to 30
30 to 40
40 to 50
50 to 60
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449
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98
94
60
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4
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MORTUARY STATISTICS.
901
— CONTINUED.
SEX
RACE.
WARDS.
2
|
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0
NATIVITIES.
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86
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31
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HEALTH OFFICER'S REPORT.
TABLE No. IV
CAUSES OF DEATH.
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s
to
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5 to 10...
10 to 15..
15 to -20..
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80 to 90. .
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Order 1— Miasmatic.
Cholera infantum
68
43
19
17
66
13
75
63
4
7
7
5
3
8
6
4
1
4
2
23
6
18
2
8
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1
2
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24
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1
4
14
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3
11
3
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Diphtheria
19
6
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6
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3
1
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10
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3
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13
21
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2
12
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5
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2
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4
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17
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8
7
1
6
2
4
6
2
1
5
4
4
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1
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Syphilis
Order 3— Dietic.
Alcoholism
28
Anaemia
IS
11
3
1
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8
Morphinism
MORTUARY STATISTICS.
903
— COXTINUKD.
SEX.
RACE
WARDS.
*a
1 Violent Deaths
NATIVITIES.
g
EL
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f
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25
9
10
33
8
56
6
6
7
7
3
26
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16
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33
18
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7
33
5
19
4
3
6
14
3
26
1
7
4
68
43
19
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66
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72
9
9
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20
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48
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23
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11
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39
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19
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4
1
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1
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1
904
HEALTH OFFICER'S EEPOKT.
TABLE No. IV
CAUSES OF DEATH.
I
AGES.
c*
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ii
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s
tn
5 to 10.
10 to 15
15 to 20
20 to 30
30 to 40
40 to 50..
g
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80 to 90..
90 to 100.
Over 100
r<
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1
CLASS II — CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES.
Order 1— Diathetic.
Cancer
S4
1
5
30
61
111
93
34
8
Herpes Foster
Leucocythcemia
1
s
Purpura hsemorrha^ica.
T
1
1
9
Rheumatism
13
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1
Spina Bifida
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Syphilis congenital.
2
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Hvdrocephalus
Hydrothorax ....
1
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1
1
45
12
2
..
Phthisis pulmonalis
890
11
B
1
8
7
12
56
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1
Scrofula
Tubercular meningitis
61
14
14
22
1
6
!
2
1
1
1
2
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Tubercular laryingitis -
S
2
1
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Tuberculosis of stomach.
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T
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Tuberculosis of liver
1
1
4
1
2
Tuberculosis of kidney
1
1
1
Tuberculosis of knee joint
Tuberculosis of intestines
24
2
11
1
1
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1
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Tube culosis of bladder
I
MORTUARY STATISTICS.
905
— CONTINUED.
SEX.
RACE.
WARDS.
Public Institutions
Violent Deaths....
NATIVITIES.
1
Female
Caucasian ....
Mongolian . . .
African
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g
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1
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878
37
3
1
11
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157
302
1
42
t
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36
1
19
2
15
6
13
62
45
1
127
232
96
1
13
3
1
4
9
1
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9
1
3
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1
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1
4
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7
2
1
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3
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3
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61
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3
1
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13
1
24
2
1
3
...
1
1
4
4
7
3
2
2
1
4
1
18
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1
906
HEALTH OFFICER'S REPORT.
TABLE No. IV
2
AG
ES.
CAUSES OF DEATH.
v
Under 1
t-'
S"
to
L-l
S
Ol
6 to 10
10 to 15
Oi
g1
£
20 to 30....
30 to 40....
40 to 50....
50 to CO
GO to 70
70 to 80
80 to 90
Over 100...
90 to 100...
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Order 1— Nervous.
Apoplexy
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14
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1
1^
1
9
4
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Brain, fever
1
1
Convulsions, infantile
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11
14
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1
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1
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210
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11
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8
1
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1
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Paralysis
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0
1
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Heart diseases
756
11
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10
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Asthma
\
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195
71
19
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4
1
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3
1
]
1
Goitre
1
1
1
MORTUAKY STATISTICS.
907
— CONTINUED.
SEX.
RACE.
WARDS.
Public Institutions. .
GD
NATIVITIES.
1
Female
Caucasian . .
Mongolian .
African
1st Ward...
g
i
g
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1
Jl
0
1
I?
1
1
?
1
1
EL
p*
1
Foreign
Countries.. .
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States
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a
1
134
1
9
29
63
6
21
1
55
210
1£
49
1
117
1
1
1
(
6
8
2
8
1
1
4
17
1
1.4
56
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35
145
1
58
3
1
1
10
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1
1
1
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4
.
6
10
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4
1
25
9
35
1
1
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1
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4
10
1C
39
18
1
115
9
2
6
1
33
5
500
108
2
95
2
203
11
9
5
2
5
21
1
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4
5
9
10
13
2
51
43
2
1
39
2
1
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29
1
4
IS
2
1
163
6
35
256
87
1
1
6
1
64
5
704
2
178
3
1
1
1
1
48
1
14
5
4
1
4
43
17
•
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IS
2
1
34
... 3
1
1
2
4
66
10
19
2
166
56
1
15
128
1
23
1
20
2
183
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26
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1
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164
87
10
11
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1
75
9
13"
105
1
2
1
1
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008
HEA.LTH OFFICER'S REPORT.
TABLE No. IV
AGES.
CAUSES OF DEATH.
:
I'ntlerl.
sr
i^
K>
£
tn
5 to 10..
10 to 15.
15 to 20.
20 to 30.
30 to 40.
40 to 50.
50 to 60.
60 to 70.
70 to 80.
§
g1
i
Over 100
Class III, Order 3— Continued.
o
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Hcemeoptysis
88
1
4
4
0
_
fi
2
10
|
i
9
1
1
1
1
1
Lunrrs congestion
44
14
2
2
1
3
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9
9
9
i
1
2
1
1
i
1
1
513
us
41
s->
12
4
(i
80
57
B7
51
58
35
2 ..
Order 4— Digestive.
Appendicitis
14
2
1
2
<>
.;
2
9,
1
8
«
9
Enteritis
m
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10
8
2
1
4
2
8
9
g
3
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40
is
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1
1
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1
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84
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7
1
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1
5
s
10
9
2
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1
4
Hepatitis
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86
78
55
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9
16
1
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4
8
3
9
1
Intestinal obstruction
36
2
i
1
1
1
6
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t
5
T
9
Intestinal inflammation
10
4
1
9
Intestinal 'gangrene
1
r,|
Peritonitis
68
i
8
1
5
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17
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s
1
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MORTUAR STATISTICS.
909
— CONTINUED.
SKX. RACE.
WARDS.
3-
I
NATIVITIES.
i
?
i
9
1
Mongolian
1
ft
1
2dWard..
3d Ward..
4th Ward.
5th Ward.
6th Ward.
7th Ward.
8th Ward.
9th Ward.
1
llth Ward
12th Ward
Institutior
t Deaths..
Foreign
Countrie
Atlantic
States..
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|
:
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•
3
2
2
9
28
•5
24
9
2
1
6
2
1
1
2
3
4
9
9
24
4
5
....
8
2
10
2
2
4 9
9
2
„
19
25
44
2
3
1
2
4
1
G
13
3
9
12
8
23
1
5
5
1
4
9
R
1
1
1
313
COO
489
16
8
19
28
21
1
14
15
15
32
45
123
56
444
216
55
238
4
0
6
14
1
1
1
4
4
5
6
2
1
1
1
1
1
S
8
62
65
122
4
1
4
7
3
4
1
5
5
19
6
73 ....
9
3
114
1
20
20
38
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11
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21
9
4
5
4
53
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4
10
1
5
2
9
s
171
65
153
83
10
12
54
1
31
2
2
4
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36
22
47
189
26
19
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10
fi
16
1
1
9
1
1
10
10
I
3
25
11
36
4
1
1
1
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13
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10
4
fi
8
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1
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1
1
1
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27
41
64
3
1
2
1
3
2
1
,
4
2
17
9
26 ....
....
25
15
28
I
910
HEALTH OFFICER'S REPORT.
TABLE No. IV
CAUSES OF DEATH.
|
AGES.
i
i
sr
r*
t*
5
pi
5 to 10. . .
10 to 15. .
15 to 20. .
20 to 30. .
30 to 40. .
40 to 50. .
50 to 60. .
60 to 70. .
o
s
s
S
S
P
90 to 100. . .
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=
•
•
Class III, Order^4— Continued.
i
1
i
9
i
1
1
IS
1
:;r
1
2
9
30
I
1
Order 5 — Urinary.
Cystitis . ...
12
31
248
1
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Diabetes
7
2
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2
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Nephritis
Prostate gland, disease of
Order 6— Generative .
Order 7 — Locomotory.
Gangrene of foot
1
Potts disease ... ...
i
1
Spinal caries
i
i
1
Spinal covd softenin g
1
1
(
;
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1
]
1
1
Tabes dorsalis.
12
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1
r
Order 8— Not Localized.
27
]
Shock
32
1(
:
5
4
7
I
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Tumors
MORTUARY STATISTICS.
911
— CONTINUED.
SEX.
Caucasian
ACE. WARDS.
2
&
1 Violent Death s
NATIVITIES.
f
S1
Mongolian ....
[
1st Ward
\
3d Ward
4-
1
3
1
1
-I
p'
1
9th Ward
£
1
ct-
Er
1
ic Institutions. . .
Foreign
Countries. . . .
Atlantic
States
§ S
f
C3
5"
9
18
13
1
9
12
30
1
1
1
1
1
...
5
8
11
8
21
1
4
1
1
4
1
1
1
1
164
1
10
84
227
19
2
10
10
1!)
0
5
14
8
14
44
43
72
1
147
1
3
1
1
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l
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1
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3
1
10
1
1
1
1
...
1
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j
1
1
I
1
1
1
4
4
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7
3
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13
14
1
20
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4
33
3
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1
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10
2
4
8
o
10
9
7
i
10
2 ....
j
1
2
2
27
.
16
11
4
5
11 14
2
1
1
3
1
8
1
3
4
11
1
4
912
HEALTH OFFICER'S REPORT.
TABLE No. IV
CAUSES OF DEATH.
f
AGES.
CJ
1
9
to
i«
f
01
5 to 10
10 to 15
15 to 20
20 to 30
30 to 40
40 to 50
50 to 60
60 to 70
70 to 80
80 to 90
90 to 100
1 Over 100
CJ
1
CLASS IV— DEVELOPMENTAL.
Order 1-Children.
28
8
7
28
f
"
8
Order 2 — Women.
Child-birth
1
•\
4
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2
j
1
Puerperal fever .....
4
1
3
1
\
Puerperal mania
Order 3— Old Age.
Old ao-e
9^7
11
1
60
73
1
50
81
14
63
4
9
Order 4— Nutrition.
265
449
245
3
6
!
8
9
1
11
6
1
15
8
76
3
98
1
94
Order 5— Violent Deaths.
Violent deaths
Order 6 —Unascertained Causes.
Unascertained causes
Still births
SSQ
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MOETUARY STATISTICS.
913
— COKOLUDKD.
SEX.
RACE.
WARDS.
2?
-
NATIVITIES.
2
Si
n
3
5*
1
1
Mongolian
African . . .
S
2dWard..
S
1
4-
5
!
1
1
*
S
=
1
-
1
5
- S
i ^
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12th Ward
Institution
B*
GO
Foreign
Countrie
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States..
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HEALTH OFFICER'S REPORT.
TABLE
DEATHS REGISTERED IN SAN FUANCISO O
_
AGES.
I
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M
bS
91
M
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493
67
14
7
4
7
14
58
53
72
69
75
42
10
5
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Februan' •
483
06
12
21
9
4
V
54
01
0(
(10
78 25
1°,
•'
March
528
87
13
13
7
9
8
45
71
72
74
74
45
9
1
April
497
77
•20
15
8
5
7
40
07
53
78
75
SO
9
2
i
May
538
91
18
19
10
6
14
51
61
6!
07
00
50
10
2
June .....
riOO
86
10
10
15
f,
8
57
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OS
(Hi
40
12
1
July.
505
118
M
1°
OS
07
00
68
S7
12
9
August
454
88
S
B
S
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52
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September
4*56
88
17
18
z
B
n
48
82
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18
1
October .
5C6
100
6
s
L8
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71
67
5'-!
November
463
71
10
IS
9
6
4
5-2
66
07
01
64
21;
8
1
December
603
86
9
16
11
;
15
70
7b
8f
80
84
52
13
Totals
6J36
10°7
17'
1V7
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75'
794
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17
.
,
MORTUARY STATISTICS.
915
No. V.
DURING THE CALENDAR YEAR 189G.
SEX.
RACE
WARDS.
2
~
NATIVITIES.
Q*
5-
1
Female .
Caucasia
I
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a
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2
:
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r
309
184
453
35
5
s
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2
36 1
11
6
20
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86
105
68
126
23
252
92
144
305
178
440
82
11
16
29
37. 1
19
9
19
10
35
82
GO
132
22
227
80
168
318
210
485
83
10
18
•2<;
1
34 3
w
5
21
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23
114
73
138
39
263
95
166
280
217
457
85
5
14
32
29 2
18
10
35
17
30
106
03
114
32
237
88
167
302
236
496
35
7
14
35
3
26 2
12
4
21
12
34
117
78
146
34
237
91 202
301
199
452
45
3
13
30
32 2
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8
24
14
31
117
51
113
46
253
60
172
312
193
461
42
2
10
27
1
391 2
12
10
23
10
87
102
58
126
42
223
76
198
272
182
415
89
9
25
28 1
30
14
10
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93
64
105
31
202
73
175
285
181
429
33
4
12
25
29 ..
i
11
11
14
19
24
101
54
133
33
218
74
170
320
186
459
89
8
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IS
31 1
14
0
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19
34
108
C7
120
48
236
72
192
290
173
429
31
3
18
14
2
31 2
14
6
17
24
87
94
75
100
34
211
78
167
356
247
550
46
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28
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11
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25
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124
70
156
41
303
107
188
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2386
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310
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180
100
204
226
oS'2
1263
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1509
425
2862
992
21C9
•
I
Die
HEALTH OFFICER'S REPORT.
APPENDIX TO TABLE No. V.
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF DEATHS REGISTERED DURING THE CALENDAR
YEARS OF J886-1S96.
CH
1
g
i..
~
~
Ul
o
1
a
*
5?
3.
*
c
3
£
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0
|
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1
YEARS.
1
::
1
1
1
t
f
1886
5237
519
382
479
418
435
397
437
408
394
425
452
491
1887
5649
522
451
445
450
475
409
459
409
427
486
534
582
1888
6056
650
517
488
501
504
479
519
478
425
460
562
473
1889
5584
517
484
479
478
456
398
413
408
453
507
479
482
1890
6880
798
551
600
562
551
544
600
549
460
540
545
580
1891
6873
612
574
603
562
530
495
580
550
465
554
548
800
1892
6469
700
593
579
486
530
526
580
450
468
452
540
1893 .
5919
567
478
529
466
514
452
489
440
468
488
595
503
.
1894 .
6219
607
498
565
546
400
441
489
527
494
518
^22
593
1895 .
5914
547
493
609
469
426
443
539
438
460
480
496
514
1896
6036
493
483
too
497
538
500
505
454
466
506
463
603
MORTUARY STATISTICS.
917
TABLE No. VI.
MORTALITY IN SAN FRANCISCO FOR TWENTY-FIVE YEARS, ARRANGED
ACCORDING TO CLASSES (MONGOLIAN).
CAUSES C
)F DEATH.
i
Constitu-
Develop-
Unascer-
FISCAL YEARS.
Zymotic
tional
Local
mental
Violent
tained
Diseases.
Diseases.
Deaths.
Diseases.
Diseases.
Causes.
1872-73
25
71
17
2
12
278
405
1873-74
20
99
19
12
12
303
465
1874-75
6
48
11
9
16
363
453
1875-76
28
67
13
11
22
468
609
1876-77
81
35
7
13
41
438
615
1877-78
7
33
20
23
31
407
527
1878-79
3
120
16
18
21
346
523
1879 80
10
122
54
22
35
224
467
1S80 81
18
140
33
13
15
260
479
1881-82
26
149
207
27
23
95
52T
1882-83
31
195
227
20
21
64
556-
1883 8i
31
116
201
26
17
11
502
1884-85
50
255
221
24
19
101
470
1885-86...,
22
18
156
15
22
229
462
1886-87
7
45
47
14
20
355
488-
1887-88
27
157
206
29
18
92
52»
1888-89
21
222
267
21
17
11
559
1889-90
41
208
320
24
12
2
608
1890-91
19
162
293
22
15
1
512
1891-92
19
129
240
15
18
421
1892-93
18
140
212
29
15
414
1893-94
U
159
205
23
14
417
1894-95
24
226
115
18
6
389
1895-96
•27
200
195
12
11
445
18<>6-97
12
174
222
38
16
462
918
HEALTH OFFICER'S REPORT.
TABLE No. VII.
POPULATION, DEATHS AND DEATH RATE OF SAN FRANCISCO
FOR TWENTY-FIVE YEARS (MONGOLIAN).
FISCAL YKARS.
ESTIMATED
POPULATION.
1872-73 1-2,000* 405
1873-74... 14,500* 465
1874-75... 19,000* 453
1875-76 30,000 609
1876-77 30,000" 615
1877-78 30,000 527
1878-79 30,00(1 523
1879-80... .22|000t 4(J7
1380-81 ,.2i000 4?9
1881-82 22,000t 527
1882-83 22,000 ' 558
1883-84 22,000* .".02
1884-85 22,000* 470
1885-86 22,000* 462
1886-87 22,000* 488
1887-88 30,000* f>2!»
1888-89 30,000" f>fi!>
1889-90 30,000' 806
1890-91 18f0oo* 528
1891-92. . 18,000 421
1892-93 18,000 414
1893-94.-. 18,000 417
1894-95 18,000 389
1895-96 18,000 445
I 18,000 462
PKR CKNT
PER 1,000.
33.75
32.06
23.84
20.30
20.50
17.56
17.42
21.02
21.77
23.0!)
25.36
22.81
21.96
21.05
22.18
17.63
18.63
20.06
28.50
23.38
23.00
23.10
21.61
24.16
25.66
* Estimated.
t U. S. Census returns
MORTUARY STATISTICS.
919
TABLE No. VIII.
AGES OF DECEDENTS IN THE DIFFERENT MONTHS FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDING
JUNE 30, 1897.
g
18
96.
18<
>7
1
AUKS.
1
1
1
1*
!
!
1
2
tr
I
^
CH
C
2
3
8
r
•
1
Under 1 year of age 1001
From 1 to 2 . 209
113
14
88
18
88
17
100
16
78
10
86
9
81
?1
75
20
67
•?ft
68
fll
47
18
110
17
From 2 to 5 236
7
15
18
22
18
16
?6
27
28
15
27
17
From 5 to 10 120
7
8
2
5
9
11
18
1?
25
4
13
6
From 10 to 15 65
3
5
3
8
6
3
3
9
8
8
2
9
From 15 to 20 126
12
8
11
13
4
15
12
9
q
12
9
12
From 20 to 30 008
45
48
48
43
52
70
61
45
51
51
57
37
From 30 to 40 770
68
52
62
71
56
78
73
63
75
52
64
56
From 40 to 50 1 783
07
54
63
77
67
86
76
74
57
64
53
45
From 50 to 60 774
60
59
50
57
61
80
84
72
81
67
52
51
From 60 to 70 816
58
54
59
53
(14
84
95
75
75
68
66
65
From 70 to 80 .... 479
37
35
31
35
9Q
52
44
51
4'>
33
41
49
From 80 to 90 j 137
12
c
„
6
8
13
17
14
13
10
13
10
From 90 to 100 16
>>
2
1
1
2
2
1
3
1
1
1
1
O
1
•7
•>
1
j
Totals 6150
505
454
466
506
463
603
613
651
560
478
465
48«
920
HEALTH OFFICER'S REPORT.
TABLE No. IX.
LOCALITIES OF DEATHS FOR EACH MONTH OF FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1897.
1
18
96.
18
J7.
LOCALITIES.
£
>
0
%
0
§
g
g
ca
.
*rt
£
c
5
c
1
g
|
9
|
1
I
?
I
I
3
y
«>
1
8
!
1
i
I
First Ward
145
10
9
12
13
13
18
19
13
9
11
9
9
Second Ward
296
27
25
25
18
14
28
21
24
28
27
21
38
Third Ward
5
1
9
1
t
Fourth Ward
391
39
28
29
31
31
42
36
46
26
33
27
23
Fifth Ward
13
•2
1
I
2
1
3
2
1
Sixth Ward
218
12
30
11
14
14
18
20
19
28
21
16
15
Seventh Ward
107
10
14
n
8
6
11
11
8
8
9
-
8
Eighth Ward
230
23
16
14
27
17
27
90
12
19
14
14
18
Ninth Ward
252
16
•20
19
19
24
25
19
25
26
27
13
Tenth Ward .
421
37
18
•24
34
37
43
51
47
43
31
•28
28
Eleventh Ward
1327
102
93
101
108
94
124
140
121
119
105
109
111
Twelfth Ward
796
58
64
54
<S7
75
70
87
70
46
63
59
Public Institutions
1500
126
105
133
120
100
156
144
130
120
122
124
; 120
Violent deaths
449
42
33
48
34
41
36
34
47
32
34
37
Totals
6150
505
454
466
506
463
603
61?
551
560
478
465
4Wi
MOKTUARY STATISTICS.
921
TABLE No. X,
SEX, RACE AND NATIVITIES OF DECEDENTS.
2
18
36.
i«
SKX, RACE AND
NATIVITIES.
|
1
September. . . .
1
1
1
I
February
f
I
1
f
SEX.
Males
3769
312
979
290
356
382
321
S6S
287
Females .... ...
2381
193
181
186
173
247
231
930
170
199
6150
505
454
466
506
463
603
613
551
560
478
465
486
RACE.
White
5632
461
4-9
550
559
495
4S?
455
Mongolian
462
42
SO
33
SO
SI
46
44
50
S8
40
SO
30
African
56
9
4
s
3
7
10
6
fi
fi
1
6150
505
454
466
506
463
603
613
551
560
478
465
486
NATIVITIES.
2883
9Q9
218
236
211
303
1
|
300
970
966
940
908
206
Atlantic States
Pacific Coast ...
976
•'216
76
198
73
74
170
72
192
78
167
107
183
96
214
| 82
193
80
70
89
1f>9
79
19S
Unascertained .
7f>
4
4
6
7
5
8
6
9
6
9
8
Totals ... .
6150
505
454
506
463
603
613
1 551
^60
478
465
486
922
HEALTH OFFICER'S REPORT.
TABLE No. XI.
NATIVITV OF DECEDENTS DURING FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1897.
PACIFIC COAST.
|
18
M.
18
)7.
NATIVITIES.
e_i
£
y-.
9
"H
o
1
!*!
o
(6
I
«H
•
3
i
g
>
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2.
1
c
i-
3
s
P
C*
3
c*
1
P
sr
:
O
^s
rti
75
;
•
\laska
_
',
1
California
2167
lv)7
169
169
187
161
184
206
192
200
156
156
ino
Nevada
17
2
1
o
2
2
1
3
1
2
i
Oregon
20
•2
1
2
2
7
J
1
3
i
Washington
10
1
2
1
1
1
•2
1
i
Total
•2210
198
„
170
192
167
188
.214
193
205
Ki-2
159
193
OTHER STATES.
AhihuiiiU
».|
1
2
1
]
Carolina (North and South)..
9
2
3
2
1
1
Connecticut
19
2
3
2
2
g
1
•2
i
1
1
....
Colorado
3
•)
...
1
Delaware
.-,
]
1
j
Georgia
4 I
1
1
1
1
Indiana
18
3
3
3
2
1
•2
3
1
Illinois
81
3
.>
4
1
7
2
1
2
2
f>
2
Iowa
18
2
ft
1
3
3
3
1
Idaho
l
1
Kentucky
1-2
L
1
1
4
3
•2
Kansas .
•A
2
1
Louisiana
•20
5
1
1
1
4
3
1
8
1
Missouri
40
1
4
3
4
4
1
3
6
<;
2
3
4
Minnesota
6
1
1
J
1
l
Massachusetts
141
1C
12
13
12
10
17
15
8
<;
8
10
14
llaine
68
7
4
9
9
8
11
7
4
<
1
4
7
Michigan
•28
3
1
3
•>
1
2
;1
3
3
3
1
MOKTUARY STATISTICS.
TABLE No. XI— CONTINUED.
NATIVITY OF DECEDENTS DURING FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1897.
OTHER STATES— COMTINUKD.
1
18£
6.
181
)7.
NATIVITIBS.
4-4
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>
e
^
I
g
1
55
0
L,
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S
a"
g
1
1
c~
C
S-
3
1
F
3
o*
$
3
5
<<
1
*
*;
Maryland 18
3
....
1
*
3
1
1
3
1
1
j
1
Mississippi '-
1
New York 268
17
21
21
10
25
26
30
25
26
18
26
23
New Hampshire . . 14
1
1
2
1
2
2
4
1
New Jersey, 16
2
1
a
1
2
2
1
3
1
1
1
0
Ohio . . 68
5
5
9
1
12
8
s
6
5
9
6
Pennsylvania 70
3
6
5
6
6
2
5
9
4
13
7
4
Rhode Island 11
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
9
1
Texas 3
1
1
1
Utah
1
]
Vermont.. i 20
2
1
2
2
3
2
•_;
4
•>
Virginia 28
3
1
3
1
3
3
6
2
1
3
3
Wisconsin I IB
.>
4
1
2
1
8
3
1
Washington, 1). C j 1
1
....
....
....
Total 976
76
73
74
72
78
107
96
82
80
7o
89
7»
FOREIGN.
2
2
Austria
38
1
4 4
3
6
6
3
o
3
3
4
Australia
15
3
S
1
8
1
1
...
1
2
Belgium
18
1
3' 2
1
I
1
1
I
1
•;.
1
China.
400
37
31 -28
3S
30
40
34
43
38
37
a
2ff
Canada
111
6
7 7
10
8
15
15
7
13
8
6
9
I
924
HEALTH OFFICER'S REPORT.
TABLE No. XI -CONTINUED.
NATIVITY OF DECEDENTS DURING FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1897.
FOREIGN- CONTINUED.
f
18G
6.
18£
7.
*
1
>
,£
cc
S
g
s?
S
3?
1
•d
S
p
£
NATIVITIES.
*<
e
o
o
g
^
J5
n*
•5
1
8
B
g
P
P
P*
|
i
i
^
:
Chile
10
2
j
1
i
1
1
3
Central America
4
4
Denmark
32
.,
3
i
5
5
a
4
8
i
|
England
305
19
15
12
28
20
35
41
27
33
20
25
lit
France
119
10
-
14
-
9
16
13
fS
13
S
I9
5
Germany
516
40
36
36
40
42
53
58
50
M
37
40
34
Greece
6
1
1
1
1
1
1
Guatemala.
2
1
1
Hawaii
4
1
1
1
1
Italy
106
9
6
11
10
6
9
9
4
12
14
3
8
Ireland
905
70
65
77
71
63
88
83
98
77
80
65
68
India . . .
1
1
Japan
22
c,
1
1
8
5
1
1
3
1
Mexico. .
45
3
g
1
3
I
4
5
5
4
a
9
g
Mauritius
,
1
Malta
1
1
Norway ...
34
•2
4
1
3
7
4
4
9
2
8
Portugal
21
a
1
.,
2
o
4
1
1
4
1
1
Peru
2
1
1
Russia
37
4
3
1
3
g
4
5
4
2
2
Spain
r
1
1
1
u
Sweden
63
4
10
11
G
1
5
fi
3
Switzerland
50
4
6
1
7
(i
5
3
4
West Indies ... ...
g
1
1
1
1
3
1
Total . ,
2883
223
202
218
236
211
303
300
270
266
240
208
•206
MORTUARY STATISTICS.
925
TABLE No. XI— CONCLUDED.
NATIVITY OF DECEDENTS DURING FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1897.
UNASCERTAINED.
1
1S<
18
?7.
NATIVITIES.
1
1
9
I
s
O
1
I1
1
I
Januar
o-
1
sr
I.
I
t,
c
B
i
*
s
.
5
;
':
j
• ;
Unascertained
75
6
4
4
6
7
5
3
6
9
6
9
8
RECAPITULATION.
Pacific Coast
2216
198
175
170
192
167
18S
214
193
205
162
159
193
Other States
Q76
76
78
74
79
78
107
98
8'*
80
70
80
79
Foreign
2883
223
236
9,11
303
300
*70
^40
908
200
Unascertained
75
8
4
4
6
7
5
3
6
9
6
9
8
Totals
6150
505
4^4
466
506
463
603
613
fiSl
560
478
465
486
926
HEALTH OFFICER'S REPORT.
TABLE No. XII.
MONTHLY DISTRIBUTION OF DEATHS FROM ZYMOTIC DISEASES FORT1SCAL YEAR
ENDING JUNE 30, 1897.
g 1
18
)6.
|
i
18
91.
CAUSES OK UEATIJ.
c_
1
September.
October. . . .
November..
December. .
5
f
}
?
1
Alcoholism
23
1
1
9
4
i
i
1
5
3
18
4
1
3
Cholera I nf an turn
68
8
12
IS
10
3
i
1
3
Croup
43
3
4
4
4
2
3
f,
7
i
4
Cerebro-spinal Meningitis
Diarrhoea
19
17
2
2
1
1
T
9
3
2
•1
1
3
1
2
1
i
2
1
Diphtheria
C6
2
5
1
(J
3
gj
12
4
Eiysipelas
13
1
1
9
2
1
1
Fever, Typhoid
75
g
7
10
7
9
13
2
7
3
Fever, Ma'arial
10
4
9
1
1
1
1
Influenza
9
1
Measles
13
1
|
1
Morphinism
Pertussis
11
21
1
5
1
2
9
1
J
•2
9
2
2
Scarlatina
6
9
1
Syphilis
5
I
2
1
1
Septicaemia
Totals'
52
469
6
34
2
39
2
33
40
4
40
5
38
9
48
S
47
1
30
7
42
6
31
MORTUARY STATISTICS.
927
TABLE No. XIII.
TWENTY OF THfi PRINCIPAL CAUSES OF DEATH FOR THE FISCAL YEAR
ENDING JUNE 30, 1897.
g
18
96.
18
97.
CAU8C8.
P
: i
|
1
September.
October . . .
November
December .
January. ..
February..
1
>
T3
3.
g
re
Apoplexy
211
15
15
21
17
15
23
27
16
21
8
14
19
Atrophy, Inanition, etc
265
25
21
23
28
20
23
26
19
24
19
10
27
lironchitis
195
18
9
16
6
14
18
21
21
12
19
22
11
Cholera Infantum
68
8
12
13
10
5
3
1
1
1
3
11
Cancer . . .
344
28
28
17
30
32
41
35
36
30
25
22
20
Convulsions, Infantile
118
10
9
9
15
7
6
13
11
t)
10
6
14
Diphtheria
66
2
5
1
6
3
11
8
3
12
4
5
6
Encephalitis, etc
210
13
15
15
18
17
20
17
25
17
11
14
28
Enteritis. . .
127
15
8
12
13
7
10
10
13
4
11
7
17
Fever, T yphoi J
75
B
7
10
7
9
13
2
7
5
3
4
Gastro-Enteritis
62
7
5
9
3
3
2
3
9
4
4
13
Heart Diseases
756
55
48
55
53
55
74
72
72
76
65
59
72
liepatitis
236
14
21
23
30
If)
26
16
20
22
22
13
10
Nephritis
248
26
20
21
19
21
22
26
12
24
13
15
29
Old Age
237
26
16
18
10
13
23
31
23
21
17
20
22
Phthisis Pulmonalis
896
72
67
93
75
63
88
87
81
83
65
83
42
Paralysis
68
6
5
2
4
3
11
3
5
8
9
7
5
Pneumonia
513
39
35
23
36
41
55
67
57
48
43
36
33
Peritonitis
68
4
8
4
1
7
6
5
5
5
3
15
4
Violent Death?
449
42
31
33
48
34
41
36
34
47
32
34
37
928
HEALTH OFFICER'S REPORT.
TABLE No. XIV.
DIAGRAM SHOWING TWENTY PRINCIPAL CAUSES OF DEATH.
? s
1 •&
? £
|
T
I
^
5
5!
< 3
ft <
J1 C
1 3
3 '
'
Of
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S •§ 2 §
> ? •§ 2
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litf
1 ^
1
F
1
1 !
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I
3 55-
g i
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51 3
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p" : S g
50
5
p
3"
: : : S.
•
;
; a
: : : «
1 ;
'
: p* :
^ ^^ ' C o
-§
MORTUARY STATISTICS.
929
TABLE No. XV.
MONTHLY DISTRIBUTION (F DEATHS FOR FISCAL YFAB IND1KG JUNE 30, 1897.
•
1
1
396.
1
S97.
WARDS, PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS
«_
! r
8?
O
!2J
£
1
2
S
>
g
e.i
C
AND VIOLENT DEATHS.
•
<?
Aj
c
1
b1
<
a>
O"
B
«
2.
•S3
c
j
«•
?
3
1
J
1
4
;
1 :
City Wards
420
1
337
31
30
33?
! 8*f
> 406
43J
38
sqf
t 394
30"
329
Citj- and County Hospital. . . .
47
3e
3
i
3;
54
52
4(
> 36
4f
37
City and County Almshouse . .
11
14
1
7
£
2
9
1
11
g
- 7
City Receiving Hospital
3
4
4
5
6
i
S
• £
•2
Children's Hospital
! 4
1
3
5
3
5
1
3
2
German Hospital
8
5
I
12
5
10
1
6
3
French Hospital
79
8
2
7
5
1
8
4
9
Lane Hospital
48
5
6
3
6
3
2
Mt. St. Joseph's Infant Asylum
264
27
2
2
£6
19
22
19
2
1
1
18
29
Waldeck Hospital
19
1
2
2
3
2
....
5
1
j
£t. Joseph's Home
26
3
9
g
4
U. S. Marine Hospital
43
4
6
3
4
6
5
2
1
St Mary's Hospital
112
11
_
q
4
13
12
19
5
10
'
n
Old People's Home
8
1
2
•>
1
California W'oman's Hospital . .
7
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
St. Mark's Hospital
4
1
2
1
St Zita's Home
1
1
McLean Hospital
11
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
Carried forward
5684
463
•HI
4.",]
561
575
•VI 7
510
445
46f>
447
59
930
HEALTH OFFICER'S REPORT.
TABLE No. XV -CONTINUED.
MONTHLY DISTRIBUTION OF DEATHS FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30,
|
18
36.
' 18
W.
WARDS, PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS
AND VIOLENT DEATHS.
£
f
September.
October . . .
November .
I
I
February. . .
March
2.
I
CH
C
g
Brought forward
f>684
46S
49^
4S1
4 "SI
4"8
561
i
575
517
510
445
427
447
Girls' Directory
6
1
1
1
1
1
Convent Immaculate Concept'n
1
1
Police Station
1
Rom Catholic Orphan Asylum.
(
1
1
1
Mt Zion Hospital
„
1
Protestant Orphan Asylum
1
1
Twenty-sixth Street Hospital
1
County Jail
1
1
Magdalen Asj'lum
1
1
Violent deaths
42
81
33
48
34
41
36
34
47
32
34
37
Totals
6150
505
454
466
506
463
603
613
551
560
478
465
486
iUlO*9...
TABLE No. XVI.
COMPARATIVE TABLE SHOWING DEATHS FROM DIPHTHERIA, SCARLATINA A.\J>
TYPHOID FEVER FOR FIVE YEAHS.
: :S
DISEA8
,...i...
ES.
1 1892-93.
189^-94.
1894-95.
1895--96. '
1806-97.
........
)-J(jyH 'Jlii-Jf"\
Diplit. eria
153
38
• 21
19
rjK& '{66
ScarTa^inar i 7777 ^. ...
......... ,r...?..
'%»»
14
2
124
6
.104J3Y/
6
!
,11 0»T.UA$T STATISTICS.
APPENDIX TO TABLE No. XVI.
STATEMENT SHOWING CASES REPORTED AND DEATHS FROM DIPHTHERIA
AND SCARLATINA.
1
1896.
1897.
DISEASES.
:
t :i 7
|
vj
.
s
1
!»
i
g
1
9
I
e
1 «H
I
«g.
|
f
1
f
|
1
r
•3
1
a
•
•
'
.<
3681
•
i
Diphtheria (cases reported)..
312
10
22
11
39
f3
60
24
13
30
32
17
11
Diphtheria (deaths)
86
•2
b
wnsl
i
6
3
11
71.1
8
112
4
5
6
7lrj(.
Scarlatina (cases reported) . .
169
fi
10
4
u
12
33
22
9
14
21
13
#/.
Scarlatina (deaths)
6
....
....
....
03
.:..
83--
2
1
1
1
•
DIAGRAM OF CASES AND DEATHS.
Diphtheria cases
Diphtheria deaths . ,
25 50 75 100 135 150 175 200 225 250 275 300 325
I i I I I i ! I l i I I
Scarlatina cases. .
Scarlatina deaths.
932
HEALTH OFFICER'S REPORT.
TABLE No. XVII.
MONTHLY COMPAEAT1VE STATEMENT OF MORTALITY FROM PHTHISIS PUL-
MONALIS FOR THREE FISCAL YEARS.*
MONTHS. 1894.
1895.
1896.
MONTHS.
1895.
1896.
1897.
July 79
117
72
January . .
105
1)7
87
August : 80
65
67
Februarv. ,
96
103
81
September , 91
October 90
68
73
90
75
March
April .
109
81
87
74
88
65
November 92
!)2
63
May .
84
85
83
December . 90
76
88
83
t>(5
42
Total
1 080
1 003
89(5
*Total decrease of 1895-96 over 1894-1895, 184. Total decrease of 1896-97 over 1895-1);:, 107.
MORTUARY STATISTICS.
TABLE No. XVII— CONCLUDED.
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT SHOWING TOTAL NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM
PHTHISIS PULMONALIS FOR A PERIOD OF THIRTY YEARS.
KHl/AL YEAR.
POPULA-
TION.
DEATH
RATE.
FISCAL YEAR.
POPULA-
TION.
DEATH
RATE.
1867-68 .. .
324
1882-83
250,000
863
1868-69
441
1883-84
270,000
907
1869-70
170,250
444
1884-85
270,000
719
1870 71
172 750
518
1883-86
280,000
755
1^71 7°
178 276
512
1886-87
300 000
772
l§7-> 73
18Q 3°3
514
1887-88
330,000
905
1873-74
200,770
469
1888-89
330,000
930
1874 75
230 132
515
1889-90
330,000
1042
1875-76
1876-77
272,345
300,000
598
591
1890-91
1891-92
330,000
330,000
959
975
1877-78
1878-79
1879 SO
300,000
305,000
034 520
640
563
559
1892-93
1893-94
1894-95
330,000
330,000
330 000
881
945
1,080
1880-81
234 520
551
1895-9(5
330,000
1,003
18S1 8'>
034 <-,20
590
1896 97
360,000
896
934'-1
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.xHTAaa 4u naaiDK JATOT OXI
7THIHT "iO aOMm<I A HO"-!
13 HYIT/-
11! TABLE No
HTAAd
.STAfl
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF DEATHS FROM PRE.
•A.
.3TAJI
1890-91.
DWJ,W!
L'7v
000,088
...W??®-
,. 1888-89.
1889-90.
r-
|
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s
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tc
?
?
5 fcp 10. . .
0
<
P
g
r~
?
|
5
i-
0
pi
- 5 to 10. . .
I
5
•
G
3
d-
a
?
<*
to
?
CK
a<
?
p
Over 10. .
f'
9
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£
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?
p
5 to 10. . .
c
c
\
•
•:
•
.
- : .
•
'-'•:•
:
:
•
;
-
; .
fj
0
Diphtherfa .
5
17
9
3
3
25
13
5
2
1
3
59
, •
'•2
,
'
8
IS
n
::
i
,6
3
I •
Ki
,:
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•
,
b
lii
151
40
17
28
67
1»3
0
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,4
i',
2
it
•i
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:s
3:?
1
3
4
1
4
32
r»
i
9
26
i
"i
!23
105
1
8
ri
3
15
10
1
1
11
8
G
2
45
6
4'
10
5
2S
1
0
12
18
1
3
2
132
105
31
•2-J
'2
ino
1
12
;
30
1
5
1
127
1
2
8
Ill
37
314
13
10
4
139
, £M)f OOO.Ofio
Measles
.««> -,u88
Pertussis j.
. 870 001).'
Scarlatina
6
13
2
117
000
Smallpox
000,
Typhoid fever
080, C OuO.088
80t>,I i • ••
(«>>< . 000.0; •••
MOETUAKY STATISTICS.
935
RENTABLE DISEASES FOR THE PAST TEN YEARS.
1891-92.
1892-93.
1 893-94.
H
0
g
1894-95.
189E-9G.
189fi-97.
-. _ r i,
2 c" o
D c „-.
•t
M :
:
:
5 to 10
Over 10
2
f
&
CO
?
C7»
ff
0
|
H
o
G
B
D.
0
tc
s
Oi
$
c
(0
i
3
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o
M
?
cn
5
C
i
I
I
o
M
3
Ml
5
I
|
a
c
M
s
571
5 to 10.
Over 10
!
p
p
P
F
r
0
t|
; i
.
:
•
:
• •
:;;
4 4
2 4
103
7
•2
17
"5
3
82
229
35
2f
45
IK
B
1
g
4
E
26
:-;
12
B
47
•
54
39
4
14
1
g
91
53
2
14
111
106
:>
•20
2
8
1
11
2
17
5
r>
8
1
•2
3
1
3
38
:
14
1
6
1
1
3
3
7
2
1
1
9
1
4
21
7
••
1
9
B
4
19
B
•2
12
4
2
8
33
B
1
•i
11)
4
5
66
13
21
6
10
2
8
B
•>
1
1
1
•>
15
(i
14
8
. -1
4
8
L07
8
2
n
98
114
1
8
6
10'J
124
1
8
^
8S
101
•2
|
67
75
936
HEALTH OFFICER'S REPORT.
TABLE No. XIX.
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT SHOWING ALL CAUSES, DEATHS OK CHILDREN UNDER
TEN, AND RATE PER ONE THOUSAND PER YEAR FOR THE I'A^T SEVEN YE\RS.
1S90-91 .
1S91-92
iat*-0t.
1893-94.
1894-95.
1895-96.
All Causes.
6,650
6,911
6,061
6,060
6,059
6,160
Death Rate per 1,000 per \ ear.
Under 1 year
From 1 to -1 vears
•20.i:>
1,263
269
•20.04
-
13.86
1.077
°12
IS.:- 6
1,113
195
1.121
lit:;
IS. 07
17.08
1,001
209
From 2 to 5 vears
m
1,'ni
BM
From 5 to 10 vears ...
206
113
97
„
120
Total deaths, ajres 1 to 10
•2,1-26
1,785
1,679
1,406
L.OM
COMPARATIVE TABLE OF MORTALITY OF « HILDKKS UNDER ONE YEAR <>F AC-E.
Fiscal
Year.
-
•2JO 500 750 1,000 1,250
ToUl DciUhs
Ycarh .
189 M)l.
1S01-02.
1S93-94 .
t8M-a§.
1895-96.
1896-97.
1,278 H.911
1,077 (i.061
1,1 is ti.oco
1,121 6,05!>
!««7 :..n«i;
1,001 i;.iii(i
MORTUARY STATISTICS.
937
TABLE No. XX.
SOCIAL CONDITION OF DECEDENTS.
H
IS
M
IS
>7.
£
CO
^
>
£
|
52!
0
&
re
g
>
g
CH
C
CONDITION.
£3
<K
"S-
|
3
|
3
2.
«<
s
1
1
1
i
•
:
Married
2,076
156
143
166
160
'69
23J
9|Q
177
m
157
149
163
Single . ...
3 2*0
985
951
9 '"6
9%
"SO
817
970
1295
9S6
941
257
Widowers
328
27
26
16
21
26
•28
24
51
29
28
26
26
Widows
380
37
9q
99
94
98
46
42
97
30
40
99
96
Unascertained ...
146
5
6
14
11
17
11
17
14
17
20
14
6,150
505
454
466
506
463
603
ov
55]
560
478
465
486
TABLE No. XXI.
STATEMENT OF FREE VACCINATIONS.
|
18<
)6.
1897.
e-i
>.
O
!2J
o
EH
P
9
gf ! £
g
c
•~
on?
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1
re
3
c
cr
'-:
P
.
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I
B
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(E
s
1
3,
S- , r
: ;
;
Totals. . ..
8517
1054
1612
801
701
300
273
1692
350
4(i2 411
465
305
938
HEALTH OFFICEK'S EEPOST.
TABLE No. XXII.
BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, DEATHS AND POPULATION FOR THE LAST TWENTY-FIVE
YEARS.
YEARS.
Births
Registered.
Marriages
Registered.
Deaths
Registered.
Population.
1871-72
511
1,880
2,998
178,276
1872-73
529
2,005
3.641
188,323
1873-74
580
2,082
4,014
200,770
1874-75
563
2,263
4,163
230,132
1875-76
630
2,464
4,791
272,345
1876-77
811
2,488
6,180
303,000
1877-78
1,056
2,355
4,977
300,000
1878-79 . .
1,504
2,240
4,493
305,000
1879-80 . . .
1,340
2,183
4,340
233,700
1880-81
1,289
2,392
4,287
234,520
1881 82
2,227
2,605
5,008
234,520
1882-83
1,667
2,687
4,986
250,000
1883-8 i
1,891
2,759
5,000
270 000
1884-85
1,278
2,804
5,288
270,000
1885-86
1,504
2,651
5,322
280,000
1886-87
1,346
2,977
5,359
300,000
1887-88
1,780
3,172
6,036
330,000
1888-89
1,631
3,605
5,729
330,000
1889-90
2,235
3,421
6,378
330,000
1890-91
2,903
3,236
6,650
330,000
1891-92
4,088
3,598
6,911
330,000
1892-93
3,889
5,413
6,061
330,000
1893-94
3,894
3,200
6,060
330,000
1894 95
3,755
3,230
6 059
330 000
1895-96
5,020
3,164
5,966
330,000
1896-97
5,159
3,12ri
6,150
300,000
MORTUARY STATISTICS.
939
TABLE XXIII.
EEPORT OF BIRTHS FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1897.
H3
4
RACES.
g
2
NATIVITY OF PARENTS.
I
1
r
3
Q
?•
g
d
O
H
—
_
g
d
MONTH.
a
1
g
o
1
H
t
§
?
§
P-
F?1
II
1
s
£
_.
00
"
.
3
0
£<
3
S
sr
«'
|
SB
:
*
•
S
P
I
1
1896 July
0
399
0
7
212
194
161
32
9
26
50
126
2
August 462
2
454
0
8
232
230
143
40
24
33
58
162
2
September
401
3
397
2
2
212
189
159
18
10
27
31
141
15
October
410
•->
402
(>
s
234
176
127
42
H
21
71
133
5
November
362
li
362
0
0
18fi
176
137
31
15
3?
33
112
?
410
o
405
0
<i
216
194
153
99
?1
9q
50
120
8
1897 — January
501
o
498
0
s
248
253
182
41
17
•>8
%
164
n
February
484
9
477
1
6
274
210
159
34
94
W
48
171
9S
March
424
•->
416
0
A
215
209
135
28
13
22
46
165
15
April .
386
o
332
o
1
188
198
156
39
14
28
91
126
2
May
407
''
492
1
4
251
246
180
?8
17
Y>
57
162
11
June 4i fi
s
413
o
^
205
211
145
42
It
•>o
58
135
9
Totals
5159
~
5097
6
56
2673
2486
1837
414
188
323
597
1717
100
I
940
HEiLTH OFFICER'S REPORT.
TABLE No. XXIV.
STATEMENT OF MARRIAGES, BIRTHS AND DEATHS FOR FISCAL YEARS
1391-92, 1892-93, 1893 94, 1894-95, 1895-96, 1896-97.
MONTHS.
!
I
i
Births rogis
rr
\
MONTHS.
Marriages .
Births regis
Deaths regi
I
I
i
1
|
1891— July
251
°68
288
268
580
550
1892 -January
288
•'97
142
303
700
.v.t:;
309
933
465
March
•?31
47~>
579
October
345
230
554
April
301
427
4, -.6
November
355
511
518
Mav
279
417
530
December
324
361
800
June
350
383
52»;
Total
3598
40SS
6911
1892 — July . .
269
333
580
1893 Junuarv
338
333
567
August
September
269
287
391
318
450
468
February
March
245
189
284
298
478
529
October
298
338
4."> -1
April
330
318
166
315
314
540
Alav
244
312
,-,14
December
316
298
565
June
307
85$
452
Total
3413
8889
6061
1893-July
267
333
489
1894— January
301
307
807
August
282
252
284
258
440
468
February
March
206
250
270
305
*M
5(i^
October
278
373
488
April
279
400
546
November
December
274
285
362
320
525
503
May
June . .
214
312
345
337
490
441
Total
3200
3894
6060
MORTUARY STATISTICS.
941
TABLE No. XXIV— CONCLUDED.
MONTHS.
|
f
j Births registered.
Deaths registered
MONTHS.
I
Births registered.
1894 July
237
311
489
1895 January
257
339
547
267
361
527
February
269
346
' 493
September
291
381
494
March
227
•''71
609
October..
304
344
518
273
980
469
November
283
288
522 i
May
237
261
4-^6
December
306
279
522 |
June
279
294
443
Total
3230
3755
6059
1895— July
239
872
539
1896 — January ...
239
513
493
August ... .
289
349
438
February .
280
409
483
September
243
414
460
March
^16
474
528
October ....
323
436
480
April
261
454
497
November
300
355
496
Mav
.186
478
538
December
272
359
514
June
313
507
500
Total
3164
50^0
5966
1896r- July
A ugns fc
252
257
406
462
505
454
1897 -January
February
259
254
501
484
613
551
September
257
401
466
March
216
494
5ro
October
311
410
506
April .
277
386
478
November
288
362
463
May
185
497
465
December
278
410
603
June
292
416
486
Total
3126
5159
6150
942
HEALTH OFFICER'S REPORT.
3J8AT
TABLE No.i
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT SHOWING TOTAL NUMBER OF BIRTHS FILED
FROM 1890 TO 1897.
•-
Fiscal
Year.
MM!
1000 20tO 3000 4000 5000 6000
:.-;
Total
No.
2235
•2903
2147
3889
3894
3755
5020
5159
1889-90.
1890-91 .
1891-92.
1892-93.
1893-94.
1894-95.
1895-96.
1896-97.
:«JOT
'
-
' cb*- Ji» e*'-1
oos
bifiK
• £G:: .sta'l
goo
;•; '
.
'
MORTUAJRY STATISTICS.
943
TABLE No. XXVI.
INTERMENTS FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1897.
g
18
96.
18
17.
CEMETERIES.
CH
C_
c
c
I
02
1
I
1
S
I
1
1
•c
3.
1
CH
1
S
i
:
^
:
:
.
City Cemetery .
1310
109
97
93
126
109
138
118
111
106
Ill
107
95
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Calvary Cemetery .
681
1024
42
88
41
77
47
81
41
45
82
69
83
79
81
51
106
69
93
63
74
77
77
57
90
Odd Fellows' Cemetery
1107
91
84
85
89
101
95
114
110
106
72
82
78
Masonic Cemetery
353
35
36
15
28
27
33
40
26
36
20
27
30
U. S. Marine Hosp'l Cemetery.
32
1
3
3
5
1
4
4
3
4
2
2
....
National Cemetery
39
2
3
2
1
5
5
5
3
4
2
2
5
H oly Cross Cemetery
1241
104
88
106
97
83
131
115
115
102
104
87
109
Mount Olivet Cemetery
Cypress Lawn Cemetery.
21
438
1
39
2
30
1
1
43
1
32
2
44
1
46
2
5
36
3
31
1
37
1
39
Salem Cemetery
59
q
3
4
5
5
5
10
3
3
Home of Peace Cemetery
8r.
5
9
4
5
8
7
9
9
5
4
9
11
Hills of Eternity Cemetery
St. Michael's
78
1
4
7
7
3
8
4
7
8
9
5
9
7
1
Country
Colleges
486
97
38
11
33
4
38
14
42
5
38
3
51
9
42
17
40
8
41
8
41
9
29
4
33
5
Totals
703">
WO
517
541
603
683
548
fif>3
564
914
HEALTH OFFICER'S REPORT.
TABLE No. XXVII.
DISINTERMENT PERMITS ISSUED DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1897.
1
18
9G.
18
97.
CHMHTKKIKS.
e-i
£
'•<
>
1
i
September . . .
October
1
1
o*
8
CH
£
1
"3
February . . .
g
•fr
>
•c
••*
5C
IH
c
3
»
Calvary Cemetery
151
24
11
18
5
10
?
>8
B
13
9
10
9'\
City Cemetery White
39
Q
3
3
3
2
i
3
I
(j
4
•;
City Cemetery Chinese
148
I
2
9
45
2
2
3
1')
50
]
f
Laurel Hill Cemetery— White..
Laurel Hill Cemetery— Chinese
Masonic Cemetery
40
1
35
I
1
1
0
5
1
s
1
5
^
1
6
4
1
1
4
2
9
4
•;
3
3
Odd Fellows' Ccmeterj'
55
1
g
4
9
1
Q
9
Q
g
Home of Peace Cemetery
8
5
3
Mission Dolores Cemetery
8
1
1
6
Totals
485
40
29
43
68
28
22
37
19
47
73
30
49
MORTUARY STATISTICS.
945
TABLE No. XXVIII.
DISINTERMENT ACCOUNT -RECEIPTS AND EXPENSES DURING FISCAL YEAR
ENDING JUNE 30, 1897.
DATE.
FOR WHAT PURPOSE.
DR.
CR.
1896.
July
$10 00
Inspectors' salaries
$200 00
August
20 00
Inspectors' salaries
200 00
September
120 00
200 00
October
Receipts.
470 00
Inspectors' salaries
100 00
200 00
Inspectors' salaries.
200 00
December ....
20 00
1897.
January .
Inspectors' salaries
Receipts
40 00
200 00
200 00
February
Receipts ... .
40 00
March
Inspectors' salaries
Receipts
200 00
200 00
Inspectors' salaries
200 00
April
Receipts
520 00
Inspectors' salaries
200 00
May
10 00
Inspectors' salaries
200 00
June
Receipts
80 00
Inspectors' salaries
200 00
$1,630 00
92,400 00
60
946
HEALTH OFFICER'S KEPOET.
TABLE
METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS TAKEN AT THE U. S. WEATHER BUREAU
MONTHS.
*BAROMETER.
TEMPERATURE.
Highest.
Lowest.
Monthly
Average.
Maxi-
mum.
Mini-
mum.
Monthly
Average.
Average
Dew
Point.
f
1896.
July
30.121
30.146
30.133
30.243
*30.349
30.426
30.376
30.401
30.390
30.340
30.257
30.130
363.332
30.277
29.721
29.916
29.584
29.560
£9.714
29.684
29.555
29.442
29.652
29.881
29.777
29.802
356.288
29.691
29949
30.006
29.935
29.971
30.093
30.142
30.099
30.089
30.083
30.098
29.984
29.956
360.405
30.034
72
72
81
85
66
64
60
66
63
84
88
83
884
73.7
50
52
52
47
38
42
40
38
39
45
47
48
38
44.8
59.4
59.5
59.6
58.8
53.4
52.8
48.6
50.7
48.9
57.4
57.4
58.9
66."\4
55.4
52.8
54.2
52.6
50.4
45.6
47.2
43.7
43.8
39.8
46.6
49.1
51.0
576.8
48.1
August
September
October
November
December. . . .
1897.
March
April....,
May
June
Sums
Means
*Barometer corrected for temperature, and elevation above sea level (153 feet).
METEOKOLOGICAL EEPORT.
947
No. XXIV.
OFFICE, SAN FRANCISCO, CAL., DURING THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1897.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY— PER CENT.
WINDS.
CLOUDINESS.
RAIN.
Highest.
Lowest.
Monthly
Average.
Prevailing
Direction .
Maximum
Hourly
Vel., Miles
Average
Hourly
Vel., Miles
Monthly
Average.
Inches.
100
61
85.0
W.
38
14.1
3.3
0.04
100
58
86.8
w.
36
13.9
4.5
0.09
100
57
83.6
W.
33
10.9
4.4
0.52
100
19
82.2
w.
35
9.6
3.4
1.55
100
43
79.0
w.
33
7.9
4.9
4.56
100
62
83.6
N.
36
7.7
6.2
4.34
100
56
84.5
N.
37
6.8
6.0
2.26
100
48
79.2
' W.
37
9.4
5.7
4.41
100
48
74.0
W.
36
11.3
4.6
4.56
100
27
74.6
w.
35
11.3
3.0
0.27"
100
40
80.0
w.
45
13.5
4.1
0.61
100
43
81.6
w.
39
13.6
3.7
0.22
1,200
562
974.1
440
1300
53.8
23.43
100
46.8
81.2
w.
36.7
10.8
4.5
1.95
United States Weather Bureau, San Francisco, Cal.
Kindly furnished by W. H. HAMMON, Forecast Official, in Charge.
948
HEALTH OFFICEK'S REPORT.
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PLUMBING INSPECTOR'S REPORT. 951
PLUMBING INSPECTOR'S REPORT.
SAN FEANCISCO, June 30, 1897.
To the Honorable Board of Health—
GENTLEMEN: Herewith ^please find my report for the fiscal year ending
June 30, 1897 :
No. of plans submitted, 818— representing 1,123 houses.
No. of inspections in construction , 1 ,231
No. of inspections on completion , 677
No. of inspections made ou complaints referred by Health Inspectors 1,413
No. of abatements made on complaints referred by Health Inspectors 569
No. of inspections made on complaints received by Plumbing Inspectors 1,045
No. of abatements made on complaints received by Plumbing Inspectors 459
No. of inspections made on alterations by permit 683
No. of inspections made in Chinatown 1,757
No. of abatements made in Chinatown 208
No. of first notices sent to owners or agents of property in Chinatown 674
No. of last notices sent to owners or agents of property in Chinatown 43
Total number of inspections made 8,464
Total number of feet of castiron sewer pipe 44,213
Total number of feet of ironstone sewer pipe 13,225
No. of traps at curb .'. 608
No. of inspections made in the Latin Quarter 342
No. of abatements made in the Latin Quarter . 80
JOHN J. SULLIVAN,
Plumbing Inspector.
952 HEALTH OFFICER'S EEPOET.
REMARKS OF PLUMBING INSPECTOR.
San Francisco, July 1, 1897.
To the Honorable the Board of Health—
Gentlemen: In connection with my annual report I beg leave to submit an
outline of the results of the special work ordered by your Honorable Body to be
clone in (He Chinese and Latin quarters of the city. This special work has been in
progress for ten months. It has demanded a daily and persistent attention from
the Plumbing Department, as many of those owning and controlling property in
these districts have been slow to obey the directions of the Board where they have
not actually resisted them.
"When the work began there were few habitations in the Chinese and Latin
districts that were not a menace to public health. The sanitary arrangements in
a great majority of the buildings were of the worst possible character. The plumb-
ing was primitive and offensively inadequate. Apartments used for sleeping and
working were foul with noxious odors and the accumulation of filth. Structures
built in violation of law and dangerous to the inmates had been erected as insecure
additions to overcrowded buildings. Unclean disease breeding basements, satu-
rated and littered with refuse, were the sleeping rooms of hundreds of Chinese.
Above and below ground, in rookeries and cellars the Chinese quarter threatened
the health of its inhabitants when your Honorable Body directed that the special
house to house inspection be commenced. While this work is not yet finished and
will not be for many months, if the orders of your Honorable Body are to be car-
ried out as you have outlined them, enough has already been accomplished to place
Chinatown in a far more sanitary condition than it ever was before in its history.
In most of the buildings an entire change has been made in the sanitary sys-
tem. Decayed and inadequate plumbing has given place to modern appointments.
Rookeries and sheds attached to buildings have been torn down. Unhealthy base-
ments have been cleaned and closed and their inmates forced to seek abodes above
ground. The interior and exterior of buildings have been painted and renovated,
in many instances the change necessitating a complete remodeling of the interior
of structures.
In detail the work that has already been done by the Plumbing Department
under the direction of your Honorable Board includes new plumbing, painting,
whitening, cleaning, ventilating, renovating and partial remodeling in the houses
on the following streets:
Commercial, on both sides, from Kearny to Dupont.
Sacramento, on both sidss, from Kearny to Stockton.
Clay, on both sides, from Kearny to Powe-11.
Washington, on both sides, from Kearny to Powell.
Jackson, on both sides, from Kearny to Powell.
Pacific, on both sides, from Kearny to Powell.
Duport, on both sides, frcm California to Broadway.
Stockton, on both sides, from California to Broadway.
Waverly Place, on both sides, from Sacramento to Washington.
Spofford alley, on both sides, from Washington to Jackscn.
Ross alley, on both sides, from Washington to Jackson.
St. Louis, on both sides, off Jackson, north of Dupont.
Prospect place, on both sides, from California to Clay.
Selina place, on both sides, off California, east of Stockton.
Clay alley, on both sides, off Clay, west of Stockton.
Bartlett alley, on both sides, from Pacific to Jackson.
Stouts alley, on both sides, north o£ Washington, east of Stockton.
PLUMBING INSPECTOR'S REPOBT. 953
Kuilivan alley, west side, from Pacific to Jackson.
Washington alley, east side, from Washington to Jackson.
Brooklyn alley, on both sides, south of Sacramento, east of Stockton.
Trenton street, on both sides, from Washington to Pacific.
Kopeton ten ace, west side, from west of Stockton, south of Jackson.
This is tut one portion of the work performed by the Plumbing Department.
In the district south of Market there have been a great many buildings inspected.
These buildings are principally occupied by poor people, but many of them are
owned by wealthy landlords. The plumbing and drainage in all these buildings
was a menace to health, no attention whatever having been paid to their sanitary
condiiion. In many cases this has been changed. On both sides of Clara street,
from Fourth to Sixth, the plumbing and drainage has been altered so as to put the
different premises in a healthy condition.
When we commenced our work on Clara street diphtheria and scarlet fever were
raging in an epidemic form. As soon as the places were cleaned and the plumbing
and drainage put in good order the health of the district was decidedly improved.
In other parts of this district the same work has been done. In fact, there is no
part of the city that our attention has been called to that has not been improved,
as far as the health of the people is concerned, by making the change ordered by
the Plumbing Inspectors.
In performing the duties referred to in my report I have been ably assisted by
the Assistant Plumbing Inspectors, Mr. McGrath, Mr. Ward, Mr. Kelly and Mr.
Connolly, all of whom have worked faithfully and honestly, and let me say right
here, without, fear of contradiction, that there is no private business or corporation
in the city where the employees are more attentive to business than we are. Our
hours are as long or longer than any other offices in the Hall. Our duties in many
cases compel us to work nights and Sundays to keep up with our work. In fact,
gentlemen, there are not a sufficient number of Inspectors to properly do the work
that we are called on to perform. There are new building inspections, alterations
in old buildings, changing or altering plumbing in old houses, nuisances consisting
of defective plumbing referred to our department from the Health Inspectors,
complaints coming direct to our department, side sewers from the curb to building,
including the traps, and in many oases we have been called on to inspect houses
which people are desirous of renting or buying. In attending to the above duties
it requires r.iuch time and many visits. We also in a great many cases call on the
owners to explain to them the necessity of doing the work ordered, which takes up
considerable of our time.
We have nut made many arrests. We think that persuasion is better and takes
up less time than it would if we made arrests.
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN J. SULLIVAN,
Plumbing Inspector.
954 HEALTH OFFICER'S REPORT.
CHIEF MARKET INSPECTOR'S REPORT.
San Francisco, July 1, 1897.
To the Honorable the Beard of Health—
Gentlemen: I respectfully present my annual report as Chief Market Inspector,
embracing the work accomplished during the fiscal year and giving a detailed state-
ment of the condemnations made by the Assistant Market Inspectors and myself.
I must again call the attention of your Honorable Board to the urgent need of a
proper supei vision and inspection of the slaughter-houses in Butchertown, and the
passage of an ordinance regulating the hours of killing in that vicinity. Since the
withdrawal, by the United States Government, of the inspection over almost all of
these slaughter-houses, the supervision of the places has entirely devolved upon but
one Assistant Market Inspector, thus not only preventing the necessary thorough
inspection, but at the same time giving slaughtering establishments an opportunity
to kill cattle unfit for food after the regular hours of the single Inspector located
in that district.
Consequent!/, it becomes necessary on account of the withdrawal of Government
Inspectors to increase the present small fores of Market Inspectors and to provide
for a constant and vigorous inspection of slaughter- houses. Tlie passage of an
ordinance prohibiting the killing of rattle between sunset and sunriss would enable
the department to successfully inspect all carcasses intended for human consump-
tion, while at the same time it would effectually prevent the bringing of diseased
or tainted meats in to the city proper.
There are at present ten beef, eight sheep and nine hog slaughter-houses in
Eutchertown, but two of which are under Government inspection. The remainder
are locked after by but one Assistant Market Inspector.
Aside from Butchertown there are four hundred markets scattered over the
city which are under the supervision of but two men, thus showing the impossi-
bility, with the present force, to give a thorough inspection to all as I deem abso-
lutely necessary. These markets should, by future local legislation, be compelled
to secure permits from the Board of Health the same as an ordinance compels
milk vendors to do. Such an ordinance would give additional prestige to the depart-
ment that it sadly lacks at present, while the fear of a revocation of said permit
for any violation of the law would prevent much from being sold that is meat in
name only.
I would again suggest that markets be prohibited from exhibiting meats in
fiont of their establishments. The dust from the streets, impregnated with disease
germs and filth, speedily transforms healthy beef into meat that is absolutely a
menace to health. Meats intended for sale should be kept away from all danger of
attracting contagious diseases or such forms of bacteria possessing a tendency to
cause sickness.
During the year I have made twelve arrests for violation of the meat ordi-
nances, of which eleven were convicted and one acquitted. A total of $285 was paid
. into the City Treasury for fines on said convictions. One dealer in diseased meats
was sentenced to six months in the County Jail, and was lately released after hav-
ing served his time in full. This is the first instance in the history of my depart-
ment that the full extent of the law was given an offender. (
For the convenience of the public and trade in general, I have appended this
year, in addition to my former tables, a complete alphabetical list of all markets
in this city and county. I am also preparing for your Honorable Board a series of
maps upon which are being placed the location of all markets in this county.
Each market has been given an official number to designate it in future inspections.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
BEN DAVIS,
Chief Market Inspector.
ASSISTANT MARKET INSPECTORS' REPORT.
955
REPORT OF ASSISTANT MARKET INSPECTORS.
SAN FKANCISCO, July 1, 1897.
To the Honorable the Board of Health —
GENTLEMEN: I beg leave to submit the following report of all seizures made by the
Market Inspectors for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1897:
SEIZURES.
;
1896.
1897.
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£
VI
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1
October
|
8
December .
January., . .
February. .
1
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1
CH
C
3
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Cattle
Sheep
Beef, pounds
Caive8
228
8
2,415
358£
126
4,111
149
3,697
135
684
121
14,149
1,525£
39
1,168
867
10
710
554
1
187
87
30
10,213
12
17
(i
190
44
16
4
114
17
1
150
43
4
286
155
7
1
674
10
527
124
270
16
255
19
15
11
268
15
7
36
12
121
1,500
60
40
1
715
26
11
616
5
27
35
100
38
16
535
1
133
23
2
7i
700
35
8
366
2
1,048
60
1
8
2
34
8
553
700
14
1
250
22
7
403
2
1,124
8
1
500
34
22
85
17
1
11
19
253
148
Hogs
Chickens
Turkeys
Rabbits
Ducks
Geese
Snipe
Fish, pounds
Fish, cases
Fish, cans
414
1,200
5,300
70£
W
870
2,055
659
920
2,515
525
Canned Goods
3
867
486
299
459
386
21
....
Watermelons
Onions, sacks
Pork, pounds
Veal, pounds
10
110
600
554
1
187
Coons
Squirrels
Fruit in boxes
Eggs, dozen
968
759
87
30
784
Times markets inspected
878
837
768
932
940
908
1,071
882
956 HEALTH OFFICER'S REPORT.
HEALTH INSPECTORS' REPORTS.
KEPORT OF HEALTH INSPECTOR, DISTRICT No. 1.
SAN FBANCISCO, July 1, 1897.
To the Honorable the Board of Health
Of the City and County of San Francisco —
GENTLEMEN: I hereby submit my report for District No. 1 for the fiscal
year ending June 30, 1897:
Number of complaints filed during year 543
Number of complaints abated 319
Number of complaints, no cause 147
Number of complaints referred to other departments 67
Number of complaints unabated , 10
543
Number of cases diphtheria reported 18
Number of cases scarlatina reported 19
Number of cases typhoid fever reported 5
Number of cases measlas reported 147
189
Number of fumigations 40
Respectfully submitted,
DAVID FAY,
Health Inspector, District No. 1.
REPORT OF HEALTH INSPECTOR, DISTRICT No. 2.
SAN FBANCISCO, July 1, 1897.
To the Honorable the Board of Health
Of the City and County of Han Francisco —
GENTLEMEN: I hereby submit my report for District No. 2 for thejiscal
year ending June 30, 1897:
Number of complaints filed during year 422
Number of complaints abated 297
Number of complaints, no cause 99
Number of complaints referred to other departments 24
Number of complaints unabated , 2
422
HEALTH INSPECTORS' REPORTS. 957
Number of cases diphtheria reported .
Number of cases scarlatina reported
Number of cases typhoid f ever
Number of cases measles reported
129
Number of fumigations 31
Respectfully submitted,
OTTO LUDERS,
Health Inspector, District No. 2.
REPORT OF HEALTH INSPECTOR, DISTRICT No. 3.
SAN FBANCISCO, July 1, 1897.
To the Honorable the Board of Health
Of the City and County of San Francisco —
GENTLEMEN: I hereby submit my report for District No. 3 for the fiscal
year ending June 30, 1897:
Number of complaints filed during year 623
Number of complaints abated 491
Number of complaints, no cause 87
Number of complaints referred to other departments 39
Number of complaints unabated 6
623
Number of cases diphtheria reported 26
Number of cases scarlatina reported 36
Number of cases of typhoid fever reported 4
Number of cases measles reported 353
419
Number of fumigations 57
Respectfully,
JAS. W. CROWE,
Health Inspector, District No. 3.
958 HEALTH OFFICER'S REPORT.
REPORT OF HEALTH INSPECTOR, DISTRICT No. 4.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 1, 1897.
To the Honorable the Board of Health
Of the City and County of San Francisco:
GENTLEMEN: I hereby submit my report for District No. 4 for the fiscal
year ending June 30, 1897:
Number of complaints filed during year 456
Number of complaints abated 327
Number of complaints, nojcause 86
Number of complaints referred to other departments 31
Number of complaints unabated 12
456
Number of cases diphtheria reported 112
Number of cases scarlatina reported 26
Number of cases typhoid fever reported 20
Number of cases measles reported 232
N mber of fumigations 143
Respectfully,
W. H. DUREN,
Health Inspector, District No. 4.
REPORT OF HEALTH INSPECTOR, DISTRICT No. 5.
SAN FEANCISCO, July 1, 1897.
To the Honorable the Board of Health
Of the City and County of San Francisco —
GENTLEMKN: I hereby submit my report for'District No. 5 for the fiscal
year ending June 30, 1897 :
Number of compl.iin "s unalated at last report 25
Number of complaints died during year 502
HEALTH INSPECTORS' REPORTS.1 959
Number of complaints abated 356
Number of complaints, no cause 81
Number of complaints referred to other departments 51
Number of complaints unabated 39
527
Number of cases diphtheria reported... .'. 45
Number of cases scarlatina reported 14
Number of cases typhoid 1
Number of fumigations 58
Number of cases measles 197
Very respectfully,
A. B. KINNE,
Health Inspector, District No. 5.
REPORT OP HEALTH INSPECTOR, DISTRICT No. 6.
SAN FBANCISCO, July 1, 1897.
To the Honorable the Board of Health
Of the City and County of San Frantisco —
GESTLEMEN: I hereby submit my report for District No. 6 for the fiscal
year ending June 30, 1897:
Number of complaints filed during year 564
Number of complaints abated 362
Number of complaints, no cause 126
Number of complaints referred to other departments 31
Number of complaints unabated 45
564
Number of cases diphtheria reported 47
Number of cases scarlatina reported 15
Number of cases typhoid fever 2
Number of cases measles Ill
175
Number of fumigations 48
Respectfully,
T. DONOVAN,
Health Inspector, District No. 6.
9ft« HEALTH OFFICER'S REPORT.
REPORT OF HEALTH INSPECTOR, DISTRICT No. 7.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 1, 1897.
To the Honorable the Board of Health
Of the City and County of San Francisco —
GENTLEMEN: I hereby submit my report for District No. 7 for the period
from October 1, 1896, to July 30, 1897:
Number of complaints filed during year 335
Number of complaints abated i'17
Number of complaints, no cause 66
Number of complaints referred to other departments 24
Number of complaints unabated 28
~335
Number of cases diphtheria reported 37
Number of cases scarlatina 3W
Number of cases typhoid fever 5
Number of cases measles 185
Number of fumigations
Respectfully,
I. L. DAVID,
Health Inspector, District No.
HEALTH INSPECTORS' REPORTS. 961
REPORT OF HEALTH INSPECTOR, DISTRICT No. 8.
SAN FBANCISCO, July 1, 1897.
To the Honorable the Board of Health
Of the City and County of San Francisco—
GENTLEMEN: I hereby submit my report for District No. 8* for the fiscal
year ending June 30, 1897:
Number ol complaints filed during nine months 31
Number of complaints abated 186
Number of complaints, no cause 57
Number of complaints referred to other departments. ,, , 41
Number of complaints unabated 34
318
Number of cases diphtheria reported 10
Number of cases scarlatina reported 34
Number of cases typhoid fever reported 2
Number of cases measles reported 37
63
Number of fumigations 18
Respectfully,
F. E. BENJAMIN,
Health Inspector, District No. 8.
* District No. 8 was created October 1, 1896.
962 HEALTH OFFICER'S EEPOET.
REPORT OF BATH AND LAUNDRY INSPECTOR.
San Francisco, July 1, 1897.
To the Honorable the Board of Health—
Gentlemen: As Bath and Laundry Inspector, I respectfully submit the follow-
ing report (from November, 189G, to June 30, 1897), covering the inspection of the
various white and Chinese laundries in the City and County of San Francisco:
There are located in this city some six hundred laundries, of which two hundred
are v.'hite and the remaining four hundred Chinese.
The white laundries (American and French) have displayed a commendable
spirit of enterprise in their active co-operation- with this branch of the Health
Department by their willingness to observe such rules and regulations now in force
applying to the sanitation of laundries and the condition of the occupants.
Upon the other hand, the Chinese laundrymen, owing to their ignorance of our
laws and their unwillingness to remedy the many vicious evils resulting from a
lack of inspection on the part of former city officials, displayed a tendency during
my first inspections to oppose any and all sanitary improvements in their establish-
ments. The prompt withdrawal of their laundry permits, aided by a vigorous
enforcement of State and local ordinances, have taught them that the time of old
conditions and open violations of the laws are things of the past. Since then this
class of laundries has steadily improved, both in the cleanliness of the occupants
and the sanitation of the laundries. The work has been slow but somewhat effect-
ive, as I found on later inspections that the tendency to return to old conditions
was still active in the minds of the proprietors of these laundries. This fault, how-
ever, will undoubtedly be remedied in the course of time, with the result that the
Chinese laundries will occupy a higher standard among like enterprises in this city.
As in other newly created departments of the Health Department, new ordi-
nances of the Board of Supervisors granting additional powers to your Honorable
Board in the inspection and supervision of laundries are earnestly recommended.
In this connection I have taken the liberty to suggest such ordinances for passagft
as are deemed necessary for the welfare of the city and the good of the department:
First — Limiting th* number of occupants in laundries according to the condition,
space, etc
Second— Enforcement of good ventilation and pure air.
Third— Prohibiting occupants sleeping under ironing tables upon the clothes of
patrons.
Fourth — Permitting laundries in brick buildings only.
Fifth — Prohibiting walls to be papered, and allowing paint or whitewashing only.
Sixth— Prohibiting the smoking of opium in laundries.
Itegarding the number of laborers permitted to work in laundries, it is abso-
lutely necep&ary that some limitation be placed upon the number of occupants.
Mcny of these Chinese laundries are decidedly overcrowded with help, who, aided
by the lack of ventilation and uncleanly habits, are liable to generate and spread
disease in the clothes of their patrons.
Good ventilation and a generous 'supply of pure air to penetrate in all corners
of each establishment is greatly desired. The atmosphere in some of the laundries
is simply disgusting, while the odors arising therefrom give warning of what is
liable to happen if measures are not taken in the near future to enforce an order
requirin.-i a free circulation of air to all parts of these buildings by means either of
additional windows or such other methods better suited to same.
LAUNDRY INSPECTOR'S REPORT. 963
Formerly (prior to November, 1S96, and to a small extent now) the occupants of
Chinese laundries were accustomed, to sleeping upon the clothes of their patrons
under the ironing tables. Since the inspection of laundries began I have refused
to grant permits to proprietors of laundries who persist in permitting their help to
continue this vicious practice. I have also ordered all curtains hanging before the
ironing tables to be removed so as to allow of a free circulation of air.
It is necessary that white and Chinese laundries be entirely confined to brick
buildings. In such structures the liability of the establishment to catch fire is
reduced to a minimum; the tendency to generate disease is reduced in like propor-
tion, while other nuisances always cropping to the surface in frame buildings to
annoy near-by tenants will naturally be of less frequent occurrence.
TRe papering of walls in laundries is one of the most dangerous practices that
has come under my observation. Prior to the inspection and subsequent condemna-
tion of wall paper, this article was used in fully three-fourths of the Chinese laun-
dries. Much of it was in an old, torn and dilapidated condition from age and
filthy with the odors from numerous washings. While this practice has almost
been entirely done away with, still legislation is necessary to prevent a recurrence.
Opium smoking in laundries by white inmates exists to an alarming extent.
Males and females, white, old and young, indulge in this vice. Laundries so fre-
quented should be quarantined against taking in washing and the proprietors
thereof severely punished. Clothing impregnated with opium fumes and laid upon
by "fiends" is certainly not of a healthy nature to the persons using them there-
after. These opium dens in Chinese laundries also entrap innocent youths and girls
and reduce them to the condition of beasts.
An ordinance introduced by the Chairman of the Bath and Laundry Committee,
Dr. H. H. Hart, prohibiting the spraying of clothes by means of water emitted from
the mouths of the occupants, is being vigorously enforced with decided effect.
The passage of this ordinance has resulted in the adoption by the Chinese of a
can with spray and bulb attachment, thus considerably lessening the liability to
spread disease, while at the same time discontinuing a filthy practice.
I have arrested some fifty Chinese for violation of this order, and secured con-
victions in every case of five dollars or twenty-four hours' imprisonment.
I have added to this, my first annual report, a complete list of white and
Chinese laundries in this city and county which have been under inspection.
Owing- to the frequent change of proprietors the list has been arranged according to
location, by streets, for easy reference.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
WM. H. TOBIN,
Chief Bath and Laundry Inspector.
964
HEALTH OFFICER'S KEPORT.
SUMMARY OF LAUNDRY AND BATH-HOUSE INSPECTIONS.
MONTH. Totals.
LAUNDRIES.
Good
Condition.
Poor
Condition.
December : 59
7
4
3
4
39
36
5-2
55
58
58
213
134
47
February 6$
March . 61
April 217
May 173
June 83
711
94
617
Of the 617 white and Chinese laundries found in poor condition, fully twenty-five
per cent have restored their establishments to a fair sanitary condition. The bal-
ance have been served with notices to abate, and many are new endeavoring to com-
ply with the orders given.
Fifty-one Chinese were arrested, and their conviction secured, for violation of
the ordinance prohibiting the spraying of clothes by means of water emitted from
the mouth.
Four Chinese laundrymen were arrested for refusal to abate nuisances when so
ordered.
Ten Chinese laundries were condemned and ordered closed by the revocation of
their permits. Of this number one was torn down by the owner and a modern busi-
ness structure is now being erected.
Sixteen bath-houses were inspected and all found ir. good condition.
BAKERY INSPECTOR'S REPORT. 966
REPORT OF BAKERY INSPECTOR.
San Francisco, July 1, 1897.
To the Honorable the Board of Health—
Gentlemen: I have the honor to submit the following report for the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1^7:
Total number of bakeries under inspection , 262
Number of inspections from October 1, 18G6, to July 1, 18'.>7 604
Number of nuisances abated 153
Number of nuisances referred to Plumbing Department 8
Number of nuisances unabated , 9
It gives me pleasure to state that good results have been obtained, considering
the short space of time, rins months, since the creation of this department and my
appointment as Bakery Inspector.
The work already accomplished by your Honorable Board in this branch of the
service is certainly worthy of the earnest consideration of every one interested in
cleanly baked bread and .sanitary bake-shops.
One great impediment I find in the performance of my duties, is the deplorable
lack of local c rdinances governing the condition of bake-shops; failure by direct
legislation to give the Board additional powers in the superintendence of their
working, and also to the cleanliness of the occupants.
In scite of. these defects some effective work relative to the placing of all
bakeries in a sanitary condition has been accomplished. I have visited, from time
to time, and at different hours of the day and night, many bake--shops. In cases
where the plumbing was not in a sanitary condition, according to the rules of your
Honorable Body. I have compelled them to place the same in a proper sanitary
cordition. In cases where the floors exhibited signs of dampness, new cement floors
were demanded. Proper ventilation was at ail times required and insisted upon.
In many instances it was necessary to order whitewashing to better the sanitation
of the bake-room proper.
I have visited and located two hundred and fifty-seven bakeries, all of which
I have placed in an alphabetical list arranged according to the names of proprie-
tor.", which list is intended for easy reference by your Honorable Board, and for
that i>art, for the general public interested in the welfare of this branch of the
service.
I would respectfully request that ways and means be devised whereby the effi-
ciency of this department may be increased, either by passage of health regulations
or by ordinances submitted to the Board of Supervisors. It is necessary in these
ordinances to pay particular attention to the cleanliness of the occupants; sanitary
condition of the bake-shops (ventilation, ovens, floors), and to the material used in
the baking of bread. Under ordinances such as these it would be possible for me to
accomplish my duties quicker and in a much more effective manner.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
J. W. CAMERON,
Bakery Inspector.
966 HEALTH OFFICER'S REPORT.
DISINTERMENT INSPECTORS' REPORT.
SAN FBANCISCO, July 1, 1897.
To the Honorable Board of Health
Of the City and County of San Francisco—
GENTLEMEN: We respectfully submit our report of disinterments and re-
movals for the fiscal year 1896-97 :
Total number of permits issued during year 486
Disinterments for fiscal year 1896-97 485
Disinterment permits canceled fiscal year 1896-97 1
486
Disinterments took place at the following cemeteries, viz.:
City (white) 3!)
City (Chinese) 147
Laurel Hill (Chinese) 2
Laurel Hill (white) :;s>
Calvary ];->!
I.O.O.F
No. 228 canceled.
Masonic 35
Mission Dolores 8
Home of Peace s
Private... 1
Total 485
DI3INTERMENT INSPECTOR'S REPORT.
967
Removals were as follows, viz.
City
4
San Anselmo
I
Laurel Hill
10
Marysville
1
Calvary
1
Salinas
1
I 0 0 F
19
New Hampshire
1
Masonic
11
Massachusetts
1
San Mateo County —
St Louis Mo
1
Holy Cross
14 >
Orleans, Mass
1
Cypress Lawn
53
Buffalo, N. Y
1
Home of Peace
S
Louisville, Ky
i
Hills of Eternity
I
Kalamazoo, Mich
1
Mount Olivet
g
Ft Plain, NY ....
. . . . 1
Salem
13
Newtonville, N. Y
1
Oakland
27
Honolulu, H. I
1
Hay wards
3
Welland, Canada
1
San Jose
Quebec, Canada
1
National
6
Ottawa, Canada
1
Santa Clara
1
Guatemala
L
Los Angeles
3
China . .
.... 14!)
San Gabriel
1
San Rafael . .
Total . . .
485
Respectfully,
A. K. HAPERSBERGER, M. D.,
RICHARD M. JONES,
Disinterment Inspectors.
968 HEALTH OFFICER'S REPORT.
REPORT OF BUREAU OF FOOD INSPECTION.
San Francisco, July 1, 1897.
To the Honorable the Board of Health
Of the City and County of San Francisco—
Gentlemen: I have the honor to submit the following report for th.2 fiscal year
ending June 30, 18S7:
During the months of July, August, September and October the inspection of
ir.ilk and dairies proceeded en the same lines as during the: preceding year, viz:
being carried on as best I could alone. During those four months considerable
good Tvas accomplished on account of the many night raids made among the numer-
ous milk dealers. I found, however, that on account of the many severe lessons
taught to unscrupulous dealers the adulteration of milk had very materially -le-
creased. Among th3 many important factors added to the department during the
past year was the opening of the four Food Inspection Stations, which event took
place- on the llth day of November, 1896. Station No. 1, located on Clay street
wharf on account of certain extensions made in the construction of the new ferry
building, has not l-een in operation as desired by the Board of Health. This neces-
sitates the inspection of milk on the different wharves, which is very inconvenient.
I cannot «<y that there will be any change in the method of inspecting milk at the
ferry until we can secure more space for our station. The average number of
wagons inspected daily at this station is 06; average number gallons of milk in-
spected daily, S750. Station No. 2, located at Fourth and Berry streets, is in good
condition, and the average number of wagons inspected daily is 53; average num-
ber gallons of milk inspected, daily, 2,700. Station No. 3, being located on Army
and Alabama streets, at which 15,500 gallons of milk and 385 wagons are inspected
daily, is the most important of the stations and necessitates considerable labor and
care to see that the same is properly managed. Station No. 4 is located on Geary
street and Central avenue, and 44 wagons and 1,050 gallons of milk are inspected
Regarding the establishing and operation of the four open Food Inspection Sta-
tions, I have to say that no doubt if carried on according to the plans outlined by
their originator, J. B. Reinstein, the public of San Francisco would enjoy one of
the most complete milk inspection systems in the United States. Dealers will
hardly risk bringing for inspection impure milk to the stations when they are
made aware of the fact that it might cost them the revocation of their permit, for,
according to the decision of his Honor, Judge Hunt, in the case of Kavanaugh and
Gallagher vs. the Board of Health, the Board has the power to revoke the permit
of any milk dealer who fails to comply with the rules and regulations of the
Health Department. Numerous complaints have been made that many of the
milkmen on receipt of their inspection certificates after having hard their milk in-
spected at the stations, resorted to their old tricks and watered their milk. Re-
garding this I desire to say that for many months I have had two deputies collect-
ing samples throughout the city from restaurants, hotels, milk depots, milk wagons,
and in fact wherever milk was on sale, and the records will show how groundless
have been the complaints. At the present time and for the past three months this
Bureau has been handicapped from the fact that the deputies who were in charge of
REPORT OF BUREAU OF FOOD INSPECTION. 969
gathering samples as above stated are now engaged in the more important work
of assisting veterinary I. W. O'Rourke inspecting dairy herds and administering
the tuberculin test in order that all cows afflicted with tuberculosis shall be exter-
minated. It is needless for me at this time to call the attention of your Honorable
Body to the great number of tuberculous cows there are among the various herds
situated on the different dairies which supply milk to this community, and as this
subject has for the past two years been a source of deep concern to you all, I am
pleased to say that the inspection is progressing uninterruptedly and in good shape,
and if no obstacles are encountered during this term our dairies will have few
unhealthy cows in their herds. There being many other important matters which
it is my desire to call to your attention, I will respectfully refer you to the report
of Veterinary Surgeon O'Rourke concerning the above, which will be found of much
interest.
ESTABLISHING THE BUREAU OF FOOD INSPECTION.
The Board of Health, realising; the great importance and necessity of a thorough
inspection of all kinds of food, devoted considerable of their valuable time in gath-
ering1 data from all the large Eastern States and cities where the inspection of
food is carried on, and after many consultations, at which all matters appertaining
to the inspection of food were most thoroughly discussed, the Board concluded to
take the matter up, organize and establish a Bureau of Food Inspection which
would be a department not in name but in fact. The Bureau was organized last
January and is without doubt one of the most important and beneficial movements
yet inaugurated in the interest and welfare of the community. The work already
accomplished through this branch of the Health Department, although in operation
but a few months, is indeed very creditable, as the statistical report will show.
To the great precautions taken by the Board in interesting the Courts and explain-
ing the necessity of prosecuting all offenders without fear or favor to any one is
largely due the success with which we have met, for during the month of February
a conference was held between the four Police Judges, representatives of the Man-
ufacturers' and Producers' Association and the council of Associated Industries,
his Honor, Mayor Phelan, the chief of Food Inspection, and representatives of the
Health Department. After a very lengthy discussion, and when to all appearances
it seemed as though the result of the conference would be anything but satisfac-
tory, his Honor, Judge Campbell, arose and fearlessly announced that he was
willing that all impure food cases should be assigned to his department and he
would administer the law justly. How beneficial the result of the conference has
been will be seen by the fact that of 38 arrests we have 13 convictions, 20 still pend-
in?;, and 5 dismissals. In 2 cases the jury failed to agree, standing in one case 10
for conviction and 2 for dismissal; in the other, 11 for conviction and 1 for dismis-
sal. Much of the success with which we have thus far met is largely due to the
ceaseless and untiring efforts of Assistant District Attorney Jos. J . Dunn, who,
through the 1-ind interest and courtesy of District Attorney Barnes has, associated
with Prosecuting Attorney Spinetti, conducted the prosecution thus far in all cases
of dealers in adulterated food. Obeying the initiatory orders of the Boa'rd of Health
to procure Eastern goods in any of the lines attached, the purpose was to drive
that class of competition from our midst first rather than antagonize our own
producers and to protect the latter as far as possible under the law. This has
been done as far as it was possible, notably in catsup and condensed milk cases;
but when it came to honey and jellies it was found that the bulk of adulteration
was perpetrated by our own people and the department had no other course to
pursue than to include them in orders and bring them to a realizing sense that
tl.ey were breaking the law without valid excuse. It seems strange that within a
State such as ours, reouted to be the most extensive fruit-grcwing State in the
970 HEALTH OFFICER'S REPORT.
Union, that the manufacturers should stoop to the adulteration of honeys, jellies,
jams and olive oils. It is claimed by some that the adulteration practiced by
our people has been forced upon them in order to meet Eastern competition, but
after a thorough canvass our inspectors have failed to find the Eastern goods in
anything like the amount placed on the market by home manufacturers; hence
that argument would seem to be nil. It is true that grossly adulterated jellies
of Eastern manufacture have been found in thirty-pound pail packages said to con-
tain currant ard rasi berry, when, in fact, no trace whatever of the fruit could be
found, and that they have been purchased for 90 cents a pail, and in some cases, I
am informed that they have been sold for as low as 65 cents per pail. When the
cost of the pail is 12% cents, and the freight from the East is deducted from the
prices stated, it would seem that a novice would require little discernment to deter-
mine that such food is absolutely unfit to be consumed by a human being. It is
needless to say that in all cases of this kind arrests have been made and convic-
tions obtained. Of jellies in glass or tin, as I said before, the bulk of the adulter-
ation has been found, to our discredit, in goods of home manufacture, and of the
few Eastern packages obtained most of them were found pure. This caused the
following remark to be made by one of our retail dealers: "We aim to keep nothing
on our shelves but absolutely pure goods," and can it be possible that in this great
fruit-growing State we shall be obliged to procure commodities from New York or
England in order to get that which is within our borders? In the case of honey
there is no excuse for the use of 95 per cent of gluecose and 5 per cent honey where
bees will thrive in almost any season of the year even within the limits of our
largest cities. In the establishment of this department your Honorable Body has
most certainly undertaken one of the most important, gigantic and far-reaching
movements conceivable. In the first place few articles of food to be had in this
State at the present timeare absolutely pure. When the time shall have arrived to
expose to puV.lic view the atrocious schemes resorted to, by dealers in all classes of
food and drink, to make money by the ruination of the State's credit and the
destruction of human life, our people will stand in amazement and wonder why they
have been apparently dead to this most important matter for the past twenty years.
Under your direction the crusade against adulterated food shall progress, and
with grand results; but in order that the State of California shall occupy the posi-
tion to which she is justly entitled, viz: The producer of food which shall be the
first favorite in the world's markets, and the people, regardless of locality, reap the
benefits of your labor, it will be absolutely necessary that a State Bureau of Food
Inspection be established.
Regaiding- the laws against the adulteration of foods, there are plenty of laws
in the Statue books of this State, but there has never been a method found to en-
force them, nor do the laws themselves provide for the method of enforcement.
To successfully enforce State laws against the adulteration of foods, a central
organized State body or State Commission is required. Hence, in order to suc-
cessfully carry on the work so as to benefit the whole State requires the concentra-
tion of efforts into the hands of State officers backed by legal machinery through
the Attorney-General's office. The entire work of proceeding against the adultera-
tion of foods* of all kinds placed in the hands of such officers should be sustained by
the law, making it the duty of the Attorney-General's department and the different
District Attorneys to act as the agents of the State in the prosecution of violators
of the law. This department has so far maintained the principle that the law will
and shall be enforced. In doing this work for the emancipation of this city and
State from one of its greatest evils, drastic, arbitrary and determined efforts were and
and still are absolutely necessary. The most formidable evil that confronts us is
food adulteration. It is a menace tc every industry of the farm or of the orchard,
and I desire to quote the following from the report of the committee in the United
States Congress on the question of our financial depression:
REPORT OF BUREAU OF FOOD INSPECTION. &71
"The agricultural depression is still further augmented by food adulteration,
which adds millions annually to the farmers' losses. The necessity of State food
inspection demonstrates itself from the fact that dealers convicted in San Fran-
cisco may have branches in other sections of the State where the same brands con-
demned by our local Beard are offered for sale and where we have no jurisdiction.
Such a case was that of Wm. Cline, of 949 Market street, who had a branch in Los
Angeles. After conviction here he was obliged to close his business in this city
and concentrate his interests in the Los Angeles branch.
The case of the United States vs. Dockery, regarding the shipment of adulter-
ated brandy through the United States Custom House to Europe, is of such recent
occurrence that comment is hardly necessary; but suffice it to say that every pos-
sible step has been taken so far, and every possible means will be employed, to
prevent future shipments of a like nature.
It must not, and cannot be expected that a thoroughly effective system for the
protection of our citizens against the nefarious practices of some of our home man-
ufacturers can be accomplished in a day or a year; but with the limited means at
their command the Board of Health are certainly to be commended for the work al-
ready done. Each month and each day brings a new experience in the course of our
duties and this, coupled with the study of reports of States where they have been
fighting impure and adulterated food for years, will in the near future place this
department of the city government in a position to formulate a system which shall
stand not only as a model for our sister States, but shall be as complete and thor-
ough a protection to those within our own borders, so far as home food and conse-
quent health is concerned, as any extant. Hence I would respectfully call your
attention to the necessity of my letter of June 24, 1897, which is as follows:
"San Francisco, June 24, 1897.
To the Honorable the Board of Health—
"Gentlemen: Recognizing the importance of the Pure Food movement to this
city and State, which has brought this city into prominence throughout the Pacific
Coast, I also recognize that the encouragement or crippling of this department rests
with the Board of Supervisors of this city, I would refer you to Section 3009 of the
Political Code of this State, which permits the Board of Health to appoint such
employees as they may deem necessary, and commands the Auditor to audit it, and
the Treasurer to pay warrants drawn for such appointees, so that if a deficiency
exists it will have to be made up out of the General Fund.
"I have divided my statement into three distinct branches and schedules, and
in Schedule "B" I have included an assistant attorney, for without his advice and
assistance our work will not be effective. In making up these schedules I have
borne in mind that the public health is paramount to all other considerations."
972
HEALTH OFFICER'S REPORT.
SCHEDULE A.
MILK INSPECTION.
PER ANNUM.
TOTAL.
Station No. 1, Ferry- 2 Inspectors day and night, at £75 per moiitb
Station^No. 2, Fourth and Berry— 2 Inspectors day and night,, at $75
x 1,800 00
1 800 00
Station No, 3, Alabama street— 4 Inspectors day and night, at £75 per
month . . ... . .
3 600 CO
Station No. 4, Geary and Central avenue— 2 Inspectors day and night,
at $75 per month
1 800 00
Four outside Inspectors, taking milk samples at randjm around the
city, at .$75 per month . .
3 600 00
>ij2 goo QO
sriMM.fKS AND MAINTENANCE.
$90) 00
900 CO
930 00
Telephones (four Stations), at $30 per moiitl)
360 00
Printing sundry reports tally sheets etc at $50 per month
60D 00
Sundry expenses, including sulphuric acid, bottles, labels, etc., at $53
600 00
Transportation (buggies for outside Deputies), at £50 per month
6)0 03
4,860 00
Tot.il
REPORT OF BUREAU OF FOOD INSPECTION.
973
SCHEDULE B.
DEPARTMENT OF FOOD INSPECTION AND LABORATORY.
PER ANNUM
TOTAL.
$2 400 00
Two As-istant Food Inspectors at $125 per month
3,000 10
1 200 00
Assistant Attorney at §200 per month
2,400 03
1 440 00
Chief Chemist at $150 per month
1 800 00
Four Assistant Chemists at $75 per month
3 600 00
1,200 00
Janitor, at S60 per month
720 00
Typewriter at §63 per month
720 00
Messenger, at $50 per mouth
600 00
OI-IQ rofi no
SUPPLIES AND MAINTENANCE.
$600 00
Replenishing instruments, breakage, bottles, tubes, etc. — Chemical
Laboratory — at $50 per month
600 00
Stationery and printing, at $25 per month
300 00
Telephone, at $7.50 per month
90 00
Transportation on buggy hire on inspection, at $50 per month
600 00
300 CO
Permanent improvement— Increase plant for Chemical Laboratory and
Microscopist
Total
$22 830 00
HEALTH OFFICER'S REPORT.
SCHEDULE C.
VETERINARY AND CATTLE DEPARTMENT.
PER ANNUM.
TOTAL.
Veterinary Surgeon, at ,$150 per month
$1 800 00
Six Dairy Inspectors (investigating condition of all dairies and cow
5 400 00
Four Cattle Inspectors (administering the tuberculin test to cattle), $100
4,800 00
*12 000 00
SUPPLIES AND MAINTENANCE.
Rent of quarantine slaughter-house, at $25 per month
Vaqueros (caring for cattle, etc.), at $50 per month
30000
COO 00
600 00
Printing and stationery, at $25 per month . . ... .
300 00
Cost of instruments and hypodermic needles, thermometers, etc., at $50
600 00
1 800 00
300 00
4, SCO 00
Total .
§16 500 00
REPORT OF BUREAU OF FOOD INSPECTION.
975
RECAPITULATION.
•
AMOUNT.
TOTAL.
Schedule A — Milk Inspector
$17 460 CO
Schedule B — Food Inspector and Laboratory
21,570 00
Schedule B — Permanent increase Laboratory
1 500 03
16 500 00
Total . .
857 030 00
language to me is inadequate to express at this time the beneficial results that
will accrue from a successful consummation of this crusade, and I can assure you,
gentlemen, that as long- as the present Board of Health has the matter in charge
there will be no relaxation in their efforts until we can guarantee the public that
the adulteration of foods is a thing of the past.
And now, in conclusion, I desire to say to the consumer, fhe manufacturer, the
press and the Courts, co-operate with us, and the day is not far distant when our
products will be sought from the markets of the world.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant
JAMES P. DOCKERY,
Chief Food Inspector.
976
HEALTH OFFICER'S REPORT.
FOOD INSPECTORS' REPORT.
SAN FBANCISCO, July 1, 1897.
To the Honorable the Board of Health
Of the City and County of San Francisco —
GENTLEMEN: I herewith submit a report in full of the work done at the
four Milk and Food Stations, from the date of their opening, November 11,
1896, up to June 30, 1897 :
STATION No. 1--CLAY-STKEET WHARF.
J. S. REGAN Deputy Food Inspector.
HARRY O'DONNELL Deputy Food Inspector.
MONTH.
WAGONS INSPECTED.
MILK INSPECTED.
Number.
Total.
Gallons.
Total.
1896— November
2,170
3,255
2,7*7
2,571
2,900
2,696
2,970
2,872
22,161
86,830
130,200
236,631
222,191
248,045
266.492
295,086
265.623
1,751,121
1897 — January.
February ...
March
April
May .
Total
(
FOOD INSPECTORS' REPORT.
STATION No. 2-CORNER BERRY AND FOURTH STREETS.
JOSEPH LEHANEY Deputy Food Inspector.
J. H. BREEZE Deputy Food Inspector.
977
MONTH.
WAGONS INSPECTED.
MILK INSPECTED.
Number.
Total.
Gallons.
Total
1896 November
972
1,457
1,511
1,467
1.636
1,593
1,579
1,560
11,775
51,219
76,880
77,808
70,518
74,816
75,128
77,774
76,356
580,499
February. .
March . .
April..
May
June
Total.
STATION No. 3-ARMY AND ALABAMA STREETS.
BEN HANLON Deputy Food Inspector.
ANDREW HARRIGAN Deputy Food Inspector.
THOMAS MCENROE Deputy Fo:d Inspector.
EDWARD TUMALTY Deputy Food Inspector.
MONTH.
WAGONS INSPECTED.
MILK INSPECTED.
Number.
Total.
Gallons, i Total.
1896— November .
7,564
11,346
11,303
10,472
11.776
11,388
11,981
11,670
87,500
300,045
450.089
.482,811
446,020
501,485
482,308
500,295
482.049
3,645,102
March
April
May . ..
Total
62
978
HEALTH OFFICER'S REPORT.
STATION No. 4— GEARY STREET AND CENTRAL AVENUE.
GBO. W. DAVIS Deputy Food Inspector.
L. M. MARTINET Deputy Food Inspector.
MONTH.
WAGONS INSPECTED.
MILK INSPECTED.
Number.
Total.
Gallons.
Total.
1896— November
992
1,488
1,458
1,419
1,519
1,399
1.428
1,338
11.041
23,546
35,898
34,612
33,281
3«,256
35,355
35,705
33,124
267,777
December
1897— January .
February. . .
March
April
May
June
Total
RECAPITULATION.
Total number wagons inspected 132,477
Total number gallons milk inspected 6,244.499
REPORT OF CITY CHEMIST. 979
CITY CHEMIST'S REPORT.
SAN FRANCISCO, August 30, 1897.
To the Honorable Board of Health
Of the City and County of San Francisc.o~
GENTLEMEN: I beg to present the following report on the analytical work by your
Chemical department during the past year, from the time that the laboratory was instituted
about the second week of December, 1896, up to June 30, 1897
The first report comprised 31 samples of Tomato Catsup, of which 2 only were free from
antiseptics, the remainder were found to contain either salicylic acid or boracic acid, and 16
were colored with aniline dyes
In connection with this subject it may perhaps be well to state^that inasmuch as the
greater number of the samples were very liquid and deficient in tomatoes, your Honorable
Body had adopted a standard requiring all tomato catsups to contain 20 per cent, of total
organic solid, including the ash, a matter that does not seem to be known in general by
manufacturers.
980
HEALTH OFFICER'S REPORT.
LIST OF TOMATO CATSUPS AND THEIR ADULTERATIONS.
No.
DESCRIPTION OF SAMPLE.
ADULTERATION
COLOR.
1
Van Canape's Pure, Cincinnati, O
Salicylic acid...
2
Uncle Tom'a Home Made, Western Preserve Co., San
Francisco
3
Smith's Cash Store, San Francisco
Coal tar color
4
Royal Club, San Francisco
5
Curtis Bros., New Label, Rochester, N. Y
Salicylic acid
6
Gorden & Dilworth, New Process, New York
7
Snider'a Home Made, Cincinnati, Ohio
Salicylic acid....
8
The Best, J. O. Schimmel & Co., Philadelphia
Salicylic acid....
9
Fischer Packing Co , San Francisco
Salicylic acid. ..
10
H.J. Heinz & Co. (Keystone), Pittsburg ...
Salicylic acid. . .
11
Connoisseur, Camden, N. Y
Salicylic acid
12
13
Mau, Sadler & Co., Bar Brand
Bar Harbor, location unknown
Salicylic acid....
Salicylic acid...
Coal tar color.
14
Sauuders' Star ; Saunders San Francisco .
Salicylic acid...
15
Stutz Bros.' Perfection, San Francisco
Salicylic acid....
16
S C Hazard & Co., Shrewsbury N Y
Formalin
17
Salicylic acid....
18
Atlantic Packing Co , Camden, NY ....
Salicylic acid....
19
H C Muller Own Make
20
Cutting Packing Co , San Francisco
Salicylic acid....
21
Irvine Bros., New Process, San Francisco ....
Salicylic acid...
22
High Grade Catsup, name not known
Salicylic acid...
23
24
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Golden Star, Tillman & Bendel, San Francisco
Extra-Fine, Phil. Manf. Co., San Francisco
Salicylic acid aud
Borax
Salicylic acid —
Salicylic acid, .-. .
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Wm Cluff & Co. San Francisco
Salicylic acid....
Salicylic acid....
Coal tar color.
144
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Maas Packing Co., 1424 Valencia St., San Francisco
Columbia Catsup, Mullen-Blackledge Co., Indianapolis.
Salicylic acid....
Boracic acid...
Salicylic acid....
Coal tar color.
Coal tar color.
KEPOET OF CITY CHEMIST.
981
CONDENSED MILK AND EVAPORATED CREAM.
Under this head are classed preparations which consist of cows' milk condensed with or
without the addition of sugar, and therefore should represent the constituents of pure milk,
both qualitatively and quantitatively in a concentrated form.
When sugar is added it is then usually called condensed milk; when it is omitted it is
then known as evaporated cream, although made from milk.
On referring to the tabulated analysis given below, it will be seen that the nutrient
qualities of some of the samples are greatly at variance. Out of 14 samples, 7 present
approximately pure condensed milk, representing a standard of about three parts of pure
milk condensed to one part. The remainder seems to have been made either from skim-milk
or milk which was very poor in butter fat. We feel gratified to announce that manufac-
turers are making laudable efforts to bring their condensed milk up to a uniform standard.
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69.55
8.32
8.85
11.14
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11.14
1.98
1.69
51
St Charles Evaporated Cream
70.14
8.34
9.39
10.60
1.53
89
Lily Brand Sterilized Cream
72.69
8.88
7.64
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1.44
44
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73.05
4.93
8.86
11.51
1.65
10
" 99 " Evaporated Cream
74.80
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Gail Borden Brand Condensed Milk
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19.94
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29.22
6.28
12.25
12.25
8.56
27.44
4.00
57
Rose Brand Condensed Milk
28.13
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11.64
10.85
39.60
1.78
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Tip Top Condensed Milk
122.72
6.64
11.55
11.55
1.60
43.69
2.25
87
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6.81
24.15
24.21
24.34
1.78
83
Magnolia Brand Condensed Milk
17.69
3.87
11.63
11.63
1.56
41.85
1.77
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Ocean Brand Condensed Milk..
28.13
68.91
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11.64
9.18
10.35
12.55
39.60
1.78
1.45
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FRUIT JELLIES, JAMS AND MARMALADES.
These preparations, if they are properly made and from the best materials, stand highly
as delicacies, as articles of food.
The analytical data of this report shows that in no line of food products has adulteration
and substitution been carried on to such an alarming extent.
Of 87 samples analyzed, 28 only had the chance of being called pure, 20 were adulterated
and 39 fraudulent substitutes. A majority of those, although passed as pure jellies, made
from their respective fruits, were not made from choice fruit; some were made from im-
mature fruit, some from over-ripe fruit that had already passed into a state of incipient
putrefaction.
Then jellies that had through excessive and prolonged boiling lost much of their delicate
flavor and their natural color, assuming a more or less orange off-color.
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HONEY.
Pure honey when removed from the cells of the honey-comb is liable to candy, that is,
the sugars of the honey crystallize, the honey becoming solid and in this condition unsale-
able. In order to prevent this candying, dealers add usually about 20 per cent, of either
glucose or cane sugar syrup. As these additions can be considered harmless adulterations,
such additions might be allowed with the proviso that such percentage of added glucose or
cane sugar syrup be plainly so stated on the label.
Of thirteen samples of Honey analyzed seven of these (Nos. 30, 33, 36, 38, 41, 53 and 59) were
pure.
The following brands were found to be adulterated :
No. 32.— Pure San Diego Honey. Honey mixed with cane sugar syrup.
No. 43.— Pure Los Angeles Honey. Honey mixed with cane sugar syrup, watered.
No. 50.— Honey, source unknown, contains cane sugar syrup.]
No. 55.— Pure White Clover Honey is nearly all glucose.
No. 56.— Honey, source not indicated. Not pure; honey mixed with glucose.
No. 58.— Pure San Diego Honey. Honey mixed with cane sugar syrup, and watered.
ANALYTIC MISCELLANIES.
RASPBERRY SYRUP.
No. 78.— Compounded Raspberry Syrup, made from cane sugar syrup and glucose, colored with
fuchsine (aniline dye). It contains no raspberries.
No. 214.— Raspberry Syrup. Pure.
Much ef the raspberry syrup sold is not raspberry syrup ; the fraudulent forms the rule, the
pure the exception.
cows: MILK.
No. 187.— City and County Hospital-Sp. Gr., 1.035; Fat, 3.29; Solids not fat, 9.44.
No. 188. -City and County Hospital— Sp. Gr., 1.030; Fat, 6.38; Solids not fat, 8.68.
No. 187 represents normal cows' milk, fully up to the standard.
No. 188 shows a milk very rich in butter fat.
No. 219.— Hominy. Contains no metallic or organic poisons.
No. 184.— Paskola, a flesh forming and artificially-digested food ; the Predigested Food Co , No.
30 Reade street, New York. It consists of commercial glucose with a small quantity of acid phos-
phate of lime. A trade fraud.
No. 90.— City and County Hospital— Claret Wine. A young wine, not adulterated.
Respectfully submitted,
W. T. WENZELL.
KEPOET OF CITY BACTERIOLOGIST. 991
REPORT OF CITY BACTERIOLOGIST.
San Francisco, July 27, 1897.
To the Honorable (he Board of Health-
Gentlemen: Herewith I have the honor of submitting the second annual report
ficm the Bacteriological Department:
The most important feature in this department has been the establishment of
a fully-equipi ed laboratory in one portion of th;» room allotted by the City Hall
Commissioners for the purposes of the Food Inspection Station. This has placed
the efficiency of this branch of the Health Department upon the highest plane. In
logical sequence comes the establishment of a system of greater accuracy in the
diagnosis of certain of the zymotic diseases. In accordance with instructions re-
ceived from your Honorable Body, a system has been put in force by which the
physicians of this city and county are enabled to procure sterilized swabs at con-
venient drug stores, a lis^t of which has been mailed to every practicing physician.
Accompanying these swabs are explicit, printed directions as to their use and the
disposition to be made of the same. Several different leaflets, explaining the ob-
jects to be attained, have been likewise mailed to the medical profession. This
system has been for the purpose of enabling the medical profession to learn accur-
ately, the nature of such cases of suspicious acute throat-affections, as between
diphtheria, and other diseases not diphtheria— in the former case a very rigid quar-
antine being necessarily enforced upon the household so infected, and in the latter
case, not; the acts of the Health Inspectors in each instance being governed by the
report of the Bacteriologist. This system has been modeled after that adopted by
the Health Boards of each of the greater cities of the country, and recommended
by the highest authorities on these subjects. As evidence of the gap which has
been filled by the adoption of this system, repeated commendatory reports have
been received from the members of the medical profession of the city. Strange to
relate, there is a certain indifference to— it cannot be ignorance of— the advantage
of this system on the part of certain of its members of the profession. Death
certificates are sent in and cases reported at the Health Office of diphtheria of
which we have no knowledge from a bacteriological examination, and in which we
are certain that no bacteriological examination has been made otherwise.
The inaccuracy of such methods works a hardship to the members of a family
so afflicted, beside affecting the statistics of the Health Department. It is to be
hoped that eome means of enforcing uniformity in the tabulation of such cases
under their proper heading will form part of our municipal ordinances at an early
date.
The effectiveness of the Department of Food Inspection has been heightened in
certain respects by the examination of the portfons of carcasses of cattle, the sub-
jects of tuberculous disease; by the examination of various samples of suspicious
milk, and by the examinationof various samples of drinking water from sources of
private supply in the city.
992
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REPORT OF VETERINARY SURGEON.
993
The appointment of an assistant by your Honorable Body has greatly increased
the effectiveness of the Laboratory in all respects.
When it shall be made possible for your Honorable Board to enforce the regu-
lation relative to the reporting of contagious and infectious diseases to the Health
Office, it will be in order to place the services of the Laboratory at the disposal of
the medical profession, through the Bacteriologist, in the matter of the diagnosis of
typhoid and tuberculosis by methods recognized as being reasonably accurate.
Trusting to be the means of stili further enhancing the efforts of your Honorable
Board in the Department of Bacteriology and Pathology, I am
"Very respectfully yours
JOHN C. SPENCER, M. D.,
City Bacteriologist.
REPORT OF VETERINARY SURGEON.
San Francisco, July 1, 1897.
To the. Honorable Board of Health
Of the City and County of San Francisco—
Gentlemen: I respectfully present the following work performed by the Veteri-
nary during the year commencing July I, 1896, and ending July 1, 1897:
WORK ACCOMPLISHED.
NUMBER.
152
199
61
Number of cattle killed. .
51
Number of cattle treated as suspects. ...
22
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89
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16
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63
994= HEALTH OFFICER'S KEPORT.
The prevalence of tuberculosis in our dairy herds at once prompts the urgent
necessity of its eradication, and in presenting the foregoing report to your Hon-
orable Body, I am desirous of calling your attention to the large percentage of
consumptive cows which are present in our dairies, even to an external physical
examination. That the disease is prevalent to a greater extent than can be ascer-
tained by such limited examination is demonstrated by the results of our tuber-
culin tests. The subject of tuberculosis in man and its relation to the same dis-
ease in the domesticated animal has been so universally discussed that it is need-
less for me to dwell on what are well known facts regarding it, all being more or
lass familiar with the disease. Sufficient to say that the enormous fatality in
consumption in the human subject forces upon us the necessity of exerting every
effort to effect its eradication. All hygienic measures are directed to fight this
dread assailant of the public health, and as the dairy is the source from which
the disease is to a large extent propagated, the fact at once suggests itself, that
the dairy is where we should attempt to fight it. Since the disease lurks in all
kinds and conditions of animals, fat or lean, well or ill kept, we cannot but
feel exultant at the fact that a most valuable assistant has been applied which
enables us to detect the disease no matter what conditioned animal may be its
host. That the tuberculin test is a most reliable factor in the detection of tuber-
culosis is a recognized fact. Of about two hundred autopsies performed by me,
by means of the tuberculin test upon animals condemned and slaughtered during
my work for your Honorable Board, not one has failed to present lesions of
tuberculosis. Since the present crusade upon the dairies commenced it has been
the means of producing a great decrease in the number of sick cows in our dairies,
as all the dairymen are making every effort to have nothing but healthy cows.
Since few are conversant with the mode of applying the tuberculin test I here-
with subscribe a description of the method which is followed by my department
during an inspection. On arriving at a dairy the cows are each given a number
and accurately described, so that an exact and corresponding record may be kept.
A series of eight temperatures at intervals of two hours is then taken to ascertain
that the animal's condition before inoculation is normal, as frequently there may
be other conditions present which cause an abnormal rise in temperature, in
which case the tuberculin test would be void. After ascertaining that the animal
is not suffering from any ailment which would cause an abnormal temperature,
it is then inoculated. After the lapse of from six to eight hours after inocula-
tion a series of from twelve (ill) to sixteen (16) temperatures are taken at intervals
of about an hour apart, a conclusion is arrived at as to whether the cow is con-
sumptive, the diagnosis being arrived at by a rise in temperature of from three
(3) to five (5) degrees. During an inspection the utmost precaution is taken that
there shall be no opportunity for transmission of disease from one cow to another,
as a separate thermometer is used for each cow, and no temperature taken until
the thermometer has been perfectly sterilized by being placed in a strong
bichloride solution of mercury. An aseptic area is prepared before inocula-
tion, and a separate and sterilized needle is used for each and every cow.
The syringes fire also sterilized, and in fact no detail, no matter how slight, has
been omitted that would help to make the inspection a perfect success. No greater
care could be exercised in a more serious surgical operation than is used in the
method of applying the test. Each animal is numbered and exactly described,
so that there can be no mistakes made in the records. Thosef cows which are
tested are tagged with a tag having the word "passed" or "condemned" upon it,
as the case may be. Those tags in the ears of the cows which are passed are kept
permanently there, and are evidence that the animal has been insoected and
passed. Another matter, gentlemen, which I am very desirous of presenting for
your consideration is the advisability of having in connection with the veterinary
work a quarantine station in which could be placed animals which have already
been tested and condemned awaiting slaughter, animals which are under sus-
REPORT OF VETERINARY SURGEON. 995
pic'ion of having some contagious disease, and, chief and foremost, a place where a
nunber of animals owned by different people may be tested at the same time. As
you are aware, gentlemen, there are hundreds of owners in this city and county
who, own from one (1) to two (2) cows, and even as many as fifteen (15) and
twenty (20), and as they sell milk to their immediate neighbors there is no reason
why their cows should not be insoected just as well as those cows which are
owned by large dairymen. As a matter of fact these are the kind of cows from
which the greater danger arises, as they usually supply some too confident neigh-
bor with milk for the child, and the neighbor thinks that as the milk is from one or
two cows it must be healthy, where, as a matter of fact, these are the worst
kept and most likely to be diseased cows of any. This would facilitate the inspec-
tion, as sixty (60) or eighty (80) cows could be tested at the same time. Another
fact in connection with this station is in the case of a glandered horse being kept
in a stable where other horses are kept, the danger of contagion is very great,
not only to other horses but to those in attendance. It would also facilitate the
testing of horses under suspicion. The veterinary inspection of cows has been able
to go on through the courtesy of Chief Food Inspector Dockery, who detailed
for my work four (4) men, who had been collecting in various parts of the city
samples of food and milk for analytical purposes, and in the event of these men
being withdrawn from the dairy inspection the work will be able to go on but
very slowly. To sum up what will be necessary to make this department anything
like efficient, I respectfully call the attention of your Honorable Board to Schedule
"B" of the report of Chief Food Inspector Dockery. All of which is respectfully
submitted.
I. W. O'ROURKE, Veterinary Surgeon.
996
HEALTH OFFICER'S REPORT.
CITY CEMETERY SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 1, 1897.
To the Honorable the Board of Health
Of the City and County of San Francisco —
GENTLEMEN: I have the honor of submitting for your consideration my
annual report for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1897.
Of the several societies having burial plots in the City Cemetery, there
have been interred as follows :
From Italian M. B. Society
" French " "
German " "
" Jewish " "
" St. Andrew's "
" Russian
" L. Seaman " ,
Total interments for the year.
. 180 From Grand Army of Republic 16
. 22 " Colored O. F. M. B. Soc 1
. 18 " Old Friends 1
. 21 " Select plot 167
6 " Indigent dead 415
. 11 " Chinese Six Companies 430
5 ' ' Japanese 22
1,315
DISINTERMENTS.
White 33
Chinese 147
Total disinterments for the year 186
Reinterments 4
Very respectfully,
J. O'KANE,
Sup't City Cemetery.
QUARANTINE OFFICER'S REPORT.
997
QUARANTINE OFFICER'S REPORT.
SAN FBANCISCO, July 1, 1897.
To the Honorable the Board of Health
Of the City and County of San Francisco —
GENTLEMEN: I have the honor to submit the following report for the fiscal
year ending June 30, 1897:
NUMBER OF
MONTH.
DUES.
RECEIPTS.
VESSELS.
1896.
July
61
|407 50
$107 50
August
62
352 50
352 50
September
65
420 00
420 00
October
83
457 50
457 50
66
382 50
382 50
December
80
482 50
482 50
1897.
January
53
370 00
370 00
February
50
310 00
310 00
March . .. . .
62
360 00
360 00
April
50
305 00
305 00
May
54
339 50
332 50
June
80
505 00
505 00
Total
766
$4,685 00
$4,635 00
998
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999
CITY PHYSICIAN'S REPORT.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 1, 1897.
To the Honorable the Board of Health
Of the City and County cf San Francisco —
GENTLEMEN: Permit me to herewith present the report of the City
Physician for the fiscal year ending Jane 30, 1897.
INDIGENT SICK.
MONTH.
Number Cases
Treated
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1896 July
13
4
August
9
September
October
November
4
3
11
2
3
December
13
4
1897 January . ...
•74
2
February
14
2
March
21
2
2
May
19
1
June . .
11
5
1
Totals . . .
144
25
1
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Total number of cases sent to City and County Hospital.
•2i
Total number of cases treated during the Ttar. . .
.. 144
1000
HEALTH OFFICER'S REPORT.
NATIVITY OF CASES TREATED.
UNITED STATES.
2
California
27
Maine
3
Kentucky
Pennsylvania
3
3
1
]
1
1
Maryland
Kansas
Virginia
Iowa
Ohio
3
3
Louisiana
1
Wisconsin
Michigan
1
1
Illinois
Washington, D. C
Total
IGN.
England
2
1
70
9
Oregon
1
Germany
Poland
Norway
Lower California
Ireland
Canada
FORE
8
2
1
1
16
. . . . 4
Nova Scotia
Austria
1
4
1
1
Denmark
Alaska
Finland
Sweden
3
2
Russia
France
1
1
Bavaria
Unknown
1
3
Scotland
British Columbia
Belgium
PERSONS
1896— July
2
1
1
Total
63
447
. ... 486
590
TREATED A
BROADWA
189
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1897 — January
February .
March
August
September
October
November
December
228
208
399
631
350
April '
May
328
. 28o
301
Total . . .
.. 4.437
CITY PHYSICIAN'S REPORT.
1001
DISEASES TREATED AT TWENTY-SIXTH STREET HOSPITAL.
NAME OF DISEASE.
MALE.
FEMALE.
Leprosy . . ...
18
2
Paraplegia
2
Varecila
1
Total number of cases treated
Discharged
Died
Escaped
Remaining in Hospital
23
1
1
1
20
23 23
Number of Patients remaining in Hospital June 30, 1896 ......................... 16
Admitted during the year ......................... . ............................. 7
23
Respectfully submitted,
A. P. O'BRIEN, M.D.,
City Physician.
1002 HEALTH OFFICER'S KEPORT.
REPORT OF THE ASSISTANT CITY PHYSICIAN
AND POLICE SURGEON.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 1, 1897.
To the Honorable the Board of Health—
Gentlemen: I herewith respectfully submit my annual report for the fiscal
year ending June 30th, 1897.
The total number of cases treated at the City Receiving Hospital during the
year 1896-97 was 5,752, of which 503 were insane. To this number is to be added
the number of patients treated at the Park Branch Receiving Hospital, amounting
to 135 cases, which makes a grand total of 5,888 cases.
The chief event during the past fiscal year was the opening of two Branch Re-
ceiving Hospitals, one at the Golden Gate Park, the other on the water front. The
Park station, which began its activity on February 9th, has amply proven the ne-
cessity of an emergency hospital in that locality, and has met with universal satis-
faction on the part of the public. It is but an act of duty to extend here also the
Park authorities the most sincere thanks for their kindness and liberality, with
which they supported the plans of the Health Department. Owing to some unfore-
seen delays the water front Branch Receiving Hospital could not be put into opera-
ation before the close of the fiscal year, though it was practically completed in
every detail. There is no doubt that it will prove a great blessing to this most in-
dustrious portion of the city where traffic is so strong and the chances of an
accident so numerous. The State Harbor Commissioners through their generosity
in erecting a model hospital in the most favored portion of the water front,
have merited for themselves the thankfulness of the Health Dpartment and grate-
fulness of the people.
Of other improvements in the Receiving Hospital service I have yet to mention
the supply of new instruments which we received in March. The acquisition of
new operating rooms, furniture and of new quarters for the insane, however, re-
main a prime desideratum, the realization of which we must hope from the
coming year. Yours, most respectfully,
DR. C. WEIL, Police Surgeon.
POLICE SURGEON'S REPORT.
1003
DISPOSITION OF CASES.
NAME OF HOSPITAL, ETC.
NUMBER.
TOTAL.
5 753
i372
490
325
34
341
16
4
Discharged to U S Marine Hospital
19
Discharged to St Luke's Hospital . ...
6
Discharged to St. Mary's Hospital
3
Discharged to Children's Hospital . . . .
7
Discharged to Lane Hospital
2
Discharged to Twenty-sixth street Hospital .
3
Discharged to Mount St. Joseph's Home
12
Discharged to Home of Inebriates
3
Died
94
Brought in dead
15
Remaining in Hospital
7
5,753
Prescriptions com pounded for City Physician
Births (one born dead),
1004
HEALTH OFFICER'S REPORT.
CLASSIFlEDfLIST OF|AILMENTS ANDJNJURIES|TREATED AT THE;CITY RECEIVING
•HOSPITAITDURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1897.
Bites of dog 64
Bites of cat 6
Bites of monkey 2
Bites of mouse 2
Bites of horse 4
Bites of centiped 1
Bites of insect 2
Bronchitis 4
Births 13
Bursitis
Burns of head, arms, hand and fingers. . . 93
Burns of body, back and buttock k 6
Burns of face, e.ves and ears 37
Burns of thigh, legs, feet and toes 23
Burns of throat.'neck and shoulders 7
Bubo
Brought in dead 26
Carbuncle ... 1
Catalepsy 2
Cellulitis 3
Cancer 2
Chills and fever 9
Colic (intestinal) 33
Congestion of brain
Congestion of lungs 1
Congestion of liver 1
Conjunctivitis 6
Concussion of brain 4
Concussion of spine
Constipation 1
Contusion of arm, hand, wrist and elbow. 88
Contusion of body, back and breast 35
Contusion of eyes, face, forehead, nose,lips 130
Abrasions of arms, hands and fingers 78
Abrasions of body, neck and shoulder, . . 10
Abrasions of face, head, eye and ear 107
Abrasions of feet, legs, toes and knee ... . 44
Abrasions of cornea 1
Abscess of arm, hands, fingers and shoul-
ders 7
Abscess of face, head, neck, ear and eye. 1
Abscess of body, back, breast, buttock
and spine 1
Abscess of feet, legs, toes and groin^
Abscess of scrotum 1
Abscess of mouth and jaw 1
Abscess of axilla 1
Acne
Adenitis
Apoplexy 18
Alcoholism 338
Aphasia 1
Amnesia.
Amputations of arm
Amputations of hands
Amputations of foot
Amputations of fingers and thumbs
Amputations of lega
Amputations of toes
Asthma
Asphyxiation by gas -. 28
Asphyxiation by smoke
Appendicitis 1
Abortion 4
Abortion, accidental
Angina pectoris 3
POLICE SURGEON'S REPORT.
1005
DISEASES TREATED AT THE RECEIVING HOSPITAL-CoNCLUDiD.
Contusion Jof head, scalp and ear 11
Contusion of fingers and toes 43
Contusion of neck and shoulder 38
Contusion of leg, foot, ankle and
knee 101
Contusion of hip, groin, thigh, side and
abdomen 72
Contusion of spine 1
Cramps 14
Cystitis 1
Cholera infantum 1
Congestive chill 1
Debility 58
Dyspepsia 1
Dermatitis 1
Diarrhoea 1
Dropsy 3
Dysentery 1
Dislocation of ankle 1
Dislocation of arm
Disclocation of clavicle 2
Dislocation of finger 16
Dislocation of elbow 7
Dislocation of jaw 3
Dislocation of metacarpal bones 1
Dislocation of radius 1
Dislocation of rib 2
Dislocation of ulna 4
Dislocation of toes 2
Dislocation of hip 2
Dislocation of shoulder 29
Dislocation of wrist 4
Earache... 4
Epilepsy 146
Erysipelas 1
Epistaxis 17
Eczema N. 2
Examination for rape 7
Examination for sodomy. 1
Foreign body in arm 4
Foreign body In hand 19
Foreign body in finger 41
Foreign body in throat 31
Foreign I:ody in leg 3
Foreign body in foot 4
Foreign body in toe I
Foreign body in shoulder 1
Foreign body in knee 1
Foreign body in face 4
Foreign body in nose 2
Foreign body in ear 7
Foreign body in mouth 2
Foreign body in eye 122
Felon 2
Foundling 10
Fever, typhoid
Fracture of ankle 2
Fracture of astragalus 5
Fracture of acromion process 1
Fracture of clavicle 30
Fracture of calcaneus 4
Fracture (Colle's) 45
Fracture of carpal 1
Fracture of coronoid process 1
Fracture of elbow 4
Fracture of ethmoid. . . 1
1006
HEALTH OFFICER'S REPORT.
DISEASES TREATED AT THE RECEIVING HOSPITAL— COXTIXUED.
Fracture of external condyle 5
Fracture of internal condyle 6
Fracture of femur 30
Fracture of femur (compound) 2
Fracture of femur (compound, commin-
uted) 2
Fracture of fibula 29
Fracture of fibula (compound) 10
Fracture of fibula (compound, commin-
uted) 2
Fracture of fibula (comminuted) 1
Fracture of finger 26
Fracture of finger (compound ) 45
Fracture of finger (compound, commin-
uted) ]6
Fracture of frontal bone
Fracture of greenstick 8
Fracture of humerus 17
Fracture of humerus (compound) 5
Fracture of humerus (compound, com-
minuted) 3
Fracture of ilium
Fracture of nasal bones 27
Fracture of nasal bones (compound) 9
Fracture of nasal bones (compound, com-
minuted) 2
Fracture of malar
Fracture of maxilla (inferior) 8
Fracture of maxilla (superior) 6
Fracture of malleolus 9
Fracture of metacarpal bones 27
Fi-acture of metatarsal bones 3
Fracture of 03 calcis F i
Fracture of olecranon process 1
Fracture of patella 6
Fracture of pelvis 3
Fracture of pubic
Fracture of (Pott's) 22
Fracture of radius 28
Fracture of radius (compound) 5
Fracture of ribs 44
Fracture of scapula n
Fracture of spinal column 2
Fracture of skull 36
Fracture of skull (possible) 19
Fracture of tibia. 42
Fracture of tibia (compound) 10
Fracture of tibia (compound, commin-
uted) 2
Fracture of toes o
Fracture of toes (compound, comminuted) 27
Fracture of ulna 17
Fracture of ulna (compound) 4
Fracture of ulna (compound, commin-
uted) 1
Fract ure of zygoma 1
Glaucoma r 1
Gunshot wound of abdomen 3
Gunshot wound of arm 7
Gunshot wound of body
Gunshot wound of back 2
Gunshot wound of breast. 5
Gunshot wound of buttock 2
Gunshot wound of chin 1
Gunshot wound of cheek 1
Gunshot wound of eye 1
POLICE SURGEON'S EEPOKT.
1007
DISEASES TREVTED AT THE RECEIVING HOSPITAL— CONTINUED.
Gunshot wound of ear 1 !
Gnnshot wound of face 3
Gunshot wound of finger and thumb 2
Gunshot wound of foot 1
Gunshot wound of hand 12
Gunshot wound of head 14
Gunshot wound of leg 6
Gunshot wound of mouth 5
Gunshot wound of neck 1
Gunshot wound of side 7
Gunshot wound of shoulder 3
Gunshot wound of thigh 5
Gunshot wound of wrist 1
Haemoptysis* 2
Hernia 11
Hernia, strangulated 4
Hydrocele 1
Hysteria 21
Heart Disease 13
Haematoma 3
Hemiplegia 1
Hemorrhage of ear 5
Hemorrhage of eye ball 1
Hemorrhage of brain..
Hemorrhage of gum 1
Hemorrhage of lungs 9
Hemorrhage of mouth 2
Hemorrhage of stomach 1
Hemorrhage, subcutaneous 1
Hemorrhage, urethral 1
Homeless 6
Internal injuries 44
Intussusception 1
Insomnia i
Iritis i
Inflammation of knee, leg and foot 1
Inflammation of eye 1
Inflammation of breast l
Insanity 503
La grippe i
Lumbago 5
Locomotor ataxia ^ l
Lost e
Leprosy 4
Mayhem or man bite 16
Malaria u
Mumps i
Neuralgia 5
Nephritis l
Neurasthenia 3
(Edema 4
Paralysis 17
Phlegmon 22
Phthisis 15
Poisoned by ammonia 2
Poisoned by aconite 2
Poisoned by arsenic 5
Poisoned by atropine* 1
Poisoned by bromide ... 1
Poisoned by bichloride of mercury 2
Poisoned by carbolic acid 14
Po:soned by chloral hydrate 2
Poisoned by chloroform 4
Poisoned by chloride of potash 1
Poisoned by cocaine 3
Poisoned by creosote 1
1008
HEALTH OFFICER'S BEPORT.
DISEASES TREATED AT THE RECEIVING HOSPITAL— CONCLUDED.
Poisoned by ergot, fluid extract 1
Poisoned by morphine 21
Poisoned by opium 9
Poisoned by iodine 1
Poisoned by strychnia 1
Poisoned by sulphate of zinc 1
Poisoned by rat poison 3
Pneumonia 3
Pleurisy 6
Pregnancy 18
Prolapsus recti 3
Retention of urine 27
Rheumatism 12
Rupture of arteries 1
Rupture of ligaments 6
Rupture of membrane of ear 1
Rupture of urethra 1
Sprain of ankle 79
Sprain of arm 7
Sprain of back 7
Sprain of elbow 19
Sprain of finger 16
Sprain of foot 11
Sprain of groin
Sprain of hand 24
Sprain of hip 2
Sprain of knee 20
Sprain of leg
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Ulcer of arm and hand
Ulcers of foot, leg and knee
Ulcer of bod3r
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Wounds of ankle
Wounds of arms
Wounds of arm and elbow
Wounds of back and body
Wounds of breast and chest
Wounds of buttock
Wounds of eye, eyebrow and eyelid.
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DISEASES TREATED AT THE RECEIVING HOSPITAL— CONTINUED.
Wounds of fingers and thumbs 497
Wounds of forehead 201
Wounds of foot 55
Wounds of knee 14
Wounds of hip and thigh 8
Wounds of hand . - 316
Wounds of let? 54
Wounds of lip 123
Wounds of neck 42
Wounds of nose. . . . . 103
Wounds of penis, testicle and scrotum. . 6
Wounds of perineum 2
Wounds of side 14
Wounds of shoulder 9
Wounds of throat 18
Wounds of thigh 5
Wounds of loe 24
Wounds of tongue 6
Wounds of wrist 63
Wounds of scalp 838
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HEALTH OFFICER'S REPORT.
REPORT OF PARK RECEIVING HOSPITAL.
I). Conrad Weil—
DEAR SIR: I herewith submit my annual report from February 7, ISDT, to July
3, 1897.
DISPOSITION OF CASES.
NAME OF HOSPITAL, ETC.
NVMBB&.
Total number of persons admitted .
184
2
Sent to City Receiving Hospital
6
Sent to City and County Hospital
1
Sent ty St. Mary's Hospital . . .
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Sent to St. Luke's Hospital
1
Total.
TOTAL
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135
Very respectfully,
J. T. STAFFORD, M. I).
W W. WYMOKK, M. D.
REPORT OF PARK RECEIVING HOSPITAL. , 1017
CLASSIFIED LIST OF AILMENTS AND INJURIES TREATED AT THE PARK RE3EIV-
ING HOSPITAL, FROM FEBRUARY 9, TO JULY t, 1897.
Abrasions of arms, hands and finders 11
Abrasions of body, neck and shoulders 1
Abrasions of face, head, eye and ear 21
Abrasions of feet, legs, toes and knee 6
Alcoholism 1
Acute enteritis 1
Burns of arms, hands and fingers 1
Concussion of brain 3
Contusion of arm, hand, wrist and elbow 3
Contusion ot body, back and breast 4
Contusion of eyes, face, forehead, nose and lips 8
Contusion of head, scalp and ear 7
Contusion of lingers and toes 2
Contusion of leg, foot, ankle and knee 3
Contusion of hip, groin, side, thigh and abdomen 2
Dislocation of finger 2
Dislocation of shoulder '2
Dislocation of wrist 1
Epilepsy 4
Epistaxis 1
Foreign body in hand 1
Foreign body in eye IN
Furuncle 2
Fever (malaria), 1
Fracture of filbula 3
Fracture of finger 1
Fracture of greenstick 1
Fracture of maxilla (inferior) '. 2-
Fracture of nasal bones (compound) -
Fracture of ribs
Fracture of radius 1
Fracture of scapula 1
Fractureof skull 1
Fracture of ulna (compound) 1
Fracture of tibia 3
Gastralgia 1
Hysteria 1
Internal injuries 1
Neuralgia 2
Phthisis 1
Poisoned by cyanide potash 1
Sprain of ankle
1018 HEALTH OFFICER'S REPORT.
CLASSIFIED LIST OF.AILMENTS AND INJURIES-CONCLUDED.
Sprain of back 1
Sprain of wrist : 7
Submersion 2
Syncape 1
Shock (electric) 1
Tonsillitis 1
Toothache 1
Wounds of arm and elbow 2
Wounds of eye, eyebrow and eyelid u
Wounds of chin 1
Wounds of face and cheek 4
Wounds of fingers and thumbs 5
Wounds of forehead 5
Wounds of hand 5
Wounds of leg 2
Wounds of lip 2
Wounds of scalp '.i
ALMSHOUSE BEPOKT. 1019
ALMSHOUSE REPORT.
SAN FBANCISCO, July 1, 1897.
To the Honorable the Board of Health
Of the City and County of San Francisco—
GENTLEMEN : I respectfully submit to your Honorable Body the follow-
ing report of the condition and affairs of the City and County Almshouse for
the fiscal year ending June 30, 1897:
NUMBER OF INMATES ADMITTED.
Males "»2t
Females 128
Total admitted 652
Remaining in the House July 1, 1896 ^70
Total to be accounted for ... 1 ,-"> --
NUMBER OF INMATES DISCHARGED, ETC.
Number of inmates discharged at own request '^0(5
Number of inmates ran away 34
Number of inmates discharged for cause Ill
Number of inmates transferred to other institutions 33
Number of inmates died lit)
Number of inmates discharged when time was up
Remaining in the House July 1, 1S97 021
Total... 1,522
Daily average number of inmates.. . . 912
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HEALTH OFFICER'S REPORT.
NATIVITY OF IXMATKS ADMITTED.
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Alabama
•2
North Carolina..
California
11
New Hampshire
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5
Connecticut
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New Jersev
5
Dolawai-e
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New York
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Illinois
Ohio
15
Indiana
1
Pennsylvania
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Kentucky. ...
1
Rhode Island
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Louisiana
South Carolina
1
Maine -
4
Virginia
3
Maryland
4
West Virginia
-2
Massachusetts
-2H
Wisconsin
1
Michigan.. . .
4
Total for United States. . .
ALMSHOUSE REPORT,
1021
NATIVITY OF INMATE? ADMITTED --CONCLUDED.
FORBl0
Austria
Australia
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Mexico
Newfoundland
5
I
Belgium
2
New Brunswick
2
Brazil
1
Norway ....
Canada
. 12
Nova Scotia
3
Denmark
4
Philippine Islands
1
England.
36
Poland
j
Finland
1
Prussia
9
France . .
29
Scotland
. . 12
74
Spain
j
Greece...
1
Sweden
8
India
1
Switzerland
10
Ireland
. 258
Wales
4
Italy
14
Western Islands
1
Malta
Total Foreign
1
... 497
United States
. 155
Total ..
.. 65
1022
HEALTH OFFICER'S REPORT.
OCCUPATIONS OF INMATES ADMITTED.
A ssayer 1
Baker 6
Barber 6
Barkeeper 6
Blacksmtth 10
Bookkeeper 2
Boilermaker 4
Bricklayer 6
Butcher 5
Butler 1
Builder 1
Brushmaker , 1
Boxmaker 1
Basketruaker 1
Cabinetmaker 5
Carpenter 18
Carriagemaker 2
Carriage painter 2
Cigarmaker 4
Clerk... . 13
Coachman ,
Cook 45
Cooper 4
Currier 1
Copyist 1
Dentist '.. 1
Dishwasher 7
Dressmaker 6
Druggist 2
Engineer 6
Expressman 1
Farmer 7
Fireman 3
Fisherman 1
Gardener 15
Groom
Hostler
Harnessmaker . . .
Housekeeper
Horseshoer
Hotelkeepen
Janitor
Laborer 127
Laundress 4
Laundryman 4
Longshoreman 2
Lineman 1
Lumber dealer 1
Lather 1
Machinist 4
Marblepolisher 2
Millwright 1
Merchant 1
Mason. 1
Miner 30
Miller 3
Moulder 4
Newsmonger 1
Nurse 10
No occupation 5
Oysterman 1
Packer 1
Pantryman 1
Painter 15
Peddler. 20
Plasterer 2
Plumber 1
Plastermoulder 1
Pianomaker 1
Polisher 1
ALMSHOUSE KEPORT.
1023
OCCUPATIONS OF INMATES ADMITTED -CONCLUDED..
Porter 5 Surveyor 1
Poulterer 5 Tailor 10
Printer 2 Tanner 2
Rigger 3 Teamster 10
Railroadman 4 Varnisher 1
Sailor 18 Waiter 10
Seamstress 11 Wagonmaker 2
Servant 60 \ Weaver 3
Shoemaker 11 Watchmaker 3
Stableman 5 I Woodturner 1
Stonecutter 2 j Wheelwright 1
Soldier 1 i Windowwasher 1
Sculptor 1 |
Total 652
AGES OF INMATES ADMITTED!,
From 10 to 19 years 1 From 60 to 69 years 269
From 20 to 29 years 11 From 70 to 79 years 142
From 30 to 39 years 31 From 80 to 89 years IS
From 40 to 49 years 60 From 90 to 99 years 2
From 50 to 59 years 118
Total.
652
1024
HEALTH OFFICER'S REPORT.
SOCIAL CONDITION OF INMATES ADMITTED.
Single , 289
Married 76
Widowers • 185
Widows 93
Divorced 8
Unknown 1
Total G5'2
COLOR OF INMATES ADMITTED.
White 646
Black 3
Dark 3
Total : * 652
BY WHOSE ORDEE ADMITTED.
By His Honor Mayor Sutro 318
By His Honor Mayor Phelau 239
By Superintending Physician City and County Hospital 56
By Dr. Williamson 1
By Supervisor King 2
By Supervisor Smith 1
By Superintendent Reddy 4
By County Jail No. 2 1
Total 652
NUMBER OF TIMES ADMITTED AND READMITTED AFTER DISCHARGE.
First time 338 Eighth time 5
Second time 143 Ninih time 3
Third time 74 Tenth time ' 2
Fourth time 37 Fifteenth time
Fifth time >- • - • 20 Sixteenth time
Sixth time 17 Nineteenth time 1
Seventh time 9 Twentieth time 1
Total 652
ALMSHOUSE BEPORT. 1025
ALMSHOUSE EXPENSES FOR 1896-97.
Salaries of officers and 'employees $18,506 88
Provisions, groceries, fruit, etc , 27,974 18
Dry goods, clothing, etc 4,502 97
Tobacco.. , • 774 93
Medicines, drugs, liquors and alcohol 1,118 46
Repairs and materials of buildings 2.526 18
Repairs of ranges and stoves 64219
Repairs of vehicles and horseshoeing 671 15
Feed of horses and cattle 2,038 57
Fuel, light and water 6.718 42
Tools, implements, hardware, etc 902 75
Laundry supplies 244 04
Furniture, carpets, paints and oils 543 37
Printing, stationery and stamps 167 70
Fivehorses 72500
Telephone 93 87
Material and labor for construction of additional accommodations for 50
inmates 2,057 67
Erection of, machinery for, and labor on new laundry and new morgue (con-
crete) 6,024 77
Total... $76,23310
Total cost of food for 1896-97 §27,974 18
Less amount turned into treasury from sale of junk 535 02
$27,439 16
Daily average number of officers, employees and inmates 941
Daily cost of food per officers, employees and inmates
Total cost of dry goods, clothing, bedding, shoes, etc , $4,502 97
Daily average number of inmates 912
Daily cost per inmate of above articles 1.352c
According to our books the total amount paid out for 1896-97 was §76,233 10
Less amount turned into treasury from sale of junk, etc 535 02
$75,698 08
Daily cost of institution 207 3§
Yearly cost per inmate 83 00
Daily cost per inmate -2275
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1026 HEALTH OFFICER'S REPOST.
The following is a re"sum6 of the work done in the different departments during the year;
TAILORING DEPARTMENT.
Men's cassimere coats made 46
Men's cassimere pants made 79
Men's cassimere vests made , 48
Men's blue jean overalls made 248
Men's blue jean blouses made ... 85
Coats, pants, vests, etc. , repaired 332
SHOEMAKING DEPARTMENT.
Men's shoes made, pairs 117
Men's slippers made, pairs 10
Men's shoes repaired, pairs 785
Women's shoes repaired, pairs 108-
WOMEN'S DEPARTMENT.
The female inmates have made:
Overshirts for men 628
Undershirts for men 213
Drawers for men 283
Chemises 99
Nightgowns 146
Flannel undershirts for women 42
Flannel shirts JO
Women's stockings, pairs 48
Women's aprons 74
Burial caps for women 12
Bedspreads 283
Bed sheets 731
Pillow slii>s 451
Pillow ticks. 103
Bed ticks c 117
Roller toweL. . 13
Shrouds for men „ 70
Shrouds for women 44
Curtains 56
Table clothd 18
Dresses for women 63
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FARM.
ACBK8
House, lot No. 1, grounds and road 5
No. 2 building, grounds and road 5
Hospital lot, grounds and road 4
No. 4 building, grounds and road 2
Under cultivation :—
Potatoes 30
Hay 10
Pasturage 8
Vegetables 12
Waste lands 4
Total ..
LIVE STOCK.
Horses 14
Cows 2
Calves 1
Hogs, large 40
Hogs, small.
Chickens...
Ducks 5
During the fiscal year we received from sales:
Junk, bones and rags $137 20
Hogs, 12,675 Ibs 363 80
Icalf 4 00
Collected from Troy Laundry Co. tor pipes from dryer in new laundry... 30 02
Total $.535 02
which amount has been turned over to the Treasurer.
We also turned over to the Treasurer the effects of deceased inmates, in cash, $152.87,
besides many trinkets of no value.
For the consumption of inmates and the use of the institution, we killed five hogs,
weighing 1,G18 pounds.
By order of the Chief Food Inspector, one cow, infected with tuberculosis, was killed.} |
One horse, condemned by Veterinary Surgeon, was killed.
1028 HEALTH OFFICER'S KEPOBT.
The original appropriation for the City and County Almshouse for the
fiscal year 1896-97, was *30,000 00
To provide for the accommodation and support of 50 more inmates,
there was appropriated at a meeting of the Board of Supervisors,
held September 28, ISPGJsee Order No. 3,018), an additional amount
of -,500 00
Making a total of £8-',500 60
According to our books the total amount paid out for 1896-97 was $76,233 10
Which amount includes the materials and labor for the construction of i.he above-men-
tioned accommodations for fifty additional inmates, at an expense of $2,057.67. Included in
this item is also the cost of a new reading room at No. 2 Building, 50 x 20 feet.
As intimated in our report of last year, we have built a new laundry, furnished with new
and modern machinery, including a new 25-horse power engine and boiler. Also a new
morgue. At a total cost of $6,024.77.
Tlie old laundry, which was a standing menace to the main building, was torn down.
The new buildings have foundations, walls and flooring of concrete cement, with a tin
roof, and were built by the inmates, with the exception of the foreman and finishers.
We also made 227 feet of artificial stone curbing for the improvement and adornment of
the grounds. The building of the new laundry made it necessary to lay 175 feet of six-inch
new iron-stone pipe to connect with the main sewer.
For the purpose of saving water that was going to waste a new six-inch ironstone water
pipe, 332 feet in length, was laid from the wells to the reservoir, doubling the supply of water,
As a protection against fire, 135 feet of two-inch pipe has been laid to the church from
the main water pipe, and seven additional fire plugs'put in.
We also relaid and put to use 800 feet of three-inch old iron pipe, which had not been in
use for many years.
We bought a new boiler and stack for the kitchen at an expense of $425.
A new balcony was built at the south end of the main building, new furnaces in the
basement and a new chimney.
The halls and main stairways of No. 1 and No. 2 buildings have been re-plastered and
painted, and stables and fences whitewashed.
Two hundred yards of drains have been built to carry off seepage water.
I also built a shed from the reading room to the dining room, protecting the inmates
from the inclemency of the weather.
I also relaid the pipes from the tanks to building No. 1 and put in fire plug, so that the
cottage and building No. 1 are now protected p.gainst fire.
I have also had ladders made and put at convenient and necessary places about the
building
On the grounds on the northwest side of building No. 2 we have planted elm trees
thereby improving the appearance of that portion of the grounds, and have made a garden
with all sorts of vegetables out of what was heretofore a waste, adding over an acre to the
land already under cultivation,
We have put one nightnurse in No. 4, women's department, and one night nurse in No
3, who acts as watchman. There are 114 inmates in No. 3 building, and they have heretofore
been without a night nurse.
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In .No. 4, women's department, there are 30 inmates, most of whom are helpless, and
who have heretofore been without a night nurse, the work having been done by one woman
nurse.
Nearly all of the vegetables consumed by the inmates during the year have been grown
on the grounds, and there are thirty acres of potatoes just maturing.
We still supplj' water to an adjoining milk ranch, and receive in return three gallons of
milk daily, valued at fifty cents.
As above shown, the actual cost of sustenance of the institution was. . . $68,150 66
Cost of new accommodations 2,057 67
Cost of new laundry and new morgue (machinery, $3,125; 6,024 77
To tal $76,233 10
By resolution of the Board of Supervisors, the following amounts from
the City and County Almshouse fund were transferred back to the
Treasurer : April 19, 1897, Resolution No. 16,289 3,000 00
May 3, 1897, Resolution No. 16,366 1,500 00
June 1st, Resolution No. 16,528 1,000 00
181,733 10
Balance unexpended and returned to the Treasurer . . 766 90
$82,500 00
From the opening of the Almshouse to the present time, 17,904 inmates have been admit-
ted and provided for.
Daily average number of inmates for past year 912
Daily average previous year ^ 847
An increase of 66-
Deaths during previous year '. 146
Deaths during past year 119
A difference of 27
or 24.31 per cent decrease.
The Almshouse tract contained acres 80
The City has given to the Balboa Boulevard two strips of land, 64 feet wide by 787 feet
long, and 100 feet wide by 220 feet long, respectively, being 72,868 square feet, or acres 1.673
Leaving.... acres 78.327
In consequence of the donation of this land of the Almshouse to the Boulevard.it has
been necessary to build a new fence, 1,312 feet long.
During the construction of the new boulevard, we furnished soup daily to from 50 to 800
men. at an average cost of five dollars per day for a period of three months.
From the trees cut on the land adjoining the boulevard about 100 cords of wood were
obtained, valued at $800.
Whenever it has been necessary ,'we have repaired the public roads in the vicinity.
1030 HEALTH OFFICER'S REPORT.
All the water needed to set the macadam on the Balboa Boulevard \vas ;taken from
our tanks.
We ritted out with bedding the Park Receiving Hospital, and have boarded the doctor
and ambulance driver since the first of March, 1897.
Our sincere thanks are due to the Honorable Board of Health and the Honorable
Board of Supervisors, who by their support and co-operation and their valuable sugges-
tions and aid have facilitated and encouraged our endeavors.
We also desire to thank Doctors Pischl and Cameron for their gratuitous attendance
and services as oculists to the inmates.
Thanks are also due to Rev. \V. H. Tubbs for his long and continuous service to the
institution and for bringing reading matter, clothing, and many other useful articles, and
to the Rev. D. O. Kelly for his regular ministrations to the members of his flock here,
and to the good fathers of St. Dominic's and St. James' parishes, whose services have
been given to the inmates every Sabbath, and who have always come promptly to the
sick who may have needed their ministrations ; and also to the various members of the
Salvation Army, who have made weekly visits to the inmates.
During the past year there was inaugurated a series of monthly entertainments for
the amusement of the inmates. We are under obligations to the kind people who have
contributed their time and talent on those occasions, and to the various societies and
individuals who have contributed reading matter and other things to the institution, all
of which is appreciated.
Respectfully submitted,
K. A. REDDY,
Superintendent.
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1031
REPORT OF MEDICAL DEPARTMENT OF ALMSHOUSE.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 1, 1897.
To the Honorable the Board of Health
Of the City and County of San Francisco—
GENTLEMEN : I hereby present to your Honorable Board the yearly report of the Medical
Department of the City and County Almshouse for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1897 :
Number of inmates July 1, 1897
Average average number of inmates
Number of deaths during year
Number of patients treated
Number of prescriptions
Cost of drugs, alcohol and liquors, etc
921
912
119
4,104
7.832
1,118 46
The general health of the inmates is good.
The hygienic condition of the wards, rooms, etc., due to careful attention to cleanliness and
proper ventilation; and the sanitary condition of the buildings, lavatories, outhouses, etc., due to
recent improved drainage and sewerage system, and plentiful use of disinfectants, is very creditable.
The following is the statistics of the daily average number of inmates, the number of deaths
and also the expenses of the Medical Department for the last five years.
YEAR.
DAILY AVERAGE NUMBER
OF INMATES.
DEATHS.
EXPENSES OF MEDICAL DEPARTMENT.
1892-93
752
139
81,591 08
1893-94
782
138
1,485 72
1894-95
824
166
1,439 31
1895-96
847
146
1,459 99
1896-97
912
119
1,118 46
Respectfully submitted,
W. E. CONLAN,M.D.,
Resident Physician
1032 HOSPITAL REPORT.
HOSPITAL REPORT.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 1, 1897.
To the Honorable the Board of Health
Of the City and County of San Francisco—
GENTLEMEN: I have the honor to present herewith for your consideration
the forty-fourth annual report of the City and County Hospital for the fiscal
year 1896-97.
The following summary has been compiled from the several statements
enclosed herewith and which form a part of this report.
SUMMARY.
Patients iu Hospital July 1, 1896 294
Patients admitted to the Hospital during the fiscal year 3,583
To'al to be accounted for 3,877
Patients discharged cured 1,395
Patients discharged improved 1,237
Patients discharged unimproved 287
Patients sent to Almshouse 56
Patients referred to Insanity Commissioners 20
Patients died during the year 504
Patients remaining June 30, 1697 378
Total accounted for 3,877
Least number of patients during the year (July 5, 1896), 287
Greatest number of patients during the year (April 23, 1897) 410
Total number of days' treatment 130,253
Daily average of patients 357.04
Daily average of officers and employees 1C3.41
Percentage of deaths to results 14.11
Percentage of deaths to total number treated 13
Average time under treatment (days) 33.6
Cost of subsistence per person, per diein $0.169
Cost of subsistence per patient, per diem 0.217
Total expense per patient, per diem 0.735
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Total amount expended during the fiscal year $95,748 15
Expended for " special repairs " 14,718 36
Drugs and provisions furnished Smallpox Hospital 2,089 8*
Drugs furnished Magdalen Asylum 88 85
Actual outlay for current expenses 78,851 10
Amount of appropriation for Hospital purposes §75,000 00
Amount of appropriation for ' ' special repairs " 10,000 00
Deficiency met by transfer from the Almshouse appropriation and by special appropria-
tions by the present Board of Supervisors 10,748 15
In the vf rious monthly reports forwarded to the Board of Health since my
assumption of the duties of Superintendent Physician, on January 15th of the
pret-ent year, I have dealt in detail with the many irregularities of administra-
tion whicl1 occurred previously to my incumbency; therefore, it will be almost
unnecessary to burden this communication with a prolonged and elaborate recital of
the numorous disagreeable circumstances which have marred the conduct of this
Hospital, and which have tonded to promote the unenviable public notoriety to
which it has long be>m subject.
A brief reference, however, must be made to the disgraceful methods pursued in
the disposition of the "Repair Fund" of $10,000, granted as a special appropriation
by the last Board of Supervisors for the purpose of improving the sanitary condi-
tion of the Hospital. This sum, had it been properly expended, would have been
ample for the temporary improvement of the sewer system and a partial renovation
of the interior of the buildings. There apppared to be an insatiable desire on the
part of certain contractors employed to make the necessary repairs under this
fund to pocket whatever they could secure of this money, and at the same time
to do little or no work in return therefor. These facts were so palpable on my
first tour of inspection as Superintendent Physician, that your Honorable Board
was re-quested to appoint an expert to investigate the amount of work accomplished
by these contractors, as well as the amount of money already paid to them. The
revelations brought forth by this investigation showed gross overcharges and abso-
lute dishonesty on the part of nearly every contractor engaged in the prosecution
of this work. A list of the names of the culpable parties was submitted to your
Board and also to the Grand Jury, together with an accurate detail of all labor
performed und all overcharges. The Hospital Committee of the Grand Jury took
a keen interest in this matter, and its members, Messrs. Brunt, Nobmann and
Biaciy, made many visits to the Hospital and made a close examination into the
character of the derelictions, with the result that they confirmed in every respect
the reports of the expert, Mr. Griifln, and further subjected all parties concerned
to a most rigorous inquiry, which finally terminated in the indictment by the
Grand .lury of several of the offenders. It is a matter of regret, however, that
several of the perpetrators of the most apparent frauds have been reported by the
District Attorney as immune from punishment, and that cases against them would
not be actionable-, their only offenses consisting of overcharges which were favor-
ably passed upon by the last executive officer of this hospital and also by the
Chairman of the Hospital Committee of the last Board of Supervisors, and their
claims further approved by the Auditor of the City and County of San Francisco.
l{c Terence to the various reports of the expert will show that enormous sums
of money were paid to contractors for so-called kalsomining of various wards, and
the ccncretinp- of limited areas of flooring. In all, the sum of $1,27.", was expended
in the alleged kalsomining of thirteen wards w;th their corresponding vestibules
and i antrif-s, and, in addition, two small operating rooms. This work was of a
crude and inferior character, and, instead of improving the appearance of the
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wards, actually left them in a worse condition than before the work was com-
menced. During' the administration of Superintendent Physician F. H. Titus,
the kalsomining- of all the wards was performed in a satisfactory manner by the
labor 01! the inmates at the simple cost of the material used, amounting to about
$150. There figures speak for themselves, and comparison Is not only odious but
unnecessary.
The contractor in charge of the concrete work was so liberally paid in propor-
tion to the amount of work performed by him that the Grand Jury, taking cog-
nizance of his exorbitant demands for remuneration, returned an indictment
against him. This indictment was subsequently set aside by reason of a techni-
cality.
Four small wooden reel houses for the lodgment of fire hose were constructed
in the hospital grounds and paid for out of the Repair Fund. The cost of the
houses, outside of the price of the material used, averaged nearly $40 each. This
would represent the labor of ten carpenters for one day on each structure, or re-
versing the ratio, it would have taken one carpenter ten days to erect one reel house.
Expert builders who have examined these reel houses have estimated that, at the
outside limit, $15 would have amply sufficed for the construction of each. The
same extravagant vein of expenditure runs through the accounts of all the carpenter
work performed, and one cannot refer to the bills of the plumber without profound
admiration for the system of finance employed for his own personal profit; and it
is safe to assert that the Repair Fund has been a "good thing" for all who had a
chance to draw upon it.
In January of the present year, owing to the greed of the above mentioned con-
tractors and the wholesale loot of the Repair Fund, the sanitary condition of the
hospital was in a deplorable state. The Repair Fund was already overdrawn to
the extent of nearly $1,000. The entire sewer system had been opened up, and the
broken and leaky pipes lay exposed in the depths of the yawning trenches. The
large conducting sewers situated under the hospital driveway for the conveying of
the drainage of the entire hospital into the street main, were broken and uncov-
ered at the bottom of an enormous excavation which occupied the entrance to the
reservation. Whatever sewage passed through these pipes failed to reach the
street mains, but discharged directly into the excavation. For several weeks all
traffic through the front gate was completely blockaded, and as a consequence the
rear entrance was necessarily utilized as the only available thoroughfare for teams.
In many of the wards soil pipes have been disconnected and left open and the
drainage diverted from its proper channels, so that the total sewage of the hos-
pital was being discharged into the open trenches and in several places directly
upon the surface of the ground, where it was continually being absorbed by the soil.
The atmosphere reeked with the stench from the open drains; the germ-laden
effluvia from the fetid streams which trickled through the ground permeated every
department of the hospital, undermining the health af the well and intensifying the
distress of the sick.
Your Honorable Board will recollect that a resolution was passed by which the
Maternity Ward was closed during the months of January and February, this
being deemed an absolute necessity for the purpose of protecting parturient women
from the disastrous consequences which would have resulted from their being ex-
posed to the then prevalent elements of danger to life.
On the accession to office of the present Board of Supervisors, speedy steps
were at once taken to relieve the conditions above quoted. Tne members of the
Hospital Committee of that Board, Messrs. Dodge, Clinton and Rottanzi (all three,
providentially, being intelligent medical men), took in the situation at a glance and
put forth energetic efforts to restore the hospital, as far as possible, to a condition
fit for habitation. Under their direction the worthless iron-stone pipe, the relics of
previous sewer systems, which was lying broken, warped at the joints and filled
with eucalyptus undergrowth, was taken up and replaced by cast-ii-on pipe under
HOSPITAL EEPOKT. 1035
the careful superintendence of Plumbing Inspector Sullivan. As a result of the in-
terest shown by this Hospital Committee, the greater part of the hospital building
is now properly drained, and, although much criticism has been directed toward
the Plumbing Inspector for his arbitrary action in insisting upon the use of cast-
iron as a substitute for iron-stone pipe, the wisdom of such a course is clearly in
evidence to any unbiased person who has had the opportunity of inspecting the
piping which was removed.
An attempt has been made during the present administration to improve the ap-
pearance of the hospital grounds, which during the preceding regime had been no-
toriously neglected. In order to bring about this improvement, the assistance of
Sheriff Whelan was invoked and a request made for the services of a squad of
prisoners. The Sheriff responded promptly, and under his orders a number of pris-
onera were sent over daily for several weeks from Branch Jail No. 2. While this
labor was available, many eucalyptus trees, which had hitherto encumbered the
ground, were cut down and sawed into lengths suitable for use in the furnace.
Much valuable fuel was thereby obtained, and the removal of these trees not only
adfled materially to the appearance of the reservation, but permitted the entrance of
light and warmth into wards previously overshaded. The fences, outbuildings and
substructure of the hospital were thoroughly scraped and whitened, so that by the
time the labor of the prisoners was completed the grounds were more cleanly and
the general effect more cheerful than at any time for years past.
The hospital, situated as it is in the warmest portion of the city, should, under-
proper care, have been surrounded by the choicest flowers and shrubbery, climatic
conditions being m;ist favorable to their culture. The gardener of the hospital,
for lack of assistants and material, had been unable to bring about any decided re-
sults in the matter of floriculture. In the early part of the present year he was
given two assistants, at an aggregate expense of $10 per month, and a small amount
from the petty fund was expended for seeds and slips. The Park Commissioners
were asked to contribute plants and shrubs, and responded liberally. Within the
short space of six months fully one-half of the ground in the rear of the hospital,
which for many years had been a barren patch of soil, utilized for the reception of
all kinds of debris, has been transformed into a charming garden spot, and by the
time the summer of 1893 will have arrived the large additional area will have been
fertilized and devoted to garden purposes.
The manner in which this hospital has been neglected in the past by municipal
authorities is a signal and standing reproach. The capacity of the hospital is the
same as when erected twenty-five years ago. Since then the population of the
city has doubled, but the annual appropriations have been progressively lessened.
In every ward much of the bedding is in tatters and many of the windows uncur-
tained. The surgical appliances and instruments are in most instances imperfect,
of inferior quality, and many of them obsolete. Of late years surgical instruments
purchased for the hospital have been of the cheapest grade and entirely unsuited
for hospital work; their condition necessitating frequent repair, and very often
complete abandonment of their use. The present equipment of instruments in the
suigical division of this hospital is emphatically the poorest and most worthless of
any institution in San Francisco; and the Visiting Surgeons are frequently com-
pelled to bring to the hospital instruments from their own private collection in
order that they may procure satisfactory results in their service.
The hospital is entirely lacking in electrical appliances, two or three old and
worn out Faradic batteries constituting the entire outfit. It is therefore an im-
possibility for the visiting or resident staff to treat in either a scientific or intel-
ligent manner patients requiring the application of electricity. This is a defect
which sTiould receive prompt attention and be remedied without delay.
Every first-class hospital in the country has a library connected with it for
the use of the resident staff. As a matter of course this hospital has none. There
should be, as an integral part of the institution, a complete medical library for
1036 HOSPITAL REPORT.
the use and instruction of the resident medical officers. This, however, would
probably be looked upon by the guardians of the public treasury as an extravagant
luxury, and the mere suggestion of such an un-San Franciscan innovation will no
doubt be hailed as heretical and may possibly be instrumental in producing apo-
plectic attacks among indignant municipal financiers. I make bold, however, to
recommend that a certain portion of the annual appropriation for the coming fiscal
year be set apart for the purchase of standard medical works to form the nucleus
of a library for the hospital.
Much of the work in the hospital could be facilitated were proper electric and
telephonic communication established between the executive department and the
various wards. Valuable time now lost in the transmission of messages through-
out the institution would be saved, and a reduction in the number of minor em-
ployees could readily be made. At present a system of signals, handed down
from time immemorial is now in use. These signals are made known to the en-
tire hospital by the clanging of an enormous gong which "hath murdered sleep"
for many years and has constantly been the cause of distxirbingr the rest and
coi tributing to the increased discomfort of sick and dying patients. This relic of
barbarism should be relegated to the Park Museum as a brazen exhibit of noisy
economy as practiced in the City and County Hospital of San Francisco. The
placing of a suitable electric bell and telephonic system would entail a compara-
tively light expense, and would accomplish the elimination of the disagreeable
gong system now employed, and I recommend unreservedly that this matter be seri-
ously considered by your Board and an appeal made to the Board of Supervisors
to provide for this reform.
Another serious defect marring the efficiency of the hospital is the absence of
appropriate quarters to be used as places of resort for patients who are conval-
escent and able to leave their wards. Such patients are compelled, during inclem-
ent weather, either to remain at their bedside in their wards or to take their exer-
cise in the main corridor, through which the wind frequently blows like a hurri-
cane and where they are not allowed to congregate on account of impeding the
movt'ments of the employees. In the interest of humanity a pavilion, partially
roofed with glass, should be erected at a short distance from the main building,
to which patients could repair and have the benefit of warmth and freedom from
the unpleasant surroundings of the wards to which they belong. This pavilion
could have separate compartments for male and female patients and could be used
at all times during the day as reading and smoking rooms, and the comfort of those
privileged to occupy it greatly enhanced. This proposition will undoubtedly call
forth condemnation as a tax-eating extravagance and an unnecessary expense to
the city; nevertheless, I submit it to your consideration in the hope that you will
urge its adoption.
I; is a notorious and flagrant fact that the hospital is entirely without facilities
for the removal and escape, in case of fire, of patients located upon the upper floors.
Cr.ly onn upper ward of the hospital is provided with means of egress at the rear.
The buildings are of frame, old and dry, and without a single fire escape. They are
so arranged that were a fire to obtain headway it would sweep through the long
corridor, and in a few minutes the entire structure would be completely consumed.
Filled, as the hospital is, at all times of the year, with helpless and bed-ridden pa-
tients it would be an absolute impossibility to remove them in time to a place of
safety, and tho loss of life would be appalling. I predict that this catastrophe will
surely overtake this hospital at some unexep?ctad moment, and the economists of
the city will then have the satisfaction of knowing that through their conservative
parsimony a large portion of- the city's wards will have been roasted to death, and
this tax-burdened municipality relieved for a time of the hospital incubus. Such a
magnificent conflagration, with its accompanying holocaust of incineration, would
be a gorgeous and lurid demonstration in honor of the perpetuation of the "dollar
limit." An additional spasm of glee and exaltation would in all probability animate
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our iScal Apostles of Retrenchment were some of the "useless employees," so much
talked-of, included in the sacrificial burnt offering- to the tin god "Economy."
Another constant menace to life and property is the worn-out boiler in the engine
room. All the tubes are leaky, the back burnt through and an explosion is liable
to occur without warning. The twenty-five foot iron smoke stack surmounting
the brick chimney has long been in service and has burnt through from top to bot-
tom, and the upper section has fallen of its own weight to such an angle that a re-
verse draught has been created, and the doubtful efficiency of the entire plant still
further minimized. An accompanying photograph serves to illustrate the peculiar
position of the smoke stack with relation to surrounding objects.
The laundry is entirely inadequate for the needs of the hospital. The ma-
chinery is old and imperfoct, necessitating frequent repair, and for this reason the
work is perforce hurried and incomplete. Much of the labor is done b> hnnd and
the clothing and bedding returned to the wards insufficiently laundried. A steam
mangle is imperatively required as a part of the equipment. Furthermore, the
tpace occupied by this department is very limited, and although the laundry forct;
is small, there is not enough room to permit of the proper handling of the wash-
ing-. Ihe flooring is worn through in the ironing room 'and the dryer has out-
lived its usefulness. Another photograph is here submitted, showing the over-
crowded condition of the washroom. In a public hospital the provisions for clean-
liness should take precedence with skilled medical treatment and proper feeding
over all other requirements, but in this hospital the laundry has for years been a
bone of contention between Boards of Supervisors and hospital authorities, the
Hoards of Supervisors Invariably triumphing and permitting the laundry to still
fuither lapse in its deterioration until it has reached its present disgraceful stage
of decrepitude.
The Training School for Nurses is in active operation, and about thirty pupil
nurses are under instruction. Reference to the report of the Principal of the
Training School will indicate the methods pursued in the conduct of the school
and the quality of work carried out under its auspices. This division of the hos-
pital had been neglected through indifference on the part of the last administra-
tion, and the lecture course discontinued through lack of sufficient effort to maintain
it, The discipline of the school was seriously affected and its organization imper-
iled. Radical treatment of certain disturbing elements in the personnel of the
schcoi, the delegation of proper authority to the Principal, and the re-establish-
ment of the course of lectures, have militated toward its improvement, and at the
'present time the services performed by its pupils in the different wards of the hos-
pital are worthy of commendation. Your attention is again directed to the report
of the Principal of the Training School, setting forth the many disadvantages
under which it is conducted. The number of pupils is too small for the amount' of
work required of them, and the living apartments of the nurses are totally inade-
quate. A study of the comparative table embodied in the Principal's report will
show this hospital to be the most scantily supplied with nurses of any on the list;
the average in the principal hospitals to which Training Schools are attached is
four patients to each nurse, while in this hospital the number assigned to the care
of a pupil nurse averages fourteen. This paucity of nurses will, beyond doubt,
meet with the approval of the "economists," but it imposes excessive labor upon
the nurse and prevents the sufficient attention being given to patients. The num-
ber of nurses could be doubled at a nominal expense with material gain to the
efficiency of the hospital, but under the present circumstances accommodations
are so limited that the plan will be impracticable.
The report of the Steward states in detail the expenses of the hospital for the
past year. Under the present administration the directions of the visiting staff as
to diet and medicines ha\!e been carried out, and no attempt has been made to
curtail their orders. It has been assumed, and with perfect justice, that the
members of the visiting staff are sufficiently intelligent to recognize the needs of
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the patients entrusted to their care, and any action on the part of the executive
department of the hospital tending to alter or abridge the orders for food or med-
icines issued by them is a direct insult to their skill and an injustice to the pa-
tients. The methods pursued in some of the previous administrations of arbitrarily
changing the diet sheets and prescriptions of the Visiting Staff are to be condemned
as reprehensible and deserving of censure. Subsistence could readily be limited and
reduced to the standard of Dotheboys Hall, were lard to be used instead of butter;
were the variety of molasses, known as "Black Strap," to be furnished instead of
sugar; water given in lieu of milk, and medicines juggled with in proportion. At
the present time these substitutions are not practiced, and the yearly expense has
consequently been greater than would meet with the approval of persons who are
more interested in reducing the tax levy than in alleviating the sufferings of their
fellow-men.
The statements of Superintendent Physician Titus in his last annual report
concerning the difficulties of preserving proper discipline in the hospital, owing to
the failure on the part of the appointing power to vest the executive officer with
proper authority over his suboi dinates, strike emphatically the key note of hospital
mismanagement. No Superintendent can properly administer the affairs of an
institution of which he is presumed to have control, unlet-s those under him recog-
nize that his authority is unquestioned and that his rulings will receive the undi-
vided support of the administrative Board. The misfortune of this hospital has
been that every subordinate- officer and employee considered his or her tenure of
office, rot conditional upon the faithful performance of duty, but as dependent only
upon favoritism of some particular member cf the Board of Health, or upon the
exercise of a "pull" with the prevailing polirical faction. Whenever an employee
is privileged to go behind the dictum of h'>s superior officer and appeal to the
higher authority, the discipline of the institution in which he is a servant is surely
and irreparably undermined.
Under the present system of double government the Board of Health is pos-
sessed of limited power. It can only appoint the officers and employees of the
hospital and regulate their salaries, the disposition of all other expenditures being
relegated to the Board of Supervisors. The Superintendent Physician of the hos-
pital consequently occupies an unenviable position. He is compelled to await the
pleasure of the Hospital Committee of the Board of Supervisors in matters apper-
taining to the purchase of all necessary supplies, such as subsistence, drugs and
surgical instruments. Should the members &f this committee feel disinclined to
honor requisitions, no matter how urgent the necessity may be, the hospital is
thereby deprived correspondingly. The administration of the hospital is then
open to public criticism, and accusations of neglect and indifference are made
against the executive officer, and the Board of Health, who appointed him, are
held culpable for his derelictions, while the Supervisors who may be to blame for
such condition of affairs are free from unfavorable comment.
The Superintendent Physician is held responsible for all expenditures from the
hospital appropriation, but at the same time has no voice in the awarding of con-
tracts, in the correction of overcharges, nor in any particular can he regulate the
disposition of the hospital funds. It is a matter cf record that during the last
administration bills for non-contract work amounting individually to more than
$5uO have, contrary to law, been presented to this hospital and approved by the
Supervisorial Committee. During the month of December, 1^96, plumbing bills
from one firm, aggregating more than $2,600, were presented, approved and paid.
Thf; letter of the law, however, was adhered to inasmuch as each bill called for a
smaller amount than $500, but the spirit of the law was outrageously violated, as
all these bills were evidently intentionally divided into smaller sums in order to
avoid detection. As already r.tated, this money was paid, but all the hospital re-
ceived in return were the open trenches and the disconnected plumbing mentioned
elsewhere.
HOSPITAL REPORT. 1039
The law evidently presumes that Boards of Health are incompetent, mentally
and morally, to manage the expenditures of eleemosynary institutions, and there-
fore confers such rasponsibility upon the laity. • The present fortunate circum-
stances of having a Hospital Committee of the Board of Supervisors, composed en-
tirely of medical men, is an accident not liable to occur again in the history of
San Franci&co, and the harmony existing a.t the present time between this commit-
tee and your Board will not be transmitted as a heritage to your and their suc-
cessors. So long as this double government prevails, scandals of administration
are unavoidable; and the direction of hospital affairs should be relegated to one
governing body, having absolute power over its finances as well as the regulation
of the conduct of its officers and employees. This can be best accomplished by
the organization of a Board of Charities, composed equally of reputable physicians
and honest laymen, the members of this conjoint commission to be appointed by
the Mayor of the city, who as a rule will make judicious selections. When this
idea is perfected and brought to an issue the City and County Hospital can be so
conducted as to be a credit to the city.
Tfie action of your Board in requiring certain officers and employees to be uni-
formed according to their rank, has been productive of good results and has con-
tributed to the improvement of discipline as well as personal appearance.
With a view to increasing the comprehensiveness of the statistical portion of
this report a number of diagrams have been prepared. Several of these demon-
strate the percentage of mortality due to certain diseases. It will be seen that
out of the total of 504 deaths occurring during the last fiscal year, 28 resulted from
pneumonia, 39 from cancer, 68 from diseases of the heart, while tuberculosis heads
the list wii.li 147. The tact that 30 per oeut of the entire mortality of the hos-
pital is due to tubercular diseases is a sufficiently strong argum3iit as to itrf preva-
lence and the necessity of controlling its spread by suitable municipal and State
legislation.
I legtet to state that there is no question tut that a considerable proportion of
the cases of tuberculosis treated in this hospital are directly resultant from asso-
ciation ir. the wards with other patients suffering from this disease. The records
of the horpital show that patients who have been treated for bronchial and other
complaints have re-entered the hospital, having become, in the meantime, the vic-
tims of tuberculosis contracted during their previous residence in the wards. The
vi?iting and resident staff will. vouch fcr the truth of this assertion, and can refer
directly to cases which have come under their immediate observation. Although
the effort is made to isolate the patients who are suffering from this form of dis-
ease/ yet, owing to the lack of sufficient accommodations in other portions of the
hospital, other cases must necessarily be admitted to the same wards.
That this hospital, instead of being a resort for the relief and cure of disease,
has become a hot bed for the culture of tubercle bacilli, and is continually serving
as a focal point for the dissemination of tubercular infection, is a crime which
be laid at no other door than that of the city government, which at all times has
been apathetic if not actually antagonistic to any measure intended to reform the
present imperfect and insufficient apology for a public hospital.
"The primary function of hospitals is the successful treatment of diseases
and acciotnts in the strictest relation to the interests and advantages of the sick
and stricken individual. To this all other relations, scientific and administrative,
must be absolutely subordinated in spite of the wide-spread popular belief to the
contrary."
This quotation from the report of a prominent Eastern hospital authority should
serve a* a cardinal text for the guidance and instruction of those upon whom the
responsibility of conducting public hospitals devolves. A hospital is not to be
considered as a paupers' retreat, but as a shelter for the common people tempor-
arily disabled, where under the treatment of skilled physicians and educated nurses
they may be restored in the shortest possible time to health and a wage-earning
capacity, and thus render them independent of public charity.
1040 HOSPITAL REPORT.
There has, .apparently, been little effort on the part of previous administrations
to compile and collate, for the benefit of the medical profession, the data relative
to the vast amount of medical and surgical material cared for every year in the
waids of this hospital. Observation of the annual reports for the past twenty-five
years shows that up to the presentation of this report an antique and unsatisfactory
system of alphabetical classification of diseases has been in use. Statistics ren-
dered in such a manner are of no value to the reader, and their insertion in the
body of any report simply adds to the bulk and detracts from its worth. In the
preparation of this report considerable care has been taken to classify the different
diseases, for which patients have been admitted, in such a manner as to consti-
tute a comprehensive and intelligent ra.sume of the year's work. Although this
classification may be imperfect in some respects, yet it establishes a plan which,
if followed out and improved upon during the coming year, will result in a thor-
oughly reliable and complete tabulation of diagnoses in the next annual report.
Notwithstanding the great quantity and variety of clinical and pathological
material handled yearly by the hospital staff, the annual reports of the hospital
have hitherto contained no records or histories in elaboration of interesting cases.
This is in marked contradistinction to the custom of the large hospitals in the East
and in Europe, the annual reports of which always contain valuable information
In addition to bare statistics. I would recommend to the Board that an official
Pathologist, under suitable salary, be attached to this hospital, whose duty it
shall be to assume charge of all pathological specimens, post-mortems and other-
wise, to examine the same and to report in full the result of his investigations to
tlv) Superintendent Physician; such results to be compiled and to form part of the
annual report of the hospital.
In conclusion I might venture to suggest that in recommending improvements
of the hospital, in the matter of new buildings and the repair of the present struct-
ures, time may possibly have been wasted, as many of these buildings are prac-
tically beyond repair and any attempt to place the plant in suitable condition
would result in an unwarranted and enormous outlay of money. To sum up briefly,
there is little to commend and much to condemn. The City and County Hospital
is simply an aggregation of buildings, inadequate in size, insufficient in arrange-
ment, and rotten by reason of their great age. At the time they were built they
were intended as a temporary expedient for hospital purposes. They have been
allowed to remain in their present situation until they are rapidly falling to pieces
from decay. For a quarter of a century they have served as a refuge for every
known form of disease. They are saturated with filth and impregnated with
germs. They are a menace to the health of the community in which they are
located. They are a disgrace to civilization and an ulcer upon the municipality.
They give the lie to our boasted Western generosity, and have perverted a public
charity into a public nuisance. They cannot be improved; they cannot be recon-
structed. Their further continuance is a crime against humanity, and in the inter-
est of the common good they should be abandoned and demolished. I unre-
servedly and unhestatingly recommend the speedy condemnation and utter demoli-
tion of the present City and County Hospital, and the erection in its stead of a
new structure, modern in its design, intelligent in its conception, scientific in its
appliances, and one to which the city and State may point with pride and not
with shame. Respecfully submitted,
JOHN M. WILLIAMSON, M.D.
Superintendent Physician.
HOSPITAL STATISTICS.
1041
YEARLY SUMMARY
SHOWING NUMBER OF PATIENTS ADMITTED AND DISCHARGED AND DAILY
AVERAGE FOR 26 YEARS.
FISCAL YEAR ENDING
JUNE 30-
it
ti
1872 296
1873 244
1874 303
1875 337
1876 382
1877 295
1878 | 368
1879 ! 351
1880 362
1881 ' 371
1882.... 365
1883 344
1884 349
1885 359
1886 i 391
1887 401
1888 292
1889 255
1893 305
1891 352
1892 368
1893 288
1894 343
1895 425
1896 266
1897... 294
2,365
2,863
3,231
3,921
3,376
3,012
3,007
3,174
2,955
3,204
3.151
3,002
3,288
3,191
3,140
3,128
2,914
3,022
3,466
3,468
4,393
3,614
3,782
2,680
3,422
3.583
2,561
3,107
3,534
4,258
3,758
3.307
3,375
3,525
3,317
3,575
3,516
3,?46
3,637
3,550
3,531
3,529
3,206
3,277
3,771
3.820
4,761
3,902
4,125
3,105
3,688
3,877
2,417
2,804
3,197
3;876
3.363
3,005 .
2,990
3,163
2,946
3,210
3,172
2,997
3,578
3,159
3,130
3.137
2,951
2,972
3,419
3,452
4.373
3.559
3.700
2,839
3,394
3,499
289.3
331.1
3€7.3
387.2
3745
360.2
383.5
379.1
388.0
383.1
383.0
366.4
389.1
389.2
392.3
411.6
304.3
310.5
324.3
375.2
294.2
318.0
413.6
301.95
332.2
357.04
66
1042
HOSPITAL KEPORT.
TABLE SHOWING NUMBER OF PATIENTS REMAINING ON FIRST OF EACH
MONTH, NUMBER ADMITTED, NUMBER DISCHARGED,
AND AVERAGE FOR MONTH.
2<
SB
H
~ ^ '
B 3 c
|1
et- <
MONTH.
?!'o
Si
!l
£g
Ȥ'
|
; 1
II
II
D<
: P
1 3
a?
: c
: t
||
1896— July
294
308
283
306.1
August
319
273
293
311.19
September.
299
294
259
321.4
October
334
305
309
342 32
November
330
303
298
wa
333 63
December
335
336
299
362.03
1897 — January .
372
299
304
378.45
February
367
265
241
381.64
March . .
391
323
315
388 39
April . .
399
284
296
393.3
May
387
294
305
392 64
June
370
299
297
373.4
July 1st
378
Totals
3,583
3,499
357.04
HOSPITAL STATISTICS.
1043
CIVIL CONDITION OF DECEASED PATIENTS.
MALE.
FEMALE.
TOTALS.
Single
263
25
288
65
49
114
Widowed
58
41
99
3
3
Totals
389
115
504
AGES OF DECEASED PATIENTS.
NO.
NO.
Under 1 year
< I
From 60 to 70 years
83
From 1 to 10 years
1
From 70 to 80 years
9
From 10 to 20 years. . ....
9
From 80 to 90 years
7
From 20 to 30 years
78
From 90 to 100 years
101
From 100 to 110 yearf.
1
From 40 to 50 years
91
Unk nowa
1
From 50 to 60 years . .
1C3
Total . .
504
1041
HOSPITAL REPORT.
SEX OF DECEASED PATIENTS.
Males
Females.
Totals.
389
115
504
KACE OF DECEASED PATIENTS.
Caucasian.
Negro
Mongolian
Indian
Malay ,
Total.
594
HOSPITAL STATISTICS.
1045
NATIVITIES OF PATIENTS.
UNITED 1STATES.
Californ
Colorado.
Connect
Delawai
District
Georgia
Illinois.
Indiana
Iowa...
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine . .
Marylan
Massach
Michigan
Mianesot
Mississipp
Missouri .
Montana
la 6
Nebraska
5
2
14
as 2
New Hampshire
7
nia 462
New Jersey
13
lo . 2
New York
247
ticut . 13
5.
71
15-
45
Pennsylvania
66
i 27
Rhode Island
7
... 18
4
9
6
ky ..18
Texas
g
na 11
Utah
4
30
9-
nd 18
husetts 110
in 25
ota 9
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
21
7
3
16
ippi '. 5
ri 28
Unknown
2
ia 1
Tola:
1,387'
1046
HOSPITAL REPORT.
NATIVITIES OF PATIENTS.
FOREIGN.
58
Italy
82
4
Japan
28
g
Mexico
25
New Brunswick
2
Canada
... 76
New Foundland1
1
ffhfll
10
60
China . ....
J5
Nova Scotia
11
56
Pa nania
1
4
Egypt
England . .
2
204
Portugal
Roumania
15
2
Finland
25
Russia
25
France
78
Sandwich Islands
3
332
Scotland :
-73
g
Sweden
77
Holland
Hungary
8
1
Switzerland
55
1
Ireland
816
1
Isle of Malta
West Indies
9
Total
2 196
Total United States
...1,387
Total.
.3,583
HOSPITAL STATISTICS.
1047
BIKTHS.
IS
96.
18
97.
g
BIRTHS.
«H
1
September...
•
November. ..
December —
January
1
1
I
I
CH
0?
Males, white
8
1
4
7
5
6
1
?
S
q
n
IS
74
Females, white
8
5
8
4
2
6
2
4
6
8
6
1
59
1
Totals
16
g
12
11
7
12
3
2
7
15
21
20
134
STILL BORN.
18
£6.
18
97.
g
BIKTHS.
«H
E.
fa<
w
e
September .
|
!
Novembar.
December. .
January:. . .
February . .
g
:
>
•G
2.
I
|
P
-
,
Males white
i
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
Total
1
i
j
1
1
1
fi
1048
HOSPITAL KEPORT,
COKONER'S CASES.
18
96.
18
97.
|
CORONER'S CASES.
|
>
f
September . . .
1
November . . .
{
January
1
1
!
"
CH
CA
Males
1
7
1
|
5
6
1
1
4
5
4
37
1
1
9
i
i
fi
Totals
1
8
1
2
5
7
3
1
4
»
6
4
43
NATIVITY OF DECEASED PATIENTS.
NATIONALITY.
NUMBER.
United States
190
313
1
Total
5C4
HOSPITAL STATISTICS.
1049
OCCUPATION OF PATIENTS.
OCCUPATION.
NUMBER.
OCCUPATION.
NUMBER.
Actor
3
Butcher
34
Actress
6
Butler
2
Ammonia maker
I
Cabinetmaker
10
Apiarist
1
Candymaker
1
Artist
3
Cantifiiker
j
Assaycr
1
Canner
4
Baker
30
Canvasser
7
Barber
20
Card write)'
2
Bartender
28
Carpenter
90
Bcdni£ik6r
g
Carpet-layer
2
Beer-bottler
1
Car-repairer
1
Bellboy
2
Carriagemaker
3
Bill poster
1
Carriage-painter
5
Blacksmith
34
Chambermaid
1
Boaidinghouse keeper
1
Check-maker
1
Boat builder
1
Chimney-maker
1
Boilermaker
16
Chiropodist
1
Bookbinder
2
C garttto-maker
1
Book folder ....
1
Cigarmaker
7
Bookkeeper
13
Clerk
68
Bootblack
10
Coachman
7
Boxmaker
3
Collector
3
Brakeman
3
Compositor
1
Brass-finisher
9
Conductor
3
Brewer
7
Confectioner
5
Bricklayer
10
Contractor
3
Broom-maker
1
Cook
201
Brush maker
1
Cooper
14
Buggy -washer
5
Copyist
2
1050
HOSPITAL REPOKT.
OCCUPATION OF PATIENTS-CONTINUED.
OCCUPATION NUMBER.
OCCUPATION.
NUMBKK.
Governess
Currier — , 1
Grainer
.
1
Dairyman 2
Gripnian •
1
Deck-hand 1
Groom
4
Dishwasher 28
Guide
2
Dentist. 2
Elackdriver
1
Domestic... 34S
Haukman
4
Dressmaker 46
Hairdresser
1
Driver 4
Harnessmaker
1
Druggist . 5
Harness-washer
Drummer 3
Hatter
1
Dyer. . 3
Hod-carrier
5
Electrician 1
Hop-picker
1
Engineer .. , 30
Horse-man
3
Expressman
Horse-shocr
3
Farmer (
Horse trader
2
Fireman 21
Horse trainer
2
Fish-curer.. ... 1
Hostler
33
Fisherman i 7
Hotelkeeper
1
Fish peddler 1
Housekeeper
6?
Florist ... 3
House mover
0
Framemaker 1
Housewife
2.6
Gardener 20
Ironmolder
15
Tasfitter .' r>
Ironworker
11
Gilder 3
Janitor
14
Glass beveler 1
Jeweler
3
Glass-blower 2
Jockev
2
Glazier 2
Laborer
792
Glove maker 2
Lather
1
HOSPITAL STATISTICS.
1051
OCCUPATION OF PATIENTS-CONTINUED,
OCCUPATION. NUMBER.
OCCUPATION. NUMBER.
Laundress 16
j
1 Packer 1
Laundrvraan '. 11
Painter 82
Lawyer 5
Lineman 1
Pantryman
Paper hanger . . i
Locksmith. . 1
Longshoreman 48
Maccaroni-maker 1
Peddler. 52
Machinist 31
Magnetic healer , 1
Marble cutter 2
Physician
! Plasterer
Marble polisher ! 1
i Plumber 13
Masseur i 1
Police officer
Master mariner 3
Porter. . 3G
Merchant 4
Messenger boy 4
Milker 11
Printer 2(>
Purser . 1
Miller 5
Millhand i 7
Milliner 9
Quarryman 1
Ru-JT picker 2
Milkman 1
Reporter 3 •
Millwright «
Miner 79
Musician
Restaurant keeper 1
Rigger 7
Roofer 6
Music teacher .
Newspaper carrier
Newsdealer .... :
Rubber worker 1
Night watchman I
Saddler 1
Nurse .' 20
Optician .
Sailmaker 3
Sailor 20
1052
HOSPITAL REPORT.
OCCUPATION OF PATIENTS-CoNTiNUED.
OCCUPATION.
NUMBER.
OCCUPATION.
NUMBER.
Salesgirl
1
Stone-cutter
12
Salesman
9
Stonemason
2
Saloon keeper
10
Stone-paver . .
1
Sawyer
2
Storekeeper
1
Schoolboy
16
Student
2
Schoolgirl
8
Survf yor
4
School-teacher
1
Tailor
28
Sculptor
1
Tailoress
6
Sea-captain
1
Tama!e-maker
1
Seamstress
29
Tamale-peddler
1
Servant
4
Tanner
10
Shade maker
1
Teacher
4
Shearsman
1
Teamster
138
Ship-calker
3
Telegraph-builder
1
Ship-carpenter
2
Tile-setter
2
Ship-liner
1
Tinner
11
Shipwright
1
Traveler
3
Shoe-cutter
2
Truss-maker
1
Shoefitter . .
2
Typewriter
3
Shoemake^
39
Unknown . .
18
Soldier
2
Upholsterer
Speculate)
2
Vaquero
2
Spinner
1
Varnisher
3
Stationer. .
2
\Vacronmaker
Steam-fitter
3
Waiter
66
Steelworker
1
Waitress
25
Stenographer
3
Ward-tende-
2
Stevedore
9
Watchman
8
Steward . .
_
W ea ve r
HOSPITAL STATISTICS.
1033
OCCUPATION OF PATIENTS— CONCLUDED.
OCCUPATION.
NUMBER.
OCCUPATION.
NUMBER.
Well-dio-ger
1
1
1
3
1
Winemaker
Wireworker .
1
1
2
1
'
Wheelwright
White washer
Windowcleaner
Wine-bottler
Wood-polisher
Wool sorter
Total
3,583
CASES TREATED IN OUT CLINIC.
MEDICAL.
SURGICAL.
TOTAL.
1896— Julv
475
245
720
August .
408
•233
641
September , . . . . ....
380
204
584
October ...
10
10
6
6
December
6
6
1897 January
11
1]
9
9
March
8
8
April
17
7
May
13
13
16
16
Tota's
1 263
778
2,041
1054
HOSPITAL REPORT.
LIST OF DONATIONS.
ARTICLES.
Mrs. Chapin • One box of books
San Francisco Fruit and Flower Mission Books and flowers .
Brown & Power . , One cherry wood cut glass inkstand
William V. Bryan ; Papers and books
Mrs. Jennie Keene | Books
San Francisco Fruit and Flower Mission ; Books and flowers
Mrs. Oxhard j Books
_
San Francisco Fruit and Flower Mission Two boxes of books and flowers —
Mrs. Hattie Christiesen Books and magazines
Mrs. T. Pendergast Books
Children, Buena Vista School Flowers
Dennett's Cafe Books and papers
Volunteers of America Books and papers
William V. Bryan , Papers and books
Volunteers of America Papeis
San Francisco Fruit and Flower Mission Flowers and papers
Dennett's Cafe Books and papers
Dennett's Cafe . . Books and papers
First Baptist Church j Books and papers
San Francisco Fruit and Flower Mission | Flowers
San Francisco Verein ; One box of books
Dennett's Cafe j Books and papers..
Mrs. Hooker j Old linen
Dennett's Cafe j Papers
San Francisco Fruit and Flower Mission j Cherries, flowers and papers
Dennett's Cafe I Papers
San Francisco Fruit and Flower Missiou Books and flowers
William V. Bryan Papers and books
Dennett's Cafe Papers
Dennett's Cafe : | Papers
Dennett's Cafe Papers
HOSPITAL STATISTICS.
1055
MEDICAL AND SURGICAL DISEASES.
MEDICAL DISEASES.
CLASSIFIED ACCORDING TO THE NOMENCLATURE OF DISEASES, AS PUBLISHED BY THE
ROYAL, COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS OF LONDON, AND AMERICAN
MEDICAL ASSOCIATION.
PROM JULY 1, 1896, TO JUNE 30, 1897.
DISEASES.
a
«
1
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c
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ADMITTED.
DISCHARGED.
1 Remaining in Hospital
June 30, 1897
2
f
9
Female
1
Cured
Improved
Unimproved —
g
f
ACUTE GENERAL INFECTIOUS FEVERS.
Tvphoid fever
30
1
122
1
1
1
4
8
1
10
14
5
4
35
1
126
1
1
1
19
96
=
1
5
';
32
1
123
3
5
1
With tuberculosis pulmoualis
Intermittent malarial fever
Irregular
With lumbago
2
l
1
With angioma
Chronic
....
1
4
2
'
4
Remittent fever ....
1
4
8
1
14
14
18
1
1
8
1
15
14
17
1
1
•
1
17
Scarlet fever
3
'
Measles
14
Erysipelas
18
....
18
]
1
1
99
1
11
Traumatic . . ....
1
Pseudo-erysipelas
1
Varicella
]
1
DIATHETIC DISEASES AND DISEASES ox
NUTRITION.
Articular rheumatism, Acute
11
87
12
99
1
62
35
1
i
Acute, with senility
1
1
1
1
Subacute
. i
1
1
I
1056
HOSPITAL REPORT.
MEDICAL DISEASES-CONTINUED.
DISEASES.
a
0
if
H
Cs*
ADMITTED.
DISCHARGED.
*$
II
4
: K
• S
: •£.
• £
•
ps.
5T
3
1
2
g
<3
1
Improved
Unimproved —
H
^
|
Articular rheumatism— Concluded.
Chronic •
2
1
44
11
1
(i
6
3
50
14
6
9
31
4
4
41
13
5
17
1
11
2
1
1
Muscular rheumatism, acute.. . .
Gonorrhoeal rheumatism
6
1!)
1
3
2
11
2
4
]
1
Lumbago acute
17
1
2
With facial neuralgia
Gout, acute
2
1
3
4
4
1
1
1
1
4
Chronic
1
Diabetes mellitus .
J
7
3
1
10
1
1
1
3
1
8
1
Insipidus
Glycosuria
1
....
Marasmus resulting from paralysis
1
]
1
3
1
17
34
1
2
9
1
l
5
1
1
2
6
1
....
Svphilis Primary .
1
Prin ary with phimosis
Secondary
8
3
25
37
1
3
19
29
1
2
2
....
22
34
1
1
4
3
7
1
1
1
Tertiarv
4
1
Hereditary
Leprosy ....
4
1
1
4
]
3
1
1
DISEASES OF THE KESPIRATORY SYSTEM.
OP THE MOUTH, NOSE AND PHARYNX.
Pharyngitis, acute
Pharyngeal tuberculosis
1
Sarcoma of pharynx
1
1
1
]
1
1
4
Carcinoma of pharynx
2
4
Of tongue .
4
2
Of tongue, recurrent
1
1
1
1
1
HOSPITAL STATISTICS.
1057
MEDICAL DISEASES-CONTINUED.
.DISEASES
1 In Hospital July 1, 1896.
ADMITTED.
DISCHARGED.
= g
a f
we"
PC
>_*»
K
c
1
P
Female
H
O
!
f
Unimproved
U
?S'
P<
g
r
Carcinoma— Concluded.
Of superior maxilla
Ofainferior maxilla
Epithelioma of tongue
41veolar abcess
]
2
1
•>
1
1
j
2
1
1
<>
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
]
1
1
1
1
1
1
i
2
1
Abcess of lower maxilla
1
1
1
1
tvye , .3
U Iceration of J;ooth
S^teU^ ,J,
Coryza
1
1
Olossitis
i
1
1
j
....
Rauula
-*~%
Cleft :palate ....
i 1
Nasal'catarrh..
]
1
,
OF THE TONSILS.
Tonsillitis, acute
10
1
6
4
1
10
16
1
4
1
47
1
1
1
1
1
12
1
1
9
6
1
]
16
....
Svphilitic
OF THE LARYNX.
Acute lannigitis
3
]
1
4
Laryngeal tuberculosis
1
OF THE BRONCHI.
Acute bronchitis .
6
37
1
28
17
1
1
4
1
50
1
1
3
With tuberculosis pulmonalis
With pleurisj'
1
1
1
1
10
1
]
o
With asthma
1
1
With emphvsema ...
]
1
1
1
1
4
1
1
1
8
...
1
i
2
12
1
1
1
Sabacute bronchitis
Chronic bronchitis
With emphysema .. ..
....
Capillary bronchitis
67
1058
HOSPITAL KEPORT.
MEDICAL DISEASES— CONTINUED.
DISEASES.
&1
ADMITTED.
DISCHARGED.
&
5 3
« £.
toS
°5'
i-*5
:§p*
if
y.
CH
E.
<<
%
0>
f
2
Total
O
1
Improved...
Unimproved
F
|
':
i
1
1
i
i
30
1
i
4
1
Septic
9
1
1
24
1
i
2
2
.36
1
9
]
1
34
1
5
With malaria
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
]
1
1
OF THE LTJNQ.
Congestion of the lung
1
1
g
2
a
49
.
1
]
57
5
1
2
4
6
55
30
6
1
20
With tertiary syphilis
1
1
With mitral incompetence
1
1
With ulcer of leg
With bronchitis
1
With erysipelas
j
1
40
i
1
JTypostatic pneumonia
4
2
4
4
131
6
4
262
1
2
]
J
1
Acute miliary tuberculosis
212
51
4
263
2
|...
! 3
39
97
j
31
Incipient
With pleurisy
1
2
0
1
1
1
With tubercular peritonitis
With spondylitis
]
With syphilis
1
....
With ischio-rectal abcess
1
HOSPITAL STATISTICS,
1059
MEDICAL DISEASES-CONTINUED.
DISEASES.
£
ft
!'
CH
ADMITTED.
DISCHARGED.
|| Remaining in Hosp
June 30, 1897
r
3
»
?
|
r
;
f
Improved...
Unimproved
1
|
: ?
Tuberculosis pulmonalis— Concluded.
And rectal
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
With epilepsy
1
With chronic gastritis
With traumatic synovitis of knee
Cirrhosis of the lung
]
1
1
9
1
i
1
1
i
1
1
10
1
Gangrene of the lung
Emphysema
1
7
2
1
1
4
1
10
1
29
i
OF THE PLECTRA.
Hydrothorax and lobar pneumonia
Pleurisy, acute ....
2
26
1
1
i
27
1
1
1
5
2
1
17
1
g
Pleurisy and bronchitis
Pleurisy, dry
.... . ...
Traumatic
1
1
1
1
1
....
2
1
I
5
1
1
4
2
1
7
1
i
1
1
....
1
Subacute, with effusion
2
2
3
Subacute, with pneumonia
Subacute, with congestion of lung
1
Empyema
2
5
1
1
6
1
1
2
1
1
1
]
....
With gangrene of lung
Pleuritic adhesions
]
DISEASES OF THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM.
OF THE HEART AND ITS MEMBRANES.
Acute pericarditis
0
1
1
1
1
1
»
5
I
1
1
With pleuritis
1
1
Chronm pericarditis
1
]
Senile heart
;
Fatty degeneration of heart
1
1
3
0
1
4 ....
5 ....
Q
5
...
Dilatation of heart
1060
HOSPITAL EEPOET.
MEDICAL DISEASES-CONTINUED.
DISEASES.
0
1
ADMITTED.
DISCHARGED.
si
*§.
toC
pital July 1, 1896.
1
1
3
Cured
Improved
Died
Unimproved..
|
I
• 5
^w
•5 5'
it
•
Dilatation of heart— Concluded.
I
1
i
i
i
5
1
u
1
42
1
1
8
1
1
]
]
1
19
17
1
i
i
i
i
38
]
«
1
1
i
3
1
1
1
6
Lipomatosis of heart
2
3
1
15
c
6
1
18
35
1
8
1
2
3
2
1
1
1
...
1
17
2
With tuberculosis pulmonalis
....
24
1
1
....
3
3
1
"•;
2
1
1
Mitral and aortic incompetence
Aortic stenosis and mitral incompetence —
Aortic and mitral stenosis ....
I
....
1
2
1
1
Muscular incompetence of heart
Embolism, following thrombosis of femoral
A ngina pectoris
OF THE BLOOD VESSELS.
Atheroma, general
2
(
1
With effusion into lateral ventricles. ...
;E
1
1
1
1
2
Aneurism of ascending aorta
Of arch of aorta
i
f)
1
1
1
i
HOSPITAL STATISTICS.
1061
MEDICAL DISEASES-CONTINUED.
DISEASES.
1 In Hospital July 1, 1896.
*
ADMITTED.
DISCHARGED.
| Remaining in Hospital
| June 30, 1897
1
Female
1
Cured
Improved
Unimproved
s
§
Aneurism— Concluded.
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
]
1
1
1
1
1
1
]
1
1
1
1
1
1
Aneurismal varix and chronic Parenchy-
matous nephritis
1
1
5
1
Phlebitis
2
1
3
2
3
1
6
10
1
1
4
With popliteal thrombosis.
Varicose veins
2
9
1
1
3
1
1
10
1
1
6
3
1
1
1
4
Senile gangrene
OF THE BLOOD.
Leukaemia
Septicaemia
1
4
1
Following periurethral ubcess
Ana'mia.. .
1
1
]
1
1
1
1
2
3
1
2
1
Pernicious
Following sarcoma of neck
1
1
1
1
6
14
1
Pyaemia
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
6
15
1
1
With tubercular knee joint
With tuberculosis of knee
1
1
3
11
1
1
3
3
6
3
DISEASES OK THK LIVKK, ETC.
Cirrhosis of liver
With ascites
Witli hypostatic pneumonia
1
1
11
1
1062
HOSPITAL REPOKT.
MEDICAL DISEASES— CONTINUED.
DISEASES.
M
P
I
I
ADMITTED
DISCHARGED.
Remaining in Hospital
June 30, 1897
K
:
3
5T
1
P
1
3
•o
I
Unimproved —
a
t
1
Cirrhosis of liver— Concluded.
"With valvular disease of heart and pneu-
i
...
1
2
6
3
o
a
i
i
i
6
3
1
m
^
1
...
1
1
1
1
1
ey
1
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
Cholelithiasis
DISEASES OF THE THYROID.
1
-
i
1
1
1
1
1
i
DISEASES OF THE DIGESTIVE ORGANS.
OF THE CESOPHAGUS.
1
1
C
7
25
15
22
',
•
Ulceratlon of oesophagus into aorta . ..
i
25
15
OF THE STOMACH.
Gastritis acute
24
1
14
1
10
6
]
Subacute
Subacute with hysteria..
3
1
1
2
1
C
1
9
1
1
21
24
f
1
!
22
12
1
1
f
Gastric catarrh
Gastralgia
Gastric ulcer
Dilatation of stomach ...
1
1
HOSPITAL STATISTICS.
1063
MEDICAL DISEASES-CONTINUI
DISEASES.
M
p
I
e-i
c
cr
ADMITTED. DISCHARGED.
if
9
il
• gr
P
Total
Female
f
Improved. ...
Uuiiiiproved, .
tf
I
g
: 1 : :
: E.
1 1
1
1
]
1
I
1
....
Chronic
1
1
....
1
1
3
1
1
2
1
1 3
1
i
<=*
Gastro-intestinal catarrh
Gastro-duodenal catarrh and ischio-rectal
1
1
1
Carcinoma of pyloris. ....
1
1
i
i
1
1
1
2
1
7
1
6
6
3
—
i
i
,
OF THE INTESTINES.
Enteritis
1
1
2, 2
1
i
1
2
Ulceration of intestines .
1
Constipation, acute
i
4
3 7
1 1
1 7
1 6
1 <
*
4
6
3
*]
1
3
I
6
5
3
•>
3
Chronic
Proctitis ....
1
Colitis •••
Colic -
1 1
j
1
9
1
2
Typhlitis 1
1
1
3
1
3
i
Carcinoma of duodenum
Carcinoma of rectum
Carcinoma of sigmoid flexure
Paralysis of sphincter ani
OF THE PANCREAS AND SPLKKN.
i
2
1
1 1
1 :;
1
....
]
1
1
'
1
1
1
I
!
•"
1
1 I
1
1
1
Carcinoma of the .spleen
Hypertrophy of the spleen
1
1064
HOSPITAL REPORT.
MEDICAL DISEASES-CONTINUED.
DISEASES.
In Hospital July 1, 1896.
ADMITTED.
DISCHARGED.
[1 Remaining in Hospital
June 30, 1897
!
Female...
H
Cured....
Iinproved
Unimproved
t>
!
|
r"
•
OF THE PERITONEUM.
4
I
4
8
1
2
i
a
]
6
]
. -'
Pelvic
3
8
1
1
i
2
8
1
....
Tubercular . .
j
With bronchitis
1
1
1
1
1
i
i
i
i
B
i
3
]
1
1
1
1
14
J
7
17
I
3
3
1
1
Following strangulated femoral hernia..
Pelvic and valvular disease of heart
1
1
2
1
14
1
7
18
j
1
1
1
12
1
DISEASES OF THE KIDNEV, BLADDER, ETC.
Parenchymatous nephritis, acute
With pneumonia
1
7
Chronic
3
0
5
17
]
2
1
2
9
1
Interstitial nephritis
With diabetes mellitus
With tuberculosis pulmonalis
1
1
1
]
i
1
]
]
1
1
Laceration of kidnev
1
]
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
15
1
1
Sarcoma of kidnev
1
]
Floating kidnev
1
4
....
]
Pyelitis
Abcess of kidnev
I
Perinea]
]
1
11
1
1
6
1
4
Periu re thru!
Cystitis, acute
8
i
o
1
15
1
1
With old stricture „
Chronic, with unvmht
1
6
1
4
„
HOSPITAL STATISTICS.
1065
MEDICAL DISEASES— CONTINUED.
DISEASES.
In Hospital July 1, 1896.
ADMITTED.
DISCHARC4ED.
Remaining in Hospital
June 30, 1897
f
Female
1
1
Improved
Unimproved
I
1
Cystitis— Concluded.
1
1
1
]
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
I
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Procedentia of bladder
1
2
1
Vesical
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Prostatis acute
1
'
Retention of urine
1
1
1
3
1
3
1
1
1
....
3
1
1
3
1
3
1
.Rupture of urethra
0
2
1
24
1
1
1
1
1
11
....
1
Stricture of urethra
3
24
1
11
2
....
With urinary fistula.
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
•2
1
1
1
1
....
Prostatic stricture
1
1
2
1
9
1
1
1
1
1
1
Enlarged prostate glands
2
1
....
Hypertrophy of prostate glands
Abdominal.
1
1
1
i
DISEASES OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM.
OF THE BRAIN.
Cerebrltis
1
1
1
1066
HOSPITAL REPOET.
MEDICAL DISEASES— CONTINUED.
DISEASES.
a
-
i
•s.
£
1
P
ADMITTED.
DISCHARGED.
ii
jgtL
if
it
5"
Female
H3
3
I
Improved
Unimproved —
O
5'
P'
§
3
4
1
11
0
2
i
3
2
2
1
1
3
9
1
2
17
1
]
5
5
•
7
1
f,
Svphilitic .
Meniere's disease ..
2
1
6
1
5
18
1
1
;
4
22
1
o
With hypostatic pneumonia
Syphilitic
....
]
1
Paraplegia . . .
6
1
<y
i
;
i
i
12
i
3
1
1
1 ....
....
1
1
1
1
1
8
1
2
I
1
1
1
1
1
....
1
4
1
Vertigo
2
1
OP THE SPINAL CORD.
Spinal meningitis
Spinal paralysis
1
Lateral sclerosis of cord
1
Mvelitis .
1
1
1
Transverse. . .
1
1
12
1
Chronic
1
Locornotor ataxia
1
I
1
1
1
9
1
I
1
Haetnatoma of spinal cord and fracture of
astragalus . .
OF THE NERVES.
Neuralgia
2
1
1
Occipital ...
Cervico-occipital
1
!•
1
Interstitial
15
1
8
18
1
:<
8
10
1
....
18
1
....
Interstitial with sciatica
Hemicrania
3
3
3
15
....
Sciatica
14
i
3 17
4
10 1
HOSPITAL STATISTICS.
1067
MEDICAL DISEASES-CONTINUED.
DISEASES.
In Hospital July 1, 1896.
ADMITTED.
DISCHARGED.
§2.
wB
i ?
1
8
Total
I
Improved
Unimproved —
s
p
-
Sciatica— Concluded.
1
1
I
1
With rheumatism
1
4
3
1
1
1
4
4
1
1
4
1
1
3
1
1
....
5
4
1
Agitans *
1
1
1
Neuritis
2
1
8
3
10
4
2
1
8
2
10
3
1
•
Multiple
Sj'philitic
1
4
1
12
1
4
2
2
3
9
1
2
4
Peripheral
1
1
1
2
13
1
3
6
3
1
NEUROSIS.
1
1
1
2
11
13
2
....
11
1
•2
2
1
13
•23
3
3
14
12
1
1
1
1
....
13
2
11
24
o
3
2
14
12
3
1
1
....
15
1
1
,1
1
2
5
o
1
13
8
3
Insomnia
1
2
6
1
DISEASES OF THE INTELLECT.
Dementia, chronic
8
11
1
Senile
Senile, with cvstitis
Senile, with arthritis deformans
1
....
1
1
....
1
1068
HOSPITAL REPORT.
•MEDICAL DISEASES— CONTINUED.
DISEASES.
In Hospital July 1.1896.
ADMITTED.
DISCHARGED.
I Remaining in Hospital
June 30, 1897
P
1
§
0
Improved
Unimproved —
F
:|
Morphinomania .
1
1
1
2
1
....
Paresis, senile
j
2
3
8
2
1
1
1
1
1
4
I
3
1
1
1
3
2
1
3
1
3
2
i
4
9
3
2
Delirium tremens ..
DISEASES OF THE SKIN.
Syphilitic ....
1
Urticaria ,
1
....
1
1
1
Rupia
Eczema
4
1
1
5
1
2
5
1
1
1
1
4
1
4
1
...
5
1
2
5
1
....
With phlebitis
Of foot .
2
Of leg
3
1
2
Of hand ...
Of face and leg
1
1
2
1
With ulcer of leg
0
Squamosum
2
2
3
3
1
1
1
....
3
3
1
....
Chronic
3
....
Chronic of leg
Impetigo
1
1
1
lloseola
1
1
1
2
1
4
1
1
1
a
i
3
1
1
1
3
Psoriasis
1
2
Scabies
8
rl
1
1
4
1
....
Herpes zoster
4
1
Lupus syphilitic with rhinitis
Of nose
1
1
Of temple
Tinea sycosis
Papillitis
3
1
1
1
2
1
1
HOSPITAL STATISTICS.
1069
MEDICAL DISEASES-CONTINUED.
DISEASES.
In Hospital July 1, 1896.
ADMITTED.
DISCHARGKD.
c_,W
S|
1
<?
ST
f
i3
3
PI
Improved —
Unimproved .
C
&
|
-S5"
K-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
]
....
Pruritis, ani et scroti
1
, -~<%i
Cellulitis of foot . i
1
Sebaceous cyst •
2
1
2
1
1
i
i
1
1
1
1
Seborrhoea of lip . ....
1
1
Furunculosis
]
1
....
1
1
i
1
Carbuncle'
1
1
3
1
Condylomata ani . :
1
1
9
1
1
2
3
1
9
1
2
1
Syphilitic
Pediculosis corporis
5
4
1
9
1
4*&-iV&*
With herpes zoster
1
1
1
Capitis
1
1
1
1
2
63
1
1
8
1
1
pubis
1
C2
1
1
1
29
1
24
0
POISONS.
3
1
1
c>
6
62
j
1
1
=m
With pneumonia
••-*»ss|
With old fracture of radius. . . .
Chronic*
8
1
f,
1
1
1
1
Administered during operation
1
Carbolic acid
1
1
1
10
2
1
2
1
2
1
]
•r-« •«
Illuminating gas
1
3
13
2
1
1
5
.»
3
2
15
2
S
...
Morphinism
2
Plumbism
5
5 3
2
1
1070
HOSPITAL REPORT.
MEDICAL DISEASES-CONTINUBB.
DISEASES.
I
I
CH
£
«<
j-4
P
ADMITTED.
DISCHARGED.
II
2%
^*)
Fi
1
E.
CD
1
f
|
Unimproved
0
a
1
':
; t
llhus toxicodendrou
2
2
1
1
17
7
1
1
2
2
Sulphonal
1
l
]
DISEASES OF THE GENERATIVE ORGANS.
1
1
10
7
1
1
1
1
17
....
5
1
....
1
16
7
i
7
Of spermatic cord
1
1
1
...
1
1
1
1
2
2
]
]
'2
Varicocele
13
13
2
7
2
1
3
....
12
1
4
i
i
2
Epididymitis . . .
4
4
2
2
Tubercular
•2
2
?
Fibre-sarcoma of testicle
1
13
1
i
i
i
Orckitls
13
9
3
-
U
2
]
9
1
2
With epididymitis
1
1
:
i
1
1
VENEREAL DISEASES.
i
7
2
5
....
With orchitis
With phimosis
1
Phimosis with bubo
1
4
4
6
j
2
1
1
1
5
1
1
]
4
(i
1
1
Paraphimosis
Chancroids
5
]
1
With bubo
With phimosis
1 ....
i ...;
1
1
HOSPITAL STATISTICS.
1071
MEDICAL DISEASES-CONTINUED.
DISEASES.
In Hospital July 1. 1896.
ADMITTED.
DISCHARGED.
&
n
pi
_w
"3"
it
:f
1
r
3
S.
7
I
?
1
Improved..
Unimproved
1
|
j
i
Epididymitis
1
1
1
12
3
4
i
1
1
1
13
3
4
l
Gleet .
1
2
2
Venereal warts
1
6
3
I
'
1
Bubo.. . ,
5
2
13
3
....
Bilateral
Chancroidal.
3
2
18
0
i
i
Gonorrhceal.
3
8
2
1
3
8
2
1
3
2
2
5
Orchitis, gonorrhoea!
3
o
Syphilitic
UNCLASSIFIED.
Submersion
1
1
Surgical shock ,
2
2
i
....
....
3
3
....
Premature birth .
General debility
3
1
1
i
2
4
3
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
4
1
1
1
10
4,
Inanition
With hypostatic pneumonia,
With cystitis and gastritis
1
1
Infant, accompanying mother, not ill
1
5
376
14
707
Not diagnosed
16C
9
1,827
815
10
198
423
Total ..
2,203
2,143
±20
1072
HOSPITAL REPORT.
SURGICAL DISEASES.
DISEASES.
In Hospital July 1, 1896.
ADMITTED.
DISCHARGED.
1 Kemaining in Hospital!
June 30, 1897
1
¥
Female
1
;
Improved
Unimproved
|
Total
OF THK HEAD AND NECK.
Tubercular 'glands of neck
3
4
4
1
1
4
5
4
1
)
1
1
1
5
1
]
1
8
1
5
3
]
]
1
1
Abscess of neck
2
1
....
Adenitis tubercular
1
2
]
Parotitis
OF THE FACK.
]
1
1
....
1
]
Of face, syphilitic..
1
J
1
]
1
1
....
1
1
Abscess of face
1
Of chin
1
1
1
1
....
Inflammation of cheek ...
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
OF THE EAK.
Otitis media, acute
1
2
1
1
]
....
3
2
1
1
]
....
....
Purulent
Congestion of tympanum
J
Deaf mute
]
Traumatic deafness
1
Mastoiditis
]
1
1
|
]
1
1
1
1
1
(
1
1
1
1
1
OF THE BACK.
Abscess
1
Carbuncle
1
1
]
OF THE CHEST.
Mastitis .. .
|
HOSPITAL STATISTICS.
1073
SUKGICAL DISEASES-CONTINUED.
DISEASES.
j 1 In Hospital July 1, 1896.
ADMITTED.
DISCHARGED.
( Remaining in Hospital
June 30. 1897
cT
Female
i
C
c
Improved
Unimproved —
I
|
Abcess of side
1
1
1
.1
1
I
1
1
1
OF THK ABDOMEN AND PELVIS.
Lipoma and s oma of abdomen
1
1
Abscess of abdominal wall
1
i
Ulcer of abdominal wall
1
1
1
2
1
3
1
2
Tumor of abdomen
1
2
1
....
2
1
Periuephritic abscess, with peritonitis
5
1
13
1
1
2
1
3
1
8
1
1
Umbilical hernia
1
Inguinal hernia. . . .
i
13
1
5
14
'1
2
With wound of scalp
1
1
2
With Pott's fracture
Double
1
0
Irreducible
1
1
Strangulated
9
2
2
2
1
Ventral hernia
1
1
1
Strangulated
1
1
5
1
11
14
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
5
....
Scrotal hernia
5
3
1
1
5
11
1
1
1
Ulcer of scrotum, syphilitic
1
1
10
I"
1
1
1
1
3
Abscess of scrotum.
10
14
1
1
Haemorrhoids, internal .
4
2
1
1
....
External
External with wen
External ulcerating
1
1
1
....
External and internal
1
Intestinal obstruction
With pyonephritis
1
1
....
1
1
2
1
68
1074
HOSPITAL REPORT.
SURGICAL DISEASES-CONTINUED.
—
B
9
ADI
1ITT
ED.
DJS
DHAI
tGEr
.
Sf
i|
DISEASES.
pital July 1, ]
g
?
%
1
0
1
Improved..
Unimprovec
f
1
r
-°5'
k_0<J
§3-
'13
i
:
• $
Cyst of omentum
i
1
1
]
1*41
?
2
1
1
1
1
i
Abscess of groin
2
2
1
1
2
Rectal abscess
1
1
1
1
Prolapse of rectum
1
1
2
1
1
Stricture of rectum..
1
1
i
i
10
ft
13
(;
j
11
3
Ischio-rectal
1
1
1
1
Rectal
1
1
1
1
Fissure in ano , . .
5
5
]
5
Condylomata of anus, with External hae-
morrhoids and phimosis
1
1
1
1
Tubercular abscess of anus
1
1
1
Ischio-rectal abscess
?
11
2
13
4
g
13
t
OP THE UPPER EXTREMITIES.
Tuberculosis of carpus
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
]
1
Abscess of hand
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Of axilla
1
3
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Phlegmon of arm . .
2
4
4
3
?
5
1
2
2
1
1
1
Of finger
4
1
5
5
5
Carbuncle of finger
1
1
1
1
Furuncle of^wrist
1
1
]
1
Syphilitic ulcers of arm and foot
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
....
HOSPITAL STATISTICS.
1075
SUKGICAL DISEASES— CONTINUED.
DISEASES.
p
I
I
ADMITTED.
DISCHARGED.
3
it
<wB
21
0
E
F
Female
H
Cured
Improved
Unimproved —
d
I
1
Axillary adenitis .
i
2
3
1
1
?
1
1
Onychia
1
2
1
2
....
....
3
2
4
3
84
I
1
6
4
1
„
Of finger
3
3
86
1
2
39
1
38
7
OF THE LOWER EXTREMITIES.
4
71
15
1
1
1
1
6
13
1
3
16
9
8
1
1
18
1
4
Syphilitic
5
1
1
6
1
1
]
3
1
1
1
1
5
....
6
1
With erysipelas
1
1
1
Of stump of leg
1
1
2
1
Of ankle.
1
1
2
1
I
1
1
2
]
i
J
1
5
1
Of leg . ...
1
1
5
]
1
5
Of toe .... ...
4
1
1
Of toe (old)
1
I
1
]
3
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
Of thigh
3
1
]
1
....
....
1
3
1
1
1
....
Of leg
Of leg and thigh
1
....
.. . .
Of knee
1
Of foot (plantar)
1
1076
HOSPITAL EEPOKT.
SURGICAL DISEASES-CONTINUED.
DISEASES.
In Hospital July 1, 1896.
ADMITTED
DISCHARGED.
| Remaining in Hospital
| June 30, 1897
P
Female
|
Cured
Improved
Unimproved
1
|
Re-amputation of legs
1
1
]
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
I
2
1
Of foot with amputation of thigh
1
1
1
1
1
1
....
3
1
1
1
2
OF THE BONES.
1
Inflammation of antrum...
]
1
2
2
Osteomyletis of humerus
1
1
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
]
Tuberculosis of vertebrae..
1
4
I
1
1
1
-
4
1
1
1
1
2
1
Of clavicle
Of rib
1
Of head and neck of femur
1
1
1
1
Of knee
]
1
1
Tubercular sinus
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Of thigh
1
Of leg
2
]
1
Of knee
1
1
1
1
1
Caries of tarsus
Of rib
1
1
1
2
]
1
]
1
1
"r"
1
Of inferior maxilla
Of phalanges
|
1
1
....
2
1
Necrosis of parietal bone ,
1
Of sternum
1
....
1
1
1
....
....
1
1
....
Of rib
HOSPITAL STATISTICS.
1077
SURGICAL DISEASES-CONTINUED.
DISEASES.
|| In Hospital July 1,1896.
ADMITTED.
DISCHARGED.
I Remaining in Hospital
I June,30, 1897
K
§L
r
Female
g
|
M
Unimproved
s
t
H
;
Necrosis-Concluded. :
Of metatarsal bone
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Z
1
I
1
1
Of tibise
1
1
1
1
1
7
1
Of tarsal bone ...
1
1
2
....
....
1
]
Of phalanges of foot
]
OF THE JOINTS.
Synovitis of knee
6
1
3
1
Tubercular. .... ....
Traumatic
3
1
2
1
1
With contusion
1
Arthritis of knee joint
1
1
1
3
1
]
1
4
1
5
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
—
4
1
4
I
1
1
2
Rheumatoid
Deformaus
From plumbism
Tuberculosis of wrist join t
1
]
2
1
1
Of hip joint ...
2
Of knee joint
]
1
2
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
Ankylosis of shoulder
1
]
1
1
1
2
1
1
]
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
I
....
Of elbow
Of hip
Of knee
....
Coxitis
Tubercular ....
2
Rupture of lateral.ligament of knee
Of ankle
1078
HOSPITAL REPORT.
SURGICAL DISEASES— CONTINUED.
DISEASES.
1-4
P
g
«H
a
V-
ADMITTED.
DISCHARGED
1 Remaining in Hospital
June 30, 1897... ., ....
1
Female
g
E<
Q
1
M
E
Unimproved —
1
f
I OK THE MUSCLES.
Mvalgia . .
1
1
1
1
i
i
i
i
i
i
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
....
1
1
1
1
I
Cervical myositis ... .
•
Traumatic atrophy of deltoid
Contraction of hamstring muscles of leg.
OF THE TENDONS.
Contracted tendon of biceps
1
3
1
....
1
1
1
....
Contraction of hamstring tendons
Pes planus
1
1
2
OP THE BURS^E.
1
1
1
1
Prepatellar
.
1
1
OF THE SPINE.
Kyphosis
1
1
....
Lateral curvature of spine
4
1
2
2
....
OF THE LYMPHATICS.
Lymphangitis of forearm
Of leg and pes planus
1
1
Lymphadenoma, generalized
1
1
5
1
3
4
1
1
Tuberculosis of inguinal glands
MALIGNANT TUMORS.
I (See also Special Regions.)
Carcinomata disseminata ...
1
3
1
S
I
Of the neck
Of the neck (recurrent^
1
HOSPITAL STATISTICS.
1079
SURGICALfDISEASES— CONTINUED.
DISEASES.
In Hospital July 1. 1896.
ADMITTED.
DISCHARGED.
wg'
Di
iff
&
1
1
Female
1
I
Improved
Unimproved —
u
&
|
Carcinomata— Concluded.
KD
Of the lip (recurrent)
1
6
1
6
2
1
9
1
1
1
1
1
1
...
Of the breast
1
1
5
1
1
1
1
Of the throat
1
1
1
1
- Of thigh
1
1
1 1
1
1
1
1
1
...
1
1
Ventriculi
Of cheek
1
1
...
1
i
Of lip
Of leg
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Of neck
....
1
n
2
4
1
3
i
Of intestine
Of thigh
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
NON-MALIGNANT TUMORS.
(See (tlso Special Regions.}
Lipoma of side
1
1
1
1
....
...
1
1
1
Of neck
Tumor of axilla
|
Of Highmore's'antrium .....
1
Fibroma of patella
1
1
Pelvic hsematoma
Hsematoma of cheek...
1
j
1
-
HOSPITAL REPORT.
SURGICAL DISEASES— CONTINUED.
DISEASES.
c
IT
1
ADMITTED.
DISCHARGED.
•^
il
i
!
£
f
Female
H
O
£
M
3
s
pj
Unimproved..
F
1
INJURIES.
OK THE IIKAD.
1
1
1
o
1
2
2
1
1
1
Of base of skull
1
11
2
2
1
13
2
11
3
]
1
1
o
1
10
1
1
3
1
2
1
8
1
o
i
10
3
1
1
1
1
9
3
1
1
2
••
With incised wound of throat
2
Contusion of head and arms
1
1
1
1
1
1
11
0
4
1
1
!
1
1
1
Of seal p
1
1
1
9
]
<>
1
;;
1
3
1
2
4
1
1
1
5
1
4
4
]
]
Of head
Burn of head and neck
OP THE FACE.
Fracture of inferior maxilla
2
1
With lacerated wound of face
Of nasal bone
4
Incised wound of nose
Of face
....
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
]
1
1
1
1
Lacerated wound of face
l
Of face and arm
1
3
Of nos9
1
3
2
Of chin
9
HOSPITAL STATISTICS.
1081
SURGICAL DISEASES— CONTINUED.
DISEASES.
M
D
8B
e_i
c
q*
ADMITTED.
DISCHARGED.
2%
l|
w5
°5'
WS
fe
:i
K
JT
?
*j
|
[
Improved
Unimproved ....
U
I
1
3
i
i
i
i
i
6
1
1
3
1
]
]
3
2
6
2
1
1
1
1
4
1
1
2
]
4
c
1
1
6
2
1
1
3
1
1
1
3
2
6
1
....
Wound of face involving antrum
1
4
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
3
2
6.
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
....
....
3
....
OF THE EYE.
Lacerated wound of eye
Of both eves .
OP THE NECK.
....
Of throat
i
1
I
1
1
1
1
Lacerated wound of-neck and wrist
Gunshot wound of neck
j
1
1
1
....
Infected wound of neck .
Scald of neck
OF THE CHEST.
Burn of chest (2nd degree)
Of breast ....
1
1
]
j
1
2
....
Incised wound of side
1
1
1082
HOSPITAL KEPORT.
SUKGICAL DISEASES-CONTINUED.
DISEASES.
In Hospital July 1, 1896.
ADMITTED.
DISCHARGED.
i Kemaining in Hospital
June 30, 1897....
ST
Female
g
I
8
Unimproved —
d
«"
&
1
Contusion of •best. ..
3
1
8
1
2
1
1
3
3
9
1
1
1
3
3
1
9
1
1
15
]
1
]
2
Contusion of rib
Of side
4
1
1
...
Of side and shoulder
Of breast
Fracture of rib
15
1
1
1
1
1
15
1
2
1
1
14
2
1
1
8
1
5
]
1
1
1
o
Of rib and clavicle
Gunshot wound of chest
1
Of chest and shoulder. .
OF TH« BACK.
Fracture of lumbar spine. ,
1
Of the coccyx
6
2
1
1
3
1
8
1
....
1
14
1
1
Contusion of back
2
1
14
Sprain of back..
Infected wound of back and chest
OF THE ABDOMEN.
Contusion of abdomen *
1
OF THE PELVIS AND GENITALS.
Contusion of the perineum
Fracture of crest of illium
1
1
1
1
1
1
Dislocation of sacro-illiac articulation
]
1
1
1
....
....
Burn of scrotum
Contusion of testicle
-
OF THE UPPER EXTREMITIES.
Fracture of clavicle
2
4
12
11
1
1
3
15
Of clavicle, comminuted
With dislocation of clavicle
1
1
I
HOSPITAL STATISTICS.
1083
SURGICAL DISEASES-CONTINUED.
DISEASES
In Hospital July 1, 1896.
ADMITTED.
DISCHARGED.
| Remaining in Hospital
June 30, 1897
K
•
F
3
»
?
1
Q
i
Improved
Unimproved....
G
P<
|
Fracture— Concluded.
1
2
2
5
i
i
2
6
1
1
2
7
1
1
...
....
3
8
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
5
1
2
2
6
1
11
1
2
2
2
1
9
1
3
1
12
1
Of radius (Colle's)
3
....
....
Of radius (Colle's), with hurnerus .. .
1
„
?
1
1
i
1
1
1
j
_
2
?
o
1
1
!
1
1
1
1
i
i
j
1
j
1
1
j
Of wrist (with phlegmon and amputation
1
1
i ....
^
1
1
1
'•>
?
9
Of hand
1
y.
]
1
1
1
2
Of arm
i
1
1
1
....
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
Stab wound of axilla
....
1
.
j
Of shoulder
1
3
i
2
Contusion of shoulder and hip
1084
HOSPITAL REPORT.
SURGICAL DISEASES— CONTINUED.
DISEASES.
CT
ADMITTED.
DISCHARGED.
I
if
f
Female
F
0
1
M
3
1
Unimproved....
1
§
Contusion— Concluded.
1
1
2
1
....
i
i
i
1
1
1
1
....
1
2
i
Of hand
3
1
i
j
1
1
....
1
i
i
i
c
i
i
i
i
1
1
1
1
1
I
—
1
Of shoulder
6
1
1
1
1
1
6
1
1
'
Resection of shonlder
Of elbow joint
1
;
5
8
1
o
Of wrist, with contusion of eye
Burn of arm
1
1
i
i
1
1
1
Of elbow (third degree)
1
j
1
1
Of scapula (third degree)
1
i
1
Of hand
Of forearm and hand (third degree)
1
s
12! 1
13
2
OF THE LOWER EXTREMITIES.
Fracture of femur .
f
7
HOSPITAL STATISTICS.
1085
SURGICAL DISEASES-CONTINUED.
DISEASES.
In Hospital July 1, 1896.
ADMITTED.
DISCHARGED.
i Remaining: in Hospit
June 30. 1897 :
£
EL
"=j
1
£•
F
1
Cured
Improved
Unimproved .
5-
p<
|
r'
' ! :
Fracture— Concluded.
3
2
1
i
3
3
1
1
2
::
2
1
1
2
1
>
With compound fracture of humerus and
1
1
1
1
10
2
2
4
1
...
Of tibia
2
4
7
1
1
5
14
1
3
1
3
7
8
1
1
5
17
1
10
2
14
Of tibia and fibula
1
....
1
2
4
18
3
1
i
2
1
Of tibia and fibula, compound
4
....
Of fibula (Pott's)
Of fibula (Pott's), with asthma and em-
physema
Of fibula (Pott's), with lipoma of leg
Of fibula
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
....
1
3
Of hip
o
2
•>
1
1
1
1
....
i
i
1
Of external malleolus
2
1
1
i
i
i
....
...
8 . . . -
1
Of internal malleolus
Of astragalus
1
1 ....
Of patella
]
4
1
i
3
1
3
1
6
1
Of patella, transverse
Of metatarsal bone
I
1
1
Of leg
.
1086
HOSPITAL KEPORT.
SURGICAL DISEASES— CONTINUED.
DISEASES.
B1
1
C-,
£
^*
ADMITTED.
DISCHARGED.
r!
o> s5
31
_<R
15'
• "2.
• 1=^
f
Female
g
£
Q
\
Improved
Unimproved
1
|
Lacerated^wound— Concluded.
Of foot
1
i
i
2
1
1
3
3
1
'-
1
1
1
t>
2
_
I
1
1
1
2
1
Of thigh
I
1
Of leg.
2
1
1
1
1
....
o
3
2
2
1
1
1
Of foot.. .
1
1
1
Punctured wound of leg . .. .
Of foot
3
3
1
„
1
1
Of femur and humerus.
1
1
1
....
1
1
Of foot, inward ....
1
Of phalanges of foot
1
5
1
5
1
1
1
3
1
Contusion of hip.
4
3
5
1
3
....
5
3
5
Of thigh
Of leg
8
1
1
Of leg and elbow
1
....
1
1
8
....
Of leg and scalo.
1
Ofknee
1
7
12
1
**
4
4
Of foot
1
13
1
]
8
]
4
1
1
....
13
1
1
4
And sprain of ankle
Of toe
]
Ofankle
1
1
3
42
1
6
3
48
1
4
4
3
28
1
3
4
1
17
Sprain of ankle
]
....
46
1
3
4
3
1
Of foot.. . .
Burn of leg (.third degree) . ...
4
Of foot
4
HOSPITAL STATISTICS.
1087
SURGICAL DISEASES-CONCLUDED.
DISEASES.
5*
i
<<j
ADMITTED.
DISCHARGED.
1 Remaining in Hospital
1 June 30, 1897
I'
3
t
Cured....
Improved
Unimproved
e
I
§
i
]
Bullet in hip.. ..
1
i
1
1
Abrasion of leg
1
i
i
i
i
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
....
Dislocation of internal semicircular cartilage
UNCLASSIFIED.
....
1
1
1
1
2
4H
980
103
1
2
2
1
2
1
43
73
1
87
35
158
42
1,001
Total
354
59
843
494
1038
HOSPITAL KEPOET.
DISEASES OF THE EIE.
DISEASES.
In Hospital July 1, 1896.
ADMITTED.
DISCHARGED.
n
&
N-"
is-
11
1
5T
|
G
a
Improved
Unimproved —
I
H
OF THE CONJUNCTIVA.
I
4
1
5
2
1
1
2
5
_
3
6
6
1
Conj
1
2
1
•
2
1
1
1
1
....
1
1
8
1
1
OF THE CORNEA.
8
0
8
8
Keratitis
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
j
j
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
....
1
OF THE LENS.
Cataract
6
I
1
.
3
Double
]
1
2
'
1
1
1
]
2
1
1
Senile
With cystitis . . . ,
With ulcer.. .
]
HOSPITAL STATISTICS.
1089
DISEASES OP THE EYE— CONTINUED.
DISEASES.
| In Hospital July 1,1896.
ADMITTED.
DISCHARGED.
*s
Si
tf
*^5*
0
1
?
E.
?
g
£
Q
|
1
Unimproved
g
|
•
:
Cataract— concluded.
With posterior synechiae
1
1
1
1
Complete loss of sight due to injury
1
1
'
Partial loss of sight due to explosion
1
1
1
1
OF THE LIDS. \\
Blepharitis, ulcerative
1
1
2
1
1
1
Symblepheron
1
1
Trachoma
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Ectropion , . , . .
1
1
1
1
]
1
1
1
1
1
i
i
....
Epithelioma of lids
1
1
1
1
1
11
1
ft
Phlegmon of lids and erysipelas
Obstruction of lachrymal duct...
Hydrops cystis'lachrymalis „ ••
Palpebral adhesion to stump of enucleated
eye
OF THK IBIS, CILIARY BODY AND CHOBOID.
1
1
1
12
1
9
5
14
Chronic
Syphilitic
...
3
1
1
3
1
2
1
With' Pannus
Glaucoma
1
1
1
...
1
1
1
1
1
1
I
....
Traumatic
Chronic
1
1
1
....
1
1
2
2
....
Chronic, with retinitis
1
1
I
Traumatic cyclitis
1
1
1
1
2
1
....
Choroiditis
1090
HOSPITAL REPORT.
DISEASES OF THE EYE-CONCLUDED.
DISEASES.
c
ADMITTED.
DISCHARGED.
I Remaining in Hospital
| June 30 1897
g
E.
I
o_
C
1
Improved
Fuini proved
O
f
OF THE RETINA AND OPTIC NERVES.
Ketinitis
n
4
1
I
-,
Optic atrophy. .
1
5
5
1
....
:;
1
Double
Homonomous hemianopsia
j
1
36
50
13
...
3
1
1
M
UNCLASSIFIED.
3
1
Ptosis
1
85
Total
18
HOSPITAL STATISTICS.
1091
GYNAECOLOGICAL DISEASES.
DISEASES.
In Hospital July 1, 1896..
Admitted
DISCHARGED.
Remaining in Hospital
June 30, 1897
o
1
M
I
1
Unimproved
I
|
OP THE VDLVA AND VAGINA.
Vuginitis
3
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
3
6
10
]
1
3
OF THE UTERUS.
Metritis
5
2
1
5
4
1
With retroflexion
With retroversion
'
1
1
Endocervicitis
5
3
2
5
With endometritis,
1
1
Hetroversiou
4
1
2
8
8
|
3
1
1
4
Retroflexion ,
1
Anteflexion
1
1
1
1
With cystitis
Laceration of cervix
1
6
1
3
9
With laceration of perineum
Laceration of perineum
1
1
3
2
Carcinoma uteri
5
5
2
1
Epithelioma uteri
1
2
2
9
Prolapsus uteri...
1
1
Stenosis of cervix
]
C
1
7
1
1
1
Fibroid of uterus
2
2
6
Tumor of ute-rus
1
OF THK UTERINEJAPPENDAGES.
3
1
4
I
3
2
2
With salpingitis
1
1
1
1092
HOSPITAL REPORT.
GYNJECOLOGICAL DISEASES— CONCLUDED.
DISEASES.
In Hospital July 1,1896..
Admitted
DISCHARGED.
}|
Bj
1
Cured
B
Unimproved
g
a
1
6
1
2
1
1
1
1
4
4
2
6
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
3
Cyst of ovary multilocular
'
1
1
1
Double
1
1
Interstitial
Chronic
1
1
1
J
1
2
1
1
2
14
1
1
1
Pyosalpinx ... ...
2
2
Double.
I
1
1
4
Pelvic cellulitis
2
1
3
Pelvic haematocele ...
1
FUNCTIONAL DISEASES.
Dysmenorrhoea
1
13
1
2
1
1
15
DISEASES OF PKEGNAOY AND PUEBPEKAL
STATE.
1
_
4
2
2
4
g
2
1
I
1
1
1
\
1
1
Laceration of perineum and rectum
13C
1
j
1
Total
1
61
62
i
131
13
HOSPITAL STATISTICS.
1093
OBSTETKICAL CASES.
DISEASES.
la HospitalJuly 1, 1896. .
>
g
Delivered
DISCHARGED.
Remaining n Hospital
June 30, 1897
1
»s
Bco
\\
if
9
Ch
1
Pregnancy
18
145
1
1
1
1
149
163
1
1
1
1
167
132
117
25
1
142
1
21
With malaria
" With peritonitis
1
1
1
iH^With vesico-vaginal fistula
Followed by puerperal mania
1
1
1
1
1
Total
26
146
21
18
134
119
1
1094
HOSPITAL EEPORT.
CAUSES OF DEATH.
DISEASE.
MALK.
FEMALE.
TOTAL.
ACUTE GENERAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
Typhoid fever
9
3
12
Tj'phoid fever and tuberculosis pulmonalis
1
1
DiATHEiic DISEASES AND DISEASES OP NUTRITION.
Marasmus, senile .
1
1
2
Marasmus resulting from paralysis
1
1
Diabetes insipidus. .
1
j
Diabetes mellitus
1
2
3
Rheumati-rn, acute articular
1
1
Rheumatism, acute articular, and pneumonia
1
1
Rheumatism, acute articular, and senihtv
1
1
DlSEASBS OF THE RESPIRATORY SY8TEM.
OF THE BROJS'CIII.
Bronchitis catarrha). ....
Bronchitis, subacute
1
Bronchorrea
\
Asthma
2
.>
Asthma and dilatation of the heart
2
2
OF THE LUNOS.
Congestion of the lung
Pneumonia
Pneumonia, double
4
4
Pneumonia, hypostatic
Pneumonia, hypostatic and heart-failure.
i
i
Tuberculosis, acute miliary
4
i.
4
Tuberculosis pulmonalis
97
38
130
Tuberculosis pulmonalis and pleurisy
1
1
Tuberculosis pulmonalis and general tubercular peri-
tonitis
1
1
HOSPITAL STATISTICS.
1095
CAUSES OF DEATH— CONTINUED.
DISEASE.
MALE.
1
FEMALE.
TOTAL.
Tub6rculosis pulmonalis and rectul. ...
2
9
Tuberculosis pulmonalis and spondylitis
1
1
Tuberculosis pulmonalis and syphilis ....•
1
•^
Oan^rene of lung
1
1
Emphysema - • • •
1
1
OF THE MOCTII AND PHARYNX.
Sarcoma of pharynx
1
i
Carcinoma of pharynx
1
1
Carcinoma of tongue and neck
1
1
OF THE PLEURA.
Hydrothorax and lobar pneumonia
1
I
Plenrisy acute
4
Pleurisy, subacute, with effusion
2
2
Pleurisy, subacute, with pneumonia
1
1
Pleurisy, subacute, and congestion of lung
1
1
Tuberculosis of pleura, with effusion
]
1
Empyema
4
1
i
Einpyema and gangrene of ung
1
i
DISEASES OF THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM.
OF THE HEART AND ITS MEMBRANES.
Pericarditis acute
j
i
Pericarditis acute, with pleuritis
Heart dilatation of
Heart, dilatation of, accompanying asthma '
1
1
1
i
Heart, dilatation of, and cirrhosis of liver
1
i
Heart, fatty degeneration of •
•2
1
3
1 leart, lipomatosis of
j
1
Heart, lipomatosis of, and effusive pleurisy
1
1
Heart, muscular incompetence of
1
1
1
1096
HOSPITAL REPORT.
CAUSES OF DEATH— CONTINUED.
DISEASE.
MALE.
FEMALE.
TOTAL.
Heart, valvular disease of (unclassified)
17
3
20
Heart, valvular disease of (unclassified), and tubercu-
losis pulmonalis
1
1
Heart, aortic incompetence of
2
2
Heart, aortic incompetence of, with tuberculosis pul-
1
1
Heart, aortic incompetence of, with cirrhosis of liver
1
Heart, mitral incompetence of ...
12
4
16
Heart, mitral incompetence of, with pleurisy
1
1
4
4
Heart senile
2
2
Heart, embolism, following thrombosis of femoral
1
1
OF THE BLOOD-VESSELS.
Aneurism of ascending aorta
9
2
Aneurism of arch of aorta.
1
1
Aneurism of abdominal aorta. .
1
1
Rupture of aortic aneurism
1
1
Dilatation of aorta. . .
1
1
Atheroma, general, with effusion into lateral ven-
tricles
1
1
Atheroma of coronary arteries
1
1
Gangrene of leg
1
1
Gangrene, senile
1
1
OF THE BLOOD.
Leukaemia
Septicaemia (cause not stated. ) . .
3
1
4
Septicaemia, following periurethral abscess
1
1
Pyemia (cause not stated)
2
2
HOSPITAL STATISTICS.
1097
CAUSES OF DEATH— CONTINUED.
DISEASE.
MALE.
FEMALE.
TOTAL.
3
6
1
11
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
7
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
DlREASES OF THE LlVER, ETC.
Abscess of liver. .
2
4
1
9
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Cirrhosis of liver ...
Cirrhosis of liver and hypostatic pneumonia
Cirrhosis of liver, valv. disease of heart and double
pneumonia
DISEASES OF THE DIGESTIVE ORGANS.
OF THE OESOPHAGUS.
Carcinoma of the oesophagus .
Tuberculosis of the O3sopha°rus, with stenosis . . .
1
Ulteration of oesophagus into aorta
1
1
OF THE STOMACH.
Gastritis, chronic
Gastro-enteritis. . .
1
Gastric ulcer
2
1
7
1
1
I
1
1
1
Carcinoma of pylorus
Carcfnoma of the stomach
OF THB INTESTINES.
Dysentery, chronic. ...
1
2
Strangulated inguinal hernia
Intestinal obstruction
Intestinal obstruction and pyonephritis
Intestinal ulce ration ....
Carcinoma of the duodenum . . ....
Carcinoma of the colon
1098
HOSPITAL REPORT.
CAUSES OF DEATH— CONTINUED.
DISEASE.
MALE.
FEMALE.
TOTAL.
1
1
1
OF THE PANCREAS.
2
2
Carcinoma of the pancreas and spleen
OF THE PERITONEUM.
1
j
1
Strangulated ventral hernia
1
J
Peritonitis, acute (cause not stated)
2
1
2
4
^
Peritonitis due to ulceration of the uterus
1
j
Peritonitis, following strangulated femoral hernia. . . .
Peritonitis, from perforation of intestine ...
1
i
1
I
Peritonitis, pelvic, and valvular disease of heart
DISEASES OK THE KIDNEY, BLADDER, ETC.
1
1
Nephritis, parenchymatous, acute, and pneumonia. . .
Nephritis, parenchymatous chronic
1
0
2
7
1
Nephritis, interstitial
4
5
Nephritis, interstitial, and tuberculosis pulmonalis. . .
\bscess of kidney
1
1
1
j
Pyelitis
1
1
Sarcoma of kidnev
1
1
Uraemia . . ....
3
3
Acute Cystitis
I
I
Chronic Cystitis
2
•>
Chronic Cystitis and Uraemia
Chronic Cystitis and prostatic hypertrophy
Tuberculosis of bladder and urethra
1
1
1
1
1
1
HOSPITAL STATISTICS.
1099
CAUSES OF DEATH— CONTINUED.
Rupture of urethra 1
Urinary calculus 1
DISEASES OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM.
OF TUB BRAIN.
Cerebral meningitis
Cerebral meningitis, syphilitic
Cerebral hemorrhage
Cerebral softening
Cerebritis
Hemiplegia
Hemiplegia and hypostatic pneumonia 1
DISEASES OF TUB INTELLECT.
Delirium tremens 1
Senility
Senility and arthritis deformans 1
Senility and cystitis 1
DlSBASES OF THE SPINAL CORD.
Myelitis 1
Myelitis, transverse 1
Paralysis, senile 1
Locomotor ataxia 1
POISONS.
Acute alcoholism 5
Chloroform (administered during operation)
Morphi nism
UNCLASSIFIED.
Carcinoma disseminata 1
Carcinoma cf neck 3
Carcinoma of breast
1100
HOSPITAL REPOKT.
CAUSES OF DEATH— CONCLUDED.
DISEASE.
MALE.
FEMALE.
TOTAL.
Carcinoma of postmediastinal glands
Carcinoma of pelvis.
1
1
1
Carcinoma of uterus
Epithelioma of face. ... . .
I
6
Sarcoma of neck. . ...
Sarcoma of arm, axilla and mediastinum
Sarcoma, malignant multiple *.
Lipoma and sarcoma of abdomen
Lymphadenoma, general
1
1
^
1
1
Multilocular cyst of ovary . .
Tuberculosis of verteb'ze. .
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Surgical shock
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Inanition following cystitis and gastritis
Inanition and hypostatic pneumonia
UNDIAGNOSKD.
Coroner's cases
Q
1
1
37
R
43
Grand total
392
112
504
HOSPITAL STATISTICS.
DIAGRAM No. 1.
SHOWING POPULATION OF CITY. (Light Black Line.)
NUMBER OF DEATHS IN CITY. (Dotted Line.)
DAILY AVERAGE OF PATIENTS IN HOSPITAL. (Heavy Black Line )
1101
1102
HOSPITAL REPORT.
DIAGRAM No. 2.
DAILY AVERAGE OF PATIENTS. (Black Line.)
TOTAL EXPENSE. (Dotted Line.)
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x Including special repairs $14.718 36
Cost of maintenance 81,029 81
Total $95,748 15
HOSPITAL STATISTICS.
1003
DIAGRAM No. 3,
SHOWING TOTAL NUMBER OF CASES TREATED. (Black Line.)
TOTAL NUMBER OF DEATHS. (Dotted Line.)
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1104
HOSPITAL REPORT.
DIAGRAM No. 4.
SHOWING TOTAL NUMBER OF DEATHS. (Black Line.)
NUMBER OK DEATHS FROM TUBERCULOSIS. (Dotted Line.)
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HOSPITAL STATISTICS.
DIAGKAM No. 5.
1105
SHOWING TOTAL NUMBER OF DEATHS. (Black Line.)
DEATHS FROM DISEASES OF THE HEART AND CIRCULATORY SYSTEM. (Dotted Line.)
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1106
HOSPITAL REPORT.
DIAGRAM No. 6.
SHOWING TOTAL NUMBER OF DEATHS. (Black Line.)
DEATHS FROM PNEUMONIA. (Dotted Line )
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HOSPITAL STATISTICS.
1107
DIAGRAM No. 7.
SHOWING TOTAL NUMBER OF DEATHS. (Black Line.)
DEATHS FROM CANCER. (Dotted Line.)
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1108 HOSPITAL KEPOKT.
REPORT OF STEWARD.
San Francisco, July 1, 1S97.
John M. Williamson, M. D., Superintendent Physician—
Dear Sir: The annual statement of expenditures accompanying this, the Stew-
ard's yearly report, shows that the City and County Hospital of San Francisco has
been conduc-ted for twelve months for $81,029.79, or an average of $6,752.48 per month,
leaving- aside the $14,715.36 charged to special repairs. The amount would have been
still lt-ss, and there would probably have been the necessity of closing the hospital
for two months, had not the progressive members of the present Board of Super-
visors come to the rescue and did what was possible to rectify the errors of their
predecessors.
While the fact that a hospital with an average of nearly 400 patients was car-
ried en for this amount of money may appear to be a master stroke from a finan-
cial point of view, it is, from a humanitarian standpoint, a circumstance that forms
a blot of disgrace on the history of San Francisco. This story of how one of the
largest public hospitals in the United States has been conducted with less than
half the amount of money expended for the maintenance of even smaller institu-
tions of the same kind, is one that reflects discredit on San Francisco and on the
officials who were responsible for the meagerness of the hospital appropriation for
the fiscal year just closed. The poor people of San Francisco, who have no other
refuge when sickness incapacitates them, are the ones who have suffered by this
"master-stroke of finance" — a phrase which sounds much better than inhuman
parsimony.
As the literary flights of the hospital Steward must perforce be brief, owing to
the expense of printing annual reports, I will make the general statement that the
appropriations of the past have been entirely inadequate, and that every effort
should be made to secure a sufficient amount for the coming fiscal year. Contract
prices are higher this year than last, which is a reason not to be overlooked among
the many others for securing a larger appropriation.
Since the 1st of January, when the present administration took charge of the
hospital, strenuous efforts have been made to improve the condition of the institu-
tion and promote the comfort of the patients and employees. These efforts have
been remarkably successful, considering the masterfulness of the financial stroke
previously spoken of, the terribly dilapidated condition of the hospital structure,
and the state of disorder that pervaded the grounds. The hospital painter, with
what material the aforesaid "masterful-stroke" would permit of us purchasing,
has improved the appearance of many portions of the interior. The gardener, by
energetic and intelligent effort, has placed the grounds in a cleanly condition and
beautified them by growing flowers where formerly was only dry grass or dust
patches. The carpenter, engineer and other employees have added their quota of
effort with the result that there is a notable improvement all around, though all
of these employees have been handicapped and disheartened by a lack of material
and tools, which lack was occasioned by a still greater lack of money.
Day after day during the year just passed nurses and doctors and other attaches
have applied for necessary articles, and have been turned away weary and disap-
pointed with the answer that the articles needed could not be supplied. All over
the building the worn or broken furniture, dishes and utensils, carpetless floors,
raggedly-curtained windows and makeshift appliances of all kinds attest the pov-
STEWARD'S REPORT. 1109
erty of an institution which, above all others, should be kept in spotless condition
and abreast of the times in all respects, not only in justice to the city in which
it exists, but to the destitute human beings who, in illness, find it their only place
of shelter, and trust their lives within its portals.
At one time during the last six months it is an actual fact that nurses had
to await their turn to eat because of a shortage of table ware. In several of the
wards long rows of broken bottles graced the commodes, it being necessary to use
them for sputum cups. Many similar instances of the barbarous poverty that
make the San Francisco City and County Hospital a laughing stock abroad could be
mentioned, but space will not permit.
I am sorry to note that, in their bitter murmurings against the wrong that is
done them, the hundreds of poor who come and go cast some blame upon the pres-
ent Board of Supervisors, which is an injustice that should be noted. The present
Hoard is, of course, innocent of any errors made by its predecessors, and contrary
to any desire to perpetuate this condition of affairs, its members seem to feel that
steps must be taken to do away with the disgrace that exists. Appearances indi-
cate that a brighter day is about to dawn for this asylum of the sick, and that it
will bf= lifted by the present Board from the slough of despond into which it has
been plunged by past masters of finance.
Ono of the steady aims of the present management has been to improve the
food of the patients. While it is not yet, in the cases of the very sick people, all
it should be, owing to the baneful shadow of the "master-stroke/1 it is greatly im-
proved. The quality is better and the quantity greater. The same kind of meat,,
milk, butter, eggs and other supplies that goes to the officials and employees goes
also to the patients. There is no difference and no distinction.
Your familiarity of the many needs of the hospital makes it unnecessary to go
into details on that subject. I will simply say that they are many and urgent.
Labor is done a great injustice at the hospital. Owing to the insufficiency of
funds it is impossible to pay the ward-tenders, who keep the buildings clean, more
than $5 per month each, and it is impossible, of course, to make patients work.
There should be enough money to hire responsible men at fair wages to do this
work. Labor has long ago entered its protest against this system of slavery.
Had the $14,718.36 appropriated during the year past been properly expended
there would have been a different tale to tell of the hospital's condition, though all
the money in the city's vaults could not make the old death trap a thoroughly
proper home for the sick. It cost the present administration $3,795.09 to repair the
damage incident to the corrupt expenditure of the $10,923.27 that melted in the
hands of the past one, and for which there was nothing to show but gaping
trenches, disconnected sewers, some kalsomining daubed on a few wards as if it
had been squirted out of a hose, and a few dollars' worth of carpenter work. Had
th3 whole $95,748.15 been expended for the maintenance of the hospital the battle to
keep it open would not have been so hard.
I would recommend that a regularly paid carpenter be added to the list of em-
ployees, as there is great need each day for such a mechanic.
Respectfully,
PAUL EDWARDS, Steward.
1110
HOSPITAL REPORT.
QUANTITIES AND COST OF PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF
SUBSISTENCE USED DURING YEAR.
ARTICLES.
QUANTITY.
PRICK.
AMOUNT.
Beef
102 215 Ibs.
4c. per Ib
$4 088 60
Butter
7,727.3 Iba
19sc. per Ib
1 506 82
Coal
543 8 tons
$7 23 per ton
3 931 J9
Coffee
6 905 3 Ibs
17 35-100c per Ib
1 198 40
Eggs
11 970 5 doz.
2 259 43
Fish
14 560 Ibs
2 89 lOOc per Ib
420 78
Flour
81 £00 Ibs
1 341 52
Milk
32 148 gals
*
57 681 Ibs
Potatoes
129 52° Ibs
Sugar, Brown
17 364 Ibs
Sugar, Granulated
17 028 Ibs
5 67 lOOc per Ib
965 49
STEWARD'S REPORT.
1111
ANNUAL STATEMENT OF EXPENSES OF CITY AND COUNTY
HOSPITAL.
FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1897.
SUBSISTENCE—
Bacon $125 55
Beef 5,166 73
Butter 1. 506 82
Coffee 1,198 40
Eggs 2,259 43
Fish 454 23
I
Flour and meals 2,259 11
Fruit and vegetables 2,145 40
Groceiies. 2,442 79
Ham 37321
Milk 5,649 77
Mutton 2,416 83
Poultry 315 44
Sugar 2,02410
MISCELLANEOUS—
Blankets 5279 10
Brooms, brushes, etc 295 11
Coal 3,93119
Coal oil 14180
Crockery and glassware 217 31
Dry goods 2,064 44
Electrical supplies 8 48
Engine supplies. 37 42
Expressage 788 25
Furniture 557 40
Hardware 239 11
Ice 295 51
Lumber 162 94
Laundry Supplies 419 11
$28,337 81
1112
HOSPITAL REPORT.
ANNUAL STATEMENT OF EXPENSES OF CITY AND COUNTY
HOSPITAL— CONCLUDED.
'ARTICLES.
Petty expense $112 90
Paints, oils, etc 217 07
Kepairs to buildings 136 64
Repairs to utensils 279 40
tationery and printing 83315
Telephone service 188 57
T ware and kitihen utensils 27736
Tobacco 101 43
Tools and implements 108 46
Tuleandmoss 19380
Chloride of Lime Deodorizing materials 61 54
Special repairs 14,718 36
STABLE EXPENSES—
Barley, oats, etc $199 24
Hay and straw 345 63
Horseshoeing 14875
Repairs to vehicle? 542 23
Sundry 11635
DISPENSARY —
Drugs, medicines, etc §5,778 15
Labels 83 10
Rubber goods 40 60
Repairs to instruments , 3860
Surgical instruments 99 95
Wines, whiskies and alcohol 2,023 21
Sugar 40 43
SALARIES
Grand total
Less special repairs
26,665 85
1,352 20
8,104 09
31,288 20
§95,748 15
14.718 3
981,029 79
PAUL EDWARDS,
Steward.
STEWARD'S REPORT.
1113
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STEWARD'S REPORT.
1117
MONTH OF
il
3
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Daily Average of Pa-
tients and Employees.
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Daily S ibsi-tence Ex-
pense per Person
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Total Amount of Each
Months' Expense, Less
the $14,718.36 Charged
to Special Repairs
1896 July
306.10
401 62
$0 2199
SO 1676
$0 6833
$6 483 98
August
311.19
405 90
2319
1778
6571
6 345 65
321.40
418 43
2270
1743
6835
6 591 16
October
342.42
438 64
2227
1760
6864
7 284 6°
November
333.60
433 53
.2262
.1741
.6475
6,472 71
December.
362.03
457 06
1995
1520
1 £8
6,849 79
1897 — January
378.45
381.64
479.77
483.89
.2156
1768
.17
1394
.6298
5649
7,370 06
6,040 27
March
388.39
490,97
2140
1693
5936
7,147 34
April
393.30
511,60
2219
1700
7 455 61
May
392.65
510,94
.2031
.15^3
.5611
6,829 85
373 40
494 10
2506
1914
5497
6,158 75
Total averages
357.04
460.46
$0.2182
$0.1681
*$0.7325
$6,752 48
.6260 without amount charged to special repairs.
1118
HOSPITAL REPORT.
CONTRACT PRICE OF ARTICLES FURNISHED 1THE CITY AND COUNTY
^HOSPITAL DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1897.
ARTICLES.
PRICE.
ARTICLES.
PBBDJ
3 90-100 per Ib.
Mustard .
Bacon, best Cal. cured side..
9c. per Ib.
Mutton,first qua'ty wethers
Oatmeal .
4 19-lOOc. per Ib.
$° 30 per 100 Ibs
3 00-lOOc. per 100.
Oats, white feed
04c per 100 Ibs
Beans, small white
123-lOOc. perlb.
Onions
4c. per Ib.
Peaches, dried
3 90-100c per Ib
ets.
55-100c per Ib
Peas, split
$° 70 per 100 Ibs
Bran . ..
73c per 100 Ibs
Pepper, black ground .
747-lOOc perlb
Butter, first quality, Cal
Cabbage
19J^c. per Ib.
58-lOOc. per Ib.
54-100c. per Ib
Pickles, No. 2, assorted
Potatoes, best
1671-lOOc.pergal
46-lOOc. per Ib.
Cheese, first quality, Cal
Coal Dunsmuir Wellington
8%c. per Ib.
$7 23 per ton
Rice, No. 2 China, mixed....
Sago
279-lOOc. perlb.
Coal oil
2319-lOOc. p'rgal
Sal soda
Codfish best Cal , bales
4 14-100c. per Ib
Salt, rock
36c per 100 Ibs
Corn meal
$1 50 per 100 Ibs.
Salt, table..
43'-'.c per 100 Ibs
Coffee, Guatemala, roasted,
first quality
17 35-lOOc per Ib
Starch, laundry
3 HS-lOOc. per Ib
Cornstarch
4Xc. per Ib.
Sugar, Extra C
4 92'-.;-iOOc per Ib
$1 °o per doz
Sugar, best granulated
5 67-lOOc. perlb.
Currants, Zante
Eggs, fresh Cal
6c. per Ib.
I?7 c. per doz.
Sugar, white, powdered. . . .
Syrup, golden Cal
fi 75-lOOc. per Ib.
lie. per gal.
Fish, fresh .
Tapioca
3 17-lOOc. perlb.
Flour, Best Roller
Fruit, pie, 2-lb. tins
Fruit, table, 2}£ Ib. tins
Germea
§1 64 per 100 Ibs.
$1 73 per case.
$2 50 per case.
$2 50 per 100 Ibs
Tea, Riverside, or equal
Tomatoes, 2-lb. tins
Tobacco, black navy
Tule
9 88-lOOc. per ib.
•*1 40 per case.
19 87-lOOc. per lb'
Ham, first qua'ty sugarcured
Hay, wheat . . .
lO&c. per Ib.
$11 94 per ton
Turnips
Vermicelli, No. 2
55-lOOc. perlb.
324-lOCc. perlb.
$2 °5 per 100 Ibs
Vinegar 30°
5 74-lOOc pergal
Jelly, currant
Wheat, cracked
2 15-lOOc. per Ib
Lard, fresh Cal.
6 7,"-100c. per Ib.
Yeast powder, 5-lb tins
$15 20 per doz.
Macaroni, No 2
3 24-lOOc. per Ib
Milk (non-contract)
Ifi-'-iC. per gal.
Mackerel, No. 1
$1 35 per kit.
Cream (non-contraci)
$1 00 per gal.
STEWAKD'S REPORT.
1119
Total Daily Expense
per Patient .......
Daily Cost Subsist-
ence per Person. . .
Daily Cost Subsist-
ence per Patient. .
Milk, pts.
Eggs, No
Meat, Ibs.
Daily Averarge Offi-
cers and Employes
Daily Average of
Patients.. .
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APOTHECAEY'S REPORT.
1121
APOTHECARY'S REPORT.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 1, 1897.
John M. Williamson, M. D., Superintendent Physician —
DEAR SIR: I herewith submit the report of the Apothecary for the year
ending June 30, 1897.
Respectfully,
WM. M. HICKMAN,
Apothecary.
STATEMENT SHOWING MONTHLY EXPENDITURES DURING THE
FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1897.
O
iff
Ft
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Surgical In-
struments —
>
j
Port Wine ....
32
I
Claret
1
H
1896.
July
$417 89
325 14
29945
367 25
279 46
319 70
317 05
419 53
229 27
343 07
343 26
8120 15
151 24
27769
225 68
164 52
186 70
212 00
214 80
25365
220 74
93 50
115 34
S8t 57
8432
8607
166 88
81 40
88 07
23980
$1675
$639 36
560 70
743 31
82956
586 53
63494
1105 72
634 23
669 21
84206
741 11
11636
August
September —
October
November
December
1897.
$1260
852 50
15 00
16 25
13 75
$2 50
$51 00
47 40
29 ?2
1300
$13 25
219 15
5200
52 50
March
26 79
14 75
2685
159 59
159 50
277 50
April
52 50
51 50
May
Total
$232 43
$156 50
$6175
§3660 97
$2236 03
§170 61
$1427 81
$155 50
§2 50
$8104 09
71
1122
HOSPITAL REPORT.
STATEMENT OF DRUGS PURCHASED.
DATE.
FROM WHOM PURCHASED.
AMOUNT.
December.
1897— January...
February .
March ,
April..,
May
Mack&Co
Clinton E. Worden & Co
Langley & Michaels Co . .
Redington & Co
Clinton E. Worden & Co.
Langley & Michaels Co. . ,
Richards & Co
Langley. Michaels & Co. .
Clinton E. Worden & Co.
William Cluff Co....
Mack&Co
Langley & Michaels Co. ,
Redington &,Co
Mack& Co
Clinton E. Worden & Co. ..
William Cluff Co
Langley & Michaels Co
Clinton E. Worden & Co. . ,
William Cluff Co
Langley & Michaels Co
1896— July Mack&Co.,
Langley & Michaels Co 7 38
Clinton E. Worden & Co 29 48
Robert J. Alther 40 84
August Langley & Michaels Co
September. ... Redington & Co $ 272 55
Langley & Michaels Co 2 90
O. P. Downing & Co 24 00
October Redington & Co $301 55
Langley & Michaels Co 7 25
Clinton E. Worden & Co 21 70
John G. Us & Co 6 50
Frank Eastman & Co 30 25
November Langley & Michaels Co $263 83
Clinton E. Worden & Co. . . 15 63
$281 03
14 10
24 57
$281 08
26 23
9 74
$283 78
114 60
8 28
12 77
$16 07
209 20
4 00
37 49
13 75
5 60
$32 31
13 96
296 99
STEWAKD'S KEPOKT.
1123
STATEMENT OF SUKGICAL GOODS PURCHASED.
DATE.
FROM WHOM PURCHASED.
AMOUNT.
TOTAL.
1898— September ....
Surgical Instruments, etc.
J. H. A. Folkers& Bros
$12 60
William Hatteroth .
47 40
December
William Hatteroth
29 22
1897 January.
William Hatteroth .
13 00
March
William Hatteroth
23 79
Deckelman Bros
1 50
A. Berbert & Bro
1 50
April
William Hatteroth
14 75
May
William Hatteroth
26 85
\
$170 61
1896 -July
Baxter & Oesting
120 15
August
Baxter & Oestmg
151 24
September
Langley & Michaels Co
$21 93
O. P. Downing & Co
255 76
277 69
O P Downing & Co
Langley & Michaels Co
F. C. Muller
19 98
Revere Rubber Co .
0 nn
*
Goodyear RubberCo
2 15
November
Laugley& Michaels Co
$158 77
225 68
Kohler and Chase
7 75
164 52
December. ....
Langley & Michaels Co
Baxter & Oesting
175 70
Revere Rubber Co
3 00
1897— January
O. P. Downing & Co
Langley & Michaels Co
$19650
15 50
February
O. P. Downing & Co
214 80
March
Langley& Michaels Co
$37 90
Redington&Co
7 80
O. P. Downing & Co
161 50
Kohler & Chase
22 45
William Hatteroth
24 00
April
Mack & Co
$143 63
253 65
O. P. Downingl& Co
60 40
Goodyear Rubber Co,
16 75
May
O. P. Downing & Co
220 74
93 50
June . ...
O. P. Downing & Co .
115 36
$2,236 03
1124
HOSPITAL REPORT.
STATEMENT OF LIQUORS PURCHASED.
DATE.
FROM WHOM: PURCHASED.
ARTICLES.
AMOUNT.
TOTAL.
1896 July ..
Seegelken & Buckner
Wh sky
$84 57
Seegelken & Buckner
Claret
16 75
Whisky
81 32
September,
Seegelken & Buckner
Whisky
$86 07
October
Seegelken & Buckner
Seegelken & Buckner
Seegelken & Buckner .
Sherry
Claret.
Port. ...
52 50
15 00
§51 03
153 57
Seegelken & Buckner
Seegelken & Buckner
Seegelkeu & Buckner
Whisky
Brandy
Claret .
166 85
250
16 25
November
Seegelken & Buckner.
Whisky
$81 40
236 63
Mueh & Lynch
Claret
13 75
95 15
December
Whisky
$88 07
Crown Distilleries Co
Alcohol
13 25
101 32
Dalleuiand & Co
Whisky
$239 80
Dallemaud & Co
Dallemaud & Co
Crown Distilleries Co
Port
Sherry
Alcohol .
52 00
52 50
179 90
Langley & Michaels Co
Alcohol
3925
563 45
Dallemand & Co
Whisky..
159 50
April
Dallemand & Co
Whisky
$159 50
Dallemand & Co
Dallemand & Co
Port
Sherry
52 50
51 50
(
263 50
April
Dallemand & Co
Whisky
277 70
$2,036 46
STEWAKD'S REP OUT.
1125
STATEMENT OF PRINCIPAL DRUGS AND SURGICAL SUPPLIES
USED DURING THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1897.
ARTICLES.
QUANTITY.
VALUE
Absorbent Lint 3,600 pounds.
Absorbent Cotton 1,400 pounds.
Oil Silk and Oil Muslin 255 yards.
Adhesive Plaster 553 yards.
Oakum 500 pounds.
Absorbent Gauz^ 6,100 yards,
Rubber Tissue 70 yards.
Squibbs Chloroform. . . 69 bottles.
Commercial Chloroform — 74 pounds.
Squibbs Ether 89 cans.
Commercial Ether ( 51 pounds.
Carbolic Acid 362 pounds.
lodof orm 23 pounds.
Corrosive Sublimate 32 pounds.
Peroxide of Hydrogen 186 pounds.
Ground Linseed 5,000 pounds.
Glycerine 700 pounds.
Clinical Thermometers 14 dozen.
Medicine Glasses 53 dozen.
Quinine 225 ounces.
Codeine 76 ounces.
Sunfanol 53 ounces.
Phenacetine 50 ounces.
Icthyol g pounds.
Morphine 23 ounces.
Cocaine 8 ounces.
Iodide of Potassium.. 121 pounds.
Petrolatum 500 pounds.
Salol 11 pounds.
Empty Capsules 55,000
Powder Papers 41,000
Corks Ill gross.
Prescription Vials 26 gross.
Powdered Opium 12 pounds.
Creosote 13 pounds.
$744 54
32064
133 98
145 70
36 10
34108
17 93
91 60
46 54
112 95
3730
84 32
96 67
37 15
51 90
15535
118 75
100 77
31 30
62 65
294 90
70 55
49 25
5000
4290
3345
35095
37 75
3985
37 79
13 45
37 70
,64 60
39 60
12 82
1126 HOSPITAL REPORT.
REPORT OF MATRON.
San Francisco, July 1, 1897.
John M. Williamson, M. D., Superintendent Physician-
Dear Sir: I respectfully submit our yearly report, at your request, but regret
it is not more accurate. It has been impossible to make it more so, as we had,
you will remember, no supplies in our possession from July 1, 1896, to January 1,
1897, only daily receiving from the Steward, Mr. Robinson, such material as was
required to be manufactured, worked, or in some manner prepared for use in the
hospital. From January 1st to June 30, 1897, I think everything will be found cor-
rect, as during that time all supplies used in my department have been in my pos-
session, received in bulk from the Steward, Mr. Paul Edwards, and duly receipted
for.
I am unable to furnish a correct statement of all articles manufactured or sewed
in our department as requested, such as the hemming of tablecloths, bedspreads,
napkins, screens, window curtains, window shades, meal cloths, and numberless
other things made, of which there is no record made, and which would require a
great deal of time and labor in the manufacture.
I hope my report will call your kindly attention to the vast amount of sewing
done in the Matron's department, and the advisability of providing a water-motor
for the sewing machines as a matter of health.
Respectfully,
MARY E. BLACK, Matron.
MATRON'S REPORT.
1127
MATERIAL RECEIVED AND ISSUED DURING THE YEAR ENDING
JUNE 30, 1897.
ARTICLES.
RECEIVED.
ISSUED.
ON HAND.
72
66
6
Buckles, each. . .
552
552
Bobbins, dozen . , .
12
12
Buttons, dozen . .
257
104
153
1,417
1,417
Cretonne, yards ... ....
8
8
Crinoline, yards
Cheese-cloth, yards
Cross-bar yards ....
264
1,893
112
128
1,816
36
136
77
76
Cotton— spool, dozen
Sheet, each
Batts, rolls
Knitting balls
345
437
939
59
238
183
914
7
87
251
16
52
Duck, yards
67
49
18
Dairy cloth, yards
Flannel — cinton, yards .
Tennis vards ... ...
528
734
95
431
734
64
96
31
Shaker, yards
Baby, yards ....
122
138
83
87
39
51
Green cambric yards. . . .
1
6
99
99
Oilcloth, yards
288
266
22
Linen table yards . .
43
3
12
Muslin —
Bleached, 4-4, yards
106
106
Bleached, 5-4, yards . .
493
493
1128
HOSPITAL REPORT.
MATERIAL RECEIVED AND ISSUED -CONCLUDED.
ARTICLES.
RECEIVED.
ISSUED.
ON HAND.
Muslin-
Bleached, 6-4 yards. .
49
49
Bleached 8-4, yards ....
45
45
.
Bleached, 10-4, yards..
97
10
87
Unbleached 4-4 yards
465
465
Unbleached, 5-4, yards
1,022
1 (92
Unbleached, 6-4 yards
1,391
1 391
Shroud, yards
521
405
116
Bandage, yards
2,113
2,113
Mosquito net yards . . .
196
145
51
100
41
59
Napkins, number
192
192
Pins, packages .
156
145
11
Safety, packages
Scrim, yards.
349
128
208
128
141
Spreads, number
Sheeting-
Rubber, yards . ...
56
52
56
52
Ashland , yards
Towels —
Turkish, number .
389
48
350
48
39
Doctor's number
546
470
76
Ticking yards
422
4 92
Tapes, dozen
30
20
10
Thimbles number
79
41
31
f
MATRON'S REPORT.
1129
ARTICLES MANUFACTURED AND ISSUED DURING THE YEAR
ENDING JUNE 30, 1897.
ARTICLES.
MANUF'D
ISSUED.
ON HAND.
3
3
12
12
Number of pinning blankets
26
26
3
3
Number of muslin table' covers
4
4
Number of chest protectors
1
Number of bleached sheets
33
25
8
Number of ward sheets ,
560
560
Number of pillow slips
610
580
30
Number of pillow ticks
66
54
Number of aprons
165
165
Numoer of roller towels
196
190
6
Number of patients' towels. ....
584
578
6
Number of ward shirts
454
454
Number of straw ticks
49
43
6
Number of moss ticks
42
42
135
122
13
Number of eye shields
118
102
16
Pair of sleeves.
23
18
5
Number of diapers
234
284
Number of rubber aprons..
1|
U
Number of coffee bags (flannel).
11
jj
13
13
Number of table cloths
12
12
4!
41
1
1
Number of chemises
1
1
1130 HOSPITAL REPORT.
REPORT OF TRAINING SCHOOL.
San Francisco, July 1, 1897.
John M. Williumson, J\t. D., Superintendent Physician—
Dear Sir: In submitting this brief history of the San Francisco Training School
for Nurses, together with a report of the work done since its organization, it is
my earnest desire to call your attention to the present entirely inadequate sleeping
and living apartments assigned to the nurses.
Nurses, as human beings and women, have (.he same tastes as other women,
and after spending so much time with the sick should have the benefit of cheerful
surroundings when off duty; instead of this our nurses eat and sleep in the hospital
atmosphere with its medley of odors, where conditions to maintain health do not
exist. An inexpensive temporary frame structure erected on a distant part of the
hospital grounds, a library not necessarily large, and a piano, would be much ap-
preciated by the nurses who, despite the many drawbacks and discomforts met
with, have given most faithful and willing service to the patients of the hospital.
To raise the standard of our school I would suggest that we follow the example
of other large hospitals, by increasing our term of training from two years to that
of threee years, and exacting a High School education as the minimum limit of
educational advantages for* the admission of candidates. I would also suggest
that the Night Suprintendent of Nurses, as well as the head nurses of departments
be graduate nurses, as it will materially improve the efficiency of the service. A
graduate nurse has been placed In charge of the General Operating Room, having
care of all surgical instruments, dressings, etc., and is held responsible for the
same. In nine wards a senior nurse is placed in charge of each ward during the
day. The night staff of nurses takes entire charge of all patients in the entire
thirteen wards, the four male nurses of the surgical wards being then relieved
from duty.
The hospital averaging 360 patients of all classes of medical, surgical and
obstetrical cases, the pupils consequently have a wide and varied service in the
wards and operating room — an invaluable and all-round training such as few other
hospitals can offer and none excel.
Commencement exercises of the class of 1895-96 were held in the Occidental
Hotel parlors, December 10th, Rev. D. O. Kelley presiding. Appropriate addresses
to the nurses were delivered by the Rev. W. H. Moreland; R. Beverly Cole, A. M.,
M. D., M. R. C. S. K., President of the American Medical Association; and Dr. C.
N Ellimvood. The presentation of the medals and diplomas was made by Dr.
Henry H. Hart, Chairman of the Hospital Committee of the Board of Health.
The orchestra of the 1st U. S. Infantry of Angel Island, furnished an excellent mu-
sical program, supplemented by a charming cornet solo by Mr. John Frehner and
clarionet solo by Mr. Donald Graham.
During the past six months many needed improvements have been introduced in
in the nursing department, though the hospital and operating room still lack
proper equipment. Constant makeshifts and improvised methods render the work
difficult.
During the present year a lecture and class room has been fitted up in the exec-
utive building. Previous to April, 1897, the pupils had met in the corridor of the
nurses' quarters for study and lectures. In March, 1897, a male pupil was admitted
to the Training School, there being, I believe, but two other hospitals in the
United States where the provision is made for the training of male nurses.
A special diet kitchen, where a course of instruction in cooking may be taken, is
a necessity, and would prove valuable to the pupils in their present and future
work.
TRAINING SCHOOL REPORT.
1131
As we always have sick children in the various wards, it would be an advantage
for the nurses, and a great benefit to the children, had we a children's ward; It
being impossible to properly care for these little patients in their present environ-
ment in the general wards.
The last course of lectures began in April, 1897, and closed July 1st. Examina-
tions, written and oral, will be given to the nurses during the first weeks of Septem-
ber of this year, the result of which will grade the nurses according to their
efficiency.
As nearly as possible the same subjects have been taught in class, including
clinical teachings and demonstrations in the amphitheatre, by the Principal of
the Training School as those taken up by the faculty in their lectures. In this
course no nurse knew beforehand what she would be called upon to do; preparation
for different operations was gone over in detail, and this drill not being formal the
pupils were allowed to criticise one another and make suggestions, while the
principal emphasized the main points of the work. In addition, instruction in mas-
sage and in cooking has been given by the Principal of the Training School.
The Hospital and Training School feel greatly indebted to Major Hooper and the
management of the Occidental Hotel for generously tendering the parlors and hotel
service for our benefit at various times. The Training School also wishes to thank
these who so efficiently contributed to the very enjoyable program:
Mrs. George H. Powers,
Miss Hilda Newman,
Miss Evelyn Henry,
Miss Lilienthal,
Miss Marie Wilson,
Mr. Henry C. Merrill,
Mr. George B. Wood,
Mrs. R. Hochstadter,
Miss Lillian O' Conn ell,
Mrs. Sroufe-Loosley,
Miss Madeline Beckhusen,
Mr. W. A. Sabin,
Mr. Frank Coffin,
Mr. W. J. Andrews,
Dr. Gregory Flesher.
PATRONESSES.
Mrs. M. B. M. Toland,
Mrs. Robert McLean,
Mrs. George H. Powers,
Mrs. Selden S. Wright,
Mrs. C. N. Ellinwood,
Mrs. G. A. Crux,
Mrs. C. C. Baker,
Mrs. A.T. Huntington,
Mrs. Sands Forman,
Mrs. Henry Gibbons, Jr.
Mrs. S. Ella Long,
Mrs. Margaret Touchard,
Mrs. C. Elwood Brown,
Mrs. Joseph L. Moody,
Mrs. John A. Darling,
Mrs. Washington Dodge.
Mrs. E. P. Cole,
Mrs. W. B. Brown,
Mrs. Thomas Cole,
Mrs. C. Van Brunt of Alameda,
Mrs. John Knell,
Mrs. M. Francis L'Hote, Stanford University
Mrs. Joseph Black,
Mrs. Evelyn Moss.
To the many generous patrons we wish to express our gratitude. Respectfully,
MARY PATTON, Principal of Training School.
1132 HOSPITAL REPORT.
STATISTICS OF TRAINING SCHOOL FOR NURSES.
INITIAL YEAR
1892.
Senior pupil nurses 4
Junior pupil nurses 10
Probationers 3
Total remaining 17
Probationers received during the year 34
1893. ,
Senior pupil nurses 6
Junior pupil nurses 9
Total remaining 15
Probationers received during the year 14
Probationers accepted
Pupils resigned 7
1894.
Graduate nurse 1
Senior pupil nurses 2
Junior pupil nurses 7
Probationers 6
Total remaining 16
Probationers received during the year 26
Pupils resigned 11
Nurses graduated first-dags, September. 1893 6
Left the school 5
Retained as assistant to the head nurse until November, 1894 1
1895.
Senior pupil nunes 5
Jiinior pupil nurses 12
Probationers 2
Total remaining 19
Probationers received during the year 15
Probationers accepted 10
Nurses graduated
TRAINING SCHOOL KEPOKT. 1133
18%.
Senior pupil nurses 10
Junior pupil nurses 14
Probationers < ' 5
Total remaining 29
Probationers received during tbe year 28
Probationers accepted 14
Pupils resigned 3
Graduates taken post-graduate course 1
Pupils returned to finish unexpired term 4
Graduates of tbe class 1896 12
Montbly average of pupil nursss on roll 18
Monthly average of probationers 8
Monthly average of days spacial nursing 33
Monthly average of day nurses off duty Til 25
Formal applications received during the year 47
1897.
Graduate nurses 1
Senior pupil nurses 13
Junior pupil nurses 11
Male pupil nurse . 1
Probationers. ... 2
Total remaining.
Probationers received during the year 12
Probationers accepted 8
Senior pupil nurses resigned 4
Graduates of the class 1897 , 8
Monthly average of pupil nurses on roll 24
Monthly average of probationers ? 5
Monthly average of days special nursing. . . .". 23
Monthly average of day nurses off duty ill 5
Number of applicants on file 82
' RESIDENCE OF APPLICANTS.
Canada and the Provinces 4
New Orleans 1
Pennsylvania 1
Ohio 2
Kentucky 2
Texas 2
Oregon ~
Honolulu 2
California.... 66
1134
HOSPITAL KEPOKT.
GRADUATES.
'92-'93 -Miss Alice Archibald
Miss Mary Coffield.
Miss Kate Hanson.
Miss Katherine L. McGovern.
Miss Robin M. Robinson.
Miss M. Adelaid Waterman.
'94-'95-Miss Belle S. Espeset.
Miss M. Louisa Whicher.
95-'96— Miss Lillie C. Buchler.
Miss Nellie D. Covert.
Miss Fannie B. Gibbel.
Miss Annie Irving Gray.
Miss Mary E. Mead.
Miss Frances A. Parry.
Miss Lillie B. Pearce.
'95-96— Miss Jennie Ranson.
Miss Hattie D. Ryan.
Mrs. Elizabeth A. Reed.
Miss Adeleine M. Wood.
Miss E. Maud Walker,
[96_Fost_Graduate— Miss Hulder E. Graves."
(Graduate" Jubilee^Hospital7 VictoriaT B.C.)
'96-'97-Miss Mary L. Beasley.
Miss Mary S. McAfee.
Miss Julia M. Kane.
Miss Jessie R. Nelson.
Miss Mary Smith.
Mrs. Eugenie Thompson.
•
Miss Lena G. Young.
Miss Mattie Young.
TRAINING SCHOOL REPORT.
1135
LECTURES TO NURSES.
DATE.
SUBJECT.
LECTUBER.
1891 October 14
Dr. Abiains.
October 28
Dr Abrams
Typhoid Fever ....
Dr. Abrams
Typhoid. Fever .... ....
Dr Abrams
December 30
Dr Abrams
October 20
Dr. Kerr
October 27
Ventilation
Dr Kerr
Ventilation
Dr Kerr
Dr Kerr
Dr Kerr
Disinfectants
Dr. Kerr
Dr Kerr
December 29
Bath and Diet
Dr Kerr
Dr G F Shiels
1892 January 29
Dr Le Fevre
February 8
March 31
Disease Germs
Dr. Le Fevre.
Dr Le Fevre
May 10
Dr Le Fevre
May 25.
June 6
The Ear
Dr. Le Fevre
June 12
September 23
Sympathetic Nervous System
On Duty of Nurses .....
Dr. Le Fevre.
Dr Ellinwoocl
Gynaecology ...
Dr May
Dr Mays.
December
Eight lectures on General Surgery
Dr. Stillrnan.
1893- -January ,
Dr. Stillman.
February
Anaesthetics
Dr. Stillman.
1892 — January 16
Temperature
Dr. Abrams.
Dr Ktrr
January 19
Instruments in Medical Use
Dr. Kerr.
1136
HOSPITAL EEPOET.
LECTURES TO NURSES— CONCLUDED.
DATE.
SUBJECT.
LECTURER.
Dr Kerr
Dr G. F Shiels
February
Dr Healey
March
Dr. Healey.
April 1
May
Preparing Specimens of Sputa for Microscope. .
Dr. Hubbell.
Dr Hubbell
1893— April
1895 May
October 29
Dr Kerr
November 6
Dr Kerr
November 13
November 27
Course of lectures repeated
Course of lectures repeated .
Dr. Kerr.
Dr Kerr
February 20 . .
Obstetrics
February 27
Obstetrics
March 8
Obstetrics
Dr McCone
March 14.
Obstetrics
Dr McCone
November 24
Preparations and Applications of Surgical
Dressing
Dr. R A. McLean.
Three lectures — Aseptic and Antiseptic Surgery
Dr. Kreutzman.
1896— May 20.
Course of lectures repeated
Dr. Kerr.
May 23
Dr. Kerr.
May 29
Dr Kerr
Dr. Kerr.
Classes also from Principal of Training School on Anatomy. Physiology, Materia Medica,
General Ward Works, Baths, Etc.
Lectures discontinued from September, 1896, to April, 1897, through failure of the Superinten-
dent to notify lecturers.
TRAINING SCHOOL REPOET.
1137
SCHEDULE OF LECTURES FOR APRIL, MAY AND JUNE, 1897.
ANATOMY.
DATE.
SUBJECT.
LECTURER.
April 8
F. W Dudley M D
April 15
Bones of Skull
F. W. Duiley M D
April 22
Bones of Trunk
F. W. Dudley M D
April 29
Bones of Upper and Lower Extremities
F. W. DudJey M D
May 5
The Joints
F. W. Dudley M D
May 12
The Muscles . ,
F. W. Dudley, M D
May 19
F. W. Dudley M D
May 26
The Brain and Spinal Cord . .
F. W Dudley M D
The Heart and Lungs
F. W. Dudley M D
June 12
F W Dudley M. D
June 19
The Pelvic Organs
F. W. Dudley, M D.
June 26
Landmarks
F. W. Dudley, M. D
Lecture Hour, 7 P. K.
OBSTETRICS AND INFANT FEEDING.
DATE.
SUBJECT.
LECTURER.
April 3..
April 10..
April 17..
April 24..
Mayl.
Pregnancy— Impregnation ; Abortion
Parturition— Natural Labor
The Puerperal State— After-care
Care of Infants— Infancy Growth and Develop-
ment....
Jas. F. McCone, M. D.
Jas. F. MeCoue, M. D.
Jas. F. McCone, M. D.
Jas. F. McCone, M. D.
Care of Healthy Infants -Infant Feeding j Jas. F. McCone, M. D.
(a) In health.
(6) In sickness.
72
Lecture Hour, 4 p. M.
1188
HOSPITAL BBPORT.
QY1T2BCOLOGY.
DATS.
SUBJECT.
LECTURER.
Gynaecological Instruments ; Preparing Patients
for Examination ; Preparation for Gynaeco-
logical Operations and After-care
C A Von Hoffman M D
Lecture Hour
ABDOMINAL SURGERY.
DATE.
SUBJECT.
LECTURER.
Operative Care of Abdominal Cases
C. A. Von Hoffman.M.D.
Lecture Hour-
EYE, EAR AND THROAT.
DATE.
SUBJECT.
LECTURER.
June 2
Eye, Ear and Throat ....
June 9
Eye, Ear and Throat
Eye, Ear and Throat .
June 23
Eye, Ear and Throat
Lecture Hour
TKAININQ SCHOOL BEPOBT.
1131
SURGERY.
DATE.
SUBJECT.
LECTURER.
April 5
Cell Life -Healing of Wounds
G. F. Shiels M D.
April 12
April 19
Dressings and their Disinfectants, and their
Methods of Preparation and Use
G. F. Shiels M. D.
April 26
Surgical Instruments (care of)
G F. Shiels, M D
Lecture Hour, 1 p. M.
SURGERY.
DATE.
SUBJECT.
LECTURER.
April 7.
April 14..
April 21..
April 28..
May 5.,
May 12. .
Anesthetics and their Administration ; Care of
Patients before, during and after Operation
Shocks and Emergencies
Some Special Operations — Surgical Diseases
Tumors, etc
Hemorrhage and its Treatment ; Wounds and
their Treatment
Fractures, Dislocations, Contusions and Sprains
—their Diagnoses and Treatment ; Prompt
Aid to the Injured
Wounds, Accidents, Suppuration, Abscess, Ery
sipelaa, Septicaemia, Tetanus, etc
Principles of Bandaging
Stanley Stillman, M. D.
Stanley Stillman, M. D .
Stanley Stillman, M. D.
Stanley Stillman, M. D.
Stanley Stillman, M. D.
Stanley Stillman, M. D.
Lecture Hour, 1 p. M.
1140
HOSPITAL REPORT.
PHYSIOLOGY.
LECTURE
NUMBER.
SUBJECT.
LECTURER.
First . .
The Phenomena of Life; Structure of the Elementary
Tissues
W. W. V'ymore. M. D.
W. W. Wymore, M. D.
W. W. Wymore, M. D.
W. W. Wymore, M. D.
W. W. Wymore, M. D.
W. W. Wymore, M. D.
W. W. Wymore, M. D.
W. W. Wymore, M. D.
W. W. Wymore, M. D.
W. W. Wymore, M. D.
W. W. Wymore, M. D.
W. W. Wymore, M. D.
S2cond
Third..
Fourth
Fifth
Sixth
Seventh
Eighth
Ninth
Tenth
Eleventh....
Twelfth
Blood Circulation of the Blood
Food and Diet* Digestion
Absorption1 Animal Heat' Skin; Kidneys
Vascular Glands, Muscular System
The Voice; Speech; The Cerebro-Spinal Nervous System —
Relation of Life to other Forces; The Chemical Basis of the
Lecture Hour, Monday, 4 p. M.
LECTURERS FOR THE ENSUING YEAR, 1897-98.
R. Beverly Cole, M. D.
C. A. Von Hoffman, M. D.
W. W. Kerr, M. D.
Stanley Stillman, M. D.
James F. McCone, M. D.
Dr. Hedwig Malmestron (Massage).
C N. Ellinwood, M. D.
Robert A. McLean, M. D.
George F. Shiels, M. D.
F. Wilburn Dudley, M. D.
Emmet Rixford, M. D.
Hugh Lagan, M. D.
W. W. Wymore, M. D.
Miss Edna P. Davis (Graduate of Mrs. Rorer's Cocking School, Philadelphii). Le:turosand
Demonstrations in Cooking.
TRAINING SCHOOL REPOKT. 1U1
THE FOUNDING OF THE TRAINING SCHOOL
FOR NURSES.
The San Francisco Training School for Nurses was established in August, 1891,
this being the first effort to bring the trained skill of the Eastern schools to bear
upon the amelioration of the dependent afflicted in this Western metropolis.
Briefly stated, during the previous year Mrs. J. G. Lemmon of Oakland was cared
for through a severe illness, and her life no doubt saved through the skillful ser-
vices of Miss Ida M. Fors-yth, a graduate nurse from the famous Blockley Hos-
pital of Philadelphia. Grateful for her own recovery, her solicitude for the welfare
of others became greatly enhanced; and with her, desiring and doing are coincident
as a general rule. Consulting with Miss Forsyth, it was decided to visit the City
and County Hospital of San Francisco, this being the largest institution of its kind
on the Pacific Slope, and one that would afford the best opportunities for clinical
instruction and experience. The Superintendent Physician, Dr. C. S. Healy, wel-
comed these earnest women cordially and the subject was laid before him.
Though evidently appreciating to the full the value of special and thorough training
to prepare nurses for the proper care of invalids, he at first thought such a
school would not be feasible in the City and County Hospital, because of the lack
of suitable rooms for their accommodation and funds to ca^rry on the work. During
a subsequent interview, however, when Mrs. Lemmon introduced Miss Forsyth, it
was discovered that the importance of instituting a training school in the hospital
had grown in the Superintendent Physician's estimation— for he'had already applied
to the Board of Health and the Board of Supervisors for their approval and assist-
ance. The Superintendent Physician found that a majority of the Board of Health
(not including Mayor Sanderson, who was heartily in accord with the project from
the first) were still undecided upon this innovation. They cited in objection the
impropriety of placing young women in a hospital of mixed patients, the want of
proper rooms, and lack of funds. Perhaps Ihe chief objection, though unstated,
was reluctance on the part of the Board to remove from the hospital wards the old-
time nurses who, though inefficient, and some of them often intoxicated, were
nevertheless persons of influence in political circles. The objectors were called
upon again and again, and the various objections were gradually overcome, par-
ticularly that of placing young women in such positions, this being clearly demon-
strated as having already passed the stage of experiment and become an unbounded
success in similar institutions in the East. About this time Dr. Healy, the
Superintendent Physician, had found rooms in a wing of the Hospital that might
perhaps be made available for living quarters. He invited inspection of them, and
they were pronounced suitable. These rooms, the same now occupied by the Train-
ing School, were then used in part by certain employees of the hospital, and it was
not without loud protest that they were transferred to other quarters.
The rooms were devoid of furnishings of any kind, and Mrs. Lmmon, often ac-
companied by Miss Forsyth, set about soliciting aid from her friends and citizens
of San Francisco, who responded generously, and these persevering women were
finally successful in procuring various articles for furnishing the rooms with some
degree of comfort. A careful account of all articles and money so contributed
was sept and the names of the donors preserved. No sooner was the School
in active operation than it was discovered that its establishment was a decided
measure of economy. Heretofore the patients had been committed to the care of
untrained nurses, employed at wages of from $20 to $75 per month, while the
1142 HOSPITAL REPORT.
pupils of the training school receive the nominal sum of $10 per month after
having given three months free service— a large saving in favor of the Training
School.
The work of the School within a few monthn after its inauguration with even
the small number of young women under the careful supervision of Miss Forsyth
and her assistant, Miss Elise K. Mohl, eventuated in great improvement throughout
the hospital. Neatly attired nurses were constantly on duty in the various wards
and where formerly the medicines were kept on the table at the bedside of the
patients, who helped themselves at will, the drugs were placed in closets under
lock and key to be carefully measured and administered in the exact doses pre-
scribed by the physicians. Neat charts were also seen at the heads of the beds
where the nurses kept record of temperature, respiration and pulse, an indispensa-
ble requisite in the treatment of many diseases, especially fevers. The surgeons
were also quick to appreciate the careful and intelligent preparation of patients
for operations, and watchful care during the critical hours following. One of the
leading physicians remarked that before the advent of the training school he often
found it difficult to distinguish between a nurse and patient, as patients were
often trying to nurse each other.
In the year 1891 twelve nurses only were enrolled. In 1893-94 the number averaged
16. This number was recognized by the Board of Health as entirely inadequate for
the work of the hospital. Up to 1895 no appropriation had been made to meet the
expense of a larger force of nurses, although the Board of Health in office at that
time was very willing to increase the nursing staff, but had no funds on hand for
such purpose. In October, 1895, and April, 1896, two musicales were given at the
Occidental Hotel under the auspices of the leading society women of San Francisco,
the proceeds ($217.00) to be utilized for dormitory furnishings. This enabled us to
accommodate nine more pupils, increasing the number of pupil nurses from 19 to
28. The names of the patronesses and artists who so generously gave their time
and interest will be found appended hereto.
With the increased number of nurses the advantages to the patients are many;
the relief to the nurses scarcely perceptible. The night force was increased from
three to six, and frequently eight. A senior nurse is detailed as Night Superin-
tendent of Nurses, directing the work and seeing that all emergencies arising dur-
ing the night are properly met.
Critical medical and surgical cases, demanding extra care are furnisho-1 with
special nurses, an arrangement impossible when the school numbered but nine-
teen pupils, the custom then being to strap or tie down delirious pneumonia
and typhoid patients.
TRAINING SCHOOL REPORT.
1143
r
Cincinnati.
Denver.
Louisville.
CITY & CO., S. F.ttmam*.
• J* 7 •-'
^ !5 EJ pT
o1 o 3 S"
r £ ~ 1
Mount Sinai, New York.
Garficld Memorial. Wash'ii.
Rochester.
Presbyterian, Philadelphia.
£ ? |
f " i
f ?S
-; r i
f S
S 3
^ I
New England Woman'H.
Johns Hopkins.
St. Luke's, San Francisco.
Worcester. Mass.
St. Lukc'a. ChicaKO.
1144
HOSPITAL REPORT.
CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE TRAINING SCHOOL.
AUGUST, 1891.
Mrs. Henry Schmeidell
Mrs. Henry Kunthal
Mr. Adolph Sutro
Mrs. H. M. Miller
Mrs. George Fife
Mrs F. T. Hooper
Mrs. G. N. Beaver
Mrs. M. A. Swan
Mrs. H. M. Newhall
Mrs. Levi Strauss
Messrs. Goldberg, Bowen & Lebenbaum
W. & J. Sloane&Co
Mr. Harry K. Miller
Hub Clothing Co
O'Conner, Moffatt & Co
Roos Bros . . . ;
Newman & Levison
Murphy, Grant & Co
Payot, Upham & Co
Total . . .
15 00
2 50
20 CO
2 00
20 00
2 00
5 00
5 00
2 00
5 00
5 00
5 00
5 00
5 00
5 00
5 00
5 00
5 00
4 50
$113 00
TRAINING SCHOOL REPORT.
1145
DONATIONS TO THE TRAINING SCHOOL.
AUGUST, 1891.
Mrs. O'Sulldvan
Messrs. Ray & Hampton
Guilixon & Bros
Alex. Mackay
Mrs E.P.Jones
City of Paris
Vicky . . .
Mrs. J. G. Leminon
1896.
Dr. C. N. Ellinwood....
Mrs. Selden S. Wright.
One Chair.
One hassock.
One hassock.
One ingrain carpet.
Two chairs and one fur rug .
One pair of portieres.
One picture.
Two corner shelves.
Kirks' physiology,
Worcester's dictionary.
Jewel gas stove.
1146
HOSPITAL EEPOBT.
t-/[LIST OF GRADUATES OP THE SAN FRANCISCO TRAINING
SCHOOL FOE NURSES.
NAME.
OCCUPATION.
RESIDENCE.
Archibald Alice
Private Nurse
Buchler Tillie C
Private Nurse
Kansas City, Mo
Private Nurse
Coffield Mary A
Private Nurse
Covert Nellie D
Soldier's Home Yountville Cal
Espeset Belle S
Private Nurse
San Francisco, Cal.
Gibbel Fannie B
Oneida Community Cal
Graves Hulda Esther
Private Nurse .
Victoria B. C.
Private Nurse
New York City N Y.
San Francisco Cal
Kane Julia M
City and Countv Hospital S F Cal
McAfee, May S
McGovern, Katherine L
Matron
Private Nurse
County Hospital, Santa Rosa, Cal.
San Francisco, Cal
Mead Mary E
School Department S F Cal
Nelson, Jessie E
Parry, Frances A.
Pearce, Lillie B
Private Nurse '....
Head Nurse
Private Nurse
San Francisco, Cal.
Soldiers' Home, Yountville, Cal.
San Francisco, Cal.
Hanson, Jennie . .
Private Nurse
San Francisco, Cal
Reed, Elizabeth A
San Francisco Cal
Robinson, Robin M
Private Nurse.
San Fraueisco Cal
RyanHattie D
Private Nurse .. .
Denver, Col.
Smith, Mary
Private Nurse .
San Francisco Cal
Thompson, Eugenie
Private Nurse....
San Francisco Cal.
Walker, E. Maud
Waterman, M. Adelaide
Superintendent
Mt. Zion Hospital S F Cal
Whicher, M.Louisa
Private Nurse . .
San Francisto Cal
Wood, Adeleine Maria
Portland Or
Young, Lena G
Private Nurse
Young, Mattie
Private Nurse
CO,
TBAINING SCHOOL REPORT.
1147
LIST OF OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, JUNE 30, 1897.
NAME.
BATING.
John M Williamson M D
Superintendent Physician
J O. Hirschfelder M D
Visiting Physician.
W. W. Kerr M D
Visiting Physician.
R A. McLean M D
Visiting Surgeon.
C N Ellinwood M D
Visiting Surgeon.
F. W. Dudley M D..
Resident Physician.
A. H Giannini, M D
Interne.
A. McLaughlin, M. D
Interne.
H. Morrow, M. D
Interne.
S.Blum.M.D
Interne.
N. B. Waller, M. D . .
Interne.
John H. Graves, M. D
J. B. Rogers, M. D
Inte
C. H. Lowell, M. D
A. Newman, M. D
J. Fife, M. D
S. L. Rea, M. D
P, M. Thomas, M. D
Paul R.Edwards
Charles Eisner
Wm. M. Hickman.....
Frank I. Kelly
Mary E. Black
Kate O. Black
Michael Ryan .
Thomas Michaelson
Second Waiter
Alfred D. Stagg
Charles J Johnson
Assistant Third Waiter
Louis Loo
First Cook
William Lahey..
Second Cook
William E. Lahey
Third Cook
1148
HOSPITAL REPORT.
LIST OF OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES— CONTINUED.
NAME.
BATING.
Thomas Gill
Fourth Cook.
Baker.
Assistant Baker.
Potwasher.
Vegetableman.
Pantryman.
Dishwasher.
Mushman .
First. Laundryman.
Second Laundryman.
Third Laundryman.
Fourth Laundrymau.
Fifth Laundryman.
Machinist.
Carpenter.
Fireman.
Coal Weigher.
Ambulance Driver.
Gardener,
Assistant Gardener.
Assistant Gardener.
Day Gatekeeper.
Night Gatekeeper.
Night Watchman.
Porter.
Domestic.
Chambermaid.
Mattressmaker.
Assistant Mattressmae r.
Painter.
Assistant Painter.
Charles Dell wig
Gustave Braui)
Peter Fisher
Thomas Hinton
Charles Genth
Ethan Allen
Charles Kriedte . . .
T. McManus
Michael Howlett
Charles Brown
Charles H. Bogart
Jeremiah Fenlon
Frank Doyle
Hugh Featherstone . . .
Patrick O'Malley
James F. Johnson . .
T. B. Sutliif
John McAuliffe
George M. Yeomans . .
T. F. Dillon
J. Williamson
J. Stamper
B. E. Van Straaten
Sophie Knorp
Mary Sheehan
William Farrell
Peter Duffy
George C. Gould
John Falkingham
TRAINING SCHOOL REPORT.
1149
LIST OF OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES— CONTINUED.
NAME.
RATING.
Peter Carroll
Assistant Painter.
James G Duffy ... ...
F. A. Brady...
Thomas Hayes
.7. Dougherty
Janitor General Operating Room
William Rispin
Outdoor Janitor.
Clark W. Noble
Apothecary's Assistant
W. J Rummel
Apothecary's Assistant
Thomas E. Penton...
Apothecary's Assistant
J, Cunningham ... . .
Morgue Tender.
Mary Fenton
Female Morgue Tender.
Head Ward Tender.
William Bowe
Ward Tender.
Ward Tender.
Andrew Garrity .
Ward Tender.
Lee Jim .. ....
Ward Tender,
George Miller
Ward Tender.
Ward Tender.
Patrick O'Rielly
Ward Tender.
John Riley
Ward Tender.
Thomas Weir.
Ward Tender-
Dresser.
J M Campbell.
Dresser.
Nurse.
R. Sherlock
Nurse.
Harry M. Tinglev . .
Night Orderly.
Mary Patton.
Principal of Training School.
J. M.Kane
Nurse General Operating Room,
Elizabeth Beauchamp .
Margaret Bertram, .
J Cathcart
1150
HOSPITAL REPOBT.
LIST OP OFFICEKS AND EMPLOYEES— CONCLUDBD.
L. M. Curtis Pupil Nurse.
Frances M. Dolan j Pupil Nurse.
Elizabeth Dutot Pupil Nurse.
Jennie E. Gracier Pupil Nurse.
Elsie Hayden Pupil Nurse.
C. L. Howard Pupil Nurse.
Ottilie Karstens Pupil Nurse.
Mary Kelly Pupil Nurse.
Bertha Lampkin Pupil Nurse.
Ellen Mullin Pupil Nurse.
Evilo McCoy Pupil Nurse.
E. J. McLean Pupil Nurse.
Grace McQueen Pupil Nurse.
Jennie Nickson Pupil Nurse.
Helena O'Brien Pupil Nurse.
Mary O'Reilly Vupil Nurse.
Ella Rist - PupilNurse.
M. Honey PupilNurse.
Mary F. Strand PupilNurse.
E.J.Tiercey PupilNurse.
Eleanor E. Underwood Pupil Nurse, i
Millie T. Armstrong Probationer Nurse.
Amy Agnes Hart Probationer Nurse.
Winnie Headley.. Probationer Nu.se.
William Hawkins Probationer Nurse.
REPORT
SUPERINTENDENT OF INTERMENT OF
DECEASED EX-UNION SOLDIERS.
SHOWING THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS, REJECTIONS AND INTERMENTS OF
EX-UNION SOLDIERS, SAILORS AND MARINES OF THE WAR OF THE
REBELLION AND VETERANS OF THE MEXICAN WAR DURING
THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1897.
SAN FRANCISCO, August 1, 1897.
To the Honorable the Board ol Supervisors
Of the City and County of San Francisco —
GENTLEMEN: I have to report to your Honorable Bo ly the number of applications, rejections
and interments during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1897, of ex-Union soldiers, sailors and marines
of the war of the Rebellion and veterans of the Mexican war, in accordance with an Act of the
Legislature of the State of California entitled, " An Act to provide for the burial of ex-Union
soldiers, sailors and marines in this State who may hereafter die without leaving sufficient means t >
defray funeral expenses." Approved March 15, 1889, viz:
Total number of applications for interment ."I
Applications for interment allowed 34
Applications for interment rejected. 20
The applications disallowed were for the following causes, viz:
Insufficient military or naval record 10
Left sufficient means to defray funeral expenses 8
Died outside the county of San Francisco ". 2
20
Respectfully submitted,
EDWARD A. BULLIS.
REPORIT
FISH AND GAME WARDEN
SAN FRANCISCO, October 8, 1897.
To the Honorable the Board of Supervisors
Of the City and County of San Francisco—
GENTLEMEN: In accordance with Resolution No. 14,460 (Third Series), I respectfully
submit my report of the office of Fish and Game Warden for the year ending June 30, 1897.
JOS. A. MOGAN,
Fish and Game Warden.
Salary of Fish and Game Warden $1,200 00
Expenses of Fish and Game.Warden 300 00
SUMMARY OF ARRESTS MADE AND OUTCOME OF CASES.
Number of Arrests.
Pleaded Guilty
Cases pending before
Superior Court . . .
Convicted
Amount of Fine. ..
Acquitted
t
1
Having trout in closed season ....
i
*?5 00
11
Catching and having young fish in possession
10
1
50 00
10
22
Possession of ducks and quail out of season
Total
10
5
7
45 00
c'100 00
5
Respectfully submitted,
J. A. MOGAN,
Fish and Game Warden.
REPORT
SUPERINTENDENT OF COMMON SCHOOLS.
SAN FRANCISCO, October 7, 1897.
To the Honorable the Board of Supervisors
Of the City and County of San Francisco —
GENTLEMEN: In accordance with law, I herewith submit the Forty-fourth
Annual Report of the Superintendent of Common Schools for the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1897 :
FINANCIAL.
A study of the finances of the Department reveals extravagance and mis-
management.
On July 1, 1896, there was a surplus from revenues of previous year of
$41,277.25. The revenue during fiscal year just closed, as per financial
statement contained in this report, was $1,199,214.82 — a total income of
$1,240,492.07. Of this, $200,000 were for the purchase of a site and for the
construction of a building for the Mission High School, leaving $1,040,-
492.07 for operating expenses, repairs and improvements. It will be ob-
served, however, from statement of expenditures, that $1,157,080.81 were
spent, leaving a deficit of $116,588.74. This deficit was caused by un-
checked waste and extravagance, especially by the Committee on Supplies
and the Committee on Buildings and Grounds of the Board who retired
January, 1897. How were excessive expenditures met ? By depriving
teachers of their salaries, so that the law providing that no debts contracted
during a previous year shall be paid out of the revenues of a subsequent
fiscal year might be evaded, and the deficit be charged to teachers' salaries
and not to its true cause. This is a clever scheme, whose operation can be
made to cloak shameful extravagance.
The Supreme Court decided, in the case of George E. Lewis vs. J. H.
Widber, "That the payment of the salary of a public officer, whose office
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has been created and salary fixed by law, either statutory or constitutional,
is not within the provision of Section 18, Article XI of the Constitution,"
forbidding the payment from revenues of a subsequent, a debt contracted
during a previous fiscal year. In other words, salaries as above defined are
eternal claims against the city. This fact enables heads of our municipal
departments to exceed the limit allowed by the Supervisors for supplies,
etc., by withholding salary demands and paying contractors. It may be
that if the status of teachers' salaries were put to legal test they would be re-
garded as fixed by statute. Section 18 of the Consolidation Act strictly for-
bids the Board of Education from paying any claim contracted during a
previous year out of the funds of a subsequent fiscal year.
The practice of depriving teachers of their prompt pay is at once per-
nicious, leading to extravagance, and unjust to teachers. It is a rank injus-
tice to teachers that $116,558.74 be charged as deficit in their salaries iu the
budget of the coming year, when it really covers an extravagant expenditure
of money for supplies, repairs and labor.
It might be well for the Board of Supervisors in fixing the revenue for
public schools for the approaching fiscal year to specify for what appropria-
tions are made— that is, to allow a fixed amount for salaries, for rent?, for
books, for lights, etc. — and if at the end of the year the Board of Education
exceed these limits to bring them before the bar of a court and public opin-
ion for violating their oath of office and disregarding the "One-twelfth Act."
For the fiscal year 1897-98 the Board of Education, upon the recom-
mendation of the Finance Committee, did, on the 26th day of May, 1897,
transmit to the Board of Supervisors an estimate of revenue needed for the
department that aggregated $2,022,158.67. Subsequently, at the request of
the Auditor and Board of Supervisors, the Superintendent submitted an
estimate of $1,380,500 as being adequate for operating expenses, repairs, im-
provements and the deficit of $116,588.74.
BUILDINGS.
At this writing a lot (northwest corner Dolores and Eighteenth streets)
for the Mission High School has been purchased for $52,500, and grading
and material for foundations have cost $13,360.25. The building, when
completed, will be a handsome addition to the public architecture of this
city.
Eleven school buildings have reached that state of age and decay that
renders repairing a useless expenditure of money. They should be razed
and upon their sites substantial and modernly equipped structures built.
It would appaar from experience th it this city is not disposed to contract
a bonded indebtedness, but prefers to pay immediately for what it desires.
This is illustrated in the new City Hall, the new Hall of Justice, the Park,
etc. It might be well, then, to include iu the tax levy the sum of $175,000,
annually, for the next ten years, and expend the same in rebuilding two or
OP COMMON SCHOOLS.
1155
three schools each year, commencing with those in the most dilapidated con-
dition and continuing until the department buildings are well renovated and
modernly furnished. A responsible Board of Public Works, operating under
the provisions of a new charter, would undoubtedly stimulate confidence in
this plan. The people of this city take pride in their public affairs, but lack
confidence iu the present administration of government as their distributing
agent.
The Board of Health is repeatedly directing public attention to the old,
worn-out, unsanitary condition of many of our school buildings, and their
adverse criticism is not exaggerated. Let us trust that soon, under a remod-
eled municipal government, much needed improvements will be instituted.
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE.
The total enrollment in all schools for the year was 46 564
The total enrollment in all schools for the previous year was 45,435
Gain for the year 1,129
The average daily attendance during the year was 33,531
The average daily attendance during the previous year was 33,508
Gain for the year 23
The foregoing, while not satisfactory, indicates that the public schools,
having been '• holding their own " during the severe financial conditions of
the times; the school census discloses the fact that the attendance at private
schools has decreased 583. " Hard times" probably account for this poor
showing, for population has increased.
The attendance of public primary and grammar pupils has decreased during
the year 357. Other departments show slight gains.
COST PER PUPIL.
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$50 48
$40 00
$43 74
"$21 31
$28 08
Other expenses
5 28
7 36
5 28
7 36
5 28
7 36
Total cost per pupil
$il 37
$57 81
$45 28
$51 10
$26 59
$35 44
1156 REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT
INCREASE OF TEACHERS.
While the average daily attendance of pupils has increased bat 23, the
Board of Education has added 47 teachers to the pay-roll of the department.
Two teachers for each additional pupil ! Rarely does the Board assemble for
regular business without electing a few teachers to the department. The
election of teachers, in the great majority of cases, is unnecessary. It indi-
cates either a political or corrupt administration of public school affairs.
There are from eight to twelve teachers on the uaassigned list who are
paid the salaries of regular teachers. These teachers, together with ten sub-
stitutes, would be ample to meet all calls caused by the absence of teachers.
There are, however, 36 substitutes on the elementary list, 30 of whom are
paid $480 per annum ; 12 on the evening school list, 8 of whom are paid $20
per month ; 6 on the high school list not under pay.
Numerous appointments to the evening schools are contemplated. Judi-
cious classification would avoid the necessity for additional teachers, but
this would not satisfy a combination of School Directors hungry for place.
The result is a rapid increase in the number of teachers and expenses
wholly out of proportion to the number of pupils. With an increase of
1129 in the enrollment and 23 in the aveiage daily attendance, the expense
for instruction has increased during the year $38,748, and the entire expenses
of the department are $70,509 in excess of those of the previous year.
ELECTION OF TEACHERS.
The worht feature of our school administration is the method employed in
electing teachers. It is utterly antagonistic to scholarship and departnunt
discipline. It is merely the application of "personal patronage" and the
" spoils system."
A combination of eight or nine School Directors distribute the patronage.
When places are to be filled on the substitute list, those Directors whose
"turn " it is to appoint, secretly hand the names of those whom they desire
appointed to a member of the committee. The.-e appointees are charged up
to the Directors and then elected into the department. The public do not
know who is responsible for the election of any one, and the Directors them-
selves are ignorant of the qualifications of the appointed teacher and of the
motives inducing the appointment.
An appointment is given to a Director, and it is his to dispone of as be
pees fit. The selection of the best applications is welK nigh impossible ;
young women with little or no experience and scant education have, by rea-
son of a "political pull," the advantage over talented, accomplished and
experienced teachers.
Not only in the appointment of teachers but in the discipline of the de-
partment are the demoralizing effects of politics felt. Good principals and
teachers, keenly sensitive to the baneful and humiliating results of seeking
OF COMMON SCHOOLS. 1157
political aid in the defense of their rights and the dignity of their positions,
are obliged to importune their influential friends for protection; while some
teachers even make a business of studying politics to promote their personal
ambition in the department and to enjoy immunity from wholesome regula-
tions. ,
THE ELECTION OF SCHOOL DIRECTORS.
The main cause of the presence of politics in our public schools is the
election of a school board by popular vote biennially. This introduces a
biennial change of policy and interests.
It is to be hoped that a new charter will be adopted that will provide for
the appointment by the Mayor of a board, not to exceed seven, for a term
of four years, whoae terms of office will expire at different dates, and for
the appointment and promotion of teachers under civil service rules.
SCHOOL INSPECTION.
The law provides that the Superintendent shall inspect each class in his
county once a year. When this department was not one-seventh as large as
it now is there were a Superintendent and a Deputy.
To intelligently and systematically inspect this department there should
be four deputies assigned to as many districts. The office of the Superin-
tendent has become largely a bureau of information, complaint and petition,
with considerable clerical function.
As far as my inspection has progressed, I have disco ?ered teachers, with
some exceptions, doing their work earnestly and with good results.
The great majority of our teachers are competent and well-disciplined and
anxious to maintain a good standard of work.
The work of our primary and grammar schools should be strengthened
along the lines of arithmetic nnd grammar.
SCHOOL CENSUS.
The census shows some interesting facts. The gain in the number of
children between 5 and 17 years of age is 3,018, of which 1,700 are boys and
1,318 girls. This means about $25,000 additional to the apportionment of
State money for this city and county. The number of children under 5
years of age increased 563. The total number of children under 17 years
of age is 98,506, a gain of 3,581 over last year. Number of children who
h iv 3 attended public schools during the year, 46,871, showing a gain of 396
to the public schools. Number of children who have attended private
schools during the year, 8,501, showing a loss to private schools of 569.
Number of children between 5 and 17 years of age who have not attended
any school during the year, 19,467 ; same the previous year, 16,267. Gain,
1158 REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT
3,201. This shows a growing illiteracy notwithstanding the money expended
on public and private schools. Nineteen thousand four hundred and sixty-
eight children between the ages of 5 and 17 years, out of a total of 74,840,
or 26 per cent, have not attended any school during the past ten months.
COMPULSORY EDUCATION.
There is a compulsory educational law, approved March 28, 1874, upon
the statute books of this State, but its provisions appear never to have been
observed. The law is good and sufficient. It provides that it shall be the
duty of the President of the Board of Education and the Secretary to cause
to be published a notice of this law in a newspaper for three weeks in the
month of June, the expense of said publication to be paid out of the School
Fund of the city and county. Parents or guardians failing to comply with
this Act shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanor, and be liable to a fine of
$20 ; and for subsequent offenses not less than $20 or more than $50. It is
made the duty, under penalty, of the Secretary, on complaint of a teacher
or taxpayer, to prosecute offenders against this Act.
It is the duty of the Census Marshal to furnish the Board of Education
with lists of children not attending schools. These lists are to be handed to
teachers, who shall call such list each morning, and at the end of twelve
weeks make a report to the Board of Education of the names of pupils who
do not attend the school, and of their parents, and the Board shall then
proceed to prosecute such parents or guardians. All children between the
ages of 8 and 14 mus-t attend school two-thirds of the time that schools are
open during the year. The law is strong, and in view of the ever-increasing
number of chiidren not attending school, it should be enforced.
TEACHERS' INSTITUTKS.
Sections 1560 and 1562 of the Political Code of this State provide that
the Superintendent must hold at least one Teachers' Institute in each year ;
that every teacher employed in a public school in the city and county must
attend such institute and participate in its proceedings ; that each session of
the institute must continue not less than three nor more than five days ; and
that the expenses of said institutes shall nut exceed $200 annually, payable
out of the funds provided for by Section 1565.
Years have elapsed since this law has been strictly observed by the Super-
intendents of this city and county. f
LIBRARIES.
Teachers' Reference Library.— Section 1565 of the Code provides that any
applicant for a teacher's certificate or for a renewal of a certificate, upon
presenting his application, shall pay to the Superintendent of Schools a fee
OF COMMON SCHOOLS. 1159
of $2, to be by him deposited with the County Treasurer to the credit of a
fund to be known as " The Teachers' Institute and Library Fund." This
fund is expended by the Superintendent of Schools for institutes, and at
least 50 per cent for books to be placed in the Teachers' Keference Library.
The Superintendent shall take charge of the Teachers' Library, prepare a
catalogue of its contents, and keep a correct record of books taken therefrom
and returned thereto. From 1880 to 1889 the fee was 91, but for the last
eight years it has been $2, and therefore the receipts at this office niuf-t have
approximated during these years $4,000.
The library numbers, including school and municipal reports, 742 vol-
umes, costing about $1,000. There are over $2,000 to the credit of the In-
stitute and Library Fund at present. It is my intention to invest the major
portion of this money in books of reference for teachers, to have catalogues
of the library printed by permission of the Board of Education, and to place
these catalogues in the hands of teachers, that they may be encouraged to
make use of the books.
School Libraries. — The law compels Boards of School Trustees or Boards
of Education in cities to maintain and enlarge school libraries. According
to Section 1714 of the Code, the Library Fund must consist of a sum not to
exceed $50 for every 1,000 children or fraction thereof of 500 or more be-
tween the ages of 5 and 17 years, annually taken from the School Fund ap-
portioned to the city. The Superintendent shall apportion this fund among
the several schools, in proportion to the average number of children belong-
ing to each school. For the fiscal year ending June 30th $3,500 was placed
in the School Library fund by the Board of Education. Of this $2,173.93
have been spent, leaving a balance of $1,426.07. This cannot be re-distributed
or diverted to the payment of salaries or supplies. Whatever balance may
remain at the end of the year must be carried forward and added to the fund
for the next year. The School Library Fund must be used exclusively for
the purchase of books and apparatus, such as physical and chemical ap^lit
ances, globe?, charts and maps. Musical instruments, books for indigen-
pupils, writing paper, pens, chalk crayons and pencils must be paid for out of
the School Fund, but not out of the Library Fund.
TEACHERS' CERTIFICATE?.
Section 7 of Article IX of the State Constitution declares that Superin-
tendents and Boards of Education shall have control of the examination of
teachers and the granting of teachers' certificates.
It is an established principle of law that when an organic act gives to
officials prerogatives without defining their exercise that the Legislature
shall do so. The Legislature of this State has defined how those preroga-
tives shall be used in Section 1565, and Sections 1771 to 1776, both inclusive,
and Sections 1787 to 1792, both inclusive.
1160 KEPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT
One of the conditions of the contract that the people make with the party
to whom a certificate is granted is that the contract have a time limit, to wit :
High School certificate, six years ; Grammar School certificate, six years ;
and Primary certificate, two years. If the holder of a certificate about to
expire makes a formal application for its renewal to the proper authority,
and deposits a fee of $2 as provided for in Section 1565, the certificate may
be renewed. Boards of Education or Examiners are not compelled to renew
certificates. An expired or lapsed certificate cannot be renewed. That
which is dead has no life to prolong. Lapsed certificates have no value and
no legal effect. They are simply affidavits that the persons named therein
were entitled to teach in the public schools daring the time specified by
them, and 110 longer.
Under Section 1860 of the Political Code no district is entitled to receive
any apportionment of State moneys unless all teachers hold legal certificates
of fitness for teaching in full force and effect.
Applications are being received by the Board of Examiners of this city and
county for the renewal of expired, lapsed, or dead certificates. The Board
cannot grant these requests. All teachers not holding life diplomas should
be careful to make application in regular form for the renewal of their cer-
tificates before the date of their expiration.
EXAMINATION REQUIREMENTS FOR TEACHERS' CERTIFICATES.
Applicants for Primary Grade certificates shall pass in the following sub-
jects : Arithmetic, grammar, spelling and defining, composition, physical
and political geography, methods of teaching, penmanship, history, reading,
music, drawing.
Applicants for Grammar Grade certificates, who are not holders of San
Francisco City and County Primary Grade certificates, shall pass in the follow-
ing subjects, to wit: Arithmetic, grammar, spelling and defining, composition,
physical and political geography, methods of teaching, penmanship, history,
reading, and subject matter, algebra, physics, physiology, elementary geom-
any etry, history and science of education, bookkeeping, drawing, music.
Applicants for High School certificates, who are holders of San Francisco
City and County Grammar Grade certificates, shall pass in the following
subjects, to wit : Physics, algebra, geometry, physical geography, general
history, English literature, and any one of the following subjects, to wit:
Botany, zoology, or chemistry.
Applicants for High School certificates, who are not holders of San Fran-
cisco City and County Grammar Grade certificates, shall pass in the follow-
ing subjects, to wit : Arithmetic, grammar, rhetoric, physical geography,
physics, algebra, geometry, general history, English literature, pedagogy, and
any one of the following subjects, to wit : Botany, zoology, or chemistry.
In addition to the foregoing, all applicants for High School certificates, in
order to teach Latin or Greek, shall pass in these studies.
OF COMMON SCHOOLS.
1161
The papers containing the written answers of candidates must be pre-
served by the Secretary of the City Board of Examination, or his successor,
for at least six months after the close of the examination.
The Secretary must preserve, for the use of the City Board of Ex-
amination, a list of the changes made upon re-examination by the Exam-
iners in bank. This list must give the name of the candidate, the change of
the credits for and against in each study, and the total number of credits
changed in every instance.
Applicants for any certificate shall be required to obtain on examination
at least 85 per cent in order to be entitled to a certificate.
Examinations for special certificates shall be held only at the regular
semi-annual examinations.
Applicants for special certificates shall be required to obtain at least 85
per cent in the special study which they select.
PRIMARY GRADE CERTIFICATE.
LESSONS IN
Arithmetic 75
Grammar 75
Spelling and defining
Composition — 50
Physical and political geography 75
Methods of teaching.. 75
Penmanship 25
History ,
Beading and subject matter 50
Music 25
Drawing 25
Total...
625
1162
REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT
ADDITIONAL SUBJECTS FOR GRAMMAR GRADE CERTIFICATE.
LESSONS IN
CREDITS.
TOTAL.
A Igebra
75
Physics
75
Physiology
75
Bookkeeping
History of science and education
75
Geometry ....
50
Total
425
THE BOARD OF EXAMINATION.
The
The work of the Board of Examiners steadily increases each year,
members discharge most responsible duties.
In renewing certificates, in determining the value of certificates or diplo-
mas as credentials on which to teach and to grant certificates under the law,
complex questions frequently arise that must be solved by rules and clauses
of law none too definite.
During the last year there was a rumor that the Board of Education pro-
posed to exercise control over examinations, certificates and diplomas, but
no overt move in that line was made nor is it probable that it will be made.
REPORT OF MISS LAURA T. FOWLER,
Principal Normal School.
NORMAL SCHOOL, June 12, 1897.
R. H. Webster, Superintendent of Schools —
DEAB SIB: In presenting my report to you of the Normal School, for
1897, I would state that the class has had enrolled for the year 105 pupils,
orly three having left, and those because of removal from the city. The
OF COMMON SCHOOLS. 1163
attendance has been excellent. All the remainder, except one, have reached
the required standard of 85 per cent. Therefore 101 will be graduated. In
character and faithfulness the class is above the average.
The course of work this year has been stronger and more exacting than in
any previous year, the examinations more searching.
The fact that a teacher's certificate is involved in these examinations makes
it wise and necessary that they should be kept, as much as possible, under
the direct supervision of the principal who is responsible for it.
I close the record of this year with much satisfaction, for the school has
been harmonious, and the class exceptionally studious and faithful, well
worthy of your confidence and the recognition of the Board of Examiners.
I also submit the course of work followed in the past, and respectfully ask
that it remain as it is for the next year, since we have it arranged on a prac-
tical working basis, to meet the changes of the sections going out for ex-
perience work, in the schools. The text books should also remain the same.
Kespectfully submitted,
LAURA T. FOWLER,
Principal of San Francisco Normal School.
Conclusion.
Aside from the routine work of the office, my efforts have been and wil
be:
1. To strengthen the work of the grammar and primary grades in read-
ing, spelling, grammar and arithmetic.
2. To improve primary history work.
3. To promote physical culture.
4. To increase and maintain the teachers' professional library, and to ex-
pend the "library and institute fund" legally.
5. To see to it that the school library fund is not unfairly or illegally spentj
6. To direct public attention to extravagance in the expenditure of the
school funds.
7. To aid a movement favoring the furnishing of certain State text-books
free.
I wish to direct attention to the faithful and efficient service of Deputy
Superintendent Charles B. Stone in office work and school inspection.
He has prepared the statistics that follow the foregoing sections of this re-
port.
R. H. WEBSTER,
Superintendent.
1164 REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT
PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS' ANNUITY AND RETIREMENT FUND.
On March 29, 1897, an Act of the Legislature was approved by the Gov-
ernor giving to the public school teachers of California a law by which they
may retire, or be retired, and receive annuity in a manner so satisfactory
that seven hundred and eighty-three teachers of this department have become
contributors to the fund and candidates for prospective benefits.
Who Shall be Bound by this Act.
(1.) Such public school teachers, and such oth^r officers of the School
Department as possess teachers' certificates, who, after the passage of this
Act, shall sign and deliver to the Public School Teachers' Retirement Fund
Commissioners and to the Secretary of the Board of Education of the incor-
porated city or town, or consolidated city and county, a prescribed notice.
(2.) In consolidated cities and counties it shall be binding upon all
teachers elected or appointed to teach in the public schools of such consoli-
dated cities and counties after the passage of this Act.
Annuity Fund — How Provided.
It shall consist of the following, with the income and interest thereof :
(1.) Twelve dollars per school year of the salaries paid to all those sub-
ject to the burdens of this Act, deducted from the warrants for salary and
paid by the Treasurer to the Retiremsnt Fund Commissioners ; six dollars
from evening school teachers.
(2) All moneys received from gifts, bequests and devises, or from other
sources.
(3; All money, pay, compensation or salary forfeited, deducted or with-
held from the warrant or demand for salary of any teacher or teachers for
and on account of absence from duty from any cause, which the Board of
Education may set apart for the aforesaid fund; and it is the duty of the
Board of Education to appropriate monthly one-half of such moneys for
such fund.
Two Parts to the Fund — Permanent Fund and Annuity Fund. ^
(1) A permanent fund consisting of (a) 25 per cent, of all contributions
from those affected by this Act; (b) 25 per cent, of allgifts, bequests, or
devises, unless otherwise ordered by the donor or testator; (c) 25 per cent,
of all moneys deducted from the salary of teachers because of absence from
duty. Note — When the permanent fund shall amount to $50,000, then all
moneys thereafter received shall go into the annuity funl, except such gifts,
devises, or bequests as may be specially directed by its donor or testator to
be placed in the permanent fund.
OF COMMON SCHOOLS. 1165
(2) Anuuity fund, consisting of (a; the income derived from the perma-
nent fund; (b) all other moneys belonging to the annuity and retirement
fund, not specified to be placed in the permanent fund; ^c) all money in the
fund provided for in the Act to which this is amendatory.
Annuitants shall be paid from the annuity fund only.
How Administered.
The Public School Retirement Fund Commission consists of the Superin-
tendent of Schools, County Treasurer and Mayor, who shall meet biennially
and report annually to the Supervisors. The Retirement Committee COD.
sists of five teachers, at least one being a class teacher from some primary
school and one a class teacher from some grammar school, one or two being
elected annually to serve for 3 years.
Qualification for Retirement.
(1) Any teacher who shall have served in the public schools in the State
for a period of 30 years, as a teacher or school officer, and who shall have
been subjected to the burdens imposed by this Act for 30 years, shall be en-
titled to retire and to receive from the fund the sum of fifty dollars per montt,
payable quarterly.
(2 ) Any teacher who shall become incapacitated for performing the duties
of a teacher, and who shall have been a contributor to the annuity fund for
at least five years, shall be at liberty to retire and to receive an annuity equal
to such proportion of the maximum annuity granted under this Act, as the
time that he or she has been subjected to the burdens imposed by this Act
bears to the period of 30 years.
Provided, that any annuity shall be suspended if its recipient return to
service in the public schools, and any annuity less than two-thirds the max-
imum annuity shall cease if the committee on retirement shall, at any time,
decide that its recipient has been restored to the capacity of performing the
duties of teacher, and has been reimbursed from the annuity fund at least
the full amount of his or her contribution thereto;
Provided, further, that such proportionate reduction shall not apply to
those now employed in the public schools who shall have filed the specified
notice within 90 days of the passage of the Act. and who shall have paid at
the time of their retirement an amount equal to what they would have paid
into the fund had they been contributing thirty years ;
Prodded, that if a person cease to teach in any county, or city and county,
where he or she has been subject to the burdens imposed by this Act, then,,
after such person has taught in the public schools of this State for 30 years,
he or she shall be entitled to retire and receive an annuity equal to such pro-
portion of the maximum annuity granted under this Act as the time that he
or she has been subjected to the burdens imposed by this Act bears to the
period of thirty years.
1166 REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT
Provided, that if any teacher shall be compelled, by reason of ill-health,
to retire from the profession of teaching after the expiration of five years
and before the expiration of thirty years of service in the public schools of
this State, such retiring teacher, if a contributor to the annuity fund at time
of retirement, shall be entitled to as many 30ths of the full annuity as he or
she has had years of service, by paying into the annuity fund the contribu-
ions to that fund corresponding to those years of service rendered at a
time when, or in a place where, it was impossible to make such contribu-
tions by reason of the non-existence of an annuity fund.
Provided, that the annuity of evening school teachers be based on $25.00
per month.
Provided, that if at the end of any quarter year there shall not be a suffi-
cient amount of money in the " annuity fund " to pay all warrants or
demands of annuitants in full, then the money in that fund shall be divided
pro rata among them, and the sum received by such annuitant shall be in
full discharge of all claims against that fund to date.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
There are at the date of this report nine annuitants on the roll, drawing
$435 per month. The monthly income varies from $1,000 to $1,100 per
month, one-fourth of which is not available at present, being diverted to the
permanent fund (this income is contingent upon receipt of at least one-half
of money lost by teachers on account of absence).
A committee of members of the annuity association, consisting of some
five or six hundred teachers or the department, are devising methods for
increasing th? lacome in anticipation of numerous retirements in the near
future. The balance in the fund (annuity) $4,617.00. The permanent
fund (25 per cant, contributions during May and June, 18J7, ) $314.
Efforts of teachers to thus provide for one another when disability causes
them to " fall from the ranks," should command the sympathetic regard and
material aid of the public.
R. H. WEBSTER,
Secretary of Public School Teachers' Annuity and Retirement Fund.
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1167
STATISTICAL REPORT,
COMPILED BY
CHAS. B. STONE, DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT.
GENERAL STATISTICS.
1896.
1897.
Population of the city— 1897, estimated 335, OuO
94 925
QQ K(\a
Number of youth in the city between 5 and 17 years of age
who are entitled by law to draw public money
71,822
74,840
Assessment roll of the taxable property of the city
Receipts of the School Department ......
$327,805,147 00
1,127,848 41
$330,401,154 00
1 240 492 07
City school tax on each hundred dollars
12 19 cts
13 98 cts
*3 240 700 00
$3 293 200 00
1 594 030 00
1 674 310 00
Estimited value of school furniture
295 560 00
314 170 00
1 ^ 098 34
13 132 00
58 847 00
60 047 00
Total value of school property . ...
$5 204 173 34
$5 354 859 00
STATEMENT
OF THE SCHOOL FUND FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1897.
Balance on hand July 1, 1896, less outstanding demands 141,277 25
City taxes $512,09277
Received from miscellaneous sources 47,906 25
State apportionment 639,215 80
1168 REPOBT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT
EXPENDITURES.
For teachers' salaries $911,059 87
For janitors' salaries 51,388 20
For office salaries 8,677 60
For shop salaries 7,172 70
For rents 1,572 50
For books 3,414 30
For stationery 5,389 54
For printing 2,71277
For furniture 18,601 94
For get eral supplies 3,208 02
For lights 6,770 78
For repairs 51,796 61
For permanent improvements 38,578 71
For telegraph and telephone service 671 70
For postage 336 00
For fuel 5,282 78
For school apparatus ] ,200 62
For water 59 00
For legal expenses 1,000 00
For school census 5,356 30
For erection of buildings 28,340 78
For advertising 253 09
For incidentals 2,092 55
For laboratory supplies 466 73
For cooking supplies 260 73
For Manual Training outfits and supplies 1,416 99
Total 81,157,080 81
For Mission High School lot 52,500 00
For grading and building account 13,360 25
§65,860 25
$1,222,941 06
Total receipts $1,240,492 07
Total expenditures 1,222,94106
Balance June 30, 1897 f $17,551 01
MISSION H1GII SCHOOL LOT AOCOVNT.
Appropriated by Board of Supervisors §200,000 00
Expended for lot, grading, etc 65,860 25
$134,139 75
OF COMMON SCHOOLS.
1169
SCHEDULE OF SALARIES, 1896-97.
HIGH SCHOOLS.
Principals $ 250 00
Vice Principals 165 00
Heads of Departments 155 00
Assistants 100 00
Assistants after 1 year's experience | 110 00
Assistants after 2 years' experience 120 00
Assistants after 3 years' experience 130 00
Assistants after 4 years' experience 140 00
(Experience in regularly organized High Schools in the United States, undei
a High School Certificate, to bount. )
Teacher of Drawing— Girls' High School 155 00
Teacher of French and English Rhetoric— Girls' High School 100 00
Head Teacher Business Department, Polytechnic High School 90 00
First Assistant- Business Department Polytechnic High School 75 00
Second Assistant— Business Department, Polytechnic High School 65 00
First Teacher of Typewriting— Polytechnic High School 75 00
Second Teacher of Typewriting and Assistant Business Department— Poly-
technic High School 60 00
Teachers of Stenography — Polytechnic High School 75 00
Teacher of Spanish — Polytechnic High School 100 00
Teacher of Penmanship— Polytechnic High School 75 00
Teacher in Manual Training Department — Miss Van Vleck — Polytechnic
High School , 125 00
Teacher of Drawing and Modern Languages— J. J. Schmitt— Lowell High
School 140 00
PRINCIPALS OF GRAMMAR SCHOOLS.
Liccoln, Adams' Cosmopolitan, John Swett and Horace Mann 200 00
All other Grammar Schools 175 00
1170
REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT
SCHEDULE OF SALARIES— CONTINUED.
PKR MONTH.
PRINCIPALS OF PRIMARY SCHOOLS.
Webster and Whittier
Burnett and Irving Scott
Agassiz, Cooper, Emerson, Fairmount, Garfield, Henry Durant, Hum-
boldt, Haight, Longfellow, Marshall, Moulder, Redding, Starr
King and Peabody, Hawthorne
Cleveland, Edison, Fremont, Golden Gate, Irving, Jefferson, LeConte,
Stanford, Sherman, Lafayette, Bernal, Richmond, Douglass, Har-
rison and Grant
Dudley Stone
Sheridan
Buena Vista, Monroe, South End and Winfield Scott, Sutro
Chinese, Ocean House, West End, Laguna Honda
Sunnyside, Park, Sunny Vale, Noe Valley
Vice-Principals of Grammar Schools ....
DAY SUBSTITUTE, PROBATIONARY AND UN ASSIGNED REGULAR TEACHERS.
Substitute Teachers
Probationar}' Teachers
(Unassigned regular teachers to be paid the salary of Primary
Teachers, regulated by the number of years' experience, in ac-
cordance with the provisions of this schedule).
REGULAR TEACHERS OF GRAMMAR AND PRIMARY GRADE CLASSES.
First year
Thereafter a yearly increase of $3 00 a month, until the following
maximum of salaries is reached:
Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Grades
Seventh and Eighth Grades. .
First, Second ani Third Grades— First year
Second year
$160 00
150 00
135 00
130 00
125 00
120 00
110 00
100 00
90 00
125 00
40 00
45 00
50 00
79 00
83 00
50 00
52 50
OF COMMON SCHOOLS.
1171
SCHEDULE OF SALARIES— CONTINUE!.
Third year
Fourth year
Fifth year
Sixth year
Seventh year
Eighth year
Ninth year
Tenth year
Eleventh year
Provided, that the maximum salary paid to the holder of a pri-
mary grade certificate shall be $68 a month.
Beginners' Classes
Receiving the same allowance for experience as do teachers of
grammar grades.
Assistants in grammar and primary schools, teaching German
and English, or English and French, $5.00 per month in ad-
dition to their salaries according to the schedule.
In fixing the salary of a regular teacher, credit shall be given
such teachers for experience from the date of her or his
appointment on the Substitute list ; and for any experience
such teacher may have had in any of the Public Schools of
the United States before entering this Department.
Teacher class at Hunter's Point (L. Bowman)
EVENING SCHOOLS.
Principal Lincoln Evening
Principal Washington Evening.
Principal Business Evening . . .
Principal Hamilton Evening. . .
$55 00
57 50
60 00
62 50
65 00
67 50
70 00
73 00
76 00
83 00
90 00
125 00
100 00
100 00
75 00
1172
REPOKT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT
SCHEDULE OF SALARIES— CONTINUED.
PER MONTH.
Principal Humboldt Evening
Principal Horace Mann Evening
Principal (Franklin, Mission and Richmond)
Principals of other Evening Schools
Assistant to Principal Lincoln Evening
Vice-Principals of Washington and Business Evening Schools
Assistants Evening Schools
Teacher of High School Classes in Evening Schools
Head Teacher Mechanical Drawing, Lincoln Evening
Teacher of Physics, Lincoln Evening
EVENING AND HIGH SCHOOL SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS.
Substitutes, Evening Schools, $20 00 per month, with $1 50 additional
compensation for each evening engaged in teaching a class.
Substitutes, High School, per day, when teaching
NORMAL SCHOOL.
iPrincipal
Vice- Principal
Teacher Kindergarten Work and Music
SPECIAL TEACHERS.
Teacher of Physical Culture
Teacher of Cooking (Miss K. E. Whitaker)
Teacher of Cooking (Miss K. R. Paxton),
Teacher of Cooking (Miss L. A. Toomy)
Teachers of Sewing
Teacher of Manual Training (R. E. Eldridge)
Teacher of Manual Training
Teacher of History, with Stereopticon
$'85 00
75 00
100 00
60 00
50 00
60 00
50 00
50*00
60 00
50 00
5 00
175 00
100 00
45 00
100 00
75 00
74 00
60 00
60 00
100 00
60 00
100 00
OF COMMON SCHOOLS.
1173
SCHEDULE OF SALARIES— CONCLUDED.
PER MONTH.
OFFICR AND SHOP EMPLOYEES.
Assistant Secretaries, each
Secretary Board of Examiners
Typewriter— Office Board of Education
Typewriter— Office Superintendent of Schools . . .
Messenger— Office Board of Education
Messenger — Office Superintendent
Storekeeper
Assistant Storekeeper
Inspector of Buildings and Head Carpenter
Scavenger
Teamster. . .
$150 00
25 00
70 00
50 00
110 00
100 00
150 00
100 00
150 00
110 00
92 50
1174
REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT
NUMBER OF TEACHERS RECEIVING VARIOUS SALARIES, JUNE, 1897.
I'EK MONTH.
7 evening substitutes (Receiving $1.50 additional for evening when teaching) *~i> tut
28 day substitutes 40 00
23 probationary teachers, in their first year 45 00
3 probationary teachers, in their second year of probation 47 50
3 probationary teachers, in their first year, with three dollars additional for
one year's experience in Grammar Work 48 00
97 teachers in Evening Schools and Sewing teachers 50 00
2 probationary teachers with $6 00 additional for two years' experience in
Grammar Work 51 00
10 primary teachers, with two years' experience 55 00
3 grammar teachers, with two years' experience 56 00
16 primary teachers, with three years' experience ... 57 50
4 grammar teachers, with three years' experience 59 00
18 primary teachers, with four years' experience (50 00
2 grammar teachers, with four years' experience 62 00
13 primary teachers, with five years' experience (>:> 50
28 grammar teachers, with five years' experience and primary teachers with
six years' experience (>:. 1 10
22 primary teachers, with seven years' experience 67 50
42 grammar teacher--, with six years' experience, and the maximum salary
paid to teachers with primary certificates 08 00
19 primary teachers, with eight years' experience 70 00
10 grammar teachers, with seven years' experience 71 00
9 primary teachers, with nine years' experience 73 00
14 grammar teachers, with eight years' experience 74 00
10 special teachers, and teachers in the Commercial Department df the
Polytechnic High 75 00
124 maximum salary paid to primary" teachers with ten years or more ex-
perience 76 00
12 grammar teachers, with nine years' experience 77 00
OF COMMON SCHOOLS.
1175
NUMBER OF TEACHERS RECEIVING VARIOUS SALARIES- CONTINUED.
151 maximum salary paid to grammar teachers, with ten years' experience or
more, teaching the fifth, sixth and seventh grades I $79 00
3 grammar teachers with ten years' experience teaching the eighth and
ninth grades 80 00
4 primary teachers at their maximum salaries, with $5.00 additional for
teaching French or German 81 00
132 maximum salary paid to the eighth and ninth grade grammar teachers and
to teachers in recei' ing grades 83 00
7 grammar teachers in the fifth, sixth and seventh grades, attl.eir maximum
with $5 .00 additional for teaching French or German 84 00
1 grammar teacher in the eighth and ninth grades, with ten years' experi-
ence, receiving an additional $5.00 for teaching French or German 85 00
3 grammar teachers of the eighth and ninth grades, at their maximum, with
$5.00 additional for teaching French or German 88 00
2 grammar teachers with maximum salary of fifth, sixth and seventh grades
and $10.00 extra for yard supervision 89 00
C teachers I "90 00
2 teachers of the eighth and ninth grades, at their maximum, with $10.00
extra for supervising the girls' yard during recess 93 00
14 teachers of Cooking, Spanish, and Manual Training, several principals,
lecturers in History and High School assistants in their first year 100 00
7 several principals of ungraded schools and assistants*in High Schools, with
one year's experience 11000
4 principals of Primary School and assistants in High Schools, with two years'
experience 120 00
27 vice- principals, principal of the Lincoln E\ ening and teacher of Physical
Culture 125 00
15 principals of Primary Schools and assistants in High Schools, with three
years' experience 13000
15 principals of Primary Schools 135 00
1176
REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT
NUMBER OF TEACHERS RECEIVING VARIOUS SALARIES— CONCLUDED.
19 assistant* in High Schools, at their maximum salary
2 principals of Primary Schools
13 heads of departments in High Schools
2 principals of Primary Schools with eighteen classes
2 vice-principals of High Schools
17 principals of Grammar Schools and Normal School
4 principals of Grammar Schools with eighteen classes
3 principals of High Schools
974
939 regular teachers.
28 day school substitutes.
7 evening substitutes.
974 Total number of teachers.
Average monthly wages paid to male teachers in Primary and Grammar
Schools
' Average High Schools
Average monthlj7 wages paid to female teachers in Primary and Grammar
Schools
Average High Schoo's
$140 00
150 00
155 00
160 00
165 00
175 00
200 00
250 00
134 25
153 20
79 54
118 66
OF COMMON SCHOOLS.
1177
GENERAL STATISTICS.
Number of Normal Schools
Number of High Schools
Number of Polytechnic High Schools
Number of Grammar Schools
Number of Primary Schools
Number of Evening Schools
Total number of schools
Number of brick school buildings owned by the department
Number of wooden school buildings owned by the departm't
Number of buildings rented by the department
76
87
7
66
7
Total number of buildings used by the department.
78
1178
REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE.
1896.
1897.
Enrollment in the Normal School .
98
105
Enrollment in the High Schools. .
1,204
1,304
Enrollment in the Polytechnic High School •
644
802
Enrollment in the Grammar and Primary Schools ....
38 517
39 086
Enrollment in the Evening Schools
4,972
5,267
Total enrollment
45 435
46 564
Total average number belonging
35,556
35,456
Average daily attendance in the Normal School
Average daily attendance in the High Schools
Average daily attendance in the Polytechnic High School. . . .
Average daily attendance in Grammar and Primary Schools.
Average daily attendance in Evening Schools
90.5
940.8
462
30,011.6
2,003.4
96
1,005
500
29,644
2,286
Total average daily attendance
33,508.3
33,531
OF COMMON SCHOOLS.
1179
CLASSIFICATION-JUNE, 1897.
NUMBER.
TOTAL.
Ninth Grade
1 346
Eighth Grade
1,915
2,607
Sixth Grade
3,459
Fifth Grade . .
3,889
Fourth Grade . . .... . ....
4,543
Third Grade
4,418
Second Grade ....
4,543
First Grade
5,489
39 209
o 586
34,795
1180
REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT
SCHOOL CENSUS MARSHAL'S REPORT FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR ENDING
JUNE 30, 1897.
Number of white children between 5 and 17 years of age —
Boys 36,788
Girls
Total
Number of Negro children between 5 and 17 years of age—
Boys 176
Girls 126
Total
Native born Mongolians between 5 and 17 years of age —
Boys 742
Girls
Total..
Total number of census children between 5 and 17 years of
age
Number of children under 5 years of age —
23,171
Negro 84
Mongolian 411
Total
Number of children between 5 and 17 years of age who have
attended public schools at any time during the school year
Number of children between 5 and 17 years of age who have
attended private schools, but no public schools at any
time during the year.
Number of children between 5 and 17 years of age who have
not attended school at any time during the school year. . .
Nativity of children -
Nativeborn 95,3,39
Foreign born 3,167
73,130
302
1,408
74,840
46,8-71
8,501
19,468
93,506
OF COMMON SCHOOLS.
1181
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN THE CITY FROM
1888 TO 1897, INCLUSIVE.
As reported by the Census Marshals.
UNDER SEVENTEEN YEARS OF AGE.
NUMBER.
Mav, 1888...
81,171
" 1889.
83,314
" 1890 .
84,531
1891
86,493
" 1892
87,774
" 1893
88,567
" 1894
92,026
" 1895
93,558
" 1896
94,925
" 1897
98,506
1182
REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF THE WHOLE NUMBER ENROLLED AND THE
AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS SINCE 1885.
Number
Enrolled.
Average Daily
Attendance.
During the year ending June 30, 1885
During the year ending June 30, 1886
During the year ending June 30, 1887
During the year ending June 30, 1888
Daring the year ending June 30, 1889
During the year ending June 30, 1890
During the year ending June 30, 1891
During the year ending June 30, 1892
During the year ending June 30, 1893
During the year ending June 30, 1894
During the year ending June 30, 1S95
During the year ending June 30, 1896
During tha. year ending June 30, 1897
43,265
43,140
43,311
42,330
42,626
42,926
43,626
46,172
45,775
44,349
44,822
45,435
46,564
32,183
32,146
31,316
30,191
81,609
31,352
31.809
3?,434
32,799
32,939
33,019.9
33,508
33,531
OF COMMON SCHOOLS.
1183
NUMBER OF TEACHERS IN DEPARTMENT— JUNE, 1897.
Men
Women.
Total.
Number of teachers in Normal School
3
3
Number of teachers in High Schools — Boys', Girls' and Mission
Number of teachers in Polytechnic Hi°"h School . ...
13
7
18
12
36
19
Number of teachers in grammar grades (including Vice- Principals).
Number of teachers in primary grades
11
3
194
499
205
502
3-'
65
97
Number of Grammar and Primary Principals without classes
Number of unassigned teachers and substitutes, day schools ....
12
43
40
55
40
Number of regular substitute teachers, evening schools
Number of teachers Physical Culture . .
1
1
6
7
1
Number of teachers Cooking \
3
3
Number of teachers Manual Training
2
•2
Number of teachers History \
1
1
Number of teachers Sewino1 A
3
3
Total number of teachers \
87
837
974
Whole number of principals (included in total)
21
63
84
Number of principals not required to teach a class (included in total)
Number of vice-principals (included in total). . A . .
19
14
40
16
59
30
,
1184
REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT
NUMBER OF TEACHERS IN DEPARTMENT BY GRADES-JUNE, 1897.
SCHOOLS.
Grammar Grades.
Primary Grades . .
1 Principals without
Classes
Vice-Principals . . .
H
8
Women
Adams Cosmopolitan
12
4
1
?
19
3
16
12
1
13
13
Bernal Heights Primary
Broadway Grammar
1
5
8
9
1
1
1
10
16
10
16
4
4
4
Burnett Primary
3
9
1
13
2
11
Chinese Primary
Clement Grammar,
3
6
7
1
1
3
15
3
15
9
1
10
10
5
10
1
1
17
17
12
1
13
13
7
4
1
1
13
1
12
Denman Grammar
8
7
1
1
17
1
16
g
1
9
g
Dudley Stone Primary. . ... .
7
1
8
3
Edison Primary
9
1
10
10
Emerson Primary . . .
12
1
13
13
5
9
1
1
16
1
15
3
9
1
13
13
Farallon Primary. . . .
1
1
1
Franklin Grammar
9
5
1
1
16
1
15
8
1
9
g
Garfield Primary
12
1
13
13
Girls' Hi^h
17
3
14
Golden Gate Primary
8
1
9
9
2
6
1
9
9
Haight Primary
3
9
1
13
13
11
3
1
2
17
1
16
6
1
1
12
1
11
1
7
1
9
9
OF COMMON SCHOOLS.
1185
NUMBER OF TEACHERS IN DEPARTMENT BY GRADES, JUNE, 1897- CONTINUED.
SCHOOLS.
Grammar Grades..
Primary Grades. . .
II Principals without
1 Classes
1 Vice-Principals...
g
f
Women
2
9
1
12
12
6
7
1
1
J5
1
14
Henry Durant Primary .
12
1
13
13
Horace Mann Grammar . .
15
1
91
18
9,
16
2
10
1
13
13
8
1
9
9
Irving Scott Primary
4
10
1
15
15
James Lick Grammar. . .
5
8
1
1
15
1
14
Jefferson Primary
John Swett Grammar
7
9
9
1
1
|
10
*
|
10
17
8
1
9
9
2
2
2
Le Conte Primary . . . ,
9
1
10
10
Lincoln Grammar
8
6
1
?
17
T
14
12
1
13
13
Lowell High
16
14
2
Madison Primary . .
J
3
4
4
Marshall Primary
12
1
13
- 13
Mission Grammar ,
10
3
1
1
15
15
Mission High
3
1
2
1
5
6
6
Moulder Primary
10
1
11
11
Noe Valley Primary
2
2
2
3
3
Ocean House Primary
1
1
1
Pacific Heights Grammar
7
6
J
1
]5
15
Park Primary
1
Peabody Primary
11
1
12
12
Polytechnic High
19
7
12
1
9
1
11
11
75
1186
REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT
NUMBER OF TEACHERS IN DEPARTMENT BY GRADES, JUNE, 1897— CONTINUED.
SCHOOLS.
Grammar Grades .
Primary Grades. . .
Principals without
Classes
Vice Principals . . .
1
1
1 Women
Richmond Primary
2
6
1
9
9
7
3
1
1
12
12
1
4
5
5
1
7
1
9
$
South End Primary
1
3
4
1
3
5
9
1
1
15
1
14
8
1
9
9
Starr King Primary ...
12
1
13
13
Sutro Primary .
5
5
5
Sunnyside
2
2
2
1
1
1
5
7
1
1
14
3
11
Webster Primary
17
1
18
18
West End Primary
1
3
3
Wliittier Primary
17
1
18
18
Winfield Scott Primary
1
3
4
4
EVENING SCHOOLS.
Business . . . .
15
q
6
3
1
2
Hamilton
10
6
4
Franklin .
9
5
4
7
1
6
10
2
8
24
5
19
Mission
3
3
1
1
2
1
1
13
1
12
1
OF COMMON SCHOOLS.
1187
NUMBER OF TEACHERS IN DEPARTMENT BY GRADES, JUNE, 1897 -CONCLUDED.
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Teacher of Cooking
3
3
Teacher of Physical Culture
1
1
Teacher of Manual Training
2
2
Teacher of History
j
Teacher of Sewing
3
3
Unassigned Teachers
12
12
Teachers of Day Substitute Class
28
28
Teachers of Evening Substitute Class ,
7
1
g
Totals .... .
180
502
55
25
974
87
887
1188 REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT
Number of teachers who are graduates of the California State Normal Schools 68
Number of teachers who are graduates of any other State Normal School 17
Number of teachers who hold Life Diplomas 472
Number of teachers who hold State Educational Diplo-nas, 185
Number of teachers who hold High School Certificates 75
Number of teachers who hold County or Grammar Grade Certificates 834
Number of teachers who hold County or Primary Grade Certificates 65
Number of teachers who subscribe to some Educational Journal 725
SCHOOL FUND, 1897-98.
On May 26, 1897, the Board of Education, as required by law, adopted the following
estimate of the amount needed to meet the expenses of the Department during the fiscal year
1897-98, and transmitted it to the Board of Supervisors :]
For salaries, supplies and operating expenses $1,128,488 87
For general repairs 223,170 00
For permanent improvements 555,000 00
For deficit in teachers' salaries, 1896-97 115,500 00
Total $2,022,158 87
Subsequently at the request of the Mayor, and Board of Supervisors, the Superin-
tendent submitted the following as his estimate of the amount needed :
For salaries, supplies and operating expenses $1,107,000 00
For general repairs (including new vaults) 67,500 00
For permanent improvements 90,500 00
For deficit in teachers' salaries, 1896-97 115,500 00
Total $1,380,500 00
OF COMMON SCHOOLS. 1189
NAMES AND LOCATIONS OF SCHOOLS AND DESCRIPTION OF
SCHOOL PROPERTY.
ADAMS COSMOPOLITAN SCHOOL-Eighteen classes. Eddy street, between Polk street and
Van Ness avenue. Adolph Herbst, Principal ; Katherine T. McColgan, Vice- Principal. Lot in
Block 62 W. A., 137J x 120 feeb. Three story frame building, 18 rooms; erected July, 1875.
Cost, $37,400.
AGASSIZ PRIMARY SCHOOL- Twelve classes. Bartlett street, between Twenty-second and
Twenty-third streets. Miss Sarah J. Jones, Principal. Lot in Mission Block 136, 150 x 250 feet.
Also occupied by Horace Mann Grammar School. Three story 12 class frame building, erected
in 1892. Cost. $25,706.45.
BERNAL PRIMARY SCHOOL— Nine classes. Cortland avenue, between Andover avenue and
Moultrie street. Miss Mary E. Keating, Principal. Lot in Gift Map No. 2, 140 x 148 feet 8&
inches. One story frame building, four rooms ; erected August 1, 1881. Cost, $4,448.75. Ad-
dition August, 1890; cost, $933.15. Building raised and changed to 12 rooms, 1833 ; cost, $25,524 .
BROADWAY GRAMMAR SCHOOL— Fifteen classes. Broadway street, between Powell and
Mason streets. Miss Jean Parker, Principal ; Miss Amy G. Campbell, Vice-Principal. Lot in
Block 157. Lot 1, 65 feet 2 inches x 137J feet ; Lot 2, 30 feet x 91 feet 8 inches ; Lot 3, 39 feet 9
inches x 91 feet 8 inches. Three story brick building, 15 rooms ; altered from old Jewish Syn-
agogue at a cost of $12,910.
BUENA VISTA PRIMARY SCHOOL— Four classes. York street, between Solano and Butte
streets. Miss Amelia G. Catlin, Principal. Lot in Potrero Block 39, 100 x 'MO feet. One story
frame building, 4 rooms ; erected December, 1880. Cost, $8,128.80.
BURNETT PRIMARY SCHOOL— Eleven classes Corner Fourteenth avenue and L street.
William W. Stone, Principal. Lot in South San Francisco Homestead, Block 289. Lot 1,
75 x 100 feet. Lot 2, 75 x 100 feet. Two story frame building, 12 rooms ; erected in 1869 at a cost
of $12,775. Additions, August, 1882 ; cost, $2,929.50.
CHINESE PRIMARY SCHOOL— Three classes. 916 Clay street. Miss Rose Thayer, Principal.
Property occupied by this school is rented at a monthly rental of $95.
CLEMENT GRAMMAR SCHOOL— Fourteen classes. Geary street, between Jones and Leaven-
worth streets. Miss Mary E. Callahan, Principal ; Miss N. F. Me F.arland, Vice-Principal, Lot
in Block 253, 77-| x 137i feet. Three story frame building, 16 rooms ; erected in 1876. Cost.
$33,500.
CLEVELAND PRIMARY SCHOOL— Nine classes. Harrison street, between Tenth and Eleventh
streets. Miss Annie E. Slavan. Principal. Lot in Mission Block No. 8, 137£ x 137£ feet. Three
story frame building, 12 rooms ; erected in 1884. Cost, $26,033.36.
COOPER PRIMARY SCHOOL— Twelve classes. Greenwich street, between Jones and Leaven-
worth streets. Mrs. Celine R. Pechin, Principal. Lot in Block 237, 137i x 137£ feet. Three
story frame building, 12 rooms ; erected in 1875. Cost, $29,825.
COLUMBIA GRAMMAR SCHOOL -Sixteen classes. Florida street, between Twenty-fifth and
Twenty-sixth streets. Mrs. Lizzie K. Burke, Principal ; Miss N. O'Loughlen, Vice-Principal.
Lot in Mission Block 178. Lot 1, 100 x 20J feet ; Lot 2, 50 x 100 feet. Three story frame build-
ing, 16 rooms ; erected in 1876 at a cost of $25,700. Alterations in 1895 at a cost of $3,305.
CROCKER GRAMMAR SCHOOL-Twelve classes. Page street, near Baker street. William H.
Edwar.ls. Principal; Mrs. II. J. Bain, Vice-Principal. Lot in Block 523, W. A., 137i x 137J
feet. Two story frame building, 8 rooms ; erected in 1888. Cost. $19,887. New work to make
12 rooms in 1894 at a cost of $6,660.15.
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NAMES AND LOCATIONS OF SCHOOLS AND DESCRIPTION OF SCHOOL
PROPERTY— CONTINUED.
DENMAN GRAMMAR SCHOOL— Sixteen classes. Northwest corner of Bush and Taylor streets.
Azro L. Mann, Principal; Mrs. Etta M. Baumgardner, Vice-Principal. Lot in Block 220,
I37i x 137J feet. Three story brick building with mansard roof and cupola, 16 rooms ; erected
in 1864 at a cost of $52,864. Concrete wall erected in 1892 at a cost of $1,380.75.
DOUGLASS PRIMARY SCHOOL— Eight classes. Corner of Collingwood and Nineteenth
streets. Miss Winifred L. Tarpy, Principal. Lot in Horner's Addition, 135 x 135 feet. Two
story frame building, 8 rooms ; erected in 1895. Cost, $28,787.85.
DUDLEY STONE PRIMARY SCHOOL-Seven classes. Haight street, between Lott street and
Masonic avenue. Miss S. H. Earle, Principal. Lot in Block 657, W. A., 137i x 137 i feet. Two
story frame building, 8 rooms; erected in 1895-96. Cost, $28,755.30.
EDISON PRIMARY SCHOOL-Nine classes. Corner of Church and Hill streets. Miss Anna
B. Chalmers, Principal. Lot in Mission Block 90, 101 feet 9 inches x 114 feet. Three story
frame building, 9 rooms ; erected in 1890. Coat $27,936.
EMERSON PRIMARY SCHOOL— Twelve classes. Pine street, between Scott and Devisadero
streets. Miss Sarah M. Wilson, Principal. Lot in Block 460, W. A., 137Jxl37J feet. Two story
frame building, 8 rooms ; erected in 1880. Cost, $20.779. Additions in 1886 at a cost of $700
Addition in 18y4 at a cost of $6,603.55.
EVERETT GRAMMAR SCHOOL— Fifteen classes. Sanchez street, between Sixteenth and Sev-
enteenth streets. Mrs. Frances A. Banning, Principal; Cecil W. Mark, Vice-Principal. Lot
in Mission Block 95, 125x160 feet. Two story frame building, 8 rooms ; erected in 1878. Cost,
$16,169.47. Additional six rooms added in 1891 at a cost of $7,963.20.
FAIRMOUNT PRIMARY SCHOOL Twelve classss. Chenery street, near Randall street. Miss
Clara M. Johnson, Principal. Lot in Fairmount Tract, Block 29. Lot 1, 112x125 feet ; lot 2,
62x175 feet. Two story, eight room frame building erected in 1877. Cost, $14,467 25; additional
work in 1891 and 1893 by department carpenters.
FARALLON SCHOOL-One class. Farallon Islands. Miss Daisy A. Doud, Principal. Property
occupied by this school on Farallon Island is free from any rental charge.
FRANKLIN GRAMMAR SCHOOL- Fifteen classes. Eighth street, near Bryant street. R. D.
Faulkner, Principal ; Miss Kate MacDonald, Vice-Principal. Lot in Block 410, 140x275 feet.
Property also occupied by Stanford Primary School. Three story, eighteen room frame building
erected in 1871. Cost $25,860.
FREMONT PRIMARY SCHOOL- Eight classes. McAllister street, between Baker and Broderick
streets. Miss Rose Goldsmith, Principal. Lot in Block 530, W.A., 137U137Heet. Two story,
eight room frame building erected in 1892. Cost, $24.873.95.
GARFIELD PRIMARY SCHOOL— Twelve classes. Union street, between Kearny and Mont-
gomery streets. Miss Mary A. Scherer, Principal. Lot in Block G2, 1372x1371 feet. Two story,
twelve room frame building erected in 1854. Cost, $33,321. Alterations and repairs in 1864 cost
$1,734; alterations and repairs in 1866 cost $J,900.
GIRLS' HIGH SCHOOL -Fourteen classes. Scott street, near Geary street. Elisha Brooks,
Principal; Geo. O. Mitchell, Vice-Principal. This school is not built on school property, but on
property belonging to the city, and which originally formed a part of Hamilton Square. In 1870
the Board of Education obtained permission to use a portion for erection of school building.
Lot used for Girls' High and Hamilton Grammar schools is 275 feet frontage on Scott street by
341 feet 3 inches on Geary and O'Farrell streets. Three story and basement brick building begun
in 1890 and accepted in 1892, at a cost of $119,369 27.
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NAMES AND LOCATIONS OF SCHOOLS AND DESCRIPTION OF SCHOOL
PROPERTY— CONTINUED.
GOLDEN GATE PRIMARY SCHOOL— Eight classes. Golden Gate avenue, between Pierce and
Scott streets. Mrs. Aurelia Griffith, Principal. Lot in Block 433 W. A., 100xl37i feet. One
story frame building erected in 1867, at a cost of $4,370. Building raised and four rooms added
in 1877, at cost $6,090.
GRANT PRIMARY SCHOOL— Eight classes. Pacific avenue and Baker street. Miss Ida E.
Shaw, Principal. Lot in block 546 W. A., 137ixl37|7 feet. Two story, eight room frame building
erected in 1892. Cost $18,499.40.
HAIGHT PRIMARY SCHOOL-Twelve classes. Mission street, between Twenty-fifth and Twenty-
sixth streets. Miss Mary A. Haswell, Principal. Lot in Mission Block 183, 150x1174 feet.
Three story frame building, 12 rooms , erected in 1879. Cost, $22,488.60.
HAMILTON GRAMMAR SCHOOL-Sixteen classes. Geary street, between Pierce and Scott
streets. William A. Robertson, Principal; Miss Ella J. Morton, Vice- Principal; Miss Ida B
Strauss, Vice-Principal. This school occupies a part of the lot noted in the description of the
Girls' High School. Three story frame building of 12 rooms with one story frame wings with 4
rooms erected in 1875. Cost, $26,650.
HANCOCK GRAMMAR SCHOOL— Eleven classes. Filbert street, between Taylor and Jones
streets. Miss M. McKenzie, Principal ; Chas. W. Moores, Vice-Principal. Lot in Block 208,
100 x 120 feet. Three story frame building erected in 1866. Cost, $16,500. Building altered to
twelve class rooms in 1895. Cost, $16,000.
HARRISON PRIMARY SCHOOL-Eight classes. Grove street, near Larkin street. Miss Lizzie
McElroy, Principal. Lot in Block 3, W. A., 137i x 120 feet. Original building erected in 1862
at a cost of §6,808, Additions made in 1865 at a cost of $2,590. Building raised and again
enlarged in 1872 at a cost of §6,545. New vaults constructed in 1896 at a cost of $5,330.
HAWTHORNE PRIMARY SCHOOL— Eleven classes. Shotwell street, between Twenty-second
and Twenty-third streets. Mrs. Sarah J. Mann, Principal. Lot in Mission Block 138, 122ixl22f
feet. Two story frame building, 8 rooms; erected in 1867. Cost, $8,000. Two story, two room
addition erected in 1892 at a cost of $2,600.
HEAR3T GRAMMAR SCHOOL -Fourteen classes. Corner Hermann and Fillmore streets. Mrs.
Nettie A. Woods, Principal; Captain A. J. Itsell, Vice-Principal. Lot in Block 374 W. A., 1374
x 213 feet. Two story eight-room frame building erected in 1888. Cost, $20,637 50. Additions
in 1889, at a cost of $3,369 85.
HENRY DURANT PRIMARY SCHOOL-Twelve classes. Turk street between Buchanan and
Webster streets. Mrs. Georgia Washburn, Principal. Lot in Block 281 W. A., 1374 x 120 feet.
Three story twelve-room frame building erected in 1877. Cost, $18,294 35.
HORACE MANN GRAMMAR SCHOOL-Seventeen classes. Valencia street between Twenty-
second and Twenty-third streets. Joseph O'Connor, Principal; Miss Caroline E. Beckwith,
Vice-Principal; W. D. Kingsbury. Vice-Principal. Lot in Mission Block 136, 150 x 250 feet, also
occupied by Agassiz School. Three story eighteen-room building erected in 1872; cost, $25,860.
Additions in 1886 ; cost, $2,289 63.
HUMBOLDT PRIMARY SCHOOL— Twelve classes. Golden Gate avenue near Hyde street. Miss
Mary A. Castlehun, Principal. Lot in Block 286, 110 x 1374 feet. Three story twelve-room
frame building erected in 1879 ; cost, $27,426.
HUNTER'S POINT SCHOOL— One class. Levi Bowman, Principal. Property occupied by this
school is rente! at a monthly rental of *">.
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NAMES AND LOCATIONS OF SCHOOLS AND DESCRIPTION OF SCHOOL
PROPERTY— CONTINUED.
IRVING PRIMARY SCHOOL— Eight classes. Broadway between Montgomery and Sansome
streets. Miss Caroline B. Barlow, Principal. Lot in Block 47, 68| x 137i feet. Two story
eight-room frame building erected in 1871. Cost, $14,617.
IRVING SCOTT PRIMARY SCHOOL— Fourteen classes. Tennessee near Twenty-second street.
Miss H. M. Fairchild, Principal. Lot in Potrero Block 373, 150 x 200 feet. Two story eight-class
frame building erected in 1877. Cost, $12,834.81. Old building moved and additional new two
story nine-room frame building erected in 1895. Cost, $22,893.20.
JAMES LICK GRAMMAR SCHOOL— Fourteen classes. Corner Noe and Twenty-fifth streets.
Philip Prior, Principal; Miss A. J. Clark, Vice-Principal. Lot in Homer's Addition Block 163,
114 x 160 feet. One story frame building erected in 1874. Cost, $6,950. Building raised and four
rooms added in 1881. Cost, $5,760.80. Building again raised and four rooms added in 1895.
Cost, $9,277.
JOHN SWETT GRAMMAR SCHOOL-Eighteen classes. McAllister street between Franklin
and Gough streets. Albert Lyser, Principal; Selden Sturges, Vice-Principal; Mrs. Clara J.
Bigelow, Vice-Principal. Lot in Block 136 W. A., 137£ by 120 feet. Three story frame building
with wings, eighteen rooms, erected in 1870, at cost of $25,860.
JEFFERSON PRIMARY SCHOOL-Nine classes. Tehama between First and Second streets.
Miss Pauline Hart, Principal. Lot in Block 348, irregular in size, about 118 x 155 feet. Three
story Bixteen-room brick building erected in 1866. Cost, $27,910.
LAFAYETTE PRIMARY SCHOOL— Eight classes. Corner Filbert and Kearny streets. Mrs. M.
L. O'Neal. Principal. Lot in Block 82, 137i x 137£ feet. Two story eight-room frame building
erected in 1867. Cost. $8,000.
LAGUNA HONDA PRIMARY SCHOOL— Two classes. Seventh avenue between I and J streets.
Miss Katherine F. Casey, Principal. Lot in Block 678, west of First avenue, 150 x 240 feet
Building formerly on Block 775. One story frame erected in 1872. Cost, $2,750. Moved to
present location in 1892. Cost, $2,000.
LE CONTE PRIMARY SCHOOL-Nine classes. Powell street between Washington and Jackson
streets. Miss Mary M. Murphy, Principal. Lot in Block 160, 682 x 137| feet. Two story frame
building erected in 1851, purchased with lot. Additions, 1862, $1,700. Addition of two rooms
in 1880. Cost, $1,970.
LINCOLN GRAMMAR SCHOOL-Sixteen classes. Fifth street near Market street. James T.
Hamilton, Principal; Ebenezer Knowlton, Vice-Principal; William A. Leggett, Vice-Principal.
Lot in Block 371, 275 x 275 feet, occupied also by Webster Primary School. A portion of this
lot fronting 275 feet on Market street by 100 feet in depth is rented to various persons. The two
schools named occupy the balance of the property fronting 175 feet on Fifth street by 275 feet in
depth. Three story and basement brick building erected in 1865 at a cost of $93,940. Partially
destroyed by fire February 22, 1871, and rebuilt at a oost of ?26,762.09. In January, 1869, a
statue of Abraham Lincoln, made by W. T. Garratt of French bronze weighing 1,550 pounds,
was placed in front of the building at expense of citizens.
LONGFELLOW PRIMARY SCHOOL— Eleven classes. Silver street between Second and Third
streets. Miss JeVinie Smith, Principal. Lot in Block 358. Occupied alsb by Rincon Grammar
School. Property irregular, one portion fronting on Silver street 83 x 70 feet and rear lot adjoin-
ing being 100 x 185 feet. Three story frame building erected in 1875. Cost, $31,997. Additions
in 1884. Cost, $1,474. New vaults added in 1896. Cost, $3,980.
LOWELL HIGH SCHOOL— Thirteen classes. Sutter street between Gough and Octavia streets.
Frank Morton, Principal; A. E. Kellogg, Vice-Principal. Lot in Block 158 W. A., 137^ x 120|
feet. Three story eighteen-room frame building erected in 1875. Cost, $37,590. Additions in
1888. Cost, $5.964.85.
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NAMES AND LOCATIONS OP SCHOOLS AND DESCRIPTION OF SCHOOL
PROPERTY— CONTINUED.
MADISON PRIMARY SCHOOL— Four classes. Clay street between Walnut and Laurel streets.
Miss Elizabeth F. Bartlett, Principal. Lot in Block 815 W. A., 137! x 137| feet. One story
four-class frame building erected in 1888. Cost, $7,202.50.
MARSHALL PRIMARY SCHOOL— Twelve classes. Mission street between Fifteenth and Six-
teenth streets, rear Mission Grammar School. Mrs. Margaret H. Walker, Principal. Lot in
Mission Block 35, 200 x 182 feet; also occupied by Mission Grammar School. Two story ten-
olass frame building erected in 1860. Cost, $11,383.
MISSION GRAMMAR SCHOOL— Fourteen classes. Mission street between Fifteenth and Six-
teenth streets. Miss N. F. Sullivan, Acting-Principal; Miss N. G. Sullivan, Acting Vice-Princi-
pal. Lot in Mission Block 35, 200 x 182 feet. Also occupied by Marshall Primary School.
Three story twelve-class frame building erected in 1875. Cost, $28,225. Additions in 1884-
Cost, $1,390.
MISSION" HIGH SCHOOL— Two classes. Valencia street between Twenty-second and Twenty-
third streets. Joseph O'Connor, Acting-Principal. Temporary quarters occupied in Horace
Mann Grammar School. New lot in Mission Block 85, corner of Eighteenth and Dolores streets
398 x 194 feet. Purchased in 1896, for $52,500.
MONROE PRIMARY SCHOOL-Six classes. Corner of London street and China avenue. Miss
Annie M. Hagerty. Principal. Lot in Block 14, Excelsior Homestead, 150 x 100 feet. Two-class
building moved to this lot in 1884. Addition in 1889. Cost. $813. Addition in 1892. Cost, $475.
Addition in 1896, by department.
MOULDER PRIMARY SCHOOL— Ten classes. Corner Page and Gough streets. Mrs. Katherine
E. Brogan, Principal. Lot in Block 145 W. A., 137-| x 120 feet. Two story eight-class frame
building erected in 1884. Cost, $17,566.75. Two story two-room addition erected in 1892. Cost,
$3,534.30.
NOE VALLEY PRIMARY SCHOOL -Two classes. Corner Noe and Jersey streets. Miss Ada
Martin, Principal. Property occupied by this school is rented at a monthly rental of $15.
NORMAL SCHOOL— Two classes. Powell street between Clay and Sacramento streets. Miss
Laura T. Fowler, Principal; Mrs. M. M. Fitzgerald. Vice-Principal. Lot in Block 137, 68f
x 137i feet. Two story brick and frame building with wings erected in 1860. Cost, $17,962-
Alterations in 1887. Cost, $6,915. Additional room built in 1889. Cost, $598.15.
OCEAN HOUSE PRIMARY SCHOOL— One class. San Miguel road near Ocean House road.
Daniel J. Delay, Principal. Lot in San Miguel Raneho, 100 x 240 feet. One story two-class
frame building erected in 1871. Cost, $2,695. Totally destroyed by fire in 1878. Rebuilt in 1879,
at cost of $1,401.58.
PACIFIC HEIGHTS GRAMMAR SCHOOL— Fourteen classes. Jackson street between Webster
and 'Fillmore streets. Miss Alice M. Stincen, Principal; Miss Augusta C. Robertson, Vice-
Principal. Lot in Block 318 W. A , 137J x 137! feet. Three story fourteen -class frame building
erected in 1882. Cost, $29,137.50.
PARK PRIMARY SCHOOL— One class. Sixth avenue and B street. Miss S. B. Jenkins, Princi-
pal. (Station H.) Lot in Block 375 west of First avenue, 150 x 240 feet. One story frame build-
ing erected in 1896.
PEABODY PRIMARY SCHOOL -Eleven classes. West Mission street between Hermann and
Ridley streets. Miss Gertrude H. Cahalin, Principal. Lot in Block Mission 21, 133f x 137! feet.
Three story fourteen-class frame building erected in 1880. Cost, $18,305.75. Additions in 1886.
Cogt, $6i)4. Building partially destroyed by fire in 1895, and repaired at cost of $3,000.
1194: EEPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT
NAMES AND LOCATIONS OF SCHOOLS AND DESCRIPTION OF SCHOOL
PROPERTY— CONTINUKD.
POLYTECHNIC HIGH SCHOOL— Eleven classes. Bush street near Stockton street. Walter N.
Bush, Principal; C. H. Ham, Vice-Principal. Lot in Block 118, 137! * 137! feet. Three story
frame building erected in 1867. Cost, $26,390. Two story brick building erected in 1854. Cost,
§11,300; torn down and new brick building erected in place in 1894. Cost, $16,995 31.
REDDING PRIMARY SCHOOL-Ten classes. . Pine street between Larkin and Polk streets,
Miss Mary Deane, Principal. Lot in Block 14 W. A., 200 x 120 feet. Occupied also by Depart-
ment store-room. School occupies part fronting on Pine street. 62! x 120 feet. Two story frame
building erected in 1867. Cost, $8,000. One story frame building erected in 1857. Cost, $3,700.
RICHMOND PRIMARY SCHOOL-Eight classes. First avenue near Point Lobos avenue. Mrs.
Anna E. Tiernan, Principal. Lot in Academy of Science Lot W. A., O. L. R., 157 feet and seven
inches x 240 feet. The Board of Education was granted permission to use this lot for school
purposes. Two story eight-class frame building erected in 1888, at cost of §18,677.25. Additions
and new vaults in 1896.
RINCON GRAMMAR SCHOOL— Eleven classes. Silver street, between Second and Third
streets. Miss Elizabeth A. Cleveland, Principal ; Miss Chi istine Hart, Vice-Principal. Lot in
Block 358, occupied also by Longfellow Primary School. Property consists of two lots. No. 1,
88 x 70 feet. No. 2, 100 x 185 feet. Two story frame building with wings erected in 1861. Cost,
§10.566. Building moved and altered in 1875 at a cost of $4,545.
SHERIDAN PRIMARY SCHOOL-Five classes. Ocean View. Mrs. Sarah A. Miles, Principal.
Lot in Block S, Railroad Homestead Association. 100 x 125 feet. Two class, frame building
erected in 1886, partially by residents and partially by the School Department. Cost to the
city, $1,547.42. New, three class frame building erected in 1892. Cost, $3,629.06.
SHERMAN PRIMARY SCHOOL-Eight classes. Union street, near Franklin street. Miss
Jennie M. A. Hurley. Principal. Lot in Block 117, W. A., 137! x 137i feet. Two story frame
building, 8 rooms ; erected in 1888. Cost, $19,653.
SOUTH END PRIMARY SCHOOL— Four classes. Somerset street, between Felton and Bur-
rows streets. Miss Ida E. Coles, Principal. Lot in University Mound Survey, 50 x 120 feet.
One story frame building erected in 1877. Cost, $2,194. Additions in 1882 at a cost of $1,961.40.
SPRING VALLEY GRAMMAR SCHOOL-Fourteen classes. Broadway street, near Polk street.
Silas A. White, Principal ; Mrs. Agnes C. Taylor, Vice-Principal. Lot in Block 21, W. A.,
137i x 137! fee'. Two story frame building erected in 1866. Cost. $13,423. Building raised and
enlarged to 12 rooms in 1875. Cost, $7,650. Additional work in 1888. Cost, $2,812.50.
STANFORD PRIMARY SCHOOL— Eight classes. Eighth street, near Harrison street, in rear
of Franklin Grammar School. Miss Edith H. Crowley, Principal. Lot in Block 410, 140 x 275
feet. Property also occupied by Franklin Grammar School. Two story frame building, 8
rooms ; erected in 1867. Cost, $8,000.
STARR KING PRIMARY SCHOOL— Twelve classes. Bryant street, between Sixth and Seventh
streets. Miss Kate Couklin, Principal. Lot in Block 397, 92g x 275 feet. Three story frame
building, 12 rooms ; erected in 1875. Cost, $28,794.
SUNNYSIDE SCHOOL-Two classes. 115 Flood avenue. Miss C. F. Riordan, Principal. Prop-
erty occupied by this school is rented at a monthly rental of $15.
SUNNY VALE SCHOOL-One class. San Bruno Road, near Six Mile House. Mrs. R. F.
Greenan, Principal. Property occupied by this school is rented at a monthly rental of
SUTRO PRIMARY SCHOOL— Four classes. Twelfth avenue and Clement street. Miss Mary
Magner, Principal. Lot in Block 170, west of First avenue. 150x240 feet. One story frame
building, 4 rooms ; erected in 1870. Cost,$5,450. This building was formerly located on Block
266, west of First avenue, but was moved to this lot in 1895 and thoroughly overhauled at a
total cost of $4,107.
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NAMES AND LOCATIONS OF SCHOOLS AND DESCRIPTION OF SCHOOL
PROPERTY— CONTINUED.
WASHINGTON GRAMMAR SCHOOL— Twelve classes. Southwest corner of Washington and
Mason streets. Thomas B. White, Principal ; Thomas H. McCarthy, Vice-Principal. Lot in
Block 183, 137J x 137s feet. Two story and basement, frame building, erected in 1861. Cost,
$17,117. Alterations in 1869 at a cost of $1,965. Bulkhead in 1873 at a cost of $2,670.
WEBSTER PRIMARY SCHOOL -Seventeen classes. Fifth street, near Market street, in rear of
Lincoln Grammar School. Miss Agnes M. Manning Principal. Lot in Block 371, 275 x 275
feet. Also occupied by Lincoln Grammar School, and property is described under heading of
that school. One story frame building, 6 rooms ; erected in 1860. Cost, $12,499. One story
frame building, 4 rooms ; erected in 1867. Cost, $2,700. Building raised in 1873 and four
rooms added at a cost of $2,690.
WEST END SCHOOL-Three classes, San Jose Road, near Six Mile House. Miss Ella L.
McCarthy, Principal. Lot in West End Map Block 23, 80 x 168 feet. One story frame building,
2 rooms; erected in 1867. Cost, $1,585. Additional room added later by department carpen-
ters.
WHITTIER PRIMARY SCHOOL-Seventeen classes. Harrison street, near Fourth street. Miss
Emma E. Stincen, Principal. Lot in Block 374. 195 x 160 feet. Two story frame building, 20
rooms ; erected in 1880. Cost, $35,543.15. New heating plant added in 1894a,t a cost of $1,996.
WINFIELD SCOTT PRIMARY SCHOOL-Four classes. Lombard street, between Broderick
and Baker streets. Mrs. Emma 8. Code, Principal. Lot in Block 553, W. A., 137J x 137J feet.
One story frame building, 4 rooms ; erected in 1873. Cost, $3,080 80.
EVENING SCHOOLS.
These schools are held in the buildings used by Day Fchools.
BUSINESS EVENING SCHOOL— Twelve classes. Bush street, near Stockton street. Elbert C.
Kilpatrick, Principal ; G. H. Foulks, Vice-Principal.
FRANKLIN EVENING SCHOOL— Eight classes. Eighth street, near Bryant street. Madison
Babcock, Principal.
FAIRMOUNT EVENING SCHOOL-Three classes. Chenery street, near Randall street. Miss
M. W. Busteed, Principal.
HAMILTON EVENING SCHOOL-Nine classes. Geary street, between Scott and Pierce streets.
T. B. W. Leland, Principal.
HORACE MANN EVENING SCHOOL-Six classes. Valencia street, between Twenty-second
and Twenty-third streets. Miss K. H. Growler, Principal.
HUMBOLDT EVENING SCHOOL— Ten classes." Golden Gate avenue, between Hyde and Leav-
enworth streets. Lawrence Taaffe, Principal.
IRVING SCOTT EVENING 3CHOOL-One class. Tennessee street, near Twenty-second street.
Andrew J. Freese, Principal.
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NAMES AND LOCATIONS OF SCHOOLS AND DESCRIPTION OF SCHOOL
PROPERTY-CONCLUDED.
LINCOLN EVENING SCHOOL— Twenty-one classes. Fifth street, near Market street. Alex-
ander H. MacDonald, Principal.
MISSION EVENING SCHOOL— Three classes. Mission street, between Fifteenth and Sixteenth
streets. Madison Babcock, Acting Principal.
RICHMOND EVENING SCHOOL- One class. First avenue, near Point Lobos Avenue. Mad-
ison Babcock, Acting Principal.
WASHINGTON EVENING SCHOOL- Twelve classes. Washington and Mason streets. Miss
Philomena M. Nolan, Principal; Miss A. M. Fiala, Vice -Principal.
LIST OF UNOCCUPIED PROPERTIES BELONGING TO
SCHOOL -DEPARTMENT.
Lot in Block 119, on Post street, between Grant Avenue and Stockton street. 70xl22J feet. Leased
July 1, 1892, for ten years, at $755 per month; later reduced to $600 per month.
Lot in Block 137, on Clay street, between Stockton and Powell streets, 262x75 feet. Rented at
$10 per month.
Lot in Block 183, on northeast corner Taylor and Vallejo streets, 1372x1371 feet.
Lot in Block 302, on Washington street, between Hyde and Leavenworth streets, 137^x137^ feet.
Lot in Block 307, on Bush street, between Hyde and Leavenworth streets, 971x1372, Formerly
occupied by Girl's High School building, which was destroyed by fire in 1890.
Lot in Block 371, known as Lincoln School Lots, fronting 275 feet on Market street by 100 feet in
depth. Rented to various parties at §3,310 per month.
Lot in Block 374, corner Fourth and Clara streets, 80x150 feet. Rented at $175 per month,
Lot in Mission Block 61, on Nineteenth street, between Mission and Howard streets, 137-£xl37i feet,
less 60 feet included in Capp street. Title in litigation.
Lot in Mission Block 104, on south side of Sixteenth street, between Sanchez and Noe streets, 137|x
137i feet. In litigation.
Lot in Mission Block 147, on Bryant street, between Twenty-second and Twenty-third streets,
150x200 feet, to York street.
Lot in Block 29 W. A., on south side of Francisco street, between Larkia and Polk streets, 137|xl372
feet. Rented at $1 per month.
Lot in Block 111 W. A., on south line of Bay street, between Franklin and Gough streets, 137Jxl37J
feet. In litigation,
Lot in Block 123 W. A., on south line of Washington street, between Franklin and Gough streets,
137}-xl37i feet.
Lot in Block 325 W. A., on north line of Greenwich street, between Webster and Fillmore streets,
137ixl20 feet.
Lot in Block 465 W. A., on north line of Jackson street, between Scotb and Devisadero streets ,
137|xl37i feet.
Lot in Block 848 W. A. , on south line of Clay strtet, between Cherry street and First avenue, 137|xl37 \
feet.
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WEST OF FIRST AVENUE AND NORTH OF THE PARK, THE SCHOOL
DEPARTMENT OWNS PROPERTY AS FOLLOWS:
(All 150x240 feet.)
Block 95, Twenty-fifth avenue, between California and Clement streets.
Block 152, Thirty-first avenue, between California and Clement streets.
Block 164, Nineteenth avenue, between California and Clement streets.
Block 176, Seventh avenue, between California and Clement streets
Block 242, Forty-third avenue, between Point Lobos avenue and A street.
Block 248, Thirty-seventh avenue, between Point Lobos avenue and A street.
Block 254, Thirty-first avenue, between Point Lobos avenue and A street.
Block 260, Twenty-fourth avenue, between Point Lobos avenue and A street.
Block 266, Nineteenth avenue, between Point Lobos avenue and A street.
Block 272, Thirteenth avenue, between Point Lobos avenue and A street.
Block 278, Seventh avanue, between Point Lobos avenue and A street.
Block 339, Forty third avenue, between B and C streets.
Block 345, Thirty-seventh avenue, between B and C streets.
Block 351, Thirty-first avenue, between B and C streets.
Block 357, Twenty-fifth avenue, between B and C streets.
Block 363, Nineteenth avenue, between B and C streets.
Block 369, Thirteenth avenue, between B and C streets.
Block 395, Sixteenth avenue, between C and D streets.
Block 407, Twenty-eighth avenue, between C and D streets.
Block 418, Thirty-ninth avenue, between C and D streets.
ALSO WEST OF FIRST AVENUE AND SOUTH OF THE PARK, AS FOLLOWS
(.All not otherwise started are 150 x 240 feet.)
Block 673, First avenue, between I and J streets, irregular, 107x178 feet.
Block 690, Nineteenth avenue, between I and J streets-
Block 696, Twenty-fifth avenue between I and J streats.
Block 702, Thirty-first avenue, between I and J streets.
Block 708, Thirty-seventh avenue, between I and J streets.
Block 714, Forty-third avenue, between I and J streets.
Block 775, Eighth avenue, between K and L streets
Block 780, Thirteenth avenue, between K and L streets.
Block 786, Nineteenth avenue, between K and L streets.
Block 792, Twenty-fifth avenue, between K and L streets.
Block 798, Thirty-first avenue, between K and L streets,
Block 804, Thirty -seventh avenue, between K and L streets.
Block 810, Forty-third avenue, between K and L streets.
Block 872, Thirteenth avenue, between M and N streets,
Block 878, Nineteenth avenue, between M and N streets.
Block 884, Twenty-fifth avenue, between M and N streets.
Block 890, Thirty-first avenue, between M and N streets.
Block 896, Thirty-seventh avenue, between M and N streets.
Block 902, Forty-third avenue between M and N streets.
Block 952, Ninth avenue between O and P streets, irregular, 147! x 182 feet.
Block 957, Thirteenth avenue between O an 1 P st-ree's.
Block 963, Nineteenth avenue between O and P street*.
Block 969, Twenty-fifth avenue between O and P strests.
Block 975, Thirty-first avenue between O and P streets.
Block 981, Thirty -seventh avenue between O ani P streets.
Block 987, Forty-third avenue between O and P streets.
1198 REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT.
Block 1,035, Thirteenth avenue between Q and R streets.
Block 1,044, Nineteenth avenue between Q and R streets.
Block 1,050, Twenty-fifth avenue between Q and R streets.
Block 1,056, Thirty-first avenue between Q and R streets.
Block 1,062, Thirty-seventh avenue between Q and R streets.
Block 1,068, Forty-third avenue between Q and R streets.
Block 1,114, Thirteenth avenue between S and T streets.
Block 1,120, Nineteenth avenue between S and T streets.
Block 1,126, Twenty-fifth avenue between S and T streets.
Block 1,132, Thirty-first avenue between S and T streets.
Block 1,138, Thirty-seventh avenue between S and T streets.
Block 1,144, Forty-third avenue between S and T streets.
Block 1,186, Fourteenth avenue between U and V streets, irregular 161 x 92| feet.
Block 1,191, Nineteenth avenue between U and V streets.
Block 1,197. Twenty-fifth avenue between U and V streets.
Block 1,203, Thirty-first avenue between U and V streets.
Block 1,209, Thirty-seventh avenue between U and V streets.
Block 1,215, Forty-third avenue between U and V streets.
Block 1,258, Nineteenth avenue between W and X streets.
Block 1,264, Twenty-fifth avenue between W and X streets.
Block 1,276, Thirty-seventh avenue between W and X streets, irregular 125 feet and ten inches
x 240 feet.
Block 1,282, Forty-third avenue between W and X streets, irregular 11 feet and two inches x
240 feet.
LOTS IN POTRERO.
Block 46, York street between Alameda and El Dorado streets, 100 x 200 feet. Rented at $2
per month.
Block 85, Utah street between Yolo and Colusa streets, 100 x 200 feet.
Block 127, Vermont street between Solano and Butte streets, 120 x 200 feet.
Block 119, Kansas street between Yolo and Colusa streets, 150 x 200 feet.
Block 163, Rhode Island street between Mariposa and Solano streets, 100 x 200 feet. Rented at
$2 per month.
Block 226, Arkansas street between Nevada and Yolo streets, 150 x 200 feet.
Block 254, Connecticut street between Yolo and Colusa streets, 150 x 200 feet.
Block 265, Missouri street between Napa and Sierra streets, 150 x 200 feet.
Block 287, Texas street between Nevada and Yolo streets, 150 x 200 feet.
Block 391, Southwest corner Kentucky and.Napa streets, 150 x 100 feet.
OTHER OUTSIDE LOTS.
Precita Valley Lands, California avenue from Eve to Adam street, 50 x 132 feet.
Paul Tract Homestead, Berlin street between It viug and Ward streets, 85 feet and two inches x
120 feet.
REPORT
SCHOOL TEACHERS' RETIREMENT FUND
COMMISSIONERS.
v,& SAN FRANCISCO, September 25, 1897.
To the Honorable the Board of Supervisors
Of the City and County of San Francisco —
GENTLEMEN: Herewith is submitted the annual report of the Public School Annuity
and .Retirement Fund Commission for the year terminating June 30, 1897.
STATEMENT
OF THE SCHOOL TEACHERS' ANNUITY AND RETIREMENT FUND FOR THE FISCAL
YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1897.
RKCEJPTS. (Under Old Law.)
$5 335 07
3 701 90
300 CO
Total ...
89,336 97
DISBURSEMENTS.
Audited demands paid.. - ..
$3 090 03
Amount transferred to Public School Teachers' Annuity and
6 246 97
Total...
$9.336 97
1200
SCHOOL TEACHERS' RETIREMENT FUND.
PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS' ANNUITY AND RETIREMENT FUND.
ANNUITY FUND.
(Under Law Amended March 27, 1897.)
Amount transferred
75 per cent, contribut
75 per cent, contribut
Total.
RECEIPTS.
'rom School Teachers A. & R. Fund
ions from teachers in May, 1897
$6, 246 97
511 50
520 50
$7,277 97
$2,660 00
Balance cash
June 30 1897 .
$4,617 97
PERMANENT FUND.
RECEIPTS.
25 per cent, contributions from teachers in May, 1897
25 per cent, contributions from teachers in June, 1897
Total
§170 50
173 50
$344 00
SCHOOL TEACHERS' RETIREMENT FUND.
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ANNUITANTS, JUNE 30, 1897.
NUMBER.
NAME.
PER MONTH.
One
Mrs. Mary J. Cline
$50 00
Two
Mrs. Laura T. Hopkins
50 00
Three
Miss L. E. Eyder
50 00
Four
Five
Mrs. H. A. St. John
Mrs. M. H Currier
45 00
50 00
Six
Miss C. E. Campbell .
50 00
Seven
Miss V. M. Raclet
45 00
Eight
Mrs. J. Gerichten. .
45 00
Nine
MissE. M. Molloy
•50 00
Respectfully submitted,
R. H. WEBSTER,
Secretary of the Public School Teachers' Annuity
and Retirement Fund Commissioners.
76
REPORTS OF SPECIAL COUNSEL.
REPORT OF FISHER AMES, SPECIAL COUNSEL.
SAN FRANCISCO, September 17, 1897.
To the Honorable the Board of Supervisors ' '
City and County of San Francisco—
GENTLEMEN: In obedience to Resolution No. 16,412, (Third Series), I herewith submit
my annual report of all taxes for city and county purposes, for the fiscal years 1872-73 and
1873-74, collected by me, as special counsel, from June 30, 1896, to and including June 30, 1897,
pursuant to the provisions of Orders Nos. 1185 and 1197, adopted by your Honorable Board.
Detailed statement of all collections are on file in the office of the Auditor of said city
and county, and in the office of the Clerk of your Honorable Board.
Principal collected ................................................................... $3 00
Advertising ........................................................................... 50
Total collections .............................................................. |3 50
FISHER AMES,
Special Counsel.
REPORT OF J. E. O'DONNELL, SPECIAL COUNSEL.
SAN FKANCISCO, October 1, 1897.
To the Honorable the Board of Supervisors
Of the City and County of San Francisco—
GENTLEMEN: In compliance with your resolution in this behalf adopted, I respectfully
present my annual report as special counsel for the collection of delinquent taxes for the
fiscal year 1889-90.
The amount of my collections during the year ending June 30, 1897, is the sum of $9.85,
which I have paid over to the Tax Collector less my commissions thereon.
Respectfully submitted,
J. E. O'DONNELL,
Special Counsel.
REPORTS OF SPECIAL COUNSEL. 1208
REPORT OF J. E. O'DONNELL, SPECIAL COUNSEL.
SAN FBANCISCO, October 1, 1897.
To the Honorable the Board of Supervisors
Of the City and County of San Francisco—
GENTLEMEN: In compliance with your resolution in this behalf adopted, I present my
annual report as special counsel for the collection of forfeited bail bond# for the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1897.
During the fiscal year ending June 30, 1897, 1 have commenced five actions to recover on
forfeited bonds; all of which actions were pending at said last named date.
The number of bonds forfeited in the Police Court during the past fiscal year has been
remarkably small.
Respectfully submitted,
!J. E. O'DONNELL,
* Special Counsel. ">
REPORT OF ALFRED FUHRMAN, SPECIAL COUNSEL.
SAN FBANCISCO, July 13, 1897.
To the Honorable the Board of Supervisors
Of the City and County of San Francisco—
GENTLEMEN: In compliance with the requirements of the resolution passed by your
Honorable Board, I have respectfully to report that from the date of my appointment to the
date hereof I have not collected any delinquent personal property taxes. During the fiscal
year ending June 30, 1S97, 1 have commenced four actions in the Superior Court for the col-
lection of delinquent personal property taxes, which actions are still pending.
Very respectfully,
ALFRED FUHRMAN,
Special Counsel.
1204 REPORTS OF SPECIAL COUNSEL.
REPORT OF WALTER H. LEVY, SPECIAL COUNSEL.
SAX FRAXCISCO, September 15, 1897.
To the Honorable the Board of Supervisors
Of the City and County of San Fra'nc isco—
GENTLEMEN: In compliance with the requirements of the resolution passed by your
Honorable Board, I have respectfull}' to report that during the last fiscal year I have not
collected any delinquent personal property taxes. I have authorized the Tax Collector to
collect the same, and he has collected all delinquent taxes for the fiscal year 1882-83, at his
office in the City Hall, pursuant to such authority. Reference is hereby made to the report
of the Tax Collector for the amount of delinquent taxes collected for the fiscal year 1882-83
on file in the office of the Clerk of the Board.
Very respectfully,
WALTER H. LEVY,
, Special Counsel.
REPORT OF JOSEPH P. KELLY, SPECIAL COUNSEL.
SAN FHAXCISCO, September 15, 1897.
To the Honorable the Hoard of Supervisors
Of the City and County of San Franclnco—
GEXTLEMEX: Incompliance with the requirements of the resolution passed by your
Honorable Board, I have respectfully to report that during the last fiscal year I have not
collected any delinquent personal property taxes. I have authorized the Tax Collector to
collect the same, and he has collected all delinquent taxes for the fiscal year 1883-84, at his
office in the City Hall, pursuant to such authority. Reference is hereby made to the report
of the Tax Collector for the amount of delinquent taxes collected for the fiscal year 1883-84
on file in the office of the Clerk of the Board.
Very respectfully,
JOSEPH P. KELLY,
Special Counsel.
REPORTS OF SPECIAL COUNSEL. 1205
REPORT OF WALTER M* WILLETT, SPECIAL COUNSEL.
SAN FRANCISCO, September I, 1897.
To the Honorable the Board of Supervisors
Of the City and County of San Francisco—
GENTLEMEN: The special counsel for the collection on bonds of delinquent street con -
tractors respectfully presents his report for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1897, and shows:
That during said fiscal year the Superintendent of Streets has reported to him three
delinquencies; the contracts for two of said delinquencies were cancelled by your Honorable
Board and the other delinquency is now in negotiation with said attorney to effect, if
possible, seme settlement of this delinquency.
There have been many failures on the part of street contractors to complete their work,
hut the notification of such failures as required by the resolution of your Honorable Board
has not been given.
There are a large number of cases that I have examined independently of any report of
the Street Superintendent, which I have now under consideration, and I am in negotiation
with the parties preparatory to a settlement. All this will appear more fully in my next
annual report.
Respectfully submitted,
WALTER M. WILLETT,
Special Counsel for Collection on Bonds of Delinquent Street Contractors.
REPOKT OF WALTER M. WILLETT, SPECIAL COUNSEL.
To the Honorable the Board of Supervisors
Of the City and County of San Francisco—
GENTLEMEN: In accordance with Resolution No. 16,412 (Third Series), I herewith pre-
sent my report for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1897, embracing the collections for fiscal
years 1868, 1874-82 inclusive, 1887-8, 1888-9, 1890-1, 1896-6, inclusive, for which T acted as Special
Attorney for the collection of delinquent taxes.
During said time I collected the sum of ten thousand eight hundred and seventy-seven
($10,877 36) 36-100 dollars, delinquent taxes for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1897.
Which said sum of ten thousand eight hundred and seventy-seven ($10,877 36) 36-100 dol-
lar*, I paid to James N. Block. Tax Collector, less commission, copying expenses, etc.
WALTER M. WILLETT,
Assistant Attorney for the Collection of Delinqaent Taxes.
1206 KEPORTS OF SPECIAL COUNSEL.
REPOliT OF W. A. S. NICHOLSON. SPECIAL COUNSEL.
SAN FRANCISCO, September 20, 1897.
To (he Honorable the Board of Supervisors
Of the City an I County of San Frnncisco—
GENTLKMBN: In compliance with your resolution in this behalf adopted, 1 respectfully
present my report as special counsel for the collection of delinquent personal property taxes
for the fiscal years 1884-5, 1885-6 and 1886-7.
The amount of my collections during the year ending June 30, 18!)7, has been $27.:io. After
deducting commissions therefrom according to my contract with the city, I have paid over
to the Tax Collector the sum of $26.
Respectfully submitted,
W. A. 8. NICHOLSON,
Special Counsel.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF THF.
CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FEANCISCO,
1897-98.
Mayor and ex-officio President of the Board— HON. JAMES D. PHELAN.
MEMBERS.
1st Ward, LAWRENCE DEVANY TOT Stanyan Street
2d Ward, THOMAS H. HASKINS J12 Clay Street
3d Ward, P. M. DELANY City Hall
4th Ward, JOHN H. SHEEHAN Room 1, 906 Market Street
6th Ward, WASHINGTON DODGE.. 734 Sutter St., 8 P. M., Tuesdays and Fridays
€th Ward, JOHN LACKMANN SIS California Street
7th Ward, T. A. ROTTANZI 301 Third Street
8th Ward, THOMAS MORTON 630 Geary Street
9th Ward, JAMES E. BRITT 7 Eighth Street
10th Ward, EDWARD J. SMITH S. E. Cor. Fifth and Folsom Streets
llth Ward, CHARLES A. CLINTON City Hall
12th Vard, THOMAS W. RIVERS 500-504 Hayes Street
STANDING COMMITTEES.
Judiciary SMITH, SHEEHAN, LACKMANN
Finance and Auditing ROTTANZI, DEVANY, HASKINS
Streets and Wharves DEVANY, SHEEHAN, DELANY, BRITT, RIVERS
Public Buildings SHEEHAN, BRITT, RIVERS
Water and Water Supply CLINTON, RIVERS, DODGE, BRITT, MORTON
Health and Police DELANY, RIVERS, DEVANY, ROTTANZI, HASKINS
Fire Department BRITT, SHEEHAN, DEVANY, ROTTANZI, MORTON
License and Orders LACKMANN, RIVERS, HASKINS
Hospital DODGE, CLINTON, ROTTANZI
Printing and Salaries HASKINS, SHEEHAN, BRITT
Street Lights RIVERS, DELANY, SHEEHAN, SMITH, CLINTON
Outside Lands MORTON, CLINTON, DODGE, DELANY, LACKMANN
Assessments of Real and Personal Property.... CLINTON, DODGE, LACKMANN
OFFICERS.
JNO. A. RUSSELL Clerk
H. C. FARQUHARSON Deputy Clerk
JAMES S. THOMPSON, v
JOHN H. RYAN,
I. SCHWARTZ, V Assistant Clerks
THOS. B. McGINNIS,
C. E. PARENT.
HENRY P. GIANNINI... Sergeant-at-Arms
RULES OF PROCEEDINGS.
1. In case the President does not attend, the Clerk, on the appearance of
seven members, shall call the Board to order, when a President pro tern.
shall be appointed by the Board for that meeting, or until the appearance of
the President.
2. In case the Clerk shall be absent, the Board shall appoint a Clerk
pro tern., provided such substitution shall not continue beyond the day on
which it was made.
3. Whenever it shall be moved and carried that the Board go into a Com-
mittee of the Whole, the President shall leave the Chair, and the members
shall appoint a Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, who shall report
the proceedings of the Committee.
4. The Kules of^the^Board shall be observed in the Committee of the
Whole, except the rules regulating a call for the ayes and noes, and limiting
the time for speaking.
5. On motion, in Committee, to rise and report the question, it shall be
decided without debate.
6. No amendments'shall be allowed in the Board, on any question which
has been decided in the Committee of the Whole, unless by consent of two-
thirds of the members present.
7. The Clerk shall'make a list of the Orders, Kesolutions, or Reports on
the table, which shall be considered the " general orders of the day."
THE ORDER OF BUSINESS,
Which shall^not be departed from, except by the consent of seven members,
shall be as follows:
1st. Calling the Roll.
2j. Reading the minutes of the last Meeting.
3d. Quarterly. The requisitions of Sec. 66, Article V, of the
Consolidation Act.
4th. Presentation of Petitions.
5th. Communications and Reports from City and County Officers.
6th. Reports of Committees, except Finance Committee.
7th. UnfinishedJBusiness.
8th. Presentation of Bills and Accounts.
9th. Report of Finance Committee.
10th. Orders, Motions or Resolutions,
llth. Calling the Roll for the introduction of Orders, Resolutions,
etc., not reported on by Committees of the Board.
12th. Disposition of Street Work.
13th. Special Orders of the Day.
14th. [General Orders of the Day.
4 EULES OF PROCEEDINGS.
8. If any question under debate contains several points, any member
may have the same divided.
9. When any question has been put and decided, it shall be in order
for any member who voted in the majority to move for the reconsider-
ation thereof; but no motion for the reconsideration of any vote shall
be made after the order, resolution or act shall have gone out of the
possession of the Board; and no notice for reconsideration shall be made
more than once upon the same question.
10. A motion to refer or lay on the table, until it is decided, shall pre-
clude all amendments to the main question.
11. It shall be the duty of the Clerk to issue such certificates as may be
directed by orders or resolutions, and to engross all orders, resolutions or
acts requiring the signature of the President, to the end that they may be
placed on file, in addition to^the records required to be kept by the act
creating this Board.
12. All accounts and bills presented shall be referred to committees,
that they may report upon the same before action is taken by the Board.
13. The President shall preserve order and decorum, and shall decide
questions of order, subject to an appeal to the Board.
14. Every member, previous to his speaking, shall rise from his seat and
address himself to the President; and no motion shall be in order if made
while the mover is seated or out of his place.
15. When two or more members shall rise at once, the President shall
name the member_who shall speak first.
16. No member shall speak more than twice on the same question without
leave of the Board; nor more than once until every member choosing to
speak shall have spoken; nor more than five minutes, except by permission
of the President.
17. No question, on a motion, shall be debated or put, unless the same
be seconded. When a motion is seconded it shall be stated by the President
before debate; and every such motion shall be reduced to writing, if any
member desires it.
18. A motion having been stated by the President, it shall be deemed to
be in the possession of the Board; but it may be withdrawn any time before
decision or amendment, with the assent oE the second.
19. When a question is under debate, no motion shall be received, unless:
1st. To adjourn.
2d. To lay on the table.
3d. The previous question.
RULES OF PROCEEDINGS. 5
4th. To postpone to a day certain.
5th. To commit or amend.
6th. To postpone indefinitely.
Which several motions shall have precedence in the order in which they are
arranged.
20. A motion to adjourn and a motion to fix the time of adjournment
shall be decided without debate.
21. The previous question, until decided, shall preclude all amendments
and debate to the main question, and shall be put in the form, " Shall the
main question be now put? "
22. Every member who shall be present when a question is put shall vote
for or against the same, unless the Board shall excuse him, or unless he be
immediately interested in the question, in which case he shall not vote; but
no member shall be permitted to vote upon a division, when a division is
called, unless present when his name is called in the regular order.
23. A member called to order shall immediately take his seat, unless
permitted to explain, and the Board, if appealed to, shall decide on the
case, but without debate. If there be no appeal, the decision of the Chair
shall be submitted to.
24. Upon the decision of the Board, the names of those who voted for
and those who voted against the question shall be entered upon the minutes,
not only in the cases required by law, but when any member may require it;
and in all appropriations of public moneys the ayes and noes shall be called
by the Clerk and recorded.
25. All appointments of officers shall be by ballot, unless dispensed with
by the unanimous consent of the Boaid, and a majority of all the members
of the Board shall be necessary to a choice.
26. No member shall leave the Board during its session without permission
from the President.
27. All committees shall be appointed by the Board, unless otherwise
ordered. Committees appointed to report on any subject referred to them
by the Board shall report a statement of factp, nnd also their opinion thereon,
in writing; and no reports shall be received unless the same be signed by a
majority of the committee.
28. Every remonstrance, or other written application, intended to be
presented to the Board, must be delivered to the President, or any member,
not later than 12 o'clock on the day on which the Supervisors convene,
except on extraordinary occasions, and the President, or member to whom
it shall be given, shall examine the same and indorse thereon the name of
the applicant and the substance of the application, and sign his name thereto,
6 EULES OF PROCEEDINGS.
and deposit the same in the office of the Clerk of tte Board, so that the
members may examine the same before meeting; only the indorsement of
such remonstrance or application shall be read by the Clerk, unless a member
shall require the reading of the paper, in which case the whole shall be read.
29. The members of the Board shall not leave their places on adjournment
until the President leaves the chair.
30. Members, in speaking of each other, shall designate them by the
number of their respective ward.
31. Seven members shall constitute a quorum to transact business, and
no regulation, resolution, ordinance or order of the Board shall pass without
the concurrence of at least that number of members; but a smaller number
may adjourn from day to day.
32. Should there arise any questions or points of order not embraced in
the Kules, the Board shall be governed by the rules of the Senate and the
authorities set forth in Cushing's Manual.
33. Every order shall embrace but one subject, and the same shall be
expressed in its title.
34. The ordaining clause of the city orders shall be: " The People of the
City and County of San Francisco do ordain as follows: "
35. Two-thirds of the members of the Board shall be required to alter,
suspend or repeal any of the foregoing rules.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
The Board of Supervisors held a meeting on Monday afternoon, January 4, 1897,
at 2:30 o'clock, for the purpose of introducing their successors, who were elected
at the general election held on Tuesday, November 3, 1896.
The credentials of the present members of the Board were presented, received,
approved and placed on file, and, after appropriate remarks by the retiring mem-
bers, the new members were introduced and took their seats.
The retiring Mayor, the Hon. Adolph Sutro, then addressed the members of the
retiring Board as follows:
Gentlemen of the Board of Supervisors:
Our term of office has expired; the only thing we have to do now Is
to turn over our part of the city government to our successors. A great city like
San Francisco has many requirements. They grow from year to year, and new
legislation is needed to maintain and control the city's natural progress. The
original Consolidation Act has been supplemented by innumerable legislative and
municipal enactments — a veritable wilderness of laws — which, in their construc-
tion and application, cause great confusion and loss.
It has, therefore, become an absolute necessity to adopt a new fundamental law
or charter. This should be clear, concise and comprehensive, based upon the best
experience of other cities in the United States and in Europe. During the two
years of our administration hardly a day has passed that we have not been vividly
and forcibly reminded of the cumbersomeness and other imperfections of our pres-
ent laws. The action of the Legislature has conferred on the Governor of the State
many of the powers that rightly and properly belong to the Mayor of San Fran-
cisco, and the decisions of the Supreme Court have, in many cases, reduced the
Chief Executive of the city to the position of a mere clerk.
The curse of our large cities are the wealthy corporations, which own nearly all
the public utilities, and by their unscrupulous use of wealth have succeeded in
gaining control of the political management of municipal affairs.
If the city owned its water, gas, electrical, and other public woi-ks, as well as
its street-car lines, the saving per annum would amount to millions, and might, in
time, make it possible to dispense with all direct taxation, besides removing the
greatest source and occasion of corruption.
These corporations have been a drawback to our growth and prosperity. San
Francisco, by its geographical position, its magnificent harbor and climatic advan-
tages, should command the traffic of the whole Pacific Ocean. The high port
charges imposed, and other obstacles raised through the influence of corporations,
have almost driven away our maritime commerce; and year after year the Nica-
raguan Canal bill has been defeated by the secret machinations of the railroad
powers.
Hereafter, let the citizens of San Francisco solidly unite to raise our beloved city
to the rank to which it is entitled; and permit me to express the hope and belief
that the incoming administration, in its efforts for good, honest, impartial, and eco-
nomical government, may excel all that have gone before it.
8 THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
As far as I individually am concerned, during the two years of office just termi-
nated, I have striven to serve the people honestl}- and impartially, and if in this
board we have had differences of opinion on public questions, our personal relations
have generally been of a pleasant character, and you have my best wishes for your
future prosperity.
In presenting and introducing the Hon. Jas. D. Phelan, the Hon. Adolph Sutro
addressed the Board as follows:
Gentlemen: I have now the honor of introducing to you my successor, the
Hon. Jas. D. Phelan, the first native son of California to hold this, the highest office
the citizens of San Francisco can bestow.
Mr. Phelan is a gentleman of scholarly acquirements, of sound and sterling char-
acter, and, I believe, will perform the duties of the office of Mayor with sagacity,
firmness, and integrity. He will stand by the people's interests, and during his ad-
ministration the poor man will have an equal chance with the rich. He is young,
and will, therefore, be able to stand the worry, the annoyances, and the cares of
office better than I could, and I take great pleasure in turning over to him the du-
ties and responsibilities of the Mayor of the city of San Francisco.
I now formally introduce to you his Honor, the Hon. Jas. D. Phelan.
His Honor, Jas. D. Phelan, on taking the chair, delivered his address as follows:
To the Honorable the Board of Supervisors:
Pursuant to custom, I will take this opportunity of addressing you, the newly
elected Board of Supervisors, who will have in your keeping the welfare of this
city and county for the next two years. You have been called to a high and
responsible trust and invested with large powers at a time when the citizens of
San Francisco have, to an unprecedented degree, taken an interest in public mat-
ters. The rise of improvement clubs, the discussion of a new charter, and the
imposition of an excessive tax brought the forces of good government to the front
to make battle for a better, more progressive, and more wisely economical admin-
istration of municipal affairs. The people have expressed confidence in your will-
ingness and ability to undertake this task, and they place their reliance in your
integrity and honor. You have been pledged by your several political parties
specifically and generally to a business-like administration of the city's affairs.
Now, the city has certain work to peiform. It must care for the health, the
comfort, the education, the property, and the general welfare of the people, and
how these interests can best be promoted will be your study and my study during
the next two years, and as we become more familiar with our duties we will be
better able to advise with one another as to the best means of attaining these ends.
It is a matter of regret that the city does not possess a more scientific and satis-
factory charter than the Consolidation Act and the amendments thereto, under
which we now live. No municipal progress is possible on broad and enduring lines
until the present laws are superseded by a charter embodying the correct principles
of municipal government, as proved by the experience of other American cities.
But in the absence of such an organic law, it is our duty to guide the city and its
affairs on such lines as we believe that the people will approve, deriving our knowl-
edge from our own ante-election professions, from the declarations of political
platforms, and from the discussions during the campaign out of which we have just
come with the approving voice of the voters of this city.
ECONOMY.
It will be our first duty in our public administration to consider economy without
parsimony. The people desire improvements, but they desire the public revenues to
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be prudently expended. High taxation in the past has been due, first, to waste
and extravagance, which it is in your power to remedy; and, secondly, to the
shifting of the tax burdens, especially in the matter of franchises and personal
property, from which it is also within your power, sitting as a Board of Equalization,
to afford the people relief. Last year the Assessor raised the assessed valuations
of the franchises of the Spring Valley Water Company, of the San Francisco Gas-
light Company, of the Market Street Railway Company, of the Edison Light and
Power Company, and of other corporations which should contribute more by tax-
ation to the support of the city government by reason of the value and the nature
of their property, but the local Board of Equalization undid the work. The
Supervisors, sitting as a Board of Equalization, should co-operate with the Assessor,
and by exercising the powers which they possess accomplish desirable results.
I will call your attention in due season to several departments of the city gov-
ernment which are extravagantly conducted, but for the present will merely mention
one or two to illustrate the development of that spirit of extravagance which has
grown up in this municipality during the last few years, and which can be remedied
by you, or by the Legislature through petition from your body; and in this con-
nection I would recommend that you appoint a committee on legislative bills, in
order to pi-event legislation inimical to this municipality and of recommending
measures in the line of retrenchment and reform.
In 1893-94 the County Clerk's office expended for salaries the sum of $76,261. In
1894-95 that sum had grown to $95,686, and in 1895-96 to about $134,000. There must be
a legislative check put upon the wasteful extravagance of this office, because the
County Clerk himself refuses to voluntarily conduct his office within reasonable
limits of expenditure.
The cost of the clerical force in the office of the Justices of the Peace has
increased over last year 25 per cent. In the License Office there has been likewise
an increase of about 20 per cent., while the Police Courts have become a large
source of expense, whereas formerly they were a source of revenue to the city.
The Supervisors should recommend the Legislature to abolish one of the courts, as
three courts are amply sufficient for the necessities of this city.
The sum of $24,720 has been set aside for janitor service in the New City Hall,
which is clearly excessive. But not only the amount expended, but the character
of the work done, has been the cause of public indignation, and it is incumbent
upon the Board of Supervisors, who have this matter entirely in their control, to
reduce the force and at the same time improve the efficiency of the service. The
City Hall must be kept clean. I would recommend that several arc lights be placed
in the lower corridors of the City Hall, which is necessary for the proper lighting
of the building and would also serve to raise the standard of cleanliness.
I desire also to call your attention to the abuse of the urgent necessity fund at
the disposal of the Board of Supervisors. Among the powers of the Board of Super-
visors is that it expend and order paid out of the general fund not to exceed $3,000
per month for objects of urgent necessity not otherwise provided for by statute in
lieu of the amount now allowed by law. Under this authority $5,802.93 was spent
for telephone service in the city offices, and a total of $29,730.15 for objects -which
were not, for the most part, in any sense matters of urgent necessity. In round
numbers a million dollars has been expended for supplies throughout the city de-
partments. By competent authority I know that 25 per cent, more than the retail
price was paid by the city for these commodities, which means a loss to the city
of $250,000 through lack of business methods. The recent exposure in the matter
of the purchase of drugs is but one item. These matters should receive your prompt
and early attention. In the spirit of curtailment I recommend the abolition of the
Fish and Game Warden as an unnecessary office.
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LIGHTING.
The lighting of public buildings has been let under a contract for two years,
expiring April 30, 1898, by which the city is served with gas of a standard of 17
candle power at $1.60 per thousand feet, and the cost of lighting such buildings has
amounted to $41,524 for the last fiscal year.
The contract for lighting the public streets by gas has been let for two years,
expiring August 1, 1898, at a cost of 12 cents per lamp per night, with a stipulation
that not less than 5,100 lamps nor more than 5,800 lamps shall be used, and that the
Board may change the location of these ' lamps. In many instances the electric
light and the gas light burn side by side, and it should be your duty to order
changes from time to time. There was last year paid for the gas lighting of the
city $203,179.54, and I am informed by competent authority that the charge of 12
cents per lamp per night is excessive, and which, at the proper time, should be the
subject of your investigation. The electric lighting of the outlying districts has
also been let by contract for two years, expiring on August 1, 1898, at 55 cents per
light per night, of a standard of 2,000 candle power, and I am informed by compe-
tent authority that this charge is excessive and is greater than the cost of light
under similar circumstances supplied to private individuals, and which, in good
season, should also be the subject of your investigation. The proper illumination
of the city is a matter of great importance, not only for the comfort of the citizens
and the attraction of the streets where business is done, but also as an auxiliary
to the police protection to which every citizen is entitled. The cost of electric
lighting last year amounted to $95,954, making a total of nearly $340,000 paid by the
municipality for artificial light.
During- the year the principal gas and electric light companies have combined,
and the use they are making cf their power should hereafter be the measure of
consideration with which they should be treated by the public. Similar conditions
have just obtained in New York City, and already the Board of Aldermen, fearing
the consequences of the combination, have considered a resolution looking to the
acquisition of a municipal gas and electric plant In this city the gas company has
built its new works out of its earnings and has no bonded debt, and its stock has
advanced in the market within a short time from $7,000,000 to $9,750,000, and the
market value of the Edison Light and Power Company's stock and bonds has also
increased. This advance is simply on the basis of the earning capacity of the
combination. The majority of this Board are pledged to a material reduction of the
cost of the gas, electric light, and telephone service, which can be done without any
injustice to the companies. We are paying nearly double the price of electric and
gas illumination in this city that is paid in Eastern cities, and, while the conditions
are different, the difference is not by any means as considerable as that. As an
example of municipal progress, I would call your attention to the fact that the city
of Glasgow, after January 1, will levy no municipal taxes, the revenue from the
water department, street cars, and gas and other utilities being sufficient for all
municipal expenses. In dealing with these quasi-public corporations, it should
always be borne in mind that they are using the streets which belong to the people
of the city, and that a wise control must be exercised over their natural desire to
augment their profits. The representatives of the city should stand between the
demands of the corporations and the rights of the consumers1, and if reasonable
arrangements cannot be made there is always the alternative of municipal owner-
ship, which, under a reformed civil service, as exemplified by other cities, has been
instrumental in reducing cost, improving efficiency, and preventing coi'ruption.
WATER.
Perhaps the most important question with which you will have to deal, and that
immediately, is the fixing of water rates. Under the Constitution and the statutes
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you are required to fix the rates for water in February of each year, to take effect
on the 1st day of July thereafter. The water company must file this month a sworn
statement in detail of its receipts and expenditures, which you are not obliged to
accept. It will be your duty to use judgment and discretion, after & full investiga-
tion, as to what is a fair and reasonable compensation to the company for the water
supply. The company has demanded heretofore its operating expenses, interest upon
its bonds, and dividends at the rate of 6 per cent, on its entire capital stock. It has
been suggested in the public discussions of this matter and in the platform of the
party of the majority that 5 per cent, instead of 6 upon the capital stock of the
corporation would be a fair and reasonable compensation, especially in view of the
belief, which should be substantiated by your investigation, that the company is
over-capitalized, and that much of its property is not used for the purpose of sup-
plying water to the city and county of San Francisco, but held for speculative
purposes or for the purpose of excluding competition. So I would recommend that
the Board at once take steps to inquire into the real value of the property of the
Spring Valley Water Company, and fix rates accordingly. The charges made for
water in San Francisco are, compared with the charges made in other cities,
unnecessarily high. The outgoing Board of Supervisors, without reducing rates,
for reasons which they explain in their report, increased the charge for hydrants
used for fire purposes in the streets of the city from $2.50 to $5 per month. As the
total number of hydrants in use is 3,091, the increase of $30 per annum means an
increase in the revenue of the water company of $92,730 per annum, and under
the stimulus of higher prices 774 new hydrants were set in place last year, at an
additional cost of $61,447.56. I am informed, and it will be subject to your further
investigation, that these hydrants have been placed in the outlying districts, where
there are no sufficient number of houses to warrant the very great original and
annual outlay for their maintenance.
THE SUBURBS.
The suburbs of the city should have the fostering care of the municipal authori-
ties, for the benefit of any part of the city is the benefit of all. By making the
suburban and residential districts attractive we can recover our lost population from
the bay counties and other parts of the State, which was driven away by bad and
unclean streets, neglected parks, and unsanitary conditions. By attracting popula-
tion to the suburbs, the assessed wealth of the city, which comes from the presence
of population, will materially increase and compensate us for any unusual outlay.
THE CEMETERIES.
The question of closing the cemeteries will be one which will probably force itself
upon jrour attention. The Supervisors, in their general order No. 2,930, prohibited
further sales of lots for burial purposes within the limits of the city, and also
provided for further burials being made only in lots theretofore acquired. The
Supreme Court has recently decided that this ordinance is unconstitutional, because
it discriminates in favor of those who were prudent enough to buy cemetery lots
before the ordinance went into effect. This decision is unfortunate, for the rule laid
down by the Supervisors had been operating satisfactorily, and, in the language of
one of the Justices who dissented from the opinion, "the cemetery evil will now
be greatly increased and its suppression made accordingly more difficult." As the
law now stands, there is no restriction upon burials in the city limits, although the
city, no doubt, has power, under an Act of the Legislature of April 25, 1863, to
forbid all burials, discriminating in favor of no one, as a measure for the preserva-
tion of the public health and the prevention of contagious diseases. But even if
there were no questions of the public health involved, the presence of large ceme-
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teries is a drawback to the city, for they are obstructions to suburban progress.
They lie across the path of the city's growth to the west and retard its develop-
ment. The city can only grow south and west on account of its peculiar topography,
and fair notice^ should be given to the cemetery associations that the time will
speedily come when they will have to remove to more remote quarters. I would
recommend an ordinance fixing a term after which burials shall cease within the
city limits, so that no unfair advantage shall be taken of the associations owning
cemeteries. The only question involved here is the growth and development of the
city, and I refrain from discussing the sentimental side of the question.
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
The public schools should receive the generous support of the municipality, and
especially should the attention < f the School Directors, who are largely controlled
by the Board of Supervisors, who apportion their funds, be called to the necessity
of practical trade and technical education, so that students may enter into some
useful and remunerative employment after they have properly qualified themselves.
This has been a source of prosperity to numerous cities, for by improving the
technical skill of their artisans and mechanics, the product < f their labor finds sale
in the markets of the world. The State school fund, to which we contribute so
largely, provides merely for primary and grammar education, and our high, com-
mercial, and normal schools are supported voluntarily by the city, while the State
supports normal schools in other localities.
There has been extravagance in the School Department, as was recently evidenced
by the Grand Jury report, which concluded thus: "In 18S3-84 there were 31,573
pupils, average attendance, with 714 teachers, with salaries of $657,824. In 1895-96,
with 32,436 average attendance, there were 926 teachers, with salaries of $872,311—
that is, an increase of 858 pupils had been attended by an increase of 214 teachers,
and an increased expense of $214,487 for teachers' salaries." So it would not require
additional appropriations to establish trade or technical schools, but rather re-
trenchment in the department itself, and a readjustment of duties and a rearrange-
ment of studies.
I would recommend that hereafter the Supervisors order the reports of Grand
Juries, which contain valuable information procured at the expense of the city, to
be published in the municipal reports as a permanent record for the guidance of
public officials.
Most of the cities of the country have been in receipt of gifts and endowments
from men who have found in the city a field of successful labor, and I will call
their philanthropic attention to the fact that property belonging to the city or
State, or used exclusively for public schools or for free public libraries and
museums, is exempt from taxation.
STREETS.
Not the least important of your labors will pertain to the improvement of the
streets and highways. The Merchants' Association, which has done so much for
the improvement of the city, deserves especial praise for the (svork which it lies
accomplished in guiding and directing, with the co-operation of the city officials,
the use of the public moneys and private contributions for not only the construction
and maintenance, but the systematic cleaning of the streets of the city. Their
specifications for cleaning are now being carried out by the City Street Improve-
ment Company under a contract for a period of two years from December 1, 1896,
at the rate of 39.9 cents per thousand square yards. It will be your duty to see
that the work is properly performed.
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The matter of repaying some of our business thoroughfares accepted by the city
has also received careful attention of the Merchants' Association, and under a
plan by which the property-owners bear one-half of the expense and the city the
other half much work should be let during the year by public contract. Such a
plan should be encouraged in every instance. The city has now approximately 160
miles of accepted streets, which become a public charge, and ample provision must
be made for their proper maintenance. There has been a general demand for the re-
pavement of Market street, and you will have to give this subject your careful con-
sideration. The pavement should be at once durable, smooth, and possibly noiseless.
As a mere suggestion I call your attention to the fact that many Eastern cities
have laid wooden pavements of yellow pine blocks, treated with creosote oil, upon
a concrete foundation. This pavement offers an apparent advantage over asphalt
or bitumen, in as much as it has been demonstrated to be durable, smooth, and
noiseless, and at the same time it prevents the slipping of horses and reduces the
wear and tear of vehicles. European cities have recently given preference to such
wooden pavements, and your street committee should at once investigate the merits
of the different pavements and their adaptability to the city of San Francisco.
I would in this connection call your attention to Section 11 of General Orders of
the Supervisors No. 1,527, regulating the width of the tires of wheels, for it is use-
less to put down fine pavements unless every means is employed to preserve them.
There is estimated to be 16,000 bicycles in use in this city, and the introduction of
this means of conveyance has made it even more incumbent upon the Supervisors
to provide the streets with smooth surfaces between the homes of the people and
their workshops, and between the parks and the residential sections and the center
of the city. Certain streets should be maintained as boulevards for the safety and
pleasure of the people. In order to enhance the beauty of the streets tree-planting
on the sidewalks should be encouraged in the suburbs. With the co-operation of
the Park Commissioners and the Board of Supervisors, I am sure that many
desirable results in this direction can be accomplished during your term of office.
WIRES AND SUBWAYS.
In the down-town districts most of the telephone wires have been placed in sub-
ways. The Board of Supervisors should undertake the work at once of requiring
the telegraph companies to remove their poles 1 .-om the sidewalks of the down-town
districts, and to put their wires also in subways. This has been done in most of
the Eastern cities and can and should be done here. All poles and other obstruc-
tions should be removed from the sidewalks, and, following the example of other
cities, I would recommend that iron bins be sunk in the edge of the sidewalks at
intervals of about forty yards, instead of permitting the unsightly bins to stand
upon the sidewalks, as they do now, as receptacles for street sweepings.
In this connection, I desire to call your attention to the fact that a
resolution was introduced into the City Council of Syracuse, N. T., to the
effect that that city "had parted, to a greater or less degree, with control of every
public service that municipal development had rendered necessary for the con-
venience and safety of our citizens, except the water supply and the electrical sub-
way service," and it goes on to pledge the Council to provide a subway in the
main streets, and to charge the electric companies toll for its use, which is a sug-
gestion worthy of careful consideration.
FRANCHISES.
In the matter of granting franchises for street railroads, the law contemplated
that they be sold to the highest bidder for a percentage of the gross receipts, but
inasmuch as the courts have construed away many of the benefits of this measure
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it should be re-enacted in better form by the Legislature. In granting franchises
for over-head trolleys, extreme care should be exercised, not only on account of the
great danger of exposed wires charged with so powerful a current, but on account
of the unsightliness of the poles. In New York traction companies have demon-
strated the economy and perfection of the underground trolley system. The
majority of this Board has been pledged not to renew the franchises for any street
railroad at a date earlier than one year before the date of the expiration of such
franchise.
HEALTH.
The public health is a matter of first consideration in cities, on account of the
density of population, and the health officers should be sustained in every worthy
effort to prevent contagion and to protect the lives of the people. The importance
of this work can best be expressed in citing this fact, that about 200 cases of
typhoid fever at one time in Glasgow were traced directly to milk from a certain
farm where the cows drank polluted water. A scientific sewer system should be
planned by experts and carried out systematically. The people of a city are entitled
to protection against adulterated and diseased food, and against contagion which
comes from unsanitary conditions.
OFFICIAL BONDS.
In the matter of bonds given by city officials for the faithful performance of their
duties under statutes adopted in 1889 (Sec. 955 Pol. Code, and 1056 Code Civil Pro-
cedure) a fidelity company, organized in or out of the State, with a capital of not
less than $100.000, is made a sole and sufficient surety. Under this authority many
of the public officials this year have given a surety company in lieu, as is cus-
tomary, of bondsmen. While this system has much to recommend it, I would sug-
gest that the law be so amended that it will require two companies to qualify.
The bonds of certain city officials should be increased on account of their large
responsibilities, or the city, as their employer, should insure their fidelity at the
city's cost, as is customary in banking institutions. One city official, for instance,
who is required to give a bond of $100,000, has to pay one-half of 1 per cent, to the
fidelity company, which is $500 per term. It would be a great hardship to require
him to give greater bonds without increasing his salary. But in lieu of that, if the
city would insure fidelity, it would relieve him of the expense of any additional
insurance and at the same time protect the interests of the municipality.
FINANCES.
The completion of the New City Hall is promised this year by the Board of Com-
missioners, and it is a matter of congratulation that the Board of Supervisors will
at length, after waiting twenty-five years, occupy a completed building. The
money saved in this direction will, among other things, enable the Supervisors to
keep down the tax levy, which has grown progressively in the last ten years, until
the total rate per hundred for city, State, and county purposes reached $2.25, yield-
ing the enormous sum of $6,896,872. This year the amount which1 will be raised by
taxation for the same purpose is $5,001,000. Last year the assessed valuation of the
city's property, upon which the rate of $2.25 was levied, was $327,805,147. This
year, in addition to an increase of about $30,000,000 made by the Assessor, the State
Board of Equalization added 20 per cent., increasing the total assessment to $422,-
069,000, a gross injustice to the city at large, and which, if perpetrated again,
should be stubbornly resisted by the Board of Supervisors. The tax levy upon this
basis will produce this year for city and county purposes $4,090,000, and for State
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purposes $1,810,000. In addition to the revenue derived by the city from direct tax-
ation, amounting-, as above, to $4,090,000, the city is in receipt of revenue from
other sources amounting to $1,630,513, and from railroad taxation of $1,974, making a
grand total of revenues cf the city for the fiscal year of 1896-97 of $5,722,186. The
city property, including the parks, Jots, and improvements, is estimated to be worth
$25,000,000, and the net indebtedness of the city represented by bonds amounted, on
June 30, 1S96, to but $186,000.
The majority of this Board is pledged during its term of office to levy no tax in
excess of one dollar on the $100, on a basis of $310,000,000 of assessed property,
exclusive of the needs of the park and the smaller parks and squares. As the amount
allowed for the park this year is $250,000, and for the smaller parks and squares
$30,000, the total revenue which can be raised by taxation will, under this pledge,
amount to $3,380,000, as against $4,090,000 raised this year, which forces upon you
the necessity of retrenchment in the various departments, which I am sure can be
done without impairing the efficiency of the public service, as we have already seen.
In conclusion, gentlemen, I desire to assure you that I will be always ready to
co-operate with you in any work designed to benefit the city. But I am convinced
that high taxes, and high rates for water and light, not only repel population, but
discourage all productive enterprises, and no city can prosper that is laboring under
great and unnecessary burdens. The watchword of our administration must then
be— and the sentiment involves no inconsistency— enlightened economy and muni-
cipal progress. San Francisco, by reason of its location, is one of the great cities
of the world, and it should also, with its natural advantages, be one of the most
attractive and prosperous cities. I trust that you will dedicate your labors to a
realization of these ends.
WATER RATES.
The Board of Supervisors, pursuant to the requirements of the Constitution of the State
and of the Act of the Legislature approved March 7, 1881, and in compliance therewith,
obtained statements from persons or corporations engaged in the business of supplying
water during the year 1896, showing their receipts and expenditures, and after consideration
and investigation fixed the rates to be collected for furnishing water during the year com-
mencing July 1, 1897, and ending June 30, 1898.
The following article of the Constitution of the State, adopted in 1879, and which went
into effect on January 1, 1880, made it the duty of the Board of Supervisors, in the month of
February of each year, to fix the rates of compensation to be collected by any person, com-
pany or corporation engaged in the business of supplying water for the use of the city and
county or the inhabitants:
ARTICLE XIV.
WATER AXD WATER RIGHTS.
SKCTION 1. The use of all water now appropriated, or that may hereafter be appropri-
ated, for sale, rental or distribution, is hereby declared to be a public use, and subject to the
regulation and control of the State, in the manner to be prescribed by law ; provided, that
the rates or compensation to be collected by any person, company or corporation in this
State for the use of water supplied to any city and county, or city or town , or the inhabitants
thereof, shall be fixed annually by the Board of Supervisors, or city and county, or City or
Town Council, or other governing body of such city and county, or city or town, by or-
dinance or otherwise, in the manner that other ordinances or legislative acts or resolutions
are passed by such body, and shall continue in force for one year and no longer. Such or-
dinances or resolutions shall be passed in the month of February of each year, and take
effect on the first day of July thereafter. Any board or body failing to pass the necessary
ordinances or resolutions fixing water rates, where necessary, within such time, shall be
subject to peremptory process to compel action at the suit of any party interested, and shall
be liable to such further processes and penalties as the Legislature may prescribe. Any
person, company or corporation collecting water rates in any city and county, or city or
town in this State, otherwise than as so established, shall forfeit the franchises and water
works of such person, company or corporation to the city and county, or city or town where
the same are collected, for the public use.
SEC. 2. The right to collect rates or compensation for the use of water supplied to any
county, city and county, or town, or the inhabitants thereof, is a franchise, and cannot be
exercised except by authority of and in the manner prescribed by law.
The following Section of Article XI of the Constitution, as amended in 1885. also granted the
right to persons and corporations to use the public streets for supplying water or illuminating light
to the inhabitants, on condition that the Legislature shall have the right to regulate the charges :
ARTICLE XI.
RIGHT OF WATER, AND QAS COMPANIES TO USE PUBLIC STREETS
"SECTION 19. In any city where there are no public works owned and controlled by the muni-
cipality, for supplying the same with water or artificial ligbt, any individual, or any company duly
Incorporated for such pjrpose under and by authority of the laws of this State, shall, under the
direction of the Superintendent of Streets, or other officer in control thereof, and under such
general regulations 0,3 the municipality may prescribe for damages and indemnity for damages, have
the privilege of using the public streets and thorough! ares thereof, and of laying down pipes and
conduits therein, and connections therewith, so far as may be necessary for introducing into and
supplying such city and its inhabitants either with gas light or other illuminating light, or with
fresh water for domestic and all other purposes, upon the condition that the municipal government
•hall have the right to regulate the charges thereof."
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The Legislature of the State, at the session of 1881, passed the following Act, providing for car-
rying out the objects of Article XIV of the Constitution, by imposing upon the Board of Supervis-
ors the duty of requiring a'l persons or corporations engaged in supplying water to file statements
in the month of January of each year, showing the names, residence and the amount paid by each
rate-payer during the year, the revenue derived from all sources and an itemized statement of
expenditures made for supplying water during the same time :
AN ACT TO ENABLE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, TOWN COUNCIL, BOARD OF ALDERMEN, OB
OTHER LEGISLATIVE BODY OF ANY CITY AND COUNTY, CITY OR TOWN, TO OBTAIN DATA AND
INFORMATION, FROM ANY CORPORATION, COMPANY OR PERSON SUPPLYING WATER TO SUCH
CITY AND COUNTY, CITY OR TOWN. REQUIRING SUCH BOARD, TOWN COUNCIL OR OTHER
LEGISLATIVE BODY TO PERFORM THE DUTIES PRESCRIBED BY SECTION 1 OF ARTICLE 14 OF
THE CONSTITUTION, AND PRESCRIBING PENALTIES FOR THE NON-PERFORMANCE OF
SUCH DUTIES.
Approved March 7, 1881.
The People of the State of California, represented in Senate and Assembly^ do enact at
follows:
(Municipal Corporations to Fix Water Rates.)
SECTION 1. The Board of Supervisors, Town Council, Board of Aldermen or other legislative
body of any city and county, city or town, are hereby authorized and empowered and it is made
their official duty, to annually fix the rates that shall be charged and collected by any person, com-
pany, association, or corporation for water furnished to any such city and county, or city or town,
or the inhabitants thereof. Such rates shall be fixed at a regular or special session of such Board
or other legislgtive body, held during the month of February of each year, and shall take effect on
the tirst day of July thereafter, and shall continue in full force and effect for the term of one year,
and no longer.
(Annual Statements to be Made by WaterJCompanies, etc.)
SEC. 2. The Board of Supervisors, Town Council, Board of Aldermen or other legislative body,
of any city and county, city or town, are hereby authorized, and it is hereby made their duty, at
east thirty day* prior to the fifteenth day of January of each year, to require by ordinance or other-
wise any corporation, company or person supplying water to such city and county, city or town, or
to the inhabitants thereof, to furnish to such Board or other governing body, in the month of Jan-
uary in each year, a detailed statement, verified by the oath of the President and Secretary of such
corporation or company, or of such person as the case may be, showing the name of each water-rate
payer, his or her place of residence, and the amount paid for water by each of such water-rate pay-
ers during the year preceding the date of each statement, and also showing all revenues derived
from all sources, and au itemized statement of expenditures made for supplying water during said
time.
(Additional Statements to be Made by Water Companies, etc.)
SEC. 3. Accompanying the first statement made as prescribed in Section 2 of this Act, every
•uch corporation, company or person shall furnish a detailed statement, verified in like manner as
the statement mentioned in Section 2 hereof, showing the amount of money actually expended
annually since commencing business in the purchase, construction and maintenance, respectively,
of the property necessary to the carrying on of its business, and also the gross cash receipts annu-
ally, for the same period, from all sources.
(Refusal by Water Companies to Make Statement a Misdemeanor.)
SEC. 4. Every corporation, company or person who shall refuse or neglect to furnish the state-
ments mentioned in sections two and three of this Act, or either of them, or who shall fumUh any
false statements in relation thereto, within thirty days after having been required or requested to
furnish the same, as prescribed in sections one, two and three of this Act, shall be deemed guilty of
a misdemeanor.
(Copies of Statements to be Made and Filed With County Recorder.)
SEC. 5. Upon receiving the statements provided for in sections two and three of this Act, the
Board of Supervisors, Town Council, Board of Aldermen, or other legislative body, shall cause a
copy thereof to be made and filed in the office of the County Recorder of such city and county, 01
of the county wherein such city or town is situated.
18 WATER RATES.
(Water Rates to be Equal and Uniform— Proviso.)
SEC. 6. Bates for the furnishing of water shall be equal and uniform. There shall be no di»
criminations made between persons, or between persons aud corporations, or as to the use of water
for private, and domestic, and public or municipal purposes; provided that nothing herein shall be
BO construed as to allow any person, company, association or corporation to charge any person,
corporation or association anything for water furnished them when, by any present law, such water
ia free.
(Excess in Charging Rates Forfeits Franchise, Etc.)
SJDO. 7, Any person, company, association or corporation, charging or attempting to collect,
from the persons, corporations or municipalities using water, any sum in excess of the rate fixed as
hereinbefore designated, shall, upon the complaint of the said Board of Supervisors, Town Council,
Board of Aldermen, or other legislative body thereof, or of auy water-rate payer, and upon convic-
tion before any court of competent jurisdiction, shall forfeit the franchises and water works of such
person, company, association or corporation to the city and county, city or town, wherein the said
water is furnished and used.
(Penalty to Supervisors for Neglecting to Enforce Provisions of Act.)
SBC. 8. Any Board of Supervisors or other legislative body of any city and county, city or town
which shall fail or refuse to perform any of the duties prescribed by this Act, at the time and in the
manner hereinbefore specified, shall be deemed guilty of malfeasance in office; and upon conviction
thereof, at the suit of any interested party, in any court of competent jurisdiction, shall be re-
moved from office.
(Act in Effect )
SEC. 9. This Act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.
On December 14, 1S96, Supervisor Morgenstern presented, and on his motion the
Board adopted, a resolution, of which the following is a copy, calling for water
statements to be filed, to wit:
RESOLUTION No. 15,523 (THIRD SERIES.)
PROVIDING FOR STATEMENTS BEING FILED BY COMPANIES, CORPORA-
TIONS OR PERSONS ENGAGED IN THE BUSINESS OF SUPPLYING
PURE, FRESH WATER FOR USE OF THE INHABITANTS OF THIS CITY
AND COUNTY.
Resolved, That the Spring Valley Water Works, a corporation, and every other
corporation, company or person, if any there be, supplying water to the City and
County of. San Francisco, or to the inhabitants thereof, be and hereby are required
to furnish to the Board of Supervisors of the said city and county, in the month
of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-seven,
a detailed statement, verified by the oath of the President and Secretary of such
corporation or company, or of such person, as the case may be, showing the name
of each water rate payer, his or her place of residence, and the amount paid for
water by each of such water rate payers during the year preceding the date of
such statement, and also showing all revenue derived by such corporation, com-
pany, or person from all sources; and an itemized statement of expenditures made
for supplying water during said time; and that such statement be accompanied
by a further and detailed statement, verified by the President and Secretary of
such corporation or company, or of such person, as the case may be, showing the
amount of money actually expended annually since commencing business, in the
purchase, construction and maintenance, respectively, of the property necessary
to the carrying on of the business of such corporation, company or person, and
also the gross cash receipts annually for the same period from all sources, in
accordance with the provisions of an Act of the Legislature, approved March 7,
1881 (Statutes 1881, page 54).
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Resolved, That the attention of every corporation, company or person engaged
in supplying water is hereby called to the provisions of Section 4 of the Act of
the Legislature heretofore referred to, as the same will be strictly enforced, to- wit:
Section 4. Every corporation, company or person who shall refuse or neglect to
furnish the statements mentioned in Sections 2 and 3 of this Act, or either of them,
or who shall furnish any false statement in relation thereto, within thirty days
after having been required or requested to furnish the same, as prescribed in Sec-
tions 1, 2 and 3 of this Act, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
Resolved, That the Clerk of this Board is hereby directed to forthwith serve a
certified copy of this resolution upon the President and Secretary, respectively, of
the said corporation, the Spring Valley Water Works, and every other corpora-
tion or company, and upon every person so supplying water to the City and
County of San Francisco, or to the inhabitants thereof.
Further resolved, That all Resolutions or parts of Resolutions in conflict with
this Resolution be and the same are hereby repealed.
In Board of Supervisors, San Francisco, December 14, 1896.
Adopted by the following vote:
Ayes — Supervisors King, Scully, Benjamin, Hirsch, Dimond, Hughes, Dunker,
Morgenstern, Spreckels, Hobbs, Wagner.
Absent — Supervisor Taylor.
JNO. A. RUSSELL, Clerk.
On December 13, 1895, certified copies of the foregoing resolution, with blank form
of statements required under the statute, were served upon the following persons
and corporations, to wit: The Spring Valley Water Works, the Visitacion Water
Company, and John Center, parties engaged in supplying water.
The following are extracts from statements filed in response to such notice:
John Center, artesian well, Folsom street, near Sixteenth street — Receipts from
water rates, $65; no expenditures.
Visitacion Water Company (artesian), Bay View, South San Francisco — Receipts
from water rates, $14,920.60; receipts from other sources, $106.50; total receipts for
the year 1896, $15,027.10. Expenditures— (Cost of coal, labor and maintenance),
$9,255.15. Gross amount expended for purchase, construction and maintenance from
the year 1883, $235,649.91; gross cash receipts from the year 1883, $285,235.60.
Spring Valley Water Works — Receipts from Water rates, $1,767,070.32; receipts
from other sources, $21,619.84; total receipts for the year 1896, $1,788,690.16. Expendi-
tures—Operating expenses, $394,012.08; taxes, $127,289.49; interest, $540,261.68; divi-
dends, $679,062.50; total expenditures for the year, $1,740,625.75; balance receipts in
excess of expenditures, $48,064.41; amount paid on account of new construction and
permanent improvements, $432,378.20.
20
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STATEMENT OF THE VISITACION WATER COMPANY.
Filed January 29, 1897.
INCOME AND EXPENDITURES.
AMOUNT.
TOTAL.
INCOME.
For water supplied to 575 consumers, as per lists attached
$14,920 60
81 50
25 CO
Total income for year ] 896 . ...
$15 027 10
EXPENDITURES.
§3,506 93
3.529 50
2,218 72
§9 255 15
RECAPITULATION.
For Prior Years,
and until December 3Ut—
Gross Amount
Expended for Purchase,
Construction and Maintenance
of Works.
Gross Cash Beceipts.
1884
$73,693 95
873,728 90
jg§5
36,290 36
37,561 73
1886
13,063 83
11,757 51
1887
12,183 35
12,183 35
1888
14,917 3tj
15,260 20
1889
10,391 73
16,731 22
1890
11,830 45
18,049 58
1891
12,933 06
17,824 46
1892
13,049 29
18,141 95
1893
8,639 59
16,919 30
1894
9,520 08
16,404 45
1895 - ....
9,881 71
15,645 85
18% . .
9,255 15
15,027 10
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21
STATEMENT
SHOWING ALL THE REVENUE DERIVED BY THE SPRING VALLEY WATER
WORKS FROM ALL SOURCES FOR THE YEAR PRECEDING JANUARY 1,
1897, AND AN ITEMIZED STATEMENT OF ALL EXPENDITURES MADE
FOR SUPPLYING WATER DURING SAID TIME.
Filed January 30, 1897.
AMOUNT.
TOTAL.
RECEIPTS.
From water rents of private consumers
$1,553,152 59
From water rents of City and County ....
213,917 73
21,619 84
$1 788 690 16
DISBURSEMENTS.
For operating expenses
For taxes
$394,012 08
127,289 49
For interest
540,261 68
Dividends paid — eleven months
S1.C61.563 25
679,062 50
Total disbursements
Balance
Paid on account of new construction and permanent improvements, $432,378.20.
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At a meeting of the Board held on February 1, 1897, the foregoing statements
were referred to the Committee on Water and Water Supply, and subsequently,
on motion of Supervisor Delany, a Resolution referring the whole matter to a
Committee of the Whole, to take and conduct all investigations with the matter of
fixing water rates for the year commencing July 1, 1897, was adopted by a
unanimous vote, of which the following is a copy, to wit:
RESOLUTION No. 15,819 (THIRD SERIES).
Whereas, In the important duty imposed upon this Board to determine the
rates to be paid by the City and County and its inhabitants for pure fresh water
to be furnished by any corporation or person engaged in supplying the same, the
members of this Board should be fully cognizant of all the proceedings and should
in order to arrive at a just determination, hear all the testimony presented, so as
to fit them respectively to act fairly and impartially as judges, as the responsibility
and the power is vested in this Board and the Members thereof; therefore,
Resolved, That this Board will meet and resolve itself into a Committee of the
Whole at a date to be hereafter fixed to take and conduct all investigations, hear
all testimony and consider all matters presented in the matter of fixing water
rates for the year commencing July 1, 1897, and all statements and reports filed are
hereby referred to said committee with instruction to ascertain from such inves-
tigation the rates to be fixed and report the same during the current month as
required by the Constitution of this State, to this Board for adoption.
In Beard of Supervisors, San Francisco, February 1, 1897.
Adopted by the following vote:
Ayes — Supervisors Haskins, Delany, Sheehan, Dodge, Lackmann, Rottanzi, Mor-
ton, Britt, Clinton, Rivers.
Abscent— Supervisors Devany, Smith.
JNO. A. RUSSELL, Clerk.
The Committee on Water and Water Supply held a meeting on Wednesday, the
3d of February, examined the statement filed by the Spring Valley Water Works,
and after consideration the chairman submitted various interrogatories regarding the
details of expenditures to be required from the company to show the various items
of disbursements expended in the operation and maintenance of its works, which
were discussed and adopted by the committee, and the chairman empowered to
require the Spring Valley Water Company to furnish the same.
COMMUNICATION FROM PRESIDENT SPRING VALLEY WATER WORKS.
SPRING VALLEY WATER WORKS.
516 California Street.
San Francisco, February 5, 1897.
Dr. C.'A, Clinton,
Chairman of the Committee on Water Supply of the Board of Supervisors-
Dear Sir: Your letter of the 3d inst. is at hand. The information you call for
is substantially that which we have submitted to all of the preceding Boards of
Supervisors, and at your meeting we shall be pleased to furnish the data required
and such other information as you may desire. Very respectfully yours,
CHAS. WEBB HOWARD,
President Spring Valley Water Works.
On Monday, February S, 1S97, the Committee on Water and Water Supply
presented a report of the action taken by the committee, and the reasons therefor,
which was received, read and adopted, of which the following is a copy, to wit:
24 WATER BATES.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON WATER AND WATER SUPPLY.
To the Honorable the Board of Supervisors
Of the City and County of San Francisco—
Gentlemen: Your Committee on Water and Water Supply, in accordance with
the notice given at the last meeting of the Board, held a preliminary meeting on
last Wednesday afternoon, at which His Honor, Mayor Phelan, was present, and
examined the statement filed by the Spring Valley Water Works, which is, as has
evidently been the custom, somewhat of an enigma to solve. While the receipts
from the different sources are aggregated as follows:
From water rents, private consumers $1,553,152.59
From water rents, city and county 213,917.73
From other sources 21,619.84
Making a total of $1,778,690.16
The different columns purport to show the names of the rate-payers and the
amount paid during the year by each, yet these columns are not footed up, so
that the aggregate statement of receipts cannot be verified therefrom. In the
statement the following appears as an explanation of the failure on the part of
the company to comply with the provisions of the statute which requires in the
statement to be filed, the name of each water-rate payer, etc., to wit: "The
ledger accounts of the Spring Valley Water Works are kept with the consumers
by numbers, and the changes in the names of the occupants of houses are not
always upon the list of water-rate payers." "It is, therefore, not possible to strictly
comply with the requirements of the law; the names of the rate-payers are given
as far as known."
In the arrangement of the list of rate-payers it is not possible without an ex-
amination of the entire list to ascertain what any one rate-payer paid for water
during the year, no alphabetical arrangement and no definite plan by which refer-
ence can be made to the payments; as the last entry on the statement of rate-
payers is opposite the number seventy thousand, it can easily be understood how
difficult the task would be of finding the amount paid for each tenement or house
as the case may be, as the names cannot be relied upon.
The puzzle as to what is the definition of the statement which purports to give
"an itemized statement of all expenditures made for supplying water during said
time," when the only information given as to the disbursements is as follows:
For operating expenses $ 394,012.08
For taxes 127,28^.49
For interest 540,261.68
For eleven months dividends paid 679,062.50
Making a total of $1,740,625.75
Which leaves a balance of $ 48,064.41
Also paid on acccount of new construction
and permanent improvements ? 432,378.20
This comprises the itemized statement of disbursements, and it may be asked
from whence did this latter sum emanate, which was paid on account of new
construction and permanent improvements. Was the money borrowed on the prop-
erty of the company, or was it raised by the sale of stock? Not one word of
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explanation is given, and so with the operating expenses, taxes, interest, etc.,
and this statement is of such a character that no business man would counte-
nance, endorse or receive the same. The question is simply: this city and county
is called upon to allow fair and reasonable water rates to be paid by the city
and county and its inhabitants, and certainly it should be informed clearly and
convincingly of the details of the expenditures of the company, in order to act as
fair and just arbitrators between the company and its customers. The company
owes it to itself and to its customers to make such a statement in detail, of all
its operations, and especially of its expenditures, in order to demonstrate its
business policy and justify this Board in the establishment of rates such as the
Board may deem just, that are warranted by the conditions and requirements of
their water supply.
Your committee feel that unjust criticism of the action of this Board should be
avoided in the matter of fixing rates, and until information is obtained more
definite than presented, nothing can be done to accomplish the objects of the
inquiry, on the present data submitted.
In pursuance of the instructions of your committee, the chairman was in-
structed to, and did require (by a communication addressed to Chas. Webb How-
ard, Esq., President), the Spring Valley Water Works to furnish the following
information on or before Wednesday, February 10th, 1897, to wit:
DETAILED STATEMENTS
OF THE EXPENDITURES INCURRED UNDER THE HEADING OF OPERAT-
ING EXPENSES.
Of the taxes paid in the different counties on and the assessed value of the prop-
erty belonging to the company.
Of the real property owned by the company, used in the supply of water, loca-
tion, the original cost and its present valuation.
Of improvements owned by the company and their valuation, and the uses to
which they are devoted.
Of the personal property owned by the company, its valuation, condition and the
uses to which it is applied.
Of the pumping plants, location, capacity, valuation, condition and the cost of
maintenance.
Of the amount of water drawn from and furnished from the different sources, and
supplied to this city and county.
Of the amount paid on account of new construction and for permanent improve-
ments.
Of the amount of bonds issued and outstanding, and the rate of interest paid
thereon.
Of the amount of stock issued and by whom held, and the amount of dividends
paid thereon during the year.
Of the amount of bonds and stock sold during the year 1896, and the amount
realized therefrom, and its disposition.
In addition an explanation of the system of keeping the rate-payers' accounts
was requested; also the reason why the list of rate-payers was not arranged in
alphabetical order so as to make it available for reference.
Your committee would further state that the chairman of your committee was
empowered to select a shorthand reporter to take the testimony at the investiga-
tion to be held by the Board in Committee of the Whole, and Clement Bennett,
Esq., was so designated for that service; in addition, by authority of your com-
mittee, the chairman was instructed to have the columns of the payments of rate-
payers footed up so as to verify the statements of the Spring Valley Water Works
as to the aggregate receipts.
23 WATER KATES.
Your committee, in the consideration of the rates fixed for the year ending
June 30, 1897, and to ascertain the basis on which to fix proper rates for public
buildings and squares, recommend that the Spring Valley Water Works attach
meters to the Denman School, Horace Mann Grammar School, Whittier Primary
School, the City and County Hospital and Alta Plaza, and that the Gas and Ex-
Officio Water Inspector be instructed to examine and report from said meters
the amount of water used from time to time, until further notice from the com-
mittee.
C. A. CLINTON,
T. W. RIVERS,
(Except as to appointment of shorthand reporter.)
JAS. E. BRITT,
(Except as to appointment of shorthand reporter.)
WASHINGTON DODGE,
The following is a copy of Resolution No. 15,851 (Third Series), adopted by the
Board on recommendation of the committee, to wit:
RESOLUTION No. 15,851 (THIRD SERIES.)
Resolved, That in compliance with the report of the Committee on Water and
WTater Supply, the Spring Valley Water Works is hereby required to attach meters
to the Denman School, Horace Mann Grammar School, Whittier Primary School,
the City and County Hospital, and on Alta Plaza, and the Gas and Water Inspector
is hereby charged with the duty of ascertaining and reporting upon the amount
of water used from time to time until further orders, so that the Board may be
enabled to determine the proper basis to be considered in the fixing of water rates
for the public buildings and squares.
In Board of Supervisors, San Francisco, February 8, 1S97.
Adopted by the following vote:
Ayes— Supervisors Devany, Haskins, Delany, Sheehan, Dodge, Lackmann,
Rottanzi, Morton, Britt, Smith, Clinton, Rivers.
JNO. A. RUSSELL, Clerk.
At the meeting held on foregoing date, Supervisor Clinton presented and the
Board adopted a Resolution providing for a meeting on Wednesday forenoon, Feb-
ruary 30, 1897, to resolve itself into a Committee of the Whole, to consider the matter
ox fixing water rates, and instructing the Clerk to notify the President and Secre-
tary of the Spring Valley Water Company to be present at said meeting to furnish
such information as might be required, and as embodied in the communication
from the Chairman of the Committee on Water and Water Supply, of which the
following is a copy, to wit:
RESOLUTION No. 15,860 (THIRD SERIES.)
Resolved, That when this Board adjourns it adjourns to meet in Committee
of the WThole Wednesday next, at 10 o'clock A. M., to consider the matter of fixing
and establishing water rates for the fiscal year 1897-8. And be it further
Resolved, That the Clerk of this Board be and is hereby instructed to notify
the President and Secretary of the Spring Valley Water Works to be present at
the meeting to furnish the information asked for in the communication of the
Committee on Water and WTater Supply of this Board of the 3d inst., sent to the
President of the Spring Valley Water Works, and such other information as the
committee may require.
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In Board of Supervisors, San Francisco, February 8, 1897.
Adopted by the following vote:
Ayes — Supervisors Devany, Haskins, Delany, Sheehan, Dodge, Lackmann,
Rottanzi, Morton, Britt, Smith, Clinton, Rivers.
JNO. A. RUSSELL, Clerk.
The following statement shows the number of hydrants during the several
months of the year 1896, the amount paid therefor; also, the amounts paid for
water supplied to public buildings and squares, the aggregate amount so paid being
$215,478.88.
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AMOUNTS PAID SPRING VALLEY WATER WORKS FOR WATER
FOR MUNICIPAL PURPOSES, 1896.
DATE.
Number of Hj
Amount Paid
drants
Amount Paid
lie Building*
Amount Paid
and Squares
Increase in the
of Hydrants
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1896.
January
2,830
$14 150 00
$2,022 58
*725 51
February
2,874
14 370 00
2,060 08
725 51
44
March
2,921
14 645 00
2,087 08
725 51
47
April
May
2,955
3,017
14,775 00
15,085 60
2,071 73
2,074 63
725 51
725 51
34
62
June
July
3,058
3,091
15,290 00
15,455 00
2,093 83
2,084 63
725 51
725 51
41
33
August :
3,K9
15,545 00
2,115 18
721 56
18
September
3,120
15,600 00
2,116 43
721 56
11
October
November ...
3,120
3,120
15,000 00
15,600 00
2,124 93
2,108 68
721 56
721 56
December .
3,120
15,600 00
2,126 73
712 56
Totals
$181 715 00
s •'."', 086 51
*8,677 37
290
RESUME.
FOR
AMOUNT.
TOTAL.
Hydrants
8181 .715 00
Public buildings ' 25,086 51
Public squares 8,6" 37
Total
8215,478 88
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The Board of Supervisors met on Wednesday forenoon, February 10, 1897, at 10
o'clock, and on motion of Supervisor Clinton a Resolution was adopted whereby
the Board resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole to investigate the busi-
ness affairs of the Spring Valley Water Works to obtain information necessary
to enable water rates to be fixed for the year commencing July 1, 1897, of which
the following is a copy, to wit:
RESOLUTION No. 15,862 (THIRD SERIES.)
Resolved, That this Board resolve itself into Committee of the Whole to investi-
gate and judicially consider the business affairs and property of the Spring Valley
Water Company, as preliminary to fixing water rates, as required by law; and
Further, be it resolved, That this Board confer power on said committee to send
for persons and papers and all other powers possessed by it for these purposes.
(Stat. of Gal., 1893. Pages 360-61.)
In Board of Supervisors, San Francisco, February 10, 18^7.
Adopted by the following vote:
Ayes— Supervisors Devany, Haskins, Delany, Sheehan, Dodge, Lackmann,
Rottanzi, Morton, Britt, Smith, Clinton, Rivers.
JNO. A. RUSSELL, Clerk.
The Committee of the Whole heard M. B. Kellogg, the attorney, and Hermann
Schussler, the Engineer of the Spring Valley Water Works, and, on recommendation
of the Committee of the Whole, the Board granted further time and required the
Spring Valley Water Works to furnish, on or before the next meeting, a list of
the property owned and used by the company in supplying water to this city and
county; also, a roster showing the names, duties and location of its officers and
employees with the amount of compensation paid each, and requiring the engineer,
attorney and bookkeeper of said company to be present, to furnish, as heretofore
required, all desired information.
The following is an extract of the information obtained from the chief engineer
of the company, in his examination on February 10, 1897:
Hermann F. A. Schussler, Chief Engineer of the Spring Valley Water Works,
testified: A little over a third of a century ago I became associated with this
Spring Valley Water Works as first assistant chief engineer; and because I sug-
gested to the directors at that time a general outline how these works should be
constructed in the future, and commenced to carry out a part of those sugges-
tions, I was appointed chief engineer in 1866, in May. From that time on I have had
charge of all the works, particularly the new construction, and, also, for the last
nine years, the maintenance. The main rules that guided me in designing these
works were that I first wanted to have a very large quantity of water for this
city, because that I knew it would grow to be a large place in comparison to what
it was at that time. Secondly, the second aim was to get water of first-class qual-
ity. The third, that the water of first-class quality should arrive here under a
very high water pressure; and finally, that the price at which the water could be sold
should be fair to the investors and reasonable to the consumers. On that basis
we started, and gradually purchased lands, and, as the city grew, constructed
reservoirs, tunnels and pipe-lines. In order to preserve the purity of the water
as much as possible, my aim always was for the company to own as much of a
water-shed as possible, because I had seen, in investigating water supplies in
Eastern cities and in Europe, that the great difficulty under which the water works
there labored was that they had to take water from rivers, usually, or lakes, that
drew their water from densely populated countries up above; and coming, as I did
at that time, right fresh from that densely populated country, where it was almost
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sure death to drink water out of a water works faucet, I made up my mind here,
when I was given full charge of the construction department, and of the advisory
department in regard to construction, that we would produce a water works at
least equal to the best in the world. In order to be able to do that, it was neces-
sary to purchase a great deal of land, for the purpose as I said before, of storing
water in reservoirs, as well as protecting the water from pollution. The company,
therefore, went ahead and bought a great deal of land in the immediate neighbor-
hood, within fifteen or twenty miles of San Francisco, in the San Mateo moun-
tains. If we had not at that time gone ahead and purchased the lands at com-
paratively low figures, we would now, or in later years, not have been able to get
the land at any such prices as we paid at that time. I have always considered
it very prudent to forestall the future to some extent by advising the water com-
pany, whose interests are closely locked together with the interests of the city,
to acquire, when the land was still cheap, all the property necessary for the above
purpose. In some few instances, because the price asked at the early time was
somewhat high, the company did not purchase certain lands, and the conse-
quence was that they had to pay enormous prices for it when they wanted it
badly. There is one case in point, for instance, the purchase from Alvinza Hay-
ward, in San Mateo. After he had seen that we were ready to go in to develop a
large water scheme, he built, for his own profit, no doubt, the San Mateo Water
Works — a very small affair. When our company neglected to make a trade with
him, when they still had a chance, or purchase from the people from whom he pur-
chased, they had to afterwards pay him the enormous sum of $395,000, which
they could have got for less than $25,000 twenty years ago, and they had to give
him besides 300,000 gallons of water a day free of charge forever, delivered out of
our works. That is one of the items. There are several others where the com-
pany neglected, simply because the price asked was a little bit high, where they
neglected to purchase properties and water rights at the right time, and they had
to pay very dearly for it, in some instances as high as seven and eight hundred
dollars an acre for land that we could have bought for fifty or sixty dollars.
Now, gradually the city grew, the population grew, and not only did the popula-
tion grow, but, as in all American cities, the daily consumption per capita grew
also. So that, for instance, where in the year 18C5 the per capita consumption was
only 20^4 gallons a head, for each person, in 1870 it had grown to 40 and 2-10ths; in
1880 it had grown to 54 and 3-10ths, and at present it is 62 and 4-10ths. Not only
did the per capita consumption grow, but also, as the United States census shows,
the population grew from 78,000 in 1860 to about 150,000 in 1870; 234,000 in 1880, and
nearly 200,000 in 1890. * * *
It is known as a fact in America that as the cities grow larger the per capita
consumption becomes greater. It is still the case all over; so that New York,
Philadelphia, and other large cities are far beyond 100 gallons a day per head.
Now, one of the reasons, probably, that the per capita consumption is not as
great here as it is in New York is, in the first place, that we have very much less
manufactures here that use a good deal of water. In the second place, New York
City has hardly any artesian well supply where the water, though not very good
for drinking in the middle of the city, is still fit for boilers, as is the case here.
Finally, in New York City they have very great heat, as you all know, in the
summer, and cold weather in the winter. In the summer people let the faucets
run freely because they want to get cooler water, as the pipes get heated up run-
ing up on the houses, while in the winter they let the water run to keep it from
freezing in the pipes. I am in constant correspondence with the New York water
works, and have a good many facts and data in connection with those works, and
that is the explanation of the per capita consumption being so much higher in
large Eastern cities than here. * * *
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If there was much less water used than what we are using, our sewers would
get choked up, and, owing to our dry summers, you would find that the sickness
in this city would increase very largely. There is certain reasonable limit, in this
particular location of what should be the proper quantity. For instance, if we had
a good deal of water en hand, as we have now, I would not mind if the con-
sumption would go up to 75 or 80 gallons per capita. I would advise our people not
to put on tryer meters and all that sort of thing — in fact, I have advised them
right along to take off the meters because the people were not using enough water;
that the complaints came in from the Street and Health Department that in many
instances the sewers were being choked up, and by giving the city plenty of
water, which is all figured in this, to flush the sewers from the hydrants, and in
addition, to letting the per capita consumption go up freely to what it has done, it
has largely kept the city as healthy as it is. * * *
In 1865 and 1866 we built a small dam, a small reservoir, at the Pilarcitos
Valley, and connected that with the city by pipe-line about fifteen or sixteen
miles in length, and thirty inches in diameter. The daily consumption growing
constantly, we constructed, in 1867, 1868 and 1869, the San Andreas reservoir, which
added considerably to the water supply. In 1875 and 1876, 1876 and 1877, we con-
structed the upper Crystal Springs reservoir, and in 1887 we began the con-
struction of the present large Crystal Springs reservoir. At the same time, we hav-
ing had a succession of dry winters, particularly the winter of 1876 and 1877, and
1887 and 1888, the reservoirs were getting so low that we did not have one year's
supply in them; and expecting or fearing another dry year and fall, I advised the
company to construct the Alameda Creek water works, which came in here in
1888, just in time to save this city from being entirely dried out. * * *
The Pilarcitos, San Andreas and Crystal Springs, the reservoir capacities to-
gether are considerably larger than the annual production of an average winter from
their watersheds. They are built larger in order to catch and store the excessive
winters. When you go right next south from there, there is the Searsville Valley.
There is a possibility of building a reservoir of about 3,000,000,000 gallons. Our
reservoirs at present have a capacity of 1,000,000,000, the Pilarcitos reservoir; a little
over 6,000,000,000 the San Andreas; about 19,000,000,000, the Crystal Springs. Adding
to that Searsville reservoir, where we own almost all the property, having pur-
chased it when it was cheap, which I will detail afterwards, there can be a reser-
voir built of 3,000,000,000 gallons. The next source is on the Spanishtown side, that
is on the coast side of the Coast range. You first have the San Gregorio— I am
leaving out the small streams, because they don't amount to much— the San
Gregorio stream; and the next is the Pescadero stream. Neither of them has very
good reservoir sites, like the reservoirs that I have mentioned here to you before.
The way to utilize those waters would be to build large aqueducts and pour that
water during the freshets into one of the other of the big reservoirs. When these
are all utilized, I don't think that you could go very much further in that part of
the peninsula, because the next big stream is the San Lorenzo that goes to Santa
Cruz, and that is probably fully appropriated. * * *
The water drawn from Pilarcitos and San Andreas averages in the neighbor-
hood of about from eight to nine million gallons daily; this is through many years;
the two together. The Crystal Springs, it varies quite largely; the Crystal Spring
line varies; the annual production varies more than— I will give you the figures
exactly, and give you an illustration, if you excuse me a moment for digressing
a little as an explanation. The production of water on the peninsula varies as
follows: From 53 per cent, of the water that the rain sheds on the watershed,
allowing 47 per cent, to go into the ground — that is, in a big winter — down to 8 per
cent, on the surface and 92 per cent, into the ground; there is such a variation in
the yield; so that if I strike an average it is only speculation. So that there is a pos-
sibility of saying that we can count on the Crystal Springs Valley, on an average
32 WATEK RATES.
of — well, if we can catch all the water, we can count probably on, say, 10,000,000
gallons from there; 9,000,000 to 10,000,000 right there. That, added to the San An-
dreas and Pilarcitos, would make, say, 18,000,000. But that figure is so variable, as
I stated before, if we have a succession of dry years, as we have had before, the
annual production would be very much less. If we then had a succession of very
wet winters, then the water \\ould come so fast that the reservoirs would get
filled and overflow into the sea. * * *
We have not developed the Searsville reservoir, for the reason that it is not
quite necessary. It was cheaper to get the water from across the bay, from the
Alameda Creek, which we did, in 1888, and brought about 8,000,000 gallons a day
from there; 8,000,000 a day; 7,800,000 it averages about. * ' *
We used from Alameda Creek, last year, 1,561,778,000 gallons. * * *
As I said before, we run about 7,800,000 gallons across from there daily, and that
we used for a little over 200 days, if I am not mistaken; 211 days. Part of this
water is from Calaveras. * * *
We are using now the water that comes from Calaveras Valley in the Ala-
meda pipe-line, taking it out near Niles Station, running it to Belmont, and there
pumping it; because it is much cheaper, at present at least, than to build a very
large, expensive dam at Calaveras, and a very expensive tunnel and pipe-line. The
interest on the cost of that plant would be a great deal more than what it costs
us now to run the water across this way and pump it. Besides, we do not yet own
all the land necessary for that reservoir; so that we could not begin to build the
dam, if we wanted to, because we would be enjoined by the people whose lands
would be overflowed. * * * We don't even own all the reservoir site at Cal-
averas. * * *
We could build the dam, but we would probably be stopped by the people whose
lands we would overflow, unless we paid enormous prices, as I illustrated a while
ago in connection with the Crystal Springs reservoir. * * *
We have now a large amount of water in the Crystal Springs reservoir; but
at some seasons of the year, when the water "blooms," as the scientific men say-
when the water gets bad, during a long spell of hot weather, when we have had
no wind, then it is very highly appreciated, as regards quality, when we send the
water across from Alameda Creek; in the second place, because that is usually
good, it being a flowing stream. * * * The water is not bad, but like all other
water in nearly all lakes except high mountain lakes— vegetable matter grows, from
the low levels and warm weather. * * *
I could filter the water from Crystal Springs, but that would cost so much
more money than to pump the water from the other side. We would then have
to build enormous filter beds, sand filters like Bremen and Hamburg, and those
cities, which would entail an enormous outlay, and which could only be used
for three or four or five months, perhaps, in a year, and then during the rest of
the season they would lie idle. * * *
The water becomes impure at times; we screen it through a set of screens, of
fine wire gauze, lined with cotton. All the water has to pass through those
screens. * * * I call that screening. The other I call filtering; the sand filter-
ing that I spoke of; of course, we screen our water anyhow. * * * For instance,
in the sun, the Crystal Springs reservoir all of a sudden gets thousands, millions,
of little plants growing on it; they come all of a sudden. If we would run that
water into town as it is in the reservoir and not screen it, the people would object
to it, because they would consider it impure water. * * * It becomes impreg-
nated with a large excess of vegetable matter which we screen out of it. * * *
As the Alameda Creek water is remarkably clear, owing to its being a live, run-
ning stream, we send that water across here in the summer and mix it with this
water from Crystal Springs, so as to reduce the amount drawn from the Crystal
WATER KATES. 33
Springs reservoir during the summer to a minimum, during these seasons when
• the water blooms, as they call it. That is a thing known all over the world, and
all reservoirs. * * *
Water is not supplied to the city from Laguna de la Merced at present. Since
the middle of January, 1895, about that time, the company had been purchasing
lands in the watershed south of the lake, for the purpose of controlling the water-
shed and keeping off impurities, but our worthy Mayor at that time, Mr. Sutro,
made so much noise about the bad quality of the water, and, strange to say, thirty
days after we had stopped pumping, that we concluded then to cease purchasing
lands in that watershed because the prices were going up very rapidly, and instead
built a tunnel from that creek into the ocean, which tunnel is nearly finished now,
so that we can run all the water that comes from those ranches into the ocean
direct, and not let it go into the lake. * ' *
We propose to build a canal along the lake, alongside of the lake, and running
it up into the creek, turn the water through the canal, and I am trying very
hard to persuade our directors to let me line that canal with a slight lining of
concrete, so as to make it absolutely water tight. I want all the impurities to go
directly into the ocean, and I have got to make the canal large enough to carry
the big flood waters, the difficulty being that the farmers have started in plowing
up very deeply all that watershed, and the consequence is that a large amount of
the sand washes down, and is apt to choke up, and I propose to build a large canal
to carry off the water, and I think that within about a year and a half from now
that lake will be a very good supply of water; not so much that we want to use
it steady, but we have found in case of a breakdown on our main lines, particu-
larly in mid-winter, this water of Lake Merced, being filtered through sand and
clay, in case of a breakdown, all we have to do is to telephone out to the pumping
station there, and they can pump about six and a half or seven million gallons a
day into town, and help us during the time that we repair the break. It is a very
excellent source of supply. * * * But we are running one of the pumps at Lake
Merced taking San Andreas water and lifting it into the Pilarcitos district in this
town, because the upper level is slightly short of water, so we take the water from
one line at Ocean View and run it through a 22-inch pipe to the pumping station at
Lake Merced, and pump it up into the aerating plant on the hill at Ocean View.
There it is thoroughly aerated; I don't know whether you have noticed any of
those. * * *
There is another one at Bernal Heights: but this one was the first one I built,
at Ocean View, 433 feet above tide. That aerates the water and brings it in con-
tact with the atmospheric air, and quite a thorough purification takes place by the
oxygen of the water coming through it. * * *
I have tried to illustrate to the gentlemen, awhile ago, there Is no city with the
exception of some of those that have rivers and lakes right in front of them, there
is no city situated like ours, that has as large a body of good water, or water that
can be made good, right within the heart of the city, almost all in the city and
county. Even military men have pronounced it a wonderful thing, in case of any
war, that the water supply cannot be shut off, because that lake can be pro-
tected by batteries; there is enough water in that lake, during such an exigency,
to last the city for quite a long time. It has been pronounced by them a won-
derful thing to have this water supply kept sacred. At the same time, as I stated
before, in case of a break in our line— you can never tell— misfortunes never come
singly— sometimes during a big storm, one or two of our lines go, and we can't af-
ford to let the city reservoirs get empty. We at once start those pumps when the
lake is intact and take the water from there and help out the district, and the
people in the city never know it. We keep our city reservoirs full from one source
or another. * * *
34 WATER RATES.
The total acreage of land at Lake Merced that the company owns is 2,637 acres
and a fraction, of which, approximately, a little less than one-third lies in San
Mateo county. * * *
We paid for the original purchase, $380,000; for the next purchase, $63,438.96; for
the next purchase, $42,500; that was the interest of Mrs. Sharp in the Lake Mer-
ced Rancho, the last one. That makes a total of $485,938.96.
The lake is fed entirely by an artesian supply, from below, by springs. * * *
The aggregate capacity of the reservoirs, Crystal Springs, Pilarcitos and San
Andreas, is twenty-six thousand million gallons, if they were filled.
The daily supply that could be put. into San Francisco from those sources is
about 18,000,000 gallons, on an average.
In case of a break down, our pumping works can pump from six to seven
million gallons a day for a time from Lake Merced, but the lake can produce in
the neighborhood of 3,000,000 daily.
The average daily supply from Lake Merced and the peninsular reservoirs
together might be counted at 21,000,000 gallons.
The dam at Crystal Springs is 145 feet high*; it will be about 170 feet high
when it is finished.
The expense of raising the dam would necessitate, in the first place, the
purchase of some land in order to be allowed to flood it. That is shown on one of
these maps, if you wish to see it; and then the expense would probably be not
much over $350,000, to raise the dam to its future top; perhaps $375,000.
During the session held February 10, 1897, an exhibit showing the operating expenses of
the Spring Vailey Water Works for the year 1896 was received and filed, of which the fol-
lowing is a copy, to-wit:
WATEK RATES.
35
OPERATING EXPENSES OF THE SPRING VALLEY WATER WORKS FOR
THE YEAR 1896:
AMOUNT.
Lake Merced pump 815,000 32
Belrnont pump ! 18,29519
I
Clarendon Heights pump i 10,742 34
Ocean View pump r 1,233 92
Lock's Creek line ! 3.507 29
Bold Hill pipe line ; 9.979 02
Alameda pipe line 6,548 17
Lobos CreeK \ 2.224 00
San Andreas reservoir 10,763 02
Portola reservoir 870 53
Pilarcitos reservoir 4,281 38
Crystal Springs reservoir 8,570 00
•City reservoirs 24,399 32
City engine 20,697 48
City stable 7,203 59
SanMateo stable 691 77
Main repairs j 56,659 32
Meter repairs ! 10,313 33
Meter expense j 18,025 17
Pipe yard 6.410 28
General expense I 17,981 70
Officeexpense i 9,086 35
Legal expense j 21 ,625 63
Land account j 6, 573 57
Bookkeeping department ! 17,033 10
Engineers' department j 13, 122 64
Inspectors' department 6,649 20
Collection account 20,943 40
General salaries 40,799 %
Telephone account ; 2,825 59
Pescadero expense 955 50
Total §394.01208
TOTAL.
A correct transcript.
PELHAM W. AMES,
Secretary Spring Valley Water Works.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 10th day of February, 1897.
[SEAL/ GEO. T. KNOX, Notary Public.
36 WATEK RATES.
On February 15, 1897, the investigation was resumed by the Committee of the
Whole, the engineer of the Spring Valley Water Works, Hermann F. A. Schussler,
continuing his testimony. As the result of the session Supervisor Clinton, chairman,
reported to the Board that the committee, in the consideration of the question
of fixing water rates, reported progress and asked leave to sit again on Wednesday
evening, February 17th, at 7:30 o'clock, and that the president, secretary, engineer
and bookkeeper of the Spring Valley Water Works be required to be present at
said meeting to answer all questions and give such information as might be
required by the Board sitting in Committee of the Whole; also, requiring
the President of said company to comply with the demand of the Board and
furnish the detailed statements heretofore demanded; also, to furnish the respect-
ive dates of the issuance of all bonds and stocks by the company, dates of issue
and date of sale, the amount realized and the expenditures made of the amounts
so obtained.
The action recommended was adopted, and the persons named so notified.
During the session the Spring Valley Water Works filed a list of their officers
and employees, and the aggregate amount of salaries paid each department; also, a
description and location of their real estate, of which the following are copies,,
to wit:
WATER KATES.
37
LIST OF SALARIES, ETC.— SPRING VALLEY WATER WORKS.
Filed February 15 1897.
GENERAL OFFICERS.
NUMBER.
POSITrON.
NAME.
AMOUNT.
1
President
Chas Webb Howard
6
Trustee
S C Bigelow
Trustee ....
Chas R Bishop
Trustee
A Borel
Trustee
Homer S Kin01
1
3
Assistant Secretary
F.P. Howard.
W F Herri n
M B Kellogg
E F Fitzpatrick
1
Chief Clerk
Geo E. Booker.
I
Chief Engineer.
H F A Schussler
I
Assistant Engineer. . ,
Assistant Engineer
George Schussler.
C. Forbes.
17
Total
$64 190 (0
17 Officers— Average salary $3,775 88 per annum.
38
WATER BATES.
ADJUSTING AND RECEIVING DEPARTMENTS.
NUMBER.
POSITION.
NAME.
AMOUNT.
2
Adjuster .
Adjuster
P. B. Quinlan.
T. M Pennell.
3
Receiver . . .
H W. Baxter
Receiver
W. R. Hathaway.
3
Receiver
Clerk
E. L. Head.
A. T Marvin.
Clerk.
E J Lathrop
Clerk
W H Rabe.
8
Total.. . .
$18 300 00
Average salary $2,287 50 per annum.
SERVICES AND METERS.
NUMBER.
POSITION.
NAME.
AMOUNT.
1
1
Superintendent of services
Clerk
John McKewen.
F, P. Clark.
1
Sbop Superintendent
Meter reader
J. J. Taylor.
W. J. Blanchard.
Meter reader
G. S. Henry
Meter reader .
W. E. Knott.
Meter reader
(
P. Giovaninni.
7
Total
$9,900 OC
Average salary $1,414 30 per annum.
WATER BATES.
INSPECTORS' AND COLLECTORS' DEPARTMENTS.
NUMBER.
POSITION.
NAME.
AMOUNT.
5
Inspector
Geo. E Herrick.
Inspector
H. Starcke.
Inspector
L. Colernan.
Inspector
Chas. Patten.
Inspector .
M. H. Kinney.
11
Collector
W. W. Hobart.
Collector
S. M. Morris.
Collector
L. W. S. Downs.
Collector.
J. C. Gore.
Collector
E. R. Dal). *
Collector
F. Morton.
Collector . .
L. M. Henry.
Collector
C. H. Hosmer.
Collector
Collector
W. H. King.
G. H. Ebrhorn.
Collector
G. H. Cook.
16
Total
124,660 00
Average salary $1,541 25 per annum.
40
WATER BATES.
BOOKKEEPERS AND OFFICE EMPLOYEES.
NUMBER.
POSITION.
NAME.
10
Bookkeeper
E S. Emmons.
J. N. Blair
T J. Pardow.
N Sonnichsen.
W. J. Patch
Bookkeeper
M. F. La Grange.
Bookkeeper
C. H. Goewey.
Bookkeeper
G. M. Blanchard.
W. Quinlan
M. M. Garroutte.
1
E. Piquet.
3
Clerk.
M. O'Brien.
Clerk
B. B. Henderseu.
Clerk
E. Whitaker.
1
Janitor
A. E. Westerberg.
1
Messenger . ....
J. Morrison or I. Berthelt.
1
Office boy
Frank Carkey.
1
Elevator boy
V. E. Holland.
1
Watchman
P. Mee.
19
Total
$25,680 0
Average salary $1,510 58 per annum.
WATER KATES.
41
LAND DEPARTMENT.
NUMBER.
POSITION.
NAME.
AMOUNT.
1
Laud agent
Wm. Brooks.
2
Assistant Land Agent . .
W. B. Lawrence.
Assistant Land Agent . . .
W. A. Yates.
3
Total
$7 200 00
Average salary $2,4CO per annum.
SUNDRY EMPLOYEES.
12
Mechanical Engineer
Mechanical Engineer
Mechanical Engineer. . .
Mechanical Engineer
Mechanical Engineer.. .
Mechanical Engineer...
Mechanical Engineer...
Mechanical Engineer...
Mechanical Engineer. . .
Mechanical Engineer.. .
Mechanical Engineer...
Mechanical Engineer...
Thos. Stevensen.
A.Hyne.
. J. Cawson.
. R. B. Spencer.
. C. B. Stout.
. A. Van Lierde.
. J. Eadie.
W. Shrimpton.
. W. Hill.
T. G. Stevenson.
| A. H Young.
. B. W. Hayes.
Total.
$16,320 00
Average salary $1,360 00 per annum.
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WATER BATES.
SUNDRY EMPLOYEES-CONTINUED.
NUMBER.
POSITION.
NAME.
AMOUNT.
6
M. Gleason.
C. D Hyland.
J. Mosher.
E. Lavin.
C. E. Mayo.
Geo. Hadsell.
$8,124 00
Foreman
Foreman
Total
6
i
Average salary $1,354 00 per annum.
SUNDRY EMPLOYEES-CONTINUED.
NUMBER.
POSITION.
NAME.
11
Fireman
W Dunn.
D O'Leary
Fireman
Fireman .
T. Brady.
Fireman
J Hall
Fireman
A. Tell.
Fireman
Fireman
R. Travers.
I. Imsend.
Fireman —
D. A. Lambert.
11
Total . ...
$10,380 00
Average salary $943 62 per annum.
WATER EATES.
SUNDRY EMPLOYEES- CONTINUED.
Oiler A.Montgomery.
Oiler C. Deasy.
Oiler..., .. i J. W. Johnson.
Oiler
Oiler
Oiler...
Total
Chas. Rich.
J. Elvin.
G. Trible.
$5,160 00
Average salary 860 per annum.
SUNDRY EMPLOYEES-CONTINUED.
NUMBER.
POSITION.
NAME.
AMOUNT.
5
Coal passer, etc
W. B. Acksted.
Coal passer, etc
J. Downey.
Coal passer, etc
M. Hofinan.
Coal passer, etc
S. Mathis,
Coal passer, etc
F. Grolinnind.
5
Total
$3,540 00
Aevrage salary $708 00 per annum.
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WATER RATES.
SUNDRY EMPLOYEES-CONCLUDED.
CARPENTERS, HOSTLERS, ETC,
NUMBER.
POSITION.
NAME*
AMOUI
1
1
Carpenter
Blacksmith
C. L. Lods.
H. McDonald.
1
Hostler
P. Cadigan.
Driver
F Barm
4
Total
§3 0
Average salary $900 00 per annum.
RESERVOIR MEN.
NUMBER.
POSITION.
NAME.
AMOUNT.
g
Keeper
J A. Soule
H Ebright
T. Quinlan.
Keeper
A. F Green
R H. Dorland.
Keeper
Keeper
J. L. M. Moore.
H. Murphy.
W. Clark.
9
Total
*9,900 00
Average salary $1,106 53 per annum.
WATER KATES
RESERVOIR MEN-CONTINUED.
NUMBER.
POSITION.
NAME.
AMOUNT.
6
Screen man and gate man
B. Sistorn.
Screen man and gate man
J. Kelly.
Screen man and gate man
J. Gainer.
Screen man and gate man
H. FOBS.
Screen man and gate man
W. Boyd.
Screen man and gate man
E. F. Woodhull.
6
Total
14 260 00
Average salary $710 00 per annum.
RESERVOIR MEN-CONTINUED.
NUMBER.
POSITION.
NAME.
AMOUNT.
9
Watchman
Watchman
M. Hughes
A. W. Ebright.
A H Mosher
J Dalton
Watchman
Watchman
Watchman
M. Duerst.
W. Ryan.
J M Richardson
Watchman
J J Casey
9
Total
$7,260 00
^Average salary $806 66 per annum.
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WATER RATES.
RESERVOIR MEN-CONCLUDED.
NUMBER.
POSITION.
NAME.
AMOUNT.
8
D Monaghan.
Tkos Lindsey.
Flumewalker
Flumewalker
Flumewalker.
F. A. Tripp.
E. B. Batchelder.
J. Burke.
Flumewalker
A. Hyudman
Flumewalker
M. Houlihan.
8
Total..
§5,705 00
Average salary $713 15 per annum.
Rates for daily wages are:x
Laborers and pipemen 82 00, $2 25, $2 50 and $3 00
Carpenters, etc 3 00
Bricklayers 5 00
Man and two-horse team 5 00
Man and four-horse team 7 00
NOTE— All! other employees are hired and paid by the day. The men are constantly
changing and the numbers vary.
PELHAM W. AMES,
Secretary Spring Valley Water Works.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 15th day of February, 1897.
[SEAL.] GEO. T. KNOX, Notary Public.
WATER RATES. 47
REAL, ESTATE OF SPRING VALLEY WATER WORKS.
Filed February 15, 1897.
Lot 22.3x137.6, on California street, between Montgomery and Kearny. Office.
Lot 137.6x137.6, corner Stockton and Geary.
Lot 137.6x275, with "L" 80x275, on Bryant street, between Fourth and Fifth.
Lot 275x120, on Jones street, between Clay and Washington.
Lot 102.6x97.6, on Clay street, between Jones and Leaven worth.
Lot 35x127.8, on Clay street, between Fillmore and Webster.
Lot 640x534, on West avenue, near Mission.
Lot 25x100, on Santa Marina, between Elsie and Gladys.
Blocks 41, 50, 57, 66, 67, 56x61, University Mound survey.
Lot 100x120 in block 65, University Mound survey.
Lot 200x200, in block 55, University Mound survey; bought to obtain clay for
reservoir.
Blocks 292, 293, and part of Mission block 80, on Market street, between
Buchanan and Church.
Potrero block 65, Santa Clara street and Potrero avenue.
57.50 acres adjoining Lake Honda.
2638.51 acres, adjoining Lake Merced.
200 acres northerly side, leased.
16 acres, adjoining Lobos Creek.
Lot 137.6x123.6, southeast corner Van Ness avenue and Beach street.
Lot 137.6x123.6, northeast corner Van Ness avenue and Beach street.
Lot 137.6x137.6, northeast corner Lombard and Larkin streets.
Lot 137.6x137.6, southwest corner Chestnut and Larkin streets.
Nine 50-vara lots in Francisco street reservoir, between Larkin, Hyde, Chest-
nut and Bay streets.
Six 50-vara lots in Lombard street reservoir, between Greenwich, Larkin,
Lombard and Hyde.
Two 50-vara lots, north side Chestnut, between Polk and Larkin.
One 50-vara lot, southeast corner Francisco and Polk streets.
Lot 25x80, De Long avenue, between Waller and Frederick.
Lot 75x100, southeast Sagamore and Capitol.
1.88 acres, Eighteenth street and Clarendon avenue.
42.2 acres, near Branch Jail.
Lot 82.6x107.6, northeast corner Pond and Seventeenth streets.
Lot 24 in block 25, Lakeview tract.
Lot 2 in block, A, French and Gilman tract, on Mission street, near French.
Six lots in block 16, Sausalito.
Four lots in block 14, Sausalito.
Two lots in block 10, Sausalito.
Four lots in block 6, Sausalito.
Lot corner Ocean House road and Tara street, 265 feet front, with average
depth of 156 feet.
Lot 139x72, corner of Washington and Hill streets, Colma.
Eight lots in Abby Homestead, Colma.
8.25 acres on county road, near Twelve-mile farm.
19,162 acres in Townships 4 and 5 south, range 5 west, surrounding Lakes Pii-
arcitos, San Andreas, and Crystal Springs.
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912.04 acres in Township 6 south, range 3 west, near Woodside, surrounding
Portola reservoir.
44.67 acres on Southern Pacific Railroad, half a mile south of Belmont.
640 acres in Township 8 south, range 3 west, on Pescadero Creek.
4,916 acres in Township 5 south, range 1 east, in Santa Clara and Alameda
counties.
14 acres at town of Vallejos Mills.
240 acres in section 27-28, Township 7 south, range 1 west.
198.94 acres in section 18, Township 4 south, range 1 east.
5.72 acres in section 15, Township 4 south, range 1 west.
2.78 acres in section 12, Township 4 south, range 1 east.
The Board met on Wednesday evening, February 17, 1897, and discussed the
mode of procedure, as it was shown, on call of Supervisor Clinton, that the Spring
Valley Water Works had not filed the detailed information requested by the
chairman of the Committee on Water and Water Supply, and, on call of Supervisor
Clinton, whether a representative of the company was present to furnish the
information required; M. B. Kellogg, attorney of the company, stated that the
company, by its officers, were prepared to furnish the information from time to
time, and would at this meeting proceed to comply with the request, in addition
to the statements filed and submitted by the company. Supervisor Clinton stated
that in order to intelligently fix rates for the coming year the Board required
detailed and written answers to the questions propounded, and that, in the absence
of this information, the Board was not prepared to proceed with the investigation.
On motion of Supervisor Clinton, a Resolution, of which the following is a copy,
declaring the intention of the Board, if necessary, to appoint an expert accountant
and an engineer or corps of engineers to make such examinations and investigations
as directed, was adopted, to wit:
RESOLUTION No. 15,915 (THIRD SERIES.)
Resolved, That this Board be empowered to employ, if necessary, an expert
accountant, to examine the books of the Spring Valley Water Works, and to
employ, if necessary, an expert engineer or corps of engineers, t* investigate,
examine and report upon the present condition of the works, the sources of supply
and the daily supply from said sources furnished by gravitation, the amount of
water supplied and that can be supplied by pumping, the condition and value of
the pumping works, and such other information as required.
In Board of Supervisors, San Francisco, February 17, 1897.
Adopted by the following vote:
Ayes— Supervisors Devany, Haskins, Delany, Sheehan, Dodge, Lackmann,
Rottanzi, Morton, Britt, Smith, Clinton, Rivers.
JNO. A. RUSSELL, Clerk.
At the above meeting, on motion of Supervisor Rivers, the opinion of the City
and County Attorney was requested as to whether or not it was the duty of the
Board to fix the water rates during the month cf February, of which the following
is a copy, to wit:
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RESOLUTION No. 15,916 (THIRD SERIES).
Resolved, That the City and County Attorney be and is hereby requested to
furnish this Board, on or before next Tuesday afternoon, February 23, 1897, with an
opinion as to whether or not this Board must fix the water rates in the month
of February of each year, as provided in the Constitution of the State and the
statute of March 7, 1881.
In Board of Supervisors, San Francisco, February 17, 1897.
Adopted by the following vote:
Ayes— Supervisors Devany, Haskins, Delany, Sheehan, Dodge, Lackmann,
"Rottanzi, Morton, Britt, Smith, Clinton, Rivers.
JNO. A. RUSSELL, Clerk,
The Board met on Tuesday evening, February 23, 1897, and, on motion of Super-
visor Clinton, a Resolution was adopted, empowering the Committee on Water and
Water Supply to employ an engineer or a corps of engineers to assist in the
furtherance of the investigation, of which the following is a copy, to wit:
RESOLUTION No. 15,956 (THIRD SERIES.)
Resolved, That the Committee on Water and Water Supply be empowered, If
necessary, to employ an engineer or a corps of engineers, and an expert accountant,
to assist us in the furtherance of this examination, and that their selections be sub-
ject to the approval of this Board.
In Board of Supervisors, San Francisco, February 23, 1897.
Adopted by the following vote:
Ayes— Supervisors Devany, Haskins, Sheehan, Dodge, Lackmann, Rottanzi,
Morton, Britt, Clinton, Rivers.
Noes — Supervisor Delany.
Absent — Supervisor Smith.
JNO. A. RUSSELL, Clerk.
The opinion of the City and County Attorney, as to the duty of the Board to
fix water rates in the month of February, in answer to the request as embodied in
Resolution No. 15,916 was read, of which the following is a copy, to wit:
COMMUNICATION FROM WITH OPINION OF CITY AND COUNTY
ATTORNEY.
To the Honorable the Board of Supervisors
Of the, City and County of San Francisco—
I am in receipt of resolution No. 15,916 (Third Series) of your Board, of which
the following is a copy:
"Resolved, That the City and County Attorney be and is hereby requested to
furnish this Board on or before next Tuesday afternoon, February 23, 1897, with an
opinion as to whether or not this Board must fix the water rates in the month of
February of each year, as provided in the Constitution of the State and the Statute
of March 7, 1881."
The Board must fix the water rates annually in the month of February aa
required by the Constitution of the State.
Section 1, Article XIV, Constitution of California.
Statutes 1881, page 54, section 1.
Spring Valley Water Works vs. San Francisco, 61 Cal., 28.
Jacobs vs. the Board of Supervisors, 100 Cal., 128.
4*
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The Constitution permits the Legislature to prescribe a penalty for the failure
of the Board to fix rates "within such time."
Section 1, Article XIV.
In order to force the fixing of the rates "within such time" the Legislature has,
in aid of this section of the Constitution, prescribed that any Board which shall fail
or refuse to fix the water rates annually within such time, shall be deemed guilty
of malfeasance in office, and upon conviction in any court of competent jurisdic-
tion shall be removed from office.
Statutes 1881, page 54, section 8.
Consequently, if the Board of Supervisors of the City and County of San Fran-
cisco should fail or refuse to fix the water rates in the month of February, the
members are not only liable to removal from office, but may, at the suit of any
party interested, be compelled by peremptory process to do so. It has been held
that mandamus is a proper remedy to compel the performance of this official duty.
Spring Valley Water 'Works vs. San Francisco, 61 Cal., 28.
"Mandamus can only be issued to compel a party to act when it was his duty
to act without it. It confers upon him no new authority."
People vs. Gilmer, 5 Oilman, 242.
The authority then to fix the rates must continue beyond the month of Feb-
ruary, or mandamus would not lie to compel the performance of that duty. The
power of the Board does not lapse in consequence of official inaction in the month
of February. Though the rates have not been fixed within the time prescribed by
the Constitution, it is still the duty of the Board to fix the rates, and if not done
voluntarily, the Board may be compelled to perform its duty by the mandate of
the court. That which may be enforced by law cannot be illegal if done volun-
tarily.
Rosenthal vs. State Board of Canvassers, 50 Kansas, page 129.
HARRY T. CRESWELL,
Attorney and Counselor.
On the reading of the foregoing opinion at a meeting of the Board held on
February 15, 1897, Supervisor Rottanzi in the chair, the following remarks were
made by members of the Board to wit:
Supervisor Clinton: As I understand it, that opinion goes to say that we can
continue this investigation, if necessary, up to the last of June. At any time
before the 1st of July we can fix and establish those rates. Personally I am very
glad of it, because as chairman of the committee, I certainly am not ready and
will not be ready this month to offer my report. There is a great deal to con-
sider. The more I see of this question the more momentous it appears to me.
Twelve new men coming in here certainly cannot possibly be expected within
six weeks to fix such rates. I have not yet had a chance to visit the office of the
Spring Valley Water Company, to see what is going on there, nor have I had a
chance to visit their works in different parts of the State, which I intend to visit,
and I hope the gentlemen of the Board will visit every part of the works they
have. I need not repeat that it is our desire to deal fairly by the company as
well as by the people of the city. So for those reasons I am very glad indeed
to know that our power to fix these rates extends beyond the limits of this month.
I move that the communication be received and placed on filet.
Supervisor Rottanzi (Chairman): Before stating the question of Supervisor
Clinton, I would like to remark that it specifically states it as the opinion of the
City and County Attorney that we are liable to be prosecuted for malfeasance in
office if we do not comply with the law, and that is, to fix the rates during this
month. You are holding yourselves liable to such course; although the power,
he says, may be vested in this Board to continue the investigation, still it may
leave a loop-hole whereby, if any great reduction is made, the Supreme Court
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would do away with the same by stating that in the law it is specifically stated
that those rates shall be fixed in the month of February. This Board is under-
taking a great risk, and if it is the pleasure of the Board, very well and good;
I must abide by the ruling of the majority. But still I believe that I have given
a great deal of time to the subject, and I am sorry to see this thing continue,
where possibly the rights of the people may not be given to them as I would like
to see them given. Excuse me for interrupting the proceedings of the Board.
What is your pleasure regarding the motion made by Supervisor Clinton?
Supervisor Britt: I don't think there is any motion; simply to receive the
communication. I don't see that the remarks are pertinent to the reception of
the communication from the City and County Attorney. The statement of the
Attorney specifically states that we may continue, and I think it is no more than
right that we should continue and have a full and fair investigation. I believe
we will take a chance on the people throwing us out of office for that — at least,
I am willing to take a chance on it. I think we should continue this investiga-
tion, and I hold that it is almost impossible to fairly investigate this matter in
the short space of time allotted to us. Therefore I see no objection at this time
to receiving the communication of the City and County Attorney and placing
it on file. I also agree with the suggestion offered by Supervisor Clinton that this
Board should visit all the works of the company and examine everything in
connection with the scheme of supplying water to this city, so that we may be all-
able to vote intelligently on this question when it comes before us. I second
the motion to receive the communication and place it on file.
The Chairman: If there is no objection, it will be so ordered.
The following is an extract of the information obtained from the chief engineer
of the company, in his examination, on February 15, 1897, to wit:
H. F. A. Schussler testified that from all our reservoirs together we lose on
an average from six to six and a half million gallons daily through the entire
year by evaporation. That would make for the Crystal Springs reservoir just about
one-half of the area of all of them put together; fully 3,000,000 gallons loss by
evaporation. That should be deducted from the thousand days that you speak
of, at 3,000,000 gallons daily, lost by evaporation, making a loss of 3,000,000,000 gallons
out of the available 13,000,000,000 gallons. That leaves for the thousand days 10,000,-
000,000 gallons of water to be divided over a thousand days, or approximately 10,000,-
000 gallons daily; and that is nearly what we can depend upon from the Crystal
Springs system, taking it for granted that you would have two seasons of entire
drought, or three seasons of entire drought where no rain would fall.
If, during the summertime, we can turn one-third of the water — we will sup-
pose, for argument's sake, that we are using 12,000,000 gallons daily in that dis-
trict in the city— that is, the lower district; if, instead of running the 12,000,000
gallons daily out of the Crystal Springs reservoir and through our screen houses
in South San Francisco and then into town — if, instead of that, we take 8,000,000
gallons of clear water from Alameda Creek across the bay and add to it only
4,000,000 gallons daily of Crystal Springs water at its junction near Burlingame, and
send those two into town together, that not only makes our cost and trouble of
screening the water very much easier, very much less work, but we have a great
many customers of water on the way, in San Mateo county; those people are the
first ones; they are under contract with us; they are the first ones to complain
when the water directly from the Crystal Springs lake shows a slight vegetable
taste; we hear it from San Mateo first. There is, for instance, the Parrott estate,
the Howard estate, Alvinza Hayward, with his water works, and a number of
other people; the large customers, some of them, are entitled to half a million
gallons, others to 300,000 gallons a day— others again to another half million gallons
a day.
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Alameda Creek furnishes an average of about 6,000,000 gallons a day, and the
lakes furnish about 18,000,000; that would make 24,000,000. I think in about two
or three years from now we will require in this city 24,000,000 and on some days
25,000,000 and 26,000,000 gallons daily.
Laguna de la Merced is not in operation; it is not right fit yet for use; I have
stated here before that it may take about two years yet, until the year 1898,
perhaps the summer or fall of 1898, that we may be able to use it.
In the first place, neatly all of the Eastern cities own— that is, the municipali-
ties—own their own water works. In the second place, in the Eeastern cities
they have either rivers or lakes close to their places; they have rain through the
summer and snow in the winter; there is no such thing as we call a dry season;
they have a dry season once in awhile, that they get less rain in the summer, and
have trouble with their crops, but not such an extraordinary thing as we have
here; and the consequence is that the item of having to look ahead and storing
two or three years' water in reservoirs, as we have to do here, is entirely out of
the question. You take any of the big cities— you take, for instance, Chicago, St.
Louis, Cincinnati, Toledo, or any one of them— take those that pump their water;
they have a river or lake right in front of their town; all they have to do is to
tmild their pumping works; they do not even put their pumping works in the
adjoining county, like we have to do, to pay taxes, or anything of the kind, but they
go usually in their own town limits, almost, and put down their pumping works,
their suction well, and build a standpipe, if they have no mountain to build a
reservoir on, and lay a system of pipes. If they find that the annual charges of
water would be too high to the consumers if they would collect all of the neces-
sary revenue for the running expenses of these water works out of the water con-
sumers, they then go to work and simply charge a portion of it to the city, letting
the city, as a tax-paying proposition, do the rest. I will give you an illustra-
tion. You take, for instance, New York City; they have had the Croton river
water, and the city has grown so immensely that they have been compelled to
build a new aqueduct, some years ago, to bring more water into town. Now they
find that they do not have enough water running in that river at times to keep
up a steady supply to feed the aqueducts, and the consequence is they now have
already built some large reservoirs, and they contemplate building an enormous
stone dam for the purpose of storing water, just the same as we do here. Now,
then, New York City, they collect a certain number of millions of dollars an-
nually for water works, for the purpose of running the water works. Now, in
the first place, the cost of the works— very few people know what the cost of the
New York water works is; I happen to know it, because I am very intimately
acquainted with the engineering department, and particularly with the engineer;
the Croton water works, the old and the new together, have cost $78,000,000; the
interest on that has to be paid by somebody; bonds have been issued, some of
them 3 per cent., and guaranteed free from city and county taxes, which is fully
2 per cent., I am informed, on the 100. Other bonds again that the city has fur-
nished towards it, are 6 per cent, bonds; those have to pay city and county tax.
Here is an item that I got lately from the chief engineer of the water works:
"Old works, $9,000,000, completed; new and old, about $78,000,000; present running
expenses, $884,000 annually." I asked him what their annual new construction
was. "Construction large and unusual on account of new works. Receipts, $3,800,-
000. Interest on bonds" (that is, the amount of interest paid out of the water
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receipts on outstanding bonds), "$1,840,000. Balance sinking fund. Source, water
rents and meters." Of course, I don't know what the interest on the total cost of
the New York water works is; they have cost $78,000,000. Now, then, if the city
has issued some of the bonds and guaranteed them free from city and county
taxes, thereby losing 2 per cent, on them, I don't know whether it should not be
fair that that should be charged to the cost of the water, because what they do
not get out of those bonds has to be made up again by other property; and the
consequence is that if you only figure those works at 5 per cent, you would get
very near $4,000,000, besides the eight hundred and odd thousand dollars of running
expenses. But there are other cities— for instance, Cincinnati, where they have a
certain income, I forget now how many hundred thousand dollars, but that is almost
entirely consumed by running the pumps and running the works, while the new
construction comes all out of direct taxes, and for that bonds are issued. Cin-
cinnati, as near as I know, has spent $9,000,000 for their new works. Those
$9,000,000 and the interest on those $9,000,000 never appear in the water account;
that is paid by the city; while in San Francisco everything has to be borne by this
company; every bit of interest has to be taken out of the water sales, except lately,
the last few years the city has started in and paid something more for hydrants,
which is an approach towards a state of affairs like that which prevails in the
East. It will be the only solution that I know of, this thing, so that the rate-
payer don't have to bear all the burden; he bears all the burden now.
At the time the hydrant rates were raised to $5 what reduction was made to
private consumers it is very hard to say; we have so many different kind of con-
sumers that the only way that I could explain that would be like this: The city
pays now, I am told, something like a little over $200,000 for hydrants; they pay
about, I understand, $180,QOO for hydrants, there being in the neighborhood of 3,000
hydrants, on which they pay $60 per annum each; that would be $180,000. Now.
the water rates from the consumers; as we have taken in a great deal of new
business the last years, during the time that this water rate was being raised, the
collections from the consumers would be very largely increased, the last few
years, if it had not been that the city took a part of the cost, of the annual cost,
upon itself by giving an additional amount for hydrants. We have taken in
additional consumers as follows. At the beginning of the year 1894, for instance,
we had 37,565 customers; at the beginning of the year 1895 we had 38,379 customers;
at the beginning of the year 1896 we had 39,355 customers; at the beginning of the
years 1897 we had 40,189 customei-s. Now, by rights, those are what I call the
private consumers. You will notice from the list of numbers that I have read to
you that there is quite a large increase in their number, so that that would have
warranted a large increase in the business— that is, in the water collections from
them; but the water rates during the year 1893, the amount of money drawn from
the private consumers, was $1,560,358.43; that was in 1893. In 1894 it was $1,555,-
322.05. In 1895 it was $1,550,688.67. In 1896 it was $1,553,152.59. Now, to the casual
observer it would appear as if there was a reduction in those rates, if you leave out
of the question that there had been a large increase in that business has been
trimmed off, so that although the people used a great deal more water from year
to year, during the last few years, and although we got a great many additional
customers during these last three years, still, the increase in the revenue from
private consumers did not increase at all, and that has been made up by the
increase in the amount that the city paid towards it.
As to a large reduction in rates, if San Francisco owned and operated its own
works, that would depend upon what you would charge the interest account to.
If San Francisco would own and operate its own works, they would in no circum-
stances make the private consumers pay nearly all the burden; they would make
property pay probably one-half or two-thirds; thereby they would do like Eastern
cities do— they would reduce the burden of the rate-payer to that extent; for
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instance, instead of where the rate-payers now pay fully a million and a half
dollars per year, the private rate-payers; if instead of that the rate-payers were
to only pay half a million dollars a year, and the city would contribute one million
out of the tax funds to it, then the rate-payers would at once get their rates
reduced to one-third of what they are now.
Whatever you reduced to the consumer, the city has to contribute towards it.
I think property that is so well protected against fire in this most inflammable
large city in the United States ought to pay its pro rata towards that protection.
I know of a number of instances where insurance rates have been immensely
reduced just as soon as we put in, at the request of our good Chief Engineer of the
Fire Department, Mr. Sullivan, as soon as we put in twelve-inch and sixteen-inch
pipes, the insurance rates went down at once. In fact, there is a district south
of Market street and east of Eighth where some of the large insurance companies
would not take any risks at any price. Since we put those large mains in there,
the last two years, it is considered a very excellent risk, and the people have a
chance to insure their property at reasonable rates.
As to water rates on the water front, we were requested, about a year ago, by
the Harbor Commissioners, as well as by the Grand Jury, to undertake the sup-
plying of the shipping. It had been before that time let to another firm, to the
firm of Goodall, Perkins & Co.; they paid us a monthly rental, I think, of $1,650 a
month, and supplied all the ships, and made all they could out of it. They were,
of course, restricted from excessive charges by certain rates that the city had
settled upon, which reads something like $1.75 a thousand gallons, I think, furnished
at the edge of the wharf, and $5 a thousand gallons for water furnished in the
stream — to a ship that was lying in the stream. Upon the request of those two
bodies, namely, the Harbor Commissioners and the Grand Jury, I suggested to the
Directors that we undertake the business, at least that part which is on terra
firma— that is along the wharves; and not knowing anything about the business,
it having been kept entirely in private hands for many years, we did the best we
could; we established an office and got some good men there that made their study
out of it, and they set to work and established rates inside the figures, somewhat
inside the figures that they were allowed by the regulation, and at once com-
menced to give great satisfaction.
They reduced the rate somewhat; I don't remember exactly how much; but they
•would meet people in a very good spirit; for instance, instead of compelling a tug
that happened to be at one end of the town to go always to one hydrant to get
its water, they would say: "Take it where you like, and we will charge you —
how much can you stand? how much are you willing to pay?" We would leave
it largely to the customers. They would bring us. evidence that they had paid
a certain sum monthly to the firm of Goodall, Perkins & Co. Then our people would
ask them: "Well, you think that is too much?" They would in most cases say.
"Yes, we would like to have it somewhat less." "What are you willing to pay?"
And upon the mutual understanding they arrived at a settlement of a rate that is
very satisfactory, and there has been no complaint, so far as we know.
If we had a great big customer who would take 5,000 or 10,000 gallons at once,
then of course to a man like that you could reduce; but if a man comes for a
hundred gallons, or 50 gallons, as they often do, or 150 gallons, then if you reduce
it to the ordinary rates — well, I don't think there would be anybody there
that would be willing to run a hosecart to the place, from one end of town to the
other. There are all the figures; whenever you wish them they are at your dis-
posal, showing exactly what it costs us, and what we get out of it.
We have an office and a head superintendent and a clerk, and we have two
men with a hose-cart, a horse and cart. The notices are sent to the office that
they want water, 500 gallons, we will say, at a vessel at North Beach that is ready
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to sail, or they have probably taken some water at Port Costa and they come over
here and they want some more. If they come to the wharf, then we supply them;
If they stay in the stream, then a water boat supplies them; and in order to let
those people that were in the business for thirty years or more down easy, we have
let them supply the water to the ships in the stream for the present, so as not to
break them up, or at least break up their business altogether all of a sudden.
We don't want any water boat if we can help it. We are willing to furnish
the people at the water's edge, at the wharf, all the water they want, at such
rates as the Supervisors fix, but we have done better than that; we have gone
inside of that, and we have accommodated people greatly.
We have done an enormous amount of work for the city and county during the
last year. I don't suppose that any of you gentlemen are aware how much work
we have done for the Fire Department. Are you aware that nearly three-fourths
of all our large pipe-laying has been done on account of the Fire Department, at
their request? And if you wish to see, I have the maps here; I can show you
exactly what we have done for the Fire Department during the last two years.
Lake Merced is fed by millions of springs, and it gets water from the botto'm,
from numbers of artesian springs that come up from the bottom, and from the
sides also, somewhat, while Crystal Springs reservoir has no springs whatever;
that is fed by the rainwater that runs into it during the winter season.
By raising that Crystal Springs dam you don't increase the daily furnishing
capacity, except that you can catch more water. If a big storm should come, or if
more water is carried into it from some other source, then you can store more;
you largely increase its capacity; but you must first bring the water into it. I
have stated before that the water that flows into the Crystal Springs reservoir
from its watei'-shed amounts to say from 9,000,000 to 10,000,000 gallons a day, after
the evaporation has deducted itself by nature from it; now, if you raise the dam
ever so high, that would not help you, except that if you have a very enormous
winter, like the winter of 1861 and '62, where the whole Sacramento Valley was
flooded there, in a winter like that— and we have had one here in the year 1890-91—
if we had had a tremendous dam like that, perhaps five or six million gallons more
could have been caught.
Another thing that has never been mentioned, and that is lack of pressure. In
New York City the day pressure is 40 feet above the pavement, and the night pres-
sure is 55 feet above the pavement. Look at the difference here. In San Francisco
we supply hills 250, 400 and 600 feet high with abundant pressure. I am perfectly
willing to leave that to the judgment of our Fire Department; they are excellent,
and besides, they know that this is the most combustible large city in the
United States. If you want to get an idea of the difference between New York
and San Francisco, it would be worth your while to see this diagram and see the
tall buildings. This blue line here is the pressure to which the water rises in
New York City. Each tall building in New York City pumps it at its own expense,
and the small consumer also does it if he has a house higher than the water will
flow. In answer to an inquiry of mine, the Chief Engineer, Mr. Daly, telegraphed
to me: "Water rises at Madison Square, City Hall, in the daytime forty feet, at
night fifty-five feet above the ground; consumer pumps above this."
We have the advantage of having some elevatd reservoir sites, and the rest we
pump. We pump a large amount of our water to those great heights at great
expense. We pump water at Clarendon Heights to a height of 600 feet above
tide. There is not another city in the United States that does it. We pay $6 a
ton for pnai. nnd in Toledo they pay $1.15.
We have plenty of water now, but in some instances the hills are so high that
they are located higher than where the water would flow. Besides, the Western
Addition, for instance, has grown very rapidly during the last few years, within
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the last five or ten years, and that is all supplied from a high level, the 390 to
44-foot level. What we have not got by natural flow at Pilarcitos, which was
intended to meet that upper level, we have to make up by additional pumping, and
so we pump out of the lower levels, and principally out of the Crystal Springs,
to help the high levels: "Lot 22:3x137:6, on California street, between Montgomery
and Kearny," is our office, where our present office is. That is the lot on which
we are building our new office.
That is needed for the purpose of an office. As the business grew the need of
a new office was badly felt, and this property was purchased at a time when
property was not very dear, at a very reasonable price, and the company has
made a very good speculation, and for a number of years they rented it at a rental
of something like 6 per cent, on the cost of the lot. When, soon after the tenant
ceased to occupy it and pay rent, the company concluded to build a building which
would give them a good office and at the same time make it of sufficient size to
rent the rest of the building and bring a good income; so that when the building ia
completed and the company charges itself with a reasonable amount of rent for
the entire upper story that it will occupy, and then add to that the rent they will
get from the tenants, they will have a very fair investment.
"Lot 137x275, on Bryant street, between Fourth and Fifth." We use that for
our pipe-yard and stable and blacksmith shop.
"Lot 275x120, on Jones street, between Clay and Washington." That is our
Clay-street hill reservoir.
"Lot 102x97, on Clay street, between Jones and Leaven worth," is part of that
lot; part of the Jones-street reservoir.
"Lot 35x127, on Clay street, between Fillmore and Webster," is the old pump-
ing station which we purchased many years ago and erected a pump on it to
assist the people on the hill and give them a better pressure; and since we built
the new pump at Black point and pumped directly from the low level up to the
top of the hill, the pump has been discontinued.
We have not used that pump for a great many years, nine or ten years; we
have run it once or twice in case of breakdown.
"Lot 640x534, on West avenue, near Mission street," is oure large College Hill
reservoir in the Mission.
"Lot 25x100, on Marin street, between Elsie and Gladys," is a small lot we
purchased for right of way for the pipe leading from this reservoir down to Court-
land avenue and down to Mission street.
Blocks 41, 50, 57, 66, and 67 is the University Mound reservoir. Then there is a
lot 56x61 close to the place, which we bought in order to get clay for the building
of this embankment; we excavated and took the clay off of it and used it for the
reservoir.
The property on Market street between Buchanan and Church is the former
Market street reservoir. There are seven and four-tenths acres comprised in that.
It has not been used during the last eighteen years. Here is the plan that I made
for that reservoir, but the city fathers in their wisdom ordered two streets cut
through, and ordered the property virtually destroyed, so that for Ridley street
alone we have had to pay fully $50,000 street assessment; not only having the
property destroyed as a reservoir, but we had to pay this money in addition.
Owing to the fact that the city has destroyed it, it is not used for supplying the
city with water.
In the first place, the property, in the shape that it is in now, is certainly
very unsightly, and I think if the company could sell it — they cannot sell it until
their bonds have matured, some time in the next century — but if they could sell
it, they would have very hard work to get a customer for it, because to cut it
down to those unfortunate official grades will cost an enormous amount of money;
and for that reason— because I knew it would be almost confiscation to cut it
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down — I begged the Supervisors at that time to leave the streets uncut and let us
build a reservoir which would be useful. That Is what ought to have been done;
the city has destroyed it.
Mr. Kellogg— Yes, sir. That Market street property is a part of the plant and
at one time was useful and was used, and is a part of our plant, and belongs to us
Just the same as anything else does, and if the city had been in our position and
had bought that land and abandoned it afterwards, they would still be the owners
of it and would be liable for it if they were assessed, and we stand in the same
position as a municipal company.
The Mayor — The legal advisers of the company have put it in the position of
holding property against its own will and against the protests of the Supervisors,
for a period of ten years from this date.
Mr. Kellogg — No, they have not. The city prevented us from using that
reservoir site at all.
The Mayor — The lawyers of the company, by giving a blanket mortgage
originally, upon all the property in use at that time, and which their foresight
could not see would be abandoned, put the company in a position that it cannot
release itself from the burden of carrying unproductive property during a long
period of time.
We put into the mortgage at the time the entire plant, just as we ought to have
done, and nobody would have bought bonds upon a partial-plant mortgage. You
would not have taken them in your bank, nor anybody else, if they covered only
a part of the plant, and, in order to make the thing complete, in case the mortgage
should be foreclosed, we included all our plant, so that the purchasers would get
it all. Otherwise the bonds would not have been good security. There is a way,
but it is very complicated. You would have to have the consent of every bond-
holder before the trustees could give a release of it. That is almost impossible.
I don't know where the bonds are held. I suppose we could ascertain.
"Block 65, Santa Clara street and Potrero Avenue," is a block formerly used for
a reservoir on Potrero avenue. It is not used now. That is also covered by the
mortgage.
"Fifty-seven and a half acres adjoining Lake Honda," is that Lake Honda
property; our reservoir property at Lake Honda.
"Two thousand six hundred and thirty-eight and a half acres adjoining Lake
Merced," is the so-called Lake Merced ranch.
The northern strip of the lake, which lies north of the road that leads from
Ingleside to the ocean, is being cultivated against my protest, but it is being culti-
vated, and it has been rented, and a clause has been inserted — it is only about
200 acres— a clause has been inserted in the lease that just as soon as we find the
slightest touch of a deterioration in the water of the north lake from this cultiva-
tion that then within thirty days— I think that is the clause.
"Sixteen acres adjoining Lobos Creek," is that strip of land running from the
middle of the stream up on the south bank to the ocean.
From the chemical analyses that we have made from time to time, the water
Is very much improved since the Richmond main sewer has been built, and in
fact the last analysis showed it was almost as good as any water ought to be; that
Is, it did not have a sufficient amount of deleterious matter to make it unfit.
The Board, in Committee of the "Whole, on February 23, 1897, proceeded with the
examination of Hermann F. A. Schussler, Esq., engineer of the Spring Valley
Water Works, and Supervisor Britt, Chairman, reported progress in the investiga-
tion Into the establishment of water rates, and asked leave to resume the Investi-
gation into the establishment of water rates, and asked leave to resume the
investigation on Thursday evening, February 25th, 1897, at 7:30 o'clock, which was
so ordered by the Board.
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The following is an extract of the information obtained from the Chief Engineer
of the company in his examination on February 23, 1897, to wit:
H. F. A. Schussler testified:
As soon as the Board changed the hydrant rate from $2.50 to $5 a month, we
could afford to lay a larger system of mains, which otherwise would not have
been necessary- As an illustration, many miles of pipes in this city were amply
large to supply the people that lived in the various blocks with water for house
purposes, but when the Fire Department ordered a great many hydrants put on at
once, we told them that we could not afford to put them in at that rate. The
Board of Supervisors that were in office in 1895, in order to decrease not only the
rates on the private consumers, but also in order to meet the urgent demand of the
Chief Engineer of the Fire Department, increased the rate per hydrant from $2.50
to $5, and thereupon we went to work and resystematized our pipe system so as to
give them a larger system of mains, and placed hydrants thereon.
In regard to the lowest rates for meters for private consumers, the last report
states that $2.50 is the lowest rate for meters. Do you know anything about it,
whether there is not a large number of customers that do not use nearly that
much water?
I can state generally that the total revenue from water sales by meter is about
22l/2 cents per 1,000 gallons — the total average revenue; that is, if you divide all the
money that is received from meter rates by the amount of water that is sold
through the meters, we receive on an average about 22% cents; and incidentally
that is almost identically the same price that the total revenue is of the company
for water sales, namely, 22% cents. It is nearly 22 7-10 cents per 1,000 gallons.
I have a map here that shows the entire pipe system of the water company in
the streets of this city, if you will take the trouble to come up here and look at
it. I have another map here which shows the work that was done in 1895 and
1896. All the pipes marked in red on this map were laid in 1895, that is, all the
large pipes were laid after the fire of June 27, 1895.
The pipes marked in blue were laid in 1896. This map below here shows all the
pipes that are laid in the streets of San Francisco: all that is marked red. Now,
in that manner we have surrounded, as you will notice, these blocks generally by
a large system of mains. It enables the Fire Department to do a thing that they
have never been able to do before, namely, if a fire starts in the southwesterly part
of a block and gets in that very inflammable district south of Market street, gets
away from them — formerly they would have to follow with the fire engines, and by
the time they put twenty or twenty-five or thirty engines on, they had so exhausted
the supply of water, which all came from the southwest, that the engines on the
easterly side of the fire could not get any water. By this system of surrounding
a set of large blocks with large 16-inch mains, they have an abundant side to the
leeward side of the fire, while they are also having any number of engines on the
windward of the fire. In that way they can thoroughly saturate the country
towards which the fire is burning.
Previous to the fire we had a 12-inch pipe on Mission street, but that hap-
pened to be about three blocks away from the fire; and we had another 12-inch
pipe on Harrison street. But the difficulty was the fire started at Bryant
street, at Bryant and Fifth streets, and went to the southeast, and the pipes in
that district were only large enough to supply the wants of thte people, namely, the
customers; they had plenty of water for all their domestic purposes, and at the
same time when a big fire came those pipes were exhausted by perhaps a dozen
engines; and the consequence was that the district to the leeward, that is, to the
south of the fire, could not get any water.
While we are at it, I wish to state one more thing, and that is this, that many
a fire is put out with a hose attached to the hydrant before the engine comes, and
owing to our good pressure many a fire is put out by a garden hose before the
engines come, in its inception.
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In 1895 the rates were advanced from $2.50 to $5, and on that account the rates
to the private consumers were reduced. But the city kept on growing; in spite of
the croakers, the city kept on growing, and the business of the company kept on
improving, so that at the end of the year 1896, when the total revenue of the com-
pany for water sales was looked into, in spite of the additional money that the city
had paid for additional hydrants, and the higher price, still the sum total of money
that was collected from private consumers had not decreased; and that was simply
because the business had increased. We have sold a geat deal more water; we
have taken in eight or nine hundred new customers; we added largely to our pipe
system; we have introduced the water on Clarendon Heights at the level of 600
feet— the only case in the United States where water is furnished that high; and we
have taken in a large additional business. For instance, in the coming year,
supposing that you should increase the hydrant rate; we suppose to do a great deal
; additional business, and that increase in the business is more than likely to
offset any possible reduction that you can make. The private consumer will be
reduced, but the sum total of the business will increase.
In 1865 the average rate that San Francisco paid was 47 and 85-100ths cents; that
was in 1865. We had then about 115,000 inhabitants. In 1870 the inhabitants had
increased to about 150,000, and the rates had been reduced to 37 and 6-100ths cents,
from 47 and 85-100ths cents five years before. In 1875 we had about 190,000 to 192,000
inhabitants; the rates had been reduced to 33 and 34-100ths cents, not by law, not by
any new Constitution or by any Board of Supervisors, but by the business prudence
of that company. They could afford to reduce the rates because the city was
growing and they had a chance to sell more water, so they could afford to sell it
cheaper. In 1880 the United States census gives 234,000 people in San Francisco.
The rate collected from all sources was 27 and 45-100ths cents per 1,000 gallons.
In 1882 the rate had come down to 24 and 19-100ths cents. In the year 1883 the New
Constitution went into effect, giving the Board the power to regulate the rates.
Meanwhile the city grew up to a present rate of in the neighborhood of 300,000
people. The water works were largely extended, better facilities made, more water
supplied, and the average throughout those fourteen years, from 1883 to 1896, in-
clusive, was a little over 22 cents. So in other words the rates from 1865 had come
down from 47 and 85-100ths cents to 22V& cents. That is the average within the last
fifteen years; it would be an average for, say, about 1890. Now, then, if the ratio
of increase of this city keeps on as it has been the last five years, even in spite
of dull times, we will have sooner or later, I can't tell exactly in how many years
—perhaps in seven years — I think we will have about 385,000 people. At that time
the per capita consumption we will allow has gone up to 70 per capita, where it la
now 63%, that is, 63V& gallons per head per day. We will say it is then at 70; that
would give us a daily supply of 27,000,000 gallons. Then the reduction will be down
to 19 7-10th cents per 1,000 gallons. Now I could go on further, but that is naturally
a speculation. So that when this city has 700,000 inhabitants the rates will be in
the neighborhood of 15 cents per 1,000 gallons. When there are 1,000,000 inhabitants
they will be in the neighborhood of 13 cents. When there are 1,250,000 they will be
in the neighborhood of 11 cents. In other words, where New York has an average
charge of say \2\'z cents per 1,000 gallons, furnishing water at an elevation of only
forty feet above the pavement in the middle of the day, and fifty-five feet at
night, forcing every consumer to pump his water above the level in every house in
that town that is higher than that level — and most of them are — there the rate is
12J/2 cents per 1,000 gallons. When this city has as many inhabitants as New
York City, in spite of dry winters, in spite of costly reservoirs, the rates here will
be less than 12^ cents, and that must be taken into consideration in fixing the
rates. As long as this was a small town it was very costly to supply it with
water, because there were not enough people, and it was costly to bring water
here; but as the city grows in population, naturally the facilities are improved and
the price gets less.
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I say Mayor Phelan brought up the point what the Spring Valley Water Com-
pany would do in case the city would build its own water works from the Sierra
Nevada, or from some other place; well, I said: "We are here, we have got to live,
or somebody has got to live; we have got to stay here; we have got to supply the
city with water, and if you bring another source here and try to reduce the price
so that we cannot afford to pump water up to the high hills and buy coal for the
purpose, we would give up that difficult and costly part of it, for which we get
no extra remuneration, and we would simply fall back on supplying the lower busi-
ness part of the city, where the water runs by itself and where the expense is very
slight," and I figured out to His Honor, the Mayor, that it would be very difficult
for the city then to be able to sell water as cheap as we could sell it, because I
showed him that nine-tenths of the money that the city would have to spend
would be spent in counties outside of San Francisco, and those poor counties are
just waiting to get a rich tax-payer like San Francisco, and you would have to
pay taxes not only in that county, but you would have to provide one-fortieth
of your total expense annually as a sinking fund. Then you would have to pay
running expenses, interest account, and, as we would be supplying some parts of the
city, perhaps the best parts, the lower parts, where the good customers are, you
would find difficulty in making enough revenue to pay your interest and your
bonds.
We laid two 30-inch pipes, one from Pilarcitos and one from San Andreas, into
town; one of a capacity of about 9,000,000, and the other one of a capacity of
12,000,000, making a total of about 21,000,000. That was done for this reason: that if
any one of the pipes should break at any time we could supply the whole city
at that time and for some years to come, with the other pipe, number two; we
expected to carry additional water from other sources into San Andreas reservoir,
and thereby increase the capacity of that lake. Now, then, about five years ago,
one of these pipes, the Pilarcitos, where it crosses the San Andreas Valley, was
continually breaking, so that our repairing expense sometimes went as high a.a
$6,000 during the winter. I then took out 6,500 feet of that pipe— of the 30-inch—
and replaced it by 22-inch which we had on hand, and which gave us a capacity
of 6,000,000 gallons for that pipe-line instead of 12,000,000, thereby reducing the
capacity of the two together from 21,000,000, as it was originally, to 15,000,000, as it
is now. Especially as we found that the Pilarcitos was only capable of supplying
about 4,000,000 to 4,500,000 gallons daily. So that line now has 6,000,000 gallons
capacity, and the other has about 9,000,000, making a total of 15,000,000. That is
correct.
In reference to the Searsville supply, originally I intended to build a tunnel
through the mountain and run that water directly into the Crystal Springs reser-
voir; but we found that there was no rock in the tunnel— it was swelled clay, and
the tunnel, being 26,000 feet in length and some 8 feet in diameter in the clear,
I found it would cost $1,600,000, and so we gave up that scheme and proposed
instead to build a dam at Searsville to a height of about 105 feet, as soon as we
have acquired the land necessary that has to be overflowed, and then build a
pipe-line to the Belmont pumping station and connect it there directly with the
city main. That will cost very much less. So that I have an approximate esti-
mate here, that is estimated at $1,000,000, the entire work.
We could get from there about 5,000,000 gallons a day. ( You must bear one
thing in mind, that the Stanford University and the Stanford estate has a large in-
terest in that reservoir and in the stream; they owning-, and owning previous to
us, a large amount of water rights and riparian rights, and even land in the bot-
tom of the reservoir; so they are entitled to a certain proportion of the water.
They can draw not far from 2,500,000 to 3,000,000 gallons out of that reservoir, and
we get the rest. We estimate our water supply that we can draw from there at
about 5,000,000 gallons on an average daily.
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We have spent about $120,000 on the Portola dam. That built it to the present
height of 65 feet; but we propose, when the proper time has come, to add 50 feet
to the thickness and fully forty feet to the height, thereby increasing its capacity
ten-fold. This dam is tapped by a pipe of the Stanford estate.
We have made no use up to date of this water, but our partner does. We
have a partner in that enterprise who is entitled to about three-eighths of the
water, as near as we can figure it out. We have this best of the bargain, that we
have nearly nine-fold the storage that he has; he has only the lower basin, holding
about a little over 300,000,000 gallons, and we have the upper basin, holding over
3,000.000,000 gallons. So we made a magnificent trade.
The other portion of this water right or interest is owned by the Manzanita
Water Company; I think it is a part of the Stanford estate and the University of
Palo Alto.
They are entitled to the water that this 16-inch pipe can carry through the dam,
and then a 12-inch pipe some three miles long can carry along a crooked line, the
pipe to the University, and up on high ground, which amount to in the neighbor-
hood of 3,000,000, perhaps a little less per day, which they can draw, but we have the
rest cf the water. We have ten times the storage that they have, and so the
best part of the bargain is entirely on our side.
We now propose to lay a pipe-line to carry this 5,000,000 gallons daily to Bel-
mont, where we have a 36-inch pipe leading to the town, and it is only about six
miles in length, and this water will run to San Francisco by gravitation from
this reservoir.
When the company will make use of this 5,000,000 gallons a day, that depends
somewhat upon the growth of the city.
If the city does not grow then we will not need it. If the city does grow,
as I confidently expect, we will need it as soon as our present resources are up
to their full limit. For instance, we have now 18,000,000 gallons that we can draw
from the reservoirs. We have, say, an average of 6,000,000 gallons a day that we
can draw from Alameda Creek; that is 24,000,000. Then we have a great possibility
of remodeling Lake Merced so that we can draw 3,000,000 from that; that is 27,000,000
gallons a day. And now there is another little chance of increasing the flow of
water from Alameda Creek by laying some more submarine pumps across the
bay and doing some other pipe work, and thereby bringing that from 6,000,000 gal-
lons daily up to 9,000,000. Now, if it is considered wise to do this work first, thereby
bringing the daily capacity up to 30,000,000 gallons, then we can postpone the Sears-
ville work. But if there are objections to that progress of the work, then we would
probably first go to Searsville. So it is very hard to tell when we want it; but one
thing is sure, whenever we do want it we will have it, and we will have a good
bargain, and going there in time and buying it when we did it, and. buying it at
the small price of $120,000 for that dam, it was a very good speculation.
We have some few acres of land on Pescadero Creek; we have 640 acres there.
The possible supply from those sources, the authorities vary upon that, but
some people have called it— in fact, some very prominent engineers have called
that as high as 30,000,000 gallons a day. I used to think it was worth from 25,000,000
to 30,000,000 gallons a day myself, in former years, until I explored the valleys and
the reservoir sites. I found that the reservoir sites from those valleys are com-
paratively poor; they are small in comparison to our large reservoir sites, and as
the water during a storm comes down with great force and very suddenly, those
reservoirs would soon fill and overflow, and the overflow water would go into the
ocean and would be lost. For that reason I have carefully studied it up and
think that those streams, namely San Gregorio and Pescadero together, might be
developed to bring about 18,000,000 gallons a day into our reservoirs. But in order
to do that you have to buy a great deal of land and a great many water rights.
We purchase all these things looking to possible future supplies or future neces-
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*ary supplies of the city. Our experience has shown that it is the right thing to
do. Wherever we had not purchased all the rights, we had to pay enormous prices
for it afterwards.
We paid for the entire Calaveras scheme, which principally included Vallejo's
mill and forty-year-old water rights, the Washington and Murray Township Irri-
gation Company, and some 4,200 acres of land in Calaveras Valley; we paid
$1,000,000. But since that time we have added largely to the property by buying
riparian rights.
We are using from part of the water shed drawing from Alameda Creek. I am
sorry to say we don't own all the watershed; we own about 4,300 acres in Cal-
averas Valley now.
The following questions were propounded by His Honor the Mayor, and were
answered by H. F. A. Schussler, Esq., as follows:
The Mayor. What do you value all of the property of the company at to-day?
A. Do you think that is a fair question? Would you not agree with me? You
offered only $20,000,000 for it.
Q. I made no offer.
A. You suggested the offer, which I consider quite a compliment, because I
don't know of anybody —
Q. I know it is capitalized at over $23,000,000, so I merely mentioned $20,000,000
as an approximation.
A. But bear in mind, Mr. Mayor, that that does not include the land and
our property at their present value; it only includes it at their cost many years
ago. If you would put in Calaveras and Alameda Creek at its value, you, as a
business man, I think can form a good idea of what that would be worth.
Q. How would you estimate the value of the Calaveras land — by acreage, or
as a possible water supply?
A. At present by acreage, yes, until it is completed as a reservoir site.
Q. You probably paid more than the land was worth as mere acreage property?
A. I don't know. I have considered the Vallejo's mill property and those
water rights the most important thing of it, because we had to settle with every
front foot of riparian owners all the way down, and pay by the front foot; we have
paid as high as $3 and $4 a front foot, and we have a suit now with a man for
3,000 or 4,000 feet, asking something like $80,000.
Q. How much water could possibly be developed there by the expenditure of a
reasonable sum of money, at Calaveras?
A. At Calaveras directly I think we can get about 28,000,000 or 30,000,000 gallons.
Q. By building a dam?
A. Yes, sir.
Q. When you bought that Calaveras property, did you have in view the possi-
bility of somebody else acquiring it and supplying the city with water?
A. That I don't know.
Q. That was about the amount necessary to supply- the city?
A. You mean at that time?
Q. Yes.
A. Those people that own it talked very largely of bringing that water to the
city.
Q. You were not oblivious of that fact when you made the purchase?
A. We had to take that into consideration, certainly. But still it was a splen-
did purchase as it is and as it was, for the reason that we can draw very
nearly one-third of the city's water supply from that, and you can easily figure
out what the revenue from that amounts to.
On February 25th the Board in Committee of the Whole resumed the investiga-
tion and heard H. F. A. Schussler, Esq., Engineer, and Pelham W. Ames, Esq.,
the Secretary of the Spring Valley Water Works.
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Pelham \V. Ames, Esq., Secretary of the company, testified that the capital
stock of the company was $12,800,000, divided into 128,000 shares of $100 each; that
the authorized issue of stock was $16,000,000, and that $3,200,000 of stock was not
sold; that the amount of bonds outstanding was $9,975,000, of which $4,975,000 bear
6 per cent., and $5,000,000 bear 4 per cent, interest. Also that in 1864 the capital
stock was $3,000,000, divided into 3,000 shares of $1,000 each, and was increased
in February, 1865, to 60,000 shares of $100 each, making the capital stock $6,000,000;
the stockholders had previously been assessed to the extent of $1,470,000; they were
then assessed and paid the difference of $4,530,000 in assessments. In March, 1868,
the capital stock was increased to $8,000,000 and 20,000 shares were issued at a par
value of $100 to the stockholders pro rata at $58 per share; also that the next
issue of stock was on April, 1884, amounting to 20,000 shares, which were sold for
$1,813,521, or an average price of $96,071/a per share; the next issue was in 1891, of
10,000 shares, which was sold at an average rate of $93. 17%; the next issue was
in 1893 of 7,000 shares, which was sold at the average price of $93:83^; in 1895, 6,000
shares were sold at an average price of $99.41, and in 1896 5,000 shares were sold at
an average price of $97.32, bringing the capital stock up to $12,800,000.
Also that the 5,000 shares sold in 1886 realized $ 486,600 12
Also that the 6,000 shares sold in 1895 realized 596,477 70
Also that the 7,000 shares sold in 1893 realized 656,848 29
Also that the 10,000 shares sold in 1891 realized ' 931,72370
Also that the 20,000 shares sold in 1884 realized 1.813,52i;00
Also that the 20,000 shares sold in 1868 realized 1,160,000:00
Also that the 60,000 shares issued in 1865; increase from the
capital stock of 3,000 shares of $1,000 each, issued in 1864. Stock-
holders assessed for 12,800 shares 6,000,000 00
$11,645 170 81
The following is an extract of the information obtained from the chief engi-
neer of the company in his examination on February 25, 1897, to- wit:
H. F. A. Schussler, testified: In the first place, this company was organized
to supply this city with water, and the law requires this company to supply
the citizens and inhabitants of this city with water. It says nothing whatever
about pressure; it only says water. In other words, if we delivered the water
at the edge of the sidewalk, we come within the meaning of the law. Therefore,
the water that we furnish it under is an additional luxury. That luxury consists
In this, that it saves the people the cost and trouble of carrying the water, as they
have to do in many Eastern cities, particularly in New York City, into the upper
Btories in buckets or pump it up. That luxury part, namely, the pressure, that is
what costs us so much money. That is what requires us to buy coal and run
these pumping stations night and day, hire engineers and firemen and all kinds
of people, to keep those three or four or five pumping stations at work night and
day; it is to keep that pressure up. A good deal has been said by our worshipful
Mayor about the franchise, about our using the streets for the purpose of conveying
water. You all know that we could not run those pipes through the houses; we
have to run them through the streets; but we do not lay them on top of the
streets, on the pavement; we bury them underground. We repave those streets
to such perfection that upon inquiry at the Street Superintendent's office you will
find that they pay us the compliment that we repair the streets at least as well
as anybody in this town. "We take a pride in it, in having the streets properly
repaired again. Now, then, when that pipe is buried underground it is in nobody's
way. Now, other people use the top of the streets and wear out the pavements.
64 WATER BATES. I
They drive grocery wagons, beer wagons and all that sort of thing, over the
pavement, and nobody ever thinks that the Board of Supervisors for that reason
should regulate the price of beer, while the price of water is to be regulated
because we are under the streets, under the pavement, in nobody's way. A great
deal has been— not said here, but I have heard a great deal about finding fault with
corporations. Now, you all know that this city did not build these water works
nor any water works, nor could they build any, and if the individual was not rich
enough and foolish enough to build water works, it was therefore necessary
to aggregate capital together, that a number of plucky men went to work and
took their money out of good real estate or out of the banks, or wherever they had
it, or out of the mines, and bought lands and built tunnels and dams and water
works and constructed these works. Now, capital, as you all know, is probably
the most cowardly thing in the world. I think a million dollars is the biggest
coward, except two million; they don't come out of their recesses, out of their
safe places unless they can have a reasonable security that they will get a good
rate of interest. That capital has its own laws, and the principal law is that it
must bear interest. Now, then, if these works require an addition — I will suppose
a case, that the time has come that they have got to build another reservoir, buy
some land, build a dam and build tunnels and pipes, and say that we would need
a million of dollars of money now for a piece of work that has become an absolute
necessity. Now that million dollars we have got to have, absolutely, because the
city, we will assume, is growing and the water has got to be brought here. Now,
how can we get that million dollars? There is only one way to get it. Our bond
issue is exhausted; we have some stock yet, two or three million dollars worth,
and now they will be compelled, therefore, if the people can have a reasonable
assurance that they will receive 6 per cent, on their money, we can get very near
par for that stock, $100. The last sale we made was somewhere between 97 and
98. It would have been 100 if it had not been that those people feared a reduction
of the rate of interest at this present Board. However, we get 98, between 97 and
98. Now, when, we will say, that we had got par. Then in order to raise that
one million dollars, we would have to sell 10,000 shares, would require us annually
to pay $60,000 interest, 6 per cent, on $1,000,000. Now, if the rate of interest that
you would allow on these shares had been placed by you, arbitrarily or otherwise,
at 5 per cent., then, with the expectancy of a future Board reducing it to 4%
per cent., nobody would pay us more than $75 per share, or at the very highest, $80
a share. As I stated before, this case where we would have to absolutely have
the million dollars, we have then to sell enough stock at $80 a share, to raise
a million dollars. That would require us to sell 12,500 shares at $80, in order to
get a million dollars; and on that million dollars we would have to pay 5 per cent,
at par. Consequently on the 12,500 shares at 5 per cent, we would have to pay
$62,500 a year. In other words, that would be fully as much interest that we
would have to pay, although you think that you have reduced, and done somebody
a benefit by reducing the rate of interest from 6 to 5, you have really given the
rate-payer and the city no benefit whatever, because that $60,000 or $62,500 has got
to be raised again out of the water. So whatever you put the rate of interest
down to, it only hurts — it hurts, in the first place, of course, the investor; he gets
scared, and he will not pay more than $80 a share or thereabouts, but the city
and the rate-payers have to pay the same thing, whether you put the rate of in-
terest at <J per cent, at 5 per cent., or 4 per cent.; it does not make any difference.
I mentioned a hypothetical case in order to illustrate in round figures that it
does not make any difference that you do not make the city the gainer by it,
nor the rate-payer, by reducing the rate of interest.
I know nothing about what rate of interest the company has paid on the notes.
A note of the company is an entirely different thing from the issuance of stock.
The note of the company is secured by the good name and the credit of the com-
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pany, and if they can borrow money at 2 per cent. I don't blame them; but that
cuts no figure in the illustration that I have made. If you make a sweeping
reduction on all the shares of the stock, on the rate of interest, from 6 per cent,
down to 5, then I maintain that it will reduce the selling value of the shares,
and I know from my own observation in the East and in European countries, that
people there don't want our shares; they want the bonds; and now on 4 per cent,
bonds, second-mortgage bonds, the unheard-of thing has happened that those bonds
are at par and over. Why? They are secured by all the real estate and all the im-
provements of the company, but the shares are not. The shares are subject to
the whim of every new Board that comes in. I have stated distinctly that if a
certain amount of money is required for our purpose, for purposes of construction
or purchase of land, or otherwise, and we have to raise that money by selling
shares, by selling stock, we will get much less for our shares at 5 per cent, than at
6 per cent., and we will have to sell a great many more shares if it is 5 per cent,
stock than if we sell 6 per cent, stock, in order to get a certain sum of money.
Some couple of years ago a number of people on the hills came to us and they
wanted to build on the hill, on the high lands, and they came to our company
and wanted to get water works introduced there. Well, knowing that it would
cost us a great deal of money, we didn't give them much encouragement. They
then went before the Board of Supervisors, and they exacted from us the promise
that we would build those works. They only had my promise, my individual
promise made to the Board; and that we would have, I think, by the 4th of July
of the following- year, these works in operation; which promise had a great deal
to do with their not reducing water rates seriously, because I showed them that
it would cost a great deal of money. We went to work at once and built a first-
class tank, and we did the unheard-of thing in a North American city, we pumped
the water up to an elevation of 600 feet from an elevation of about 100 feet, raising
the water 500 feet; we built a large steel tank and reservoir on the hill, and we
are supplying those people with water. I have heard some gentlemen talk about
having made pledges that the rates shall be reduced. If you are a judicial body,
you are a jury, and any jury which I can prove has pledged itself before the
case went into Court that a prisoner should be convicted whether he was guilty
or not, that jury is going to get into trouble.
We laid 62,059 feet of pipe in the year 1892, of which only 8,648 feet were 12-inch;
all the rest were smaller. In 1893 we laid 56,620 feet of pipe, of which only 2,527
feet were 12-inch, and 228 feet 16-inch, and all the rest were smaller. In 1894
we laid 76,461 feet of pipe. Now, there we commenced to put in larger pipes, of
which there was 24-inch, 1,402 feet; 20-inch, 12,511 feet— and, by the way, these
large pipes were mostly all put in to benefit the pressure of the Fire Department.
The 16-inch pipe was 9,610 feet; 12-inch pipe, 5,599 feet, and the rest smaller. In
1895 the rate of the hydrants was increased from $2.50 to $5 per month, and there
we laid altogether 89,539 feet of pipe, of which there was 22,501 feet 12-inch, 2,764
feet 16-inch; 5,341 feet 20-inch, and 3,808 feet 22-inch; showing you, as you see
here, a very largely increased amount of large pipe. It was done principally
under the stimulus of bigger prices for hydrants, and at the urgent request of
the Fire Department under orders of the Supervisors. They order us to put the
hydrants in, and we tried to put them in as fast as we could, but we could not
quite put in those that we would like.
In 1896, where we in the year before laid less than 90,000 feet of pipe, in 1896
we laid, 175,388 feet of pipe. If you will please note now the large amount of
larger sizes. We laid 83,951 feet of 8-inch pipe; that is in the neighborhood of
sixteen miles of 8-inch pipe in this city. We laid 28,293 feet of 12-inch pipe; that
is over five miles laid in this city; and that is principally south of Market street,
through that inflammable district, and principally at the urgent request of Chief
Engineer Sullivan, and through the boarding-house district, down Bush street
and Taylor street, and all those tall builuings.
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66 WATEK RATES.
We have such an opinion of the Fire Department and we have such an inflam-
mable city, that I have considered it my duty to do all I could to help them. I
have seen that fire south of Market street in June, 1895, where the people were
helpless and the Fire Department was helpless; there was room for thirty engines,
and they had not water enough for more than fifteen, because the fifteen engines
took water away from the other fifteen; and I at once set to work with the chief
engineer of the Fire Department, and we jointly planned this new system so as
to surround four or six blocks at a time in that country with a very large main,
and I have placed the hydrants 200, 250 and 300 feet apart; they should not be
really over 200 feet apart, because the hose from each hydrant eats up the pressure
fearfully.
The fire risks south of Market street are considered very good, in spite of the
lumber yards. There were a number of European and Eastern companies that
would not write any risks south there, and now it is a good risk. I know
of a number of cases even north of Market street, where the rate of insurance
on the risk has been very much lessened.
I stated that in 1896 we laid 175,388 feet of pipe in this city, which included
83,951 feet of 8-inch pipe; 28,493 feet of 12-inch pipe, 17,895 feet of 16-inch pipe,
6,231 feet of 24-inch pipe, 4,483 feet of 30-inch pipe, and another stretch of pipe on
Channel street of 3,740 feet of 30-inch pipe, and all the balance, if you will sum
this up and deduct it from 175,388, those are pipes of 6 inches and less. So you
can see where in the year 1895 the total weight of pipe laid, exclusive of
T's, crosses and gates, was about 3,200 tons; we laid in the year 1896 in the neigh-
borhood of 6,600 tons of pipe.
The Stanford estate, or Mr. Stanford and the Manzanita Water Company,
owned nearly all the water rights for three or four miles from this reservoir site
down to the Bay. That was theirs. We had none. They also owned the damsite,
that is, the site of the dam. They owned a rocky bluff against which the dam
was to be put. We only had one side of it. Then they owned a large piece of
land in the bottom of the reservoir, and they had us in a very tight place. So,
through, their attorney, Creed Raymond I think was his name, a proposition was
made to us that we should sell our lands to them, because they had the best of
the bargain, but as we could not afford to let that chance of a very good addi-
tion to our water supply slip, we gradually, after a number of conferences, came
together and made this compromise, they having, as is commonly said, the whip-
hand, they let us off quite easily. They said then to us, if we would build a dam
60 feet high above the creek and give them the water that that dam would hold,
and what a 12-inch pipe of a certain length and fall would carry off, which, by
the way, I figured out very quickly in my mind — that then they would deed to us
not only the property in the reservoir that we needed, but they would also give us
a full half interest in the water rights all the way down to the Bay. That is
the way that bargain was struck. I knew at the same time that by raising that
dam 40 or 45 feet above the Stanford 60 feet, we would get 3,000,000,000 gallons of
storage, while they had only 340,000,000 gallons of storage, or, say, about one-ninth
of what we had; and by constructing a pipe-line or a tunnel, as we first thought of
—a tunnel to Crystal Springs reservoir, or a pipe to Belmont, which would be
five or six miles in length, we could utilize all of that upper 3,000,000,000 gallons
and run that off and get the benefit of it. And so, take it all together, although
it was a hard trade at the beginning, the way it has turned out now it has been
a very good bargain, because the property that we have there — I don't know
exactly what it has cost us, but I don't suppose it stands in much over $100,000
or $150,000. The dam has cost about $120,000, and an additional $1,000,000 would
complete that dam and buy the lands and conduct it to the Belmont pipe; so
that somewhere in the neighborhood of $1,300,000 or $1,400,000 would give us an
additional supply equal to nearly one-fourth of what we have now. So that,
compared to the cost of our present works and what they could yield, it is a good
Investment.
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It is now considered that we made a magnificent trade in doing what we
did. In other words, we paid $120,000 to them for a half -interest in all their
riparian rights and for half the damsite and that piece of land in the bottom of
the reservoir.
It is possible at a moderate expense, or a reasonable expense, to bring that
water by pipe into Belmont station, and connect it with the 36-inch pipe that we
are running from there to town. Another feature about it is that this water
is located at 330 feet above tide, and it will run by gravitation to town without
requiring pumping.
I have stated before that in all clean American cities the per capita con-
sumption has increased as the cities grew; they cannot be compared with Euro-
pean cities, because people in this city use more water, and properly so. Besides,
our system of sewers is very defective, and the little additional flushing that they
get by a little extra water is very healthful. The Street Department will tell you,
if you inquire, that they almost every summer go over the city and attach
their hose promiscuously on a number of hose hydrants, and in addition to the
water that is wasted from houses, or at least runs away from houses, add a
very large additional flow to the water in the sewers, so as to move the debris
and keep the sewers from being choked.
As soon as we found that we had plenty of water, and that we could get up
gradually to the standard of other clean American cities, I made up my mind
that we could afford to be more liberal with water; but when in 1877, when our
reservoirs were nearly empty — I had to go to New York and buy 12,000 or 15,000
meters and put up the Lake Merced pumping works and the Crystal Springs
pumping works to get water enough into this town, and then I cried a halt, and
we even put notices in the papers; we stopped people from washing sidewalks
and sprinkling gardens and all that sort of thing, for the sake of keeping enough
water in the reservoir.
The Chairman of the Committee of the "Whole, Supervisor Dodge, stated that
the investigation had been conducted for the purpose of obtaining information
upon which to establish water rates, and the chairman, under authority con-
ferred, had appointed the members of the Committee on Water and Water Supply
as a special committee to examine the books and accounts of the Spring Valley
Water Works to ascertain the amount of, and the salaries or compensation paid to
each of the officers and employees of said company during the year 1896, for the
purpose of verifying the statements filed by the company, the information thus
obtained not to be disclosed; also reported progress and asKed leave to resume
the investigation on Monday evening, March 1, 1897, which was so ordered by
the Board.
At the meeting of the Board, held on Monday afternoon, March 1, 1897, the
Committee on Water and Water Supply presented a report of their visit to the
office of the Spring Valley Water Works and its results, of which the following is
a copy, to wit:
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON WATER AND WATER SUPPLY.
To the Honorable the Hoard of Supervisors
Of the City and County of San Francisco—
Gentlemen: Your Committee on Water and Water Supply, which was ap-
pointed at the last meeting of your honorable Board as a special committee to
visit the office of the Spring Valley Water Company to examine the books and
accounts and ascertain the salaries and compensation paid to the officers and em-
ployees of that corporation, desire to respectfully report as follows:
68 WATER KATES,
The committee visited the office of the water company this morning and
were shown from the books and accounts the salaries and compensations so paid.
On this occasion your committee made a demand for the various written state-
ments in detail of all their operations and expenditures as requested by the Board
at the beginning of this investigation as to water rates and charges. The Spring
Valley Water Works, by its President, Charles Webb Howard, agreed to prepare
and furnish the same as soon as practicable, except certain of the statements
which they declined to furnish, if the same were to be made public, on the ground
that such publicity would be injurious to the best interests of the public and the
company. This was instanced by the statement that certain property of the
Spring Valley Water Works, in order to admit of its being made available, required
additional purchases, and if its importance was made a part of the public record
it would add very materially to the cost of the same.
Your committee, in common with the Board, has the disposition and intention
to ascertain and determine the valuation of the property and require such infor-
mation as will justify the establishing of just and fair rates, not only to the com-
.pany, but to the consumers; and to that end there should not be any disposition
to withhold such information as will enable justice to be done.
In order to enable the Spring Valley Water Company to file such statements
as they have agreed to submit, your committee recommends that when the Board
adjourns it adjourn to meet Friday evening, March 5th, at 7:30, for the purpose
of continuing the investigation as to the water rates to be fixed. In the mean-
time your committee recommends that as to these matters of which the com-
pany promise to give full infonnation for the benefit of the members but not for
publicity, that a committee of all the members meet at the office of said company
at such a date as may be fixed, to determine as to whether such information is of
such a character as represented by the company, and should be so accepted on
the ground that it will not be to the advantage of the company or the public.
C. A. CLINTON,
T. W. RIVERS,
JAMES E. BRITT,
THOMAS MORTON,
WASHINGTON DODGE.
In conformity with the Report of the Committee on Water and Water Supply,
on motion of Supervisor Clinton a Resolution was adopted providing for the mem-
bers of the Board meeting at the office of the Spring Valley Water Works on
Wednesday forenoon, March 3, 1897, at 10:30, to determine as to whether any of the
information required from the Spring Valley Water Works shall be for the mem-
bers only and not for publicity, of which the following is a copy, to wit:
RESOLUTION No. 15,993 (THIRD SERIES).
Resolved, That the members of this Board will, in accordance with the report
of the Committtee on Water and Water Supply, meet at the office of the Spring
Valley Water Works on Wednesday, March 3d, at 10:30 A. M., to consider whether
a portion of the information desired in the investigation into water rates is such
that it is to be received for the information of the members only and not for
publicity.
In Board of Supervisors, San Francisco, March 1, 1S97.
Adopted by the following vote:
Ayes— Supervisors Haskins, Sheehan, Dodge, Lackmann, Morton, Britt, Smith,
-Clinton, Rivers.
Noes — Supervisor Rottanzi.
Absent — Supervisors Devany, Delany.
JNO. A. RUSSELL, Clerk.
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The Board adjourned to meet on Friday evening, March 5, 1897, at 7:30 o'clock,
to continue the investigation in Committee of the Whole as to the water rates, etc.
The members of the Board visited the office of the Spring Valley Water
Works and had a conference with the officers of the company, and the following
additional statements in writing were furnished:
WATER DRAWN IN 1896 FROM VARIOUS SOURCES (IN ROUNI>
NUMBERS).
(1) Fiom Pilarcitos 1,267,000 gallons
(2) From San Andreas 2,508,000 gallons
(3) From Crystal Springs 2,441,000 gallons
(4) From Alameda Creek 1,562.000 gallons
Total 7,778,000 gallons
DETAILED STATEMENT OF THE PUMPING PLANTS OF THE SPRING-
VALLEY WATER WORKS.
A. Black Point Pumping Station (called City Engine).
(1) Location, near northeast corner of Van Ness avenue and Beach street.
(2) Capacity, No. 1 engine, from 2& to 2 2-3 million gallons daily, lift about 410
feet. No. 2 engine, 3 million gallons daily, same lift.
(3) Condition, first-class.
(4) Cost of maintenance in 1896, $20,697.48.
B. Lake Merced Pumping Station.
(1) Location, on the shore cf the South Lake.
(2) Capacity of two twin engines, from 7 to 7^ million gallons daily, lift
433 feet.
(3) Conditions, first class.
(4) Cost of maintenance in 1896, $15,000.32. (Pumping only a part of this lift
and a part of the year with reduced speed.)
C. Belmont Pumping Station.
(1) Location, on the county road, about three-quarters of a mile south of
Belmont Station.
(2) Capacity of both engines combined fully 10 million gallons daily (although
pipe line at present can furnish only about S million gallons daily from
Alameda Creek).
(3) Condition, first-class.
(4) Cost of maintenance in 1896, $18,295.19.
D. Clarendon Heights Pumping Station.
(1) Capacity, 1% million gallons daily.
(2) Location, Seventeenth street, between Sanchez and Noe.
(3) Condition, first-class.
(4) Cost of maintenance in 1896, $10,742.34. (About eight-ninths of the water was
pumped into the Castro street main, with from 200 to 270 feet lift, and one-
ninth was pumped into Clarendon Heights tank, with about 500 feet lift.)
E. Ocean View Pumping Station.
(1) Location, near Ocean View.
(2) Capacity, from 1% to 2 million gallons daily; lift about 200 feet from San
Andreas pipe into Pilarcitos pipe.
(3) Condition, fair.
(4) Cost of maintenance in 1896, $1,233.92. (Not running.)
70 WATER RATES.
WATER DRAWN IN 1896 FROM VARIOUS SOURCES (IN ROUND NUMBERS).
(1) From Pilarcitos 1,267,000,000 gallons
(2) From San Andreas 2,508,000,000 gallons
(3) From Crystal Springs 2,441,000,000 gallons
(4) From Alameda Creek 1,562,000,000 gallons
Total 7,778,000,000 gallons
DETAILED STATEMENT OF BONDS ISSUED AND OUTSTANDING, AND
THE RATES OF INTEREST PAID THEREON.
1. Six per cent. Bonds. First Mortgage.
No. issued and outstanding, 4,975, of $1,000 each $4,975,000.00
Interest at 6 per cent., payable semi -annually, amounting per annum to.. 298,500.00
2. Second Mortgage, or 4 per cent. Bonds.
No. Issued and outstanding. 5,000 of each, of |1,000 each $5,000,000.00
Interest at 4 per cent., payable quarterly 200,000.00
DETAILED STATEMENT OF THE AMOUNT OF BONDS AND STOCK SOLD
DURING THE YEAR 1896, AND THE AMOUNT REALIZED THERE-
FROM AND ITS DISPOSITION.
1. No bonds were sold in 1896.
2. Five thousand shares of stock were sold in 1896 for the sum of $486,600.12, and
•aid sum was used for the payment of indebtedness other than bonded indebtedness.
WATER RATES.
71
DETAILED STATEMENT
OF THE AMOUNT PAID ON ACCOUNT OF NEW CONSTRUCTION AND FOR
PERMANENT IMPROVEMENTS.
Alameda Riparian Rights $2,077 95
Alameda Water Co 848 46
Lake Merced ranch 4,323 99
Lake Merced drainage'system 51,317 60
Ridley street cut 16,161 80
Chenery street pipe 11,994 33
New San Andreas pipe line 11,115 05
New building (cor. Geary and Stockton streets) 66,340 78 $164,179 96
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NEW CONSTRUCTION— detailed as follows :
I
Labor $95,387 40
Freight and hauling ,. . . 11,833 26
Engineers' department 6,073 26
Paving, grading and street assessments 5,469 15
Real estate and rights of way 2,676 00
Surveys 500 00
Ocean View sewer system 500 00
Piling 28450
Clay street bulkhead 192 95
Sundries 58962
Pipe 100,640 11
Gates and castings 34,057 91
Lead 17,314 61
Lumber 8,561 17
Meters 3,836 82
Hardware 2,76641
Boilers ; 2,492 25
Cement | 1,569 11
Rock and gravel | 1,02324
Oakum, brick, asphalt, iron, etc 3,063 62 298,841 39
$463,021 35
Credit by hydrants, sale of old machinery, meters, etc 30,643 15
Total amount $432.378 20
72 WATER BATES.
On March 5, 1897, the Board met, and in Committee of the Whole continued the in-
vestigation in the examinatioon of Messrs. H. F. A. Schussler, Engineer, and Pelham
W. Ames, Secretary of the Spring Valley Water Works. On March 9th and 12th, in
addition to the continuation of the examination of the foregoing named gentlemen,
Colonel George H. Mendell, appointed in 1876 engineer by the Board of Water Com-
missioners, consisting of the Mayor, District Attorney and the Auditor, to examine
and report on various sources of water supply, embracing character, cost, etc.,
In 1877 (vide Municipal Reports 1876-7, page 701), was examined relative thereto;
also, J. S. Emery, of the Blue Lakes Water Company, whose company had in the
year 1877 made a proposition to the city to furnish water from Blue Lakes. On
Friday evening, March 19, 1897, the investigation of H. F. A. Schussler, engineer
cf the Spring Valley Water Works, was resumed, and prior to adjournment the
Board resolved to meet to hear any complaints made as to Hhe charges of the
Spring Valley Water Works and as to the conduct of its business in furnishing and
supplying water to its customers on Friday evening, March 26, 1897, and to make
such other investigation as might be deemed pertinent and transact such other
or further business. On March 26, 1897, the Board heard complainants George Von
Staden, Charles A. Carillon, R. H. Stettin, and John Fitzgerald, also Messrs.
P. B. Quinlan and H. F. A. Schussler of the Spring Valley Water Works. At
said meeting of the Board held March 26th, 1897, Supervisor Clinton presented and
read a petition, of which the following is a copy, to wit:
PETITION OF CITIZENS AND RESIDENTS.
To the Honorable the Board of Supervisors
Of the City and County of San Francisco—
We, the undersigned citizens, residents of San Francisco, respectfully represent
as follows:
That there is urgent need of material reduction of the charge for water supplied
within this municipality. Attention is invited to the fact that water rates in this
are so much higher than the water rates in other great centers of population as
to leave it unquestionable that the rates here are excessive; and attention is in-
vited to the further fact that hitherto in providing the statement designed by law
to be a definite aid to you in the fixing of water rates the Spring Valley Water
Company has failed to give the detailed information called for by the statute and
requisite to a thorough understanding of the corporation's affairs, notably its
"operating expenses" and its capitalization, and has taken refuge in generalizations
of a character tending to make the statement of no practical avail as a basis of
computation.
II.
That there is urgent need of material reduction of the charge for illuminating gas
supplied in this city. Whereas in Buffalo the rate per thousand feet is 60 cents, in
Cleveland SO cents, in Philadelphia, Pittsburg, Boston and Atlanta $1, in St. Louis
$1.10, in Chicago $1.15, in New York $1.25, in San Francisco it is $1.75— a rate mani-
festly unreasonable.
III.
That there is, likewise, urgent need of substantial reduction of the charge for
electric light supplied within this city.
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It is confidently asserted that the rates here are much higher than in other
important American cities, and yield excessive returns to the concerns permitted to
impose them.
Wherefore, we pray your honorable body for relief from the injustice complained
of, reminding you that only through you, our representatives, can we gain the
protection to which we are entitled.
The petition was referred to the Committee on Water and Water Supply, and on
motion to so refer the petition Supervisor Clinton addressed the Board as follows:
Dr. Clinton. Mr. Chairman, I wish to say just one word. It is not my inten-
tion to detain the Board more than a moment, with reference to this petition.
Since the commencement of this investigation I have been asked repeatedly, pre-
sumably by interested parties, this question, "Who are the complainants?"
The people of this city, through the medium of that great paper, "The Ex-
aminer," have answered that question by presenting this petition. "The Examiner"
never does anything by halves. This is an evidence of the great work of that
paper.
This petition, Mr. Chairman, I find is 600 feet long,, and is signed by 20,054
citizens. That is the answer to the question, "Who are the complainants?"
Now, Mr. Chairman, as a citizen, I wish to thank "The Examiner." I wish
particularly to thank "The Examiner" as a member of this Board and as Chair-
man of the Water Committee for the almost invaluable aid it has rendered me in
the intelligent consideration of this question so far; and I desire to state here,
no matter what the result of our deliberation may be, I feel that that paper merits
the thanks, the approbation and the gratitude of the people of this city for the
stand it has taken in the past in matters of public reform, and for the present
stand it is taking upon this question.
P. B. Quinlan, adjuster of the Spring Valley Water Company, in his testimony
on March 26, 1897, stated that some years ago fifteen or twenty thousand meters
were put in on houses at the time there was a scarcity of water to detect and
prevent waste. Under the ordinance for the last six years, four years to a cer-
tainty, the meters have not been read at all.
The ordinance does not allow meter charges to be charged for households;
meter charges under the ordinance are charged for all places of business, board-
ing-houses, hotels, factories, steam engines, etc., as provided in the ordinance
fixing the rates to be charged.
At said meeting, on the representation of R. H. Stettin, that in order to obtain
water in his business he was required to and did sign a contract with a Mr.
Perley to pay 20 cents for the water to be furnished for each 1,000 brick; as the
rate allowed was only 10 cents, the Board, on motion, ordered the Spring Valley
Water Works to produce said contract so that the complaint made might be
dissipated or verified. On April 1, 1897, the investigation was resumed, and P.
B. Quinlan and H. F. A. Schussler were examined, and on call of Supervisor
Clinton, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, a communication from J. W.
and S. L. Hansbrough, with proposition to sell to the city and county the ex-
clusive water source of the Castroville Lakes and Tembladera Channel, in Mon-
terey county, was read by the clerk, and Charles A. Ogden, E. M. C. E., who
had made a report on two samples of water taken from Castroville, to determine
its value for potable uses, was called, sworn and testified that "the quantity
of water that is there, that is available through these springs, would be over
100,000,000 gallons per day, as the water rises through the ground. * * * The
water comes down through most of a watershed which is subterranean, going
down through the Salinas valley, and sinks along in the valley and comes down
and rises again and forms these lakes (Castroville), and these lakes are a
hundred feet deep, they embrace an area of over 380 acres, and the water is pure
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and fresh in these, where there is no vegetable contamination from the surface.
The idea is to pump from (the subterranean reservoir) up on to the Santa Cruz
mountains at about 375 feet; the water will then run by gravity to San Francisco."
cisco."
On April 8, 1S97, the Committee of the Whole resumed the investigation and
ascertained that the statements made by Mr. R. H. Stettin in reference to sign-
ing a contract with Mr. A. J. S. Perley to pay 20 cents for water to be supplied
for each 1,000 brick was erroneous and not a fact. The Committee, at said
meeting, heard R. H. Stettin, A. J. S. Perley, Silas A. White, E. B. Pond, H. F. A.
Schussler, and His Honor, James D. Phelan, Mayor. A communication was pre-
sented and read from Mr. A. B. McCreery, as follows:
"Mayor Phelan: Sorry I cannot attend this evening. I favor such reduction
in water rates as will give stockholders 5 per cent, dividends and secure material
reduction to small householders, and especially to manufacturing industries."
E. B. Pond, in his testimony, stated: "I have had a good deal of experience
in this matter, and looked into it very closely. I want to say that I think water
could be brought here and produced here very much cheaper, and df you are to
base your judgment upon what it would cost to put water here and then take
the actual cost, I should think 6 per cent was not unreasonable, but at the valua-
tion put upon the works I think 5 per cent, certainly reasonable, and I think
more than that, that their stock would remain at par, or nearly so, were it
assured 5 per cent."
James D. Phelan, Mayor, testified: "I think a fair rate of interest on Spring
Valley Water stock, in view of the investigation which we have had, would be
5 per cent, because their property Is valuable; in making your investment at the
market rate, even if you pay par for the stock, according to the testimony of
those best informed, you are insured the return of your investment; and, accord-
ing to the decision of the Supreme Court, you are insured a reasonable rate of
interest; and no man wants more than a reasonable rate of interest for a safe
investment."
On April 15, 1897, the Board in Committee of the Whole, resumed the investi-
gation and heard Chief Engineer D. T. Sullivan, of the Fire Department, who
testified:
D. T. Sullivan, Chief Engineer of the San Francisco Fire Department: "I have
some statistics here from Eastern cities, Mr. Chairman, that will enlighten the
Board, I presume, on the hydrant question. You all know that the Eastern cities
are comparatively composed of brick and stone, while San Francisco is a wooden
city. Now, San Francisco, I put down as having 375,000 population, with 33
steam fire engines, 3,200 hydrants, 97 hydrants per engine. Boston, 500,000 popula-
tion, 44 engines, 7,800 hydrants, 168 hydrants per engine. Cleveland, 362,000 inhab-
itants, 26 engines, 5,282 hydrants, 203 hydrants per engine. Buffalo, 335,000 inhab-
itants, 29 engines, 3,964 hydrants, making 136 to each engine. Milwaukee, 276,000, 19
engines, 2,174 hydrants, 114 hydrants to the engine. Pittsburg, 265,000, 21 engines, 2,143
hydrants, making 102 to the engine. Minneapolis, 210,000, 19 engines, 2,788 hydrants,
145 per engine. New York, 2,000,000, 68 steam fire engines, 9,890 hydrants, making
145 per engine. Chicago, 1,700,000, 87 engines, 16,466 hydrants, 186 hydrants per
engine. Philadelphia, 1,142,000, 46 steam engines, 9,890 hydrants, 213 hydrants uer
engine. Brooklyn, 1,100,000, 45 engines, 5,480 hydrants, 121 hydrants per engine.
St. Louis, 615,000, 44 engines, 4,690 hydrants, 106 hydrants per engine. All
those cities have what we call the cistern system. On a corner where there ate
two or three hydrants there is a large cistern that you can put two or three or
four engines at. For instance, in the City of Chicago, there is one block in Chicago,
or several blocks, I presume, but one in particular, where they can place 54 engines
around one single block. I have these quotations because there has been a good
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deal said in regard to planting- hydrants in San Francisco, and you can see where
San Francisco has only got 97 hydrants per engine, and here is Malwaukee, 276,000
inhabitants, or Minneapolis, 210,000, and having 146 hydrants per engine. You can
see what a great difference it is. Mind you, we have no cistern system here at
all; nothing except the hydrants; and in all Eastern cities that are built of brick
and stone principally, they have the cistern system, where they can go" there with
a large main leading into the cistern, supplying the cistern, as the engine draws
from it.
There is a large main running into the cistern, with a large gate on it; as the
water leaves the cistern the engineer of one of the engines opens the gate, dis-
charging the water into the cistern, and keeps it supplied. That is the system all
through the Eastern cities. Of course, it is a great assistance to them, because
they can concentrate their forces right on the fire. It is different in San Fran-
cisco; we have not anything of that kind; we have some cisterns here, but they
won't hold water; they have never been kept up by the city and are to-day use-
less. There are many instances in San Francisco where we have great long leads,
all the way from 1,000 to 3,000 feet. Of course, it is just simply useless to try to
put out fire where you have circumstances of that kind against you. Some years
ago there was a great comment about hydrants; I think that it was in 1890, that
we had a test made for His Honor Mayor Pond and the Board of Supervisors, at
the corner of Eighteenth and Valencia. At that time we took one of our largest
engines out there and put it to the hydrant and led off from it, showing the effect
that friction had on passing through the hose— the amount of friction on the hose,
and it went off as follows: We had 130 pounds at the engine water pressure; 130
pounds water pressure at the engine is too great; it never should exceed 100
pounds unless in case of some very large fire, and then you might run it up to
125, but when you carry over 125, you are running great chances of bursting your
hose and possibly next losing control of the fire that you are fighting. But, how-
ever, we ran it up to 130 pounds, to show His Honor, the Mayor, and the Board
of Supervisors, just what we had to do in order to get enough water through an
ordinary lead of hose. Well, now, the first lead we led off 100 feet of hose, and
had a 1%-inch pipe on to it; we had 90 pounds at the pipe; throw, 206 feet. We
then put on 200 feet of hose, with 130 pounds pressure at the hydrant; 40 pounds at
the nozzle. You can see how it decreases. A 1^-inch pipe, same throw, distance
147 feet. We then put on 200 feet more, same pressure, decreased to 30 pounds at
the nozzle. A l^-inch pipe threw a distance of 100 feet. We then put on 200
feet more, the same pressure, 10 pounds at the nozzle, decreased from 90 pbunds
down to 10, threw a distance of 85 feet. We then put on 200 feet more, which made
it 1,000 foot lead, same pressure; it showed 5 pounds pressure at the nozzle, throw-
ing a distance of 54 feet. That would possibly be 15 feet perpendicular. Now
you can see for yourselves that you can't put out fires with streams of that kind.
The friction is a great detriment to hose and apparatus. You have to put on
the pressure at the engine to overcome the friction. Each 2%-inch line of hose
will have about 6 or 7 pounds of friction. You lead off 20 or 30 lengths of hose,
and it counts up wonderfully. You have to put on the pressure at the engine to
overcome this friction. If you put on enough pressure at the engine to overcome
friction through 1,500 feet of hose, it won't stand it; it will burst it. If the wear
and tear on your apparatus is great, then it is hard work for the men. You
can't expedite matters any way in the world by long lengths of hose.
If you have short leads of hose and hydrants close together, as I can show
you here from the map of Boston, where they average from 75 to 300 feet apart,
why, of course, then you can get one, two or three streams from an engine; you
don't have to have so many apparatus to roll to the fire. In many cases here
we have to put on two and three engines on to one line to overcome the friction
that Is caused by the distance of your lead, in many instances. A short time
ago, out here at a fire at Ashbury Heights, we had 2,700 feet of hose off there. We
had to put three engines to do the work of one.
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I want to say further, that this last four years that I have superintended prin-
cipally now the laying out of all the hydrants in that time, and I want to say
with one exception that they are correct, and that was correct with the exception
of the racetrack. When the racetrack was running out there, they put up some
buildings out there, and they made an application to the Board of Supervisors for
some hydrants. I was requested by them to go out and locate some hydrants. I
did so, and at that time those hydrants were necessary. Outside of that, I claim
any hydrants that were located were correct. I also claim that we have not
enough hydrants. I claim that San Francisco, with an area of 42 square miles,
the way she is built up, wooden city as it is, should have at least 5,000 hydrants.
A. There are a great many places that larger mains should be placed. Spring
Valley the last two years has done a great deal of work; that is one reason why
we set a lot of hydrants; they have done more work in the last two years than I
believe they did before in ten. I want to say that there is a great deal more work
to be done all over San Francisco. I know that this work cannot be done in one
day, one month or in one year, but I want to say that if they continue for four
or five years, as they have in the last two years, they would put this town in a
safe condition; but to-day I don't consider that it is. For instance, Telegraph Hill
wants a stiffening up. Potrero Heights wants taking care of. So does the Mis-
sion. So does a portion of the Western Addition. Ashbury Heights was in a very
bad condition until they put that reservoir out there. They have straightened that
out nicely; it is in good condition. South of Market street was in a bad condition
until they run those large mains in there, down Sixth street, down Fourth street,
along King. The boarding-house district up here was in a very bad condition, ex-
tremely so, until they run the large main along Fifth street and the large main
on Post street. If this work is continued, of course, we can put the town in a safe
condition; but if it is not, we will wake up some morning here and find a great
many acres in ashes. There are a great many small mains in the Western Addi-
tion which should be taken out; no question about that. It is no use putting any
more hydrants on small mains, because if you get a large fire and put a lot of
engines on those mains, it is useless.
In addition, William Ireland, P. B. Quinlan, Daniel Meyer, A. L. Langerman,
Adam Grant, A. S. Baldwin and A. J. Donnovan, were heard. Daniel Meyer, in his
testimony, stated that in his opinion as a financier the price of the stock of the
Spring Valley Water Works would fall if the rates were so reduced that interest
on the stock would only return 5 per cent.
A. L. Langerman testified that he was a stock and bond broker; that he did
not consider 5 per cent, a good or generous interest to pay to the holders of
Spring Valley Water stock, "because, as previously stated by Mr. Meyer, the
action that is taken every year by the Board of Supervisors and the Mayor, in a
certain sense, adds a gambling element to the price of the stock. I consider a
stock which has its earning power fixed every year, virtually at the mercy of the
Board of Supervisors, not a good investment unless it brings in 6 per cent. The
people buy the stock because it nets 6 per cent. ; if they knew that the Board of
Supervisors would not fix that rate every year; if they knew that 5 per cent,
would be paid for the next ten or fifteen years, or 4% per cent, even; if they knew
it were not at the mercy of the Board of Supervisors, then that stock would sell
at par if it netted 5 per cent.
"I mentioned W2 per cent., if it were fixed for a term like a bond, this is a stock
which is subject every year to the quibbles and squabbles of the Board of Super-
visors, to agitators and demagogues; I am not referring to the Board of Supervisors
when I use that term. * * * I simply say there are demagogues and agitators in
San Francisco that will attack any enterprise, at times it is jealousy, at times it is
other causes. Some years ago the Board of Supervisors fixed the rates of the
water company at a price when they could not afford to pay 6 per cent. ; the
Spring Valley Company refused to submit to the reduction and they went into
court, and the stock that was selling at $100 a share dropped to $82. I call that a
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gambling element in the price of the stock. A stock that is subject to such drops
as $18 or $20, or 25 per cent, of its value, is a gambling element, as I put it. That
was before the court had determined that it should be fixed at a fair rate; there
is that danger that if the Board of Supervisors should fix a low ^ate, amongst
every number of men there are certain people that do not believe that they will
get justice. In my business I have come across a great many men that had
stamina and those that have not. The man that has not the stamina sells his
stock, he gets scared. There are lots of holders of Spring Valley that have sold
their stock, and lots of them that have bought it, because they believe in justice.
If Spring Valley should be forced to pay only 5 per cent., in my estimation the
stock will drop to 80 if not less; SO or 82, say; people will not buy it unless they
can count on 6 per cent.; this is only my view as a stock and bond broker."
Adam Grant testified: "Under the condition that the stock is regulated by the
Board of Supervisors every year, I would rather have United States bonds at 3
than Spring Valley Water stock at 7 per cent. Also, that if a 5 per cent, rate was
guaranteed for a certain length of time, it would not be a confiscatory rate, and
if guaranteed I think Spring Valley at 4 per cent, would be a good investment."
A. S. Baldwin testified that "residence property that Is bought for investment
must net generally 8 per cent, in order to sell; in order to sell it as an investment
it must net between 7 and 8 per cent. I know of property that can't be sold that
will pay better than 5 per cent.; cannot be sold readily at that."
A communication was received from Jno. T. Doyle, Esq., relative to the water
question, embracing his views as to the proper disposition of the water problem
and the solution of the existing conditions, which was read and placed on file, of
which the following is a copy, to wit:
COMMUNICATION FROM JNO. T. DOYLE.
Jno. A. Russell^ Esq.,
Clerk of the Board of Supervisors of San Francisco—
My Dear Sir: I beg to express to the Honorable Board of Supervisors my thanks
for their courteous invitation to discuss before them the pending question of water
rates, and as my advanced age and residence out of the city forbid my attend-
ance at the time indicated, I shall assume the permission of the Board to submit
my views, in the present form, which will also conduce to greater conciseness than
an oral presentation could have.
In a letter to the Examiner, published on the 3d of February, I pointed out
the reason of our high water rates, and that no substantial reduction can be made
in them, while we adhere to the unjust rule of requiring the consumers of water
to defray the interest on the cost of its introduction into the city, and its distri-
bution through the streets. That method of apportionment is the sole cause of our
high charges for water, and of the periodically recurring and hitherto futile effort
at reduction; while this rule is adhered to, no serious reduction to the consumers
is possible. In most cities the water works are owned by the public, their con-
struction has been provided for by the issue of bonds, the interest of which
comes out of the taxes, and the consumers only pay the cost of managing the
works, which in such case is naturally but little. The courts have determined,
and very justly, that the company is entitled to rates that will yield, over all
necessary expenses, interest on their fixed capital represented by stock and
bonds. This rule in the case of the Spring Valley Water Company would call
for the gross sum of $1,740,000, of which $1,346,000 represents interest and taxes
and $394,000 cost of management. It is charged that the latter item is ex-
travagant, and for all I know it may be. But what then? Suppose it inflated
33 per cent., and that you can reduce expenses by $1 out of every $4 — compara-
tively a large saving— how much will it benefit the poor fellow who pays $2.50
per month, $30 a year, for his water supply? It will save him about 15 cents per
month'.
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Now let me ask who benefits from the presence in the streets of water con-
fined in pipes, communicated with a practically unlimited supply, at an elevation
which gives a pressure of seven to twelve atmospheres and will raise it to the
top story of our tallest building? Surely not the laborer, artisan or clerk, who
after his day's work uses a few quarts or gallons to cleanse his person, or the
humble housewife who fills her kettle for a cheering cup of tea; water drawn from
a well or pump would answer them quite as well. Those who benefit by the water
in the street mains are the owners of property, real and personal, which is pro-
tected from fire by it and which it alone can protect. Suppose each city lot had its
own well of water. Would that enable us to dispense with the Spring Valley
Works? Not for a moment; the city would be liable to be wiped out of existence
any summer afternoon by the slightest act of carelessness, such as destroyed
Chicago in 1871, or which three several times, within the memory of men still
living, laid San Francisco in ashes, at a cost each time of more than the whole
price of the Spring Valley Works. In a situation such as ours, a great city is an
impossibility, unless you can have water in mains through the streets and under
strong pressure. That is what protects improved property here and gives value
to what is unimproved; and it is the most simple justice to require the property of
the city to pay the interest on the cost of the works, necessary for the purpose.
Illustrations of this truth abound. Look for instance at the property our late Mayor
donates to the University for the Affiliated Colleges; the lots are worth $50,000 or
$60,000, perhaps much more; the improvements are to cost $200,000 or over. How
much would the land be worth if the Spring Valley mains were not laid through
the city streets? Not a dollar; not a dime; nor would any improvements on it be
possible.
Take another illustration: On the fifty- vara lot on the north side of Golden
Gate avenue, corner of Laguna, stands a row of six houses arranged as flats,
three flats to each house. The water rent of each house is $2.50 per month. The
owner of that fifty-vara lot pays $540 a year for water rent. Abutting it on the
north is a similar lot fronting on Turk street on which no improvements exist. It
is worth probably some $20,000 for building purposes; without water in the street
mains it would absolutely have no value. The owner's contribution towards the
support of the water works, which alone give value to his property, is the petty sum
he pays for water used by the city, perhays $4 or $5 per year. These two lots are
equally benefited by the presence of the water mains in the streets. Why should one
pay $540 per year for an advantage which the other gets for, say, $5.40? San
Francisco, for forty odd years, has been cursed by land speculators, who improve
nothing, but simply wait for other people to make improvements of which they
take the direct benefits. One such whom I knew came into my office in 1855 and
told me that he intended just to sit and wait for things to go up again, that
they were bound to do so some time, and he proposed to do nothing but wait. He
did so; he had a small income, which enabled him to live scantily, and went
abroad, where living was cheaper than here. He ultimately died wealthy from
the increase of value of his real estate caused by other people's improvements.
Another, whom most of us knew well, bought a hundred-vara lot on Market street
at town sale for $16; he never bestowed a dollar of improvement on it, and sold it
ultimately for $1,000,000. Such characters as these object to being taxed for water
in the streets that gives to their property all the value it possesses, and they
are the class whom this wretched policy of putting the whole cost of the water
works on the consumers favors. They do not represent enlightened public opinion.
Again, take a walk along any business street— Front, Battery, Sansome,
Kearny, Market— and estimate the values of the stocks of merchandise exposed
for sale in the city; make a like estimate of the value of the fine dwelling houses
and rich furniture, paintings and ornaments of the Western Addition; add to
those the thousands of more modest dwellings and shops occupied by people in
humbler circumstances; do you believe they could be replaced for $300, 000, 000 ?
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You will not claim it. What rate is now paid for insurance on this mass of prop-
erty? On an average not as much as 1 per cent., and nobody insures for the
full value because he knows that total loss is now impossible. How much would
its owners have to pay for insurance on it if there were no water mains in the
streets? It could not be insured on any terms. No company would take the risk.
Down to the time we got the Spring Valley mains in the streets of San Francisco
we had to pay 5 per cent, per year on merchandise, in what were called "fire-
proof warehouses," and outside of such, insurance was not to be had. The prop-
erty of the city saves every year therefore about as much as the whole cost of
the Spring Valley Works, in the item of insurance alone.
Considerations like these must, I think, satisfy every one except such misers
and curmudgeons as I have above referred to, that common justice requires the
property of the city to defray the cost of bringing the water into the streets under
pressure, which can only be done in the present case by defraying the interest on
the cost of construction out of the taxes. It is a cruel injustice to saddle this
burden on the consumers.
If, then, we propose to effect a reduction in water rates to consumers, let us
begin rightly; the leak that troubles us is not at the spiggot, but at the bunghole.
Out of $400,000 of expenses of management, you cannot possibly save anything that
will afford even a trifling relief to the rate payer; you must put the saddle on
the right horse, and for that purpose make the property of the whole city pay
for its own protection; the water mains are really a policy of insurance on the
property of all the taxpayers and all should pay their share of the premium. An
increase of 45 cents on the $100 in the tax levy will accomplish this, and at once
reduce water rates to a mere nominal charge, such as there are in Eastern cities.
Let the Board have the courage to do right.
And see what economies will result from this plan. Tae city having to pay
the interest on the plant will be interested in securing the money it represents as
cheaply as possible, and its credit stands as high as, indeed, higher, than that of
any other in the country. When the present Spring Valley bonds become due
a few years hence, let the city take the loan and raise the means by an issue of
its bonds which can readily be sold on the basis of 3 per cent, interest; the differ-
ence between that rate and what the company would have to pay will provide a
sinking fund that will redeem the whole issue before maturity, and leave the
city the owner of a mortgage on the works for $10,000,000, besides saving the tax-
payers $200,000 per year in the difference of rates of interest, for the company is
paying 5 and 6 per cent, on the present loan. This will need legislation, but it can
all be provided for in the new charter, which we are always going to have next
month, and if you will insert in it a provision that water rates on buildings shall
be a lien on the premises and bear interest until paid, as is the rule elsewhere,
you will be able to dismiss the army of collectors needed under the present plan,
and make it the business of the landlord to see that the water rent is paid every
year as punctually as the taxes are. Hence, an economy in expenses of manage-
ment of perhaps $5,000 or $6,000 per month, and a corresponding reduction of rates.
The result will be that thereafter water rates will be included in the rents and
paid by the landlord, and this periodical dispute over them cease.
The sinking fund required to redeem the bonds will gradually purchase them,
and the bonds when they become due will all belong to the city. Being actually
the debt of the water company, and secured by a mortgage on its works, the
city will, by this plan, have required a preponderating interest in the works, cor-
responding to its $10,000,000 invested, which will practically give it the control of
the property, and end by the acquisition of their entire ownership at a perfectly
reasonable figure. And they are, in fact, unique in the world. For twenty years
past it has been proposed and discussed to supply the city of London with water
from Loch Katrine by a pipe line of 300 or 400 miles; and a similar proposal as
to Lake Tahoe has been made for San Francisco; the genius of Hermann Schussler,
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and the confidence reposed in it by the directors of the Spring Valley Water Works
has done better than this for us; they have brought Loch Katrine to our doors,
by the Crystal Springs dam, a single block of stone as solid as Gibraltar, and as
lasting as the hills that encircle the lake. There are no such water works in the
world, and engineers come from remote countries to look at them. By the method
I have outlined here the city has the opportunity to become the owner of them by
an outlay that she will never feel. I am, dear sir, yours faithfully,
JOHN T. DOYLE.
Menlo Park, April 14, 1S97.
On April 19, 1897, the Committee on Water and Water Supply received a com-
munication from H. F. A. Schussler, Chief Engineer of the Spring Valley Water
Company, in answer to a communication from Supervisor Clinton, under date of
April 14, 1897, requesting information as to why the Spring Valley Water Company
had not attached meters to the public squares and buildings as requested by
Resolution No. 15,851 (Third Series), of which the following is a copy, to wit:
COMMUNICATION FROM CHIEF ENGINEER OF SPRING VALLEY WATER
WORKS.
San Francisco, April 19, 1897.
To the Honorable Water Committee
Of the Board of Supervisors —
Gentlemen: In answer to the letter from your Board, dated April 14, 1897, re-
questing that meters be put on the following schools, viz. : Denman, Horace Mann,
and Whittier Primary, also on the City and County Hospital and Alta Plaza, we
wish to say that the matter has been looked into and we find that the City and
County Hospital would require two meters, one of six inches and one of three
inches; that Alta Plaza requires one four-inch and one two-inch meter, while
the three schools require meters of smaller sizes.
The cost of the meters required by you will be $1,194, while the cost of con-
necting them with the pipe system will be about $64, so that the entire expense
will be in the neighborhood of $1,260.
If you are desirous of seeing how much water the city consumes in its public
buildings, why not put meters also on those buildings that use large quantities of
water, as, for instance, the County Jail, City Prison, City Hall, House of Cor-
rection and some of the large new schools, with their modern appliances and large
connections, instead of having selected some of the old schools that have small
connections with our pipe system?
In addition to Alta Plaza, we would suggest for you to meter also Union
Square and, particularly, Jefferson Square.
This question of metering the city's water has been thoroughly investigated by
the city authorities in the past, and it was concluded by them that the "One-
Twelfth Act" prevented payment of rates by that method, because the rates were
not equal monthly on account of the large summer excess. The selecaon by your
Board of a part of the public buildings and properties does not give the aggregate,
nor a fair sample of the municipal consumption, because you have omitted nearly
all of those that use an excess of water; and unless you meter the entire mu-
nicipal consumption for at least twelve months, you would have no reliable or just
basis of information.
There are about from 125 to 130 places supplying the municipality, most of
which would require more than one large meter, there being, in a large number
of these places, more than one large service connection.
If you carry out this latter plan, we shall be happy to assist you in investi-
gating the number and sizes of meters required for all of the municipal uses, and
also to try and estimate the cost of making the experiment.
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In conclusion, we wish to say that we are preparing some statistics of the
operating expenses of some of the Eastern water works, which may assist you
in arriving at a fair comparison between them and our works, which information
we shall be pleased to submit to your committee in a few days. Respectfully yours,
THE SPRING VALLEY WATER WORKS,
By H. SCHUSSLER, Chief Engineer.
The following commuication, on behalf of the Spring Valley Water Works,
transmitting information relative to Eastern water works, their operating and:
pumping expenses, price of fuel, and water rates was received by the Committee
on Water and Water Supply from H. F. A. Schussler, Esq., Chief Engineer of the
Spring Valley Water Works, of which the following is a copy:
COMMUNICATION FROM SPRING VALLEY WATER WORKS.
San Francisco, April 22, 1897^
To the Water Committee
Of the Honorable Hoard of Supervisors—
Gentlemen: We take the liberty of sending you some information in regard
to Eastern water works, which, unfortunately, arrived here after you closed
your water investigation last Thursday.
The City Engineer of Chicago, Mr. L. B. Jackson, says, in a communication,
that in 1896 the cost of operating and maintaining all pumping stations was
four hundred and sixty-nine thousand ($469,000) dollars; that the total cost of fuel
was two hundred and twenty-nine thousand ($229,000) dollars; that the street-pipe
system cost in 1896 seven hundred thousand ($700,000) dollars, and the service-pipe
system sixty-eight thousand ($68,000) dollars.
Even assuming that the above coal bill of two hundred and twenty-nine
thousand ($229,000) dollars is included in the above four hundred and sixty-nine
thousand ($469,000) dollars pumping expenses, and adding to this sum the service-
pipe expenses only (and not even allowing any portion of the seven hundred
thousand ($700,000) dollars for the maintenance of the street-pipe system), the
annual expenses in 1896 would be five hundred and thirty-seven thousand ($537,000)
dollars; whereas, in a report which was lately published in some of the San Fran-
cisco papers, purporting to be a report of a Committee of the Grand Jury, the
operating expenses of the Chicago water works for 1896 were placed at only two
hundred and eighty-five thousand ($285,000) dollars, which is but little more than
half of the above five hundred and thirty-seven thousand ($537,000) dollars, which
does not include that portion of the street-pipe expense properly chargeable to
maintenance.
Outside of this expenditure comes the interest on the cost of the works, which
cost is said to be in the neighborhood of twenty-eight million ($28,000,000) dollars.
Besides, the Chicago water works, being municipal property, these works are no
doubt free from city and county taxes, which, therefore, the consumers have
not to pay in the water rates as is done here.
Besides, it should be borne in mind (which the above report omits to state)
that coal costs in Chicago only from one-quarter to one-third of the price here;
that pipe and labor is from twenty-five (25) to thirty-five (35) per cent, cheaper
there than here; that water is abundant all the year round, at their very door,
requiring no artificial storage reservoirs, nor purchase of lands or riparian rights;
and, finally, that the city is built on a practically level plain, only slightly ele-
vated above Lake Michigan, requiring only one lift for the pumps into the stand-
pipes.
In the report above referred to, the running expenses of the Pittsburg water
works are quoted at one hundred thousand ($100,000) dollars, while the fact is (ac-
cording to a communication from A. B. Shepard of the Pittsburgh water works)
that in 1896:
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a. The pumping and office expenses were $157,506.73
,b. Maintenance of pipe-lines was 59,184.15
Total for 1896 $216,690.88
Instead of one hundred thousand ($100,000) dollars, as stated in said report.
Besides, Mr. Shepard states that the coal cost them one dollar and twenty-
seven cents ($1.27) per ton, and cast-iron pipe sixteen and eighty-five hundredths
($16.85) dollars per ton.
On this coast we pay from three to five times the above price for coal, while
our cast-iron pipe, laid down here, costs us from thirty ($30) dollars to thirty-one
($31) dollars per ton, or nearly double the price of Pittsburgh, while labor is also
considerably higher here.
In said report, New York City is quoted as having a population of one million
eight hundred thousand (1,800,000), and a water rate of twelve and one-half (12y2)
cents per thousand gallons.
All we can say about this is, that we will reach the New York water rate of
twelve and one-half cents when we have one million (1,000,000) inhabitants, while,
should our city ever reach the same population New York has now, viz.: one mil-
lion eight hundred thousand (1,800,000), our water rate will be about eight cents (8)
per one thousand gallons.
The price of water in Buffalo, Cleveland, and a number of other Eastern cities,
cannot fairly be compared with San Francisco, unless in such comparison fair al-
lowance is made for the much greater water facilities and cheaper coal, pipe,
machinery and labor in the East.
During your investigation of the water supply of the city of San Francisco, you
have become fully cognizant of the physical difficulties that had to be overcome
here, such as the very hilly character of this city, the great elevation of a large
portion of the same, the greater variability of the rainfall, the tedious and costly
acquisition of lands, reservoir sites, watersheds and water rights, the construc-
tion of large and costly reservoirs, and a number of large and long pipe lines lead-
ing from the country to the city.
We have trespassed upon your valuable time in order to call your attention
to some of the errors in the newspaper account of the above-mentioned report, and
it is possible that similar errors may have been made in connection with the
figures given for other Eastern cities, and that the report also omits all compari-
son of the difficulties encountered here, with the greater water facilities and much
cheaper material and labor in the East. Respectfully yours,
SPRING VALLEY WATER WORKS,
By H. SCHUSSLER, Chief Engineer.
On recommendation of the Committee of the Whole, the public investigation
^was closed, and it was determined that the committee sit at some future time at
a meeting of the Board to be called by His Honor the Mayor to consider, act upon
and determine the water rates to be fixed for the year commencing July 1, 1897.
The Committee on Water and Water Supply held several sessions, and the
chairman, for the purpose of ascertaining the revenue derived by the Spring
Valley WTater Works, to assist the committee in fixing the water rates, transmitted
a communication to the President of the Spring Valley Water Works, requesting
such information, of which the following is a copy, to- wit:
WATER BATES.
S3
COMMUNICATION TO PRESIDENT OF THE SPRING VALLEY WATER
WORKS.
San Francisco, April 27, 1897.
C. Webb Howard, Esq.,
President Spring Valley Water Works-
Dear Sir: I find that it is absolutely necessary for the Committee on Water and
Water Supply, of the Board of Supervisors to obtain from your company the fol-
lowing information for the purpose of intelligently fixing a schedule of water rates
for the coming year:
1st. The total number of rate-payers in one-story dwellings, and the aggregate
income from said source, i e., ground surface rates, exclusive of all special rates.
2d. The same for two-story dwellings.
3d. The same for three-story dwellings.
4th. The same for four-story dwellings.
5th. The same for five-story dwellings.
6th. The total income from premises to which meters are attached.
7th. The total income from "shipping" meter rates.
8th. The total number of rate-payers who pay monthly — ground surface rates,
as follows:
SQUARE FEET.
ONE
STORY.
TWO
STORIES.
THREE
STORIES.
FOUR
STORIES.
FIVE
STORIES.
Oto400
SO 25
$0 35
$0 45
$0 55
$0 65
400 to 500
.35
.45
.55
65
70
500 to 600. .
45
55
65
70
80
600 to 700.
50
60
70
75
90
700to800 . .
60
65
75
80
95
SCO to 900
70
75
80
90
1 05
Each of the above thirty items separately; the number in one-story dwellings
paying 25 cents, the number in one-story dwellings paying 35 cents, and so forth.
Kindly inform me if you can give me this information, and the earliest date at
which it can be furnished. Yours respectfully,
CHAS. A. CLINTON, M. D.,
Chairman Committee on Water and Water Supply.
The following communication was received from Pelham W. Ames, Esq., Secre-
tary of the Spring Valley Water Works, in answer to an inquiry of the Chairman of
the Committee on Water and Water Supply, as to the estimated revenue required
by the company for the fiscal year 1897-98, to wit:
84 WATEK BATES.
COMMUNICATION FROM SECRETARY SPRING VALLEY WATER WORKS.
San Francisco, April 28, 1897.
Dr. Chas. A. Clinton, Chairman
Of the Committee on Water and Wat zr Supply —
Dear Sir: In response to your telephone message, I beg to state that the
approximate income required for the fiscal year 1897-1898 by this company is as
follows:
Interest on bonds $498,500 00
Dividends at six per cent on stock (and providing 8,000 shares new
issue) 792,000 00
Running' expenses 400,000 00
Taxes 105,000 00
Interest on overdrafts 45,000 00
Less rents, etc
Income required $1,820,500 (X>
Yours respectfully,
PELHAM W. AMES,
Secretary Spring Valley Water Works.
On May 10, 1897, pursuant to a resolution of the Board, introduced by Supervisor
Clinton, and on his motion the expert of the Finance Committee, Mr. Cyril Will-
iams, was instructed to examine the method of keeping the accounts of the
Spring Valley Water Works, and ascertain if the same could be kep* in such
manner as to furnish statistical information as to the several sources of revenue.
On May 12, 1897, Mr. Cyril Williams filed the following report, of which the
following is a copy:
REPORT OF EXPERT, MR. CYRIL WILLIAMS.
San Francisco, May 12, 1897.
Chas. A. Clinton, Esq.,
Chairman Committee on Water and Water Supply, Hon. Hoard of Supervisors—
Sir: Having been instructed by resolution introduced by you on May 10, 1897,
to examine the method of keeping accounts by the Spring Valley Water Works
and ascertain the possibility of obtaining from the company,
The name of each rate-payer in alphabetical order.
"A statement showing in detail the aggregate amount collected from each
source of revenue under the different charges for the several items embodied in
the general rates under each special rate, and under each meter rate, so that
the income will be shown from each source."
I beg to report as follows:
With regard to the methods of bookkeeping: In the first place, the rate-payer
calls at the office of the company and makes an application for water. (A copy
of the form of application is attached herewith, filled in, as an example).
The adjuster makes an order upon the service department to have the service
connection put in, and water turned on the premises.
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85
The application is then given to the inspector, who visits the premises and fixes
the water rate.
The application is then entered in the "record book"; is, in fact, copied therein
with full particulars of the location, connection and name of employee making
the same, rates, and a complete record of the transaction; it is given a "water
number," and thereafter all records and accounts connected with this particular
case are kept under the heading of the "water number."
Particulars are then entered in the "bill book," which contains the water num-
ber, name of rate-payer, street number (or location), rate of bill, and collection
address.
All bills are made out from this bill book; the water number and the street are
printed on the bills, as per copy attached.
Each line in the bill book is numbered, and the streets follow each other in
the order of "parallel streets." At the commencement a page was left at the end
of each street; but as the numbers were soon filled in it was necessary to com-
mence a new page, and consequently a new number, for each street as the pages
were exhausted; this accounts for the irregularity in the locations of the streets
in the annual report filed by the company.
The ledgers are numbered to correspond with the bill book, and bills; the
names of the rate-payers, streets, or numbers do not appear on the ledgers.
Bills are charged upon the ledgers from the bill books; credits are entered from
the collection books of the cashiers and collectors who are each designated by
an alphabetical number; and the credit entries bear the date of payment and the
letter of the collector.
Each bookkeeper enters up daily, on sheets prepared for the purpose, such num-
bers as appear in his ledger" with the amounts collected; these sheets are added
up and agreed with the totals of the collectors' books and the money received
from the cashiers by the secretary, making a complete check on the daily receipts.
The collectors and cashiers have books for each day in the week, thus facili-
tating the work of the bookkeepers. The "adjuster's book" contains allowances
made on bills, and these are posted into the ledgers in a credit column in the same
manner as cash payments to credit of accounts.
The following is a copy of the ruling of the ledger, and the manner of entering
the charges and receipts:
JANUARY.
FEBRUARY
Water
No.
Delin-
quents.
Waste
Fines.
Increase
and New
Bills.
Bills.
Date.
Cash.
Allow-
ances.
Delin-
quents.
Waste
Fines,
Etc.
20,406
20,407
20,408
20,409
20,410
$2 00
1 00
1 00
3 00
$4 00
5 00
6 00
7 00
8 00
1/B
4/C
5/D
7/B
24/A
$6 00
4 00
5 00
2 00
5 00
$1 00
$1 00
2 00
3 00
6 00
2 00
Page totals.
£7 00
s30 00
§22 00
$3 00
$12 00
Three months on a page.
86 '.WATEK KATES.
The forgoing table shows:
Delinquents brought forward December $7 00
January bills charged 30 00
To be collected 37 00
Cash collected (dates and collectors noted in the date column) 22 00
Allowances made by adjuster 3 00
25 00
Delinquents carried forward into February 12 00
Of the above numbers and accounts there are more than 40,000 now running.
In January, 40,189 bills were issued for collection, these bills representing an
equal number of accounts in the company's books, and the charge made on each
bill was for water supplied through a single supply pipe; in many instances, the
amount called for on a single bill included the charges for several buildings,
bathtubs, horses, etc., using the same supply pipe.
If, instead of charging up each bill in one entry as above, forty or fifty columns
had to be ruled in the ledgers to cover each item in the schedule and entries made
accordingly, it would entail the posting of several hundreds of thousands of
entries each month and the employment of many times the amount of labor now in
use. Take, for example, a bill for a row of houses, belonging to one person, sup-
plied by one pipe, some one-story houses, some two stories, stores, stables, etc.,
twenty or thirty different items on the bill ; an allowance of $10 is made, or a pay-
ment on account received; a percentage of this amount would have to be deducted
from each account, or there would have to be a corresponding credit column
for each item in the schedule.
This system would, of course, be possible, but in my opinion quite imprac-
ticable, and I think it would be difficult to improve on the present method of keep-
ing account of collections.
With regard to keeping personal accounts, showing receipts from each individual,
this is another matter that would entail an immense amount of labor.
According to the company's statement, their separate consumers consist of
58,305 families, 18,481 places of business, representing 76,786 accounts, with an aver-
age of 500 to 600 new accounts to be opened each month on account of change of
occupancy. In addition to these there would be 143 accounts for public buildings,
parks and squares.
Another of the difficulties in obtaining the exact amount paid by each con-
sumer is, that a new tenant may, and frequently does, pay a bill made out in the
name of his predecessor.
The company's annual statement gives the amount received from each house
with the name of the occupant at that time; to trace the amounts actually paid
by each tenant during the year would in some instances be a considerable amount
of labor.
An indexed statement could be made out from the annual report, but hardly in
the month allowed by law. It would furthermore be useless as showing only the
names of rate-payers, which, for the reasons given, might not be correct.
The amounts charged to every house appear clearly on the company's record
book of applications, and from this book, by many months (of labor, an itemized
statement of every charge on the schedule could be obtained, subject to perhaps
hundreds of changes during the time of making it up.
In conclusion, I would state that, with the means on hand, the furnishing of a
correct account of itemized receipts would be impracticable, as would also the
keeping of ledger accounts so as to show the actual separate receipts from each
tenant, occupant, or owner.
The Company can readily furnish the amounts received for water supplied ship-
ping and from meter rates. Yours respectfully,
CYRIL, WILLIAMS.
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On the same date Mr. Cyril Williams filed a report containing the information
required by the Committee on Water and Water Supply/ the same being furnished
by the Spring Valley Water Works, as requested by the Chairman of said com-
mittee, of which the following is a copy, to wit:
REPORT OF MR. CYRIL. WILLIAMS.
San Francisco, May 12th, 1897.
Chas. A. Clinton, Esq.,
Chairman Committee on Water and Water Supply, Hon. Board of Supervisors— fTFVt
Sir: Referring to report herewith on the accounts of the Spring Valley Water
Works, I beg to furnish you herewith with sundry items of interest which have
been given me by Mr. Booker, the chief clerk of said company.
At the time of making the report, in January, 1897, the company was supplying
water to:
Families , 58,305
Places of business 18,431
Public buildings, parks and squares 143
Fire hydrants 3,296
80.22&
Charges for the above are included in 40,189 bills, issued monthly.
Of the dwellings, there are:
One story houses 15,014
Two story houses. . . 23,039
Three story houses 5,385
Four story houses 217
Five story houses 5
Total dwelling houses 43,660'
Occupied by families 58,305
There are about 3,000 buildings used as hotels, boarding-houses, lodging-houses,
offices, etc., the area of which is generally larger than that of the dwelling houses.
Eight thousand four hundred and thirty-four dwelling houses have a general
rate of 50 cents or less, and 13,853 families a general rate of 50 cents or less.
There are 16,651 bills amounting to $2 or less per month.
Water was delivered by the hose-cart to 703 vessels lying at the wharves along
the water front between July 1, 1896, and December 31, 1896, producing $2,898.70.
The total income from "water front business" for the year 1896, including water
furnished steamships, ferry lines, vessels, hoisting engines, etc., was $40,250.80.
Respectfully,
CYRIL WILLIAMS.
At a meeting of the Committee on Water and Water Supply, held on May 15,
1897, Messrs. H. F. A. Schussler, M. B. Kellogg, P. B. Quinlan and Geo. E. Booker
were heard on behalf of the Spring Valley Water Works.
88 .WATER RATES.
Mr. M. B. Kellogg, Attorney of the Company, submitted for the consideration of
the committee an extract from the decision of the Supreme Court of the State of
Pennsylvania in the case of Brymer vs. Butler Water Company, decided January
4, 1897, and reported in vol. 36, St. Reports, page 249, as to the rule for determining
what is reasonable water rates, to wit:
" By what rule is the Court to determine what is reasonable, and what is op-
" pressive? Ordinarily, that is a reasonable charge or system of charges which
" yields a fair return upon the investment. Fixed charges and the cost of mainte-
" nance and operation must first be provided for. Then the interests of the owners
" of the property are to be considered. They are entitled to a rate of return, if
" their property will earn it, not less than the legal rate of interest; and a system
" of charge that yields no more income than is fairly required to maintain the
" plant, pay fixed charges and operating expenses, provide a suitable sinking fund
" for the payment of debts, and pay a fair profit to the owners of the property,
" cannot be said to be unreasonable. In determining the amount of the investment
" by the stockholders, it can make no difference that money earned by the corpora -
" tion, and in a position to be distributed by a dividend among its stockholders,
" was used to pay for improvements and stock issued in lieu of cash to the stock-
" holders. It is not necessary that the money should first be paid to the stock-
" holder, and then returned by him in payment for new stock issued to him. The
" net earnings, in equity, belonged to him, and stock issued to him in lieu of the
" money so used that belonged to him was issued for value, and represents an
" actual investment by the holder. If the company makes an increase of stock that
" is fictitious, and represents no value added to the property of the corporation,
" sucH stock is rather in the nature of additional income than of additional invest-
" ment. This whole subject was brought to the attention of the learned Judge by
" a request that he should find, as a matter of law, that the reasonableness of the
" charges must be determined with reference to the expenditure in obtaining the
" supply, and providing for a fund to maintain the plant in good order, and pay a
" fair profit upon the money invested by the owners, and that a rate which did no
" more than this was neither excessive nor unjust. This the learned Judge refused
" to find, saying, in reply to the request: 'We have no authority for such a ruling,
" 'and it would be unjust to the consumer, who would have to pay full cost of the
" 'water, provide a sinking fund, secure a reasonable profit upon the investment,
" 'and have no voice in the management of the business of the company. The Act
" 'of assembly in this regard can bear no such construction.' This ruling cannot
" be sustained. The cost of the water to the company includes a fair return to the
" persons who furnished the capital for the construction of the plant, in addition
"to an allowance annually of a sum sufficient to keep the plant in good repair, and
" to pay any fixed charges and operating expenses. A rate of water rents that en-
" ables the company to realize no more than this is reasonable and just. Some
" towns are so situated as to make the procurement of an ample supply of water
" comparatively inexpensive. Some are so situated as to make the work both
" difficult and expensive. What would be an extortionate charge in the first
" case might be the very least at which the water could be afforded in the other.
" The law was correctly stated in the defendant's request, and the Court was in
" error in refusing it."
George E. Booker, bookkeeper of the Spring Valley Water Company, in his testi-
mony on May 15, 1897, stated that the company held the landlord responsible for
the water rent where there is more than one tenant, and where there is only one
tenant, then we collect from him; if there is only one party on a pipe, we can deal
with him. In the cases where several tenants are supplied from one service pipe,
It is because the landlord does not want to put in the extra pipe and plumbing. We
charge from ten to fifteen dollars to make each connection — fifteen dollars on the
very wide streets and ten dollars on the others. We have one head Inspector. In
the summer time we have a great many inspectors. We use them around the
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office, and whenever the business is slack, \ve send them out inspecting all the
time. The inspectors report every change that they note on their bills, as they
ate going about the city, and all the rebuilding.
In looking out for the vacant houses and making allowances, we put on for the
last half of the month some five or six men. They visit the houses and make the
reports, and what houses are vacant and how long vacant. These reports are
turned over to the department, and the allowances are made and the bills put
back in the box for collection.
I think about $600,000 or very close to that is the revenue derived from meter
rates, and for fixed rates, household, etc., about $950,000.
The following is a copy of a resolution adopted by the Board on May 17, 1897,
after receiving the reports of the expert, based on an examination of the books and
accounts kept by the Spring Valley Water Works, to wit:
RESOLUTION NO. 16,427 (THIRD SERIES).
Resolved, That the Spring Valley Water Works be and is hereby required in its
next annual statement for the present calendar year to prepare and present to
this Board the names of each water rate payer, arranged in alphabetical order,
with the amount paid by each water rate payer during the said year; also, to
furnish a statement showing in detail the aggregate amount collected from each
source of revenue under the different charges for the several items embodied in
the general rates, under each special rate, and under each meter rate, so that the
income will be shown from each source, and the Clerk is hereby directed to
transmit a copy of this Resolution to the Spring Valley Water Works.
In Board of Supervisors, San Francisco, May, 17, 1897.
Adopted by the following vote:
Ayes— Supervisors Devany, Haskins, Delany, Sheehan, Dodge, Lackmann,
Rottanzi, Morton, Britt, Smith, Clinton, Rivers.
JNO. A. RUSSELL, Clerk.
At a meeting of the Board held on May 20, 1897, pursuant to call of His Honor
the Mayor, for the purpose of taking action in the matter of fixing water rates
for the year commencing July 1st, 1897, His Honor Mayor Phelan addressed the
Board as follows:
Gentlemen of the Board of Supervisors-
It has been customary in the past, in fixing the water rates, for the Board to
resolve itself into a Committee of the Whole and then report back to the Board.
The Mayor, four years ago, in the case of Jacobs vs. The Board of Supervisors,
was eliminated from the city and county government so far as the fixing of water
rates is concerned, the Supreme Court holding that the Mayor was not part of the
County Board of Supervisors for that purpose. Hence I have only an interest as a
citizen in the deliberations which you are about to engage in. But as Mayor of
the city, having been elected with you, and having participated in the discussions
of this question, both before and, by your courtesy, after the election, I desire to
state that this is the most important business that the Board of Supervisors has
to contend with during its term of office.
The selling of water to a municipality is a very high power, exercised in this
city by a private corporation; and as water is as necessary for human life as air,
it is a matter of first importance to the city to have the rates as low as possible,
for the benefit of the community. A man cannot live in a desert where there is
no water. It is absolutely necessary for human life, and it becomes something
quite as important as taxation, because every cent added to the water rate is
equivalent to every cent added to the tax rate, on account of the universality of
its use.
90 WATER RATES.
We cannot approach these proceedings without grave responsibilities. There
has been a great deal of confusion; out of the discussions which we have had— I
think you are all familiar with the business before us — there has been a great deal
of confusion as to what should be done, but it is a very simple proposition when
you analyze it.
The water company has to be provided with a certain amount of money, and
we have the rate-payer as customers and we have the city and county of San
Francisco as a customer; and it is for you to decide what rates the city shall pay
and what rates the consumer shall pay. Some pay by schedule for household
rates, others by meter rates, and the amount of money that has to be raised, I
should think, in your judgment should first be fixed. You are obliged to raise an
amount of money that will pay the company its taxes, which can be very easily
approximated. You are obliged to raise a sum of money to pay for the
operating expenses, which is not so easy to approximate. You are obliged to
raise money to pay dividends upon bonds or interest upon bonds, as they call it.
That is a fixed amount and is unalterable; and the principal scope in which you
have to employ your knowledge is that pertaining to the interest upon stock. The
company is now receiving, and its rates are based upon, a six per cent, rate of
interest upon stock, and it has been suggested to reduce that rate, in view of the
fact that all investments yield but a small rate of interest in these times, to five
per cent. Fixing the amount of money, then, that you have to raise, it is a matter
of adjusting the rates as between the several classes of consumers.
I will not on this occasion say anything more to you except that the Chairman
of your Water Committee has, in conference with myself and members of the
Water Committee, agreed upon a schedule, and in that schedule he has given the
benefit of the reduction entirely to the house rate-payers as per schedule, making
a reduction of 20 per cent., and leaving the city bills the same, and leaving the
rates charged to consumers by meter the same, and his object is to effect, he
believes, and I think a majority of the committee with him, those who are least
able to pay and who are best entitled to a reduction. That will probably be one
of the things which you will first consider.
So, in order to simply guide your proceedings, I will say, first, that If you
detemine how much money the Spring Valley Water Company is entitled to, con-
sidering the nature of its investments, considering the idle property that it has in
its company's inventory which does not serve to supply the city with water, con-
sidering the inflated value of its stock, which we have brought out— considering all
these things, fixing a five per cent, rate upon the par value of its investments is
really, as a matter of fact, more than five per cent, upon the actual investment.
Then in fixing the rates you will consider what classes in the community are
best entitled to your consideration.
With these remarks, I will declare the meeting ready to proceed, according to
the custom of the Board of Supervisors, by resolving itself into a Committee of the
Whole.
The Committee on Water and Water Supply, by Supervisor Clinton, presented
a report on the water rates, recommending a reduction of 20 per cent, on the rates
at present chaiged as household and household special rates, which would effect
an estimated reduction of about $191,000 on the revenue derived under the rates
of 1896, and provide for five in lieu of six per cent, interest on the stock of the
company, of which the following is a copy, to wit:
WATER KATES. 91
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON WATER AND WATER SUPPLY.
San Francisco, May 20th, 1897.
To the Honorable JSoard of Supervisors
Of the City and County of San Francisco-
Gentlemen: The extended investigation made this year into the subject of
water rates by the Board has convinced your committee that early steps should be
taken by this city to acquire municipal ownership of its own water supply and
works.
The annual attempts, whether real or merely specious, to obtain by investigation
the data upon which to fix rates that shall be just and fair both to the water com-
pany and to the consumers are painfully demoralizing in their effect upon the com-
munity.
These annually recurring investigations by the Board of Supervisors are popu-
larly believed to be schools for perjury, in which men who, during the rest of the
year, are regarded as honorable business and professional men, appear before the
public in the role of fraudulent concealers of facts, special pleaders and falsifiers.
And when the investigations are completed and the rates for the year are fixed,
the belief becomes deeply impressed on the public mind that a "Solid Seven" or a
"Solid Nine" have once more been bribed to violate their ante-election pledges and
to betray their constituents. The moral effect of all this upon the community is
necessarily pernicious.
But there is no possible way of avoiding it except by the city's construction
or acquisition of its own water works.
No investigation is needed to convince the great majority of the rate-payers of
San Francisco that they are paying excessive rates for water.
There is no satisfactory reason why this city should have to pay so much higher
rates for water than any other city of its size in the United States.
But every intelligent citizen of San Francisco knows that it must continue to
pay such rates so long as the water supply is in the hands of a private corporation.
Municipal ownership is the only possible means of escape.
And this is the well nigh unanimous conviction of the people of this city.
It would be a work of supererogation to present arguments and statistics here
in favor of city ownership of water rates. They are not needed, for the great
majority of our citizens are already convinced, through the able and effective efforts
of the press, and especially of the "Examiner" and the "Star," to enlighten them
on the subject.
The work of education on this question is completed and the time fo* action
has come.
Nor was there ever a time in the history of this city so propitious in every way
for the early acquisition of its own water works and supply as the present.
If the corporation that now supplies the city with water is not willing to sell
its works for a just and reasonable consideration, there are other sources of supply
available.
The construction of new works at this time would afford much needed em-
ployment for both capital and labor in this city and State, and do much to revive
business and avert financial and commercial disaster.
It would at once set to work thousands of our unemployed and millions of idle
capital, putting into circulation the money now hoarded in the banks and greatly
benefiting business generally.
Such an enterprise is just what is needed now to lift us out of our present
dilemma and set the wheels of industry and business in motion again.
And the great fall in the prices of all materials to be used would very much
lessen the cost of construction. Besides, a never failing supply of pure water, say
from the Sierras, could be made sufficient to also supply interior towns for irriga-
92 WATER RATES.
tion and mining purposes, and from the assured income, outside of supplying this
city and county, sufficient revenue would be realized, in time, to pay the interest
on the bonds by the increased receipts.
In view of these facts, your committee is of opinion that now is the time to
strike for city ownership.
The recommendation of the city's acquiring water works of its own is not made
in any spirit of hostility to the Spring Valley Water "Works.
Your committee have the highest admiration for the magnificent works con-
structed under the direction of Mr. Hermann Schussler, its talented engineer, ot
whose marvelous achievements the company and this State have just reason to
be proud.
They have nothing but commendation for the uniformly kind, just and even
generous treatment which the company has accorded to its employees.
Nor, in our opinion, are the salaries paid to the officers of the company either
exorbitant or extravagant.
If the people of San Francisco must be dependent on a private corporation for
their water supply, we believe they will receive as fair treatment from the Spring
Valley Water Company as they can reasonably expect from any other private cor-
poration.
The fault is not in the company, but in the system.
Your committee, in all fairness, have to state that the Spring Valley Water
Works, in the face of great difficulties, have succeeded in giving this city a
supply of water which is not only abundant, but of excellent quality, and equal
to that of any city in the United States.
This company in 1865-6 constructed the Pilarcitos reservoir, of the capacity of
one thousand million gallons. In 1867-68 the San Andreas reservoir was built at
a capacity of six thousand million gallons. Each of these reservoirs was con-
nected with its respective city reservoir by a separate tunnel and pipe line, the
pipes being thirty inches in diameter.
In 1877 the original Lake Merced pumping station was erected, which was re-
placed by the new pumping plant in 1891. In order to keep away from this lake
any pollution, a drainage canal and tunnel are now being constructed to and into
the Pacific Ocean.
In 1877 the property and water rights of the Alameda Water Company were
purchased, and in the years 1887-88 the water of the Alameda Creek was conducted
to the Belmont pumping station and from there connected with the Crystal Springs
pipe by twenty-eight miles of 36-inch pipe and two and one-half miles 16-inch sub-
marine pipe crossing San Francisco Bay.
In ihe years 1877, 1888 and 1890, the large concrete Crystal Springs dam was
constructed of a height of one hundred and forty-five feet, and a capacity of
nineteen thousand million gallons. By raising this dam twenty-five feet more its
capacity can be brought up to nearly thirty thousand million gallons.
A 44-inch pipe connects this reservoir with its city distributing reservoir at
University Heights, in South San Francisco. The three main city reservoirs are
supplied with first-class screen tanks and two of them have first-class aerating
apparatus.
The city reservoirs are nine in number, at elevations from one hundred and
sixty-eight feet to six hundred feet above city base, and of a joint capacity of
about ninety million gallons.
The main pipes connecting the large country reservoirs and streams with the
city vary from thirty inches up to forty-four inches in diameter, and have an
aggregate length of over seventy miles.
To deliver the proper amount of water into such reservoirs in this city as are
located above the gravitation level five separate pumping plants are employed,
of which the ones at Belmont, Lake Merced and Black Point are double engines,
while the Seventeenth-street station and the Ocean View station are single.
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The city distributing pipe system has a length of over three hundred and fcfty
miles, and its fire efficiency, owing to great pressures and large mains, is being
constantly improved.
The policy of this company in preventing opposition by acquiring water sites
and sources shows an active business enterprise to look after the main chance— the
pockets cf its stockholders. And it might as well be conceded and understood that
this corporation is the master of the situation, and will continue so to be until, as
stated, the city and county purchases or condemns its works or obtains water from
other sources.
The condition of the people of this city is no longer such as to enable them to
wear the burdens which any private corporation will insist on imposing upon them,
not from a willful and perverse desire to overburden and oppress, but from the
very necessity and nature of the case.
It is vain to expect them to do otherwise. And where the corporation enjoys
a monopoly it is folly to hope that it will not insist upon the privileges which the
monopoly confers upon it.
The Spring Valley Company owns real estate in this city whose value depends
upon and has been largely increased by the presence of an increased population.
As the value of this property rises from year to year from this cause, the
directors of the company demand that the very rate-payers whose presence here
has increased that value shall pay increased rates to meet the interest on the
increased value of the property.
And it is impossible to convince the directors of any private corporation that
such a course of proceeding is not fair to the rate-payers.
Again, the company has acquired large properties outside of the city for the
purpose of preventing competition, that is, to keep water out of the city, yet the
city is called upon to pay interest upon these investments. Nor, in the opinion
of your committee, will it be possible to convince the directors of any private cor-
poration that such a course is unfair to the city.
Municipal ownership affords the only effectual way out of the difficulty above
enumerated.
Considerable labor and difficulty have been experienced in obtaining information
as to the guidance of your honorable Board in determining just and fair rates to
the consumers and a reasonable income to the company for the water to be sup-
plied for the year commencing July 1, 1897.
While the officers of the company signified their willingness to furnish, and did
furnish, more or less information, the categorical questions propounded to the com-
pany were not answered in the manner requested, although the information desired,
as stated by the officers of the company, was at the service of the members of the
Board if treated as confidential.
The Committee of the Whole have been patient and have devoted a great deal
of time, some four months, to endeavor to ascertain their duty in the premises,
and your committee, in addition, made it their particular study how to effect such
a material reduction as would be perceptible to the householders.
The practice heretofore of making an apparent five or ten per cent, reduction
on water rates practically resulted in but little or no benefit to the householder.
Your committee, therefore, under the circumstances, have determined that five
per cent, interest on the stock of the company, which stock now issued amounts to
$12,800,000, is not alone reasonable, but is in excess of the rate to be derived from
general investments, loans or deposits, and being guaranteed even for one year
will not disturb or reduce, except ftfr speculative purposes, the value of the stock.
In addition your committee have determined that the sum of $63,000 is a reason-
able amount to estimate for the increase of revenue during the year.
The increase of revenue cf the year 1896 over that of the year 1895 amounts to
$81,456, so the estimate made cannot be questioned as having any element of doubt
as to the collection of the amount estimated.
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Those two items will effect an estimated reduction of $191,000, and if applied to
all the rates would secure a reduction of 10.67 per cent, based on the total revenue
of the year 1896, but that does not appear to your committee to be desirable, as the
purpose of securing a reduction, independent of other reasons, is to have the
benefit extended to householders and secure to them a substantial reduction of
rates.
Mr. Booker, chief clerk of the water works, informs us that about $600,000 was
collected from meter rates in 1896. This gives some data upon which to determine
the estimated revenue received from household and special household rates, which
amount to $953,152. And the foregoing recommendation of your committee will
have the effect of reducing those rates twenty per cent., a substantial, much needed
and demanded reduction, which every householder will be able at once, on pre-
sentation of his bill, to understand and appreciate.
This will be reduction to those who in justice are entitled to it, and while
reducng the rates named twenty per cent., will leave the other rates as at present,
and will make the work of readjusting easy and inexpensive to the company.
JK
To illustrate:
One per cent, interest of stock, allowing five in lieu of six oer cent.
on $12,800,000 $128,000 00
Estimated additional revenue 63,000 00
Making an estimated reduction of $191,000 00
To ascertain the reduction to be made to householders the revenue of 1896 shows:
From water rates, private consumers $1,553,152 00
Less revenue collected for meter rates 600,000 00
The estimated amount paid by householders $953,152 00
When a family occupy rooms back of a store — often the case among poor trades-
men— the Order eliminates the store charge and makes it the schedule house charge.
Small gardens are encouraged by striking out the twenty-cent rate.
This reduction, if applied to household rates alone, will reduce them, as stated,
twenty per cent.
This is the result that appears practicable.
The testimony given is in the minds of all the members of the Board, and it
would be needless to call your attention to it, as all have taken a part in eliciting
the information that has been obtained.
It is proper, however, to state that there is no question but the Spring Valley
Water Works, by the combination of the water companies in the year 1865, increased
its capital stock greatly in excess of the value of its works, or the amount invested
in the enterprise.
The history of the Calaveras deal, the acquirement of property that otherwise
might constitute a nucleus for supplying this city and county, the holding of prop-
erty not required in the business of supplying water and the consequent expense
to the city are all unanswerable arguments in favor of municipal ownership. .
Your committee, therefore, recommend that the Board invite from parties
owning available sources of supply proposals to^sell to the city and county of San
Francisco the water rights and works necessary to supply to its inhabitants an
abundance of pure, fresh water, adequate for all purposes, and that provision be
made in the next tax levy for the payment of competent engineers to examine into
and report upon the various sources of supply offered to the Board, in order that
the Board may be able at as early a date as possible to submit to the vote of the
electors the question whether or not the city shall acquire its own works.
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95
In conclusion, your committee present and further recommend the passage of
the accompanying Order making a reduction of twenty per cent, on household and
household special rates and recommend its passage, and submit herewith the
opinion of the expert as to the mode in which the books and accounts of the com-
pany are kept.
Respectfully,
(Signed.)
C. A. CLINTON,
JAMES E. BRITT,
WASHINGTON DODGE,
Committee on Water and Water Supply.
Supervisor Clinton then presented a resolution in accordance with the report of
the committee determining water rates for the year commencing July 1, 1897, and
moved its adoption, of which the following is a copy, to wit:
RESOLUTION No.
(Third Series).
DETERMINING WATER RATES AND FIXING THE COMPENSATION FOR WATER FURNISHED FOR
FAMILY USES, FOR PRIVATE PURPOSES. FOR MUNICIPAL USES, AND FOR ALL PUBLIC
PURPOSES.
«
RESOLVED, That the monthly rates or compensation to be collected by any person, company
or corporation engaged in the business of supplying water to the inhabitants of the City and County
of San Francisco, for family uses, for private purposes, for municipal uses and for all public pur-
poses of said city and county, for the year commencing July 1, 1897, and ending June 30, 1898, are
hereby fixed as follows :
GENERAL RATES.
SECTION 1. For buildings occupied by a single family covering a ground surface of (not in
eluding porches) —
SQUARE FEET.
ONE
STORY.
TWO
STORIES.
THREE
STORIES.
FOUR
STOKIES.
FIVE
STORIES.
Oto 400
$0 20
$0 28
$0 36
$0 44
$0 52
400Jto 500
28
36
44
.52
56
500 to 600
36
.44
52
56
64
600 to 700
.40
.48
56
60
72
700 to 800
48
52
60
B4
7fi
800 to 900
56
60
64
72
84
900 to 1,000
60
64
72
76
88
1,000 to 1 200
64
72
76
84
92
1,200 to 1,400
72
76
84
92
96
1,400 to 1 600
76
81
02
1 00
1 04
1,600 to 1 800
84
92
1 00
1 04
i n*
1,800 to 2000
92
1 00
1 04
1 08
1 16
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The foregoing rates also apply to public buildings. No single rate less than twenty (20)
cents.
For all houses one story in height covering a greater area than two thousand square feet there
shall be added eight (8) cents for each additional two hundred square feet or fraction thereof, and
the further sum of eight (8) cents for each additional story.
Where a house or building is occupied by more than one family the general rate for each addi-
tional family shall be three-quarters (J) of the foregoing rates, except where two or more families
occupy the same floor, in which case the rate for each family on the same floor shall be the rate for
the floor surface occupied by such family, according to the foregoing table.
NOTE.— The general rate includes water for general household purposes, but does not include
any of the following specified rates, except as hereafter provided in section 5 of this Resolution:
SPECIAL RATES.
SECTION 2. Bathing tubs in private houses-
Each tub 28 cents
In public houses, boarding houses, lodging houses, hotels and bathing establishments
where meters are not used-
Each tub 56 cents
SECTION 3. For horses, including water for washing one vehicle—
For one horse 24 cents
For each additional horse 16 cents
Each additional vehicle *. 12 cents
For one cow 12 cents
Each additional cow 8 cents
SECTION 4. Boarding and lodging houses, not including water for baths, water closets
and urinals or for water without the house, shall be charged for each boarder and lodger within
the same, in addition to the rates for private families 8 cents
SECTION 5. Irrigation for gardens and grounds, one-half (£) of a cent per square yard; no
monthly charges to be less than twenty (20) cents; provided that the charge collected under the
general and special household rates on buildings covering 800 feet of ground surface or less shall
include water used for irrigating plots of ground of an area not to exceed two hundred square.feet,
SECTION 6— WATER-CLOSETS.
For each valve-closet for use of public building . .52 cen
For each valve-closet for use of private dwelling 2C cents
Privy vaults (connected with sewer) :
For use of public building, each seat 36 cents
For use of private dwelling, each seat 20 cents
All drain closets to be charged at the same rates as privy vaults.
SECTION 7- URINALS AND STATIONARY WASHSTANDS.
For use of public buildings, each S cents
For use of private dwellings, each 4 cents
SECTION 8. Water furnished for building purposes-
Each barrel of lime 12 cents
Each thousand of brick 8 cents
Stores, banks, bakeries, offices, warehouses, saloons, [groceries, eating-houses, barber shops,
butcher shops, book binderies, blacksmith shops, confectioners, hotels, lodging houses, boarding-
houses, churches, halls, laundries, photograph galleries, printing offices, steam engines, greenhouses,
markets, market stalls, horse troughs, soda fountains and other places of business, each to be
charged according to the estimated quantity used, from one dollar ($1) to six dollars and a half
($6.50), or by meter at meter rates; provided that the rates to be charged forta store occupied on the
same floor as a dwelling house by the same tenant shall bef the household and special household
rates as specified in this Resolution.
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SECTION 9- FIRE-PIPES.
Meters shall be applied to all pipes user! specially for fire protection, and monthly bills shall be
charged for the sains at the rate of 30 cents per 100 cubic feet; provided, that the monthly bill
shall not be less than fifty (50) cents for each one-half (J) inch of diameter of pipe used.
METER RATES.
SECTION 10. Water furnished for any and all purposes not embraced in the above shall be sup-
plied by meter at the following rates
The first 2000 cubic feet used between 0 and 2000 cubic feet) shall be charged for at the rate of
29 cents per 100 cubic feet.
The next 2030 cubic feet used (between 2033 and 4000 cubic feet) shall be charged for at the rate
of 27 cents per 100 cubic feet.
The next 2000 cubic feet used (between 40DO and 6030 cubic feet) shall be charged for at the rate
of 25 cents per 100 cubic feet.
The next 2030 cubic feet used (between 6000 and 8000 cubic feet) shall be charged for at the rate
of 23 cents per 100 cubic feet.
The next 2000 cubic feet used (between 8000 and 10,000 cubic feet) shall be charged for at the
rate of 22 cents per 100 cubic feet.
The next 5000 cubic feet used (between 10,003 and 15,000 cubic feet) shall be charged for at the
rate of 21 cents per 100 cubic feet.
The next 5000 cubic feet used between 15,000 and 20,000 cubic feet) shall be charged for at the
rate of 20 cents- per 100 cubic feet.
The next 5000 cubic feet used (between 20,000 and 25,000 cubic feet) shall be charged for at the
rate of 19 cents per 100 cubic feet.
The next 5300 cubic feet used (between 25,000 and 33,003 cubic feet) shall be charged for at the
rate of 18 cents per 100 cubic feet.
The next 10,000 cubic feet used (between 30,000 and 40,000 cubic fest) shall be charged for at the
rate of 17 cents per 100 cubic feet.
The next 10,000 cubic feet used (between 40,000 and 59,000 cubic feet) shall be charged for at the
rate of 16 cents per 100 cubic feet.
The next 10,000 cubic feet used (between 50,000 and 60,000 cubic feet) shall be charged for at the
rate of 15 cents per 100 cubic feet.
The next 10.000 cubic feet used (between 60,000 and 70,000 cubic feat) shall be charged for at the
rate of 14 cents per 100 cubic feet.
And all water used in excess of 70,030 cubic feet per month to be charged for at the rate of 13
cents per 100 cubic feet.
No monthly meter bill to be less than two and a half (S2.50) dollars.
METER RATES FOR SHIPPING.
Water shall be furnished and delivered by meter measuremeat to shipping lying alongside the
bulkhead or any of the wharves on the water front where water pipes or mains are laid, be-
tween the hours of 6 o'clock A. M. and 6 o'clock p. M. daily, upon application being made therefor,
at the following rates :
One dollar and seventy-five cents per 1000 gallons, and for any less quantity at the rate of
$2.50 per 10CO gallons.
Water shall be supplied and delivered to water boats at the bulkhead or any of the wharves on
the water front, as above mentioned, betwesn the hours of 6 o'clock A. M. and 6 o'clock p. M. daily,
for the purpose of supplying shipping in the bay of San Francisco, upon application being made
th3refor, at the rate of §1 par 1000 gallons, p:ovided the quantity suppliel is not less than 5COO
.gallons. _ .
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No water boat furnishing and supplying water to shipping lying at anchor; within the limits of
the wharves of the City and County of San Francisco shall charge a rate to exceed five (§5) dollars
per 1000 gallons.
SECTION 11. The rates or compensation to be collected for water supplied by and through
hydrants to the City and County of San Francisco shall be five (.$5.00) dollars per month for each
hydrant, for fire purposes and flushing of sewers.
PREVENTION OF WASTE OR EXCESSIVE USE.
SECTION 12. In no case where the fixed rates above provided, other than meter rates, are ap-
plicable, shall any charge for water be made by meter rates, it being thej-purpose of this Resolution
to provide for all dwelling houses a fixed monthly rate, which shall not be increased by the person,
company or corporation supplying water.
Provided, however, that for the purpose of discovering and repressing waste or excessive use,
all persons, companies or corporations shall have the right in all cases to apply and maintain meters
to measure the water used or consumed, and to charge and collect for waste or excessive use under
the conditions and to the extent hereafter provided in this section, and not otherwise.
No consumer shall be deemed guilty of waste or excessive use unless the water used or con-
sumed upon his premises in any month shall exceed by fifty (50) per cent the number of cubic feet
which at regular meter rates amounts to his rated bill, in which case such excess shall be deemed
waste or excessive use.
Immediately after the discovery of any waste or excessive use, the consumer shall te notified
thereof by the person, company or corporation supplying water, by notice mailed to his address, or
to the agent or person to whom his water bills are presented for collection. After such notice the
consumer may be charged, and there may be collected from him for any waste or excessive use
thereafter occurring upon his premises at regular meter rates; but such charge or collection shall
not exceed for the first month the sum of two ($2.00) dollars, for the second month the sum of
four ($4.00) dollars, or for any following month the sum of five ($5.00) dollars.
It shall be the duty of the Gas Inspector and ex-ofticio Water Inspector of [the city and county
to inquire into all cases of complaints by water consumers as to charges made against them for
waste or excessive use under the foregoing provisions of this section, and to adjust such charges as
follows :
Any water consumer against whom a water bill is presented containing a charge for waste or
excessive use of water may, within five (5) days after such bill is presented to him (provided that he
first pay the fixed rate charged in said bill exclusive of the charge made for said alleged waste or
excessive use), make complaint to said Water Inspector that such charge is incorrect, whereupon the
said inspector shall promptly inspect the premises of the consumer so complaining and cause a test
to be made of the water meter upon said premises, and from such inspection and test and such
subsequent inspections and tests as said Inspector may see fit and proper to[make, shall determine
as near as can be, the amount of water used, consumed or wasted upon said premises during the
period covered by said bill. As soon as such determination is made, and within twenty (20) days
after the said complaint is made, said Inspector shall make his certificate, stating said amount of
water so determined to have been used, consumed or wasted, and showing the true and correct
amount, if anything, which may be charged against and collected from said consumer under the
foregoing provisions of this section for waste or excessive use, and shall immediately transmit such
certificate to the person, company or corporation supplying water, and also a copy thereof, by mail
to the water consumer.
The said certificate shall be conclusive between the water consumer and said person, company or
corporation as to the amount, if anything, which said person, company orjcorporation shall be en-
titled to collect from the consumer for waste or excessvve use of water during the] period covered by
the bill of which complaint is made; provided, however, that if either the consumer or the water
company is dissatisfied with the certificate of the Water Inspector, appeal may be taken within five
days to the Committee on Water and Water Supply of the Board of Supervisois, which shall
within five days after such appeal, hear and finally determine the matter in dispute.
The said Water Inspector shall keep in his office a proper record or records showing the date of
each complaint made to him, the name of the consumer complaining, the location offchis premises,
and stating briefly the inspection made by him of the premises and the tests applied to the meter,
the time or times of such inspection and tests, and the results thereof, with the reading of the
meter at each test or inspection, and all other material facts connected therewith, such records so
kept to be open for public xamination in his office.
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SECTION 13. All water rates, except meter rates and city and county rates, are due and paya-
ble monthly in advance.
Meter and city and county rates are due and payable at the end of each month, and upon meter
rates a deposit not exceeding three-fourths (|) of the value of the estimated quantity of water to be
consumed may be required.
SECTION 14. Any consumer may at any time, upon payment of accrued rates, notify the water
company in writing to cut off or discontinue the water supply upon his premises, after which no
charge shall be made for water for said premises until the use of water is resumed.
SECTION 15. This Resolution fixes the maximum, beyond which no person, company or cor-
poration shall be permitted to charge for water supplied.
Supervisor Rottanzi presented an amendatory Resolution fixing water rates,
which was read and the reasons given for its introduction were stated as follows:
Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen of the Board:
In presenting this Order, I first wish to state that I do not desire to cast any
reflections upon the Water Committee of this Board. It is not my intention to be
discourteous; but upon carefully reviewing their proposed Order. I do not deem it
a suitable remedy for one of the greatest existing evils, that is, excessive water
charges, that are now drawn out of the entire body of citizens. But before going
into the details of the Order and comparing the same with the one proposed by
the Chairman of that committee, I shall occupy your attention for a short time in
reviewing the facts and figures presented by the representatives of the water com-
pany, and I shall convince you by relying solely upon the data of the gross in-
justice to which this community has long been subjected. When one considers
how this company has constantly maltreated the long-suffering public, it almost
makes one feel as if no mercy should be shown them; and even though they have
treated rate-payers harshly at times, still we must not forget to treat them
leniently.
During the investigation the representative may have threatened when he stated
that we were not the supreme authorities in this matter, but I feel confident that
our work has been done so well as not to subject us to any fear in that direction
except on the point that I made in the early part of this inquiry— that is, the law
specifying that the rates shall be fixed in February.
Even though Spring- Valley has this city bounded on the north by the Sausalito
water lots and Lobos Creek, and on the east by Alameda Creek and the Calaveras
cow pastures; on the south by Lakes Pilarcitos and San Andreas and Crystal
Springs, and on the west by Lake Merced; and their representative may remark
that he does not fear competition from the Sierras or other sources, with iron pipe
at $15.25 per ton— this I read in the Engineering Notes of the "Scientific American"
Supplement— and though their motto may have been "Millions for defense but not
one cent for tribute," this result may be accomplished sooner than he probably
dreams. I make this utterance not as a threat, for throughout this investigation
I have repeatedly maintained that the solution of this question was municipal
ownership, and I simply desire to call attention to the fact that material for such
purposes has never been so cheap.
Let us first review his statements as to the sources of supply of the Spring
Valley and the necessities of the same. I contend and maintain that the Alameda
supply was never necessary, and that it was purchased to prevent competition.
The expenditure that was made to bring that water to this city was an unjust
one, and was done solely for the purpose of trying to delude the public as to the
necessity of this source of supply, and the citizens should never be made to bear
the interest upon this investment in their water rates.
To prove to you the correctness of my assertion, I will give you a few figures
of Mr. Schussler, their eminent engineer.
100 WATER KATES.
In 1875 this city received 11,680,000 gallons daily from Pilarcitos, San Andreas
and Lobos Creeks. The last source is one to two millions of the same. He
states that from nine to ten million can be had from Crystal Springs. Are those
figures correct? During the last seven years, since the completion of the lower
Crystal Springs dam, there has been gathered in that reservoir 15,000,000,000 gallons
plus the amount that has gone to waste during two winters when it overflowed,
amounting probably to five or six thousand millions, plus the amount withdrawn
from the same, averaging daily from six to seven million gallons, which would
amount to between 15,330,000,000 and 17,785,000,000 gallons, or an average supply from
this source, taking the lowest figures of 14,000,000 gallons daily. Taking the lowest
figures of these three sources, it may be seen that over 23,000,000 gallons daily can
be had from this source. In this I did not include the upper Crystal Springs dam,
which with its area— I forgot exactly its area, but with its capacity of
4,000,000,000 gallons— is another source of supply. I do not here take into considera-
tion Lake Merced, with its minimum of 3,000,000 gallons daily supply, Searsville,
with its 5,000,000 gallons daily supply, or Stevens Creek, with its 1,000,000 gallons
daily supply. The Lobos Creek, in the event of light rains, may be depended on; and
further, Pescadero and San Gregorio— really, 18,000,000 gallons daily have been in
the water company's possession for years before acquiring their Alameda property.
So the utter uselessness of this purchase except for .the purpose of keeping out
competition is here illustrated. I could cite more facts to prove this, but I
care not to question further the veracity of the eminent engineer whose
skill as a civil engineer, as a gentleman expressed to me not long
ago, is not equal to his skill in engineering water rates through the Boards of
Supervisors. But I will be generous with the water company and allow them the
interest upon this investment; and further, I will allow them interest upon the
Searsville property, Stevens Creek, Pescadero and San Gregorio properties, their
Western Addition lots, the Sausalito property, their Market street property, their
Geary and Stockton street property, and their Lake Merced and Lobos Creek
properties, not now utilized; but there is one thing that I strenuously object to,
and that is the watered stock. The amount this community has lost, if we take
the Spring Valley "Water Company's interest tables in computing the same, is
something appalling; it will amount to over $55,000,000. They ought to hand
back the water company to the citizens for the amount that they have robbed the
citizens of, in fact.
In comparing the two water Orders you will first observe relative to the house-
hold rates there is very little difference. The average reduction in the household
rates in my Order Is 17.46 per cent. I have made a change in that portion applying
to public buildings, and in that I make a change of 50 per cent. The Chairman
of the Water Committee did remonstrate when he saw the bills of the city regard-
ing the amounts charged for schools, where very little water in facts is used, but
which are charged according to space; and for that purpose I have remedied in
that direction.
Now, regarding stores, banks, etc., I have likewise made a reduction in that
particular portion. When we come to meter rates, I have made a reduction on an
average of 11 per cent, taking them altogether. They vary from five up to fourteen
in the meter per cent, amongst those that are charged— amongst the first section;
and down where the water is charged to shipping I have made a reduction of 22 per
cent. I believe that the shipping should be encouraged, alnd it has been for a
long time one of the curses to this community that shipping is charged such ex-
tortionate rates.
In reference to hydrants, I will state that the Fire Department requires more
hydrants. This city requires better fire protection. With better fire protection
more money will be saved the citizens in insurance rates than would probably be
given them by the water company, because the water company will always juggle
it* rates.
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Now, likewise, in making this reduction, I took into consideration that we have
taken a pledge to keep the taxation at one dollar on the hundred for $310,000,000.
If we are to do that, we are to allow this water company to come in and take
every cent of our finances and cause deficits, as it probably may do if they do have
five or six hundred more hydrants during the coming year.
The addition that I make to section 15 is to prevent the company or any persons
from arbitrarily shutting off water, and using the means of compelling or coercing
persons who object to their rates. If that individual places the amount in escrow
he may complain, as in the order, to the water inspector, and then may go before
the Water Committee of this Board if he is not satisfied with the same.
Section 17, regarding the penalty, I have placed in there from the fact that
according to the law as it now stands, it does not require a franchise to operate a
water company, and if they do not comply with the order, a forfeiture of their
franchise amounts to nothing. So a fine with imprisonment, possibly, would have
a more salutary effect upon the water company or its representatives than any
other means that I possibly may know.
I hope, gentlemen, that you will take this matter carefully into consideration
and act accordingly.
I have figured the total amount of reduction. The total amount of the re-
duction will be $320,000. Deducting from that— something that you have not taken
into consideration— the increased revenue of the company, the increased income
that will be had from its building at the corner of Geary and Stockton, amounting
to $30,000, and the other as you place in your order, sixty odd thousand dollars, you
will find the reduction is not more than you would like to have in your order, that
is, a little more than $200,000. In your order, with the increase of the hydrants,
there will be an increase — say 500 hydrants at $60 a year — there will be
an increase of §30,000. Adding to that the $30,000 that it will receive, as it
as it has leased the building on the corner of Geary and Stockton, you will have
?60,000. Add to that again the increase that generally comes from the increase in
the number of houses and increase in population, in the neighborhood of $45,000 to
$60,000— we will take the minimum— we have over $100,000 as the increased revenue
that will come during the coming fiscal year.
The following is a copy of the amendatory resolution introduced by Supervisor
Rottanzi and subsequently modified by carrying out decimal figures for the rates
previously reported by him, to wit:
RESOLUTION No. (THIRD SEKIES).
Determining water rates and fixing the compensation for water furnished for family uses, for
private purposes, for municipal uses and for all public purposes.
Resolved, That the monthly rates or compensation to be collected by any person, company or
corporation engaged in the business of supplying water to the inhabitants of the City and County of
San Francisco, for family uses, for private purposes, for municipal uses and for all public purposes
of said city and county, for the year commencing July 1, 1897, and ending'June cO, 1898, are hereby
fixed as felloes:
102
WATEK HATES.
GENERAL RATES.
SECTION 1. For buildings occupied by a single family, covering a ground surface of (not includ-
ing porches):
SQUARE FEET.
ONE
STORY.
TWO
STORIES.
THREE
STORIES.
FOUR
STORIES.
FIVE
STORIES.
Oto 400
.2125
.2975
.3825
.4675
.5525
400 to 500 .
.2975
.3825
.4675
.5525
.5950
500 to 600
.3825
.4675
.5525
.5950
.6800
600 to 700
.4230
.5100
.5950
.6375
.7650
700 to 800
.5100
.5525
.6375
.6800
.8075
800 to 900
.5950
.6375
.6800
.7650
.8925
900 to 1,000
.6375
.6800
.7650
.8075
.9350
1,000 to 1,200
.6800
.7650
.807.')
.8925
.9775
1,200 to 1,400
.7650
.8075
.8925
.9775
1.0200
1,400 to 1,600
.8075
.8925
.9975
1.0625
1.1050
600 to 1,800
.8925
.9775
1.0625
1.1050
1.1475
1,800 to 2,000
.9775
1.0625
1.1050
1.1475
1.2325
The foregoing rates also apply to public buildings. No single rate less than twenty-one cents
and twenty-five mills ($0.2125).
For all houses one story in height covering a greater area than two thousand square feet there
shall be added 8.5 cents for each additional two hundred square feet or fraction thereof, and the
further sum of 8.5 cents for each additional story.
Where a house or building is occupied by more than one family the gensral rate for each addi-
tional family shall be three-quarters (f) of the foregoing rates, except where two or more families
occupy the same floor, in which case the rate for each family on the same floor shall be the rate for
the floor surface occupied by such family, according to the foregoing table.
NOTE.— The general rate includes water for general household purposes, but does not include
any of the following specified rates:
SPECIAL RATES.
SECTION 2. Bathing tubs in private houses-
Each tub 29.75 cents
In public houses, boarding-houses, lodging-houses, hotels and bathing establishments where
meters are not used-
Each tub 59.5 cents
SECTION 3. For horses, including water for washing one vehicle—
For one horse
For each additional horse
For each additional vehicle
For on e cow
For each additional cow'
...25.5 cents
. . . 17 cents
..12.75 cents
..12. 75 cents
..85 cents
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SECTION* 4. Boarding and lodging-houses, not including water for baths, water-closets
and urinals, or for water without the house, shall be charged for each boarder and lodger within
the same in 'addition to the rates for private families 7.65 cent
SECMON 5. Irrigation for gardens and grounds, one-half (J) of a cent per square yard; no
monthly charges to be less than twenty (20) cents.
SECTION 6- WATER-CLOSETS.
For each valve-closet for use of public building 53.25 cents
For each valve-closet for use of private dwelling 21.25 cents
Privy vaults (connected with sewer):
For use of public building, each seat 38.25 cents
For use of private dwelling, each seat .. 21. 25 cents
All drain closets to be charged at the same rates as privy vaults.
SECTION 7 - URINALS AND STATIONARY WASHSTANDS.
For use of public buildings, each 8.5 cents
For use of private buildings, each 4.25 cents
SECTION 8. Water furnished for building purposes-
Each barrel of lime 12.75 cents
Each thousand of brick - 8.5 cents
Stores, banks, bakeries, offices, warehouses, saloons, groceries, eating-houses, barber shops,
butcher shops, book binderies, blacksmith shops, confectioners, hotels, lodging-houses, boarding-
houses, churches, halls, laundries, photograph galleries, printing offices, steam engines, greenhouses,
markets, market stalls, horse troughs, soda fountains and other places of business, each to be
charged according to the estimated quantity used, from one ($1.00) dollar to six and a half ($6.50)
dollars, or by meter at meter rates.
Provided, however, that no charge shall be made above that which was paid on January 1, 1897,
by said consumers in this class.
SECTION 9— FIRE-PIPES.
Meters shall be applied to all pipes used specially for fire protection and monthly bills shall ba
charged f cr the same at the rate of 30 cents per 100 cubic feet, provided that the monthly bill shall
not be less than fifty (50) cents for each one-half (5) inch of diameter of pipe used.
SECTION 10. Water furnished for any and all purposes not embraced in the above shall be sup.
plied by meter at the following rates:
The first 2,000 cubic feet used (between 0 and 2,030 cubic feet) sha'.l be charged for at the rate of
26.1 cents per 100 cubic feet.
The next 2,000 cubic feat used (between 2,000 and 4,000 cubic feet) shall be charged for at the rate
of 24.3 cents per 100 cubic feet.
The next 2,000 cubic feet used (between 4,000 and 6,000 cubic feet) shall be charged for at the rate
of 22.5 cents per 100 cubic feet.
The next 2,000 cubic feet used (between 6,000 and 8,030 cubic feet) shall be charged for at the rate
of 20.7 cents per 100 cubic feet.
The next 2,000 cubic feet useJ (between 8,000 and 10,003 cubic feet) shall be charged for at the rate
of 19.8 cents per 100 cubic feet.
The next 5,000 cubic feet used (between 10,000 and 15,000 cubic feet) shall be charged for at the
rate of 18.9 cents per 100 cubic feet.
The next 5,000 cubic feet used (between 15 000 and 20,000 cubic feet) shall be charged for at the
rate of 18 cents per 100 cubic feet.
The next 5,000 cubic feet used (between 20,000 and 25,000 cubic feet) shall be charged for at the
rate of 17.1 cents per 100 cubic feet.
The next 5,000 cubic feet used (between 25,000 and 30,000 cubic feet) shall be charged for at the
rate of 16.2 cents per ICO cubic feet.
104: WATER RATES.
The next 10,000 cubic feet used (between 30,000 and 40,000 cubic feet) shall be charged for at the
rate of 15 3 cents per 100 cubic feet.
The next 10,000 cubic feet used (between 40,000 and 50,000 cubic feet) shall be charged for at the
rate of 14.4 cents per 100 cubic feet.
The next 10,000 cubic feet used (between 50,000 and 60,000 cubic feet) shall be charged for at the
rate of 13.5 cents per 100 cubic feet.
The next 10,000 cubic feet used (between 60,030 and 70,0 JO cubic feet) shall be charged for at the
rate of 12 6 cents per 100 cubic feet.
And all water used in excess of 70,000 cubic feet per month to ba charged for at the rate of 11.7
cents per 100 cubic feet.
No monthly meter bill to be less than two ($2.00) dollars.
METER RATES FOR SHIPPING.
Water shall be furnished and delivered by meter measurement to shipping lying alongside of
the bulkhead or any of the wharves on the water front where water pipes or mains are laid, between
the hours of 6 o'clock A. M. and 6 o'clock P. M. daily upon application being made therefor, at the
following rates:
One dollar and forty (.$1.40) cents per 1000 gallons, and for any less quantity at the rate of two
($2.00) dollars per 1,000 gallons.
Water shall be supplied and deHvered to water boats at the bulkhead or any of the wharves on
the water front, as above mentioned, between the hours of 6 o'clock A. M. and 6 o'clock p. M. daily
for the purpose of supplying shipping in the bay of San Francisco, upon application being made
therefor, at the rate of eighty (80) cents per 1000 gallons, providdd the quantity supplied is not less
than 5000 gallons.
No water boat furnishing and supplying water to shipping lying at anchor within the limits of
the wharves of the City and County of San Francisco shall charge a rate to excee I four (84.00) dol-
lars per 1000 gallons.
SECTION 11. The rates or compensation to be collected for water supplied by and through
hydrants to the City and County of San Francisco shall be for the entire fiscal year, one hundred
and twenty thousand ($120,000) dollars; said sum to be paid at the rate os 310,000 per month.
SECTION 12. Prevention of waste or excessive use— In no case where the fixed rates above pro-
vided, other than meter rates, are applicable, shall any charge for water be made by meter rates, it
being the purpose of this Resolution to provide for all dwelling-houses a fixed monthly rate, which
shall not be increased by the person, company or corporation supplying water
Provided, however, that for the purpose of discovering and repressing waste or excessive use,
all persons, companies or corporations shall have the right in all cases to apply and maintain meters
to measure the water used or consumed, and to charge and collect for waste or excessive use under
the conditions and to the extent hereafter provided in this section, and not otherwise.
No consumer shall be deemed guilty of waste or excessive use unless the water used or consumed
upon his premises in any month shall exceed by fifty (50) per cent the number of cubic feet which
at regular meter rates amounts to his rated bill, in which case such excess shall be deemed waste or
Immediately after theN discovery of any waste or excessive use the consumer shall be notified
thereof by the person, company or corporation supplying water, by notice mailed to his address
or to the agsnt or person to whom his water bills are presented for collection. After such notice
the consumer may be charged and there may be collected from him for any waste or excessive use
thereafter occurring upon his premises at regular meter rates, bub such charge or collection shall
not exceed for the first month the sum of two ($2.00) dollars, for the second month the sum of four
($4.00) dollars or for any following month the sum of five (§5.00) dollars.
It shall be the duty of the Gas Inspector and ex-oftioio Water Inspector of this city and county
to inquire int> all cases of complaints by water consumers, as to charges made against them for
waste or excessive use under the foregoing provisions of this section, and to adjust such charges as
follows:
WATER RATES. 105
Any water consumer against whom a water bill is presented containing -A charge for waste or
excessive use of water may, within fire days after'such bill is presented to him (provided that he first
pay the fixsd rate charged in said bill, exclusive of the charge made for said alleged waste or excessive
use) make complaint to said Water Inspector that such charge is incorrect, whereupon the said
Inspector shall promptly inspect the premises of the consumer so complaining and cause a test to be
made of the water meter upon said premises, and from such inspection and test and such subsequent
inspections and tests as said Inspactor may sae fit and propsr to make, shall determine as near as
can be the amount of water used, consumed or wasted upon said premises during the period covered
by said bill. As soon as such determination is made, and within twenty (23) days after the said
complaint is made, said Inspaitjr shall make his certificate, stating said amount of water so
determined to have been used, consumed or wasted, and showing the true and correct amount, if
anything, which may be charged against and collected fro:n said consumer under the foregoing pro-
visions of this section for waste or excessive use, and shall immediately transmit such certificate to
the parson, company or corporation supplying water, and also a copy thereof by mail to the water
consumer.
The said certificate shall be conclusive between the water consumer and said person, company
or corporation as to the amount, if anything, which said person, company or corporation shall be
entitled to collect from the consumer for waste or excessive use of water during the period covered
by the bill of which complaint is made; provided, however, that if either the consumer or the water
company is dissatisfied with the certificate of the Water Inspector, appeal may be taken within five
days to the Committee on Water and Water Supply of the Board of Supervisors, which shall, within
five days after such appeal, hear an I finally determine the matter in dispute.
The said Water Inspector shall keep in his office a proper resord or records showing the date of
each complaint made to him, the name of the consumer complaining, the location of his premises,
and stating briefly the inspestion made by him of the premises and the tests applied to the meter,
the time or times of such inspection and tests, and the results thereof, with the reading of the meter
at each test or inspection, and all other material facts connected therewith. Such records so kept
to be open for public examination in his office.
SECTION 13. All water rates, except meter rates and city and county rates, are due and payable
monthly in advance.
Meter and city and county rates are due and payable at the end of each month, and upon meter
rates a deposit not exceeding three-fourths (J) of the value'of the estimated quantity of water to be
consumed may be required.
SECTION 14. Any consumer may at any time, upon payment of accrued rates, notify the water
company in writing to cut off or discontinue Ithe water supply upon his premises, after which no
charge shall be made for water for said premises until the use of water is resumed.
SECTION 15. Xo person, company or corporation supplying water can arbitrarily shut off water
when any person, company or corporation should remonstrate about overcharges; but when any
person, company or corporation should demand investigation of such overcharges, they, by placing
the amount of such charges in escrow in the hands of the Treasurer of the City and County, shall
continue to be supplied with water until said charges are thoroughly investigated and settled.
SECTION 16. This Resolution fixes the maximum, beyond which no person, company or cor-
poration shall be permitted to charge for water supplied.
SECTION 17. Any person, company or corporation violating the provisions of any section of this
Resolution shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and punishable either by a fine of not less than
one hundred ($100) dollars, nor more than five hundred ($500) dollars, or by imprisonment in the
County Jail for not less than thirty days nor more than ninety days, or by both such fine and
imprisonment.
Mr. Kellogg, Attorney for the Spring Valley Water Company, at the meeting
held May 20, 1897, was heard and stated: I desire to withdraw the statement that I
made before the Water Committee that we were anxious to have these rates fixed
so quickly. It seems that these orders which have been introduced do not only affect
our accounts, but they affect our existence, and we shall certainly need some time
to prepare our objections and to prepare corrections of the misstatements that have
been made here in regard to the evidence that has been introduced. I think that
106 WATER BATES.
it will take us at least a fortnight to get ready our case, to show the fallacies of
these orders and the misstatements that have been made in regard to them. I will
let the accounts go in that respect, so that the Board may have ample time to con-
sider these orders and also give us ample opportunity to review them and present
our statement. I say I think it will take us at least a fortnight to do that. We
have to analyze these orders and show you the entire effect that they will have
upon our revenue. The effect is much different from what has been stated here. It
will not only reduce the dividends to 5 per cent, but it will reduce them to 4 in
Clinton's order and less than 3 in the Rottanzi order.
Mr. Schussler, Engineer of the Spring Valley Water Works, was also heard, and
stated: As one of the bases of Dr. Clinton's figures, he has assumed that the
increase of the company's business from water rate payers was $63,000. Instead of
that, if you take into consideration the average annual increase of water rate
payers, which has been for the last four years 900 additional rate-payers per annum,
this averaged $38, large and small bills, averaging together, you will find that you
have a total increase at the end of the year of $36,000. But that increase only com-
mences slowly, so that you can only count on half of it as the additional amount
that you can expect from the additional business, namely, $18,000 instead of $63,000.
Number two: The water rate that Dr. Clinton has proposed, our bookkeeper-
has figured over it to see what its effect would be, and as near as he can make
it out, the total revenue, inclusive of the same rate that the city has been paying
to the company during the last year, will be $1,580,000, which will, after paying
the interest on the indebtedness, the running expenses and the taxes, allow the
company 4 1-7 per cent, interest only, instead of 5 per cent. As a matter of course,
the rate proposed by the learned doctor from I don't know what ward— Dr. Rottanzi
— will bring the rate of interest to the neighborhood of 3 per cent. I thought it
was proper for me to call your attention to these figures so that you would know
just exactly what the effect of these rates will be.
The resolutions presented were discussed and the Committee of the WThole, by
Supervisor Dodge, reported progress and asked leave to sit again on Tuesday
evening, May 25, 1897, at 7:30 o'clock, which was granted, and on that date His
Honor the Mayor and Supervisors Clinton and Rottanzi being absent, the Board
adjourned to meet on Tuesday afternoon, June 1, at 2:30 o'clock. On Thursday
evening, May 27, 1897, the Board met pursuant to call of His Honor the Mayor, to
take action in the matter of fixing water rates.
On motion of Supervisor Rottanzi, a resolution of which the following is a
copy was adopted by a unanimous vote, purporting to base the action of the Board
in fixing water rates on the number of shares of the Spring Valley Water Works
outstanding, to wit:
RESOLUTION No. 16,492 (THIRD SERIES).
Resolved, That for the purpose of computing water rates for the year, this
Board will base its action on 128,000 shares of the Spring Valley Water Works
outstanding, but in no way commits itself to an acceptance of such capitalization
as representing actual investment or real value.
In Board of Supervisors, San Francisco, May 27, 1897.
Adopted by the following vote:
Ayes — Supervisors Devany, Haskins, Delany, Sheehan( Dodge, Lackmnnn,
Rottanzi, Morton, Britt, Smith, Clinton, Rivers.
JXO. A. RUSSELL, Clerk.
On motion of Supervisor Lackmann, a resolution was adopted by a unanimous
vote, declaring it to be the sense of the Board that in fixing water rates interest
on the capital stock of the Spring Valley Water Works shall be allowed at the
rate of 5 per cent., in lieu of 6 per cent., as heretofore, to wit:
WATER RATES. 107
RESOLUTION No. 16,493 (THIRD SERIES).
Resolved, That as a basis for the fixing of water rates, it is the sense of this
Board that the interest to be allowed on the capital stock of the Spring Valley
Water Works shall be 5 per cent, per annum, in lieu of 6 per cent., as heretofore.
In Board of Supervisors, San Francisco, May 27, 1897.
Adopted by the following vote:
Ayes — Supervisors Devany, Haskins, Delany, Sheehan, Dodge, Lackmann,
Rottanzi, Morton, Britt, Smith, Clinton, Rivers.
JNO. A. RUSSELL, Clerk.
The Committee of the Whole at the above meeting, while considering the fixing
of water rates, granted H. F. A. Schussler, Esq., Engineer of the Spring Valley
Water Company, permission to read on behalf of said company a communication
as to the effects of the so-called Clinton and Rottanzi orders, which communica-
tion, after being read, was received and placed on file, being as follows:
To the Honorable Water Committee
Of the Board of Supervisors of the City and County of San Francisco —
Gentlemen: We take the liberty of making a few remarks in connection with
the report accompanying the water rates proposed and the remarks made in pre-
senting the same to the Water Committee.
Dr. Clinton, in his report, states:
"In addition, your committee have determined that the sum of sixty-three
thousand dollars is a reasonable amount to estimate for the increase of revenue
during the year."
Now the average increase in the number of rate-payers since 1892 has been
nine hundred and twenty-six (926) per annum, and although we supplied to the city
in 1896 six hundred and seventy-four million (674,000,000) gallons more than in 1892,
the income from private water rates was eighteen thousand four hundred and
fifty-nine and seventy-four hundredths ($18,459.74) dollars less in 1896 than in 1892.
If the rates were left the same as at present, and if we assume an increase
of, sa.y, 900 in the number of rate-payers during the next fiscal year, the increase
from private rate-payers during the year 1897-98 would be scant eighteen thousand
($18,000) dollars; therefore, to bring the increase of revenue from the eighteen
thousand dollars from private consumers to the sixty-three thousand dollars as-
sumed by Dr. Clinton, means would have to be found to raise the necessary
forty-five thousand ($45,000) dollars from the city (but you can only count on the
above increase of eighteen thousand (?1S,000) dollars by leaving the private rates
as they now are).
During the five years from 1S92 to 1896 inclusive, the Spring Valley Water
Works spent one million eight hundred and forty-eight thousand seven hundred and
forty-nine and eighty hundredths ($1,848,749.80) dollars for new construction to
meet the growing wants of the city and the large requirements of the Fire
Department. The annual additional interest paid by the company on stock speci-
ally sold for the purpose of raising the above sum of one million eight hundred
and forty-eight thousand seven hundred and forty-nine and eighty hundredths
(51,848,749.80) dollars amounts to about one hundred and ten thousand ($110,000)
dollars per annum.
In 1892 the city paid to the Spring Valley Water Works for fire hydrants and
other bills the sum of eighty-five thousand nine hundred and eighty-eight and
thirteen hundredths ($85,988.13) dollars, and to this extent the private bills received
the benefit. Since that year about fourteen hundred and fifty new hydrants have
been set and seventy-five and one-half (751") miles of large and extra heavy pipes
vvere laid in the city of San Francisco.
108 WATER BA.TES.
In order to make up to the Spring Valley Water Works the requisite income,
the city increased the hydrant rate to five ($5) dollars per month, so that in 1896 the
total amount of money received from the city was two hundred and thirteen
thousand nine hundred and seventeen and seventy-three hundredths ($213,917.73)
dollars, which sum is one hundred and twenty-seven thousand nine hundred and
twenty-nine and sixty hundredths ($127,929.60) dollars more than received in 1892.'
Deducting from this latter sum the amount of one hundred and ten thousand
($110,000) dollars of additional annual interest paid on new construction, you have
a balance of about eighteen thousand ($18,000) dollars, which approximately
offsets the above loss, in private bills since 1892, of eighteen thousand four hun-
dred and fifty-nine and seventy-four hundredths dollars ($18,459.74.)
Even if your committee would agree to furnish for 1897-8 the above sum of
forty-five thousand ($45,000) dollars additionally from the city, it would require (at
the rate of five ($5) dollars per month per hydrant), the setting of fifteen hundred
(1,500) new hydrants at the rate of one hundred and twenty-five (125) per month,
commencing on June 1st, 1897.
The main difficulty in the way of setting such a large number of hydrants
would be the enormous outlay for additional large pipes, on which also addi-
tional interest would have to br paid.
In fact, unless the proper additional income for additional hydrants were al-
lowed by the city, we could not afford to go to the great expense of increasing
the length and sizes of our pipe system, in order to place thereon even the five
hundred (500) additional hydrants that have been talked about by the committee.
In Dr. Clinton's report, he also states:
"No investigation is needed to convince the great majority of the rate-payers
of San Francisco that they are paying excessive rates for water. There is no sat-
isfactory reason why this city should have to pay so much higher rates for water
than any other city of its size in the United States."
Dr. Clinton, in his report, for reasons best known to himself, refrains from
saying, as proven in this investigation, that this city is much more hilly than any
of the larger Eastern cities; that water here is furnished to much higher levels;
that it is scarcer, and more difficult and expensive to obtain here; that coal is
three times as dear here; that wages, machinery, and pipes are much higher here
than in the East; and, in addition, both Dr. Clinton and Mayor Phelan should
know that in this city the rate-payers pay about seven-eighths (%) of the entire
annual cost of the water supply, and the city pays only one-eighth (%); while in
most Eastern cities, with municipal ownership, the city bears the burden of the
entire cost of construction and most of the interest on the same, while the con-
sumers pay only the running expenses.
All of this information, which, in all fairness, belongs in the report, you have
kept out of it, and by such omission any prejudice that may be existing against
this company is likely to be still more increased.
Without a full consideration of the above facts and of all the information fur-
nished to your committee, you propose rates which, if carried out, would be unfair
to the consumers as they favor one class at the expense of another, and which
would be unjust to the company because they are not based on the facts brought
out in your investigation.
Our Alameda Creek water works have been pronounced1 by some members of
the Water Committee as an unnecessary adjunct to the company's works, and
should therefore be thrown out, and no interest allowed on the cost of its prop-
erty and works. Now, the Alameda Creek water works were purchased and the
water brought to this city long before the completion of the large Crystal Springs
reservoir; the Alameda Creek works being built for the purpose of averting a.
threatened water famine.
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The water of Alameda Creek having been brought to San Francisco as an
urgent necessity, as was recognized by the decisions of the courts of Alameda
county, its necessity being proven before your committee, as before other Boards of
Supervisors, and this water having been supplied to San Francisco prior to the
water from the large Crystal Springs reservoir, you have no right to exclude it.
Much has been said, too, about watering the stock of the company by the
consolidation of the old Spring Valley Water Works and the San Francisco Water
Works in 1865. The fact is that, prior to that time, there were two water com-
panies, each with complete works, separate offices and separate managements,
one company with two million ($2,000,000) dollars and the other with three million
($3,000,000) dollars capital stock, and each supplying about two million (2,000,000)
gallons of good water per day. Upon the two old companies coming together, the
new or present Spring Valley Water Works was incorporated for sixty thousand
• 60,000) shares of one hundred ($100) dollars each— the cost of the works of both
companies up to that date having been five million five hundred and fifty-one
thousand four hundred and twenty and eighty-nine hundredfhs ($5,551,420.89) dol-
lars. (See page 937, Municipal Reports, 1879-80.) By the consolidation they very
largely reduced the running and office expenses, as one set of employees and one
office sufficed where formerly they had two. The current rate of interest at that
time was about one and one-half (1%) per cent, per month, and over; still, for
nearly ten years, until May, 1874, the shareholders received only six (6) per cent,
per annum on their stock, putting the balance of their earnings, which were large
(and can be easily seen in the reports of the city's experts), back into the works,
thereby increasing the cost and value of the works to fully the par value of the
stock.
If the Water Committee is desirous to reduce the cost of water to the con-
sumer, it will have to be done at the expense of the tax-payer, as is done in
most Eastern cities, where the municipality owns the water works and charges
the bulk of the cost and of the interest charges to the property, and often only the
running expenses to the consumers.
In the case of the Spring Valley Water Works, the running expenses are less
than one-fourth of our entire annual receipts.
If the city of San Francisco should decide to own its own water works,
whether it builds new ones or purchases those of the Spring Valley — interest on
the cost of such works, the annual contribution to the sinking fund, as required by
law, and the taxes in counties outside of San Francisco, would require an increase
in the tax rate of from fifty to sixty cents on each one hundred ($100) dollars of the
assessed valuation. This would leave only the running expenses of, say, from
twenty to twenty-five per cent, of the total annual cost of water to be paid by the
consumer, thereby reducing his water rate to about one-fourth of what it is now.
The bulk of the burden would thus be shifted on to tae property-owner; but
where, at present, a landlord, whose house is empty has his entire water rate
remitted, in the case of the city's ownership, he would have to pay to the Tax
Collector his entire annual water tax of, say, fifty or sixty cents on each one
hundred dollars valuation, whether the house is empty or not.
The great uncertainty regarding the final action of your Water Committee has.
been the direct cause of throwing from one hundred and forty to one hundred
and fifty laboring men out of our employ, on most of whom a family depends; and
their enforced idleness, having now lasted for several months, owing to delayed
action of your committee and the doubt as to your final decision, great hardship
has resulted to those who can least afford it. During your investigations, no fault
was found with the interest which we have to pay on our bonded debt and
overdrafts, nor with the taxes, which are determined by the city and the various
county governments; nor with the running expenses, especially when it was shown
that, in spite of a largely increased business and water supply, they are not as
high now as they were five years ago.
110 WATER KATES.
The whole difference, therefore, between your committee and the Spring Valley
Water Works has narrowed down to the question of what rate of interest the stock-
holders of this company shall receive on their investment.
Although we have shown by competent testimony the much more hazardous
character of our business as compared, for instance, with a safe, conservative
banking institution, still, the gist of the two water rate schedules introduced, with
the accompanying report and speeches, is to reduce the interest on our stock, for
the Clinton order, to about four (4) per cent., while, if the so-called Rottanzi order
were carried out, the interest on the stock would be reduced to about two and one-
half (2%) per cent, per annum.
Of your two principal financial experts, viz.: Mayor Phelan and ex-Mayor
Pond, the former is at the head of a savings bank, which pays to its stockholders
an annual dividend of. six (6) per cent, on the amount paid in of thirty dollars per
share, and, besides, made last year a handsome addition to its contingent fund.
Ex-Mayor Pond is a prominent stockholder and director in another large sav-
ings bank, the par value of whose shares is two hundred and fiuy dollars, on
which par value we are informed that a dividend of fully 10 per cent, per annum
was paid.
Now, it is very strange that these two prominent exponents of six per cent.
interest, or over, on their own moneys, should testify, when it comes to the Spring
Valley Water Works, in which they apparently have no shares, that five per cent.
per annum is ample.
Both of these gentlemen should know that the business of conducting a large
water works plant like ours is much more exposed to hazards than the carefully
conducted banking institutions above-referred to.
Nevertheless, we sincerely regret that in the report insinuations are thrown out
against the veracity of business and professional men who have appeared before
you.
It certainly cannot refer to any of the representatives of the Spring Valley
Water Works, as the investigations of the Water Committee itself have shown
our works not only to be fully worth the moneys they have cost, but that they
are substantially and properly constructed, of ample capacity, that they are
economically managed, and that its method of bookkeeping, after having been
investigated by the committee's own expert, has been pronounced by him the
best that could be devised.
In short, everything on our part has been practically approved, except the
mere rate of dividends to be paid to the shareholders. Respectfully,
THE SPRING VALLEY WATER WORKS.
At a meeting held on Thursday evening, May 27, 1897, Supervisor Dodge,
Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, stated, I think, the clearest and shortest
way of getting at this would be for us first to decide what sum of money we wish
to allow the Spring Valley Water Company for next year. We have here submitted
by the company an estimate of what they require and what they ask for the next
year, namely, interest on bonds, $498,500; dividends at 6 per cent, and providing
8,000 shares new issue, $792,000; running expenses, $400,000; taxes, $105,000; interest
on overdrafts, $45,000; total, $1,840,500. Less rent, etc., $20,000. Income required,
$1,820,500.
If the framers of the two schedules that have been presented will put before
the Board first an estimate of what they propose to allow the company, after
having decided that, then we can decide the method in which this reduction shall
be distributed; whether to householders entirely, as provided in the first, Clinton
schedule, or whether divided among the different divisions, the shipping and meter
rates and householders. So Dr. Clinton proposes to submit to you his figures
showing what, under his order, will be allowed the company as compared to what
they ask for.
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Supervisor Clinton proceeded to explain the resolution submitted by the com-
mittee as follows: (Writing on blackboard): Interest on bonds, $498,500. This is
what the committee proposes to allow; that is, the figure of the company itself,
$498,500.
Interest on floating debt, or overdrafts, $40,000; five per cent, on $800,000
Operating expenses, $375,000, a liberal estimate.
Dividends calculated at 5 per cent, on $12,800,000 equals $640,000. Taxes, $100,000.
That makes a total of $1,653,500.
From that figure there are certain deductions to be made. The rent from their
building will be $30,000. Hydrant rates, the increase would be about $9,000 or
$8,000; I think we figured it at, say, $8,000. The increase of business I have found
the average rate of increase for eleven years, $46,000, as shown in the Municipal
Reports. We deduct from that figure, $1,653,500, $30,000 for rent; about $8,000 for
hydrants; other sources about $20,000. Increase of business, $35,000. That makes a
total of $93,000, deducted from $1,653,500, makes $1,560,500. That is to be raised from
the rate-payers.
I would like to show how we propose to raise this money, how the cut will
affect. We may find that we can make considerable saving. The operating ex-
penses last year were $394,000. We have allowed $375,000. Taxes last year were
$127,000. Give them $100,000, inasmuch as 1 believe the company has paid over
$20,000 in advance; indeed, I think they only ask for $105,000. The interest on the
debt at 6 per cent., $540,000. Dividends, $679,000; we pay 5 per cent, instead of 6,
and reduce it to $540,000. That being the total amount, $1,560,000, I will state how I
came to that conclusion. In 1896, the company collected from householders — this,
of course, is only estimated — $953,152. I won't put down the cents. I will put down
the even numbers; put it that way, $953,152. From meters — I make a distinction
between household meters, or rather store meters and shipping meters. From
meters I put down $555,000. From shipping meters $45,000. From the city and
county, $213,917, in round numbers. Other sources, $21,619. That would make in
round figures the sum of $1,788,690. Now, the committee proposes to do this; they
propose to take 20 per cent, off the rate-payers, which would reduce this figure
to $763,522; that is by taking 20 per cent. off. Suppose we leave the meters for
the present; not touch the meters, $600,000 for meters. I want to see how I will
come out here. City and county, $214,000; just about as they have it. That includes
everything, hydrants and rates of all kinds. That would come very near it. In
other words, we just take the original proposition; take 20 per cent, off the house-
holders. We leave the meters and we leave the city as it is. That would raise
the revenue that we have computed here. That is the proposition, the intention
of your committee. If you want to, instead of taking 20 per cent, off this here, you
can take 16 per cent, off the house-payers; you can take 5 per cent, off the meters,
I believe, and about 20 per cent, off the shipping. My idea would be to give the
householders the benefit of the cut.
This would pay (the company) 5 per cent, on the capitalization, and that would
be giving them these amounts for operating expenses, interest on bonds and so on."
This is a cut of $228,000 instead of $191,000.
Supervisor Rottanzi then explained the effect of his Resolution, as follows:
The first thing that I have taken into consideration in the forming of this reso-
lution, I allowed the company interest upon its bonds, $498,500. I allowed it interest
on the overdrafts amounting to $800,000, which would take the place of the stock
as would be issued to do away with the same, $40,000; that is 5 per cent, upon
$800,000. I have allowed them, operating expenses of the company, $375,000. I have
taken also for interest upon the stock, 5 per cent, on $12,800,000, $640,000. For taxes,
believing that we will make a material reduction, and believing that the greater
portion of their taxes are paid in the city, I have allowed them $95,000. A total
of $1,648,500.
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Now, in computing what their revenue would be in the new schedule that I
made, I have taken 15 per cent, off of the household rates; 15 per cent off of
$953,000 will leave $810,050; put it in round numbers, $810,000. In the meter rates,
I divided them into three classes. According to one of the statements of one of
the gentlemen, although it did not come out in the report, he said that the receipts
from the shipping would amount to about $40,000 or $45,000. I took $40,000 and took
20 per cent, off of that, which is $8,000, and allowed them $32,000 for shipping.
There are 19,700 stores, officers, bakeries, laundries, etc., which come under the
meter rates, and I placed them on the average of $1.50, as the amount is from $1 to
$6.50, and according to the suggestion of the Supervisor from the Tenth, I made
in my new order provision that no rate shall be charged in excess of that which
was charged on January 1, 1897, which was prior to this investigation. So I
allowed them $30,000 per month on that, $360,000. So that the rates to the stores
would be about the same, $360,000. $200,000 remain of the meter rates, which gen-
erally goes to factories and large concerns, and I took 10 per cent, off of that, leav-
ing $180,000. It is a deduction of $28,000 in meter rates.
The next I took was the amount obtained from hydrants. I raised that $20,000,
and made it an average monthly hydrant rate of $10,000; $120,000. The next I took
was the amount received from parks, which is the same as before, and that
amounts to $721 per month, I think. Then, as the rates of householders are reduced
15 per cent., and the amount paid by public buildings is $2,100, I took off the 15
per cent., added the $721 to it, and multiplied it by 12, to get the annual income,
and found it in the neighborhood of $29,000 from public buildings and parks.
The income from other sources that the company received, was over $21,000 last
year, but I placed it at $21,000 even.
The balance of meter rates upon which a reduction 10 per cent, was made.
Then I took $30,000 as its income from the new building; this is a lease of the same.
When it will move into the new building, as it will probably do in about a month
and a half or two months, it can very easily rent the building on California street
for $250 per month, which would make another source of revenue of $3,000 per
year. Then I took the figures of the Water Committee for the increased revenue
that it would obtain — the increased number of houses, rate-payers, etc., as $63,000.
That makes $1,648,000. So you see that I come pretty close in my calculations in
making the calculations and estimate, and giving a revenue to the company as was
the intention of many of the members of the board with whom I have discussed.
That is 5 per cent.
I will tabulate to you the reductions in a better way. The reduction in the
household rates, 15 per cent., $953,000, would mean $143,000 reduction in household
rates. Taking $810,000 from $953,000, you have $143,000. Reduction on shipping rates,
$8,000. No reduction in stores. $20,000 upon the meter rates. On public build-
ings and parks there will be approximately a $5,000 reduction. Upon the hydrants
there is a reduction of about — at present we are paying $15,600. That will make
$67,000, approximately. Those are the total reductions— $243,000 reductions.
The Chairman of the Committee of the Whole (Supervisor Dodge) reported
proceedings, and the Clerk was directed to furnish each member with a copy of
the revenue allowed the company by the resolutions introduced by Supervisors
Clinton and Rottanzi, as illustrated and shown by them respectively, reported
progress and asked leave to sit again on Wednesday forenoon, June 2, 1897, which
was granted.
On said last named date the Board convened, and on motion of Supervisor Dev-
any a resolution was adopted, determining the order in which the several resolu-
tions introduced, or that might be introduced, fixing water rates, would be passed
upon, of which the following is a copy, to wit:
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RESOLUTION No. 16,531 (THIRD SERIES.)
Resolved, That this Board, when resolved into a Committee of the Whole, will
proceed to pass upon the several resolutions introduced or that may be intro-
duced, purporting to fix water rates for the year commencing July 1, 1897, in the
manner following, to wit: All of said resolutions will be voted upon in "the order
of their presentation," and the resolution receiving the highest number of votes
shall be the resolution to be recommended to the Board for adoption.
In Board of Supervisors, San Francisco, June 2, 1897.
Adopted by the following vote:
Ayes— Supervisors Devany, Haskins, Delany, Sheehan, Lackmann, Morton, Britt,
Smith, Rivers.
Noes— Supervisors Dodge, Rottanzi, Clinton.
JNO. A. RUSSELL, Clerk.
The resolution introduced by Supervisor Clinton, fixing water rates for the year
ocmmencing July 1, 1S97, was taken up, and a motion by Supervisor Clinton to
adopt said resolution, was considered, the question taken and the motion lost,
Supervisors Devany, Sheehan, Dodge, Lackmann, Britt and Clinton voting in favor,
and Supervisors Haskins, Delany, Rottanzi, Morton, Smith and Rivers voting
against the passage of the resolution; thereupon the resolution introduced by
Supervisor Rottanzi, providing for, fixing water rates for the year commencing
July 1, 1897, was taken up, and, on motion by Supervisor Rottanzi, to adopt, said
resolution was lost, Supervisors Delany, Lackmann, Rottanzi and Clinton voting in
favor of, and Supervisors Devany, Haskins, Sheehan, Dodge, Morton, Britt, Smith
and Rivers voting against its adoption; whereupon Supervisor Haskins presented
and moved the adoption of a resolution fixing water rates for the year commenc-
ing July 1, 1897, which he stated would effect a reduction of about $140,000 in the
revenue of the Spring Valley Water Works from the present rates collected, which
was discussed by Supervisors Delany, Haskins and Clinton. Supervisor Clinton
offered and moved for the adoption of a substitute resolution, which he stated
contemplated an absolute reduction of sixteen per cent, on the household rates, five
per cent, in the meter rates, and twenty per cent, in the shipping rates, making
a reduction of $19i,OUU in the revenue based on the present rates collected. After
discussion the question was taken on the motion of Supervisor Clinton to adopt
the substitute resolution offered by him, and lost, Supervisors Dodge, Lackmann,
Rottanzi, Smith and Clinton voting in favor of, and Supervisors Devany, Haskins,
Delany, Sheehan, Morton, Britt and Rivers voting against the adoption of said
resolution. The committee rose at 12 o'clock noon; Supervisor Dodge, chairman,
reported the action taken by the committee; also that action on a resolution intro-
duced by Supervisor Haskins purporting to fix water rates was pending, reported
progress and asked leave to sit again at 2 o'clock, which was so ordered.
On reconvening at 2 o'clock, the Board resolved itself into a Committee of the
Whole, Supervisor Britt in the chair. Supervisor Dodge introduced an amendatory
resolution to fix water rates, ana, in support of the same, stated:
Supervisor Dodge: 1 would like to nave tne resolution read, but before it is
read I would like to make a few remarks, stating what the schedule introduced
provides for, and at the same time show its justice over the schedule which has
been introduced by Supervisor Haskins, and which this is intended to replace.
In the first place this scneduie calls for a reduction of $191,000. This reduction
provides for the reduction that we figured on — one per cent, on $12,800,000, namely,
$128,000. It cuts the estimate of $30,000 for rent of new building to $20,000, as the
representatives of the company have certainly made it clear to my mind that
$30,000 will not be received by them during the coming year. It allows $2,000 for
the rent of the old building, instead of $3,000, which was the sum recommended
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fey Supervisor Rottanzi. It provides for an increase in hydrants for the coming
year of $15,000; and $26,000 new business, and increase of revenue from other sources.
Taking the statistics for the last ten years, the total revenue of the company has
increased $46,000.
The average increase for ten years has been $46,000; so it would be safe to say
that $26,000 is not an exorbitant figure. These figures you are all familiar with. It
simply means the old cut of $191,000, distributed in that way. The cut has been
•distributed in this way: Fifteen per cent, reduction has been made on household-
ers' rates; six and a half per cent, on meter rates, and twenty-five per cent, on
shipping rates. This makes a total of ?19"0,297.
Now, gentlemen, this is certainly a conservative reduction. We have passed a
resolution here, pledging this Board, stating that it was the sense of this Board that
we estimate the revenue on the basis of 5 per cent, on $12,800,000 worth of stock,
instead of 6. That provides for a cut of $128,000. The other figures which are
included, are, as I have shown you, a very conservative estimate, bringing the
amount which we are really enabled to take from the revenues, up to $191,000. As
stated, this is about 15 per cent, on householders' rates, Ql/2 on meter, and 25 on
shipping, and the resolution, as the Clerk will read it, will simply make a flat cut
of 15 per cent, on householders' rates. Now, gentlemen, I would like to direct your
attention to a few facts which make it apparent to me, and I think if we really
desire to make a genuine cut, we have only one course to follow, and 1 think I can
demonstrate to you, in the few minutes' attention which I gave to the schedule
prepared by Supervisor Haskins, that he has neglected, possibly, to note one fact
in these figures, and they are very instructive. There is no getting away from
the conclusions or from the deductions that are drawn from these figures when
you tabulate them and strike an average. The main cut, of course, will be the
reduction which we make in householders' rates. If we don't reduce householders'
rates to a considerable sum, we will make no cut worth mentioning in the income
of the company for the coming year. The rate as presented by Supervisor Has-
kins I have compared here with the last year's rates, in order that I could esti-
mate two or three points to your satisfaction. (Referring to figures on a black-
board.) You know that in the schedule which is adopted there are 11 classifications,
running from 1 square foot to 400 square feet; that is the first. By that we mean
that the ground floor will be 400 square feet; that is 20 by 20; and then it runs on,
one story, two story, three story, four story and five story. You can understand that
a five-story building 20 by 20 is an absurdity; there may be one in town; it would
mean a building just about the size of this (referring to drawing on blackboard.)
I believe the expert of the company said there was one such building in town, but
he also stated that they recognized the fact that there were no such divisions of
.buildings as this table would indicate, but in order to make it complete the figures
were carried out. If we make large reductions where they admit there are no
buildings, and make small reductions where we know we have buildings, what
does it mean? It simply means we make no genuine reduction at all. If we
make 23 per cent, reduction on a building with 400 feet of ground floor, 20 feet by
20 feet, and five stories high; if we cut that 23 per cent, and then when we come
to an average building, a four-story building, and cut it 6 per cent., what does it
mean? Does it mean a 20 per cent, cut or a 6 per cent, cut? It comes very near
amounting only to a 6 per cent. /cut. I have proved here, by striking averages,
just what the schedule introduced by Supervisor Haskins means, and if you follow
me, I think I can show it. I took the two-story buildings. The first classification
is, of course, from no square feet to 400; the old classification gives 35 cents for a
building of 400 square feet. Supervisor Haskins reduces it to SO cents. That is a
reduction of 14 per cent. He reduces 5 cents off of 35; that is 14 per cent. There
are very few buildings of 400 square feet area. The next is from 400 to 500 square
feet ground floor. It was 45 cents last year. He makes it 40 cents. That is, he
reduces it 5 cents on 45 cents— a reduction of 11 per cent. The next one is from
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500 to 600 feet of ground floor; 600 feet would be, we would say, 30 by 20. We get
more such buildings, probably, 30 by 20; the old rate was 55 cents, and he cuts it
to 45 cents; that is, he reduces it 10 cents; that is a reduction of 18 per cent.
When we run along here to the next division, 700 to 800 square feet, there is a
reduction of 16 per cent. When we come to 700 to 800 feet, where most of the
buildings of one-story range— ordinary buildings put up on an ordinary 25-foot lot —
then what is the reduction? Seven per cent. When we come to the next division,
800 square feet to 900 square feet, where we find many, what is the reduction?
Six per cent. When we come to the next, 900 to 1,000 square feet of ground floor,
what is the reduction? Eleven per cent. After that, when we go up to enormous
areas, large areas, 2,000 square feet, one-story buildings, it runs up to 16 per cent.
While that appears as it might be, a matter of chance, haphazard reduction in one-
stroy buildings, let us take two-story buildings, and three-story buildings, in which
you will observe the same law holds true. The reduction begins where there are
few buildings three stories, 400 square feet, that would be 20 by 30, three stories
high; 11 per cent, reduction. Eighteen per cent, for the next one; 23 per cent, for
the next one. I have endeavored to illustrate what this 23 per cent, would be, or
something like 20 feet square and four stories high— a miniature edition of the Call
building, 20 by 20, four stories high. There we have a 23 per cent. cut. But when
we come down to the floor area which most three-story buildings occupy— that Is,
from 900 to 1,200 feet— the cut immediately drops, just as it did in the two-story
buildings, to 6 per cent, again. Here is a four-story building; there is a reduction
of 18 and 23 per cent, where there is a ground floor of 300 feet. Where is the man
that is going to get -the twenty-three per cent, reduction?
You would have hard work to find him; but when you come to the men who
get the six per cent, reduction in the four-story buildings, you can find thousands
of them; they get the 6 per cent. After passing the point where the large num-
ber of buildings are, strange to say, our rate goes up again, and we get a higher
rate, 16 and 15 per cent. To put that before your eyes, to make it perfectly clear,
I made this chart. This chart is a summary of all these figures, and it is a fair
average, because I struck an average of these per cents, and divided by three, so
that gives the average cut. For instance, take the first division, 400 square feet;
14 and 11 are 25, and 18 are 43; divided by 3, it approximately gives a 15 per cent,
cut. Now, do you observe that taking all these floors, two, three and four-
story buildings, where the ground floor is small, it is a 15 per cent, cut? When
it goes on into the fourth division, it drops to 12; when it goes to the fifth and
sixth division, the average of every one of these tables drops to 6 per cent. When
you pass the floor area where the large number of buildings are, you pass down
to the seventh division, in every table — that is, from 1,000 to 2,000 square feet of
ground floor — the average rises to 9 per cent. Or, I might take the one, two, three
and four-story buildings, and when you go back to the end of the table again,
and get where there are no buildings or very few buildings, enormous floor area,
notice how the reduction increases with the improbability of the buildings. It
goes up in a direct ratio. In other words, this is a peculiar table. If we
analyze it, we find that at each end where the buildings are scarce the rate is
high; in the center, where the buildings are many, the rate conveniently
tumbles down to a 6 per cent, reduction. There is no gainsaying those figures.
That is as plain as the nose on a man's face; no getting around that. The
point I want to make is this: are we making any reduction when we adopt a
schedule like that? Is it not a strange thing, fellow Supervisors, that, although
the representatives of this company could not give us the income that they got
from two-story, three-story and four-story buildings, yet that table shows that
when you go to where three and four and five-story buildings become common, the
rate conveniently tumbles down to that point, and when the buildings become
uncommon, it satisfactorily climbs up again? I only draw your attention to this
in order that I may beg of you, if we intend to njake an honest reduction, do not
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overlook those figures. I think Supervisor Haskins will admit now that there are
some things there that he had not thought of, and that the large reductions come
at the ends of these tables where there are no buildings practically, and that
the small reduction of 6 per cent, falls where there are many buildings.
There is one other point. How in the world is any man going to --timate,
under the schedule which Mr. Haskins has put in, what the income of the company
will be reduced? I want to ask Supervisor Haskins if this amendment of mine
does not prevail, and it comes to a general discussion of the two orders, to show
me where we are going to reduce the company's income down to the reduction
we at least pledged ourselves to, and the reduction made by allowing only 5 per
cent, on the capital stock? How can you do it when you say 23 per cent, reduction
here, and you don't know what the income is from that class of buildings? Six per
cent, here, and you don't know what the income is? If you did know the
income, it probably would stand here about in the ratio of 1 ^o 100. How much
would gain if you took 23 per cent, off the sum represented by 1, and took 6 per
cent, off the sum represented by 100? It looks like a generous cut, but is it? If
that schedule is adopted, I don't believe that the income of the company for
next year will be cut one cent. I don't believe it, honestly, and for this reason:
they have made no reduction on their increased new business for next year from
their increased rent for the new building, which has been figured in the aggregate
from $63,000 to $90,000; and under this table I don't believe that the revenue of the
company will be cut down $93,000. I believe that for next year their income would
be as large as it was for the past year. I don't see how we can get away from
those calculations.
The following is a copy of the resolution presented by Supervisor Dodge, to wit:
WATER BATES.
117
RESOLUTION No.-
(Third Series).
DETERMINING WATER RATES AND FIXING THE COMPENSATION FOR WATER FURNISHED FOR
FAMILY USES, FOR PRIVATE PURPOSES. FOR MUNICIPAL USES, AND FOR ALL PUBLIC
PURPOSES.
RESOLVED, That the monthly rates or compensation to be collected by any person, company
or corporation engaged in the business of supplying water to the inhabitants of the City and County
of San Francisco, for family uses, for private purposes, for municipal uses and for all public pur-
poses of said city and county, for the year commencing July 1, 1897, and ending June 30, 1898, are
hereby fixed as follows :
GENERAL RATES.
SECTION 1. For buildings occupied by a single family covering a ground surface of (not in-
cluding porches) —
ONE
SQUARE FEET.
STORY.
TWO
STORIE9.
THREE
STORIES.
FOUR
STORIES.
FIVE
STORIES.
0 to 400 $0 21
$0.30
|0.38
10.47
$0.55
400 to 500 30
.38
.47
.55
.60
500 to 600 38
.47
.55
.60
.68
600 to 700 .43
.51
.60
.64
.77
700 to 800 51
.55
.64
.68
.81
800 to 900 60
.64
.68
.77
.89
900 to 1,000 .64
I
.68
.77
.81
.94
1,000 to 1,200 ' .68
.77
.81
.89
.98
1,200 to 1,400 .77
.81
.89
.98
1.02
1,400 to 1,600 81
.89
.98
1.06
1.11
1,600 to 1,800 89
.98
1.06
1.11
1.15
1,800 to 2,000 j .98
1.06
1.11
1.15
1.23
The foregoing rates also apply to public buildings. No single rate less than twenty-one (21)
cents.
For all houses one story in height covering a greater area than two thousand square feet there
shall bi added nine (9) cents for each additional two hundred square feet or fraction thereof, and
the further sum of nine (9) cents for each additional story.
Where a house or building is occupied by more than one family the general rate for each addi-
tional family shall be three-quarters (£) of the foregoing rate^, except where two or more families
occupy the same floor, in which case the rate for each family on the same floor shall be the rate for
the floor surface occupied by such family, according to the foregoing table.
NOTE.— The general rate includes water for general household purposes, but does not include
any of the following specified rates, except as hereafter provided in section 5 of this Resolution:
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SPECIAL RATES.
SECTION 2. Bathing tubs in private houses-
Each tub 30 cents
la public houses, boarding houses, lodging houses, hotels and bathing establishments
where meters are not used-
Each tub 60 cents
SECTION 3. For horses, including water for washing one vehicle—
For one horse 26 cents
For each additional horse 17 cents
Each additional vehicle 13 cents
For one cow 13 cents
Each additional cow 9 cents
SECTION 4. Boarding and lodging houses, not including water for baths, water closets
and urinals or for water without the house, shall be charged for each boarder and lodger within
the same, in addition to the rates for private families 8 cents
SECTION 5. Irrigation for gardens and grounds, one-half (A) of a cent per square yard; no
monthly charges to be less than twenty (20) cents; provided that the charge collected under the
general and special household rates on buildings covering 800 feet of ground surface or less shall
include water used for irrigating plots of ground of an area not to exceed two hundred square feet,
SECTION 6. Water-closets—
. For each valve-closet for use of public building 55 cents
For each valve-closet for use of private dwelling 21 cents
Privy vaults (connected with sewer) :
For use of public building, each seat 38 cents
For use of private dwelling, each seat 21 cents
All drain closets to be charged at the same rates as privy vaults.
SECTION 7. Urinals and stationary washstands—
For use of public buildings, each , 9 cents
For use of private dwellings, each 4 cents
SECTION 8. Water furnished for building purposes-
Each barrel of lime 13 cents
Each thousand of brick 9 cents
Stores, banks, bakeries, offices, warehouses, saloons, fgroceries, eating-houses, barber shops,
butcher shops, book binderies, blacksmith shops, confectioners, hotels, lodging houses, boarding-
houses, churches, halls, laundries, photograph galleries, printing offices, steam engines, greenhouses,
markets, market stalls, horse troughs, soda fountains and other places of business, each to be
charged according to the estimated quantity used from one dollar ($1) to six dollars and a half
(16.50), or by meter at meter rates; provided, that the rate to be charged for a store occupied on the
same floor as a dwelling house by the same tenant shall be the household and special household
rates as specified in this Resolution.
METER RATES.
SECTION 9— Fire pipes. Meters shall be applied to all pipes used specially for fire protection,
and monthly bills shall be charged for the same at the rate of 30 cents per 100 cubic feet; provided,
that the monthly bill shall not be less than fifty (50) cents for each one-half (A) inch of diameter of
pipe used.
SECTION 10. Water furnished for any and all purposes not embraced in the above shall be sup-
plied by meter at the following rates :
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The first 2000 cubic feet used (between 0 and 2000 cubic feet) shall be charged for at the rate of
27 cents per 100 cubic feet.
The next 20 >0 cubic feet used (between 2000 and 4000 cubic feet) shall be charged for at the rate
of 25 cents per 100 cubic feet.
The next 2030 cubic feet ussd (between 4000 and 6030 cubic feet) shall ba charged for at the rate
of 23 cents per 100 cubic feet.
The nsxt 20')0 cubic feet used (between 6000 and 8000 cubic feet) shall be charged for at the rate
of 22 cents per 100 cubic feet.
The next 2000 cubic feet used (between 8000 and 10,000 cubic feet) shall be charged for at the
rate of 21 cents per 100 cubic feet.
The next 5000 cubic feet used (between 10,000 and 15,000 cubic feet) shall be charged for at the
rate of 20 cents per 100 cubic feet.
The next 5000 cubic feet used (between 15,000 and 20,000 cubic feet) shall be charged for at the
rate of 19 cents per 100 cubic feet.
The next 5000 cubic feet used (b3twaen 20,000 and 25,000 cubic feet) shall be charged for at the
rate of 18 cents per 100 cubic feet.
The next 5DOO cubic feet used (between 25,000 and 39,000 cubic feet) shall be charged for at the
rate of 17 cents per 100 cubic feet.
The next 10,000 cubic feet used (between 30,000 and 40,000 cubic feet) shall be charged for at the
rate of 16 cents per 100 cubic feet.
The next 10,000 cubic feet used (between 40,000 and 50,000 cubic feet) shall be charged for at the
rate of 15 cents per 100 cubic feet.
The next 10,000 cubic feet used (between 50,000 and 60,000 cubic feet) shall be charged for at the
rate of 14 cents per 100 cubic feet.
The next 10,000 cubic feet used (between 60,000 and 70,000 cubic feet) shall be charged for at the
rate of 13 cents per 100 cubic feet.
And all water used in excess of 70,000 cubic feet par month to bs charge! for at the rate of 12
cents per 100 cubic feet.
No monthly meter bill to be less than two dollars and thirty-four cents ($2.34).
METER RATES FOR SHIPPING.
Water shall be furnished and delivered by meter measurement to shipping lying alongside of the
bulkhead or any of the wharves on the water front where water pipes or mains are laid, be-
tween the hours of 6 o'clock A. M. and 6 o'clock p. M. daily, upon application being made therefor,
at the following rates :
One dollar and thirty-one cents per 1000 gallons, and for any less quantity at the rate of
$1.86 per 1000 gallons.
Water shall be supplied and delivered to water boats at the bulkhead or any of the wharves on
the water front, as above mentioned, between the hours of 6 o'clock A. M. and 6 o'clock p. M. daily,
for the purpose of supplying shipping in the bay of San Francisco, upon application being made
therefor, at the rate of seventy-five ce its per 1000 gallons, p-ovided the quantity supplied is not
less than 5000 gallons.
No water boat furnishing and supplying water to shipping lying at anchor within the limits of
the wharves of the City and County of San Francisco shall charge a rate to exceed three dollars
and seventy-five cents (§3.75) per 1000 gallons.
SECTION- 11. The rates or compensation to be collected for water suppliedl.by and through
hydrants to the City and County of San Francisco shall be five Ojia.OO) dollars per month for each
hydrant, for fire purposes and flushing of sewers.
PREVENTION OF WASTE OR EXCESSIVE USE.
Sr.« TIOX 12. In no case where the fixed rates above provided, other than meter rates, are ap-
plicable, shall any charge for water be made by meter rate?, it heing the purpose of this Resolution
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to provide f jr all dwelling houses a fixed monthly rate, which shall not be inc:
company or corporation supplying water.
Provided, however, that for the purpose of discovering and repressing waste or excessh i
all persons, companies or corporations shall have the right in all cases to apply and maintai
to measure the water used or consumed, and to charge and collect for waste o:
the conditions and to the extent hereafter provided in this section, and not otherwise
Xo consumer shall be deemed guilty of waste or excessive use unless the water used or con-
sumed upon his premises in any month shall exceed by fifty r50) per cent the number of c<;
which at regular meter rates amounts to his rated bill, in which case such excess shall be deemed
Immediately after the discovery of any waste or -excessive use, the consumer shall be notified
thereof by the person, company or corporation supplying water, by notice mailed to his adil.
to the agent or person to whom his water bills are presented for collection. After such no
consumer may be charged, and there may be collected from him for any w;i
thereafter occurring upsn his premises at regular meter rates; but such charge or collection shall
not exceed for the first month the sum of two ($2.00) dollars, for the second month the sum of
four ($4.00) dollars, or for any following month the sum of five ($5.00) dollars.
It shall be the duty of the Gas Inspector and ex-officio Water Inspector of this city and county
to inquire into all case s of complaints by water consumers as to charges made against them far
waste or excessive use under the foregoing provisions of this section, and to adjust such charges as
follows :
Any water consumsr against whom a water bill is presented [containing a charge for v
excessive use of water may, within five tf) days after such bill is presented to him /provided that he
first pay the fixed rate charged in said bill exclusive of the charge made for said alleged waste or
excessive use), make complaint to said Water Inspector that such charge is incorrect, whereupon the
said Inspector shall promptly inspect the premises of the consumer so complaining and cause a test
to be made of the water meter upon said premises, and from such inspection and test and such
subsequent inspections and testa as said Inspector may see fit and proper to make, shall determine
as near as can be, the amount of water used, consumed or wasted upon said premises during the
period covered by said bilL As soon as such determination is made, and within twenty *20 days
is made, said Inspector shall make his certificate, stating said amount of
to hare been used, consumed or wasted, and showing the true and correct
, if anything, which may be charged against and collected from said consumer under the
foregoing provisions of this section for waste or excessive use, and shall immediately transmit such
certificate to the person, company or corporation supplying water, and also a copy thereof, by mail
to the water consumer.
The said certificate shall be conclusive between the water consumer and said person, company or
corporation as to the amount, if anything, which said person, company or corporation shall be en-
titled to collect from the consumer for waste or excessive use of water during the period covered by
the biU of which complaint i* made; provided, however, that if either the consumer or the water
company is dimsrisftt i with the certificate of the Water Inspector, appeal may be taken wit
days to the Committee on Water and Water Supply of the Board of f which shall
within five days after such appeal, hear and finally determine the matter in d: -
The said Water Inspector shall keep in his office a proper record or records showing the date of
each complaint made to him, the name of the consumer complaining, the location of his premises,
and stating briefly the inspection made by him of the premises and the tests applie :
of such inspection and tests, and the results thereof, with the leading of the
SECTTOX 13. All water rates, except meter rates and city and county rates, are dne and paya-
ble monthly in advance.
Meter and city «n<i county rates are due and payable at the end of each month, and upon meter
rates a deposit not exceeding three-fourths (1) of the value of the estimated quantity of water to be
consumed may be required.
SECTIOX 14. Any consumer may at any time, upon payment of accrued rates, notify the water
company in writing to cut off or discontinue the water supply upon his premises, after which no
charge shall be made for water for said premises until the use of water is resumed.
SECTION 15. This Resolution fixes the maximum, beyond which no person, company or c re-
paration shall be permitted to charge for water supplied.
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Supervsor Dodge then moved the adoption of the resolution; the resolution
was read by the Clerk, and after discussion, the question was taken, and the
motion to adopt lost, Supervisors Dodge, Lackmann, Smith, and Clinton voting in
favor of, and Supervisors Devany, Haskins, Delany, Sheehan, Morton, Britt and
Rivers voting against the adoption of said resolution, Supervisor Rottanzi being
absent.
The resolution introduced by Supervisor Haskins was then taken up.
A motion by Supervisor Lackmann to amend Section 14 of said resolution, by
inserting the following: "All persons owning or occupying houses used for any
purpose, shall have the right to determine whether they shall receive and pay for
water supplied under meter rates, and on notification to the person, company or
corporation so supplying water, that they desire to pay by meter rates, it shall
be the duty of said person, company or corporation so supplying water, to furnish
and place a mettr within a period of thirty days, to register the water supplied
and thereafter shall charge only by meter measurement for the water so used,
provided that the rate to be charged shall not exceed twenty-eight cents for
each one hundred cubic feet for the water supplied. The said meter to be examined
by the Water Inspector whenever requested to do so by any interested person.
The motion to amend was lost, Supervisors Dodge, Lackmann, Rottanzi, Morton,
Smith, and Clinton voting in favor of, and Supervisors Devany, Haskins, Delany,
Sheehan, Britt and Rivers voting against the passage of the amendment.
A motion by Supervisor Clinton to amend Section 5 of the resolution by
adding the following: "Provided that the charge collected under the general and
special household rates on buildings covering 800 feet of ground surface or less,
shall include water used for irrigating plots of ground of an area not to exceed
two hundred square f«et, was lost, Supervisors Dodge, Lackmann, Rottanzi, Smith
and Clinton voting in favor of, and Supervisors Devany, Haskins, Delany, Sheehan,
Morton, Britt and Rivers voting against the passage of the amendment.
A motion by Supervisor Clitnon to amend Section 7 by adding the following:
"Provided that the rates to be charged for a store occupied on the same floor as
a dwelling house by the same tenant, shall be the household and special house-
hold rates as specified in this resolution," was lost, Supervisors Sheehan, Dodge,
Lackmann, Rottanzi, Smith, and Clinton voting in favor of, and Supervisors
Devany, Haskins, Delany, Morton, Britt and Rivers voting against the passage
of the amendment.
On motion of Supervisor Sheehan, the Committee of the "Whole rose, and the
chairman, Supervisor Britt, was instructed to report back to the Board, the reso-
lution introduced by Supervisor Haskins fixing water rates far the year com-
mencing July 1, 1S97, and recommend its adoption; Supervisors Devany, Haskins,
Delany, Sheehan, Morton, Britt, Smith and Rivers voting in favor of, and Super-
visors Dodge Lackmann, Rottanzi. and Clinton voting against the motion.
The Board resumed its session; Supervisor Britt, Chairman of the Committee
of the "Whole, reported that the committee reported back and recommended the
adoption of the resolution introduced by Supervisor Haskins, fixing water rates for
the year commencing July 1, 1897.
Supervisor Dodge called for action of the Board on each section of the resolu-
tion, pursuant to which, on ruling of the chair, each section of the resolution
was read by the Clerk and adopted by the Board, by a majority vote, the roil
being called on the adoption of each section; thereupon, on motion of Supervisor
Haskins, the resolution was adopted and numbered 16,533 (Tnird Series), Super-
visors Devany. Haskins, Delany, Sheehan. Morton, Britt. Smith and Rivers voting
in favor of, and Supervisors Dodge, Lackmann. Rottanzi and Clinton voting against
the adoption of the resolution, Supervisor Dodge, prior to the announcement of the
result, changing his vote from no to aye, and gave notice that he would move a
reconsideration of the vote just had at the next meeting of the Board.
A motion by Supervisor Britt to reconsider the vote just had was ruled ly
chair to be out of order, as the notice given by Supervisor Dodge carried the ques-
tion of reconsideration over umtil the next meeting.
122 WATER RATES.
Thereupon Supervisor Lackmann stated: There is a representative of the water
Company here— Mr. Kellogg. I would like to ask if the Water Company will be
satisfied with this schedule presented here to-day, or does the threat still hang
good that they will go into court?
I would like the Supervisors to understand that I didn't ask that question
impugning the motives of any Supervisor here. The Water Company has gone out
of their way to state through the newspapers, and so forth, that the question
would be brought into court. I would like to be satisfied that it won't go into
court. I don't want it to go into court. For that reason I ask the question.
His Honor the Mayor thereupon stated that the Board of Supervisors desired to
know from the representatives of the Spring Valley Water Company, whether the
order which was submitted by Supervisor Haskins and read here, and which is
now before this Board, will be accepted by the company, and that they will not
go into court and contest it.
Mr. Kellogg, attorney for the Spring Valley Water Works: I cannot be fore-
closed on such short notice by the question being propounded to me now. After
we have had an opportunity to study this order, and if it seems reasonable and we
are obliged by law to accept it as a reasonable proposition, I can say this, that we
shall be compelled to stop, under such an order as this, with its severe cut, all
our improvements; we shall be compelled to cut our operating expenses to an
amount that will not be fortunate, because we claim the right, in our own discre-
tion, to appropriate the moneys that are given to us by this Board in such a way as
we please, and we claim the right and the jurisdiction to fix our own rate of divi-
dends; and we are under compulsion, this coming year, to sell 8,000 shares of stock.
Any less rate of dividend than 6 per cent, upon that stock will reduce it to such a
market value as not to give us the money we require. We consider the money
and the raising of it a question of existence; and, viewing it in that light, we
propose to pay 6 per cent, dividend on the stock.
His Honor the Mayor then said: One minute, Mr. Kellogg. The Board of Super-
visors adopted a resolution at its last meeting, fixing a rate of interest, and a
schedule to be adopted in accordance therewith, for you to pay your stockholders
5 per cent., as a reasonable rate. In spite of the action of the Board at its previous
meeting, you are going to pay your stockholders 6 per cent?
Mr. Kellogg, attorney for the Spring Valley Water Works: I say the Board
have no right to direct the disposition of the money that any order which they
pass will produce. We reserve the right to divide that money ourselves. It is our
legal right, and the Courts have decided that we are entitled to a 7 per cent,
dividend. We propose to pay 6 per cent, dividend, and we propose to divide thi3
money up according as the Board of Directors of that company may see fit and
proper.
His Honor the Mayor then said: The Board of Supervisors have the right to
fix rates, and in fixing the rates it was their intention, whether they have suc-
ceeded or not in this order, to allow you five per cent, upon your stock, as a rea-
sonable rate. The intimation you have made is that they have failed; if this
order will produce 6 per cent., they have failed in their express purpose of raising
an amount of money as your income, which is sufficient to pay you five per cent.
Mr. Kellogg, attorney for the Spring Valley Water Works. You misconstrue
my words. I said nothing of the kind. I said whatever this order produced we
would divide ourselves, and that this Board had no jurisdiction to tell us what we
should do with the money. That is what I said.
I said we proposed to pay the stockholders 6 per cent., but I said I didn't
know what this order would do. I don't refer to any order. I don't know anything
about any order. None has been passed. But if we don't pay 6 per cent., we will
go to the courts and ask for a mandamus to compel this Board to pass an order
that will enable us to do it. If we can economize on operating expenses, and on
proposed improvements, under any order that you pass— I don't care whether it is
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the Rottanzi order, the Clinton order, or anything else — to pay 6 per cent., we
shall do it. If we cannot do it, we will go and get relief from the place where it
can come from.
Thereupon the Board adjourned to meet at 5:15 o'clock.
The Board reassembled at 5:15 o'clock.
Supervisor Dodge stated: I object to this meeting being called at this time for
the purpose of reconsideration. I shall not bring up my motion to reconsider at
this time, on these grounds, that I consider that when we adjourn, we adjourn, and
that no legislative body can hold two sessions on the same day. This is simply in
the nature of a recess, and not a time when my motion for reconsideration can
come up, and I therefore ask that this meeting be discontinued.
I claim that this is not another meeting of the Board, as a legislative body
cannot hold two sessions on the same day, and that declaring a recess for a few
moments is simply a subterfuge to defeat the object of my motion for recon-
sideration.
The point I make is that this is not another session cf the Board at which
my motion to reconsider can be taken up. The matter cannot be taken up at
this meeting, as it was carried to be reconsidered at the next meeting of the
Board, and this is the same meeting. We cannot have two meetings of a legisla-
tive body on the same day. We have simply had a recess for a few moments, and
have come back here under the guise of holding another session so that a vote
can be taken up on reconsideration, which I claim is unjust and not parliamentary.
His Honor the Mayor stated: I will rule that the point is well taken. I have
consulted authorities and the ex-Speaker of the Assembly. No legislative body can
have two sessions on the same day. We have had one recess already to-day, and
we have had another. The Supervisor gave notice of reconsideration at the next
meeting of the Board, and this is not technically the next meeting of the Board.
I think it will appear to you gentlemen all, when I state that the question is a
grave one, and that any order passed under the circumstances would certainly
be invalid. It would be a point that could be made and no doubt sustained.
Supervisor Britt stated: I had no intention to trespass upon the gentlemen
who presides over our Board. I don't believe that the members of this Board
have any desire to cast any reflections upon his rulings, so far as his judgment is
concerned. But I am of the opinion myself, from what small experience I have
had in parliamentary practice, that the Board has been acting illegally, and I do
not desire to waive my right on a matter of this kind, and I desire to appeal
from the decision of the chair, for the reason that in my opinion his ruling is
erroneous in this case. I desire to cast no reflection whatever upon him; in fact,
I feel entirely different. I have no desire to injure his feelings or to cast any
reflection on his judgment or his ability, either, but this is a particular question.
I don't know whether there is anything in the records of this Board that shows
a precedent for it; and again, I believe it is a matter that should be settled
and settled definitely at this time.
His Honor the Mayor stated: I desire in my public capacity as Mayor to call
the attention of the Board of Supervisors to the statement of the representative
of the Spring Valley Water Company. You • have endeavored to adjust rates so
that they will pay their stockholders 5 per cent. That was your deliberate judg-
ment. He states that he is going to pay 6 per cent, as long as the money lasts,
and the question at once arises, Does the order as proposed provide 5 or 6 per
cent. ? We have no information on the subject. The Supervisor who proposed it
was unable to state that positively. An adjournment for a short time would give
him an opportunity to bring the facts before you. If you overrule the decision
of the chair and proceed immediately to pass this order, it invalidates it in my
judgment, because you cannot hold two sessions on the same day, as a matter of
law; it invalidates any order you do pass, and we will fall back upon the old order
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now in existence, and against which you were elected, on a platform, and by
general public expression, to oppose your votes. It is a grave question. I cannot
see why delay should not be given if it is asked for in reason, and all these reasons
urge you to delay. I therefore, with this statement of the facts, submit to you
the question whether the judgment of the chair shall be sustained as the decision
of the Board?
Thereupon, Supervisor Eritt stated: "My point is, that, in my opinion, this
resolution has already been passed, and the reason that I asked this Board to
adjourn was so that the motion should come up in its i-egular order, and I claim
that, in the event of the motion not being made by the Supervisor, or by some
other Supervisor, that the resolution is passed, as if no such notice had ever been
given."
The question was then taken on the motion, Shall the decision of the chair
stand as the decision of the Board? and lost, Supervisors Haskins, Dodge, Lack-
mann, Rottanzi and Clinton voting in favor of sustaining, and Supervisors Devany,
Delany, Sheehan, Morton, Britt, Smith and Rivers voting in favor of overruling
the decision of the chair.
On motion of Supervisor Clinton, the Board then adjourned.
The following is a copy of Resolution No. 16,533 (Third Series), determining water rates
and fixing the compensation for water furnished for family uses, fer private purposes, for
municipal uses and for all public purposes:
RESOLUTION No. 16,533 (THIRD SERIES).
DETERMINING WATER RATES AND FIXING THE COMPENSATION FOR WATER FURNISHED FOR
FAMILY USES, Foa PRIVATE PURPOSES, FOR MUNICIPAL USES AND FOR ALL PUBLIC
PURPOSES.
Resolved, That the monthly rates or compensation to be collected by any person, company or
corporation engaged in the business of supplying water to the inhabitants of the City and County of
San Francisco, for family uses, for private purposes, for municipal uses and for ail public purposes
of said city and county, for the year commencing July 1, 1897, and ending June 30, 1898, are hereby
fixed as follows:
GENERAL RATES.
SECTION 1. For buildings occupied by a single family, covering a ground surface of (not includ-
ing porches):
ONE
TWO
THREE
FOUR
FIVE
s<H ARE FEET.
SToKY.
STORIES.
STORIES.
STOKIES.
STORIES.
Oto 400
400 to 500
$0.25
.30
$0.30
.40
SO. 40
.45
SO. 45
.50
SO. 50
.60
500 to 600
.40
.45
.50
.60
.70
600 to 700
.45
.50
.60
.70
.75
700 to 800
.50
.60
.70
.75
.80
830 to 900
.60
.70
( .75
.80
.85
9:0 to 1,000
.70
.75
.80
.85
.95
1,000 to 1200
.75
.80
.85
.95
3.00
1.203 to 1,430
.80
.85
.95
1.00
1.05
1,403 to 1,600
.85
.95
1.03
1.05
1.10
1,600 to 1 800
.95
1.00
1.05
1.10
1.15
1,800 to 2000
1.00
1.05
1.10
1.15
1.20
WATER BATES. 125
The foregoing rates also apply to public buildings. No single rate less than twenty-five (25)
cents.
For all houses one story in height covering a greater area than two thousand square feet there
shall be added ten (lOc) cents for each additional two hundred square feet or fraction thereof,
and the further sum of ten ^lOcj cents for each additional story.
ADDITIONAL FAMILIES.
Where a house or building is occupied by more than one family the general rate for each addi-
tional family shall be three-quarters (£) of the foregoing rates, except:
First -Where a house or building is divided into flats, each flat having a separate entrance and
occupied by a separate family, the general rate charged shall be the same for each flat as for a sin-
gle house of like dimensions.
Second— Where two or more families occupy the same floor, the general rates for each family
on such floor shall be the rate for the floor surface occupied by such family (the same as for a single
one-story house), according to the foregoing table.
NOTE.— The general rate includes water for general household purposes, but does not include
any of the following specified rates:
SPECIAL RATES-BATHING TUBS.
SECTION 2. Bathing tubs in private houses-
Each tub 35 cents
In public houses, boarding-houses, lodging-houses, hotels and bathing establishments where
meters are not used —
Each tub 50 cen ta
SECTION 3- . FOR HORSES AND COWS.
For each horse 20 cents
For each cow 10 cents
BOARDING AND LODGING HOUSES, ETC.
SECTION 4. Boarding and lodging-houses, not including water for baths, water-closets
and urinals, or for water without the house, shall be charged for each boarder and lodger within
the same in addition to the rates for private families 8 cents
IRRIGATION, GARDENS, ETC.
SECTION 5. Irrigation for gardens and grounds, one-half (i) of a cent per square yard; no
monthly charges to be less than fifteen (15) cents.
SECTION 6— WATER-CLOSETS.
For each valve-closet for use of public building 50 cents
For each valve-closet for use of private dwelling 25 cents
Privy vaults (connected with sewer):
For use of public building, each seat 45 cents
For use of private dwelling, each seat ..25 cents
All drain closets to be charged at the same rate as privy vaults.
SECTION 7- URINALS AND STATIONARY WASHSTANDS.
For use of public buildings, each 10 cents
For use of private buildings, each , 5 cents
BUILDING PURPOSES.
SECTION 8. Water furnished for building purposes-
Each barrel of lime or cemtnt !5 cents
Each thousand of brick 10 cents
126 WATER BATES.
STORES, BANKS, SALOONS, HOTELS, ET^.
Stores, banks, bakeries, offices, warehouses, saloons, groceries, eating-houses, barber shops>
butcher shops, book binderies, blacksmith shops, confectioners, hotels, lodging-houses, boardiug-
houses, churches, halls, laundries, photograph galleries, printing offices, steam engines, greenhouses,
markets, market stalls, horse troughs, soda fountains and other places of business, each to be
charged according to the estimated quantity used, from ninety (90) cents to six dollars ($6.00) or by
meter at meter rates.
SECTION 9— FIRE-PIPES.
Meters shall be applied to all pipes used specially for fire protection and monthly bills shall ba
charged f*.r the same at regular meter rates; provided, however, that the monthly bill shall not be
less than fifty (50) cents for each one-half G) inch of diameter of pipe used.
METER RATES.
SECTION 10. Water furnished for any and all purposes not embraced in the above shall be sup-
plied by meter at the following rates:
The first 2.000 cubic feet used (between 0 and 2.0)0 cubic feet) sha'.l be charged for at the rate of
28 cents per 100 cubic feet.
The next 2,000 cubic feet used (between 2,000 and 4.000 cubic feet) shall be charged for at the rate
of 27 cents per 100 cubic feet.
The next 2,003 cubic feet used (between 4,000 and 6.000 cubic feet) shall be charged for at the rate
of 25 cents per 100 cubic feet.
The next 2,000 cubic feet used (between 6,000 and 8,ODO cubic feet) shall be charged for at the rate
of 23 cents per 100 cubic feet.
The next 2,003 cubic feet used (between 8,000 and 10,000 cubic feet) shall be charged for at the rate
of 22 cents per 100 cubic feet.
The next 5,000 cubic feet used (between 10,000 and 15,000 cubic feet) shall be charged for at the
rate of 21 cents per 100 cubic feet.
The next 5.000 cubic feet used (between 15,003 and 20,000 cubic feet) shall be charged for at the
rate of 20 cents per 100 cubic feet.
The next 5,000 cubic feet used (between 20,000 and 25,000 cubic feet) shall be charged for at the
rate of 19 cents per 100 cubic feet.
The next 5,000 cubic feet used (between 25,000 and 30,000 cubic feet) shall be charged for at the
rate of 18 cents per 100 cubic feet.
The next 10.000 cubic feet used (between 30,003 and 40,030 cubic feet) shall be charged for at the
rate of 17 cents per 100 cubic feet.
The next 10,000 cubic feet used (between 40,000 and 50.DOO cubic feet) shall be charged for at the
rate of 16 cents per 100 cubic feet.
The next 10,000 cubic feet used (between 50,030 and 60,000 cubic feet) shall be charged for at the
rate of 15 cents per 100 cubic feet.
The next 10,000 cubic feet used (between 60.0DO and 70,030 cubic feet) shall be charged for at the
rate of 14 cents per 100 cubic feet
All water used in excess of 70,000 cubic feet per month to be charged for at the rate of 13
cents per 100 cubic feet.
No monthly meter bill to be less than two dollars 0*2.00).
METER RATES FOR SHIPPING.
Water shall be furnished and delivered by meter measurement to shipping lying alongside of
the bulkhead or any of the wharves on the water front where water pipes or mains are laid, between
the hours of 6 o'clock A. M. and 6 o'clock p. M. daily upon application being made therefor, at the
following rates:
One dollar and fifty cents per 1000 gallons, the minimum charge fur each separate delivery to be
fifty (50) cents.
WATER KATES. 127
No water boat furnishing and supplying water to shipping lying at anchor within the limits of
the wharves of the City and County of San Francisco shall charge a rate to exceed three ($3.00) dol-
lars per JCOO gallons.
HYDRANT RATES.
SECTION 11. The rates or compensation to be collected for water supplied by and through
hydrants to the City and County of San Francisco shall be five dollars ($5.00) per month for each
hydrant, for tire purposes and flushing of sewers.
PREVENTION OF WASTE.
SECTION 12. Prevention of waste or excessive use.- In no case where the fixed rates above pro-
vided, other than meter rates, are applicable, shall any charge for water be made by meter rates, it
being the purpose of this Resolution to provide for all dwelling-houses a fixed monthly rate, which
shall not be increased by the person, company or corporation supplying water.
Provided, however, that for the purpose of discovering and repressing waste or excessive use,
all persons, companies or corporations shall have the right in all cases to apply and maintain meters
to measure the water used or consumed, and to charge and collect for waste or excessive use under
the conditions and to the extent hereafter provided in this section, and not otherwise.
No consumer shall be deemed guilty of waste or excessive use unless the water used or consumed
vipon his premises in any month shall exceed by fifty (50) per cent the number of cubic feet which
at regular meter rate? amounts to his rated bill, in which case such excess shall be deemad waste or
excessive use.
Immediately after the discovery of any waste or excessive use the consumer shall be notified
thereof by the person, company or corporation supplying water, by notice mailed to his address
or to the agent or person to whom his water bills are presented for collection. After such notice
the consumer may be charged and there may be collected from him for any waste or excessive use
thereafter occurring upon his premises at regular meter rates, but such charge or collection shall
not exceed for the first month the sum of two (§2.00) dollars, for the second month the sum of four
($4.00) dollars or for any following month the sum of five ($5.00) dollars.
WATER INSPECTOR TO EXAMINE COMPLAINTS, ETC.
It shall be the duty of the Gas Inspector and ex-officio Water Inspector of this city and county
to inquire into all cases of complaints by water consumers, as to charges made against them for
waste or excessive use under the foregoing provisions of this section, and to adjust such charges as
follows:
Any water consumer against whom a water bill is presented containing a charge for waste or
excessive use of water may, within fire days after such bill is presented to him (provided that he first
pay the fixed rate charged on such bill, exclusive of the charge made for said alleged waste or excessive
use) make complaint to said Water Inspector that such charge is incorrect, whereupon the said
Inspector shall promptly inspect the premises of the consumer so complaining and cause a test to be
made of the water meter upon said premises, and from such inspection and test and subsequent
inspections and tests as said Inspector may see fit and proper to make, shall determine as near as
can be the amount of water used, consumed or wasted upon said premises during the period covered
by said bill. As soon as such determination is made, and within twenty (20) days after the said
complaint is made, said Inspector shall make his certificate, stating amount of water so
determined to have been used, consumed or wasted, and showing the true and correct amount, if
anything, which may be charged against and collected from said consumer under the foregoing pro-
visions of this section for waste or excessive use, and shall immediately transmit such certificate to
the person, campany or corporation supplying water, and also a copy thereof by mail to the water
consumer.
The said certificate shall be conclusive between the water consumer and said'person, company
or corporation as to the amount, if anything, which said person, company or corporation shall be
entitled to collect from the consumer for waste or excessive use of water during the period covered
by the bill of which complaint is made; provided, however, that if either the consumer or the water
company is dissatisfied with the certificate of the Water Inspector, appeal may be taken within five (5)
days to the Committee on Water and Water Supply of the Board of Supervisors, which shall, within
(5) five days after such appeal, hear and finally determine the matter in dispute.
The said Water Inspector shall keep in his office a proper record or records showing the date of
each complaint made to him, the name of the consumer complaining, the location of his premises,
and stating briefly the inspection made by him of the premises and the tests applied to the meter,
the time or times of such inspection and tests, and thelresults^thereof, with tue reading of the meter
at each test or inspection, and all other material facts connected therewith. Such records so kept
to be open fur public ex iininatioa in his office.
128 WATER RATES.
RATES, WHEN PAYABLE.
SECTION 13. All water rates, except meter rates and city and county rates, are due and payable
monthly in advance.
Meter aud city and county rates are due and payable at the end of each month, and upon meter
rates a deposit not exceeding three-fourths (j) of the value of the estimated quantity of water to be
consumed may be required.
NOTICE OF DISCONTINUANCE.
SECTION 14. Any consumer may at any time, upon payment of accrued rates, notify the
company in writing to cut off or discontinue the water supply upon his premises, after which no
charge shall I e made for water for said premises until the use of water is resumed.
MAXIMUM RATES FIXED.
SECTION 15. This Resolution fixes the maximum, beyond which no person, company or cor-
poration shall be permitted to charge for water supplied.
In Board of Supervisors, San Francisco, June 2, 1897.
Adopted by the following vote:
Ayes— Supervisors Devany, Haskins, Delany, Sheehan, Dodge, Morton, Britt, Smith, Rivers.
Noes— Supervisors Lackmanu, Rottauzi, Cliuton.
JNO A. RUSSELL, Clerk.
At the meeting of the Board held on Tuesday afternoon, June 8, 1897, Super-
visor Dodge, by permission, moved that a reconsideration of the action of the
Board at a prior meeting, whereby Resolution No. 16,533 (Third Series), fixing
water rates for the year commencing July 1, 1897, was adopted.
Thereupon Supervisor Haskins presented a statement in relation to, and the
effect of, Resolution No. 16,533 (Third Series), fixing water rates, and claiming it
to be a reduction of $143,909 on existing rates, of which the following is a copy,
to wit:
STATEMENT OF SUPERVISOR HASKINS.
Mr. President and Members of the Board of Supervisors
Of the City and County of fian Francisco—
Gentlemen: As some doubt has been expressed about the amount of revenue
that will be derived from the new schedule for water rates introduced by myself
and adopted by the Board, it being claimed that it will yield more than five per
cent, dividends upon the Spring Valley Company's capital stock. I desire to present
a statement which will bear the closest investigation, and will, in my opinion, con-
vince any fair-minded person that the order we have passed is in keeping with
our pledges.
I desire first to call attention to the orders introduced by other members,
which, in my opinion, would not give the company five per cent, interest on its
capital stock, and would no doubt have caused it to appeal to the courts for a
further adjudication of the rates; this action no member of the Board desired.
The Clinton substitute for the Water Committee order provided for the fol-
lowing reductions:
Sixteen per cent on household rates f $152,504 00
Five per cent on meter rates 27,750 01
Twenty percent on shipping rates 9,000^00
$189,254 00
To meet this cut Dr. Clinton proposed the following:
One per cent off of dividends on Capital Stock of $12,8UO,000.00 |128,000 00
Increased business 63,000 <
Total... $191,00000
WATER KATES. 129
Supervisor Dodge offered a substitute providing for reductions as follows:
Fifteen per cent off of householders rates ?142,972 00
Six and one-halfjper cent off meter rates 36,075 00
Twenty-five per cent off shipping rates 11,250 00
Total
Supervisor Dodge said this would be met by the following:
1190,297 00
One per cent reduction in dividends on stock $128,000 00
Increase in business 63,000 00
I191.COO 00
It will be noted that Supervisors Clinton and Dodge both estimate the increase
of business at the same amount, and there was but little difference in the aggre-
gate of their reduction in rates.
The order introduced by myself provides for reduction in the rates, as follows:
Thirteen per cent.off of householders rates §123,909 00
Two per cent off meter rates 11,00000
Twenty per cent^off shipping rates 9,000 00
Total..
9 143,909 00
The order shows that there have been reductions made in almost every house-
hold rate, and it is easy to calculate and ascertain that it provides an average
reduction upon the whole revenue from that source of 13 per cent. No other rule
can be invoked, because unfortunately the Water Committee was unable to ascer-
tain how much of the revenue comes from each of the several classes of consumers.
It is an easy matter for those who have criticised the order to estimate the
various incomes, but this Board can only consider and act upon the information
which it has received. A tax made upon a guessing basis may answer the purposes
of those persons who would rule or ruin, but they will not appeal with any success
to honest and fair-minded men.
To meet this cut, the order adopted provides for the following:
Bevenue of the Companyjn 1896, based on old rates
.Less operating expenses $394,012 08
Taxes 127,289 49
Interest , 540,261 68
Less reductions^provided by.new schedule adopted.
Add increased business..
Total.
9*
$1,788,690 00
1,061,563 CO
$646,218 00
130 WATEK KATES.
Five per cent on the capital stock will amount to $640,000, very near the sum
provided for by the new schedule.
The allowance of $63,000 for increase of business I consider too high, because
during the last ten years or even the last three years the annual increase has only
averaged $44,000.
The charge that the members of this Board have violated their pledges to
the people by adopting the order introduced by myself is unwarranted and untrue.
Had Supervisors Clinton and Dodge not erroneously computed the income received
by the company last year there would not have been so great a variance in the
rates proposed, provided they were willing to allow the company an income that
would yield at least five per cent, interest upon its stock.
The company has stated that it would pay six per cent, dividends, no matter
what schedule we should adopt. If it does so under the order now in force, it will
have to curtail its operating expenses and stop public improvements. The order will
not produce the required amount.
To the insinuations that the order was adopted through improper influences, I
decline to reply, because they emanate from a source that has from the beginning
of the investigation shown a feeling of prejudice on this question and endeavored
at all times to intimidate the Board of Supervisors from deciding this matter justly
and in accordance with the dictates of their own conscience, based on the evidence
produced during said investigation. , THOS. H. HASKINS.
Also presented the following report from Cyril Williams, expert of the Finance
Committee, as to the reductions made by the so-called Haskins order, of which
the following is a copy, to wit:
SAN FRANCISCO, JUNK 8, 1897.
Supervisor Thomas H. Haskins—
SIR: Having been requested by you to estimate the annual reduction on the receipts of the
Spring Valley Water Works affected by the order introduced by you, I would state, that, in the
absence of any information as to the receipts from different classes of buildings, I can only average
the rates of last year and those in the present order and estimate the per centage of reduction.
OQ this principle, the average reduction on household rates, as per accompanying table, is 13
per cent.
METER RATES.
SECTION 9. For fire pip js, old rate 30 cents now reduced to Meter rates, the highest rate under
the new order being 28 cents per 100 cubic feet.
SECTION 10. Th3 first 2,000 cubic feet used is reduced from 29 to 28 cents per 100 cubic feet, and"
the minimum bill from $2.50 to $2.00 I estimate the average reduction at 2_per cent.
WATER RATES.
131
METER RATES FOR SHIPPING.
OLD RATE, f
NEW RATE.
Per 1,000 gallons. -
$1 75
SI 50
Less than 1,000 gallons
2 50
1 50
To water boats. ...
1 00
1 50
Charges of same limited to
5 00
3 00
Totals
$10 25
a? 50
Reduction
2 75—
26 837 on $10 25
The estimated reduction, therefore is, on:
Household rates $953,152 00 at 13%
Meter rates 555,000 00 at 2%
Shipping rates 45,000 00 at say 20%.
Totals ... §1,553,152 00
§123,909 00
11,100 00
9,000 00
$144,009 00
Yours respectfully,
CYRIL WILLIAMS,
Expert Finance Committee.
132
WATEK KATES.
cc
WATER KATES.
133
RECAPITULATION.
Old
Rates.
New
Kates.
Per
Cejitage
Reduction.
Reduction.
13% Reduc-
tion
Equal to
$8 45
$7 55
10 657
$0 90
$1.0985
Two stories
9 45
8 35
11 707
1 10
1.2285
Three stories
10 50
9 15
12.867
1 35
1 3650
Four Stories. . .
11 40
9 90
13.167
1 50
1.482a
Five stories
12 60
10 65
15487
1 95
1.6380
$52.40 <$ 13% = $6.8120.
$52 40
$4560
$6 80
$6.8120
OLD KATE.
NEW BATE.
BEDUCTION.
Section 2 Tubs
$0 35
$0 35
Tubs
70
30
50
20
$020
10
Vehicle
15
15
cow
15
10
05
09
08
01
Section 5.-Gardens
Section 6 Closets
20
65
15
50
05
15
Closets
25
25
Closets
45
45
Closets
25
25
10
10
05
05
1 00
90
10
Stores
6 50
6 CO
50
$11 19
52 40
$988
45 60
11 31
6 80
*55 48
$8 11
$63 59@137-
$8 26
134 WATER ;RATES.
The question was taken on the motion of Supervisor Dodge to reconsider and lost, Supervisors
Dodge. Lackrnann, RoUanzi and Clinton voting in favor of and Supervisors Devany, Haskins,
Dalany, Sheehan, Morton, Britt, Smith and Rivers voting against the reconsideration.
At the request of Supervisor Djdge, who desired to appear on the record as opposed to the
passage of Resolution No. 16,533 (Third Series), fixing water rates, and on motion of Supervisor
Britt a resolution was adopted of which the following is a copy, to wit:
RESOLUTION No. 16,561 (THIRD SERIES).
RESOLVED, That this Board, in order to allow Supervisor Dodge to appear as opposed to the
passage of Resolution No. 16,533 (Third Series), fixing water rates for the year commencing July 1,
1897, hereby declares that Supervisor Dodge changed his vote on the question of adoption of said
Resolution from no to aye, for the sole purpose of moving a reconsideration of the action of the
Board in passing said resolution.
In Board of Supervisors, San Francisco, June 8, 1897.
Adopted by the following vote:
Ayes— Supervisors Devany, Haskins, Delany, Sheehan, Dodge, Lackmann, Rottanzi, Morton,
Britt, Smith, Clinton, Rivers.
JNO. A. RUSSELL, Clerk.
ASSESSMENT OF REAL AND PERSONAL
PROPERTY.
The action of the State Board of Equalization in raising the total valuation of
assessable property in this city and county twenty per cent, for the fiscal year
1896-7, being the eighth occasion in which said Board exercised its powers in in-
creasing the total valuation of the property of this city and county, necessitated
some action being taken to prevent a discrimination in the value of property, so
that assessments of property which were required by the provisions of the Revenue
Code to be taxed at its full cash value should not escape its proper quota of the
burdens imposed.
As such a result could only be accomplished by an intelligent supervision of
the valuations of property and by examining into complaints made as to assess-
ments by the State Board of Equalization or its members, to take testimony as to
assessments that might be called in question prior to the sitting of the Board of
Supervisors to pass upon the same, so that if the complaints were just, the assess-
ments might be adjusted accordingly, or failing to have the same so adjusted by
the Assessor, to have the same corrected by the Board of Supervisors while sitting for
that purpose between the f r^t and third Mondays in July of each year.
With such an object in view Supervisor Clinton presented, and the Board, on
March 29th, 1897, adopted a resolution providing for the appointment of a Standing
Committee of the Board, to be appointed by the Mayor, to attend to this important
matter, so that the necessary information might be obtainable, and proper action
taken to obviate any action on the part of the State Board of Equalization to
raise the total assessed value of the property of this city and county.
The following is a copy of the resolution, to wit.
RESOLUTION No. 16,171 (THIRD SERIES).
(To Prevent Discrimination in Assessments of Real and Personal Property.)
.Whereas, The Hon. the State Board of Equalization has repeatedly raised the
total assessment of real and personal property of this city and county, to make it
conform to the assessments of other counties, as alleged, and in support of said
action have presented cases of assessments illustrative of a discrimination in the
assessed valuation of property of this city and county, and by reason thereof have
increased the valuation of the assessable property of this city and county, notably
the increase of twenty per cent, on the assessed value of property for the present
fiscal year; and
Whereas, The taxpayers of this city and county have no desire to escape by an
improper valuation the payment of their quota of taxes for State, city and county
purposes, and object to any such action as results in imposing upon all the property
in this city and county an increase of taxation because of the alleged fact that
certain property is not asessed on a fair and equitable valuation, as required by
law, thereby imposing an unjust burden upon property which is fully and fairly
assessed, creating a discrimination and a burden wholly intolerable and in viola-
tion of( the fundamental .principle that all property should be assessed at its cash
value; and
136 ASSESSMENT OF HEAL
Whereas, The action of the State Board of Equalization, as prescribed, is lim-
ited to equalizing the valuation of the taxable property of the several counties in
the State for the purposes of taxation, and if such causes exist as are claimed by
said Board, the only remedy is in this Board, which has power to increase or
lower any assessment to make the same conform to its true value, and for that
purpose this Board meets from the first to the third Monday in the month of July
of each year; and
Whereas, Some intelligent action should be taken by this Board to examine into
the principles upon which assessments are made, and to invite the members of the
State Board of Equalization to examine the Assessment Book and the assessments
made therein, and if complaints are made as to the assessed valuation of any prop-
erty assessed on said Assessment Book to make, with the Assessor, such investiga-
tion into said complaints, for the purpose of ascertaining the true valuation, and
if, on said investigation, it is disclosed that the assessment of said property should
be increased or lowered, to make it conform to the valuation as provided by law,
to have said assessments adjusted by the Assessor, or, in case of a failure or ne-
glect on the part of the Assessor, to cause the same to be corrected, as required by
law; and
Whereas, If such information and action is taken and the principles understood
upon which all property is assessed in this city and county, the representatives of
this city and county if required to appear before the Hon. the State Board of
Equalization, will be prepared to present the case of this city and county intelli-
gently and with a full knowledge of the valuations of property as made by the
Assessor and equalized by this Board; and
Whereas, If such action is taken, the discriminations in assessments heretofore
prevailing will not exist, and each taxpayer will pay on a true and equitable
assessment of his property alike fair to all, and the representatives of this city
will be in a position to warrant a demand for a decrease instead of an increase
in the total valuation of property of this city and county at the hands of the State
Board of Equalization when said Board meets to equalize the valuation of the tax-
able property of the several counties for the purposes of taxation; and
Whereas, One of the most important duties to be performed by this Board is
to protect the taxpayers from unjust and onerous taxation, and to that end super-
vision of and examination into the assessments of real and personal property in
this city and county should be made in order that the Board may be advised
and by and through this information be qualified to correct any assessments
erroneously made, and to appear in defense of the assessments so made before the
Hon. State Board of Equalization to protect the interests of this city and county;
therefore
Resolved, That a standing committee of this Board be created to be denomi-
nated the "Committee on Assessments," whose duty it shall be to carry out the
intent and purpose of this resolution in furtherance of the interests of the taxpay-
ers of this city and county.
The said committee to consist of three members of this Board, to be appointed
by his Honor the Mayor, and the power is hereby conferred upon said committee
to make such examination and investigation as may be required to carry out the
objects and purposes of this resolution.
In Board of Supervisors, San Francisco, March 29, 1S97.
Adopted by the following vote:
Ayes— Supervisors Devany, Haskins, Delany, Sheehan, Dodge, Lackmann, Rot-
tanzi, Morton, Britt, Smith, Clinton, Rivers.
JNO. A. RUSSELL, Clerk.
AND PERSONAL PROPERTY. 137
On April 5, 1897, His Honor the Mayor appointed Supervisors Clinton, Dodge and
Lackniann as members of the Standing Committee on Assessments of Real and
Personal Property, and on April 9, 1897, a communication with copy of Resolution
No. 16,171 (Third Series), with the names of the members of the committee ap-
pointed, and respectfully calling attention to the action taken, was transmitted by
mail to the Honorable State Board of Equalization and to each member of the
Board.
In response to the notification, a communication was received from the Honor-
able the State Board of Equalization acknowledging the receipt of the communi-
cation from the Clerk, and stating that they will take pleasure in conferring with
the committee at as early date as convenient, of which the following is a copy,
to wit:
COMMUNICATION FROM THE STATE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION.
Sacramento, May 17th, 1897.
Jno. A. Russell, Esq., Clerk Board of Supervisors, San Francisco, Cal.—
Dear Sir: Yours received embodying Resolution No. 16,171 in regard to assess-
ment of property and notifying this Board of the committee appointed by the
Mayor to act in the matter.
I am authorized by the State Board of Equalization to state that they will take
pleasure in conferring with said committee at as early a day as will be conveni-
ent, preferably the latter part of this month, as this Board must visit several dis-
tant counties during the month of June. Be kind enough to ask the Chairman of
the committee the date most convenient and advise me. Verys respectfully,
CHAS. M. COGLAN,
Clerk State Board of Equalization.
The Committee on Asessmcnts held a meeting on May 29, 1897, for the purpose of
meeting and conferring with the members of the State Board of Equalization, and
after consultation with the members of that Board were furnished with the data
upon which the State Board acted in raising the assessment of property in this
city and county twenty per cent, for the fiscal year 1896-97. The members of the
State Board of Equalization expressed themselves in favor of giving all informa-
tion in their power to aid the committee, but at the same time assured the com-
mittee that it was the province and duty of the Board of Supervisors to adjust and
equalize the assessments of property, as provided by the Political Code, in the city
and county; the duty of the State Board under the law being to equalize the valu-
ation of the taxable property of the several counties in the State for the purposes
of taxation, and that said Board had no power to increase or lower an assessment
of property in a city or county, that duty devolving upon the Board of Supervisors.
The Committee on Assessments on June 1, 1897, presented a report to the Board
as to the conference had with the members of the State Board, and of their in-
tention to take such action as would prevent any discrimination of assessments of
which the following is a copy:
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON ASSESSMENTS.
To the Honorable the Board of Supervisors
Of the City and County of San Francisco—
Gentlemen: Your Committee on Assessments in the matter of determining what
action should be taken to have the assessments of real and personal property con-
form to the requirements of the statute to prevent the discrimination on assess-
1S8 ASSESSMENT OF REAL
ments whicn it> alleged to have been the cause of the entire assessment of this
city and county being increased twenty per cent, for the fiscal year 1896-97 by the
Honorable the State Board of Equalization, would respectfuly report that, desirous
of obtaining the views of the members of the State Board of Equalization as to
the causes that led to this increase, and the steps required to be taken to obviate
and prevent any such action in the future, a meeting of your committee was held
on May 29th, at which, by invitation, Messrs. Morehouse, Beamer, Cheeseborough
and Colgan of the State Board of Equalization were present and were heard. Mr.
Briggs, representing the Assessor, was also in attendance, as well as the Auditor,
William Broderick, Esq.
The members of the State Board were emphatic in the statement that while
their duties under the law was to equalize the assessment of the property of the
different counties, it was the duty of the County Board to equalize the assess-
ments ratabiy and make the same conform to as near as possible its cash value,
and if that duty was performed the State Board of Equalization would be re-
lieved from a disagreeable duty, as the said Board, from a sense of duty, after an
examination of a great many assessments, were justified in the course pursued
and the action taken; also that the intention of the Board of Supervisors as ex-
pressed in the resolution passed was a step in the right direction, and it followed
that the labor incident to the performance of this duty would enable the members
of your Honorable Board to obtain the information necessary as to the assess-
ments made, and the basis and principles actuating the Assessor in fixing the
valuation of property.
At the request of your committee, the members of the State Board of Equali-
zation agreed to furnish the data upon which the State Board acted in increasing
the assessment of 1896-97.
The conference was of such a character as to present clearly the important
duty devolving upon your committee, and while many illustrations were made in a
general way, they only tended to illustrate the fact that a ratable assessment
would be injurious to none, but would be of advantage to all, preventing discrimi-
nation and injustice being perpetrated. While the task is somewhat onerous,
your committee will use their best efforts to make such an investigation as will
clearly indicate the irregularities of assessments if they exist, and will recom-
mend such action on the part of the Board, if need be, to remedy all cause for
complaint.
The proper steps to be taken to revise, and if necessary to correct, assess-
ments is a matter now being considered by your committee, but so far as is at
present apparent the action to be had will be with a due regard to the rights of
all, and, that course being pursued, no taxpayer will have any cause of complaint.
The basis of valuation as enjoined by the statute must be carried out without
fear or favor, and the result will be in time appreciated and fully justified, as the
object is solely to make every taxpayer pay his just share of taxation, no less
and no more. (Signed)
C. A. CLINTON.
jtfHN LACKMANX.
On June 14, 1S97, the Board adopted a resolution empowering the Committee on
Assessments to appoint an Expert to examine into assessments of property and
ascertain as to whether or not the assessments made of property in the different
sections of the city and county were assessed ratably, of which the following is a
copy:
AND PERSONAL PROPERTY. 139
RESOLUTION No. 16,563 (THIRD SERIES).
Resolved, That the Committee on Assessments be and are hereby empowered
to appoint an Expert, whose duty, under the direction of said committee, shall be
to examine assessments of property, mortgages and all other matters pertinent
thereto, to enable said committee to obtain such information relative to assess-
ments as will tend to have the property of this city and county assessed equitably
and as required by law, so that all property will bear its just proportion of taxa-
tion in the support of the government.
In Board of Supervisors, San Francisco, June 14, 1897.
Adopted by the following vote:
Ayes— Supervisors Devany, Haskins, Delany, Sheehan, Dodge, Lackmann, Rot-
tanzi, Morton, Britt, Clinton, Rivers.
Absent— Supervisor Smith.
JNO. A. RUSSELL, Clerk.
On June 16, 1897, the committee, acting under the foregoing resolution, appointed
Mr. Charles Gildea as the Expert to examine the data submitted by the State
Board; also to examine as to the assessments made and the basis adopted in fixing
assessment values, and particularly to examine and report upon whether or not
the assessments made were ratable as compared with actual values.
On July 6, 1897, the Committee on Assessments presented a report as to the
action being taken, also called attention to the action of the last Legislature In
reference to arbitrary assessments and the duty devolving upon the Board, of
which the following is a copy:
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON ASSESSMENTS.
To the Honorable the Board of Supervisors
Of the City and County of San Francisco—
Gentlemen: Your Committee on Assessments in the matter of preventing dis-
criminations in assessments of real and personal property, would respectfully
report that pursuant to the resolution of your Honorable Board empowering your
committee to employ an Expert to assist in making such examinations and in-
vestigations in reference to assessments as directed, Mr. Charles Gildea was
selected and appointed to aid your committee, and from his experience in the
Assessor's Department and as a member of the State Board of Equalization, your
committee have every confidence that he will be able to assist very materially in
the work proposed.
With that view the data of last year furnished by the Honorable State Board
of Equalization upon which the assessment of San Francisco was raised twenty
per cent, was furnished Mr. Gildea to examine, in connection with the assess-
ments on the same property for this year, and to report any discrepancies in
the assessed valuation of this year as compared with the actual value. While
this information is important as furnishing the data necessary in a hearing be-
fore the State Board of Equalization, it will be impracticable from the short
time your committee have had since their appointment, to increase the basis of
the valuation of realty if the same was found to be lower than the actual value
warranted. While such a condition, so far as your committee have been advised,
does not exist, the principal object has been, and to that end Mr. Gildea, has been
particularly instructed, to ascertain and report as to whether or not the assess-
ments of property in different sections and throughout the city are on a ratable
basis, and if not to furnish the information and make a report so that this Board
may rectify any such condition if existing. It is important that all the available
140 ASSESSMENT OF KEA.L
information should be obtained and classified so that your committee may be in a
position to combat any attempt on the part of the State Board of Equalization to
unjustly add to the valuation of the property of this city and county.
Your committee beg to call attention to the action of the last Legislature,
wherein the Assessor is required to file a verified report in writing showing a com-
plete list of the names of all persons who refused or neglected to furnish the state-
ment required by the Political Code of their property liable to assessment for the
fiscal year 1897, and as in each of these cases an arbitrary assessment has been made
by the Assessor, it is made the duty of the Board to investigate and enquire into
all assessments and values so fixed by the Assessor.
Your Honorable Board is further empowered to require each of said taxpayers
to make a statement under oath setting forth specifically all the property owned
or controlled or in his possession on the first Monday in March, 1897, and to make
such order as may be in your judgment requisite.
The statement required, if not filed within ten days after the order providing
for the notice, will subject the party failing to file a statement to action being
taken by the Board to increase the valuation of the arbitrary assessment to such
an amount as your Honorable Board may deem just, but in no event has your Hon-
orable Board power to reduce the arbitrary assessment made by the Assessor.
Your committee have prepared a resolution based on the provisions of the
Political Code and directing the Clerk to notify all the persons named in the veri-
fied report of the Assessor to furnish the statement required by law, and recom-
mend its adoption. (Signed)
C. A. CLINTON.
JOHN LACKMANN.
The following is a copy of Section 3633 of the Political Code as amended at the
last session of the Legislature, and under which the Assessor filed on July 1st a
verified report in writing of the arbitrary assessments made by him owing to the
refusal or neglect of the persons so assessed to furnish a statement of their
property, to wit:
Political Code, Section 3633. If any person after demand made by the Assessor,
neglects or refuses to give, under oath, the statement herein provided for (of his
personal property), or to comply with the other requirements of this title, the
Assessor must note the refusal on the assessment book, opposite the name of such
person, and must make an estimate of the value of such property of such person,
and the Assessor must transmit on or before the first day of July of each year to
the Board of Supervisors a verified report in writing, separate from the assess-
ment roll, containing a complete list of all persons who refuse or neglect to fur-
nish a statement of their property as herein provided for, or to comply with the
requirements of this title, the amount of the assessment upon the property of such
persons, with a statement of the particular facts, if any, upon which the assess-
ment has been made, and the valuation of the property so assessed ascertained.
The Board of Supervisors must investigate and inquire into all assessments and
values so fixed by the Assessor, as prescribed by this section, and for that purpose
must require each taxpayer affected by such assessment and valuation to make a
statement under oath, within ten days from making an order requiring such
statement, setting forth specifically, all the property owried or controlled, or in
the possession of such taxpayer on the first Monday in March. If any taxpayer,
after demand made by the Board of Supervisors, shall neglect or refuse to make
and deliver to the said Board of Supervisors the statement, duly verified, herein
provided for, or to comply with the other requirements of this title, the said
Board of Supervisors, sitting as a County Board of Equalization, must increase
such assessment and valuation to such an amount as the said Board shall deem
just; but the value fixed by the Assessor must not, in any case, be reduced by the
Board of Supervisors.
AND PERSONAL PROPERTY. 141
The Committee on Assessments Introduced and the Board adopted a resolution
providing for carrying out the provisions of the law, and instructing the Clerk to
notify each of the parties named to file a statement as required, of which the
following is a copy:
RESOLUTION No. 16,727 (THIRD SERIES).
Whereas, The Assessor, in compliance with Section 3633 of the Political Code,
has filed with the Board a verified report in writing, containing a complete list of
the names of all persons who refused or neglected to furnish a statement of their
personal property liable to assessment for the fiscal year of 1897; and
Whereas, An arbitrary assessment has been made by the Assessor in each case
against each person, for personal property, who so neglected or refused to furnish
the statement required by law; and
Whereas, It is made the duty of this Board to investigate and inquire into
all assessments and values so fixed by the Assessor; therefore
Resolved, That this Board requires each taxpayer so named by the Assessor
in said verified report, who is affected by such assessment and valuation, to make
a statement, under oath, within ten days hereof, setting forth specifically all the
property owned or controlled or in his possession on the first Monday in March, 1897.
Resolved, That the Clerk of this Board be and he is hereby directed to notify
by postal card mailed to their address, each of the said taxpayers of the require-
ments of Section 3633 of the Political Code, and that, if the statement required
is not filed, then the said assessment and valuation will be increased to such an
amount as shall be deemed just by this Board.
In Board of Supervisors, San Francisco, July 6, 1897.
Adopted by the following vote:
Ayes — Supervisors Devany, Haskins, Delany, Sheehan, Lackmann, Rottanzi,
Morton, Britt, Smith, Clinton, Rivers.
Absent— Supervisor Dodge.
JNO. A. RUSSELL, Clerk.
The number of arbitrary assessments made by the Assessor contained in his
verified report filed with with the Board were 1,299, of which a classification
shows that the:
Number of assessments of $100 and less were 253
Number of assessments from $100 to $200 were 351
Number of assessments from $200 to $500 were 467
Number of assessments from $500 to $1000 were 112
Number of assessments from $1000 to $2500 were.... 72
Number of assessments from $2500 to $5000 were.... 28
Number of assessments exceeding $5000 were 16
1299
The highest arbitrary assessment was $2!,250 and the lowest $30.
In compliance with the action of the Board postal cards were mailed on July
7th, 8th, 9th and 10th, 1897, to the address of each of the persons named in the
verified report of the Assessor requiring them to file a statement, under oath, of
the personal property owned or controlled, or in their possession, on the first
Monday in March, 1897.
The Assessment Book was delivered by the Assessor to the Board on Tuesday,
July 6, 1897, that officer reporting that the total assessment of real and personal
property was $345,335,469, of which
112
ASSESSMENT OF HEAL
Real estate was assessed...
Improvements assessed
Personal property
.$187,636,545
. 90,085,740
. 67,013,184
Making a total of $345,335,469
On July 14, 1S97, Charles Gildea, Expert of the Committee on Assessments,
presented and filed with said committee a report upon the assessed valuation of
real and personal property for the year 1897-98, of which the following is a copy,
to wit:
REPORT OF CHARLES GILDEA, EXPERT.
To the Honorable, the Committee on Assessments of Real and Personal Property,
Board of Supervisors of the City and County of 8an Francisco—
Gentlemen: In compliance with your request I submit to you the following
facts in relation to the assessment of real and personal property in the city and
county of San Francisco for the year 1897:
As I am informed, the means which the members of the State Board of
Equalization mainly adopt to find the true value of the real estate in the several
counties of the State are:
First — To take the sales when the true amount paid can be ascertained.
Second — To take the appraisement and sale of property by order of Probate
Courts and compare these sales and appraisements with the assessed value.
Third — Bank mortgages, where the mortgage exceeds the assessed value of
the property.
Following these lines, I have carefully examined the documents, probate ap-
praisements, sales and statements in relation to personal property given to your
committee by members of the State Board of Equalization, and on which, in part
at least, the Board must have formed its judgment when it increased the assess-
ment roll of this city twenty per cent, last year.
I find that where the property was sold by order of the Court, in most cases
the amount obtained was less than the appraised value of the property sold, show-
ing that the appraisements were too high and not a fair means to measure
assessed values by, and that the assessment on the property bears a fair and
equitable relation to the sales generally so made.
I have also carefully examined and compared with this year's assessment roll
the sale of property for the past eighteen months from January, 1896, to July, 1897,
as reported by Thomas Magee & Sons.
The following table will show the number of sales in each subdivision, the
aggregate number of sales, and the proportion the sales bear to the assessed value:
SUBDIVISION.
NUMBER
OF
SALES.
PURCHASE
PRICE.
ASSESSED
VALUATION
PER-
CENT-
AGE.
Fif ty-vara
1
85
$2,03^,720
$1,335,034
65
TTn n (1 r «f1 - vqra
55
1,519,145
910,420
60
Western Addition
Mission, New Potrero and Homer's Addition...
202
95
1,559,792
£48,066
1,092,203
418,584
70
64
437
$5,764,723
$3,756,241
Av. 65
AND PERSONAL PROPERTY. 143
The assessed value of all property as re-
turned by the Assessor was, for the year 1896. $357, 586, 126
For the year 1S97 345,335,469
A decrease of $12,250,657
The Assessor's report shows an increase over last year on —
Real estate $ 938,137
Improvements 2,037,000
Total increase on real estate and improve-
ments $2,975,137
And a decrease on the assessment of personal property as compared with last
year of $15,238,647.
This is almost entirely due to a reduction of the assessment on the banks as
compared with last year's assessment. It is claimed that they converted a large
amount of their assessable assets into non-assessable assets. Whether this was
done by them in the course of business a a regular business transaction, or that
they got these non-assessable securities shortly before and got rid of them imme-
diately after the first Monday in March, in order to escape taxation, an examina-
tion of their books would, I suppose, determine.
From an examination of the last report of the State Controller it will be seen
that the assessed value of personal property as compared with the total assessed
value of all property in the State is less than 14 per cent.
The assessed value of personal property in San Francisco as compared with
the total assessed value of all property in San Francisco is 20 per cent.
While the assessed value of personal property in all the other counties of the
State exclusive of San Francisco as compared with the assessed value of all prop-
erty in these counties is but a fraction over 10 per cent.
As compared with the assessed value of real estate and improvements the
assessed value of personal property in the past thirty years has gradually but
steadily declined from 47 per cent, of the total assessed value to less than 14
per cent.
The cost of assessing personal property in this State and collecting taxes
thereon under present conditions puts an additional burden on those who own
real estate. The Assessors of California are fast solving the problem of the way
to make land and improvements bear all the burdens of direct taxation for the
support of the State, county and municipal government.
Herewith I submit to you a detailed statement of sales and appraisement of
property and the assessed value of the same.
Respectfully yours,
CHAS. GILDEA.
At a meeting of the Board held on July 16, 1897, on motion of Supervisor
Clinton, a resolution was introduced, adopted and numbered 16,788, requesting the
Honorable State Board of Equalization to extend for ten days the time in which
the Board can meet to examine the Assessment Book and equalize the assess-
ments on the Assessment Book for the fiscal year 1897-98.
Supervisor Clinton introduced at a meeting of the Board, held July 17, 1897, a
resolution citing certain banks and other corporations to appear and show cause
why their assessments should not be increased, which was adopted, and of which
the following is a copy, to wit:
144 ASSESSMENT OF REAL
RESOLUTION No. 16,790 (THIRD SERIES.)
Resolved, That the following persons, firms and corporations are hereby cited
to be and appear before this Board, at the meeting to be held on Saturday fore-
noon, the 24th day of July, 1897, at 10 o'clock, to show cause why their assess-
ments should not be increased. And the Clerk is hereby directed to cite the cor-
porations hereinafter enumerated to appear as herein directed:
American Bank and Trust Company; Anglo-Calif ornian Bank; Bank of Cali-
fornia; Bank of British Columbia; Bank of British North America; California Safe
Deposit Co. ; Columbia Banking Co. ; Donohoe-Kelly Banking Co. ; London, Paris
and American Bank; London and San Francisco Bank; Nevada Bank; Sather
Banking Co.; Tallant Banking Co.; Union Trust Co.; Wells, Fargo & Co.'s Bank;
Bank of Commerce; First National Bank; Crocker-Woolworth National Bank;
California Street Cable Railway Co.; General Electric Company; Geary Street,
Park and Ocean Railroad Co.; Mutual Electric Light Co.; Market Street Railway
Co. ; Pacific Gas Improvement Co. ; Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Co. ; San
Francisco Gas and Electric Co.; Standard Oil Company; Sutter Street Railroad
Co.; Western Sugar Refining Company; Wells, Fargo & Co.
At the said meeting, based on a communication from the Assessor, the Contra
Costa Water Company was also cited to appear, to show cause why their fran-
chise should not be assessed in this city and county. The citations were issued, as
provided by Section 3681 of the Political Code.
The following is a copy of the communication from the Honorable State Board
of Equalization, granting the time to the Board as petitioned for, to examine and
equalize assessments, to wit:
COMMUNICATION FROM STATE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION.
Sacramento, July 19, 1897.
To the Auditor of (he City and County of San Francisco—
I. C. M. Coglan, Clerk of the State Board of Equalization, do hereby certify
that the following is a copy of an order made by said Board and entered upon
its minutes:
"It is hereby ordered that the time of the County Board of Equalization of
the City and County of San Francisco to equalize the assessment of the property
in the City and County of San Francisco for 1897 be extended ten days, to and
including July 29, 1897, and that the Auditor may have until August 19th to pre-
pare the statements to the State Board of Equalization and Controller."
Respectfully,
C. M. COGLAN,
Clerk State Board of Equalization.
At a meeting of the Board, held July 20, 1897, on motion of Supervisor Clinton,
the following resolution was adopted, citing certain persons, firms and corpora-
tions to appear and show cause why their assessments should not be increased;
also certain corporations to show cause why their franchises should not be assessed
on the Assessment Book of the city and county, to wit:
RESOLUTION No. 16,871 (THIRD SERIES.)
Resolved, That the following persons, firms and corporations are hereby cited
to be and appear before this Board, at the meeting to be held on Tuesday fore-
noon, July 27, 1897, at 10 o'clock, to show cause why their assessments should not
be increased.
AND PERSONAL PEOPERTY. ; 145
And the Clerk is hereby directed to cite the corporations hereinafter enumer-
ated to appear as herein directed:
American Biscuit Co.; Borel & Co., Alfred; Holbrook, Merrill & Stetson; Mon-
tague & Co.; Meyer, Daniel; O'Connor, Moffatt & Co.; Samuels, D. (Lace House);
Studebaker Bros.; D. N. & E. Walter & Co.; Will & Finck; Buckingham & Hecht;
Christy & Wise; Dinkelspiel & Son; Dallemand & Co.; Gundlach & Co.; Greene-
baum, Weil & Michels; Heller, Bachman & Co.; Heyneman & Co.; Livingston &
Co. ; E. Martin & Co. ; Meyerfeld, Mitchell & Co. ; Neustadter Bros. ; Rosenthal
Bros.; Roos Bros.; Raphael & Co.; W. & J. Sloane & Co.; Stein, Simon & Co.;
L. Taussig & Co.; Wangenheim, Sternheim & Co.; Wellman, Peck & Co.; C. P.
Huntington; The Examiner; The Chronicle; The Post; The Report; The Call; The
Bulletin.
Also, to cite the following companies to be present to show cause why an
assessment of their franchises should not be assessed in this city and county:
Oakland Water Co. ; Alameda Water Co. ; Stockton Gas and Electric Co. ;
Sunset Telephone and Telegraph Co.; Stockton Water Co.
The citations were duly issued and the representatives of the banks, corpora-
tions, mercantile firms, etc., appeared, were sworn and examined.
The Committee on Assessments, by Supervisor Clinton, presented a report rela-
tive to their labors at the meeting of the Board, held on July 26, 1897, of which
the following is a copy, to wit:
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON ASSESSMENTS.
To'the Honorable the Board of Supervisors:
Of the City and County of San Francisco —
Your Committee on Assessments beg leave to report, that at a conference
held with the members of the State Board of Equalization in relation to the
assessed value of property, the State Board gave your committee the state-
ments partly on which they raised the assessment of this city and county twenty
per cent, last year, consisting of appraisements and sales of real estate made by
orders of the Probate Court, and a large number of personal property assessments,
which the Board claimed was not properly assessed.
Your committee found it impossible to personally devote the time necessary for
such an investigation, and by your authority, on the IGth of June, 1897, we em-
ployed Mr. Charles Gildea to aid us in the examination. Most of the time has
been spent in examining the assessed value of real estate, and, after carefully
comparing it with the probate appraisements and sales, and also with the sale of
property in this city and county, for the past eighteen months as reported by
Thomas Magee & Sons, we believe that the assessed value of real estate in this
city and county this year, in proportion to its true cash value, is greater than it
is in the other counties of the State.
Any person who has given the matter any thought knows very well that the
value of real estate in this city and county is not as high as it was. It can be
bought for less than it could at any time for the past four or five years; rents
have decreased, houses are vacant— yet in the face of these facts the Assessor has
gradually increased the assessed value of the real estate in this city and county.
This year it is nearly three million dollars more than it was last year.
The assessed value of personal property is about fifteen million dollars less
than it was last year; this is due entirely to a decrease in the assessment of
money and solvent credits to banks. We herewith submit to you for comparison
the report of the Bank Commissioners at the close of business on Saturday, the
27th day of February, and the statement made to the Assessor on Monday, the
10*
146 ASSESSMENT OF HEAL
1st day of March, at 12 o'clock noon; there were but two business banking hours
intervening between the two reports; we call your attention to the difference as
reported in the amount of money on hand in some cases amounting to $,.27,816,
and in the aggregate to $2,387,345; the explanation was that the apparent discrep-
ancy was due to Clearing-House checks, which on Monday should be charged to
the solvent credit account, but your committee has been unable to find it in
that or any other assessable asset.
The banks in most cases offset their solvent credits by the debts due them
from bona fide residents of the State.
It is gratifying to know that nearly all the money due by the banks to depos-
itors to banks and all their other liabilities is due to b°na fide residents of this
State. But it is a matter for regret that the names of these resident owners of
these solvent credits is seldom found on the assessment roll of any county of the
State; they are apparently too modest to boast of being the owners of all these
perfectly solvent credits, especially to the Assessor.
We submit to you a detailed statement of the market value of the bonds and
shares of stock of the corporations notified to appear before you and show
cause why their assessment should not be raised.
Where the property of the corporation is within the State of California the
bonds and shares of stock of the corporation is not assessed; the assessment on
the real estate, the personal property and the franchise is supposed to cover the
market value of the bonds and stock.
Your Committee has given to you all the information that could be procured
in the short time we had to make the examination.
(Signed.) C. A. CLINTON,
JOHN LACKMANN.
At a meeting of the Board held on July 29, 1897, the Board took up for con-
sideration the cases wherein the banks and other corporations, who were cited
and appeared before the Board, to show cause why their assessments should not
be increased.
The Committee on Assessments presented the following report, recommending
the basis upon which the assessable value of the franchises of quasi-public corpor-
ations should be determined, to wit:
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON ASSESSMENTS.
To the. Honorable the Board of Supervisors
Of the City and County of San Francisco—
Gentlemen: Your Committee on Assessment, after due, careful, and deliberate
consideration, submit the following resolutions:
Resolved, That it is the sense of this Board, that the basis of assessment on
the quasi-public corporations, to be considered, shall be fixed at sixty (60) per cent,
of the market value of the stock and bonds of each corporation.
Resolved, Further, That the tangible property, as assessed by the Assessor, be
confirmed in each case, of a quasi-public corporation, and that the difference
between the whole value of the property as herein determined, and the said
valuation of the tangible property, be the assessment of the franchise fixed by this
Board.
(Signed.) C. A. CLINTON,
Chairman.
JOHN LACKMANN,
WASHINGTON DODGE.
AND PERSONAL PROPERTY. 147
The Board, after discussion and consideration of the testimony elicited in ref-
erence to the assessments made, and, after hearing the Assessor, adopted a resolu-
tion, approving the assessments made by the Assessor, of which the following is
a copy, to wit:
RESOLUTION No. 16,927 (THIRD SERIES.)
Whereas, It appears that the banks and other corporations who were cited to
appear before this Board to show cause why their assessments should not be
increased have been heard; and
Whereas, In the opinion of the Assessor, and as disclosed in the investigations
made by this Board, the assessments so made by the Assessor were correct; there-
fore,
Reolved, That this Board approves the assessments so made as being in ac-
cordance with law and with the facts disclosed in each case.
In Board of Supervisors, San Francisco, July 29, 1897.
Adopted by the following vote:
Ayes — Supervisors Devany, Haskins, Delany, Sheehan, Morton, Britt, Smith,
Rivers.
Noes — Supervisors Dodge, Lackmann, Rottanzi, Clinton.
JNO. A. RUSSELL, Clerk.
The same action was taken in the cases of merchants and mercantile firms, on
motion of Supervisor Britt, Supervisor Clinton voting against the motion so made.
In the cases of arbitrary assessments made by the Assessor, the proceedings
taken by the Board resulted in many statements being filed as required by Section
3633 of the Political Code. These statements showed the arbitrary assessments to
be largely in excess of the value of the property owned or controlled by the parties.
The Board considered and disposed of all the statements on motion of Supervisor
Lackmann, confirming the arbitrary assessments as made by the Assessor, as pro-
vided by law, no good cause appearing for making any increase and the Board
having no power to reduce the assessments so made.
The Board closed its labors on the Assessment Book of 1897-98, on Thursday
evening, July 29, 1897, at 11:30 o'clock. The reductions made by the Board aggre-
gate $137,708, and by the Assessor in correcting clerical errors the sum of $86,755,
making a total reduction of $224,463.
THE ASSESSED VALUATION OF REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY.
As returned by the Assessor was $345,335,-469 00
Reductions and corrections by Board and Assessor 224,463 00
Total valuation of property assessed $345.111,006 00
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS.
The following table contains the names of persons, firms and corporations assessed for the sum of
$1,000 and over for personal property, the character, description and value of the same on the Assess-
ment Book of the City and County of San Francisco, for the fiscal year 18!Xi-!i7:
NAME.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
AMOUNT.
Aachen and Munich Fire Insur-
ance Company
Aaron Brothers
Abbott, Chas. H
Abrahams, L
Abrams, Louisa
Abramson and Heunisch Com-
pany
Adams, Charles.
Adams, J. Q
Adams, W. H
Adams and Rohrer.
Adcock, C. E
Adelsdorfer and Brandenstein.,
Adler and Marks.
Aermotor Company, The
Aetna Insurance Company
Aetna Insurance Company
Aetna Life Insurance Company.
Ahrens, N
Ahrens, Pein and Bulliwinkel.,
Alameda Sugar Company
Alaska Commercial Company...
Alaska Improvement Company.
Alaska Packers' Association....
Franchise
Merchandise, $2,500; Fixtures, $250
Fixtures, $25; Horse, $50; Buggy, $50; Wool,
I $1,280
Merchandise, $900; Fixtures, $75; Furniture,
$400; Musical Instrument, $75; Sewing Ma-
chine, $5; Watch, $25
Furniture, $900; Musical Instrument, $200;
Sewing Machine, $50; Jewelry, $200; Paintings
and Statuary, $200
Merchandise, $20,000; Fixtures, $225; Horse,
$40; Harness, $10; Wagon, $50; Solvent Cred-
its, $500; Money, $150
Merchandise, $750; Furniture, $125; Musical In-
strument, $50; Sewing Machine, $50; Watch,
$40; Firearms, $2; Bicycle, $10
4,6SS Sacks Oats !
Furniture, $900; Piano, $100; Statuary, $400 I
Merchandise, $800; Fixtures, $130; Horses, $925;
Wagons, $900; Hay, $200; Malt, $200; Hops,
$400; Machinery, $600; Harness, $145
Merchandise, $1,700; Fixtures, $200 :
Merchandise, $4,100; Fixtures, $300; Money,
$200; Machinery, $450
Merchandise, $150; Furniture, $200; Money, $300;
Pictures, $300; Billiard Tables, $500; Cash
Register, $50
Merchandise, $1,500; Fixtures, $60
Fixtures, $150; Money, $1,938; Typewriter, $100..
Franchise
Franchise
Merchandise, $650; Fixtures, $1,775; Watch,
$EO; Jewelry, $50
Fixtures, $400; Horses, $100; Harness, $25; Ve-
hicles, $75; Money, $588; Wine, $1,300; Liq-
uors, $1, 600
Merchandise, $66,000; Fixtures, $25
Merchandise, $26,600
Merchandise, $11,108; Furniture, $215; Horses,
$772; Solvent Credits, $16,600; Money, $40,705....
Merchandise, $44,644; Furniture, $250; Wagon,
$50; Solvent Credits, $6,250; Money, $6,170;
Typewriter, $25
PEKSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
149
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS— CONTINUED.
NAME.
Albion Lumber Company...
Aldrich, E. K
Alexander, Geo. Webb —
Alexander, H., and Company..
Alexander, R. S., and Son
Allen, Chas. R.
Allen, E. S., Mrs
Allen, E. T., Company
Allen and Higgins Lumber
Company
Allen and Lewis
Allen and Young
Allenberg, Chas., Guardian Es-
tate Emma Stockers, incom-
petent
Alliance Assurance Company,
The
Alliance Assurance Company of
London
Alliance Marine and General
Insurance Company
Allison, D. E., Company
Allison, Neff, and Company
Alpha Consolidated Mining Com-
pany
Alther, Robt. J
Althof and Bahls
Altschur, Chas., Administrator
Estate Alfonso J. Carit, de-
ceased
Alvord, William
Amelung, A. J.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
Fixtures, $145; Horses, $20; Harness, $30; Ve-
hicles, $15; Solvent Credits, $1,000; Lumber,
$400
Merchandise, $1,000; Furniture, $100; Musical
Instrument, $50; Sewing Machine, $5; Watch,
$10; Horse, $10; Vehicle, $40
Merchandise, $7,150; Fixtures, $500; Money,
$247; Consigned Goods, $4,350; Bicycles, $750..
Merchandise, $3,100; Fixtures, $60; Money, $86..
Furniture, $75; Money, $1,315; Consigned Goods,
$6,310
Coal, $280; Fixtures, $100; Horses, $525; Har-
ness, $150; Wagons, $420; Typewriter, $10
Furniture
Merchandise, $7,230; Fixtures, $50; Solvent
Credits, $270; Money, $100
Merchandise, $3,500; Fixtures, $150; Money,
$215
Furniture, $100; Money, $1,300; Goods in Ware-
house, $21,082
Fixtures, $30; Horses, $50; Harness, $20; Ve-
hicles, $100; Machinery, $1,000
Money
Money
Franchise ..
AMOUNT.
Franchise
Merchandise, $450; Fixtures, $200; Solvent'
Credits, $1,150; Money, $15; Consigned Goods,
$3,000
Merchandise, $2,600; Fixtures, $75; Solvent
Credits, $298; Money, $1,600
Money
Merchandise, $3,200; Money, $200; Consigned
Goods, $225
Fixtures, $150; Solvent Credits, $1,500; Money,
$300; Machinery, $2,000
Money
Furniture, $750; Sewing Machine, $30; Watch,
$50; Jewelry, 500; Horses, $150; Buggy, $200;
Money, $1,638; Library, $1,000
Merchandise, $1,018; Furniture, $250; Sewing
Machine, $5; Watch, $5; Solvent Credits, $150.
150
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
NAMES AND ASSESSMEMTS— CONTINUED.
NAME.
American Bank and Trust Com-
pany
American Biscuit Company
American Box Factory
American Carbonic Acid Gas
Company
American Central Insurance
Company
American Fire Insurance Com-
pany of Philadelphia
American Founders' Type Com-
pany
American Import Company
American Insurance Company
of Newark
American Oil and Paint Com-
pany
American Press Association
American Salt Company
American Sugar Refining Com-
pany
American Surety Company
American Tobacco Company....
American Tool Works
American Tract Society
American Union Fish Company.
American Wringer Company....
Ames, F. H. , Company
Ames and Harris
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
Furniture, $1,000; Solvent Credits, $15,149;
Money, $26,490; Franchise, $750
Merchandise, $7,000; Fixtures, $300; Horses,
$200; Harness, $100; Wagons, $200; Machinery,
$18,000; Money, $45,100; Franchise, $150
Merchandise, $500; Vehicles, $100; Money, $35;
Lumber, $300 ; Machinery, $1,065
Machinery
Franchise
Franchise ..
Merchandise, $19,497; Fixtures, $1,120; Solvent
Credits, $2,227; Money, $1,413; Machinery,
$4,070
Merchandise, $235; Solvent Credits, $1,070;
Money, ?350
Franchise
Merchandise, $1,500; Fixtures, $150; Furniture,
$50; Vehicle, $20; Solvent Credits, $1,357;
Money, $75; Typewriter, $20; Machinery, $165.
Merchandise, $200; Fixtures, $200; Money,
$290; Machinery, $500
Merchandise, $500; Fixtures, $75; Solvent
Credits, $800; Money, $70; Machinery and
Mill, $400
Machinery, $39,000; Money, $792; Franchise,
$150
Franchise
Merchandise, $38,000; Fixtures, $125; Solvent
Credits, $9,400; Money, $1,600
Fixtures, $75 ; Machinery, $950
Merchandise, $14,553; Fixtures, $450; Solvent
Credits, $2,492; Money, $411; Consigned Goods,
$687
Merchandise, $200; Horses, $200; Harness, $40;
Vehicles, $150; Money, $935; Truck, $75
Merchandise, $1,000; Fixtures, $200; Solvent!
Credits, $1,300
Merchandise, $5,676; Fixtures, $100; Solvent
Credits, $1,000; Money, $275 j
Merchandise, $19,000; Fixtures, $6,500; Solvent
Credits, $11,000; Money, $1,700; Machinery,!
$3,000 1
AMOUNT.
41,200
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
151
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS— CONTINUED.
NAME.
Amrnerup, G.
Ancient Order Foresters' Hall
Association
Anderson, Bertha L. A., Ad-
ministratrix Estate Julia A. M.
Collins, deceased
Anderson, Jas. H., Executor Es-
tate T. F. Scott, deceased
Anderson, Winslow
Andrea, Florlan
Andrews, A. , Colonel
Andros, Milton
Anglo-American Crockery and
Glass Company
Anglo-California Bank, The
Anspacher, Simon
Anthenlen and Bacher
Appleton, D., and Company
Argonaut, The
Armer, M., and Company
Armer and Weinshank
Armes and Dallam
Armitage, M., Mrs
Armour Packing Company
Armsby, J. K., Company
Armstein, Ludwig
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
AMOUNT.
Arctic Oil Works.
Merchandise, $6,000; Fixtures, $150; Furniture,'
$300; Sewing Machine, $10; Watch, $50;
Horse, $50; Harness, $15; Vehicle, $50; Solvent I
Credits, $1,360; Money, $840 j
Furniture, $550; Musical Instrument, $655
Money
Arnhold, Hugo.
Furniture, $150; Solvent Credits, $1,390
Fixtures, $50; Furniture, $75; Horses, $100;
Colts, $100; Harness and Wagons, $150; Cred-
its, $500; Money, $1,000; Library, $50; Paint-
ings, $50
Horses, $100; Harness, $25; Wagons, $125; Cows,
$1,000
Merchandise, $9,000; Fixtures, $1,000; Consigned
Goods, $2,500
Furniture, $500; Piano, $100; Sewing Machine,
$10; Watch, $100; Jewelry, $50; Firearms, $10;
Money, $130; Library, $1,500; Paintings, $100..
Merchandise, $9,000; Fixtures, $200; Horse, $50;
Wagon, $50; Solvent Credits, $4,000; Money,
$100
Franchise, $2,750; Furniture, $3,000; Money,
$692,205
Furniture, $900; Piano, $100; Sewing Machine,
$20; Watches, $300; Jewelry, $50; Library, $50.
Furniture, $50; Horses, $400; Harness, $50;
Cows, $1,520
Fixtures, $75; Solvent Credits, $5,000; Money,
$430; Consigned Goods, $10,000
Merchandise, $100; Fixtures, $500; Money, $638;
Library, $200; Stock and Fixtures, $605
Merchandise, $95; Fixtures, $75; Solvent Cred-
its, $555 ; Money, $332
Merchandise, $4,000; Fixtures, $150; Solvent
Credits, $365; Money, $90
Merchandise, $8,404; Fixtures, $150; Money,
$636; Machinery, $460
Furniture
Merchandise, $13,291; Fixtures, $150; Solvent
Credits, $16,642
Money, $75; Merchandise in Warehouse, $9,800..
Furniture, $700; Musical Instrument, $100; Dia-
monds, etc., $100; Paintings, $100
Merchandise, $1,000; Horses, $1,300; Harness,
$200; Wagon, $600; Machinery, $1,600; Rail-
roads, $2,500; Franchise, $150
Furniture, $500; Musical Instrument, $75; Sew-
ing Machine, $25; Watch, $50; Jewelry, $100;
Money, $130; Paintings, $100
f8,S25
1,205.
1,350
1,540
2,075
1,250
12,500
2,500
13,400
697,955
1,420
2,020
15,505
2,043
1,057
4,605
9,650
1,000
30,033
9,875
1,000
7,350
1,000
152
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS -CONTINUED.
NAME.
Arnold Brothers.
Arnold, Edw. H..
Arnold, J. Demus
Arnold and Walsh...
Aronson, George
Aronson and Mensini
Associated Assurance Company.
Associated Assurance Compa-
nies, Limited
Atchinson, B. M., and Company
Atlas Assurance Company, Lim-
ited
Atlas Building and Loan Associ-
ation
Atlas Iron Works
Aubin, Aug. H
Audet, Louis.
Auerbach, L.
Augier Chemical Company
Austrian Phoenix Insurance
Company
Ayer, Dr. W
Babbitt, B. T
Babbitt, J. H
Bach, Charles ..
Bach, Meese & Co
Bachman, Simon
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
Merchandise, $2,500; Fixtures, $200; Horses,
$120; Wagons, $125; Harness, $25
Furniture, $50; Horses, $120; Harness, $25; Ve-
hicles, $150; Cows, $1,200
Furniture, $1,000; Watch, $50; Books, $100
Merchandise, $1,200; Money, $116; Typewriter,
$14
Merchandise, $4,500; Fixtures, $100; Money,
$900
Furniture
Franchise
Solvent Credits, $2,100; Money, $186
Merchandise, $725; Fixtures, $300; Horses, $100;
Harness, $30; Wagons, $150; Money, $270
AMOUNT.
Franchise
Money, $3,420; Franchise, $300
Merchandise, $555; Machinery, $1,000
Merchandise, $1,060; Fixtures, $125; Furniture,
$65; Piano, $45; Watches, $10; Cash Regis-
ter, $50
Furniture, $1,500; Money, $80
Furniture, $700; Musical Instrument, $50; Sew-
ing Machine, $10; Watch, $100; Jewelry, $150..
Drugs-
Franchise
Furniture, $1,000; Watch, $50; Library, $150....
Fixtures, $100; Consigned Goods, $2,450
Fixtures, $500; Wagons and Other Vehicles,
$1,000
Merchandise, $2,470; Horses, $200; Harness,
*30; Wagons, $200; Barley, $15; Machinery
$300
Merchandise, $3,950; Furniture, $350; Horse,
$50; Harness, $15; Wagon, $85; Money, $40....
Bachman, P Furniture, $1,600; Piano, $125; Sewing Machine,
j $5; Jewelry, $100; Library, $40
j Furniture, $1,400; Piano, $150; Jewelry, $350;
! Statuary, $500
Bachman, S. & Co Merchandise, $51,250; Fixtures, $300; Solvent!
Credits, $7,300; Money, $150 i
Baggett, William T -...., Fixtures, $150; Solvent Credits, $250; Money.
$100; Library, $500
Bailey, Charles A., Executor es- j
tate of George R. Bailey, de-
deceased j Money
Bailey, James D „ i Furniture, $1,200; Piano, $75; Watch, $25
Bailey, Mrs. M ' Furniture, $1,900; Piano, $100; Sewing Ma-
chine, $20; Watch, $100
2,120
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
153
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS— CONTINUED.
NAME.
Bailey & Neave
Bailey, Porter & Co...
Baird, V. C...
Baker, A
Baker, Ellen Stone, and Winfield
Baker, Administrators estate
of L. L. Baker, deceased
Baker & Hamilton
Baldwin, A. S., Managing Agent
Baldwin, E. J
Baldwin Jewelry Co
Baldwin, Mary V
Baldwin, O. D
Balfour, Guthrie & Co
Ball, A. E., Executor estate of
John Hins, deceased
Balz Bros. & Finkeldey
Bamberger & Co
Bancroft, A. L. & Co
Bancroft, H. H
Bancroft, Whitney & Co
Bandmann, A. F
Bank of British Columbia...
Bank of British North America
Bank of California, The
Bank of Commerce of San Fran-
cisco
Bar Association . .
Bare Bros
Bareilles Bros
Barg & Kleen
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
Horses, $1,250; Harness, etc., $350; Wagons,
etc. , $1, 275
Fixtures, $10; Furniture, $200; Money, $825;
Typewriter, $25
Fixtures, $300; Piano, $100; Sewing Machine,
$15; Jewelry, $100; Horse, $200; Harness, $100;
Wagons, $300
Furniture, $13,800; Piano, $200
Jewelry
Merchandise, $235,000; Fixtures, $800; Money,
$3,391
Money, $15,468; Bonds, $6,640
Merchandise, $3,500; Furniture, $30,000; Piano,
$100; Watch, $50; Horse, $300; Wagon, $500;
Machinery, $500; Electric Light Plant, $3,000.
Merchandise, $4,250; Fixtures, $200; Money,
$550
Furniture, $1,300; Pianos, $200 ; Jewelry , $250;
Solvent Credits, $2,190; Presses, $500
Furniture, $1,500; Piano, $100; Sewing Machine,
$10; Watches, $40; Billiard Table, $100
Merchandise, $11,827; Furniture, $500; Horses,
$50; Harness, $30; Solvent Credits, $52,809;
Money, $1,653; Grain, $9,124
Money
Leather and Bark, $1,300; Horses, $30; Har-
ness, $5; Wagons, $25; Money, $150; Money,
?500; Machinery, $200
Merchandise, $800; Fixtures, $50; Solvent
Credits, $150; Money, $80
Merchandise, $2,500; Fixtures, $100; Solvent
Credits, $7,500; Money, $720
Libraries
Merchandise, $9,000; Fixtures, $450; Solvent
Credits, $23,000; Money, $3,425
Furniture, $800; Piano, $100; Jewelry, $400
Furniture, $1,000: Solvent Credits, $8,481;
Money, $236,487; Franchise, $3,000
Furniture, $1,000; Solvent Credits, $125,263;
Money, $140,000; Franchise, $2,500
Franchise, $5,000; Furniture, $1,000; Money,
$2, 081, 148
Money
Furniture, $100; Money, $600; Library, $2,200;
Billiard Tables, $100
Merchandise, $11,450; Fixtures, $100; Wagons,
50; Solvent Credits, $3,000; Money, $500
Furniture, $50; Horses, $150; Harness, $50;'
Wagons, $1CO; Cows, $1,000
Horses, $45; Wagon, $25; Hay, $1,200
AMOUNT.
154
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS- CONTINUED.
NAME.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
Barthaus, F. W.
Barmore, William K.
Barnes, W. H. L
Barnes, W. S.
Barnett & Kalisky..
Barr, Fannie, Mrs..
Barrillas, M.L....
Barrington, C. L.
Barry, A. C
Barry, Edward
Barry, J. H
Barstow, E. E ,
Barto, H., Assignee for P. J.
Thomas, Insolvent
Barton, B. F
Bass, Hueter, Paint Co.
Bateman, M. C....
Bates, Emellne I*.
Bauer, A. L., Mrs
Bauer Bros. & Co
Bauer, J. C. & Co
Baum, Clara Mrs
Merchandise, $3,200; Fixtures, $250; Furniture,
$250; Piano, $80; Sewing Machine, $10; Watch,
$40; Billiard Table, $80
Merchandise $1,750; Fixtures, $200
Fixtures, $250; Furniture, $2,000; Musical In-
strument, $100; Sewing Machine, $10; Watch,
$100; Typewriter, $25; Library, $2,000; Paint-
ings, $500
Furniture, $1,000; Musical Instrument, $300;
Sewing Machine, $25; Watch, $50; Diamonds,
$500
Merchandise, $2,200; Fixtures, $50; Harness,
etc., $20; Wagon, $50
Merchandise, $1,350; Fixtures, $100; Piano
$50; Sewing Machine, $40; Machinery, $10;
Furniture, $150
Furniture, $2,000; Piano, $100
Merchandise, $1,000; Fixtures, $500; Furniture,
$100; Jewelry, $20; Money, $30
Furniture, $500; Watch, $50; Solvent Credits,
$10,000
Milk Cans, $50; Furniture, $50; Piano, $50;
Sewing Machine, $10; Horses, $200; Harness,
$30: Wagons, $200; Cows, $1,600; Poultry, ^5;
Money, $50; Hay, $60
Fixtures, $500; Money, $600; Machinery, $2,500;
Type, $900
Furniture, $700; Piano, $50; Sewing Machine,
$5; Watch, $25; Jewelry, $300; Money, $843;
Library, $100; Paintings, $300
AMOUNT.
Type and Presses
Merchandise, $1,000; Furniture, $125; Sewing
Machine, $10; Watch, $40; Diamonds, etc.,
$250; Solvent Credits, $350; Money, $2,480;
Machinery, $400
Merchandise, $22,200; Fixtures, $500; Horses,
$250; Harness, $50; Wagons, $200; Solvent
Credits, $5,000; Money, $1,514; Machinery,
$250
Furniture, $600; Piano, $150; Library, $50; Jew-
elry, $200
Furniture, $1,000; Piano, $200; Jewelry and
Plate, ?300 f
Furniture, $800; Piano, $200; Jewelry, $300
Merchandise, $35,150; Fixtures, $750; Sewing
Machines, $175; Money, $475
Merchandise, $2,500; Fixtures, $200; Horses.
$50; Wagon, $75; Solvent Credits, $1,200;
Money, $525
Furniture, Paintings and Statuary, $750; Musi-
cal Instrument, $100; Jewelry, $150
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
155
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS— CONTINUED.
NAME.
Baum, Dr. R. W.
Baumgarten, J. & Co
Baumgarten, Joseph, Adminis-
trator Estate Anton Baumgar-
ten, deceased
Bavarian Lloyds Insurance Co..
Baxter & Oesting
Bay City Soda Water Co
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
Bayle, Lacosta & Co.
Bayly, Mrs. Estha P.
Bayne, Richard
Bazet, D. L
Beam, I. Willard
Beamish, Percy.
Beatty, W. H.
Beaver, G. W
Beohtel, M
Becker, Dietrich.
Becker & Quigley
Beckett, F. A
Fixtures, $100; Furniture, $600; Musical Instru-
ments, $100; Sewing Machine, $10; Watch,
$50; Wagon, $50; Money, $30; Library, $150....
Merchandise, $13,000; Fixtures, $200; Solvent
Credits, $6,200
Solvent Credits
Franchise
Merchandise, $2,400; Fixtures, $200
Merchandise, $540; Fixtures, $10; Horses, $200;
Harness, $50; Wagons, $300; Machinery, $500..
Merchandise, $100; Furniture, $100; Musical
Instrument, $25; Sewing Machine, $25;
Watch, $25; Horses, $400; Harness, $75; Wag-
ons, $400; Machinery, $1,000
Merchandise, $700; Fixtures, $150; Furniture,
$100; Musical Instrument, $100
Fixtures, $20; Furniture, $250; Musical Instru-
ment, $225; Sewing Machine, $15; Watches,
$75; Diamonds, etc., $200; Firearms, $50; Sol-
vent Credits, $290; Money, $7,365; Library,
$500
Fixtures, $200; Furniture, $400; Sewing Ma-
chine, $25; Watches, $50; Horses, $75; Wag-
ons, $100; Library, $200
Fixtures, $400; Furniture, $325; Musical In-
strument, $100; Sewing Machine, $25; Watch,
$50; Diamonds, etc., $25; Solvent Credits,
$100
Merchandise, $10,600; Fixtures, $500; Furniture
$300; Piano, $50; Sewing Machine, $10;
Watch, $20; Solvent Credits, $200; Money,
$330; Library, $20
Furniture, $2,500; Musical Instrument, $250;
Sewing Machine, $50; Watches, $75; Dia-
monds, etc., $300; Firearms, $100; Solvent
Credits, $575; Money, $1,060; Domestic Stock,
$20; Lilbrary, $900
Furniture, $2,200; Piancs, $200; Sewing Ma-
chine, $10; Watches, $50; Jewelry, $250; Li-
brary, $200; Paintings, $300
Merchandise, $900; Fixtures, $250; Furniture,
$150; Sewing Machine, $20; Watch, $40; Dia-
monds, etc., $200; Solvent Credits, $2,535;
money, $3, 403
Merchandise, $700; Furniture, $200; Musical
Instrument, $50; Sewing Machine, $10; Horse,
$25; Harness, $10; Wagon, $50; Liquors, $55...
Furniture
Fixtures, $20; Furniture, $60; Musical Instru-
ments, $60; Sewing Machine, $15; Watches,
$10; Jewelry. $15; Money, $65; Consigned
Goods, $1,500; Library, $5
AMOUNT.
156
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
NA7IES AND ASSESSMENTS -CONTINUED.
NAME.
Beerman, Rachel, Executrix of
Estate of Abraham Beerman..
Behrmann, L
Belcher, I. S
BeJden, Charles A
Bell, T
Bellerive, Mrs. Marie.
Bellingham Bay Improvement
Co. .
Beloise Fire Insurance Co
Beloise Marine Insurance Co
Belshaw, M. W
Bender, George L —
Benedict & Turner.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
Benquiat, H. Ephraim.
Ben Lomond Wine Co.
Bennett Bros
Bennett, Chas. G.
Bennett, George..
Bennett & Schutte.
Benton, P. F
Berbet, A. & Bros....
Berges & Dumoniconi.
Bergin, T. I.
Bermingham, John
Berner, Meyer Co. , The
Bernhard Mattress Co., The.
Furniture, $2."»0; -Musical Instruments, $50;
Solvent Credits, $2,000
Merchandise, $1,175; Fixtures, $25
Furniture, $1,200; Piano, $300; Watch, $25
Furniture, $1,200; Horses, $150; Harness, $50;
Wagons, $200; Paintings and Statuary, $400...
Furniture
Merchandise, $2,300; Furniture, $250; Musical
Instrument, $40; Sewing Machine, $15; Watch,
$40; Diamonds, etc., $100; Money, $330
Fixtures, $120; Horses, $150; Harness, $25;
Wagons, $395; Solvent Credits, $8,099; Money,
$186; Typewriter, $35; Lumber, $17,332; Tools,
$10
Franchise
Franchise
Furniture, $800; Piano, $50; Watch, $25; Jew-
elry, $200; Horse, $40; Harness, $40; Buggies,
$100; Money, $100
Fixtures, $175; Furniture, $400; Musical In-
strument, $200; Sewing Machine, $35; Horses,
$300; Harness, $30; Vehicle, $120; Solvent
Credits, $500; Money, $450; Wood, $1,775; Ma-
chinery, $375
Merchandise, $20,300; Fixtures, $400; Solvent
Credits, $400; Money, $300
Merchandise
Money, $103; Wine, $3,000; Machinery, $80
Merchandise, $5,000; Fixtures, $200; Horses,
$25; Wagon, $25; Credits, $300; Money, $100..
Merchandise, $2,500; Horse, $75
Dairy Produce, $150; Fixtures, $75; Furniture,
$150; Piano, $70; Sewing Machine, $10;
Horses, $50; Harness, $10; Wagon, $20;
Money, $150 ; Solvent Credits, $531
Merchandise, $1,600; Wagon, $50
Furniture, $500; Piano, $100; Library, $350; Fix-
tures, $50
Merchandise
Furniture, $500; Piano, $80; Watches, $20;
Horses, $75; Wagon, $75; Solvent Credits,
$2,222; Money, $180; Library, $100; Wine, $2,-
310; Liquors, $1,308; Cooperage, $7*00
Furniture, $4,000; Piano, $500; Watches, $250;
Jewelry, $1,000; Library, $750; Paintings,
$1,000
Furniture, $400; Piano, $75; Watch, $60; Jew-
elry, $100; Money, $380; Library, $50
Consigned Goods
Merchandise, $3,500; Sewing Machine, $20; Sol-
vent Credits, $1,600; Money, $300
AMOUNT.
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
157
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS— CONTINUED.
NAME.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
Bernheim & Blum —
Berry, Mindora L.
Berson, G
Berteling, L. A.
Berteling Optical Co.
Bertheau, Anita
Bertin and Lepori.
Berton, G. A
Berwin, P
Berwin, P. and Bro.
Best and Belcher Mining Com-
pany
Bettman, M. Company
Merchandise, $1,500; Fixtures, $1,200; Horse,
$25; Harness, $5; Solvent Credits, $170;
Money, $185; Machinery, $75
Diamonds, etc., $1,500; Piano, $100; Paintings,
$300
Merchandise, $3,000; Fixtures, ^xoO; Furniture,
$250; Sewing Machine, $10; Watch, $20; Ve-
hicle, $50; Money, $80
Furniture (1616 Sacramento), $150; Furniture
(714 Bush), $2,650; Pianos, $100; Sewing Ma-
chine, $20; Wagons, $50; Money, $400; Gas
Engines, $100
Merchandise, $2,500; Fixtures, $600; Money,
$200; Machinery, $50
Fixtures, $200; Furniture, $500; Piano, $100;
Sewing Machine, $20; Watch, $40; Jewelry,
$50; Money, $433
Merchandise, $1,410; Fixtures, $50; Horses, $60;
Wagons, $100; Liquors, $140; Machinery, $100;
Typewriter, $20
Furniture, $500; Piano, $150; Library, $150;
Jewelry, $200; Money, $600
Furniture, $700; Piano, $100; Jewelry, $300;
Paintings, $100
Merchandise, $18,000; Fixtures, $500; Solvent
Credits, $3,200; Money, $600
Betts Spring Company.
Bibb, D. H. Lumber Company.
Biber, Mme. B
Bibo, Newman, and Ikenberg..
Bickford, C. E
Bieber, Paul
Bier and Regensberger
Bier and Regensburger
B gelow, John F
Bigelow, Samuel C.
Money, $2,029
Merchandise, $1,200; Furniture, $25; Money,
$400
Merchandise, $1,650; Furniture, $40; Wagons,
$25; Solvent Credits, $300; Money, $150; Ma-
chinery, $550
Fixtures, $50; Solvent Credits, $5,025; Wood,
$5,000
Merchandise, $600; Furniture, $500; Piano, $50;
Jewelry, $100
Merchandise, $9,500; Fixtures, $200; Horses,
$200; Harness, $50; Wagons, $250
Merchandise, $8,235; Fixtures, $250; Watches,
$25; Solvent Credits, $340; Typewriter, $50....
Furniture, $40; Musical Instruments, $15;
Watch, $12; Fixtures, $250; Wines and
Liquors, $820
Fixtures, $75; Money, $1,750
Solvent Credits
Furniture $1,000; Musical Instruments, $200;
Sewing Machine, $20; Watches, $50; Dia-
monds, etc., $150; Money, $300; Library, $150;
Bicycle, $30
Furniture, $600; Piano, $150; Sewing Machine,
$25; Jewelry, $175; Library, $300
AMOUNT.
158
PEKS3NAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS— CONTINUED.
NAME.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
AMOUNT.
Bingham, A. C., D. E. Knight,
Jas. Harvey, Executors Estate
of Amariah Pierce, deceased..
Birch, W. H. & Co
Bird and Haughy..,
Birkholm and Field
Blrrell, G. B
Bishop, Chas. R
Bishop, T. B
Bishop and Wheeler
Bissinger, Adolph .-.
Bissinger & Co
Bixler, Elizabeth A
Black Diamond Coal Mining
Company j
Black and Forest '
Black Hill Canal and Water
Company j
Black, H. M. and Co
Black, Joseph,
Money
Merchandise, $475; Fixtures, $110; Money, $270;
Machinery, $2,500
Merchandise, $1,600; Fixtures, $300; Solvent
Credits, $500; Machinery, $1,100; Consigned
Goods, $2,200
Furniture, $1,250
44 Packages Household Goods
Furniture, $30; Watch, $100; Jewelry, $105; Pis-
tol, $10; Money, $14,471; Library, $100; Paint-
ing?., $800
Furniture, $800; Piano, $100; Jewelry, $300; Li-
brary, $250
Fixtures, $400; Library, $2,000; Typewriter,
$250
Furniture, $950; Musical Instruments, $50;
Watch, $75; Jewelry, $25
Merchandise, $3,200; Fixtures, $100; Solvent
Credits, $1,100; Money, $100
Furniture, $1,000; Musical Instruments, $300;
Sewing Machine, $15; Watch, $50; Jewelry,
$500; Harness, $150; Money, $41,978; Library,
$350; Cow, $30; Paintings, $2,000
Furniture, $100; Horses, $1,080; Harness, $200;
Wagons, $800; Coal, $11,200; Coal Hopper, $300^
Merchandise, $2,250; Fixtures, $250 '
Money
Furniture, $150; Watch, $20; Horse, $150; Har-
ness, $25; Wagons, $3,500
Merchandise, $750; Money, $140; Machinery,
$1,000
Blackburn, W. S.,
Estate of Jas.
deceased
Blackwood, E
Administrator
J. Blackburn,
Blair, Samuel
Blake, Moffit and Towne.
Blanchard Bros, and Lane.
Blanco and Brun...
Money
Furniture, $1,000; Piano, $50; Watch, $50; Stat-
uary, $200
Fixtures, $30; Furniture, $1,500; Piano, $100;
Watches, $100; Jewelry, $100; Harness, $50;
Wagons, $500; Library, $50; Cow, ($20; Paint-
ings and Statuary, $450
Merchandise, $40,000; Fixtures, $250; Horse, $75;
Harness, $25; Wagon, $65; Solvent Credits,
$14,000; Money, $437; Consigned Goods, $1,800;
Machinery, $200 ; Typewriter, $25
Merchandise, $3,250; Fixtures, $150; Solvent
Credits, $450; Money, $175; Stocks, $2,000
Fixtures, $150; Furniture, $1,000; Musical In-
struments, $100; Solvent Credits, $600; Money,
$1,540; Wines and Liquors, $600
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
159
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS— CONTINUED.
NAME.
Blanding, Gordon.
Blaskower, M.
Bliss, G. D
Blitz, Mrs. C
Bliven, Jas. I.
Block, H. and L
Bloom, Samuel and Son.
Blue Lakes Water Company
Blumenthal, B. and Co
Blumenthal, M. and Company...
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
AMOUNT.
Fixtures, $100; Furniture, $1,500; Musical In
struments, $200; Watch, $50; Diamonds, $750;'
Firearms, $200; Money, $9,218; Typewriter,'
$30; Billiard .Tables, $100; Library, $150;!
Paintings, $200; Bicycles, $75 '
Merchandise, $13,000; Fixtures, $500; Furniture,'
$60; Piano, $50; Money Assessable, $5,000;'
Cash Register, $50 1
Furniture, $1,100; Piano, $50; Sewing Machine'
$20; Watch, $20; Library, $20 |
Furniture
Goods and Chattels, $450; Fixtures, $10; Furni-
ture, $200; Piano, $75; Sewing Machine, $10;
Watches, $25; Horses, $100; Vehicles, $100;
Money, $20; Machinery, $250
Merchandise, $2,260; Fixtures, $100; Solvent
Credits, $255; Money, $282; Machinery, $188..
Merchandise, $1,000; Fixtures, $500; Furniture,
$50; Machinery, $300
Blythe and Trott
Board of Trade of San Fran-
cisco
Board of Underwriters of the
Pacific
Boardman, Geo. C
Boas, Judah.
Bocarde Draying Company, The
J. B
Boericke, Wm., et al., Trustee
of Estate A. P. Willis, de-
ceased
Boericke and Runyon
Boesch Lamp Comnany
Bogen, Wm
Bohemian Club.
Fixtures, $325; Money, $2,542
Merchandise, $5,140; Fixtures, $50; Money, $100.
Fixtures, $10; Furniture, $75; Harness, etc.,
$5; Wagon, $20; Money, $150; Wines, $100;
Liquors, $775
Solvent Credits, $5,oUO; Money, $150; Lumber,
$7,000
Furniture, $2,000; Library, $400
Furniture, $250; Money, $765
Furniture, $1,400; Sewing Machine, $20; Watch,
$25; Jewelry, $225; Money, $149; Library, $25;
Billiard Table, $50
Furniture, $1,000; Piano, $100; Sewing Machine,
$10; Watch, $20; Solvent Credits, $170; Stat-
uary, $500; Whiskey, $200
Horses, $1,540; Harness, $150; Wagons, $900
Cows, $20
Money, $11,000
Merchandise, $2,000; Fixtures, $250; Solvent
Credits, $900; Money, $140
Merchandise, $2,200; Fixtures, $75; Solvent
Credits, $500; Money, $272; Machinery, $350..
Merchandise, $2,000; Fixtures, $500; Furniture,
$100; Horse, $50; Wagon, $50; Money, $500;
Cash Register, $75
Furniture, $6,000; Money, $200; Library, $1,000;
Wines, $500; Liquors, $100
§12,573
19,250
1,210
3,500
1,240
3,085
1,850
2,867
5,290
1.135
12,450
2,400
1,015
1,894
2,000
2,610
11,000
3,290
3,397
7,800
7,803
160
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS-CONTINUED.
NAME.
Bohls, Henry.
Bolander and Perkins
Boldemann, A. C. and Company.
Bollman, John and Company
Boltz, Clymer & Co
Bonestell & Company
Bonestell, J. F
Bonestell, R. G
Bonnell, Henry
Booth, A. G
Barboa, J
Borel and Company, Alfred
Bose and Jurgens
Bosqui Printing and Engraving
Company, The
Boston Marine Insurance Com-
pany
Bouquet, Mrs. Julia
Bourn, Mrs. S. E
Bourn, Wm. B
Bourne, Richard A
Bovo, Gabriel
Bowen, E. J
Bowers, Mrs. E. E
Bowers, Gertrude S
Bowers, J. T
Bowers Rubber Company
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
Merchandise, $1,730; Fixtures, $200; Furniture,
$150; Piano, $25; Sewing Machine, $10; Watch,
$10; Wagon, $30; Solvent Credits, $315; Money,
$185; Machinery, $1,000 ...........................
F.xtures, $100; Machinery, $1,100 ..................
Merchandise, $1,500; Fixtures, $50 ...............
Merchandise, $900; Fixtures, $75; Solvent
Credits, $140; Machinery, $95; Cash Register,
AMOUNT.
,
Merchandise, $3,500; Fixtures, $225; Sol vent |
Credits, $2,000 .....................................
Merchandise, $18,700; Fixtures, $225; Harness,
$25; Wagon, $45 ...................................
Furniture, $750; Musical Instruments, $100;
Jewelry, $200 ......................... , ............
Fixtures, $50; Consigned Goods, $1,500 ..........
Solvent Credits .....................................
Furniture, $900; Piano, $50; Jewelry, $50 ........
Furniture, $1,750; Sewing Machine, $5; Watch,
$5 ..................................................
Fixtures, $250; Solvent Credits, $59,462; Money,
$111,594; Other Property, $250 ....................
Merchandise, $475; Fixtures, $200; Furniture,
$50; Horse, $150; Harness, $75; Vehicle, $200;
Hops, $100; Machinery, $250 ....................
Machinery, Presses, Type and Fixtures, $5,800.
Franchise ..........................................
Furniture ..........................................
Furniture, $2,500; Piano, $50; Sewing Machine,
$25; Watch, $25; Jewelry, $500; Library,
$100; Paintings and Statuary, $1,500 ..........
Furniture, $100; Watch, $50; Library, $250;
Paintings, $250; Money, $200 ....................
Merchandise, $1,000; Fixtures, $40; Furniture,
$100; Machinery, $25 ..............................
Furniture, $125; Musical Instruments, $100;
Liquors, $900; Fixtures, $100 .....................
Merchandise, $18,000; Fixtures, $1,000; Furni-
ture, $1,500; Piano, $40; Sewing Machine, $20;
Watch, $150; Jewelry, $1,070; Library, $50;
Paintings and Statuary, $500 ...................
Furniture, $1,500; Musical Instruments, $100....
Furniture, $3,500; Piano, $100; Watch, $50; Jew-
elry, $250; Horse, $150; Harness, $25; Vehicle,
$200; Library, $100; Paintings, $500 ............
Fixtures, $100; Musical Instrument, $4,250;
Solvent Credits, $3,625; Money, $180; Furni-
ture, $100 ..........................................
Merchandise, $30,000; Furniture, $500; Ma-
chinery, $10,000 ...................................
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
161
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS— CONTINUED.
NAME.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
AMOUNT.
Bowhay, A. L Merchandise, $2,000; Fixtures, $100; Sewing
Machine, $30; Diamonds, etc., $50
Bowie, Allan St. J Furniture, $800; Musical Instruments, $50;
j Sewing Machine, $20; Statuary, $200
Bowman, Geo. F ' Fixtures, $50; Furniture, $500; Sewing Ma-
chine, $10; Watch, $100; Diamonds, $150;
Firearms, $5; Money, $300; Bicycle, $10
Boyd, Alex Furniture, $4,000; Piano, $200; Watches, $150
Horses, $200; Books, $100; Paintings, $1,000
Billiard Table, $100; Harness and Buggy, $250
Boyd, James T Fixtures, $250; Solvent Credits, $12,500; Money
$7,500; Library, $1,000.
Boyd, Mattie, Executrix of Es-
tate of Alex. P. Boyd, de-
Boyd and Davis
Boyken, A. J
Boy ken, Jno. W.
Brace, Nathan..,
Bradbury, W. B.
Bradford, Chas. P
Bradford Investment Company..
Bradley, H. W., Administrator
Estate of G. R. B. Hayes, de-
ceased
Bradley, Richard, Administrator
Estate of J. A. Bradley, de-
ceased
Brandenstein, J
Brandenstein, Jos
Brandenstein, M. J
Brandenstein, M. J., and Com-
pany
Furniture, $175; Sewing Machine, $10; Money
$1,700
Furniture, $250; Money, $32,278
Furniture, $1,OCO; Piano, $100; Sewing Machine
$50; Watch, $50; Jewelry, $100; Money, $250
Library, $50; Paintings, $200
Merchandise, $1,000; Fixtures, $200; Furniture
$300; Musical Instrument, $25; Sewing Ma
chine, $25; Watch, $25; Library, $50; Cash
Register, $25
Merchandise, $500; Furniture, $100; Piano, $75
Sewing Machine, $5; Watch, $20; Horse, $75
Harness, $10; Wagon, $75; Money, $42; Li
brary, $25; Paints and Wall Paper, $200...
Furniture, $1,500; Musical Instruments, $100
Sewing Machine, $25; Watch, $75; Jewelry
$500; Horse, $50; Vehicles, $150; Machinery
$200; Paintings, $400
Furniture, $700; Diamonds, $400; Money, $800.
Furniture, $5CO; Solvent Credits, $5,000; Money
$4, 500
Furniture, $200; Money, $1,000; Library, $600.
Solvent Credits, $100; Money, $965
Furniture, $3,000; Piano, $200; Watches, $100;
Horses, $200; Harness, $50; Vehicles, $300;
Jewelry, $200; Solvent Credits, $65,000; Money,
$6,900; Paintings, $500
Personal Property as per Inventory on File
in the Superior Court
Furniture, $1,000; Musical Instruments, $300;
Diamonds, $300
Merchandise, $2,300; Fixtures, $1,000; Solvent
Credits, $20,000; Money, $330
$2,180
1,070
1,125
6,000
21,250
32,528
1,800
1,650
1,127
3,000
1,900
10,000
1,800
1,063
76,450
3,220
1,600
23,630
162
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS -CONTINUED.
NAME.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
AMOUNT.
Brandt, Jacob.
Brauer, Grasshoff, and Company
Braunschweiger and Company...
Bray's Sons, and Company
Breece, Abraham
Breeder and Sportsman
Breeze, Mrs. Louisa
Bremer, Herman J
Bremer, John
Bremer, Wm. H
Brenner, L. and G
Breon, Christine, Executor Es-
tate Paul Breon, deceased
Breese, Gustave L., Administra-
tor
Brickell, et al., John C., Execu-
tors Estate John Brickell, de-
ceased
Bridge and Beach Manufactur-
ing Company
Bridge, Wm. E.,
Bridge, W. E., and C. W. Cur-
tis, Executors Estate of Chas.
F. Bridge, deceased
Brigden and Turney
Briggs, E. W
Brigham, Alice W
Brigham, Hoppe, and Company.
Furniture, $250; Musical Instruments, $75; Sew-
ing Machine, $5; Watch, $10; Bicycle, $10;
Merchandise, $4,900; Fixtures, $100; Money,
$396
Merchandise, $1,150; Fixtures, $30; Solvent
Credits, $300; Money, $20
Fixtures, $100; Solvent Credits, $500; Money,
$200; Wine, $200; Liquors, $4,875; Liquors,
?920
Fixtures, $60; Solvent Credits, $2,150; Money,
$630; Consigned Goods, $3,600
Furniture, $1,700; Piano, $100; Sewing Machine,
$25; Watch, $75
Fixtures, $1,000; Furniture, $25; Typewriter,
$10
Furniture, $2,000; Piano, $150; Sewing Machine,
$20; Jewelry, $550; Painting and Statuary,
$600
Merchandise, $2,000; Fixtures, $250; Watch,
$25; Money, $30; Cash Register, $20
Merchandise, $1,500; Fixtures, $50; Furniture,
$930; Piano, $50
Furniture, $1,500; Musical Instrument, $50;
Sewing Machine, $10; Watch, $5
Merchandise, $3,600; Fixtures, $100; Solvent
Credits, $1,575
Solvent Credits
Furniture, $500; Piano, $100; Solvent Credits,
$2,000; Money, $172
Furniture, $15; Money, $95; Bonds, $1,250
Merchandise, $3,100; Furniture, $50; Solvent
Credits, $3,040
Merchandise, $100; Fixtures, $100; Horses, $(
Harness, $250; Wagons, etc., $1,600; Money,
$285
Solvent Credits, $581; Money, $3,000
Merchandise, $2,000; Fixtures, $100(.
Merchandise, $1,000; Fixtures, $100; Furniture,
$300; Sewing Machine, $10; Watch, $50; Jew
elry, $50 ; Firearms, $20
Fixtures, $50; Furniture, $1,450; Jewelry, $400;
Library, $200; Paintings and Statuary, $500..
Merchandise, $3,500; Fixtures, $500; Solvent
Credits, $4,050; Money, $1,790; Consigned
Goods, $1,120
PERSONAL PKOPERTY ASSESSMENT.
163
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS -CONTINUED.
NAME.
Bright, Joseph A
Brilliant, T
British American Assurance
Company
British and Foreign Marine In-
surance Company
Britt, E. W
Britton, Joseph ..
Britton and Key.
Broemmel, J. G. B..
Brooks-Follis Electrical Com-
pany
Brooks, W. A
Brotherton, Robt.
Brown, Abraham...
Brown and Adams.
Brown and Bley Company
Brown Bros., and Company.
Brown and Son, Chas.
Brown, Charlotte B
Brown, L
Brown, Morris .
Brown, Morris
Brown and Powers
Brown, Thomas ,
Brown and Company, W. C
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
Merchandise, $700; Fixtures, $150; Furniture,
$100; Sewing Machine, $20; Watch, $10:
Money, $20 ,
Merchandise, $1,770; Fixtures, $30; Furniture,
$150; Musical Instrument, $50
Franchise
Franchise
Furniture, $20; Piano, $50; Watch, $10;
Money, $50; Library, $1,000
Money, $1,500; Stocks, $500
Solvent Credits, $1,250; Money, $450; Machin-
ery, $5,250
Merchandise, $1,200; Fixtures, $300; Furniture,
$300; Piano, $40; Sewing Machine, $10;
Watch, $25; Jewelry, $50; Money, $90; Li-
brary, $20; Wine, $25; Brandy, $60
Merchandise, $750; Fixtures, $50; Solvent
Credits, $1,000; Money, $150
Merchandise, $1,200; Fixtures, $275; Money.
$125
Furniture, $1,200; Piano, $150; Sewing Ma-
chine, $25; Watches, $50; Solvent Credits,
$120; Money, $475; Paintings, $80
Furniture, $1,100; Musical Instrument, $100;
Diamonds, $300
Merchandise, $775; Fixtures, $50; Solvent
Credits, $1,000; Money, $777; Consigned
Goods, $2,400
Merchandise, $250; Press and Type, $1,400
Merchandise, $56,200; Fixtures, $500; Solvent
Credits, $3,553; Money, $1,635
Merchandise, $6,500; Fixtures, $100; Furni-
ture, $300; Watch, $50; Wagon, $150; Money,
$240
Furniture, $1,000; Piano, $50; Sewing Ma-
chine, $25; Watch, $25; Jewelry, $150; Horse,
$23; Vehicle, $50; Library, $325
Furniture, $500; Piano, $250; Watch, $50; Jew-
elry, $200
Furniture, $1,900; Musical Instrument, $80;
Sewing Machine, $20; Jewelry, $500; Paint-
ings, $500
Furniture
Merchandise, S1.200; Fixtures, $100
Furniture. $1,000; Watch, $50; Wagons, $100;
Solvent Credits, $3,200; Money, $1,569; Li-
brary, $25; Paintings, $500; Billiard Table,
$20
Merchandise, $900; Solvent Credits, $500;
Money, ?250; Presses, $1,250
AMOUNT.
164
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS— CONTINUED.
NAME.
Brown, W. E .
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
Brown, W. H
Brownell, J. S
Browning, Jacob.
Brownlee, J. P...
Bruce, Robert.
Bruenn, A
Bruguire, Mrs. Josephine S....
Brunn, Herman.
Bruns Bros
Brunson, Mrs. A. E
Brunswick, Balke, Collender
Company, The
Brunt, Walter N.
Bryan Shoe Company, The
A. L...
Bryan, W. J...
Bryan, Wm. J.,
Buchanan Bros
Buckman, A. E
Bucking, D
Buckingham and Hecht.
Buckingham, Mrs. W. P.
Buckley, Ambrose J., and Mary
J. Tobin, Executors of Estate
Emma Buckley
Furniture, $1,250; Musical Instruments, $200
Sewing Machine, $40; Watch, $75; Jewelry,
$200; Billiard Table, $150; Pictures, $350;
Library, $600
Diamonds, etc., $600; Horse, $100; Wagon, $50;
Mon:y, $3£0
Fixtures, $40; Furniture, $20; Watch, $65; Sol-
vent Credits, $5,850; Money, $775; 22 Cases of
Belts, $1,735; Bicycle, $25
Horses, $650; Harness, $100; Wagons, $1,750
Merchandise, $1,000; Furniture, $60; Piano,
$40; Sewing Machine, $10; Watch, $10; Horse,
$10; Harness, $5; Wagon, $25
Furniture, $1,350; Piano, $100; Sewing Ma-
chine, $10; Watch, $100; Jewelry, $400; Li-
brary, $100
Merchandise, ffl-TO; Musical Instrument, $1,850..
Furniture, $2,200; Piano, $200; Jewelry, $300;
Wagons, $175; Library, $200; Paintings and
Statuary, $500; Billiard Table, $200
Merchandise, $1,000; Fixtures, $300; Money, $50.
Merchandise, $1,150; Fixtures, $50; Horses, $50;
Wagons, $50
Furniture, $1,400; Musical Instrument, $100
Fixtures, $100; Solvent Credits, $485; Money,
$3GO; Consigned Goods, $5,000
Merchandise, $1,000; Fixtures, $20; Furniture,
$40; Sewing Machine, $5; Watch, $5; Dia-
monds, $50; Money, $150; Press, $700; Library,
$20; Bicycle, $10
Merchandise, $28,200; Fixtures, $400; Money,
$300
Furniture
Drugs, $3,000; Fixtures, $750; Furniture, $500;
Piano, $50; Sewing Machine, $5; Watch, $25;
Jewelry, $200
Merchandise, $2,000, Fixtures, $750; Furniture,
$500
Fixtures, $100; Horses, $1,500; Harness, $900;
Wagons, $3,500; Solvent Credits, $3,500:
Money, $2,500; Machinery, $3,000
Merchandise, $400; Sewing Machine, $5; Sol-
vent Credits, $200; Money, $40; Lurnber, $600..
Merchandise, $68,600; Fixtures, $500; Solvent
Credits, $5,000; Money, $44,000; Machinery,
$5,000
Furniture, $1,000; Musical Instrument, $200;
Diamonds, etc., $500; Paintings, $300
Furniture, $300; Watches,
Solvent Credits, $2,000....
); Jewelry, $300;
AMOUNT.
$2(S65
1,100
8,510
2,500
1,160
2,060
2,000
3,775
1,350
1,300
1,500
5,945
2,000
28,900
1,000
4,530
3,250
15,000
1,243
121,100
2,000
2,660
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
165
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS— CONTINUED.
NAME.
Buckley, Dennis
Budde, Jos
Buislay, A. M..
Bujanoff, R. J.
Bullion Mining Company
Bullock, T. S
Bullock and Jones Company.,
Bultmann Bros . . .
Buneman, Albert, Executor of
Estate H. Buneman, deceased.
Bunker Hill Mining, Milling,
Power Company
Burd, L. H
Burfield, H. H. W..
Burg, Mrs. Emily.
Burling, Emma
Burnell and Company.
Burnett, Jno. M..
Burnett and Company
Burns, A. M
Burns Bros . .
Burns, D. M.
Burns, Isidore
Burns and Waterhouse ,
Burnstine Bros
Burr, C. c
Busby, Frederick H
Bush and Mallett Company
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
Fixtures, $100; Furniture, $1,800; Musical In
strument, $30; Horse, $30; Harness, $20
Wagon, $75; Cash Register, $25; Billiard
Table, $25
Merchandise, $1,150; Fixtures, $50; Furniture.
$200; Piano, $50; Machinery, $100 '
Furniture, $1,200; Sewing Machine, $10
Merchandise, $100; Fixtures, $200; Furniture,
$425; Musical Instruments, $50; Sewing Ma-
chine, $25 ; Machinery, $200
Money
Forty-three Tons Steel Rails
Merchandise, $4,200; Fixtures, $250; Solvent
Credits, $2,200; Money, $320
Merchandise, $400; Fixtures, $100; Watch, $10
Horses, $125; Harness, $10; Wagons, $140
Hay, $10; Grain, $10; Wine, $10; Liquors, $90
Registers, $] 00
Merchandise, $3,000; Fixtures, $50; Furniture,
$300; Piano, $25; Sewing Machine, $5; Watch,
$20; Harness, $10; Vehicles, $50; Solvent
Credits, $1,000; Money, $5,000
Furniture, $20; Money, $2,500
Furniture, $250; Horse, $25; Wagon, $25; Sol-
vent Credits, $1,000
Merchandise, $18; Furniture, $20; Sewing Ma-
chine, $10; Horses, $200; Harness, $25; Wag-
ons, $200; Bull, $20; Consigned Goods, $800....
Furniture, $45; Sewing Machine, $5; Horses,
$580; Harness, $60; Wagons, $310
Furniture
Malt Liquors, $1,450; Machinery, $250; Barrels
and Bottl; s, $250
Furniture, $750; Sewing Machine, $25; Watches,
$75; Library, $500
Merchandise, $3,000; Fixtures, $250; Money, $50.
Furniture, $1,100; Piano, $150; Sewing Ma-
chine, $15; Billiard Table, $100
Horses, $855; Harness, $75; Wagons, $400
Furniture, $7GO; Musical Instrument, $100;
Watch, $500
Merchandise, $1,500; Furniture, $500; Watch,
$150; Wagon, $75; Money, $383; Machinery,
$1,4CO
Hoi ses
Merchandise, $2,700; Horses, $225; Harness,
$25; Wag-on, $200; Money, $1,200
Merchandise, $100: Machinery, $1,500
Merchandise, ?2.500; Furniture, $100; Solvent
Credits, $250; Money, $250
Merchandise, $5,500; Solvent Credits, $1,000
AMOUNT.
166
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS— CONTINUED.
NAME.
Buswell, W. F.
Butler, John.,
Butler, P. F.,
Butler, Schultze, and Company.
Butlers, Henry A
Buttenbach, Joseph . .
Butterick Publishing Company,
The
Buyer and Reich Company
Buzio, Orlando.
Byington, Mrs. L. M. D
Byrne and Company, Jos
Cadenasso, et al., Eugene, Ex-
ecutor of Estate of Dan'l Gio-
vanni, deceased
Cahen and Son, Louis
Cahen, Sarah
Cahill and Hall Elevator Com-
pany
Cahn, A...
Cahn, I...,
Cahn and Bro., J..
Cahn, Nathan
Cahn, Nickelsburg, and Com-
pany
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
Merchandise, $90; Fixtures, $60; Watch, $20;
Solvent Credits, $275; Money, $270; Machin-
ery, $400
Merchandise, $775; Fixtures, $25; Liquors, $500;
Furniture, $350; Piano, $50; Solvent Credits,
$250; Money, $1,000
Furniture, $1,500; Piano, $150; Watch, $50;
Jewelry, $400; Library, $60; Paintings, $300...
Merchandise, $9,500; Fixtures, $500
Furniture, $70; Solvent Credits, $2,000; Money,
$1,610
Dynamo, $50; Billiard Table, $50; Merchandise,
$1,500; Fixtures, $200; Furniture, $100; Piano,
$100; Sewing- Machine, $5; Watch, $30; Horses,
$180; Harness, $50; Wagons, $375; Machinery,
$1,000; Cash Register, $25
Merchandise, $1,500; Fixtures, $400
Merchandise, $7,500; Fixtures, $250; Solvent
Credits, $500; Money, $275
Merchandise, $650; Fixtures, $200; Furniture,
$250; Piano, $75; Sewing Machine, $15; Watch,
$10; Horse, $50; Harness, $25; Wagon, $75;
Money, $25
Fixtures, $30: Horses, $780; Harness, $300;
Wagons, $1,100; Money, $200
Merchandise, $1,900; Fixtures, $50; Solvent
Credits, $550; Money, $170
Merchandise, $1,000; Fixtures, $10; Furniture,
$100; Piano, $75; Jewelry, $5; Harness, $20;
Horses, $100; Vehicles, $150; Solvent Credits,
$200
Merchandise, $3,622; Fixtures, $200; Horse,
$25; Harness, $15; Wagons, 25; Money, $3..
Furniture and Diamond' Jewelry and Plate,
$1,460; Sewing Machine, $10
Merchandise, $2,300; Fixtures, $150; Furniture,
$100; Horse, $50; Harness, $50; Machinery.
$5,500
Furniture, $650; Piano, $150; Sewing Machine,
$50; Watch, $50; Jewelry, $100; Library, $50..
Furniture, $1,800; Musical Instrument, $150;
Watch, $25; Jewelry, $200; Paintings, $200..
Merchandise, $1,450; Fixtures, $50
Furniture, $830; Watch, $30; Jewelry, $120;
Money, $43; Library, $50
Merchandise, $33,050; Fixtures, $500; Solvent
Credits, $7,580; Money, $635; Machinery,
$4,400
AMOUNT.
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
167
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS- CONTINUED.
NAME.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
AMOUNT.
Cailleau, Armand
Caire, Justinian, Company.
Merchandise, $4,000; Fixtures, $200; Furniture,
$250; Sewing Machine, $50
Merchandise, $29,800; Fixtures, $500; Solvent
Credits, $5,782; Money, $1,570; Machinery,
$300; Goods in Warehouse, $718
Caledonia Insurance Company of
Edinburgh
Caledonia Silver Mining Com-
pany
Caledonian Insurance Company.
Caley and Roeder
Franchise
California Academy of Sciences.
California and Nevada Ice Com-
pany
California and Oregon Land
Company
California Barrel Company, per
Jno. Li. Koster
Money
Money
Fixtures, $600; Liquors, $400; Cash Register,
$50
Fixtures and Exhibits...
California Bellows Manufactur-
ing Company
California Bottling Company —
California Brewing Company....
California Broom Manufacturing
Company
Money, $455; Ice, $800; Machinery, $4,000
Solvent Credits
Merchandise, $10,200; Fixtures, $100; Horses,
$200; Harness, $50; Wagons, $200; Machinery,
$800; Money, $400; Solvent Credits, $5,000
Merchandise, ?400; Solvent Credits, $50; Money,
$450; Machinery, $200
Merchandise, $1,000; Fixtures, $100; Horses,
$1,000; Harness, $100; Wagon, $800; Money,
$3«X); Machinery, $200
Horses, $500; Harness, $20; Wagons, $250;
Machinery, $3,900; Money, $100
California Canneries Company..
California Cap Company
California Casket Company
California Construction Com-
pany '.
California Crockery Company —
California Democrat Publishing
Company
California Distributing Company
California Drug and Spice Mills.
California Dry Dock Company,
The, by Jas. W. Hart, Sec'y..
Merchandise, $1,500; Horse, $50; Wagon, $50;
Solvent Credits, $120; Money, $37; Machin-
ery, $1,000
Merchandise, $10,000; Fixtures, $500
Furniture, $175; Solvent Credits, $10,313;
Money, $5,172
Merchandise, $11,500; Fixtures, $150; Sewing
Machine, $25; Horse, $200; Harness, $25;
Wagon, $125; Solvent Credits, $1,150; Money,
$500
Horses, $840; Harness, $250; Wagon, $600; Mer-
chandise, $500; Fixtures, $250
Merchandise, $1,000; Furniture, $100; Sewing
Machine, $10; Wagon, $25; Money, $65
Fixtures, $200; Machinery, $2,300
Merchandise, $2,405; Fixtures, $75; Consigned
Goods, $364; Typewriter, $25
Merchandise, $500; Machinery, $3,500
Merchandise, $300; Floating Docks, $60,100;
Solvent Credits, $3,130; Franchise, $10,000.
168
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS— CONTINUED.
NAME.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
AMOUNT.
California Electrical Works
California Fertilizing Works...
California Fig Syrup Company..
California Fire Works Company,
Limited ..
California Foundry Company
California Furniture Manufac-
turing Company
California Fuse Works.
California Gas Fixture Com-
pany
California Ink Company
California Insurance Company...
California Insurance Company..
California Notion and Toy Com-
pany
California Optical Compan y ,
California Paint Company
California Powder Works...
California Pressed Brick Com-
pany
California Safe Deposit and
Trust Company
California Safe Deposit and
Trust Company, Administrator
Estate of G, T. and Lola
Davis
California Safe Deposit and
Trust Company, Administrator
Estate of H. Beverson
California Savings anr] Loan So-
ciety
Merchandise, $10,584; Fixtures, $350; Furniture,
$150; Solvent Credits, $4,471; Consigned
Goods, $1,780; Machinery, $3,686; Type-
writer, $20; Wagon, $50
Merchandise, $2,500; Machinery, $300
Merchandise, $3,000; Fixtures, $250; Solvent
Credits, $400; Money, $755
Merchandise, $2,405; Horse, $15; Harness, $5;
Wagon, $50; Typewriter, $10; Franchise,
$150
Merchandise, $2,500; Solvent Credits, $100;
Machinery, $1,400
Merchandise, $51,842; Sewing Machine, $50;
Horse, $50; Wagons, $200; Solvent Credits,
$11,636; Money, $1,322
Merchandise, $623; Furniture, $100; Money,
$1,000
Merchandise, $4,600; Fixtures, $190; Horse, $40;
Harness, $10; Wagon, $50; Money, $145; Ma-
chinery, $100; Typewriter, $10
Merchandise, $750; Fixtures, $100; Money, $100;
Machinery, $COO
Franchise
Merchandise, $100; Money, $2,615
Merchandise, $8,500; Fixtures, $300; Money,
$100
Merchandise, $5,500; Fixtures, $100; Money,
$310; Machinery, $40
Merchandise, $4,500; Fixtures, $175; Solvent
Credits, $3,900; Money, $4,635
Merchandise, $1,000; Fixtures, $300; Harness,
$20; Horses, $50; Wagons, $150; Solvent
Credits, $99,832; Money on Hand, $3,216;
Money in Bank, $3,301; Franchise, $5,000
Machinery
Fixtures, $1,000; Safe Deposit Vaults, $40,000;
Money, $77,250; Electric Light Plant, $7,500;
Franchise, $1.7M>
Money
Merchandise, $1,970; Horse, $25; Wagon, 30....
Furniture, $100; Money, $12,904; Franchises,
?3CO ..
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
169
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS-CONTINUED.
NAME.
California School of Mechanical
Arts
California Street Cable Railway
Company
California Sugar Refinery
California Tallow Works
California Title Insurance and
Trust Company
California Transportation Com-
pany
California Vigorit Powder Com-
pany
California Wire Cloth Company.
California Wire Works
Callaghan, et al., Daniel, Exec-
utors Estate Ann Callaghan,
deceased
Callaghan, Jane
Galley, E. J
Calley, R. B
Cameron, Mrs. A
Campbell, G. W
Campbell, Jos. C
Campbell, J. W. H.
Campbell, L. S
Campbell, W. R. L.
Campe and Company, Henry..,
Canton Insurance Company —
Canton Insurance Company
Capewell Horse Nail Company
Card, C. X
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
Machinery
Fixtures, $500; Horses, $50; Harness, $50;
Wagons, $100; Money, $2,000; Coal, $500;
Railroad Single Track Cable, 10% miles at
$12,500 per mile, $134,375; Franchises, $250,000.
Fixtures, $500; Machinery, $80,000; Franchise,
$150
Merchandise, $600; Ten Horses, $250; Harness,
$50; Four Wagons, $200; Machinery, $800 —
Fixtures of Office, $1,160; Solvent Debts, $2,540;
Franchises, $300
Fixtures, $100; Solvent Credits, $8,075.
Franchise
Merchandise, $900; Furniture, $10; Money, $100;
Machinery, $1,250
Merchandise, $4,700; Fixtures, $100; Machinery,
$5,000; Solvent Credits, $2,102; Money, $4,728;
Franchise, $150
Money Deposited in Bank of California, $4,033:
Jewelry and Silverware, $335; Vehicles and
Harness, $200; Furniture, $1,500
Furniture, $2,570; Piano, $150; Sewing Machine,
$25; Jewelry, $100; Harness, $50; Vehicles,
$100; Library, $50; Paintings, $300; Billiard
Table, $50
Malted Milk
Merchandise
Furniture
Furniture, $800; Piano, $200
Furniture, $1,000; Piano, $50; Watch, $50; Jew-
elry and Plate, $300; Paintings and Stat-
uary, $400
Merchandise, $3,210; Fixtures, $5,000; Furni-
ture, $1,100; Piano, $150; Sewing Machine,
$35; Horse, $50; Harness, $25; Buggy, $25;
Money, $1,200; Oats, $72.3
Furniture, $800; Piano, $200; Jewelry, $100....
Furniture, $400; Music Instrument, $50; Sew-
ing Machine, $5; Jewelry, $45; Solvent
Credits, $30,OCO
Merchandise, $3,950; Fixtures, $50; Horse, $25;
Harness, $5; Wagon, $25; Solvent Credits,
$2,000
Franchise
Solvent Credits
Merchandise," $2,000; Fixtures, $10
Horses, $400; Harness, $100; Wagon, $500
AMOUNT.
170
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS— CONTINUED.
NAME.
Carlson, Currier, and Company.
Carmany, John W
Carmen Island Salt Company..
Caro Bros
Carolan, James.
DESCRIPTION OP PROPERTY.
Carpy, Chas.
Carr, Geo. G..
Carr, John R.,
Carrigan, W
Carroll and Carroll.
Carroll, E. D...
Carroll, Mary E
Carroll, Mrs. M
Carroll, Mrs. R. T..
Carroll and Tilton..
Carron and Green..
Carson, R. N
Cartan, McCarthy, and Company
Carter and Company.
Cartwright, D. S
Carville Manufacturing Com-
pany
Merchandise, $14,440; Fixtures, $300; Solvent
Credits, $2/534; Money, $2,308
Merchandise, $5,000; Fixtures, $100; Furniture,
$300; Piano, $100; Sewing Machine, $10; Sol-
vent Credits, $745; Money, $20
Merchandise, $1,000; Fixtures, $50; Money, $65;
Machinery, $150
Merchandise, $2,500; Fixtures, $75
Furniture, $1,300; Piano, $75; Sewing Machine,
$15; Watch, $25; Firearms, $200; Money, $55;
Painting, $300
Cooperage, $27,950; Horses, $100; Vehicles, $150;
Solvent Credits, $9,500; Wines and Brandies,
$98,600; Machinery, $16,500; Money, $865
Fixtures, $100; Furniture, $500; Piano, $100;
Watch, $20; Money, $1,000
Merchandise, $1,000; Fixtures, $225; Furniture,
$60
Furniture, $850; Piano, $150
Merchandise, $3,500; Fixtures, $100; Solvent
Credits, $1,550; Money, $100
Merchandise, $1,000; Horse, $10; Harness, $2;
Wagon, $25; Solvent Credits, $1,300
Merchandise, $1,250; Furniture, $100
Merchandise, $100; Fixtures, $50; Furniture,
$2,500; Piano, $25; Watch, $40
Furniture. $850; Musical Instrument, $100; Jew-
elry, $200; Paintings, $200
Merchandise, $9,900; Fixtures, $200; Money,
$100
Merchandise, $750; Fixtures, $25; Solvent
Credits, $400; Money, $25; Consigned Goods,
$50
Merchandise, $1,000; Furniture, $150
Furniture, $500; Solvent Credits, $2,000;
Liquors, $2,500
Fixtures, $100; Furniture, $100; Money, $2,000
Furniture, $110; Sewing Machine, $10; Feed,
$10; Horses, $1,000; Harness, $110; Wagons,
AMOUNT.
Casey, J. T
Fixtures, $200; Harness, $10; Carriages, $3,100;
Credits, $400
Fixtures, $350; Watch, $20; Library, $800;
Typewriter, $25
Casey, Maurice Furniture
Casey, Maurice i Furniture, $1,500; Watches, $300; Jewelry,
$2,500; Vehicle, $75; Solvent Credits, $2,500;
Money, $400; Library, $750; Painting, $750;
Bicycle, $25
Furniture, $575; Piano, $50; Sewing Machine,
$20; Watch', $20; Jewelry, $230; Money, $1,000;
Library, $20
Cassell, J. F.
1,915
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
171
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS— CONTINUED.
NAME.
Casserly, Theresa
Casson, Bernard
Castagnetto, G
Castle Bros
Castle, Charlotte L
Castle, Mathilda L
Caswell, E. E
Catholic Art and Book Company
Catlin, Bel], and Company
Cavagnaro, F
Cavagnaro, Louis and James
Caxton Printing Company
Cazeaux, T -
Centemeri and Company, P
Center, Harriett G
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
Center, John.
Central Coal Company.
Central Hardware and Supply
Company
Central Lumber and Mill Com-
pany
Central Pacific Railroad Com-
pany
Furniture, $2,000; Piano, $150; Jewelry, $200;
Paintings, $300
Furniture, $50; Horses, $200; Harness, $25;
Wagons, $175; Cows, $1,000
Merchandise, $900; Fixtures, $50; Furniture,
$25; Piano, $50
Merchandise, $34,500; Fixtures, $300; Solvent
Credits, $6,300; Money, $300
Furniture, $500; Piano, $150; Watches, $100;
Jewelry, $400
Furniture, $2,200; Sewing Machine, $10; Jew-
elry, $250; Billiard Table, $75
Merchandise, $4,700; Fixtures, $300; Watch,
$25; Jewelry, $500; Money, $1000
Merchandise, $7,000; Fixtures, $500; Solvent
Credits, $300; Money, $56
Merchandise, $2,863; Fixtures, $600; Solvent
Credits, $2,172; Money, $2,277; Machinery,
$4,500; Consigned Goods, $150
Merchandise, $800; Fixtures, $50; Furniture,
$100; Sewing Machine, $10; Horse, $50; Har-
ness, $10 ; Wagon, $50
Merchandise, $600; Fixtures, $300; Wines, etc.,
$60; Furniture, $80; Sewing Machine, $10;
Horses, $250; Harness, $50; Wagons, $180;
Cows, $30; Grain, $40
Merchandise, $100; Fixtures, $100; Machinery,
$4,600
Furniture, $1,500; Piano, $25; Sewing Ma-
chine, $5
Merchandise, $3,479; Fixtures, $100; Solvent
Credits, $231; Money, $302
Furniture, $1,400; Piano, $50; Sewing Ma-
chine, $20; Watch, $30; Jewelry, $200; Li-
brary, $25; Paintings, $250
Furniture, $450; Piano, $75; Sewing Machine,
$15; Horse, $40; Harness, $20; Wagon, $100;
Money, $4,094; Library, $100; Cow, $20; Lum-
ber, $25; Machinery, $2,000
Merchandise, $7,919; Fixtures, $100; Furniture,
$25; Horses, $350; Harness, $90; Wagon, $250;
Solvent Credits, $38,078; Money, $2,919
Merchandise, $5,600; Fixtures, $100
Horses, $200; Harness, $30; Wagons, $300; Lum-
ber, $4,000; Machinery, $800
Fixtures, $1,1:00; Furniture, $950; Horses, $1,500;
Harness, $125; Vehicles, $1,000; Stationery,
$900; Money, $21,625; Library, $6,000; Fuel,
$1,715; Telegraph Lines, $700; Other Property,
$150
AMOUNT.
172
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS— CONTINUED.
NAME.
Cerf, Schloss, and Company
Cerreghini and Company
Chabot, Mrs. R...
Chadbourne, T. J.
Challenge Consolidated Mining
Company
Chamberlain, Heloise
Chambers, Eudora T
Champion, Joseph
Chandler, Jefferson
Chandler, R. D
Chapman and Company, F. M...
Chase Baking Company
Chase, Jas. 13.
Chase and Company, Jas. B.
Chauche and Bon . . .
Cheever, Mrs. Mary
Chereghino and Debendetti . .
Chesebrough, A
Chesney, D
Chevalier and Company, F
Chicago Clock Company
Chichizola, A
Checkering, Thomas, and Greg-
ory .
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
Merchandise, $5,000; Fixtures, $100; Solvent
Credits, $2,000; Money, $1,500
Merchandise, $1,100; Fixtures, $100; Firearms,
$150; Harness, $50; Wagons, $100; Hay, $100..
Furniture, $1, 500
Merchandise, $500; Fixtures, $50; Watch, $50;
Horses, $210; Harness, $50; Wagons, $200;
Money, $200; Machinery, $2,000
Money
Furniture
Furniture, $1,175; Piano, $50; Sewing Ma-
chine, $10; Jewelry, $200
Merchandise, $750; Furniture, $100; Wagon,
$25; Wine, $30; Liquor, $100; Cash Register,
$50
Fixtures, $200; Sewing Machine, $30; Watch,
$25; Money, $1,500; Library, $300; Separate
Property of Wife, $1,750
Coal, $11,920; Fixtures, $50; Furniture, $700;
Piano, $100; Sewing Machine, $15; Watch,
$60; Horses, $295; Harness, $65; Wagons, $220;
Cows, $30; Credits, $12,200; Money, $1,141
Fixtures, $100; Horses, $650; Harness, $100;
Wagons, $650
Merchandise, $100; Fixtures, $250; Horses, $320;
Harness, $30; Wagons, $200; Solvent Credits,
$100
Furniture, $250; Sewing Machine, $25; Horses,
$800; Harness, $75; Wagon, $300; Solvent
Credits, $303; Money, $219
Furniture, $50; Solvent Credits, $416; Money,
$200; Machinery, $1,200
Merchandise, $2,000; Fixtures, $100; Solvent
Credits, $500
Furniture, $1,300; Piano, $100; Bicycle, $oO
Merchandise, $800; Fixtures, $50; Furniture,
$100; Money, $50
Furniture, $1,400; Piano, $100; Sewing Ma-
chine, $20; Watch, $100; Jewelry, $500
Merchandise, $2,430; Fixtures, $150; Furniture,
$300; Watches, $25; Jewelry, $50; Horses, $25;
Wagons, $25
Merchandise, $2,300; Fixtures, $200; Furniture,
$700; Solvent Credits, $5,500; Wine, $1,100;
Brandy, $2,500; Machinery, $50
Merchandise, $6,000; Fixtures, $500; Money, $25;
Solvent Credits, $2,109
Merchandise, $2,100; Fixtures, $25; Furniture,
$250; Piano, $75; Watch, $15; Horse, $20; Har-
ness, $10; Wagon, $40; Money, $100
Furniture, $300; Library, $1,800
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
173
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS— CONTINUED.
NAME.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
China Traders' Insurance Com-
pany Franchise . ,
Choi Insurance Company of
Hongkong • Franchise
AMOUNT.
Cho-.vn, Jas. G
Christen and Gioldi...
Christie, H. P ,
Christy and Wise..,
Church, E. B
City Street Improvement Com-
pany
Claik, Mrs. C. P
Clark, Geo
Clark and Bro. , Geo. A
Clark, G. D
Clark and Company, G. W
Furniture, $1,000; Sewing Machine, $5; Watch,
$50; Jewelry, $20; Library, $25
Horses, $100; Harness, $25; Wagons, $100; Cows,
$800
Fixtures, $."0; Machinery, $1,000
Fixtures, $1,500; Consigned Goods, $2,000
Library, $150; Furniture, $1,200; Musical In-
struments, $500; Sewing Machine, $15;
Watches, $25; Jewelry, $50; Vehicle, $50; Bil-
liard Table, $50
Clark, Jno. G.,
Clark Mile-End Spool Cotton
Company
Clark, N. and Sons
Clatsop Mill Company.
Claybrough, Golcher and Com-
pany
Cleveland Faucet Company
Clifford, Martha J...
Cline, William
Clinton, Charles A.
Clinton Wire Cloth Company....
Furniture, $200; Solvent Credits, $3,950; Money,
$1,856; Machinery, $3,000
Furniture
Furniture, $960; Piano, $150; Sewing Machine,
$10; Watch, $10
Merchandise, $16,890; Fixtures, -:250; Furniture,
$120; Solvent Credits, $6,900; Money, $1,790..
Furniture, $1,000; Piano, $50; Watches, $50....
Merchandise, $16,000; Wagon, $25; Solvent
Credits, $2,000
Furniture, $1,200; Musical Instruments, $150;
Sewing Machine, $20; Watch, $50; Jewelry,
$250; Firearms, $10; Money, $350; Library, $500
Merchandise, $9,849; Fixtures, $25; Furniture,
$50; Solvent Credits, $8,860; Money, $133....
Merchandise, $4,800; Solvent Credits, $4,300;
Money, $1,300
Fixtures, $10; Consigned Goods, $775; Lumber,
$300; Machinery, $50
Merchandise, $18,000; Fixtures, $400; Furniture,
$10; Solvent Credits, $1,500; Money, $56
Merchandise, $1,200; Fixtures, $100; Solvent
Credits, $200
Furniture, $50; Piano, $50; Horses, $200; Har-
ness, $25; Wagons, $250; Cows, $1,400; Hogs,
$25
Merchandise, $2,600; Fixtures, $100; Horses, $60;
Harness, $10; Wagons, $50; Money, $50
Furniture, $750; Piano, $75; Sewing Machine,
$10; Watch, $35; Jewelry, $400; Horses, $100;
Harness, $50; Wagons, $75; Money, $163; Li-
brary, $125; Paintings, $50; Billiard Table,
$50; Bicycle, $25
Merchandise, $4,700; Solvent Credits, $800;
Money, $1,000
174
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS— CONTINUED.
NAME.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
Clot and Meese.
Clough, Frank
Cluett, Coon & Company.
Cluff Brothers . .
Cluff Brothers
Cluff, "William and Company —
Cluff, W. B. and Company
Clunie, Thomas J
Cobleigh, M. E
Coblentz, Felix and Company.
Coblentz, Pike and Company..
Coburn, Tevis and Company..
Code, Elfelt and Company
Coffee, Elizabeth, Mrs.
Coffin, R. W
Coghill and Kohn.
Cogswell Poly technical Society.
Cohen, David
Cohen, Herman
Cohen, Hirsch & Company.
Cohen, J
Cohen, Nathan
Cohn, Adolph ,
Cohn, David
Cohn, Edward I.
Merchandise, $1,200; Wagon, $50; Solvent
Credits, $2, §00; Money, $1,870; Machinery,
$4,000
Merchandise, $750; Fixtures, $250
Merchandise, $6,000; Fixtures, $400; Solvent
Credits, $3,000; Money, $78
Merchandise, $3,550; Fixtures, $175; Horses,
$145; Harness, $80; Wagons, $300; Solvent
Credits, $160
Merchandise, $1,800; Fixtures, $100; Horse, $40;
Harness, $35; Wagon, $100; Solvent Credits,
$75
Merchandise, $14,500; Fixtures, $200; Solvent
Credits, $750
Merchandise, $1,150; Fixtures, $40; Horse, $15;
Wagon, $100; Solvent Credits, $360
Fixtures, $100; Furniture, $800; Piano, $150;
Horse, $25; Wagon, $25; Library, $250
Furniture, $650; Jewelry, Paintings, $400
Merchandise, $1,250; Fixtures, $100; Solvent
Credits, $500; Money, $260
Merchandise, $13,500; Fixtures, $100
Merchandise, $15,000; Fixtures, $475; Horse,
$150; Harness, $25; Wagon, $50; Money, $200;
Consigned Goods, $3,000
Merchandise, $7,900; Fixtures, $125; Money,
$385; Machinery, $50
Furniture
Merchandise, $2,000; Fixtures, $500; Furniture,
$300; Piano, $25; Sewing Machine, $10;
Watches, $50; Cash Register, $50; Money, $15.
Merchandise, $18,100; Fixtures, $100; Solvent
Credits, $4,400; Money, $132
Musical Instruments, $100; Machinery, $4,900..
Merchandise, $800; Fixtures, $75; Furniture,
$325; Piano, $50; Sewing Machine, $5
Merchandise, $3,150; Furniture, $950; Piano,
$45; Sewing Machine, $10; Watch, $25; Jew-
elry, $100; Horse, $20; Solvent Credits, $750;
Money, $350
Merchandise, $10,500; Fixtures, $100; Solvent
Credits, $4,550
Merchandise, $1,700; Fixtures, $22o; Furniture,
$450; Piano, $50 !
Fixtures, $250; Furniture, $100; Jewelry, $750.
Merchandise, $2,300; Fixtures, $200; Furniture,
$250; Piano, $23
Furniture, $1,750; Musical Instruments, $50;
Harness, $50; Wagons, $250; Paintings, $200..
Furniture, $900; Sewing Machine, $20; Watch,
$100; Jewelry, $300; Money, $1,000; Paintings,
$200
AMOUNT.
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
175
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS— CONTINUED.
NAME.
Cohn, G. Company.
Cohn, Marcus
Cohn, Sarah
Cole and Wise
Coleman, Andrew .
Coleman, Evan J...
Coleman, James V.
Coleman, John B..
Coleman, John C..
Coleman Estate — John, E. W
Coleman, Robert Lewis, Execu-
tor Estate of Carrie M. P.
Coleman, deceased
Coleman, Robert L
Collier, F. P.
Collins, E. F.
Collins and Lyons.
Collins, M. A
Collins, Peter, Administrator
Estate of Hannah Kelly
Collins, S. H. Company
Collins and Weeland
Coleman, Charles...
Colman, Edward . .
Colmann, Michael, Executor
Colton, A. O
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
Merchandise, $3,000; Fixtures, $100; Solvent
Credits, $3,500
Merchandise, $1,180; Fixtures, $50; Furniture,
$150
Furniture, $1,300; Piano, $50; Sewing Ma-
chine, $10; Pipe, $200
Fixtures, $20; Horses, $200; Harness, $20; Wag-
ons, $225; Cows, $1,200
Merchandise, $700; Fixtures, $100; Furniture,
$400; Piano, $50; Money, $35
Furniture, $2,000; Piano, $100; Jewelry, $400;
Library, $100.
Merchandise, $150; Furniture, $50; Banjo, $10;
Watch, $50; Jewelry, $50; Firearms, $50;
Wagons, $50; Stocks, $3,320
Money
Furniture, $2,500; Piano, $200; Sewing Ma-
chine, $10; Watch, $100; Jewelry, $50; Solvent
Credits, $14,000; Money, $1,250; Library, $50;
Bicycle, $25
Merchandise, $1,000; Furniture, $75
Money, $3,760; Furniture and Pictures, $2,000;
Silverware, $300; China and Glass, $500;
Laces, $300; Furs, $250; Fans, $100; Jewels,
$5,700; Wearing Apparel, $1,000
Furniture, $50; Harness, $15; Wagon, $43; Li-
brary, $50; Money, $1,077
Merchandise, $1,400; Fixtures, $100
Merchandise, $500; Fixtures, $150; Furniture,
$175; Sewing Machine, $10; Watch, $290; Jew-
elry, $120; Solvent Credits, $750
Furniture, $25; Horses, $1,440; Harness, $140
Wagon, $960
Furniture, $725; Musical Instruments, $100
Watch, -$20; Jewelry, $175
Money
Merchandise, $2,350; Money, $650
Merchandise, $10,225; Fixtures, $500; Money
$1,275
Merchandise, $2,000; Fixtures, $200; Furniture
$150; Piano, $50
Furniture, $2,500; Organ, $75; Sewing Machine,
$30; Watches, $125; Jewelry, $100; Solvent
Credits, $14,000; Money, $1,000; Library, $75..
Horses, $100; Harness, $10; Wagons, $90; Cows,
$800
Printing Materials, $3,000; Fixtures, $150; Ma-
chinery, $800
AMOUNT.
176
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS— CONTINUED.
NAME.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
AMOUNT.
Colt's Patent Fire Arms Manu-
facturing Company ! Merchandise, $8,000; Fixtures, $100; Solvent
Credits, $1,075; Money, $50 '
Columbia Brewing Company Furniture, $25; Horses, $100; Harness, $25; j
Wagons, $100; Barrels, $800.
Columbia Coffee and Spice Com-
pany
Columbian Banking Company...
Columbus Savings and Loan So-
ciety
Merchandise, $925; Fixtures, $25; Solvent
Credits, $650; Money, $100; Machinery, $400..
Furniture, $2,500; Money, $2,345
Concordia Club
Conlin and Roberts
Furniture, $300; Money on Hand, $2,417; Money
in Bank, $3,301
Furniture, $5,000; Musical Instruments, $50;
Franchise, $150
Merchandise, $2,200; Fixtures, $ltJ; Horses,
$150; Harness, $25; Wagon, $150; Money,
$1,COO Machinery, $300
Commercial Light and Power i
Works
Commercial Publishing Company
'Commercial Union Assessment
Company
Commercial Union Fire Insur-
ance Company of New York...
Commercial Union Insurance
Company of London
Commins, E. & Company
Comptoir National de Escompte
de Paris
Comuth, E
Conklin, F. G. and Company —
Conlan, Michael
Connecticut Fire Insurance
Company
Connecticut Mutual Life Insur-
ance Company
Connolly, M. A
Conradi and Goldberg
Consolidated Amador Volcano
Hydraulic Gold Mining and
Land Company of California...
Consolidated Bitumen Rock
Company
Consolidated California and Vir-
ginia Mining Company
Furniture, $100; Machinery, $3,000; Electric
Light Plant, $1,500
Merchandise, $1,750; Furniture, $100; Solvent
Credits, $200; Money, $50; Machinery, $500..
Fixtures, $500; Money, $10,765.
Franchise
Franchise
Merchandise, $1,000; Fixtures, $100; Solvent
Credits, $1,900
Furniture, $1,000; Money, $6,452
Merchandise, $1,500; Furniture, $105; Horse,
$20; Harness, $10; Wagons, $20
Merchandise, $2,800; Fixtures, $200; Solvent
Credits, $1,095; Money, $366
Furniture, $50; Piano, $25; Horses, -$1, 230; Wag-
ons, $1,675
Franchise
Franchise
Fixtures, $150; Furniture, $2,380; Piano, $75;
Sewing Machine, $10; Cows, $225; Horse, $25;
Harness, $10; Vehicles, $40
Merchandise, $4,000; Fixtures, $250
Money
Franchise
Fixtures, $500; Money, $1,788.
1,000
2,288
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
177
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS— CONTINUED.
NAME.
Consolidated Indemnity Associa-
tion -
Constantini, S
Continental Building and Loan
Association of California, by
William Corbin
Continental Insurance Company.
Con way and Eaumel
Cook and Company
Cook, W. N., Belting Company.
Cook, Thomas and Son.
Cooper, C. E., Dr
Cooper & Company
Cooper College Corporation and
Lane Hospital
Cooper, E. V. Mrs
Cooper, George D
Cooper, John —
Cooper, J. B. H.
Corbett, Andrew T.
Corde, Frank A., Administrator
Estate of A. T. Ehrenberg —
Corder, F. W
Corliss, E. M
Cornwall, P. B.
Corrigan, E
Corville, Emerson
Cosmos Club
Costello, William
Couch and Foster
Coughlan, James.
Covenant Mutual Life Associa-
tion ..
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
Franchise
Merchandise, $165; Fixtures, $300; Furniture,
$500; Piano, $75; Watch, $10; Money, $150
Furniture, $1,000; Money, $625
Franchise, $1,500
Merchandise, $1,350; Fixtures, $100; Sewing
Machine, $20
Merchandise, $10,500; Fixtures, $250; Money,
$275
Merchandise, $2,500; Fixtures, $200; Horse, $25;
Harness, $10; Wagon, $50; Solvent Credits,
$400; Money, $1,200; Consigned Goods, $200;
Machinery, $500
Merchandise, $25; Fixtures, $75; Money, $1,741;
Typewriter, $25
Fixtures, $250; Furniture, $400; Piano, $100;
Sewing Machine, $20; Watch, $40; Horse, $75;
Harness, $50; Wagon, $200; Library, $50
Merchandise, $2,650; Fixtures, $1£0; Money, $100
Fixtures
Furniture
Furniture, $1,000; Piano, $100; Sewing Ma-
Machine, $20; Watch, $50; Jewelry, $250
Merchandise, $1,200; Fixtures, $100; Furniture,
$300; Piano, $100
Furniture, $800; Piano, $100; Sewing Machine,
$25; Watch, $100; Jewelry, $200; Library, $50;
Statuary, $500
Furniture, $400; Piano, $200; Sewing Machine,
$50; Watch, $20; Firearms, $5; Money, $732..
Solvent Credits, $50; Money, $2,410.
Glue...
Furniture, $80; Sewing Machine, $5; Machin-
ery, $1,000
Furniture, $2,500; Piano, $75; Sewing Machine,
$15; Watches, $70; Jewelry, $500; Buggy, $40;
Library, $400; Wine, $50; Paintings, $250....
Horses
Merchandise, $630; Fixtures, $50; Furniture,
$80; Sewing Machine, $10; Watch, $10; Sol-
vent Credits, $440
Furniture
Furniture, $900; Piano, $100; Sewing Machine,
$20; Jewelry, $240; Paintings, $200
Furniture, $1,250; Piano, $50
Millinery, $1,500; Fixtures, $150; Furniture,
$200; Piano, $100; Jewelry, $50; Money, $100..
Franchise
AMOUNT.
12*
178
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS— CONTINUED.
NAME.
Cowell, Harriet E
Cowell, Henry
Cowen and Cowen
Cox Seed and Plant Company.
Cradock, Anna
Craig, C. W. and Company
Cramer, O. L ,
Crane Company
Creamer and McGovern ,
Cribben, Sexton and Company.
Grim, George S
Crimmins, P. J
Crittenden, C. E
Crittenden, Florence, Home
Crocker, A. and Brothers
Crocker, C. F
Crocker, C. F., Guardian Estate
of Crocker, Mary (Minor)
Crocker, H. C. Company
Crocker, Julia A.
Crocker, Lesser
Crocker, Mary A., Estate of.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
Furniture, §1,600; Piano, $100; Watch, $100;
Jewelry, $350; Library, $50; Paintings, $200..
Merchandise, $1,623; Fixtures, $500; Horses,
$700; Harness, $100; Wagons, $500; Solvent
Credits, $19,730; Money, $50; Barley, $1,080..
Merchandise, $1,225; Fixtures, $85; Money, $244.
Merchandise, $1,700; Fixtures, $250; Solvent
Credits, $220; Money, $650
Furniture, $600; Piano, $100; Sewing Machine,
$10; Watch, $25; Jewelry, $265; Statuary, $100
Merchandise, $15,000; Fixtures, $250; Money,
$500
Merchandise, $500; Fixtures, $500; Furniture,
$150; Sewing Machine, $10; Watch, $15;
Horse, $75; Harness, $50; Wagon, $200
Merchandise, $58,000; Furniture, $100; Horse,
$20; Wagon, $10; Solvent Credits, $19,050;
Money, $8,800; Consigned Goods, $5,000; Ma-
chinery, $900; Pipe, $6,500; Electric Light
Plant, $150
Merchandise, $800; Fixtures, $90; Horses, $50;
Wagons, $100
Merchandise, $2,875; Furniture, $50; Solvent
Credits, $2,540
Furniture, $550; Piano, $100; Sewing Machine,
$25; Watch, $25; Horse, $25; Harness, $10;
Wagons, $180; Money, $400
Merchandise, $750; Fixtures, $750
Furniture, $450; Piano, $40; Sewing Machine
$10; Watch, $5; Horse, $400; Harness, $175
Wagon, $450; Solvent Credits, $100; Money, $170
Merchandise, $140; Fixtures, $60; Furniture,
$700; Piano, $100
Fixtures, $50; Money, $50; Consigned Goods
$2,000
Furniture, $6,500; Musical Instruments, $250
Watch, $75; Jewelry, $550; Horses, $200; Har-
ness, $150; Wagons, $750; Pictures, $1,000
Money, $4,750; Library, $500; Paintings, $5,00(
Money
Merchandise, $39,700; Fixtures, $3,900; Solveni
Credits, $13,800; Money, $5,875; Machinery
$17,425
Furniture, $5,000; Piano, $500; Watches, $200
Jewelry, $2,000; Money, $1,000; Paintings and
Statuary, $5,000; Carriages, $1,000; Harness
$200
Merchandise, $6,300; Fixtures, $200; Money, $41
Furniture, $35,900; Piano, $400; Jewelry, $2,000
Pictures, $4,850; Library, $600
AMOUNT.
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
179
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS— CONTINUED.
NAME.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
AMOUNT.
Crocker, Mary I .
Crocker, William
Crocker, William H
Crocker - Woolworth
Bank
Crockett, J. 13
National
Crooks, John J. et al., Execu-
tors Estate Susan Crooks, de-
ceased
Cross, C. W
Cross, James
Crothers, Thomas G., et al., Ex-
ecutors Estate of James G.
Fair
Crowell, Eliza A.
Crown Distilleries Company
Crown Paper Company.
Crown Point Gold and Silver
Mining Company
Cumberland Coal Company
Cummings Sons
Cummins, William T
Cunningham, Alice, Administra-
trix Estate of Richard Cun-
ningham, deceased
Furniture, $23,850; Piano and Music Box, $600;
Sewing Machine, $75; Watches, $200; Jewelry
and Plate, $8,000; Horses, $2,500; Harness,
$600; Wagons, $3,000; Paintings, $5,000
Fixtures, $50; Horse, $10; Harness, $5; Vehicle,
$15; Lumber, $300; Machinery, $1,200
Furniture, $7,000; Piano, $200; Sewing Ma-
chine, $25; Watch, $100; Jewelry, $750; Paint-
ings, $6,750; Money, $3,500; Library, $450; Sep-
arate Property, $1,000
Furniture and Fixtures
Furniture, $1,250; Piano, $200; Sewing Ma-
chine, $50; Jewelry, Pate and Diamonds,
$700; Horses and Carriages, $300
Statuary, $2,000; Jewelry, $1,509; Vehicles, $50;
Other Property, $900; Money, $528
Furniture, $750; Piano, $50; Watches, $50; Li-
braries, $600; Painting, $50
Furniture, $500; Piano, $100; Sewing Machine,
$20; Watch, $25; Jewelry, $100; Solvent
Credits, $5,000; Money, $2,642, Bicycle, $60....
Merchandise, $750; Fixtures, $250; Furniture,
$10,500; Piano, $50; Watch, $100; Horse, $50;
Harness, $15; Wagons, $175; Money, $174,489;
Bonds, $156,000; Brandy, $262; Machinery,
$250; Paintings, $100
Furniture,
); Piano, $100; Sewing Machine,
$10; Jewelry, $120
Merchandise, $40,000; Furniture, $500; Horse
$25; Harness, $10; Wagon, $40; Solvent
Credits, $6, 000
Merchandise, $2,400; Fixtures, $75; Money, $495;
Machinery, $750
Merchandise, $215; Fixtures, $50; Money, $2,256.
Merchandise, $6,498; Fixtures, $25; Solvent
Credits, $13,251; Money, $3,464
Merchandise, $850; Fixtures, $150.
Furniture, $750; Piano, $75; Flute, $75; Sew^
ing Machine, $20; Watch, $50; Money, $35
Library, $40
Furniture, $250; Piano, $100; Solvent Credits
$700
180
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS— CONTINUED.
NAME.
Cunningham, Clara E., Execu-
trix of Estate of J. M. Cun-
ningham
Cuningham, Curtiss and Welch.
Cunningham, J. F. Company
Cunningham, M. H
Curley, J. H., Tailoring Com-
pany
Currio, C. B
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
Curry, John.
Curtaz, Benjamin, and Son.
Curtin, C
Curtis and Bowley Company
Gushing, Wetmore Company
Cutter and Company.
Cutter, E. B. , Administrator Es-
tate of Jane A. Cutter ,
Cutter, Sophia G
Cutting Fruit Packing Company
Cutting Packing Company
Daily Report Publishing Com-
pany
Dairymen's Union of California.
Daiss and Bauer
Dakin and Libbey Corporation..
Furniture, $1,200; Piano, $150; Sewing Machine,
$10; Watch, $20; Jewelry, $275; Horse, $350;
Harness, $75; Wagon, $375; Money, $1,150;
Library, $150; Cows, $25; Paintings, $300; Bil-
liard Table, $100
Merchandise, $25,000; Fixtures, $250; Horses,
$25; Wagons, $50; Solvent Credits, $10,000;
Money, $1,500; Consigned Goods, $2,500
Merchandise, $1,691; Fixtures, $100; Horse, $40;
Harness, $10; Wagon, $50; Solvent Credits,
$6,744; Money, $505
Furniture, $1,600; Piano, $50; Sewing Machine,
$10; Jewelry, $500; Library, $50
Merchandise, $1,400; Fixtures, $100
Furniture, $500; Sewing Machine, $10; Watch,
$25; Horse, $50; Wagon, $50; Solvent Credits,
$500; Library, $50
Furniture, $75; Musical Instruments, $350;
Watch, $5; Jewelry, $400; Money, $150; Li-
brary, $100; Paintings, $150; Other Property,
$20
Merchandise, $7,725; Fixtures, $210; Horses,
$100; Harness, $15; Wagon, $100; Solvent
Credits, $16,000; Money, $130
Merchandise, $15,000; Fixtures, $650; Furniture,
$150; Piano, $50; Sewing Machine, $10; Stat-
uary and Paintings, $300; Money, $704
Fixtures, $100; Solvent Credits, $500; Money,
$400
Fixtures, $50; Horses, $100; Wagons, $100,
Money, $150; Machinery, $1,000; Franchise,
$150
Horses, $1,200; Harness, $170; Wagons, $400;
Money, $375
Jewelry, $300; Money, $3,000
Furniture
Merchandise, $13,981; Money, $1,852; Machii
ery, $3,000
Fixtures, $150; Solvent Credits,, $64,550; Mone>
$24,211 f
Fixtures, $100; Horses, $50; Harness, $50; Wag-
ons, $75; Linotypes, $4,500; Machinery, $2,500.
Merchandise, $5,400; Furniture, $400; Solvent
Credits, $7,000; Money, $2,640
Horses, $300; Harness, $50; Wagons, $250;
Cows, $2,000
Merchandise, $3,000; Fixtures, $10; Horses, $50
Wagons, $50; Machinery, $500; Money, $225..
AMOUNT.
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
181
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS-CONTINUED.
NAME.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
AMOUNT.
D' Artneay , Eugene .
Daley, Marcus ..
Dalton Brothers.
Daly and Curran
Dalziel, Robert
Dallemand and Company.
Darby, Lay don and Company,
Danforth, F. O ,
Daneri and Company
Dannenbaum, Sam ,
Davidson, George
Davidson, M
Davidson and Miller
Davis, Alfred E
Davis, Belau and Company..
Davis, Andrew M
Davis Brothers ..
Davidson, D
Davis, Eugene G.
Davis, Horace
Davis, Henry C..
Davis, H. H
Curtis, Belle, Special Adminis-
tratrix of Estate of Jacob Z.
Davis, deceased
Davis and Lawrence
Davis, W. and Son
Davis, Samuel.
Merchandise, $800; Fixtures, $75; Furniture,
$50; Sewing Machine, $10; Money, $100; Bi-
cycle, $20
Horses
Merchandise, $11,292; Fixtures, $200; Solvent
Credits, $1,950; Typewriter, $20
Merchandise, $1,000; Fixtures, $100
Merchandise, $12,000; Solvent Credits, $1,000..
Merchandise, $650; Fixtures, $100; Solvent
Credits, $1,000; Money, $225; Liquors, $2,154;
Typewriter, $30
Fixtures, $50; Wagon, $20; Solvent Credits,
$975; Money, $180; Machinery, $3,000
Fixtures, $100; Furniture, $900; Piano, $75;
Sewing Machine, $20; Watch, $20
Merchandise, $3,000; Fixtures, $200
Merchandise, $600; Fixtures, $400; Cash Reg-
ister, $25
Fixtures, $40; Furniture, $1,200; Watch, $100;
Library, $200
Furniture, $250; Piano, $60; Horses, $600; Har-
ness, $150; Wagons, $500
Merchandise, $1,500; Fixtures, $100; Sewing
Machine, $400
Furniture, $1,750; Musical Instruments, $75;
Sewing Machine, $20; Watches, $50; Money,
$2,000
Fixtures, $550; Solvent Credits, $13,000
Furniture, $1,000; Piano, $75; Sewing Machine,
$20; Watch, $25; Jewelry, $500; Bicycle, $20..
Merchandise, $32,000; Fixtures, $500; Horses,
$150; Harness, $60; Vehicles, $100; Solvent
Credits, $750; Money, $250; Bicycles, $300....
Merchandise, $1,000; Fixtures, $100
Merchandise, $7,000; Fixtures, $500; Solvent
Credits, $5,000; Money, $250
Furniture, $1,250; Musical Instruments, $200;
Watch, $50; Jewelry, $150; Library, $500;
Statuary, $400
Fixtures, $200; Furniture, $700; Piano, $100....
Furniture, $650; Piano, $50; Sewing Machine,
$10; Watch, $50; Jewelry, $100; Horse, $200;
Harness, $50; Vehicle, $50; Library, $500;
Painting, $100; Typewriter, $20
Furniture, $2.000; Pianos, $100; Watch, $100;
Library, $200; Paintings, $500
Forty-five Packages Merchandise
Merchandise, $11,375; Fixtures, $685; Sewing
Machine, $350; Horses, $50; Harness, $10;
Wagons. ?F,0; Money, $885; Machinery, $1,000.
Solvent ("ivclits ..
182
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS— CONTINUED.
NAME.
Davis, Schonwasser and Com-
pany
DESCRIPTION OP PROPERTY.
AMOUNT.
Dawson, G...
Dawson, John H
Day, James B
Day, Thomas Company.
Dayton Mining Company.
Deacon, William
Dean, S. J
Deal, W. E. F.
Dean, W. E
Deasy Brothers
De Bernard! and Company...
Deckelman Brothers
Decker, Mrs. J. M
Deere Implement Company.,
De Forest, Mrs. M
De Fremery, James, and Com-
pany
Degen, L. P
De Haven, J. J
Deimel Linen Mesh Company...
De Kalb Fence Company
Merchandise, $7,750; Fixtures, $450; Solvent
Credits, $750; Money, $250
Merchandise, $500; Fixtures, $190; Furniture,
$300; Musical Instrument, $30; Watch, $5j
Money, $25
Merchandise, $700; Fixtures, $200; Furniture,
$40; Watch, $10; Library, $50; Bicycle, $10..
Fixtures, $50; Furniture, $500; Piano, $75; Sew-
ing Machine, $25; Watch, $50; Jewelry and
Plate, $100; Harness, $20; Money, $1,295; Li-
brary, $50; Paintings, $25
Merchandise, $29,000; Fixtures, $100; Furniture,
$75; Solvent Credits, $1,000; Money, $1,125;
Consigned Goods, $2,000; Machinery, $500;
Franchise, $150
Money
Fixtures, $120; Furniture, $500; Piano, $200;
Sewing Machine, $30; Watch, $100; Jewelry,
$150; Library, $250; Machinery, $13,800; Dy-
namos, $250; Typewriter, $50; Money, $530..
Merchandise, $2,500; Fixtures, $500
Fixtures, $100; Furniture, $1,000; Piano, $150;
Sewing Machine, $25; Watch, $100; Jewelry,
$100; Firearm, $5; Library, $500
Fixtures, $100; Furniture, $550; Piano, $100;
Watch, $100; Jewelry, $300; Harness, $500....
Merchandise, $3,000; Fixtures, $200; Horses, $50;
Wagon, $50 ; Money, $50
Merchandise, $1,000; Fixtures, $25; Money, $860.
Merchandise, $1,200; Fixtures, $100; Money, $100
Furniture, $2,500; Piano, $100; Watch, $50;
Jewelry and Plate, $300; Paintings, $500
Merchandise, $82,700; Fixtures, $200; Horses,
$125; Wagons, $75; Solvent Credits, $21,200;
Money, $3, 274
Furniture, $1,SOO; Piano, $125; Diamonds, $100..
Merchandise, $652; Fixtures, $300; Solvent
Credits, $138; Money, $593
Belting, $2,732; Fixtures, $64; Money, $325;
Consigned Goods, $45; Machinery, $654; Dy-
namos, $S
Furniture, $300; Piano, $50; W>tch, $25; Sol-
vent Credits, $2,750; Money, $50; Library,
$1,2.30
Merchandise, $1,000; Fixtures, $15
Merchandise, $4,000; Fixtures, $20; Money, $1SO.
Thomas Penlington, Executor
Estate of John Francis De
Lacy ' Money, $.370; Promissory Note, $4,000; Watch, j
$100; Personal Effects, $13
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
183
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS— CONTINUED.
NAME.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
De La Montanya, James.
De La Montanya, James.,
De La Tour, George.
De Latour, George.
De Laveaga, M. A.
De Lay, T. A., Secretary Con-
sumers' Ice Company
Dellepiani and Company
Delmas and Shortridge
Del Monte Milling Company
Deming, E. O
Deming, Joseph G.
Deming, Palmer Milling Com-
pany
Dempster Brothers
Dempster and Son
Denicke, Ernest A
Denigan, Thomas
Denigan, Thomas and Son
Dennison, E. F
Denniscn, Wilson and Company.
Denniston, Edward G.
Furniture, $1,000; Pianos, $125; Sewing Ma-
chine, $10; Jewelry, $100; Horse, $200; Ve-
hicle, $250; Watch, $50
Merchandise, $40,000; Fixtures, $100; Solvent
Credits, $9,000; Money, $93
Brandy
Merchandise, $1,000; Fixtures, $50; Money, $150;
Machinery, $1,050
Furniture, $3,700; Piano, $300; Sewing Ma-
chine, $20; Watch, $50; Jewelry, $150; Money,
$60; Paintings and Statuary, $300
Merchandise, $3,000; Fixtures, i^O; Horses, $870
Harness, $150; Wagons, $1,000; Machinery,
$22,000; Money, $220; Franchise, $150
Merchandise, $1,500; Wool, $1,515; Liquor,
$200
Fixtures, $300; Libraries, $2,200; Typewriters,
$50
Grain, $20,905; Machinery, $6,000; Furniture,
$100; Horses, $315; Harness, ij>oO; Vehicles,
$200; Money, $362; Franchise, $150
Furniture, $800; Musical Instrument, $50; Sew-
ing Machine, $10; Watch, $50; Jewelry, $200:
Solvent Credits, $800
Furniture, $300; Musical Instruments, $100;
Sewing Machine, $10; Watch, $50; Money,
$5,000
Merchandise, $21,290; Franchise, $150; Fixtures,
$200; Horses, $1,500; Harness, $175; Wagons.
$1,175; Solvent Credits, $14,070; Machinery.
58,500; Electric Light Plant, $300
Presses
Merchandise, $140; Fixtures, $150; Money,
$1,715; Consigned Goods, $2,644
Fixtures, $50; Furniture, $1,100; Piano, $150;
Watch, $50; Horses, $100; Saddle, $20
Furniture, $1,800; Musical Instruments, $100;
Sewing Machine, $10; Watch, $25; Library,
$50; Paintings, $250; Billiard Table, $50
Office Furniture, $100; Money, $4,322; Type-
writer, ?20
Furniture, $400; Horses, $1,000; Harness, $200;
Wagons, $300; Scraper, $60
Merchandise, §1,000; Fixtures, $75; Solvent
Credits, $1,022; Money, $2,243; Consigned
Goods, $300
Merchandise, $300; Furniture, $350; Piano, $50;
Sewing Machine, $10; Watch, $50; Jewelry,
$200; Firearms, $10; Horse, $75; Harness,
$25; Wagon, $75; Library, $25; Machinery,
$200; Money, $500
AMOUNT.
184
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS— CONTINUED
NAME.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
AMOUNT.
Denson, S. C.,
Denny, S. J.
Furniture, $500; Piano, $50; Sewing Machine,
$20; Watch, $20; Firearms, $10; Library, $400 i
Typewriter, $20; Stocks, $100 ',
Merchandise, $2,500; Fixtures, $100; Furniture,
$150; Piano, $75; Sewing Machine, $10; Money,
$500
jjepew, C. M., Planing Mill
Company
Dessens, Joseph.,
Detels, M. P
Detrick, E., Jr
Deuprey, Eugene N
De Urioste, Adolph
De Urioste, Adolph, Executor
Estate of Dionisia Gutrerrez,
deceased
Deutsch, Julius and Son
Devany, Hopkins and Company.
Devely, H. K., Jr
De Vechi, P., Dr....
Devlin, Charles J. I.
Devlin, Mark ..
Dewey Publishing Company
Dewing, The J. Company.
Dewitt, M. and Co.
De Young, M. H
Horses, $120; Harness, $30; Wagons, $100; Lum-
ber, $400; Machinery, $1,000
Furniture
Merchandise, $3,400; Fixtures, $50; Horses, $200;
Harness, $10; Wagon, $100; Solvent Credits,
$500; Money, $400; Typewriters, $20
Fixtures, $50; Consigned Goods, $1,500
Furniture, $250; Library, $750
Furniture, $1,900; Piano, $75; Sewing Machine,
$20; Watch, $25; Jewelry, $50
Solvent Credits
Merchandise, $1,200; Fixtures, $150
Merchandise, $800; Fixtures, $250
Merchandise, $1,050; Fixtures, $50; Horses, $100;
Wagons, $50
Furniture, $1,200; Piano, $200
Furniture, $200; Watch, $20; Solvent Credits,
$158; Money, $1,262; Library, $160
Furniture, $50; Horses, $200; Harness, $50;
Wagons, $200; Cows, $1,000
Merchandise, $875; Furniture, $75; Solvent
Credits, $205; Money, $550; Electric Motor,
$75 :
Merchandise, $450; Fixtures, $50; Horse, $5;
Wagon, $10; Solvent Credits, $250; Consigned
Goods, $475
Merchandise, $1,400; Fixtures, $150; Horses, $80;
Harness, $30; Wagons, $140; Money, $150....
Fixtures, $2,000; Furniture, $4,500; Pianos, $250;
Jewelry, $500; Horse, $200; Harness, $100;
Wagon, $500; Painting, $1,000
Dimond, William H ! Money
Dibert Brothers, M. Company...
Merchandise, $100; Fixtures, $50; Money, $200;
Machinery, $700
Dibble, Henry C j Furniture, $500; Piano, $200; Jewelry, $100; Li-
brary, $200
Dickey, James R
Merchandise, $500; Fixtures, $100; Furniture,
$500; Piano, $50; Watches, $100; Jewelry and
Plate, $50; Horses, $50; Harness, $25; Wag-
ons, $50; Paintings, $100; Cash Register, $25.
Dickins Lumber Company [ Fixtures, $30; Horses, $300; Harness, $50; Wag-
ons, $100; Solvent Credits, $4,000; Money,
$120; Lumber, $5,200
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
185
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS— CONTINUED.
NAME.
Dickrnan, Jones and Company..,
Dickson, De Wolf and Company.
Dickson, Robert
Dieckmann, J. H.
Dietle, Charles...
Dietz, A. C. and Company
Dierks, Theo ,
Diel, Carl,..
Billion and Company
Dillon, Kate M
Dimond, E. R ,
Dinkelspiel, Joseph S.
Dinkelspiel, L. D
Dinkelspiel, L. and Son
Di Nola, Leon
Dixon, Borgeson and Company
Dixon, Clement
Dixon Crucible Company
Dixon and Lund
Dixon, Samuel W
Doane and Henshelwood...
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
AMOUNT.
Franchise, $150; Merchandise, $5,000; Fixtures,
$1,250; Solvent Credits, $1,000; Consigned
Goods, $500; Machinery, $5,000; Motor, $250;
Presses, $10,000
Merchandise, $108; Fixtures, $125; Solvent
Credits, $703; Money, $1,082; Consigned
Goods, $6, 825 '
Furniture, Musical Instruments, Sewing Ma-
chine, Watches, Jewelry,
Fixtures, $125; Typewriter, $25; Money, $1,800..
Merchandise, $500; Fixtures, $50; Furniture,
$100; Sewing Machine, $20; Watches, $50;
Solvent Credits, $300
Merchandise, $8,000; Fixtures, $250; Solvent
Credits, $1,000; Money, $200
Merchandise, $100; Fixtures, $50; Furniture,
$300; Musical Instruments, $50; Sewing Ma-
chine, $10; Watch, $20; Horses, $120; Harness,
$20; Vehicles, $1,400; Solvent Credits, $500;
Bicycle, $50
Merchandise, $880; Fixtures, $10; Furniture,
$80; Piano, $30; Sewing Machine, $5; Watch,
$15; Jewelry, $10; Horse, $5; Harness, $10;
Wagon, $20; Money, $20
Merchandise, $2,150; Fixtures, $150; Money,
$119
Furniture, $2,200; Piano, $300; Sewing Machine,
$20; Watch, $25; Harness, $75; Vehicles, $400;
Hay, $750; Billiard Table, $350; Diamonds,
$26,245; Solvent Credits, $16,970; Money, $2,420;
Bonds, $22,125; Library, $3,000; Paintings,!
$1,500 |
Furniture, $500; Piano, $200; Sewing Machine,;
$50; Watches, $100; Jewelry and Plate, $100; |
Library, $50 \
Furniture, $900; Musical Instruments, $50;
Sewing Machine, $10; Watch, $20; Jewelry,
$50; Painting, $200; Billiard Table, $50; Bi-
cycle, $20
Furniture, $1,000; Musical Instruments, $150;
WTatch, $50; Jewelry, $400; Statuary, $200....
Merchandise, $34,000; Fixtures, $500; Solvent
Credits, $3,500; Money, $300
Merchandise, $850; Fixtures, $150; Furniture.!
$275; Piano, $30 '
Merchandise, $300; Furniture, $75; Pianos, $275;
Money, $1,220; Machinery, $300
Merchandise, $1,000; Fixtures, $500
Merchandise, $6,000; Fixtures, $100; Solvent
Credits, $1,000 |
Merchandise, $1,000; Money, $100
Merchandise, $2,000; Money, $50
Merchandise, $3,828; Fixtures, $200; Horses,!
$50; Wagons, $50 '
7,100
1,100
4,123
186
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS— CONTINUED.
NAME.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
AMOUNT.
Doane, Willard C
Doble and Company, Abner
Dodge, H. L.
Dodge, Sweeney and Company.
Dodge, W
Doe, Bartlett
Doe, B. and C. F
Doe, B. and J. S
Dee, Charles F
Doe, Charles F
Doe, T. P
Dodd, Mary L
Dolbeer, John
Dolbeer, John
Dolliver and Brothers
Dominica, Sister Mary
Martin, Eleanor et al., Execu-
tors Estate of Annie Donahue,
deceased
Donahue, Peter J
Donahue, Peter J
Donahoe, Mrs. Christine P
Donohoe Kelly Banking Com-
pany
Donohoe Kelly Banking Com-
pany
Donohoe, Mary, Mrs
Furniture, $400; Sewing Machine, $10;
Watches, $60; Money, $800; Library, $30....
Merchandise, $19,988; Furniture, $250; Solvent
Credits, $18,002; Money, $90; Machinery,
$5,000; Franchise, $150
Furniture, $1,500; Piano, $100; Sewing Ma-
chine, $25; Watches, $100; Jewelry, $500; Fire-
arms, $5; Horses, $200; Harness, $200; Ve-
hicles, $3CO; Library, $500
Merchandise, $31,433; Furniture and Safe,
$500; Horses and Buggy, $100; Solvent
Credits, $16,200; Money, $1,500
Merchandise, $300; Fixtures, $200; Horses, $50;
Wagons, $200; Money, $200; Library, $100....
Furniture, $500; Watch, $50; Solvent Credits,
$16,000; Bonds, $4,500
Furniture St. Nicholas Hotel
Merchandise, $12,000; Fixtures, $300; Solvent
Credits, ?18,000; Money, $2,450
Lumber, $16,000; Furniture, $150; Buggy, $40;
Solvent Credits, $4,600; Money, $2,815
Furniture
Furniture
Furniture, $1,OCO; Piano, $250; Jewelry, $250;
Money, $1,000; Library, $500
Furniture, $750; Piano, $150; Sewing Machine,
$15; Watch, $50; Jewelry, $150; Solvent
Credits, $38,906; Money, $218; Library, $100....
Furniture, $2:0; Solvent Credits, $13,148;
Money, $44,090
Merchandise, $13,000; Fixtures, $300; Solvent
Credits, $4,500; Money, $1,090; Consigned
Goods, $2,500
Furniture, ?900; Sewing Machine, $20; Horses,
$40; Harness, $30; Vehicle, $80; Cows, $80;
Machinery, $200
Money, $4,381; Solvent Credits, $3,806; Furni-
ture, $4,650; Silverware, $400; Jewelry, $2,500.
Furniture, $2000; Piano, $500; Solvent Credits,
$10,000; Money, $2,000; Paintings, $500
Furniture, $18,500; Piano, $100; Plate, $500; Ma-
chinery, $1,000; Electric Light Plant, $5,000.
Furniture, $2,500; Piano, $300; Watches, $100;
Jewelry, $500; Library, $500; Paintings and
Statuary, $1,500
Furniture, $4, COO; Money, $14S,919
Tranchlsa
Furniture
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
187
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS— CONTINUED.
NAME.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
Donovan, Daniel
Donnelly, J. J....
Dcolittle, J. H. and J. R.
Doolittle, J. E
Doolin, M. J
Dore, E
Dore, Ellen, Mrs.
Dore, Ellen and Charlotte, Ad-
ministratrices Estate of Mau-
rice Dore, deceased
Dorey, N. A
Doscher, Henry
Dougherty and Murphy
Douglass Company, The J....
Dow Steam Pump "Works
Dowling, T. H. Company
Downing, O. P. and Company.
Doyle, Henry.
Doyle, Henry.
Drexler, L. P.
Drees, Elmer
Drinkhouse, J. A
Drinkhouse, J. A. and Company.
Droge, John C., Guardian of F.
F. Seiden, insane
Drown, A. N
Furniture, $400; Jewelry, $400; Money, $400;
Bonds, $600
Merchandise, $300; Furniture, $300; Piano, $150;
Horse, $75; Harness, $15; Wagon, $100; Li-
quors, $1,350; Cooperage, $200; Liquors in
Warehouse, $220
Merchandise, $1,572; Fixtures, $200; Furniture,
$1,100; Musical Instruments, $350; Sewing
Machine, $15; Watches, $25; Jewelry and
Plate, $50; Solvent Credits, $2,194; Money,
$3,903
; Jewelry and Plate, $500; Money, $500
Merchandise, $1,000; Fixtures, $10; Watch, $5.
Furniture, $350; Piano, $50; Sewing Machine,
$10; Horses, $490; Harness, $85; Vehicles,
$450; Hay, $20; Grain, $30
Furniture, $750; Piano, $150; Sewing Machine,
$10; Watches, $50; Money, $50
Solvent Credits
Merchandise, $1,400; Fixtures, $200; Money, $200
Merchandise, $375; Fixtures, $400; Piano, $100:
Watch, $10; Horses, $60; Harness, $15; Wag-
ons, $100
Horses, $500; Wagons, $500
Merchandise, $900; Fixtures, $25; Solvent
Credits, $1,500; Money, $30; Consigned Goods,
$150
Fixtures, $100; Solvent Credits, $1,100; Money,
$1,000; Machinery, $6,000
Merchandise, $875; Solvent Credits, $1,075;
Money, $340
Merchandise, $3,670; Fixtures, $200; Money,
$930
Furniture, $1,000; Musical Instruments, $200..!
Merchandise, $26,000; Fixtures, $500; Solvent!
Credits, $6,200; Money, $1,650; Consigned
Goods, $2,700
Furniture, $1,600; Musical Instruments, $250:
Sewing Machine, $50; Watch, $50; Jewelry.
$250; Library, ?KO; Hops, $2,cOO
Merchandise, $700; Fixtures, $20; Furniture,
$100; Watch, $15; Wagon, $15; Money, $900..
Furniture, H.OCO; Piano, $175; Watch, $20; Bil-
liard Table, $50; Jewelry, $360
Merchandise, $19,300; Fixtures, $100; Wagons.
$100; Solvent Credits, $10,900; Money, $300;
Typewriter, $10
AMOUNT.
Solvent Credits and Railroad Bonds
Fixtures, $150; Furniture, $1,500; Piano, $100:
Sewing Machine, $35; Watch, $50; Jewelry,
$50; Library, $600
188
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS -CONTINUED.
NAME.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
AMOUNT.
Drown, A. N., Executor of the
Estate of C. S. Eaton, de-
ceased
Dryer, Charles.
Du Bols, James
Dugan Brothers
Duley, Frank P.,
Dunbar, L. L..
Dunlap, H. H., Mrs
Dunlap, H. H
Dunne, James P. and Company.
Dunn and Company, R. G
Dunne, P
Dunne, P. F
Du Pont de Nemours and Com-
pany
Dutard, H.
Dutton, S. E
Du Val and Carre 1
Dow, George E . .
Doxey, William
Duncan, Hilarion
Duggan, James B
Dunham, Carrigan and Hayden
Company
Merchandise, $2,961; Fixtures, $100; Solvent
Credits, $4,031; Money, $3,110
Furniture, $25; Horses, $350; Harness, $100
Wagons, $800; Money, $50
Merchandise
Merchandise, $1,300; Fixtures, $20; Furniture,
$50; Money, $30
Furniture, $70; Piano, $50; Sewing Machine, $5;
Watch, $5; Horses, $120; Harness, $30; Wag-
ons, $250; Money, $400; Cow, $20; Coal, $90;
Wood, $15
Fixtures, $250; Furniture, $500; Piano, $100;
Money, $700
Furniture
Furniture
Fixtures, $300; Furniture, $300; Liquors, $600;
Cash Registers, $50
Furniture, $500; Money, $480; Type, $100
Eight Horses
Watch, $20; Money, $500; Library, $500
Furniture, $150; Horses, $50; Harness, $10;
Wagons, $125; Solvent Credits, $1,871; Money,
$1,807
Merchandise, $35,000; Fixtures, $200; Watches,
ifCO; Horses, $100; Harness, $50; Wagons, $100;
Consigned Goods, $15,000
Dandon, P. F..
Dunphy, Annie T.
Merchandise. $COO; Money, $1,878
Furniture, $50; Solvent Credits, $200; Money.
$420; Consigned Goods, $2,000; Typewriter,
$25
Furniture, Jewelry and Plate, $900; Piano,
$100; Library, $100
Merchandise, $3,500; Fixtures, $150; Furniture,
$450; Piano, $r,0; Money, $150
Furniture, Piano and Jewelry
Merchandise, $3,250; Fixtures, $300; Furniture,
$150; Piano, $50
Merchandise, $200,000; Fixtures, $1,000; Solvent
Credits, $100,000; Money, $500; Franchise,
$150
Merchandise, $1,200; Fixtures, $60; Horse, $25;
Wagon, $25; Solvent Credits, $750; Money,
$1,800; Machinery, $2,000
] Furniture, $950; Piano, $75; Sewing Machine,
$10; Watch, $25; Jewelry, $375; Horse, $50;
Harness, $10; Vehicle, $40; Painting, $300....
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
189
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS— CONTINUED.
NAME.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
AMOUNT.
Dunphy, Jennie C. et al., Exec-
utrix of Estate of William
Fixtures, $100; Furniture, $1,600; Piano, $100-
Watch, $100; Jewelry, $150; Harness, $40;
Vehicle, $500
$2 590
Dunsmuirs, R. Sons Company..
Merchandise, $36,700; Fixtures, $300; Horses,
$1,080; Harness, $100; Wagons, $900; Solvent
Credits, $92,638; Money, $5,835; Electric Plant,
$4, COO; Coal Bunkers, $15,700; Franchise, $150.
Furniture, $1,300; Piano, $75
157,403
1 375
Button W J
Furniture, $750; Piano, $150; Sewing Machine,
$10; Watch, $75; Jewelry, $150
1 133
Fixtures, $20; Machinery, $1,000
1 020
Eagleson, Hawkins, and Com-
Merchandise, $6,600; Fixtures, $270; Sewing
Machines $450- Money $120
7 440
Eagleson and Company
Merchandise, $5,520; Fixtures, $650; Money,
$H5
6 315
Eagleson and Company
Eagleson and Company
Earl, D. W
Merchandise, $3,500; Fixtures, $200; Money, $40
Merchandise, $3,250; Fixtures, $300; Money, $60
Furniture, $1,500; Piano, $100; Watch, $200;
3,740
3,610
Jewelry, $200; Horses, $100; Harness, $50;
Wagons, $150 ; Money, $200
2 500
Eastman Company, The
Eastman Prank
Merchandise, $1,800; Fixtures, $50; Horse, $25;
Harness, $25; Wagons, $25; Furniture, $100;
Piano, $40; Sewing Machine, $10; Watch, $10.
Merchandise, $250; Fixtures, $250; Solvent
2,085
Eastman and Thomas
Credits, $1,150; Money, $395; Machinery, $1,750
Merchandise, $100; Fixtures, $1,200; Money,
3,795
$200' Presses $500
2 000
Easton, Eldridge, and Company.
Fixtures, $500; Horses, $75; Harness, $30; Ve-
hicle, $150; Money, $1100
1 855
Furniture, $600; Piano, $200; Jewelry and
Plate $200
1 000
Easton, Wendell
Furniture, $500; Piano, $50; Sewing Machine,
Ebbets, Arthur M....
$25; Watch, $20; Jewelry, $200; Wagons, $150;
Library, $50; Paintings, $450; Money, $900....
Merchandise, $350; Fixtures, $20; Furniture,
2,345
Eberhard Company, The Geo. F.
$250; Piano, $30; Watch, $30; Horses, $120;
Harness, $50; Wagons, $150; Money, $1,280....
Fixtures, $500; Money, $131; Consigned Goods,
$4,000
2,280
4,631
Eby Jno D
Merchandise $5 450* Fixtures $100' Solvent
Credits $450- Money $200
6,200
Eckart, W. R
Fixtures $50' Furniture $900- Piano $120'
Eckel Eliza
Jewelry, $200; Library, $300; Paintings, $300..
1,870
$5; Jewelry, $10; Horse, $30; Harness, $10:
Vehicle $30' Library $400
1,010
Eckert, F
Money
1,000
Edwards, J. H
Jewelry $300
1,000
190
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS— CONTINUED.
NAME.
Edwar ds, Jas. W
Egan, Bridget, Executrix Estate
John Egan, decease!
Ehn, Charles
Ehn, Charles...
Ehrenpf ort, Wm . .
Ehrman and Company, M
Einstein, Jacob and Company...
Eisen, Mary and Annie Vigrner,
Executors of Estate Francis
T. Eisen, deceased
Eisenberg, A
Elder, John
Eldridge, Oliver
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
Electric Laundry Company
Electric Engineering Company.
Elkus, Louis
Ellinwood, Chas. M
Elliot, F. P
Ellis, H. C. and Company.
Elwood I. L. Manufacturing
Company
Emanuel, A
Emanuel, L. and E
Merchandise, $2,500; Fixtures, $500; Furniture,
$300; Musical Instruments, $100; Watch, $20;
Money, $10; Library, $50
Merchandise, $1,800; Furniture, $200; Solvent
Credits, $500; Money, $500
Solvent Credits
Furniture, $20; Musical Instruments, $75;
Watches, $60; Solvent Credits, $400; Money,
$500
Merchandise, $2,500; Fixtures, $50; Furniture,
$300; Piano, $50; Sewing Machine, $40; Watch,
$15; Firearms, $10; Horses, $40; Wagons, $35;
Wine, $10
Merchandise, $28,000; Fixtures, $100; Solvent
Credets, $6,600; Money, $115
Grain, $750; Machinery, $780
Fixtures, $50; Horse, $40; Harness, $10; Ve-
hicles, $25; Solvent Credits, $2,560; Money,
$85; Wine, $4,153; Liquors, $1,956; Machin-
ery, $450
Merchandise, $300; Furniture, $300; Jewelry,
$7,000
Merchandise, $2, 500 ; Furniture, $200
Furniture, $2,000; Piano, $75; Sewing Machine.
$2-3; Watches, $200; Jewelry, $500; Horses,
$100; Harness, $100; Vehicles, $300; Money,
$500; Paintings, $200
Fixtures, $50; Wagons, $500; Machinery,
$1,700
Merchandise, $1,200; Fixtures, $175; Furniture.
$50; Solvent Credits, $250; Money, ?268; Ma-
chinery, $4,200
Furniture, Diamonds, Jewelry, Plate, Point-
ings, $1,450; Piano, $100; Sewing M-tchine,
$10; Watches, $50; Bicycle, $15; Wagons, $75..
Fixtures, $100; Furniture, $6CO; Piano, $50; Sew-
ing Machine, $25; Watch, $40; Horse, $150;
Harness, $100; Wagon, $150; Library, $100;
Cow, $25
Horses, $600; Harness, $50; Wagons', $750
Furniture, $30; Horses, $400; Harness, $20;
Wagons, $100; Solvent Credits, $500; Money,
?82; Hay, $800; Grain, $60
Merchandise, $4,422; Fixtures, $50; Money,
$1,100
Furniture, $800; Jewelry, $200; Statuary, $200..
Merchandise, $4, COO; Horses, $100; Harness, $20;
Wagons, $150
AMOUNT.
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
191
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS— CONTINUED.
NAME.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
AMOUNT.
Emeric, H. F.
"Emerson Drug Company
Emhoff, Katherine, Executor
Estate of Frank Emhoff, de-
ceased
Emmons, Geo. W
Empire Malt House
Emporium Furniture Company..
Emporium Toy Company
Emporium Wine and Liquor De-
partment
Employers' Liability Assurance
Corporation
Emporium Commercial Com-
pany
Englander Bros
Engle and Son
Eng'.ish, Jno. F
English, Lizzie M., Executor
Estate Sarah A. English, de-
ceased
Ensign and McGuffie
Enterprise Brewing Company.
Enterprise Foundry
Eppenger, Jacob —
Eppingt-r, Herman.
Equitable Life Assurance Soci-
ety
Equitable Life Assurance Soci-
ety
Erelith and MacLymont
Erken, Chas
Furniture, $1,600; Piano, $50; Watch, $30; Jew-
elry, $25; Firearms, $10; Money, $1,100;
Paintings and Statuary, $200; Billiard Table,
$50
Merchandise, $1,000; Printing Presses, $50
Milk Cans, $10; Horses, $100; Harness, $25; Ve-
hicles, $100; Cows, $1,600...
Fixtures, $25; Horses, $900; Harness, $55; Wag-
ons, $450 '
Merchandise, $3,500; Machinery, $800; Money,
$1,200
Merchandise, $6,740; Fixtures, $50; Money,
$631; Consigned Goods, $10,000
Merchandise . .
Consigned Good?
Franchise
Merchandise, $75,000; Money, $780
Horses, $600; Harness, $100; Wagons, $700
Horses, $100; Harness, $10; Wagons, $100; Lum
ber, $500; Machinery, $300
Merchandise, $1,110; Fixtures, $200; Furniture
$300; Musical Instrument, $200; Watch, $25
Paintings and Statuary, $200; Horses, $190
Harness, $30; Wagons, $150
Personal Effects and Jewelry.
Merchandise, $1,000; Solvent Credits, $789; j
Money, $132
Merchandise, $4,000; Horses, $1,100; Harness, I
$150; Wagon, $600; Solvent Credits, $4,100;'
Grain, $800; Machinery, $3,750; Franchise,'
$500
Merchandise, $1,000; Money, $1,000; Machinery, I
$500
Furniture, $1,850; Piano, $75; Sewing Machine,
$20; Watch, $40
Furniture, $700; Piano, $75; Sewing Machine,
$20; Watch, $40; Jewelry, $100; Paintings,
$100
Merchandise, $500; Furniture, $600; Typewriter,
$25
Franchise
Fixtures, $100; Machinery, $900
Furniture, $15; Watch, $5; Horses, $350; Har-
ness, $100; Wagons, $700; Hay, $20; Oats, $10.
194
PERSONAL PROPSRTY ASSESSMENT.
NAMES AND A SSESSMENTS-CoNTiNUKD.
NAME.
Fidelity Mutual Life Associa-
tion
Field and Stone Company, The..
Field and McNaughton
Field, T. J
Fife, Ellen A
Figer, Joseph.
Filmer-Rollins Electrotype Com-
pany
Fink and Schindler.
Finke's, A., Widow.
Finking, Robert
Finlayson, J
Finn, John, Metal Incorporation
Fireman's Fund Insurance Com-
pany
Fire Underwriters' Patrol
First National Bank of San
Francisco
Fischer, Johannah, Executrix
Estate of Hermann Fischer,
deceased
Fish, A. L
Fischer, Chas., and Company...
Fishbeck and Glootz.
Fisher, E. A
Fisher, Geo. A
Fisher, Oscar
Fisher Packing Company.,
Fisher, Philip I
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
Franchise
Merchandise, $300; Solvent Credits, $500;
Money, $280; Consigned Goods, $3,075
Merchandise
Barley
Furniture, $2,000; Piano, $100; Sewing Machine,
$15; Watch, $50; Jewelry, $150; Horses, $250;
Harness, $100; Wagon, $500; Bicycle, $80;
Paintings, $300
Merchandise, $850; Fixtures, $100; Jewelry, $20;
Money, $30
Merchandise, $4,500; Money, $409
Merchandise, $615; Fixtures, $50; Lumber, $1,-
735; Machinery, $850
Merchandise, $1,275; Fixtures, $25; Furniture,
$25; Machinery, $175
Merchandise, $1,500; Fixtures, $50; Furniture,
$600; Piano, $60; Sewing Machine, $20;
Watch, $75; Jewelry and Plate, $150; Gun, $25.
Brandy
Merchandise, $1,100; Fixtures, $50; Solvent
Credits, $1,801; Money, $334
Furniture, $1,000; Horses, $200; Harness, $100;
Wagons, $300; Money, $19,610; Franchise,
$1,000
Fixtures, $600; Horses, $30; Harness, $50; Wag-
ons, $400; Machinery, $750
Fixtures and Furniture.
Promissory Notes, $1,500; Watch, $25
Merchandise, $6,335; Fixtures, $75; Money, $6..
Merchandise, $600; Fixtures, $50; Sewing Ma-
chine, $40; Solvent Credits, $350; Money,
$250; Consigned Goods, $175
Merchandise, $4,500; Fixtures, $45; Horses, $200;
Harness, $40; Wagons, $150; Money, $845;
Machinery, $1,100
Fixtures, $1,000; Furniture, $100; Money, $200;
Liquors, $500 i
Fixtures, $200; Money, $37; Consigned Goods,
$1, 763
Merchandise, $1,500; Fixtures, $100; Furniture,
$150; Money, $30
Merchandise, $2,500; Furniture, $50; Horses,
$350; Money, $350; Wine, $50; Machinery, $200.
Furniture, $700; Piano, $100; Sewing Machine,
$15; Jewelry, $100; Library, $100; Watches,
$75
AMOUNT.
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
195
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS— CONTINUED.
NAME.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
AMOUNT.
Fisher and Company.
Fisk, Asa
Fitch, Geo. K..
Fitschen, J. C.
Fjord, L
Flanigan, P....
Fleisher, W —
Fleishaker, A..
Flinn, John W.
Flint Carriage Advertising Com-
pany
Flood, C. J.
Flood, J. Li
Flood, Mrs. M. R...
Flournoy, John.
Flynn, H
Fodera, Anton.
Fogel, George.
Fogel, J. and Company ,
Folger, Mrs. Eunice H
Folger, J. A. and Company.
Folkers, J. H. A...
Follis, Richard H.
Follis, R. H
Fontana and Company.
Merchandise, $4,500; Fixtures, $500; Furniture,
$750; Piano, $100; Money, $287
Fixtures, $100; Furniture, $750; Piano, $400;
Watches, $250; Sewing Machine, $15; Jew-
elry, $250; Horse, $50; Harness, $10; Vehicle,
$150; Solvent Credits, $9,653; Money, $24,824;
Chattel Mortgage, $1,200; Library, $100;
Typewriter, $50
Furniture, $2,500; Watch, $50; Jewelry, $500;
Money, $1,000
Merchandise, $90; Fixtures, $100; Furniture,
$475; Sewing Machine, $25
Merchandise, $3,400; Fixtures, $100; Horse, $25;
Harness, $25; Wagon, $50
Dry Goods, $1,000; Fixtures, $25; Furniture,
$50; Sewing Machine, $5
Merchandise, $7,200; Furniture, $400; Piano,
$100; Solvent Credits, $6,350; Money, $264
Merchandise, $3,400; Furniture, $400; Piano,
$25; Watch, $20; Horse, $20; Harness, $7;
Buggy, $40; Money, $475; Machinery, $375
Merchandise, $1,000; Furniture. $250; Jewelry,
$20
Merchandise, $3,000; Fixtures, $50; Solvent
Credits, $900; Money, $25
Furniture, $42,000; Piano, $300; Horses, $200;
Vehicles, $300; Library, $1,000
Fixtures, $5CO; Furniture, $500
Furniture, $2,000; Watch, $100; Jewelry, $500;
Horses, $200; Vehicles, $300
Furniture, $1,200; Piano, $200; Sewing Machine,
$25; Watch, $75; Jewelry, $100; Money. $1,639;
Library, $800; Typewriter, $25
Horses, $300; Harness, $100; Wagons, $800
Merchandise, $750; Furniture, $250; Musical
Instruments, $100; Horses, $100; Wagon, $200.
Merchandise, $1,000; Fixtures, $20; Furniture,
$200; Piano, $50
Merchandise, $1,700; Fixtures, $300
Furniture, $1,200; Piano, $50; Sewing Machine,
$10; Watch, $25; Jewelry, $100
Merchandise, $26,800; Fixtures, $900; Solvent
Credits, $1,598; Money, $2,250; Machinery,
$4,450; Consigned Goods, $3,000
Merchandise, $18,000; Fixtures, $500; Money,
$6,500
Furniture, $1,000; Piano, $200; Watch, $200;
Jewelry, $400
Fixtures, $75; Money, $1,100 •
Merchandise, $20,100; Furniture, $50; Solvent j
Credits, $3,200; Money, $600; Steamer, $25;'
Machinery, $800 1
24,775
196
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS— CONTINUED.
NAME.
Foote, Mrs. E. V.
Forbes Bros...
Forbes, Mary A
Ford, C. W. R. and Company.
Forderer, Jos. F
Forman, R. B
Forst, Ernest H.
Fortmann, Henry F.
Forzani, P..
Foss, Oscar
Foster, S. and Company.
Fox, Annie A.
Fox, C. W
Fox and Gray
Foxhall Stable Company
Foy, H. and Company ,
Francis, Valentine, and Com-
pany
Frank Bros
Frank, Florence P
Frank, H. W.
Frank, S. H. and Company....
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
Furniture, $1,000; Piano, $100; Sewing Machine,
$20; Painting, $300
Merchandise, $2,320; Furniture, $250; Watches,
$35; Solvent Credits, $1,643; Money, $5; Hops,
$151; Wine, $80
Furniture, $500; Piano, $200; Sewing Machine,
$40; Watch, $30; Jewelry, $250; Money, $480..
Merchandise, $9,000; Fixtures, $100; Watches,
$10; Solvent Credits, $2,850; Money, $160
Merchandise, $3,800; Horses, $30; Wagons, $30;
Machinery, $300
Furniture, $1,500; Musical Instruments, $100;
Watches, $100; Jewelry, $1,500; Library, $50;
Statuary, $500; Billiard Table, $100
Merchandise, $500; Fixtures, $50; Furniture,
$150; Sewing Machine, $10; Horses, $25; Har-
ness, $15; Wagon, $50; Consigned Goods,
$250; Machinery, $100
Furniture, $1,000; Piano, $150; Sewing Machine,
$20; Watch, $20; Jewelry, $45; Firearms, $25;
Horses, $100; Harness, $20; Wagon, $100;
Statuary, $3^0
Merchandise, $900; Fixtures, $100; Money, $350.
Fixtures, $50; Furniture, $55; Watch, $15; Fire-
arms, $10; Money, $12,848
Merchandise, $8,700; Fixtures, $150; Horses,
$50; Harness, $10; Wagon, $70; Solvent
Credits, $1,500; Money, $250
Furniture, $200; Brandies, 50 Barrels, Bode
and Haslett, $1,020
Fixtures, $100; Furniture, $200; Watches, $150;
Jewelry, $300; Solvent Credits, $51,180;
Money, 1,890; Library, $150; Property of
Wife, $3,100; Musical Instruments, $100
Furniture, $100; Library, $900
Fixtures, $50; Horses, $300; Harness, $170;
Wagons, $1,000
Fixtures, $50; Horses, $300; Harness, ^00;
Wagons, $700; Money, $840
Merchandise, $2,000; "Solvent Credits, $515;
Presses, $8,000
Merchandise, $1,400; Fixtures, $50; Money, $50..
Furniture, $3,000; Musical Instrument, $100;
Sewing Machine, $30; Watch/ $50; Jewelry,
$800; Money, $954; Paintings and Statuary,
$500
Merchandise, $1,200; Fixtures, $50; Furniture,
$125; Piano, $25; Sewing Machine, $5; Horse,
$20; Harness, $5; Wagon, $15; Money, $200
Bicycle, $10
Merchandise, $12,200; Fixtures, $125; Wagon
$15 ; Money, $270 ; Machinery, $260
AMOUNT.
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
197
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS— CONTINUED.
NAME.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
AMOUNT.
Frankfort Marine, Accident and
Plate Glass Insurance Com-
pany
Franklin Fire Insurance Com-
pany of Philadelphia
Franklin, Joseph
Franklin, M. and Bro
Franklin, M. J
Franklin, Pauline
Frapolli, B. and Company
Fraser, John P
Frazier, J. L
Frederichs, John H
Frederick, Mary-
Fredericks, Jos..
Fredericksburg Bottling Com-
pany
Freeborn, Eleanor S
Freeman, A. C
Freese, A. C., Public Adminis-
trator, J. P. Thomas, alias,
deceased
Freese, Cathe M
Freitas, M
French Hospital
French, J. D
Franchise .
Franchise
Furniture, $800; Piano, $115; Sewing Machine,
$10; Watch, $50; Jewelry, $100; Paintings and
Statuary, $200
Merchandise, $12,000; Fixtures, $150; Solvent
Credits, $5,000
Merchandise, $1,550; Fixtures, $125; Jewelry,
$450; Sewing Machine, $10; Solvent Credits,
$850; Money, $250
Furniture, $2,300; Piano, $200; Sewing Ma-
chine, $20; Watch, $50; Jewelry, $300; Paint-
ings, $200
Fixtures, $150; Horses, $60; Harness, $20;
Wagon, $70; Solvent Credits, $1,566; Money,
$183; Wine, $4,500; Liquors, $645; Brandy,
$525; Cooperage, $600
Merchandise, $250; Fixtures, $125; Furniture,
$400; Watch, $10; Horse, $30; Harness, $10;
Wagon, $40; Money, $225
Furniture, $800; Musical Instruments, $75,
Sewing Machine, $10; Watches, $125; Jew-
elry, $500; Money, $500
Merchandise, $750; Fixtures, $25; Furniture,
$125; Organ, $20; Sewing Machine, $10;
Watch, $35; Lumber, $300; Machinery, $1,000..
Furniture, $900; Piano, $80; Sewing Machine,
$20; Watch, $25
Merchandise, $31,500; Fixtures, $500; Furniture,
$1,500; Piano, $100; Sewing Machine, $20;
Watches, $50; Jewelry, $200; Vehicles, $300;
Solvent Credits, $8,050; Money, $1,200; Paint-
ings and Statuary, $500
Merchandise, $500; Fixtures, $60; Horses, $700;
Harness, $100; Wagons, $700; Machinery,
$200; Money, $200; Franchise, $150
Furniture, $5,200; Money, $2,202
Furniture, $1,350; Watch, $50
Merchandise, $9,350; Fixtures, $150; Solvent
Credits, $2,640; Money, $324
Furniture, $1,000; Jewelry, $500; Horse, $100;
• Wagon, $100
Fixtures, $75; Watch, $50; Jewelry, $100; Sol-
vent Credits, $3,800; Money, $3,800; Consigned
Goods, $240
Furniture, $1,300; Money, $25; Library, $100;
Machinery, $250
Fixtures, $50; Consigned Goods, $1,010
138
PEKSONAL PROPEETY ASSESSMENT.
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS— CONTINUED.
NAME.
DESCRIPTION OP PROPERTY.
AMOUNT.
Frerichs, M
Freud, M. and Son.
Freygang-Leary Company —
Friedlander, E
Friedlander, S. J
Friedman, J
Friedman, M. and Company.
Friedman, M. and Company . .
Friedman, Paul
Friedman and Rogers
Friend, Mrs. A. C
Fries, Wm
Friesleben, Mrs. D
Fritch, Geo
Fritsch, Alice O., Administra-
trix Estate Louis Schmidt...
Fritz, Eugene N
Froelich, Christian
Fry, R. D
Fry, Mrs. Sarah.
Fulda Bros «
Fuller, Margaret H
Fuller, Geo. H. Desk Company.
Merchandise, $1,000; Fixtures, $50; Money, $50..
Merchandise, $7,500; Fixtures, $300; Sewing
Machine, $100; Horses, $40; Harness, $20;
Wagon, $40; Solvent Credits, $225; Money,
$250; Consigned Goods, $2,500
Merchandise, $100; Fixtures, $100; Money, $75;
Machinery, $1,000; Type, $200
Merchandise, $800; Fixtures, $50; Furniture,
$175; Musical Instruments, $50; Sewing Ma-
chines, $123
Merchandise, $11,000; Fixtures, $150; Solvent
Credits, $2,601; Money, $1,192
Furniture, $1,000; Watch, $100; Money, $500
Furniture
Merchandise, $13,840; Fixtures, $300; Horse,
$50; Wagon, $50; Solvent Credits, $500;
Money, $260
Merchandise, $1,900; Fixtures, $200; Furniture,
$350; Piano, ?25; Solvent Credits, $500
Merchandise, $8,000; Solvent Credits, $1,000;
Money, $1,000
Furniture
Furniture, $750; Piano, $100; Sewing Ma-
chine, $25; Watch, $50; Jewelry, $100
Furniture, Jewelry, and Plate, $1,500; Piano,
$45; Sewing Machine, $5
Merchandise, $3,660; Furniture, $650; Piano,
$100; Watches, $150; Jewelry, $150; Horses,
$400; Wagons, $200; Solvent Credits, $8,985;
Money, $2,421; Cow, $25; Paintings and Stat-
uary, $300
Musical Instruments, $200; Money, $6,907;
Music, $10
Furniture, $875; Musical Instrument, $75;
Watch, $10; Jewelry, $25; Bicycle, $1'
Fixtures, $100; Watch, $50; Pipe, $10,000
Furniture, $2,000; Piano, $200; Sewing Ma-
chine, $25; Watch, $50; Library, $50; Paint-
ings, $30
Furniture, $6,000; Piano, $600; Sewing Ma-
chine, $20: Watch, $50; Jewelry, $3,000
Horses, $200; Harness, $150; Vehicles, $1,000
Library, $60
Fixtures, $500; Wagon, $60; Machinery, $1,500.,
Furniture, $3,000; Musical Instruments, $200
Jewelry, $200; Horses, $50; Wagons, $60
Paintings, $500
Merchandise, $7,800; Horses, $75; Harness, $10
Wagon, $75; Solvent Credits, $166
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
199
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS -CONTINUED.
NAME.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
AMOUNT.
Fulltr, W. P. and Company
Fulton, Miss A. M
Fulton Engineering and Ship-
building Works
Furrer, Bros.
Gaddini and Ciona ,
Gaden, Geo. T., and Mrs. W. E.
Hale, Administrators Estate of
Sarah B. Cooper, deceased
Gage, W. S
Gailhard, Chas
Galli, A., Fruit Company
Gallagher, D.
Gallagher, John P..
Gallagher, Walter.,
Gallatin, Albert
Gallegos, F
Galloway Lithographing Com-
pany
Galpin, P. G.
Galpin and Zeigler.
Garber, E. R
Garcia, Jose A
Garcia and Maggini..
Gardiner Mill Company
Gamier, E., and Company ,
Garniss, Jas. R ,
Merchandise, $137,190; Fixtures, $1,000; Horses,
$2,000; Harness, $250; Wagons, $1,000; Sol-
vent Credits, $44,477; Money, $11,831; Ma-
chinery, $5,000
Furniture
Merchandise, $9,000; Fixtures, $2,000; Horses,
$60; Harness, $50; Wagon, $60; Solvent Cred-
its, $11,000; Money, $1,100; Machinery, $22,-
000; Franchise, $150
Horses, $300; Mules, $40; Wagons, $150; Cows,
$1,840; Poultry, $30; Grain, $30; Other Prop-
erty, $25
Wines, $900; Liquors, $100
Furniture, $1,500; Library, $2,500
Furniture, $1,550; Piano, $75; Sewing Machine,
$20; Watch, $75
Furniture
Merchandise, $400; Fixtures, $50; Solvent Cred-
its, $400; Money, $100; Consigned Goods, $100..
Furniture, $100; Sewing Machine, $25; Horses,
$800; Harness, $100; Wagon, $800
Furniture, $2,900; Piano, $100
Fixtures, $100; Furniture, $300; Musical In-
struments, $300; Sewing Machine, $15; Watch,
525; Jewelry, $200; Firearms, $20; Horse, $75;
Harness, $30; Wagon, $40; Library, $100;
Typewriter, $40
Furniture, $2,500; Piano, $100; Sewing Ma-
chine, $25; Watches, $100; Jewelry, $500; Har-
ness, $100; Wagons, $250; Library, $500;
Paintings, $500
Furniture, ?800; Jewelry, $200
Fixtures, $30; Solvent Credits, $200; Presses
and Stones, $1,900
Furniture, $1,000; Musical Instrument, $100;
Jewelry, $250; Paintings, $200
Fixtures, $100; Money, $100; Library, $1,000
Furniture, $50; Watch, $5; Firearms, $20;
Money, $1,200; Library, $100
Merchandise, $2,500: Fixtures, $200; Money,
$3CO
Merchandise, $300; Fixtures, $40; Horse, $75;
Harness, $20; Wagons, $150; Solvent Credits,
$350; Money, §200; Consigned Goods, $50
Fixtures, $100; Solvent Credits, $1,593; Money,
$3,830
Merchandise, $8,907; Solvent Credits, $1,200;
Money, $63
Furniture, $1,350; Watch, $50; Plate, $25;
Money, $130
200
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS— CONTINUED.
NAME.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
AMOUNT.
Garoutte, C. H
Garratt, Anna G
Garratt, W. T., and Company...
Gas Consumers' Association
Gates, Emery P., and Company.
-Gates, Jas. H., and Son...
Furniture, $500; Musical Instrument, $350;
Sewing Machine, $25; Watch, $50; Jewelry,
$100; Property of Wife, $250; Library, $100..
Furniture, Paintings, Statuary, $600; Musical
Instrument, $100; Sewing Machine, $10;
Watch, $25; Jewelry, $225; Library, $275
Merchandise, $60,000; Fixtures, $675; Horse,
$100; Harness, $25; Wagon, $200; Money, $200;
Consigned Goods, $1,000; Machinery, $20,000;
Franchise, $150
Merchandise, $3,600; Fixtures, $300; Money,
$3,200
Merchandise, $1,000; Fixtures, $100; Watch, $50;
Money, $20; Register, $30
Gates, J. R...
Geary, Katie.
Merchandise, $700; Fixtures, $90; Furniture,
$150; Sewing Machine, $5; Watch, $60; Horse,
$50; Wagon, $20
Merchandise, $4,000; Fixtures, $100; Watch,
$20; Solvent Credits, $565; Money, $455
Merchandise, $100; Fixtures, $400; Furniture,
$500
Geary Street, Park, and Ocean
Railroad Company
Fixtures, $130; Furniture, $250; Horse andj
Cart, $50; Harness, $20; Money, $5,650; Coal, |
Geary Street, Park, and Ocean
Railroad Company
Gebhardt, C., and Company
Geier, F. A
Geisel, Eugene E....
General Electric Company.
General Insurance Company of
Triesta
George, E. E., Shoe Company..
Gerberding, A., and Company..
Gerdes, Alex
Gerken, Wm
German - American
Company
Insurance
German - American Insurance
Company ,
$355; Track, $115,050; Toolsand Materials, $500
Franchise
Merchandise, $1,200; Fixtures, $100; Furniture,
$50; Sewing Machine, $20; Money, $75
Horses, $80; Wagon, $60; Lumber, $800; Ma-
chinery, $700
Merchandise, $1,450; Fixtures, $200; Watch,
i?10; Jewelry, $40; Horses, $100; Harness, $30;
Wagons, $120; Cash, $64; Cash Register, $125.
Merchandise, $81,056; Furniture, $1,738; Solvent
Credits, $20,532; Money, $2,066; Machinery,
$1, 685
Franchise . .'
Merchandise, $800; Solvent Credits, $300;
Money, $80
Merchandise, $100; Consigned Goods, $560;
Oats, $1,800 C
Merchandise, $500; Fixtures, $90; Furniture,
$100; Piano, ?50; Sewing Machine, $20; Liq-
uors, $300
Merchandise, $100; Furniture, $2,100
Furniture, ?200; Solvent Credits, $1,323; Money,
$147 ..
Franchise
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
201
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS— CONTINUED.
NAME.
DESCRIPTION OP PROPERTY.
AMOUNT.
German General Benevolent So-
ciety
Furniture, $1,200; Wagon, $100; Solvent Cred-
its, $428; Library, $1CO; Machinery, $250
German Savings and Loan So-
ciety
Germania Life Insurance Com-
pany
Germania Life Insurance Com-
pany
Gerson, Nathan
Furniture, $5,000; Loans on Stocks and Bonds,
$775,000; Money, $503,650; Franchise, $5,000....
Furniture, $350; Money, $1,800; Register, $25...
Gerst, Garrison.
Gerstle, Lewis.,
Getz Brothers and Company.
Getz, Johanna
Getz, Louis
Getz, M., and Company.
Ghirardelli, Domingo
Giant Powder Company.
Gibb, Jas
Gibbons, Geo. A
Gibbons, Jr., Henry
Gibbs, Augusta K
Gibbs, Mrs. C. V. S
Gibbs, Geo. W., and Company.,
Gifford, Wm. M.,
Gilleran, Jas
Gillespie, W. W..
Franchise
Fixtures, $40; Watch, $25; Solvent Credits,
$1,090
Furniture, $1,250; Piano, $75; Sewing Machine,
$25; Watch, $50; Jewelry, $300; Paintings,
$250
Furniture, $3,500; Piano, $150; Sewing Machine,
$50; Watches, $100; Jewelry, $400; Library,
$100; Paintings, $300; Biliard Table, $150
Merchandise, $18,200; Fixtures, $100; Solvent
Credits, $1,500; Money, $300
Furniture, $800; Piano, $50; Sewing Machine,
$10; Jewelry, $200; Paintings and Statuary,
$300
Furniture, $1,110; Musical Instrument, $50;
Jewelry, $110
Merchandise, $845; Fixtures, $120; Horse, $25;
Harness, $10; Wagon, $25; Machinery, $475...
Merchandise, $40,000; Furniture, $500; Horses,
$100; Harness, $100; Wagons, $200; Machin-
ery, $4,000; Money, $1,420
Franchise
Wines and Liquors, $425; Fixtures, $75; Furni-
ture, $400; Piano, $75; Sewing Machine, $10;
Watch, $15; Money, $50
Horses, $200; Harness, $25; Wagons, $200;
Cows, $1,300
Furniture, $400; Musical Instrument, $100;
Sewing Machine, $10; Watch, $50; Jewelry,
$200; Harness, $50; Wagons, $300; Money, $40;
Library, $400
Furniture, $3,500; Piano, $100; Jewelry, $200;!
Harness, $100; Vehicles, $350; Library, $100;
Paintings, $500 I
Furniture, $750; Piano, $100; Sewing Machine,
$20; Watches, $50; Jewelry, $200; Library,
$100; Paintings, $300
Merchandise, $83,000; Fixtures, $200; Horses,
$150; Wagons, $150; Solvent Credits, $41,000;
Money, $1,020
Sheep
Furniture, $1,530; Sewing Machine, $10
Merchandise, $400; Fixtures, $100; Furniture.
$200; Watches, $20; Horses, $25; Harness, $10;
Wagon, $40; Solvent Credits, $400; Money,
$450
200
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS— CONTINUED.
NAME.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
AMOUNT.
Garoutte, C. H
Garratt, Anna G
Garratt, W. T., and Company...
Gas Consumers' Association
Gates, Emery P., and Company.
-Gates, Jas. H., and Son.
Gates, J. R...
Geary, Katie.
Geary Street, Park, and Ocean
Railroad Company
Geary Street, Park, and Ocean
Railroad Company
Gebhardt, C., and Company
Geier, F. A
Geisel, Eugene E
General Electric Company
General Insurance Company of
Triesta
George, E. E., Shoe Company..
Furniture, $500; Musical Instrument, $350;
Sewing Machine, $25; "Watch, $50; Jewelry,
$100; Property of Wife, $250; Library, $100..
Furniture, Paintings, Statuary, $600; Musical
Instrument, $100; Sewing Machine, $10;
Watch, $25; Jewelry, $225; Library, $275
Merchandise, $60,000; Fixtures, $675; Horse,
$100; Harness, $25; Wagon, $200; Money, $200;
Consigned Goods, $1,000; Machinery, $20,000;
Franchise, $150
Merchandise, $3,600; Fixtures, $300; Money,
$3,200
Merchandise, $1,000; Fixtures, $100; Watch, $50;
Money, $20; Register, $30
Merchandise, $700; Fixtures, $90; Furniture,
$150; Sewing Machine, $5; Watch, $60; Horse,
$50; Wagon, $20
Merchandise, $4,000; Fixtures, $100; Watch,
$20; Solvent Credits, $565; Money, $455
Merchandise, $100; Fixtures, $400; Furniture,
$500
Fixtures, $130; Furniture, $250; Horse and
Cart, $50; Harness, $20; Money, $5,650; Coal,
$355; Track, $115,050; Toolsand Materials, $500
Franchise
Merchandise, $1,200; Fixtures, $100; Furniture,
$50; Sewing Machine, $20; Money, $75
Horses, $80; Wagon, $60; Lumber, $800; Ma-
chinery, $700
Merchandise, $1,450; Fixtures, $200; Watch,
$10; Jewelry, $40; Horses, $100; Harness, $30;
Wagons, $120; Cash, $64; Cash Register, $125.
Merchandise, $81,056; Furniture, $1,738; Solvent
Credits, $20,532; Money, $2,066; Machinery,
$1,685
Gerberding, A., and Company..
Gerdes, Alex
Gerken, Wm
German - American
Company
Insurance
German - American Insurance
Company
Franchise
Merchandise, $800; Solvent Credits, $300;
Money, $80
Merchandise, $100; Consigned Goods, $560;
Oats, $1,800
Merchandise, §500; Fixtures, $90; Furniture,
$100; Piano, $50; Sewing Machine, $20; Liq-
uors, $300
Merchandise, $100; Furniture, $2,100
Furniture, «200; Solvent Credits, $1,323; Money,
$147
Franchise
1,670
1,500
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
201
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS— CONTINUED.
NAME.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
AMOUNT.
German General Benevolent So-
ciety
German Savings and Loan So-
ciety
Germania Life Insurance Com-
pany
Germania Life Insurance Com-
pany
Gerson, Nathan
Furniture, $1,200; Wagon, $100; Solvent Cred-
its, $428; Library, $1CO; Machinery, $250
Furniture, $5,000; Loans on Stocks and Bonds,
$775,000; Money, $503,650; Franchise, $5,000....
Furniture, $350; Money, $1,800; Register, $25...
Gerst, Garrison.
Gerstle, Lewis.
Getz Brothers and Company....
Getz, Johanna
Getz, Louis
Getz, M., and Company.
Ghirardelll, Domingo
Giant Powder Company.
Gibb, Jas
Gibbons, Geo. A
Gibbons, Jr. , Henry
Gibbs, Augusta K
Gibbs, Mrs. C. V. S
Gibbs, Geo. W., and Company.
Gifford, Wm. M
Gilleran, Jas
Gillespie, "W. W
Franchise
Fixtures, $40; Watch, $25; Solvent Credits,
$1,090
Furniture, $1,250; Piano, $75; Sewing Machine,
$25; Watch, $50; Jewelry, $300; Paintings,
$250
Furniture, $3,500; Piano, $150; Sewing Machine,
$50; Watches, $100; Jewelry, $400; Library,
$100; Paintings, $300; Biliard Table, $150
Merchandise, $18,200; Fixtures, $100; Solvent
Credits, $1,500; Money, $300
Furniture, $800; Piano, $50; Sewing Machine,
$10; Jewelry, $200; Paintings and Statuary,
Furniture, $1,110; Musical Instrument, $50;
Jewelry, $110
Merchandise, $845; Fixtures, $120; Horse, $25;
Harness, $10; Wagon, $25; Machinery, $475...
Merchandise, $40,000; Furniture, $500; Horses,
$100; Harness, $100; Wagons, $200; Machin-
ery, $4,000; Money, $1,420
Franchise
Wines and Liquors, $425; Fixtures, $75; Furni-
ture, $400; Piano, $75; Sewing Machine, $10;
Watch, $15; Money, $50
Horses, $200; Harness, $25; Wagons, $200;
Cows, $1,300
Furniture, $400; Musical Instrument, flOO;
Sewing Machine, $10; Watch, $50; Jewelry,
$200; Harness, $50; Wagons, $300; Money, $40;
Library, $400
Furniture, $3,500; Piano, $100; Jewelry, $200;
Harness, $100; Vehicles, $350; Library, $100;
Paintings, $500
Furniture, $750; Piano, $100; Sewing Machine,
$20; Watches, $50; Jewelry, $200; Library,
$100; Paintings, $300
Merchandise, $83,000; Fixtures, $200; Horses,
Sl'O; Wagons, $150; Solvent Credits, $41,000;
Money, $1,020
Sheep
Furniture, $1,530; Sewing Machine, $10
Merchandise, $400; Fixtures, $100; Furniture.
$200; Watches, $20; Horses, $25; Harness, $10;
Wagon, $40; Solvent Credits, $400; Money,
$450 ..
202
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS— CONTINUED.
NAME.
Gillogley, George and Robert —
Gillon, Jas
Gilman, Benjamin F
Gimpel, Mrs. A.
Gimpel, Mrs. C
Girvin and Eyre
Gladding, McBean, and Company
Gladding, Mrs. Sarah A
Glass, Louis
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
Glassman, Jacob.
Glindmann and Schweitzer
Globe Fire Insurance Company..
Glootz, Mrs. M
Goad, W. F
Goad, W. F., and A. W. Foster,
Trustees of Estate of Annie A.
and Hazel G. Montgomery,
Minors
Goad, W. F. , Executor
Gobey , Jessie G
Godeau, J. S
Godfrey, W. A. H
Godley, Montgomery
Goeppert, George
Goetjen, Nic
Furniture, $80; Piano, $70; Watches, $40;
Horses, $270; Harness, $45; Vehicles, $730;
Buggies, $135; Grain, $25; Hay, $15
Furniture, $100; Watch, $50; Jewelry, $100;
Solvent Credits, $2,150; Money, $430; Library,
$100; School Bonds, $2,000
Merchandise, $300; Furniture, $125; Piano, $70;
Sewing Machine, $20; Watch, $40; Horses,
$80; Harness, $20; Wagon, $50; Money, $200;
Machinery, $200
Merchandise, $1,250; Fixtures, $10; Furniture,
$15; Piano, $100; Sewing Machine, $10; Jew-
elry, $15
Merchandise, $1,465; Fixtures, $125
Furniture, $150; Grain, $6,000
Merchandise, $5,000; Fixtures, $170; Money,
5,930; Consigned Goods, $20,000
Furniture, $700; Piano, $125; Sewing Machine,
$25; Jewelry, $150
Furniture, $700; Musical Instrument, $50; Sew-
ing Machine, $25; Watch, $100; Jewelry, $100;
Firearms, $5; Money, $300; Library, $50;
Typewriter, $23; Billiard Table, $50
Merchandise, $1,000; Fixtures, $200; Furniture,
$400
Fixtures, $250; Jewelry, $1,300; Money, $250
Franchise
Furniture, $150; Sewing Machine, $15; Jewelry,
$40; Solvent Credits, $5,000
Furniture, $3,500; Piano, $200; Sewing Machine,
$25; Watches, $150; Firearms, $20; Money,
$37; Library, $400; Statuary, $1,000
Solvent Credits, $18,000; Money, $7,427; Machin-
ery, $250; Bonds, $7,500
Furniture, $15,000; Jewelry, $1,805; Money,
$7,481
Merchandise, $700; Fixtures, $1,200; Money,
$150; Register, $30
Merchandise, $100; Furniture, $85; Horses, $300
Wagons, $1,000
Merchandise, $1,700; Fixtures, $15; Sewing Ma-
chine, $5 I.
Furniture, $700; Piano, $150; Sewing Machine,
$25; Watch, $50; Jewelry, $100; Money, $900...
Merchandise, $800; Fixtures, $100; Furniture,
$100; Sewing Machine, $10; Money, $40
Canned Goods, $4,500; Furniture, $150; Piano,
$100; Watch, $25; Solvent Credits, $2,200;
Money, $3,000; Machinery, $250; Stocks in
Corporation, $},000
AMOUNT.
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
203
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS-CONTINUED.
NAME.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
AMOUNT.
Goetz, Joseph .
Goeyey, James M...
Gohl and Nelson...
Gold and Stock Telegraph Com-
pany
Gold and Stock Telegraph Com-
pany
Goldberg, Bowen, and Company.
Goldberg, Jacob
Golden Gate Compressed Yeast
Company
Golden Gate Distilling Company
Golden Gate Empire and Phoe-
nix Laundry, E. H. Knight,
Proprietor
Golden Gate Woolen Mills...
Goldman, L. J.
Goldman and Company
Goldstein Bros
Goldstone Bros
Goldstein, Mrs. E. L
Goldstein, Henry
Goldstein, S
Goldstein, Wm
Goldstein and Company ,
Goldstein and Cohn
Good, Henry
Furniture, $1,500; Sewing Machine, $5; Watch,
$25; Horse, $50; Harness, $20; Wagon, $70;
Library, $5; Paintings, $200; Money, $10
Furniture, $1,200; Piano, $100; Watch, $25;
Statuary, $iOO
Merchandise, $1,000; Fixtures, $300; Horse, $40;
Harness, $10; Wagons, $40; Money, $200
Fixtures
Franchise
Merchandise, $46,500; Fixtures, $2,000; Horses,
$1,350; Harness, $375; Wagons, $1,400; Solvent
Credits, $9,815; Money, $1,365; Franchise, $150.
Furniture, $750; Piano, $250
Merchandise, $50; Fixtures, $100; Horses, $140;
Harness, $70; Wagons, $175; Money, $213;
Machinery, $200; Grain, $450
Spirits, $1,000; Fixtures, $25; Furniture, $50;
Grain, $1,500; Machinery, $2,000; Franchise,
$130
Horses, $100; Wagons, $100; Machinery, $2,500..
Merchandise, $15,000; Fixtures, $250; Horses,
$50; Harness, $25; Wagons, $75; Money, $4,000;
Machinery, $7,500; Franchise, $150
Merchandise, $2,COO; Fixtures, $50
Fixtures, $50; Solvent Credits, $1,000; Money,
$103
Merchandise, $1,450; Fixtures, $50; Solvent
Credits, $1,000
Merchandise, ?5,3CO; Fixtures, $200
Furniture, $2,500; Piano, $150; Sewing Machine,
$20; Watch, $50; Jewelry, $500; Horses, $400;
Harness, $100; Vehicles, $600; Paintings, $400.
Merchandise, $900; Fixtures, $75; Furniture,
$100; Guitar, etc., $50; Sewing Machine, $5;
Watch, $50; Jewelry, $50; Horse, $50; Har-
ness, $5 ; Wagon, $25 ; Money, $275
Furniture, $1,000; Piano, $50; Sewing Machine,
$15; Watch, $40; Jewelry, $100; Paintings and
Statuary, $200
Furniture
Merchandise, $1,600; Fixtures, $250; Sewing Ma-
chines, $70; Money, $150; Typewriter, $10
Merchandise, $3,000; Fixtures, $350; Sewing
Machine, $10; Money, $100
Furniture, £200; Musical Instrument, $75; Har-
ness, $120; Wagons, $50; Cows, $840
201
PERSONAL PROPERTY "ASSESSMENT.
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS -CONTINUED.
NAME.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
AMOUNT.
Goodall, Chas.
Goodall, Perkins, and Compan:
Goodfriend, L., and Company....
Goodman, Geo
Goodman, Geo., Executor of the
Estate of L. F. Reichling, de-
ceased
Goodrich, B. F., and Company..
Goodyear Rubber Company
Furniture, $1,600; Piano, $200; Jewelry, $300;
Horses, $250; Harness, $100; Wagons, $150;
Cows, $80; Paintings, $200
Merchandise, $1,300; Fixtures, $500; Money,
$800
Merchandise, $1,500; Fixtures, $100; Money,
$400
Furniture, $10; Watch, $20; Solvent Credits,
$500; Money, $4,600; Lumber, $60
Gordon, Geo. F.
Gordon, Jacob...
Gosliner, Aaron, Executor Es-
tate of Minna Gosliner, de-
ceased
Goslinsky, E., and Company
Goslinsky, Minnie, Executrix
Estate of Elias Goslinsky, de-
ceased
Goss, Chas. E.
Getting, Sophie
Gould and Curry Silver Mining
Company
Gould and Jaudin...
Grace, W. R., and Company....
Graef, Chas., and Company
Furniture, $230; Money, $8,500
Merchandise, $5,500; Fixtures, $100; Solvent
Credits, $500
Merchandise, $34,600; Fixtures, $300; Solvent
Credits, $8,300; Money, $1,100; Machinery,
$500
Furniture, $450; Solvent Credits, $600; Li-
brary, $50
Merchandise, $4,750; Fixtures, $100; Furniture,
$165; Musical Instrument, $45; Sewing Ma-
chine, $10; Watch, $20; Solvent Credits, $100;
Money, $90 '.
Solvent Credits
Merchandise, $8,550; Fixtures, $100; Solvent
Credits, $2,000; Money, $180
Furniture, $800; Musical Instrument, $100; Jew-
elry, $200
Furniture, $50; Musical Instrument, $15; Sew-
ing Machine, $5; Horses, $150; Harness, $25;
Wagons, $250; Calves, $20; Hay, $300; Grain,
$250; Coal, $30; Wood, $10
Furniture, $1,000; Piano, $75
Graf Bros
Graham Decorative Art...
Furniture, $400; Money, $4,600
Merchandise, $460; Fixtures, $50; Horses, $100;
Harness, $15; Wagons, $50; Solvent Credits,
$240; Money, $100; Consigned Goods, $130
Furniture, $300; Money, $3,226
Fixtures, $150; Solvent Credits, $1,835; Money,
$250 i
Merchandise, $2,000; Fixtures, $50; Solvent
Credits, $250
Merchandise, $1,330; Fixtures, $150
Graham, Geo. D \ Merchandise, $800; Furniture, $130; Musical
Instrument, $50
Graham, Jas ' Merchandise, $1,400; Fixtures, $100; Horses, $35;
Wagons, $100
Grand Lodge Knights of Pythias Merchand ise
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
205
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS— OONTINUSD.
NAME.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
Grand Prize Manufacturing
Company
Grangers' Business Association.
Grannis, G. W
Grant, Adam
Grant Avenue Cigar Company.,
Grant, A. M
Grant, Adam, Administrator Es-
tate of Joseph A. Ford, de-
ceased
Grant, Mrs. M. E
Granucci Bros
Grave, B., and Company
Grass, F
Gray, Geo. E
Gray, H. N
Gray, N. , and Company
Gray and Barbieri.
Gray and Mitchell
Gray's Harbor Commercial Com-
pany
Great Western Can and Machine
Company
Great Western Quicksilver Min-
ing Company
Greaves, Mrs. Sarah.
Green Bros...
Green, Frank T
Green, Mary E.
Money
Fixtures, $250; Consigned Goods, $350; Money,
$4,538; Franchise, $150
Furniture, $5CO; Sewing Machine, $25; Watch,
$50; Money, $3,000; Library, $50; Paintings,
$30
Furniture, $4,500; Piano, $125; Watch, $25; Sew-
ing Machine, $25; Jewelry, $200; Horse, $200;
Harness, $1CO; Vehicle, $300; Money, $505
Merchandise, $1,250; Fixtures, $250
Fixtures, $30; Horses, $210; Harness, $50; Wag-
ons, $215; Solvent Credits, $425; Money, $190;
Hay, $175; Grain, $70
Furniture, $1,000; Jewelry, $250
Furniture
Merchandise, $1,000; Fixtures, $75; Money, $300.
Merchandise, $200; Fixtures, $100; Musical In-
strument, $10; Horse, $50; Harness, $10;
Wagons, $2,000; Solvent Credits, $200; Money,
$200; Lumber, $100; Machinery, $300
Merchandise, $900; Fixtures, $25; Furniture,
$100
Furniture, $900; Piano, $100; Sewing Machine,
$5; Jewelry, $40; Library, $50
Fixtures, $25; Horses, $500; Harness, $150;
Wagons, $300; Solvent Credits, $550
Merchandise, $950; Fixtures, $50; Furniture,
$75; Horses, $350; Harness, $100; Wagons,
$1,100; Solvent Credits, $7,296; Money, $1,242;
Lumber, $37
Merchandise, $250; Solvent Credits, $500;
Money, $200; Consigned Goods, $800; Type-
writer, $25
Fixtures, $100; Money, $1,626
Merchandise, $1,549; Fixtures, $50; Solvent
Credits, $2,434; Money, $69; Machinery, $2,727.
Fixtures, $~0, Machinery, $1,000.
Money
Furniture
Merchandise, $500; Fixtures, $1,000; Cash Reg-
ister, $50
Merchandise, $SOO; Furniture, $150; Fixtures.
$200; Musical Instruments, $50; Sewing Ma-
chine, $10; Watch, $10; Money, $15; Bicycle
$20
Furniture, $1,000; Piano, $125; Sewing Ma-
chine, $25; Watches, $100; Pictures, $1EO
AMOUNT.
206
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS -CONTINUED.
NAME.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
AMOUNT.
Greenberg, M., and Son
Greenberg, P., and Company...
Greenberg and Greenberg
Greene, Mrs. Anne E
Greenebaum, R
Greenebaum, S
Greenebaum, Weil, and Michaels
Greenlee, F. S.,
Greensf elder, N. B., and Com-
pany
Greenwald, Otto H.
Greenwich Insurance Company..
Greenzweig, George
Griffin, C. F.
Griffith, C. L
Griffith, Millen...
Grinbaum and Company, Lim-
ited
Griswold and Company, E
Grosh, Alvin B
Grosh, Walter B., et al., Execu-
tors Estate Eliza T. Grosh,
deceased . .
Gruenhagan, T. G., and Com-
pany
Gruenhagen, Wm., Executor Es-
tate of George Haas, deceased.
Merchandise, $1,000; Horse, $10; Harness, $5;
Wagon, $10; Machinery, $750
Merchandise, $2,000; Fixtures, $50; Solvent
Credits, $500; Money, $50
Merchandise, $5,750; Fixtures, $40; Solvent
Credits, $400; Money, $90
Furniture, $2,OCO; Piano, $75; Sewing Machine,
$10; Watch, $60; Jewelry, $100; Library, $100;
Paintings, $200
Furniture, $675; Piano, $100; Sewing Machine,
$50; Watch, $50; Jewelry, $250; Library,
$75; Statuary, $200
Merchandise, $6,400; Furniture, $2,500; Musical
Instrument, $100; Watch, $100; Jewelry, $300;
Money, $500; Paintings, etc., $100
Merchandise, $27,000; Fixtures, $1,000; Solvent
Credits, $2,800; Money, $1,650; Machinery,
$350
Merchandise, $1,275; Fixtures, $20; Money,
$250
Merchandise, $400; Fixtures, $50; Furniture,
$100; Solvent Credits, $150; Consigned Goods,
$400; Typewriter, $10; Wagon, $15
Furniture, $2,000; Piano, $100; Sewing Machine,
$10; Jewelry, $400; Paintings, $200
Franchise
Merchandise, $6,500; Fixtures, $400; Furniture,
$300; Watch, $25; Jewelry, $50; Money, $81....
Furniture, $50; Watch, $20; Horse, $20; Har-
ness, $10; Wagons, $50; Solvent Credits,
$1,158; Money, $30; Library, $80
Furniture, $1,000; Musical Instruments, $200;
Jewelry, $800; Paintings, $800; Library, $200..
Furniture, $1,350; Musical Instrument, $250;
Jewelry, $500; Horse, $200; Harness, $30;
Buggies, $250
G. G. Warehouse Sugar
Soda, $1,100; Harness, $5; Wagons, $10; Money,
$300; Machinery, $450
Furniture ..
Furniture, $555; Piano, $75; Sewing Machine.
$15; Jewelry, $10; Solvent Credits, $3,381;
Money, $380
Merchandise, $200; Fixtures, $700; Tools, $200...
Solvent Credits, -$5,000; Money, $5,314.
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
207
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS- CONTINUED.
NAME.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
AMOUNT.
Guadaloupe Dairy Company
Gudehus, H., Executor Estate of
H. E. Trubenbach, deceased...
Fixtures, $100; Furniture, $100; Horses, $800;
Harness, $125; Wagons, $600; Money, $200;
Oats, $75; Machinery, $200
Guittard, E.,
Gullixson Bros.
Gunnison, Booth, and Bartnett..
Gunst, M. A., and Company
Gunst, M. A., and Company
Gurnee, Clinton
Gutta Percha Rubber Company.
Gump, Gustave.
Gump, Solomon.
Gump, S. and G
Gundlach-Bundschu Wine Com-
pany
Gunn, J. O. B.
Gurney, Mrs. G ,
Gutte, Isadore
Haas Brothers
Haas, George and Son.
Haber, R
Hagemann Brewing Company.
Hager, Mrs. John S.
Haggin, J. B.
Hahn, C. O...
Merchandise, $50; Fixtures, $40; Solvent
Credits, $657; Money, $731
Merchandise, $400; Fixtures, $75; Watch, $10;
Wagon, $25; Solvent Credits, $115; Money,
$209; Machinery, $200
Sewing Machine, $20; Merchandise, $3,000;
Fixtures, $25; Horse, $25; Harness, $5;
Wagon, $30; Money, $20
Furniture, $300; Library, $700
Merchandise, $7,OCO; Solvent Credits, $1,200....
Merchandise
Money, $1,800; Library, $50
Merchandise, $13,000; Fixtures, $500; Solvent
Credits, $8,250; Money, $750
Furniture, $700; Watches, $50; Jewelry, $150;
Paintings, $350
Furniture, $825; Musical Instrument, $75;
Watch, $50; Jewelry, $200; Paintings and
Statuary, $200
Merchandise, $18,600; Fixtures, $1,000; Horses,
$50; Wagons, $50; Money, $1,185; Harness, $25.
Fixtures, $200; Furniture, $100; Horse,> $100;
Harness, $50; Wagons, $100; Money, $750;
Wine, $15,560; Liquors, $1,050; Machinery, $200;
Furniture, $1,800; Piano, $100; Sewing Machine,
$25; Watch, $100; Jewelry, $250; Library,
$600; Paintings, $150
Furniture, $800; Piano, $100; Jewelry, $100
Furniture, $350; Watch, $25; Horses, $1,560;
Harness, $160; Wagons, $1,500
Merchandise, $45,360; Fixtures, $275; Solvent
Credits, $17,540; Money, $260
Merchandise, $70C; Fixtures, $1,500; Horse, $25;
Harness, ?10; Vehicle, $35; Money, $900; Ma-
chinery, $430; Cash Register, $100
Merchandise, $1,250; Fixtures, $200; Furniture,
$200; Musical Instruments, $40
Merchandise, $1,300; Horses, $450; Harness,
$100; Wagons, $800; Money, $200; Machinery,
$1,150
Furniture, $1,800; Piano, $100; Sewing Ma-
chine, $40; Watches, $100; Jewelry, $700;
Horses, $200; Harness, $100; Wagons, $500;
Library, $200
Furniture, $7,500; Jewelry, $3,000; Paintings,
$4,000; Piano, $:00
Merchandise, $1,000; Fixtures, $150; Furniture,
$100; Musical Instruments, $30; Sewing Ma-
chine, $5; Watch, $5
208
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS- CONTINUED.
NAME.
DESCRIPTION OP PROPERTY.
AMOUNT.
Haight, Fred B...
Hainque, Marshal, Estate of..
Hale Brothers, Incorporated..
Hall, A. I. and Son
Hall Association, N. S. G. W.
Hall, G. C., and Son
Hall, I. R
Hall, James.
Hall, Robert
Hall, W. G
Hallidie, Andrew S
Hallidie, Martha E., Mrs
Halsted, John B., Administrator
Estate of James L. Halsted,
deceased
Halsted and Company
Halsey, A..
Hamburg-Bremen Fire Insur-
ance Company
Hamburg-Bremen Fire Insur-
ance Company
Hamburger Company
Hamburger, D. and Company...
Hamilton, Mary A.
Hamilton, William C.
Hamlin and Poulson..
Merchandise, $670; Fixtures, $100; Solvsnt
Credits, $1,600; Money, $800
Machinery and Tools
Merchandise, $47,500; Fixtures, $2,000; Sewiny
Machine, $10; Wagons, $100; Money, $1,526;
Typewriter, $15
Merchandise, $4,000; Fixtures, $500; Solvent
Credits, $6,500; Money, $100; Consigned
Goods, $9, 500
Furniture, $4,000; Franchise, $150
Merchandise, $7,000; Fixtures, $200; Solvent
Credits, $1,000
Fixtures, $300; Furniture, $100; Musical Instru-
ments, $20; Sewing Machine, $20; Watch,
$20; Firearms, $20; Wool, $7,215; Machinery,
$1,400
Furniture, $150; Musical Instruments, $50;
Horses, $200; Harness, $25; Wagons, $400;
Beef Cattlle, $400
Merchandise, $180; Fixtures, $30; Money, $501;
Machinery, $1,140; Bicycle, $20
Fixtures, $150; Watch, $50; Jewelry, $25;
Money, $4, 069
Watch, $50; Money, $525; Library, $1,000
Furniture, $850; Piano, $100; Sewing Machine,
$20; Watch, $20; Jewelry, $200
Furniture, $500; Solvent Credits, $1,000
Coffins, $450; Fixtures, $150; Furniture, ?40-
Organ, $35; Horses, $50; Hearses, $1,000;
Wagons, $200; Solvent Credits, $650
Fixtures, $150; Furniture, $100; Musical Instru-
ments, $50; Sewing Machine, $10; Watch, .?50;
Jewelry, $200; Solvent Credits, $3,055; Money,
$1,180; Library, $75; Typewriter, $20
Franchise
Solvent Credits, $1, 476 ; Money, $839
Merchandise, $26,000; Fixtures, $500; Money,
$1,800
Merchandise, $2,250; Furniture, $150; Solvent
Credits, $500. .'
Furniture, $4,000; Piano and Orchestra, $l.jO;
Sewing Machine, $20; Watches, $50; Plat-?.
$500; Solvent Credits, $5.624; Library, $300;
Paintings, $1,000; Billiard Table, $100
Musical Instruments, $1,000; Furniture, $140;
Piano, $75; Sewing Machine, $5; Watch, f-5 .
Furniture, $1,500; Musical Instruments, $400:
Library, $420; Paintings, $100
PEESONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
209
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS— CONTINUED.
NAME.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
AMOUNT.
Hammer, F. H. and Company...
Merchandise, $482; Fixtures, $50; Furniture,
$250; Piano, $25; Watch, $10; Money, $300;
Beans, $330; Typewriter, $15
Merchandise, $8,500; Fixtures, $500
Merchandise, $500; Fixtures, $450; Horses, $125;
Harness, $15; Wagon, $125; Cash Regis-
ter, $20
Hammond, J. and Company ! Fixtures, $75; Horses, $150; Harness, $50; Wag-
on, $125; Machinery, $2,000
Merchandise, $1,240; Fixtures, $150; Money, $90.
Furniture, $1,400; Piano, $50; Sewing Machine,
$10; Watch, $25; Jewelry, $100
Hammersmith and Field.
Hammond and Brod
Hanak and Lasky
Hancock, Elizabeth
Hancock, Elizabeth, Adminis-
tratrix of Estate of Samuel
Hancock, deceased
Handel, G., Executor Estate of
P. Liesenfeld ..
Hanks, Abbot A
Hanks, Henry G
Hannemann, H. W.
Hanover Fire Insurance Com-
pany
Hansen, Albert
Hansen, Charles E
Hansen, H. & Company.
Hansen, Nicklas
Hansen and Bain
Hansen and Elrick...
Haquette, Ernest
Hardy, J. R. and Company
Hare, Patrick M...
Harfst, William
Harley, Annie, Executrix of
Estate of Charles Harley
Harmon, S. H. Lumber Com-
pany
Harpham and Jansen.
Furniture, $2,000; Buggy, $40; Money, $2,183..
Merchandise, $1,490; Fixtures, $50; Horse, $2H;
Harness, $5; Vehicle, $45
Merchandise, $1,813; Solvent Credits, $."iO;
Money, ?200; Typewriter, $30
Furniture, $200; Guitar, $5; Watch, $5; Monoy,
$1,000; Library, $300; Typewriter, $5; Min-
eral Collection, $200
Merchandise, $1,300; Fixtures, $50; Watch, $40;
Horse, $70; Harness, $30; Wagons, S30;
Money, $500
Franchise
Horse, $25; Phaeton, $25; Lumber, $75; Machin-
ery, $1, 000
Furniture, $1,500; Piano, $100; Sewing Machine,
$20; Jewelry, $200; Horse, $100; Painting, $200.
Machinery
Furniture, $50; Piano, $10; Horses, $200; Har-
ness, $50; Wagons, $150; Cows, $4,000
Pig Iron Castings, $1,000; Solvent Credits,
$2,500; Money, $570; Machinery, $500; Motors,
$100
Merchandise, $2,780; Fixtures, $240; Money, $108
Merchandise, $1,500; Fixtures, $1,500; Furni-
ture, $1,000; Piano, $100; Jewelry and Plate.
$400; Paintings and Statuary, $500
Merchandise, $900; Fixtures, $100; Money,
$150
Merchandise, $800; Fixtures, $50; Furniture,
$110; Watch, $50; Tobacco, $500
Furniture, $1,000; Money, $50
Merchandise, $9,699; Fixtures, $250; Horses,
$300; Harness, $100; Vehicles, $100; Solvent
Credits, $6,333; Money, $1,029
Fixtures, $100; Horses, $40; Harness, $10;
Buggy, $50; Lumber, $9,420
Merchandise
210
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS— CONTINUED.
NAME.
Harries, W. H
Harrington, W. B
Harris, Brothers and Company.
Harris, E
Harris, George W.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
Harris, I. and Company
Harris, Oscar
Harris, W. F. and Company
Harris and Jones
Harrold, Belcher and Allen...
Harrold Brothers
Harron, M. E. , Mrs
Harshall, Abe
Hart, A. H. Company, The.
Hart, A. L...
Hart, B
Hart, M
Hart, William H. H...
Fuinituiv, $480; Money, $1,420 .....................
Furniture, $800; Musical Instruments, $150;
Watch, $40; Library, $100 ..................... .
Merchandise, $8,000; Fixtures, $250; Monoy,
$339; Consigned Goods, $2,000 ...................
Merchandise .......................................
i Fixtures, $450; Furniture, $150; Piano, &50;
Liquors, $1,000; Cash Register, $50 .............
Merchandise, $2,141; Fixtures, $50; Money,
$4.036 ...............................................
Furniture, $250; Horses, $300; Harness, etc.,
$180; Vehicles, $525 ................... .............
Merchandise, $650; Fixtures, $100; Money, $230;
Cash Register, $20 ........................... -....
Merchandise, $8,000; Fixtures, $50; Horses, $2SO;
Wagons, $200; Hay, $50; Machinery, $600..
Merchandise, $1,800; Fixtures, $250; Sewing Ma-
chine, $10; Solvent Credits, $1,100; Money,
$160; Typewriter, $10 .............................
Merchandise, $1,000; Fixtures, $150; Money,
$75 ..................................................
Furniture, $2,000; Musical Instruments, $50;
Sewing Machine, $10; Watch, $12 ..............
Merchandise, $1,500; Fixtures, ?1CO; Watch, $.T>;
Jewelry, $50; Money, $50 ........................
Merchandise, $2,940; Furniture, $15; Money, I
$80; Typewriter, $10 ............................... !
Furniture, $175; Watch, $60; Jewelry, $100;
Horses, $100; Vehicle, $75; Property of Wii'e,
$500; Library, $1,250 .............................. '
Merchandise, $1,050; Fixtures, $100; Solvent!
Credits, $1,000; Money, $350 .................... 1
Merchandise, $2,850; Fixtures, $150; Furniture, I
$230; Piano, $50 ................................... j
Fixtures, $100; Furniture, $200; Musical In-
AMOUNT.
Hartford Fire Insurance Com-
pany
Hartford Fire Insurance Com-
pany
Hartford Life and Annuity In-
surance Company
Hartford Steam Boiler I. and I.
Company
Hartman, George ..
Hartter, Hayes and Company..
Hartwell, Mitchell and Willis..,
Hasbrouck, Joseph
strumen's, $100; Sewing Machine, $15; Watch,
$50; Jewelry, $100; Firearms, $25; Money,
$680; Library, $600 ................................
Fixtures, $250; Furniture, $250; Horse, ?2!v
Vehicle, $50; Solvent Credits, $1,312; Money,
$388 ................................................
Franchise
Franchise
Franchise
Merchandise, $875; Fixtures, $25; Furniture
$100; Horse, $10; Harness, $25; Wagon, $5....
Merchandise, $3,000; Fixtures, $100; Horse, $55:
Harness, $15; Wagon, $100; Money, $500
Merchandise
Library
1,090
10,583
1,000
1,700
6,227
1,886
1,000
3,330
1,225
2,072
1,775
3,045
2,260
2, COO
3,300
1,870
2,275
1,500
t,5M
1,500
1,040
3,770
1,500
2,500
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
211
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS-CONTINUED.
NAME.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
Haskell, C. L..
Haskell, D. H.
Haskell and Muegge.
Hastings, J. N
Hatch, J. H., Dr...
Hatch, W. W. R
Hatterroth, William . . .
Haub Brothers
Hausman, S
Haven and Haven
Haviland, Hannah N.
Hawley Brothers Hardware
Company
Hawley, David
Hayes Park Laundry
Haynes, John
Hays, Will C.
Head, A. E
Heald's Business College.
Healdsburg and Sonoma Com-
mercial Company
Healey, Charles S.
Merchandise, $1,100; Fixtures, $100; Furniture,
$100; Piano, $25
Furniture, $500; Piano, $100; Sewing Machine,
$20; Watch, $50; Jewelry, $150; Money in
Bank, $325; Library, $150; Paintings, $150;
Merchandise in Warehouse, $2,280; Samples
of Merchandise, $725
Fixtures, $350; Consigned Goods, $3,750
Furniture, $1,000; Piano, $100; Sewing Machine,
$25; Watch, $75; Jewelry, $250; Firearms,
$25; Harness, $50; Buggy, $100; Paintings,
$200; Billiard Tables, $75; Bicycle, $25
Furniture, $1,COO; Musical Instruments, $100;
Sewing Machine, $25; Watch, $25; Library,
$150; Billiard Table, $50
Furniture, $50; Piano, $30; Sewing Machine,
$10; Watch, $15; Horses, $710; Harness, $70;
Wagons, $225; Cows, $20; Poultry, $10; Hay,
$40; Coal, $45; Wood, $10; Machinery, $25..
Merchandise, $1,000; Fixtures, $200; Furnituro,
$150; Musical Instruments, $50; Jewelry, $50.
Merchandise, $500; Fixtures, $500; Furniture,
$75; Money, $800
Furniture, $700; Piano, $100; Jewelry, $200....
Fixtures, $250; Library, $1,250
Furniture, $2,500; Piano, $100; Sewing Machine,
$25; Watch, $100; Jewelry, $300; Vehicles,
$175; Library, $250
Merchandise, $78,370; Fixtures, $1,000; Solvent
Credits, $50,336; Money, $3,633
Merchandise, $1,500; Furniture, $150; Piano
$50; Sewing Machine, $10; Watch, $20; Bi-
cycles, $250; Money, $100
Horses, $300; Harness, $30; Wagons, $300
Cows, $20; Machinery, $500
Furniture, $400; Musical Instruments, $225;
Sewing Machine, $25; Watch, $50; Diamonds
$200; Solvent Credits, $2,341; Money, $672; Li
brary, $700
Merchandise, $1,750; Fixtures, $20; Furniture,
$50; Musical Instruments, $40; Sewing Ma-
chine, $5
Furniture, $700; Sewing Machine, $20; Watch.
$50; Jewelry, $150; Library, $100
Furniture, $700; Money, $269; Typewriters,
$1050
AMOUNT.
Fixtures, $50; Horse, $20; Wagon. $15; Solvent
Credits, $1,000; Money, $249; Typewriter, $15;
Consigned Goods, $100
Fixtures, $70; Furniture, $200; Piano, $150;
Horses, $980; Harness, $156; Wagons, $600;
Money, $450; Merchandise, $3,267
$1,325
4,450
4,100
1,925
1,350
1,260
1,450
1,325
1,000
1,500
3,450
2,080
1,130
4,613
1/365
1,020
2,019
1,449
5,873
212
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS-CONTINUED.
NAME.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
Healy, P. I
Healy, Tibbitts and Company..
Hearfield, Bannister and Com
pany
Hearst, Phoebe A.
Heatly, H. E. D..
Hebbard, J. C. B.
Hecht, A. E
Hecht Brothers and Company..
Hecht, Marcus H
Heckmann, Hermann.
Hedger, H. A.
Heger, D. C..
Heidt, W.
Heine, G. O
Heineman, H. M
Heininger, C. P. and Company.
Helton, Goodwin, Mrs
Heizman, M. E., Executrix Es-
tate of John Heizman, de-
ceased
Heller, Bachman and Company.
Heller, Emilie, Mrs
Hellman Brothers and Company
Hellman, I. N
Hilp, Henry
Merchandise, $950; Fixtures, $50; Furniture
$150
Fixtures, $25; Furniture, $10; Horse, $50; Har
ness, $3; Wagon, $50; Money, $2,373; Machin-
ery, $1,200; Typewriter, $15
Merchandise, $1,500; Fixtures, $75; Machinery
$500 |...
Furniture, $600; Jewelry, $500; Money, $29,791.
Furniture, $1,000; Piano, $200; Jewelry, $100...
Furniture, $1,000; Piano, $200; Sewing Machine
$25; Watch, $50; Money, $50; Library, $50
Painting, $50
Furniture, $4,000; Piano, $300
Fixtures, $750; Furniture, $200; Typewriter, $50
Furniture, $1,900; Paintings and Statuary
$2,200; Piano, $100; Jewelry, $200; Library
$50; Billiard Table, $50
Merchandise, $200; Fixtures, $300; Furniture
$100; Piano, $50; Sewing Machine, $25
Horses, $150; Harness, $30; Vehicle, $175
Money, $500
Furniture, $1,500; Musical Instruments, $100:
Sewing Machine, $25; Watch, $75; Painting,
$200; Bicycle, $25
Merchandise, $1,765; Fixtures, $50; Furniture,
$125; Musical Instruments, $50; Sewing Ma-
chine, $10
Furniture, $1,200; Horse, $25; Wagon, $25; Ma-
chinery and Tools, $250
Merchandise, $600; Consigned Goods, $1,000
Merchandise, $4,800; Fixtures, $100; Furniture,
$500; Piano, $75; Sewing Machine, $10;
Watch, $10; Solvent Credits, $280
Merchandise, $5,000; Fixtures, $50; Furniture,
$100; Solvent Credits, $950
Furniture ..
Merchandise, $700; Fixtures, $200; Furniture,
$150; Jewelry, $25; Tools, $10
Merchandise, $40,000; Fixtures, $500; Solvent
Credits, $7,200; Money, $2,150
Furniture, $1,400; Piano, $100; Sewing Ma-
chine, $20; Jewelry, $300; Money, $100; Li-
brary, $250; Paintings and Statuary, $500..
Merchandise, $6,937; Fixtures, $125; Solvent
Credits, $1,250; Money, $474
Furniture, $4,000; Musical Instruments, $100;
Watch, $100; Jewelry, $200; Library, $200;
Paintings, $500
Merchandise, $850; Fixtures, $50; Furniture,
$100; Musical Instruments, $50; Watch, $20..
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
213
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS— CONTINUED.
NAME.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
AMOUNT.
Insurance
Insurance
Helvetia Marine
Company
Helvetia Marine
Company
Helvetia Milk Condensing Com-
pany
Solvent Credits, $995; Money, $105.
Franchise ..
Fixtures, $100; Money, $100; Goods in "Ware-
house, $2, 000
Helvetia Swiss Fire Insurance
Company
Helvetia Swiss Fire Insurance
Company
Hemme and Long Piano Com-
pany
Solvent Credits, $1,366; Money, $15.,
Franchise
Merchandise, $1,200; Solvent Credits, $315;
Money, $100....
Hencken, Julius A., Executor
Estate of Martin Hencken, de-
ceased
Henderson "Woolen Mills
Hendey, C. J
Hendy, Joshua, Machine Works
Henley, Barclay.
Henshaw, Bulkley and Belcher.
Hepburn and Janssen
Herbert and Sonderleiter
Heringhi, E. and Company
Herman, R
Herriman and Mills
Herrin, W. F
Herring, Hall and Marvin Com-
pany
Herring, R
Herrmann and Company
Merchandise, $7,000; Horse, $25; Harness, $10;
Wagon, $40; Solvent Credits, $2,500; Money,
$500
Merchandise, $10,000; Fixtures, $100; Solvent
Credits, $1,510; Money, $60
Merchandise, $9,000; Horse, $25; Harness, $10;
Vehicle, $25
Stock and Machinery, $27,000; Fixtures, $500;
Horse, $100; Wagons, $100; Solvent Credits,
$14,000; Money, $431; Franchise, $150
Furniture, $500; Piano, $50; Sewing Machine,
$10; Watch, $20; Library, $50; Bicycle, $30;
Money, $700
Merchandise, $10,100; Furniture, $275; Money,
$356
Merchandise
Merchandise, $500; Fixtures, $2,500; Money, $20.
Merchandise, $1,000; Fixtures, $75; Furniture,
$25; Sewing Machine, $10; Bicycle, $20
Fixtures, $200; Boats, $150; Furniture, $200;
Piano, $100; Watch, $50; Sewing Machine,
$10; Firearms, $5; Cows, $25; Horse, ?50;
Harness, $50; Wagon, $200; Liquors, $200;
Machinery, $150
Fixtures, $35; Horse, $15; Wagon, $75; Solvent
Credits, $300; Money, $200; Machinery, $1,500.
Furniture, $1,750; Piano, $150; Sewing Machine,
$15; Watch, $75; Jewelry, $225; Firearms, $5;
Money, $300; Library, $900; Paintings, $500;
Billiard Table, $100; Other Property, $50..
Merchandise, $11,549; Fixtures, $100; Solvent
Credits, $2,686; Money, $316 j
Furniture, $100; Musical Instruments, $50;
Machinery, $900
Merchandise, $2,000; Fixtures, $50; Solvent
Credits, $8,050; Hops, $2,100 '
14,851
1,050
12,200
214
PERSONAL PEOPERTY ASSESSMENT.
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS— CONTINUED.
NAME.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
AMOUNT.
Hermann, C. and Company
Hervey, Annie V. H. T
Herzstein, M
Heuter, E. L
Hewlett, Frederick, Guardian
George Hewlett, Minor
Hewlett, Frederick, Guardian
Estate of Palmer Hewlett
Hey, Grauerholz and Company..
Heynemann and Company
Heyneman, Herman
Heywood Brothers and Company
Hey wood, F
Hibernian Savings and Loan So-
ciety
Hicks, Judd Company
Higginbotham, W. P. and Com-
pany
Higgins and Collins
Highland Mining Company..
Highton, Henry E.
Hilbert Brothers.
Merchandise, $4,200; Fixtures, $250; Sewing
Machine, $50; Solvent Credits, $200; Money,
$125; Machinery and Tools, $175
Furniture, $1,000; Piano, $50; Sewing Machine,
$25; Horses, $250; Harness, $25; Carriages,
$200; Watches, $50; Jewelry, $200
Library, $100; Fixtures, $500; Furniture, $300;
Harness, $100; Vehicle, $275; Money Due,
$2,000
Merchandise, $7,800; Fixtures, $100; Furniture,
$600; Piano, $100; Sewing Machine, $25; Sol-
vent Credits, $4,100; Machinery, $800; Prop-
erty in Trust, $400
Solvent Credits, $17,160; Money, $159
Solvent Credits, $1"2,674; Money, $294
Merchandise, $4,000; Fixtures, $75; Horse, $40;
Harness, $10; Wagon, $50; Solvent Credits,
$1,000; Money, $900
Merchandise, $25,000; Fixtures, $100; Money,
$200; Machinery, $250
Merchandise, $1,410; Furniture, $600; Musical
Instruments, $75; Sewing Machine, $20;
Watch, $75
Merchandise, $32,300; Fixtures, $100; Horses,
$100; Harness, $10; Wagon, $100; Solvent
Credits, $20,100; Money, $100
Fixtures, $150; Piano, $50; Sewing Machine,
$20; Watches, $50; Money, $15; Cows, $20;
Poultry, $20; Paintings, $200; Bicycle, $35;
Furniture, $1,3CO
Fixtures and Furniture, $3,699; Loans on
Stocks and Bonds, $244,000; Money, $1,176,708;
Municipal Bonds City of San Luis Obispo,
5 per cent, bonds, $33,750; Franchise, $5,000..
Merchandise, $2,300; Fixtures, $250; Horse, $30;
Harness, $10; Wagon, $40; Solvent Credits,
$500; Money, $879; Printing Presses, $4,300....
Merchandise, $1,400; Furniture, $50; Solvent
Credits, $455; Money, $200; Machinery, $900.
Fixtures, $200; Solvent Credits, $7,302; Money,
$861
Money
Fixtures, $150; Musical Instruments, $150; Sew-
ing Machine, $10; Watch, $75; Jewelry, $25;
Firearms, $100; Library, $500; Typewriter, $25
Merchandise, $5,000; Fixtures, $250; Horse, $75;
Harness, $10; Wagon, $100; Solvent Credits,
$200; Money, $200
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
215
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS-CONTINUED.
NAME.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
AMOUNT.
Hildebrandt, Posner and Com
pany
Hill, Horace L
Hillen, D. H
F. Hillens and Company
Killer, Dr. D. A
Hills Brothers .,
Hilmer, Bredhoff and Schulz...
Hinckley, Florence B
Hind, R. R
Hines, Alexander, Mrs.
Hinrichs, Henry
Hinrichsen and Meinert.
Hinsdale, G. S
Hinton Printing Company
Hinz and Landt
Hinz and Plageman.
Hirsch Brothers
Hirsch, Charles
Hirsch and Kaiser
Hirsch, Leopold and Company.
Hirsch, M. N
Merchandise, $3,900; Fixtures, $250; Solven
Credits, $600
Furniture, $2,500; Sewing Machine, $25; Jew
elry, $300; Buggy, $100; Money, $1,000; Li
brary, $100; Paintings, $200
Merchandise, $1,000; Furniture, $150; Watch
$25; Money, $800
Merchandise, $750; Fixtures, $20; Furniture
$5; Solvent Credits, $424; Money, $1,487
Fixtures, $160; Furniture, $500; Piano, $50
Watch, $50; Jewelry, $100; Pistol, $5; Horses:
$200; Harness, $100; Wagons, $400; Type-
writer, $25; Billiard Table, $25; Money, $90
Library, $600; Instruments, $75; Paintings
$175
Merchandise, $8,195; Fixtures, $500; Horse, $20
Harness, $15; Wagon, $100; Solvent Credits;
$9,639; Money, $7,191; Goods in Warehouse,
$418; Machinery, $850; Typewriters, $75
Fixtures, $100; Solvent Credits, $1,000; Money,
$8CO; Consigned Goods, $850; Goods in Ware-
house, $550
Furniture, $500; Piano, $150; Jewelry, $350....
Furniture, $1,500; Sewing Machine, $40; W^atch,
$70; Machinery, $5,200
Leather Belting, $850; Furniture, $200; Ma-
chinery, $150
Fixtures, $1,200; Furniture, $50
Merchandise, $900; Fixtures, $100
Watch, $40; Solvent Credits, $840; Money,
$1,200
Fixtures, $500; Machinery, $1,000; Type, $1,000;
Merchandise, $11,000; Fixtures, $125; Money,
$2,600
Merchandise, $2,300; Fixtures, $75; Horses,
$300; Harness, $85; Machinery, $3,050
Merchandise, $1,500; Fixtures, $50; Money, $200.
Furniture, $1,000; Piano, $100; Sewing Ma-
chine, $10; Watch, $30; Jewelry, $300; Paint-
ing's and Statuary, $200
Merchandise, $2,300; Fixtures, $200
Merchandise, $1,300; Fixtures, $50
Merchandise, $2,000; Fixtures, $250; Watch, $30;
Money, $100; Consigned Goods, $125; Cash
Register, $10
Hirschfeld, C.
Hirpehfelder, J. O
Hirschfelder and Meaney
Furniture, $500; Musical Instruments, $150;
Sewing Machine,' $10; Watch, $50; Diamond,
$10; Money, $100; Library, $100; Paintings,
$300
Fixtures, $275: Surgical Instruments, $200;
Watch, S25; Money, $500; Solvent Credits,
$500
Merchandise, $2,300; Fixtures, $50; Solvent
216
PERSONAL, PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS— CONTINUED.
NAME.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
AMOUNT.
Hirschman, A
Hislop, R. C
Hitchcock, Mrs. E. B
Hobart Estate Company
Hobart, W. S
Hobbs, Wall and Company, In-
corporated
Hodge, Robert.
Hoeges, Jno. and Company
Hoelscher, William and Com-
pany
Hoey, John
Hoffman, Henry
Credits, $700; Money, $250
Merchandise, $10,500; Fixtures, $500; Furniture,
$650; Musical Instruments, $50; Vehicle, $50;
Money, $225
Merchandise, $900; Furniture, $75; Musical In-
struments, $50; Horse, $15; Harness, $5; Ve-
hicle, $15
Furniture, $700; Jewelry, $300
Furniture, $10,500; Jewelry, $1,000; Solvent
Credits, $44,525; Money, $1,971; Statuary and
Paintings, $3, 000
Horses, $2,000; Harness, $350; Vehicles, $2,200..
Merchandise, $8,950; Fixtures, $50; Horses,
$200; Harness, $50; Wagons, $400; Printing
Press, $50
Merchandise, $2,500; Fixtures, $100; Sewing
Machine, $30; Money, $200
Furniture
Merchandise, $425; Fixtures, $50; Horse, $35;
Harness, $10; Vehicle, $70; Money, $175; Wine,
$1,530; Liquors, $640; Cash Register, $30
Merchandise, $8,500; Fixtures, $400; Furniture,
$300; Musical Instruments, $100; Sewing Ma-
chine, $75; Watch, $25; Money, $500; Machin-
ery, $1,000
Furniture, $1,500; Piano, $250; Sewing Ma-
chine, $15; Watch, $15; Firearms, $15; Li-
brary, $75 ; Wine, $75
Hoffman, Rothchild and Com-
pany
Hoffman, Southard
Hoffman and Woenne
Hogan, Howard H.
Hoger, H. C.
Hogg, Frances E
Holbrook, Charles,
Holbrook, Charles, Executor Es-
tate of Susan Holbrook, de-
ceased .
Merchandise, $22,500; Fixtures, $200; Solvent
Credits, $1,500; Money, $1,010
Furniture, $750; Musical Instruments, $100;
Library, $150
Merchandise, $3,000; Fixtures, $200; Horse, $15;
Harness, $25; Wagons, $200; Solvent Credits,
$500; Money, $800
Merchandise, $2,300; Fixtures, $50; Furniture,
$150; Musical Instruments, $75; Horses, $100;
Wagons, $100; Solvent Credits, $3,600; Money,
$50
Merchandise, $1,190; Furniture, $100; Piano,
$50; Horses, $20; Harness, $5; (Wagon, $20;
Money, $40; Cash Register, $40
Furniture, Diamonds, Jewelry and Plate
Furniture, $3,500; Pianos, $200; Sewing Ma-
chine, ?20; Watch, $50; Jewelry, $100; Horses,
$200; Harness, $100; Wagons, $500; Library,
$400; Paintings and Statuary, $500
Watch, $194; Jewelry, $3,824; Other Property,
$400
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
217
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS— CONTINUED.
NAME.
Holbrook, Merrill and Stetson —
Holje, Martin
Holland, Edward
Holland, Mary A
Hollman, H
Holm and Nathan
Holmes, H. C. and Company....
Holmes, H. T. Lime Company..
Holmquist, N. R.
Holt Brothers
Home Insurance Company of
New York
Home Insurance Company of
New York
Home Life Insurance Company
of New York
Home Mutual Insurance Com-
pany
Home Mutual Insurance Com-
pany
Homeopathic Sanitarium
Homestake Mining Company....
Honig, D
Honig, D. A
Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank-
ing Company
Hood, C. I. and Company
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
Hood, William
Merchandise, $151,600; Fixtures, $2,000; Horses,
$1,000; Harness, $150; Wagons, $700; Solvent
Credits, $66,700; Money, $5,320; Consigned
Goods, $3,591; Machinery, $4,550
Merchandise, $500; Fixtures, $20; Furniture,
$500; Piano, $100; Sewing Machine, $10;
Watch, $25; Horses, $400; Harness, $75; Bug-
gies, $150; Money, $300; Machinery, $400
Fixtures, $100; Furniture, $2,850; Piano, $50;
Sewing Machine, $10; Wagon, $75; Liquor,
$150
Merchandise, $1,500; Fixtures, $75; Furniture,
$225; Piano, $75
Merchandise, §600; Furniture, $100; Sewing
Machine, $10; Horses, $85; Harness, $25;
Wagons, $S5; Liquors, $100; Fixtures, $45
Merchandise, $15,843; Fixtures, $250; Solvent
Credits, $1,049; Money, $625
Merchandise, $1,400; Fixtures, $50; Horse, $60;
Harness, $15; Wagon, $45; Solvent Credits,
$200; Money, $120; Machinery, $100
Merchandise, $5,000; Fixtures, $100; Horses,
$400; Wagons, $300; Solvent Credits, $9,525;
Money, $3,600; Typewriter, $50
Fixtures, $300; Furniture, $500; Musical In-
struments, $150; Sewing Machine, $5; Watch,
$20; Money, $25; Billiard Table, $300
Merchandise, $33,000; Fixtures, $350; Solvent
Credits, $2,800; Franchise, $150
Fixtures, $350; Money, $1,683
Franchise
Franchise
Furniture, $COO; Horse, $25; Wagon, $25;
Money, $9, 158
Franchise
Furniture, $600; Money, $200; Surgical Instru-
ments, ?200
Money
Jewelry, $500; Money, $1,000
Horses
Franchise
Three hundred and fifty-five cases Sarsapa-
rilla
Furniture, $1,000; Musical Instruments, $100;
Sewing Machine, $10; Watch, $100; Diamonds,
$200; Firearms, $5; Solvent Credits, $3,420;
Money, $850
AMOUNT.
218
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS— CONTINUED.
NAME.
Hooker, C. G.,
Hooker, Mrs. N
Hooker and Company ,
Hooper, C. A., and Company.
Hooper, F. P. and J. A
Hooper, J. A
Hooper, George W
Hooper, W. B
Hooper and Jennings
Hopkins, E. W
Hoppe, A
Horn and Company
Horn and Judge
Hornlein and Krumb...
Hornung, C. C
Horstman, H
Horstman, John, Company
Hort, Mrs. Emily A
Hotaling, A. P., and Company.
Hotaling, Jr., A. P.
Houghton, R. E
Houston, F. K
Hovey, Lizzie G
Howard, E. A., and Company..
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
Furniture, $3,000; Piano, $200; Sewing Ma-
chines, $20; Watches, $200; Jewelry, $200
Horses, $200; Harness, $100; Wagon, $500;
Billiard Table, $100; Library, ,600
Furni ture
Merchandise, $19,500; Solvent Credits, $S,3SO;
Money, $138; Machinery, $2,000
Fixtures, $25; Horse, $150; Harness, $25;
Wagon, $100; Lumber, $2,000
Furniture, $1,000; Solvent Credits, $34,000;
Money, $3, 000
Furniture, $4,000; Piano, $250; Jewelry, $400;
Paintings, $500
Furniture, $1,000: Watch, $20; Jewelry, $100;
Library, $50
Fixtures, $2,000; Furniture, $900; Liquors, $500.
Merchandise, $14,000; Fixtures, $200; Horse, $50;
Vehicle, $75; Solvent Credits, $5,000
Fixtures, $100; Furniture, $4,000; Piano, $100;
Sewing Machine, $25; Watch, $150; Jewelry,
$500; Horse, $200; Harness, $50; Vehicle, $400..
Furniture, $75; Musical Instruments, $75; Sew-
ing Machine, $15; Horses, $500; Harness, etc.,
$310 ; Vehicle, $000
Merchandise, $3,729; Fixtures, $300; Solvent
Credits, $752; Money, $87
Fixtures, $100; Horses, $240; Harnes?, $80; Wag-
ons, $600; Money, $2,500; Hay, $40; Oats, $10..
Merchandise, $500; Fixtures, $2,500
Merchandise, $750; Furniture, $100; Musical
Instruments, $75; Sewing Machine, $10;
Watch, $10; Money, $75; Library, $15; Lum-
ber, $30; Bicycle, $15
Furniture, $500; Musical Instruments, $100;
Sewing Machine, $20; Watch, $20; Horse,
$50; Harness, $20; Wagon, $150; Money, $375.
Merchandise, $2,100; Furniture, $200; Piano, $25;
Sewing Machine, $15; Horses, $30; Harness,
$10; Wagon, $25; Money, $600; Machinery,
$400
Furniture, $1,250; Piano, $100; Watch, $25;
Money, $3,744; Paintings, $250
Merchandise, $60,000; Fixtures, $500; Furniture,
$6,500; Piano, $150; Jewelry, $250; Solvent
Credits, $22,000; Money, $13,500
Furniture, $1,800; Jewelry, $200.....'
Fixtures, $200; Furniture, $300; Piano, $100;
Sewing Machine, $20; Watch, $45; Diamonds,
$200; Money, $127; Libraries, $850
Wine
Furniture, $600; Piano, $100; Sewing Machine,
$10; Watch, $rO; Jewelry, $100; Painting, $200. j
Merchandise, $1,200; Fixtures, $50; Money, $250,
Consigned Goods, $100
AMOUNT.
PERSONAL PKOPERTY ASSESSMENT.
219
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS— CONTINUED.
NAME.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
Howe Scale Company
Hubbell, Mrs. Narcissa M
Huddleston, H
Huddleston, H., and Company.,
Hueter, Ernest L., Administra-
tor Estate John H. Mangels,
deceased
Hufman, C. H
Huf schmiclt, H
Hughes, Edward ('
Hughes, Hugh..
Hulme, E. J....
Hulme and Hart
Hulse, Bradford, and Company.
Hulting, F. B
Humboldt Lumber and Mill
Company
Merchandise, $14,275; Fixtures, $125; Solvent
Credits, $400; Money, $130
Furniture, $1,750; Piano, $100; Sewing Ma-
chine, $20; Watch, $75
Furniture, $200; Musical Instruments, $75;
Horse, $80; Harness, $75; Vehicle, $500; Li-
brary, $300
Merchandise, $16,000; Fixtures, $400; Horses,
$240; Harness, $100; Wagons, $250; Solvent
Credits, $1,000; Money, $3,515; Machinery,
$800
Humboldt Savings and Loan So-
ciety
Hume, R. D., and Company
Hummel, George
Hunt, John
Hunter, Mrs. J. N. G
Hunter, J. V
Huntington, Mrs. A. D
Solvent Credits, $5,000; Money, $4,300
Furniture, $1,500; Piano, $100; Sewing Ma-
chine, $10; Watches, $50; Jewelry, $100; Har-
ness, $25; Buggy, $200; Solvent Credits, $600
Paintings, $200
Furniture, $2,775; Wagon, $25; Money, $200...
Fixtures, $70; Furniture, $150; Piano, $75
Sewing Machine, $10; Watch, $25; Jewelry
$50; Printing Presses, $1,150; Type, $600
Furniture, $400; Money, $700
Furniture, $600; Piano, $150; Sewing Machine,
$10; Jewelry, $100; Money, $702; Bicycle, $50..
Fixtures, $200; Solvent Credits, $17,602; Type-
writer, $25; Consigned Goods, $13,040
Merchandise, $8,800; Fixtures, $450; Solvent
Credits, $2,400; Money, $142; Machinery, $200.
Merchandise, $800; Fixtures, $300; Furniture,
$150; Musical Instruments, $50; Sewing Ma-
chine, $10; Watch, $10; Jewelry, $25; Money,
$1,075
AMOUNT.
Fixtures, $50; Solvent Credits, $8,000; Money,
$143; Lumber, $10,000
Furniture, $500; Money (on hand), $20,811;
Money (in bank), $24,302; Franchise, $1,500....
Merchandise, $10,950; Fixtures, $80
Merchandise, $2,550; Fixtures, $150; Furniture,
$250; Piano, $100; Sewing Machine, $50;
Watche s, $10
Furniture, $350; Musical Instruments, $150;
Sewing Machine, $10; Watch, $10; Jewelry,
$150 ; Money, $2, 600 ; Library, $50
Furniture, $2,400; Piano, $75; Sewing Machine,
$25; Jewelry, $450; Horses, $100; Harness, $50;
Wagon, $100: Library, $200
Watch, $rO; Money, $1,910
Furniture, $6,500; Piano, $200; Sewing Ma-
chine, $40; Jewelry, $1,150; Horses, $200; Har-
ness, $£0; Wagons, $450; Library, $1,150; Coal,
$30; Paintings, $6;500; Other Property, $50..
220
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS— CONTINUED.
NAME.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
AMOUNT.
Huntington, H. E.
Hutchison, Jos
Hromada, Adolph
Hyams, Brown, and Company.
Hyde, Mrs. Felena T
Hyde, Mrs. Geo.
Hyman, H. W
Hyman, Morris.,
Hyman, Samuel
Hyman and Meyer
Hyman, Jos ,
Iburg, Wm. M., et al., Adminis-
trator Estate Wm. M. Iburg,
deceased
Ickelheimer, Samuel
Us, John G., and Company
Furniture, $1,200; Musical Instruments, $150;
Sewing Machine, $25; Watches, $150; Money,
$2,500; Library, $75; Bric-a-Brac, $650; Sep-
arate Property of Wife, $350; Other Property,
$250
Fixtures, $250; Solvent Credits, $500; Library,
$250
Merchandise, $4,800; Fixtures, $400; Solvent
Credits, $3,600; Money, $90; Machinery, $650..
Merchandise, $24,000; Fixtures, $500; Solvent
Credits, $750; Money, $200
Furniture, $1,500; Musical Instruments, $175;
Sewing Machine, $15; Watch, $15; Jewelry,
$430; Library, $50
Furniture, $3,500; Musical Instruments, $250;
Sewing Machine, $23; Watch, $100; Jewelry,
$1,000; Corporation Stock, $3,000
Furniture, $1,450; Piano, $100; Sewing Ma-
chine, $20; Watch, $30; Jewelry, $500; Paint-
ings and Statuary, $500
Furniture, $1,460; Piano, $100; Sewing Ma-
chine, $20; Watches, $70; Jewelry and Plate,
$3CO: Paintings and Statuary, $400
Merchandise, $1,000; Fixtures, $150; Jewelry, $5.
Merchandise, $9,000; Fixtures, $500
Furniture, $2,475; Piano, $100; Sewing Machine,
$20; Watches, $55; Paintings, $1,000
Imperial Insurance Company...
Indemnity Mutual Marine As-
surance Company
Indemnity Mutual Marine As-
surance Company
Indiana Bicycle Company
Solvent Credits
Merchandise, $2,150; Horses, $35; Harness, $5;
Wagons, $90; Solvent Credits, $300
Merchandise, $3,400; Fixtures, $100; Horses,
$80; Harness, $40; Wagons, etc., $120; Sol-
vent Credits, $800; Money, $450; Machinery,
$750
Franchise . .
Franchise
Solvent Credits, $1,010; Money, $249
Merchandise. $1,860; Furniture, $200; Solvent
Credits, $155; Money, $290
Indianapolis Furniture Company
Indianapolis Furniture Company
I. O. R. M. Hall Association,
Benj. F. Josselyn, Vice-Presi-
dent
Insurance Company of North
America
Insurance Company of the State
of Pennsylvania
Merchandise, $17,330: Fixtures, $175;
Machines, $25; Wagons, etc., $100;
Credits. $1,500; Money, $155
Solvent Credits
Sewing
Solvent
Furniture, $1,000; Franchise, $130
Franchise
Franchise
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
221
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS -CONTINUED.
NAME.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
AMOUNT.
Irvine Bros.
Irvine, Margaret
Irwin, Mrs. T. A ,
Isaacs, Chas
Isaacs, Mrs. Emilie
Isaacs, R. , and Bro ,
Isaacs, W. B.
Isaacson, Jacob.
Italian Swiss Agricultural Col-
ony
Italian Swiss Mutual Loan As-
sociation
Ivancovich, J., and Company
Iverson, N., Trading Company..
Jachens and Hanschild
Jackson Brewing Company
Jackson, Byron
Jackson, J. G
Jackson, P. H., and Company.,
Jacob, Louisa
Jacobi, J. J
Jacobs, B.
Jacobs and Company
Jacobs, Mrs. H
Merchandise, $7,000; Fixtures, $400; Furniture,
$200; Musical Instrument, $50; Horses, $50;
Wagons, $200; Money, $100
Jewelry, Plate, etc
Furni ture
Solvent Credits
Furniture
Merchandise, $1,500; Fixtures, $140; Money,
$110
Merchandise, $2,900; Fixtures, $50; Furniture,
$450; Musical Instrument, $100; Sewing Ma-
chine, $25; Watches, $100; Diamonds, Jew-
elry and Plate, $150
Merchandise, $1,400; Fixtures, $350; Furniture,
$300; Musical Instrument, $75; Watch, $50;
Solvent Credits, $10; Money, $25
Merchandise, $470; Fixtures, $200; Wine, $4,541;
Brandies, $775; Machinery, $500; Brandies in
Warehouse, $3, 061
Money
Merchandise, $2,600; Horses, $125; Harness,
etc., $25; Wagons, etc., $200; Solvent Credits,
$750; Money, $150; Typewriter, $10
Furniture, $40; Horses, $150; Wagons, etc., $90;
Solvent Credits, $300; Money, $100; Wood,
$750; Machinery, $100
Merchandise, $450; Fixtures, $100; Wine, $250;
Liquors, $200
Kegs Beer, etc., $4,500; Horses, $1,200; Harness,
$100; Wagons, $1,000; Solvent Credits, $500;
Money, $700; Malt, $1,300; Hops, $500; Machin-
ery, $1,300; Franchise, $150; Barley, $1,800 —
Merchandise, $4,500; Watches, $25; Horses,
$100; Harness, etc., $10; Wagons, etc, $50;
Money, $575; Machinery, $4,500
Furniture, $1,680; Piano, $100; Sewing Ma-
chine, $25; Watch, $100; Horses, $200; Har-
ness, $45; Vehicles, $250
Merchandise, $1,500; Fixtures, $30; Solvent
Credits, $120; Money, $290; Machinery, $500...
Fixtures, $50; Furniture, $500; Jewelry, $200;
Horses, $800; Harness, $100; Vehicles, $500...
Furniture, $1,600; Musical Instruments, $200;
Watches, $50; Diamonds, Jewelry and Plate,
$100
Merchandise, $1,100; Fixtures, $50; Furniture,
$150; Musical Instruments, $50; Sewing Ma-
chines, $10
Merchandise, $4,400; Fixtures, $250; Solvent
Credits, $250; Money, $50
Merchandise, $1,000; Fixtures, $100; Furniture,
$280
222
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS -CONTINUED.
NAME.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
AMOUNT.
Jacobs, M..
Jacobson, S.
James, J. G
James, M. S.
James, N. T.
Jamin, Louis, Administrator
Estate of Alexis Jamin...
Janssen, E. A.
Jantzen, Fred.
Jarboe, Mary J., Executrix Es-
tate John R. Jarboe, deceased.
Jardine Iron Works
Jaujou, E. A., and Company....
Jennings, Chas. B
Jennings, Thos.
Jerome, James..
Jersey Farm Company.
Jewell, G
Jewett, John H.
Joham, Margaret, Administra-
trix .
Johnson Bros.
Johnson, J. C
Johnson, J. C., and Company...
Merchandise, $1,300; Fixtures, $125; Furniture,
$35; Sewing Machine, $5; Watches, $20;
Money, $15.
Solvent Credits
Horses, $200; Harness, $60; Wagons, $350; Sol-
vent Credits, ?400; Hogs, $150; Hay, $25; Fur-
niture, $800; Piano, $30; Sewing Machine,
$25; Cow, $15
Fixtures, $150; Watches, $50; Money, $118; Con-
signed Goods, $975
Furniture, $1,200; Piano, $45; Sewing Machine,
$20; Watches, $50; Horses, $25; Firearms, $10;
Harness, $10
Furniture, $7DO; Money, $6,097
Merchandise, $500; Fixtures, $15; Furniture,
$50; Piano, $50; Watch, $5; Jewelry, $10;
Presses, $1,550; Solvent Credits, $100
Merchandise, $5,500; Furniture, $35; Wagons,
etc., $50; Money, $200; Cash Register, $25...
Library, $1,500; Paintings, $500.
Machinery ,
Merchandise, $1,100; Fixtures, $50; Horses, $40
Wagons, etc., $50; Money, $75
Fixtures, $50; Furniture, $250; Musical Instru
ments, $50; Sewing Machines, $10; Watches
$25; Solvent Credits, $500; Money, $280; Con
signed Goods, $2,128
Furniture, $1,200; Piano, $100; Sewing Ma-
chine, $25; Watch, $50; Horses, $250; Harness
$50; Wagons, $175
Fixtures, $75; Furniture, $1,000; Musical In-
struments, $150; Watches, $75; Library, $100;
Bicycle, $30
Milk Cans, $25; Furniture, $180; Horses, $1,250;
Harness, $50; Wagons, $305; Money, $210
Merchandise, $2,000; Fixtures, $50; Furniture,
$300; Piano, $50; Sewing Machine, $10; Jew-
elry, $100
Furniture, $1,400; Musical Instruments, $100;
Watches, $100; Jewelry, $250; Wagons, $50;
Library, $100
Merchandise, $100; Horses, $40; Vehicles, $20;
Solvent Credits, $1,271
Merchandise, $675; Fixtures, $175; Horses, $50;
Wagons, etc., $75; Harness, etc., $25; Money,
$20; Cash Register, $50; Buggy, $25
Furniture, $4,450; Music Box, $45; Sewing Ma-
chine, $15; Watch, $40
Merchandise, $47,000; Fixtures, $300; Solvent
Credits, $7,500; Money, $3,900
3,575
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
223
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS- CONTINUED.
NAME.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
AMOUNT.
Johnson, J. G., and Son
Johnson, Jas
Johnson-Locke Mercantile Com-
pany
Johnson Restaurant Company.,
Johnson, Mrs. S. B
Johnson and Brown
Jones Bros., and Company
Jones, G. H
Jones, Joel B
Jones, M. P
Jones, Mundy, and Company.
S. L. Jones and Company
Jones, Webster
Jones, "W. S
Jones and Company.
Joos, Geo
Joost Bros...
Joost, Hermann.
Joost, M., and Bros
Jordan, Mary L
Jordan, Rudolf
Jordan, Wm. H.
Jory Brothers' Manufacturing
Company
Joseph, Nathan
Josselyn, G. M., and Company..
Fixtures, $50; Horses, $400; Harness, etc.,
$100; Wagons, etc., $300; Livestock, $50; 200
Sheep, $450; 100 Hogs, $400; Grain, $100
Merchandise, $3,000; Furniture, $150
Merchandise, $5,800; Fixtures, $300; Solvent
Credits, $600; Money, $170; Consigned Goods,
$17,500; Typewriter, $50
Merchandise, $200; Fixtures, $800
Furniture
Merchandise, $50; Furniture, $50; Horses, $400;
Harness, etc., $75; Wagons, etc., $400; 100
Cows, $2,000; Hay, $850
Merchandise, $5,445; Fixtures, $100; Money,
$527
Fixtures, $25; Watches, $25; Diamonds, Jew-
elry and Plate, $50; Solvent Credits, $550;
Money, $400
Merchandise, $1,200; Fixtures, $100; Furniture,
$75; Money, $25
Furniture, $900; Piano, $100; Watches, $75;
Jewelry, $150; Horses, $100; Vehicles, $400...
Merchandise, $10,762; Fixtures, $200; Solvent
Credits, $1,435; Money, $822; Typewriter, $25..
Merchandise, $1,900; Fixtures, $500; Money,
$851; Consigned Goods, $980
Furniture, $800; Piano, $200; Jewelry, $200
Furniture, $1,000; Piano, $500; Pictures, $250;
Jewelry, $250
Merchandise, $45,000; Fixtures, $200; Solvent
Credits, $5,000
Machinery
Merchandise, $4,625; Fixtures, $125; Horses,
$130; Harness, etc., $10; Wagons, etc., $125;
Solvent Credits, $1,150
Fixtures, $50; Furniture, $100; Piano, $75;
Sewing Machine, $10; Horses, $50; Harness,
$20; Wagons, $50; Money, $750; Note, $357....
Fixtures, $100; Horses, $500; Harness, etc.,
$160; Wagons, etc., $500; Wood, Coal, Hay
and Grain, $250
Furniture, $800; Piano, $50; Jewelry, $150
Furniture, $520; Piano, Organ and Violin,
$200; Sewing Machine, $15; Watch, $75; Jew-
elry, $500; Library, $45; Presses, $300
Money, $140
Fixtures, $100; Furniture, $750; Piano, $100
Library, $900; Paintings and Statuary, $500.
Merchandise, $500; Fixtures, $100; Machinery,
$1,400
Merchandise
Merchandise, $25,600; Fixtures, $150; Horses,
$15; Wagons, etc., $35; Solvent Credits, $21,-
350; Money, $2,480
224
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS— CONTINUED.
NAME.
Joullin, E
Joy and Grant
Joyce, F. B
Judis, Alphonse
Judson Dynamite and Powder
Company
Judson, Henry C., and Chas. C.,
Executors Estate of Egbert
Judson, deceased
Judson Manufacturing Company
Jullien, Jules, and Company....
Jungblutt, Aug
Juri, Louis, and Son
Kahn Bros., Klein and Company
Kahn, Bert
Kahn, Henry, and Company
Kahn, J. , and Company
Kalisky, Chas
Kast and Company
Katschinski, Bernard
Katten, M
Katz, Mrs. L., and Sons
Kaufmann, F.
Kauf mann and Frankel
Kavanagh, John.
Kavanagh, R. H
Keane, Dr. G. B
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
AMOUNT.
Merchandise, $900; Fixtures, $100; Furniture,
$100; Piano, $50; Sewing Machine, $5
Merchandise, $2,900; Fixtures, $500; Money,
$100 ; Consigned Goods, $25
Merchandise, $900; Horses, $100; Harness, etc.,
$25 ; Wagons, etc., $75
Merchandise, $2,500; Fixtures, $150; Furniture,
$150; Money, $25
Fixtures, $500; Solvent Credits, $1,566; Money,
$694
Solvent Credits, $1,287; Money, $2,037
Merchandise, $9,525; Fixtures, $300; Money,
$175
Fixtures, $100; Wagons, etc., $40; Solvent
Credits, $260; Money, $475; Wine, $500; Liq-
uors, $450
Merchandise, $3,000; Fixtures, $50; Furniture,
Diamonds, Jewelry and Plate, $400; Piano,
$50; Sewing Machine, $15; Horse, $50; Har-
ness, $10; Money, $10; Wagon, $100; Lum-
ber, $75 •
Fixtures, $50; Horses, $50; Harness, $10; Wag-
ons, $40; Liquors, $1,580
Merchandise, $19,900; Fixtures, $250; Solvent
Credits, $3,425; Money, $350
Merchandise, $1,000; Fixtures, $10U
Merchandise, $3,364; Fixtures, $250; Solvent
Credits, $313; Money, $465
Merchandise, $3,000; Fixtures, $20
Merchandise, $2,100; Fixtures, $30; Furniture,
$50
Merchandise, $15,000; Fixtures, $500; Money,
$5,500
Merchandise, $7,000; Fixtures, $400; Furniture,
$175; Piano, $50; Sewing Machine, $10;
Watch, $10; Money, $500
Merchandise, $1, 000 ; Fixtures, $100
Merchandise, $500; Fixtures, $200; Furniture,
$200; Piano, $50; Sewing Machine, $10;
Watch, $50; Jewelry, $50; Horses, $200; Har-
ness, $50; Wagon, $200
Merchandise, $1,000; Fixtures, $75; Furniture,
$75; Piano, $50; Money, $50
Merchandise
Merchandise, $1,000; Fixtures, $75; Furniture,
$150; Sewing Machine, $5; Jewelry, $15;
Money, $95
Merchandise, $1,000; Fixtures, $250
Furniture, $750; Piano, $250; Watch, $100;
Paintings, $400
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
225
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS— CONTINUED.
NAME.
Keefe, D.
Keefe, D. F.
Keeler, Mrs. H. A
Keibus, Charles
Keil, D
Keilus, Chas., and Company.
Keith, Alma E..
Keller, Richard.,
Kellog, Mary E
Kellogg, C. W., and Company.
Kellogg, M. B.
Kellogg, S. G..
Kelly, E. and F
Kelly and Liebes...
Kelly and Liebes, Emporium.
Kelly, Wm. A
Xelso, John
Kennedy, J. F.
Kennedy, R. T., Company...
Kern, F. W
Kerr, David.
Kerr, Jas. W
Kerr, William, Company
Kesseler, J. and F
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
Sewing Machine, $5; Horse, $25; Harness, $3;
Vehicle, $12; Solvent Credits, $1,000; Con-
signed Goods, $518; Beans, $3,000; Commis-
sion House, $500; Safe, $25; Furniture, $125;
Musical Instruments, $50
Merchandise, $955; Fixtures, $50; Furniture,
$25; Piano, $25; Horse, $45; Harness, $10; Ve-
hicle, $100; Wine, $15; Liquors, $25; Bicycle,
$25; Cash Register, $25
Furniture
Furniture, $600; Musical Instrument, $90; Sew-
ing Machine, $10; Watch, $25; Diamonds,
$200; Paintings, $200
Machinery
Merchandise, $10,000; Fixtures, $500; Money,
$300
Merchandise, $4,200; Fixtures, $800; Furniture,
$300; Jewelry, $50
Furniture,, $150; Piano, $50; Horses, $120; Har-
ness, $20; Wagons, $80; Cows, $880; Buggy,
$40; Sewing Machine, $10
Furniture, $2,250; Piano, $100; Sewing Machine,
$15; Watch, $25; Jewelry, $50; Press, $500....
Merchandise, $1,000; Fixtures, $100; Solvent
Credits, $1,100; Money, $200
Furniture
Furniture, $180; Watch, $20; Library, $1,200;
Typewriter, $20
Furniture, $150; Money,
Horses, $900; Harness, $150; WTagons, etc.,
$2,000
Merchandise,
$105
Merchandise
Merchandise, $1,450; Cash Register, $50
Furniture, $200; Piano, $100; Sewing Machine,
$10; Horses, $280; Mules, $450; Harness, $500;
Wagons, $900; Cow, $20; Tools, $150
Fixtures, $50; Furniture, $700; Piano, $50; Sew-
ing Machine, $25; Watch, $25; Horse, $25;
Mules, $10; Wagon, $25; Paintings, $400
Merchandise, $4,250; Fixtures, $250; Sewing
Machine, $20; Money, $30
Furniture, $100; Piano, $160; Sewing Machine,
$15; Watch, $60; Firearms, $25; Horses, $200;
Harness, $20; Wagons, $180; Money, $3,893;
Cows, $30; Hay, $12; Lumber, $650; Wood,
$20; Paintings, $15
Furniture, $200; Piano, $75; Sewing Machine,
$10; Horse, $40; Harness, $10; Wagons, $800;
Solvent Credits, $565; Money, $998
Furniture, $900; Piano, $150; Sewing Machine,
$10; Watch, $75; Bicycle, $50...
Horses, $1,300; Mule, $25; Harness, $250; Wag-
ons, $1,075; Franchise, $150
Merchandise, $1,500; Machinery, $500
AMOUNT.
226
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS— CONTINUED.
NAME.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
AMOUNT.
Keys, John B.
Keyser, Paul..
Keyston, J. W
Keystone Boiler Works.
King, H. L
King, H. S
King, James, and Company
King-Morse Canning Company..
King, Moss, and Company
King, Ward, and Company
King, Ward, and Company
Kingan and Company, Limited..
Kingwell, Vincent T
Kinsey, I. R...
Kip, Wm. J
Kirby, Josephine P
Kirk, Wm. B
Kirschmann, H., and Company.
Kirk, Jos
Kirkham, Wright.
Kissane, Henry . . ,
Kitterman, Jas..,
Kittle, Martha Ann.
Kittle and Company
Fixtures, $25; Furniture, $100; Sewing Ma-
chine, $10; Watches, $25; Consigned Goods,
$1,366
Merchandise, $2,275; Furniture, $250; Musical
Instrument, $100; Sewing Machine, $5;
Money, $300
Merchandise, $3,500; Fixtures, $50; Solvent
Credits, $300; Money, $40
Merchandise, $3,500; Fixtures, $300; Solvent
Credits, $2,600; Money, $500; Machinery,
$3,500
Merchandise, $600; Furniture, $75; Machinery,
$400
Furniture, $1,000; Piano, $150; Sewing Ma-
chine, ?20; Watch, $50; Money, $1,203
Merchandise, $2,600; Fixtures, $20; Bicycle,
$10
Merchandise, $17,300; Fixtures, $500; Solvent
Credits, $7,250; Money, $260; Machinery, $1,000
Merchandise, $1,000; Fixtures, $500
Furniture
Furniture, $1,400; Horses, $50; Wagons, etc.,
$200
Merchandise, $4,997; Furniture, $85; Solvent
Credits, $5,675; Money, $256
Merchandise, $200; Coal, $20; Machinery, $950;
Money, $1,040
Furniture
Furniture, $400; Musical Instrument, $100;
Watches, $50; Diamonds, etc., $100; Library,
$1,000
Furniture, $1,156; Sewing Machine, $50; Watch,
$25; Jewelry, $50
Merchandise, $1,500; Fixtures, $400; Furniture,
$50; Watches, $5
Merchandise, $290; Fixtures, $25; Horses, $25;
Harness, etc., $10; Wagons, etc., $50; Money,
$55; Solvent Credits, $475; Consigned Goods,
$100
Furniture, $700; Piano, $150; Jewelry and!
Plate, $150
Furniture, $900; Piano, $50; Sewing Machine,
$5; Watches, $50; Jewelry, $150; Firearms,
$5; Library, $50
Horses, $840; Harness, $60; Wagons, $900; Sol-
vent Credits, $10,000 '
Furniture, $780; Sewing Machine, $10;
Watches, $20; Horses, $65; Harness, $25;
Wagons, $90; Money, $35
Furniture, $500; Piano, $50; Sewing Machine,
$20; Watch, $25; Jewelry, $400; Vehicle, $75;
Library, $50
Merchandise, $10,000; Fixtures, $500; Solvent
Credits, $15,000; Consigned Goods, $13,000
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
227
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS— CONTINUED.
NAME.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
AMOUNT.
Kittredge, E. H., and Company.
Klein, John E...
Klein, John M.
Klein, Louis, and Company.
Kleinert, A. G...
Kline and Strauss.
Knapik, Peter P.
Kneass, Geo. W.
Knight, Geo. A
Knights, W. R., Company.
Knowles, Dr. Samuel E...
Knudson and Ingold
Koeber, August
Koenig, Ferd
Koenig, Frank ,
Kohlbecher, Joe
Kohlberg, M. P., and Company.
Kohlberg, Strauss, and Froh-
man ..
Kohler and Chase.
Kohn Bros . . .
Kohn, Isaac.
Kolb and Denhard.
Koppikus, D. W ! Furniture
Merchandise, $5,500; Fixtures, $175; Solvent
Credits, $4,900; Money, $632
Merchandise, $700; Fixtures, $75; Furniture,
$75; Musical Instrument, $50; Sewing Ma-
chine, $10; Watches, $10; Money, $100; Ma-j
chinery, $50; Bicycle, $50
Merchandise, $2,000; Fixtures, $200; Horses, j
$50; Harness, etc., $10; Wagons, etc., $50;!
Solvent Credits, $100; Money, $200; Ma-j
chinery, $500 ; Typewriter, $20
Merchandise, $20,000; Fixtures, $200; Solvent
Credits, $5,000; Money, $1,500 j
Merchandise, $1,000; Fixtures, $75; Furniture,
$50; Watches, $5^ Horses, $25; Wagons, etc.,
$15
Merchandise, $1,050; Fixtures, $20; Solvent
Credits, $250; Money, $50
Mouldings
Merchandise, $500; Furniture, $50; Musical In-
strument, $50; Sewing Machine, $5; Watches,
$10; Horses, $10; Harness, etc., $5; Wagons,
etc., $25; Money, $1,310; Lumber, $100;
Schooner, $100; Machinery, $450; Electric
Light, $30
Furniture, $800; Piano, $100; Jewelry, $200
Merchandise, $3,032; Fixtures, $100; Harness,
$10; Wagons, etc., $50; Solvent Credits, $5,763;
Money, $2,114
Furniture, $175; Solvent Credits, $2,000; Money,
$328; Library, $75
Fixtures, $75; Solvent Credits, $606; Money,
$162; Consigned Goods, $3,119
Merchandise, $1,200; Fixtures, $25; Horses,
$125; Solvent Credits, $500; Money, $505; Ve-
hicle, $125; Harness, $25
Fixtures, $50; Furniture, $300; Money, $3,000....
Merchandise, $15,000; Fixtures, $100; Musical
Instrument, $75; Watches, $25; Money, $319..
Merchandise, $850; Fixtures, $50; Furniture,
$100
Merchandise, $9,700; Solvent Credits, $3,700;
Money, $370
Merchandise, $21,500; Fixtures, $500; Solvent
Credits, $500
Merchandise, $52,000; Fixtures, $300; Solvent
Credits, $39,971; Motors, $150
Merchandise, $1,050: Fixtures, $150; Horse,
$20; Harness, $5; Wagon, $25
Fixtures, $50; Furniture, $700; Piano, $100;
Watch, $50; Jewelry, $300; Horses, $150; Har-
ness, $50; Wagons, $300; Solvent Credits,
$1,100; Money, $650; Paintings, etc., $300
Furniture, $100; Wine, $250; Liquors, $650
$ 11, -207
1,120
3,130
26,700
1,170
1,370
1,100
2,645
1,100
11,069
2,578
3,962
2,505
3,350
15,519
1,000
13,770
22,500
92,421
1,250
3,750
1,000
1,800
228
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS— CONTINUED
NAME.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
AMOUNT.
Korbel, F., and Bros.
Korn, Eugene
Kornfeld, Charles.
Koshland, Rosina.
Koshland, S., and Company
Kosmos Insurance Company
Kowalsky and Company
Kragen, S.
Kragen and Company.
Krieg, Anton
Kreling, Ernestine, Executor
Estate of Wm. Kreling, de-
ceased .
Kroenke, Meta.
Krogh Manufacturing Company.
Kron Tanning Company....
Krone, F. W
Kruse, J. H.
Kuhls, Schwarke, and Company
Kuhlman, Salz, and Company..
Katz, G. M., and Company
Kane, Jos. P
Kern County Canal and Water
Company
Kreling, F. W., and Sons, Com-
pany
Merchandise, $5,253; Fixtures, $290; Horses,
$275; Harness, $60; Wagons, $500; Money,
$5,025; Cow, $50; Machinery, $5,346
Merchandise, $1,000; Fixtures, $50; Watch, $50.
Furniture, $600; Musical Instruments, $250;
Sewing Machine, $5; Jewelry, $300; Library,
$20
Furniture, $400; Musical Instrument, $100;
Sewing Machines, $25; Watches, $100; Dia-
monds, etc., $300; Library, $100; Paintings,
$125
Merchandise, $9,966; Fixtures, $200; Money,
$2,364
Franchise
Merchandise, $4,000; Fixtures, $ioO; Solvent
Credits, $1,625; Money, $265
Furniture, $100; Piano, $25; Sewing Machine,
$5; Watch, $10; Merchandise, $4,705; Fixtures,
$100; Horses, $10; Harness, $5; Wagon, $35;
Solvent Credits, $290; Money, $295
Solvent Credits
Leather, $9,150; Furniture, $50; Piano, $50;
Horse, $25; Harness, $5; Vehicle, $20; Money,
$800; Machinery, $300
Merchandise, $400; Fixtures, $1,000; Furniture,
$350; Money, $600
Merchandise, $100; Fixtures, $50; Furniture,
$75; Musical Instrument, $50; Horses, $4.00;
Harness, etc., $75; Wagons, etc., $300;
Money, $50
Merchandise, $750; Fixtures, $35; Solvent Cred-
its, $60; Money, $125; Consigned Goods, $490
Lumber, $15; Machinery, $1,600
Consigned Goods, $2,000; Typewriter, $10
Flour, $550; Fixtures, $500; Money, $200; Liq-
uors, $200; Machinery, $100; Cash Register,
$50; Furniture, $100; Piano, $50
Merchandise, $800; Fixtures, $50; Furniture,
$100; Piano, $50; Watch, $5; Horses, $550
Harness, $70; Wagons, $275; Money, $50;
Money in Bank, $300; Lumber, $1,000
Merchandise, $2,650; Fixtures, $100; Horses,
$100; Wagons, etc., $100; Money, $250
Merchandise, $5,500; Fixtures, $150; Money,
$350
Merchandise, $750; Fixtures, $50; Solvent Cred-
its, $250
Two Gasoline Launches...
Solvent Credits
Merchandise, $1,000; Horses, $100; Wagons,
etc., $100; Money, $300; Machinery, $1,000
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
229
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS— CONTINUED.
NAME.
Kruttschnitt, J..
Kutner, A
Kutz, Lena, Executrix Estate of
Gabriel M. Kutz
Lachman, A
Lachman, H
Lachman, S., and H., Estate...
Lackman and Company
Lacy, H
Ladagnous, Justin.,
Ladd, E. H
La Fonciere Marine Insurance
Company
La Grande Laundry
Laing Mrs. Jane
Lake and Company
Lambert, "William
Lambeth, M. and Company
Lancashire Insurance Company.
Lancaster, J. and Company
Lands, H
Lane, L. C.( Dr.
Lane, P. F
Lane and Connelly
Langhorne, James P
Langley and Michaels Company
Lankershim, A. L
Lanzet, Samuel
Lapham, H. G. and E. F
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
Furniture, $1,500; Musical Instrument, $150;
Sewing Machine, $25; Watch, $50; Jewelry,
$500; Money, $1,000! Other Property, $50
Furniture, $750; Piano, $75; Sewing Machine,
$15; Jewelry, $150; Statuary, $200
Furniture, $275; Piano, $50; Jewelry, $20; Ma-
chinery, $750
Furniture, $800; Musical Instrument, $150;
Jewelry, $125
Merchandise, $52,000; Cooperage, $9,000; Horses,
$100; Harness, $25; Vehicles, $150; Machinery,
$1,COO; Money, $455
Furniture, $20; Money, $1,000
Merchandise, $5,550; Furniture, $150
Furniture, $100; Watch, $25; Horse, $50;
Wagon, $50; Money, $500; Paintings, $50; Sol-
vent Credits, $1,000
Hotel Furniture, $2,950; Fixtures, $200; Furni-
ture, $250; Sewing Machine, $10; Watch, $10;
Liquors, $400; Money, $250
Firearms
Franchise ..
Office Furniture, $250; Horses, $750; Harness,
$100; Wagons, $700; Money, $1,150; Cows, $30;
Franchise, $150
Furniture
Merchandise, $2,900; Fixtures, $100
Merchandise, $365; Fixtures, $15; Solvent
Credits, $267; Money, $90; Machinery, $500
Merchandise, $700; Horses, $20; Vehicles, $20;
Solvent Credits, $304; Money, $278; Fixtures,
$25
Franchise
Merchandise, $1,000; Fixtures, $200
Merchandise, $1,800; Fixtures, $25; Furniture,
$150; Sewing Machine, $10; Watches, $10
Furniture, $1,000; Piano, $200; Watch, $20;
Jewelry, $100; Horse, $300; Harness, $30;
Buggy, $100; Library, $200
Furniture, $700; Musical Instruments, $200;
Pictures, $100
Merchandise, $280; Fixtures, $100; Solvent
Credits, $800
Watches, $25; Solvent Credits, $50; Money,
$1,363; Library, $200
Merchandise, $103,000; Fixtures, $800; Money,
$3,200; Consigned Goods, $5,000; Machinery,
$200
Furniture, $500; Pianos and Organs, $1,500
Merchandise, $1,315; Fixtures, $100; Furniture,
$300; Piano, ?50; Sewing Machine, $10
Furniture
AMOUNT.
230
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS— CONTINUED,
NAME.
Larking and Company...
Larsen, Carl G
Larzelere, W. R. Commission
Company
Lash's Bitters Company
La Societe Francaise D'Eparg-
nes Et De Prevoyance Mu-
tuelle
La Societe Francaise D'Eparg-
nes Et De Prevoyance Mu-
tuelle
Lassen, H. C
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
Latham, Mrs. Emily K.
Lathrop, Charles G ,
Laton, Charles A...
Latson, Florida L. and W. Hall,
Executors Estate of Frank P.
Latson, deceased
Laumeister, C. S
Merchandise, $3,550; Horses, $30; Harness,
Robes, Blankets, $25; Money, $75
Merchandise, $100; Fixtures, $200; Furniture,
$300; Pianos, $625; Organs, $100; Watch, $50
Horses, $125; Harness, $50; Wagons, $140
Money, $50; Poultry, $300
Merchandise, $550; Fixtures, $150; Solvent Cred-
its, $1,200; Money, -$1,400; Consigned Goods
$250
Merchandise, $250; Fixtures, $100; Horses, $50
Harness, Robes, Blankets, $20; Vehicles
$100; Money, $550; Typewriter, $25
Solvent Credits, $S,G50; Money, $34,371
Franchise
Merchandise, $1,500; Furniture, $50; Money
$450
Furniture, $350; Musical Instruments, $250
Sewing Machine, $5; Watches, $50; Jewelry
$500; Library, $25
Furniture, $600; Piano, $100; Sewing Machine
$25; Watch, $75; Jewelry, $100; Money, $306..
I Furniture, $500; Musical Instrument, $100
Watch, $75; Jewelry, $75; Solvent Credits
$405; Money, $190
Laumeister, W. F.
Lawrence, J. V
Lawson, John C
Layng, H. G., Machine Works.
Leach, Mrs. Margaret I.
Leavitt and Bill...
Lebenbaum, L. and Company.
Le Breton, Julia, Mrs ,
Money
Watch, $10; Merchandise, $1,200; Furniture,
$1,400; Piano, $50; Sewing Machine, $5;
Horses, $400; Harness, $50; Wagons, $200;
Solvent Credits, $1,000; Machinery, $700;
Goods in Warehouse, $615
! Furniture, $75; Piano, $50; Sewing Machine,
$10; Horses, $500; Harness, $100; Wagons,
$400
I Solvent Credits
Merchandise, $700; Fixtures, $500; Furniture.
$50; Piano, $25; Sewing Machine, $10; Horse,
$30; Wagon, $30
Fixtures, $50; Furniture, $20; Watches, $10;
Horses, $10; Harness, etc., $20; Wagons, etc.,
$50; Money, $50; Machinery, $1,500; Type-
writer, $20; Electric Plant, $35
Furniture, $3,500; Musical Instruments, $150..
Fixtures, $100; Solvent Credits, $400; Mo^y,
$300; Bicycles, $1,300
Merchandise, $6,800; Fixtures, $250; Horses,
$250; Harness, etc.. $100; Wagons, etc., $500;
Solvent Credits, $1,000; Money, $150
Furniture, $850; Piano, $150; Watch, $50;
Paintings and Statuary, $200
AMOUNT.
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
231
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS— CONTINUED.
NAME.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
Le Count Brothers.
Lee, W. B
Leege and Haskins
Legallet, Hellwig Tanning Com-
pany
Lehrke, Henry and Sons
Merchandise, $17,450; Fixtures, $190; Money,
$270
Grease Wool
Merchandise, $3,500; Fixtures, $75; Horses, $25;
Harness, etc., $15; Wagons, etc., $75; Solvent
Credits, $1,000; Machinery, $200
Leibold, J. G.,
Leipnitz, G. and Company.
Leist, C. J. and Company...
Lemle, Levy Company
Lemman, Mary J
Lemoine and Company.
Lengfeld, A. L.
Lennon, John A
Lenoir, Joseph
Lencrmand Brothers
Lenormand, Joseph
Lent, George H
Lent, William M
Leonard, Inez
! Merchandise, $4,500; Fixtures, $100; Horse, $40;
| Harness, $10; Buggy, $25; Money, $500; Ma-
chinery, $1,500; Merchandise in Warehouse,
$11,760
Merchandise, $900; Fixtures, $25; Furniture,
$100; Musical Instruments, $50; Sewing Ma-
chine, $5; Watches, $10; Horses, $100; Har-
ness, etc., $25; Wagons, etc., $75....
Merchandise, $900; Fixtures, $20; Furniture,
$75; Musical Instruments, $40; Horses, $15;
Wagons, etc., $20; Money, $115; Machinery,
$75
Merchandise, $10,000; Fixtures, $4,000; Regis-
ters, $200; Money, $1,300
Merchandise, $3,700; Fixtures, $50; Solvent
Credits, $5,000; Money, $3,630
! Merchandise, $400; Fixtures, $200; Horses, $30;
Harners, etc., $10; Wagons, etc., $30; Whisky,
$816; Register, $25
; Furniture, $1,800; Piano, $200; Jewelry, $300;
.Paintings, $3fO
J Merchandise, $800; Fixtures, $250; Horses, $50;
Harness, etc., $25; Wagons, etc., $75; Solvent
Credits, $200
Merchandise, $2,650; Fixtures, $350; Furniture,
$300; Watch, $25; Jewelry, $25; Library, $25;
Money, $250
Merchandise, $9,200; Fixtures, $50; Furniture,
$300; Piano, $50; Sewing Machine, $25; Jew-
elry, $50; Solvent Credits, $1,700; Money,
$1,300
Fixtures, $500; Furniture, $1,000; Money, $450; j
Wine, $300; Liquors, $50
Fixtures, $150; Horses, $160; Harness, $40;
Wagons, $160; Money, $300; Cooperage, $500;
Wines and Liquors, $5,300
Groceries, $410; Fixtures, $100; Horses, $40;
Harness, $20; Vehicles, $80; Wines, $405....
Furniture, $650; Musical Instruments, $100;
Sewing Machine, $20; Jewelry, $450; Fire-
arms, $75
Furniture, $4,500; Musical Instruments, $100;
Horses, $200; Harness, $100; Vehicles, $200;
Money, $200; Library, $200; Paintings, $300..
Furniture, $1,000; Musical Instruments, $100;
Money, $100
AMOUNT.
Leonard, Margaret A Furniture, $1,000; Horses, $150; Harness, $75;
Wagon, $100
232
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS— CONTINUED.
NAME.
Leonard and Ellis...
Lester, "Winthrop S...
Leuenberger, Mrs. L..
Levensaler, J. G.
Levenson and Company
Levi, H. and Company
Levi, Jacob
Levin Brothers (Incorporated) .
Levin, Jacob . .
Levison Brothers
Levy, Henry
Levy, I
Levy, I
Levy, Jacob
Levy, Jesse M. and Company.
Levy, Joseph
Levy, Jules, Brothers
Levy, L. A
Levy, Louis
Levy, Max
Levy, Moses L. and Company
Levy, Oscar S
Levy, Sam N
Levy, Schewa, Mrs
Levy, S. W..
DESCRIPTION OP PROPERTY.
Merchandise, $7,697; Fixtures, $525; Solvent
Credits, $4,716; Money, $303
Horses, $500; Harness, etc., $100; Wagons, $500.
Merchandise, $800; Fixtures, $150; Sewing Ma-
chine, $45; Watches, $5
Furniture, $150; Musical Instruments, $110;
Sewing Machine, $5; Watches, $25; Wagon,
$30; Machinery, $1,000; Money, $75
Merchandise, $500; Fixtures, $55; Solvent
Credits, $500
Merchandise, $53,000; Fixtures, $600; Money,
$6,900
Franchise . .
Merchandise, $9,500; Fixtures, $400; Cash Reg-
ister, $100
Merchandise, $2,800; Fixtures, $200; Furniture,
$150; Musical Instruments, $50; Watches, $10;
Money, $25
Merchandise, $26,000; Fixtures, $2,000; Solvent
Credits, $8,000; Money, $12,060
Horses, $50; Wagons, etc., $50; Money, $1,000;
Cows, $1,000; Sheep, $625
Merchandise, $2,500; Furniture, $750; Piano,
$100; Jewelry, $100; Horses, $50; Wagon, $50;
Library, $£0; Machinery, $500; Wool, $2,500..
Furniture, $1,500; Piano, $75; Sewing Machine,
$25; Jewelry, $200; Painting, $200
Merchandise, $1,850; Fixtures, $50; Furniture,
$100
Merchandise, $5,000; Fixtures, $400; Solvent
Credits, $37; Money, $100; Register, $100
Merchandise, $450; Furniture, $150; Watch, $5;
Horse, $15; Harness, $5; Vehicle, $15; Money,
$800
Merchandise, $12,400; Fixtures, $100; Solvent
Credits, $2,4CO; Money, $100
Furniture, $6,000; Musical Instruments, $200;
Sewing Machines, $25
Merchandise, $1,200; Furniture, $350; Piano, $75;
Sewing Machine, $10; Watch, $20; Jewelry,
$200; Horse, $25; Wagon, $30; Money, $50
Furniture, $1,200: Piano, $100; Sewing Ma-
chine, $20 ; Jewelry. $30
Merchandise, $2,000; Fixtures, $150
Merchandise, $2,850; Fixtures, $50; Furniture,
$250; Piano, $90; Watch, $25; Money, $255;
Consigned Goods, $1,570
Merchandise, $875; Fixtures, $100; Solvent
Credits, $350; Money, $75
Furniture, $1,200; Piano, $100; Sewing Ma-
chine, $20; Watches, $200; Jewelry, $600;
Horses, $200; Harness, $100; Wagons, $200;
Library, $100; Paintings, $500
Wines, $190; Fixtures, $50; Furniture, $800;
Jewelry, $200
AMOUNT.
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
233
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS— CONTINUED.
NAME.
Lewis, Anderson and Company.
Lewis, Azara N. et al., Execu-
tors Estate of Miranda W.
Lux, deceased
Lewis, M
Lewis Packing Company
Lewis, Sol
Lewis, "William and Company..
Lewis and Company
Lichtenstein, Benjamin H
Lichtenstein Brothers
Lichtenstein, T
Liddle, R. Company
Liebes, H., and Company
Liebes, Hannah, Mrs...
Liebes, Isaac ,
Liebmann and Waters..
Lietz, The A. Company.
Lievre, Fricke and Company..
Lilienfeld, Alfred .,
Lilienthal, E. R...
Lilienthal, P. N
Lillis, S. C
Lincoln Brothers . .
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
Merchandise, $11,345; Fixtures, $25; Horses,
$20; Harness, etc., $5; Wagons, etc., $25;
Solvent Credits, $2,197; Money, $340; Con-
signed Goods, $610
Jewelry, $524; Solvent Credits, $2,500; Money,
$57,359
Merchandise, $1,375; Furniture, $300; Piano,
$75; Horse, $20; Wagon, $30
Merchandise, $2,500; Fixtures, $125; Money,
$385; Machinery, $1,500
Furniture, $900; Piano, $50; Sewing Machine,
$25; Watch, $50
Merchandise, $5,125; Fixtures, $150; Solvent
Credits, $4,253; Money, $12
Horses, $780; Harness, etc., $90; Wagons, etc.,
$1,330
Merchandise, $3,600; Furniture, $400; Pianos,
$100; Sewing Machine, $20; Money, $2,600;
Paintings, $145
Fixtures, $100; Musical Instruments, $50;
Watches, $300; Jewelry, $900; Firearms, $150;
Money, $425
Merchandise, $900; Fixtures, $50; Furniture,
$400; Piano, $100; Sewing Machine, $10;
Watch, $90; Jewelry, $275; Firearms, $40;
Money, $50; Solvent Credits, $225
Merchandise
Merchandise. $37,500; Fixtures, $750; Sewing
Machine, $100; Solvent Credits, $3,500; Money,
$270; Franchise, $150
Furniture, $600; Piano, $150; Diamonds, $250..
Furniture, $900; Piano, $75; Sewing Machine.
$10; Jewelry, $100
Merchandise, $1,500; Fixtures, $200
Merchandise, $750; Fixtures, $250; Money, $350.
Merchandise, $5,450; Fixtures, $150; Solvent
Credits, $1,050; Money, $390; Machinery, $200;
Presses, $50
Merchandise, $1,000; Fixtures, $200
Furniture, $1,500; Furniture, $600; Piano, $50;
Piano, $20; Sewing Machine, $50; Jewelry,
$250; Horse, $50; Library, $50; Paintings, $300.
Furniture, $2,000; Piano, $300; Jewelry, $600:
Library, $400
Furniture, $400; Musical Instruments, $50;
Sewing Machine, $20: Watches, $25; Jewelry,
$250; Firearms. 120; Money, $240; Library, $50.
Merchandise, $1,750; Fixtures, $75
AMOUNT.
234
PEESONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS— CONTINUED.
NAME.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
AMOUNT.
Lincoln, Philanda G., Executrix
Estate of Jerome Lincoln, de-
ceased
Lindauer, G
Lindley, Curtis H
Linehan, John
Lion Fire Insurance Company
of London
Lippman Brothers
Lips, Mrs. M. C
Litchfield. J. M
Livingston, James M.
Livingston, P. H.
Livingston and Company |
Liverpool, London and Globe In-
surance Company
Lloyd. Charles R
Lloyd, John, Trustee
f.,loyd. R. H
Lloyd and "Wood
Llpyds Plate Glass Insurance
Company
Loalza, W. and Company
Lonhbaum, A. H. Company
I.oewe, William G
Loewy, William .'.
Furniture, $2,000; Piano, $100; Money, $5,672;
Solvent Credits, $27,787; Promissory Note.
$18,644; Six Bonds City of Los Angeles ($500)
$3,000; Bonds City of Stockton, $3,000; Bonds
Territory of Arizona, $8,000
Fixtures, $10; Furniture, $50; Horses, $750;
Harness, etc., $100; Wagons, etc., $900
Furniture, $800; Musical Instruments, $100;
Jewelry, $3CO
Furniture, $50; Sewing Machine, $10; Horses,
$250: Harness, $50; Wagons, $300; Cows,
$1,500
Franchises
Merchandise, $9,500; Fixtures, $200
Furniture
Merchandise, $4,300; Fixtures, $200; Furniture,
$600; Watch, $50; Money, $62
Furniture, $2,000; Musical Instruments, $150
Sewing Machine, $20; Jewelry, $100; Books,
$100
Merchandise, $800; Fixtures, $50; Furniture,
$240; Piano, $50; Sewing Machine, $10; Jew-
elry. $100
Merchandise, $9.000; Fixtures, $300; Solvent
Credits, $3,500; Money, $225
Furniture, $750; Solvent Credits, $3,765
Money, $1,141; Money, $5,601; Franchise, $2,00
Merchandise, $4, COO; Fixtures, $250
Solvent Credits
Furniture, $1,000; Musical Instruments, $100
Jewelry, $400; Horses, $200
Fixtures, $200; Library, ?SOO
Franchises
Fixtures, $250; Money, $4,353; Library, $25:
Typewriter, $50
Merchandise, $385; Fixtures, $50; Horses, $700:
Harness, etc., $45; Wagons, etc., $400; Sol-
vent Credits, $200; Money, $185
Furniture, $50; Piano, $50; Horses, $450; Har-
ness, $75: Wagons, $150; Cows, $2,000
Lofstad, J. N.
Logan, M. H
Fixtures, $50; Furniture, $600; Musical Instru-
ments, $75; Money, $1,050; Library, $300
Merchandise, $500; Fixtures, $50; Furniture,
$250; Musical Instruments, $100; Sewing Ma-
chine, $10; Watches, $20; Money, $600
Furniture, $1,000; Watch, $25; Library, $50;
Wife's Property, $50
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
235
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS— CONTINUED.
NAME.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
AMOUNT.
Loiz, A. W Furniture, $700; Musical Instruments, $100
Sewing Machines, $20; Watches, $100; Jew
elry, $160; Firearms, $10; Library, $60; Bi
cycle, $20
London Assurance and Marine
Company Solvent Credits
London^ Assurance Corporation . . Franchise
London Guarantee and Accident
Association of London Franchise
London and Lancashire Fire In-
surance Company Furniture, §1,000; Money, $4,200
London and Lancashire Fire In-
surance Company Franchise
London and Mclntyre Merchandise, $1,769; Money, $288
London, Paris and American ]
Bank, Limited Furniture, $1,000; Money, $326,969
London, Paris and American
Bank, Limited Franchise
London Provincial Marine In-
surance Company, of London.. Franchise
London and San Francisco Bank Furniture, $1,500; Money, $234,663; Typewriter
$50; Franchise, $3,'000
Long Syrup Refinery Company.. I Merchandise, $17,500; Money, $500; Machinery
$2,000
Lough, James Merchandise, $500 ; Fixtures, $100 ; Furniture
$350; Piano, $50
Loughborough, Marianna Z.,
Executrix Estate of A. H.
Loughborough, deceased Fixtures, $50; Furniture, $1,500; Money, $4,565;
Library, $50
Loughran, Thomas Merchandise, $2,480; Fixtures, $150; Furniture,
$400; Horses, $50; Wagons, etc., $50; Money,
$2,835
Lovell, Mansfield j Fixtures, $250; Solvent Credits, $300; Consigned
Goods, $620; Money, $38
Low, Mollie C ! Furniture, $1,500; Watch, $75; Jewelry, $400;
Money, $100; Paintings, $700
Lowenberg, I < Furniture, $1,600; Piano, $100; Sewing Machine,
j $25; Watch, $50; Jewelry, $50
Lou-enberg and Company j Merchandise, $11,400; Fixtures, $500; Solvent
Credits, $4,415; Money, $550
Loewenberg and Company Merchandise, $800; Fixtures, $75; Solvent
Credits, $100; Money, $50
Lowenstein Brothers Merchandise, $1,200; Fixtures, $75; Watch, $25
Lowenthal, M. S Furniture, $1,000; Piano, $150; Jewelry, $200:
Library, $50
Lowrey, William J Furniture, $1,200; Piano, $50; Violin, $10; Sew-
ing Machine, $10; Watch, $100; Library, $50;
Paintings, $200
Lowry, W. G. and Company.... Fixtures, $50; Solvent Credits, $1,250; Money.
$1,025; Consigned Goods, $800
Lozier, H. A. and Company 1 Merchandise, $S,6SO; Fixtures, $201; Solvent
Credits, $3,COO; Money, $1,186
Lubin and Son Merchandise, $900; Fixtures, $50; Furniture.
$100; Musical Instruments, $50
11,170
1,169
2,000
2,000
5,200
2,000
2,057
327,969
3,000
2,000
239,213
20,000
1,000
6,165
5,965
1,208
2,773
1,325
16.865
1,025
1,300
1,400
1,620
3,125
13,067
1,100
.236
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS— CONTINUED.
NAME.
Lubrick, A.
Luty, Ellen Royal, Executrix
Estate of Frederick C. Luty,
deceased
Lucas and Company
Lucke, Bernard H
Luckhardt, C. A. and Company.
Lucy, G. R. and Company
Lucy, G. W. and Company
Lueders, Herman
Luhn, Otto and Company
Lund, Henry and Company
Lundburg, Dr. J. A. W
Lundy Furniture Company
Lundy, Thomas
Lusbombe and Isaacs
Luse, H. H
Lyons, Charles
Lyons, Mrs. E. G
Lyons, E. G. Company, The
Lyons, Henry
Macondray Bros., and Lockard..
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
Merchandise, $150; Watches, $125; Jewelry,
$250; Money, $100; Consigned Goods, $400....
Money, $980; Mining Stocks, $2,250; Maps, $32;
Solvent Credits, $358
Merchandise, $1,000; Fixtures, $40; Solvent
Credits, $1,100; Money, $1,000; Machinery,
$1,500
Merchandise, $9,000; Fixtures, $250; Furniture,
$200
Fixtures, $600; Money, $15; Machinery, $400....
Merchandise, $6,000; Horses, $100; Machinery,
$1,000; Solvent Credits, $1,400; Money, $1,685;
Harness, $30; Wagon, $100
Horses, $400; Harness, etc., $200; Wagons, etc.,
$1,2CO; Hay, $5; Grain, $15
Fixtures, $75; Furniture, $40; Musical Instru-
ments, $1,000
Money, $482; Merchandise, $1,985; Furniture,
$150; Piano, $50; Sewing Machine, $10; Horses,
$12f,; ' Harness, $30; Wagons, $100; Solvent,
Credits, $1,915; Machinery, $200
Furniture, $200; Money, $2,355
Fixtures, $400; Furniture, $600; Musical In-
struments, $50; Watches, $10; Jewelry, $25..
Merchandise, $3,000; Horses, $25; Harness, etc.,
$10; Wagons, etc., $50; Solvent Credits, $1,000;
Money, $50
Merchandise, $2,450; Fixtures, $100; Furniture,
$300; Piano, $50; Sewing Machine, $20;
Money, $250; Cow, $10
Merchandise, $3,000; Fixtures, $100; Solvent
Credits, $700; Money, $200; Consigned Goods,
$1,000
Furniture, $350; Musical Instruments, $550;
Sewing Machine, $40; Watch, $40; Solvent
Credits, $300; Libraries, $150; Paintings, $100.
Merchandise, $9,000; Fixtures, $600; Furniture,
$200; Musical Instruments, $100; Sewing Ma-
chine, $20; Watches, $25; Jewelry, $25;
Horses, $25; Wagons, etc., $50; Money, $250..
Furniture, $600; Piano, $200; Sewing Machine,
$10; Jewelry and Plate, $75; Paintings, $200..
Fixtures, $25; Horses, $50; Wagons, etc., $100;
Solvent Credits, $6,000; Money, $125; Wines,
$3,150; Liquors, $6,080
Merchandise, $3,450; Fixtures, $100; Furniture,
$400: Musical Instruments, $75; Watches, $20.
Merchandise, $1,600; Fixtures, $100; Money,
$200
Macdonald and McKinnon Merchandise, $1,015; Fixtures, $40; Wagon, $45;
Solvent Credits, $137
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
237
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS— CONTINUED.
NAME.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
AMOUNT.
MacCrellis, Mary P
Macdonough, Wm. O'B
Mack, Adolph
Mack and Company
Mackay, A. , and Son
Furniture, $1,000; Piano, $50; Sewing Machine,
$15; Watch, $35; Jewelry, $200; Paintings,
$500
Horses ..
Mackay, John W., and R. V.
Dey, as Trustees Under the
Will of Theresa Fair, deceased
MacLeod, R. T
Macondray and Company
Macowsky, J
Macpherson and Rucker
Madden, Jerome
Madison, Bruce and Sellers
Madison and Burke
Madison, Capt. B
Magdeburg Fire Insurance Com-
pany
Magdeburg Fire Insurance Com-
pany
Magee, Thos
Magner Bros
Magnin, I., and Company
Maguire, Mrs. M...
Mahan, H
Mahon, K. S., A. S. Pescia....
Maier, Chas.,
Furniture, $600; Piano, $100; Sewing Machine,
$15; Watch, $20; Jewelry, $200; Paintings, $200
Merchandise, $40,000; Fixtures, $500; Money,
*389; Consigned Goods, $500
Merchandise, $11,500; Fixtures, $150; Two
Sewing Machines, $50; Horses, $40; Harness,
$10; Wagons, $100; Money, $570
Furniture, $6,000; Money in Bank on General
Deposit, $996; Money in Bank on General
Deposit in New York, $3,061; Bonds of
Southern Pacific Railroad Company of Ari-
zona. $1,596,000; Bonds West Shore Railroad
Company, $54,000; Commercial Cable Com-
pany. $135,000
Money
Merchandise, $50; Fixtures, $250; Solvent Cred-
its, $4,745; Typewriter, $20
Merchandise, $3,300; Fixtures, $150; Furniture,
$450; Piano, $50
Fixtures, $50; Solvent Credits, $820; Money,
$174
Furniture, $1,000; Musical Instruments, $400;
Jewelry, $600
Merchandise, $7,000; Fixtures, $100; Harness,
$15; Vehicles, $65; Solvent Credits, $1,800;
Mon*y, $400
Fixtures, $400; Horses, $300; Harness, $50;
Vehicles, $250
Furniture, $500; Piano, $200; Sewing Machine.
$10; Watch, $100; Jewelry, $100; Harness,
$25; Wagons, $100; Money, $2,600
Solvent Credits, $1,162; Money, $57...
Franchise
Furniture, $600; Piano, $100; Paintings, $500..
Merchandise, $4,450; Fixtures, $75; Solvent
Credits, $375; Money, $100
Merchandise, $2,700; Fixtures, $300; Sewing
Machines, $100; Money, $460
Furniture, Jewelry and Plate, $1,500; Piano,
$100; Sewing Machine, $25; Library, $50;
Paintings, $200
Furniture and Jewelry, $1,200; Piano, $50
Furniture, $2,035; Piano, $100; Sewing Ma-
chine, $15; Watches, $50; Jewelry, $500; Li-
brary, $100; Paintings, $200
Merchandise, $6,480; Fixtures, $300; Furniture,
$450; Piano, $50; Sewing Machine, $10;
Money, $200
•?1,800
3,000
1,135
41,389
12,420
1,795,057
2,000
5,065
3,950
1,044
2,000
1,000
3,635
1,219
2,000
1,200
5,000
3,560
1,875
1,250
3,000
7,490
238
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS— CONTINUED.
NAME.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
Main and Winchester..
Muirhead, Louisa M
Malcom, Robt., and Company...
Malf anti, J
Malloye, Frank
Malm, C. A., and Company
Malm, C. A., and Company
Malm, C. A., and Company
Maltine Manufacturing Com-
pany
Manchester Fire Assurance
Company
Manchester Fire Assurance
Company
Mandel, Pursch and "Wiener....
Merchandise, $86,400; Fixtures, $2,000; Solvent
Credits, f 30, 206; Money, $10,600; Machinery,
|4,500
Merchandise, $75; Fixtures, $900; Furniture,
S2CO ; Wagon, $25 ; Liquors, $450
Merchandise, $5,241; Fixtures, $396; Solvent
Credits, $525
Fixtures, $1,000; Furniture, $5,000; Pianos,
$1,100; Liquors, $900
Merchandise, $250; Fixtures, $250; Machinery
and Tools, $1,000
Merchandise,' $4,600; Fixtures, $50; Sewing Ma-
chines, $75; Money, $500; Machinery, $100....
Merchandise
Merchandise, $1,400 ; Fixtures, $50
Mangels, Agnes
Mangles, Mrs. E...-
Mangels, E. L. S....
Mangels, M. and C.
Mangrum and Otter.
Manhattan Life Insurance Com-
pany
Manheim Insurance Company...
Mann, C. M
Man On Insurance Company (of
Hong Kong)
Manning, A. W
Manning, William.
Four Hundred and Fifty-seven Cases Drugs..
Franchise
Fixtures, $125; Money, $11,620
Merchandise, $9,700; Fixtures, $200; Money,
$100
Money
Furniture, $1,200; Piano, $200; Sewing Ma-
chine, $25 ; Jewelry and Plate, $600
Money
Merchandise, $4,070; Fixtures, $100; Solvent
Credits, $271; Money, $24
Machinery- $75; Merchandise, $2,500; Fixtures,
$200; Horses, $30; Harness, $15; Vehicles,
$25; Solvent Credits, $250; Money, $1,650;
Consigned Goods, $450
Marceau, Theo. C
Marcus, George and Company...
Marcus, M. and Company
Marine Insurance Company of
London
Maritime Insurance Company...
Franchise
Franchise
Fixtures, $200; Furniture, $250; Piano, $200;
Watches, $25; Jewelry, $50; Solvent Credits,
82,500; Money, $200; Wines, $400; L.cycle, $25;
Type wri ter, $25 ; Brandy, $220
Franchise
Furniture, $1,300; Musical Instruments, $200;
Sewing Machine, $20; Watch, $15; Library,
$00; Paintings, $15 v.
Merchandise, $4,000; Fixtures, $250; Furni-
ture, $150; Musical Instrument, $50; Sewing
Machine, $10; Watch, $75; Money, $500
Fixtures
Fixtures, $50; Solvent Credits, $1,500; Money,
$110
Merchandise, $2,750; Furniture, $250
Franchise
Solvent Credits, $4,995; Money, $30....
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
239
NAMES AND ASSE3SMEN TS— CONTINUED.
NAME.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
AMOUNT.
Maritime Insurance Company of
Liverpool
Market Street Railway Company
Market Street Railway Company
Marks, Berry
Marks Brothers
Marks, Jesse E...
Marks, L
Marron, M. A.
Marsh, G. T. and Company
Marsh and Kidd...
Marshall, Emilia B., Executrix
of Estate of David P. Mar-
shall, deceased
Marshall and Reimer
Marshall, Taggart Company
Marshultz and Cantrel!
Marshutz, C. A
Marsicano, P
Martel, James L
Martens, F. and Company
Martenstein, J. and Company...
Martin, E. and Company
Martin, E., Mrs
Franchise
Office Fixtures, $300; j/urniture, $1,375; Fire-
arms, $20; 242 Horses, $2,420; Harness, $350;
Carts, $1,000; Money, $23,600; Hay, $3,175;
Coal, $10,750; 50 Miles Electric System, $750,-
000; 32 91-100 Miles Electric System, at $12,-
500 per mile, $411,375; 40 Miles Cable System
at $15,000 per mile, $600,000; 20V2 Miles Cable
System, at $12,500 per mile, $256,250; 19 74-100
Miles Motor System, at $4,000 per mile, $78,-
960; 18 35-100 Miles Horse System, at $2,000
per mile, $36,700; Line and Pump Plant,
$2,500; Three Typewriters, $60; Stores and
Materials, $32,300
Franchise
Merchandise, $3,812; Furniture, $700; Musical
Instrument, $100; Watch, $25; Jewelry, $100..
Merchandise, $2,700; Fixtures, $100
Fixtures, $550; Furniture, $200; Sewing Ma-
chine, $10; Money, $40; Liquors, $340
Furniture, $325; Piano, $40; Sewing Machine,
$5; Horses, $450; Harness, $40; Wagons, $300..
Merchandise, $1,000; Fixtures, $150; Furniture,
$250; Horses, $50; Harness, $25; Vehicles,
$100
Merchandise, $4,000; Furniture, $150; Money,
$40
Fixtures, $75; Solvent Credits, $1,000; Money,
$125; Consigned Goods, $3,500
Furniture, $100; Piano, $50; Watch, $100; Sol-
vent Credits, $3,000
Merchandise, $1,000; Fixtures, $400; Solvent
Credits, $500; Money, $100
Merchandise, $750; Fixtures, $50; Furniture,
$300; Solvent Credits, $1,000; Money, $380;
Stocks, $150
Mei-chandise, $2,200; Money, $92; Machinery,
$5,000; Wood, $3
Furniture, $1,300; Piano, $50; Sewing Machine,
$10; Jewelry, $50; Library, $20
Merchandise, $4,200; Fixtures, $25; Machinery
and Cooperage, $400
Fixtures, $25; Furniture, $800; Piano, $100;
Watch, $25; Jewelry, $50
Merchandise, $156; Fixtures, $175; Money,
$1,191; Consigned Goods, $400
Merchandise, $1,045; Fixtures, $100; Horses,
$300; Wagons, $200; Solvent Credits, $4,734;
Money, $2,032; Wheat, $1,250; Machinery,
$3,000
Merchandise, $17,500; Fixtures, $100; Solvent
Credits, $16,000; Money, $500
Furniture, $1,000; Piano, $100; Paintings, $400..
$2,000
2,211,135
2,500,000
4,737
2,800
1,140
1,160
1,575
4,190
4,700
3,250
2,000
2,630
7,295
1,439
4,625
l.OOC
1,922
12,661
34,100
1,500
240
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS— CONTINUED.
NAME.
Martin Feusier and Company
Martin, J. P.
Martin Pipe and Foundry Com-
pany
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
AMOUNT.
Consigned Goods, $400; Typewriter, $20; Mer-
chandise, $5,000; Fixtures, $100; Horses, $50
Harness, $10; Vehicles, $50; oolvent Cred-
its, $8,027; Money, $277; Liquor in Bonded
\v arehouse, $588
Furniture, $1,000; Musical Instrument, $50
Sewing Machine, $10; Watch, $20; Horses,
$50; Harness, $15; Vehicles, $40
Martinoni, Emil
Marty, Frank...
Marwedel, C. F.
Marwedel, E. H
Marx, F. and Company
Marx, F. and Company
Marx, J
Marye, George T., Jr
Maskey, Frank
Masonic Hall Association
Massachusetts Benefit Life In-
surance Association
Massachusetts Mutual Life In-
surance Company
Masten, N. K
Mastick, E. B. and George H...
Mattern and Moore
Mattheas, Charles
Mattincei and Vanucci
Mau, Ottelia, Mrs
Mau, Sadler and Company
Mautz,, A
Mauvais-Zeno Music Company..
Merchandise, $748; Furniture, $100; Solvent
Credits, $1,296; Money, $321
J Fixtures, $250; Furniture, $100; Piano, $50
Sewing Machine, $10; Watch, $15; Harness
$10; Wagons, $65; Wine, $100; Liquors, $4,400
Horses, $100; Harness, $35; Vehicles, $100;
Cows, $1,500
Merchandise, $8,500; Furniture, $550; Piano,
$75
Merchandise, $1,450; Fixtures, $50; Money, $10
Merchandise, $1,400; Fixtures, $100
Furs, $1,800; Fixtures, $100; Furniture, $200....
Furniture, $75; Watch, $50; Solvent Credits,
$1,350; Money, $1,110
Furniture, $1,500; Piano, $150; Jewelry, $500;
Plate, $600; Money, $250
Merchandise, $1,000; Fixtures, $300; Sewing
Machine, $10; Watch, $40; Jewelry, $100;
Firearms, $75; Money, $500; Machinery, $100;
Cash Register, $200
Furniture .
Franchise
Franchise
Fixtures, $75; Furniture, $1,745; Watch, $75;
Horses, $25; Wagon, $30; Library, $50
Furniture, $250; Library, $1,000
Merchandise, $5,000; Fixtures, $50; Money, $400;
Machinery, $25
Merchandise, $1,175; Furniture, $35; Musical
Instrument, $5; Watch, $5; Horses, $75; Har-
ness, $45; Wagons, $100; Cash Register, $20;
Money, ?500; Solvent Credits, $500
Merchandise. $1,300; Fixtures, $125; Horses,
$100; Vehicles, $100; Wines and Liquors,
$2,150; Consigned Goods, $500
Furniture. $1,500; Piano, $150; Jewelry, $150;
Wagon. $50; Paintings, $200
Merchandise, $25,000; Fixtures, $200; Horses,
$25; Harness, $10; Vehicles, $50; Money, $250;
Typewriter, $20; Cash Register, $10; Con-
signed Goods, $75; Machinery, $200
Merchandise, $3,000; Fixtures, $200
Merchandise, $2,700; Fixtures, $100; Musical
Instruments, $1,500; Money, $50; Cash Regis-
ter, $25; Typewriter, $25
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
241
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS -CONTINUED.
NAME.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
Mauzy, Byron
Mauzy, E. R
Maxwell, George -H., Executor
of Estate of R. S. Mesick, de-
ceased
Mayhew, W. E
Mayrisch Brothers and Company
Mead, C. H
Mechanics' Institute
Medau, Julius H
Mee, M. A.
Meigs and Company
Meinecke, Charles, and Com-
pany
Mendelson Brothers
Mendocino Lumber Company —
Menjou, Pierre
Menzies, Stewart
Menzies, Stewart and Company.
Mercantile Library
Merchants' Club
Merchants' Exchange Bank
Merchants' Ice and Cold Storage
Company
Merchant and Nickels
Meriden Brittania Company
Merle, I
Merle, L. V.
Merrill, George W., Administra-
tor Estate of Joshua Make-
peace, deceased
Merchandise, $5,850; Fixtures, $200; Furniture,
$400; Piano, $150; Sewing Machine, $5;
Watch, $20; Jewelry, $30; Solvent Credits,
$1,253; Money, $30; Consigned Goods, $150...
Merchandise, $2,000; Fixtures, $50; Furniture,
$100; Bicycle, $10; Money, $90
Fixtures, $350; Money, $8,002; Library, $500
Merchandise, $1,000; Fixtures, $250; Furniture,
$125; Musical Instrument, $20; Sewing Ma-
chine, $5 ; Money, $20
Merchandise, $6,700; Fixtures, $300; Solvent
Credits, $6,500; Money, $540
Merchandise, $600; Fixtures, $50; Solvent
Credits, ?2&6; Money, $250
Fixtures, $200; Library, $24,000
Fixtures, $200; Furniture, $100; Piano, $60;
Watch, $10; Jewelry, $10; Horse, $30; Har-
ness, $5; Wagon, $15; Wine, $320; Brandies,
$1,680; Machinery, $10 I
Furniture, $600; Piano, $50; Sewing Machine,!
$10; Watch, $5; Jewelry, $200; Solvent Cred-j
its, $615; Money, $125; Poultry, $5 , I
Merchandise, $1,088; Fixtures, $250
AMOUNT.
Merchandise, $5,803; Fixtures, $200; Solvent
Credits, $2,142; Money, $2,259; Wines and
Liquors, $153
Merchandise, $5,600; Fixtures, $100; Solvent
Credits, $2,SEO; Money, $70
Furniture, $275; Money, $2,930
Horses, $200; Harness, $50; Wagons, $150;
Cows, $800 :
Furniture, $800; Piano, $150; Horse and Buggy,
$150; Watch, $50
Furniture, $,"0; Money, $6,000; Machinery,
$5,000
Library, $3,000; Franchise, $150
Furniture
Solvent Credits
Furniture, $50; Money, $79; Machinery, $4,900..
Merchandise, $1,000; Fixtures, $75; Cash Regis-
ter, $25
Merchandise, $15,500; Fixtures, $200; Solvent
Credits, $1,000; Money, $750
Merchandise, $4,000; Jewelry, $10
Merchandise, $5,000; Furniture, $200: Musica'
Instrument, $100; Sewing Machine, $10
Watch, $25
Solvent Credits..
$8,088
2,250
8,852:
1,420
14,040
1,186
24,200
2,440
1,610
1,338
10,557
.8,620
3,205
1,200
1,150
11,050
3,150
2,000
3,58*
1,100
17,450
4,010
5,335
7,440
1G'
242
PEKSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS- CONTINUED.
NAME.
Merrill, John F
"Merten Manufacturing Company
Messager, E
Methodist Book Concern
DESCRIPTIOX OF PROPERTY.
AMOUNT.
Metropolitan Plate Glass Insur-
ance Company of New York...
Metten and Gebhardt
Metz, Hans.
Metzger, Louis .
Furniture, $3,000; Piano, $200; Sewing Ma-
chine, $10; Watch, $50; Jewelry, $250; Money,
$;3S7; Library, $200
Merchandise, $6,438; Fixtures, $500; Vehicles,
$50; Solvent Credits, $1,075; Money, $650;
Consigned Goods, $125
Merchandise, $2,165; Furniture, $125; Watches,
$15; Money, $75
Merchandise, $7,500; Fixtures, $JOO; Furniture,
$75; Solvent Credits, $7,057; Money, $39
Franchise |
Fixtures, $750; Horse, $25; Harness, $5; Wag-
ons, $20; Machinery, $400; Money, $200 ;
Merchandise, $750; Fixtures, $150; Furniture,!
$50; Musical Instrument, $75; Sewing Ma-
Metzner, William
Meussdorffer, J. C., et al., Ex-
ecutor Estate of J. C. Meuss-
dorffer, • deceased
Meussdorffer, K. and Son
Meussdorffer, M. and Company..
Meyer, Adolph
Meyer Brothers
Meyer, C. H. and Brothers
Meyer, Daniel
Meyer, E. M. and Company
Meyer, H. L. E
Meyer, N. and Company
Meyer, M. D. and Company
Meyer, Mish and Company
Mr-yer, William D.
chine, $20 \
Watches, $100; Jewelry, $100; Horses, $100;!
Harness, $100; Vehicles, $150; Solvent Cred-j
its, $920; Money, $226
Merchandise, $9,500; Fixtures, $100; Furniture,
$250; Piano, $50; Money, $110
Merchandise, $1,900; Fixtures, $100
Merchandise, $3,500; Fixtures, $500
Merchandise, $1,000; Fixtures, $150
Merchandise, $1,000; Fixtures, $40; Furniture,
$100; Piano, $40; Horses, $480; Harness, $20;
Wagons, $156; Lumber, $2,100
Merchandise, $1,500; Fixtures, $50; Sewing Ma-
chine, $50; Stocks, $250
Merchandise, $11,697; Solvent Credits, $4,677;
Money, $394
Merchandise, $35,000; Fixtures, $600; Furni-
ture, $1,500; Piano, $200; Sewing Machine,
$10; Watches, $50; Jewelry, $2,000; Solvent
Credits, $25,000; Money, $70,400; Paintings,
$1,500
Merchandise, $1,870; Fixtures, $100; Watch, $20;
Vehicle, $30; Money, $50
Furniture, $1,300; Musical Instruments, $150;
Sewing Machine, $25; Jewelry, $200; Library,
$100
Merchandise, $500; Fixtures, $125; Solvent
Credits, $615; Money, $160
Merchandise, $500; Fixtures, $50; Furniture,
$50; Musical Instrument, $50; Horses, $50;
Harness, $20; Vehicles, $80; Money, $25;
Liquors, $125; Cash Register, $50
Merchandise, $1,000; Fixtures, $50; Solvent
Credits, $800; Money, $90
Merchandise, $350; Fixtures, $400; Furniture,
$300; Sewing Machine, $10; Watch, $20
$4,397
S.S38
2,380
13,171
1,500
1,400
1,043
1,696
10,040
2,000
4,000
1,150
136,260
2,070
1,775
1,400
1,000
1,940
1,080
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
243
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS— CONTINUED.
NAME.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
AMOUNT.
Meyerfield and Mitchell Com-
pany
Meyerhof , M
Meyers, John F
Meyerstein, Lewis.
Meyerstein, V...
Middleton, John
Middleton, John and Company.
Michalitschke Brothers
Michelitschke, C
Michels, Edward H..
Michels and Wand...
Mihram, M. B
Miner, W. H
Millbrae Company —
Miller and Hamilton.
Miller, B
Miller C. Mrs.
Miller Henry .
Miller, J. A....
Miller, John A.
Miller and Lux.
Miller, Sloss and Scott.
Merchandise, $5,000; Fixtures, $250; Solvent
Credits, $4,000
Merchandise, $700; Fixtures, $180; Horses, $35;
Harness, $10; Vehicles, $75; Money, $100 j
Merchandise, $5,000; Fixtures, $6-30; Furniture,
$285; Piano, $50; Sewing Machine, $15; Horse,
$50; Harness, $20; Wagons, $100; Waicu, §10;
Machinery, $250; Money, $300
Merchandise, ?10,750; Furniture, $1,200; Musical
Instruments, $100; Sewing Machine, $25;
Watch, $50; Jewelry, $200; Money, $500
Merchandise, $500; Furniture, $650; Piano, $100;
Machinery, §100
Merchandise, $150; Fixtures, $20; Furniture,
$240; Musical Instrument, $50; Sewing Ma-
chine, $10; Horses, $250; Harness, ?30; Wag-
ons, $75; Solvent Credits, $280; Money, $115...
Merchandise, $2,500; Fixtures, $100; Horses,
$75; Harness, $20; Vehicles, $50
Furniture, $5,060; Merchandise, $11,800; Fix-
tures, $1,000; Horses, $75; Wagons, $100; Sol-
vent Credits, $445; Cash Register, $100;
Franchise, $150
Merchandise, $2,700; Fixtures, $150; Vehicles,
$50; Money, $100
Merchandise, $1,000; Fixtures, $100; Furniture,
$150; Money, $175
Merchandise, $4,000; Fixtures, $500; Solvent
Credits, $500
Merchandise, $1,850; Money, $110
Furniture, $1,000; Musical Instruments, $100...
Merchandise, $100; Fixtures, $150; Horses, $300;
Harness, $50; Vehicles, $350; Solvent Cred-
its, $500; Money, $150; Machinery, $300
Merchandise, $200; Fixtures, $50; Solvent Cred-
its, $268; Money, $4; Machinery, $950
Furniture, $500; Piano, $100; Poultry, $2,000;
Vehicles, $100; Money, $400
Furniture
Furniture, $2,500; Piano, $150; Sewing Ma-
chine, $25; Watches, $125; Jewelry, $1,200
Merchandise, $2,400; Furniture, $100; Jewelry,
$25
Merchandise, $600; Fixtures, $300; Furniture,
$100; Musical Instrument, $50; Sewing Ma-
chine, $15; Watch, $15; Jewelry, $40; Gun, $2;
Bicycle, $20; Horse, $13; Harness, $5; Wagon,
$40; Library, $40; Money, $100
Fixtures, $500; Furniture, $400; 25 Horses,
$1,250; Harness, $300; Wagons, $1,300; 70
Calves, $700; 140 Cattle, $4,200; 820 Sheep,
$2,460; 52 Hogs, $312; Motors, $1,200; Hay,
$300; Feed, $250; Solvent Credits, $9,200;
Money, $9,870
Merchandise, $150,000; Typewriter, $75.
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS— CONTINUED.
NAME.
Miller and Son
Miller, W. A. and Company
Miller, W. A. L.
Mills, D. O...
Mills, D. O..
Mills, W. H.
Milwaukee Brewery of San
Francisco
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
Milwaukee Mechanics' Insur-
ance Company
Milwaukee Mechanics' Insur-
ance Company
Mish, Sarah
Mission Carpet Store
Moffat, Henry
Moffatt, L. W. Mrs.
Mohns and Kaltenbach . . .
Moise, L. H
Molera, E. J.
Monahan, H
Monahan, John and Company....
Monnier, G
Montague, W. W
Merchandise, $3,100; Horses, $75; Harness, •,-J;
Vehicles, $150
Merchandise, $800; Furniture, $50; Horses, $500;
Harness, $75; Wagons, $150; Solvent Cred-
its, $1,000; Money, $65
Merchandise, $800; Furniture, $100; Musical
Instrument, $50; Sewing Macnine, $10; Ma-
chinery, $100
Fixtures, $150; Furniture, $100; Horses, $1,200;
Harness, $150; Wagons, $1,000; Machinery,
$500; Money, $500
Furniture, $250; Library, $9,000; Electric Light
Plant, $3,000; Money, $900
Furniture, $2,000; Sewing Machine, $25; Watch,
$25; Jewelry, $200; Firearms, $5; Money, $700;
Library, $250; Statuary, $300; Billiard Table,
$50
Merchandise, $1,200; Fixtures, $50; Horses,
$600; Harness, $75; Wagons, $1,000; Money,
$1,000; Franchise, $150
Furniture, $250; Solvent Credits, $1,086; Money,
$847
Franchise
Furniture, $850; Piano, $50; Jewelry, $ioO
Merchandise, $850; Solvent Credits, $150
Furniture, $250; Piano, $100; Watch, $10;
Horses, $150; Harness, $25; Wagons, $150;
Credits, $1,500; Money, $2,000; Cattle, $500
Furniture, $1,500; Piano, $300; Sewing Ma-
chine, $20; Watch, $50; Jewelry, $100; Stat-
uary and Paintings, $200
Merchandise, $525; Fixtures, $225; Solvent
Credits, $400; Money, $150
Merchandise, $1,650; Fixtures, $85; Furniture,
$300; Sewing Machine, $5; Watch, $10;
Horses, $15; Harness, $5; Vehicles, $25
Furniture, $950; Piano, $150; Lewing Machine,
$20; Watch, $50; Jewelry, $100; Horse, $100;
Harness, $50; Vehicle, .$200; Money, $100; Li-
brary, $200; Billiard Table, $20
Merchandise, $1,275; Fixtures, $300
Machinery, and Presses, $1,000
Liquors, $1,000; Fixtures, $50; Piano, $20;
Sewing Machine, $10; Watch, $10; Horses,
$30 ; Harness, $10 ; Wagons, $40
Furniture, $1,100; Piano, $100; Jewelry, $400;
Horses, $200; Harness, $100; Wagons, $350;
Library, $100
Montague and Company, W. W.J Merchandise, $151,600; Horses, $500; Harness,
$100; Wagons, $200; Money, $700; Machinery,!
$10,000; Solvent Credits, $59,800; Franchise'
$150 1
AMOUNT.
1,060
3,600
13,150
3,555
4,075
2,183
1,500
1,100
1,000
4,685
2,170
1,300
2,095
1,940
1,575-
1,000
1,170
2,350
223,050
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
245
NAMES AND AS3E33M3S TS —
NAME.
Montealegre, C. F. Executor of
Estate of V. G. Montealegre..
Montgomery, Annie and Hazel..
Montgomery and Company
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
Moody, F. S
Moody, Joseph L.
Moore, A. D
Moore, Charles C.
Moore, George A.,
Moore, F«rguson and Company..
Moore, Hunt, Jesse, Company..
Moore, J. J. and Company
Moore and Sons
Moraghan, Julia A., Special Ad-
ministrator Estate of M. B.
Moraghan, deceased
Furniture, $1,200; Musical Instruments, $300;
Jewelry, ?300; Library, $200
Furniture, $1,500; Piano, $150; Sewing Machine,
$50; Jewelry, $300; Paintings, $100
Merchandise, $5,326; Fixtures, $100; Horses,
$125; Vehicles, $200; Solvent Credits, $593;
Money, $1,013
Merchandise, $200; Fixtures, $150; Machinery,
$2, 750
Furniture, $1,600; Piano, $80; Sewing Ma-
chine, $20
Furniture, $500; Musical Instrument, $250;
Jewelry, $250
Fixtures, $30; Furniture, $150; Musical Instru-
ment, $50; Machinery, $1,000
Furniture, $700; Musical Instruments, $100;
Sewing Machine, $25; Watches, $50; Jew-
elry, $105; Library, $20
Merchandise in Warehouse, $1,128; Fixtures,
$100; Horse, $30; Harness, $5; Wagon, $10;
Money, $150
Merchandise, $27,000; Furniture, $100; Vehicles,
$25; Solvent Credits, $13,000; Money, $2,400;
Typewriter, $25
Fixtures, $100; Solvent Credits, $5,544; Money,
$167; Feed, $5,786; Flour, $601..
Merchandise, $1,500; Fixtures, $100; Furniture,
$100; Piano, $50; Watch, $25; Bicycle, $10;
Solvent Credits, $500
Moran, D. M .......................
Moran, James M. and Company..
Morgan Brothers .................
Morgan, Fanny A
Oysters, Merchandise, Fixtures, Teams, etc.,
$5,000
Merchandise . .
Morgan Oyster Company, The...
Morgan, W. P.
Morgenthau Company, M
Morris, H. D. and Company
Morris, Henry
Morris and Kennedy
Morrow, George and Company...
Merchandise, $4,500; Fixtures, $150; Furniture,
$150; Musical Instrument, $20; Money, $49
Merchandise, $3,000; Fixtures, $100
Furniture, $750; Piano, $100; Sewing Machine,
$25; Jewelry, $375
Oysters, $500; Fixtures, $500; Horses, $450; Har-
ness, $250; Wagons, $900; Solvent Credits,
$3,969; Money, $4,285
Furniture, $2,500; Piano, $100; Sewing Ma-
chine, $25; Watch, $50; Jewelry, $500; Paint-
ings, $300; Library, $200
Machinery, ?5,000; Money, $2,475
Merchandise, $1,300; Fixtures, $50; Consigned
Goods, $300
Furniture, $500; Musical Instruments, $100;
Horses, $400; Vehicles, $500
Merchandise, $3,000; Fixtures, $150; Vehicles,
$25; Stocks, $250
Merchandise, $2,960; Fixtures, $50; Horses,
?^0; Harness, $100; Vehicles, $400; Solvent
Credits, $3,390
AMOUNT.
246
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS— CONTINUED.
NAME.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
AMOUNT.
Morrow, R. F
Morsehead, J. W
Morton Draying and Warehouse
Company
Morton, Thomas
Moses, Charles S. and Co
Moss Brothers
Moss, George A ,
Motroni and Guastucce
Moulder, Mrs. A. J.
Fixtures, $100; Furniture, $2,000; Piano, $50;
Jewelry, $200
Fixtures, $75; Furniture, $300; Piano, $100;
Sewing Machine, $10; Horse, $540; Harness,
$150; Wagons, $600; Cows, $25; Hay, $100
Fixtures, $125; Horses, $2,500; Harness, $150;
Vehicles, $1,750; Block Wheels, $100; Feed,
$150
Furniture, $50; Horses, $400; Harness, $100;
Wagons, $350; Money, v*00; Coal, $200
Furniture, $500; Watch, $50; Money, $1,100;
Wool, $2,392
Merchandise, $1,450; Fixtures, $50; Vehicles,
$50
Merchandise, $13,500; Fixtures, $275; Sewing
Machine, $10; Money, $175
Merchandise, $125; Fixtures, ^5; Furniture,
$75; Horses, $200; Harness, $50; Wagons,
$550; Money, $50
Furniture, $1,000; Musical Instrument, $50;
Sewing Machine, $5; Watch, $40; Library,
$65
Mount Shasta Mineral Springs
Company
Mouret, Ghirardelli and Com-
pany
Mowry, Ellen M
Mowry, Lyman I
Moynihan, T. J
Mueller, Albert and Company..
Muller, Christian
Muller, G.
Mulling, C. F
Municipal Loan Office —
Murch and Gray
Murdock, Charles A. and Com-
pany
Merchandise, $550; Fixtures, $260; Horses, $700;
Harness, $200; Vehicles, $700; Money, $150;
Machinery, $300; Pipe, $30
Merchandise, $125; Fixtures, $25; Horses, $500;
Harness, $150; Vehicles, $600; Machinery,
$500
Merchandise, $610; Fixtures, $60; Furniture,
$400; Piano, $100; Horses, $80: Harness, $30;
Wagons, $150; Cow, $20; Machinery, $150
Fixtures, $25; Furniture, $450; Musical Instru-
ment, $50; Library, $475
Merchandise, $525; Horse, $25; Wagon, $25;
Money, $1,035; Machinery, $825
Merchandise, $750; Fixtures, $100; Sewing Ma-
chines, $100; Solvent Credits, $900
Merchandise, $4,000; Fixtures, $300; Furniture,
$500; Sewing Machine, $5; Jewelry, $40; Li-
brary, $20 ; Piano, $75
Merchandise, $350; Piano, $40; Sewing Ma-
chine, $5; Firearms, $10; Horse, $40; Har-
ness, $5; Wagon, $40; Money, $140; Coal, $20;
Machinery, $3-"0
Furniture, $800; Piano, $75; Sewing Machine,
$25; Paintings, $350; Jewelry, $200
Merchandise, $1,000; Fixtures, $100; Money,
$200
Merchandise, $,"00; Money, $68; Machinery,
$2,087
Merchandise, $2,100; Fixtures, $100; Machinery,
$200; Presses, $2,400
4,800
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
247
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS-CONTINUED.
NAME.
Murphy, D. J
Murphy, Grant and Company.
Murphy, John W
Murphy, S. G
Murphy Varnish Company
Murray Brothers
Murray, W. J. and Company.
Musgrove, F. and Company...
Musto, Joseph
Muther and Rigli
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
Mutual Benefit Life Insurance
Company of New York j
Mutual Electric Light Company j
Furniture, $575; Piano, $150; Sewing Machine,
§30; Watch, $75; Library, $500
Merchandise, $404,062; Fixtures, $1,000; Solvent
Credits, $9,900; Money, $33,825; Consigned
Goods, $10,313; Machinery, $1,000
Horses, $800; Harness, $80; Wagons, $600; Hay
and Grain, $80
Jewelry, $3,000; Money, $2,000
Merchandise
Fixtures, $20; Horse, $25; Harness, $5; Vehi-
cle, $10; Solvent Credits, $500; Money, $500;
Machinery, $1, 500
Merchandise, $2,700; Fixtures, $75; Solv
Credits, $230
Merchandise, $1,600; Money, $20; Machinery,
$400
Merchandise, $4,500; Fixtures, $50; Money,
$150; Machinery, $900
Merchandise, $18; Furniture, $20; Horses, $125;
Harness, $30; Vehicles, $75; Cows, $878; Hay,
$29
Franchise
Fui-niture, $150; Money, $669; Dynamos, $30,-
478; Franchise, $100,000
Mutual Fire Insurance Company i
of New York ! Franchise
Mutual Life Insurance Company
of New York
Mutual Lloyds of New York
Mutual Reserve Fund Life As-
surance of New York
Mutual Savings Bank
Myers, Carrick and Williams....
Alysell and Rollins Company
McAvoy and Gallagher
McBean, P. Me. G
McBoyle, A
McBvide, M. J
McCabe, H
McCafferty, William M...
Furniture, $1,500; Franchise, $1,500
Franchise
Franchise
Fixtures, $1,000; Credits, $98,625; Money on
Hand, $121,936; Money in Bank, $38,316;
Bonds, Municipal, $27,000; Franchise, $1,500..
Merchandise, $500; Horses, $575; Harness, $75;
Vehicles, $575; Machinery, $1,500; Lumber,
$6,450
Merchandise, $1,150; Fixtures, $20; Vehicles,
$100; Money, $600; Presses and Type, $2,000..
Merchandise, $650; Fixtures, $200; Furniture,
$100; Horses, $300; Harness, etc., $200; Wag-
ons, etc., $1,120; Money, $500
Furniture, $1,000; Piano, $200; Library, $300;
J"v.--lry, $500
Merchandise, $750; Fixtures, $75; Furniture,
$J.",0; Musical Instruments, $50; Sewing Ma-
chine, $10
Fixtures, $20; Horses, $440: Harness, $50; Wag-
ons, .y'fiO; Furniture, $30; Piano, $50
Merchandise, $1,000; Furniture, $200; Musical
Instruments, $50; Sewing Machine, $5;
Horses. S2' '
Furniture. $200; Piano, $45; Sewing Machine,
$6; Horses, $600; Harness, $150; Vehicles,
AMOUNT.
248
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS- CONTINUED.
NAME.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
AMOUNT.
McCarthy Brothers.
McCarthy, Harriet
McCarthy, John
McCarthy, T. D
McCartney, Samuel.
McChesney, M. W. and Sons....
McCord, Alexander and Com-
pany
McCormick Brothers
McCormick, William
McCoy, Daniel
McCreery, A. B
McCrosson, Adelaide.
McCulloch, J. W
McCutchen, E. J
McDearmon and Company.
McDermott, James
McDonald, Alice
McDonald, J. M
McDonald, James M
McDonald, M. J
McDonald, P. A
McDonnell, S. A
McDonough and Runyon
Merchandise, $10,000; Fixtures, $100; Solvent
Credits, $6,000; Money, $1,500; Machinery,
$400
Furniture, $2,800; Pianos, $200
Merchandise, $100; Furniture, $100; Musical
Instruments, $200; Sewing Machine, $20;
Watch, $75; Horse, $50; Money, $4,000;
Wagon, $75
Furniture, $3,500; Horse, $10; Vehicle, $20....
Furniture, $100; Sewing "Machine, $5; Watch,
$20; Whisky in Bond, $3,318
Merchandise, $805; Fixtures, $75; Money, $326.
McElroy, Robert.
Furniture, $10; Horses, $1,500; Harness, etc.,'
$500; Wagons, $1,000; Hay, $20; Grain, $40.. !
Merchandise, $1,000; Solvent Credits, $425 ;>
Money, $1,300; Machinery, $1,000 '
Furniture, $500; Piano, $50; Sewing Machine,
$20; Watch, $20; Jewelry, $200; Liquors, $500;
Cash Registers, $200
Horses, $400; Harness, etc., $150; Wagons, etc.,'
$450
Furniture, $600; Watch, $200; Firearms, $100;
Horses, $450; Harness, $100; Wagons, $150;
Solvent Credits, $1,610; Money, $550
Furniture, $1,800; Piano, $200
Goods in Warehouse
Furniture, $750; Musical Instruments, $^UO;'
Sewing Machine, $50; Jewelry, $250; Money,!
$250
Merchandise, $1,500; Fixtures, $200; Horses, $25 ;l
Wagons, etc., $25
Furniture, $100; Piano, $50; Sewing Machine,
$5; Horses, $100; Harness, $25; Wagon, $100;
Money, $6,085; Cattle, $400
Furniture, $900; Musical Instruments, $50;
Sewing Machine, $10; Watch, $40; Jewelry,
$500; Library, $50
Furniture, $700; Piano, $150; Sewing Machine,
$10; Watch, $60; Jewelry, $150; Horses, $1,000;
Harness, $200; Wagons, $300; Money, $300....
Furniture, $800; Jewelry, $300; Money, £500;
Library, $400
Fixtures, $50; Watches, $150; Jewelry, $50; Sol-
vent Credits, $2,500
Merchandise, $5,000; Fixtures, $50; Furniture,
$200; Piano, $75; Sewing Machine, $10;
Horses, $1,150; Wagons, $300; Money, $25;
Grain, $500
Merchandise, $800; Fixtures, $250
Merchandise, $3,063; Fixtures, $100; Solvent
Credits,. $3,237; Money, $433; Consigned
Goods, $1,399
Furniture, $500; Piano, $50; Sewing Machine.
$20; Watch, $20; Horses, $75; Harness, $35;
Buggy, $100; Solvent Credits, $5,000
$1S,000
3,000
4,620
3,530
3,443
1,2-JS
3,070
3,725
1,490
1,000
3,760
2,000
1,000
1,500
1,750
1,550
2,870
2,000
2.730
7,311
1,05*
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
249
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS— CONTIKITBD.
NAME.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
MeEmrney, G. W
McFarland Brothers
McFarland, Mrs. C
McGilvray, J. D., and Company
McGlauflin, L. W .................
McGlynn, Peter J
McGcwan, Frank
McGowan, M.
McGraw, E. W
McHugh, K. J. and Company...
Mclntosh and Wolpman
Mclntyre, J. B
McKay, David.
McKay, J. H
McKerron, J. A
McKinnon, James J., Executor
Estate of Angus McMillan....
McKinstry, E. W
McLaren and Company.
McLean, Carrie
McLean, Robert
McLe;.nan, F. P
McLeod and Hatje...
Mi-Mann, John
McMann, William....
Tames. . .
McMonagle, Dr. B.
Merchandise, $375; Fixtures, $375; Money, $200;
Library, $375
Lumber, $250; Machinery, $1,000
Fixtures, $500; Furniture, $1,000; Musical In-
struments, $200
Machinery
Furniture, $250; Solvent Credits, $377; Grain,
$1,260
Furniture, $795; Watches, $30; Jewelry, $250;
Firearms, $5; Money, $100
Fixtures, $30; Furniture, $750; Musical In-
struments, $50; Sewing Machine, $40; Watch,
$25; Solvent Credits, $400; Money, $1,700; Li-
brary, $150
Furniture, $850; Piano, $100; Sewing Machine,
*50
Fixtures, $100; Library, $900
Merchandise, $1,575; Fixtures, $20; Furniture,
$50
Money, $200; Machinery, $800
Merchandise, $200; Furniture, $200; Money.
Machinery, $1,500
Furniture, $375; Piano, $75; Money, $510;
Paintings, $100
Furniture, $800; Piano, $100; Jewelry, $300
Merchandise, $1,100; Fixtures, $300; Furniture,
?200; Money, $200
Solvent Credits
Furniture, $800; Piano, $400; Sewing Machine,
$25; Watch, $50; Jewelry and Plate, $100;
Firearms, $5; Money, $1,858; Library, $500..
Merchandise, $2,000; Fixtures, $25; Solvent
Credits, $6C6; Money, $916; Consigned v-.oods,
$600
Furniture, $800; Piano, $200
Fixtures, $200; Furniture, $3,175; Piano, $50:
Sewing Machine, $5; Watch, $75; Jewelry,
S'OO; Horses, $150; Harness, $50; Wagons,
$300; Library, $50; Paintings, $200
Fixtures, $125; Furniture, $400; Musical In-
struments, $75; Watches, $20; Wool, $300; Ma-
chinery, $1,500
Merchandise, $1,500; Fixtures, $50; Furniture,
$100; Horses, $50; Harness, etc., $25; Wag-
ons, $100
Merchandise, $900; Fixtures, $15; Furniture,
$1"0; Piano, $100; Money, $100
Coal and Wood, $320; Furniture, $400; Piano,
Horses, $175; Wagons, $110
Coffins, $75; Furniture, $50: Furniture, $100;
Piano, .$75: Watches, $50: Horses, $250; Har-
ness, $25; Wagons, $475: Solvent Credits, $305.
Fixtures, $.'0: Furniture, $400; Watch, $50;
Library and Musical Instruments, $500
AMOUNT.
250
PERSONAL PROPEETY ASSESSMENT.
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS- CONTINUED,
NAME.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
AMOUNT.
McMullen, John
McMurray, Robert
McNab and Smith
McNaar, G. W !
I
I
McNicoll, A. J. and Company...
McNutt, Kahn and Company...
McNutt, W. F
McPhee Company (Incorporated)
McVhillips, Edward
McPike, Henry C
MoRae, Daniel
McVicker and Broderick
Naber, Alfs and Brune
Nager Brothers
Naphtaly, Freidenrich and Ack-
erman
Naphtaly, Joseph
Nason, R. N...
Nathan, Dohrman and Company j
Nathan, Dohrman and Company
National Brewing Company
National Fire Insurance Com-
pany of Hartford
National Fire Insurance Com-
pany of Hartford
National Ice Company
Furniture, $1,200; Musical Instruments, $75;
Sewing Machine, $10; Watches, $25; Jewelry,
$25; Library, $75
Furniture, $850; Piano, $50; Sewing Machine,
$10; Watch, $100; Horse and Buggy, $50;
Money, $280
Horses, $4,000; Harness, $500; Vehicles, $3,500..
Furniture, $200; Grain and Bran, $240; Flour,
$2,525; Corn, $1,068; Oats, $300; Oat" Screen-
ings, $160
Merchandise, $1,500; Furniture, $100; Solvent j
Credits, $1,000; Lumber, $50; Machinery, $1,000
Merchandise, $1,000; Fixtures, $100; Money, $90
Fixtures, $200; Furniture, $2,000; Piano, $100; |
Watch, $25; Jewelry, $200; Horses, $100; Har-
ness, $125; Vehicles, $450; Library, $300;
Paintings, $500; Type, $20
Merchandise, $80; Furniture, $20; Machinery,
$900
Furniture, $200; Horses, $560; Harness, $200;!
Wagons, $600; Money, $400 ;
Furniture, $250; Library, $3,000 '
Merchandise, $500; Furniture, $350; Musical j
Instruments, $10; Sewing Machine, $5;;
Watches, $20; Horses, $30; Harness, etc., $5;j
Wagons, etc., $40; Solvent Credits, $1,385;!
Money, $240 |
Merchandise, $1,500; Fixtures, $10; Horses, $10;j
Wagons, etc., $10; Money, $240
Fixtures, $150; Solvent Credits, $2,600; Money,
$300 ; Wines and Liquors, $10, 950
Furniture, $25; Horses, $75; Harness, $25; Wag-
ons, $100; Cows, $1,000
Furniture, $250; Library, $1,000
Furniture, $1,000; Musical Instruments, $50;
Jewelry, $300
Merchandise, $6,000; Solvent Credits, $500; Ma-
chinery, $500; Typewriter, $10; Fixtures, $100;
Money, $250 ; Consigned Goods, $20
Merchandise
Merchandise, $30,000; Fixtures, $400; Horses,
$175; Wagons, $175; Solvent Credits, $3,000;
Money, $2CO
Barley, $2.SOO; Malt, $500; Hops, $200; Beer,
$3,900; Fixtures, $50; Horses, $2,600; Wag-
ons, $1,200; Money, $117; Machinery, $10,500;
Franchise, $1, 000
Franchise
Furniture, $r.OO ; Money, $3,872
Fixtures. $50; Horses, $1.400; Harness, $650;
Wagons, $1,800; Solvent Credits, $1,200
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
251
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS— CONTINUED.
NAME.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
AMOUNT.
National Laundry
National Life Insurance Com-
pany
National Marine Insurance Com-
pany
National Surety Company ,
Nealon, J. C
Nelson, T. H.
Neubauer, J. H.
Neuberger, Reiss and Company,
Neustaclter Brothers
Neustadter, J. H
Nevada Bank
Nevada Bank
Nevada Restaurant
Neville and Company, Incorpor-
porated
Nevin, C. W
Newbauer, H. W.
Newoll and Buo. .
Newel!, James M
New England Burglary Insur-
ance Company
New England Mutual Life In-
surance Company of Boston...
Newhall, G. A...
Newhall, H. G
Newhall, H. M. and Company..,
Newhall, Margaret J
Fixtures, $10; Sewing Machine, $5; Wagons,
$200; Machinery, $1,0."0
Franchise
Franchise
Franchise
Furniture, $750; Piano, $100; Sewing Machine,
$25; Watch, $100; Gun, $25
Merchandise, $2,000; Furniture, $200; Musical
Instruments, $75; Sewing Machine, $10;
Watches, $15; Horses, $15; Harness, $10;
Wagons, $50; Solvent Credits, $125; Money,
$500
Merchandise, $250; Fixtures, $45; Solvent
Credits, $200; Money, $200; Consigned Goods,
$550
Merchandise, $23,000; Fixtures, $300; Money,
$900
Merchandise, $13,400; Machinery, $4,000; oolvent
Credits, $34,845; Money, $7,350; Fixtures, $500.
Furniture, $5,500; Piano, $200; Jewelry, $500;
Library, $300; Paintings, $500
Furniture, $1,000; Solvent Credits, $890,036;
Money, $208,519
Franchise
Merchandise, $200; Fixtures, $400; Furniture,
$300; Cash Register, $150
Merchandise, $22,500; Fixtures, $250; Money,
$2,609; Machinery, $1,200
Merchandise, $500; Fixtures, $200; Machinery,
$600
Furniture, $1,200; Piano, $200; Jewelry, $200;
Sewing Machine, $25; Library, $100
Merchandise, $2,740; Fixtures, $40; Horses, $130;
Harness, $15; Wagon, $125; Money, $1,760;
Machinery, $100
Horses, $600; Harness, $100; Wagons, $500
Franchise
Franchise
Furniture, $400; Organ, $250; Watch, $50; Jew-
elry, $100; Horse, $50; Harness, $200; Vehicles,
$1,500; Bicycle, $25
Furniture, $1,000; Musical Instruments, $100;
Sewing Machine, $10; Watches, $30; Dia-
monds, $100 ; Library, $60
Furniture, $900; Solvent Credits, $67,393;
Money, $1, 270
Furniture, $7,000; Piano, $200; Watch, $100:
Jewelry, $700; Horses, $200; Harness, $75; Ve-
hicles, $500; Library, $500; Paintings, $1,000;
Billiard Table, $100
$1,265
1,500
2,000
1,500
1,000
3,000
1,245
24.2CO
150,695
7,000
1,099,555
5,000
1,030
26,559
1.3CO
1,725
4,910
1,200
1,500
1,500
2,573
1,300
69,563
10,375
252
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS— CONTINUED.
NAME.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
AMOUNT.
Newhall's Sons and Company
Newhall, W. Mayo
New Home Sewing Machine
Company
New Louvre
Newman, Joseph
Newman, Judah
Newman and Levinson ...
Newman, Mary W.
Newman, P. E
Newman, Simon
Newman, W. J
New York Belting and Packing
Company
New York Insulated "VV ire Com-
pany
New York Life Insurance Com-
pany
New York Life Insurance Com-
pany
New York Plate Glass Insur-
ance Company
New Zealand Insurance Com-
pany
Merchandise, $1,000; Furniture, $300; Money,
$1,560; Typewriter, $10
Furniture, $1,OCO; Piano, $60; Sewing Machine,
$10; Watch, $50; Jewelry, $200; Horses, $150;
Harness, $50; Wagons, $150; Library, $75;
Bicycle, $25
Merchandise, $5,768; Furniture, $500; Horses,
$40; Vehicle, $50; Solvent Credits, $1,930;
Money, $422; Money, $1,065; Typewriter, $25;
Harness, $15
Merchandise, $250; Fixture, $7f,0; Money, $50..
Furniture, $1,000; Piano, $100; Sewing Machine,
$10; Jewelry, $200; Painting, $200
Furniture, $700; Musical Instruments, $50; Sew-
ing Machine, $10; Watches, $1:0; Diamonds,
$100; Bicycles, $25; Paintings, $100
Merchandise, $27,500; Fixtures, $500; Money,
$700
Furniture, $1,500; Piano, $75; Firearms, $200..
Merchandise, $630; Fixtures, $100; Furniture,
$75; Musical Instruments, $40; Solvent
Credits, $200; Money, $25
Furniture, $900; Piano, $50; Sewing Machine,
?2.">; Watch, $r.Q; Paintings, $100
Furniture, $1,000; Piano, $100; WTatch, $50
Merchandise, .*6,r,25; Fixtures, $500; Solvent
Credits, $7,050; Money, $216; Cash Register,
$25; Consigned Goods, $15,500
Nichols, Ellen W...
Niebaum, G.
Niehaua, Miss E. F
Nierman and Lefkowitz.
Fixtures, $150; Consigned Goods, $3,000
Furniture, $1,000; Money, $912
Franchise
Franchise
Fixtures, $500; Money, $136; Money In Bank,
$792; Franchise, $2,000
Merchandise, $4,800; Fixtures, $."0: Furniture,
$390; Piano, $50; Sewing Machine, $5;
Watches, §25; Jewelry, $30; Library, $25;
Consigned Goods, $1,200; Bicycles, $500;
Money, $400
Furniture, $3,375; Piano, $200; Sewing Ma-
chine, $55; Watch, $175; Jewelry, $200; Li-
brary, $200; Cows, $75; Paintings, $250; Bil-
liard Table, $200
Fixtures, $100; Horses, $"0; Harness, $20; Wag-
ons, $100; Lumber, $3 000
Merchandise, $800; Fixtures, $50; Horses, $125;
Harness, $25; Wagons, $125
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
253
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS— CONTINUED.
NAME.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
AMOUNT.
Nightingale, John.
Nobman, John C
Nolan Brothers (Nolan P. F)..,
Nolan and Company...
Nolan, James C
Nolan, and Sons, John.
Nolan, W. H
Noonan, J
Noonan, Joseph.
Nordman Brothers
Nordwell, O. W. and Company.
Norman, F. G
Norman and Iverson
Norris, Julia M., Mrs
Morris, G. G., Mrs
North British and Mercantile
Insurance Company
North China Insurance Com-
pany
Northern Assurance Company...
North German Fire Insurance
Company
North Pacific Coast Railroad
Company
North Western Life Association.
North Western Life Association
Company
North Western Mutual Life In-
surance Company
North Western National Insur-
ance Company
Norton Tanning Company
Norton, Teller and Roden
Furniture, $600; Musical Instruments, $100;
Sewing Machine, $20; Jewelry, $100; Money,
$228; Library, $50; Electric Plant, $50
Groceries, $900; Fixtures, $50; Furniture, $100;
Horse, $25; Wagon, $50; Liquors, $50
Merchandise, $18,000; Fixtures, $200; Furniture,
$1,000; Piano, $75; Horses, $200; Vehicles, $175;
Solvent Credits, $500; Money, $600; Franchise,
$150 !
Merchandise, $7,500; Fixtures, $250; Money, $250 j
Merchandise, $3,500; Solvent Credits, $2,000;|
Money, $500; Machinery, $1,500 j
Horses, $500; Harness, $300; Wagons, $1,000....!
Merchandise, $14,000; Fixtures, $500; Furniture,!
$450; Musical Instruments, $50; Diamonds,1
$200; Money, $280
Solvent Credits j
Merchandise, $3,000; Fixtures, $125; Furniture,
$30; Horses, $100; Harness, $40; Vehicles, $75; •
Money, $650; Utensils, $5
Merchandise, if'8,000; Fixtures, $375
Merchandise, $4,600; Fixtures, $100; Solvent1
Credits, $1,500; Money, $1,600
Merchandise, $2,000; Furniture, $200; Piano,
$100; Watch, $25; Jewelry, $25; Horse, $50;
Wagon, $100
Merchandise, $500; Fixtures, $2,000; Money, $200
Furniture, $3,600; Jewelry, $1,000; Library,
$1,000; Paintings, $1,000
Furniture, $500; Piano, $100; Sewing Machine,
$10; Watch, $15; Jewelry, $250; Paintings,
$125 ....
Franchise ..
Franchise .
Franchise .
Franchise .
Fixtures, $500; Money, $596.
Franchise .
Franchise . .
Franchise . .
Franchise
Merchandise, ?5,500; Fixtures, $4,500; Horses, I
$200; Harness, $25; Wagons, $150; Money, $500;!
Machinery, $2,500; Franchise, $150 I
Merchandise, $1,891; Fixtures, $100; Horses, I
$150; Harness, $25; Wagons, $75; Solvent [
Credits, $5,128; Money, $221; onsignedj
Goods, $742
$1,148
1,175
20,903
8.0CO
7,500
1,800
15,480
8,340
4,025
8,375
7,SOi>
2,500
2.7CO
6,600
1,000
2,000-
2,000
2,000
2,000
1,096
1,500
1,500
1,500
1,500
13,525
8,332
254
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS— CONTINUED.
NAME.
Norwalk Fire Insurance Com-
pany
Norwich Union Fire Insurance
Society
Norwich Union Fire Insurance
Society
Nougues, Joseph M
Novelty Machine Works.
Nunan, Matthew
Nunas, L. A
Nuttall, Hilda R.
Nuttall, M. Mrs.
O'Brien, James
O'Brien, James H.,
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
Franchise
AMOUNT.
Franchise
O'Brien, J. J
O'Brien, J. J. and Company.
O'Brien, Michael
O'Brien, Margaret
O'Brien and Sons..
O'Connor, C
O'Connor, James...
O'Connor, J. C
O'Connor, Moffatt and Company
O' Droger, James
O'Hanlon, James.
O'Kane, Mary E..
Furniture, $150; Money, $2,077
Fixtures, $150; Furniture, $400; Musical In-
struments, $100; Sewing Machine, $5; Dia-
monds, $25; Firearms, $5; Paintings, $100;
Typewriter, $25 ; Library, $250
Merchandise, $500; Machinery, $2,000
Merchandise, $4,500; Furniture, $600; Piano,
$100; Watch, $100; Horse, $1,5CO; Harness,
$150; Wagons, $700; Machinery, $1,000
Merchandise, $865; Fixtures, $100; Furniture,
$25; Sewing Machine, $10
Furniture, $1,500; Musical Instruments, $100;
Paintings and Statuary, $300
Furniture
Furniture, $500; Musical Instruments, $100;
Two Horses, $1-30; Harness, $50; Wagons, $200
Fixtures, $100; Furniture, $250; Piano, $50;
Sewing Machine, $5; Horses, $1,000; Harness,
$250; Wagon, $300; Cow, $20
Furniture, $750; Piano, $100; Jewelry, V150;
Paintings and Statuary, $300
Merchandise, $56,500; Fixtures, $2,500; Money,
$1,250
Merchandise, $800; Furniture, $175; Musical
Instruments, $75; Horses, $25; Wagons, $25;
Solvent Credits, $50; Money, $500; Machinery,
$800
Furniture, $600; Piano, $200; Jewelry and
Plate, $200
Harness, $60; Wagons, $2,500; Money, $1,760;
Wood, $100; Machinery, $600
Furniture, $750; Musical Instruments, $100;
Watch, $100; Jewelry, $250; Paintings, $200..
Merchandise, $510; Fixtures, $150; Furniture,
$350; Piano, $50
Merchandise, $1,000; Fixtures, $100; Furniture,
$150; Piano, $50; Sewing Machine, $10;
Horses, $300; Harness, $150; Wagons, $1,350..
Merchandise, $137,000; Fixtures, $500; Horses,
$200; Harness, $50; Wagons, $300; Solvent
Credits, $4,500; Money, $7,950
Merchandise, $9,000; Fixtures, $100; Furniture,
$150; Musical Instruments, $75; Sewing Ma-
chine, $10; Watch, $50; Solvent Credits, $150;
Money, $100
Merchandise, $1,000; Fixtures, $50.
Merchandise, $2,000; Fixtures, $100; Furniture,
$150; Piano, $50; Sewing Machine, $5; Horse,
$20; Vehicles, $15
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
255
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS— CONTINUED.
NAME.
O'Kane, W. D.
O' Sullivan, Mary A.
Ober, M. H., Mrs
Oberdeener, \V
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
Obermey er, F. F. A
Occidental and Oriental Steam-
ship Company
Occidental and Oriental Steam-
ship Company
Ocean Marine Insurance Com-
pany
Ocean Marine Insurance om-
pany
Oceanic Steamship Company
Odd Fellows' Hall Association...
Office Specialty Manufacturing
Company
Ohlandt and Company
Ohlson, John A., Executor of
Estate of Matilda Johnson, de-
ceased
Olafeen, E. Mrs
Oliva, John
Oliver, J. A
Furniture, Jewelry, Diamonds and Plate,
$1,600; Watch, $10; Horses, $75; Harness, $20;
Buggy, $75.
Furniture, $1,900; Piano, $75; Sewing Machine,
$10; Jewelry, $200; Paintings, $500
Merchandise, $1,000; Fixtures, $250; Money, $50.
Merchandise, $2,100; Furniture, $450; Sewing
Machine, $5
Fixtures, $300; Furniture, $200; Piano, $50;
Watch, $25; Jewelry, $100; Liquors, $375
Fixtures, $200; Solvent Credits, $454; Money,
$279; Other Property, $50; Steam Launch,
$800
Franchise
Money
Franchise
Franchise
Furniture, $1,800; Money, $841.
Merchandise, $1,150; Fixtures, $150; Money, $500
Merchandise, $950; Horses, $150; Harness, $50;
Wagons, $200; Solvent Credits, $200; Money,
$105; Machinery, $100
Oliver, B. P
Olney, Warren
Olsen, Ruth and Cook.
Olson, Brothers ....
Olympic Club, The.,
Olympic Salt Water Company..
Ontario Silver Mining Company.
Oppenheimer, H
Ordenstein, Max.
Oregon Coal and Navigation
Company
Oregon Improvement Company..
Diamonds, $42; Solvent Credits, $1,988
Furniture
Furniture, $200; Horses, $400; Wagons, $400....
Furniture, $2,600; Piano, $250; Sewing Machine,
$5; Watch, $35; Jewelry, $100; Library, $10..
Fixtures, $100; Furniture, $500; Money, $500
Fixtures, $150; Library, $850
Merchandise, $1,500; Fixtures, $20; Wagons,
$20; Money, $120; Tools, $50
Merchandise
Fixtures, $250; Furniture, $1,000; Piano, $100;
Machinery, $1,150; Billiard Table, $500; Fran-
chise, $150
Fixtures, $5,000; Other Property, $20,000; Fran-
chise, $1,000.
Money
Merchandise, $8,700; Fixtures, $200; Furniture,
$900; Piano, $200; Watches, $100; Jewelry,
$200; Solvent Credits, $2,600; Money, $400
Merchandise, $4,190; Furniture, $475; Piano,
$25; Money, $472
Merchandise, $5,000; Money, $1,000; Coal, $4,000.
Merchandise, $26,000; Horses, $1,000; Harness,
$200; Wagons, $900; Money, $1,230; Franchise,
$150
Oregon Iron and Steel Company. Merchandise, $3,400; Fixtures, $35
AMOUNT.
§ 1,780
2,685
1,300
2,555
1,050
1,783
10,000
1,556
2,000
10,000
2,641
1,800
1,755
2,030
1,000
1,000
3,000
1,100
1,000
1,710
3,050
3,150
26,000
10,000
13,300
6,162
10,000
29,480
3,435
256
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS-CONTINUED.
NAME.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
AMOUNT.
Orient Insurance Company
Osborn, E. G
Osborne, D. M. and Company
Osborne Hardware and Tool
Company
Osgcod and Howell.
Osmer Company —
Otersen, Henry
Otis, Jas., et al., Trustees Es-
tate of A. C. Whitcomb
Otis, Lucy H
Franchise
Merchandise, $700; Fixtures, $300; Musical In-
struments, $25
Merchandise, $16,973; Fixtures, $65; Money, $337
Merchandise, $3,000; Fixtures, $200; Money, $75;
Consigned Goods, $400
Furniture, $25; Consigned Goods, $1,000
Merchandise, $750; Fixtures, $350; Furniture.
$250; Liquors, $310; Musical Instruments, $150.
Sewing Machine, $10; Watches, $30
Merchandise, $750; Fixtures, $250
Otis, McAllister and Company..
Oulif, Blanche
Outsen, H.
Furniture, $100; Money, $20,830
Furniture, $900; Piano, $50; Watch, $25; Jew-
elry, $75; Money, $200; Library, $50
Merchandise, $100; Fixtures, $75; Money, $1,000.
Merchandise, $1,500; Fixtures, $150; Furniture,
$400; Musical Instruments, $50
Furniture, $150; Musical Instruments, $75;
Sewing Machine, $20; Diamonds, $25; Money,
$500; Machinery, $400; Grain, $440
Overland Freight Transfer Com-
pany
Overman Silver Mining Company
Overman Wheel Company..
Owens, I. B
Owl Cigar Company ..
Owl Drug Company ..
Oxnard, Robert
Pace, Charles.
Pacific American
Company
Decorative
Pacific Ammonia and Chemical
Company
Pacific Auxiliary Fire Alarm
Company
Pacific Axle Company.
Pacific Bank, by J. E. Farnum,
Secretary
Pacific Butchers' Supply Com-
pany
Fixtures, $100; Horses, $3,200; Harness, $500;
Vehicles, $2. SCO
Solvent Credits, $4,051; Money, $380
Merchandise, $2,500; Fixtures, $200; Money, $158
Billiard Table, $50; Furniture, $1,000; Piano,
ifl.TO; Sewing Machine, $5; Watch, $10; Jew-
elry, $125; Horses, $40; Harness, $20; Wag-
ons, $75; Library, $50; Paintings, ,$200
.M-r. liaiidise, $5,200; Fixtures, $50; Solvent
Credits, $3,600; Money, $30
Merchandise, $6,500; Fixtures, $1,000; Money,
$469; Consigned Goods, $550
Furniture, $1,000; Musical Instruments, $200,
Diamonds, $200
Furniture, $400; WTatches, $120; Jewelry and
Plate, $140; Money, $700; Library, $100
Merchandise, $655; Fixtures, $150; Money, $60;
Machinery, $150
Merchandise, $1,200; Fixtures, $60; Machinery,
$1,100; Money, $150
Merchandise, $3,500; Furniture, $100; Harness.
$10; Wagon, $15; Money, $875
Merchandise, $1,100; Fixtures, $25; Money,
§115; Machinery, $750
Safe, etc.,
); Money, $5,637.
Merchandise, $1,900; Fixtures, $50; Solvent:
Credits, $450 !
«2,000
1,025
17,375
3,675
1,025
1.S50
1,000
20,930
1,30>
1,175
2,100
1,610
6,600
4,431
1,7 '2:.
8,880
8,519
1,400
1,460
1,015
4,500
1,990
5,937
2,400
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
257
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS— CONTINUED.
NAME.
Pacific Coast Borax Company —
Pacific Carriage Company
Pacific Chair Company
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
Pacific Coast Co-operative Cigar
Manufacturing Company
Pacific Coast Oil Company
Pacific Coast Savings Society...
Pacific Coast Steam Ship Com-
pany
Pacific Coast Syrup Company
Pacific Electric Motor Company. |
Pacific Gas Improvement Com- j
pany j
Pacific Gas Improvement Com-
pany !
Pacific Improvement Company..
Pacific Investment Company
Pacific Lumber Company
Merchandise, $669; Solvent Credits, $2,416;
Money, $27,093
Fixtures, $100; Horses, $1,400; Harness, $600;
Vehicles, $4,500; Grain, $100
Merchandise, $5,800; Fixtures, $50; Solvent
Credits, $1,578
Merchandise, $2,240; Furniture, ^200; Credits,
$353; Money, $123
Fixtures, $500; Money, $3,740
Furniture
Merchandise, $1,100; Fixtures, $500; Money, $900
Merchandise, $10,000; Furniture, $100; Solvent
Credits, $5,000; Money, $160; Machinery, $600
Fixtures, $25; Machinery, $225; Dynamos, $750.
Franchise
Pacific Mail Steamship Com-
pany
Pacific Marine Supply Company.
Pacific Metal Works...
Pacific Mutual Life Insurance
Company
Pacific Notion Company
Pacific Oil and Lead Works....
Pacific Paving Company
Pacific Pine Lumber Company..
Fa-.-itte Postal Telegraph Cable
Company
Pacific Power Company.
Oil, Coal, etc., $24,470; Fixtures, $1,000; Ma-
chinery, Pipes and Meters, $276,000; Horses,
$200; Harness, $75; Wagon, $125; Money on
Hand, $1,118; Money in Bank, $21,900
Fixtures, $100; Horses, $600; Harness, $100; Ve-
hicles, $1,350; Merchandise, $5,700; Money,
$4,050; Grain, $400; Other Property, $150
Solvent Credits t
Fixtures, $500; Furniture, $50; Horses, $100;
Harness, $15; Wagon, $150; Lumber, $9,500;
Typewriter, $15
Coal Track and Bridge, $2,500; Launch, $250:
Merchandise, $4,100; Fixtures, $200; Horse,
$50; Harness, $20; Wagon, $50; Money, $4,145;
Machinery, $3,290; Wood and Coal, $2,839....
Merchandise, $1,534; Fixtures, ^oO; Credits,
$600; Money, $233 '
Merchandise, $2,875; Fixtures, $150; Credits,
$2,975
Fixtures, $1,000; Money, $15,085; Typewriter,
$100; Franchise, $1,000
Merchandise
Merchandise, $25,000; Machinery, $13,000; Sol-
vent Credits, $10,000; Franchise, $150
Fixtures, $100; Money, $549; Machinery, $1,000.
Fixtures, $100; Horses, $75; Wagons, $650; Sol-
vent Credits, $14,914; Money, $2,395; Lumber
Piles, $46,463; Wood, $18,000
Money, $S; Merchandise, $500; Fixtures, $1,000;
Horse, $25; Wagon, $35; Cables, $2,300; Cross
Arms, ?202
Fixtures, $25; Money, $500; Machinery, $12,000;
Franchise, 52, 000 ,
AMOUNT.
17*
258
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS— CONTINUED.
NAME.
Pacific Pump and Wind Mill
Company
Pacific Refining and Roofing
Company
Pacific Rolling Mill Company....
Pacific Saw Manufacturing Com-
pany
Pacific School Furniture Com-
pany
Pacific Sheet Metal Works
Pacific Sheet Metal Works
Pacific States Life Assurance
Company
Pacific States Type Foundry....
Pacific Steam Whaling Com-
pany
Pacific Surety Company
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph
Company
Pacific Transfer Company.
Pacific Undertakers
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
Merchandise, $7,500; Fixtures, $50; Solvent
Credits, $500; Money, $150....
Merchandise, $2,500; Fixtures, $75; Money, $200;
Machinery, $5CO; Typewriter, $25
Merchandise, $102,000; Fixtures, $250; Horses,
$200; Solvent Credits, $46,800; Money, $1,065;
Coal, $2,000; Machinery, $25,000; Vehicles,
$150; Franchise, $150
Merchandise, $14,300; Furniture, $200; Money,
$70; Machinery, $1,450
Merchandise, $1,725; Fixtures, $45; Solvent
Credits, $85; Money, $115
Merchandise, $35,600; Fixtures, $150; Horses,
$100; Wagons, $75; Machinery, $14,000
Merchandise, $2,700; Fixtures, $200; Solvent
Credits, $1,400; Machinery, $2,250
AMOUNT.
Pacific Union Club
Pacific Vinegar and Pickle
Works
Pacific Wall Paper Company....
Pacific Wine and Liquor Com-
pany
Franchise
Merchandise, $4,750; Fixtures, $i.O; Solvent
Credits, $2,000; Money, $75; Machinery, $1,000.
Merchandise, $5,000; Money, $575; Franchise,
$150
Franchise I
Fixtures, $3,600; Horses, $250; Wagons, $250;
Solvent Credits, $66,142; Money, $477; Ma-|
chinery, $12,000; Telephone Miles, $30,716; Tel-
ephone Boxes, $127,075; Conduits and Wires,
,oO,000; Franchise, $700,000 \
Fixtures, $200; Horses, $1,200; Harness,4 $300; i
Wagons, $4,000 ; Money, $300 '•
Merchandise, $150; Furniture, $200; Horses, $80 ;!
Harness, $20; W~agons, $950 '
Merchandise, $10, COO; Furniture, $20,000
Merchandie, $5,000; Fixtures, $100; Solvent
Credits, $1,000; Money, $100; Machinery,
$1,500
Merchandise, $1,950; Solvent Credits, $400;
Money, $75 •
Pacific Wooden Ware
Cooperage Company
and
Page Bros
Page, Chas
Page and Falch
Merchandise, $1,500; Fixtures, $100; Money, $24;
Cash Register, $50
Merchandise, $2,775; Fixtures, $375; Machinery,
$500; Money, $100; Franchise, $150
Fixtures, $150; Money, $1,268
Furniture, $1,000; Piano, $300; Sewing Machine,
$50; Jewelry, $500; Money, $400
Merchandise, $1,200; Fixtures, $700; Horses,
$225; Harness, $60; Wagons, $200; Money,
$600; Cash Register, $50
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
259
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS— CONTINUED.
NAME.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
AMOUNT.
Page, McCutchen and Eells
Pahl, Richard
Painter-Cornell Company, The.
Pairpoint Manufacturing Com-
pany
Palace Hardware Company
Fixtures, $500; Library, $2,500
Merchandise, $1,520; Fixtures, $50; Furniture,
$75; Musical Instruments, $20; Sewing Ma-
chine, $10; Money, $10
Merchandise, $951; Fixtures, $50; Solvent
Credits, $452; Money, $136; Machinery, $100;
Consigned Goods, $2,000
Palace of Novelties.
Palache, Gilbert
Palatine Insurance Company....
Palatine Insurance Company....
Pallies, Alexander
Palmer, George H
Palmer, W. L. Co
Paraffine Paint Company
Paragon Cloak and Suit Com-
pany
Merchandise, $2,500; Fixtures, $150; Solvent
Credits, $150; Money, $100
Merchandise, $11,657; Fixtures, $500; Horses,
$75; Harness, $25; Wagons, $75; Solvent
Credits, $1,446; Money, $457
Merchandise, $1,300; Fixtures, $100
Furniture, $4,400; Piano, $175; Sewing Machine,
$30; Watches, $250; Jewelry, $1,250; Firearms,
$50; Library, $2,000
Furniture, $975; Wagon, $25; Money, $10,582..
Franchise
Merchandise, $400; Fixtures, $40; Solvent
Credits, $600; Money, $400; Consigned Goods,
$527
Furniture, $1,000; Piano, $150; Sewing Machine,
$25; Watches, $50; Horses, $125; Harness, $75;
Vehicles, $525; Money, $20; Library, $150
Franchise, $150; Merchandise, $7,875; Furni-
ture, $100; Horse, $20; Harness, $10; Cart,
$25; Money, $93; Machinery, $6,450
Merchandise, $3,700; Fixtures, $100; Solvent
Credits, $2,000; Money, $100
Merchandise, $4,500; Fixtures, $500; Money,
$500
Parcells, C. B Merchandise, $910 ; Fixtures, $50 ; Solvent
Credits, $430; Money, $132; Consigned Goods,
$1,875
Park Bros, and Company, Lim-
ited
Parke and Lacy Company
Parker, T. M., and Company....
Parmelee and Bowker
Parrish, N., and Company
Parrott, Abby M.
Parrott, A. M....
Merchandise, $4,850; Fixtures, $50; Money, $200;
Solvent Credits, $600
Merchandise, $12,637; Fixtures, $250; Wagon,
$40; Solvent Credits, $7,424; Money, $1,112;
Consigned Goods, $12,560
Merchandise
Fixtures, $50; Consigned Goods, $1,050
Fixtures, $25; Horse, $50; Harness, $8; Wagon,
$25; Solvent Credits, $285; Money, $io?; Lum-
ber, $235; Machinery, $1,750
Fixtures, $7,000; Electric Light Plant, $25,000..
Furniture, $9,813; Furniture, $200; Piano, $150;
Sewing Machine, $10
Parrott and Company Merchandise, $18,060; Furniture, $200; Horse,
$50; Wagon, $50; Money, $2,666; Quicksilver,
$240
260
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS— CONTINUED.
NAME.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
AMOUNT.
Parrott, Mary D., Mrs.
Parrott, Mrs T
Partridge, J. E., Miss.
Partridge, John
Pascal, Dubedat, and Company.
Pasodas, J. Zenon.,
Pasquale and Son..,
Patent Brick Company
Paterson, Van R..
Paterson, Van R..
Patrick, A. B., and Company.
Patterson, R. R
Pattoisien Carpet Company..
Pattoisien Carpet Company..
Paulsen, I. B...
Pauson, Frank.
Pawzy, J
Paxton, Chas. E
Payne Bolt Works..
Payne, Mary P., Mrs
Payot, Upham and Company.
Pearson, J. Winfleld
Pease, L. S
Pease, J. R. H.
Pease, Wm. R.
Furniture, $2,000; Piano, $100; Sewing Machine,!
$25; Watch, $25; Jewelry, $250; Horse, $75 ;|
Harness, $35; Vehicle, $50; Library, $200;'
Bicycle, $40 ,
Furniture, $850; Piano, $100; Sewing Machine,!
$10; Watches, $10; Jewelry, $50; Money, $l,10o|
Merchandise, $1,000; Solvent Credits, $<o;j
Money, $100 '
Merchandise, $4,800; Fixtures, $250; Furniture,
$400; Musical Instruments, $100; Sewing Ma-j
. chine, $10; Watch, $25; Diamonds, $65;
Money, $175; Library, $50; Consigned Goods,
$50; Presses, $500
Merchandise, $1,200; Fixtures, $50; Watch,
$30; Solvent Credits, $3,098; Money, $158; Con-
signed Goods, $200
Furniture, $800; Jewelry, $300; Money, $200....
Merchandise, $3,100; Fixtures, $50; Sewing Ma-
chine, $40; Solvent Credits, $320; Money, $260.
Merchandise, $2,540; Fixtures, $100; Money,
$2,588
Fixtures, $500; Money, $750; Library, $500
Furniture, $1,500; Piano, $150; Watch, $100;
Jewelry, $750
Merchandise, $10,000; Fixtures, $100; Horses, I
$360; Harness, $100; Vehicles, $350; Money,]
$930; Machinery, $4,300
Machinery, Type, Presses, Typeworker
Merchandise, $5,500; Sewing Machine, $150;
Money, $350
Merchandise, $3,200; Sewing Machine, $100;
Wagon, $100; Solvent Credits, $500; Money,
$100
Merchandise, $1,500; Fixtures, $500; Money,
$500
Merchandise, $15,000; Furniture, $800; Musical
Instrument, $50; Sewing Machine, $10;
Watch, $15; Jewelry, $300
Merchandise, $900; Fixtures, $100; Money, $40..
Fixtures, $50; Watch, $50; Money, $900
Merchandise, $2,000; Money, $1,200; Machinery,
$3,000
Furniture, $2,500; Jewelry, $1,000; Library,
$250; Paintings and Statuary, $1,000
Merchandise, $28,000; Fixtures, $600; Horse,
$50; Harness, $25; Wagon, $50; Money, $925...
Fixtures, $175; Solvent Credits, $200; Bicycles,
$810
Furniture, $1,080; Piano, $150; Sewing Machine.
$15; Watch, $50; Jewelry, $500; Paintings and
Statuary, $250
Furniture, $900; Piano, $50; Jewelry, $50;
Painting, $100
Furniture, $50; Horses, $450; Wagons, $400;
Harness, $150
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
261
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS -CONTINUED.
NAME.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
AMOUNT.
Pein Brothers
Pelton Water Wheel Company..
Pennell, C. C., and Company....
Pennington, G. W., and Son....
Pennsylvania Fire Insurance
Company !
Pennsylvania Fire Insurance !
Company !
Fixtures, $400; Money, $35; Cash Register, $150;
Cigars, $1,250; Liquors, $400
Merchandise, $8,326; Fixtures, $400; Solvent
Credits, $667; Money, $743; Consigned Goods,
$1,741; Machinery, $6,110
Merchandise, $1,950; Fixtures, $50
Merchandise, $1,000; Horse, $25; Wagon, $25;
Money, $500; Machinery, $1,000
Ferine, Felix A.
Perkins, C. B
Perusina, Antonio.
Perry, A. B
Peters and Cowie
Peters, John.
Peterson, August.
Peterson, F. B., and Company..
Peterson and Poetsch
Pettigrew, John M
Petzold, Aug
Peyser, D., Mrs
Pfister, J. J., Knitting Company
Phelan, Jas. D
Phelan, Jas. D.
Phelps and Adams
Phelps and Arnold
Furniture, $400; Money, $12,127
Franchise
Horses, $150; Harness, $15; Wagons, $150; Cows,
$740
Merchandise, $1,600; Fixtures, $50; Furniture,
$250; Musical Instruments, $95; Sewing Ma-
chine, $10; Watch, $10
Money
Merchandise, $1,326; Fixtures, $200; Money, $207
Horses, $250; Wagons, $150; Hay, $550; Grain,
$300; Coal, $200; Money, $1,585
Furniture, $200; Piano, $25; Sewing Machine,
>:,: Horses, $250; Harness, $250; Buggies,
$950
Merchandise, $2,000; Fixtures, $75; Furniture,
JloO; Musical Instrument, $50; Sewing Ma-
chine, $10
Merchandise, $7,5UO; Fixtures, $500; Horses, $75;
Harness, $10; Wagon, $50; Solvent Credits,
$3,175; Money, $100
Merchandise, $1,000; Money, $100; Machinery,
$500
Miscellaneous Goods, $1,710; Furniture, $250;
Watch, $5; Jewelry, $150; Solvent Credits,
$481; Money, $269; Consigned Goods, $1,800;
Library, $10; Bicycle, $20
Merchandise, $1,400; Furniture, $75; Horse, $40;
Harness, $5; Wagon, $30
Furniture, $900; Piano, $100
Merchandise, $9579; Fixtures, $300; Money,
$621; Machinery, $2,500
Furniture, $200; Watch, $50; Firearms, $20;
Harness, $50; Vehicle, $200; Money in Bank,
$18,852; Library, $200; Paintings, $300
Furniture, $3,000; Piano, $300; Sewing Machine,
$10; Watch, $100; Jewelry, $400; Horses, $250;
Harness, $200; Vehicles, $1,000; Money, $23,015;
Library, $200; Paintings, $250
Fixtures, $500; Watches, $6,400; Solvent Cred-
its. $616; Money, $1,550; Consigned Goods,
$6,750
M. n-handise. .SI I'. 200; Fixtures, $800; Solvent
Credits, $170; Money, $413
Phelps, W. S., and Company.... Merchandise, $200; Horse, $25; Wagons, $50;
Money, $750; Machinery, $800
262
PERSONAL PROPEETY ASSESSMENT.
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS— CONTINUED.
NAME.
Philkill, B.
Phillips Bros.
Phoenix Assurance Company of
London
Phoenix Assurance Company of
London
Phoenix Fire Insurance Com-
pany of Hartford
Phoenix Insurance Company....
Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance
Company
Photo Mount and Card Manu-
facturing Company
Pickering, L., Mrs
Pierce and Company.
Pierce, H. and W
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
Merchandise, $900; Fixtures, $100; Sewing Ma-
chine, $10; Watch, $10; Horse, $20; Harness,
$10; Wagon, $25
Merchandise, $500; Solvent Credits, $1,000; Ma-
chinery, $2,000
Fixtures
Franchise . .
Franchise
Merchandise, $350; Money, $1,683.
Franchise
Pierson, William M
Pillsbury, E. S.
Pinet, J.,* and Company,
Pioneer Soap Company..
Merchandise, $860; Fixtures, $100; Machinery,
$940
Furniture, $1,000; Piano, $100; Watch, $50;
Jewelry, $300; Horses, $150; Harness, $50;
Wagons, $750; Money, $100
Merchandise, $2,000; Fixtures, $250; Solvent
Credits, $6,000
Furniture, $1,500; Watches, $100; Horses, $350;
Harness, $175; Wagons, $450; Money, $875;
Library, $400
Furniture, Paintings and Statuary, $900;
Musical Instrument, $50; Sewing Machine,
$25; Jewelry, $100; Library, $600
Fixtures, $500; Sewing Machine, $50; Solvent
Credits, $500; Money, $500; Library, $2,000....
Fixtures, $2CO; Money, $1,375
Merchandise, $1,900; Fixtures, $20; Solvent
Credits, $75; Money, $150; Machinery, $400
Furniture, $5; Watch, $50; Money, $3,864;
Books, $25
Furniture, $600; Piano. $50; Sewing Machine,
$5; Jewelry, $150; Paintings and Statuary, $300
Money, $152; Paintings, $300; Furniture, $700;
Pianos, $250; Sewing Machine, $20; Watch,
$50; Jewelry, $200; Horses, $100; Harness, $40;
Wagons, $300; Library, $150; Cows, $15
Merchandise, $9,000; Fixtures, $200; Furniture,
$400; Piano, $100; Sewing Machine, $25;
Watch, $50; Jewelry, $150; Money, $214
Watch, $25; Solvent Credits, $3,100; Money,
$500; Library, $100
Plum, Chas. M Furniture, $200; Watch, $5; Solvent Credits,
$5,000; Library, $10
Plum, Chas. M., and Company
(inc.) , Merchandise, $35,000: Fixtures, $500; Sewing
Machine, $30; Horses. $150; Harness, $40;
Wagons, $150; Money, 376; Machinery, $265....
I
Plumel, John F Fixtures, $150; Wagon, $50; Wines and Liquors,
$2,300
Piper, Wm. A
Pissis, M. J
Pixley, A. V. R...
Plagemann, H..
Platt, H. G...
AMOUNT.
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
263
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS— CONTINUED.
NAME.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
AMOUNT.
Plummer, Geo. E., and Com-
pany
Poheim, Jos.
Poly, Heilbron and Company...,
Ponchan and Shlatter
Pond, E. B
Pond' s Extract Company
Pool, Jennie R., Mrs
Po On Marine Insurance Com-
pany of Hongkong
Pope, E. F., Mrs
Pope, Geo. A.
Pope Manufacturing Company...
Pope and Talbot
Popper, Max
Porcher, John
Porta, Giacinto E
Porter Bros, and Company
Porter, H. C., and Company
Porter, Slessinger and Company
Portland Cracker Company
Postiglione, G. M
Potosi Mining Company.
Pctrero Yeast Company.
Potter, Jesse.
Potter, J. S
Power and Pike..
Merchandise, $2,500; Horses, $125; Wagons,
$150; Typewriter, $50
i Merchandise, $9,933; Fixtures, $365; Furniture,
$100; Piano, $150; Sewing Machine, $10;
Watch, $50; Jewelry, $100; Horses, $140; Har-
ness, $20; Robes, $50; Wagons, $200; Bicycles,
$20; Money, $378
Fixtures, $100; Horses, $360; Harness, $80;
Wagons, $300; Stock, $1,000
Fixtures, ,$1,200; Furniture, $200; Watch, $15;
Liquors, ?50; Cash Register, $50
Furniture, ?2,000; Piano, $200; Solvent Credits,
$1,100; Library, $150; Money, $550
Merchandise
Furniture, $1,000; Jewelry, $200; Paintings and
Statuary, $200
Franchise
Furniture, $10,350; Musical Instrument, $300;
Watch, $200; Jewelry, $1,500; Horses, $500;
Harness, $150; Wagons, $1,000; Library, $300..
Furniture, $8,000; Musical Instrument, $300;
Sewing Machine, $20; Watch, $100: Jewelry,
$500; Money, $2,000; Paintings, $1,000; Bil-
liard Table, $100; Bicycle, $40
Merchandise, $2,700; Fixtures, $200; Furniture,
$1,450; Solvent Credits, $2,400; Money, $401;
Typewriter, $25; Cash Register. $10; Ma-
chinery, $400; Bicycles and Tricycles, $7,300..
Fixtures, $1000; Horse, $75; Wagon. $75; Money,
$475
Furniture, $400; Piano, $100; Watch, $50;
Horses, $150; Harness, $50; Wagons, $750;
Money, $2,813
Merchandise, $1,300; Fixtures, $50
Merchandise, $2,400; Furniture, $100; Piano,
$150; Watch, $25; Money, $395
Merchandise, $8,000; Furniture, $200; Money,
$500; Machinery, $100; Cash Register, $20
Fixtures, $350; Furniture, $300; Vehicles, $750..
j Merchandise, $15,000; Fixtures, $100; Type-
writer, $20; Machinery, $2,000
| Merchandise, $1,100; Fixtures, $75
i Merchandise, $1,000; Fixtures, $100; Furniture,
$100; Sewing Machine, $25; Watch, $10
Money
Merchandise, $400; Fixtures, $55; Harness, $25;
Wagons, $50; Grain, $150; Machinery, $1,000..
Furniture, S3.COO; Piano, $125; Sewing Machine,
Watch. .*r,0; Jewelry, $1,000; Library,
$400; Paintings, $400
Furniture, $4.000; Piano, $500; Jewelry, $3,000..
. $250; Solvent Credits, $300;
Money, ?500; Tin, $100; Machinery, $200
264
PERSONAL PEOPERTY ASSESSMENT.
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS— CONTINUED.
NAME.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
AMOUNT.
Powers, Geo. H
Prager, A. I. and Sons.
Pratt, L. E., Mrs
Preferred Accident Insurance
Company
Prescott, G. W...
Prescott, G. W., Trustee in Will
of C. H. Simpkins
Presidio and Ferries Railroad
Company
Price Baking Powder Company..
Price Flavoring Extract Com-
pany
Price, Thos. , and Son
Priet, P., and Company
Prince, D. S..
Pringle Bros.
Prior, J. K..
Probert, Edward.
Progressive Medical Association
Proll, Anna R. G., Administra-
trix of Estate of Proll, Wm.,
deceased
Prou, August
Providence Washington Insur-
ance Company
Provident Savings Life Insur-
ance Company
Provident Savings Life Insur-
ance Company
Provines, E. A., Mrs
Prussian National Insurance
Company
Pursch and Haskel .
Purser, Ed
Furniture, $400; Pianos, $500; Sewing Machine,
$10; Watches, $50; Jewelry, $100; Harness,
$20; Solvent Credits, $800; Library, $100;
Paintings, $200; Billiard Table, $40
Merchandise, $10,000; Fixtures, $200; Money,
$107
Furniture, $1,600; Piano, $100; Library, $50
Franchise
Piano, $200; Watch, $100; Jewelry, $700; Li-
brary, $300; Paintings, $800; Money, $3,173....
Bonds
Fixtures, $25; Horses, $300; Money, $100; Ma-
chinery, $10,000; Railroad, $18,000; Rolling
Stock, $10,000; Franchises, $20,000
Merchandise, $1,245; Fixtures, $75; Solvent
Credits, $980; Money, $210
Merchandise, $2,184; Solvent Credits, $1,128
Merchandise, $150; Fixtures, $1,200; Machinery,
$500; Library, i?200
Fixtures, $500; Furniture, $750; Solvent Credits,
$200; Money, $200; Liquors, $650
Merchandise, $850; Fixtures, $150
Merchandise, $2,400; Fixtures, $100
Merchandise, $50; Fixtures, $50; Furniture,
$680; Piano, $50; Sewing Machine, $10; Horses,
$100; Wagons, $150
Furniture, $800; Musical Instrument, $110;
Sewing Machine, $20; Watch, $30; Jewelry.
$250; Firearms, $7; Library, $200
Merchandise, $1,400; Fixtures, $200; Furniture,
$200; Money, $100
Money
Merchandise, $4,000; Fixtures, $100; Horses,
$75; Harness, $25; Wagons, $125; Machinery,
$650
Franchise
Franchise
Furniture, $109; Money, $4,360
Furniture, $200; Piano, $50; Watches, $50; Jew-
elry, $200; Solvent Credits, $800; Money, $250;
Library ?25
Franchise
Merchandise, $3,000; Fixtures, $50; Money,
$1,100
Horses
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
265
NAMES AND ASSE3SMEN TS— CONTINUED.
NAME.
Quade, A., and Company
Quadt, Jno
Quadt, John, and Company
Queen Insurance Company of
New York
Queen, R. E
Quinn, Jno. E
Quiros Soda Water Company.
Radovich Brothers
Ralston, Henry
Randall, Dowling Company..
Rankin, George A.
Rankin, George A.
Raphael, Nat.
Raphael's, Incorporated
Rapid Safety Filter Company.
Rapp, John and Son
Rathbone, J. L
Rathjen Brothers
Raubinger Brothers
Rauer, J. J...
Ravenna and Company
Rawhide Gold Mining Company.
Ray, J. U. Val
Ray, W. S., Manufacturing
Company
Raymond Granite Company
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
Merchandise, $4,670; Horses, $225; Harness,
$50; Wagons, $375; Liquors, $1,025
Furniture, $200; Piano, $50; Sewing Machine,!
$10; Merchandise, $1,200
Merchandise, $3,000; Fixtures, $200; Horse, $50;
Harness, $20; Wagon, $50
Franchise
Furniture, $1,500; Piano, $125; Violin, $40; Sew-
ing Machine, $40; Jewelry, $250; Firearms,
$7; Solvent Credits, $4,800; Money, $2,200;
Library, $50; Paintings, $100; Billiard Table,
$150; Watch, $40
Merchandise, $1,000; Fixtures, $100
Merchandise, $500; Fixtures, $20; Horses, $300;;
Harness, $100; Wagons, $300; Machinery,!
$500
Merchandise, $350; Fixtures, $650; Liquors,
$120; Cash Register, $20
Merchandise, $300; Harness, $15; Wagon, $50;
Solvent Credits, $1,300; Machinery, $700
Merchandise, $900; Fixtures, $250; Furniture,
$10; Horse, $65; Harness, $20; Vehicle, $70;
Cash Register, $40; Liquors, $45
Office Furniture, $250; Library, $750
Furniture, $600; Musical Instruments, $250;
Sewing Machine, $25; Jewelry, $800; Library,
$125
Merchandise, $2,000; Fixtures, $150; Furniture,
$300; Piano, $100; Sewing Machine, $25;
Watch, $25; Money, $100
Merchandise, $25,500; Money, $500
Merchandise, $3,400; Fixtures, $100; Vehicles,
$500
Merchandise, $350; Fixtures, $40; Horses, $350;
Harness, $60; Wagons, $350; Machines, $150..
Fixtures, $50; Furniture, $1,500; Piano, $175;
Sewing Machine, $25; Watch, $50; Jewelry,
$200; Painting and Statuary, $500; Horse, $40;
Harness, $10; Wagon, $25
Money, $100; Merchandise, $1,500; Fixtures, $150;
Horses, $80; Harness, $20; Wagon, $150
Horses, $1,105; Harness, $160; Vehicles, $500...
Fixtures, $100; Furniture, $1,000; Musical In-
struments, $100; Horse, $50; Paintings, $200;
Billiard Table, $25; Typewriter, $10; Other
Property, $100; Sewing Machine, $10
Merchandise, $1,500; Fixtures, $50; Vehicles,
fSO; Solvent Credits, $1,500; Money, $400; Ma-
chinery, $1,COO
Fixtures, $100; Money, $2,330..
Solvent Credits
Merchandise, $4,500; Horse, $25; Wagon, $25;
Money, $1,COO
Merchandise
AMOUNT.
266
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS— CONTINUED.
NAME.
Rea, C. T
Read and Zahn
Redding, A. P
Reddy, Campbell and Metson.
Reddy, Patrick
Redington and Company
Redmond, L. A
Reed and Goodman
Rehfisch and Company
Reichert, E
Reid Brothers . ,
Reid, E. M., Mrs.
Reid, John
Reilly, Michael J
Reis, Christian
Reis, J. C
Reiss Brothers and Company
Reiss, B. and L., Guardians of
N. and L. Reiss, minors
Reiss, Solomon
Reiter, P. P
Reliance Marine Insurance Com-
pany
Remillard Brick Company
Renner, Louis
Repsold, A. and Company
Revere Rubber Company
Reynolds, John
Rhode Island Underwriters' As-
sociation
Rhodes, Mrs. E. L,
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
Furniture
Merchandise, $3,000; Fixtures, $100; Machinery,
$1, 000
Furniture, $1,000; Piano, $150; Paintings, $350..
Fixtures, $500; Solvent Credits, $3,000; Library,
$1,200; Typewriter, $50
Furniture, $700; Sewing Machine, $25; Watch,
$50; Jewelry, $200; Library, $100
Merchandise, $92,411; Furniture, $1,500; Sol-
vent Credits, $45,537; Money, $1,116; Consigned
Goods, $3,500
Furniture, $600; Musical Instruments, $2
Jewelry, $200
Merchandise, $1,534; Fixtures, $35; Solvent
Credits, $847; Money, $422
Fixtures, $20; Solvent Credits, $1,900; Money,
$100
Merchandise, $1,200; Furniture, $450; Piano,
$50; Sewing Machine, $15; Watches, $10; Jew-
elry, $115; Wagon, $20; Money, $200; Solvent
Credits, $598; Bicycles, $20
Fixtures, $250; Furniture, $200; Money, $265;
Library, $300
Furniture, $50; Money, $2,500
Merchandise, $1,145; Fixtures, $75; Furniture,
$200; Piano, $75; Sewing Machine, $10; Watch,
$20
Solvent Credits
Furniture, $1,100; Musical Instruments, $100;
Sewing Machine, $10; Watches, $50
Furniture, $900; Piano, $100; Jewelry, $200
Merchandise, $18,000; Fixtures, $500; Solvent
Credits, $6.000; Money, $60
Money
Furniture, $SOO; Piano, $100; Sewing Machine,
$25; Watch, $50; Jewelry, $100; Statuary, $300.
Fixtures, $250; Liquor, $750
Franchise
Fixtures, $100: Bricks, $1,140
Furniture, $100; Horses, $150; Harness, $20;
Wagons, $100; Cows, $1,080
Merchandise, $200; Vehicles, $50; Solvent
Credits, $500; Money, $150; Liquors, $200;
Wine?, $800
Merchandise, $9,000; Fixtures, $150; Solvent
Credits, $2,850; Money, $150; Typewriter, $25..
Merchandise, $1,500; Furniture, $50; Horses,
$200; Harness, $50; Vehicles, $200; Machinery,
$150; Franchise, $150
Franchise . .
Furniture, $1,7:0; Piano, $500; Jewelry and
Plate, $750...
AMOUNT.
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSSESSMENT.
267
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS— CONTINUED.
NAME.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
AMOUNT.
Richards, C. "W., Dr
Richards and Company.
Richardson, W. G
Richardson and Gale
Richers, T. W
Rickers, D. C...
Ricketts, A. H..
Rideout, N. D...
Ridley, Paul
Rieger, Paul and Company
Riley, Mary T., Administratrix
of Estate of Owen Riley, de-
ceased
Rinaldo Brothers and Company..
Ring, Byron
Riordan, P. W
Rippo, John
Risdon Iron and Locomotive
"Works
River Express Company
Rivers Brothers
Rix Compressed Air Machinery
Company
Roach, Maria L., Executrix of
Estate of John Roach, de-
ceased
Roache, Frank
Robbins, F. A
Robert and Pon
Fixtures, $350; Furniture, $350; Musical In-
struments, $150; Jewelry, $50; Solvent Credits,
$100
Merchandise, $1,000; Fixtures, $200
Merchandise, $7,000; Fixtures, $25; Furniture,
$750; Sewing Machine, $25; Watch, $25; Bi-
cycle, $25; Typewriter, $25; Library, $100;
Money, $532; Piano, $75
Money, $475; Machinery, $400; Lumber, $250....
Merchandise, $900; Fixtures, $100; Furniture,
$200; Sewing Machine, $20; Horse, $30; Har-
ness, $10; Wagon, $60; Money, $380; Bran-
dies, $200
Merchandise
Fixtures, $250; Library, $1,500
Furniture, $2,000; Paintings, etc., $500; Wag-
ons, $400
Money
Merchandise, $1,000; Fixtures, $75; Solvent
Credits, $300
Fixtures, $5; Furniture, $60; Piano, $100;
Horses, $120; Harness, $10; Vehicles, $140;
Cows, $1,170; Poultry, $15; Hogs, $10; Hay, $12
Merchandise, $10,450; Fixtures, $250; Solvent
Credits, $1,250; Money, $50
Paintings, $1,000; Furniture, $150; Piano, $100;
Sewing Machine, $5
Furniture, $4,000; Library, $500; Money, $500..
Merchandise, $700; Fixtures, $25; Furniture,
$100; Horses, $40; Harness, $10; Wagon, $140;
Liquor, $150; Tobacco, $60
Merchandise, $7,000; Fixtures, $300; Solvent
Credits, $15,900; Money, $1,300; Machinery,
$27,000; Franchise, $150
Fixtures, $20; Horses, $300; Harness, $65; Wag-
ons, $650
Merchandise, $1,800; Fixtures, $100; Horses, $50;
Harness, $10; Vehicles, $40
Fixtures, ?50; Money, $150; Machinery, $2,000..
Solvent Credits
Merchandise, $1,000; Fixtures, $75; Furniture,
$75; Musical Instruments, $50; Sewing Ma-
chine, ?5
Merchandise, $2,500; Fixtures, $50; Horse, $25;
Wagon, $25; Machinery, $3,000; Franchise,
$150
Merchandise, $900; Horses, $50; Harness, $10;
Vehicle, $50; Money, $50
268
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS-CONTINUED.
NAME.
Roberts, George F
Robertson, A. M
Robinson, A. C.
Robinson Brothers and Company
Robinson and Company, E. J....
Robinson, Ike
Robinson, Dr. Luke
Robinson and Knox
Robbins, H. R
Rode, C. B. and Company
«
Roe, Laura B
Roeblings Sons Company., John
A...
Roesch, Louis and Company
Rodgers, Arthur
Rodgers, Elizabeth A
Rogers, Henry J
Rogers, James Taylor.
Rogers, N. J.
Rohde, J. R..
Rolkin, Ed.
Roman, B.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
AMOUNT.
Merchandise, $900; Fixtures, $600; Furniture,
$300; Piano, $50; Sewing Machine, $10;
Watch, |20."
Merchandise, $2,800; Fixtures, $150; Furniture,
$100; Musical Instruments, $50; Watches, $25;
Money, $100; Cash Register, $25; Typewriter,
$50; Machinery, $50; Presses, $50 '.
Merchandise, $1,000; Furniture, $250; Sewing
Machine, $5; Watch, $5; Vehicle, $20; Money,
$150
Consigned Goods, $1,800; Typewriter, $15
Merchandise, $4,700; Fixtures, $75; Solvent
Credits, $1,550; Money, $200
Merchandise, $700; Fixtures, $300; Solvent
Credits, $25; Money, $70
Fixtures, $100; Furniture, $600; Musical In-
struments, $50; Sewing Machine, $10;
Watches, $75; Jewelry, $150; Horses, $100;
Harness, $50; Vehicle, $100; Library, $100....
Merchandise, $1,900; Fixtures, $90; Harness,
$10; Vehicle, $100; Money, $100
Merchandise, $350; Horses, $100; Harness, $15;
Vehicle, $100; Solvent Credits, $200; Money,
$135; Machinery, $300
Fixtures, $50; Horses, $2,250; Harness, $500;
Vehicles, $1,900; Hay, $50; Oats, $50; Cows,
Furniture, $900; Musical Instruments, $200;
Sewing Machine, $15; Watches, $65; Jewelry,
$275; Money, $375; Library, $50; Bicycles, $50.
Merchandise, $30, COO; Furniture, $200; Solvent
Credits, $20,000; Money, $320; Typewriter, $50
Fixtures, $100; Printing Presses and Type,
$2,640
Fixtures, $1,000; Library, $3,500
Furniture, $200; Watches, $100; Jewelry, $3,000;
Horses, $200; Harness, $100; Vehicles, $100;
Solvent Credits, $30,000; Money, $650; Bonds,
$1,000; Library, $100
Merchandise, $500; Fixtures, $50; Horses, $250;
Harness, $50; Vehicles, $250; Money, $500....
Furniture, $500; Piano, $170; Sewing Machine,
$10; Watch. $20; Money, $200; Library, $280;
Typewriter, $120
Furniture, $100; Piano, $100; Sewing Machine,
$10; Watch, $20; Horses, $540; Harness, $50;
Wagons, $650 ; Cows, $30
Merchandise, $700; Fixtures, $50; Furniture,
$75; Sewing Machine, $5; Horses, $50; Har-
ness, $15; Vehicles, $80; Money, $20; Liquors,
$250
Furniture
Merchandise, $1,500; Furniture, $100; Musical
Instruments, $35; Sewing Machine, $15
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
269
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS— CONTINUED.
NAME.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
AMOUNT.
Rooch, J. W
Roos Brothers ...
Roos, Ernestine.
Rose, Andcew W., Jr
Rose, George
Rosenbaum, A. M.
Rosenbaum, S. M.
Rosenberg Brothers and Com-
pany
Rosenberg, G. and Son.
Rosenberg, Jacob ,
Rosenberg, Joe
Rosenblatt and Company, The...
Rosenblum and Abraham
Rosenfeld, John and Sons
Rosenkrans, H. and Company..
Rosenshine, Adolph
Rosenshine, M. and Brother
Rosenshine, Morris W
Rosenstein Brothers
Rosenstein, C. and Company
Rosenthal Brothers and Com-
pany
Rosenthal, Charles
Rosenthal, Feder and Company..
Rosenthal, Feder and Company..
Rosenthal, J
Rosenthal, Maurice.
Merchandise, $650; Fixtures, $200; Furniture,
$250; Money, $50
Merchandise, $31,000; Fixtures, $2,000; Solvent
Credits, $2,500; Money, $2,000
Furniture, $2,000; Piano, $250; Sewing Machine,
$25; Jewelry, $1,225; Paintings and Statuary,
$1, 000
Furniture, $1,550; Watches, $50; Jewelry, $150;
Paintings, $200
Furniture, $300; Jewelry, $200; Money, $2,000..
Furniture, $800; Piano, $100; Jewelry, $50; Mer-
chandise, $300
Furniture, $1,350; Piano, $100; Sewing Machine,
$50
Merchandise, $1,675; Fixtures, $100; Solvent
Credits, $650; Consigned Goods, $500
Merchandise, $2,000; Fixtures, $100; Solvent
Credits, $900; Money, $175
Fixtures, $50; Piano, $50; Furniture, $300;
Watches, $50; Wool, $5,910
Merchandise, $4,500; Fixtures, $500; Money, $100
Merchandise, $150; Fixtures, $100; Solvent
Credits, $1,800; Money, $150; Wines, $1,300;
Liquors, $400
Cloths, $2,370; Fixtures, $100; Sewing Machine,
Merchandise, $60,560; Furniture, $150; Horse,
$50; Harness, $10; Vehicle, $50; Money, $4,660;
Library, $20
Merchandise, $5,350; Fixtures, $300; Solvent
Credits, $800; Money, $700
Furniture, $850; Piano, $50; Sewing Machine.
$50; Watch, $50; Jewelry, $275; Paintings, $200
Merchandise, $9,500; Fixtures, $200; Solvent
Credits, $2,300; Money, $260
Furniture, $500; Piano, $50; Sewing Machine;
$25; Watch, $50; Jewelry, $275; Paintings,
'$100
Merchandise, $1,200; Fixtures, $50
Merchandise
Merchandise, $21,000; Fixtures, $500; Money,
$5SO
Fixtures, $50; Furniture, $575; Piano, $75; Sew-
ing Machine, $5; Watch, $10; Wagon, $40;
Library, $35; Bicycle, $10; Merchandise, $450;
Fixtures, $75
Merchandise
Merchandise, $18,300; Fixtures, $150; Money,
$207; Machinery, $500
Furniture, $800; Musical Instruments, $200;
Jewelry, $700; Library, $300
Merchandise, $1,450; Fixtures, $250; Furniture,
$150; Musical Instruments, $75; Sewing Ma-
chine, $10; Money, $100
270
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS— CONTINUED.
NAME.
Rosenthal, S. and Company
Rosenthal, W
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
AMOUNT.
Ross and Hewlett.
Rossi, P. and Company
Roth, Blum and Company
Roth, Daniel
Roth and Company.
Rothchild, J. M....
Rothenberg, Handle and Com-
pany
Rothenberg, S. B
Rothschild, Belle
Merchandise, $1,625; Fixtures, $50; Sewing
Machine, $25; Money, $100
Merchandise, $300; Fixtures, $100; Furniture,
$150; Musical Instruments, $50; Sewing Ma-
chine, $10; Solvent Credits, $1,000; Money, $200
Merchandise, $200; Fixtures, $100; Solvent
Credits, $2,500; Typewriter, $25; Consigned
Goods, $300
Merchandise, $1,105; Fixtures, $20; Money, $150.
Merchandise, $13,000; Horses, $600; Harness,
$150; Wagons, $200; Solvent Credits, $1,479;
Hogs, $600; Machinery, $100
Furniture, $1,400; Musical Instruments, $60;
Watches, $50; Jewelry, $400; Statuary, $200..
Merchandise, $9,000; Horse, $50; Harness, $25;
Vehicles, $50; Solvent Credits, $3,000
Furniture, $1,850; Piano, $100; Sewing Ma-
chine, $10; Watch, $50; Jewelry, $100; Horse,
$50
Rothschild Brothers
Rothchild and Ach ,
Rothschild and Ehrenpfort
Rothschild and Hadenfeldt
Rothschild and Greenbaum
Rothschild and Shoneberg
Rottanzi, G
Rottanzi, T. A.
Royal Cream and Butter Com-
pany
Royal Eagle Distilling Company
Royal Exchange Assurance
Royal Exchange Association
Royal Furniture Company
Royal Insurance Company of
Liverpool
Royal Insurance Company of
Liverpool
Roylance J. Brass Works, The..
Merchandise, $935; Fixtures, $200
Whisky
Furniture, $200; Watches, $50; Solvent Credits,
$7,500; Money, $1,250; Stocks, $350
Liquors
Furniture, $200; Library, $800
Merchandise, $8,052; Fixtures, $60; Solvent
Credits, $1,162; Money, $164; Machinery, $200..
Merchandise, $5,375; Fixtures, $350; Solvent
Credits, $1,950; Machinery, $350
Merchandise, $1,050; Fixtures, $40; Solvent
Credits, $325; Money, $135; Machinery, $150..
Merchandise, $1,530; Furniture, $75; Money,
$225
Wine, $2,700; Machinery, $150
Merchandise, $500; Fixtures, $140; Furniture,
$160; Musical Instrument, $75; Sewing Ma-
chine, $10; Watch, $10; Jewelry, $25; Type-
writer, $5; Library, $40; Cash Register, $25;
Painting, $15
Merchandise, $150; Fixtures, $100; Furniture,
$300; Money, $150; Machinery, $1,000
Merchandise, $1,600; Fixtures, $400; Horses, $20;
Vehicles, $75; Solvent Credits, $4,625; Money,
$315
Franchise
Fixtures, $125; Money, $3,295
Merchandise, $9,000; Sewing Machine, $20;
Money, $48
Fixtures, $1,000; Money, $897.
Franchise
Merchandise, $1,500; Fixtures, $100; Solvent
Credits, $1,000; Money, $275; Machinery, $2,000
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
271
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS— CONTINUED.
NAME.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
Rudolph, E. J.
Rued, John Conrad
Rued, J. C
Furniture, $1,300; Piano, $200; Sewing Ma-
chine, $10; Watch, $25; Jewelry, $50; Fire-
arm, $35; Buggy, $40; Library, $25; Bicycle,
$50
Solvent Credits.,
AMOUNT.
Rued, J. C. et al.
Ruffino and Bianchi
Ruggles, John E
Ruhland, C
Russ, Early and Harville.
Russ, Henry B
Russell, J. B.
Russell, M...
Russi and Regli..
Rutherford, A. H.
Ryan, Ann, Mrs
Ryan and Gallagher
Ryer, Elizabeth et al., Execu-
tors Estate W. M. Ryer, de-
ceased
Ryer, Fletcher Company
Ryer, Frederick
Sabin, John I
Sachs Brothers and Company..,
Sachs, Clara ,
Sachs, Hannah
Sachs, L/ippman.
Sacramento Transportation Com-
pany
Sacred Heart Academy
Merchandise, $3,000; Fixtures, $100; Watch, $25; I
Machinery, $1,000; Money, $131; Consigned
Goods in Warehouse, $156
Merchandise, $2,000; Watches, $100; Firearms, •
$50; Money, $200; Library, $50; Machinery,
$1,000 :....
Merchandise, $3,875; Safes, $50; Horse, $50;'
Wagon, $25 ; Machinery, $800 '
Furniture, $800; Piano, $75; Sewing Machine,1
$10; Watch, $50; Jewelry, $150; Money, $300..
Fixtures, $20; Furniture, $50; Piano, $50; Sew-
ing Machine, $20; Horses, $175; Harness, $*o;
Wagons, $120; Cows, $2,040
Merchandise, $808; Fixtures, $150; Money, $373..
Furniture, $800; Piano, $150; Sewing Machine,
$15; Watches, $35
Merchandise, $7,500; Fixtures, $250; Money on
Hand, $200; Money in Bank, $146
Furniture, Diamonds, Jewelry and Plate,
$1,400; Piano, $200; Sewing Machine, $25;
Watch, $60; Paintings, $300
Horse, $100; Harness, $10; Vehicle, $90; Cows,
$800
Furniture, $500; Solvent Credits, $25,000;
Money, $4,040; Bonds, $44,800
Merchandise
Merchandise
Money, $7,681; Furniture, $180
Furniture, $30; Money, $2,966
Furniture, $500; Organ, $60; Sewing Machine,
$20; Watches, $50; Jewelry, $20; Firearms,
$10; Money, $3,319
Fixtures, $2,500; Sewing Machine, $25; Watch,
$25; Jewelry, $250; Wagon, $100; Statuary,
$500; Other Property, $50
Merchandise, $71, COO; Fixtures, $500; Furniture,
$750; Solvent Credits, $35,000; Money, $250..
Furniture, $2,800; Musical Instruments, $150;
Sewing Machine, $25; Jewelry, $500; Paint-
ings, $1,000
Furniture, $2,500; Piano, $100; Sewing Machine,
$20; Watch, $50; Jewelry, $350; Library, $200;
Paintings, $350; Other Property, $100
Furniture, $1,400; Musical Instruments, $100;
Jewelry, $200; Statuary, $400
Merchandise, $1,400; Fixtures, $100
Furniture, $1,500; Musical Instruments, $400;
Watch, $20; Jewelry, $750; Library, $250
$1,735
30,500
4,412
3,400
4,800
1,385
2,515
1,331
1,000
8,096
1,985
1,000
74,340
1,000
1,200
3,979
3,450
107,500
4,475
3,670
2,100
1,500
2,920
272
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS— CONTXNUID.
NAME.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
Sadler, H. J.,
Sadler and Company
Sahlein, Henry
Sahlein, M. J
St. Dennis, J. and Company..
St. George Club
St. George Vineyard
St. Germain Billiard Company.
St. Hubert Tonic Port Company.
St. Ignatius College
St. Luke's Hospital
St. Paul Fire and Marine Insur-
ance Company
St. Paul Fire and Marine In-
surance Company
Sala, Joseph C
Salinger, M
Salles and Latapie
C. Solomon, Jr
Samuel Brothers and Company..
Samuels, D
Samuels, D.
Samuels, Julius
Sanborn-Perris Map Company..
Sanborn, Vail and Company —
Sanders, C. T
Sanders and Johnson.
San Francisco Breweries, Lim-
ited, The
Furniture, $1,000; Piano, $100; Sewing Machine,
$10; Watch, $25; Jewelry, $200; Library, $50;
Paintings, and Statuary, $200; Money, $120..
Merchandise, $6,000; Fixtures, $500
Furniture, $3,000; Piano, $200; Sewing Machine,
$20; Watches, $100; Jewelry, $250; Money,
$5,000
Merchandise, $950; Fixtures, $200; Jewelry, $10;
Solvent Credits, $50
Merchandise, $1,000; Horses, $100; Vehicles, $100
Fixtures, $150; Furniture, $500; Musical Instru-
ments, $50; Liquor, $50; Billiard Table, $300;
Cash Register, $25
Fixtures, $50; Wine, $1,000; Cooperage, $200....
Merchandise, $5,000; Fixtures, $150; Furniture,
$40; Horses, $40; Harness, $10; Vehicle, $50;
Solvent Credits, $1,750; Money, $565; Bicycle,
$150
Merchandise, $1,500; Fixtures, $300
Furniture and Musical Instruments
Furniture
Solvent Credits, $1,239; Money, $125
AMOUNT.
Franchise -..
Merchandise, $1,000; Fixtures, $100; Furniture,
$50; Musical Instruments, $50; Sewing Ma-
chine, $10; Money, $25; Machinery, $400
Merchandise, $2,500; Money, $75
Fixtures, $75; Horses, $150; Harness, $25; Ve-
hicles, $150; Sheep, $1,100
Merchandise, $951; Fixtures, $20; Furniture,
$50; Sewing Machine, $5; Solvent Credits,
$1,510; Money, $285; Consigned Goods, $800...
Merchandise, $5,176; Fixtures, $150; Money, $116
Merchandise, $68,000; Fixtures, $1,000; Money,
$200; Franchise, $150
Furniture, $1,000; Musical Instruments, $150;
Sewing Machine, $25; Jewelry, $150; Paint-
ings, $200
Merchandise, $4,000; Furniture, $150; Musical
Instruments, $50; Jewelry, $50; Money, $157..
Merchandise, $1,000; Fixtures, $100; Furniture,
$150; Money, $500; Presses, $100
Merchandise, $23,500; Fixtures, $500; Horse,
$300; Harness, $75; Wagon, $100; Machinery,
$600; Money, $900
Furniture, $450; Piano, $100; Horses, $200; Har-
ness, $100 ; Wagons, $200
Merchandise and Fixtures, $8,000; Sewing Ma-
chine, $10; Money, $1,683
Goods, etc., $58,500; Fixtures, $20,000; Horses,
$9,000; Harness, $900; Wagons, $6,500; Money,
$5,000; Malt, etc., $14,000; Cooperage, $25,000;
Machinery, $55,000; Franchise, $5,000
'PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
273
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS— CONTINUED.
NAME.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
AMOUNT.
San Francisco Bridge Company,
San Francisco Bulletin.
San Francisco Business College..
San Francisco Candle Com-
pany
San Francisco Chronicle.
San Francisco Cigar Manufac-
turing Company
San Francisco Clearing House..
San Francisco Diamond House..
San Francisco District Tele-
graph Company
San Francisco District Tele-
graph Company
San Francisco Furniture Man-
ufacturing Company
San Francisco Gas and Electric
Company
San Francisco Hay and Grain
Company
San Francisco Laundry Asso-
ciation, Samuel F. Bufford,
President
San Francisco Lumber Company
San Francisco Morning Call
San Francisco Mutual Loan As-
sociation ..
Fixtures, $75; Solvent Credits, $900; Money,
$1,200; Pile Driver, $1,000; Donkey Engine
and Tools, $800; Dredger, $1,600; Rolling
Stock, $2,400
Furniture, $200; Vehicles, $300; Type, $9,000;
Presses, $1,500
Furniture, $700; Money, $85; Typewriters, $300.
Merchandise, $5,000; Fixtures, $50; Horses,
$200; Harness, $50; Wagons, $50; Machinery,
$5,000
Fixtures, $1,000; Horse, $35; Harness, $10; Ve-
hicle, $50; Machinery, $20,500; Type, $16,000;
Type, $100; Paper, $100
Merchandise
Furniture, $COO; Money $850
Merchandise, $25,000; Fixtures, $500; Solvent
Credits, $2,750; Money, $104
Franchise . .
Merchandise, $1,900; Fixtures, $100
Lumber, $400; Machinery, $2,500
Supplies, $10,000; Fixtures, $700; Horses, $900;
Harness, $50; Wagons, $850; Money, $69,528;
Coal, $79,000; Oil, $22,000; Machinery, $50,000;
Tunnel, $10,000; Wires, $5,000; Underground
Conduits, $30,000; Six Dynamos, $3,000; Pipe,
$250,000; Fifty Dynamos, $41,300; Five Thou-
and Seven Hundred and Thirty-seven Poles,
$20,000; Two Thousand Eight Hundred and
Eighty-four Arc Lamps, $28,840; Franchise,
$1,900,000
Fixtures, $20; Horses, $150; Harness, $20; Ve-
hicles, $50; Solvent Credits, $500; Hay, $250;
Oats, etc., $85
Franchise, $150; Merchandise, $960; Fixtures,
$210; Furniture, $500; Horses, $1,300; Wag-
ons, $1,800; Hay, $200; Grain, $100; Machin-
ery, $7,000; Consigned Goods, $1,000; Launch,
$500; Money, $1,630
Fixtures, $150; Horses, $125; Harness, $25;
Wagons, $100; Solvent Credits, $12,000; Money,
$250; Lumber, $55,000
Fixtures, $5,000; Money, $500: Machinery,
000; Type, $4,000; Paper, $500
Money
11,000
1,085
10,350
37,795
1,200
1,350
28,354
2,000
2,000
2,900
2,521,168
1,075
15,350
67,650
40,000
1,828
18*
PERSONAL PEG PERT Y ASSESSMENT.
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS— CONTINUED.
NAME.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
AMOUNT.
San Francisco News Company..
San Francisco Novelty and
Plating Works
San Francisco Novelty and
Plating Works
San Francisco Savings Union...
San Francisco Stock Brewery..
San Francisco and North Pacific
Railway Company
San Francisco and Oakland Mu-
tual Loan Association
San Francisco and Pacific Glas?
Works
San Francisco Produce Ex-
change and Call Board Asso-
ciation
San Francisco Produce Ex-
change
San Francisco and San Joaquin
Valley Railway Company
San Francisco and San Joaquin
Coal Company
San Francisco Shoe Company —
San Francisco Sulphur Com-
pany
San Francisco Timber Preserv-
ing Company
Merchandise, $6,000; Horses, $150; Harness, $25;
Vehicles, $100; Solvent Credits, $4,500; Money,
$725
Merchandise, $4,850; Fixtures, $150; Vehicles,
$30; Solvent Credits, $1,604; Money, $45; Ma-
chinery, $1,700
Merchandise '
Furniture, $5,000; Loans on Stocks and Bonds,'
$410,983; Money, $337,199; Money in Bank, j
$114,122; Franchise, $5,000 '
Merchandise, $2,500; Horses, $500; Wagons, I
$800; Solvent Credits, $4,400; Money, $200; Ma-
chinery, $2,800; Harness, $80
Furniture
Money
Merchandise, $37,000; Fixtures, $200; Horses,
$200; Harness, $100; Vehicles, $200; Money,
$2,900; Machinery, $3,000
Money
Franchise
Fixtures, $300; Money, $68,639...
San Francisco Teaming Com-
pany
San Francisco United States
Bonded Manufacturing Ware-
house
San Francisco Vereln
San Jose Woolen Mills
San Pedro Farm
Santa Clara Ranch Company....
Sargent, Ellen C
Sargent, Geo. C
Furniture, $300; Money, $3,862
Merchandise, $36,300; Fixtures, $500; Solvent
Credits, $700; Money, $1,485
Merchandise, $2,000; Fixtures, $50; Solvent
Credits, $2,390; Money, $1,400
Merchandise, $2,000; Money, $500; Machinery,
$1,000
Merchandise, $25; Fixtures, $50; Horses, $1,220;
Harness, $150; Vehicles, $550; Money, $100..
Fixtures, $200; Liquors, $2,430
Furniture, $3,800; Library, $200
Merchandise, $17,000; Fixtures, $150
Fixtures, $100; Horses, $880; Harness, $90; Ve-
hicles, $675; Machinery, $230
Furniture, $25; Horses, $440; Harness, $100;
Vehicles, $600; Cans, $240
Furniture, $900; Piano, $100; Jewelry, $50;
Horses, $150; Harness, $20; Wagon, $50;
Money, $1,760; Other Property, $800
Merchandise, $50; Fixtures, $25; Watches, $150;
Firearms, $25; Money, $1,180; Library, $800..
8,379
1,650
872,304
11,280
1,100
8,199
43,600
3,497
1,000
68,939
4,162
38,985
5,840
3,500
2,095
2,630
4,000
17,150
1,995
1,405
3,830
2,230
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
275
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS— CONTINUED.
NAME.
Sargent, R. C
Saroni, L. and Company
Sarthou and Trebucquo
Sar tori and Fantina
Sather Banking Company
Saunders, J. H., Guardian Es-
tate of Rose Freeman, Insane.
Savage Mining Company
Savings and Loan Society
Savings and Loan Society
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
Sawers, Chas. G.
Sawyer, E. D. ..
Merchandise
Merchandise, $5,500; Fixtures, $150; Vehicles,
$100; Solvent Credits, $1,050; Money, $1,050;
Machinery, $2,000
Horses, ?250; Harness, $25; Wagons, $275; Cows,
$1,000
Merchandise, $500 ; Fixtures, $1, 000
Merchandise, $50,261; Fixtures, $1,200; Solvent
Credits, $104,679; Money, $134,542
Sawyer Tanning Company
Sbarboro and Company
Scatena L. and Company
Schaef er, Chas. G
Schar etz, George
Scheidler, Joseph
Schilling, A. and Company
Schilling, A. and Company
Schilling, C. and Company
Schilling, George A., Adminis-
trator Estate Adam Schilling,
deceased .,
Solvent Credits, $1,000; Money, $52
Furniture, $400; Money, $2,954
Franchise
Furniture, $1,500; Loans on Stocks and Bonds,
$500,445; Money, $37,600; Money, $54,698;
County and Municipal Bonds, $528,421
Watches, $20; Jewelry, $10; Solvent Credits,
$1,576; Money, $9
Furniture, $1,000; Piano, $50; Sewing Machine,
$25; Watch, $50; Money, $15; Cows, $410
Merchandise, $1,000; Fixtures, $250
Merchandise, $1,500; Horses, $50; Vehicles, $50.
Merchandise, $2,050; Fixtures, $75
Merchandise, $1,245; Furniture, $250; Solvent
Credits, $210; Money, $560
Furniture, $50; Horses, $720; Harness, $60; Ve-
hicles, $300
Machinery, $500; Horses, $300; Harness, $100;
Wagon, $100
Merchandise, $30,000; Fixtures, $200 Solvent
Credits, $20,000; Money, $1,500; Machinery,
$400; Consigned Goods, $1,000
Merchandise, $500; Machinery, $1,000
Merchandise, $15,500; Fixtures, $150; Vehicles,
$120; Solvent Credits, $2,100; Money, $360....
AMOUNT.
Schlegel and Bruker
Schlessinger and Bender.
Schluss, Carl
Schmeidell Estate Company
Furniture, $145; Solvent Credits, $45; Money,
$160; Machinery, $1,500; Patent Right, $100....
Merchandise, $1,200; Fixtures, $100
Merchandise, $3,000; Fixtures, $500; Furniture,
$200; Money, $500
Furniture, $675; Piano, $200; Sewing Machine,
$25; Watch, $50; Jewelry, $80; Library, $50..
Furniture, $1,500; Piano, $75; Sewing Machine,
$25; Jewelry, $250; Horse, $100; Harness, $60;
Vehicle, $200; Solvent Credits, $5,000; Money,
$210
Merchandise, $1,000; Furniture, $100; Sewing
Machine, $5; Solvent Credits, $15
Merchandise, $16,000; Fixtures, $250; Horses,
$50; Harness, $10; Vehicles, $50: Solvent
Credits, $5,000; Consigned Goods, $15,000
Schmidt, M. J. and Company... Merchandise, $1,500; Fixtures, $100; Watch, $10;
Horses, $35; Harness, $20; Vehicles, $75
Schmidt, J.
Schmidt Label and Lithograph
Company
$1,080
9,850
1,550
1,500
290,682
1,052
3,354
3,750
1,122,664
1,615
1,550
1,250
1,600
2,125
2,265
1,130
1,000
53,100
1,500
18,230
1,950
1,300
4,200
7,420
1,120
1,740
276
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS— CONTINUED.
NAME.
Schmidt, Val.,
Schmitt, Chas. A.
Schmitt, M
Schmitz, William...
Schoenfeld, Adolph.
Schoenf eldt, Jacob . .
Schoenfeld, Jonas.
Schoenholz Brothers and Com-
pany
Schoenholz Brothers and Com-
pany
Schoulen, J. W. and Company.,
Schrader Brothers.
Schreiber, Barney..
Schreiber, William.
Schrock, W. A.
Schroder, Herman.
Schroth, Charles.
Schlueter and Volberg
Schultz, H. A.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
Stock Drugs, $1,500; Fixtures, $500; Furniture,
$400; Sewing Machine, $10; Watch, $20; Dia-
monds, $100; Rifle, $5; Cash Register, $20....
Furniture, $1,475; Piano, $75
Furniture, $1,500; Piano, $75; Sewing Machine,
$25; Jewelry, $600
Fixtures, $100; Furniture, $50; Piano, $700;
Sewing Machine, $5; Watch, $10; Jewelry,
$20; Consigned Goods, $900
Merchandise, $1,150; Fixtures, $50; Furniture,
$50; Musical Instruments, $50; Sewing Ma-
chine, $10; Solvent Credits, $10
Merchandise, $200; Fixtures, $200; Furniture,
$300; Piano, $150; Sewing Machine, $10;
Watch, $20; Diamonds, $100; Horses, $300;
Harness, $50; Wagons, $100; Solvent Credits,
$500; Library, $10; Cattle, $500; Hay, $10;
Paintings, $10
Merchandise, $21,500; Fixtures, $200; Furniture,
$1,000; Piano, $100; Jewelry, $100; Watch, $25;
Solvent Credits, $11,000; Money, $265
Merchandise, $4,100
Merchandise, $6,000; Fixtures, $150; Money, $500
Furniture, $100; Horses, $200; Harness, $50;
Vehicles, $100; Lumber, $1,450
Merchandise, $200; Fixtures, $500; Horses, $75;
Harness, $25; Vehicles, $100; Cash Register,
$100
Horses, $2,500
Merchandise, $1,000; Fixtures, $500; Furniture,
$250
Merchandise, $3,000; Sewing Machines, 5
Watch, $25; Horses, $100; Harness, $25; Vehi-
cles, $125; Solvent Credits, $2,000; Money,
$600; Consigned Goods, $1,000; Hay, $30; Lum-
ber, $1,000; Machinery, $1,500; Pipe, $25
Merchandise, $1,000; Fixtures, $300; Furniture
$50; Sewing Machine, $5; Horse, $50; Har-
ness, $20; Vehicles, $100; Money, $10; Hay
$10; Wine, $50; Liquors, $125; Machinery, $15
Bicycle, $25
Furniture, $1,500; Piano, $125; Sewing Machine
$25; Watches, $100; Jewelry, $425; Horses
$100; Harness, $25; Vehicles, $100; Paintings
$200
Merchandise, $6,750; Fixtures, $75; Sewing Ma
chines, $75; Horse, $30; Harness, $10; Wagon
$40; Money, $125
AMOUNT.
Merchandise, $755; Fixtures, $150; Furniture,
$50; Horses, $15; Vehicles, $30
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
277
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS-CONTINUED.
NAME.
Schultz, Louis.
Schussler Brothers
Schussler Louisa ,
Schussler, J. and Company..
Schussler, M. and Company..
Schuster Brothers
Schuster, Frederick
Schwabacher, A.
Schwabacher, Louis
Schwabacher, Sigmund
Schwalbe, Joseph
Schwartz. A...
Schwartz, Isidore.
Schwartz, Jacob ,
Schwartz, Joseph
Schweitzer, B
Schweitzer, Jacob
Schweitzer, J. and Company.
Schweitzer, M
Schweitzer and Company..
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
Furniture, $750; Piano, $200; Sewing Machine
$10; Watch, $60; Jewelry, $250; Horses, $500
Harness, $50; Wagons, $400; Library, $40;
Cows, $20; Beer, $850; Beer Kegs, $700; Paint-
ings, $200
Merchandise, $5,400; Fixtures, $75; Wagons,
$75; Solvent Credits, $975; Machinery, $500..
Furniture, $2,000; Piano, $100; Jewelry, $100
Money, $750; Paintings and Statuary, $400..
Horses, $750; Harness, $75; Vehicles. $575; Hay
$85; Grain, $35; Cow, $15
Merchandise, $7,300; Fixtures, $200; Solvent
Credits, $2,900; Money, $350
Merchandise, $1,700; Fixtures, $50; Horses, $20
Harness, $5; Vehicles, $30; Money, $270; Cash
Register, $15; Machinery and Tools, $100;
Type Writer, $10
Beer, etc., $1,500; Furniture, $350; Piano, $75;
Sewing Machine, $25; Watch, $50; Jewelry,
$50; Firearms, $20; Horses, $300; Harness,
$75; Wagon, $350; Kettles, etc., $1,500; Mon-
ey, $200; Machinery, $800
Furniture, $1,450; Piano, $300; Sewing Machine,
$25; Watch, $100; Jewelry, $400; Library, $125;
Paintings, $300
Furniture, $2,800; Piano, $100; Sewing Machine,
$20; Watch, $50
Furniture, $2,000; Musical Instruments, $130;
Sewing Machine, $20; Watch, $100; Jewelry,
$100; Library, $150
Merchandise, $900; Fixtures, $150; Furniture,
$100; Piano, $25; Money, $35
Merchandise, $3,500; Merchandise, $2,500; Fix-
tures, $250; Furniture, $200; Piano, $75; Sew-
ing Machine, $10; Money, $25
Furniture, $6,000; Piano, $100; Sewing Machine,
$15; Watches, $25; Jewelry, $500; Billiard Ta-
ble, $100
Fixtures, $200; Furniture, $800
Fixtures, $150; Furniture, $150; Horses, $300;
Harness, $50; Wagons, $200; Machinery, Vats,
Bottles, and Barrels, $450
Paintings, $500; Furniture, $2,000; Piano, $400;
Watch, $40; Diamonds, $500
Furniture, $750; Musical Instruments, $125;
Jewelry, $125; Paintings and Statuary, $500..
Merchandise, $250; Fixtures, $50; Horses, $200;
Harness, $50; Wagon, $400; Solvent Credits,
?500; Money, $50
Schwerdt, Jacob
Furniture, $1,400; Piano. $200; Jewelry, $150....
I Merchandise, $29,750; Fixtures, $500; Solvent
Credits, $10,250; Money, $1,100
Merchandise, $1,000; Furniture, $100; Piano,
$50; Sewing Machine, $5; Watch, $15
AMOUNT.
278
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS— CONTINUED.
NAME.
DESCRIPTION OP PROPERTY.
AMOUNT.
Schwerin, Rennie P.,
Scobie, James
Scott, Mrs. R. R...
Scott, Henry T
Scott, Irving M...
Furniture, $1,000; Sewing Machine, $10;
Watches, $50; Jewelry, $225; Money, $50; Sta-
tuary, $250; Bicycle, $50; Miscellaneous, $25..
Furniture, $1,100; Piano, $50; Sewing Machine,
$10; Watch, $25; Horses, $150; Harness, $125;
Wagons, $1,000; Jewelry, $500
Furniture, $1,000; Piano, $20; Sewing Machine,
$25; Watches and Jewelry, $220; Horses, $150;
Harness, $50; Vehicles, $170; Brandy in
Warehouse, $1, 600
Scott, J. H...
Scott and Van Arsdale Lumber
Company
Scott and Gilbert
Scott and McCord...
Scottish Union National Insur-
ance Company
Scottish Union National Insur-
ance Company
Furniture, $1,200; Watch, $100; Jewelry, $900;
Library, $100; Paintings, $200
Furniture, $1,500; Piano, $100; Sewing Machine,
$20; Watch, $50; Jewelry, $500; Horses, $100;
Harness, $100; Wagons, $300; Library, $250;
Paintings, $1,800; Billiard Table, $60
Merchandise, $1,000; Fixtures, $50; Furniture,
$550; Piano, $100; Sewing Machine, $5; Watch,
$10; Bicycle, $10
Furniture, $100; Horses, $240; Harness, $100;
Vehicles, $300; Lumber, $27,500
Merchandise, $2,500; Fixtures, $100; Horses, $60;
Harness, $10; Vehicles, $30
Horses, $850; Harness, $135; Vehicles, $450;
Solvent Credits, $5,750; Money, $250; Hay and
Grain, $1,657; Type Writer, $25
Scully and Son
Sea Insurance Company, of Liv-
erpool
Searby, W. M
Seavey' s
Security Mutual Life Associa-
tion, of Binghampton, New
York
Security Savings Bank
Security Savings Bank
Franchise
Furniture, $300; Money, $3,605; Type Writers,
$125
Merchandise, $1,000; Solvent Credits, $450
Franchise
Merchandise, $2,000; Fixtures, $400
Merchandise, ?2,550; Fixtures, $200; Money, $125
Sedgley, Edith, et al., Executors
of Estate of Rosetta A. Sedg-
ley, Deceased
Seegelken and Buckner
Seiberlich, Kast Shoe Company
Seidel, F. E...
Franchise
Franchise
Furniture, $1,000; Loans on Stocks and Bonds,
$391,703; Money on Hand, $16,758; Money in
Bank, $80,318; Municipal Bonds, $29,885
Jewelry, $97; Furniture, $1,017
Fixtures, $25; Furniture, $25; Solvent Credits,
$1,500; Vehicles, $25; Money, $827; Wine, $250;
Brandies, $1,200
Merchandise, $1,400; Fixtures, $100; Solvent
Credits, $1,500
Merchandise, $1,000; Furniture, $50; Piano, $50;
Horses, $100; Harness, $25; Vehicles, $100;
Money, $400; Machinery, $400
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
279
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS- CONTINUED.
NAME.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
AMOUNT.
Seidl, J
Seller, M. and Company.
Seller, Paul
Selby Smelting and Lead Com-
pany
Selby, Mrs. Thomas H.
Self ridge, E. A
Selig Brothers
Selig, I :.. |
Seligman, A. L
Seligman, F
Selkirk, William, Executor of •
Estate of Andrew Jackson.... j
Seller Brothers and Company..
Seller, J. H
i
i
Sinnett, Miller and Company —
Serotto, L
Serres, John
Sewall, Oscar T
Seymour, S. H j
Sharon Estate Company
Sharp, James G
Shattuck, E. J., and Company..
Shaw, Kate, Executrix of Es-
tate of Henry B. Shaw
Shaw, Thomas TV
Shea, Boqueraz and Company...
Merchandise, $1,150; Fixtures, $150; Horse, $75;
Harness, $30; Wagon, $175
Merchandise, $1,500; Fixtures, $100; Solvent
Credits, $400 :
Merchandise, $2,400 Fixtures, $100; Solvent
Credits, $190; Money, $345; Consigned Goods,
$125
Merchandise, $12,000; Fixtures and Furniture,
$1,000; Horses, $40; Harness, $35; Wagon,
$100; Money, $1,500; Bullion, $25,000; Machin-
ery, $21,000; Typewriter, $50; Franchise, $150..
Furniture, $750; Piano, $100; Painting, $200....
Furniture, $500; Musical Instruments, $100;
Sewing Machine, $25; Watch, $25; Jewelry,
$300; Vehicle, $75; Presses, $100
Merchandise, $960; Fixtures, $40; Sewing Ma-
chine, $20
Merchandise, $2,000; Fixtures, $100; Furniture,
$400; Musical Instruments, $50; Jewelry, $200
Furniture
Merchandise, $500; Fixtures, $25; Furniture,
$400; Piano, $100
Money
Merchandise, $5,400; Fixtures, $50; Horse, $25;
Vehicle, $20; Solvent Credits, $4,725; Con-
signed Goods, $1,000; Machinery, $250
Furniture, $1,500; Musical Instruments, $100;
Sewing Machine, $10; Watch, $20; Jewelry,
$100
Sheldon, Mark.
Fixtures, $25; Money, $2,036; Machinery, $1,750
Horses, $600; Harness, $350; Vehicles, $50
Liquors, $400; Fixtures, $50; Furniture, $1,000;
Cash Register, $50
Watch, $20; Jewelry, $100; Firearms, $5; Mon-
ey, $2,000
Furniture, $200; Jewelry, $1,000; Horses, $400;
Harness, $100; Wagons, $500; Money, $3,000
Fixtures, $500; Fixtures and Furniture,
$105,000; Liquors, $3,500; Franchise, $150
Fixtures, $200; Furniture, $600; Sewing Ma-
Machine, $10; Watch, $40; Money, $425
Merchandise, $10,500; Fixtures, $550; Solvent
Credits, $10,800; Money, $710
Merchandise, $2,250; Fixtures, $250
Merchandise, $500; Fixtures, $500; Cash Regis-
ter, $40
Merchandise, $1,100; Fixtures, $200; Solvent
Credits, $1,500; Money, $2,924; Wine, $300;
Liquors, $12,000
Furniture, 51,000; Musical Instruments, $50;
Sewing Machine, $25; Watch, $50; Solvent
Credits, $632: Money. $150; Library, $100; Bil-
liard Table, $50
280
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS -CONTINUED.
NAME.
Shemanski, Harris.
Shemanski, J. and Slersty H
Shepard, E. A
Sheridan, Mrs. Julia.
Sherman, A. P. S....
Sherman, Clay and Company....
Sherman, Henry M
Sherman, L. S
Sherman, R. M
Sherwood, Eliza N., Executrix
of Estate of Robert Sherwood,
Deceased .
Shiedeman, B
Shiels Estate Company.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
Merchandise, $3,000; Fixtures, $50; Furniture,
$150; Musical Instruments, $50; Sewing Ma-
chine, $20; Watch, $15; Jewelry, $15
Merchandise, $1,450; Fixtures, $50
Musical Instruments, $100; Watch, $50; Horses,
$100; Harness, $25; Vehicles, $75; Money,
$1,200; Library, $50
Furniture
Furniture, $1,150; Piano, $50; Sewing Machine,
$10; Watch, $25; Jewelry, $50; Wagon, $50.
Merchandise, $85,000; Horses, $50; Wagons, $50
Credits, $49,000; Money, $2,600; Typewriter,
$30
Shillcock, H. J
Ship Owners' and Merchants'
Tug Boat Company
Shirek, A., and Company
Fixtures, $200; Furniture, $300; Musical In-
struments, $200; Watches, $100; Jewelry, $500:
Horses, $100; Vehicles, $100; Library, $100...!
Harness, $50; Furniture, $1,500; Piano, $125;
Sewing Machine, $25; Watch, $40; Jewelry,
$300; Wagon, $250; Library, $50; Billiard Ta-
ble, $50
Furniture .
Merchandise, $21,000; Fixtures, $450; Piano,
$250; Furniture, $1,500; Jewelry, $400; Horses,
$100; Harness, $20; Vehicle, $60; Money, $510;
Library, $100; Paintings, $500; Billiard Ta-
ble, $100; Brie a Brae, $250
Furniture, $500; Piano, $200; Jewelry, $300
Scenery, $500; Furniture, $1,200; Musical In-
struments, $490; Solvent Credits, $5,500
Merchandise, $5,000; Furniture, $200; Piano,
$250; Sewing Machine, $10; Watch, $15; Mon-
ey, $150
Shirek, M....
Shirley, John.
Shirpser Max Jewelry Company.
Shirek and Shirek
Shoobert, Beale and Company...
Shortridge, C. M
Shortridge, Sam'l M
Shreve, Geo. R...
Shreve, G. W
Money
Merchandise, $7,500; Fixtures, $130; Solvent
Credits, $2,000; Money, $770
Furniture
Fixtures, $100; Furniture, $400; Piano, $100;
Sewing Machine, $50; Watch, $75; Jewelry,
$150; Money, $380
Merchandise, $6,400; Fixtures, $200; Money, $66
Merchandise, $2,900: Fixtures, $100
Furniture, $100; Consigned Goods, $7,500;
Wood, $3,650
Furniture, $1.900; Piano. $250: Jewelry. $750;
Watch, $100
Furniture, ?200; Watch, $200; Jewelry, $600....
Furniture, $650; Pianos, $100; Sewing Machine,
$20; Watches, $73: Diamonds. $500; Library,
$50; Bicycle, $50...
AMOUNT.
Merchandise, 3,000; Fixtures, $300; Money, $10;
Money in Bank, $2S9; Cash Register, $50....
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
281
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS— CONTINUED.
NAME.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
AMOUNT.
Shrevv, Rebecca R., Mrs
Shreve and Company
Shreve and Barber Company....
Shroy ier, J. B
Shultz, W. A., and Sons
Shurtleff, Chas. A
Furniture, $1,000; Musical Instruments, $50;
Sewing Machines, $20; Watch, $50; Jewelry,
$500; Money, $2,500; Library, $500; Bicycle,
$50; Paintings, $500
Merchandise, $110,000; Fixtures, $4,500; Solvent
Credits, $15,COO; Money, $6,789; Machinery,
$4,000
Sibley, L. B.
Sideman, Lachman annd Com-
pany
Siebe Bros, and Plagremann
Siebe, Frederick C
Siebe, John D.
Merchandise, $2,000; Fixtures, $150
Fixtures, $20; Furniture, $150; Piano, $100;
Sewing Machine, $10; Watch, $5; Horses,
$360; Harness, $150; Wagon, $600
Merchandise, $50; Fixtures, $200; Horses, $100;
Harness, $15; Vehicles, $50; Money, $869;
Wine, $829; Liquors, $4,200
Furniture, $250; Musical Instruments, $50;
Sewing Machine, $15; Watches, $50; Jewelry,
$75; Money, $250; Library, $600; Bicycle, $25;
Typewriter, $10; Tools, $50
Furniture, $150; Sewing Machine, $10; Watch,
$10; Horses, $750; Harness, $100; Vehicles,
$300; Cow, $20
Merchandise, $8,750; Fixtures, $250; Solvent
Credits, $870; Money, $38; Consigned Goods,
$2, 000
Harness, $50; Wagons, $150; Money $437; Mer-|
chandise, $33,000; Fixtures, $500; Horses, $150
Furniture, $1,200; Musical Instruments, $250;
Sewing Machine, $20; Jewelry, $200; Money,
$53
Furniture, $1,500; Piano, $150; Watch, $50; Jew-
elry and Plate, $200; Horse, $50; Buggy, $150;
Library, $100; Painting and Statuary, $250;
Money, $200
Siebe Shoe Company
Siebe and Green...
Siegrist and Pomeroy
Sierra Lumber Company
Silverberg, Max
Silverberg, Simon
Merchandise, $7,500; Fixtures, $200; Money,!
$423; Machinery, $1,500 I
Merchandise, $50; Furniture, $50; Horses, $400 ;|
Harness, $100; Vehicles, $500 ]
Merchandise
Merchandise, $18,000; Furniture, $250; Solvent
Credits, $6,316; Money, $1,421
Silverman, A
Silverman, J
Simas, M. S., and Company.
Simen, Anton, and Brothers..
Simonoff, M...
Merchandise, $800; Fixtures, $60; Furniture.
$75; Jewelry, $10; Money, $73
Merchandise, $500; Fixtures, $50; Furniture,
$2.250; Piano, $125; Watch. $50; Horses, $200;
Harness, 550; Wagons, $150
Merchandise, $2,400; Fixtures, $100
Merchandise, $1,950; Fixtures, $50
Merchandise. $145; Fixtures, $10; Horses, $25;
Vehicles, $35; Solvent Credits, $493; Money,
$500
Horses, $200; Harness, $50; Vehicles, $300;
Cows, $1.200
Merchandise, $1,500; Fixtures, $300; Sewing
Machines, $200; Consigned Goods, $1,000
282
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS— CONTINUED.
NAME.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
Simon, E..
Simon, H. L
Simonds Saw Company
Simpson Lumber Company, in-
cluding Union Box Factory
Simpson, R. "W.
Simpson, Wm
Simpson and Fisher
Singer Manufacturing Company
Singer Maunfacturlng Company
Sinsheimer Brothers
Skae, Alice, Mrs
Slack, Chas W
Slade, S. E. Lumber Company..
Slessinger, Louis
Sloane, W. and .!., and Com-
pany
Slocum, Lot D
Sloss Leon...
Sloss, Louis.
Sloss, Louis, and Company.
Smart, George C.
Smith, Arthur A.
Furniture, $500; Piano, $300; Sewing Machine,
$20; Watch, $50; Jewelry, $330; Paintings,
$300
Furniture, $2,200; Piano, $250; Watch, $100;
Jewelry, $150
Merchandise, $1,500; Fixtures, $200; Horses, $75;
Harness, $10; Vehicles, $60; Solvent Credits,
$2,050; Money, $136; Consigned Goods, $3,300;
Machinery, $450
Fixtures, $400; Horses, $800; Harness, $120;
Wagons, $600; Solvent Credits, $32,500; Lum-
ber, $47,000; Machinery, $6,000
Merchandise, $1,400; Fixtures, $20; Furniture,
$125; Piano, $50; Sewing Machine, $10;
Watch, $10
Merchandise, $750; Fixtures, $350
Merchandise, $400; Solvent Credits, $1,100; Mon-
ey, $1,340; Consigned Goods, $1,800
Fixtures, $190; Furniture, $35; Horse, $40; Har-
ness, $56; Vehicle, $200; Solvent Credits,
$8,592; Money, $67; Typewriter, $10; Consigned
Goods, $8,420
Furniture, $75; Money, $16; Consigned Goods,
$4,246; Machinery, $70
Merchandise
Furniture (Fulton House)
Furniture, $300; Sewing Machine, $15; Watch,
$50; Jewelry, $150; Solvent Credits, $250; Mon-
ey, $342; Library, $750
Furniture, $300; Solvent Credits, $3,200; Mon-
ey, $3, 000
Furniture, $1,500; Musical Instruments, $250;
Jewelry, $750; Library, $250; Paintings, $400
Merchandise, $100,500; Fixtures, $1,000; Solvent
Credits, $42,000; Money, $3,500
Fixtures, $20; Watch, $35; Horses, $650; Har-
ness, $100; Vehicle, $600; Cow, $15
Furniture, $4,000; Piano, $150; Sewing Machine,
$50; Diamonds, etc., $125; Library, $100;
Painting, $150; Billiard Table, $150; Watch,
$75
Furniture. $3,500; Piano, $200; Sewing Machine,
$50; Watches, $100; Jewelry, $250; Horses,
$150; Harness, $50; Vehicles, $500; Library,
$100; Cow, $60; Paintings, $1,350
Solvent Credits, $116,048; Money, $22,000
Furniture, $250; Sewing Machine, $15; Watch,
$25; Horses, $360; Wagons, $280; Cows, $3,000;
Harness, $100
Furniture. $1,700; Pianos, $200; Sewing Ma-
chine, $30; Watches, $150; Presses, $200
AMOUNT.
2,280
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
283
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS— CONTINUED.
NAME.
Smith, A. B.
Smith, A. H., and Company
Smith, B. G
Smith's Cash Store..
Smith, Ferdinand —
Smith, Frances, and Company..
Smith, F. M
Smith, George W
Smith, Hattie E
Smith, H. Le Baron.
Smith, James
Smith, Josephine and Louisa
Smith, Julius Paul
Smith, J. R., Tailoring Company
Smith, O. B., and Company
Smith, P. J
Smith, S. M.
Smith, Sarah A
Smith, Sidney V
Smith, William H
Smith, W. T., and Son
Smith and Son
Smith and Young
Snow, John F., and Company.
Snow, L. F.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
Merchandise, $1,200; Fixtures, $50; Furniture,
$100; Sewing Machine, $5; Watch, $10; Money,
$140; Solvent Credits, $900
Merchandise, $1700; Fixtures, $300
Merchandise, $6,390; Fixtures, $50; Furniture,
$50; Money, $7; Machinery, $100
Merchandise, $24,000; Fixtures, $1,500; Money,
$1,000
Furniture, $200; Piano, $50; Sewing Machine,
$10; Watch, $25; Money, $1,675; Money in
Bank, $5,000
Merchandise, $975; Money, $4,128; Machinery,
$1, 200
Merchandise, $700; Money, $1,056; Typewriter,
$50
Fixtures, $20; Furniture, $875; Musical Instru-
ment, $100; Sewing Machine, $5; Watch, $20;
Jewelry, $20; Painting, $300
Furniture, $900; Piano, $100; Paintings, $200....
Merchandise, $2,300; Fixtures, $150; Sewing
Machine, $15; Watch, $15
Furniture, $25; Sewing Machine, $5; Horses,
$800; Wagons, $400; Cow, $15; Harness $150..
Furniture, $880; Piano, $100; Sewing Machine,
$20
134 Barels Brandy
Merchandise, $2,350; Fixtures, $150
Merchandise, $100; Fixtures, $150; Solvent
Credits, $6,645; Money, $427; Consigned
Goods, $800
Furniture, $75; Sewing Machine, $15; Watch,
$10; Horses, $330; Wagons, $200; Cow, $25;
Liquors, $2, 000
Furniture, $2,500; Piano, $100; Sewing Machine,
$20; Watch, $50; Jewelry, $500; Money, $230;
Library, $200; Paintings, $200; Billiard Table,
$50
Money
Fixtures, $150; Money, $880; Library, $750
Furniture, $500; Piano, $50; Sewing Machine,
$10; Watch, $10; Horses, $50; Harness, $10;
Wagon, $100; Rigger's Tools, $600 t.
Merchandise, $4,000; Fixtures, $50; Solvent
Credits, $2,000
Horses, $400; Harness, $150; Vehicles, $400;
Hay, $800; Grain, $200
Merchandise, $1,600; Fixtures, $200; Solvent
Credits, $1,750; Money, $425; Machinery, $100;
Typewriter, $25; Steel Lath, $350
Fixtures, $50; Furniture, $250; Horses, $75;
Harness, $25; Wagon, $100; Machinery, $600..
Merchandise, $4,490; Fixtures, $50; Watch, $25
Horses, $25; Harness, $5; Vehicles, $25
Money, $1,362
AMOUNT.
28i
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS— CONTINUED.
NAME.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
Society of the California
Pioneers
Solomon, I. L., and Company
Solomon, S.
Somers, W. J
Somers and Company.
Sommer and Kaufman
Somps, P. G
Son, A. A
Son Brothers and Company
Sonntag, Charles
South Eureka Mining Company.
South Bend Iron Works
South Prairie Coal Company
South San Francisco Packing
and Provision Company
Southern Pacific Milling Com-
pany
Southern Pacific Railroad Com-
pany
Spaulding, Annie M.
Spaulding, F. D., Executor of
Estate of John Spaulding
Spaulding, George, and Company
Spaulding, H. C
Spaulding, H. C
Spaulding, N. W., Saw Company
Furniture, $2,COO; Libraries, $250; Money, $220..
Merchandise, $1,000; Fixtures, $100; Horses,
$20, Harness, $10; Vehicle, $20
Merchandise, $1,250; Fixtures, $100; Furniture,
$300; Piano, $50; Horses, $400; Harness, $25;
Wagons, $300; Painting, Diamond, Jewelry
and Plate, $400
Furniture, $500; Piano, $50; Sewing Machine,
$5; Watches, $50; Horses, $80; Harness, $100;
Wagons, $275; Solvent Credits, $2,500.
Furniture, $50; Horses, $1,100; Harness, $200;
Wagons, $600; Solvent Credits, $4,500; Mer-
chandise, $9,436
Merchandise, $4,750; Fixtures, $250; Money, $50.
Merchandise, $50; Fixtures, $25; Furniture,
$400; Piano, $75; Watch, $50; Bottles, $1,000;
Horses, $900; Mules, $75; Harness, $100;
Wagons, $900; Machinery, $600
Furniture, $1,900; Piano, $100; Jewelry, $300;
Paintings and Statuary, $500
Merchandise, $14,400; Fixtures, $225: Solvent
Credits, $5,400; Money, $100
Merchandise, $1,500; Solvent Credits, $500;
Money, $300
Money
Merchandise, $11,780; Fixtures, $120; Solvent
Credits, $9,992; Money, $821
Furniture, $100; Solvent Credits,
Money, $7,306
Merchandise, $9,900; Horses, $350; Harness,
$50; Wagons, $250; Solvent Credits, $5,500;
Hogs, $1,200; Machinery, $1,250; Typewriter,
$20
Furniture, $300; Wheat, $3,400; Mustard, $3,450;
Honey, $720
Fixtures, $825; Furniture, $750; Stationery,
$250; Materials, $12,200; Money, $23,950; Coal,
$3,255: Lumber, $1,800; Telegraph Lines, $750;
Other Property, $150; Machinery. $2,850
Furniture, $900; Piano, $100; Horses, $50;
Wagons, $100
Fixtures, $400; Sewing Machine, $10; Horse,
$".">: Harness, $50; Vehicles, $500; Machinery,
s^. 425
Merchandise, $460; Fixtures, $55; Money, $492;
Presses, $3,700
Merchandise
Horses, $400; Harness, $100; Vehicles, $500
Furniture, $200; Machinery, $1,500
AMOUNT.
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
285
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS- CONTINUED.
NAME.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
| AMOUNT.
Spear, A. F.
Spear, E. S., and Company
Spear, Lewis E
Spearman, A. D.
Speck, A. M
Spencer, F. W., and Company.
Spencer, Maud
Spencer and Mitan.
Sperling and Stolzenwald.
Sperry Flour Company —
Speyer, Walter..
Spiegel, Louis...
Spink Brothers.
Splivalo, A. D.
Spohn, John H.
Spreckels, A. B. .
Spreckels, Claus.
Spreckels, John D.
Spreckels, J. D., and Company.
Spreckels, Rudolph
Spring Valley Water Works....
Springfield Fire and Marine In-
surance Company
Springfield Fire and Marine In
surance Company
Merchandise, $150; Furniture, $50; Piano, $75;
Watches, $10; Harness, $5; Wagon, $10;
Money, $1,500; Two Engines, $500
Fixtures, $100; Money, $1,000
Merchandise, $2,650; Fixtures, $35; Vehicle, $20;
Money, $15
Merchandise, $750; Fixtures, $25; Furniture,
$120; Musical Instrument, $15; Money, $1,000;
Paintings, $100; Bicycle, $15; Merchandise in
Warehouse, $2,000
Solvent Credits
Merchandise, $1,300; Fixtures, $50; Solvent
Credits, $1,925; Money, $355
Furniture
Merchandise, $12,500; Fixtures, $300; Money,
$250
Merchandise, $1,000; Fixtures, $50; Horses, $50..
Fixtures, $600; Horses, $400; Harness, $100;
Vehicle, $600; Money, $552; Wheat, etc.,
$26,769
Furniture, $2,500; Piano, $50; Sewing Machine,
$30; Watch, $40; Library, $100
Furniture, $50; Watch, $20; Horses, $360; Har-
ness, $150; Wagons, $500
Merchandise, $500; Fixtures, $200; Musical In-
strument, $100; Watches, $400; Jewelry, $250;
Firearms, $50
Furniture, $1,000; Musical Instruments, $250;
Jewelry, $250
Merchandise, $1,200; Fixtures, $150; Furniture,
$100; Vehicle, $50; Money, $135; Typewriter,
$15
Jewelry, $1,000; Horses, $2,000; Horses, Ameri-
can, $200; Vehicles, $800; Money, $1,000
Furniture, $5,000; Pianos, $200; Watch, $100;
Jewelry, $2,500; Horses, $600; Harness, $100;
Wagons, $1,000; Library, $1,000; Cows, $50;
Paintings, $1,000; Money, $158,000
Furniture, $5,000; Piano, $200; Watch, $100;
Jewelry, $500; Horses, $600; Vehicles, $2,000;
Harness, $300; Paintings, $4,000; Money, $500
Fixtures, $1,000; Coal Bunkers, $3,000
Jewelry, $2,500; Money, $7,500
Furniture, $1,500; Meters, $102,040; Horses,
$1,875; Harness, $529; Wagons, $729; Money,
$34,895; Iron Pipe, $859,500; Iron Pipe, $52,950;
Pipe Fittings, $21,400; Hay and Oats, $674;
Coal, $3,065; Tools, $4,000; Coal Bunkers and
Railroad Tracks, $5,500; Telephone Lines,
$1,000; Lead, $200; Franchise, $2,500,000
Furniture, $500; Money, $1,045.
Franchise
286
PERSONAL PKOPEKTY ASSESSMENT.
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS— CoirmruiD.
NAME.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
AMOUNT.
Spruance, John.
Furniture, $1,200; Piano, $100; Sewing Machine,
$20; Watches, $100; Jewelry, $250; Library,
$200; Painting, $450
Spruance, Stanley and Com-
pany
Sresovich, L. G.
Sroufe, John, and Company
Sroufe, John and Company
Staacke, George, Maxwell, J.
W. C., Executors of Estate
Bell, Thomas, deceased
Stafford, W. G., and Company..
Merchandise, $14,000; Fixtures, $200; Solvent
Credits, $9,000; Money, $1,800; Consigned
Goods, $1,700
Merchandise, $800; Fixtures, $200; Furniture,
$250; Musical Instruments, $50; Watch, $20;
Horses, $75; Harness, $75; Vehicle, $500
Merchandise, $3,000; Fixtures, $500
Merchandise, $8,000; Fixtures, $200; Solvent
Credits, $4,800
Stallman, Charles.
Standard Biscuit Company.
Fixtures, $200; Bonds, $20,865
Horses, $1,750; Harness, $150; Vehicle, $1,800;
Money, $1,000; Coal, $200
Merchandise, $4,000; Furniture, $250; Musical
Instruments, $75; Sewing Machine, $10; Jew-
elry, $50; Consigned Goods, $500
Merchandise, $2,300; Horses, $50; Harness, $10;
Vehicle, $500; Machinery, $3,000
Standard Consolidated Manu-
facturing Company
Standard Life and Accident In-
surance Company
Standard Marine Insurance
Company
Standard Oil Company
Money . . .
Franchise
Standard Optical Company
Standard Quicksilver Company.
Standard Soap Company
Stanford, Mrs. Jane L
Stanford, Jane L., Executrix
Estate of Leland Stanford....
Stange and Jaenicke
Stanley, D. S., and Company.
Stanton, James
Franchise
Oils, $70,000; Fixtures, $1,000; Horses, $1,350;
Harness, $150; Wagons, $1,400; Solvent
Credits, $58,960; Money, $294; Machinery,
$4,000
Merchandise, $3,500; Solvent Credits, $500;
Money, $250
Fixtures, $200; Solvent Credits, $2,500; Money,
$1,500
Merchandise, $500; Fixtures, $200; Horses, $50;
Wagons, $100; Money, $675; Franchise, $150..
Furniture, $27,500; Piano, $200; Sewing Ma-
chine, $40; Watches, $200; Jewelry, $10,000;
Harness, $50; Vehicles, $450; Money, $3,800;
Library, $850; Paintings and Bric-a-Brac,
$34,000; Billiard Table, $340; Typewriter, $35;
Other Property, Odds and Ends, $500
Solvent Credits, $410,678; Money, $12,889
Merchandise, $750; Fixtures, $250; Machinery,
$250
Printing Presses
Furniture, $1,000; Piano, $150; Sewing Ma-
chine, $50; Watch, $100; Firearms, $100;
Horses, $150; Harness, $50; Wagons, $100; Li-
brary, $100; Cow, $50
1,850
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
287
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS— CONTINUED.
NAME.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
AMOUNT.
Staples, D. J
Starr, George R.
Statham, Wm. M
Staude, Fred
Stauffer Chemical Company....
Stearns, E. C., and Company..,
Steele, E. L. G., and Company.
Steele, J. G., and Company
Furniture, $800; Musical Instruments, $200 ;|
Library, $200; Jewelry, $100
Merchandise, $300; Fixtures, $50; Furniture, ;
$100; Sewing Machine, $25; Watch, $25; Sol-!
vent Credits, $1,500; Money, $300; Piano, $50..
Merchandise, $1,900; Furniture, $200; Musical J
Instruments, $100; Sewing Machine, $10
Wines and Liquors, $3,700; Fixtures, $50; j
Horse, $40; Harness, $10; Wagon, $100; Sol-,
vent Credits, $3,445; Money, $655 \
Merchandise, $3,500; Fixtures, $175; Horse, $25;
Solvent Credits, $1,190; Money, $574; Machin-
ery, $5,500; Franchise, $150 j
Fixtures, $100; Solvent Credits, $500; Bicycles,
$2,500 '
Merchandise, $69; Fixtures, $400; Solvent Cred-
its, $10,490; Money, $1,132
Steen, M. A
Steiger and Kerr.
Steil, Henry..
Stein, Aaron.
Stein, Chas. W., and Sons.
Stein, J. H.
Stein, Simon, and Company
Steinberger, A
Steinberger and Kalisher.
Steiner, Strauss and Hyman.
Steinhart, Ignatz
Stalling, Henry. ,
Stencel, Jacob....
Stencel, Sigmund.
Merchandise, $900; Fixtures, $150; Furniture,
$85; Musical Instrument, $50; Watch, $15;
Solvent Credits, $30; Money, $17; Library,
$50
.1 Merchandise, $1,400; Fixtures, $100
. ' Pig Iron and Coke, $2,280; Fixtures, $75;
Stoves, $500; Solvent Credits, $1,500; Money,
$786; Machinery, $1,500
Merchandise, $1,100; Fixtures, $50; Furniture,
$100; Piano, $50; Sewing Machine, $5
Furniture, $200; Sewing Machine, $10; Watch,
$35; Jewelry, $250; Firearms, $5; Money, $940;
Library, $75; Package In Trust, $600
, Merchandise, $8,000; Fixtures, $100; Furniture,
$250; Musical Instruments, $150; Sewing Ma-
chine, $20; Watch, $40: Horses, $20; Harness,
$10; Vehicles, $100; Solvent Credits, $600;
Money, $500
i Furniture, $150; Sewing Machine, $5; Jewelry,
$75; Merchandise, $1,750; Fixtures, $50; Sol-
vent Credits, $75; Money, $125
. i Merchandise, $55,000; Furniture, $1,000; Sol-
vent Credits, $8,000; Money, $2,400
. i Furniture, $2,150; Piano, $50
Merchandise, $5,350; Fixtures, $145; Solvent
Credits, $1, 900
Merchandise, $18,500; Fixtures, $250; Solvent
Credits, $900; Money, $400
Furniture, $4,500; Watches, $200; Piano, $450;
Jewelry, $2,300; Money, $4,000
Merchandise, $1,550; Fixtures, $25; Furniture,
$75; Watch, $20; Sewing Machine, $15; Fire-
arms, $10; Horse, $10; Harness, $15; Vehicle,
$20; Money, $10
Merchandise, $1,170; Furniture, $125; Piano, $50;
Sewing Machine, $15
Merchandise, $100; Fixtures, $10
$1,300
2,350
2,210
8.000
11,114
3,100
18,091
1,297
1,5,00
6,641
1,305
2,110
9,790
2,230
66,400
2,200
7,395
20,050
11,450
1,750
1,360
1,010
288
PERSONAL PEOPEETY ASSESSMENT.
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS— CONTINUED.
NAME.4
Stern, A
Stern, Mrs. Jacob.
Sternheim
Sterett, Wm 1.
Stetson, James B.
Stetson-Renner, Draying Com-
pany
Stevens, Arnhold and Company.
Stevenson and Company.
Stewart, Charles
Stockton Milling Company
Stoll and Van Bergen
Stone, C. B
Stone, Charles F.
Stone, Fred B...
Stone, Frank M.
Stone, George.
Stone, L. D., and Company.
Stone, M., and Company.
Stoney, Kate M
Stow, Mrs. A. E.
Stow, V.
Stow, Vanderlyn et al..
Strasburger, I
Strauss, K
Strauss, Levi, and Company.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
Merchandise, $2,500; Fixtures, $400; Furniture,
$125; Piano, ?50; Sewing Machine, $10;
Money, $40.
Furniture, $2,500; Pianos, $400; Watch, $100;
Jewelry, $250; Horses, $200; Vehicles, $300;
Paintings, $500
Furniture, $1,350; Piano, $50; Watch, $25
Furniture, $300; Watch, $10; Machinery, $1,300;
Money, $200
Furniture, $1,600; Piano, $200; Sewing Machine,
$25; Watch, $75; Jewelry, $50; Money, $200;
Paintings, $250; Billiard Table, $150
Horses, $2, COO; Harness, $300; Vehicles, $l,f
Money, $300; Hay, $100
Merchandise, $10,000; Fixtures, $1,100; Solvent
Credits, $2,500; Money, $1,820; Wine, $530;
Brandies, $330
Merchandise, $8,750; Fixtures, $250; Horses,
$50; Harness, $10; Vehicles, $40; Solvent
Credits, $1,500; Money, $300
Furniture, $2,950; Musical Instrument, $.r-0
Merchandise, $1,304; Fixtures, $100
Merchandise, $3000; Furniture, $200; Solvent
Credits, $700; Money, $100
Merchandise, $700; Piano, $100; Jewelry, $200...
Furniture, $700; Pianos, $275; Sewing Machine.
$10; Watch, $10; Firearms, $50; Library, $25..
Furniture, $1,200; Piano, $400; Jewelry, $400....
Fixtures, $50; Furniture, $900; Sewing Ma-
chine, $10; Watches, $40; Jewelry, $100; Ve-
hicle, $50; Library, $225; Paintings, $200;
Typewriter, $20
Furniture, $500; Musical Instruments, $25;
Watch, $10; Money, $400; Library, $100; Bi-
cycle, $50
Merchandise, $36,700; Fixtures, $300; Money,
$622; Machinery, $800
Merchandise, $1,500; Money, $250
Furniture, $150; Watch, $5; Jewelry, $100;
Horses, $30; Harness, $5; Wagon, $10; Solvent
Credits, $1,060
Furniture, $900; Watches, $100; Jewelry, $100;
Horses, $200; Harness, $50; Wagons, $150; Li-
brary, $300; Paintings, $500
Furniture, $600; Musical Instrument, $150;
Sewing Machine, $25; Horses, $150; Harness,
$25; Vehicle, $50; Money, $1,000; Billiard
Table, $100
Money
Piano, $50; Furniture, $200; Watch, $100;
Money, $700
Furniture, $550; Jewelry, $200; Horses, $850;
Harness, $150; Wagons, $450; Cows, $25
Merchandise, $225,000; Fixtures, $1,000; Solvent
Credits, $160,000; Money, $12,879
AMOUNT.
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
289
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS-CONTINUED.
NAME.
Strauss, Levi, Assignee for M.
E. Frank
Strauss, S
Strauss and Strauss
Strother, Elizabeth
Strouse, Mark
Strozynski, S.
Struven and Birgl^.
Stuart, Mrs. A. J..
Stubbs, J. C
Studebaker Brothers Manu-
facturing Company
Stultz Brothers
Stumpf, John and Son.
Stuparich Manufacturing Com-
pany
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
Suhr, H. F
Sullivan Estate Company
Sullivan, Francis J
Sullivan, J. T
Sullivan, Thomas
Sullivan, William J
Sullivan and Sullivan
Suinner, Mrs. W. B
Sumner, W. B., and Company.
Summerfield, Herman
Solvent Credits
Merchandise, $1,681; Fixtures, $234; Money, $137
Merchandise, $5,000; Fixtures, $250; Money, $50.
Furniture, $1,400; Watch, $25; Jewelry, $50
Merchandise, $2000; Fixtures, $500; Furniture,
$500; Piano, $100; Sewing Machine, ?10;
Horses, $300; Wagons, $625; Harness, $125;
Money, $300
Merchandise, $325; Fixtures, $250; Furniture,
$250; Musical Instrument, $50; Money, $675.
Merchandise, $1,500; Machinery, $500
Furniture, $4,000; Musical Instrument $100
Sewing Machine, $15; Jewelry, $100
Furniture, $700; Piano, $100; Sewing Machine
$20; Watches, $100; Jewelry, $200; Library
$100; Painting, $10; Billiard Table, $25
Merchandise, $63,200; Fixtures, $865; Horses,
$115; Solvent Credits, $13,320; Money, $785....
Merchandise, $2,375; Fixtures, $265; Furniture,
$100; Musical Instrument, $50; Sewing Ma-
chine, $10; Jewelry, $30; Horses, $160; Har-
ness, $60 ; Wagons, $195
Furniture, $50; Musical Instrument, $50;
Horses, $550; Harness, $75; Vehicle, $250;
Coal, $150; Wood, $50; Grain, $350; Hay,
$1,200
Merchandise, $1,500; Fixtures, $100; Machinery,
$1,400
Merchandise, $675; Furniture, $100; Horses, $25;
Vehicle, $900
Furniture, $500; Piano, $50; Money, $1,404; Li-
brary, $20; Cow, $25; Franchise, $150
Furniture, $2000; Musical Instrument, $100;
Watch, $20; Jewelry, $700; Money, $1,000;
Library, $200; Cow, $20; Painting, $1,000
Merchandise, $3,700; Furniture, $200; Musical
Instrument, $10
Merchandise, $4,000; Fixtures, $100; Sewing Ma-
chine, $10; Watch, $10; Vehicle, $20; Money,
$500; Machinery, $200
Merchandise, $1,000; Fixtures, $2,000; Watch,
$50; Jewelry, $100; Horses, $100; Harness, $50;
Vehicles, $50
Furniture, $500; Money, $1,000; Library, $1,000..
Furniture, Paintings, etc., $2,500; Sewing Ma-
chine, $25; Watches, $25; Jewelry, $200;
Money, $4,000; Library, $50
Merchandise, $5,400; Fixtures, $500; Solvent
Credits, $5,000; Consigned Goods, $6,000
Furniture, Diamonds, Jewelry, Plate, $1,230;
Piano, $50; Sewing Machine, $3
AMOUNT.
19-
290
PERSONAL PKOPERTY ASSESSMENT.
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS— CONTINUED.
NAME.
Summerfleld and Roman
Sun Insurance Office
Sun Insurance Office
Sunset Seed and Plant Com-
pany
Sunset Telephone and Tele-
graph Company
Sunset Telephone and Tele-
graph Company
Sussman, Samuel
Sussman, Wormser and Com-
pany
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
Merchandise, $9,000; Fixture's, $250; Horses, $60;
Wagons, $50; Money, $660
Fixtures, $250; Solvent Credits, $1,888; Money,
$279; Typewriter, $50
Franchise
Merchandise, $1,000; Fixtures, $100; Furniture,
$25; Solvent Credits, $1,250....
Telephone Lines.
Franchise
Furniture, $1,500; Piano, $50; Sewing Machine,
$10; Watch, $40; Jewelry, $50
Sutliff, Henry...
Sutro, Adelheid.
Sutro, Adolph (Sutro Baths) —
Sutro, Adolph (Sutro Heights).
Sutro, Charles.
Sutro, Gustave.
Sutro, G
Sutro Railroad Company.
Sutro and Company
Sutter Street Railway Company.
Svea Fire Insurance Company
of Gottenberg
Swan Brothers
Swain-Hadwen Manufacturing
Company
Merchandise, $27,000; Fixtures, $300; Solvent
Credits, $3,140; Money, $436
Cigars and Tobacco, $2,350; Fixtures, $50
Furniture, $1,000; Musical Instrument, $200;
Sewing Machine, $25; Library, $150; Bonds,
$1,100 ; Money, $244
Sutro Bath Fixtures
Furniture, $600; Musical Instruments, $200;
Watches, $150; Plants, $200; Horses, $1,000;
Harness, $250; Wagons, $500; Library, $500;
Cows, $90; Wine, $300; Public Library, $5,000.
Watch, $50; Money, $2,050; Bonds, $1,000
Furniture, $1,500; Piano, $250; Sewing Machine,
$50; Diamonds, Jewelry, and Plate, $700
Furniture
Fixtures, $50; Two Miles Electric Railroad,
Single Track, at $15,000 per mile, $30,000;
Two Miles Electric Railroad, at $12,500 per
mile, $25,000; Franchise, $20,000
Furniture, $100; Solvent Credits, $8,800; Money,
$3,707
Furniture, $250; Horses, $2,500; Harness, $250;
Wagons, $200; Money, $4,500; Eleven and
One-half miles Cable Railroad, $143,750;
Franchise, $350,000
Swayne, Hoyt and Company
5weet, Sol
Franchise
Merchandise, $1,500; Fixtures, $1,000; Horses,
$440; Harness, $75; Vehicle, $200; Money, $545.
Solvent Credits, $388; Money, $162; Machinery,
$1,800 '.
Furniture, $500; Solvent Credits, $513; Money,
Furniture, $1,500; Piano, $100; Sewing Machine,
$25; Watches, $75; Jewelry, $250; Library, $50;
Paintings, $300; Billiard Table, $25; Bicycles,
AMOUNT.
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
291
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS- CONTINUED.
NAME.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
AMOUNT.
Switzer, S. C.
Switzerland Marine Insurance
Company
Switzerland Marine Insurance
Company
Syndicate Investment Company.
Taafe, William
Taber Photograph Company
Talbot, C. F. A
Talbot, S. B.
Furniture, $200; Piano, $50; Sewing Machine,
$10; Merchandise, $800
Solvent Credits, $1,590; Money, $105.
Talbot, W. C., Mrs
Talbot, W. H
Tallant Banking Company
Tarns, Sampson
Tappenback, William
Tatum and Bowen
Tatum, Henry L
Taussig, Louis and Company
Tautphaus, Peter
Tay, George H. Company.
Taylor, Edmund.
Taylor, Edward R
Taylor, E. D. Company
Taylor, John and Company..
Taylor, P. T. and Company.
Taylor Sons, S. P
Franchise
Fixtures, $75; Solvent Credits, $850; Franchise,
$300
Furniture, $50; Horses, $180; Harness, $25;
Wagons, $100; Sheep and Lambs, $850
Furniture
Furniture, $2,500; Musical Instruments, $250;
Jewelry, $500; Horses, $250; Vehicles, $250;
Library, $250
Furniture, ' $200; Musical Instrument, $75;
Watches, $75; Jewelry, $100; Solvent Cred-
its, $3,000
Furniture, $4,800; Musical Instruments, $200:
Jewelry, $1,050
Furniture, $2,000; Musical Instruments, $200;
Jewelry, $800; Horses, $400; Harness, $100;
Wagons, $500
Furniture, $2,768; Solvent Credits, $44,170;
Money, $68, 576 ; Franchise, $870
Furniture, $975; Watch, $50
Merchandise, $800; Watch, $30; Firearms, $15;
Money, $865
Merchandise, $16,500; Fixtures, $100; Solvent
Credits, $1,713
Furniture, $650; Piano, $50; Sewing Machine,
$8; Watches, $75; Jewelry, $275; Library, $10;
Paintings, $200
Merchandise, $13,300; Horse, $30; Harness, $10;
Watch, $25; Solvent Credits, $6,224; Money,
$407; Typewriter, $50
Merchandise, $50; Fixtures, $100; Furniture,
$500; Musical Instruments, $50; Sewing Ma-
chine, $5; Watches, $50; Jewelry, $40; Horses,
$150; Harness, $50; Wagons, $200; Money, $20.
Merchandise, $44,600; Horses, $350; Harness,
$100; Wagons, $400; Solvent Credits, $2,510;
Money, $939; Machinery, $5,400; Stocks, $1,000.
Merchandise, $3,024; Fixtures, $50; Solvent
Credits, $400; Money, $117; Consigned Goods,
$1,800
Office Fixtures, $250; Furniture, $1,000; Piano,
$200; Sewing Machine, $25; Library, $500
Fixtures, $20; Solvent Credits, $50; Money, $200;
Presses, $1,000
Merchandise, $10,500; Fixtures, $1,900; Solvent
Credits, $1,500; Money, $500
Merchandise, $100; Fixtures, $15; Solvent Cred-
its, $50; Money, $300; Machinery, $740
.Merchandise, $3,000; Furniture, $250; Horses,
$50; Harness, $40; Wagons, $100; Money, $100.
292
PERSONAL PKOPEKTY ASSESSMENT.
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS-CONTINUED.
NAME.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
AMOUNT.
Taylor, Spotswood Company
Taylor, Thomas and Company...
Taylor, Thomas G.
Taylor and Taylor
Taylor, W. E. Dr ,
Taylor, William H
Techau, R. J. and Company...,
Teele and Company
Tenny, A. F. Company
Terrill, Annie H., Executrix of
Estate of C. C. Terrill, de-
ceased
Terrill, G. M., Dr.
Tevis, L/loyd
Thames-Mersey Insurance Com-
pany
Thannhauser and Company
Theller, Samuel L
Thierbach and Kroeger.
Third, William and Son
Thomas, F., Parisian Dyeing
and Cleaning Company
Merchandise, $5,200; Fixtures, $100; Solvent
Credits, $700 .......................................
Merchandise, $5,000; Fixtures, $50; Horses, $25;
Wagon, $25; Solvent Credits, $2,000; Money,
$100 ................................................
Thompson Brothers
Thompson, N. S —
Thompson, R. R.
Furniture, $800; Musical Instruments, $150;
Sewing Machine, $20; Watch, $25; Jewelry,
$50; Firearms, $10; Paintings, $100; Money,
$200 ................................................
Merchandise, $2,400; Fixtures, $100; Solvent
Credits, $75 ........................................
Fixtures, $300; Furniture, $350; Musical In-
struments, $100; Watches, $50; Library, $300..
Furniture, $1,600; Musical Instruments, $100;
Jewelry, $300 ......................................
Merchandise, $100; Fixtures, $1,500; Money,
$400; Liquors, $500; Billiard Tables, $400 ......
Fixtures, $100; Horses, $1,200; Harness, $130;
Wagons, $960 ......................................
505 Cases Canned Goods ...........................
Furniture, $50; Organ, $20; Sewing Machine,
$10; Vehicle, $25; Solvent Credits, $1,000;
Horse, $10
Merchandise, $1,000; Furniture, $300; Money,
$500
Furniture, $6,000; Watches, $200; Horses, $600;
Paintings, $5,000; Musical Instruments, $500;
Jewelry and Plate, $5,000; Vehicle, $1,000;
Harness, $250; Sewing Machine, $50; Money;
$13,084; Solvent Credits, $35, 500; Library, $1,000;
Liquor, $500
Franchise
Fixtures, $125; Solvent Credits, $10,367; Money,
$7,841; Consigned Goods, $1,450
Fixtures, $50; Furniture, $2,000
Merchandise, $1,750; Fixtures, v$25; Horses,
$100; Harness, $25; Wagons, $100; Machinery,
$500
Merchandise, $1,375; Fixtures, $125
Merchandise, $325; Horses, $240; Harness, $60;
Wagons, $300; Machinery, $1,075
Merchandise, $1,000; Fixtures, $100; Solvent
Credits, $1,000; Machinery, $500
Merchandise, $1,000; Fixtures, $300; Furniture,
$200; Musical Instruments, $50; Sewing Ma-
chine, $10; Watches, $50; Money, $400
Furniture, $6,000; Pianos, $300; Sewing Machine,
$30; Watches, $200; Jewelry, $250; Horses,
$450; Harness, $200; Wagons, etc., $600; Li-
brary, $2,500
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
293
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS— CONTINUED.
NAME.
Thompson's Union Soda Works.,
Thomson Bridge Company
Thome, I. N
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
Thorne and McMann.
Horses, $300; Harness, $100; Wagons, $400; Ma-
chinery, $1,250; Franchise, $150
Fixtures, $150; Machinery, $1000
Furniture, $750; Musical Instruments, $50;
j Library, $200
Merchandise, $900; Horse, $25; Harness, $5;
Wagon, $30; Money, $90; Machinery, $200
Thornton, Bessie, Administra-
trix Estate of Carry I. Thorn-
ton, deceased
Thornton, Crittenden
Thornton, Crittenden...
Thuringen Insurance Company.
Tilden, H. N. and Company....
Tillman and Bendel.
Tillman, Emma
Tillman, F. (Trustee).
Titus, Daniel
Tobin, Alfred ....
Tobin, A. A ,
Tobin, Robert J.,
Money
Furniture, $1,500; Piano, $500; Library, $1,000;
Jewelry and Plate, $750
Fixtures, $500; Solvent Credits, $300; Money,
$200; Library, $1,500
Franchise
Merchandise, $500; Fixtures, $50; Solvent
Credits, $900; Money, $225
Merchandise, $101,000; Fixtures, $800; Wagons,
$75; Solvent Credits, $5,500; Money, $1,200;
Machinery, $2,700; Goods in Warehouse,
$10,300
Money
| Money
j Furniture, $200; Solvent Credits, $3,000; Money,
$2,500; Library, $800
\ Jewelry, $100; Money, $2,000
| Furniture
Furniture, $800; Sewing Machine, $50; Watch,
$100; Firearms, $5; Horses, $60; Harness, $25;
Wagon, $50
Tokio Marine Insurance Com-
pany
Tomkinson, J
Tonner, F
Toplitz, F. and Company.,
Toplitz, Robert L
Towne, Mrs. Caroline A...
Townley Brothers-
Towns, Ann
Townsend, Almira S
Townsend, W. S
Franchise
Fixtures, $50; Horses, $1,000; Harness, $450;
Hacks, $1,500
Merchandise, $2,550; Money, $425
Merchandise, $15,400; Fixtures, $250; Solvent
Credits, $2,150; Money, $350
Furniture, $250; Piano, $75; Merchandise, $5,400;
Fixtures, $200; Solvent Credits, $800; Money,
$60
Furniture, $3,150; Musical Instruments, $200;
Sewing Machine, $20; Watches, $50; Jewelry,
$750; Money, $450; Stocks, $5,000; Library,
$150; Pictures, $550
Merchandise, $500; Fixtures, $30; Horses, $40;
Money, $8; Lumber, $180; Machinery, $300....
Horses, $100; Harness, $35; Wagons, $125;
I Cows, $800
Furniture, $3,000; Furniture, $400; Piano, $100;
j Jewelry, $300; Money, $100; Paintings, $900....
Merchandise, $3,700; Fixtures, $500; Furniture,
$250; Piano, $75; Sewing Machine, $10;
Watches, $25; Jewelry, $150; Firearms, $20;
Harness, $25; Vehicles, $250; Solvent Credits,
$420; Money, $141; Machinery, $2,300
AMOUNT.
$2,200
1,150
1,000
1,250
2,102
3,750
2,500
2,000
1,675
121,575
4,300
4,300
6,500
2,100
1,500
1,090
2,000
3,000
2,975
18,150
6,785
10,320
1.058
1,060
4,300
7,866
294
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS— CONTINUED.
NAME.
Traders' Fire, Lloyd of New
York
Traders' Insurance Company —
Trans-Atlantic Marine Insur-
ance Company of Berlin
Trans-Atlantic Marine Insur-
ance Company
Trask, Sophia T
Treadwell, John
Triest and Company.
Triest, B
Trobock and Bergen
Trojan Shirt and Collar Com-
pany
Troutt, James M
Troy Laundry Machine Company
Truckee Lumber Company
Truesdell, A. W. Mrs.
Truman, I. J...
Trumbo, Emma
Tryon, E. H
Tscheinen, John.
Tubbs, A. C
Tubbs Cordage Company
Turnbull and Beebe
Turpin, F. L
Tuttle, John
Tyler, S. H. and Son
Uhl Brothers?
Uhlmann, William and Company
Ulfelder, H., Clothing Company.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
Franchise
Franchise
Solvent Credits, $750; Money, $2,844.
Franchise
Furniture, $170; Piano, $25; Sewing Machine,
$5; Stocks, $3,975
Fixtures, $200 ; Furniture, $2, 500
Merchandise, $19,000; Fixtures, $500; Solvent
Credits, $2,500
Furniture, $1,300; Piano, $200; Watch, $100;
Jewelry, $275; Paintings, $200
Fixtures, $100; Solvent Credits, $700; Money,
$385; Consigned Goods, $264
Merchandise, $1,500; Fixtures, $200
Furniture, $700; Sewing Machine, $10; Watch,
$15; Jewelry, $25; Library, $250; Paintings,
J50
Merchandise, $10,000; Money, $103; Typewriter,
$30
Fixtures, $350; Horses, $360; Harness, $75;
Wagons, $350; Lumber, $6,500; Machinery,
$2,500; Boxes, $1,000
Furniture '
Merchandise, $450; Furniture, $150; Piano, $50;
Sewing Machine, $20; Watches, $50; Money,
?435
Furniture, $1,750; Musical Instruments, $250;
Jewelry, $300; Library, $300; Paintings, $1,500
Wool, $730; Fixtures, $50; Furniture, $100;
Piano, $50; Sewing Machine, $5; Watches,
$40; Money, $300
Furniture, $50; Horses, $210; Harness, $40;
Wagons, $100; Cows, $800
Furniture, $2,000; Piano, $100; Sewing Machine,
$10; Watch, $40; Jewelry, $350; Paintings,
$300
Merchandise, $35,000; Horses, $100; Harness, s:T,;
Wagon, $125; Money, $295; Machinery, $17,470.
Merchandise, $2,500; Fixtures, $300; Solvent
Credits, $500; Money, $175.
Furniture, $2,400; Sewing Machine, $25; Watch,
$25; Horse, $85; Harness, $15; Buggy, $50
Merchandise, $200; Horses, $900; Harness, $250;
Wagons, $400
Merchandise, $5,800; Fixtures, $40; Harness, $5;
Wagons, $100; Solvent Credits, $1,710
Merchandise
Merchandise, $750; Fixtures, $50; Solvent
Credits, $4,300; Money, $280
Merchandise, $9,450; Fixtures, $200
AMOUNT.
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
295
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS— CONTINUED.
NAME.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
AMOUNT.
Union Assurance Society of Lon-
don
Union Assurance Society of Lon-
don
Union Bag and Paper Company.
Union Brewing Company
Franchise
Union Causalty and Surety Com-
pany
Union Central Life Insurance
Company
Union Consolidated Silver Min-
ing Company
Union Fish Company
Money
Merchandise
Merchandise, $2,000; Fixtures, $150; Horses,
$700; Harness, $100; Wagons, $800; Money,
$101; Money in Bank, $56; Hay, $20; Grain,
$15; Pipes, $500; Machinery, $1,500; Electric,
$100; Typewriter, $50; Franchise, $150
Franchise
Franchise
Union Gas Engine Company —
Union Ice Company
Union Iron Works.
Union Lumber Company
Union Machine Company
Union Marine Insurance Com-
pany
Union Marine Insurance Com- 1
pany
Union Metallic Cartridge Com-
pany
Fixtures, $250; Money, $3,564
Merchandise, $1,929; Fixtures, $125; Solvent
Credits, $812; Money, $105
Merchandise, $1,000; Fixtures, $50; Solvent
Credits, $1,600; Money, $516; Machinery, $1,000
Furniture, $150; Horses, $1,225; Harness, $220;
Wagons, $2,700; Solvent Credits, $4,941;
Money, $563; Hay, Grain, etc., $400
Merchandise, $52,500; Fixtures, $100; Horses,
$250; Harness, $100; Wagons, $150; Solvent
Credits, $96,070; Money, $4,107; Money in
Bank, $3,915; Lumber, $1,400; Machinery, $67,-
400; Typewriter, $50; Franchise, $150....:
Horses, $180; Harness, $30; Wagons, $100; Lum-
ber, $27,000; Machinery, $1,000; Lumber, $1,068
Machinery
Union Mutual Life Insurance
Company
Union Mutual Life Insurance
Company of Portland
Union Oil Company of Califor-
nia
Union Pacific Salt Company...,
Union Paper Company
Furniture, $75; Money, $1,175; Typewriter, $25..
Franchise
Merchandise, $23,000; Fixtures, $100; Solvent
Credits, $2,125; Money, $75
Fixtures, $200; Money, $1,111
Franchise . .
Merchandise, $2,177; Furniture, $150; Money,
$700; Machinery, $150
Franchise, $150; Merchandise, $400; Furniture,
$50; Horses, $500; Harness, $75; Wagons, $250;
Money, $5,194; Machinery, $2,500; Typewriter,
$25
Merchandise, $11,000; Fixtures, $100; Furniture,
$60; Horses, $125; Harness, $50; Wagons, $200;
Solvent Credits, $2,200; Money, $860; Machin-
ery, x'O
$2,000
6,388
8,607
6,242
1,500
1,500
3,814
2,971
4,166
226,192
29,378
3,500
1,275
2,000
J5.300
1,317
1,500
3,177
9,144
14,645
296
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS— CONTINUED.
NAME.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
Union Soap Company
Merchandise, $1,750; Fixtures, $10; Horses, $150;
Harness, $50; Wagon, $150; Machinery, $1,750;
Money, $150; Franchise, $150
Union Trust Company of San
Francisco, Executor Estate of j
John M. Cavarly, deceased | Money, $7,236; Bonds, $13,120
Union Trust Company of San
Francisco, Guardian of Estate
of Charles Murphy, Minor
Union Trust Company of San
Francisco, Guardian Estate of
Eugene Besson Murphy, Minor
Union Trust Company of San
Francisco
Money
Money
Fixtures, $1,500; Money, $31,182; Franchise,
$3,750
Union Trust Company of San
Francisco, Executor Estate of 1 ,
Carlton C. Coleman | Money
Union Trust Company of San
Francisco, Executor Estate of
James A. Briggs
Union Trust Company of San
Francisco, Executor Estate of
Philip Aronson
Union Undertaking Company....
United Carriage Company
United States Fire Insurance
Company of New York
United States Laundry Associa-
tion
Solvent Credits.
Solvent Credits
Merchandise, $100; Fixtures, $200; Furniture,
$100; Harness, $40; Wagons, $625
Furniture, $100; Horses, $1,600; Harness, $700;
Wagons, $9,000; Money, $200
United States Lloyds
United Shirt and Collar Com-
pany
Franchise
United Typewriter Supply Com-
pany
United Undertakers' Association
United Working Men's Boot and
Shoe Manufacturing Company
Universal Gas Saving Associa-
tion .
University Club
Merchandise, $200; Fixtures, $400; Sewing Ma-
chine, $20; Horses, $1,200; Harness, $150;
Wagons, $1,500; Money, $400; Machinery,
$2,000; Electric Light Plant, $250; Cash Reg-
ister, $50
Franchise
Merchandise, $4,500; Fixtures, $100; Solvent
Credits, $550
Merchandise, $1,000; Fixtures, $55; Money, $300.
Merchandise, $150; Furniture, $50; Horses, $250;
Wagons, $1,040
Merchandise, $11,000; Fixtures, $100; Horses,
$30; Harness, $50; Solvent Credits, $7,420:
Machinery, $1,000
Merchandise, $1,250; Fixtures, $100; Machin-
ery, $400
Merchandise, $1,000; Furniture, $1,200; Musical
Instruments, $50; Money, $900; Library, $100..
AMOUNT.
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
297
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS-CONTINUED.
NAME.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
AMOUNT.
Unna, Harry Company, of San
Francisco
Unna, Jacob
Urrella Urioste and Company...
Utah Mining Company
Vail, Akin H
Valleau and Peterson,
Valente, Luigi
Van Allen, W. K •
Van Allen, G. W., and Company
Van Bergen, J. W
Van Bergen, N
Van Bergin, N., and Company..
Vance, R. A
Vanderslice, W. K., and Com-
pany
Van Fleet, W. C
Van Vliet, Julius
Van Vliet, M
Van Winkle, Emma F.
Van Winkle, Mrs. I....
Van Winkle and Company, I. S.
Van Wyck, Henry L.
Van Wyck, Kate A..
Varney, Thomas H. B.
Merchandise, $14,487; Fixtures, $399; Solvent
Credits, $3,236; Consigned Goods, $153
Merchandise, $15,000; Fixtures, $100
Fixtures, $100; Furniture, $600; Solvent Credits,
$6,594; Money, $244
Money
Furniture, $600; Piano, $50; Sewing Machine,
$10; Jewelry, $50; Library, $125; Painting,
$EOO; Bicycle, ?25
Merchandise, $100; Furniture, $25; Printing
Presses, Type, etc., $2,875
Merchandise, $350; Fixtures, $50; Furniture,
$40; Horses, $75; Harness, $10; Wagons, $75;
Machinery, $400
Furniture, $1,000; Fixtures, $25; Watches, $15..
Solvent Credits
Furniture, $1,000; Piano, $100; Sewing Machine,
$25; Jewelry, $100
Furniture, $1,700; Piano, $100; Jewelry, $400;
Horse, $50; Harness, $50; Wagon, $150
Merchandise, $16,000; Fixtures, $300; Solvent
Credits, $10,000; Money, $1,600
Merchandise, $600; Furniture, $400; Sewing Ma-
chine, $10; Piano, $75; Machinery, $50
Merchandise, $25,000; Machinery, $500
Furniture, $800; Piano, $175-; Sewing Machine,
$20; Watch, $75; Jewelry, $300; Firearms, $20;
Library, $100
Furniture, $250; Merchandise, $2,500; Fixtures.
$150; Piano, $50
Solvent Credits
Furniture
Verdier, G., and Company
Verccntere, Charles L-
Vermeil, J. L., and Company —
Furniture, $600; Musical Instruments, $100;
Sewing Machine, $20; Watch, $30; Horses,
$100; Harness, $20; Wagons, $150
Merchandise, $19,786; Horses, $150; Harness,
$20; Wagons, $100; Solvent Credits, $21,432;
Money, $559; Machinery, $2,000
Fixtures, $40; Watch, $10; Money, $1,900
Furniture, Diamonds, Plate, Jewelry, Paint-
ings, $4,200; Sewing Machine, $10; Watch, $15
Merchandise, $6,100; Fixtures, $1,000; Musical
Instrument, $2.",; Sewing Machine, $10; Watch,
$10; Horses, $25; Harness, $10; Wagon, $25;
Solvent Credits, $500; Money, $300
Merchandise, $60,000; Fixtures, $250; Horses,
$200; Wagon, $50; Solvent Credits, $8,000;
Money, $500 ,
Merchandise, $400; Fixtures, $100; Furniture,
$500
Fixtures, SCO; Horses, $300; Harness, $50; Sol-
vent Credits, $500; Money, $1,000; Hay and'
Grain, $1,000; Wagons, $100 '
$18,275
15,100
7,53$
2,921
3,009
1,000
1,040
1,000
1,225
2,450
27,900
1,135
25,500
1,490
2,950
1,035
1,000
1,020
44,047
1,950
4,225
3,005
69,00*
1,000
3,000
298
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS— CONTINUED,
NAME.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
AMOUNT.
Vermont Marble Company ,
Vernon, Jane
Viavi Company, The
Vickery, W. K
Vignier, A
Visitacion Water Company
Vocke, Elizabeth, Administra-
trix Estate of Charles Vocke,
Deceased
Volkman, C. M...
Volkman, George.
Volkman, G. F., Trustee and
Executor Estate of William
Doegener, Deceased
Von der Nieburg, W. A
Von Hoffman, Dr. Charles
Von Ronn, Hencke and Lors-
bach ..
Von Schroeder, J. H.
Voorhies, Dr. A. H
Voorman and Company
Vosti, Serafins, and Company...
Merchandise, $32,000; Fixtures, $250; Horses,
$150; Wagons, $200; Solvent Credits, $15,745;
Money, $86; Machinery, $4,000
Furniture and Jewelry, $1,000; Piano, $75;
Sewing Machine, $25
Merchandise, $900; Fixtures, $225; Machinery,
$360; Presses, etc., $270
Merchandise, $4,400; Fixtures, $350; Solvent
Credits, $11,422; Money, $28; Consigned
Goods, $1,900
Merchandise, $3,700; Fixtures, $90; Solvent
Credits, $2,200; Money, $184
Machinery, $1,000; Other Property, $3,500;
Money, $3,493; Franchise, $150
Merchandise, $1,000; Furniture, $100; Horses,
$75; Harness, $10; Vehicle, $65; Solvent Cred-
its, $500; Money, $50; Cow, $15
Merchandise, $3,200; Fixtures, $60; Furniture,
$350; Piano, $50; Sewing Machine, $5; Watch,
$10; Money, $352; Typewriter, $10
Furniture, $1,000; Musical Instruments, $200;
Sewing Machine, $25; Watches, $50; Jewelry,
$300; Paintings, $200
Furniture, $50; Money, $1,103
Merchandise, $530; Fixtures. $700; Furniture,
$250; Piano, $150; Sewing Machine, $20;
Watch, $20; Harness, $10; Wagon, $40;
Money, $30
Furniture, $300; Jewelry, $40; Firearms, $80;
Horses, $250; Harness, $50; Wagons, $300;
Money, $420; Library, $100
Merchandise, $1,200; Fixtures, . $125; Solvent
Credits, $775; Money, $2,825; Consigned
Goods, $200
Furniture in Warehouse, $1,500; Furniture,
$150; Piano, $100; Watches, $100; Jewelry,
$1,000; Firearms, $50; Horses, $350; Harness,
$150 ; Wagons, $200 ; Library, $50
Furniture, $1,500; Piano and Harp, $200; Sew-
ing Machine, $10; Watch, $50; Money, $250;
Library, $100
Money
Fixtures, $20; Furniture, $50; Sewing Machine,
$15; Horses, $175; Harness, $20; Wagon's,
?]53; Cows, $1,000; Bull, $10; Hogs, $5; Hay,
$28
PERSONAL PKOPEKTY ASSESSMENT.
299
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS— CONTINUED.
'3KVX
DESCRIPTION OP PROPERTY.
AMOUNT.
Vowinckel, F. W
Vulcan Iron Works
Wagner, Henry L
Wagner, Joseph and Company.
Waibel, Fred L
Wainwright and Easton
Waitt, Louisa, Mrs
Waizman, M
Wakelee and Company
Wakefleld Rattan Company...
Walcom, George
Waldeck, Herman Company..
Waldeck Sanitarium
Walden Company (Limited),
Waldheimer, M. J
Walker, David F
Walker, David F
Walker, James G
Wallace, G. E
Wallace, Ryland B.
Wallace, William T.
Waller Brothers ..
Furniture, $400; Musical Instrument, $5;
Watches, $15; Firearms, $15; Horses, $100;
Harness, $50; Wagons, $150; Money, $250;
Library, ?30; Bicycle, $25; Typewriter, $25....
Merchandise, $3,500; Fixtures, $50; Horses, $50;
Harness, $10; Wagons, $50; Solvent Credits,
$5,000; Money, $1,967; Machinery, $5,000
Fixtures, $750; Furniture, $30; Musical Instru-
ment, $10; Sewing Machine, $30; Watch, $60;
Jewelry, $5; Money, $220; Library, $30;
Paintings, $35; Other Property, $150
Merchandise, $6,600; Sewing Machine, $20;
Horse, $30; Harness, $8; Wagon, $25; Solvent
Credits, $903; Money, $884; Machinery, $1,600..
Merchandise, $1,500; Fixtures, $125; Furniture,
$100; Sewing Machine, $10; Watch, $5; Money,
$40
Fixtures, $100; Horses, $260; Harness, $150;
Wagons, $325; Solvent Credits, $500; Money,
$900; Coal, $1,000; Machinery, $50
Furniture, $1,200; Watch, $25
Merchandise, $450; Fixtures, $50; Furniture,
$250; Musical Instruments, $50; Sewing Ma-
chine, $15; Solvent Credits, $210; Money,
$185; Machinery, $250
Merchandise, $25,000; Furniture, $3,300; Money,
$1,095
Merchandise, $3,150; Fixtures, $50; Solvent
Credits, $1,550; Money, $470
Merchandise, $2,655; Fixtures, $10; Furniture,
$100; Sewing Machine, $20; Horse, $20;
Wagon, $60 ; Money, $40
Merchandise, $4,500; Fixtures, $100; Furniture,
$200; Musical Instrument, $50; Watch, $10;
Wagons, $25; Solvent Credits, $500; Consigned
Goods, $5,110
Fixtures . ... v ...
Brandy
Furniture, $500; Musical Instruments, $250;
Sewing Machine, $25; Horses, $100; Wagon,
$125
Furniture, $1,000; Musical Instrument, $100;
Sewing Machine, $15; Wagons, $150; Library,
$100
Furniture, $1,500; Jewelry and Plate, $200;
Paintings and Statuary, $300
Furniture, $800; Piano, $50; Sewing Machine,
$5; Watch, $25; Jewelry, $15; Money, $325;
Library, $75
Furniture
Fixtures, $50; Furniture, $750; Musical In-
strument, $50 ; Library, $350
Furniture, $1,400; Piano, $100; Watches, $100;
Jewelry, $150; Vehicles, $200; Library, $150....
Merchandise, $1,500; Fixtures, $350; Money, $150
300
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS— CONTINUED,
NAME.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
Waller, L. P. F
Walrath, Austin
Furniture, $800; Musical Instruments, $200
fixtures, $50; Piano, $100; Watch, $50; Money
$2,815
Walter, D. N.
Walter, D. N. and E.
Walter, I. N.
Walter, Max.
Waltz, Charles.
Wangenheim, Sternheim
Company
Furniture, $2,450; Musical Instruments, $150;
Sewing Machine, $25; Watches, $100; Jewelry,
.$500; Paintings, $500
Merchandise, $117,300; Fixtures, $700; Horses,
$100; Harness, $25; Wagons, $100; Solvent
Credits, $11,153; Money, $925
Furniture, $1,800; Piano, $100; Sewing Ma-
chine, $25; Watch, $100; Paintings, $500
Merchandise, $900; Fixtures, $40; Furniture,
$350; Musical Instrument, $40; Sewing Ma-
chine, $5; Watch, $25; Diamonds, etc., $25;
Money, $100
Merchandise, $850; Fixtures, $20; Machinery,
$200
and
Ward, James W.,
Warfield, R. H. and Company...
Warren and Malley
Washburn-Moen Manufacturing
Company
Washington Life Insurance
Company
Washington Manufacturing
Company
Wasserman, Sophia F
Waterhouse, C
Waterhouse and Lester
Waterman, H
Merchandise, $21/800; Fixtures, $200; Money,
$100
Fixtures, $300; Furniture, $1,800; Music Box,
$10; Watches, $200; Jewelry, $300; Horses.
$500; Harness, $100; Wagons, $600; Solvent
Credits, $500; Library, $400; Painting, $100;
Bicycle, $10
Merchandise, $2,000; Money, $565
Fixtures, $20; Horses, $2,300; Harness, $650;
Wagons, $1,000; Hogs, $20; Machinery, $3.350;
Rolling Stock, $2,000
Merchandise, $26,407; Horses, $10; Harness, $5;
Wagon, $10; Solvent Credits, $10,107; Money,
$392; Machinery, $5,000
AMOUNT.
Franchise
Waters, L. M.
Watkins, M. B., Mrs..,
Watson and Marx
Watson, Thomas
Watt, Charles H...
Merchandise, $1,800; Fixtures, $150; Machinery,
$350
Furniture, $175; Musical Instrument, $25; Sew-
ing Machine, $10; Solvent Credits, $6,000
Furniture, $700; Piano, $190; Sewing Machine,
$10; Jewelry, $100
Merchandise, $40,000; Fixtures, $300; Horse,
$125; Harness, $SO; Wagons, $150; Solvent
Credits, $13,COO; Money, $1,300
Furniture, $925; Musical Instrument, $60;
Sewing Machine, $20; Jewelry, $200; Paint-
ings, $400
Merchandise, $1,000; Cash Register, $75;
Wagons, $100
Furniture \
Fixtures, $100; Machinery, $1,000
Fixtures, $50; Furniture, $1,500; Grain, $5,380;!
Paintings, $250 '
Diamonds, etc., $500; Money, $500
7,180
1,000
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
301
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS— CONTINUED.
NAME.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
AMOUNT.
Watt, James Alva
Watt, Rolla V
Furniture,
$200
); Law Library, $800; Fixtures,
Weber, C. F. and Company
Webster, J. S
Week, F. A.
Furniture, $500; Musical Instrument, $100; Sew-
ing Machine, $10; Watch, $50; Diamonds,
etc., $50; Horse, $50; Harness, $20; Wagon,
$100; Money, $160; Library, $50; Paintings, $10
Merchandise, $6,250; Fixtures, $200; Solvent
Credits, $1,000; Money, $329
Furniture, $1,000; Piano, $100; Sewing Ma-
chine, $20; Watches, $50; Jewelry, $250;
Paintings and Statuary, $200
Wedgewood, William
Weeks, S. F. Company
Weihe, August
Weil, A. and F. Company
Weil and Beck
Weil Brothers and Son
Well, L. P
Weill, Raphael and Company.
Welburn, Oscar —
Welch, Mrs. B
Welch, Elizabeth G., Executrix.
Wellman, Peck and Company....
Wells, Charles B.
Wells, George R..
Wells, Mrs. E. F
Welsbach Commercial Company.
Wells, Fargo and Company
Wells, M. A
Wells, Russell and Company....
Wempe Brothers
Merchandise, $4,000; Fixtures, $200; Printing
Press, $50
Machinery
Merchandise, $9,350; Fixtures, $225; Horse, $20;
Wagon, $40; Solvent, Credits, $680; Money,
$136
Fixtures, $200; Furniture, $200; Piano, $150;
Sewing Machine, $30; Watch, $150; Jewelry,
$50; Money, $380; Money in Bank, $545
Merchandise, $8,025; Fixtures, $125; Solvent
Credits, $3,025
Merchandise, $2,250; Fixtures, $500
Merchandise, $6,058; Fixtures, $150; Money, $118
Furniture, $1,400; Piano, $200; Jewelry, $110....
Merchandise, $130,000; Fixtures, $500; Solvent
Credits, $3,700; Money, $800
Furniture, $600; Musical Instrument, $100;
Sewing Machine, $25; Diamonds, etc., $275..
Fixtures, $200; Furniture, $5,650; Musical In-
strument, $200; Sewing Machine, $10; Watch,
$45; Harness, $10; Wagon, $50; Library , $250..
Solvent Credits
Merchandise, $57,000; Fixtures, $1,000; Solvent
Credits, $5,600; Money, $1,473
Merchandise, $3,000; Money, $2,219
Fixtures, $25; Furniture, $750; Musical Instru-
ment, $100; Sewing Machine, $15; Watch,
$70; Library, $100
Furniture, $1,500; Musical Instrument, $75;
Sewing Machine, $10; Watches, $75; Money,
$157
Fixtures, $100; Consigned Goods, $4,000
Fixtures, $7,246; Furniture, $5,000; Horses, $2,-
700; Harness, $450; Wagons, $4,355; Money,
$306,359; Machinery, $1000; Stamps, $1,453;
Bonds, $20,000; Franchise, $3,000
Merchandise, $1,500; Fixtures, $150; Furniture,
$110; Piano, $80; Sewing Machine, $5; Solvent
Credits, $250
Money, $500; Lumber, $1,000; Machinery, $2,000.
Furniture, $300; Musical Instrument, $30; Sew-
ing Machine, $5; Merchandise, $3,200; Fix-
tures, $150; Horse, $50; Harness, $50; Wagons,
$200; Money, $150; Machinery, $350
302
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS— CONTINUED.
NAME.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
AMOUNT.
Wenban, S.
Wenzell, Lucy F
Wertheimer Company
Wessich, Caroline, Executrix of
Estate of William Otto Wes-
sich
Wesson, J. W
Westchester Fire Insurance
Company
West Coast Safety Faucet Com-
pany
Furniture and Fixtures, $5,000; Piano, $100;
Watches, $100; Jewelry, $1,300; Horses, $300;
Harness, $100; Vehicle, $300; Paintings and
Statuary, $2,000
Furniture, $800; Pianos, $200; Watch, $5; Jew-
elry, $200; Library, $50
Merchandise, $18,300; Fixtures, $150; Solvent
Credits, $6,971; Money, $2,004
Money
Furniture, $150; Piano, $25; Watch, $10
Buggy, $25; Money, $89; Money, $44; Lumber,
$2,500; Horse, $10; Harness, $10
West Coast Wire and Iron Com-
pany
Westerfeld, William
Western Association Company of
Toronto
Western Carbonic Acid Gas
Company
Western Foundry
Western Fuse Explosive Com-
pany
Western Iron Works
Western Light and Power Com-
pany
Western Meat Company
Western Roll Paper Company...
Western Rubber Company
Western Sugar Refining Com-
pany
Franchise
Merchandise, $1,800; Fixtures, $200; Machinery,
$600
Merchandise, $400; Solvent Credits, $1,000; Ma-
chinery, $250
Merchandise, $400; Fixtures, $200; Furniture,
$700; Piano, $50; Sewing Machine, $20; Horses,
$250; Harness, $100; Wagons, $300; Wine, $50:
Money, $250
Franchise
Fixtures, $50; Money, $70; Machinery, $2,000....
Merchandise, $1,000; Solvent Credits, $1,525;
Machinery, $1,000; Patterns, $675
Merchandise, $500; Fixtures, $100; Solvent
Credits, $16,625; Money, $790
Merchandise, $1,037; Furniture, $50; Solvent
Credits, $2,425; Money, $133; Machinery, $3,200.
Money, $155; Electric Light Plant, $1,850
Merchandise, $1,800; Fixtures, $1,000; Horses,
$360; Harness, $50; Wagons, $800; Franchise,
$150
Merchandise, $4,300; Fixtures, $150; Furniture,
$140; Money, $403
Merchandise, $13,650; Fixtures, $150; Solvent
Credits, $11,500; Money, $275; Consigned
Goods, $200
Merchandise, $274,000; Horses, $100; Harness,
$50; Wagon, $100; Solvent Credits, $40,650;
Money, $15,375
Western Transfer Company Fixtures, $100; Horses, $!,(
Wagons, $1,000
Harness, $300;
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
303
NAMES AND -ASSESSMENTS— CONTINUED.
NAME.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
AMOUNT.
Western Union Telegraph Com-
pany
Westhoff and Company.
Westinghouse Electric Manufac-
turing Company
Weston Basket Manufacturing
Company
Wetmore-Bowen Company
Wetmore Brothers
Weule, Louis
Wheaton, Breon and Company..
Wheaton, M. A
Wheeler, Charles S
Wheeler, Fisher and Company..
Wheeler and Wilson Manufac-
turing Company
Whelan, R. I.
Merchandise, $2,801; Fixtures, $731; Furniture,
$400; Money, $3,384; Machinery, $3,775; Tele-
graph Lines and Cable, $9,565; Merchandise
in Warehouse, $2,590; Other Property,
$2,848
Fixtures, $50; Solvent Credits, $232; Money,
$276; Liquors, $490
Merchandise, $10,000; Fixtures, $500; Solvent
Credits, $14,615; Money, $225; Goods in Ware-
house, $1,150
Merchandise, $1,100; Horse, $50; Harness, $10;
Wagon, $170; Machinery, $1,350
Merchandise, $200; Fixtures, $225; Solvent
Credits, $150; Money, $75; Consigned Goods,
$1,000; Wine, $1,000; Brandies, $250
Merchandise, $850; Fixtures, $50; Furniture,
$50; Solvent Credits, $1,400; Money, $140;
Consigned Goods, $350
Merchandise, $1,900; Fixtures, $125; Furniture,
$125; Piano, $50; Sewing Machine, $10;
Watch, $20; Jewelry, $20; Solvent Credits,
$50; Money, $450
Merchandise, $13,500; Fixtures, $250; Solvent
Credits, $8,000; Money, $1,500; Consigned
Goods, $6,000
Fixtures, $100; Furniture, $1,000; Piano, $50;
Sewing Machine, $10; Watch, $30; Jewelry,
$250; Money, $289; Library, $500; Paintings,
$20
Furniture, $1,200; Watch, $150; Diamonds, etc.,
$500
Furniture, $50; Solvent Credits, $3,838; Money,
$83
Fixtures, $200; Furniture, $100; Sewing Ma-
chines, $2,000; Horse, $5; Harness, $10;
Wagon, $30; Solvent Credits, $4,881; Money,
$718
Merchandise, $1,000; Fixtures, $300; Machinery,
$1.200
White Brothers
White, R. E.
Franchise, $150; Merchandise, $29,000; Fixtures,
$200; Horse, $100; Vehicle, $100; Solvent Cred-
its, $6,500; Money, $2,800
Merchandise, $2,000; Fixtures, $600; Furniture,
$200; Sewing Machine, $5; Jewelry, $150;
Money, $155; Library, $50
Whitelaw, T. P. H.
Merchandise, $7,500; Fixtures, $100; Furniture,
$500; Piano, $50; Horses, $200; Harness, $50;
Wagons, $100; Watch, $50
304
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS— CONTINUED.
NAME.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
AMOUNT.
White Sewing Machine Company
White Star Laundry Company...
Whitney, C. E
Whitney, C. E and Company....
Whitney, F. L..
Whitney, Maria.
Whitney and Webster
Whittaker and Ray Company....
Whittell, George
Whittier, W. F.
Whyte and De Rome
Wickson, G. G. and Company...
Widber, A. C
Widber, A. C
Widber, A. C
Wieders, Henry C.
Wieland Brothers ,
Wieland, R. P., Executor of Es-
tate of Lucile H. Wieland, de-
ceased
Wieland, Robert P
Wieneke and Plageman
Wrister and Company...
Merchandise, $1,000; Fixtures, $200; Solvent '
Credits, $5QO; Money, $150; Bicycles, $250
Horses, $300; Harness, $45; Wagons, $400; Sol-
vent Credits, $625; Money, $70; Machinery, I
$1,000
Merchandise, $100; Hogs, $1,100
Merchandise, $20,000; Fixtures, $500; Horse, $25;!
Harness, $5; Wagon $70; Solvent Credits,!
$7,000; Money, $500; Consigned Goods, $700;!
Electric Light Plant, $100; Typewriter, $50..
Fixtures, $1,000; Piano, $100; Watches, $100....
Furniture, ?1,500; Sewing Machine, $10; Watch,
$10; Jewelry, $200; Horse, $50; Harness, $20 ;;
Buggy, $10; Money, $300; Bicycle, $20
Furniture, $100; Solvent Credits, $500; Wool,
$2,000; Machinery, $2,500
Merchandise, $5,000; Fixtures, $100; Solvent;
Credits, $1,000; Money, $1,903; Consigned
Goods, $1,100
| Furniture, $3,200; Piano, $100; Sewing Ma-
chine, $10; Watches, $25; Jewelry, $200; Fire-
arms, $10; Library, $50; Paintings, $300; Bil-
liard Table, $150; Money, $5,106; Bicycle, $20..
Furniture, $8,000; Piano, $200; Jewelry, $1,000;
Solvent Credits, $5,000; Library, $200; Paint-
ings, $2,000
Merchandise, $125; Solvent Credits, $400;
Money, $50; Machinery, $1,500
Merchandise, $9,510; Fixtures, $190; Solvent'
Credits, $140; Money, $12; Consigned Goods,
$85
Money
Money
Money
Merchandise, $2,000; Fixtures, $250; Wagon, $50; |
Money, $50; Cash Register, $25
Merchandise, $5,600; Fixtures, $100; Solvent!
Credits, $1,500; Money, $634
Jewelry
Furniture, $500; Piano, $200; Jewelry, $300 !
Fixtures, $50; Furniture, $3,200; Horse, $200; |
Harness, $50; Wagon, $100; Wine, $100
Merchandise, $14,000; Fixtures, $160; Money, |
$619 ; Machinery, $110 |
Wiggins, Caroline F Furniture, $400; Piano, $80; Sewing Machine,
$10; Watch, $50; Jewelry, $275; Library, $30;
Stationery, $230
Wigmore, John and Son Com-
pany Fixtures, $100; Solvent Credits, $2,870; Money,)
$545; Lumber, $10,700 i
Wilhelma of Magdeburg Gen-
eral Insurance Company Franchise ..
9,171
16,400
2,075
1,970
1,000
3,700
14,S8!>
1,073
14,215
2,000
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
305
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS -CONTINUED.
NAME.
Wilhelma of Magdeburg Gen-
eral Insurance Company
Wilkie, Andrew
Wilkins, J. M
Will and Finck...
Willamette Pulp Paper Com-
pany
Willard, N
Wilcox and Gibbs Manufactur-
ing Company
Willey, O. F. Company.
Williams, A. P
Williams Brothers
Williams, Brown and Company.
Williams, Dimond and Com-
pany
Williams, H. A
Williams, Marvin Company.
Williams and Orton
Williams, Theresa A
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
Williamsburg City Fire Insur-
ance Company of Brooklyn —
Williamson, H
Williard Brothers..
Willis, I. S
Solvent Credits, $1,890; Money, $101
Furniture, $250; Musical Instrument, $30; Sew-
ing Machine, $10; Watch, $20; Firearms, $30;
Horses, $100; Harness, $20; Wagon, $100;
Money, $595; Feed, $20; Lumber, $100; Ma-
chinery, $750; Typewriter, $20
Merchandise, $600; Fixtures, $600; Furnture,
$1,000; Musical Instrument, $400; Sewing Ma-
chine, $10; Horses, $60; Harness, $25; Wagon,
$150; Electric Light Plant, $100; Billiard
Table, $100; Cash Registers, $250
Merchandise, $20,800; Fixtures, $700; Horse,
$25; Harness, $10; Wagon, $25; Solvent Cred-
its, $1,500; Money, $415; Consigned Goods,
$300; Machinery, $1,700
Merchandise, $12,236; Fixtures, $175; Solvent
Credits, $26,785; Money, $57; Machinery in
Warehouse, $1,000
Merchandise, $800; Fixtures, $90; Furniture,
$450; Piano, $75; Watch, $20; Library, $25
Merchandise, $2,970; Fixtures, $200; Harness,
$10; Wagon, $20; Money, $140
Consigned Goods
Watches, $75; Jewelry, $400; Money, $10,198;
Libraries, $200
Merchandise, $1,300; Watch, $25; Solvent Cred-
its, $200; Money, $100
Merchandise, $10,000; Furniture, $500; Solvent
Credits, $2,000; Money, $100
AMOUNT.
Merchandise, $732; Furniture, $400; Solvent
Credits, $19,806; Merchandise in Warehouse,
$5,304
Furniture
Merchandise, $20,376; Fixtures, $200; Solvent
Credits, $2,231; Money, $307
Fixtures, $50; Machinery, $1,600
Furniture, $6,800; Piano, $300; Watch, $50;
Jewelry, $300; Coupe, $100; Money, $1,550;
Library, $300; Pictures, $1,200; Billiard Table,
$100
Franchise
Merchandise, $700; Furniture, $50; Piano, $50;
Watch, $10; Horse, $50; Harness, $15; Wagon,
$75; Money, $250
Merchandise, $6,400; Fixtures, $100; Watch,
$50; Diamonds, etc., $25; Solvent Credits,
$5,112; Money, $340
Furniture, $2,500; Piano, $250; Watch, $100;
Firearms, $500; Horses, $200; Harness, $200;
Wagons, $500; Library, $100; Money, $500
20*
306
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS— CONTINUED.
NAME.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
AMOUNT.
Wilmerding, Lowewe and Com- '
pany Merchandise, $14,200; Fixtures, $200; Solvent
Credits, $5,100; Typewriter, $30
Wilshire, W Furniture, $800; Musical Instrument, $200
Wilson, A. W Fixtures, $1,200; Furniture, $2,500; Pianos, $200;
Sewing Machine, $25 ; Jewelry, $50
Wilson Brothers and Company.. Solvent Credits, $680; Money, $758; Lumber,
$3,C27
Wilson and Brothers Merchandise, $2,500; Horses, $100; Harness,
$25; Wagon, $150; Solvent Credits, $8,500;
Money, $2,350
Wilson, Charles E Fixtures, $200; Furniture, $500; Piano, $50;
Watches, $50; Library, $300
Wilson, Mrs. E. J Furniture, $1,500; Piano, $100; Watch, $25;
Jewelry, $400; Horses, $150; Harness, $50;
Vehicle, $300; Money, $1,655; Library, $250;
Paintings and Statuary, $650; Billiard Table,
$50
Wilson Furniture Company Furniture, $600; Horses, $160; Wagons, $500...
Wilson, J. C. and Company Merchandise, $6,000; Fixtures, $100; Horses,
$700; Harness, $120; Wagons, $600; Solvent
Credits, $5,610; Money, $148
Wilson Russell J Furniture, $2,000; Piano, $250; Jewelry, $1,000;
Paintings, $1,000; Library, $750
Wilson, W. D Merchandise, $700; Fixtures, $1,250; Wagons,
$300; Money, $2,175
Wilson, W. D Merchandise, $450; Fixtures, $500; Horse, $65;
Harness, $20; Wagon, $200; Money, $25
Wilson, William F Merchandise, $3,800; Furniture, $300; Piano,
Jewelry, $50; Horses, $75; Wagon, $75;
Money, $500
Wilson and Wilson Furniture, $100; Library, $2,000
Wiltse, E. A i Fixtures, $50; Furniture, $100; Watch, $25;
Diamonds, etc., $100; Firearms, $10; Money,
$2,430; Bicycles, $50
Winans, J. C Merchandise
Winchester Repeating Arms
Company I Merchandise, $15,500; Fixtures, $400; Solvent
Credits, $7,900; Money, $102
Windeler, George I Merchandise, $750; Furniture, $35; Machinery,
$250
Windt, Morris Merchandise, $3,400; Fixtures, $50; Furniture,
$270; Musical Instrument, $100; Sewing Ma-
chine, $5; Horse, $40; Solvent Credits, $600;
Machinery, $250
Winkle Henry ' Merchandise, $450; Fixtures, $50; Furniture,
! $150; Sewing Machine, $5; Watch, $25; Horses,
$225; Harness, $20; Wagons, $100
Winslow, C. R. and Company.... Fixtures, $100; Solvent Credits, $1,200; Money.
$400; Consigned Goods, $18,000
Winterburn, Joseph Company... Merchandise, $3,500; Solvent Credits, $550;
Money, $182
Wintzer and Agard Merchandise, $2,672; Furniture, $50; Solvent
Credits, $352; Money, $128
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
307
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS— CONTINUED.
NAME.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
AMOUNT.
Wisconsin Furniture Company..
Witharn, W. S
Witzel and Baker...
Woerner, Gustave et al., Execu-
tors of Estate of David "Woer-
ner, deceased
Wohler, Ann M.
Wolberg, A. S..
"VVolcott, Mrs. J
Wolf and Company
Wolf and Frank.
Wolf, John ,
Wolf, John, Administrator of
Estate of I. M. Pearson, de-
ceased
Wolf, Philip and Company '
Wolf and Sons
Fixtures, $50; Solvent Credits, $2,945; Money,
$122
Furniture, $100; Sewing Machine, $15; Money,
$30; Grain in Warehouse, $2,004
Merchandise, $430; Fixtures, $150; Horse, $10;
Harness, $10; Wagon, $10; Solvent Credits,
$3,000; Money, $1,930; Consigned Goods, $300..
Merchandise, $10,000; Furniture, $150; Piano,
$150; Sewing Machine, $25; Machinery, $3,000.
Furniture, $1,500; Statuary, $500
Fixtures, $100; Furniture, $400; Piano, $75;
Watch, $25; Solvent Credits, $3,800; Money,
$50; Paintings, $200
Furniture, $4000; Musical Instrument, $50
Merchandise, $11,500; Fixtures, $500; Furniture,
$100; Solvent Credits, $500
Merchandise, $3,500; Fixtures, $250
Merchandise, $800; Fixtures, $100; Furniture,
$300; Money, $300
Wolf, William
Wolfe, A
Wolff, Henry and Company
Wolff, William
Wolff, Williams and Company..
Wolf, Wreden Company
Wollner, Jacob.
Wood, E. K., Lumber Company.
Wood, Mary B.
Wood, Robert..
Wood, R. J.
Wood,
Wood, S. N. and Company
Solvent Credits
Merchandise, $600; Fixtures, $50; Money, $417;
Hops, $1,200
Merchandise, $2,300; Horses, $450; Wagons,
$750; Solvent Credits, $5,700; Consigned
Goods, $1,150
Furniture, $1,800; Piano, $75
Merchandise, $815; Fixtures, $100; Furniture,
$175; Piano, $20; Jewelry, $20
Merchandise, $2,700; Fixtures, $300
Furniture, $900; Piano, $200; Jewelry, $200;
Painting and Statuary, $500
Merchandise, $8,050; Fixtures, $200; Solvent
Credits, $5,800; Money, $575
Merchandise, $3,450; Furniture, $60; Horse, $75;
Harness, $40; Wagons, $70; Solvent Credits,
$1,240; Money, $700; Machinery, $50; Fran-
chise, $150
Furniture, $100; Musical Instruments, $100;
Sewing Machine, $10; Watch, $30; Hops,
$3,900
Furniture, $300; Horse, $50; Solvent Credits,
$8,490; Money, $1,040; Lumber, $32,000
Furniture, $1,860; Piano, $140
Furniture, $600; Piano, $200; Jewelry and
Plate, $200
One Hundred and Ninety Packages of Mer-
chandise
Merchandise, $8,475; Furniture, $50; Sewing
Machine, $125; Money, $800
Merchandise, $1,300; Furniture, $50
$3,117
2,149
5,840
13,325
2,000
4,650
4,050
12,600
3,750
1,500
€,000
2,267
10,350
1,875
1,130
3,000
1,800
14,625
5,835
4,140
41,880
2,000
1,000
2,000
9,450
1,350
308
PERSONAL PEOPERTY ASSESSMENT.
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS— CONTINUED.
NAME.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
AMOUNT.
Woodbury, George E
Woodin and Little
Woods, F. H
Woods, Fred N.
Woods, Munn and Flchter
Woodward, Mollie
Woodward, W. A. and Company
Woodworth Mrs. Helen
Worden, Clinton E. and Com-
pany
Wores, Joseph .
Worrel, Calvin
Worth, Charles A.
Wreden, Glaus and Company.
Wright, Cyrus S.
Wright, E. C., Executor of Es-
tate of G. S. Lansing, de-
ceased
Wright, F. W
Wright, George S.
Wright, John A...
Wright, John T..
Wright, W. H.
Wulff , Louise
Wunsch and Van Vliet
X L Dairy Company
Yangtsye Insurance Company..,
Yates and Company
Yokohama Specie Bank Agency
Musical Instruments, $50; Watch, $20; Money,
$1,800; Machinery, $1,000
Merchandise, $8,500; Furniture, $130; Solvent
Credits, $1,500; Money, $70
Fixtures, $100; Furniture, $750; Watch, $20;
Jewelry, $100; Horses, $100; Harness, $25; Ve-
hicles, $210; Money, $135; Library, $60
Furniture, $1,500; Piano, $100; Sewing Machine,
$10; Watch, $50; Jewelry, $250; Horse, $75;
Harness, $20; Buggy, $25; Cow, $15; Station-
ery, $500
Merchandise, $300 ; Fixtures, $800
Furniture
Printing Press and Type, $2,500
Furniture
Merchandise, $3,500; Furniture, $100; Machin-
ery, $250
Merchandise, $650; Fixtures, $50; Furniture,
$250; Pianos, $50; Sewing Machine, $5
Furniture, $250; Piano, $200; Pictures, $250;
Jewelry, $300
Fixtures and Safe, $20; Furniture, $400; Pianos,
$250; Sewing Machine, $20; Watch, $20; Jew-
elry and Plate, $30; Horses, $1,020; Harness,
$100; Truck and Carriages, $1,080
Merchandise, $1,200; Fixtures, $2,000; Horses,
$700; Harness, $200; Wagons, $600; Solvent
Credits, $4,000; Money, $1,200; Machinery, $800
Furniture, $1,750; Piano, $100; Sewing Machine,
$10; Watch, $60; Jewelry, $100; Money, $76..
Fixtures, $75; Money, $3,440; Library, $220....
Merchandise, $5,000; Furniture, $500; Money,
$402
Watch, $50; Paintings, $250; Money, $5,000
Furniture, $1,000; Piano, $100; Watch, $20;
Jewelry, $20; Firearms, $5; Library, $250
Fixtures, $100; Furniture, $300; Musical In-
struments, $50; Sewing Machine, $20; Watch,
$50; Consigned Goods, $900
Furniture, $900; Musical Instruments, $75;
Watches, $50; Jewelry, $125; Solvent Credits,
$1,300; Money, $325
Thirty-Three Packages Household Goods
Merchandise, $360; Furniture, $75; Solvent
Credits, $1,515; Money, $130
Merchandise, $200; Fixtures, $50; Horses, $900;
Harness, $125; Wagons, $500; Solvent Credits,
$200; Money, $2,100; Machinery, $200
Franchise
Paints and Oils, $10,500; Fixtures, $500; Solvent
Credits, $1,500; Money, $1,000; Machinery, $600
Fixtures, $1,235; Money, $3,830
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
309
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS -CONTINUED.
NAME.
York, E. S
Yosemite Flour Mills
Young, George H . .
Young, H. H
Young, James .
Young, John P.,
Young, Joseph.
Young, J. S.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
Young Men's Christian Associa-
tion, H. J. McCoy, Secretary.
Young, N. W
Zan Bros. , and Company
Zeile, Carl D
Zeile, F. W.
Zeile, Mrs. H.
Zellerbach, A., and Sons.,
Zellerbach, I
Zenith Gas Engine Power Com-
pany
Zenkind, S
Zimmerman, F. C...
Zinkand, Chas. A...
Furniture, $1,200; Musical Instruments, $100;
Watch, $50; Jewelry, $150; Paintings and
Statuary, $400
Merchandise, $3,975; Horses, $200; Harness, $50;
Wagons, $200; Machinery, $5,000; Money, $134;
Franchise, $150
Merchandise, $2,000; Solvent Cedits, $210
Merchandise, $400; Fixtures, $500; Furniture,
$500; Musical Instruments, $50; Jewelry, $250;
Horses, $275; Harness, $50; Wagons, $280;
Money, $400; Grain, $20; Sewing Machine, $5.
Machinery
Furniture, $800; Piano, $150; Sewing Machine,
$25; Watch, $50
Drugs, $800; Fixtures, $75; Furniture, $100;
Piano, $20; Sewing Machine, $5; Wagons,
$40; Library, $40
Furniture, $5,000; Watch, $10; Horse, $75; Wag-
ons, $125; Money, $490
Zissig, Chas.
Zwick, Anton, and Company
Fixtures, $800; Furniture, $1,500; Pianos, $200;
Library, $300; Machinery, $3,500
Furniture, $800; Piano, $200; Jewelry, $300; Li-
brary, $200
Merchandise, $2,000; Fixtures, $60; Money, $175;
Machinery, $400 ; Wagon, $5
Merchandise, $1,000; Fixtures, $300; Furniture,
$550; Piano, $100; Sewing Machine, $15;
Watch, $60; Jewelry, $75; Pistol, $5; Library,
$50 ; Money, $5
Fixtures, $50; Furniture, $2,000; Musical In-
strument, $20; Sewing Machine, $20; Watches,
$150; Diamonds, etc., $400; Library, $1,000;
Paintings, $500; Bicycle, $35
Furniture, $2,000; Sewing Machine, $25;
Watches, $100; Jewelry, $500; Money, $333;
Library, $250; Paintings, $350
Merchandise, $24,850; Fixtures, $150; Solvent
Credits, $3,050; Machinery, $225
Furniture, $1,825; Piano, $100; Sewing Machine,
$10; Paintings, $100
Merchandise, $700; Machinery, $600
Merchandise, $1,000; Fixtures, $25; Furniture,
$200; Watch, $30; Machinery, $50
Furniture, $8,000; Paintings, $5,000; Jewelry,
$1,500; Piano, $500
Merchandise, $3,800; Furniture, $350; Musical
Instrument, $50
Merchandise, $1,000; Fixtures, $50; Furniture,
$200; Piano, $100
Fixtures, $40; Furniture, $20; Sewing Machine,
$5; Harness, $15; Wagon, $20; Wine, $325;
Brandies, $650
AMOUNT.
310
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS- CONTINUED.
NAME.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
AMOUNT.
Zweig, Julia, Executrix..
Zwissig, Louis..,
Fixtures, $150; Furniture, $669; Piano, $75;
AVatch, $50; Harness, $10; Buggies, $100; Sol-
vent Credits, $7,691; Money, $2,215; Stocks,
$100; Poultry, $10; Barley and Malt, $4,315;
Machinery, $635
Horses, $225; Harness, $25; Wagons, $150;
Cows, $1,800 I
2,200
CHINESE.
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS.
NAME.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
AMOUNT.
Bow Tsee Tong Yick Kee
Bow Wing Chong and Company.
Cabanas and Company
Cerro Gordo Cigar Company
Chai Sang Tong
Chan Ning Tuck Kee
Chee Chong and Company
Chee Chong Wo and Company..
Cheong Wo and Company
Chee Sang Tong
Chew Chong and Company
Chew Chong
Chew Chung Lung Wo Kee
Chew Hing Lung and Company.
Chew Ying Lung and Company.
Merchandise, $1,100; Fixtures, $200; Solvem
Credits, $100; Money, $100
Merchandise, $4,500; Fixtures, $200; Solvent
Credits, $200; Money, $100
Merchandise, $3,850; Fixtures, $250; Solvent
Credits, $1,430; Money, $297
Merchandise, $2.100; Fixtures, $200; Furniture,
$100; Money, $200
Merchandise, $1,600; Fixtures, $200; Furniture,
$100; Money, $100
Merchandise, $2,400; Fixtures, $200; Furniture,
$100; Solvent Credits, $200; Money, $100 1
Merchandise, $2,100; Fixtures, $100; Furniture, j
$100; Solvent Credits, $i,uO; Money, $300 1
Merchandise, $880; Fixtures, $100; Money, $20.. j
Merchandise, $1,000; Fixtures, $120; Money, $80.}
Merchandise, $800; Fixtures, $100; Furniture,!
$100; Solvent Credits, $150; Money, $50 j
Merchandise, $2,500; Fixtures, $300; Money,'
$100 j
Merchandise, $700; Fixtures, $100; Sewing Ma-|
chines, $100; Money, $100 1
Merchandise, $1,600; Fixtures, $100; Furniture, j
$100; Solvent Credits, $150; Money, $50
Merchandise, $3,000; Fixtures, $300; Solvent!
Credits, $400 ; Money, $200 !
Merchandise, $4,800; Fixtures, $50; Solvent!
Credits, $950; Money, $500; Consigned Goods,
$500 !
!? 1,500
5,000
5,827
2,600
2,000
3,000
2,800
1,000
1,200
1,200
2,900
1,000
2,000
3,900
PERSONAL PROPER1Y ASSESSMENT.
311
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS— CONTINUED.
NAME.
DESCRIPTION OP PROPERTY.
AMOUNT.
Chicago Cigar Company (Lee |
Him)
Chin Chy Tong
Chin Chong and Company
Ching Kee and Company
Chong Tai Tong Kee
Choy Jee Tong
Chun Wo Tong
Chung Kee and Company.
Chung Kee and Company..
Chy Lung and Company...
Com Cook Yuen
Doap Leun Hong
Dominion Shoe Factory
Fook Sang Lung
Fook Sang Tong
Fook Wo and Company
Fook Wo Tong
Fow Yuen and Company
Fuji Company, The
Fuji Company
Fung Hai and Company
Fung Sang Lung and Company.
Fung Yick Jan and Company...
Gee Tan Hong
Gee Wo Tong
Han Ford Company
Hang Fer L<^v
Hang Lee
Hang Yeck and Company
:iig and Company
Merchandise, $1,000; Fixtures, $200; Furniture,
$100; Solvent Credits, $400; Money, $200
Merchandise, $800; Fixtures, $250; Furniture,
$100; Money, $50
Merchandise, $1,500; Fixtures, $200; Money,
$100; Consigned Goods, $100
Fixtures, $100; Horses, $100; Wagons, $150;
Solvent Credits, $200; Money, $50; Wood, $400.
Merchandise, $1,150; Fixtures, $300; Solvent
Credits, $150; Money, $400
Merchandise, $1,200; Fixtures, $200; Furniture;
?100; Solvent Credits, $200; Money, $100
Merchandise, $1,800; Fixtures, $200; Solvent
Credits, $100; Money, $120
Merchandise, $600; Fixtures, $300; Money, $100.
Merchandise, §1,800; Fixtures, $200; Furniture,
$100; Sewing Machines, $100; Solvent Credits,
$300; Money, $100
Merchandise, $15,000; Fixtures, $1,000; Furni-
ture, $1,000; Solvent Credits, $1,500; Money,
$500
Merchandise, $400; Fixtures, $600; Solvent
Credits, $100; Money, $100
Merchandise, $900; Fixtures, $100; Solvent
Credits, $100; Money, $100
Merchandise, $800; Fixtures, $100; Money, $100.
Merchandise, $800; Fixtures, $100; Money, $100..
Merchandise, $800; Fixtures, $100; Solvent
Credits, $50; Money, $50
Merchandise, $4,300; Fixtures, $200; Furniture,
$100; Solvent Credits, $300; Money, $100
Merchandise, $900; Fixtures, .$100; Money, $100.
Merchandise, $800; Fixtures, $100; Money, $100..
Merchandise, $1,000; Fixtures, $150; Money, $50.
Merchandise, $1,250; Fixtures, $150; Wagon,
$50 ; Money, $50
Merchandise, $1,200; Fixtures, $200; Furniture,
$200; Money, $200
Merchandise, $1,400; Fixtures, $100; Furniture,
$50; Money, $50
Merchandise, $2,000; Fixtures, $250; Solvent
Credits, $500; Money, $250
Merchandise, $1,000; Fixtures, $100; Furniture,
$50; Money, $50
Merchandise, $800; Fixtures, $100; Money, $100..
Merchandise, $600; Fixtures, $200; Machinery,
$200
Merchandise. MOO; Fixtures, $1,100; Furniture,
13100; Money, S200
Fixtures. |800; Jewelry, $300; Solvent Credits,
MM
Mrroli;m;!isr. y2.MQ; Fixtures, $200; Furniture,
$100: il.in.--y. V100
ili-n-lian.lise, $1,200; Fixtures, $100; Furniture,
$100; Money, $100
312
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS— CONTINUED.
NAME.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
AMOUNT.
Hee Tai Wo and Company
Heng Sing and Company
King Cheong
Hong Fook Tong
Hong On Tong
Hong Yan Tong
Hop Lee and Company
Hop Wo Benevolent Association.
Hop Wo Lung and Company
Hue Kai and Company
John Lung and Company
Kim Lung and Company
Kue Lung Yick Kee
Kung Wo
Kwong Chew Yuen
Kwong Chun Yuen
Kwong Fong Tai and Company.
Kwong Lee Chong
Kwong Lun Hing
Kwong Mee Wo and Company..
Kwong On Lung and Company.
Kwong On
Kwong Sing and Company.
Kwong Wo Hop and Company.,
Kwong Wo Tai Lun Kee
Kwong Yick and Company
Lai Sang
Lai Yuen Chong.,
Merchandise, $700; Fixtures, $100; Furniture,
$100; Money, $100
Merchandise, $950; Fixtures, $50; Furniture,
$100; Sewing Machine, $10
Merchandise, $700; Fixtures, $200; Furniture
$100; Solvent Credits, $200; Money, $100 '.
Merchandise, $800; Fixtures, $200; Furniture,
$50; Money, $50
Merchandise, $1,000; Fixtures, $100; Furniture,
$100; Solvent Credits, $100; Money, $100
Merchandise, $1,600; Fixtures, $100; Money,
$100
Merchandise, $1,600; Fixtures, $200; Furniture,
$100; Money, $100; Machinery, $100
Furniture
Merchandise, $2,600; Fixtures, $150; Money,
$50
Merchandise, $1,000; Fixtures, $100; Furniture,
$100; Sewing Machines, $100; Money, $400;
Machinery, $500
Merchandise, $750; Furniture, $150; Sewing Ma-
chines, $50; Money, $50
Merchandise, $7,900; Fixtures, ?600; Furniture,
$125; Money, $100
Merchandise, $900; Fixtures, $100; Furniture,
$100; Money, $100
Merchandise, $2,000; Fixtures, $100; Money,
$400
Merchandise, $2,000; Fixtures, $100; Furniture,
$100; Solvent Credits, $200; Money, $100
Merchandise, $1,000; Fixtures, $100; Solvent
Credits, $100; Money, $100
Merchandise, $2,500; Fixtures, $130; Furniture,
$320; Solvent Credits, $5,545; Money, $505
Merchandise, $1,800; Fixtures, $200; Furniture,
$100; Money, $100
Merchandise, $2,800; Fixtures, $150; Solvent
Credits, $1,050; Money, $300 '
Merchandise, $1,000; Fixtures, $150; Furniture,
$50; Solvent Credits, $400; Money, $50 ]
Merchandise, $1,000; Fixtures, $200; Sol vent j
Credits, $200; Money, $100
Merchandise, $8CO; Fixtures, $100; Money, $100..
Merchandise, $1,200; Fixtures, $200; Furniture,
$100; Solvent Credits, $200; Money, $100
Merchandise, $1,200; Fixtures, $200; Money,
$100
Merchandise, $1,000; Fixtures, $100; Furniture,
$100; Solvent Credits, $300; Money, $100
Merchandise, $2,200; Fixtures, $200; Furniture,
$100; Solvent Credits, $200; Money, $100
Merchandise, $1,300; Furniture, $150; Money,
Merchandise, $1,000; Furniture, $250...,
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
313
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS-CONTINUED.
NAME.
Lee Teck (Cerro Hower Cigar
Company)
Lum Foon and Company.,
Lun Chong
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
AMOUNT.
Lung Gong Gung Shaw
Lun Sing and Company
Lun Ty and Company.
M. Shibata
M. Shibata
Man Chong and Company
Mau Lee and Company
Mee Fung
Mow Tong Lung Kee
Mow Lee
Mow Tuck and Company
Nam Sang Chong On Wo
Ning Yuen Benevolent Associa-
tion
Noon Sang Lung
O Kai and Company
On Tai Insurance Company of
Hong Kong
Oriental Cigar Box Factory
Oso Cigar Company
Oy Wo Lung Sing Kee
Oy Wo Tong
Pacific Fruit Packing Company.
Po Sang Tong
Poy Kee and Company
Poy Ying Tong
Quan Lung Tai Tong Kee
Merchandise, $1,800; Furniture, $100; Money,!
$100 [
Merchandise, $1,600; Fixtures, $100; Furniture,
$1CO; Solvent Credits, $150; Money, $50 !
Merchandise, $1,500; Fixtures, $100; Solvent;
Credits, $100; Money, $100
Furniture
Merchandise, $2,500; Fixtures, $100; Furniture,
$100; Solvent Credits, $200; Money, $100 <
Merchandise, $2,710; Fixtures, $200; Furniture,
$100; Money, $50
Merchandise, $1,350; Fixtures, $150
Merchandise, $900; Fixtures, $200; Money, $50..
Merchandise, $3,200; Fixtures, $200; Furniture,
$100; Solvent Credits, $500; Money, $100
Merchandise, $800; Fixtures, $200; Furniture,
$100; Money, $100
Merchandise, $200; Wood, $600; Machinery, $200.
Merchandise, $200; Money, $300; Brandies,
Merchandise, $800; Fixtures, $200; Furniture,
$100; Money, $100
Merchandise, $900; Fixtures, $200; Furniture,
$100; Money, $100; Solvent Credits, $300
Merchandise, $1,000; Fixtures, $50; Sewing
Machine, $15
Furniture
Merchandise, $800; Fixtures, $200; Furniture,
$100; Solvent Credits, $200; Money, $100
Merchandise, $1,830; Fixtures, $30; Money, $40;
Teas, $10
Franchise
Fixtures, $200; Money, $100; Lumber, $600;
Machinery, $600
Merchandise, $700; Fixtures, $50; Solvent
Credits, $200; Money, $50
Merchandise, $800; Fixtures, $150; Furniture,
$50; Solvent Credits, $150; Money, $50
Merchandise, $1,500; Fixtures, $200; Furniture,
$200 ; Solvent Credits, $200 ; Money, $100
Merchandise, $500; Fixtures, $100; Money, $200;
Merchandise in Warehouse, $1,500; Machin-
ery, $300
Merchandise, $1,500; Fixtures, $100; Solvent
Credits, $300; Money, $100
Merchandise, $1,300; Money, $200; Machinery,
$500
Merchandise, $SOO; Fixtures, $200; Furniture,
$100; Money, $100
Merchandise, $600; Fixtures, $100; Furniture,
?50; Solvent Credits, $200; Money, $100 ,
2,000
1,800
1,000
3,000
3,060
1,500
1,150
4,100
1,200
1,000
3,500
1,200
1,600
1,065
1,600
1,400
1,910
2,000
1,500
1,000
1,200
2,200
2,600
2,000
2,000
1,200
1,050
314
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS— CONTINUED.
NAME.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
AMOUNT.
Quong Cheng Wing Kee and
Company
Quong Chong Wing.
Quong Chung
Quong Chung Shing and Com-
pany
Quong Chung Yuen
Quong Fat
Quong Hain Wah.
Quong Hong Chong
Quong Hing Lung
Quong Hong Hai and Company.
Quong Hong Yuen and Company
Quong Lee and Company
Quong On Chong
Quong Tong Kee
Quong Tuck and Company
Quong Wa Chong
Quong Wa Lee
Quong Wah Ying
Quong Wing Lung Company
Quong Wing Lung
Quong Wing Sing
Quong Wing Tai and Company..
Quong Wo Company
Quong Yuen Lung Kee
Ramirez Cigar Company
Sam Kee
Sam Sing and Company
Merchandise, $1,200; Fixtures, $150; Solvent
Credits, $300; Money, $100
Merchandise, $700; Fixtures, $100; Furniture,
$100; Money, $100
Merchandise, $1,000; Fixtures, $50; Solvent
Credits, $50
Merchandise, $4,200; Fixtures, $150; Furniture,
$100; Solvent Credits, $200; Money, $50
Merchandise, $1,300; Fixtures, $200; Furniture,
$100; Money, $100
Merchandise, $1,350; Money, $150
Merchandise, $1,600; Fixtures, $200; Furniture,
$100; Solvent Credits, $400; Money, $200
Merchandise, $1,000; Fixtures, $100; Furniture,
$100; Money, $100
Merchandise, $2,250; Fixtures, $200; Solvent
Credits, $100; Money, $50
Merchandise, $1,600; Fixtures, $200; Money,
$200
Merchandise, $600; Fixtures, $200; Furniture,
$100; Money, $100
Merchandise, $600; Fixtures, $100; Furniture,
$100; Solvent Credits, $100; Money, $100
Merchandise, $800; Fixtures, $100; Furniture,
$100; Money, $50
Merchandise, $600; Fixtures, $100; Solvent
Credits, $200; Money, $100
Merchandise, $900; Fixtures, $100; Solvent
Credits, -$100; Money, $100
Merchandise, $1,000; Furniture, $300; Solvent
Credits, $600; Money, $10
Merchandise, $1,000; Fixtures, $100
Merchandise, $3,500; Fixtures, $100; Furniture,
$100; Solvent Credits, $200; Money, $100
Merchandise, $1,500; Fixtures, $200; Solvent
Credits, $2oO; Money, $50
Merchandise, $700; Fixtures, $100; Furniture.
$100; Money, $100
Merchandise, $800; Fixtures, $100; Furniture,
$30; Money, $70
Merchandise, $750; Fixtures, $150; Solvent
Credits, $60; Money, $40
Merchandise, $800; Fixtures, $200; Solvent
Credits, $150; Money, $50
Merchandise, $1,000; Fixtures, $200; Furniture,
$100; Solvent Credits, $200; Money, $100
Merchandise, $1,500; Fixtures, $400; Furniture,
$100; Solvent Credits, $400; Money, $100
Merchandise, $700; Fixtures, $200; Furniture,
$100; Solvent Credits, $200; Money, $100
Merchandise, $1.700; Fixtures, $250; Furniture,
$30; Money, $520
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
315
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS— CONTINUED.
NAME.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
AMOUNT.
Sam Lung and Company
Sang Wo
Sang Wo Sang and Company —
Shing Shun and Company
Shun On and Company
Shun Yuen King and Company..
S. lyima Nippon Company
Sing Fat and Company
Sing Fat and Company.
Sing Kee
Sue Shing Wo
Sue Wo and Company . .
Sun Kam Wan.
Sun Kwong Chong and Company
Sun Lee Lung
Sun Sing Kee
Tai Sang Tong
Tai Won and Company
Ti Hang Lung and Company....
Tie King Tie Kee
Tie Sing Art
Tie Wo Hong and Company...
Tie Yick and Company
Tie Yow
Tong Wo and Company
Tsue Chong Wins' Mon Kee...
Tuck Wo
Tung Foo and Company
Wa Hing Lung and Company.
Merchandise, $6,200; Fixtures, $200; Solvent
Credits, $2,600; Money, $200
Merchandise, $3,000; Fixtures, $100; Solvent
Credits, $200; Money, $100
Merchandise, $800; Fixtures, $50; Furniture,
$50; Money, $100
Merchandise, $1,700; Fixtures, $200; Furniture,
$50; Solvent Credits, $100; Money, $50
Merchandise, $1,600; Fixtures, $100; Furniture,
$100; Solvent Credits, $100; Money, $100
Merchandise, $5,000; Fixtures, $100; Furniture,
$200; Jewelry, $100; Solvent Credits, $600;
Money, $500
Merchandise, $850; Fixtures, $150
Merchandise, $3,650; Furniture, $200; Money,
$475
Merchandise
Merchandise, $1,400; Fixtures, $200; Furniture,
$100; Money, $100
Merchandise, $800; Fixtures, $100; Money, $100..
Merchandise, $3,200; Fixtures, $200; Furniture,
$100; Solvent Credits, $400; Money, $100
Merchandise, $3,200; Fixtures, $300; Furniture,
$200; Jewelry, $100; Solvent Credits, $300;
Money, $150
Merchandise, $4,500; Fixtures, $200; Furniture,
$100; Solvent Credits, $500; Money, $200
Merchandise, $850; Fixtures, $150; Solvent
Credits, $350; Money, $75
Merchandise, $1,000; Fixtures, $200; Furniture,
$50; Money, $100
Merchandise, $2,300; Fixtures, $100; Furniture,
$100; Solvent Credits, $200; Money, $200
Merchandise, $400; Fixtures, $100; Money,
£100; Brandies, $1,700....'.
Merchandise, $2,500; Fixtures, $200; Money,
S200 |
Merchandise, $200; Fixtures, $100; Horses, $150; I
Harness, $30; Wagons, $120; Money, $50 ;j
Lumber, $200; Wood, $100; Machinery, $1,050..
Fixtures, $250; Money, $800
Merchandise, $1,300; Fixtures, $200; Furniture,
$100; Solvent Credits, $200; Money, $100
Merchandise, $900; Fixtures, $100; Money, $100..
Fixtures, $150; Solvent Credits, $400; Money,
$100; Brandies, $1,750
Merchandise, $3,300; Fixtures, $200; Furniture,
$200; Solvent Credits, $1,100; Money, $200;
Consigned Goods, $1,800
Merchandise, $4,000; Furniture, $200; Solvent
Credits, $600; Money, $200
Merchandise, $1,300; Fixtures, $100; Furniture,
$100; Solvent Credits, $200; Money, $100
Merchandise, $3,000; Fixtures, $200; Money,
$100
Merchandise, si. 300; Fixtures, $150; Money,
$100 ..
316
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS— CONTINUED.
NAME.
Wah Yuen Lung Kee
Wah Yuen Chung
Wing Chong Lung and Company
Wing Chong Wo and Company..
Wing Fat
Wing Fat Cheong
Wing Fong Hi
Wing Fung and Company
Wing Hi Loy
Wing Lun On and Company
Wing Lung and Company
Wing Sing Loong and Company.
Wing Tuck.
Wo Gin and Company.
Wo Hop
Wo Kee and Company.
Wo Sung and Company
Woey Sen Low
Wong White and Company
Yan Lee Eat
Yan Wo Association
Yee Hing Chong Kee
Ying Yan Kee and Company
Yin On Hong Wing Kee
Young and Company
Young Kee
Yow Yuen and Company ,
Yuen Chue and Company
Yuen Fong and Company
Yuen Lee and Company
Yum Fong.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
Merchandise, $3,580; Fixtures, $100; Furniture,
$100; Watch, $20; Jewelry, $50; Money, $500...
Merchandise, $2,300; Fixtures, $200; Furniture,
$200; Money, $100
Merchandise, $1,200; Fixtures, $200; Furniture.
$100; Solvent Credits, $100; Money, $100
Merchandise, $1,950; Fixtures, $100; Furniture,
$50; Solvent Credits, $2,600; Money, $240; Con-
signed Goods, $5,060
Merchandise, $1,600; Fixtures, $200; Furniture,
$100; Money, $100
Mercnandise, $1,500; Fixtures, $100; Furniture,
$100; Money, $100
Merchandise, $700; Fixtures, $200; Solvent
Credits, $100; Money, $50
Merchandise, $2,200; Fixtures, $100; Furniture,
$100; Money, $100
Fixtures, $200; Lumber, $600; Machinery, $200..
Merchandise, $700; Fixtures, $200; Money, $100..
Merchandise, $SOO; Fixtures, $100; Money, $100.
Merchandise, $3,800; Furniture, $360; Money,
$40
Merchandise, $865; Fixtures, $80; Solvent
Credits, $1,515; Money, $262; Consigned
Goods, $1,148
Merchandise, $800; Fixtures, $100; Furniture,
$100; Machinery, $200
Merchandise, $1,250; Sewing Machines, $100;
Money, $50
Merchandise, $2,000; Fixtures, $100; Solvent
Credits, $1,000; Money, $400; Consigned
Goods, $3,500
Merchandise, $1,800; Fixtures, $200; Solvent
Credits, $300; Money, $200
Merchandise, $400; Fixtures, $800; Furniture,
$600; Money, $200
Merchandise, $800; Fixtures, $100; Money, $100..
Merchandise, $700; Fixtures, $100; Furniture,
$100; Money, $200
Furniture
Merchandise, $2,600; Fixtures, $200; Furniture,
$100; Money, $100
Merchandise, $600; Fixtures, $200; Furniture,
$100; Money, $100
Merchandise, $800; Fixtures, $100; Money, $300..
Merchandise, $1,120; Fixtures, $80; Money, $20.
Merchandise, $600; Fixtures, $100; Furniture,
$100; Solvent Credits, $150; Money, $50
Merchandise, $1,800; Fixtures, $200; Money,
$200
Merchandise, $3,500; Fixtures, $200; Furniture,
$100; Money, $200
Merchandise, $1,000; Fixtures, $400; Money, $50.
Merchandise, $800; Fixtures, $100; Sewing Ma-
chines, $100; Money, $200; Machinery, $200....
Merchandise, $550; Fixtures, $1,600; Money,
$150
AMOUNT.
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
317
ERRATA.
NAMES AND ASSESSMENTS.
NAME.
DESCRIPTION OP PROPERTY.
AMOUNT.
Marguardson, E. H. J., Execu-
tor Estate of F. W. Runge,
deceased
Macdonough, Jos. M., MacDon-
ough, W. O. B., Agar, Agnes
M. .
Solvent Credits.
McCormick, W. H
Hofgetter, Herman, Executor
Estate of Emilie Steiner, de-
ceased
Furniture, $12,500; Machinery, $5,000; Scenery,
$300; Franchise, $150
Merchandise, $1,000; Furniture, $175; Piano, $50
Promissory Note.
$3,COO
17,950
1,225
8,819
318
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
SHIPPING.
NAME.
Abbie, schooner
A. C. Freese. steamer
Acme, steamer
Active, steamer
Adelia, schooner
Admiral, schooner
Afognak, steamer
Ajax, barge
Alameda, steamer
Alameda, steamer (one-half as-
sessed in Alameda County)
Alaska, bark
Albert, bark
Albert Meyer, schooner
Albion, schooner
Albion, steamer
Alcalde, schooner
Alcatraz, steamer
Alcazar, steamer —
Alert, steamer
Alexander Duncan, steamer
Alexander McNeil, bark
Aleut, steamer
Alice, schooner
Alice, steamer
Alice Blanchard, steamer
Alice Cooke, schooner
Alice KimbaU. schooner
Al-Ki, steamer
Allen A., schooner
Alliance, steamer
Alma, schooner
Aloha, schooner
Alpine, schooner
Alta, schooner
Alton, schooner
Alviia, steamer:
Alviso, steamer
America, ship
America, schooner
American Girl, schooner
Amethyst, schooner
Andrew Hicks, bark
Anita, schooner
Anna, schooner
Annie, steamer
AMOUNT.
§2.000
4.500
4,300
13,500
500
600
3,800
1,100
160.000
8.000
2,000
14,000
14,000
1.800
8,000
5,500
12.000
12.50J
5,500
4,5(]0
5,000
2.000
3,250
3.000
11,000
18,000
1,500
15.500
5.50J
27,500
1.40J
18,000
1,700
1,000
2,000
6,500
5.000
8,500
3.50J
3.000
1,250
1,250
2,500
4,800
1,000
NAME.
AMOUNT.
Annie E., schooner
Annie Gee, schooner
Annie Johnson, bark
Aimie Larsen, schooner
Antelope, schooner
Apache, steamer
Aragjo, barkentine
Arago, schooner
Arcata, steamer
Archer, barkentine
Archie and Fonte, schooner
Arctic, steamer [
Arthur I., schooner
Astoria, steamer
Atlas, barge
Aureole, bark
Aurora, steamer
Australia, steamer
Ax.alea, schooner
Balaena, steamer
Bangor, schooner
Barbara Hermster, schooner
Barclay Golden, steamer
Bay City.steamer (assessed one-half
in Alameda County)
Beluga, steamer
Bender Bros., schooner
Bertha, steamer
Bertha Dolbeer, schooner
Berwick, schooner
Bessie Alden, bark
Beulah. schooner
Big Bonanza, bark
Bobolink, schooner
Bonanza, schooner
Bonita, steamer
Bonita, schooner.
Bowhead, schooner
B. P. Cheney, ship
| California, barge
Captain Weber, steamer
Caroline, steamer
Carrier Dove, schooner
Carrollton, bark
Caspar, steamer
Catalina, schooner
$2,000
1,500
9,500
6.500
2,500
14,000
12,000
1,200
10,000
15.00J
2,000
2,500
3.000
7,000
1,600
2,500
9,500
155,000
8,500
7,000
13,000
3,500
3,000
18,250
7,000
2.000
15.500
4,500
2.250
6,000
625C
7,250
1,800
2,000
7,003
4,200
1,700
6,000
1.600
16,000
1,500
17,000
6,700
13,500
2,030
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
319
SHIPPING- CONTINUED.
NAMK.
AMOUNT.
NAME.
AMOCXT.
C. A. Thayer, schooner .... ....
$13,500
Defender, schooner.. .
$14 000
Catherine Sudden, barkentine
4,000
8,000
D. E. Knight No. 1, steamer
D. E. Knight No 2, stea aer
3,350
4 750
C. D. Bryant, bark
10,000
Del Xorte, schooner
2 250
Celia, steamer
6,00'J
Del Norte, steamer
16000
7,000
Dora, schooner ....
1 COO
2,4')0
Dora, steamer ....
11 liO!)
8,000
Dora Bluhm, schuoner
6 000
200
Dover, steamer ... .
8 000
Challenger, schooner
Charles B. Kenney, bark
Charles F. Crocker, barkentine. . . .
Charles Hansen, schooner
Charles H. Merchant, schooner
Charles R Wilson, schooner
4,500
5,500
17,000
2,000
4,000
9,000
Duxbuvy, schooner
Eclipse, schooner
Eclipse, shi p
Eclipse, barge
Edgar, steamer
Edward Parke, schooner
1,000
750
8,000
2,000
1,500
2 400
Chehalis, barkentine
City of Papeete, barkentine
14,000
8,000
E. K.Wood, schooner
El Capitan, steamer (one-half as-
11,500
9 500
11 530
1 000
4 000
9 OJO
Elizabeth, steamer .
1 500
Colorado barge
1 600
2 750
Columbia, steamer
4 000
Ella Roblffs schooner
3 700
Columbia, bark
2 800
Ellen, steamer . . .
] 500
Columbia, ship
6 500
Elnorah, schooner
2 250
Cohisa, bark
Confiaiiza, schooner
Comet, schooner
5,000
2.0CO
8,500
El Primero, steamer
Elsie, steamer
Elveuia schooner
6,500
3.750
2 000
10 000
Elwell •'hi p
7 000
Compeer, schooner
Constance, steamer
4,500
4 000
Emily Lundt, schooner
300
1 000
Consuelo, brigantine
5 500
3000
Coos Bay, steamer,
10 ODO
1 750
Coque le, schooner ...
Coqelle River, steamer
2,030
22 500
Emma Utter, schooner
3,500
4 000
Corinthian, schooner
2,750
6 500
Empire, bark
4,250
Coryphene, bark
6 000
in Alameda County)
19000
Courtney Ford, brigentine
Crescent City, steamer
7,500
11,000
Enterprise, schooner
1,590
1,800
C S Holmes, schooner
10,500
F.rie, schooner
2,000
C T Hill schooner
2 300
1 700
Czar, schooner
2,500
40 00 J
Ethel Zane, schooner
Eureka, steamer
11.500
4,000
1,800
E;ireka, schooner
2,500
1 600
Eureka, barkentine
2,500
Dauntless, steamer
16,000
Eva, steamer
1,250
320
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
SHIPPING— CONTINUED.
NAME.
AMOUNT.
NAME.
AMOUNT.
$3,250
1,000
25,000
5,003
3,503
4,000
4,000
20,000
2,000
38,000
3,500
1,200
2.500
1,200
3,000
3.500
1,200
1,300
9,000
2.000
3.250
9,000
10,000
12,000
11,000
7.0CO
1.750
2,00.)
2,000
6,250
3.000
13,003
7.000
c 0,000
6,000
4,750
1,500
2,500
3,700
10,000
2,300
6,500
2,250
1.5:0
13,500
Gotonia, schooner
Grace Barton, steamer
Gracie S. , schooner
Grampus, steamer
Greenwood, steamer
82,000
5,000
3,500
6,000
8,503
l,7tO
10,000
3,250
5,000
6,000
4,000
7,250
4,259
5,250
2,750
1,600
2,750
5,000
3,000
.°,030
9,500
1,350
5.5CO
23,000
1,000
4,500
2,800
2,000
1,500
1,600
3.C03
3,000
2,250
7,000
14,500
2,750
6,000
5,250
9,000
1.650
2,000
22.CO)
7,000
2,000
21,000
5,500
Eva, schooner
Excelsior, steamer
Fanny Adele, schooner
G W Watson schooner
Farallon, steamer
Gypsy, steamer
Hulcyon, schooner
Fearless, steamer
Hattie Gage, steamer
Harvester bark
Five Brothers, schooner
Harvester, bark
H. C.Wright, barkentine
Helen M. Kimball, schooner
Henrietta M., schooner
Fortuna, schooner
Four Sisters, schooner
Frank Lawrence, schooner
Fred E. Sander, schooner
Fremont, barkentine
Hercules, steamer
F. S. Redneld, schooner
Highland Light bark
Garden City, steamer (one-half as-
seseed in Alameda County)
Gardiner City, barkentine
Hueiieme, schooner
Hunter, steamer
Hunter, bark
Gem, schooner
General Banning, schooner
General Fairchild, bark
General Siglin, schooner
Geneva, brigantine
George F. Manson, bark
George Loomis. steamer
George Skolfield, ship.
George C. Perkins, barkentiue. . . .
Gerald C., schooner
Germania, bark •
Gertie Storey, steamer
Gleaner, barkentine
Glin, schooner
Gleudale, schooner
Golden Gate, steamer
Golden Gate, schooner
Idaho, barge
Ida Schuauer, schooner..
• 'H '
Irmgard, barkentine
Ivy, schooner
James A. Garfeld, schooner —
James M. Donahue, steamer
Jane A. Falkenberg, barkentine..
Jane Gray, schooner
Jane L. Stanford, barkentine
J. B. Brown, ship
J. B. Leeds, schooner
J. D. Peters, steamer
J D Peters bark .
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
321
SHIPPING— CONTINUED.
NAME.
AMOUNT.
NAME.
AMOUNT.
Jeanie, steamer
$7 000
Levi G Burgess bark
$8000
Jeannette, steamer
16,500
4 000
Letitia, schooner
1,000
2500
Jennie and Edna, schooner
Jennie Stellar, schooner
Jennie Theliu, schooner
1,400
4,000
1 800
Lila and Mattie, schooner
Lillebonne, schooner
Lily, schooner. . . .
2,000
4,000
2500
Jennie Wand, schooner
J. Eppinger, schooner
2,750
2,000
Llewellyn J. Morse, ship
Lottie, steamer
6.750
1.3CO
Jessie H. Freeman, steamer
3,750
1 400
Lottie Carson, schooner
Louis, schooner
5,003
12000
13 500
Louise, schooner
10000
J G Wall schooner
1 000
Louisiana, ship
6700
J. M. Coleman, schooner
J. M. Weatherwax schooner . ..
10.COO
10 000
Louis Walsh, ship
Lucero, schooner
4.500
5,000
John A schooner
6 500
Lucy, schooner ....
8,250
John A Briggs ship
10 500
Lurline, schooner ....
2,500
John and Wiuthrop, bark
2 500
Lurline, brigantine.. , .
9,500
John C Potter schooner.
4 000
Lyman D. Forster schooner . .
18,000
John D. Spreckels, biigantine
John D. Tallant schooner
5,000
14000
Mabel Gray, schooner
Maggie C. Russ, schooner
1,500
3,600
John F. Miller, schooner
John G . North schooner
2,500
5,5'tO
Maid of Orleans, schooner-
Maksoutoff, schooner
3,250
1,503
John N. Ingalls, schooner
1 500
Mammoth, barge
1.6GO
8 000
j Mare Island, steamer
1,500
3 000
Margaret G, schooner
1 500
2 000
Maria C. Smith schooner
6 250
4 ^00
Marion, schooner. . .
3500
Kadiak
3 000
Mariposa, steamer
160000
9 500
Martha Davis, bark
4 500
Kate Davenport, bark
5000
Martha W. Tuft, schooner
1.000
Katie Flickin<*er barkentine
6 000
Mary and Ida-, schooner
3 250
13 000
Mary Bidwell, schooner
1 000
17 00;)
Marv Buhn, schooner
1 600
Kodat, steamer
1,500
5 5CO
Mary B. Williams, steamer
Mary C. , schooner
1.200
1,000
Lady Mine, schooner
La Gironde, schooner
2.000
?,500
4 500
Mary D. Hume, steamer
Mary Dodge, schooner
Mary K. Russ, schooner
4.500
3,800
3,250
16.000
2,000
2,000
Mary Garratt steamer
14 000
1 '
6,250
Mary Gilbert
2 000
Laura May, schooner
3,750
1,500
Mary Winkelman, barkentine
Mary, schooner
5,500
1 000
Leader, steamer
4,500
1,400
Maweema, schooner
14,000
1 800
''
4,000
2 000
322
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
SHIPPING— CONTINUED.
NAME.
McNear.bark
Melancthon, schooner
Melrose, bark. .
Mercury, ship
Merom, bark
Merren, steamer
Meteor, schooner
Mineola, steamer
Missouri, barge
Modoc, steamer
Mohican, bark
Monarch, steamer
Monitor, barkentine
Montana, barge
Monterey, schooner
Monticello, steamer
Moro, schooner
Muriel, schooner
Napa City, steamer
Narwhal, steamer
National City, steamer
Navarro, steamer
Neponset No. 2, steamer
Neptune, schooner
Nettie, schooner
Nettie Sundborg. schooner
Nevada, barge
Newark, steamer (one-half a&essed
in AlamecU County)
Newark, schooner
Newport, steamer
Newsboy, steame.
Newsboy, barkentine
Nicholas Thayer , bark
'Nicolaus, barge
Nokomis, sch6oner
Norma, schooner
Northern Light, bark
N orth Bend, schooner
North Fork, steamer
Northwest, barkentine
Novelty, schooner
Noyo, steamer
Oakland, steamer (one-half as
sessed in Alameda County)
Oakland, bark
AMOUNT.
$5,000
2,000
3,500
2,000
5,500
1,800
14,000
58,000
1,600
19,000
6.COO
6.000
1,200
1,600
2.75)
3,003
3,750
18,000
5,000
7,000
13,500
9,503
5,000
3.250
1,230
1,2 '0
1,600
18,003
2,750
6,000
8,500
8,500
3,503
2,000
15,0)0
6,003
1,500
5,000
13,753
1,250
9,000
11,000
30,000
1,750
NAME.
Occidental, ship
Occidental, schooner
Olga, schooner
O M. Kellogg, schooner
Onward, steamer
Orca, steamer
Oregon, bark.
Orient, schooner
Oriental, ship
Orion, schooner . .
Oso, barge
Pacific, steamer
Parkersburg, schooner
Pearl, schooner ...
Peerless, schooner
Percy Edwards, brig
Piedmont, steamer (one-half as-
sessed in Alameda County)
Pinole, schooner . . .
Pioneer, schooner
Planet, barge
Planter, barkentiue
'oint Arena, steamer
Polar Bear, steamer
Portland, barkentiue
Premier, schooner
resident, ste .mer
President, schooner
Pride of the River, steamer . .
?rien Lizzie, schooner.
Printer, steamer
Prosper, schooner
Prosper, schooner
Protection, steamer
Prussia, bark
.Jueen, sch.;oner
Queen, steamer
Quickstep, barkentiue
Habboui, steamer
Ralph J. Long, schooner
Rattler, schooaer
Red Bluff, steamer
Regina S., schooner
Reliance, steamer
Reliance, schooner
Relief, steamer
AMOUNT.
§7.000
4,000
11,000
11,0)0
6,500
8,500
7,000
1,250
9,500
2,000
1.200
3,000
2,500
2,003
3,750
2,003
30,000
1,200
8,010
1,200
11,000
10,000
2,250
5,000
2,500
6,000
6,000
9,000
],900
2,000
12,000
6.500
11,000
5,000
5,000
90,000
5,500
2,000
2,0:0
2,000
7,500
1,000
8,000
1.200
12,000
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
323
SHIPPING— CONTINUED.
NAME.
AMOUNT.
NAME.
AMOUNT.
Relief steamer
$1 000
Signal steamer
$13000
4,000
S. N. Castle, barkentine
7 000
Rescue steamer
6,000
Snow & Burgess, bark
9000
Resolute, steamei
5600
Solano, schooner... .
1 CO)
Rio Rey schooner
2,250
Sonoma, steamer
4000
Rival, steamer
13000
Sonoma, bark
2 COO
Robert Sudden, barkentine
Robert Searles, schooner
Robert Lewers. schooner
Robert Henry, schooner
10,500
11,500
15,000
1,100
Sophia Sutherland, schooner
Sophie E., schooner
South Coast, steamer
Spartan, ship
3,500
1,200
11,000
7,000
Rosario, schooner
2,403
State of California, steamer
74000
2 000
Sterling, ship
7 500
Roy Somers, schooner
8,500
Sunol, steamer.
12750
3 000
Tamalpais, steamer (one-half as-
Ruby, schooner
Ruby A. ( 'ousins, schooner
1,100
3,250
sessed in Marin County)
Tarn o' Shanter, barkentine
3,250
6,500
Rufus E. W jod, bark
6,750
T. C. Walker, steamer
13,000
R W BarHetb schooner
11 500
Texas, barge
1 600
1,530
Theobald bark
3 500
Sadie, schooner
8000
Thistle steamer...
3,000
•Sailor Boy schooner
6 COO
Thoroughfare, steamer (one-half
Salvator, schooner
San Buenaventura, schooner
San Joaquin No 2 steamer
11,000
2,753
5 000
assessed in Alameda County) ....
Thomas Dvvyer , steamer
Thrasher steamer
12,000
1,500
8,250
San Joaciuin, No. 3, steamer
San Joaquin, No. 4, steamer
San Lorenzo, steamer
6,000
9,500
1,950
Tiburou, steamer (one-half as
sessed iw Marin County)
Tiger, steamer
18,000
1,000
San Raf'iel, steamer (one-half as-
Tillamook, steamer
8,500
sessed in Marin County)
9,000
Top Gallant, bark
4,500
San Rafael, schooner
1,500
Transit steamer (one-half assessed
Santa Cruz, schooner
1,700
5 000
in Alameda County)
15,000
1 000
Santa Rosa, steamer
Saus;ilito, steamer (one half as-
sessed in Marin County)
S B. Mathews, steamer
85,000
22,500
6 500
Transit, schooner
Traveller, steamer
Trilby, steamer
]3,000
6,000
5,500
6 250
8 003
16 000
S. DameJson, schooner
Sea King, steamer
Sea Lion, steamer
1,450
7.COO
7 :. o
Tulkenkuui, schooner
Twilight, schooner
Two Brothers, ship
1.500
2,000
6,000
Sea Queen, steamer
Sea Witch, steamer
6,000
3000
Ukiah, steamer (one half assessed
in Marin County)
22 500
Sequoia, schooner
8,500
2 000
Seven Sisters, schooner
3,000
6 000
S G. Wilder, barkentine
12,003
Uranus schooner
3 000
1 603
1 650
324
PEKSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
SHIPPING— CONCLUDED.
NAME.
AMOUNT.
NAME.
A
Utah, barge.
$1,600
W. F. Jewett. schooner
6.500
\V. H. Dimond, baikentine
4,000
Whitelaw, steamer
Verbena, schooner
1,200
4,000
Whitesboro, steamer
\V. H. Talbot, schooner
Vidette bark .
1,8CO
Wild Cat, steamer
11,000
William Reuton, schooner
2.500
Win. P. Witzeinan, schooner
Virginia, schooner
1.200
Wm. G. Irvvin, brigantiue
2,000
1.800
2,000
Volunteer, schooner
10,000
Willie 11. Hume, Barkentiue
8,000
Will W Case bark
Walter Hackett, steamer
1,500
2,900
Wilna, bark
Water Nymph, steamer
1 100
Wing and Wing, schooner
Wehfoot, schooner
Weeott steamer
2,500
10 000
Yaquina, steamer
Yosemite, ship
1 900
Westport, steamer
8500
Zinfandel, steamer
AVOUNT.
§8,000
7,500
15.000
8,000
18,000
8,000
6,500
8,000
6,6)0
18,000
2,000
4,000
15, TOO
4,0,0
8,250
3,500
750
4,530
5,000
7,250
5.0JO
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.
325
RECAPITULATION OF ASSESSMENTS.
ASSESSMENTS.
NUMBER.
ASSESSMENTS.
NUMBER.
Assessments of $50 and le«p
11,803
From $100,000 to $150,000
25
From $50 to $2,500
33,792
From 150,000 to 200,000 . . .
11
From 2,500 to 5,000
890
From 200,000 to 300,000 ..
11
From 5,000 to 10,000
543
From 300,000 to 400,000...
8
From 10,000 to 20,000
340
From 400,000 to 500,000 ....
2
From 20,000 to 30,000
112
From 500,000 to 1,000,000 ....
6
From 30,000 to 40,000
53
From 1,000,000 to 2,000,000. . . .
5
From 40,000 to 50,000
43
From 2,000,000 to 3,000,000.. .
1
From 50,000 to 60,000
22
From 3,00o', 000 to 4,000,000 . . .
1
From 60,000 to 70,000
22
From 4,000,000 to 5,000,000.
1
From 70,000 to 80,000
13
From 80,000 to 90,000
&
From 90,000 to 100,00'J
2
Total .
47,771
STATISTICS.
ASSESSMENT BOOK OF PERSONAL PROPERTY OF 1897.
Total Number of Assessments
Number of Assessments, Chinese
Valuation of Assessments against Chinese
Number of Assessments, Shipping
Valuation of Assessments, Shipping
Valuation of Assessments, Solvent Credits
Amount of Money Assessed
Valuation other Personal Property
(Including assessments against shipping and Chinese.)
47,771
821
£3,955,112
$13,108,460
$9,822,643
REDUCTION OF ASSESSMENTS BY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
On real estate
On improvements
On personal property
BY ASSESSOR-CLERICAL ERRORS.
$29,758 00
104,600 CO
3,350 00
$137,708
On real estate
On improvements
On personal property .
Total reduction .
$74,685 00
6,420 00
5,650 00
86,755
$224,463
PUBLIC CONTRACTS AWARDED
Under the Act of the Legislature of April 3, 1876 (Statutes 1875-76, page 854), the Board of
a longer period than two years.
The following schedule comprises a list of all the contracts awarded (annually, except
and supplies furnished the different institutions enumerated, which are all required to
streets; and lighting public buildings and streets, etc. ; with the names of the contractors
for Public Buildings, In addition to all supplies and articles enumerated and noted with a
Houses and Public Buildings when required. All other supplies are to be delivered upon
contractors at their respective places of business in this city and county.
SUBSISTENCE AND SUPPLIES
SUPPLIES.
QUANTITY.
PRICE.
CONTRACTOR.
Bacon, California
Per Ib
SO. 0822
Pacific Marine Supply Co
Barley, Pearl, No. 2
Barley Ground
Per Ib
Per 100 Ibs. .
.0385
8%
Pacific Marine Supply Co
Peters & Cowie
Beans, Small White, No. 1. . . .
Beef
Beets
Per 100 Ibs. .
Perlb
Per 100 Ibs
1.17
.0474
75
S. Foster & Co
Mark Strouse
D. Keefe
Bran
Butter, Best California
Butter, Cooking
Cheese California.*
Per 100 Ibs. .
Per Ib
Per Ib...
Per Ib
.71
.206
.1817
.105
Peters & Cowie
Mau, Sadler & Company
Pacific Marine Supply Co
Hofmann & Woenue
Cabbage
Per 100 Ibs. .
.62
D. Keefe
Carrots, Horse
Per 100 Ibs. .
Per 100 Ibs
.54
PO
Scott fcMcCord
W R. Larzelere
Codfish, in Bales
Coffee, Guatemala
Corn Meal, Yellow or White . .
Per Ib
Per Ib
Per Ib
.03
.1364
.01425
Pacific Mariue Supply Co
Mau, Sadler & Company
Del Monte Milling Co
Cracked Wheat
Per Ib
0214
S. Foster & Co .
Coal, Anthracite, Welsh
Coal, Anthracite, Welsh
Coal, Wellington, Dunsmuir. . .
Per 2240 Ibs.
Per 2240 Ibs.
Per 2240 Ibs.
10.49
10.49
7.94
John L. Howard
John L. Howard ^.
John L. Howard
IN BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
Supervisors were prohibited from making any contract for any purpose binding the city for
where noted) by the city and county, showing the character and cost of subsistence
be of the best quality; materfal for repairs to streets; ordinary repairs to accepted
and the duration of the contracts. The Forage and Fuel for Fire Department; also Fuel
star, are to be delivered by the contractors at the respective Engine, Hook and Ladder, Hose
requisition, approved by the proper standing committees of the Board of Supervisors, by the
FOK PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS.
INSTITUTIONS SUPPLIED.
CONTRACTS
TERMINATE.
Hospital and Almshouse June 30, 1898
Hospital and Almshouse June 30, 1898
Hospital, Almshouse, Fire Department and County Jails I June 30, 1898
Hospital and Almshouse j June 30, 1898
Hospital and Almshouse June 30, 1898
Hospital and Almshouse June 30, 1898
Hospital, Almshouse, Fire Department and County Jails June 30, 1898
Hospital and Almshouse June 30, 1898
Hospital and Almshouse June 3°. 1898
Hospital, Almshouse June 30, 1898
Hospital and Almshouse June 30, 1898
Fire Department, Hospital, Almshouse and County Jails | June 30, 1898
Hospital and Almshouse June 30, 1898
Hospital and Almshouse June 30, 1898
Hospital and Almshouse June 30, 1898
Hospital and Almshoupe June 30, 1898
Hospital and Almshouse June 30, 1898
Fire Department June 30, 1898
Public Offices and Courts June 30, 1898
Fire Department June 30, 1898
328
PUBLIC CONTRACTS AWARDED
SUBSISTENCE AND SUPPLIES
SUPPLIES.
QUANTITY.
PRTCE.
CONTRACTOR.
Coal, Wellington, Dunsmuir..
Coal, Wellington, Dunsmuir. .
Per 2240 Ibs.
Per 2240 Ibs.
£7.70
8.50
C. H. Jouett
John L. Howai d
Coal, Wellington, Dunsmuir..
Coal Oil, 150 deg. Strength. . . .
Corn Starch, Kingsford's or
Per 2240 Ibs.
Per gal
Per Ib
.
7.50
.1997
.055
•C. H. Jouett
S. Foster & Co
Mau, Sadler & Company
Currant Jelly, 1 Ib. tins
Currants, 1st Quality Zante...
Eggs, Fresh Calif, (candled). . .
Fish
Per doz
Per Ib
Per doz
Per Ib
1 24
.0673
.1899
.0286
S. Foster & Co
8. Foster & Co
Mau, Sadler & Company
A Paladini
Flour, Wheat, Calif. Best Roller
Fruits, Table, 2| Ib. cans
Fruit-", Dried— Apples
Fruits, Dried— Peaches
Germea or Somola
Ham, California
Hay, Wheat
Hay, Oat
Per 100 Ibs..
Per case
Per Ib
Perlb
Perlb
Perlb
Per ton
Per ton
1.92
3.42
.03875
.03875
.0275
.10
11.88
9.85
Stockton Milling Company
Pacific Marine Supply Co
Pacific Marine Supply Co
Pacific Marine Supply Co
Del Monte Milling Company ...
Hofmann & Woenne
Scott & McCord
Peters & Cowie
Hay, Wheat and Oaten Mixed
Per ton
10.87
Scott & McCord
Hay. Alfalfa
Per bale. . . .
9.92
Peters & Cowif .
Hay, Tule
Per bale . .
1.07
Scott & McCord
Hominy
Lard, California, fresh
Perlb
Perlb
.02
0599
Del Monte Milling Company
Mark Strouse
Mackerel, No.'l, Eastern
Macaroni, No. 2
Per kit
Per Ib
Per 100 Ibs.
1.22
.0383
94
Pacific Marine Supply Co
S. Foster & Co
Peters & Cowie
Mustard, Fresh Cal
*Mut' on
Per Ib
Per Ih.
.0796
0510
Pacific Marine Supply Co
Henry Miller.
Oats
Per 100 Ibe
1 23
Scott & McCord
Oat Meai
Per Ib
0225
Pacific Marine Supply Co
Onions, red or white
Pepper, Ground, Black
Per 100 Ibs..
Perlb
.97
.0732
W. R. Larzelere....
Pacific Marine Supply Co
IN BOARD OF SUPERVISOES.
329
FOR PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS.
INSTITUTIONS SUPPLIED.
CONTRACTS
TERMINATE.
Public Offices and Courts June 3°' 1898
Hospital June 30, 1898
Almshouse J une 30, 1898
Hospital, Alnishouse June ^ 1898
Hospital, Almshouse June 30' 1898
Hospital, Almshousd Juue 30' 1898
Hospital, Almshouse June 30- 1898
Hospital, Almshouse June 30, 1898
Hospital, Almshouse June 3°. 1898
Hospital, Almshouse , June 30' 1898
Hospital, Almshouse June 30' 1898
Hospital, Almshouse June 30, 1898
Hospital, Almshouse June 30- 1898
Hospital, Almshouse June 30> 1898
Hospital, Almshouse June %>, 1898
Hospital, Almshouse, Fire Department, County Jails June 30, 1898
Hospital, Almshouse, Fire Department, County Jails.. June 3°. 1898
Hospital, Almshouse, Fire Department, County Jails June 30, 1898
Fire Department, Hospital, Almshouse, County Jails June 30, 1898
Fire Department, Hospital, Almshouse, County Jails June 30> 1898
Hospital, Almshouse, County Jails June 30, 1898
Hospital. Almshous? June 30, 1898
Hospital, Almshouse June 30, 1898
Hospital, Almshouse '. June 30, 1898
Hospital, Almshouse, Fire Department, County Jails June 3°- 1898
Hospital, Almshouse June 30, 1898
Hospital, Almshouse June 30, 1898
Hospital, Almshouse, Fire Department, County Jails June 30' 1898
Hospital, Almshous? June 3", 1898
Hospital, Almshouse June "°- 1898
Hospital, Almshouse . . Juae 30' 1898
330
PUBLIC CONTRACTS AWAKDED
SUBSISTENCE AND SUPPLIES
SUPPLIKS.
QUANTITY.
PRICE.
CONTRACTOR.
Pickles, California Ass't, No. 2.
Potatoes
Per gal
PerlOOlbs..
$0.149
51
S. Foster £ Co
W. R. Larzelere
Pie Fruit, 2 doz., 2 Ib. tins
Per case
1 78
S. Foster & Co
Rice, No. 2 China
PerlOOlbs..
3 73
S Foster & Co
Raisins, Layers
Sago Best
Per Ib
Per Ib
.05
039
Pacific Marine Supply Co
Salt Table
PerlOOlbs..
43
Salt, Rock
PerlOOlbs..
35
Pacific Marine Supply Co
Sal S ida
Per Ib
00^8
Soap, Laundry Brown
Starch, Lump, Kingsford's or
Duryea's
Per Ib
Per Ib
.0223
0449
S. Foster & Co
Straw, Barley.
Split Peas
Per bale
Per Ib
.54
03125
Scott & Mcf'ord
Sugar. Granulated. White
Perlb
.0533
Pacific Marine Supply Co
Sugar, Powdered, White
Sugar, Extra C
Per Ib
Perlb
.0675
.0480
Pacific Marine Supply Co
Pacific Marine Supply Co
Subsistence of Prisoners
Syrup, Golden
f Per inmate
<. per day..
Per gal
.177
.0819
Pacific Marine Supply Co
Tea, Japan, Diamond (L). .
Per Ib
.1287
H. Levi& Co
Tapioca, Pearl
Perlb
.0309
Tomatoes, 2 doz., 2 Ib. tins. . . .
Per case
1.29
S. Foster & Co
Tobacco, Black Navy
Perlb
.1947
S Foster & Co
Turnips
PerlOOlbs..
.75
W. R. Larzelere.
Vermicelli, No. 2
Vinegar, 30 deg. Strength
*Wood, Redwood
*Wood Monterey Pine
Perlb
Per gal
Per cord
Per cord . . .
.04
.0698
7.50
10 70
Webster Jones
Man, Sadler & Company
C. H. Jouett
*Wood, Monterey Pine
Yeast Powder, Golden Gate..
Per cord
(5 Ib tins,
( per doz —
9.50
13.05
C. H. Jouett
S, Foster & Co
IN BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
331
FOR PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS.
INSTITUTIONS SUPPLIED.
Hospital, (Umshouse June 30, 1898
Hospital, Almshouse June 30, 1898
Hospital, Almshouse June 30, 1898
Hospital, Almshouse June 30, 1898
Hospital, Almshouse June 30, 1898
Hospital Almshouse June 30, 1898
Hospital, Almshouse June 30, 1898
Hospital, Almshouse June 30, 1898
Hospital, Almshouse June 30 1898
Hospital, Almshouse june 30, 1898
Hospital Almshouse June 30, 1898
Fire Department, Hospital, Almshouse, County Jails June 30, 1898
Hospital, Almshouse June 30, 1898
Hospital, Al mshouse june 30, 1898
Hospital, Almshouse June 30, 1898
Hospital, Almshouse June 30, 1898
City Prison and County Jails june 30, 1898
Hospital, Almshouse June 30, 1898
Hospital, Almshouse June 30, 1898
Hospital, Almshouse June 30. 1898
Hospital, Almshouse June 30, 1898
Hospital, Almshouse June 20 1993
Hospital, Almshouse June 30, 1898
Hospital, Almshouse June 30, 1898
Hospital, Almshouse June 30. 1898
Public Offices and Courts June 30, 1898
Fire Department Juae 30, 1898
Public Offices and Courts .. T on i ana
j une ou, ioyo
Hospital Almshouse June 30, 1898
CONTRACTS
TERMINATE
332 PUBLIC CONTRACTS AWARDED
MATERIAL FOR REPAIRING AND CLEANING STREETS.
MATERIAL, ETC.
QUA NTITY.
PRICE.
CONTRACTOR
D EPART-
MENT.
CONTRACT
TERMINATES
Brick
PerloOO
Per 1000
-j Per Ton....
Per ton
Per 1000 ft..
Per 1000 ft..
Per barrel.
(Per 1000 sq.
1 yds....
$7 75
25 70
3 75
64
12 00 |
15 00 )
2 40
39 9-10 cents
J Union Paving &
\ Contracting Co.
City St. Imp. Co....
City St. Imp. Co. . .
John R. Morton...
D. H. Bibb Lum-j
ber Co j
J H. T. Holmes
1 Lime Co
City St. Imp. Co....
Street
Street
Street
Street
Street
Street
Street
Street ....
Dec. 1, 1897
Dec. 1, 1897
Dec. 1, 1897
Dec. 1, 1897
Dec. 1, 1897
Dec. 1, 1897
Dec. 1, 1897
Dec. 1, 1898
Basalt Blocks
Bituminous Rock, to con-
tain not less than 14 per
cent of Bitumen
Gravel
Lumber, Oregon Pine...
Lumber, Redwood, Or. . .
Cement
Street Sweeping
MISCELLANEOUS CONTRACTS.
CONTRACT.
PRICE.
CONTRACTOR.
DEPARTMENT.
CONTRACT
TERMINATES
Burial indigent dead, each inter
§4 00
fWrstern Add'n '
(.Fun'l Directors/
Hospital. Alinshouse,
Health Office an a
Removal of ashes, dirt, etc., per
Morgue
June 30, 1893
month
137 50
P. Gordon
Public buildings and
grounds, Fire De-
Gas for public buildings, per 1,000
cubic feet
1 60
1 60
11
S. F. Gas Light Co
S. F. Gas Light Co.
( Edison Light & 1
partment houses..
Certain public b'ld'gs
Certain public b'ld'gs
Certain public b'ld'gs
Jan. 1, 1898
May 1, 1898
May 1, 1898
May 1 1898
Gas for public buildings, per 1,000
cubic feet
Incandescent electric lights, per
1,000 Watt hours
Gas lamps for lighting streets, each
lamp per night ....
12
S. F. Gas Light Co
Public Streets
Aug 1 1898
Electric Light for Streets and
Roads, each light per night
55
< Edison Light & )
\ Power Co. >
P-iblic Streets, Roads
Aug. 1, 1898
Municipal Reports—
For each long primer page
65
For alterations per hour
For 250 extra copies, per page... .
For ftUO extra copies, per page.. . .
Xoth'g
M
75
W.M.Hinton, Jr..
Board of Supervisors
Nov. 1, 1897
Public printing, per 1,000 ems-
Chargeable to City and County..
Persons, corporations, etc
Noth'g
Usual
rates.. .
(S. F. Daily \
^Report J
Board of Supervisors
Jan. 1, 1899
For publishing and distributing the
Delinquent Tax List, 1896-
Each personal p operty assessment.
072-5
07 2 5
[The Bulletin....
Tax Collector
Hydrants, double, five hundred
Risdon Iron & Lo-
more or less
comotive Works.
Risdon Iron & Lo-
Fire Department
June 30, 1899
For each four inch complete
37 50
For each five inch complete
39 75
comotive Works.
Risdon Iron & Lo-
Fire Department
June 30, 1899
For four inch bend
3 55
comotive Works.
Fire Department....
June 30, 1899
For five inch bend
4 95
comotive Works.
Risdon Iron & Lo-
Fire Department
June 30, 1899
For four inch gate
8 50
comotive Works
EUadon Iron & Lo-
Fire Department
June 30, 1899
For five inch gate
11 50
comotive Works.
Risdon Iron & Lo
Fire Department
June 30. 1899
For forgings, per set .
1 00
comotive Works.
Fire Department....
June 30, 1899
comotive Works.
Fire Department —
June 30, 1899
IN BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
333
MISCELLANEOUS CONTRACTS- CONTINUED.
CONTRACT.
PRICE.
CONTRACTOR.
DEPARTMENT.
CONTRACT
AWARDED.
For furnishing two (2) first-class
and two (2) third-class La France
Stt -am Fire Engines —
Two (0> (irst-cla'-s
§9,C50 00
7,400 00
3,788 QJ
6,097 00
15,975 00
254,600 00
3,590 O'J
5,938 00
2,750 00
542 25
3,125 00
1,595 00
9,470 00
12,000 00
4,600 O'.j
50 00
4,550 00
1,965 6C
100 Oj
1,865 60
9,224 00
1,844 00
D. Hayes
Alex. L.Campbell
Andrew Dahlberg
Thomas Butler . .
Bateman Bros...
J. H. McKay ....
Aiidr ;w Dahlberg
fSeth Th urn as 1
I Clock Co... j
H.E. Holmes & Co
f Troy Laundry \
t Machine Co J
Lowney Bros ....
Ootton Brothers
& Co .
Fire Department
Fire Department
Fire Department ....
Fire Depai tment
Nov. 16, 1886
Nov. 16, 1896
Nov. 16, 1896
Nov. 16, 1896
Nov. 23. 1896
Nov. 23, 1896
Dec. 29, 1896
Dec. 31. 1896
Feb. 1, 18d7
Feb. 23, 1897
Sept. 21,1897
Nov. 16, 1896
Dec. 21, 1896
Mar. 22, 1897
Apr. 19, 1897
Oct. 18,1897
Oct. 18,1897
For alterations and additions to
Engine House No 2. (Paid.)...
For erection of Engine House on
Bryant street, between Third and
Fourth streets. (Paid.)
For erection of Engine House on
Market street, between Tenth
and Eleventh streets. (Paid.). . .
For erection of Hall of Justice on
Old City Hall site
For erection of Police Station ou
O'Farrell street. Paid
Police Department..
Fire Department
Hall of Justice
For erection of Engine House on
Ellis street between Gough and
Octavia streets ( Paid.)
For clock. Hall of Justice building
For ambulance for use of Sheriff. .
F >r steain and laundry plant for
City and County Ahnshouse (fur-
nishing and erection). (Paid.)
For furnishing four hoss wagons. . .
Recapping, repiling and replank-
in},' the east half (£) of the west
half (ft) of Steuari street from
Folsom to Harrison sts. (Paid.)
Resetting granite curbs, etc. and re-
paving with bitumen, Folsom st.
from Sixth to Third sts. (Paid.)
Repaving with bitumen Geary st.
between Keatny and Powell sts..
Less amount for old material
Repaving with bitumen Stockton
st., between Ellis and O'Farrell
streets
Less amount for old material
For grading, etc. and improvement
of Alamo Square, including the
furnishing of all material ueces-
Sheriff
Almshouse.
Fire Department
Street Department..
Street Department.,
street Department..
Street Department..
Street Department..
Street Department..
K. G. Keen
Flinn & Treacy..
City St. Imp. Co.
Williams, Belser
& Co
For construction of concrete steps,
pillars, etc., of Alamo Square,
including the furnishing of all
Louis F. Fevrier.
334
PUBLIC CONTRACTS AWARDED
CONTRACTS FOR SUPPLIES FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
TERMINATING JUNE 30, 1899.
SUPPLIES.
DENOMINA-
TIONS*.
PRICE.
CONTRACTOR.
Per gallon
$2 55
Axle Grease, in 1 pound boxes (24 boxes in case)
Per case
Per Ib
1.25
015
Arctic Oil Worka.
Acid Sulphuric in bottles . .
Perlb
20
Mack
Per quart
17
W P Fuller & Comf)
Perlb
Axles, Arthur Browu's Concord Express, No. 606. 1J x
7 inch.. .
Per set
6 90
Frederick G. Wulzen
Axles Gegget's Half Patent, 1J x 7 inch
Per set
2 40
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Axle Clips, No. 5 1 inch shank
Per dozen
69
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Axle Clips, No. 5i, i inch shank
Axle Clips No 6, f inch shank.
Per dozen . . .
Per dozen. .
.75
84
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
155
3 VK
Brushes Horse, No 170
10 75
Jas A Snook & Co
Brushes Stove No 10.. ....
1 25
Brushes, Window, 4£ inch, all bristles, extra
Per dozen . . .
3.96
1 15
Pacific Marine Suppl.
Jas A Snook & Co
Brooms, Stable, No 1, extra quality, rattan
Per dozen . . .
Per dozen.. .
3.00
7.95
Dunham, Carrigan "
Haydtn Company.
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Buckets, Hou°e, indurated, fibre
Per dozen . . .
3.25
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Per Ib
14
M. ( Ircenberg's Sons
Bronze Castings, phosphor
Perlb
.20
M. Greenberg's Sons.
Brooms, Rattan Push, 10 inch
Bags Paper 30 Ibs
Per dozen . . .
Per 1,000....
3.95
5.40
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Jus A Snook & Co.
Bags, Paper 23 Ibs
Per 1,000....
3.60
Jas. A Snook & Co
Bags, Paper, 1 Ib
Blocks, Single, Wood, pat. sheaves, iron strapped, 4 inch
Blocks, Single, Wood, pat. sheaves, iron strapped, 6 inch.
Per 1,000....
Each
Each
.45
.30
.375
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
IN BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
335
CONTRACTS FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT— CONTINUED.
SUPPLIES.
DENOMINA-
TION.
PRICE.
CONTRACTOR.
Slocks Single Iron pat sheaves iron strapped, 4 inch.
Each
$0.57
Dunham, Carrigan and
Blocks, Single, Iron, pat. sheaves, iron strapped, 6 inch.
Each
Each
.72
1.08
Hay den Company.
Dunham, Carrigan and
Hayden Company.
Each
1.36
Hayden Company.
Each
.09
Hayden Company.
"Bolts Door with chain 8 inch.
Each
.12
Bolts Door with chain 10 inch
Each
.16
Bolts Door foot 8 inch
Each
.10
Bolts Door foot 10 inch
Each
.15
Bolts Galvani/ed Rin" f x 6 inch
Each
.175
Bolts, Tire, 2£ x J inch
Bolts, T re, 3 x J inch
Bolts Tire 31 x 5-16 inch 4 x 5-16 inch
Per 100
Per 100
Per 100
.50
.55
79
Dunham, Carrigan and
Hayden Company.
Dunham, Carrigan and
Hayden Company.
Bolts Tire 4 x 5-16 inch . . .
Per 100
.85
Hayden Company.
Bolts Tire 4 x 3 inch 41 x a inch 5 x * inch
Per 10D
1 32
Hayden Company
Bolts Tire, 4J x g inch
Per 100
1 40
Dunham, Carrigan and
Hayden Company.
Bolts, Tire, 5 x f \ivch
Bolts, Tire, Pemberwick's, If x 3-16 inch
Bolts, Tire, Pemberwick's, 2 x 3-16 inch
Bolts, Tire, Pemberwick's, 2|]x 3-16 inch
Bolts Tire Pemberwick's 3 x 3-16 inch
Per 100
Per 100
Per 100
Per 300
Per 100
1.48
.16
.18
.20
24
Hayden Company.
Dunham, Carrigan and
Hayden Company.
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Bolts, Tire, Pemberwick's, 2£ x 3-16 inch
Bolts, " Climax " Shaft, large heads, 1-| x J inch
Bolts, "Climax" Shaft, large head, If x J inch. . . .
Per 100
Per 100
Per 100 ....
.21
1.35
1.35 "
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Bolts, " Climax " Shaft, large head, 2 x \ inch
Bolts " Climax '' Shaft, lar^e head 2J x J inch.
Per 100
Per 100
1.35
1 35
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Bolts, Machine, from i to f inch diameter, and from 1
1 55
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Bolts, Upson's Machine, 1^ x f incli
Per 100
60
Jas A Snook & Co
Bolts, TJpson's Machine, 3 x f inch
Bolts, Upson's Machine, \l x 5-16 inch
Per 100
Per 100
.70
.50
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
336
PUBLIC CONTRACTS AWARDED
CONTRACTS FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT— CONTINUED.
SUPPLIES.
DENOMINA-
TION.
PRICE.
CONTRACTOR.
Buckles, Trace. Winner's, No. 9, nickel wire, 1J inch....
Buckles, Trace, Winner's, No. 9, nickel wire, 1J inch ...
Buckles, Harness, Winner's, No. 9, nickel wire, f inch..
Buckles, Harness, Winner's, No. 9, nickel wire, f inch .
Buckles, Harness, Winner's, No. 9, nickel wire, 5 inch ..
Buckles, Harness, Winner's, No. 9, nickel wire, 1 inch..
Buckles, Girth, Winner's, No. 23, nickel wire, 1 inch. . . .
Buckles. Bernard's Roller Harness. Japan, No. 52, XX
Per dozen . . .
Per dozen...
Per gross
Per gross
Per gross....
Per gross
Per gross
Per gross —
SO. 75
.80
2.00
2.00
3.^0
3.50
.f.OO
1.50
Thomas R. Hayes.
Tliomas R. Hayes.
Thomas R. Hayes.
Thomas R Hayes.
Thomas R. Hayes.
Thomas R. Hayes.
Thomas R. Hayes.
Thomas R. Hayes.
Buckles, Eberhard's Roller Harness, japan. No. 52 XX
a inch .
Per gross —
1.50
Buckles, Eberhard's Roller Harness, japan, No. 52 XX
Per gross —
1.75
Thomas R. Hayes.
Buckles, Eberhard's Roller Harness, japan, No. 52 XX
1 inch
Per gross
2.00
Thomas R. Hayes.
Buckles, Eberhard's Rollar Harness, Japan, No. 52 XX
li inch -
Per gross
2.25
Thomas II. Ilayos.
Buckles, Eberhard's Roller Harness, japan, No. 52 XX
1 £ inch
Per gross ....
2.50
Thomas R. Hayes.
Buckles, Eberhard's Roller Harness, japan, No. 52 XX
lj inch ..
Per gross —
2.75
Thomas R. Hayes.
Buckles, Eberhard's Roller Harness, japan, No. 52 XX
2 inch
Per gross . . .
3.00
Thomas R. Hayes.
Buckles, Eberhard's Roller Harness, japanned, No. 50
| inch
Per gross. . .
.65
Thomas R. Hayes.
Buckles, Eberhard's Roller Harness, japanned, No. 50
f inch
.70
Thomas R. Hayes.
Buckles, Eberhard's Roller Harness, japanned, No. 5
I inch
90
Thomas R. Hayes.
Buckles, Eberhard's Roller Harness, japanned, No. 50
1 inch
Buckles, Eberhard's Roller Harness, japanne.l, No. 50
li inch
i Per gross...
1.20
1 40
Thomas R. Hayes.
Thomas R. Hayes
Buckles, Eberhard's Roller Harness, japanned, No. 50
1£ inch
Per gross . . .
1.90
Thomas R. Hayes.
Buckles, Eberhard's Roller Harness, japanned, No. 5C
If inch
2 25
Thomas R. Hayes.
IN BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
337
CONTRACTS FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT- CONTINUED.
SUPPLIES.
DENOMINA-
TION.
PRICE.
CONTRACTOR.
Buckles, Eberhard's Roller Harness, japanned, No. 50
2 inch
Per dozen. . .
$2.75
Thomas R. Hayes.
Buckles, japanntd tipped and roller, I inch
Per dozen...
.20
.25
Thomas R. Hayes.
Thomas R. Hayes.
Buckles, japanned roller skate, No. 40, f inch
Buckles, japanned roller skate, No. 40, J inch
Buckles japanned roller skate No. 40, j inch
Per gross
Per gross —
Per gross
.50
.55
.60
Thomas R. Hayes.
Thomas R. Hayes,
Thomas R. Hayes.
Buckles, japanned roller skate, No. 40, f inch
Buckles, japanned roller skate No 40, ginch..
Per gross ....
Per gross . .
.75
.85
Thomas R. Hayes.
Thomas R. Hayes.
Buckles, japanned roller skate, No. 40, 1 inch
Bits, No. 2250^ nickel jointed. 3 inch ring, braised
Per gross —
Per dozen...
1.25
12.00
.15
Thomas R. Hayes.
Thomas R. Hayes.
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Brass Rods
Per Ib
.15
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Brass, Sheet, spring
Per Ib
.24
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Brass
Per Ib
.15
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Uolts, Carriage, from J inch to J inch, and from" 2 inch
to 6 inch long — average price
Per 100
.95
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Bolts, Machine, hexagonal nuts, $ to f inch — average
price
Per 100
1.75
Jas. A. Suook & Co.
Per 100
2.35
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Bends, cast iron, 2 inch, J bends
Each
.126
Holbrook, Merrill and
Bends cast iron, 2 inch, J bends .
Each
.126
Stetson.
Holbrook, Merrill and
Bends, cast iron, 2 inch, g bends
Each
126
Stetson.
Holbrook Merrill and
Bends, cast iron, 2 inch, 1-16 bends
Bends, cast iron, 3 inch, J bends
Each..
Each
.126
173
Stetson.
Holbrook, Merrill and
Stetson.
Jas. A Snook & Co.
Bends, cast iron, 3 inch, J bends
Bends, cast iron, 3 inch, £ bends
Bends, cast iron, 3 inch, 1-16 bends
Brushes, Paint, Adams', No. 30, "O. K "
Each
Each
Each
.173
.173
.173
11 75
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Cans, Coal Oil Feeder, I gallon .
€ans, Coal Oil Feeder, J gallon
1 23
Cans, Square 1 gallon
1 Of)
22'
338
PUBLIC CONTRACTS AWARDED
CONTRACTS FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT— CONTINUED.
SUPPLIES.
DENOMINA-
TION.
PRICE.
CONTRACTOR.
Per dozen . . .
•30 585
Pacific Marine Supply Co
Per gross ....
4.45
Pacific Marine Supply Co
Per dozen . . .
1.45
Jas A. Snook & Co
Chamois Skins, large
Per kip
Per kip
9.00
6 60
W. P. Fuller & Co.
W. P Fuller & Co
Per kip
5 70
W P Fuller & Co
Chimneys, Headlight, long ...
Per dozen . . .
1.25
1 25
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Chloride of Lime in 10 Ib. tins
.0386
.25
.15
Holbrook Merrill and
Caps Pipe black iron § inch black
.081
Stetson.
Caps, Pipe, black iron, £ inch, black
Per dozen . . .
.10
.17
.Stetson.
Hnlbrook, Merrill and
Sretson.
Holbrook Merrill and
.17
Stetson.
Holbrook Merrill aid
Stetson.
Caps Pipe black iron 1 inch, black
Stetson.
Caps Pipe, black iron, 1 inch galvanized
36
Stetson.
Holbrook Merrill and
Caps, Pipe, black iron, 1J inch, black
Per dozen . . .
.32
43
Stetson.
Holbrook, Merrill and
Stetson.
Caps Pipe black iron 1£ inch black
45
Stetson.
Caps, Pipe, black iron, 1| inch galvanized
Copper Rods
Per dozen . . .
.59
18
Stetson.
Holbrook, Merrill and
Stetson.
Couplings, brass, chemical hose 1 inch..
Per Ib
(•e
Per set
fie
Couplings brass, cotton hose 2| inch ....
2 00
2 20
Couplings, brass, cotton hose, 3 inch
Per set
3.25
W. T. Garratt & Co.
Castings iron, all kinds .
Per Ib
0325
Cocks, Heavy Surface, brass, \ inch
IN BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
CONTRACTS FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT— CONTINUED.
SUPPLIES.
DENOMINA-
TION.
PRICE.
CONTRACTOR.
Each
$0 2375
Each
.375
Crane Company.
Each..
.5625
Crane Company.
Each
.775
Crane Company.
Each
.24
M. Greenberg's Sons.
Each
.43
Holbrook, Merrill and
Each
.25
Stetson,
M. Greenberg's Sons.
Each
.45
Holbrook, Merrill and
Cocks Basin Fullers' No 1 ...
Each
.60
Stetson.
Crane Company.
Cocks Basin Fullers' No 12 .
Each
.6666
Crane Company.
Cocks, \ inch Patent Ball Cock..
Each
.30
Dunham, Carrigan and
Copper Ball, for cocks, 6 inch
Each
.25
Haydtn Company.
Crane Company.
Each
.12
Duck, black enamel 54 inch No 1 ..
Per bolt
4.50
Thomas R Hayes.
Dees, nickel, \\ inch
Per dozen . . .
.50
Thomas R. Hayes.
Dees, japanned, | inch
Per dozen...
.08
Thomas R. Hayes.
Dees, japanned, g inch
Per dozen . . .
.10
Thomas R Hayes '
Dees japanned,! inch
.10
Thomas R Hayes
Dees japanned, \\ inch
Per dozen .
.20
Thomas R Hayes
Dees japanned, li inch .
Per dozen.
.30
Thomas R. Hayes
Dees japanned, 1J inch .
Per dozen . . .
.375
Thomas R Hayes.
Dampers, Stove, 4 inch
55
Holbrook, Merrill and
Dampers, Stove, 4| inch
61
Stetson.
Holbrook Merrill and
Dampers, Stove, 5 inch
69
Stetson.
Holbrook Merrill and
Dampers, Stove, 65 inch
76
Stetson.
Holbrook Merrill and
Dampers, Stove, 6 inch
83
Stetson.
Holbrook Merrill and
Emery Cloth, No. 0
Emery Cloth, No. 2
Per ream ....
Per ream . . .
7.95
8 75
Stetson.
Jas. A. Snock & Co.
Escutcheon Pii s, \ inch, No. 16...
Escutcheon Pins, 1 inch, No. 14
Elbows, Llack iron beaded, | inch
Perlb
Per Ib
.25
.22
15
Jas. A. Snook &Co.
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Stetson.
340
PUBLIC CONTKACTS AWARDED
CONTRACTS FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT— CONTINUED.
SUPPLIES.
DENOMINA-
TION.
PRICE.
CONTRACTOR.
Per dozen. . .
^C IS
Per dozen. .
25
Stetson.
beaded 1 inch
Per dozen. . .
36
Stetson.
-n beaded H inch
Per dozen. . .
47
Stetson.
Holbrook Merrill and
ck ir n beaded U inch
69
Stetson.
ized beaded finch
Each
015
Stetson.
Holbrook, Merrill and
Each
.02
Stetson.
Holbrook. Me: rill and
Each
?026
Stetson.
Holbrook, Merrill and
Each
.04
Stetson.
Ho'.brook, Merrill and
Each
.065
Stetson.
Holbrook Meir.ll and
Each
.09
Stetson.
Holbrook, Merrill and
Elbows, Street, galvanized, beaded, I'inch
Elbows, Street, galvanized, beaded, 2 i&ch
Elbows, Street, galvanized, beaded, 1 inch
Elbows, Street, galvanized,(bsaded, 1J inch
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each. ..
.0243
.0405
.0567
.0891
.045
Stetson.
Holbrook, Merrill and
Stetson.
Holbrook, Merrill and
Stetson.
Holbrook, Merrill and
Stetson.
Holbrook, Merrill and
Stetson.
Crane Company.
Elbows, Return, galvanized beaded, 1 inch
Elbows, Return, galvanized, beaded.'.lj
Each
Each
Per dozen
.063
.10
.70
Crane, Company.
Crane Company.
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Expansion Rings, 2J inch ....
Per'dozen . . .
1.60
W. T. Garratt & Co.
1.65
Frederick G. Wulzen.
1.79
Frederick G. Wulzen.
1.82
Pacific Marine Supply Co.
Each
.10
Crane Company.
Each
.10
Crane Company.
Flanges 1 in toS^in
Each
08
Crane Company.
Each
10
Crane Company.
09
Wm H. Birch & Co.
09
Holbrook Merrill a id
Files.H Rd. bastard, 6 in., Diston's or black diamond. .
Files, i Rd., bastard, 8 in., Diston's or black diamond
Per'dozen..
Per dozen . . .
.73
.98
Stetson.
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
IN BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
CONTRACTS FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT— CONTINUED.
SUPPLIES.
DENOMINA-
TION.
PRICE.
CONTRACTOR.
Files, 5 Rd., bastard, 10 in., Diston's or black diamond.
Per dozen . . .
$1.30
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Files, J Rd., bastavd, 12 in., Diston's or black diamond.
Per dozen . . .
1.75
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Files, Flat, bastard, 6 in., Diston's or black diamond ...
Per dozen . . .
.57
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Files, Flat, bastard, 8 in,, Diston's or black diamond. ..
Per dozen . . .
.78
Jas. A. Sncok & Co.
Files, Flat, bastard, 10 in., Diston's or black diamond. .
Per dozen .
1.08
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Files, Flat, bastard, 12 in., Diston'a or black diamond..
Per dozen...
1.54
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Files, Square, bastard, 6 in., Diston's 01- black diamond
Per dozen...
.57
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Files, Square, bastard, 8 in., Diston's or black diamond.
Per dozen . . .
.78
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Files, Square, bustard, 10 in., Diston's or black diamond
Per dozen . . .
1.08
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Files, Square, bastard, 12 in., Diston's or black diamond
Per dozen . . .
1.54
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Files, Flat, 2d cut, 6 in., Diston's or black diamond
Per dozen . . .
.67
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Files, Flat, 2d cut. 8 in., Diston's or black diamond
Per dozen . . .
.92
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Files, Flat, 2d cut, 10 in., Diston's or black diamond. . . .
Per dozen . . .
1.25
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Files, Fxat, 2d cut, 12 in., Diston's or black diamond.. .
Per dozen . . .
1.77
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Files, \ Rd., 2d cut, 6 in., Diston's or black diamond, . . .
Per dozen...
.87
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Files, A Rd., 2d cut, 8 in., Diston's or black diamond... .
Per dozen . . .
1.15
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Files, 5 Rd., 2d cut, 10 in., Distou's or black diamond...
Per dozen . . .
1.55
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Files, J Rd., smooth, 6 in., Diston's or black diamond..
Per dozen . . .
.95
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Files, i Rd., smooth, 8 in., Diston's or black diamond..
Per dozen . . .
1.27
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Files, \ Rd., smooth, 10 in., Diston's or black diamond.
Per dozen . .
1.68
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Files, 1 Rd., smooth, 12 in., Diston's or black diamond..
Per dozen. . .
2.24
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Files, Flat, smooth, 6 in., Diston's or black diamond. . .
Per dozen .
.74
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Files, Flat, smooth, 8 in., Diston's or black diamond.. .
Per dozen...
1.00
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Files, Flat, stnooih, 10 in., Diston's or black diamond..
Per dozen.
1.35
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Files, Flat, smooth, 12 in., Diston's or black diamond. .
Per dozen .
1.93
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Files, Round, 6 in., Diston's or black diamond
Files, Round, 8 in., Diston's or black diamond
Per dozen. .
Per dozen .
.62
.85
Holbrook, Merrill and
Stetson.
Jas. A. Snook & Co, .
Files, Round, 10 in., Diston's or black diimond
Per dozen . .
.82
Frederick G. Wulzen.
Files, Round. 12 in., Diston's or black diamond
i ire, lib. bottles
Gloves, linemen's rubber
Per dozen . .
Per bottle...
Per dozen .
1.46
.24
18.00
Holbrook, Merrill and
Stetson.
Mack & Company.
Frederick Gr. Wulzen.
342
PUBLIC CONTRACTS AWARDED
CONTRACTS FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT— CONTINUED.
SUPPLIES.
DENOMINA-
TION."
PRICE.
CONTRACTOR.
Perlb
$0.03
.12
.25
.45
' 6.25
.35
2.00
1.20
.90
.80
.80
.60
.16
.20
2.90
.03
.02
.025
.035
.05
.015
.02
.025
.03
.045
.02
.035
.045
Bass-Hneter Paint Co.
Jas. A . Snook £ Co.
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Dunham. Cavrigan and
Hayclen Com paw y.
Dunham, Carrigm and
Harden Company.
Jas. A. Snook M (Jo.
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Bowers Rubber Company.
Bowers Rubber Company.
Bowers Rubber Company.
Bowers Rubber Company.
Bowers Rubber Company.
Bowers Rubber Company.
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Gate Hooks 4 in
Per dozen . . .
Per dozen...
Per quart . . .
Per dozen...
Per dozen...
Per dozen...
Per dozen . . .
Per foot....
Per foot
Gate Hooks Gin
Hammers, ball pien
Hose, Cotton, 3 ply, with couplings, 3 in., "Victor"
Hose, Cotton, 3 ply, with couplings, 3 in., "Guardian"
Jacket
Hose, Cotton, 2 ply, with couplings, 2f in., "Victor"
Jacket
Per foot....
Per foot
Hose, Cotton, 2 ply, with couplings, 2f in., "Guardian"
Jacket
Hose, Cotton, 1 ply, with couplings, 1 in., "Victor"
Hose, Rubber 4 ply, 1 inch (as per sample)
Per foot
Per foot
Per dozen . .
Each
Hooks, Hay . .*
Hinges, "T," heavy, 4 inch
Each..
Hinges, "T," heavy, 6 inch
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each....
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
Hinges, "T." heavy, 8 inch
Hinges, "T," heavy, 10 inch
Hinges, "T," light, 4 inch
Hinges, "T," light, 5 inch
Hinges, "T," light, 6 inch
Hinges "T," light 8 inch ...
Hinges, "T." light, 10 inch
Hinges, Strap, heavy, 4 inch
Hinges. Strap, heavy, 6 inch
Hinges, Strap, heavy, 8 inch
IN BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
343
CONTRACTS FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT— CONTINUED.
SUPPLIES.
DENOMINA-
TION.
PKICE.
CONTRACTOR.
Each
$0 06
Hinge?, Strap, heavy, 12 inch
Hinges, Strap, light, 4 inch
Hinges, Strap, light, 6 inch
Hinges, Strap, light, 8 inch
Hinges Strap li^ht 10 inch
Each
Each
Each
Each
Each
.10
.015
.025
.04
.05
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Jas. A. Sncok & Co.
Jas A. Snook & Co.
Hinges Strap light 12 inch .
.97
Hinges, Butt, loose joint, 3x3 inch
Hinges. Butt, loose joint, 3| x 3| inch
Hinges, Butt, loose joint. 4x4 inch
Hinges Butt loose joint 4^ x 4^ inch..
Each
Each
Each
Each
.0175
.025
.03
.04
Hayden Company.
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Jas. A. Sncok & Co.
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Hinges, Butt, loose joint, 5x5 inch
Hinges, Butt, loose joint, 5| $ 5J inch
Each
Each
Each
.055
.065
.08
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Jas. A. Snook & Co,
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Hinges, Butt, loose pin, 3x3 inch
Each
.0175
Jas. A. Snook &; Co
Hinges, Butt, loose pin, 3i x 3| inch
Hinges, Butt, loose pin, 4x4 inch
Each
Each
.025
.03
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Ja?. A Snook & Co
Hinges, Butt, loose pin, 4£ x 4^ inch
Hinges, Butt loose pin 5x5 inch
Each
Each
.04
.055
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Hinges, Butt, loose pin, 5£ x 5J inch
Each
065
Jas. A. Snook & Co
Hinges, Butt, loose pin, 6x6 inch
Each
08
Jas A. Snook & Co
Hinges Butt, brass, 1^ inch
Each
01
Hinges, Butt, brass, 2 inch
Hinges, Butt brass, 2J inch
Each
Each .
.0125
025
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Hinges (Hasp), 4 inch
Hinges (Hasp), 6 inch
Each
Each
Each
.025
.03
045
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Jas. A. Snook & Co
Hinges (French Ladder), J x 1 inch, 1 x 14 inch
Hasps, straight, with staples, 6 inch
Hasps, straight, with staples, 10 inch
Hooks, with thimbles; galvanized, i inch and A inch
Each
Per dozen . . .
Per dozen...
Each
.40
.16
.32
.15
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
344
PUBLIC CONTRACTS AWARDED
CONTRACTS FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT— CONTINUED.
SUPPLIES.
DENOMINA-
TION.
PRICE.
CONTRACTOR.
Hack Saws
Per dozen. . .
$0.50
Jas A. Snook & Co
Hose Bibbs (Fuller's) finished ^ inch
Each
.315
Crane Co.
Hose Bibbs, (Fuller's), finished, f inch
Iron, Noiway, round, from J inch to | inch, in bun-
Each
Per Ib
.45
.0407
Crane Co.
Dunham Canitran & Hay-
Iron, Norway, square, from 1 inch to J inch, in bun-
dles — average price
Perlb.
.0407
den Co.
Dunham, Carri"an & Hay-
Iron, Norway, bars, flat, from J x 1 inch to i x 4 inch-
Per Ib
039
den Co.
Frederick G Wul/en
Iron, Norway, bars, flat, from | x 1 inch to 1 x 4 inch-
Per Ib
037
Frederick G Wnlzeii
Iron, Norway, bars, flat, from i x 1 inch to \ x 5 inch-
Per Ib
037
Iron, Norway, bars, flat, from \ x 1 inch to \ x 5 iuch—
Perlb
037
Frederick G. Wulxen.
Iron, Norway, bars, flat, from J x \\ inch to f x 5 inch-
average price
Iron, Norway, bars, flat, from 1 x \\ inch to 1 x 5 inch--
Perlb
.037
0^7
Frederick G. Wulzen.
Frederick'G Wulzen
Iron, Norway, hars, flat, from \\ x 2 inch to 1} x 4 inch—
Per Ib
04
Frederick'G. Wulzen.
Iron, Norway, bars, flat, from \\ x 2 inch to \\ x 4 Inch-
Per Ib
04
Frederick G Wulzen
Iron, Norway, bars, round, from 'i inch to 2J inch-
average price
Iron, Norway, bars, square, from f inch to 2J inch-
average price
Perlb
Per Ib
.0377
0377
Dunham, Carrigan& Hay-
den Co.
Dunham, f'arrigau & Hay-
Iron, refined, band, 3 inch" to 7-16 inch x 1 inch to 4
inch wide
Per Ib
den Co.
Iron, refined round, g inch to 1^ inch
Per Ib
ri-iq
den Co.
Iron, refined, square, | inch to 2 inch
Perlb
019
Jas A. Snook & Co
Iron, refined, flat, J inch x f inch to 4 inch wide
Iron, refined, flat, 5-16 inch x 1 inch to 4 inch wide
Iron, refined, flat, | inch x 1 inch to 4 inch wide
Iron, refined, flat, \ inch x 1 inch to. 4 inch wide
Perlb
Perlb
Perlb
Perlb
.02
/'2
.016
.
Jas. A. Suook & Co.
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Jas. A.fSnook & Co.
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
IN BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
345
CONTRACTS FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT—CONTINUED.
SUPPLIES.
DENOMINA-
TION.
PRICE.
CONTRACTOR.
Per Ib
$0.016
Iron refined flat £ inch x 1J inch to 5 inch wide
Per Ib
.016
Iron, refined, flat, 1 inch x 1% inch to 5 inch wide
Perlb
Each
.016
1.80
Jas. A. Sncok & Co.
Frederick G Wul/en
Each
1.20
Jas A. Snook & Co
Jam Nuts galvanized i inch . ...
Each
.01625
Crane Co
Jam Nuts, galvanized f inch.
Each .
.02
Jas A. Snook & Co
Jam Nuts, galvanized 1 inch .
Each . .
.02166
Crane Co
Jam Nuts, ij inch.
Each
.02875
Crane Co
Jam Nuts, 1A inch
Lamp Trimmers Bernard's. .
Each
.033
3.00
Crane Co.
Jas A ^nook & Co
Lamr> Burners
.55
Frederick G Wul/en
Lamp Globes
Per dozen
1.60
Frederick G. Wulzen
Lamp Wicks
Per gross .
.40
Jas. A. Snook & Co
Lantern Wicks, headlight .
Per gross. . .
2.40
Frederick G Wulzen.
Leather, No. 1 XXX, oak tanned harness
Per Ib
.35
Thomas R Hayes
Per ib
.35
Thomas R. Hayes
Leather, No. 1, black enamel
Perlb
.22
Thomas R. Hayes.
Per Ib
.35
Leather, No. 1 , dull rnaroon .
Leather, No. 1, patent collar
Perlb
Perlb
.21
.30
Thomas R. Hayes.
Leather, No. 1, patent dash
Perlb
.15
Lead, Calking ,
Per Ib
.04
Jas A. Snook & Co
Lead, Pure White, ground in oil, best quality, in kegs..
Lead Red, best quality, in kegs.
Perlb
Per Ib
.065
.065
Yates & Co.
Yates & Co
Locks, window
Each
.05
Frederick G. Wulzen
Locks, Yale, spring, No 42
Locks, cupboard No. 395
Each
.90
14
Frederick G. Wu'zen.
Locks, cupboard, No. 416
Locks cupboard, No 508
Each
Each
.10
10
Frederick G. Wulzen.
Frederick G Wulzeu
Locks, cupboard, E, No 158
Each
.15
Jas. A. Snook & Co
346
PUBLIC CONTRACTS AWARDED
CONTRACTS FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT— CONTINUED.
SUPPLIES.
DENOMINA-
TION.
PRICE.
CONTRACTOR.
Each
80.12
Dunham, Cariigan & Hay-
Locks, chest. No. 6,088
Locks, chest, No. 6,071
Locks rim B No 5 138 .
Each
Each
Each
.30
.51
.24
den (Jo.
Fredeiick G. Wulzeu.
Frederick G. Wulzen.
Frederick G. Wu'izen.
Locks mortise N > 9 500 17 finish
Each
50
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Locks, mortise, front door, No. 9,590, 17 finish
Each
Each ..
.90
40
Jas. A. Snook & C'o.
Frederick G. Wulzeu.
Locks Yale pad with chain No 8 053
Each
65
FredenckG Wulzen.
Locks, Yale, pad, with chain, No. 8.C63
Locks, cupboard, catch turned, No. 1,435
Locks, cupboard, catch nlaiu . .
Each
Each
Each...
.95
.225
.09
Fredeiick G, Wulzen.
Jas. A. Snook £ Co.
Frederick G. Wul/en.
Lumber, Pine, clear vertical grain, rough, 1 inch thick,
2 inch to 20 inch wid j, and 12 to 40 feet long
Lumber, same as above, JJ inch thick, 12 to 40 feet long.
Lumber, same as above, 2 inch thick, 12 to 40 feet long. .
Lumber, same as above, 4 inch thick, 12 to 40 feet long..
Lumber, same as above, 6 inch thick, 12 to 40 feet long. .
Lum >er, same as above, 2 to 8 inch thick, 2 to 20 inch
wide, 12 to 40 feet feet long
Per 1000...
Per 1000...
Per 1000...
Per 1803...
Per 1000...
Per 1COO...
14.70 Swift & C>/
. \ 15.90 Swift & Co.
13.90 Swift & Co.
i:.05 Swift & Co.
15.90 Swift & Co.
15.70 : Swift & CV.
Lumber, Pine, No. 1, same width, thickness and length
Per 1000...
j
8 90 Swift .It Co
Lumber, Pine, No. 2, same width, thickness and length
Per 10CO
7 40 Swift & Co
Lumber, Pine Flooring, T. and G. vertical grain, clear
and dry, from 10 to 24 feet long, 1x4 inch
Lumber, same as above, 1x6
Per 1COO...
Per 1000. . .
Per 1000
15.75 Swift &C>.
16.75 Swift £ Co.
Lumber, same as above, 1x6 inch
Per 1000 ..
16 25 Swift & Co
Lumber, same as above, 1$ x 4 inch
Lumber, same as above, 1J x 6 inch
Lumber, same as above, H x 4 inch
Lumber, same as above, 1| x 6 inch .
Per 1000...
Per 1000 . .
Per 1000. . .
Per 1000
17.70 Swift &r...
17.85 Swifr&Ci..
18.40 | Swift & Co.
18 50 1 Swift & Co.
|
IN BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
347
CONTRACTS FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT— CONTINUED.
SUPPLIES.
DENOMINA-
PEICE.
TION.
CONTRACTOR.
Per 1000 $17 74
Swift & Co
Lumber, Pine Flooring, No. 2, 1 x 4 inch
Per 1000 12.95
Per 1000 12 85
Swift & Co.
Swift & Co
Lumber, Pine Flooring, No. 2, ]J x4 inch
Lumber, Pine Flooring, No. 2, 1£ x 6 inch
Lumber Pine Flooring, No 2, 1^x4 inch
Per 1000 15.35
Per 10 JO 14.00
Per 1000 ... 17 90
Swift & Co.
D. H Bib L umber Co.
Swift &
Lumber, Pine Flooring, No. 2, li x 6 inch
Lumber, Pine Flooring, No. 2, 2 x4 inch
Lumber, Sugar Pine, su: face two sides, \ inch, 1 inch,
li inch, 2 inch, and 3 inch thick, 12 to 20 inch wide,
12 to 20 feet long
Per 1000 17.00
Per 1000.... 14.00
Per 1000 59.74
D. H. Bibb Lumber Co.
D. H. Bibb Lumber Co.
Swift & Co
Lumber, Redwood, clear vertical grain, rough, from 2 to
24 inch wide, from 12 to 20 feet long. \ inch, 1 inch,
\\ inch 2 inch 3 inch 4 inch and 6 inch thick
Per 1000 17.95
Swift & Co.
Lumber, Redwood, No. 2, clear vertical grain, rough v
from 2 to 24 inch wide, from 12 to 20 feet long, \
inch, 1 inch, \\ inch, 2 inch, 3 inch, 4 inch and 6 inch
thick
Per 1000 15.45
Swift & Co.
Lumber, Redwood, surfaced on two sides, clear, dry,
soft, vertical grain, i inch, 1 inch, 1J inch, li inch,
and 2 inch thick, 2 inch to 24 inch wide, and 12 to
20 feet long
Per 1000 19.95
Swift & Co.
Lumber, Redwood. T. and G. clear, soft, dry, from 4 to
20 feet long 1x4 inch .
Per 1000 17.45
Swift & Co.
Per 1000 17.75
Swift & Co.
Lumber same as above, \\ x 4 inch
Per 1000 19.94
Swift & Co
Per 1000. L'0.00
D H. Bibb Lumber Co.
Lumber, same as above, li x 4 inch
Lumber, same as above, li x 6 inch '..
Lumber, Redwood, T. & G., beaded, clear, dry, soft, ver-
tical grain, from 4 to 20 feet long, 1x4 inch
Lumber, same as above, 1x6 inch
Lumber, same as above lj x 4 inch..
Per 1000.... 20.00
Per 1000 20.00
Per 1000.... 20.00
Per 1000 20.00
Per 10CO 20.00
D. H, Bibb Lumber Co.
D. H. Bibb Lumber Co.
D. H. Bibb Lumber Co.
D. H. Bibb Lumber Co.
D. H. Bibb Lumber Co.
Per 1000 20 00
D H. Bibb Lumber Co.
Lumber, same as above, \\ x 4 inch
Per 1000 20.00
D. H. Bibb Lumber Co.
348
PUBLIC CONTRACTS AWARDED
CONTRACTS FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT— CONTINUED.
SUPPLIES.
DENOMINA-
TION.
PRICE.
CONTRACTOR.
Per 1COO.
$20.00
D H Bibb Lumber Co
Lumb3r, Spruce, clear, soft and dry, surfaced two sides
1 inch, H- inch, 2 inch thick, 12 inch to 20 inch wide,
Per 1000....
19.95
Swift & Co.
Lumber, Pine Stepping, perfect in all respects, 1J inch,
liincb, If inch. 2 inch thick, 12 inch, 14 inch, 16
Per 1000.
22.39
Swift & Co
Lumber. Piae Ladder Stock. 1J inch, 1} inch, 2 inch
thick, x 3 inch, 4 inch, 4J inch and 5 inch wide when
dressed, and from 14 to 40 feet long. This lumber
must be vertical grain on four sides, and perfect in
all respects
Per 1000
25.00
D. H. Bibb Lumber Co.
Lumber, Rustic, soft and dry, long lengths, 1 x 10 inch..
Lumber, Mouldings, Pine, rounds, clear, vertical grain,
J inch to 3 inch thick, from 16 to 32 feet long
Per 1000
Per L. foot..
18.24
.01
Swift & Co.
Swift & Co.
Lumber, Mouldings, Pine, rounds, clear, vertical grain,
1J inch to 3 inch thick from 16 to 32 feet long.
Per L. foot .
.03
Swift & Co.
Lumber, Mouldings, Pine, half-rounds, clear, vertical
grain, 1 inch to 2 inch thick, 16 to 32 feet long
Per L. foot..
.01
Swift & Co.
Lumber, Mouldings, Pine, quarter rounds, clear, ver-
tical grain, 1 inch to 2 inch thick, 19 to 20 feet long-
Lumber, Mouldings, Astrigal, from 1 inch to 2 inch wide,
crown soft, dry, from 3 inch to 6 inch wide
Per L. foot..
PerL foot..
.01
.02
-Swift & Co.
Swift & Co.
Lumber, Mouldings, Astrigal, from 1 inch to 2 inch wide,
crowu soft, dry, from 1 inch to 2 inch wide.
Per L. foot..
.01
Swift & Co.
Lumber, Shingles plain and fancy plain
Per 1000.
1.09
Swift & C ».
Lumber, Shingles, plain and fancy— fancy
Mats, Door, 24 x 16 inch
Per 1000
Per dozen...
1.99
5.85
Swift & Co.
Pacific Marine Supply Co.
Matches, best quality
Per tin
.77
Pacific Marine Supply Co.
Mops, 9 pound size
Per dozen...
1.04
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Mops, Handles (Erie)
Per dozen.. .
.95
Jas. A. Suook & Co.
Moleskin, No 1 , 50 inch. . . .
Per bolt
9.00
Thomas R. Hayes.
Machine Work, with use of tools
Per hour
.48
William H. Birch & Co.
Nails, clout, 1 inch
Per Ib.
.06
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Nails, clout, 1J inch .
Per Ib
.06
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Nails, cut rough, 4 penny
Per keg
2.65
Dunham, Carrigan & Hay-
den Co.
IN BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
349
CONTRACTS FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT— CONTINUED.
SUPPLIES.
DENOMINA-
TION.
PRICE.
CONTRACTOR.
Per keg
Per keg
Per keg
Per keg
Per keg
Per keg... .
Per keg
Per keg
Per keg
Per keg
Per keg
Per keg.. . .
Per keg
Per keg
Per keg
Per keg
Per keg..
$2.55
2.45
2.40
2.40
2.35
2.35
2.25
2.70
2.60
4.10
3.90
3.30
3.10
2.90
2.80
2.80
2.90
2,75
2.65
2.55
2.50
2.50
2.45
2.45
2.45
.75
.75
.75
.75
.012
Dunham, Carrigan & Hay-
deu Co.
Dunham, Carrigan & Hay-
den Co.
Dunham, Carrigan & Hay-
den Co.
Dunham, Carrigan & Hay-
den Co.
Dunham, Carrigan & Hay-
den Co.
Dunham, Carrigan & Hay-
den Co.
Dunham, Carrigan & Hay-
den Co.
Dunham, Carrigan & Hay-
den Co.
Dunham, Carrigan & Hay-
den Co.
Frederick G. Wulzen.
Frederick G. Wulzen.
Dunham, Carrigan & Hay-
den Co.
Dunham. Carrigan & Hay-
den Co.
Dunham, Carrigan & Hay-
den Co.
Dunham, Carrigan & Hay-
den Co
Dunham, Carrigan & Hay-
den Co.
Dunham, Carrigan & Hay-
den Co.
Dunham, Carrigan & Hay-
den Co.
Dunham, Carrigan & Hay-
den Co.
Dunham, Carrigan & Hay-
den Co.
Dunham, Carrigan & Hay-
den Co.
Dunham, Carrigan & Hay-
den Co.
Dunham, Carrigan & Hay-
den Co.
Dunham, Carrigan & Hay-
den Co.
Dunham, Carrigan & Hay-
den Co.
Thomas R. Hayes.
Thomas R. Hayes.
Thomas R. Hayes.
Thomas R. Hayes.
Holbrook, Merrill & Stet-
son.
Nails, cut rough, 16 penny
Nails cut rough 40 penny
Nails wire finished, 1| inch
Nails, wire finished, 8 penny
Xails wire finished, 10 penny
Per keg
Per keg
Per keg .
Nails wire rough, 8 penny
Nails, wire rough, 10 penny
Per keg
Per keg
Per keg
Per keg
Per keg
Per dz. paper
Per dz. paper
Per dz. paper
Per dz. paper
Each
Nails wire rough, 60 penny
Nipples, 1 inch to 4 inch long, § inch galvanized, close
and short
350
PUBLIC CONTEACTS AWARDED
CONTEACTS FOE THE FIRE DEPAETMENT— CONTINUED.
SUPPLIES.
DENOMINA-
TION.
PRICE.
CONTRACTOR.
Nipples, 1 inch to 4 inch long, § inch galvanized, long.
Nipples, 1 inch to 4 inch long, § inch galvanized, extra
long....
Each
Fach
$0.018
024
Holbrook, Merrill & Stet-
son.
Holbrook, Merrill & Stet-
Nipples, 1 inch to 4 inch long, i inch black iron, close
Each .
.C09
son.
Holbrook, Merrill & Stet-
Nipples, 1 inch to 4 inch long, | inch black iron, long.
Nipples, 1 inch to 4 inch long, f inch black iron, extra
Each
Each
.012
.015
son.
Holbrook, Merrill & Stet-
son.
Holbrook Merrill & Stet-
Nipples, 1 inch to 4 inch long, i inch galvanized, close
Each
015
son.
Holbrouk Merrill & Stet-
Nipples, 1 inch to 4 inch long, J inch galvanized, long.
Nipples, 1 inch to 4 inch long, \ inch galvanized, extra
Each
Each ...
.021
027
son.
Holbrook, Merrill & Stet-
son.
Holbrook Merrill & Stet-
Nipples, 1 inch to 4 inch long, J inch black iron, close
Each
012
son.
Holbruok Merrill & Stet-
Nipples, 1 inch to 4 inch long, \ inch black iron, long.
Nipples, 1 inch to 4 inch long, \ inch black iron, extra
Each
Each
.015
.018
son.
Holbrook. Merrill & Stet-
son.J
Holbrook, Merrill & Stet-
Nipples, 1 inch to 4 inch long. \ inch galvanized, close
Each
.018
son.
Holbrook, Merrill & Stet-
Nipples, 1 inch to 4 inch long, \ inch galvanized, long.
Nipples, 1 inch to 4 inch long, f inch black iron, close
Each
Each
.03
015
son.
Holbrook, Merrill & Stet-
son.
Holbrook, Merrill & Stet-
Nipples, 1 inch to 4 inch long, f inch black iron, long.
Nipples, 1 inch to 4 inch long, 1 inch galvanized, close
Each
Each
.021
.027
son.
Holbrook, Merrill & Stet-
son.
Holbrook, Merrill & Stet-
Nipples, 1 inch to 4 inch long, 1 inch galvanized, long.
Nipples, 1 inch to 4 inch long, 1 inch black iron, close
Each
Each
.039
018
son.
Holbrook, Merrill & Stet-
son
Holbrook Merrill & Stet-
Nipples, 1 inch to t inch long; 1 inch black iron, long.
Nipples, 1 inch to 4 inch long, 1J inch galvanized, close
and short
Each
Each
.027
039
son.
Holbrook, Merrill & Stet-
son.
Holbrook, Merrill & Stet-
Nipples, 1 inch to 4 inch long, 1} inch galvanized, long
Nipples, 1 inch to 4 inch long, 1J inch black iron, close
Each
Each
.057
.027
son.
Holbrook, Merrill & Stet-
son.
Holbrook, Merrill & Stet-
SOIJ.
IN BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
351
CONTRACTS FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT— CONTINUED.
SUPPLIES.
DENOMINA-
TION.
PRICE.
CONTRACTOR.
Each
§0 036
Holbrook Merrill & Stet
Nipples, 1 inch to 4 inch long, 1J inch galvanized, close
Each
.045
SOLI.
Holbrook, Merrill & Stet-
Nipples, 1 inch to 4 inch long, 1J inch galvanized, lonsr.
Nipples, 1 inch to 4 inch long, 1J inch black iron, close
Each
Each
.072
.03
son.
Holbrook, Merrill & Stet-
son.
Holbrook, Merrill & Stet-
Nipples, 1 inch to 4 inch long, 1| inch black iron, long.
Nipples, brass, soldering, i inch
Each
Each
Each
.045
.042
.05
Holbrook, Merrill & Stet-
son.
Holbrook, Merrill & Stet-
son.
Holbrook, Merrill & Stet-
Nuts, iron, cold pressed, from f inch to If inch, average.
Oil Cake .
Per Ib . ,
Per Ib
.03
.0155
son.
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Pasific Marine Supply Co.
1.98
Jas. A . Snook & Co.
Oil Headlight 150 d grees tire test in cases
Per gallon
.17
Arctic Oil Works.
.50
W. P. Fuller & Co.
Oil Cardinal in barrels
Per gallon
.18
W. P. Fuller & Co
.575
Magner Bros.
Oil, Lard, in cases .,
Per gallon . .
.50
Arctic Oil Works.
Oil, Boiled Linseed in 5 gallon cans ...
Per gallon . .
.39 '
W. P. Fuller & Co.
Per gallon.,
.37
W. P. Fuller & Co.
Pliers, Subbs
Per dozen.. .
11.90
Frederick G. Wulzen.
Pokers, Stove
Per dozen...
.70
Holbrook Merrill & Stet-
Pitchforks, 5 tined, strapped
Per dozen.. .
5.00
son.
3 OC
Paper, Tar
Per roll
1 25
Paper, Sand, No. 0
2 05
Jas A. Snook & Co
Paper, Sand No. 1
2 15
Paper, Sand, No. 2
Paper, Sand, No. 3
Pulleys, flat, 2 inch wheel
Per ream —
Per ream —
Each
2.39
2.25
.04
Jas/ A. Snook & Co.
•las. A. Snook & Co.
Jas. A. Snook & Co
Pulleys flat 3 inch wheel
08
Jas A Snook & Co
Pins split 2i x J inch
Per 100
.60
Jas A. Snook & Co.
Pins split 3 x | inch
Per 100
.70
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
352
PUBLIC CONTRACTS AWARDED
CONTRACTS FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT— CONTINUED.
SUPPLIES.
DENOMINA-
TION.
CONTRACTOR.
Plugs, .black iron, § inch Each .
Plugs, black iron, i iuch Each.
Plugs, black iron, i inch Each .
Plugs, black iron, 1 inch Each...
Plugs, black iron, 1} inch Each
Plugs, black iron, li inch Each
Plugs, galvanized, | inch Each
Plugs, galvanized, £ inch Each
Plugs, galvanized, f inch Each
Plugs, galvanized, 1 inch Each...
Plugs, galvanized, 1J inch Each
Plugs, galvanized, 1J inch Eacll
Pipe, galvanized iron, J inch per foot..
Pipe, galvanized iron, i inch per foot-
Pipe, galvanized iron, 1 inch Per foot-
Pipe, galvanized iron, 1J inch per foo^
Pipe, galvanized iron, 1J inch per foot..
Pipe, black iron, | inch Per foofc..
Pipe, black iron, \ inch Per foot>
Pipe, black iron, f inch per foo^t
Pipe, black iron, 1 inch per f oo).
Pipe, black iron, 1J inch per f oot p
Pipe, black iron, 1£ inch per f oot
Pipe, blacK iron, extra heavy, J inch per joot
Pipe, black iron, extra heavy, | inch Per foot>
Pipe, black iron, extra heavy, 1 inch per foot
Pipe, black iron , extra heavy, 1£ inch per jooj.
Pipe, black iron, extra heavy, 1J inch per foo^t
Pipe, black iron, hydraulic, \ inch
i er toot* .
Pipe, black iron, hydraulic, f inch per f QQt
Pipe, black iron, hydraulic. 1 inch per foot
1.005
.005
.0075
.01
.0125
.0175
.01
.01
.015
.02
.025
.035
.035
.0425
.0610
.085
.1050
.0190
.0250
.03
.0425
.0575
.0725
.05
.06
.085
.115
.145
.10
.12
.17
Holbrook, Merrill & Stet-
son.
Hulbrook, Merrill & Stet-
son.
Holbrook, Merrill & Stet-
son.
Holbrook. Merrill & Stet-
son.
Holbrook, Merrill & Stet-
son.
Holbrook, Merrill & Stet-
son.
Holbrook, Merrill & Stet-
son.
Holbrook. Merrill & Stet-
son.
Holbrook, Merrill & Stet-
-i ,]
Stet-
Hol brook, Merrill
son.
Holbrook, Merrill & Stet-
son.
Holbrook, Merrill & Stet-
son.
Holbrook, Merrill & Stet-
son.
Holbrook, Merrill & Stet-
son.
Holbrook, Merrill & Stet-
son.
Holbrook, Merrill & Stet-
son.
Holbrook, Merrill & Stet-
son.
Holbrook, Merrill & Stet-
son.
Holbrook, Merrill & Stet-
son.
Holbrook, Merrill & Stet-
son.
Holbrook, Merrill & Stet-
son.
Holbrook, Merrill & Stet-
Holbrook, Merrill & Stet-
son.
Dunham, Carrigan & Hay-
den Co.
Dunham, Carrigau & Hay-
den Co.
Dunham, Carrigan & Hay-
den Co.
Dunham, Carrigan & Hay-
den Co.
Dunham, Carrigan & Hay-
den Co.
Frederick G. Wulzen.
Frederick G. Wulzen.
Frederick G. Wulzen.
IN BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
353
CONTRACTS FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT- CONTINUED.
SUPPLIES.
BENOMINA-
TION.
PRICE.
CONTRACTOR,
"
Per foot. . . .
Per foot
Per Ib
$0.23
.29
.18
.18
.18
7.40 '
4.35
.084
.105
.14
.152
.3938
.55
.105
.126
.161
.15
.0125
.15
.095
.095
.09
.09
.1175
.17
.12
.0723
.10
.0725
.945
.05
Frederick G. Wulzen.
Frederick G. Wulzen.
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Frederick G. Wulzen.
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Holbrook, Merrill & Stet-
son.
Holbrook, Merrill & Stet-
son.
Holbrook, Merrill & Stet-
son.
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Holbrook, Merrill & Stet-
son.
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Holbrook, Merrill & Stet-
son.
Holbrook, Merrill & Stet-
son.
Holbrook, Merrill & Stet-
son.
Holbrook, Merrill & Stet-
son,
W. P. Fuller & Co.
W. P. Fuller & Co.
Bass, Hueter Paint Co.
Bass, Hueter Paint Co.
Bass, Hueter Paint Co.
Bass, Hueter Paint Co.
Goodyear Rubber Co.
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Dunham, Carrigan & Hay-
den Co.
Frederick G. Wulzen.
Per Ib
Per Ib
Per package
Per package.
Per foot —
Per foot
Per foot
Each
Each
Each
Per foot
Per foot ....
Per foot ....
Each
Pipe, double hub, waste, 3 inch
inch rouud corrupted
Pipe, htove
Per Ib
Per Ib
Per Ib
Paint, Dry Fre c ,
Per lh
Per ]b
Per Ib
Per Ib
Per Ib.
Per 11)
Per Ib
Per Ib
Per Ib
Per dozen...
Per dozen...
Paint, raw umber, in oil, in 1 Ib. cans
Rivets, copper, with burrs.
Rope, whale-line, manilla
Rope, manilla, 3-stramT
Rings, galvanized swivel hitching, No. 37
23*
PUBLIC CONTRACTS AWARDED
CONTRACTS FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT— CONTINUED.
SUPPLIES.
DENOMINA-
TION.
PRICE.
CONTRACTOR.
Per dozen...
|0.10
Frederick G. Wulzen.
.15
Frederick G. Wulzeu.
Hope sash cord No 7 '* Silver Lake"
Per hank
59
Frederick G Wul?en
75
25
25
34
43
Rings, japanned, 1 J inch
Rings, japanned, 1J inch
Per gross
Per gross
.62
.90
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Rings, japanned, 2J inch
Per gross —
1.65
2 25
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Jas A Snook & Co
2 25
Sponges, sheeps' wool, in bales
Salt in 5 Ib. sacks, in bales
Per Ib
Per Ib
1.75
C07
Mack & Co.
Pacific Marine Supply Co
Per Ib
Mack & Co
Per Ib
MViz.
Mack & Co
Soap brown, in 2 Ib. bars —per case of
2 45
Pacific Marine Supply Co.
3 25
Jas A. Snook & Co.
Per dozen.
35
Frederick G. Wulzen.
Shovel, scoop, " D. FL," square end, No. 5, short handle
Shove1, round, point, short handle
Shovel, square end, short handle
Per dozen. .
Per dozen.
Per dozen. . .
Per dozen.
B.M
9.20
9.00
8 60
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Frederick G. Wulzeu.
Jas A. Snook & Co.
H >lbrook, Merrill & Stet-
Spittoon rubber 12 inch
Per dozen...
12.00
son.
Goodyear Rubber Co.
Shovel, fire, iron handle
Screws flatheaded iron, J inch No. 6
Per dozen...
1.60
05
Frederick G. Wulzen.
Jas. A Snook & Co.
Screws, flatheaded, iron , f inch, No. 8
Per gross ....
.06
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
IN BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
355
CONTRACTS FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT— CONTINUED.
SUPPLIES.
UttNOMIJUr
PRICE.
TION.
CONTRACTOR.
Jas A Snook & Co
Screws, flatheaded, iron, 1 inch, No. 8
Per gross .08
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Screws, flatheaded, iron, 1 inch, No. 10
Per gross.... .09
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Jas. A. Snook & Co
Scerws, flatheaded, iron, 1J inch, No. 9
Per gross 09
Jas. A Snook & Co
Screws, flatheaded, iron, 1£ inch, No. 10
Screws, flatheaded, iron, 1 J inch, N o. 12
Screws, flatheaded, iron, 1| inch, No. 9
Screws, flatheaded, iron, 1£ inch, No. 10
Screws, flatheaded, iron, 1$ inch, No. 12
Screws, flatheaded, iron, 1J inch, No. 14
Screws flatheaded iron 1J inch No 16
Per gross .10
Per gross .12
Per gross .10
Per gross — .11
Per gross... .13
Per gross .17
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Jas.'A. Snook & Co.
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Scr -\vs flatheaded, iron, If inch, No. 9
Screws, flatheaded, iron, If inch, No. 10
Screws, flatheaded, iron If inch, No. 12
Pergrcss.... ! .12
Jas. A. Snook & Co
Screws, flatheaded, iron , If inch, No. 14
Screws, flatheaded, iron, 2 inch, No. 9.
Screws, ttatheaded, iron, 2 inch, No. 10
Screws, flatheaded, iron, 2 inch No. 12
Per gross....! .185
Per gross .125
Per gross.... .13
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Screws, flatheaded, iron 2 inch No 14
Screws, flatheaded, iron, 2 inch. No. 16
Screws, flatheaded, iron, 2£ inch, No. 10
Screws, flatheaded, iron 2J inch No 12
Per gross... .24
Per gross.... j .145
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Jat. A. Snook & Co.
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Screws, flatheaded, iron, 2£ inch, No. 14
Screws, ttatheaded, iron , 2| inch, No. 16
Screws, flatheaded, iron, 2£ inch, No. 12
Screws, flatheaded, iron, 2£ inch, No. 14
Screws, flatv>eaded, iron, 2J inch No. 16
Per gross — .21
Per gross — .26
Per gross — .185
Per gross.... .225
Jas. A, Snook & Co.
Jas. A. Suoo & Co.
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Screws, flatheaded, iron, 2J inch, No 18 .
Screws, flatheaded, iron, 2| inch, No. 20
Screwb, flatheaded, iron, 3 inch, No 12 .
Per gross i .£85
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
356
PUBLIC CONTEACTS AWARDED
CONTRACTS FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT -CONTINUED.
SUPPLIES.
DENOMINA-
TION.
PRICE.
CONTRACTOR.
Screws, flatheaded, iroa, 3 inch, No 14
Screws flatheaded, iron, 3 inch, No. 16
Per grc ss . . .
Per gross...
§0.265
.33
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
41
Jas. A. Snook & Co,
Screws flatheaded iron 3 inch No 20..
48
Jas. A. Snookj& Co.
Screw-Eyes, iron, No. 0
Per gross. . .
1.35
Dunham, Carrigan & Hay-
1 125
den Co.
Dunham, Carrigan & Hay-
.90
den Co.
Dunham, Carrigaii & Hay-
Spring (Shackle) Clips No X 2J inch
1 50
den Co.
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Spring (Shackle) Clips 2£ inch
Per dozen.
2.25
Frederick G. Wnlzen.
Spring (Shackle) Clips, 3 inch
Per dozen...
2.50
Frederick G. Wulzeu.
Spring (Shackle) Clips, 5-16 inch
Per dozen.
1.25
Frederick G. Wulzen.
Spring (Shackle) Clips, | inch
Per dozen.
1.50
Frederick G. Wulzen.
Spring (Shackle) Clips 7-16 inch
Per du/t'ti.
1.75
Frederick G. Wulzeu.
Spring (Shackle) Clips, \ inch
Per dozen. . .
2.00
Frederick G. Wulzun.
Spring (Shackle) Clips, | inch
Per dozen...
2.25
Frederick G. Wulzen.
Spring (Shackle) Clips f inch
2.50
Frederick G. Wulzen.
Spring (Shackle) Clips, 5 inch
Per dozen . .
2.60
Frederick G. Wulzen,
pring (Shackle) Clips 1 inch .
Per dozen .
2.80
Frederick G. Wulzen.
Snaps, Armstrong's Patent Rein
Per dozen..
9.00'
Frederick G. Wulzen.
4.25
Thomas R. Hayes.
Snaps, Locks, 1J inch
Per gross
5.50
Thomas R. Hayes.
Snaps, Locks, 1J inch
5.90
Thomas R. Hayes.
Snaps, Locks, If inch
7.35
Thomas R. Hayes.
Snaps, Locks, 2 inch.
8 75
Thomas R. Hayes.
Snaps, Baby, j inch. . .
Per gross
4 K0
Frederick G. Wulzsn.
Snaps, No. 3, Swivel
Per gross
7 90
Thomas R. Hayes.
Sockets, galvanized, f inch
Each
012
Holbrook, Merrill & Stet-
Sockets, galvanized, J inch
Each
019
Holbrook, Merrill & Stet-
Sockets galvanized f inch
Each
027
son.
Holbrook, Merrill & Stet-
Sockets, galvanized, 1 inch
Each
.042
son.
Holbrook, Merrill & Stet-
son.
IN BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
357
CONTRACTS FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT— CONTINUED.
SUPPLIES.
DENOMINA-
TION.
PRICE.
CONTRACTOR.
Each
$0.056
Holbrook Merrill & Stet-
Sockets, galvanized 1£ inch
Each
.069
son.
Holbrook, Merrill & Stet-
Sockets, black iron, § inch
Each
.012
son.
Holbrook, Merrill & Stet-
Sockets, black iron, J inch
Each
.0146
son,
Hoibrook, Merrill & Stet-
Sockets, black iron £- inch
Each
.0195
son.
Holbrook, Merrill & Stet-
Sockets, black iron 1 inch
-jf~
Each
.0267
son.
Holbrook, Merrill & Stet-
Sockets, black iron, 11 inch
Each ...
.0357
son.
Holbrook, Merrill & Stet-
Each
.0405
son.
Holbrook. Merrill & Stet-
Sockets, reducing, galvanized and beaded, f x | inch. . .
Sockets, reducing, galvanized and beaded, 1 x f inch. . .
Each
Each
Each
.0243
.0405
.1215
son.
Holbrook, Merrill & Stet-
son.
Holbrook, Merrill & Stet-
son.
Holbrook, Merrill & Stet-
Steel Tool (Jessup)
Perlb
.15
son.
Dunham, Canigan & Hay-
Steel Machine
Perlb
.0225
den Co.
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Sleeves, brass 2 inch
Each
.10
W. T. Garratt & Co.
Sleeves, brass, 4 inch
Each
13
Crane Company
Sink Strainers, brass, 4 inch, fancy
Solder, Bolting 90 to 100
Each
Perlb
.11
11
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Holbrook Merrill & Stet
Solder Wipin"
Per Ib
09
son,
Dunham, Carrigan & Hay-
" S " Traps, cast iron, 2 inch
Each
.152
den Co.
Jas. A. Snook & Cn.
" S " Traps, cast iron, 3 inch
Each
Crane Co
" S " Traps, cast iron, 4 inch ...
Each
Sienna, burnt, in cans
Per Ib
.55
Sienna, raw, in cans.
Per Ib
.095
Tripoli, Mt. Eagle, in packages
Tacks, simp, japanned, 3 oz
Per gross
.095
6.50
24
Mack & Co.
Tacks, gimp, japanued, 6 oz
28
Tacks, Sheltou's, 3 oz
15
Tack's, Shelton's, 4 oz
16
Tacks, Shelton's 6 oz
18
Tacks, Shelton's 8 oz
20
Tacks, Shelton's 10 oz
22
Jas A Snook & Co
1
358
PUBLIC CONTRACTS AWARDED
CONTRACTS FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT— CONTINUED.
SUPPLIES.
DENOMINA-
TION.
PRICE.
Tacks, Shelton's, 12 oz
$0 26
Tacks, Shelton's, 14 oz
Per dz pap'rs
29
Tacks, Shelton's, 20 oz .
Per dz. pap'rs
40
Tacks, Shelton's, 22 oz
Per dz. pap'rs
44
Tacks, Shelton's, lace, 4 oz
Per dz pap'rs
1 00
Tacks Shelton's, lace, 6 oz
1 00
Tacks, Shelton's, lace, 8 oz
1 00
Tack'g, Shelton's, lace, 10 oz
1 00
Thread, Barber's, white linen. No. 10
Thread, Barber's, white linen, No. 3
Perlb
Per Ib
.95
1.25
Thread, Barber's, black linen, No. 3
Per Ib
1 30
Thread, Marshall's, dark blue, No. 40.
Per Ib. . . .
1 50
Thread, Marshall's, dark blue, No. 35
Thread, Marshall's " W. B." No. 40
Thread, Marshall's " W. B." No. 35. ...
Perlb
Perlb
Per Ib
1.50
1.50
1 50
Thread, 3 cord black, "H. B "
Per Ib
1 25
Thread 3 cord white " H B "
Per Ib
Thimbles, Cobert's, £ inch
Thimbles, Cobert's, g inch
Per gross
3.00
3 00
T's, black iron, beaded, inch
Fach
T's, black iron, beaded, J- inch
Each
T's, black iron, beaded, 1 inch
T's, black iron, beaded, 1 inch
Each
.022
T's, black iron beaded, \\ inch
T's, black iron, beaded, 1| inch
Each
068
T's, galvanized, beaded | inch
T's, galvanized, beaded, i inch
Each
027
T's, galvanized, beaded, | inch
T's, galvanized, beaded, 1 inch
Each
059
T's, galvanized, beaded, \\ inch
T's, galvanized, beaded, 1 J inch
Tubing, brpss Mnch ,
Each
Each
Per Ib
.081
.12
35
CONTRACTOR.
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
•/as. A. Snook & Co.
Jas. A Snook & Co.
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Thomas R. Hayes.
Thomas R. Hayes.
Thomas R. Hayes.
Thomas R. Hayes.
Thomas R. Hayes.
Frederick G. Wulzen.
Thomas R. Hayes.
Thomas R. Hayes.
Thomas R. Hayes.
Thomas R. Hayes.
Thomas R. Hayes.
Frederick G. Wulzen.
Fredeiick G. Wulzen.
Thomas R. Hayes
Thomas R. Hayes.
Holbrook, Merrill & Stet-
son.
Holbrook. Merrill & Stet-
son.
Holbrook, Merrill & Stet-
son.
Holbrook, Merrill & Stet-
son.
Holbrook, Merrill & stet-
son.
Holbrook, Merrill & Stet-
son.
Holbrook, Merrill & Stet-
son.
Holbrook, Merrill & Stet-
son.
Holbrook, Merrill & Stet-
son.
Holbrook, Merrill & Stet-
son.
Holbrook, Merrill & Stet-
son.
Holbrook, Merrill & Stet-
son.
M. Greenberg's Sons.
IN BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
CONTRACTS FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT— CONTINUED.
SUPPLIES.
DENOMINA-
TION.
PRICE.
CONTRACTOR.
Per Ib
§0 30
Per Ib
27
Traps lead '' P " 1?. iuch
Each
30
den Co.
Holbrook Merrill & Stet-
Traps, lead "P,"2inch
40
son.
Crane Co
" T Y " branches, 2 inch
" T Y " branches, 3 inch
a ip Y " branches 4 inch.
Each
Each
.189
.243
.378
Holbrook, Merrill & Stet-
son.
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Holbrook, Merrill & Stet-
.44
son.
Yates & Co
Unions, galvanized, ^ inch
.C75
Holbrook Merrill & Stet-
Unions, galvanized, £ inch
Unions, galvanized, % inch
Each
Each
.083
.10
son.
Holbrook, Merrill & Stet-
son.
Holbrcok Merrill & Stet-
Unions, galvanized, 1 inch . .
Each
125
son.
Unions, galvanized, l-£ inch
Each
.175
son.
Holbrook, Merrill & Stet-
Unions, galvanized 1 inch
Each
225
son.
Unions, black iron, g inch
Each
05
son.
Unions, black iron, * inch.
Each
055
son.
Holbrook Merrill & Stet-
Unions, black iron, £ inch.
0675
son.
Unions, black iron 1 inch
0825
son.
Holbrook Merrill & Stet-
Unions, black iron, 1£ inch
son.
Holbrook Merrill & Stet
Unions, black iron, 1.' inch
son.
Umber, burnt, in cans of 1 Ib
Per Ib
09
son.
Umber, raw, in cans of 1 To
Per Ib
09
Valves, rubber, 2k inch, for hydrant.
3 00
Valves, rubber, 2)-, iuch, for engine
2 40
Valves, rubber, 3 inch, for hydrant
3 50
Valves, rubber, 41, inch, suction washer
75
Valves, rubber, 5 inch, suction washer
75
Vials, acid
Valve Carriers, bronze, for hydrant valves. 2A inch
Valve Carriers, bronze, for hydrant valves, 3 inch
Valve, Eddy Gate, brass, J inch..
Each
Each
.75
1.00
W. T. Garratt & Co.
W. T. Ga ratt & Co.
Valve, Eddy Gate, bras*, ;' inch.
Each
COR
360
PUBLIC CONTRACTS AWARDED IN BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
CONTRACTS FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT— CONCLUDED.
SUPPLIES.
DENOMINA-
TION.
PRICE.
CONTRACTOR.
Valve Eddy Gate brass 1 inch..
E.ch 1
^0 75
Crane Co.
Valve Eddy Gate, brass, 1J inch
Each....
1.05
Crane Co.
Valve, Eddy Gate, brass, 1J inch
Each
1.50
Crane Co.
Valve Jenkin's Globe brass, i inch . . . .
Each
.43
Hollnook, Merrill \ Stet-
Each
.66
son.
Holbrook, Merrill & Stet-
Valve, Jenkiu's Globe, brass 1 inch
Each
.81
son.
Hoibrook Merrill & Stet-
Valve Jenkin's Globe brass 1J inch
Each
].20
son.
Holbtook Merrill & Stet
Valve, Jenkin's Globe, brass 1 J inch
Each
1.65
son.
Holbrook Merrill & Stet
Varnish wearing body best quality Fuller's
Per gallon.
4.00
sou.
W. P. Fuller .
.035
Goodyear Rubln-r (\>.
Washers, rubber, 2J inch
.20
Frederick G. Wulzen.
Washers, rubber, 3 inch
.30
Frederick G Wul/en
Wrenches, Monkey, 6 inch.
3.42
Wrenches, Monkey, 12 inch, B & C
Wrenches. Combination, B. & C., 12 inch
Wire, copper in spools 1 Ib each
Per dozen...
Per dozen ...
13.95
15.25
2 79
Frederick G. Wulzen.
Jas. A. Snook & Co.
Waste, cotton, in bales
0725
Whips, bow, buck, top, No. 102
Whips, straight. No. 21
12 00
Wax, soft black
Per 100 balls
1 50
Wire, bronze spring
60
Frederick G. Wulzen
Wire, tempered steel
Per Ib
20
Welding on and Axles (per 1 arm, §6.50), 2 arms
Welding Straight Axles (per 1 arm, $6 50), 2 arms
Per axle
Per axle
13.00
13.00
Wm. H. Birch & Co.
Wm. H. Birch & Co.
Each
940
" Y " Branches, cast ii on, 4 inch
?j " Y" Blanches, 2 inch
Each
Each
.373
189
Crane Co.
J "Y" Branches 3 inch.
Each
243
i "Y " Branches, 4 inch. .
Each
378
TELEGRAPH, TELEPHONE, ELECTRIC
LIGHTING, POWER COMPANIES
HAVING POLES ERECTED ON, OR WIRES SUSPENDED
OVER THE STREETS.
The Committee on Streets, Wharves, Grades and Public Squares of the Board of Super-
visors in the year 1897, having under consideration applications from the Bay City Electric
Light and Power Company, the Market Street Railway Company, the Spring Valley Water
Works, and T. J. Blakeney, Superintendent of the Life Saving Service, to erect poles
along and upon certain streets, and suspend wire for power, lighting and telephone purposes,
respectfully reported to the Board on May 10, 1897, that the attention of the Committee had
been called to the number of poles and wires on, along and above the streets; it being
claimed that many of these privileges were being exercised without authority, and before
action was taken on the pending applications it was deemed expedient to have an investi-
gation and report as to the existing conditions, and presented a Resolution empowering the
Chief Engineer of the Fire Department and the Superintendent of the Fire Alarm and
Police Telegraph to report the names of the persons and corporations who have poles
erected on the public streets, or who have wires suspended over the street or elsewhere,
of which the following is a copy, to-wit:
RESOLUTION No. 16,413 (THIRD SERIES).
WHEREAS, The attention of the Committee on Streets, Wharves, etc., of this Board has
been called to the number of poles and wires on and along and above the public streets,
and
WHEREAS, It is claimed that many of these privileges are being exercised without
authority; therefore,
Resolved, That the Chief Engineer of Fire Department and the Superintendent of the
Fire Alarm and Police Telegraph be and are herebj' required to investigate and report to
this Board as soon as practicable the names of the persons and corporations who have poles
erected on the public streets or who have wires suspended along or over the streets or else-
where for any purpose whatever, in order that this Board may be able to ascertain from the
official records whether or not such privileges have been exercised under any franchise or
privilege granted by this Board.
In Board of Supervisors, San Francisco, May 10, 1897.
Adopted by the following vote:
Ayes— Supervisors Devany, Haskins, Delany, Sheehan, Dodge, Lackmann, Rottanzi,
Morton, Britt, Smith, Clinton, Rivers.
JNO. A. RUSSELL, Clerk.
362
TELEGRAPH, TELEPHONE, ELECTRIC LIGHTING
On May 13, 1897, at a meeting of the Committee on Streets, a number of the representa-
tives of telegraph, telephone, electric lighting and power companies, who had been invited,
were present and were heard as to the removal of poles from the public streets in the
business portions of the city, and who, while agreeing to such a regulation, were of opinion
that some reasonable concessions should be made to enable the different companies to effect
the changes required.
The following is a copy of a communication from the Superintendent of the Fire Alarm
and Police Telegraph, containing the names of the companies and corporations operating
electric wires, as requested by the Board, to-wit:
OFFICE OF THE FIRE ALARM AND POLICE TELEGRAPH"!
SAN FRANCISCO, May 15, 1897. )
To the Honorable the Board of Supervisors
Of the City and County of San Francisco—
GENTLEMEN: Pursuant to Resolution No. 16,413 (Third Series), I beg to submit the fol-
lowing list of persons and companies operating electric wires in this city:
.NAME.
Edison Light and Power Company
Emporium Company
Commercial Power Company
Mills Building Company
Western Light and Power Company
Pacific Electric Motor Company
San Francisco Tool Company
California Hotel Company
Sacramento Electric Light and Power Company
San Francisco Gas and Electric Light Company
Edison General Electric Company
California Electrical Works
Pacific Electric Works
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company
Sunset Telephone and Telegraph Company
Pacific Postal Telegraph Cable Company
Western Union Telegraph Company
American District Telegraph Company
Gold and Stock Telegraph Company
J. J. Horn, California Social Telegraph
Pacific Auxiliary Fire Alarm Company
Fire Alarm and Police Telegraph
--7 Stevenson Street.
Emporium Building.
510 Commercial street.
Mills Building.
109 O'Farrell street.
12 Annie street.
27 Stevenson street.
Californiaj.Hotel.
320 Sansome street.
415 Post strtet.
15 First street.
409 Market street.
Io4 First street.
216 Bush street.
216 Bush street.
534 Market street.
300 Montgomery street.
607 Market street.
<;07 Market street.
1020 Laguna street.
216 Bush street.
9 Brenham piace.
Respectfully submitted,
W. R. HEWITT.
AND ELECTRIC POWER COMPANIES. 363
The Committee on Streets at a meeting of the Board held on May.17, 1897, reported on
this matter, as follows:
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON STREETS, WHARVES, ETC.
To the Honorable the Board of Supervisors
Of the City and County of San Francisco—
x: The subject of removing the telegraph, telephone and other poles used
for the suspension of wires over and along our streets, especially in the business portions of
our city, having engaged the attention of your Committee during tne past few months, a
Resolution was prepared, submitted to, and adopted by your Honorable Board at the last
meeting, requiring the Chief Engineer of the Fire Department and the Superintendent of
the Fire Alarm and Police Telegraph to make an investigation and report to this Board as
soon as practicable the names of the persons and corporations who have poles erected on
the public streets or who have wires suspended along and over the streets or elsewhere for
any purpose whatever. From the examinations had by your Committee which prompted
the preparation of this Resolution, it was believed that some persons and corporations were
making use of the streets for electric, telegraph and power purposes, without any authority
whatever and it was necessary that the information should first be obtained before other or
further action by the Board. One of the reasons for the acquirement of this information is
that under an Act passed at the last session of the Legislature, these privileges and fran-
chises must be applied for, bids invited, and the privilege or franchise awarded to the person
or corporation offering to pay the highest percentage of the gross annual receipts. His
Honor, the Mayor, to facilitate this inquiry and to learn the views of the various companies
having poles and wires in the public streets, invited representatives of these corporations
to a meeting of your Committee for a conference on this important matter, and at said
meeting stated to the said representatives that it was the desire to improve the appearance
of the city, and gave as his opinion that the conduit system if adopted would ultimately
be the cheapest, and remove many of the most serious objections, preventing accidents by
the falling of live wires and a saving to the corporations in lessening the risks and dangers
incident to the suspension of the wires on poles.
Mr. Frank Jaynes, representing the Western Union Telegraph Comrany, Gold and
Stock Telegraph Company and the American District Telegraph, Messrs. J. B. Crockett and
T. B. Bishop representing the San Francisco Gas and Electric Light Company, Mr. Louis
Glass representing the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company, Mr. L. W. Storror repre-
senting the Pacific Postal Telegraph Company, Mr. P. B. Cornwall representing the Mutual
Electric Light Company, were heard and recognized the right of the Board to provide by
regulation for placing the wires underground, only desiring that the regulations imposed
should be reasonable and considerate of the ^respective requirements of the several com-
panies, and if so enacted they were willing and anxious to comply, it being the purpose
to remove the poles from the down-town and business portions of the city.
Various explanations were given showing the different character of wires used and the
necessity of keeping high and low tension wires separate and some distance apart.
Mr. Jaynes gave it as his opinion, that one year's time would be sufficient to enable the
Western Union Telegraph Company to comply with the requirements of a proper order;
but as toother companies, such as those furnishing electric power a longer time would be
required, and it was probable that the electrical companies might unite and construct con-
duits so as to prevent the streets from being constantly torn up and traffic impeded, and^all
that was wanted was considerate and fair treatment.
361 TELEGRAPH, TELEPHONE, ELECTRIC LIGHTING
Mr. E. P. Vining, General Manager of the Market Street Railway system of Street
Railroads, was of the opinion that the operation of street railroads by electricity by the
trolley system was the only mode so far practical, as currents conveyed underground had
been tound so far not to be reliable, but as progress was made and the operation by under-
ground currents found to be suitable, there could be no doubt that the system now being
experimented with would be adopted by the company he represented on all their electric-
lines and conduits constructed. This question had been and was now being considered, and
if possible their wires would be placed in conduits.
Mr. F. W. Dohrrnann, on behalf of the Mercliants'Association, stated that the merchants
have been looking for and desired to aid by all means in their power the accomplishment
of this result.and it was in his opinion desirable to have this improvement.and it was certainly
pleasant and gratifying to know that the representatives of the companies most interested
signified their willingness to comply, and undoubtedly reasonable concessions would be
made to enable this important improvement to the streets of our city to be carried out.
Your Committee also heard Mr. John Dougherty, Assistant Engineer of the Fire Depart-
ment, as to the great advantage the underground system would be in the operation of the
apparatus of the Fire Department; also, Mr. W. R. Hewitt, Superintendent of the Fire
Alarm and Police Telegraph, who stated that in addition to the continuous duct in the con-
duits of the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company, belonging to the City and County,
the wires could all be put under ground if a reasonable appropriation was made for the
construction of such pipes, or conduits, as might be required, and that the wires could be
carried up in standards which would be a little higher than hydrants or taken up inside the
lamp posts.
In the remarks made by Mr. P. B. Cornwall, he stated that in Paris the wires are laid
down in conduits under the sidewalk and in that location easy access was had to the wires
when required, and this mode prevented the roadway of the streets being disturbed.
This of itself is something to be considered, for a portion of the space now reserved and
used by property owners under the sidewalks to the curb line in the business portions of the
city could be set aside under suitable restrictions for the use of electrical companies and
high pressure and low pressure wires laid in conduits constructed for their accommodation
with a space sufficiently wide to afford communication with the several buildings, without
impairing to any great extent the privilege now conceded to property owners.
There seems to be unanimity in all the representatives to have an Electrical Engineer
appointed to consider and report upon the most advisable course to be pursued and your
Committee are of opinion that the suggestion is of importance so that whatever is necessary
to be done to accomplish the results aimed at, the opinion of such a person should be ob-
tained in order to prevent any onerous or oppressive legislation being had, in the interest of
the people and the corporations, who seem to be anxious to agree to and conform to all
reasonable regulations.
Your Committee believing that.the interests of tliese corporations and their obligations
to the public should be ascertained before any other or further action is tak^n, recom-
mend the passage of a Resolution requesting the representatives of the several telegraph,
telephone and electric light companies, motor and power companies, and all companies
having poles erected in the streets or having wires suspended over the streets, to state
in writing and submit to the Board the number of the Order or Resolution granting the
franchise or privilege, and if not so granted, by what authority the right is exercised, the
condition and requirements of their several companies, the time within which they would
each require to substitute for poles and wires in the downtown districts (describing the
AND ELECTRIC POWER COMPANIES. 365
districts), the conduit system, with the time required therefor and such other reasonable
privileges that they may desire, also their general views as to the regulations that wil
lead to the result aimed at being accomplished.
The replies received will better enable this Board to submit the same to an Electrical
Engineer and intelligently present the various interests involved from their own stand-
point, so that the rights of all may be duly considered in any legislation to be taken.
In conclusion your Committee have been informed that the San Francisco Gas and
Electric Light Company have laid some 45 miles of conduits; the Pacific Telephone and
Telegraph Company some 23 miles, and that the Mutual Electric Light Company hi the
operation of their system have constructed conduits.
As indicated in the report of the Committee on Streets, the following is a copy of a
Resolution adopted by the Board on May 17, 1897, requesting the representatives of the
several companies to furnish certain information to the Board relative to the privileges
enjoyed by them respectively, and as to what time would be required in substituting the
conduit system for the poles and wires erected on and suspended over the streets, to wit:
RESOLUTION Xo. 16,454 (THIRD SERIES).
Resolved, That the representatives of the several telegraph, telephone and electric light
companies, motor and power companies, and all companies having poles erected in the
streets or having wires suspended over the streets of this city and county, be and they are
hereby requested to state in writing and submit to this Board the number of the order or
resolution granting the franchise or privilege, and if not so granted, by what authority the
right is exercised, the condition and requirements of their several companies, the time
within which they would each require to substitute for poles and wires in the down-town
districts (describing the districts) the conduit system, with the time required therefor, and
such other privileges that they may desire, also their general views as to the regulations
that will lead to the conduit system being substituted in place of poles and wires, as are now
being used by said companies.
And the Clerk is hereby directed to transmit a copy of this Resolution to the repre-
sentatives of each of said companies.
In Board of Supervisors, San Francisco, May 17, 1897.
Adopted by the following vote:
Ayes— Supervisors Devany, Haskins, Delany, Sheehan, Dodge, Lackmann, Morton,
Britt, Smith, Rivers.
Absent— Supervisors Rottanzi, Clinton.
JXO. A. RUSSELL, Clerk.
On May 20, !Si'7, a copy of the foregoing Resolution Xo. 10,454 (Third Series), was for-
warded to the various companies and persons operating electric wires, as enumerated in the
list submitted on .May 15, is!»7, by W. R. Hewitt, Superintendent of_the Fire Alarm and
Police Telegraph.
The following communications were filed in the office of the Clerk in response thereto,
to wit:
366 TELEGR.YPH, TELEPHONE, ELECTRIC LIGHTING
COMMUNICATION FROM THE GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY.
(Filed May 24, 1S97.)
May 22, 1897.
Jni. A. Russell, Esq,,
Clerk Board of Supervisors—
The Edison General Electric Company went out of business in San Francisco five years
ago. The class of business formerly handled by them is now handled by the General Elec-
tric Company, which company has no franchise, and has no poles nor wires erected in
San Francisco.
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY.
COMMUNICATION FROM THE MUTUAL ELECTRIC LIGHT COMPANY.
(Filed May 2s, l-c.
To the Honorable the Board of Supervisors
Of the City and County of San Francisco-
GENTLEMEN: Replying to your Resolution -No. 16,454: There^is no "Mills Building
Company" (as addressed), or " Mills Building Electric Light Company."
The business of selling electric light generated at the Mills Building is conducted under
the name of H. H. Taylor, a citizen, who exercises the right conferred by the Constitution
and your Order No. 1,687; he pays a merchandise license. All wires, etc., used are in conduit
system, and are strictly In compliance with the laws in force at the time of the installation.
My opinion as to the general distribution of electricity throughout the city is that all
overhead wires of every description, including those over house tops, should be placed
underground within the fire limits. Fire alarm and other wires belonging to the muni-
cipality should be no exception, and, furthermore, should be kept off of the poles or out of
the conduits belonging to others, and others should not be permitted to use the poles'or
conduits belonging to the city. Outside of the fire limits, in order that the public may
receive the benefits to be derived from competition, there should be absolutely Jno'dis-
tinction between those engaged in the business of selling light, heat and power, and equal
privileges should be granted to all.
Respectfully,
H. H. TAYLOR.
COMMUNICATION FROM THE SUTRO RAILROAD COMPANY.
(Filed Juno 7, 1897.)
To the Honorable the Board of Supervisors 8AN" FltANCI^°' Ju»e 5' 18^
Of the City and County of San Francisco—
GENTLEMEN: In reply to your inquiry concerning the Resolution of your Honorable
Body No. 16,454 (Third Series), I refer you to Order No. 2,781, by which thistcompany;was
granted its franchise.
As this company has neither wires nor poles in the down-town districts, it would be
useless to make any suggestions about a conduit system.
I remain, gentlemen,
Yours very respectfully,
THEO. KRAUSS,
Secretary.
AND ELECTRIC POWER COMPANIES. 367
COMMUNICATION FROM THE SAN FRANCISCO ELECTRIC RAILWAY
COMPANY.
(Filed June 3, 1897.)
SAN* FRANCISCO, CAL., June 8, 1897.
To the Honorable the Board of Supervisors
Of the City and County of San Francisco—
GENTLEMEN : In accordance with Resolution No. 16,454 (Third Series), I beg to state:
The franchises under which this railway is operated are set forth in the following
Orders, viz.: Order No. 2,306, 1890; Nos. 5,151 and 5,201, 1891, and Order No. 2,723, 1893,
We cannot specify any time within which we could substitute a conduit system for
the overhead wire and poles, as we are not acquainted with any such system that is re-
liable at this writing.
Moreover, we do not think that any conduit system ever will be successfully operated
in this city, particularly in the districts we serve, until such time as the system of sewers
is so remodeled that thorough and effective drainage may always be depended upon.
Very respectfully,
W. CLAYTON, Secretary
COMMUNICATION FROM THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY.
(Filed June 23, 1897.)
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL., June 21, 1897.
To the Honorable the Board of Supervisors
Of the City and County of San Francisco—
GENTLEMEN: In accordance with the request contained in Resolution 16,454 (Third
Series), passed by your Honorable Body May 17, 1897, we beg to state :
^ First— That, under authority of Order No. 810, passed June 27, 1870, the Central Pacific
Railroad Company maintains the telegraph poles and wires necessary for the operation
of its various lines of railroad along Brannan street, from Ninth street to Second street,
and from the corner of Second and King streets along Second street to the corner of Sec-
ond and Market streets, in this city.
Second— That, under the general laws of the State of California relating to the organ-
zation and operation of railways, the Southern Pacific Railroad Company of California
maintains telegraph poles and wires along Townsend street, Harrison street and the rail-
road right of way lands owned by the company, from the corner of Third and Townsend
streets to the San Mateo county line ; the said poles and wires being a necessary adjunct
to its railroad and forming a complete railroad and telegraph line through and beyond
the City of San Francisco.
In respect to the conduit system in that portion of the city south of Market street, we
would respectfully suggest that the southerly boundary of such system be made the
southerly line of Howard street, and the westerly limit thereof be made the westerly line
of Eleventh street.
In this connection, we would require such rights to construct, operate and maintain
a conduit system between Howard and Market streets as you may deem necessary and
proper, and could substitute such conduit system for our present poles and wires within
six months from the date of same.
Yours truly,
J KRUTTSCHNITT,
General Manager.
368 PRIVILEGES GRANTED TO TELEGRAPH, TELEPHONE
PRIVILEGES GRANTED TO TELEGRAPH, TELEPHONE, AND
ELECTRIC LIGHT COMPANIES, AND PRIVILEGES
INCIDENTAL THERETO (TO OCTOBER I, 1897).
NAME.
ORDER
DATE...
PRIVILEGE.
Sweeny & Baugh .
1852
To erect telegraph poles and place wires thereon from
the office of the Merchant?' Exchange, on Sacra-
mento street, to the western boundary of the city, to
connect with the light-house erected by them at
Point Lobos Petition filed October 14, 1852.
451
1853
•j- . . . . .
•imposing penalties tor maliciously injuring the tele-
graph posts or wires of Messrs. Sweeny and Baugh.
Ordinance No. 451, approved September 27, 1853.
This ordinance was passed based on a communica-
tion from Messrs. Sweeny and Baugh, under date
of September 12, 1853. in which it was stated that
" on last evening (Sunday, Sept. 11,) some ma-
licious person or persons cut down two of the poles
on Broadway, west of Powell, and on Saturday
night last they also cut the wire in several places on
Sacramento street, between Kearny and Dupont
streets."
California (State) Tele-
graph Company....
265
1852
To erect proper posts in the streets for the suspen-
sion of telegraph wires and to suspend such wire
upon the same for the uses and purposes of the com-
pany, and to keep the same in repair, provided that
when the Common Council or Street Commission-
ers deem expedient, the location of any such tele-
graph post shall be changed, upon notice, at the ex-
pense of said Company. ("Line commenced opera-
tion to San Jose October 1, 1853; wholly completed
October 25, 1853." On October 24. 1853, ' 'the moun-
tains spoke to the sea with a lightning flash over the
wires from Marysville to San Francisco, a distance
by the telegraph of over two hundred miles." "Cap-
ital stock of Company $300,000." "Had 210 miles
I
of wire in operation and communicated with Sac-
ramento, Marysville, Stockton and San Jose.
Tariff— From San Francisco to Sacramento, first ten
words or less, $2; each additional five words or less,
75 cents. To Marysville and Stockton the same. To
San Jose, si; additional. 40 cents." (From Colville's
San Francisco Directoiy, 1856-57.) Re-incorporated
1861. Capital stock $1,250,COO. Increased to
$2,500,000, when all the telegraph lines in the State
were consolidated in this company, including the
overland line (incorporated April, 1861, with a capi-
tal stock of fl.250,000, Alta California Telegraph
Company and the Pacific and Atlantic Line) which
connected with the Eastern lines at Salt Lake.—
1
From Langley's S. F. Directc ry, 1862-63.
AND ELECTKIC LIGHT COMPANIES.
369
PRIVILEGES GRANTED— CONTINUED.
California (State) Tele-
graph Company —
6,139
Western Union Tele-
graph Company
Western Union Tele-
graph Company....
Western Union Tele-
graph Company —
Western Union i Tele-
graph Company . . .
Western Union Tele
graph Company . . .
9,142
7,002
1836
1875
9,404
14,781
1876
757
To erect poles and place their wires from the corner
of Montgomery and Market streets; along Market
street to Valencia street, and along Valencia street
to the line of the San Francisco and San Jose Kail-
road. Approved October 30, 1866.
(In 1867, lines leased to. and wires operated by the
Western Union Tel3graph, whose lines extended to
every part of the United States and Canada.— From
Langley's S. F. Directory, 1867-68.)
To erect an ornamental telegraph pole in front of their
premises, Nos. 522 and 524 California street.
To erect and maintain ornamental telegraph poles and
extend its telegraph lines upon said poles from main
office, No. 502 California street, along the north side
of California street to Stockton street; thence along
the east side of Stockton street to Market street;
thence along the north side of Market street to Va-
lencia, street; and thence along the north side of
Valencia street to the city limits. Location, etc., of
poles, etc., to be designated by the Street Committee,
and in no event to be used as advertising mediums.
To construct and maintain a line of telegraph from the
northeast corner of Montgomery and Pine streets,
along Pine street to connect with its line on Stock-
ton street, in lieu of the right of way granted from
Kearny street along California and Stockton streets
to Pine street. Approved September 7, 1876.
To erect and maintain a line of telegraph poles (to
carry seven wires) along Pine street, from Montgom-
ery to Market street; thence along Market street to
the Ferry landing, to connect with the submarine
cable between that point and Oakland. The right
reserved to cut the wires without notice on an alarm
of fire. TLe poles used to be painted.
To erect poles and to construct and maintain a tele-
graph line from Market street, along the southerly
line of Haight street to Stanyan street. Also, from
Bulah (late Kate) street, along Stanyan street to Ful-
ton street; thence along Fulton and D streets to the
Bay District Track. Approved June 12, 1888.
24*
370 PRIVILEGES GRANTED TO TELEGRAPH, TELEPHONE
PRIVILEGES GRANTED— CONTINUED.
NAME.
ORDER . . .
3
PRIVILEGE.
Western Union Tele-
graph Company
R. 14,188
1896
To lay an underground conduit from the west line of
East street to the west corner of Market and Sacra-
mento streets, in order to connect its land lines with
its submarine cable at Oakland, and to construct a
manhole at the west corner of Market and Sacra-
mento streets. Approved April 22, 1896.
United States Pacific
Telegraph Company
4.670
1865
Granting right of way through the City and County t°
erect a line of overland telegraph. Approved Sep-
tember 19, 1865.
United States Pacific
Telegraph Company
5,074
1866
To erect and maintain ornamental telegraph poles
from intersection of Market and Second streets;
thence along Second street to Brannan street; thence
along Brannan Street to Mission creek, and thence
by the most practicable route to the county line;
provided, that south of Mission creek the Company
may erect such poles as they may deem most suitable.
Adopted January 15, 1866.
Pacific Telegraph Corn-
1,190
1870
To erect an ornamental telegraph pole, similar to that
erected by the Western Union Company, in front of
premises on California street, between Kearny and
Montgomery streets. Approved June 1, 1870.
Merchants' Exchange
Association
6,934
1867
To erect ornamental telegraph poles, similar to those
erected by the U. S. Pacific Telegraph Company
from the intersection of Polk street and Broadway,
along Polk street to California street ; thence along
f
California street to the building of the Association,
near Montgomery street. Approved June 11, 1867.
Spring Valley Water
Works Company . . .
7,910
1867
To erect telegraph poles along Mission and McAllister
streets and such other street as will enable them
from their office to communicate by telegraph with
their different reservoirs. Approved January 21, 1868 .
Spring Valley Water
Works Company
9,403
1876
To place two lines of wires on poles of the Fire Alarm
and Police Telegraph from the corner of Stockton
and California streets to the corner of Stockton and
O'Farrell streets, and one line from thence to corner
Mission and Seventh streets. Also, to maintain the
poles now standing and erected by the Western Union
Tfclegraph Company on the north side of California
street west to Stockton street. Approved September
7, 1876.
AND ELECTRIC LIGHT COMPANIES.
371
PRIVILEGES GRANTED— CONTINUED.
NAME.
ORDER . . .
«
PRIVILEGE.
Robert S. Martin
409
1869
To erect and maintain telegraph poles fron the water
front along Pacific or Jackson streets to Point Lobos
and Fort Point. Also, on California, Bush, Sacra-
mento and Polk streets to Cemetery avenue and Cliff
House for a marine telegraph.
Robert S. Martin
543
1869
To erect telegraph poles from Jackson street along
Powell or Stockton street to Meiggs wharf ; thence
along Francisco or Bay street to Jones street and
Black Point Also, from California street along
Montgomery street to Seconi or Third street to the
Potrero Nuevo. Also, on Montgomery to Pacific
street.
Central Pacific Railroad
Company
810
1870
rp , . • 4. • 4. 1 V»lf TJ
and Ninth streets along Brannan street to Second
street, along Second street to the Western Pacific
Railroad Company's wharf, Alarneda ferry, and
from the corner of Bramian and Second streets
through Second street to Market street ; thence over
roofs of buildings (owners permitting) through San-
some street to California street, to Hayward's build-
ing. Poles to be thirty feet in length, neatly dressed
Central Pacific Railroad
and painted. Passed January 28, 1870.
Company
R. 15,787
1882
To erect telegraph poles along the easterly side of
Sansome street, from Market to Washington street.
Pacific Rolling Mill and
Approved June 20, 1882.
the San Francisco
Gas-Light Company
R. 12,178
1878
To construct and maintain a telegraph line upon poles
from the corner of Brannan and Fourth streets ;
thence along Brannan, Second, Folsom and First
streets to Market street.
Gold and Stock Tele-
graph Company of
California
R, 13,956
1879
To erect and maintain upon poles a telegraph line
along and upon Sutter street, from Dupont to Larkin
street ; Pine street, from Larkin street to Cemetery
avenue ; Larkin street, from McAllister to Washing-
ton street ; First street, from Market to Brannan
street, and Taylor street, from Market to Washing-
ton street. Poles to be plaued and painted, and not
less than thirty feet long.
Pacific Bell Telephone
Company
The exchange for transaction of business opened at
No 322 Sansome street in February, 1878, under the
name of the Gold and Stock Company. Afterwards
it became the Pacific Bell Telephone Company.
372 PRIVILEGES GRANTED TO TELEGRAPH, TELEPHONE
PRIVILEGES GRANTED— CONTINUED.
NAME.
ORDER . . .
H
PRIVILEGE.
Pacific Bell Telephone
Company
I. 14,782
1880
To erect and maintain a line of telegraph poles with
wires on California street, from Montgomery t •> Mar-
ket street; Sutter Street, from Dupont to Market
street; Maiket street, from Sutter street to the ferry,
and on Battery and Front streets, from Market street
to Broadway. The right reserved to cut the wires
without notice on an alarm of fire. The poles used
to be painted.
Pacific Bell Telephone
Company
R. 14,844
1880
To erect and maintain a line of telegraph poles with
wires on Maiket street, from Sausome to Eighth
street. Also, two telegraph poles on City Hall avenue.
The right reserved to cut the wires without notice on
an alarm of fire. The poles used to be painted.
Pacific Bell Telephone
Company
v O IQft
1890
To construct lay down maintain and operate in the
). /,loD
City and County of San Francisco, including all the
streets, allejs, avenues and thoroughfares thereof.
underground conduits, with the necessary manholes
and other appliances, and the wires or other conduct-
ors to be contained therein, for the transmission of
electricity for telegraphic, telephonic and other pur-
poses for which electricity may be used to transmit
intelligence by signals or sounds. Such wires or other
conductors may be laid in pipes or conduits, or other-
wise protected, and such other apparatus and appli-
ances may be used as may be necessary or proper
to maintain or operate the same; and the necessary
connections to subscribers' stations and other points
may be made from such wires or conductors in local-
ities where the same may be required, in such a
manner as may be best adapted to the location,
and with such means, apparatus or appliances as
may be necessary or convenient. All rights and
privileges granted by this Order shall be upon
the following conditions, to-wit: That the City and
County of San Francisco shall, during the term
thereof, have the use, without any expense to said
city and county, of one continuous duct through the
entire length of all the conduits laid by said com-
pany, or its assign?, in said city and county, for the
exclusive use of the Fire Alarm. Fire Patrol and
Police Alarm Service. Nothing in this franchise
shall be construed to give the said Pacific Telephone
and Telegraph Company, or its assigns, the right to
erect poles in any of the streets, thoroughfares,
squares or alleys of the City and County of San
AND ELECTRIC LIGHT COMPANIES.
373
PRIVILEGES GRANTED— CONTINUED.
P. H. Canavau, C. I.
Hutehinson, O. F.
Willey, John Lyons
and W. C.Doane...
1,655
George S. Ladd and
others Q.
1,656
Robert Day, Thomas
Griffin and William
F. Ernpey
16,890
1881
1881
1884
Francisco; but the right and privilege is hereby con-
firmed to said company, or its assigns.until the laying
of conduits (as provided in the Order granting the
franchise) can with reasonable diligence be com-
pleted, to maintain and operate in and along all such
streets, alleys, avenues and thoroughfares the lines of
poles now erected, with connections, wires and con-
ductors attached thereto, for telegraphic and tele-
phonic purposes. The rights, privileges and franchise
herein granted shall continue to be in force for the
period of fifty (50) years. (Approved March 24, 1890.)
To open streets and sidewalks for the purpose of lay-
ing down mains and pipes to carry salt water, com-
pressed air and electric wires, and to operate the
same for the term of fifty years from and after the
passage of this Order, in the City and County of San
Francisco. (Approved November 25, 1881.) Order
1,655, granting the franchise, afterwards repealed by
Kesolution No. 2,899 (Thiid Series), on February 4,
1890, on account of the non-pe:formance of the ob-
jects for which the franchise was granted.
To lay down, maintain and operate in the City
and County of San Francisco, including all the
streets, alleys, avenues and thoroughfares thereof,
wires and other conductors for the transmission of
electricity for telegraphic, telephonic, illuminating,
electric power and other purposes for which electric-
ity may be used. Such wires or other conductors
may be laid in pipes or conduits or otherwise pro-
tected, and such other apparatus maybe used as may
be necessary or proper to maintain or operate the
same. Franchise granted for period of fifty years.
(Approved November 25, 1881.) Order No. 1.656,
granting the franchise, was afterwards repealed by
Resolution No. 2,899 (Third Series) on February 4,
1890, on account of the non-perfoimance of the ob-
jects for which the franchise was granted.
To construct and maintain a telegraph line from the
water front to Point Lobos for the purpose of report-
ing vessels. Diagram submitted to show exact loca-
tion of each pole to be erected. The right to use
said poles free of charge for the wires of the Fire
Alarm and Police Telegraph reserved by the city.
374 PRIVILEGES GRANTED TO TELEGRAPH, TELEPHONE
PRIVILEGES GRANTED— CONTINUED.
1
California Electric
Light Company
California Electric
Light Company R. 14,675
California Electric
Light Company R. 15,355
California Electric
Light Company R. 15,139
California Electric
Light Company O. 1, 667
California Electric
Light Company R. 17,169
California Electric
Light Company !R. 17,252
The first electric light in actual use was in September,
1879, prior to which an exhibition was given in the
Mechanics' Pavilion in 1878. In 1874 an exhibition
of an electric light was given by the Rev. Jos. M.
Neri, from the roof of St. Ignatius College, on Mar-
ket street.
1880 To erect and maintain a steam engine and boiler in lot
on the south side of O'Farrell street, 137* feet east
from Powell street. Approved June 5, 1880.
1881
1881
1882
1884
To erect and maintain steam boilers on their premises,
No. 222 Jessie street.
To erect and maintain poles along and upon the
streets for the purpose of placing electric light wires
thereon, said poles to be planed and painted. Ap-
proved April 26, 1881.
To lay down, maintain and operate in the City and
County of San Francisco, including all the streets,
alleys, avenues and thoroughfares thereof, wires and
other conductors for the transmission of electricity,
for illumination, telegraphic, telephonic, electric
power and other purposes for which electricity may
be used. Such wires or other conductors may be
laid in pipes or conduits or otherwise protected, and
such other apparatus may be used as may be neces-
sary or proper to maintain or operate the same.
The rights, privileges and franchise herein granted
shall continue and be in force for the period of fifty
(50) years from and including the passage of this
order. Approved March 30, 1882.
To erect and maintain five masts, each 150 feet high,
each mast to have lights of 16,000 candle power a
locations to be designated by the Committee on
Street Lights, to be accepted if satisfactory to the
Board, and to be paid for at the rate of .§5.28 per
night when lighted, for each 16,000 candle-power
light. Approved June 12, 1884.
1884 I Designating the location of the masts and electric
lights to be erected under provisions of foregoing
Resolution No. 17,169. Adopted July 7, 1884. Ac-
cepted and contract entered into September 1, 1884.
AND ELECTRIC LIGHT COMPANIES.
375
PKIVILEGES GRANTED— CONTINUED.
NAME.
ORDER . . .
»
PRIVILEGE.
California Electric
Light Company
R. 19,769
1887
To erect and maintain larger poles along the south
side of Market street, from Tenth to Valencia street ,
and on east side of Valencia street, from Market to
Thirteenth street, and from Eighteenth to Twenty-
sixth street. The poles to be erected under the
supervision and to the satisfaction of the Superin-
tendent of the Fire Alarm and Police Telegraph.
Also, the right to direct how wires upon said poles
shall be placed. Also, to designate and use for the
wires of said department such space upon said poles
as he may deem necessary and proper. Approved
October 4, 1887.
California Electric
Light Company
R. 939
1888
To lay down and maintain a pipe for the conveyance
of salt water from the waters of the Bay, along
•
Third and Townsend streets to their new works on
Clarence place. Also, from the northeast corner
of Townsend street and Clarence place, easterly
along Townsend street to the waters of the Bay.
Approved July 24, 1888.
California Electric
Light Company
914
1888
To erect and maintain thirty steam boilers with cor-
responding engine power, on their premises, north-
east corner Clarence place and Towusend street.
Approved July 24, 1888.
Edison Light and Power
Company *
R. 8,653
1893
Granted permission to construct an aqueduct com-
mencing at its works on Townsend street; thence be-
neath Townsend street northeastly to Second street;
thence beneath Second street southeastly to a point
where the city property joins the State property, for
the purpose of leading salt water into its station at
Townsend street. Also, to lay a pipe, with the
necessary manholes, commencing at its works on
Townsend street, thence along Townsend, Third and
Stevenson streets to its property on Stevenson street,
between Third and Fourth streets, for the purpose of
connecting its Townsend street station "B" with its
Jessie street station "C," the work to be done to the
satisfaction of the Superintendent of Streets. Ap-
proved May 23, 1893.
376 PRIVILEGES GRANTED TO TELEGRAPH, TELEPHONE
PRIVILEGES GRANTED— CONTINUED.
NAME.
ORDER. ..
O
PRIVILEGE.
E. J. Baldwin
898
1888
To lay down and maintain a four-inch box tube from
his premises on Stevenson street, between Fifth
and Sixth streets, on and along Stevenson and Fifth
streets to and across Market street to the Baldwin
Hotel and Theatre, said box tube to contain the
necessary wires for the transmission of electricity for
the purpose of lighting the Baldwin Theatre and
Hotel with the electric light. Approved July 17,
1888.
E. J. Baldwin
899
1888
To erect and maintain a steam engine, boiler and
electric plant on lot on the southeast side of Steven-
son street, between Fifth and Sixth streets. Ap-
proved July 17, 1888.
Signal Service of the
United States Army
O. 9C7
1888
To construct and maintain a telegraph line from the
crossing of Powell and Bay streets, along Bay street
to the Government Reservation at Black Point.
Approved July 17, 1888.
R. 16,828
1884
Hereafter all persons, companies or corporations, who
by virtue of any resolution of the Board of Supervis-
ors are permitted to erect poles for the purpose of
supporting wire?, along and upon any of the streets
of this City and County be and they are hereby re-
quired previous to the erection of any such pole, to
obtain from the Board of Supervisors a permit so to
do, which permit shall designate the exact spot at
which such pole may be erected; and any person,
company or corporation who shall erect or attempt
to erect any pole in contravention of this resolution
shall be deprived of any right that may have been
heretofore granted them by resolution of this Board.
(Approved February 12, 1884).
R. 17,134
884
All applications hereafter made to erect poles for the
support of wires for telephonic, telegraphing or elec-
tric lighting purposes shall be granted only under
the express condition that they shall be placed to
the entire satisfaction of the Superintendent of the
,
Fire Alarm and Police Telegraph and under his su-
pervision. (Approved June 3, 1884).
AND ELECTRIC LIGHT COMPANIES.
377
PRIVILEGES GRANTED— CONTINUED.
NAME.
ORDER . . .
i
1 DATE
PRIVILEGE.
Pacific Auxiliary Fire
Alarm Company
0. 2.137
1889
To connect its fire alarm devices with the street fire
boxes, pertaining to the Fire Department of the City
and County of San Francisco, the said connection to
be made in a manner not to interfere with the ef-
ficiency of said fire alarm boxes as at present estab-
lished and to be made under the supervision and to
the satisfaction of the Superintendent of the Fire
Alarm and Police Telegraph. The rights and priv-
ileges granted shall continue and be in force for the
term of fifty (50) years. (Approved November 16,
J889.)
Privileges rescinded.. .
0. 2,172
1890
Every permit, privilege or franchise to use the public
streets, or any of the public streets, of the City and
County of San Francisco for any purpose whatsoever
granted, extended or conferred by the Board of
Supervisors of said city and county more than eight
years before the 1st day of January, 1890, is hereby
canceled, repealed, annulled and vacated, unless the
person or persons to whom the same was granted or
extended, or upon whom the same was conferred, or
his or their successors or assigns did before the 1st
day of January, 1890, actually begin work thereunder
and continuously from the time when said work was
begun have actually operated and conducted bus-
iness under such permit, privilege and franchise. It
shall be unlawful for the grantee or grantees named
in any permit, privilege or franchise made or granted
more than eight years before the first day of January,
1890, or the successors or assigns of any such grantee
or grantees, to use the public streets or any of the
public streets of the City and County of San Fran-
cisco under such permit, privilege or franchise for
any purpose whatsoever, unless said grantee or
grantees, or his or their successors or assigns, did,
before the first day of January, 1890, actually begin
work thereunder and have continuously, from the
time when such work was begun, actually operated
and conducted business under the same. (Approved
February 5, 1890.)
Western Sugar Refining
Company . . .
R. 14,605
18%
To erect poles on Ransoms street from Broadway to
Union street for the purpose of transmitting electric
power to its premises situated at Union and Battery
streets. (Approved June 23, 1896.)
378 PRIVILEGES GRANTED TO TELEGRAPH, TELEPHONE
PRIVILEGES GRANTED- CONTINUED.
NAMK.
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>
H
•
PRIVILEGE.
Market Street Railway
Company. . . .
O. 2, 187
1894
lo lay down and, for ;i period of fifty years, to main-
tain in and along cei tain public streets of the City
and County of Sau Francisco, to-wit: Commencing
at a poii.t on Bryant avenue, 80 feet north of the
center lines of Bryant and Alameda streets ; there
connecting with the power-house of said grantee in
N. P. Block 44; thence noitherly on Bryant avenue
to New Channel street; thence easterly on New
Channel street to Nebraska street; thence southerly
on Nebraska street to Alameda street ; thence east-
erly on Alameda street to Eighth street; thence
southeasterly on Eighth street to Sixteenth street,
and thence easterly on Sixteenth street to deep
water in the bay of San Francisco ; also, fiom a con-
nection with said last described line on New Chan-
nel street; thence along New Channel street to
Eleventh street ; thence along 'Eleventh street to
Mission street ; thence along Mission street and
West Mission street to Hermann street; thence along
Hermann street and connecting with the engine
house of said grantee, situated at the junction of
Market and Valencia streets ; a pipe or pipes of suf-
ficient capacity to carry all salt water which may or
shall be required for the uses and purposes of said
grantee in the operation of its street railroad system
and machinery used in connection therewith, and to
make such connections from said pipe or pipes to the
power-house and engine-house aforesaid and pump-
ing stations hereinafter provided for as may be
necessary or convenient. To erect and maintain
during the term aforesaid at such convenient lo-
cations adjacent to said streets or any of them, as
said grantee may select, all pumping and other ma-
chinery, together with such steam or other engines
or motors and appliances as may be necessary to
pump into and through said pipe or pipes to the said
power and engine house of said grantee, such quant-
ity of sale water as shall be required for its said pur-
poses, and thereunto to operate and use all such ma-
chinery, motors and appliances; provided, however,
that no such pipe or pipes, steam engines, machinery
or appliances shall be laid down, erected or main-
tained in any part of the streets or premises aforesaid
as are or may be under the jurisdiction of the Board
of State Harbor Commissioners, without permission
of said Board, and under such regulations as may
be by said Board imposed or prescribed. (Adopted
August 1, 1894.)
AND ELECTRIC LIGHT COMPANIES.
379
PRIVILEGES GRANTED— CONCLUDED.
NAME.
ORDER . . .
. o
B
PRIVILEGE.
Peoples Mutual Tele-
phone Company —
0. 3,035
1896
To construct, erect, lay down, maintain and 01 e.ate
underground conduits, with the necessary manholes,
poles and other appliances and wires or other con-
ductors for the transmission of electricity, for tele-
graphic, telephonic and other purposes for which
electricity may be used to transmit intelligence by
signals or sounds. All rights and pi ivileges granted
by this Order shall be upon the following conditions,
to-wit: That all the machinery and material used
shall be of California manufacture, except such as
is not manufactured here or may be covered by a
patent. That the City and County of San Francisco
shall, during the term hereof, have the use, without
any expense to said city and county, of one contin-
uous duct through the entire length of all the con-
duits laid by said grantee, or its assigns, in said city
and county, for the exclusive use of the fire alarm,
fire patrol and police alarm service. That said
grantee, or its assigns, shall not charge more than
Three Dollars per month rental for such telephone
furnished to any subscriber, for such device, and
Three Cents for each and every switch; provided,
however, that said grantee or its assigns, shall have
the right to make a special rate by contract in writ-
ing with any of its subscribers, The right and priv-
ilege granted to said grantee, or its assigns, to erect
such poles as may be needed in the distribution of. its
wires or other conductors from its underground con-
duits, and also such poles as may be required for the
distribution of its wires or other conductors until the
system of conduits is completed. That the said
grantee, its successors and assigns, shall furnish to
the city and county, free of all costs or charge, all
telephones required by the City and County of San
.
Francisco, of the most approved pattern, and equal
to any instrument used, owned or operated by any
company, and the same shall be placed, maintained
and operated without any cost or ch rge to the city
and county in all public offices and departments for
the use of the officers and employes in the transaction
of muuicipil business, and for all public uses, in
such locations as may be designated and required by
the Board of Supervisors or other governing body of
said city and county. Franchise, fifty (50) years.
(Adopted November 16, 1896.)
City and County . ...
R. 8,853
1893
CONDITIONS under which the city will grant franchises
for the transmission of electricity for telegraphic,
telephonic and other purposes. Resolution Xo, 8,853
(Third Series), adopted June 19, 1893.
TELEPHONE FRANCHISE,
PEOPLE'S MUTUAL TELEPHONE COMPANY.]
On March 7, 1896, the People's Mutual Telephone Company, filed a petition for a fran-
chise to construct, operate and maintain within the City and County of San Francisco
telephone and telegraph wiresjand other necessary appliances for the purpose of carry-
ing on the business of transmitting intelligence by means of telephone, telegraph and
telautograph instruments and appliances and wires and cables, and to lay underground
conduits, with the necessary manholes, poles and wires or other conductors for the trans-
mission of electricity as may be necessary for said business, and submitting for the con-
sideration of the Board a draft of an Order for such purpose.
On May 14, 1896, the Committee on Streets, Wharves, etc., after having duly consid-
ered the provisions of the Order submitted by the petitioners, decided to amend the same
by inserting "$3.00 as the monthly rental of a telephone and 3 cents for each switch,
" and ^0 in lieu of 20 telephones to be given to the City free of charge within two (2") years
" from the date of granting the franchise; also by inserting 2.000 in lieu of 1.500 written
"contracts signed and entered into by persons residing and doing business in this City
"and Count}', who agree to rent and use the telephone put in and operated by said tele-
phone company as evidence that it would bean actual bona-fide 'competing telephone
"company."' and as so amended, the Clerk was directed to advertise for proposals for
said franchise in compliance with the Act of 1893, the maximum bid thereon to be not
less than $1,000.00, the bids to be received in open session of the Board, on Monday after-
noon, September 21, 1896, from 2:30 to 3 o'clock.
On May 18, 1896, Supervisor Spreckels presented to the Board, a resolution providing
for the submission to public competition of the application of the People's Mutual
Telephone Company for said franchise, which, after being read by the Clerk, was re-
referred to the Committee on Streets, Wharves, etc. The said Resolution after having
been duly considered by the Board, its Committees and the Committee of the Whole, and
the terms of the Order, as amended, mutually agreed to by the Board and the petition-
ers, was taken up and adopted by the Board at its meeting held on July 21, 1896. •
The following is a copy of the Resolution:
RESOLUTION No. 14,812 (THIRD SERIES).
PROVIDING FOR THE SUBMISSION TO PUBLIC COMPETITION THK APPLICATION OF THK
PEOPLE'S MUTUAL TELEPHONE COMPANY, FOR A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, LAY
DOWN, MAINTAIN AND OPERATE TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH LINES IN THE CITY
AND COUNTY OK SAN FRANCISCO.
WHEREAS, Application has been made to this Board by the People's Mutual Tele-
phone Company by petition filed March 7, 1896, for a franchise for a period of fifty (50)
years, to construct, lay down, maintain and operate in the City and County of San Fran-
TELEPHONE FRANCHISE. 381
cisco, and in and under the streets, alleys, avenues and thoroughfares thereof, conduits
and lines, with wires inclosed therein and connected therewith, for the transmission of
intelligence by electricity; also to erect and maintain poles for the distribution of wires
until the system of conduits is completed; and
WHEREAS, It is proposed to grant, under the conditions and restrictions imposed in
the Order submitted by said company with its application, filed March 7, 1896, and
amended by this Board, a franchise to construct, lay down, maintain and operate tele-
phone and telegraph lines in the City and County of San Francisco as hereinbefore
mentioned; therefore,
Resolved, That pursuant to an Act of the Legislature entitled " An Act providing for
the Sale of Railroad and Other Franchises in Municipalities and Relative to the Grant-
ing of Franchises" (approved March 23, 1893), and in conformity with the Order submitted
by the said People's Mutual Telephone Company and amended by this Board, the Clerk
be and is hereby directed to advertise for proposals for the said franchise and to pub-
lish the notice "required by the provisions of said Act, setting forth that an application
has been made for such franchise or privilege, and that it is proposed to grant the same
to the highest bidder therefor, and that proposals will be received therefor, on Monday
afternoon, September 21, 189fi, from 2:30 to 3 o'clock, in open session of the Board, but
that no proposals for said franchise in any sum less than one thousand (81,000) dollars
will be entertained by this Board.
Resolved, That the said right, privilege and franchise so above petitioned for be pub-
lished in the San Francisco Daily Report, a daily newspaper of general circulation,
printed and published in the City and County of San Francisco, ten times, once a day for
ten successive days of publication, from and after the date of the adoption of this res-
olution.
Resolved, That all persons desiring to submit a bid for the purchase of the said fran-
chise from the City and County of San Francisco, are invited to present and file sealed
bids or offers in writing for the purchase of the .same, in open session of the Board, as
aforesaid.
In Board of Supervisors, San Francisco, July 21, 1896.
Adopted by the following vote:
Ayes- Supervisors King, Scully, Benjamin, Dimond, Hughes, Bunker, Taylor, Mor-
genstern, Spreckels, Hobbs, Wagner.
Noes— Supervisor Hirsch.
JXO. A. RUSSELL. Clerk.
~ After the completion of the publication of Resolution Xo. 14,812 (Third Series), directing
the Clerk to advertise for proposals for the said franchise, to be received on September 21,
KH,. The "notice of a Telephone and Telegraph Franchise for sale" was published by
the Clerk in conformity with " the provisions of an Act of^the Legislature of the State
" entitled 'An Act providing for the sale of railroad and other franchises in municipalities,
" and relative to granting of franchises, approved March 23, 1893.' "
At the meeting of the Board of Supervisors held on September 21,1896, one bid and a
bag of money was filed with the Board for the telegraph and telephone franchise, but as a
temporary writ of injunction against receiving or acting on bids for the said franchise had
been issued by the Superior Court, the Chair desired to ascertain what action should be
taken. On motion of Supervisor Dimond, the bid, and the bag of money, were placed in
the custody of the Clerk.
382 TELEPHONE FRANCHISE.
Supervisor Dimoncl presented a resolution, requesting the City and County Attorney to
appear for and defend the members of the Board in the case entitled: George G. Gauld vs.
the Board of Supervisors, for a Writ of Review of the proceedings had by the Board in the
matter of the application of the People's Mutual Telephone Company for a telephone
franchise, returnable on November 13, 1896, before the Superior Court, Department No. 3
which was on his motion adopted and numbered 14,933 (Third Series), to-wit:
RESOLUTION No. 14,933 (THIRD SERIES).
Resolved, That the City and County Attorney be and he is hereby requested to appear
for and defend the members of this Board in the case entitled George G. Gauld vs. the
Board of Supervisors.
In Board of Supervisors, San Francisco, September 21, 1896.
Adopted by the following vote :
Ayes— Supervisors King, Scully, Benjamin, Hirsch Dimond, Hughes, Dunker, Taylor,
Morgenstern, Hobbs, Wagner.
Absent— Supervisor Spreckels.
JNO. A. RUSSELL, Clerk.
On November 16, 1896, an order from the Superior Court, Department No. 1, J, M. Sea-
wen, Judge, was filed, modifying the writ of review in the matter of the application of
George G. Gauld vs. the Board of Supervisors in the matter of awarding a franchise to the
People's Mutual Telephone Company. At the meeting of the Board on that date, on
motion of Supervisor Benjamin, the bid, and the bag of money, containing $1,111, submitted
by the People's Mutual Telephone Company, on September 21, 18!)G, were opened, and the
bid read, the People's Mutual Telephone Company being the only bidder thereon, was
on motion of Supervisor Benjamin, awarded the ..franchise. The following is a copy of
Order No. 3,035, granting the franchise, to-wit:
ORDER No. 3,035
GRANTING THE PEOPLE'S MUTUAL TELEPHONE COMPANV, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS
CERTAIN BIGHTS AND "PRIVILEGES HEREIN SPECIFIED.
WHEREAS, The rights, privilege and franchise heretofore applied for by the People's
Mutual Telephone Company and hereinafter set forth and described, have been submitted
to public competition by the publication thereof in the San Francisco Daily Report, a daily
newspaper of general circulation, printed and published in the City and County of San
Francisco, for ten successive days, from and after the publication of the notice submitting
the same; and whereas, twenty days have elapsed from and after the last day of publica-
tion of the said notice, and whereas, the People's Mutual Telephone Company, a corpor-
ation, has filed a bid or offer with ;this [Board in the sum of eleven hundred and eleven
CJ1, 11 1.00) dollars for the right, privilege and franchise hereinafter set forth and described,
the said petitioners being the best and only bidder therefor, which bid has been accepted;
now, therefore,
The People of the City and County of San Francisco do ordain as follows :
Section 1. The right and privilege is hereby granted to People's Mutual Telephone Com-
pany, successors and assigns, to construct, erect, lay down, maintain and operate in the
City and County of San Francisco, including all the streets, alleys, avenues and thorough-
TELEPHONE FRANCHISE. 383
fares thereof, underground conduits with the necessary manholes, poles and other appli-
ances and wires or other "conductors for the transmission of electricity, for telegraphic,
telephonic and other purposes for which electricity may be used to transmit intelligence by
signals or sounds. Such wires or other conductors maybe laid in pipes or conduits, or
otherwise protected, and such other apparatus and appliances maybe used as may be
necessary or proper to maintain or operate the same; and the necessary connections to
subscribers' stations and other points may be made from such wires or conductors in
localities where the same may be required, in such manner as maybe best adapted to the
location, and with such means, apparatus or appliances as may be necessary or convenient.
Section 2. It shall be lawful for the said grantee, or assigns to make all needful and
convenient excavations and openings in any of the streets, alleys, avenues and thorough-
fares in said City and County of San Francisco, into which it or they may desire to place
such pipes or conduits for the purpose of laying down, maintaining and operating such
wires or other conductors for the purposes aforesaid.
All work hereunder shall be performed on the public streets, alleys, etc., in excavating
or repairing the same in strict compliance with the necessary rules, regulations or orders
which may, during the continuance of this privilege, be adopted from time to time by the
Board of Supervisors or other governing body of said city and county; and said work shall
be done under the direction and to the satisfaction of the Superintendent of Public Streets,
Highways and Squares. And where work is done hereunder the said grantee, its successors
or its assigns, as soon as practicable, shall restore that portion of the public street, alley,
avenue or thoroughfare disturbed, to the same good order and condition in which it was
prior to said work, and the surface shall be securely supported, so as not to impair the use
or enjoyment of such streets, alleys, avenues or thoroughfares by the public.
Section 3. All of said work of replacing the material of the public streets excavated
therefrom under the provisions of this Order, reconstructing or repairing the roadway, shall
be performed by the said grantee, its successors or its assigns within such reasonable time
as may be specified by the Board of Supervisors, the Superintendent of Public Streets,
Highways and Squares, or other competent authority, and said grantee or its assigns, shall,
when so directed by the aforesaid city and county authorities, or either of them, -from time to
time, and within such time as may be specified, make such further and additional repairs
to the roadway of such portions of the public streets, etc., so used, as may, by reason of the
work done by said grantee, or its assigns, become depressed or in any way not conform to
the contour of the remaining portions of said streets; provided, that prior to the disturb-
ing or tearing up of a street, or portion of a street, the said grantee, or its assigns, shall first
file a bond, with two securities, in the sum of ten thousand dollars, to be approved by the
Mayor, conditioned that the said streets or portions of streets so disturbed or torn up, shall
be replaced and put in good order, and kept in repair as herein provided, under the direction
and to the satisfaction of the Superintendent of Public Streets.
Section 4. Nothing in this Order shall be construed as in anywise to prevent the proper
authorities of the City and County of San -Francisco from sewering, grading, planking,
paving, repairing, or altering any of the streets thereof; but all such work shall be done, if
possible, so as not to obstruct or injure or prevent the free use of said wires, conductors,
pipes, conduits or other appliances or apparatus.
Section 5. All rights and privileges granted by thislOrderto the said grantee, or its
assigns, shall be upon the following conditions, to-wit: That all the machinery and
material used in the construction of the work under and in the operation of this fran-
chise, shall be of California manufacture, except such as is not manufactured here or may
be covered by a patent.
384: TELEPHONE FRANCHISE.
That the City and County of San Francisco shall, during the term hereof, have the use
without any expense to said city and county, of one continuous duct through the entire
length of ail the conduits laid by said grantee, or its assigns, in said city and county, for
the exclusive use of the fire alarm, fire patrol and police alarm service.
The said grantee, or its assigns, shall not charge more than three dollars per month
rental for such telephone furnished to any subscriber, for such device, and three cents
for each and every switch; provided, however, that said grantee, or its assigns, shall
have the right to make a special rate by contract in writing with any of its subscribers.
The said grantee, or its assigns, must construct and maintain within the present fire
limits of the City and.County of San Francisco, as described in order No. 1,68(7, conduits for
their wires or other conductors for the transmission by electricity, for telegraphic, tele-
phonic and other purposes for which electricity may be used to transmit intelligence by
signals or sounds.
The construction of the conduits herein provided shall be commenced within six months
from the date of the passage of this Order, and the sum of one hundred thousand dollars
($100,000.00), exclusive of the purchase of realty or improvements thereon, shall be expended
in the prosecution of the work under this franchise, within one year from the granting
thereof, and the grantee, or its assigns, shall furnish a statement in detail of such expen-
diture, to be filed with the Board, verified by the oath of the grantee, or its assigns.
The right and privilege is hereby granted, however, to said grantee, or its assigns, to
erect such poles as may be needed in the distribution of its wires or other conductors from
its underground conduits, and also such poles as may be required for the distribution of its
wires or other conductors until the system of conduits is completed.
Section 6. This franchise is granted upon the express condition that the grantee hereof
shall be an actual, bona fide competing telephone company, and upon the further condition
that within ten days from the date hereof the said grantee shall have and shall, if requested
by said Board, produce and exhibit to a committee to be named by said Board, at least two
thousand written bona fide contracts, signed and entered into by persons residing or doing
business in said city and county, who agree to rent and use the telephone put in and oper-
ated by the grantee as such competing telephone company.
Section 7. That at the expiration of one year from and after the commencement of oper-
ation of any portion of its telephone system under the franchise herein provided for,and on or
before the first day of March thence next ensuing and every year thereafter during the con-
tinuance of this franchise, the said grantee, its successors and assigns, shall make and file a
sworn statement with the Board of Supervisors, verified by the President or Vice- President
and Secretary of the company, showing the gross receipts during the preceding calendar
year under the privileges herein granted, and on the approval of said statement by the
Board of Supervisors the said grantee, its successors and assigns, shall pay into the Treasury
of the city and county, to the credit of the Street Department Fund, the sum of two per
cent upon such gross receipts as shown by the said sworn statement, and a like payment
shall be made each and every year during the continuance of this franchise ; otherwise this
franchise on a failure of the grantee, its successors and assigns to comply with this condition
shall cease and become null and void.
That the said grantee, its successors andjassigns, shall furnish to the city and county
free of all cost or charge, from and after its telephone system is in actual operation in said
city and county, and thereafter during the continuance of this franchise, all telephones
required by the City and County of San Francisco, of the most approved pattern, and equal
to any instrument used, owned or operated by any company, and the same shall be placed
TELEPHONE FRANCHISE. 385
maintained and operated without any cost or charge to the city and county in all public
offices and departments for the use of the officer* and employees in the transaction of
municipal business, and for all public uses, in such locations as maybe designated and
required by the Board of Supervisors or other governing body of the said city and county.
The said grantee, its successors and assigns, is hereby required, within a period of ten days
from and after the passage of this Order, to furnish and file a good and sufficient bond in the
sum of ten thousand ($10,000.00) dollars, with at least two sureties, who shall be residents
and freeholders of said City and County of San Francisco, to be approved by this Board,
conditioned that if the said grantee, its successors and assigns shall not comply with and
perform all the conditions, provisions and requirements of this Order, as set forth and
expressed, then the bond so given shall be forfeited and the amount of ten thousand dollars
(10,000 00) dollars, set forth in said bond, shall be due and payable to said city and county,
and shall be collected by suit or otherwise by and for the City and County of San Francisco,
as liquidated damages for such failure and neglect.
S?ction 8. This franchise and all the rights thereunder shall be forfeited and shall cease
and determine immediately upon failure to comply with the conditions hereinabove
contained.
Section 9. The rights, privileges and franchise hereby granted shall continue to be in
full force for the period of fifty (50) years from and including the passage of this Order.
Section 10. This Order shall take effect from and after its passage.
In Board of Supervisors, San Francisco, November 16, 1896.
Adopted by the following vote:
Ayes— Supervisors, King, Scully, Benjamin, Hirsch, Dimond, Hughes, Dunker, Taylor,
Morgenstern, Spreckels, Wagner.
Absent— Supervisor Hobbs.
JNO. A. RUSSELL, Clerk.
On November 2.3, 1396, the People's Mutual Telephone Company filed a bond in the office
of the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors, in compliance with the requirements of Order No.
3,035, granting the said company its franchise, of which bond the following is a copy, to wit:
KNOW AI/L MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That People's Mutual Telephone Company, a
corporation, as principal, and Robert T. Ross and Sidney M. Van Wyck, Jr., and Robert A.
Freidrieh and C. A. Warren and Jas. J. Flinn and Wm. H. Chapman and James L. Critten-
den, residents and freeholders of the City and County of San Francisco, State of California,
as sureties, are held and firmly bound unto the City and County of San Francisco, as follows:
the said principal in the sum of ten thousand ($10,000 00) dollars, and the said sureties in the
sums set opposite their respective names as follows, to wit:
Robert T. Ross i?"2,500 00
Sidney M. Van Wyck, Jr 2,500 00
Robert A . Freidrieh 5,000 00
James L. Crittenden 5,000 00
C. A. Warren ; 2,OSO 00
Jas. J. Flinn 50000
Wm. H. Chapman 2,500 00
for the payment of which well and truly to be made, th3 said People's Mutual Telephone
Company hereby binds itself, its successors and assigns, as principal, and we, the said Robert
T. Ross and Sidney M. Van Wyck, Jr., and Robert A. Freidrieh and James L. Crittenden and
C. A. Warren and Jas. J. Flinn and Win. II. Chapman, hereby bind ourselves as sureties,
firmly by these presents. Dated November 21st, 1896.
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386 TELEPHONE FRANCHISE.
The condition of the above obligation is such:
THAT, WHEREAS, The Board of Supervisors of said City and County did on November
16, 1896, duly make, pass and adopt a certain Ordinance or Order, entitled, designated and
numbered as "Order No. 3,035. Granting the People's Mutual Telephone Company, its
successors and assigns, certain rights and privileges herein specified," and did therein and
thereby require said People's Mutual Telephone Company to furnish and file a good and
sufficient bond in the said sum of ten thousand ($10,000 00; dollars and with conditions
specified in said Order,
Now, THEREFORE, If the said grantee, People's Mutual Telephone Company, its suc-
cessors and assigns, shall not comply with and perform all the conditions, provisions and
requirements of said Order as set forth and expressed, then this bond shall be forfeited and
the amount of ten thousand ($10,000 00) dollars set forth in said bond shall be due and pay-
able to said City and County and shall be collected by suit or otherwise by and for the City
and County of San Francisco, as liquidated damages for such failure and neglect; otherwise
this obligation to be of no force or eli'ect.
PEOPLE'S MUTUAL TELEPHONE COMPANY,
By JAMES L. CRITTENDEN, President.
PEOPLE'S MUTUAL TELEPHONE COMPANY,
By WM. H. CHAPMAN, Secretary.
ROBERT T. ROSS, [Seal.]
SIDNEY M. VAN WYCK, JR., [Seal.]
ROBERT A. FREIDRICH, [Seal.]
JAMES L. CRITTENDEN, [Seal.]
C. A. WARREN, [Seal.]
JAS. J. FLINN, [Seal.]
WM. H. CHAPMAN, [Seal.]
WITNESSES—
E. H. THARP as to C. A. WARREN,
F. W. LAWLER.
[Seal People's Mutual.Telephone Company.]
STATE OF CALIFORNIA, )
Us.
City and County of San Francisco. )
Robert T. Ross, and Sidney M. Van Wyck, Jr., and C. A. Warren, and Jas. J. Flinn,
and Wm. H. Chapman being severally duly sworn, each for himself, says:
That he is one of the sureties named in and who subscribed the foregoing~obligation ;
that he is a resident and freeholder of the City and County of San Francisco, State^of
California, and is worth the sum set opposite his name as follows, to wit:
Robert T. Ross $J,5GO_00
Sidney M. Van Wyck, Jr 2,500 00
C. A. Warren 2,000_00
Jas. J. Fliun 50000
Wm. H. Chapman 2,500 00
over and above all his debts and liabilities, and exclusive of property exempt from ex-
ecution.
ROBERT T. ROSS,
SIDNEY M. VAN WYCK, JR.
TELEPHONE FKANCHISE. 387
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 21st day of November 1896, by Robert T. Ross,
and Sidney M. Van Wyck, Jr.
F. W. LAWLER, Court Commissioner of the City and County of San Francisco, State
of California. [Seal.]
C. A. WARREN.
Subscribed and sworn to before me by C. A. Warren, this 21st day of November, 1896
E. H. THARP, [Seal.]
Notary Public in and for the City and County of San Francisco.
JAS. J. FLINN.
Subscribed and sworn to before me by Jas. J. Flinn, this 23d day of November, 1896.
E. H. THARP, [Seal.]
Notary Public in auditor the City and County of San Francisco.
WM. H. CHAPMAN.
Subscribed.and sworn to before me by Wm. H. Chapman, this 23d day of November, 1896.
E. II. THARP, [Seal.]
Notary Public in and for the City and County of San Francisco.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA, ")
Las.
/
.
James L. Crittenden and Robert A. Freidricb, being severally duly sworn, each for
himself, says: That he is one of the sureties named in and who subscribed to the fore-
going obligation; that he is a resident, and citizen and householder and freeholder of the
State of California, and is worth the sum set opposite his name, as follows to wit:
Robert A. Freidrich $5000 00
James L. Crittenden 5,000 00
over and above all his debts and liabilities and exclusive of property exempt from ex-
ecution.
ROBERT A. FREIDRICH,
JAMES L. CRITTENDEX.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 23d day of Novomber, 1896.
[Seal.] MORGAN BACKUS, Deputy County Clerk.
Recorded in the office of the County Recorder of the City and County of San Fran-
cisco, November 25, 1896, at 17 minutes past 2 o'clock p. M., Liber 15 of Bonds, Page 228.
THOS. J. GLYNN, County Becorder.
On the submission of the bond by the People's Mutual Telephone Company as required
by Order No. 3035, granting the franchise to said company, the opinion of the City and
County Attorney was requested as to the sufficiency in form of .the bond so submitted,
and on November 2-J, iSfW, the following communication was received from the City and
County Attorney in response to said request:
388 TELEPHONE FRANCHISE.
To the Honorable the Board of Supervisors
Of the City and County of San Francisco—
GENTLEMEN: In response to your request for my opinion as to the sufficiency in
form of the bond submitted by the People's Mutual Telephone Company, in compliance
with the requirements of Order No. 3035 of your Honorable Board, I beg leave to reply
that said bond so submitted is in my opinion sufficient in form and that the same complies
with the provisions of said Order. «
.Signed) HARRY T. CRESWELL,
Attorney and Counsellor.
San Francisco, November 24, 1396.
On November 25, 18%, the Board of Supervisors after an examination of the sureties
accepted and approved the bond of the People's Mutual Telephone Company (filed Novem-
ber 23d, 1896), by Resolution No. 15,386 (Third Series), of which the following is a copy, to
wit:
-IESOLUTION No. 15,386 (THIRD SERIES).
Resolved, That the bond of the People's Mutual Telephone Company, given and filed
by said People's Mutual Telephone Company, under and in pursuance of the requirements
of Section 7 of Order No. 3,035 of the Board of Supervisors of the City and County of San
Francisco, with the sureties on said bond, be and the same is hereby accepted and ap-
proved.
In Board of Supervisors, San Francisco, November 25, 1396.
Adopted by the following vote:
Ayes— Supervisors King, Scully, Benjamin, Hirsch, Dimond, Hughes, Bunker, Taylor,
Morgenstern, Wagner.
Absent— Supervisors Spreckels, Hobbs.
JNO. A. RUSSELL, Clerk.
On April 20th, 1897, the People's Mutual Telephone Company filed a bond in the sum
of ten thousand ($10,000) dollars, in accordance with provisions of Section 7 of Order No.
3,035 and on May 6, 1897, filed a bond in the sum of five thousand ($5,000) dollars, in accor-
dance with the provisions of Order No. 3,062, to secure the municipality from damages by
reason of the use of the streets in the laying of conduits, etc. The said bonds were ex-
amined by C. E. Newman, Expert of the Committee on Finance and Auditing, as to the
sufficiency of the sureties thereon, and the sureties were reported by him to be insufficient.
On May 17, 1897, the Board at its meeting on that date by Resolution No. 16,442 (Third
Series), refused to accept the said bonds.
RESOLUTION No. 16,44'2 (THIRD SERIES).
WHEREAS, The People's Mutual Telephone Company filed a bond in the office of the
Clerk on April 20, 1897, in the sum of §10,000 in accordance with the requirements as set
forth in Section 7 of Order No. 3,035, granting it a franchise to lay conduits, etc., for the
transmission of electricity for telegraphic, telephonic and other purposes, also filed a bond
on May 6, 1897, in the sum of $5,000, as required by Order No. 3,062, to secure the municipal-
ity from damages by reason of the use of the streets in the laying of conduits, etc; and
TELEPHONE FKANCHISE. 389
WHEREAS, After an examination as to sufficiency of the sureties given in the said
bonds, the expert of this Board reports that the sureties given are insufficient; therefore,
Resolved, That this Board hereby refuses to accept the said bonds.
In Board of Supervisors, San Francisco, May 17, 1897.
Adopted by the following vote:
Ayes— Supervisors Devany, Haskins, Delany, Sheehan, Dodge, Lackmann, Morton,
Britt, Smith, Bivers.
Absent -Supervisors Bottanzi, Clinton.
JNO. A. RUSSELL, Clerk.
On May 29, 1897, the following letter was forwarded to His Honor, Mayor Phelan, to
wit:
Hon. J. D. Phelan, Mayor—
DEAR SIB: I am directed by the Committee on Finance and Auditing of the Board of
Supervisors, to refer to you the inclosed report of C. E. Newman, Expert of the Com-
mittee, reporting on the sureties in the inclosed bonds (2) of the People's Mutual Telephone
Company, filed on April 20th and May 6th, 1S97, respectively, in order, if required, that yon
make further investigation as to the sufficiency of the sureties offered on the'said bonds.
Very respectfully,
JNO. A. BUSSELL, Clerk.
BEPOBT OF EXPEBT, C. E. NEWMAN, ON THE SUFFICIENCY OF THE
SUBETIES ON THE BONDS FILED APBIL 20TH AND MAY GTH, 18S7, BY
THE PEOPLE'S MUTUAL TELEPHONE COMPANY.
SAN FRAXCISCO, CAL., May 8, 1897.
Mr. John A. Russell, Clerk of the Hoard of Supervisors—
DEAK SIB: In the matter of the bond of the People's Mutual Telephone Company,
given in accordance with Order No. 3,035 of the Board of Supervisors, and submitted to me
for examination, I beg leave to report on the sureties as follows:
Charles A. Warren has become surety for the sum of §10,0(0.
An examination of the assessment roll shows C. A. Warren to be assessed as follows:
Lot W. S. Caroline street, 137 .feet N. of Army street, 25 x 100, assessed for one hundred
dollars (§100.) Volume 18, page 93.
C. A. Warren et al., N. E. line of Third street, 25 feet S. E. of Perry street, assessed for
$2,470; mortgaged for §2,170.
C. A. Warren et al., one quarter interest in the S. W. corner of Alta and Sansome streets,
assessed for ?800.
C. A. Warren et al., lots " A " and " B " in Bailroad Homestead Association. Mortgages
to the amount of $1,100.
Inasmuch as some property is held in interest with others, with 110 means of determin-
ing the individual shares, the surety would appear insufficient.
Bobert A. Friederich qualifies in the sum of $2,500. The only record I can find on the
rolls is an assessment for office library, amounting to §114.
390 TELEPHONE FRANCHISE.
James L. Crittenden qualifies in the sum of $7,500. He appears on the rolls as the
mortgagee— lots Nos. 1 to 16 Stanford Heights. Amount due $2,."v20.
Also as mortgagee— lots Nos. 1 to 23, block No. 60, Stanford Heights, amount due $3,300.
Also assessed.for lots 31 to 54, $980, and marked on Tax Collector's books " sold to the
State."
Also assessed for lots Nos. 21 to 26. Net assessment §75, and marked "sold to the State."
The bond does not specify the property of the sureties, and the above is taken from the
last assessment roll.
The sureties given appear to be insufficient.
Very respectfully,
(Signed) C. E. NEWMAN.
SUMMARY OF THE COURT PROCEEDINGS IN .RE GEORGE G. GAULD VS. THE
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRAN-
CISCO, IN THE MATTER OF THE GRANTING A TELEPHONE
FRANCHISE TO THE PEOPLE'S MUTUAL
TELEPHONE COMPANY.
November 2, 1896.
Petition for a writ of review was served and filed in the matter of the application of
George G. Gauld, No. 57,107, files of Superior Court,
On November 16, 1896, an order from the Superior Court, Department No. 1, J. M. Sea-
well, Judge, was filed, modifying the writ of review in the matter of the application of
George G. Gauld vs. the Board of Supervisors in the matter of awarding a franchise to
the People's Mutual Telephone Company.
November 29, 1396.
Writ of prohibition restraining the Board from taking any further proceedings in the
matter of awarding the franchise dented and the proceedings dismissed in Superior Court
Department No. 3.
D. J. MURPHY, Judge.
December 30, 1896.
Demurrer of the Board of Supervisors to the petition for a writ of review of the pro-
ceedings in the matter of awarding a franchise to the People's Mutual Telephone Company
was sustained, and on January 8, 1897, judgment of dismissal was entered in favor of the
Board of Supervisors, Superior Court, Department No. 1.
J. M. SEA WELL, Judge.
March fitli, 1897.
Appeal from the judgment of January 8, 1897, was takeirto the Supreme Court, where
it remains undetermined.
On November 15, 1897, the Board of Supervisors granted by Order No. 23 (Second Series),
the People's Mutual Telephone Company an extension of one (1) jrear's time in which to ex.
pend the sum of one hundred thousand (100,000) dollars, in the prosecution of the work under
all the conditions and requirements imposed by Order No. 3,035, and such other conditions
and restrictions as are now or may be imposed by the Board of Supervisors.
THE PHELAN FOUNTAIN.
DEDICATED TO THE NATIVE SONS IN HONOR OP ADMISSION DAY.
The drinking fountain, situated at the junction of Market, Turk and Mason streets
was presented to the City and County of San Francisco by the Hon. James D. Phelan,
and after completion was dedicated to and formally accepted on September 5, 1897. The
construction of and the appearance of the fountain as erected is commented upon as
artistic and highly ornamental to the City and County. The figures in bronze, illustrating
" History'' and a " Young Miner," were designed by Douglas Tilden and cast by Wh.yte
& De Rome, both of this city.
On February 8, 1896, a communication, of which the following is a copy, was received
by the Board of Supervisors from the Hon. James D. Phelan, tendering to the City and
County a fountain to be erected at the junction of Market, Turk and Mason streets, which
was referred to the Committee on Streets, to wit:
COMMUNICATION FROM HON. JAMES D. PHELAN.
SAN FRANCISCO, February 3, 1896.
To the Honorable the Board of Supervisors
Of the City and County of San Francisco—
GENTLEMEN: I hereby tender the City and County of San Francisco a fountain con-
structed of marble and bronze, emblematic of the Admission of California into the Union,
designed by Douglas Tilden, sculptor, to be erected by me, with your consent, at the
junction of Market, Turk and Mason streets and to be forever maintained by the city as
a drinking fountain. The model may be seen by your committee at the sculptor's studio.
Yours respectfully,
JAS. D. PHELAN.
The Committee on Streets reported at a meeting of the Board held February IT, 1896,
in favor of the acceptance, but prior to passing the necessary resolution desired to inspect
the drawings. Upon that information being conveyed to, a communication was received
from the Hon. James D. Phelan on February 21, 1896, accompanied by three photos of
the model; plans and specifications being subsequently filed on February 27, 1896.
302 THE PHELAN FOUNTAIN.
COMMUNICATION FROM HON. JAMES D. PHELAN.
SAX FKANCISCO, February 21, 1896.
Mr. Jno. A. Russell,
Clerk of the Board of Supervisors—
DEAR SIR: I have your favor of February 19th, conveying to me the report of the
Committee on Streets adopted at the meeting of Monday, February 17, 1396, in favor of
tny communication offering a drinking fountain to the City of San Francisco, to be placed
at the junction of Market, Turk and Mason streets, for which accept thanks.
I have sent you three photos taken from the model. As soon as I receive from the
sculptor, who will now be instructed by me to go ahead, the more particular plans and
specifications, I will lay them before the Street Committee as preliminary to the passing
of a necessary resolution to which you refer.
Yours very truly,
JAS. D. PHELAN.
The Committee on Streets, to whom the communication was referred, reported on
March 2, 1896, in favor of approving the plans, etc., as submitted and filed on February 27,
1896, and of granting -permission to erect the fountain as set forth in the plans. At the
said meeting the Committee on Streets introduced, and the Board adopted, a resolution
approving the plans and specifications tendering the thanks of the Board to the donor,
and in recognition of his public spirit designating the name of the fountain to be erected
as the " Phelan Fountain," of which the following is a copy:
RESOLUTION No. 13,902 (THIRD SERIES).
Resolved, That the gift to this city by James D. Phelan, Esq., of a marble and bronze
drinking fountain, commemorative of .the admission of the State of California into the
Union, be and is hereby accepted.
Further resolved, That the plans and specifications for the erection of said fountain,
filed on February 27, 1896, be and are hereby approved, and he is hereby granted per-
mission to erect the said fountain on the site designated in the said plans— at the junction
of Market, Mason and Turk streets.
Further resolved, That the thanks of this Board are hereby tendered to James D.
Phelan, Esq., as an acknowledgment of tin's "gift for the use and benefit of our citizens,
and in recognition of his public spirit as a citizen the said fountain shall be known and
designated as the " Phelan Fountain."
In Board of Supervisors, San Francisco, March 2, 1896.
Adopted by the following vote:
Ayes-Supervisors King, Scully, Benjamin, Hirsch, Dimond, Hughes, Dunker, Taylor,
Morgenstern, Spreckels, Hobbs.
Absent— Supervisor Wagner.
JNO. A. RUSSELL, Clerk.
The following is a description of .the "Phelan Fountain" furnished the compiler by
the designer and sculptor, Douglas Tilden, Esq.:
£££3?
ADMISSION DAY FOUNTAIN, JUNCTION MARKET, TURK AND MASON STS.
PRESENTED TO THE CITY BY JAMES D. PHELAN
THE PHELAN FOUNTAIN. 393
DESCRIPTION OF THE "PHELAN FOUNTAIN."
The Admission Fountain, dedicated to the Native Sons of the Golden West on the
ninth day of September, 1897, is situated on the gore formed by the intersection of Market,
Turk and Mason streets.
The stone construction is composed of three flights of steps extending around the
four sides of a square foundation, then a paneled pedestal, then a plain doric column
with a decorated capital Jand entablature.
In the excavation for the foundation, it was found that a large sewer was immediately
beneath, which necessitated the deepening of the hole to about ten feet and laying solid
walls of broken stones and cement on both sides of the sewer and over it. The first flight
of steps resting on that foundation covers an area of 15 x 15 feet.
The pedestal is 6 feet tall and the pillar with its capital and entablature is 18)4 feet, so
that the monument, the winged figure on the top included, measures 35 feet in all from
the ground level upwards.
The bronze statuary, ornamenting the .'fountain, are four in number; an allegorical
figure of history surmounting the top of the monument, a statue of a young miner stand -
ing on the pedestal right against that part of the column facing Market street, and
two bear skulls on the opposite sides of the pedestal out of which water flows into basins
and thence into pools below for the use of dogs.
The statue of History is a female posing herself on a bronze ball with outspread wings,
and holding above her head an open book on which are inscribed the words, " Sept. 9,
1850." To the tips of her wings she measures nine feet.
The young miner, on the other hand, is a study in realism and virile strength and
vigor; he is in the garb of the pioneer days with the inevitable pistol belt, top-boots and
large-brimmed hat. He unfurls a flag with the left hand and, shouldering a pick with
the other, seems to be stepping forward and shouting at the top of his voice.
The bear skulls are entwined around with rattlesnakes and symbolize the Sierra with
the attendant dangers of the wild Western life. The skulls hold between their teeth
handles hanging after the manner of door-knockers. A pull of the handle releases the
water and it spouts out of the heads of the snakes. Two cups, carved with a frieze of
buffaloes around the brims, are attached to each of the skulls. On the side of the pedestal
facing Market street is the following inscription: "This Fountain is dedicated to the
Native Sons of the Golden West to commemorate the admission of California into the
Union on the Ninth of September, Anno Domini MDCCCL."
The side looking up Mason street, is carved with these words: " The unity of the
Empire depends on the decision of this day."— W. H. Seward, on the Admission of Cali-
fornia, U. S. Senate, 1850.
The materials used in the construction of the monument are granite and bronze, all
of which are of native production or manufacture, the Rocklin Granite Company being
the contractors fur the stone work, and Whyte *fe De Rome the bronze founders. The
architectural part of the fountain was drawn by Willis Polk. The designer and sculptor
was Douglas Tilden.
FINANCIAL EXHIBIT AND REVENUE
ORDERS.
On June 28, 1897, the Auditor, Wm. Broderick, Esq., filed with the Board his estimate of
the revenue and expenditures for the fiscal year 1897-98.
The expenditures were^estimated at 35,756,371; the revenue to be derived from taxation
was estimated at §4,355,671, and $1,400,700 from other sources. The valuation of real and
personal property subject to taxation was estimated at $34?,000,000, necessitating a tax of
§1.2625jon each *100 valuation^property; the revenue to be derived from other sources than
taxation being estimated as follows:
General Fund, Special Fee,-,Unapportioned Fee, Contigent,
Disinterment,.and Exempt Firemen's Relief Fund-
Fees, City and County officers $180,000
Fines in Police Courts 22,000
Fines in Superior Court 1,000
Licenses— City and County 380,000
Licenses— Municipal 86,000
Rents 900
Subsistence U. S. Prisoners 1,000
Assessor's Commission 7,000
Library Fund— fines
Park Improvement Fund
School Fund-
State apportionment $035,000
Rent Lincoln school lots 46,000
Non-resident pupils 800
Sinking Funds-
Park Improvement Bonds— interest
Street Department Fund-
Licenses on vehicles $26,000
Percentage from street railroads 1C ,000
|677,900
1,000
2,000
681,800
2,000
Total
$1,400,700
REVENUE ORDERS. 395
The Auditor's estimate with a communication from that officer calling attention to a
recent decision of the Supreme Court affecting the receipt of fees for official fees, also as
to various expenditures claimed to be under the control of various departments and officers,
was referred by the Board to the Finance Committee to consider and report the appropria-
tions required to be met in the levy to be fixed on the third Monday in September, 1897, for
the fiscal year 1897-98.
The following is a copy of the communication received from the Auditor, to-wit :
COMMUNICATION FROM THE AUDITOR.
AUDITOR'S OFFICE.
SAN FKANCISCO, June 26, 1897
To the Honorable the Board of Supervisors
Of the City and County of San Francisco—
GEXTLEMEX: I herewith submit an estimate of the expenditures and revenue for the fiscal year
1897-98, from which it will be seen that the estimated revenue compared with that of the fiscal year
lu w closing is §229,813 less and the estimated expenditures which have been made on a liberal basis
from current needs of the various departments (omitting in most cases contemplated extensions)
have, by the same comparison, increased $74,717.
I have made the proper allowances for the increases in expenditures in the various departments
imposed by the Legislature of 1897, and also the demand of the Fire Department for the salaries of
fully paid companies, believing that such change, as suggested hy the Fire Commissioners, would be
for the public good.
One of the most conspicuous shortages in revenue comes from the adoption of the charges of the
County Fee bill in the Recorder's office. Heretofore, the fees charged in that office were of the
nature of a city fee, and also a county fee, viz : twenty cents per folio; whereas, now there is charged
only a county fee of ten cents per folio, causing a reduction of one-half in revenue. While this fact
may be considered very correct and beneficial by those who have business with that office, it is
hardly fair to the taxpayers generally that the payment to clerks for recording be maintained at the
rate prescribed when the city ami county twenty-cent fee was charged, viz: twelve cents per folio.
The continuance of these rates causes the loss of city fees, or just one-half the former fees and an
expense additional equal to one-fifth of the fees received. It is said that a liberal percentage of the
expense charged to the city is paid for printed matter (not physical copying).
In making the estimate for the Board of Health and departments under its supervision, I have
allowed for quarantine expenses. It is currently supposed that the Federal Government has
assumed control of Quarantine affairs. If so. perhaps the estimate may be eliminated. In the
estimate of expenditures, directly under the discretion of the Board, I have made an allowance
equivalent to last year's expenditures, to wit: $50,003 for salaries and $10,000 for expenses. I have
not assumed to enumerate the various appointments and salaries of each, preferring to leave that to
your judgment and discretion. There are ten positions that are statutory and salaries designated
included in the $50,000 allowance, viz.: Secretary, Assistant Secretary, six Health Inspectors, one
Market Inspector, one Messenger, at salaries of $12,609. The Board asks that appropriation be made
for the payment of salaries of sixty-eight additional officials at a total of $68,160. I would suggest
that the demands of the present Board are serious matters. The only law that I can find for the
creation of the multiplicity of officers is contained in Section 3,009 of the Political Code designating
the offices that may be filled by the Board's appointment, and is the following:
" And said Board is also empowered to appoint such employees and snchmedical attendants as
they may deem necessary in the Health Department and in all the various institutions which are by
law placed under their supervision, and the compensation of such employees and medical attend-
ants shall be fixed by the Board of Health. The appointing power aforesaid is vested solely in said
Board of Health and said Board shall have power to prescribe the duties of said appointees and
shall not remove the same without just cause."
Section 3,010, Political Code, designates the salaries to be paid per annum to all the designated
officers and employees of the Board and also contains the following: " And all other medical
attendants and < -itiplot/ees of said institutions are to be paid such sums as may be authorized by
law, and as provided in the preceding section (3,00^), all to be paid in equal monthly installments
out of the Hospital and Almshuuse Fund * " The Auditor is directed to audit against said
fund.
396 FINANCIAL EXHIBIT AND
The total expenditures of said institutions jointly are limited by law to $15,030 per month, and
if it is intended that the emplo>ees and medical attendants appointed 1 y the Board ofrHealth under
authority of Section 3,009, shall be paid out of the said amount, it will be readily seen that they can
not expect to carry sixty-eight extra officials through on that.
Last year, in the estimate of expenditures, provision was made for an appropriation for payment
of salary of statutory officers and many designated extra employees and medical attendants (bear-
ing official title), amounting to $18,000, and then a lump sum of $39,009 as additional allowance for
salary— a total $57,000; and now the Board asks for $80,000. Inasmuch as the law bearinglupon the
power to create office is somewhat ambiguous, I respectfully recommend that the official title and
amount of salary allowed each will be classified in the Ordinance your Honorable Body may enact
on appropriation as a guide to me in auditing demands, I look upon the Ordinance of the Board of
Supervisors designating the amount to be paid each as the strongest claims to payment for service
on the part of such employees.
I would suggest that something may be done by your Honorable Board in the matter of the
appropriation to the office of County Clerk. The last Board allowed for the past fiscal year
$100,000. No effort was made by that official to keep within said sum, and therefore the demands
in excess have created a deficit of about $30,000. I have this year taken $100,000 as being abundantly
sufficient for a good management of that office. It is supposed that the County Cierk is, by law,
obliged to appoint deputies and clerks for each Court whose statutory compensation would aggre-
gate $130,000 per annum. This is not the fact. It is entirely discretionary witb that official, and
the discretion is governed by the needs of each Court. It is not reasonable to suppose that four
deputies and three copy clerks are required for each Superior Court, continuously, including the
vacation periods of Court.
The District Courts (Civil) were allowed one court-room clerk, one register clerk and one copy
clerk. District Courts (Criminal), one court c'.erk, one register clerk. Copying was done at six cents
per folio. The present law does not designate that the County Clerk must appoint four deputies to
< n ch Court, but that he 'may appoint four competent persons as such deputies, assistants and copy-
is for each Superior Court." " He may also appoint, not to exceed at any one time, three copyists
fo -each judge * * * at a compensation not to exceed three djl ars per day each, for the d«.'/.v of
actual service rendered." If the County Clerk can nob be induced to make the effort to appoint less
persons, of course, $100,000 will have to be increased to $13 J, 000; otherwise, the account will again be
overdrawn and serve to create a deficit next year.
The Police and Fire Alirm Telegraph Superiuteudant asks for additional extensions and the
fitting up of new quarters in City Hall Dome. The necessity of such is respectfully submitted to you
for determination.
The Court Orders, including stenographers' expenses In 'criminal cases and Boys and Girls' Aid
Society, are drawn directly upon the Treasury. It is therefore difficult to determine a proper
appropriation; $45,000 was allowed Jast year, but an excess of about $8,000 will be .drawn. The
matter is taken by the Courts from the supervision of the Board of Supervisors or the criticism or
examination of the Auditor, and is therefore an account at variance with all the laws governing "the
niO-le of obtaining money from the Treasury. In fact, the money is paid out by the Treasurer weeks
before the account is placed in the Auditor's books.
While it may be that the decision of Court makes it the du;y of the Treasurer to pay Court
orders, perhaps an investigation would prove that Court orders might stand the investigation and
approval that all other demands against the municipality do. The Boys and Girls' Aid Society
obtains about $2,000 per month, and I know of no check'to determine the legality of the demands,
such as the law provides for the Whittier School, Preston School and other institutions that are a
part of the government. Private institutions are certainly no better entitled to public money than
public institutions, and are us much deserving of scrutiny.
The appropriation for primary, Freeholders' and Charter election are contingent upon the
determination of the Board of Election Commissioners, of which you will be notified previous to the
date of making the tax l«jvy.
There may be other matters in the estimate submitted that it would be well to refer to, and if
you should so think, I will be pleased to explain.
Respectfully yours,
WILLIAM BRODERICK,
City and County Auditor.
The estimate of and the communication from the Auditor were referred to the Finance
Committee and were duly considered. A number of persons and improvement clubs inter-
REVENUE ORDERS. 3<J7
ested in and advocating various public improvements, all of which were considered urgent
and indispensable, engaged the attention of the Committee and prevented the presentation
of an estimate of proposed expenditures as a guidance to the various departments to regu-
late expenditures, there being a difference of opinion in the Committee as to whether or not
under their pledge as to the limit of taxation, certain appropriations should be made in the
levy of the fiscal year or postponed until another year. For the purpose of facilitating the
auditing of demands accruing from July 1, 1397, the Board passed a resolution empowering
the Auditor to audit demands on the basis of the appropriations of the prior fiscal year, of
which the following is a copy, to wit:
RESOLUTION No. 16,991 (THIRD SERIES).
WHEREAS, Under the provisions of Section 3,714 of the Political Code, this Board fixes the
levy for city and county purposes on the third Monday in September, 1897, for the fiscal year 1897-98;
and
WHEREAS, the fiscal year commenced July 1, 1897, and it is important that the Auditor and
departments should be advised as to the appropriation to be made for municipal purposes ; and
WHEREAS, It is not practicable at this time to fix and determine the amount to be levied, for,
if estimated and delared, it would be subject to change prior to or at the date upon which the tax
levy must be made ; therfore,
Resolved, That the Auditor is hereby empowered to audit, and the Treasurer to pay, all
demands for this fiscal year on the basis of the appropriations made for the last fiscal year.
Resolved, That heads of departments are strictly inhibited from ordering supplies, etc , in
quantities to exceed actual needs during the interim from July 1st to the date of the said levy.
Resolved, That this Board hereby pledges itself that, in fixing the coming tax levy for the
fiscal year 1897-98, that proper provision will be made for all such demands as hereinbefore referred
to.
The Clerk is herby directed to transmit this Resolution to his Honor, the Mayor, for his action
thereon
In Board of Supervisors, San Francisco, August 21, 1897.
Adopted by the following vote:
Ayss— Supervisors Haskins, Delany, Lackmann, Rottanzi, Morton, Britt, Smith, Clinton, Rivers.
Absent— Supervisors Devany, Sheehan, Dodge.
JNO. A. RUSSELL, Clerk.
Approved, San Francisco, August 21, 1897.
JAS. D. PHELAN,
Mayor and ex-ofiicio President of the Board of Supervisors.
On August 24, 1897, the following communication was received from the State Board
of Equalization giving notice that it proposed to increase the entire Assessment Roll or
Book of the City and County, of San Francisco for the year 1897, and that said Board would
consider all objections which may be made to such increase at its office, in the Capitol at
Sacramento, on the fourth day of September, between the hours of 9:30 A. M. and 4 p. M., to
wit:
OFFICE OF STATE BOARD OR EQUALIZATION. ^
SACRAMENTO, August 19, 1897. )
To Jno. A. Russell, Esq., Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
Of the County of San Francisco—
SIR: Please take notice, and inform the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Francisco
that the State Board of Equalization, having examined the assessments upon the Assessment Book
or Roll for the year 1897, for said county, propose to increase the entire Assessment Roll or Book of
said county for said year, except property exempt from increase, for the puri ose of making the
asses-ments conform to the true value, iu money, of the property contained on said roll, so as to
equalize the value of the taxable property of the several counties in the State for the purpose of
taxation.
398 FINANCIAL EXHIBIT AND
The Board will consider all objections which may be made to such increase, at its office in the
Capitol at Sacramento, on Saturday, the fourth day of September, 1897, between the hours of 9:30 A.
M. and 4 P.M.
Respectfully yours,
C. M. COGLAN\
Clerk State Board of Equalization.
On September 1, 1897, a meeting of the Committee on Assessments of the Board of
Supervisors of the City and County of San Francisco, was held to formulate some plan of
action in the matter of presenting objections to the contemplated increase of the assess-
ment of the City and County of San Francisco. Mayor James D. Phelan and Deputy
Assessor Hugo Herzer were also present at said meeting'.
The Committee and his Honor, the Mayor.; decided to attend the meeting of the State
Board of Equalization, and invited Mr. Charles Gildea (the expert employed) to accompany
them.
The Committee also requested the following named gentlemen to appear before the
State Board of Equalization, in the matter of the contemplated increase of the Assessment
Roll of San Francisco, to wit: E. B. Pond, H. B. Russ, Leopold Altschul, Chas. Holbrook,
William Giselman, O. D. Baldwin, R. R. Thompson, J. Funkenstein, W. W. Montague,
A. \Vordnian (Manager Standard Oil Company), Geo. T. Marye, Jr., O. F. Von Rhein, E. J.
Le Breton, Levi Strauss, R. C. De Boom, William E. Dean, James Denman, Ferdinand Reis,
Charles L. Simon, W. C. Little, B. P. Oliver and Thomas Magee.
The City and County was represented before the State Board of Equalization at Sacra-
mento, on Saturday, September 4, 1897, by his Honor, James D. Phelan, Mayor; Supervisors
Clinton and Lackmaim of the Committee on Assessments; John D. Siebe, Assessor; Hugo
Herzer, Chief Deputy Assessor, and Deputy Assess&r Edgar Briggs. A number of the tax-
payers who were notified were out of town, or, on account of business arrangements, were
unable to accompany the Committee to Sacramento. A number of gentlemen, including
ex-Supervisor Denman, Otto Von Rhein, Charles Holbrook, Geo. T. Marye, Jr., I. S. Borden,
A. A. Watson, Captain Nelson and Chas. Gildea, Expert of the Committee on Assessments,
however, appeared with the Committee before the State Board to add by their representa-
tions cogent reasons why the total assessed value of the property of this City .and County
should not be increased.
The Chairman of the Committee on Assessments, Supervisor Clinton, in the presentation
of certain figures and assessments, addressed the State Board as follows:
GENTLEMEN' : We would like to be given tha reisona why the State Board thinks the assessmen *
value of real estate and personal property io San Fraucisco is too low and should be raised this
year.
The examination made by the County Board of Equalization on testimony under oath shows
that the assessment on real estate and improvemants is in most cases well up to the price, and in
many cases more than the property would sell for.
The assessment, as compared with the sales of tho same property withia tha last yenr, shows a
very high per cent ; in fact, our people think that the assessment is far too high, and, if anything is
done with it by your Honorable Board, it should be lowered instead of raised.
We will present evidence to you of property that has been sold within the last year, after full
a id due notice, far from 25 to 33 par cent less than the assessed value, and other pieces of property
that have been for mouths and are still in the hands of real estate agents for sale without yet find-
ing a purchaser. The price asked is from 20 to 33 par cent less thin the assessment ou the property
last year.
We will call your attention to the fact that rents for business property hive decrease! from 15 to
3) par cent, according to location, and that rents for residence property have decreased from 25 to 40
per cent, within the last five or six years.
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Of course this co ulition of things necessarily aff acts the value of real estate.
Owners of real estate who want to sell cannot get to-day /within from 25 to 40 per cent of what
they could readily have sold the same property for five years ago (except in a few favorable locali-
ties). Yot the assessmsnt on real estate has year after year been raised instead of being lowered.
We submit to your Hono.able Board that this is not right.
The County Bjard of Equalization of San Francisco made as full an examination of the assess-
ment of personal property as the time at its disposal would permit of. It took the sworn testimony
of a large number of leading business msn— reputable merchants— who were notified to show cause
why the assessment on their property should not b3 raised. All the evidence went to show that the
stock of goods on hand on the first of March was and is usually very light as compared with the
stsck carried at other seasons of the year, and for this reason any comparison between the amount
of insurance carried on the stock of merchandise or the volume of salM made during the year was
necessarily very misleading. The insurance carried covered the stock during the entire year, and a
part of the sales in mauy cases represented stock that did not come into the city at all.
Evidence was also given by the representatives of business houses which imported goods that a
large proportion oi the goods imported remained in unbroken packages until disposed of, and was
therefore not assessable. t
In view of all these facts, we again submit to your Honorable Board that the assessment of San
Francisco this year should not be raised.
The following is a copy of the statement presented on behalf of the Assessor by Hugo
Herzer, Esq., Chief Deputy Assessor, in support of the assessments made by John D. Siebe,
Esq., Assessor, of the real and personal property in the City and County, to wit:
STATEMENT OF THE ASSESSOR.
MR. PKESIDESTT AND GE.VTLEMEX: On behalf of the Assessor of San Francisco, we desire,
before we enter upon a detailed discussion of the real aud personal propsrty assessment of that
city, to offer a few preliminary remarks :
Two years ago— t ) be exact, on the 23th day of August, 1895— we appeared here and made an
extended defense and explanation of our work up to that time. We then presented figures.to sub-
stantiate our claim that the property of San Francisco is assessed as uniformly aud as near to its
" full cash value " as the property of any other county in the State. For 1895 we returned an assess-
ment roll aggregating $327,805,147. After hearing us, your Honorable Board refrained from inter-
fering with our assessment. We know of no other reason for this than that you then considered our
work to have been done in an equitable, skillful aud acceptable manner.
We have a right to assume, therefore, that in 1893 realjand personal property in the City and
County of San Francisco, as compared with similar property in otaer counties of the State, was
assessed at its " full cash value." Had it not been, yoar Honorable Board would certainly have in-
creased or diminished it.
This year Assessor Siebe returns a roll aggregating $347,954,830, an increase over 1895 of about
§20,000, 000. This total would have been returned some $15,000,000 greater had not the Assessor been
unable to make the usual assessment upon money and solvent credits in the local banks. The mem-
bers of your Honorable Board are familiar with the circumstances under which the banks escaped
assessment this year, and it is not necessary for us to enter into a discussion of them at the present
time. It is sufficient to say tha neither Mr. Siebe nor the Board of Supervisors can be held respon-
sible for the decrease of $12,454,866 in the personal property assessment of San Francisco for the
year 1897. That decrease could hive in no manner been avoided. We claim, however, that if the
assessment roll .of the City and County is considered from an analytical standpoint, it shows, instead
of a total decrease of some ten millions of dollars, an increase of about half that amount.
Let us pause for a moment to illustrate our meaning : In 1896 the real estate assessment of San
Francisco was $186,827,380. In 1397 it is $187,617,012-an increase for this year of §739,632. The
assessment of improvements in 1896 was $88,506,915. In 1897 it is $90,540,853-an increase of $2,033,-
938 -which, we may remark in passing, shows plainly the footprints of the increase that has been
made in the assessment of our city during the past year. The personal property assessment for 1886
was $32,251,831. For 1897 it is $69,796,965— a decrease of $12,454.866.
An analysis of these figures discloses a total decrease in the entire assessment roll for 1897 of
$9,631,296. The bank assessments for 1897 alone show a decrease of $14,923,389 as compared with
1896 Subtract this total from the personal property as-eisrnent, and there is an increase in that
class of values of $2,468,523 and in real ebtate of $2,823,570, or a total increase of the entire roll of
this year, as compared with 1896, o: $5,292,093.
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When the condition of business in San Francisco during the past year is considered, this result,
we confidently assert, shows a gratifying state of affairs. In 1895 the total assessment, as we have
previously stated, was returned at $327,805,147. Your Honorable Board did not disturb that assess-
ment. This year the total has been returned at a little over $20,000,000 more, including the loss in
bank assessments, to which we have referred. If we are given the credit for the bank assessments
to which we are entitled— for we are in no just sense responsible for their loss— the assessment roll
of Sau Francisco this year shows an increase over 1895 of nearly §35,000,000.
We can present, at this point, no more powerful illustration of the orderly manner in which the
assessment of San Francisco has progressed during eight years last past than a statement of the
yearly returns of the Assessor :
REAL ESTATE
AND IMPROVEMENTS.
PERSONAL
PROPERTY.
TOTAL.
1890 (Nealon)
$•'35 361 768 00
$66 OS*' 372 00
1891 (Siebe)
944 515 331 00
67 050 748 00
31 1 566 079 00
189° " . .
277 340 008 00
63 894 698 00
346 924 706 00
1893 "
976 457 4^0 00
66 186 759 00
34° 644 179 00
1894 "
261 808 995 00
63 999 903 00
3'75 108 8<)8 00
1895 "
265,018,605 00
62 786 54° 00
307 805 147 oo
1866 "
275 334 995 00
39 251 831 00
357 586 1'76 00
1897 "
278 157 865 00
69 796 96 j 00
347 954 830 00
We do not think your Honorable Board can consider the conclusions to be derived from these
figures in any other light than that in which they are considered by the Assessor and the tax-payers
of San Francisco. They are a reliable index to the material progress of this city. Since 1890 our
assessment returns have steadily increased, notwithstanding the greo.t depression which has pre-
vailed in all lines of business during the intervening period. There has been no flighty or incon-
siderate variation in values. The Assessor has not assessed with prejudiced judgment any class of
property. He has merely, as his oath requires him to do, kept pace with values, and each year
returned the natural and orderly increase in property of a city that has long since ceased to grow
with any greater luxuriousuess than is appropriate in a municipality which is by slow and legitimate
processes, gradually taking on the character and importance of a great metropolis.
In previous statements to this Board, Assessor Siebe has explained and illustrated the prin-
ciples upon which he operates in the assessment of real and personal property in San Francisco.
He has shown you that in making an assessment he has taken into consideration, so far as real
estate is concerned, the rental value, the future prospects and the selling price of property. He
does not act upon the whims of purchasers of real estate in reaching what the law calls the ' ' full
cash value " of property. If he did so, great a'id irreparable injustice would be inflicted upon vast
numbers of taxpayers, for in that city, more than in any other in the State, values must be equal
and uniform. To raise the assessment of an entire city or of a district therein, because some man
in it with more money than brains has taken a fancy to a piece of real estate and, in order to
gratify his whim, has purchased it at twice its actual value, would be in the nature of an outrage
which the property owners in general would scarcely tolerate.
Your Honorable Board knows that for several years past there has been no general appreciation
in the value of property in San Francisco. That some pieces of real estate have gone up and others
gone down is not denied ; but that the entire roll shows any legitimate increase beyond the figures
we have returned this year, we most strenuously deny. We ne:d not dilate at length upon the
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101
economic reasons which support this statement. Every intell'gent man knows that for five years the
condition of business in San Francisco testified to the truth of our allegation. There never was a time
in this city when rents were so low and opportunities to secure good locations for the transaction of
business so favorable and numerous. Not a little of this is due to what we call " trade situation " of
our city. The construction of the Valley Railroad has not yet materially improved the business of
San Francisco, but it has done much to increase the value of property throughout the San J oaquin
Valley. The terminal system of the Southern Pacific Company has built up cities of the interior at
the expense of the metropolis.
We have made no reference to the personal property assessment of this city this year, except
such as appears in our allusion to the bank assessments. For justification of that assessment we
respectfully refer your Honorable Body to the sworn statements of the large number of merchants,
business men and representatives of corporations who appeared during the month of July before our
local Board of Equalization. These statements speak in a general way concerning the business of
San Francisco luring the past year, and they explain much of the phenomena which have attracted
the attention of this Board in years past and caused it to be dissatisfied with our work. No better
testimony could be presented than these statements. They are their own justification of the per-
sonal pr -vperty roll, and are sufficient evidence to sustain the Assessor's contention that he has
endeavored faithfully to discover all the personal property in the City and County of San Francisco
and place it upon the assessment roll for taxation.
Before taking up the subject of mortgages, we desire to call the attention of your Honorable
Body to the two tabular illustrations showing the relation that the actual auction value bears to the
assessed value of the property. On the 30th day of May, 1897, a prominent real estate firm held an
auction sale of real estate located in various portions of San Francisco. Ten pieces were reported
sold. We will read a brief description of each piece and give the amount it was sold for and the
assessed value :
' DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
SOLD FOR
ASSESS'D FOR
No 1011 VVashm°-ton street 50 vara, Block 161
$3,200 00
$1,990 00
No 25 Laurel place 100 vara Block 319. .
2,000 00
1 900 00
No 25 Beaver street Mission Block 117
4 600 00
4 030 00
Oak street, near Devisadero, W. A. Block 517
Woodward's Garden tract, lot fronting on Stevenson street
Woodward's Garden tract, lot fronting on Jessie street
Corner of Fifteenth and Jessie streets
3,550 00
1,175 00
1,175 00
4,425 00
2,940 00
700 00
600 00
3,340 00
Opposite corner (Thirteenth and Jessie streets)
4,300 00
3,050 00
South line Pacific street, west from Cough street. . . .
5,250 00
4,570 00
South line Pacific street, west from Gough street
5,250 00
4,500 00
$34,925 00
$26.920 00
You will observe that the relation which the assessment here bears to the selling value is 77 per
cent. The property was advertised extensively and was sold by open competition.
This sale is not the only one that has been brought to Assessor Siebe's attention. We have
made no attempt to tabulate the individual cases ; but one more extensive sale will illustrate our
meaning, and then we shall dismiss this branch of the subject. On the 10th of June, 1897, property
owned by the Security Loan Association was sold at public auction in San Francisco. The sale
comprised eleven pieces of real estate located, as in the other sale, in as many different portions of
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FINANCIAL EXHIBIT AND
the city. The amount for which the property sold was $27,500. The total !amount for which
the various pieces were assessed was $21,950. The amount for which they were mortgaged was
$43,350. These eleven pieces of realty were assessed at 794-5 percent of their selling value. We
will present for your consideration a statement of these sales in detail :
LOCATION.
ASSESSED FOR
SOLD FOR
ORIGINAL
AMOUNT OF
MORTGAGE.
H. A. Block 86, subdivision 29
$1,880 00
$1,775 00
$4 200 00
W. A. Block 570, subdivision 17
Tremont Avenue, subdivision 315
Noe Garden Block 8, subdivision 2
Rivoli Avenue Block 3, subdivision 3 >
1,500 00
1,100 00
2,520 00
750 00
2,250 00
1,950 00
2,150 00
1 250 00
3,500 00
2,000 00
4,800 00
4,000 00
H. A. Block 162, subdivision 30
1 190 00
1 700 00
524 00
H. A. Block 162, subdivision 31. .
1 190 00
1 700 00
476 00
W. A. Block 366, subdivision 6..
7 460 00
8 100 00
10 000 00
H. A. Block 59, subdivision 6
1 920 00
2 400 00
4 250 00
H. A. Block 86, subdivision 46.
1 000 00
1 7?5 00
4 9QO 00
Mission Block 149, subdivision 59
2 640 00
2 500 00
5 400 00
$27,500 00
$21,950 00
$43,350 00
A fruitful cause of complaint by this Board concerning the real estate assessment of San Fran-
cisco, as well as that of other counties in the State, is based upon the fact that property is found
which is assessed at less than the face value of the mortgage upon it. The supposition is that in all
such cases the Assessor values the property at a less sum than some one has been found willing to
loan money upon it. The fact that very often mortgagees do not realize upon real estate the amount
they have loaned, is never taken into consideration in the formulation of these complaints. It is
thought that the least the Assessor can do is to find the " full cash value'' of real estate the same as
the banks and money lenders find it, and the fact that he does not always substitute their judgment
for his own is frequently brought forward as a ground upon which to indict him for failure to
properly perform his duties,
We claim that this method of reaching conclusions is inaccurate and fallacious. It is no fairer
for this Board to pick out isolated cases of under assessment of mortgaged property, and to try the
entire assessment roll of San Francisco by that standard, than it would be for a rational person to
reason from a single conspicuous fai;t to a general physical condition. Because a man has one or
two'pimples upon his anatomy is not a sign that his entire constitution is a boil. Because banks and
money lenders here and there have been misled by their appraisers into loaning more upon a piece
of property than it would probably bring in the market, is no indication that the entire real estate
assessment of a great city is unequal and unjust as compared with that of the State at large.
As a matter of fact, totals are what this Board should consider in reaching conclusions as to the
valuation of mortgages. The total value of all the mortgages of San Francisco is $51,795,630. The
property which carries these mortgages is assessed for $75,794,169. We have segregated the mort-
gages and the assessments of the property upon which they rest by districts in the following table.
As your Honorable Board will observe, not a single district shows that the value of the mortgage
exceeds the assessment. This table, made up from the Assessment Books, certainly speaks volumes:
REVENUE ORDERS.
403
ASSESSMENT.
MORTGAGES.
50-Vara Survey— G vols
$28,147,845 00
$15,464,892 00
100-Vara Survey — 5 vols
11 557 052 00
7 860 848 00
Mission Survey— 2 vols
9,561,085 00
6,785,910 00
New Potrero Survey 2 vols
968 240 00
676 614 00
Hornor's Addition 3 vols . . .
2,322 449 00
1 697 220 00
Western Addition 10 vols
21,116 130 00
15 425 406 00
Tide Lands 1 vol
1,090 00
970 00
Outside Lands — 6 vols
1,869,860 00
1 360 521 00
Homesteads 15 vols ....
3 250 418 00
2 523 249 00
-
$73,794,169 00
$51,795,630 00
We have this statement more in detail, that is to say, divided into volumes, which we will pre-
sent for the inspection of your Honorable Board later on.
While on the subject of mortgages, permit us to call your attention to another comparison
which sustains Assessor Siebe's contention that real estate in San Francisco is assessed at a fair
percentage of its full cash value. The Hibernia Savings and Loan Society is a very conservative
financial institution, and its mortgages are often cited by this Board as evidence of under assess-
ment by our office.
In the tabular statement which follows we give a record of thirty -one foreclosure suits com-
menced by this bank during the year ending March 1, 1897, in every one of which the corporation
itself purchased the property.
The members of your Honorable Body are familiar with the 'method employed in advertising
the property about to be sold under decrees of foreclosure. In such cases any person may bid, and
the property usually goes for the amount loaned with interest, counsel fees and costs.
During the period mentioned, the bank commenced thirty-three suits, and it purchased the
property i:self in tLirty-cne of thtm. This means that there were higher bidders in only two cases
The price at which the bank officials tcok the property, therefore, we must assume, is, in each cafe,
its market value.
The conclusions to be derived from the tabular statements to which reference is made are that
the bank either had loaned 83 per csnt on the property sold, instead of 60 per cent, the amount pre-
scribed by law, and that the assessment aggregated 73 per cent of the market value of the property
or that the property has depreciated 23 per cent since the making of the mortgages :
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FINANCIAL EXHIBIT AND
»p
Is,
1
1
Amount Sued for, being
Amount of Mortgage.
Amount Paid at Sale. . .
IF BANK ONLY LOANS
60 PKR CENT.,
Amount of Assessment.
Amount of Sale
Hence Property was
Assessed at
Then should have
Loaned on the
Ain't obtained
at Sale
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£"§>•§•
^i
in
57,042
81,600 00
$2,025 00
$l,21f. 00
79 per ct.
$1,500 00
$2,025 00
74 per ct.
57,363
2,500 00
3,286 00
1,972 00
76 "
1,440 00
3,286 00
44 "
53,478
3,600 00
4,903 00
2,942 00
73 "
2,050 00
4,903 00
42 "
57,678
3,400 00
3,800 00
2,280 00
90 "
2,830 00
3,800 00
74 "
57,818
1,250 00
1,518 00
911 00
82 "
1,310 00
1,518 00
86 "
57,442
7,500 00
8,640 00
5,184 00
87 "
9,170 00
8,640 00
106 "
55,754
2,650 00
3,093 00
1,856 00
86 "
2,150 00
3,093 00
70 "
51,365
4,200 00
4,882 00
2,929 00
85 "
2,930 00
4,882 00
60 "
57,016
2,300 00
2,956 00
1,774 00
78 "
1,900 00
2,956 00
64 "
57,614
6,000 00
7,029 00
4,217 00
85 "
4,490 00
7,029 00
64 "
57,111
3,000 00
3,339 00
2,003 00
90 "
2,010 00
3,339 00
60 "
57,662
800 00
1,089 00
653 00
73 "
370 00
1,089 00
34 "
57,209
4,500 00
5,268 00
3,161 00
85 "
5,500 00
5,268 00
104 "
57,417
6,500 00
8,121 00
4,873 00
80 "
9,070 00
8,121 00
112 "
51,718
1,800 00
2,283 00
1,370 00
83 "
1,260 00
2,283 00
55 "
52,044
4,500 00
4,725 00
2,835 00
95 "
3,160 00
4.725 00
67 "
51,775
2,600 00
3,115 00
1,869 00
83 «
1,S40 00
3,115 00
43 "
51,638
2,000 00
2,447 00
1,468 00
81 "
2,420 00
2,447 CO
100 "
51,639
16,500 00
19,303 00
11,582 00
85 "
14,810 00
19,303 00
76 "
51,449
6,500 00
7,720 00
4,630 00
84 "
3,630 00
7,720 00
47 «
55,475
13,700 00
15,212 00
9,127 00
90 "
8,520 00
15,212 00
56 "
55,502
4,390 00
5,649 00
3,389 00
78 "
3,760 CO
5,049 00
67 "
55,536
2,400 00
2,863 00
1,718 00
84 "
3,390 00
2,863 00
118 "
55,330
2,000 00
2,410 00
1,446 00
83 "
1,860 GO
2,410 00
77 "
54,521
6,000 00
7,024 00
4,214 00
85 "
6,670 00
7,024 00
95 "
55,113
7,500 00
8,927 00
5,356 00
84 "
8,520 00
8,927 00
95 "
54,408
6,500 00
8,102 00
4,861 CO
80 "
6,250 00
8,102 00
102 "
56,377
1,700 00
1,917 00
1,150 CO
S9 "
1,3>0 00
1,917 00
70 "
53,019
3,500 00
4,122 00
2,473 00
65 "
2,490 00
4,122 00
60 "
57,028
700 00
1,104 00
662 00
63 "
650 00
1,104 00
60 "
56,253
5,100 00
5,737 00
3,442 00
89 "
3,450 00
5,737 00
95 "
Thirty- one cases bank loaned average of 83 per cent.
Assessor assessed average of 75 per cent.
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To all this we may add the statistical fact taken from the report of this Board for the year 1896,
that for each $100 of assessment affected by mortgage, the property of San Francisco carries a mort-
gage debt of $70. This is less than the amount carried in thirty-two other counties of the State.
Inyo and Kings counties carry the same amount. Twenty counties come under this figure ; the
lowest mortgage debt is found in San Louis Obispo county, where it is $36 to each $100 of assessment
affected by mortgage. The highest is in Butte county, where it is 391. But your Honorable Body
is already familiar with these comparisons and understands what they mean. We claim that they
show a fair assessment of the mortgaged property of the City and County of San Francisco, compared
with other counties.
Upon another branch of this subject we may touch briefly: This Board adopts Probate sales as
one of its methods of ascertaining the cash values of real estate. Assessor Siebe also entertains a
high opinion of that criterion, and he follows with confidence all sales which take place under the
eagle eye of the Probate Court, except where they are surrounded by circumstances which lead him
to think they are unreliable.
We have here a statement in detail of one hundred and twenty- eight Probate sales which have
taken place in Sau Francisco during the year 1896-97, and which will be submitted for your examin-
ation. The amount realized upon these sales was §993,099. Mr. Siebe's assessments upon the
corresponding property aggregate §669,450, aud they show an assessment of 67J per cent of the
selling cash value.
We have also a detailed statement of five hundred and seventy sales which took place in various
real estate offices in San Francisco during the same period. These have not been segregated for
the purpose of producing a specified result, but have been compiled from the books of the real estate
agents, aud include all cases, where the actual consideration could be ascertained and where the
transaction was free from the taint of speculation or suspicion. We shall place this list in your
hands for critical examination.
The total of these five hundred and seventy sales is §4,202,361. The amount for which the cor-
responding property is assessed is §2,552,940, or an average cash value'assessment of 60^ per cent
When it is considered that large numbers of these sales took place in unimproved localities, where
future value or prospective improvements had much to do with the consideration paid, we claim that
these two illustrations justify our previous statement, namely, that the real estate of San Francisco
is assessed at a fair percentage of its actual cash value as compared with the other counties of the
State.
In conclusion, gentlemen, we can but repeat what we said here on behalf of Assessor Siebe two
years ago. He does not ask at the hands of this Board anything but justice for the taxpayers, whom
it is his duty to assess equally, uniformly and justly. He comes to you with an assessment roll which
he claims to have carefully and conscientiously compiled. He has employed at the work of
analyzing values and equalizing assessments as between taxpayers in San Francisco, only men of
recognized ability and experience. He has instructed them in all cases to mete out equal and
exact justice, and to bring their assessments to such a percentage of the "full cash value" as he
believes will meet the expectations of the State Board of Equalization and compel the taxpayers of
San Francisco to bear their fair share of State taxation.
He does not believe that the State Board can successfully impeach his figures. In other words,
he thinks his work has been done as well as any man cou^d do it. There are some things in this
world that are beyond the reach of human intellect. One of these, we believe, is the ascertaining
and determination of what our law describes as the "full cash value " of property : but Mr. Siebe
thinks he has come as near to discovering what this is and placing it upon the assessment books of
San Francisco as any human being could.
To a certain extent Mr. Siebe has worked on the principle that above all things he should avoid
inflicting injustice upon individual tax-payers. When his experts have been in doubt as to the
value of real or personal property they have given the benefit of the doubt to the taxpayers. We
do not think this principle can be logically overturned; certainly the great State of California will
not be found complaining because an occasional piece of real or personal property has been under-
valued, when the total assessment shows that justice, in a large way, has been done to it by the
Assessor of San Francisco
As we said here two years ago, the taxpayers of Sau Francisco constitute nearly one-third of the
State of California. The people who live in the city are the consumers of the products of the
interior, and it is their demands which fix the prices of the products of the State. They purchase
the fruits of the toil of the sugar beet raisers. They handle and export the products of the orchards,
and it is they to whom the farmer looks to buy his wheat at the present ruling high prices. The State
can gain nothing by discriminating against them or forcing upon them an unequal share of the
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burden of State taxation. We believe it should be the policy of the State and of this Board to favor
them. Certainly it should be a recognized rule to do them justice. This is all we ask at your hands,
and we cheerfully testify to our confidence that your Board, on this occasion, will fairly consider al
the circumstances under which the assessment roll as reported has been made, and that you willi
without fear or prejudice, do by us as you would that we, in your position, should do by you.
His Honor the Mayor and the gentlemen heretofore named were heard and the case of
San Francisco taken under advisement by the Honorable State Board of Equalization.
The Honorable State Board of Equalization made no raise of the assessment of this
City and County as proposed, but reduced the assessments of many of the other counties of
the State.
During the time the Committee on Finance were engaged in considering and passing
upon the appropriations required for the different municipal departments, a suit was insti-
tuted in the Superior Court on July 15, 1897, by Geo. K. Fitch against the Board of Super-
visors asking that they (the members) be adjudged guilty of malfeasance in office and for a
judgment of ouster for failure and neglect to fix water rates during the month of February,
as required by Section 1, Article 14, of the Constitution of the State, and by an Act of the
Legislature of the State approved March 7, 1881.
The case was assigned by Judge Seawell to W. T. Wallace, Judge of Superior Court No.
6; the trial commenced on September 2, 1897, and was submitted on Septembers; and on
September 15, judgment was rendered removing the Supervisors from office, which judg-
ment was recorded September 16, 1897.
DECISION OF THE COURT,
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO
STATE OF CALIFORNIA, HON. WTM. T. WALLACE, JUDGE.
GEORGE K. FITCH,
Plaintiff,
vs.
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN-
FRANCISCO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AND THOMAS H. HASKINS,
LAWRKNCE DEVANY, P. M. DELANY, J. H. SHEEHAN, WASH-
INGTON DODGE, JOHN LACKMANN", T. A. ROTTANZI, THOMAS
MORTON, JAMES E. BRITT, E. J. SMITH, C. A. CLINTON, AND
THOMAS W. RIVERS, CONSTITUTING SAID BOARD OF SUPER-
VISORS OF SAID CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO, STATE
OK CALIFORNIA,
Defendants.
FINDING OF FACTS.
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George K. Fitch, the plaintiff in this action, is and was at and before the time of filing
the complaint herein, a citizen of the United States and of the State of California; is and
was at the time of the filing of the said complaint, and for many years next theretofore had
been a resident and inhabitant of the City and County of San Francisco, and a taxpayer and
householder and a freeholder of and within the said City and County, and a user and con-
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«umer of water therein sold, distributed and supplied to the said City and County and to all
the individual inhabitants and residents thereof, by the Spring Valley Water Works, a cor-
poration; and the said plaintiff, George K. Fitch, is and at and before the time of the filing of
the complaint herein was a person pecuniarily and otherwise interested in the rates or com-
pensation paid or to be paid to, collected and to be collected by the said Spring Valley Water
Works, a corporation, as aforesaid, for water furnished by said corporation to the said City
and County of San Francisco and to the inhabitants thereof, of which said inhabitants, the
said plaintiff, George K. Fitch, was one, and he, the said George K. Fitch, is and was at the
time of the filing of the complaint herein an " interested party " within the true intent and
meaning of an Act of the Legislature of the State of California entitled: "An Act to enable
the Board of Supervisors, Town Council, Board of Aldermen or other legislative body o
any city and county, city or town, to obtain data and information from any corporation,
company or person supplying water to such city and county, city or town, requiring such
board, town council or other legislative body to perform the duties prescribed by Section t
of Article 14 of the Constitution, and prescribing penalties for the non-performance of such
duties." Approved March 7 15S1.
That on the 15th day of July, 1897, when the complaint in this action was filed, and con-
tinuously theretofore from and ever since the first Monday in January, 1897, the defendants
here, the present Board of Supervisors of the City and County of San Francisco, defendant
in this action, was and has been continuously in the exercise of the official duties of the
Board of Supervisors of the City and County of San Francisco prescribed by law.
That the persons who as individual Supervisors of said City and County constitute, and
have all that time constituted the said board, are twelve in rinmber, and individually named
as follows, to wit: Thomas H. Haskins, Lawrence Devany, P. M. Delany, J. H. Sheehan,
Washington Dodge, John Lackmann, T. A. Rottanzi, Thomas Morton, James E. Britt, E. J.
Smith, C. A. Clinton and Thomas W. Rivers.
Thitt all the said named persons were at the general election held in this State on the
third day of November, 1896, duly elected Supervisors of said City and County of San Fran-
cisco for the term of two years, beginning on the first Monday of January, 1897, and on the
first Monday of January, 1897, they respectively took their oaths of office, filed their official
bonds and duly qualified as required by law of persons elected to be such Supervisors, and
on said last day named respectively entered upon the duties of their respective offices, and
from thence hitherto have continuously acted and are still acting as such Supervisors of the
said City and County of San P'rancisco.
That said City and County of San Francisco is now, and was at the time of filing the com-
plaint herein, and for more than five years next before the time of filing the said complaint
had been a city and county and a municipal corporation duly created, organized 'and exist-
ing under and by virtue of the laws of the State of California, and has and had at the time
of the filing of said complaint, and for more than five years next prior thereto, a popula-
tion of more than one hundred thousand in number.
That the said Spring Valley Water Works is and for more than twenty-five years next
hitherto, has continuously been a corporation duly organized, existing and acting under and
by virtue of the laws of the State of California in the business and for the purpose among
other things, of acquiring, holding, owning and appropriating water, water rights and the
necessary real estate, and of supplying said City and County and the inhabitants thereof
with fresh water, and collecting from the said City and County and the inhabitants thereof,
such rates and compensation for the use of the water so supplied as should be fixed in the
manner prescribed by law.
That said corporation, the Spring Valley Water Works, pursuant to the objects and pur-
poses of its organization aforesaid, has during all the said twenty-five years next hitherto,
held, owned and appropriated water and water rights for the purpose of supplying said City
and County of San Francisco and the inhabitants thereof with pure fresh water and col-
lecting such rates or compensation for the use of the water so supplied as should be fixed or
allowed by law.
That under the provisions of the Constitution of the State of California (Art. 14), and of
the Act of the Legislature of this State, approved March 7, 1881 (hereinbefore in these find-
ings mentioned), it became and was the duty of the defendant, the Board of Supervisors of
the City and County of San Francisco, and of the persons composing the said board in
the aggregate capacity as such board, to fix in the month of February, 1897, by ordinance
or resolution or otherwise in the manner that other ordinances or legislative Acts or reso-
lutions are passed by said Board of Supervisors, the rates or compensation to be collected
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by the said corporation, the Spring Valley Water Works, for the use of water supplied
and to be supplied to the City and County of San Francisco and to the inhabitants there-
of, by the said corporation, the Spring Valley Water Works, during the year commenc-
ing July 1, 1897.
The Board of Supervisors of the City and County of San Francisco, defendant in this
action, when it organized and came into existence on the first Monday in January, 1897,
knew, and each of the individual persons composing it knew, that it was the appointed
duty of the said board in their capacity of Board of Supervisors of said City and County
of San Francisco, to fix and declare by proper ordinance or legislative Act, in the month
of February, 1897, the rates or compensation to be paid for the use of water to be supplied
and furnished by said the Spring Valley Water Works, to said City and County and the
inhabitants thereof, for the year commencing July 1, 1897; and knew that if the said board,
the defendant in this action, should fail or refuse to so fix and declare such water rates in
the month of February, 1897, it would be thereby guilty of the misconduct in office mentioned
in the eighth section of said Act of March 7, 1881, and therein termed "malfeasance in office;"
and knew that upon such its failure or refusal in that behalf, it, the said board, might be re-
moved from office at the suit of any interested party, as in said Act provided.
The said Board of Supervisors of the City and County of San Francisco did not in the
month of February, 1897, by ordinance, resolution, legislative act or otherwise, or at all, in
any manner fix rates, nor attempt to fix them, nor in the said month of February, 1897, take
any step or adopt any measure which fixed or attempted or purported to fix said or any
water rates to be paid or collected in said City and County for the year beginning July 1, 1897.
That the said T. A. Rottanzi and John Lackmauu, in the complaint herein mentioned,
members of said board, did all in their power to cause such rates to be fixed by the board in
said month of February, 1897, as required by the law and their duty m that behalf, but were
unable to cause the board to fix rates in said month of February.
The defendant, the Board of Supervisors of the City and County of San Francisco, State
of California, failed to fix the said water rates in the month of February, 1897. There was
no necessity for such failure on its part; early in the month of February, 1897, it had in its
possession information sufficient to enable it to fix such water rates with justice and intelli-
gence, and it knew that it had it. The non-action of the Board in February, 1897, was not
because of its inability to act justly and intelligently during the month.
CONCLUSION OF LAW.
There must be judgment removing the said Board of Supervisors and each and all of its
members from office: and it is so ordered.
OPINION OF THE COURT.
The foregoing findings of fact and conclusion of law are supposed to be sufficiently self-
explanatory; " opinions" of the Superior Court are no part ot our judicial plan, but in this
case it may not be considered amiss to state as succinctly as possible the grounds upon which
the judgment here proceeds.
This action is founded on the fourteenth article of the Constitution and the first and
eighth sections of the Act of March 7, 1881 (page -r>4).
The Fourteenth article of the Constitution is as follows:
ARTICLE XIV-\YATKR AND WATER RIGHTS.
" Section 1. The use of all water now appropriated, or that may hereafter be appropri-
ated, for sale, rental or distribution, is hereby declared to be a public use, and subject to the
regulation and control of the State in the manner to be prescribed by law; provided, that
the rates or compensation to be collected by any person, company or corporation in this
State for the use of water supplied to any city and county, or city or town, or the inhabitants
thereof, shall be fixed annually by the Board of Supervisors, or City and County or City or
Town Council, or other governing body of such city and county, or city or town, by ordi-
nance or otherwise in the manner that other ordinances or legislative acts or resolutions
are passed by such body, and shall continue in force for one year, and no longer. Such ordi-
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nances or resolutions shall be passed in the month of February of each year, and take effect
on the first day of July thereafter. Any board or body failing to pass the necessary ordi-
nances or resolutions fixing water rates, where necessary, within such time, shall be subject
to peremptory process to compel action at the suit of any party interested, and shall be liable
to such further processes and penalties as the Legislature may prescribe. Any person, com-
pany or corporation collecting water rates in any city and county, or city or town in this
State, otherwise than as so established, shall forfeit the franchises and water works of such
person, company or corporation to the city and county, or city or town where the same are
collected for the public use.''
The first and eighth sections of the Act of March 7, 1881, are respectively as follows:
"Section 1. The Board of Supervisors, Town Council, Board of Aldermen, or other
legislative body of any city and county, city or town, are hereby authorized and empow-
ered, and it is made their official duty, to annually fix the rates that shall be charged and
collected by any person, company, association or corporation for water furnished to any
such city and county, or city, or town or the inhabitants thereof. Such rates shall be fixed
at a regular or special session of such board or other legislative body held during the month
of February of each year, and shall take effect on the first day of July thereafter, and
shall continue in full force and effect for the term of one year, and no longer.
" Section 8. Any Board of Supervisors, or other legislative bodj- of an y city and county,
city or town which shall fail or refuse to perform any of the duties prescribed by this Act,
at the time aud in the manner hereinbefore specified, shall be deemed guilty of malfeasance
in office, and upon cenviction thereof, at the suit of any interested party, in any court of
competent jurisdiction, shall be removed from office."
The complaint of Mr Fitch, an " interested party," filed here on July 15, 1897, alleges that
the Board of Supervisors, defendant in this action, did not in the month of February, 1897,
fix the water rates; and the fact that it did not is admitted.
Able and elaborate argument has been submitted upon the part of the defense, which
has received the attentive consideration it deserves. It is very important to observe at the
outset that neither the Constitution nor the statute of 1881 purport to deal with any individ-
ual member of the Board of Supervisors, but with the board itself in its aggregate capacity;
if the board failed to fix the rates in the month of February, then the board must be re-
moved, etc. The board cannot be removed unless all its individual members be removed
also. Such is the plain meaning of the statute of March 7, 1881, and the statute is in accord
with the plan set forth in the Constitution. The failure of the board, which requires the
removal of the board, is in contemplation of both the Constitution and the statute the fail-
ure of all its members; the ascertained misconduct of the board brought about by the
majority, even against the active and bona fide opposition of the minority, involves all the
individual members, the minority asjwell as the majority, and legally necessitates the re-
moval of all without distinction.
This may seem harsh, as not distinguishing between persons innocent and persons guilty
but it is the clear purpose of the statute which in this respect reiterates the principal and
declared purpose of the Constitution, which is understood to be that the public right must
be maintained irrespective of consequences to ensue to individuals, even though such indi.
viduals be personal 13" blameless in the matter. A provision of like character is applied by
the Constitution to the Supreme Court. The minority of that court may suffer because of
the inaction of the majority. That court consists of seven individual members; each mem-
ber is by the Constitution denied his salary so long as any submitted case shall remain un-
decided for the period of ninety days; the concurrence of at least four members is necessary
to decide any case; if four fail to concur in such case the constitutional consequence is visited
upon all alike— even upon three, it may be, who may have themselves concurred and
been ready to decide. The minority suffer for the failure of the majority, and this is the
same rule here applied to members of the board.
This proposition— that it is the unlawful conduct of the board, and not the conduct of
the individual members, whether lawful or unlawful, that is to be considered here, is further
illustrated by the consideration that if the board had fixed the rates in February, its action
would have amply protected a minority of the board who had endeavored, though unsuc-
cessful, to defeat action in that month— would have protected such minority against legal
accountability for their attempted misconduct. As in that case the minority would have
escaped accountability because of the action of the board, so it must here abide the conse-
quences of the non-action of the board. Much might be added in further illustration and
support of this self-evident proposition did time permit.
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Second— That it is the board in its aggregate capacity against which the proceeding here
is directed is a fact which characterizes this as a civil and not a criminal case in its essential
nature. There is no law for proceeding criminally against the board for such a failure as
that here charged. The board cannot be indicted nor called to the bar to plead to a criminal
accusation because of such its failure to fix rates, and it follows, too, that the claim now
made that this proceeding by petition or complaint is unauthorized unless the board shall
have been first criminally convicted of the failure— styled in the Act " malfeasance in
office "—is not well founded, since such a previous conviction is a legal impossibility in any
case. Nor is there any room to so misunderstand the phrase " where necessary," occurring
in the Fourteenth Article of the Constitution, as to hold that there is any discretion thereby
vested in the Board of Supervisors of the City and County of San Francisco to determine
for itself whether it was " necessary " to fix water rates during the month of February last.
Had the city itself appropriated the use of the water to be distributed among her inhab-
itants, rates might or might not be necessary to be fixed, for the expenditure necessary to
maintain the water system in that case might be provided for independently of money col-
lected from consumers of water. But this is no such case; it is the private corporation, the
" Spring Valley Water Works," that has appropriated the use of the water for distribution
in the City and County of San Francisco, and under that condition of fact it is always neces-
sary that the board should fix the rates in the month of February in each year.
Nothing now remains to be considered except the excuse— the excuse of the board for
not fixing these rates in February last— for, as observed already, excuses of individual mem-
bers are not contemplated by the law: and upon the supposed excuse of the board little
need be said— little more than has already been said in the findings. The board had no ex-
cuse. It had in February all the information it needed to enable it to act upon the subject
of water rates in that month as required by the law. That it did not have it is but a pre-
tense. It was legally the master of the situation, but it permitted itself to be dominated by
the corporation. It pretended t© beg for and be refused the information it had the right and
power to compel if it needed it at the hands of the corporation, who if it refused when so
lawfully commanded by the board, would have but imperiled its own pecuniary interest
and would never have been heard to complain that the action of the board in fixing the
rates was unjust, when it appeared that the injustice, if any, was brought about by iis own
misconduct in refusing to obey the mandate of the board. The pretended excuse here
offered in fact assumes the intellectual incompetency of the board to fulfill its duties. It
is difficult to suppose that in this time of general public information diffused any body of
our citizens could be brought together as a board, who were really unable to deal with the
question.of water rates during a whole month of time. The question itself is not anew one-
it has engaged the public attention for nearly, if not quite twenty years past. The general
subject is one, therefore, upon which all men of ordinary intelligence must of necessity
have a considerable amount of information, and the knowledge of the details, which would
be all that would be necessary to add in order to enable the board to act, might easily and
in a few hours be learned by consulting the numerous acts and proceedings of prior boards
in which this matter of water rates has been dealt with in detail from year to year.
If, however, it has happened that the defendant board is incompetent to this remark-
able degree, it is certainly not to be regretted, at least if attention is to be paid to the public
interest— which must always be regarded as paramount in such matters— it is not to be re-
gretted that such a board must now give way to another which may prove more capable of
performing the important duties confided to it by the law.
' (Signed; WM. T. WALLACE, Judge.
September 15, 1897.
On Thursday forenoon, September 16, 1897, His Honor Mayor Phelan, in the Chambers
of the Board of Supervisors, presented a certified copy of the original decree of the Superior
Court in the case of George K. Fitch, Plaintiff, vs. the Board of Supervisors, removing the
Supervisors from office and directed the Clerk to spread the same upon the minutes of the
board, of which decree the following is a copj7, to wit:
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JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT IN AND FOR THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN
FRANCISCO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
In Open Court, September 15, 1897.
GEORGE K. FITCH,
vs.
Plaintiff.
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS] OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN
FRANCISCO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AND THOMAS H. HAS-
KINS, LAWRENCE DEVANY, P. M. DELANY, J. H. SHEEHAN,
WASHINGTON DODGE, JOHN LACKMANN, T. A. ROTTANZI,
THOMAS MORTON, JAMES^E. BRITT, K. J. SMITH, C. A. CLIN-
TON AND THOMAS W. RIVERS,
Defendants.
This cause having been heretofore tried and submitted for deciaion by the Court here, and the
Court being now sufficiently adviserl, findings of fact and conclusions of law are now signed by the
Court and duly filed in open court, and it is now here by the Court ordered, adjudged and decreed
that the said defendant, the Board of Supervisors of the City and County of San Francisco, be and
the said Board is hereby removed from office as such Board of Supervisors, and that the said
defendants, Thomas H. Haskins, Lawrence Devany, P. M. Delany, J. H. Sheehan, Washington
Dodge, John Lackmann, T. A. Rottauzi, Thomas Morton, James E. Britt, E. J. Smith, C. A. Clin-
ton and Thomas W. Rivers, members of said Board, be and each of them is hereby removed from
office as Supervisors and members of and constituting the said Board of Supervisors of the City and
County of San Francisco.
WILLIAM T. WALLACE, Judge.
Dated September 15, 1897.
I, C. F. Curry, County Clerk of the City and County of San Francisco, State of California, and
ex-officio Clerk of the Superior Court, in and for said City and County, hereby certify the foregoing
to be a full, true and correct copy of the original Decree in the above entitled cause, filed in my
office on the 15th day of September, A. D. 1837.
Attest my hand and seal of said Court, this 16th day of September, A. D. 1897.
[Seal.] , C. F. CURRY, Clerk,
By T. C. MAKER, Deputy Clerk.
His Honor the Mayor, then stated that the office of the respective Supervisors being
vacated through their removal from office, he, as Mayor of the City and County, under and
by authority of the Consolidation Act, and the Governor of the State, under and by authority
of the laws of the State, had appointed as Supervisors of the City and County of San Fran-
cisco, the following named gentlemen to represent the several wards, to wit:
First Ward Charles Ashton
Second Ward Joseph Brit ton
Third Ward James H. Barry
Fourth Ward F. W. Dohrmann
Fifth Ward Washington Dodge
Sixth Ward... John Lackmann
Seventh Ward William Dresbach
Eighth Ward Henry F. Fortmann
Ninth Ward William J. Biggy
Tenth Ward T. A. Rottanzi
Eleventh Ward Charles A. Clinton
Twelfth Ward James Denman
The gentlemen named took their seats, presenting their certificates of appointment from
the Mayor of the City and County and the Governor of the State; thereupon the Chair de-
clared the board duly organized^for the transaction of business.
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At a meeting of the appointees of His Honor the Mayor and the Governor of the
State, held on September 20, 1897, sitting as a Board of Supervisors in the chambers of the
board, Messrs. Devany, Haskins, Delany, Sheehan, Morton, Britt, Smith and Rivers, who
were elected at the general election to the office of Supervisor of certain wards, were
present, and with the exception of Messrs. Devany and Haskins were in their respective
seats. The following is an extract from the minutes of said meeting as to the removal of
the Supervisors elected by the people, and the seating of the gentlemen appointed as Super-
visors by His Honor the Mayor and the Governor of the State:
EXTRACT FROM MINUTES OF THE GENTLEMEN APPOINTED BY HIS HONOR THE
MAYOR AND THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE TO ACT AS SUPERVISORS.
SAN FRANCISCO, September 20. 1897.
MONDAY FORENOON.
The Board of Supervisors met pursuant to adjournment * * * * * His Honor Mayor
Phelan and ex-officio President of the Board in the chair.
The Clerk by dir<.ction of the Chair called the loll of members ; Supervisors Ashton, Britton,
Barry, Dohrmann, Dodge, Lackmann, Dresbach, Fortmaun, Biggy, Rottanzi, Ciintou and Denman
responded to the call and were present. The seats assigned to Supervisors Barry, Dohrmann, Fort-
maun, Biggy, Rottanzi and Denman were occupied by persons other than members of the Board.
On motion of Supervisor Denman the Chair was requested to have the persons removed from
the seats occupied by them, in order that the members might be seated in their respective places so
that the business of the Board should not be interfered with.
His Honor the Mayor and ex-officio President of the Board of Supervisors stated to the persons
occupying the seats of the members, that by a decision of the Superior Court the former Supervisors
had been removed from office, and that by the authority conferred upon him by the Consolidation
Act he had appointed the present members of the Board, also, that the Governor of the State of
California, under and by authority of the laws of the State, had also appointed the present members
of the Board of Supervisors in place of the Supervisors removed from office by the said decree of the
Supeiior Court. Thereupon, His Honor the Mayor called upon the persons named, who had usurped
the position of Supervisors, to vacate their seats.
On their refusal to so vacate their seats, His Honor the Mayor directed the Sergeant-at-Arms to
remove the persons occupying the seats of the Supervisors. The Sergeant-at-Arms proceeded to
carry out the instructions of his Honor the Mayor, but was forcibly resisted, and so reported.
His Honor the Mayor, as chief executive officer of the city and county, directed the Chief of
Police, I. W. Lees, to remove Messrs. Delany. Sheehan. Morton, Britt, Smith and Rivers from the
seats occupied by them, to enable the members of the Board to resume their seats, Thereupon, the
Chief of Police carried out and enforced the orders of His Honor the Mayor, and the persons
named were removed.
His Honor the Mayor then directed the Chief of Police to detail a sufficient number of police
officers at the doors to prevent the persons removed, or others from meeting in the chambers or the
rooms of the Board, or from taking possession of any of the records, books or papers in the office of
the Clerk of the Board, or any person from occupying the lobbies or space reserved for the Super-
visors without a permit from a Supervisor or himself ; all citizens having business with the Board
or its officers, or desiring to be present at the meetings to have the same facilities and privileges
heretofore accorded and conceded to be their right to acquire information in the Clerk's office, or
in attending the meetings of the Board when there is sufficient room for their accommodation.
The roll was called, all the members being present and in their respective seats. His Honor the
Mayor then declared the Board to be ready to proceed with business.
The Board of Supervisors on September 16, 1897, in consequence of the refusal of the
Clerk and his assistants and the officers of the Board, to perform further service, by in-
structions of His Honor the Mayor based on a judgment of the Superior Court CW. T.
Wallace, Judge) removing the members of the Board from office, appointed Supervisor
Thos. H.,Haskins as Clerk pro tern., and on the eighteenth day of September, 1897, appointed
Robert P. Barton Clerk, and on the twentieth day of the same month appointed John E.
Hamill as Assistant Clerk in place of, and to perform the duties provided by law to be per-
formed by the Clerk of the Board and his Assistants.
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The following is an extract from the Minutes of the Board of Supervisors under date of
September 20, as to the forcible ejection of the members from their chambers and rooms
to wit:
EXTRACT FROM MINUTES BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
SAN FRANCISCO, September 20, 1897.
Chambers of the Board of Supervisors.
The members of the Board of Supervisors of the City and County of San Francisco, State of
California, met in the chambers of said Board in said city and county afc 9:30 A. M., pursuant to
adjournment.
Supervisor Britt was elected by said Board to preside over said meeting, owing to the refusal of
the Mayor to act with said Board.
On the call of the roll, the following Supervisors answered present as their names were called :
Supervisors Devany, Raskins, Delany, Sheehan, Morton, Britt, Smith and Rivers.
Absent— Supervisors Dodge, Lackmann, Rottanziand Clinton.
On motion of Supervisor Sheehan, the Board went into a Committee of the Whole.
Motion duly seconded and carried by the following vote : Supervisors Devany, Haskins,
Delany, Sheehan, Morton, Britt, Smith and Rivers.
Committee of the Whole, Supervisor Britt in the chair.
Supei-visor Haskins of the Finance Committee asked further time to report on the tax levy.
Request granted.
On motion of Supervisor Sheshan, properly seconded, the committee took a recess to enable
the Finance Committee to prepare its report on the tax levy. Motion carried.
At 10:10 o'clock A. M. the Mayor, James D. Phelan, entered the chambers of the Board with a
posse of police, headed by Captain Wittman, and a number o£ citizens followed.
The Mayor asked, "Where is the Clerk?" Mr. Barton. Clerk of the Board, answered, "I am
the Clerk, your Honor."
The Mayor then asked for Mr. Russell, who entered the chambers of the Board, and ordered him
to call the roll. Mr. Russell called a roll consisting of the names of twelve persons. The Mayor,
directed those whose names were called who had not taken their seats to take their seats.
Eight of these interlopers declared that their seats were occupied , which was true only in so far
that the seats in question were occupied by Supervisors Devany, Haskins, Delany, Sheehan, Mor-
ton, Britt, Smith and Rivers, who occupied their respective seats as members of the Board of
Supervisors.
The Mayor then directed the Sergeant-at- Arms of the Board to remove the above-named
Supervisors from their seats.
Mr. Giannini, Sergeant-at- Arms of the Board, attempted to remove Supervisor Delany from
his seat in the Board. Supervisor Delany protested to the Mayor and refused to vacate his seat.
The Mayor then ordered Supervisor Delany to be forcibly removed from his seat.
The Sergeant-at- Arms reported that Supervisor Delany resisted removal.
The Mayor then ordered the Chief of Police, I. W. Lees, in his capacity of Mayor of the City
and County of San Francisco, to remove the above-named Supervisors from their seats in the
Board.
Supervisor Sheehan protested against giving up his seat or being removed therefrom.
Supervisor Britt protested against giving up his seat or being removed therefrom.
At this point Supervisor Britt was called to the Clerk's office on business of the Board, and on
his return found an interloper by the name of Biggy occupying his seat. Supervisor Britt ordered
Biggy out of his seat, but Biggy refused to vacate. Supervisor Britt attempted to remove Biggy
from his (Supervisor Britt's) seat, when he (Supervisor Britt) was seized by the police and forcible
removed by them from the chambers.
The Mayor then ordered the police to remove the remainder of the Board of Supervisors from
their seats. The police carried out the orders of the Mayor and forcibly removed the members of
the Board of Supervisors from their seats and out of the chambers.
The ejected members of the Board of Supervisors then met in the committee-rooms of the
Board of Supervisors, and were called to order by Supervisor Britt in the chair. The roll was called
and the following Supervisors answered present as their names were called : Supervisors Devany,
Haskins, Delany, Sheehan, Morton, Britt, Smith and Rivers.
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Absent— Supervisors Dodge, Lackmann, Rottanzi and Clinton.
At this point Captain Wittman of the police entered the room with a posse of police, and
with orders from the Mayor "That if the Board of Supervisors did not vacate he would forcibly
eject them from the room, and that they could not occupy any other rooms in the City Hall." The
members of the Board, under these threats, adjourned to the corridor of the east wing of the City
Hall, where they were called to order by Supervisor Britt in the chair. The roll was called by the
Clerk and the following Supervisors answered present as their names were called : Supervisors
Devany, Haskins, Delany, Sheehan, Morton, Britt, Smith and Rivers.
Absent— Supervisors Dodge, Lackmann, Rottanzi and Clinton.
The Board of Supervisors received the following tax levy from Mr. Haskins of the Finance
Committee : " Order No. 3,114 — Providing revenue for municipal purposes for the fiscal year end-
ing June 30, 1898," which was adopted, submitted to and approved by Supervisor Britt, appointed
to perform the duties devolving upon His Honor the Mayor when from inability the said Mayor was
unable to take any action in connection with the business of the Board.
The following is a copy of the Order providing revenue for municipal purposes for the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1898, to wit
ORDER No. 3,114.
PROVIDING REVENUE FOR MUNICIPAL PURPOSES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING
JUNE 30, 1898.
The People of the City and County of San Francisco do ordain as follows:
' SECTION 1. Under and in pursuance of Acts of the Legislature of the State of California
and in conformity thereto, and under and in pursuance of various municipal Orders and
Ordinances and in conformity thereto, there is hereby levied a tax for city and county pur-
poses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1898, on all property, both real and personal, in the
City and County of San Francisco, excepting such property as is by law exempt from tax-
ation, the sum of one dollar aud eighteen and 54-100 cents on each one hundred dollars ($100)
valuation of said taxable property upon the assessment books of said fiscal year, which
sum of one dollar and eighteen and .Vl-100 cents on each one hundred dollars ($100) valuation,
as aforesaid, is hereby apportioned to the funds and accounts known and designated as
follows:
General Fund 80.7119
Street Light Fund 0870
Street Department Fund 1446
School Fund 1502
Library Fund 0151
Park Improvement Fund 0594
Interest Account, Park Improvement bonds 0046
Interest Account, City Hall Construction bonds 0017
Sinking Fund, City Hall Construction bonds 0081
Sinking Fund, Park Improvement bonds 1874-75 0025
Total §1 . 1854
In Board of Supervisors, San Francisco, September 20, ISHT.
Adopted by the following vote:
Ayes— Supervisors Devany, Haskins, Delany, Sheehan, Morton, Britt, Smith, Rivers.
Absent— Supervisors Dodge, Lackmann, Rottanzi, Clinton.
ROBERT P. BARTON, Clerk.
Upon the neglect and refusal of the Msyor of this City and County to officially act with
the Board of Supervisors at a meeting of said Board held this 20th day of September, 1807,
and by virtue of the authority vested in me by said Board as the acting Mayor aud ex-officio
President of said Board, having been duly and regularly elected and appointed to said
position by said Board of Supervisors in open meeting, I hereby approve the within tax
levy as fixed by said Board this 20th day of September, 1897.
JAS. E. BRITT,
% Acting Mayor and ex-officio President of the Board of Supervisors of the
City aud County of San Francisco, California.
REVENUE ORDERS.
415
ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES
PROVIDED FOR MUNICIPAL PURPOSES, FISCAL YEAR 1897-98.
The following classification of the estimated expenditures of the Municipal Government,
aggregating $5,490,553, for the fiscal year 1897-98, is herewith presented:
MUNICIPAL PURPOSES.
COURTS AND LAW DEPARTMENTS.
Attorney and Counselor's Department $20,500
Court Reporters in Criminal Cases
District Attorney's Department 21,800
Grand Jury Expenses
Interpreters in Criminal Cases , , , ,
Jury Expenses in Criminal Cases 1,500
Jury and witnesses per diem (under the new Fee Bill) in criminal
cases 30.0CO
Justices' Courts 23,880
Police Courts 48,400
Publishing Law and Motion Calendar for Courts 2,400
Special Counsel , 2,500
Superior Courts, Judges and Secretary 25,800
Witnesses in Criminal Cases (country subpoenas and expense^) 3,500
ELECTIONS.
Registration and Election Expenses $41,155
Salaries Registrar, Clerk and Messenger 6,600
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Hose, Apparatus and Houses I95.0CO
Material 30,000
Running expen
Salaries
Salaries of Substitutes 11,000 $612.000
Pension Fund for Aged, Infirm or Disabled Firemen §14 000
Relief of Disabled Firemen 1,000 15,000
Carried forward . . . $627, 000
$204,280
47,755
416
FINANCIAL EXHIBIT AND
ESTIMA TED EXPENDITURES -CoN TINUED.
MUNICIPAL PURPOSES.
Brought forward §627,000 $252,035
FIRE DEPARTMENT— CONTINUED.
Relief Fund for Exempt Firemen 12,000
Fire Alarm and Police Telegraph-
Extension and Repairs $10,000
Mateiial, Apparatus, etc 10,150
Employees' Salaries 8.100
28,250
FUNDED DEBT. '
Sinking Funds $39,500
Interest Accounts 21,835
61,335
GAS AND ELECTRIC LIGHTS.
Gas Inspector's Department §1,900
Lighting Public Buildings 30,000
Lighting Streets (Gas and Electric Lights) . . . 30^,000
331,900
GENERAL DEPARTMENTS.
§95,300
Auditor 13,600
Coroner 19,900
County Clerk 89,825
License Collector 39,900
Mayor 8,520
Recorder 37,720
Sheriff 79,280
Supervisors 37.COO
Surveyor I 500
Tax Collector 49,200
Treasurer 14,050 485,395
Carried forward $1 797 9J5
REVENUE ORDERS.
417
ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES— CONTINUED.
MUNICIPAL PURPOSES.
AMOUNT.
TOTAL.
$1,797,915
HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
Almshouse
$77 500
Health Department
84,500
Hospital — Maintenance and Repairs,
84,500
Quarantine Expenses
7300
10000
Smallpox Hospital .
3 500
267 300
LIBRARIES.
Free Public Library
$53 000
Law Library
3500
MISCELLANEOUS.
Advertising
$3,500
56,500
Assessment Roll, Computing and Extendin^ Taxes
13.000
Burial Indigent Dead
3,000
Fish and Game Warden Expenses
1,500
Fourth of July Expenses
3,000
Insane Persons, examination of
4,500
Interment deceased ex-Union Soldiers and Sailors
2,000
Judgments
6 500
Military Roll
2320
Municipal Reports, printing and publishing
7,000
Poundkeeper's Salary
900
Stationery, Printing, andRebinding Books..
22 740
Tax List, Delinquent, publishing of
2600
Transcripts on Appeal in Criminal Cases
2,000
Urgent Necessity
32,000
106,560
Carried forward
$2 228,°75
27*
418
FINANCIAL EXHIBIT AND
ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES— CONTINUED.
MUNICIPAL PURPOSES.
AMOUNT.
TOTAL.
82 228,275
PARKS AND PUBLIC GROUNDS.
City Cemetery
$500
Golden Gate Park
207,000
Public Squares Gardeners' Wages (5)
4,500
212 COO
POLICE.
§7 200
5000
Police Patrol
32,000
Police Patrol Telegraph
7,750
Police Stations, Rents and Repairs of
7,000
Police Salaries, Chief of, and Board of Police Commissioners
Police Officers' Salaries
9,400
705 548
773,898
PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
Engineer, Fireman, Elevator Attendants, Watchmen, Carpenters and
Plumbers, City Hall ... .
§12 240
Janitors City Hall
27240
Public Buildings, Repairs of and Furniture . . .
18,500
Public Buildings, Fuel for
7 000
64 980
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS.
County Jail No. 1, repairs
§1 500
County Jail No, 2, including subsistence
42 500
County Jail No. 3 (including transportation and maintenance of
juvenile offenders at Whittier and lone State School)
Maintenance of Feeble-minded Children
23,500
10 000
Maintenance of Minors in Non-sectarian Institutions, committed by
Police Judges,
Subsistence of Prisoners at County Jails Nos. 1 and 3 and City Prison
33,000
112,500
Carried forward
$3 391 653
KEVENUE ORDERS.
419
ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES— CONCLUDED.
MUNICIPAL PURPOSES.
AMOUNT.
TOT AL
Brought forward ...
$3,391,653
SCHOOLS.
Salaries Superintendent, Deputy Superintendent and Secretary Board
of Education
§9.400
Maintaining Public Schools
J, 200,000
1 209 400
STREETS, SEWERS AND SQUARES.
Salaries Superintendent of Streets and Deputies
$32,500
Repairs on County Koads .... . §10 000
Sweeping Streets , 135,000
Cleaning and Repairing Sewers and material. . . 100 000
Repaying and Repairing Accepted Streets . 200,000
Improving streets in front of City Property . 45 000
Improvement and maintenance of Parks and Squares 40,000
Engineering and Surveys 5 000
535 000
WATER.
Water for Municipal Purposes ....
567,500
Off) A/V)
DEFICIENCY.
Salaries of Officers for Last Fiscal Year, unprovided for
72,000
Total Estimated Expenditure.. . .
$5.490.553 i
420
FINANCIAL EXHIBIT AND
LIMIT OF EXPENDITURE.
In pursuance of the provisions of the statute to regulate and limit the monthly expendi-
tures of the various municipal appropriations, so as to prevent any liability being incurred
in excess thereof, which under the constitutional provision and the decision of the Supreme
Court could not be paid, as each year's expenditures was required to be provided for by the
revenue raised for that year, the Board of Supervisors, on October 25, 1897, passed the
following Order to carry out the evident purpose of the Constitution restricting all expen-
ditures in any one month to one-twelfth portion of the yearly appropriation, of which the
following is a copy, to wit:
ORDER No. 9 (SECOND SERIES).
KEGULATING AND DESIGNATING THE LIMIT OF EXPENDITURE OF THE VARIOUS
OFFICES AND DEPARTMENTS OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1898, AND REPEALING ORDER No. 3,116
T/ie People of the City and County of San Francisco do ordain as follows:
SECTION 1. That each and every board, officer and department of the City and County Gov-
ernment shall be and are hereby limited in their respective expenditures during each fiscal year to
the actual amount of money estimated as sufficient for such board, officer or department, at the
time of making the aim lal tax providing funds for the maintenance of the City and County Gov-
ernment for such fissal year, and to one-twelfth thereof each month.
SECTION 2. The amount of such estimate provided by the Board of Supervisors for the vari-
ous boards, officers and departments for the fiscal year ending June 35, 1893, is :
Advertising for City and County officers
Almshouae expenses
City Receiving Hospital expenses, $6,400; four assistant physicians,
Coroner's expenses— Horse keeping, §500; incidental expenses, $900; rent
(morgue), .$780; miscellaneous and chemical analysis, $420
County Jail No. 2 (including subsistence)
County Jail No. 3, including maintenance at and transportation to State
Reform Schools
Examination of insane persons
Finance Committee Board of Supervisors, expenses
Fire Alarm and Police Telegraph
Fire Department material ....
Fire Department running expenses
Fish and Game Warden's expenses
<}as Inspector's expenses
Health Department expenses
S3, 500 00
77,503 00
10,000 00
2.700 00
42,500 00
23,500 00
4,500 00
4,500 00
10,000 00
30,0:0 oo
80,000 00
300 00
10000
10,000 00
REVENUE ORDERS,
421
LIMIT OF EXPENDITURE— CONTINUED.
PURPOSES.
Health Department— Smallpox hospital
Health Department— Quarantine expenses
Health Department— Jails and prisons, Matron, $600; medicines, and in-
cidentals, $900
Horse keeping for prison purposes
Hospital expenses, city and county
Mayor's contingent expenses
Mounted police
Maintenance feeble-minded children
Maintenance minors in non-sectarian institutions
Police contingent expenses
Police Department rents, repairs of stations
Police patrol expenses .
Police telegraph— Salaries and maintenance
Prisoners, subsistence of
Printing transcripts on appeal
Public buildings, fuel for
Public buildings, furniture and repairs for
Public buildings, lighting
Publishing law and motion calendar
Recorder's newspapers
Stationery and printing
Urgent necessity
Water for municipal purposes
SALARIES OF
Assessor
Assessor's Deputies ,
Auditor
Auditor s Deputies and Clerks
City and County Attorney
City and County Attorney's assistants, clerks, messenger and typewriter
City Physician
City Physician's Assistant
City Cemetery, Superintendent of
Coroner
Coroner's Deputies, autopsy physician, stenographer, janitor and messenger. . .
$3,5CO 00
5,500 00
1,500 00
82,000 00
1,800 CO.
5,000 CO
10,000 CO
2,000 00
7,200 00.
7,000 00
32,000 00
7,750 00
33,000 00
2,000 00
7,000 00
18,500 00
30,000 00
2,400 00
20 00
22,000 00
32.0CO 00
250,000 00
4,000 00
24,300 00
4,000 00
9,600 00
5,00000
15,000 00
1,800 00
1,200 00
500 00
4,000 00
13,200 00
422
FINANCIAL EXHIBIT AND
LIMIT OF EXPENDITURE— CONTINUED.
SALARIES OF
County Clerk
County Clerk's Deputies and copyists
Court interpreters •
District Attorney
District Attorney's assistants, clerks and stenographer
Engineer, $1,200; plumber, $1,200; fireman, $960; assistant plumber, $900; extra
fireman, $840; watchmen (2), $1,860; elevator conductors (2), $1,680; car-
penter, $1,200; assistant carpenter, $900; expert street committee (10 months
atslSO). $1,500
Fire Alarm and Police Telegraph
Fire Dep irtment employees
Fish and Game Warden
Gas Inspector
Health Officer
Health Department
Health Department— Quarantine Officer ,f
Janitors of City Hall and Head Porter
Judges Superior Court
Judges of Superior Court, Secretary
Justices' Courts, Presiding Justice
Justices' Courts, Associate Justices of (4)
Justices' Clerk, $2,400; additional clerks (6), $7,200; janitor, $900; mes
senger, $1,030
Law Librarian, $2,400; Janitor, $900
License Collector
License Collector's deputy
License Collector's assistants (12)
License Collector's extra clerks (13)
Mayor
Mayor's Clerk
Mayor's typswriter .
Police, Chief of |
Police Commissioners
Police Officers
Police Court, Department No. 1— Judge, $4,030; Clerk, $2,400; Clerk Prosecut-
ing Attorney, $1,500; Prosecuting Attorney, $3.000; Bailiff, $1,200
84,000 00
85,825 00
7,500 00
5,ODO 00
16,800 00
12,240 00
8,100 00
396,000 00
],200 00
1,800 00
3,000 00
67,000 00
1,800 00
27,240 00
24,000 00
1,800 00
2,700 00
9,600 00
11,580 00
3,300 00
3.000 00
1,800 00
18,000 00
15,600 00
3,000 00
3,000 00
720 00
4,000 00
5,40000
705,548 00
12,100 00
KEVENUE ORDERS.
LIM£T OF EXPENDITURE— CONTINUED.
SALARIES OF
Police Court, Department No. 2— Judge, §4,000; Clerk Prosecuting Attorney,
$1,500; Clerk, $2,400; Prosecuting Attorney, $3.000; Bailiff, $1.200 $12,100 00
Police Court, Department No. 3— Judge, §4,000; Clerk, $2,400; Prosecuting
Attorney, §3,000; Clerk Prosecuting Attorney, §1,500; Bailiff, §1,200 12.100 00
Police Court, Department No. 4— Judge, §4,000; Clerk, §2,400; Prosecuting
Attorney, $3,000; Clerk Prosecuting Attorney, $1,500; Bailiff, $1,200 12,100 00
Poundkeeper 900 00
Public Squares, Gardeners o£ (5) 4,500 00
Recorder 4,000 00
Recorder's Deputies (3), §6,603; Mortgage Clerk, $1,200; Watchman, §900.... 8,70000
Recorder's Folio Clerks 25,000 00
Registrar of Voters. $3,600; Clerk, §1,800; Messenger, §1,200 6,600 00
Sheriff 8,000 00
Sheriff's Counsel Fees 1,800 00
Sheriff's Under-Sheriff 2,400 00
Sheriff's Deputies, Bookkeeper and Bailiffs 63.000 00
Sheriff's driver of prison van, $900; matron of Jail, No. 3, $780; porters (2),
§1,800 3,480 00
Superintendent of Common Schools 4,000 00
Superintendent of Common Schools' Deputy 3,000 00
Secretary of the Board of Education 2,400 00
Superintendent of Public Streets, Highways and Squares 4,000 00
Superintendent of Streets' Deputies 28,500 00
Supervisors 14,400 00
Supervisors' Clerk, Deputy Clerk^nd Assistant Clerks ; . . 16,200 00
Supervisors' Sergeaut-at-arms . . 1,200 00
Surveyor 500 00
Tax Collector 4,000 00
Tax Collector's Deputies, and Cashier 10,200 00
Treasurer 4,000 00
Treasurer's Deputies 8,700 00
Treasurer's Fee Clerks (3), three months at §1,800 1,350 00
Library Fund— Maintaining Public Library and purchase of books 53,000 00
Park Improvement Fund— Maintaining and Improving Golden Gate
Park... 207,00000
School Fund- Maintaining Public Schools 1,200.000 00
424
FINANCIAL EXHIBIT AND
LIMIT OF EXPENDITUKE— CONTINUKD.
Street Department Fund -Repairs of county roads, $10,000; sweeping streets,
$135,000; cleaning and repairing sewers and material. §100,000; repaying and
repairing accepted streets, $200,000; improving streets in front of city
property, $45,000; improvement and maintenance parks and squares*
$40,000; engineering and surveys, 85,000 ; $535,00000
Street Light Fund— Lighting Streets and Repairs to Lamps and Lamp-posts. . 300,000 00
Interest Accounts— City Hall Construction Bonds, $5,985; Park Improvement i
Bonds, $15,850 21,835 00
Sinking Funds— City Hall Construction Bonds, $28,900; Park Improvement
Bonds, $10,6CO 39,500 00
SECTION 3. That the estimated amounts provided for annual expenses
for the following purposes, not controlled or limited by monthly allowance,
are as hereinafter enumerated :
Assessment Roll, compiling, and extending 13,000 00
Burial of indigent dead 3,000 00
Contingent Expenses City and County Attorney. 500 00
County Jail No. I, repairs 1,500 00
Clerks Board of Equalization 1,300 00
Fire Alarm Apparatus, Material, etc | 10,15000
Fire Department— Hose, Apparatus and Houses 95,000 00
Fire Department— Leave of absence 11,000 00
Fire Department- Pensions for Retired Firemen 14,000 00
Fire Department— Relief of Disabled Firemen 1,000 00
Fireman's, Exempt— Relief Fund 12,000 00
Fourth of July expenses 3,000 00
Extra Clerks for Assessor '. 67,00000
Extra Clerks for Tax Collector 35,000 00
Grand Jury expenses 1, £00 00
Hospital repairs 2,500 00
Interments of deceased ex-Union soldiers and sailors 2,000 00
Judgments— Mackay & Dey, $2,342 70; Buckingham & Hecht, 84,000; costs,
etc., §157 30 6,500 00
Jury and witness" fees in criminal cases 30,000 00
Jury expenses in criminal cases 1,500 00
Law Library expenses j 200 00
License Collector's blanks, dog tags, etc ' 1,500 00
REVENUE ORDERS.
425
LIMIT OF EXPENDITURE-CONTINUED.
PURPOSES.
AMOUNT.
Military Roll
$2,320 00
Municipal Reports
7 000 00
Publishing Delinquent Tax List
2 600 00
41 155 00
Reporters' expenses, criminal cases
15 000 00
740 00
Salaries of Officers last fiscal year unprovided for
72 000 00
2500 00
Witness expenses
3 500 00
Total
$5,490,553 00
SECTION 4. The Auditor is directed not to audit nor the Treasurer to pay any demand in excess
of the appropriations herein provided for, unless required so to do pursuant to a decision or by
mandate of the Supreme Court.
SECTION 5. Order No. 3116 is hereby repealed.
In Board of Supervisors. San Francisco, October 25, 1897.
After having been published five successive days, according to law, taken up and passed by the
following vote :
Ayes— Supervisors Devany, Haskins, Delany, Sheehan, Dodge, Lackmann, Rottanzi, Morton,
Britt, Smith, Rivers.
Absent— Supervisor Clinton.
JNO. A. RUSSELL, Clerk.
Approved, San Francisco, October 29, 1897.
JAS. D. PHELAN,
Mayor and ex-officio President of the Board of Supervisors.
The following communication was received from the State Board of Equalization on
September 11, 1897, fixing the tax rate for State purposes at 51 cents, as follows, to wit :
OFFICE OF THE STATE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION, ^
SACRAMENTO, September 10, 1897. j
To the Board of Supervisors of the City and County of San Francisco:
The rate of State tax fixed this day by the State Board of Equalization, as the ad valorem rate
of taxation levied and to be collected upon each one hundred dollars of the assessed valuation of
426 FINANCIAL EXHIBIT AND
the property of the State, to raise the specific amount of money required to be raised for the forty-
ninth fiscal year, is 49 cents, and the said rate was fixed and apportioned as follows :
For the General Fund ; 25 cents.
For the School Fund 22.6 cents.
For the Interest and Sinking Fund 1.4 cents.
Total rate of State tax 49 cents.
And the Board also this day, in pursuance of law, declare the levy of an ad valorem tax of 2
cents upon each one hundred dollars of value of the taxable property of the State for the support
of the Un'versity of California.
Making a total tax of 51 cents.
You are therefore, as provided by Section 3714 of the Political Code, required on the third Mon-
day of September to levy the said rate of State taxation upon the taxable property of the city and
county.
L. C. MOREHOUSE,
ATTEST : Chairman Stat j Board of Equalization.
C. M. COGLAN,
Clerk of the State Board of Equalization.
The order reciting the amount of the levy for State purposes as fixed by the State
Board of Equalization at fifty-one cents on each $100 valuation of assessable property was
'ntroduced and adopted on the said date. The total levy for City and County and State
purposes being $1.6954 on each $100 valuation of property.
The following is a copy of the Order fixing the State Levy, to wit:
ORDER No. 3,115.
PROVIDING REVENUE FOR STATK PURPOSES FOR THK FISCAL YKAK KXJH.NC .J r x E 30, 1898.
The People of the City and County of San Francisco do ordain < is fallows:
SECTION 1. Under and in pursuance of the Political Code and of the statutes of the State
of California and in conformity thereto, and in pursuance oi' the action of the State Board of
Equalization and in conformity thereto, there is hereby levied a tax for State purposes for
the fiscal year ending June 30, 1898, on all property, both real and personal, in the City and
County of San Francisco, except such property as is by law exempt from taxation, the sum
of fifty-one cents on each hundred dollars ($100) valuation of said taxable property upon
the assessment roll for said fiscal year, which sum of fifty-one cents on each one hundred
dollars (flOO) valuation as aforesaid, is apportioned to the funds and accounts known and
designated as follows:
For the General Fund 2~> cents
For the School Fund 22.6 cents
For the Interest and Sinking Fund 1.4 cents
For the support of the University of California 2 cents
Total 51 cents
In Board of Supervisors, San Francisco, September 20, 1897.
Adopted by the following vote:
Ayes— Supervisors Devany, Haskins, Delany, Sheehan, Morton. Britt, Smith, Rivers.
Absent— Supervisors Dodge, Lackmann, Rottanzi, Clinton.
ROBT. P. BARTON, Clerk.
REVENUE ORDERS. 427
Upon the neglect and refusal of the Mayor of this city and county to officially act with the Board
of Supervisors at a meeting of said Board held this 2Jth day of September, 1897, and by virtue of the
authority vested in me by said Board as the Acting Mayor and ex-officio President of said Board,
having been duly and regularly elected and appointed to said position by said Board of Supervisors
in open meeting, I hereby approve the within tax levy as fixed by said Board this 20th day of Sep-
tember, 1897.
JAS. E. BRITT,
Acting Mayor and ex-Ofh'cio President of the Board of Supervisors of the City and County of San
Francisco, California.
At the same meeting, after the passage of the Revenue Orders, the Board rented room
8 in the (Fulton) building on the southwest corner of Fulton and Larkln streets, being
prevented from meeting in their chambers and offices in the City Hall, and, by resolu-
tion, provided for a new series of numbers for the Orders, Authorizations and Resolu-
tions to be passed, of which the following is a copy :
RESOLUTION No. 1— (FOURTH SERIES).
Resolved, That the Clerk of this Board is hereby directed to commenca nsw numbers for the
Orders, Resolutions and Authorizations, as follows •
Orders, commencing No. 1 (Second Series).
Authorizations, commencing No. 1 (Second Series).
Resolutions, commencing No. 1 (Fourth Series).
In Board of Supervisors, San Francisco, September 20, 1897.
Adopted by the following vote ;
Ayes— Supervisors Devany, Haskins, Delany, Sheehan, Morton, Britt, Rivers.
Excused from voting— Supervisor Smith.
Absent— Supervisors Dodge, Lackmann, Rottanzi, Clinton.
ROBT. P. BARTON, Clerk.
It being necessary in the judgment of the Board, owing to the action of His Honor
Mayor Phelan, that the business of the Board should be proceeded with In conformity
with law, a Resolution was passed reciting the reasons for and appointing Supervisor
James E. Britt to perform the duties required by law to be performed by the Mayor
during his inability or refusal from any cause to perform his duties as Mayor in connec-
tion with the business to be observed and performed by the Board, of which the follow-
ing is a copy :
RESOLUTION No. 2-(FOURTH SERIES).
WHEREAS, The duly elected Mayor of this city and county, James D. Phelan, and the present
de facto Governor of this State, James H. Budd, have deemed it their duty to attempt to usurp the
prerogatives of this Board and to appoint in the place of the duly elected members of this Board
certain persons to fill the office of Supervisors, predicating the said action on a supposed predeter-
mined decision of the well-known W. T. Wallace, a Judge of the Superior Court ; and whereas, the
said Mayor, James D. Phelan, has failed to attend and preside over the meetings of this Board, and
by virtue of the action taken by him has recognized and presided over the meetings of the so-called
Supervisors, and has failed to perform his duty in this and other respects as required by the Consol-
idation Act ; and whereas, by provision of an Act of the Legislature of this State entitled "An Act
to confer further powers on the Board of Supervisors," approved April 25, 1863, it is made the duty
of this Board to designate one of their number who shall, in the absence of the Mayor or during
his inability from any cause, perform the duties required by law of the Mayor ; and whereas, under
an Act of the Legislature passed at the last session it is made the duty of the Mayor to pass upon
the levy made by the Board under the provisions of the Revenue Code of this State on this the 20th
day of September, 1897 ; therefore,
428 FINANCIAL EXHIBIT AND
Resolved, That Supervisor Britt be aud is hereby appointed to perform the duties required by
law of the Mayor of this city and county during the inability or refusal of the said James D. Phelan
from any cause to perform his duties as Mayor in connection with the business required by law to be
observed and performed by this Board.
Resolved, That the revenue orders and all other orders and resolutions required to be passed by
this Board and submitted to the Mayor for his action be submitted to the acting Mayor herein and
hereby appointed until the further orders of this Board.
In Board of Supervisors. San Francisco, September 20, 1897.
Adopted by the following vote :
Ayes— Supervisors Devany, Haskins, Delany, Sheehan, Morton, Britt, Smith. Rivers.
Absent— Supervisors Dodge, Lackmann, Rottanzi. Clinton.
ROBT. P. BARTON, Clerk.
The Board of Supervisors, owing to the conditions which led to their forcible expulsion
from their chambers and offices, passed a resolution reciting the apparent causes which
led to this action and requesting the Honorable the Supreme Court to speedily hear and
determine the matter atlissue in'jnstice to the members of the Board and to their con-
stituents, of which the following is a copy:
RESOLUTION No. 3.-( FOURTH SERIES).
WHEREAS, This Board at this juncture owes a duty to its constituents to represent the
present conditions and the causes which have led to this remarkable state of affairs and to present
the persons who are, more than any other, responsible for the existing predicament in which citi-
zens other than those elected by the people claim to be the Supervisors of this city and county, to wit:
The Board of Supervisors, in a suit instituted by one George K. Fitch, formerly one of the pro-
prietors of The Morning Call and Evening Bulletin newspapers, to oust the members of the Board
for not fixing the water rates in the month of February, which suit was no doubt instituted by
certain other persons who attempted to and failed to control the Board, and this matter was
assigned by Judge Sewall to W. T. Wallace, a Superior Judge well known in this community. The
trial was had and a decision rendered ousting or attempting to oust the Board of Supervisors for
not performing this duty in the mouth of February, as required by the Constitution of this State
and an Act of the Legislature. The testimony adduced showed that no previous Board of Super-
visors had ever been enabled to fix the water rates during that month (the first year of their term),
except one, and that order was set aside by the Supreme Court, it being held that such an investi-
gation was not had to enable the Board to intelligently fix the rates with a due regard to property or
property rights.
It was also shown in the testimony that the Beard had been diligently pursuing this investi-
gation into the rates to be fixed and in the transaction of other municipal business, and that the
Board and its committees had been so desirous of performing their duties that at least seven hours
per day had been occupied; also, that the Mayor, James D. Phelan, had advised the Board that they
must hear any statement the water company wished to make in order that their action might not
be declared illegal; and the Chairman of the Water Committee, Supervisor Clinton, stated that he
could not make the proper examination and obtain all the information necessary in that month.
In fact, the Mayor arid Supervisor Clinton dominated the Board arid protracted the inquiry, and
the remaining members concurred in their opinion.
If the members of the Board were culpable, it was not a grievous matter in attempting to per-
form their duty intelligently in accord with the decision of the Supreme Court, but a mendacious
newspaper, in vilifying and ascribing improper motives to the membeis of this Board in order to
control the action of the Board against their conclusions from the testimony presented, formulated
a cabal to dictate the action which, so far, has met approval, The policy of this paper is to dictate,
and, if not, obeyed, to attempt vilification, and, if servile tools are found, to attempt to punish men
who dared to do their duty.
The somewhat supposed peculiar action of W. T. Wallace, a Judge of the Superior Court, might
lead our citizens to infer, if any consideration is given to this decision, that it looks like an arrange-
ment preconceived to carry out the plan, right or wrong, as apart from the evidence taken, which s
supposed, generally, to govern, the .Judge, W. T. Wallace, gave evidence in his decision that as
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the question was one that had engaged the attention of the people for about twenty years, an intel-
ligent body of men with this knowledge could fix the rates in the month of Februa-y.
" Verily, a Daniel come to judgment."
The sequence— the Mayor, the adviser of the Board in this matter, under this decision with our
de facto Governor, reappointed four of the members of the Board, one of whom, at least (Super-
visor Clinton), favored and advocated delay, and this action of the Mayor lends color to the
suspicion that this decision was in accord with a preconceived action, without judge or jury.
The Board and the members thereof confidently believe and assert that no Supervisor, however
intelligent, is in a position to determine any question of such importance or make an investigation
in ono month and determine what just rates shall be fixed during the second month of his induction
into office, other important municipal business demanding a portion of his time, attention and con-
sideration; therefore,
Resolved, That this Board having conscientiously and honestly performed its duty as public
officials in spite of all influences, do here respectfully request the honorable Supreme Court to
speedily hear and determine the matter at issue in justice to the members of this Board as public
oflicers and to our constituents, the people of this city and county.
Resolved, That a copy of this resolution, omitting the preamble, be transmitted by the Clerk to
the honorable the Supreme Court.
In Board of Supervisors, San Francisco, September 20, 1897.
Adopted by the following vote:
Ayes— Supervisors Devany, Haskins, Delany, Sheehan, Morton, Britt, Smith, Rivers.
Absent— Supervisors Dodge, Lackmann, Rottanzi, Clinton.
ROBT. P. BARTON, Clerk.
The Board in order to secure its rights appointed a special Committee to take such
action as might be proper to obtain and retain possession of its chambers and rooms and
the exclusion of all persons other than the Supervisors from using or holding meetings in
said chambers or rooms and instructing the said committee to request the Chief of Police to
detail a sufficient number of police officers to carry out the orders of the Board and em-
powering the said committee to employ special counsel to aid and assist it in the perform-
ance of the duties imposed; which authority was embodied in a Resolution, of which the
following is a copy:
RESOLUTION No 4 (FOURTH SERIES).
WHEREAS, Without reflecting upon the citizens who have attempted to assume and perform
the duties of Supervisors of this city and county under a so called appointment by the Mayor of this
city and county, and the de facto Governor of this State, predicated on a decision of W. T. Wallace,
a Judge of the Superior Court, from which an appeal has been taken to the Honorable the Supreme
Court, it is the paramount duty of the members of the present Board, duly elected by the people, to
administer the affairs of the municipality until such time as said appeal is determined; therefore,
Resolved, That Supervisor Britt, appointed to perform the duties of Mayor, etc., by reason of
the action of Mayor James D. Phelan refusing to perform his duties, and Supervisors Devany,
Morton and Smith be and are hereby appointed a special committee to take such steps as may
result in the exclusion of all personages from meeting or holding meetings in the rooms and chambers
of this Board, and said committee are hereby granted full power and authority to take such action
as may be required to carry out and have enforced the provisions of this Resolution,
Resolved, That said committee be and are hereby empowered to request the Chief of Police to
detail a sufficient number of police officers to assist in carrying out the provisions of this Resolution,
and if for any cause the said Chief of Police does not deem it his duty to detail a sufficient force of
police officers for that purpose, then tbe said committee is hereby empowered to take such other
steps as may enable the Board to control its chambers and rooms.
Resolved, That the clerk and officers of this Board, duly appointed to take the place of the
clerk and officers who have refused to perform their respective duties, shall and are hereby directed
to take charge of the records, books and papers in the clerk's office, under the instructions of the
special committee herein appointed, whenever the said special committee have made arrangements
to enforce the directions herein given.
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Resolved, That said special committee be and is hereby further empowered to employ special
counsel to aid and assist it in the performance of the duties herein imposed.
la Board of Supervisors, San Francisco, September 20, 1897.
Adopted by the following vote:
Ayes— Supervisors Devany, Haskins, Delany, Sheehan, Morton, Britt, Smith, Rivers.
Absent— Supervisors Dodge, Lackmann, Rottanzi, Clinton.
ROBT. P. BARTON, Clerk.
It being considered advisable that the Board should formally notify the Auditor and
Treasurer not to audit or pay any demands upon the Treasury passed or pretended to be
passed by any so-called Board of Supervisors other than the present existing Board, in order
that no liability should be incurred by those officers, a Resolution to that effect was adopted,
as follows :
RESOLUTION No. 5-(FOURTH SERIES).
WHEREAS, In order that the officers of the city and county shall, in the transaction of
business, be protected from all liability in relation to the auditing and payment of demands on
the treasury of this city and county ; and whereas, by virtue of a decision of W. T. Wallace, a
Judge of the Superior Court, the Mayor of this city and county and the de facto Governor of this
State have pretended to and attempted to constitute by their nomination certain citizens as
members of the Board of Supervisors, thereby attempting to subvert and substitute their dictum
in opposition to the will of the electors as expressed at the last general election ; and whereas, the
members of this Board are of the opinion that it is their duty to administer, as heretofore, the
duties devolving upon them and pursuant to law, have taken an appeal from the said decision of
W. T. Wallace to the Honorable the Supreme Court, and until such time as said appeal is decided
are legal and duly elected members of the Board of Supervisors of this city and county ; therefore,
Resolved, That the Auditor and Treasurer of this city and county are hereby required not to
audit or pay any demands upon the treasury passed or pretended to be passed by any other Board
than the present existing Board of Supervisors, the members of which were duly elected by the peo-
ple of this city and county at the last general election.
In Board of Supervisors, San Francisco, September 20, 1897.
Adopted by the following vote :
Ayes— Supervisors Devauy, Haskins, Delany, Sheehan, Morton, Britt, Smith, Rivers.
Absent— Supervisors Dodge, Lackmann, Rottauzi, Clinton.
ROBT. P. BARTON, Clerk.
The State Board of Equalization assessed for the fiscal year 1897-98 the franchises, roadbed,
rails and rolling stock of the Southern Pacific Railroad Company, the Central Pacific Railroad
Company, and San Francisco and San Mateo Railroad Company, operated in part in the city
and county ; and as provided by Section No. 3,665 of the Political Code, the Board of Super-
visors apportioned the assessment as determined by the State Board of Equalization by Orders Nos,
1, 2 and 3 (Second Series). The assessment as made by the State Board being as follows:
TK.V< >;, MI LES i N
NAME. ASSESSMENT
ASSESSMENT
PER MILE.
APPORTION-
MENT
CITY AND
COUNTY.
STATE.
CITY ANL»
COUNTY.
Southern Pacific R.R. Co
$14,664,580
1,54364
7.36
$9,500 00
$69,920
Central Pacific R.K. Co 13,000,000
746.76
2.46
17,408 53
42,825
S. F. & San Mateo R.R. Co.. . .
75,000
20.729
15.901
3,618 12
57,532
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Under the provisions of the Revenue Code the Assessor, upon assessing personal property,
the owner of which had no realty, collected, the tax on the basis of the prior year's levy. The
Assessor, for the fiscal year 1897-98, collected a tax of $1.3982 on each $100 valuation, his aggregate
collection of taxes on personal property not secured by realty OQ the basis of the prior year's tax
levy of §1.3982 amounted to $385,655.55 for State, City and County purposes. The levy was under
the law subsequently fixed at §1.6954 for the tical year 1897-98 and will necessitate the collection of
.2972 cents additional on each $100 of assessable property, by the Tax Collector.
The gentlemen appointed by His Honor the Mayor and the Governor of the State as
Supervisors on September 20, 1897, adopted an Order providing revenue for municipal pur-
poses, fixing the levy at $1.1540 on each $100 valuation of property, which was approved by
His Honor the Mayor, which levy was transmitted to the Auditor. In addition the levy
made by the Board amounting to $1.1854 was also transmitted and filed with that officer.
On September 22, 1897, the Auditor (William Broderick, Esq.), after the receipt of the
tax levies from what was known and designated as " the old Board " and " the new Board "
and hearing the attorneys on both sides of the controversy came to the conclusion, after
consideration, that it was too important a matter for him to decide which levy he ought to
recognize, for while an executive officer he was not called upon (to exercise judicial powers:
that power being delegated to the courts) to determine on what levy the taxes due on the
assessable property of the city and county should be computed.
The Auditor in arriving at this conclusion made the following statement:
"I have given this matter the most careful consideration, and have been unable to de-
termine which is the legal Board of Supervisors. I have heard the attorneys on both sides
—Mr. Baggett and Mr. McEnerney— have listened to their arguments and have examined
the laws and decisions cited by them. I have also sought legal advice from other sources,
and after all this I confess I am unwilling to take the chance of jeopardizing the revenue of
the city.
" Should I make an error in deciding which is the legal levy it would deprive the city of
the riant to collect several million dollars in revenue and, perhaps, result in closing all
public institutions and stopping the work of the various departments. By refusing to enter
up either levy I place the burden where it properly belongs— upon the Supreme Court. I
am in no wise responsible for the present situation. Let the gentlemen who have brought
it about get it remedied in the courts.
" Mayor Phelan, as a public spirited citizen, should have mandamus proceedings in-
stituted at once to compel me to recognize -the levy made by the new Board. If this
movement was inaugurated for the public good certainly it should be carried to its final
conclusion as quickly as possible. The method I suggest is the'proper one.
" I have written to the State Board of Equalization for an extension of one week, such
as I obtained last year and Controller Cnlgan has notified me that a meeting of the Equal-
izers has been called to pass upon my petition. There is abundance of time to have the
matter passed upon by the Supreme Court, and I propose to let those who are responsible
for the conflict find a way out of the trouble.
" It is not the duty of the Auditor to review the decisions of the Superior Court. It is
the Supreme Court which has appellate jurisdiction in such cases. Idonotproposetodoany
guessing when we have a tribunal that is authorized to act. As I have said, I do not pro-
pose to assume such resposibility.
" Both the tax levies appear upon their face to be legal. One has been signed by
Mr. Russell, who, we all know, is Clerk of the Board of Supervisors. The other, made up
in legal form, is signed by Robert Barton, acting Clerk of a Board. Let them mandamus
me and then get a decision from the Supreme Court."
On the refusal of the Auditor to accept either tax levy, an application of Thomas Morton
for a writ of mandate was filed with the Supreme Court on'the twenty -second day of Sep-
tember, 1897, to compel the Auditor to take the levy passed by .•' the old Board " and
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compute the taxes on that basis on the assessable property of this City and County. The
application was heard in the Supreme Court on the twenty-seventh day of September, and
the Hon.Niles Searles, Commissioner, was appointed and evidence taken on September 27th
and 28th, 1897, as to certain facts in connection with the status of the several Boards for the
information of the Court.
The Court in Bank, on September 29, 1397, after hearing the argument on behalf of the
c; new Board " by Messrs William T. Baggett and Geo. W. Schell, and by Messrs. Garret W.
McEnerney, E. S Pillsbury and John Garber on behalf of the " old Board;" also by Mr. T. V.
Cator on behalf of the intervenor, Mr. Joseph Greenberg, took the case under advisement
The following are the arguments of Messrs. Garret W. McEnerney and John Garber,
counsel for the elected members of the Board, before the Supreme Court on September 29,
1897, to-wit:
IN THE SUPREME COURT OP THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
[In Bank. San Francisco, Cul., September 29, 1897.J
MORTON vs. BRODERICK.
ARGUMENT OF MR. GARRET W. McKNERNEY.
Mr. McEnerney— It the Court please, the facts in this case, as we claim them to be, are
these: It is an undisputed fact that the so-called'- old Board was regularly elected and duly
qualified to hold the offices of members of the Board of Supervisors, and;entered upon the
discharge of their offices in January of the present your, and continued uninterruptedly
until the 15th day of the present month. We c-laim that that same Board has continued
uninterruptedly and down to the present time to be and to act as the Board of Supervisors
of the City and County of San Francisco, which claim upon our part is disputed by the
respondent, and the facts in relation to that question, as they are established here or
admitted, are these:
At 10:30 o'clock on the 15th day of September, Judge Wallace rendered a judgment in the
case of Fitch against the Board of Supervisors, ousting them from office. At the time that
that judgment was rendered the so-called old Board was in session as a committee of the
whole, engaged in considering the tax levjr, and continued to be in session until noon of that
day. At noon it took a recess until one o'clock, and continued in session until 3:15 that after-
noon, when it adjourned until the following day at 2:30. It held its sessions in what is known
as the committee room of the Board of Supervisors. It was attended by John A. Russell,
its Clerk. It was uninterrupted in the discharge of its duties. On the following day judg-
ment was entered. Before the judgment was entered it appears by the testimony that Mr.
Phelan applied, or rather received from the Pacific Surety Company twelve bonds in blank,
executed by the President and Secretary of that corporation, and acknowledged before a
notary public on that 15th day of September.
Mr. Justice Van Fleet— Before the judgment was entered ?
Mr. McEnerney— Before the judgment was entered, and before auy appointments were
made. He also testifies that before the judgment was pronounced he had negotiated with
that Pacific Surety Company for those bonds, and had a conversation with the Governor
looking to the joint appointment of a New Board, in the event of a decree by Judge Wallace.
On the evening of the 15th of September, he entered into consultation at the Palace Hotel
with Governor Budd, and remained in consultation with him until three o'clock on the
morning of the 16th. Mayor Phelan then went to his office in the Phelan Building and used
the twelve blank appointments and appointed the twelve members of the so-called New
Board. At six o'clock that morning he sent those appointments, together with a letter from
the private secretary of the Governor, announcing that the Governor had appointed these
same gentlemen, together with a note asking each of them to attend at his office at eight
o'clock that morning. He procured Mr. R. D. McElroy, whose father is Mayor Phelan's
agent, to attend at his office at that hour, to swear in the so-called New Board. Up to that
time no commssion had been issued by the Governor to these gentlemen. He took these
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twelve blank bonds on that morning, which had on the day before been executed by the
President and Secretary of that corporation, and acknowledged before a notary public, and
he procured his typewriter to write into eleven of them the names of eleven of those
appointees, which bonds he approved, and sent his clerk to Judge Coffey to procure his
approval thereof. The approval by Judge Coffey was about ten o'clock. Most of the
appointees appeared there before ten o'clock. Dr. Clinton, who was a member of the Old
Board and an appointee to the New Board, did not appear, did not qualify, and did not take
the oath of office. Mr. Barry did notgive the bond. Mayor Phelan tooK these eleven gentle
men to the chambers of the Board of Supervisors, entering from the corridor. He called
Mr. Russell into the chambers, delivered to him a certified copy of Judge Wallace's decree
ordered it spread upon the minutes, that he and the Governor had appointed these twelve
gentlemen, called the roll. They adopted the standing rules of the Board of Supervisors,
authorized the Mayor to appoint the standing committees; he announced to them that
the tax levy demanded their urgent consideration, and they thereupon adjourned until
Thursday evening at eight o'clock. There was nobody in that chamber, according to the
testimony of Mr. Russell, except these eleven gentlemen and Mayor Phelan and Mr.
Russell. At the time that this meeting occurred no one of these 'bonds, executed in
blank, the names of the principals which were filled in by Mayor Phelan's typewriter by
his direction, had ever been delivered to the Auditor. In other words, he had not delivered
them to the Auditor. W. P. Sullivan, Jr., the Clerk of the Mayor, testifies that without any
direction from anybody, he took those bonds to the Auditor's office at 12 o'clock. Mr.
Broderick, the Auditor, whose duty it is to approve them, testifies that he did not see them
until two o'clock of that day. At 2:30 that afternoon the judgment was entered, upon that
Ifith day of the month. At 11:03 a notice of appeal was served; at 1:30 it was filed. At 3:20
the undertaking was filed. At 2:30 of that day the Old Board, so called, met, and the parties
whose reports were necessary for their guidance in the matter of fixing the tax levy as to
two or three items, not being present, they then and there adjourned until Saturday at"^:30
o'clock. At eight o'clock they were unobstructed in their meeting, and at eight o'clock of
that day the New Board met and considered the tax levy. In the meantime we had filed a
petition in this Court at three o'clock of that day asking for the issuance of a writ of certiorari,
contending that that judgment was void for excessive jurisdiction. At eight o'clock that
night, I forgot to say that Mayor Phelan's appointment of this Board of Supervisors, although
actually made upon the 16th, is dated and bears date, the 15th. We asked him if it was dated
the 15th in order to correspond with the date fixed in the undertakings, and he said no; he
said that they had opened their consultation on the night of the 15th, and he considered it was
the 15th until next morning, when he actually signed the appointments, staying up all night
to do the work. At 8 o'clock on Thursday nignt the New Board, so-called, met in the Council
Chambers of the Board of (Supervisors, and were uninterrupted, and adjourned till Friday.
On Friday they met there again. On Saturday morning they met there again. On Saturday
afternoon at 2:"0, the hour to which the Old Board had adjourned, the New Board again re-
convened. They went to the chambers of the Board of Supervisors and found them in the
possession of the Old Board, and they thereupon retired to the committee-room, which they
never before had occupied, and abstained from entering into the chamber, or from attempt-
ing to take possession of it. Mr. Phelan, during part of his testimony, said the reason they
went to the committee-room, rather than to the council chamber, was that they wanted to
get closer together; but he finally said that he saw the Old Board there, and making a virtue
of a necessity, they retired. The Old Board continued in session on Saturday, the 13th of the
month, from 2:<!0 until midnight, taking occasional rests. The New Board took an adjourn-
ment for dinner, and returned in the evening, and found the chamber to be still in the pos-
session of the Old Board, and they took another committee-room and held their meetings
until the close of that night, Saturday night. On Sunday Mayor Phelan called upon Captain
Lees and told him that they would be unable to occupy the chambers— that he wanted^him
to assist him in putting the New Board into the undisputed occupation and possession of the
new chambers, which Captain Lees agreed ;to do. The chambers of the Board of Super-
visors were in the actual possession of the Old Board from Saturday at 2::>0 p. jr. until 10 A. AT.
on Monday, t lie 20th instant, the day upon which the tax lovy was made. On Monday, at 9:30,
pursuant to an appointment, Captain Leos attended at Mayor Phelan's office and met the
Now Board, and he went with them to the chambers of the Board of Supervisors. The
Mayor instructed the Sergeant-nt-Arms to cause the persons in occupation of the chairs
there, who were six of the Old Board, the other two being up-stairs in the committee-room
as a Finance Committee, finishing the tax levy, and who returned to the chamber.imme-
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diately, but their seats were then occupied by members of the New Board from the First
and Second Wards which they represented, and the Sergeant-at-Arms undertook to put
one of the Supervisors out. He refused, they all protested, and then Mayor Phelan gave
directions to Captain Lees to put them out by force, and under the threat of violence they
retired from the chamber. They then went into the committee-room which the Old and
New Board had occupied during the preceding week, and organized, and while they were in
there Captain Wittman, with a squad of police, broke in, and told them that under directions
of the Mayor they would have to vacate, and told them that if they did not vacate peace-
ably, he would put them out by force. Under that threat they retired to the corridor,
reorganized and passed the proceedings, including thp tax levy,' which are here under
review. They then adjourned until 2:30 that afternoon to the same place, met there,
adjourned until 3 o'clock to meet at Boom 8 in the Fulton House, where they met and com-
pleted the business of the day, all of which is under review in this case. It is admitted that
before 7 o'clock on the morning of the 16th, the morning when Mayor Phelan organized the
Board, that the Governor had signed the commissions of these gentlemen and had given
them to his Private Secretary to take on the early train to Sacramento, to have the seal
affixed and the attestation of the Secretary of State, as required by law, and that those cer-
tificates were actually delivered to the gentlemen constituting the New Board at their
meeting at 8 o'clock on the night of September 16th. It is an undisputed fact in this case
that six members of this New Board neither reside in nor are elected of the wards for
which they were appointed, and never have been residents of those ward-., and never were
electors thereof. It will be remembered, therefore, that it is claimed by us that there were
six members of that Board ineligible to hold those offices. Dr. Clinton hud never qualified,
so that in any view of the fact, we claim there were only five there who, according to the
statutes, if the appointment had been regular, would have been eligible to serve.
-Upon those facts we believe the following questions to arise, or may be involved In the
case:
1. Is mandamus the proper remedy to try the disputed questions in this case ?
2. Is there an appeal to this Court from the judgment entered in Fitch vs. the Board of
Supervisors?
3. Are the members in that action entitled to remain in office pending the appeal, hav-
ing served and filed their notice of appeal, and given tin- undertaking required by law ?
4. Is the appointed Board a de jure Board? And in this question are involved: (a)
Were the six members appointed to represent wards in which they hud never resided or
been electors, eligible to the offices to which they were appointed? (b) Are the undertak-
ings given in the manner detailed a qualification for the office ? (cj Is the power of appoint-
ment to these places, in the event of a vacancy, lodged in the Mayor or the Governor?
(d) If lodged in the Governor, were the bonds not given before the appointment took
place, and are they not therefore bad ?
5. Without regard to the question whether the new Board is or ever was a de jure
Board, has the old Board acquiesced in its removal and abandoned and surrendered its
office, so as to constitute the new Board ade facto Board ?
6. Is the signature of the Mayor necessary to the validity of this tax levy, and if so,
has it not been signed by a lawfully-acting Mayor?
First. Is mandamus the proper remedy to try the disputed questions in this case?
By Section 3714 of the Political Code the Board of Supervisors of each couuty is re-
quired, on the third Monday of September, to fix the tax rate for State and County pur-
poses, and by Section 731 the Auditor is required to compute and enter the tax levy,
State and County, in. the Assessment Roll, and by Section 3732 of the Political Code he is
required to deliver that roll, with the tax so computed, to the Tax Collector upon the
second Monday of October. There is a provision that any of the duties required 03- law
in this regard of the County Auditor may be extended by the State Board of Equaliza-
tion for twenty days, and in this case that extension has been granted to the extent of a
we.nk, so that under the present condition of things he is required to complete and deliver
that roll by the third Monday of October. Section 1085 of the Code of Civil Procedure
declares that mandamus lies to compel the performance of an act which the law specially
enjoins as a duty resulting from an office. It even lies to compel the admission to the use.
of an office. It is so declared in express terms, and this Court so held in Kennedy vs. The
Board of Education, 82 California. Now, then, it is the manifest and bounden duty of the
Auditor to compute the taxes upon the assessment roll, and to deliver that roll with the
taxes so computed as they have been fixed by the Board of Supervisors ; and if he fails
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to do it. there being no speedy and adequate remedy to require the doing of it by him,
mandamus is not only the appropriate remedy, but it is the only remedy ; and'in deter-
mining his duty, and in requiring its performance, this Court is bound to decide all of the
questions incidentally and collaterally arising in the case. Supposing that there were two
Boards of Supervisors, two sets, each claiming to be the Board, as in this case, and any citi-
zen should have two claims against the city, each for $100, one of which should be passed
by one of the Boards and the other claim by the other, and both should be presented in
due course to the Auditor for auditing by him. Is it possible, in view of the fact that under
any view of the law and under any view of the facts, one of those claims is a valid charge
against the city, that that man has no remedy, and that he is obliged to wait until those
contending factions shall have settled their controversy in quo warranto ? And yet that is
the philosophy which underlies the rule that mandamus does not lie to try the disputed
questions arising with respect to the title of the office ; that there is an appropriate and
sufficient remedy in the ordinary course of law. If there is not a plain remedy, if there
is not a speedy remedy, if there is not an adequate remedy in the ordinary course of law,
the rule falls, and it has been decided by this Court in as early as 3rd California, People vs.
Olds, 3 California, 170, that if the party have another speedy, specific, legal remedy, yet if
it be obsolete, this writ will lie. So, also, if such remedy be extremely tedious as sometimes
occurs where It is by quo warranto, it will lie, since in such cases the remedy is inadequate
to do justice. So that the doctrine that mandamus will not lie to try the title of the office,
depends upon the philosophy which obtains that it cannot be rasorted to where there is a
plain, speedy and adequate remedy in the ordinary course of law. That same rule obtains
in equity, that equity will not try questions regarding elections or the validity of boards of
directors, and yet it has been several times decided, and is the law, that if those questions
arise incidentally in a case, that it is not only the power but the duty of equity to try and
decide them. Those cases are vs. Tompkms, 82 Alabama, 437-446; Moses vs. Tomp-
kins,'S4 Alabama, 613-616, 617; Johnson vs. Jones, 23 N. J. Equity, 216; Mechanics Bank vs.
Burnett Manufacturing Co., 32 N. J. Equity, 236,233,239. It is said in Johnson vs. Jones:
"A Court of equity has no jurisdiction to remove an officer from an office of which he is in
possession, or to declare such office forfeited," etc. (Continues reading down to the words
" for the purposes of the suit.") And so, too, are the other cases which I have cited. It
has always been laid down, first, that if the right of the respondent is merely colorable
mandamus will lie to decide the invalidity of the claim of title, and that the rule that
mandamus will not lie does not apply where the simultaneous acts of its occupancy are ex-
ercised by contending claimants. It is said in State vs. The Mayor of Atlantic City, 52 X.
J. Law, 332: "There is, however, an aspect in this case which, while it leads to the same
result, appears to be more surely consonant with the rale of law which we seem to have
adopted," etc. (Continues reading down to the words "can make no claim to be de jure,"
etc.) " Here the relator is not called upon to test the title to the office, for that is not in
dispute," etc.
That the same point People vs 20 Barber, 302, which, although overruled as to
another point, stands as to the>ame point, and is cited in this case of State vs. Atlantic City,
52 N. J. Law, 332, to that point. There is a case-I have not the citation with me— it is ex
parte Norris, which was upon habeas corpus, and in that proceeding the question was tried
and decided whether Wade Hampton or D. H. Chamberlain was the Governor of South
Carolina. It is also decided that Courts will not decide ultimate title, but present apparent
title upon mandamus vs. Lambert, 10 Minnesota, 295, 301; State vs. Johnson, 35
Florida, 2; State vs. Jones, 81 N. J., 13; State vs. Jones, 19 Nebraska, 161; 41 Kansas, 122, 124, 125.
So that we submit that there is no plain, speedy, and adequate remedy in this case; that it is a
case where mandamus will lie, to compel the specific performance of a duty enjoined by
law, and that this Court, in determining whether it is the duty of respondent to perform that
office and function required of him by law, will decide the questions collaterally and inci-
dentally involved, and necessarily a correct decision— which brings me to the second prop-
osition in this case, that an appeal lies to this Court from the judgment in Fitch vs. The
Board of Supervisors.
It is laid down in Section 936 of the Code of Civil Procedure, that every action not de-
clared to be final is subject to review upon appeal, as provided in that title, and by Section
1110 of the Code of Civil Procedure, it is provided that the rules relating to appeal in civil
actions apply to special proceedings, so that upon those two sections standing alone we
claim to have the right of appeal in this case. But there is another section, 939 of the Code
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of Civil Procedure, which expressly provides that an appeal may be taken from an action
or special proceeding to this Court within six months after the entry of the judgment
therein. And it is not only laid down in those sections of the Code that an appeal does lie,
hut in a case in every respect according to our view identical— in a demand for the applica-
tion of principles, that such an appeal does lie. I refer to the case of Covarrubias vs. Board
of Supervisors, 52 California, 622. In that case Covarrubias was removed under the Statute
of 1374. He took an appeal to this Court. He gave a $300 undertaking. The Board of
Supervisors of Santa Barbara County undertook to appoint his successor pending the ap-
peal, and this Court decided that he was entitled to remain in office. It was decided in that
case that the right of appeal was secured under Section 939 of the Code of Civil Procedure)
and that it not being any one of the cases which required a bond other than the $20) bond,
that judgment was suspended pending the appeal, and presumably, as it was repeatedly
decided before and after by this Court, the rights of the party stood as they were prior to
the rendition of the judgment. And it is also laid down in Section 52 of the C«de of Civil
Procedure, that the Supreme Court shall have appellate jurisdiction, fourth, in all special
proceedings. Now, then, the right to appeal is unquestionably provided by Code. The
question is, is that right of appeal so secured to us, denied by the Constitution? We rest our
right to appeal upon four different propositions. \\'e say first, th:it it is decided in the
matter of Marks, in 45 California, that the.Legislature has unbounded power to designate
what Courts shall hear and try questions involving misdemeanor in office. In that ease tin-
Act of l8->! conferred jurisdiction upon the District Court to try proceedings for the removal
of officers. It was claimed, and the fact was, that the Constitution as it then existed, did
not in express terms, grant to the District Court any jurisdiction of such a proceeding, but
the Supreme Court decided that the Constitution did provide that all officers other than
those enumerated in the article of impeachment, should be tried in such manner as the
Legislature might provide, and that the Legislature had the right, under that clause of the
Constitution, to fix the procedure, name the manner of the trial and the court in which the
case was to be tried; and that therefore, under that grant of power, to supplement the juris-
diction of the District Court, the Legislature had the right to say, as it had said in the Ac*-
of 1853: " We give the power to the District Court to try this misdemeanor in office." So,
too, we say here that whether this should be regarded as a civil action, involvingsMOO or not,
or whether it shall be regarded as a special proceeding, it is upon the authority of the
People vs Marks construing that section of the Constitution which has been re-enacted
in the Constitution of 1879 in exact terms, a grant to the Legislature to say that officers shall
be tried and in what court they shall be tried, and whether they shall have an appeal or
not.
Secondly: We say that this is substantially a case in quo warranto, to judicially declare
the cause for removal. Quo warranto, at common law, was an action in the name of the
Crown. Secondly, it came to be an action under the Statute of Anne at the relation of any
person desiring to prosecute it, and it is laid down that the action can l>" brought to decree
aforfeiture. If that beso, it is laid down in the opinion of th« Chief Justice in People vs.
Perry, 79 California, 105, that the fact that the procedure has been changed, that some in-
cidents have been added and some inciden; ss not change the fact that
it is substantially quo warranto, and that this Court in express terms has had jurisdiction
conferred upon it. That mo»e than three hundred dollars is involved, the offices being
those of twelve Supervisors holding and enjoying a salary of one hundred dollars per month,
and having an unexpired term of fifteen months to serve, is merely a matter of fact. The
salaries for fifteen months yet to be served amount to eighteen thousand dollars.
The next point we make is that there is jurisdiction in this Court us a special proceeding.
It is true that the Constitution does not in express t.-rms give this Court jurisdiction of
special proceedings, but from the early history of this State down, it has been held without
exception. I say without exception, because the special cases in which it has been hold
that there was no appeal are to be distinguished, and do not depend upon the argument
which we make and do not, in our opinion, affect it. It was decried in Houghton's appeal,
42 California, 63, that there was no appeal, for the reason that the Statute said that the
judgment of the County Court should be final and conclusive, and Judge Khodes, in dissent-
ing from that opinion, pointed out that although in his opinion the Legislature could not
add a class of cases to the constitutional jurisdiction of this Court, not being authori/ed so
to do by the Constitution, that, nevertheless, it had been uniformly held from the tenth
California down to that time, that there was jurisdiction in this Court orer special proceed-
ings, and he cited all the cases, and he said: " While I do not think thU the Legislature can
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add anything to the jurisdiction of this Court, yet it has been repeatedly and uniformly
decided that there is jurisdiction, and, therefore, the decision of this Court in this present
Houghton case is improper, because, although the Legislature has said it shall be final and
conclusive, it has uniformly be'jn held that jurisdiction exists, and, therefore, the Legisla-
ture cannot cut it off." And in 49th California, seven volumes later— S. & C. R. Co.v.Galgiani
<?9 California, 140, which is the last case upon this subject, according to our investigation
prior to the adoption of the Constitution— it was a special proceeding, and the Court said :
•'Whether under the provisions of Article VI, Section 4 of the Constitution an appeal lies
to this Court in special cases, can not be considered at this day as an open question." [Con-
tinues reading down to the words "has jurisdiction of this appeal."] The Constitution was
adopted in view of that uniform line of decisions , and when it was adopted re-enacting the
grant of jurisdiction as it was contained in the old Constitution, under the case of Sharon vs.
Sharon, 67 California, IS!), it is the duty of this Court to give the same instruction to the grant
of jurisdiction now as was given up to the adoption of the new Constitution, namely, that
there is a right of appeal. There is the case of Pixler's Appeal in 59th California, where it
is said that this Court has not jurisdiction of special cases. In that case the Statute said that
judgment was final, so that we say that that case simply follows Houghton's Appeal in 43d
California, and decides the proposition that this Court has no jurisdiction of a special case
where the Legislature says judgment shall be final. Ever since the Constitution of 1S79 was
adopted, this Court has uniformly and uninterruptedly entertained jurisdiction of special
cases. Every election content which comes to this Court is a special case. The case of
Smith vs. the San Francisco and North Pacific Railway Company in 115 California, is a
special case. The case of the Pacific Undertakers v. Widber, mandamus, to compel the
auditing of a claim of eighty-three dollars is also a special case. Every appeal to this Court
from a decision of the Court in certiorari is a special case. Every appeal to this Court from a
decision of the lower Court in a writ of prohibition is a special case. There are more than
one hundred cases since the organization of this Court where this Court has held and taken
jurisdiction of these special cases, and we submit, after that long line of authorities, it is too
late now to claim, as it was too late in 49th California to claim, that this Court has no juris-
diction of special cases. Those are the three considerations upon which we rest our claim
that there is an appeal in this case. Will you kindly let me know what time I have
occupied?
The Chief Just ice -You have forty minutes.
-!//•. McEnei'iiey— Fourthly, we say that prior to the Constitution of 1879, it was expressly
decided in the Corruvias case that this Court had jurisdiction of this appeal; and that now
was precisely the same grant of jurisdiction and precisely the same statute, it must so be
held here and now.
The next point is, are the defendants in that action entitled to remain in office pending
the appeal, having served and filed their notice of appeal and given the undertaking
required by law? Upon that, in view of my limited time, it will be necessary for me, in
opening, to rest our right upon the line of authorities from the 13th California down, cited in
the points and authorities which we file here in support of our application for the writ. In
addition to those cases there is the case of vs. Green in 64th California, and Kirsch
vs. Kirsch, 113 California, written by Mr. Justice Henshaw. In that case, upon the cross-
complaint of a husband, he was decreed entitled to a divorce, and the community property
in that case was adjudged to be his separate property. That decree was entered in 1887. It
stood pending on appeal until 1*90. It was affirmed here. In 1893, a writ of restitution was
sought by the husband, six years after the entry of the judgment. The wife claimed that
after the judgment she had acquired title by adverse possession. If that was a fact a writ of
assistance would not run; but Mr. Justice Henshaw decided that until that judgment was
a^irmed by this Court, and pending the appeal, no rights were secured under the appeal and
that the property presumably was community property which she could not acquire a title
to by adverse possession; tli.-uit was not his separate estate; although that decree was held
by this Court in the opinion written by Mr. Justice Henshaw to, in and by its own terms,
vest that community property in that husband as his separate estate, nevertheless, pending
that appeal, it was all in the community, and there was no separate property.
Now, then, is the appointed Hoard a de jure Hoard, and is this question involved ?
First, were the six members appointed to represent wards in which they have never
resided or been electors eligible to rheoilkies for which they were appointed? Itis pro-
vided in the Act of March 30, 1872 (Section 3, Statutes 1871-72, page 729), that the Supervisor
of each ward shall be a resident and qualified elector thereof, and shall be designated as
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the Supervisor of the ward from which he is elected. I believe it is claimed, upon the
other side, that the County Government Act changes this, but before I stop to read the
County Government Act, it will be just as well to read the decision of this Court in Peo-
ple vs. Babcock, 114 California, 562, written by Mr. Commissioner Searls. He says: "The
question of the status, powers, duties and duration of the terms of office of the several
officers of the City and County has recently "—(continues reading down to " each member
of the Board must be an elector of the district which he represents, himself residing
therein during his incumbency, must have been an elector for a year, etc., provided that
in any county or city and county in which supervisorial districts have not been established
bylaw or ordinance.") Now, in this City and County, supervisorial districts have been
established by law, and while the Supervisors arf now required to be elected at large they
must be from particular wards. We claiir, with respect to that matter, first that the
County Government Act relates to a County Board of Supervisors, consisting of five mem-
bers; secondly, that it does not relate to the municipal Board of Supervisors prevailing in
San Francisco ; third, that if that provision is held to be applicable to San Francisco or any
other county, it is void, because it violates the uniform operation of the Act. No classifica-
tion is allowed except a classification by population, and then for fees and salaries. But it
says that the Supervisors of every county but one shall be elected by districts and be inhab-
itants of districts, and that in one they need not be but shall be elected at large. That
destroys the uniform operation of that Act. Now, then, to be entitled to an office, the
claimant must have the necessary qualification. Rutledge vs. Crawford. 91 California, 526 ;
46th New York, 475 ; 129 New York 360 ; 83 Kentucky, 451 ; Throup on Public Offices, 659-660.
It is said, in 278 Dillon on Municipal Corporations, 4th ed.: " If the body consists of twelve
common councilmen, seven is the lowest number that can constitute a valid meeting."
And the authorities require that there must be a majority of those whose existence is re-
quired by law. Those authorities are: 1 Pacific Reporter, 358; 4 Abbott's New Cases: Lock-
wood vs. Mechanics Bank, 9th Rhode Island ; King vs. , 4 Terms Report ; King vs.
Miller, 6 Terms Report, 277 ; Cushing's Law of the Legislative Assembly, '^61; Spelling on
Corporations, 375 ; Wright vs. The Commonwealth, 109 Pennsylvania, 561; 4 Southwestern,
260 ; 7 Cowan, 402 ; 17 Am. Dec., 525.
Tfifi Chief Justice— Mr. McEnerney, I do not see how it would make any difference in
this case whether the Board was properly in office or eligible. If the Old Board is out,
that would defeat your application.
Mr. McEnerney— Yes, sir; there is no doubt about that.
The Chief Justice— It does not make any difference whether the New Board is lawfully
there or not.
Mr. dL:Enerney—&ut it being claimed on behalf of the respondents in this case that the
same rights are secured to them by the organization of that Board as a de jure Board, and
it being claimed as their position was stated by the Chief Justice, that they were both a de
jure and a de facto Board, ray argument Is addressed to the proposition that they are not a
de jure Board.
I come next to the proposition that the3T are not a de facto Board, and I will only occupy
a minute or two on that proposition now. Section 14 of the Consolidation Act requires all
the officers of the City and County of San Francisco to file bonds before entering upon their
official duties. The bond must be filed in the Auditor's office. Section 996 makes an office
vacant for a failure to file the bonds within the time required, and People vs. Taylor, 57
California, 626, provides, if before he enters upon the duties of his office ho fails to file the
bond, it being required as a co :dition precedent to his entry upon the office, he never can
take office, and that a bond executed in blank by a corporation and attested by its corporate
seal, cannot be made a valid bond as to a particular individual by a person not authorized
by the corporation to make it a concrete bond rather than a bond in tile-abstract; and I cite
Gilbert vs. 24 American Decisions, 43:1; 50 California, 618; 67 California, 447.
Now, the next point to which we address ourselves is the power
places in the event of a vacancy lodged in th° Mayor or in the Go
claimed on behalf of the Mayor undor the statutes, of 1851, p.\g
vided where six Supervisors went out of office at the end of on
and where the unexpired term had to be filled at die next, ele
f appointment to these
ernor? That power is
5. where it was pro-
ear, and six the next,
n, and where the sys-
tem was entirely different from now, and wh:--re it \va; provided the Mayor would have
the right to fill the vacancy by and with the consent of the remaining Supervisors in
office, that that gives the Mayor the power. We claim that the Statute is totally at variance
with existing conditions; that the conditions required there, namely, that there shall be
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confirmation as part of the appointing power cannot obtain in a case likejthis, and that
that Statute does not apply, and that under the Constitution the Governor is the appoint-
ing power, and that the bonds were filed before the appointing took place, and they
never qualified. Without regard to the question whether the new Board is or was a de
jure Board, has the old Board acquiesced in its removal and abandoned and surrendered
its office so as to constitute the new Board a de faoto Board? The validity of Judge
Wallace's decree has been contested from the beginning. It was appealed from the very
day it was entered, and an application for a writ of certiorari was applied for on the
sam» day. The Board held unobstructed meetings until the 20lh of September, adjourn-
ing from time to time, and holding their meetings in accordance with the ordinary
course of business and according to their habitual practice. They never abandoned the
offices. And it was laid down in Lawrence v. , 84 Michigan, 399-404, that the fact
the police put them out would not cause them to surrender. It is said in that decision :
" It is always an unseemly struggle when one undertakes to obtain an office by force," etc.
[Counsel continues to read from case cited.] State v. -, 48 Missouri, 213; And the
recognition of the Mayor counts for nothing; neither does abstinence from violence.
That case is concurred in by Mr. Justice Brewer. There were five Councilmen; two of the
unquestioned Councilmen sided with one of the contestants and two with another, and the
three of them withdrew from the room, and the Mayor recognized the one whose title he
claimed to be the valid one. They held that by retirement from the room he did not
cease to be the officer: "They simply intended to leave the Council without a quorum,"
etc. [Counsel continued reading to the words " has not become a Councilman de facto."]
And they laid down the rule that there cannot be two officers de facto; and in 15th
Oregon, 456 to 459, it is decided that an officer may be de facto after his term has expired
and while another person has been appointed to his place. To the same effect are 19th
Indiana, 356, and 23d Indiana, 453. Now, then, I come to the last proposition, and that is
the question: Is the signature of the Mayor necessary to the validity of this tax levy,
and if so, has it not been signed by the lawfully acting Mayor? .The Act of March 27,
1897, provides that every ordinance of every City Council of every municipality providing
for any specific improvement granting any franchise or privilege or affecting any real
property interests or providing for any tax levy or assessment must go to the Mayor.
He has ten days to veto it, and the Board has thirty days to act upon his veto, provided
that the provisions of thisa section shall not apply to cities of which the Mayor is a
member of the City Council or other governing body. In the first place, we take the
position that the words tax and assessment mean special tax and assessment, and if they
do not, the system of revenue and taxation as it obtains in this State has its uniformity
destroyed and there is a different rule obtaining in one of the political subdivisions with
respect to revenue and taxation. In other words, the Political Code requires that the
Auditor shall turn over his books upon the second day of October; at most, he can have
but twenty days extended to him. The tax levy must be fixed upon the third Monday
in September. Under this system they can take forty days for one tax levy and pre-
sumably forty days for another, but if they take forty days for the first tax levy there is
no provision by law for carrying out the system with respect to the collection of taxes-
there is no provision that if the Resolution is vetoed, that a different time shall obtain
for the collection of taxes, and according to this system it would be carried past the
point when, according to the general Statutes of this State, the tax levy must be in the
hands of the Mayor.
In the next place, we submit that the whole act is unconstitutional, because it makes an
unlawful classification. It provides that the provisions of this section shall not apply to
cities in which the Mayor is a member of the City Council or other governing body. In
other words, if the Mayor is not a member of the Common Council, he shall have the right
of veto; if he is a member of the Common Council he shall not. We say that under the
Constitution, municipalities shall be classified for one. purpose, and one purpose only, and in
one way and one way only, and that is by population.
Now, then, to the point that if this provides a different system of revenue and taxation
fur San Francisco it is unconstitutional. I cite tho case of Miller vs. Curry, written by Mr.
Justice Henshaw, the Court concurring, in which lie said that if the fee bill in that case did
not apply to San Francisco, it was lacking in uniformity and unconstitutional, and that
for the reason that if it did not apply to San Francisco it would be unconstitutional, it must
be held to have cut down the Act of 1866; so that if this Act provides a different system with
respect to the levy and collection of taxes in one of the political subdivisions of the State
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from that which obtains in all the others, it is unconstitutional as destroying the uniformity
of the system of taxation upon which it is declared by the Constitution no special act shall
be passed.
ARGUMENT OF MB. JOHN CAREER.
I submit that every question, every material question in this case, is foreclosed in this
Court by the doctrine of stare decisis: and first, as to the right of appeal, whether we
have the right to appeal which we have attempted to exercise from the judgment rend-
ered by Judge Wallace, I submit that that question has been absolutely foreclosed in this
Court by adjudication of some twenty years' .standing, and never yet, so far as these par-
ticular circumstances have occurred, questioned or departed from by this Court. In the
Covarrubias case, decided in 1878, this precise and identical question arose in this Court upon
constitutional and statutory provisions absolutely identical, so far as the questions here
arising are concerned. There was there in the Constitution of 1849, the same independent
provisions concerning the power of the Legislature to provide proceedings for the removal
of officers which is now contained, without a single change of a word or letter in the
Constitution of 1879. There was there the very same kind of a statutory provision for a re-
moval from office, as is here presented under the Statute of 1881. There were there at
that time the same provisions of the Codes which have here been relied upon and cited
to your Honors. Upon those circumstances in the Covarrubias case, after a judgment of
removal had been made and rendered in the Court below, it was decided by this Court
on full argument, and by a unanimous Court, that that judgment was absolutely sus-
pended; its operation destroyed. It was rendered as If there were no judgment by the
taking of the appeal which was rendered in that case, and upon that doctrine, upon an
attempt to fill the vacancy which it was »>l;umed existed by the self-executing power of
that judgment in that case, this Court stayed the hands of the appointing power and de-
cided absolutely and precisely that the judgment had absolutely no effect whatsoever
after that appeal had been taken. That case again came up some fifteen or sixteen years
afterwards in this Court, and was referred to in terms of recognition and approval. In
the ease of Wood vs. Varnum, already cited here, in 83d California, the report .shows that
on October 2d, a judgment was rendered depriving the defendant of his office, and on the
same day an appeal was taken therefrom to this Court, an undertaking in due form and
with sufficient sureties was filed, on October oth following the Hoard of Supervisors appointed
one Weineke to fill the v acancy caused by the removal of the defendant, and on October 7th
the Court below made an order directing the Sheriff to put Weineke in possession of the office.
There was a recognition and illustration of the fact that these judgments are not neces'
surily self- executing, but like all other judgments, the Court rendering the judgment has
full and ample power to devise and to issue process for the full carrying into effect of
the judgment rendered by the Court. Now, then, although said proceedings were denied
in that case, they were denied with express recognition of the binding force and effect
of the authority of the Covarrubias case. The Court here say: " In the case of Covarrubias'
relied on by appellant, the Statute under consideration was the Act of March, 1874, pro-
viding for the removal of civil officers, which contained no provisions with respect to
appeals," etc. [Continued reading.)
-Mr. Efip(jett.—The provisions of the Act of 1874 and the Penal Code are just the same.
J/r. Garber.—No, sir; if they had been this Court would not have stultified itself by de-
ciding the Covarrubias case as it did, and certainly not by referring to that distinction as
tistinguishing the case before it from the Covarrubias case. Now, I say that here we have
some twenty years' standing upon the records of this Court cases directly in point and
adjudicating this question of the right to appeal. Is there anything in any decision ever
since rendered by this Court which contravenes or weakens the authority of those cases ?
I say confidently, not one single case, not even a dictum in all those cases. There has
never yet been u case where the provisions of the'Constitution in regard to the remova
of officers, referred to in the Murks case afterwards as a self-sufficient source of jurisdic
tiou to be grunted by the Legislature— where that arose there bus never yet been an
ntimation by this Court that the doctrine of the Covarrubias case)would not apply, and
that the provision of the Constitution specifying and limiting and defining the jurisd
tion of this Court, could operate as any restriction or limitation on the power of the
Legislature of the State to give perfect and complete and ample appellant jurisdiction in
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cases concern! ug the removal of officers. It could not have been so decided. The provi-
sion of the Constitution of 1849, as is the provision of the Constitution of 1879, was so plain
that it admitted not of interpretation. There was' a special grant of power, and how
could it have been decided, as I say it never has been decided, or even intimated, that
under that grant of power the Legislature could not in its own will and discretion'
regardless of the general limitation and conferring of jurisdiction upon the Courts of the
State— could not apportion and define and give any jurisdiction it saw fit In cases of that
kind. So I say there is nothing in any of these cases which at all conflicts with the
long-settled [line of adjudication in this State, allowing the Legislature of the State, in
cases of this kind, to confer appellate jurisdiction. If, then, there is nothing in the Con-
stitution of the State forbidding the conferring of that jurisdiction, then we have here
the plain Statute of the State conferring the jurisdiction and construed by this Court in
numberless cases hitherto to give that jurisdiction.
Now, then, assuming that there is jurisdiction here upon that appeal, assuming that
as settled beyond allperadventure of controversy, what is the effect of that appeal, and
what must be its effect? It seems to be contended here that notwithstanding the Legis-
lature, in virtue of its constitutional right, according to the Constitution, has seen fit in
this particular case to grant an appeal to this Court, yet, nothwithstanding that appeal,
the whole right of appeal can, by manipulation and contrivance and speed and haste on
the part of the opposing parties who do not wish an appeal, be nullified and set at
naught at their own sweet will and pleasure. Why is the appeal granted in any case?
There have been experiments tried at least once in these United States of running a
State government without any appellant jurisdiction, in the State of Georgia, I believe,
and the chaos and confusion and riot that resulted have prevented the experiment from
ever being even attempted to be repeated in this Anglo-Saxon, constitutional, liberty-
loving land. An appeal is grunted because it is expected and the intent of the law-making
power that there shall be no one-man decision to determine rights of such importance
that the legislative branch of the Government, in its constitutional discretion and within
its power under the Constitution, sees fit to declare, not that one man, but eight men in
our case, shall pass upon property rights and other rights of great value, before those
rights shall be altered or changed or taken away or precluded. But of what possible
value would be this right of appeal if, as the counsel here seems to contend, the very
moment the judgment is handed the clerk of the lower Court, although that clerk may be
ordered, in pursuance of a preconceived purpose not to enter it until some twenty-four
hours shall have elapsed and before an appeal can be taken— although the whole thing is
done with free concert and contrivance for the purpose, yet that judgment itself is self-
executing and self-operating, and that the appeal amounts to nothing whatsoever. I say
that cannot be the construction of the law of California on the subject of appeals, and it is
not consistent with the decided cases, and all the adjudications in the State of California.
It boots not to cite decisions from a State like Indiana, wnere the appeal is considered as it
was at common law in the nature of a writ of error, the commencement of u new proceeding
and a new action, and arriving at superseding powers solely from the express provisions of
the Statute, to hold that that should apply in the State of California under our Statutes and
under the decisions of our Courts. Now, what are our Statutes? First, that the appeal,
when properly taken, operates as a stay of all proceedings in the Court below; but it does
not step there. By the law of California and the statutory law of California the appeal has
another and a potent force; it provides— which almost entirely stimulates the effect of an ap-
peal in our State to the old equity appeal de novo— it provides that the case shall be deemed
pending and undetermined until it shall have been finally determined by the appelate
Court, and by our law of California the mere existence of the right to appeal, the fact that
the time for taking the appeal has not elapsed, in itself and of itself, I submit and contend,
according to principle and losio and reason and the theory of our jurisprudence, the very
non-lapse of the time allowed for an appeal of itself suspends and destroys any self-execut-
ing operation of any judgment rendered in this state. It may be that the issuance of
process on a judgment is not suspended— and I admit it is so— by the mere existence of the
right of appeal, but I do contend and submit to your Honor that in BO far as any judgment
can be said to have a self-executing operation the existence and the non-expiration of the
right to appeal does suspend that operation, and I say I have not been able to find one single
case, one single adjudication in this State which conflicts with the proposition I now
announce to the Court. Take the case of a judgment offered in evidence pending the time
when the right of appeal is still intact-what do your Honors say? What is the jurispru-
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dence of this State on that subject? Contrary to what it is in Indiana and elsewhere, and by
reason perhaps of our statutory enactments, it is that that judgment is as if it had never
been rendered. Now, how can you talk about the self-executing operation of a judgment
not being effected by the existence of a right of appeal, and yet say that that judgment,
when offered in evidence pending that time, shall not even he allowed to be offered to be
admitted as proven in fact ? How can a judgment be self-executing; how can it execute
itself and at the same timo, whenever you seek to introduce it before a Court to prove a
right it is rejected as having no effect or operation whatsoever? I say I cannot conceive
how, if the operation of a judgment is so entirely suspended that if p'-nding at the time
allowed for an appeal, it is to be rejected and ignored by the Court before whom it is offered,
you can attribute to that judgment any operation or any i (feet whatsoever.
Now, take the Blythe case, decided in this Court, which was the case of a proceeding in
rem, where there was a status, adjudicated, and yet this Court decided, and I say decided
in conformity with all the rest of the decisions in this State, that pending the time for an
appeal that judgment had no effect and could not be allowed to be introduced in order to
sustain a subsequent order of the Court making an allowance to the party whose status had
thus been established. So 1 contend, and I submit to this Court, that you cannot say that
a judgment in this State is self-executing, can be self-executing, can have any effect
whatsoever pending the time allowed for the appeal; and I say that is the legitimate and
the proper and the beneficial effect of our law, which declares that the case is pending until
the time for appeal had elapsed, or until the appeal is taken. Now, I say that no ha m can
result from this construction, and harmonizing -for I say it does harmonize— every
apparently conflicting dictum to be found in all the decisions of this Court— no harm or
inconvenience could result from the establishment of that doctrine, because it is simply
carrying out tho policy of the law, by reason of which an appeal was granted, that the
appeal should be effective, that it should amount to something, and if the party does not
take his appeal within a certain time, then the other party can issue his process, and can
have his judgment executed; but until he does issue his process and claim the execution of
his judgment he cannot claim any rights from any supposed self-executing operation of a
judgment, which 1 suspect now is a new-fangled idea and a term introduced into the law
only within the last few years, and supported by no single decided case where it was
necessary to be decided that a judgment had any self-executing operation, in this case
there could have been process. I have given you an instance where there was process, in the
case of Montgomery v. Tutt et als., 11 California, lately referred to by Mr. Justice llenshaw,
delivering the opinion of this Court in the recent case, the principle laid down then; by
Judge Field was applied and re-ailirmed, that the power of any Court of competent jurisdic-
tion to enforce its judgments is co-extensive with its power to render those judgments — I do
not care what judgment it is— that the Court which has the power to render it has the power
to adopt or invent, if necessary, all the process necessary to carry that judgment into effect;
and so in this case, if Judge Wallace or the Superior Court in which he presided, had the
power to render this judgment, and it was a va!H judgment: then I say necessarily, and
incidental to his jurisdiction to render the judgment, he had ample and full power to carry
that judgment into full effect by appropriate process invented iiyhim,or found by him.
provided in the statutes of the State. An injunction could have been granted A writ in
the nature of mandamus could have been granted. He could have put these men into
possession of the office and cnj >ined the other from all interference with them, as an
incident to his power to render that judgment; but r say that until that process was issued,
until that was done, then I say the mere existence of the right of appeal suspended the
operation of that judgment, as has been a hundred times dcclared'in statements in opinions
rendered by the Supreme Court of the State of California. That must have been so decided
in the Covai rubiascase. It must necessarily have been so decided, because in case c;o inxltmti
that that judgment, was rendered, from the time it was entered that party was removed,
Covarrubias was removed and the office was vacant, and that judgment rendered by this
Court never could have been rendered. 1 1 must have decided tli.it there was no self-execu-
ting operation or force of efficiency in that judgment and that appeal, although taken of
course, after judgment was entered, because it could not be taken before— that appeal had
the effect of absolutely destroying all the operative force of that judgment, and that the party
could not be removed from oilice nor could his successor be appointed. So I submit that in
this case no contrivance by delaying the entry of the judgment or by hurrying up midnight
appointments of successors— no contrivance calculated to take away from the parties against
whom the judgment was rendered, the sacred right granted them by the laws of this State
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not to be removed from office by the judgment of any one inferior Court, but only by the
judgment of that Court when sanctioned and approved by the Supreme Court of this State,
after the right of appeal had been exercised or forfeited by failure to claim it. That was the
intention of the law. The htw fairly construed must be deemed to have so intended, not
that any one man could remove the Legislature of the City and County of San Francisco
out of its office by the stroke of its pen, without process to carry into effect by what they call
its own self-executing power of effect. That is not what the Legislature must be construed
to have meant. It must be construed that they meant what they said, taking all the legis»
lation in together, and construing it in para materia, not that he shall be removed by the
ope.:ttion of this judgment when it leaves the lips of the nisi prlus Court, but by the judg-
ment of a Court of competent jurisdiction, by the process of law, which process of law in
this State is that the case continuing until the time of decision on appeal, or the lapse of the
time to take an appeal, is the judgment not alone of the Superior Court, but the judgment of
the whole judiciary of the State of California. Can it be contended successfully— can It be
imputed to the Legislature in passing that express language, that they intended anything
other or different from that; that when they provided a writ of appeal they intended it
could be frittered away by such shallow pretenses and contrivances as are disclosed in the
testimony of this case by hurrying up the action on the judgment, by delaying the entry of
the judgment, by slipping in a few hours beforehand— can it be contended that they intended
that such officers as these could be removed in that way, and by the same breath and by tbt
same legislation secure to them the right of an appeal to this tribunal? When they secured
them the right of that appeal they meant an effective appeal; they meant that they should
have that right, and they did not mean, and the Statute cannot be construed to have meant
that the whole right of the parties could be finally determined by the self-executing
operation, as they call it, of a judgment in the face of law, and providing the case should
still be deemed pending, and in the face of the decision of this Court— all mark to one point,
that the whole object and purpose of our legislation and our law is to leave the rights of the
parties pending the appeal just as they were before the judgment was rendered, except in
so far as the execution and issuance of process is concerned, when it should be sustained
only in the cases provided for by the Statute.
Now, then, if that be so, if we had a right of appeal here, unless these cases which I have
alluded to are to be overruled, if the judgment is not operative until either the right of
appeal has lapsed or the judgment has been reversed— if that is the theory of our law, then
I ask upon what theory can they maintain here that the old Board of Supervisors, until
they had an opportunity to be heard on appeal in this Court, are deprived of their offices?
Something was said here of three hundred dollars being involved. I shall say but little on
that subject It surely cannot need argument to show that when a mere pecuniary interest
of three hundred dollars is sufficient basis for appeal in cases of this kind— and Mr. McEner
ney has shown that that can be supported even without regard to the doctrine of special
cases— chat if the me^ existence of a three hundred dollar controversy gives the right
of appeal, that the R>gis!ature representing a constituency of about one-third of the
population of the State of California, and clothed with the enormous powers --nd responsible
powers that these parties were clothed with when they were elected by the people— that
they can be removed from office without any possibility of an effective appeal.
This attempt to call themselves the de facto Board, I say, fails at once upon the
slightest reading of the testimony in this case. There is not the slightest semblance of a
status of a condition which can call into operation any decision that ever yet was
rendered in any Court in Christendom on the subject of de facto officers. They went
into the room occupied by these parties on the morning of the 16th. Now, it is pretended
here that because these parties were in session in another portion of the building—
because they happened not to be near the chambers or the rooms appropriated to the
use of the Board of .Supervisors at that particular time, and because there was no oppo-
sition to their entry at that time, that they then became de facto officers, and that we
subsequently became the intruders. Now, that cannot be the law, us it is not common
sens,1. There was never at any time, up to the time of the final perfection of this tax
levy, the passing of this tax levy— there was never the semblance of an ouster of the
old l',o:ird of Supervisors elected by the people of San Francisco, and claiming to exercise
their office. It cannot be that because they entered into one room and the other mem-
bers did not happen into that room, or because they had adjourned over and did not
have occasion to be there, that their entry there constituted them the possessors of the
office, and the de facto Board of Supervisors of the City of San Francisco. The old Board
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were just as much in possession of their office from the 15th down to the 20th as they ever
have been in the whole'course of their existence as a Board. They were there performing
their duties. Now, this doctrine of de facto officers is an exception to the general rules
of law, and has its foundation and its claim limited. It is introduced for the sole purpose
of protecting the public, who must recognize those who are in the undisputed, clear,
plain, active performance of the duties of an office, from the consequence of a mistake as
far as the legality of the appointment and tenure of the office is concerned. It never has
been applied, and never can be consistently applied to a case where there is a mere intrusion
by one set of claimants on the other, and the other still asserting all their rights and
still in possession of the office and the franchise which they claim. And that was the
case here from the veiy beginning-. They were not ousted. There was no ouster from
them. They did all that they could do to maintain their rights which they claimed
under their election by the people. They were there in possession of their offices. They
were performing their functions, and the most you can say about what was done on
the part of the new Board was that they were also in the building, and attempting as a
rival Board to perform the same functions which the others were all this time engaged
in the performance of. So the thing went along down until the morning of the 20th, and
on the morning of the 20th, these parties, never having been ousted, never having been out
of their office, having been exercising their office all the time after these appointments
were made and this judgment rendered, on the morning of the 20th the Mayor of the
City of San Francisco calls upon the police power of the City of San Francisco, and forcibly
takes possession of the seats of these men, and of the chambers of this Hoard. Xow, can
it be that any rights can be gained by a wrong like that? If this judgment had not
operated, if there was an appeal here, if it was not the Intention of the law that they
should be deprived of their offices, or that there should be a vacancy of that kind, if they
were entitled to the office, if they were still in possession of it, still exercising its functions,
can it be that the Mayor of the city, by calling in his platoon of police and forcibly driving
them from their office, can make the other Board a de facto Board, and detract in any degree
from the rights and privileges of those rightfully entitled to the office? I say that is simply
to put a premium and sanction upon violence and upon wrong-doing, as it is to put a
premium and sanction upon violence and disregard of law, to hold that by speed and by
contrivance and by haste of action, without any process issued on a judgment, that judgment
can be put beyond the power of a suporsedeas, and the appellate jurisdiction of the appellate
Court in effect nullified and rendered naught. 80, instead of taking the process of the Court,
instead of getting out a legal process to carry this judgment into effect, to install these men
in their office, as they could have done if they had not been afraid that there might be an
appeal taken before they had time in an orderly and lawful manner to apply to the Court
which rendered the judgment for process to carrj' the judgment into effect in a legal and
orderly way— instead of doing that, I say it is to put a premium upon wrong and violence to
hold that by such proceedings as Mayor Phelan inaugurated thereupon the '20th day of
September, any rights could be gained by the one party or lost bvWhe other. I say those
actions go for nothing. They are simply intruders, if we are right, in the assumption that
we have never lost our status as the lawful Board of Supervisors of ;he City and County of
San Francisco. They could gain no right by any forcible proceeding or eviction from the
seats of these former members. The only way they could get any rights by virtue of this
judgment was to go to the Court and obtain process to enforce that judgment, and then if
they did that before the time when in the exercise of our lawful rights we had taken a
suspensive appeal, that judgment could have been executed, and in no other way could it
ever have been executed.
The Chief Justice— Your time is exhausted. Counsel will leave their memoranda and
points.
On October 6, 1897, the Supreme Court rendered the following ^decision directing the
issuance of a peremptory writ of mandate requiring the Auditor to compute the basis of
taxation on the levy fixed by the members of the Board elected by the people, and deciding
that the Act of the Legislature, approved March 27, 1897, entitled "An Act to require
ordinances and resolutions passed by the City Council or other legislative body of any
municipality to be presented to the M tyor or other chief executive officer of such munici-
pality for his approval," was not applicable to the City of San Francisco, to-wit :
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DECISION OF SUPREME COURT.
[Filed October 6, 1897.]
THOMAS MORTON,
Petitioner,
WILLIAM BRODERICK, AUDITOR,
Respondent.
This is an original proceeding in mandate, brought to compel the Aulitor, as the perform-
ance of an official duty, to compute and enter the taxes upon the assessment roll in conformity
with the rates fixed by orders of a body claiming to be the Board of Supervisors of the City and
County of San Francisco, which body for convenience may hereafter be designated the eld
The Auditor made answer. Certain facts were admitted ; to others upon which issue was
joined, evidence was addressed. They will be set forth as may be necessary for the consideration of
the legal propositions calling for determination.
1. By respondent it is first insisted that as there are two bodies, each claiming to be and acting
as the Board of Supervisors, before the writ prayed for may issue, title to the office must be tried ;
that mandamus will not lie to try title to office, and that therefore the application for the writ
must be denied. The facts bearing upon tins matter are the following : A proceeding was insti-
tuted in the Superior Court based upon the provisions of Article XIV, Section 1, of the Constitu-
tion, and upon an Act entitled "An Act to enable the Board of Supervisors," etc , "to obtain data
and information from any corporation," etc., "supplying water to such city and county, city or
town requiring such boards, Town Council or other legislative body, to perform the duties pre.
scribed by Section 1 of Article XIV of the Constitution, and prescribing penalties for the non-
performance of such duties " (Statutes of 1881, page 54), to remove the old Board from office for
its failure to fix water rates in the month of February. A judgment of removal was entered against
the Board and against the individual members composing it upon September 16, 1897, and upon the
same day the defendants gave notice of and perfected their appeal.
The Govf rnor of the State and the Mayor of San Francisco, each deeming that vacancies wer
created by the judgment and that in himself was vested the power to fill them, appointed the same
twelve men as Supervisors, who may be described as constituting the new Board. Mixed questions
both of fact and law are here presented as to the validity of the appointments, the time of qualifi-
cation, and the like, which we need not pause to determine. The undisputed facts are that the new
Board me* upon the morning of September 16, 1897, the Majr»r sitting with it, and then and there-
after conte»ded and contends that it is the de jure Board of Supervisors, and that in any event it
is the de facto Board. A majority of the old Board met in pursuance to adjournment upon the
afternoon of the same day, in the Board's rooms in the City Hall, and thereafter continued to hold
meetings from time to time and to transact business, the Mayor and the Clerk, howtver. refusing to
recognize its official existence. Upon the morning of Monday, the 20th day of September, the old
Board was in personal possession of the Board rooms ; the new Board was convened to meet at the
same place. Upon the refusal of the members of the old Board to vacate their seats and the room,
they were removed by physical force through the instrumentality of the police, acting under Instruc-
tions of the Mayor. They then convened in an adjoining committee r«om, and from this, in
like manner, were ejected. Access to the Board rooms being thus denied them, their subsequent
meetings were held in the corridors of the City Hall, and finally in a room of a rei^hboring hotel.
Both Boards framed appropriate orders, and presented their tax rates to the Auditor. He accepted
neither. 4 Upon his refusal to act, this proceeding was instituted.
It is not disputed that it is the express duty of the Auditor to recognize, compute and enter the
tax levy, in accordance with the rate fixed by the Board of Supervisors.! (Pol. C., Sees. 3714
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3731, 3732.) It is not questioned but that one or the other of the rates presented is legal and should
be accepted by the Auditor as an act especially enjoined upon him by law. Yet notwithstanding
th*t mandamus lies to compel the performance of such an act, and, indeed, that it is usually the
only effective proceeding for the purpose, it is contended that in this case it will not lie because title
to office is necessarily involved. Since the Auditor could make the same defense to an attempt by
the new Board to compel him to recognize its rate, it would then result that performance of this most
important official duty could never be speedily or effectively enforced, or enforced at all. It is the
undoubted rule that mau'rramus does not lie to try title to office. But this is founded upon the just
and expedient principle that the writ will never issue when the remedy at law is plain, speedy and
adequate. An application for a writ of mandate to try title to office would be answered at once by
the suggestion that the law affords adequate process and procedure by an action of quo warranto or
usurpation of office. But when the writ is euvoked to enforce a specific duty and remedies at law
are not adequate, aid will not be refused merely because occupancy or incumbency or title is inci-
dentally involved. It will act under such circumstances as does equity and inquire into and deter-
mine rights, so far as, but no further than, may be necessary to the granting of the relief sought.
The cases in which the doctrine is invoked that mandamus will not lie to try title to office are those
like People vs. Olds, 3 Cal., 167, and Kelly vs. Edwards, 69 Gal., 460, where the respondent being
admitted or proved to be at least a de facto officer, the express purpose of the action upon the part of
the petitioner is to establish in himself a superior legal right to the office. And this the Courts
uniformly hold may not be done in mandamus. For it once being established that the respondent
is a de facto officer, as the law for grave reasons of public policy holds valid the acts of such an
officer, the question of legal title which alone is sought to be litigated will be relegated to aiother
forum. So in a case such as the present, if it ba either admitted or established that one or another
of the Boards is a de facto body, the need of further inquiry comes to an end, since the official
acts of that body are entitled to recognition by the Auditor and are valid. In support of this prin-
ciple may be cited Lawrence vs. Hanley, 81 Mich., 399; State ex rel. vs. Draper, 48 Mo., 213; Leeds
vs. Atlantic City, 52 N. J.L., 332 ; People ex rel. vs. Scrugham, 20 Barb., 302; Crowell vs. Lambert
10 Minn., 369 ; State ex rel. vs. Johnson. 35 Fla., 2 ; State ex rel. vs. Jaynes, 19 Neb., 161 ; State ex'
rel. vs. John, 81 Mo., 13; Johnston vs. Jones, 23 N. J. Eq., 216 ; National Bank vs. Burnett Co., 32
N. J. Eq., 236 ; State vs. Williams, 25 Minn., 340.
So the question of the legal title to the office, as between the contending boards, is not involved
in this proceeding, for it is the right of either to act, as contradistinguished from the title which
either has to the office, into which this inquiry goes ; and even if the law were not so well settled as
it is in favor of the power of the Court to enter upon such inquiry in mandamus, the grave conse-
quences which must follow the present 'unsettled condition of municipal affairs, the delay, confusion
and injury to private and public interests by reason of the uncertainty, the disaster which would
follow a failure to levy and collect taxes, and the high demand of public policy that public officers
should be positively known and the terms and tenures of their offices definitely assured, would be
warrant enough to prompt a Court to retain this proceeding, when no express law prohibits it.
2. Upon the hearing, argument was advanced to show the unconstitutionally of the Act under
which these proceedings were had. If these arguments are sound, it would of necessity follow that
the judgment of the trial Court is not merely voidable upon appeal, but absolutely void. These
questions are passed, not as being unimportant, but as being more appropriate for determination
upon the appeal from the judgment.
3. Upon the character of the proceedings before the trial Court it was insisted by respondent
that it was essentially criminal, and that under a criminal judgment of forfeiture an appeal does
not stay the execution of the judgment nor reinstate the evicted officer. Some countenance is
given to this contention by the definition of crime in the Penal Code (Sec. 15), and by the language
of the Act itself, whichidesignates the failure to fix rates as "malfeasance," of which the Board is
to be "deemed guilty, "and providss for a "forfeiture" of office upon "conviction." But the
Legislature may provide that an act of misfeasance, nonfeasance or malfeasance, in short, any
dereliction in official duty, may work a forfeiture of office, yet that act need not necessarily be a
crime. It may be made a crime punishable by forfeiture under criminal proceedings ; but equally it
may be made a dereliction working a forfeiture under civil process. Prolonged absence of judicial
officers from the State (Constitution, Art. 6, Sec. 9; ; the failure of the Sheriff promptly to account
for fees collected (Pol. C., Sec. 4186), are acfts working forfeiture of office, which may be exacted in a
civil trial. In this case the proceedings ab initio were civil in form. The action was at the instance
and in the name of a private individual, the defendants for process were served with the summons re-
quired in a civil action, and throughout the cause was conducted as would be a civil trial without a jury.
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Finally, respondent's contention that the proceeding is criminal, if upheld, works the utter
destruction of his cause. For, if criminal, then indisputably defendants were denied a right
reserved to them and to all by the Constitution of the State, namely, that all prosecutions shall be
conducted in the name and by the authority of the people of the State of California, and not by a
private person, (Constitution, Art. 11, Sec. 20f.) But it is not necessary to decide whether the pro-
ceeding was or was not criminal. The matter will be discussed upon the assumption that it was a
civil action, since otherwise it cannot be upheld.
4. Treating, then, the judgment iu the case of Fitch vs. the Board of Supervisors as a judg-
ment rendered in a special civil proceeding of summary character, it is next insisted by respondent
that the Constitution has not provided for appeals in such proceedings; that the Legislature has not
the power to do so, and that the judgment of the trial Court is'therefore au absolute finality. Were
this question a new one much weight might be due respondent's argument upon the matter. But
for the following reasons it cannot be opened for decision as res nova et integra: First, because
under identical language in the earlier Constitution of the State (Constitution 1849, article IV,
section 19; Constitution 1879, article IV, section 18) it was held by our predecessors that the Con-
stitution itself empowered the Legislature to provide for appeals in special proceedings; second, in
re-enacting in the later Constitution the language of the earlier, it will be concluded that it was
adopted with the interpretation and construction which the Courts had enunciated (Sharon vs.
Sharon, 67 Cal., 185; Lord vs. Dunster, 69 Cal., 477; McBean vs. Fresno, 112 Ca)., 159); third, since
the adoption of the present Constitution this Court, in accordance with that principle, and under
the authority of sections 52 and 939 of the Code of Civil Procedure, has unquestioningly retained
jurisdiction of such appeals in a multitude of cases of different kinds; and this long acquiesence and
sanction both by the Legislature and by the courts fixes the construction; fourth, the precise
question was before this court in bank in 1889, and it was then held without dissent that the present
Constitution was not more restrictive than the earlier, and that the Supreme Court had appellate
jurisdiction in such cases. (Lord vs. Dunster, 79 Cal., 477.) It is said: "Under these circum-
stances, and in view of the fact that there is nothing in the language of the Constitution of 1879
making the original jurisdiction of the Superior Court final or conclusive to any extent greater than
was that of the County Court in such cases, or restricting the right of appeal to this Court, we do
not feel called upon to say whether the reasoning of the court in Knowles vs. Yates is sound." It
is sufficient to say that the conclusion therein reached has been sanctioned by long acquiescence on
the part of the Legislature and the Courts. It has been decided that " a contemporaneous expo-
sition, even of the Constitution of the United States, practiced and acquiesced in for a period of
years, fixes the construction." (1 Kent's Com., 465, note; Packard vs. Richardson, 17 Mass., 143; 19>
Am. Dec., 123; Curtis vs. Leavitt, 15 N. Y., 217; People vs. Fitch, 1 Cal., 523; Civil Code, section
3,535.) When the frameis of the Constitution employ terms which have received judicial inter-
pretation and have been put into practice under a formar Constitution, so as to receive a definite
meaning and application, it is safe to give them the signification which has been sanctioned by such
interpretation, unless it is apparent from the language used that a more general or restricted sense
was intended. In determining the meaning of a constitutional provision it will be ^resumed that
those who framed it and adopted it were conversant with the interpretation which had been put
upon it under the Constitution from which it had been copied, and this is the rule even as to pro-
visions taken from the Constitutions of other States, the judicial construction placed upon them in
the States from which they are taken will be followed by the Courts in the State which adopts them.
Lastly, in Marks' Appeal, 45 Cal., 199, which was a special proceeding such as this to remove an
officer for misconduct, it was held that an appeal would lie. In that case the act itself provided for
an appeal, while now the right of appeal is conferred by sections 52 and 939 of the Code of Civil
Procedure.
5. What may be the effect of the appeal in a case such as this is fully answered in Covarrubias
vs. Supervisors, 52 Cal., 622. Covarrubias, Sheriff of the county, had been removed from office by
summary civil procedure. Upon the day of the entry of the judgment he perfected his appeal. The
Supervisors, believing a vacancy to exist in the office, were about to till it when Covarrubias made
applk-ation to the the Supreme Court for a writ of prohibition. It was held that he had an appeal
rom the judgment of the trial court, and that the appeal, when well taken, " ipso facto operated as a
supersedeas.1' Whether, then, the judgment in such a case be considered a self-executing judgment
or not, the appeal is equally self-executing and restores the officer to his rights of office until its
final determination. Nor could the facts, if they bd deemed proved t'/iat the new Board was
appointed and qualified and met and organized before the judgment was entered and the appeal
taken, affect in any way the legal situation. The case is not that of au official who, after judgment,
retires from his office and leaves it to his appointed successor, who, clothed with the insignia and
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surrounded by the indicia of the office, acts in an official capacity. Thereifter, if the ousted officer
who had thus voluntarily retired should endeavor in mandamus to assert a legal title against one
w ho was clearly de facto, the Court, as has been said, would in such a proceeding go no further than
to determine that the office was full de facto. Bat iu this case there was never any voluntary sur-
render or withdrawal upon the part of the old Board. It maintained its right to act, and continued
to act as a Board of Supervisors during all the time. So also, it is true, did the new Board, but
there cannot be at one and the same time two de facto officers, any more than there can be two de
j ure officers. This case is one where two contending boards are simultaneously acting and claiming
the right to act. In such a case it is sometimes said that the title to the office de jure drawi t ) it
the possession de facto. Leeds vs. Atl. City, 52 N. J. L. 332.) This, however, is but a concise ex-
pression of the rule that in mandamus, where conflicting boards or officers are acting simultaneously ,
each under a claim of right, since there cannot be two de facto boards or officers, that one alone
will bo recognized as the de facto board or officer which is acting at the time under the better
apparent legal right. (Braidy vs. Theritt, 17 Kan., 468; Ham n v Kassofer, 15 Or., 456; State vs,
Draper, 48 Mo., 213; State vs. Johnson. 35 Fla., 2; Lawre--,c- v.. Haiiley, 84 Mich., 399: Leeds .vs. At-
lantic City, 52, N. J. L. 332.)
Until the j idgment of removal, the old Boa* was tha unquestioned de jure and de facto body.
Upon the day of the entry of the judgment an appeal from it was perfected. The members of the
old Board never abandoned their offices.'but always acted and claimed the right to act. Even if it
be S'iid that the judgment Jwas self-executing and that a vacancy existed upon the entry of judgmen
by operation of law and without process of the Court it must necessarily follow, under the de-
cision in the Covarrubias case, that it existed only until an appeal from the judgment was per
fected, and that this appeal restored the incumbent to his rights ot office until final determination
of the controversy, and that, therefore, the better present, apparent, legal right is with the old
Board.
6. The final contention of the respondent in the matter is that the levy of the old Board is
illegal and invalid because it lacks the signature of the Mayor of the City and County of San Fran-
cisco. That signature in terms is required by the provisions of an Act of the Legislature of 1897,
entitled " an act to require ordinances and resolutions passed by the City Council or other legislative
body of any municipality to be presented to the Mayor or other chief executive officer of uch
municipality for his approval. " (Stats, of 1897, p. 190.) Prior to the passage of this Act it was
not required (Truman vs. Board, 110 Cal. 128), but before the passage of this Act it had been be
lieved by the Legislature and by the people that it would be wiser to relieve the charters of cities
from the operation of general legislative laws affecting municipal affairs, lest othenvis3 there would
»be danger of the charier provision? h-nnz entirely " frittered away." In accordance with this balief,
an amendment to the Constitution was adopted in 1895 (S'iat.s. of 1895, p. 450), providing that
"cities and towns heretofore or hereafter organized, and all charters thereof framed or adopted by.
authority of this Constitution, except, in municipal affairs, shall be subject to and controlled
by general laws." The amendment is found in the italicized worrls. The Act of 1897 unquestionably
deals with a municipal affair, the mode and manner of the passage of ordinances and resolutions
provided for in the charter. Under this Constitutional amendment such Acts now apply only to
cities and to their charters, which have organized under the general scheme embraced in the Munic-
ipal Corporation Act. (Stats, of 18>3, p. 93.) San Francisco is not one of such cities and the Act
of 1897 has, therefore, no application to it.
For the foregoing reasons a peremptory writ of mandate should issue as prayed for and it is
ordered accordingly. HEN'SHAW, J.
We concur:
BEATTY, C. J.. MeFARLAND, J.,
VAN FLEET, J., TEMPLE, J.,
HARRISON, 'J.,
CONCURRING OPINION.
Section 1 of the Act of the Legislature found ia the Statutes of 183J, which deals with the fixing
of water rates, casts a duty upon the Board of Supervisors of the City and County of San Francisco
of fixing those rates in the month of February of eich year. Section 8 of the same Act declares:
"Any Board of Supervisors or other legislative body of any city and county, city or town which
shall fail or refuse to perform any of the duties prescribed by this Act at the time and in the man-
ner hereinbefore specified, shall be deemel guilty of malfeasance in office, and upon conviction
thereof at tke suit of any interested party ,in any Court of competent jurisdiction, shall be removed
REVENUE ORDERS. 449
from office." The Board of Supervisors of the City and County of San Francisco failed to fix water
rates in the month of February, and thereupon, at the suit of one Fitch, and under the authority
found in the aforesaid section of the Act of 1881, the Supervisors of said city and county have been
removed from office by the judgment of the Superior Court.
The construction given this Act by the learned Judge of the trial Court, as evidenced by the
judgment rendered, is that the word "Board"' has reference to and includes individnallj' all the
members of the Board. This is apparent when upon inspection we find the judgment removing each
member of the Board from office. This construction is evidently the sound one, and the only reason-
able one that can be given the Act, for a "Board of Supervisors" is an entity only when in session.
It could not be guilty of a malfeasance in office, and certainly could not be convicted of a malfea-
sance in office. Again, the "Board" holds no office, and, therefore, of necessity could not be re-
moved from office. Hence, the section has no intelligible meaning, unless the word "malfeasance "
be held as applying to the members individually constituting the Board. This is the necessary
construction of the Act, and such construction renders it palpably unconstitutional. It violates
fundamental principles of law. The Legislature has no. power arbitrarily to deprive men of valu-
able rights. It has no power to declare an office forfeited because forsooth the holder of another
office has failed to do his duty. Justice is not administered that way Proceedings under this sec-
tion are quasi criminal, and one person may not be punished for the crimes of another. Under this
section the innocent and the guilty are punishable alike, and the law never justifies the punishment
of a person who has committed no crime. A public official who has done his duty in all things is not
guilty of malfeasance in office, and the Legislature has no power to so declare. If Section 8 of the
Act had -declared the penalty to be a tine of $500 or an imprisonment in the County Jail for thirty days
rather than removal from office, it could hardly be contended by anybody that a Supervisor who had
done everything in his power to carry out the law in the fixing of water rates could be fined or im-
prisoned because the rates were not fixed in the month of February. No Act of the Legislature
could furnish legal justification for such a proceeding, and the fact that this judgment is one of
forfeiture of office rather than fine or imprisonment is wholly immaterial.
The Legislature has power to fix the tenure of office. It has the power to declare that upon the
happening of a certain event, that official tenure shall cease, but it is evident that such was not the
intention here. By this Act the Legislature was not fixing terms of office. This section was enacted
in furtherance of the constitutional provision which provides that the Legislature may declare pen-
alties for a failure to fix water rates. The purpose of the Legislature in enacting Section 8 was to
visit a penalty upon each member of the Board of Supervisors in the form of a forfeiture of office
for a neglect of the Board to fix rates. The phrases "guilty of malfeasance in office" and "upon
conviction," which are found in the Act, abundantly indicate that this was the purpose of the section.
Section 11 of Article XX of the Constitution declares: " Laws shall be made to exclude from
office, serving on juries, and from the right of suffrage, persons convicted of bribery, perjury, for-
gery, malfeasance in office, or other high crimes." We here find " malfeasance in office " placed in
the category of high crimes, and the Legislature directly empowered to cut off the rights of citizen-
ship from all those adjudged guilty thereof. The Supervisors have been convicted of malfeasance in
office. Grave consequences follow from such a conviction, and no legislative Act, however explicit
its intention, can visit those consequences upon innocent men.
For the foregoing reasons the law is unconstitutional, the judgment of the trial Court removing
the individual members of the Board of Supervisors from office void, and the writ of mandate should
issue. I concur in the judgment.
GAROUTTE, J.
On the rendition of the decision of the Supreme Court on October 6. 1897, that a per-
emptory writ of mandate should issue requiring the Auditor to compute the taxes due on
the assessment book of real and personal property for the fiscal year 1897-98 as fixed and
determined by the Board of Supervisors whose members were elected at the last general
election, the members of the said Board took possession of their chambers and the offices of
the Clerk on October 7, 1897, and entered upon and commenced exercising therein the re-
spective duties devolving upon the several standing committees, and on Monday afternoon,
October 11, 181)7, at 2:30 o'clock, the Board met and held a session pursuant to adjournment
in their chambers in the City Hall. His Honor Mayor Phelan presiding.
29*
450 FINANCIAL EXHIBIT.
On motion of Supervisor Britt the Board adopted a Resolution declaring void and order-
ing expunged the proceedings as shown on the minutes of the Board (of the gentlemen who
had assumed to perform the duties devolving upon the Board of Supervisors), of which the
following is a copy, to-wit:
RESOLUTION No. 45- (FOURTH SERIES.)
Resolved, That by virtue of a decree of the Supreme Court of the State of California, made
and entered on the 6th day of October, 1897, the minutes of the meetings of a body whose mem-
bers were appointed by the Governor of this State, and the Mayor of this city and county, and ille-
gally styled the Board of Supervisors, held on September 16, 17, 18, 20 and 27, and October 4, 1897,
be and are hereby declared to be null and void and ordered to be expunged from the records of this
Board.
Resolved, That the proceedings of this Board at all its meetings held in open session subsequent
to the 15tb day of September, 1897, be and are hereby ordered to be entered upon the minutes of
this Board.
In Board of Supervisors, San Francisco, October 11, 1897.
Adopted by the following vote:
Ayes -Supervisors Devany, Haskins, Delany, Sheehan, Dodge, Lackmann, Rottauzi, Morton,
Britt, Smith, Clinton, Rivers.
JNO. A. RUSSELL, Clerk.
A Resolution reconsidering the appointments and dispensing with the services of the
clerks and sergeaut-at-arms heretofore appointed, the Clerk of the Board and his assistants
having resumed the performance of their respective duties under the Orders of the Board,
was adopted, of which the following is a copy:
RESOLUTION No. 46-(FOURTH SERIES.)
Rexolved, That the action of this Board in appointing Robert P. Barton Clerk, and Thomas
Wilson. Sergeant-at-Arms, on September 18, 1897, also appointing John E. Hainill, as Assistant
Clerk on September *0, 1897, be an 1 the same is reconsidered, and the further services of the persons
named dispensed with after this date, the Clerk o; this Board an 1 his assistants having resumed
the performance of their respective duties under the orders of this Board,
In Board of Supervisors, San Francisco, October 11, 1897.
Adopted by the following vote :
Ayes— Supervisors Devany, Haskins, Delany, Sheahan, Dodge, Lackmann, Rottanzi, Morton,
Britt, Smith, Clinton, Rivers.
JNO. A RUSSELL, Clerk.
STEVENSON FOUNTAIN.
ERECTED IN HONOR OF THE LATE ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON.
The drinking fountain erected in Portsmouth Plaza was presented to the City and
County of San Francisco by the admirers of the literary works, and the friends of the late
Kobert Louis Stevenson, and on October 17, 1897, was accepted, after appropriate ceremonies
by the Hon. James D. Phelan, on behalf of the city and county.
On February 10, 1896, a communication was received from Horace G. Platt and others,
constituting a .committee requesting the setting apart of the central plat of Portsmouth
Plaza as a site for a public drinking fountain to the memory of Robert Louis Stevenson'
accompanied with the proposed design, of which the following is a copy, to wit:
COMMUNICATION FROM HORACE G. PLATT AND OTHERS.
SAN F.RANCISCO, February 10, 1896.
To the Honorable the Board of Supervisors
Of the City and County of San Francisco—
GENTI/EMKN: The undersigned, a committee having in charge a fund for the erection
of a monument to the late Robert Louis Stevenson, the writer, petition for the right to erect
such a monument upon a public site in the Cit3' and County of San Francisco.
They ask, therefore, that the central circular plat of ground in the plaza bounded by
Kearny street on the east, by Washington street on the north, by Brenham place on the
west, and by Clay street on the south.be set aside for the erection of a suitable public drink-
ing fountain to the memory of Robert Louis Stevenson, and they further ask the right to
use the drinking tap and water connection at the present time in service at this place in the
plaza.
Respectfully submitted,
HORACE G. PLATT,
DORA NORTON WILLJAMS,
BRUCE PORTER.
606 Jackson street, San Francisco.
The Committee on Streets, to whom the communication was referred on March 2, 1896,
reported " that the plan of the proposed Drinking fountain as submitted would not be
accepted; any drinking fountain to be erected in a public plaza must be a work of art."
The following is a copy of the resolution of the Board with reasons for declining to per-
mit the erection of the proposed fountain.
RESOLUTION No. 13,903 (THIRD SERIES).
WHEREAS, A petition of Horace G. Platt and others, a committee, was filed in the office
of the Clerk on February 10, 1896, for the setting apart of the central "circular plat of ground
452 STEVENSON FOUNTAIN.
in the plaza bounded by Kearny, Washington and Clay streets and Brenham place, as .the
site for a public drinking fountain to the memory of Robert Louis Stevenson; and
WHEREAS, Drinking fountains for public plazas must be ornamental in design, and in
the opinion of this Board the plan of the proposed drinkfng fountain is not such as can be
considered as a work of art, or suitable to be placed in a public plaza; therefore,
Resolved, That this Board will not accept the proposed drinking fountain as shown on
the plan submitted on February 27, 1896.
In Board of Supervisors, San Francisco, March 2, 1896.
Adopted by the following vote:
Ayes— Supervisors King, Scully, Benjamin, Hirsch, DImond, Hughes, Dunker, Taylor,
Morgenstern, Spreckels, Hobbs.
Absent— Supervisor Wagner.
JNO. A. RUSSELL, Clerk.
On May 28, 189G, a petition of the Robert Louis Stevenson Memorial Committee request-
ing permission to erect" The Memorial Fountain" in Portsmouth Square according to plans
and designs accompanying of which the following is a copy, to wit:
PETITION OF THE ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON MEMORIAL COMMITTEE.
To the Honorable the Board of Supervisors
Of the City and County of San Francisco—
GETiiEJte.v: Following the instruction incorporated in your resolution approving the
project for the erection of a drinking fountain to the memory of Robert Louis Stevenson, in
Portsmouth Square, San Francisco, we, the undersigned committee in charge, beg to sub-
mit a design of the proposed fountain for your approval and acceptance.
The monument is to be built of the best white California granite, surmounted; with the
ship in Roman bronze, the decorated spigot below to be of the same bronze.
The face of the plinth will bear an appropriate inscription, a copj- of which is enclosed
with this.
We would repeat our request that the central circular plat of ground in Portsmouth
Square be forever set apart as a site for this fountain, and that this present committee in
charge be given the right to use, in the erection of this fountain, the present water con-
nection and supply (at this point in the square) and that this connection and supply be main-
tained by the City and County of San Francisco forever.
Believing that the erection of this " Memorial Fountain" will enhance the beaut3T and
interest of the historic plaza, and that San Francisco will gain a merited distinction in doing
honor to the memory of a great writer, we hereby beg your acceptance of this design, and
that your Honorable Board, without further delay, set aside for the uses of this committee
the site for this fountain.
MRS. VIRGIL WILLIAMS,
MISS LOUISE IMOGEN GUINEY.
JAS. D. PHELAN,
BRUCE PORTER,
H. G.. PL ATT,
Committee.
STEVENSON FOUNTAIN. 453
The following is the inscription on the Stevenson Memorial Fountain in Portsmouth Square,
the quotation being chosen from a "Christian Sermon," by Robert Louis Stevenson :
IN MEMOBIAM
ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON
MDCCCXCIV.
" To be honest, to be kind, to earn a little and to spend a little less; to make upon the
" whole family happier for his presence; to renounce when that shall be necessary, and not
"be embittered; to keep a few friends, but these without capitulation; above all, on the
" same grim condition, to keep friends with himself— here is a task for all that a man has of
" fortitude and delicacy."
The Committee on Streets, to whom the petition was referred on June 1, 1896, reported In
favor of accepting and approving the design submitted, and of granting permission to the
Committee to erect the fountain. The Board, in accordance with the report of the Com-
mittee, passed a resolution to that effect, of which the following is a copy:
RESOLUTION No. 14,470 (THIRD SERIES).
Resolved, That the gift to this city by the committee in charge of the Stevenson
Memorial for San Francisco of a granite and bronze drinking fountain, commemorative of
Robert Louis Stevenson, the writer, be and hereby is accepted. Further resolved, that the
plans and specifications for the erection of said fountain filed on May 28, 1896, be and are
hereby approved, and the committee is hereby granted permission to erect the said fountain,
on the site, designated in the said plans, in Portsmouth Square.
In Board of Supervisors, San Francisco, June I, 1896.
Adopted by the following vote:
Ayes— Supervisors King, Scully, Benjamin, Hirsch, Dimond, Hughes, Dunker, Taylor,
Morgenstern, Spreckels, Hobbs, Wagner.
JNO. A. RUSSELL, Clerk.
The compiler is indebted [to Bruce", Porter, Esq., for the following description of the
fountain, etc., as follows:
The dedication on October 17, 1897, was appropriate in 'simplicity of ceremony and sin-
cerity of sentiment. There was no 'general demonstration .of noisy praise, but only the
sympathetic gathering of less than 300 of the great romancer's friends and admirers. The
addresses of Messrs. Irving M. Scott, Bruce Porter and His Honor Mayor Phelan were
short, pithy and well worded.
The monument consists of a massive rectangular granite base ten feet high surmounted
with the bronze figure af a Spanish galleon under full sail. The vessel is plunging through
the tossing waves in the open sea.
His Honor Mayor Phelan accepted the fountain on behalf of the city and county and
expressed the city's indebtedness to Messrs. Bruce Porter, Willis Polk, the architect; George
Piper, the designer and sculptor, and J. D. McGilvray, who donated the granite base. 1
The total subscriptions.amounted to $1,378.81, and the total expenditures to $1,380.90.
FINANCIAL CONDITION
OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO ON THE FIRST
DAY OF OCTOBER, 1897.
The following statement was transmitted by direction of the Board of
Supervisors on October 28, 1897, to the State Controller:
FUNDED DEBT.
Funded debt at 6 per cent, interest $372,000 00
Less Sinking Fund on hand 238,082 99
Netfunded debt $133,917 01
DESCRIPTION AND VALUE OF PROPERTY OWNED BY THE CITY AND COUNTY.
Park reservations and public squares $10,000,000 00
Fire Department lots and improvements, embracing apparatus, fur-
niture and fire-alarm system 1,300,000 00
City Halls, County Jails, Hospitals, Almshouse, lots and improvements 7,500,000 00
Cemetery Reservation " 650,000 00
Sundry lots 260,00000
Channel-street lots, from Ninth to Eighteenth street 150,000 00
School lots, improvements, libraries, furniture, etc 5,140,257 00
Total_.. §25,000,257 00
CITY AND COUNTY AND STATE MONEYS.
Cash in hands of City and County Treasurer (City and County)—.
Interest accounts $2,373 24
Sinking Funds 165,182 99
Miscellaneous Funds, for special purposes 534,613 07
Total City and County
Cash in hands of City and County Treasurer (State)
Total... $743,052 33
Loans and transfer from Sinking Funds outstanding 872,900 00
FINANCIAL CONDITION.
455
VALUATION OF PROPERTY FOR CITY AND COUNTY AND STATE PURPOSES 1897-98.
* x
City and County and State-
Assessed value of real estate and improvements $278,157,865 00
Assessed value of personal property 69,796,965 00
Total $347,954,830 00
RATE OF TAXATION.
For City and County purposes $1 18.54
For State purposes 51 .00
Total .$1 69.54
Amount of taxes levied—
City and County purposes $4,124,656 55
State purposes 1,774,56963
Total amount of taxes $5,899,226 18
REMARKS-CITY AND COUNTY AND STATE VALUATION.
Value of real estate $276,157,865 00
Value of improvements 69,796,965 CO
Value of personal property, exclusive of money and solvent credits 46,783,203 00
Total amount of money and solvent credits, City and County, 23,013,762 00
$347,954,830 00
Value apportioned by the Stat j Board of Equalization of assessment
of franchise, roadbed, etc., of railways-
Central Pacific Railroad Company $42,825 00
Southern Pacific Railroad Company 69,920 00
San Francisco and San Mateo Railroad Company 57,532 00
Total $170,277 00
Amount of revenue under levy mada by the Board of Supervisors on
an estimated valuation of $345,000,003 for City and County purposes $4,089,630 00
Actual amount of revenue from asssssable property (exclusive of rail-
roads assessed by the State Bo ird of Equalization) from levy for
City and County purposes 4,124,656 55
Estimated revenue from oth^r sour j ^s than taxation for City and County
purposes 1,400,70000
Am )uut of revenue fro n a-i.siSiiiients of railroads by State Board of
Equalization—
For City and County $2,018 46
ForState 86841
Total...
VALUES OF PROPERTY
IN THE SEVERAL COUNTIES OF THE
The following table, received from the Hon. E. P. Colgan, State Controller, shows the assessed
the Fiscal Sear 1897 :
VALUES OF PROPERTY IN, AND INDEBTEDNESS
AND RATE OF TAXATION
COUNTIES.
C5
1
Value
of
Real
Estate.
Value of Im-
provements
on Real
Estate.
Value of
Personal
Property.
Money
and
Solvent
Credits
Total Value
of Property, as
Returned by
Auditors.
*Alameda
3
$52,590,368
$22,997,320
$7,333,9':0
8471,601
883,393,209
Alpine
:,7
136,841
98,869
33,416
5,608
274,734
Amador
32
2,402,960
1,233,720
485,820
6,933
4,129,433
tButte
14
8,297,674
1,945,891
1,223,986
132,497
11,800,048
Calaveras
tColusa
31
39
3,068,030
8,193,968
1,267,145
935,201
656,380
851 <"55
24,010
206 598
5,015,565
10,186,892
Contra Costa
Del Norte.
•26
55
9,327,120
1 386,555
2,692,300
280 180
1,714,406
195 000
77,420
11 845
13,811,246
1 <°73 580
El Dorado .
33
2,035,745
1 074,600
614 035
7 935
3 76° 315
*Fresno...
tGlenn
9
47
16,797,885
7,0 8,992
4,043,998
651,444
2,396,472
64° 516
117,696
97 373
23,356,051
8 400 395
tHumboldt
11
9,?81,093
2,596,199
1,651,615
2-26,0] 8
13,755,825
tlnyo
54
590,428
359,739
306,585
3,540
1,260,292
fKern
25
9,247,974
1,476,263
1,615,997
81,207
12,421,441
tKings
43
4,081,210
632,295
470,236
39,969
5,223,710
tLake
46
1,796,632
643,676
291,561
32,262
2,764,131
Lassen
52
1,462,097
415,975
550,015
36,808
2,464,895
*Los Angeles
2
58,596,298
21,511,211
9,359,176
694,595
90,161,280
tMadera
tMarin
45
38
3,576,461
6,574,822
464,754
2,319,029
591,216
884,281
9,469
58,165
4,641,900
9,836,497
Mariposa
50
1/158,885
373,:08
248,761
2,070
2,083,027
tMendocino
17
6,286,278
1,669,919
1,283,551
138,222
9,377,970
tMerced
41
8,580,823
904,627
1,177,181
57,148
10,719,779
tModoc
51
1,079,134
4-23,018
645,624
56,184
2,203,960
Mono
*Monterey. . . .
56
18
362,109
11,774,200
311,686
1 878 218
259,187
1 °73 149
23,551
83 765
956,533
15 009 339
tNapa
23
5,376,913
3,309,292
1,332,677
51 1,250
10,530,132
NOTE— Where two rates of taxation are given, the lesser rate is that levied upon property situate
within the limits of incorporated cities or towns, such property being exempt from road tax.
RATE OF TAXATION
FOP. THE FISCAL YEAR 1897-
' property and the rates of taxation for State and County purposes in the several Counties of the State for
l^GH COUNTY FOR THE YE\R 1897,
3 RATE 51 CENTS).
3 Of
>ads
dby
•card
aliz-
n.
Grand
Total Value
of all
Property.
Total Value of
Mortgages,
Trust Deeds
and other Debt
Obligations As-
sessed, In'cd'g
University
Mortgages, Etc
Assessed Vahu
of Mortgages
Held ).y Univer-
sity of Califor-
nia, Deaf,
Dumb & Blind
Asylum,& other
Institutions.
Funded
Debt.
Floating
Debt with
Estimate!
Interest.
Total
County
Indebted-
ness.
Total State and
County Rate
of Taxation
on each $100.
10,82
$85,334,030
274 734
120,631,70"
9,807
$439,629
$8,585 69
18 137 13
18,585 69
18 137 13
$1 13-1 50
•> 40
54 374
4 193 807
546,124
2 35
38,287
85,128
12,458,335
5,100,693
2,409,779
375,745
$38,000 00
4,201 33
42,201 33
1 48-1 85
1 90
"2,865
10,459,687
2,279,138
1 26-1 55
)9,657
15 827
14,610,903
1,873,580
4 008 149
2,961,686
318,954
369 815
1,000 00
3,600 00
109 000 00
220 91
1,000 00
3,820 91
109 000 00
1 43-1 75
1 90-2 15
2 50
57 235
25 413 286
5,789,473
9^) 000 00
95 000 00
1 67 1 96
VT,735
8,768/60
1,898,563
66,000 00
66,000 00
1 11-1 35
>8,683
59,854
>1,540
13,755,825
1,418,975
13,891,295
5,445,250
2,505,354
159,126
1,111,570
1,385,985
21,000 00
62,000 00
262,000 00
32,000 00
990 00
21,000 00
62,990 00
262,000 00
32,000 00
1 50-1 90
2 50
1 65-1 90
1 60-1 90
LI, 700
2,764,131
2,576,595
367,789
253,696
47,800 00
47,800 00
1 75-2 25
2 10
9,698
92,580,978
7,657,200
695 500 00
695 500 00
j 25 1 58'
)3 775
5,535 675
1,026,460
1 75
f> ?85
10631,582
2,586,826
45,000
43,000 00
43,000 00
1 25-1 50
2,083,027
234,835
13,^00 00
13 000 00
2 50
8,645
«,4fifl
9,696,615
12,148,245
1,796,547
2,077,350
16,000
47,000
103,500 00
128,900 00
18,382 40
121,882 40
128,900 CO
1 65-2 05
1 35-1 70
2,203,960
252,902
2 40
1,317
1,027,850
33,979
6 000 00
6 000 00
2 70
0,711
16,390,043
1,958,526
138 000 00
138 000 00
1 60
0,629
11,310,761
2,013,325
15,000 00
15,000 00
1 44-1 SO
458
VALUES OF PROPERTY
VALUE OF PROPERTY AND
COUNTIES.
o
P
Value
of
Real
Estate.
Value of
Improvements
on
Real Estate.
Value of
Personal
Property.
Money
and
Solvent
Credits.
Total Value
of Property as
Returned by
Auditors.
Nevada
16
$2,648,610
$2,271,915
$1,022,170
$53,095
$5,995,790
tOran<re
27
5,822,678
1,683,540
1,038,816
100,595
8,675,629
tPlacer. /
20
3,959,460
1,666,377
730,037
134,911
6,490,785
Plumas
t Riverside
49
•21
1,289,593
6,426,822
480,600
2,427,162
341,163
766,232
6,800
25,375
2,118,156
9,646,59(1
*Sacramento
:,
16,810,929
7,738,776
3,547,510
1,141,008
'29,238,253
tSan Benito
42
3,884,959
825,915
653,616
212,680
5,577,126
*San Bernardino
10
9,163,916
3,044,548
1,161,837
110,458
13,480,759
*San Diego
s
12,533,765
3,749,417
1,125,735
64,111
17,473,028
San Francisco ....
1
187,617,012
90,510,853
46,783,203
23,013,762
:i 17,954,830
*San Joaquin ....
7
19,089,860
5,953,488
3,291,929
933,537
'-!), 268,814
tSan Luis Oblspo.
19
7,921,087
1,470,768
1,268,208
•247, 922
10,908,075
*3an Mateo
35
8,588,621
3,172,129
1,426,392
49,430
13 236,472
tSanta Barbara . . .
22
8,420,743
1,963,632
1,160,755
26,065
11,571,195
*Sant i Clara
4
32,306,125
12,801,698
3,927,055
384,065
49,418,943
*Santa Cruz
18
6,127,438
2,335,653
1/117,529
93,495
9,574,115
tShasta
29
3,127,114
948,446
676,881
48,933
4,801,324
tSierra
Siskiyou
48
28
733,441
4,302,457
283,609
1,385,885
163,336
1,023,025
12,580
168,627
1,192,966
6,87.),994
olano . .
12
9,630,810
2,896,548
1,415,598
129,027
14,071,983
fSonoma
6
14,686,592
5,305,848
2,252,902
307,250
22,552,592
tStanislaus
34
7,778,480
1,357,925
1,325,930
185.675
10,648,010
tSutter
44
4,208,603
727,476
458,691
73,934
5,468,704
tTehama
36
5,404,247
1,288,805
1,252,035
138,555
8,083,642
Trinity
53
671,848
364,977
2i4,754
28,851
' 1,290,430
Tulare
13
9,498,882
1,633,066
1,014,130
119,755
12,271,133
Tuolumne
40
2,519,545
1,009,295
897,450
28,225
4,454,515
t Ventura
30
4,642,330
807,152
713,598
173,592
6,336,672
tYolo
24
10,507,926
2,104,394
1,081,718
279,815
13,973,853
Yuba
37
2,529,826
1,112,24-6
712,449
101,416
4,455,936
Totals
$654,225,114
§239,867,020
$120,592,875
§31,038,132
81,046,323,141
Valuations decreased 10 per cent, by State Board of Equalization.
J Valuations decreased 15 per cent, by State Board of Equalization.
AND KATE OF TAXATION.
459
TE OF TAXATION— CONCLUDED.
alue of
ailroads
sessrn by
kte Board
Equaliz-
ation.
Grand
Total Value of
all Property.
Total Value of
Mortgages,
Trust Deeds,
and other Debt
Obligations As-
sessed, In'cd'g
University
Mortgages, Etc.
of Mortgages
Held by Univer-
sity of Califor-
nia. Deaf,
Dumb & Blind
Asylum, & other
Institutions.
Funded
Debt.
_— '
Floating
Debt, with
Estimated
Interest.
J
Total
County
Indebted-
ness.
''otal State and
C >unty Rate
of Taxation on
Each $1 JO.
s-2 10-2 50
1611,944
sr.,()07,734
§540,561
1 40-1 75
606,493
1,986,311
9,282,122
8,477,096
•> n;:1, i:n
334 ,782
1,273,295
271,687
$68,000 00
35,100 OC
$68,000 00
35,100 CO
I 1 60-1 95
z 60
44,975
1,489,95
1,117,450
167,6751
:
2,425,888
l,r,04,f>44
2,042,110
$47,700 1
255,918 i
660,350!
1,210,923
581,049
1,433^963
44,011
1,453,181
983,057
1,756,656
1,082,400
312,877
847,375
517, 75(
1,008,980;
11,135,558
30,355,703
5,744,795
15,906,647
18;977,572
348,125,107
31,310,924
11,755,775
13,492,390
12,231, 545
50,629,866
10,155,164
6,235,287
1,237,577
8,333,175
15,055,041
24,309,24
11,730,410
5,781,581
8,931,017
1,290,430
13,514,265
4,454,515
6,854,422
14,982,833
2,344,7071
4,374,4201
li:,034
2,93^,840
2,195,855
51,795.630
6,223,197
2,679,774
1,356,410
2,417, r93
10,879,365'
1,837,379
744,456
70,289
835,891
3,166,786
4,330,150
2,668,200
1,361,29"
1,418,13
81,15
2,841,685
303,90
1,345,18
2,892,56
994 63
841,957
$43,491,745
$1,089,814,886
$177,622,0
§1,232,089
'$30,000
495,000 001 $26,443 00
21,000 00
9,987 15|
203,500 OOi 35,440 00|
521,443 00
21,000 00
9,987,15
238,940 00
561,960
375,000 00| I 375,004 00
198,000 GO!
106,000 00
48,000 00
22,668 83J 22,668 83
198,000 00
106,000 00
48,000 00
75,000
112,000 00
100,000 00
9,056 00
112,000 00
109,056 00
1 25-1 50
1 45-1 80
1 45-1 85
1 45-1 80
1 57-1 97
1 30-1 60
1 00-2 00
1 11-1 60
1 55-1 95
1 03-1 38
1 85-2 35
59,00000 59,00000
17,500
10,800 00
72,700 00
7,500 00
143,000 00
11,000 00
11,000 00
50,500 00
26,750 00
118 50
21,800 00
3,214 36
10,800 00
72,700 00
7,618 50
143,000 00
32,800 00
11,000 00
50,500 00
29,964
10,000 00
31,000 00
$4,085,137 15
10,000
600 00 31,600 00
1 65- 2 00
3 20
1 25-1 50
1 30-1 70
1 18-1 50
1 57-1 77
1 75
1 22-1 60
3 00
1 48-1 80
1 90-2 30
2 70-3 10
1 05-1 37 J<j
2 35-2 70
$169,853 15 $4,254,995 30
RESOLUTION CALLING FOR REPORTS.
KESOLUTION No. 16,112 (THIRD SEBIES).
RESOLVED, That the heads of the following Departments be and are hereby requested to report
to this Board, on or before the 15th day of July, 1897, the condition of their respective Departments
during the fiscal year ending June 30tb, 1897. embracing all their operations, receipts and
expenditures:
Assessor,
Attorney (City and County),
Attorney (District),
Auditor,
Board of New City Hall Commissioners,
Board of Park Commissioners,
Board of Fire Commissioners,
Board of Trustees of Exempt Firemen's
Relief Fund,
Board of Health,
Board of Police Relief and Pension
Fund Commissioners,
Chief of Police,
Coroner,
County Clerk,
Clerk of Justices' Court,
Clerk of Police Court, Department No. 1
Clerk of Police Court, Department No. 2,
Clerk of Police Court, Department No. 3
Clerk of Police Court, Department No. 4-
Inspector of Gas and ex-officio Water
Inspector.
Librarian (Free Public Library),
Librarian (Law Library),
License Collector,
Mayor (Robinson Bequest Interest Fund),
Poundkeeper,
Public Administrator,
Registrar of Voters,
Recorder,
San Francisco Benevolent Association,
Sheriff,
Superintendent of Fire Alarm and Police
Telegraph,
Superintendent of Common Schools,
Superintends nt of Common Schools
(School Teachers' Annuity and Re"
tirement Fund),
Superintendent of Streets,
Surveyor,
Special Counsel for Collection of For _
feited Bail Bonds, in Criminal Cases.
Special Counsel for Collection on the
Bonds of Delinquent Contractors for
Street Work,
Tax Collector, ^
Treasurer. ^
COLLECTION OF DELINQUENT TAXES.
Special Counsel (W. M. Willett) for 1868.
(Fisher Ames) for 1872-73-74.
(W. M. Willett) for 1874-75-76-
77-78-79-8C-81-82.
(W. H. Levy) for 1882-83.
(J. P. Kelly) 1883-84.
Special Counsel (W. A. S. Nicholson) for 1884-
85-86-87.
(W. M. Willet) for 1837-88-89.
(Jos. E.O'Donnell) for 1889-90.
(W. M. Willett) 1890-91-92-93-94,
95-96.
Special Counsel (Alfred Fuhrman), 1896-97.
The said Reports to be published in a volume, in accordance witb^the requirements of Section
79 of the Consolidation Act. The Clerk of this Board is hereby instructed to send a copy of this
Resolution to the head of each of the enumerated departments.
In Board of Supervisors, San Francisco, May 10, 1897.
Adopted by the following vote:
Ayes— Supervisors Devany, Haskius, Delaney, Sheehau, Dodge, Lackmann, Rottanzi, Morton,
Britt, Smith, Clinton, Rivers.
JNO. A. RUSSELL, Clerk.
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