The municipal employee (Volume v.3 (Jan. - Sept. 1929)) online

available, should it be required, all
level and situated in a section where
the climatic conditions have been estab-



lished by Federal survey as one of
three most ideal for a dirigible base in
the North American continent.

In his resolution, and which was
referred to the Airport Committee, Su-
pervisor Kent called attention to the
strides being made in the use of dirig-
ibles for commercial purposes and he
placed stress on the statement San
Francisco "is the most logical terminal
for a dirigible base, being the metro-
politan port of the Pacific Coast."'



VETERAN OFFICER RETIRED



^T HIS request, Officer W. T.
Hooper was retired from active
duty as a Patrol Officer of the San
Francisco Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty to Animals, October 1,
1929, by the Board of Trustees in ap-
preciation of his long years of service
with the Society.

Mr. Hooper was horn in Newport,
Kentucky, June 4, 1839. On April 27.
1878, he was appointed a member of
the San Francisco Police Department
and detailed with the San Francisco
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Animals, continuing with the So-
ciety up to the present time, with the
exception of five years as patrol officer.
He was retired from the Police De-
partment, April 6, 1914.

Officer Hooper made his first arrest
of cruelty to animals September 24.
1878, and during the first twenty years
of his service arrested more than 3000



offenders. He has seen many changes
improving the conditions of animals in
his time, the result of educating the
public in the rights of animals through
the effort of Humane Societies.

Contrast the average of 150 prose-
cutions a year, forty years ago, to the
annual report of the Society for 1928,
when but nine prosecutions were
made. The fact that officers do not
have to spend half of their time in
court prosecuting offenders gives them
more time to make inspections, giving
relief, etc., which has increased the
number of investigations over ten
times that of the early years of the
Societv's existence.



NORMAN D. COOK DIES
SUDDENLY



Norman D. Cook, Assistant District
Attorney and for the last twenty years
a practicing lawyer in San Francisco,



was stricken with a heart attack while
swimming in the tank at the Union
League Club, September 18, and died
before medical assistance could be
summoned. Mr. Cook, who was 49,
had been in ill health for some time,
although he was able to carry on his
duties as Assistant District Attorney.
At the close of ofiice on the day he was
stricken, Mr. Cook went to the club
for a plunge. He was demonstrating
how long he could stay under water
when he collapsed.

Mr. Cook was born in Hollister, No-
vember 22. 1880, and received his
early education in the schools of that
city. He put himself through the San
I'Vancisco lUisiness College, the Mer-
rill & Miller College of Shorthand and
Tarr's School of Expert Accounting.
He later attended the Kent Law
School and was admitted to the bar
April 29, 1907, and began the practice
of law in San Francisco.



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DIRECTORY OF CITY OFFICIALS



MAYOR, JAMES ROLPH, JR.
Room 200, City Hall
EDWARD RAINEY, Executive Secretary.
WILLIAM A. SMITH. Assistant Secretary.

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Meets every Monday at 10 a. m.. City Hall
SYLVESTER ANDRIANO. 550 Montgomery Street.
JESSE C. COLMAN, 201 Montgomery Street.
CORNELIUS J. DEASY. 622-623 Kohl Bldg.
ANDREW J. GALLAGHER, 606 Grant Bldg.
FRANCK R. HAVENNER, 235 City Hall.
T. EMMETT HAYDEN, 162 Fifteenth Avenue.
MILO F. KENT, 30 Montgomery Street.
FRANK J. McGOVERN, 1063 Geneva.
JAMES B. McSHEEHY, 137 Clifford Terrace.
MILTON MARKS, Russ Bldg.
CHAS. J. POWERS, 3879 Twenty-sixth Street.
ALFRED RONCOVIERI, 2450 Vallejo Street.
WALTER J. SCHMIDT, 60 Justin Drive.
WARREN SHANNON. 509 Sansome Street.
WILLIAM P. STANTON, 204 Stevenson Street.
FRED SUHR, 2919 Mission Street.
CHAS. F. TODD, 5811 Geary Street.
DR. J. M. TONER, 3197 Sixteenth Street.
JOHN S. DUNNIGAN. Clerk.
JOHN W. ROGERS. Chief Assistant Clerk.

STANDING COMMITTEES

Auditorium — McSheehy, Havenner, Shannon.

Civil Service and Retirement — Colman, Havenner,
Andriano.

Education, Parks, Playgrounds — McGovern, Andriano,
Toner.

Finance — Havenner, Kent, Powers.

Fire — Deasy, Gallagher, McGovern.

Judiciary — Marks, Todd. Hayden.

Lighting, Water, Telephone Service and Electricity —
Stanton. Powers, Schmidt.

Municipal Concerts and Public Celebrations — Ronco-
vieri, Marks, Toner.

Police and Licenses — Andriano. Todd, Kent.

Public Buildings and Lands — Powers, Deasy, Suhr.

Public Health — Toner, McSheehy, Hayden.

Public Utilities — Shannon, Stanton, Roncovieri.

Public WeUaae. Publicity and Airport — Kent, Galla-
gher. McGovern.

Rules — McSheehy, Shannon, Gallagher, Schmidt, Mc-
Govern.

Streets and Commercial Development — Gallagher, Suhr,
Roncovieri.

Supplies — Schmidt, Stanton, Shannon.

Traffic and Safety — Todd. Schmidt. Colman.

Tunnels and Assessments — Suhr, Marks, McSheehy.

HORTICULTURAL COMMISSIONER
DUDLEY MOULTON. Room 302. 244 California St.

BUREAU OF SUPPLIES
LEONARD S. LEAVY, Purchaser of Supplies, Room
270.

BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
Meets Wednesday, 1:30 p.m.; Monday and Friday,
10:30 a. m. ; Room 251
TIMOTHY A. REAR DON, President, City Hall.
CHARLES E. STANTON. City Hall.
FREDERICK W. MEYER, City Hall.
SIDNEY J. HESTER, Chief Deputy Commissioner

and Secretary, Room 255.
HORACE B. CHAFFEE, photographic, blue printing,
and photostat department.

BUREAU OF ENGINEERING
M. M. O'SHAUGHNESSY. Citv Engineer, Room 357.
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS
MARTIN J. TIERNEY, 11th and Bryant Streets.

BUREAU OF ARCHITECTURE
CHAS. H. SAWYER, Acting City Architect and
Superintendent.

BUREAU OF BUILDING INSPECTION
JOHN B. LEONARD, Superintendent.

BUREAU OF ACCOUNTS
J. P. HANNAN. Superintendent.

STREET REPAIRS
PRESTON W. KING, Supt., 11th and Bryant Streets.

SEWER REPAIRS
JOSEPH LINEHAN, Supt., 11th and Bryant Streets.

STREET CLEANING
PETER J. OWEN, Supt.. 11th and Bryant Streets.

MUNICIPAL RAILWAY— 2600 Geary Street
FRED BOEKEN. Superintendent.

EXPOSITION AUDITORIUM
JAMES L. FOLEY, Supt., Larkin and Grove Streets.

BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS
Meets Mondays, 7:30 P. M., Room 2

WM. A. SHERMAN, President, 1365 Battery Street.

P. W. MEHERIN. 433 California Street.

ALFRED EHRMAN, 546 Third Street.

CESARE RESTANI, 798 Geneva Street.

FRANK T. KENNEDY, Secretary, City Hall.

CHARLES J. BRENNAN. Acting Chief Engineer,
Room 2; office hours: 10:30 to 12 o'clock daily.

FRANK P. KELLY, Fire Marshal, Room 2; office

hours, 9 to 10 a. m., 4 to 5 p. m.

BOARD OF POLICE COMMISSIONERS

Hall of Justice, Kearny and Washington Streets;

regular meeting Monday, 7:30 P.M.

THEODORE J. ROCHE, President, Humboldt Bank
Building.

JESSE B. COOK, American Trust Co. of San Fran-
cisco.

THOMAS E. SHUMATE. M. D.. 86 Post Street.

DANIEI. J. O'BRIEN, Hall of Justice.

CHARLES F. SKELLY, Secretary.

WILLIAM J. QUINN, Chief of Police.



BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION, RETIREMENT

SYSTEM— Room 215
JOHN W. ROGERS, President; ARTHUR S. HOL-
MAN, DeWITT C TREAT, JOHN F. BRADY,
WILLIAM H. SCOTT, FRANCK R. HAV-
ENNER, THOMAS F. BOYLE, RALPH R.
NELSON, Secretary-Actuary.

DEPARTMENT OF ELECTIONS
Room 155 — Meets at call of President
JOHN HERMANN, Howard and Main Streets.
DR. JOHN E. BOHM, 461 Guerrero Street.
J. K. PRIOR, JR., 3344 Washington Street.
J. W. JACKSON, Mills Building.
J. H. ZEMANSKY, 187 15th Avenue.
C. J. COLLINS, Registrar and Secretary, 1173 Valen-
cia Street.

CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSIONERS
Meet Monday at 4:30 P. M.. Room 151
E. A. WALCOTT, President, 345 Sutter Street.
WM. P. McCABE, 2940 16th Street.
HUGH K. McKEVITT, 235 Montgomery Street.
JAMES J. MAHER, Chief Examiner and Secretary,
649 San Jose Avenue.

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Main Office, 1085 Mission Street, near Seventh
Meets every Thursday at 5 p. m.
FRANK J. KLIMM, President, 456 Ellis Street.
ALEX. S. KEENAN, M. D., Flood Building.
JAMES W. WARD, M. D., 391 Sutter Street.
WILLIAM W. WYMORE, M. D., 909 Hyde Street.
LAURENCE ARNSTEIN, JR., 86 Third Street.
ARTHUR H. BARENDT, 315 Montgomery Street.
ARTHUR M. SHARP, 2864 Broadwav.
WM. C. HASSLER, M. D., Health Officer, 1085

Mission Street.
EDW. M. COFFEY, Chief Clerk and Statistician, 120

Parnassus Avenue.
ARTHUR A. O'NEILL, M. D., City Physician, 350

Post Street.
T. D'ARCY QUINN, M. D., City Physician, Flood

Building.
JOS. F. POHEIM. M. D., City Physician, Flood Bldg.
EDMUND BUTLER, M. D., Chief Surgeon Emer-
gency Service.
LEON M. WILBOR, M. D., Supt. San Francisco

Hospital.
C. M. WOLLENBERG, Supt. Laguna Honda Home.
PARK COMMISSIONERS
Office: Golden Gate Park Lodge
HERBERT FLEISHHACKER, 1 Sansome Street.
WILLIAM SPROULE, 1150 Sacramento Street.
M. EARL CUMMINGS, 3944 Clay Street.
GEORGE TOURNY, 526 California Street.
WM. F. HUMPHREY, Standard Oil Building.
B. P. LAMB, Secretary.
JOHN McLaren, Superintendent Golden Gate Park.

PLAYGROUND COMMISSIONERS
Meets first and third Wednesdays at 2 P. M., Room 376
JAMES D. PHELAN, Phelan Building.
ALICIA MOSGROVE.
GEORGE HEARST.

DANIEL C. MURPHY. Board of Education.
MRS. SIGMUND STERN, 1998 Pacific Avenue.
JOHN McLAREN. Superintendent Golden Gate Park.
CONSTANT J. AUGER. 178 Geary Street.
JOSEPHINE DOWS RANDALL, Superintendent of

Recreation.
VEDA B. YOUNG, Secretary.

CITY PLANNING COMMISSIONERS
MATT I. SULLIVAN, President, Humboldt Bank

Building.
MAJOR CHAS. H. KENDRICK, First National Bank

Building.
MRS. PARKER S. MADDUX, 2868 Vallejo Street.
W. W. CHAPIN. 2108 Washington Street.
R. S. WOODWARD, Secretary and Engineer.

SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
THOMAS FLAHERTY, Sealer, Room 6.

WIDOW'S PENSION BUREAU
MISS EUGENIE SCHENK, Director, Room 462.

SAN FRANCISCO MUNICIPAL BAND
PHILIP H. SAPIRO, Director, Room 483.

BOARD OF EDUCATION
Regular Meeting every Tuesday at 4 p. m., Room 290.
DANIEL C. MURPHY, President.
IRA W. COBURN, Hearst Building.
MRS. ERNEST J. MOTT, 2806 Vallejo Street.
ALFRED I. ESBERG.

MRS. MARY PRAG, 2712 Webster Street.
MISS ALICE R. POWER. City Hall.
WILLIAM F. BENEDICT, 451 California Street.
JOSEPH MARR GWINN, Superintendent of Schools.
H. M. MONROE, Secretary.

PUBLIC LIBRARY TRUSTEES
Trustees Meet Second Wednesday of Each Month
HON. JAMES D. PHELAN, President.
FRANK P. DEERING. Nevada Bank Building.
GEORGE W. KELHAM, Sharon Building.
ALBERT BENDER, 311 California Street.
WM. R. K. YOUNG, 2460 Green Street.
EUGENE J. BATES, 2000 California Street.
R. B. HALE. Fifth and Market Streets.
MAX C. SLOSS. Mills Building.
EUSTACE CULLINAN. Phelan Building.
MISS LAURA McKINSTRY, 2988 Pacific Avenue.
MISS EUGENIE LACOSTE, 3233 Jackson Street.
GEO. A. MULLIN, Secretary, 2602 Filbert Street.
ROBERT REA. Librarian. 715 Page Street.

DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICITY
RALPH W. WILEY. Chief. Room 205.
GORDON' r. OSBORNE, Assistant Chief, 264 Golden
Gate Avenue.



BOARD OF TRUSTEES, CALIFORNIA PALACB
OF THE LEGION OF HONOR

HERBERT FLEISHHACKER, President, 1 Sansome
Street.

WILLIAM F. HUMPHREY, Standard Oil BuildingJ

WILLIAM SPROULE, 1150 Sacramento Street.

M. EARL CUMMINGS, 3966 Clay Street.

GEORGE TOURNY, 526 California Street.

MRS. A. B. SPRECKELS, Hunter-Dulin Building.

PAUL SHOUP, 65 Market Street.

WALTER D. K. GIBSON, 2 Pine Street.

W. M. STROTHER, Secretary, c/o de Young Mu-
seum, Golden Gate Park: P. O. Station "M."

CORNELIA B. SAGE QUINTON, Director.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES M. H. DeYOUNG
MEMORIAL MUSEUM
GEO. T. CAMERON, Hon. Pres., S. F. Chronicle.
HERBERT FLEISHHACKER, Pres., 1 Sansome St.
WILLIAM F. HUMPHREY, Standard Oil Building.
WILLIAM SPROULE, 1150 Sacramento Street.
M. EARL CUMMINGS, 3966 Clay Street.
GEORGE TOURNY, 526 California Street.
JOSEPH O. TOBIN, Hibernia Bank Building.
NION R. TUCKER. 1919 California Street.
MRS. HELEN CAMERON, Burlingame.
W. M. STROTHER, Sec, c/o de Young Museum,

Golden Gate Park; P. O. Station "M."
GEORGE BARRON, Curator.

PUBLIC POUND

Office and Pound, 16th and Alabama Streets
MATTHEW McCURRIE, Secretary.

CITY AND COUNTY OFFICERS
Auditor— THOMAS F. BOYLE. Room 111.
Treasurer — Duncan Matheson, Room 110.
Assessor — R. L. WOLDEN, Room 101.
Coroner— T. B. W. LELAND. 650 Merchant Street
Tax Collector— EDWARD F. BRYANT, Room 100.
Recorder— EDMOND GODCHAUX, Room 167.
City Attorney— JOHN J. O'TOOLE, Room 206.
District Attorney— MATTHEW BRADY, 333 Kearny

Street.
Public Administrator — PHILIP C. KATZ. Phelan

Building.
County Clerk— H. I. MULCREVY. Room 325.
(Criminal Department in Hall of Justice)
Sheriff— WM. J. FITZGERALD, Room 335.
Public Defender— FRANK EGAN, 333 Kearny Street.

SUPERIOR COURTS

THOMAS S, MULVEY, Secretary to Judges, Jury

_ Commissioner, Room 480.
Civil Departments, 4th Floor.

Dept. 1— MICHAEL J. ROCHE, Judge, Room 411.
Dept. 2— F. J. MURASKY, Judge, Room 450.
Dept. 3— GEO. H. CABANISS. Judge, Room 403.
Dept. 4— J. J. VAN NOSTRAND, Judge, Room 466.
Dept. 5— FRANKLIN A. GRIFFIN, Judge, Room

402.
Dept. 7— E. P. MOGAN, Judge, Room 472.
Dept. 8— T. I, FITZPATRICK, Judge, Room 465.
Dept. 9— FRANK H. DUNNE, Judge, Room 417.
Dept. 10— THOS. F. GRAHAM, Judge, Room 452.
Dept. 13— DANIEL C. DEASY, Judge, Room 435.
Dept. 14— W. P. JOHNSON, Judge, Room 429.
Dept. 15— EDW. P. SHORTALL. Judge, Room 418.
Dept. 16— LOUIS H. WARD, Judge. Room 426.
Criminal Department — Hall of Justice, Kearny and

Washington Streets.
Dept. 6— LILE T. JACKS, Judge.
Dept. 11— C. J. GOODELL, Judge.
Dept. 12— TAMES G. CONLAN, Judge.

ADULT PROBATION BOARD— 333 Kearny Street
AXDREW Y. WOOD, Chairman. 460 Fourth Street.
JAMES S. FENNELL. Vice-Chairman, 180 Jessie St.
AUGUSTIN C. KEANE, Secretary, Hearst Building.
MRS. HENRY SAHLEIN, 1718 Jackson Street.
GEORGE FILMER, 330 Jackson Street.
WM. H. NICHOLL, Chief, AduU Probation Dept.

JUVENILE COURT— 150 Otis Street
FRANK J. MURASKY, Judge.
J. C. ASTREDO, Chief Probation Officer.

PROBATION COMMITTEE

MISS L. L. McKINSTRY, President, 2988 Pacific

Avenue.
MRS. WALTER ARNSTEIN, 2211 Washington St.
REV. JOHN W. SULLIVAN, 3321 Sixteenth Street.
MISS RUTH TURNER. Fairmont Hotel.'
CHARLES DeY. ELKUS, 485 California Street.
MAURICE HARRISON, Crocker Building.
BYRON MOBBS. Bank of California.

JUSTICES' COURTS

T. F. PRENDERGAST, Judge, Room 386.
CORNELIUS J. KELLY, Judge, Room 306.
FRANK T. DEASY, Judge, Room 385.
FRANK W. DUNN, Judge, Room 387.
ISADORE HARRIS. Judge, Room 379.
ROBERT W. DENNIS, Justices' Clerk, Room 300.

POLICE COURTS
Hall of Justice. Kearny and Washington Streets
Dept. 1— D. S. O'BRIEN. Judge.
Dept. 2— S. J. LAZARUS, Judge.
Dept. 3— JOSEPH M. GOLDEN, Judge.
Dept. 4— GEORGE J. STEIGER, JR., Judge.

LAW LIBRARY
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CONTRIBUTING EDITORS



Assessor's Office Louise M. O'Hara

Auditor's Office J. Everett Sharp

Board of Education

D. P. Hardy and Mrs. Harriet Leaman

Board of Health Edward M. CofTev

Board of Public Works Sid Hester

Bureau of Engineering N. A. Eckart

Bureau of Supplies Ivy Perkins Cerke!

City Attorney's Office Edmond P. Bergeroi

Civil Service Commission James J. Maher

Civil Service Association Edward ^L Coffey

Coroner's Office Jane Walsh

Countj' Clerk Howard Gudelj

Dept. oi Electricity Joseph P. Murphy

District Attorney Henry Goldman

Engineers' L^nion J. L. Slater, Jr.

Exposition Auditorium James L. Foley

Fire Department Lieut. Fred Jon<'s

Tustice Courts Robert W. Dennis



Mayor's Office Edward Rainey

Municipal Railway Eugene W. Clisbee

Municipal Carmen's Union Edward D. Vandeleur

Office Employee's Assn William T. Bonsor

Parks and Museums W. M. Strother

Per Diem Men's .^ssn F. J. Ferguson

Playground Commission Veda B. Young

Principals' Association Susie A. Ward

Public Library Anne M. Farrell

Public Administrator Henry Boyen

Recorder's Office Daniel McGloin

Registrar's Office George L. Sharp

Retirement Board John W. Rogers

San Francisco Hospital _ Mrs. Mae H. Noonan

Sealer of Weights and Measures Mrs. M. Dolan

Sheriff's Office W. J. Martenson

Superior Courts ...Henry J. McGrath

Tax Collector's Office Homer Warren

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December



THE MUNICIPAL RECORD



Announcement

SAN FRANCISCO MUNICIPAL RECORD



THE change in name of this publication
from The Municipal Employee to the
Sax Fraxcisco Muxicipal Record, effective
with this issue, is a step of great historical inter-
est to all citizens of San Francisco. Acting upon
the advice and insistence of municipal and
county officials and public-spirited citizens
whose personal histories are interwoven glori-
ously with that of their cit}', we have revived
the name of the official publication which for
many years gave good and faithful service to
San Francisco.

The Municipal Employee was established
to promote the interests of the many thousands
of employees of San Francisco. It soon became
apparent, however, that a broader field must be
included. From all over the United States came
requests for subscriptions from people who
could find no other record of the progress of our
city. Public libraries of the entire country have
placed the publication upon the shelves of the
public reading rooms, while national municipal
magazines have used its articles without stint to
the greater glory of San Francisco.

Hundreds of copies of photographs illustrat-
ing typical scenes of progress have been pur-
chased by leading firms and used in their sales
campaigns throughout the world, and cuts have
been borrowed by many different publications