The morning call., 1890-11-11
SUPERVISORS.
An Ordinance for the Removal
of Electric Wires.
Dismissal of Four Employes-Railway Fran
chises Granted-Bingham's Ordinance
Passed to Print.

The Board of Supervisors met last night.
Supervisor Boyd presiding. Mayor Pond
and Supervisor Pescia were absent.
The following communications and petit
tions were referred to the proper commit
tees:
The Mutual Gaslight and Fuel Company
of San Francisco for leave to lay down and
maintain iii and through the streets, alleys,
lanes and thoroughfares of the city the nee
essary pipes and connections therefor for
supplying gas for heating, lighting and other
domestic purposes.
A communication from the Fire Commits
sioners, asking authority to organize com-
pany for Engine-house is, on Duncan
street, between Noe and Sanchez, and
another company for the water-tower
recommended to be located in the business
portion of the city.
Another communication from the Fire
Commissioners, requesting that $50 be
allowed Hoseman David F. Egan of Hose
Company and $50 to Hoseman John p.
Reimer of Engine Company 9, both having
been injured while on duty.
POLICE PATROL TELEGRAPH SYSTEM.
A communication from the Superinten-
dent of the Fire Alarm and Police Tele-
graph notified the board of the appointment
of e. w. Garrett as Second Inspector of the
Police Patrol System; also that the
Mission District of the Police Patrol
Telegraph System is nearly finished and the
second district partially completed. Atten-
ton was directed to the dangerous condition
of the beethoven Of Engine House s, which
required repairing.
A communication from Health Inspector
Bartlett to the Mayor, and by him referred
to the board, directed attention TO the
necessity for sewer In Brooklyn place,
running off Sacramento street, near Stock
ton, and regretting that the Street. Com
mittee has refused to take action in the
matter. Mr. Bartlett stated that he had APP
piled twice to the Street Committee when
Supervisor Barry was presiding, and could
secure no satisfactory reply from that as
semblv on the matter of the sewer.
A report from the Mayor concerning the
receipts and expenditures of the Contingent
Fund for the quarter ending September 10th
last showed that the total receipts were
SS2S 55 and the expenditures S279 81, leay
ing balance OF S540 65 on hand
A resolution was adopted extending Nine
teenth. Twentieth, Twenty first. Twenty
second and Twenty-thrd streets to the
Corbett road, C. W. Walsh William n.
O'Shaughnessy and James III. Bartlett being
appointed the Commissioners.
FRANCHISES GRANTED.
Four orders were passed to print granting
franchises to the Market-street Railroad
Company. either directly or as successor in
interest to other companies, for the proposed
extensions along Fulton to ID street, along
Point Lobos and Fifth avenues to Golden
Gate Park, along Mission to Potter and Page
streets, Masonic to Frederick ana First
avenues, and along Mission street TO Silver
avenue.
A resolution was adopted TO advertise for
proposals for all public printing in daily
newspaper.
Supervisor Bingham's Chinese exclusion
order was passed to print and referred to
the City and County Attorney.
Edward Florence, Janlt0r Of the Superior
Court Departments 2 and Z, was removed,
and Peter McCabe was appointed instead.
James Hughes, clerk in the CoToners
office. was dismissed, and j. ID. Ford was
appointed instead.
Joseph Monaghan, Sergeant-at-Arms for
the Board of Supervisors, was dismissed,
and Thomas Conboy appointed IN his place.
ELECTRIC WIRES ON BUILDINGs.I
Supervisor Wheelan presented an order
prohibiting the suspension of electric wires
over or upon the tops or roofs OF buildings,
excepting only buildings occupied eXclu-
sively by the business of furnishing or
supplying electric light or motive power.
Section 3 reads as follows:
Any person violating this ordinance shall be
deemed gully OF misdemeanor aud be hned
not less Than SOU or IMPRISONED IN the county
Jail for not more than six months, or by both
such line and imprisonment.
The fourth section empowers and orders
the Chief Engineer of the Fire Department
to remove said wires from buildings and TO
contiuue to do SO. The last section repeats
order No. 2163, prohibiting the suspen-
sion of electric wires over or upon the roofs
Of buildings, ETC.
The order was referred to the Fire and
Police Committee. and the board adjourned