The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-07-15
SUPERVISORS.
Ten Thousand Feet of Fire Hose
Ordered Purchased.
a Petition for a Franchise for the Trans
mission Q. Eectricity-Nission Street
Wiaening-RepOrts Filed.

The Board of Supervisors met last night
Mayor Pond presiding
The following communications and petit
tons were referred to the proper COM
mittses:
\ communication from the Fire Commits
sioners, requesting permission to organize
a Water-tOWer Company and an engine
company to be known as Engine Company
No. is; also for the removal of engine
house Il. 10 from Tennessee street to the
engine &c. on the same street, on account Of
grading.
A petition from the Hebrew Home of
Aged Disabled for the lease of the old hos
pital building on the same terms as now
paid by the Old Peoples Home, which is
about to be moved.
y petition from William s. Heger for per-
mission to lay down, maintain and operate
wires and other conductors for the trans
mission of electricity to all parts of the city.
The Fire Commissioners recommended
payment of SlG0 to Tin Regan, hoseman in
Engine Company No. u, Tor injuries re-
ceived at fire at Whittier & Fuller's paint
factory on May I'd last by failing through
skylight.
ANNUAL REPORTS FILED.
The annual report on the City Cemetery
was submitted and filed. The total inter-
mentS were 1851 and Disbursements $40. The
expenses for repairs, etc, amounted to
SOo9. Attention was called to the delapl-
dated condition of the fences and improve
ments to the Pioneer Plat were recon-
meuded.
The annual report of the Clerk of Police
Judges Court No. showed that the fines
ana torieitures were Sl5,275, and dIsburse-
nents S15,275 II was fled
pafa l. u Il f,r fla
collection OF delinquent taxes for 1SS7-SS-S9,
reported having collected Sill SO for
leoI-SS and S413l "A for 1SSS-S9; total,
SSSi5 81. he believed the judgment for
$4,000, obtained against the Pacific Bank,
would not be appealed. The report was re-
ferred to the Judiciary Committee.
A resolution was passed to print author
lLug the superintendent OF the fire alarm
and police telegraph system to appoint TWO
inspectors at SIS per month, and one at
500 per month, to assist in the mainte-
nance Of the police signal system.
The request of the Board Of Election
Commissioners for permission to erect
booths for registration and election pur-
poses was granted by resolution.
\ contract 10 print and furnish 300 copies
OF the municipal reports for the past fiscal
yrar was awarded to William NJ. Hinton.
PURCHASE OF HOSE ORDERED.
By resolution, instructions were given for
the purchase Of 500 feet of carboliZed rub
Der hose, Maltese Cross brand, at 81 Is per
foot, and 5000 feet Of Paragon cotton hose
at 81 per foot. with couplings complete, for
the Fire Department.
Inc 5000 appropriated to the Fourth Of
July celebration was ordered TO be paid.
\ motion to employ William Culligan at
S125 a month to supervise improvements TO
be made at Alta Plaza was discussed, and
did not secure adoption. Supervisor Barry
moved to amend by substituting Hamilton
Square for Alta Plaza, but the opposition
Of Supervisor Boyd carried the necessary
weight to defeat the amendment
Next was taken up the resolution adopted
in the morning at a special meeting Of the
Street Committee, to consider the cost of
the survey OF that portion OF Mission street
which is TO be wldened.
Supervisor Barry moved the adoption of
the resolution, and in reply to an interroga-
ton from Mayor Pond he said the cost of
the proposed work would not exceed $500.
Following out a suggestion from Supervisor
Bush, MIR. Barry offered an amendment to
pass the resolution to print, and it was car
ried.
The board then adjourned.