The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-06-09
LICENSE COLLECTOR.
George Lee Elected to Succeed
I. /. O'Brien.

At the meeting Of the Board of Super
yisors last night the appointment by the
Mayor, Auditor and Treasurer Of George
Lee as License Collector. to succeed Thomas
l. C'Brien, was confirmed
The appointment was made early in the
day. Although the meeting was secret, it is
understood there were three candidates.
The other two were Fred Lees, Deputy
County Clerk, who was Auditor Smiley's
choice, and w. II. Davis. The Mayor and
Treasurer favored Mr.. Lee. aud as soon as
the Auditor discovered this he voted with
them and made the choice unanimous.
Mr. Lee was at one time book-keeper in
the Street Department office, during the adj
miniStrati0ns OF Patterson and Ruggles.
Since then he has been book-keeper IN the
Office Of the Spring Valley Water Company.
His term of Office will be two years from July
1st According to the spells doctrine, the
change in the License Office, which takes
place the first Monday IN July, will affect
about a dozen deputies.
BRIDGE WANTED.
A petition was filed requesting that the
Southern Pacific Railroad be required to
build bridge over the cut at the lnterSec-
ton of Charles and Arlington streets and
French street, near Thirty-sec0nd.
a lengthy petition was received from AL
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cut the pipes of his Eureka Valley Water
Works, and shut off the supply OF hundred
families. He asked to have better police
protection, and wants a Eureka Valley and
Stanford Heights police district established,
d Station-hOuse provided, and at least four
policemen assigned there.
PTopeTty-OwneTS Interested In having the
City Cemetery condemned by the United
States Government for purposes of fortifica-
ton asked the city to place no obstacle in
the way of it, and that the money received
be used for the purchase OF another cem-
etery.
The additional franchise asked for by the
Ferries and Cliff House Railroad Company
was finally passed.
The order chlnging the name of Ellen
street 10 Hoffman was finally passed by
vote Of to 4. BurlIng. Ebert, Hyer and
Wilkinson opposed the change.
In the committee meeting last Thursday
jackson also voted against the change.
When asked the reason of his change Of
heart last night he exclaimed in reply:
"Why, hang 1t! Didn't YOU set the widow
Hoffman sitting right behind NE"
The order was signed at once by the
Mayor.
THE USE OF GASOLINE.
The amendment to the ordinance restrict
ing the use Of gasoline for domestic pur-
poses was finally passed. None can be used
now without a permit from the board.
A resolution was adopted requiring the
Central Railroad Company 20 repair its line
on Sausome street, between Sacramento and
California, raise its track to the official
grade and lay pavement between the
tracks like that on the street both sides OF IL
The Spring Valley Water Company was
requested to lay a main on Kentucky street,
from YOlO to Railroad avenue, on the latter
avenue to Eighteenth street south, and on
Fifteenth avenue south from l. TO L street
south. The request includes ten hydlants
at various crossings in South San Francisco.
The board viii hold sessions from time TO
time until June 22d TO hear from parties
who are dissatisfied with their personal
property assessments.
The order awarding to the san Francisco
Bridge Company the contract for building
the Sxth-Street Bridge for $50, 100 was
finally passed.
The California Electric Light Company
was requested to remove the mast and light
of 1900 candle-power on Telegraph Hill, or
Pioneer Park, and substitute eight 2O00-can-
dle-poweT electric lights on fJTty-foot poles
in the same locality.