The morning call., 1891-03-10
FIRE AND WATER.
The Mayor Signs the Two New
City Ordinances.
Brief Session of the Board of supervisors-A
Street Railway Franchise Petitioned
For-Appointments.

AT last nights meeting of the Board of
Supervisors petition for a railroad fran
chise was submitted by A. a. Washburn,
Columbus Waterhouse C. s. Laumeister,
Joseph Winterburn and T. j. Bass. The
proposed route is from Market and Seventh
streets, south TO Santa Clara, to Tennessee.
Solano. Illinois, Sierra, Kentucky, Railroad
avenue and Malacca street. Referred to the
Street Committee
The Fire Commissioners made a request
for $500 feet Of the best cotton hose, for use
in the department. Referred to the Fire
Committee. like course was taken with
the Commissioners request that Michael
Mead of Hose Company 1 be allowed $50
on account of injuries
The Southern California Bituminous Com
pany asked the board for the right to pave
two blocks of some heavily travelled street
in the city with a patent paving block. The
rate stated is 80 cents a foot, one-half paid
down, one-quaTter in one year and the bal
ance in two years. Referred to the Street
Committee.
An amendment was proposed to General
Order 1887, relative to houses of ili-fame
and gambling houses, so as to bring it with
i'll the late decision of the Supreme Ceurt in
the All You case. The maximum penalty
is now fixed at $500 fine or six months i'm
prls0nment.
STRoUsE's UNPAID LICENSE.
City and County Attorney burst was in
structed to bring suit against Marx Strouse
to recover the amount Of unpaid license on
bis meat-peddliDg wagons, due since the
order imposing the license was passed. The
amount is about $1,000.
William Wolf q Co., agents or manufact-
ufers OF the ED Fewer" cement, have
asked the board to so frame the specitica-
lions for street paving as to include their
product 1t will be tested by the Street Su-
perlntendent, and if up to the requirements
may be included.
The North Beach and Mission Railroad
Company has been instructed by order to
stop It's cars In future north of the north
line Of Ellis street at the junction of Ellis
and Stockton, instead of on the Market
street crossing, as at present. The cars
were nuisance 10 the passing public.
The attention of the Health Officer and
the Chief of the Fire Department was
called TO the Chinese laundry on the south
side of SolanO street, near Tennessee. 1t is
deemed nuisance.
The Superintendent of the House of Cor
rection was instructed to make all necessary
repairs to the Ocean House road, according
to the directions of the Superintendent of
Streets, SO that travel may not be OBJ
structed.
THE MAYORS APPROVAL.
The ordinance fixing the water rates,
finally passed by the board at last weeks
melting. was signed by the Mayor yester-
day; likewise the new fire ordinance, which
aims to constitute new Board of Fire Com
missiOners and provide a means by which
the Board OF Supervisors may establish
fully paid department.
2. Shea was appointed assistant repairer
of the fre-alarm and police telegraph, vice
l. McCourt, resigned.
Hazen Cheney and Charles S. Bennett
were appointed drivers Of the police patrol
wagon at compensation OF $50 MONTH
Felix LuStenDerger was appointed team
ster at the Industrial School, vice NJ. j.
Murphy, resigned.
Thomas McKinnOn was appointed line
man Of the police patrol vice c. S. Ben
nett, removed.
The Mayor notified the board just before
adjournment that the funeral service of the
late Senator Hearst would take place on
Sunday next al 2:30 o'clock in the after
noon.
On motion of Supervisor JAG kson, the
board decided to attend in body.
BERTELING has The only reliable methods to
fl defective sight. 427 Kearny street.