The morning call., 1891-03-24
IT is NOW THE LAW.
The Anti-P0ol-Room Ordinance
Signed by the Mayor.
Preparing to Extend Potrero hverue-The
DeniEens of the Potrero Want More
Appropriate Name.

lery and lobby of the Supervisors chambers
last night, deeply interested in the outcome
of the ordinance to abolish pool-rooms, sub
mtted by Supervisor Ebert at the previous
meeting and which was to come up for final
passage.
Occupying many of the chairs and one side
Of the chambers inside the railing was
large delegation of clergymen, while on the
other side, in the same relative position, sat
eX-Mayor Joseph G. EastlaRd and several
other prominent citizens.
Not person present except the Super
visors themselves felt really certain what
the result would be, but it was known that
both the champions and enemies of the or
dinance had armed themselves with the
heaviest available artillery and were pre-
pared to make desperate fight if an oppor-
tunity was presented.
PRELIMINARY Fun.
The Supervisors, wishing to have little
sport at Eleri's expense, had forewarned
him that they were opposed to his pet bill,
because they thought it would not stand
the test of the courts, and had, therefore,
decided to vote against it.
This put Ellert on his metal He at once
consulted with District Attorney Barnes
and obtained from him long list of au-
thorities and points of law showing the or
dinance to be entirely constitutional. and
that the power to pass it was vested in the
Supervisors. He too, therefore, had come
prepared to do battle for the measure.
1t was the first matter presented. Almost
before the clerk had finished speaking Bur
ling exclaimed:
"Move its final passage"
"Second the motionr' yelled Curtis.
'Cail the rOll!' Call the roI!' call
H. al ayalairpad ttun mr. thrua of ha
pervisors.
well, your Honor" interrupted Ebert.
who fully supposed up to this moment that
the roll all was going to knock him out,
Il understand there are several here who
would like to speak on the subject, and l
propose that We give them a chance"
Don't want to hear EN-" replied Jack
son.
Call the ROLL" cried Wilkinson and
Coffee.
UNAEIMOUs VOTE,
"But, your Honor" Insisted Ebert ner-
vouSly, aud casting an appealing look over
at the clergymen, u think they ought to
Gail the rol!' interrupted BurlinC.
I'VE ought to hear what these people
have to say" continued Ebert refusing TO
he dOWned ard now thoroughly alarmed.
They may be able TO tell US
Don't need to be told" grunted jackson.
call the roll" said Coffee again.
"All right" said Ebert, If you don't
want to hear them, that settles it," and he
took his seat resigned to his fate.
The roll-call showed a unanimous vote in
favor OF the ordinance, but before it was
half through Ebert saw the joke aud bushed
like school-boy, While the others laughed
at him.
Before the ordinance was a minute older
the Mayor asked for II and attached his sig
nature, remaIkinG with emphasis as he did
SO, We'll not have any lnJunctlons on this
business"
In two minutes more the gallery and most
of the lobby were empty, and the clergymen
fled out 4 little later.
THE BOARD ENJOINED.
During the session notice of Judge Hoges
decision of the public printing Injunction
case against the board was served on each
member, enjoiuiug them from giving any
public printing to any paper but the Report.
\ resolution was adopted directing the
City and County Surveyor to prepare a de-
scription by exterior mete and bounds of
the lands which must be acquired for the
extension Of POtrerO avenue on a straight
line south from Twenty-hfth street to the
north end Of Charter Oak avenue; thence
on the same line to San Bruno road, the
width of the extension to be the same ms
that OF the avenue north of Twenty-ffth
street. The resolution also requires the
Surveyor, in conjunction with the Street
Committee Of the board, to prepare de-
sciipti0n OF the district which shall be
assessed to pay the cost OF the proposed ex-
tension.
The proposition Of the Southern Califor-
MIA Bitumin0us Paving Company to pave
any street or portion OF such with btu
minOus rock and keep 1t in repair for five
years was accepted by resolution in order
TO test the quality OF the company'S pave
ment The street chosen was Front street
from Sacramento to California, The price
of the WORK is to be thirty cents square
foot, the concrete base to be eight inches
6paD and the hitumluOU2 TOpE Surfapn tWD
ana half inches.
UNDOING THE WORK.
The resolution passed by the solid nine by
which another resolution ordering the Su-
perintendent of Streets to remove all OBJ
structiunS from Jessie street, between
Tenth and Eleventh, was rescinded was re-
pealed; so it now remains the duty of Su-
periutendent Gilleran to remove Squatter
Connolly forthwith.
Elliott lane, running from 0'Farrell street
north to Elliott park. east of Scott street,
was declared an open street, the deed to the
same having been accepted from William
Hollis.
The width of Willard street was estab-
Ished at sixty-fOur feet.
The now numerous residents and prop
erty-owners in New POtrero petti0ned the
board to change the name of that section to
Southern Heights. They argue that the
word "PotrerO' is Spanish Tor pasture;
that however appropriate that pastoral
name Was then 1t Is decided msnOmer
now, in view of the fact that the district is
now entirely opened with streets and more
or less thi ky settled.
Permission was given Sol Wangenheim to
continue the reconstruction of his building
on the corner Of Davis and Sacramento
streets, provided the fire law is observed.
J. l.. Armstrong Was appointed to take
charge of the Ben Franklin and Cogswell
fountains.
Tie appointment of Henry Lloyd on the
police patrol and George McGll on the fire
alarm aud police telegraph system was re-
voked Neither of the men had reported
Tor duty.