The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-03-31
STREET PAYMENTS.
Four Kinds Provided For by the
Supervisors.
Amendments to Be Made to Many Ordinances
to Bring Them Within the Supreme
Court Rulings

Court Rulings
Supervisors Evans, Ebert and Taber were
absent from last nights meeting of the
hoard. Evans, who has only been able to
attend one meeting since elected, is still
confined 10 his room. Taber was taken SICK
on Saturday with a severe attack oil Ia
crfppe. and by Sunday the symptoms were
really alarming to his friends. He was re-
ported much improved yesterday, however.
After three months Of continuous and
tirees, struggling with the paving problem,
the holding of many public conferences,
and adducing the combined wisdom and
skill Of the best engineers on the Coast, the
street Committee has again succeeded IN =
framing an ordinance that they think Will
be- satisfactory to the public and prove Tor
The best interest Of the city. 1t was pro-
uasp5 last night and ordered passed to
print -.--.....
In brief, it provides for four kinds of
movements namely, basalt blocks, btu
minous rock, Trinidad asphalt block and
stradamant asphaltum, any OF when VIII
be accepted by the CITY, if done according TO
specifications, and to the satisfaction oil the
Street Superintendent
The basalt block pavement is to be laid on
a sand foundation, but extra precautlou
p,ust he taken to have that foundation
good one by first removing all DEBRIS ana
other material to a depth Of II inches, then
filling in a layer Of clean sand inches deep,
70 he we'll yatered and tamped, fthen the
blocks land. The finishing process IS not
materially different from that no" IN force
For the btuninOus rock pavement a con-
crete base is TO be laid q incles Ia depth'
and rock sui ace Is To be "a Inches N Ahtea-
ness. The ordinence con ltIS many CA
acting requirements as 10 lte yiece's o.
making ana aging this rock, ana Inc mate
rial o. witch IL Is made.
me trinidad asphalt block pavement Is
tn fe ian blocks u inches long. inches vide
ana . inches deep, laid on q base VI 5iNFe
inches deep and wei iamprG, ana then
light coating of sand men deep.
For tBs stradamant asphaltum oase
similar 10 the last aooYs-menIio Is liss
laid Then the strQdamani tSl-safs5 cor
afr.r Is AID TO depth OF 5 inches ana rolled
L-syily then a surface Of = inches is laid
ana sam compac.y rolled,
TESTS TO BE MADE,
in accordance with the recommendations
OF the Street Committee resolutions were
passed 20 print giving permission 10 Cot,
Barton a. Cgwlas 20 lay their stradRmant
aspHgtic pavement on SanS0ne street, be-
tween sacramento and california, az 30 cents
per square foot, aad guarantee il against
ordinary wear ana tear Tor nve years. also
10 keeu 10 IL repair fCr i've years longer at
lHn cost ~ cent per square +o1t per an
mum. Also 10 the California oteei-rAii / a,-
ing Company permission to lay sample Of
their pavement at their own expense In front
of the California Academy OF Sciences on
Market street
The resolution granting a like privilege
to the Pacific Paving Company to pave
Front street. from Sacramento TO Callfor-
MA, was finally passed
TO MAKE THEM EFFECTIVE.
The judiciary Committee recommended
such amendments to the general orders as
may be required to meet the views of the
District Attorney from time TO time, or as
may be suggested By the Prosecuting At
torueyS, Police Judges or Judges Of the Su-
peIlor Court 10 make the orders effective,
and 10 that end request that these several
officers recommend such amendments, and
the reasons therefor, in order that speedy
action may lie taken.
Amendments TO some of the orders were
suggested, the changes being the striking
ouI o the minimum penalties, and leaving
to the Judges the discretionary power OF
determining the amount of fine.
For instance, the ruling Of the Supreme
Court in the An You case apparently laid
bare many fatal defects in the ordinances
endeayOring to suppress the numerous vices
that lave become 50 alarnnGIy prevalent,
such lottery games, houses OF il.-fame, and
so on. 70 all the ordinances aimed at such
vicious Institutions amendments were pro-
~ d, uttiug them all in the class Of mis-
Irmrauors, striking out the penal clause,
and then fixing the maximum penalty for
misdemelnors at $500 or six months impTis-
Oumeut, or both.
PASSED TO PRINT.
The amendments were all passed TO print
but % i, believed that they will be changed
considerably before they are finally passed
and signed by the Mayor. Legal authuri-
ties differ very greatly as to the efficacy of
these ordinances. Some OF the best munich
pal lawyers in the city believe they are good
rs they now stand and that ths city has the
power to legislate the grade Of penalties for
the various otfenses. Hence, to settle the
matter definitely, the Supervisors have about
decided to make other test cases In the dis
puted orders and let the courts rule on them
once fJI all.
Physicians who have been called on for
expert testimony in criminal cases are nOti-
fed that they need not in future apply
TO TIE Supervisors for fees. The courts
have the power to order such fees and it is
their place to do 1t By commanding the Au-
diJ0r TO audit and the Treasurer to pay.
HOSPITAL APPROPRIATION.
a resolution was adopted that it is the
sense Of the board that the appropriation for
The City and County Hospital should be in
creased $4,000 and that next years levy
provide for S97, 900 for that institution.
Superintendent OF Streets Glleran was in
structed u remove the bOotbiack stand that
nbStTuctS the sidewalk OIL the north side Of
HaTdie place, off hearny street, between
Suffer ana Bush.
Tie p-tltlOn Of propeTtY-owners to have
Iwenty-fouTth street, between Howard
and POtrero avenue swept at least twice
month will be granted after the beginning
of the next fiscal year, as the appropriation
for street sweeping will be increased and
that section of the street included in the
schedule, but it Will not be swept more than
once "a month.
The POst-street Extension Commissioners
were granted an extension of time of sixty
days IN which to complete their work
a resolution was adopted in which the
board declared its intention to make special
provision in the next tax levy for sufficient
money TO improve Alamo and Lafayette
squares and surrounding streets.
CLARA AND THE CAGE.
Clara foltZ submitted long communica-
ton protesting against the cage maintained
in Judge IrOutt'S courtroom as a prisoners
dock, and asking that il be removed. She
STYLED it a Chinese innovation; that it out
RACED the Innocent and branded the people
with a standing libel of cowardice. 1t was
referred to the Health and Police Com
mittee.
II. d. Cogswe!l was appointed custodian
compensation If $40.
Alamo square, vice Edward 0'Niel removed.
Oscar DOptner was appointed guard at
the House of Correction, vice George W.
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