The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-09-01
SUPERVISORS.
The Board Reminded of the
High-License Petition.
A Little Light on the street-Railroad War
Seventeenth Street Will Be Extended
Regulation of Private Contracts.

The first meeting after the usual summer
vacation was held by the Board of Super
visors last night. An enormous amount of
routine business was transacted, but the
only matters of special interest are the fol-
lowing:
The High License Association sent in
communication reminding the board that
final action had not yet been taken on its
petition to have liquor licenses increased
from S84 to 5000 a year, Notwithstanding
several months had elapsed, and urging
again that the petition be granted. In sup
port of the high license arguments it sub
mitted the following statistics of cities
where high license prevails to show San
Francisco's shocking depravity: Philadel-
phia has one saloon to each 800 of pOpula-
ton, Boston to each 773. New Orleans to
each 1888. Chicago TO each 1875. New York to-
each 1873. San Francis to each Sc.
This" adds the petition. with the
alarming increase in the number of saloon
rows, coupled with homicide and other
crimes Of daily occurrences, as shown by
the news columns Of the public press. is a
condition of affairs which works serious in
jury TO and stands in the way Of the pros
perity Of our city, giving to strangers and
residents of other sections the impression
that we are o lawless community. in which
human life is not surrounded by the neces-
sary safeguards common to al well-regn-
lated communities"
GRANTING RAILWAY FRANCHISES.
When the matter of granting certain rail-
way franchises in the locality of the park
came up for action, Burling explained that
the only reason why the Omnibus Company
was given the precedence as to the right of
way over certain parts OF Stanyan street
tca haaa hat atfa ANU hod mn oh nm
| to sharing the right with the Market-street
| Company, whereas, if the latter had the frs
| right, it had declared that it would not share
| it with any other company. Another rea-
| son at that time was because the Omnibus
| transferred from all parts of the city to the
park. He had just learned, however. that
| the Market-street Company will commence
| issuing transfers from the Mission to-day,
| forced into it by the Omnibus competition.
| That objection against the Market-street
Company, therefore, cannot be urged now.
| The franchises asked for by the Market
| street Company and the Park and Ocean
| Road Company on certain streets south OF
| the park were referred back to the Street
| Committee .-.-'+:.- II III.
Eliert's proposed resolution, taking the
| power of granting permits to move houses
| out of the hands OF the board and giving it
| to the Superintendent of the Streets, was
| indefinitely postponed.
Ebert said its only object was to avoid de-
| lays now incident 10 D0uSe-mOVlDS anu
! keep streets from being blockaded.
Taber said he thought the board should
| have full control of the house-moying priv
ileges; otherwise the privileges might be
abused and old r0okeries moved into dis.
tricts occupied by elegant residences.
~ MIssIoN-sTREET WIDENING.
The Mission-street Widening Commission
| ers were requested to take such steps as Will
| be necessary to cause an early determination
| of the litigation over the condemnation OF
| land necessary for the widening Of that
| street The board is anxious that the i'm
| provement should be completed as soon as
possible.
| The resolution providing for the extern
sion of Seventeenth street from its present
| western terminus to Stanyan street. also for
| widening the same thorOughfare west OF
| Clara avenue, was adopted.
| A concrete base four feet square and
| reaching to bedrock was ordered constructed
under the posts TO support the new Second
| street bridge.
f. A resolution was passed requiring police
men 20 report to the Superintendent OF
| Streets all wooden sidewalks where nails
and spikes are sticking up above the sur
| face. The Superintendent will then enforce
the law requiring owners to keep the nails
/ driven down. :-..5> :.
| A resolution was adopted directing the
| clerk to invite proposals for grading Alta
Plaza, according to certain plans now OF file
| in his Office b. -. r. =. b.
An order was passed to print changing
the name of Park lane, from Ashbury
| street to COrbett road, TO Ashbury street.
| REGULATING PRIVATE CONTRACTS.
The amendment Of the order regulating
| private contracts was finally passed. 1t
| will now. require the consent OIL three
fourths of the frontage on any particular
work before a permit to do it by private
| contract can be issued. ..-~. -
| The Omnibus Cable Company applied for
| an additional railroad franchise on Hugo
street from First to Seventh avenue, thence
to l street, thence TO Fifteenth avenue,
thence TO and upon II street. Referred 10
| the Street Committee. - =; - Go