The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-12-06
ONLY A BAD SCARE.
Eight Policemen to Defend
the Supervisors.
THEY WERE NOT NEEDED.
Proceedings at Last Nights Session.
An characterization on Fran
Chises-The Pesthouse Again.

Police Sergeant Charles Nash, In charge
of q squad of seven patrolmeD, mounted
guard in the Supervisory chamber during
the session Of the board last night. One
policeman ordinarily suffices by his presence
to keep the peace in this quarter. One
could have done so last night so far as any
attempt to break ii was manifest. l. seems
that storming party from the Mission dis
trict was expected to make its appearance
to lombard with stale eggs those Super-
visors who had voted to confirm the report
OF the commissioners for the opening and
extension of Nineteenth. Twentiet Twenty
first, Twenty second and Twenty third
streets.
No offensive demonstration, however. was
made during the evening.
The business which was expected to pre-
cipitate the egg showers came up in q
motion by Supervisor Ebert to reconsider
the vote by which the report of the CON-
missiOners had been confirmed at the pre-
vious meeting OF the board.
Mr.. Ebert. before the roll WAS called.
asked that permission be given to the prom
erty-Owners interested TO be heard. He
said such privilege would only be decent
and just, and made motion to such effect.
Mr.. Burling, in the chair, ruled the motion
out of order. saying it would not be enter
tanned when motion to reconsider was
pending.
Mr.. Ebert appealed from the decision of
the chair.
BY vote OF six ayes-Mess-s. Burline.
Curtis. Aver, Heyer. Hunt and Wilkinson
to five noes-Artlgues, Ebert. Carnes, COf-
fee and Taber-the decision of the chair was
sustained. BY the same vote the board re-
fused TO reconsider the vote by which the
commissioners report was approved.
Earlier In the proceedings, Mr.. Van
Duzer, chairman of the executive commit
tee of the Mission Real Estate Union, ap-
peared with Deputy Sheriff and a grip
sack filled with injunctions. Two suits
were commenced yesterday. The first was
by j. X Roche enjoining the clerk from
Ming with the Street Superintendent the
Nineteenth and Twenry-third street assess
ments, and the other by Adolph Huber en-
joining the board from confirming the Six
teenth-street assessment and report
Dir. Curtis moved for reconsideration of
the vote by which the nomination of 4. w.
Williams as clerk of the Justices Court was
rejected at the last meeting. The motion
was adopted and Mr.. Williams was con-
frmeu, the only votes in opposition being
those OF Messrs. Antiques. Burling and
Ebert.
A protest was fled by property-owners at
the Mission against the adoption of the
order granting the City Railroad Company
a franchise along Mission road to the county
line and also along Cortland and other
avenues. The protesting owners represent
more than %. 900 feet on Mission road and
side streets from TwentY-sixth 10 the county
line. The protest was OH the ground that
the order was premature, indefinite rs 10
terms and conditions, and contains addi-
ti0nal concessions TO the company which
deserve careful consideration before adoD-
ton.
number OF street-railroad franchises
were brought up for reconsideration or
final passage. The West Shore and the
Joost franchises were rec0nsidered and
then laid over for one week. The Sher-
wood and Fowler franchises, coming up for
their final passage, were laid over for one
week. The franchise allowing the Market
street Railway Company to extend its
tracks on Castro, Devisadero and other
streets was put on it's final passage with
only the votes Of Messrs Antiques and
Ebert in opposition. The same action was
had on the City Railway Company. fran
chise. The only order defeated was that
granting to the Preside and Ferries Com
psny franchise on Greenwich and Frank
lin streets.
When the Joost franchise was brought
I'D Mr.. Ellert exclaimed very vigorously
against extending any favors TO MIR. Joost
until such time as he had repaired the
streets already ruined by his electric rail-
way lines.
Mayor Sanderson's vetoes of orders grant
Ing PERMITS 10 certain property-owners TO
make repairs on Dupont and other streets
were sustained by the board.
A resolution was adopted authorizing the
purchase OF forty signal-boxes and one Gen.
trai-station system for the use of the Police
Department.
The order authorizing the erection OF the
french Hospital was also passed.
The hospital Committee submitted a re.
port, recommending that the smallpox hos
pital on Twenty-sixth street be abandoned
ana dismantled as unfit for further USE it
having been damaged by explosions and
storms. The committee further recon-
mended that Shag Rock be placed in condi-
ton Tor the erection OF hospital. and also
that the City Attorney be instructed TO
abandon the action against Won Schmidt in
the matter OF the purchase OF Shag Rock.
Mr.. Aver moved the adoption OF the re-
port and Mr.. Ebert that it be placed on file
Mr.. Eilerfs motion prevailed, only Messrs
Aver. Coffee and CarDes voting for Mr.
Ayers motion.
Health Officer Keeaey sent In a communi-
cation urging that the pesthouse be placed
in proper condition for the reception of
smallpox patients.
Property-owners residing Ia the vicinity
of the J. Nj. Wieland Brewery ON Second
street protested agains: the sounding of its
steam-w histle during fire alarms.
The board oil engineers to devise and pro-
vide system OF sewerage, and others filed
communication appealing from the action
of the Auditor in refusing 10 audit demands
for materials furnished and services rem
dered 10 said board by certain merchants.
The last scene of all was a call by Mr..
Iaber Tor the production of the order grant
ing the Olympic Club franchise 10 dis
tribute salt water through the city,
Clerk Russell stated that il WAS not in his
possession, having been withdrawn from
the clip while in possession of the Street