The morning call., 1892-07-26
SUPERVISORS.
The Anti-Diye Order Killed Com.
pletely Last Night.
Five Supervisors Stand Solid Against It-sev-
enteenth-street Extension Report
Approved.

The proposed amendment TO the liquor
license law, by which the Citizens l. eague
hoped through the aid Of the Supervisors
to suppress the dives of the city, was finally
killed at the meeting Of the Supervisors
last evening.
Ever since the meeting of the week be-
fore it was evident that a scheme had been
arranged TO defeat the passage of the order
in the Interests of morality and the general
good welfare of the city.
Prior to that time the Supervisors seemed
to look with favor upon the good work of
the anti-dive crusaders In carrying on the
warfare against vice inaugurated by THE
CALL
Then Of sudden Martin Kelly, the Mis-
slon-street junk-desler and sU-called po-
litical boss, took hand in affairs and even
visited the rooms of the Supervisors per-
sonaly with the results as stated In THE
CALI, that six Supervisors experienced a
change OF mind apparently and refused to
sustain the amended order when it came
up for passage.
MIR. TABER's REMARKS.
Last night 1t again came up OH a motion
for reconsideration made by Supervisor
Ellert.
Supervisor Taber seconded the motion and
spoke upon the subject. He said that when
the matter was vOted on at the last meeting
he was satisfied that the board did not nm.
derstand it. The proposed amendment
was not IN conflict with the statute of 1877
as, as was claimed by City Attorney burst
lie could not believe that any member of
the board would side with the dive-keep-rs
as against the good people Of the city. He
urged the members TO do what the people
expected them % do.
Supervisor Ellert spoke in the same strain
saying that the principal reason he thought
why the matter was defeated was that the
City and County Attorney mad given his
opinion adversely to 1t. He was willing to
be guided by Mr.. burst in the main, but
the latter IN this case was in the wrong aud
should not be supported.
Supervisor Aver could not see how the law
had changed since last week. IL remained
the same and the amended order was
clearly In conflict with the statute as Mr..
burst had said. However great the neces-
sity was for this law, IL could not DE passed
legally.
THE MOTION LOST
Supervisor Heyer called for the reading
OF the report again. Ii was read and Mr.
Iaber spoke again. He said there was no
Intention OF interfering with the retail
liquor men unless they conduct business
that is not decent There were 1900 girls
and women and 500 men emploved IN the
dives, but 1t was better that they should
suffer temporarily by leaving their employ
ment than that the dives should continue
their nefarious work of running young men
and women.
vote was taken on the motion to recon-
slider with the following result:
Ayes-Artigues, Burling, Ellert, Heyer
and Taber, 8.
Noes-Curtls. Aver. Carnes, Hunt and
Wilkinson, 8.
Absent-COffee.
The next matter taken up was the grant
Ing of the franchise for a street railroad
covering nearly 20 miles OF streets, 10 George
lie Roy et al.
When resolution granting the franchise
came up Tor passage to print it was lost
Supervisor Burling being the ONLY member
who voted in the affirmative
Resolutions granting the Ferries and Cliff
House Railroad a franchise to extend its
rails along Bay street from Powell 10 the
seawall. aud the North Beach and NISSAN
Railroad the rlght to extend tracks on Fol-
som and Precita place, along Columbia to
Ripley, and on Army at Twentieth 10 Brv-
ant and other streets, were passed To print
Justice OF the Peace j. A Campbeli was
allowed 40 days vacation from duty. and
Maurice Schmitt, Fire Commisstoner was
granted IA days leave of absence.
sEVENTEENTH-sTREETE ExrENsrov
A resolution was passed confirming tho
report Of the Commissioners for the OMEN
ing and extension OF Seventeenth street as
modified. 1t was stated by Clerk Russell
that the protestants were all satisfied.
unu communications re-
ceiyed as follows aud referred to the nToner
committees:
From M. j. Newmark, the keener NJ
saloon on Merchant street, asking for the
payment of SIG for damage to his premises
Caused by runaway team attached To the
City Prison patrol-wagon on the 9th inst.
From the POtrero-avenue Extension Com-
mlssioners requesting an extension of time
for six months In which to compIete their
report -
From the National Fertilizer Coun,nv ra-
queStlng the repeal of the resolution which
was recently adopted by the board declaring
null and void the order under which Charles
Alpers ct al were granted the exclusive
right OF removing the carcasses of dead ami
mails. ~
From pr0perty-owners asking that the
petition of George lie Roy for franchise To
construct and operate a street railroad on
various streets in South San francesca the
Potrero and park district, including the
provision that the cOmpany's line be ex-
tended along Devisadero street to the bav
From Mrs. w. Lille, Johannah +. Clark
j. X Roche and Z. 4. Lille, protesting
against the acceptance OF the report of
the commissioners appointed for the ex-
tension OF Nineteenth. Twentieth, Twenty
FIRST Twenty-second and Twenty. third
streets.
The board then adjourned.
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