The morning call., 1892-02-02
NO AID FOR MINERS.
Money Is Too Scarce in the City's
Treasury.
Al Elevated Railway Scheme Before the su-
-sr7.sors-The Olympic Club Fran
chis5 Finally Passed.

The present year will mark an era In
street railway construction, II the Super
visors take q favorable view of an Rppllcs-
ton fled With them last night by j. W.
HartzeIl well known as the General Man.
ager Of the Sau Francisco and san MGteo
Electric Railroad d.
Mr.. Hartzell asks for franchise to con-
struct an elevated railway, the ultimate aim
of which is 70 span the entire peninsula OF
San francisco. The system proposed is
known as the Meiggs system; 1t is double
track with electric motor power the tracks
10 be not less than fourteen feet from the
ground. and streets Of sixty feet aud less n
width TO be bTidSed with a single span.
1t proposes that the regular fare shall be
3 cents, except between the hours Of and
o'rloCk 10 the evening, when II Will be 5
cents In two years Communication tickets
will be issued at the rate Of twenty-five
round trips for 81. Il IS agreed that > per
cent Of the gross receipts shall be paid TO
the city that two miles shall be built in the
two years, and fully completed in three
years. The term Of the franchise asked for
is foTty-nine years, after which il is agreed
TO sell TO the city on certain conditions.
The route over which the system proposes
10 extend is as follows:
thence TO SANCHEZ. TO Ridley, 20 Steiner, to
Waller. TO Pierce, to Page, 20 Scott to Oak,
10 Stauyan, 10 Frederick to First avenue TO
II street thence 10 the ocean.
The matter was referred 10 the Street
Committee.
MINERS WANT MONEY,
In response TO a communication received
from the California Miners Association
asking for aid from the city to further the
mining interests Of the State the Mayor
called special meeting of the board IN the
afternoon. There were present, besides
nine members Of tie board, MessTs. ;. *.
Thornton, W. {. RaistOn, \. j. Britain aud
William Irelan Of the Miners Association.
They explained what the late convention Of
miners and farmers had decided upOn but
that TO carry out their plans so that the
great mining industry could be again re-
sumed 1t would he necessary to get some
assistance from Congress This means
that delegation Of citizens from this Coast
must so 10 Washington and work in the
Interest Of such measure, and money vii
be required 60 defTay expenses. II was
represented by the attending committee
that the other counties by their Supervisors
had contributed literally 10 such d fund, and
San Francisco vas asked TO do her share.
The Supervisors were asked 10 appropriate
$1,000
MI Burling Of the Finance Committee
said that nearly every fund was DOW over
drawn. aud he could not see where they
siding the matter, however and proposed
70 appropriate $500
NOT SATISFIED.
The committee was not satisfied with
this They insisted that no portion Of the
State would be so much benefited az San
Francisco. II the mines were all put in
operation again millions OF dollars would
have O. be expended annually in machinery,
aud every cent Of it in san Francisco,
Besides. every lar taken from the mines
would certainly be brought 10 this city.
Iue appropriation now asked Tor, there
fore, should not be looked upon IN the
sense az gift, but an Investment that in a
very short time Will yield ten thousand told,
Or. Aver moved 90 amend Mr. Bur.Egs
motion by making the appropriation $1,000
IDS cad Of 500.
When the vote was taken Burlug Taber
and Wilkinson voted In the negative. but
before the result was announced they all
changed TO aye and carried the amendment
uuanl mousiy.
Tie aspect Of the case was very much
changed al asst u GIFTS meeting, however
Any sum from 500 upward, that the board
proposes 10 eXpend, must travel the usual
Ute Of resolution first passed to print. then
after one week be finally passed. and ap-
proved by the Mayor
SHORT OF FUNDS.
When the resolution made its appearance
EIlert, who was not pTeseutatth the afternoon
meeting, opposed II. He asked where tie
that nearly every Iu0d was already over
drawn.
Jackson replied that the Immediate paw
meHt would not be required, and no doubt
1t could easily be raised upon the assurance
that the city would pay IT,
Taber. who voted Tor the appropriation in
the afternoon, had wheeled completely
around. He thought the city would be
doing handsomely f she gave $500 toward
the cause. 1t might cause the delegates
u In "a NJ n q GT IA q z a
on their cigars and wine, but let them
squeeze, il would do them good.
Jackson made his GROWING effort as a
Supervisor in eSpOusing the appropriation,
and the only answer that was or could be
made 10 his shUuldeT-hittiHg argument was
"Nhere IS the money to come FROM" He
showed 10 many ways how little helping
hand would speedily result IN TeLnvig0rating
every industry in the city, and PIT $1,000 10
circulation where SO now moves feeOly.
San Francisco would be the one place OF all
others ca this Coast TO benefit by the move
meDt, and In greater proportion 100 TO one
than all other cities. Why should she not,
then, be equally generous with Placer
County that gives $500 and whose benefits as
compared with San Francisco will not be a
drop in the buckst2
IT WAS LOST.
The first vote, to amend tia resolution by
making the sum $50, was lost. The next
vote TO refer to the Finance Committee
was voted upon and lost by the following:
Ayes-J2cksOn, Burling, Curtis, Aver
CaTnes, HuOt-6
NOes-Artigues. Ebert, Coffee. Hyer, Ia
ber Wilkinson-6.
Burling was indignant as could be when
the result was announced. He regarded it
as disgrsCeful that the board should so
stultlfy Itself. In the afternoon, in the
presence Of the representatives Of the con-
VeDtiOn, the Supervisors had in effect
pledged themselves A few hours later the
obligation is ignored and no money appro-
priatPd at all. He said he would rather
give SO out Of his own pocket than see
Buch dIsgraceful course pursued,
A NEW SEWER SYSTEM
Professor Soule. at tho head of the civil
engineering department Of the State Univer-
sity, Is 20 meet the Street Committee Of the
board tomorrow forenoon 10 confer in the
matter Of anew sewer system for the city.
This is Ia response to the proposition that
the Street Committee put to the board one
week ago, the preliminary steps of which
are to first examine and discover the exact
condition OF the present sewers II was
proposed 10 have this work done by stu
dents in the University, providing they are
competent, and the conference tomorrow
Is with that end In view.
Street Superintendent Gilleran sent a com
munication to the board yesterday in rela-