The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-07-19
SIX TO FIVE.
How Supervisors Stand on the
Anti.Diye Order.
Its Final Passage Defeated Last Evening
Supervisor Ebert Moves for Recon-
sideraticn Next Week.

MiSsiOn-street iunk-dealer and political
b SIS, cast its shadow over the proceedings
of the Board of Supervisors last evening.
aud six mem bers of the board seemed to
feel its influence. AS a result Of the junk
dealer boss interference the proposed
amendment 10 the liquor-lieense law in the
interest of morality and against the low
dives of the city was lost.
Kelly appeared in the committee-room OF
the Supervisors about half an hour before
the meeting was called TO order He was
kept busy during his stay in button-holing
and lalking with members of the board.
Before he had been around five minutes
1t was generally known that he was there
in the interests OF the dive-keeperS and that
the proposed amendment TO the law which
would cinch the dive men so hard would be
killed.
Sure enough. when the order came up for
final passage the work of killing was ap-
parent. Where but a week before every
member IF the board had seemed eager to
assist the Citizens League in carrying out
the auti-diYe crusade lnaUguTated by The
CALL, there were now six who were OPP
posed TO the passage of the order.
AYERS PROTEST.
AS soon as the order had been read, Su-
pervisOr Aver arose and spoke at length
upon the subject. lie did not think The
board had right TO pass such an order.
The City and County Attorney had given
MS opinion that it could not legally be
passed. aud in the doctors opinion the
board should sustain Mr.. burst.
Mr.. Ebert arose and expressed consider
able indignation nj the turn affairs had
taken. He said he had understood that an
effort was to be made to kill the order. and
he now thought it was right and proper for
any member who was opposed 10 it 10 give
his reasons.
Mr.. Burling said: ~ am satisfied that
unless this order passes Tonight there will
be no relief from the curse OF dives for the
next six months. 1t is unfortunate that the
people who ask for the ordinance should
ask for an amendment which gives an eX-
cuse TO refer il TO a committee. Ii prac-
ideally prevents any further legislation.
The anne ndment asked for is of no impOr-
lance. 1t is not probable that any Judge
would decide that the addition of grocery
store. hotel or restaurant 10 dive
would make II legal.
PARTY CLAIMS.
ut is claimed by some that the,passage Of
this order will lure the Republican party.
II the party is TO be injured by legislating
on the side Of law, order and decency, the
sooner it is injured the better | am not
afraid TO be known as one IN accord with
the class OF the community who desire TO
close the dens of vice which nightly flauut
their various attractions in violation of laws.
human and divine"
g SuperVisor Curtis said thathe agreed with
DR.. Aver, and that the board should stand
by Attorney bursts opinion.
Supervisor Burling again spoke, saying
that that action should be taken at once.
AS far as the rights of the board were con-
cerned. Attorney General Hart had said
that the board had the power TO pass the
order. 1t was due to the respectable eIe-
ment In the community that the order be
passed.
Mr. Ebert said that it seemed strange that
last week not a word had been said on pass
ing the order to print and now there seemed
TO lie feeling against Il. He would like to
know how some of the members had
changed their views so suddenly. He be-
lieyed the board had the power TO pass the
order and il should be done. He hoped the
members would have the manhood to stand
up for decency and not put themselves on
record as voting to sustain the dives.
AVER STANDS BY BURST.
DR.. Aver said that he did not put his ac-
ton on manhood basis, because such
question was not involved. Il was simply
matter Of the board recognizing the opin-
ion of the City Attorney
Supervisor Taber stated that he could not
understand why Dr. Aver should have
changed his views from those which he held
last week. The amendment was based on
good motives and could not help doing
lot of good 10 the community.
A vote was then taken on the resolution,
many pdeblNR the dlleuueu 0rQer, and tie
result was as follows:
Ayes-Artigues, Burling. Ebert. Hyer.
TabPr-5
Noes-Curtis, Aver. Carnes. Coffee, Hunt,
Wlkinson-6
Before ii was announced that the motion
was lost Supervisor Ebert asked 10 change
his vote ana being permitted to do so he
then gave notice that he would move for
reconsideration Of the motion next Monday
night.
The matter was therefore settled for the
evening, but there may be enc chance vet
that the opposition six may reconside their
action during the week and that the order.
which Is framed by the respectable element
IN the community, may yet become a law in
spite OF Martin Kelly and the diye-k eepers.