The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-05-24
TIE RESOLUTION.
II Is Introduced Jy Supervisor Charles ".
T0Jer.

II Is introduced bg supervisor ChdreS W.
TGJer
Under the head of new business Super
visor Taber presented the resolution, which
was brought in By Mrs.. French and her
committee from the Women's Christian
Temperance UDiOn.
When the subject was first preached to
him he manifested interest il it and prom
ised to DO what he could for its fuTtheTance.
He may be depended on for "aye" when the
matter finally reaches the board again,
after recommendation by the committee.
Mr.. Iaber handed the resolution TO Clerk
Russell, who read as follows:
SAN FRANCISCO. May IS.
To the Honorable Board 81 supervisors city
aud County Of san FrHHct5c0-GEN TLEMEN;
Al = meeting OF the Board Of Ponce Commits
siOners, held May Is, 1892, committee Of the
Wemen's Christian Temperance Union aD-
reared and presented the within resolution "a
copy Of which IS herein sent; said resolution,
by unanimous vote OF the board, was Endorsed
ty The Beard Of Police Commissioners and Or
deIed spl cad upon lie minutes OF the board and
made part thereof, and d copy duly signed by
Tire president and secretary ordered forwarded
10 Tie Board OF Supervisors for their c0nsdera-
tIOD. Very respectfully, WILLIAM HALL,
Clerk Board Police Commissioners.
To the Honorable Board Of Police Commits
Si0ReTs: At regular meeting OF the WOmen's
Christian Temperance Union OF San Francisco
bed ibis day (ADrll 3O) Il being represented 20
OTS Of The city and county OF san Francisco
we're willing 10 make such changes IN The exist
Ing ordinances governing The issuance Of retail
nqn0r-dealeTs' liquor licenses az the honorable
Board OF Police Commissioners might suggest, II
was therefore unanimously resolved that the
following resolution should be presented 10 the
honorable Board OF Police Commissioners with
Tie request that hat honorable body indorse the
same, and submit II thus Endorsed 10 the cOnsid-
era Ion Of the honorable Board of Supervisors Of
The ely aud cOuu OF Sau Francisco:
ReSOlUed, That order No. lS45, amending sub
division xxx Of section 10 OF ORDER No 1883,
imposi ing municipal licenses, is hereby amended
as follows: BY aBnulling and eliminating from
tie second paragraph these words:
''But In case Of refusal OF such consent upon
application, said Board OF Police Commissioners
shall grant the same upon The written recon-
mendailOn Of not less than II citizens OF san
Francisco owning real estate IN the block or
square IN which said business OF retail liquor
dealer or grocery and retail liquOr-dealeT' IS to
be carried on" making The paragraph, as
amended, 10 read a. follows:
SeCond-Those making sales OF less than
$4,000 per quarter shall pay license Of 81
per quarter: provided, that on ana after January
!, 1885, no license az retail llQGor-deaer" or
AS grocery and retail liquor-dcaler' shall be
Issued by the Collector Of Licenses, unless the
person desiring the same shall have obtained The
written consent OF a majority Of the Board OF
Police Commissioners OF the city and county Of
San Francisco TO carry on and conduct SAID bust
ness. All licenses issued under this section
shall be known and designated as retail liquor
dealer" and grocery aud retail llquor-dealer"
license
Following this was an appendix showing
the law in its entirety as 1t now exists.
Then came the signatures They were:
Maria f. Gray, president San Francisco w. C.
I. O.; Laura Z. Williams, president Central w.
c. I. u; Rose NJ French, county gUDeFinten-
dent Of law enforcement branch; Mrs. NJ. X.
Harmish, Mission W. q. I. u; Mrs. D. ]. Spen-
Ger, corresponding secretary; Mrs. J. Jenkins,
Mrs. V. Gear, Mrs. NJ. b. Eden OF w. G. I. y.
In conclusion came tho official indorse-
ment OF the Board Of Police Commissioners,
duly sigued by Judge Robert J. Tobin,
president Of the board, and by Clerk Hall.
II read almost the same as the above
quoted introduction to the communication,
setting forth that the resolution had been
unanimously Endorsed by the Police Com
misslOners and a copy Of 1t engrOssed
aud given to the committee from the w. C..
7. .. for presentation to the Board Of Su-
pervisOrs.
cit will be referred to the Committee on
Licenses" said the Mayor.
Then the ladies were invited 10 speak TO
the resolution, but they wisely declined TO
take the time Of the board at this juncture,
Teserving their ammunition for the commit
ties hearing, which will take place Wednes-
day afternoon, June 1, at o'clock.
Supervisors Antiques, Aver and Coffee
comprise the Committee on Licenses. Two
of these gentlemen have already expressed
themselves as favOring the amendment, and
it is thought there will be no hesitancy on
the part of the entire committee in unani.
mously recommending the passage Of the
resolution.
The following nsmed Supervisors stand
pledged to uphold this important measure
Washington Aver,
James w. Burling,
Levi X. Ebert,
Charles w. Taber,
David b. Jackson,
Joseph Z. Antiques.