The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-04-11

resolution to the City and County Attorney
was taken up and defeated by vote Of to 4.
The question of the adoption ri Super
visor Rogers resolution followed, and II
was carried by the following vote:
Ayes-Gaodwin, Rogers, Montgomery,
Forman, Refs. Ryan and Day.
Noes-Dundou, Kennedy, Hinton, James
and Denman.
Spring Valley had won; the Mayors veto
mad been Knocked out without securing the
ninth Supervisor.
The question asked was who was going to
take the matter to the Supreme Court?
Supervisor Denman called attention to
the poor manner in which street contractors
were laying down bituminous pavements.
Ii said that the Street Committee had IN
yeSiigAted about fourteen streets ana found
that they had not the proper concrete foun-
daiious. The "poultice" men were not
complying with the specifications at all. He
offered a resolution In the interest of
the property-Owners, which was adopted.
1t provided that the Superintendent of
Streets be instructed not to accept any
street paved with bitumiuous rock until the
same has been inspected by the Street Com
mittee Of the board.
The executive committee of the Citizens
League for the suppression of dives asked
that an amendment be made to the license
order as follows:
Provided, however. as a police measure for the
suppression OF public wee, immortality and crime,
that no license shall be granted under that see
ton upon the recommendation OF citizens or
otherwise, TO any person who has been convicted
OF crime, or Of a violation OF any law or Ordt-
nance regulating the sale OF liquors, or 10 any
person who has carried Oh, is carrying on. or is
about TO carry on the business of selling or
furnishing SpriiuouS or malt or fermented
liquors, or wines IN any dance cellar, or dance
hall, or In any place where females are suffered
or procured 10 walt or attend In any manner on
any person, and where any musical, theatrical or
other public exhibition or pefOi nance is eX-
hlbit d or performed. or IN connection with any
place or resort for lewd, immoral or unlawful
purposes.
The petition was referred to the License
Committee. A resolution was presented
stating that The California Electric Light
Company and the Edison Light Company,
and every other corporation. company or
person supplying electric lights TO the city
and county of San Francisco, or to the in
habitants thereof, be requested TO furnish
and present to the board on or before May
TO- 1898 any and all information and data in
their possession or under their control which
may be material proper or necessary to en-
able the board TO intelligently determine
what are just, fair and reasonable rates TO
be charged for electric lights.
The clerk was instructed to transmit
copies of the resolution to the various COM
pauieS. similar resolution was adopted
requesting the San Francisco Gas Company
and the Pacific Gas Improvement Company
to transmit the same Information, and
data 10 the board, on or before May 10,
1898.
The smallpox hospital buildings on
Twenty-siXih street, known as the Pest
house, were ordered abolished as such an
Institution.
The resolution to appoint DR.. E. }.
Greatly tC succeed Peter Burns as veterinary
surgeon to take charge OF all the city's
horses outside of those in the Fire Depart
ment was postponed for a week.
resolution was adOpted providing that
City Engineers Manson and Grunsky be
appointed as superintendent OF construc-
ton of the Fourth bridge without
extra compensation \ previous resuu-
ton to appoint Fl. d. knight rs Supsrn-
iendent Of construction at a salary of $3.50
a month was voted down.
resolution was adopted requesting the
Auditor ana Treasurer to open accounts
with the Nineteeuth-stTeet extension fund
and with the POtrero-avenue extension
fund.- and pay the dividends of the owners
in the order Of their presentation. This
was done in accordance with the act of
March %. 1898. which provides for the re-
turn of moneys paid out as assessments for
street extensions.
A petition from the Lakeyiew and Sunny
side Improvement Club asking that the
Southern Pacific Company be compelled to
remove the railroad embankment in the
line OF James street made the claim
that It IS an obstruction and should be re-
placed by wooden or steel structure in
order to allow the street to be opened.
A number of teamsteTs asked that San
Jose avenue, between Paramount street and
the Ocean House road, be repaired by
prison labor from the House of Correction,
as II Is in terrible condition.