The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-02-21

Granted a Lease of the
RinCOn Hill Home.
THE SALTWATER FRANCHISE.
A Petition of the Unemployed to the
Supervisors Regulating Electric
Light RateS-The Pesthouse.

The Board of Supervisors met last even
ing, Mayor Ebert presiding, and all the
members present.
petition signed by DR.. P. A. Terry and
others. committee appointed at the Metro
poltan Temple meeting Of the unemployed
held on Saturday last, was presented. 1t
requested the Board of Supervisors to
empower the Mayor to appoint committee
OF one hundred to raise by subscription a
fund to maintain the present great number
of idle men; also to draft bill for passage
as State law whereby the State may take
care OF its unemployed.
DR.. Terry addressed the board briefly on
the merits Of the petition. which. on motion
of Mr.. Forman, was referred to the special
Committee on Legislation
petition from citizens and property
owners in the vicinity of the Almshouse
tract was received protesting against the
location OF pesthouse on said tract. Atten-
tion was called to the fact that the property
surrounding the Almshouse tract is at
present the only heights of San Francisco
as yet unImprovcd; that the tract is only alt
r mile from the geographical center OF the
city. and is directly in the path of the west
ern march, OF San Francisco. The petition
was referred 10 the Committee on Health
and Police.
The order confirming the assignment by
the Olympic Club of their franchise for sup
plying the city with salt water to the Olym-
pic Salt Water Company was finally passed
by unanimous vote.
The order granting two years lease OF
the lot and building on the northwest corner
OF Harrison and Spear streets, known as
the old Marine Hospital. to the Ladies' Sea-
mans Friend Society at a rental OF 81 per
year to be used as sailors home was passed
to print.
MIR. Forman attempted to have the order
laid over for one week. but the board re-
fused to do 50 and the order was unani-
mously passed. though Mr.. Forman pro-
tested that the action was too hasty.
The superintendent of the House of Cor
rection was authorized to employ man to
take charge and direct the men at work in
the heds and to act as guard at S55 per
month during the season for seeding and
cultivating the farm.
resolution of intention was passed to
print authorizing the San Francisco Worlds
Fair Association to expend the $4,000 ap-
proprated on January 16 in such manner as
they may deem exped To secure proper
representation OF San Francisco al the
Columbian Exposition, the said exhibit to
be the property of the city at the close of
the Worlds Fair Exposition.
The resolution returned by the Mayor au-
thoriZing him and the chairman of the
Street Committee to enter into contract
with the Oregon Improvement Company TO
pave certain portions of Brannan street
was rejected on the question whether 1t
should pass notwithstanding the objections
Of the Mayor.
A resolution offered by Mr.. Forman was
adopted, calling for the opinion of the City
and County Attorney on the question
whether the Board OF Supervisors has the
right to fix the rates to be charged by cor
p0rations for electric lighting.
The order amending order 1899, In rela-
ton to street musicians, fixing the license at
$40 quarter and restricting the privilege
TO crippled and blind people was passed.
The board reeonsidered It's action at
previous meeting and awarded the contract
for grading Lobos square to Gray Brothers
for $1,000.
The order repeating order $40. providing
for the temporary closing of Ridley street.
between Market and Church, and OF Web
ster street, between Kate and Ridley, was
finally passed.