The morning call., 1893-05-06
A GRAND PROTEST.
The PestI1ouse Not Wanted
at Bay View.
DALLYING WITH THE DIVES.
The Supervisors Consider Substitute
for the Ordinance of the Citi-
Zens' League.

There we're two important subjects be-
fore The Health and Police Committee of
the Board OF Supervisors yesterday--the
Pesthcuse site and the question of framing
dive c,csing ordinance.
When tie committee met there was on
hand a large delegation from South San
Francisco, who desired TO enter an earnest
protest against the proposition of locating
fhe 'bugbear hospital on block 491 in Bay
View.
Chairman Kennedy stated TO the delega-
tion that the committee wauld listen 10
anything they wanted to say, and William
.Goodsell stepped forward, making most
vigorous "kick" against locating the Pest
house in South San Francisco or within
breathing space Of it.
The speaker thought that if the Pest
house had to be located anywhere the
proper place for 1t was on one of the lots
Owned by the city. He thought it 4 poor
business proposition to buy land when the
city owned already available sites, such as
near the Industrial School and on the Aims
house tract. The speaker complained Bit
: teTiy Of showing. every burden OF this kind
ON South san Francisco. At that place
were the dumps, the boneyard, the tam
neTes. vinegar works-all declared nuis-
auces-and now II was proposed 10 place in
The very midst of the choicest spot on the
house.
q. lie contemplation of this idea worked
Mr.. GoOdsell up to high pitch OF nervous
excitement aud elevating his voice he
charged the Supervisors with having bowed
down before Adolph Sutro because he was
q millionaire.
Chairman Kennedy bounced up in his
char like a little fiery rocket, and his two
eyes glared ike locomotive headlights.
mo, sir he thundered; lit IS false TO
make such statement. | bow down to no
man. sir. / never crook the pregnant hinges
Of the knee that thrift may follow tawn-
Ing"
Goodsen stared hard at the Supervisor
and did not seem TO catch on TO the Shakes
peareau quotation.
So he sat down. aud ex-SuperviSor John
Shirley followed, stating that lie owned land
: near block 49l aud would not sell it for Pest
house purposes. He said South San Fran
cisco was place foT small homesteadS. He
stated that there were three Catholic lnstl-
tutiOns in the place, which were attended
by hundreds Of children, whose lives would
be endangered by the establishment of
pesthouse in the midst Of the town.
d. w. Erwin next spoke, and called the
attention Of the committee to the fact that
the proposed site was only four blocks
away from Railroad avenue, which was the
main artery OF travel from the county line
10 tie heart OF San Francisco. The site
was also but eight blocks from the water
front. which in few years would ba COW
cred with nanutacto ries, While WharyeS
and leyees would spring I'D on the shore
line. Mss PipeE as schoolieacher, also
spoke against lie proposed site.
This ended tile list OF tie delegations
speakers and they left the cOmmittee-TOom.
After discussing the matter In desultory
way It was decided TO place the protest on
file.
This does not end the Pesthouse ques-
ton, however because next Monday night
The subject will come up again before the
board OF an authorization to eXpend $500
in the purchase OF block 491 for the site.
Supervisor James, who was at first most
pronounced in advocating block 49I, stated
yesterday that lie probably would not vote
on the subject. as the people in his district
had protested too eneTgetlcally
Chairman Kennedy next brought up the
amended dive ordinance as proposed by the
Citizens League.
: The ordinance provides for the closing of
. the dives entirely, but some of the uem-
bers thought that it was too general in
: some parts and should be amended. The
sentiment OF the entire committee was to
close the dives.
Supervs sor Ryan offered the following rs
= n substitute for tile ordinance proposed by
the Citizens League:
Provided, however, as police measure for the
suppression OF public vice, fmmOi ATTY and crime,
thai no license shall be granted under this sec
tloA upon tile recommendation OF citizens or
otharwi>e 10 any who has cartied on, is wing
On, o. IS about 10 carry on the business of selling
Liquors or wines in any dsnce-eelar or dance
'bal or 10 connection viii any place OF resort for
Iewd, immoral OF unlawful purposes.
Supervisor DuDdon after reading Ryan's
substitute sad This won't do at all Il
is.simply beating the devil around the bush
What is the use OF juggling with this ques-
tion. Itls no use to gull the people with
elaptrap. Either close the dives or leave
them open, but come out aud say SO one way
or the other"
Dundon pointed out how Ryan's substi-
'tute was vague and indefinite. and besides
knocking out the best features of the pro-
posed ordinance, made it exceedingly diffi-
. cult To make case against 4 dive, because
1t would have to be proven in every case
that the house was conducted for lewd and
immoral purposes, very difficult thing.
Clerk Russell iuteTpolated few eXcep-
tIoas relating to grHcers and restaurant
Keepers, eXemptlng them from the law but
even in this condition tile ordinance did not
seem to satisfy the members, and the enti re
matter was continued till the next meeting.