The morning call., 1894-01-16
MADE TO THE SUPERVISORS.
The Anti-Boycott Ordinance Is
Referred.
NO SPRINKLlNG VAN NESS AVENUE
The Experts to Get Their Pay-A Suit
at Law to Be Defended.
Advertising Fences.

When the Board of Supervisors met yes
terday afternoon Supervisor Refs said that
President Crockett of the San Francisco
Gaslight Company had requested permis-
sion to address the board for few mo-
ments on very grave question, and asked
that the request be granted. There being
no objection Mr.. Crockett addressed the
board in regard to a sensational story
winch appeared in morning paper re-
latlng to the use of burners tips Oh street
gas lamps.
Mr.. Crockett said: ''Some very serions
charges have been brought against the
Dan Francisco Gaslight Company in e
morning paper, and the company not only
courts but demands the most rigid investi-
cation. The charge is made that the COM
Dany has changed the burners, lately using
three-foot instead of five-foot tips. 1t is
true change was made. 1t has been
some years since the tips were changed.
and we found that they had become old
and useless. | can prove that they were
consuming all the way from six to eight
Ieet an hour. while our contract only
called for five feet. To remedy this defect.
which was loss to the company, We sent
East for the most improved burners made.
Every burner tip that we have put on has
been accurately tested, and we defy any
body to prove that they burn less than
i've feet an hour.
The question of the SIZE of the burner
has nothing whatever to do with the
amount OF gas burned. 1t ali depends on
the specific gravity of the gas and the in
crease and decrease of pressure. Gentle
men, we have tested all our new burners.
and are furnishing the city with all the
gas called for in our contract. We are
willing ar0nOH with irt
and select new burners al random wherever
the committee may designate, and send
these tips 10 the Gas Inspector to be tested
in your presence. We have the most per-
fect confidence that not a single one of the
burners will be found TO burn less than
five feet an hour as called for in our con-
tract"
The matter was referred to the Street
Light Committee at request of the Gas
Committee for an investigation.
Supervisor Rogers anti-bovcott order,
which has excited so much discussion, was
referred 10 joint committee consisting OF
the Health and Police and Judiciary com
mittees of The board.
A resolution was adopted requesting an
opinion from District Attorney Barnes on
the validity of the claim of Contractor j.
!. McCr0ssan for S497 30 on his contract
for keeping in repair The bituminuus pave
ments of the city.
The board adopted a resolution provfd-
ing that hereafter no sprnking be done
on Van Ness avenue, and notifying the
superintendent of Streets shat in future
no bills for such work will be allowed by
the Supervisors.
A resolution was adopted approving and
ordering paid out of the city treasury the
demands of j. O'Farrell, Charles ID. Car
ter and X. 7. Hammond for $3.50 each as
compensation for expert service In dispos-
ing OF the City Cemetery last Year TO the
Federal Government for $4,000.
The board decided to employ the firm of
Sullivan Il Sullivan al fee of $1,000 TO de-
tend the city in a suit brought against it
by Lorenzo Ii. Sweeny, involving part of
Lafayette square.
The Superintendent of Public Streets
was instructed TO take steps to remove all
advertising fences of greater height tn all
ten feet, which is against the law. HIS
attention was called to the fact that the
law Is being violated in many instances.
The Finance Committee was instructed
TO investigate the bituminous street work
done on OFarrsll street, between Scott
and Steiner.
The San Francisco and San Mateo Rail-
road Company was given permission to
erect electric poles along the line of its
new park branch road.