The morning call., 1894-06-05
TROLLEY POLES.
Prohibitory Action Is
Deferred.
so THE SUPERVISORS VOTE.
The Market-Street Line Wins
a Victory.
THE COUNTY HOSPITAL SCORED.
An Extension of Time for the Church.
Street Franchise Referred to the
Street Committee.

When the resolution prohi biting the use
of trolley poles and electric wires on Mar
ket, Kearny and Montgomery street came
up for final passage before the Board of
Supervisors yesterday, considerable dis
cussion ensued. j. Z. Foulds, represent
ing the MaTket-street Railroad Company
appeared before the board, and argued
for the railroad company that the electric
road the company intended to build was
perfect system. in which all danger of
"electroly sis" was impossible. He asked
for delay on the part Of the board, after
painting a glowing picture OF what the
electric road was going TO be.
On motion of Supervisor Forman the
resolution was laid over at the pleasure of
the board. The attorney of the road
promised that no poles would be erected
on the streets named until the system on
Mission street was put into operation in
! next August
The Hospital Committee presented a re-
port in which was Incorporated the dis
| cOveries of Expert O'LOghlen at the City
and County Hospital and embodied in
report to the Supervisors.
After the reading of The report Supervi-
sor Forman said that he had never heard
! of Sucn an outrageous condition of things
| as stated in the reTort of the expert. and
/ thought that the proper authorities should
! at once make an Investigation as to
whether goat meat and skinned milk
we're being or had been fed to SICK in
/ N teS OF the hospital.
Supervisor Stanton said that the atten-
tOn of the Board of Health had been pre-
viOusly called to the mismanagement Of
the County Hospital, but that all charges
had been ignored by that body.
Supervisor Denman said the hospital
2 chn In ord tn,f
a copy of the experts report be sent TO
the Board of Health with a request that
the matter be Investigated. The motion
| was carried.
Supervisor Dundon made a strong OBJ
! fctiOn to the adoption of a motion indef-
niIely postpOnlng resolution to compel
the Ferries and Preside Railway to
place their tracks on Union street, be-
tween HYDE and Larkin, in the middle of
the thOrOughfare, but the board adopted
! the motion.
The city engineer was directed to fur
nish 10 the board estimates of the cost per
/ front foot for performing the work Of
grading, macadamizing and laying rock
! gutterways on the following named
| streets: Carolina, Wisconsin, Arkansas,
! Connecticut and Missouri. between Six
tsenlh and Santa Clara; also MaripOsa
/ street, between Mississippi and Indiana,
! including the cost of intersection work
thereof, in accordance with the new street
bond act passed by the last Legislature
Supervisor Day introduced resolution
/ csllIng upon the Superin rendent OF Streets
! not 10 allow the Market-StTeet Railway
! Company or any other railway company
! 20 use rock not IN accordance with Specifi.
/ cations In the repair of streets between
! their railway tracks.
/ a resolution was introduced extending
! the time to three years from the time
when work upon the Church-street fran
| chise was commenced. The matter was
! referred TO the Street. Committee On mo-
tion of Supervisor Day.
The board decided to meet oil Monday
! afternoon, June II, at o'clock to examine
/ the assessment-bouk of personal properly
for the fiscal year 1894, and will thereafter
be in session from time 10 time until Mon
day, the 25lh day of June, 1894, at ~
| O'Clock noon, for the purpose of hearing
| applications verified by oath for correction
| of assessments on the rolls.
Supervisor Rogers was requested to de-
| feDd the board in the recent action brough I
| against il by A. j. Clunie to have the
members ousted for alleged failure of trust
in Office. He was also empowered to ap-
! point special counsel to assist him il he so
deemed it necessary.
a resolution was passed demanding that
Thomas OBrien, the eX-TaX Collector,
paw into tho city treasury on or before the
! expiration OF June 80 the sum of S5S25, the
amount of the shortage which occurred
during his term.