The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-11-14
THE TWO ANTI-vICE ORDINANCES
Changes Suggested by Chief Crowley.
The Society's Officers May Not
u.s. Make Arrests.

not IN session yesterday-was n OF intended
to be. in session-and therefore the ser
geant-at-arms of the Board of Supervisors
put the room in shape for the occupancy
of that body With bold assurance, having
DO fear that mandamus or a certiorari or
sci f or any other horrible specter of
the courts was lying in wait for him in
any Of its dark corners.
=; When the main body of the Supervisors
put in an appearance shortly before
o'clock the accommodating bad been done,
all was reported we'll and they entered
their own chambers with entire confidence
:: to find everything Just as it should be.
:: The air of the courtroom had been dissi-
paIed and there only remained the prison
: ers' dock fastened to the floor and wall at
: the right of the room 10 remind them of
: what had been. To be sure they glanced
at this little disguised. bur if it sug-
gested to them possibility of what might
be they made no sign.
What Judge Daingerfield may think
about or do in the matter when be at
ietnpts to convene court to-day is another
story.
=. Mayor Ebert was still engaged with the
Election Commission down in the base
lnent Mr.. James was still absent, and so
Dtnman was chosen to take the high
chair just beneath the faulty painting of
81 George Washington and his horse.
They had come together TO pass certain
orders and authorizations which, because
of the intervening Of election day-a holt
. y-had not had tie necessary five days
advertising previous to the regular meet
ing OF Tuesday, as required by law.
The Anti Vice SOcety's ordinances
against immoral soliciting on the streets
and against obscene monographs and
kinetosc0pes we're up for consideration.
Dundon opposed action on the ground
p. that the Chief of Police had not been suf-
fciently consulted.
Day said that the Chief had not only
been consul ed but he had consulted his
60 attorney and had received four pages of
:fOQlscap advice on the matter, and the
ordinance lad been amended according
10 the suggestions made. The penalty, for
Instance. mad been reduced from $500 to
5000. The reasons urged for this was that
no Judge or jury would convict, except in
most fragrant cases, with such high pen
ally. Then, again, the right given to the
Antl-Nlce SOclety'S officers 10 make ar
rests was Withdrawn for the reason that
If the Legislature has given them tue
right 10 make such arrests then they have
T. it." The instruction to the police in the
ordinance TO make arrests was cut out be-
cause they already have such Instructions,
it being their duty to do 80.
Day said he had DO objection to holding
.- the matter over for week, but as Chief
Crowley was gong to leave the city on
Thursday he cnuid not see that much
could be accomplished.
Dundon still thought that course should
be taken if the ordinance was to pass in
good faith, and so the matter went over
for a week. The other ordinance was
passed TO print
A resolution offered by Mr.. Denman to
cut down the force of men now taking
care of the small parks and squares CT
the city brought protest from Day. He
said that the rainy season had not vet set
90 in, the parks stu needed attention, and for
the SIX weeks that remained of the life of
The present board be thought they might
be engaged more profitably than in throw
ing men out of work
Denman said that it had been reported
that there was no work for the present
force, aud TO continue them longer on the
payroll was waste OF money. If the
board wanted to throw that money away
he was willing. The matter was laid over
for week.
The bid of James Mccoy for grading
and matchmaking Mission street, from
Silver avenue TO Huron street, was re-
jected because the bond was unSatisfac-
tory and because Mccoy had been delin-
quent and unfaithful in a former contract.
The contract was given to j. w. Smith.
The owner of the building in which the
new waterfront police station is located
naO Deen complaining Lnat his tenants on
the upper floor were complaining about
the noise, and be demanded that dou BILE
ceiling be pnt ~ and deaGened. The Su-
pefvisors decided that they had rented the
lower floor, were well satisfied with it,
and had nothing to do with any other floor
or tenants.
a. protest was filed with the board by
the Holly Park and Mlssion-street I'm
pTovement Club against The acceptance of
Holly Park from The contractors, declar-
ing that the work had not been done &C.
cording to specifications. No grading had
been done at all.
James Healy's very terse protest was
filed against his property being confis-
Gated by the exten sion of Potrero avenue
He says. he Will protect himself to the full
extent of the law.