The morning call., 1894-03-20
All Rock Used on Streets to Be
Tested.
GATES FOR ALL CABLE-cARs.
The One-TweIfth Act Suspended in
Regard to Funds for Material
and Supplies.

flbOfS.
The only question which excited ex-
tended discussion was the location of the
new Morgue in the basement of the new
City Hall a resolution was introduced
at the last meeting of the board designating
that portion of the basement of the new
City Hall contiguous to the Receiving
Hospital as the location of the new
Morgue. The matter was laid over for
one week. and when il came up yesterday
Supervisor Stanton iaterpOsed an ener-
getic opposition to the proposed clan. he
said the main building OF the City Hall
was no place for such an institution on
account Of its Objectionable features.
Mayor Ebert informed him that Health
Officer Keeney and Coroner Hughes had
both stated that the new Morgue would be
conducted On the same plan as in Europe
aud the East by adopting the eold-stOrage
treatment, and that no offensive odors
would result.
'"Ihe cold-storage plan is good enough" /"
said DR.. Stanton. but when bodies are
partially decomposed, as when taEen from
the bay, ii cannot prevent bad odors
which are disease breeding"
las means Of economy" said Super
visor Kennedy. "the new Morgue should
be established In the new CITY Hal. l
believe in the concentration of public
Offices"
SIS it not a fact" asked RYAN from the
Seventh, that we have no money to pro-
vide another building. and he City Hail
Commissioners have agreed 10 fix up quar-
ters In the hall? Then l am in favor of
such course"
1T is a shame and an outrage TO bring
the Aorgue 10 the new City. Hail." said
Supervisor foTman. "I don't want this
place peTDeated With offensive odors."
Supervisor S'ant0n amended the resolu-
tion by providing that the new Morgue be
located IN the old City Hall building.
Supervisor Stanton's amendment was
lost, those voting for 1t being Stanton,
Fsrman, Hinton and Denman.
The resolution locating the Morgue In
the new City Hall basement was carried
by the following vote: Ayes-ROgers,
Kennedy, Refs. Ryan, Day. Dundon,
James, Drnman-8. N0es-Rogers, Stan
ton, Forman and Hinton
The Street Committee reported in favor
of the passage TO print of the order re-
qniTlng street railroad companies TO place
gates upon street railway cars propelled
by means OF wire ropes attached to STA
tenary steam engines or by electricity or
compressed air. and providing for suitable
lights being carried on streetears and
dummies Such action WAS subsequently
taken.
In accordance with a recommendation of
the Street Committee a resolution was
sdepted Of great interest to all the street
contractors. It provides thai "Al the
rock 10 be used In concrete work REQUIRED
for foundations of btuminous rock pave
ment on street rOsdWsys, also the Iock 10
be used in the construction of artificial
stone sidewalks, shall be hard rock of
igDeOus character, known as hard trap
rock, and shall be such rock only as shall
not lose by erosion and fracture ID ore than
OS 0f it's al yvziuhf
testing The same by what Is known as the
'Rattler test The said test OF rock shall
be made in the Rather machine belong
ing TO the city and county, by placing the
said rock 10 said machine and the same
put in revolving motion at the rate of not
less than twenty-eighI revolutions per
minute for three consecutive hours.
All rock losing more than % per cent
Of its original weight TO be regarded as
unfit for use."
A subsequent resolution providing for
the purchase OF "Rattler" machine for
testing rock to be used in the construction
of concrete work was adopted.
A veto message from Mayor Ellert was
read affecting the change Of grade on Lib
erty street, between Church and Sanchez
The board recently fixed an intermediate
grade of u Der cent, while many of the
property-owners had asked for a 20 per
cent grade. They complained that if u
per cent grade was adOpted their property
would be ruined. What was of special in.
terest in the Mayors veto was his indica-
iion OF the fact that no Improvement of
property where the cost was more than
One-half the assessed valuation of the
property would meet with bis approval
unless an assessment district was created
by the board. In his veto he said:
''If district Is not formed and the ex-
pense exceeds 80 per cent of the assessed
value of the property assessdble under the
lou in bar Int nf hn hn ord
the city and county is liable in the amount
over and above that percentage. payable
out Of the city treasury.
"In.my opinion in this case. if the pro-
ceedings are carried out, a contract
awarded aud the work performed, the city
and county will DOT alone be liable for the
amount due exceeding 80 per cent of the
assessed value OF the property, but will be
liable to be prOperty-owDers for a refusal
to change the grade of said street as pe-
titiOned for by prcperty-Owners under the
law, as the refusal of the board Will be
construed as arbitrary and constitutional
depriviDg the property-Owners Of their
vested rights by rendering their property
yalueless."
The veto message took the usual course,
and will be voted on az the next meeting.
a resolution was adopted appointrg g
John Stack, with II. T. Payne as alter
nate, and Edward Briggs, with Z. +. Briggs
as an alternate, to serve as members of
the State Sportsmen's convention, which
will meet In this city April 10 next, in or
der to discuss with the view Of amending
the game laws Of the State.
The board finally passed the order, pro-
vidiDg that no crematory be built within
800 feet of any street or public park IN the
city and county OF San Francisco.
A resolution was presented, providing
that the Auditor be empowered in all cases
where the appropriations are exhausted to
audit demands on the general fund, as
required and provided by law without
reference to estimated appropriations
made by the board for municipal purposes.
"The adoption Of this" said Supervisor
Day, will throw down all the barriers
erected by the one-twelflh act around our
municipal funds"
Supervisor James of the Finance Com.
mittee explained the object OF the resolu.
ton, saying it was only done to provide
for payment of necessary supplies when
such funds became exhausted. II 1t were
not adopted the Fire Department and pub
lie buildings could not be supplied with
coal. There was no intention to destroy
the operations OF the one-twelfth act or tC
attack the integrity of the various segre
gated funds. On this explanation the
resolution passed.
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