The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-05-22

requiring The erection or planting of poles or
posts In the public streets. OF the running or
suspension or maintenance OF wires cables or
other electric conductors above the surface OF
the streets.
Sec. 2. No person or corporation shall run.
suspend, keep or maintain over or above the
surface OF said str cts any wire, cable or other
conductor OF electricity for the purpose OF run
ming, operating or propelling or supplying mo-
tive power TO railroad or railway cars or dunn
mics.
Sec. 3. All rights, privileges and franchises
which have heretofore b-en. or which may
hereafter be, granted TO any person or corpora
lion 10 lay down railroad tracks through or
upon SAID stree = and 10 run, operate or proper
cars thereon by electricity, shah be subject TO
and controlled by the provisions as fully ana TO
the same extent as II said provisions were set
forth at length In the order or resolution grant
ing such rights. privileges and franchises.
w. NJ. hinton, James Denman, Z. T. Dun
don. Christian Refs, j. q. James. j. l. Stanton.
Daniel Rogers, Robert Day, James Ryan, Sands
w. FOrmap, z. j. Kennedy, Nj. Goodwin.
Although signed by every member of
the board, yet after the order was pre-
scented here was strong effort made TO
invaIidate 1t or bury it in committee.
Shortly before the meeting several we'll
known Southern Pacific lobbyists were
seen buttOnholing some of the mem bers.
When the resolution was read Super
visor Rogers, one of the signers, NOV ed
that it be amended so as to read that all
trolley poles be prohibited south of Broad
way, east of Van Ness and north of Mar
ket street.
Supervisor Denman at once called atten-
tiOu to this amendment as jeOpardiZing the
legality of the whole resolution, as there
was already an electric line in existence in
the district mentioned, namely, the Metro
politan line, and according TO the reading
of the resolution this would be disturb
ance of vested rights and invalidete the
whole order.
k,H H.
the following vote: 10 its favor Goodwin
Rogers. Kennedy. Forman. RYAN, Day-6
against, Stanton, Refs, Hinton, James,
Denman-5.
AS seven votes were required the amend
ment was lost.
Supervisor Forman followed with an
other amendment TO Telegate the resolution
TO the Street Committee, but Supervisor
Denman again spoke against burying the
subject in that way.
The question came up on the original
order and 1T was passed to print, those
members having signed it being compelled
TO vote for it.
Mayor Ebert transmitted a communica-
ton to the Board of Supervisors yester-
day upon the subject of the trolley. He
referred to the intention OF the railroad
com pany to su bStitute electricity for horse
power as a motor on Third, Fourth, Kearny
and Montgomery streets. I'm my inaugu-
raj message" saws the Mayor, II had the
honor OF calling your attention to the pro-
posed use of Electricity in the operation OF
strestcars, suggesting that its use was
source of danger, and the operation of
streetcars by what is known as the trolley
system, especially on the business or
thickly populated portions OF our city, re-
CURED the imposition of some restrictions
10 insure the public safety"
AS no action was then taken by the
board the Mayor refers TO his own in
causing the removal of the trolley poles
followed is referred to, the court holding
that the Board of Supervisors was the
proper party 10 have brought such suit.
Referring 10 the policy which has been
pursued in preventing the stretching of
overhead wires the Mayor continues:
'At this date and in and for the inter-
ests of corporation which now enjoys
valuable franchises, with what justice can
system of overhead wires be allowed
through the business and thickly settled
portions of our city, iraught with more
danger than even the electric light wires.
which are now being placed underground?
This policy has been followed for more
than a decade by your honorable board to
have all overhead wires removed and
placed underground, and but for This pol
icy our citizens, If unrestricted privileges
had been granted, would have had, as a
partial recompenss for the infliction of
overhead wires and all the dangers result
ing therefrom, the benef: OF competition in
electric lighting. telephone and puwer ser
vice, ETC."
In conclusion Mayor Ebert states that
he would feel dereict in his duty if he did
no. call the attention of the board 10 the
attempted control and use OF the streets
by system which could not fail to bs a
menace and source of danger TO the peo-
pie, and, as he adds. "for apparently the
only reason that such a system AFFORDS
transportation at a less cost to the cor