The morning call., 1894-01-23

late. Mayor Ebert presided, and a full
board was present.
The Finance Committee recommended
that the expenses of the Street Depart
ment be limited to monthly allowances as
follows during the fiscal year. This is in
order that the appropriation may not be
overdrawn:
Street-sweeping. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 56Oo oc
iNepaTlus SlroSlS- 5000 Ul
Repairing. cleaning and reconstrn netting
sewers. ,....................... 1000 90
LABOR on puohc squares. 1000 OC
FOR repairing bituminous stree ts.. 4S9 81
LABOR on county roads.................., 500 OO
10tA. BAT SO
Supervisor Denman said it has become
absolutely necessary to so arrange ex-
penditures of the Street Department for
the next five months that the city may get
out Of debt. The Street Department fund
had no deficit when Superintendent Ack-
erson took Office, but already there is a
shortage of $4,000 He was of the opin-
Ion that the recommendation should be
sustained.
Supervisor Day held different opinion.
SAID be, 1--WE have made no provision for
extraordinary expenditures. Here Is $4,000
Tor Richmond sewer and expenses for a
block on Pine street We cannot keep
uOWn 10 limit ike TINS.
The resolution keeping down Street De-
partment expenses TO the amount specified
was finally adopted; ayes-Stanton, Ken
nedy, Rels, Dundon, Hinton, James, Dem
man; nOes-Goodwin. Rogers, Forman,
Ryan, Day.
The Street Department fund now con-
talns Sl64, 2o2, while appropriations amount
TO S2o20O0. The committee recommends I'd
that half this amount, S141 900, be set aside
for six months ana De subdlyided so as 10 allow
S23, 1900 monthly. AS expenditures viii have
TO be restricted, Work In front of city property
viii be stopped for the next six months
Regarding the Richmond district sewer svs-
tenn outlet tie committee recommended as
follows:
The condition OF the sewers in the Richmond
district calls for some action on the part of your
honorable board Without outlet the recent
rain mas rendered the situation very precarious,
as the waters from Lobos Greek are threatened
with pollution, and great damage is spprehended
TO property by reason OF the sewage water flood.
ing and lnjuring the property contiguous to the
terminal point OF the sewers. The recent contract
awarded for the construction OF an outlet in on
sequence OF some legal questions being raised
which VIII delay, If not prevent ITS construction
1t becomes I'm perative that some speedv action he
taken 10 prevent loss and damage, which result
as consequence. VIII lead to suits and DAMAGE
being instituted and recovered against the city
and county. and In this regard the Mayor is APP
prehenstve that unless speedy action is taken the
city and county will be held responsible. In ad-
dition the sewerage of the Midwinter Fair is con
nected with the system, and unless outlet is
provided speedily the effect. addition TO food
tend to the propag4 ton OF infectious disease
from the unhealthy discharge of sewage
A petition to finally pass a resolution TO en-
plOy Sullivan & sullivan TO defend he claim of
the city TO part OF Lafayette square claimed by
Lorenzo Sweeney was presented by IL. j.
Croker d. W. Earl W. F. Goad w H d.
mons. john ", Tallant, R. D. Fry, Russell i.
Wilson, J. c. Refs. Maurice Casey, L. Sfrass-
burger, George II. Lent and John A. Wright
1t was referred 10 the Finance Committee.
proposition to erect garbage crematories
was made by L. c. Hinsch on the following
conditions: That the city would give him a
franchise for fifty wears and REQUIRE scayengers
10 pay him 10 cents a load for all garbage con-
sumed; also 10 pay half the cost of construction
with no further expense TO the city. Ii was
placed on file.
The board resolved to make a personal in
spection this morning of bituminous pavement
on O'Farrell street, between Scott and Steiner.
This work has given rise TO considerable dis
cussOu and complaint, and ii is deemed neces-
sary TO Inspect IL before really Intelligent action
can be taken.
S5l4 against the city, and John Curry bill
for $500. Both were for legal services rem
dered, Van Ness for prosecuting the case
OF George L. Lewis against Treasurer Widber
for deferred salaries, Curry's for taking up the
case OF Julius Jacobs against the Board Of
Supervisors, in which the Supreme Court over
ruled The Mayors veto power on flxlng wafer
rates. Both claims we've referred 10 the City and
Legality.
Because the coal supply Of the House of
Correction was not OF tie uniform quality
Superintendent Glldea was Instructed TO here
after weigh ali coal furnished the Institution
and TO see that 1t comes up TO the contract
grade
The Superintendent OF Streets was given
power TO anaiyZe samples Of DtuminOus rock
before laying of any work and to reject rock
containing foreign matter or not up TO required
standard. The analysis must be submitted 10
the board. This action was taken for the pur-
pose OF determining whether btumlnous rock
contains at least IA per cent OF biIumen, in
): accordance with specifications.
The Supervisors adopted resolution TO
change The grade OF Market street from DC.
taFla 10 Castro, and also OF streets int rsectng
statement of the years business of the
Edison Light and Power Company Will not be
requested for the purpose of a basis on which
TO establish proper rates for consumers. 1t
was recommended that cost of production and
the company's profit be called for, but the
motion was indefinitely postponed.
Clerk Russell was instructed TO advertise for
biiuminOus paving OF Fourteenth street along
the line of the electric railway, at the railway
companys expensr. Also TO advertise for bids
for constructing an outlet 10 the Richmond
sewers in accordance with plans prepa ed bv
Engineer Schussler, Who viii superintend the
Work OF construction.
motion 10 appoint Miles Sullivan TO a posi-
tlon in the fire alarm telegraph office made
vacant by the resignation OF Clarence " off
was lost. Supervisor Goodwin opposed it on
the grounds that there was no vacancy. Sup.
ervisors Stanton, Dundon and Denman voted
III favor of Sullivan.
The boycott resolution was indefinitely post
poned. Only Supervisor Denman voted against
posponement This resolution was introduced
al the request of business associations and Su-
pervlsor Rogers wantrd to have an order passed
making boycOttIDg a misdemeanor.
resolution calling attention of the Board OF
Health and the Police Commission TO orders of
thu board regarding the production and sale of
milk and asking that the same be enforced was
adopted.
The city engineer was directed TO make map
showing lines of COrbett road between Doug
lass street and Caseii avenue.
Intention TO assess the following district for
the cost OF paving Railroad avenue, from
Elghteenth avenue TO Kentucky street., was de-
cIared by resolution: From d point Oh the east
sloe OF Kentucky street, 1o5 feet northerly
from second avenue; thence running southeast
erly and parallel with Second avenue 400 feet;
thence at right angles soutbweslery 10 Eight
eenth avenue; thence northweslerly $50 feet;
thence northeasterly TO point 400 feet north
easterly from the westerly line OF Kentucky
thence southeasteriy TO the point Of commence
ment.