The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-07
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS,
Provision Being Made for the
Celebration of the
Fourth.
MAYORS vEToEs SUSTAINED.
The Anti-ViCe Order Indefinitely
Postponed-Other Important
Business.

The meeting of the Board of Supervis-
ors yesterday was serenity itself. Not
cloud darkened the horizon, nor a single
cross purpose developed on the surface, at
least from the time Mayor Sutro gently
worked his gavel to call the members to
order until Clerk Russell announced that
the business was complete and adjourn
ment was taken even without motion
being made.
The only point of general interest made
during the afternoon did not wear upon
its face the index of what was meant.
Supervisor Benjamin, before the session
convened, announced his intention of in
PRODUCING the customary resolution asking
the Mayor to appoint committee of the
board to call meeting of citizens to make
and carry into effect arrangements for the
proper celebration of the coming Fourth
OF July.
When the new business file was read
this resolution was discovered in its proper
and not by Benjamin. No doubt the ar
rangement had been effected between
them that King should father the move.
This is a committee that comes into more
or less prominence during the Fourth of
July festivities and handles and spends
the money. The father of the resolution
is ordinarily appointed chairman, and no
doubt introduces it with that view.
The resolution introduced by King pro-
vided for the appointment of three men,
bers of the board
When it was read Supervisor Spreckels
Immediately rose and moved that the
Finance Committee of the board be ap-
pointed. No objection was offered and the
motion carried. The Finance Committee
&c IF har lnr
(chairman), Hobbs and Benjamin. King,
discovering himself left out by this maneu-
yer, leaned back in his chair, looked at the
ceiling and said nothing.
The Mayors veto of the authorization to
pay the contractors for the work on Alta
plaza the final claim of 1914 was sustained
by unanimous vote. The contractors
will be required to fulfill the conditions of
their contract before payment will be
made.
The veto also of the resolutions to change
the grade on Sixteenth street was sus-
tanned without dissenting vote.
The resolution resembling previous
action by the board looking to the removal
of two bridges over Federal street was in
definitely postponed-the whole matter
being carried with it-leaving it 'as it
was" as the soldiers say.
The resolution to change and establish
grades on Napa street, at Tennessee, In
| diana and Iowa streets and Pennsylvania
avenue, was indefinitely postponed.
The matter of appointing fish and
game warden was laid over for two weeks
on Hughes motion.
The order regulating and reducing the
speed of street railway cars was indefinitely
postponed on motion of Wagner. He said.
I've are living in progressive age. Under
this order workmen would be greatly de-
layed in reaching their homes in the out
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the cable-cars cannot regulate their speed"
Dimond's order, requiring that notice be
given the City at least forty-eight hours in
advance where corporations or others in
tend tearing up the streets under any
manner of franchise - the anti street.
stealing ordinance = was passed unani-
mously.
The order making it unlawful to hitch
horses in front of private property for
more than seven minutes without the
| consent of the property-owner, also passed
without objection.
The order requiring street railway COM
panies to provide acceptable tenders and
guards for the protection of citizens was
passed without objection.
Hirsch introduced resolution granting
Police Judge Conlan leave of absence from
the State for month, which was adopted.
A communication from j. w. Dunbar,
proposing to do the janitorial work in the
New City Hail. under a contract for one or
two years, at $500 a month, was referred
to the City and County Attorney for an
opinion as to the power of the board to
take action in the premises-that is, to
enter into the contract in view of the con-
tracts existing.
Chairman Taylor of the Finance Com
mittee introduced a resolution that the
Auditor furnish the Assessor with personal
property receipts to meet the provisions of
Il
thoriZes the Auditor to provide for a
design sufficiently elaborate not to in
yite counterfeiting-the design to be APP
proved by the Finance Committee.
resolution that Architect Walsh pre-
pare plans and specifications for an eight
class primary school building on the school
lot on Haight street, near Lott, was
adopted.
A resolution was offered by Chairman
Spreckels of the Street Committee that the
Finance Committee of the board be en-
powered and requested to include in the
next tax levy the sum of $4,000 in the
Street Department fund for the purpose of
constructing a five-foot circular brick sewer
in Fifteenth street. from the west line of
Howard to Channel street. The resolution
was adopted.
A resolution from Chairman Spreckels
called upon the Superintendent of Streets
to prepare specifications providing that
when streets are paved with basalt blocks
the blocks be laid on a concrete founda-
ton; was adopted.
Bids for furnishing subsistence to prison
ers per capita were submitted as follows
and referred to the Health and Police Com
mittee: n. Wertheimer, 24.92 cents; Paci-
fic Marine Supply Company, 24.77 cents;
J. Stultz & Co., 24.90 cents; Schwartze &
Co.; 24.95 cents; McInerny, 24S cents.
An invitation of the Memorial Day Com
mittee of the G.. A. r. to the board to be-
come the guests of the old soldiers for the
national holiday was accepted.