The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-09
as the Market-street company built out


$50 days. l move that we place such a
time limit on the Sunnyside branch. The
people there are very anxious to have com.
munlcation with the City. Since we have
barred out the opposition let US at least
require the company which we favor SO
much to build their road
And these eight Supervisors voted "no":
| Joseph King.
Peter A. SculIey.
q. f. Benjamin.
Alphonse Hirsch,
u. y. Hughes.
Chris Bunker.
A. w. Morgenstern.
Edward L. Wagner.
And these four voted "aye":
Joseph I. Dimond.
C.L. Taylor.
A. Il. Spreckels.
j. X. G.. Hobbs.
"Well, then, move that they be required
to build the Sunnyslde branch in year. -
And these eight voted "no':
Joseph King.
Peter A. Scully.
e. E. Benjamin.
AlphOnse Hirsch.
f. G. Hughes.
Chris Bunker
A. w. Morgens stern.
Edward l.. Wagner.
And these four voted "aye":
Joseph I. Dimond.
G. L. Taylor.
A. b. Spreckc1s.
j. X. G. Hobbs.
''Is this all a bluff, then? We are told
by members of this committee that they
want the people of the outskirts to have
no ~.
have good ones. Let us see if there is
anything more to it than bluff. 1 move
that the time be fixed at not later than two
years"
1.-The law fixes the time" said Hughes.
'At three years." said Taylor. But
that is too long to keep these people wait
ing. They want to come to town and
another road offers to bring them at once
if it is given q chance. We all know how
the Market-street Company secures fran
chises and allows the time to pass to the
three year limit and then secures extern
sions, so that there is no telling that they
would ever secure a road-in face of the
fact that here is a company that wants to
build at once. Let us fix it at two years.
Surely that is allowing ample time"
And these eight Supervisors voted
s'no":
Joseph King
Peter A. Scullys
C. T.. Benjamin.
AIphonse Hirsch.
f. &. Hughes.
Chris Bunker.
A. w. Morgenstern.
Edward l.. Wagner.
And these four voted "aye":
Joseph /. Dimond.
&. l.. Taylor.
A. Il. Spreckels.
j. X. G. Hobbs.
Taylor had finished.
The crowd in the lobby shifted its weight
from one foot to another-especially the
Sunnyside contingent-very YEARLY, and
more especially that part of the contingent
that had been SO viciously fighting
Behrend Joost. They had been seeing
things as through a glass-oarkly. Now
it was coming OUTAGE to face.
Dimond sprang to his feet. "This is
the old story" he said; 1.-The old story of
the grab game so familiar to the Southern
Pacific. 1t is all for the monopoly-noth-
ing for the people. / move that the whole
matter be laid on the table,"
Hobbs seconded. No speeches were
made. These eight voted mo:
Joseph King.
Peter A. Scully.
e. 4. Benjamin.
AIphonse Hirsch.
r. &. Hughes.
Chris Bunker.
A. w. Morgenstern.
Edward L. Wagner.
These four voted "aye":
Joseph L. Dimond.
e. l.. Taylor.
A. b. Spreckels.
j. X. &. Hobbs.
This ended the skirmish. The last ditch
had been reached, and the gallant four lay
in it waiting to fire their last shot
1.-THE question now is upon the adoption
of the order as read" said Mayor Sutro.
and as the clerk called the roll these eight
Supervisors voted aye:
Joseph King.
Peter A. Scul1y.
G.. T.. Benjamin.
AIphonse Hirsch.
+. &. Hughes.
Chris bunker.
A. w. Morgenstern.
Edward L. Wagner.
And these four voted "no":
Joseph I. Dimond.
e. l.. Taylor.
A. b. Spreckels.