The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-19

resolution to elect new Commissioner
provided that he take office on Deem
Der /.
The poolroom ordinance recently re-
ported fayorably by the Judiciary Commit
tee came up for action and was, after con-
siderable discussion. reported back to the
Judiciary and Health and Police Commit
tees, to act jointly in giving it thorough
overhauling. In this connection a COM
munication was read from a Mrs. Hart,
who stated that her son had been ruined
in poolrooms, had robbed his employer
and committed suicide through shame at
the exposure. She asked that the pool
rooms be suppressed. James B. Parker
also sent in communication to the same
effect.
Supervisor Dimond thought that the
matter was important enough to warrant
a thorough investigation, in view of the
fact that certain Superv isors did not seem
to be satisfied with the course the matter
had taken. The ordinance Will come up
for adoption before the next meeting of the
board.
When the fire ordinance recently vetoed
by Mayor Sutro came up Supervisor Di-
mond stated that the grounds on which
the veto was based had been found not to
be we'll taken, and that as far as possible
the ordinance had provided for the using
of California materials and labor in the
work of the department. However, when
the vote was taken whether or not to sus-
tain the Mayors veto the following Super
visors voted in favor of sustaining it,:
King Benjamin, Hirsch, Dimond, bunker,
Hughes, Taylor, Morgenstern, Hobbs,
Spreckels, Wagner. Supervisor Scully was
alone in opposition.
The ordinance as amended by the COM
mittee was then passed to print without a
dissenting voice.
The bicycle ordinance framed by Chief
of Police Crowley, limiting the speed Of
bicycles while passing over crossings to
six miles per hour, and requiring the car
rying of bells by all cyclists, was passed TO
print.
Supervisor Dimond introduced resolu-
ton. which he said was drawn up the in
stance of Labor Commissioner Fitzgerald
providing that the license of Murray e.
Ready, to conduct an employment agency,
be revoked. He stated that the members
of the firm had been convicted in the
Police Court of swindling poor people out
of their earnings by promising to furnish
that only severe punishment could stop
such practices.
The resolution also provided that in fu-
ture when managers or owners OF employ
ment agencies are convicted of swindling
their clients their licenses shall be revoked
Supervisor Wagner asked that the matter
be referred to the Judiciary Committee
but no one seconded his motion and the
resolution was adopted by vote of 10 to /.
Supervisor Spreckels introduced a reso-
luton in relation to the notice recently
sent in by the Market-street and Metropol-
itan street railroad companies that they
intended to give up their franchises on
streets where they had been granted privi-
leges under orders 2311 and 1855.
The resolution stated the intent ton of
the board to refuse to recognize the aban-
donment of the franchise and further pro-
vided that unless the Market street and
the Metropolitan companies pay their lust
proportion of the cost of improving Scott
street, between Hayes and Fell, the fran
chise on that thoroughfare will be for
feited. The matter was referred to the
Street Committee. and like course was
pursued with reference to a resolution that
provided for the matchmaking of the road
out Of the park at Seventh avenue and the
Almshouse road.
A resolution directing the clerk of the
board to advertise for plans, specifications
and BIDS for steel bridge to span the
Southern Pacific Railroad tracks at French
and Charles streets was adopted. The
bridge is to contain a twenty-four-foot
road way and sidewalks for pedestrians
six feet wide