The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-28
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS,
Market Street Railway Given
More Time to Fix Its
Tenders.
MONEY FOR CLEAN STREETS.
pointed-Othe Important Bus
mess Transacted.

The meeting of the Board of Supervisors
yesterday was quiet, orderly and business
like-businesslike especially according to
the to rule. Routine business went
through swimmingly, and as for the rest it
went through quite as quietly with vote
of to 4.
Mr.. Clement, upon motion of Morgen-
stern, was allowed to address the board in
behalf of the Pacific Marine Supply Com
pany and their bid for furnishing supplies
to the jails. He denied that the Supply
Company had bid two years ago so for
each prisoner, a considerable increase over
former bids, because the schedule of sup
plies required at their hands had been in
creased. Last year, because of the depres-
sion, they had cut down their bid to 1895
and had lost over $1,000. In spite of this
the firm had been furnishing supplies right
along during the recent dark days without
regard to whether money was in sight or
not They had submitted their bid Of
24.77 (the schedule having been still
further increased). 1t was the lowest of
some half-dozen, and it would be unfair to
require them to bid against themselves.
Benjamin spoke in behalf of the con-
tractors, saying that he thought their bid
action of the board of last week in ordering
the rejection of the bid and readvertising.
The motion carried, Hirsch, Dimond, Tay-
lor, Spreckels and Hobbs, a minority of
five, voting against it.
BENJAMIN then moved that the contract
be granted to the Pacific Marine Supply
Company, but this was defeated as Scully
joined the minority of five as named, and
the majority was no longer majority, the
vote standing SIX to six.
Bids which had been received under the
new advertisement were read as follows:
S. Foster & Co., 22.87; Warren & Malley,
% cents; Hugo Goldsmith, 1894; Mau,
Sadler d Co., 23.45.
The bids were refused to the Finance
Committee.
The matter of the fish and game warden
ship, SO often postponed, came up again,
and King moved the adoption of the reso-
luton appointing Joseph A. Morgan to the
office. Dimond amended, throwing the
matter open for nominations. This was de-
feated, and Taylor, who had been called to
the chair upon the retirement of Mayor
Sutro, gave notice that he would move to
reconsider next meeting. King called for
the question on the resolution, but the
chairman ruled that his notice to recon-
slider stopped all proceedings in the mat
ter and the matter went over again.
| The Mayors veto of the order making it
unlawful to keep horse and vehicle in
front of any property within the city with
out the owners consent was sustained.
Before the vote was taken Mr.. Spreckels
said he thought the veto should be sus-
tanned, as the Chief had advised it, and
that he (Spreckels) had an order covering
| the case, but which was free from the OBJ
jections urged in the veto.
The resolution appointing eX-Assembly-
man Frank III. Powers collector of delin-
quent taxes was defeated by a vote of Z to 5.
NYrI( 1lx,X.
Walter NJ. Willett collector was adopted
unanimously.
A resolution was passed approving the
action of Superintendent Weaver of the
Almshouse in purchasing thirty barrels of
| -four from another than the contractor, the
Del Monte Milling Company, who refused
! to supply it.
! A resolution that the heads of all depart
ments of the City and County be requested
| to report to the board on or before the 10Th
day of July the condition of their depart
ments during the fiscal year, embracing all
their operations, receipts and expendi-
| lures, presented by Chairman Taylor, was
passed.
The communication from the Chief En-
| gineer of the Fire Department requesting
| that certain streets be put in good order
and repair on account of their Importance
| to the department when moving their en-
gines to fires was referred to the Street
1
mend that the work be done.
Hughes introduced resolution grant
ing the Market street Railway Com
pany an extension of sixty days time for
choosing and equipping their cars with
safety tenders or guards.
Dimond thought this time was certainly
| too long. He said it was true that the
Supervisors had been out to witness an
alleged test of fender, an alleged fender,
offered by the company but that it was an
insult to their intelligence. The fact was
that the continuance did not need test to
show that it was of no use. The company
had really done nothing in the several
months that they had been given to pro-
vide fender. If they were acting in good
faith they could secure an effective fender
| and equip their cars with it in thirty days.
If they needed more time it could be given
when it was seen they were making an
honest effort.
possible for the company to equip its cars
| in the time stated. He called for the
question, and the resolution passed by the
old vote of s to 4.
new theater and circus license was
introduced by Mr. Wagner, chairman of the
License Committee, requiring theaters to
| pay licenses according to seating capacity
annum, SOL for three months, SOL per
month or So per day; those seating less
than 975 persons shall pay SOL per year
$76 for three months, Sal for one month, S.
for one day.
No license shall be required for exhibi.
tons or entertainments given for the
benefit of churches or schools, or for any
charitable entertainment by an amateur
association or literary society.
Every owner or lessee of a circus shall
paw license for each day an exhibition is
given the sum of $25, and for each side show
in connection Herewith a license of S.
shall be required. Every owner or lessee
of any exhibition of performance given
under a canvas or enclosure shall pay a
license of S. per day.
1t took the regular course. The order
Mr.. Wagner explained, is the same as that
in force for theaters. The only changes arc
in regard to circuses and their sideshows.
A resolution approving the recommen
dations of the Mayor calling for proper
observance of Memorial day the lowering
of flags and general joining in the cere
monies was adopted.
Resolutions authorizing the Finance
Committee to make provision in the mex
tax levy for $l50,000 for street sweeping, il
being desired that the streets be Kept il
the same good form that they have beer