The morning call., 1895-01-29
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Is Being Centralized by the
FreehOlderS.
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
The Mayor to Have the appointment
Of Commissioners.
FRANCHISES THAT HAY Be REVOKED
Attorney Clement Offers Drastic ReSo.
latiOn-Dr. ARderSOn'S Ideas
on Assessments.

Following out the idea of giving San
Francisco thoroughly local self-govern-
ment which has permeated all their pro-
ceedings, the Freeholders yesterday incor-
porated a section in the proposed charter
creating Board of Public Works and Civ
ing the appointment of the three Commits
sioners of which the board Will be com
posed to the Mayor. There was no dis
senting voice.
In the section of the chapter relating to
the powers of the board a clause was in
serted giving the Commissioners authority
to prescribe the limits in which electric
wires for lighting and power shall be
placed under ground or may string on poles.
On motion of Mr.. Scott the following
thOroughfares were reserved as bouleYards
Fell, Fulton, Post Bush, Piue and Chest
nut streets; Broadway and Golden Gate,
First, Fourteenth and Twenty-fourth ave-
nue-the last three named from the park
to Preside Reservation Steiner street, Van
Ness avenue, Seventh avenue from the
park to the county line, Seventeenth street
from Harrison to Sanchez, Sanchez TO
Steiner, Steiner to Waller, Waller to Scott,
Scott to Fell, Seventeenth to Terrace,
Terrace to Eighteenth, Eighteenth to
Clayton Clayton to Karl Karl to Third
avenue, and Third avenue to the park. On
these thorOughfares the Supervisors are
perpetually enjoined from granting
franchises for street railroads or anv other
kind of railroad, and are also authorized to
prohibit the passage of teams carrying
produce or freight for a distance of more
than one block.
George T. Marye brought up the Police
Department report, and asked that it be
made to provide for a Chief of Police, as
sistant Chief of Police and six captains,
one Of whom may act as assistant Chief.
This was carried.
Henry \. Clement recalled the report of
the legislative committee and offered a
resolution to the effect that ali franchises
which may hereafter or have been hereto
fore granted to any railroad, water, electric
light, telegraph or telephone company or
any individual through or by the means
of bribery, corruption or for which no
valuable consideration has been paid, shall
be revoked by the Board of Supervisors
and proper legal proceedings begun to en-
force such action.
This and an amendment offered by DIR.
Anderson, providing for the forfeit OF
franchises in case the owners underrate
the value OF the property possessed or con
trOlled by Them with intent TO procure an
assessment lower than should be levied,
were referred to the legislative committee.
CONVICT LABOR ON THE STREETS,
The Proposition Defeated in the Board OF
Freeholders,
The employment of convict labor in
street-sweeping was fruitful source of ar
gument among the members of the Board
OF FreehoIders at the evening session.
Mr.. Marye started the discussion by
offering a suggestion that the Board OF
Public Works be authorized to purchase
one or more street-sweeping machines, and
that cOnvicts who are sentenced to labor
in addition to imprisonment be employed
in street-sweeping. He also wanted a
hand-sweepeTs at not more than 81 80 pei
day in times of business depression.
Messrs. Umbsen and 0'Brien made a
vigorous attack on the convict-labor prop
osition, calling it un-American and an out
rage on free labor. The convict-labor por-
ton of the motion was finally defeated and
the rest went over for further discussion.