The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-05

ordinance is made a misdemeanor, pun
lshable by imprisonment for not less than
sixty nor more than $50 days. The ordi-
nance also provides that the notice must
be posted in a conspicuous place in the
once OF the clerk of the board.
The recommendation of the Street Com
mlttee that Herman Schussler, the en-
glneer of the Spring Valley Water Com
pany, be requested to attend the meeting
OF the committee on Thursday, March I,
Tor the purpose of giving his views regard
ing specifications for the construction OF
San francisco pavements, was accepted by
the board.
The board reconsidered its action in
awarding the contract to pave Guerrero
street from Fourteenth to Fifteenth
Supervisor Hobbs presented resolution
referring the matter of the defective sewer
age OF the Hall of Records, com planned of
by the new City Hall Commissioners, back
to the guardians or the new City Hail.
When the resolution instructing the
clerk to advertise for bids for the franchise
OF an electric-road railroad on Church
street from the intersection with Sixteenth
street to Thirteenth street and along that
thoroughfare to its intersection with Fill
more street was reached Supervisor Hobbs
moved that the matter be referred to the
board as committee of the whole, and his
motion was accepted without comment.
A resolution was adopted, in pursuance
of communication from the Board of
Health, compelling property-owners in the
Richmond district to connect the sewers
On their properties with the main sewers
as soon as practicable.
Darby Layton & Co. were granted per-
mission to explode blasts for the purpose
OF grading and removing rock from pri-
vate property on Winthrop street, between
Lombard and Chestnut. Bonds in the
sum of $4,000 to cover any damages re-
sulting from the explosions were given.
The width of sidewalks in the district
south. of the park, embracing the section
from First to Forty-eighth avenues and
from II to W streets. inclusive, was fixed at
fifteen feet.
The width of sidewalks on Jessie and
Stevenson streets, running through Mis-
sion block q, was established at nine feet.
E. L. Christin and W. e. Murphy, prop
erty-owners on Hayes street, sent in COM
munication stating that the contracting
firm of Flynn & Tracy had secured their
signatures to contract for street work on
Hayes street, between Fillmore and Steiner,
by false representation IL stating that
they had secured the names of a ma
lority of owners on the block.
The petitioners asked that they be re-
lieved from the contract SO that they can
get the benefit of public competition for
the work. Referred to Street Committee.
A communication from the associated
creditors of the city and county asking that
their petition requesting the board to dis
countenance the holding of special cleo
ton for the proposed charter, and which
was referred by the Finance and Judiciary
Committee to the Committee on Elections,
be referred back to the former committee
was referred to the Finance Committee.
Labor Exchange, Branch No. 26, petit
toned the board to authorize the City
Treasurer to issue city warrants or non-in-
terest-bearing bonds of small denomina-
ton to the amount of $1,000000, making
them receivable for all taxes and dues to
the city and county, and that the Superin-
tendent of Streets be Instructed to employ
all men who are willing to work for said
warrants, giving them three days work per
week until such time as private enterprise
be sufficiently recuperated to absorb all
applicants for employment. This was re-
ferred to the Finance Committee.
The recommendation of the Street Com
mittee that the name of Stevenson street,
from Sycamore to Twenty first, be changed
to Lexington avenue was accepted.
The Fire Department sent in communi-
cation recommending that 500 be paid to
Hugh Quinn of truck 1, who was injured
In fire on October 1, 1894, and was unable
to perform his duties for over two months
thereafter The department also asked the
SUPERVISORS 10 advertise Tor bids Tor 500
single and 500 double hydrants, and also
500 gates and like number of bends, to be
delivered in lots as required by the depart
ment. Referred to the Committee on Po-
lice and Fire Department.
The communication of property -owners
in the Flint tract, calling attention to dam
age to the streets by contractors, was re-
ferred to the Superintendent of Streets
with instructions to investigate, ascertain
the amount of damage and those to whom
the blame can be laid, SO that suits may
be begun for the recovery of whatever sum
is necessary to place the street in good con-
dition again.
Peoples Bank Creditors Sue.