The San Francisco call., 1896-02-18

visor Hughes opposing it. The latter said
that while much had been spoken of the
prospective profits of the franchise to the
City, no real showing had been made, and
that in his opinion the $500 bid was the
highest.
Supervisors Taylor and Dimond said
that it was preposperous to suppose that
the amount the City would receive from
percentages OF receipts in fifty years under
the S haron bid would be less than the diff
ference between the cash bids. They
claimed that their investigations and
those of the engineer of the Merchants
Associatio showed conclusively that the
Sharon bid would net the City many
th thousands of dollars during the term of
the franchise. When the matter went to a
vote the Only votes against awarding the
franchise to Mr.. Sharon were those of
Supervisors Benia min. bunker. Hughes
and Wagner.
Mayor Sutro's veto message on the btu
minous rock ordinance was read. 1t was
as follows:
To the Honorable, the Board of Supervisors,
City and County Of San Observation-Disclosures !:
Order 2960, relative to bituminous rock speci-
fcations, was passed on February 3, 1896, by
your honorab BILE body and has been by me very
carefully considered.
Desiring to perfect legislation that should be
work invitations were sent out through the
press and by personal letter to number of
prominent contractors to meet me at the
Mayors office for the consideration of your
order.
On last Monday very long and exhaustive
examination was had of the order in the pres
ence of a large numb Der OF interested parties
and ca pable critics.
1t tseemed to be the admitted opinion of all
the contractors present that the proposed order
was defective in a least two respects.
The requirement. that the rock hal M ho
reduced in "open kettles'' has the necessary
effect of excluding certain contractors who
have stationary plants.
The clause that requires the rock to be de-
livered on the street in its natural condition"
as taken from the mine, will operate in exclud-
ing certain contractors, and also making COM
plete the railroad monopoly that would have
the transportation.
There is in rther consideration that it is nv
desire to bring to the attention of your hon.
orable body. 1t is fact that some bitumen is
naturally deficient in sand.
To remedy this defect and produce a Dave
ment OF the proper consistency it is necessary
to have a certain admixture of clear clean sea
sand. The percentage is not very great but
some is required The order therefore should
provide that certain amount of clear. clean
sea sand, in quantity not below nor exceeding
a certain percentage, should be permitted to
be used in bituminous street work when neces-
sary, and that 1t should be the especial duty of
the inspector to see that not more than the re-
quired percentage is used.
For the above reasons the order is returned
unsigned with the suggestion most respect
fully preferred that the amendments above
named shall be incorporated therein and be
returned to me for approval Very respectfully
yours, ADoLPH SUTRo Mayor.
At the close OF the reading of the mes
sage Supervisor Spreckels moved that the
communication go to print, course that
was adopted.
Veterans of California G. A. r were
granted permission to give benefit theatri-
cal performances at the Grove-street Thea
ter without payment Of license for the week
beginning to-day.
The committee on Fire Department was
authorized and instructed to obtain COPIES
of all patents on water towers that have
been issued, mum bering 1349, at a cost of
not to exceed $780, the cost of each COW
being estimated at 25 cents.
Supervisor King in troduced q resolution
imposing license of S. per quarter on all
nickel in the-slot machines, includino
those on monographs, scales, musical in
struments, candy machines and devices for
playing for cigars and liquors. 1t was re-
ferred to the License Committee.
The report of the joint Health and
Police and License Committee, laying the
poolroom ordinance over until Judge Wal
lace decides cases now before him. was on
posed by Supervisor Dimond who Thought
the matter should be disposed of at once.
that it would be useless to carry the ordi.
nance over any longer. Stockton and
Sacramento had decided within a we X to
close The dens, and San Francisco should
be able to do the same thing. He moved
that the committee be instructed to re.
port at once. The motion was lost bv a
vote of 8 to 4-Supervisors Spreckels. Tay-