The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-02-11
PASSED OVER THE VETO,
Supervisors Insist That Folsom
Street Must Be Btu
minized.
WORK WILL BE BEGUN SOON.
The Municipal Buildings Committee to
Consider Old City Hall Plans
To-Day.
WORK WILL BE BEGUN SOON

appropriation made by the Board OF Su-
pervisors for beginning the work of btu
minizing Folsom street, the property
owners along that tholoughfare will soon
have the pleasure of seeing the street i'm
proved, for the board yesterday passed the
measure over the veto by vote of 10 to l.
Supervisor Taylor alone voting in the mega
| tive and Supervisor Hughes being absent.
Supervisor Taylor explained his vote by
say ing that while he thought the bitumin-
izing of the street would vastly improve it,
he thought that as it was already paved with
basalt blocks and in fair condition it should
wait until other streets in greater need of
repair were cared for. He thought the
money could be better spent in his own dis
trict, where many streets were next to i'm
passible. The Foloom-street sympathizers
who filled the lobby applauded the result
of the vote in spite of the humping of the
Mayors gavel.
Bids for the widening of the roadbed OF
Lombard street, for the purpose of trans
forming it into a boulevard, were opened.
The lowest bid was $1255.
When the matter of the bids and plans
for the rebuilding of the old City Hall
came up the following seventeen architects
W. Banks, w. Mooser Jr., Harens 4. Toepke.
De Bross & Meusdorfer, Knott & Behrend, w
0. Banks, John NJ. Curtis, III. c. Macy, Edward
Kollsbroth, w. NJ. Cuolett, Shea & Shea, Laist
q Schwerd, G. NJ. Rousseau, Herman & Swain,
Martens, Cotfey & Kraft Smith q Freeman and
j. Curtis Newman.
Supervisor Benjamin moved that the
plans be referred to the Municipal Build
ings Committee, but was opposed by Sup
ervisor Dimond who offered a substituted
the effect that the plans should be re-
ferred to committee of the whole, which
should invite com petent but disinterested
parties to give advice on the feasibility of
the various designs.
| The substitute was lost by a vote of
| seven to four and the original motion
carried by the same majority.
| The plans were to have been opened at
once in the committee-room, but some OF
| the architects opposed such action before
| the committee had chance to see them
and they will be placed on exhibition at
| 10 o'clock this morning, when the COM
| mittee meets.
The garbage cremating franchise and the
| order appropriating $11 200 for survey
and plans of the district south OF the park
| for the purpose of preparing for the estab-
| lishment of grades and sewer system
| went over for one week.
The Point Iobos Improvement Club sent
| sidewalks on A, B and streets in the
Richmond District be reduced from nine
teen to fifteen feet, and that street signs
be placed at the proper stations through
out the section. Referred to the Street
Committee.
A like course was taken with petition
from the Merchants Association, asking
that Van Ness avenue, Lombard and Baker
streets, from Golden Gate avenue to the
park, be declared boulevards.
a petition from the property-owners of
the western portion of the Potrero, asking
that fire company with the proper appli-
ances be placed in that section, was re-
ferred to the chief engineer of the Fire De-
partment for investigation and report.
Az order was passed to print imposing
license of So per day or $50 per quarter
on public roller-skating Kinks, revolving
wheels, chutes, toboggan-siides and other
mechanical appliances for the public
amusement Where the total receipts are
over $500 per quarter the license will be
$50 per quarter.
The communication from the Board of
Fire Commissioners requesting that copies
of all patents that have been issued by the
Patent Office relating to implements for
the distribution of water be procured for
the use of the department, was referred to
the Fire Committee. The department is
constructing certain machinery at the cor
poration-yard from original plans, and
desires these patents that the rights of
others may not be infringed.
A petition, signed by Horace G.. Platr,
Dora Norton Williams and Bruce Porter,
custodians of fund for the erection of
monument to the memory of the late Rob-
ert Louis Stevenson, asking that they be
allowed to erect a drinking-fountain in
the old Plaza on Kearny street, was re-
ferred TO the Street Committee
While number OF Supervisors were in
the committee-room talking over the old
City Hall plans Supervisor Dimond exc
cu.ed neat coup that was not greatly rel
ished by Messrs. King. Benjamin and
Wagner.
He offered resolution requesting that
the joint Health and Police and License
Committee, in whose keeping the poolroom
ordinance was placed for consideration
some time ago, be required to make a re-
port on the matter at the next meeting.
Messrs. King AID Benjamin were not pres
ent. and before Wagner could collect his
wits to object the Mayor declared the
measure carried.
Supervisor Taylor offered q resolution
that was carried, requesting the Mayor to
tender to the commander and officers of
the Italian cruiser Cristoforo Colombo
on which Prince Luigi of Savoy is touring
the world, the freedom of the City. 1t was
carried unanimously.