The San Francisco call., 1896-11-10
Supplies for Public Institutions
Must Be Regularly
Examined.
PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS.
The Resolution Authorizing the Erec.
tion of the New Municipal
Building Passed to Print

Two ordinances intended to enforce the
regulations provided by the Board oi
Health for its food inspection stations
were read before the Board of Supervisors
yesterday and referred to the Health and
Police and Judiciary committees jointly.
The first is aimed to prevent impure OF
adulterated supplies being furnished pub
tic institutions. and reads as follows:
Order No.-.-Examination of supplies fol
municipal institutions at open public food in
spection stations established by the Board oi
Health of this City and deposit of samples oi
goods furnished TO municipal institutions.
The people Of the City and County of San
Francisco do ordain as follows:
From and alter thirty days after the enact
ment of this order all persons, firms aud cor
porations furnishing food supplies of any kind
for human use 10 any public municipal insti-
tuition shall furnish three samples thereof 10
the Board of Supervisors Immediately on re-
ceiving the contract for such supplies, one OF
which samples shall be retained by the Board
of Supervisors, one of which shall be given 10
the head of such munich pal institution and one
OF which shall be deposited forthwith with
the secretary of the Board of Health of this
City. All sucn food supplies shall be submit
ted for inspection by The person, firm or cor
poration so furnishing the same at one CT the
open public food ins pection stations eestab-
lished by the Board of Health of this City
nearest TO the municipal institution to be fur
nished with such food and supplies, and the
Character quantity and quality of such food
supplies shall then and there be first inspected
and investigated, and said board shall make
report OF such inspection forthwith TO the
Board of Supervisors
Any person that shall violate any of the
foregoing provisions shall. upon conviction,
be punished by a fine of not more than $500,
or Dy imprisonment for not more than one
month, or by both such fine and Imprisonment.
The second ordinance is sintended to pre-
vent the bringing into the City of impure
m a nd mo II fur rtnI f1lI>
Order No. Inspection OF food supplies for
the inhabitants at open public food ins pection
stations established by the Board of Health.
The people OF the City and County of San
Francisco do ordain as follows:
On and alter thirty days after the enactment
OF this order il shall be unlawful for any per
son, firm or corporation TO bring or cause TO
be brought within the limits OF San Francisco
any mi k or meat of any dead animal in tended
10 be used in the city for human or animal
food unless the same shall be submitted for In
spection for period not to exceed one hour
at one of the open Lublic food inspection sta-
tions established by the Board of Health OF
this city prior 20 its delivery for use as such
food.
Any person who shall violate any of the
provisions OF this order shall. upon conviction
thereof, be fined not TO exceed $500 or be i'm
prisoncd not to exceed thirty days.
Both ordinances were prepared by At
torney ]. B. Reinstein at the instance OF
the Board of Health.
Another step toward beginning work on
the new municipal building was made
when the resolution authorizing the grant
ing of contract for the erection of the
''Hall of Justice was passed to print.
Bateman Bros. are the contractors and the
price is $2o4 600.
Shea d. Shea, the architects, were in
structed TO prepare plans and speciica-
tions for the placing of clock in the
tower of the structure at a cost not to ex-
ceed $1,000.
1t was recommended by the Municipal
Buildings Committee that the present
municipal building be designated as the
City Hall, instead of the New City Hall as
it has heretofore been called.
The Crocker estate sent in communities
tion offering to convey 10 the City strip
of land 275 by SO feet, for the purpose OF
extending Shrader street from Beulah to
Frederick. The matter was referred to the
Judiciary and Finance committees.
The Holly Park Improvement Club pc IL
toned the board for better protection
against fire in the Holly Park district.
The matter was placed in the hands of the
Fire Department Committee.