The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-28
It Provides for the Payment of
Five Hundred Dollars a
Quarter.
TAKING THE ASSOCIATIONS
Supervisor Dimond Denounces the
Attempt as Blow at a Large
State Interest.

license gambling.
At the meeting of the Board of Super
visors yesterday he championed the cause
of the poolTooms. He introduced an
order providing for their licensing. 1t
calls for the payment of $50 day or $500 a
quarter for the privilege. 1t also provides
for fine of $1,000 for any person violating
the provisions of the order.
The order was read the first time and
then went to the committees on Health
and Police and Licenses jointly. 1t i'm
poses license upon all persons engaged
in selling pools, bookmaking, making bets
or wagers on horseraces, wherein money
or other articles of value are staked or
pledged, or the placing of money for such
purposes by carriers, agents, bookers or
commits sioners, etc. The order reads:
Section l. No person without first obtain
ing a license as hereinafter provided shall:
Sell any pool or pools or make up any book,
list or mem orandum for or on which money or
any article of value shall be received or entered
up, listed or written, or receive any money or
other article of value as stake or pledge upon
the result OF any trial or contest of speed or
power of endurance of horses;
Sell, issue or dispose of any ticket, certificate
or other evidence of payment on which shall
be inscribed written or printed any number.
name, word or mark or anything to designate
any other person to entitle or enable the said
person holding the said ticket certificate or
other evidence of payment to gain or lose on
the result of any trial or contest of speed or
power of endurance of horses:
Receive any money or anything represent
ing money, or any article of value, as bet or
hazard upon the event of any contest or any
contingent issue. or as stake or pledge
between two more parties and disburse the
said money or any portion of the same;
Receive or contract TO receive any money or
representative of either as
commissioner, or broker, servant or employe
for the purposes named
Sec. 2. Every person desiring to engage in
the calling as provided must make application
to, and on permission being granted by the
Board of Supervisors shall obtain from the
License Collector q license therefor which
license shall be designated as "Pool-selIer and
Book-maker License" The license is hereby
fixed for one day, and for each day $50 must
be paid or 5000 a quarter, payable in advance.
Section provides that no person shall
engage in the calling of poolselling, ETC.,
in any building fronting upon main
street, or in any room adjoining a place
where spirituous liquors are sold.
No minor will be permitted to partici-
pate or be interested in any pool or book.
Doorkeepers must be placed at each door
and prevent the entrance of minors.
Any violation of the provisions of the
order will result in forfeiture of the
license issued and the payment of fine
VI nOb IuOEG budA D1OUO OF SIX months I'M
prisonment.
The introduction of the order created
some surprise and much amusement. The
opinion was expressed that the board
would not have the hardihood to pass it
finally.
The resolution providing for the pay
ment of $50 day or $500 month by keep
ers of horse-racing tracks came up for con-
sheraton.
Supervisor Dimond spoke in opposition
to the measure.
II am opposed to this resolution" he
said, because / do not think that it is in
spired by worthy motive. 1t is hit at
the two large associations which have ex-
pended great deal of money in the City
| and gives employment to large number
of persons. 1t is got up in the interests
OF these disreputable booksellers.
Besides" continued the Supervisor, ''it
would unnecessarily injure another large
interest in this State-the trotting- horse
interest-already too heavily taxed, and
San Francisco is the best place for the
| breeders of fast horses to exhibit the
speed of their horses. Therefore I am
| against this resolution
The resolution was defeated.
George Ready's application for license
! to conduct labor bureau caused consider
able discussion. Supervisor Dimond said
| that the Labor Commissioner opposed the
| granting of the license unless the firm of
| Murray &J Ready was dissolved and the
| latter establish business under his own
name. he declared that the old firm was
! disreputable.
Several Supervisors and an attorney
spoke in behalf of Mr.. Ready, and the per-
mission asked was granted.
In view of the fact that each of the vari-
Gus counties of the State had been as
sessed at the fifth biennial session of the
California River improvement Conven-
ton, each contributing its proportion of
the expense of sending q delegation to
Washington to promote legislation for the
Improvement of State rivers and harbors
and to have permanent commission APP
pointed to protect the same for the agri-
cultural and commercial interests of the
State, the board allowed the sum of $500 as
donation out of the urgent necessity
fund for the purpose named.
The petition of Mrs. Martha Lee, pro-
viding for the removal of high fence
erected on the lot adjoining her residence
at 3017 Sacramento street, was indefinitely
deferred. The same fate met like peti-
ton of Mrs. Rosina Yung. The fence
complained of by the latter surrounds her
lot on the south side of Sacramento street
near Taylor. 1t was erected by the late
Charles Croker.
The resolution to the effect that the
Committee on Health and Police be au-
khOItHSO w cAlteT luGO u lcdSG WIFI john
Mccarthy for certain lot on the north
side Of Washington street, 100 feet west
from Polk, with building thereon, for use
as police station, for term of two years
the monthly rental to be 500, was referred
back. The resolution had been vetoed by
the Mayor.
The Mayors veto was based on the
urgent requests of property-owners in the
neighborhood in question, protesting
against the establishment of police
station at that point. He thought that
the site offered by James W. Taylor on
Polk street, between Washington and
Jackson, would serve the same purpose
and satisfy the property-owners.
The Edith-street sewer assessment mat
ter was referred back to the Street Com
mittee.
The following petitions and protests
were read and referred to the different
committees for consideration:
Property-owners for the raising of the grade
OF Carlos place, off o'Farrell street. Julian
Carey, to grade Broderick street from Union
to Greenwich. Harry Monroe, complaining of
bad sewerage at 1894 Bush street. Property
owners, for the grading of A street. between