The San Francisco call., 1897-06-02
Introduced a Resolution to That
Eff =ct at Yesterdays
Meeting.
The Board Expresses Regret at the
r Death of Frank McCoppin-Pi ans
II: !. for. Monument.

A resolution was introduced by Super
visor Haskins at the meeting of the board
yesterday requesting that the State Sena-
-Iers: and Representatives in Congress use
their best efforts TO secure the abrogatian
OF the. existing reciprocity treaty with
Hawaii. The resolution read as follows:
WHEREAS, II is the opinion of this board that
the abGogatlon of the reciprocity treaty, or
confessions TO Hawaii, would be of great
tadV4ntage 10 the State ss encouraging the set
tlemenr OF ahd the cultivation OF lands tina
NOW are in part not cultiya ted, or in their cul-
ftyA ton 90 not add as much TO the wealth
. progress and prosperity: of the State as would
IF @lhe .case::lt encouragement given TO
lhe cul ltiH attnn: OF tile sugar beet and
Il p. erea$, the facts are lost sight OF that by
N0s reciprocity. treaty with Hawaii the pros
:Iietli3- ot H4N ali and the wealth OF its pro
:ducers. aye ina ugurateu a .poIicythat has ana
. :Wlll dtScrtm maze against the best interests
OF this @Sta te,: preventing the utilization of
. falIEons OF ores or arabic land, which wou d
e be source OF great revenue and benefi and
b5 t9e IneaIfs OF aiding materially the popu-
. -Ealion. OF his STATE by developing its indus
: tres: and mechanical enterprises; and
1yhfezeas, the tar # Imposed, If considered in
The light of adding 10 he resources, of the
country, if invoked and enacted for time
Eou d raise the price TO consumers but In a
i few years, tariff or no tHr.ff; sugar could be
i De prOIuCed IA this State aud sold at a
cheaper rale than coulG be obtained from
HAwafi, IF this industry is encouraged and
=prottcted toT,a1ew year; therefore
Rts1 Jfd, That our Senators and R .preseuta-
"5IytS:Tu toGECess are hereby requested 10 use
.tAe]r best en Jrts 10 affect the abro CATION of
the .eNisJing rec. prOCity treaty with Hawaii
By and through which the growth and ad-
yancement OF. this State Is seriously retarded.
Mayor PheIan suggested. that the mat
+ fer. was OF too much Importance to be
passed over without serious consider
alton. g..
1T arpears," 3" be said, that this matter
is being. freely discussed In the newspapers
and that opinions are widely divergent.
Ii should Delooked into carefully"
-. The res olutlon was referred to the
Mayor and the j I'D iciary Committee.
:Ene board emphasized the rebuke ad-
ministered 10 Supervisor Cmton by the
Health and Police Committee at It's last
meet nj & by refusing To eliminate any,
thing -tEdm the committees report. The
- re buka was sim ply 8 polite intimation
from I he. committee that..the, Supervisor
W6U.d accomplish far More good for the
COmMEnlty il Ire would attend 10 he af-
fa{Fs:of4Rls o wn* committee and not inter
tere' With thGse OF others. In short the
supeTg gis.1T Nas told 10 mind his own busi-
Te%S. .=W<heU The report was read ye>ter-
=. lEg>.fo interference by other Supervisors
be elifIT&{el;,
ChairInan Delany of the Health and Po-
i Jig &c CQmnrlttee agreed TO Withdraw the
1 olectrinabie passage, but Supervisor
y >nfth.o oNIecfe 49, nd The report went to
4 TDle :as.4, who'll. The oufy ones who voted
/. aga Ilst4t we're Supervisors Britt and
GIInJon. .@.5e..=
-. a res oln1ion was adopted expressing the
regrelot.liie board at the death of the late
Frank AiCGopplTl. IL was decided TO ap-
point a committee OF three TO devise
rne8ns<for raising @iunds. TO. erect monu-
Fnent in9I0ldeIi. Gate ? ark to the memory
of the deceased Pos tmasler. .
= Mrs:@EIIen Morton s p ca TO be allowed
TO pail]l:E her. home at il s pres ent loca-
fI2n Bryant street *ungilaS Septem ter
was: gran ted: N rs. M orton is "a. soldier :
widow, and a resolution was recently
adopted ordering her to remove her house
because it obstrUcts the street. Mrs. Nor
,Ion ask ed tiine nat she may raise funds to
90. -moy, the structure.
-. " j: NJ. BowIan of ~ Ash avenue sent in
:. q. com n nm cation stating that he under
STOOD Jobs ln.Ihe Street Department are
being sold al so to 800 each and mat ii is
. impossib bic fer honest and worthy men TO
get employ ment there. He says he knows
OF his own know ledge that one man paid
SO Tor a JOB in the department, ana he
asks that the matter be investigated The
matter was referred to the Street Com
mIttee.
a comm unication WAS received from
FJank RoUrke offering TO shoe the
'- horses of the Fire Department for 81 %
each per. month and was referred TO the
Fire Depar ment Com mittee.
The Ocean View Improvement Climb
sent in d cOmmunIcationthat was referred
TO. the Street Lights Comm mittee asking
that nine new electric lights be placed in
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