The San Francisco call., 1897-02-24
Played a Leading Part
in the Supervisors
Yesterday.
DR.. Dodge Submitted an Argu.
ment on Dangers Due to
Expectoration.
Committee on Legislation Made ;
Suggestion for a Street.Law
Amendment.

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had field Gay yesterday. DR.. Rottanzi
presided and DR.. Dodge, as chairman of
the Hospital Committee, fled the report
of leading interest.
DR.. Dodge urged the passage of the order
prohibiting expectoration on the floors OF
public buildings and sidewalks anu sub
mitted long report. This set forth that
the habit is disgusting and in the nature
of public nuisance. The principal fact
urged was that consumption is propagated
often by the habit. A part of the report
bearing on this point was as follows:
There are certain parts in the south OF France
| that were formerly noted health resorts for
| this class of patients, that have become hot
teds OF infection, largely owing to the satura-
tion OF the soil by its long exposure 10 the
presence OF large numbers of consumptives.
! Even now many physicians hesitate to send
patients to many OF our own health resorts in
the southern part of this State, for fear of the
| evil results tnat follow the aggregation OF any
| considera bic number of these patients.
| Scattered about sidewalks and on floors,
| the method OF injection by sputum is direct.
Gathered on shoes, 1t is carried directly into
our homes, injecting carpets and rising in a
lie dust when these are swept And while
the female portion of our population persist
| in wearing long skirts to their dresses on the
| streets, just SO long are they in constant dan
ger. Cases have come to your writer's notice
! of womon who had been observant enough to
from the bottom OF their dress skirt to replace
| 1t they contracted severe cough, and no
| doubt here lies great danger:
| Your committee does not desire or rather
| will not attempt TO legislate against the wear
! ing OF such garments Oh the street. 1t does,
however, desire to see suitable legislation
| taken with view of lesseuing the propaga-
| tion OF this dreadful disease, consumption.
| Many Eastern cities, well as several cities
and towns in this State, are successfully en-
forcing orders relating to this habit, and your
| committee would ask the adoption by this
| board ofthe order which it has prepared on
| this subject.
This report was adopted by the board.
The ordinance transferring from the
Fire Department to the Police Depart
ment the duty of keeping the aisles and
lobbies of theaters clear during perform
ances went over for another week, upon
motion of Supervisor Britt, the motion be-
ing seconded by Supervisor Smith. Mr..
Britt said that the purpose of his motion
was to give the chiefs OF the two depart
ments time to come TO some understand
ing before the question should be argued
| by the board.
The order providing that the public
printing shall be done only in Offices which
are approved by the labor unions went
over for one week more, Supervisor Smith
only voting no.
| A communication was received from DR..
| J. F. Morse, chairman OF the Committee on
Receiving Hospital of the Board OF Health.
asking that the driver or the Receiving
Hospital ambulance may be required TO
| purchase uniform IN accordance with the
order of the Board OF Health.
The ordinance favored by the Board of
II eaIth, as introduced by DR.. Hart, to pre-
/ ha ri IF oil nxyf ho
in Chinese laundries, was received.
James H. O'Brien asked that the Super
| intendent of Streets be instructed to enter
into contract with him "for the 30-foot
front for which the City and County is
liable, on the crossing OF Cough street and
Willow avenue"
ID. NJ. NewhaIl petitioned for the can
| collation. OF assessments against the Lon
Assurance Company.
A draft of an act 10 amend the street
| law was received from the Merchants AS
sociation. The principal point is a pro-
vision requiring contractor for paving
10 maintain the pavement laid by him
Tree OF cost and to keep it in good condi-
| ton Tor period OF not less than five years,
| with the exaction of guarantee.
The Committee on Judiciary submitted
a report dealing with the draft of bill
submitted by the City and County Attor-
ney TO acquire by condemnation or pur-
chase lano or property for the laying out,
/ opening, extending, widening or straight
ening. in whole or In part, for distance
OF 5OO feet or less, OF any road, highway,
boulevard, street, square, lane, etc. Con-
cerning this the committee expressed the
opinion that whenever property is to be
acquired for public use proceedings should
be taken under the law of eminent do
| m he fv nd pfx-a 4 ho
same at the public expense" The COM
mittee also reported in favor OF the
amendment of Assembly bill 15t, to pro-
vide the mode for changing grades of
public streets, ETC., by striking out the
provision as to making protests OF the own
ers or one-half or more of the owners of
the property terminate all proceedings.
| Concerning this the com mmittee reported !:
! 1.-The object Of changing grades is for the
| beneht OF the property, and the rights OF
all persons are protected by the statute as
10 damages, if any. from such proceeding,
| and any provisions OF the characte r
named would be to render nugatory the
object of the bill''
The Committe on Finance and Audit
| ing reported that thev could not find out
how the City and County could order and
| pay for Improvements under the plan pro-
posed by Labor Exchange Branch No. 26.
The ak swung only once. Charles Will
son lost the position of ianitor in the Re-
ceiving Hospital ard Charles Whelan was
appointed TO take his place.
1t was decided to refer to the Street
| Committee the report in favor of discon-
tinuing the issue of permits for private
| contracts for such work after March /.
The Superintendent of Streets was in
structed 10 make a guarantee for five
years part of the contract for the repav-
! ing of Geary street, between Kearny and
| Powell. This was one of the measures
favored by the Merchants Association.
Another measure favored by that organ
taken was a recommendation that three
street-crossings be paved with asphalt,
brick and cobbles, property-owners to pay
one-half the cost, the total cost not to ex-
ceed % cents per square foot The Street
| Superintendent was also instructed TO pro-
ceed to remove obstructions from certain
| streets in the neigh borhood of the Pre-
| sidio, to which General Forsyth som
tine ago called attention, claiming that
the City was not fulfilling the conditions
| under which the lane was granted TO the
City by Congress.
Supervisor Sheehan was appointed q
member of the Judiciary Committee, vice
Supervisor Rottanzi.
The customary annual resolution max
| ing provision for the collection of delin-
| quent taxes was adopted. Alfred Fuhr-
man was named as special counsel to col
| lect the taxes.
Resolutions were finally passed award
ing to the Troy Laundry Company the
! contract for laundry plant at the Aims