The San Francisco call., 1897-05-11
The Site of the City and
County Hospital Pro
posed.
Supervisors Will Consider It in
Committee of the
Whole.
A Crop Of High.Hat Ordin ances Ma
turing-Funds for the Balboa
boulevard.

Supervisor Smith has found q way to
provide the City with geological garden
that avoids the difficulty that has hereto
fore presented itself-the City's inability
to purchase real estate. He presented the
following resolution yesterday:
WHEREAS, 1t has been made plain to the
Board of Supervisors during the past thirty
days through the medium OF the press.
public meetings and personal interviews with
citizens that large percentage of our people
favor the early establishment OF ZoologlcaI
garden or park in the ighborhood of the
Mission, and that ii is the duty of this board
to tavorably recognize this sentiment IN
manner that will harmonic with our party
pledges and the powers vested in this body;
and whereas, the Supreme Court mas neld in
Won Schmidt VS.. Wldber (105 Cal, p. 151l that
the Board OF Supervisors OF the CITY and
County of San Francisco has no authority un-
der the consolidation act TO purchase real
estate. and in Smith VS.. Broderick 1O7 Cal,
revenue must pay each years indebt-
edness and liability, and that no
indebtedness and liability incurred in any one
year shall be paid out OF the income or rev.
enue of any future year; and whereas, at the
late session OF the Legislature an act was
passed conferrlng power on the Board OF Sup
erv isors TO levy q special tax for a new City
and County Hospital; and whereas, In view of
the public sentiment in favor of park, the
lack of power TO purchase land without Iegis-
lative or charter authority, our party pledges
to the people to conduct the government with
in the 81 limit, and special authority from
the Legislature having been conferred to raise
$500, 900 for new hos pital, be IL
ReSoIped, That a site be selected for the new
hospital that portion OF the Almshouse
tract adjoining the new Affiliated College
buildings, thereby making it available to The
students for clinical purposes. That the four
blocks now occupied by the City and County
Hospital in the southern portion of the Mis-
sion be converted into geological garden.
That we favor petitioning the next Legislature
for power to purchase land for additional
park in the northern end of the Mission for
drive purposes.
The matter was referred to the commit
tee of the whole.
The board is threatened with full crop
of high-hat ordinances. Supervisors
Smith and Clinton both admitted yes
terday, when a revised Rottanzi effort in
that line was under discussion, that they
had measures in course of preparation
and would present them soon.
Supervisor Rottanzi's latest ordinance
was passed to print by vote of 10 4. but
Supervisor Smith dashed the authors
hopes by changing his vote and giving
notice that he would move for a reconsid-
GRAFTON at the next meeting. This bars
the progress OF the ordinance until the re-
sult OF the reconsideration is known.
The board was pledged, by resolution of
Supervisor Delaney, to provide and pay
ont of the general fund from the urgent
necessity appropriation tor the next
fiscal year the sum of $500 to defray part
OF the cost and expense OF the work of
constructing Balboa avenue.
The Auditor was authorized, by resolu-
tion, to consolidate the appropriations for
Jails ana 3 and the fund for the subsist-
ence OF prisoners, IN order TO meet the de-
fciency in the funds OF Jail g.
Supervisor Devaney, chairman of the
Street Committee, introduced a resolu-
tion, that was adopted, requesting the
chief engineer of the Fire Departments and
the superintendent of the Fire Alarm and
Police Telegraph to investigate and re-
port to the board the names of persons
and corporations who have electric poles
with wires suspended, so chat the board
will be able to ascertain whether such
privileges are legally enjoyed.
Supervisor Clinton introduced resolu-
ton providing that in its next annual
statement the Spring Valley Company
shall give the names OF all of its ra .epay-
ers, alphabetically arranged, with the
amount paid by each.
Supervisor Devaney's resolution, calling
upon the Superintendent of Streets TO
furnish q tatement of the streets or por-
tions of streets upon which are laid street
railroad tracks, and which have not been
required for the operation of the lines DUR
ing the past six months, was adopted.
The resolution of Supervisor Britt, pro-
viding for the placing of thirty-two new
hydrants, was reported back from the
Fire Department Committee with de-
duction from thirty-two to sixteen. Su-
pervisor Smith wanted to postpone the
placing of any hydrants until the condi-
ton of the public funds warrants such &C.
over. The report of the committee was
adopted.