The San Francisco call., 1897-10-05
TWO BOARDS
DID BUSINESS
Budd : Phelan Supervisors
Opened Water Plant
Proposals.
Mayor Tried to Impose More
Mayor Tried to Impose More
Burdens on the Printing
Appropriation.
The "0ld" Board Met, but Decided
to Await the Decision of the
Supreme Court.

Two bodies of men, each of which
claims 10 be the only legal Board of Su-
pervisors, met yesterday to consider pub
lie affairs. One transacted business as
though there was no such thing as SUI
preme Court, the other approved the min
utes of previous meetings and ad djourned.
The Budd Phelan board met in the as
sembly cham bers in the City Hall and
opened proposals for furnishing San Fran
cisco with a new water supply in accord
ance with resolution passed some time
ago.
There was four proposals, each of which
has previously been made TO the city at
times when the subject of water and
water rates was under consideration. The
first was that ofthe E. D orado Water and
Deep Gravel Mining Company, which
proposed to sell its rights to the water
of Silver, Echo, Twin. Medley and Au
drain lakes on the watershed OF the soui b
fork OF the Amer can R yer. The offer
was made through WIfied Page and the
amount asked IS $500, COO the city to pay
the expense OF getting the water here.
The Sunset District Improvement Club
proposed to tap the subterranean reservoir
ihai artesian wells have proved TO exist on
this peninsula west OF Seventh avenue
The organization believes that an ade-
quate supply can be reached and offers to
40 the work for 81, 900, 600.
The owners OF The CasIrovile lakes that
were examined two years ago put in a
proposal 10 pipe all the pure water that
can be consumed here from Castroville.
Monterey Country tor $16 000, 900. this
amount TO cover water rights, piping and
all.
The Lake Tahoe and San Francisco
sOn no ur11r ir1o nj 20 hr.,
water down from Lake Tahoe for $12. 503,-
135. The proposals We're referred TO the
water committee for consideration.
Ex-Mayo Clayton OF Birmingham,
England, was an interested spectator OF
the proceedings a guest of the Mayor
and after the reading of the minutes was
asked 10 say = few words. He commented
on the matter of reading the minutes and
having them approved at the opening OF
each meeting, telling the board that 1t was
the custom IN Birmingham to have the
minutes printed after the meeting of the
Town Council and copies sent to the
memb bers and unless they made objection
the minutes were approved without
reading and much time was thereby
saved.
Mayor Phelan thought that such sup
gestion was worthy of adoption, overlook
ing the fact that through his efforts the
printing appropriation was so red uced in
HAluR the TAX leNy as 10 make IL In aQe-
quate TO bear the burdens already i'm
posed on it.
A permit was granted the Ming Yung
Association to hold religious services N
front of its headquarters on Waverly
place during the present month.
The ''old' board met IN It's quarters in
the Fulton House at o'clock, and after
approving the minutes of The previous
meetings adjourned until Wednesday next
at 3 OF clock.
There was considerable business to
transact, but the mem bers preferred to
await the decision OF the Supreme Court
before taking action.