The San Francisco call., 1897-07-20
GETTING READY
TO MAKE A FIGHT
The Supervisors Name Their
Counsel in the Fitch
Suit.
Smith Says Clinton Opposed
Naming the Water Figures
in February.
The Architects Are Charged by Reso-
luton With the Duty of Hurry
ing the Municipal Building.

The Board of Supervisors, at the meet
ing held yesterday afternoon, passed the
resolution placing the responsibility for
progress in the work on the Hall of JUS
tice, definitely, with the architects, Shea
& Shea. The resolution is as follows,
having been introduced by Supervisor
Sheehan:
ReSolued. That Messrs. Shea & Shea archi-
tects, in the matter OF the construction OF the
Hall of Justice and the Morgue buildings, be
and are hereby empowered to have the pro-
visions of the contract for the erection OF said
buildings strictly enforced and carried out,
and said architects are further empowered to
take such other and further action as may be
en- )ined by the said contract and specifica-
tions Tor the prosecution of the work. etc, on
the buildings subject in all cases to al appeal
to this board for their decision thereon.
By resolution offered by Haskins the
opinion of the City and County Attorney
was asked as to what effect, if any, the act
of the last Legislature, providing for the
submission TO the Mayor OF the order fix
ing the tax levy and allowing him ten
days for his action has upon the section
of the Political Code which declares that
the board must nx the rate on the third
Monday in Septem Der, neither before nor
after.
A resolution was adopted to the effect
IuaL the AuulLOT DC ell powered 10 auulJ
ali demands for this fiscal year on the ba-
sis of the appropriation made for the last
fiscal year, as in no case will the ordinary
appropriations to be made and levied be
less for the present year. The resolution
was made necessary by the fact that the
board is required by law TO fix the levy on
the third Monday in Septem Der, and in
the meantime the fiscal year is running
away and the Auditor must audit de-
mands.
A resolution was introduced by Smith,
directing the City and County Attorney to
bring suit to quiet title 10 that portion of
the former bed of Mission creek and of old
Channel street, which lies between Tenth
and Bryant streets, and adjoining the land
of Charles Main, to which he has set UP a
claim.
Supervisor Smith introd uced a reso-
luton declaring that San Antonio street
is not an open public street, and dire citing
the Assessor 10 assess the land EN- braced
in the So called street in an entirety, "as
any other mode of assessment would per-
petuate the So called private streets, to the
detriment of the public" This re solution
was in accord with an opinion from the
City and County Attorney.
A mum Der OF property owners and others
were before the board, making complaint
against the character OF the work done in
macadamlZing Railroad avenue, between
Eighteenth and Twenty THIRD streets
The contractor, in answer, declared the
work was done in the best possible man
ner under the specifications.
On motion of Sheehan the expert of the
Street Department was instructed to visit
the ground and report upon it at the next
meeting as an imposition was being perpe-
trated on the people or on the contractor.
Clinton said he would personally inspect
the pl ace and advised the other mem bers
to do the same 10 determine for them
selves who was not telling the truth in
the matter.
Z. P. E. Troy, speaking for the Rich
moud District Improvement Club, advo-
Gated the laying OF sidewalks on Point
Lobos avenue. A number of property
owners were present in opposition to the
proposition, declaring there was a legal
tangle interfering, and the matter was
laid over.
resolution was passed naming Garret
w. McEnerney o defend the board IN the
suit brought by Fitch to oust the M EN- bers
from off se for having failed 10 fix the
water rate in the month of February.
Smith urged the Immediate adoption of
The resolution. He said that he remem-
bered there had been some di cusslon of
this matter while the water question was
on, and he remem bered Supervisor Clin-
ton saying fatty that he would not bring
in a report in the month of February.
Indeed, your Honor the Mayor took
some part in that discussion, | remem-
ber," said Smith. The resolution was
adopted.
Supervisor Clinton moved a reference
once N ore 10 the Street Committee of the
petition of the Williams Block Pavement
Company to have their pavement accepted
among the official specifications for street
paving. It had been negatively reported
upon twice. Clinton said he had made
investiga ions and believed this com pany
should have chance with others. The
motion was carried.
The resolutions giving the right 10 the
Paul Boyton Chute Company and to the
Sutro Baths to advertise their respective
entertainments by means OF music on the
streetcars came up for final passage. The
first was defeated for lack of a majority,
although six votes were cast in favor.
Some argument interveDed between the
first and second, and the latter passed.
Smith, who had opposed them both on
the ground thar poor man with an ad-
vertising wa gon had been deprived of the
privilege, gave notice of reconside ration
mex week.
Rivers introduced a resolution directing
the San Francisco Gas and Electric
Company to remove all lampposts the
use of which has been discontinued by
order of the board, and requesting the
Gas and Water Inspector to confer with
the Postmaster looking to a new location
of M all boxes where they are disturbed
by the removal of lampposts. The Street
Superintendent is requested to report.
1t was referred to the proper committee.
The committee having in charge the
matter of inviting President Mckinley to
come to San Francisco submitted COM
munication requesting the board to en-
courage the efforts of the committee by
passing resolution pledging the support
of the CITY government to the movement.
Police Judge Conlan was granted thirty