The San Francisco call., 1897-02-02
DELAY FOR THE
CEARY FRANCHISE
The Supervisors Rescind
ALI Action Previously
Taken.
All Bids and Offers Are to Be
Sent Back to Those Who
Made Them.
The Board Also Declares Against the
Use of Folsom Stone Upon the
City Streets.

The Board of Supervisors yesterday re-
scinded everything that was done by the
old board relative to the award of the
franchise to the Geary-street, Park and
Ocean Railroad Company, and in a resolu-
tion it was agreed "that all bids and
offers for said franchise be returned to
the persons to whom they respectively
belong"
The mover of the preamble and resolu-
ton was Supervisor Rottanzi. TEere was
no opposition when the roll was called.
The text upon which this action was taken
is as follows:
WHEREAS, There is now pending and unde-
termined before this board the matter OF the
application of the Geary street, Park and
Ocean Railroad Company for franchise tor
the right 10 construct and maintain and
operate, for the term OF fifty years, a single or
double line of street railroad upon certain
streets in the City and County OF San Fran
cisco, to wit: Commencing al the intersection
OF Geary street with Market, and running
thence along and upon Geary street TO juno
ton with Point Lobos avenue; thence along
and upon Point LoboS avenue to Fifth avenue; !;
thence along and upon Fifth avenue to Golden
Gate Park; and whereas the award OF said
franchise has been interdicted by an order of
the Superior Court in and for the City and
County OF San Francisco; and whereas, it is
the sense and policy OF this Board of Super
vlsors that no franchise or privilege shall be
awarded TO renew either directly or indirectly
any existing franchise or privilege until the
lapse or expiration OF such franchise or privi-
lege, ior the reason that the offer of any fran
chise before its expiration is destructive of
lair, open and public competition, ana that
the sale thereof would produce a revenue to
this municipality greatly disproportonate to
Its value: now, therefore, be It
ResolUed, That this board take no further
action toward the award of the franchise ap-
Piled Tor as aforesaid; that the resolution of
the Board OF Supervisors OF this City and
County, passed and adopted on the 29th day
oil June, 1886, aud mum bered i46491a third
series). providing for the submission 10 public
competition of said franchise. and all pro-
ceedlngs taken by the Board OF Supervisors of
this City and County in pursuance of said
resolution, be and they are hereby rescinded
and repealed, and that all bids and offers for
said franchise be returned TO the persons TO
whom they respectively belong.
Supervisor Rottanzi spoke briefly, de-
sCribing what had already been done. He
believed that to award the franchise before
the old franchise has expired would be
unconstitutional.
Another matter of general interest came
up. This was the following resolution, the
adoption of which was moved by Super
visor Britt:
ResoIred by the Honorable Board OF SUP erpfsors
OF the City and County Of San Francisco. That we
res specttully demonstrate against the passage
OF any law which brings convict la Dor inIo
spectfully demonstrate ag ainst the passage of
any measure providing for the crushing OF
rock at Folsom prison TO be used for street or
concretlng purposes within any town or city
OF the State. We object TO this because there
are a large number OF our fellow-citizens now
engaged III quarry1ng stone and preparing it
tor macadamlzing and concretfng purposes in
the various cities OF this state, and thus sup
port their families, and such labor cannot
compete with convict labor in that line. We
do not object 10 the sale OF rock by the State
Tor county road purposes.
This resolution was adopted, Supervisor
Britt urging immediate action to affect
legislation which may be had at Sacra-
mento soon in reference to this natter.
The customary resolution that the
board should meet as a committee OF the
whole to consider the fixing of water
rates was adopted upon motion of Super
visor Delaney. Supervisor Clinton also
gave notice that ihe Water Committee
would meet Wednesday afternoon in ref
erence to water rates. DR.. Clinton said
that The Water Committee would not in
ierfere with the action of the board as a
committee of the whole.
The Committee on Licenses and Orders
reported in favor of reducing the licenses
on cycleries, to place upon them the same
figures as now apply to livery tables.
Among MINOR matters considered were
the following:
Stephen ]. whelan and many Others De-
titioned for the passage of an order TO prohibit
the opening of the rourth-street~ bridge be-
tween g 80 and 1880 A. NJ. and between ; 30
and $50 P. NJ, and to require vessels passing
through the channel to be moved by steam
power, and also asking for repairs to the
bridge sufficient to enable 1t to make a COM
plete revolution.
The Sunset Improvement Club requested
the board 10 take action to control the over
flow to Lake Honda; sewerage of the Aims
house, ETC., on J street. The same club also
asked that all proceedings in contemplated
street work in streets and avenues south of
Golden Gate Park may be stopped, excepting
on Seven avenue, until a system of sewerage
is provided.
Nathan Crocker asked that an early date be
set for the hearing of the petition OF the asso-
ciated improvement clubs for the abolishment
of the rattler lest.
The protest OF the California State Labor
Convention against allowing inmates OF the
Almshouse and City and County Hospital to
work iE and about these institutions without
regular compensation as fixed by the trades
unions was received.
The California Acetylene Gas Company
asked permission TO place generators in the
Crocker building.
The Manhattan Athletic Association was
voted free license for boxing tournament
Justice OF the Peace Kerrigan was given per-
mission to leave the State for thirty DAYS 1t
was voted TO leave street lamps uniigh ted six
days each month about the lime of the full
moon.
Resolutions were adopted inviting proposals
Tor franchise tor a street railroad on Masonic
avenue from Oak street to Page and on Clay
ton from Frederick TO Carl.