The San Francisco call., 1897-11-09
DOOM Of THE
DbuS SEALED
Supervisors Are in Earnest
About the Social Evil
Problem.
DR.. Dodge Says There Is
Money for Water, but None
for Bread.
Money for the Health Department
Used for Salaries - Another
Boulevard Declared.

Indications are that the Board of Su-
pervisors will soon close 10 the traffic for
which they are W used all of the streets
where the social evil fourishes. Super
visor Sheeban's resolution closing Quincy
and ST. Mary's streets, at the instance of
the priests OF st. Mary's Cathedral, came
up for cons Iteration ct yesterdays meet
ing, and Supervisor Smith offered an
amend ment including Bacon place.
Objection was made 10 this, On the
ground that the board should consider
| we'll before acting, and that Bacon place
had not been Investigated. 1 resolu-
| ton, as originally proposed was finally
adopted, and then Supervisor Sheehan
offered another resolution closing Dupont
street from Bush TO California, Bacon
place from Pine street to It's southern ter
mination and Berry street from Grant
avenue east. The resolution was referred
to the Committee on Public Morals.
Supervisor Dodge pitched hot shot into
! the camps Of tie Boards of Supervisors
| and Health when the subject of placin g
| eight new hydrants, advocated by the
! Fire Department Committee, came up.
The doctor grew earnest over the matter,
and in objectng to the hydrants ex-
| claimed:
This board has voted $36, 900 more for
! water Or municipal purposes this year.
| but il has no more money for bread. The
| inmates Of the City and County Hospita.
! are suffering for want of proper medicines
! and nourishrnent and yet the money is
! not furnished Ali The time new hy-
drants are being placed and the money
lhat should be spent for bread is used up -
| Supervisor bod e's attention was called
| to the fact that the Health Department
! had been granted $4,000 more than was
| originally intended.
THAT makes little difference" " SAID the
| Supervi- or. "It all goes into salaries, and
! | 90 not believe that The department would
divert any OF the money to the hospital ii
| ii could
The hydrant matter went over for a
| week.
The Judiciary Committee recommended
! for indefinite postponement the petition
| Of properiy-owners requesting that
carpet beating, renovating and shoddy
| works be restricted TO certain districts.
! The recommended W, S adopted.
| On motion of Supervisor BRITT the
| Mayors veto of the resolution permittin g
the Fire Department to pun chase an en-
| CINE lot was referred 10 the City and
| County Attorney for his opinion as to the
| legality OF such proceeding.
The following ordinances were finally
! adopted: Providing for the use OF steT-
iiized >wabs by physicians in cases where
there is any suspicion of diphtherIa; pro-
| hlbiting merchants and others from con-
ducting gift enterprises IN connection
with the sale OF goods; imposing a mu-
nic.pai license on guides In Chinatown
| imposin a license on mask balls.
Supervisor Dodge brought up his mo-
| ton for reconsideration OF the resolu-
ton appointing John f. McGovern as ist-
ant Prosecuting Attorney OF Police Court
4, vice W. J. Gleason, removed. The res
| olution was adopted by vote OF 10 3.
| Supervisor Britt introduced resolution
| that was adopted, declaring vacant the
position of City Hall gardener, now held
by w. p. Sullivan, and appointing Dennis
Coleman to tAe place. The vote was as
follows: Ayes-Devany, Haskins, Shee-
| han, Morton, Britt Smith, Rivers. Noes
Delany, Dodge, Lackmann.
The order declaring Steiner street. from
Golden Gave avenue to Fulton street, and
| Flu ton street, from Steiner 10 Baker, q
public boulevard, was finally passed.
A resolution changing the names of a
! large number of streets was sent back to
the Street Committee for investigGl on,
| because OF the fact that city officials and
property-owners had protested against
the changes.
The committee on brakes and tenders
was ordered on motion OF Supervisor
Britt, TO render report at an early date.
! A motion 10 disband the committee and
| leave the matter of selecting a fender in
| the hands OF the Health and Police Com
! mittee failed of passage.