The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-27

The supervisors transacted some tfnpOf-
tant business at their meeting yesterday
afternoon. The report of the Committee
on Health and Police, In favor Of collect
ing garbage by contract, and doing away
with the present scavenger system, was
unanimously adopted. The seavengers
were present In force as spectators, haV-
Ing Attorney Harding there also as
spokesman.
No action was taken on the question OF
repavinR Market street from Sixth to Va
lenca with bitumen The petition from
property owners on the th0roughfare
asking that the bltufnen be extended at
once as far as the City Hall square, was
referred to the Street Committee. Cap
tain Delany afterward stated that there
was a well-deflned intention on the part
of the Supervisors, so he understood. TO
pave with btumen on Marhet out 10 va
lencia, although no specifications had yet
been adopted. lie did not agree with Su-
perintendent Ambrose as to the necessity
for knocking off work upon Market street,
simply because the tax levy was low I'M
provements could go ahead.
After thinking over matters on ouDoay,
Mr. Ambrose concluded not TO take tne
Initiative In calling the attention OIL tne
Supervisors to his conclusion That the
Market-street improvements would nave
to stop. II will wait for the board TO
consider further repairing contracts on
Market street" said he and then | VIII
send in my communication stating that
the available funds of the department.
will not allow the work to to- be done. Al al
ready there are some $4,000 worth of bi-
tumen contracts outstanding winch must
be met out of my appropriation. Ihis Is
all that It will stand"
sors regarding the project to bltumlhlze
to Valencia street will probably develop
within the next week, after the street
Committee shall have had time to form
ulate q report. The chances seem fairly
good for the Improvement to be ordered,
despite the objections of Mr.. Ambrose;
The board took no further notice or the
recent communication from the Grand
Jury to the effect that 1t needed $5OO0 Tor
the purpose of conducting an expert IN
vestigation into certain munlclpal aHairs.
On Recommendation of the Finance Com
mittee the communication was filed with
out comments,
Bateman Bros. were given until Janu-
airy /, 1899, to finish the Hall OF Justice.
The Clerk was instructed to advertise
for proposals for sweeping and cleaning
public streets for a period or TWO years
on recommendation of the Committee
on Health and Police, the Supervisors un-
animously directed mat two years
lease of the premises, 507 and 500 Stanyan
street, be effected, the same to be used
as a police station and the rental to be
$166 per month. On its face the little reso-
Mayor Phelan raised a question. Il I'M
such numbers as 6o7 and 500 stanyan'
'Well," replied Delany, 1.-The property
that we want to lease is that now occu-
pied by Devany & Hopkins, the bicycle
Supervisor Devany?" queried the
YES" it is rented by Devany & Hop
kins from Dr. Ragan OF the ,a s S,ii6
Ing is to be refitted at Ragan's expense.
The lease will provide that.
Subsequently there was some explana-
ton demanded by the reporters. There
upon Delany made this statement: I'VE
do not consider the rent too high, in view
of the fact that Raglan will have to ex-
pend $4,000 on the building to put it in
proper condition for use as a police sta
ton"
This statement was somewhat mystify-
ing in view of the fact that $4,000 expended
by DR.. Raglan, out of two years rental
would only leave him 1884 profit, rather
a small sum, considering the location of
the property and the size of the build
II don't understand it, was Mayor
Phelan,'s remark after the meeting ad-
journed. Property out in that neigh
ure." 1t is highly probable that Super
visor Delany will be called upon by the
Mayor to explain which is getting the
worst of the deal, the city or Ragan.
Supervisor Devany claims to have no in
terests in the lease, alleging that Hopkins
and himself merely rented. of Raglan and
Supervisor Morton was granted thirty
days leave of absence from the State to
attend to private business:
A contract was awarded for the steam
plant at the Almshouse for $3.50. Phil
lips & Smyth were granted a contract for
printing 1000 copies of the general order
for $40 per page.
The name of Morton street was changed
to Union Square
William Tobin, janitor of Police Court
No. 2, was dismissed and his place given
to John DnVereauX
Supervisor Sheehan presented for con-
sideraton an ordinance prohibiting the
circulation. or distribution, OF, lottery
tickets. scrolls or devices, making the
same a misdemeanor. punishable by a
$40 to $500 fine, or imprisonment from ten
days to six months. Consideration was
deferred until next meeting.
Supervisor Delany handed in resolu-
ton to take the license off all nickel-in-
the-slot machines. so that they could be
operated without restrictions, at the same
time prohibiting gaming with cards and
dice. This remarkable move in favor of
the nickel gambling machines will be
brought to the attention of the full
Board at its next meeting.