The San Francisco call., 1898-04-19
His Resolution to Restrict the Racing Season
 Defeated.
Another Postponement on the Proposition of a Mission
 Monkey Ranch.
Efforts to Put Through the Third Street Paving Job Have Not Yet
 Been Abandoned.

Three matters of more than usual im- portance came up before the Board of Supervisors yesterday. One of these, the Third street paving job, involving S2100, attracted little attention, but the other two, relating to the racing season in this city, and the proposed Mission monkey ranch, caused considerable discussion.
 At last weeks session Mayor Phean vetoed the contract for repairing" Third street, between Mission and Howard, which had been let to Film & Treacy for S2100. His reason was that the eXplana- ton made by J. J. Bowling for with drawing his bid of s950 for the same work was not satisfactory. The matter came up yesterday on a motion to refer the sub ject again to the Street Committee, which would indicate that hope has not been abandoned of putting the ''job' through. The motion was carried.
 Clinton's racing resolution, which was amended by a special committee last week so as to provide for sixty consecu- tive days racing, exclusive of Sundays, met with a fate that caused it's author to exclaim in tones of Encouragement: From this moment l cease to attempt to be a reformer."
 When 1t was reached on the file, Smith moved that action on 1t be indefinitely postponed.
 Clinton moved, as an amendment, that it be passed to print. He argued that by reducing the racing period in this city from six months to six weeks. an inn portant step would be taken toward the abatement of the poolroom evil.
 Smith claimed that a State law would be necessary to do this, as there. was nothing to prevent racing in neighbor- ing cities, for which pools would be sold in this city. The only tendency of the resolution, if passed, he argued, would be to discriminate against San Francisco.
 Lackmann opposed Clinton's amend ment for the same reasons set forth by Smith.
 On roll call, Clinton and Rivers were the only members to vote for the amend ment. Devany, Haskins, Delany, Shee- han, Lackmann, Rottanzi, Morton, Britt and Smith voted in the negative. Dodge was absent.
 Smiths original motion was carried without objection, and it was at this point that Clinton renounced the role of reformer.
 In order to provide for the continued lighting of public buildings, the provisions of the one-twelfth act were suspended, so far as they related to the public build ing lighting fund. Mayor Phelan an nounced that the s30.000 which was in this fund at the beginning of the year was
 Clinton opened the fight on the propo- sition to give the City Attorney power to begin condemnation suits to secure the land for the proposed Mission Park. He moved that the proposition be laid over for nine months. This received no sec ond and Clinton. nowse discouraged, moved that it be laid over for one month. Lackmann came to the rescue with sec ond Clinton promised that if this car ried he would make a thorough investi- gation of the matter and would be able to show that the proposition involved a shameful waste of public money, as nine tenths of the people in the Mission did not want the park. The city, he added, owned 100 acres of land which could be used for park, if one were really wanted. wanted know timated expense would be for acquiring the land in question.
 Devany said this would be a matter for jury to decide, and added that the prop erty owners were asking $250 900 for their lands.
 Rottanzi moved to amend that action be postponed for one week so as to give him time to look into the matter of ex- pense.
 Through the intercession of Devany, T. V. O'Brien, who was credited by Clinton involved addressed the board in favor of the park.
 Rottanzi withdrew his amendment, and a vote was taken on Clinton's motion to postpone action for one month. It was lost by the following vote: Ayes-Lack- mann, Rottanzi, Smith, Clinton. Total A. Noes--Devany, HaslSns. Delany, Shee- han, Morton, Britt, Rivers. Total. '
 Rottanzi moved to postpone for week, and this was carried without objection Delany introduced resolution grant ing permission to the w eStern Addition Athletic Club to give boxing exhibitions. This was changed so as to exclude pro- fessionals from participating and was passed.
 A similar petition from the Alpine Ath- letic Club, with headquarters at 2S Gold en Gate avenue, was presented and re- ferred to the. proper committee.
 The following veto message of the Mayor was read:
 SAN FRANCISCO, April 1S 1898
 The Honorable, the Board of Supervisors of the City and County of San Francsco-Gentle- approval demand the treasury bv the Edison Light and Power Company for s12S7 A alleged to be due for electric light stumbled to the Free Public Library and the Citv Hall during the month of December 1897. according to meter statements I have had a test made Of the electric meters in use in the City Hall and find that out of those examined eleven are running ia st and two are running slow. and this Is the req son for my objection. I recommend that your Finance Committee demand a rebate on the itemized showing, which I herewith submit Under similar conditions the Palace Hotel in this city has demanded and received a large rebate The lighting fund for public huild- ings set aside at the beginning of the year as you are aware. has been depleted, and hence the necessity for some action on your part Respectfully, JAMES D oHELAN, Mayor |