The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-23
INVESTIGATION
Of CAR TENDERS
WILL Be MADE
Board of Supervisors
Take Action.
RESOLUTIONS ARE ADOPTED
POLICE WILL NOT GET THE
QUARANTINE BOAT.
4 ction Is Taken on Various Matters
of More or Less Importance
to the City's
Interest
RESOLUTIONS ARE ADOPTED
POLICE WILL NOT GET THE
QUARANTINE BOAT.

The question of streetcar tenders is to
AGAIN be put under official investigation
by The Board of Supervisors. At the
meeting of the board held yesterday af-
ternoon the matter was brought up by
Supervisor Deasy in resolution calling
attention to recent fatalities and the ne
cessity for doing something to prevent !
others in future. The resolutions, which
We're adopted by unanimous vote, are as
follows:
Whereas. The recent accident on an electric
street railroad which resulted in the death or
child demonstrates that the guards on the
protect pedestrians from danger, and are not
So constructed as 10 AFFORD adequate protection
over and upon the street railroad track; and
Whereas The said guards should be so con-
structed as T. push any person on the track or
the side thereof out Of danger and out Of the
way Of said car and dummy so as to minimize
the danger from said dummies to persons VINO
upon the tracks come in contact herewith;
Resolved. That the Committee on Health and
Police be arl is hereby required to examine into
this subject and 10 report the character and
description 81 proper guard to be used, the
present devices possess none of the character
istics which insure safety TO pedestrians in the
use Of the public streets ii being miracle If
the persons SO struck by the present guards in
use are not MANNED OF killed.
Resolved. That this board empowers and re-
quests said committee 10 recommend guard
W4ieh VIII auord the greatest protection 10 the
public. the question Of cost being immaterial
I'm the opinion of this board guard should
be recommended unless it is constructed so as
10 push or force any person on the track or one
side thereof out OF danger and out OF the way of
said dummy and car. and SO constructed that
the force OF the contact with the person said
tracks be mitgated by the guard being further
provided with pneumatic rubber tubes or other
devices projecting from said dummy to accom-
plsh the purpose desired
A majority report from the Committee
on Health and Police was presented rec
ommending that the resolution transfer
ring the quarantine tug to the Police De-
partment Tor use along the water front
be indefinitely postponed. Supervisor
LackmaEn presented a minority report
signed by himself setting forth his belief
that the quarantine service is Valueless
and imposes a tax Of $1,000 year on the
city without resultant benefits. He there
lore recommended that the quarantine
tug be turned over TO the Police Depart
ment. The majority report was adopted
The report of the Fire Department Com
mittee that all bids for furnishing forage
for the Fire Department and public in
sttutiOns for the coming fiscal year be
rejected and new bids advertised for was
not accepted. a motion made and
carried granting the contract to Daniel
Keefe, the lowest bidder. 1t being the
opinion Of the majority Of the members (
that the contention that he is not a dealer /
I'm some of the articles of forage called |
for in The specifications was not well
The petition of the park panhandle ap-
praisars for an increase Of their compen-
station from 500 TO $1,000 was granted, upon
which he petition had been referred.
A resolution was adopted granting Po-
lice Judge Charles 7. Conlan thirty days
leave Of absence from the State from May
PETITIONS REFERRED.
The following petitions were received and
r.fsrrei- Lck-Wlmerding District Improve |
t.ut Club. for provision in the next tax levy
an appropriation Of SlS.00O for grading /
traasltn square and using the surplus earth !
t.r n..ug In Jackson Park. also for grading |
Hampshire street. between Sixteenth and Sew
er-a-utl. c. II. Umbsen x Co, for permits /
sion 20 construct an artificial stone sidewalk |
Cu north side of Jackson street. between Hyde |
and Larkn 1879 feet: F. J. Castlehun re- !
ouas-.-r that the sidewalk in front of premises |
or s3 Folsom street be put in proper condi- |
don. property owners for postponement Of ac- !
ZION oa laying a cement sidewalk Sanchez I
street.. between Seventeenth and Eighteenth; (
property owners for postponement of laying /
cement Sidewalk on Sanchez street, between /
Market and Sixteenth: d. II. Wulzen, for the /
.-Ilng 7t artificial stone sidewalks on northeast |
ami northwest corners of Seventeenth and Cas- /
fr" streets: Mrs. M .. de SiIVes, Tor permits |
-."r % lay a plank sidewalk on hearny street, |
near Union. f7:6 feet; property owners, ask /
rE that house numbers on the south side of |
.-nc avenue, between steiner and Fillmore !
streets. be not changed; A. Kruger. for hear !
~ on matter of regarding of Ninth avenue, |
between Point Eobos avenue and Clement /
street; J R. Blanchard. for instruction to Su- /
rerintendent OF Streets to enter into contract /
with him for grading. etc, Andover avenue be |
tween Cortland avenue and Ellert street; Fed
surnkling Of all county roads; property own
Union Square avenue.
COMMUNICATIONS RECEIVED.
The following communications were received !
and referred to the proper committees: Prop
erty owners. consenting TO the establishment |
and operation of a French laundry at 3S51-3 1858 |
Twenty-fourth street.
PROTESTS RECEIVED.
The following protests were received and re
ferred 10 the proper committees r. G. de /
Boom, against the laying OF double tracks on |
Bosworth street, from Mission street westerly, |
now being done by the Market Street Railway |
Company: property owners; against paving I
Beaver street, between Noe and Castro.
FULL ACCEPTANCE.
Resolutions Of fun acceptance Of street work |
were passed a follows: Page street, Ashbury /
to Clayton. bltumen; crossing. Page and Ash |
bury streets bitumen; crossing. Golden Gate |
avenue and Lyon street. bitumen; Greenwich |
street Pierce to Scott, basalt blocks; Eight |
zenith street, Church to Sanchez. bitumen; Kan /
sss street, Alameda 10 Fifteenth, basalt !
GRAPE-NUTS.