The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-16
A NEW SCHEME
TO C|RCUMVENT
THE SCAVENGERS
Monopoly Wanted by
Reduction Works.
ASK SUPERVISORS TO ACT
A FAR-REACHING ORDINANCE
PROPOSED.
Gas Bills Laid Over for Another
Week-Other Business Of a
Purely Routine Char
acter.
ASK SUPERVISORS TO ACT
A FAR-REACHING ORDINANCE
PROPOSED.


perVisors to pass an ordinance requiring
all persons to pay 20 cents a cubic foot
for the destruction of refuse and garbage
Of every description. The proprietors Of
The reduction works had drafted an or
diuance. and this was presented to the
board at its meeting yesterday afternoon.
BY its provisions the proposed ordinance
makes it q miSdemeanOr punishable by
fine and Imprisonment for any person to
deposit on the ground or in the water
over which the city has jurisdiction any
kind of rubbish. garbage or offal. includ-
ing ashes. tin cans broken crockery and
SO on down the list of such things that
may or may not be considered under the
general head of garbage" Having 50
ordained, the proposed law requires that
articles and matter of the kind and de-
scription enumerated shall be transported
10 the plant Of the Sanitary Reduction
Works and there deposited for incinera-
lion, The owners of the garbage being re-
CURED 10 pay not less than 20 cents per
CIDlc yard 10 the owners Of the reduction
works for the garbage thus deposited.
The proposed ordinance was referred to
the Health and Police Committee for con-
sderatiOn. 1t will. no doubt be made the
basis or vigorous protest from the
garbage men, ScaVengers and property
owners. for by its provisions il makes
every householder storekeeper and, IN
city an Involuntary contributor To the
business Of the Sanitary Reduction Works
at a price fixed without apparent refer
euce TO the cost OF the service offered in
return.
At the suggestion of Mayor Phelan. an
amendment TO the proposed ordinance was
offered in the shape Of a specification
making il incumbent upon the City Engi-
ncer 10 measure all ScaVtnger carts and
certify as TO their capacity. which certi-
ncation shall be taken by the reduction
works rs official and final.
A resolution was adopted directing the
City and County Engineer TO make Il sur
Ney of Holly Park and prepare plans and
specifications for the Improvement of the
park.
The contract for furnishing fresh beef
10 the City and County Hospital and the
Almshouse for the next fiscal year was
let TO +. Patek ~ Co. at contract price
of $500 cents per pound. The contract
Tor supplying mutton to these inStitu-
tons was let to Hoffman, * Woenne at
~ cents per pound.
Permission was granted the Central
Light and Power Company to use crude
petroleum for fuel and TO store the same
under proper conditions
PerraultS motion TO reconsider the vote
by which the resolution to provide the
sum of $50 900 in the next tax levy for i'm
proving certain districts in the Mission
was passed at the last meeting of the
board was lost. Perrault stated that l.
the amount asked for were granted it
dollar limit TO which all the members Of
the board were pledged.
The several motions made by Super
NlSOrS Lackmann and Perrault to recon-
slider the vote by which the bills Of the
San Francisco Gas and Electric Com
pany for December, January, February
and March were ordered paid were lost,
and the bills again came up. They were
passed to print by vote of to >. Super
visor LaCkmann giving notice of q motion
TO reconsider in each case. The vote
stood Ayes-Aigeltinger. Attridge. Black,
Collins. Holland. Kalben and Phelps.
Noes-Deasy. Byington, Heyer, Lack
mann and PaTraut.
The matter of reducing the March bill
of the Spring Valley Water Company on
account of surplus payments made on ac-
count of Alta Plaza and Alamo square
was laid over for one week for further
investigation
A permit was granted the firm of Gray
Bros. to make certain alterations in their
rock-crushing plant on Army street, so
as to conform with recommendations
made by the Street Committee.
The City and County Attorney was in
structed to appear for the board in the
suit brought by the Evening Post to re-
strain the board from granting the con-
tract Tor printing the delinquent tax list
10 the Star.
Supervisor Byington introduced an ordi-
nance making 1t necessary for property
owners TO put such devices upon sidewalk
elevators as Will insure against accident
and loss of life.
y permit was granted the San Fran
cisco Athletic Club to conduct d boxing
exhibition this evening.
Supervisor Heyer introduced an ordi-
nance providing for the dumping of the
contents of cesspools In the bay at some
point 10 be designated By the State Board
Of Harbor Commissioners.
PETITIONS REFERRED.
The following petitions were received and re-
ferred To the proper committees: Mary Eliza
beth Ottens for a confirmatory deed to a por-
ton OF Mission block l3S Michael Hannah. for
permission to extend steps sidewalk 3 l0-ll
feet in front Of premises on the southeast side
of Bryant street. 50 feet southwest from Har-
riet estate Of Egbert JudsOn. deceased for the
refunding OF the of s23S o. duplicate pay
ment OF taxes on real estate; property-oWners
for the repaving Of Folsom street. between
Third and Beale; Dr. ShapTo's Herb Institute
Tor permission to maintain an opening In tho
sidewalk for purposes Of ventilation at 1901
Market street; Lewis Cranz. for permission L
extend show window in front of premises 2.
Stockton street twelve inches over the side
WaIb' properly owners Tor water main anc
gas main IN waiter street, from Thirteenth
10 Fourteenth, fire hydrants at the corner o.
Thirteenth and Walter and at the corner o
Fourteenth and Walter and two additions
street lamps in the same street Charles b
Tidball, for S2j damages sustained by tn,
bursting OF the sewer in Haieht street between
Cough and Octavia w. s. Covy for permission
TO. remove a building from Washington an,
Devisadero streets to Broadway and Franklin
property-owners, asking to be awarded dam
ages caused by changing the official grade o
Henry street, between Noe and Sanchez; Cen
pole and electric light in front of premises a
129 Powell street.
PROTESTS RECEIVED
The following protests were received and re
ferred: NJ r. Jones, against the constructio
OF a sewer IN York street, between Twenty
sixth and Army streets: property owner
against the construction or Il sewer in Grov
street. between Scott and Devisadero; propert
owners against any change of the grade o.
Henry street; Peter j. Finley against award
ing the contract for the grading OF the cross
ing of Leavenworth and Francisco streets.
CONTRACTS AWARDED
The following contracts were awarded: Grad
ing southerly half OF the crossing of Leaven
worth and Devisadero streets. William Price
40 40 cents a cubic yard; paving with btu
men crossing of Spruce and Clay streets
Pacific Paving Company. 1875 cents a squar
foot; paving with bitumen the crossing O
Spruce and Washington streets Pacific Paw
ing Company, 1875 cents square foot
PRIVATE CONTRACTS AWARDED
The following private contracts were award
ed: Williams Baker & Co.. 10 construct Al
eight-inch ironstone pipe sewer in j street
between Seventh and Eighth avenues, and L
x street between Eighth and Ninth avenues
same to construct an eight-inch, twelve inc
and fourteen-inch ironstone pipe sewer in tn
crossing of Eighth avenue and K-street; jon
Greeley to regrade, remacadamiZe. etc. Mint
avenue between Point Lobos avenue and Gle
ment street.
RESOLUTIONS OF INTENTION.
The following resolutions of intention to per
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