The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-06-05

such transfer. If no gas bills are ap-
proved an injunction against such
transfer would not lie Such. at least
| is the way the situation appears to the
minority This explains the whiphanG
they feel they have and the reason for
delaying a meeting. To maintain the
legal effect of such a situation it is not
necessary. ii is commended, to delay a
meeting until July. If a meeting. were
held little after the 18th inst. action on
the Mayors veto could not be had until
after the end of the fiscal year. The dan
ger of a transfer of the street light fund
is a club with which it is thought the
gas company can be induced TO compro-
mise.
The gas company wants mainly
chance TO get into court since it is known
that the Mayor will not approve its bills.
il has proposed to accept payment at the
81 10 rate if the way is left open for 1t
t. sue the city for the rest. This is what
the minority propose to deny as far as
At the Saturday caucus it was agreed
by Mayor Phelan and the minority that
the gas bills against the city. which Will
be increased By SO 900 or so during June
would be paid If he company accepted
he terms there approved. These We're
that payment for all gas consumed
should be paid for at the rate of
claimed by the company and the 81 10
asserted by the minority; that the rate
for street lamps be cut from II cents per
night to cents. and that the electric
light bills be reduced . per cent. 1t is
estimated that these reductions would
take about $4,000 off the S1S9 900 now
claimed. This is the proposition now
ready for gas people, and on its ac-
ceptance depends Mayor Phelans call for
3 meeting of the Board of Supervisors.
IN and M'-the Mayor and the
Supervisor Kalben stands boldly by the
fully left the majority on franchise prOpo-
sitions. He wants a meeting of the
beard and viii DOUBTLESS support any
effort to force one When asked yester-
day his opinion of the proposed delay by
the Mayor in calling a meeting, he said
II am not in favor Of delay at all. and
I don't see what is TO be gained by it.
believe the board ought to go right along
and attend TO it's work There is a great
amount of routine business that ought to
be done. Merchants and other bills should
be paid: there will be petitions to act on
and so forth and if 10 meeting were held
until July II would Inconvenience many
! people and make them angry. There is
no danger of. franchises being passed
| Perhaps the minority is a little afraid of
me. but ] don't think franchises are the
reason. 1t looks to me like scheme to
rob the gas company. don't see any
/ call for plundering corporation. II no
meeting is called propose to find out
this week what the reason really is"
SUPERVISOR Perrault declined to discuss
] the situation at any length on the plea
| that it was agreed at the caucus that the
| proceedings and plan should not be dis
/ cusSed. What he was willing to say was
| this: 81 cannot say definitely. but ! think
there is a strong probability that there
/ will be no meeting of the Board of Super
/ visors this month. don't think there is
AIRY danger of any franchises being passed
! if a meeting were held, and that will not
! be the reason for any delay in calling 2
meeting. That was not what was dis
CUssed at the caucus yesterday"
! Supervisor Deasy last night admitted
that The Calls knowledge of the plans OF
| the minority was substantially com
/ plete
said. Ito prevent the pending bills of tha
company from being paid out of funds
now in the treasury unless il will acCeDt
the compromise of a rate of 81 35. a re-
dUction of cents on street lamps and 4
reduction of % per cent on the city :
| electric light bills l am sure we VIII
agree to no other terms. The best thing
| the company can do is to accept our
terms. If it does not we may not meet
until July the light fund will be trans
| fcrred and then there will be a la w SUIT
| Then we Will be able to go into all the
details of the companE's business includ-
ing the cost Of the gas. it's watered stock
and so on. l do not think they will care
to face that. If the company would ac-
| cept the compromise there would be :,
meeting soon and its bills would be paid
We show that we are willing to meet
| them half way in a compromise 7 GER
tainly am. / do not believe in confscat.
ing any corporations property but cor.
porations should be forced to treat the
! city right, ana we nave long been paying
too much for gas and water. | believe
| 81 % to be a fair rate.
Il cannot say anything definite as to
! the prospects of a meeting of the board
The merchants bills and other matters
| should be attended to and probably will
! be. There will be no meeting next Mon
| day or the Monday following. We are
doing and will do what we think TO be
for the best interests of the city While
| don't think that there is any danger OF
any franchises being passed we want 10
keep on the safe side of that also. II
is a satisfaction to the minority TO know
| that we have all the respectable elements
| of the city with us.
There is no danger of the majority
forcing a meeting. The Mayors attor-
neys have thoroughly Investigated the
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