The San Francisco call., 1899-08-22
GAS MATTERS
BOTHER THE
SUPERVISORS
Crockett Says He Will
Turn Out Lights.

The Supervisors found more trouble
than they could dispose of at one meeting
waiting for them yesterday, and as a re-
suit municipal affairs are In mess that
will require the balance of the vacation
period to untangle. The vote whereby the
last tax levy was adopted was reconstd-
cred; a resolution repeating the anti-pool
selling order was passed to print; the gas
lighting specifications were reread and
amended, and incidentally J. b. Crockett
stepped in to announce that unless his
company's bills were paid on the spot the
city's supply of gas would be shut off on
Wednesday night. The bills were not paid
and it remains for Wednesday to arrive
to demonstrate whether or not Mr..
Crockett was Haunting his usual bluff
The resolution to rescind the anti-poo
selling order was offered at the last min
ute by Supervisor Black. Its adoption
was seconded by Supervisor Aigeltinger.
Supervisor Perrault moved that it be
passed to print, and Mayor Phelan ruled
that that was the proper procedure, as d
resolution TO repeal must take the same
course as the measure which it seeks to
eliminate. Perrault's motion prevailed by
d vote of to s., Aigeltinger Attridge,
Black Collins, Holland, Perrault and
Phelps voting aye. The motion TO pass to
print practically kills the resolution, as ii
will have TO pass through the Mayors
hands, and he unofticially announced yes
terday that he would veto it.
The motion whereby the vote by which
the tax levy was adopted was made by
Deasy. A communication from the Audi
tor stated that the only way by which
funds could be obtained for the repairing
of the Sixth street sewer system would
be to increase the Street Department fund
the necessary $40 900. DeaSy, upon whom
sewer troubles in the Sixth street section
have rested heavily, moved to reconsider
the tax levy in order to increase the fund
that amount. Aigeltinger moved as an
(. AMI hl cj Il love
only in so far as the Street Department
was concerned. Mayor Phelan said that
the reconsideration of one subdivision Of
the levy would lead TO the reconsideration
of the whole, and Holland upon that
moved to reconsider the whole thing at
once and have done with it, Although
tion carried. and he was obliged to change
his vote and give notice that on the next
meeting he would move to reconsider the
vote whereby the vote which passed the
tax levy was reconSidered
Perrault submitted a minority report of
the Finance Committee against paving
the July gas bills, as they exceeded the
provisions of the one-twelfth act His
report was adopted and the numerous
gas questions were introduced The
specifications were read and so amended
that siXty-siX lights We're done away
with at an annual saving of $21 974 and
that street lights will be turned off two
days before and two days after full
moon. Mayor Phelan also proposed an
dlncUuIueHl WHICH pIoNluSu lHdL the cOn>
tracing gas company shall at all times
submit to any inspection of meters
which the Board OF Supervisors NAV
specify providing that it be without ex-
pense to the company except in cases
where meters may be found fast or other
wise defective and ordered disconnected
That clause which called for bids for
lighting the entire city and county was
stricken out, as ii was considered 1t
would shut out competition there being
only one company capable of uluuing on
the entire contract.
The passage of the demands for the gas
companys July bills then came up and
Perrault claimed that the adoption OF
his minority report finally disposed of the
Crockett stepped in at this point and said
his board of directors had met earlier in
the day and instructed him to notify the
Supervisors that unless the bills were
ordered paid on the spot the gas would
be shut off on Wednesday. Perrault
pointed out that the bills could not he
paid the one-twelfth act considered.
rent action of the board, the Auditor and
the Treasurer the law could be suspended
and the money appropriated.
"That may be-" replied Perrault .sh,tt
the suspension of the one-twelfth act
would establish a dangerous precedent"
A motion was finally made to Law the
matter over for a week and ii was so
again consider and devise some means
for payment.
Leave of absence from the State for
sixtv days was granted License Collector
Lees and Police Commissioner Tobin.
Gas Inspector Tupper reported that he
had DISCONTINUED the following lights at
The City Hall, effecting a saving Of Sill 70