The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-18
ELECTRIC LIGHT
FRANCHISE GETS
A BIC BOOST
Passed to Print by a
Majority Vote.
FOR THE BOND ELECTION
FIXING OF GAS RATES POST.
PoNED ONE WEEK.
Opening of the Bids for Furnishing
the New Hall of Justice Pro-
vokes Some Warm Dis
cussion.
FIXING OF GAS RATES POST.
PONED ONE WEEK.

At its meeting yesterday the Board Of
supervisors put itself on record as favor
ing the proposition to allow the Mutual
Electric Light Company and the indie
pendent Light and Power Company such
privileges in the erection of poles along
the streets and thoroughfares of the city
as will insure competition in electric
lighting and relieve the city and the peo-
pie from the monopoly that now has con-
troll of this utility. A resolution by Su-
pervisor Perrault was passed to print
granting the Mutual Company the privi-
lege of erecting and maintaining poles
along the streets outside the fire limits,
and also granting to the Independent
| Company the right to use the poles of
the Mutual Company upon the payment
of fair proportion of the cost of erect
ing and maintaining the same. The res
olution is as follows:
Resolved, That the Mutual Electric Light
granted the privilege to erect and maintain
poles and posts along and upon the public
streets and thoroughfares of the city and
county OF San Francisco outside of the fire
limits of said city and county Except upon
Van Ness avenue) for the purpose of placing
electric wires and lights thereon, provided said
poles or posts shall be placed to the entire sat
lstaction OF the superintendent of the Fire
Alarm and Police Telegraph, and under his su-
perNslon ana subject TO such use by said SUI
perintendent for the wires of his department as
shall be fitting and proper and the streets and
thoroughfares where the same erected shall
be left in good order and condition to the salts
faction Of the Superintendent OF Public Streets,
highways and Squares of the City and County
OF San Francisco; also that the Independent
Light and Power Company shall have the right
TO and is hereby granted the privilege to use
said poles erected by the Mutual Electric Com
pany upon payment of a proportionate amount
OF the cost OF erection and maintenance of
sara poles, ana to erect poles in other portions
of the city and county outside the fire limits
except Van Ness avenue) where no poles of
said Mutual Electric Light Company are erect
ed; provided that these privileges shall not be
deemed to be granted for longer period than
allowed by law.
Supervisor Phelps objected to the pass
age of the resolution, and upon the roll
being called the vote stood: Ayes-Aigel-
finger, Attridge, Byington, Deasy Hol-
land, Iackmann and Perrault-7. Noes
Black, Collins, Heyer, Kalben and Phelps
The business of fixing the rates to be
paid by consumers for gas was to have
Dut by UNANIMOUS consent everything
pertaining to the matter was postponed
untlI the next meeting in order that the
matter may be more fully investigated
before final action is taken. The Street
Lights Committee is to hold a special
meeting for this purpose at II o'clock
ms ms morning and at the suggestion Of the
Mayor all of the members of the board
nave been invited to be present.
AS preliminary measure to institute
proceedings that have been agreed upon
ton to submit to the people the .propo-
sltlon OF voting bond issue for the ex-
tension OF the park panhandle and the
institution of other public improvements
the following resolution was adopted:
Whereas, The Federation of Mission I'm
proTement Clubs was heard by the Committee
on On SJTeeis Mh1arves etc. as to the necessity
OF school buildings in the respective olsI.
and '--'''
Whereas. 1t appears that the school build
helm for
the convenience and education of the children
in these outlying districts; and
Whereas. Under the municipal Indebtedness
act section - IT is necessary to obtain plans
and estimates of the cost of said buildings in
the municipal indebtedness act to call a special
election and submit the question of bond
issue with the total amount of the bonds re-
Resolved That the Board of Education ba
ana Is hereby empowered and requested to have
thsir architect prepare plans for new school
buildings for the outlying districts and in the
city and county where required, and furnish
this board with the estimate of the construc-
tion of each building and furnishing the same
with the aggregate amount for the erection and
furnishing of the buildings to be designatad ~
enable this board to call special election at
which the question to whether the Issuance
OF bonds In the amount required will be author
determination,
e. AIGELTINGER, Chairman
In pursuance with the recommendation
OF the Committee on Streets the board
passed to print resolution appointing a
board of appraisers to appraise the real
estate and improvements proposed to be
ACQUIRED acc 4 by the city for the extension of
II. Umbsen, J. r. Howell, Henry C. Rob
ins3n. 4. J. Raisch and s. H. Kent.
Mr.. Uumbsen is named as chairman of
]. r. Howell in appraising the value of
real estate. The other gentlemen named
The board is required to complete its re-
port within thirty days of the day of its
ut or as Sa as
the compensation of each appraiser at
$500 and authorizes the employment Of a
steenographer and necessary clerical help.
On motion of Supervisor Perrault the
rules were suspended and a resolution
adopted providing for the calling of the
roll of members arranged in alphabetical
order. Aigeiunger. Attridge and Honand
voted against the resolution.
The committee on street lights reported
recommending the .postponement Of ac-
rate to be charged consumers for pas
The report stated that the matter was
tee, this morning having been fixed upon
as the time for giving hearing to rep
resentatives Of the gas companies, who
ent rate of 81 70 per thousand feet should
not be reduced.
Supervisor Perrault introduced a resoIu-
architects of the Hall of Justice building
to report to the board in writing any pro-
posed changes IN the building and the
cost of same before any action as to such
proposed changed are passed upon ny the
board.
A resolution was adopted appointing
Thomas Sheehan engineer at the Fourth
street drawbridge at a salary of sI0O
a month. His hours of duty are fixed
at from 6 o'clock in the evening until
clock in the morning. This Arrangement
will provide a tender for the bridge all of
the. time during the twenty-four hours
and will meet the protest recently made
by shipping men as TO charges made for
opening the draw after 6 O'clock in the
evening.
Bids were received for the erection of
the new Mission police station from the
following persons and for the amounts
Gas Fitting-Joseph McCutchen. $4643:
John ]. MCGOWAN, $4,000; Allen M. Luning.
s3675; ]. D. WEIGH, 1920; William g.
Fulcken, $43S6 For the Building-M, Nc
Cam. 1890; David P. Pierce, S3s. $50:
Thomas Butler, 1874 SIS; Williams Bros,
nell. 1910 Referred to the Public Rllild-