The San Francisco call., 1899-07-04
COURSING MEN HAPPY.
Supervisors~Pa Pass the Order Allowing
PoolSellinD


The Board of Supervisors has finally
passed the ordinance permitting the
coursng park in this city to resume op-
erations. The ordinance provides that
owners or stockholders of coursing parks
shall be permitted to sell pools on cours-
ing matches sixty days in the year. This
will permit the park to be opened every
Sunday and on all holidays. There was
no opposition whatever to the final pass
age of the ordinance.
Byington of the Finance Committee
filed a report charging Attridge and Col
Inns with surrepttiously slipping through
a bill allowing John II. burst 1884 % for
legal services after it had been rejected.
Collins denied the charge and the OBJ
jectionable language was stricken out.
Holland of the Public Buildings Com
mittee introduced a resolution, which was
passed, appropriating $1,000 for improving
the smallpox hospital
Kalben offered a resolution appro-
priating $3.50 900 for the street light fund.
1t was referred to the Finance Committee.
The Assessor was authorized to add to
the assessment roll from time to time all
property found to have escaped taxation
for 1898 SO.
A resolution was adopted authorizing
the employment of twelve clerks at SIS
each TO assist the board while it had un-
der consideration the assessment roll
The following were appointed: w. D.
Smith, Gus Videau, Felix Gambert. G.
Macdonald, J. B. Mulcahy. AL Wagner,
W NJ Edgar c.. J. O'Connell John
White, Robert Ryder, Charles Parent. Ed
Schultz, Milton Choynski, Joseph Ford, A
Cohn and John Boyle.
Per-aUlt moved to allow the Mayor to
have the appointment of a clerk. but he
declined with thanks.
The beard indefinitely postponed the
proposed order making it compulsory for
sidewalk elevators to be supplied with au-
tomato appliances for raising the doors
in sidewalks.
chase and deliver supplies to the inmates
of the Pesthouse at salary of s. a day,
TO serve at the pleasure of the board.
The resolution authorizing the Fire De-
partment to purchase combination
chemical engine and hook and ladder
truck at cost of S3375 was withdrawn
owing TO the reduced allowance to the de-
partment.
The Treasurer was directed to transfer
to the generaIfund $133 50, the unexpend-
ed balance in the City Hall sinking and
interest fund.
The expert of the board was directed
to Investigate the books of the Sutro
Railway Company to verify the COM
pany's report that its receipts for the year
amounted to $40,5S3.
granted a free license to hold monthly
amateur boxing exhibitions.
The Finance Committee was instructed
to provide in the tax levy $4,000 as a com
promise settlement of the Judgment of
John II. Sievers for s4250 as damages to
his property at Chestnut street and Van
Bateman Bros. were allowed a progress
sive estimate of S167 sos % on their con-
tract for constructing the Hall of Justice.
The balance still due is $50, ,993 rs. C. E.
Grunsky and Marsden Manson were al
lowed $500 each, being the first payment
for services as members of the Sewer
Commission.
The resolution authorizing the payment
of S4940 for a new fire engine was passed
to print.
The following petitions wera recaived
and referred to the proper committees:
Finn & Treacy, to pave with cobbles and
build sewer in Thirteenth street, between AL
pine and Castro; property owners, for straight
ening of Brannan street, between Ninth and
Tenth; same, for passage or order establishing
grade of Sanchez and Twenty-first streets, at
an elevation of $40 feet above base; same, to
extend Grove street from Central avenue TO
Cole street; same. for acceptance of those
streets laid out by decree of the Superior Court
in the matter of Woodward VS.. Raum; A
Chichizola. for permission to withdraw protest