The San Francisco call., 1899-11-21

or which may hereafter operate, q tel
ephone line, or render telephone serv-
ice, within the City and County of
San Francisco, shall charge or receive
any compensation for any telephone
message or communication, in any
instance, before the telephone num-
Der, or party called for, shall respond
to the call Of, or on behalf of, the per-
son ordering the service.
Sec. II. ANY corporation, firm, in
dividual or copartnership violating
any of the provisions of this order
shall be deemed guilty of a misde-
meanor and be punished by fine not
exceeding three hundred dollars, or
Imprisonment, not exceeding three
months, or by both such fine and i'm
prisonment.
Yesterday for the second time Super
visor Aigeltinger raised the cry OF Stop
thiefr' against the telephone company
and as upon the first occasion, his fell
low members of the Board of Supervisors
were with him unanimously. To reinforce
the order which he submitted at the meet
ing of last Monday. which provided a IL
cense of 81 per quarter upon nickel-in-the-
slot phones, he yesterday offered the
foregoing resolution, and tomorrow
afternoon the agents OF the company will
be given opportunity to lay before a COM
mittee of the board all that they may
have TO offer in defense of the compli-
Gated system OF petty larcenies by which
the monopoly has so long forced its pa
irons 20 pay not only Its operating ex-
penses but provide as We'll its tremen-
dous profits.
The intent OF Supervisor Aigeltinger's
resolution is evident upon first reading.
Its adoption will accomplish neither more
nor less than the reduction OF the tele-
phone company 10 the same status In the
law as any other malefactor who obtains
money by false and fraudulent pretense
and Will render it amenable TO the same
fines or Imprisonment. 1t is admiral bly,
calculated 10 put a stop TO the company's
insolent and profitable practice of de-
manding two and sometimes more nickels
for the same switch and then transfer
ring the whole amount 10 the profit side
of the ledger by announcing that the
party called for does not answer"
When the local corporation first intro
duced its slot machine It gave fair return
for the nickel # demanded. but expe-
rience has rendered its managers and ope-
ratives proficient in the art of grating
and the legislation which has been
started is only the natural result Of the
fragrant frauds which nave been perpe-
trated during the past year.
The company. however. is not going to
submit 10 a curtailment of its profits,
legitimate or otherwise without the hot
test sort of a fight. II sent communi-
cation into the board yesterday protest
ing against any further action being
taken against il until IL had had a hear
ing before committee, and upon motion
of Supervisor Phelps the board agreed 10
hear its agents tomorrow afternoon at
the regular weekly meeting Of the Lii
cense and order Committee At that
time the dollar license order, which IL on
its final passage, and the resolution, Of
fered yesterday by Aigelunger will be
considered, and the monopoly will have
its say.
The proposition TO sprinkle Market
street with sand came up again for con-
sideration and President Macdonald Of
the City Street Improvement Company
was present with an offer 10 try the ex-
pertinent without cost TO the city. He SAID
he had discussed the proposition with
members of the Merchants Association,
and that a number of possible objections
had been presented, out that ne agreed
with the Board that something should be
done TO render traffic less dangerous on
wet days. He requested that the original
resolution be either Withdrawn or laid
over and that he be permitted TO make the
necessary experiments at his own expense.
Supervisor Aigeltinger agreed TO the with
drawal and Macdonald was authorized to
go ahead.
The resolutions necessary to the bond
elections were adopted without dissent.
The first provided for the panhandle cleo
tion 10 be held on December q and con-
templates the issue of bonds 70 the amount
OF 81 $50 900 TO cover the cost OF the pan
handle extension and the Mission Park.
The second resolution covers the issue
proposed for general improvements and
names December % as the day OF election.
The improvements projected are: New
City and County Hospital. $4,000: new
school buildings, 81 4Og.OOO; the drainage
system. 81 COO 900. The first resolution was
passed TO print and the second was adopt
ed and ordered printed for ten days, as re-
quired by law The hospital figures Gre
ated some discussion. Perrault said he
had understood that $500 600 was to be the
figure voted for that work, and asked IL
the amount named IN the resolution In
cluded the cost of equipment. The Mayor
replied that the equipment had not been
figured in. and that the amount named
was based upon the architects estimate
of the cost of the building alone. Per-
rauIt and Lackmann wanted the amount
TO be voted for the building reduced to
$3.50 900, but as they did not put their
wishes in the form of motion the resolu-
ton went through as drafted.
Bids for the tile floor OF the new Hall of
Justice were opened and referred TO the
building committee. Ihe proposals ranged
from 5000 10 $4,000.
William Clayton, secretary and manager
of the San Francisco and San Mateo Rail-
way Company, apptdTtu btlbIt the DOaru
TO request that the assessment upon the
company's property be RENTED. He ex-
plained that as the railway line operated
between two counties the company had
always been assessed by the State Board
of EQUALIZATION, and had this year been
assessed in the same way and had paid
it's taxes. Mayor Phelan suggested that
the city and county tax be paid under
protest, but Clayton replied that he did
not care To take that course, as IL was
hard matter to get money out of the
treasury once II was paid In. The matter
will be discussed further at this after
Moons meeting OF the judiciary Commit
tee.
Permission 10 hold amateur boxing con-
tests was granted the Columbia Athletic
Club.
County Clerk Deane was authorized TO
employ additional clerks TO complete the
work OF his Office. so that he might pre-
sent a clean balance-sheet when the char
ter should go into effect Compensation
was limited TO $500 monthly.
The board adopted also an ordinance
framed with the intehtion of preventing
the corcea,ment of crime by the creina
tion of bodies and suggested by the Board
of Health
An order was made setting aside from
the general fund $4,000 for the payment OF
Marsden Manson and Charles s. Tilton
for services rendered on the Sewer Com
An additional order for the payment OF
1880 10 C. T., Grunsky was also made
Supervisor Byington introduced q num-
her of amendments, all of which were de-
eggpad n reduce the maximum fpa g.