The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-25
MUTUAL COMPANY
MAY ERECT POLES
Supervisors Grant the
Privilege.
BIDS ARE FINALLY OPENED
WORK OF FURNISHING HALL OF
JUSTICE TO PROCEED.
The Majority Members of the Board
Apparently Favor the Reopen
ing of Ingleside Cours-
ing Park.
BIDS ARE FINALLY OPENED
WORK OF FURNISHING HALL OF
JUSTICE TO PROCEED.


weeks past, the Mutual Electric Light
Company was granted permission yester-
day to erect poles for it's wires throughout
the city except in that portion of the
business section which is designated as
the ire limits. The action of the board
was a surprise to all parties interested
From appearances such action was not
contemplated, and the matter passed the
board beyond recall before some members
OF the majority realized what had hap
pened.
AT the last meeting of the board the
order was passed to print. Subsequently
Supervisor Attridge said he had voted
under misrepresentation and it was gen.
orally understood he would vote against
the measure yesterday when it came up
for final passage. 1t was late in the after
noon when the board was acting on I'M
finished business. The clerk reads merely
the title of the order, and a number of
minor matters had been finally passed
when he reached the measure which in
sures competition in lighting This was
read, and Mayor Phelan, following his
usual custom. said "On final passage.
Hearing no objection, finally passed"
The minority members of the board
smiled, and their exhibition of mirth at
tracted the attention of their associates.
Supervisor Phelps was the first to realize
the action that was taken, and said: Il
object. l did not hear what was going
on. Messrs. Lackmann, Perrault and
Deasy objected to reopening the matter
saying they heard and understood and
voted with full knowledge in the premises.
Supervisor Phelps then asked TO be re-
corded as voting in the negative. Super
visor Kalben made the same request. Su-
pervisor Attridge said he understood the
matter was not coming up a the meeting
owing to the absence of Supervisor BVing-
was much opposition in the Mission to
streets being disfigured with additional
posts
Supervisor Lackmann cut short his ex-
PLANTATION, saying the question had been
finally disposed of; He raised this as a
point of order, and Mayor Phelan held it
was we'll taken. Phelps thereupon APP
pealed from the decision of the chair. Six
voted against sustaining the chairman,
but 1t required nine votes, hence the chair
Lackmann then said that in view of the
board placing itself on record regarding
the matter of poles outside the fire limits,
he requested the Mayor to afiX his sigma
ture TO the measure, making it law. be-
yond recall; For reply his Honor said
IF the clerk will hand it to me l will
sign it, This he did.
Three separate times during the subse-
quent proceedings Supervisor Phelps tried
to have the minutes of the meeting show
that he voted against the measure. He
first tried to give notice for a reconSidera-
ton, but this was ruled out of order. AS
it was signed and approved it had passed
out of possession of the board. Phelps
said he did not like to be 'fiimflammed out
of his vote" The matter was finally
dropped.
Dr. PerrauIt introduced a resolution
that City and County Attorney Lane be
directed to dismiss the appeal in the case
of the Mutual Electric Light Company VS..
the Board of Supervisors. This was
passed; 1t is an appeal from the decision
OF Judge Seawell, and which really ia
vored the city, as it held the Mutual Com
pany had the same right to erect poles
as that enjoyed by any other company.
This closes the incident as far as compe-
tttion is concerned
The matter of opening bids for the fur
nishing of the Hall of Justice precipitated
heated discussion and an acrimonious
debate between Supervisor Perraut and
Architect Frank Shea. The matter was
introduced by Supervisor Holland, who
asked that Messrs. Byington, Deasy,
Lackmann and Phelps be added to the
regular Building Committee of the board
to share the responsibility of Quitting
the Hall of Justice and building the Mis-
sion Police Station. This was adopted
supervisor. Perrault then moved that bids
be rejected and advertised for again He
plcked the specifications to pieces and
SAID they were rotten" and framed to
favor some firm. He assailed the archi-
tects, Shea q Shea, placing the burden of
blame on them.
Frank Shea, who was present renlied
feelingly to the allegations He said he
was thunderstTuck that a member of the
Board of Supervisors not familiar with
past proceedings OF the board could stand
there and cast reflections on a firm as
honorable as that of the member who
had just spoken. He characterized his
utterances such as a child would not
make. they were so easily refuted. He
objected to a statement that there was
a 'rakedown" coming to the architect
his remark that the gentleman was prob
ably acquainted with such matters was
applauded by the lobby.
After some general discussion, partici-
pated in by persons who had bid on the
1urn1Gh1nP STnnTHriCnr TCII cd
the bids be opened at once The bids were
as follows:
For furnishings and fttings-George H. Fuller
Desk Company, $45, 4S6; Leahy Bros S5l 500;
Joseph Frederick 81 Co.. $56.20S j. F. Cakes !
Co.. $50 S94 S.
Gas and electrical fxtures-san Francisco
Novelty and Plating Works, $16950; Thomas |
pay company, $l7,550; California Gas Fixture |
Uniting and decorating-L. J. Marley, S1O54
George ]: Smith & Sons. 5000; Merchant q |
Niekels $3.50; GustaYe Schnee, $265o; Chris
Stader, $3.50; j. w Goetz, $4,000.
Water filter system-California Artistic Metal
and Wire Company $50 Caf 9,Ita level
featuring Gom3any s2792 90
The total of the lowest bids in each class is
$50, OF. The former bid which was vetoed by |
Mayor Phelan, was S71S90.
The Superintendent of Streets was
given positive orders TO move the fence |
which surrounds the Baldwin Hotel ruins |
back to the line of the, building. At pres
portion of the street on Ellis street, to |
the damage of all the shopkeepers. in the |
neighborhood and to the discomfort of
The order presented at the last meet
ing of the board permitting betting on
coursing was passed to print by a vote
for a final passage at the, next meeting |
Supervisor Deasy objected to the board |
sanctioning the gambling on the ground |
that there was no diff difference a1s between
TO bet upon them. Deasy. Heyer, Lack
mann and Perrault represented the |
minority in the vote.
All daily newspapers published in this |
CITY can bid upon the printing of the de-
linduent tax list An effort was made to
shut out papers having less than 5000 cir
culation but this was defeated
The following resolution was adopted
as preliminary to one inviting proposals
necessary by the removal of the rails
owned by the Sutter-street Railway
Company. 1t reads:
Resolved, That the subject matter of said
communication be and is hereby referred to
the City and County Attorney for his opin-
ion as to whether or not the action pro-