The San Francisco call., 1901-10-15
PROPOSES FARE
OF THREE CENTS
Reed Submits Ordinance
to Lower the Pres
ent Rate.
Supervisors Wrangle Over
Proposed Bill to Raise
Car License.

A bill was introduced by Reed at yes
terday's meeting of the Board of Super
visors fixing the rate of car fares at 3
cents. Reed explained that he submit
ted the bill for the purpose of compelling
the Market-strcet Railway Company to
repave the streets on which are its aban-
ooned tracks. He asked that the bill be
pass ed to print with the understanding
that if the company repaved the streets
It's final passage would not be pressed.
The ordinance follows:
Section l. The fare for transporting pas
sengers from one point in the city and county
of San Francisco, on any street railroad, or
extension or connection thereof, including
transfers. is hereby established at cents.
Section 2 Any person charging or collecting
than cents for such transportation is
guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction
thereof shall be punished by fine of moi
more than S9eo or be imprisoned for not more
than six months, or by both such fine and i'm
prisonment.
Section g. This ordinance shall take effect
Immediately
Sent to Reeds Committee.
. Under the rules all measures are re-
ferred TO committees, and Reeds motion
that his proposed ordinance be sent to
the Committee Public Utilities, of
which he is chairman, was adopted
Brandensteins motion to postpone indefi-
nitely was declared out of order. He then
argued that the threatened legislation was
not advisable and moved that the bill be
ldlQ on the tdDle. he nelQ tndl II was
wrong to drive away capital from the
city by adopting hostile legislation.
Reed then submitted a list of streets
having abandoned rails cable slots un-
removed. They include blocks on Post
and LeavenWorth streets. City Hall ave-
nue., Grove, Polk, Ellis, Shrader and Page
streets, Masonic avenue, California and
Howard streets and the crossings of Fifth
and Howard, Grove and Larkin, Post and
Powell Hayes and Polk and California
and Montgomery streets.
A resolution was adopted directing the
Market-street Railway company TO fur-
nish within thirty days certain informa-
ton on the cost of construction of its
various street car lines. The company
wanted ninety days for the purpose. The
information is desired SO that a conclu-
sion may be arrived at regarding the pro-
posal to increase the license tax on street
cars.
Failed to Keep Pledge.
Braunhart wanted the resolution amend
ed so the Board Of Works would ascer-
tain the cost Of construction by special
the company any more time to give the
information on the ground that it had
not kept its pledge to keep portions OF the
streets paved. Reed moved the indefinite
postponenaent of the resolution and called
for vote on the ordinance fixing the Ii
cense at $50 per annum on each car
Braunhart held that action should not be
taken until legal investigation had been
made. Brandenstein denied the charge
that the company had refused to give the
information asked for. He said 1t was
willing to give figures If granted the
taliatory measures because the company
had failed to keep it's promise, and held
that TO impose the tax without proper in
vestigation was unjust