The San Francisco call., 1901-10-22
FORBIOS FREAK
ADVERTISEMENT
Supervisors Consider a
New Ordinance on
Subject.
Chief of Police Directed to
Tear Down All High
Fences.

A resolution was introduced Dy ReeQ at
yesterdays meeting of the Supervisors
which is intended to prohibit freak ad
vertising on street cars and the public
streets Reed explained that the measure
was q re-ena actment of ordinance on
the subject passed by the board, but
since declared unconstitutional by the
Police courts because the second section
Disseminated against the carrying of
banners or placards with advertisements
thereon. The pew ordinance, which elm
mates the section named was referred to
the Police Committee, and follows;
Section 1. Il shall be unlawful for any per-
son, association or corporation 10 propel, or
cause TO be propelled, any street cars on the
streets of the city and county Of San Fran
cisco with advertisements printed, pasted
painted on or attached to the outside OF SAID
Section . To appear on the streets of the
city and county OF San Francisco in eXtraor-
binary or unusual costume or dress, or playing
musical Instruments, or making any unusual
noise. for the purpose of advertising or attract
ing attention TO advertisements
Section 3. II shall be unlawful for any per-
son. association or corporation to stencil. paint
or paste any kind of advertising matter on the
struction placed upon the streets or the side
walks OF the city and county of San Fran
cisco.
Section 4. It shall be unlawful for any per-
son, association or corporation to distribute,
or cause TO be distributed any handbins or
dodgers upon the streets or sidewalks OF the
city and county of San Francisco.
Section 8 Any person. association or corpora
uon violating any OF the provisions OF TINS
ordinance shall be deemed guilty of misde-
meanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be
punished by a hne not more than hve hundred
$500 dollars, or by Imprisonment in the County
Jail not exceeding six 80 months or by both
such fine and Imprisonment.
High Fences Must Come Down.
Reed also presented a resolution calling
the attention Of the Board of Public
Works and the Chief of Police to the pro-
visions Of the ordinance prohibiting the
maintenance Of fences more than ten feet
in height and directing them to enforce
its provisions. The resolution. which
went to the Police Committee, follows:
Whereas. On June 25. 1900. this Board of Su-
perNisorS passed Ordinance No: Sc Regulating
the helGht ana construction OF fences OF wood
or other infammable material within the city
and county Of San Francisco" and forbidding
any such FENCES OF a greater height than ten
feet TO be erected or maintained; and whereas,
by section of said ordinance such fences of
nuisance, and the Chief of Police, upon direc-
tiOn Of the Board of Public Works, is directed
70 abate the same; now therefore be il
Resolved, That the attention of the Board of
called TO the provisions Of said Ordinance No.
96 and they are further requested to enforce
Ordinance Nc. sc Immediately.
The Mayor was authorized to draw on
the general fund for S3249 with which to
pay the expenses of the memorial ser
vices in honor Of the late President Nc
Kinley
An ordinance was passed to print order
ter 10 Jackson for two feet on each side
Of the street car tracks. Supervisor Cur
It's stated that the Sutter-street Railway
Company has refused to perform its por-
ton of the work and the contractor will
assume the risk of receiving his money
so as not to delay the paving of the
street
Special Permit Granted.
The Board Of Works was given author
ity to grant special permit to the Cali
fOrnia Lumber and Milling Company to
erect a bridge at Stockton and Beach
streets. It was pointed out that the char
ter prescribed that mode of procedure
whenever any portion of a street was util-
ized for private purposes. a general or
on or over streets will be drafted by the
judiciary Committee for presentation to
the board.
An ordinance ordering the paving of Va
lencia street from Market to Eighteenth
with asphalt on a concrete foundation, to
cost S29, 900, was passed to print.
Claims of the Pacific Telephone Com
pany amounting to $4,000 were ordered held
up until litigation affecting license taxes
en- its nickel machines is settled.
The offer Of the Partridge estate to sell
the Bay View farm to the city for $4,000
ss a site for a hospital was referred TO
the Health Committee. A protest was
against the purchase of the site.
The ordinance authorizing the perform
snce of street work on Fourteenth ave
nue., between 1 and J streets; Potrero ave-
nue. D6lNe6n heuNA anu twenty
third. and Greenwich street, between
Broderick and Devisadero, was finally
passed.
The bill creating two positions in the
Registrars office went over another week.
as there were only thirteen Supervisors
present, and fourteen votes are necessary
to pass the measure.
The ordinance reducing the width of the
sidewalks on the northerly line of Fulton
street, from Eighteenth avenue to the
Great Highway, to fifteen feet was passed
TO print.
The petition of Hayes Valley residents
for the better lighting with electric arc
lights of Hayes street from Market to
Fillmore was referred to the Light Com
n1ittee.
The Hayes Valley Athletic Club was
granted a permit for an amateur boxing
exhibition on October 81 and the San
Francisco Athletic Club a permit for
professional contest in December.