The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-12-14
CONFER ON BOND
ISSUE MATTERS
Merchants and Superb
sors Meet in a Joint
Session.
Continuous Matinee Perform
ance by the Judiciary
Committee.

The Judiciary Committee of the Board
OF Supervisors gave a continuous per-
Torrance yesterday afternoon with other
Supervisorial committees and delegation
of the Merchants Association. The star
act of the day was the joint meeting OF
the Judiciary and Public Utilities
mittees with the merchants for discus
sion Of the bond issue appropriations to
be presented to the voters for ratification
| at a special election.
Mayor Phelan was on hand, the Fire
Commissioners were there, and also
| merchants and manufacturers. They dis
cussed the cfty's needs, the practicabilIty
the special bond issue, and came to a
general understanding on what the city
ought to have by the issuance Of bonds
instead Of the old-time method of Super
V1sor1al appropriation. In certain in
stances definite conclusions were reached
but in the majority of cases suggestion
and Amusement were the sum limit OF
work DONE
After the matter Of Justice Daniels
courtroom was adjusted and the. commit
Tee agreed that Judge Dunno should go
70 the HAN or Justice for his courtroom.
the merchants filed in and took seats
around the long table preparatory to
their heart to heart talks on the bond is
sue. supervisor Brandenstein was the
chairman and Frank J. Symmes repre-
| sented the Merchants Association.
Views Of the Merchants.
Symmes said that the Merchants Asso
cation felt that it was not prepared 70
express itself fully on the question of pub
lie improvements. The committee of
merchants was in accord with the Super
vlsorial committee in regard to beautIfy-
ing the city by public parks. In regard
still In doubt. 1t is the sense of the
merchants, he said that the City and
county Hospital occupy it's present site.
Inc addition to Lafayette Park, which
CANT and unnecessary
Ex-Mayor Pond was in favor of issuing
ponds Tor street improvements, but talked
against additional bonds for the park in
vehement terms. The ST. Mary's PARK
apportionment did not receive the mer-
chants approval.
In regard to the s2,O55,OOO allowance fer
schools and sites, the merchants were
generally in favor of it.
The price asked for the Mechanics In
stitute property was adjudged unwarrant-
ed and the suggestion made that the Lin
coin school property be used for the IL
brary.
the Telegraph Hill Improvement appro-
priation of $554, O20 came up for consider
atlon. engineer Grunsky was called to
explain the tunnel scheme, but no definite
recommendation was made.
Argument on Streets.
By far the most keenly debated cues
ton during the conference related to the
improvement of streets. The Merchants
Association recommended the insertion
among the declaratory bills of 81 600 000
appropriation for the requirement. OF
streets.
Mayor Phelan argued that as street i'm
provement was altogether different from
permanent improvement no appropriation
should be made by the bond issue.
Frank Symmes said the streets were
so far behind in condition that we should
do something to catch up
The committeeman then argued until
their threats were dry, and the matter
went over until the next conference,
which will be on Friday next
Charles Wesley Reed was strong in his
demands for a street improvement ap-I
preparation, while Mayor Phelan quoted
improved from time to time out of the
current revenue. Third street was cited
by the merchants as a most deplorable
thoroughfare, and was made the moral OF
the tale.
The Fire Commissioners adjusted their
difficulties without much waste of tins.
Rolla V. Watt and Colonel Hecht present.
ed claims for a $3.50 900 bond issue for the
Fire Department. They wanted eight or
nine new houses and general sanitary i'm
provements in all but very few of the
truck company houses.
A motion was made and seconded and a
vote taken with the 80 ordered" result.
Other provisions of the bond issue were
left until the next meeting, when they
will be discussed in full.
South End Men Lose.
The Payne estate and South End Row
ing Club controversy was considered
when the Judiciary and Street committees
met in joint session. Alfred Wheeler, rep
resenttng the Payne estate, said that the
South End Rowing Club had pre-empted
site on Third street eighteen years ago
and blocked the street, to the detriment
of property owners On the facts the
committees favored a removal of the OBJ
struction and passed a resolution to that
effect. The matter will come up before
/ the Board on Monday.
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Judiciary Committee, Brandenstein and
Comte being present. The Grand Jury
had sent in a communication that the
! theater ordinance was not being obeyed
so the clerk was ordered to notify the
police to that effect. The committee ruled
on the high fence ordinance, receiving
with favor the opinion of the City Attor-
ney that violation of the fence ordinance
was a criminal offense.
Held for Assault to Murder