The San Francisco call., 1903-01-27
THREATENING CRY,
EXC|TEs COUNCIL
Shout of "Give Them
the Rope" Interrupts
Wallace.
Wilson Winces Under Thrust
but Def1es Friends of
Water Report.
Oakland Office San Francisco Call.
Ills Broadway. ian. rs.


War was on tonight in the City Coun-
ell. In the midst of a speech by Council
man Wallace, urging the body in commit
tee of the whole to take up the citizens
committee report on municipal water sup
ply, sharp cry of Give them the rope"
from the lobby rang through the Coun-
Gil chamber.
The threatening utterance came from
Edgar Pomeroy, who resides at 7S5 Tele-
graph avenue and is prominent in tax
form movements. He was sitting among
group of interested listeners. Council
man Wilson, leaning against the lobby
rail. WINGED under the thrust. for that cry
has been heard before in Oaklands legfs-
iatve halls. White with rage Wilson
turned upon the little group of men and
shouted You're not strong enough to
give me the rope
Councilman Cadman in the chair,
sharply raped his gavel and called for
order. declaring he would summon the po-
lice unless order were restored.
II don't need any lobby to back me up"
declared Wilson, land no gang from the
Seventh Ward can come around here
threa tening to take US out and hang u.s.
With, further fling that he believed
the report on municipal water was oily
politics, WILSON followed by Bishop and
Schaffer. walked out of the committee
breaking a quorum after motion TO ad-
journ had been lost Councilmen Dornin
and Cuvellier remained, backing Wallace
in his demand that the committee pro-
ceed with consideration of the citizens
report. Lack of a quorum, however,
forced adjournment.
During the Council meeting Wilson in
troduced a resolution 0en typewriter
pages in length) condemning the PROPOSE
tion to utilize a source of supply from
the Niles gravel beds, declaring that the
water of the beds is unsatisfactory in
quality; that the supply is probIernatfcaI
and has been diverted to such an extent
as to render 1t unsafe. and that the prop
osition is likely to involve the city in
costly and interminable litigation The
resolution at great length presents many
arguments against the report. and con-
cludes
Resolved, That the city. Of Oakland invite.
through the Mayor and the Board of Public
Works and the City Clerk, the cooperation Of
San Francisco, Alameda Berkeley. San Jose,
Stockton Sacramento and the small ineorpor-
ated towns around the Bay of San Francisco in
movement TO bring water for general munich
pal uses from Lake Tahoe OF some one OF the
large rivers in the Sierra Nevada Mountains,
and that correspondence be had at once with
the Mayors and municipal boards of said cities
TO speedy combined action for the object named.
so that the probable cost can be ascertained
and the plan submitted at an early date to the
voters OF the respective cities.
Councilman Dornin. as soon as the reso-
luton had been read was on his feet de-
manding to know if this counter move
was not one purely to delay presentation
of municipal water plan to the voters.
rs this report from any citizens COM
mittee?" he asked. Whence does it ema-
nate?"
1T emanates from Mr.. WILSON" volun-
teered Chairman Schaffer, who sent the
document 10 the committee of the whole.
The Council passed to print the applica-
tion of j. II. Macdonald for the Adams
Point-Pleasant Valley electric road fran
chise. A protest from w. E. Miles
caused the applicants to agree to run
double tracks on Webster street and to
operate cars under at least 15-minute
Roadway.
protest of numerous citizens. head
ed by W. f. Gibson, c. n. Brosna-
/ nan. p H. Sexton. j. H. Greeley and
George Roeth against the erection of the
Pacific Odorless Incineratory Company
plant at Twenty-sixth and Magnolia
streets was referred to the City Attorney
for an opinion as to the power of the City
Council in the matter.