The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-27
SPECIAL TAXES
TO Be REPAID
Those Protested to Be Re-
funded at Once and Rest
VIII Be Granted Relief
FIX AUTOMOBILE RATES
Supervisors Finally Pass
Ordinance Regulating the
Charges for Motor Cars

The Board Of Supervisors yesterday,
acting on the recommendation Of the
Finance Committee. took steps TO re-
fund the special taxes Of 10 cents levied
two years ago for new schools and
hospital since declared invalid by the
Supreme Court OF the taxes collected
about $4,000 was paid under formal
protest while S24O 600 was paid without
protest The board adopted che fol-
lowing resolution on the subject rela-
tive 10 the suits instituted by taXpay-
ers for the recovery Of the taxes paid:
Resolved. That the City Attorney be and
he is hereby authorized and directed 10 per
nit judgment 10 be taken by stipulation with
out costs OF suit interest on the amount
claimed, against the city and County OF San
Francisco. upon presentation 10 him OF the
original tax receipt OF the Tax Collector OF
this city and county FOR the amount allowed
Collector. in the event OF the loss or de-
struction OF such tax receipt in favor OF the
plaintiffs in the actions.
Supervisor Brandenstein said:
Il is the desire OF the board TO return not
only the taxes paid under protest but also
payments should be refunded at once and
the legislature viii be memorialized 10 pass
an enabling act. giving us the necessary power
20 return the taxes 10 those who did not
lie protests, IN the event that the City At
tcrney advises that We cannot legally return
the taxes not protested
A resolution to that effect was
adopted.
ROOFS TO BE FIREPROOF.
A proposed ordinance, submitted by
Hooks, regulating the construction of
fireproof roofs and the repair of roofs
within certain limits and defining the
limits, was referred 10 the Fire Com
mittee. The ordinance provides that
when a roof shall have been damaged
70 the extent Of 40 per cent ii shall be
repaired with fireproof materials only.
At Eggers' request the Board of
Works was requested a second time to
report on the condition of the Channel
street sewer and what steps are nee
essary TO reconstruct il.
The Associated Oil Company was
granted permission TO lay an oil pipe
line from its tanks on Seventeenth
street along Seventh street to a point
midway between Second aud Third
streets on Townsend street.
The roadways of Fourteenth street
from Alpine to Castro, Hugo street be
tween First and Second avenues, /
street between Fourth and Fifth ave-
nues, Devisadero street between Du-
bOce avenue and Fourteenth street and
Green street between Devisadero and
Broderick were accepted.
A resolution was passed to print or
dering street and sewer work in Park
Hin avenue. Tilden and South Broder-
Sex street. Twelfth avenue, Vallejo
street between Broderick and Baker,
Eleventh avenue, Duboce avenue, Sew
enth avenue, Central avenue between
Golden Gate avenue and Turk, Waller
street between Clayton and -Ashbury,
and De Haro street between Twenty
third and Twenty-fourth.
The amended ordinance providing
for an increase in the height limit of
hreproof buildings from 200 TO 23O
feet was finally passed. The amend
ment will enable NJ. H. de Young to
build an addition of equal height TO
has building at Kearny and Market
streets.
The ordinance formally adopting the
tax rate of 53.5 cents for State pur-
poses was finally passed. The rate for
al purposes is S1.655, of which 81 II
is for city expenditures.
Permission was granted to Lung
Gong Kon 10 hold religious ceremonies
At various places in Chinatown during
The coming week.
Grades were ordered changed at
certain points on Mission street, France
and Italy avenues.
The ordinances declaring the track
mileage for assessment purposes of the
southern Pdclncs Central PACING and
Pullman companies were finally
passed.
The amended ordinance fixing rates
20 be charged for automobiles at So
for the first hour and 81 for each sue
ceeding half hour, the time to be COM
puted for going and returning, including
detention ordered by passengers. was
passed 70 print. The ordinance is de
signed 10 put stop TO alleged exorbit-
ant charges now in force.
WHERE CARS WILL STOP.
Supervisor Lunstedt withdrew his
proposed ordinance requiring streetcars
10 stop on the near side of intersect-
ing streets TO prevent confusion. Lun-
stedt explained that he had conferred
with the railroad officials and they had
agreed to post the following notice in
all the cars:
on and after November Is. 1904 all cars will
stop 20 take on and let of passengers at the
near cross-Walzs OF intersecting streets except
The American Federation of Labor
petitoned that the City Hall dome be
illuminated and the streets decorated
during its convention in this city on
November 1927, 1904
The ordinance fixing the width OF
sidewalks on the north side of CLAY
street, between Sansome and Battery.
AZ ten feet and on the south side at
eight feet was referred to the Street