The San Francisco call., 1904-11-15
BOARD REJECTS
YORKE'S BILL
Supervisors Formally Ap-
prove of Finance Commit
tees Unfayorable Report
HANDBILLS UNDER BAN
Ordinance Prohibiting Dis
tributiOn of Obscene Lit
erature Passed to Print
HANDBILLS UNDER BAN

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The Board of Supervisors yesterday
considered the report of the Finance
Committee to the effect that it had
of the F. NJ. Yorke Company, aggre-
gating $4,000. for repairs to bitumin-
Gus streets, on the alleged ground
that the amount Of work charged for
had not been performed.
Inspector Boone and Assistant City
Engine er Morser gave evidence fav-
cradle to the company, but the board
formally rejected the demand as a
basis C a court suit to determine the
matter.
The ordinances ordering the widen
ing and repaving of Fourth street, be-
of 1850, and also the paving Of
the northerly half of H street. from
Seventh to Twentieth avenues. at an
estimated cost of $35, 900, were finally
passed.
The following ordinances were
finally passed:
Ordering the construction Of a ba-
salt block driveway, a fence and
bituminous rock pavement at the
election booth on Eighteenth street
Abolishing the sidewalk width on
the southerly side of Fulton street,
from Sixth avenue to the Great High
way.
GRADES ARE CHANGED.
The ordinance changing and es-
tablishing grades at certain points on
Seventh. Mississippi, Seventeenth,
Mariposa, Pennsylvania avenue,
Twonty-second, Twenty-third, Iowa
and Army streets; Q street South,
and Fourth. Fifth, Sixth, Seventh,
Twelfth, Thirteenth, Fourteenth and
to print.
The board ordered street work on
Sacramento street, between Spruce
and Maple; Castro street. between
Twentieth and Twenty first; Crescent
avenue, between Mission street and
Andover avenue; Eleventh avenue,
between E and NJ streets: Army
street, between Guerrero and Dolores;
Hugo street, between Second and
Third avenues; Clement street. be-
tween First and Second avenues; and
on Miguel, Chenery, Laidley, Natick.
Arlington. Roanoake and Mateo
streets.
The ordinance regulating the sani-
tary condition of barber-shops and
providing rules and regulations for
the handling of BARRIERS tools was
that the inspection of shops would
be carried out by the health officials.
The roadways Of Filbert street, be-
tween Laguna and Buchanan; Glenn
ent street, between Eighth and Ninth
avenues; Bowie avenue. near Eleventh
street; Fair Oaks street, between
Twenty-fourth and Twenty-ffth, and
Seventh avenues were fully accepted.
The Mayor was authorized to sell
at public auction lot Of old scrap
iron stored in the corporation yard.
The Bay Shore Water Company was
granted a permit to erect a 12,000-gal-
Ion oil tank near the Six-mile House.
The board accepted a deed from the
Pope Estate Company to lands for
the opening of Shrader and Cole
avenue.
The ordinance prohibiting the dis
tribution of circulars and handbills by
prohibiting the delivery on the streets
and at doors of houses of obscene
pamphlets or printed matter relating
to improper medical remedies or de-
vices was passed to print.
ASKS FOR WATER MAINS.
The board adopted a resolution d.
recting the Spring Valley Water Com
pany to place water mains in Pine
street. between Taylor and Mason,
and in North Stanyan street between
Fulton and McAllister, together with
connecting hydrants. The resolution
is designed to test the power of the
Supervisors TO compel the corporation
to furnish better fire protection, it
having refused to comply with such
requests in the past.
The petition of the st. Mary's
Square Association that the monthly
revenue of $500 on S77,250 worth of
property acquired for ST. Mary's
square be applied to the fund for the
improvement was referred to the Fin
ance Committee. Similar action was
taken on the claim of j. f. Sullivan
for $3.50 damages sustained by falling
into trench on Valencia street.
City Attorney Long filed a list of
some thirty-five taxpayers who have
obtained judgments in various
amounts on protested taxes and au-
thoritv was granted him to confess the
judgments.
The petition of Ben F. Rector that
notices of sale by the State for delin-
quent taxes be printed in the official
paper instead of in newspaper of
restricted circulation was referred TO
the Printing Committee.
he lily aNlOItlcE DIS requested 10
advise if the city should waive appeal
from a judgment rendered against ii
involving the width of Fifteenth ave-
nue. north of the park; also If the city
should abandon the right to Shipley
street, from Elzabe place TO Ritch
street, as a public street.
The Board of Works was directed to
light the City Hall dome for five
nights during the convention Of the
American Federation of Labor
OW WING DEEM ON