The San Francisco call., 1904-06-07
WOULD AMEND
CHARTER AGAIN
Supervisors Consider Meas
ure to Allow Fifty Years
Lease of School Property
PLEA FOR LOWEST BID
Health Committee to Scan
Again Proposals for Gauze
Furnished City Hospital


referred TO the City Attorney for his
opinion as TO it's validity a proposed
ordinance describing q proposal to
amend the charter so that the Board
OF Education shall have power to lease
school property for fifty years with
the Droviso that the cost Of the i'm
provements shall be no less than the
appraised value of the realty.
Braunhart explained that the amend
ment was designed to give the Board
OF Education the power TO lease the
Lincoln School lots at Market and
Fifth streets for q period Of fifty years
instead Of twenty as at present. so as
10 permit of the erection OF a building
90 cost an amount equal 10 the value
OF the lot, which would be unaoVisaole
under a shorter lease.
The Mayor was authorized TO ap-
point a Citizens Committee OF twenty
fve 10 make arrangements for the
celebration Of the Fourth OF July.
A resolution was adopted giving no
tice TO al those having demands
against the city 10 file them al an
early date in July so they may be
audited within the statutory time.
The ordinance regulating the sale Of
calves for human food and making 1t
unlawful 10 sell any calf unless it is
sn good condition and four weeks Of
age was passed 10 print
BEATING OF CARPETS.
An ordinance making il unlawful 10
beat or sweep carpets or rugs upon any
sidewalk or street except between u
O'Clock midnight and o'clock a. m.
was passed 10 print.
The Auditor was authorized to en-
ploy thirty extra clerks for a period
not 10 exceed thirty days.
The roadway of Pierce street, be-
tween Union and Green, was fully ac-
cepted- The proposed acceptance Of
Cedar avenue. between Laguna and
Octavia streets, was postponed as the
result Of a protest filed.
The Board Of orks was directed
10 notify the owners Of certain street
obstructions removed 10 the corpora,
tion yard TO redeem the same or the
property viii be sold at public auc-
tion.
An ordinance was passed TO print or
dering the improving Of Vallejo street,
between Battery and Front Steven
son street. between Annie and Third;
Jessie street between New MOntgom-
cry and Second; Minna street, between
Third and Fourth. and Hayes street,
between Larkin and Van Ness avenue,
al a cost of S21.7 700
TIE school lot al Twentieth and Ken
tucky streets was transferred 10 the
Fire Department and a fire engine
house viii be erected thereon.
A resolution was adopted denying the
request Of the Board OF Public Works
for permission TO utilize an unexpended
balance Of S2330 IN the fund Of the Of
fee Of superintendent of buildings TO
repair streets. Action was taken on
the report Of the Finance Committee
that the board had no right TO deviate
from the provisions Of the budget
Various contracts were awarded for
supplies for the City Hospital, Aims
house, Department of Health. Emer-
gency Hospitals, TWenty-siXth street
hospital county jails and Department
Of Electricity
The recommend ton of the Health
Committee that the contract TO furnish
gsuze 10 the City Hospital be awarded
10 a concern not the lowest bidder was
re-referred 10 the committee upon Box
tons protest that the charter provision
should be complied with. The amount
as bid was slightly IN excess Of the
lowest proposal
PROTEST OUTRAGEOUS.
D'Ancona characterized as outrage
Gus the protest Of the Hilbert Mercantile
Company against the award Of a con
tract TO Hirsch & Samuels for whisky
70 be furnished TO the AlmshOuse mas
much as the protesting firm had not
uLGQ a Do LOI LlE SAME i ut tDnLL4-N
was ava rded 10 the firm named.
The amended ordinance reducing the
height limit Of wooden buildings from
fifty 10 forty-five feet was re-referred
20 a committee in order to hear pro-
testants.
Action on a resolution granting a
permit for a steam laundry on Eight
eenth street, between Church and San
chez streets, was postponed one week.
J. Code appeared before the FINANCE
Committee and pleaded that the extra
clerks in the Tax Collectors Office be
paid for May. Tax Collector Smith
stated that the fund had been eX-
hausted and he was compelled to lay
of the clerks during June. The com
rnittee said Il could not grant any re-
lief, but would look into the matter
with that object in view.
A stablekeeDer urged the committee
10 pass the demands for transportation
Of various health officials. but the com
mittee said il would not do so unless
the officials devoted all their time to
their municipal duties.
The committee placed on file the com
rnunicstion from Brand & Brand con-
tending that taxes paid without protest
under the illegal school and hospital
levy must be returned to taxpayers
under section 1904 Of the Political Code
The communication was not even dis
cussed by the committee which evi-
dently considers the contention erron-
eOus.