The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-10-25
City Fathers Direct Honor
ing of June Demands on
Firemen's Relief Fund
WANT WATER MAINS
JOINED BY MIGRANTS
Commissioners Ask That
Fire Protection Be Pro-
vided in the Refs Tract

The Board of Supervisors yesterday
adopted a resolution directing the Au-
ditor and Treasurer to pay the June
pensions of retired members of the
Fire Department, aggregating 1890,
out Of the surplus fund of 1903-1904.
There was a deficit in the firemen's re-
lief fund. notwithstanding that the
Charter provides that the Super
visors must annually levy a tax
sufficient to pay all demands upon
the tiremen's relief fund. The sum of
$3.50 81 is available to pay the June
demands. so that 1928 10 will have
to be taken from the surplus fund.
The payment of the pensions in the
manner noted was sanctioned by May
or Schmitz.
The board passed to print an ordi-
nance providing for the appointment
by the Election Commission of a care
taker of the election booths and vot-
ing machines at a salary of $125 per
month. He will be appointed from
the civil service list, but must demon
strate his ability to do both machinist
and carpenter work. or the appoint
ment will be made outside of the civil
service list. Evidence was presented
to the Finance Committee that saw
ing would be effected, as it cost
$2357 81 to repair election booths in
the last four months.
The West of Castro Street and Point
Lobos improvement clubs filed pro-
tests against the proposed ordinance
limiting the speed of street cars to
eight miles an hour.
John Pfenninger submitted a propo-
Sition for the creation of a new pub
lie park in the Bay View district,
hO11ndad 11Iy- T1 hi rI aUap1ro Smith
Railroad avenue, A street and San
Bruno road, at a cost of $250, 900. .
The Fire Commissioners sent COM
munication to the board asking that
some arrangement be made with the
Bay Shore Water Company to connect
the company's mains with the Fire
Departments hydrants in the Refs
Tract for fire protection purposes in
that district. The company has built
a reservoir of 100000 gallons capacity
and offers to set each hydrant for
$40. The company was granted
boiler permit by the Supervisors for
the operation of a pumping plant.
The Fire Commission also submitted
thu draft of a proposed ordinance
adopted at its last meeting providing
that no more than 325 passes or
badges be issued annually for admis-
sion into the fire lines and making it
misdemeanor for any person to
falsely represent himself to be men,
Der of the Fire Department.
Bids were received for printing the
municipal reports from the CONNER
cial Publishing Company at 81 81 per
page Hayden Printing Company,
81 So ]. M. Torres, 81 80; Phillips,
Smythe & Van Orden, 81 SO, and J..
B. Mcintyre, 81 24A. The prices are
less than in the former bids. which
were rejected.
The board ordered the return of
protested special taxes to Bartlett Doe
and Lippman Sachs, who obtained
judgments against the city for the
same.
The Board of Education filed petit
tons signed by 2400 voters in addi-
ton to $1,000 previous signers, ask
ing that proposed charter amendments
relative to the conduct of the School
Department be put on the official ball
lot.