The San Francisco call., 1904-03-01
AIM TO AMEND
CITY'S CHARTER
Supervisors Want Electors
to Give Them the Power to.
Restrict Rock Quarrying
TO RESTRICT CROWDS
Chief of Police Whitman
!. Submits Ordinance Limit
ing Area for Meetings

An ordinance was presented to the
Board of Supervisors yesterday by Su-
pervisor Braunhart which describes a
proposal to. the qualified electors to
amend the charter giving the Board of
Supervisors power to fix the limits in
which quarrying or rock-crushing shall
be permitted or prohibited under such
rules and regulations as the board may
prescribe. The proposed ordinance,
which was referred to the charter
amendment committee. provides that it
shall be unlawful to conduct any quar-
ry within those portions of the city
and. county bounded as follows:
By Van Ness avenue, Bay street. Broderick
street, Haight street, Scott street, Thirteenth
street Castro street Seventeenth street, Doug
lass street. Roman street, Corbett avenue, LIN
coin avenue Thirtieth street. Fowler avenue,
Sussex street Hamburg street, F1oed avenue,
westerly boundary of blocks = and OF sun
nyside. northerly and easterly boundary OF
House of Refuge lot. Havelock street. San Jose
avenue, Army street, York street, Twenty
fifth street. Potrero avenue. Brannan street
and the waters of the bay from Brannan
street to Green street.
The ordinance provides further that
it shall be unlawful to conduct any
rock-crushing within that portion Of
the city and county bounded as fol-
lows:
BY East street. Green street. Calhoun
street Union street, Sansome street, Green
witch street Lombard street, Winthrop
street Chestnut street Kearny street.
East street. Jefferson street Van Ness ave-
nue.. Bay street, Broderick street Haight street.
Scott street. Thirteenth street, Castro street.
Seventeenth street. Douglass street, Roman
street, Corbett' avenue. Lincoln avenue, Tf1r-
tieth street. Fowler avenue. Sussex street.
Hampdrg street. Flood avenue, westerly boun-
dary of blocks 2 and l OF Sunnyside nprtherly
and easterly boundary of House of Refuge lot,
Havelock street. San Jose avenue, Army street,
York street. Twehty-fifth street. Petrero ave
nue, Branpan street and the waters of The
bay from Brannan street to Green street.
The Mayors veto of. the three ordi-
nances extending the limits. within
which it is unlawful to carry on rock
crushing: and blasting operations and
requiring a permit. and bond 20 crush
rock OUTSIDE of the prohibited. district
were: ordered to be printed for. one day
and referred to. the :. Committee on
Streets. for a:report:: -: =.
/. The Board :of Public. Works was .diz
rected to report as to .:whether.any per-
som, association. corporation is grad.
ing Thirteenth street. between Diamond
and Noe. streets, in. violation of chapter
j; article. VI. of the charter: and. if so
/ to take immediate. steps. to prohibit. the
same. -. ::
The ordinance providing. for the de-
failing of a. police officer to. theaters ind
other. places of. amusement and; assem-
'biage was referred ,td the Fire Commit
|. tee. The ordinance requires: the police
+ officer so detailed foreman in constant
attendance. during the performance and
enforce all laws relating to the control
l;of .theaters and halls. -. :. - :
/ The ordinance submitted by Chief of
Police Whitman prohibiting the holding
of meetings on: publlc streets Within "a
kdesignated' area; :and the. protest Of. the
salvation Array against the. same; We're
referred to = the Joint Committee ON
Streets and. Judiciary. Chief. Whitman
states that. the. ordinance will not. pre-
vent the Salvation Army from holding
! It's services. ,on. the. streets The prohib-
tied district for meetings. follows:
: commencing. at the. intersection of the south
easterly line of. Market street With the southr
+aIong. the said line of Ninth street. to the
northwesterly line Of Mission street. thence
along said line Of Mission. street to the north
/ easterly line Of Second street; thence. along
said line Of Second street to Market street;
/ thence in the same direction to- the north
westerly line Of. Market street; thence along
said line Of Market street to the easteriy line
I of Montgomery, street: thence along said line
of Montgomery street. TO the north line of Bush
street: thence along said line of Bush street
to the east line of Stockton street; thence dlong
said line Of Stockton street to the south. line
of .Geary street; thence along said .tne Of
Geary street to the west line Of Powell Street;
thence along said line of Powell street TO the
north line of Ellis street; thence along said
line of Ellis street to the west line Of Mason
street; thence along said line of Mason street
to the north line of. Eddy street; thence. along
said line of. Eddy street to the west line OF
Taylor street; thence along said lire of Taylor
street to the north line Of Turk street; thence
along said line of Turk street 20 the west line
of Jones street: thence along said line of Jones
street TO McAllister street. thence in the same
direction TO the northwesterly line OF Market
TO the east line of Larkin street, and thence
|. to the point Of commencement. .