The San Francisco call., 1904-11-01
REA CHAMPIONS
YORKE'S CAUSE
Supervisor Insists on the
Full Board Hearing Case
of Much Disputed Contract
WANTS TO LEARN FACTS
Says Action Was Taken on
Unsupported Testimony
of Discharged Employees

At yesterdays meeting of the Board
of Supervisors Rea asked that the
board take up the report of the Finance
Committee relative to the contract Of
the F. M. Yorke Company for repairs
to bituminous Streets as result OF
which the bills of the concern for Au-
gust have been refused payment Rea
charged that the committee had taken
arbitrary action on the testimony Of
discharged employees of the company
/ and he thought the full board should
be made acquainted With the facts in
the case. Brandenstetn said that the
entire testimony had been transcribed
and the report had been simply filed
with the board without any recommen-
dation. 1t was decided to consider the
report at next Mondays meeting of the
|: board and in the meantime the Super
Xfsors will ..acquaint themselves with
the testimony. Nearly all the officials
T Of the. Board of Works were on hand
hoping. that the report would be con-
l. sidered at once.
I. Grades were ordered changed at GER
tain, points: on Landers and Twenty
~
avenue. Protests. were fled against
+ changing grades on Lincoln street.
l. Permission was granted to Henry A.
F Whitley to explode blasts for grading
T purposes along and upon the right-of-
/ way.of the bay shore line of the South
1ern Pacific Company and also to lay
! temporary tracks along Twenty-sev-
zenith avenue south to H. street south,
+ thence to Twenty fifth avenue. south.
] The Fire Commissioners were author
! lied to destroy by means of fire num-
Der of old wooden folding beds on ac-
-count::of their unsanitary condition.
:, J. NJ Mcintyre was awarded the con-
tract to print the municipal reports
at 81 "a per page.
/ Ordinances were finally passed order
! ing street work on Hancock street, be-
/ tween Sanchez: and Church: ] street,
between Fourteenth and Sixteenth ave-
nues; and the crossing of Ninth avenue
/ and l. street; amending the ordinance
providing for the numbering Of build
ings; granting permission to the Bay
Shore Water Company. to operate a
pumping plant: near the Six-Mile
| House; authorizing the return. of spe-
cial taxes for schools and hospital, paid
under protest by several property own
ers. and authorizing the appointment of
q caretaker for the voting machines
and election booths, at a salary of $125
per month.
P. Schellberg filed complaint against
w. ]. Holman, inspector Of sidewalk
elevators, charging that he does not
understand his business. and that such
an inspector should be an elevator
builder. schellberg alleges that Holman
is ignoring the provisions of the side
walk elevator ordinance and ordering
the installation Of arches; which is con-
1 trary TO law. -. -.
!. Peter T. Seculovich. president Of the
Islais Creek Property Owners Associa-
ton, renewed his ofttime. filed petition
that the board cause to be removed all
obstruct1ons in. Islais Greek for COM
merce and. navigation. 1t was referred
! to the Street Committee.
! The board passed to print an ordin-
ance requiring persons confined in the
7 County jail under Judgment of i'm
prisonment in a criminal action. to per-
form labor. on the public works or ways
/ In the city and county. The ordinance
authorizes: the Chief Of Police to make
requisition on the Sheriff for the SER
vices of prisoners in the County Jail to
| perform such. labor as may be neces-
sary in the City Prison.
/ The petition of Ellen Dore for the
closing of Beach street. between Lagu-
ma street and the pueblo liner was re-
! ferred to the. Street Committee.
A resolution was adopted authorizing
the payment Of ss5e ss to F. M. Yorke
g. Co. for bitumen. and concrete re-
I paving over side sewer trenches.