The San Francisco call., 1904-08-16
POOLSELLINC
LAW A NULLITY
Whitman Wants It Amended
So Proof That Races Are
Run VIII Not Be Required
FRANCHISE is GRANTED
Southern Pacific Secures
Spur Track Privileges for
It's Bay Shore Cut-Off Line

Chief Of Police Whitman has sent
communication 10 the Board of Super
visors calling attention to the fact that
made for the violation of the ordinance
prohibiting the selling of pools or max
ing bets on horse races, the Police
Judges hold that it is necessary to
prove that the horse upon which the
bet is made ran and that the race
whereon the pool was sold took place
Whitman says many persons are selling
pools on Eastern races, and he recon-
mends the ordinance be so amended
that the prosecution will not be re-
quired to prove that the race took
place. This could be done by prohibit
ing betting on races understood TO be
run or purporting 10 be run between
horses.
The Police Commissioners also petit
toned the board TO re-enact section "a
of an old ordinance prohibiting the
shaking Of dice for money in public
places. The Commissioners say there
is great necessity for such an ordinance
because a large majority of the bunko
men in this city adopt the method Of
shaking dice TO fleece the unwary. The
petition was referred 10 the Judiciary
Committee.
Chief OF Police Whitman petitioned
that a number OF old ordinances be re-
enacted, as the subject matters are not
covered by the Penal Code nor by the
existing ordinances. Whitman says he
finds il highly essential to the peace
and welfare of the community that
they be put in force The petition was
referred to the judiciary Committee.
The ordinance providing for a grant
70 he Co,rrr1rr7 Pacific Coyoror,- oF
franchise 10 construct twenty-seven
spur tracks in connection with its bay
shore road was finally passed
4 petition that the district bounded
by Cortland avenue, San Bruno ave
nue., Thornton avenue, Vesta street,
Twenty-sixth avenue south, Railroad
avenue. Thirty-sixth avenue south,
ManseH street. Hamilton street, Cres-
cent avenue and Andover street be in
cluded IN the limits in which 1t is pro-
hibited TO have more than two COWS
was referred TO the Street Committee.
The Board OF Works was requested
10 have sixty new gas lamps installed
at various designated points on How
ard, Seventeenth, Beale, Main Spear
Stuart, First, Mission, O'Farrell, Sac
ramento, Broadway, Green. Twelfth
Harrison. Tenth, Polk Grove and
Fourteenth streets and Lily avenue
1t was announced that the city Of1-
cials OF San Francisco and contiguous
counties Will hold a meeting next Fri
day afternoon at 3 o'clock to consider
the question Of the acquisition of a
joint source Of water supply.
The board adjourned TO meet on
Monday, September 19. Under the
charter, sessions must be held every
Monday, so it was agreed that one or
more members of the board meet each
Monday and adjourn the meeting to the
successive MONDAYS until the date
named. when the board will again
meet 10 transact business. The office
Of the board viii remain open to re-
ceive petitions and for other business
The Board Of Works was directed to
examine into the condition OF the
Channel street sewer property. owners
having complained that it is choked up
and a menace to health.
The petition of DR.. c. F. Buckley
that Market street be lined with a
small string of small Turkish bazaars
and that Van Ness avenue, for four
blocks, be turned into old-time mining
dumps to remind visitors OF our palmy
days" was referred TO the Street Com
mittee.