The San Francisco call., 1904-07-06
WILL ENFORCE
NEW ORDINANCE
Supervisors Declare Side
walk Elevators Must Have
Safety Devices Attached
STABLE is EXPENSIVE
Citizen Complains That the
Fire Department Has Al
most Doubled the Cost

most Doubled the Cost
The. Supervisors Finance Committee
decided yesterday to begin a crusade
against the owners Of sidewalk eleva
tors not complying with the new ordi-
nance requiring safety devices to be af-
fixed to the elevators. A complaint had
been received from citizens that In
spector Holman was not enforcing the
law and that owners construed 1t to
suit themselves. Holman appeared be-
fore the committee and reported that
he had inspected 116 sidewalk eleva-
tors and that only so or 60 were COM
plying with the ordinance. This state
ment seemed to surprise the committee
and Brandenstein declared that all
must be made to obey the law.
II have not inspected them ALL said
Holman, because 1 am obliged to walk
in the discharge Of my duties"
Walk" cried Brandenstein. You
must see that the law is obeyed If you
have to take car"
]. P. Martin was cited to appear be-
explain why he had failed to put a
safety device on his sidewalk elevator
at COZ Market street, where mans life
was recently crushed out.
The Finance Committee referred to
Expert Williams the complaint of ]. G..
Smythe that the Fire Department sta
bles are being extravagantly conducted
and that the cost thereof has increased
so per cent during the last two years.
Smythe alleges that it requires the SER
vices of a battalion chief, at $175 per
month, and a fireman, detailed as fore
man, at 500 per month, whereas the
work was once done by one O'Connell
for 800 per month.
FIRENIEN'S PENSIONS.
Fire Commissioner Boyne asked the
committee to contribute $136S IA to the
deficit of $S26s IA in the firemen's pen
sion fund. Boyne said the sum of $500
( had been saved in salaries of firemen
and this would go toward paying the
pensions. The committee answered
that there is but SAC left in the urgent
necessity fund, but promised to ascer-
tain if there were any other funds from
which the remainder of the pensions
may be paid.
The ordinance limiting the height Of
all frame buildings to forty-five feet
was finally passed by the Board of Su-
pervisors. The former limit was fifty
feet, but 1t was reduced in compliance
with the recommendation of the Fire
Department officials and insurance
men generally, in order to afford fire
protection, especially in the lodging
house districts.
The board adopted a resolution ac-
cepting the new safety station at Mar
ket and Ellis streets, presented by
merchants of that neighborhood.
Bids for forage and coal were opened
and referred to the joint Committee on
Police and Health.
A demand was passed in favor of j.
H. Dockweiler for $3.50 for expert SER
vices in the Spring Valley Water Com
pany litigation.
An ordinance was passed to print
raising the pay of the stenographer Of
the Police Department from 500 to
$125 but the increase must be paid out
of the funds already appropriated for
/ the department.
The roadways of Twenty-first street,
avenue, between H and 1 streets, and
Cedar avenue, between Laguna and
/ Octavia streets, were accepted.
EXTENSION OF TIME.
The Santa Fe system was granted an
extension Of sixty days from July 1
within which to complete the Nine
teenth street steel foot-bridge over its
proposed tracks, at and near Indiana
street.
The San Francisco Gas and Electric
Company was requested to install eigh-
! teen arc lights in various locations
The recommendation OF the Mayor
that an additional van driver be al
! lowed the Sheriff was referred to the
Finance Committee.
The following ordinances were finally
passed:
Prohibiting the sale Of police badges or
stars without the written authorization of the
Chief of Police
Providing for the measurement of the height
OF buildings from the curb level at the center
| of the front of the building.
| Imposing a graduated license riding
academies OF So and 81 per quarter according
to the amount of business done
Authorizing the payment OF $1,000 to A.
| Wenzelburger for expert services IN the Spring
Valley Company litigation during June