The San Francisco call., 1904-11-01
AUTHORIZE USE.
OF STOP.:SIGNS
Supervisors Approve of. a
PLAN to Halt Street Cars
at the Near Crosswalks
WARM WORDS FOR TROY
Brandenstein Says His Com
munication Is an Insult
to-: the United Railroads

The Board of Supervisors yesterday
adopted a resolution authorizing the
United Railroads to placer stop plates
or stop signs where cars stop to take
on passengers, but providing that no.
such signs shall be placed at the near
stopping place Of the cars in the fu-
ture.
e. P. E. Troy appeared before the Su-
pervisors' Finance Committee and ask
ed when his communication, putting a
large number. Of questions to the United
Railroads to answer relative to the
conduct Of it's service, would be con-
sidered. The committee agreed to. fx
a time next Monday, when 11rey L.
Ford, attorney for the corporation. will
be present to consider the assessment
of its properties by the State Board OF
Equalization or the city. Supervisor
.Brandenstein said that any legitimate
investigation into a Quasi-public cor
poration. was proper, but Troy was
given to annoying the. United Railroads
with reckless questioning.
THE questions that 1 have asked"
said Troy, "eould be answered in
q week by a statement from the COM
pany, yet they were filed three weeks
ago.:
."Ft seems;to. me-" said Brandenstein,
that whenever a capitalistic head ap-
pears above. water, it is a signal for
Mr. Troy to hit it with financial
shirleiah. This board is neither a friend
nor a foe of the corporations. This
committee cannot go intolthe details as
contained in the questions put by you,
Mr.. Troy. 1t would take months to
investigate. We can inquire into the
franchises held by the company and OF
those not held, but do not come here
with a communication which. starts
with a direct insult to the corpor-
alton"
TO REGULATE ELEVATORS.
The joint Committee on Finance and
Streets of the Board of Supervisors
considered the proposed ordinance,
submitted by the Merchants Associa.
ton, regulating the construction and
operation of sidewalk elevators.
The ordinance requires that the open
ings of such elevators shall be covered
with. substantial iron doors and pro-
vided with some mechanical device for
locking and unlocking them, which will
not require any person to ride on them
for that purpose. The elevator must
also be. equipped with device to pre-
vent the platform from approaching
within five feet OF the sidewalk doors
when closed. The ordinance also re-
quires responsible person to warn
passers-by against walking on the doors
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doors shall be open only for the time
necessary to receive or ship merchan-
disc or supplies. The committee favor
ed the various provisions. Further con-
sideration was deferred one week.
OPENINGS IN SIDEWALKS.
Similar action was taken on the. or
dinance providing. that all openings
hereafter constructed for sidewalk ele-
.yators shall be not more than twenty
four inches from the outer line of the
curb and. shall not exceed seven. by five
feet.
The Finance Committee directed that
the Mayor be notified that Supervisor
Bent and Police Commissioner Hutton
had filed new official bonds, as their
old ones were not satisfactory. Prop
erty Clerk w. E. Oman filed a suffi-
cient. bond. but it was not. properly
drawn up. Supervisor Finn. Fire Com
missioner Parry and Works Commits
sioner Casey have not as yet. filed new
bonds as they were. requested. on July
26 last. .
The Finance Committee ordered the
payment of 500 out of the Windel fund
to Mrs. r. Lisanti, widow of Salvatore
Lisanti, who was killed by an engine
recently.