The San Francisco call., 1905-03-14
COMBINATIONS
ARE DECREASING
Committee Alleges Health
Board Has Virtually Aban-
doRed Inspection of Food
LOTS FOR MISSION PARK
Supervisors Amend Theater
Ordinance by EXempting
Halls From Provisions

The Supervisors Health Committee
yesterday took another slap at the
Health Board by fling a report at the
meeting Of the Supervisors in which il
is charged that food inspection has
beer virtually abandoned, although the
budget allows s12,3eO for the purpose.
The report says:
The present Board OF Health Immediately
Gtter taking ofhce in January. 1904, abolished
ploTes Of which We're civil service appointees
= was claimed that this WIS done because Of
oecalse ne conoenlnaJ!ons o1 FOOD were 100
rr1tlng 10 be considered
Ihe following comparative statement show
lLk ne concentrations made n DeeeInoef.
1sJcs he last month Of the former Board
q Health, and II December. 1904 under the
1000 department as conducted BY the present
Board OF Health, viii show the value of the
former system with civil service appointees and
Fraits-Deoenber. 1908. SEQ packages; De-
eenlber 1868. 696 pounds. Vegetables and ee-
resls-Deoenber 1908 ass packages and 10000
pounds; December 1903 80 sacks. Canned and
ooJi.ee eoocs-o oe9ernoer lsoS; l0l5 cans le4
Conte's motion that the report be re-
ferred 10 the Finance Committee TO be
considered when the budget is prepared
vas carried. COmte said q smaller
allowance should be made for the pur-
pose.
The ordinance dedicating Mission
blocks Nos SIS and 81 10 public park
purposes under the name Of Mission
Park was passed TO print.
The amended ordinance exempting
employees Of insurance companies from
payment Of license taxes was referred
10 The License Committee.
CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUND.
B. NJ Gum submitted to the board
. a children's playground the lot bounded
by Eighth, Harrison, Gordon and Ring
god streets zl5 by $50 feet, for which
he asks S217 800.
on recommendation OF the Joint Fire
and judiciary Committee the board
amended the rheater ordinance so as
20 permit the Century Club TO erect an
assembly hall in connection with its
new building at the corner OF Sutter
and Franklin streets. Several archi-
rFcts urged the am Nn6ment, as the or
.dlnance in its present shape prevented
the erection Of small halls where small
e1rertainnlents are given. City Archi-
1ect shea said the ordinance should be
mcclned, bur IN such a way as 10 safe
guard the public Architect Schulz said
that under the ordinance the Board Of
Supervisors could be prevented from
meeting in the assembly room. Mrs.
=, c. Wright, president Of the Century
club said IL was not intended 10 give
theatrical performances in the hall.
The ordinance, as amended elimi-
mates from its prohibitory provisions
buildings used for purposes Of public
entertainment
SEWER IN MISSION STREET.
The board authorized the Board of
Works 10 proceed with the construc-
ror Of q concrete sewer in Mission
street between Amazon and Onondaga
al In
tween Mission and London. The es-
rlDa-ed cost Is SIS, 1000. which viii be
paid out Of the proceeds Of the sale
Of street bonds.
The petition Of the civic section of
The music department. Of the Califor-
MA Club that provision be made for
open air concerts at South Park was
referred 70 the Finance Committee.
The Chinese Hospital Of San Fran
cisco. e corporation, asked the board
IN communicauon If permission will
be granted for opening a sanitarium
for Chinese patients under control Of
regular American medical practition-
ers at SO and So Jackson street The
request was referred 10 the Health
Committee.
The board referred to the joint Po-
Ice and judiciary Committee the res
olution granting a FIVE years lease Of
the Sailors Home 10 the Sailors Pro-
tectiVe Society, a new organizati ton
Action was taken on motion Of Comte.
who said there are legal questions in
yolved.
The resolution awarding the con-
tract for doing the official advertising
70 the Post for 25 cents for each half
inch was referred TO the Printing
Committee. which had recommended
the rejection OF the Journal Of Com
merce bid at 81 cents because il had
fled no affidavit of circulation and
publication. as required by the spec
lfica tious.
Justus Warden Of the Journal of
Commerce objected 10 the award be-
ing made on the ground that he had
not been notified Of the committees
meeting when the recommendation
was made. The committee viii meet
Wednesday at 1880 a. m