The San Francisco call., 1905-04-11
SAILORS HOME
In new HANDS
Board of Supervisors Gives
Lease of Institution to
the Protective Society
TO BE NON-SECTARIAN
Ordinance Imposing License
on Nickel in the Slot
Machines Finally Passed

The Board of Supervisors passed by
a vote of twelve ayes to three noes
yesterday the ordinance authorizing
the Mayor to lease the Sailors Home
for a period of i've years at a nomi-
nal rental to the Sailors Protective
Society,"" of which Mrs. Margaret
Deane is president. 1t is provided
that the home shall be conducted as
a non-sectarian institution and that
the directorate of the society shall
never be so constituted as to make
majority Of one religious denomina-
ton.
The Ladies Seamen's Friend So
ciety. which has conducted the insti-
tuition in the past, will be given thirty
days TO wind up its affairs.
H. w. Brown. attorney for the
Ladies Seamen's Friend Society,
pleaded that the organization be
granted an extension of time until
October in order to secure other quar-
tiers for a sailors home and to collect
some $4,000 due from sailors. George
Connolly, attorney for the Sailors Pro-
tective Society, said every opportunity
would be given to the old society to
collect its claims, even to giving 1t
Office room in the building, but he
would not consent to any delay in the
execution of the lease. The vote on
final passage was:
Ayes-Alpers, Bent, Braunhart,
Comte, Connor, D'Ancona, Eggers,
Gallagher, Hooks, Mcclellan, Payot,
Rock-12.
Noes-Booth, Brandenstein. San
derson-3.
The amendment to the building or
dinance providing that inclosure
walls of class A brick buildings built
in between iron or steel columns and
supported by iron or steel girders
shall be not less than thirteen inches
thick was passed to print.
The same action was taken on the
amendment requiring fire escapes and
standpipes to be galvanized
The ordinance imposing license of
machines, to be collected from those
in whose possession the machines are
found, was finally passed.
The ordinance ordering the con-
struction of a concrete sewer in Mis-
sion street, between Amazon street
and Onodaga avenue, at a cost Of
SIS, 900, was passed.
Grades were ordered changed on
Treat avenue, Emma street and Lily
avenue.
Rebate taxes of 1902 on schools and
hospitals were ordered paid to vari-
Gus claimants.
Demands were passed in favor of
sellers of land for the Golden Gate
Park and Preside extension.
The following business of minor i'm
portance was transacted by the board:
Supervisor Hooks introduced an ordinance
designed to allow laborers employed by the
city a half-honday in each week for which
they are to receive full pay. The ordinance
provides that on one calendar day out of every
calendar week four hours shall be the max
imum hours of labor for all per diem or
hourly employees for which they shall receive
the usual full DAYS The fOur-hOur work
day shall preferably be Saturday. but for the
purpose Of public convenience the several de-
psrtments having charge of such employees
may use their discretion in determining the
day for each enploye.
The ordinance was referred to the Judiciary
Committee after comte had stated that it
was in violation of the charter which would
have to be amended to fit the case.
The amended ordinance requiring every per-
son engaged in the business of soliciting In
surance except the employees of single in
surance company of the general agent Of
one of more Insurance companies pay
license OF $50 per quarter on gross receipts
OF $500 or more per month and per quarter
on gross receipts of less than $500 per month
was finally passed The ordinance is designed
10 exempt employees of insurance companies
who solicit insurance the side.
The petition of ex-Surveyor c. S. Tilton
for payment of a judgment against the city
for the sum Of $500 and interest was referred
The Finance Committee cited the attorney
OF ex-TreasiIrer Brooks TO appear next Mon
day with a view to urging the latter to with
draw his suit for collateral inheritance tax
fees CITY Treasurer McDougald is interested
in the outcome he has set aside $4,000 as
his fees for collecting Inheritance taxes under
the State law. The committee wants Nc
Dougald to turn the money into the city treas
ury and bring suit to determine his right
to it, but he refuses to do so.
The Finance Committee decided to hold
conference with the City Attorney and the
Attorney General relative to the disposition
Of $3e OO0 paid as taxes by the United Rail-
roads which is now in litigation.
The board adopted a resolution authorizing
bration of Memorial day May 80
The invitation of the Sloat Monument As
sociation to attend the laying Of the memorial
stones Of former Governor Peter H. Burnett
Thomas O.. Larkin and John A. Sutter in
Monterey on April 10 was accepted.
Payment was authorized Of $500 70 John
Pforr for a block of land a site for the
proposed public school Berkshire
street to be built under the bond issue.
The Recorder and the Assessor were re-
s4a