The San Francisco call., 1905-03-14
BOARD ADOPTS
ELECTRIC RATES
Supervisors Defer Action
on Bill Fixing the Maxi
mum Price Charged for Gas
PASS WATER ORDINANCE
Society for Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals Be-
gins Impounding Dogs
PASS WATER ORDINANCE

The Board of Supervisors yesterday
deferred for one week the final pas
sage of the ordinance fixing the maxi
mum rate to be charged consumers for
gas at 81 per 1000 cubic feet. Super
visor Rock, the tenth member who
voted in favor of the ordinance, was
absent, owing TO pressure of private
business Without his vote the ordi-
nance would have failed of final pas
sage Supervisors Boxton. Gallagher,
I'unSredt and Sanderson voted against
postponement. which prevailed, how
ever, by twelve votes.
When the ordinance fixing the rates
for electricity came up for final pas
sage Attorney e. j. McCutchen urged
the board to fix basic rate of IL cents
per 1000 watt hours for electricity, in
stead Of 8 cents, as provided by the
ordinance. He said the reduction
would cost the company $4,000 per
month and prevent the extension Of its
system in the outlying districts Nc
Cutchen asked that action on the
electric rates be deferred as we'll as
on the gas rate ordinance until next
Monday. The ordinance. however. was
finally passed by unanimous vote and
fixes the maximum rate for electric
lights at 9 cents per 1000 watt hours,
subject to discounts Of from per
cent TO 40 per cent when from 1000 to
1000 watt hours are burned monthly.
The rates for arc lights are fixed at
IS. SO. s225, s17 and 81 40 per
week. according TO the length of time
they are burned
The ordinance fixing the rates TO be
charged for water, which is a re-en-
actment OF the ordinance OF last year,
now IN litigation before the United
States court, was finally passed. The
rate for hydrants is fixed at 81 each
Supervisor Comte was the only one to
vote against the ordinance, he favor
ing the ordinance OF 1903. which fixes
a rate for consumers per cent higher
than that OF 1904 and a rate OF So for
hydrants.
The resolution authorizing the pay
ment OF s560s IS 70 ex-Poundnaster
II. o. Irwin and $123s so to the So
Getty for the Prevention OF Cruelty
TO Animals for services rendered in the
conduct Of the public pound were
finally passed. Under a stipulation
Irwin has resigned as poundmaster
and the society yesterday began the
work Of impounding stray animals, for
which it was engaged ~ the Board OF
Supervisors. TO the exclusion OF Irwin,
who was appointed By the Mayor.
Irwin lost his suit for possession of
the Office and Is now willing 70 retire.
The Excelsior Homestead Assacia-
/ ton filed an Endorsement OF the recon-
mendation OF the Board OF Education
that a portion Of the bond proceeds
be used TO build the Monroe Primary
School. Particular reference Is made
to the fact that 500 pupils are entitled
to sanitary accommodations.
The petition of Ashbury Heights
residents that a fire engine-house be
installed in the district for required
fire protection was referred to the
Budget Committee. The petition states
that the Fire Commission refuses to
recommend the engine-house on ac-
count of the steep grades and urges
the opening Of Piedmont avenue to
remedy the matter.
The claim of Mrs. Annie Tarpey for
! $3.50 damages sustained TO her prop
/ erty at the hands OF mob near the
Presidio and SOS costs Of suit were or
dered paid.
The bill Of McHugh & Sheerin for
sA12 80 for dumping red rock on San
Bruno road was allowed. G. Round
ley. who charged that only eighty
loads were dumped instead of 217 was
not present to prove his statement and
the inspectors returns showed the
claim to be correct.