The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1905-05-20
SINS OF AUTOS
BEFORE BOARD
Park Commissioners Hear
Horsemen Tell of Reckless
Speeding by Chauffeurs
DEFENDS THE MACHINES
Both Sides to Controversy
Are Heard and New Laws
Will Be Applied to Case

AAONeA - ttAANt ~ w A<to W -
Will Be Applied to Case
The Board of Park Commissioners met
at the Palace Hotel. room 1000, yester-
day afternoon, President A B. Spreckels
presiding. Commissioners William j.
Dingee, w. H. Nelson, Earl Cummings
and Superintendent McLaren attended the
session.
A large delegation of horsemen, headed
by w. r. Pease, urged the board to
grant no special privileges TO automobiles
in the Golden Gate Park. Mr.. Pease
spoke of the terrific speed of the autos
in the park of the odors of gasoline and
the deposits of grease from the machines.
de said in substance; I'm the interest
of the horse / seriously object to giving
up the use of the park 10 automobiles.
The chauffeurs abuse the privileges grant
ed. They run at a speed of twenty-five
miles an hour. Let us have one road
for horses where automobiles cannot
come. We have been compelle- to aban-
don the Ocean boulevard. The talk about
tourists using the machines to view the
beauties of Golden Gate Park is nom
sense. Bundled up like Esqu-maux and
going at a fearful rate of speed, the
passengers see nothing"
MeSsrs. Colnon Magner, Morshead and
White of the delegation addressed the
board, entering protest against the grant
of unlimited privileges to the automobile.
They insisted that they had no prejudice,
but predicted that the horse would be
compelled to go if automobiles were per-
mitted TO use every road. 1t was said
that horses of good blood such as were
frequently driven in the park could not
stand the contact with automobiles
r. P. Schwerin, representing the Auto
mobile Club of California, was amazed to
hear of the accidents reported by the
horsemen. He fancied that there was
some mistake. He said that the purpose
of the club was to punish chauffeurs that
violated the ordinance and disregarded
the rights of people on foot and in car
riages.
WANT TO HEAR ALL.
President Spreckels said 1t was proper
that both sides should have a full hear
ing. The Board of Park Commissioners
after the hearing, would have to act as
referee.
The delegation of horsemen agreed with
Mr.. Schwerin that the automobile had
come to stay. but the point was made
that the horse should not be driven out
by the machine.
Mr. Morshead remarked that a good
horse could not be driven with safety on
the same road with an automobile.
Addressing Mr.. Spreckels, the delega-
ton said: I'VE hope you will stand by
US, as you have done more than any
one else for the horse. If you desert the
morse We might as well give up and buy
an automobile"
The board agreed to take the subject
under advisement Mr.. Schwerin pre-
sented the regulations as recommended
by the automobile Club 1t will be the
duty Of Commissioner Rueben H. Lloyd
TO prepare the ordinance The draft
presented by Mr.. Schwerin provides that
the use OF automobiles shall be permitted
on the Panhandle main driveway. south
driveway and middle driveway The ma
cnlnes are not TO use the road to Straw
Derry Hill, the road to the music stand.
nor the north bridge driveway The regu-
lauons as measure of safety provide:
When passing a carriage or pedestrian
from rear to front it must Ne done to
the left and at moderate rate of speed. -
announcement was made by the presi-
dent that John Martin of the Bav Conn
ties Electric Power Company had gener-
ously agreed to give the park free Of
charge power to operate a dynamo at the
Dutch windmill on calm days The board
thanked Mr.. Martin, and directed Score
tary Herbert Schmitz to invite proposals
In the regular form for a dynamo.
ID. o. McRae and John Reid, chieftains
OF the Caledonia Club, enriched the ath-
lectic ground fund by a contribution of
900.
President Spreckels reported that the
Spring Valley Water Company agreed to
supply Lobos square with water until
June 30 1906, at $50 per month. The offer
was accepted.
Report was made to the board by Com
missioner Cummings that a plaster-made
fY71y at he
Museum collapsed yesterday. The Sphinx
was heritage of the Midwinter Fair,
and went TO smash on account Of interior
decay. A companion Sphinx will be re-
moved. The figures of so-called orna-
ments in plaster when in good state
of preservation added nothing to the
beauty of the entrance to the museum,
and the collapse is not regretted.
BIDS ARE CONSIDERED.
Henry Cowell, the lowest bidder, was
awarded a contract for supplying 1000
barrels Of Santa Cruz lime at 81 80 per
barrel.
81 % per barrel for 1000 barrels of stand
ard Portland cement was the lowest The
contract was awarded to the company.
The following bids for 1000 barrels of
fuel oil were received: National Oil Com
pany, 81 cents barrel; Standard Oil
Company. 61% cents per barrel; Asso-
ciated Oil Company. 6s cents per barrel;
Union OIL Company, 57h cents per barrel
The contract was awarded to the Union
Oil Company. The representative of the
Standard Oil Company manifested sur
prise when the figures of the Union Oil
Company were read.
Baker & Hamilton and Durham, Car
rigan & Hayden bid the same as follows
to supply galvanized iron pipes. and the
award was divided equally to the firms:
1000 feet three-quarter-inch, $4s 20; 1000
feet one-inch, 500 rs; 1000 feet one and a
quarter inch, $95; 1000 feet one and a half
inch, $22S 90; 5000 feet two-inch, $751;; 1000
feet three-inch, $638.
The award for lumber went to the
Eckstrom Lumber Company. the lowest
bidder
The w. P. Fuller Company was the
successful bidder for oil other than that
to be used for fuel.
c. p WiIcomb rendered his resignation
as curator of the Memorial Museum, to
take effect June Is. The resignation was