The San Francisco call., 1906-06-12
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Slightly Changed by the Sen
ate and Sent to
Printer.
Final Action on the Measure
to Be Taken This
Forenoon.
Absent Members Rounded Up
to Vote on the
Amendment.
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL.

SACRAMENTO. June 1.-THE consti-
| tutional amendment permitting Sar
Francisco, through its Board of Super
visors, to buy or exchange real estate
| for the purpose of widening and ex-
tending streets was passed today by
the Assembly and this evening the SEN
ate after modifying it slightly, sent il
to the printer with a rush order Final
action will be had on the bill tomorrow
forenoon II was on this resolution
that the greatest fight of the session
developed. and it was only after much
tinkcring by the committee on con-
stitutional amendments that the bin
was hammered into shape to suit the
ideas of the necessary number of As
sembiymen to insure the passage of the
measure.
But little parley was held over the
measure, It having been discussed fire.
quently on the moor. in the committee
rooms and about the corridors OF the
hotels. From the drst the bill was re-
garded with suspicion and the legisla-
tors believed that it conferred too much
power on the Board or Supervisors in
the matter of exercising control over
the privileges of certain street corpora
tfons.
when the matter fnally came 10 a
vote 1t was sent to the printer only af-
ter absent members were rounded up
and had voted. and when three Of the
lawmakers who voted in the negative
changed their votes to the Affirmative.
ThoEe who voted against the measure
on the first roll call were Burge. sCleve-
land, coyle, Creighton. Cromwell. Cans.
Jones'of Tuolunane. Lynch, Mitcheltree.
Moore and Whiting. On the second roll
call Cans, Mitcheltree and Within q
switched to the Affirmative, the final
vote standing 56 ayes and nays The
constitutional amendment as it will be
submitted to the people reads as fol-
lows:
For and during the period of two
years from the date of the adoption
hereof the city and county of San
Francisco. by ordinance adopted by a
two-thirds vote OF its Board of Super
viscrs and approved by its Mayor NAV
acquire by purchase. condemnation or
donation lands to be used for streets,
parks, boulevArds. reservoirs or es-
planades. or may acquire, by purchase
condemnation or donation, lands TO be
exchanged for lands TO be used for
streets. parks. boulevards. reservoirs or
esplanades. and may SELL or may ex-
change, lands now used or hereafter
TO be acquired by 1t for streets parks
oouleyards, reservoirs or esplanades
Tor other lands to be used for the same
or similar purposes; and may sell or
the same or similar purposes any lands
now or heretofore used by IL as sites
for public or municipal buildings and
may change, widen or extend the lines
OF It's streets, and where made neces-
sary by the changing. widening. exten-
sion or closing. In whole or in part, of
any such streets. may change the lines
or routes of any pipe. pipe line. con-
duits. wires or railways heretofore con-
structed OF laid under the privilege
granted (section g OF article xI of the
sconstftution) to any person. finn or
corporation in or upon any of such
streets. and may alter the terms of
any such privilege now or heretofore
held or enjoyed by any person. firm or
corporation. on any street so Changed.
widened. extended or closed. only to
the extent TO changing the lines of
route of any such pipe, pipe lines. con-
dufts. wires or railways; provided. that
no lands now owned by said city and
county of San Francisco shall be sold
or exchanged unless such-sale or ex-
chnnge shall first be authorized by a
majority OF the voters OF said city and
county voting thereon at a special
election called for the purpose of such
authorization, but this shall not be
construed to prevent any exchange of
such lands acquired by the said city
and county after the date OF the adop-
ti0tt w tHc LcklSialuFe OF the TeSOiu-
tfon and before the submission
OF this amendment to the people. for
street purposes as herein provided: pro-
vfded further that no existing public
park OF square. or any part thereof.
shall be sold or exchanged under the
provisions hereof; and also provided
that nothing in this section contained
shall be so-e0nstrued as to confer upon
the Board of Supervisors any power
or authority beyond that at this date
possessed by IL. to extend the term or
time OF existence or conditions of any
privilege or franchise In all cases
proper compensation shall be allowed
for all property or rights taken. ac-
quired or affected by such action No
property or rights shall be taken with
out the consent and concurrence of
persons owning the same. except under
the right OF eminent domain and ae-
cording to law; provided that the CITY
and county of San Francisco, BY ordi-
nance adopted as above. may. at any
time within two years from the adop-
ton of this amendment. donate TO the
State of California any lot of land now
owned or hereafter acquired by said
city and county as a site for the erec-
tion OF building for State offices in
said city and county. or may lease to
nincty-ninc years a lot for that pur-
pose
Great surprise was manifested when
Lukens asked that "conduits and