The San Francisco call., 1906-05-26

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Amending section 1896 of the Political
Code providing for method OF reporting
daily average ATTENDANCE WheIe Schoo
records are destroyed by calamity. .
Amending section of act OF March =
1898 relative 70 high school fund, by pro-
viding for apportionment IN cases Wnere
$50 days of school not held or average at
tendance of 20 not maintained by reason
Amending section 1917 of the Political
Code by adding a new subdivision tzll
! thereto enabling school trustees and
boards of education TO compromise liti-
! ga ton arising from the destruction OF
school buildings in course of erection dur
/ ing April 1906 This to enable the can
/ collation. of contracts and adoption of diff
ferent methods of constructing new school
buildings.
An act to appropriate the sum OF
lS25,00O for the purchase, of State
school text books for the children OF
INDECENT parents is included.
| Under what might be termed the
relief provisions will come the follow
ing proposed legislation.
Ratification, of acts performed during
An act extending to July 81, 1906, the
annual statement for 1905, thus renewing
| from code penalties those companies
whose records have been destroyed,
An act to authorize the transfer TO the
United States of tide lands in San Diego
Bay for quarantine station.
An act TO authorize the transfer TO the
United States of rights of way obtained
/ tect the city of Stockton from Hood and
to make navigable its river approaches.
Act striking out section OF Article
XIII of the constitution. thereby allow
ing the mortgagor 60 pay the tax on
mortgages.
LONG-TERM LEASES DROPPED.
/ After considerable discussion and
hearing from ]. l. Howell in favor OF
s9-year leases and from John Z. Ben
nett as opposed to long term leases
the committee decided at yesterday s
session that the matter was not an
emergency issue and it was dropped
from the proposed call.
Reconsideration. of the former
recommendation adopted by the COM
mittee indorsing the consolidation OF
Los Angeles with adjacent towns fol
the purpose of securing water sup
ply resulted in the withdrawal of the
paragraph from the call. A simple
clause suggesting that the act of 1908
be amended will, 1t is believed by the
committee, afford Los Angeles and
Oakland the relief desired.
The committee from the Oakland
| Chamber of Commerce was headed by
F. w. Bilger, and Wilbur F. Walker
who spoke in favor of consolidation
DR.. L. A. Perce of Long Beach ap-
DedTeu III DeHdll OI HIS city 10 PAOtCci
against consolidation with Los An
geles, but Endorsed that city's endeavof
to secure a water supply
PURCHASE OF PROPERTY.
The committee then turned its at
tention to the Ruef amendment, which
was discussed and finally ordered to
the revision committee, which prac-
tically means its adoption. After be-
ing whipped into shape by the COM
/ ,,,fftoa vast pr9au the act was fina1lA
drafted as follows:
For and during the period Of three
years from the date OF the adoption
! hereof the city and county of San Fran
cisco. by ordinance adopted by two
thirds vote of its Board OF Supervisors
and approved by its Mayor may acquire
purchase, condemn, or accept donations
of lands to be used for streets, parks
! bouleyards, reservoirs and esplanades, Oh
to be exchanged for lands TO be used for
such purposes. and may sell or may ex-
change lands now used or hereafter tc
1 be acquired by il for such purpose. foI
other lands to be used for the same Oh
similar purposes, and may sell or ex-
change for other lands to be used fol
the same or similar purposes any lands
now or heretofore used by IL as sites fol
public or municipal buildings, and may
change, widen or extend the lines of its
streets and the lines, routes, terms OIL
conditions of any privileges or fran
chises for pipes, pipe lines, eenduits
/ wires, railways, tracks or roadbeds nov
held or enjoyed by any person, firm OF
! corporation in or on any OF its streets
and may so regulate and restrict the USE
Of its streets and the operation of ans
privileges or franchises therein or there
! on az to protect its streets and any I'M
Provements which may be made Thereon
from destruction, damage or injury; pro
vided, that no lands now owned by salt
city and county Of San Francisco shal
shall first be authorized by majority oa
the voters Of said city and county voting
thereon at special election called fel
the purpose of such authorization, bu
this shall not be construed to preveh
poses as therein provided
Provided further tha4 no existing pt,b
lie park or square or any part fifereo
shall be sold or exchanged under tlat
4 provisions hereof and also providing .thai
nothing herein contained shall be helc
TO authoEZe any extension OF the tern
or time of existence Of any franchis,
which Is not now provided for by tn,
constitution and laws of the State or b,
the charter of said city and county
In all cases proper compensation shall
be allowed for all property or right!
taken, acquired, or affected by such acs
Ition. No property or rights shall be tax
en- without the consent and concurrence,
OF persons owning the same ;ekeept I'm
der the right of eminent domain and ac
o0r1ing 10 law The powers hereby con
fsrreo shall, with respect to the subiar
matters hereof, not be subject to IN,
provisiops OF the charter of the city ans