The San Francisco call., 1906-07-03
BUILDING LAW
IS UNCHANGED
Passes Supervisors in
Form Submitted by
Committee.
Three Members of Board
Dodge Vote on the
Liquor License.

Mayor Schmitz hopes, by limiting the
height of Glass A buildings in San
Francisco to force the property own
ers to widen the streets. When the
building ordinance came up for final
passage by the Board of Supervisors
that was why he had inserted the
clause that no building can be higher
than one and a half times the width
of the street.
He stated. however, that he would
be amenable to reason, any time 1t
could be proved that this rule was
working an injury TO the owners of
property. Other than remarks from
several of the Supervisors, who be-
lieved there should be no delay. no dis
cussion was had and the building or
dinance, containing the limitation
clause as reported by the committee,
was passed without dissenting vote.
The liquor ordinance was the other
measure of Importance that was acted
upon. 1t came up for final passage.
Supervisors Boxton, McGushin and
Nicholas were excused from voting at
their own request.
HEIGHT LIMIT RETAINED.
When the building ordinance was
called for a vote, Supervisor Coleman,
who put the measure through, said it
was in as good form as possible at the
present time and that while future con-
ditions may arise calling for change,
the committee was not in a position to
take care of the distant future. He
was followed by Supervisor Wilson,
who believed there should be a change
in that part of the ordinance limiting
the height of Class A buildings.
Mayor Schmitz explained why he be-
lieved in such limit and was backed
up by Supervisors Gallagher and Box
ton, who called for a vote without fur
ther delay and the ordinance was
passed.
An ordinance was introduced and
passed to print regulating the sale and
use of gasoline in automobile garages.
Permits must be secured from the Fire
Marshal and where the garage has but
one street frontage, not more than 200
gallons can be kept. All quantities in
excess of five gallons must be stored
in iron or steel tanks, there must be
no smoking in the vicinity and all
lights must be encased in incandescent
globes.
Telephone Company the franchise
which it obtained by bid was referred
to the judiciary committee to see that
it is in accordance with the terms
agreed upon.
Bills amounting to $12,OO7.1S were
allowed.
CHIMNEY ORDINANCE.
The new chimney ordinance, by
which the inspection of all fues will
be compulsory. was passed to print
after a favorable report from the fire
and building committees.
BY resolution the telephone company
will be requested to install a telephone
at the residence of Captain Henry B.
Rice of the Fire Department, and w F.
McNutt was granted the privilege of
conducting a hospital at Steiner and
O'Farrell streets.
F. w. Mcdonald, Industrial Commis-
sioner of the Atchison, Topeka and
Santa Fe, filed an application for two
short spur tracks on Sixteenth street,
both near Connecticut
E. S. Capp of 1908 Fillmore street
filed with the board communication
setting forth a number of suggestions.
He wants the new monuments to mark
ground and the grades of streets south
the city to investigate and obtain a
renewal of an offer made by Ohlandt
& Buck TO furnish, free, millions of
gallons of water day from their ice
factory.
Owners of real property on Van Ness
avenue filed a protest against the plac-
ing of the statuary of the California
Memorial Group on Van Ness avenue
between Fell and Oak streets, or at any
other place in the center of the road
way of Van Ness avenue, for the reason
that 1T will obstruct travel.