The San Francisco call., 1906-07-06
SITE Chosen FOR
PROVISIONAL
CITY HALL.
Supervisors Accept Donation
From mAndrewMcCreeyo
Lot at Eighth and Mission
ADVICE OF MAYOR
Frame Building toBeErected
Immediately at Estimated
Expense of $15O,000

Acting on the suggestion of Mayor
Schmitz, the Board of Supervisors has
accepted an offer made by Andrew Nc
Creery for the use Of a lot 275 feet 10y
275 feet at Eighth and Mission streets
and viii Immediately build a tWo-story
frame building that viii constitute
temporary City Hall The building will
cost S150.0O0 and work will proceed i'm
mediately, as Supervisor Gallagher an
nounced that there is sufficient money
on hand 10 proceed with the work
City Architect Shea has drawn up plans
which have met with the approval Of
the Mayor, and all departments save
the Police and attendant courts Will
be housed under one roof.
It was stated by Mayor Schmitz that
Andrew McCreery would give the lot
rent free, with the understanding that
the city would pay the taxes for a
period of three years. At the expiration
Of the three years further arrangements
will be made with the owner. It is
understood that for the two years fol-
lowing the owner will receive a nomi-
nal rent and is later to come into pos
session of the buildings This state
ment, however, was not given out by
the Mayor
The letter from Mayor Schmitz max
ing his recommendation was as fol-
lows:
-
To the Honorable Board of Super
visors-Mr. Andrew B. McCreery, who
is well known for his devotion to the
public interests at all times and who
contributed more than $4,000 for a
branch library, has offered me as a site
for the temporary City Hail at the
northeast corner Of Eighth and Mission
streets. 275x275 feet with the under
taxes. As this is in proximity To
the old City Hall and il is very desir-
able 10 have the municipal offices near
that location, recommend 70 your
honorable board the acceptance of Mr.
McCreery's offer and also that you ad-
vertise for bids for the construction OF
a temporary wooden building 10 house
all the municipal Offices excepting the
Police Courts and the Police Depart
ment- Yours resPeetfulllGyii lGyii5,,,rz
Mayor Of the City and County Of San
Francisco.
Supervisor Boxton moved that the
Mayors recommendation be adopted
and the actual work of ordering the
construction Of the building was re-
ferred 10 the street and finance COM
mittee.
KELLY HAS HIS TROUBLES.
Things were started in several in
stances by Supervisor Kelly. who devel-
oped a talkative mood. The fate of his
constituents is hanging heavily on his
conscience and he unburdened himself
70 his fellow workers. He wanted 40
know why the Street and Health de-
partments had failed TO report on the
resolution TO require the Ocean Shore
Railroad Company to dump debris in
Precita swamp. Hundreds Of his con-
stituents, affirmed the Supervisor. are
in danger of being devoured by mos
ouitoes and he thought 1t was high
time that resolution was called from
its slumbers
Not satisfied with the assurance of
Supervisor Rea that the street commit
tee was prepared TO report favorably
any time the health committee could be
stirred into action, Supervisor Kelly re-
lapsed into temporary silence, to
emerge later with query as TO what
had become Of the $4,000 appropriation
for the investigation of the Joker system
by the Department Of Electricity.
It was intimated by the speaker that
the funds had been misused by some
one. and he demanded an investigation
For the finance committee Supervisor
Gallagher replied that the money had
been used to rehabilitate the fire alarm
system destroyed by the fire. Kelly
was not satisfied, and he was referred to
the committee Of electricity, of which
he is a member.
LAUNDRY APPLICATION ALLOWED
With no. comment the application OF
the Palace Hotel Laundry Company for
permission TO operate 50-horsepoweT
boiler and engine for laundry on Post
street between DeVisadero and Scott
was reported favorably by the fire com
rnittee, and a resolution TO that effect
passed to print Another resolution
was also passed 10 print granting the
Palace Hotel Laundry Company per-