The San Francisco call., 1906-06-07
STABLE OWNERS
VIOLATING LAW
Put Up Buildings With
out Waiting to Sc
cure Permits.
Health Committee of
Supervisors Prepares
to Take'Action.

Stablemen who are putting up build
ings regardless of permits or the city
ordinances will be brought up with a
round turn by the Board of Super
visors If they do not comply with the
regulations laid down for them. An
drew M Wilson, a member of the
health and hospital committee. at a
meeting held yesterday morning, de-
clared that the stablemen are not
complying with the law and he wanted
them to understand that they would
not be allowed to pursue their own
sweet way.
i have a stable myself he said,
and can fully appreciate that we
are in need of stables, but there is
no need of placing them in the midst
of the residence district. 1t depreciates
the value of property and the stables
are nuisance. The present ordinance
does not permit the erection of stables
unless the sanction of the property
owners for 200 feet on each side of
the proposed stable is secured. This
ordinance is not being observed,
The matter came under discussion
when a protest was received against
the erection of stable for the Cold
berg-Bowen Company on California
street between DeVisadero and Scott.
Louis c. Smith filed the protest. and
tiiO CHliiS rCOfIlifltlSo CAPiIooCd llSCll
rs being opposed to a stable in that
locality. and promised an immediate
investigation ~.
l.. c. White, secretary of the Stable
and Carriage Owners Association,
asked consideration of the ordinance,
which proposes to give the Super
visors discretion as to the. location of
the stables. Mr.. White explained that
thirty-siN out of forty-one of the
stables he represented were destroyed
by the fire and that it would be necs
sary to make some concessions. The
committee is favorable, but took the
request under advisement.
c. j. Lawton filed similar protest
against the erection of a one-story
building on Fulton street, near Cough,
to be used as a stable by John Doe"
Marks. Marks will have to explain
himself before he is permitted to pro-
coed with the work.
A large delegation of men and wo-
men faced the committee to tell Chair
man Lonergan and his associates just
why there was objection to the estab
lishment of an Undertaking establish
ment by Carew & English at 1918
Geary street. The objection was on
the general principle that the residents
dislike undertakers in their immediate
vicinity. English said that he was
burned out in the business section and
did not propose to stay at the present
location longer than necessary. When
the protestants said they wanted that
vicinity kept entirely for residents
English pulled a list which went to
show that in the same block can be
found a coal yard, Chinese washhouse,
hay and grain yard and Japanese
cleaning establishment. The under
taker said all he wanted was fair
play Action was promised next Mon
day.
The committee took up the report
of the City Engineer in regard to the
sanitary reduction works, in which it
is stated that the works are in poor
shape. On the suggestion of Super
visor Wilson the crematory people will
be notified that unless its works are
put in better shape in a reasonable
length of time. the franchise will be
revoked.