The San Francisco call., 1908-10-13
Supervisors Quickly Pass Sulli-
vans Ordinance by Two
thirds Vote
New Regulation Compels Re.
turn to the System in
Vogue September |
Mutually Disgnsts Even Friends
With Bid for Trolley
Permit
United Railroads Has Bad Time
at Meeting of the City
Fathers

Yesterday was a bad day
for the United Railroads in
the meeting of the board Of
supervisors. BY a two thirds
majority the members put
through finally the "Sul-
livan" ordinance, which,
among other things, outlaws
the white slip" transfer
nuisance and compels a re-
turn to the system in vogue Sep
ternber l.
The Sutter track matter was
gratuitously given place for dis
cussion. and Thornwell Mullaily
disgusted his two stanchest friends on
the board. Pollok and McAllistsr. by
making $4,000 bid for temporary
trolley permit He explained mo-
ment later that he meant the sum TO
it in snugly on the Mission viaduct
proposition. TWO years ago the COM
pany agreed tc advance 10 per cent OF
the cost of this work
Pollok told Calhouns nephew that his
offer was "specious." and McAllister
said he had been friendly" but that
this was too much McAllistsr wanted
to know IL the road would give $500
real money per month instead OF
and couldn't. The bond holders
wouldn't let it,
Just to put the onus where It be-
longed,s in McAllfster's words. the
board then made $3.50 o'clock next Mon
day the hour for a special order OF
business to hear what proposition tbs
company might be willing to make. so
that the people may understand" a.
Pollok phraSed IL, Just who Is re-
sponsible'' for the horsecar conditions.
aBLACK SYSTEM" EXPLAINED
The dement's OF General Manager
Blacks October transfer system were
explained by the hour before the
boards II to vote enacted the SulH-
van bill
Broderick. Center. Comte. McAllistsr.
Pollok and Rixford< voted No to no.
body's surprise. but Murdock changed
his mo- of last week TO aye" to
Blacks visible disappointment; Jen-
nings also Joined the supporters OF the
regulation. and Connolly remained in
the ranks favorfng city control Booth.
Bancroft. Hooks, Murphy, Giannlnf.
Payot stood. as last week. for the
measure
The West Richmond woman's I'M
provement club came in force to ask
the supervisors protection against
Blacks Inauguration OF 10 cent
fare" and the clubs vice president.
Mrs E. H. O'Donnel1. won the mayors
and the members hearty approval by
the masterly way she presented tha
case OF that districts residents, shut
or from direct downtown communica-
ton IF you won't legislate to help
u.s." she asked in closing. where can
we look for help? II you can't. what is
our charter good forT'
Thomas Gray stated he once won a
prize from the United Railroads by
pointing out what could be done In tho
way OF transfer riding on it's system.
During the last 10 days" he said. 7
have been busily getting acquainted
with this new Black system It's a
wonder The Polk and Twelfth street
line no longer exists The cars don't
go. and the transfers don't work tha
way they are labeled
Gray then TOOK up IN detail exam
pies confirming his general criticisms
DR.. Van Meter called the boards atteh-
ton to a misstatement OF the of7cials
that the Devisedero gap inconvenienced
only the passengers between Sunset
and Richmond
CLEANS UP CALENDAR
After putting in the entire afternoon
ON the two railroad matters the board
settled into the collar about o'clock
and began to clean up it's two weeks
calendar. The ordinance giving notice
election November IL. almost a duplica-
ton OF the ordinance calling the cleo
zion hut required by the charter. was
nassed TO print, Broderick and Meal
lister being the only two to vote no.
The board referred Benjamin Ide
VrbeeIer's offer that the university hos
pitaI cooperate with the city in the
csre Of acute and surgical cases to the
hospital committee: the offer of A. L
Tav1or to sell a Mokelumne river water
supnly for s29.775s000 to the public
utilities COMMITTEES. The communica-
fion Of B. F. Often that three persons
within a month had been killed at
Third and Townsend streets by the
scissoring OF streetcars was likewise
referred to the same committee The
tenement house law was amended to
hermit one story construction on yard
space OF corner lots The sale OF
ground squirrels and the driving OF
unbroken horses were prohibited The
construction of the Mission grammar
school at q cost not to exceed s1soseoe