The San Francisco call., 1908-09-15
CITY BONDS ARE
SOLD TO ROLLINS
Bid of S3,5I4,520 Is Accepted
and Move for Needed Inn
prOvements Is Begun
Money to Be Spent for New
Schools, New Sewers and
Better Fire Protection

TIE first installnsent of the city bono
issue Of slS.2o0 600 was awarded TO the
Rollins Harris Grms yesterday by tie
board OF supervisors for s3,5lA52O, the
highest bid.
Segregating This sum into tine four
bond issue accounts as follows Fire
protection account. SA.eSO,344; sewer
construction. sS6S.0E5; school coirtruc-
tion. sE.275.773. and hospital coTEstruc-
ton. s295.32S the board launch ed the
actual work on the three principal un-
dertakings above enumerated py pass
ing 10 print. under suspension OF the
rules and upon motion Of Chairman
Giannini Of the public utilities coenmit-
tee three ordinances setting aside near
lv S25OO coo of the money to be re-
ceived and authorizing the construction
Of large sections OF the proposed fTe
protection and sewer systems, two fire
boats. the firehouses and five schools.
From reports submitted eaTlier in the
day by City Engineer Manson and CITY
Engineer Tharp and approved oy The
board Of works, the supervisors We're
enabled to judge the precise times
when the proposals for bids on the va
rious Jobs might be advertised care
ful schedule being given, showing the
approximate days when these offices
would be ready 10 present the working
plans for the contractors figures.
GIANNTNI TAKES STRONG STAND
When Center Of the street committee
and Rfxford OF the building committee
sought TO have the proposed constfuc-
lion matters sidetracked into Shelr re-
spective committees. xsiannini received
The warm support OF most OF his fellow
members in demanding that the board
cease marking time and 90 anead ana
90 things. When Rixfcrd complained
that the building committee might as
well be put out OF existence Payot re-
sponded that that would be the best
thing that could happen 10 it Center $
attack was directed especially against
the sewer construction program, but
awakened no response from any other
member, Chairman jennings OF The
finance committee and Murphy Of the
france and street committees each as
suring DR. Giannini thar the board was
with him in proposing 10 make things
hum.
Gisnnini was careful TO explain that
ro slight was intended TO any commit
tee. and upon his motion the school
construction bill after passage 10 print
was also referred to RiNford's commit
tee and the sewer construction ordi-
nance similarly handled.
WILL ERECT SCHOOL HOUSES
The Gve schools upon whose prosecu-
tion the board gave the requisite order
were: The Mission grammar, $4,000;
South End. SI00.0 600: Bryant cosmopoli-
tan. Sl00 O00; Sutro grammar, 100000;
Monroe primary, $4,000.
The sewer construction authorized
was Part Of East Potrero sewer,
s230.0O0; sewerage and storm sewers of
The Yerba Buena district, s350.000 and
sI3s,0O0: sewer in Fourteenth street be-
tween Howard and Harrison, $4,000:
and in Fulton and Devisadero streets,
s2e see.
The AUTHORIZED expenditure. by ordi-
nance passed to print OF the fire pro-
tcction construction included the two
firlbOats. the pumping stations, the tur-
bine pumps, and 10 Of the cisterns.
WILL BE NAMED FOR DEAD CHIEFS
The lreboats to be named the Dennis
y. Sullivan" and the David Scannell, -
after San Francisco's two deceased
chiefs. viii be J29 feet i'm length and
VIII draw about 10 feet OF water. They
are 10 be of steel and viii be capable of
- miles per hour Two powerful
pumps, each delivering 5000 gallons of
water per minute al a pressure of $50
pounds TO the square inch. or the equiv
alent Of the united streams Of Is fire
engines. will play into the pipes of the
teIescopic so foot tower and the 20 Y
inch hose outlets of the two boats. 1t
VIII take about nine months to build
The boats, and it is expected they will
he ready for service by the middle Of
next year. The cost of the two is esti-
mated At $4,000
The sum OF s967. 600 is estimated as
lie necessary amount for the compile
lon Of all the above items of the fire
protection system.