The San Francisco call., 1908-12-15
PROVIDE FOR ISSUE
OF WATER BONDS
Supervisors Pass Ordinance to
Print, but Set No Date for
Securities Sale
McAIIiSter Makes Individual
Proposition TO Spring Valley
for Sale of Works

several important steps taken to-
ward the acquisition OF the Hetch
Hetchy water supply for san Francisco
marked yesterdays session OF the boa I'd
~ supervisors The issuance and re-
dcmption OF sseOoo0 worth OF. water
bonds. being the amount authorized By
1he peoples 10 vote a month ago.
was provided for in an ordinance passed
20 print No date was set for the sale
~ the bonds and none probably will
De- set until the close Of the present
session OF congress.
city Engineer MansOn's recommen-
dation that the city proceed at once TO
Condemn The Ham Hail" properties
around Lake Eleanor was sent 10 the
public utilities committee for action.
Ihe reply OF Vice President J. n
Quay of the Spring Valley company to
the supervisors request that all the
stock holders be asked their views as
10 a selling price for the plant. in
which Quay said the matter had been
reserved for President Bourn's con-
sideration-" was also fled with the
public utilities committee
MeATLIsTEsR OFFERS sun
McAliister virtually offered the com
paDy. SO far as his single superVisorial
Vote is concerned. s31.S5S. 600 for the
works. he Introduced 2 resolution re-
citing that the election OF November
l2 expressed in unmista kable terms
The wishes Of the people of this com
monwealth 10 own and operate their
own municipal water works" Calling
attention to the fact that the city's
immediate needs demanded the installa-
tion Of wafer mains and hydrants Nc
AlIsier asked his associates to sub
scribe 10 the following remarkable
proposition:
Resolved that We the board Of supervisors.
hereby pledge ourselves that it rour lSDring
valley company viii give 10 this board the
option OF purchasing your entire plant for
she sam ~ S31 SIS. coo. or the face value
* lis stock snd bonds taken basis the
lst CT January. 1909. and further providing
tas. sny and al sums spent for the develop
menr oi th-s plant from Sno after above
dsie be- provided By the Spring Valley com
IaRy. but such expenditures be under the
direction ana control OF the city engineer
and be added 10 the above purchase price;
and
Further providing said option 10 extend
fcr two wears from lst Of January, 1909.
expiring the fst Of January. 1911.
We. therefore. pledge ourselves 10 put be-
fore the people as soon possible at s gen
eral election 10 be held in this city. the
question rs called for by this resolution.
lf 81 such election ihe people OF this
commonwealth vote bF two-thir6s Majority
- agree 70 pay above sums for tte Spring
Valley plant and SIS Development. We further
peose ourselves TO accept your offer and
complete The sale.
Resolved. thst this resolution be immed-
ateiy traDsuli Iled 10 the president and d.
rectors OF the Spring Valley company with
request for an early reply
As a preliminary step to the fixing Of
water rates next February. the board
directed lie Spring Valley company to
- file an inventory Of all its properties
used n supplying water TO the city;
directed The board OF works to fIe an
appraisemcnt Of the same. and pro-
Nided that similar statements be fled
by ''al companies" etc, engaged in
.hs business OF supplying pure. fresh
water for the use % the inhabitants
~ this city and county"
SLOT MACHINE ORDINANCE
The nickel in the slot machine o~di- !
nance with minimum quarterly H. +!
cense Of SIS for one machine and a 4
maximum charge of SI27G for oeven 4
was referred 10 the license committee /
10 review some legal entsnglements 4
Connolly introduced a bill prohibit !
Ing dog coursing in the county, and
had II referred TO the police committee. /
Murphy secured the adoption of a
resolution granting $50, 600 to nacad /
aTnize II street between Twentieth and
Forty ninth avenues.
Bilis were passed TO print granting
the san Francisco iron and metal COM
pany a spur track permit in North
Point street; ordering the construction
N a. ~-5-UUu sewer IN amazon street. |
and giving notice for the removal OF
human bodies and remains inferred in
the Golden Gate cemetery on or before
July !, 1909.
REPAIR PEsTHOUsE
The board voted $4,000 more for the
repair of the smallpox hospital de-
spite Broderick's protest; authorized
the employment OF Eve extra clerks
IN the county clerks Office during Jan
uary. February and March: appropri-
ate6 $4,000 for fire cisterns; granted
The Dreamland athletic club an anna
tegr boxing permit for January Is; or
dered the construction OF a $4,000 fire
engine house at Cafmel and Ashbury
streets; accepted J. B. Keenan's offer
10 sell most OF block 49,, in the Uni
Versity mound addition. at sS.25O for
school purposes, and directed the city
attorney to seek offers for lands ad-
jacent 10 the Hancock grammar. Jean
Parker. West End and Cleveland pri- /
mary schools.
a fender test" VIII take place be-
fore the members Of the board OF |
supervisors at the United railroads |
Turk street barn next Thursday. Cen |
eral Manager Black informing the
board yesterday the company was
ready to try out the new guards.
Manson and Giannini Arrive