The San Francisco call., 1908-04-28
SWAT INSPECTORS.
{ URGES SUPERVISOR
cOmte Tells Constituents to Use
Big Stick to Save Their
. Property

. Supervisor comte urged his asso-
eGates on the board yesterday either to
repeal OF amend ordinance sss. under
which. the health officials claim the
right to destroy property without con-
demnation proceedings.
: This: ordinance" said Comte, sis
being used as an instrument of oppres-
:stoi--or maybe worse. These inspectors
tear. UP planking. order concrete base
lnents and in other ways oppress tax
payers. and all in violation of law. I
Invariably advise my clients TO remon-
strate with them with a heavy stick
on the. head"
-. PayOt chairman OF the health COM
mittee Of the board, said that meeting
would be held with DR. Blue and the
health officials Wednesday TO consider
: al! OF tie sanitary ordinances, with p
view to framing remedial measures.
WILL ACT ON AMENDMENT
!. The following amendment to the
Murdock ordinance. introduced by Rix-
ford went over until next week, when
MuTdock viii return from Washing
ton. ,. c.:
>; That the words malt or ferrnented liquors Oh
>. y me, or any admixtures thereof be stricken
out and tire words Intoxicating liquors be sub
- sttuted and that the following section be added:
Provided. however. that the natural fermented
jnice Of the apple, the natural fermented juice
i6f The rfape and The natural fermented iuice oi
other fruits not Containing more than I8 rer cent
of adcohol and naturally brewed beer are not e
be considered. under this ordinance intoxica ting
liquors and are hereby declared not TO be intoxi
p rating liquors. and are therefore not subject tc
.1he- provisions Of this bill
3. The board referred to the finance
: .coInmrtee the petitions of several hun
dred saloonmen for a refund OF licenses
9. paid: by. them after the big fire. When
an application was made for permit to
- -
quarter was collected in advance. In
;. the present csse4 the. saloonmen paid
:.:the license. but for various reasons did
no. business during the quarter.
!: AUTO RATES FIXED
=. An ordinance fixing the rates to be
charged for automobile hire was passed
. The. charges are as follows Four per-
P: sons or less. each hour, SIS: four per-
sons or. less. each half hour, SO; 90
cents. per hour for each additional pas
.ssnger:
= Ninety: days having elapsed since the
introduction Of the bill, the Parkside
. transit company was granted a % year
franchise over and along Twentieth
= avenue, from II TO " streets, and along
" street TO Nineteenth avenue. The
companx some months ago waived its
right Of: way over Nineteenth avenue
IN consideration of being granted the
Twentieth avenue franchise.
The board Of education was allowed
$I7.5oo TO construct and equip an eigh,
room school at Moscow and Brazil
streets add rooms 10 the Cooper
school. ? TO the Hancock, 5 to the Jean
Parker. 1 TO the Lincoln and 10 the
Oriental.
- A bill changing the name of Dupont
street from Bush street to the bay to
Grant Avenue was passed TO print, a,
the request of the Outdoor Art league
=. > In response to an inquiry by Meal
lister, Mayor Taylor said that it rested
with the governor to declare holidays
during the feet festivities.