The San Francisco call., 1908-11-20
WANT LINDLfY FOR
WATER PROCEDURE
Public Utilities Committee and
Mayor Urge His Selection
as Special Counsel
Attorney Is Recognized as One
of Foremost Authorities in
the United States

The public utilities committee recon-
mended yesterday that the board by
formal ordinance Monday confirm the
appointment of Judge Curtis III. Lindley
to act as special counsel for the city
in all the procedure connected with
the acquisition of the Hetch Hetehy
water supply The city attorney and
the mayor have Joined the committee
in recommending the above action,
which will undoubtedly be taken by the
board. The city thereby secures the
services of perhaps the foremost au--
-thority in America on state and
national legislation affecting water and
power rights and the use of public
lands, ETC.. in connection with their
development
The correspondence upon which Super
visors Giannini Murphy and McLeran
based their recommendation follows:
San Francisco November Is. 1905
To the Board of Supervisors of the City and
County of San Francisco:
transmit herewith 70 your honorable body
copy of the letter of the city attorney ad-
dressed to me, of date November Is. as follows:
II have the pleasure TO inform you that
Judge Curtis H, Lihdley has consented to asso.
ciate himself with me In the matters connected
with the acquisition of municipal water sup
ply, and particularly in the matter of the Hetch
Hetchy. consider the city extremely fortunate
in securing the services of so eminent man
Judge Lindley and have availed himself of his
willingness to act by appointing him special at
city and county of San Francisco of a municipal
water system.
Trusting this action on my part will meet with
the approval of yourself and the board OF super
..PERCY V LONG. City Attorney
l recommend that your honorable body ratify
the act of the city attorney in associatinG Judge
Curtis II. Lindley with him in the matters con
nected with the acquisition OF municipal water water
supply. and particularly in the matter OF Heteh
Hetchy EDWARD r. TAYLOR, Mayor.
Post Street Franchise
The supervisors street committee un-
earthed the fact yesterday that an ap-
plication to the board to sell a iran
chise for a street railway on the two
blocks of Post street, between Leaven-
worth and Larkin, had been on flle
since October &c. 1906, and Maxwell
McNut, one of the petitioners, appeared
before the committee to ask that the
matter be resurrected and the franchise
advertised for sale. The committee
passed the matter over to the pubic
utilities committee, as properly lying
within its province. Recently Mayor
Taylor called attention to the fact that
the United Railroads had permanent
track over the two blocks in question
without any apparent franchise right.
Representatives of the ocean Shore
and the Southern Pacific railroads
agreeing TO the WOIhS OOdlU
mendation that the grades in the vicin-
ity of Florida and Fifteenth streets be
changed to permit a grade crossing OF
the two roads, and the Ocean Shore
shouldering the responsibility Tor All
damages, present or consequential, tne
committee recommended that the grade
changes be made.
The fnanee committee was asked to
find $500 with which to put back the
fence along the Spring Valley property
facing Ocean avenue, where the city
has been ceded a 90 foot strip by the
corporation on condition that this
change be made.
Action on Licenses
The supervisors license committee
recommended yesterday the passage OF
the one day $5 license for the sale or
liquor at meetings of fraternal organi-
cations, ETC., but reported against Muir
docks proposed amendment to the gen
eral saloon license ordinance increas-
ing the charge January l to $oOO, with
5000 additions the following two years.
J. E. White for the Golden Gate Chris
ton Endeavor union and ]. D. Kennedy
for the church federation opposed the
committees action in each case Hooks
saying, You propose to give US the
bitter pill in small doses won the sup
port of his colleague Comte and Bro
derrick to adverse action
A change in the license on banks was
also recommended. The bill proposes
that commercial banks having paid
UP capital, surplus and undivided
profits of $1,000, 600 or less pay $51 per
quarter; under s2.5O0,O0O, license Of
s101; $4,000, 900 to $4,000 900, s151;
$500, 900 to $4,000, 900, s2O1, and s10.-
OO0,000 or over, s301.
Savings banks as follows; Under
$4,000, 600. $51: s5,000,o0o to s10,o00,000.
SOL; $500 900 to $4,000, 900, s151;
500. .Oo0, 900 to 10000 Oo0 $201; 10000.
900 to $40 ,O0o,O s251; over $4,000, 900.
s301
A bill was also recommended re-
ducing coupe fares for one or two per
sons from the ferry to downtown hotels
from 81 to $3.50, and carriages for four
or fewer from $3.50 to 81.