The San Francisco call., 1908-10-06
HETCH H[TCHY BOND
PLAN UP To VOTERS
Supervisors Set November IL as
Time for Sierra Water
Supply Election
Ordinances Passed to Demolish
City Hall and to Regulate
Street Railways

Affirmative action on four big propo-
sitions touching the city's welfare
marked yesterdays session of the board
of supervisors.
The board called the special election
for November IL to approve the Hetch
Hetchy project for a Sierra water sup
ply and to authorize 100000 bond is
sue, the ordinance being finally passed
1t passed to print the general ordi-
nance regulating street railway traffic
including provisions enforcing the
transfer system in effect September l.
It declared the old city hall an un-
safe structure, upon the basis of the
architects report; ordered it demol-
ished and finally passed the bill appEO-
priating $4,000 for the work.
1t passed to print the ordinance
granting the Western Pacific a fran
chise for its line from the water front
to its terminus at Ninth and Bryant
streets.
Prolonged hearings of the street rail-
way officials, of protestants against the
demolition of the city hall, and the
reading Of Spring Valley attack upon
the general Hetch Hetchy project con-
sumed the afternoon, and after adopt
Ing each OF the four matters enumer-
ated above the board put over mass
of routine bills till next week.
On the step to secure a Sierra water
supply by submitting the Hetch Heachy
bond issue proposition to the people
in November, McAllister alone voted
No Pollok asked to be excused from
voting, stating the same reason last
week engrossed by him in the boards
record, it's failure" to take into coun-
sci the city's attorneys office
Giannini insisted the members
q NIT al he
proposition and D'Ancona said 1t was
unprecedented to permit members to
refraia from voting except on projects
in which they had a personal interest
but Mayor Taylor allowed Pollok's ex-
cuse.
Broderick. Comte and Center were
absent at the rollcall. The remaining
13 supervisors voted far the election
call.
In the disposal of the city hall mat
ter Supervisor McLeran presented a
resolution, made necessary under the
charter in City Attorney Longs opin-
ion, and based upon the decision of Ar
chitects Galen Howard, Albert Pissis,
James Reid and Newton ]. Tharp that
the structure was unsound and unsafe,
condemning the building.
Attorney Frank ]. Sullivan, for "men
of substance and big tax payers
Harry Creswell, from the standpoint
of legal incapacity on the board S
part; Joseph NJ. Rothschild, for the
South of Market Street Improvement
club. and Theodore Pinther, for zone
hundred thousand residents south of
Army street" led the opposition to the
halls removal.
Sullivan drew down the censure OF
mild spoken Supervisor Murdock, pre-
siding, for charging discourteous treat
ment on the boards part; Creswe1 de-
plored going in lost cause. but
warned the board OF legal breakers
ahead in the form of an action to pre-
vent the city spending any money In
tearing down the hall. closing with:
Il know how the city attorney and
1 can get together" Qn court)
To this Mayor Taylor laconically re-
/ sponded:
THAT is for you, sir"
| iBroderick, Center and Hooks voted
against the demolition, Connolly being
excused and all the others voting af-
frmatively.
The Western Pacific franchise grant
ing that company the right to build and
operate a steam railroad from its wa
ter front landing between Twenty
fourth and Twenty-sixth streets
through the Potrero hills and to it's
terminus at Ninth and Brannan streets
was passed to print without dissen
sion, Attorney Warren Olney promising
the road would arbitrate the few re-
naming legal claims for damages held
by residents along the right of way
| Postponing the rest of the calendar
till next Monday. the board adjourned
after almost a record-fve hours con-
tinuous session.