The San Francisco call., 1908-10-22
CARS WILL RUN
ON OLD ROUTES
IN SHORT TIME
United Railroads Agrees to Re-
sumo Former Transfer Sys-
tenn November 10
Company Sends Board Commu-
nication Protesting Against
Ordinance
GeaeraI Manager Black Re-
ceives Reprimand From
Chairman Giannini

The United Railroads has surren-
dered. While no official admission
has been made by the company the
supervisors have been given assur-
ance that the road will on November
10 return to the old transfer system.
The intinnation came also from the
company that the old routing of the
cars would be reinstated within few
days.
The mayor will sign the super
visors' ordinance tomorrow. The
company's officials, however. desired
it made plain that their action in re-
storing the old transfer system and
the former routes WAS not to be taken
as an acknowledgment that they con-
slider the board had any right TO legis-
late in the matter. General Manager
Black is understood to have expressed
his own conviction that the Devisadero
gap" was an indefensible thing and
gladly abandoned.
The company sent formal COM
munication to the supervisors. to the
mayor, and to "the City and County of
San Francisco yesterday, rehearsing
its old arguments that the sullivan
ordinance was bad law, "unconstitu-
tional. unjust, confiscatory, discrimi-
natory," ETC. 1t is understood the COM
pany will issue a statement that its
restoration of the old transfer system
is an act of the free will of the COM
pany and that the company still main
tains the supervisors have no right to
Interfere in such asrlatter of the
roads internal managen snt."
The ordinance is to be obeysed how
ever. after November 10, and the super
vfsors yesterday seemed satisfied with
that. AS Doctor Gfannini said:
Our relations are friendly and every
thing is entirely satisfactory.
That does not quite describe yester-
days hearing of the interminable Snt-
ter street track and trolley matter be-
fore the public utilities committee.
Black had been explaining single
and double louping at the ferry, and
how impossible it was for the four Sut-
ter cars-the proportionate quota-to
be on the inside Market tracks at the
same time with all the other lines now
going to the water front. when, in the
warmth of debate he said:
Il know what 1 am talking about,
and you (the committeeman DON'T
Now. that Will do, Mr.. Black said
Chairman Giannini. stop that kind of
talk right now. Well have no more
of It,"
Black shut up like clam.
A short time later. when General
Manager Black began again in a some
what laying down the law fashion,
Giannini interrupted him with:
Stand up Mr.. Black, when you ad.
dress the committee"
Which Black proceeded to do.
There was nothing remarkable in the
two hours of yesterdays discussion.
Attorney Oscar Cooper persuaded him.
self that the supervisors were guilty of
a great moral wrong in. not cooking
over the out of date horse car, permit
OF the road into modern, full fedged
trolley franchise without charge. but
the supervisors failed to concur.
The committee made the company a
proposition. 1t was to give a perma
nent % year trolley right in exchange
for the right given the city to have
municipality owned and operated
road over the same tracks. At this
the company officials shook their heads
and the hearing closed