The San Francisco call., 1908-07-14
.FINANC|FRS PLEAD
/. FOR TROLLEY ROAD
Supervisors Postpone Action on
the Suffer Street Franchise
Until Tomorrow
Formal Steps Taken Calling for
Bid On $3,2SO,O0O of New
Municipal Bonds

Various financial interests besought
the board of supervisors yesterday TO
give away the complete con1rol OF
lower Market street to the Onited
| Railroads for an indefinite perloo
by yielding to the road In the
deadlock over the use of the troll
| ley on the outer tracks from San
some street to the ferry. The petltlon-
ers asked the board to pass temporary
permits for the trolley in the nope tnat
| the road would then be In sumciehtiy
| good humor to treat with the city IN
regard to the value of the privilege con-
/ ferred.
Most of the petitioners were unaware
that for eight months the ooard hao
passed from time to time such tempo
rary measures without getting any sat
! isfaction from the company. None
seemed to know that the officials had
| finally demanded a permanent permit
and without payment. In only one
case had petitioner sought 10 ma
out from the railroad upon what con-
ditions it would and could resume the
use of the trolley. Disclaimlng any
connection with the road, various pc
titioners were convinced that they
knew the railroad officials would re-
sumo under temporary grant
The entire procedure was interjected
into the meeting after the petition OF
IA banks and some 5000 citizens, prop
erty holders, and others that the city
surrender to the company had been re-
ceived.
After two hours of discussion Super
visor Giannini succeeded In having the
whole matter made a special order Of
! business for tomorrow afternoon at
o'clock, when all parties will be heard.
Pollok tried to obtain permission for
| 70 1IA III IN q
meantime, binding the board to give 80
days notice of the removal of the
privilege, but D'Ancona sidetracked this
suggestion with the motion that action
be deferred till the Wednesday hear
| ing.
LAW SPEAKS FOR COMPANY
Dr. Hartland Law made represent
tative speech for the petitioners.
we do not come from the railroads" 7"
he said. 1'We want that understood.
We believe the city should not give
away anything for nothing. We also
| believe that the question can be set
| tied just as well while the cars are
running as while they are stopped"
Mayor Taylor informed the petition
ers, after Law for the merchants as
ISOLATION; William G. Mugan, for the
| chamber of commerce; A. w. Scott and
others had spoken, that they were
| LII HISSillHS very OIO- straw. Inc speak
| ers evidently were all unaware of the
months of fruitless negotiations.
Murphy pointed out the probable
surrender of all franchise rights upon
the part of the Sutter street corpo-
ration in cutting in two it's right of
way and putting it out of It's power to
| operate the portion kept. He raised the
point that the possible power of revo-
| cation should not be lost to the city
| Oh q
| temporary" recognition.
BONDS PUT ON SALE
The board called for bids for the
purchase of s3,2S0,000 worth of the new
s per cent bonds, and set Monday, Sep
tember 7, at the hour of 8 p. m, as the
! time for their consideration. The sale
of the unsold street bonds of the 1904
issue, amounting to sS98,000, and of
the fifth series of sewer bonds, in the
sum of s1S1,20o, maturing June 80,
1909, was set for Monday. July 81.
The new bonds offered consist of the
following issues: For fire protection,
s1.O00.00o; sewer system. $500, 900;
school buildings, s1,200,000; hospital.
$2SO,O00.
Police Chief Biggy's Interpretation of
the ordinance which he has claimed
prohibited the use of music in connec-
tion with fraternal, labor. political
anu CndTlIdDle organization pdTdQ0S
was repudiated by D'Ancona and
Booth, members of the board which
enacted the legislation, but to remove
cause for further misunderstanding
such organizations were specifically
exempted by an amendment passed to
print.
The board dedicated all of the house
of refuge lot. except that now inclosed
in jail site. as public park; en-
ployed Professor C. L. Corey to expert
the properties and books of the Pacific
telephone and telegraph company for
data next February In fixing rates,
and set August IS as the date for be-
ginning trip to examine the dam sites
proposed for the Hetch Hetchy water
supply reservoirs. This may be changed
to an earlier date, as the mayor Will
be unable. to go in August.
The board empowered the health
commission to abate nuisances and to
destroy property adjudged nuisance
| after notice and a hearing before the
sanitary body. 1t finally passed the
resolution asking water companies to
submit proposals for the sale of their
plants to the city.
The s23,142.50 due the night, special
and high school teachers for deferred
salary after the fire was finally or
dered paid