The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-13
PROHIBIT USE
OF PAY CHECK"
FOR LABORERS
Supervisors Enact Bill to Pro-
feet WOrkingmen Against
Time Winning Devices
Hooks Objects to Dice Throwing
Bills POstpOnement; Civic
Center Discussed

The ordinance TO prohibit the use OF
the pay check" system by contractors
was unanimously passed by the board
OF supervisors yesterday. Murphy
bill, introduced last week and sent 70
The judiciary committee for its legal
tryout came back from that body with
its approval. Chairman Comte and
Supervisors Booth and Connolly recon-
mended that the measure to impose a
maximum six months Imprisonment
and fine of $500 for putting laborers
of by employing the pay check device be
passed TO print. and the thing was
done, Mayor Taylor in the chair say
ing:
Passed to print; no objection"
The bill will become law next Mon
day upon its final passage.
It provides that any check given in
payment of wages must be payable in
full on demand at the Office of the
company, or established bank, etc. and
whenever issued shall be negotiable
without discount.
KILL STANYAN STREET STABLE
Mrs. Nichols a property owner in
Stanyan street near the park. made a
successful appeal against the passage
OF the bin TO appropriate s15.5OO for
q police station and stable lin Stanyan
street, 90 feet south Of Fulton She
said stable of so horses and a police
station in the location would ruin the
with comfortable homes, and that the
preliminary negotiations had been
partly under the pretense that a school
was 10 be located on the land sought.
Jennings. chairman of the finance
committee. moved the bills indefinite
postponement which carried unanf-
moUsly.
DICE BILL POSTPONED
Il object to this postponement Of the
bin which will allow the throwing of
dice just among the customers" said
Supervisor Hooks yesterday in the
meeting when Connolly moved the
matter so over one week
The people are suffering, continued
Hooks. The citizens, the voters" he
added with emphasis.
DO all the voters play dice?" asked
Mayor Taylor.
" AAAA NAAE tAAENA4on o. a Few VINO
are always kicking and complaining
said Hooks.
The purpose Of this postponement, -
Connolly rose 10 explain, is to en-
able the clerk TO put the ordinance in
proper form. It's title is defective as
1t stands. We won't gain any time by
passing a measure which will have to
be patched up next week"
Wen, let Supervisor Connolly re-
tire five minutes and write out the
ordinance right" said Hooks, with a
fine regard for his colleagues rapid
FIRE legal ability.
But Connolly heartily agreed to the
mayors suggestion that FIVE minute
ordinances were not usually any good.
and on the rollcall the pOstponement was
ordered, TO Hooks solitary mo" and
great disgust
The measure, as It is proposed to
bring in next Monday, is designed to
permit the use Of dice between two
men purchasing drinks or cigars.
The city hall proposition, with the
project 70 obtain lands for it's site at
Van Ness avenue and Market street.
was brought before the board by Ban
croft. With NIcLeran Of the building
committee Bancroft recommended that
proceedings be Instituted looking to a
bond issue submission of two projects:
-Four million dollars for a city hall
and
Four and a half million dollars for
the lands at Van Ness avenue and Mar
lzet street, proposed recently as a
civic center"
why not do away with the name
civic centerg suggested Mayor Tay-
lor.- Just say new site for the city
han at Van Ness avenue and Market
street nd the r7eonle will L-poxx- ,ot
you are driving at"
The two supervisors pressed for an
immediate vote on the proposition but
several members thought this not well
considered. Murphy objected that
Murdoch. who had fathered the plan. was
not present. Comte said that this was
not the time to begin this matter
again. Finally the consideration of
the matter was put over q week.
VARIOUS MATTERS TRANSACTED
The board granted HoIbrook Merrill
& Stetson a spur track permit into
their property between Fifth and Sixth
streets; passed to print the bill en-
powering the board of works TO cause
pipe lines and conduits Of private cor
porations TO be shifted in the streets
when necessary for public work; gave
$4,000 for sewers in the University
Mound and Silver Terrace districts;
granted the August prize fight permit
10 the Mission athletic club, and upon
Payot's motion requested the park
commission to proceed with the laying
out Of drives, roads. etc, within the
Golden Gate cemetery grounds, the six
months time for the removal of bodies
having expired July I. The board of
works was also authorized to COM
plete street connection with the pro-
nosed mark from the Presidio and from
Richmond.
Hall of Justice Bids
The board Of works received FIVE
bids yesterday for the general con-
struction of the han Of iustice The