The San Francisco call., 1909-06-08
TEMPORARY PERMIT
FOR OCEAN SHORE
Railway Can Build for the Time
Being on Property Owned
by the City.
Proposals Submitted to Super
visors for Lighting Streets
and Public Buildings

| The Ocean Shore railway company
was granted a temporary right of way
over city property from Potrero avenue
at Serpentine street to Army street in
a bill passed to print by the board of
supervisors yesterday. Center ex-
planned that the privilege was sought
by the company so that it could pro-
ceed at once to install its extension to
the water front at Army street, in the
meantime bringing actions to condemn
certain private holdings along its pro-
posed permanent right of way. The
80 foot strip temporarily granted is
portion of the city's sewer right of
way
PROPOSALS FOR LIGHTING
The San Francisco gas and electric
company submitted two proposals for
the lighting of the citys streets and
buildings during the next fiscal year.
For lighting the buildings Britton's Of
fer was so cents per 1000 cubic feet,
rate given a number of large consum-
ers in spite OF the city's authorization
of 50 cent maximum charge and the
courts aequiescence in a 81 charge.
The company's offer for one arc light
burning all night was 20712 cents per
night, or till midnight 1880 cents. The
downtown cluster lights the same.
For the single gas lamps, all night
service, 6.54S cents.
Supervisor D'Ancona, chairman of
the artificial lights committee, to which
the bid was referred, stated that the
bid in general meant saving of about
$4,000 over this years agreement. The
budget has appropriated a total OF
$4,000 for next years lighting.
The bids for the general supplies for
all city departments and institutions
were yesterday opened by the board.
The bidders numbered 201 and the GER
titled checks filed witt the bids. 10 per
cent of the estimated total being requi-
site. ranged from the $4,000 order of
the gas company to paper calling for
few dollars. The clerks Office will
be engaged for a week in segregating
the 200 offers and the 1000 items, after
which the appropriate committees will
make their recommendations to the
board.
Wells Estee Balcom was seated in
the board yesterday in the place of
former Supervisor Rixford, resigned.
The rearrangement of committees as
published last week gave Balcom the
Craftsmanship of the charities and cor
rections committee.
CITY HALL wRECkrNG
Bancroft secured a so day extension
IOT JOIH Il uIlfe Oh HIS WTSChlHB COH-
tract of the east wing of the city hall
Jennings recommended that the tax
collector be given an additional deputy,
which was granted. The Portola ath-
letic clubs petition for boxing per-
NIT for June was referred to the police
committee.
The proposition to rent six stories of
the David Hewes building to house the
board of works was introduced by the
f1f1
for further consideration.
The sale of the $4,000 worth of
Hetch Hetchy bonds was postponed
another week pending Judge Seawell's
decision in the injunction proceedings
brought at the instigation of the
Spring Valley company. Seawell having
announced that he will decide before
the end of the month.
The board of health's communication
that the waters of Ell Polin. the Lyon
street spring, were of doubtful purity
was referred to the health committee.
The contracts for the city's stationery
and printing were awarded to num-
Der of firms.