The San Francisco call., 1909-01-26
SLOT MACHINE MEN
DEALT HEAVY BLOW
Big License to Be Demanded
VIII Practically Put De-
vices Out of Use
Plan to Extend Fire Limits BE-
yOnd Van Ness Avenue Is
Bitterly Opposed

The nickel in the slot machine own
ers were dealt a heavy blow by tbs
board of supervisors yesterday. which.
if followed up by final action next Mon
day, will effectually put the larger
operators out OF business. With briet
opposition and by vote of II to A the
board passed to print ConnOllys grad
uated license bin. 1t leaves the quar-
terly payment for one machine in a
shop at SIS. Two machines are to tax
their proprietor $50 per quarter: three.
$40; four. $50: five, S310, six, $500. and
seven, 81, ,270 per quarter.
The possession Of eight or more ma
chimes is directly forbidden. Murphy.
Jennings, Hooks and Comte alone Op-
posed the measure. the two first named .
on the ground that fiscal arrangements
should not be disturbed in the middle
of the year. Pollok OF the finance COM
mittee. however. voted with IL Of his
colleagues for the bill
The proposition of extending the FIRE
limits one block westward. or from Van
Ness avenue to Franklin street, after a
long hearing, was put over one week.
The property owners in the blocks di-
rectly affected seemed unanimously
opposed to the change, which was adj
vanced by the real estate board. The
boards secretary, Leslie Burke. with
Rollo " Watt, Major Christianson and.
Fund company spoke for the extension
as insuring good building on the ave-
nue. and less fire hazard.
San Francisco has use for Just two
kinds OF buildings" said c. B. Kelly.
in opposing the change, class A con-
struction and first class frame con-
struetion. The fire burned all over the
fire limits and stopped when it
reached the wooden section. We have
short memories in this town. but you
all can recall that it was the class A
steel frame structures and the well
built wooden houses that suffered
scarcely any damage in the earthquake
We need a restriction OF the fire limits
to let the big gap south OF Bush street
fill up, instead of this proposed extern
sion.'
Supervisor Connolly and the mayor
pointed out that the charter fixed the
fire limits, the boards sole power in
the matter being in the way OF exten-
sions.
After W. II. HeaIey. John schusler.
Henry Hoffsmith. j. H. McMenOmy, w.
w. Goggins and c.. F. Jackson had
pretty thoroughly voiced the property
owners objections the matter was put
over, Jackson having stated the real
estate boards petition had been per-
functorily adopted. his own firm. for
example, though a member, not desir-
ing the change.
The petition of Frank ID. Stringham
that a street railway franchise be
granted in Stockton street with per-
mission to tunnel from Sutter to Sacra-
mento, and the Crocker estate COM
pany'S petition for a similar privilege
over the Amazon tract from Amazon
and Mission streets were referred To
the public utilities committee. Daniel
O'Connelrs and z. p. E. Troy's protests
against provisions Of the Ocean shore
water front extension franchise were
also referred.
The board provided s1.100 TO con-
tinue the Spring Valley suit; fixed
Thursday evening. February IL, as the
time to begin the gas and electric light
and power rate hearing. and Wednes-
day. February 10, for the telephone
rates hearing. and named the projected
So. .0O0, 900 hospital the san Francisco
General Hospital" The health board
for the structure.
To commemorate the Lincoln CEN
tenary MurdOck introduced a resolu-
tfon changing the names OF II street
and its eastern continuation, Frederick
street, to Lincoln Way"
President Day of the board of works
notified superintendent George Kelley
of the sewer department. Benjamin
Heath Of the street repair and John
Fopiani of the side sewer department.
yesterday that after January 1 none Of
the men under them were to perform
Sunday labor except in emergency
cases. Day directed that particular
report should be made him of the cause
and character of such work whenever
the foreman found it necessary to de-
tail men to work Sunday. Heretofore
there has been much Sunday labor. the
men being paid for full day. although
only working until nOon-