The San Francisco call., 1909-10-26
CALL ELECTION
ON CITY WATER
AND GEARY LINE
Supervisors Decide to Place Two
Great Projects Before People
in December
Declare Public Veal Demands
Sierra Supply and Munich
pal Railway

Final action affirming that the pub
lie interest demands the acquisition
and construction of a Sierra water sys-
TEN from Lake Eleanor and the waters
OF the Tuolumne and the creation Of a
municipal street railway via the Geary
route marked yesterdays meeting of
the board OF supervisors The mayor
has already approved the resolution
inviting proposals Of sale from exist
ing water companies and viii today af-
FIX his signature TO the ordinances di-
recting the estimates OF the city en-
gineer and preparing the way for De-
cenber's bond issue election on the two
public improvements.
PUT THROUGH PROMPTLY
Little time was consumed in taking
the important steps. Supervisor Mur-
dock, in the chair, asked before the
roll cali If any member had anything
10 say. and Pollock and McAilister, the
sole opponents Of the measures, raised
a ripple Of protest
I would like to ask if the city attor-
ney has given an opinion in regard TO
thss important matter" said McAllister
on the Gesry road resolution. I be-
lieFe he did submit something. but my
Impression IS its terms We're rather
ambiguous.
Il had intended 10 say nothing re-
spOnded Chairman Johnston of the pub
lie utilities committee. The city at
torney has presented his opinion. and
Il is not ambiguous. On the contrary,
Il is very clear. very emphatic, very
brief, but very positive.
on the roll call. as last week, Meal
lister and Pollok voted No and II
supervisors carried the bill.
il was Pollok who for moment in
tercepted the final passage of the
Hetch Hetchy bond issue proposition.
AS the source of supply 10 be first de-
veloped is 10 be Lake Eleanor's basin
Heuch Hetchy being reserved for fU-
ture development-the bill set forth
the Lake and the waters of the Tuol-
umne river as the source from which
The city would draw its supply.
GRIEYED At OMISSION
Pollok was grieved at the omission
OF Heuch Hetchy. Neither he nor Nc
-Allister have hitherto attracted atten-
tion as Hetch Hetchv eNponents and
defenders. but Pollok moved, and Nc
Allister seconded. q resolution calling
for the insertion Of the word wherever
II would III in the resolution.
This is a matter of Importance" said
Chairman Johnston, but some of the
supervisors seem to choose to treat il
as frivolous AS the motion has a
second I presume it must be voted
upon. 7 would cali the boards atten-
tion TO the counsel of City Attorney
Long. however. that all cur sters in
this Hetch Hetchy business should be
as simple and direct a possible. as
they are fairly certain 10 be challenged
by parties interested in obstruction.
~ Some members of this board have
been particularly concerned 10 secure
the city attorneys opinion, continued
Johnston. referring to countless mo-
tions OF Pollok, and I would remind
them that the city attorney warns
against interpretations Of any kind in
this series Of resolutions"
WITHDRAWS INTERPOLATION
Pollok protested that he never was
more serious in his life than in seeking
10 guard against even a slight to Hetch
EetchY, but in Difference to Johnston S
reminder Of the city attorneys opinion
he FASTENED to withdraw the 'interpo-
iation." McAllister was willing TO
forego his second. and the chairman
called for the vote on the final passage
Of the water bill The vote stood:
Ayes-B alcOm. Bancroft Booth, Brod-
erick. Center. Connolly. Hooks. Jen-
nings. Johnston. McLeran, Murdock,
Murphy, PayOt, Sanderson-14.
Noes-McAllister, Pollok
The board then finally passed the
two bills appropriating $4,000 for the
use Of the city engineers department
in meeting requirements of Secretary
Garheld's second permit OF May. 1908
and in continuing the field work now
progressing at the Lake Eleanor site
Pollok Joined his colleagues in voting
the appropriations.
City Engineer Manson returned yes
terday TO his Office after a weeks alb
sence in the mountains, where he su-
perintended the blasting operations at
the dam site and surveyed the proposed
power site below Poopenaut valley. He
reported the work under Engineer
DreRzy Jones PROGRESSING satisfac-
torily.