The San Francisco call., 1909-12-14
STAGES FORBIDDEN
IN NICkfLODEONS
Supervisors Sell S4,OOO,OOO OF
City Bonds, Getting S27S,=
S24 Premium

"A number of nickelodeons have been
growing into the practice of introduc-
ing vaudeville stunts, musical numbers
and similar diversions in the regular
program of moving pictures. and some
of them have gone so far as to put in
small stages and to present one act
sketches. AS they exist under a diff
ferent and less stringent ordinance
than the theaters themselves, this in
wolves an injustice to the latter, said
Supervisor Sanderson in yesterday
board meeting, in introducing an ordi-
nance forbidding the nickelodeons to
present other than moving picture en-
tertainment. The board passed the bill
to print without remark.
The bill requiring the use Of ffreproof
films exclusively was Indefinitely post
poned.
CITY BONDS ARE SOLD
The board sold s4.000,oo0 worth of
the city's bonds to the firms of Rollins,
Harris, Halsey and Leach for $4,21S,S24
The premium reduces the average IN
terest to be paid on the issues to a
fraction over 4.42 per cent The
$3.50, 600 of Hetch Hetchy bonds sold
are the last of the 100000 issue au-
thorized and bear Az per cent. The
other bonds, bearing 5 per cent, are the
third block offered of the $1S,000.OOO
issue, distributed as follows: Fire pro-
lection, $1,000, 900; sewer, s1,000,000;
school, 100000; hospital, 100000; gar
bage disposal, 100000.
The telephone. gas and electric light
ing companies were called upon to sub
nit reports of the operating, malnte-
nance and other charges in their bust
ness as a preliminary to the fixing of
rates in February.
In bills passed TO print the board set
aside $3.50, 900 for the general construc-
ton of the San Francisco hospital.
$1,000 for it's equipment; $115,000 for
the construction of the Spring Valley
school and $4,000 for the construction
of the park and Ingleside police sta
tions.
The mayors veto of the stable per-
nit given Charles Lennon last week by
the board was read and referred at
his suggestion to the judiciary commit
tee. The mayor pointed out that Len
non asked the board TO do an Illegal
thing in granting the privilege, the
so foot prohibition from any dwelling
being violated.
GRANT USELESS PERMIT
The Spaulding carpet cleaning estab-
lishment in Tehama street was granted
a permit but is powerless TO use 1t.
After hearing the protests of Rev.
Father Rogers because of the prox-
unity of the st. Patrick's school to the
proposed building, the board voted the
permit, but Immediately passed an or
dinance prohibiting carpet beating
plants in a district embracing the
Spaulding site.
The board finally passed. the bills
prescribing rules for the inspection of
meat similar to the requirements of the
federal Inspections; appropriating $780,
600 for the North beach and the Potre-
70 incinerators, the first to be at Bay
and Taylor streets and the latter prob
ably upon the site of the crematory,
and requiring metallic sheaths for in
side electric wiring.
The sum of $450,000 was voted to
pay the freight bill upon the $4,000
tons of fire protection pipe.
The board of works received three
bids on section 3 of the North point
sewer, that of the keystone construc-
tion company at s64,S1S being the low
est; and awarded the contract for NOV
ing the temporary girls high school
building off the Scott street lot to r.
K. Pearson for $3.50.