The San Francisco call., 1910-03-15
BOARD BEGINS AN
ATTACK ON u. R.
Resolutions Aimed at Horsecars
and Geary Street Claim
ants Passed After Clash
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luton directing" the public utilities
committee 20 report on his ordinance
by March 81. The ordinance in ques-
tion orders the United Railroads to run
its Sutter cars to the ferry on the inner
Market street tracks.
I'm introducing this resolution" said
Bancroft, L have no desire to show any
discourtesy to the public utilities COM
mittee. I introduced my ordinance two
weeks ago and il has been put over by
the public utilities committee. L pre-
sent my resolution at this time because
some of the members of the utilities
committee said my proposed ordinance
bore no relation to the attempt OF the
United Railroads to grab the permit TO
use the outer tracks. 1t is obvious
that the two are related. 1t would be
foolish to grant the company the per-
nit for the outer tracks and then,
after that had been done. take UP my
ordinance to make then, use the inner
tracks. 1 move the adoption of the
resolution under suspension of the
rules
Read Three Times
Hooks seconded the motion. Super
visor Loughery asked that Bancroft
resolution be read again. Then Pugh
asked for another reading.
"I believe that the rules give US 80
days to report" said Pugh, speaking
as chairman of the committee on public
utilities.
THAT may be the rule" replied Ban
croft, but we make our own rules by
majority vote, and If we desire, we can
take this up now
"If you want to take this matter
away from the committee, perhaps you
had better handle IL yourself, retorted
Pugh.
II do not want to be discourteous to
the committee" said Bancroft. IF
you look upon it that way I would
change my resolution to a request to
the committee instead of directing the
committee"
Il am not altogether satisfied on this
proposition" interposed Supervisor
Kelly. "One of the contentious of the
newspapers, and those who have the
interests of the city so much at heart,
has been that by voting the permit we
jeopardize the rights of the Geary road.
They object that if we grant the per-
nit we recognize the Sutter street
company But If we order the Sutter
street cars to go down on the inner
tracks we recognize the Sutter street
company just the same. They say the
Sutter street company is dummy cor
poration. 1t is a regularly organized
take 1t, whether two tracks or four
tracks, it makes no difference"
Kelly Mistaken
The supervisor was under the mis-
apprehension that the Bancroft ordi-
nance directed the Sutter company to
go down Market street. 1t makes no
mention of the Sutter company, but
directs the United Railroads to go down
Market street on the inner tracks.
Il have no objection to having this
come up" said Herget, but the way
certain papers have been casting asper-
sions and vilifying this committee, we
should be allowed to deal with the
main resolution. I feel, Supervisor
Bancroft, that we should be allowed
TO conduct our committee work like
any other committee"
Supervisor Cutten said he could see
no objection to Bancroft's resolution.
81 intend when the matter comes up
said Bancroft, ito move the adoption
of my ordinance in place of the permit
proposed. ] do not want to have it
said when the matter comes up that
members of the board are not familiar
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