The San Francisco call., 1910-09-20
CITY WOULD BUY
Spring VALLEY
Supervisors Begin Negotiations
for Purchase of Water
COmpaHy's Plant
Million Dollar Sale of 1908
Bonds Also Authorized
by Board

The board of supervisors directed its
public utilities committee yesterday TO
seek the purchase Of the Spring Valley
company's plant. The members unani-
mously adopted a resolution empower
ing that body to solicit offers of sale
through such mediums as may be
deemed most advisable in its judg-
1ent" The committee is 10 ask a
selling price upon the total proper
ties of the company. It is also
directed TO get a figure for the proper
ties included in the list OF used and
unsable" holdings which the city engi-
neer with the engineers Of the COM
nallv the committee is TO report the
result OF its negotiations at the earliest
possible day.
In compliance with the requirements
Of Secretary Ballinger in the rehearing
on the matter Of the city's Garfield
grants in the Hetch Hetchy valley, the
board appropriated $4,000 TO enable
the board Of works and the city engi-
neer's Office TO continue the investiga-
tion into Sierra and other sources of
water supply for the city.
CITY BONDS ADVERTISED
An offer Of sale of over $1,000, 600
OF municipal bonds was made in a
resolution directing the clerk to call
for bids on October Il for the follow
lng- School bonds. 100000: hall of
Justice. 100000: hospital. 100000, and
Polytechnic high school, $4,000.
The second attempt of the board to
get a temporary city hall was fully
launched Yesterday in the acceptance.
by q vote of IL members, Of the pro-
posal Of the Land title company to
build q reinforced concrete structure
on the old Mechanics pavilion lot. leas-
ing il TO the city for five years, al a
monthly rental of $3.50.
The board split on the proposition.
Bancroft wanted to know what guar
antee the city had this time that the
contract would be carried out by the
company. He thought $4,000 in cash
would be a better pledge than a bond.
Nelson was for tying up and letting
the mayor decide on the financial re-
sponsibility Of the contractors before
signing the papers. Harris backed his
plea, that the board do something. Cut
ten. also of the minority. voted the
same way. Deasy said it was only
postponing the permanent building
Knowles and Minehan also disa pproved
the plan. but il carried by II votes.
SQUABBLE on FLOOR
The city hall matter was not the
only occasion Of division in the usual
solid front of the majority.
Nelson had occasion to praise the
fair treatment by the Western Pacific
Of its employees in. the city.
You wouldn't say so if you knew
them up country declared Walsh.
You would see them employing yellow
Is Dor. and
We'll. there is another place to settle
these matters said Chairman Kelly,
rapping for order. You can hire q
hall"
Wen. are We delegates here2,' in
quired Mclaughlin with a laugh.
You might do worse, responded the
chairman. and the public incident died
but Deasy declared:
Next time they're going to bring the
boxing gloves"
The special charter amendment cleo
tiou 10 be held November Is was finally
called in an ordinance unanimously
adopted. The printing and finance COM
mitteeS were directed next Thursday
morning to review Statement of
facts" prepared by the clerk. telling in
direct terms the purport of each of the
80 proposed changes and to see TO the
printing Of $4,000 Of the circulars to
be sent out to the voters from the
registrars office with the notice Of the
election. Copies of the amendments
themselves TO the number Of 5000 are
also to be printed for all who wish
them.
FRANCHISE BID ACCEPTED
The bid on the Parnassus avenue
street railway franchise of Thomas w
Forsyth was accepted. Forsyth offered
the minimum charter requirements
3 and 5 per cent Of the gross re-
-ceipts during the first five, next 10
and final 10 years Of the permits lire.
The residents of Sunset have raised
a bonus OF $4,000 10 aid the United
Railroads in the lines construction
The route will extend from the Afhli-
lated Colleges out Parnassus avenue
Judah street and Ninth avenue TO
-Pacheco street.
The western Pacific railway company
-petitioned for two 25 year franchises
TO establish railroad depots, ware
houses. tracks and appurtenances and
10 cross seawal blocks Nos. 4, 1s, 20
= and % The resolutions asked Tor
a..e To give the right Of way over the
civ streets at the freight water front
terminals at the foot Of Fremont street
anc near India basin.
Mrs. Duttleback and Mrs. Sweeney
made forceful protests against the as
sessu,ent issued to Contractor w. F.
Hanrahsn for repaving California
street between Twelfth and Thirteenth
avenues. and the matter was referred
back % the street committee.
HIGH SCHOOL APPROPRIATION
The sum Of $4,000 was appropriated
for the construction of>the new Lowell
high school on the block bounded by
Masonic avenue and Grove. Ashbury
and Hayes streets.
For the building of the infectious
disease wards and powerhouse of the
san Francisco hospital, 100000 was
finally set aside.
The first specific appropriation for
construction work on the Geary street
municipal road was made in an ap-
preparation of $4,000 for the steel
rails.
Fight permits were granted the
Western, Broadway and Golden Gate
clubs.
The ordinance was passed to print
increa sing the amount of light required
in .'transparencies," etc, projected
over the property line as sidewalk ad.
zertisements.
MAN ITNnED ADDECT IN