The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-03-01
"STAND BY GUNS"
SAYS MCLAUGHLIN
Supervisor Urges Colleagues
Not to Stampede at big
Noises"
Board POstpones Action on the
Building Law Restriction
and Hospital

This thing of running away from a
big noise is something that this board
viii have 10 get over" said Supervisor
Mclaughlin to his fellow members
yesterday. So. instead OF refusing to
grant the use Of the property formerly
held by the California woman's hos
pital to the home for incurables, at the
behest of several score of property
holders protesting against the estab-
lishment, the board put the matter
over a week, and decided to go out
Friday and have a look at the premises.
Father Salmon praised the work of
the home, and stated the reason of re-
mOval from the present quarters at
O'Farrell and Franklin streets was to
make room for Il more aged people
petitiOning to join the % present in
mates.
i am in sympathy with any move
ment which seeks TO provide for the
aged" declared Mclaughlin. Some Of
us may be glad to have the shelter or
this home sometime. and we all should
be glad TO give il our support. This
thing of running away from noise is
something that this board viii have to
get over"
Instead of denying the application of
the home, the board then deferred ac-
tion week. and accepted Hergets
suggestion that Friday the members
should visit the site and see matters
for themselves.
SUPERVISORS LOCK HORNS
Two supervisors of the Taylor board
locked horns yesterday before the new
board over the projected repeal Of the
restriction in the building law which
requires 30 per cent OF inside lots used
for fats or tenements 10 he left open
for sun and air
Ralph McLeran appeared for the
builders exchange, urging that the use
Of 80 per cent of lots be allowed. SUI
pervisor Sanderson appealed for the re-
tention Of the law as a measure to pro-
tect the poor against the evil OF dark
and i'll ventilated rooms.
The city never had a law before
said McLeran. What we want is a
good compromise between no law and
the enacted ordinance.
Sanderson reviewed the requirements
of Cleveland, New York City and others
TO insure proper light and air facilities
and showed that San Francisco's or
dinance was conservative and also in
accordance with the state tenement
house law.
McLeran contended that the latter did
not apply to the situation, but stated
that the builders were going after the
repeal OF the state measure.
People come here 70 live, and not to
die" said Willis Polk, in a plea for the
present law This board. / take it,
was placed in power not TO hearken to
the demands of property owners and
builders, but 10 protect the people in
making and keeping the conditions of
living right
Hayden moved that the bill go back
TO committee, and nobody opposed the
return of the amendment to that source
Three deputies for the sheriff were
secured by the acquiescence of the
minority in Supervisor Kelly's motion
appropriating $500 monthly from the
urgent necessity fund
Grand Jurtman p. J. Healy reported
that last year he found the deputies
at times not overactive but the mayor
pointed out this was different sheriff
and office force.
Kelly did not conceal that if no pat |
roma &c lurked in the measure before 1
passa ge it might crowd in rapidly /
enough after the minority had I'M /
locked the treasury for the So laries |
involved, "A votes being necessary.
For the three places / suppose there
will be 300 applicants" said Kelly. !
Hayden. Bancroft Harris and Cutten
saw no reason for saving the admins !
tration the embarrassment OF turning
down the 297 and all voted fox the bill. |
Announces Payot'S Removal
A letter from the mayor announcing
his removal Of Henry Payot from the
Office of school director for employing
Melvin Dodge as secretary was read
by Clerk Hagerty, who prefaced ii with
the remark that he would have read it
the week before if it had not been
mislaid Similar communications re-
moving Commissioners Bannerman and
Kincaid, Hagerty read by title, stating
the date of the mayors announcement
10 have been February Is.
Asks 100000 for Specials"
The specifications Of the city engineer
for 100000 worth Of cast iron "spe-
Gals" for the fire protection system
were yesterday approved by the board
of works and the board of supervisors
was requested to appropriate that sum
for their purchase.
Resolutions expressing the boards
regret at the death of Supervisor Syl-
vester Carton of Tuolumne county, who
has been a consistent friend of the city
in its efforts to secure the Hetch
Hetchy water supply, were adopted by
the board at the suggestion of City
Engineer Manson.
]. w. Cullon was promoted To be
foreman of laborers at 81 per day and
II Young nut on the list of dOuble