The San Francisco call., 1910-12-13
SEATS FOR SUNDAY
STRAP HANGERS
Supervisors Move TO Force U.
R. R. to Continue Weekday
Service on Sabbath
Board Is Asked TO Appropriate
Slz5,OOO for a New De-
tention Home

General Manager Blacks admission
that the United Railroads takes off 100
cars Sundays bore fruit at yesterdays s
meeting of the board of supervisors in
a resolution presented by Bancroft-di-
recting the company to operate the full
number, "in order that the people of
San Francisco may be able to travel
with some degree of comfort at least
one day in seven" said Bancroft in the
resolution.
The resolution was referred to the
public utilities committee, which now
has under consideration the cent fare
ordinance.
The resolution follows:
Whereas. The statement was made to the
public utilities committee of the board of su-
pervisors. at its meeting held on December 4:
1910, by General Manager Charles N Black or
the United Railroads. that 100 less cars are
operated Sundays than on week days; and
Whereas, The cars which run on Sundays 10
the ocean. to Golden Gate park. and at certain
hours those in the Mission and other residential
districts, are so greatly oTererowded tnat pas
sengers can rarely obtain seats, and often are
unable even TO secure standing room; therefore,
be it
Resolved That the public utilities committee
be and hereby is directed to present to the
board of supervisors an ordinance compelling
said United Railroads to operate as many cars
on Snndars as said companv is at the present
time operating week days, In order that the
people of San Francisco may be able TO travel
with some degree of comfort at least one day
in seven.
PURE FOOD BILL IN FORCE SOON
A bill identical with the Mccartney
pure food law of the state was passed
to print Its enactment will enable the
local health officials to act in all cases
of adulterated or spoiled foodstuffs,
which can now only be, done by the
state board.
The companies supplying light to the
city were notified to present by Feb
ruary 13 statements OF their invest
ment, capitalization, bonded indebted
ness. receipts and expenditures for the
use of the board in fixing rates for the
next fiscal year.
The sum of $4,000 was set aside to
enable the city engineers Office to con-
tinue the investigation into possible
sources of water supply, required Of
the city by Secretary Ballinger in his
review of the Hetch Hetchy grant.
MORRIS LEVY WANTS $1,000
Herget moved that Morris Levy be
given back $1,000 paid for a prize fight
license some three years ago which re-
mained unused. The matter was found
to be now under consideration by the
city attorney.
The final passage of the ordinance
granting the franchise for the Par
nassus avenue extension into Sunset
was postponed to January %. the
charter requiring that 20 days elapse
after an election before such a grant
may be made.
The Equitable light and power COM
pany notified the board that it intended
to open the streets at Third street be-
tween Market and Mission, Eddy be-
tween Taylor and Leavenworth, Stock
ton between Stockton place and Bush
street; Mason between O'Farrell and
Eddy and OFarrelL between Mason
and Taylor. Its right to do so without
franchise is now before Judge Seawell
for adjudication.
NEW DETENTION HOME ASKED
The question of testing the operation
of electric storage cars in street rail-
way service before the city finally de-
cides upon its method of propulsion in
the municipal Geary street road was
referred to the public utilities COM
mittee.
The juvenile court auxiliary asked
that S125,000 be appropriated for the
construction of a detention home. The
matter was sent to the finance COM
mittee.
The safety station asked by the
Hayes Valley Improvement association
at Cough, Hayes and Market streets
will be considered by the street com
mittee.
The board of works virtually with
drew its recommendation that a strip
of basalt blocks should be placed in
Market street from the ferry to Third
street yesterday in declining to recon-
mend to the supervisors that $4,000 be