The San Francisco call., 1910-08-30
EXPOSITION BONDS
TO Be DISCUSSED
Supervisors Will Consider a
S5,O0O,OOO City Issue
Tomorrow
Will Submit Charter Amend
ments; Postpone Action on
City Hall Project

The question of bonding the city in
the sum of s5. 100000 for the Panama
Pacific exposition fund. together with
all the proposed charter amendments,
will be taken up by the board of SUI
pervisors at special meeting tomor-
row. Yesterday. at Mayor Mccarthy S
request, Attorney Cleveland Dam re-
of the legislature to submit consti-
tutional change to the voters authoriz-
ing the states contribution of $1,000
900, as the amendments to be voted on
a the general November election would
preclude any possibility of again
amending the charter till two years
had elapsed. Denman further explained
that the state constitution by explicit
provision might override this restric-
tion, permitting the holding Of the spe-
cial election to adopt "a charter au-
thorization of the s5,00o0o0 issue at
will.
The 35 or more charter amendments
pending for submission will also be
considered at the Wednesday session
1t was explained that this was largely
a formality as all save that relating
to the police patrol drivers had enough
petitioners behind them to necessitate
their submission on the ballot.
CITY HALL PROPOSITION
The temporary city hall matter came
up Chairman Nelson of the building
committee reported ID bill accepting the
offer of the Lincoln realty company and
l.. P. Lankershim to build at jessie and
Fifth streets and to lease to the city al
$50, 900 per year. The matter went over
a week after labor union and minority
supervisors had poked questions into
the proposition.
Deasy of the committee declared that
the thing needed was to get busy on a
permanent city hall instead of waiting
for private capital to put up souno
buildings for rental Bancroft asked
if it was good business to lease IN the
manner proposed Murdock thought II
was, as the city was up against 1t
and couldn't build in hurry.
Mclaughlin and Loughery discovered
drawbacks in the building plan con
templated There has to be drive
wsy occupying 90 feet of the 80 foot
front on city land to fulfill the present
agreements with tenants in the Lincolr II
realty building, said Mclaughlin
l,Ol
doubt if the municipal Offices woulo
relish the rattle of tin cans over cobblt
stones. as one of these lease holders
had plenty of that sort of drayage
The economy over the present $1o4,-
600 rental payment was made out moi
to be much, as several department.
would soon be entering the hall OF
justice.
Hermann SkalIer advanced the claim
fnr De "a
Finally the matter went over one
week.
SALARY BILL GOES OVER
The bill to set aside $11.500 to pay
the salaries of 10 meat inspectors re
Gently appointed by the board of health
TO enforce the new law was put over 6
week Harris, absent yesterday. hat
expressed the opinion that s115 pei
month was not enough to keep meal
inspector honest and the boart
awaited his suggestions.
The board authorized Supervisors
Walsh and Kelly and Secretary Hagert1
to represent the city at the hearing
Thursday in Sacramento before the
state board of equalization in regard
to the county's assessment.
Applications of the Golden Gate an6
Union athletic clubs to hold amateur
boxing bouts were referred to the po-
lice committee.
The Admission day festival commit
tee was given the use of the city's 10:
hagpoles to aid in the decoration OF
Market street.
The Twin Peaks tunnel and improve
ment conventions request that the city
take steps for a survey and the sub
mission of bond authorization to the
people and the Downtown assocfa
tion's Endorsement of the project were
referred to the public utilities com
mittee.