The San Francisco call., 1910-12-06
HANGERS
MARKED Down
TO THREE CENTS
''NO Seaf-Three Cents" Is the
Tenor of Bill introduced by
Supervisor Hooks
Board Anxious to Hear This
Afternoon What the Public
Thinks of Measure

Thinks of Measure
cent carfare for the straphangers
IS the mandate embodied in an ordi-
nance TO be taken up by the super
visors' public utilities committee to-
morrow. Supervisor Hooks introduced
the bin in the board yesterday. Chair
man Pugh announced that the commit
tee would meet at , D. m. tomorrow to
consider the measure.
NO seat, no cent fare" is the
stand taken by Hooks. in which he
calls upon the support Of the board
members and the public.
I have no quarrel with the street
car companies" said Hooks Yesterday
but II IS time the city did something
10 compel better service. This. we be-
IeVe, VIII bring IL about The COM
mittee VIII take up the question to-
morrow and we viii see what support
we may depend upon"
MEASURE Il EXPLICIT
The ordinance declares:
section j. II shall be unlawful
lot any person, company or cor
p0raung operating a street rail-
road IN said city and county to
charge or collect from any passen-
ger on any srreetcar a fare to eN-
Ceed 3 cents unless such passenger
shall be provided with a seat at
Nle time Of entering and taking
passage in a car
Section .. Every person, company
or corporation violating the pro-
visions Of this ordinance shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanOr,
ana upon conviction thereof shall
oe punished by fine not exceed
ing $500 or 10y imprisonment in the
county jail not exceeding six
months, or by both such fine and
imprisonment
Can NOU SIT AFTERWABD.
There was no discussion upon the
Introduction Of the ordinance vester-
day. supervisor Mclaughlin inquired
We'll If a fellow stands up and pays
cent fare and then sits down. what
are they 10 do about ft-colleCt the
other . cents" Nobody answered this
poser which viii be taken UP when
the review of the measure is given in
the committee The bill directs that
passenger shall be provided with a
seat If the fun fare is collected.
The ordinance is the outgrowth of
the campaign recently inauguTated by
the Good government league for a
better car service. Barclay. Henley,
attorney for the league. said yesterday
THAI the board would soon be asked to
consider further measures TO improve
The sportarion facilities.
WILL INSIST ON MORE CARS
The supervisors viii be requested to
pass measure which viii provide a
sufficient number Of cars on each line.
u IS suggested that this may be ac-
complshed by an ordinance fixing the
minimum number of cars to be op-
Grated over each route.
The charter gives the supervisors
fun authority 10 make these regula-
lions said Henley we have inves-
tizate6 conditions elsewhere and find
rllac charters dcIegating similar au-
therirT 70 boards Of supervisors have
been upheld"
TO aid the carnival celebration OF
the Mission a bill was introduced by
Walsh permitting the gas company to
install with the flaming arches
erected between Fourteenth ami Twen-
tg-fourth streets in the Mission the
arc lights now paid for by the city. il
being understood that the Mission
street Merchants association shall pay
for The transfer as well as the addi-
tiona lights.
FEREEEN HAVE RIGHT OF WAY
a bi5i requiring sidewalk cutouts Of
water. electric current and gas con-
duits 60 be installed before all tene-
,aents and hotel buildings for the quiCl
use Of thc ire department in case o1
danger or fire was sent to committee
Tho liIl was finally passed giving that
,iepartment right Of way in the streets
over an vehicles at an times
4 bin requiring all chauffeurs II
obtain license from the police com
mission after a personal appearance
before the hoard was brought in b1
Walsh. who said green country boys
or s We're driving around the city L
1le peril of the inhabitants. The po
Ice judiciary and license committee.
We're given the measure.
The public utilities and finance com
naittees were directed to look into the
proposal Of Deasy that $4,000 be set
aside TO institute an architectural com
petition for permanent city han plans
SALARY INCREASES MADE
All the board members agreed il
giving S25 per month increases TO hal
a dozen deputies in the auditors Office
Mudock and Cutten Withdrawing OBJ
lection from the fact that City Attor
nev Long held the increases legal anC
they had found the services worthy O.
the raise
The police matrons were also giver
S&5 per month.
Bonds Of the BIZ per cent series Il
the sum Of s7L000 were ordered sole
10 Baldwin & Howell. the sole bidders
al par. and the treasurer was author
ized 10 sell over the counter O,0Ol
worth Of similar school bonds, FOL
which no bid was received.
A new captaincy was created in The
police department. TO which Meutenan
Patrick Shea has been selected. Al
ordinance forbidding the use of sling.
shots and regulating the use of ali
guns 70 shooting galleries was hnall.
passed.
Clerk Hagerty was given a 80 day
leave OF absence, his mother being
serionslv Ill and John RYan was an.