The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-02-15
HOOKS SMOKING
BILL IS DEFEATED
Supervisors Refuse TO Pass the
Measure Permitting Use OF
Weed in Streetcars
Board Orders Conference on the
Hetch Hetchy System and
Municipal Road

Smoking is still prohibited in the
streetcars. Supervisor Hooks bill of
repeal went down ingloriously at yes
terday's meeting OF the board by q vote
OF Is noes TO ayes.
Hooks and Healy were the only stall
warts. Nearly everybody in the board
took cast at the measure. which
Mayor Mccarthy welcomed as his own
when Hooks introduced the little
stranger a few weeks ago. Mccarthy
watched the infanticide with the in
difference Of stepparent, and all
Hocks said was Thank YOU.
There are working women in this
city rs we'll as workingmen. said
Supervisor Kelly. I know the latter
don't want to puff tobacco smoke into
The faces Of san Francisco ladies when
they are already subjected TO the dis
comfort OF the crowded cars. As one
who is not long from the shop myself
and smoker I protest against this
proposal TO turn the cars into smoking
cars.
Walsh backed the ordinance on the
books in equally vigorous language.
and Murdoch rose 10 say that he was
glad this was not an administration
measure" and that h knew II was IN
just 70 charge its origin to the work
. ingmen.
Al the end Of the day Hayden intro
duced q substitute for the present law
which would permit smoking on the
/ front platforms. The present oTdi-
nance allows il only on the rear plat
forms Harris observed that smoking
was allowed fore and aft anyhow. but
Hsyden's motion was sent TO committee.
Heaiy. O'Dowd and Walsh alone OBJ
jecting.
4 conference of the mayor. the su-
peryisors public utilities committee,
the board OF public works and the city
attorney viii be held this week 10
discuss the situation confronting the
city IN the Hetch Hetchy water matter.
WILL REPORT NEXT MONDAY
Supervisor Mclaughlin moved yes
terday that these several officials get
together and review whatever obstruc-
tons may stand in the way OF progress
and decide upon whatever steps should
De taken The conference is 10 report
20 the board next Monday
a similar resolution. designed 20
stimulate progress in the Cearv road
matter. was introduced by Supervisor
Bancroft Bancroft did not ask for as
wide council a. requested BIZ Nc
LaUghlin. but that the public utilities
committee consider 4 resolution direct
ing the board Of works 70 recommend
the sale Of the bonds and 10 report a
plan for its construction.
This action was taken without obiec-
ton
The mayor suggested that something
ought 10 BE- done 10 provide the auto
mobiles OF the city departments with a
care taker and Herget wanted a $3.50
man to have q similar oversight OF the
municipal book typewriters. The
finance committee was asked 10 look
after these little matters.
Kelly moved and the mayor approved
that the sheriff be given three more
Office deputies Bancroft wasn't sure
about II, but finally made no objection
10 the levy on the urgent necessitv
fund and the bill went unanimously
TO print
On Loughry's motion the secretary
was empowered and directed to secure
from the city attorney opinions on
pending legislative matters TO facili-
tate the recommendations OF commit
tees. The attorney has adhered to the
charter provision directing that opin-
ions should be given at the call OF the
board.
Nelson introduced butter bill.
He said the squares were not square
and the rolls were short. Cutten ex-
planned that the practice was a preva-
lent and pestiferous one, but that some
shortness in weight arose from water
eva poration.
After some batting around among
chairmen who didn't want the bill the
resolution went 10 the judiciary COM
mittee.