The San Francisco call., 1910-02-10
SUPERVISORS FAVOR
UNITED RAILROADS
Utilities Committee Proposes to
Issue Permit for Trolley in
Lower Market Street
Company Refuses to Grant Use
of Lines for Municipal
StreetCarS

Horse cars viii be taken off lower
Market street within a short time if d
recommendation adopted yesterday by
the supervisors public utilities commit
tee Is acted upon faVorably by the board
a its meeting next Monday
The administration promise TO secure
better service in Market street from
Sutter TO the ferries was partially car
rico out yesterday by the adoption of
ihis recommendation TO allow the
United Railroads 10 use the outer
tracks I'm lower Market street under a
temporary trolley permit. No COM
pcnSat-op Is TO be asked from the
United Railroads for the privilege and
tae company agrees to no compromise
regarding the city's right to operate a
municipal road over lis own streets
The recommendation Of the public
uulrles committee was not passed,
however, without serious exposition.
Supervisors Walsh and Hooks con-
tended stOutiy against any concession
which did not stipulate that the com
pau> should Srant the city the use Of
itS rails
PROTESTS FROM CITIZENS
A number of citizens appeared To pro-
test against an unqualified grant one
Of these was Mrs. Lillian Harris Coffin.
resident Of the Richmond district.
who said:
"l believe every woman i'm the Rich
moud would rather continue indeh-
lltely TO transfer at the foot Of Sutter
street to other cars than TO have the
cijF Weld up any rights or imperil in
amy way the fun carrying out of the
GearE street road enterprise"
In Difference TO the contention of Su-
perNlsorS Walsh and Hooks, Chairman
Pueh and Supervisors Herget and
Loughrey greed 10 the addition of p
-rszr 80 O
porary permit. No objection TO this
Droviso was made by General Manager
Slack. representing the United Rail
roads.
The prOViso requires the assurance
of the city attorney that the city valves
no rights by granting a temporary
permit and that this act would not in
any way weaken lis legal standing.
Until such assurance is received, the
permit IS not TO go into effect
PERMIT TO BE REVOCABLE
The recommendation of the commit
tee is for temporary permits for pc
riods Of so days each and revoca BILE at
VIII by the board Of supervisors. A
question was formally drawn for pres
entstion 10 the city attorney asking if
such permits would in any way abro-
gate the city's legal rights.
Max Pepper. representing the Public
Ownership association. voiced the pro-
test Of the Organiza riOn against the
surrender by the city of any trolley
privilege I'm the street unless the COM
psuy would agree to relinquish its
claim 10 q monopoly in favor Of a mu-
nicipally owned road.
COMPANY REFT SES TO YIELD
Thornweli Mutually. assistant 10 the
president OF the road. repeated his dec
iaration that the giving up Of the claim
or monopoly in lower Market street
would amount TO = robbery of the bond
holders Of the United Railroads and
was not TO be considered. Black and
President BOeckmsn Of the holding"
SutteU street company We're equally
positive.
MN FENDER IL PROMISED
The matter of installing new tenders
on All the cars went over for two
weeks. Black informing the committee
that "A new and lighter type of
Eclipse fender was on the way from
the cast, which. he held. would not be
open 10 the objection Of the present
heavy san Mateo' life guard.
Nothing was done in regard to the
petition that the board advertise A
franchise for a road in Greenwich
street. The Golden Gate district i'm
ur0rement club VIII be given an oppor-
r-l-t- TO see If the Preside and Fer
rio~ company might become q possible
bidder for the franchise The United
roads. Black declared yesterday.
would not
Why asked Walsh.
Because the city has served notice
that III Is going into the railroad bust
ness ITSELF answered Black We
don't care TO have anything TO do with