The San Francisco call., 1910-01-04

The board of supervisors voted yes
terday not to grant the franchise or
the "crosstown- -Devisadero street" car
line, applied for by G. B. Willcutt. act
ing for the United Railroads. The fran~
chise was passed to print by the Gal
agher board Of supervisors and has
been a meaty bone of contention dur
ing the two years in which the out
going board has been in office
Willcutt, secretary of the United
Railroads. had been asked two weeks
ago to agree to Stipulations proposed
by the board of supervisors TO the
effect that the company would permit
any other corporate line or a, munich
pally owned and operated road TO run
in certain blocks over which the United
Railroads now has lines running, ana
also to agree that a competing line
might. in accordance with the charter
provisions. use the road for 10 consecu-
tive blocks December "a, last, the
stipulation was submitted TO WillcNt I.
No answer had been received up to
yesterday afternoon. nor even an ac-
acknowledgement Of receipt.
ASKS DELAY
However, L. NJ King. secretary OF the
Merchants association, appeared be-
fore the supervisors with the request
that action be delayed, as he said there
was the hope that an amicable agree
ment might be reached. A delay would
have, of course, put the matter before
the incoming board of supervisors.
King said that the Merchants asso-
citation had sent a communication to
the board requesting that delay. but
no such communication could be found
in the files of the supervisors.
The vote taken on the passage Of the
franchise was as follows:
Ayes-BrOderick, Center, COmte.
Noes-BaIcOm, Bancroft. Booth, Con-
molly, D'Ancona, Hooks, Harris, Jen-
nings, Johnston, McLeran, Murdock,
Murphy, Pollok. SandersOn.
The board passed the resolution, de-
termining to grant a franchise for a
term of % years over Cough street
from McAllister to Market and Haight
This franchise is desired by the United
Railroads as a connection between the
lines in McAllister street and Market
street for the purpose of a route which
will obviate the Fillmore street hill,
which rises between Fulton and Wal
ler This resolution will come before
Mayor Taylor for his approval or veto,
and viii probably receive the veto. In
that case it will come before the in
ColnluS OodIO Ol SuPSINiSOIS 10 DS re-
jected or passed over the mayors veto.
VOTE ON FRANCHISE
The vote on the Cough street fran
chise was 10 ayes and noes. 1t was
as follows:
Ayes-Balcom, Broderick, Center
Comte, D'Ancona, Harris, Hooks, Nc
Leran, Murdock. Pollok.
Noes-Bancroft, Booth, Connolly
Jennings. Johnston, Murphy. Sander
son.
There was no debate on that resolu-
ton.
There was plenty of discussion of
the "crosstown" bill, the result of the
Geary street bond election being an
important factor in the consideration
Of the matter.
The bill for the ordinance came up
as a special order of business for 8
o'clock
Supervisor Johnston. chairman of
the committee on public utilities, re-
viewed the history of the bill and the
fact that no stipulation had been re-
ceived from Willcutt or the United
Railroads.
D'Ancona asked if there was any
communication from the Merchants
association in the matter. Secretary
King of the association stated that a
communication had been sent, advising
further delay in the matter. Clerk
Behan and his corps of aids could find
no trace Of the communication.
The stipulation asked of Willcutt, the