The San Francisco call., 1910-03-10
Objections to Permit

The two objections raised to this
form OF permit We're. first, that il rec
ognized the Suffer street company.
and, second. that IL made no provision
for the Geary street railway to reach
the ferry. 1t was further objected
that the United Railroads had never
appeared before the board as a petit
tioner for the permit. The request had
been made in the name of the Sutter
street company whose legal existence
the city does not admit. and the board
had undertaken 10 vest the rights not
only in the Sutte- street company.
but with the United Railroads as well
While the Mccarthy administration
feels that ii has sufficient votes to put
the permit through when il comes up
next Monday. the city attorney may in
sert conditions embarra ssing to McCar-
thy. In a written opinion on the sub
5ect Long said:
II seems 10 me that the course
for the board of supervisors to
follow is one 10 be determined by
II as 2 matter Of best policy and
Judgment. Therefore If the board
wishes to make absolutely certain
the right Of the city to operate its
own street railway system in
Market street from Geary street to
the ferries then IL can best do so
by making as n condition for the
granting of the permit the stipula-
ton that the Sutter street railway
company viii recognize the right
Of the city to operate its cars over
the same route.
The proceedings were taken yester-
day with this opinion before the mem
bers OF the committee.
Arguments Are Made
The board rooms were filled TO the
doors with representatives Of the va
rioUs interests concerned. Attorney
oscar Cooper. appearing on behalf of
the North Central Improvement club.
argued for the franchise. He was fol-
lowed by Edgar Peixotto who made a
similar appeal on behalf of the Down
town association They stated that the
business interests requested the fran
chise and suggested that it be granted
with the provisO that the status quo be
preserved.
Attorney Walker c. Graves intro
duced the L. n. King memorandum as
2 basis of solution. He was followed
by King, who explained that his asso-
ciation had. upon investigs tion. learned
that the United Railroads could route
its Sutter street cars down the inner
Market street tracks. He added how
ever, that this report was based upon
conditions Of year ago
John Ginty Of the French bank,
Lippmann Sachs, a capitalist and
James Woods of the ST. Francis hotel
spoke briefly. suggesting that some
remedy for the situation be found as
soon as possible. Their remarks We're
supplemented by President Falk of the
West end Pacific avenue Improvement
club.
Andrew Gallagher then introduced
the protest OF the labor council. He be-
gan by reading a set of resolutions
adopted by the council year ago when
the question was before the Taylor
board Of supervisors. The resolutions
went into the history of the franchises
and explained how the dummy Sutter
street company was maintained for the
purpose Of bottling up lower Market
street The document concluded with
words Of commendation for the old
board In denying the permit and offer
ing IT on the sole condition that the
right of the Geary street road to use
the tracks to the ferry be recognized.
Urges Fair Exchange
The United Railroads comes before
the city seeking privilege" continued
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