The San Francisco call., 1910-04-19
TENDER 100000
CITY WATER BONDS
Supervisors Call Bids for June 6
in Initial Sale of $45,000,-
900 Issue
Close Contract With Firm of
Dillon & Hubbard to Ger
tify Securities

Bids for 100000 worth of the s45,-
100000 Hetch Hetchy bond issue were
called for yesterday by the unanimous
vote of the board of supervisors, to be
received in the chambers of the board
Monday, June 6.
Ihls is the first installment of the
big water bond issue, nearly the whole
of the initial $500, 200 issue having been
expended In the recent payment of
100000 for the last remaining private
holdings around Lake Eleanor.
The public utilities committee was
directed to prescribe the conditions of
the bidding and the offers will be
opened in the board at the hour of 8
p. M. June s.
The money realized will be utilized
In the construction work, such as di-
version canals, the preparation to begin
work on the Eleanor dam and necessary
land purchases and the taking UP OF
options for power sites, etc, as well
as the possible closing of the city's
main option on the Ham Hall Cherry
creek properties
City Attorney Long presented a re-
port relative to the closing of the pur-
chase of the Eleanor properties. which
was turned over to the public utili-
ties committee.
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$4,000 be voted the city attorneys Of
| flee for the expenses incident to the
campaign In Washington to prevent the
revocation of the Hetch Hetchy portion
of the Garfield grant and the payment
OF the clty's agent, Judge Stockslager.
was referred to the finance committee.
Mayor Mccarthy said that this was a
matter of Importance and he hoped the
committee would find the money, the
city needing the Sinews of war.
| Dillon & Hubbards offer to review
and certify as to the validity of the
$45.000,000 Hetch Hetchy bond issue
was accepted by the board.
| Upon McLaughlin's motion the board
of supervisors of Tuolumne county and
its citizens were cordially thanked for
expressions of cooperation with the
clty's Sierra water supply undertaking,
and copy of the resolution was or
| dered sent to the board
! The petition asking the return of the
nickel in the slot machines, signed by
about $50 saloon keepers, cigar dealers
and other businessmen, and presented
| by e. a. Preble, was referred by the
mayor to the police committee. Super
visor Herget chairman.
! The Shasta athletic clubs applica-
| tion for a professional fight permit
for May and those of the Railroad, Union
and Pacific clubs for amateur permits
were also referred to Hergets COM
mittee
Frederick w. Knower's protest
| against the usurping of certain streets
| by lumber companies was referred to
| the street committee.
| Supervisor Walsh secured a resolu-
| ton asking the city attorney the status
| of the gas and water rates cases now
| pending in federal courts.
The petition of the public ownership
! association that in no contingency
should a permit be granted the United
Railroads for the of the outer
! tracks in lower Market street for the
| Sutter street cars was referred to the
| public utilities committee.
The petition of the united garment
workers union No. 131 that all articles
| in municipal use bear the union label
was referred to the hospital and
health committee.
Thomas w. Forsyth's request for a
| franchise for an electric street rail-
way over Parnassus avenue and ]
| street between Third avenue and Pa
| checo street was referred TO the pub
| lie utilities committee.
The letter from Dillon & Hubbard
certifying to the validity of the $780,
| 900 polytechnic high school bond issue
was received from the city attorney
and referred to the public utilities
committee
The petition of Hale Brothers and
other merchants doing business in
Sixth street that that thoroughfare
should be better lighted was referred
TO the artificial lights committee.