The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-05-29
Utilities Committee of Su-
pervisors After a Long
Wrangle Ties It's Votes on
Resolution to Allow Sutter
Cars to Operate to Ferry
mo SENTIMENT IN
MATTER"-MAYOR
People Want the Sutter
Road to Run and They
Want the Divisadero and
the Fillmore Transfers, .
Rolph Tells City Fathers

Rolph Tells City FatherS
Work began yesterday morning on
the Market to ferries extension OF the
Geary street railway. and while the
contractor was placing his three score
men to work that the city might get
The benefit of the agreement between
she municipality and the United Rail-
roads the public utilities committee of
the board of supervisors placed an
other obstacle in the way of granting
immediate service by way of Sutter
street.
The utilities committee. after long
wrangle. tied its vote on the resolu-
ton to allow the Sutter street branch
of the United Railroads to operate be-
tween Sansome and Sutter to the Mar
ket street terminal. Supervisors George
Gallagher and Bancroft were the men
who voted for a continuation of the
transfer and horse car service.
Mayor RoIph went over the railway
situation last evening with his seere-
tary, Edward Rainey, and concluded
that he would take no step until the
supervisors met in regular meeting. At
1rst it was suggested that the mayor
should call a special meeting of the
board but he thought this might in
volve a question and create wrong
impression.
4 viii not do anything until the
supervisors act said the mayor. but
I am anxious to have the controversy
settled as soon as possible"
NO SENTIMENT IN NATTER
There should be no sentiment in this
matter; it's business. The people want
the Sutter street road to run and they
want the Divisadero and Fillmore street
transfers
provoked and that the action Of the
utilities committee was distasteful to
him. 1t was also distasteful TO the
gathering OF Richmond residents who
awaited action of the supervisors in
the lobby of the city hall. and went
away disgusted when they found that
more delay would ensue.
The mayor early in the day took a
poll OF the board of supervisors by
telephone. as he wanted to know just
what his colleagues had to say con-
cernlng the running Of Sutter street
cars down Market street OF the en-
tire board of supervisors, Koshland
Gallagher and Bancroft were against
giving the Western addition immedi-
ate through service in Sutter and Mar
lIet streets. The matter of allowing
The Sutter street cars to run over the
tracks already provided for them on
the Sansome to ferries route will be
brought up next Monday and the su-
pervisors undoubtedly will vote favor
ably.
MULLALLY DEFERS ACTION
At the meeting of the public utilities
committee, Supervisor Byron Mauzy
moved that the Sutter street cars be
allowed to run immediate teiy. He said
that the United Railroads could, If it
desired. run the cars without consult
ing the city, but that Thornwell Null
laIly had deferred action out of re-
made between himself and member or
members of the committee. He said
that Mr.. Cashin, superintendent OF the
Geary street line, had said that the
operation OF the Sutter street road
could in no way affect the proceeds of
made no difference to the contractor
who was constructing the Geary street
extension. The report that the running
of the Sutter street cars would inter-
fere with construction work. he said,
was declared by Contractor Rolandi TO
be unfounded
Supervisor Vogelsang, who is out OF
the city, wired to the. committee, of
which he is a member, that he was in
favor of running the Suffer street cars
Immediately. Supervisor Murphy ques-
toned Mr.. Cashin concerning immedi-
ate operation and Mr. Cashin said that
he was not opposed to giving way to
the will of the people.
MAKE DELAY CLAUSE
Supervisor Bancroft first was for the
granting the company the right TO run
the Sutter extension, but later he
changed his vote and Joined Supervisor
George Gallagher in making delay
clause.
Supervisor Murphy explained that the
downtown Merchants association. in
euding nearly every large retail house
in the business district, had asked that
the Sutter street cars be allowed to
operate "as soon as word could reach
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