The San Francisco call., 1913-08-19
BILLBOARD MEN
WIN COMP ROM|SE
IN SUPE PERvISORs
Neither Majority Nor Minor
ity Report of Committee Is
adopted in Entirety
by Body
VOGELSANG CARRIES
SUBSTITUTE REPORT
Bread and Butter Plea of
Workrnen Has Weight
With Officials

The. billboard men won A slight vic
tory before the board OF supervisors
yesterday. securing permits TO main
% OF the 20 foot boards and a recon
sfderation OF their remaining app1ica-
tions for approximately six miles OF
double deck signs After four hours
argument a resolution offered by Su-
pervisor Vogelsang was adopted, the
gist OF which IS as follows:
Applications for 90 signs now in ex-
fstence are granted. as recommended
by the majority Of the public welfare
committee
Applications for the remainder or the
20 foot boards now in existence ap-
proxfmateIy $50 are referred back TO
the committee for q report on whether
they are dangerous to public health
or safety.
Applications for the erection or new
20 foot boards are referred back to
the committee
Supervisor Vogelsang. who IS an at
torney. held that the ordinance limit
ing the bilIboards 10 10 feet IS not
retroactive. and that therefore. all
20 foot boards IN existence at the time
OF its passage should be allowed TO
remain This opinion induced Super
visor Murdock OF the public welfare
committee and others TO agree 10 the
Te-reference OF the question to the COM
mIttee-
VOTE 10 TO
Those who voted in favor OF Super
visor VOgelsang's resolution were Su-
peFvisors Caglierf A J. Gallagher
Hayden, HIlmer Hooks. Mauzy. Me-
Leran lurdock Nolan. Vogelsang
The opponents were Supervisors Ban
croft George E Gallagher. GianninI
Jennings. K-oshIand, Mccarthy. Murphy
and Payot-
Eogelsang. in submitting his resolu-
ti0n. also held that the terms OF the
ordinance made no reference to the uu-
slightly nature OF the signboards, but
gave the supervisors power to deny
permits only where they are a menace
TO public health or safety Postpone
ment was decided upon in order that
the boards might be investigated from
the above point Of view
Opponents and proponents of the
htllboards thronged the chambers Of
the supervisors. those in favor OF the
20 foot boards being representa- tives Of
organized labor and the billboard in
dustry. and those against representing z
Womeu's clubs. the City Beautiful con-
ventton and the Downtown association
OF the Chamber OF Commerce
The question at issue was whether
the majority report OF the public well
should be adopted VogeIsang's reso-
lutton was finally adopted as substi-
ruts for the whole
Plea FOR WAGE FARMERS
The labor representatives made what
they termed 4 bread and butter argu-
msnL declaring that from so 20 100
sign painters had already been laid
or" because the upper deck boards
could not be painted pending the pres
err controversy, and that II the 20 foot
boards we're abolished these men would
be forced out OF employment. 1eaving z
their families destitute
Supervisor = + GALLAGHER led the
Union forces IN their opposition TO the
cutting down Of the high boards. and
moved adoption OF his minority report
He was seconded BY Supervisor Hooks
Others who spoke in favor Of the bill
boards were Secretary John O'ConneU
Of the san Francisco Labor council
James Mullen and Frank c. Mcdonald
OF the same organization. Charles Nell
son Of the Building Trades council. J.
Charles Green and Edward I Wolfe, the
latter being attorney for Schroeder &
FerZog. billboard advertisers. whose
applications were under consideration
with those OF Green
. OPPOSITION HAS SPEAKERS
Speakers IN favor OF cutting down
the boards 70 10 feet were AdoIph Uhl
repre senting the Downtown association. (.
John raleis Adams OF the City Beautf-
tul convention and the Civic League Of
Improvement clubs. Mrs. Ida Finney
3EackriIis OF san Francisco center Of
the California Civic league, Mrs. George
AIzrsh and Mrs A P. Black OF the Cali
fOrnia club, and Supervisors Giannini
ard Pavot