The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 27, 1900, Page 5

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, MARCH 27, 1900. MOREHOUSE'S LAW SHAKES THE CODE Freak Anti-Newspaper Act Was Put in the Wrong Book by Wise Legislators. Charles A. Bennett, a Corporation Sole, Finds His Suit Against Expensive Luxury. i S S AL tested the as failed to least in the of the bill” reasons for freak were late assembled Legislature test of the law, ather . Various this legal t the time of its passage and various theories were advanced as to the great reform it would work in the publi- . metropolitan journals. Its use- fulness for the desired purpose was even but " despaired of by the odorous lobby, ence came to its promoters and they believed that they had furnished tk gs contained a e was a swindler, various dairy vicinity that be e Western Dal £ roduce teenth returned to fons ilroy, and The Call as s(al;—d this paper for % fa’a ubel & Wood, . F. Preston, that the law founded was d intended for the large instead of y individual for the Senator the last upport, at de- that f and conoern which, if fals sver said sum ® he be found In t bels; this ch f the Penal Code, which t the person 3 2 g a3 7 us: sdgment for $500 m in favor of the the proceeding proceeding: and conviction to nor less than denominated while, in this »unt recovered must reasury, which gives a €d is & public offense Penal Code. ed by the fact n was expressly made and part of a chapter minal libel the Penal Code defines a crim- 1 Code EVERY HOUR YOU DELAY THE USE OF Dr. PIERCE'S FAVORITE PRESCRIPTION YOU DELAY THE CURE /“AND DESTROY YOUR BEAUTY. law requiring every newspaper to sign each s pen—the law that g intel- f the majority of the e accomplishment of a great red by the More- be observed | The Call Was an libe to be a publication of willtully and nother. In this complaint it is alleged natory matter in question Wwas knowingly and will- 1d_article mpeach honesty, integrity and iff, and expose him to public In every pub- and’ ridicule.” o say, an unlawful act must be an unlawful purpose. , ‘with _intent in the complaint, then we e commis of an uniawful act ipted by an unlawful purpose; and in these stitute a public offense. Furt held that a proceeding instituted un- n 772 was, in all its essentials of cause and effect, a criminal proceeding: and the court, in support of its opinion, cited the case of Boyd va. The United States, 116 U. S. 616, whereln, under a Federal statute, relating to h n of aliens under labor contracts, ' was held that the proceeding, “though an fon civil in form, was unquestionably crim- 1 in its nature,” 'to such an extent that de- could not be compelled to bear himself. Law, 111 Cal. 237, where a sim- ar doctrine was maintained. the court sald that the circumstance that section 772 was in- 4 in the Penal Code “was of itself suffi- to indicate the legislative intent to con- a criminal proceeding.” And it was said that the judgment imposing a fine | in whole or in part, shall go to the in- , is not such an maly in crimina! tice as to require discussion. Perhaps the prosecution of this action ought to be in the f the people.’” 1d thus seem that the publication of in question was in effect an omis- the part of defendant to obey the man- date of a public law; and for such omission the Leg:slature has imposed a fine of $1000. | It thus appears, first, that section 25 1s ex- | pressly made part of the Penal Code; that in legal effect it ordains that *“‘a fine” | shall be imposed upon the offender; third, that a portion of such shall be paid info the State treasury; fourth. that an action may be instituted y person; and fifth, that in this particular se both of the elements of crime, n , an unlawful act and an unlawful in- | tent, are charged. For these reasons and un- | der the cases cited, 1 am of opinion that the proceeding in question can only be mal ined in the name of the people of the State of Cali- fornia. TUpon this ground the demurrer to the com- plaint is sustatned MAJOR GREENE TO BE \ { ORDERED TO ALASKA | | Wili ake Charge of the Work of | Erecting the Government Tel- egraph Line. e opening of navigation General will proceed to £t. Michael to es- tablish the headquarters of the new de- partment of Alaska, and one of those who will accompany him will be Major Frank Greene, chief signal officer of this depart- | ment. Major Greene will superintend the erec- ion of the Government telegraph line to | from Fort Valdez at the head of | Prince William Sound up through the Copper River country and the Forty-mile strict to Fort Egbert on the Yukon, just below Dawson and on the Canadian bor- | der. From Fort Egbert the line will run | down the Yukon, with stations at Circle | City, Fort Rampart, Fort Gibbon and Nulato and then directly across to St. Michael. o orders assigning Major Greene fo the work have been issued, but it is pretty eneraily understood that he will be the | man for the place. He has, in fact, al- €: df been ccnsulted as to the route of | the line. Major Greene believes the line | will be finished in three years. It is prob- | | able First Lieutenant Russell of the Sixth | Artillery, now a captain in the volunteer | signal corps serving in Manila, will be as- | signed to the duties of signal officer of this department in place of Major Greene. | A board of officers consisting of Colonei | | Jacob B. Rawles, Third Artillery; Cap- | | tain Edward Davis, quartermaster Third | | Artillery, and First Lieutenant G. H. Mc- i Manus, Third Artillery, has been appoint- | ed to pass upon the gualifications OP termaster Sergeant Henry C. tery A, Third Artillery, for the post commissary sergeant. will meet at Angel Island. A similar | board consisting of Captain Charles | Humphreys, Third Artillery, and First Lieutenant ' Archibald Campbell, Third | Artillery, will meet at San Diego Barracks | to pass upon the qualifications of Quar- termaster Sergeant William H. Jamieson, Battery D. Third Artillery, for a similar position, and a third board consisting of Captain J. M. Califf, Third Artillery; First Lieutenant R. F. Gardner, Third | Artillery, and Second Lileutenant W. | Forse, rd Artillery, will meet at the Presidlo to pass upon the qualifications | ~of Bergeants Charles S. Jones of Battery D and James H. Wetherholt of Battery | E, Third Artillery, for the position of electrician sergeants. Leave of*abserce for one month has been anted to Captain Edward B. Bolton, ixteenth Infantry, who {8 now at the general hospital. MISUNDERSTO0D THE OBJECT OF THE POORBOX George H. Richards, a despicable look- ing tramp, was caught in the act of pil- fering the poorbox in St. Charles Catho- | _Posl'.lon of he board | streets, yesterday forenoon. Richards | was seen by some of the worshipers who were passing in and out of the sacred | edifice hanging about the entrance with no parent object in view. When he found an opportunity he entered the church and proceeded to the poorbox, which is located In the vestibule, and with a small sized screwdriver pried open the cover and extracted $185. e was seized and held until Officer John Morrow ar- rived from the Seventeenth street station and took him into custody. ‘When searched at the station he had upon his person $205. On being confronted with the evidence and the heinousness of his guilt in robbing & poorbox in a sa- cred edifice, he expffllnegothlt his kriowl- edge of the American language was so limited as to convey the impression that | the offerings in the box were for the poor | | who needed assistance and, as he was stranded, he understood he had a right | to take what was in the box and apply it to his own use, as he was among the | poorer classes. He will be given an op- | rortunh\' ot enllghtenln; one of the Pa- ice Judges on his construction of the | word “‘poorbox” to-day. ————— Opposed to Recess Every Hour. | The passing of a resolution by the State | Board of Education at its recent meeting providing for a recess of seven minutes every hour in the public schools has met with considerable opposition among peda- gogues in this city, the claim being made | that the plan is not practicable. | _“If the seven-minute plan should be put | in operation,” said uperintendent of | Schools Webster, “the urs of mar | schools would certainly have to disar- | ranged. This action of the State Board | of Education is not now mandatory, for the Political Code provides that the school hours shall be from 9 a. m. to 4 p. m, un- | less otherwise provided by special legisla- tion. I am a firm bellever in frequent re- laxation on the part owuplli during school sessions, but I e that the most effective and expeditious method is | to have calisthenics and breathing exer- | cises, with the windows of the schoolroom | open, for five minutes each hour. These | exercises, with the usual mornin? recess, or, the I regrd as entirely adequats health and comfort zt the chn’dron." h malicious intent to | ‘‘tends apd was | e must exist a union of act and | ars we also find the elements which con- | cecond, | ¢ lic Church, on Shotwell and Eighteenth | ™ | detamatory | 11 | OGP OGPPSO IOL OO0 00 6D 4 “FR SCO SLIY.” RUNS A UCK.+ San Quentin convict's viefous & & attack upon two of his comrades + and a guard. 1 Q"9+ eo-0000600+@Q Special Dispatch to The Call. SAN QUENTIN PRISON, March 26.— John Phillips, allas “‘Frisco Slim,” one of the most desperate criminals wearing the stripes, this afternoon made an attack on Guard Patrick Connelly, who had inter- | vened between him and two other con- victs, “Frisco Slim,” as he is known through- out the State, is serving a life term for | the murder of a night watchman in a de- pot in Contra Costa County. “Slim” was interrupted by the watchman in the act of cracking a safe, and shot and killed the man on the spot. He was shortly after ar- rested and the trial resulted in a life sen- tence. He has since a month ago worked in the jute mill here, and it was there that the assault occurred which may send him to_the incorrigible cell till death re- leases him. Bad blood has existed for some time be- LIFE-TERM CONVICT ATTACKS A GUARD Murder. tween Frank Harp and Jose Sanchez, the | men he attacked, and Phillips. To-day | they met In the jute mill, and without a | word of warning the desperate man | raised a heavy steel spool used for wind- | ing jute and aimed a blow at the head of | Sanchez, which cut his scalp in_ two | places. Harp attempted to avold the murderous impact of a second spool, only 1o receive a gash in the back of the neck, | which almost severed the jugular vein. | Guard Connelly, armed “only with a ! heavy cane, rushed at Phillips, who when he saw the guard coming snatched up a | third spool, at the same time shouting, “i’'ve got it in for you; I'll do you up,” following the words with a swing at the guard's _head. Connelly ducked and caught Phillips a blow on the head with his cane that felled him to the ground. Philllps was immediately bound and thrown into the “black hole,” where he will remain till the Board of Prison Di- rectors decide as to his fate. Under the name of “Frisco Slim” Phil- lips has attalned a criminal reputation extending throughout the State. He was transferred from Folsom to San Quentin, and since his incarceration at the latter prison has been foremost among the des- | perate felons confined there. = About a | vear ago he attempted to kill Superin- | tendent Butterworthwith a seventy-pound weight used for weighting jute. “Frisco Slim’’ has a grudge against Connelly, as the latter was the officlal appointed to search the prisoners’ cells, and on one occasion got “Slim™ in trouble by discov- ering a cache of oplum in the one occu- pled by the convict. Both the injured convicts will probably recover, though severely cut by the sharp | edges of the spools Phillips used as weap- | | | *ReReRIR 0!’8?088082038'0& *RIRIRIR RN IR R IRIN IR IR R eReR R+ oy ons. This Is the first fight in the jute mill for several months. BIG RIVAL TO THE UNION IRON WORKS New Ship-Building Plant to Be Established Here With Mil- lions of Capital. Risdon Iron Works Absorbs the Pacific Rolling Miils and Will Operate as a Competitor of the AN FRANCISCO is to have another great ship-building plant, with mil- lions of dollars of capital behind it and capable of turning out any kind of a ship from a sloop to a line-of- battle ship. The new plant will be ope- rated entirely independent of the big combine known as the ship buflders’ trust, which includes such famous concerns as the Cramps of Philadelphia, the Union Iron Works of this city, the Newport | News Ship Building Company and, in fact, almost every plant of any size in the ountry. The Risdon Iron Works is to branch out, and it has already practically com- pleted a deal whereby it ig to absorb the big plant of the Pacific Rolling Mills. In fact, negotiations have progressed so far that a big forfeit, sufficiently large to in- sure the consummation of ‘the deal, has been posted and nothing now remains but to arrange for the legal transfer of the immense property from its present own- ers to the purchaser. Captain Taylor, president of the Risdon Iron Works, yes- terday confirmed the story of the deal, but was averse to giving a detailed out- line of his plan until the formal transfer as made, which will be in a few days. “It is true we are preparing to branch out,” said Captain Taylor, ** and we ex- ectsto absorb the Pacific Rolling Mills, Eul 1 prefer not to discuss the matter un- til the negotiations are completed. | the money 'has already been secured, so Trust. In acquiring the Pacific Rolling Mills lant the Risdon Iron Works will get 1700 eet of water front, with water of suffi- clent depth to aceommodate the largest ships. The plant covers thirty-two acres and affords facilities for the making of one of the most complete ship building Elants in the countrf‘. In the neighbor- ood of $3,000,000 will be expend and there can be no hitch for lack of finan- clal backing. It is expected the Risdon Iron Works will employ at least three thousand men in addition to its present ;orc:dwhen all its plans have been per- ected. The_ proposition_to establish a rival to the Unlon Iron Works in this city has been under consideration for some time, but only within the past few days did it . finally assume such shapé as to justify a publication of the facts. Among the first of the improvements contemplated '»’3 the managers of the Risdon Iron orks when it is in complete possession of its new plant will be the construction of a-gigantic drydock, capable of accom- modating the largest ships that float. The deal means a great deal for San Francisco, as the new shipbuilding plant will not only be an employer of thou- sands of skilled mechanics and laborers, but it will enter the fleld as a bidder for contracts to bulld merchantmen, passen- ger steamers and warships, an active and aggressive competitor of the trust and one that will have sufficient backing of a financlal character to fight the mo- nopoly to a finish, should the latter at- tempt to throttle the enterprise. WANT TWO MUSEUMS MANAGED AS ONE Very Significant Visit of W. P. Wil- son and William Harper of Philadelphia. W. P. Wilson, one of the directors of the Philadelphia Commercial Museum, and Willlam Harper, chief of the bureau of information of that institution, are coming to this city and will be here within a few days. This information was re- cetved yesterday by Manager Goodwin of the Manufacturers’ and Producers’ Asso- ciation. Thelr trip to the coast has more assing significance. m\flme‘n ‘:he p"\%pofluon was first made to establish in San Francisco a commerciai museum to be conducted on the lines gov- erning the management of the Philadel- phia_institution Mr. Wilson was the first to offer to do in his power to ald the project. He stated that there would be considerable material not ru.llx' needed there, which he was sure would be to_the Western museum. Since the Western pro‘ect has been der such successful headway efforts been made at Washington to have $50,000 appropriated by Congress to further the scheme, and the matter is now under sideration in the form of an amendment to a bill appropriating $200,000 for the Phil- adelphia museum. Some of the local com- mittee have signified a desire to make the Western museum entirely independent of the one in the East. The purpose of Mr. Wilson and Mr. r coming here sent is to confer with the local committee, and it is belleved that they are rous of showing the San Fran men that the best th! that can be done is to make the Pacific Commercial M a part a:d branch of the N Museum. the - lemen of mehtthomd&angm of and Pro- ducers’ Assoclation has been ch: ' The event was set for April 10, but as Mr. Wilson and Mr. Harper have only a lim- ited time to stay the banquet will take lace next Monday evening at the Palace otel. —_—— Benevolent Society Meeting. The board of directors of the San Fran- cisco Benevolent Association held their regular meeting yesterday in the rooms of the Columbian Banking Company in the Claus Spreckels bullding. The work of the past molntl:, wlns reviewed iand passed upon. It developed that duri; that period eighty-six deserving mmu'éf had n rendered assistance, which necessitated the expenditure of e The accounts of the C. . 8. St Tegret for.his loss were adopred,. See: of regre Te adop! retary J. 8. Spear Jr. resigned and Robert H. Beuce Jr. was elected to his position. The society is the oldest of its kind in San Francisco. Its first meeting was held in June, 1860, and five years later it was incorporated. Much good in a quiet way has n_done by the society, and often as high as per month has bee pended In relieving cases of distress. —_——— Interest in the Boer War 1s decreasing, but the number of Zinkand's patrons 1s increasing. Best service in town. * —_———— Price of Carriages ‘Goes Up. RACINE, Wis, March 26,—It is an- nounced y that 2s a result of the conference at Chicago a few days ago of manufacturers of wagons, carriages, etc., an average advance of 20 per cent over the old scale is now in effect. The blame for the necessity of mak #’ the increase and Cartiage conterns With material fon e the construction of their output. Standard Optical Co., 217 Kearny st., e N o POOLROOM ORDER MET WITH DEFEAT 'Notorious “Frisco ‘Slim,” an Inmate of|Substitute Offered to Prohibit San Quentin Prison, Attempts Gambling on Horse and Dog - Racing. Board of Supervisors I nvite Proposals for Sale of Water Supply Systems—Many Meas- ures Are Finally Passed. the people of this city. The Call for two days, the controversy. board, not by The Call. the measure. are dark and tricks that are vain.” greatest institutions in this city. vate promise and public pledge. He quences of a greed for power. the welfare of this city. %IE Tobin poolroom order, by which it was proposed to prohibit the sell- ing of pools on contests of any de- scription, was Indefinitely postponed by the Board of Supervisors yesterday. In puitting his motion to postpone Reed stated that the Police Committee desired to file a majority report prohibiting pool- selling on horse and dog racing. He con- | idered the Tobin ordinance as too sweep- i it might be declared il- ing, and besides legal because it contained two provisions | in th2 same order—one prohibiting gam- | bling and the u!herl making it a penalty visit gambling places. 10"“ ell."! sald g’le Mayor, “is not that one “ubject?” “Yyu may be of that opinion,” retorted Reed: “but I am not. I desire further to state that there appears to be a unani- mour opinion in this board to close the | poolrjoms. I think, however, that an ex- ception should be made in the case of pools sold on legitimate boxing contests and regulated by proper restrictions. I do pot think that betting on prize-fights ever ruined anybody. All cases of em- bezz'sment are directly traceable to bet- ting on horse racing.” Brandenstein opposed indefinite post- ponejnent, saying that the vice was as mer«it!;lcloua in one form as the other. Tobth held that the only objection to his ordinance was that ft was too sweeping. He regarded it as absurd to brand a man as a criminal who made a wager on a foothall game while a virtue was made of betting on horse and dog races. At this point the Mayor, who apparently had been waiting for an ec:lp;mn.unny to put his foot in it, interposed: “Mr. Tobin, do you know what in- fluence has deterred one of the news- papers from interesting itself further in this ordinance? I notice The Call has been silent for two days on the subject and it looks rather peculiar.” I do not know the reason,” re- plied Tobin, following in the foot- steps of the miniature Mayor, “but I suppose it is on the principle of the heathen Chinee, who ‘for ways that are dark and tricks that are vain,’ etc.,”” which brilliant ‘sally was greeted with a laugh of the feeblest description. On tl':e fmfltlozx for ln{lfiflnnsepoltpm e following was the vote: m.i‘;'te:—aooth. ‘B‘gxton. Curtis, Connor, Duboce, Dwyer, Helms, Hotaling, McCar- thy, Reed. K Noes—Brandenstein, Comte, d'Ancona, Fontana, Jennings, Maguire, Sanderson, Tobin. Reed then asked tssion to submit two ordinances designed to put an end to pooluel\lni on horse and do ng, but several objections being made he pre- sented them later during the regular or- der, and they were referred to the Police Committee. The first ordinance provides for the prohibition of ?mbllng y pool- selling, by poolbuying, by bookmaking or by any system of registering bets or wagers on races or other contests between horses or dogs, and is as follows: Section 1. It shall be unlawful for any son 2 the_city and county of San Francisco %o sell or buy pools, or make books, or make Tegistering wagers, wherein money, or other rep- Pesentatives of value, or other articles of value are staked or pl on races or other con- ween horses or dogs. et D o, person, otherwise competent as a witness, is disqualified from testifying as fuch concérning the offenses in this ordinance Sefined, on the ground that such testimony thay criminate such witness under the provi- Hlons of this ordinance, but no prosecution can Sfterward be had against such witness for any offense defined in this nance concerning testified. Which he % person violating the jons Sec. 3. provisic shall be gulity of a misde- ?nfu‘:: °.'2’.§".!‘§:,. conviction thereof shall be t exceeding six months. e o ordinance shail take effect im- ately. Any orders or parts of orders in e itk the provisions of this ordinance are hereby npe-.le;;l = e econd crdinance, prol ng vl’fl’t’len sol any room or other place where nmb!fix bi‘buylnx or selling pools, by making {;oo or by any system of re, tering bets or wagers on races or other contests between horses or dogs Is carried on, follow: Be it ordained by the people of the city and county of San Francisco n 1. It shall be unlawful for lflfig‘,m city and county of San to visit any room or ot bling s enrfl‘ad on by or wager in any system of Wagers, "wherein money, or other re Tive of value, or other articles e o3 piaced or pledged on any race or other Detween horses or dogs. Bec: & No permon. otherwise competent as tness, Is isqualified from testifying as S oh omcerning the offenses in this ordinance s A will admit a compensation for its pains if it has taught meaning and the responsibility of actions that are peculiar. If The Call has proved to Mayor Phelan what it has proved to every citi- zen of San Francisco, that he has been derelict in his duty as a public offi cer; that he has been guilty of a felony which submits him to the penalties prescribed in this State; that neither his public nor his private life justifies him in the arrogance of censorship of morals or citizenship, then the task has been rewarded by a benefit, which even Mayor Phelan must recognize. The Tobin ordinance was presented to the Board of Supervisors by one of its own members. The proposed law was to be adopted or rejected by the Supervisor Tobin had his own reason for introducing His name has been too often in the weekly press of this city for any one to doubt that he knew the ground upon which he is standing. He knows the value of a name and of a reputation, and when he gave a reason for the false assertion that The Call has been silent in reference to his proposed ordinance he has surely a bitter knowledge of Supervisor Tobin has been taught quickly in the school of his master. He has seen Mayor Phelan exposed to public shame as the barterer of the He has seen Mayor Phelan false to pri- tween a politiclan and a blackleg. He has witnessed the disastrous conse- He has witnessed the expose of a plot which Jeft the Mayor of this city and his coconspirators naked in their shame. has heard the swish of the lash of public scorn, but he is yet to feel its sting upon his own back. When he thinks therefore that “ways that are ark and tricks that are vain” will explain the actions of others, not him- £31f or his master, let him drop his latchstring and reflect. Supervisor To- 1#n is not driving at a polo ball when Le is considering questions that affect ._’5'89" o eRNeReRNeR RN eR+ RN + RN+ Netietie RNotieN 0!9‘!‘3." HE session of the Supervisors yesterday was deeply significant to The meeting of the board was remarkable not for what the members accomplished, nor for what they did not do, but for the exhibition which his Honor, the Mayor, exercising lege of his personality, was permitted to make. his“armor yesterday in the discussion relative to the Tobin ordinance, which was designed to prohibit in this city all forms of public gambling. The or- dinance and its merits were at the disposal of the Board of Supervisors, to be determined as the judgment of the board dictated: Mayor Phelan inter- jected himself into the discussion and took the opportunity to observe that “through some peculiar circumstance,” had been si- lent in reference to the merits or demerits of the proposed ordinance. That the Mayor drew a false conclusion from a false statement of facts every one who has followed current events must know. But the Mayor in- sisted in dragging into the affair a newspaper which had no proper place in In doing this the Mayor, perhaps, was justified. The Call the privi- Mayor Phelan donned Mayor Phelan the “ways that has seen the results of a compact be- He %momfi*fio@‘fibfio‘m +e%e BeLete QOMM the control of the city in the fixing of | rates was referred to the City Attorney for his opinion as to whether the clause calling the attention of the Election Com- mission to the passage of the resolution could be eliminated. There was a diver- | sity of opinion among the Supervisors as to whether the board could itself set the date for the election on the amendment. The new order providing for a license tax of 50 cents per quarter on telephone | boxes was finally sed and is now a law. | _ Supervisor Reed introduced resolutions, which were passed to print, as follows: | now engaged in supplying the inhabitants of vited “to file with the clerk of the Board of | Supervisors inventories of water rights, ripari- an rights, land, reservoirs, wells, pumps, pipes, dams, flumes, filters, buildings, aqueducts and | all adjuncts necessary for the operation of the | | system, specifying numbers, dimensions, ma- terfals, capacities, localities and all further | data or information deemed hecessary by the owners to afford a detalled description, being such as to convey an intelligent impression of the parts and such as to permit the inventory to be verified so far as may be practicable; and be it further Resolved, That every iy person, water to this city and county owning water supplies and riparfan rights, adequate and practicable for this purpose is invited to fille | with the clerk of this Board of Suvervisors a | description and- inventory of the property, In | | detail, which he or they may desire to sell to | the city, stating so far as known the estimated | drainage area from which the supply flows, the county and locality, tne number and de- scription and capacity of reservoirs now in use, and of practicable reservolr sites not now oc- cupled, with such explanation that he or they may deem necessary for a proper presentation of the subject. These inventories are to be flied on or be- fore Jume 1, 1900, accompanied by referencs vf.n proof of ownership, which proof shall be | u Paid by ths 'Sonth American Sectrity Co. to its certificate-holders in February was over SEVEN PER CENT, No other safe investment company could have done it. » Let us tell you about it. Particulars and prospectus free. South American Secarity Co. 214 Pine Street, San Francisco. Offices in Brazil, Venezuela, Colombia and Peru. Correspondents in Guatemala and Argentine bite. rnished when required by the Board of Su- | pervisors. The present dally consumption of water within the city limits s estimated to be about twenty-five million (25,000,000) gallons. The fu- ture supply. contemplated 'In_this advertisement may be taken as two or three times the ex- isting consumption. The clerk of the board is hereby directed to advertise these resolutions in the official news- paper and aléo in each of the three daily morn- ing papers in the city and county for seven ays. The ordinance providing for the removal of the Missfon tracks before July 1, 1901, was laid over for one week because of a technical defect in the phraseology. Sim- flar action was taken with the order fix- ing the rate on electric lamps, pending which time it will be considered by the Committee on Artificlal Lights as to whether the claim made by the gas com- pany that the rate is too low is valid. The ordinance imposing a license of $20 per quarter on hotel runners and solicit- ors was referred to the Police Committee for recommendation after hearing a peti- tion of hotel proprietors against the pr_lg .lggln 1 repeall: e ordinance ng one prohibiting the sprinkling of streets pavmf with bl umen was referred to the joint commit- ‘tees on Streets and Health. During the discussion d’Ancona remarked: “‘Gentlemen, if the streets are not sprin- kled there wiil be an epidemic worse than the bubonic pl " The _follo’ l\f ordinances were finally passed: Prohibiting the burial of the dead within the lcg‘y 1imits on and after August 1, ; licensing boxing and sparring ex- hibitions and providis an annual license of by corporated athletic clubs giving profes- sional contests and $100 yearly by those under whose auspices amateur contests are held; Dmvldlg: for a license of $3 for carrying concealed weapons: imposing a license of $6 per quarter on peddlers; fix- ing the gas and water rates; providing that no member of the board request the poundmaster to surrender captured dogs without the payment of fees. The ordinance to regulate the sale of fireworks and prohibiting thelr storage in bulldings of ovér two stories was “&amd to print and referred to the Judiciary Committee. ‘The order dedicating the Hospital Park lot to the purposes of a public square was the Health and Hospital Com- Miscellaneous Business. An ordinance was to print estab- lishing a seal for San cisco bearing upen its face a shield supported by a miner on the left and a sallor on the right, with a device of a steamship pass- ing the Golden Gate. At the foot of the -upgamn. emblems of commerce, nav- n and mining; crest, phenix issuing flames; motto, “Gold In peace, iron in_war. Resolutions. were adopted providing for the adoption of a suitable seal for the several officers, departments and com- missions of the city government. Resolutions were passed providing that all petitions for the refunding of duplicate lndp:xceulve payments of taxes and cor- rections of erroneous assessments and all which involve ‘om- mittee on The City Attorney was req vise the as to | any of the funds in the nrpmprhuon in payment of the claims of the various sub-contractors other than B%‘n‘em:ien id! for the itraction order proy! for cont of the width of w"n'fiuu street to sixty- four feet was referred to the City Attor- ney as to its validity. fl’he petition of the Triton Boa to locate its Af (un n{‘. (hh ovi;?‘ as lw'.h'ch m'u" ttorney for on o T of the board in the premises. les of $10.000 or over per quarter, 8, sales of and less than $10.000, 46 per qn‘r-teor: &unn a “ m_ant:. . Communications ReBeReLeeteReRoReNeRNeNeNeNeRoReRN eReNeR RN oRoR o8 Resolved, That all persons and corporations | | this city and county with fresh water, are in- | company or corporation not now engaged In the supply of | contractors of the Hall of Justice and Seven- teenth-street poiice station buildings. City Attorney, stating that the charter does not contemplate the payment of Palice Court interpreters from the city treasury, and ad- vising the board to reject all such demands. City Attorney, stating that the board has no right to compel property owners owning corner lots to place the names of the cross streets on signs. Board of Public Works, stating that to pave the crossings of Baker street and Pacific ave- nue and Lyon street and Pacific aveaue, as asked in the petitions of J. J. Dowling, would cost the city $181 50. Rolla Watt, president of the Board of Fire Cemmissioners, protesting against using City Hall tower as the fire alarm and police tele- graph station, and suggesting that the main courtyard of. the building be utilized for the purpose. Superintendent of Schools, presenting an esti- mate of $1,194,420, for the expenditures of the School Department for the coming fiscal year. Referred to Committees. The following petitions were referred to coms= ittees: From San Francisco Construction Company, for permission to blast on a lot on Californi street, between Jones and Leavenworth, also on Mariposa street, between Utah and San Bruro avenue: from Fifteenth Stitet and Park Hill Improvement Club, asking for the exten- sion of Fifteenth and Tilden streets, and the construction of an’adequate sewer system; from citizens and taxpayers, protesting against the petition of Triton Boat Club for permission to move its boathouse to the foot of Larkim street; from California Club, requesting that further excavation _on Telegraph FHill be foroidden: frem Nuevo Fotrero Improve- ment Club, asking for the removal the City and County Hospital; from Western Addition Improvement Club, sug- gesting that veterans of the late Spanish war be included in the list of those entitied to free Labor Council, pro- ge of ordinances pro= freak advertisements; from Vicar General Prendergast, against the closing of the cemeteries. Full Acceptance. An ordinance was passed to print providing for the full acceptance of Army from San Jose avenue to Valencia street: nue, between Laguna and Buchanan Dehon street, between Sixteenth and teenth; crossing of Market, Fourteenth and Church streets: Church street, between Thir- teenth and Fourteenth; Thirteenth street, be- tween Valencia and Guerrero; pavement on the roadway of the north side of ket street, ex- tending west from Grant avenue 303 feet. The resolution announcing the intention of the board to submit an_amendment to the cl ‘m the electors of the city and county, giving the municipality the right to fix rates for tele- phone and pneumatic service, in addition to the power already enjoyed regarding water and Iight rates, was referred to the City Attormey for his opinion as to the legality of its pro- 1. ke Street Matters. The roadways of the following streets were accepted: Potrero avenue, from Seventeenth to Mariposa; crossing_of Seventeenth street and Potrero avenue; McAllister street, between Central and Masonic avenues; Church between Twenty-ninth and Day: crossing Central avenue and McAllister street. The Board of Public Works was directed ‘o take steps to lay a sewer in Crescent avenue, trom Andover to Islais Creek, for the accom- modations of ‘Holly Park residents. of residents to have Tilden street of Castro and extending to Brod- erick south, was referred to the Board of Pube lic_Works. Warren Mal g hibiting billboard and ave- & y were granted an exten- s on their assigned contract 'y street, between Randall 3 The City Street Improvement Company was granted six months’ extension on its contract o grade, etc., Nineteenth-avenue, from I to W streets. Flynn & Treacy were granted permission to construct a twelve-inch ironstone pipe sewer in & 4 5% H 5 2 i | treet, between Ce avenue and Walnut treet: Central avenue, between Golden Gate o B avenue and Turk street t J. Dowling & Co. to pave »ssings of Pacific avenue and Baker and Lyon ts. and of Felix McHugh to econstruct a sewer in California street, be- tween Twentieth and Twenty-first avenues, was referred to the Board of Works. J. J. Dowling & Co. d permission to lay granite curbs on ave Treat avenue, between Twenty-fourth and Twenty-fifth streets, with bituminous ro To Retail Grocers of San Francisco. ‘We ask you, one and all, to give our goods a trial. We guarantee them to be the best goods in the ma: et to-day. Why pay exorbitant prices for inferior articles when the best can be bought at lower prices? Pacific Coast Biscuit Company, 406 Front street, San Francisco. Telephone number, Main 1270. . —_———————— Packers Sign the Contract. SANTA ROSA, March 2% —Miller & Hotchkiss and the Merritt Fruit Company | both signed the paocker contract with the | California Cu Fruit Association here to-day, and the indications are that the necessary proportion of prune growers in ill be secured for the project. The_petition with bitumen c T T T oY Men Cured. No Charge for Consultation. Dr. Meyers & Co., 731 Market Street, S. F. Hours, $ to 5 daily, 7 to § evenings, § to 11 ‘Sundays. ELEVATOR ENTRANCE. Lpreprertd 11 I’IH!I ‘l”lll[”l PIERCE ELECTRIC CO., 620 Market Street, (©Ovp. Palace Hotel) SAN © Bestern Otfice—New York City.