The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 10, 1901, Page 5

| 4 THE SAN FRANCISCO (,ALL TUESDAY, T_-'—_~ ——— | BE REDRAFTED City Attorney Discovers Flaws in Utilities Proposition. Affect Plans to Acquire Water Supply and Street Raiiroad. of Supervisors yesterday was compelled to postpone consideration aratory ordinance regarding on of public utilities in the 2 municipal water supply and the street railroad. This action was sitated by the receipt of the City At- torney’s opinion, advising that the ordin- insufficient and the preliminary S must be made in conformity the charter. ~ane advises that to make the bond is- sue on the proposition of water works legal it is necessary to secure estimates | of all of the several avallable sources ot water supplies. The opinion says: Charter Has Not Been Obeyed. I beg to direct your attention to the lan- | | | guege of the charter. The Supervisors must procure plans and estimates of the cost of ob- taining from “‘all” of the several available | sources a sufficient supply of water. If this | has been done, then this declaration of the | bill is not subject to question. but if it has | not n done board is mnot i based thereon thet it has take: to save & ‘bond issue | he statement by the board | nary steps will | "'u‘lun\e evidence that not be s taken. The plans and estimates of water works given by the City | Engineer cont e what is called by him a | ““progress report”; they @o mot purport to be, | nor do I understand them to be, complete and | final; they do not contain, for instance, any | plans for a Gistributing system in this city, eithough an estimate of cost for such distribu- ting system hae been made. The charter does mot contemplate that your decision will taken upon an krcnmplete set of plans and | estimates. and before eny declaratory bill is passed the plans and estimates required by the charter should be received by the board. T‘F- charter would seem to suggest that sev- propositions respecting the acquisition of ind o eral utility might be submitted to the NANCE MIST [PANAMA STEAMSHIPS DEPART HEAVILY LADEN WITH FREIGHT Few Passengers Sail on the Vessels for the Isthmus--—-Barkentine 1f not, why require offers of sale ting utilities_in order that the ‘‘elec- I have the benefit of acquiring the lowest possible cost thereof? My of thie provision would be that ?_sale from existing utilities iat the Supervisors themselves might judge whether to submit a proposi- he comstruction of & mew plant or se of the existing one, and also that ht compare the comparative positions. This may be what but the expression of the ntly clear to put it beyond e proceedings is the upon existing util- The charter says to the electors ginal construction or But whether such solicitation iGeration of offers to sell shall be made ing for the same port. at the last minute. : “the & _bill s passed or after | The City of Sydney took a:av ttw(e:l}:‘e ces not appear. fore the declaratory bill nd a number of - is’ passed, &s has been Gone in this case, the | Cotityr iy teorae offer to ® be requested before there rmination by the board | Can ports. ¥ cargo. The cabin passengers were: For Mazatlan—Mrs. E. de Camber: Champerico—Louis Hirsch and family, Francisco O'Reilly. San Jose de Guatemala—Mrs. Acajutla—Y. Blanco, Edith Macintyre. Street B.ailx;oad Proposition. Lane also filed an opinion on the suf- of the ordinance declaring that interest demands the ecquisition of & street railroad. The opinion says: r the ordinance as passed to print no proposition is declared for. The street vad, the scquisition and construction of ich is demanded by public i determination that nends that a certain street ructed by the city, run- Phillips, James Hennessy, Montgomery, H. J. Wright, J. J. Doherty, H. R Joseph Denkért, W. Charles F. Bennett, Howell, J. Y. Robinson, E. J. H. Tallman, J. HE Pacific Mail Company’s City of Sydney sailed for Panama at noon yesterday, and the Panama Rallroad Company’s Argyll is to sail at an early hour this morn- Both vessels were to have sailed in company, but the latter was detained owing to the rush of freight nese in the steerage in transit for Mexi- She also carried 2900 tons of Mrs. Clara Gates. C. Blanco and Miss Panama—H. P. Bush and C. E. Benjamin. The Argyll will sail loaded to the gun- wales and will carry the following named Robert Hunter, A. J. F. Seyfarett, | J. Gleeson, Allan- McLan, Walter B. Barber, Richmond, Olsen. Jacob and Brin, Jerome Tallman, Myers, George Myers, Patrick Boyle. —_—— " ESTABLISHES NEW RECORD. Hind, Rolph & Co.’s Barkentine La- haina Makes Steamer Time. The new barkentine Lahaina, built by Boole & Son for Hind, Rolph & Co., has just completed a phenomenal run. She Wwent from here to the Sound in record time, and from Tacoma, lumber laden, made a splendid run to China. She start- ed from Shanghai in ballast for Victoria, B. C, and made the run in thirty-two days.” This is the best run on record and stamps the Lahaina as one of the finest vessels of her class afloat. This is her maiden voyage, and the owners are mors than satisfied with the showing, while the builders are jubilant. e, ‘Where Is the Matteawan? L. L. Baker, A. L. C. Moore located. It is not su % e i o say that public Intefest Gemands J Syaney Berwick, x\]gr-v‘_ Puypt, H.'Jansen, The steam colller Matteawan left Nanai- g it termini, ames Sussman, L. - oder, 0 iefert, | mo, B. C., more than a week ago for San I ta it Su - . Achard, Hector Van Driessche, John < y e it that the Super- | Aug. Achar Francisco and has not been heard from since. She has more than 4000 tons of coal aboard, and was surely caught in the gales that raged off Flattery and the Co- lumbia River: Mariners seem to think she was driven offshore and that some portion of her machinery has been disabled. H. San Francisco, Tuesday, 30 December, 1901 Oriental rugs - for christmas gifls Can you think of anything—ANYTHING—in the wide range of gift suggestions that would be more acceptable than a genuine hand-made rug imported from the sunrise lands of Persia, Turkey or India? What an enchanting atmosp}-ere of mysticism hovers around these gorgeous floor coverings from the Far East! We of busy, modern America can hardly realize that in one of these magnifi- cent rugs is oft reflected the personal history of its patient maker—his sorrows. his joys, his hopes and his fears are woven into its curious designs and colors. Weeks, months, and some- times years of toil are represented in a single rug, and not only keen diplomacy but 2 tempting tender of coin is often necessary to induce the maker to part with such a piece. And how an Oriental rug does wear! Even the poorest will outlive more than one generation of ownership. One of the most magnificent and comprehensive collections of Oriental rugs in the West is here, and this is probably the ONLY store on-the Pacific Coast where these imported woven priced on a modern business basis—a reasonable mar- gems are gin of profit added to the actual cost. For instance: A Hamadan (camel’s hair), 3 by 4 feet ..$6.50 A Carabagh. 4 by 5 feet ... » i A Ql?e'\ n Sediade, 3 feet 5 inches hv 6 feet 1 inch...... 15.00 A Cabistan Prayer Rug. 3 feet 6 inches by 5feet o inches. 28 un A Kazak Antique. 4 feet by 7 feet. 1 Hall Rug (royal biue), 3 feet 2 inches by 15 feet 37 oo lim, Antique, 5 feet 3 inches by 10 feet .. 28.00 :nhlsmmue Silky Afghan, 6 feet 7 inches by 10 feet 3 in. 63.00 Sonmak (Kashmir). 7 ft. 4 in. by 9 ft. 5 in. 73.00 A e Serabend, pink and silky, B ft.6 in. by 16t 8 in.464.00 A Lahor Carpet, 11 feet by 14 feet 208 A Serape Carpet, 11 feet 2 inches by 17 feet 11 inches. . I | 3 (Successors lo California Furniture Co.) 957 to 977 Market Street, Opp. Golden Gale Avenue ‘Whatever has happened to her the fact still remains that she is several days overdue and the underwriters are willing to reinsure their risks. A Disaster Reported. The Merchants’ Exchange received a telegram from Aberdeen yesterday to the effect that a four-masted steel vessel Is ashore twelve miles north of the entrance to Grays Harbor. Tugs have been sent to her assistance. ettt The Prince Albert Is Safe. The Norwegian bark Prince Albert, which left Vancouver, B. C., for Queens- borough, England, 211 days ago, has been | spoken off Deal. She was considered long \merdue and 30 per cent reinsurance was pald on her. When the news of her speak. ing -reached the Merchants’ Exchange yesterday she was wiped off the board and is now considered as safe. The Roanoke has not been condemned, nor is she likely to be. In that event she will be considered to have arrived, and those who gambled on her “not to arrive” | will lose their money. Should the vessei | be in condition to start on another voy- | age, even if it were only to Hilo or an | island adjacent to Honolulu, where she now lies, that run would be sufficient to constitute an arrival, and the gamblers on the other end would lose. As it is. | there is only $2500 up that the Roanoke would be a total loss, 50 no one will be a very great loser. The Ralph J. Long Overdue. | The schooner Ralph J. Long left Nome last January in charge of Captain Green, and the many friends of the jolly skipper are wondering what has become of him. A few days ago he was spoken off ths Straits of Fuca, but since then all trace of him has been lost. It seems that the | Long and the Cordelia Heald have been | having about the same sort of an expe- | rience. The former has been trying to reach San Francisco, while the Heald | wants to reach the gold flelds. Sailors say Captain Heald and Captain Green would better change ships. Nippon Maru, has made all his arrange- ments for a jolly Christmas on the vessel. and Yokohama on the 2th inst., and there { ball. All the expenses of the entertain- | K .l- AT Christmas on the Nippon Maru. Harry Allen, the genial steward of the She will be half-way between Honolulu will be a Christmas tree and a fancy dress ment will be borne by the Toyo Kisen aisha. —— NEWS OF THE OCEAN. The schooner W. H. Talbot will load lumber at Blakeley for Shanghal, 40s, chartered prior to arrival. The barkentine Jane L, Stanford is chartered | to lcad lumber on Puget Sound for Sydney, 285 9d, option of Melbourne, Adelalde or Pori | Pirle, 46s 3d, chartered prior to arrival. ‘The barkentine T. P, Emigh is chartered | for lumber at Tucoma for Sydney, 40s; Mel- | bourne or Adelaide, 47s 6d. | The bark Carroliton loads coal at Tacoma for Homolulu; the bark C. D. Bryant and the | schooner’ Aloha, merchandise at this port for | Honolulu. | IR | Wheat for Europe. | The British ship Orontes was cleared yester- | day for Queenstown for orders with 10,234 ctls | wheat valued at $42,298 and 16,000 ft lumber as dunnage valued at $250. | } Additional Cargo. In addition to cargo previously reported the steamer Chile, which sailed Saturday for Val- paraise and way ports, carried merchandise for | Mexico valued at $2709 and some small ship- | mentg to South America valued at $3%. Thé | addition Included the following: | "To Mexico—142 gals wine, 16 pkgs dry goods, 460 Ibs bread, 1356 Tbs raisins, 20 kegs staples, 449 Ts dried fruit, 4 pkgs wagon material, 13 pkes ship chandiery, 141 Ibs sago, 7 kegs nalls, 0 pkgs shoes and dies, 585 Ibs millstuffs, 23 cs canned goods. & pkgs tank material, 1i pigs millwork, 12 pkgs groceries and provisions, 102 Tbs spices, 2 cs tar, 33 sks potatoes, 20 crs onlons, 45 pkgs fruit and vegetables, To South America—10 cs salmon, 23 bdls | broome, 510 Ts dried fruit, 155 Ibs spices. Departure of the Panama Steamer. The steamer City of Sydney salled yesterday for Panama and way ports with a general i THE SAN FRANCISCO BUILT BARKENTINE LAHAINA, WHICH HAS ESTABLISHED A NEW SAILING RECORD BETWEEN SHANGHAI, CHINA, AND PUGET SOUND. ; CITY AND IS A CRACKERJACK. SHE IS OWNED BY HIND, ROLPH & CO. OF THIS -3 cargo valued at $157,387, manifested and des- tined as follows: For Mexico, $6484; Central America, $149,923; Panama, $975. The following were the principal shipment: To Mexico—24,801 Ibs cyanide of potassiu: 20 pkgs frult, 15 crs onions, 30 sks potatoes pkgs groceries and’®provisions, 2 cs firearms, 1240 bdls shooks, 10 kegs nails. To Central America—7675 bbls flour, 19 pkgs agricultural implements, 14 cs ammunition, §8,000 Ibs bluestone, 4 cs brandy, 695 'cs coal oil, 125 bales cotton, 290 tons coal, 4 cs candles, 5 head cattle, 4 cs canned goods, 331 pkgs dry goods, 29 pkgs drugs, 169 bales cotton domestics, 9 pkgs fruit, 353 pkgs grocerles and provisions, 231 pkgs hardware, 23 bales hay, 11 cs 50 gals liquors, 3302 Ibs, lard, 12 pkgs leather, 24,647 ft 199 pes lumber, 46 pkgs machinery, 4235 Ibs millstuffs, 182 pkgs nails, 61 crs onlons, rs potatoes, 38 pkgs paints and oils, afline, 78,700 Ibs rice, 14 colls roj raisins, 6303 railroad 'tles, 210 cs bs 2 pkes joda, 10 bbls tar, 11 cs soap, 14,672 Ibs tallow, 25 kegs staples, 80 cs 353 gals wine, 151 cs 341 gals whisky, 7 ctls wheat, 13 pkgs vehicles. To Panama—300 bbls flour. salmon, 474 — Shipping Intelligence. ARRIVED. Monday, December 9. mr Crescent City, Payne, 3¢ hours from ent City. mr Ruth, Pedro. Stinr Alcatraz, Carlson, 40 hours from Port cs Anzeles. Stmr Samoa, Hansen, 38 hours from Santa Barbara. Ship Levi G Burgess, Youngren, 19 days fm Tacoma., Ship Tillie B Starbuck, Curtis, 16 days fro , 16 days from Bktn cny of Papecte, Ipsen, 12 day: : s days Nehr Ogean Spray, Sjageen, 30 hours from ngen! Landine. chr Abble, Peterson, 16 days from Eureka. Schr Cocuille, Andersen, 30 days from Co- quille River. CLEARED. Gilboy, Anfindsen, 30 hours from San trom Monday, December 9. Stmr Argyll, Pana Panam 8 S Line. g Stmr Cmr of Sydney, McLe-n, P way ports; Pacific Mail 8 § Ce e wohip George Curtis, Lnlhoun. Honolulu; elc] Br shio Orontes, Bain, Queenstown; J J Moore & Co. - SAILED. Monday, December 9, Stmr City of Sydney, McLeun, Panama. Stmr Alcatraz, Carlson, —. Stmr Samoa, Hansen, Stmr Progreso, ding, | Stmr Coquille River, H: Stmr Del Norte, Green, Stmr Sequola, Winkel, Grays Harbor. Stmr Acme, Lundquist, —, Schr Glen, Nelson, et wBOTELEGRAPHXC N S—December 9, 10 p m—We: fosgy; wind northwest: velocity” § milee mer hour. MISCELLANEOUS. LONDON, Dec 8-The Br stmr Sutherland, reviously Teported ashore at, Teinztan: Bay, “n_floal e vessel's pu l.he leak under control. R as ABERDEEN, Dec 8—A four-masted steel ves- sel is reported ashore 12 miles north of en trance of Grays Harbor; tugs have gone to the seene DOMESTIC PORTS. COOS BAY—Bar bound Dec $—St for San Francisco, e Arae hesnoég"g‘ BEND—Arrived Dec Q—Stmr Iaqua, 6. TACOMA— TACOMA—Salled Dec $—Schr Alice, for San TACOMA—Sailed Dec 8—Ship Florence, for Honolulu, TACOMA—Arrived Dec $—Bark Carroliton from Honolulu. 2 PORT TOWNSEND—Arrived Dec 98— Brig from Honolulu; bark Agate, hence POHT TOWNSEND—Passed in Dec Ralph J Lopg, from Alaska. e ASTORIA—Arrived Dec $—Ger ship Tarpe bek, from Hamburg; Ger bark. Seniiler” from S ORIA Arrived De A rr Ve c 9—Fr bark Hobart; ehr J M Colman, from Han ‘Bagre™ SEATTLE—Salled Dec 8—Stmr Chive, f P SRATTLEC Arrived Dec 98 =—Arrived Dec tmr Despatch, hesnic:eATDTefE—s fled Dec 9—B; o afled Dec 9—Br stmr Glens for London; stmr Diriko, for Skaguay. Der g Stmr American, for San Francisco. SEATTLE- Arrived Dee &-Stmr Edith, frm San Francisco. Dec 9—Stmr John S Klmbnll from San Francisco. BALLARD—Arrived Dec 8—Schr Stimson, fm Redondo. SAN_PEDRO—Arrived Dec §—Schr Columbia, from Ballard. TILLAMOOK—Arrived Dec 9—Stmr W I Kruger, hence Dec 7. Off the bar Dec 9 Schr Antelope, hence Dec 6. EUREKA—Arrived Dec 9—Stmr Lakme, hee Dec 7: stmr Newsboy, hence Dec 7; stmi Po- mona, hence Dec 8; stmr San Pedro, hence Dee §: stmr Pmdenl. rom San Pedro; stmr Homer. hence Dec PR 108 ANGELES _Arrived Dec 5—Stmr Santa Ros, from San Francisco: stmr Mine- ola, from Nanaimo. Salled Dec 9-Stinr Santa Rosa, for San FORTLAND—Arrived Dec $—Ship Susanna, from Santa Rosalla Sailed Dec S-Ship Belan, for Queenstown. FOREIGN PORTS. KANTIERP Arrived Deo 6—Br stmr Belglan King, hence Sel ST WERP. Rafled Dec 6—Br ship Kynance, for San Francisco. LONDON—Arrived Dec 7—Ger stmr Anuble, hence Avg 2. GUERNSTOWN—Arrived Dec 7—Br bark Chipperkyle, hence July 2, and proceeded. to Dubiin; Ger bark H Hackfeld, from Oregon, and proceeded to Hamburs. HONGKONG—Sailed Dec 7-Stmr City of Peking, for San Franc BN Aritvat Dev & Br atur Gasi ic. hence Nov 7. DEAL-Pasted Dec 8 Nor ship Prince Al- bert; from Chemainus for Quegnsboro. ARDIFF—Arri Br ship Lyder- T 2 i cor United Ki s a from Tacoma for FOKOHAMA—Salled Dec T-Br stmr Brae- mir. for Seatt] lCTOn.lA—Arrlved Dac 9—Bktn Lahaina, 32 days from Shanghal OCEAN STEAMERS. NEW YORK—Arrivell Dec —Stmr Maasdam, from Rotterdam. ;(,(:LAEGOW——S‘HM Dec 9—Stmr Laurentian, New_ York. eattle. nsen, Fort, Brass. Crescent City. —Railed Dec 9—Stmr Barbarossa, 10! N!' York. SOUTHAMPTON—Arrived Dec 9—Stmr Glen- lochin, from San Francisco, via Coronel, Mon- tevidec, ete. P DECEMBER 10, 1901. PLANG PUBLIC INPROVEMENTS Lahaina Makes a New Record for the Run From Shanghai to|Board of Supervisors Victoria, B. C.--—-Another Overdue Spoken Off English Coast Passes Declaratory Ordinances. Mechanics’ Pavilion Site Fa- vored for Carnegie Library. The Board of Supervisors vesterday passed to print for fourteen days revised declaratory ordinances as a preparatory proceeding to the submission to the popu- lar vote of proposititns to issue bonds for the acquisition, construction and compie- tion of municipal improvements. The ordinances cover the following improve- ments, which were recommended by the joint committee on Judiciary and Public Utilities: New sewer system....... Construction of twenty- one new school houses, additions to six school houses now in exist- ence and the acquisi- tion of seven school ll(e', totat ell!lnllltell New Gty " wnd’ County Hospital ..coovvernann Clllllll'en‘l plny:round in block bounded by Har- riet, Bryant, Seventh and’ Harrison streets.. Mission Park in bloc Bounied by Bishtecnth Twentieth, Church -n-l Dolores streets....... Addition to thnyette rark ...... eeenen Paric and Presidio exten- sion by purchase of Sutside land block: ‘Felexrant 'flffi"m'.‘:.':m Telegraph ment l.' 554,020 Total . . $10,458,600 Brandenstein opposed the selection of the Mechanics’ Pavilion site for the Car- negie library, and argued in favor of the Fair estate site on California street, be- cause $400,000 could be saved by purchas- ing the last named site. He moved to substitute the Falr estate, as it offered more advantages from an architectural point of view. Wilson held that the Fair site is inaccessible as compared with the pavilion location, but Brandenstein held that the car lines gave exceptional trans- fer facilities and the branch libraries would answer their own purposes. Bran- denstein’'s motion to substitute the Fair site was lost and the selection of the Mechanics’ Pavilion site prevailed. The St. Mary's Square and Twin Peaks improvement propositions were referred back to the Public Utilities Committee. The Board of Works submitted an ap- praisement of the lands proposed to be acquired for St. Mary's Square, bounded by California, Dupont, Pine and Quincy $5,600,000 2,055,000 500,000 361,580 270,000 200,000 268,000 650,000 streets, at $90,000, and the tract bounded by California, Quincy, Pine and St Mary's streets, at $125,000, a total of 'A'resolution was adopted gmvldlnz that the proposition to acquire five additional sites for fire houses, to construct thirteen buildings, and to make alterations to buildings at an estimated cost of A be not submitted to the electors at the proposed bond election. Similar action was | taken on the bill to issue bonds for $1,- 000,000, to repave accepted streets. L e . ] Steamer Movements. TO ARRIVE, From, Steamer. Coquille River . Coos Bay & Pt. Coos Bay ... Purllnml & Coos ....|De Orford Honolulu Seattle Seattle & Tacoma, Humbolat ... San Diego & Way Newport & Way Ports. Point Arena . Grays Harbor. | San Diego & Way Pts. Panama & \Way Ports. N. Y. via Panama. Sydney & Way Ports. Portland & Astoria . Seattls & Tacom: Humboldt . China and J Valparaiso & Wa; Puget Sound Ports. Seattle & Tacoma . Umatlla. Czarina TO SAIL, Destination, |Satls.| Pier, December 10, ortland & Coos B.| § pm{Pi Grays Harbor .. gmlPl:: l: Aetoria & Portiand|t amipies 5 NT¥."via ‘Panama| 2 pmi{bier 5 Numboar . o Smieier Decembe .|Coos Bay 10 am|Pier 13 Humboldt . 9 am|Pler 2 Coquille Ri 5 pmiPler 2 Willapa Harbor .| § pmiPler 3 Coos B, & Pt. Orf'd[12 “m|bler 13 i & sovan: | 1 pmlPaed’ Nibron Maru | China om N December 1%. City Puebla..| Puget Sound Ports|1l am|Pier December 13. Ealnter.......|Seattle & N. What.| § pm(Pler 2 Pomona ... | Humboldi “J1220 plpier 3 December 14, | Corona....... ‘ 9 am;Pler 11 Folnt Arena. 2 Y| Pier 4 Coltmania: Al amlPler o Santa Ana... | Seattle & Tacoma..|10 am|Pler 2 Alameda.. .. | Honoltlu 2 pmicter | Decembe San Pedro... |Humboldt . 10 am|Pler 2 Santa Rosa.. |San Dlego 9 am| Pler 11 December 17 i Newburg.....|Grays Harbor 5 pm{Pler 2 Walla Walia.| Puget Sound Portsiil am Pier 9 December 15. Acapulco.....|Panama & Way Pts| December 10. g, Womlger, | Astorie's Partlang Peru.. China & Japan. i December 21. J. 8. Kimball| Seattle & Tacoma.. |10 am|Pier 2 Leelanaw. Y. via Panama| 2 pm|(Pler 2 Tucapel...... | Valparalso & Way|12 m|Pler 1) FROM SEATTLE. Steamer. From, | Dual Valdez & Kodiak.. «iDec. 10 Skaguay & Way .'orts.|Dec. 12 K Cooks inlet & Way Pts; Deo. b Cottage City.-.| Skaguay & Way Borts. [Dec. 18 City of Seattie.| Skaguay & Way Ports.|Dec. 1§ City of Topeka | Skaguay & Way Ports.[Dec. 21 Excelsior...... Cooks Inlet & Way Pts.|Dec. 25 Sun, Moon and Tide. Un!tefl States Cont and Geodetic Survey— and_Helghts of High and Low Watees 't Fore Foint. entrance to San Francisco Bay. Published by official au- the height of tide is the same at both places. N TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, Sun _ rises Sun sets . Moon rises (new) . § OTE—] above exposition of the tides the early morning tides are given in the left hand column and ccessive tides occurs. hfl‘h‘l ll‘lfl are ll Saaition to the soundings of nited States Coast except wun a minus (=) then the numbe: charts, the helght, and ti tho depth given by tha Teference is the mean of s H. STANDLEY, Lieutenant, U. 8. Navy. in Charge. ADVERTISEMENTS. CITY Dry Goods TREMENDOUS Novelly Dre Novelty Dress Patterns in various styles, always close out immediately to 5.00 Our entire accumulation of Plain CITY OF PARIS DRY (Suitable for Holiday Gifis). SALE COMMENCES BMONDAY AT 9 A. M. sold at from $12.0> to|from $22.50 to $35.00, will $20.00, are now marked to |be marked down to clear out at once to SHORT LENGTHS. in pieces from 1% to 5 yards (suitable for waists and skirts) have been marked at prices so low that they will beforced out immediately. SE. Corner Geary and Stockton Streets, Unisn Square. PARIS Company. REDUCTIONS ! ss Datterns Novelty Dress Patterns that were formerly sold at .50 and Fancy Colored Dress Fabrics, GOODS COMPANY, 205006000000 0990(00030000000000000000000000000000008000060000 : : i 5T0P5 L0BDS CREEK PUMPS Spring Valley Allays Uneasiness of Its Customers. Asks Supervisors to Select Experts Who Are Non- Residents. The resolution condemning the water of Lobos Creek as unsuitable for drinking purposes and ordering the Spring Valley Water Company to forthwith discontinue supplying the water to consumers was de- ferred one week by the Board of Super- visors yesterday. | The resolution recites that the wlle:w‘ of Lobos Creek contains, according to the | written reports and oral testimony of | competent experts, unmistakable evidence | of sewage contamination, thus proving that an ecpidemic of such diseases as typhoid fever may be produced by the use | of the water if sald diseases should ap- | pearein the habitations in the watershed of the creek. Also that in the watershed there are numerous habitations, hospitals and cemeteries, thus rendering the danger | much greater. Chief Engineer Schussler in a communi- | cation notified the board that the com- pany on Sunday stopped the pumps at Lobos Creek so as'to allay any anxiety ol the citizens living in the districts partly supplied therefrom. The communication says: SAN FRANCISCO, December 9, 1901 To the Honorable Board of Supervisors of the city and county of San Francisco—Gen- tlemen: Although the chemical, as well as the bacteriological examinations of Lobos Creek water made by Prof~ssor Hilgard and | Dr. Mouser, respectivel: show the quality of the water to and potable, and although we note that the health report of November shows a marked decrease in the number of typhold cases in the city from the preceding month (viz.. five cases in November against eight in October), wWe yesterday stopped the pumps (which had been started November Ist), so as to allay any anxiety of the citizens living in the districts partly sur- plied therefrom. We propose to build a high, close, wire fence along the top of the south Dbank, f0 as to keep off trespassers, and as the center of the creek is the boundary be- tween our property and the Presidio, we shall request the commanding officer in charge to allow us to build a similar fence along the top of the north bank of the creek, so as to absolutely prevent the soldiers, during target practice and at other times, from committing any nuisance in the neighborhood of the creek. The creek, although representing only about 8 per cent of our average daily con- sumption, is such a valuable addition to our works, owing to the good qualtly of the wa- ter and the constancy of its flow, that we want to do everything in our power to pretect We are also satisfied that If the creek were the property of the municipality the city would undoubtedly do everything in Its power to _protect and utilize it. There being a wariance between the reports of the city's experts and ours, and both sides claiming to be in the right, we take the lib- erty of suggesting that the chairman of the Hospital and Health Committee and the chief engineer of the Spring Valley Water ‘Works jointly agree upon a chemist and a bacteriologist, both being non-residents of San Francisco, to carefully ln\e!“‘a!e the quality of the water and report. Hoping that the above probosition mests your approval, we most mp«hmny ask that { BOARD RAIGES BOXING LIGENSE Professional Clubs Must Pay 83000 Each Yearly. The Board of Supervisors yesterday passed to print an amended ordinance in- creasing the license on athletic clubs giv- ing professional boxing exhibitions from $1200 to $3000 per annum. The original or- dinance, fixing the license at $5000 per an- num for each incorporated club, as ree- ommended by the joint Committee on Judiciary and Police, was defeated. D’Arncona stated that he did not favor fixing such a high license solely with a view to raising revenue for the city. Reed said that the receipts of the clubs were high enough to warrant them paying the higner license. Reed objected to Bastera fignt promoters coming to this eity to “gull the public,” and said the higher figure would drive out irresponsible peo- ple and put the sport “on the square.” He said the ordinance was fashioned after the Horton law of New York. Braunhart expressed surprise that Reed had month after month recommended as a member of the Police Committee that | permits be granted to the very fight pro- moters whom he now denounced. Connor moved to amend, fixing the license at $3000. Curtis seconded Connor, but onmly on the understanding that the board did not bind_ itself to grant permits for_as many fights as they might apply for. The amendment was lost by a vote of 5 to &, ut on motion to reconsider by Reed the measure was passed to print by ten votes in its favor. ‘W:pter Excursion to Mexican Ports. Low excursion rates to Mexican ports will be offered by the Pacific Coast Steamship Co. on the steamer Curacao, sailing January 7. As the rainy season is now over on the Mexican coast, excur- sionists will find this a delightful winter trip. Time occupied will be about three weeks. @ cinteimiiniimieieiieiefel ek @ action on thé resolution prepared by the Hos- pital and Health Committee be postponed until the joint examination proposed abave can be had. Respectfully yours, SPRING VALLEY WATER WORKS. H. SCHUSSLER, Chief Engineer. D’Ancona opposed the request of Chief Engineer Schussler and argued that the creek and its watershed should be con- demned, but agreed to a postponement for one week. D'Ancona held that any ex- aminations to prove that the water is pure must extend over a period of at least one year. 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