Bureau of Architecture
(For week ended February 17.)
Ck)ndition of plans, si)€cificatious and other work on buildiu;;s
to be erected under the new bond issue. Bureau of Architecture.
Board of Public Works, of the Citv and County of San Francisco.
POLTTECHXIC HIGH SHOP" BUILDING (Frederick, Carl.
Willard and First avenue I — Exterior plastering GO per cent com-
pleted; metal lathing 30 per cent; tongue and groove partitions
40 per cent; skylights and louvres on roof being placed; copjjcr
leaders from roof GO per cent installed.
LOWEI., HIGH (Hayes, Ashbury, Grove streets and Masonic
avenue) — Roof completed; carpenter work, except basement par-
titions, ready for lathing; tiasenient floor leveled and ready for
concrete slab; vent fans and blowers set in place; electric con-
duits and switchboards installed; heating and ventilating pipes
about all installed.
JOHN SWETT GRAM.MAU (McAllister, between Gough and
Franklin streets) — Brown mortar on; sash fitted and half glazed ;
plenum cbaiuber fan and boiler being set; damp proofing in liase-
ment completed.
GIRLS' HIGH SCHOOL (Scott, between Geary and O'Farrelll
— About half of steel frame is erected and 20 per cent riveted ;
floor joist l)eing hoisted as the frame progresses.
FRANKLIN YARD (Eighth, between Bryant and Harrison
streets) — Rock fill in yard and curb wall separating asphalt yard
from grass plot completed ; laying of asplialt started.
PEABODY YARD (Sixth avenue. Iietween California and
Clement streets) — Retaining wall and steps between upper and
lower yard poured ; yard being graded.
HALL OF JUSTICE (Kearny and Washington streets)— All
contracts completed ; furniture, carpets and linoleum being in-
stalled by the Citv and all offices will be occupied bv March 1
CITY AND COUNTY JAIL (Washington street. Dunbar alley
and Merchant street) — About 75 per cent of Interior trim is on;
about GO per cent of interior doors are hung: work is progress-
ing very slowly as the contracts for the marble tile and finished
floors are not yet let.
SAN FRANCISCO HOSPITAL (Potrero avenue and Twenty
second street) — All solarium book cases and counter shelving for
linen closets set In place; sleeper fill in service building in base-
ment has been poured ; brickwork on boilers in power house 30
per cent completed ; piping for tunnel work is progressing favor-
ably ; plasterers have three floors of the service building scratch-
coated and second and third floors brown-coated ; lathei's are
working in basement of sei-viee building ; bricklayers are clean-
ing down parts of wards No. 2 and No. 3; laundry floor is eom-
plete<I ; roughing in of plumbing progressing favorably.
POTRERO POLICE STATION^ (Twentieth and Kentucky
streetsi^Exterior cementing of station and stable building fin-
ished down to basement line and scaffold taken down; scratch-
coat "f plaster Is on interior of station and stable building; rough
concrete slab and sleeper fill finished In stable.
BAY VIEW POLICE STATION (Newcomb avenue, near New-
liall street) — Building about ready for acceptance.
DRAWINGS, SPECIFICATIOyS, ESTIMATES. ETC.
Polytechnic High School — General working drawings for
academic building completed and being checked ; drawings for
plumbing, electrical work and mechanical equipment being pre-
pared. Bids being called for on excavation and foundation work —
will be received February 21.
Girls" High School — Bids for mechanical equipment received.
Patrick Henry School — General working drawings 98 per cent
completed.
Fairmount School — General working drawings 95 per cent com-
pleted.
Engine House No. 28 (Stockton street, near Greenwich) — Gen-
eral working drawings 75 per cent completed.
MUNICIPAL JOTTINGS OP GENERAL INTEREST.
The Supervisors have been petitioned to provide for the
construction of a fire house at Twenty-eighth and Douglass
streets.
The attention of the Supervisors has been called to the al-
most impassable condition of Onondaga avenue, between Mis-
sion street and San Jose avenue.
City Attorney Long has advised the Supervisors that he
has completed the purchase of property in Broadway, near
Broderick street, required for the Grant Primary School.
The Tax Collector has submitted to the Supervisors the
draft of a resolution providing for the correction of certifi-
cates of sale of property sold to the state for nonpayment of
taxes.
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DIRECTORY OF CITY OFFICIALS
MAYOR: JAMES ROLPH JR.
Office — Crocker Building.
EDWARD PIAIXET, Mayor's Seeretarj'.
BOARD OF SUPERATSORS.
Regular Meeting Every Monday at 2 o'clock at
NO. 70 Eddy Street.
JOHN S. DUNXIGAX. Clerk, 70 Eddy Street.
JOHN W. ROGERS, Chief Assistant.
MEMBERS.
PAUL BANCROFT, 731 Market Street.
GUIDO E. CAGLIERI, 205 Columbus Avenue.
ANDREW J. GALLAGHER, 418 Oak Street
GEORGE E. GALLAGHER, 430 California Street
A. H. GL^NXINI, Bank of Italy.
J. EMMET HATDEN, 34 Market Street.
FRED L. HILMER, 129 Davis Street.
OSCAR HOCKS. 55S Guerrero Street.
THOMAS JEXXIXGS, 545 Powell Street.
ADOLF KOSHLAND, 244 California Street.
BTRON MAUZY, 250 Stockton Street.
WILLLAM H. McCarthy, 156 Second Street
R.A.LPH McLERAN. 1554 McAllister Street
CHARLES A. MURDOCK, 68 Fremont Street
DANIEL C. MURPHY'. 712 Mutual Bank Bldg.
EDWARD L. NOLAN. 3719A Seventeenth Street
HENRY PAY'OT, 96S Ellis Street
ALEXANDER T. VOGELSANG, 20 Montgomery
Street
STANDING COMMITTEES.
Electricity — McLeran, Giannini, McCarthy. Call
of Chairman.
E.xpositions — McCarthy. Bancroft. Hayden. Jen-
nings, Vogelsang. Call of Chairman.
Finance — Jennings, McCarthy. Murphy. Friday.
2:30 p. m.
Fire — Giannini, Mauzy, McLeran. Thursday,
2 p. m.
Judiciar}' — Murphy. McLeran. Vogelsang. Mon-
dav. 1:30 p. m.
Land and Tunnels — Mauzy, Bancroft. Andrew J.
Gallagher. Friday, 2 p. m.
Lighting and Rates — Nolan. Koshland. Payot.
Thursday. 2 p. m.
Police — Hocks, Caglieri, Hilmer. Friday, 3:30
p. m.
Public Buildings — Bancroft. George E. Galla-
gher. McLeran, Tuesday, 1:30 p. m.
Public Efliciency and Civil Service — Murdock,
Giannini, Andrew J. Gallagher, Murphy,
Payot Tuesdav. 3 p. m.
Public Health— Caglieri, Koshland, Payot.
Wednesday. 10 a. m.
Public Utilities — Vogelsang. Bancroft. George E.
Gallagher, Mauzy. Murphy. Wednesday, 2
p. m.
Public Welfare — Payot. Hayden. Murdock. Gian-
nini. Andrew J. Gallagher. Tuesday. 2 p. m.
Publicity and Jnterurban Relations — Hayden.
Hocks. Nolan. Tuesday. 2 p. m.
Streets and Sewers — George E. Gallagher, Gian-
nini. Nolan. Thursday, 3 p. m.
Supplies — Koshland. Hilmer. Murdock. Wednes-
day. 4 p. m.
Telephones and Rates — Hilmer. Hayden. Hocks.
Call of Chairman.
Water Service and Rates — Andrew J. Gallagher,
Caglieri. Mauzy. Call of Chairman.
BOARD OP PUBLIC WORKS.
Hewes Building, 995 Market Street
MICHAEL CASEY. 1777 Fifteenth Street
DANIEL G. FRASER, 6 Octavla Street
C. S. LAUMEISTER. 1600 Lake Street.
JOSEPH L. McCORMICK, Secretary.
Meetings Wednesday. 1:30 p. m.: Monday and
Friday, 10 a. m.
BUREAU OF ENGINEERING.
MARSDEN MANSON, City Engineer, Hewes
Building. 995 Market Street
BUREAU OF ARCHITECTURE.
ALFRED I. COFFEY, City Architect Hewes
Building, 995 Market Street.
BUREAU OF STREETS.
ANDREW J. DONOVAN. Chief Deputy, Hewes
Building. 995 Market Street
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
.TOHN T. BURNS. McAllister Street and City
Hall Avenue.
BUREAU OF BUILDING INSPECTION.
J. P. HORG.\X. Chief Inspector. Hewes Build-
ing. 995 Market Street.
REPAIRS TO COUNTY ROADS. ETC.
JAMES R. Mcelroy, superintendent. Eleventh
and Bryant Streets.
SEWER CLEANING.
GEORGE D. KEELY'. Superintendent, office 2744
Sixteenth Street
STREET CLEANING.
JOHN J. ROGERSON. Superintendent Eleventh
and Brj-ant Streets.
GEARY STREET MUNICIPAL RAILROAD.
Office, cor. Geary and Josephine Streets.
BOARD OF FIRE OOMSOSSIONERS.
Meets Thursday, S p. m.. at 64 Eddy Street.
HENRY U. BRANDENSTEIN. President. Mills
Building.
JAMES E. DILLON. 167 Lexington Avenue.
JOHN DOXOHOE. 2599 Mission Street
EUGEXE E. PFAEFFLE, 45 Guerrero Street.
DOMINICK R. CONNTFF. Secretary. 64 Eddy
Street.
THOS. R. MURPHY. Chief Engineer, 64 Eddy
Street; office hou rs, 10:30 to 12 o'clock daUy.
CHARLES TOWE, Fire Marshal, 64 Eddy
Street: in office, S to 9 a. m., and 12 to 2 p. m.
BOARD OP POIilCE C03IMISSI0NERS.
Office — Hall of Justice. Kearny and Washington
streets. Regular meetings every Thursdav at
2 p. m.
JESSE B. COOK. President 155 Delmar Street.
I. H. SPIRO. 20 Beideman Street.
ALEXANDER L. O'GRADY, Western Met Na-
tional Bank Bldg.
JAMES WOODS. St. Francis Hotel.
CHARLES F. SKELLY. Secretary.
n. A. WHITE. Chief of Police.
The Boards of Fire Commissioners and Police
Commissioners have the juanagement of the
DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICITY.
WILLIAM J. NIXON, Chief Electrician, 55 Ful-
ton Street.
DEP.IRTMEXT OF ELECTIONS.
City Hall, McAllister Street, opposite Hyde.
GEORGE UTIL, President. 717 Market Street
THOS. V. CATOR. 3963 Twenty-third Street
JOHN P. HARE. 1349 Folsom Street
CHARLES L. QUEEN'. 533 Ashbury Street.
WILLIAM McDE\1TT, 1004 Fillmore Street
J. H. ZEMANSKY. Registrar.
Meetings held at the call of the President.
BOARD OF CENSORSHIP.
MRS. F. M. MALLOYE, President 2107 Val-
lejo Street.
W. P. WOBBER, Secretary, 774 Market Street.
MRS. W. H. NICHOLL, 440 Eddv Street.
T. BAILEY, Police Department.
DR. W. A. WHELAN, 876 Francisco Street.
Business meetings first Monday of each month
at 2 p. m. in Hall of Justice. Censorship meet-
ings upon call.
CniL SERVICE CO>I>nSSIONERS.
Grant Building, Seventh and Market Streets.
E. A. WALCOTT, President Commonwealth
Club, 153 Kearny street.
HARRY E. MICHAEL.-^. Fieni h Savinss Bank.
B. B. ROSENTHAL. 1522 Webster Street
J.AMES J. MAHER, Chief Examiner and Secre-
tary, 106 Chattanooga Street.
Meets Monday, at 7:30 p. m.
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH.
Main Office, 10S5 Mission St., near Seventh.
ARTHUR H. BARBNDT, President Mills Bldg.
THOMAS W. HUNTINGTON. M. D., Union
Square Bldg.
GUY E. MANNING, M. D., 391 Sutter Street.
GEORGE B. SOMERS, M. D., Butler Bldg.
ARTHLTt M. SHARP, 2730 VaUejo Street.
FRANK J. KLIMM, 221 Oak Street.
DEXXIS J. MURRAY. 2774 Brvant Street.
R. G. BRODRICK. M. D.. Health Officer. 1211
Polk Street
ED. M. COPTET, Chief Clerk and Statlstlcan,
53 Portola Street.
C. M. WOLLEXBERG. Superintendent Relief
Home for Aged and Infirm and temporarily
Superintendent of City and County Hospital.
ALANSON WEEKS. M. D., Chief Surgeon,
Emergency Hospitals.
.\. A. O'NEIL. M. D., Visiting Physician, Isola-
tion Hospitals.
GEO. W. GOODALE, M.D.. City Physician. 1703
Hyde Street.
Regular meeting of Board, second Tuesday of
each month immediately following special meet-
ing. Special meeting every Tuesday at 4 p. m.
for hearing of condemnation c.ises.
PARK COSonSSIONERS.
Office. Golden Gate Park Lodge.
WILLIAil H. METSOX. President of Board.
CURTIS H. LINDLET. Mills Building.
E.AP.L M. CUMMIXGS. 3944 Clav Street
WILLIAM H. BE^^SS. 200 Guerrero Street.
A. B. SPRECKLES. California and Davis
Streets.
E. H. LOMASXEY. Secretary.
JOHN McLaren, Superlntendant Golden Gate
Park.
PLAYGROUND CO>»nSSION.
REV. D. O. CROWLEY. Pi evident. 720 Church
Street.
JOHX JIcLAREX, Park Lodge. Golden Gate
Park.
TIMOTHY A. REARDON. 671 Fulton Street
MARSH.AL HALE, 26 Presidio Terrace.
.\. A. D'AN'COXA. Parnassus .\venue. between
First and Sec ond Avenues.
MRS. M. S. HAY"WARD. 2121 Buchanan Street.
S-\RAH J. JOX'ES. 1322 Masonic Avenue.
JOSEPH R. HICKEY, Secretary, southwest Pine
and Larkln Streets.
Meets Thursday at 3 p. m.
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
Southwest corner Pine and Larkin Streets.
A. A. D'ANCONA, President, Parnassus Ave-
nue, between First and Second Avenues.
J.\MES E. POWER, 2361 Bryant Street
MISS MARY .\. I)E.A.XE. 1919 California St.
MRS. JLARY W. KINCAID, 2901 Paciflc Avenue
ALFRED RONCO"\TERI. Superintendent of
Schools (ex-officio, without right to vote), resi-
dence 2430 Vallejo Street
MELVIN G. DODGE, Secretary. 1499 CaUfomla
Street. Regular meeting day. Wednesday. 2
p. m. Regular meetings as a High School
Board held on last Wednesday of each month.
PUBLIC LIBRARY TRUSTEES.
MAX C. SLOSS, President, 3498 Clay Street
CHARLES H. BENTLET. 120 California Street
WASHINGTON DODGE, Temporary City HaU.
Market Street, near Eighth.
R. B. HALE, Market and Sixth Streets.
R. C. HARRISON. 1998 Vallejo Street
SHELDON G. KELLOGG, Crocker Building.
JOSEPH O'CONXOR, 335 Pine Street
J.VMES D. PHELAN. Mutual Savings Bank
Building.
EDWARD R. TAYLOR. 2326 California Street
JOHN H. WISE. 2160 Steiner Street
EUSTACE CULLIXAN, Phelan Building.
GEO. A. ML'LLIN. Secretary. 2203 Broderick St
WM. R. WATSON. Librarian. 2338 Fulton St
Trustees meet first Tuesday of each month In
Library. Hayes and Franklin Streets.
CITY ANT) COUNTY OFFICERS.
Auditor— THOM.A.S F. BOYLE. City Hall, Mc-
Allister Street, opposite Hvde.
Treasurer^JOHN E. McDOUGALD, City Hall.
McAllister Street, opposite Hyde.
Assessor — WASHINGTON DODGE, Temporary
City Hall, Market, near Eighth.
Tax Collector— D.WTD BUSH, Temporary City
Hall, Market Street, near Eighth.
Coroner— DR T. B. W. LELAND, office 363 Fell
Street.
Recorder— EDMOND GODCHAUX. Hall of
Records.
City Attorney— PERCY V. LONG, Grant Bldg,
District Attorney — CHARLES M. FICKBRT,
Grant Building.
Public Administrator— M. J. HYNES. 85S Phelan
Building.
County Clerk- H. I. MULCREVY. Temporary
Citv Hall. Market Street, near Eighth.
Sheriff- FRED S. EGGERS, McAllister Street
and City Hall Avenue.
SUPERIOR COURTS.
Civil Departments — Grant Building.
Department 10 — THOS. F. GRAHAM, Presiding
Judge.
Department 7— E. P. MOGAN. Judge.
Department 1 — J. M. SEAWELL, Judge.
Department 2— F. J. MURASKT. Judge.
Department 3— JAMES M. TROUTT. Judge.
Department 4 — J. J. VAN NOSTRAND, Judge.
Department 5 — JOHN HUNT. Judge.
Department 8 — G. A. STURTEVANT, Judge.
Department 9— J. V. COFFEY, Judge.
Criminal Departments — 216 McAllister Street
Department 6 — FRANK H. DUNNE. Judge.
Department 11— W. P. LAWLOR, Judge, 34
Fulton Street.
Department 12 — GEO. H. CABANISS Judge.
THOMAS £". ML'L^'ET, Secretary to Judges.
JUVENILE COURT.
FRANK J. MUR.\SKY. Judge.
JUA'FINTLE COURT. 2344 Sutter Street.
J. C. .\STREDO. Chief ProbaUon Officer.
PROBATION COMMITTEE.
MRS. EDWARD L. BALDWIN, Chairman, 901
Buena Vista Avenue.
JAMES R. PRINGLE. Merchants' Exchange
Building.
REV. D. O. CROTVLEY. 720 Church Street
MISS M.'KINSTRY. 2988 Pacific Avenue.
.TESSTE W. L ILIENTHAL. Flood Building.
E. W. NEWH.A.LL. 260 California Street
R. E. QITEE'S, Sixteenth and Church Streets.
JUSTICES' COURTS.
Courtrooms in Grant Building.
J.\MES G. CON'l..\N. Presiding Judge. Rm. 607.
HERX.ARD J. FLOOD. Judee. Room 605.
.\. B. TREADWELL. Judge. Room 503.
A. T. EARN^ETT. Judge. Room 620.
CHAS. E. A. CREIGHTON. Judge, Room 606.
ROBT. W. DEXXIS. Justices' Clerk. Room 616.
POLICE COURTS.
Courtrooms in Hall of Justice. Kearnv and
Washington Str eets.
Department 1 — CHARLES L. WFILLER, Judge.
Department 2 — JO HN J. SULLIVAN Judge.
Department 3— ED'WD. P. SHORTALL. Judge.
Department 4 — D.iNIEL C. DEASY. Judge.
LAW LIBRARY.
Eighth Floor. Grant Building.
JAMES H. DEERING. Librarian.
PUBLIC POUND.
Office and Pound. Sixteenth and Alabama Sts.
MATTHEW McCURRIE, Secretary.
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SAN FRANCISCO, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 1912
Supervisors Lack Funds to Order Construction of Needed Schools
The problem of securing funds to provide for additional
sihools in congested districts was taken up by the Supervisors
at their meeting last Monday. The members recognized the
urgent need for new schools in the Mission, Glen Park and
Fairmount sections of the city, but found themselves without
the money necessary to proceed with their construction. After
considerable discussion Mayor Rolph suggested that the City
Attorney be asked for an opinion as to how the bonds issued
in 1904, which are at present unsalable, could be disposed of
so that the money would become available for school construc-
tion purposes. This suggestion was favored and the clerk was
directed to ask City Attorney Long to furnish the desired in-
formation.
Recommends Construction of Fillmore Street Tunnel.
A telegram was read from TraflBc Expert Bion J. Arnold,
recommending the construction of a tunnel through Fillmore
street hill from Sutter to Filbert street. Acting on this recom-
mendation the Board of Supervisors passed to print a resolution
instructing the City Engineer to draw the necessary plans and
furnish an estimate of the cost of constructing the tunnel.
Although ninety-seven per cent of the property owners on Fill-
more street have expressed themselves as being in favor of the
tunnel, it was decided to fix next Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock
as the time for hearing protests, if there are any filed.
Spring Valley Water Company Files Report.
The Spring Valley "Water Company filed its report for the
last calendar year, preliminary to the Supervisors beginning an
investigation for rate fixing purposes. The following figures
taken from the report show the receipts, expenses and valuation
placed on its property by the company:
Receipts during the year ended December 31. 1911, for water
rates from private consumers, 5'2. 210,775. 86, and for the 15 per
cent increase impounded In trust by order of the United
Slates Court. $314,701.52, malting In all $2,525,477.38; from ship-
ping, $110,193.91, witli an addition of $8,856.14 on account of
the 15 per cent imponuded; from contractors and builders,
$49,667.83; from the city and county, $191,566.11; a total of $2.-
885,761.37 received for water furnished.
Other receipts mentioned are: Rents, etc., $97,611.45; miscel-
laneous, $2,218,633.53. this sum including $1,092,819 borrowed
money and $500,000 from the Union Trust Company.
Disbursements for the year: Operating expenses. $664.-
595.55; taxes, $399,871.47; interest on bonds. $709,520; dividends,
$485,000; permanent improvements, $2,354,104.89; miscellaneous,
$159,867.76.
Valuation of the company's properties up to December 31,
1910. $46,254,760.06; additions during the year 1911. including
$2,078,825.03 for real estate and $275,279.86 for new construc-
tion, $2,354,104.89; total, $48,608,864.95; deduct for sales of
property and transfer of equipment, $174,389.95; present total
valuation, $48,434,475.
Pending the result of a conference to be held with the com-
pany looking towards the purchase of the system, it was decided
to postpone the water rates investigation until April 3rd at 8
p. m.
No Embargo to ho Placed On Aeroplanes.
Tlio street cDiiimittoc, li> whiili body has been lofcrrud a
resolution directing the drafting of an ordinance to regulate
the landing of aerial craft on the streets of the city, reported
that it had been unable to find that traffic had in any way been
impeded by the descent of earoplanes. monoplanes or biplanes
and that an ordinance was unnecessary. The committee recom-
mendation that the resolution be filed was approved.
Fire Drills in Factories and Workshopn.
Supervisor Andrew J. Gallagher presented a resolution re-
quiring fire drills to be held in all factories and workshops and
all doors and windows to be examined each week to see that
they are in working order. The resolution was referred to the
Fire Committee for consideration and report.
Wants to Amend Existing Rules of Board.
Supervisor McLeran introduced an ameiidniput to the rules
to provide that all communications, petitions, requisitions for
sni)plies, etc.. be referred to the proper committees by the Board
Itself Instead of b.y the clerk as at present. It was explained that
the present method of procedure was introducd to facilitate the
transactiim of cmisiderable routine business, but McLeran was
not content until the subject-matter was referred to the Judiciary
Committee for consideration.
Gas and Water Inspector Byrne Removed.
Stoplion A. Byrne, gas and water Inspector. \v:is rciiKived and
Robert W. Hampton appointed to succeed him. Edward Ellison
was appointed assistant Inspector vice Frank O. Leary removed.
City to Take Over the James Lick Baths.
A resolution was adopted accepting the offer of the trustees
of the James Lick baths in Tenth street, near Howard, to turn
over the property to the city, on condition that the name 'James
Lick" be retained and that the niunicipallty assume an outstand-
ing mortgage of $33,871. The property is estimated to be worth
$80,000.00. The baths will be run by the city as a free institu-
tion for the use of the public and a swimming tank will be added
later.
To Investigate Police Conditions in the East.
On the recommendation of the Mayor, the Board set aside
$2,000.00 to defray the expense of sending Jesse B. Cook, Presi-
dent of the Police Commission; Chief of Police 'W^hite and Lieu-
tenant Mathewson of the traffic squad to the East to study police
administration in the large cities.
Supervisors Free to Act in Telephone Matter.
An opinion was read from City Attorney Long advising the
Board that the filing of the petition for an election to authorize
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a bond issue to purchase the plant of the Bay Cities Home Tele-
phone Company, did not prohibit the Supervisors from proceeding
with the merger proposition pending before them.
Protest Affainst Proposed Closing of Mint.
The Board unanimously adopted the following resolution, pru-
testing against the proposed closing of the local Mint.
Whereas, a movement is under way in Congi-ess to practically
abolish the San Francisco Mint and to reduce it to a mere assay
office; and
Whereas, The San Francisco Mint has been one of the interesting
and attractive features of the city for many years, and during the
last year was visited by more than 200,000 persons; and
Whereas, California and the other Pacific Coast States still have
and wish to continue to have gold coin as the chief circulating
medium; and
Whereas, The abolition of the Mint would necessitate a readjust-
ment of banking and commercial methods; and
Whereas, The famous institution, one of the landmarks of the
Pacific Coast, would be reduced to a mere assay office and deprive
several hundred persons of a livelihood; therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Board of Super\'isors, acting in concert with
the Chamber of Commerce and industrial and commercial organiza-
tions of the Pacific Coast, earnestly protests against this proposed
change. Be it further
Resolved, That Congress and the President of the United States
be urged to continue the operation of the San Francisco Mint for
the coinage of gold and silver so that San Francisco will retain one
of its important and beautiful landmarks, and at the same time pro-
vide employment for men and women who have faithfully served
the government for many years. Further,
Resolved, That his Honor the Mayor, the chief executive of the
metropolis of the Pacific Coast, be requested to urge California and
the Pacific Coast delegations in the United States Senate and the
House of Representaives to use their best efforts to retain the San
Francisco Mint in full operation; also that his Honor the Mayor
be requested personally to communicate with the President of the
United States and Secretary of the Treasury, urging that the best
interests of this city demand the continuance of the Mint in this city.
Ordinances Finally Passed.
Accepting deed of easement from San Francisco Electric Rail-
ways of a sewer right of way under and across a railroad right
of way lying north of Sloat boulevard and within the linos of
Thirty-fourth avenue.
Declaring Corhett avenue an open public street.
Granting Milos M. Gopcevic permission to maintain a spur
tracli from a point in a switch of the Belt Line Railroad on East
street east of Sansome street and south of the southerly line of
Chestnut street produced easterly, and north of the northerly line
of Lombard street, thence northwesterly crossing Sansome street
to the south side of Chestnut street, thence upon and along Chest-
nut street westerly to the east line of Jfontgomei-y street ; center
of spur track to be ten feet north of the property line on the
south side of Chestnut street and five feet south of the curb line
on the south side of Chestnut street.
Providing for the conditional acceptance of San Bruno ave-
nue, between Silver avenue and the northerly Hue of Sweeney