All decisions
71 Board decisions about The 1906 earthquake and fire, in date order. Each links to its printed page.
- Lena Week claimed $95 for a watch lost in the 1906 fire, referred to the Police Committee.
- Mayor recommends that the liquor traffic resume in San Francisco on July 5, 1906, after the earthquake closure.
- The Board urged military commanders to be as lenient as possible with afflicted citizens after the earthquake.
- The Board asked the Board of Election Commissioners to lend 250 election booths to house earthquake-homeless residents.
- Board adopted a resolution creating a committee to prepare condolences and pledge assistance after the April 18, 1906 calamity.
- Unions were granted use of Mowry's Hall, Laguna and Grove streets, for meetings on May 6 and May 13, 1906.
- Pierce Rodolph warehouse on Eddy Street reported unsafe after the earthquake
- Supervisor Kelly's resolution asking that debris be dumped in Precita Valley Swamp was referred to committee.
- Board adopted a resolution thanking the City of Oakland and its Fire Department for aid after the 1906 earthquake and fire.
- Board adopted a resolution thanking the City of San Jose and its people for aid after the 1906 earthquake and fire.
- Supervisor Mamlock introduced a resolution thanking the Fire Department for its services during the 1906 conflagration.
- Board considers the Committee of Forty's plan for widening, extending and grading city streets after the great fire.
- Treasurer authorized to rent a replacement steel vault from the Western National Bank for three hundred dollars monthly, after the 1906 fire.
- Resolution passed setting aside $1,000 from surplus funds to repair the Seventeenth Street Police Station.
- Earthquake debris on lots and streets declared a nuisance
- Question of unsafe earthquake-damaged tall buildings referred to committee
- P. Quinn given 90 more days on Laguna Honda School, damaged by the earthquake
- Board adopts resolution expressing sympathy to the Chilean cities of Valparaiso and Santiago after earthquake and fire.
- Land grant awarded anew to Agnes J. Bodkin
- Fire Commissioners asked that Rudolph Habernicht be paid for automobile services during the 1906 fire; referred to Finance Committee.
- Minnie Davis and A. G. Davis are refunded $492 and $154.75 for property destroyed in the 1906 fire.
- Publication of notices for land grants under Ordinance 549 laid over one week after the 1906 fire destroyed the record.
- W. H. Barrows, administrator of Daniel Call's estate, petitioned for recovery of $30 lost in the 1906 earthquake; referred to the Finance Committee.
- Board's resolution to publish notice of land grants lost in the 1906 fire was laid over for a week.
- Proposed ordinance orders removal of wooden buildings erected in violation of building laws since April 18, 1906.
- Board asked Public Works to repair earthquake- and fire-damaged sidewalks on Sutter Street to a level, safe condition.
- Board of Public Works asked to get owners to remove earthquake ruins on three lots near Market Street.
- Payments passed for printing to three contractors for earthquake-damaged and new sewer work on Baker, Fourth and Sherman Streets.
- Healy-Tibbitts paid for repairing the earthquake-damaged Baker Street sewer
- Compromise payment authorized to H. C. and P. J. Lynch for work on Washington Grammar School before the 1906 fire.
- Compromise payment proposed to M. C. and P. J. Lynch for work on the Washington Grammar School before the 1906 fire.
- Pacific Coast Construction Company was paid for extra Sixth Street sewer work caused by earthquake damage and unforeseen obstructions.
- A. T. Fletcher petitioned for a $4.00 refund of money held by police and destroyed in the 1906 fire; referred to Finance Committee.
- J. J. Griffith asked that the Building Law be amended to allow earthquake-fire proof structures west of Powell Street; referred to committee.
- The Board directed the Clerk to publish notices of land grants to eight named grantees, since the 1906 fire destroyed the original record.
- Bill No. 923 was finally passed as Ordinance No. 806, raising the tax rate to pay for post-earthquake and fire repairs.
- Insurance company's $6500 compromise offer to pay the Public Library for 1906 fire losses was accepted.
- Supervisor Healy's bill, passed for printing, would extend to May 1, 1911 the deadline to remove temporary buildings erected since April 18, 1906.
- Hearing date set for March 29, 1910 on removing temporary buildings erected since April 18, 1906.
- Board asks city offices to let employees join the parade marking the fire and earthquake anniversary.
- Supervisor McSheehy reported on his Washington trip seeking payment of 1906 fire losses from German insurance companies.
- Deasy's bill to demolish wooden buildings erected in violation of building laws after the 1906 earthquake passed for printing.
- Ordinance to demolish wooden buildings erected after the 1906 earthquake in violation of building laws was held over one week.
- Proposed ordinance to demolish wooden and frame buildings erected illegally after the 1906 earthquake was recommitted to the Health Committee.
- City Attorney reports Southern Pacific Company's streetcar track rights on city streets, with franchise maps and records lost in 1906 fire.
- South of Market Boys, Inc. asked the Board to co-operate in a 1906 fire anniversary celebration; referred to the Publicity and Welfare Committee.
- A resolution proposes surveying the city's high-pressure water system, which lacked funds after the 1906 fire; outcome continues on next page.
- A resolution proposes a survey of the city-wide high pressure fire water system, after the 1906 conflagration.
- A citizens' committee was granted permission to use the Board Chambers on October 13 to commemorate the 1906 fire anniversary.
- The Board finally passed a $16,000 appropriation to celebrate progress since the 1906 earthquake and fire.
- Official salute to city on 1906 earthquake anniversary
- Green Street closed for the 1906 earthquake and fire ceremonies
- Green Street closed Jones to Leavenworth April 15 for 1906 quake ceremonies
- Hongisto, for Silver, proposed revising the official count of 1906 earthquake deaths; sent to Public Protection Committee.
- The 1906 earthquake death toll of 478 to be revised
- Proposed: 1906 quake death toll kept at 478 until 2006 review.
- Supervisor Alioto-Pier proposed setting the 1906 earthquake death toll at 478, to be amended by April 18, 2006.
- Board set aside the current 478 death toll of the 1906 earthquake, to be amended by April 18, 2006.
- A hearing request on recalculating the 1906 earthquake and fire death toll was sent to committee.
- Resolution commending the Rebuilding San Francisco Project for a documentary on rebuilding after the 1906 earthquake.
- Resolution commending the Rebuilding San Francisco Project for its documentary on rebuilding after the 1906 earthquake; referred.
- Hearing on recalculating the 1906 earthquake and fire death toll was referred to City Operations Committee.
- Resolution sets aside the current 1906 earthquake death toll of 478, to be amended by April 18, 2006.
- Board commends group's documentary on 1906 earthquake rebuilding.
- Proposed endorsement of 1906 earthquake and fire expo.
- 1906 earthquake and fire expo named official city event.
- Fire fighters and historians honoured for 1906 parade.
- Supervisors commended Fire Fighters Local 798 and the Fire Department Historical Society for a successful 1906 earthquake commemoration parade.
- Plaques proposed for the hydrants that worked in the 1906 fire
- Plaques proposed for three hydrants that held back the 1906 fire
- Plaques proposed for three hydrants that held back the 1906 fire