All decisions
about 210 Board decisions about John R. Knowles, in date order. Each links to its printed page.
- Resolution proposed on Supervisor Knowles's motion to grant a revocable oil permit to a West-named party.
- Swift Company was granted permission to store crude petroleum fuel in a tank at Pacific and Davis streets.
- Cudahy Packing Co. granted permission to erect a 1500-gallon crude petroleum storage tank at 75 Union Street.
- Taxicab Auto Livery allowed a public garage on Oak Street
- Ernest Warden's wood-working shop permit sent back to committee
- Mary E. Reed allowed a cooking boiler at 1507 Folsom Street
- E. Wilson allowed an oil tank on Bush Street near Taylor
- Odd Fellows allowed an oil tank at Market and Seventh streets
- John Rapp & Sons' permit for two boilers for bottling beer on Alameda Street was passed for printing.
- Won Ling refused laundries at South Park and on Natoma Street
- Young Men's Christian Association allowed an oil tank on Leavenworth Street
- French Hospital allowed a boiler at Fifth and Point Lobos
- Pacific Tank Company asks permission to erect and maintain a boiler, a revocable permit with outcome not printed.
- Resolution granting an oil permit, revocable at will, passed for printing.
- Permission to store crude petroleum fuel in a tank at Sacramento and Larkin streets was passed for printing.
- Permission to run a laundry on Gough Street was refused to H. Iida by Board resolution, 18 ayes to none.
- Young Men's Christian Association was proposed for a revocable permit for three engines and boilers at Golden Gate and Leavenworth.
- The Board adopted a resolution setting March 29, 1910 as the hearing date on removing temporary buildings erected since 1906.
- H. Magne and Wong Ling refused laundries on Turk and Natoma
- Undertaking business proposed for O'Shaughnessy, Lassell & Co. on Valencia Street
- Board requests Congress permit the city to build and operate a pumping station on federal land at Fort Mason.
- Five horsepower boiler proposed for Triple Tread on Van Ness Avenue
- Oil fuel tank allowed at Forty-ninth Avenue and B Street
- Justin Puts refused a laundry on Broadway near Polk Street
- Emma G. Butler allowed two heating boilers at Geary and Stockton
- Hand Lyonnaise French Laundry allowed on Turk Street
- Collins-McCarthy Candy allowed a boiler on Front Street
- Ignatz Steinhart was granted revocable permission to store crude petroleum in a tank on Sutter Street.
- Stanley J. Fay seeks revocable permit for an engine and boiler on Harrison Street near Fourteenth Street.
- Ignatz Steinhart seeks a 1500 gallon oil tank on Sutter Street
- Goodman Estate allowed an oil tank on Post Street
- The Van Emon Elevator Company's request to blast at 713 Sansome Street was indefinitely postponed.
- Home Laundry seeks an oil tank at Seventeenth and Hoff Streets
- S. Mori refused a laundry on Sutter Street
- Resolution proposed to let Pingree & Brengel erect and maintain an engine and boiler, revocable at will.
- A. Eisenberg allowed an oil tank on Taylor Street
- Aetna Mills allowed a 100 horsepower engine at Seventh and Berry
- St. Francis Hospital allowed a boiler at Hyde and Bush
- American Salt allowed a boiler at 260 Spear Street
- Trouillet Gassman allowed a twenty horsepower laundry boiler on Polk Street
- Frank Roth allowed a boiler for boiling hams on Mission Street
- Mrs. Righetto refused a garage and Gee Chong a laundry
- Lewis A. Hicks Company allowed to blast on Federal Street
- Joseph Meagher's Sons allowed a 10 horsepower engine for its factory
- Healy-Tibbitts Construction allowed to blast at the Grace Episcopal Cathedral site
- M. E. Davis refused a dye works at South Park
- August Schaefer allowed an oil tank on Jones Street
- O. P. Stidger's revocable permit to store crude petroleum in a tank at 1373 Clay Street was passed for printing.
- Ella H. Arnold allowed an oil tank on Willow Avenue
- Nogue & Jaymot to get a laundry engine on Austin Street
- J. P. Cauhope refused a laundry boiler on Howard Street
- Permission to install a 40-horsepower boiler for cooking compounds at Townsend Street was passed for printing.
- Children's Hospital allowed an oil tank at 3700 California Street
- Salaun & Richetti allowed an oil tank at 917 Pacific Street
- Walter H. Linforth allowed an oil tank on Leavenworth Street
- Permission for Berkshire Apartment Co. to store crude petroleum fuel in a 1500-gallon tank was passed for printing.
- French Hospital allowed a 5000 gallon oil tank on Geary Street
- John G. Sutton Co. allowed an oil tank at Folsom Street
- G. Orsi's fuel tank request sent back to committee
- Mme. L. Sarlotte was granted revocable permission to run a hand-powered laundry at 509 Third Street.
- Mme. Sarlotte allowed a hand-powered laundry on Third Street
- H. Brousso refused a laundry boiler on Sacramento Street
- L. H. Sly to get an oil tank on O'Farrell Street
- Board granted Eugene Autard permission to install an eight-horsepower engine and boiler at 2412 Van Ness Avenue.
- Miss Mullen allowed a fuel tank at Jones and Antonio streets
- A permit for P. and M. Carrayalel to run a two-horsepower bakery engine at 1354 Pierce Street is sent for printing.
- A permit for P. and M. Carrayalel to store crude petroleum fuel in a 3,500-gallon tank at 1554 Pierce Street is sent for printing.
- J. P. Cauhope again refused a laundry on Howard Street
- Frederick Hess to get an oil tank at California and Joyce
- Crocker Estate Company to get a boiler at Seventh and Mission
- H. C. Hummel refused a dyeing works on Howard Street
- J. J. Moore allowed a fuel tank on Post Street
- Joseph Paillassou to run a laundry at 2325 Pine Street
- Riverdale Creamery was proposed a revocable permit to erect a boiler at 1420 Divisadero Street, passed for printing.
- James Brown refused permission to blast at Twenty-first and Collingwood streets
- M. Trouillet allowed a laundry and boiler on Sutter Street
- Jean Baptiste Laplace allowed a laundry and boiler on Polk Street
- Sterling Anderson allowed a public garage on Pine Street
- Central Creamery allowed a 40 horsepower boiler at Battery and Merchant
- A permit for oil use, revocable at will, was introduced and passed for printing.
- City pays for sand used at its asphalt plant
- Wah Kee refused a laundry on Valencia Street
- Equitable Light and Power allowed three boilers in the Phelan Building
- Public Works asked to report buildings that must be removed under shack Ordinance 1139 by May 1, 1911.
- The Golden Gate Athletic Club was granted permission to hold an amateur boxing exhibition at Dreamland Pavilion.
- Engine and boiler permit proposed for J. L. Mesquita on the south side of Geary Street; passed for printing.
- Otis Elevator Company's request for a 2,000-gallon crude oil tank on North Point Street was passed for printing.
- Sunnyside Bakery's request for a 350-gallon crude oil tank at 2901 Diamond Street was passed for printing.
- Helen McCrum's permit to store crude fuel oil in a 1,800-gallon tank on Bush Street passed for printing.
- Western Brass and Plating Works sought permission to store fuel oil in a tank at 217-19 Tehama Street, under Fire Marshal conditions.
- Laundry permit for Wing Lee on Emerson Street was passed for printing by a 10 to 7 vote.
- A public garage permit on the east side of Stanyan Street was introduced for G. F. Chapman and H. T. Jones.
- Christianson Lumber Company's permit for a sixty horsepower boiler at Seventeenth and Kentucky streets was passed for printing.
- Edwin Forrest sought permission to run an 80-horsepower engine and boiler at 113-115 Fremont Street.
- Edwin Forrest sought permission to store up to 2000 gallons of crude petroleum at 113-115 Fremont Street.
- Western Meat Company sought permission to store up to 1500 gallons of crude petroleum at Sixth and Townsend Streets.
- Laundry permit requested by W. W. Lee at Greenwich and Laguna streets was put off one week after owners protested.
- Plummer and Browne withdrew their application for a garage at 965 Sutter Street, and the Board indefinitely postponed the permit.
- Permit to keep a stable on Forty-sixth Avenue south of Irving Street denied to James Bello.
- Boiler permit for U-Need Mfg. Co. at 159 South Park passed for printing.
- Proposed ordinance would give the Fire Marshal and Underwriters' Fire Patrol right of way over traffic; passed for printing.
- J. P. Laeaze & Co. was passed for printing a permit to run a fifty horsepower boiler at 467 Duboce avenue for laundry use.
- The Board refused permits for George Gunn, Eugene Prat, F. Labourtate and James J. Foley to run laundries or blast at four city addresses.
- Boiler permit for I. Beddecarrats at 1212 Divisadero Street was recommitted to the Fire Committee.
- Mayor authorised to sell four unfit Fire Department horses at public auction.
- Chadwick and Sykes were granted revocable permission to blast for grading at the former Risdon Iron Works site.
- Jacob Davis Estate's permit for two 80-horsepower boilers at Kearny and Sutter streets was passed for printing.
- Kanewske Bros.'s permit for a four-horsepower engine and boiler at Nineteenth and Vermont streets was passed for printing.
- Chamberlain & Proctor's permit for a 1500-gallon crude oil tank on O'Farrell Street was passed for printing.
- M. Fisher Company's permit for a 1500-gallon crude oil tank at Oak and Pierce streets was passed for printing.
- A permit to Dehmlow's Dyeing and Cleaning Co. for a twenty-horsepower boiler at 555 to 561 First Avenue was passed for printing.
- Permission for Phebe Hearst to run two 120-horsepower boilers at Market and Kearny streets was passed for printing.
- Pani Vulcanizing Company's boiler permit for a Van Ness avenue shop was passed for printing.
- Terminal Investment Company proposed for permission to store crude petroleum in a 1500-gallon tank on Market Street.
- Kronberg Realty Co.'s request for a 2,000-gallon crude petroleum storage tank at McAllister and Franklin was passed for printing.
- F. Lahouratat's request for a 1,000-gallon crude petroleum storage tank at 1333 Eddy street was passed for printing.
- John Earl's laundry permit at 134 Jackson Street was recommitted to the Fire Committee.
- Eastman Kodak Company was granted revocable permission to store crude petroleum fuel in a 3,800-gallon tank at Battery and Halleck streets.
- H. W. Bernheim's request for a 1500-gallon crude oil storage tank on California Street was passed for printing.
- School property on Twelfth Avenue south of Geary Street transferred to the Fire Department.
- R. S. Browne was proposed a revocable permit to erect a fifty-horsepower boiler at Taylor and O'Farrell streets.
- L. Lerda was proposed a revocable permit to erect a six-horsepower water-heating boiler at 814 Montgomery street.
- August Petzold was proposed a revocable permit to erect a six-horsepower water-heating boiler on Battery street.
- Board refused Athan Eliades permission to erect a laundry and install a boiler on Silliman Street west of Third Street.
- Charles E. Goss & Sons sought permission to store crude petroleum in a tank on Harriet Street; the resolution was passed for printing.
- Permission to run a hand-powered laundry at Geary Street and Arguello Boulevard for Mme. A. Conden passed for printing.
- Ergers & Co. proposed permission to erect a five-horsepower boiler at 128 Eureka Street; passed for printing.
- Reuss Bros' 850-gallon oil storage tank permit at 3111 Geary Street was passed for printing.
- Rivers Bros' 1500-gallon oil storage tank permit on Golden Gate Avenue was passed for printing.
- Permit for Morris Edwards to run a dyeing and cleaning works and boiler at 1947 Oakdale avenue passed for printing.
- McKinnon Estate was granted revocable permission to keep a fuel oil storage tank on Geary Street.
- Laux Investment Company was granted revocable permission to keep a fuel oil tank at Washington and Taylor streets.
- Yee Fong was granted a revocable permit to run a hand-powered laundry on Tehama Street near Third Street.
- The Board refused E. Chew permission to run a laundry on Cosmos Street south of Taylor Street.
- Roehm Jienter and Schrouf were granted permission to store crude petroleum in a 1500-gallon tank on Twentieth Avenue.
- Ordinance amending Ordinance 765 on the license fee for raisin vending machines was adopted.
- Proposed ordinance would require a competent person present when oil is burned for fuel; passed for printing.
- The Pacific Athletic Club was granted permission to hold an amateur boxing exhibition at Dreamland Pavilion.
- The White Rock Athletic Club was granted permission to hold an amateur boxing exhibition at Dreamland Pavilion.
- J. P. Cauhope's proposed laundry and 12-horsepower boiler permit on Lombard Street was passed for printing.
- Engine and boiler permit for a French laundry at 1210 Steiner Street was passed for printing.
- Sanitary Laundry Company was granted revocable permission to install a 150-horsepower boiler at 15 Hermann Street.
- Supervisor Knowles moved, and the Board carried, fixing February 9, 1911 to begin hearings on water rates.
- George Wendel's request to store crude petroleum fuel in a tank on Clement Street was passed for printing.
- German Savings & Loan Society was proposed to get permission to store crude petroleum in a tank at Clement and Seventh.
- Resolution proposed to let Morris Brown store up to 1,500 gallons of crude petroleum at Sixth and Stevenson streets.
- Resolution proposed to let New England Bakery store up to 480 gallons of crude petroleum at 1709 Divisadero street.
- Resolution proposed to let Chadwick and Sykes blast for grading at the former Risdon Iron Works site near Illinois street.
- The Board refused D. Estacaiile permission to operate a laundry on east Ninth Avenue, 200 feet south of Judah Street.
- Eagle Brewing Company's application to operate a fifty-horsepower boiler at Mission and Mohawk was passed for printing.
- Permit to erect and maintain a boiler-power installation at a southwest corner near Filbert Street was passed for printing.
- K. Yoshikawa sought permission to run a six-horsepower engine and boiler at 911 Washington Street.
- Home Laundry Company was given a revocable permit to run a 150-horsepower engine and boiler at Seventeenth and Hoff streets.
- Spring Valley Water Company was given a revocable permit for a 350-horsepower pumping engine on Sloat Boulevard.
- Plant Rubber and Supply Company's boiler permit for 32 Beale Street was passed for printing.
- Richmond Bakery's boiler permit for 324 Clement Street was passed for printing.
- Passed for printing: Robert Trost would get permission to set blasts at Twentieth and Kentucky streets, hours 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Supervisor Knowles moved to give the Raisch Improvement Company fifteen more days to finish its high pressure main contract.
- Torre Cassinelli & Co.'s request to store up to 1000 gallons of crude petroleum at 914-916 Capp Street was sent back to committee.
- Blanchard Brown Company was granted a revocable blasting permit on a block bounded by Bosworth and Hamilton streets.
- New England Bakery was granted revocable permission to store crude petroleum in a tank at 1709 Divisadero Street.
- Charles Evans's permit for a four-horsepower boiler at 361 Waller Street was passed for printing.
- E. M. Loeser's permit for an 1800-gallon crude oil tank at Jackson and Cherry streets was passed for printing.
- Cerciat & Company was granted revocable permission to install a 100-horsepower engine and boiler at 1043 and 1047 McAllister street.
- Boiler permit for C. H. McCarthy & Co. at 138 Steuart Street was passed for printing.
- Boiler permit for Charles Goss & Sons on Harriet Street was passed for printing.
- Greuly & Kunz proposed for permission to store crude petroleum in a 500-gallon tank at 145-147 Eddy Street.
- University of California proposed for permission to store crude petroleum in a 3000-gallon tank at Second and Parnassus avenues.
- E. Kennedy Company's request for a 1,500-gallon crude petroleum storage tank at Jones and Cosmo place was passed for printing.
- Cupola furnace permit for John Hedley on north side of Folsom Street was passed for printing.
- Dyeing and cleaning establishment permit for J. L. Mesquita on Geary Street was passed for printing.
- Healy-Tibbitts Construction Company granted ninety more days from April 19, 1911 to finish a fire pumping station contract, passed for printing.
- Old People's Home was proposed for a 1500-gallon crude oil storage tank at Pine and Pierce streets, passed for printing.
- Mrs. Meyer Wood was proposed for a 1500-gallon crude oil storage tank on Fillmore Street, passed for printing.
- Henry Bazarque's request for a ten-horsepower laundry boiler at 2205 Pine Street was passed for printing.
- The Board denied Yee Fong's request to operate a laundry at 925 Pacific Street, by a vote of 14 to 0.
- Agnes Thompson was proposed a revocable permit to erect a four-horsepower boiler for a steam table at 36 Fifth street.
- Torre Bros. was proposed a revocable permit to erect a four-horsepower boiler for sterilizing milk cans at 655 Green street.
- Louis Lalanne was proposed for permission to operate a hand laundry at 4341 California Street, passed for printing.
- Board denied permits for a garage at Sutter and Steiner, a laundry at 138 South Park, and a rock crusher at Twenty-first and Collingwood.
- Board revoked Charles F. Hornung's permission to keep a boiler at 422 Church Street.
- Edward P. Levy was refused permission to build a garage on Sutter Street, east of Steiner Street, by Board vote.
- A. B. Spreckels was granted permission to store crude petroleum fuel in a tank at Washington and Octavia streets.
- Panama Woodworking Company proposed permission to erect a three-horsepower boiler at 3552 Eighteenth Street; passed for printing.
- Protestant Episcopal Bishop of California's oil storage tank permit on Taylor Street was passed for printing.
- Henry Wolf's 1500-gallon oil storage tank permit on O'Farrell Street was passed for printing.
- Resolution granting Bueneman Lipsey Co. permission to run a laundry and engine and boiler was proposed, outcome not printed here.
- John Earl was granted a revocable permit to run a hand-powered laundry on Jackson Street.
- Edlin was granted permission to store crude petroleum fuel in a 400-gallon tank at 945 Market Street.
- Hannah Bros. was granted permission to store crude petroleum fuel in a 400-gallon tank at 1422 Haight Street.
- Helms Bakery was granted permission to store crude petroleum fuel in a 300-gallon tank at 2658 Market Street.
- Jim Hi's laundry permit on Jackson Street was passed for printing, revocable at the Board's will.
- J. F. Bradley Soap Company's permit for a 2,000-gallon crude oil tank on San Bruno Avenue was passed for printing.
- Board resolution denies James J. Foley permission to blast at the southwest corner of Vallejo and Sansome streets.
- Resolution proposed on Knowles's motion giving Healy-Tibbitts Construction ninety more days from June 14, 1911 for Twin Peaks Reservoir.
- Property owners were allowed to withdraw their protests against the Presidio Dyeing and Cleaning Works, on certain conditions.
- The Board refused Wong Dung On permission to build a laundry on Adler Street between Broadway and Pacific Street.
- Boiler permit resolution moved by Supervisor Knowles; its outcome is printed on the next page.
- The Board passed for printing a permit for Otis Estate to run two boilers in the Temporary City Hall building.
- The Board passed for printing a permit for First Presbyterian Church to store crude petroleum fuel at Van Ness and Sacramento.
- The Board refused permission for Wong Quong On's laundry on Adler Street and J. Roustan's cleaning works on Fourteenth Street.
- The Board passed for printing a permit for Edward P. Simmons to run a five-horsepower boiler at 2530 Greenwich Street.
- The Board passed for printing a permit for Gus Speropulous to run a laundry with a fifty-horsepower engine on York Street.
- Pacific States Supply Company asked to reconsider blasting permission at Twenty-sixth and Douglass streets; neighbours protested.
- Wing Lee's proposed hand-powered laundry at 946 Stockton Street was sent back to the Fire Committee.
- Andrea Malatesta allowed a creamery boiler at 1450 Grant Avenue
- L. Estacalla allowed a laundry on Ninth Avenue near Irving Street
- Healy-Tibbitts Construction Company granted extra time on its Twin Peaks Reservoir and Pumping Plant No. 1 contracts.
- Bill accepting a federal grant of part of Fort Mason Military Reservation for a water pumping station was adopted.