The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-04-01
EXTENDING A STREET
All Objections 10 The Howard
Projection Oyerraled.
Tae Supervisors Decline to Include Folsom
Street and Appoint Commissioners.
Some Judges Scored

Supervisor BoTd protested against the
objection = the Measure, on the ground
that it weuld do an IE1ustlce to property
owners on Folsom street. They had APP
peaTed before the board aud the Street
Committee and had expressed their willing
hess 10 have the work done if the extension
and Improvement OF their own street were
included ii the district He moved that
the hole matter be deferred for TWO weeks.
II was. simply an act OF justice = INC
professionals. .-I-as,o, - +to
s,S,,i;., y me- urged. as q reason why no de-
lay should be enterta q, that the F1isoih-
strset:peoDle had not Cd any petition Tor
an extension Of their rect. AT any rate,
che cost Of dong the work separately. he
thought. would not be much more than If
done together.
,sADDLING EXPENSE.
Supervisor Boyd stouuy denied this, and
Objected to saddling unnecessary expense
upon the people of a particular section TO
benefit a few from some other who were TO
be appointed Comm ssioners. Mr. Boyd
also explained that lie President o. INC
Folsonl-stteet Club h=d been cohnheo "
his nome at the bedside OF dying chllu OF
else a formal application wouu nave oeen
This explanation Was not reHSheq oy the
,.Solid Nine" whiel permitted Jefferson
rtispt and ii. a. Aagendle oil the now now
.d-stret; lub TO present thelr reasons 1ot
-fpsec the work under an independent
Sir motion 10 defer was then put
lvSIs Pe,ad. but II was lost: Wright
How'd. .a,and Bush voting TO lay over
Joy ~ ~, to refer to the Street Commit
Tee ia It in two weeks was lost by the
. same Yrt.
The nal proposition was then carried,
overrs the objections and declulhR III
favor.g extension as at first proposed.
The " Of the solid Nine was against
SCperY r. Wright and Boyd.
,oAlNuSsIoNERS APPOINTED.
4 res. Oh was next adopted appoint
lag Fra scCoppin. D. J. Ioohy ana .,
'D6wne- aryey Commissioners to assess
tbe-ner IS nd damages.
40, SIGN to the dangerous condl-
~ uJ blasting o iaat eause seq t pg S Saa
Z ...s'ls L0ntractins Company, .tl1 ak
H. de lrfeiture of its. bond. 1t was re-
ferEeG !. tlG Street Committee.
\ number of properly fled a re-
quest to tave Rose avenue, between La
yuma and Buchanan streets, eXpunged from
the official map. The matter was referred
b to the Stree Committee.
a large number Of properIy-owners pro-
spsted against the paving of kentucky
stret,4 a,-i Railroad avenue, and the objec-
tons were referred to the street committee.
ieugthy petition was received from
propertg-AClders ipqalring the reason thaE
the Vic ding OF Mission street mas not Deen
more dig emily prosecuted, and requesting
tlse board to hasten the matter al once.
inc d0Se@Asnt WAS sent TO the Street Com
mltIeu.
The Italian Mutual Benevolent societv
nleu protest against any action OF riie
board intended TO close the CITY Cemetery
IN which the society has apiat. The pro-
est was referred to the Committee on
Health and Police.
Property-Owners petitioned tha board to
2rest fire-elarm boz in the district bounded
y Ma kat, touI sSenth and Church streets,
-'eisIIeu ~ IIte DeFartment Gnmmlttee.
BOUNTY FOE M URLS,
commun cation was received from the
Hoard OF Fire Commissioners requesting
the payment Of $50 to Benjamin johnson,
hoseman Of Engine II, who was injured
While responding to ire on December II,
1850.
-1J. -LU.A aion WIS rGau -
MIssiOn-street Widening Commission, an
nauucing that it had obtained deeds to all
the lands required, except thirteen lots,
a5ainst which proceedings have been com
uenced TO acquire title. 1t was referred to
TIE Street Committee.
Chairman Bush Of the Committee on
Public Buildings reported that it had noti-
led Presiding Judge Murphy of the Supe-
Tor Court the board will require the u.s. of
lis chambers daily during the m9ied by
June and July, which are now ocdr,,W his
Judge Skaters departn's. ~ IN; afi~tent num-
attention to the fact 81 b,ep divided in the
Der Of court-roodTTithied ifS.l ent departments
new City Heatnl Court Ind further request
Of the % warrior court-rooms be appor-,
NJ - as to ACCOMMODATE the criminal
sments.
THE JUDGES SCORED.
: The committee adds: SIT certainly seems
strange that Individual preferences should
control the disposition and use of the court
rooms WithoG. regard to the urgent wants
Of the courts trausacting criminal business,
which require the largest court-rooms.
\ cur committee and board have refrained
from enforcing the order passed designat-
ing the court-rooms for the respective de-
lartmehts, it being hoped that the Judges
viii see the proprlety OF acceding to. the
reasonable demands Of the public service"
4 resolution was passed to print author
i7ing the sale of the iron fence around
rtsmouth. square, the proceeds to be
ned to the credit OF the Street Depart
S1aIa Fund.
"a ;terintendent W. II. Harrison of the
Industrial School was granted two weeks
leave of absence, from the I'd inst.
supervisor Bush's order licensing athletic
clubs, which Mayor Pond vetoed. was
again laid over for eight weeks.
Loc&TING THE PEsTHoUsE.
a resolution was adopted requesting the
states representatives in Congress 10 use
lhelr best efforts to procure q grant OF five
o. SIX acres on the east side Of Angel Isl
and. for use as smallpox hospital.
, Inc resolution empowering the Mayor
md Street Committee to sell the material
o. the Seeond-street bridge was indefinitely
postponed.
The resolution requesting the Finance
ts1pmittee 70 provide $4,000 IN the next
tax (ievy for the Improvement of San Bruno
roa Il was referred to the Street Committee
on aaotion of Supervisor Boyd, who asked
that it furnish Information concerning
Iority eor such an expenditure.
II he anp-a-s app9S priat ~ for work on the
unity roads IS only Sl0,vvv, a fact which
well known 70 the Street Committee
iperylsor Barry seconded Mr.. Boyd's
IN with knowing smile.
esolutl0n OF Intention for the per-
aapce OF street work on Point LObos
enle frOia Third TO Twelfth avenues
as passed 10 PRINT.
= > ohn Weir vas appointed Inspector of
k}ituminous PaVements, aud directed by a
Resolution duly adopted to make weekly re-
tpOTts of his work to tile Street Committee.
His salary was fixed at 81 day.
The board requested the Police Commits
sioners and Chief Crowley to furnish it in
detail with statement OF all apparatus re-
CURED by the police patrol signal system
ihat proposals may be invited.
a resolution was adopted directing the
superintendent of Streets and the Street
tCmHittee to prepare plans and specifca-
tons for the repair of the Second street
bridge and when prepared to advertise for
proposals to perform the work
An order was finally passed expunging
Locust avenue from Western Addition
Block 303.
A RRAVE WnMAN