The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-04-10
FEDERATED CLUBS,
New Streets, New Railroads and
New Charter Wanted

A meeting OF the Federation OF Improvement
Clubs was held last night In Parlor H. Palace
Hotel.
The special committee to look into the Mis-.
sion-street opening reported that they find that
the Supervisors and Superintendent OF Streets
are at fault Ill not having a proper OF official
survey made and grade established IN order 10
enable those pIoperty-Owners who have already
decided their ground to the city and received
their damages, and who are now most anxious
to have the work OF establishing grades proceed
at once so as to assist them In the placing Of their
Drlck foundations, etc., and further that the said
survey Is TO be made by the city through the Sur
Veyor or Superintendent of Streets, and paid for
out OF the City Treasury; that there is no Obsta-
Gle In the way of The Supervisors ordering the
survey made at once and thus commence the work
as II Will not In any way Interfere with The Com
missioners, pending final report, which would
be haslened by a compromise between the few
protesting pruperty-0wners and the Commission
eTs. That the MAJ kei-stTeet Cable Company will in
few weeks commence work on the building of
cable-road on Mission street, from the ferry
south TO 1hirty-hrst street, and they intend 10
have the terminus there for the present TINA or
until the college hill be lowered and tie hollow
between College aud Silver avenue is filled in
several feet This Is something that requires the
especial attention OF the federation 10 see that
the cable be continued at least to Silver avenue
aud thence, with horse or steam power, to the
county line, and thence TO the cemetery.
The report was accepted and the committee
Instructed 10 further proceed with the investiga-
tion OF amounts paid for damages to property
owners, the salary 10 The Commissioners, etc.
President Bartlett then offered communca-
ton TO be sent 10 the Supervisors asking that
Mr.. Sutro be restrained from laying out any
more serpentlne avenues, lanes or alleys in lhe
San Miguel Rancho, AS tile streets In this condition
would be an obstruction rather thar help TO
future improvements in that portion OF the city |;
and that the City and County Surveyor be re.
quested to lay out in straight line all the streets
from Sixteenth 10 and Inclusive of Twenty
sixth, running toward the ocean In westerly
direction. He further asked relative to the
streets now before the Board OF Super
visors TO be decided TO the city by
Mr.. Sutro, which lie south of Sew.
enteenth street and In what Is
known as the faiklane Tract, that the ac-
ceptance OF the same be postponed until further
investigation can be had.
Ine latter part OF this communication, relating
to the deed OF the streets ordered sent 10 the
board at once by the Secretary aud the remainder
referred TO committee of three-Bruce, Ruef
and Wise-to be reported on at the next meeting.
resolution that a committee be appointed
TO request the proper authorities TO appoint
commission OF freeholders TO make a new char
ter and have 1t submitted to the voters was also
referred TO the same committee.
One new club the South San francisco I'M
provement Club, was admitted TO the federati iOn