The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-07-18
STREETS AND SEWERS
The Weekly Meeting of the Su-
pervisors' Committee.
A Kick Against Big Printing Bill-No Flag
for Deuprey's Democrats-seventh-
Avenue Sewer.

AT meeting of the Street Committee Of
the Supervisors. held yesterday morning,
Messrs. Bingham, Barry, Kingwell, Pilster
and Superintendent Ashworth were pres
ent.
A petition for the establishment Of grades
at the crossing of Butte and Connecticut
streets was referred to the Surveyor, who
will report upon what effect the grade. 133
and 1872 above base, will have on contiguous
streets.
NICHOLAS Luning, who protested against
paying his assessment for paving the south
side OF Pine street, from Mason to Powell,
on account of the exorbitant printing bill.
including advertisements for rescinded con-
tracts, appeared in the person Of of his at
torney, Mr.. Langhorne, and asked that The
matter be referred to the City and County
Attorney for his opinion as to the legality
of including the expense of advertising
bids rescinded in subsequent assessment
on the same work.
The committee declined to refer the sub
ject and upon its being found that Mr..
Langhorne'S statement correspondent with
the record MIR. Barry moved that new as
sessment be made in conformity with the
law.
BAsALT WITHOUT CONCRETE.
ue COulIllltt6 ONeTTultQ u pIOttSI pi6-
sented by property-holders on Tenth street,
between Harrison and Folsom, against the
acceptance Of that portion of the street, on
the ground that the basalt blocks had no
concrete under them. The overrullng was
made when it was found that the con-
tractor had not violated the provisions of
his contract and that the protest was made
by persons who desired biluminous rock
instead.
A delegation from the Molders' Union,
composed of j. j. Valentine, President, and
Joseph L. Sweeney, President of the Pat
tern-makers' Union, appeared To protest, in
the name of their unions, against the ac-
ton OF the California-street Cable Com
pany in having iron work of the Jones'
street branch OF the road made East. This,
they aver, is in violation of the franchise.
The committee agreed to summon the oil
GERS of the company to explain at a meeting
to be held in fortnight and they Will be
cited to appear.
sEVENTH-AvENUE SEWER.
Hermann Schussler, Chief Engineer OF
the Spring Valley Water Works, stated
that a sewer in Seventh avenue had become
a necessity, as the outlet for the sewage
from the Almshouse and the drainage of
the neighborlng hills, which together have
been emptied into the watershed of Lake
Honda, is about TO be closed at the request
OF private property-owners who cwn the
land. The committee agreed to refer the
subject to Surveyor Smith, who Will confer
with Engineer Schussler and report what
may be found necessary to be done.
A petition from the Regular Democratic
County Committee for the privilege Of fly
ing a flag across Market street at its head
quarters was read. 1t produced consider
able talk, as already one such permission
had been granted 10 the Democratic County
Committee.
THAT is Deuprey's club" said MIR.
Barry; move to place it on file. They
Onpnt tn toll how tnpV got TO he the
lar committee"
The petition was accordingly filed, and
at least one Democratic club will not show
national cOlors for the present.
The committee agreed 10 declare the posi-
ton Of Inspector of Street Paving vacant.
1t is now filled by John Weir, but his sue
cessur will be T. Nunan. who will enter
into his office on Monday next.