The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-07-11
STREET MATTERS.
Action Deferred On the Iron.
Founders Protest.
An Explanation by the Railroad Company.
Missior-Street Widening Lines-Pav-
ing Kentucky Street

The Street Committee of the Board of
Supervisors held an all-day session, the
amount of work keeping the members
there until 4:30 o'clock in the afternoon.
The communication from the Western
Iron Works and Calvin Nutting & Sons,
claiming that the California-street Cable
Railroad Company is importing iron-work
| from the East in violation of its franchise,
caused long discussion, it having been re-
submitted to the committee by the board.
The local iron men were represented by
Attorney W. F. Gibson, and the cable COM
pauy by ex-Judge Boalt.
Attorney Gibson stated that the work in
controversy is valued at $4,000 and the
saving in sending East only affected about
| 3 per cent of the whole. 1t is not the
amount involved that the fight is against.
but the principle The franchise of the
cable company provides that all the work
on the Jones-street branch shall be per-
formed In this State, and Mr.. Gibson said
that all the iron work could be done III this
State.
A PROTEST FROM TWO FIRMS.
In reply. ex-Judge Boalt said that the
protest rame from three firms VINO bid
on the work and whose bids were found
TO be too high. The fact is that after
the Western Iron Works and Nutting 81
| Son had bid to build iron beams, the specl-
fcatiOns were changed to steel beams. Inc
change had been made IN the interest OIL
| good construction, and these beams cannot
| be made in California. The contract was
| not made by the company, but by Butler IL
| MCGOWAN, who had the contract for the
| building. He asserted that everything that
could be manufactured here IN connection
with the road had been ordered here, and
referred to Mr.. Macy, the architect, Tor con-
firmatiOn of these statements.
Mr.. Gibson said that he did not know
that the specifications had been changed.
He was aware that steel beams could not
be made here, but the work OF drilling ana
putting them together could.
Mr.. Phelps of the Phelps Manufacturing
Company stated that the rolled beams,
angle irons and plates cannot be manufac-
tured here according to the plans OF the
cable cOmpanys building. The plates are
fOrty-three feet long.
Mr.. Nutting OF Calvin Nutting & Son
said that he could make the beams accord
ing to the plans and the Pacific Rolling
mill can roll the plates.not forty-three feet
long, but in pieces welded.
Mr.. Macy said this made n material diff
ference.
Mr.. Nutting said he considered two 10
inch beams riveted together equally as
strong as one 20-inch. He thought welded
20-nch beam forly-three feet long would be
as strong as one III a single piece. There is
no difference in the price.
STEEL BEANS CALLED FOR.
1t was then stated by Mr.. Stokes, Pacific
Coast agent of the Phoenix Iron Works of
Philadelphia, which has the contract for
rolling the beams, that the specifications
call for steel beams because that metal Is
stronger ana better than iron. Everybody
knows this. He was employed 10y the Pa
cifc RullIng-mill Company for year and
knows it can not roll twenty-inch beam
forty-thIee feet long. The two ten-lnch
pf Gtppl hUllt ton nj each other
as suggested by Mr.. Nutting, would carry
twenty-nine tons weight, while Sold
twenty-iuch beam will carry sixty and
half tons. This showed cOnclusiyely why
the solid beam is preferred.
President Stetson said that the company
is carrying cut its contract in good faith.
This appears TO be dispute between rival
contractors. with which the cable company
has nothing to do. He had refused to pro-
cure any material from the East that can
be made here.
MI Sims of the Western Iron Works
said that if the company would have the
work on the glrders, such as punching, ETC.,
done here, tie pTolestantS would be sat-
Isfed.
Il was decided to lay the matter over for
one week until the return OF Supervisor
Noble from the East. lie is member of
the committee, and as Superintendent of
the S.n Francisco Rolllng-mllls can decide
the question whether the beams can be
made here
MISSIoN-sTREET LINES.
The next matter to come up was the sub
ject of the lines for the widening OF Mis-
sion street.
j. j. Haley, a member of the Widening
Commission, stated positively that the liues
OF Mission street for which Surveyor Smith
asked $1,000 could be run Tor $500.
He could secure surveyor to do the
work for that sum. There is NO reason why
tile Supervisors should pay Surveyor Smith
$1,000 The commission has already paid
Smith for work on this street $1,000. He
asked $1,000 in cash, but the commission
had declined TO pay that amount. lie was
Uf the opinion that Smith can be COM
PEELED TO perform the work, as he Is paid
salary of $500 year and makes $4,000 out
Of his office.
The committee referred the question
whether Smith can be compelled to per-
form the work for $500 to the City and
County Attorney for an opinion.
Mr.. Haley was then questioned regarding
the attitude of the Southern Pacific Com
pany in relation to the proposed improve
ment Of Kentucky street, and replied that
the company is in favor OF having the
street paved with bituninOus rock, and
that if the cost OF paving the thOrOughfare
is assessed upon district the company
will not protest.
READVERTIsE FOR BIDS.
On motion or Mir. Barry it was decided TO
readgertiSe for bids for the paving of Ken
lucky street. with the understanding that
the property-oWners would not be assessed
more than 90 per cent oil the assessed value
OF their property.
1t was then decided to report in favor OF
the following communication from the
Street Superintendent:
Recommending the construct on of n
sewer in the Intersection of Preclta avenue
and Mission street; also Fair avenue and
Mission street; also Powell avenue and
Mission street; permanent sidewalks on the
south corner Of Hayes and Octayia streets;
macadamze Guerrero street, between
Nineteenth and Tw entieth; plank side
walks on Eighteenth street, between Va
lencia and Guerrero; also on Eleventh
street. between Folsom and Harrison.
Recommending the acceptance OF Eddy
street, between Buchanan aud Webster
Sixth street, between Berry and Channel,
and the crossing Of Twenty -fourth and
Shotwell streets. Asking that the Mayor
be authorized to enter into contract with
l.. Fitzgerald to sewer Laguna street, be-
tween Golden Gate avenue aud Turk street,
with L. j. LUwney to sewer Nebraska
street, between humboldt and Nevada.
Recommending an extension of sixty days
time TO Kenny 81 McHugh. Requesting
that no further action be taken in the mat
ter of paving Washington street, from Van
Meas avenue TO Franklin street.
Contracts for street work will be recon-
mended as follows: Grading Texas street
from Napa TO Butte, to E. n. Lindsay, az
gregate cost $500; pave with bltumnoLs
rock the crossing Of Pacific and Steiner
streets, 10 the Paciflc Paving Company at
q cents square foot, aggregate cost $423;
also the crossing OF Hyde and jackson
streets to the same company at SO cents,
cost $50.
The committee agreed to pass a resolution
of intention TO pave with basalt blocks the
crossing of Battery and Fibert streets
under the VTooman act.
A LANDSCAPE GARDENER.
William Culligan was recommended as
landscape gardener at a salary of SI25 a
month for Alta Plaza and Hamilton Square
lie will be under the direction of Superin-
tendent AshwOrth.
In regard to the claim of Martin Kruse
for SIG % for damages to his property ON
Montgomery and Chestnut streets, caused
by Contractor John Kelso in blasting, SUI
perintendent Ashworth reported that he
had examined the premises and fixed the
damages at SIT 80. The Superintendent
report will be reported favorably upon.