The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-05-06
SUPERVISORS.
An Audience Given Kentucky.
Street Professionals.
aid Asked for the Eight-EOur Movement.
The Site for ths Girls schoOl-A Special
Privilege LOst-POlice Signals.

AT last evenings meeting of the Board OF
Supervisors the objections of the protest.
ants against the proposed work of paving
kentucky street were considered. The
chamber was packed by persons interested
therein.
Thomas V. O'Brien, attorney for the
Potrero Land and Water Company, sent
telegram withdrawing the protest of that
corporation against the paving under an
assessment district.
p. Peterson objected to the work. as it
would be assessing him twice for the same
purpose and would be unjust. 1t would
only benefit the railroad and the butchers.
who had really ruined the property in that
vicinity, and the road is simply designed to
keep the butchers where they are.
A DISTINCTION CLAIMED.
George Godfrey said that he had already
paid half as much. as his property is worth
If kentucky stre& was lined by poor own
ers, they would all have to pay for improv-
ing the street, but as the property is owned
by rich people they want everybody to help
them pay for it.
Z. T. NOLAN, representing Archbishop
Riorlan, stated that the lot on which All
Hallows Church stands would be cOnfis-
Gated by the projected improvement, and
the Archbishop insisted on his protest.
On suggestion of Supervisor Boyd the
whole matter was then referred TO the Street
Committee.
RAILROAD AVENUE.
a similar improvement of Railroad ave-
nue., which is continuation of Kentucky
street, was also taken up.
NJ G. Cobb appeared for large number
of protestants, and urged that the district
Is too small and would make the assess
ments too high. He believed that the
property along the street directly benefited
should bear the burdens.
ID. NJ. Irwin of South San Francisco
claimed that the work would be of no
benefit, and would cUnfiScate the homes of
men who had worked hard to gain them.
This matter too was referred TO the Street
Committee
a letter was received from Secretary
Hoeseh Of the Board of Health, transmitting
a letter received from T. c. Snider of Sac
ramento asking that leper now in Yolo
County be cared for by the local authorities
at the expense of that county, which has no
means OF caring Tor him.
THE PORTSMOUTH FENCE.
Mayor Pond presented a communication
representing that he had sold the iron fence
around Portsmouth square to Calvin,
Nutting 81 Son for SS5L The letter was
filed.
Numerously signed petitions were re-
ceived from the Market-street Improvement
Club Tor the extension of that thOroughfaTe
from its terminus ut Seventeenth street
sOuthWeSteIly to the east line of Lincoln
road and for the construction of boulevard
and driveway connecting Market street SO
extended with Golden Gate Park. Referred
TO the Street Committee.
Communications were received from Mary
Z. Nelson and Granville &. Gilman, each
agreeing TO deed to the city for street pur-
poses strips So feet long by 10 feet wide each
on Nebraska street, near YOlO; also from
Anna l.. Clark. So feet by IS feet on Yer
mont street, near Twenty-fourth.
EIGHT-HOUR BELLS.
John J. Curry and w. F. Floyd, a COM
mittee from the Elght-hour League, APP
peared before the board with a petition
asking the board TO order the tire-aarm bell
rung al o'clock in the morning, at noon
and at o'clock in the afternoon every day.
Ihey stated that this innovation would aid
the league in obtaining the general adOp-
ton OF eight hours work per day. The
matter was referred to the Fire Depart
ment Committee.
The North Beach and Mission Railway
Company, which recently obtained a fran
chise for the extension Of its line on TWEEN
ty-secund street, filed statement that it
expended within the year $4,000 as re-
CURED by the ordinance. The company
has purchased five lots in Precita Valley
Tor $4,000 and piece of property on Fol
som and Army streets for $50, 900. The
purchases are said to be sites for cable en-
CINE houses.
a resolution was finally passed approving
the School Boards selection of the Scott
street lot as site for the High School for
girls
Supervisor Ebert was excused from vot-
ing, explaining that he doubted the power
OF the board to locate a school on a public
square; he also thought the location was
very ineonvenient.
LOST PRIVILEGE
The resolution granting Champion &
Elder a special privilege to explode blasts
at Fifteenth and Castro streets, and provid-
ing for bond of $4,000 instead of $4,000,
as required by the existing law, was lost,
after an effort to amend and re-refer, by.
vote Of ayes to noes, ayes being re-
quired for passage.
The order adopting the municipal police
signal system for the Police Department at
cost Of $50 was finally passed, on con-
dltion that the city retain $1,000 of the pur-
chase price and be given a bond in 5000.
An order was finally passed prohibiting
the sale in this city of striped bass weigh
Ing less than eight pounds.
The order establishing the Chemical
Engine Company, with four men, was
finally passed.
a resolution was adopted appointin the
Mayor and Health aud Police Comm ittee to
urge Major General Miles to have a tract on
Angel Island set apart for use as small
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