The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-11-21
FRANCHISES.
The "Solid Nine" Fairly Del
uged With Them.

The Street Committee of the Board OF SUI
pervisors was fairly deluged yesterday with
petitions for franchises-some for street rail
ways, some for underground conduits, and
Others for gas and water pipes.
Henry MOffatt, j. b. Reinstein and Milton
5. Eisner applied for the right to constructa
street railway; first. commencing at Broad
way an0 Davis, along Davis to Beale, along
Beale to Harrison; thence to First, to Bry-
ant, to Second thence to Brannap, along
that street to Seventh, along Seventh to
Harrison, and thence to Sixteenth, thence
to Church to Ridley. to Devisadero; thence
to the corner of Sacramento; also, from the
corner of Sixteenth and Church along
Church to Thirtieth; also, from the ferries
along East northerly to Broadway; thence
to Powell along Powell to Vallejo, along
that street to Devisadero; thence to Sacra-
mento, along Sacramento to First avenue,
into Lake; thence to Sixth avenue and into
ID; along to the ocean; also, commencing
at the corner of Eddy and Market, and
along Eddy to Deyisadero.
Both petitions will be recommended.
A favorable report will be- made on the
petition of the Sutter-street Railway Com
pany for a franchise TO construct cable
road on Polk street, from Union to Ton
ouln, distance of three blocks.
The Mutual Gas Light and Fuel Company
petltloned for the right to lay pipes for gas
In all parts of the city "a right that is al
ready granted by the Constitution of the
State, and over which the Supervisors have
no contrOD. The committee will recom-
mend that the FRANCHISE be granted.
The application of the Edison Electric
Light Company for franchise to lay I'M
derground conduts ali over the city, tc be
used for electric Tres of all kinds, except
for telephone and telegraph purposes, was
daH for inn yl.,S
Exactly the same kind of franchise
asked for by the California Electric Com
pany was recommended for final passage.
the Pacific Power Company asked for a
similar franchise. but included telephone
and telegraph wires. The committee struck
out the clause containing that provision,
and as amended recommended its final
passage.
The three above-named applications had
all been before the board and passed to
print, after which they were referred to the
committee. The companies all pledge them
selves to pay to the city annually per cent
OF their gross receipts.
The petition Of the National Electric Com
pany for a franchise to lay down cOnduits
and electric wires was placed on file; also a
like petition by William S. Heger.
A. L. McGpw, an electrician, and the in
vent0r and patentee of an underground con-
duit system that is intended for all kinds of
electric wires, appeared before the commit
tee with an application for franchise.
His remarks explanatory of his system
were listened to patiently, and then, with
out comment or inquiry Of any kind. mo-
ton was carried 10 lay the application over
for one week.
Mr.. McGrew has been before the board at
irregular intervals for the last four years
trying to get such franchise and when the
motion was made to defer consideration for
another week he entered mild protest, I'M
dertaking to explain what long ana dis
couraging siege he had had of it already.
He was clicked off without a word of
comment and invited to retire.
Upon the petition of the Point L0bos-
avenue improvement Club, it was decided
to recommend that the name Of Geary street,
from Central avenue to First avenue, be
changed to Point Lobos avenue: also, that
the name of "Outside Lands" as delineated
on the official map north of the park and
west of First avenue be oblterated and that
the name Richmond District be substi-
tuted.
A protest was made against the sprink-
ling of Golden Gate avenue, because it
makes the pavement slippery. Its dlScon-
tinuance will be recommended.
Several parties filed vigorous objections to
the blasting OF rock at the base of Telegraph
Hill, at Union and Sansome streets, because
their homes were being wrecked. The COM
mittee will recommend that it be stopped at
once.
Joseph Naphtaly, as attorney for the Suit
ter-Street Railroad Company, asked per-
mission of the committee for the right to
use basalt blocks entirely for pavement of
the road-bed of that company. between the
rails and two feet outside OF them. The law
required that street railway companies
shall keep their road-beds paved with the
same kind of material that the street Is
paved with, both between the rails and out
side thereof.
The reason the company gave for its
rpQuagf IN uSa hasalt hlnckc pnfiralv Was
that the blocks can be more easily removed
when repairs to the track are necessary.
Btuminous rock and other kinds OF pave
ment are very difficult to remove.