The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-06-30
MACADAM BARRED.
The Exclusive District to BE
Greatly Enlarged.
Potrero Property-0wners Object to Paving
Kentucky Street for the Southern
Pacific Company.

Supervisors Evans and Aver were the alb
sentees noted at last nights meeting of the
board.
A declaration of intention to pave Pine
street, between Battery and Front, with
stradamant pavement, was published. Tue
declaration provides, however, that the
property-owners pay one-half OF the ex-
pense.
An amendment was proposed to the
ordinance regulating the use of macadam,
which makes it unlawful to use it within
the following district Commencing at
Devisadero and Union streets. to Golden
Gate avenue, to Haight, to DevlSadero, TO
Ridley, to Dolores, to Twenty-fourth, to
Guerrero to Twenty-sXth, to Folsom, TO
Ninth to Harrison, to First, TO Market, to
Main. across Market to Drumm, to jackson.
to Montgomery, to Broadway, to MOntgom-
cry avenue, to Stockton, to Clement, TO
Jones, to Union, to point of c0mmenc ement.
No macadam Will be allowed Ell tner on
streets or sidewalks if this amendme Mt be-
comes law.
Another amendment was proposed 20 the
sidewalk ordinance, making 1t unlawful to
lay anything but concrete or cement SIDE
walks within the above-deScribed district.
The exemption clause in this amendment
remains unchanged. prOperty-owner
| who intends to build within year may put
| down temporary sidewalk meanwhile.
Streets within this district being graded for
| the first time may use macadam.
KENTUCKY STREET.
A large number of property-owners within
| the district that it is proposed to assess Tor
| the paving of Kentucky street are making
| the neighboThoUd resOund with vigorous
| complaints. They say they have just
| finished paying 1919 1913 for the grading,
| paving, etc. of that street and they consider
it unjust that the owners of properly on
! Kentucky street should be favored by haV-
! ing improvements at tie expense OF owners
| not fronting thereon. They call attention
10 the law, which provides that portion OF
| n street in width as we'll as III length can
| be ordered improved, and they see no reason
| why property owners on Kentucky street
| should not be cOmIelled to complete the
| Improvement, July 9th was set as the Time
1or the protestants to make their objections
| before the board
The true inwardness of this case Is that
| the prOperty-Owners within the district re-
| ferred to are opposed TO paving streets for
| the Southern Pacific Company. That COM
| pauy owns very large part of the front
| age Of Kentucky street, and has peTslStentlY
| blockaded every attempt al It's Improvement
| for years past. The same proceeding was
adopted in the matter of paving TIL the
| residents of South San Francisco in sheer
| desperation agreed TO the plan OF having
the expense OF paving borne by district.
| instead Of requiring those fronting on the
| street to bear it, as is always the case else
! where in the city. South San FranciScans
| have no other means of reaching the city.
and are forced to this S heme III order to get
a passable thorOughfare. Those who do
not accept the railroad cOmpany's terms are
the ones who now protest.
The organization Of an additional fire
company, to be known as Engine Com
pany Is, and wateT-tOwer company. was
| authorized; also the purchase Of two chemi-
| cal engines, not to exceed $1,000 in cost
also 500 feet OF best Eureka hose The
engine is 20 be stationed on Duncan street.
POST-STREET EXTENSION,
| Property-ownerS affected by the opening
and extension of Post stree have entered a
protest against the report of the commits
Si0nerS and ask the board to order new
assessment, or discharge the present COM
mission, Hugh Grumpy, Thomas q. Parker
and j. a. Kelly, appointed by the solid
nine," and substitute in their stead persons
better qualified, and who will better serve
the interests OF those who must pay for the
! work.
They complain that the commission has
| allowed extensive damages for property
taken; that they are not equitably divided
upon the property condemned; that the as
Srssed district does not include all the bene-
! flied property; that the assessment is I'M
equal, unreasonable and exorbitant, so
| much So 10 fact, that many viii have to
surrouei1I tnoir property ~ meet il.
| j. Murray was appointed gardener of
| Portsmouth square, vice Joseph Boyne, re-
signed
The salary of steward in the Receiving
Hospital was increased from 500 to SO, anu
OF the assistant steward from $40 to $50.