The morning call., 1891-07-14
DOZENS OF PROTESTS.
Few Satisfied With the Post.
Street Assessment.
The polise Asked IS subdus Gang of Hood
luns-Hespital Attaches Want Their
June Salaries.

The professors were out in full force at
the meeting of the Board of Supervisors
last night. Seldom has such large crowd
gathered in the Supervisors chambers, the
galleries being filed and standing room
only in the Hobbies. Among those pres
ent were many ladies. The cause of
the large gathering was the hearing OF the
protest of pr0perty-owners against the re-
port and assessments of the POst-street eX-
tension commission. j. NJ. Wood appeared
before the board as the first Objector, and in
Il ten minutes speech handled the commits
sion without gloves and showed how in his
case the assessment was so high that he
was out not only the value Of his land, but
had to pay $1,000 besides.
The next protestor was Charles H. Hubs,
President Of the POst-street Improvement
Club, who claimed the attention of the
board for almost an hour, endeavoriug 10
show By quoting the figures of an expert in
real estate aud contrasting them with the
values rs placed on the property by the
Commissioners, that the assessments were
extortonate and not only discrimnatiye in
favored instances but unjust to the major
ity. Besides, he claimed that the proposed
extension was in reality no extension of
Post street, and that two blocks from the
starting point of the extension Post street
could not be seen. The street was extended
in diagonal instead of a straight line.
The speaker was asked by Supervisor
Taber if the people desired the street opened
and he replied they did, providing the as
SeS smentS would be made on a just and i'm
partial basis.
THE BOOMERS GUN KICKING.
2. J. Flanagan, representing the proper
ty-UWners on Clement street, which is as
sessed Tor the improvement, stated that the
assessment is confscatiOu OF private prop
eTty. He said the district known as Rich
niond was bristling with assessments but
that "the gun Of the boomers is overloaded
ana Is beginning to kick"
After hearing several more professors the
matter was referred 10 the Street Commit
tee
An order was passed authorizing the
Board OF Fire Commissioners to organize
two extra companies for the purpose of Op-
Grating chemical engines. The first of these
i TO be located in Western Addition Block
le5. and the other on Market street, near
Tenth.
A NEIGHBoRHOoD NUISANCE.
a resolution was introduced by Snper-
visor Wilkinson and adopted calling the at
tention Of the Chief of Police TO the gang of
hOodluGiS which inIest the district bounded
by Larkin, Lombard, Taylor streets aud the
bay, and asking that summary action be
taken to stop their disorderly disturbances
and nightly fights.
a resolution was adopted granting
leave Of absence of sixty days from the
State, commencing July 14th. Supervisor
Hunt was also given a leave of absence for
sixty days, commencing August 1st.
The order providing for the appointment
Of twenty-five additional policemen was
continued for one week, Supervisor Taber
stating that the Police Commissioners de-
sired to consult with the Mayor and Super
visors in regard to the matter.
On the recommendation of the Health and
Police Committee the board resolved TO dis
regard tie protest of pr0perty-owners
against the further maintenance of the Park
Hin Hospital at its present location. The
ground on which the roteSt was ignored
was that tie hospital was somewhat of a
necessity, and to remove it to another
neighborhocd would only entail the same
objections from new professors.
THEY WANT THEIR SALARIES.
4 communication was read from the
Board of Health asking that the salary de-
mands amounting to S9i5 of the employees of
the CITY aud County Hospital be ordered
paid, as the Auditor has refused to audit
them for the reason that the Hospital Fund
i OYrrdTawn.
A protest was received from the asphalt
tun Iooters against the passage OF the
order TO permit only metallic, slate OF
terra-cotta roofs within the limits.
A petition was received from the San
Francisco and San Mateo Railway Company
requesting that the bridge on Harrison
street, across Second, be rebuilt as soon as
possible and Offering to pay oue-third of the
cost il it be built without delay.
On Saturday morning at 10 o'clock the
Bead Of Supervisors viii meet as q Board
OF Equalization to lear protests against the
real estate assessments and make all cor
rectons which shall appear just and rea-