The morning call., 1891-03-19
POTRERO AVEN UE.
Two Routes for the Proposed
Street Extension.
Contemplated improvements Suggested BY
Enterprising Property-0wners IN
South San Francisco.
The residents of the southwestern portion

he TeSluenIS Vi the SOulHWtstolu pOit'oti
of the city, living in the neighborh0od OF
Potrero avenue and along the San Bruno
road, have been much interested recently IN
the proposed extension of Potrero avenue
from its present terminus at Twenty-hlth
street to the corner of San Bruno road ana
BurrOw street, a distance of about one ana
a half miles.
The property-owners or the district IN
terested in the proposed extension, While all
DESTROYS OF improving the public thorough
fares and of developing the locality, are
somewhat at variance regarding the methods
to be adopted for the accomplishment OF these
results. The majority have indorsed the action
OF the Improvement club in recommending that
Potrero avenue should be extended in SOUTH
erly direction to the In ersectiOn OF san Bruno
road at Burrow street, having uniform grade OF
not more than . per cent. This scheme VIII
necesstaLe king a number of cuts, ming
in several gullles ana constructing foau
across the marsh through which Islals creek
flows. II Will, however, open up very geod
section and will enable the people living IN Inc
Potrero distlict 10 procure direct aud easy
transit 10 the center OF the ely.
CLAIMS OF ITS ADVOCATES.
The advocates OF this route claim that Il VIII
be FULLY one-tbrd shorter than by the san Bruno
ROAD and that II can be eadiy drained aud SO
Kept dry and hard during The rainy season.
They State that during Tie past winter tue pres
n
TO be almost impossible, and that from lis CON
stIuction and location 1t can never be properly
drained. The extension would open up straight
thOroUghfarc with uniform width OF 100 leet
from lie conjunction of Tenth and Brannan
streets southwaid THIS would also be III line
with the proposed extension OF Tenth street TO
Market, near Mason. If these coordinate
schemes carried out they would AFFORD
South san Francisco direct communication by
short Toule. win the new City Hall, and the dis
lance from The terminus AT the corner of hurroW
street and the San Bruno road to the City Hall
would be about equal 10 the distance from Inc
ferries at the loot Of Market street 10 Castro ana
twentieth streets.
preliminary survey of the route has been
made from Twenty sixth street, showing that
Polrero avenue as projected Will require cutting
anu filling as follows;
CUTTING AND FILLING.
In the marsh near Army street a fill OF 17.6
feet in the middle; at the summit of Bernal
Hr2hts, hrSl elevation going southwark, Il cut
Of 81 Ell; at Graciers house, a cut Of 43 feet;
al California ayenn' cut oil 10 leeti al The pad
d ok, cut OF "a feet; at the hOthuuse cut OF
8 feet; al tie MAJ Sh. through which hOws lslals
Creek, a nil Of . feet in the middle. aud at The
summit ol Silver Terrace Il cut of ~ feet
Various professional estimates of the cost OF
grading ana constructing the road have been
made, varying from $4,000 TO $4,000. The
opponents OF the scheme claim that 1t Will cost
$4,000, but one contractor has decaied his
Willingness 10 perform The Work for Sl42,OuO.
The distance, by landmarks, Is as follows;
From twenty NTH street to Army S43 ieet;
thence TO the base OF gravel quarry, at Tie loot
OF BTndl Heights, 1873 feet; from The base 10
ms fence on Tie opposite side Of Berua Heights,
81 ieej ; from The fence TO tie junction OF san
Biuno md Fifteenth avenues, 1890 fe t; across
San BrunO avenue. is lie ROAD IS called al thi.
lint, rs feet; across the marsh 10 the loot OF
tie hl on the south side, 20S5 feet; from the
base 10 tie summit OF Silver Iefrac., I'll feet;
hence 10 Augusta L eet, 405 feet; thence 10
tue eorner OF san Bruno road aud Burrow street,
Posi- feet, a total distance OF !. bo niles
REGARDED WITH FAVOR.
The only improvements in tie way OF the pro
iecIed extension are ;wu dwellings of small
value on the southern slope OF Bernai Heights,
and thfee houses near Fifteenth avenue. Ihe
marsh is divided into lois 25X7O, assessed Il; 500
each. On Silver Terrace the iensiou would
include six blocks Of OF en- road, called Charter
OAK avenue. which has been staked out as a
street for tile past twenty five years BeyOnd
tbs portion u the route there are TWO bioC X On
University Mound, considered the most valuable
properly along the line of the proposed extern
sion, Which its promoters hope TO continue IN
time as lar as The county line. The route &C.
scftbeG seemed TO be regarded with The most
favor by tie members of The Sheet Committee
aud the three other Supervisors accompanying
the party.
ANOTHER ROUTE.
An alternate route is proposed by John Rey-
nolds and advocated by nifty other property
owners OF The EeighborhOod which would COM
mence at Twtuty-Sl6th street and wind around
tie side OF Beiual Heights, avoiding deep cuts,
and would continue in The same direction as the
aforementioned route, hut further 10 the west
ward. It's advocates claim that the road would
be mo- e in accOi dance with the physical chsFac-
let of the country, would be more convenient
aEu NOuiu euldli sllldlleT expenditure yuan Lne
Other line. lis critics maintain that would
benefit only one portion of the locality
and that II would be no shorter han tile San
Bruno Dad. Mir. Reynolds has not yet surveyed
tie route, and could furnish no precise data
garding IL, but he has prepared an outline OF his
proposed extension, which, a Bernal Heights,
follows Tor a short distance the line OF California
avenue, crosses San Bruno avenue, and con-
lnues along comparatively level section,
crossing lslaiS Creek diaEonally where the
marsh is narrOwesf, avoiding Silver Terrace and
keeping 10 the west until San Bruno road is
again reached, near The Golden Stale Hotel.
THE OPPOSITION.
James Richards, Edward Barrie, James Dow
ling and several others are opposed to the pro
posed extension by either route These gentle
satisfied all ibe needs of the district duting the
past thirty-thIee years, and that teamu9 aud
driving with comfort and convenience be
cUutinued on that thoroughtate. They prouoSe
10 Improve the road, establish a uniform grade,
and increase the road bed TO It's full width OF
tins plan stated their views OF the question to
the Street Committee, and were accorded a
patient hearing.
The different routes were carefully inspected
from all The different points along the lines, aud
lhe somewhat conflicting opinions OF lie prop
eTty-OWnerS present were a>ce tanned.
AT o'clock a number of the party returned 10
Tie residence of l.. A Hayward, where Il soul
satisfying lunch was served, completely obliter-
atiUg all traces OF the Keen and appeIlZlng at
mOsphcTe along the San Bruno road.
Among those who enjoyed Mr. Hayward's hos
pttality wete: Supervisors Taber Wilkinson and
Burling OF lie Street Committee. aud also Super
VtsUTs Coffee Games and Hunt, MessTS Henry
Taylor, Helsey Clifford. L. j. Kelly, John A.
Roy, g. Gannini John Reynolds and L. Kehr-
LEU.