The morning call., 1891-06-14
ON BERNAL HEIGHTS.
Spring Valley Will Be Fought on
Cortland Avenue.

The Howard-street Extension Improve
ment Club discussed long and earnestly last
night the effort of the Spring Valley Water
Company to prevent the lowering of the
grade of Cortland avenue.
IL. a. Magendie explained the situation
at length and urged the club earnestly to
combine in the effort to overthrow the water
cOmpany'S opposition, contending that if
the grade is lowered the water company
will have to lower its main.
Its representatives. he said, appeared be-
fore the Street Committee on Thursday and
protested against this burdeOsome expense,
first on the ground that to lower the main
would necessitate cutting off the water sup
ply of very large district for an indefinite
time, and secondly, that the city stipulated
with the company when the main was laid
that it should not be disturbed by a change
OF grade.
The change of grade, so the property
owners represent, is absolutely for the good
OF the property and to make tratnc along
that avenue possible. James G.. Fair, who
owns all the frontage on one side Of the
avenue, faYnTS it, although theseXpenSe Will
be heavy and the profit less to him in pro-
portion than TO the residents on the other
side. But he is anxious to see the neigh
bOrhOod improve.
During the usual preliminary proceedings
of the Board of Supervisors proposing the
change, the water company made no Objec-
ton, but at the last moment after the con-
tract has been awarded and the wOrkmen
were on the ground. Il protest was inter-
posed and The work stopped.
Attention was called to the circumstance
that when that company wanted to cross
the receiving sewer IN Mission street il
asked nObOdy'S consent but reduced the
sewers dimensions from four feet, re-
quired by law, TO seventeen inches. 1t now
wishes to disregard the rights of the prop
eTty-Owuers in the same way.
Mr.. Bowers, outside agent for James G.
FAIR, said that In conversation with his
principal few hours previous he had been
informed that Spring Valley had with
drawn It's opposition 10 the change when it
saw that Mr.. Fair could not be called off
He advised the club TO act promptly and
unlteGiy, aud without any doubt the change
could be obtained. The Supervisors are
willing TO DO whatever can be shown TO be
for the best interests Of the people, but Will
not undertake 10 d. for the property
unless the property owners show enough
interest in the matter TO do for themselves.
A committee consisting Of Messrs. Magen-
die, Bowers ana Lilly was appointed 10 wait
on the Street Committee of the Board Of
Supervisors on Thursday and make Yigor-
Gus appeal for The desired change.
i very pronounced protest went up
against the high charges made by the How
ard-street Extension Commissioners for
thirteen months full pay when its work
could have been done in three weeks. Be
sides this, all its work was done by clerks
and experts who are likewise amply charged
for. An attempt viii be made to have the
bills reduced.
Messrs. Lilly. & NJ Smith and Winkler
were appointed committee TO wait on : u
peryls0r Taber in behalf of an appropriate
ton for the Improvement Of Holly Park.
i was decided TO petition the Board of
Supervisors for additional police protection
in that district.
The matter of prosecuting the removal of
Healys cow-yard was left in the hands Of
The committee with power to act.