The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-07-07
A NIGHT OF PROTESTS.
Assessment Districts Vigorously
Denounced.
Property Owners Object to Paying for Benefits
Not Enjoyed-The Police Force to
Be Increased

Supervisor Evans was the only absentee
| from last nights meeting of the board. 1t
| was reported, however, that he is rapidly
| recovering from his long siege of sickness,
and will soon be able to attend to his super
visoral duties.
The protests against what is Familiarity
termed the Fell, Cole and Devisadero streets
sewer system were prolonged and vigor-
| Gus. Property owners representing 49,
600 or $4,000 feet front on the
south side of the Park panhandle
declared that to make them bear the ex-
pense of sewering district that would
not benefit them to the extent Of one drop
OF sewage would be simply monstrous.
Furthermore they declared tile law would
not sustain any such proportion and they
would fight it to the end. The board was
| appealed to not to insist on so rash Il meas
ure, as it would surely result in throwing
cloud over the titles of one mile square of
| property, and to that extent stop sales and
| improvements for five years. 1t would be
| a death-blOw to that portion OF the city.
| The whole matter was referred TO the
| Street Committee, TO be again heard next
| Thursday.
| KENTUCKY STREET.
| Several property-owners included in the
| district TO be assessed for the paving of
| Kentucky street explained thai the street is
chiefly used by the Southern Pacific Cum
| pany and the butchers of South San Fran
! cisco, and they should pay for the work
J Otherwise it should be assessed to tue city
| ana not 10 the property-owners on neigh
boring streets. who are in no respect to DO
benefited. The protests were Ignored, all
voting to deny them except Ellert.
The directors 20 the WORK of the Post
| street Extension Commissioners were nOti-
| fed to appear before the board on July 18th
| to explain the nature of their objections.
! Monday, July 10Th, was fixed as the limit
| of time within which the board will sit as a
| Board of Equalization to hear objections to
the real estate assessment, and adjust the
| same.
A brick culvert is to ne built across Islais
| Creek on the line of Kentucky street. and
the clerk was instructed to advertise for
| bids at once.
Lily avenue, as deineated on the official
map in Western Addition Block 297, was
| ordered expunged, as not being public
| street
The Superintendent of Streets was in
! structed to Insist" that all work done by
| the San francisco and San Matco Railroad
| Company in the construction of their tracks
| and r0adbed shall be done to the official
| grade and the streets put in good condition
again.
The City Engineer was instructed to pre-
| pare specifications for 3x5 foot brick sewer
| IN Brannan street, from Eighth to Channel
| The Superintendent Of Streets was ill.,
! structed to remove all distractions from
| Williams avenue, between Railroad and San
| Bruno avenues.
MORE PoULTICE.
California street is to be paved with BIZ
| luminous rock from the west line of Mont
| gomery to the east line of Battery.
| Bartlett street, from its present terminus
to Army, will be extended at once, as deed
| of the necessary property has been accepted
by the city from George w. Dean.
| The Police Commissioners were empOw-
| cred TO increase the present police force by
| the appointment OF twenty-five more police
men. The order will be flaIly passed at
the next meeting of the board.
| For hospital convenience the city has been
| divided into the east and west divisions of
| the Health Department, the dividing line
| being Larkn and Ninth streets. Hereafter
| all drugs or medicines il prescription form
ordered by the City Physician for indigents,
shall be compounded in the Receiving Hos
pital for the east and County Hospital for
the west division.
Fire hydrants were ordered erected on the
| crossing of Eureka and Twentieth, Eureka
aud Tweaty-hrSt and Vallejo and Laguna
| streets.
An electric light was ordered placed at
| Page and Shrader streets.
! The sum of $4,000 was ordered paid out of
I the General Fund 20 John Stein bach, Treas
! urer OF the Fourth OF July Committee which
IS the city's contribution.