The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-09-29
POTRERO AVENUE.
Large Property-Owners in Favor
of Extension.
Measure to Abolish the Point Lobos Avenue
Dummies Chief Crowley Does Not Want
the Big Lights Removed.

Another large crowd of property-owners
interested in the proposed extension OF
Potrero avenue attended the meeting OF the
Board of Supervisors last night 1t was
the time set for hearing those who were in
favor of the extension Of that thorOughtare
from its present terminus to the county
line.
Quite a number of speakers we're heard,
among them Behrend Joost, ex-Judge Al.
Cooney, ii. w. Taylor. Daniel Sullivan aud
others.
Mr.. Joost said that he owned about forty
blocks within the proposed assessment dis
trict-some of them on the line of the ex-
tension. others in the extreme limit OF the
district-and he was willing, more, very
anxious 10 stand the assessments for the
sake of the improvement. Thirty years ago
he bought lots in that district for $3.50 that
to-day he could not sell for S95. He con-
sidered that strong argument that the I'M
provement in that section of the city had
not been very rapid. The extension OF tn Is
grand avenue 100 feet wide straight throu & Ii
to the county line promised better times.
For every dollar of cost it would add 500.
lie for one was anxious to pay it.
PROTESTS WITHDRAWN.
M. Cooney. representing not only himself
but some twenty clients, also favored the
extension Many who signed the protest
against the extension, he said, had done so
under a misrepresentation, aud, as proof OF
the fact, he read letter from Archbishop
Riordan. Withdrawing his signature IN
behalf of the orphan asylum, Magdaien
Asylum and other Catholic property affected.
He did mol understand tho case at all when
he signed the protest. The names of other
parties were read who had been mlsied and
had Withdrawn; one name had been forged
to the protest.
l.. A. Hayward had compiled the number
| Of lots in the district and the amount or as
Sessment on each as follows: Lots, 53, lI6;
assessment, 81 Az per lot he did not see
how any one could object to such splendld
| improvement at such trltilng cost. Inc
avenue if extended will give property-own-
| ers something to go by. At present they
have no such advantage aud nothing to
build to. POtrerO avenue thus extended
would be The Market street of that section
| aud be the means OF building up South san
| Francisco.
The other speakers talked in substantially
the same strain.
REFERRED BACK.
At the close of the hearing Supervisor
| Taber said that while he was IN favor OF the
work and should do everything III his power
! to have 1t carried through he wanted 70 see
| it fairly done. The protestantS had made
some good points, and proven reasonably
modified in some respects. For that reason
| he moved to have the whole mattar referred
| back to the Street Committee, where 1t Will
be again heard. pro and con, next Thursday
afternoon. Carried.
DANGEROUS NUISANCE.
An order was passed to print resembling
| the franchise originally granted TO the Park
| and Ocean Railroad Company to run
| dummies ON Point Lob0s avenue, from Cen
| trail to First, and on the latter to the park.
| The resembling order Is to go into effect
| January /, 1897 This proceeding Is the re-
| suit of the popular cutlery oil residents In
| that district against what they Rave long
since come to regard as dangerous nui-
sance.
a resolution was passed providing for the
Improvement of LAFAYETTE Square. the ex-
| pense of which Is to be charged to the
| property-omners fronting thereon.
John |. Sabln, President of the Board OF
| Education, was granted leave of absence
| from the State for sixty days.
The County Surveyor was directed to re-
| port proper sewerage system for the dis
| trct bounded by Pacific avenue, Polk
| street, the Preside Reservation and the
| bay.
| The attention of the Superintendent of
| Streets was called 10 the city ordinance re-
| curing him to flush the sewers at certain in
teryals, and lie was directed to carry out its
/ provisions.
| MIGRANTS AND LIGHTS.
| Sixteen fire hydrant5 were ordered placed
! on Kentucky street, between Channel and
| Santa Clara, also two on Seventh street, at
the crossing of King. and Townsend.
California street from Battery to Front is
to be paved with bituminous rock. Of the
same kind as that just laid between Mont
| gomery and SansOme.
Deeds we're accepted from David p and
| Emelie Marshall of land necessary for the
extension of Thirty-seventh, ThirtY-eiglth,
| Thirty-ninth and Fortieth avenues, Market
and X streets and declaring the same open
public highways.
Chief of Police Crowley sent In COM
munication, protesting against the removal
of the large electric lights on tall masts and
their replacement with q corresponding
number OF lesser lights on short masts. He
| believes that even though they are spread
| over larger territory they will not give the
| same satisfaction.