The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-15
BETTER WALKS
ALL OVER TOWN,
The Grand jury Talks Very
Plainly to Mr.. Gilleran.
Upward of One Thousand Cases Cited by It
Where the Provision of the Law Has APP
parently Been Flagrantly Disregarded

If Mr.. Glleran. Superintendent of Streets.
could be under the direction of the Grand
Jury's Street Department Committee for
the next year the city's sidewalks and
streets would rapidly put Oh an air of re-
spectabilty.
The committee has made another elab-
crate report, covering surprisingly large
portion of the city, and its advice to Mr..
Gilleran is in no uncertain language 1t
has found, in great number of cases, that
few parties in each block have complied
with the law, while others adjoining still
keep the wooden walks in wretcnedly bad
state
The report mentions almost every street
in the Western Addition, and many at
length. For instance. nearly every block
on OFarrell, from Market to No. 1000, has
bad sidewalks. Attention is directed to the
city lot at 1919 Vallejo street, in front of
which during the month a wooden sidewalk
has been laid, clearly in violation of the law.
This" says the committee, 1--WE cannot
too strongly condemn, for the reason that if
the city does not live up to the laws, how
can private property-owners be compelled
to do 50 ?"
VIOLATIONS OF LAW CITED.
The report continues:
Another fact In regard to this matter is that
patty on the opposite side OF the street wished TO
pu down new sidewalk, but was refused the
privilege. This matter of violating The laws bv
the servants OF The city should be stopped at
once.
on the horrible and filthy condition OF the
Franklin street sewer at the corner OF Franklin
and Vale jO streets; this Is, without doubt, one
OF the most hlthy ana diSgraceful things in the
city, having no outlet but the public street. form
ing sckening and disease-breeding pool. We
certainly think that the proper authorities have
been negligent III regard 10 their duties In
allowing such dSgracetul thing TO remain as
long IL has.
been very prevalent In the immediate neighbOr
hood for long time and an immense number OF
deaths have occurred; the principal portion, no
doubt, caused by this sickness breeding pool.
We call HE immediate attention OF the Superin-
tendent of Streets and The Health Otlctr 10 This
matter.
STENCIL FROM CEssPooLs.
our attention has been called by well-known
citizens IN regard 10 the terrible sieuch arising
from the cesspoUis in III, different localities; we
have taken particular pains 10 examine This COM
plant and find it well founded. We must GER
tainly say that we were very much surprised at
The condition We found them in. 1t Is no wonder
at ali tIa parties have complained, as the stencil
arising therefIOm Is something terrible. We
would recommend that the Superintendent of
Stree 5 appoint some one competent To examine
every cesspoO IN The city, as our time is entirely
too limited TO undertake this duty.
Your committee have also Investigated the
condition OF the county road known as the
Ocean-hOuse road. The road near The beach
! Is iu most ueplofdO!e condition ana should
lie repaired. We nud that something can be
done with prisoners as formerly, resolution
| To that effect now being in force but not acted
npon. the prisoners and teams being rneaged else
where, not called for by the resolution. We
would recommend that they would be employed
for that purpose; also same will apply 10 the
ocean beach and Mission road formerly known
as the COIbett road
The redeeming feature of this report is
that ii directs the Superintendent of Streets
TO have made are those where the law has
been disregarded, and will not put tine city
| to a cent Of additional expense.