The morning call., 1892-08-03
SIXTEENTH STREET.
Supervisors Listen to Protests
Against Extending IT.
AL the Property Owners Are Oppressed to the
Work Of the Commissioners, and They
Enter Their Objections.

The Board of Supervisors held a pro-
longed session last evening. and besides
dispO5ing of considerable routine business
listened to the arguments of proteStants
against the acceptance of the report of the
commissioners for the extension of Six
teenth street. Mayor Sanderson presided
and all the members were present except
Carnes. The lobby and gallery were
crowded with persons interested in the
Sixteenth street matter.
Il resolution was passed to print permit
ting the Crystal Saltwater Bathing Com
pany to lay waier-pipes from the bay TO
Naadewater street, near Powell.
Another resolution was passed directing
the Superintendent of Streets to take meas
ureS to make the road to the Pesthouse ac-
cessible for teams.
discussion ensued when the matter of
awarding the contract for the steel bridge
across Channel street to b. Mcmahon &
Sons for S16,500 came up. Supervisor
Ebert objected to the resolution of award
being passed TO print, because. as he said,
changes had been made in the specifications.
TO PREVENT MISTAKES.
Mr. Burling said that the changes had
been made 10 prevent mistakes that might
have arisen. When the Sixth-street bridge
was built the cost had been 500 GOO, and it
was desired to avoid any repetition OF such
work.
The motion to pass the resolution to print
was lost by vote OF 6 tn 4-Messrs. Ebert,
Antiques, Coffee and Heyer voting in the
negative.
Supervisor Taber then moved for recon-
slderation at the next meeting alter chang
ing his vote
After some other routine matters of a
minor nature had been passed upon the
matter OF the Sixteenth-street protestants
was taken up.
A. J. Clunie. one of the commissioners.
was the hrst speaker. he said he did not
desire the board to understand that the
commissioners wished to appear as asking
for the confirmation of their report He SIM
ply wanted TO inform the board OF some
| facts regarding the whole matter. The COM
/ mlSslOnerS were appointed in March, 1890
| and their duty was to ascertain the nature
| Of the property that the Supervisors had
| determined should be taken. Three ex-
| perts had been employed to fix the value Of
| property. They had assessed property
| according to The facts obtained. He for
| one WAS willing that the board should make
| any corrections in the report that were
| deemed necessary OF the S7i, 900 voted for
| services, etc, sos, 600 was reserved as a sur
| plus fund, Tor ihe reason that il was be-
| lieved that amount would be required for
| all the expenses that might hereafter be in
CURED.
SURVEYORS FEE.
The Surveyors fee was fixed at $500,
| $500 additional for extra work. The real
| estate experts were allowed $500 each and
| the salaries Of the clerks were $3.50. He
! denied that salaries had been fixed at ex-
| brilliant figures. While there are I4OOO
| property-owners in the district lie said only
| 1000 had signed The protest
A. =. Van DuZer arose 10 speak In behalf
| Of the protesiants. He hoped that the
| board would reject the report he smoke
at length upon The subject and endeav0red
| TO convince the board where the commits
! siOners had not acted right.
He was followed by James MeKinne. who
said that be represented poor widow who
| owned small place in the district. He
asked for sweeping reduction ia the pro-
| posed assessment.
j. ". Ayers and John Center next spoke
upon the matter. The latter said that " hen
people purchased property in that district
prospects for outside lands were bright bnt
since then land values had deprecated.
A GREAT INJUSTICE.
Captain Taylor claimed that it was an in
justice TO assess people who were nearly a
mile away from the proposed improvements
almost as much as those who lived on the
line OF the road. He did not think it was
right.
j. Smith thong ht that while it would be
| good thing to have the street put through,
he did not think that property-owners
| should give up all they bad TO pay for it.
Attorney Mulianey followed aud re-
| viewed the work of the commission. and
| then proceeded to denounce street commits
| sions In general, saying that the members
| and employees OF them never did work
enough TO warrant them in drawing their
| salaries. Ii il was necessary to have street
| commissions Mr. Mulaney believed in hay
| ing only one instead Of seven or eight
Jefferson q. James. ex-Judge Selden S.
| Wright and L. J. Mcnamara, representa-
| tive property-Gwners. spoke in the same
| strain, and denounced the Sixteenth-street
| commissioners roundly. and referred to
their work as simply scheme to get dollars
| out of propeTty-0wBers' pockets
The board then adjourned to meet to-
| morrow at IL a. NJ. and consider the matter.