The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-04-05
MORE STREET RAILWAYS.
Franchise Asked For Covering the
Whole City.
The Chemical Fire Engines Will Not Be Pur-
chased Now-Sutro Says He Will Build
Museum and Library.

Marks at the meeting of the Super
viSors last night This is the same that
was filed some two or three weeks age, but
on which no action was taken because no
name was signed TO the petition.
Another street-railway franchise was
asked for by Robert Sherwood, II. Epstein,
Charles Goodall. James l.. Byrnes and
". 5. Reyes. The route proposed is as
follows: From Market aud East streets to
Broadway. thence TO Deyisadero. to Fell
and to Stanyan.
Gustav Sutro applied for street-ralway
franchise as follows On Church, from Thir-
tieth TO Hermann. TO Fillmore, to Waller, to
Scott, TO Oak, TO Devisadero, TO Sacramento,
to First avenue, to Clement, to Forty eighth
avenue; also On Lake, from First avenue to
City Cemetery; also on First avenue, from
Lake to Sacramento; ais on Sixth avenue,
from Clement to ID, TO Eighteenth avenue; ;
also on Sixteenth. from Church TO Rhode
Island. to Santa Clara, to Mississippi, to
MaTiposa, to Illinois, 10 Napa, to water
front; also on Howard, from Twenty-siXth
TO Army, to Precita avenue, to Colusa; also
on PoiTeTo avenue, from Holo 10 Army or
Preclta avenue.
These applications were all referred TO
the Street Committee.
The Ferries and Cliff House Railroad
Company certified TO the board by COM
muncatiOn thai, as successors in interest 10
d Elsner in December, 1890, ii had. as re-
quired by the franchise, expended S., SCI "
in construction.
A resolution was proposed declaring the
privileges Of the Moffatt- ReinStein- ESner
franchise null and void, because the $4,000
specified therein had not bcen expended
within the year as required.
On the representations in the communica-
ton, however, the matter was referred to
the committee 10 be Investigated.
The one year in which the $4,000 was to
have been expended expired December %,
tive that at that time no work Of any kind
had been performed or money expended.
CHEMICAL FIRE ENGINES.
The purchase Of the four chemical fire.
engines for the Fire Department that il was
supposed would be ordered by the Super
ylsOrs at last nights meeting was deferred
another week.
Ebert objected 10 the unbusnesslike
method of ordering one kind bought with
ont investigating other kinds or permitting
a chance for competition. He thought il
best to investigate and act like business
man before handing over SO large sum as
$4,000.
Burling, who has been au enthusiast on
the subject all along, was as redhOt as ever
to buy the Champion. declaring positively
that all other kinds were a failure and no
good.
The resolution went back 10 the commit
tee Tor another week.
Thomas Moran, repreSen ing tie estate of
Rosa Mettess, William Doxey, q. Il. Marsh,
Pope n Talbot agents. Robert W. GunD.
Thomas Magee, Joseph Seidel, Solomon
GetZ, Robert Br0thertOn, j. Goldberg,
II. d. Keel, o. B. MAJ tin, sent in
protest against the Lake-street sewer on the
ground that the greater portion OF the work
Is entirely without the limits Of the district
10 be assessed 10 pay for it. They urge that it
araif II
the plain provisions of the law to assess
lands within certain district TO pay FOR
work done outside the district.
Referred 10 The Street Committee.
A LIBRARY AND MUSEUM.
Adolph outro pstiti0ned to have street
detected to the nOrthwaid from the junction
of Sullivan st:eet TO Fifth avenue and j
street instead OF Fourth avenue and } as at
present Tie reason is that under present
circumstances the best grade obtaiHable is
10 per cent, too heavy TO he pracii' able. Mr..
Sutro says he proposes if the petition is
granted to erecta large building for public
museum and library Oh the south side Of j
street. opposite First avenue. and desires a
fine driveway along j street. The portion
Of the street mentioned runs entirely through
Mr.. SutrO'S property.
Referred to the Street Committee.
remission was granted to tie Knights
Templar to erect building on the south
side Of Suffer street, between Mason and
Taylor.
The Beer bottlers' Association sent in
vigorous protest against being required to
pay peddler's license. having heretofore only
paid merchandise license. NV e do not deem
ourselves peddlers." they say.
4 communication was received from the
California State Worlds Fair Commission,
stating that q " orlds Fair convention was
to be called soon and asking the board to
appoint TWO suitable delegates. The CON-
munieati0n was referred 20 tie Finance
Committee.
RESOLUTIONS OF INTENTION.
A resolution Of intention was passed 10
print proposing 10 do the following street
work:
Thata Ie-Ineh iroBstone pipe sewer be con.
sIructed In Central avenue, from Suffer To Post
streets.
A I6-ineh ifonstone pipe sewer be construct ed
IN Central avenue. between Suffer aud Bush
streets.
That granite curbs be laid on Union street be-
tween Larkin and Polk, aud the roadway paved
with cubbles.
That Sansome street, between Union and FL.
bert, be graded TO the official line. that granite
curbs be laid aud the roadway paved with basalt
blocks.
That granite cuibs and artificial stone side
walks be laid the easterly side OF Jones
street. be ween Washington and Jackson.
That granite cuibs aud an artificial stone side.
walk be laid on the Borthwestery corner OF
Jones and Jackson streets; that eesspOols, cul-
Yeris, granite cuIbs and artificial stone side
walks be constructed on the remaining corners
tlefe0f ana that q l6-iDel ir0lsLone pipe sewer
be constructed
That granite curbs be laid on Jackson street.
between Taylor aud Jones, and the roadway
paved with basalt blocks.
That cesspools, culverts, granite curbs and ar.
tiIcial stone sidewalks be constructed on the
nofthwes erly and souihwestefly corners OF
Jones and Washington streets; That granite
curbs and artificial stone sidewalks be laid on
the northeastery corner and mat the roadway
be paved with bitumnous rock.
That SansOme street, between Broadway and
Vallejo street. be regf AIDED o the official line ;
that granite curbs be laid and the roadway paved
with basalt blocks.
That the crossing OF Sansome and Vallejo
streets be graded 10 the Official line; that The
roadway be paved with basalt blocks and granite
crosswalks laid.
That Turk street. from BrodeIiek TO Lott street,
be graded TO The official line.
That 16-ineh ironstone pipe sewer be con-
stucted In The crossing OF Dolores and Twenty
seventh streets, and that cesspooS, culverts,
granite curbs and plank sidewalks be constructed
on the corners.
streets be graded % the Official line that cess
pool, culyert, granite curbs and plank sidewalk
be constructed on the sOutbwesterly corner; that
The roadway be paved With basalt blocks and
granite cTOSswalks laid.
That 14iBch ironstone pipe sewer be con-
stTuced on a curve in tile westerly and northerly
portions Of The crossing OF Dolores and Liberty
streets, between Church and Dolores, and in
Dolores street, between Liberty and Twentieth.
Vallejo, DO regarded TO the official line, granite
ccurbs laid and the roadway paved with basalt
DOCKS.
That Sansome street be ween Green and Union,
be graded to the official line, granite curb5 laid
and the roadway paved with basalt blocks.
That granite curbs and plank sidewalks be
Constructed on The corners of Green and SansOme
streets. the roadway paved with basalt blocks
and granite cTosswaiks laid.
That Green street. between Battery and San.
some be graded to The official line, granite curb
laid and the roadway paved with basalt blocks.
That Union street, between Battery and san
some, be regarded to the official llne. granite
curDs laid and the roadway paved with basat
blocks, plank sidewalks laid, Finch irDnstone
pipe sewer be constructed
That granite curbs be laid on Jones street, be-
tween Sacramento aud Clay ARTIFICIAL stone side.
walks laid.
That plank sid walks be laid on Ashbury
street. between Oak and Page; on Ashbury