The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-07-16
ANGRY PROPERTY OWNERS.
The Assessment for Seventeenth
Street Denounced.
s,'aeial Meeting Of the Mission Property
Owners Protesting Clubs-Conmittee to
Confer With the Supervisors.

Eureka Hall, corner of Eighteenth and
Castro streets, was crowded last night by
meB beTs Of the Mission Property-owners'
Protesting clubs. The object Of the meet
ing was TO consider a donation of land by
Mrs. P0De and Mr. Sutro toward the extern
sion Of Seventeenth street and a reduction
in the assessment Of the extension.
j. Y. Ayres was appointed chairman. He
introduced Supervisor Taber, who, he said
had attended The meeting to give any ex-
plantations desired.
MT. Taber said he was interested in the
matter just the same as they were, as it was
for the general benefit of that section Of
the city. Mrs. Pope and Mr. Sutro had
come to the conclusion to donate their por-
ton of the street extension. and only Mrs.
Keaiing's and Mrs. SCOTS portions re-
NAMED to be paid for What would be
allowed them he did not know, as
that had not yet come before the
board. he admired the promptitude Of
the commissioners in this instance.
He believed that the $1,000 for contingent
expenses could be taken off the assessment
[applaUsel and all the property-owners
would have 10 pay would be for Mrs. Keai-
lDg'S and Mrs. ScOtts land. lie suggested
that 4 committee of cool-he2ded business
men from the clnb be appointed TO go be-
-z9re tie board and get the matter settled
without further trouble and annoyance.
The street extension was for the general
benefit Of the city, and it was but right, in
his opinion, that X should be paid for out Of
he general treasury. Applause
THE BENEFITS.
He spoke OF the benefit Seventeenth street.
east Of Castro. would derive from the extern
sion by being made better business street
A pTopertY-Owner remarked that it was
something Of an anomaly to Day $1,000 com
misSieners' expenses for a $1,000 tTansac-
ton. The fetal assessment was SIS, 900, but
as matter OF fact. giving the property
FAR valuation. 1t was not worth more than
5000. The greatest benefit from the ex-
tension would be derived by Mrs Pope
Dir. SutTo and others, and they should
bear the brunt OF the expenses, say about
six-ihirteenths, after allowing them the
5000. This would leave $1,000 for the re-
mainder TO pay.
A motion was made that committee of
i've be named by the chairman to confer
with the Street Committee of the Board of
Supervisors and see what reductions could
be made IN tie assessment and report as to
inequalities and discrepancies in the same.
Alter several speakers lad expressed d.
verse views as 10 the appointment of a com
mittee. Supervisor Taber said there was no
occasion for hurry, as ample time would be
given them to lay their case before the
board.
OUTRAGEOUS DISCREPANCIES.
w 4. c. Smith said he had examined the
assessment and was astOnisbed that any
men outside of a lunatic asylum could be
guilty Of making such outrageous discrep-
aDcies and inequa ities. Applause.l He
would not say that the commissioners were
owned by X. Ii. Mcdonald or any other
person. but he would say they had no right
to make him eat redhot poker so as to re-
lleye Mcdonald or anybody else
A voice-McDonalo Is OH the Sixteenth
street extension.
Mr. Smith-WelI, if Mcdonald is not on
the Seventeenth street my remarks will fit
somebody else. The city As a whole should
open all new streets aud pay for them.
lAppiausP.J But inasmueh as the law did
not allow that il should be done at the least
expense possible.
Harry Please yehemently declared that if
the Democratic Board of Supervisors had
USED Their power To destroy the peoples in
terosts the Republican board had a splendid
opportunity to rectify the gross errors of
Iheir predecessors lsppiansel and help the
masses 40 against the classes. Every tine