The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-08-02
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
a Large Amount of Routine
Business Transacted.
Bids Opened for Repairs to the County Hos
pital - Potrero-Avenue Commissioners
Allowed More Time.

1t was a strictly routine meeting of the
Board Of Supervisors that was held last
evening 1t is the intention of the board to
adjourn this week for the usual summer
vacation, and therefore the members desire
TO clean up as much Of the routine business
as possible.
beers present. Supervisor Carnes was the
absentee.
The following petitions and communica-
tiOns were read and referred to the proper
committees:
From Marc ". Conner. John O'Byrne and
others for afranchise to construct and main
tain a street railroad upon tboroughfares
running through the districts known as Sum-
nyside. Lakevew and Stanford Heights.
STRONG PROTEST
a protest from prop erty owners, protest
ing against the report Of the commissioners
for the extension of Nineteenth and other
streets to the Corbett road There were
237 names signed to the protest, and they
included nearly all the property-owners in
tie large district which is affected by the
assessment The protest signed read as
follows:
protest for the reason Tat the extension viii
not benefit my property. also object 10 allow
ing the commissioners The eXorbtant amount
which they demand for expenses, and also 10 the
excessive assessment levied against my prop
efty. ] also object 10 the high prices allowed for
land taken, which is from so 10 800 per cent too
high
From the City Physician. stating that
Tweuty-siXth street is in such bad condi-
Ton that 1t is almost impossible to gain
access to the smallpox hospital
From George W. Greene requesting that
the Southern Pacific Company be required
to bridge over the cut on Randall street.
From George I. Marye Jr. and other
mem bers of the San Francisco Stock Ex-
change Tor permission to pay taxes on their
seats In the association for the ifs cal years
1889-90, 1S90-91, 1922, on a basis of $500,
without any added penalty.
From Ludwig Altschul to have the COM
missioners in charge Of the opening and ex-
tension Of Nineteenth, Twentieth. Twenty
first, Twenty-second and Twenty-third
streets file detailed statement of their ex-
penses.
wATER AT THE HOSPITAL
On behalf of the Hospital Committee,
Supervisor Aver reported that the we'll bor-
ing operations at the hospital had resulted
very fayOrably. water being struck at a
depth of 30 feet The committee had d.
rected the superintendent to have another
well bored, and If it turned out as well as
the first the hospital would have supply of
20 600 gallons Of water above what it gets
now.
A resolution was passed granting the
commission appointed for the opening and
extension OF Potrero avenue from New
Channel street TO Ninth and from Twenty
fifth TO the county line three months time
in which TO file their report.
Supervisor Taber said that the commits
sioners were delayed in their work. and had
TO wait until the surveyor had perform ed
certain work. He was sure they would be
through in 80 days.
The Fire Department Committee was
authorized to purchase 1900 feet of hose
and one wagon for the fire and police tele-
graph, at n cost not to exceed S225.
Bids were opened for the carpen tering
and other repairs in the City and County
Hospital In all IA bids were received. the
lowest being that Of McCaDn 81 Mckay.
S14,9i3. The bids were referred TO the Hos
pital Committee. as were the bids for the
plumbing work at the hospital. The lowest
bidder for the latter work was ii. William
son, whore bid was S5444
FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
A resolution was passed authorizing the
Fire Commissioners TO purchase a chemi-
cal engine Of double 60-galon capacity for
S2l50, exclusive of freight; also a hose
wagon al a cost not TO exceed S495.
The order granting the Market-street Rail-
way Company the right To extend its tracks
in Shrader street FROM Haight to Waller was
on motion OF Mr. 1aber, indefinitely laid