The morning call., 1892-09-11
STREET EXTENSION jobs.
Property-0wners Busy With
the Search Light.
SOME QUEER VALUATIONS.
Reducing the Assessment = Adolph Sutro
Makes Big Concession Morn
ing Call" Is Tn anked.

The Mission Real Estate Owners Union,
at Its meeting In Mission Opera Hall last
night, passed unanimous vote Of thanks
to THE CALL for the courtesy and atten-
tion given to its interests.
There was good attendance. and the
names of seventy-nne new members were
handed in.
Ex-Supervisor Jefferson G.. James, the
president, was in the chair, and beside him
sat Secretary e. j. Mcnamara.
A. p. Van Duzer. on behalf of the SUBJ
committee on the Sixteenth-street land
values, reported that so far there would in
all probability be reduction of 1928 coo.
OF this amount Adolph Sutro had agreed to
donate the land for which he was allowed
$4,000, provided his assessments were can
celed, and $4,000 allowed Pope q Talbot
would stand in the same position. These
were the principal items.
This would reduce the total land allow
ance TO $4,000. but he expected before the
subcommittee was done with it that it
would be reduced as low AS $40. 900 or
$4,000.
1T is impossible" he said, "as yet to say
how much the ST, 600 for expenses can be
reduced, but al the next meeting of the
Board Of Supervisors an order will be made
on the Street Commissioners to file their
bill of costs. Then We will be able to put in
the pruning-knife.
II would ask the executive committee to
meet at my house on Wednesday night.
II would also ask the property-Owners on
Nineteenth to Twenty-fourth streets to be
at the meeting OF the Board of Supervisors
on Tuesday night, as their protests will
then come before the board. Let them turn
out to man."
Z. G. Hoeber for the sub-committee on
unjust discrimination In assessments said,
"We find some pretty peculiar expert valu-
ations.
''On Castro street we find one lot assessed
at about 80 cents per foot and a similar lot
on the other side of the street at $50 per
foot. One property.owner is assessed SIPS
for forty-six feet and another $50 for ffty-
five feet"
He gave other wonderful examples which
fairly staggered the meeting.
A member rose up and said, II know of a
glarlng instance on Castro street, between
Seventeenth and Eighteenth. piece of
ground, 222 feet is assessed for 1919. An
other piece on the opposite side, having
three frontages. 245 feet. $50 fee. and PAS
feet, and which is cut up into forty-fye lots,
is assessed for 1924.
Captain Taylor spoke OF the difficulty In
getting sumo of the property-owners to
understand the object of the movement.
Captain Smith spoke OF the indemitable
cheek and superlative impudence of the
commissioners.
''They have" he said, 'either been infiu-
enced by solid argument or they are in
themselves the essence OF stupidity. l
would rather spend $500 than pay my as
sessment OF 500 as a protest against being
robbed" Applause.
John II. Grady moved: "Res0iued: That
we request the Board of Supervisors to
make an order on all Street Commissioners
who have filed reports to make itemiZed
bills Of expenditure for all street extern
sons." Adopted.
Mr.. Van Duzer said: 1.-THE next thing
we will have them asking will be the forma-
ton OF assessment districts for grading the
streets. We must see to it that the law is
repealed when the Legislature meets. We
must try and get men elected with brains
enough to go to the Legislature and get the
law repealed" [Applause.l
Major Mckuine confirmed Mr.. Van
Duzer's statement that Mr.. Sutro would
donate his land If he was relieved of the as
sessments.
Ex-Supervsor Lewis spoke OF the ruin
caused by the assessment for Second-street
cut twenty years ago, which was now being
repeated. At that time the property-own-
ers got the candidates for the State Senate
and Legislature to give pledge to support
bill of relief, and that should be done
now. He also urged the club to agitate for
the appointment of board of public
works.
Mr.. Grady suggested they should take
steps 10 get similar pledge from the can
didates now.
Mr.. Van Duzer aid that question would
DO discussed by the executive committee ON
Wednesday night. He believed, however
that the non-partisan party had plank in
their platform covering the ground. But"
he added. "a plank sometimes fits loose"
Laughter.
John Bolger wanted the people to be
stirred up against "this thrieving rascality."
He moved that wagon with piacards
bearing an announcement of the next mass
meeting be driven around The streets in the
Mission the day Of the meeting" which was
carried
A motion that the next mass-meeting be
held on Thursday night in the hall, corner
of Twentieth and Guerrero streets, was
adopted.
}. +. Roche moved vote of thanks to
The CALL, which was carried unanimously,
and the meeting adjourned.