The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-05-03
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
Property. Owners Complain About
Faulty Street Work.
Expert Ogden Pronouucss the Work and
Material on the Fell-Street Sewer
Of Inferior Grade.

A large number Of pr0perty-owners front
ing on Juniper street, between Harrison
and Bryant, filed a protest with the Board
of Supervisors last night against the ac-
ceptance of the work performed on that
street by Daniel Harvey. The street has
been paved with blocks curbed and side
walked. and the complaint is that it has not.
been done in accordance with specifca-
tons; also that the blocks are Of inferior
grade.
James Mccoy, who was one of the COM
petitors for the contract of constructing the
Lake street sewer, asked the board to
award the contract to him. Another COM
peti:or was J. w. Mcdonald, or the City
Improvement Company, who in the esiima-
ton OF the board bid the lowest, and to
whom the contract was awarded. Mccoy
took the matter into court, and the result
has been a compromise. by which Melon
aid agrees to let Mccoy have the work.
TIE FEIL-sTREET SEWER.
In relation to the work on the Fell-street
sewer {. A. Ogden, an expert engineer EN-
pl0yed by Supervisor BuTliGg to investigate
ii thoroughly. reported as follows:
The brick are OF fair quality and well burned.
The ma jointly Of the cement Is OF ordinary grade
giving tensile strain OF $50 pounds for TrOwel
There were also TWO other grades Oh the ground,
Gillingham and Hardness x Wright. The par.
ticular pOut In which / could iud fault was in
the lower half OF the sewer, where there was an
excess Of mortar used and the TWO strata or lay
eIs of brick were mol sufficiently pressed tOgetl-
CT 10 make perfect and tight joint TO such an
extent that the waters from Inc sides Of the
sewer IN lie sTeci iufilteIeu. l noticed this more
particularly on sunday. that such was the condi-
ZION alter Tie hard rain OF the previous night.
The following bids were received for
printing the delinquent tax list:
Each assessment, Each assessment
,.,,-u., 81, r.. Personal property. real estate,
Evening Bulletin...... 6l-5 els
DAILY RepOrt...-....... 03s 63s
EYouing FOSt..........l5 10
They were referred to the Printing Com
mittee.
no FENCE.
The privilege asked for by Jacob Rauer
of constructing a high board fence on the
top Of the already high board fence which
bounds the Market and Eighth street sides
Of Central Park was unanimously defeated.
The pew ordinance providing for putting
into service in the Fire Department three
steam ffe engines for relief purposes, so as
to give legal positions for three more dis
trlct engineers, was passed 10 print. Ar
tigues, Ebert ana Hyer voted against IT,
The ordinance regulating private con-
tracts was amended by taking the power 10
issue all such for paving out Of the control
OF the Superintendent OF Streets, and Te-
curing them TO be granted by the Street
Committee.
THE CHARITABLE FUND.
George I. Maxwell, Clerk of the Board of
Fire Commissioners was instructed by reSo-
luton 10 pay into the city treasury all
moneys 10 his possession belonging TO the
Fire Department charitable fund.
Judge JUachimsen Of Police Court was
granted leave Of absence from the State
for forty days.
J. W. Collins. guard at the House of Cor
TectiCn, sent III his resignation and John
tT3gley was appointed 10 succeed him.
The Fire Commissioners recommended
the purchase oil one hosecart and 20 horses
for use In the department.
Matt OBrieD, driver Of the new City
Hall patrol wagon, was charged by Captain
Short It'll riotous conduct at one Of the
polling places OF the recent Republican
primary election. The charge and the re-
pert Of the arrest were submitted to the
board 10y Chief Crowley ard referred TO the
committee on police for investigation.
STREET WORK.
Street work was proposed by resolution Of
intention as follows:
That SaGsome street, between Union and
FIlbert, be graded to the official line. gran
lite curbs laid and the roadway paved with
basalt blocks.
4 l0-inch iTOnStOne pipe sewer construct
ed along FIRST avenue, from Fulton and ID
streets. to McAIllster, and Pinch iron
stone plIe sewer constructed along First
avenue, from McAliister street to i also
12-nch iFonstOne pipe sewer in intersec-
ton OF McAlliSter street and First avenue,
granite cutbs and plank sidewalks on cor
ners.
That granite curbs now laid on Washing
ton street, from Battery to Front, be reset
to the official line. the roadway regarded
and reDayed to the official line.
Granite cuTbs laid on TWenty-frst street,
between Howard and Folsom. and The road
way paved with bitumin0us rock.
a l0-inchirCEstOue pipe sewer construct
ed IN McAIlister street, between SATader and
StauVan