The morning call., 1892-02-09
DOWNTOWN SEWERS.
Many Of Them Have Sunk Three
Feet Below Grade.
Passage of the Resolution OF Intention to
Build an Outlet for the Point Lobos
Drainage System.
The large number of protests against pro-

The large NUMBER OIL protests against pro-
posed street WORK caused quite a
crowded attendance at the meeting
of the Board of Supervisors last night. The
protests were unimpOrtant, however, and
easily disposed of.
Street Superintendent Gileran sent a
communication to the board informing it
that the sewers north of Market street and
east of Battery have sunk three feet below
their proper grade, and that in consequence
they cannot properly discharge their con-
tents. He urges that something be done at
once to remedy this defect, as it is
matter of urgent necessity. lie further sug-
gests that the City Engineer be instructed
to examine all the sewers in the district
named, so that he can properly estimate
the cost of making necessary repairs.
Supervisor Burling reported that he had
received a letter from John w. Mackay
informing him that new stone sidewalk
would be at once laid on the MaTket-Street
front Of the large pro perty on the corner OF
Market and Fourth streets. The reason
that it has not been done before is that
the owner had intended TO remove the
present old rookeries and build large strUc-
ture; but that work, it Is nOWtfound, must
be delayed for some time yet because OF
certain contracts that cannot be violated.
WORK THAT WENT FOR NAUGHT.
ne resolution Vi iub6UbIOu IDl inc CuA-
struction of an outlet for the Point LObOs
sewer system was adopted. The proposed
line Of this sewer Is entirely different from
that outlined in the original plan 1t Will
be remembered that when this work was
first proposed, during the closing admins
trati0n of the 'SOlid Nine" the route for the
outlet was designed to be on Twenty-fifth
avenue, New street and Twenty seventh
avenue to the bay from Lake street, and to
make this possible these streets had to be
opened and extended. For such extension
the "Solid Nine" appointed as Commission
ers a. I. SPOTS, John Dougherty and
Charles HaSWell. Since then the whole al
fair has been i'll middle Of litigation, in
which, however, the Point Lobos people
have come off vict0rs, and the work of the
COmm sSi0ners-fOr which, Of course, .hey
Will draw their salarieS-will 90 absolutely
for nothing. The reason the original route
was abandoned was that 1t was imDrac-
ticable. The interested property-ow of
the Point LObos district knew this, and
therefore opposed it. They also convinced
the Supervisors of its fatal defect and Sc
cured the present route.
The attention of the Health Officer was
called to a nuisance created by the main
tenance of two stock-yards at and near the
corner OF Mission street and FAIR avenue,
and he was instructed to abate the same.
THROUGH THE PRESIDE.
The City Engineer was directed to confer
with the military authorities at the Preside
urelatlOn TO securing the privilege Of laying
a sewer through that reservation for the
drainage Of the district bounded by Baker
and Spruce streets and Point LObos avenue.
When the proper arrangements have been
made with the authorities, application
will be made 10 Congress for the right OF
way.
Mayor Sandersou was authorized to ap-
point a delegate to attend a convention 10
l., klIA of m a q z
assist in organizing the Northern CallfOr-
MIA Citrus Association and carrying on fu-
ture citrus fairs.
The additional franchise asked for by the
Metropolitan Railway Company, on Eddy
street. from Powell to Mason, was
finally passed. This will give the company
mentioned connection with Market street at
the Baldwin Hotel, that is, If approved by
the Mayor. The vote on this franchise was
a. follows:
Ayes-Jacksou, Burng Curtis, Aver, Carnes.
Coffee. Hunt, Iaber, NilkiusOu-9.
NoeS-ArugueS, Ebert Heycr-3.
BURLING'S STRONG RESOLUTIONS.
At the special meeting of the board on
Monday afternoon Of last week, when by a
vote Of nine $1,000 was pledged to aid IN de-
fraying the expenses OF delegates 10 WASH
ngtOn, committee consisting OF Burllng,
jackson and Curtis was appointed to draw
up resolutions suitable TO the occasion. Last
night the committee reported. Mr.. Bur
ling explained with grim humOT that mas
much as the board had repudiated the
pledge. it had felt called upon to make the
resolutions very strong. The report was
read and everybody smiled. 1t resolved
that the convention was a good thing; that
the mines should be started again; that the
mining camps would look better populated
than deserted, and that it was the duty Of
Congress to assist in bringing all this about.
The hearing Of protests against the
amended report of the Post-street Extension
Commissioners WAS continued until Thurs
day, the 18Th, before the Street Committee.