The morning call., 1892-04-12
ONLY A FEW STREETS LEFT.
Another Batch OF Railroad Fran
chiSes Asked For.
Henry Meyer Appointed to Succeed Duf6eld as
Clark Of Police Court 2-Dufield Resigned
but Cook Stays


Board of Supervisors for street railway
franchises that there is a scramble on the
part of a few wealthy corporations to get
possession of every available street in the
city. As will be seen by the following lists
the Market-street company is endeavoring
to get hold of complete network of streets
In addition to the very comprehensive sys-
tenn 1t already possesses. The opinion is
freely expressed here and there that the
new applications Of this company are not
genuine; that it has no idea whatever of
building roads over the immense route de-
scribed. but simply wishes to get the right
OF way in order to hold others out for year
or two. 1t has only recently discovered the
inconvenience Of bot owning all the high
ways in the city. Tho company has always
looked with covetous eyes on ID street, in
tending In the near future. when the cir
cumstances would warrant it, to extend the
McAlliste r-street line down the north side
Of the p ark to the ocean.
THE D-sTREET FRANCHISE.
Two years ago the right of way over d
street was granted to a company repre-
scented by j. 3. Reinstein. Milton Esner
and others. Two other extensive rights
were granted to this company at the same
time. 1t was openly charged then that they
were obtained for sale only and not for the
legitimate purpose Of building. Time has
proven the truth Of the charges.
Ever since then the Market-street Com
pany has been trying, though with poor
time ago the board undertook to revoke the
-Reinstein- Eisner grant, when suddenly the
Ferries and Cliff House Company stepped
In and claimed to have purchased the one
on ID street. at the same slime filing certi-
hcate to show that every condition expressed
iu The grant or required by law in order to
hold it had been complied with.
The grant was permitted to stand, there
fore, but the other two were revoked last
night.
Notwithstanding this. the Market-ssrees
company. In ITS application just fled, asked
for right over ID street.
THE ROUTE.
Following Is au outline of the route: On
Stanyan street from Fell to Fulton, TO First
avenue. to Point Lobos avenue, thence to
the Cliff House. Also on Sixteenth street
from Illinois to Market, to Seventeenth, to
Ashbury, to Clayton, to north line of San
Miguel rancho, n0rtherly to Carl street, to
Frederick. Also on Castro from Seven
teenth to Ridley, to Devisadero, to the cast
end thereof. Also on Church from Thrift
Also on Ridley from Church to Fill
more, thence to the north end thereof.
Also on Turk from Fillmore to First
avenue, to Il street, TO Nineteenth av-
enue, to Golden Gate Park. Also on STAN
yam. from Waller TO Frederick. Also on
Waller from Stanyan to Shradep. Also on
Stanyan from Fillmore to Hayes. Also on
ID street. from Seventh to Nineteenth ave-
nue..
Gustav Sutro withdrew the petition for
franchise that he filed last week and filed
another asking Tor rights on the following
streets: On Church. from Thirteth to Her
mann, to Fillmore, to Waller, TO Scott, to
Oak. to Devisadero, to Ellis; also ON Turk.
from Devisadero to First avenue, to Gle
ment, to City Cemetery; on Eighth, from
Clement to ID; on b. from First to Eighth
avenues; on c, from Eighth and Twenty
fourth avenues; on Howard from Twenty
sixth to Army, to Precita avenue, to and
upon Colusa; on POtrero avenue, from Yolo
to Army; on Sixteenth, from Church to
Rhode Island. to Santa Clara. to Mississippi,
to Mariposa, to Illinois, to Napa, to the
water front.
NORTH BEACH IMPROVEMENT CLUB.
The North Beach Improvement Club, rep
resented by A. Ruef, attorney, applied for
street-raiiroad franchise over the follow
ing streets: Commencing ON Bay street at
Baker. to the bay; also on Steiner, from
Francisco to Ridley, to Church, to Thirtieth;
also on Twenty-ffth. from Church to Va
lencia.
Another petition by the same club asks
for q franchise on the following streets:
On East, from Market to Broadway, thence
to Devsadero. to Fell. to Stanyan, to Full
ton. On Fulton and ID streets to the ocean
beach; also on Taylor. from Broadway to
Pacific. to Jones, TO Broadway; also on Pa
cihc. from East to Larkin, thence to Broad
way.
Another large kink was taken out of what
has become more or less widely known rs
the bituminous rock paving combine. Here
tofore bids for less than % cents per square
foot have been very rare aud they varied
"a ct nil
Walker bid on every contract, not higher
than % cents at any time, and occasionally
% cents. All of bis bids were from Ia to 5
cents under his competitors.
THE POLICE CLERKsHIP.
Henry A. Duffield. clerk of Police Court
2, rendered his resignation, to take eff
feet Immediately. 1t was accepted by
unanimous vote.
Henry Meyer, who has been a deputy in
the Superintendent of Streets office since
the beginning Of the present administra-
tion, was appointed to succeed him. The
was unanimous.
The effort to remove Clerk Cook of Police
Court l ala not succeed. The resolution
was presented by BurliUg, but besides him.
self Ebert was the only one who voted
for ii.
Property-owners in the vicinity of Holly
Park petition for an appropriation of
$4,000 to improve that square.
The Alamo square Improvement Club
asks for $4,000 appropriation for the i'm
provement of that square.
The Superintendent OF Streets was in
S tructed to proceed Immediately with the
repairs on Davis street, between Clay and
Washington, andicomplete the work as soon
as possible.
An amendment was proposed to the or
dinance which makes certain Police Court
fines payable into the Firemen's charitable
fund payable hereafter into the city treas
ury.
RESOLUTIONS OF INTENTION.
The following resolutions of intention
were passed:
That granite curbs and artificial stone side. |
walks be laid on the southerly line of Broadway,
between Scott and Deyisadero streets.
Granite curbs on Stevenson street, between |
Hermann and Ridley, and The roadway paved |
with biluminous rock.
Crossing of Eddy and Scott streets paved with |
btuminous rock; also crossing of Pierce ana |
Turk streets; also crossing of Hayes and Steiner |
streets;s also crossing Of Green and Mason |
streets.
Culverts cesspools, granite eurbs and artificial |
sidewalks laid on the northwesierly, southwest. |
prly and southeastery corners OF Hayes and Lyon |
streets, ana the roadway paved with bituminous |
rock.
Fourteen-nch iroustone pipe sewer con- !
strucied In Webster street, between Fulton and /
McAllister.
Granite curbs laid on Suffer street. between