The morning call., 1892-07-30
COMPROMISE ACCEPTED.
Fight Over Seventeenth.Street
Assessment Ended.
The Attorney for the Commissioners Has an
Interrupted ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Battle Commenced.


Eiphteenth streets, there was large Turn
ont of property-owners last night, the ma
ioritv apparently being interested In DIX
teenth street. President j. \. Ayre was IN
the chair.
Secretary j. r. Drew made verbal report
In bebalf of the committee appointed at the
last messing to wait on Supervisor Taoer 10
get him to have the matter OF the seven
teenth-street assessment deferred Dy lhe
BOARD of Supervisors for another week lie
said he had seen Attorney Campbell
before the committee had an opportunity oil
waiting upon Supervisor Taber. Campoeh
had seen Taber, who had distinctly stated
that he would not ask for any further deiay,
knowing II would be useless. as the ooard
would confirm the report. Upon Campbeirs
advice the committee did not wait upon
Taber He 0he secretary attended the
meeting of the board last MONDAY hlkn.
and heard the clerk ask II there was any
further OPPOSITION, anu SuPsIE,sU, n'Iib li
said mo" Who gave Mr.. burIlhe H u. ..,d-
itv To saw mo- he was not aware OF. II was
now for the meeting TO say whether Tue Ie-
duetion should be accepted. II e eApIal ll1,i
that the reduction ia round hgures "oulu
amount to about 80 per cent.
Tie report on motion was adopted and
the minutes of the previous meeting con-
6rmed.
On motion Treasurer Schaadt and John
Drew Jr. were appointed a cohihhtee -
canvass the whole district assessed ana col
lect the per cent on the asses ineut W
ward expenses from the propetIy-O".ueLs
and obtain any other subscriptions from
Others in sympathy with them.
TIL. ATTORNEY FOR THE COMMISSION.
Major 3. Mckinne. attorney Tor the com
missiOneTS went mo ienelhy eApIanA-
ton NJ what I'D to the extension and the
enhseonant proceedings, and then pro-
cee6cd TO speak on the increased value OF
the property by the laying Of the proposed
cable road. Some Of the property would be
increased 10 per cent in value and other
portions . per cent.
Al this point William Denvir rose and
claimed that tile major was out OF order.
They did not come 10 the meeting to listen
10 rambling statement about the increased
value Of their lots. They had come TO say
whether they would accept this reduction
or fight the matter cut in the courts lie
would fight il out 20 the bitter end and put
mp his last cent TO that end. lApplause,l
Judge Hudson said they had come 10 de-
eide whether to accept or nghL out he
thought il quite pertinent for Mr.. McAlnne
90 address them on the increased value OF
their lots II the acceptance Of the reduction
was 10 go through. II was quite pertinent
for him 10 show whether the railroad would
benefit them OF not.
Mr. Denvir-The railroad wont benefit
Sixteenth street one cent
The chelrman-Are you 3 property
owner on Sixteenth street or Seventeenth
street?
MI Denvir-On Sixteenth street
Tie chairman-Then you are out II order
TIE major thereupOn continued his state
ment, and while Incidentally referring TO
wentieth street a ratepayeI asked him ::
How much did Dave Barry pay for his
lots ?''
The major. amidst eatlaughter, replied,
Nothing"
Further on Mr. Denyir was talking loudly
to neighbOr when the major said, holly
'lf that gentleman does not mean TO insult
me he had better stop talking l have told
you that l am ;he attorney for the commits
sion, and | don't want YOU to interrupt me-
again." he then began to speak on the per
sonnet Of the commission.
Judge Hudson interrupted him by tht
remark that was not the Commissioner
but the lsw they objected to.
The mater took the hint and concluded
ey TrmaTEllg that be thought the Seven
teeDth-stTeet assessment 4 good investment
A pToperty-9 HneT said that every one @
thess Commissioners would tell them tn
sane Yarn about increasing the value O
ther PROPERTY. Seventeenth street shoult
take determined stand now. He wa
assessed III four different districts on ,
small blt ri property. He might be bene
nted 150 per cent, bat he would be assessed
1000 per cent. [LsughteIl
10 ACCEPT THE REDUCTION =
L. J. Mcnamara moved thate they &C
eepl the reduction Of 50-per cent. He be
leYed II would be- beneficial to all. Hi
property was o.. Ffe Hill and his assessment
was SllO. h5ut he was satisfied to pay tn
feducoed assessment. The property of Mrs
Heating and Mrs. Scott had to be purchased
but Dir. Sutro and Mrs. Pope had donates
theirs. He thought the expense would com
light on them all.
property-owner remarked that ii wa
the principle of the thing he objected To
There was now another commission TO
COrbett road. Was this extern sion for til
public benefit?
The chairman said he supposed it was.
Then" said the pTopeTty-Owne ''if
is for the public benefit | am against payin
one cent Why assess poor people for bene
fitting the citizens at larger" rGreat ap
A question Of order was raised that th,
speaker was not DrOperty-owner Of
Seventeenth street and had no right to ex.
press his opinions.
The Chalrman-Areyou property-owne
on Seventeenth street?
Property-owner-NO, sir.
The ChaiFmsn-Then ! rule you out o
The vote on Mr.. McNamara's motion t.
accept the reduction was then taken. There
earned
Secretary Drew-Now that Seventeenth
street IS disposed of it is a question for vol
~ decide whether We will start another sci
We are. 0'ie0' u ko on d.
oa; Sorh - msDonald moved that the same
tbair no &c , GOlraued and that they continue
NM Mai nleeI MrK, eye'y Friday night
ues in+o-rS,ro! iose 30 speak, when be
was interrupted with cfiss Of "VVa d.,
want to hear any more iron, W, :, u I.
major said lie was simply going ~ ,t nc
ne was hears and soul with theH. 0n o5 ' ,sl
SHteenth, street assessment and would -iye
lhem al Tue help be could. TApplause wv
The chairman said they had an exfra 6oe
on Si1teenth street and they were all de
tsrmlned 10 night 1t TO the bitter end Tha
was case OIL something like 100000.
Mr. hcDenalds motion was carried upan
imously HAn
f. - Mcnamara announced that a mass
neeuDS IN connection with the Sixteenth
street assessment would be held to-njebt i
me iurn Vereln Hall, on Mission street
between oeYenteenthand Eighteenth. Their
woui9 De several able speakers. and h
hoped every one would be present. He ais,
s9FiSed them all to be at the meeting O
Tue board OF Supervisors Monday pig6
s snS take thelr pipes and cigars with tIen
All" Th SMOKE the board out lApplause.1
meeting then adjourned
a HoUsE-To- HOUSE cAYvAss
n house-to-house canvass is being msas
lot signatures to protests ageir, ~ aue
scheme to gouge the peopIe undar 1b lhe
tense OF extending Nineteenth, Twentieettbh
Iwenty-hrst Twenty second and Twentt
InlEd streets. The astonishment Of ~,
iSma tEr. on learning for the frs
time that they were included in tho aS
sessed district was only eoualed hv t Ss
indignation they express at the In instic,
imposed upon them, for they trnthfniI,
GAIN they receive no benefit whateveI
mo Most oil them say that they labored undel
the impression that they had represent
tive In the Board of Supervisors to nrn,e %,
their Interests. but they have come TO tn,