The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-02-16
HOWARD STREET.
A Cry Against the Extension
Assessment.
The Supervisors Sustain the Protests-Jessie
Street to Be Donated for the Postctfice'
Watching Cement Pavements.


the meeting Of the Board of Supervisors
last night was Joseph p. lie Count. foreman
of the Grand Jury. and lie stayed with it"
till the end OF long and tedious session.
There were also present some 400 or 500
denizens of Bernal Heights. not seriously
concerned. however, in anything before the
board but the report of the Howard-street
Extension Commissioners It was the time
fixed for the hearing CT protests against that
report, and the storm that burst on the
meeting exceeded in might aud violence any
previous experience.
The substance Of the protests was as
made on the occasion of the FIRST filing of
that commissions report, except that they
were more emphatic and numerous. They
urged that the new assessment was much
more unjust and burdenSOme than the first.
In addition TO that, the Commissioners had
put in their full claim for salary, which
under the first report had been reduced one
half. CThe commission, it will be remem-
bered, obtained an extension Of time; hence
the large salary)
SUSTAINING THE PROTESTS.
Frank McCoppin, one of the Commits
sioners, made lengthy defense of the re-
port, concluding with the remark that the
expenses of the commission were about
$4,000, and that If the report was not ac-
cepted they would have to be borne out of
the City Treasury. The city had created
the commission, and it would have TO pay it.
Ebert replied that he did not think the
city liable by any means, but even if so,
better pay S20.C coo than pile many times that
amount unjustly upon poor people unable to
bear such burdens
Taber said he also thought the new re-
port full OF faults, and called special atten-
ton to the greed Of the Commissioners in
demanding so much salary. He would vote
to sustain the protests.
The motion to sustain the protests was
carried unanimously, aud the storm OF APP
pause that followed has rarely if ever been
heard n the chambers Of the Board Of
Supervisors.
The jubilant protestants rushed over an
fairly smothered several members of the
board with exelam atoms OF gratitude, the
greater numbe falling upon Ebert.
BUTiinE. VIII was completely overlooked.
Jumped 90 his feet and exclaimed
" Mr. President l think the rest of Us
ought 20 get 4 share of that" The ladies
of the party laughed heartily and made
rush for him, but the Mayor gaYel put an
end to the Publication.
THAT POsT0FFICE SITE.
In regard to the abandonment Of the
southwestern fifty feet OF Jessie street, in
Tie block between Sixth and Seventh, such
fifty feet projecting into the square piece of
property now under consideration Of the
Government for a POstO1ica site, the Street
Committee made the following report:
In tie matter Of the closing Of a portion Of
Jessie street yOur COMM tie, M a meeting held
this date after consideration, are OF the opinion
that the only action that The board can take
which could be justified IS The adoption OF a Ies-
0.utlun declaring that the board VIII close ana
yaCatr Tie sou hWesterly Etty feet OF Jessie
street. II the Government acquires the abuttlng
ana contiguous property and desires 10 use the
same Il would be premature and Ni-advi~ed 10
take any other further action Ia thls matter at
tAlS time, r. This board Is not advised OF The ac-
ton OF Intention OF tie Government with r. spett
10 the property on Seventh and Mission streets.
DR.. Antiques of the First Ward filed the
following minority report;
/, the undersigned minority OF the Street
Committee OF your honorable board, Fespec. fully
repo that the regular weekly NEE Ing OF the
Street COmmitiee, held on Thursday The 1lth
IN ST.. al which all the members Of The committee
were present. the proposition % abandon Jessie
street near Seventh. 10 Tie United States GOV
etumeut for PoStofhce site was discussed and
al. action on the matter deferred until tbn next
EuIai meeting, unless urgent necessity de
m8uded an earlier consideration.
am informed that today The Chairman OF lie
Street Committee called a special meeting, OF
which / was notified 0y telephone shortly before,
and Al W4i;eu a maiaHY Of tue cOnimi. tee de-
cided TO recommend favoTably The abandonment
OF said street TO Tie Cove Iument
I believe this proceeding 90 be emineuuy IN
just, and ! am satisfied that IL would be highly
lneNpedleut and uuWise 10 cede lhe steet rs
proposed % the report.
The majority OF Tie citizens OF San Francisco
protest against it, and the public al large viii
not b. lea 10 believe that Tie motives VIII eli
prompted such action on The part OF the major
[ ity of Tie committee we're purely ana Simply
I desire 20 Utthcr the public Interests.
/ wish 10 EiaCe myself empHatic2liy on record
/ a, being opposed TO the action propose ~ this
"a Na O.
pTules, against the passage OF an order cedng TO
! tie United States Government said public
street.
MAJORITY REPORT ADOPTED.
Mt Taber regarded DR.. Antiques minor
ity report as challenging the Integrity of his
! acts IN calling the special meeting, and
called upon the clerk notes Of the commit
tee meeting 10 prove that the consideration
Of the matter was deferred one week or
less if found best, and not that any snap
judgment had been taken Gu any mem Der Of
The committee. All had been notified.
Taber'S motion 10 receive and adopt the
majority report was carried by the follow
ing vote:
Ayes-Buring. CARTS, Aver Calnes, Coffee,
Hunt, 1aber ana Wlkinson-S.
Noes-Arllgues. Ebert and HyeT-3.
As further evidence Of the pressure being
brought to bear on the board 10 aid in the
selection of the MissiOn-street property Tor
q PostnttiCe site. Supervisor Buring eXhib-
tied a letter from George T. Marye, from
which the following extract IS taken;
Itseems to me that the Board Of SUPERVISORS
has not al this time 10 concern itself about the
selection OF sile. That has been decided by
the Government, and the only question tor the
board j., whether Il VIII now encourage, or
rather allow Tie Government To spend i've or six
million dollars here Ia uNr city We get very
lilue IN san Francisco from the Government,
and now that We have chance we ought not TO
throw IL away.
A long debate followed the reading Of the
vpzbTufioD in arFord9nrp with thu m ainrifv
report
Ebert styled it a double-ender, pretending
to deny but in fact granting just what the
application called for. He said that the
whole thing was an Infamous job and should
not be encouraged by the board. The pro-
posed Sige is opposed by nearly the whole
city. The wishes Of the city should be re-
spected
THE RESOLUTION CARRIED.
Tsber took an opposite view and called
Ebert an obstructionist, trying to make po-
iitlcal capital. L believe this is for the
good Of the city" said he, ''and Pve got no
political ambitions. Pm going to do all |
can Tor the city while I'm here"
Joseph =. lie Count, President Of the
Board of Trade, was asked to speak He
said the merchants Of the city regarded the
site as unfit, and had recorded an emphatic
vote against it.
The resolution carried by a vote of TO a.
Antiques Burling. Ebert and Hyer voting
IN the negative.
A resolution was carried exemptipg the
North Beach and Mission Railroad Com
pany from the ordinance prohibiting the
use Of overhead wires for an electric system
within certain limits Antiques, Burling,
Ebert and hyer voted in the negative.
Supervisor Burling, who keeps a sort of
fatherly eye on all municipal affairs. com
planned that contractors laying cement side
walk are wantonly disregarding the law in
the matter of coioTing. The uncolored
cement is very bright and injurious to the
sight, and to remedy the trouble an ordi-
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