The morning call., 1892-04-26
PR0PERTY-0W NERS.


Street.
At meeting OF propeTty-owne held last
evening at Duveneck's Hall. Twenty-fonrth and
Church streets, the following memorial was
adopted:
To tAe Honorable Board of Supervisors Of the
City and County OF San Franeisco-GENrLE'
MEN: We, the undersigned propeFty-owners. ia
public meeting assembled. residents of the dis
triet bounded 6y Sanchez Dolores ThirtieIh and
Ridley streets, and The Church-street Improve
ment Club. respectfully call the attention OF your
honorable board 10 The urgent necessity OF
cable read on Cburch street, ana pray action
upon the same.
The inconvenience experienced by the distance
we are located from the present systems OF SER
vice causes US 10 feel lie greatest possible inter-
est IN tho granting OF i franchise TO cover THIS
district. There are several applications now be-
fore Your honorable board for franchises cover.
ing Tins district and In each. we observe, The pc
ttioneTs ask the privilege 10 the franchise 20 use
horse, steam or electric power.
The provision TO permit the use OF horsecars
We most StIeuuOusy object 10. as II can on y
mean the use OF horses as the mo i've power. and
thereby the preparation OF The fraud prscticed
on Bush street for years and also on Mission
street. tire 5. r.. n. r. Co.'s Tdrorite, for the last
two months, VIZ: the incon yenlence OF "bObtail
cars" moplng along every hour or so. although
tile track is laid for cable-cars on College Hill,
viz: Mission road. from Thirty. second 10 Thirty
fourth streets.
The Malketstreet railway system, In other
words the Southern Paclne Railroad Company,
are certain, Is not made In good faith, but
merely TO preserve the value OF the monopoly
which that organization has on Mission, Va
lencia and Castro streets, aud thereby defeat the
very object OF your petitioners and continue the
system which has subjected US SO long 10 ncon-
venience, sIagnated The value OF our property,
ana retarded improvements Iii neighbor-
hood. We need hardly say thai "bobtat cars"
are Thing OF the past, and ought not 10 De
tolerated III eat and growing city.
On The Other hand. We earnestly pray your
hoDorabie board TO grant a franchise 10 the
Omnibus Cable Company. Ii Is IN this regard
The competitor ana rival Of ihe Market-street
company. aud We have tie welI-gTounded as
suranee that the Omnibus Gable Company Will
lay down cable railway and ruu 1t upon tile
most approved system.
The weil-known ana influential Cburcb-street
Improvement Club, Ia It's corporate capacity. al
praying your honorable body 10 grant the fran
elise 10 the Omnibus Cable Company. and further
demand that the following conditions be made
part OF the franchise that may be granted TO the
Omnibus or any other company
/. That cable road De built throughout the
whole length OF Church street, from Thirteth TO
Ridley.
.. That said cable road be completed and
operated within one year from Tie granting OF
3. That the service be not less than 10 minute:
between cars from 9 A NJ. Till 3 +. ~, and as
often before and after that time as the public
convenience may require.
4. That transfers Without extra fare be given
at The intersection of any road owned Of con-
trolled Dy The company, and direct conveyance
to the Oakland ferry.
Colonel John o. Byrne was then introduced by
tie Chairman. After the applause had ended by
which The colonel was received, he said:
1t Is impossible 10 oyerTaie the need and the
importance OF cable railroad 10 the Inhabitants
OF this vicinity.
Indeed, II viii bs admitted by all aid denied
by none. Therefore we ought 10 take counsel as
10 the best means OF accomplishing so desirable
a result There are al present several applicants
for franchises upon Church street, which Is the
natural line OF communication through this dis
trlct 0ne Of the applicants for this franchise is
the Markel-Stieet company, which Is, as We all
know. simply the Southern Pacific Railroad Com
pany.
Upon all sides we bear complaints OF the over
bearing aud monopollslie character OF That cor.
lOratiOn. Some years ago, when you laboTed
earnestly TO obtain street railroad into Noe
Valley, and a committee of citizens from the vi
emily approached The officials Of tie Market
street company. asking railway accOmm dation,
they were sneerngiy told by one Of the officials
whom they were permitted TO sSe that lie was iu-
form that pigs and goats made w the principal
inhabitants OF cur beautiful locality. AT that
Tune the Market-street company seemed 20 be
without rival, aud Of course 1t could afford 10
treat our ciiZ-Ds IN That way until IL would be-
come profitable either 10 construct a railroad or
bar out rival. We should remember such cou-
duct. ana We beg 10 say that we do remember IL.
Some time after q similar committee waited
upon the officers Of the Omnibus Railroad Com
pany; they were kindly received and were told
that after time, when the company had accom-
plished some of its already protected work thew
would not only consider but lavOrably consider
tie request OF the committee and give the needed
| accommodation.
| And now when this locality has become famous
as not only the most beautiful. but the most sa-
lubrcus part OF the county OF san Francisco, and
lhdt It's population mas risen 10 PROBABLY 10000
! IN and about the Noe Valley, the Market street
/ company - anxious to obtain franchise upon
Church street. not so much 10 be used by that
corporation, but TO prevent rival from entering
| into the territory and taking away some OF the
| TRANSPORTATION from the Valencia aud Castro
! street lines, lines which gorged with
| travel 10 the discomfort and Inconvenience OF
| passengers for many hours both In the morning
! aud afternoon. The Market-street company IN
sists upon having inserted In tie franchise Der
mission 10 run the road by horses. cable elec-
triciiy as the motive power; II is heieiore quite
/ evident II intends TO give as some bobtail one
horse cars that would be OF no actual service but
/ serious injury as II would occupy street 10
the exclusion or rival. The Omnibus Cable
Company Is quite Wiling 10 accept a franchise
! limited TO cable and electricity rs motors, hence
| II Is that IN view OF that fact, wen rs or the
| promise Of the president Of the Omnibus Gable
Company To commence the construction OF a rail-
/ road UPON Cbu ct street with all possible speed
and Win transfers when cons tucted over every
connecting part OF It's system for one fare. where
transfers are now made, or at points which may
| be hereafter made, II is a duty which We owe 10
ourselves. ana one directly affecting our own iu-
I teTeSls, TO create such public sentiment In favor
/ OF the Omnibus company as must convince the
Board OF Supervisors that IL Is required TO
/ promptly grant franchise TO The company which
the people here assembled, who fairly represent
this district, are unanimously In favor of. This
! Is not question OF politics, but Of municipal
Orabe Supervisor representing the district TO I'm
press upon his fellow members thai this dem and
OF The people is an honest one and should be COM
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