The morning call., 1892-07-08
THE STREET COMMITTEE.
The Contract for Cleaning the Pave me n
Awarded.

The CONTRACT Cleaning the rave M u Us
Awarded.
The Supervisors Street Committee met
yesterday morning, Chairman Taber pre-
siding; present, also, Antiques. Burlins and
Wilkinson.
Permission was granted to the y. p.
PeTine Contracting and Paving Company to
nave Lyon street. between Suffer and Bush !;
California street, between Devlsadero and
Broderick; Bartlett street, from Twenty
fourth to Twenty-sixth; Franklin street.
from California to Washington, and Fulton
street. from Deyisadero to Baker. by pri-
yate contract
W. Gerring was released from his con-
tract for laying artificial-stone sidewalks
on Broadway, between Devisadero and
Scott streets, on the ground that the pro-
ceediDgs were Irregular. Burlng said that
there would be no lrregularity In the next
proceedings, and characterized the property
owners as wealthy obstructionists.
1t was decided TO recommend the awarding
of the contract for sweeping the streets to
the California Construction Company at
SIC 40 per mile. The bid of the American
Constructing Company was thrown out, as
there is no such company and the bid was
accompanied by a fictitious check.
A protest against the proposed work OF
paving Broadway between Steiner and
Pierce was received.
Gustav Sutro's petition for franchise for
n railroad on Church street was placed on
file.
1t was decided to report In favor of a res
olution OF Intention to establish grades on
FL Dorado and Alameda streets at the
crossings OF Hampshire and York.
The petition for a sewer in Green street,
between Jones and Leavenworth, will be
recommended. 1t was decided to report in
favor of the protest against paving Harri-
son street. between Second and Third. The
same action was taken on the protest against
paving Pine street. between Webster and
Fillmore.
The protest of property-owners against
the laying of sidewalks on Fillmore street.
between Fulton and Grove, was set for
hearing ON July IS. Permission was granted
to pave with basaIt blocks Eighteenth
street. between Howard and Shotwell.
W. j. Holmes was given permission 10
blast on Douglass street. near Twenty-sixth.
q favorable report will be made on the
petition of the Ferries and Cliff House Rail-
way Company 10 extend its tracks on Bay
street from the west line of Powell to the
seawall
IL was decided to recommend the final
passage OF the order granting to Georges L..
Kay franchise for railway on Sanchez,
Noe, Sixteenth and other streets In the MIS-
sion and Richmond district to the ocean.
The Church-street and Noe Valley im-
proyement clubs strongly backed the petit
| ton.
| 1t was decided to recommend the accept
| ance of Rose avenue from Cough to Octavla
I also Steiner from Geary 10 O'Farrell, and
Leavenworth from Broadway to Vallejo.
Property-owners entered a protest against
| the issuance OF assessments for the cost or
| laying sidewalks on Oak street, between
| Octavia and Laguna.
1t was decided to ask the Post-street COM
miss:oners TO modify their report. The
members of the committee agreed that the
| expenses ought TO be cut down consider
ably. Supervisor Burling thought the cost
| Of opening and extending Post street should
be reduced at least 90 per cent OF the amount
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