The morning call., 1892-01-27
SUBURBAN GOSSIP.
NeWsy Paragraphs From the
Mission Warm Belt.
County-Road Muddle-A Statesman on the
War ath-Better Sidewalks Wanted
and More Police.

The grading of Diamond street, now
going on. is a forerunner Of the Castro
street cables extension by way of that
street - prospect which the property
owners hope to see fulfilled.
George Ruddock of San Jose avenue, near
Valley street, is exemplifying the need of
light in his neighbOrhood by a street-lamp
mounted on post in which he keeps coal
oil lamp burning at night 1t is great con-
Yenlence to the lone pedestrian, Who is now
enabled to pick his way with safety be-
tween the pitfalls, which are numerous in
the locality.
Though miles Of streets have been sew
cred, WOOden-curbed and macadamiZed the
past year no attention has been paid to
sidewalks, except to lay thin coat of mac
adam, through which the spODgy soil below
works its way in wet weather, to the great
discomfort of all Heads of families are
now agitating the putting down of proper
crossings and sidewalks, and no doubt an
Improvement will soon be effected.
HsSIoN-sTREET REPAIRS.
1t is a question since the Mission-street
widening was accomplished whether the
Street Department has the legal power to
Keep the street in order to the county line
1t IS now classed as an open street and does
not come under the head Of county ROAD
any longer. Hence, it is claimed, 1t IS UNI
lawful TO repair or keep 1t in order at the
expense of the city.
When the Supervisors declared the San
Bruno road an open street to Fifteenth
avenue, the then Street superintendent,
Ashw0rth, declined to keep that portion IN
further repair, and, though the taxpayers
ana others made vigorous protests before
np Tp4llLH0
and acknowledged the falsity of their POSI-
ton Mission street Is the only outlet TO
large portion of San MateO from this city,
the travel over il is great ana II must con-
stantly be kept in good order. The burden
It is true will be a heavy One but at this
time the legal proposition IS: us 1t the
duty Of the prOperty-o to keep 1t IN
repair, though they have already PAID
heavy assessments for very the puIposeY
A KICK THREATENED.
The appropriation for county roads is
$4,000 for the present year, and as there
are residents of the Ocean road who think
they have not had their fair share OF it eX-
pended on their road for some three or four
years they may call the Street Superinten-
dent 10 account if he continues to eXpend
road money on open street repairs,
More police are wanted in The suburbs.
They are still few and far between nOtwith-
standing there has been an increase IN the
force
Late car-riders at the Castro-street ter
minus claim that two suspicious looking
men have been lurking in that vicinity dur
Ing the past week.
The removal Of the large electric-light
mast at Twenty-ninth and Mission streets
and the substitution of several smaller ones
in the vicinity has created some dissatisfac-
ton among the residents upon streets which
are Lot favored with maSts
The Ocean View statesman is on tho war
path, threatening a big agitation. He finds
fault with the small, inadequate quarters
set apart Tor the free public readinG-room
in the new City Hall; complains that the
floor is too cold for Q can View feet; that
the rooms are closed n the afternoons; that
the supply Of papers IS too limited, and that
all of the weeklieS are kent on one file.