The morning call., 1892-11-05
THE mission MEN ANGRY.
They Are Out Against Unjust
Assessments.
THE POTRERO-AVENUE JOB,
Indignant Citizens Along the Line of the
Alleged Improvement Enter a Vigor.
Gus Protest

Teutonia Hall was crowded last night by
Indignant property-owuer5 who object to
the wholesale and unjust assessment OF
their property by the Commissioners for the
extension of Potrero avenue south, over
sundry marshes and hills. from Twenty
fourth street TO Supervisor Taber's milk
ranch near the county line. After hearing
the report Of the executive committee on
plan of organization and method of pro-
cedure TO fight the proposed extension job,
several OF those present expressed their
views in very forclble language in oppo-
sition to the assessment.
j. Rafferty, said he was in favor of i'm
provement provided it was done properly
and honestly, but lie was opposed TO these
highway robbery attacks on property
owners.
81 denounce this job as the worst one of
the lot" said Mr. Rafferty,, ''and 1 fully
believe an attempt is being made to rob
property-owners by this sn-called improve
ment. Why. l reeOllect only a few months
ago, when this extension was before the
Board OF Supervisors, hearing Supervisor
Taber state in open board that the cost
would not exceed 81 ~ per lot. Under this
commission, two of whom are Taber's ap-
pointees, we are to be locked almost a
quarter of million dollars.
what do we get for it? Why, strip of
land which, after the further expenditure
OF about $1,000. 600, to be paid by us of
course, Will give us useless roadway TO
Supervisor Taber's COW pastures. The
people are 10 be congratulated that Mr..
Taber's term of Office is so nearly ended.
San Francisco don't want any more Super
vsors of that stripe. The more we look
into that report os the commissioners the
more Infamous the Job appears There is
Doodle for somebody, and as we are ex-
peeted to do the paying, we want to know
who is to get it,"
M. Schmidt also expressed his opinions in
vigorous language, denouncing the scheme
as thievery and a piece of rascality that
would not be attempted II honest men were
in Office Instead of trieksters with axes to
GRIND and personal ends to crafty
Father Seaman of ST. Joseph's Parish
spoke against the alleged improvement de-
claring that 1t was not an Improvement
except 10 the property-owners in tie i'm
mediate vicinity of the proposed opening.
He also asserted his belief that the charges
in the Commissioners report were excessive
in the highest degree and far greater than
the actual value of the services performed
Several others denounced the proposed
work in strong terms. The opinion was
freely expressed that Supervisor Taber was
particularly interested in the scheme for
the benefit of himself and partners in their
dairy, and that he was DESTROYS of pushing
the report through before his term OF Office
expires in December next.
The opinion was also expressed that the
report was formulated on a Doodle basis,
and that careful analysis of the proceed
ings of the commission would develop some
very peculiar manipulatons.
The following protest to the Board Of
Supervisors was read and unanimously
adopted, and at the close of the meeting
nearly 200 signatures were obtained. Ad-
ditional names will be procured, and be-
fore the 10th inst. IL is expected to have the
names of over 600 property-owners affixed:
To the Honor able, the Board OF Supervisors Of
the City and &c unity OF San Francisco State OF
California:
The undersigned protest against the report of
the commission for the extension OF PoIrero
avenue heretofore filed with your honor bic
body, and for ground OF protest respectfully rep
resent and show as follows
That they are property-owners within the as
sessment district determined by your honorable
body for the extension OF Poirero avenue and
are affected financially and seriously to their
detrIment
that In ard by said report it appears that tbe
cost OF the contemplated extension will be
S24l,2oZ 81, which sum Is made I'D as follows: