The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-03-09
THE POTRERO NUEVO.
The Roads There in a Terribly Bad
Condition.
a Car Drivers Troubles The Government
Vessels Making Rapid Progress-Mc-
Manus' Tame Bear.

General all-round quietness was noticed
at the POtrero yesterday, although the vari-
Gus soap works, bone boiling establish
ments, milk walks, slaughter houses, sugar
refneries and other similar institutions
each contained swarm of busy workmen.
All the inhabitants in sight were lounging
listlessly in the shade outside the various
saloons.
The very car-driver with whom CALL re-
porter rode out from Twenty-fourth street
was too sleepy TO answer questions for the
greater part of the journey. Suddenly,
however, a big wagon-load of coal blocked
the railroad track, and the travelling in
spector for the company was there har-
arguing the jehu from his buggy, as he had
been compelled to drive his vehicle on the
rough and almost impossible road. Then it
was that the car-driyer woke up, and, Jump
ing from the Platform. joined his chief in
talking TO the unfortunate pioneer of the
coal wagon. Threats If suits for damages
from the Inspector and choice vltuperatlons
from
THE GARDENERS VOCABULARY
Were poured out upon the head of the stolid
obStructiOnist, but To no purpose, and after
the passengers had all made up their minds
to walk, one look upon the impossible road
however, causing every individual one of
them TO alter his or her resolution, the
wagon was nearly overturned in the knee
deep mud Of the roadway and the car pro-
ceeded on It's way.
The driver then edited the journalist with
bis views on the situation. This kind of
monkey business occurs several times q
day." said he, land Pun tired Of il. These
here drivers ought TO know as how the rail-
road has the first right over this road. Why
some times six or seven carts and wagons
block up the way, and Eve got 10 90 slower
than snail III say anything l get ii In
the neck. Some folks don't seem TO know
that the railroad people don't have to keep
the other part of the street in order outside
their own track Just then the car
stopped suddenly with an awful jolt, shak-
ing up the passengers hearts into their
mouths, aud the conductor alighted TO kick
the heavy stones of the rails, which had
been carefully heaped up over them by
James Gileran's three henchmen, VINO
seem TO be responsible for keeping the
whole of the roads in this portion OF the
city in disorder.
DRIVE DOWN THE ROADWAY
From the Police Station to the Potrero In
Officer Reardon's buggy disclosed the fact
that nothing new had occurred there yester-
day, and Sergeant Bennett of the Potrero
police confirmed this fact. One of a party
OF Government officials, however, was traced
up by the Sergeant, and he vOuchsafed the
Information that the coast defense vessel
Monterey was progressing rapidly in the
yards at the Union Iron Works. The
wooden staging is now being cut away 10 fit
the armor plates, which will shortly be
placed in position. Eight Of these gigantic
plates have now arrived at the yard. The
boilers for the unnamed cruiser No. have
been satisfactorily tested and are now being
put together. The new ligntship is nearly
finished and will be launched on the Doth
inst.
Some months ago Frank McManus, the
king If the POtrero," purchased couple
OF young bears. One he disposed of but
the other he kept and he is becoming quite
large animal. Yesterday one of the
boarders filled him up with cider. and the
bar created great amusement 10 the by
ISLANDERS by wrestling with and repeatedly
throwing his too generous benefactor.
McManUs says that the bear and himself
do not care for any two men south of Mar
ket street.
DIR. L. l.. Wemple has about forty in
Jured men from the various works under h
care for slight accidents, but nothing 10
amount to anything. 'Get the Superinten-
dent OF Streets to put our roads in some
thing like shape and you'll confer favor
On the neigh borhood and the general pub
lie, said the doctor, as the reporter just
managed TO obtain footh0ld on car
crowded with workmen returning to the citv