The morning call., 1892-02-14
SANDERSON
SUSPICIOUS.
The Mayors Views on the Post.
Office Site.
He Thinks Little Job Has Been Cooked Up
By It's Enemies-Taber Makes
Correction.

Supervisor Taber says that he has been mis-.
quoted 10 relation 10 the popularity of the Sew
enth and Mission streets property as site for 4
new PostOf1ce. He was reported 10 have said,
In controversy between himself and Supervisor
Ellert on Thursday, that If the matter of the
proposed site was put 10 popular vote four
hftns OF The population would favor H..
lie corrects the statement by eXplaining that
the meaning he desired TO convey was that If the
matter contained In the Jessle-streat property.
owners petition asking the city to abandon that
portion OF Jessie street that iuts fifty feet into
the square piece Of property proposed for site
was put TO popular vote four fifths OF the PEG.
pie would favor the abandonment by the board
rather than risk not having any Post0ffice at all,
which Is pretty apt 10 be the il there is much
more dllly-dalying.
Mayor SandersOn is OF very different opinion.
He said yesterday that 80 per cent OF the pOpu-
latlon would vote against the MlssiOB-street site
even at the risk OF never having a POstOffice, so
strong is the popular sentiment against Ii. He
had not seen the Jessiestreet petition until yes.
terday afternoon, and the moment he glanced at
Il he expressed the opinion that there was job
In ia niger In the fence"
THE MAYORS SUSPICIOUS.
III the city abaudons that property" said he,
at goes back 10 the adjacent holders, does IL
not9 Very well then; whst is to prevent them,
once they get possession, from saving to the
Government or 10 those who have bonded the
square, You can have that 5Ox4O strip by pay.
ing us S260000 for it.
81 look upon the matter with even greater sus-
picion IN view OF the fact that there Is no earthly
need OF any such proceedings. II the Govern
ment decides TO purchase that site IL can con-
denim the fifty foot end Of Jessie street without
particle OF trouble or expense, and there will
be no opposition from any one.
"Or, II IT. doesn't wish to do that IL can let the
matter go altogether, because II Is the intention
OF the government 10 open a iiEty-foot street
along that Side OF the square from Stevenson TO
Mission, and that Will OF course embrace The fifty
feet In question.
Tell me this" he continued the expression
OF suspicion on his face very much intensified,
nave you ever heard one word OF objection to
the property by, the authorities at Washington
on account OIL Jessie slreet2 CertainlyNOt, nor
has any one, and yet they were fully informed of
the exact condition OF things.
The truth OF the matter Is this wholesale pro-
ceedlng has been cooked up by the euemes OF
the site, in the hope of defeating II, and the
property owners may see a good chance to make
another handful by taxing advantage OF It,"
TEXT OF THE PETITION.
The full text OF the petition In question is given
as follows:
To The Honorable Board Of Supervisors: We, the
undersigned, VINO are the owners OF all land 'front.'
ing upon that portion OF Jessie street in the city and
county OF san Francisco described as follows: Com
mencing at point on the nOrthwesterly line OF
jessie street. distant 500 feet sOuthwesterly from
the southweSterly line of Sixth street. running
thence s0uthwesterly so feet; thence at right
angle southeasterly 40 feet thence at right angle
northeastery 90 feet; thence at right angle north
westerly 40 feet TO the point OF commencement.
being the southw etery so feet OF said Jessie street.
as the same IS laid out and opened through pOr-
tion ofthe block bounded by Seventh, Stevenson,
sixth ana MISSION streets, do hereby consent that
SAID portion OF said street be closed, and we do
hereby request the honorable the Board or super
ViSOrs or the city and county OF san Francisco to
close and abandon said portion of said street
William Ryan, Mary Ryan, William Crlmmins.
Julia Crimmins, &c. Anterior. Susan Atherton, w.
Garu. Rebecea Garu, w. II. Talbot T. e. Talbot NJ.
L. Dutton, L, +. Walker, +. +. Pope, 5. 6. Pierce