The morning call., 1892-02-24
ANOTHER KNOCKOUT.
Defeat of the POst-Street EX-
tension Report.
a Unanimous Vote By the Supervisors to sus-
tain the Protest-The Water-Rate
Order Passed to Print.

The session Of The Board OF Supervisors was
another field day for prOtestauts against street
openings ana extensions, ana the stormy scenes
that occurred put completely in the shade any
former event of Ike nature. The number of
proiestants that attended crowded the Hobbies
upstairs and down TIL hardly another person
could be saudwiched 10, and every available foot
inside the railing was taken.
IL was the time set To hear objections to The
amended report of the Post street Extension
Commissioners. The first heard were the
women, many OF whom explained that the as
sessment virtually meant c0ntisceti0n TO them
and extended no benefits. Then Charles HuOb
President of the POst-street Extension Pro-
iectlve Association, spoke Oh behalf OF the club.
lie outlined in detail The work OF the commission,
showed its numerous defects and the uardsbps
the adoption of tile report would work on Tue
prOperty-owners. Wid applause that would not
still for minute or more followed his closing
remarks.
SHOWING THE REAL INSPIRATION.
Il. l.. q. BAN made a fiery speech, denounc.
ing the whole scheme from Dan 10 Beersbeba
aud showing the real inspiration behind il all.
lie said II was put on foot d. the insugatiou OF
the SutteT-street Railroad Company, which de-
sired an opening 10 the park and beach, lie
property owners immediately affected would not
be benefited aud all aie opposed 10 the exten-
sion. True, the owners In the Point LObOs dis
ITct would be much benefited, bus they are not
called upon 10 pay for II. The scheme was Origl
nally conceived IN the interest OF certain ones,
fraud had attended It's progress more or less Ill
the time, and the sufferers would be The prop
eIty-Ownels assessed. Terrific applause also
followed Mr.. Barnes remarks.
L. q. Parker, one OF the Commissioners, re-
piled 10 The charges as to the origin of the
scheme TO open Post street, that the Suuer-stleet
Railroad Company WAS not behind II, but the
Point LObos Improvement Club, and he fut Their
stated that many OF the persons now protesting
against the work were members OF that club at
lie time The movement was put on foot, MI
Hubs among the number. II there was any
IauIt 10 De lound with Tie WoIk OF tue commits
Sion, IL Is based on condition OF things that the
Commissioners were poWeTless to remedy. The
district has not been described by them, and IL t
was too small OF improperly outlined II is no
fault OF theirs. They lad done the Yely best
they could under lie circumstances and eudeaY-
cred 10 be just TO all.
Expert r. ii. SinOn, who made the assess
ments spoke in The same strain aud explained
how he had performed his work.
PROOF IN FAVOR OF THE PROTEST.
Supervisors Iauer and Wilkinson both said
that tie presence of so many property. owners
enough thaI the protest should be sustained.
motion 10 that effect was carried uuani-
mously, and the demonstration that followed was
simply tenihc. The board was unable To pro-
coed with It's business Tor fully i've minutes
lie shouting and cheering could be heard TIL
lie last pfotestor had left thv hall.
II was also the night for submitting aud pass
Ing To ptlnt the order liking tie water rates for
The year.
When 1t was read Ellelt asked how much the
water company would receive, according 10 the
changes proposed.
Chairman Burllug Of the Water Committee re.
Piled per cent on Tie stock OF the company.
Eileit SAID his objections TO the order were the
same as made before; they should be uniform,
but are all too high.
By this lime Supervisor Antiques had abseuted
himself. il was tutindted that he did not want
his vote on The order recorded. The order was
passed 10 PRINT by nine votes, Ebert and liver
voting against u.
TIE RATES OUTLINED.
The following is brief outline OF IT, showing
tie changes:
For buildings occupied by single family cover
Ing ground surface Of