The morning call., 1892-06-28
SUPERVISORS.
Another Application for a Rail-
road Franchise.
The Tax Levy Finally Fixed ct the One
Dollar Limit - Portion Of Jessie
Street Closed-Petitions, Etc

The Board Of Supervisors met last even
ing, Mayor Sanderson presiding. Super
visors jackson and Heyer were absent
The following petitions were read and re-
ferred to the respective committees:
From the North Beach and Mission Rail
road Company asking for permission to
abandon its franchise to maintain railroad
on that portion of its line on Folsom stree t,
between StonemaG street and San Bruno
avenue. Street Committee.
From AdOlph SutrO for the acceptance of
deeds to lands needed for the extension
southerly Of Fremont avenue. Street Com
mittee.
From Mrs A. A. Smith, requesting the
board TO prohibit the custom of firing can
non in the district bounded by Cough, Page.
Webster and Fourteenth streets. Fire De-
partment Committee.
From r. c. NJ. Greeley. for permission TO
lay a railroad track across Battery street, at
its intersection with Lombard, TO connect
with the Belt Railroad. Street Committee.
City Physician Brown reported that the
expenditures of Twenty-sixth street Hos
pital for May and June amounted to
S503 81.
The Finance Committee reported in favor
of repairing the City and County Hospital
with the $4,000 which has been appropr-
ated for the purpose.
sEYENTEENTH-STREET OPENING.
When the matter of the protests OF prop
erty-Owners against the assessments made
for the opening and extension OF Seven
teenth street came up for hearing, Attorney
Campbell. representing go Of the oblectors,
stated that his clients were DESTROYS OF
having hearing in the matter postponed Tor
a week CT two, Ia order that they might
present testimony in behalf of their pro-
NacFu nit har haf mil n r
board. They wanted fair hearing for the
purpose Of presenting all the facts.
On motion OF Supervisor BurlIn2 Tues
day, July II, was set as a day, when the
board will meet at 10 o'clock 4. NJ. and con-
slider the protests.
Bids for the performance Of street work
in various parts Of the city were opened and
referred 10 the Street Committee.
Resolutions awarding contracts Tor gen.
eral street work were adopted in accord
ance with the recommendations OF the
Street Committee
A resolution was passed 10 print author
izng the Metropolitan Railroad Company
to pave between its tracks and on each side
thereof for a space Of IS inches with basalt
blocks
The order fixing the tax levy at 81 on the
S100 for the fiscal year 1929 came up FOR
final passage and was adopted.
ANOTHER RAILROAD FRANCHISE.
A resolution was introduced faYornG the
granting of franchise to Georges LIE Roy or
the Omnibus Cable Railway Company 10
build a railroad which will traverse a large
portion of the city, and more especially
South San Francisco and the outlying Mis-
sion district 1t will take In all the San
Bruno road section, and then wind its way
northwest and by circuitous route extend
TO the district lying north OF the park as
far as Post street. Another branch of the
road will take in the POlrero and the quar-
ter lying around BIannan and Bryant
streets, extending from POtrero avenue to
the water front, while yet another will run
along Twenty-siXth street, and go along the
Mission road. The company proposes to
make connections with its present road at
various points, ana weave the whole net
work of rails into vast system.
The road must be built within three years
and the petitioners must spend $4,000
within three months after getting the fran
chise. After two years 2 per cent of the
gross earnings of the road must be paid into
the city treasury.
ELLERT OBJECTED.
A motion was made to pass the ordinance
to print. Supervisor Ellert objected. saying
that he was opposed TO tying UP 80 or 40
streets by granting franchise to any one
company.
Supervisor Taber said the Street Commit
tee had passed favoTably upon the matter
because the proposed road would open up
new districts and benefit q large number of
people at South San Francisco, the Mission
and the Mission road. 1t would give the
Mission people route TO get to the north of
the park.
Mr.. Burling also favored the matter. 1t
was the intention of the company TO carry
passengers from South San Francisco to the
Cliff House for cents.
The motion 10 pass the resolution to print
vas passed, Supervisors Antiques and Ebert
voting in the negative.
Fifty feet of Jessie street between Sixth
and Seventh and adjoining the POstotlice
site, was declared closed. and the land was
ordered turned over to the United States
Government. Supervisors Ebert and An
tigues voted against the resolution
The board adjourned until Tuesday even
ing July &