The morning call., 1893-04-26
A SITE SELECTED.
The New Pesthouse to Be
Soon Erected.
THE BOARD TO REMAIN FIRM.
An Available Block of Land, Near the
Partridge Tract, to Be Bought
for $500.

A Pesthouse site has been agreed upon,
and San Francisco Will soon have h0Spita
for contagious diseases.
The Supervisors are determined to get a
Pesthouse for the city and county of San
francisco. They have received enough set
backs TO get discouraged, every site and
proposition so far advanced having met
with the most determined opposition. But
''Ricking" has only spurred them on 10
further efforts, and this time they mean to
stand firm.
Since the adjustment of the Twenty
siXth-street hospital there has been no place
to care Tor persons suffering from infectious
diseases, and in case of an epidemic break
ing ont the city would be placed in the
greatest danger. The knowledge of this has
caused the Supervisors to determine to
select some site and erect rs quickly as pos
sible hospital for contagious diseases.
1--WE must have a site where we will not
have any threats of dynamite or arson from
different property-owners," said one Of the
board.
After the abandonment Of the City and
County Hos pital proposition the eyes OF the
Supervisors reverted TO the Almshouse
tract, on which Mayor Ebert was in favor
Of erecting hospital. THIS proposition,
however. met with the most strenuous oppo-
sltiOn from Adolph Sutro and others.
Alter considering all available districts
the board determined to pay visit TO that
part of the city where the Partridge Tract
Is sItuateG-near the old Bay District race
course in Visitation Valley
Accordingly, yesterday morning the
board met to pay the locality visit and
look at various pieces OF property available.
Mayor Ebert took a seat in Supervisor
James buggy, while Supervisors Rogers,
Kennedy, Montgomery. Refs, Dundon and
Hinton occupied two four-in-hand wagon
cites provided by Adolph Sntro for the
party.
The Mayor and the board inspected the
entire district and looked closely at various
available pieces of property. Mrs. Part
ridge entertained the board and talked
quite nicely TO some OF the Supervisors, but
when her property was examined 1t was
found to be out Of the question as the price
was 100000.
Several other pieces were offered quite
reasonably. One block on Twenty-seventh
avenue, known as the Jones block, was
offered for $500; another adjoining block
was placed AZ the disposal of the board for
the same sum.
1t was stated that a proposed railroad
would probably cut the jones block in half
as the railroad had the right OF way through
il. Should this prove true, the Jones tract
will be left entirely out of the question.
The lot which was looked upon with favor
next to the Jones tract is bounded by
Twenty-sixth and Twenty-saventh avenues
and q and II streets. It is 200 by 400 feet.
When the board returned from their tour
of inspection, caucus was held in the
cOmmittee-rOoms and the "Peshouse" ques-
lion was considered. The members dis
cussed each piece of property offered, and
finally the choice was limited TO the Jones
Tract and the block opposite. The blocks
are numbered 400 and 491 respectively.
After the adjournment of the caucus, the
members Of the board would not divulge
which block they had selected, but all ap-
peared jubilant at what appeared to be a
happy settlement of a veXed proposition.
1--WE will have a white elephant off our
hands when we select a Pesth0use Site"
said Supervisor Kennedy.
"Of all the sites that have been looked
at. said Supervisor James, ''the blocks we
have in view TO purchase near the Part
ridge Tract present less opportunities for
kicking and objections than any other.
''Of course, 10 matter what land may be
selected for snch purpose, we must ex-
rect to have some property wners kick
ing. But believe we will have very little
of 1t where we were to-day. The locality
is not much built up, and the winds will
carry any germs away, as 1t is not very far
from the bay shore. We must decide upon
some place, and quickly. II we do not, and
continue t. listen TO every kick made. we
might as well locate the Pe5thOuse in the
moan"
Mayor Ebert has called special meeting
of the Board of Supervisors for this morn
ing al 10 O'Clock 10 consider The matter and
take definite action in the way of pur-
chase ak one of the two blocks mentioned.