The morning call., 1893-04-01

Poirero-avepue extension-Damages. $780,
533; salaries and expenses, S45.66S.
howard-street observation-disclosures, SCI, S31 !;
sa aries and eXuenSes. S20719.
Post-sIreet extension - Damages, $780, 57;
expenses, Sl9,346.
All of these schemes were called ''im-
provements." They would have saddled
with heavy debt or actually bankrupted
many small hOmestead-ownerS.
New Road Law.
A new road law has been passed by the Legls-
latule. 1t materially changes the law passed by
the Legislature Of 1891, which has only been IN
fleet since the first Of this year. by This new
law Road Commissioners are eN-otncO super.
viSOIs in their own districts, and they have
entire charge OF highway repairs, aud they can
construct new roads under The direction of The
Board OF Supervisors Each Supervisor is the
executive officer OF the board In the district
from which lie was elected. BY this new law
The Road Inspector for the county is abolished.
We may now hope to have Our roads wateIed,
for he Supervisors are vested with large powers
ana can. IL they VIII. give us better country
roads. No matter what they do, they cannot
give Us worse roads than We now have all over
the State. We hope that this will be the means
OF awakening the people generally to improve
our highways. As each Commissioner has
tire control over his district lie should naturally
take Tide IN Keeping tile roads IN his district In
the finest condition. This VIII create q healthy
competition aud the public at large VIII get The
ben nj OF IL.
Driving on Montgomery Street.
Montgomery street is the most crowded bust
ness street In the city. 1t Is only 621s fee WIDE
aud there is more traffic on it than on any other
street except Market A day never passes with
out collisions and jams. The Omnibus Com
pany'S cars insist on passing each other, English
fashion, 10 The lett, while other vehicles must
pass each other TO the right. This makes numer-
Gus complications and causes somewhat personal
remarks between drivers. Ii Is impossible to
keep on ones own side When the cars
allowed thus to monopoiize the narrow street.
And the reason given by the company for thus
violating our custom is that the ears coming
V4nH 10
straight track. Why then, do they not put their
Sidetracks or the east side of tue street? 1t
be great convenience TO business men and lhe
public generally.
Helping Borrowers.
The savings banks of tie city tend more and
more 10 accommodate borrowers. The rule once
was with Them all, aud is yet a rule with one OF
them, that il borrower desired % pay of debt
before the time named In mortgage lie would
be required for this privilege TO pay half of the
Interest for The uneXpired term. Now, only one
or wo weeks interest is charged for this priv
ilege Of paying of loans before maturity. And
although the privilege is not granted IN mort
cages some of The banks allow borrowers gu fiat
loaus- That Is loans on which interest only Is
called for mOnthly-to Fay instaIlments Of not
less than $50 ON account, Int rest ON all such
payments ceaSing from the time they are made
All such concessions on the part OF savings
banks In the interest OF borrowers are wise They
encourage borrowing By aiding Ihe borrower.
How the Sea Routes Were Closed.
Al recent meeting OF the Traffic Association
In the interest OF the new independent San
Francisco North American Steamship linel via
Panama, a speaker said that when Goat Island
was refused 10 The Central Pacific Railroad Com
pany, now some fifteen years ago, MIR. Hunting
ton then vowed hat he would close the Golden
Gate, In The sense OF controlling the steamship
lines lines wa Panama an, ma ane the Cape HON clipper
his threat. Both routes have been under bis
control ever since. San Francisco now has an
opportunity, IN the contract lately made with The
Panama Railroad GOmOanV.
lSthmus line In her interest as the clipper lines
via The HON also lately have been. The money
and Tie amount Is not large oDe-neceSSary
luf thlS purpose Is now In process OF being
raised. IL all and more than all The sum requisite
Is not speedily Obtained San Francisco Will
llchly deserve TO be again and permanently
ruled by our gigantic railroad monopoly.
Railroad Company and Mission Bay.
We were lately informed that the Southern
Pacific Railroad Company was about TO issue
$l2.O00,000 worth OF bonds. the money 10 be
erection there of railroad repair shops. freight
depols railroad warehouses, rte. Inquiry at
ths railroad Cfliee showed, however that there
was no truth IN tne rumor.
The Smallest Lot in Town.
The smallest 1ot of which we know with
building ON II in this city is Sacramento street
between Kearny and Montgomery. The lot Is
Csc feet front by 40 feet deep. The building is
used as rubber-stamp and stencll-plate shop.
About Good Buildings.
The old business and office buildings north OF
Market street are sadly In need Of tenants. And
they Will remain so unless the owners Improve
them and give tenants something for their rent
money. The Croker and Mills buildings are both
well filled. The Mills building has created
havoc among tue old-time r0okeries ia which
business meu have been forced 10 work for so
many years. II two or three buildings can cause
such an exodus, what Will be the case when
other projected buildings are HnIShed? The
Mills building has 300 offce-rOOms rented
which. together with the employees, contain
abb At 1900 people. This number represents a
larger voting population than city of 5000
Inhabitants.
The Profits of Street Railroads.
Because the Market-streak \nHad n